Here's Chapter 5

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There is something missing from our world. The amazing creatures that time has left behind. But what if we could 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 wildlife adventurer Nigel Marvin plunges into prehistory 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 goes back farther than he's ever gone before to rescue the largest arthropods ever.

Welcome to the ultimate wildlife sanctuary.

Welcome to Prehistoric Park.

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After many successful rescues, Prehistoric Park is shaping up quite nicely. It's residents range from the giant Alamosaurs, to the tiny Microraptor, to the hippo-like Toxodon.

Nigel, however, has his eyes set on something new.

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Nigel is traveling along the shores of Scotland, surveying the site of his next adventure.

"Now, this place might be barren rock, but 300 million years ago, this was a coal swamp. At that time, the rulers of the world were giant arthropods, and they fought with massive amphibians."

Nigel has come upon a set of tracks in the rock.

"These are the footprints of a giant millipede called Arthropleura. It was the biggest of its kind to ever live, and I would love to have one for Prehistoric Park."

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Once he returns to the park, Nigel gets to work planning his next adventure.

"Now, 300 million years ago, the world was covered in giant rainforests. These provided enough oxygen for bugs to grow as big as we do. I'm planning to go back and see if I can't rescue a few of them before that era ends."

Just then, he notices that something is up. Bob has sent him a message (by phone)

'Problem, T. rex hill. GET HERE NOW!'

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At the tyrannosaur paddock, Matilda has broken into her brother's side of the exhibit. She's bigger and meaner than him and is attacking him savagely.

Bob is not happy, but he can't really do anything.

"This isn't good. I can't get a clear shot at Matilda. If I try to sedate her now, I'll risk missing or, worse, hitting Terence."

Once Nigel arrives, he tries to help. Unfortunately, Matilda takes the opportunity to strike her brother across the face, knocking him out.

Before she can deliver the deathblow, however, Stan arrives and chases her off. This gives Bob the chance to secure Terence for Suzanne. The male rex is wary of the staff, but lets them go unmolested.

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With Terence at Suzanne's clinic, there is little else Nigel can do. So, he decides to go ahead with his trip.

Nigel prepares the final things he'll need for the journey, namely hammocks, food and pressurized containers for the bugs, before boarding his jeep.

Nigel is finally ready for his journey. As he prepares to go into the land of the giant bugs, he can only wonder what he will encounter on the other side of the portal

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AN: Stan's protectiveness of Terence is a nod to Saurian, as, in game, it is the male rex that cares for the young.

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