The finally to the watery segment of this chapter is here!

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The group could only gawk at Nigel. Megalodon? The T. rex of the sea? THE ORIGINAL MEGA SHARK?!

Alice rather succinctly describedtheir thoughts.

"YOU MEAN WE'RE ON A BOAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN WITH THE BIGGEST PREDATORY SHARK TO EVER LIVE?!"

"Well, yes," answered Nigel.

"WHA-Well, I can deal with that," answered Alice.

Everyone, even Nigel and Pterry stared at her. Rather hilariously, even the shark did so.

"...What? It's a giant shark. This is something Nigel has swam with before, so I think we can do this."

At that moment, the shark resumed it's pounding of the boat. The crew, deciding it was time to leave, started the boat, only to end up pursued by the shark and its fleeing prey.

"HOW!?" asked everyone else, including Tristan.

"Well, how does this boat travel through time?"

"It makes the portal open right in front of it," answered Tristan.

"Well, then open the portal and go through. Preferably with some of the whales."

"WE ARE BEING CHASED BY THE BIGGEST KILLER SHARK EVER! AND IT IS FOLLOWIN US LIKE A TORPEDO! IT'S Practically RIGHT BEHIND US! HOW DO WE LOSE IT?!" asked an understandably ticked off Vera.

"Well, we don't," answered Alice.

"..."

"Well, if we are being chased by a giant shark, why not take it home with us. I mean, it'd make a great catch."

"...how are-"

"Look, how far does the portal open ahead of us, Tristan?"

"...500 meters."

"And will it stay there if we turn?"

"...Yes.."

"And it can be opened to any of the aquatic holding pens,right?"

"...Yes but..."

"Then all we have to do is open it, turn, let the seals, fish and whales swim through it, close the portal, get the mega shark to charge at us, open the portal again, slow down really fast and let its momentum shoot it into the portal, close it, then open it again to get back to the park."

"... I don't believe it, but that might work. I didn't think that you'd think this up, though."

"I have my moments."

Sighing, Tristan went down to the bridge to inform Nigel of the plan, as Nigel had been asked to help with navigation when the debate started. Though surprised, Nigel gives the plan the go ahead.

Just then, the sonar picked up something: it turned out that, in the effort to evade the mega shark, the group had ended up heading back toward the shore.

And they were running out of water FAST.

"What are we waiting for?" asked Alice, who had just arrived on the bridge. Nigel responded by pointing toward the rapidly approaching shore.

"oh... START THE PORTAL, YOU IDIOT!"

Though surprised, the captain did as he was asked. Then, to his surprise, Alice tilted the wheel VERY far to the right, moving them away from the portal. While monster shark followed the boat, the other animals did not and ended up through the portal.

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On the other side, Bob and Susan could only watch as a massive influx of marine creatures arrived into the aquatic holding pens. Their expressions said it all: what was Nigel up to now? And how were the kids involved?

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Meanwhile, back in the ancient sea, the shark was gaining on the boat.

"WHY AREN'T WE GOING FASTER?!" exclaimed Michelle, who had just arrived on deck.

"If we go any faster, the shark might avoid the portal. Thus, we need to go at a speed where it won't catch us, but won't be able to stop itself from entering the portal"

Just then, the group noticed that the shark was RIGHT BEHIND THEM. It was looking out of the water, eyeing them hungrily. Needless to say, everyone was rather unnerved by this. Then it dived down again and started to rapidly gain on them. This was the finishing surge for the killing blow.

It was also exactly what Alice wanted to happen.

Alice promptly killed the engines while simultaneously activating the portal. The sudden stop of the engine cause the boat to lose much of its speed, allowing the shark to surge toward them.

Unfortunately for the sea king, it was moving TOO fast, and sailed right below the boat, into the portal, which promptly sealed behind it.

The group, recovering from both their fear, surprise and, in some cases, motion sickness, let out a collective sigh of relief, before activating the portal and heading home.

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Once the group returned, they helped get the new residents into their new enclosures, then decided to retire for the day. The stress had proved too much for them to handle for the moment.

For once, even Nigel was resting. This adventure had just been too much for him.

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AN: This was one of my favorite scenes to write in the story.

Now, just so you know, the original series never rescued any marine creatures because the portal could only work if stationary (or so I heard). Obviously, this can not be a restraint on the sea portal, as you can't stop the motion of the ocean. (or the sun in the sky).

So, read, review, like, and send me OCs ideas and suggestions for future episodes. This is Flameal15k, signing off.