Dinosaur Queen

by HunterHQ

A young girl named Cera and her partner Miku awaken without a clue as to where or when they are, even as to who they are. Join them on their journey as they work together through trials of many kinds to dig up their past and piecing it together, while battling foes across space and even time itself!

51. The D Resistance

Chapter 51

The D Resistance

It was the year 2993, and a momentous occasion had dawned upon a family who lived in an unusual dinosaur egg shaped house located in the middle of a quiet suburban district. Inside a rather young married couple, smiled at one another proudly as the wife then carried in a boxed present wrapped up in red wrapping paper, with dinosaur footprint marks all over it and tied together with a green ribbon. It was their daughter's 5th birthday and they just knew the gift they picked out for their beloved child would be absolutely perfect for her, something she had always wanted and begged for a long time, and now after many long months they were finally bale to get their hands on just the right kind of present they knew she'd be happy with.

The father had a smooth fair skinned face with sleek reddish brown hair and brown eyes along a medium sized build hidden underneath a smooth yellow t-shirt while he wore a set of blue jeans tied together with a belt with a dinosaur bone symbol on the middle. How wife on the other hand had a beautiful angelic face with wavy apple red hair and blue eyes, as she wore a smooth orange dress which stretched down to her legs, while she also wore a house apron with a brachiosaurus on it. The both of them waited in the house's dining room (Which was also equipped with indoor automatic cooking stoves, steamers a well as ovens and microwaves attached to them) as they rested the present on the table and called out through the entrance which lead further into the house.

"Cera! Come down!" The man then called out for his daughter to the staircase that was in sight from the kitchen, but no answer came.

The mother then smiled knowing what would get her coming next, "We have a present for you!" Her words, acting almost like a trigger, caused a set of footsteps to pound at the top of the stairs as someone quickly hurried down.

Before long, a young but very excited Cera, dressed in a blue frilly skirt and her hair tied into twin tails, rushed in with an excited grin on her face as she jumped up and down in uncontrollable excitement before her parents, "Really Mommy!? Daddy!?" she cried unable to contain or control herself, plus there wasn't any need to, especially with what her parents both had to say.

"Happy 5th birthday!" They both cheered out loud to her as she widened her eyes in surprise.

"AH! You…remembered?" she asked blinking her eyes unexpectedly.

"Of course," her father smiled back to her lovingly before patting her on the head, "How could I ever forget the day my precious little hatchling made her way into the world." he smiled at her as she smiled back to him, "I wouldn't miss it for anything."

"Speaking of which, I'm sure you'll love the gift your father and I picked out just for you." her mom spoke up as she then brightened up at the sight of the gift on the table just waiting for her to open up.

She then clapped her hands together and her eyes shone with excitement, "Oh! What is it?" she then asked her mom who giggled.

"Open it up and see dear." she said warmly, "It's something you've always wanted for a long time."

"Since you've been such a good girl we think you've finally earned this." her father added at the end as he patted her on the shoulder.

Unable to hold back anymore, she grabbed the present and began to remove the ribbon holding it together before ripping the paper off it. Once it came to a brown cardboard box inside, she opened it up eagerly and widened her eyes to see a small brown egg nestled inside some bedding, to keep it not just warm but safe too from tumbling. As she eyed it closely she looked up to her parents overwhelmed with emotion, "Is this-"

They both nodded, "That's right dear, it's an egg containing your very first dinosaur!" her father then answered proudly as his daughter then leapt into his arms and hugged him tightly with all the love in her heart.

"AHAHAHA! Thank you so much! You're the best!" she laughed ever so gratefully as both her parents smiled back at her.

"Oh you're very welcome Cera." He then replied, eying her with pride and joy, the same way as he saw her the day she was born as he then settled her back down into her chair.

Looking at the egg in the box then back at him, "With this could I even become as strong as you?" Cera then asked him curiosuly as he then laughed out in amusement.

"Ahaha I don't see why not! In fact maybe one day you might even become stronger than me!" He grinned pointing a thumb to himself as Cera's smile widened before she focused on the egg fantasising over what dinosaur may hatch from it, it could be a t-rex or even a triceratops for all she knew, but it didn't matter, in the end she got a dinosaur just like she wanted and one day she intended to take part in the legendary fossil league where names and legends were made….just like her own father a great champion 10 years in a row (Which was how he met her mother) as well as the legends who first made it all possible, the D Team.

"Now now Lunensis," Cera's mom said to him with a giggle, "Let's not get her into that just yet, we wouldn't want her to be caught up in all that duelling at such a young age." she then put a hand over her chin with concern, "Imagine how she'd turn out if exposed to all that violence…it wouldn't be very good for her upbringing." she then muttered in concern.

Cora's father, now called Lunensis, then folded his arms on his hips and chuckled, "Don't worry Maia," he said shaking his head, "We know Cera better than anyone, she'd never do something like that ever." he said with assurance before looking to Cera at the table who was fixated completely on the egg, like a cat with its toy as she continued eying it with admiration and awe, "Especially with the dinosaur we picked just for her." he then said at the end knowing the dinosaur they chose for her would not only be perfect but also to help keep her on a good path too knowing it would respond only to the purest of souls and even guide them too shook they ever feel lost.

"Haha…of course…." Maia then chuckled seeing his point before the sounds of cracking caught both parents attention.

"AH!" Cera gasped as her eyes widened in amazement, the egg in the box had wriggled about and a crack had formed on its outer shell! "Mommy look!" Cera pointed at the egg while looking to her mother.

"Why it's hatching, good for you!" Maia cheered for her clapping playfully as Cera looked back to the egg.

This time a piece chipped off, revealing a small blue eye blinking back at her, as she gasped speechlessly in awe at it as the dinosaur chick inside stared back at her.

"Hope you're ready to meet your new friend Cera, the friend who'll be sharing with your many adventures to come." Lunensis thought proudly as he and his wife looked on.

Cera stared in anticipation, and before long the dinosaur itself broke free from her shell and tumbled out of the box and rolled off to Cera! She eyed her new partner, a newly hatched microraptor, in awe and amazement at her as she shook herself clean and then wagged her tail as the 2 of them stared into one another's eyes as they forged a kind of…..connection between them. As Cera put both her hands out on the table before her, the microraptor, sniffing them, sensed no danger of any reason to fear this human, as she hopped into her hands.

"She's pretty…." Cera breathed as she eyed the little dinosaurs hop about in her hands and flap her wings out cutely. Seeing how pure and beautiful her feathers were, and her eyes which were bright like the sky itself, Cera decided what name to give her, "I think I'll call you….Miku. Do like it?" she then asked hoping she'd like it. In response Miku chipped excitedly, hopping in her palms before jumping onto her shoulder and licking young Cera's cheek with affection as she giggled with glee, "Hahaha! That tickles!" she laughed before taking her off then hugging her close to her face as Miku began to nuzzle in.

Her parents smiled feeling honoured to be blessed with this moment. As Maia went over to the stove to cook some lunch, Lunensis sat down on his chair, right on time too, as a golden eoraptor suddenly ran in through the front doggy door carrying a newspaper in its jaws. Looking down and taking it from the small dinosaur, Lunensis smiled and patted his loyal companion on the head as he unfurled the paper to read. Before doing so, he looked outside the window from where he sat, as a small purple tapejara passed by it and further off past the town where they lived….was the big Saurian City, where the real action happened…..

In the skies leading to the city, it wasn't just birds but now pterosaurs like quetzalcoatlus and tupuxuaras also ruled the air as they soared high above the Urban jungle which was literally a blend of a prehistoric forest with futuristic buildings sticking out of them, some of which even carried landing perches for pterosaurs to roost on, or even treetop areas outside office areas where some herbivores like saltasaurus or edmontosaurus grazed or browsed. Much like how Sanjo City was about to be covered in prehistoric forests in the past due to the time machine having gone berserk, only this time seeing dinosaurs was an everyday matter now. At the sea sides while boats and ships were still in use like for small rides or cruises, plesiosaurs like futabasaurus and muraenosaurus now also surfed through the bay for people to take pictures of them (Some of which were even equipped with submerging holders for people to get underwater rides) along with some nearby splashing opthlamosaurus schools!

Down in the streets there were no cars anymore, now instead people often rode on dinosaurs to get where they wanted in the city as herds of herbivores like torosaurus and pentaceratops went to carry people, or more precisely their partners, wherever they needed to go. While larger sauropods took the place of bigger vehicles like trucks and lorries to help with carrying heavier loads or many passengers, and to replace the need of fuel, feeding stations were also set up in different areas of the city where any dinosaur could go to feed and recharge, and with many trees and shrubs located on almost every level of the city food was never on short supply and there was plenty to go around. The only vehicles that did remains were flying cars and jets, which now were running completely on electricity as some used to fly around the city to get to different areas and at the same time soaring the pterosaurs on the wing.

It wasn't just the herbivores that were enjoying the new life, even the carnivores too had a great time living with humans as large ones like albertosaurus and siamotyrannus kept to the main streets, smaller ones like raptors and allosaurids kept to the side walks where most people still kept to, when avoiding herd crossings. With the development of a new type of synthetic meat (Made from mushrooms and eggs) the need for real meat has been reduced drastically thus halving demand for livestock and farming, ensuring peace and safety between people and all dinosaur factions and of course helping to ensure the environment is managed sustainably for all creatures to benefit from. The city was truly a dinosaur and human paradise, nearly every corner of it had something dinosaur related, as they had adapted completely into human society. A big screen on a large tower depicted a utahraptor kicking a special soccer ball alongside its partner, before switching to an ankylosaurus swinging its tail at an incoming baseball!

Centuries had passed since Rex's time but with hard work and determination, his family's legacy went down as the ones who helped bring dinosaurs back from extinction, with a monumental memorial of him and his family set up in the central plaza square, which depicted him and his family riding on top of a large sauropod dinosaur in the middle of a large fountain roundabout where some dinosaurs like a megaraptor and an anatotitan had gone over to drink. It was thanks to the development of a device that allowed dinosaurs to be revived from fossils, that countless species were also brought back from extinction and overtime with the development of improved methods of controlling them through newly developed dinoshots, they could be contained within cards for easy transport as well as to keep them under better control. In the event that some dinosaurs didn't adapt well to human society, a nature preserve was developed and established for them far in the mountains on the outskirts of the city, in a valley protected by sheer cliffs and filled with lush habitat of forests, rivers and open prairies perfect for sustaining a full prehistoric ecosystem.

The D Lab had developed a great name for itself and thus D site branches were set up around the world to ensure that dinosaurs were all an open sourced privilege for all to experience and enjoy. At the fairly rural countryside of Euro town, a dacentrurus and iguanodon are hauling in some freshly excavated fossils from nearby coal mines and dig sites to be sent for revival as men began unloading them by cart loads. At Gobi Village in Asia, some fishermen awaited their anhanguera and pteranodons to return with fish as they soon spotted them across the horizon and waved to them to return with the catch of the day. In Dustberg America, construction and rock clearing were conducted by large dinosaurs like carcharodontosaurus and titanosaurus to help clear away to open up paths, while others like brachyceratops and pinacosaurus helped to unload materials and put them together.

As great as everything was, none of that compared to the greatness that Dr Z had brought forth to the world. The city's main attraction in the direct center of it, the coliseum roared with the cheers and applause of countless fans as they cheered on a pair of living legends duke it out in the arena, a pair of burly masked fighters, one named Saurhead who sported a green t-rex mask, and the other, Dino Gigante who wore a yellow and red triceratops mask, squared off in the ring before summoning a brown tyrannosaurus and a red and blue styracosaurus respectively before they roared glowing with their moves and charged at one another, clashing a heat strike and energy bolt at one another causing sparks and cinders to fly out as the coliseum burned with excitement! With dinoshots becoming available to the public, some individuals began to use them in dino battling sport, hence dubbed themselves dino duelists as they used gun shaped devices to summon forth dinosaurs, and the sport also took to new heights as arenas were set up in many corners of the globe itself, making it its' pride and joy.

While Dr Ancient did bring back the dinosaurs and helped them integrate into society, it was Dr Z's ideals that enabled people to explore the potential of dinosaurs and bring forth many new possibilities as both cultures mixed together to create something entirely new and even more amazing than either could do alone, even developing genuine bonds and kinship between both sides. In fact in honour of his greatness, many people set up statues around every stadium or coliseum around the world to commemorate his great ideas and how he truly was a dinosaur king! With the ideas of 2 great dinosaur loving minds coming together like a completed fossil, it would be as one called….a true dinotopia.

(Present)

As Cera finished describing her time's golden age to her friends as they rode along in the back of the truck, the D Team could only widen their eyes in amazement and gasping speechlessly, after hearing what her home used to be like before it became this desolate wasteland. It could be comparing it to the golden age of dinosaur history of a time long gone and Cera's home during said period sounded like every dinosaur fanatic's dream come true.

"Whoa…." Max blinked his eyes still barely recovering from the shock he just experienced at having his mind completely blown out of his head from her words, "A harmonious dinosaur human utopia…." he could almost picture said scenario in his head but the way she described it made every fantasy he thought up into a child's daydream.

"Never thought Dr Z's selfish dream blending with my dad's would actually be responsible for your future Cera…." Rex muttered.

"Yeah who would've thought." Zoe then mused, almost developing a newfound respect for the old man who seemed like a total whack job with his crazy fantasies and ideas. It was like something they thought they would only see in a movie…but to be in actual reality it was like heaven on Earth….

"But how?" Rex then suddenly asked as he leaned in closer towards Cera much to her and the others' surprise, "Just how did you make it happen!?" He then demanded wanting to know, so he can tell his dad all about it when they got home and they knew what to do and expect in the future, he was so keen on understanding it all he didn't know he had grabbed onto Cera's shirt and pulled her in uncomfortably close…..

Cera blinked her eyes in surprise at Rex's sudden demand and also getting rather close to her in the face too, though she could understand where he was coming from, since he didn't want her or her future to disappear and also because he wanted to see it happen himself. She then smiled lightly, "I'd like to share how it all happened Rex…." she said as he let her go and sat back in his seat, as he and his friends brightened up and waited in excited anticipation, "But I can't." she said bonking her head and sticking her tongue out playfully at them.

"HUH!?" They gasped face faulting on the floor at being trolled.

"Wh….Why not!?" Max then whined tearing up with Zoe that she was keeping a really hyped up secret from them like that, which they found really mean.

"Yeah! I mean if dad and Dr Z were the ones who made your future possible, shouldn't you tell us so we'd know what to expect and be prepared!?" Rex yelled out at her.

She then shrugged her shoulders in response. "Well let's look at it this way, if you knew everything that was going to happen then it wouldn't be all that fun to meet those challenges head on and face them courageously right?" As she said that her 3 friends blinked their eyes in surprise, "Plus think if it like a move you've been waiting to see and someone spoilt what would happen, it wouldn't be all too fun then would it?" she then said wagging her finger at them, "Chances are if I tell you then there are chances it might not happen later on too."

After hearing her point her friends looked to one another, "Err…." they muttered seeing her point and that she made a whole lot of sense the way she was going.

"I see…..that makes a whole lot of sense." Rex then replied in reluctance as he scratched his head, still he did wonder what if they did do something wrong and cause it to not happen.

"I will say this though." Cera then pointed out as they looked to her, "A prehistoric paradise like that can't be built overnight, it takes time, dedication and patience. And of course plenty of determination and vision." she said, "Plus think of it like a surprise and you never know what you're going to get, wouldn't that be way more fun than already knowing what's coming and that you'll be getting it hmm?" she added at the end with a playful wink.

"Heh yeah…you're right about that." Rex then stated knowing he wouldn't like it if he get spoilt about a surprise brightly party or on a movie he had been waiting ages to go see.

"Mhmm, wouldn't be fun if we knew everything form the start," Zoe then nodded in agreement with him, "It'd take all the fun of living since life each day is like an adventure."

"Plus the way you described your home, in the world you live in everyday is pretty much an adventure." Max then pointed out smiling for Cera.

"I couldn't agree more Max." Cera nodded back at him as she leaned back in her seat and rested her arms in her hands as Miku crawled out and chirped as she too drifted back into the old days when they had no worries but only smiles and joys, "And indeed was….each day seeming like the best and tomorrow proving to be even better for me, Miku and many others too." she said as she drifted back into cool things she used to do like saying hi to her old neighbours and their pet troodons or hitching a ride to school on the back of a shantungosaurus which carried so many young children to a footprint shaped middle school building where the children often got to play with leallynasaura in the playgrounds after class about dinosaur history and as well as the people who helped make their utopia possible.

"Wow, you must really have had the time of your life back then Cera…..I'm really jealous…." Max then muttered as he pouted and folded his head in his arms wishing their time was as fun, or better yet they lived in Cera's time. Looking outside the window to see the ruined buildings all around them as well as a bleak dead prairie as their transport left the city and onto an open plain where they passed by the fossils of a large sauropod dinosaur hinting the scars of war still remained here on this bleak land, "Sure wish we could've seen it….it would've been awesome…." he then sighed as the others mirrored his expression having gotten back to reality.

"Yeah….." Zoe breathed feeling pity for all the people and dinosaurs who had suffered so much because of the war, "Just how did things end up like this?" she asked Cera curiously.

"Did it have something to do with the space pirates?" Rex then asked after her.

Cora's face then hardened into a somewhat bitter scowl, as Miku noticed and let out a sad coo, "That goes without saying…." she breathed as calmly as she could, though a hint of anger and hatred could be felt within her rather cold tone knowing she'd never forgive them for such atrocities. Rex and Zoe felt worried they may have poked at something they shouldn't have, but before they could take it back she quickly shook her head, "I said I'd tell you everything and I'll keep that promise," she then said telling them not to have any regrets, "Plus…it's the only way I feel we can move on….and maybe get a much better understanding of one another too." she said heavily before turning serious knowing it was the only way she could clear her conscience once and for all.

Looking to one another, the D Team then looked back at her firmly but also with sympathy too, "Okay Cera." said Rex.

"If it gets too painful you're welcome to stop at anytime." Zoe then stated as Cera nodded back at them.

Closing her eyes and taking a calming breath, she began to unlock the bad memories she kept to herself for so many years….buried deep in the conscious of her psyche….only now finally letting them all come back to her like a dam which ruptured. Bracing herself she began to continue with where the real story surely began, "It may have been years ago but I remember it like it was just yesterday….the day our paradise was lost was when they came from space….like the asteroid that wiped the dinosaurs out long ago…." she said as she continued through the most treacherous part of her mind's flashbacks.

(Flashback)

It was the year 2997, and all seemed to be going as they always should for the people of Saurus City, that was….until a mysterious spiral shaped ship descended from the skies above catching everyone's attention. As they looked up ahead to see it descend from the sky like a bad omen, the people and the dinosaurs eyed it tensely awaiting what kind of horrors might soon be emerging from it, already getting very bad vibes from it. What came from it was no doubt horrible, but not the way they thought it would be, "Yo ho ho ho! It's a pirate's life for me!" some immensely horrible signing echoed from the ship before a floating throne descended from it! Seated comfortably in it was none other than Specter, and soon following him and flying by his side were his 3 loyal crew members, Sheer, Gavro and Foolscap, as they eyed down upon the confused people of earth and their…pets….as they believed them to be.

"Greetings people of Earth! I am Spector! Leader of the stupendous spectral space pirates!" He then proclaimed out to the masses using a megaphone function he pressed on his throne, as his voice echoed across the city and hijacked every channel there was across the planet so the people could all get a chance to look at his good side and to remember the face of the one who would force them into submission, "We travel the universe in search of rare and valuable treasures to plunder and pick!" He then grinned sinisterly as he pointed down at them, "And guess what!? Your planet has been chosen as our next target! Isn't that just absolutely special and lucky of you!?" he announced cheerfully as some people either grew anxious and tense while others looked to each other on confusion, raised an eyebrow or gestured thinking he was crazy.

