Here's the last part of this chapter. Enjoy!

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In Prehistoric Arizona, the team has finally found their target: a group of the giant sea turtle, Desmatochelys. Unfortunately, they're now surrounded by both mosasaurs and pliosaurs. If they can't figure out a way to escpae soon, they may get first a first hand look at how powerful these predators are.

Cautiously, the carnivores circle around the sea, searching for weaklings. To the surprise of the group, the other sea reptiles and assorted fish unite together, forming a sort of bait ball for defense, which the team quickly joins.

All the while, the predators continue to circle around them, probing for weaknesses but refusing to attack. Occasionally, one animal makes a mock charge on the bait ball, but when fish and plesiosaurs refuse to disperse, they retreat.

"Why aren't they attacking?" questioned Tristan, eyes still focused on a pliosaur.

"I don't know," answered Nigel. "Plesiosaurs aren't know for their strong bites."

Suddenly, one of the mosasaurs charges the ball and doesn't back down. It manages to grab one of the elasmosaurs, but before it do more, the rest of the plesiosaurs unite as one and begin to savagely bite it, forcing the predator to retreat. A pliosaur attempting to circle underneath the ball faces a similar response.

"...Though numbers do help."

While the attack is impressive, it only heightens the need to rescue the animals.

"We need to hurry and get the portal ready," remarked Nigel.

"Why?" questioned Tristan. "The predators aren't attacking."

"That's why we need to hurry. If this defense doesn't break, the predators might leave. Mosasaurs are doing well right now, but pliosaurs are on there last legs. This could be our only chance to rescue them."

"...Fair enough," responds to Tristan, who then turns toward the R.O.V.

"Can you guys get the portal started? Preferably in a place where the predators aren't swimming?"

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Above the waves, the younger team members are already trying to get the portal activated.

Given that they are a bunch of pterosaurs sharing the boat with them, this isn't easy.

"MOVE!" shouted Tai at one of the pterosaurs, attempting to spook the beast so that they can reach the controls for the portal. The inquisitive pterosaur has landed right in front of the door to the portal command zone, and it isn't moving. In fact, it's response is to squawk back at Tai.

With yelling failing to work, Violet, Aileen, and Tai team up to begin buckets of water at the pterosaur, as well as small fish. Unfortunately, the pterosaur refuses to leave its resting place, even with the prospect of an easy meal. Annoyed, the trio tries to find something else to scare off the flying reptile, only to notice Aiden walking up to the beast with a container in his hand.

A moment later, a high pitched, LOUD noise fills the air, forcing the trio to cup their ears, along with the camera staff. Spooked by the air horn, the pterosaur tries to take off, only to hit the ceiling above it. After recovering form its momentary daze, it attempts take off again, and this time is more successful.

With the controls to the portal now easily accessible, the trio head over to get it started, but not before nodding in approval at their sibling.

Using the ROV, the trio watches the predators circle around their prey, waiting for an opening in the wall of flesh and teeth to appear. The minute that they spot one, they open the portal, causing the predators to disperse in surprise. As this is the only opening that they can spot, the plesiosaurs, sharks, assorted cephalopods, and fish charge through the portal, with the team right behind them. Once the shock of seeing the portal fades, the predatory marine reptiles follow them, along with several more sharks, attracted by the smell of blood.

Once the last of the marine reptiles is in the present, the Mariner closes the underwater portal and opens a new one, which the Mariner drifts through into the present, taking its pterosaur passengers with it.

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While the large number of new arrivals is unexpected, the staff are quick to get them into holding pens. Soon, all of the new arrivals have been moved to their own exhibits.

Their mission complete, the siblings look over the new exhibits. The first they examine consist of open water exhibits, home to the elasmosaurs and polycotylids. Nearby, several more open water exhibits contain the newly acquired sharks, cruising around in search of food. Assorted smaller pens contain the ammonites, belemnites and smaller prehistoric fish the team had rescued. Lastly, a pair of reef filled exhibits house the newly acquired mosasaurs and pliosaurs, who are busy getting themselves cleaned by cleaner fish.

The team examine the new arrivals for a little while longer, before watching with amusement as Ted begin throwing out food to the polycotlyds, who jump out of the water to snatch their meals.

Next time, the team returns to Pleistocene Arizona to rescue another armored beast.

(Sean and Aileen chase after an armored creature that is entering a river)

Suzanne and Ted try to examine the problem with the giant belemnite.

(The belemnite gently places the carcass of a tuna on the ocean floor)

And Bob faces what could potentially be a disaster.

(Bob charges toward Terence as the tyrannosaur moves to bite one of the park's temnospondylids)

For now, though, all is well at Prehistoric Park.

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AN: Finally done with this chapter.

Anyways, here are the new arrivals:

Desmatochelys lowi (5 females, 4 males)

Ogmodirus (3 males, 3 females, 2 adolescents of indeterminate gender)

Thalassomedon (4 females, 3 males, 6 adolescents of indeterminate gender)

Ptychodus (3 males, 5 females)

Leptostyrax (3 males, 7 females)

Russelosaurus (4 males, 6 females)

Megacephalosaurus (6 males, 6 females, 3 pups of indeterminate gender)

Ptychotrygon angularis (5 males, 10 females)

Anomotodon (7 males, 9 females)

Polycotylus latipinnis (5 males, 5 females, 3 pups of indeterminate gender)

Dolichorhynchops osborni (1 male)

A few other sharks, assorted ammonites and belemnites, and a school of Enchodus

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