Time: Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian, 66 MYA

Location: Montana

Mission Log: Day 5

Days Until Meteor Impact: 0

It's the final day. In a matter of hours, the meteor will crash into the Earth, and the last of the dinosaurs will go extinct. Fluttershy and her team know this. After rescuing a herd of Pachycephalosaurus the previous day, they spent much of the night devising a plan. Dozens of ideas were thrown out, and most were rejected because they were too complicated, would take too long to pull off, or would fail easily. A few ideas were considered, but Fluttershy had doubts about them. Fluttershy and the team decided to get some rest, but during the night, Fluttershy was thinking hard about what to do. Early in the morning, Fluttershy burst out of her tent, excited, and got everyone up.

Fluttershy has, at last, come up with a plan of her own.

After explaining her plan, the team quickly agreed and immediately got to work. After a few hours, their plan was coming ahead. Fluttershy and her team stacked logs and branches on each other to form a wall.

"What we're trying is a technique used by game capture teams for things like antelope," Fluttershy explains. "We know the T. rex is working her way downriver; we've got ahead of her. She won't go over onto this uneven ground; we know she doesn't like going near the water. We've built this palisade of logs, and we're going to funnel her straight toward the Time Portal and back to the safety of the 21st century. We hope." With that, Fluttershy carries a large log over to the wall to help continue work on the trap.

After another hour, the wall was finished and just in time.

The meteorite is getting closer.

After a short while, Fluttershy and the team spotted movement coming in. One of the teammates managed to spot three types of dinosaurs. The first to arrive was a flock of 13 Ornithomimus, followed shortly after by a herd of six Edmontosaurus.

So is the T. rex, and a flock of Ornithomimus and a herd of Edmontosaurus are running scared.

Not too long ago, both groups of herbivores were minding their business. The hadrosaurs fed on cycads and ferns along the river while the Ornithomimus walked by. However, their quiet moment was interrupted by the injured female Tyrannosaurus rex. The injured predator ambushed them, but her targets easily ran off. Despite that, she pursued them out of desperation. While it has only been a couple of days since she received her injury, the Tyrannosaurus rex knew that she needed food, and fast to help her heal. The Triceratops carcass in the river proved too difficult to get ahold of, as well as to avoid a conflict with a pack of Acheroraptors. She could have followed the three sub-adult males that intruded upon her territory in hopes she could scavenge off a potential kill they made, but her injury was too great for her to take them on her own. Because of these, she's forced to hunt. There was no way she was going after a herd of Triceratops since she would receive even more injuries or possibly be killed in an attempt. Her only option was the Edmontosaurus. These were not fully grown, as they are likely to have been separated from the larger herd during the attack back at the lake a couple of days ago. The Ornithomimus would not make much of a meal, but if she caught one, it would be better than nothing.

The T. rex makes her way downriver, following the herbivores. She manages to catch up and sees that both groups are blocked on their left by a steep slope and on their right by what appears to be a tall pile of fallen tree pieces. Despite the strangeness of this pile, she saw it as an opportunity to corner her prey. Limping forward, the tyrannosaur begins her attack.

"And there she is, the T. rex; that's why they're spooked," Fluttershy states as she watches the predator moving toward them. The Tyrannosaurus rex lets out a hiss of pain as she limps forward. Thinking quickly, Fluttershy activates the Time Portal at the end of the barrier. The two groups of herbivores witness the Portal, confused by what it is but also panicking as their pursuer closes in on them.

"And if we're lucky, she'll chase them right through the Time Portal, and we could have a breeding colony of Ornithomimus and give Edmonton a herd of his own back at Prehistoric Park." Fluttershy quickly gets down behind the barrier, waiting for the animals to go through.

Trapped between the T. rex and the 21st century, they go for the Portal.

"Yeah, one, two..." Fluttershy begins to say as the herbivores begin bolting through the Portal. "And they are bolting through, a whole frenzy of them. Applejack’s going to get a real surprise."

Time: Present Day

Location: Prehistoric Park

Mission Log: Day 5

Days Until Meteor Impact: 0

On the other side of the Time Portal, the Edmontosaurus herd and the Ornithomimus flock are rushing through and into Prehistoric Park's holding facility. Applejack, on the walkway above, sees this and watches it all.

