Destiny Is Knocking.

Narrator's POV.

*Sigh* I've never felt so bored in my entire life. And it's my 16th birthday, no less. But, of course everyone has either forgotten, or are too busy at work or somewhere I'm not. Oh well, it's my life, no-one else's.

Oh, forgive me. Where are my manners? My name is Eleanor Mayu Hayashi. I'm just your average 16-year-old girl, who's just having a hard time. Everyone has them, so I'm not gonna go all dramatic or self-centered.

I've spent most of my birthday in my room, laying on my bed and staring at the ceiling in a daydream. As I laid my head on to the pillow, I felt something hard under it. I sat back up, moved the pillow and saw something small, rectangular and wrapped in wrapping paper.

I grabbed the wrapped item and noticed a card on it. I opened the card and it read;

'Play me.'

That's weird. I shrugged my shoulders and unwrapped the item. It was a PlayStation 4 video game. Dragon Ball Xenoverse? Isn't that an old anime series? Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of anime. I'm just not a big fan of Dragon Ball. I used to read the manga of Jaco the Galactic Patrolman, which was a prequel to the Dragon Ball series. So, I only know a few of the main characters. Like Goku, Piccolo, Gohan and Vegeta. That's pretty much it.

Goku is a young, handsome man with black, spiky wild hair and black eyes. He usualy wears an orange gi with a blue undershirt and a symbol on the back. I think it stands for Kai. He's very clueless and kind, but can be serious when he needs to be.

Piccolo is very different from Goku. Green skin with pink patches and two antennea on his forehead. He wears a purple gi with a white cape and turban. Very serious character, but does show his kinder and softer side if he respects you.

Gohan is Goku's eldest son. He shares his father's appearance, hair and eye color. But he changes throughout the series. His personality remains the same; Sweet, smart, but can be a little cocky, and show a little anger at times.

Vegeta is like Goku and Gohan. But his eyes are always angry and his hair always spiked up. He's very prideful and stubborn. But, he can be nice and kind once he lightens up enough.

It's a good thing I got a PlayStation 4 console last Christmas. I switched on the console and inserted the disk. It took around 2 hours to upload the game. I grabbed the controller and was ready to play the game.

The game started like every other game; showed the opening with a familiar song and went straight to the start menu. I pressed the start button and agreed to the terms of the game.

The game started with a small demo of the gameplay. A black space with multiple crystals, showing different parts of the story. I played as Goku, with golden, fiery hair and turquoise eyes. I defeated three of the opponents. The first was like a hybrid of a lizard and a grey alien. The second looked like a humanoid insect. And the last looked a genie version of pink bubble gum.

Everytime I defeated the opponent, they always jumped back up with a dark purple, shadow-like aura around them. And the crystal turned dark red. Then the crystal shattered into pieces.

"History is changing?" A male, raspy voice asked, as more crystals turned red and shattered.

"The flow of time... Something's very odd about it." A young female voice answered, "At this rate, history..."

A dark red crystal came into view, with Goku's face in it. "No. Everything will collapse." The female voice finished.

The opening played again. I won't go into detail, so I'll just cut the chase. The final scene was a large, green, eastern dragon hovering over an altar and staring at a teenaged boy in a trenchcoat. He had lavender hair, styled in a shaved bowl-cut, blue eyes in the same style as Vegeta's.

As a matter of fact, the boy shared a large resemblance to Vegeta. Could they be related?

"Give me a strong ally. Someone with the kind of power to help defend time itself. This wish I ask of you, Shenron." The boy asked the dragon. His voice was the same from the crystal demo.

"Your wish has been granted." The dragon answered in a deep rolling voice, as its eyes glowed red.

The dragon's eyes glowed and were looking right at me. I felt something powerful surge through me and then a strange tingling sensation. I looked at my hands and noticed I was being enveloped by a strange, but calming light.

I shielded my eyes, as the light glowed brighter. After the sensation faded away, I opened my eyes to find myself in a white space. Kinda like Limbo.

"Someone summons you from a land far away..." The dragon's voice spoke, "Brave warrior! Now, come forth!"

Another surge of power went through me again and the light returned. I shielded my eyes and waited for it to end.

Again, the surge and the light faded. I opened my eyes and looked around. I was suprised by what I saw. The area looked like an Asian park field. It was beautiful. The sky was dark for some reason. I looked behind me and saw the dragon, from the game, hovering over my head.

Are you kidding me? The dragon zapped me into the game itself? What kind of geek wants that?

"Farewell." The dragon said. Then he vanished in a ray of green light.

The seven balls on the altar glowed, lifted into the sky and seperated to multiple places. The sky returned to its natural blue hue.

Curious, I looked at my hands, to see any differences. To my surprise, there was. My pale Caucasian skin is now a pastel green, and my ears were pointed. My casual clothes haven't changed, which consisted of a black t-shirt with purple trimmings, a pair of combat pants, fingerless gloves and black sneakers. I still have my glasses on, which was a good thing. I can't see very well without them.

I heard footsteps approaching me. I looked and narrowed my eyes. It was the boy from the opening of the game. I took a stance when he stopped just five feet from me.

