Looking over the top of the hill, they saw a small desert lake, sustaining a scrubby growth of drought-resistant desert plants. Around the lake, several medium-sized dinosaurs were browsing from the plants or drinking from the lake. Each was a quadruped about six-feet-long; the size of a sheep, with longer hind legs than front legs, and a long, thick tail. Their skin was tan and leathery, with bristles on the back and the end of the tail. The most distinctive feature of the body was the head, which was almost disproportionately large for its body and was dominated by a large bony neck frill; in the males, the frill was half the length of the skull and was brightly coloured. Each dinosaur had a large, parrot-like frontal beak and muscular jaws, as well as a bump on the snout, which was more pronounced in the males than the females. Whilst they were the size of sheep, they had the cantankerous, bad-tempered demeanour of pigs, constantly pushing and shoving against each other.

Leon knew what they were immediately, "These are Protoceratops; they're a small ceratopsian that's common in these regions. The males probably used the nasal bumps in combat; those nasal bumps formed the basis of later ceratopsians' horns. According to the fossil record, they nested in groups; they probably came here to look for a nesting site." Watching the dinosaurs, Jack said, curiously, "How do we get this lot back through the portal?" In response to this, Drew smirked, "I've got a plan, and it's a cracker… Jack, can I have the horn?"

Back at the park, Khatin, Linda, Collete and several other staff members were standing in Discovery Outpost, with two juvenile Allosaurus in large pet carriers. These allosaurs had been found, orphaned in a Jurassic drought, and had spent the past three months in the care of the park's veterinary staff until they decided what to do with them. What to do with them had been up for debate for quite a while. However, inspired with what had happened with Xingcun, the Mei long, and how he had been successfully adopted by one of the park's breeding pairs, Linda had come up with an idea.

Linda explained the plan, "We're going to introduce the juvenile allosaurs to Balerion, the adult female, and see if she'll adopt them. Female allosaurs apparently had very strong parental instincts, so there's the possibility that her maternal instincts might take over and have her take them in." Collete briefly said, somewhat uneasily, "I've got a few problems with this plan… What if it doesn't work? What if she rejects them or tries to attack them or something?" It was Khatin who spoke, "That's a risk we'll simply have to take. There is a possibility it might work; and, if it does, it might help them greatly. We can't substitute for their own species."

Meanwhile, back in Cretaceous Mongolia, Drew was implementing his plan to bring back the Protoceratops. Clambering down the sand dune, Drew silently approached the Protoceratops, which all turned to look at him, and suddenly began blaring the horn at the dinosaurs. In response to this sudden, new sound, the Protoceratops began to snort and grunt aggressively at Drew. He continued to blare the horn until, with an aggressive snort from the leader, they all charged towards Drew. When they had gotten close enough, Leon opened the portal and all the Protoceratops charged through into the present.

Once the last had gone through, Jack and Leon joined Drew at the bottom of the sand dune, with Leon cheering "That went perfectly!" Drew smiled, "Did you have any doubts?" Jack chuckled, "No, I didn't, fearless leader. This is shaping up to be our easiest mission yet…"

Suddenly, a low, crocodilian growl reverberated through the air and they briefly noticed a large, dark shape move stealthily through the desert, moving so fast it was practically a blur. After a few seconds, the growl became louder and a gigantic theropod moved over the brow of the sand dune and by the oasis. It walked towards the small lake, bent its head down and drank.

Drew, Jack and Leon stood, rooted to the spot as the theropod before him scanned the clearing; they did not want this gigantic predator to notice them. They breathed a sigh of relief when the theropod ignored them and continued to drink from the lake. Now, they could get a look at it in greater detail. Whilst the Giganotosaurus back at the park were larger than it, it was still very large; from head to tail it must have been almost forty feet long. However, it seemed much more massive than the others; it was incredibly powerfully built. It was a dark, sandy brown with a tan underbelly, gradating to a greyish brown on its arms and legs. Its head was large, broad and powerful-looking and a snarl revealed broad, powerful-looking teeth. Its arms were disproportionately small in comparison to its massive body and its hands had two fingers. It looked an intimidating sight and, before it, they felt as insignificant as a mouse. Drew, Jack and Leon began to slowly back away from the giant, in the hope that it wouldn't notice them. Suddenly, the theropod paused and sniffed the air, before turning its head to look at them. The three adventurers went rigid; they'd been found.

The theropod let out a low roar, before turning towards Drew, Jack and Leon, regarding them with a vicious coldness. It moved, slowly and surely, toward them, its massive strides meaning that it was quickly covering the distance towards him. The three humans all turned to look at each other; there was only one sensible thing to do. Run.

They turned and sprinted away from the oasis. The theropod, its prey drive activated, took off after them. After a short distance, they reached a scrubby forest, dominated by low shrubs and grasses, with patchy trees. Drew, Jack and Leon, tired and bruised, turned back to look at their pursuer, now advancing towards them; whilst its average top speed was slower than theirs, it had a longer stride length. They stood no chance, unless he hid. They ran towards a large log and dived behind it. As they hid, they saw the theropod's cold yellow eyes staring at them and smelt its hot, stinking breath. However, having lost interest, it walked off.

Once they were sure it had gone, Drew, Jack and Leon got out from behind the log and looked around, to get their breath back. Jack turned to Drew and Leon and said, "What was that thing?" Leon breathed out and said, "Tarbosaurus. A relative of T-rex and the apex predator around here. We're lucky to be alive." Jack breathed out in relief, "Lucky? That's something we rarely are." He turned to Drew, "So, fearless leader, what do we do now?" Drew sighed, "We keep looking."