Cautiously, Nigel and Tristan moved up the riverbank. Ahead of them, the Basilosaurus had mostly come to a stop, apparently finding something good to eat. Oblivious to this, Elise and Sean were busy trying to move the Mariner without alerting whatever was on the shoreline. As the land-based pair advanced further, they finally saw what had the siblings' attention.

Based on the appearance of the mammals, they were likely a species of Hyracodon. The carnivores, meanwhile, were definitely Hyaenodon crucians. Both animals were living in the prime of their groups' existences, as the hyracodonts and hyaenodonts would live unitl the end of the Oligocene, with the creodonts, in particular, managing to hand on until the Miocene, as the park could attest to. If the park had focused solely on the most endangered species, then these animals would normally be left alone.

Of course, any prehistoric creature would be welcome at the park. Thus, the land based duo was already hard at work trying to find a way to rescue them. Their efforts managed to catch the attention of Elise and Sean, who attempted to get them to back. The duo calmed, though, when Nigel indicated he and Tristan were aware of what was going on. They then gestured toward the prehistoric whale, hoping Elise and Sean would understand what they meant.

They did, and soon the siblings readying some chum up to bait the whale in. Unfortunately, the lack of sonar meant that they had no idea that other serpentine predators were converging on them. Unknown to the humans, this mangrove swamp was a breeding site for Dorudon and its relative Zygorhiza, which had drawn in many more basilosaurs, dorudonts, and marine dragons. Right beneath the Mariner, in fact, was a major part of the nursery grounds, and already, a great number of the whales were hiding beneath the ship, which was unable to spot them in the deceptively shallow looking water.

The cover was perfect, though - they still had to breath.

A sudden surge of bubbles beneath the ship caught Tristan's eye, and he soon saw the shape of a small whale surfacing to breath. The Basilosaurus he had bene following ignored its smaller relative, having already devoured a good-sized fish. The rest of the hunters, however, would not be so forgiving.

Elise and Sean only had a moment to notice the ripples beginning to form in the water before Nigel and their boss quickly charged onto the shoreline and set up the portal. Before they could ask what was going on, the Hyaenodon charged, sending the hornless rhinos headed straight toward Tristan and Nigel, and the portal did not stand between man and beast. Hastily, the siblings modified the aquatic portal's exit coordinates and opened it up on the beach, sending predator and prey into the future.

Back on the beach, as the regular portal whirred to life, its exit now set in the aquatic pens, the Dorudon that had breached the waves earlier jumped out o the water, as did a Zygorhiza, both so focused on escaping the water bound hunters that they had neglected to consider that they would likely end up beaching themselves in their escape. Right behind them was a marine dragon, poised to snatch one of the whales the minute they landed. All three, however, were caught off guard when the bull Basilosaurus Nigel and Tristan had been following shot out of the water, surging toward the portal, which had mesmerized the hunter. It plowed through the three other hunters, eliciting an adorable squeaky noise from Dorudon, as it escaped into the present, carrying the other three with it. A moment later, the rest of the small whales piled through, followed by the various carnivores that had been hoping to eat them. The smaller animals gracefull flew into the portal, but the same could not be said of their pursuers, who found themselves creating a Prehistoric pileup as they hurtled into the present. It was a miracle none of them were crushed or inflicted with mortal injuries.

The team stared on at this for a moment, then boarded the Mariner and made for home.

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Sometime later, the park had sorted in the new arrivals. The land mammals had received new homes, while the marine mammals and choristoderes had been moved to well made tanks. The marine dragons, meanwhile, had been given a suitable hybrid exhibit to live in. With the giant mantis shrimp starting to finally calm down, it seemed that things were, at the moment, anyway, going to go smoothly.

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Next time, the team goes back four hundred million years to rescue one of the most nightmarish creatures to ever live...

(Shot of a Snake-like creature attacking the team, tearing apart a dead marlin in one bite)

...whilst also dealing with some familiar faces.

(A Pterygotus charged at the team, before engaging in a scuffle with the worm).

Back at the park, the whales decide to go into show business.

(Shot of a whale trying to pose for Ted...and knocking him and Elise into the water in the process).

All next time on Prehistoric Park!

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AN: Welp, you have spoken. Websteroprion is the next rescue. Looking forward to making you guys scared as hell.

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