There is something missing from our world. The amazing creatures that time has left behind. But what if we could bring them back?

What if extinction didn't have to be forever?

We are going on a safari with a difference as wildlife adventurer Nigel Marven's temporary substitute, Jim Lessue lunges into pre-history to rescue creatures on the brink of extinction. His plan is to bring them back to the safety of the present and give them a second chance.

As Prehistoric Park prepares to partner with Pleistocene Park, Gretchun and Nigel prepare to do something they have never done before, rescue a whole ecosystem.

Welcome to the ultimate wildlife refuge!

Welcome to Prehistoric Park!


Redemption

"Hurry up!" an employee shouted not too far away.

Bob watched as the other employee frantically used shovels to scoop the last of Matilda's waste into a bucket. His eyes darted towards the underbrush where Matilda was sleeping.

And almost as if on cue, the bushes started shaking and the bulky head of the T-Rex sub-adult, Matilda popped out the top.

"RUN!" Bob yelled at the top of his lungs.

The unlucky employee looked back and booked it. Thankfully, Matilda didn't care that he was there, as she had been fed not too long ago.

The employee made it to the gate and threw down the bucket filled with Matilda's droppings.

"Those dung beetles that Ted is getting better be here soon, between the T-Rex and Sinotyrannus Twins and the Tarbosaurus, it is getting dangerous to do normal activities in their exhibits," he said.

Bob nodded. Ted was away on a trip to collect a species of dung beetle from a zoo in Europe. He was expected back in a week and once the park had the beetles, it would make cleaning the exhibits of some of the more deadly animals much easier.

Bob looked back at Matilda, who was groggily making her way out of the bushes. She shook herself before roaring into the air. Her cries were greeted by her brother, Terrence. He was situated on the other side of the wall. He walked over to the dividing fence to greet Matilda, who followed suit. They barked and cooed at each other through the fence.

Bob smiled, this was just what he was looking for to reassure him that they could be placed back together. After their diet change calmed them down and the death of their mother, Jane, they needed someone and they soon found it again, with each other. Bob stopped smiling. He remembered Jane, most likely a first-time mother killed by her daughter because Prehistoric Park didn't know anything about T-Rex. "But it wasn't our fault," Bob told himself. Plus, thanks to Jane's sacrifice, Prehistoric Park will now be able to safely house T-Rex again.

Not too far away from the twins was the gate that would allow them to touch each other for the first time in months. But Bob would have to be wary, last time Terrence and Matilda were together, Matilda gravely injured Terrence, but thanks to Suzanne and Sarah, he survived.

But right now, Bob has other things he needs to worry about. He walked back to his jeep to head to Mammoth Mount. \


Jim walked around the spread of equipment. His pupil, Alexi, sat criss-cross on the ground staring at it all.

"Okay I think I got it," he said in his thick Russian accent.

"This," he said, pointing to the portal bomb, "is used in emergency situations only while we try and use the sticks the most.".

"Good, and what do we do if we are charged by something?' Jim said. He had been training Alexi over the week, teaching him how to use the equipment, on what to expect, and what to do and not do in certain scenarios.

Yesterday, he had brought Alexi to visit the animals at Mammoth Steppe. He learned about the mammoth and Woolly Rhino behavior and he used their modern-day relatives to teach him how to avoid being killed. He also had Gretchun teach him on botany so he would know which plants to produce back at Pleistocene Park.

After much hard work, Jim finally felt that Alexi had a chance of surviving this mission.

"How's it going?" a voice said by the door. Jim looked up to see Nigel with Gretchun standing behind him. They both had their specified clothing on, which meant they were about to leave.

"Good, we will be able to leave any day now," Jim said.

This was news to Alexi, who Jim had kept in the dark, so his face lit up in happiness. While Prehistoric Park made accommodations for Alexi on Isla Muerta, they weren't the best on the island. Plus, the Thescelosaurus and Edmontosaurus hatchlings were loud at night.