"Now surrender your planet's greatest riches or we'll be forced to destroy you completely and then take them by force! Ahahahah!" he then laughed out loud pressing a button on his throne, making a beam shoot down from his ship and causing an army gel jarks to appear down below as they beeped and prepared to attack! Specter and his men grinned believing them to be an easy target, expecting the people of Earth to give up in the face of fear….only to realise that their offer of a peaceful surrender wasn't only turned down but met with hostile retaliation! Immediately in response to the threat, people began slashing their cards summoning even more dinosaurs who charged ahead into battle, easily bulldozing over the enemy slime monsters and crushing them into mush! Others used charging moves like crystal crusher or electric charge to send them flying while others blasted them away with moves like volcano burst and falling water! Before long the whole squadron was reduced to slime and rubble much to the space pirates' bewilderment!

"WAAAAAAHHH!" Specter then screamed in terror seeing along with his men as he then bit into his hankie and hardened his gaze in anger, "Okay you want a fight! You asked for it!" he growled before looking to his men, "Get them!" he ordered as he pointed out at them to take care of the problem their foot soldiers couldn't.

Looking down at the herds of vicious dinosaurs awaiting them down below, the pirates looked to one another and sweetened nervously before looking back to their leader hoping to reason with him, "I don't know boss….Maybe we picked the wrong planet to plunder!" He cried out loud.

"Nonsense!" Spector refuted before Gavro and Sheer could follow, "If they're fighting so hard that means there's something really valuable here on this chunk of blue rock in the milky way!" he roared impatiently before shaking his hands out childishly, "Now get them!"

Before they could even move though, the dinosaurs down below began firing all kinds of elemental moves at them, such as bubble attack, fire cannon, lightning strike, emerald garden, sonic blast and spike arrows!

"WAAAAH!" They all screamed as they struggled to avoid the incoming attacks, some off them even breaching the ship's hull causing it to smoke and catch fire in different areas! Seeing they were taking heavy damage, Specter gritted his teeth with painful reluctance before shaking his fist out at the earthlings who dared defy him, "Y…You'll pay for this!" he cursed staring vengeance as the pirates retreated into their ship, forcing them away to speed into the horizon till they disappeared above the clouds!

Seeing them turn tail make the people of Earth, including Cera who was down in the crowd with them, cheer with excitement in their victory, "YEAH!"

"Woo hoo!"

"And stay off our planet!"

"We did it!"

"Last time we'll ever see those weirdos!"

As the people began to cheer in triumph while the dinosaurs all bellowed or roared in victory, they believed they had nothing to fear especially from a few space clowns who thought they could mess with them and get away with it. Because of that they believed they posed no threat to them and completely disregarded them before going about their daily activities, though a certain few suspected they hadn't seen the last of them. Little did rest of the ignorant masses know though….was that the of this age victory was nearing its end….and soon would come a long age of darkness and destruction….

(Months later flashback)

Unfortunately, this victory was short-lived in a very bad way…..overconfidence had blinded the people's eyes, thinking they'd be able to rely on their dinosaurs for protection forever, they failed to see their victory through to the end. As time went on the space pirates were revealed to have not retreated but instead maintained low profile high above in the Earth's orbit, biding their time for the right moment to strike again. In fact the resistance the Earthlings put up along with their dinosaurs, only inspired Specter to believe there was indeed something of value they would be protecting, and instead spurred his desires to claim it or even the entire planet as his own.

One day when the people of Earth had least expected it, the space pirates unexpectedly returned, this time better armed and even more dangerous than ever! It wasn't just gel jarks, at some point in their hiding they managed to acquire the technology required to revive dinosaurs themselves, a way of fighting fire with fire as they boldly stated. What they did differently was by implementing their own twisted science into the mix, they not only got better control over their own dinosaurs in the battle, but even gained the ability to armour them up!

As the city burned, the cries of panicked people echoed int eh sounds off destruction, as a group of people along with a dicraeosaurus and an iguanodon were shot back by a magma blaster fired off by an armoured torvosaurus lead by Gavro, who grinned sinisterly before holding his arm out and having his dinosaur set even more of the city and trees on flames, with people and smaller dinosaurs running away in a panic! Some who weren't lucky ended up burning to ashes before lying lifeless in the flames.

Robots and dinosaurs that were sent by dino duelists were sent to try and repel the invaders, but like flies they were unable to match the power of the spectral armour as they found themselves overpowered instantly as some tanks deployed to fire at an armoured tuojiangosaurus, only to have their projectiles bounce off its armour harmlessly before they were in turn cleaved in half by its quake saber causing them to explode! The same was said across the entire world as everywhere people suffered attacks from armour dinosaurs and gel jarks, the once pristine and harmonious paradise of man and dinosaur was now being wiped away piece by piece….as if it never even existed. In mere months cities across the world were beginning to be overrun and people driven underground or into hiding in order to survive, while the dinosaurs that remained stranded aboveground then fell prey to the control of the space pirates!

While many had suffered most dearly and lost plenty of people and belongings most dear and precious to them including their homes and livelihood….none may have suffered as much as 9 yr old Cera did. The haunting memory which haunted her in her nightmares for many months still scared her to this day….as it reminded her deeply of what she lost as she woke up to see a new day wishing it was fake only for reality to prove her otherwise….

"AAAAH!" The screams of panic and chaos mixed in with the sounds of explosions and fire raging across the city, as dinosaurs battled it out in the streets, between the space pirates controlling them and the few remaining dino duelists that were lucky to have survived previous battles and were still willing to take a stand despite overwhelming odds. Their many dinosaurs (including a blue triceratops, purple and yellow tyrannosaurus and a brown ampelosaurus) facing off against Sheer, Gavro and Foolscap who had an armoured mapusaurus, pentaceratops and a majungasaurus facing them!

Further away, Cera was trying desperately to hang onto her mother's hand as they ran away from the battle, the remaining dino duelist champions and legends doing their best to hold the line while civilians got to safety. She gasped for air and her heart began to throb uncontrollably inside her chest as she couldn't keep up with her mother, the sheer pressure of avoiding death, the destruction emanating around them and the screams of terror combined with her exhaustion caused her to lose sight of her surroundings, and even trip over a rock and fall down!

"AAH!" she cried as she fell to the ground and scraped her knee!

Maia turned back to her daughter in alarm, "Cera!" she cried.

"Mommy!" she cried holding out her hand as she struggled to push herself up to no avail, then wincing in pain at her scraped knee.

Her mom raced back to her as she embraced her in her arms, "Sweetie! I'm here! Don't worry!" she said nuzzling her daughter close to her chest so she could hear her soothing heartbeat and feel safe in her embrace.

Cera then looked up at her, "Mom….I'm scared…." she wheezed out of fear and exhaustion, before widening her eyes in terror looking behind, to see the dinosaurs fight one another violently, flesh ripping claws leaving deep wounds in one another, followed by the snapping of bones in huge jaws as blood began to platter across the walls and on the ground ahead where they were, as the sounds of people yelling out in anger or anguish echoed in the roaring flames and destruction. "Why….Why are the dinosaurs fighting each other? They're…they're supposed to be friends…." she said tearing up painfully, as Miku popped her head out from Cera's shirt pocket and cooed sadly before hiding back inside scared.

Her mother looked up and focused upon the space pirate marking on the mapusarus' armoured forehead as it stomped on top of a nearby styracosaurus in triumph. She knew full well the cause of all this, gritting her teeth, knowing her daughter couldn't handle the truth, "I don't know dear…." she lied painfully to Cera, before taking her face and looking at her in the eye, "Don't you worry, we'll get through this. But you have to be a brave girl now okay?"

"O…Okay…." Cera nodded reluctantly, she herself didn't now if they'd be fine….but as long as she was with her mother she believed there might be a chance as a small smile came upon her face..

"Thank you…." Maia said with a light and eased look before kissing her daughter on the forehead.

"Honey! There you are!" a familiar voice called out to them from ahead, looking ahead they saw Lunensis, dressed in rather battered clothing and looking battered himself, having suffered a few injuries here and there while helping to escort some civilians and injured dinosaurs to safety, but nothing would stop him as he gritted his teeth and hardened his resolve against the pain as he raced towards his wife and daughter!

Cera brightened up with a smile of hope with her mom, "Daddy!" she cheered feeling hopeful as Maia lifted her up much to her surprise.

"Lunensis! Get our daughter to safety now!" she told him firmly as she quickly passed their child over to him as he arrived.

Without hesitation or asking he then took her into his hands, "Alright! I've got her." he nodded seeing his wife was exhausted herself so he did what he could to help ease her burdens as the family smiled at one another seeing they were together again…..though sadly the moment would be their last….

"Now quick let's get to the safety house before-" A loud booming bellow suddenly interrupted them. As they looked ahead together, they widened their eyes in horror at the sight of a giant sauropod appear form a flash of purple light, towering over all the other dinosaurs like insects! It was large, light blue and heavily armoured and armed to the teeth as it reared up on its legs and let out a thunderous bellow! The remaining dino duelists and their partners could only stare, paralysed with fear at the sight of this monstrous behemoth they were now forced to face, just as they were barely able to handle 3 armoured enemies!

"AH!" Lunensis gasped with his wife as they backed away, and Cera could only stare, her heart skipping many beats as the apatosaurs slammed down on the ground, sending a shockwave through the ground, which shook under neath their feet and caused a number of nearby buildings weekend from the fire to collapse like dominoes! Things turned from bad to worse, as the armour plates on the apatosaurus raised up and generated 6 coloured lights which converged together into a single energy beam which soon fired out in a straight line! The other armoured dinosaurs were recalled getting out of the beam's path, leaving the other dinosaurs right in its path! They roared in pain in contact with the antimatter destroy beam, as they were turned into cards in an instant! Their duelists, weren't so lucky as they couldn't get out of the way of the beam's path and in it slight they were swallowed up in it! Their cries of pain muted as they were reduced to dust in an instant!

Lunensis froze in fear, his feet glued to the ground as the beam came close to reaching him and his family as Cera buried her face in his chest, unable to look anymore as she hugged in her father tight. Only for them to be shoved away off the street!

"AH!" Lunensis and Cera both gasped as the father turned his back to use himself to sheila his daughter from hitting the ground! "Urgh!" he gritted his teeth wincing in pain as Cera widened her eyes and gasped.

"Daddy!"

"C…Cera?" he breathed opening his eyes in confusion as he grunted forcing himself up. As he did, he widened his eyes to see his wife shed a tear at her husband and daughter….entrusting their family's future to them as she nodded at them.

"I love you…." were her last words….before she was vaporised into atoms completely…before their very eyes by the beam….which then punched several holes through the street and city blocks as well as levelling them to slag in an instant!

Lunensis and Cera both widened their eyes in sheer shock and horror, as Maia was taken away from them…..forever. All that remained was a molten path in the street followed by a straight line of dust and desolation caused by the massive bam attack. Walking over to where she once stood….his legs buckling and soon giving way as he fell to his knees staring speechlessly at the ash pile she had been turned into. Letting Cera down, then scooping it in his hands, he clenched his fists tight into them. Lunensis then gritted his teeth and shouted out to the sky in agony "MAIAAAA!" he screamed in despair at being responsible for his wife's fate.

"Mommy….NOOO!" Cera soon cried in despair with Miku, after her father….as the loud roar of the apatosaurus echoed through the devastated city, followed by the loud maniacal laughter of Specter, as the shadowed silhouette of him sitting on his throne appeared behind the apatosaurus, believing he was victorious at last as the rest of his minions joined around him.

As Cera cried herself bitterly into her father's chest, who hugged her closely to his body, he too wept bitter tears of loss, before gritting his teeth in anger and yelling out at the top of his lungs in rage, swearing vengeance and that he wouldn't rest until their enemies who oppressed them paid for this, "RAAAAAARRRRGGGGHHH!"

(Present)

Silence descended upon the D Team, as Cera looked away from them, having relived that dark memory of hers….hoping it would make her friends happy now that they understood everything like they wanted. As Miku looked ahead from out of her pocket, her face sighed deeply seeing her friends were as downcast as she was….sure they lost their parents once but it was only temporary….this time….Cera actually saw one of her parents lost to her forever and nothing she could do would change that….it was like a huge crack had opened up in their hearts as they suffered a heavy emotional blow after hearing this pitiful story of hers, now it came full circle why she acted as she was….not willing to get close to others so she wouldn't suffer the sting of loss or to get them involved with her too…..so they may not suffer the same fate as her mother did.

"Cera….." Max then breathed breaking the silence, in a heavy tone. He wished he could say something to comfort Cera or say he understood, but he knew full well that wasn't true. But the fact he wasn't able to say anything back to her was tearing him apart inside as he gritted his teeth hard and clenched his hands angry at what she and so many others suffered through.

"We're really sorry…." Zoe sighed immensely now starting to understand why Cera hated dinosaurs fighting and getting hurt so much, after what she went through she couldn't blame her for getting that kind of feeling embedded into her own dna.

Rex meanwhile hardened his expression and griped tightly on his knee, he never knew the space pirates had actually been that despicable before, this time they had crossed the line, "Now we get why….why you…." he hissed bitterly as he and the others began to weep for their friend.

"Everyone…." Cera then looked up at them all….despite reliving her traumatic experience, now that she got it all out she felt more at peace that she could share it out…and not just that, her friends really wanted to try and connect with her even though they couldn't and that touched her heart to see they were true friends and best she could ever have.

Max then clicked his tongue in anger, "Tch! How dare those space pirates do something so horrible…."

Rex and Zoe looked up at him just as furious, "They're the worst….."

"The story doesn't end there though guys…." said Cera getting their attention as she rested back in her seat as their drive continued, "There's still….more after that…." she added catching them all off guard.

"HUH!?" They exclaimed in disbelief.

Max then gulped down hard, "I don't know if I'm ready for this…." he shuddered, his stomach feeling sick as he and the others began to have second thoughts about asking, believing they may have bitten off more they can chew for this story of hers, which was just the appetiser as she moved onto the main course.

(Flashback)

As the days turned dark, the old ties of friendships and bonds people shared with both dinosaurs and one another began to disappear as it became solely a matter of survival, their foes still wouldn't let up and each day their own troops at times began to lose hope and grow more discouraged. All round Cera and her family could only watch helplessly as many friends and allies either became battle hardened or fell in the war, or worse ended up broken minded or broken spirited due to their own losses. No matter how hard they fought their foes were relentless, as the enemy grew stronger their own troops became weaker, as friendships were torn apart and they grew more discouraged. It seemed as thought the reign of both humans and dinosaurs had met its end just like how it did ages ago when the dinosaurs first went extinct….

Having believed that humanity had suffered and lost too much, Lunensis then decided it was them for people to band together and fight back. Overtime, he and Cera worked hard to rally as many survivors as they could here and there, taking refuge in an emergency bunker, first operations involved search and rescue, as well as recovering whatever dinosaurs were lying around. Eventually, after salvaging enough wreckage wherever possible they were able to build a proper base of operations beneath the bunker and within time named themselves the D Resistance, after the legendary D Team who made their dinosaur utopia possible.

Then began a series of sting operations which involved attacking spectral pirate outposts and raiding supplies, dinosaur cards as well as sabotage their operations of global takeover. In time with the resources they amassed they further evolved and developed their own technology and capabilities to aim for bigger goals in mind, which involved leading attacks against bases that the space pirates had in operation. Within a short span of time, Cera, being a quick leaner and gifted with the ability to communicate with dinosaurs, was able to help coordinate their efforts rather well and she rose up high in the ranks till she became second in command. Her success brought not only joy to her father but also a sense of hope for the people as well as they pressed on.

Though that all came to a change one day during the year 2999, when a plan was made and decided that the war had dragged on long enough and the time had come for them to hit their enemies hard at their HQ in Antartica, where their main base of operations was held from what their sources pointed to. Everyone was getting prepped up as they began to mount a full scale assault and then take back their planet once and for all, and none took it more seriously than Cera herself as she was making her log of her thoughts and the day's events before she'd set off to join the others at the main hall.

"Once this place is down maybe the war will finally turn in our favour…." Cera thought to herself as she sat on her bed in her bunker room (Which contained no more than a bed and a study table) eying the mission log on her dinoshot. She and many other troopers had spent long weeks preparing for this, studying the layout of the base, the security measures they might encounter along the way and actions to take depending on the situation-even if it meant they'd need to beat a hasty retreat or make a sacrifice for the long term, which was something they'd hope to avoid if possible, but each of them were willing to give up their own lives to do so for the sake of the Resistance's cause and for planet earth. Cera was about to join the others at the main hall for one final briefing, when she decided to use her dinoshot to hack into their communications for one last check, "But first….just to be sure I'd better check if any of them are home. After all it'd be rude to crash into someone else's home when they're around." She said to herself as she managed to isolate the signal she was looking for and very soon some voices began to echo from out of it!

"Grr! I can't believe those humans got our jamming tower!" Foolscap yelled in annoyance as soon as the signal came in, "And that's the 4th one this month! You know how hard those things were to set up!?"

"You mean that tower that makes jam? That's just very mean!" Gavro growled at the other end.

"Hmph, they're really starting to becoming a pain in the butt lately, and I hate that." Sheer then scoffed, "This planet isn't worth all this trouble! I say we ditch this mud ball and go find some place easier to plunder!" she then shouted out loud.

Cera narrowed her eyes upon hearing all 3 of them "Drat they're all present….best tell the others about this." she thought knowing it'd make things a lot harder for them and it'd be best they know about it. Before she exited her room she then stopped herself from leaving as she decided to listen in to what else they might have to say, perhaps maybe even give them a clue as to what they might be planning.

"Well I say really need to do something about them, nip them in the bud once and for all!" Sheer then suggested, "I say we go after them in full force at their little base! With it gone they'll have nowhere to go and we'll finally be able to take over this puny planet and all its treasures!" The sound of a fist smacking into a palm could be heard as she finished, as Gavro and Foolscap then cheered in agreement.

"Yeah!"

"I'm always up for some action!"

Cera clicked her tongue after hearing what they planned to do, "Tch! I'll have to warn them now!" she hissed and was about to run out when a 4th voice suddenly echoed from the comm.

"Never fear men! I have the solution to exterminate all those landlubbing leeches once and for all!" Cera's heart skipped a beat upon hearing that unmistakable male voice.

"AH! BOSS!"

"Reporting for duty sir!"

"As you should!" The other pirates cried in shock.

"Specter….." she hissed bitterly with spite as she recognised the pirate leader, as the one who forced them to suffer so much in the first place, as well as the one who took her mother away from this world. She clenched her fist tightly upon her dinoshot shaking with rage, but closed her eyes and calmed herself down as she decided to listen in to what they had planned now.

"This little tussle with the humans has gone on long enough and I've had it!" Specter roared impatiently, "But not anymore! This time we're going to finish things with them once and for all!"

"Oooh! Are we finally going to hit them at their little base camp and take them all out boss!?" Sheer asked.

"Ehehehe! You think too small Sheer! As do all of you! In fact your ideas are about as minuscule as your brains are!" he countered, "Thats why those humans have always bested you time and again lately and why they've lasted this long!" he bellowed which made them all groan in shame.

"Ugh…."

"Fortunately being the ever reliable leader I am, I've discovered a way to take control of all of space and time!" he then announced, as Cera raised an eyebrow thinking he was crazy, "That way this annoying war and that pitiful resistance would never have come to be in the first place! Ahahahah!" He laughed out loud boastfully, though his men didn't seem too on board with his childish idea.

"Say wha?"

"All of time and space? Is that possible?" Foolscap and Gavro questioned him.

"Are they…serious?" Cera knew they were mad but to think up an idea like that was completely insane on so many levels, not to mention impossible.

"Did you hit your head again boss?" Sheer then questioned her 'all knowing' leader with suspicion, which earned her some swift backlash for her lack of faith in him.

"NO! I did NOT Sheer!" he roared back at her, "And, to prove it, behold MY research!" The sound of paper unravelling itself could be heard from the other side, and not long after that the sounds of amazement echoed from the 3 other pirates.

"AH! No way!"

"Wow…."

"So then….the cosmos stones aren't a myth after all!?"

"You lack imagination Foolscap, they're very real!" Spector bellowed, "And with powers none of you could comprehend! With the time travel technology we've recently acquired, we'll be able to travel to the time the stones arrived on this miserable mud ball!" he announced, "With them in our possession, why mere wealth and treasure is meaningless! In fact with such absolute power in our grasp, all the universe will bow before our supreme might and nothing and no one will stop us in getting the greatest treasure of all!" He said most menacingly, "Which is everything! Ahahaha!" As he laughed all so sinisterly, Cera gritted her teeth and sweated, believing that what he was attempting may not be so farfetched after all….

