Camp Cretaceous (Ben x F!Reader) *Slow Updates*

Chapter 68

A/N: If the quality is subpar then it's probably due to the fact I have no motivation to continue this story. But, I'm writing out of a sense of duty since I promised myself I would finish it.

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Aleem POV

We head towards one of the BRAD-X that wasn't being worked on and Brooklyn starts unscrewing the screws that are the BRAD-X's legs. She glances at me before muttering, "I don't know what I'm doing. I've never done anything like this before."

"I thought so... But the other never let you speak up," I acknowledge her struggles. I pulled off the metal plating that she managed to unscrew which ends up showing a circuit board. A grimace appears on my face as I comment, "I don't think Kash is a good roboticist..."

Y/n POV

Ben and I were outside of the building where Kash is playing golf while holding two velociraptors captive with four drones forming an invisible electric perimeter. Ben flinches as a golf ball flies near him but thankfully Kash didn't notice us.

We can barely hear it but it seems that Kash and Darius are having an ominous conversation. "Did you understand anything?" I turn to Ben. He seems deep in thought before saying, "I think I heard something about chipping... the Spinosaurus or else."

My eyes widen in terror.

Aleem POV

Brooklyn and I were messing with the exposed circuitry of another BRAD-X with the tools we have at hand. "I'm very doubtful..." I mutter as Brooklyn says, "Here goes nothing..." The circuit board suddenly sparks with electricity and starts to let off smoke. We gasp in surprise before covering our eyes.

I let out a cough before peeking at our subpar work.

"It's fried," I comment as the circuit is now charred due to the intense sparking. Brooklyn stutters while grabbing at the wires, "It's salvageable... It has to be." She connects two wires together which ends up activating the BRAD-X.

"It worked," Brooklyn smiles but the BRAD-X starts to short-circuit. I pull her back as quickly as possible when the BRAD-X starts to shoot electricity at random. We jump behind a wooden crate and wait until the BRAD-X eventually falls dead.

Brooklyn glances at the fallen BRAD-X before turning to me, "I really thought I had it this time."

Suddenly, Ben's voice is heard as everyone starts to return. "I hate to pile on more bad news, but Kash is making Darius inject the Spinosaurus with his new control ship."

"That thing will kill him!" Yasmina exclaims.

My sister speaks up with concern, "Darius can't back out of this because the BRAD-X has orders to get rid of him." Ben places a hand on her shoulder, trying to provide some comfort.

"B... Aleem, we gotta switch it out. Like, now. How close are you?" Kenji asks. I grimace as Brooklyn tries to answer, "Actually..." She gets cut off by Sammy, as she's being too optimistic, "I'm sure they're both super close. Right, Brooklyn? Aleem?"

"The truth is-" I got cut off by Ben's positive thinking, "Of course, they are. If she can program AI and if he can build a robot then they can do this." Kenji adds on some unrealistic expectations, "Probably wiring that thing to fly to the moon and make Darius breakfast."

Brooklyn finally had enough, "I can't do this, okay?! I just, I just can't!"

She walks off and sits down in a corner having her back facing us. "This isn't one of my videos. This is real." she mutters with a wavering tone. Sammy approaches her, "Your videos were real."

Brooklyn shoots back, "Yeah, eventually, after about a hundred outtakes and mistakes! That AI programming was way over my head! The rocket I coded kept blowing up and that model electric car?! I redid the transmission 17 times! Aleem can at least build something functional but this is too advanced. Darius needs us now, and we just don't have time for all my mess-ups."

Kenji places a hand on her shoulder, "No. We're sorry for putting so much pressure on you."

"And for thinking that hacking a robot would be easy," Sammy adds softly.

Ben chimes in with his opinion, "I didn't. I assumed that's why we made Brooklyn do it with Aleem's help." Y/n mutters to him, "These robots are more advanced then what my brother has dealt with." I stayed silent since I didn't want to voice my grievances. I knew this wouldn't work out but I still tried.

But, I do wonder why Brooklyn was the first person that came to mind instead of me. I was the one who mentioned being into robotics.

I turn to Brooklyn as she speaks, "I'm out of ideas. I've tried almost every BRAD-X in here." The sound of a mechanical drill is heard as a normal BRAD is working on an immobile BRAD-X. A smile creeps onto my face as Brooklyn and I get the same idea, "Of course, we were so caught up on hacking a BRAD-X that we didn't think about the BRADs. Those are definitely not as advanced."

Kenji and Yasmina go into action as they do their best to hold down the BRAD. Ben and Y/n race to help them as they press the robot into the ground. I quickly start unscrewing the screws of its metal plating.

I'm able to turn off the BRAD for the moment as Brooklyn speculates, "Hypothetically, the older model should be easier to hack, and we know it can send commands, so..." Kenji finishes her sentence, "We can get this BRAD to command Darius' BRAD-X to listen to him!"

"That's genius!" Ben compliments.

Brooklyn looks down at the circuity, "I just hope Darius can hang in there a little bit longer." She starts working but her fingers begin to shake due to stress. She glances at me, "Am I doing any of this correctly?"

I examine the wiring before stating, "Some soldering might be needed... I'll handle that." Brooklyn nods and whispers, "I'm glad you're here to help me." A smile appears on my face as I start working my robotic magic.

"Careful, this will get extremely hot. So... Stay back for the moment."

Tense minutes pass and I finally lift up my hands in completion. "That should be it... I hope," I mumble before Brooklyn turns it on. I feel a tap on my shoulder and turn to see Y/n. "I found this tablet, it could be useful," Y/n explains before handing it to me.

I nod in thanks before connecting the tablet to the BRAD. The screen lights up and Brooklyn cheers, "Yes, it worked! Time to help Darius!"

Brooklyn places in inputs which commands the BRAD-X to say, "Stop. You don't have to do this. It's Brooklyn. Long story short, Aleem and I hacked a BRAD. Destroy the chip, and I'll have this guy tell Kash you injected the Spino with it. He'll never know. I can't control its weapons or anything yet, but you are so not alone, dude."

A transcription appears on the screen and my eyes widen. "It's transcribing what Darius is saying." I paraphrase it to everyone, "Kash is working on a demonstration for Mantah Corp investors. This will happen in six days. He wants us to find a way to mess it up."

Brooklyn interjects, "We could put an end to Kash's Dino-fights, and take Mantah Corp down for good." Everyone starts cheering which finally gives Brooklyn and I a moment of relief. Y/n gives me a hug as I watch Kenji and Brooklyn interact.

"That was amazing. I mean, you're always amazing, but today was especially clutch," he compliments causing Brooklyn to smile. "Thanks, Kenji. That's really sweet... But don't forget Aleem did a lot too."

Their interaction gets awkward as Kenji seems to slip out that he likes Brooklyn. He ends up leaving out of embarrassment and I chuckle at the drama. "He definitely has feelings for her," Y/n whispered with a grin. I roll my eyes, "True but we don't have time for teenage romance drama."