"I really hope you don't mind I tag along," Alexi said, trying to be nice.

"No, not at all, after all, it was my idea," Nigel remarked.

"I suppose.".

"Nigel, if we are going to get back any time soon, we need to leave now. Bob has the portal ready for us." Gretchun said behind them.

"Well alright, see you too later," Nigel said, before driving off with Gretchun.

"Alright, so what do you do when an elephant charges?" Jim asked.


Not too far away Bob had driven to Mammoth Mount to team up with Suzanne to see which elephants would be eligible for transport to Pleistocene Park.

"Nice of you to join us," Suzanne remarked even though she was the only one here. For now, the seven people involved in the partnership with Pleistocene Park have kept it on a need to know basis, so no one else knows Alexi's real job.

"Sorry, I got held up with Matilda, final inspections, and all that," he replied.

"Well while you were busy with your family reunion I have identified our possible herd." Bob looked out through the barrier to see the 24 inhabiting mammoths.

Nigel rescued these mammoths while he was trying to find a mate for the already present Martha and Beth. At that time it was nearing the end of summer which is the time when small herds come together to form larger groups. Soon after arriving at Prehistoric Park, the large herd had split into 3 smaller herds.

"Well, the herd with 10 mammoths is not suitable because that is where that female that we expect to be pregnant resides, and neither is the smallest herd of 6 that has the small calf, I want to watch and see how mammoths grow," Suzanne explained.

"So the herd of 8," Bob said. He looked at the said herd which was grazing near the stream that flowed not too far away.

"Yep, now we just need to find a way to transport them," Suzanne said.


"3, 2, 1!" the employee shouted from the catwalk.

Nigel looked at Gretchun who was staring straight ahead at the portal.

"Ready?" he asked.

Gretchun nodded.

The trio walked through.

"Alright, we are in the 16th century so humans are only starting to arrive on this island so the wildlife here is pretty unexposed to humans," Nigel informed.

And just as he finished talking, they could hear the sounds of a jungle. Birds called in the treetops and in a spring not too far away were the croaks of breeding frogs.

"Alright, so what are we looking for?" Gretchun asked. Already she was swabbing from some flowers not too far away. "This is an Ebony trochetiopsis ebenus, or Saint Helena Ebony, they are still around today but it can be hard to find them in the floral community." The stems were woody brown and limp with white overlapping petals.

"Well, firstly, let's head up to that peak over there and see what we find on our way there, I have a list of extinct and extant species that I would like to bring back to The Park," Nigel responded.

He rested his hand above his eyes so he could clearly see the smallest part of the mountain that would allow for easy climbing.

"Alright, let's go then," Gretchun said, walking in front of Nigel.


Back at Prehistoric Park, the second duo was preparing for their departure.

"Where are we going today?" Alexi asked as Jim drove him towards their destination.

With a turn, their destination was revealed, the holding pens.

"What are we doing here?" Alexi asked, not wanting to get his hopes up.

"Well, I think it is time that we get on with the mission, Suzanne and Bob have already chosen which mammoths will be gifted to Pleistocene Park so we mize as well get your horses and bison ASAP," Jim said.

He guided Alexi to the portal area where a backpack was filled with supplies for both of them.

"Are you ready?" Jim asked. He looked over and saw that Alexi had the brightest look Jim had seen since he'd known him. Jim looked up at the catwalk and gave a thumbs-up and an employee brought the portal to life.

"So how does this work? Do we just walk through?" Alexi asked.

"Just follow me," Jim replied, before walking into the portal.

Hesitantly, Alexi followed suit.


"Nigel, look!" Gretchun shouted.

Nigel looked back and saw that she was looking at the underside of a leaf.

Nigel turned around to see what she was looking at. He knelt down and saw that clinging to the bright green leaf, was a bright blue little bug that could fit on Nigel's pinky nail.

