Here's the next chapter. Really sorry for dragging on this plot thread for so long.

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After watching the animals for a while, the group notices that most of them are starting to move away from the watering hole. Seeing an opportunity, they move to set up the portal.

Carefully, the team circles around the animals, making sure to avoid provoking any of them. Once they're in front of the herd, they quickly get to work setting up the portal. Fortunately for them, the majority of the animals have moved into a position where the available ground forms a natural funnel, so if they can get the animals moving, they'll only have one place to go.

Unfortunately, they don't really have any way to get the beasts moving.

"Great. We've got everything ready, and now we don't have a way to use it," remarks Lucas.

"Any ideas?" asks Vera.

Just then, the group hears a loud trumpeting noise. Turning toward it, they fid themselves facing a strange sight: Before them is a herd of elephants. Only, these elephants have four tusks, with the second set coming out of their lower jaws and being flat rather than round and hornlike.

"What are those?" asks Tai, curious of the new comers.

"They're Platybelodon," remarks Nigel. "this is really exciting; these should be extinct right now, but I guess a few managed to hang on."

While Nigel's team finds the animals impressive, however, the same can not be said for the other animals. From the smallest rodent to the largest mammoth, every creature is uncomfortable with the arrival of these beasts. Many animals are already starting to get uneasy. Considering how aggressive elephants can be, this isn't surprising.

This proves to be what the team needs. The swiftly activate the portal. The sudden hole in the universe spooks the gathered herbivores, but the fear of the Platybelodon soon wind out and the myriad beasts quickly enter through the portal. Soon, the gomphothere herd joins them, curious as to the nature of the portal. With nothing else to rescue, the team soon joins them

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On the otherside of the portal, the new residents are already in holding pens. Bob is quick to start counting how many new residents they've got, and he is really getting annoyed.

Luckily, he's about to get a break. Only one destination is left for the group before this safari comes to an end.

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AN: Well, looks like this mega-chapter is winding down.

remember how I mentioned back in Mammoth Undertaking what gomphotheres were? This I why. In fact, expect me to start setting up a Chekov's armory soon.

Finally, there is only one arc left before the Great American Safari comes to a close, so get ready.

So, read, review, send me OC ideas, and vote on the poll. This is Flameal15k, signing off.