Back in Arizona, Drew and Adrian were currently looking for any more signs of animals in the desolate landscape; after the Peteinosaurus, they'd come up with nothing. They had decided to search for a watering hole; Drew had learnt in the Late Permian mission that watering holes were like candy stores to desert animals". "So... what kinds of dinosaurs should we expect to see?, Adrian asked.

"Nothing big; the biggest dinosaurs in this region maxed out at about 10 feet." Drew explained. "The dangers are the other reptiles at this time, that still technically ruled over the dinosaurs. However, they're nearing the end of their reign; the Earth will belong to the dinosaurs." "Amazing, isn't it? How temporary it all was; thirty million years separated the Permian and Triassic mass extinctions. That's not much in the big scheme of things", Adrian said.

Before Drew could reply, a small creature zoomed past them, with such a speed that it was, for all intents and purposes, a blur. "What the hell is that?", Adrian's voice yelled. Neither of them could tell; the creature was small and green from their best glimpses of it. However, it had moved so fast that they couldn't discern it. They followed the mysterious creature to a nearby river… well, "river" was an operative term; in fact, it was barely a stream, fringed by dead trees and bushes of dead low-growing ferns and only sustaining a small growth of drought-resistant plants., The creature was now standing still and they saw that it was a small dinosaur, about ten feet long. It stood bipedally on two large, muscular legs, whilst its arms were short and three-fingered. Its neck was long, and its head had a long, thin muzzle. Its body was counterbalanced by a long tail. Whilst it had yellow skin, a layer of green, hair-like feathers covered its back and tail, with a small crest of longer ones on its head. "Coelophysis." Drew said. "The most famous of all Triassic dinosaurs."

The Coelophysis stood, quietly and patiently, watching the fish swimming through the water, like a heron searching for prey. Suddenly, the coelophysis lunged forward and snatched a lungfish from the water with lightning speed, as the two explorers watched. The little carnivore, pinning the still-struggling lungfish down with one taloned foot as it began to feed on the carcass. Suddenly, the coelophysis stopped eating and went quiet, as if it had heard something. Drew and Adrian listened, as the sound of bellowing echoed into the distance. As the bellowing got louder, the Coelophysis, knowing what it meant, squawked indignantly and fled the scene, leaving the duo of explorers confused.

Drew and Adrian turned to see a large group of reptiles at the edge of the river, drinking from the patch of water. The animals were strange looking creatures; grey-and-brown, bristly creatures that looked like a cross between a pig, a lizard and a turtle. Their most notable features were two large tusks on the front of its face. There was a vague resemblance to the Lystrosaurus back at the park; although these were much larger. "Placerias." Drew said. "I'm guessing these are relatives of the Lystrosaurus?" Adrian asked.

"Yep, which makes them prime targets for rescue." Drew said. The herd was large, consisting of about twenty or thirty members; they had all came to the waterhole to have a drink of water. However, space at the almost-dried out river was limited; and they all started jostling against each other for space at the nearly-dried out stream. Drew pointed his remote and activated the portal. Once the portal was activated, the herd briefly stood, transfixed at this strange, shining light, before heading through the portal into the park, moving as if one single entity; once they had all gone through, Drew de-activated the portal. However, one had been left behind, too focused on the water to notice the shining orb. As it confusedly looked around the lake for where the others had gone, the fern layer around the lake began to move and a large entity leapt from the bushes.

Back at the park, Nikolai and Kyle, after having agreed upon a plan (catch them using baited net traps at several points) had managed to capture pretty much all the Peteinosaurus. Since the aviary was not yet finished, the escapologist pterosaurs had been put in pet carriers until the aviary could be finished. "So how many did you catch?", Kyle exasperatedly asked. "I got 10", Nikolai responded, to which Kyle replied, "Same."

A voice sarcastically noted, "Well, there's one more left, if you want your competition to not end in a tie". They turned to see Cynthia walking towards them with a laptop, a smug expression on her face. "Where were you?", an angered Kyle asked, "You were supposed to be helping convert some of the holding pens, so they could hold flying creatures".

She rolled her eyes and replied, "I had to help out with feeding, and then I forgot about the pen. Sue me. Anyway, I think you guys might want to see this." As she said this, she flipped the laptop over; it showed footage from the security cameras. The footage showed a Peteinosaurus feeding on a crane… right above the Dunkleosteus tank.

Meanwhile in Switzerland, Alice had just dove into the water to catch some Nothosaurus. For this, she had taken a cattle prod with her, in order to keep the reptiles from getting too close for comfort. It didn't take long for some to appear, most likely curious of the new creature. Up close, Alice could see details that she hadn't been able to discern before. Their skin was greenish-brown and leathery, and they had a long neck and a crocodilian head, with long jaws equipped with sharp interlocking teeth (some in the form of paired fangs). Their feet were halfway to becoming flippers, webbed, with five toes, and they had a long flattened tail; adaptations to aquatic life. It seemed that the nothosaurs had instantly noticed the cattle prod she had and approached with caution, not wanting to be on the receiving end of what (to them) was a large, extendable claw.

The Nothosaurs may have looked reptilian, but they had the playfulness and inquisitive nature of sea lions. They were swimming close, but keeping their distance; some of them allowed themselves to be petted, curious at this new creature. When the time came to use the portal, Alice turned it on. They briefly stared, transfixed at this strange, shining orb, before heading through the portal into the park. Once they had all gone through, Alice noticed something in the reefs. She activated the communicator in the diving suit and asked, "Leon, are there any other animals in the area?" Leon looked at the radar and responded. "A few larger animals are showing up on the radar right next to you; I can't tell anything else. Tell me what you see."

Alice nodded and went to see what was over the coral. What she saw was several large lizard-like creatures searching for food in the reef. Their main diagnostic feature was their incredibly long necks; it took up over half the length of their body. Each had dark green backs, with tan underbellies, brown limbs and a long, striped tail. As Alice described them to him, Leon thought for a bit before hitting on a possible match. "Tanystropheus", he told her, "They were probably a bit more sedentary than the Nothosaurus."

Sure enough, the large lizards had no interest in Alice whatsoever, which made luring them through the portal a lot harder. Without other options, Alice got the bait bag and began emptying it into the water near the portal, which caused them to follow it, heading through into the present. All was going well… However, when the last one was about to go through, its tail was grabbed by an unseen predator. A brief struggle ensued, with the large marine reptile struggling with all its might to get free, ending when the Tanystropheus eventually pulled itself forward through the portal, with the tail being severed in the process, clouding the water in the immediate radius with blood. Alice looked around confusedly for any sign of the creature responsible, but, once the blood cleared, Alice could get a good view of it. Her eyes widened, "Oh crap".