Prehistoric Park
Iguana Tooth
"Enjoying the Park?"
His elderly great-grandmother chuckled as she gingerly sat down. "You grandmother's enjoying the giant bird, Ronnie."
"My grandmother...and a Terror Crane? Not a good idea."
The 86-year old Austrian woman laughed.
"Oh, you're funny, Ronnie."
"No, seriously, those things eat people."
Ron ran off, waking up Dylan and his sleeping brother, who were sleeping in the Warthog.
"We need to save my grandmother."
"Why?"
"She's in the Terror Bird's pen!"
After watching Walking with Beasts, Michael tried to take over the Warthog, but Ron started it and drove to the Titanis pen. (The Terror Bird from the series is called a Titanis)
Thankfully, the bird wasn't trying to kill Ron's grandmother.
It was acting like a cuddly bird.
"Oh, God. If it isn't you and that damned raptor-"
Veronica hissed at Michael.
"It's Grama and a huge killer bird!"
"She did own a parrot at one point, Psy, and we had two budgies. Apparently, we have a way with dinosaurs."
"Birds aren't dinosaurs."
"Actually, they are."
The Titanis crooned like Veronica did, and their grandmother scratched its' chin.
"Uh, Grama, you do realize that thing eats meat, right?"
"Oh, he won't hurt me. He likes me too much."
"Well, Bob's going to feed him soon, so get out of there."
His grandmother petted the giant bird one last time before leaving the pen.
With that taken care of, Ron and his two 'shotguns' drove to the time portal pen.
His aunt Karen and the game hunters were there. "So, boss, what're we after this time?"
"The second dinosaur ever to be found: Iguanodon. Stick together! There are a lot of other dinosaurs as well, so keep your eye about you!"
Karen hopped into the Warthog's back seat while Justyne manned the gun and Michael sat on the right.
"So, Ron, what's this Iguanodon thing look like?"
"Iguanodon is a big animal, two tons at least."
He handed out a picture of an Iguanodon bernissartensis, the most common version in Europe.
"These things were more common then big carnivores and even some plant eaters. We'll find a herd of them even if we don't want to."
They went through the time portal, and found different sort of world.
It was raining, and there weren't any grass.
"Looks weird without grass."
"Grass evolved in India, and that sub-continent isn't connected to Asia Major yet." (AN: Paleontologists found grass in fossil dinosaur dung, and it came from India, so put the dots to together and that's what you get)
They put on their raincoats, although all that did was keep them dry; there was too much rain to let them get warm.
Then a number of Ankylosaurs walked by.
"I know these: Polacanthus, the Many Thorns dinosaur. And yes, that's what Polacanthus means in Greek."
Dylan looked at them.
"They're like giant porcupines. I doubt anything could kill that thing outside of old age."
"Well, theropods are known to attack young, and it's doubtful those spines were even there at birth. Even a raptor could-Uh-oh. Speak of the devil."
A small pack of Dromaeosaurs were walking near the herd...and the vehicles.
"That could only be one animal: Deinonychus. Terrible Claw, and for good reason: the sickle of death on the third toe on both feet. This and other finds transformed the dinosaur world as we knew it. It helps transform T. Rex and other theropods into perfect killing machines rather then lumbering sloths. They're in the same family as Veronica's race, Velociraptor, but these guys can disembowel prey, unlike Veronica."
Then they heard a roar...a very loud roar.
A long lean body, a crocodile-like head and a huge claw on both hands signaled the entry of Britain's biggest theropod.
"Everyone, meet Barry."
'Barry' was Ron's informal name for Baryonyx walkeri, or Walker's Heavy Claw.
"Damn thing looks like an Irritator."
"Same family as both Spinosaurus and Irritator. Psy, spook the Ankylosaurs. Dylan, set up the time portal. We'll get three species for the price of one."
Michael looked at his brother.
"You're insane. I wouldn't do that."
"That's why Nigel hired me."
"Wait, three? You're going to..."
Ron hopped out.
"Oh, no."
His aunt watched as Ron taunted the raptors. Dylan jumped out and set up the time portal.
Ron started running from the pissed off raptors, herding them toward the portal.
His brother threw a flash bang grenade, and the herd ran to the time portal. The Baryonyx and the raptors followed.
Then five more Baryonyx appeared and ran after the herd.
"I asked for it! DYLAN!"
"Keep your panties on, Ron."
He ran past.
"Oh. That's not good." He activated the portal.
The three kinds of dinosaur ran through the portal, and Ron fell on his ass laughing.
"That wasn't fun."
"Well, now that we're done with that side trip..."
Back at the Park
A huge number of animals from porcupine-like dinosaurs to and Irritator copies to another kind of raptor came through the portal.
"For the love of-Nigel! Ron's done it again!"
"Get them out of there and into separate pens, Bob!"
Bob sighed.
"Knowing Ron, once again he'll find new and wonderful ways to give me a massive headache."
Three days later
"Cycad, cycad, cycad-"
"Will you quit naming every tree we drive by?"
Justyne chuckled.
For three days, they hadn't seen a single Iguanodon, and Ron was getting pissed off at Justyne's newfound skill at pissing him off.
"Conifer-"
"SHUT UP!"
Then the BMP and Warthog found what they were looking for.
A large herd of Iguanodon was walking in front of them, and Ron had an evil plan.
"Justyne, grab the time portal."
"Why me?"
"You've pissed me off and I'm not waking up Dylan. Go set it up in front of the herd."
Justyne sighed as she grabbed the two metal rods that created the time portal.
"What's the plan?"
"You activate the portal when they get close."
"That's it? No guns this time?"
"It's so simple, it's evil."
Justyne got out and set up the portal 500 meters away from the herd, right in front of them.
All they had to do was watch.
Ron pulled out his prehistoric animal handbook and found his next target, or rather, targets.
"They're close!"
"Then activate the portal!"
Justyne activated the portal and the Iguanodon herd walked right through. She walked back to the Warthog.
Ron closed the book.
"We're leaving. Time to go home."
Ron drove the Warthog through the time portal back home.
The next day
Ron walked away from the incubator with a number of baby Spinosaurs following him.
"It took a month, but the eggs finally hatched, and guess what? Spinosaurus Aegyptiacus."
They were following him, just like Bob had two Ornithomimus following him during the park's early days.
"We can't put them with the Spinosaurs; they'll eat them. This gives us a major problem."
Ron walked over to the N2, Prehistoric Park's nuclear sub.
"I'll let the little bastards tag along with us and Veronica. That raptor's not going to be accepted into the raptor pack, so I'll take her as a member of our team."
For In Gen Worker: Your favorite dinosaur, Baryonyx, is also one of my favorites, too.
And it's spelt Baryonyx, with two 'Y's.
I hope you all enjoy that next chapter!
Next Time: the most famous marine animals of the Mesozoic and Cenozoic Eras join the Park's roster.
Ja Ne!