With what he said after that, was enough to win the full tryst and cooperation of his followers, "Now that sounds like a plan that could actually work!"

"Heh anything beats being stuck here and having to put up with those resistance chumps all day long."

"So when do we go boss?" They asked him as he replied back to them with a most worrying answer.

"Immediately." He said as the conversation then cut off at that point, leaving Cera with much to think about.

"Cosmos stones? Control time and space? Is that even possible?" she thought to herself seriously, it may sound like lunacy but from how the pirates just behaved it seemed 100% real! And if that were true then they'd lose this battle before it even started! The space pirates weren't crazy, they were downright insane! "This could be really big….and very bad…." her heart began to race panicky and she was deeply conflicted over what to do, as she grasped her head tightly in her hands before hissing in frustration at a tough decision she then made, "Tch! I'm sorry father but I can't take any chances….." she said to herself as she headed out the doors, there was no time to warn them about this impending threat and even if there was chances were high that they wouldn't believe her, so she began to take matters into her own hands.

Sneaking past troops and making her way to the vehicle depot, she seized her chance at one of the jets they had in the hangar, shaped much like a dinosaur egg with thrusters at the back of it, including an experimental time drive which they had just installed into it in the event that they'd need to use it for a last desperate measure. Cera though was unaware of this, and of the fact that it still had a cargo of dinosaur cards loaded in it, but none of that mattered to her as she quickly hoped inside it and started the engines, speeding out of the hangar and through an opening near the D Resistance base as she sped off towards Antartica, narrowing her eyes having plotted her course.

In Antartica, sown below in the middle of the citadel, which was a massive fortress shaped like a castle with a huge courtyard in the middle of it, with spectral pirate marks on its main building and along its towers, cloaked under a camouflage shield to prevent scans and visual detection. Stomping through it, burning with hatred and rage was a none other than Goma, dressed in a sleek purple body suit but lacking the armour and cape he sported in the present. Right now he was gnashing his teeth and clenching his fists infuriated at being disrespected by his father and lackeys, "Tch! Curse that old man…." he hissed viciously as he stomped hard on a nearby rock which cursed it to dust, "I worked so hard to discover that the cosmos stones were buried here on this puny planet crawling with vermin…..Not only that…..it was I who made this all possible! I was the one who acquired all the technology and dinosaur cards he needed to make all this possible!" He shouted having did all that in order win his father's respect and approval, only to have all that stolen from him and to be given no credit for it, "Then not only does he take the credit for it, but he and his knuckle headed goons dare look down on me!?" He shouted angrily having been forced to remain here as per his father's orders.

Unable to contain his anger and pent up rage any longer, he roared as he then smashed his fist into a nearby wall, "GRARGH!" causing a huge in dent mark with large cracks to form in it as he pulled it out! "One of these days….I'll show him….I'll show them all…..never to take me lightly ever again!" he snarled vowing vengeance one day for this humiliation, "Grrr…." The sound of a jet engine coming in soon caught his ears as he looked ahead to see an incoming D Resistance jet coming in hot towards them! "Huh?" He squinted his eyes for a closer look, as the jet soon came closer and passed over his head, "Wait a minute….that's…." he blinked his eyes having realised whom was inside that jet as a malicious grin came upon his face, "Hehehe…this could be my lucky day." he snickered to himself, rubbing his palms at this opportunity, as he opened up his wings and took off after the jet following right behind it at a certain distance to avoid detection, not willing to let this chance slip past him.

Meanwhile, Cera narrowed her eyes as the space pirate ship suddenly appeared out of nowhere for some reason, but it didn't matter to her as she found her enemies locked in her sights! "There they are…." she hardened her gaze as she prepared to take the fight to them and put an end to this war once and for all….or so she believed, when they suddenly opened a massive time portal ahead of them which made her heart skip a beat! "AH! That's a time portal! They really are going after those so called cosmos stones aren't they!?" she gasped before gritting her teeth feeling even more determined than ever to stop them! "Well not if I can help it!" She was about to push ahead on the acceleration lever, when an emergency transmission suddenly sounded to her from HQ!

BEEP!

She pressed the button on instinct, only to realise the big mistake she made when her father's nice yelled at the end of it! "CERA!"

"AH!" She gasped in shock realising how bad she messed up now that her father knew what she was doing!

"I was looking all over for you! Where are you going and what are you thinking!?" he yelled before clearing his throat and speaking back to her, "Never mind! Return to base now!"

Cera however, had already made her decision as she closed her eyes tightly and began to say her piece, "Negative…commander…..I can't do that…." she said with a most heavy heart.

Her own father fell silent at her words as they left her lips, and it took a few moments before he spoke back to her in a shocked voice, "What….did you say?"

"It's too late for me to explain….but let's just say I'm putting a stop to a really bad pirate plan before they put it to action." Cera explained herself.

"Cera! What are you talking about!?" her father then shouted back at her, "If this is some kind of joke it's an awful one! Return to base at once!" he then demanded once more.

"…." She said nothing back to him.

"Cera! Answer me now this instant!" Lunensis then shouted once more, this time sounding most desperate as he pleaded for her to stop her foolhardy decision.

Readings it was far too late to turn back, she then pressed a button on on the console in front of her, "I'm sending you vital information on what I just discovered…..hopefully that will be enough to justify my reasons." she said.

"Cera….." As her father began to look over what she sent him, he then shouted back at her once more this time beginning to beg, "Cera you can't do this! Don't be a hero! This is crazy!"

"Father…."

"Please! I beg of you! You don't know what you're doing! Come back now! I can't lose you too!" he cried, his voice choked with tears now and he was on the verge of falling apart now.

With a heavy heart and shedding a tear of her own, "I'm sorry father….." Cera severed all connections with HQ as she heard the last of her father's voice.

"CE-"

As she did the space pirate ship then shot into the time portal, it was now or never for her, "Here we go!" She then shouted out loud as she pushed ahead on the lever and her jet kicked into overdrive and shot ahead till she was inside the time stream hot on the pirate ship's trail!

Unbeknownst to her, as the time portal was beginning to close, Goma flew up right in front of it, as he took out a plasma pistol gun and aimed it right inside at the dead center of the time portal, "Hehehe….goodbye and good riddance….." he grinned disgustingly before unloading everything he had inside it as it then closed!

BLAST!

Deep inside the time portal, Cera narrowed her eyes as she managed to see the space pirate ship in her sights, "Okay, just a little more and I can get on board that ship!" she told herself as memories of the hardships she and the resistance suffered as well as losing her mother coursed through her mind, as she narrowed her eyes and hardened her resolve and sold towards it as fast as her pod could take her! "Today this ends here once and for-"

BOOM!

"AAAAAAHHH!" She suddenly screamed as her jet suddenly took a blast form behind for some reason she didn't know! As she shook her head and recovered from the impact, she widened her eyes seeing red alert sirens ringing inside and warning signs light up on her computer screens all round in her cockpit! "Wh…What the!?"

WARNING! DAMAGE CRITICAL! EMERGENCY POWER OFF LINE!

The pod said as it shook and spark violent much to her concern, and as she looked ahead she widened her eyes seeing the space pirate ship dispel into the darkness ahead and her own ship was on the verge of exploding! "N…No!" she cried desperately as she typed on the keyboard hoping to do something, "Not now! I'm so close! Come on!" She pleaded, but it was too late, as the ship reached a critical stage and before long caught fire behind it's thrusters where it was hit, before reaching its fuel tanks and then finally exploding…..as Cera found herself caught in the center of the blast!

BOOM!

"AAAAAH!" she screamed as her cries echoed through time and space, her ship fell apart in the explosion and she was left stranded with the pod's load of cards in the middle of the time stream, heavily battered….and on the verge of her end….

(Present)

"The next thing I knew….right before I met my end in that time stream….I came face to face with the Pterosaur who saved my life….who in turn erased my memories in order to give me said second chance….." Cera continued as she reached the conclusion of her story, "Then after that…I woke up in the woods…. met with Jonathan….and eventually…with you…." she ended it off there as they knew now where their story then began later.

As she concluded her tale, her friends fell completely silent as the impact and emotion in her words smacked right into them like a massive tsunami wave crashed down on them and they felt themselves stunned silent and at a loss for words, overwhelmed by the huge revelation they were dealt.

"Cera…." Max was the only one who found he courage to utter out any words of the sort. As they thought about all she and her friends had faced, they knew it must have been hard for her to have her home and paradise fall apart like how she described it.

"Heh it's kinda ironic…." Cera then chuckled heavily, "Back then in the past I was trying so hard to remember who I was before….and now when I look at it….there are many things I actually wished never happened to begin with." In fact now that she looked back, there were times she even wished she'd never been born if she was to suffer seeing everything and everyone she love go up in flames and spend every waking moment of her life fighting a war that may never end.

"Cera…..you have our deepest condolences….." said Rex in most saddened tone, "We really didn't know things were really that messed up for you and….everyone else in this time…."

Max then gritted his teeth feeling regretful about how insensitive they acted towards her earlier, "And we're really sorry for trying to stick our noses into your past….if we knew how bad it was then-"

"It's fine you guys. Really it is." she said shaking her head in denial, "To be honest, being with you guys…." she said smiling rather at ease, "It was like both a breath of fresh air and a glimmer of hope….even if it was temporary it was one Miku and I needed a lot." She said as her partner popped up from her pocket and cooed sadly as Cera herself let out a heavy sigh wishing it could've lasted longer and she enjoyed it more while she had the chance.

It was then the rest of the D Team eyed her sympathetically for a moment, before looking to one another and nodded, having made their decision on what they'll do now, "Well it won't be." said Max with a firm determined smile.

"Huh?" She looked up at them in confusion to what they meant as they smiled back at her.

"We've decided Cera, we're going to stay here and fight with you!" Zoe declared.

"To the end!" Max followed.

"And there's nothing you can do to stop us!" Rex grinned as he punched forward at her, causing her and Miku to gasp in disbelief.

"What!?" she exclaimed in disbelief, that they'd be willing tot how themselves into another fight, no, this time a war, she couldn't bear to live with the guilt and pain if they got themselves hurt because of her, "But guys….this isn't some game or adventure like last time!" she protested, "This is real war and I don't want-"

"What if it's not what you want Cera?" Rex interrupted her.

"Yeah, to refuse help and to face such really big problems all on your own….what kind of friends would we be if we let you go through all that on your own?" Max then asked her seriously.

"Have you thought about how we'd feel if we stood by and did nothing while you and others close to you suffered?" said Zoe with a sad face, "How it'd hurt us if not only we saw you suffer but you refused to let us help you? You think you can handle it all by ourself or things we couldn't? Didn't you think we'd feel the same too?" As she said that, Cera soon began to realise the error of her own actions as her heart began to feel pierced with wounds too, realising she was cutting herself off from new friends she had made that did help to ease the pain in her soul, as if she had been wanting to return to the pain she tried so hard to escape from.

"We understand full well how much you wanted to protect us, but if it means that you'd cut all ties with everyone and remain alone forever….then we'd rather go down together with you." said Max as he put a hand on her shoulder.

"Let's be honest though, if our positions were swapped you'd do the same as we would, admit it." said Rex after him.

Max then narrowed his eyes and hardened his expression, "Besides, the space pirates are our enemies too, they did plenty of unforgivable things before and we're not going to let them get away with it!" he growled angrily as he clenched his hand into a fist, "Especially not for harming one of our best friends ever!" he shouted as Zoe and Rex nodded with him firmly.

"And think about it, when the Pterosaur said she'd give you a fresh start, to make new friends, no, bonds, to help change things in your time, our future, do you really think pushing us away and going back to doing things on your own like before is starting new?" Zoe then asked her.

"Guys…I…." Cera found herself at a loss for words and had nothing to say in defence. In fact every word that passed the mouths of her friends was more true and real than anything she had experienced in her life thus far. They were right, without knowing it she was about repeat a foolish mistake, blinded by her own troubles and strife she failed to see how others would think if she tried to keep it all to herself while rejecting the hands they would offer her.

"No way you could ever keep us away, plus do you think you have any right to stop us? Or better yet should you?" said Rex as he lightened up with a small smile, "After all you did for us when we needed help most, not only did you stick up for us but you were more than willing to risk your own life for us too."

Zoe then smiled next with Max, "The Pterosaur and the stone plates guided you to us, then helped us save the universe and now they guided us here to you." she said, "And just like before we will win, I promise." she said holding up her hand into a fist tightly with affirmation.

Feelings of joy began to well up inside Cera's heart, as she placed it to her chest for the first time….believing she truly had nothing to worry about, all along when she chased after the space pirates to try and stop them, all the time she had the power to do so already, and it was thanks to her friends, whom she was foolish enough to shun and turn away from…..But no more, this time she'll not just protect them they'll be the ones to help protect her too, and together they'll save the future from the space pirates and any other threat that would endanger them now and over, "Guys….I….I don't know what to say…." she breathed feeling overwhelmed with emotion.

Max shook his head and smiled at her, "Say no more, we've made our choice and we're sticking to it to the end." he said as the others smiled seeing him hold a fist out to her, "And that's both a promise and final!" he said with a grin.

"Everyone….I owe you more than I ever could…." Cera breathed emotionally as she looked to each and every one of them before returning Max's fist with a bump too, "When this is over and we do manage to get things back to who they were before…." she then said to them, "I promise I'll show you around and let you bathe in the future you all would help create some day."

"Heh…it's a deal…." Rex chuckled finding that to be perfectly acceptable.

"And you'd better promise it too!" Zoe then added with a wink.

Cera nodded back at them as she held out a pinkie to them, "Pinkie promise."

"Hahaha…." They all then laughed happily together as they swore and took an oath on it.

Rex's smile soon vanished as he folded his arms in thought, "Something doesn't add up though…." he muttered as the others looked to him curiously.

"What's that Rex?" Zoe blinked her eyes.

He then looked to them, "I mean, we defeated the space pirates before right? With them gone shouldn't the future have changed for the better then?" he then asked, stating a good point, one which they had no answer to, "How could they have come back like that just now?"

"That's actually a good question….." Max replied as he folded his arms too and narrowed his eyes with suspicion.

"Did we do something wrong or miss something? Or did they really manage to survive after we destroyed the cosmos stones and nothing's changed?" Zoe then asked feeling rather worried.

Cera too was rather suspicious as to why this was the case, but as she looked out the window and saw they were nearing hit destination, she smiled lightly, "We'll figure it out later guys." she said as the rest of the D Team perked up at her words.

"Hmm?"

"Because we're finally here." As she said so they widened their eyes in surprise, engaged so long in conversation they didn't realised they finally arrived at Cera's home and base of operations!

"AH!" They gasped as they scrambled to look out the windows close to them and they gasped speechlessly at what they saw ahead of them.

At a large raised metallic gate with the D Team logo on it, the cameras caught sight of the vehicles present and lens like detectors opened up at the gates themselves, conducting a full on scan of the vehicles to ensure no gel jarks were trying to sneak inside. As it detected no such substance within the vehicles, the lights turned green with approval as the gates opened up and allowed them passage.

As they passed inside, they came across a rather lush green field, and sitting right in the middle of it….was a shining glass like pyramid building with stegosaur like spikes sticking up at the top of it! It shone brightly almost like a gemstone, causing Max and the others to widen their eyes in amazement at what may be the future of the D Team inside it! "AAH!"

"It's incredible….." Breathed Rex stunned speechlessly.

"No way….." Zoe blinked her eyes in disbelief at what she saw.

"Man that place makes the D Lab at home and look like a daycare center….." Max whistled as both vehicles drove towards what appeared to be the entrance for vehicles as the gates opened up and they were allowed entry into a loading bay inside there. It turned all dark as they descended down, before they soon came to a stop as they arrived at the D base's main floor, the heart of the resistance's operations.

The door to the back of the truck opened up as the driver of the truck appeared before them, "Please step outside, all of you, the commander will see you shortly." he said to them as Cera and the others swallowed hard or nodded seriously, as they were soon about to meet the head honcho of the Resistance at long last.

"Thank you for the lift." Cera bowed back gratefully for their efforts as he walked away back to the driver's seat, allowing the children to step off and walk towards the doors as they got off from their seats. As soon as they were out of the truck, they could hear the sounds of loud murmuring just behind the doors ahead of them, Cera narrowed her eyes and looked towards her friends who were feeling anxious and uneasy for what was awaiting them, as they could also hear loud foot stomps and grunts along with the murmurs hinting there may be dinosaurs around too, "Stay behind me guys, and let me do the talking." she said to them seriously as they nodded back at her uneasily.

"Got it."

"Whatever you say."

"Okay…." They said to her readying themselves for who or whatever was waiting for them behind the doors.

As the doors slowly opened up light shone in as the D Team were forced to cover their eyes uncomfortably as they stepped outside with Cera following closer behind her. When the light died down and it felt more comfortable to open their eyes again, their hearts skipped several beats at what they saw.

They found themselves in a massive dome room which was brightly lit, with several bright lights shining all around on every corner of the roof above them. In the middle of the room had a holographic globe of the world with various symbols and markings laid around them which they couldn't quite recognise yet, along with what appeared to look alike a holographic bulletin board below it with what might be news or mission updates to check out. At the far back of the room was a set of doors which could open up with a tube of some sort leading up too higher levels above, hinting it may have been an elevator, with several tunnels lining around the area each noted with a sign which was labeled for a station like fire, water, earth or wind-thus hinting there were areas meant for each dinosaur element and probably how they were handled in some way.

But what was most eye catching were the people around them, young and old, from different races all dressed in the same trooper type of uniform as the ones who rescued them from the city just now, only now majority of them often had their helmets off so their faces could be seen. But what was most startling were the dinosaurs present! Around in various corners, either walking amongst the people or on the upper floors were dinosaurs of various species and sizes ranging from small liliensternus or stegoceras scurrying about the premises with people trying to catch them, or larger ones like saurolophus, gondwanatitan or even saurophanganax patrolling about the premises with their partners beside them., walking in and out from the various stations present. A handful of people even had a few chibi dinosaurs like a majungasaurus, tuojiangosaurus or acrocanthosaurus scurrying after their handlers, waited for them to finish conversing with other people, wrestle with any chips that got close or were even playing fetch with their partner about the premises before licking them with affection! They could all be seen covering with one another or walking around passing by each other on the main floor as well as around the upper floors above as far as their eyes could see, which was no doubt just the tip of the iceberg as far as they knew.

All of this at once was almost too much for the D Team to take in at once, "Wow…."

"This is unreal…."

"Amazing…." They each breathed in awe and amazement as indescribable feeling swelled up from deep within them.

Max and his friends were caught completely off guard by what they were witnessing before their very eyes, feeling their inner child about to explode with excitement and joy. They were expecting plenty of great things from the resistance but nothing they imagine came close to what they bore witness with their own eyes, to see people and dinosaurs together living side by side, something that would've been great to see if they weren't living in a time of war and suffering.

Very soon a handful of them began to take notice of them, or more precisely Cera, "Huh?" They widened their eyes as they caught sight of her along red hair.

"Look! Is that who I think it is!?" One of them then shouted as one by one more of them began to look towards her and the D Team.

Max and the others stepped back uneasily as the crowds became restless, their dinosaurs excited, as those on the upper floors leaned over to eye them from the railings while those on the same floor as them began to point out to Cera and swarm around her like ants to candy! "It is! It's really her!"

"Lieutenant Cera!"

"Welcome home!"

"I must be dreaming! It's really her!" They cried as they swarmed around her and before her and the D Team was a wave of excited troopers and their dinosaurs smiling uncontrollably while looking all around her to try and get her attention or confirm with their own eyes that it was her.

"I knew the reports of your demise were exaggerated!"

"I never stopped believing in you!"

"We always knew you'd come home!"

"This has to be a dream! Please pinch me-OW!" Various reactions came from all around her as Cera couldn't help but laugh happily to see her old comrades once again.

