Dbz Episode Reviews
A long time ago, some distance a way, in the mountains, this story
begins...
A little boy is breaking up wood for a fire. He prays in front of a
ball, and tells his grandfather that he's going out. He wants something
to eat. Elsewhere, a girl stands beside her car, and uses a watch to
determine that she has to go west. There's no bear to eat, and it's
been a long time since the boy had fish. He uses his tail as bait, and
catches a huge fish. He's happy, and gets out on the road. The girl
almost hits him with her car, and she yells at him. The boy thinks it's
a monster, and tosses the car aside. They fight, she shoots him with a
pistol, but he doesn't die. She says that she's human, and he stops
attacking. But, she doesn't look like him (therefore, can't be human.)
She answers that he's a boy, and she's a woman. He doesn't know what
that means, not having seen anyone else in a long time. He looks for
her tail, and she laughs at this child who's wearing a tail accessory.
She explains that the thing is not a monster, it's a car. They both
travel west (he still has his fish.) She thinks he's strong, but
strange. He gets home, and tells the ball (grandfather) that he's
brought a woman here. She rushes forward to grab the "Dragon Ball," and
the boy insists that it's his grandfather. So, she pulls out another
one -- which makes it two grandfathers. The girl (she has her name --
Bulma -- on her shirt,) explains that there are 7 Dragon Balls. When
they are brought together, a giant dragon named "Shenlon" will appear
and grant one wish. But, you can only do this once a year. (Also, it
wasn't a watch, it was a Dragon Radar she was using to track down the
Balls.) The boy's is the #4 Ball, and it had taken her 10 days to find
the #5 Ball. The boy is impressed.
Buruma also knows what she's going to wish for -- a great boyfriend.
She tries to take the #4 Ball, but the boy refuses. So, she shows him
her panties as a bribe, but it doesn't work. Instead, she offers to let
him come with her to find the other Balls. They argue over this, and
she secretly plans on using the boy as her bodyguard, then sneaking in
her wish first. They set out, and Buruma shows that the Radar can tell
them where to go to find the next Ball. It's west, 1200 km away. She
complains about having her car destroyed, and asks the boy's name. He
answers "I'm called Gokuu, Son Gokuu. You are?" She says "Buruma."
He laughs at the funny name. She fumes, and pulls the #9 capsule from
her case. She tosses it, pushing the boy backwards. There's an
explosion, and the capsule becomes a motorcycle. He thinks she's a
witch, and Buruma explains that it's just the product inside her "hoipoi
capsule." (Hoi is the sound you make when you throw something, and poi
is the sound things make when you throw them.) He makes sure that it's
not a monster, and she tells him to get on in back. He likes the ride.
20 minutes later, Buruma takes a hill a little fast, and then
realizes that she needs to relieve herself. Gokuu asks where she's
going, and doesn't understand her answer. There's a scream, and he
expects to see a snake. Instead, there's a violent flying dinosaur that
ties him up and flies off to have Buruma for supper (long time since
it's had human meat.) Buruma yells at the boy to save her. He frees
himself using his tail, and tries to figure out how to follow the flying
thing -- and gets an idea. By turning the one handle, the motorcycle
makes noises. So, he's ready to go. He takes one hill too fast, but
doesn't quite get the height he needed to catch the dinosaur. Swearing,
he tells his bo to expand. He kills the dinosaur, and saves Buruma.
This is how the two of them met.
Gokuu and Buruma have set out to find the 7 Dragon Balls which will
grant them one wish...
The two banter a bit about having to travel around to find the other
Balls. But it's getting late, so they pick a spot to camp. Buruma
doesn't want to sleep under the stars, so she picks out a capsule.
Gokuu can't believe that it has a house inside, but he knows better now,
and runs away to avoid the noise that capsule makes when it explodes.
[Note: At this time, it's apparently called the Hoipoi Capsule
Corporation. Later, it's shortened down to just Capsule Corp.]
Gokuu accuses Buruma of being a witch, which she just shrugs off.
The house is big inside, too. Gokuu thinks that there's a man inside
the TV. Buruma gets a whiff of the boy, and decides that he needs a
bath. (A "bath"? What's that?) He gets a towel, but doesn't know that
he's supposed to hold in front of himself. They banter some more, and
then Buruma discovers that Gokuu's tail is not an accessory after all.
Gokuu figures that only men get to have tails, since Buruma is a woman,
and she doesn't have one. Buruma thought that men only had those in
front of them. But then, Gokuu's dead grandfather was male, and he
didn't have a tail either.
Buruma takes her bath, and then panics when she sees Gokuu watching
her. He asks what the things are on her chest, and she replies that
women have breasts. It's only ok for kids under 10 to see them. She
asks Gokuu for his age, and he replies 14. Which now makes him a
pervert. She threatens him with the police, but he's hungry and wants
to eat. However, he doesn't like her choice of food (bread and coffee,)
and goes out to eat. A while later, he brings back a caterpillar and a
dead coyote. Buruma doesn't want to share the food, so he has to eat
alone, outside. Then it's time to sleep, but she wants him to brush his
teeth first. He likes the bouncy bed, and wants to sleep with her on
it, but she doesn't like that idea (he's 14, after all.) His
grandfather slept with him, but she still doesn't go for that idea.
They talk a bit about growing up in the mountains, and in the city, and
Gokuu falls asleep in the middle of it.
In the morning, Gokuu wakes up first, and decides that it's been a
long time since he's slept on "grandfather's golden pillow" (ie --
between the old man's legs.) But, her crotch feels funny, so he removes
her panties, and shouts out in shock -- "No balls!!" Buruma wakes up,
but the Dragon Balls are still there. She yells at him for surprising
her like that.
Gokuu is complaining about how long Buruma is taking to get ready,
and she tells him to shut up. She's having coffee for breakfast, but he
turns that down in favor of going out and breaking up rocks as a
pick-me-up. However, one of the rocks turns out to be a big turtle.
It's surprised. Buruma wants to know what the fuss is about, and the
turtle asks for some water. Then, they discover that it's been trying
to find the sea for the last year. Looking at a map, the sea turns out
to be 120 km away. Gokuu offers to take the turtle there, and Buruma
objects. It'd take too long (30 days on foot,) she has to put on her
face first, etc. Gokuu steps off alone, until Buruma panics at being
left by herself with all of the creatures in the area.
Soon, they run into a large punk bear that demands to be given the
turtle. Buruma is willing, but Gokuu isn't. The bear threatens them,
wanting to eat the turtle, and then it's fighting time. Gokuu uses
Janken (scissors/paper) to drop the bear with "stone." The boy adds
"peace" to his victory sign, and says that he wants to keep going.
However, he also asks the turtle if it really is delicious, and the
turtle denies it emphatically.
They get to the ocean, and Toriyama has drawn himself as a robot,
hanging on a tree. The turtle and Gokuu are both astonished at seeing
the ocean, and Buruma isn't impressed. The turtle thanks them, and
swims off. Gokuu decides that he doesn't like drinking sea water.
Then, the turtle returns, with something on its back. The old man says
"good afternoon," in English, and comments on them saving his friend.
He then introduces himself as Kamesennin (turtle master.) Buruma
repeats this name, the turtle points out the one that had saved him, and
the old man gives the boy a present. He calls out for the Phoenix
(written as "undying bird") but it doesn't show up. The turtle tells
him that the phoenix has died, so the guy tries again with Kintoen. A
flying cloud shows up and the boy asks if it's something to eat.
Instead, it's something to ride. Buruma wants to know how a turtle
master would have a cloud to give away, and he brushes it off. He can't
ride the cloud, but the boy can. (Kamesennin didn't think that that was
really possible.)
Gokuu likes his present, and Buruma asks for something too. But, the
turtle states that she hadn't helped him out at all. So, the old man
will only give away something if she'll show him her panties. There's
some arguing over this, but Buruma goes for it. The old man finally
gets to see some muff, and then has to think of something to give her
(some briefs, perhaps.) Buruma sees something that she wants to look at
closer, and he says "my briefs?" No, it's the Dragon Ball he's wearing
on his neck. He'd found it in the sea about 100 years ago. She shows
the #3 Ball to Gokuu, and the old man wants to know what a Dragon Ball
is. This is the one that the radar had said was out west. The old
pervert wants another look at her panties, since they like the Ball so
much, and Buruma happily agrees. The old man wishes he had a camera,
then he wishes them well and rides off with the turtle.
They return to the house, planning on getting the fifth Ball. Then
Buruma discovers that she's not WEARING any panties. She realizes what
the old man had been seeing, and Gokuu explains what had happened.
Buruma inflicts some pain on him with a machine gun. She also wants to
ride Kintoen, but the boy says that it's HIS present. She tries anyway,
and fails. She wants to know why, whether it's punishment for being
pretty. As they ride off, she complains about the cloud being faster
than her bike.
Three days later, they come to a village that should have the fifth
Ball, but the place is deserted. They look around, trying to figure out
what's happening, and the radar shows that the Ball is indeed here. An
old man tries to protect his home, angering Gokuu by hitting him in the
head with an axe. The man apologizes to "Oolong-sama," and offers money
and food to keep Oolong from taking his only daughter. Buruma repeats
"Oolong?"
People realize that the boy is not Oolong, and there's more
apologizing. Gokuu gets punished for checking if the daughter is a woman
(by patting her crotch.) The villagers tell them about this frightening
demon, Oolong, who'd shown up yesterday demanding some women. The big
pervert would eat everyone if his demand was not met. Gokuu asks for a
description, and is told that the monster is huge and powerful. Buruma
asks if anyone has seen something like this Ball, and one old woman says
that she found one like it. Her own ancestor had found it long ago --
it's the #6 Ball. Buruma offers to have Gokuu fight Oolong in trade for
the Ball (Gokuu pleases the old woman by patting to check if she's
female -- he decides that she is.)
The next problem is getting Gokuu to Oolong, which Buruma handles by
dressing the boy up in the daughter's clothes. (He's not happy about
this.) Then, Oolong shows up for his date. Buruma tells everyone to
hide, and Gokuu to pretend to do his job. The demon is confused by the
girl's behavior (Gokuu keeps talking like a boy,) and it assumes that
she doen't like his form. It shouts out "change," and becomes a
handsome man. (Gokuu doesn't like being propositioned. Then Buruma
steps out, greeting the hunk, saying that she's 16. Oolong asks for her
bust size -- 85 cm. The demon fantasizes about putting his face between
the 85 cm breasts of a 16-year-old girl. Then, Oolong freaks at seeing
Gokuu relieve "herself" beside a tree. The demon hates seeing men's
"things" and accuses the "girl" of not being the girl he'd seen the day
before. (Gokuu doesn't want to be patted for proof that he's a boy.)
Oolong changes to a bull, which Buruma isn't as taken by, and she runs
to hide. People panic (the old man thinks about giving the girl away to
appease the demon,) and Buruma expects Gokuu to sort things out to save
all the girls here. Oolong looks forward to a quick battle. They
square off, and the bull keeps blithering on about how the only way out
is death. However, with one look at the clock, the bull panics and runs
away. Behind a fence, it changes into a pig (which is Oolong's real
form) wearing a communist Chinese outfit. Gokuu asks the pig where the
bull went, and runs off to follow the pig's directions.
[NOTE: The box describes Oolong's power: He can only remain in
changed form for 5 minutes. After that, he has to return to his normal
shape and rest for 1 minute before changing again.]
People wonder what happened, Gokuu returns, having failed to find the
bull. One minute has passed, and the pig desperately wants his woman.
So, he becomes a "strong" war robot and threatens the hero. However,
the hot water in the bowl burns his thumb, and things get out of hand.
There's more bantering, and Gokuu has to prove his strength by breaking
3 bricks with just one finger. Oolong panics, and turns into a vampire
bat to fly away. Buruma yells at the hero to capture Oolong to make the
girls safe. He calls for Kintoen, and the villagers wonder if things
will be alright. Oolong is pissed at having to leave the village, then
alarmed at seeing that he's being pursued. He becomes a bomb, and
almost gets away before the 5 minutes runs out. Gokuu asks if the pig
is really Oolong, and pig asks who the hell this boy is. Back in town,
people are amazed to see Oolong's real form, and they insult him for their
troubles. He apologizes, and secretly curses to himself. The old woman
gives Buruma the Ball. He takes them to his estate, where he had taken
all of his other victims. The parents run inside, only to find that
their daughters aren't interested in leaving. Oolong complains that he
needed to get more girls to cover for the expenses of their luxurious
lifestyle (apparently, for the ransoms.)
The group is after the last two Balls, and Gokuu asks why Oolong was
brought along. Buruma answers that the pig may be useful, to which
Oolong says that he doesn't want to travel with them. However, the
possibility that Buruma may strip down because today is so warm, causes
the pig to consider taking a short vacation after all. Gokuu checks to
see if Oolong is male. (Which should be obvious, because he likes girls
so much.)
They go upstream for 3 days, and the two guys get bored. Buruma
tells them that the next Ball is probably on Mount Frypan. This
panics Oolong, who tells them that this is the place of the great Gyuu
Maou (Cow Wizard.) Oolong changes into a fish to escape, and Gokuu is
going to give chase, but Buruma knows of a better way of catching the
little pervert. She uses her still-warm panties. Oolong curses. Gokuu
states that if Oolong tries to escape again, he'll eat the guy. Buruma
gives the pig a plum-drop in place of the panties, and Gokuu wants one
too. However, she doesn't think Gokuu deserves one, and the pig claims
that it's just because he's more of the type that women like. They run
out of gas, and Oolong has to change into an oar.
Eventually, they land, and Oolong wants a pair of panties for his
own. Buruma protests, then discovers that she doesn't have her capsule
case. It must have happened when Oolong turned into a fish. Gokuu
doesn't understand her crying -- she lost her house, car, and bike. He
thinks that things are ok, but Buruma says that's because he has
Kintoen. Gokuu suggests that Oolong change into a bike, and she likes
that idea. However, Oolong has escaped. There's no way he's going to
the mountain without getting a pair of panties in return. Gokuu can't
find him, but Buruma knows of another dirty trick -- she calls out 'pee
pee pee." This is a way of making pigs go to the toilet; turns out that
the plum-drop was a prune-drop, hence the effect of the "pee pee" call.
(The effect works for one month.) If he doesn't return, she'll use the
trick again. He comes back, apologizing for trying to escape.
Oolong bitches about this, and Gokuu thinks it's great fun calling
out "pee pee." Buruma tells the pig to change into a bike, but gets a
scooter. Which can't hold her weight. He tells her about the 5 minute
time limit, and since she wants him to turn into something to ride, he
becomes a pair of panties. Instead, they walk.
Gokuu is disgusted with Oolong and Buruma (she's about to die.) It's
a long way to Frypan, and the two give up where they stand. Buruma
wants to find a hotel or ryoukan. Since neither place exists here, she
throws a tantrum, and falls asleep. Oolong's also going to nap, and Gokuu
is hungry. Some distance away, a cat spots them, and tells his friend
that there's a duck out there. Yamcha chuckles -- it's been a while
since they've had wild game. He checks their prey -- just the boy and
the pig. They probably don't have money, but might have capules.
Yamcha tells Pool to get the jet scooter. Oolong is getting hungry, and
Gokuu is about to search for food, pausing to ask if roast pork is ok.
Then, the bad guys, Yamcha and Pool arrive to fight.
The human introduces himself as the hyena Yamcha, and the cat calls
himself Pool. They'll let the boy and pig live in exchange for money or
capsules. Oolong says, "Hey, you're the crybaby Pool!?" They'd studied
together at the shapechanging school, where Oolong had stolen the
teacher's panties. They insult each other, and Yamcha demands the
money, quickly. The pig makes sure that Gokuu really is strong, then
says that Yamcha will have to fight for the money. The man promises to
send them to heaven. Gokuu doesn't understand why he has to fight (he
hasn't learned about the value of money, yet.)
Gokuu tells his bo to expand, getting in a good hit. The two
animals root for their humans, and Yamcha asks where the boy got the bo
from, (my grandfather) and asks for the guy's name (Son Gohan.) Turns
out that Yamcha and Oolong both heard about this famous old dead guy who
was really good at hand-to-hand fighting. It's been a long time since
Yamcha has had a good fight, and he attacks with Rougafuufuu-ken.
Oolong is impressed, Pool calls out his friend's name, and Gokuu is
pounded around (he's weak from hunger.) Oolong is about to get beaten
up, when he decides to change into a fly to escape. Pool is told to
stop the fly. Now, Yamcha demands payment, and gets an M-size capsule,
which is apparently worth lots of money.
Complaining of hunger, Gokuu gets up and prepares for revenge.
Yamcha is surprised that the boy is still alive, and plans on using
Ryoufuufuu again. Gokuu does well with janken, but succumbs to his lack
of food, as Buruma wakes up, complaining about the noise. Yamcha
freezes at the sight of a woman, and has Pool help him escape for the
moment (they lost the capsule, too.) Buruma wants to know who the
hunk was. Back at the hideout, Yamcha is brooding over the hateful
presence of a woman.
The group is inside the camper that Oolong had in capsule form.
Buruma is bitching about it not having been used before. She asks for
the bathroom, Oolong points it out, then complains about how much Gokuu
is eating. Buruma notices the shower and western-style toilet, and
tells the pig to not spy on her. He has his own plans, then has to get
pajamas for her.
At the hideout, Yamcha is plotting to get the capsule back. But,
there's the woman to contend with -- Yamcha has a plan for that. If
Pool turns into the pig and lures the woman out, Yamcha can sneak in and
get the capsule. Inside the camper, Oolong asks what this trip is all
about, and gets told about the Dragon Balls. Outside, Yamcha realizes
that the capsule was a "house wagon." They get closer, and he hears the
woman's voice. Pool assumes that the other two are asleep. When Yamcha
sees Buruma naked, taking a shower, his brain freezes, and Pool asks
what's wrong. Buruma heard something, and Yamcha says that this is a
bad dream. Then, they overhear the brat and the pig talking about
having 5 of the Balls, (the 6th is at Frypan) and when all seven are
together, you get any one wish you like. Yamcha takes Pool off to the
side where they can rant about what they heard. If he can make a wish,
he'll ask for a woman. Pool asks about the piles of money and stuff,
and Yamcha thinks those are great too, but he'd rather get married.
Pool doesn't understand.
Oolong is getting bored, and Gokuu starts describing the dragon
that's supposed to appear with the Balls. But, Oolong would rather see
a woman. The boy states that if you see the dragon, you can wish for a
woman. The pig likes that idea, but Gokuu doesn't understand WHY you'd
want a woman. He's describing Buruma when she shows up (no balls or
penis.) She's upset because Oolong gave her his pajamas, and just has
to settle for sleeping in her clothes. Then, Oolong gives them
after-shower juice to relax. He makes sure that Gokuu drinks too (the
boy doesn't like the stuff.) Buruma gets directions to the bed, and
makes sure that both guys know that they're supposed to sleep
downstairs. The drugged juice takes effect, and the pig gets ready to
go after the woman. Outside, Pool tells Yamcha where the others are,
and then turns into a key to open the cab door. The guy rushes in,
ready to attack Gokuu, but the boy is out cold. Pool states that the pig
is also upstairs. So, the cat is to turn into the boy, and lure the woman
outside. Yamcha tells Pool that he looks perfect.
Upstairs, Oolong hears something as he's about to get under the
sheets. He panics at seeing Gokuu (obviously, the drug didn't work) and
he hides Buruma before changing into a very ugly copy of her (Pool
can't tell the difference.) "Gokuu" asks about Oolong, who's apparently
gone out for a stroll. "Gokuu" asks "Buruma" to go outside, and they do
that, with "Gokuu" commenting on Oolong having gone for his stroll.
This gives Yamcha time to search for the Dragon Balls, which are
probably on the second floor with the woman's stuff. Outside, "Buruma"
is wondering where they're going, and is cursing at this distraction.
The bed looks lumpy, so the Balls must be there. Yamcha rips off the
covers. Oolong gets impatient and demands to know what's going on.
Pool changes and apologizes, and Oolong recognizes him and changes as
well. But, if this is Oolong, that means... Pool rushes to save his
friend. The man is busy counting breasts in his mind.
In the morning, Oolong is testy, not having gotten any sleep while he
was standing guard against Yamcha. Buruma's head is pounding, and she
wants her clothes back. Gokuu points out that pig had been watching for
the bad guy from yesterday, which cheers the girl up. Gokuu is hungry
and eats the rest of one month's worth of food. Oolong told Buruma
where to look for clean clothes, and she's upset at having to wear a
playboy bunny outfit. She complains about perverts, and declares that
the pig is coming with them to Mount Frypan. They drive off while
Buruma is busy making up her face, just in case.
Yamcha and Pool follow in the Mighty Mouse (an old bugatti) to get
the Balls. Oolong sees the villians, and Yamcha's about to fire the
bazooka (he calls it the Puncher Fist) when Buruma runs to get a look at
the guy. The camper is hit and falls on its side. (Somehow) Pool knows
that Buruma has been knocked out. Gokuu is mad, and Yamcha demands the
Balls. Oolong wants to know how they learned about that, and Gokuu acts
defiant (scaring Oolong.) Yamcha and Gokuu rush forward, taunting each
other. Then they fight. Yamcha loses a tooth, which screws up his
face, and he runs away. Gokuu is confused, but Oolong praises him a
lot. However, they don't have transportation anymore. Some distance
away, Yamcha curses the brat, and decides that he'll let the others find
the Balls, and then take them away at the last moment.
Oolong offers to carry the still-unconscious Buruma. Then, Yamcha
pulls up in his car, apologizes for the mistake, and gives them a
capsule in return. It's a car. Yamcha leaves, and Oolong checks the
car for bombs and traps. Then, the heros head for Frypan, with Yamcha
following them on radar.
Two days later, the group is still trying to find the mountain. It's
hot, and tempers are short. They find it, but the entire mountain is on
fire. Oolong won't go any further, because Gyuu-maou lives there. He
has to explain that Gyuu-maou is a terrible creature that kills everyone
that gets to close to his home. On top of the mountain is the
Gyuu-maou's castle, and the Dragon Ball. They argue a bit, and Oolong
tries to escape in the car. Buruma calls out "Pee pee pee" again,
forcing the pig to take a dump in the bushes. Oolong decides to stick
around, after all.
Yamcha halts a ways back, and realizes that the 6th Ball must be in
Gyuu-maou's castle. Pool tries to warn him of the danger. Yamcha is
trying to figure out what to do (he knows about some connection between
Gyuu-maou and Kamesennin,) when a girl runs up, chased by a dinosaur.
She keeps screaming as she reduces the monster to charred flesh with her
helmet-mounted beam weapon. She's still scared, and Yamcha is
dumbfounded, as she sees Pool and Yamcha. She attacks again, narrowly
missing the villian. Yamcha gets angry, and drops her like a brick.
They continue to Frypan, and Pool comments on Yamcha's ability to cope
with little girls (Yamcha replies that he doesn't suffer from a Lolita
Complex.)
Buruma confirms that the Ball is in the castle, and tells Gokuu to
get it. The boy stops looking for people (while checking out all the
skulls) and calls for Kintoen. The terrified Oolong tells the boy to
not shout so loud. Gokuu flies off (with the other two hoping he'll
find the Ball and return fast,) and is impressed with the flames. But,
it's too hot for him to land. Oolong comments on this, and Buruma
insults the boy, while a shadow with an axe looms behind them.
Gyuu-maou wants to know what they want, and Gokuu returns to say that he
can't sneak into the castle. Gokuu asks who the old man is, and Buruma
tells him. The guy recognizes Kintoen, and asks if they know
Kamesennin. Gokuu thinks so, and Gyuu-maou pleads for them to find a
way to get to Kamesennin's house.
Book one introduced most of the main characters, their personalities,
and motivations. Volume two starts out with the Magical Cow King
(Gyuu Maou) needing help in putting out the fires of Mt. Frypan. Gokuu
rushes out to get Kamesennin, who will only do the job if Buruma will
show him her breasts. Kamesennin then bulks up (putting Sylvester
Stalone to shame,) and uses Kamehame-ha (a power blast) to not only put
out the fires, but to accidently destroy the mountain at the same time.
Buruma coerces Oolong into changing into her double to fulfill her part
of the bargain in her place. Gyuu Maou offers his daughter to Gokuu,
and Yamcha hurriedly rushes back to administer to the girl that he'd
beaten up in the first volume. Chi Chi doesn't understand why two men
(boys, really,) appear, knowing her name within an hour of each other,
but is flattered at finding out that she has a boyfriend (she just
doesn't know who the boyfriend is.)
Kamesennin states that it took him 50 years to master Kamehame-ha,
but Gokuu picks it up right away, then understands everything when Gyuu
Maou calls Gokuu by name. [Note: Kamesennin travels to Mt. Frypan via
Baby Gamera, and gets so dizzy that he throws up.] The rubble of the
mountain contains a Dragon Ball, bringing Buruma's total up to 6.
Buruma, Gokuu, and Oolong continue on to find the last ball (Buruma uses
her Dragon Radar to locate it,) with Yumcha and Pool following closely
behind. They arrive in Usagi-dan (Usagi == Rabbit) for a silly
side-story. Oyabun needs to touch someone to turn them into a carrot,
and has his goons beat up Gokuu. Yamcha is forced to help Gokuu, so
that Buruma can be restored and can find the last Dragon Ball for him.
At the end, Gokuu uses his staff to take Oyabun and goons to the moon
(the joke is the Japanese equivalent of the western "man in the moon":
"The rabbit pounding mochi on the moon.")
As the gang continues on, not knowing that Pilaf has the last Ball,
they are ambushed. Pilaf's sidekick takes the Balls that Buruma had
found, and all her capsules, but misses the Ball that Gokuu claims
contains the soul of his grandfather. Pilaf allows the group to enter
his castle, so that he can entrap them. His plan to use an "etchie
attack" against Buruma backfires: the attack is simply to blow kisses at
her, and Buruma is expecting a whole lot worse. Pilaf uses sleeping gas
on his prisoners (and himself.) But, his sidekicks do manage to find
the Ball Gokuu is carrying, and they go outside to summon the Great
Dragon God to let Pilaf make his wish for world domination.
Gokuu uses kamehame-ha to make a small hole in the prison wall, which
allows Pool and Oolong to change into bats and escape. Oolong, the coward
that he is, wants to run away, when he realizes that the first person to
make a demand of the Dragon God wins. So, as Pilaf is stuttering away,
Oolong yells out that he wants a pair of panties. He gets his wish, the
Dragon disappears, and the Balls fly off in separate directions.
