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Ben rushes through the jungle to reach where Bumpy is being held while the others chase after him.

"Ben, slow down," Darius said. "We won't get Bumpy back without a plan."

Peter and Yaz were rushing ahead to try and catch up, but Laura was back with Sammy, which surprised her since she was one of their faster members.

"Laura, why are you running so slow?" Sammy wonders.

"Guess I just wanted to be next to you." Laura shrigged.

Sammy gave a soft chuckle. "Really?"

"You're right. We should hurry." Laura said, rushing off.

Peter managed to tackle Ben before he gave away their position when he managed to spot Hawkes. Peter was just as surprised to see them as they stayed hidden.

"Find her?" Brooklynn asks.

"No. But I found Kenji and his new best friend," Peter said, gesturing ahead.

"Hawkes?" Brooklynn said in surprise.

Darius sighed. "Mr. Kon is exactly the type of guy who would work with a jerk like Hawkes."

"Yeah, but who expected Kenji to be?" Brooklynn asked, remembering what Hawkes did.

"Well, at least he'll be mad when he sees the control chips are gone," Darius said.

"And Brooklynn deleted the blueprints," Sammy said. "How's he gonna sell his tech to BioSyn now?"

They watched as Kon left the labs and didn't seem as upset as they thought he would be. "Why does his mad face look so calm?" Ben wonders.

"So?" Kenji asks.

"The chips are gone, and the workshop is trashed," Kon said.

"By the earthquake?" Kenji asks.

"And those children." Kon sighed. "No sign of Norman."

"And the Spider?" Kraven asks.

"You can go off and search for him," Kon said, tossing a headband-like device. "This can be used on the Cross-Species if you need it."

Kraven chuckled as he placed it over his head. "These will make excellent prey for the Spider."

"Ugh, the way he says that," Peter muttered as he watched Kraven leave.

"Okay, so what, we don't get paid?" Hawkes asks.

"A Kon always thinks ahead," Kon stated. "There's a backup of the chip schematics. It's on a flash drive hidden in the jaw of one of those BRADXs."

"But all the BRADXs are down, so..." Kenji said.

"So we turn them back on, son," Kon said. "And then it's just a matter of calling the right one over."

"All right, let's go to the compound," Kenji said.

"Hold on. You're not going." Kon said. "I'm putting you in charge of the assets. The chips are the priority, but these dinosaurs need to be in perfect condition for Dodgson. And those twins, well..."

"Sure, Dad. I'm on it." Kenji said.

Ben punched the tree in anger.

"Ben?" Laura asks.

"I'll follow Kenji," Ben said. "Hopefully, he'll lead me to Bumpy."

"Hey, should we go with you?" Brooklynn asks.

"No. The rest of you need to get to that flash drive first." Ben stated.

"I'll go with," Laura offered. "I don't understand the tech stuff, and I need to sink my claws into those guys."

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