"Hahaha….it's been great to see you all again….really it is….." She said looking to them one by one, before replying with handshakes, waves or petting their dinosaurs.

Her friends looked on in amazement at how calm and cool she was handling the masses one at a time, if it were them they'd be totally overwhelmed and want to escape from the mob on sight, "Whoa…she must really be popular here…." Max whilst blinking his eyes in amazement.

"Well she did say she was second in command and went missing for a long time Max."

"Yeah what'd you expect?" said Rex and Zoe to him as he nodded back at them in understanding.

"Good point."

Cera soon looked to them much to their surprise, "Max, Rex, Zoe….I'd like you all to meet my fellow members of the resistance." she said gesturing the large crowd to them, as they waved or smiled back.

"Err…hi!" Zoe smiled.

"Nice to meet you all!"

"We're really honoured!" Rex and Max tried their best to put on their best smiles but deep down inside were they were already sweating bullets with anxiety with so many faces staring at them.

While some of the troopers nodded back in acknowledgement, others began to feel suspicious of them, "Hey, are those friends of hers?"

"They don't look like survivors to me." A couple of them said as murmurs began to sound out amongst them all, as well as confused chatters by their dinosaurs.

What Cera said next soon set them all off into a frenzy, "D Team, meet the D Resistance." She said properly introducing her friends to her old comrades, realising too late she set of a furious frenzy of excitement and hype amongst them all!

"WHOA! IT's really them!"

"As in THE D Team!?"

"This is like a dream come true!" They exploded as they pushed past Cera and began to swarm around the 3 kids next!

"Wha!?"

"Heh, I guess I forgot to mention that you guys are the great heroes whom the resistance named itself after….oops?" she chuckled and sweat dropped while scratching the back of her head (earning a few hard scowls from them), as many members of the resistance and a few of their dinosaurs began swarming around the D Team asking them for all kinds of questions and requests which unsettled them somewhat.

"Can I have your autograph!?"

"Could you show us some your cool moves!?" A cool teenage pair pleaded.

"Would you mind taking a pic with me and my altirhinus!?" A man asked as he held up his chibi dinosaur to them which barked.

"Oh they look so cool!" A girl fangasmed over Max and Rex as her eyes bulged with hearts.

"She looks pretty cute!" A younger boy pointed out at Zoe complimenting her.

"And lieutenant Cera is friends with them!? How lucky can one get!?" Many excited voices all rang out from the crowds as the D Team felt rather flattered or overwhelmed by this sudden unexpected development.

"Eheheh…." Rex blushed as he saw all kinds of fans wanting to take selfies with him and their dinosaurs.

"I could get used to this!" Max laughed joyously as he accepted their welcome with open arms and was willing to grant them all their requests.

"I probably won't….." Zoe muttered feeling very uncomfortable with all the pushing and shoving going around, even with little dinosaurs running around her feet too gave her a surprise!

As Cera looked on, she had to admit when her father told her stories about the great D Team who bonded with dinosaurs and helped usher in this new age, she herself had dreams of wanting to be like them too. But now, she could hardly believe she wasn't just friends with them but also part of their team and on equal terms with them, having taught them much and they did the same for her. Had she not met them in the first place she'd probably be swarming around them like the rest of her fellow resistance mates were….which seemed a bit unsettling to see a number of adults crowding around to get acceptance or even advice from young kids.

The sound of a beeping elevator on the other side of the room leading from the top floors sounded, and upon hearing it many of the troopers looked up and gasped in alarm.

"AH!"

"It's him!"

"Everyone in position!" Some of them shouted as they quickly backed away form the D Team and lined up along with the dinosaurs present into a set or orderly lines and fashion almost instantly, as the elevator began to reach the ground floor where they were.

"Huh? What's going on?" Max blinked his eyes in surprise seeing the troopers suddenly acting all frazzled and fidgety for some odd reason, plus he wanted them to continue saying great things about him too.

"Yeah who's him? Who's coming?" Zoe then asked curiously looking around, as Rex narrowed his eyes tensing at the situation.

Cera however soon had an idea of who was arriving, as she grew limp and widened her eyes in realisation, "Wait….could it be?" she breathed as the elevator doors opened up. Stepping out of them was a tall man, with a brown medium length goatee and side burns, wearing a black trench coat and jeans, a set of white gloves and black boots and inside the trench coat appeared to be a formal uniform of some kind buttoned with a D Team logo on the side pocket on his chest. Around his neck he also sported a red ascot like scarf and the side of his face had a scar which resembled like an old wound from a claw or tooth….considering they lived in a world with dinosaurs in them the possibility wasn't plausible.

As he stepped forward through the masses, the people all kept a serious and stern look with no signs of emotion, something which the D Team noticed meaning he had to be a leader of some sort, "Who's he?" Max whispered to Zoe curiously.

"I don't know but he looks really important." she answered back to him, feeling tense at the change in atmosphere of the room, and seeing the man himself age off a vibe of sheer authority and commanded great respect from all errand him, both man and dinosaur alike!

"Let's stay quiet and listen for now…." Rex whispered to them as they nodded back at him and looked on.

"Yeah good idea." Max nodded as they noticed Cera walk from where she was net to them, till she lined up straight in the man's line of sight.

At first the man blinked his eyes wondering who would be there to see him after receiving news of 'someone very important' demanding his full attention. But as he noted her waving red hair….he paused in his advance momentarily and blinked his eyes. He shook his head and rubbed his eyes thinking he may be seeing things, but he leaned in closer, "Can it be?" As soon as he saw her blue eyes and recognisable facial features, along with the small microraptor perched on her shoulder, he widened his eyes in completely amazement, "AH!"

Cera too stumbled forward slightly as indescribable feelings welled up within her, though he looked more rugged and older than she last saw him, she knew that face anywhere.

"Cera….is it….really you?" the man choked as he began to shake uncontrollably with emotion.

Cera then sniffled and wiped away a small tear from her eye before nodding, "It is….I'm home…."

"M….Miku?" he then asked looking to the microraptor who chipped happily to see him again, before he focused back towards the girl holding her, "Then that means…." his face soon broke into a joyous smile as he ran towards her, "Oh Cera! It's…it's really you!" he cried out as she did the same. Together they both ran towards one another and embraced each other in a close familial hug with each other.

"Oh dad! I missed you so much…." Cera wept tears of joy as her father hugged her in closer too.

"So did I….." he breathed taking in the full extent of this miraculous moment blessed to him, something he felt he was completely unworthy of, as the troops around them began to smile or tear up emotionally for them too, unable to hold themselves back anymore.

"D….DAD!?" Max and the others widened their eyes in disbelief at what they heard, "But then….that means he's-"

"Commander Lunensis!" One of the troopers said to him acknowledging his presence, "You honour us with your presence!"

"As well as the reunion between you and your daugh-I mean lieutenant sir!" They said respectfully

The D Team widened their eyes and gasped in amazement, having recalled that Cera did mention that she and her father had both founded the resistance and that her father was a well known dinosaur duelist campion back in the glory days of the future, so this was one person who commanded great respect, "Whoa…."

"No way…."

Meanwhile Lunensis looked up from his hug and shed some heartfelt tears form his eyes as he gazed into those of Cera and Miku, "I thought I lost you forever my daughter….I….I just…." he gritted his teeth choking emotionally before hugging her in tightly over her shoulder, with no words to describe what he went through in her absence and how much she meant to him then and now.

"It's alright dad….I'm home now….that's all that matters…." Cera wept tearfully as she patted her father on the back comfortingly and Miku cooed as she nuzzled near Lunensis' face.

He then looked up to her with a very big smile, "Thank the stars….that you came back." he said feeling sot grateful for this mkboemnt he dreamt of in so many nights, and now his wish had finally came true.

"And I'm here to stay." she then said to him as they hugged each other closely, as everyone else looked on feeling deeply moved and touched by the moment that one may only see in a movie.

"It's so beautiful…."

"Congratulations to you both…"

"Someone get me a hankie!"

Tears were shed, followed by existed whistling and applause at this wondrous reunion from across the ages by the amassed group and their partner dinosaurs, while the D Team looked on smiling proudly at Cera finally having been reunited with her family at last, it was almost as touching as them meeting their parents again after they were captured by the space pirated….but this one was even more special and they planned to everything in their power to make sure it stayed that way for them and many others.

Having had their moment in the hug long enough, Cera then let go of her father as she stepped back a bit to get some space, "Dad, I'd like you to meet my friends who helped me come home." she then said motioning over to her 3 irreplaceable friends, "Max Taylor, Rex Ancient and Zoe Drake. AKA, the D Team." She introduced them as they modestly waved back or smiled, sensing great authority coming from Lunensis so they did their best to act as 'formal' and natural as they could, even though they were shuddering nervously inside.

Lunensis meanwhile paused his lips with his fingers as he eyed the child trio closely, "The D Team…..as in the great heroes who lead about the dinosaur revolutionising of our world…." he then said out loud catching their attention. He had expected them to be older but upon closer inspection of their appearances, he soon concluded that they were indeed the real deal, as he then smirked and walked towards them, "It is an honour to meet you in the flesh…." he then said with a light smile as he did a respectful bow to them.

Max gulped down and swallowed hard with Rex and Zoe, as they were beginning to sweat profusely feeling somewhat pressured, "The honour's….all ours…sir?" he croaked nervously.

"Please, just call me Lunensis." he replied calmly, "By bringing my daughter home I truly am in debated to you all….thank you."

"You're very welcome Lunensis." Rex answered before sporting a look of confidence, "And you can be sure that you'll have our support from this point on!"

"Yeah and together we'll take down the space pirates and set things right for all of you guys too!" Max announced as he punched up with confidence much to the awe and amazement of the resistance gathered.

"Wow!"

"You…truly mean that?" Some of them asked him filled with hope.

In response the D Team nodded back with confidence or thumbs up, "We do!"

"You bet!" They said as they were rewarded with praises and applause form all around them, as well as from some of the chibi dinosaurs present which jumped up and down in excitement or wagged their tails energetically.

Lunensis, having observed what had just transpired then looked towards his daughter and stepped up to her, as a shade covered his eyes, "Cera….much has happened since the day you departed." he said tensely as she looked back at him in sympathy, realising that what she did in the past also hurt her father and allies too like how she did with the D Team, "Day after day, as the forces of darkness grow stronger ours grow weaker and more weary." he said breathing heavily as he clenched his hand into a tight fist as he began to recall the events that transpired in her absence and how he was forced to carry the entire resistance and there burdens on his shoulders alone.

"I'm sorry father….I really wish I could've been back sooner."

"Don't be," he shook his head before all that matters is that you are hoe and now we can face the future together in the present like we once did in the past!" he said proudly having driven away all his worries of the past as he then embraced his long lost daughter in his arms, "And for you to have brought back the great D Team of legend, to have them fight alongside us in this war against the space pirates will truly be an honour." he said looking to Max, Rex and Zoe as walked up to them, "With you by our side we will surely prevail over our enemies!" he announced as they looked on.

"Err…." Unsure of how to make of it, while it was great they were being treated with such respect now it appeared the had a massive image as the symbols of hope they had to withhold for all the people present.

Before they could say something back to him, Lunensis then made a proud and confident proclamation to the members of the resistance currently gathered in the hall, "Everyone! These great heroes of legend not only stand before us, they were also the ones who brought my daughter home! Therefore treat them with the highest of respect! That is an order!" he declared as the hall roared with applause, cheers and roars of both people and dinosaurs together!

"YEAH!"

"WOO HOO!"

Seeing how much everyone's hopes were pretty much pinned on them and how they had a lot of expectations to meet, Max and the others couldn't help but blush red feeling both honoured but at the same time rather pressured too, "Ehehehe…this is a little much…" Zoe croaked as she scratched the back of her head and her heart began to beat rapidly inside her chest, feeling it was on the verge of exploding.

"Yeah too much if you ask me…." Rex nodded, feeling worried if they could live up to their expectations and even more so if they messed up, this was a war after all and bigger than anything they had faced before, maybe even more than the Dark Pterosaur….

"But still…Cera's dad….he's really a nice guy…." said Max as he looked towards Lunensis who was still proclaiming to the masses how fate had gifted them with a miracle along with the return of his fighter, seeing rightful hopes and smiles coming upon the faces pf the people and dinosaurs gathered there.

"Yeah….he's pretty cool…." Rex nodded before turning to Cera who was smiling at her father's ability to rally together the masses.

"Cera's really lucky to have someone like him as a father…." Zoe commented noting he was indeed a great charismatic figure, uniting them for a single cause and helping to bring out the best in them too.

Max then looked to the them both as he decided they become the hope and miracle they had all been waiting for, "Well in any case, we're here now and we've given these people new hope." he said with a speech of his own like how he rallied them all together during the dark pterosaur's reign of destruction, "So let's stick to it like we promised Cera!" He said clenching his hand into a firm fist as Rex and Zoe nodded back at him in agreement.

"Yeah!"

"We'll kick those space pirates right into the sun!"

"And we'll stand by you all through the way no matter what it takes!" They shouted to the masses causing even more applause and praise to echo the halls as the entire facility was instilled with newfound courage and determination.

"HOORAY!"

"YEAH!"

The vehicle elevator doors soon opened up and driving in was a red head hauler truck, as everyone turned to see what was going on. Stepping out of it were 3 troopers who saluted their superior on sight, "Commander Lunensis sir!" one of them said out loud.

"Report." He replied back to him firmly with authority.

"Forgive me for the interruption," he said with a respectful bow, "But we've rescued some very strange and unusual looking civilians who were wandering about in the city, though not gel jarks they seemed rather suspicious we thought you might want to take a look at them."

Lunensis narrowed his eyes at the news but soon gave the all clear as he nodded back at the soldier, "Very well…bring them in." he said as the soldier responded with a nod.

"Gladly." His group then ran around to the back of the hauler and opened it up, before moving in and trying to pull them out, "Come on out you go you four." He said as they began hauling out a green haired woman, a pair of men one fat and the other skinny, and the last one a frail and nearly bald old man!

"Hey! Watch it!" Dr Z growled impatiently as he tried to wrestle out of the trooper's grip on his shoulders, holding him back from going berserk.

"Hands off the merchandise!" Ursula growled furiously as the trooper who grabbed her hand shuddered in fear of her.

"I'm too young to go to jail!"

"Whatever you think we did we didn't! We're innocent we tell you!" Ed and Zander both yelled as the one trooper who had them both restrained rilled his eyes behind his helmet, seeing they were only embarrassing themselves.

Cera and the D Team widened their eyes recognising them, "AH!"

"It's Dr Z and the alpha gang!" They gasped in surprise, in disbelief that they were still alive and that they couldn't believe they actually forgot about hem back in the city just now!

The others in resistance, including Lunensis himself were taken heavily aback by the starting news they revealed to everyone else, "Huh!?"

"Wait….that name sounds familiar." The commander then thought to himself as he put a combed over his beard with his fingers in thought.

Dr Z meanwhile thrashed about and gnashed his teeth like a cornered animal as he struggled in vain to get free and give the trooper a beatdown at being mishandled, "Unhand and untie me! Don't you realise you're manhandling Dr Z! The future dinosaur king! How dare-" He looked ahead and widened his eyes to see Cera, Max, Rex and Zoe already there and standing amongst more of the people who had taken him and the Alpha gang hostage while they were lying unconscious earlier.

He and his gang widened their eyes in shock and gasped, "AH! You kids!?" They all yelled out in anger and surprise.

"What are you doing here!?"

"More importantly where are we!?" Dr Z and Ursula then demanded.

"Never mind that! Get us out of here now!"

"Pretty please…." Zander and Ed cried as comedic tears fell from their eyes.

Their frantic reactions made the D Team sweat drop anxiously at the scene they were making in front of so many others around them, "Oh boy…." Max then gulped nervously wondering how they might be able to explain this complicated situation to everyone else…if only they remembered and went after them earlier though.

Thankfully though, a number of the troopers present did seem to recognise his name as a set of surprised or amazed murmurs and comments came up form amongst the crowd as they looked to one another, "Wait…THE Dr Z!?"

"The man who founded the Dinosaur king coliseum and championship alongside the great Dr Ancient all those years ago!?"

"That's him!?" They gasped in awe though some of them appeared a little let down or dissappointed though seeing him to not be how they expected him to look.

"He's a little older and scrawnier than I imagined him to be…."

"Oh? You know who I am?" He mused before grinning arrogantly and sticking his head up high, "Hehehe, well it seems my reputation proceeds me." His snarky comments about himself made the D Team sweat drop and groan, seeing it was only adding fuel to the fire of arrogance and self worship, not to mention he'd be a bad influence and example for so many of these people who were driven to the edge and fighting a war every day of their lives.

"Umm you kids mind filling us on what's going on today please?" Ursula then asked them nicely as they looked to her and the trio, still waiting patiently for them to do something to help them while also growing restless as to what was going on around them.

Seeing no other way around it, Max and the others groaned seeing no other way around it as he waved out to them, "Okay hold your horses old lady, we'll fill you all in a jiffy."

"Hey I'm not an old lady!" She then screamed and turned feral, trying to get her hands on the kids if only she wasn't held back by the trooper, who was on the verge of losing his grip on her and allowing her to unleashed her triggered rage upon the entire base and endanger everyone in it!

After that, the D Team spent several minutes explaining to them what they encountered right after they arrived here in the year 3000. As well as what they encountered, and what they discovered about Cera. With heavy reluctance they also revealed to them how this utopian future came to be, how Dr Ancient and Dr Z were both responsible in helping to create it, as well as including the space pirates being the ones who turned it into a near lifeless wasteland and how it then lead up to the events they experienced in their time too. After it was done, the Alpha gang needless to stay was stunned almost speechlessly as they stared with widened eyes and at shorties of breath at being overwhelmed with such a revelation.

"Wow I just feel my mind just got blown as big as the big bang…." Ed muttered as he blinked his eyes in disbelief at what he heard.

"Who would've thought that kid was actually part of something really big…." Zander mused.

"I'm even more surprised Dr Z's crazy dream not only came true but was responsible for making this future a reality." Ursula huffed as she folded her arms as she pondered over how it could be possible all the amazing things they were seeing around them came form their crackpot of a boss.

What surprised them next was when they looked to the side and shuddered when they saw Dr Z gritting his teeth and shaking tensely with rage!

"EH!?"

"My dinosaur kingdom destroyed before I got the chance to see it with my own eyes!? Unacceptable!" he suddenly exploded, "I swear in the name of all dinosaur prehistory, that I Dr Z will not rest until those puny pirates get clobbered with 225 million years of mesozoic rage!" he declared proudly as he pointed up to the sky in declaration!

His deep words heavily impacted many members of the resistance who were still present as they became completely awestruck with him, "WOOOOW!"

"I like the way he thinks!" They said expecting many great things and high hopes in him.

Dr Z then grinned as he overheard them, seeing his reputation had proceeded him and now he secured himself a group of loyal followers, "My subjects! Your king compels you! Under my leadership you have nothing to fear or worry about! Together we'll send those pirates back into space and make them wish they never came in the first place!" he vowed before pointing ahead, "Now follow me to victory!"

They all cheered and applauded in a frenzy, feeling motivated and their spirrts fired up beyond belief, "YEAH!"

"All hail the dinosaur king!" They cheered as they all rushed in and began tossing Dr Z up and down in praise of him.

"Ahahahah!" he laughed in amusement to himself seeing he could get used to living like a real king now, much to the dismay of the D Team and Alpha gang as they sweat dropped or frowned seeing all this praise and brainwashing of the masses would easily feed his oversized ego.

"Well at least he's on board…..even for all the wrong reasons…." Cera muttered as they all nodded in full agreement with her.

"Yeah…."

"Dr Z! Dr Z! Dr Z!" They cheered as they began to carry him to a private area where they could serve him faithfully, tend to his every need and in turn receive his great wisdom.

"Ahahahaha! That's it! Say my name! From now on I'm not just your king I'll be your saviour!" He laughed as they carried him away out of the room to be given the royal treatment, leaving only a handful of members left in the main hall (Who weren't all that moved or inspired by him or felt they had more important matters to attend to at the moment).

"And there he goes…." said Ed as the doors closed and he sighed with some jealousy, wondering why he or the others never got such attention.

