I, KingdomHeartsNerd, own nothing; Prehistoric Park, and all related materials, belong to Impossible Pictures; the only thing I own are the OC workers and the names that I have given to unnamed people in the show.
The last chapter was based on The Third Deadliest Sea from Walking with Sea Monsters.
This chapter is a bit short; inspiration just seemed to leave me in this one, but the next one will be better. I promise.
There is something missing from our world. The amazing animals that time has left behind. But what if we can bring them back? What if extinction didn't have to be forever? We're going back in time on a safari with a difference, as wild life adventurer Nigel Marven plunges into pre-history to rescue creatures on the brink of extinction. His plan is to bring them back to the safety of the present and give them a second chance.
This time, Nigel is going back 65.5 million years to The Late Cretaceous to rescue one of the largest known flying animals of all time and meets another heard of Triceratops, a group of Torosaurus and some very hungry Tyrannosaurs on the way.
Welcome to the ultimate wild life sanctuary. Welcome to Prehistoric Park.
Nigel Marvin had a dream. A dream to create the ultimate wildlife sanctuary for extinct animals - and his dream is coming true. With eighty eight animals in the park, Prehistoric Park is really taking shape, though Bob, the head keeper at the park has to deal with the tantrums of Theo the teenage Triceratops and the fighting of two juvenile Tyrannosaurus Rex named Terence and Matilda along with many other problems. But a new employee is arriving, and one of the creatures is on the loose.
As Bob greeted John Jacobson, The Terror Bird - a creature that was adapt at frequently escaping - ran around squawking. John happened to look over in that direction as it ran past, sending several people scrambling aside.
"That bloody bird." Sighed Bob, as Nigel arrived "It's always escaping. I've had to build an aerial observation pen, and I'm going to build a moat around it's cage; that worked for Rascal."
Rascal, The Park's stowaway Troodon, had settled in well to Prehistoric Park and was happy and content in the cage that bob had built for him. He had settled down once Bob had built a cage that was like it's original time period for he felt like he was home.
"Rascal?" Inquired John.
"The Troodon." Replied Bob "He nearly caused the ruin of this place, but once I built a moat around his cage, he was fine. He settled in well."
"That's good to hear," Nigel noted "Now, I'm off Bob. My next mission awaits."
"Take care, Nigel. I'll show John around."
While John is shown around the Park by Bob, Nigel begins preparing for his next mission into the past; this time, to a time period he has already been to.
"I'm returning to the Cretaceous Period to rescue one of the largest known flying animals ever: Quetzalcoatlus, and I am going to try to rescue one or two of them for Prehistoric Park." As Nigel spoke, he was folding up something large and yellow "We now know that they hunted like storks, so feeding them should be easy for Bob. All he has to do is make sure that the river has fish in it. Skull material (from the unnamed smaller species) shows that Quetzalcoatlus had a very sharp and pointed beak, contrary to some earlier reconstructions that showed a blunter snout, based on the inadvertent inclusion of jaw material from another pterosaur species, possibly a tapejarid or a form related to Tupuxuara. A skull crest was present but its exact form and size are still unknown. This is going to be a lot of fun."
He climbed into the jeep, pressed the button on the remote for the Time Portal, checked that he had both Time Portal creators and drove the jeep through the open Time Portal. He emerged into the Cretaceous Period.
"I'm back in the Cretaceous Period." He stated to the camera; he had intended to say something else, when a small creature emerged from the forest nearby. Nigel immediately pounced on the opportunity "This little mammal is a scavenger called Didelphodon; she is a marsupial and specialises in raiding abandoned dinosaur nests. This evening, she could be in luck." She Didelphodon had come across a nest buried near a pile of dung "Unfortunately, the smell of the nest has blinded her senses to danger."
Although perhaps little larger than a Virginia Opossum, a Didelphodon was one of the largest mammals of the Mesozoic. The teeth have specialized bladelike cusps and carnassial notches, indicating that the animal was a predator; the jaws are short and massive and bear enormous, bulbous premolar teeth which appear to have been used for crushing. Heavy wear on the teeth suggests a highly specialized diet.
