Terence attacked first, slamming into the other male. Surprised, the older animal dropped his bounty, before recovering and snapping at Terence. This only served to put him into range of Matilda, who grabbed him by the back of the neck and shoved him around, until at last the bull rex broke free. Now howling in both rage and pain, he slapped Matilda with his tail, sending her reeling. Terence attempted to defend his sister, only to be shoulder charged. Barely managing to avoid a dangerous fall, Terence was forced on the defensive, having to weave and dodge the larger bull's attacks, whilst Matilda was busy shaking off dizziness.
After attempting to scare off Terence with another roar, the older male charged, only to suddenly be caught off guard as the male prehistoric dragon leapt onto him and started biting. The attack lasted for five seconds, before the older predator shook him off. Attempting to finish his flying foe off only netted him a puff of flames to the face, which failed to ignite his flesh, but the heat still hurt. Now heavily enraged, the male tyrannosaur let out a ferocious bellow, only to be unceremoniously hit with a tranquilizer dart. As he started to get woozy, his three assailants charged him one last time, knocking him into soft mud. Now having three cracked ribs, the male managed to fish himself out of the muck and walk to land, before finally collapsing and falling asleep. At that point, the security team started hosing down Terence, Matilda, and the dragon, lest they try to finish off the downed carnivore.
Only when the three had backed off did the team allow themselves to relax - and even then, the medical staff were already treating the injured male.
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Back in the past, Tai finally stepped out of the cave. Around him, the world had been turned upside down - the forest was on fire, and the temperature now had gone from instant barbecue to 'just' extremely hot. Already, he was sweating like a pig. Nearby, a confused, blue colored ankylosaur had just gotten back on its feet, and was now trying to make out what had happened. Blown into the area from what would become Wyoming, it was a miracle the animal had survived at all. Further away, a quartet of Triceratops ambled out of the forest, trying to find something to eat.
Hastily, Tai began to set the portal sticks into the ground. Back at the cave, the various beasts that had taken shelter were only now starting to step out of the cavern, lest they be harmed by the impact's after effects.
As the portal began to come online, though, a bright light sailed into a nearby tree and exploded, shattering the charred trunk. Soon, more followed - the meteor's remains were now falling back to Earth. It would only be a matter of time before the area was carpeted in meteor remains.
Now truly getting nervous, Tai hastily tried to activate the portal.
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Thousands of Miles to the South, Tristan's porta whirred to life. All around him, animals stared on, curious as to the light's purpose. Eventually, though, they started to move in. Above them, the ground shuddered as the meteor's remains bombarded the Earth, gradually wearing out the roof of the cave.
When about half of the animals had entered the portal, the ceiling finally started to give way. Hastily, Tristan was forced to run as the tyrannosaur family charged at him, unwilling to be crushed by the oncoming rain of rocks.
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On the other side of the portal, Tristan barreled into his younger brother, knocking both off to the side, away from the stampedes behind them. When the last creature came through, the two siblings deactivated the portals, before collapsing in exhaustion. Nearby, the staff herded in the new arrivals so that they could be sorted into their own exhibits. It was not long before the two brothers were mobbed by their siblings and friends, who quickly moved to take them over to Suzanne so that she could check them, ignoring the fact they were not animals.
Far above them, the elder female Brachiosaurus watched the drama unfold, wondering what had sent the new arrivals into such an incredible stampede. Had they also faced a volcanic eruption? Or was it something worse?
For the moment, though, that didn't matter -all of these animals were safe, for now.
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The juvenile tyrannosaur reunited with his parents, including his stumpy armed father, before turning his attention to a strange trumpeting noise. The source was a grey animals with a long, flexible nose and tusks behind the nose. A quartet of these beasts stared at him, unsure how to react. They smelled of mammal, but were almost as big as he was!
This elephant bachelor herd would be the first welcome to the new age that these dinosaurs would encounter, but it would not be the last. In the blink of an eye, the age of the Dinosaurs had ended...and the Age of the Mammals had dawned.
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A few hours later, and life was mostly back to normal - the new residents had been moved in successfully, except for the male rex, who was instead being observed by Susan. Terence was enjoying the company of his new mate, whilst Theo was finally rutting with others of his own kind. So far, he was undefeated.
Life had, for the time being, turned peaceful.
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Next time, the team goes back ten thousand years to Prehistoric California...
(shot of the team watching a herd of bison, horses, and camels)
…To rescue Ice Age Mammals from one of the most famous of all predator traps.
(Shot of a trio of saberteeth and a bison being pulled out of a black, oily pit)
Back at the park, more dinosaurs are going into heat.
(Shot of Al calling to a female Allosaurus)
All next time on Prehistoric Park: The Last Supper!
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AN: FINALLY, IT IS DONE!
Here are the species rescued:
Tyrannosaurus: 30 individuals (14 males, 16 females)
Triceratops horridus: 45 males, 53 females, 20 juveniles of indeterminate gender
Triceratops prorsus: 39 males, 37 females
Alamosaurus sanjuanensis: 102 males, 120 females
Kritosaurus: 47 males, 53 females, 30 young that have not been sexed
Edmontosaurus annecens: 98 males, 135 females, 36 young that have not been sexed by the staff
Ojoceratops: 28 males, 30 females
Torosaurus latus: 19 males, 23 females, three young of indeterminate gender
Eotriceratops: 35 males, 37 females, five juveniles of indeterminate gender
Dakotaraptor: 11 females, seven males
Acheroraptor: 17 males, 25 females
Pachycephalosaurs: 28 males, 31 females
Stygimoloch: 8 males, eleven females
Prehistoric Dragon: 20 males, 30 females
Quetzalcoatlus: 31 males, 31 females
Alamoraptor (dromaeosaur from New Mexico): 5 males, 9 females
Anzu: 6 males, 12 females
Leptorhychos: 10 males, 10 females
Thescelosaurus: 37, park is still trying to determine how many boys and girls
Leptoceratops,: 28, park needs to check their unmentionables before their gender can be decided
Bravoceratops: 9 males, 20 females
Glyptodontopelta: 7 males, 7 females
Montanaspinus (Stop asking me to get rid of it!): 2 males, two females
Indeterminate large crocodilian, around size of Deinosuchus: 5 males, 7 females
Dracorex (do not ask me to remove this): 2 males, 5 females
Ornithomimus: 58, still being sexed by staff
Struthiomimus: 37, staff still needs to look at their junk
Ojoraptorosaurus: 14, consisting of 6 males and 7 females
Plotosaurus: 9 males, 11 females
Plesiotylosaurus: 3 males, 4 females
Mosasaurus: 7 males, 8 females
Fresnosaurus: 8 males, 10 females
Hydrotherosaurus: 2 males, 3 females
Aphrosaurus: 5 males, 10 females
Morenosaurus: 21 males, 21 females
Augustynolophus: 13 males, 13 females
Osteopygis: 13 males, 27 females, ALL OF WHICH ARE PREGNANT!
Assorted smaller fauna: 2000+ (includes small mammals, sharks, lizards, etc).
As for how the park can hold all of them: it is as big as it needs to be, do not question how.
Anyway, read and review! This is Flameal15k, signing off!