"I don't know if we should let him go by himself." Zander then muttered, as he pondered over whether they should let him have his moment or stop him from corrupting the masses with his poisonous influence.

"Not a good idea…." Ursula then commented shaking her head in disagreement.

"Hey she looks pretty…." A random male trooper then stared at her in awe, his face blessing red like an apple as he laid eyes on her elegant figure and radiant face.

She then widened her eyes and began to pose for him, "AH! Why how generous of you, finally someone who acknowledges me who who I truly am!" she boasted as the trooper then fainted in infatuation.

"Those guys look kinda creepy to me." Another girl trooper then pointed out at Zander and Ed as they lowered their heads and frowned in disappointment.

"Ugh…."

Looking on and seeing all the new allies they've gained, Max then grinned with enthusiasm as he put his arms around Rex and Zoe and bright them in, "Hehe, I think things have just turned a little more fun and interesting for us all now eh?" he smiled looking to them both, which earned a set of mixed responses from them.

"Yeah….in a way…." Zoe sweated as she scratched her cheek in thought.

"Wonder how our parents would think of all this when we let him know what's been going on…." Rex then thought with concern, realising they hadn't contacted them since they arrived in this time period.

"Oh yeah….Good point…." Max then muttered seeing Rex's point of view, and knowing for sure they'd receive all kinds of worried or paranoid responses the moment they'd hear about what events had transpired, where they've ended up and discovered, as well as the oath they made because of it….but Max didn't care about all that as he hardened his expression knowing exactly what he'd respond with, "In any case, whatever they say to us we've made our choice and we'll stand by it no matter what." He said firmly, despite being only 12 years old these past few months of growing up with dinosaurs had helped him and his friends grow up and mature more than most adults had, and he was certain that their decision now was the right one.

"Yeah for the dinosaurs, for the future and for Cera." Zoe nodded with Rex, standing by him too, they weren't kids anymore and it was high time they made their own way in the world now.

This was something that Cera and Miku too had noticed, seeing how much they had grown since the day she met them…as well as for herself too thanks to their combined experiences overtime. To see them decide for themselves and to be brave enough to face them with confidence and assurance in knowing what's right, it made her most proud to have stood by along side them. She soon however frowned slightly, she knew that them getting involved was inevitable and she was at peace with that, but even if they did prevail the big question was….what would happen after that?

"Cera," her father then called to her and her microraptor, snapping them out of their thoughts as they looked to him curiously.

"Yes dad?" She asked as Miku blinked back at him.

"I know you just got back and would love to say hi to some of your old friends here at the base, as well as show your new ones around." he said to her with a light smile, "But…there's something I'd like to show you, something that I've developed in the time you were away and I'd like you to see it with you very own eyes."

"Oh…Okay then dad." Cera then nodded back at him,

"You guys go on ahead and explore, see what there is to see." she said to the D Team and Alpha gang before looking to her father who smiled at her, "Meantime my dad and I have some catching up to do if that's okay?" she then asked them.

Max and his friends then nodded back at her feeling happy for her, "Sure thing Cera, you go on ahead and take all the time you need." he said.

"Yeah you deserve it."

"Go enjoy yourself now." Rex and Zoe said at the end.

"Thanks a lot, you're all the best." said Cera back to them feeling grateful to have known before she waved a them, "Well, see you later!" she said as she joined her father as they walked through a pair of sliding doors which lead up to the elevator he came from just now.

"Bye!" They all said waving to her as she left before they looked amongst themselves.

"Say guys, while we're here we might as well enjoy it, check out the base and make ourselves at home." suggested Max considering they wouldn't be going anywhere for a while.

"I say we split up and explore each section of this place one by one. Then we'll get back and share what we've found." Rex then added thinking it'd be a much faster way to check out the whole place, feeling pumped up to meet so many new people and learn about how well they've gotten along with dinosaurs from their perspective.

"Sounds fun!" Zoe cheered as she, Max and Rex ran ahead of the Alpha gang, "Last one back here is a rotten old lady!" she sang cheekily as Ursula steamed red and stomped her foot on the ground in anger!

"Again!? I'll get you for that you brats!" she growled shaking her fist out as she charged after them!

"Ursula! Wait up!"

"We want to see too!" Ed and Zander cried as they struggled to keep up with her and the 6 of them quickly dispersed across the 6 pathways that lead to the other stations of the D Resistance.

(Meanwhile)

Cera soon walked beside her father who walked down a corridor "So what's this thing you wanted to show me?" she then asked her father curiously, but he said nothing but held a firm and stock look on his face and before long at the end of their walk down the halls they came across a reddish purple locked door equipped with a keycard slot and passcode dial.

"You'll soon find out." he finally said in a somewhat unsettling tone which got her somewhat unnerved, she knew her father very well….but the way he acted and said it just now….was like he was someone else entirely, something Miku picked up on as she poked her head up from Cera's shoulder. As he took out a keycard and slid it into the slot, the first lock knocked, followed by dialling on the keypad causing the second security measure to open up. As the doors opened the 2 of them found themselves an observatory room, with the windows shut in front of them and beeping coloured buttons on the console ahead as the room was lit with reddish lights….giving it a most eerie and unpleasant atmosphere as Cera's heart began to beat hard and slow, she sweated anxiously as she and Miku looked around, clearly not recognising this room at all.

"The day you left…." Lunensis then spoke to her suddenly as she nearly stuttered at his voice. Looking at him she saw his fist clench hard as she stepped back nervously from him, "I swore to myself I'd never let anyone else suffer like I did….first your mother…then you…." he said as his grip loosened and he lowered his head down feeling regretful for not being able to do anything for them, "We suffered many losses without you to help lead us….and with now our foes have become even stronger, reborn now as the shadow empire as they now call themselves." he then said in a heavy tone.

Cera blinked her eyes in surprise at what he said, "Shadow….empire?" she muttered wondering when that happened.

He ignored her but continued, "I spent many long months researching for a way to finally defeat our new and more powerful foes….it was a series of trial and error….with much failure and dead ends along the way…." what he said and the way he said so, made Cera even more anxious and worried, seeing she found herself enclosed in a dark room alone with this man whom she initially thought was her other but in her absence ended up being twisted into someone else entirely, "And now I've found it." Her heart skipped a beat and she stuttered back as he raised his arms out proudly, "Behold Cera, the future of the D Resistance!" pressing the window shield button, they soon lifted up allowing them to see what was past them.

Cera could see the observatory deck looked out into a large room with many holding pens of sorts which was enclosed in a tight space like a warehouse or military bunker only lit on by rather dim lights above. While she couldn't make out what was inside from where she stood, she did know there were dinosaurs inside there, but hearing their cries and growls….of anger and agitation….she became rather hesitant to look. Nevertheless she swallowed down had as she stepped forward to see…..only to soon regret it as she widened her eyes at her father's secret project! "AH!"

Lined along the corridors of the facility below them, were several holding pens with barred walls lining them much like the cages the Alpha gang used. Inside were dinosaurs as she suspected but not dinosaurs she expected to see…..inside each of them were dinosaurs (like ceratosaurus, rajasaurus, chasmosaurus, wuerhosaurus) in an odd array of colours and patterns, mostly ranging from bright red, pink or purple, as they bellowed either in pain or in agitation as they clawed, snapped or bashed against the walls of their holding cells wanting to break free!

Their behaviour and colour clearly wasn't natural, it was clear they had been altered in some way! Flashing back she recalled the D team having acquired said card once as an acrocanthosaurus at their table….she didn't want to believe it could be true….her own father to not only allow such inhumane acts against dinosaurs but to be the one to do it himself!? A slot in the bottom floor opened up revealing an irritator which snarled viciously in agitation as it snapped at the bars of its pen, before the cage began to emit purplish energy waves all around it! It screeched in pain, grasping its head in its arms before the cage fell apart and opened up causing it to turn pink with streaks of dark red as it hissed violently! Some troopers and robots armed with tasers and stun rods, walked up form behind and began sparking its feet catching it by surprise as it jumped back! It reared out its claws and swung at them, but the continued doing a series of mock charges, sparking their rods and forcing the water dinosaur back until it was inside an open cage pen and the doors snapped closed! It lunged forward and slammed against the bars before slashing at them and chomping at the bars intending to get out!

Cera's jaw hung speechlessly along with Miku who widened her eyes in horror at the atrocious acts being down to those dinosaurs…like of they were mere tools of war….this….this wasn't the resistance she grew up with. She also shuddered to think of what other corrupted actions had taken place in her absence. As she stepped back barely managing to recover from the shock she just suffered, she stumbled and hit a block behind her only to turn around and gasp to see it was her father who stopped her! "AH!?"

"Beautiful aren't they?" he breathed as his eyes widened almost psychotically as he walked towards the viewing glass and put his hands on them, seeing the alpha dinosaurs roaring ferociously, surging with pent up power and rage and ready to unleash them upon anyone who would dare set them off, and Lunensis knew exactly whom to turn their rage against! "And soon we'll have an army of them, with their power along with the D Team's combined, we'll grind those insidious invaders into powder once and for all!" he proclaimed raising his arms out before smiling at his daughter with pride, "Isn't that wonderful my daughter? Your mother and so many others will be avenged and no one would be able to stand against us ever again….we'll wipe any and all threats we may face now and forever!" he said walking toward her with outstretched arms, while she and Miku stepped backwards taring to distance themselves away from the psychotic madman her father had become….the temptation to run was great…but she knew any sudden movements would end up being worse for her.

"Father….what have you done?" To her the world had been turned completely upside down…..the person before her was no longer a man….but a monster…..clearly many of these dinosaurs were forced into this against their will or were maybe even revived and altered in a way so they could handle this, like there were designed to be the perfect weapon of power and control.

Lunensis suddenly hardened his expression into one of hatred and rage, "With these evolved and improved dinosaurs, this spectral space pirates will regret ever setting foot on Earth soil and for what they did to us!" he shouted, his voice…no…his soul consumed by revenge against the pirates, as his eyes reddened with madness as he clenched his hands tightly, vowing to destroy anyone who would dare threaten Earth or even stand against him from doing this, be it friend or foe….

Cera's legs began to buckle as she could see it not just in the voices of agony echoing from the dinosaurs outside, but also seeing her father had fallen away from grace, "No…. This…isn't right…." The image of her kind and selfless father, the smile he had as he embraced her in her younger days….melted away completely and was replaced by the maniacal face of the man she was staring upon, "Father….What's happened to you?" she breathed shuddering with fear as she gazed into his eyes and saw nothing but a pit of darkness inside, one which he had fallen deep into and possibly was lost inside forever….

(Meanwhile)

Ursula decided to split off from the group, wanting to get away from the D Team so that she wouldn't have to put up with their childish insults and annoying mugs any longer, as well as get some much needed alone time away from her bumbling underlings worrying that their idiocy may rub off on her. Though she initially believed that getting away from everyone else would make her feel more comfortable…..the tunnel leading towards the station of fire didn't seem to make it so as she strangely began to feel the room temperature begin to rise, they were underground and yet it felt like an oven for some unknown reason. "Ugh….why is this place so hot…." she huffed taking out a handkerchief and wiping away the sweat from her face as well as along her arms. She was starting to pant with thirst, feeling her throat and lips beginning to dry out much to her annoyance as she decided to get to the bottom of this seeing an opening at the end of the tunnel, hoping to shut it down so she could feel cool again, "I like hot springs and steam rooms but this head is just unbearable….just what are they-AH!" As soon as she passed through the opening she was caught with a most unreliable sight!

Before her down below in a pit like valley, was a large volcanic plain with a number of volcanoes spewing out hot gasses into the air and the land was bathed in rivers and streams of lava spreading down the volcanoes and along cracks in the ground almost like blood from the earth itself! In fact there were even cases of lave being spewed out from geysers here and there too! This was no playground, it was pretty much a death zone but for it to be set up in the D Resistance base of all places made absolutely no sense as to how or why. As Ursula reared back barely recovering form the initial shock she just suffered from seeing fire and magma erupted all around the volcanic landscape, she heard the sounds of roars and battle cries down below which snapped her out of her daze. "Wh…What the-" Looking down she widened her eyes in amazement at what she saw.

A number of troopers were bravely racing against one another, hopping across rocks perched across deep streams of lava in order to grab hold of training dummies perched on the other side and then having hoist them back to the starting line, aiming to come out on top as the fastest rescuer! In another area further off from the streams where the ground was more firm and solid, a group of large carnivores, including an alioramus and a metriacanthosaurus were firing fire cannons at some targets with bullseyes on them as they destroyed their targets in an instant and roared out in victory! In another area, things were more calm and mellow behind a large rock barrier to divert lava away were some troopers taking a well earned break to shelter from the sweltering heat around them, while also spending time to play with their own dinosaurs as a trooper tossed a piece of meat to a chibi mapusaurus before being petted itself and showered with praise.

Seeing how the troops and dinos down below were taking their situation like it was something they did everyday as part of their routine really set Ursula back, "I knew we'd see crazy things in this time but this is too much….." she gulped uneasily wondering if they were in their right minds to be training and even having fun in the middle of a sweltering lava field! She then sweated both out of anxiety and from the heat as she decided to take her leave before things got too hot for her….literally. "Maybe it's best I-" A crack sound suddenly echoed under her feet, which made her turn uncomfortably pale, "Uh oh…that doesn't sound good…" she muttered feeling herself descend down slightly. Sweating bullets and looking down, she widened her eyes seeing the edge of the cliff she was standing on was beginning to give way! Eventually it cracked apart unable to support her and she was about plummet into the river of lava just down below!

"WAAH!" She screamed as she scrambled back for the edge and managed to grab hold of it with her right arm! Looking down she shuddered as the chunks of rock shed from the cliff splashed down into the lave below and some of the drops nearly touched her legs much to her horror! Further ahead, troopers and their dinosaurs widened their eyes in horror to see a woman hanging by a threat at the cliff and very soon she;d be char broiled to a crisp if no one did something! Problem was she was way too far to reach and it'd be too ate by the time they reached her!

"Urgh…not good not good…." Ursula gritted her teeth and thought to herself in a panic! She mustered whatever strength she could in her one arm to try and hoist herself back up…but to no avail as she found herself too heavy to pull up with one arm, though she denied herself for being fat because that wasn't the case. As her hand slipped down and her grip was weakening, "Oh no….this can't be happening! I'm too young and beautiful to be burnt alive!" she squealed flailing her legs about in a panic, not realising her thrashing and restless movements were only worsening her situation! "HELP! SOMEONE GET ME OUT OF HERE!" She scream done last time….a desperate measure which seemed to be fruitless as she suddenly lost her hold on the rock and began to fall down to a burning doom! "AAA-WAH!?" She gasped in surprise noticing she hadn't fallen down into the fiery pit below, but instead was saved by an arm with brown gloves which had a tight grip on her own.

"Crikey! That was a close one!" a male southern australian voice said to her from above. Ursula looked up and widened her eyes to see a man with sleek brown hair and blue eyes, wearing an australian fedora hat, as well as wearing a generally yellow buttoned shirt (with the D resistance symbol on his shirt pocket), brown trousers and boots. Around his neck was a necklace embedded with what looked like theropod teeth, giving him a rather mature and adventurous kind of vibe as he hoisted her back up to the cliff.

She couldn't help but stare speechlessly at him feeling awestruck at how heroic he not only looked but also acted, as he flashed her a cool grin, "Better watch your step, fire squad isn't somewhere to tread lightly, one wring step and you'll end up with more than a 3rd degree burn." he said to her as they both stepped further away from the edge where it'd be much safer for them both.

Deep down Ursula could feel her own heart beating violently against her chest and she "Th…Thank you…for that…." she crooked shyly, looking away and scratching the back of her neck restlessly, unable to explain what kinds of feelings were swelling up inside her mind and heart.

"No worries, can't let a nice looking sheila like you get singed to a crisp can we?" he said smiling back, before tipping his hat off to her.

"Oh my…." she covered her mouth and blushed red, as she began to feel herself heat up and it was not from the surrounding volcanoes.

He then walked past her to the edge of the cliff and shouted out to the men down below, "All's good now!" he signalled to them saying the situation resolved itself now, "And excellent work troops! A little more practice and you'll be ready to bring down flaming justice on those slimy space pirates anytime you want!" he cried to them as the echoes of joy echoed from the soldiers down below.

"Thank you captain!"

"We won't let you down!"

"For the resistance!" They shouted back to him feeling inspired by his charisma and motivation as their dinosaurs also began to roar too.

Ursula blinked her eyes in surprise at what she heard from him, "Wait a minute…captain?" she asked pointed at him weakly.

"That's right!" he replied back proudly as he gestured a thumb to himself, "The name's Blaze! Captain of the resistance's fire squad! Plum tickled to meet ya!" he grinned. Some foot steps soon echoed through the ground and looking behind him Ursula jumped back at the sight of a large daspletosaurus and gorgosaurus that were coming right behind him!

"EEP!" she squealed falling to the ground then edging away to hide behind a rock.

Blaze blinked his eyes in surprise as to what was wrong, till he felt hot breathing down his back which made him turn around, and smile strangely as he began petting both carnivores on their snouts before turning back to her, "Aw no worries, these here are my 2 trusty partners, Daigo and Gorgon. Say hi won't ya guys?" As he said so both dinosaurs each let out a loud roar which made Ursula turn pale and flail her hand out in a panic!

"WAAAH!"

Captain Blaze widened his eyes seeing he may be rubbing off abad first impression at this rate as he shook his hand out to his 2 dinosaurs, "Whoa whoa! Easy there!" he shouted at them before turning strict, "Now you blokes listen here, she's our guest now be nice alright? Or I'm putting you both on a diet! Got it!?" In response both his dinosaurs snorted and grunted in annoyance but backed off submitting to their alpha. Looking on, Ursula gasped in amazement at seeing how easily he handled 2 huge man eating carnivores to bravely….almost like Dr Owen did with Terry once….but Blaze seemed far more impressive than he did without a doubt. She looked up at him as he held out a hand to her, "It would be sheer injustice if I let a delicate damsel like yourself get hurt by brutish blokes like those just now." he said to her nicely.

"Th…thank you…." Ursula nodded as she took his hand and let him help her up to his feet. Though she still stumbled slightly, feeling overwhelmed by the experience…and also by a strange flurry of emotions racing through her mind as of this moment. Shaking her head clear and not wanting to dwell on said feelings any longer, before she could say something that would make her look ridiculous, she then turned to look down at the lava plains below, "Say….you've got quite the fiery set up here…." she poitned out at the sight as Blaze nodded proudly.

"Yup we sure do, and its just how our dinosaurs like it!" he said grinning proudly before walking ahead and folding his arms looking over his station with admiration, "Took a lot of time and work too, but anything to make sure we all stay in tip top shape in this fight against the evils of this world!" he announced to the skies above. As Ursula raised an eyebrow at him weirdly, he then snickered in amusement back to her, "When I was a kid I grew up loving superheroes and became a huge fan of justice, that's why I became a member of the Fossil Fighting Force, we dedicate ourselves to fighting crime and make sure to punish all wrongdoers with the flames of justice itself!" he explained himself thinking that it was important to always give smiles and hope to people in the darkest of times, especially in a war like this.

He also grew up loving big and strong carnivores like t-rex, seeing their wild side to be very fun and appealing to the masses, sure their ferocious nature may brand them like villains in most tv series he saw, but when raised properly in the correct hands they can be used as weapons of justice. Like a real fire, without proper control it could either snuff out or burn wildly, but under the right conditions they could help keep one warm and safe, as well as even helping to refine and temper one to the best they can be under the hardest of conditions.

"A little something I taught Cera too," Blaze continued, "That while there'll always be injustice in the world, so it's important to never give up and always keep your spirit burning strong and smiling bright as the sun itself!" he then said as he flashed yet a mother grin which made Ursula smile with deep admiration and respect for said man.

"Now that's really impressive…." she whistled impressed before shuddering nervously, "Gulp…and kinda unnerving…" she muttered knowing she herself was in a way a criminal once…but he didn't need to know that.

