Chapter 24: Terrible Times
After President Sampson's rise to power, everything seemed to be well. However, everything wasn't. Nazi rebels continued to launch raids against remote colonies and military bases, a group of Dinosaurs dedicated to established a state completely dedicated to classic Italian Fascism, calling themselves "The Tyrannos", began raiding military outposts, most of them staffed entirely by Humans, a prominent female politician advocating Fascism, named "Princess" Diana Davidson, had recently begun gaining popularity amongst the people for her charisma and her attractiveness, and worse, the UDR was on the move again, building up their strength after their humiliation during the Second Nazi Dinosaur War. And, as if that wasn't enough, the daughter of General Tops MacTavish, famed for his heroic defense of Drakona during a UDR assault on the planet during the war, Cera (named after the popular character of the Land Before Time films due to her similar appearance and personality) begun an interspecies relationship with her personal friend, Littlefoot Longneck (named after another popular character from the same films for his similar appearance and personality to him).
General MacTavish inspecting an outpost
After finding out about his daughter's forbidden relationship, he grounded her and forbade her to even talk to the young Sauropod. However, the girl disobeyed him and instead sneaked away in the dead of night while her father was asleep and eventually met Littlefoot, whose grandparents, ambassadors working for the Department of Foreign Affairs, grounded him as well, though he too sneaked out of his house, out in the wilderness miles away from the capital, where they were free to carry out their relationship in secret.
A passionate encounter between the young couple
Meanwhile, the D-Team, a trio of ex-convict Dinosaur soldiers accused of aiding the enemy during the Second Nazi Dinosaur War and now members of the elite Black Ops Commandos, along with fellow Black Ops Commandos Sgt. Alvin Mason and former Marine Tank Dempsey as well as Special Agent Ozzie Sturn as well as his brother Strut, were following the tracks of a group of Nazi rebels to see where they were headed next. To their horror, they discover that the Nazi rebels had allied with the UDR for one final assault to finally bring down Saurisia once and for all.
So, they alerted David Santorez, Commander-in-Chief and head of the Black Ops Commandos about what happened, unfortunately, they were captured soon after relaying the message to Santorez, though they quickly managed to escape their captors' clutches. After that, the Nazis launched a raid which resulted in the capture of Littlefoot, Cera, and their friends whom were trying to convince them to come back to Saurus City. After learning that the children were the offspring of important military officers and government staff, the D-Team, the Sturns, Mason, and Dempsey led Saurisian Militia, regular soldiers, and ARF special forces against the outpost where they were held, freeing them.
Militia fighting nearby the outpost during the raid
After rescuing the children, the group learns of Littlefoot and Cera's relationship and are utterly repulsed by it. They then attempt to return the kids back to their parents/grandchildren, however Santorez assigns them a group of rookie soldiers recruited from the Garrison on Reptilon, in addition, two old friends of Dempsey's were also assigned to the group: Doctor Edward Von Richthofen (no relation to Baron Von Richthofen), an insane mad scientist who takes great pleasure in others' suffering, and Nikolai Beliski, a drunk Russian known for his comical remarks.
Once the new members join the team, Santorez tells them to stop the Tyrannos and the Nazis' raids, though the original members of the team (including Richthofen and Beliski) and the new members do not get along well, potentially imperiling their mission.
Doctor Richthofen