When I finally regained my senses again, I found myself once more in The Time Nest.

"I'm... back?"

Trunks immediately rushed to me with a big grin on his face.

"Way to go! Welcome back! I knew you could do it! I didn't think it'd be your first time and no side effects either!"

"But... wait a minute... Trunks! How... Why was..." I began to say.

"Sorry about that," said Trunks. "I had to have you teleported out because we couldn't risk Piccolo seeing you. Don't ask me why, but the only thing I can tell you is that we couldn't afford to have any more trouble with the timeline. Also, I saw everything that happened from the scroll."

"I... guess that makes sense," I said still feeling a little puzzled.

"In any case, you did it! You corrected the timeline," said Trunks smiling. "Here eat this. It's a senzu bean. It'll help restore your wounds and stamina."

He handed me a small green bean and I ate it. Immediately I felt my injuries heal and my stamina return to normal instantly. Trunks then held up the scroll from which held the record of Raditz's battle. It at first was still emitting a purple vapor, but it then disappeared.

"Alright..." said Trunks. "Once the Supreme Kai of Time put this in another scroll, it'll all be done."

I was happy that I was able to fix the timeline, but I was still feeling a little overwhelmed all of this. I mean I had just done something that every other anime geek has been dreaming of. I had somehow entered the world of Dragonball Z and I was able to fight side by side with Goku and even Piccolo. But... I was still wondering how this all happened and was wondering how was I gonna get home.

"Hey. Are you OK?"

Hearing Trunks voice, I snapped out of my thoughts and turned to him.

"I'm... I'm fine," I said. "Don't worry. I was just... thinking."

"If you're worried about Goku, it's OK," said Trunks. "It's fine. He'll be brought back to life by the dragon balls."

"No... that's not it," I said looking at him. "I'm still overwhelmed by everything that's happened. I mean... I still don't know what the heck is going on..."

Trunks then put a reassuring hand on my shoulder. "Why don't you tell me your story," he said. "Tell me everything that has happened to you so far."

And so I did. I told Trunks everything that has happened to me before I ended up in his world. I even told him how I come from a world where he as well as the rest of the Dragonball characters are... well a TV show. Needless to say, Trunks was a little baffled.

"Whoa... You're come from a world that watches what happens in our world like a TV show?" he gasped.

"Yeah. More or less."

"No way..." he murmured. "And you're telling me that you died in a car crash saving a girl and her mother?"

"Yes. After that I don't remember much," I said. "When I came around, I was in some kind of void. I saw nothing, but white in there. Then after that, I heard Shenron's voice calling out to me. He said that you were calling me and then next thing I knew I was summoned to this world."

"I see..." said Trunks thoughtfully. "That's strange..."

"What is?" I asked.

"When I summoned Shenron, I wished for a warrior to help protect history," explained Trunks. "But... if what you're telling me is true about you dying in that accident then... Shenron shouldn't have summoned you because I didn't exactly ask for you to be brought back to life. And yet for some reason, Shenron was able to bring you back to life. How odd."

"Anyway, Trunks this has been one heck of a day and I don't mean to change the subject or anything, but I would really like to go home," I said. "You... by any chance know that there's a way for me to do that?"

"Unfortunately I don't," said Trunks shaking his head.

"Are... you sure?" I asked feeling a little desperate. "Can't you just collect the dragon balls from around this city and have me wish myself home?"

"It's a bit more complicated than that," said Trunks. "I already used my wish to bring you here and when Shenron left, all the dragon balls split off in different directions throughout time and space and we have no idea where they are right now."

"What? But... please..." I pleaded feeling desperate. "There's gotta be something... anything...! Don't get me wrong... I like you... but... I have to get home!"

"I understand that and I'm sorry, but there's nothing that I can do," said Trunks. "Even if we were able to find the dragon balls, that could take some time."

I stared at Trunks for a few seconds and like his words had some kind of weight on them, I sank to my knees. What was I going to do? If I couldn't get home, then I would never be able to see Earth again. Not this Earth, but the Earth I came from. I wouldn't be able to see my Mom, my Dad, my friends, my family... none of that. I was stuck here in a world where I would probably not survive. I got lucky in the fight I was in because of Goku and Piccolo backing me up, but what if there were others? What if there was even tougher enemies and I would not live if I had to fight? I felt like I wanted to cry.