Blaze then turned around and looked down below to see his squadron, who were once part of his Fossil Fighting Force, a law enforcement team used to deal with dinosaur related crimes examples being criminal organizations like the BB Bandits, who used dinosaurs for criminal purposes like robbing and intimidation, as well as others who may abuse them, "Back then fighting injustice used to be pretty simple, fighting poachers, fossil poachers, people who abuse dinosaurs you name it…." he sighed in disappointment shaking he head, disgusted that there were such people who could commit such atrocities and still feel good about it, "Nowadays we're all pretty much living on the edge everyday, so my job is to make sure both the troops don't get their fire snuffed out, otherwise the world will be really cold and dark place." he then muttered before feeling himself fired up with energy and determination, "And the fire in me will keep burning till not a single trace of crime and evil remains! YAAH!" he screamed with determination to the skies as his dinosaurs who stood nearby roared out loud too, feeling fired up themselves!

ROAR!

Ursula's eyes soon began to sparkle and she clapped her hands together and blushed red, as she felt her own emotions shift into overdrive, "Oh wow….he's not just brave…but a total hunk of a charmer too! Oh I feel like I'm in love!" she squealed as she been to fawn over what may be her dream man!

(Meanwhile)

"Wow….the air feels just so fresh here….." Zoe breathed as took in the scent of fresh grass all around her. After deciding to pay the grass sector a visit she found herself in the middle of a meadow with patches of long tall grass followed with areas of shorter ferns and shrubs, and further in the distance were rather large mountains and forests of greenery. Looking up above she saw lighting similar to what was used in a greenhouse, and despite being deep underground the base was able to replicate the conditions needed for plants to grow strong and healthy. "It's so dark outside yet it's as bright as day here….the future is so amazing…." she then breathed in awe and amazement as she strolled through the prairie and took in the sights and smells of nature emanating all around her, "And the grass….the trees….it's incredible how they made all this…." she then noted as she touched and felt a blade of grass across her hands, feeling it to be absolutely genuine, almost developing a kind of kinship with nature itself.

Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard a strange chorus of calls echoing further across the field, as she closed her eyes and listened more carefully she could feel her heart growing at ease as the song seemed to lift her spirits high and make her feel most peaceful and warm, as if her worries and fears she had or didn't notice at all were being forced out of her like a body detoxification process. "That sound….it's so beautiful….I've just gotta see!" she then said with excitement as she ran ahead through the tall grass to see what it was. As she ran through the grass and came near the source of the music, she pulled apart some grass with her hands so she could get a good look at what was ahead, and she widened her eyes at what she saw in the middle of the field, "AH!"

She saw a lambeosaurus, tsintaosaurus and corythosaurus all crying a chorus of music, a prehistoric equivalent to that of a classical orchestra, while standing around a wounded gastonia, seeing it was panting hard and lying down on it aside with several scratches around its underside. At that moment, a trio of pteranodons (blue, yellow and red) flew put from the tall grass fields and began circling around the gastonia, showering it with green energy as they flapped their wings around it, as it opened its eyes and bellowed out loud feeling reenergised before the pteranodon trio dispersed. Zoe widened her eyes in amazement at what she saw, clearly this place had to do with healing and recovery as far as she knew, and they did so in the most unique and interesting of methods.

On closer inspection she could also see a trooper standing by his gastonia, patting it gently on the head to ensure it was alright. Nearby the lambeosaurus was a young girl dressed in beige and white clothing, along with a beige scout cap, pale lime green ribbon on her collar and tied around her hair. And next to the the other 2 hadrosaurs was an older chinese woman wearing a green cap sleeve mandarin collar cheongsam embedded with yellow floral patterns around it along with a pair of wooden clog slippers. In her hair were 2 flower like hair clips which tied up her long black hair to look almost like buns, while the rest of it stretched down past her neck giving her a rather graceful appearance as she also held out an elegant white and pink fan shaped much like a flower with a floral pattern on it.

"There, now you will have more energy." said the woman to the gastonia as she stroked it on the head and it hummed in satisfaction, before being returned to its card by the trooper.

The trooper then bowed in respect to the woman, "Thank you captain Hua. I'll be more careful next time." he then said gratefully to her.

"Of course, come back anytime." the smiled kindly before turning to her younger assistant, "Minmi, please escort him back outside."

"Yes of course Dr Hua." the younger girl said as she and her lambeosaurus began to lead the trooper out through the grassy terrain and back to the entrance leading to the main sector.

As they left the premises, the doctor smiled proud with another satisfied patient as her 2 dinosaurs lowered their heads to her and she began petting them gently to show her appreciation for their hard work, unaware that Zoe, still awestruck by what she saw, stepped out from his hiding spot and was standing right behind her.

"That was beautiful…." she breathed making Hua blink her eyes in surprise as she turned around with her dinos to look at Zoe, whose eyes were shining brightly like stars.

"Ah welcome young Zoe, we have been expecting you." she said with a bow as her 2 dinosaurs backed away slightly to give their mistress some space

Zoe blinked her eyes in surprise, "You…know my name?" she asked back.

The older woman chuckled back at her happily, "Of course, I just got word from Commander Lunensis that you and your friends are present." she smiled warmly, "I, Captain Hua, along with my partners Chisotao and Collin, humbly welcome you to the grass station." she said as her tsintaosaurus and corythosaurus came in and bellowed a set of trumpeting calls as they introduced themselves.

"Hahah, thank you very much," Zoe laughed as a big grin came across her face as she looked around to see the flowers beginning to bloom on some nearby bushes as a result of the healing session conducted earlier, "It's a huge honour to see such beauty despite everything that's going on outside." she said complimenting the grass captain to see such natural beauty and tranquility despite being in a time of war.

Hua covered her mouth over a giggle before holding out her hand, "If you'd like I'd be more than happy to show you around." she offered as Zoe clapped her hands together eagerly.

"Really!? That'd be great! Yes!" she cheered.

"Ahaha, then right this way." Hua responded as she escorted Zoe through a grass path laid out before them as the captain's 2 dinosaurs followed behind them. As they reached another clearing at the meadow, Zoe widened her eyes speechlessly to see several healing therapy sessions being conducted there, where some cryolophosaurus, archaeopteryx and leallynasaura were circling around some weakened muraenosaurus as they showered the plesiosaurs with bright light from their bodies to heal them of their wounds as they then let out satisfied cries before hoisting themselves back into some nearby ponds.

Some hadrosaurs like ouranosaurus and prosaurolophus, used by female nurses wearing similar outfits to Minmi earlier, were using angel's breath as well as nature's blessing in order to treat a patagosaurus that was sick with breathing ailments but after being showered with the life giving energy of grass, the large sauropod managed to get back on its feet and let out a satisfied bellow before it was returned to a card and reclaimed by a nurse. "It's almost like a hospital or clinic in a way…." Zoe couldn't help but comment feeling most impressed, considering she lived at an animal hospital this could be a great learning experience for her.

"That's because it is," Hua confirmed for her, "It's what my station specialises in. Medical care as well as in healing." She said proudly, though her smile soon vanished and was replaced with a small sad frown, "In a war this great, many of us can easily not only are prone to getting injured or sick while out in the field, but also become weary and most tense." she said which made Zoe sigh sympathetically, "Which is why we also try to ensure everyone is properly rested and receives the right kind of care before they get sent out into the battlefield once more." Hua continued as they continued walking through to the edge of station's prairies, passing by some dino duelists (Dressed in traditional japanese silk kimonos or yukatas) who were engaged in some healing therapy sessions which involved ikebana flower arrangement, making herbal tea or soil tilling at a japanese zen garden setting area past the prairie.

"I get what you mean…." Zoe noted understandably as she and Hua walked over a wooden bridge and over a small koi pond where the stream ran through the rock garden. In the modern world it was easy to get exhausted and tense at work, but in a war as devastating as Cera described it'd be easy to get exhausted and hurt, not just physically but emotionally too…..

"Of course not everything can be treated with conventional medicine," Hua then continued stating how certain types of wounds couldn't be treated as easily as others, "Which is why we work with dinosaurs to help go beyond the 'modern' ways." She said having beliefs that old fashioned natural methods may be twice as effective compared to modern medicines which focus on treating symptoms rather than root causes, "After all, dinosaurs didn't have doctors back then in their time and were able to recover from some of the worst injuries and illnesses possible. Thus we learn from them and come to a greater understanding an respect for not just them but the world they lived in too." She then stated her stance with them.

For it was thanks to the dinosaurs and the need to bring revive some of the plant species herbivores needed for their survival, it also helped inspire her to investigate other types of plants with impressive healing properties that may have been extinct or nearly wiped out. In fact, it was also thanks to the discovery of a certain life giving fruit, she as a botanist also managed to discover its properties to develop natural cures that could treat nearly any ailment! In fact her team's former department in environmental relief saw value in nature and how plants can heal the land itself as they too healed the sick and injured.

"Wow…..who knew there were so many ways to heal…." Zoe then breathed in awe, knowing that if she was to take over the clinic one day she should learn as much as she can while she had the chance. The thought of healing soon made her recall a certain memory of hers as she put finger to her chin in thought, "Say, I just remembered." She then said catching Hua's attention, "Cera once helped treat my dinosaur Paris when she breathed in some dust using massage or something."

"Ah yes, I remember teaching her that, it was one of my most basic of healing practices aside from acupuncture and aromatherapy." The captain then answered brightly.

Zoe blinked her eyes in surprise, "Wait, you taught her how to do that?" she asked Hua who calmly nodded back with a smile.

"That's right, as well as how all life is precious whether big or small, ever living creature has a role to play in the natural environment." she explained, "Therefore it's important we learn to create peace and harmony with the world we live in, which is why my squad also works in environmental related efforts as well." As she finished she gestured to a small patch of soil, covered with organic fertiliser made from a strong mixture of leftover food remains and dinosaur faeces. While it may have looked and smelt unpleasant at first, as Zoe pinched her nose in disgust, an anatotitan emerged from the grass nearby and fired off emerald garden onto it, causing a large layer of ferns and plants to grow there much to Zoe's amazement!

A group of minmi nearby went over to graze at said spot, leaving behind a set of nests filled with eggs inside, as a few maiasaura went over to tend to said eggs while their others were busy having lunch. Thus revealing the grass station's efforts in supplying food for the resistance as well as acting as a nursery for dinosaur eggs too! Much to Zoe's amazement, "Wow…." she breathed seeing that there was so much she would need to learn about animals if she really were to run the family business one day.

Unbeknownst to them, a large stone pillar was stacked up at the edge of the station surround by a circle of coloured stones with the 6 elemental patterns on it. Sensing the former holder of the grass stone plate nearby, the grass stone switch lit up green…..

(Meanwhile)

Zander decided to pay the water station a visit considering he held Spiny's card and stone a while back and still did, so he wanted to see how the resistance handled water dinosaurs if he could learn how to better use his dinosaur and therefore prove to be of more use to the team rather than hold them back and getting the short end of the stick like so many times before. Having seen Spiny lose many of his battles and now that they were in a high stakes war he felt he ought to take things more seriously from here on.

As he stepped inside, he widened his eyes in amazement to find he was standing at a rather lush green patch of grass and firms, but surrounding it on all aides was a large river enclosing it on all sides, being generated by a series of water falls which stood up tall and high making it like a large basin with fresh water coming in from around every corner of the station! "Wow! Talk about having an outdoor pool in your own backyard! This is really something!" he cheered with glee, dancing about side to side seeing it as the perfect place for a romantic picnic or maybe even a swim! He was tempted to change into his swim wear and take a dive, when he saw bubbles beginning to blow from the river ahead of him, "Huh?" he blinked in surprise as he took a closer look and used his hand to cover over his eyes.

Rising out of the water on opposite ends of the river were 2 large sauropods, a cetiosaurus and an dicraeosaurus. Both being water dinosaurs, Zander knew he had to e in the right place, "Now what's going on here?" He muttered curiously, straightening his glasses as he folded his arms and tapped with his fingers with interest as they began to flash blue signalling the activation of a move card. The dicraeosaurus bellowed loudly as it summed forth magic shower causing rain to fall from dark clouds that gathered above them, then the cetiosaurus howled as a separate opening in the grassy ground opened up and school of opthalmosaurus began circling inside it with their fins protruding from the water surface.

A camarasaurus that emerged from the water nearby, began to glow blue before firing a stream of water from its mouth into the pond, causing a set of piercing aqua javelins to shoot out of it, carrying an opthalmosaurus in each one before they fired off into he main pond! "Excellent work you 3." A female voice suddenly shouted out from atop the hill where the waterfalls were, catching Zander by surprise!

"Huh!?" He widened his eyes to see a suchomimus perched on the very top, and clinging onto to its neck was a young elegant woman, with bright ocean blue eyes and wavy long blog hair like the waves itself. She also wore a dark blue and black wet suit which covered her entire body and she sported an expression of confidence and no fear, "Now for the grand finale!" she announced holding her arms stretched wide as Zander gazed upon her almost like some kind of tailless mermaid, beautiful and enchanting like the siren she resembled. She then looked to her dinosaur which she rode, with an expression of confidence and trust petting it on the neck as it responded with a hiss, rushing ahead and then nose diving head first into the river below!

"WHA! What is she thinking!? She's crazy!" Zander screamed grasping his hair and nearly pulling out! He ran around in circles in a panic not knowing what to do, before covering his eyes unable to look….till deciding to peep through a small gap in his fingers just to see what would happen.

As he looked on, the suchomimus dived head first into the water with a huge splash in the middle of where the opthalmosaurus school was swimming in and the waves covered over all the sea reptiles. Right after that an enormous geyser shot out from the water and into the dark clouds of rain above! Zander widened his eyes to see the opthalmosaurus all circling around int he geyser as it spiralled to the sky, with the suchomimus and its rider in the dead center of it! He was amazed and kept an unblinking gaze at them both, no fear nor hesitation, only trust and courage in one another as they shot into the dark clouds above, which made them explode into a bright shining rainbow! After that the opthalmosaurus all splashed back into the water in a synchronised manner and the suchomimus along with its rider landed gracefully on the grass ground in the center of the field! With that out of the way, the woman did a her flip to shake out whatever water was still caught in it as she smiled folding her arms on her hips considering it a job well done.

Overcome with emotion and excitement, Zander couldn't hold himself back anymore as he exploded into great applause, "Wow….that was incredible! Woo hoo!" he whistled only to stutter when he realised he gave himself away to the woman and the 4 massive dinosaurs already present there!

The woman then turned to look at him in surprise, "Oh? I didn't think I was expecting guests today." she said as the dinosaurs then eyed him with suspicion, letting out a few menacing grunts or snarls at him, considering there were many who often fawned over their mistress and tried going after her hand, therefore requiring their assistance to keep them away.

Zander then turned pale with anxiety as he waved his hands out, "Oh p…pardon me ma'am I was just umm…."

Seeing his intentions to be anything but pervy or malicious, the woman then smiled seeing he meant no harm as she waved a hand out to the dinosaurs, "It's fine, no need to be worried." she said to him with assurance a he let out a deep sigh of relied, "I just hope you enjoyed our little show just now, hope it made a big splash."

"Why yes I did indeed! It was really spectacular!" he cheered as he clapped his hands together in applause and admiration, it was way better than any movie or acting show he saw in his life.

"Hahaha, why thank you, glad to see my skills haven't been growing stagnant as of late." she then laughed feeling glad he loved it so much before looking to all 4 dinosaurs behind her, "Looks like we all still got it don't we?" she asked as they all roared out in agreement, before the cetiosaurus and dicreaosaurus decided to leave the premises, so only the suchomimus and camarasaurus remained by the woman's side.

"W…Who are you?" Zander then asked her.

"Oh yes pardon me for not introducing myself," the woman apologised before bowing politely to Zander, "I'm Captain Marina, the Resistance's leader of the water division." she said to him, which made Zander stutter back in surprise.

"Whoa! You're like one of the leaders here!?" he exclaimed, his jaw hanging in disbelief.

"Indeed I am, pleasure to make your acquaintance." she nodded back to him as well as shooting him a cute wink.

"I…It's all mine…." he blushed red in admiration, feeling his heart begin to fluster…..till he remembered his heart belong to Reese and Reese alone as he shook his head clear of any unpleasant thoughts before clearing his throat, "So umm….why's a captain like you doing a water show like that just now?" he then asked her curiously.

Marina responded by stretching her arms up slightly, "I was simply making sure I keep my skills as elegant and swift," she replied as she leaned down to stretch her legs next, "As well as ensure I can keep myself on the same wavelengths as my partners Smith and Camille here." she said responding to her suchomimus and camarasaurus as they both lowered their heads down to her and she smiled petting them nicely, "After all, I wouldn't want us to lose our crystal clear shine in the event we manage to get back to the modelling department." she said to them both and they nodded in agreement with her.

Zander's heart skipped a beat at those words as he stumbled back and fell down to the ground, "Wait! So you're a like some kind of super model!?" he exclaimed flabbergasted pointing at her with a shaky hand.

"As well as Saurian Superstar for 5 years in a row, be it in movies, fashion shows, on stage performances, musicals you name it." she said proudly, since else had been a symbol to the people for many to look up to and inspire in others, before shaking her head with a sigh, "Well before the space pirates invaded and took everything away…." she added at the end.

"WOOOOWWW!"

Shake head and drive away temptation "I still don't see what all that had to do with dinosaurs though." he then said after that.

"On the surface one might think that." Marina replied, "But just like water and with beauty, if you look past it, you'd be able to see it's much deeper than that." she explained as she turned around to stroke Camille on her face and then pet Smith's snout, "You see, a great performance and act requires more than just a pretty face, it also requires talent as well as heart. And there's only so much one can achieve all on their own." she explained, "It was thanks to dinosaurs I was able to achieve great heights in my career, but along the way I also learnt to develop a newfound connection and trust with them."

Zander blinked his eyes feeling moved by her words, she was just pretty she seemed very wise herself too, "You see every show needs performers working in perfect sync in each other, but to do so also requires a great understanding and trust in one another. The same applies in battles too." She continued, "That's why in the face of danger or any unforeseen mishaps, I try my best to go with the flow. Like people, dinosaurs can sense emotions too, so if you're scared they too would feel scared, and vice versa. The stronger your bond with your own dinosaur partner, the stronger you both work together as a team." she concluded at the end as she held her hands out and her dinosaurs came in to be petted closely once more, showing the bond and affection they both had in her.

"Wow now that's pretty deep….." Zander whistled, wondering if he could do that with Spiny too someday, perhaps he and the rest of the Alpha gang had been taking them for granted unlike the D Team, which was why they seemed to get their butts handed to them on a daily basis.

All this talk about beneath the surface brought back some memories to Marina as she was reminded of having taught the same lesson to a certain young girl she met during her first days in the resistance, "Cera herself knows that very well, in fact I believe she's the only one who could connect with dinosaurs at such a young age. Even with what I taught her, her ability to connect with them already surpasses mine….I do hope there will be others who can share her gift some day when this is all over with." She thought hoping when the war did come to an end, that people can connect with dinosaurs and wash away their worries of the past as well as their current stained image of seeing them as mere tools of war, as of late she had noticed certain individuals losing the connection they had with some of their dinosaur partners because of what they suffered and only seeking those with strength and power in order to win.

As Zander walked off to look at himself in the water to try and reflect upon himself like Marina suggested, her suchomimus then let out a small snort which made her turn to him, "You saw it too Smith…Camille?" she then asked her camarasaurus next who then nodded. She then looked towards Zander and smiled seeing what was inside his heart, "He may appear rough around the edges but deep down inside he has the potential to become a bright gem….a real geode."

As she said that, a baryonyx suddenly popped its head out for he water and caused a large wave to wash over Zander as he held his hands out and screamed! "WAAAH!" he cried as the wave swept him over and as it retreated back into the river he spat out a fish that ended up in his mouth somehow….as Marina then did her best but failed to suppress a giggle seeing him to be rather entertaining too.

(Meanwhile)

"Whoa….Look at this…." Rex breathed in awe and amazement as he found himself in the middle of a white sandy space, with clouds rolling all around him and swirling in the winds currents blowing and circulating all around him, making it easy for one to get lost if not careful. A setting fitting for the station of wind, and he was looking forward to learning more about how they handled them as well as meeting the captain in charge of this place. But so far, as he wasn't able to find anyone or anything for miles as far as his eyes could see, and he felt rather disappointed having been expecting someone to greet him by now.