Everyone is disappointed to find out that the wish can only be
made once a year. Pilaf imprisons the group in a cell with metal walls
and a skylight. By noon the next day, the heat will be so great that the
group will die. This is when Gokuu tells his friends about
were-monkeys. As a joke, he looks at the full moon. Everyone else is
relieved when nothing happens. Right away. Gokuu turns into a monster
monkey, trashes Pilaf's castle, and nearly kills people on both sides.
Yamcha remembers that grabbing Gokuu's tail had caused the boy to go
limp, so he tries this on the monster, and Pool cuts the tail off.
Gokuu immediately reverts and falls asleep. When he comes to, he takes
the loss of his tail calmly, but has also lost his sense of balance.
Afterwards, he runs to the rubble of Pilaf's castle to recover his
staff. During which, Buruma and Yamcha bemoan the foiling of their
plans to find lovers -- before realizing that each was made for the
other.
Buruma and Yumcha plan on getting to know each other better, but drag
Pool and Oolong along for the ride. Gokuu wants to get the Dragon Balls
back, so that he can bring his grandfather back to life. Gokuu flies
off to Kamesennin's island, because the old man apparently knows
something about Gokuu's past. But, the old pervert is busy watching
an aerobics show. Gokuu learns about Giri giri girls (they're very
"healthy") and he runs off to get a very "healthy" girl for the old man.
End of volume.
Highly recommended to people with "discriminating tastes"...
Volume 3 continues the "Gokuu doesn't know what a giri giri girl is"
storyline. As Kamesennin is trying to teach Gokuu (Gokuu does
eventually learn to distinguish between ugly and beautiful faces, but
not beautiful women and beautiful mermaids,) a new guy shows up.
Kiririn arrives at the island to ask Kamesennin to teach him fighting
techniques; however, his entrance marks him more as a buffoon than a
serious combat master. He bribes Kamesennin with a dirty magazine, and
then goes with Gokuu to find a true giri giri girl. But, Kintoun only
supports people that are pure of heart, and Kiririn has to hold onto
Gokuu for the entire trip (along the way, he discovers that Gokuu can't
tell men and women apart unless he can see their private parts. Kiririn
hastily assures Gokuu that he is indeed male.) Below them, a feisty
woman on a mono-scooter is evading the police until her hair tickles her
nose and she sneezes. The frightened girl that takes her place then
calls for help. Gokuu and Kiririn decide that Ranchi would make a great
giri giri girl, and rescue her (notice that Ranchi has no trouble riding
Kintoun.)
At the island, Kamesennin is delighted to see that Ranchi isn't
hitting him when he stares at her, and has her change into "the
kamesennin uniform." To support the gag, he and the two runts are also
wearing the lingerie when Ranchi steps back out. Then, disaster strikes
and the group learns about Ranchi's "dark-side." Because he's going to
train the two kids, the dirty old man moves the house to a larger
island, and has Ranchi explain what the sneezing is all about (not much
explanation, though -- it just happens that way.)
The first part of the first day's training is to see who's the
fastest: Kiririn's dash is about 10 seconds; Gokuu's is 11 seconds, but
with a replacement for his torn shoes, he comes in around 8 seconds.
Kamesennin blows them both away at 5+ seconds. The second part is a
little contest, where the one who finds the rock with "turtle" written
on it, within 30 minutes, gets to eat supper. Kiririn resorts to
cheating several times, and wins.
The next day, Kamesennin has the boys pick up a milk delivery, and
while hopping, skipping, and zigzagging, makes the two drop the milk
bottles off at people's houses. The last house on the route is at the
top of a big hill, and Kamesennin gracefully allows the boys to walk up
the stairs, instead of running. The owner of the house, a priest, tells
us that the combat that the boys are training for, which takes place in
8 months, is the Tenkaichi-budoukai. From this point on, we get to see
Kiririn and Gokuu training both their bodies, and minds (Gokuu hates
having to do language lessons.) To work on physical strength,
Kamesennin tells them to push against a large rock. Gokuu manages to
unexpectedly move it, so Kamesennin points out a monster rock for them
to work on. When the training becomes too easy, he has his students
wear 40 pound turtle shells on their backs. Finally, with a month to
go, Gokuu rushes into the house, excitedly. He takes the old man to the
monster rock, and pushes it a few yards. Kiririn does this too, and
Kamesennin thinks to himself "I just told them to do that as a JOKE..."
Since they've gotten so strong, he gives them 90 pound turtle shells to
wear.
When the time comes, Gokuu and Kiririn get to remove the shells, and
are told to jump up. They're VERY surprised to find out how strong
they've become. Dressed up, and ready to go, the three fighters fly off
to combat. At the fight ring, both Gokuu and Kiririn expect to be
easily defeated by one of the many other contestants (note: the uniforms
Kamesennin gives them have the kanji for turtle on the front, pronounced
"kame".) Kiririn's first match is against one of the two bullies from
his hometown (he kept on getting beaten up at home, which is why he left
to train under Kamesennin.) His victory is very gratifying.
In the middle of the competition, there is a commercial break,
advertising the fact that book 4 is now on sale.
Gokuu and Kiririn easily win their elimination rounds, and eventually
there are only 8 people left in the competition -- which includes
Yamcha, and a strangely familiar man named Jackie Chun. Gokuu doesn't
recognize Yamcha right away, because Buruma had made him cut his long,
flowing hair. Also in the audience are Buruma, Pool, and Oolong; these
three cheer for Yamcha, Gokuu, and Kiririn.
The other fighters are:
Bactarian: A "dirty" fighter in both senses of the word.
Namu: A mystic from a place that looks like India.
Ranfawn: Beautiful, seductive, and a mean street fighter.
Jackie Chun: Master martial artist.
Gilan: A rubber-suit monster.
Kiririn nearly loses to Bactarian, but eventually rallies, and defeats
the louse with a fart of his own.
Volume four: Jackie had wanted to face Ranfawn, but was paired
against Yamcha, and wins his match. Ranfawn uses her feminine
wiles, but Namu is desperately hoping to win the cash prize so that he
can buy water for his dying village -- Namu overcomes his moral sense,
and knocks her out. Yamcha thinks that Jackie's "dirty-old-man"
reaction to the girl is somehow familiar, and he accuses Chun of being
Kamesennin. Gokuu fights Gilan, who uses a rubber phlegm to entrap our
hero. As Gilan swoops in for the kill, Gokuu gets his tail free, and
finally his entire body. Realizing that he's about to be pounded into a
pulp, Gilan forfeits the round.
There is now an interview with "the two kids," Gokuu and Kiririn.
When asked how old he is, Gokuu gets it wrong. After, Jackie complains
about not being interviewed himself, takes the mike, and breaks into a
"dirty old man" rap (in the TV series, this is really funny.) Gokuu
joins in.
In round two, Kiririn faces Jackie Chun. He's getting beaten badly,
but some of the action is going by so fast that the announcer asks the
two to recreate one of the attacks in slow-motion. Then, Kiririn tries
using "the panty attack." Chun's reaction convinces Yamcha that Jackie
and Kamesennin are the same person. Jackie is knocked out of the ring,
and has to use Kamehame-ha to propell himself back. This sends the
announcer into a fit, since Kamesennin is the only person in the world
capable of using it -- Jackie now makes it two (although, Yamcha
knows better.) One of Jackie's other tricks is the "fake image": when
you move away so fast that it looks like you're still standing in place.
Finally, Kiririn charges Jackie, and is simply knocked out.
Yamcha confronts Jackie, first accusing the old pervert of having fake
hair, and then having a fake head. When Gokuu tries checking Chun's
scent, they discover that Chun uses perfume.
In his round, Gokuu faces Namu, and uses the "fake image" technique
himself. Yamcha is impressed at Gokuu's ability to pick up a skill like
that, but Jackie is more impressed that Namu is not deceived by it.
Gokuu tries a "whirlwind" attack that nearly succeeds except that Gokuu
gets so dizzy that he makes himself sick. Eventually, he does win
through sheer speed and power. Namu gracefully accepts the fact that
he's let his village down, but feels that a miracle has occurred when
Jackie gives him a "rain-maker" capsule and tells him that Jackie really is
Kamesennin. Chun explains that to win the competition requires that you
do more than just fight. Gokuu and Kiririn are strong, but
inexperienced, so Chun is there to teach them how to win. To return
Jackie's favor, and to further confuse the issue, Namu impersonates
Kamesennin in the crowd, completely fooling Yamcha.
The last round starts with Gokuu opposite Jackie Chun. Jackie
attacks full-out, and gets in a good kick. He's sure that he's won, but
Gokuu uses his tail to fly back into the ring. Gokuu suggests having a
Kamehame-ha contest, and Jackie doesn't believe that the shrimp knows
how to use that attack. But, Gokuu wins by a slight margin, and Chun
uses his "fake image" attack ("wan pataan" = "one pattern") but upgrades
it to be two patterns. Gokuu does him one better with a "three pattern"
attack. The blow to his head is so strong, that Jackie nearly gives
away his secret identity. Which is when he decides to try his "drunken
fighting" style. This works quite well, but Gokuu recognizes it as
something his dead grandfather had mastered, and wants to know how
Jackie had learned it. Jackie remains silent, continuing his attack,
when Gokuu decides to implement his "crazy fighting" style. However, he
gets one of the kanji wrong and it becomes "mad dog" style (which makes
Jackie even angrier.)The battle between Jackie and Gokuu continues in book 5.
[As a recap, Kuririn had defeated Bactarian, Jackie beat Yamcha, Yamu
overcame Ranfawn, and Gokuu had triumphed over Gilan. In the second
round, Jackie easily knocked out Kuririn, and Gokuu overpowered Namu.
We pick up with the contest to determine the greatest fighter in the
world.]
Gokuu decides to try using monkey style combat, and succeeds until
Jackie gets mad enough to try hypnotising him. This puts Gokuu out, and
everyone is convinced he's going to lose. Then, Buruma yells out
"Gokuu, supper!" The announcer has to assure the boy that supper will
be served when the meet is over, which makes Gokuu that much more
resolved to win. He then uses "Janken" style, a technique where you make
an attack sound that matches the punch or kick you use. Jackie easily
counters the attacks, and Gokuu is convinced that the old man had known
his dead grandfather (since the deceased man was the one who'd taught
janken to Gokuu.) Gokuu says that he's going to use janken again,
and Jackie tells him that nothing will change -- but he gets punched in
the nose; Gokuu called out "ba" while making a "gu" attack.
[Note: Janken is actually the Japanese name for "scissors/paper/stone."
Gokuu punches (stone) and Jackie counters (paper.)]
This makes Chun furious. He invokes Bankokubikkurishou, a lightning
attack that stands a good chance of killing Gokuu. Chun demands that
Gokuu surrender, which Gokuu won't do despite the pain and warnings of
his certain death. Then, Gokuu looks up and sees the full moon. The
lightning attack has no effect on the were-monkey, which starts trashing
the grounds, (Jackie is startled, because Kamesennin hadn't heard about
this side of Gokuu before.) While the spectators run away in fear,
Jackie starts a full-power Kamehame-ha. Yamcha rushes forward to stop
what looks like Chun's killing blow. Too late. The blast knocks
everyone back, and when they've recovered, Gokuu is gone. People accuse
Jackie of being a murderer, until he points out a space in the rubble
where Gokuu, reverted back to human form, is peacefully sleeping.
Jackie states that he wasn't aiming at the boy, but rather at the moon
(which is no longer in the sky.)
Shaken, the announcer needs some prompting to start the count, and
starts just before Gokuu wakes up again (Jackie complains about this.)
Gokuu is willing to continue fighting in the nude, but is convinced to
dress in Kuririn's outfit. Both fighters are wearing down: Gokuu is
starving, and Jackie had used up his Kamehame-ha power. Gokuu's
Kamehame-ha is still strong enough to make Chun jump back, and he's
vulnerable to the kick that sends him out of the ring. It looks like
Jackie has lost, and everyone is declaring Gokuu the winner when the old
man asks the announcer to come over to his edge of the ring. Turns out
that Jackie's foot is embedded in the ring's wall, and he hasn't yet
touched the grass. So, the fight continues. There's only one chance
left for Jackie to win, and it occurs when Gokuu agrees to a
hand-to-hand attack. They leap forward, and kick each other in the
face. Looks like Gokuu is still in better shape, but he does collapse
completely -- Jackie was counting on his longer legs giving him a slight
edge when the impact occurred.
Gokuu loses, and Jackie Chun is declared the winner of the
Tenkaichi-budoukai. It's a fair fight, and no one has any hard
feelings. Jackie accepts the 500,000 zenii prize before leaving. Gokuu
suffers a hunger strike. Kamesennin quickly changes out of his disguise
(the hair glue really hurts when he rips off the wig) and meets up with
the group. Gokuu and Kuririn fill in the details of the fight, and they
decide to have supper with Kamesennin paying the tab (Gokuu is happy.)
The final bill comes to 470,000 senii.
As people discuss their plans (Buruma and Yamcha invite everyone to
come with them,) Kamesennin states that he's going back home, and Gokuu
tells them that he's going off to find the Dragon Ball that contains his
grandfather's soul. Kintoen arrives to whisk off our hero as the rest
wish him good luck. Afterwards, the van runs out of gas.
Some time later, Gokuu wakes up to drink some water, and to use the
Dragon Radar he'd received from Buruma. But, there are other people
looking for the Ball... Two men from Red Ribbon, under Silver's
command, are also out searching the dessert. Gokuu treats them as a
joke, until they start shooting at him. Gokuu finds the Ball, which
isn't the exact one he wants, and flies off. The men radio Silver, and
he rushes outside his field office to use a LAW to destroy Kintoen.
Gokuu doesn't know what Red Ribbon is, and doesn't care. So, Silver
steals Gokuu's bag containing the Ball and Dragon Radar, but Gokuu
steals it back. This prompts Silver to happily start fighting, but he
gets trashed.
Since Kintoen no longer exists, Gokuu decides to try using one of the
RR capsules. The first one gives him a service robot, which tells him
what capsule to try second. This gives Gokuu a plane that the robot
then flies for him.
In the Red Ribbon HQ, Red Sousui is talking to his aide about getting
all of the Dragon Balls. A minion runs into state that one of the
Dragon Balls is moving towards Silver's base. After repeated tries,
they get Silver on the radio and are told about Son Gokuu. They also
suspect that "the brat" also has a Dragon Radar like they do. The two
Balls are moving into the artic region, towards White Shogun, and he's
to be told to kill the kid.
Back in the airplane with the kid, Gokuu is freezing; robots don't
feel the cold. The Ball is below them, when the robot crashes. White
Shogun, in his Muscle Tower, receives a call about the crashed plane.
He looks forward to trashing the "baka-brat," as his men conduct the
search.
The girl (doesn't seem to have a name this early on in the story,)
has brought the near-frozen Gokuu to her home, where her mother helps
him recover. They want to know why he was out in the snow, and then
recoil in fear when he mentions that he's looking for the Dragon Ball.
Seems that Red Ribbon has kidnapped Jingle village's headmaster in their
attempts to find the Ball themselves. Gokuu reassures the two that he's
just trying to find his Grandfather's Ball, when two men find the trail
leading to the house and break in. After quickly trashing the two
soldiers, Gokuu rushes out to rescue the headmaster from Muscle Tower.
He rushes back in, suffering from the cold again. He's dressed in the
girl's winter clothes, and finds out that the white stuff outside is
called "snow." He thinks it's weird stuff. The girl thinks that Gokuu
is a weird boy, and her mother expects him to die violently. Then Gokuu
is off again.
White is impressed at how quickly the brat has taken out his men, and
wonders whether he can get past the Tower's guards to reach the top
floor. While trying to figure out where the headmaster is, White comes
over the PA to ask what Gokuu wants -- to find the headmaster. White
thinks that Gokuu has come from the village, and then invites him in.
The guards on the second floor get permission to kill the boy, but fail.
All this fighting makes Gokuu hot, so he takes off the winter gear, and
heads up to the third floor. Both White and Murasaki are impressed, but
the ninja claims that although Metallic will probably win, there's no
way the intruder can get by his 4th floor command. Metallic points out
the stairs to the next level, and then states that Gokuu has to get past
him first. Gokuu's early attacks leave him thinking that the Tower is
not a challenge (he yells out "Fighto" in victory, which is probably a
parody of some of the high caffeine energy booster drink (AKA -- "genki"
drinks) commercials on Japanese TV.) Metallic makes a come back, and
Murasaki is timing the length of the battle. Gokuu is glad that he had
a chance to practice for the Tenkaichi-Budoukai first. Then Metallic
fires a mouth-missile that everyone thinks has hit Gokuu.
(NOTE: Whenever ANYONE wins a battle, they hold up the peace sign, and
say "peace, peace.") Gokuu decides to try Kamehame-ha, jumps out to
show that he's still alive, and attacks. This blows off Metallic's
head, but doesn't destroy the robot. Gokuu thinks that the creature's
soul is still hanging around, and starts praying for the spirit to not
haunt him. Gokuu still can't figure out what's happening, and White
tells everyone that Metallic is a robot. White orders Metallic to kill
Gokuu, but the robot's batteries choose this moment to run down. Gokuu
rushes upstairs before the robot can recover, and White yells at his
ninja to get down to the 4th floor to defend it.
On the next level, Gokuu is stunned to find a forest growing inside a
building. Then the throwing spikes hit the ground in front of him.
Murasaki boasts about his skills as a ninja, and tells us that Gokuu is
going to die very quickly. (Note, both Murasaki and White refer to
themselves as "Ore-sama," or "the honorable Mr. Me.") While Murasaki is
bragging about his invisibility, Gokuu picks up a rock and throws it
into the trees. Murasaki decides to try this a second time, throws out
a smoke bomb, and challenges Gokuu to find him. Gokuu does this with no
trouble, because the ninja has grabbed the wrong piece of camoflague (the
American flag.) So, Murasaki makes one last go at hiding from the boy,
telling him to count to thirty before coming to find him. Gokuu can't
remember what comes after 18, and catches Murasaki trying to sneak under
a fake rock. Murasaki complains that Gokuu has ruined his best ninja
technique (Gokuu agrees that the fake looks just like the real thing,
but still wants to know what comes after 18.) The ninja gets up to 23
before saying that counting is not one of the techniques required by
ninja. He tells Gokuu to just count up to 30, which Gokuu succeeds at
on the second try. This time, the whistling of the air through a reed
gives the over-confident ninja away (this water-hiding technique is
undetectable.) Murasaki complains that Gokuu had almost killed him with
the hot water poured down the tube, before challenging Gokuu to a foot
race. Since ninja don't play fair, he uses caltrops to gain an edge.
Gokuu responds by wearing wooden geta, and outdistances his opponent.
White thinks that Murasaki's power is all in his head. Murasaki escalates the battle, to be badly humiliated with a bo up
his butt (Gokuu laughs saying that they now both have tails.) When his
sword breaks, the ninja throws a boomarang before challenging the brat
to a fist fight. Hit from behind, Gokuu drops, Murasaki gloats, and
Gokuu gets back up. Some shiraiken are thrown out, and gathered up,
then both fighters run into Murasaki's hut. The ninja uses a
ninja-tatame-mat-blocking technique on the shiraiken, but forgets that
while he has four mats, Gokuu has 6 throwing stars. They run back
outside, where Murasaki uses a floating-walker to cross his
pirranha-filled lake (which Gokuu just leaps over.) This forces the
ninja to pull out his final ace: 5 replicants of himself. Gokuu thinks
that each one is a fake, except that each copy has a killing attack of
his own. Then Murasaki states that the copies are all the real things,
so Gokuu beats them all up (when Gokuu uses his one-pattern technique,
he tells the clone that the real Gokuu is behind him.) Finally,
Murasaki panicks and runs upstairs to release Zombie #8 (Jinzouningen
8-go.)
#8 is described as very fast, and very strong. But, everyone is
surprised when #8 says that he can't attack Gokuu. #8 considers
violence to be a bad thing, and refuses to fight even when Murasaki
pulls out a remote control switch that can trigger a bomb placed in the
monster's chest. Murasaki runs to the other side of the tower to blow
up the recalcitrant monster, and Gokuu leaps across to destroy the
control and uses janken style to wipe out the ninja. #8 calls Gokuu his
#1 friend, and asks for Gokuu's name. #8 doesn't have any other name
than Zombie #8, and is happy to hear that the boy is trying to rescue
the village's headmaster. The two go up to the next level, through a
maze (in the TV series, the maze is much more important,) and past a
section of the tower that can't be accessed via any known doorways.
Gokuu refers to him as Hatchan, and #8 likes it enough to declare
"hatchan" as his new name. Finally, they reach the top level, and White
Shogun. He greets the two friends, and presses the trap door button to
drop Gokuu and Hatchan into the sealed off area occupied by...
Gokuu lands lightly on his feet, and Hatchan lands heavily on Gokuu
("Son Gokuu, are you dead?") White Shogun gives Gokuu a chance to
surrender the Dragon Balls, and Dragon Radar, but Gokuu refuses. So
White says that he'll watch them die via video monitor. Hatchan is
concerned that Gokuu has a Dragon Ball, and asks if his new friend is
going to do something bad with it ala Red Ribbon. Gokuu reassures him,
as the wall raises to reveal the invincible monster -- Gomu.
Hatchan is frightened, White and Gokuu are happy, and the monster
attacks. Gokuu can't understand why his attacks have no effect, but
neither side is really winning. In desperation, Gokuu tries
Kamehame-ha, which also fails. White offers Gokuu one last chance to
give up the Dragon Ball and Radar, but Gokuu declines. Then Gomu tries
eating Hatchan. Gokuu saves his friend, but things are looking grim
when Gokuu suddenly remembers what the girl had said after she'd rescued
him from the freezing cold (about being like a block of ice.) The boy
calmly walks over to the wall, punches a hole, asks if Hatchan can feel
the cold (he can't,) then jumps inside the zombie's coat to watch Gomu
freeze up. Gokuu leaps out of the jacket just long enough to punch
Gomu, and then runs back, suffering from frostbite. With Gomu out of
the action, Gokuu uses his bo to lift himself and Hatchan to the top
floor.
Gokuu evades White's bullets, and demands the return of the village
headmaster. White would rather fight, and is sure that he'll win, but a
light kick to his shin drops him to his knees. He pulls a "Huh, what's
that?" on the boy, who falls for the gag and gets punched. White gets
punched back, and finds his gun with the powered bullets. He hides the
gun in his pocket and surrenders. After revealing the headmaster to be
in a cell on the top floor, White pulls the gun out and uses the old man
as a hostage. The old man says "I'm old, forget about me, save the
village." Gokuu asks the man if he really means it, and he has to
backtrack to prevent himself from being killed after all. White tells
Gokuu to turn around, and then shoots him in the back of the head.
Hatchan tells White to stop doing this bad thing, and takes a bullet in
the leg while trying to protect his friend. The bullet turns the
monster into a real monster. White runs out of bullets, and is punched
into the next county. Gokuu is ok, (Hatchan asks again if he's dead,)
and the three head off to Jingle Village.
In the house, the family talks about the adventures, and the village's
debt to the 2 heros. The mother wants to know if the Ball had been
found, and after a moment's hesitation, Hatchan pulls it from his
pocket. He had found it while wandering around outside, and had refused
to hand it over to White, to protect the village. This sends the
headmaster into a flurry, and he asks Hatchan to become a member of the
village. This is hard for the monster to believe, but he does accept
the offer. Then, they all get ready to go to sleep, and Gokuu marvels
over getting another Ball, although this one isn't the one with his
grandfather's spirit, either. The girl wants Gokuu to stay too, but he
has to be off again. But, as he tries to find the next Ball, he
discovers that the Dragon Radar had been damaged in the fighting.
Hatchan volunteers to look at the Radar, because he's good at these
things, but it's too complex for him. And, since Gokuu can't stay, the
girl promises to give him lots of bento boxes (box lunches.) They go to
sleep, and Hatchan is in bliss, since he's sleeping on a futon bed for
the first time.
The next morning, as the village elders are trying to figure out how
Gokuu is going to make the travel on foot, they discover that he'd once
owned Kintoen. Further, they already know about the racing cloud, and
that it can not be destroyed. So, Gokuu to told to try calling his
friend, and sure enough, Kintoen does arrive once more (Gokuu is very
happy.) So, he's off, with people cheering behind him. Eventually, the
weather gets warmer, and he eats his way through the bentos.
Some time later, Gokuu arrives in Buruma's hometown, and isn't very
happy about what he finds. The place is big and noisy, and no one knows
where "this Buruma" lives. He tries taking a taxi, but doesn't have an
address or this stuff called "money." The money part is solved when he
finds a he-man boxer who offers 100,000 zenii (note, the symbol for a
zenii is a backwards '$') to anyone that can beat him. This is just
like the Tenkaichi-budoukai, and Gokuu accepts the offer. The kempou
master doesn't take the runt seriously, but finally gets angry enough to
fight back. That's when Gokuu smashes the wall and gives the guy a
chance to surrender (he does.) On the streets, 2 thieves try to rob the
boy (using a "hey kid, come over here," routine.) They want to take his
money without helping him find Buruma first, so he trashes one of them.
That's when the other suggests that Gokuu try asking a policeman for
help.
[Odd things about the town: Page 108, bottom panel, has a billboard
for the author's "Bird Studio." (Toriyama means "bird mountain.") On
page 110, the one way sign has arrows pointing both directions. p118,
panel 2, the sign is for "restraut" and there's a picture of a fish on
it. Same page, panels 3 and 4 have a poster advertising the Dragon Ball
TV series on Fuji TV, on Wednesdays.]
One woman that points out the nearest cop, gets paid a lot of money
in return (Gokuu still doesn't know what this money stuff is all about.)
The cop isn't too sure about being able to find one woman in such a
large town, and certainly not with the aid of Gokuu's drawing. But, his
hand-held computer finds only 3 women named "Bulma," and the second one
listed turns out to be the girl who works at the famous Capsule Corp.
The cop takes Gokuu to Capsule Corp. HQ, but isn't all that sure that
Gokuu really knows Buruma. Gokuu doesn't understand the concept of
intercoms, either, so the cop tries to talk to someone inside the
building, but just gets an answering machine. Then Gokuu catches
Buruma's scent just before the girl arrives home from school. The cop
can't believe that Gokuu's nose is that good, and sniffs Buruma, too.
