Let's see what was staring down Elise and Tristan.

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For a moment, all Elise and Tristan can do is stare at the reptilian head. Then, finally, they notice how small the head is, and that behind it is a long, stiff neck, attached to a relatively small body.

Soon, the plesiosaur loses interest and begins to pull away, allowing the siblings to get a better chance to examine its body. To their surprise, it's belly is light yellow in coloration, while it's back is black as night. Another animal passes by, followed by a second, then a third, and eventually, a total of twelve plesiosaurs appear, all silently swimming through the sea.

Briefly, the two teens watch the majestic sea reptiles swim by, before quickly alerting the rest of their team. IT doesn't take long for them to begin pursuit of the giants.

"So, what type of plesiosaur are we going following?" asked Sean, curious as to what they were pursuing.

"Most likely Thalassomedon," remarked Nigel. "Though, it should be extinct by now, so this is an amazing sight. These creatures would be perfect for the park."

The team hastily pursues the giant plesiosaurs, but it soon becomes apparent that they are lagging behind. Realizing that they won't catch up, Nigel and co. return to the Marinner, letting them easily overtake the plesiosaurs.

While they may not be the main target of this mission, the Thalassomedon are soon to be extinct, making them excellent candidates for rescue. Getting them through the portal, though, could be a problem.

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Back at the park, Bob is dealing with some of the park's newer residents. Ones who need quite a lot of meat to survive.

The calm of the morning air is shattered by a loud clacking sound as Bob and crew carry a goat toward one of the new exhibits. They attach it to a crane and begin hoisting it over the fence, before letting it go free. The second it goes down, a horde of giant birds tear into it, occasionally squawking at each other to back off. The carcass is swiftly reduced to a couple of ribbons of flesh, with the terror birds separating soon afterwards, uninterested in socializing. Bob can only sigh at the sight.

"You, when Nigel rescued these Titanis, I thought that they would be just as much trouble as the other terror birds. Imagine my surprise to discover that they really aren't interested in breaking out of their exhibit. Sure, they take sand baths, and I made sure that they couldn't break out, but they don't seem to care that much at all. Guess that they like it in there."

Just then, a shriek pieces through the air as a mouse darts past Bob, followed by a feathery creature. The tiny mammal is soon caught and devoured by the feathery creature. Bob only needs one look to see exactly what it is. Sighing, he quickly radios park control.

"Control, one of the troodonts had escaped. It's the female Pectinodon. I need a cage and some bait.

Though normally nocturnal, without any competition, with no need to fear daylight predators, the park's troodonts have become more active during the day. This is creating all kinds of hassles for Bob. Fortunately, most prove easy to solve.

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While Bob deals with the troodont, at T. rex hill, Terence is acting up again.

Once again, Terence is at the break in his fence. Owing to how deep the river goes, the park needs special posts to replace the fence, and those posts aren't ready just yet. With a fair amount of the staff still trying to fix the other exhibits affected by the storm, this gives Terence plenty of time to explore the park...and search for more food.

Once again, the tyrannosaur strikes out of his exhibit, eager to explore the limits of his new territory.

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On the other side of the park, Vera is back to helping care for Finn.

While the carnosaur watches, Vera and several other keepers carefully begin placing posts within Finn's exhibit. Dinosaurs may not cut them up to mark their territory, but having them provides the predators an easy way to relieve itching. Additionally, they'll also provide a place for the carnivore to use his claws, keeping them from becoming overgrown.

After setting down the last of the posts, the keepers leave the exhibit. Before she leaves, though ,Vera throws in a piece of meat, which Finn greedily digs into.

So far, so good.

Back in Prehistoric North America, the team is still following the plesiosaurs. So far, they haven't seen anything other than fish and the Thalassomedon, but they haven't given up the search just yet.

With the plesiosaurs moving at a just beyond their ability to catch on flipper power, the Mariner is the only way they can keep up with the sea reptiles. With nothing big happening, though, the team has decided to take the moment to relax.

"Hey, can we see the R.O.V.?" asks Tai.

"Of course," remarks, Nigel, who retrieves it from storage and gives it to Tai, along with the manual, which Tai eagerly begins to read.

"R.O.V. 7, designed by Appledore Shipbuilders, manufactured in...Tropico?"

"That's the country we got the park's islands from. We told them it was for an endangered species preserve," is Nigel's response.

Before tai can examine the R.O.V. further, though, the sonar detects another ping. Another large sea creature has arrived.

"Um, sorry," begins Nigel, "but could I have the R.O.V. back now?"

"Of course, this is more important than me looking over it."

"Thanks."

A moment later, the micro-sub is in the water, giving the team a perfect chance to observe the new arrival.

Much to their surprise, it resembles a pliosaur, but much smaller, and with a less robust design. It is chasing some of the fish that the plesiosaurs were hunting.

"...Is that a ...Dolichorynchops?" asks a perplexed Aiden.

"Looks like it. All on its own, too," replied Tristan.

"Maybe it's a male and it's looking to start a family?" offers Elise.

"Maybe...can we catch it?" answered Tristan.

"I don't see why not," responds Nigel, "but let's wait a little bit. He seems to have joined the elasmosaurs in pursuing the fish."

It seems that the team has found themselves another species to rescue.

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