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to then

It was a slow afternoon at the motel, and Duck and Ben were getting restless

"Hey, Ben, I'm bored," Duck complained as he flopped down on the couch next to Ben.

"I know, me too," Ben said with a sigh. "But we're stuck here until Kenny and Mark get back from their supply run."

Duck pouted. "I wish we could go on supply runs too. That would be so cool!"

Ben chuckled. "I don't know about cool, but it would definitely be interesting. Maybe we can ask Lee if we can go with them next time."

Duck's face lit up. "Really? You think he'll let us?"

Ben shrugged. "It's worth a shot. Let's go ask him."

The two boys made their way to Lee's room, where he was busy organizing the supplies they had brought back from their last run. They hesitated for a moment before knocking on the door.

"Come in," Lee called out.

"Hey, Lee, can we talk to you for a sec?" Ben asked.

"Sure, what's up?"

Duck spoke up. "We were wondering if we could come on the next supply run with you guys. We're getting really bored here."

Lee looked at them for a moment before answering. "I don't know, guys. It's dangerous out there. I don't want to put you in harm's way."

Ben pleaded with him. "Please, Lee. We won't get in the way, we promise. We just want to help out."

Duck nodded enthusiastically. "Yeah, we're good at finding things. We could be like scouts!"

Lee sighed. "Okay, okay. I'll talk to the others and see what they think. But you have to promise to listen to everything I say and not wander off, got it?"

Ben and Duck grinned in excitement. "Got it!"

The rest of the afternoon was spent planning for the next supply run. Lee gave them a crash course in survival skills and taught them how to use a walkie-talkie in case of emergencies. Ben and Duck were thrilled to be included and couldn't wait for the next day to come.

As they were getting ready for bed, Ben turned to Duck with a mischievous grin. "Hey, you know what this means, right?"

"What?" Duck asked, confused.

"We're going to have our own adventure. Finally, people might actually start seeing me as an adult around here," Ben said.

Duck's face lit up with excitement. "Yeah, and we'll be the heroes who save the day!"