Buruma is happy to meet Gokuu again, and the cop asks if it's ok to
leave the bike outside and he can follow them (he wants to have the bike
tuned up.)
The Capsule interior is bigger than the exterior. Buruma tells one
robot to take her to her father. There, Buruma introduces Gokuu, whom
dad mistakes as the cop. He then asks Gokuu if the boy and his daughter
have been doing any kissing. (Gokuu wants to know what kissing is, and
Buruma tells him that it's not a matter for children to know.) (The cop
has trouble believing that the old man runs Capsule Corp.)
Back at Red Ribbon HQ, Red has a photo of the troublemaker that
trashed White Shogun. The photo is to be passed on to all of the men,
and they speculate that Gokuu does indeed have a Dragon Radar. Red
wants the Balls, the Radar, and Gokuu's dead body.
Buruma fixes the Radar, and learns that Gokuu has 2 balls already.
She then figures that since tomorrow is a Saturday, that she can go with
Gokuu on an adventure. But, since she can't ride Kintoen, Buruma shows
off her latest invention -- her "micro band," which can make the wearer
very small. However, as she demonstrates it, her mother walks in and
steps on her. (Mom wants to know why Buruma snuck in under her foot.
Mom is not very smart, and dad is hentei.) Mom asks whether Gokuu would
like a glass of sake, and Buruma yells that you don't give sake to kids.
Gokuu wants to know where Yamcha is, and mom replies that Buruma and
Yamcha had an argument and aren't seeing each other right now. Buruma
says that Gokuu is better than Yamcha, and mom thinks that her daughter
now has a new boyfriend (Buruma denies this.)
As she leaves, Buruma gets her box of capsules from dad's workbench,
as dad is tuning up the cop's bike. The next Ball is 8000 km SE. Gokuu
calls Kintoen, Buruma gets small, and they ride off. The cop hops on
his scooter, and promptly smashes into a car (the owner wants to know
why cops are so dangerous.) Then, dad uses one of his capsules and
discovers that his daughter had grabbed his capsule box by mistake.
Next morning, Gokuu awakes to find himself flying over the ocean.
Red Ribbon is tracking the two Balls, and Red is amazed at their speed.
He is told that the quarry is approaching Blue Shogun's camp, and Blue
is alerted to the fact. However, Blue is distracted by a fart that one
of his men released, so he has the man shot. He looks forward to
capturing the boy.
Out over the ocean, the Radar indicates that the Ball is directly
below our heroes, so they head for the nearest island, where Buruma
plans on using a capsule to give them a submarine. However, all she
gets are porno mags, which she destroys. So, Gokuu goes swimming to try
to find the Ball. However, the water is too deep, and he can't hold is
breath long enough. He returns to the island, but discovers that Buruma
has wandered off. Buruma had planned on finding civilization, and
buying a new box of capsules, but is discovered by some RR men. When
the men shoot at her, they realize that she's female, and try to pick
her up. The men want to do something "good" with her, so she suggests
that they try playing with a Famicom game machine. That's when they
start shooting at her again. Gokuu hears her screams, and comes to ask
if she's having fun. She tells him that the bad guys are shooting at
her, so he trashes them. Buruma is stunned, having been shot at by
perverts. Then Gokuu states that to get help, they should go to
Kamesennin's house. Buruma thinks that Kamesennin is an even bigger
pervert.
At the island, everyone says "hi" to each other, and Buruma gets big
again. She states that they need a submarine capsule, fearing what the
old man will want in return. She's relieved, but surprised, when he
says that he just wants the micro band. Turns out, though, that Kuririn
and Ranchi have taken the sub out for the day. Red Ribbon notices that
the Balls have stopped moving, and Red orders an attack force to be sent
out. The black aide seems to remember that there's something disturbing
about that particular island.
While waiting for Kuririn to get back, Buruma goes to the toilet, and
the old man rushes inside to get small and watch her take her panties
off. But, he gets there too late, slips and falls into the toilet, and
eventually surfaces from the sewer outside. He takes a swim to wash
himself off, and Gokuu wants to know why he's sopping went since he'd said
he was just going to take a break to watch TV. He's saved from
explaining when Kuririn and Ranchi return. Kuririn misremembers
Buruma's name as "Pants-san" (close match to "bloomers",) and she yells
at him. Kamesennin wants to know why they took so long, and Kuririn
states that Ranchi had changed and terrorized the town for a while,
first.
Blue Shogun gets a report from one of his men, and Gokuu says that he
needs the sub to find a Dragon Ball. So, Gokuu, Kuririn, and Buruma
take off and dive into the sea. Blue Shogun witnesses this, and splits
up his forces -- part to follow the sub, and part to invade the island
to get the 2 Balls. Kamesennin wants to know if Ranchi needs to use the
toilet right now.
At first, Buruma thinks that the Ball is just lying on the sea bed,
but Gokuu can't find it. But, there is a crack in the ocean floor, and
by using the Dragon Radar in a new way, she realizes that there's a
massive underwater cave system below them. Gokuu is amazed with his
scuba gear -- you can breathe underwater, AND talk, but he returns to
the sub and they look for the cave entrance. Meanwhile, above them,
Blue is mobilizing his forces. His sub locates Gokuu's, and he launches
a torpedo attack that misses its target. Kuririn and Buruma are
surpised to find that they have enemies, and Gokuu replies that it's
just Red Ribbon. The other two are shocked that Gokuu hasn't recognized
the biggest crime force in the world and are angry that he's gotten them
involved. Gokuu says that RR wants the Balls too, which changes the
problem slightly. They escape into the cave, and Blue follows them.
Kuririn slips into a smaller tunnel, forcing Blue to go out in his
own little subs.
And, back on the island, the invading force arrives to hold
Kamesennin at gunpoint. Dragon Ball Manga Volume #7.
_Dragon Ball_ #7: Akira Toriyama developed this series, in the
tradition of his well-known (in Japan, anyway,) Dr. Slump. The sex and
toilet humor was toned down a bit in Dragon Ball, but it still has more
than its share of silly, etchie jokes and characters talking directly to
the reader. The first few volumes emphasized the old Monkey King legend
references very heavily, which continues to a lesser extent later on.
Most notably: Son Gokuu (name of both main characters,) Gokuu's
expanding staff, the tail (and Gokuu's tendency to turn into a
were-monkey when he sees the full moon,) the flying cloud, etc. There
are currently 34 volumes, and the series will probably continue to appear
in the weekly magazine, Shonen Jump, for a long time.
[fa:vxxx -- First Appears in Volume xxx.]
Character List:
Yellow Taisa: RR's remaining commander, in charge of the western
regions. The only non-human commander (drawn as a tiger.)
[fa:v7]
Tao-pie pie: The Chinese kung-fu master with a braided pony-tail, and
the words "kill you" on the back of his jacket. One of
Gokuu's most formidable foes, and one of the few that
repeatedly shows up in later episodes after he's been killed
off. Favorite mode of transport is to chop down a tree,
throw it, and then leap on it to fly away. [fa:v8,
although is mentioned several times in volume 7.]
Bora: The huge American Indian that guards the land beneath a
certain tall tower. [fa:v7] His son is named Upa.
Fighting Styles and attacks:
Janken -- actually the Japanese name for "scissors/paper/stone."
Gokuu punches (stone) and the proper counter is a block (paper.)
Kamehame-ha -- A power blast. Originally, Kamesennin was the only one
that could do this, after 50 years of training. Gokuu picked it
up just by watching. (Kame means "turtle".) Jackie Chun is the
third person to have been seen using this attack. Later on, a
number of other characters start using it.
One Pattern -- A fake, where the attacker moves so fast that an
after-image is left behind. Gokuu has been able to leave three
images of himself. First used by Jackie Chun.
Other notes:
Dragon Ball -- The 7 mystical balls that, once brought together, will
summon the great Dragon God. This god will grant one wish before
departing, and causing the balls to fly apart to different
locations across the world.
Dragon Radar -- The device Buruma built to help locate the Balls. She
gives the Radar to Gokuu after the Tenkaichi-budoukai.
Tenkaichi-budoukai -- The big battle that establishes the strongest
fighter in the world, at any given time. Usually has a cash
prize.
Zenii -- What passes for money in this world. The symbol is a backwards
"$".
Red Ribbon -- The evil organization that spans the globe. Originally
headed by Red Sousui, who is later killed. Very interested in
obtaining the Dragon Balls for their own use.
Penguin Village -- This is the home for all of the characters from Dr.
Slump. Gokuu chases Blue Shogun into Penguin village in volume 7.
It's a lot funnier if you are already familiar with that manga.
Story:
Volume 7
[Note: The inside flap has a picture of Toriyama wearing sunglasses
and a mask over his mouth, holding a baby who also has a mask and
sunglasses.]
The leader of B Team is on Kamesennin's island, and demanding the
Dragon Balls from "the doctor." One of the guards goes inside the
house, but only finds Ranchi. Kamesennin didn't know that Buruma had
forgotten the balls on the island. Since he's going to be killed after
handing over the Balls, the old man decides to fight. After trashing
most of the men, one remaining guard takes Ranchi hostage. But,
Kamesennin's turtle holds a branch under her nose, Ranchi sneezes,
and... Kushami takes umbrage at having been called a "shit-woman" --
kicking the fallen man, spitting on him, and giving him the finger. The
last remaining soldier is seen trying to escape, and quickly agrees to
remove the fallen bodies from the island.
Meanwhile, in the undersea tunnels, Gokuu and friends surface in a
cave and run down a corridor. Blue Shogun gets a radio message saying
that B Team has been wiped out. Gokuu wants to know why they're running
from RR, and turns to make a stand (Kuririn and Buruma want to kee
running, since the soldiers have machine guns.) However, Blue Shogun
calls his men back, telling them that B Team had been defeated by one
old man and a girl. Gokuu doesn't understand why no one wants to fight
him. Buruma tells him to keep moving. But, the tunnel gets dark, until
Gokuu finds a light switch. This makes everyone wonder who had been in
these tunnels before them.
Buruma is puzzling this out, when Gokuu surprizes her by wearing a
skull he'd found from a nearby corpse. Blue sends one of his men out to
spy on the heroes, and Kuririn realizes that this place had been the
hideout of an infamous band of pirates, and that there's probably a
treasure chest down here somewhere. The spy radios this information
back, and Blue considers the possibility of getting the Dragon Ball,
Radar AND fabulous wealth. Kuririn leads the way, and ignores the
strangeness of the corridor he's approaching. Until he steps on a
switch that fires a spear right over his head. The only way across is
to jump over the switches, which Gokuu demonstrates. Kuririn is still
portrayed as a buffoon, and does almost make it past the switches before
triggering another spear. Both boys growse about Buruma's inability to
make the leap herself, and Gokuu has to use his bo to carry her over.
Blue catches up to his spy, who says that the group is right around
the corner. Blue decides to surprise the heroes, and orders his men to
rush them. He's counting his treasure already, but is interrupted by
the cries of pain from his men. They'd triggered the traps, and one
corpse helpfully states that A Team has been completely wiped out. Blue
reasons that the pirates would have a way to bypass the trap, and finds
a secret button that reveals another passage way.
Gokuu and company happen into the submarine docking bay, and marvel
over the size of the equipment, before Gokuu notices a sound. Blue
thinks that he's been discovered, but the boy states that the intruder
isn't human. They're attacked by a guard robot that Buruma thinks is a
ghost, until Kuririn corrects her. They fight the guard, then Gokuu
states that he'll take care of it while Kuririn takes Buruma away from
the dangerous bullets. Blue chases after the two, and Gokuu kicks the
robot into the water. He's pulled in by the robot's tail, and given a
painful shock before he breaks the tail off. Swimming out ahead of the
robot, Gokuu uses his bo to get some altitude, then leaps down for a
Janken punch. The robot is destroyed, Gokuu says "Peace, peace, peace,"
in victory. He then races after the others.
Kuririn notices that the island is starting to tremble. They reach a
t-corridor, and decide to take the right turn because the Radar
indicates that's where the Ball is. Blue shuffs out the arrow Kuririn
puts on the floor, and makes a new arrow pointing left. Gokuu comes up,
sees the arrow, and runs off in the wrong direction while Blue watches.
The earthquakes are getting stronger (probably caused by the explosion
of the robot,) and the two stop at a dead end. Their only choice is to
strip down and go swimming. Blue isn't very happy with the idea of
getting wet, but he continues to follow them. Gokuu's deadend contains
a trapdoor that drops him on what he thinks is a big cuttlefish. The
octopus corrects him, stating that it's been a long time since it's been
fed. Gokuu wants to keep moving, but the octopus grabs him and softens
him up by hitting him against the wall a few times. Then, Gokuu weakly
says that he'd like to give the octopus a "fun thing." It wants to know
what the fun thing is, and the boy says, "kamehame-ha." The octopus
doesn't understand, but is quickly blasted.
Kuririn and Buruma surface in another grotto, near the treasure
chest. But, they don't have time to marvel at the contents before Blue
claims it for Red Ribbon. Buruma falls for the hunk, and quickly learns
that he's a fag, and he tells them not to call him that. Kuririn
expects a quick fight, and waits to Blue to attack.
Gokuu decides that it really was takoyaki (grilled octpus) and has a
snack break. He hears a scream, that could be Buruma or Kuririn, and
(after Kuririn gets beaten up a little more,) decides to investigate
the source of the second scream. Buruma tells the runt to quickly
finish off Blue, so he uses "one pattern" to fool Blue and get in a good
kick. The sight of his own blood causes Blue to go insane, and he
resorts to his secret technique -- Chounouryoku, a form of hypnosis
which paralyzes Kuririn. Blue then has fun beating up the shrimp prior
to killing him. Buruma is quaking with fear, expecting to be the next
victim, while Blue notices that the earth tremors are getting stronger.
Deciding to use her femine wiles on Blue, Buruma discovers that the
fighter actively HATES women. When she states that she's really a guy
in disguise, Blue gets interested and she runs off in terror. Before
Blue can pound in Kuririn's head with a rock, Gokuu leaps out of the
pool. Buruma fills him in, and the two fighter square off. Gokuu gets
in the first couple of shots, then as Buruma shouts out her warning,
Blue uses Chounouryoku. Blue gets revenge, but the tremors are
worsening. So, he uses a capsule to get a shotgun, and demands to know
where the Dragon Ball is. Buruma slowly says that the Radar indicates
that the Ball is in another pool. Blue decides to kill the three
despite his earlier assurances, and Buruma screams about how such a
beautiful, kind maiden as herself is about to be cruelly killed (Kuririn
isn't impressed.) Before he can pull the trigger, though, a mouse runs
out and Blue recoils is horror (which breaks the spell on Gokuu.) Gokuu
uses Janken, knocking Blue against the wall. Rocks are falling from the
ceiling now, so Gokuu gets the location of the Dragon Ball (it really
was in the pool that Buruma pointed out,) and he tells the other two to
escape and he'll meet up with them later. Gokuu finds the Ball, and the
mouse that saved him (he returns the favor.)
Kuririn and Buruma reach the sub docking bay, but are cut off from
their own sub by a cave-in. So, they settle for one of the pirates' old
mini-subs, and find that the engine still works. Blue tries to take the
treasure chest, but is buried by another cave-in. With the mouse still
in his mouth, Gokuu rushes past the rocks, while Buruma tries to leave
without him. Kuririn won't let her, but the mini-sub is about to pull
away from the dock as Gokuu runs up. In the sub, Gokuu pulls the mouse
out, and is happy to see that it is still in good shape. The falling
rocks are starting to panic Kirirn, so Buruma assures them that they'll
get to open sea safely. Except, they run out of fuel. So, Gokuu hands
over the mouse (Kuririn wants to know why he has to hold a mouse,) and
before people can stop him, Gokuu uses Kamehame-ha to blast the mini-sub
out of the tunnel. Then, he calls Kintoen and takes the group to the
nearest island. Behind them, Blue surfaces, still alive.
Gokuu says "That was close," Buruma agrees, adding that it's a good
thing that Gokuu is a friend of hers. Kuririn bemoans the loss of the
treasure, but Buruma pulls a huge diamond out of her shorts. Those two
comment on it's value, and Gokuu remembers to check the Dragon Ball --
still not his grandfather's. He plans on continuing his quest, which
Buruma objects to because of the danger from RR. Kuririn suggests that
they take one of RR's flyers and seek out Kamesennin's advice. Blue
shows up on the same island, which is a RR base, and grabs a flyer of
his own. While inspecting the diamond, Kuririn starts sniffing it (the
little sukebe knows where it's been hidden,) and has to prevaricate when
Buruma asks why. Blue is just waiting for his chance.
Kamesennin is stunned that the group wants him to sell the diamond,
which they estimate to be worth a few million zenii. They fantasize
over that that can buy, forgetting that Kushami is with them. She
steals the gem at gunpoint and flies off (Buruma hadn't met Kushami
before.) Buruma wants the gem back, and can't understand why no one's
chasing after it. Blue finds Gokuu's "hidden hideout" and drops in with
some rope (he has very strong legs, and we can see why the cave
collapsing on him didn't faze him.) Gokuu want the other Balls and
Buruma wants a plane capsule. But, Kushami took the only plane, and
they're stuck on the island, which pleases Blue. Kuririn warns the old
man about Red Ribbon, but he already knows about them. That's when Blue
uses his mental powers to cause the ropes to tie up the good guys.
They're surprised to find that he's still alive. Blue goes into the
House, where he gets the Balls. They can't break free of the ropes, and
when Blue comes back out, he leaves a little "bomb-chan" with a 5 minute
timer, next to them on the beach. He then uses a capsule to get another
plane. Buruma yells out that she really wants to become a RR soldier,
but Blue says that RR doesn't hire women for that. So Kamesennin says
that he'll volunteer to join. Blue answers that they have 4 minutes
left, and he flies off.
Everyone is panicking when Ranchi returns. She thinks this is some
kind of game. She's told to throw the bomb away, but it's too heavy for
her. Instead, she cuts Gokuu's ropes and he throws the bomb away with a
few seconds to spare. Our hero then calls for Kintoen and rushes off to
get the Dragon Balls back.
This is where the book focusses on Penguin Village.
Akane -- Arale's classmate and friend
Arale -- Senbe Norimake's powerful, but naive girl robot
Senbe -- AKA - Dr. Slump. Inventor and dirty young man
Piske -- Tarou's childish little brother
Tarou -- Akane's ex-boyfriend, school drop-out
Ga-chan -- One of a pair of flying dinosaur hatchlings.
Su-perman -- A rip-off of Superman. The character uses pickled
plums to gain power, and has a hiragana "su" character on
his chest.
Yamabuki Sensei -- Arale's teacher, and now Senbe's wife.
Turbo -- Senbe's floating son. Super genius.
It's now summer vacation in Penguin Village, and Akane wants to know
what her friend's plans are. One guy wants to continue his martial arts
training, the others are going to do stupid things. Tarou comes along
with another girl, saying that he has a date -- ruining Akane's mood.
All through this, Senbe keeps popping up, giving a peace sign. He says
it's because they haven't appeared in Shonen Jump for so long. Later,
everyone else starts acting the same way (including the martial artist's
parents,) and Akane yells that her mother had better not start giving
peace signs (her mother doesn't understand the problem.) Arale says
goodbye to people, and is about to return home when something overhead
attracts her attention...
Gokuu demands the Balls back, Blue just laughs and goes faster.
Gokuu catches up, to Blue's surprise. Our hero tries to use his bo to
smash the flyer, but Blue swerves away in time. Blue is getting angry,
so he cuts the engine to let Gokuu catch up. Then he turns them back
on, expecting to fry Gokuu. However, his gloating is interrupted by the
mountain he crashes into. Gokuu lands lightly in front of Arale, who
wants to talk. But, the boy is in a hurry, and rushes off on Kintoen.
This causes Arale and the two G-chans to chase after. Blue is
staggering from the wreckage, muttering about revenge, when Gokuu
appears. So, he hides and leaves to reach Red Ribbon HQ. The wreckage
seems to be devoid of Dragon Balls, and Gokuu's getting angry as the
three strange kids he'd met earlier show up again. He's impressed that
this girl can run faster than Kintoen can fly. Arale wants to play, but
Gokuu again rushes after Blue Shogun. Then, circling overhead, he
complains about not being able to locate the villain.
Some distance away, Blue is trying to commandeer the car of
Su-perman. Luckily, there's a phonebooth nearby, and the normal human
runs in to change into his super identity -- which Blue has never seen
before. Su-perman eats an umiboshi, and gives Blue fair warning. Blue
laughs, destroys the phonebook, and asks where he can find the nearest
airplane. Su-perman quickly states that the nearest plane is at Senbe
Norimake's, and gives his car to Blue to help him out. He then gloats
over having made his particular patch of land safer.
Gokuu is getting very frustrated, until he remembers the Dragon
Radar, but it's busted. Gokuu asks if Arale knows Kamesennin's
location; of course, she doesn't. He complains about the radar being
busted and Arale replies that Senbe can probably fix it. She wants to
ride the cloud too, and Gokuu is surprised to find that she's pure of
heart enough to do so. They fly off, and everyone has a good time.
They stop at the house, where Senbe is tuning his plane. Arale
points out Senbe, and the boy thinks she means Yamabuki-sensei. The
real Senbe is identified, and looks at the broken radar. Being told
that the radar can locate Dragon Balls doesn't help Senbe any. he opens
up the device and is stunned by its complexity. He's even further
humiliated at hearing that the device was built by a woman. Then, Blue
drives up to the house.
Senbe gives the device his best shot, but it's Turbo who can
understand the thing and can fix it. Blue finds the plane, and Gokuu.
Senbe hands the repaired radar over, and congratulates himself on being
the greatest inventor in the world. Then, Gokuu notices that according
to the Radar, the Balls are very close. When he looks up, he sees Blue
holding a knife to Arale's throat. Gokuu wants the Balls back, but Blue
uses his chounouryoku on him (Turbo recognizes the technique.) Yamabuki
wonders if Blue is a friend of Gokuu's ("Wrong! He's a bad guy!!").
Blue takes the radar, puts it his pocket, puts the balls in the plane,
and prepares to kill Gokuu with a palm tree. This is when Senbe tells
Arale to use her "pro wresting" moves on the bad guy. The robot does
this very happily, and sends Blue into orbit. Turbo breaks the spell on
Gokuu. Gokuu is impressed that Arale is so strong (she says that the
G-chan's are also strong, as is Obotchiman.) Gokuu gets the Dragon
Balls, but remembers that Blue had the Radar. He's upset by this state
of affairs, until Turbo asks for permission to use pieces of the plane
to build a new one (based on what he'd seen when doing the original
repairs.) Gokuu is happy, Senbe is proud, and Kintoen appears to
continue the quest. Gokuu suggests that Arale enter the next
Tenkaichi-budoukai, and then flies off. Senbe still doesn't understand
what it was all about. Finally, Blue is on the phone, saying that he
has the Radar. However, when told to return right away to RR HQ, he
stammers about this little problem he has (there's a pyramid in the
background.)
Riding Kintoen, Gokuu checks the Radar, hoping that the next Ball
will have the 4 stars that mark it as his grandfather's. Black tells
Red that Gokuu is heading west, which is Yellow's domain. Red orders
that Yellow Taisa be alerted. This land is called Seichi Karin, and it
has a peculiar tower reaching up into the clouds. Yellow is demanding
that the Indian turn over his Dragon Ball, and the Indian warns the
invaders that he'll kill them to protect his land. One thug sneaks up
from behind, and Upa warns his father. The thug dies and Yellow tells
everyone to fire. But, the bullets just bounce off the Indian, who
trashes them. Yellow escapes, and Chichi-ue starts clening up the
grounds. Black receives a radio message from Yellow, and is chastized
by Red for behaving above his position. Red tells Yellow to take the
kid has a hostage, and if he fails, Tao-Pie Pie will be brought in (with
orders to kill Yellow AND the Indian.) So, Yellow turns off his engine,
glides in, and grabs Upa. Chichi-ue is about to hand over the Ball to
keep Upa from being killed, when Gokuu hears Upa's call for help. Gokuu
eventually recognizes the symbol on the side of the plane, and smashes
it. Upa lands safely on Kintoen, Black comments that Yellow has failed,
and Red decides to commission Tao-Pie Pie.As Bora is thanking Gokuu for rescuing his son, Upa, our hero notices
that the Indian is holding his grandfather's Dragon Ball in one hand.
Gokuu goes crazy celebrating, and Bora demands to know why people want
the thing so badly. At the same time, Blue Shogun is returning to Red
Ribbon HQ. One guard doesn't recognize him, and dies for his mistake.
Inside, Tao-pie pie is introducing himself to Red Sousui as the world's
greatest assassin. He demands 1 billion zenii for his services, and
Black wants to know if he's really the great Tao-pie pie. However,
since the assassin wants to set up a special assassins' "campaign," he's
willing to shave off half the cost if Red will help him. Black is still
dubious. Then, Blue rushes in. Red isn't impressed with Blue's
performance, even after Blue turns over Buruma's Dragon Radar. Although
the radar is better than anything that RR has, the only way Red will be
mollified is if Tao-pie pie uses Blue to prove if the assassin is as
good as he claims. Tao tells Blue to attack any way he wants, while the
assassin will limit himself to just using his tongue. Blue says that
this will be fun, attacks, missing the other guy, and then falls dead on
the ground after Tao pokes a hole in his temple. Tao slurps off his
tongue, Red and Black admit that he is what he claims, and then show him
a photo of his target. Tao is surprised that it's just a kid, but Red
warns him that Gokuu had already defeated a number of other talent.
(Note: On page 18, we get to see for the first time just exactly how
short Red really is.) Black offers Tao the use of a helicopter, but Tao
declines, saying that would take too long. He breaks off a section of
pillar, calculates the distance to Gokuu's current location, says he'll
be there in 30 mintes, throws the pillar, and then leaps on it for the
ride. Black is stunned, and Red is ecstatic in the knowledge that Gokuu
will soon be dead.