A Tyrannosaurus Rex - a juvenile female - emerged from the trees, scooped up the Didelphodon and ate it. The sun, beginning to set in the distance, made a stunning visage as the Tyrannosaurus Rex roared on the edge of the nearby cliff, which was a stones throw away from her next.
"It's the end of the Cretaceous Period." Stated Nigel, as he watched the female Tyrannosaurus "And the contintents are taking on their modern forms. But this ceasceless movement of the Earth's crust has also produced a surge in volcanic activity across the globe. Massive eruptions that have lasted for centuries have laid waste to landscapes and filled the atmosphere with poisonous gases and debris - that is why I have the breathing aparatus that I used in the Ordivician. This desolate world is still ruled by dinosaurs, as it has been for one hundred and sixty million years, but they are nearing the end of their reign. Life on Earth is choking to death."
As the female Tyrannosaurus began to walk away, Nigel followed, allowing the rest of the team to set up camp. Walking into a steam vent, the Tyrannosaurus attempted to feed on a carcass, but the steam vents, giving off poisonous gases repelled her for a moment. Leaning down, she scooped up the dead carcass of a Young Tyrannosaurus Rex, barely a few weeks old, and lifted her head high, stomping off with it. Nigel began to follow.
"If I can get ahead, then perhaps I can bring her back to Prehistoric Park. Matilda could use a friend - maybe having a friend will calm her down."
Scarmbling up the nearby bank, Nigel began to sprint along. Pulling the two pieces of the Time Portal out of his bag, he pulled up the tops, scrambled down the bank - having just got ahead of the Female Tyrannosaurus, who had stopped to adjust the way she was carrying her kill - and placed the two pieces of the Time Portal into the ground and turned the tops of them. The Portal flared into life.
All Nigel had to do now, was wait. As he did so, the Female dropped her kill, and roared; a male, also a juvenile like her, emerged from the forest. Nigel now took his chance. Darting between the feet of the two roaring Tyrannosaurs, he dragged the kill to the Time Portal and hid behind a nearby bush. The two Tyrannosaurus snapped at each other, but eventually, the smell of the kill lingered in the air, and their senses turned back to the meat. Charging forward they thundered towards the portal and Nigel waited with baited breath.
Not stopping in time, both the Tyrannosauruses snapped for the kill, missed and thundered through the Time Portal.
"Bob's in for a bit of a surprise." Nigel laughed, as he moved forward to collect the Time Portal.
Nigel was right. Back at Prehistoric Park, Bob, who is currently showing the new employee around, is about to receive a bit of a surprise.
Bob looked over as the Time Portal flared into life; there was a loud roar and the two Tyrannosauruses thundered from it.
"Oh my giddy aunt!" He cried. The two Tyrannosauruses thundered down the pathway leading to the holding pens and, when Bob turned on the newly built hose, the two were seperated and forced into seperate holding pens.
"Nigel, what have you done?" Bob questioned; he would not get a reply, as Nigel was still in the Cretaceous, but he was talking to himself anyway. He turned to the camera "I'll keep these in the holding pens until Nigel returns."
Back in the Cretaceous, Nigel has found his target; gliding in from the coast, a massive Pterosaur, Quetzalcoatlus, is hunting for food. This is now a rare sight. For the last twenty million years, these flying reptiles have been in decline. Now, these thirteen metre giants are the only ones left.
The Quetzalcoatlus swooped down, as Nigel, now continuing with his journey, reached the coast. Landing on the coast, and snapping it's large beak-like jaw, the Quetzalcoatlus ate the fish it had caught as it had swooped down.
"In the lake, there's a one ton crocodile waiting to strike. Now could be my chance. If I can get to the Quetzalcoatlus maybe I can lure it through the Time Portal and back to Prehistoric Park where Suzanne can check on it."
He got into placed behind the Quetzalcoatlus and pulled out the second Time Portal. Placing it on the ground and activating it, he got his chance. The crocodile leaped forward, it jaws snapping. The Quetzalcoatlus screeched and began slowly walking away until it could build up enough speed to fly away, however, it never got the chance to do so, for it passed through the Time Portal before it could take off.
