Franklin_Nwakamma

What is worse than being the worst team in the world?
For Dave Richards that was a very easy but heartbreaking question to answer, a goalkeeper who performed poorly between the sticks, he was still available as a first-choice goalkeeper because Unique FC didn't have any other goalkeeper.

He was slow on his feet, couldn't jump properly and worst of all, he didn't know how to hold the ball properly.

The only way that Unique FC was able to survive taking in a massive goal-fest sometimes was because of the extra effort they put in their defence.

After a terrible match in which Dave wasn't able to make any saves and also made a lot of mistakes, he was seriously scolded by the managerial staff and almost received a beating from his angry teammates.

He got home sad and also angry at all those who told him he looked like his grandfather and would therefore inherit his goalkeeping skills.

He discovered a hidden door below his room and when he got down there the only thing he could see was a black box.

He found the box to be quite familiar and when he opened it the last thing he saw was a bright white light when the light was gone he could see something in his field of vision.

[ Welcome Dave ]

[ You have activated the Goalkeeping system ]

A female voice read out the messages.

This is a story about how an ordinary man who didn't know his place between the sticks went from nothing to pro and beyond that.

My Goalkeeping System

Just ten minutes into his sleep, the goalkeeper found himself in the endless white space.


He didn't turn on dream control yesterday, but he decided to turn it on today just before going to bed.


"If my legs won't let me train in the real world, then I'll train in here."


"Yeah, and the main event today is completing your reflex training, you're still stuck in one second."


He quickly turned to see that Catherine had approached him from behind today.


"Hey, don't sneak up on me like that." He said before flinching back a bit.


"Sorry." She said. "Like I said, you have to try and complete your reflex training today."


"Yeah, yeah I know, although, I wanted to do something a bit fun and creative today." He said.


"You can do that tomorrow if you manage to master one second today." She said.


A Quest In My Condition?