Bora comments on the nature of the Balls, and Gokuu says that he
doesn't want them to make a wish, he just wanted the one that has his
grandfather's soul. Then, he asks about the Tower, which leads into the
heavens. At the top, it's rumored that there's a magical water that can
give you great strength and speed. Gokuu is impressed, because even
Kintoen can't fly that high. As they remark on the water's ability, Upa
sees something approaching. Tao-pie pie lands ("Aloha,") announcing that
he's the world's greatest assassin. Bora tells him to leave, but Tao
says that he has business with Gokuu, and is working for Red Ribbon.
Upa asks his father to help, and Bora ignores Gokuu's pleas to stay out
of this. Tao calls Bora a fool, then shows Bora just how weak the Indian
really is. When Bora lands, with the spear through his chest, he's
dead.
Gokuu attacks, and Tao is surprised that the boy can survive his kick
into the tower. Gokuu swears, uses Kamehame-ha, and just manages to rip
up Tao's clothing. This pisses off Tao, who answers back with Dodon,
and kills Gokuu. Tao finds the Dragon Balls, and says that his job is
done. In anger, Upa throws a rock, which Tao blows back, says that the
boy is lucky he's not dead. Then Tao leaves on his pillar. Back at RR
HQ, Red is still gloating, but this turns to anger when the Radar board
shows Gokuu's three balls leaving the Seichi Karin (Note: the board
indicates that RR has one ball, and one is still in Seichi Karin.)
In a small town, Tao has found a tailor that will make him a copy of
his old uniform. The man says it'll take 1 week, Tao insists that it
only take 3 days. Tao then asks to use a phone, and calls in to tell
Red that he has all of the Balls. Red corrects him, saying one is still
back at the tower. However, the news that Gokuu is dead keeps Red from
getting too angry, and Tao promises to get the remaining ball.
After burying his father, Upa promises to grow up strong like him,
and starts burying Gokuu. But, the boy is still alive, and the Dragon
Ball that falls out of his ripped jersey shows why. His grandfather
saved him. But, he sees Bora's grave, and vows to get all of the Balls
to make a wish to bring Bora back. Upa is surprised that this is possible,
and Gokuu explains about the Dragon. However, he's not strong enough to
face Tao-pie pie by himself. That's when Upa tells him to climb the
Tower. Gokuu decides to do this, and rushes up the pillar, leaving Upa
behind in amazement. However, it takes him a full 24 hours, and as he's
about to give up, he sees the top. He starts searching for the water,
and a voice tells him to go up one more floor (where "the master"
lives.) There, he finds a big house cat, holding a staff. Gokuu asks
for the water, the cat gives him a hard time, and when Gokuu asks where
the master is, he's shocked to hear that he's talking to him. The cat
introduces himself as Senpyou (cat master)-sama, and points out where
the Chousei water is. He also knows why Gokuu wants it. So, when Gokuu
tries to take the water, he's very surprised that Senpyou hits him with
the staff. Turns out that Gokuu must take the water away from Senpyou,
first.
After a while, Gokuu gets tired, and Senpyou tosses him lunch -- a
senzu seed. Gokuu is disgusted at first, then very happy at being
completely recharged. They continue fighting for the water.
Eventually, exhausted again, Gokuu asks questions: No, he's not the
first person to come for the water; there was another 300 years ago.
And, Senpyou-sama is 800 years old. The other person was Mutenroushi
Kamesennin. Took Kamesennin "3" to get the water. ("3 minutes??!!"
"No, 3 years.")
Gokuu panics at first, then renews his attack. He uses everything,
including "One pattern" on a massive scale. Senpyou attacks the wrong
pattern by mistake, but Gokuu still misses when he lunges for the water.
Senpyou then escalates matters by stealing Gokuu's Dragon Ball and
throwing it over the railing. Furiously, the boy rushes down the
pillar, gets the ball, and rushes back up. He demands to know why the
cat did that, and Senpyou replies that Gokuu is already improving -- the
first time, it had taken 1 day to climb the tower, and now he's just
gone down and back up in 3 only hours. So, they get back to fighting
until finally breaking to sleep. Gokuu almost steals the water while
the cat is sleeping, but decides against it. The cat was just faking
sleep, and is happy with the boy's honesty, thinking that Kamesennin had
tried the same trick, too.
The next day, Gokuu lunges forward, and tickles Senpyou, making the
cat drop the staff and water. Gokuu also fakes a falling-to-his-death
scream, having grabbed the railing with his tail. Gokuu is happy, the
cat is stunned that it had only taken 3 days to get the water, including
the time to climb the tower. But, the Chousei water is just plain
ordinary tap water -- the true secret is that all of the fighting is
what makes you faster and stronger. Happy, Gokuu leaves.
At the base of the Tower, Upa is expecting visitors, and hopes that
his friend is ok, since three days have already passed. In town,
Tao-pie pie is pleased with the fit of his clothes, but annoyed that the
tailor doesn't recognize him as the world's greatest assassin, and has
demanded payment for the clothes. So Tao kills the tailor and returns
via his pillar to Seichi Karin. Arriving at the Tower, he demands to
know where the other Ball is, and when Upa attacks, Tao throws the child
at the Tower. Gokuu arrives just in time, yelling for Kintoen, to save
Upa and surprise Tao. Gokuu faces the assassin, saying that he's the
one with the Dragon Ball, and he wants the other 3 back. They banter
with each other, then fight. Tao can't believe that Gokuu has changed
so much in just three days, and is further shocked to hear that Gokuu
had been at the top of the Tower (Tao knows the rumors, himself.) He
prepares to have some fun with a real challenge. They fight some more,
until Tao's clothes get trashed again and he loses his temper. However,
when he unleashes his Dodon attack, Gokuu catches it in his hands. Tao
can't believe this, and Gokuu refuses to waste a Kamehame-ha attack on him.
Then the assassin gets mad, pulls out a capsule, and starts using his
sword to dismember Gokuu. Upa runs to the teepee and throws Gokuu's bo
to his friend. After breaking the sword, he discards the bo to continue
fighting hand-to-hand. They banter some more (Tao repeats his claim as
the world's greatest assassin,) then Tao gets in a really good attack
(Upa wants to know what's gone wrong.) Convinced that he's finally won,
Tao gloats about keeping his title. Then Gokuu stands up and says it's
his turn. Tao calls him a monster.
Gokuu beats up Tao some more, and Tao realizes that the boy is faster
and stronger then him. When Gokuu takes a stork-pose (ala Karate Kid,)
Tao admits that he's a bad man and surrenders. This takes Gokuu by
surprise, which gives Tao the chance to pull out a canister, throw it,
leap up, and yell out "Die!!!" Upa recognizes the thing as a bomb, and
Gokuu kicks it out of the way. Up beside Tao-pie pie. Where it
explodes. Killing him.
This ends the combat on a high note, and Gokuu promises to get the
remaining Balls and bring Bora back to life. But, two of the Balls are
in RR HQ, so Upa tries to talk Gokuu out of his quest. Gokuu won't be
swayed, and calls Kintoen before rushing off.
Black announces that Violet has arrived. The woman hands over a
Dragon Ball, commenting on the usefulness of the little Radar. Red is
happy. Then, a soldier announces that the 4 Balls are moving, and
everyone thinks that Tao-pie pie is returning to the HQ. Meanwhile,
Gokuu catches up to a strange little aircraft. It's a remote camera
that Buruma is controlling from Kamesennin's house. The people in the
house are surprised to see Gokuu, and wonder if the boy is coming back
home. But, their Radar screen shows that 4 Balls are moving away from
the island. Kushami realizes that the other 2 Balls are sitting at the
site of RR HQ, and Buruma sends the camera out to confirm this (Gokuu
tried asking the camera to accompany him on their flight, but is
surprised at being rebuffed. That, and the camera is faster than
Kintoen.) Flier 84 reports that he's shot down a UFO, and the radio
operator thinks that it may have been Tao-pie pie. But, the 4 Balls are
still moving. The pilot says that he sees Tao approaching, then yells
that it's not the assassin after all.
On the island, everyone is panicking over the idea of Gokuu
single-handedly attacking RR HQ. Buruma has to be reminded that she has
the equipment to call up Capsule Corp. Her father answers, and wants to
chat. She yells at him to have Yamcha put on the line. When she says
that Gokuu needs help in fighting Red Ribbon, Yamcha hesitantly voices
his support, but Oolong is caught trying to sneak out of the room.
The radio operator unsuccessfully tries to raise flier 84. Then a
camera is turned on to show Gokuu approaching. This causes some more
panic. Black realizes that Gokuu is too strong to face, but Red orders
out his men. Gokuu trashes everyone in his way, occasionally checking
the Radar to locate the 2 Balls. Once, he uses Kamehame-ha. In the
control room, Gokuu is being tracked, and Red realizes that his enemy is
after the Balls. Black wants Red to retreat to safety, but Red claims
that he has the best soldiers in the world, and orders out more men to
be trashed. One sniper shoots Gokuu in the face, but that just stings
the boy, and the sniper then cowers in fear. The control panel operator
says that Gokuu has entered sector 8, and Red and Black run to sector 8
to protect the Dragon Balls.
On the island, Yamcha, Oolong, and Pool are telling the others to
board the jet quickly. Buruma and Oolong complain about being dragged
along, but Kushami gleefully looks forward to a fight. They stop along
the way to pick up Kuririn, who had been out for a swim. Red and Black
have reached the room with the 2 Balls. Gokuu keeps coming. Since he
doesn't know what an elevator is, and he can't find the stairs, he busts
through the ceiling and ruins the trap that had been waiting for him if
he'd taken the elevator (Red complains about this.) The bazooka missile
explodes in Gokuu's face, but this just makes him mad. He kills the two
behind the table, and keeps advancing. The remaining soldiers yell
"monster" and run away. Black comments on the other soldiers escaping
too, and Red gripes about the loss of his dream. Turns out that he'd
really wanted the Balls to make a wish to become taller. All his life,
Red had been derided for being short.
Black is stunned that Red wasn't going to wish for world domination
(like he'd promised to.) Since he now realizes that Red isn't the
leader he'd thought, Black shoots Red in the forehead and declares
himself the new RR Sousui. This is when Gokuu busts in, demanding the
Dragon Balls. He asks who's in charge, and Black says he is. Black
wants to make a deal with Gokuu -- they can rule the world together.
Gokuu just wants to bring Bora back, and Black says that can happen
after they take over the world. Gokuu's not interested, so Black gets
ready to fight. When he realizes how strong Gokuu is, Black uses a
capsule to make a combat robot (called a "Battle Jacket.") Gokuu gets
pounded a bit, and Yamcha says that they'll reach the HQ shortly.
[Notice that when Gokuu is first hit by the robot, he's up against a
wall, but in the next scene he's in the middle of the room.]
Black gloats, saying that he's going to kill the boy. They do some
damage to the buildings, and Black thinks that his fist blast has killed
Gokuu (who'd leapt up to a tower to safety.) Black celebrates his
victory, until Gokuu leaps onto the robot (saying that Black is acting
like an idiot.) Black over-reacts and punches himself in the head,
causing Gokuu to insult him some more. Black launches himself upward,
shaking off his opponent. Then he fires his biggest missile. Gokuu
assumes that this is a bomb, like the one Tao-pie pie had used, so he
kicks it again. This hurts his foot. The missile destroys a mountain,
and Gokuu is impressed. Black decides to run away, and Gokuu launches
himself through the battle jacket. Saying that he can't believe this,
Black dies as the robot explodes.
Gokuu gets the two Balls, saying that only one remains.
In their jet, Yamcha and friends yell out "Hold on, Gokuu!! We're
coming to rescue you!!"Gokuu starts clicking the Radar, looking for the next Ball. But the
Radar is busted again. In the flyer, Gokuu's friends prepare for battle
against RR's hordes. They land some distance away, and argue over
Oolong's faked stomache ache. But before they can walk very far,
Kuririn sees an approaching enemy. They hide in the bushes, but realize
that their flyer is still visible. So, Pool is sent out to retrieve the
flyer in capsule form. Gokuu is complaining about having to return to
the big city to find Buruma and get the Radar fixed again. Below him,
the group recognizes their friend and yell out to him. He wants to know
what they're doing out here, and they have the same question for him.
Yamcha says Gokuu is lucky they'd found him before the fighting started,
and Gokuu dumbfounds them by replying that the fight is already over.
Pool is set out to confirm this, and the group starts wondering about
this little boy who can single-handedly defeat an entire, well-equipt,
army. Gokuu replies that he'd been to the top of Karin Tower (and that
he also knows the secret of the Chousei water,) which makes Kamesennin
wonder even more about a boy that could do something that had taken him
3 years to do. Kuririn wants to know what Kamesennin and Gokuu are
talking about, and Gokuu suddenly realizes that Buruma is with them.
They return to the island so that Buruma can get her tools. Along the
way, everyone comments on how much Gokuu has improved.
But, Buruma can't find anything wrong with the Radar. Gokuu is
grousing about only having the 6 Balls, and not being able to find the
last one, when Kamesennin says that if they find Uranai Baba, she can
tell them where the last Ball is. The old man shows them where to go on
a map (Gokuu can't understand the concept of "maps.") But, Oolong and
Buruma refuse to go along on the trip. So, Pool, Yamcha, Kuririn, and
Gokuu head off by themselves. Kushami wonders about Kamesennin's
comment, "I wonder if Gokuu is strong enough for this...")
Along the way, the group stops to get Gokuu a new set of clothes to
replace the damaged ones he's wearing. [Notice that Groucho Marx lives
in this town.] Yamcha is paying, so he wants to the clothes to be very
cheap. The first outfit isn't quite right, so they ask the tailor to
make a copy of the old outfit, with a hole in the back for the boy's
tail. Since it'll take an hour to finish, Gokuu rushes off on Kintoen
to get Upa, so that the young boy watch them find the last Ball. Upa is
introduced to everyone, and Kuririn comments on the "cute girl." This
earns him some ribbing for having Gokuu's problem of not being able to
tell the difference between the sexes. Gokuu changes on the street
(Yamcha tells him to not play with himself.) Gokuu is happy with the
new shoes, too.
When they finally locate Baba's house, they wonder about the tough
guys standing outside the door. The ghost-butler asks if they're there
to ask a question (Gokuu gets Baba's name wrong,) and Yamcha thinks that
there's something wrong here. A rich couple comes out, happy with
their answer. The toughs go in, there's a lot of screaming, and they
come out looking beaten-up. So, the group of friends are a little
concerned when it's their turn. But, the ghost won't answer any
questions. Inside, Gokuu asks if the old woman is really Baba, again
getting her name wrong. He asks if she can answer any question, and she
says, "Yes, for 10 million zenii." But, since they can't pay, she gives
them a chance to face her 5 warriors. Since Yamcha, Kuririn, and Gokuu
had done so well in the Tenkaichi-Budoukai, they are all over-confident.
Yamcha asks about the rules, and Baba says that the only rules are:
one-on-one combat, and "if you quit, you lose." Pool and Upa don't want
to fight, and Baba is surprised that it'll be three against five.
Kuririn goes first. The fighters are brought out one at a time:
Dracula-man
The Invisible Man
The Mummy
Akku-man (A devil)
A mysterious ghost (wearing a cat mask, and a halo.)
Dracula-man starts out, and is very fast. All Kuririn has to do is
surrender and he'll receive a transfusion. Because of the halo-shape
puncture wounds on his head, Yamcha gets Kuririn to start praying (looks
like a monk) and everyone laughs at him. Then Dracula-man knocks
Kuririn out of the ring and wins the first round. Gokuu wants to know
why his friend lost so fast, and Baba asks who'll fight her man next.
Yamcha asks if it would be ok if Upa and Pool can fight as one person,
since they're so small. Baba lets them. Upa eats some garlic, and Pool
does some shapechanging -- they win this match.
Baba is amused, and Yamcha (still over-confident) goes next. The
teenager is waiting for his opponent to arrive, but he's already in the
ring and we now learn that he's The Invisible Man. Gokuu wants to know
why Yamcha is acting so funny, and Kuririn has to explain the concept of
invisibility to him. Then, Kuririn yells at Gokuu to rush off to get
Buruma and Kamesennin. As they wait, Yamcha starts listening for his
opponent's footsteps, and gets in a few good shots before Baba catches
on and starts singing about how cute she is. Baba then asks if Yamcha
is going to give up. But, Gokuu arrives first, and Buruma yells at
Kuririn for having been dragged to the shiai (fight.) Buruma and
Kamesennin are a little slow in noticing Yamcha getting beaten up.
Kirin positions the two with great care, awaits his moment, and then
pulls down Buruma's tank top, causing Kamesennin to suffer a nosebleed
so great as to coat the Invisible Man. This gives Yamcha his chance,
and he uses Rouga Fuufuu to get in a few shots before the Visible Man
surrenders.
Yamcha wins, Buruma yells at Kuririn for showing off her breasts,
Kuririn says he did it to save her boyfriend, and Kamesennin berates
Kuririn for trying to kill him by hemmorage. However, Kamesennin also
thinks it was a nice move, and is happy with the boy. Baba reminds them
that they have 3 more fighters to face. Buruma asks if the old crone is
Baba, and Kuririn fills in the background details. Then, Kamesennin
says it's been a long time since he's seen his older sister -- Uranai
Baba. Baba replies in kind, and asks if Kamesennin is still a
sukebe. Kuririn thinks that since the two old folks are related, that
the fights will be called off, but Baba disagrees, and Yamcha replies
that he's up for the next contest. However, they have to go inside to
find the next guy (and Buruma now gets introduced to Upa.) In the
building, Yamcha is told that this is a place of bad magic, and when he
asks Kamesennin for advice, is told "Don't die." Baba points Yamcha to
a door, and takes the rest up to the observation deck. When everyone is
in place, Baba shows that the pool below Yamcha is not filled with plain
water. Yamcha agrees that this is a "bad magic" place. Here, if you
die, you lose. Then, Mirai-kun (The Mummy) appears.
The fight starts, and Yamcha thinks that since the Mummy is someone
that does a lot of pushing, and the footing is bad, he'll have to rely
on speed. Pool yells to his friend to not die. However, the Mummy is
too fast (Kamesennin is surprised to notice that Gokuu isn't shocked at
the Mummy's speed.) When Yamcha is almost knocked off the tongue, the
Mummy asks him to surrender. Instead, the group yells encouragement as
the boy tries Rouga Fuufuu. But, it fails and he's again asked if he
wants to surrender. Baba gloats until Yamcha seemingly wins by pulling
the Mummy off the tongue. Then the Mummy recovers again and they fight
some more. Eventually, Yamcha has to surrender to avoid being dropped
into the pool. Baba is happy. Buruma is pissed because Yamcha failed.
Yamcha apologizes, and Baba asks who the last fighter will be. After
Gokuu cheerfully volunteers, Upa tells him to please not die. Then,
they banter before Baba tells them to start. The Mummy is concerned
when he realizes that Gokuu LIKES fighting. After getting in a few
blows, the Mummy thinks he's won. Then Gokuu stands up and says it's
his turn now. Pool and Kamesennin are shocked at Gokuu's stamina and
lack of visible damage. With one punch, he drops the Mummy, and asks
if this means that he's won. Baba grudgingly says it does. The rest
are having trouble realizing that this is their friend, and the old man
reminds them that the boy had single-handedly defeated Red Ribbon. Gokuu
then asks if he needs to beat 2 more people, and Baba angrily says
"yes."
Akku-man wonders what the deal is with the kid, and the ghost laughs
to himself. Gokuu wonders at the weird-looking devil, and Kamesennin is
concerned (if Akku-man is number 4, then fighter #5 has to be REALLY
good.) They start, the demon surprises people at being able to fly, but
Gokuu is still too fast. They fight. Kamesennin says that Akku-man
shouldn't be underestimated, having won the Tenkaichi-budokai twice in
the past. Finally Akku-man unleashes his secret weapon -- his power is
to cause the least bit of evil in a person's heart to expand and cause
the victim to explode. Baba tells Akku-man to stop, but it's too late.
Akku-man laughs -- "Explode!" Gokuu wants to know where the strange
light came from. The magic has no effect, and Gokuu is shown to have a
pure heart. Then, Akku-man uses his pitchfork, and Gokuu has to get
serious. Which appears to have been a bit more serious than he'd
thought. Kamesennin can't believe the boy's speed.
Since Gokuu has won, he needs to face the final fighter. But, the
ghost asks Baba to move the combat back outside to the fighting circle.
She asks if he can win, and the ghost reassures her. Kuririn wants to
know why Gokuu is suddenly looking so strange, and the boy replies that
there's something comfortable about the ghost's smell. At the ring, the
ghost has to tell Baba something that makes her very amused (the ghost
has met Gokuu before.) Kamesennin also thinks that the ghost seems
familiar. Then, the last fight starts, but the ghost wants them to bow
to each other first. Gokuu still doesn't know what he recognizes about
the ghost, but the two of them seem to be evenly matched. Everyone else
is impressed. Gokuu gets thrown up into the air, then kicked to the
ground.
The ghost plummets after the boy, laughing. But, he stops laughing
when Gokuu leaps back up. Then, Gokuu takes the full power of the
ghost's kick without moving. Gokuu is having fun, and the ghost is
getting worried enough to use Kamehame-ha (a technique that only Gokuu,
Kamesennin, and Gokuu's dead grandfather know how to use.) So, Gokuu
uses "One Pattern" to evade the shot and leap upwards. The ghost thinks
he's vaporized the boy, Kamesennin finally understands, and Gokuu issues
a challenge to the ghost. The ghost laughs, preparing to use
Kamehame-ha again, but Gokuu gets in his Kamehame-ha first. It looks
like Gokuu has won, and Baba is upset. But, the ghost starts laughing,
and then grabs Gokuu's tail.
Yamcha has to tell everyone else that this is Gokuu's single weakness
(when his tail is grabbed, Gokuu loses his strength and collapses.)
Somewhere else, Pilaf and his two assistants are watching the fight via
satellite dish. Pilaf now know's Gokuu's flaw, and plans on exploiting
it to get the other 6 Dragon Balls. Pilaf has the last ball in a box
that is lined with a material that renders it invisible to Dragon Radar.
So, Pilaf orders his crew to drive out to Baba's estate.
Back at the estate, the ghost is flailing Gokuu around, and asks the
boy to surrender. This is when Kamesennin realizes that the ghost is
actually Son Gohan -- Gokuu's dead grandfather. Gohan is about to kill
Gokuu, when the boy's tail snaps off. The group reacts to the idea of
Gohan trying to kill Gokuu. Realizing that he's blown it, and seeing
how mad Gokuu has become, Gohan gives up. Baba takes this gracefully
("Oh well, can't be helped.") The ghost says that Gokuu is strong, and
the boy is puzzled that the ghost knows his name. The ghost says he
also knows that grabbing the boy's tail is his one weakness. Gokuu
starts to realize who the ghost is when it removes it's mask to reveal
Son Gohan.
Gokuu greets his grandfather (who really is dead, hence the halo.)
Gohan had been working for Baba as a talent scout for getting fighters
for her, and had one day left on his contract with her. Baba knew that
Gokuu would come in time to meet the ghost, because she can see into the
future. Gohan thanks Kamesennin for taking care of the boy for him, and
asks about him. But they're interrupted (neither old man wants to give
away how much they care about the boy,) when Gokuu wants to show him
something -- Gokuu has Gohan's Dragon Ball. The ghost marvels over the
other Balls, and Buruma has to tell the ghost about the properties of
the Balls.
Now that the Balls are about to be brought together, Kuririn tells Upa
that Bora can now be brought back. But, Upa thinks that since Gohan is
here, and is also dead, that Gohan should be brought back, instead.
But, the ghost is happy remaining a ghost, having found his own stash of
pichi-pichi girls (Yamcha uses the opportunity to heckle the old sukebe,
Kamesennin.) Upa thanks Gohan, Baba thanks Gohan, Gohan thanks Baba.
Everyone says their goodbye's, and then Gohan is gone. (In the TV
series, this is a much more emotional sequence.) Apparently, Gohan
still has Gokuu's tail, and the boy promises to grow up strong (which
makes Kamesennin a bit concerned.)
Baba uses her crystal ball (which can change sizes, as well as
float,) to locate the last Dragon Ball -- it's in an approaching car,
200 km away. This confuses Buruma, who still can't locate the Ball with
the Radar. Gokuu is happy with knowing where the Ball is.Gokuu calls for Kintoen, but the rest of the group is worried about
attacking the car that Baba says has the last Dragon Ball. Buruma still
can't find the Ball with the Radar. Upa is given the other Balls, and
Gokuu rushes off. In the car, Pilaf is gloating about knowing Gokuu's
weakness -- if you hold his tail, he loses his strength. Shuu asks what
Pilaf will do as ruler of the world, and he stutters out that it's a
secret (actually, he hasn't thought his plan that far out, yet.)
Sighting the car, Gokuu lands on the roof, and asks for the Ball. Both
sides recognize each other (Pilaf wants to know how Gokuu's Radar picked
up the Ball's presence within it's Radar-proof box,) and they face each
other to fight. (Pilaf wants to get Gokuu in a position to grab his
tail. Gokuu wants to know how Pilaf knows that he has the other six
Balls.)
Pilaf's group uses capsules to give themselves giant mecha, and Gokuu
tries to figure out what happened. Pilaf brags of the power of his
mecha, but Gokuu isn't impressed. So, to demonstrate, Pilaf tells Mei
to attack the boy. While Mei argues about her being the one to
volunteer, Gokuu kicks Pilaf's mecha into a rock outcropping. (Notice
that on the next page, Pilaf's mecha has moved out away from the rocks
for some unexplained reason.) Mei and Shuu ask if he's ok, and Pilaf
asks if Gokuu is really human. Gokuu complains that he thought that
these mecha were strong. Pilaf swears and orders his people to encircle
the boy. He counts down for his attack, but Shuu yells out that he
can't find the boy's tail. Telling Gokuu to not move, they confer, and
try again. Pilaf points and yells "AH!" Gokuu looks, and Mei grabs
him. Shuu burns off Gokuu's pants, and Pilaf leaps in to grab the tail.
Which is missing. Mei yells at Pilaf to hurry, but the boy breaks free
and complains about his clothes being damaged. They ask what happened
to his tail, and Gokuu says it had been pulled off. Because they have
to keep fighting, the three combine their mecha into one big robot.
While Pilaf is laughing insanely, Gokuu starts his Kamehame-ha (which
Pilaf doesn't recognize. Note, since Pilaf had been watching the fight
between Gokuu and Gohan, he should have seen both people using
Kamehame-ha during the combat.) The blast damages mecha #2, so Mei is
ordered to escape, and the robot reconfigures for "running away" mode.