"Hey..." said Trunks who was feeling very sorry for me. "Look... I know you must be overwhelmed and you want to get home as soon as possible, but... that's not possible right now. I'll tell you what, I'm gonna do whatever I can to help you get back to your own world if you can help me get fix mine."

"Help you? Didn't I do that already?" I asked. "I helped you with the scroll and fixed the distortion, right?."

"Yes... but... that scroll wasn't the only one..." said Trunks hesitantly. "There's going to be more where that came from and there'll be even more enemies that will be even stronger than Raditz which is why I still need your help. If you help me fix the distortions in time, I'll do whatever I can to help you get home. I'll even ask the Supreme Kai of Time if she can find the dragon balls again."

"Really? You'd do that for me?" I asked feeling slightly hopeful.

"Of course," said Trunks. He then held out his hand to me. "So, what do you say? Will you stay and help and join the Time Patrol?"

I looked at Trunks and then back at his hand and small smile graced my lips.

"Sure," I said taking his hand. "You got yourself a deal."

"Then it's settled," said Trunks. "As of now, you're my partner as well as a member of the Time Patrol."

Trunks pulled me to my feet and both shook hands. I didn't know how long I was gonna be staying here, but I did now that moping around wasn't gonna solve anything. I might as well live out my fantasy and hang around in this world. At least until I can find a way to get back home.

"So Trunks... what happens now?" I asked.

"Well, for starters we gotta get you registered and get some new clothes," said Trunks. "Oh! And, a place for you to stay too. Come on. I'll show you where to go."

He started to walk, but then he stopped and turned to me as if he forgot something.

"I almost forgot. With all the craziness that happened a while ago, I don't even know your name," he said. "I don't suppose you don't mind telling me your name, do you?"

"Oh no. Not at all," I said. "My name is Cayden."

"Cayden huh? If I'm not mistaken, that means great fighter, right?" asked Trunks. "I like it. Anyway Cayden, let's go get you registered and get you some new clothes."

"Alright."

We walked back to town and we went to a row of counters all with robots in them. Trunks walked to a counter up a robot that was small round robot with a single lens that was colored red and had small arms with claws.

"Huh. He reminds me of Giru back from GT," I thought to myself.

"Hello," said the robot. "How may I assist you today?"

"I'm Trunks," he replied as he gestured towards me. "I'm here to register a new recruit for the Time Patrol."

"Understood," said the robot as he turned towards me. His eye shot a beam of light at my feet and moved its way up until it reached my head. I had to assume that it was scanning me. Then the robot finished scanning and spoke again.

"Scanning complete. May you please identify yourself sir?"

"Um. My name is Cayden," I said.

The robot processed my information and then it presented me with an ID card that had a picture of my face as well as my information. It was just like a driver's license.

"Please keep this card with you at all times Mr. Cayden," said the robot. "and welcome to The Time Patrol."

"There you go. You're now an official member of the Time Patrol," said Trunks. "Now then, let's go get you some new clothes. You're gonna need better ones than ones your wearing right now."

I looked at my clothes. My jeans were now ripped in all sorts of places as well as my shirt. I didn't really notice until now. Trunks was right about one thing, I definitely needed a wardrobe change. Trunks then led me to another part of the city which was different from before. There were strangely shaped buildings with a few that looked miniature versions of Capsule Corp. There was lots of people there and going in and out buying the things they needed.

"This is the industrial sector," Trunks told me. "Here, you can buy the things you need. Clothes, medical stuff, whatever you need."

"Wow. It sure is busy," I said. "So, where's the clothing shop?"

"Just over here," said Trunks as he led me down the street.

We soon came to the clothing store and were greeted by another Giru bot. Only this one was a blue color."

"Greetings," the Giru bot said. "How may I assist you?"

"My friend Cayden here needs some new clothes," said Trunks. "Can you please help him choose?"

"Certainly," said the Giru bot. "Right this way sir."

