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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 to Prehistoric New Mexico to rescue a close relative of T. rex and a great variety of horned dinosaurs.

Welcome to the ultimate wildlife sanctuary.

Welcome to Prehistoric Park.

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In the days since the mass breakout, the park is returning to shape. The new hadrosaurs have joined the park's Edmontosaurus and are integrating quite nicely. The same is true of the ceratopsians. At last, things are returning to normal.

At Deinosuchus Dip, though, a new resident is arriving. A large truck has pulled up to the lake. As soon as it opens its rear door, a huge crocodilian emerges and enters the lake.

Bob, who is observing all of this, is pleased with the results.

"That was the Sarcosuchus Nigel met when he went back to watch the Argentinosaurus. She followed him back through and was one of his first catches. We couldn't get her at first because she needed to be checked for any diseases, plus we were lending her to one of our backers for funding, but now, she's in her new home."

So far, she seems to be doing quite well.

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In his den, Nigel is already planning his next mission. Right now, he's examining a tyrannosaur skull, a ceratopsians skull and a map of New Mexico.

"These dinosaurs are an interesting group, the tyrannosaurs and ceratopsians. Wherever you find one, you're practically guaranteed to find the other. Take these fossils right here. The tyrannosaur is Bistahieversor, while the ceratopsians is Pentaceratops. Both are found from roughly the same time range in the Kirtland Formation, and I would love to have these at Prehistoric Park. But before I go back, I need to handle something else."

"You see, we decided to hire some extra staff, so I need to help them with orientation, especially the younger ones. So, off I go to T. rex Hill."

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Once he arrives, Nigel finds an audience already awaiting him. While mostly consisting of people in their early thirties and late twenties, there are a few older people, as well as some younger ones. Standing out the most is a young man wearing a camouflage patterned hat, looking at the list of park residents (not that he know this yet).

Once they see him, everyone grows quiet.

"Greetings. I'm Nigel Marven. You may know me from one of the various documentaries I've worked in, among them the ever popular shark week."

"Now, all of you are here because you have skills in paleontology, animal care, advanced engineering, or certain other skills. Now, you are all aware that this is a nature preserve, so you are probably wondering why some of you were allowed to come here when you don't really have skills to help the animals. Well, to answer that, does anyone have any idea as to what all of you have in common?"

The boy from earlier, after thinking for a moment, raises his hand.

"You! What your name and what is your answer?"

"I'm Tristain... Tristain Saurus. Yeah, I have the word for reptile as my last name, but anyways, I think the one thing we have in common is that we are all interested in extinct species, right? I mean, this place is called Prehistoric Park, right?"

Nigel smiles, impressed by the boy's (correct) guess.

"You're right, all of you are avid fans of the amazing creatures that time has left behind. So I have one question to ask all of you: What if we could bring them back?"

"Huh?"

"What?"

"Um..."

"What if extinction didn't have to be forever?"

"This park was set aside to house many endangered species, but we have residents even rarer than that here. I think I'llstart by introducing one of our tamer residents."

With that, Nigel turns toward the enclosure.

"Oi, Terence! Come on out!"

The audience can only wonder what Nigel's doing.

At least, until they see who he was talking to.

Emerging from the foliage within the exhibit is Terence, a real live Tyrannosaurus rex.

The new workers can only stare at him in awe. Before them is the most famous dinosaur to ever live. And it's real, not a machine or puppet, but the living, breathing creature.

"Our job here is to rescue animals like Terence from the brink of extinction. Today, you will be learning to care for this magnificent creatures, from dinosaurs to mammoths to giant bugs."

"So, without further adieu, welcome to the ultimate wildlife sanctuary."

"Welcome, to Prehistoric Park."

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Once Nigel finishes the basic orientation, the heads of self add split off the groups to start training.

This leaves Nigel with Tristan.

"So, I guess you're teaching me what to do, Mr. Marven."

"Indeed. Your dad, Tiberius, he was one of the first people to back this park."

"I know. But discussing my family is for later. So, what do I need to do?"