As Gokuu chases them, Mei and Shuu scream for Pilaf to fire their
missile (cute missile.) But, Gokuu catches it, and throws it back at
the retreating mecha. The boy asks for the Ball, and Pilaf hands it
over. Then he requests Shuu for a new set of clothes.
Gokuu returns with the Ball (Kuririn asks about the funny outfit, but
Gokuu just laughs in reply,) and Gokuu tells Upa to climb onto Kintoen.
People say goodbye to Upa, he thanks them, and the two fly off. The
rest of the group comment on having, or not having, seen Shenlon (the
Dragon King) before, and Baba says that she has a premonition that Gokuu
will go on to do something great (I can't find the critical kanji
in my dictionary.)
Gokuu and Upa get to Karin Tower and set up the Balls, then Gokuu
calls out for Shenlon. The Dragon God appears, (this is the first time
Gokuu's seen him, and Gokuu is impressed.) Our hero tells Upa to make
his wish -- "Give my dead father life." Gokuu asks if this is possible,
and Shenlon says yes. Bora is confused after standing from his grave,
but in good shape. Upa tells him what happened, Shenlon says "farewell"
and disappears. As the Balls fly in opposite directions, Gokuu leaps to
grab #4. Upa wants to see it, but it doesn't look like much (had taken
Gokuu a year to find, though.) Bora thanks Gokuu, and the boy is just
happy that the Indian is alive. They chat a bit (about Gokuu's having
climbed the Tower,) then it is time for him to leave.
Gokuu arrives back at Baba's estate, and everyone is happy that Upa's
father is alive again. However, when Gokuu has to take a leak, they
question Baba's premonition. Buruma asks if Gokuu is going to spend
another year searching for the #4 Ball, and Gokuu shows that he already
has it. This is when Gokuu announces that he wants to enter the next
Tenkaichi-Budoukai -- as does Yamcha (who wants to train under
Kamesennin.) Buruma doesn't want her boyfriend to associate with that
"sukebe" and the old man objects to being called that. Gokuu is happy
at training with Yamcha and Kuririn, but Kamesennin says that the boy
has to train on his own -- by running around the globe. The old man
thinks that he's just set a task beyond Gokuu's limits. Gokuu replies
that he desn't understand, but it sounds like fun. So, he says goodbye,
and is about to ride Kintoen when he's told that he has to do this on
foot. So, he sets off running, and the others are stunned at this
situation. Baba asks if her little brother wants to lose to Gokuu, and
he responds by having the rest rush out and run, too. (Buruma objects
to having to do this.)
Three years have passed.
People have changed and grown.
Inside the Air Panic flight, bound for the Tenkaichi-Budoukai site,
Yamcha, Kamesennin, Kuririn, Pool, and Buruma are looking forward to the
fight, and back on the last 3 years. Kushami wants to know why they
have to ride in the plane, and can't hijack it. Kamesennin needs to use
the toilet, but they're about to land, and the stewardess makes him wait
(the others hope that they land really soon.)
Outside the airport, the others are impatiently waiting for the old
man to return from the toilet. Then they take a cab to the Budoukai
site. They sign up for the competition, and check whether Gokuu has
arrived yet -- he hasn't. They wait for the boy (Kushami wants the
50,000 zenii prize money too, but is told that weapons aren't allowed)
and there's only 5 minutes left before the deadline expires for entering
the competition. Kamesennin signs in as Jackie Chun, but has to take
his glasses off to show that it's really him. Three minutes left (the
old man said he'd run off to go to the toilet again.) Then, three
people show up, the older one calling out to Kamesennin. The old man is
surprised that Tsurusennin is still alive. They argue over who's going
to win the Budoukai, before the three walk off. The others complain,
and Kamesennin says that Tsurusennin is his main rival. There's one
minute left, and Pool is about to fly off to search for Gokuu, when
Kushami tells them to wait. Gokuu runs up. Yamcha and Buruma exchange
greetings with the boy, and Kamesennin signs him up at the table.
Buruma gives him a hard time, and Gokuu finally recognizes her.
Kamesennin asks how Kintoen is, and Gokuu doesn't know -- yes, he did
cross the globe on foot.
Three years have passed.
People have changed and grown.
Except for Gokuu.
Then the announcer states that the Tenkaichi-budoukai is about to start,
and they go inside.
Gokuu is happy to wear his old outfit. Doesn't look like he's gotten
any stronger in the last 3 years, though. As Yamcha, Kuririn, and Gokuu
head for the rings, they're told to win all their matches. At ring
side, Kuririn is surprised at how much stronger people look, and a
couple people recognize them as being impressive in the last
competition. Outside, Pool wonders where Kamesennin is, and Buruma
repies "in the toilet." Inside, people recognize Jackie Chun, and Gokuu
brags that he'll win this time (Jackie's not so sure about that.) Then,
the announcer welcomes the fighters to the 22nd Tenkaichi-budoukai. The
rules: If you leave the ring, you lose. If you are knocked down, the
fight will pause for a 10-count. People will be given numbers and
divided up into blocks. The last 8 people will advance to the final
round. (Implied rule: No weapons.) (Gokuu eats during this, getting
odd looks from his friends.)
Kuririn gets #71, block 2. Yamcha and Gokuu are in separate halves
of block 1 (Yamcha was worried about facing Gokuu early on.) Jackie is
178, in block 4. Kuririn is happy that they won't be facing each other
right away. People go to their blocks, and Gokuu gives Kuririn
encouragement. The ring judge gets started with fighters 1 & 2. Yamcha
wins with a knock-out. Gokuu is impressed, Yamcha tells him to watch
Kuririn. Kuririn bows, and behaves politely as the giant laughs (calls
himself Tako-chan.) Kuririn easily wins. Gokuu says that Kuririn had
improved alot in 3 years, and Kuririn says it's nothing. Tenshinhan
comes up and bad mouths them. Gokuu has to be told who the guy is.
Tenshin tells them that they're lucky they don't have to face him, and
get humiliated by his hands. Yamcha isn't impressed, and Tenshin looks
forward to fighting him. Then it's Tenshin's turn. Kuririn expects the
man to lose fast, but Gokuu realizes that the man is very good. Tenshin
wins. No one can believe how fast he is (Yamcha and Kuririn make fun of
him.)
Then Gokuu faces Chapa Ou, an Iron Man that did well in previous
years. Yamcha is very worried, because he knows that Chapa is so good.
Chapa says he'll kill Gokuu fast, and Gokuu thanks him for that.
Jackie comes up, and he's also concerned that Gokuu hasn't changed much
in 3 years. But, he's still fast. Chapa gets serious, and Jackie
predicts that the man will use his 8-hand technique (hasshu ken. Yamcha
replies that this means Chapa moves so fast it looks like he has 8
hands.) Chapa does this, but people are more impressed with Gokuu, who
reminds the man that you can use feet, too. Chapa yells, "shit-brat,"
and attacks. Gokuu has to tell him to look up. Chapa is pleased,
because when Gokuu comes back down, he'll be killed. Chapa attacks,
Gokuu exhales, and wins. (Jackie calls this counter-technique
"explosive wind.") Gokuu is happy, Kuririn says he had an easy
opponent, but Gokuu disagrees. Gokuu says that the other three should
also be fast when facing strong opponents, and Jackie is afraid of
facing Gokuu. Later, Jackie apologizes to his own unconscious partner
about using too much power. Gokuu is impressed, and Yamcha comments
that this is a tougher budoukai this time. The following narration
simply states that Kamesennin's 3 students have advanced to the final
round.
With the last elimination fight, they go out to meet the others.
Kuririn asks about Kamesennin, and Buruma says he's out behaving like a
pervert. The old man appears, asking "who's a pervert?" He claims to
have been watching from elsewhere, and congratulates the three fighters.
The PA announces the start of the next rounds. Kuririn wonders how
their friends can get good seats, and Kushami shows him (firing a pistol
and threatening to kill people.) Inside the building, the good guys
banter with each other, and bluster with Tenshin. Chao-zu calls Kuririn
bald, and when Kuririn yells that he's bald too, Chao-zu takes his hat
off. Kuririn says that one hair does not make that much of a
difference. Tenshin tries to get Chao-zu under control. Then the
announcer calls them over. Gokuu greets him, and the announcer says
"ah, you're back again this time." The guy tells the fighters that
they're each to take a number, and starts with last time's winner,
Jackie. Tenshin doesn't want to face Jackie, and notices that the
wolfman does (the wolfman tells him to shut up when he asks about this.)
So, Tenshin tells Chao-zu to force all of the pairings. Yamcha goes next,
and Tenshin wants him. It's then Panputto, Tenshin, (announcer comments
that Tenshin will fight Yamcha, and they bluster some more,) then
Kuririn, and the wolfman (who angrily states that he's a man-wolf. He's
normally a wolf, but turns into a man during the full moon. Kuririn
comments on how it's all the same thing.) The man-wolf growls at
Jackie; Jackie doesn't know why. The man-wolf is happy at being matched
up with the old man. Then Chao-zu (the announcer pronounces it Gyou-za,
meaning a kind of food, written with the same kanji.) This leaves
Gokuu, who is very surprised at finding out that the announcer has
predicted that he'll pull out the number 8. Tenshim makes fun of
Kamesennin's training. Chao-zu asks where "fun" is (thinking it's a
place.) The announcer gives the rules again (same as before.) When
they are told to go outside, the announcer asks if Gokuu wants to eat
first, like he did before. Gokuu replies "eat, eat!!" There's a bit
more blustering, with Kuririn claiming that they'll all four win.
Outside, the crowd is cheering, but the heros' friends complain about
the lousy seating -- Ranchi asks if this is really her fault (Kushami
must have sneezed earlier.) The announcer comes out and welcomes
everyone to the 22nd Tenkaichi-budoukai (recaps that the 182 contests
have been narrowed down to 8, and that the winner gets 50,000 zenii.)
He then announces the first match. The fighters are:
1) Yamcha vs 2) Tenshinhan
3) Man-wolf 4) Jackie Chun
5) Chao-zu 6) Kuririn
7) Panputto 8) Gokuu
Yamcha and Tenshin bluster some more. The announcer introduces
Yamcha (veteran fighter, and Kamesennin's student,) and Tenshinhan
(student of Kamesennin's rival, Tsurusennin.) The two old men glare at,
and insult, each other. One audience member realizes that this is an
impressive situation. Yamcha's friends cheer him on, and Yamcha wants
them to watch him. Then the two fighters say that this will be fun.
The fight starts. Yamcha says it's ok to try to escape, and Tenshin
laughs. Kuririn calls the enemy a wimpy dancer, Gokuu thinks that
Tenshin is really strong, and Buruma and Pool expect the boy to win.
After the first exchange, the crowd is speachless, Kuririn is impressed,
and Gokuu likes both of them. Tenshin wasn't expecting Yamcha to be
this good -- it's been a long time since he's fought someone this fast.
This is when Yamcha announces Shin-Rouga-Fuufuu Ken (Tenshin says
"interesting!") They attack again. When Yamcha gets knocked down,
Kuririn and Gokuu are concerned, Tsurusennin gloats. Yamcha gets
serious, Kuririn wants to know what he's doing, and Gokuu replies
"Kamehame-ha" (Jackie calls Yamcha a fool for trying this.) The
Kamehame-ha attack works, but Tenshin merely focusses, and blows the
blast back at him. None of Kamesennin's group can believe this. Yamcha
leaps up, but as he curses Tenshin, and Gokuu yells out his warning,
Tenshin appears. When Yamcha lands, unconcious, Gokuu yells out "stop!"
However, Tenshin continues his attack and fractures the boy's leg.
The announcer needs some prompting to declare Yamcha out of the
competition, and Tenshinhan the winner. The announcer then tells a man
to call the hospital, but Pool says he'll take care of Yamcha himself
(then chants out his change into a flying carpet.) Buruma and Ranchi
state that they're going along, as well. Gokuu asks why the other guy
made such a vicious attack, knowing that Yamcha was already helpless.
"He's lucky I didn't kill him." Gokuu announces that he'll avenge
Yamcha, and Tenshin laughs at this. Tsurusennin continues to gloat at
Kamesennin's humiliation.
Next, the announcer introduces the reigning champion, Jackie Chun,
and the man-wolf. The man-wolf explains that he's mad at Jackie for
having destroyed the moon in the last Tenkaichi-budoukai. The guy had
fallen in love with a beautiful human female, but since he can't turn
into human form, he's had to stop seeing her. Jackie asks about
beautiful wolf-women, and apparently those are all ugly. The announcer
asks if he can start the next round. Jackie isn't interested in
fighting the guy, which makes the man-wolf angrier. Tenshin talks about
wanting to win the competition, and Kuririn and Gokuu comment on how
their opponents can float in the air. Then, while the man-wolf says
he's going to kill Jackie, the old man merely comments on the beautiful
women in the audience. The first time that the man-wolf gets dropped,
the count starts. (In the audience, the turtle and Oolong notice that
Jackie acts just like Kamesennin.) Pulling out a knife, the man-wolf
attacks, and the announcer says that this isn't allowed (the man-wolf
tells him to shut up.) But, the knife attack fails, and Jackie says he
can turn the guy human through the power of suggestion. The man-wolf
doesn't believe this, and Jackie starts treating him like a dog (which
makes the guy furious, because he's not a dog, he's a wolf. But, he
keeps falling for it.) After shaking hands and sitting up, the guy
chases after the bone. And loses the match.
In a rage, the guy re-enters the ring to kill Jackie, but is
paralyzed so that the older man can show him the moon. Kuririn sees
where this trick is going, and is insulted by it. Jackie tells the wolf
to look at the full moon, and when he sees it, he turns into a man. He
goes running out to find beautiful women, but is so ugly as a human that
Jackie and Kuririn don't know why he'd bothered to change. The
announcer then states that the next match is between Tsurusennin's
student -- Chao-zu, and Kamesennin's student -- Full-Moon Head Kuririn.
The third match starts, but Chao-zu doesn't seem to notice or show
any fighting spirit. He then suddenly zips forward, and knocks Kuririn
around. Kuririn disappears, and Tenshin yells out "On your left!"
Chao-zu responds with "I eat with chopsticks in my right hand, the tea
cup in my left, so he's... here!" But, he's too slow and Kuririn hits
him. By flying out of the ring, Chao-zo reaches safety -- if Kuririn
leaps after the other boy, he'll fall outside of the ring and be
disqualified. Jackie fumes over the effectiveness of Tsurusennin's
techniques. Gloating, Tenshinhan calls Jackie a bastard, and Gokuu
replies that it's not "bastard," it's "Jiichan" (old man.) Then,
Chao-zu announces his "surprise attack. He uses Dodon. Kuririn doesn't
know what's happening, but Gokuu says it's the same thing Tao-pie pie
used. This gets Tenshinhan's attention, and he wants Gokuu to repeat
that last sentence. Gokuu says he'd fought Tai-pie pie, and asks why
Tenshin knows the assassin. But, Tenshin just walks off (Gokuu calls
him a weird guy.) After this, Jackie asks if Gokuu really had defeated
Tao-pie pie, and is stunned when Gokuu says he doesn't lie about things
like that ("He beat the world's greatest assassin...") Jackie tells
Gokuu that Tao-pie pie is Tsurusennin's younger brother.
Back in the ring, Kuririn is getting frustrated, and Chao-zu expects
to win. Tenshin rushes up to his teacher and wants to say something
important, but the other man doesn't like being interrupted when he's
having fun. Kuririn wishes that he could do Kamehame-ha, too, then
realizes that if Yamcha could do it, he should be able to as well. His
first attempt is very feeble, as he tries to remember the hand actions.
Tsurusennin is furious at hearing about what happened to his little
brother, and tells Chao-zu to get serious. Jackie is worried, but Gokuu
doesn't know what this means. Then, Kuririn prepares to use Kamehame-ha
as Chao-zu announces one last Dodon attack. Gokuu thinks this is great,
but Jackie knows that Dodon will overpower Kamehame-ha everytime. The
two fighters are about to unleash their powers...
Jackie repeats the statement that Dodon will always win as the two
fighters set up their attacks, and yells that Kuririn will be killed.
However, Kuririn has gotten smarter in the last 3 years, and shouts out
"Now" when he leaps. It looks like he's won, but Chao-zu wobbles back
into the ring (Jackie is very proud of his boy.) Tenshin is just
pissed. But, as Kuririn starts getting in some good punches, Chao-zu
paralyzes his heart. Telepathically, Tsurusennin praises his student,
and tells him to kill Kuririn (which the boy happily proceeds to do.)
Chao-zu says "Die!" and Kuririn replies that his head isn't a
soccerball. Kuririn assumes that Chao-zu has to concentrate on the
paralysis, and if he has to use his hands for something else, the
control will be broken. So, he spits out "What's 3+4?" The control
breaks, and he gets in one good punch before it's restored. Tenshin is
relieved, but Tsurusennin calls the boy an idiot. Chao-zu thinks the
trick will work in reverse and asks for 16+27. Kuririn gets it right
and wants to know 9-1. Chao-zu falls for it again, and panics as he
counts on his fingers. Kuririn wins (and tells the crowd that the
answer is "8".)
Gokuu is happy, Jackie thinks that Kuririn has finally learned to
reason in battle, and Tsurusennin is just angry. The next round starts,
with Panputto making a flashy entry. He's a multiple-time world
fighting champion, and is well-known. However, when he first punches at
Gokuu, he asks if the punch was too fast for him to follow. Gokuu says
it wasn't much of a punch, so Panputto demonstrates his great speed and
power. But, when he attacks Gokuu again, the boy's light tap to the
chest completely knocks the man out. The announcer goes ape over the
single-punch KO, and Gokuu wins. Tenshinhan disagrees, saying that
Gokuu actually got in three shots with his left elbow. He's impressed,
and since Gokuu also claims to have beaten Tao-pie pie, really wants to
face him in the ring.
Kuririn and Gokuu celebrate, gloating until Jackie comes up and
states that Panputto wasn't in the same class of fighting as them, and
it's nothing to get excited over. Then it's time for the next round and
the announcer calls out Jackie's and Tenshin's name. When the match
starts, Kuririn expects Jackie to win easily, but Gokuu knows that
Tenshin is really strong. The boy can't say who will win. The two
fighters are about evenly matched, then Jackie tries a trick that
Tenshin recognizes as "One Pattern." However, Tenshin's third eye lets
him find the real target over the illusions. Jackie tells Tenshin to
attack, and the other guy says "Can you see the real hands, old man!?"
When they separate again, Gokuu knows that this is a great fight, the
audience is stunned, Tenshin thinks that it's time to show his real
power, and Jackie believes that although Tenshin is strong, he's not an
experienced fighter.
Jackie asks Tenshin why he has trained under Tsurusennin, and Tenshin
replies that his master is not merely a bad man. Then, Tenshin says
he's about to get serious now -- Jackie doesn't know what this means.
People scream in pain as he unleashes Shintsurusen-Ryuutaiyou (New Crane
Blinding Light.) While Jackie is blinded, Tenshin drops him (afterward,
he says that since he's not a killer, Jackie isn't dead.) The announcer
describes the events, saying that Jackie is unconscious and starts the
count. But, Jackie stands up. Gokuu's eyes start to recover, Jackie
says that people should stop calling him an old man, Tenshin wants to
know who Jackie really is, and Jackie replies that Tenshin has a lot to
learn (badmouthing Tsurusennin.) This makes Tenshin mad. In the next
lull, Jackie asks if that's the best Tenshin can do. They taunt each
other some more, and Gokuu realizes that the announcer's sunglasses work
against Tenshin's light attack. Jackie asks Tenshin if he enjoys
training under a man like Tsurusennin, and the other master suddenly
telepaths a message to Tenshin that Jackie is really Kamesennin.
Ten says he's going to show Jackie something interesting, and the old
man asks if Tenshin has etchi magazines. Tenshin tells him to shut up
and watch him start up with Kamehame-ha. This could kill people, so
Jackie deflects the blast safely. (Gokuu is impressed, Kiririn and the
announcer are stunned.) Tenshin says that Kamehame-ha is easy enough to
do, but Dodon is stronger. However, Kamesennin simply says Tenshin
knows lots of tricks, and it's been fun. Then, jumps out of the ring to
forfeit the match. Tsurusennin thinks that the other old man was afraid
of losing, and is happy; but Tenshin knows better and can't understand
why this happened. Jackie is taking an "oh well, that's show biz"
attitude.
Round six is about to start, and Kiririn suddenly realizes that he
has to face Gokuu. Gokuu promises to try his best, and wants Kiririn to
do so, too. Then, the announcer wants them to come out, and Kiririn
challenges his friend. Their friends give them encouragement, Kiririn
tells himself that he CAN win, both of them say that this will be fun,
and Tenshinhan asks Kamesennin "why?" Why did Kamesennin disguise
himself to fight? The old man replies that the two boys needed
guidance, and he'd stuck around as long as he was better than them.
Which causes Tenshin to assume that since he beat the old man, the two
boys are no problem. The old man says, "you're a bit wrong."
Then round 6 starts. Kamesennin explains that he doesn't like
fighting against people that have bad training. The other guy says he
was trained by the world's greatest assassin, Tao-pie Pie, which
Kamesennin says proves his point. Gokuu and Kiririn fight, then pause
to comment on each other's improved speed and strength, while the
audience goes "wow..." Kiririn uses his shiny head to blind his friend,
and gloats over the victory until Gokuu lands and waits for Kiririn to
join him (and be vulnerable to a punch.) Gokuu says he's going to win,
but Kiririn's blowfish imitation postpones the victory. They both say
that this is fun, then attack again. Outside the ring, Kamesennin is
berating Gokuu for not taking this seriously. Gokuu uses Kamehame-ha to
super-propel his body into Kiririn, which knocks the other boy down for
the count of three. Kiririn gets up ("owie owie owie") and attacks
again. He knows he can't win with speed or strength, so he starts
Kamehame-ha, but Gokuu just tells him that he doesn't want to use
Kamehame-ha himself, but would rather fight with the power of his body.
Kiririn grins and completes the blast. But, the attack was a feint to
let Kiririn grab Gokuu's tail. The boy gloats outloud about this being
Gokuu's only weakness and Gokuu collapses. Then gets up again ("My tail
was with me for the last three years, and it got stronger along with the
rest of me.") This concerns Kamesennin, because the boy doesn't have
any weaknesses any more. Except for being easily tricked ("Huh?")
Gokuu gets a little more serious, and disappears (which shocks
everyone except Tenshin.) There's a loud drumming sound coming from the
ring, and Tenshin knows that this is Gokuu jumping left and right so
fast as to be invisible. When Gokuu reappears right in front of
Kiririn, the element of surprise sends the boy out of the ring. Gokuu
wins, but the crowd just stands there, trying to figure out what had
just happened. Tenshin, Tsurursennin, and Kamesennin just get lost in
their own thoughts.
Going into the final round, the announcer asks if Gokuu wants
anything, and the boy replies, "no." So, the announcer yells out that
the last round is starting, people yell out encouragement, and both
sides say that this will be fun. The announcer welcomes everyone to the
main event of this, the 22nd Tenkaichi Budoukai, and re-introduces
Kamesennin's Son Gokuu, and Tsurusennin's Tenshinhan. Kamesennin wants
to get closer to watch the fight, and finds Kiririn, who says that this
area is only open to the fighters. Kamesennin tells him that they'll
watch from here together. Chao-zu wonders who will win, and Tsurusennin
won't rest until the killer of his little brother loses. It starts, and
they fight until Tenshin uses Dodon. Which just causes Gokuu to use his
disappearing act again. This time, though, his opponent can see where
he is. Kamesennin remarks on how Tenshin's punches sound like a machine
gun, and Kiririn calls out Gokuu's name. Finally, Tenshin says it's
ended, and he hopes that Gokuu will like it in heaven.
Chao-zu is overwhelmed, and Tsurusennin is glad that the boy will be
dead soon. But, instead of delivering the death blow, Tenshin practices
Haikyuu-ken ("volleyball technique,") and spikes the boy into the
ground. Tsurusennin says "he's dead..." Then Gokuu hops up, and the
old man shouts "im... impossible!!!" Gokuu says that he's glad Tenshin
is so strong. Then, Gokuu describes "shiai power,"the rush that you get
in combat when someone tries to kill you. Tenshin is intrigued, and
challenges Gokuu to show him this thing. So, Gokuu does. At the end,
when Tenshin is most vulnerable, Gokuu starts his Kamehame-ha, but then
stops it in the middle. The man lands, and Gokuu asks him how he feels.
Tenshin says that he can feel the power from the crowd, and Gokuu
understands. Kiririn wants to know why his idiot friend stopped the
Kamehame-ha, and is told that Gokuu has learned to conserve his energy
from the last Tenkaichi-budoukai.
The announcer is going wild describing the fight. Then, Gokuu
announces "fist from above," which leads to: Attack from behind, Behind
attack from behind, to Behind the Behind attack from behind. Gokuu is
stunned that Tenshin can still stand. And, it's now time for the
Taiyou-ken again. Tenshin lunges while Gokuu is blinded, but can't
believe that he's the one who's been dropped. (Gokuu took the glasses
off of Kamesennin's face.) The count starts, then, when Gokuu thanks
the old man for the sunglasses, Tenshin blindsides him.) ("You really
are a bastard.") The glasses are busted. Now, it's time for both of
them to get serious.
Without the glasses, Kamesennin reminds Kiririn of someone he's just
seen. The old man tells the boy to shut up and watch the match. Gokuu
comes in with the attack, but he freezes up, and gets dropped. Gokuu
curses, and Tenshin is wondering what happened. (Kamesennin thinks that
Tsurusennin has something to do with it.) They try again, and
Tsurusennin says, "Now," and Chao-zu responds. Gokuu freezes up and
gets dropped again. He almost gets knocked out of the ring, and uses
Kamehame-ha to save himself. The process repeats itself. The announcer
starts the count. Tenshin can't believe this. Tsurusennin thinks out
"kill him, kill him, kill him!!" Tenshin doesn't want to win this way
(through cheating,) and the count is up to six. But, this is not a
matter of honor, it's a matter of destroying Tao-pie Pie's killer. At
the eight-count, Tenshin shouts out "Stop it!!!" Chao-zu loses his
concentration, and the announcer is confused. Gokuu gets up, leaving
the announcer more confused. Gokuu wants to drop the bastard, but
Kamesennin calls out to him to wait. Tenshin says that he can't kill,
that he's not an assassin. This is an act of treason, and Tsurusennin
tells Chao-zu to kill both fighters. But, Tenshin is Chao-zu's friend,
so Tsurusennin gets ready to kill the little kid. Tenshin yells out
Chao-zu's name, and is told to move. Kamesennin's Kamehame-ha blast
whips by and knocks Tsurusennin out of the city.