"It's a vibrant blue leafhopper! These guys are so tiny that they went undiscovered for an impressive time once this island was colonized for such a brightly colored creature." Nigel said as Gretchun carefully grabbed a jar from her backpack.

With a quick, smooth movement, she caught the little leafhopper and quickly sealed it in with a jar lid with small holes to allow air movement.

"Let's get down on the ground and see what else we can find," Nigel recommended as he crawled towards a fallen log.

Gretchun mimicked him but in the other direction. The pair focused on small invertebrates but Gretchun didn't pass up an opportunity at some new plant species.

After just a few minutes searching around, they had been able to find a dozen Blushing Snails, another Blue Leafhopper, a couple of dozen Spiky Yellow Woodlouse, a rich crimson red beetle, and Nigel even found a sack of wolf spider eggs. Gretchun was able to find some She Cabbage and Dwarf Bellflowers.

"Wow, this place is dense!" Gretchun exclaimed.

"Yes it is, let's head to that peak where we may be able to find even more." Nigel decided, continuing on.


The wind whipped as Jim and Alexi watched the area from their vantage point.

Below them, herds upon herds of huge mammals were making their way along the valley. Huge herds of mammoths were guided by their matriarch to the small river that flowed from the mountain range not too far away. Even bigger herds of Long-Horned Bison and horses grazed on the excessive amounts of grasses, herbs, and flowers. Smaller herds of reindeer and saiga wandered in between the massive herds or joined them. A single Woolly Rhino was browsing on some willow bushes.

Already Alexi and Jim had collected samples of the high-productivity grasses, the many herbs that were scattered around, and some willow buds.

"Alright, so where should we start?" Alexi asked, still amazed at how little snow there was, and, of course, the fact that he was seeing extinct animals in their natural habitat.

"Well, let's avoid that area," Jim pointed at the Woolly Rhino, "And then, over there," he pointed to his left where a pack of Dire Wolves was feasting on a previously caught bison, "So anywhere besides those areas.".

"And we only want small amounts of these animals, Pleistocene Park may not be able to handle a sudden increase in such large animals," Alexi said.

He was eyeing up a small group of young adult horses that had just split from their group not too far away.

"That'll work," he said, slowly getting up. But Jim grabbed his arm, stopping him in his tracks.

Alexi looked down to see what the matter was. When he turned around, he froze. No more than a few dozen feet away was a female Woolly Rhino and her calf watching them intently.

"Alright," Jim whispered, "Stay behind me, find a place for us to run while I make sure they aren't going to charge.".

Alexi tried but the mammoth steppe was completely devoid of any barriers. The only things that Alexi and Jim could hide behind were other animals but they were too far away, they would be crushed before they even got close.

"There isn't a thing," he admitted.

Jim shifted his eyes to see if there was anything in his peripheral vision.

Nothing. Now they just had to hope that the mother and calf duo would just walk away.


Back at Prehistoric Park, Bob and Suzanne were busy introducing the designated mammoths to the boat that will hopefully carry them back to their natural range.

"Alright, Left Side, you got a young female coming behind you!" Rodger announced.

Employees watched as the small herd of mammoths walked past on the dirt road.

Rodger, Suzanne, and Bob, with the help of some trusted colleagues such as Sarah, Carter, and Rachel were bringing the 8 mammoths on a walk towards a large cargo ship that had just pulled up.

"We are bringing them to our supply ship to acclimate them to a large ship and its scents," Suzanne said.

The lead mammoth was being guided by Bob's Trike-Tractor which was loaded with hay, and where the matriarch goes, the rest of the herd goes.

As they passed the Djadochta Formation where Empress was wading in a mud puddle, the large form of the ship came into view.

At first, the youngest mammoth was hesitant to move at the sight of it, but a few comforting rumbles from the adults encouraged her ahead. But the closer they got, the more nervous each mammoth got. It took the sight of dozens of humans removing food and medicine from the inside and the encouragement from Suzanne to push the mammoths close enough so they could touch it. Although they didn't they could easily smell the ship and know that it wasn't a threat.

