Here's the next segment. Beware angry sea scorpions.

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Alice and Vera swim out of the way as the giant eurypterid speeds past them.

"What the heck is that thing!?" asks Alice, still reeling from the eurypterid's charge.

"I think it's a Pterygotus," remarks Vera, "one of the biggest eurypterids ever."

"Great, why's it attacking us?"

"Maybe he's hungry?"

"We're about as big as he is, I doubt this is about food. Maybe territory?"

Before Vera can answer, a second eurypterid crashes into Alice, knocking her over. She manages to kick off her attacker, who begins circlinbg around for another go.

Alice and Vera examine their foes: they are roughly the same size, but one is far more brightly colored than the other.

"Why are they so differently colored?" asks Vera.

"...Maybe they're mates? If so, then we might have ended up near their sea nest," replies Alice.

"Maybe, but I'd really like a way to get rid of them."

"Then look up," replies Tristan.

Obliging, the girls are surprised to see the trilobite carcass from earlier floating down toward them. It appears to be covered in something slimy, and has a portal floater attached to it.

"Try to bait them into attacking the trilobite, then activate the device. It'll send them back into the present."

"...Where do you get all of the crap from?" question both Alice and Vera.

"My dad. He has a lot of time to work on some crazy inventions."

The two girls share a suspicious look, before setting the trilobite onto the sand behind them. Then, they turn their attention back to the angry sea scorpions.

The two girls position themselves roughly opposite to eachother, then begin making all manner of gestures and poses in an effort to get the sea scorpions heading toward them. While the scorpions are happy to oblige, their movements only serve to get them everywhere except where they want, resulting in them moving below, around, and even into the girls, who swiftly fight them off.

Eventually, though, they get the scorpions exactly where they want them: above them at an angle. They make one last set of gestures, before diving out of the way as the arthropods make their charge.

The momentum of the predators sends them flying past the girls, right toward the trilobite corpse. Their claws collide with the carcass, and, to the girl's surprise, quickly become stuck. The two giants try to escape, but find themselves helpless in the face of the slime.

The two girls share a triumphant glance, before signaling Tristan to activate the portal.

"Tristan, they're stuck. Start the portal device."

Sure enough, the device activates, sending the eurypterids upwards toward the little portal.

Then, much to their surprise, four giant straight-shelled nautiloids also charge at the carcass, tentacles grabbing at the trilobites, trying to snatch the easy meal. They soon find themselves as stuck as the eurypterids.

The portal above the six beasts promptly grows even larger, allowing the six trapped and bewildered predators to float safely into the present.

The two teens share a bewildered look at the scene that unfolded before their eyes.

"Well, that was weird," remarks Tristan.

"Yes...it was," remarks Alice, still trying to comprehend the scene.

"Wonder how the guys in the present will deal with that," remarks Vera.

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Back in the present, things are about to get interesting.

Tai and Michelle are at the aquatic holding pens, busy placing the last of the new arrivals in their own quarantine pens. They need to be sure that none of the animals are sick before putting them in ttheir exhibits.

"Did you see the eurypterids that Ngiel rescue?" asks Vera. "There were about 30 of them."

"I know. They were so big. And to think arthropods that big were already around that early in prehistory." replies Tai.

Just then, the two notice a knew portal opening. Their curiosity quickly morphs into surprise as the trilobite carcass floats through, along with six predators attached to it. Two are eurypterids, while the remaining four are giant nautiloids.

"...What the...," remarks Michelle.

"...Uh...," goes Tai.

Both can only wonder just WHAT happened on the other side of the portal.

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Back on the other side of the portal, the teens are still at work gathering more specimens for the park.

The girls continue to select sponges to rescue as many sponges and other sessile animals, among them sea lilies and brachiopods.

The girls then notice several strange looking creatures on the rocks. The resemble sea lilies, but have weird heads resembling sand dollars.

"What are those things?" asks Alice.

"They're brachiopods. These guys are close relatives of starfish, but they look more like sea lilies. Though, to be fair, sea lilies are also close relatives of starfish," responds

Alice responds by shrugging and quickly setting them up to return to the park, before she and Vera continue on with their rescue plan.

Soon, the pair find themselves in the company of stranger creatures. Among them are eurypterids with fuzzy legs, as well as ones with fin-like legs. Joining them are large groups of trilobites, some crawling, others swimming, with some even burrowing. Side by side with them are various nautiloids, some straight shelled, others curve shelled, and some are even coiled shelled.

The two teens stare on in awe at the creatures in front of them, before calling up to Tristan.

"Tristan, get the portal ready. We've got a giant group of sea creatures in front of us. I think we should rescue them and then head home."

"Okay, just tell me where to set the portal."

"Okay," remarks Alice. Then, she and Vera turn toward the creatures.

Who are now heading toward them.

Some of which are spinning out of control.

"...Oh, son of a-!" remarks Alice, just before she and Vera go tumbling in the waves, while above them, Tristan and his boat are subjected to brutal surf.

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