With that out of the way, the fight can continue. But now, Tenshin
can't possibly let himself lose, and he prepares for his next big attack
(Chao-zu thinks he's going to use a different attack, and tells his
friend not to do it.) Tenshin says that he's not a killer, and Gokuu
allows that the guy may not be all bad. As Tenshin grows another set of
arms (and everyone wonders what he's trying to do,) Chao-zu is relieved
that he isn't doing Kikouhou. The extra set of arms impresses Gokuu,
and they start again. The extra set allows Tenshin to control Gokuu's
arms and legs. But, not his tail. Tenshin comments on this, and Gokuu
replies that while Tenshin had 4 arms, Gokuu has 8 (he uses the same
high-speed fighting technique that Chapa had in book 10. This surprizes
everyone but Kamesennin, who is pleased.
Tenshin gets roughed up, and is losing patience with "the shrimp."
So, he loses the extra arms to concentrate on his real, final technique.
He will kill Gokuu. Chao-zu screams out "Kikouhou -- Ten-san, stop
it!!" [Note: That between page 165 and 167, the dialogue is changed, but
two of the panels are duplicated exactly.] Kamesennin also realizes
what's happening, and thinks that Tenshin plans on a suicide attack.
Kiririn asks what's going on, and Kamesennin answers that Kikouhou is a
very powerful attack, but if you make even the slightest mistake, it'll
kill both your target, and yourself. But, Tenshinhan reassures Chao-zu
that he's not planning on dying. The announcer goes wild describing the
events, and Gokuu says that he's not going to run away from this attack,
causing Kamesennin to call him an idiot. Tenshin gets ready to go, and
Gokuu waits for it.The audience wonders what's going on, and Chao-zu yells out "Ten-san,
don't die!" Kiririn asks if Gokuu will be killed, and Kamesennin
answers that even if he isn't, Gokuu will be disqualified for landing
outside of the ring. Tenshin's hands start glowing with the power
channeled from his body (which impresses Gokuu,) and he concentrates on
the fighting ring, then calls out "Kikouhou!!!!" Gokuu doesn't know
what to do, Kamesennin tells him to avoid the blast, and Chao-zu prays
to god. When the crowd's eyes recover, the fighting ring is gone, and
no one can find Gokuu. Then, Chao-zu says that both of them are still
alive. Tenshin realizes that he has to climb higher up. Gokuu is more
impressed, and realizes that Tenshin had tried to kill him. But,
Tenshinhan can float, and the ring is now gone, so when Gokuu lands it
will be outside of the ring, and he'll lose (Ten wonders if the boy can
grow wings quickly.)
However, while Tenshin had used up everything he had in the Kikouhou,
Gokuu still has one attack left -- Kamehame-ha. Which is fine by
Tenshin, because he can handle the blast and still float while Gokuu
still falls. Everyone thinks that Gokuu is wasting his time, but the
boy turns around at the last moment, and uses the blast to smash himself
into Tenshin. This Tenshin can't handle, and the two fall at the same
rate (Kamesennin is surprised, and Tenshin realizes that he's blown it.)
The announcer uses a capsule to make a flyer-cycle so that he can keep
an eye on the two fighters. Gokuu will hit the ground first, so he
musters the last of his Kamehame-ha power to slow his descent just
enough. The announcer is describing this, and Yamcha cheers from inside
the hospital. Then, the Matodog truck rolls down the street, Gokuu
slams into it, and then into the ground. Tenshin touches the ground
second, and wins the match. The announcer then says "farewell until the
next time in 3 years," to the departing crowd.
Kiririn gives his good jersey to Gokuu, commerserating with him.
But, Gokuu isn't angry (a loss is just a loss.) Tenshin wants to split
half of the prize money with Gokuu, who turns it down because money
doesn't mean anything to him. Tenshin knows that he has a lot to learn,
and Kamesennin suggests that they have supper (which makes Gokuu very
happy.) Tenshin says that he'll pick up the tab, Kiririn replies that
he doesn't know how much Gokuu can eat. As they're about to leave,
Gokuu realizes that he's forgotten the Dragon Ball inside the budoukai
building. Kiririn goes inside to get Gokuu's stuff. The group wastes
some time talking about what they want to do next, then Kiririn screams
out. Inside, Kiririn is lying on the ground, dead.
The announcer weakly tells the group that a monster had killed
Kiririn, taken the Dragon Ball and the list of people that had entered
the Tenkaichi-budoukai. Gokuu demands the Dragon Radar, and rushes off
while calling for Kintoen. Kamesennin tries to stop him, but it's too
late. The Ball is close, and Gokuu chases after it. Kamesennin rages
-- if the creature could kill Kiririn so easily, it could do the same to
Gokuu. Oolong finds a sheet of paper left behind by the monster -- it
is marked with the kanji "ma" ("magic.") Kamesennin hears this and
rushes over. People ask him why he's so shocked, and he says that this
means the Demon King Piccolo is back. They ask who this guy is (Kushami
says that Piccolo is a stupid name,) but Tenshin knows that Piccolo was
really bad, a long time ago, before being killed. Kamesennin
acknowledges this.
[Flash-back] The name "Piccolo" is cute, but it identifies a
creature of great evil. Mutaito-sama, at the time (which was a LONG
time ago) had been a teacher with two pupils -- Kamesennin, and
Tsurusennin. Mutaito-sama had managed to use a magic wind to propel
Piccolo into a denshi jar, trapping the demon king. But, the spell he
used took too much out of Mutaito-sama, and he died right after (the
men standing over Mutaito-sama's body are his two students.) The denshi
jar was then thrown into the depths of the ocean. Chao-zu can't believe
that Tsurusennin might have rescued Piccolo, and Kamesennin reassures
him that someone else must have done it. However, Yamcha points out
that since Piccolo did kill Kiririn and take the Dragon Ball, what will
happen to Gokuu is... Kamesennin finishes "Gokuu will die." The group
puzzles over what to do next (they want to help Gokuu, but have no way
to track him), and Kamesennin wants to know why Piccolo wanted the list
of Budoukai fighters.
[Note: Much of Dragon Ball is based on the old Monkey King stories,
meaning that many of the big events are twists on the old
plots. The bit with the denshi jar refers to a bag of wind
that some of the old gods had used for trapping victims.]
On Pilaf's aircraft, Piccolo asks Pilaf what the wish is he wants to
make. Pilaf asks to be made ruler of Earth, but is talked down to
ruling only 1/4 of Earth. Piccolo, however, wants the Balls so that he
can be made young again (apparently, he'd aged alot inside the jar.)
He also takes his wrath out on the jar, and says that all of the
Tenkaichi-budoukai fighters will feel his power (Pilaf responds, "Good
fighting...") Then, Kamesennin suddenly realizes that Piccolo wants to
kill off anyone strong enough to use Mafuu-ba (Magic seal attack,) which
had sealed Piccolo in the jar so long ago. The announcer understands,
because the budoukai weeds out the lesser people. Tenshin wants to know
if this means that the best of the budoukai fighters will be killed.
Meanwhile, Gokuu has found Tamborine. Seeing the Dragon Ball, he
goes crazy, accusing the monster of killing Kiririn ("Kiririn? The brat
was no challenge.") Gokuu vows to kill the monster in revenge, but is
still weak from the budoukai. After a bit of insulting, the monster
destroys Kintoen, and then smashes Gokuu Earth-ward -- the creature
enjoys killing things. Back at the Budoukai, the group has gotten
worried, since Gokuu is late in returning. They argue over whether to
wait some more, return to Kame House, or confront Piccolo (Oolong is
relieved, because he's not a fighter, and Piccolo won't try to kill him;
but at this point, Buruma might.) Of course, going to the police is out
of the question, and alerting anyone else would just cause panic. So,
they have to take things in their own hands, and the announcer says that
they really are the best people in the world. Oolong curses, because
his future looks bleak, and Kushami says EVERYONE's future looks bleak
right now.
Tamborine returns with Gokuu's Dragon Ball, and Piccolo marvels over
it. Tamborine also has 10 years worth of names of the people that made
it to the final rounds of the budoukai. He's told to post the pictures,
and Pilaf wants to help. When the creature comes to Kiririn's sheet, he
crumples it up, and asks if that really was one of the world's best
fighters. Mei finds Gokuu's sheet, and Pilaf reads it (made it to the
final rounds, twice. Of course, this is why he's so strong.) But, the
monster looks over, and says that he killed that guy, too. And, since
it was so easy, he tells Piccolo that the remaining victims will be no
challenge. Piccolo laughs, then says that because of Mafuu-ba, he wants
everyone of the budoukai fighters dead. And he wants the Dragon Balls,
too. In a huddle, Mei and Shuu suggest to Pilaf that maybe this isn't a
very good situation, and that Pilaf's half of the world domination might
be in danger.
Piccolo repeats his instructions to Tamborine, and his advisor asks
about the search for the Balls. In the face of possible dangers,
Piccolo allows that he needs another minion -- and spits out an egg
(looks rather painful and distasteful. Note that while the egg seems to
come from his stomach or chest area, this is not physically possible
later on in volume 14.) Piccolo decides to name his baby demon
"Cymbol," and gives the creature instructions to retrieve the remaining
six Balls. He also asks Pilaf where the next Ball is, and Pilaf points
it out on a globe-shaped Dragon Radar. Cymbol studies the map, and
Tamborine chooses to attack Namu, who currently lives in Siam. Shuu is
worried, and Pilaf tells him to keep his voice down, saying that
everything will be all right.
The group has told Tenshinhan about the Dragon Balls, and they
consider the idea of getting all seven to wish Kiririn back to life
(Oolong thinks that they might be a bit late when that happens.
However, Buruma has put the body in a storage capsule, and wants to
know if Oolong wants to join Kiririn ("I'm still alive.") Then
Kamesennin says, "Hmm... They're blue." "What, our next plan?" "No,
Buruma's panties." After getting beaten up for letting his mind wander,
the old man says that there's some danger in getting the Balls. Then,
Kushami tells them to watch the TV, which is describing the discovery of
Namu's body in his home, and the piece of paper placed beside him with
the kanji "ma" on it. They realize that it's started. But, if they ask
for help, or let the news leak out, there'll be useless panic.
Kamesennin asks Buruma how long it'll take her to build a new Dragon
Radar ("half a day, if I hurry.")
They rush off, and wonder what Gokuu's fate is (they hope he's still
alive, but they have their doubts.) In the jungle, Gokuu comes to -- in
pain and very hungry. He smells food and runs to find it. The cooking
fish is like a dream to him, and he quickly finishes it off. Which
leaves him happy, and fully recovered. He yells for Kintoen, but the
cloud had been destroyed. He's more intent than ever on finding the one
who'd killed Kintoen and Kiririn, and stolen the Ball. Planning on
following on foot, he uses the radar to locate the #4 Ball. Which is
right next to him. Looking for it, he suddenly has to dodge the boulder
thrown at him. He shouts for the bastard to come out, and the shaggy
guy that appears asks who's calling him a bastard. He accuses Gokuu of
eating his fish, and Gokuu had thought it'd been just growing there
("you ate my breakfast!!!") Gokuu accuses the guy of being the monster
that stole the Dragon Ball (because it is hanging on the guy's chest.)
They call each other names (winged monster, fish thief) and attack.
During the next lull, they both think "who is this guy." Then, Gokuu
realizes that the Ball has the wrong number of stars, and asks when the
guy had found it ("three years ago.") He apologizes, but the guy still
wants to settle the matter of the fish. Gokuu grunts, and the guy asks
why. "It's not a 'fish grunt', look."
This is the monster that beat up Gokuu, and he's looking for this
thing called a Dragon Ball. Cymbol asks if the guy had seen it, and the
guy just insults him. Then Cymbol sees the Ball and demands it. Gokuu
tells him not to hand it over, and the guy says he won't. Cymbol gets
ready to kill the guy, and Gokuu says "hey, this is my fight." Gokuu
says that the monster had killed his friend, and the guy just wants to
kill Cymbol to have him for breakfast. Cymbol doesn't care who he
fights first. The guy and Gokuu decide via scissors-paper-stone, and
the guy wins. The monster tells the guy that he'll regret this, and the
guy says the same thing back. They fight, and the monster gloats until
the guy stands back up, saying "This is one weird day." The guy thinks
about cooking Cymbol, who's disturbed about this form of fighting
spirit. Cymbol gets mad and uses a magic attack. The guy curses, and
Gokuu asks if he needs help (he doesn't.) Gokuu is impressed by the
sword cut. Back in Pilaf's ship, Piccolo feels the shock of Cymbol's
death. He goes into a coughing attack, and his servant asks if he's ok.
Piccolo says that Cymbol is dead, which he can't believe.
The guy makes sure that Gokuu doesn't want some, and then decides
that Cymbol is quite delicious. Gokuu asks his name, and he wants
Gokuu's first. Then, he says "Gokuu" is a weird name, and that his own
is Yajirobee, and he is a monk. Piccolo comments that Cymbol was going
after the Dragon Ball when he died, and he telepathically commands
Tamborine to check out the site. Meanwhile, Tamborine is beating up
Gilan, while the neighbors watch on. Gilan tries to put on a good show,
but fails. Gilan makes 6 dead, and Yamcha will be number 7. However,
he gets this message. He gives Piccolo the status report, and is
praised for his work. However, Cymbol is dead, and he should find out
what happened. In the ship, Pilaf is wondering why the weird demon king
is whispering to himself (Mei tells him that this is telepathy.)
Tamborine says that he understands and is on his way.
Yajirobee is still commenting on how good Cymbol tasted, and is still
hungry. Gokuu says that the man is in danger, and also realizes that
the other man's voice sounds just like that of his dead friend, Kiririn.
Which annoys Yajirobee, but if this Kiririn sounds like him, the guy
must be good looking ("No, he's short and has no nose." "He's a
monster!!") Yajirobee starts heading off to find another monster to
eat, and Gokuu says "see you again!" This stops Yajirobee, who doesn't
want to meet the boy a second time. Gokuu warns him about the Ball
again, and the guy wants to know what's so special about it. Before
Gokuu can get too far, he's interrupted buy the appearance of
Yojirobee's next meal. Gokuu realizes that he'd been wrong, and that
Tamborine is the one he really wants to kill. He yells out, and
Tamborine sees them. Yojirobee says it's ok to kill the monster, as
long as he's the one that gets to eat it. Then Tamborine recogizes
Gokuu.
Tamborine and Gokuu banter for a while (about the killing of Kiririn,
and how Gokuu will be next,) before the demon tells the boy to come on.
However, he's never seen One Pattern before, and is so confused that he
gets really trashed. Yojirobee just stands there, and Tamborine gets
back up, to Gokuu's annoyance. The monster can't believe that a human
could stand up to one of Piccolo's minions. Tamborine thinks that his
breath-blast has killed Gokuu, but that didn't happen. He tries to
escape, and Gokuu uses his bo to give him some altitude, and follows it
up with Kamehame-ha. Tamborine's death is even more painful to Piccolo.
On the ship, the demon king and his minion are getting excited over the
recent events, and Pilaf asks who on Earth is that strong. Mei answers
"Godzilla?" Piccolo tells Pilaf to take him to Tamborine's last known
location -- he has to see this killer for himself.
Piccolo fumes about his loss, when Pilaf notices something. Four of
the Balls are heading towards a fifth one. Piccolo's not the only one
going for the Balls.
[Note: A story inconsistancy here. Yajirobee was found, near the
budoukai site, to have the #1 Ball. Since Pilaf has a Radar mapper that
can pinpoint the location, and number of stars, for each Ball, Piccolo
should have told Tamborine to get both the #1 and #4 Balls when he was
in the area, rather than send his minions out on two separate trips.
Either Toriyama overlooked this point, or Piccolo was in such a hurry to
get the list of budoukai entrants that the sidetrip to locate Ball #1
would have taken too long.]
Tenshin comments on how easy it was to get the first four Balls.
They talk about what happened in the last few chapters, and Tenshin
wants to beat Piccolo. Problem is, if they use the wish to make him
stronger, they'd have to wait a year to revive Kiririn. Tenshin wants
to learn to use Mafuu-ba, and Kamesennin tells him that it's out of the
question. (However, Tenshin thinks that the old man might try to use it
himself.)
Pilaf is afraid of what's going to happen if someone gets the other
Balls, but Piccolo reminds him that they're useless without the one he
has. He'll worry about that problem later, after he's dealt with the
killer of his children. Yojirobee wants to know if anymore suppers are
going to be coming for his Dragon Ball, and Gokuu says that the next one
is very close. They look around for it, but don't see anyone coming
towards them. Until they glance upward and see Pilaf's ship. Mei's
voice booms out to Piccolo that they've arrived, and Shuu tells her that
she's thrown the wrong switch -- that one's for the outside PA system.
Then she tries it again and gets it right. Yojirobee repeats Piccolo's
name, and Gokuu realizes that the demon king is the one who sent out the
other monsters. But, Yojirobee is about to remember something, and
suddenly, he recalls just who Piccolo is. He rapidly gives Gokuu the #1
Ball. Gokuu wants to know why the guy is giving away his treasured
possession, but doesn't get a good answer. The guy runs off, despite
the imminent appearance of supper.
Below them, Pilaf spots someone moving, and wants to know where to
land. Piccolo doesn't care. Then Pilaf gets a good look at Gokuu and
stammers out "it's him." Then he tells Piccolo that this is the shrimp
that keeps beating them out of the Dragon Balls. So, this is the one
that faced Tamborine and Cymbol -- he'll now face Piccolo's wrath.
Gokuu accuses the monster of killing his friend and taking the Dragon
Ball from him, and the monster acknowledges this and wants the Ball that
Gokuu now has. Hiding behind a tree, Yojirobee recognizes Piccolo.
Piccolo wants his revenge, and Gokuu says that Piccolo will be next.
This amuses the monster, and Gokuu attacks -- Yojirobee expects the boy
to die now.
Piccolo is surprized at how fast Gokuu is. Pilaf is watching this,
and wants them to escape from that little monster. Further, Yojirobee
can't believe that Gokuu has lasted this long. The servant tells Pilaf
to quit trying to run away, and watch. Piccolo hadn't expected anyone
on this planet to put up much of a fight, and is amused. Then he gets
serious. He wants the boy to surrender, but he gets his thimb bitten
first. Gokuu finally realizes that he's out-matched, and Piccolo says
that at this point he himself only has half of his original power
(because of his extreme age.) Gokuu extends his arms, and Piccolo is
terrified that the next attack wiil be Mafuu-ba. Instead, it's
Kamehame-ha. Gokuu thinks that he's won, but is wrong. Piccolo isn't
impressed by the attack, and decides to kill the boy. Gokuu wants to
win, and Yojirobee thinks that he should go out and help soon (but not
just yet.) Piccolo asks Gokuu if he'll like the next attack, and Gokuu
tries to understand this. Our hero dodges the first blast, but gets hit
by the second. He falls, lifeless, to the ground.
Piccolo and his servant are happy, Pilaf and Shuu are stunned by the
monster's power. He returns to the ship, triumphant. It is now His
Time. They leave to get the other 5 Balls. Yajirobee comes out, and
decides not to eat Gokuu. But, the corpse twitches, and Yojirobee hears
a heartbeat. He slaps the boy, who starts to cough and then asks for
water. At the river, the guy tells Gokuu to drink his fill. After,
they both agree that this is a bad situation, and that Gokuu is
powerless against the monster. Gokuu asks Yajirobee to take him to
Karin Tower (pronounced "karin tou", or "Clint", and Yajirobee wants to
know who Clint is.) Yaji agrees, as long as he gets fed along the way.
Meanwhile, Chao-zu finds the 5th Ball, and Kamesennin discovers that
the remaining 2 Balls are coming their way -- obviously, Piccolo is
approaching. Gokuu thanks Yajrobee for helping him, and the guy says
that he just really hates dead things. Pilaf notices that the five balls are moving, and Piccolo wonders if
someone's going to try to take the two away from him. Kamesennin wants
to find a good place to fight, and says that his wish for Shenlon will
be to have Piccolo permanently destroyed. At the same time, Yajirobee
is driving Gokuu to Karin Tower. They talk about how the Dragon Balls
work, and Gokuu keeps telling the driver to head more to the left. And
Piccolo dreams of getting his youth back.
Kamesennin finds a good place to fight, they turn the plane back into
a capsule, bury the Balls out in the open, and then the old man tells
Chao-zu that if Piccolo makes Shenlon appear, he should shout out the
wish. He also wants Chao-zu to hide in one place, while he and Tenshin
hide together in a different location. Pilaf says that the Balls have
stopped moving, and Kamesennin says that Piccolo's getting nearer. Mei
tells Piccolo that they've arrived. Tenshin wonders if the Balls will
be kept on the ship. They both curse when they watch Piccolo swallow
the Balls for safe keeping. This means that they have to free up the
Balls first, and Tenshin gets ready for a fight. However, Kamesennin
says that he's drunk an immortality water and therefore can't die, so
he'll do the fighting. Then he sprays Tenshin with a paralysis gas.
Next, he tells Tenshin that there is no such water. But, this is
something he has to do himself. He shouts out a reminder to Chao-zu,
then steps out to challenge Piccolo. Piccolo loves a good fight, so he
takes the challenge. The old man discloses where he'd buried the Balls,
and says that Piccolo has to fight him to get them. Which the demon
king finds hilarious. They banter for a bit, until Kamesennin states
that his master had been Mutaito-sama, and then throws out the Denshi
Jar capsule.
This is the one thing Piccolo fears, and Tenshin realizes that if the
old man uses Mafuu-ba, he'll die. Kamesennin starts the spell, but
Piccolo's servant is the only one on the ship who understands the
danger. The demon king tries to escape, and the old man yells out
"Mafuu-ba!!!!" It looks bad for Piccolo, except that this is a very
hard spell to control, and Kamesennin's aim is a little off. Uttering
his regrets, he dies. A long ways away, Gokuu feels a strange sensation
hit him, but he doesn't know what it means. Back at the fight site,
Piccolo's gang all gloat, and Piccolo gets the Balls. This is his day
for youth and power.
Mei, Pilaf, and the servant cheer on the demon king as he summons
Shenlon. The sky turns black, Tenshin curses his paralysis, and Shenlon
appears. Piccolo is impressed. Tenshin uses ESP to tell Chao-zu that
he can't move, and that Chao-zu must make that wish. Piccolo starts
out, as Chao-zu interrupts him. But, Chao-zu is killed before he can
finish the wish, and Tenshin curses a lot. Shenlon asks for the wish,
Piccolo asks for his youth. He is now back to full power.
The sky has gone black, which means that Piccolo has gotten all seven
Balls. Gokuu curses this, and then points out the Tower ahead of them.
At the ship, the group applauds their leader. Then, as Shenlon says
goodbye, Piccolo kills him. The servant is the only one not shocked by
this. The sky clears, and the Balls fall to the ground -- nothing more
than inert rock, now. Which means that Piccolo is safe from any
conceivable attack.
Gokuu's Dragon Radar has lost trace of the Balls, which confirms his
worst fears. The camp is deserted at first, but Upa comes running out
to greet his friend. Bora asks Gokuu what had happened to him, and
Yajirobee wants to find something to eat.
Now that Piccolo is back at full power, he will become ruler of the
Earth. Pilaf asks for some little share -- 1/5th, even 1/10th. Piccolo
tells Piano to bring up Mei and Shuu so that he can repay his friends.
He then tells them to disappear, as he has no further use for them.
Pilaf nervously says that this is a good joke, to which Piccolo replies
that he's not the joking type. As ruler of the Earth, he doesn't need
them anymore, and he asks if they want to die. Pilaf and crew are
ejected from their own ship.
Gokuu has told Bora why he needs to get to the top of the Tower, but
since he's in no shape to climb it himself, he asks Yajirobee for help.
The monk refuses, until Gokuu says that there's a room at the top of the
Tower, with this great food called "senzu." Senzu is a weird name, but
what the heck. Food is food. Bora promises to help them, too. And, we
get to see that Pilaf really isn't dead. Mei complains that their
fortunes that at their lowest ever. Bora prepares to throw Yajirobee,
Gokuu thanks the Indian, and Upa wishes them well. Even this far up,
the top of the Tower can't be seen, which bothers the monk, who starts
racing up it.
At the King's Castle, home of the Emperor of the World, Piccolo
arrives uninvited. The guards try to turn him away, but he just calls
them "annoying insects." Back on the Tower, it is nightfall and
Yajirobee wants to know how much farther he has to climb (Gokuu tells
him to not give up.) Piccolo meets the biggest guard so far, but isn't
impressed with the guy's punch. He asks the guy what the Emperor's name
is, and the guy refuses to answer. So, he dies. The next guard is more
helpful, and he tells the demon king that the emperor is at the top of
the west building. Piano notices the Emperor trying to escape in a
flyer, and Piccolo goes to meet him. Finally, Yajirobee can see the top
of the pillar. But, Gokuu is asleep and can't join in the rejoicing.
On the flyer, Piccolo announces himself as the new Emperor. One
guard objects to this, and finds out two things: bullets can't hurt this
monster, and that guards can't fly. The Emperor asks for Piccolo's
demands, and he replies that it's simple -- he wants the Emperor's aid
in taking over the world. The Emperor of course says that's impossible.
So, Piccolo wipes out an entire section of the city. The Emperor then
capitulates and the demon king laughs insanely.
Finally, Yajirobee had made it to the top of the Tower. Gokuu thanks
him for it. Gokuu and Senpyou exchange greetings, and it turns out that
the cat already knows everything concerning Piccolo -- he was watching
it from the top of the Tower. Gokuu needs help, and he gets a senzu
seed. Hearing the name, Yajirobee stuffs a handful in his mouth, upset
with both the quality and quantity. The monk moans in pain as Gokuu
explains that munching on one seed is like eating 10 days worth of
meals. However, Gokuu is surprised to find that's he's fully recovered,
himself. Senpyou explains that one extra benefit of the senzu is full
physical healing. The boy wants to receive more training, but Senpyou
can't help him -- Kamesennin is dead. Gyokuu starts to run off to kill
Piccolo, knowing that he won't succeed. Since the the boy is so
determined to to face death, Senpyou offers the option of Choushin-sui
(super god water.) Choushin can give one super strength. Gokuu can use
this, and the monk asks where it is. Senpyou says that he has some
here, but... after drinking it, the water can overwhelm and kill you.