"Get a tent, a couple days worth of provisions, and some bug spray and sunscreen, because we're leaving now."

"What?"

"You are on the away team, which means that you go with me on the missions to rescue residents for the park."

This statement leaves the boy stunned for several moment, before he remarks "... no way."

"It's true. Now, get ready. We're going back 74 million years ago to New Mexico."

"The Kirtland Formation?"

"Bingo."

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With the new recruits getting started, Nigel, joined by his new protégé, prepares to leave on his next mission. Let's hope his newest team member doesn't lose his head just yet.

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On the other side of the portal, Nigel and co. find themselves amid s vast flood plain. Scattered all around the area are various dinosaur footprints.

"It may be hard to believe," says Nigel, " but this floodplain will one day be the deserts of New Mexico. But as interesting as that is, right now, we have animals to rescue, so we can't dwell on that thought."

"So," remarks Tristan," do we follow the tracks?"

"As they are our best bet on finding our targets, yes," answers Nigel.

The group head forward, but quickly stop. Ahead of them, they see a herd of hadrosaurs and ankylosaurs.

"I've read about those before," remarks Tristan, "the hadrosaurs are Anasazisaurus, while the ankylosaurs are Ziapelta."

"Good job identifying them. Now, you think you can catch them?"

"I can if you tell me how the time portal works."

Nigel obliges and hands the boy the poles that compromise the portal.

"Alright, so all you need to do is turn these poles counter clockwise 90 degrees and they'll be active. They have distance sensors which will control when the portal opens. If an animal is close enough, they'll open the portal. We have remotes to adjust them in the field, but right now, we don't need them."

Tristan, nodding, sets up the poles. Then, he approaches the dinosaurs. His targets are an ankylosaurs and a hadrosaur who are eating side by side.

Once they notice him, he takes out on of the provisions in his backpack (they're apples) and offers them to the herbivores. Cautiously, they taste the plants. Finding that they like them, they start to follow him. When he's close enough to the portal to activate it, he throws some of the plants through. The herbivores take one look before heading in, but not before letting out a call to their herds.

This causes their companions to turn toward the portal. While they find it strange, the offer of food is quite appetizing and proves too much to resist. The dinosaurs quickly begin walking into the portal.

Just as the last few dinosaurs seem to go through, a large herd of ceratopsians arrive. These ones have large, wide crests, and are only slightly smaller than the park's ceratopsians.

"Titanoceratops," remarks Tristan. "I didn't think we'd see this many dinosaurs this soon."

"You and me both mate," remakes Nigel. "Problem is, ceratopsians are a little more aggressive than other herbivores according to Bob,'so baiting might not be a good idea to get them through. So I'm not sure how we'll catch them."

Fortunately, that question solves itself. One of the ceratopsians approaches the portal and sniffs it. The smell of the fruit still lingers, attracting the herbivore's attention. Soon, hunger overcomes fear and the animal crosses through the portal.

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On the other side of the portal, Bob is busy feeding the new arrivals while giving the new staff on-site training.

"Now, the important thing with most of these creature is that they're a lot bigger than their modern cousins, so the need to eat a lot. These hadrosaurs and ankylosaurs, for example, will need many tons of green plants to sustain themselves."

Just then, the Titanoceratops arrives through the portal. It walks up to one of the holding pens, which the new staff are filling with leafy greens.

Seeing a good meal before it, the horned dinosaur calls out to its herd before digging in. Soon, the rest of its herd arrives to feast upon the easy meal."

"Looks like Nigel and his crew were successful," remarks Bob.

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AN: So, here it is, the first big part of the original content.

Before you asked, Nigel actually taught Terence to come over when called off screen for this sequence.

Additionally, since the original series mentioned bringing extra staff to deal with the aftermath of the breakout, I decided to use that as a way to introduce OCs.

Finally, the level of Terence's intelligence is not open for discussion yet,but if I do anything from his POV, it would be considered Xenofiction, as I don't want to humanize too much. At least, not yet.

So read and review. This is Flameal15k, signing off.