"Oh, good gravy," Applejack states in shock. "Fluttershy, what have you done this time?"

The staff had managed to close the gates enough in time to keep the edmontosaurs from running loose, but the Ornithomimus were too fast and got through.

"Rainbow Dash," Applejack calls over the radio. "We've got a bit of a situation here!"

Time: Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian, 66 MYA

Location: Montana

Mission Log: Day 5

Days Until Meteor Impact: 0

Back in Cretaceous Montana, Fluttershy and her team are pleased that the plan has worked so well. All that remains is the injured T. rex... and one straggler.

One of the edmontosaurs had not gone through the Time Portal. It lets out a call before looking back at the T. rex closing in on it.

One Edmontosaurus is slower than the rest.

The Edmontosaurus moves as fast as it can but struggles to keep up in its confused state, cornered by its two barriers and the strange mist. Luckily, it still has a head start on the predator and is getting closer to the Portal. Fluttershy and the team watch anxiously; they are so close to having a T. rex in Prehistoric Park. Nothing could ruin this moment…

Suddenly, without any warning, two other dinosaurs rushed forward, passing the adult T. rex and Edmontosaurus. Everyone is stunned by what they see: a pair of juvenile T. rex weighing around two tons each. They block the hadrosaur, who stops in surprise at their sudden appearance. The Edmontosaurus, unfortunately, stands in place for too long because the adult T. rex gets up right next to it and bites down on its neck, knocking down a portion of the wall in the process, forcing Fluttershy and her team to duck down. The hadrosaur struggles for a moment before it goes completely limp, dead in the jaws of the Tyrannosaurus rex. The rex then begins dragging its kill away from the river and into the forest, with the two juveniles following. Fluttershy and her team get up and watch as the three predators walk away.

"That was close," Fluttershy says. "I didn’t expect two more T. rexes to show, especially juveniles. They must be her offspring; that has to be the only reason they would aid her and for her to allow them to follow her. They took the Edmontosaurus right there. It's likely to satisfy all three, but time's running out. We have to follow them." However, before she heads off, Fluttershy turns to her team. "All of you, grab everything and get back to Prehistoric Park. I'll meet you there soon."

With that, the team quickly packs up to head home. Meanwhile, Fluttershy follows after the three predators.

With their catch still uneaten, the three hungry T. rexes head off back the way they came.

"They're probably looking for a secluded place to devour the Edmontosaurus," Fluttershy speculates as she keeps her distance while following them. "And we just can’t afford to lose them. I don’t want to go back to Prehistoric Park empty-handed."

Time: Present Day

Location: Prehistoric Park

Mission Log: Day 5

Days Until Meteor Impact: 0

The Ornithomimus' hisses and squawks ring out as they run about their new home. Applejack, Rainbow Dash, the head of Park Security, and some staff managed to wrangle and herd them into a pen. The five Edmontosaurus that had come through with them were back at the holding facility, where they will stay for the time being.

Back at Prehistoric Park, Applejack and Head of Park Security Rainbow Dash are trying to ease the flock of highly strung Ornithomimus into 21st-century life.

With the last of the Ornithomimus running through the gate, Rainbow Dash quickly closes and locks it. Once she does, she and Applejack look on to admire the flock of ostrich-like dinosaurs.

"Alright, there," Rainbow Dash says. "They're still a bit stressed out from the rescue Flutters did, they're just walking around and around the perimeter fence. Bet they're checking out their new home. It'll be alright."

The Ornithomimus, meanwhile, are doing just that. While some are standing in place, taking in everything around them and comprehending everything happening, the rest are roaming around to ensure they're safe.

"I'm not gonna feed ‘em until tomorrow, though," Applejack states. "Just let ‘em settle in a bit."

Author's Note

Looks like Fluttershy’s new plan didn’t work, and she only has a few hours until the meteor crashes into the earth. Let's hope she can come up with a new plan fast.

Also, the way Terrance and Matilda are introduced isn’t probably accurate. However, there's some speculation that juveniles could have aided their parents in hunts, so this was a way to introduce them differently than in the show.