Part 3

The next morning the team woke up to see the Lystrosaurus herd already passing through the canyon. Thanks to the tight space they were processing in single file. "Hurry! We have to beat them to their grazing grounds!" Drew said as he grabbed his supplies, Jack and Leon not far behind. Eventually they managed to find where the herd were heading; a large river. However, the river was home to more predators waiting for the herd.

Hiding behind a rock, Drew took out his binoculars to observe the creatures better. Each was about ten feet long and looked like a cross between a crocodile and a Komodo dragon, with dark green, leathery skin. "Hmm, they look very similar to crocodiles. I believe they're a species of chasmatosaur, Proterosuchus most likely."

"So how do we bring them back?" Jack asked. "Try luring them with meat", Leon suggested. "They probably haven't eaten in a while. They're waiting for the herd. I just hope we have enough."

Stepping forward, the team wave the meat around and whistled to get the chasmatosaurs attention. Sadly, all they got were the attention of several more Euparkeria in the area. After transporting the lizard-like creatures through the portal. Drew addressed his team, "OK, we need a plan B; we're going to put the portal at the edge of the river and having the Lystrosaurus go through when they cross." "But that'd make luring the chasmatosaurs a bit harder..." Leon told him. "Let's cross that bridge when we come to it.", Drew said as they tried to cross the river.

Soon, the Lystrosaurus herd, numbering about one hundred and thirty individuals, arrived at the scene. Many remembered what horrors await them in the water and were weary to cross, but the ledge could not contain them forever.

Thankfully for him, the first swimmer was ignored, the herd calmed down. Once the first one reached the shore, the portal activated and he was sent to Prehistoric Earth. This got the herd confused for a minute, but hunger and instincts won out, so they decided to resume their crossing. As more Lystrosaurus began to swim across, the Proterosuchus began to take out individuals one by one. As this happened, more and more kept on going through the portal.

At the park people watched in shock as over a hundred lystrosaurus came walking through. Both stared at the herd in silence, as the animals milled about in the holding pen, before someone said "Wow. That's a lot." Kyle facepalmed and rolled his eyes, "Of course. Of course they had to."

At the Triassic, the final members of the herd had travelled through the portal to the twenty first century. All that was left of the herd was about twenty dead bodies from those that the Proterosuchus had killed. Now came the tricky part. Drew fixed his glasses. "Alright gentlemen, let's end this phase. It's time to finish the Paleozoic." "Well, technically we're in the-", Leon said before Jack took him aside and whispered to him "Don't ruin the moment". "Shutting up", Leon muttered in response.

The moving of the Proterosuchus had to be done soon as another Lystrosaurus herd might soon approach the river. Using a grabbing tool, they each pulled about ten of the Lystrosaurus corpses towards them, the hungry archosaurs in pursuit, like dogs after a tennis ball. Soon the portal was activated and all three ran through.

Once they all made it back to Prehistoric Earth, they saw that at least three holding pens had Lystrosaurus in them. Two others had Euparkeria and the therocephalians in them. Looking behind them, they saw the chasmatosaurs entering the portal after the meat. They lugged the carcasses into the holding pens and the Proterosuchus all walked in and began to devour the corpses.

Soon the final creatures from Phase One were in their new homes. The Euparkeria had a small forest to clamber and hunt in. The therocephalians, which had been identified as Euchamberisa, were hiding in the shadows of their canyon home, waiting for sunset. The Proterosuchus were basking at the side of their new river home, waiting for their next meal. And the huge Lystrosaurus herd had an enclosure separated by a river, with one side being a small forest while the other was a field of small plants. Everyone else was currently standing in front of a huge area of land composed of forests, savannahs, rivers, even a lake complete with waterfall.

Drew was their holding a sign in one of his hands. Once they got back, Drew and Kyle discussed all the ideas involved. Some (like creature shows and a petting zoo) had been put on hold to see if any animals would be comfortable with the process. Others, like the river tour, would have to be moved somewhere else. But the one idea that was implemented instantaneously came up when the rest of his team showed up a presented him with the idea. There weren't any logical flaws with it; there was no reason why there shouldn't be a problem for animals of different time periods to live together, especially in a larger space. With all his strength Drew began to pound the sign into the ground. A sign reading "Mesozoic Safaris."

Next time a new chapter begins

(A small reptile runs across a desert)

As a new age begins

(A small flying reptile cuts through the sky)

(A serpentine sea reptile swims through the water)

And new challenges arrive

(A group of small dinosaurs hiss at a large reptile)

All next time in the second season premiere of Prehistoric Earth: Degrees of Greatness

Lystrosaurus: 107 (58 males, 49 females)

Euparkaria: 7 (4 males, 3 females)

Euchambersia: 12: (4 male, 8 female)

Proterosuchus: 23: (7 male, 16 female)