THIS IS IT! HERE'S THE FINAL PART OF THIS MONSTROUSLY LONG CHAPTER! LET'S FINISH THIS!
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The flames are growing very fast now, and the animals have flown into panic. Giant beasts look for exit exit or refuge from their impending fiery doom. Unfortunately for the beasts, the fire has already closed off all other escapes, forcing them to run up river.
Which puts them on a collision course with Nigel's team. And he's hasn't got the portal working yet.
In order to keep the portal from being destroyed, should it be overloaded, it will shut down and reboot itself after 30 seconds.
Just then, a rhino emerges from the river and runs toward Nigel, only to trip and fall mere feet away from him.
Unfortunately, it had to do so at the worst time possible. With a herd of paniced animals heading his way, if Nigel can't get the portal started soon, then everyone will be in trouble.
Three of the camera crew quickly grab and lift the rhino, to keep it from causing any more trouble.
While Nigel tries to reactive the portal, the younger members of the team check on Marcus.
"Are you alright!?" asks Alice.
After a moment of heavy breathing, the barely conscious boy responds.
"...Yes, but I have a...really bad headache."
It looks like he was rather lucky.
Another flash of lightning returns the group to reality, as well as the fact that a stampede of panicked beasts is heading right toward them, along with several of the crew, who are... carrying several manatees?
"Please tell me that the portal is working... also, what's with the manatees?"
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Back with Nigel, he still trying to get the portal working. The stampede is almost on the group now.
Just as all seems lost, the portal stick's lights flash blue, indicating the portal is ready again. Acting quickly, Nigel places it back in the ground and turns it into the active position. The portal instantly flares to life.
"Quickly, this way!" yells Nigel.=, before charging through the portal, followed by his crew and the massive mammal stampede.
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On the other side of the portal, the panicking animals are quickly moved into holding pens. While most are mammals, a few turtles, birds and crocodiles have also joined the herd. Though odd among the mammals, they are mostly ignored by the panicked creatures.
While Bob just stares at the spectacular group of rescues, Nigel and the younger recruits quickly take Marcus to Suzanne's clinic. He appears to be mostly fine, but it never hurts to check.
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The next day, things have calmed down a bit. Bob has managed to sort the new comers into their exhibits, Troody and Rascal have almost finished their nest, and Marcus has checked out ok.
In the plains near T. rex hill, Tristan is giving his friends an introduction to one of the park's oldest residents.
"Everyone, this is Martha."
The red haired mammoth looks on at the team, curious of the new keepers. The teens and kids, however, are only able to stare on in awe.
The tension is soon broken, though, when Martha snorts in their faces, giving them a good idea of what is within a mammoth's nose. After looking annoyed for a moment, the group breaks into laughter.
It looks like the new recruits will fit in just find.
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Next time, Nigel and his team go back 275 millions to Texas to rescue a misplaced synapsid
(Shot of team chasing after a farly large reptile)
But find themselves dealing with some truly strange beasts.
(shot of a herd of large reptiles with comically small heads grazing)
And Suzanne checks on the Edmontosaurus.
(shot of Suzanne with an Edmontosaurus)
But, for now, all is calm at the Prehistoric Park.
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AN: Read and Review. Notes and Trivia will be in reviews, seeing as that worked well for Nathanoraptor.
Though, I would like to actually get back into placing a creatures rescued list for this chapter, so here you go:
Bathornis
Daeodon
Moropus
Tylocephalonyx
Zygolophodon
Thinobadistes
Pliometanests
Hyenadon
Miohippus
Platybelodon
Gomphotherium
Teloceras
Aphelops
Megalodon
Aepycamelus
Metaxytherium
Borophagus
Gaviolosuchus
Amphicyon
Megalictis
Macrodelphinus
Koplonomos
Desmostylus
Just so you know, this is only a fraction of the animals rescued, because I really went overboard with what was rescued. So expect a few more to show up in later chapters.
This is Flameal15k, signing off.