As the crocodile neared, the Time Portal snapped shut, leaving the crododile hungry.
"That's a Quetzalcoatlus for Prehistoric Park." Nigel stated "I don't think I will be able to get another; I would have seen more around if I was going to be able to get another one. I'll head back to camp and tell the team to begin packing in the morning; night is beginning to fall now." Nigel made his way back to camp.
One the way back to camp, Nigel came across a herd of Torosaurus mixed with a herd of Triceratops. The two herds grazed together on the low lying shrubs and the youngsters were hidden between the elder adults.
However, using the darkness a pair of Dromaeosaurus tried to unsettle the herd and isolate one of the youngsters. It worked; the youngsters began to panic, and flee.
"If I time this right, I could get a herd of Torosaurus and a herd of Triceratops back to Prehistoric Park!"
Scrambling around them, in the direction they were fleeing, he placed the Time Portal and activated it; it flared into life. The young Torosaurs and young Triceratops fled towards the portal as the adults stood to fight.
Then, there was a roar; a fully grown adult Tyrannosaurus Rex emerged from the trees; the two Dromaeosaurus squawked in fear, fleeing for their lives. Nigel pressed himself against the edge of the nearby cliff as the Tyrannosaurus thundered towards the Triceratops.
Cries, grunts, snorts and roars echoed over the horizon as Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus met in combat. Being forced backwards, the Triceratops grunted as it managed to gore the side of the Tyrannosaurus's chest; with a roar, the Tyrannosaurus rose into the air and the Triceratops took their chance and fled towards the portal.
After they headed through it, Nigel pressed a button on the remote he had pulled from his pocket and closed the Time Portal. A few moments later, as the Tyrannosaurus headed towards the closed portal, he actived it again, and the Tyrannosaurus thundered through.
Bob is due to receive a very big surprise.
The Triceratops and Torosaurus thundered out of the portal.
"Open the holding pen!" Bob called; one of the holding pens swung open and the Triceratops thundered in. Bob, the two inspectors and John reached the pen and looked downwards as the Time Portal flared into life. With an almighty roar, the Tyrannosaurus emerged.
"Open another holding pen!" Cried Bob. The second holding pen opened and a large slab of meat was dropped into it. The Tyrannosaurus thundered into the holding pen and the door closed behind it.
"Nigel is going to be the death of me. Three Tyrannosaurus, a Quetzalcoatlus and a herd of Triceratops and Torosaurus."
"Quite a good haul, don't you think?" Nigel, who had told his team to pack up and come back to the present, had now arrived by Bob's side.
"Ah, Nigel! There you are." Bob noted "What am I going to do with you?"
"I really don't know, Bob." Laughed Nigel, as the fully grown Tyrannosarus Rex roared. "She will need to have an enclosure of her own as she'll kill the others; the two juveniles can go in with Terence and Matilda - the female with Terence and the male with Matilda. The Quetzalcoatlus is already in the Avairy and the Triceratops and Torosaurus can go in with Theo."
"Do Torosaurus and Triceratops live together?" Inquired Bob.
"Yes," Replied Nigel "They used to live in family groups together for safety in the Cretaceous. The adults Triceratops and the adult Torosaurus could stand and fight while the youngsters fled."
"Will Theo allow them into his territory?"
"I think so." Nigel replied "He'd have a sparring partner, after all."
"I'll get them moved shortly." Bob informed Nigel "I just have to check on the two Megalodon that you brought back last time. They're very vicious."
Nigel chuckled and, patting Bob on the back, watched the adult Tyrannosaurus rip the slab of meat in two.
Next time, Nigel goes back 97 million years to rescue a carnivorous dinosaur larger than Tyrannosaurus Rex and comes face to feet with a herd of giants.
Creatures caught this chapter:
Tyrannosaurus Rex: 1 Juvenile Male, 1 Juvenile Female, 1 Adult Female
Quetzalcoatlus: 1 Adult Female
Triceratops: 4 Adult Males, 5 Juvenile Males, 5 Juvenile Females, 5 Adult Females
Torosaurus: 5 Adult Males, 5 Juvenile Males, 5 Juvenile Females, 5 Adult Females
To Be Continued