They ask how many people have tried it -- 14. None have survived.
Gokuu will drink the water. Yajirobee tries to talk him out of it,
but Gokuu insists. Especially since no one else can even try to stop
Piccolo. Gokuu repeats that he'll drink the water, and he doesn't plan
on dying. It smells bad, and the little taste Yajirobee takes nearly
kills him. Gokuu gulps it down, and screams in pain. The monk tells
him to throw up. Gokuu yells out that he won't die.
Back at the old combat sight, Tenshin is unsuccessfully trying to
master Mafuu-ba. But, he won't quit and therefore let his two friends
down. He tells Piccolo to watch him.
After 6 hours, Gokuu still hasn't died. The power of his god surges
through him, and stuns Senpyou with it's strength. Finally, Tenshinhan
gets the Mafuu-ba wind to land in the Denshi Jar, and he wants Piccolo
to wait for him. Gokuu sits up, and the others cheer him. Gokuu can
feel the power coursing in him. Racing in the jet, Tenshin calls Kame
House and stammers out that Kamesennin, and Chao-zu are both dead.
Piccolo got his wish to become younger. The turtle can't believe that
his master is dead. Tenshin continues, stating that the bodies and
Dragon Balls are located at BFK 2235. Yamcha wants him to return to the
House, but Ten replies that he's mastered Mafuu-ba. The House wants him
to wait until the others can be revived. Then, Oolong tells them to
watch the TV. The Emperor comes on, telling everyone that Piccolo is
their new Emperor. He pleads for help, and Piccolo indicates that the
old dog has said enough. Piccolo introduces himself as the world's new
leader. Tenshin knows that he has to go to the King's Castle.
As the new Emperor, Piccolo wants to have some fun (and get rid of
the horrific words "Heiwa" and "Saigi.") He bans the police and will let
all of the criminals out of jail. Kushami thinks that this isn't all
bad. On the Tower, Gokuu realizes that his power comes from his heart.
Yajirobee doesn't think Gokuu looks any different. The boy stares out,
and says that Piccolo is in that direction. Senpyou can't believe that
Gokuu can see that far. He's about to leave, and the cat wishes him
good luck. Senpyou also wants to give him something good. The cat
yells out "Kintoen!!" Gokuu is surprised. Seems that Kintoen likes to
travel in large packs. The boy asks if the monk wants to ride with him,
and the answer is "I don't want to die!" He thanks them both for
everything, and wants them to stay well. Senpyou tells him to not die,
and then Gokuu pets his new Kintoen before flying off. Yajirobee likes
this, and asks if he can ride one too. Senpyou thinks that MAYBE he
can...
Piccolo has decided to play a game. There are 43 districts. To
commemorate his becoming Emperor, he's declaring this "Piccolo Day."
So, every year on this day, he will draw a number, and then destroy the
matching district. He will do this for 43 years. If anyone tries to
fire a missile at the King's Castle, he'll kill everyone. Along the
way, Tenshinhan vows to stop the monster with Mafuu-ba. Then, Piccolo
draws number 23 -- which is where Buruma's family lives. Buruma rushes
to the radio and pleads with Tenshin to go ahead and use Mafuu-ba -- she
promises to use the Dragon Balls to bring him back to life afterwards.
Tenshin says that he's been watching the TV too. But, they won't be
able to make anymore wishes of Shenlon, as the Balls are just pieces of
stone, now. The people at Kame House don't understand, and he tells
them that Shenlon has been killed as well. Oolong panics as he realizes
that none of his dead friends can be brought back. Then Tenshin sees
the castle. Yamcha decides to go attack Piccolo, too.
Tenshin and Piccolo see each other, and Tenshin issues the demon king
a challenge. Piccolo decides to accept it from this idiot, and descends
to the ground. He waits for Ten, who is gloating over having a surprise
for him. Then, Tenshin notices the tear in the Denshi Jar, and realizes
that his last practice run must have caused the damage. Piccolo asks
what's wrong, saying that the western district needs destroying.
Tenshin decides to continue with the attack, without Mafuu-ba. They
banter a bit, and Piccolo decides that the new Emperor himself shouldn't
have to get his hands dirty. So, he spits out another egg, and calls
the new creature "Drum," because of it's great strength. Tenshin calls
the thing a monster, and waits for it to attack. Drum is to finish this
fight quickly, because Piccolo is a busy man. Gokuu is getting closer.
Tenshin wants the fight to be between him and that killer Piccolo, and
attacks Drum. The fight is about even, and Piccolo is amused. Drum
asks Tenshin if he wants to give up, and Ten refuses. Then Drum states
that the fight is over and blind-sides the hero. Piccolo tells his
creature to rip out Ten's heart, which Drum is happy to do. Ten swears,
full of regret at having lost. Then, everyone is amazed at who shows up
to save the day.
Ten is glad that Gokuu is still alive. Gokuu notices that Piccolo's
face looks different, and the demon king replies that he'd gotten his
youth back. And will get his revenge again, too. Ten yells at Gokuu to
escape while he still can. Piccolo tells Drum to kill the fool. Drum
dies. (Note: This time, Piccolo doesn't react when one of his babies is
killed -- either it's because he's younger now, or Toriyama forgot about
that part.) And Tenshin can't accept that the boy standing in front of
him is the real Gokuu. Piccolo and Gokuu promise to kill each other.
Meanwhile, the Kame House group is splitting up: Oolong and company
are to pick up the bodies of Kamesennin and Chao-zu, and get the Dragon
Balls. Yamcha, Kushami, and Buruma will attack Piccolo. Kushami can't
wait to get started, and Buruma says that it's a good thing Ranchi isn't
along (Note: In Japan, when someone talks about you behind your back, it
will cause you to sneeze.) Kushami sneezes, and Ranchi gets confused.
Then she squeals out about the picnic they must be going on.
Piccolo decides to fight Gokuu, but because the western district is
waiting for him to destroy it, he will only spend 5 seconds on killing
the boy. (The little note at the bottom of the page calls attention to
the fact that Piccolo has one extra finger, for this one panel.)
Tenshin comments on Gokuu's stopping the first blow. Gokuu beats on
Piccolo, then says that the 5 seconds are up. Piccolo gets serious, but
asks what the hell Gokuu is, when the boy doesn't die.
Gokuu says that he'll resolve this with his own attack, and Piccolo
is amazed that anyone would want to face his wrath. Gokuu's one punch
sends Piccolo into Piano, killing the servant. Gokuu had moved so fast
that Tenshin couldn't follow him, and the triclops can't understand how
this could be. They trade more blows. In the next lull, Piccolo is
fascinated that the boy is this good, and Gokuu wants the monster to
fight at full power (Tenshinhan thought that that WAS full power. Gokuu
promises to fight at full-strength, too. Piccolo powers-up, and Tenshin
can't believe it. However, Piccolo thinks that Gokuu's power level hasn't
changed at all. The demon king waves his arm, and Tenshin is amazed by the
force of what is just a practice swing.Piccolo is laughing, and Gokuu comments that the monster's power
really is impressive. But then, so is his own. They banter a little,
and fight again. (Note: While Gokuu is tumbling horizontally from the
blow, the crater could only have been made if he'd fallen straight down
from a very great height.) Piccolo gloats over Gokuu's death, and
Tenshin prepares to fight next. But while they're talking, there's this
muffled voice in the background ("Ka. Me. Ha. Me.") They both notice,
and then Gokuu leaps up to yell "Ha" -- but Piccolo's seen this trick
before and prepares to block it. Gokuu shouts "Now" and shows that
Kamehame-ha can be controlled for non-linear motion. "Did it!" Tenshin
didn't know you could do that with Kamehame-ha, and Gokuu tells Piccolo
to stand up (the Kamehame-ha wasn't full-strength.) Piccolo calls Gokuu
a monster again. And they return to the fighting. Tenshin remains
stunned. At the next lull, the triclops cheers on Gokuu.
In the castle, the ex-Emperor's people are just noticing the noise
coming from outside. One guard states that Piccolo isn't at the Western
District, yet. They run to the windows to watch. Piccolo gets an
eye-beam attack in against Gokuu's knee, and gloats. But, Gokuu says he
doesn't need that knee to keep on. Piccolo laughs and gets ready to
swing, when Gokuu tells his bo to extend. The ex-Emperor is impressed,
but his guard tells him that it's dangerous here, and they should move
to a safer place. It's Gokuu's turn to gloat, and the monster complains
about the bo.
And, some distance out, Yamcha says that they'll arrive in 10 minutes,
and hopes that Tenshin isn't dead yet. Buruma wants Tenshin to fight
well, so that the western district won't be destroyed. Then the
announcer comes on TV and states that there's some fighting at the
King's Castle -- between Piccolo and a young boy. Buruma wonders if
Gokuu is alive after all, and Yamcha doubts it. However, Uranai Baba
had stated that Gokuu would go on to do a great thing, and maybe this is
it. Yamcha and Buruma believe this option, and cheer on Gokuu.
Piccolo starts powering up again, and neither of the two good guys
know what's happening (other than it's a lot of power.) The monster
uses a finger blast to knock away the bo, which is all he wanted to
accomplish. Yelling "It's over," he blows up the block. On the plane,
the TV station has gone off the air, and Buruma points out the cloud
ahead of them. The Emperor has managed to escape the blast, but he
mourns the loss of this district. Piccolo laughs insanely -- he has
won. But, he suddenly notices a flash of power, and looks around for
it. There's a laugh from above him, and he sees Tenshin holding the boy
aloft. Gokuu thanks Ten for rescuing him. But, Tenshin has been hurt
very badly. Piccolo knows that Ten can't do this again, so Gokuu will
die soon. But, Gokuu says he still has a chance. Piccolo doesn't
believe this, since the brat has a bum knee, no bo, and Tenshin is
exhausted. As the monster readies another explosion attack, Gokuu
attacks him. But, the punch isn't strong enough, and Piccolo completes
the blast. Now, it's really over.
At the bottom of the pit, there's this faint voice calling for
Kintoen (Gokuu had been able to shield himself from most of the force.)
This blows Piccolo's mind. No human can stand up to his power. Gokuu
tells him that his tail should prove that he's not human. But, he wants
this decided now, as to who is actually stronger. So, Piccolo grabs out
to the side, and lifts Tenshin up by the head. If Gokuu moves, Tenshin
dies. Ten tells the boy to attack anyway, and then screams in pain as
Piccolo starts to squeeze. Gokuu tells him to stop, and will do as the
monster says. "Don't move." The first rock takes out Gokuu's left arm.
Then they yell at each other, and Gokuu promises to use the Dragon Balls
to wish things better. But, Piccolo now tells him that Shenlon is dead.
Does the boy really want to risk Tenshin's life by risking Piccolo's
wrath? The second rock takes out Gokuu's good leg. Piccolo likes
Gokuu's show of spirit, but loves the fact that Gokuu can't stand up
now. He doesn't need Tenshin any more, and tosses the triclops away.
Piccolo laughs insanely, gloating over how it's all going to end now.
He leaps into the air to kill Gokuu. He yells out "Die!!!!" Gokuu
yells out that he still has one attack left, and uses his good hand to
perform a version of Kamehame-ha. He'll win with one good fist.
Piccolo readies for pay-back time (for the death of this children.) The
power from the Choushin water startles Piccolo, and Gokuu wins.
Piccolo can't believe that this is happening to him, but has time to
spit out one last egg (and tells the child to grow up to avenge him.)
Then he explodes. (Note: Just exactly how does Piccolo create these
eggs before spitting them out?) Gokuu has no power left, and falls
helplessly to the ground. Tenshin calls out "Son!!", but can't save the
boy. However, Gokuu looks up at the one that does catch him and says
"Yajirobee..?" Ten asks if they know each other.
Hiding behind some rubble, Yamcha and Buruma are nervously discussing
the latest explosion, and wondering how dire the situation is.
Yajirobee is annoyed because he missed the fun. Tenshin is impressed
with Gokuu's performance, and the boy says that his body is all banged
up. Although Yajirobee offers to carry them both in his car, Tenshin
refuses, stating that he has to return to Kame House and tell people
what happened (the monk wonders if the triclops is really ok.) Ten
tells Gokuu to get well fast, but Gokuu wants to know if Kamesennin is
really dead -- yes, Chao-zu and Shenlon, too. But because of Gokuu, Ten
is still ok. Then, Tenshin says they'll meet again at the next
Tenkaichi-budoukai. Waving, he thinks that Gokuu is truly an impressive
brat; the other two ride off. Yajirobee is commmenting on the
destruction of the city, and wondering who really won. Then, Tenshin
finds Gokuu's staff and decides to take it for safekeeping, when Yamcha
pops out asking where Piccolo is. Later, Tenshin has told the others
what had happened, and Buruma calls the TV station to let everyone still
living know that the terror is over. But... while peace and harmony
threaten to return, baby Piccolo is vowing to kill his father's
murderer, saying "I hate peace."
Back at Karin Tower, Gokuu is amazed that the senzu seed has healed
him so quickly. But, Gokuu's going to need his powers, because it's not
over with Piccolo, yet. Yajirobee doesn't believe this, since Gokuu had
destroyed the monster. But Senpyou tells him about the baby. So, they
need to get the Dragon Balls right away. (Gokuu asks if Senpyou knows
about the Dragon Balls, and the cat says that there's nothing he doesn't
know.) Then the monk asks if he knows that Shenlon is dead -- he has
trouble believing that. Gokuu curses, because if Shenlon were alive,
the others could be wished back. Yajirobee says that's the way it goes
-- sickness and death happen. The cat basically agrees, and Gokuu gets
angry with the situation. Then, Senpyou remembers that there is ONE
person who can fix the Dragon Balls -- the other two ask him who this
is, and he answers "Kami-Sama."
This bugs Yajirobee, since he's a monk, and this is like saying that
the best doctor is time (ie. -- it's a meaningless statement.) But,
Gokuu wants to know more about this Kami-sama. The other two tell him
that Kami-sama is very strong, and can do anything. However, you have
to be pure of heart to see Him, which leaves Yajirobee out. Gokuu wants
to know where to find Him, and Senpyou replies that His quarters are
above Karin Tower. They check outside, and there's nothing above them.
Can't use Kintoen, because it's too high up. The monk suggests using a
rocket. Gokuu's running out of choices, and asks if he has to jump up.
Senpyou says that the only way up is to use Gokuu's expanding staff
(which Kamesennin had taken from its place, a long time ago.) Then they
discover that the bo is missing -- this is really serious. Yajirobee
suggests that it was left at the fight site, and Gokuu calls for
Kintoen. But, the bo isn't where he left it, either. The boy is going
crazy, when he remembers that if you have a question you can't answer
yourself, you go to Uranai Baba. Which he does.
Quickly, Gokuu asks Baba where his bo is, and tells her to bring on
her five fighters so he can beat them up right away. But, Baba is
afraid of Piccolo herself, and her little brother's future is at stake,
so she answers the question for free -- it's at Kame House. Gokuu can't
believe this, but he thanks Baba and rushes off. Baba says that Gokuu
really is what she'd predicted. At the House, Gokuu bursts in, shouting
"where's my bo!?" Everyone is happy to see him, but he doesn't have
time for greetings. Grabbing the bo, he tells them that he's going to
Kami-sama's to have all of the dead people brought back to life. After
leaving them, the group says "What'd he say?" "Something about back to
life, and Kami-sama..." He rushes back, shouting that he has the bo.
They go upstairs, and Senpyou gives him instructions (plus, the cat
wants a bell given to Kami-sama.) But, Yajirobee is afraid that if
there really is a Kami-sama up there, that Gokuu might blow it all by
acting rudely. Senpyou replies that that won't be a problem. But, the
other two don't really understand that answer.
The two are worried about how Senpyou worded the answer, and he tells
them that there will be a little test, first. Gokuu gets ready to go,
and Senpyou wishes him LOTS of luck... Then the staff expands.
Yajirobee says that Gokuu is a scary guy, and Senpyou is afraid of what
will happen when the boy sees Kami-sama's face for the first time.
After a long time (the bo has never been able to expand this far before,
must be the fact that this is its one real purpose,) a shrine is
visible. The bo stops expanding just as it reaches the matching hole
for it. Gokuu notices the ladder and clambers up.
The boy sees a strange black man in a turban and they greet each
other. Gokuu asks if the guy is Kami-sama, and the reply is "Wrong.
I'm Mister Popo, Kami-sama's servant." And continues saying "You're the
one that defeated Piccolo." Gokuu asks how he knows this, and is told
that Kami-sama knows everything. Gokuu notices the building in the
background and asks if that's Kami-sama's house. Popo asks if Gokuu has
something for him. Gokuu pulls out the bell, and Popo tells him that
its time for the test -- Gokuu has to fight Mister Popo before he can
meet Kami-sama. Gokuu thinks that this is simple enough, and is told to
come and attack, as the test has started. The boy hopes to surprise
Popo ("Oh, he's disappeared. Is he 'here?' [smack]) Popo isn't
impressed, and asks if Gokuu had really defeated Piccolo. This makes
Gokuu mad, and he attacks again. Popo says that he wins, so Gokuu can't
talk to Kami-sama. This pushes Gokuu over the edge, and he uses the
Choushin power. But misses. Popo states that Gokuu doesn't have any
remarkable powers, so there's no point to continuing the test.
Popo tells Gokuu to return to Earth, but the hero is desperate to
bring his friends back to life, and decides to start on some special
training up here (Popo tells him to do as he likes.) After running,
Gokuu's head is pounding. Popo tells him that it's because of the
altitude. But, Gokuu's doing it wrong, he has to be like the sky, like
the lightning (which he things means moving fast.) Popo says that his
heart has to be empty, so Gokuu tries to be just like Popo. Which is
hard. Popo states that the lightning is faster than Gokuu, and he
demonstrates. Gokuu couldn't see him move, and Popo calls himself
great, then states that Gokuu had tried watching him only with his eyes
(which is why he failed.) Popo continues -- he's learned a lot of
things from Kami-sama. Kami-sama is great, therefore Popo is great.
Popo predicts that Gokuu will be able to beat him sometime, but he
doesn't know how many years it will take.)
There's a feeling of power in the air, and a voice states that Gokuu
can meet Kami-sama after all, which is lucky for the boy (he thanks the
voice.) He's told to wait outside the house, and he says that his heart
is pounding. The door opens and out steps Piccolo.
Gokuu attacks. Popo catches him on the rebound, stating that this
isn't Piccolo, it's Kami-sama. Turns out that Kami-sama and Piccolo are
the same person. Some time ago, the previous god had died, and it was
this guy's turn to take up the role as Kami-sama. (I'm not exactly sure
about this part.) Kami-sama says that when he became Kami-sama, Piccolo
was born from the evil that was stripped from him. Because of Gokuu's
willingness to take on special training, Kami-sama will help him, but
Shenlon is the only one that can bring people back to life. So,
Kami-sama has to resurrect Shenlon, first. Popo is told to bring Shenlon
out, and then put the statue together again (Popo says that this task is
simple.) Kami-sama explains that Shenlon was created to give people on
earth something to do (more or less,) and that the key is the assembly
of the Dragon Balls. When the statue is completed, they stand back, and
Kami-sama activates Shenlon -- who rushes out of the top of the case and
appears at Kame House.
Because the Balls were turned to stone, the one year requirement
between wishes doesn't apply. But, Gokuu can't leave to see his
friends, because he must stay to train for the next Tenkaichi-budoukai,
3 years away. Because, Piccolo will be attending that budoukai.
Kami-sama explains what had happened just before Piccolo had exploded.
So, Kami-sama offers to allow himself and Mister Popo to fight Gokuu as
part of extra special training. Gokuu promises to train really hard.
But first, he needs to use the toilet. Popo says that since Piccolo and
Kami-sama are the same person, if Piccolo is killed, Kami-sama will die
too. But, it can't be helped.
At Kame House, everyone is happy to see that Shenlon is back. The
Dragon King explains that Gokuu is with Kami-sama, and was responsible
for reviving him. For various reasons, they won't be able to meet
Gokuu again until the next Tenkaichi-budoukai. Shenlon also knows what
the wish is that they want to make -- bring the ones that Piccolo had
killed back to life. He does this, then the Balls fly off. Kiririn and
Kamesennin are glad to hear that Gokuu had saved them, but when they're
told that the boy is in heaven right now, that can only mean (according
to the old man) that Gokuu is receiving special training from Kami-sama.
Kiririn has the most trouble handling this idea, but Tenshinhan looks
forward to going up against Gokuu (with the expected increase in Gokuu's
power and skill) in the next Tenkaichi-boudoukai. After Tenshin says
this, everyone else agrees with the idea. The next few panels show the
group training -- Gokuu trying to become perfectly still, Tenshin and
Yamcha fighting. Kiririn thanks his friend, and looks forward to
meeting him again.
Three more years pass.
Ranchi is complaining about how everyone is late. Buruma arrives in
a taxi, saying that it's been a long time since they've seen each other.
Kamesennin is impressed with how the girl has grown. Apparently, Buruma
and Yamcha have had another fight, as Yamcha hadn't been at the west
district, which is where Pool and Oolong met Buruma. Kamesennin looks
forward to seeing Yamcha and Kiririn after so long, and Gokuu after the
3 year period. Then, a strange voice calls out, but neither Kamesennin
or Buruma know this guy. The guy says he's happy that the old man is
alive, and that everyone is looking healthy. He asks where Tenshin,
Yamcha, and Kiririn are. Very slowly, people recognize him, and he
asks them what's wrong. The rain stops, and Gokuu takes off his turban.
He asks if Buruma's red lips mean that she's sick, and she angrily
replies that it's lipstick.
Kiririn, Chao-zu, Tenshinhan, and Yamcha show up, and greet the
group. Everyone has changed since they last saw each other. Gokuu asks
if Kiririn's been doing ok, and Kiririn stammers "Go, Go, Gokuu..
Gokuu...!?" Kiririn is overwhelmed with emotion, but Yamcha and Tenshin
still can't believe that this is Son Gokuu.
The PA announces the start of the budoukai, and Gokuu asks if
Kamesennin had brought their fighting uniforms (douji. Of course, he
always does.) The old man tells them to fight well, and then Tenshin
whispers a question (is he going to fight again this time? The old man
says that he is going to pass this year. Obviously, no one else knows
that he is Jackie Chan, even after all this time.) Buruma has developed
a crush on Gokuu. As they walk to the changing rooms, Gokuu is asked
if he'd really been trained by Kami-sama ("Yes. He's great.")
Everyone is happy to be wearing their uniforms (the kanji is "kame"
-- turtle.) Then, Yamcha notices that Gokuu's tail is missing. It just
fell off one day -- he doesn't need it for fighting any more (which
bothers Kiririn and Yamcha, who'd probably counted on grabbing it at
some point.) [Note: The word balloon on page 147 was probably left
blank by accident.]
The two guys want to know why Gokuu's gone stiff suddenly, then they
look over to see Piccolo Jr.
Yamcha and Kiririn don't recognize the demon king's child, but
Tenshin does. Gokuu thinks to himself that Piccolo actually did arrive
at the budoukai. Tenshin asks if that really was Piccolo, and Gokuu
says yes, but that there's nothing to worry about. However, Yamcha,
Chao-zu, and Kiririn didn't hear the other two talking, and aren't let
in on who the strange guy was. Then, a hand taps on Gokuu's shoulder,
and the beautiful woman standing there smiles and says his name. Gokuu
asks who she is. She calls him an idiot and stalks off.
Yamcha and Kiririn want to know who the cute chick is, but Gokuu
really doesn't have a clue. Kiririn gets angry, because Gokuu has all
the luck (training with Kami-sama, meeting pretty women...) Then, the
PA announces the rules -- same as before. 72 fighters this time.
Tenshin wants to know why Piccolo has chosen to fight in the budoukai.
As they pull their numbers, Tenshin telepathically tells Chao-zu that
it's ok to put people in different blocks (so that they're not fighting
Piccolo, or each other, right away.) Gokuu is #2, block 1. Kiririn
notices the pattern, and Chao-zu flashes us a peace sign. The floor
judge gives the normal rules, and starts the match between Gokuu and
person #1. As Gokuu gets into the ring, Kiririn tells him that he wants
to see a sample of Kami-sama's special techniques.
The first fight is with Chapa-Ou -- the guy that Gokuu had defeated
in a previous budoukai. Chapa-Ou is looking forward to the rematch (he
recognizes Gokuu right away.) They start. Gokuu just stands there, and
everyone gets angry with his lack of spirit (apparently, their friend
plans on losing the fight.) Chapa-Ou kicks, then tries to discover
where Gokuu has disappeared to. He thinks the guy is above him (that's
what had happened last time.) Gokuu taps Chapa-Ou on the back of the
neck, and wins by a knock-out. The rest of the group is impressed, the
audience is stunned. Piccolo knows that the demon king is going to win
the budoukai. And, he expects to have lots of fun.
We get to see Tenshin, Yamcha, and Kiririn all win their matches.
But, Chao-zu blacks out, drops, and loses. Tenshin rushes over to help
his friend. Chao-zu's opponent gleefully says that the boy is dead.
Ten angrily rears back to attack the last person he'd ever expected to
see standing in front of him -- Tao-pie Pie is back. He gloats, then the
referee wants Tao to move, to let the next match start. Kiririn is
getting annoyed over the number of people Gokuu knows that he doesn't.
Gokuu replies that Tao-pie Pie is an assassin, the younger brother of
Tsurusennin, and Tenshinhan's and Chao-zu's sempai (someone they looked
up to.) Tao states that he has come back as a cyborg (which makes him a
lot stronger.) Tao also hopes to fight Gokuu in the budoukai (and get
revenge.) After that, Tao wants to repay Tenshin for the triclops'
treatment of his older brother. (Ten stammers out that he isn't guilty
of anything.) But, Ten will fight to avenge Chao-zu, which Tao looks
forward to.
#51 (Piccolo) easily wins his match. The heros fret over this.
