Okay here we go! I was gonna wait until later today, like after the sun rise, but whatever! 4 am is close enough! Now any of you who read my story will know that it actually started off decently, then slowly became the mess it is, and as Jonah Hill said in 22 jump street "that story had such rich detail! Start over from the top with that rich detail!" Okay so let's get a bit of a summary up here.

Now I have an odd fandom that I'm obsessed with, and I'm not talking about none of that anime crap, no! I'm referring to a Korean dinosaur movie called "Speckles the Tarbosaurus" also known as "Dino King" in America, cause we Americans always have to be different! Okay anyway in all seriousness, when I first saw this movie on Netflix, I was dealing (and still am partially) with some pretty intense depression. So I saw this movie and initially hated it because it was narrated by the dinosaur himself! I then however grew on that and something unique happened. This movie kinda took the edge off my depression, which is odd because it's actually really sad. But anyway I naturally couldn't stand to see the movie end, so I began looking for fan fiction and came up short, so I took matters into my own hands and wrote my own, it'll be fun! I'll have tons of explanations in there too for good measure, like how the hell a T-Rex managed to get into the Korean Peninsula (that's a fun one) and how our reptilian friend even has the ability to narrate in the first place! so let's get this rolling shall we? ENJOY!

Prologue

Perspective: Jared

There are things out there that can change your life forever, some are small, and some are colossal, monumental. They can even make you feel new, reborn. Like a new beginning. I had lived a privileged life, never knowing tragedy, hardship. That all changed for me, after college, I had just graduated, on my way to becoming a paleontologist, I had my whole life ahead of me. A rare occasion had taken place on earth, something people had strived for since the beginning of civilization, there was a period of world peace, for almost an entire year. The world progressed faster in this time frame than it had in the past two decades. Amazing miracles of science and engineering were developed, a short lived golden age for the world. All of this however was wrenched away from us, when a brutal revolt took place in South America, a radical religious group calling themselves The Coven, began aggressively spreading across the continent, swallowing up every power that stood against it. The regime that stood in place of all the nations that had fallen, was the most brutal and harsh the world had seen in decades. It quickly caught the eye of the United Nations. However, controversy erupted amongst the council, six months and tens of millions of deaths later the United States took matters into its own hands, due to our proximity, the U.S. along with a massive coalition of its allies relentlessly poured into Coven territory, mercilessly beating back the militants with every ounce of strength it had to offer. My closest friend, Shawn and I, in an erratic burst of patriotism, signed up for the Marines, and immediately entered training. Shawn progressed averagely in the cores, fitting the description of any other soldier, I however was conscripted into an elite group of soldiers, after my reflexes and mental capacities were noted to be far above average. I was soon given an opportunity that opened the door to the decision that would change my life forever. I was given chance to wear the first combat exoskeleton ever to be approved for field testing, onto the front lines. I became the worlds first super soldier, my squad and I tore through enemy lines like nothing anyone had ever seen. The end of the war was in sight and victory was in our grasp. This was short lived. Because all of our boastfulness evaporated on a fateful day that changed everything.

On July 17th, 2021, the coven launched an assault on the United States, the battles were long and the horrors I'd seen were indescribable. The U.S. Forces were spread thin, the Coven, using massive pools of people, conscripted and brainwashed several million people for its personal agenda, they had small armies in dozens of large cities across the country, it took precise strategy to survive with our forces as thin as they'd become. Over the next month, some of the most deadly conflicts the world has ever known tore their way through the US mainland. The military began deploying every experimental weapon it could throw at the coven, some having massive success, the most notable of which were high powered laser weapons, that were portable and about the size of a large machine gun. We had, against all odds and through massive support from allies, beaten back the Coven, soon they were completely expelled from the mainland, only remaining on small islands of US territory, during the last battle of the war, a particularly violent one in San Juan, Puerto Rico, my worst fears were realized. My friend Shawn, was slain by Coven operants. It was after this battle that the Coven was finally beaten into submission, retreating from US territory and back to its now large chunk of South America. I was honorably discharged and I fell into a deep depression, my life had been completely turned around and I was now living in constant misery. I thought that I'd never be happy again and fell into a cesspool of darkness that consumed me for two entire years.