"Alright, that is a big success," Bob said.

He looked and saw that everybody else was looking out at the sea. He walked over to join them and saw that there was a pair of boats, one resembling a US navy boat and the other resembling a speedboat, and they were heading straight for them.

"Let's get these guys back to Mammoth Mount and prepare for guests," Suzanne said.


Sweat slid down Nigel's face as he reached the summit of their destination.

Gretchun was standing next to him, looking up at the tall Gumwoods which held a plethora of birds. The coos of doves, the distinct cries of hoopoes, and the repetitive calls of cuckoos bounced off of the large trees.

By this time, the sun was setting and a small drizzle was coming down.

"Gretchun there is a net gun in my backpack, can you get it, I want to see if I can capture a few birds," Nigel said.

Just as he finished his sentence, a large hoopoe hopped between the closely spaced branches. It was similar to a normal hoopoe except the immense size of it, almost 2 feet long.

It hopped along the branches before dropping down to the ground.

Nigel, with a net gun in hand, walked around a thick tree base to see that the large hoopoe was pulling a large invertebrate out of a burrow.

"Wow, this St. Helena Hoopoe is eating a giant earwig," Nigel said.

After a bit of struggle, the earwig lost grip and was swallowed in sections by the hoopoe.

After the entire meal was finished, Nigel shot the net, capturing the hoopoe.

"Hey Nigel, there are earwigs everywhere!" Gretchun shouted. Nigel watched, as all around him, hundreds of large earwigs were crawling out of their burrows. Their two large antennas wiggled around looking for things to eat. Nigel picked up two at one time, they had some weight to them.

"Gross." Nigel laughed.


The howl of wolves sounded to their left.

Alexi and Jim looked to see that the pack of Dire Wolves was running straight towards them, their snouts red with blood.

The Woolly Rhinos changed their focus from humans to the real threat.

"Alright, run, run," Jim yelled, running for the huge herds of herbivores.

Jim looked back to see that the Woolly Rhino mother was charging the pack, leaving her calf exposed for a flank from a pair of wolves.

Jim couldn't help himself. "Augh!" he groaned before turning back and he grabbed a portal bomb from his back pocket.

He ran as fast as he could in order to beat the pair of wolves to the calf. But he wasn't fast enough, the pair was on the calf much sooner than Jim was but they were in throwing distance.

He clicked the button and threw the bomb at the wolves, hoping that the calf would end up safe with the employees.

The bright blue glow enveloped the calf and wolves then everything disappeared.

Jim stopped, gasping for air.

He heard a yelp to his right.

He looked up to see a small wolf go flying before landing on the ground with a gut-wrenching thud. Dust billowed up around the limp body. The rest of the pack yipped and yelped before running away.

The mother Woolly Rhino turned around. She was breathing hard and had a bite on her left hind leg.

She turned around and searched for her baby. But she obviously didn't see it, but what she did see was Jim.

She snorted at him before charging.

Jim tried to reach for the portal poles but one was stuck on his pack. He tried and tried but there was no use. He looked back and saw that the Woolly Rhino was much closer than he thought. He prepared to jump out of the way but before she got too close, the Woolly Rhino was flanked by a portal bomb.

The blue light came and went, along with the rhino.

Jim's eyes were wide with surprise. He looked and saw that Alexi was walking towards him.

"I guess we are going to have to use my portal then," he said.

"Well, help me here, one of my poles is stuck," Jim said.

Alexi circled around before unweaving the pole.

"There.".

"Thank you," Jim said.

He looked at Alexi and saw behind him that the wolves were harassing the herds down below.

"Hey, Alexi, get over there!" He said pointing to a rocky area not too far away.

Alexi followed Jim's gaze and saw what he meant. He ran fast to his destination. As he reached the rocky area, both Alexi and Jim got their portal sticks ready.

