Oasis Base, Pacific Ocean, 2028
As the pilot opens the ramp, the five individuals stare out at the scene in front of them in awe. A huge building made of steel towers over the jungle, the tops of the buildings adorned with Plexiglas dome structures. The whole building and the large plaza in front of it are nestled in a massive mountain waterfall. The plaza in front of the base is filled with people and...dinosaurs. People are walking around the plaza with dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes. "What the fuck," they all said in their respective languages. "How did you do this," asked Winston. "I'm not the person to ask. You should ask the boss when we get there," says the pilot. The pilot leads the team into the center of the main building, a large room with a clear domed ceiling. People are walking through the enormous room with dinosaurs of multiple sizes, from the size of a chicken to bigger than a small house. They continue walking, and they pass a lab where eggs are being turned by a machine and microsyringes are being injected into them. Scientists are monitoring the eggs, checking their temperature and their development. The group and their pilot step into an elevator. The pilot presses the top button and the elevator rockets skyward. "Sorry I didn't tell you before. My name is Conner." "Nice to meet you," says the team. The elevator opens into an office. The walls are shiny black metal with blue lights lining the walls. In the center of the room, there is a long, hexagonal black conference table with many chairs around it. A holoprojector is built into the center of the table. Sitting at the end of the table is a tall American man in strange-looking military fatigues that are decorated with the badges of an Army Colonel. He also has a strange circular badge on his shoulder that looks like a circle made of golden dinosaur footprints. Standing next to the man is a small dinosaur. Its body is smaller than a Raptor's, but it looks similar. Its scales are blackish-grey, and its body is covered with orange-gold fur-like feathers. Its head has a single red, oblong crest, extending from the front of its snout to the top of its head. The man pets its head, and it trills and hums happily. The man stands up. He looks over at the group, who introduce themselves. "I am Colonel Richard Mayllard," he said, and gestured to his dinosaur, "and this is Phoenix, my Guanlong." "How did you do all this," asked Winston. "I would like to know as well," said Ryujina, "how did you get the DNA?" "Sit down and I'll tell you," said Colonel Mayllard. The group sat down at the table, and Mayllard began to speak. "We at the UNWC had been keeping an eye on NERO for quite some time, considering they are the second biggest army in the world and the most technologically advanced army. When they turned, we lost many people from many armies all around the world. We were trying to figure out what to use against this power. Then, when all hope seemed lost, a team of paleontologists, engineers, and geneticists came to us with a new hope. They had discovered a way to take ancient DNA from mosquitoes in amber, like in Jurassic Park, but they went about it a slightly different way. They modified the dinosaurs by filling the DNA gaps with many different types of DNA, giving them special capabilities, such as camouflage, venom spitting, or other defenses and attacks. They agreed to help us in defeating NERO with this technology, and we took their genetic modification a step further. We used technological aspects to make the dinosaurs even more powerful, such as using our own created genetic compounds to add more capabilities, such as increased senses, burning venom, and tougher skin. We then armored them with light but protective armor, and added weapons to the armor. We trained soldiers to operate the weapons and how to care for these creatures. We gave two soldiers a Tyrannosaur, named Alpha, to take care of and ride into battle. That day, the first Titan team was born. We sent them with Alpha to take down a NERO base, and we had the entire UNWC watching. When we destroyed the base, the Council gave us a go. Project MESO was born." The colonel stood up, and so did the team. He saluted them, and so did they. "It was good to meet you all today. Conner will show you around the place, and he will show you to your dorms. You will undergo training and become a team once you all pick your partners. Understood," he asked, "Yes, sir," replied the team. Conner led them out of the room and back to the main floor to begin their tour.
They walked back into the large room they walked through when they entered the building. In the center of the room is a silver statue of Alpha and his riders. "This is Alpha Hall, the main hall of the Project MESO headquarters," said Conner. "Where exactly is this island, and how have people not found it," asked Ryujina. "This island is Oasis Base, an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. We have made the base undetectable by any means. There is a form of shielding around the island that protects it from sonar, radar, infrared, laser scan, and satellite imaging. It even blocks it from vision, so all that anyone can see is an empty spot in the middle of the ocean. Any ship that sails by our island is instantly routed around the island. That's how," explained Conner. "Cool," said Ryujina. "Anyway, let's move on," said Conner. As they walked, they went to the room they saw earlier with the eggs inside. "This is the Embryonics Lab, where we engineer and modify new specimens every day," explained Conner. They continued walking until they reached a metal blast door. He opened it into a large cave with a metal ceiling, filled with vehicles, like jets and subs. A blinding light filled the cave as the cave ceiling opened, and a VTOL jet, like the ones that took the team to the island, landed in the cave. "This is the Garage. It's where we keep most of our vehicles. The rest of our air and sea vehicles are stored on the Bastion and the Nautilus," explained Conner. "What are the Bastion and Nautilus," asked Wilhelm. "The Bastion is an Atmofortress, in command by our Low Atmosphere Assault Squadron. The Nautilus is a Subcarrier Hub Vehicle, used by our PaleOcean Naval Ops Team," Conner said. They left the Garage, and walked out of the building. The team walked into a forested area. They looked up and saw small metal buildings built into the trees. They have what looks like a camo generator on the roof of each of them. "These are your training dorms," said Conner, as he passed out small, key fob-like devices with fingerprint scanners on them. "These are Thumbprint Analyzing Access Remotes. They are keyed with your thumbprint, so only you can get to your dorms. These dorms are only temporary. When you pick your Dino partner, you will finally become a team, and will be moved to your own team dorm. All your things have been moved to the dorm buildings." The group used their TAARs to get into their dorms. Winston and Nicolas have a dorm together, as do Wilhelm and Tre', while Ryujina has a dorm to herself. Each dorm is somewhat small, with a holomessager in the middle of the room, a full bathroom, and a bedroom with two beds in it. As the day winds down, Winston looks outside. "What's on your mind," asked Nic. "All of this," said Winston, "I mean, why us?" "Everything happens for a reason," says Nic. "Get some sleep. Training begins tomorrow." Winston goes to sleep. This is gonna be a long four months, he thought.