I had done moderate damage to my body, I drowned myself in alcohol constantly, even attracting media attention, I became a sad example to people, used to warn children to be careful of their decisions.

Then my life changed forever, on March 24th, 2023. A monumental event that began with nothing more than a knock on the door.

I was awoken one morning to find a military official at my door.

"Hello, good to see you're still in one piece Captain. I'm Commander Smith, may I come in?"

"Why?" I asked tiredly.

"We have a mission, it's dangerous and we'd like to have someone of your expertise on the matter."

After sitting down in my kitchen he produced a series of photographs from a briefcase.

"Captain, before the war, you were majoring in Paleontology, correct?"

"Yeah, why?"

"We want you to take a look at these, this is classified at the moment for reasons I can only explain if you accept the mission."

"Are you familiar with the Tarbosaurus?"

"Of course, it was a theropod that lived in the Cretaceous period in Korea, an Asian cousin to the Tyrannosaurus Rex."

"Ah good, were you ever familiar with the mental capacities of dinosaurs?"

"Extensively, if you're asking if I know the Tarbosaur's average intelligence then yes."

"Ah good, then take a look at these scans, these Tarbosaurus skulls were dug up about two years ago, we were able to keep it discreet since news of the discovery was drowned out by... Overwhelming news reports of a specific world conflict."

After staring for several seconds I looked up at him.

"Okay, I think I see your problem, you should try scanning the skull cavity again, if it turns up the same result then you need a new scanner." I said sarcastically, tossing the photos on the table.

"If those are wrong it means that twenty scans were faulty and five separate machines are broken." He replied.

"But something like that, suggests an almost human intelligence, if not equal to." I scoffed.

"That's why we need a skilled warrior, who is also an expert to investigate."

"Why do you need a skilled warrior?"

"Because. We believe this would be an appropriate field test of our new Tachyon engines. They accelerate things faster than light, we can get you back there to secure one of the dinosaurs, and bring it back. We've got a new model of exoskeleton, seven times as tough, and one fifth the weight."

"You want me, to go into the distant past and raise a Tarbosaurus from a baby to an adult, and return him to the 21st century?"

"We have brain implants that would allow the two of you to communicate."

I gulped.

"Something like this, it's huge." I said.

"I know, and big situations call for big responses, follow me."

He said getting up.

I walked outside to see a warbird waiting outside.

I stepped in and a pair of transparent doors sealed tightly.

"Why are the doors see through?" I asked.

"Because we want you to be able to see this, and there isn't much air where we're going."

The craft lifted off and shot towards the sky in a deafening roar.

"How high are we going?!" I shouted.

"Very." Smith replied.

Soon I realized we were no longer on earth, we were far beyond. I couldn't believe what I was seeing.

"What you're seeing is actually about to be announced to the public, you're mission will be the 21st century equivalent of the moon landings, it's been under construction for the past decade, we've been disguising its construction costs as numerous things, pretty impressive huh?"

I stared at a ship, at least one mile in length. The size was incredible.

"It's called the Venator, it's jam packed with advanced weaponry as well as the toughest armor we could get our hands on. But even so, it's perfectly capable of staying afloat in atmosphere as well as in space." "That's what you'll be going in."

I gulped again.

"This thing runs on Tachyon based tech, even your suit has a life preserver, you're going to be back there for at least twenty years, the suit will stop your aging process."

"How long will we be gone relative to 2023?"

"About five years. Just to make sure we keep it even."

"It'll be announced as you're leaving and you're planned to make the jump in two days."

"So what do you think?"

I paused for a long moment.

"I accept." I replied.

"Fantastic, let's get you suited up."

Boom! Now that is a backstory! So much more set up for my AU don't you think? Alright so there we go, Thank you all so much for reading! Let me know if you think this is better than the original or not! And I will see you (hopefully) for chapter 1!