Below, a mammoth trumpeted in fear as wolves ran and weaved between the hundreds of animals. They split up the herds and animals all over the place. It seemed that already a horse foal was down but a few other wolves were chasing a buffalo herd.

A small portion of the chased herd split away, ignored by the wolves. The buffalo ran towards Alexi but not before intercepting a large herd of prehistoric horses. The thundering feet could already be heard from the pair of watching humans, and by the time they reached Alexi, they shook the earth. But, as they ran through the portal, the sound stopped.

But it started up again. Jim looked back to see that some more bison, along with saiga and reindeer. The process repeated but with Jim.

The chase slowly calmed down as the wolves brought down a small sub-adult bison. The mammoths moved away as the rest of the herbivores had already done.

"How is that for your park?" Jim asked.

"Um, it may be a little much!" Alexi said, sheepishly.

They met up in the middle, "Don't worry, Prehistoric Park can hold them until you're ready." Jim reassured.

Alexi gave him a thankful look.

A brisk wind swept across the landscape.

Jim shook, "Let's get out of here!" he said.

"Let's," Alexi replied, already setting up the portal.

They walked through, greeted by the warm, dry air of Prehistoric Park.

They looked around and saw that employees were rushing the animals into holding pens.

As soon as the back of their backpacks were clear the portal was shut down. Jim looked up and saw that the employee who shut it off was looking out towards the park, nervously.

"What is going on?" Jim asked. Alexi shrugged.

A familiar voice called out ahead of them.

"Get those Woolly Rhinos in the holding pens then cover them up, same with the wolves!" Katrina shouted as she made her way towards the pair.

"What's going on? Why is everyone so jumpy?" Jim asked.

"The American and Costa Rican Government has decided to give us a visit, they are not too far away. If they figure out what we've been doing here, everything will be put in jeopardy." Katrina replied.

"WHAT! Why?" Alexi asked, "If you guys get caught, Pleistocene Park will be brought down too!".

"Well then, why don't we get all of this illegal stuff outta here!" Katrina whisper-hissed, it was clear she was at the end of her ropes.

"They're coming!" one of the employees shouted from the catwalk.

"Shoot. Everyone, try and act like this is all fine." She shouted.

Alexi looked at Jim, they both were thinking the same thing.

"Nigel better take his time!".


And taking his time, Nigel was.

He and Gretchun were in heaven. Not only did they capture their fair share of St. Helena Giant Earwigs they were currently netting a multitude of birds feasting on them and the fruits of the trees. Currently, they had given their original hoopoe 2 buddies, a St. Helena Cuckoo, and a few modern-day Red-Winged Tropicbirds that seemed to be getting ready to nest.

With a huff, Nigel and Gretchun fell against the trunk of a tree, exhausted. They looked around. In their packs, dozens of small invertebrates crawled around in their temporary cages. Not too far away, the giant earwigs were wiggling in a bag while the collected birds were settling down, wrapped in their nets.

"This was fun, you have a fun job," Gretchun said.

"Well, it isn't all the time. Sometimes it can get stressful, like the time when we almost drowned while rescuing the Compsognathus. And it can also be sad, like one time I watched as a volcano decimated the surrounding area while I was searching for the Microraptor. But besides those moments, yeah, it is pretty fun.". They both sat in silence.

But that silence was soon broken by a dog.

The loud barking echoed through the misty forest. The birds went crazy.

"What the, I thought humans weren't arriving at this time!" Gretchun whispered.

"No, they were just arriving," Nigel whispered.

They slowly stalked towards the commotion.

All around them, birds flew away place, fleeing the danger.

They pushed aside a large bush to see that a dog was running rampant around a seabird colony. It bounced all over the place, destroying nests and crushing eggs in its attempt to snatch adults. It achieved its goal when a small Wirebird flew too low and was caught by its wing and then thrown against a tree. It let out a trill cry as it flew across the air but went silent when it collided with the tree.

