After failing to catch the Arthropleura, Nigel decides to search for an easier catch. He thinks he's found one at a nearby lake.

Before is a group of colossal dragonflies. While many are simply hunting for food, some are dogfighting each other.

"These are Meganeura. They're the biggest dragonflies to ever live, but they belong to a different group called griffin flies. These guys are the top predators in the skies, for there won't be any vertebrate fliers until the pterosaurs appear in the Triassic."

While Nigel is enjoying the scene before him, he's already planning on catching one of the dragonflies.

Nigel has taken a butterfly net out of his supplies and is busy trying to catch one of the giant griffin flies, but he's not really having any luck. Just like their modern relatives, these giant flyers are too fast to catch.

Eventually, Nigel grows winded from his exertions. He takes a moment to rest, but suddenly, he cries out in pain and runs to shore.

On his leg is a set of bite marks. They're rather wide, but they're not very deep.

"Argh. These hurt, I won't lie, but for zoologists like me, these bite marks are badges of honor. I don't know what made this, maybe a biting amphibian or fish, but I think I should stay out of the water for now."

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Back in the present, Bob is busy working on the Bughouse. As the insects will not be able to survive in today's climate, he's had to build an air tight building for them. So far, he's made excellent progress.

"Finally, Nigel goes after something that won't try to eat me. Mammals didn't appear until the Triassic, so most of the creatures he's bringing back shouldn't see us as food."

His thoughts are interrupted, however, by the arrival of one of the titanosaurs. They've been acting up again and Bob is not sure why.

He tries to placate it with a fern, but the herbivore is not interested. It soon leaves, but not before damaging the under construction building.

"I swear, I will figure out what is wrong with that lot."

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Meanwhile, Suzanne is having her own problems.

She's placed Terence into one of the observation pens and been observing him to see if he has gotten any better.

If anything, his wounds have gotten worse. While most of the injuries he's received have healed to some degree since this morning, the gash on his face has swollen and gotten red. It's become infected.

For Suzanne, there is no question now. Terence has to be sedated and given antibiotics. It's risky, but if it isn't done, then he could die.

When she arrives at her clinic with Terence to begin the operation, however, she has two guests.

Joining her are an alverezsaur and a Thescelosaurus. They're the same ones Bob saw with him earlier. It looks like they are worried about there new friend.

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Meanwhile, back in Carboniferous Scotland, Nigel and crew are bedding down for the night.

As they set up camp, one of his crew is ready a mosquito net.

For Nigel, this is extremely amusing.

"Oi, why are you setting up a mosquito net? Mosquito's won't appear for another 50 million years."

However, Nigel's attention is soon caught by a different sight.

Nearby him are a group of tiny, salamander like creatures. Though the amphibians resemble salamanders, each is roughly ammeter long.

"I didn't think we'd find these creatures. They're Eoherpeton, one of the early tetrapods. These amphibians and they're larger relatives were some of the tops predators of this time.

For Nigel, they are also a creature worth saving. He sets up some cages, baits them, then lets hunger drive the tetrapods into them. Soon, he has caught himself a group of tetrapods.

After eating dinner, Nigel and his crew can rest easy knowing that they have finally caught something. Still, things are not looking too easy. A storm is headed they're way. From here on out, things could be much harder for them.

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AN: Read and review. This is Flameal15k, signing off.