I followed the Giru bot as he led me to a strange pad on the ground next to him.

"Please stand over here sir," said the Giru bot. "I will now select some clothes that might be to your liking. If you like them, please feel free to tell me.

I did as I was told. Then a display appeared in front of the Giru bot. It typed a few things in and then suddenly the pad I was on began to glow and then I was enveloped in a bright flash of light. I couldn't see anything at first, but when I opened my eyes I saw that my clothes had changed. Although... I was little urged by what I saw. I was now wearing orange pants, a banana white strap-on vest with a black long-sleeved shirt with puffy shoulders, and a bright red sash.

"What the heck?!" I yelped.

Even Trunks was caught off guard by what I was wearing.

"These are the clothes worn by Android 19," said the Giru bot. "These clothes are great for those who are fans of the Red Ribbon."

"Well I'm not a fan!" I said indignantly. "Please show me something different!"

"Certainly sir," said the Giru bot as it pressed a couple more buttons on its display.

Once again my clothes changed. This time I was wearing nothing, but bandages from the top of my head to the bottom of my feet. When Trunks saw me, he began to snicker because of how goofy I looked.

"Wha... What the hell is this?!" I demanded. "I look like a mummy!"

"That's exactly right," said the Giru bot. "This is the outfit worn by Bandages the Mummy."

"What the hell is this?! Halloween?! Can't you give me an outfit that doesn't make me look like something from a monster movie?!"

"Certainly sir. And there's no need to shout," said the Giru bot as he pressed a few more buttons on his display.

As he pressed the buttons my clothes kept on changing to different outfits that belonged to certain characters. The first to come next was a one-piece blue jumpsuit with a pair of wings on the back and devil's tail on my behind.

"How about the outfit that Spike the Devilman wore?" asked the Giru bot.

"Definitely not!"

Next came an outfit that comprised of a green, red and black tunic with a frill on the neck with blue pants and black shoes.

"This is the outfit worn by Emperor Pilaf."

"No! Didn't I just tell you no monster costumes?! Can't you at least pick me an outfit that doesn't make me look like a villain?!"

"Of course sir," said the Giru bot.

Then my outfit changed once more. Now I was wearing a white and gold chest piece vest with dual shoulder guards, a crotch guard, and skirt armor with matching boots and wrist guards.

"How about this sir? This outfit was the one that saiyans wore. Particularly Nappa," said the Giru bot.

I took a look at my myself and inspected the armor I was wearing. It looked cool, but it wasn't what I was looking for.

"Well... it's a little better than the others, but I was hoping for something with a little less armor."

"You're sure having a hard time choosing huh?" asked Trunks.

"Yeah. Sorry about this," I said. "I want an outfit that looks great, but it has to help me move easily when I fight. Like... a gi! Yeah! Don't you have any gi's here?"

"Of course we do," said Trunks. "Hey. Could you please check to see if you have any gis?"

"Certainly."

The Giru bot pressed some buttons again and searched through its display. Then my outfit changed again. Now I was wearing an outfit that comprised of a red gi with a blue undershirt, boots and padded wrist guard gloves. I checked myself out and I liked what I was seeing.

"Now this is more like it," I said. "I love it! This is perfect!"

"Looks like we got a winner," said Trunks grinning. "We'll take that one please."

"Certainly," said the Giru bot.

Trunks then got out his card and waved it in front of the Giru bot's eye.

"I have received your transaction. Thank you for your patronage," said the Giru bot.

"Thanks a lot Trunks," I said. "I feel great in these new clothes."

"I'm glad you like them," said Trunks. "Oh yeah! Real quick before I forget."

He dug into his coat pocket and pulled out a device that I knew all too well. A blue colored scouter. As soon as I saw it, I couldn't help but gawk and geek out at it.

"Here. I meant to give this to you a lot sooner," said Trunks.

"Whoa... awesome! My very own scouter!" I said. "This is so cool!"

"Make sure you keep it with you so that way we can keep in touch," said Trunks.

I eagerly put it on and turned it on. It automatically started calculating Trunks' power level. When I saw how high it was, I nearly fell over in surprise. It was ridiculously high.