"There's nobody here…." he muttered uneasily as he looked around to find nothing and no one, "Am I in the right place?" Suddenly, Rex could feel a strange change in the winds' rhythm blowing around him, it was as if he wasn't alone and in fact being watched. The sounds of feet patting the ground sounded behind him as he quickly turned, "Huh?" He gasped as he looked to see what looked like a small shadow slip in behind a cloud that rolled past him. He rubbed his eyes and shook his head, "Was it my imagination?" he then asked himself, but felt a bad feeling in his gut.

Before he could think about leaving, suddenly a group of 5 black cloaked ninjas appeared out nowhere all around him! They were coloured in black robes and bore headbands representing the D symbol on them and in their hands they wilded an array of weapons ranging from kana, shurikens and katanas! What was even more surprising was that dinosaurs suddenly began to circle around them, being a struthiomimus, gallimimus, dromiceiomimus and 2 piatnitzkysaurus! Rex was caught completely by surprise at the welcome greeting he was given, "Wh…What the!?" Before he could reach for his dino bracer and card, a vicious snarl hissed behind him as he quickly turned around, widening his eyes at a monolophosaurus that leapt out of a cloud at him!

"AH!" he gasped in alarm but before he could run for it, the dinosaur slammed down hard on his back and pinned him to the ground! "URGH!" He grunted in pain at the force of the slam on the ground as well as the pressure the beast was exerting on him! He tried to push up but the dinosaur weighed down on him and preventing him from getting to his feet as he was completely pinned down! He gritted his teeth hard and grunted in pain as the theropod's legs began to dig into his back, "Urgh! Get off me you-"

SNARL!

"WAAAH!" Rex widened his eyes as a dilophosaurus suddenly in front of him and bore its fangs snarling ravenously before rushing out at him! "AAAH!" Rex widened his eyes and closed them tight unable to look anymore….till a loud voice out of nowhere suddenly shouted and called them both off!

"Hunter! Chase! Stand down!" The dilophosaurus was within inches of sinking its teeth and fangs into Rex's flesh but halted its' assault then upon orders!

"H…Huh?" As he opened his eyes, Rex's heart skipped a beat to see the carnivore bearing its fangs at him and he could see right down past its lines of razor sharp teeth! When the dinosaurs backed off from him and the ninjas put away their weapons, Rex reeled back, wheezing and gasping for air, his hand right over his chest as he was trying to still his racing heart from a heart attack. "Whoa…." was all he could utter out seeing he was surrounded by so many at once and he could have lost his life then in an instant, and he could do nothing about it.

"Hmph! How disappointing…." the same voice spoke out from nowhere once more.

"Huh?" Rex blinked his eyes an surprise wondering who had said it. He soon got his answer as a gust of wind swirled before him and the other ninjas and their dinosaurs bowed before it sensing their master was approaching. To his surprise a other taller ninja soon appeared before him, this one was clad in spiked armour, his outfit embroidered with markings of wind breeze and his lower face half covered by a red face cloth, with deep black hair tied up in a pony tail. On his back he sported a pair of huge katana and along his belt he had not just a dinoshot but also an arsenal of weapons ranging from mini bombs, kana, chains, shurikens showing he was armed to the teeth! He also sported a pair of wooden sandals and his deep black eyes stared down at Rex in disappointment at the boy.

"Had my intentions been malicious you'd be dead by now." snapping his fingers, the other ninjas and their dinosaurs quickly departed leaving both him, his own dinos and Rex present. He then stepped over Rex as the boy sweated anxiously seeing this menacing man stare right past his eyes and into his cowering soul, "That's why you should never give your foes any opening of the sort, any 'peaceful' foe can use all sorts of reasons to get close to you and by the time you realise it it'd be too late!" he shouted in disapproval, "And you especially do NOT let your guard down when you believe you've achieved victory, that's the biggest mistake one can make. What you see with your own eyes isn't everything, what isn't visible to the naked eye is most crucial of all." He then said in a calmer manner before stepping away and giving Rex space to sit up, "It's important to read your opponent carefully from mannerism down to body language, that way you'd be able to claim the flow of the battle as your own."

Rex then swallowed down what felt like a rock in his throat before nodding, "I'll keep that in mind…..I'll be more careful next time." As extreme and unnecessary this ninja acted towards him, Rex could see he did have a point, had this been a real battle he could've wound up dead on the spot by then. The same could also apply in the real world too, that meant he'd have to be on guard and not take the outside world so lightly himself….though that didn't mean he was going to be suspecting of everyone though.

The ninja then narrowed his eyes at him hard, "So you're Rex…as in Rex Ancient….son of Dr Ancient…the one who made dinosaurs and humans a reality." he then said.

Rex blinked his eyes in surprise that he knew who he was, but wasn't about to give him any reason to put him down by acting surprised, "Looks like you did your homework." Rex huffed as he pushed himself back up on his feet.

The ninja however continued to stare a him rather closely, like a hawk with its prey. Rex tensed up as he kept his eyes fixated on both him and his vicious dinosaurs that were hissing like snakes as they circled around him, "You know….had you or your father been around in my time you'd probably fetch a hefty price on your head…." the ninja smirked under his face cloth as he brushed his finger across it.

"Hefty price on my head?" Rex muttered in confusion before widening his eyes in realisation, "You mean you're a bounty hunter!?"

"Mercenary, assassin, gun for hire, you name it." The ninja responded to him with a nod, which choked Rex at how bold he was to be open about it. Looking into the man's eyes, Rex could see he had the eyes of a killer, the type of man who took pleasure in slitting throats or sending his dinosaurs to massacre them. "Or more like ex hunter…." The ninja then shook his head scoffing with disappointment, "Nowadays I, Kaze, serve the resistance as its' captain of wind."

Rex widened his eyes and stuttered backwards, "You!? You're the captain of wind!?" he gasped in alarm while pointing at him shakily. After that he gritted his teeth in anger and shout out at him in anger, "What was Cera's dad thinking when he picked someone like you of all people!?" he yelled.

Kaze then shook his head and scowled under his cloth in disapproval, "Hmph, in times of war you can't afford to be choosy, he knew that all too well, the winds of change brought that upon him as did it for most of us." he replied casually and unbothered, "In fact the same applies for the real world, not everyone is born equal, some even have to play dirty or better yet get their hands dirty if they want to live to see a new day." He recalled one day stumbling across his monolophosaurus and dilophosaurus, as young dinosaurs, abandoned under the rain in the forest by an abusive duelist who found they had no worth for being weak and undependable. Thus he took them both under his wing, and thus trained them to be merciless carnivores who'd attack and show no mercy without hesitation.

Rex narrowed his eyes sensing the killing instinct was strong in the dinosaurs as hey both circled him and Kaze as they conversed, he kept his senses all on guard in the event they may try to pounce on him again while they were talking. "If it makes you feel any better though, work's been really hard to come by nowadays you know with the war going on and all." Kaze then sighed unexpectedly, "What my team and I do, involves special tactics, strategy and recon operations." he explained, "Plus the boss told me to stay in line if I want to keep my place in the resistance secure. Otherwise I'll never get my chance at payback for what they did."

"What they did?" Rex blinked his eyes in surprise at his change in tone, easing up slightly but still keeping his senses on high alert, "What do you mean?" he then asked still wanting to know, sensing that Kaze was being truthful.

Kaze said nothing in response to Rex at first, before letting out a deep sigh as he clenched a hand over the handle of his katana, "Let's just say they….made things personal….and I won't rest until every one of their slimy heads are mounted on my wall." He hissed bitterly gripping it, as he suddenly swung it out and sliced a passing cloud to pieces! An act which made Rex stutter in surprise at how fast, precise and deadly his technique was as the ninja sheathed the sword back in.

After that, Kaze narrowed his eyes and seemed to grip over his chest where his heart was, underneath it carried a locket which carried a rather charred picture with his elderly parents on them. How he had slaughtered and stole for many clients in order to earn enough to support those he held closest to him, as they spent their days in a hospital bed lying in bedridden conditions. They were the only reasons he could keep going in the world, giving him a reason to keep fighting and never give up even if he had to stain his own hands to do so. However when the pirates invaded and destroyed the city, they ended up destroying the hospital where they were kept thus taking away the only ones in the world who gave his life meaning and purpose.

He blamed himself each day he lived for failing them, and believed his efforts and sacrifices he made in order to keep them alive had been for nothing and he found no meaning in his life anymore, believing himself to have been swept up in a hurricane of despair with no escape from. He was on the verge of committing seppuku so that he wouldn't need to live in agony from the world's scorn and with his failure….had he not met Cera one faithful day, thus granting him an escape through the eye of the storm. Cera during her early days of the resistance helped give him a place in the resistance having found him one day, and thus having saved him from said despair began to devote his life to a new cause-seeing how bright and filled with hope as she was….gave him new reason to fight again and see that the world wasn't worth giving up on yet.

Not wanting her to suffer like he did, he also trained her in technique and strategy, to plan ahead and think in advance so that she'd be able to avoid any kind of tragedy or failure like he did. Recalling times when he taught her how to fight such as looking for openings, exploiting any opportunity without hesitation as well as to be creative and strategic both in life and in combat, and overall to be observant to the winds of change, something which had blown him around so hard and mercilessly, till he learnt to adapt with the flow.

Now it seemed the time and come for him to pass said advice to Rex now, seeing he would be the one who'd usher in their future and wanted him to be best prepared, "Just know this kid, in this war you can't afford to be sympathetic for any enemy dinosaurs you come across." he said to Rex offering him one last word of advice, as he folded his arms and looked away from him, "Moment you see them, the only way to stop them is to defeat them without mercy." He then opened his eyes and eyed Rex closely as the boy listened to him, "And to do that, you'll need to think smart, be on your feet at all times and always use strategy. Fighting with instinct and heart is good and all, but that's child's play in the real world. And now things are as serious as they get, remember that." He explained once more before he and his 2 dinosaurs suddenly vanished in a cloud of wind which blew around them.

His last words left Rex with much to think about, when he grows older he'll have to start thinking more like an adult and realise not everything will go as planned or end the best way possible. "I….get it…." he then hissed painfully, seeing the truth leaving a few wounds in his heart knowing it would be a long way to go but it was a path he and many others would all have to walk someday. Something he also ought to consider the day he would have to usher in the new age of dinosaurs and man together knowing that he'll have to face the challenges that come with them both idealistically and realistically.

(Meanwhile)

"Isn't this where the earth station's supposed to be? Hope I didn't get lost." Ed muttered to himself as he began to sweat nervously to himself, turning the map he had with him around in several directions hoping he was reading it right, reading directions was something he was never good with. Fortunately as he continued walking down the hallway he was on he soon heard a crunch sound underneath his feet much to his surprise. As he looked up from the map, he dropped it in surprise to see a huge canyon like landscape before him, with huge boulders located in places here and there and of course massive mountains as tall as big houses lining the room till they nearly reached the upper roof of the station! "Well that's something you don't see everyday…." Ed then gulped nervously, feeling puny and weak in comparison to the mountains that surrounded him everywhere!

"Ten hut!" A voice suddenly shouted nearby where he was making him jump in surprise!

"GAH!" Looking in the direction it was coming from, he saw a bunch of troopers, mean and women alike, dressed with nothing but white sleeveless tops, green helmets and safari themed trousers along with black face paint, as they underwent the area's fierce training courses! Around him Ed widened his eyes in amazement seeing the troopers tirelessly work the course from pushing huge boulders across tracks to build strength and endurance (boulders made by earth dinosaurs like pinacosaurus and stegosaurus who generated them with rock roller), climbing up the mountain cliffs surrounding the area either with a rope or for more challenging cases with their bare hands!

That was adjust the beginning as Ed looked further on, staying on the sidelines keeping out of sight of the soldiers, he bit his nails in anxiety seeing some of them were running training courses where they had to leap over big chasm in the earth created by earthquake or even play tug o war across them! It wasn't just them, there were earth dinosaurs engaging in hardcore training too such as an edmontonia and sauropelta tackling one another head on while a lexovisaurus and a tarchia were engaged in a tail battle as each tried to knock the other down!

"Wh….What is this!? Some kind of army training camp!?" All around Ed began to sweat panicky seeing everyone present was engaged in backbreaking exercise and training, and he turned pale as it reminded him of being out of place as the fat lazy kid in gym class, his old coach put him through a nightmare of exercise routines before with many reps of situps and jumping jacks, and he just knew it'd be way worse for him if he got caught! Unfortunately for him, before he could condor tiptoeing out back the way he came, a big dark skinned hand suddenly grabbed onto his shoulder!

"What'd you think soldier!?" A loud bellowing voice roared from behind him!

"WAH!" Ed jumped back but suddenly stumbled back and fell down on his butt, shuddering in terror and turing pale at the sight of a huge burly african american man with a thick black beard and a set of shades. He also wore a sergeant's hat and sported a forest green military outfit and boots with black linings and cuffs with a close collared red shirt underneath it. He also wore a brown belt around his waist which was barely able to fit his massive bulk which was starting to stretch under his own outfit. On his suit he sported medals of honour hence stating he was a combat veteran and on his buckle he also sported the symbol of the D Resistance on it.

He gave off a most intimidating aura which keep Ed down on the ground and rendering him unable to stand, "Wh….Who are you and where did you come from!?" he shuddered like a terrified puppy, as his teeth chattered and was on the verge of wetting his own pants! The sergeant however didn't take his response too lightly, as he quickly grabbed hold of Ed's neck and lifted him up with ease! "Yikes!"

"You dare talk back to Captain Craig!?" The man shouted in his face which made Ed's cringe, not just from his loud voice up close but also from his pretty awful breath. He soon dropped Ed to the ground and pointed ahead to a large rock sitting nearby, "For that you've earned the honour of pushing that boulder form here into that chasm!" he shouted as he pointed ahed to the chasm created by a stegosaurus' earthquake!

Ed widened his eyes in disbelief at what he just heard, "EH!?" He didn't know what was worse, the act of pushing the rock that far or that he was suddenly shouted orders by someone he didn't know!

"And after that you give me a 100 pushups non-stop!" Craig suddenly bellowed out which added an even more heavy weight on top of Ed's anxious shoulders!

"Say wha!?" he exclaimed turning almost pale, he could barely do one on his own, way he saw it Captain Craig made his old him teacher look like a librarian! "B…But I don't even-"

"Move it now!" Craig suddenly yelled impatiently cutting him off before leaning down to pick up a hand sized rock from the floor, "Or you'll end up like this rock!" He tossed it a few feet away as he and Ed looked to see a Talarurus appear from behind some boulders, "Tata! Do it now!" Craig ordered his partner as the talarurus bellowed back obediently before turning around, raising its clubbed till like a hammer, smashed the rock down into dust which then blew away in the wind!

As Craig and his talarurus looked to Ed, he then turned pale and saluted them, "GAH! Yes sir!" he squeaked before running to the boulder in order to avoid getting crushed! "URGH!" He pushed against the large rock with all his might, but to him it felt like he was trying to push a tree down without cutting it first! He turned red as he huffed in and began to sweat fountains of sweat under the heat of the Earth station, but after 4 minutes of pushing he could only barely get it over a centimetre past its initial position before falling to the ground. He lay on his back and placed a hand on his chest as he began to gasp for air and still his out of control heart.

"You sir are a disgrace!" Craig shouted in disgust, "I've seen pebbles way sturdier and rugged than you are! You think your dino's gonna bail you out every time you get caught between a rock and a hard place!?" He shouted, which made Ed feel rather ashamed of himself on the inside considering he and the Alpha gang often spent most of their time hiding behind their dinosaurs and making them do all the fighting, "Now push that rock or my dinos will drop YOU down that chasm!" Craig then growled as Ed's heart raced panicky!

"GAAAAAHHH! MOMMY!" he cried tears of agony as he resumed pushing against the boulder best he could but to little success as he only managed to make it budge only a couple more centimetres!

Scoffing in disgust before looking away to see the rest of the new recruits climbing up walls, hopping tires or crawling under barbed wide, Craig then shook his head in disappointment and dissatisfaction, "Sigh….some of these trainees show promise…but none as great as Cera was….she was my best ever…." He muttered to himself recalling her as the only person he every trained who was able to stand on top of the everyone else in his old ranks, out doing them with skill and determination. Not only that, she was also the only person who was able to sweep him off his feet one time when demonstrating what she learnt in her whole course.

That day had made him realise he ought to be training himself too, if he could get his butt handed to him by a little girl there was no way he'd last 2 seconds out in the battlefield. So to get back in shape he started a new training regime for himself as he eyed his own brown dinoshot to see it was time for it. In an instant he took off all the layers he wore, revealing an extremely well toned and heavily built muscular physique! His arms sported bulking biceps as big as footballs, abs as big as golf balls and his whole build followed with a few scars in various places revealed he was pretty much a war veteran himself too! Ed widened his eyes and paled seeing how insanely huge the captain was, as he then whistled out to his talarurus who trotted over to him.

He then got into a battle ready stance, "Come on Tata! Let me have it!" he ordered as an ankylosaurus also trotted in having heard his boss' whistle, "You too Bash! Get over here now!" Both ankylosaurs lined up their tails at him before swinging it at full force! The 2 clubs smashed against his huge pecs, Craig gritted his teeth as he dug in his heels and withstood the blow before roaring out at the top of his lungs, "YEAH! NOW WE'RE TALKING!" he roared as both dinosaurs repeatedly swung their club tails at him and his huge body absorbed the blows each time till he couldn't feel a thing anymore!

Ed's jaw hung in immense shock and disbelief at what he saw. Ankylosaurs had tails strong enough to snap bones like twigs, and this man was taking them like they were mere massages! "Is…Is he even human!?" Ed croaked as his pain and exhaustion was changed away to be replaced by sheer bewilderment.

"Take a good look soldier," Craig then grunted which made him jump realising the mad drill sergeant hadn't forgotten about him, "Because once you're done with that rock you're doing this next!"

"WAAAAH!?" Ed screamed in terror before fainting out cold!

(Meanwhile)

"Whoa….check this place out….." Max breathed in disbelief as he found himself in what appeared to be a very advanced laboratory, massive like an enormous factory on the inside with machines sparking with energy surging through them and their wires, along with various stations where scientists in lab coats were working at. One side had a number of unusual flying saucer shaped robots, coloured purple, with long wiry arms and pincer like hands as they were hauling in fossils in carts which were then loaded into onto a conveyor belt where a long line of grey robots began using all kinds of drills and hammers to clean away at the fossils in a long chain like process. The process was managed by a handful of scientists who then sent the fossils over to a large chamber like machine, which enclosed them inside. Beams from the top of the chamber began firing upon the completed fossils thus bringing life back into them as they materialised as full sized dinosaurs ranging in a variety of species such as neovenator, diceratops and even a black carnotaurus before another set of beams transformed them into cards which were then collected by the bots to be handed to the scientists who then carted them away out of the room.

"WHOA! Talk about back from the dead!" Max gasped even more shocked than before, seeing how they were doing this so easily when back in Rex's time they were struggling to find a way to bring more dinosaurs back without a time machine, "And I thought Rex's time was advanced…this place is amazing…." he muttered as he continued walking on through the labs while making sure he didn't get in the way of the people and robots working. Passing through another room he saw large pods filled with liquid and inside each one seemed to be holding a move card suspended inside. Eying from a distance the scientists were analysing simulations on the monitors, detaining whether the cards would function effectively as they displayed the dinosaurs doing the moves and analysing reaction time and effectiveness of their performance. It pained him not being able to ask and to know more but he felt it best to keep his curiosity to himself for the time being seeing they were busy no doubt and had to do their part in preparing the resistance for battle.