That's when Nigel lost his temper.

He got up and shouted and waved his arms. He charged at the dog. This spooked the invasive animal into running away, but not before leaving its mark on a few unlucky eggs.

"Was that a good idea?" Gretchun asked, kneeling down to the Wirebird.

"I don't know, but is it okay?" Nigel said, immediately regretting his action.

"It's alive, unconscious, and badly wounded, this wing will never work again, this is now a ground bird," Gretchun said, picking the poor bird up and carrying it up to their packs.

"Alright, the magic's gone, we should probably head back before it gets dark," Gretchun whispered.

Nigel nodded in agreement. He picked up his back and helped Gretchun with hers before picking up as many birds as he could while Gretchun sat the Wirebird in her pocket while picking up the rest of the birds and earwigs.

The blue light of the portal appeared, allowing them to walk through. They were expecting a normal reentry, with someone at the portal stand and people walking all over the catwalks. Instead, they were greeted with employees in the corner, lined up, and people with army suits on watching some animals in the holding pens.

All eyes looked at him.

He heard some of the employees sigh as the portal lingered.

Gretchun and Nigel looked at each other, before quickly disassembling the portal.

"Alright, that's all I needed, round everybody up, and leave the animals." One of the soldiers, probably the general, shouted.

"Wait, we have an injured bird here!" Gretchun shouted.

Suzanne quickly got up but stopped as a bunch of soldiers pointed their guns at her.

"What do you think I'm going to do, strangle you with my stethoscope?" she said.

"You aren't going anywhere, mam." A soldier said.

"Why, I have a patient and need to get it to the infirmary and I don't think you have the right to deny that," Suzanne remarked, annoyed.

"Hm," the lead soldier said, "You two, go with them," he said.

Suzanne and Gretchun took the Wirebird to the infirmary, followed closely behind by the designated soldiers.

Suzanne strategically brought them down paths that were devoid of any more suspicious activity.

"Alright, everyone, to the lunchroom." the general said through his walkie-talkie.

Nigel set down his pack into a shaded corner for the birds' sakes. He ran to catch up with the General.

"Why are you here?" he asked.

"We got an anonymous tip that there was some sketchy stuff happening here." was all he said.

"Ah, don't worry General Kleet, there's no point in hiding my identity." a voice said from the catwalk. Nigel looked up and his heart sunk.

"Hello Nigel, did ya miss me." the man said.

"Trevor.".


Next Time on Prehistoric Park!

Nigel now must face the greatest threat to Prehistoric Park yet

Nigel watches as soldiers tear through his bungalow

As everyone else tries to save what they have

Terrence and Matilda are loaded into cages


Creatures/Plants Rescued:

St. Helena Wirebird (female)

2 St. Helena Ebony

13 Blushing Snails

2 Vibrant Blue Leafhopper

34 Spike Yellow Woodlouse

Napoleon Jumping Spider

She Cabbage

5 Dwarf Bellflower

12 St. Helena Giant Earwig

3 St. Helena Hoopoe (2 females, 1 male)

St. Helena Cuckoo (male)

6 Red-Winged Tropicbirds (3 females, 3 males)

2 Dire Wolves (2 males)

2 Woolly Rhino (2 females)

39 Long-Horned Bison (12 males, 27 females)

17 Prehistoric Horses (3 males, 14 females)

9 Prehistoric Saiga (5 males, 4 females)

12 Prehistoric Reindeer (5 males, 7 females)


Hey guys, Cowpie21 here, I am SOOOOOOOOO sorry it took this long to get this chapter out. I just haven't been feeling very motivated lately, possibly due to quarantine. But for whatever reason, I have decided to end this story short with the last episode being the next one. But don't worry, I will be starting a sort of "season 2" after I take a break and find my motivation again. I don't know how long that'll take but just be sure I will be back afer this with more. Thanks everyone and have a safe summer.