"Holy crap...!"

"Yeah. They can measure a person's power level, but I hardly had to use that function myself," said Trunks. "Anyway, try to only use that for communication purposes. If you use it on someone who has larger power level than most, the scouter will overload and explode."

"OK. I'll keep that in mind," I said.

"In any case you're all set up," said Trunks. "You now are and look like an official Time Patroller."

"Well... that may so Trunks," I said. "But I don't exactly have the power like one. I still have a long way to go if I'm ever gonna measure up to your standards."

"What do you mean by that?" asked Trunks.

"Oh come on you saw what happened over there," I said frowning. "I may be good with martial arts and judo, but I know next to nothing when it comes to ki."

"But you were able to use a ki blast a couple of times right?"

"Yeah. Only because it was a fluke. Only reason I was able to do it because I was scared to die. You forget, I may have watched you and the others done it, but where I come from there's no such thing as Ki. You have complete control over yours while I know next to nothing about it. I don't even know how to fly."

"I see."

"Which is why... I need a favor Trunks."

I turned towards him and looked at him straight in the eye with determination.

"I need you to teach me. Teach me how to master my ki. Or at least get me someone who can teach me how to use ki. If I'm gonna be a part of the Time Patrol, I have to make sure that I'm stronger for when the next distortion happens, I'll be ready. And if possible, I'd like to start right away."

"Hmm..." said Trunks. "I think I can help you with that. I know just the place. Follow me."

I followed him to a building in a different part of the industrial sector. Inside there were dozens of other patrol members lifting weights, having sparring sessions, and even running on treadmills. It was practically a gym.

"Here you can train till your heart's content," said Trunks. "But that's not best part."

He led me to room that was big, empty, and spacious with a few projectors here and there. It looked like one of those reality simulators.

"This is what we call the simulator chamber," explained Trunks. "Here you can simulate wherever you want to train or train under the earth's gravity. It's a got gravity controller and it's a great way to learn techniques."

"Whoa..." I said. "That's pretty cool. So... are we gonna train in here?"

"Of course," said Trunks. "Let me just add a couple of things first."

Trunks went over to a display and typed in a couple of things then pushed one final button. The projectors then whirred and flashed into life. Then the metallic look in the room was shrouded with light and then was replaced by an open field filled with trees. It looked so realistic.

"All right," said Trunks. "That should do it. Well then, you wanted to learn how to use energy and fly right?"

"Yes. Wait... you mean right now?"

"Sure. We got some free time so let's get started."

"OK!"

For the next few hours or so, Trunks gave me some pointers on how to fly. For starters, he showed me how to draw out my energy. He put out his hands in front of him and then a little ball of energy formed in his hands. He then made me do the same thing. At first, I had major trouble. I tried to focus on the spot between my hands, but nothing was happening. Then a faint glow of light started to form on my hands and eventually a big ball of energy formed in my hands.

"All right! You did it Cayden!" said Trunks.

"Yeah... I guess I did..." I said still looking at the ball in my hands. In a way, it was kinda beautiful.

"Now that you've gotten a grasp on your energy, let's make you fly," said Trunks. "This will be the tricky bit. All you have to do is focus your Ki at the bottom of your feet and push off."

I nodded and did what Trunks told me. I closed my eyes and concentrated. I tried focusing on the bottom of my feet, but... I didn't really have a lot of luck.

"Come on... come on..." I thought trying to concentrate.

"Here's a tip," said Trunks. "Try to imagine yourself like a rocket. Visualize your feet as the boosters and the ki as your fuel. Direct all of your ki downwards and use that ki to shoot yourself off the guard."

"O... OK."

I decided to give it a try. I imagined myself looking like a rocket. Then I had an idea. I remembered Astro Boy. He had rockets on his feet, so I pictured myself looking like him. I was a robot and had rockets of on my feet and I'm shooting off high into the air... or at least I was gonna try. I focused all of my ki on the bottom of my feet and I felt a slight breeze below me. Then...

"Hey! That's it! You're doing it!" I heard Trunks say.