In another section was a factory where robotic arms in a mass assembly line were welding and pricing together the parts for the D Resistance's vehicles, which were called Mesozoic Mobiles, which came in a variety of designs for different terrains, from sleek models designed like sports cars for fast travel or large rugged versions for withstanding the toughest of terrain, what was more amazing was that many of them were so easy to use even a kid could drive them! It got Max rather hyped thinking he cold score a sweet ride of his own before he got his own driver's license. Other stations involved more down to earth research such as testing rock and soil samples while also trying to conduct various chemical reactions between solutions mixing together, one of which produced a colourful miniature indoor rainbow. There were also some who were discussing theories with one another, and while Max couldn't quite understand much of what they were saying he was at least able to hear that the concept of battlefields or time warps occurred whenever dinosaurs fought had involved the stone plates in a way and all dinosaurs that were able to turn to card form used the power of the stones in some way, and 2 opposing dinosaurs summoned from cards would produce such a conclusion….as for the reasons they were currently unknown.

Suddenly out of nowhere the sound of loud thunder struck from out of nowhere which made Max jump up in surprise!

BOOM!

"Where did that come from!?" he gasped in alarm before running in the direction it came from. As he did he found an open door in the middle of a glassed up enclosure leading outside to a dark room where it like a rocky desert like landscape with large rocky pillars sticking out of the ground and very violent storm clouds gathering in the sky above! He shuddered in awe at the sheer power of the thunder clouds which gathered and swirled high above. As he looked ahead he widened his eyes to see a scientist standing there in the direct center of the field. She had spiky black hair (probably due to being around so much electricity), sported large swirly glasses as well as a long white lab coat that stretched down to her legs which were covered by white jeans and black shoes, and inside she sported a bluish shirt under her coat.

Taking out a yellow dinoshot she had on her, she slashed 3 cards, summoning forth a monoclonius, eucentrosaurus and centrosaurus which gathered around a large generator like device which also carried a large light bulb on it. Slashing a move card, the 3 ceratopsians roared as lightning from above struck down on them and they glowed yellow surging with power before they fired off 3 streams of lightning strikes at the generator! The machine absorbed it all like a lightning rod before surging with energy and then causing the bulb equipped with it to light up and illuminate the testing chamber in a great radiance!

"WAAAH!" Max then cried in amazement at the bright light shining from the device and th sheer power the 3 dinosaurs were giving off, but what was more amazing was that their owner was standing in the center of it all and laughing her head off almost like a maniac!

"Ahahaha! It works! It works!" She laughed almost in the same way a mad scientist would, only it was out of pride at her own success as she walked up to and patted the machine, "A machine that can run not just on natural lightning but dinosaur electricity too, imagine the revolutionary breakthroughs it can bring for us." the woman grinned rather crazily as she rubbed her palms together proud at her experiment being a complete success, "And all it took was a little spark to light up by brain's bulb to give birth to this beaming beauty." She said snapping her fingers with pride before retiring the 3 dinosaurs to their cards. Noting someone was behind her, she turned to see Max standing at the door, staring in disbelief and rearing back in a huge shock and barely managing to recover from what he just experienced, "Oh sorry, didn't see you there, hope that didn't startle you." she apologised to him thinking he may have gotten a bad impression of her from just now, "You're not afraid of a little lightning are you?"

"N…No of course not!" Max shook his head trying to cover up fro himself, "I mean I've used lightning moves all the time with my triceratops Chomp is this…is nothing! Haha….ha…." he then laughed nervously.

"Oh really now?" she mused before leaning close at him with interest, "If you show no such fear of lightning, then that must mean you have the knowledge along with the ability to be able harness its' strength and control it most skilfully! Yes?" she asked as she pushed up her huge glasses as she did a close examination of Max himself as she looked up and down him.

Max gulped feeling uncomfortable at her closely studying him before nodding uneasily, "Err….yeah of course….that's exactly who I am!" he lied not wanting to make himself look bad in front of her, seeing she had to be the head honcho of this division.

"Then allow me, Captain Raina of the Lightning division and the resistance's head in science and research, show you the fruits of humanity's ingenuity after being able to acquire the ability to harness energy through the power of dinosaurs!" she then announced proudly as she lead him out of the testing room and Max followed closely behind her, as another lightning strike from there made him jump in surprise!

CRASH!

"YIKES!"

After that Raina began to give Max a full tour of the research station, as well as giving Max some interesting fact and secrets they uncovered over the past years, such as how dinosaur cards were made after using energy from the stone plates to do so. However, said knowledge was also passed down though the ages when Seth managed to find a way to use that energy to create copy stone plates, now they took that further and now developed a method of using the energy purely on its own therefore eliminating the need for a stone to summon a dinosaur. This process was implemented into the dinoshots and they were now mass producing them in an assembly line, an effort to equip their troopers with the means of defending themselves.

The next stop from that was for weapons and equipment, where a group of scientists were working hard to develop emergency weapons for duelists to use in the field in case they wind up without a dinosaur or separated from one another, which included sleep or even poison bombs! They also used said equipment to manufacture canned dino food for duelists to give their dinosaurs out in the field, which was made from mushrooms and eggs harvested from the grass division, a way of carrying emergency provisions around. There were also areas where they were in the midst of developing equipment, mainly to help increase dinosaur capabilities like speed, defensive or offensive power, since they were unable to create armour of their own to combat the space pirates this was the best they could come up with. Lastly, the generator room at the bottom floor, was a massive machine shaped like a nuclear reactor would with a funnel like turbine in it. There they utilised ceratopsians like arrhinoceratops or brachyceratops to keep it and the whole base fully charged with power by using Lightning strike, which was so efficient it needed only to be charged once a day.

Another unique feature the station had was a matchmaking device which scanned the brainwaves of troopers before pairing them with the best dinosaur possible that would fit their battlestyles or personalities, of course there still were instances of errors or some individuals managing to break through the simulations and be partners with previously incompatible dinosaurs too. The lightning station was also where the control station was held, where communications and radio frequencies were maintained, by a large set of monitors and a group of operators logged into the system as they wore VR headsets and comm links at their seats. As Max and Raina moved on she couldn't help but proudly blurt out that she even gifted Cera with some of her technical knowhow, which explained why she was rather adept at fixing things up and working with machines, much to Max's amazement. "Wow….who knew science could actually be so amazing!" he then breathed in awe as Raina folded her arms and held her head up proudly.

"Yup, it's a thing of beauty, and all it took was simply a spark of ingenuity from a few brilliant minds to make all this possible." she said, "And I'm talking about Dr Ancient and Dr Z, without those 2 we'd never have been able to make monumental leaps such as this which make the landing on the moon look like a literal tiny step." she explained.

Max couldn't help but nod in agreement with her, "Yeah, who knew that what they'd come up with together would turn out to be so awesome…." he mused before recalling there was something else he had been hoping to ask them, "Hey, I was wondering, do you guys have anything time travel related here?"

"Time travel?" Raina blinked her eyes in surprise to hear him ask that.

"Yeah I heard the space pirates came from your time and had their time travel engine built here." Max explained, "Plus some friends and I need to get back to our own times too when this is over with."

She then put folded her arms and thought about it for a moment, before nodding back, "Ah I see fair enough…" she said.

"What do you mean by that?" Max asked her as he blinked his eyes.

She then began to explain, "You see in the past we've had….incidents with radical groups wanting to misuse time travel for rather….extreme means that I wouldn't share about…." In her mind she recalled individuals who'd use time travel technology for maniacal purposes, from a evil environmental terrorist group called Syndicate X who intended to wipe out humanity in the past believing it'd save the planet, to a mad scientist named Dr Blackraven who wanted to use a brainwashing machine to control all dinosaurs in the past thus bending them loyal to him in the present time. Plus there were also occasions when they sent scientists to try and study the ancient world but it proved way too risky due to possible damage to the time line or with heavy risks to the researchers themselves.

"Because of that most time machines we have pretty much banned for human use, since then we've only used them to send dinosaurs back to their own times." Raina then said at the end.

Max widened his eyes as soon as she uttered that out loud, "Say what!? Send dinosaurs back to their time when they went extinct!?" he yelled almost angry but deeply shocked that they would think of doing something like that.

"Hey hey don't get the wrong idea!" Raina then waved her hands out, realising she may have been a little insensitive there, "We only do if the dinosaurs want it themselves, we never forced them to go back."

Max then blinked his eyes in confusion, "They….want to go back?" he asked.

Raina nodded back at him, "Well look at it this way, some of them may not enjoy living in this modern time as much as their original periods, you know with all the people, cities and noise, and that they'd be better off living in the past." she explained shrugging her shoulders, "Plus some might even have something they need to finish first in their past lives so we're willing to give them that second chance by sending them back home and hopefully dig them up somewhere else to revive again."

"I guess I kinda get it…." Max then scratched his cheek, understanding her but not fully approving of it, "Just how do you know they'd want that?" he then asked.

"Oh, it's thanks to a prototype communicator I've been working on." she then explained, "It's in an experimental stage but with some improvements it'll enable us to understand dinosaur tongue and in time we might even be able to have conversations with them like we do with people. Doesn't that sound great?"

"Talk with dinosaurs!?" Max exclaimed as his eyes brightened up with excitement, "Why that's really awesome! Imagine talking with Chomp like I do with Rex and Zoe! That'd be totally neat!" he jittered and stretched his hands out, "And it's kinda scary too….." he then shuddered at the end seeing that science was becoming so advanced that possibilities were now endless…though at the same time as much as there were great outcomes there could be a number of bad ones too.

The sounds of barking soon came to them from one end of the corridor they were walking on. Looking ahead, were a pair of chibi ceratopsians, an anchiceratops and a black triceratops as they came up to Raina and stated to stand up at her legs much like puppies would when they greeted their owners, "Ah Jolt, Sparks there you are." The lighting captain smiled as they greeted her, and she knelt down to pat them on their heads, "Have you been good girls? Oh yes you are." she said to them as she also rubbed their cheeks with her hands and they licked her back in affection.

"Hey you've got an anchiceratops and a triceratops, cool." Max complimented her before suddenly sighing as they reminded him of how he did with Chomp once….something he may never again experience sadly, "To be able to play with your dinosaurs in their small forms…..you guys are all really lucky you know that?" he then said sounding somewhat jealous which she soon picked up on.

"Oh, and why's that?" she blinked her eyes curiously.

"Well you see…." Max then swallowed hard as he began to tell her about the D Team's accomplishments in saving the universe, but in order to do so they had to sacrifice their original stone plates and in the process their ability to summon their dinosaurs to small size so they could play with them again. To go through it all again made Max sigh deeply in sadness wishing there was something else that could be done.

"I see that is a terrible tragedy…." Raina thought understandably, before closing her eyes wondering how she might be able to help….before suddenly smiling again to Max's interest, "Well we can't have that now can we? Come here for a bit." she said as she waved him to follow her.

"Okay…?" He didn't know what she was up to but he had noting to lose or suspect so he followed her to an unusual computer room where there seemed to be a slot for cards.

"May I see your card for a moment?" She then asked him suddenly.

"Umm…sure I guess?" Max then responded with a little hesitation but ultimately decided to trust her on this as he lent his card to her and she placed it into the slot. The computer scanned the card and the image of Chomp's card appeared on screen along with various data readings coming up from it. Raina then typed away at the keyboard rather intently as Max looked on, a few moments passed and a light shone on the card through the slot, and it was then he asked, "Say uhh what are you doing?"

She then giggled back to him, "Just a little welcome present courtesy of myself." she answered as the process was complete and the card ejected itself from the console as she then reclaimed it and handed it back to Max's hand, "And to top it off, use this too." She said handing him her yellow dinoshot.

"A dinoshot?" Max asked her in confusion that she'd just hand it to him like that, as he looked to it and then to the card in his hand a few times before she smiled at him insistingly.

"Go on." She then said to him with her full assurance.

Max then widened his eyes as he soon began to piece things together. "Wait….can it be?" Using it, he then slashed his card, causing it to glow and then slip out of his hand and materialise on the floor…..as Chomp appeared on his old chibi form, shaking his head and then looking up at Max blinking his eyes, surprised to be small again. Max fell to his knees feeling overwhelmed with nostalgia and emotion, as he laid his eyes upon a sight he thought he'd never see again, to see his partner in his small form once more! "Ch…Chomp!" Max cried out tears of emotional joy as the chibi triceratops wagged his tail and barked excitedly as he ran ahead and jumped into Max's arms, knocking him down before smothering him with many affectionate licks, "Ahahaha! It's so good to have you back buddy!" Max laughed joyfully as he tightened his hug around him, "I missed you so much…..I'm never letting you turn big forever again!" he smiled hugging him close to his face, which was an indicator for the yellow trike to do what he did best….bite!

CRUNCH

"OW!" Max yelped in pain feeling the triceratops' hard beak snap at his nose, as painful memories came back to him with the pain acting like some sort of trigger switch for him, but he didn't care because they were good ones, now they could go back to being close friends again like they always did, as Raina and her own dinosaurs looked upon them with a bright smile happy for them.

(Meanwhile)

Back at the main area, the fanatical troopers who carried Dr Z away earlier suddenly raced down the hallways crying out for him as they passed by a nearby recalling bin. Believing they were finally gone, Dr Z popped his head out of the bin and shook his beard free of the drink cans and paper pieces stuck in it, "Phew….finally….I thought I'd never get away from all those rabid fanatics…." he wheezed pressing his hand to his beating elderly heart, he was too old for this. As he pulled himself out of the bin he appeared rather battered and bruised from all the roughhousing we went through from the fans wanting his attention, dinosaur secrets and eternal 'wisdom'. "Sheesh….I never thought I'd see the day where fans, let alone people, would give Terry, Tank and Spiny a run for their money when it comes to giving me a hard time….." he then winced to himself rubbing some of his sore spots as he stomped off to look for the Alpha gang trio to give him a relaxing massage.

As he trotted along his eyes soon caught sight of a very unusual looking door, coloured dark reddish purple with a big sign that read on it, "Hmm? Secret projects? Authorised personnel only?" he muttered in curious thought. He then saw the door lock was sticking out from the lock area, clearly hinting that whoever was in there last had failed to secure it properly. Dr Z then began to ponder over whether he shook enter or not, before soon snickering to himself in a few seconds, "Hehehe! Sounds like my kind of place! As Dinosaur king I can go wherever and have whatever I want here! And now I whatever secrets they're keeping behind this door!" he declared openly as he shoved through the door and went inside!

As soon as he stepped inside, his heart skipped a beat and he stepped back in alarm! All around him on both sides of a massive warehouse like holding facility, were pens and cages, containing dinosaurs! Not just any kind, he recognised their colour scheme to be none other than alpha dinosaurs! "AH!" Looking around the premises and seeing the beasts either resting on straw bedding or passing restlessly about their cramped conditions and even trying to snap at him, he then took a closer look at some of the purple energy cages they used, and upon closer study of the energy they emitted after checking the data logs on a nearby computer screen, he discovered this was all derived from his old super alpha controller that exploded several years back!

He stepped back in speechless disbelief, widening his eyes and looking all around to hear a number of the dinosaurs panting or wheezing in exhaustion, as if they had been suffering in agony under the same kind of science he put an acrocanthosaurus through once. "It's….it's….." He then suddenly burst into brightened eyes and immeasurable amounts of joy, "It's so beautiful! To think MY super alpha controller was what gave brith to all these super powerful super alpha dinosaurs!" he squealed in delight as he clasped his hands together and spun around in a ditzy. Looking around to see the dinosaurs, like einiosaurus, sauropelta and an arrhinoceratops, all brimming with power and growling and hissing ferociously , he then rubbed his palms together and snickered sinisterly, "Ehehehehe! Just wait till those brats hear about this! How my invention will save the future! Then they'll have to treat me with the respect I so richly deserve! Hahahahaha!" he laughed out loud to himself as he ran outside to tell the others about what he discovered so they'd have to respect him more, or better yet bow down and worship him like a god!

And thus Cera's origin is revealed, now you can see why she was so intent on keeping others away from her, being afraid to share it or getting close to others then having them dragged down into the same fate as others around her in war. Though in the past they overcame the challenges of incorporating dinosaurs into society but it's up to Rex to make sure it happens now. You don't know how much I wanted to share this since I started this story, hope it was worth the wait to see how it all comes together at long last, with Goma being the one to spark it all by discovering the cosmos stones for the space pirates and developing the dinosaur related technology himself with their materials, only to be shunned by them in the end.

Also note the hint at the Lightning area, very soon the others will get back to chibi dinosaurs soon. Also in DS-I also used the girl Minmi whom you talk to for reviving dinosaurs, and for the beginning chapter the places like Euro Town and Gobi Village are all places used in DS too. As for various coliseums and arenas you can picture those used in fossil fighters franchise and in fossil league to be amongst them. The D resistance gates are like the gates at fossil fighter frontier gates to challenge routes and the D Resistance base is the D Lab in the DS game. Using the OP as well as the end scene from carnival of chaos there's also a dinosaur valley nature preserve set up for wild dinosaurs to roam free outside the city.

The time which Cera came from, I had it based between the futuristic city shown in dinosaur king japanese intro 2 when it features the space pirates as well as in episode 47 when the prehistoric world was merged with the present, cool eh? Also got ideas with the movie dinotopia. As hinted by some of the easter eggs shown, I had it also based from games such as fossil league dino tournament championship and of course fossil fighters series, care to guess where they may be? Also for famous dinosaur users during Cera's golden age and fighting in the war flashback, just imagine some of the characters from said mentioned games, especially protagonists and NPCs, being part of the action in one colossal crossover back then! Too bad when Brontikens fired spectral destroy they were all wiped out then…..

Also as shown here, Cera picked up her skills overtime from each of the D Resistance's captains:-

Blaze-Her sense of justice

Marina-Connecting with dinosaurs

Raina-Her technical skills and work with machines

Kaze-To be tactful and to use strategy, as well as advanced fighting techniques

Craig-To be strong in body, mind and spirit and unwavering in face of danger, also to act on her feet with or without a dinosaur

Hua-To help heal and also to have kindness for the weak and sick too.

As for their name derivation-Blaze obviously have to do with fire. Marina as in marine, Raina as japanese word on thunder being Rai. Kaze as japanese for wind, Craig as in rock crags and then Hua the chinese word for flower. Cool right? Which one would be your favourite squad or captain to you? As for each of their stations I had them based off the elemental battlefields in the DS games, (Fire area also referenced by RE 5's final boss stage) also each of their dinosaurs are able to go chibi too based on the wikia, plus there's something special about them later on too.

For Blaze I had him based off the yugioh GX character Jim Cook in voice mannerism but outfit kinda similar to Joseph Jouster, Roland based off Gong in Arc V, as for Marina, you can check out Misty from yugioh 5ds somewhat so you can get how they would appear and act.

Lunensis, Cera's father, is derived from eoraptor lunensis, specialising in all kinds of dinosaurs like Cera whom he taught as well to use different dinosaurs as well as their basic strengths, weaknesses and characteristics being a fossil hunter himself too, but specialising in secret attribute like Cera is only way more experienced and battle hardened. As for her deceased mom, Maia, her name based off the maiasaura.

Now Lunensis' dark secret as a result of the war comes to light. Is it too late for him to pull back from the pit he fell into? Find out next time and stay tuned! As for his eoraptor which made a cameo-on the wikia a golden one appeared in the polacanthus card before being altered to turn purple, guess you know what his signature dinosaur will be then.

In response to reviews-

Anonymous

-None of them did at the time, a new machine Goma built controls them but will be revealed later.

Tsukikami02

-Glad you enjoyed last chapter, hope this one amped up the hype even more as well as to Cera's backstory too.

Guest

-The first one who was riding alone in the first truck used giganotosaurus while the other 2 used the kentrosaurus and sinraptor. As for their moves they were flare sword, crystal crusher and tornado toss.

Dres Luczynski

-It was inevitable they face it eventually, how else would the story progress? You're partially right on what you believed and as you can see here her father is the true leader of the resistance, and sadly fell astray in her absence but can you blame him? As stated here how both the pirates and people got their dinosaurs and ended up in the war.

Yeah she did repeat an old mistake of hers but having just gotten all her old memories and the trauma she experienced then at once she felt overwhelmed and didn't want to suffer the pain of loss again and didn't want to drag her new friends into it, now she's come to accept it was their choice too and she's at peace with it.

Guest

-Sorry no I don't think I'll have Cera use another dinosaur as a partner, at least not in this story. Don't know if I mentioned this yet.