The boy smiled at me, "You're surprised, I'm sure. I'll have to explain it all to you later." Then his smile faded as he drew out his sword, "For now, let's see how much power you have."

The boy charged toward me and swung his sword. I dodged and jumped away for some distance. He withdrew his sword and took a stance. Now it was my turn to attack. I dashed toward the boy and gave him a fury of kicks. He blocked a few and jumped back for some distance.

This was really weird, when the boy jumped back, he floated in the air. Humans can fly? I thought only Jaco can fly, due to hidden rockets in his shoes. This boy was flying without rockets. How does he do that? Can I do that?

"Come at me anytime." The boy told me, snapping me out of my thoughts.

I returned my focus to the boy, jumped into the air, flying, and took my stance again. The boy and I fought each other and were even-stevens. It's a very good thing I studied martial arts since I was very little.

After a little while of fighting, the boy smiled, "Looks like the little warmup is complete. Now, it's about time you showed me your full strength!"

My eyes widen. My what? Full Strength? But, I would kill him. My former teacher forbid me to use such a technique, due to accidently breaking another student's ribcage and jaw. I was about to decline, but a calm, sweet voice spoke to me.

"He will be alright. Show him what you've got."

I nodded my head and attacked the boy with a dance of kicks. Each time I hit him, my foot was followed by a stream of malachite green energy.

(A/N: Android 18's Deadly Dance technique. In case you got confused.)

The energy and the kicks hit the boy and he fell to the ground. I landed and ran over to him, to see if he was alright. I stopped ten feet from him, as he stood up and stared at me. He was unharmed. How? I could've sworn I broke his jaw clean off.

He walked toward me and smiled, "You were chosen. Chosen by Shenron." He threw his sword into the air. He leaned left and the sword entered its scabbard, "Sorry for attacking you, by the way."

I let out a sigh of relief and smiled myself, "Water under the bridge."

"So you do speak. That's good." The boy smiled, "I'll introduce myself... I'm Trunks."

I bowed, "Pleasure to make your acquaintance, Trunks. I'm Eleanor. But I go by Ellie."

"Ellie, huh? That's a beautiful name." The boy, Trunks, smiled.

I shrugged, "So I've been told." Then I tilted my head, "Why am I here, anyway?"

Trunks chuckled, "Right. I'm currently on a mission." He waved his hand around the area, "As you can see, this place, it's not the world you're familiar with."

I nodded, "Yeah. It isn't. Where is here?"

"This is the Tokitoki World, where the flow of time gathers." Trunks answered, "You can call us, the Time Patrol."

"Don't tell me, when history goes off course, another timeline is created?" I guessed what Trunks was about to explain.

He smiled, "Smart and strong. That's a good combination." Then he explained, "We work to correct any of these changes to history. As Time Patrol members, we'll fight all throughout time." He shrugged, "Sometimes, we deal with legendary fighters, or dangerous forces."

I looked away in thought. My friends told me the main characters deal with a lot of dangerous characters. Those must be the three characters Goku faced in the demo.

"Whatcha think?" Trunks asked, snapping me out of my thoughts.

"I'm sorry, I was thinking." I apologised.

Trunks smiled, "Would you like to test your power here? See how effective it is?"

I shrugged, "I'm not sure where to start."

Trunks chuckled, "Oh right. I should probably explain a few things first." He looked at me, "Look around. In this space, there are many other Time Patrol members. If you'd like, go ahead and talk to them."

I nodded, "It would be nice to get to know the other people I'm gonna work with."

Trunks smiled and nodded, "That's what I'd like to hear. I'll hear your answer after you've had the chance."

I nodded and made my way around the different areas of Tokitoki City, and spoke to the other members of the Time Patrol. Some of the members were not human, a few looked similar to Piccolo, the bubblegum guy and the lizard alien from the demo. Most of the members were quite nice to me.

The members basically showed me the ropes of being a Time Patrol member, and that it can be a tricky job. After talking to the members, I sat down on a patch of grass and tried to think things through.

If I was chosen by that big green dragon, why did it choose me of all people? I'm nothing special. I was just a normal, 16-year-old girl that likes to play games and deal with going through high school. Now, I'm in this world. Is there even a way to get back to my world?

"Stay. The answer will become clear to you..."

If the voice says I should, then fine. Besides, call it cliched, but I think that Trunks is kinda cute. I don't want to let him down. I stood up and returned to Trunks, who was waiting at the same spot I left.

"Trunks! I've returned." I called out to the lavender-haired teen.

Trunks turned and waved, "Ellie, hey." I stopped two feet in front of him, "Seeing that you're here, that means you want to help the Time Patrol?" He asked.

I nodded, "Of course."

He smiled, "Thank you so much."

I placed my hands on my hips, "What? Were you worried I would decline?"

Trunks shook his head and waved his hands in defence, "I wasn't worried. I wished to Shenron to bring me someone strong that can fight with me."

I giggled, "Relax. I'm just pulling your leg."

Trunks chuckled, then instructed, "Come this way."

With that, he lead me to a gateway, to the my very first mission as a Time Patrol memeber. I'm not sure that I should be excited or scared. Either way, I was shaking like a leaf.