I opened my eyes and I saw that I was floating a few feet on the ground with Trunks below me.

"Holy crap! I'm doing it!" I cried. "This was easier than I figured it would be!"

"Wow! This is great!" said Trunks smiling. "It's only been a few hours and you've already gotten the hang of it. Try putting more force into it!"

"OK!"

Using more ki towards my feet, I shot forward like a rocket I zipped around left and right testing to see how fast I could go. It felt absolutely incredible! Now I know what it's like. To fly around just like a superhero.

"This is awesome!" I whooped as I whooshed past Trunks.

"Hey! Take it easy!" he called. "You just started to get the hang of flying, so maybe you should take it easy!"

"Don't worry Trunks! I feel awesome now because I'm a real Time Patroller now, and nothing's gonna stop me..."

Suddenly I slammed into something hard. In my excitement, I flew straight into a tree. Hard. Trunks couldn't help but wince from the impact as I crumpled down to the floor. My entire face was now in pain.

"OK... that one hurt..." I groaned.

"Are you OK?" asked Trunks.

"I'm fine..." I groaned rubbing my nose. "I just ran into a tree is all."

"Well that's good," said Trunks. "What do you say we call it a day now? It's getting late after all."

The simulator deactivated and then it returned to normal. When we got outside, the sun was beginning to set, and it was almost night.

"Wow... guess we stayed in later than we expected," I said.

"Yup, but it was worth it right? You learned how to fly. With a little more practice, you'll be doing a lot better in no time," said Trunks.

I nodded and then I stretched out.

"Well then... I don't know about you Trunks, but I'm tired. Do you know a place for me to crash?" I asked.

"Sure," said Trunks. "I have an extra capsule house you can use. Here."

He handled me a strange blue capsule. I've seen these all the time in the Dragonball Z anime, but this was now the first time I've held one. It was cool, but then I remembered back when I was doing research on the series. These things cost about half a million zeni and Trunks was giving this to me for free.

"Just push that button, throw it and poof," said Trunks.

"Are you sure it's OK Trunks?" I asked. "Aren't these a little pricey?"

"It's OK," said Trunks. "Besides I bought this thing a long time ago and it was just sitting there taking space. It's yours now."

"Thanks. It really means a lot."

"Well I figured it was the least I can do. After all you've been though a lot," said Trunks. "Anyway, I gotta go. If there's anything you need, feel free to call me with your scouter. Also, if you feel like training and learning some new moves, feel free to use the gym in the industrial center."

"All right."

"Also if there's a new distortion with the timeline, you'll be the first to know. Until then, see you later."

"OK. See you later Trunks and thanks again."

Trunks waved goodbye and he walked away leaving me by myself.

"Now then... I gotta find a good place to use this," I thought to myself. "I can't just make a house appear all willy nilly around here. I got to find a good place to use it."

I walked around the industrial sector trying to find a place to use. Then I found a vacant lot close the edge of the sector. It seemed like no one was using it, so I decided to use the capsule.

"All right. Here goes," I said looking at the capsule.

I pressed the button and tossed the capsule. The capsule exploded, and smoke billowed everywhere.

"Wow..." I coughed. "So that's what it's like to be on the receiving end of a capsule."

When the smoke cleared, a small house stood in the middle. I walked and looked around. It basically looked just like a normal house. It had a living room, a kitchen, and even a bathroom.

"Wow... So, this is a Capsule House," I murmured. "It even has a fridge and a bathroom. Well... in that case, I better take a bath. I feel sweaty even with my new clothes."

After that, I soaked in the bath for a while. Then I lied down and got ready for bed. As I lied down, I couldn't help but think about everything that has happened. It was incredible, but at the same time a little frightening. I was also feeling a little homesick. I kept wondering when I would be able to go home. When would I be able to see my family and friends again. But that homesickness was quickly replaced with determination.

"I can't get down like this. Trunks did say that he would help me, besides I gotta be ready for tomorrow. I don't know when the next distortion will occur, but I have to be ready when that happens."

I looked at my hand and squeezed it tightly.

"I have to get stronger. Starting tomorrow, I'm gonna train my guts out!"


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