I apologize for the hiatus, but now I'm back!

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In Prehistoric Arizona, the team has returned to the depths, eager to rescue more sharks.

Beneath the waves once more, the team is quick to disperse again, eager to rescue as many species as they can. This time, that includes more than sharks. Along the ocean floor, small pods of trilobites skitter past, looking for algae or carcasses to devour. In the water, ammonites and other nautiloids float by, most filter feeding, but one or two occasionally darts down to snatch up one of the trilobites or a small fish. Meanwhile, sea lilies, blastoids and brachiopods siphon nutrients out of the water.

Most prevalent of all, though, are the shoals of fish swimming freely in the open waters: most are rather decently sized, but some are absolutely tiny. Despite this, they all seem to have the attention of the native predators, which are all eager to make a quick meal out of them.

"What are those?" asks Tai, unsure of the fish before them.

"The big ones are Platysomus, while the smaller ones are Allenypterus. I think the water ahead is full of plankton, because that is all those guys will eat," answers Tristan.

"Okay."

The team doesn't even need to speak to formulate a plan of action: Tai, Aiden, Violet and Aileen take a dive toward the ocean floor and beginning using the underwater portal beacons to send some of the sessile fauna into the present, while Elise and Sean quickly begin setting up the portal. Nigel and Tristan, meanwhile, go to retrieve a large fish from the ship: they may need bait to get the rest of the fish through the portal.

Unnoticed by the team, the giant fish following them begin to disperse, slowly trying to surround the team. They soon forget the humans, though, when they notice the shoal of fish before them. Eager to sate their bellies, they maneuver themselves behind the shoal, and are soon poised to strike.

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In the present, the new arrivals are already being sorted out.

"Got another group of Kaskia," remarks Ted as he hands on of the aquatic keepers a container full of trilobites. Nearby, some of the keepers have already sorted out a few ammonites that found themselves too slow to escape the beacons. Most are Cravenoceras, but a few turn out to be Cycloceras. With their genus determined, all they need to do now is be cleared by the vets.

Which, given all of the new residents being sent through, is a rather daunting task: more animals are coming through every second, which is gradually overwhelming the available staff. Suzanne herself is still trying to examine the last of the sharks, while Vera is busy checking any of the trilobites for signs of injury.

A sudden squawk causes several of the staff to jump as a pelican lands near one of the tanks. Ted stares at it for a moment before throwing a fish at the bird, which wolfs it down and flies away. The rest of the team sighs in relief: if it isn't fed, the pelican might start trying to feed on the residents. With the crisis averted, the team returns to work, eager to get all of the residents into their new homes as soon as is safely possible.

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While staff is busy trying to get the new arrivals settled in, further down the beach, Terence has finally reached his destination.

Terence stares across the vast, open blue water, at last having reached the beach. Here, waves break the shores as they used to in his previous home, being one of the few things that haven't changed with time. Though what swims in the sea and flies above it will change as species evolve and go extinct, the ocean itself will remain until the end of the Earth itself. Such is the majesty of nature.

For Terence, though, this is meaningless. All he wants to do is satisfy his hunger.

Following his noise, the tyrant dinosaur finds his first source of food: a dead sea gull, brought low by old age and disease. The meat is still fresh, but the carcass itself offers little sustenance to the giant carnivore, who quickly wolfs it down in one gulp. Still hungry, Terence moves on.

Next is a larger, stranger creature: this animal resembles an ammonite, but is far larger, and lacks a shell. This carcass has been dead for sometime, and has already begun to smell putrid. To a tyrannosaur, though, this just makes it tastier. Still, the carcass is rather small, and after two bites, Terence is once again on the search for food.

This time, he has to walk much farther than the other two, following his noise toward the sent of blood. As he gets closer to the scent, he notices that gulls and vultures are beginning to circle above, along with a hawk, of all creatures. Given the number of animals circling, the carcass must be rather large.

Indeed, when Terence finds the body, he sees that his senses have not disappointed him: before the tyrannosaur is the body of a great white shark, a large gash in its side. Unknown to the tyrannosaur, the shark took a mortal injury from a sharp rock while attempting to devour a barracuda. Blood loss soon reduced the carnivore to a floating fillet, but the waves managed to move it to the beach before any aquatic carnivores were able to begin devouring the carcass, leaving Terence with the body all to himself.

It only takes ones bite for the tyrannosaur to break through the shark's skin, allowing him access to the juicy meat within. From here, he doesn't need long to begin gorging himself on the shark, eager to enjoy the meal while it lasts. Bits and pieces of fish fall away, for the tyrannosaur is a rather messy eater. The birds overhead exploit this and begin to fight over the scraps as soon as they hit the ground. Joining them are the tyrannosaur's personal entourage of small fauna from Hell Creek, which quickly turns the area around the carcass into a battlefield for the scraps. Terence briefly puts a stop to this, though, by offering a piece of flesh to his companions, who soon dig into it with great gusto.

As he moves to take another bite, though, Terence notices something strange: in the water, there is a strange light illuminating the depths. What is odd is that it isn't the reflection of the sun, and furthermore, the light seems to be pulsing. After a moment, it vanishes for good.

Terence stares on for a few more minutes, before ripping the carcass in half and making off with the front end, leaving the seabirds and hawk to squabble over the tail.

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Back in Prehistoric Arizona, the team is putting their plan into motion.

With the majority of the sea floor devoid of life, the team commences with their plan:

The younger members begin to flank the shoal, boxing them toward Elise and Sean, who activate the portal. Wanting to avoid the humans, the fish are soon through the portal. The sharks, though, are far more cautious...

Which is why Nigel and Tristan have retrieved bait. Specifically, it's a four foot long Mahi-Mahi, a trophy fish, and one that certainly looks appetizing to the sharks. Tristan quickly cuts into the fish, allowing its blood to soak into the water, which provokes the sharks into charging, sending right toward the portal. At the last second, the fish is snatched away, leaving the sharks to arrive in their new home empty handed.

Gathering up, the team shares a few words of respect, before finally readying to return to home. Tristan, wishing to celebrate, makes a mock gesture of victory by holding up the Mahi-Mahi...only to suddenly be torn away from the group as a gigantic fish snatches the bait.

The rest of the team stares on for a moment, stunned silent, before chasing after him. They don't need to go far: the large fish tears the bait in half, allowing Tristan an easy escape.

As the team regroups, though, they find themselves surrounded by more of the fish. They resemble sharks, except for their shear like jaws, which have only one line of teeth per jaw.

"What are these guys?" asks Sean, for once having no idea what they are dealing with.

"Edestus," responds Tai, "also known as the scissor tooth shark. This is the most famous eugenodont after Helicoprion."

Famous or not, the Edestus now have the team trapped. If they can't escape soon, they might get to see first hand how effective those teeth are.

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