However, Gokuu isn't worried. Gokuu taps his man, and wins by knocking
the guy out of the ring. The others are all shown winning their right
to advance to the finals round (Piccolo wins because his opponent gave
up.) Kiririn tells them to watch Tao-pie Pie, whose fighting spirit
comes from wanting to kill the heros. Then, the girl they'd seen before
wins her match. This leaves one last fight. Kiririn had heard about
the one guy on the morning radio. The nerd rushes the masked blimp,
obviously asking to be pummeled senseless. The blimp regretfully
prepares to do the pummeling. The nerd trips, stands up, and knocks out
the blimp. Everyone laughs, and the announcer tells the winners to
gather to hear the rules for the main tournament. Then, Yajirobee takes
off his mask, and curses. He dresses and acts philosophical.
As the announcer looks over, he sees Kiririn, and immediately screams
and starts praying for the ghost to not haunt him. Kiririn has to
explain that he's not dead. The narrator sets up the next chapter as
the winners draw numbers to establish their places in the final rounds.
The final line up is:
Tao-Pie Pie Vs Tenshinhan
Gokuu Tokumei Kibou (the mysterious girl)
Majunia (Piccolo) Kiririn
Shen (the nerd) Yamcha
The group is talking about how Yamcha, Kuririn, and Gokuu have made
it into the finals, which make it everyone but Chao-zu, who'd been
defeated by Tsurusennin's little brother, Tao-pie Pie. Kamesennin is
surprised, thinking that Gokuu had killed the assassin, but Kuririn
explains that Tao is back as a cyborg. Yamcha is afraid that Tao will
kill Tenshinhan (his former ally,) but Gokuu reassures them that
Tenshin will be ok. Then, Tsurusennin shows up, laughing at the
surprise on their faces. They threaten each other, and Tsurusennin
leaves, claiming that the Cyborg Tao-pie Pie will defeat Tenshinhan.
Buruma thinks that the old man was uppity, but Gokuu agrees that Tao is
indeed impressive. Then, the PA announces the start of the finals, and
the fighters go to the circle while the rest give them encouragement.
Buruma wonders why Kamesennin is commenting on being able to watch this
Tenkaichi-budokai (he's always fought in the previous ones,) and Oolong
complains about not being able to see the ring. Buruma convinces Ranchi
to help them get through the crowds.
Kuririn is asking about Tenshin's chances against Tao, and Gokuu
replies that Tenshin is really good. However, the Triclops looked a bit
tired, so Gokuu tells the other two about this one thing that's like
eating 10 days' worth of meals -- but Kuririn tells him that he, Yamcha,
Tenshinhan, and Chao-zu all have senzu seeds themselves -- all of them
have climbed Karin tower to visit Senpyou. This makes Gokuu happy.
However, Kuririn is commenting on Yajirobee's having come only to watch,
and the monk steams over having lost in the elimination rounds. Then,
the announcer welcomes everyone to the final rounds of this, the 23rd
Tenkaichi-budoukai. The first round is between the reigning champion,
Tenshinhan and Tao-pie Pie.
Gokuu gives the reluctant fighter encouragement, and Tao promises to
only half-kill the triclops. Kushami doesn't want Ten to lose, and the
first round starts. However, Tenshin easily evades the first attack,
and drops Tao with a light tap. Tao laughs it off, and Ten asks him to
stop the harassment. Tao thinks Ten is afraid of him, but Tenshin shows
that he is faster and says that he's stronger than the assassin. Tao
doesn't believe this, either, and keeps attacking. In the next lull,
Ten asks Tao to understand that he doesn't want to fight against
Tsurusennin's family, but that he doesn't plan on losing, either. Tao
accuses Ten of kidding around, and detaches his hand to attack with
an extended blade. The announcer disqualifies Tao for using a weapon,
but the assassin tells the guy to shut up, and he's not going play fair
while killing Tenshinhan. Tsurusennin yells out to kill Tenshin, too.
Gokuu, Yamcha, and Kuririn plan on helping out, but Ten stops them,
saying that this is his problem to solve.
Tao's other arm contains a cannon with a Super Dodon attack.
Kamesennin tells the triclops to escape, while Tao describes the power
and fury of Super Dodon -- and that there's no use in trying to run away.
Ten's energy scares off Tao, who leaps back to put more space between
them, before firing. Tsurusennin shouts out "Die!!!!" But, Tao can't
believe that the Super Dodon was stopped by Ten just using his kiai (the
shout you make when punching or kicking someone.) While Tao is trying
to understand this, Tenshin knocks him unconscious. Gokuu states that
he knew the triclops was impressive, being able to drop Tao with one
blow. Ten gives the body to the terrified Tsurusennin, and tells his
ex-master to please stop bothering him and his friends. The old man
flies off with his brother, promising revenge. Gokuu congratulates Ten,
who's not in the mood for that. Kamesennin is pleased with Ten's
behavor, and Kuririn is surprised at how strong the guy is.
Then, the announcer introduces round 2, between former fighter Son
Gokuu and the female combatant Tokumei Kibou (means "anonymous desire".)
Gokuu still doesn't know why she's angry with him, and thinks that she's
mistaken him for someone else -- but there is only the one Son Gokuu.
No one else knows who she is, either, but Kamesennin likes that fact
that she's very cute. Then round 2 starts. Gokuu asks if they'd really
met before, and she goes on about taking a "maiden's heart," and
breaking their promise. Gokuu doesn't remember any promise, and
Kamesennin recognizes her attack style as being from his own school.
Gokuu asks what the promise was for, and the girl tells him "to be your
bride." The others repeat "bride!!!?" Gokuu asks what "bride" means.
Kuririn angrily yells back that it means Gokuu is supposed to get
married to the girl. Gokuu still can't remember this, and the girl says
that she'll tell him if he wins. He asks for her name, but that has to
wait, too. This is when Oolong gloats over knowing who the girl is,
stating that Yamcha, Buruma, Kamesennin, and Pool had all met her at the
same time. Gokuu warns the girl that he's going to attack, and she
dares him to. But, Gokuu is a lot faster and stronger than anyone
expected, and he blows her right out of the ring. Winning his round.
The announcer doesn't understand what happened, and Kamesennin explains
that it was the force of the air that hit her. Gokuu asks if the girl
is ok (she says "ow ow ow,") and Piccolo Jr. has noticed that Gokuu's
attack is very close to his own style (ie -- Gokuu has trained under
Kami-sama.) The girl crawls back into the ring, and states that she is
the Magical Cow King's daughter, Chi Chi.
The group is stunned, except for Oolong, who gloats over being right.
Gokuu remembers the scene from book 2, and now realizes "bride" isn't a
kind of food. He says "sure, let's get maried," and Chi Chi latches on
to him (he objects to this part,) as the announcer yells out that the
two fighters are going to get married. Chi Chi replies that it's a
"husband and wife" thing. Gokuu takes a moment to warn Kuririn about
the next fight.
The announcer introduces Kuririn and Ma Jr. (Magic Junior). Kuririn
calls the demon a "prissy bastard," and Ma Jr.'s reply of "small fry"
amuses Kuririn. The little guy's attack form has everyone bewildered,
before he releases a pair of energy blasts. Ma isn't impressed, but
becomes very surprised to find the blasts following him. Ma gloats
after taking out the blasts with his eyebeams, not noticing Kuririn
getting ready to punch him. Gokuu is impressed.
The announcer is surprised that Ma Jr. can levitate. Piccolo laughs
off the attack, making Kuririn mad. The little guy attacks, and Piccolo
tells him to keep coming, before punting Kuririn out of the ring.
Piccolo thinks it's ended, but it turns out that Kuririn had taught
himself to levitate during his recent training. Gokuu is very
impressed, and the announcer comments on this. Piccolo apologizes for
calling him a small fry, and states that he's going to show his real
power -- Kuririn looks forward to this. Buruma is rooting for Kuririn,
but Gokuu warns his friend to be very careful (Kuririn understands.)
Piccolo asks if Kuririn is ready, then plans on not only defeating his
enemy, but the whole world. Everyone waits, Kuririn wonders what the
attack will be, and then Piccolo grabs him with what Tenshinhan calls "a
moving arm." But, Kuririn isn't defeated easily, and Piccolo leaps into
the air after the "stubborn guy." Kuririn realizes that this is his
last chance, and starts up Kamehame-ha. Again, Piccolo thinks the fight
has ended, but gets the blast full in the face. However, Piccolo
announces "Zanzou-ken," and Gokuu yells out "Behind You!!" It's too
late.
Piccolo lands next to Kuririn's inert body, complaining that now that
he's killed his enemy, the fun has come to an end. Then, Kuririn stands
up, only to collapse again and surrender. The announcer goes wild,
stating that Piccolo has won this round. Everyone cheers Kuririn, and
Piccolo thinks that he's unbeatable.
It's now time for round 4, between Yamcha and Shen -- this is the
last of the first round finals, with the winner going on to the second
round. As Shen strolls out, no one can seriously believe that he's a
real fighter (Kuririn calls Yamcha lucky for getting to face such a
wimp.) The fight is expected to go fast, and Shen politely says "glad
to meet you." However, in the crowd, Yajirobee knows better -- that
Shen isn't what he seems. Gokuu also senses something strange about the
old man, but can't say what it is when Kuririn asks him about it. Then,
round 4 starts, and Yamcha lets the guy go first. He apes around a bit,
and crowd laughs at him. Then, charging, Shen trips and falls --
getting in a "lucky" kick. Everyone laughs this off, including Yamcha,
who wants to finish Shen off fast. So, they try again, with Yamcha
attacking, planning on kicking Shen out of the ring. But, the nerd
ducks in fear, getting in another "lucky" blow. Yamcha's friends are
getting embarrassed, and the announcer makes fun of Yamcha. Shen
apologizes and asks if Yamcha is ok. Yamcha pretends that nothing's
happened, and Shen claims that he's going to defeat Yamcha.
Yamcha disagrees, and challenges the nerd to show real fighting
spirit. So, Shen does.
When Yamcha gets back up, Shen explains about the concepts of
movement. Kamesennin wonders who the nerd is, and Yajirobee thinks
"See, he IS good." Yamcha allows that the guy has a point, and states
that he'll attack with speed, but Shen still claims that he'll win.
Shen likes Yamcha's attack, but reminds the other man that you can use
feet, too. The announcer asks who this Shen is, and Yajirobee replies
that he knows. Shen tells Yamcha to use smaller movements. Kuririn is
shocked that Yamcha's attacks aren't hitting, but Buruma wants to know
what Yamcha's problem is. Kamesennin says Shen is strong, Tenshin adds
that he's fast. Shen gives more advice, and Gokuu is starting to
realize who Shen is. Shen acknowledges that Yamcha is strong, but
that's not enough. He whispers that he's not human -- Gokuu can hear
this, but not Kuririn. Then, Yamcha states that he's going to win with
his final technique. He channels his force into his hand, asks how Shen
likes this, and attacks with Souki-Dan. The attack misses, because Shen
is so fast; Shen is very surprised, and Yamcha asks if Shen is really
fast enough. Yamcha continues the attack, and gloats over hitting Shen.
Shen's counter, however, knocks Yamcha out of the ring.
The announcer states that Shen wins, and Gokuu makes the connection
to Shenlon (Shen is another reading for "Kami") -- and finally it clicks
that Shen is really Kami-sama in disguise. Shen comments on having been
roughed up, and Yamcha and he complement each other. Then, Shen shows
Gokuu that he knows that Gokuu knows.
It's now time for the second round of matches, between the final
four. Starting with the last Budoukai's finalists -- Son Gokuu and
Tenshinhan. The two agree to make an entrance, which the crowd loves.
Kuririn comments on Gokuu's spirit, and Chi Chi asks if Tenshin is very
strong. Tenshin wants to see the results of Kami-sama's training. Gokuu
laughs, and the match starts. They move so fast, even Kamesennin can't
see them. Kuririn and Yamcha can follow the action, which stuns Chi
Chi (she can't.) Gokuu uses One Pattern, and laughs when Ten falls for
the old trick.
The announcer states that the two are evenly matched, but Kamesennin
disagrees, thinking that Gokuu's a little more out of breath. Ten talks
about Gokuu having improved in the last three years, but Ten has
improved a lot more, too. Yamcha loses Ten, but Kuririn spots the
triclops higher up. Gokuu can see Tenshin, but can't move fast enough
to block him. The announcer finally sees them. Gokuu almost gets
knocked out of the ring, but pulls a fast one to get back to safety.
Ten brags that he's going to win, then Gokuu asks if he can take a moment
to remove some clothing. Ten comments that it is a bit warm out, sure.
Gokuu struggles out of his shirt, and drops it. Ten asks if he can
look at the shirt for a moment, and is shocked at how heavy it is.
Between the wrist bands, boots, and shirt, Gokuu was carrying 100 kg of
extra weight (about 220 pounds.) NO one can believe this. It was a
part of Kami-sama's training, and was an extension of the turtle shells
that Kamesennin had Gokuu and Kuririn wear so long ago. Now that he's a
bit lighter, they attack again.
Ten doesn't think that Gokuu is any faster, until the hero shows that
he'd taken Ten's belt without the Triclops having noticed.
[NOTE: From this page on, Ma Junior is visible in the background,
standing on the roof of the Budou-kai building.]
Ten can't believe that Gokuu was that fast, Ma Junior comments on
Gokuu's speed, and everyone else is impressed. Ten blusters, claiming
that he'll still win, but Gokuu asks if he wants to get dressed again,
before continuing. After, Ten talks about his superior ability --
Twelve Eyes. Then, Ten clones himself, and Kuririn realizes that these
are the real things, not a variation of One Pattern. Gokuu waits for
the attacks -- which are just energy blasts. Ten sees Gokuu trying to
escape, and thinks that he's won. The announcer states that Gokuu is
falling, the others are concerned for their friend.
Ten gloats, but Gokuu says that he will win in two more moves. Ten
thinks that Gokuu is lying, but agrees to attack again. Piccolo knows
that Gokuu will win. Ten runs to the 4 corners of the ring, and
the announcer does a recap. Gokuu evades the power blasts, but Ten
yells that he can still see the guy. This is when Gokuu says that he's
making his first attack -- Taiyou-ken. The blinding light that Tenshin
used in the last budou-kai. The announcer tells people what's
happening, commenting that his sunglasses had protected him. Without
his eyes, Tenshin is helpless, which is part of point Gokuu wants to
make. Gokuu himself doesn't need his eyes to know that the Tenshinhan
behind him has the right arm raised for an attack. Gokuu then announces
his second move, which Ten doesn't believe can beat the four of him.
Gokuu says that 2 of the eyes are off, and when Tenshin checks, Gokuu
states that he's counting on the 4 guys making a mistake (meaning,
dropping their guard.) Gokuu attacks, and wins with all 4 having been
knocked out of the ring.
After, he tells Ten that one fast person can beat 4 if the 4 slip up.
Everyone else is stunned at how quick the match ended.
Yamcha offers his condolences, but Ten is happy with the way the
match went (and having been able to fight Gokuu.) And, Gokuu hadn't
used Kamehame-ha, either (out of pride.) Ma Junior looks forward to
facing Gokuu.
The announcer then introduces match 6, between the two newbies, Ma
Junior and Shen. Inside, Shen is worried, and Gokuu asks Chi Chi to let
him speak with Shen for a moment. Part of the problem is the human body
Shen has taken over, the other part is Kami-sama's need to defeat
Piccolo without killing him. Outside, the announcer is wondering what's
taking so long. Ma Junior suggests that Shen ran away out of fear.
Kuririn notices that Shen is talking to Gokuu. Shen gives Gokuu
instructions for if he loses, and states that it's good to worry about
losing to Piccolo. Then, Shen enters the ring, explaining that he'd
been in the toilet. Ma Junior still wants the nerd to run away.
Kuririn asks what Shen had been talking about, but Gokuu claims it was
just Budou-kai talk. (But, untimely.) Then, the announcer starts the
fight.
Ma wants to finish off Shen so that he can face Gokuu, but Shen
replies that he's the one that's going to finish off Piccolo. Ma wants
to know how Shen knows who he is.
Shen's first attack takes Ma by surprise, and the demon wants to know
who the hell Shen really is. Ma gets in a few good blows, leaving
Kuririn speachless. Volume 16 starts out with Shen and Ma Junior trying to stare each
other down. Kamesennin realizes that both are strong, and Yamcha knows
that none of them could beat either of those two. Shen curses the weak
human body he's using, and mentions a debt. Ma picks this up, and asks
about it. Shen tells Ma (in a strange language,) to read his heart.
Then, Ma recognizes Kami-sama, who says that he came to earth to fight
Ma. The announcer tells everyone that the two are talking in a language
that he can't follow. Ma knows that he's safe, but Shen makes a threat
that Ma misinterprets as a suicide wish. Then, Shen pulls out a little
bottle, further confusing the announcer. Ma finally understands, and
Shen invokes Mafuu-ba (Gokuu is the only one who'd never seen Mafuu-ba
before.) However, Shen's human host is weak, and he loses when Ma
responds with Mafuu-ba, himself. Kami-sama is stripped from his host,
yelling to Gokuu. Ma thinks that treating him as being the same as
Piccolo is a big mistake. Shen is unconscious, and Ma Junior wins the
match with the ten-count.
Gokuu is upset that Kami-sama had lost. The announcer asks if Shen
is ok, but when the old man awakens, he thinks that he'd had too much
liquor to drink. Shen runs off to meet his son. But, when the boy says
that his father is a great fighter, Shen is left more confused than
before. The announcer calls a 10 minute break before the start of the
final round, between Gokuu and Ma Junior. Ma doesn't need the rest, and
Kamesennin states that he needs to go talk to Gokuu. Gokuu wants the
little bottle, but Ma swallows it, presenting a problem -- to get the
bottle will require that Gokuu kill Ma. But, if Ma dies, so will
Kami-sama. Ma walks off, gloating.
Kamesennin comes up, wanting to talk, and Tenshin wants to know what
Ma was talking about. Gokuu tells them that Ma is really the Great
Demon King, Piccolo. Tenshin can't believe this, having seen Piccolo
die. Gokuu explains what had happened. But, the group had seen Piccolo
get sucked out of Shen, and into the bottle. Gokuu reveals that that
had really been Kami-sama. And that Ma Junior and Kami-sama are two
halves of the same person -- if one dies, both die. Gokuu asks what
Mafuu-ba is, and how Kami-sama had gotten pulled into the bottle. The
group worries about what will happen now, but Gokuu is confident.
Kamesennin reminds them that Gokuu still has to get the bottle away. Ma
Junior has returned, and reiterates his vow to avenge the defeat of
Piccolo 3 years earlier. After destroying Gokuu, Ma plans on taking
over the world. He laughs maniacally.
Then, the announcer introduces the last fight. Kuririn hopes that
Gokuu will win, but the hero isn't so sure. Chi Chi doesn't want Gokuu
to die before the marriage. So, Gokuu stomps to the ring, determined.
The announcer describes the upcoming match, Kuririn is worried, Ma says
that he'll carry out his resolution, and Gokuu asks "which resolution?"
-- "to kill you."
Then the match starts. After 10 pages of sound effects, Gokuu is
down, and the announcer starts the count. But, Ma tells him to stop
counting, because Gokuu is faking it. Gokuu laughs, and stands up,
noticing that his gi (uniform) has been trashed again. They bluster
some more, as the friends stare on in worry (and surprise at the level
of the fight they're watching.) Kuririn comments on the power of Ma's
techniques. Gokuu disappears again, and not even Tenshin can find him.
But, Ma can. However, Gokuu disappears again, to reappear behind Ma
Junior. Ma's next attack will kill lots of the audience, so Gokuu yells
to them to run. But, there's no time. So, Gokuu leaps up, calling
attention to his new location. Ma calls him an idiot, and fires. Gokuu
blows himself out of the way, and Ma Junior gets pissed at having
missed. Gokuu yells at Ma for endangering the people, and prepares to
use Chou-Kamehame-ha. Tenshin and Yamcha don't know what this is, but
Kamesennin yells for Gokuu to stop, reminding him that killing Ma means
killing Kami-sama. Ma asks what's wrong, claiming that there's
something to be said for being evil. Ma prepares to kill everyone
(Oolong and Buruma hope that he's joking.) Kuririn yells out about
using the Dragon Balls for bringing back Kami-sama later, so don't worry
about killing Ma Junior right now. Gokuu agrees to that. But, Ma knows
that Shenlon was destroyed by Piccolo 3 years ago. Gokuu says that
Shenlon was restored -- the two attackers launch their blasts, with
Gokuu completing Chou-Kamehame-ha.
Ma is taken by surprise, but survives with just some damage to his
clothes. Ma is really pissed now, and WILL destroy everyone. Gokuu
can't believe that the demon had survived. The announcer describes the
attack, and notices something. Without the turban, Ma looks just like...
The Great Demon King, Piccolo.
Ma says that he IS Piccolo. And, after he defeats Gokuu, he'll rule
the world. 2 seconds later, the place is deserted.
The announcer leaps over the wall to continue describing the action,
and Buruma calls him "a real pro."
Gokuu tells his friends to move farther back. Ten commands Gokuu to
not die, and Gokuu says that he won't. Ma blusters some more, then
tells Gokuu to watch the next technique. Ma Junior is now Big Ma, and
he laughs while trying to kill Gokuu. Gokuu's leap takes him the wrong
way, and he knows he's blown it just before being slapped to the ground.
Tenshin wants to help, but Gokuu says that this is his fight. Ma
gloats. Kamesennin is worried, but Gokuu states that it's really a good
thing that Ma has become a giant. Ma doesn't understand this, but Gokuu
continues attacking. So, Ma becomes even bigger. (I love the picture
on page 100. Ma looks very... mean.) Ma asks how Gokuu likes this,
now. Buruma and Oolong run for cover. The announcer describes Ma as a
mountain. Yamcha tells Gokuu to escape, but the hero leaps up and uses
Kamehame-ha to propel himself into Ma's mouth. When Gokuu is spit back
out, he throws the bottle to Tenshin to open. Ma realizes that he'd
been tricked, and Kami-sama is released. Buruma, Oolong, and the
announcer think that they are looking at Piccolo. Kami-sama is filled
in on the details, and Ma Junior is forced to return to normal size
(apparently, with Kami-sama bottled up, Ma didn't have any restrictions
on his powers.)
So, Gokuu and Ma fight again, and not even Kami-sama can see them
moving. Then, they're visible high above the ring. Gokuu is knocked
out of the sky, but uses his feet to fire off Kamehame-ha and continue
fighting. This takes everyone by surprise, but Kamesennin realizes that
there's no reason NOT to use your feet with Kamehame-ha. Gokuu gets
zapped, and is about to be killed when Kami-sama blocks the punch.
Gokuu tells Kami-sama that this is still the budou-kai, and they have to
abide by the rules of the budou-kai, even when the fate of the world is
at stake. Kami-sama fumes about this, but Gokuu tells Ma to continue
the punch. They bluster some more, and Gokuu states that he knows all
of the techniques that Ma can use. So, Ma pulls out a controllable
blast (like Kamehame-ha,) that Gokuu wasn't expecting. He uses 'Ha' to
move out of the way, and then (after Ma tells him that he can't escape)
Gokuu stands and waits for the blast to get closer to him. Then, he
runs between Ma's legs.
Gokuu asks Ma to surrender, having suffered damage to his left arm.
But, Ma is the incarnation of Piccolo (and can regenerate limbs) and has
no intention of surrendering. Ma gets ready to fight back, and Gokuu
tells everyone to run away. Ma's focussed energy impresses Gokuu. And
starts pushing back the others. Gokuu tells them escape -- take a
plane, leave the island. Buruma yells at him for this, and Gokuu says
that he's staying put. Kami-sama tells him to not be stupid, to abandon
the budou-kai and save himself. But, there's not enough time for the
group to flee. So, Tenshinhan uses Kikou-hou to create a large pit for
them to hide in. [Note: When Tenshin used this technique in the last
Budou-kai, it stood a good chance of killing him, but he seems to have
mastered it, now.] Kuririn tell Gokuu to not be unreasonable (stupid,)
which stuns Kami-sama. Kushami tells Kami-sama to not just stand there,
and kicks the god into the trench.
Yelling out "Die!!!!", Ma attacks.
After, he gloats, thinking it's over, but Kuririn yells out, "Gokuu."
Ma Junior can't believe this. Kuririn tells the people in the
rubble-filled pit that Gokuu is still alive. Gokuu claims he'll win
soon. There is cheering, and Ma tells Gokuu to wait, asking what he's
going to do. Gokuu attacks. As he readies Kamehame-ha again, Kuririn
shouts out for people to duck.
Gokuu tells the announcer to come look into the new pit. The guy
asks if Ma is dead, and Kami-sama replies that his continuing existense
is proof that Ma is still alive. The announcer starts counting, and
gets up to "nine." Gokuu lowers his guard, and Ma's mouth blast takes
Gokuu through the chest. Everyone screams, and Ma exacts revenge for
Piccolo. When the group tries to interfere, Ma warns them off -- the
next time, he'll kill them. The fighting continues, and both of Gokuu's
legs get broken. Ma blasts Gokuu's good arm, and gets ready for the
last shot.
Kami-sama tells Tenshinhan to kill him -- if Kami-sama dies, Ma
Junior will die before he can kill Gokuu. It's ok, because the Dragon
Balls can be used to wish Kami-sama back to life, later. But, Gokuu
tells them to stop bickering, because he's about to win.
The group thinks that Gokuu is joking. Then, Ma fires his biggest
attack yet.
Piccolo yells out that Gokuu can't move his arms and legs, and he
fires a major blast at his prey. Kuririn yells out Gokuu's name, and
then Piccolo gloats over the destruction and his triumph over Gokuu. He
claims that he's the greatest, and people stand dumbfounded until
Kuririn asks Tenshin if they see the same thing -- it's Gokuu, heading
on a flat trajectory (thw group yells out that Gokuu has learned Bukuujutsu.)
The man yells out "You lose!!!!" and then he hits. Gokuu asks the announcer
if Piccolo is out of the ring -- this is true, and Gokuu wins the Budoukai.
People rush forward, congratulating him, and now that it's safe,
Yajirobee comes out of hiding. Gokuu is asked if he's ok, and of
course, he isn't. But, Yajirobee tells them to not worry, as he gives
the fighter a senzu seed. Gokuu recovers fully, and leaps into the air
gleefully ("I won, I won") Kuririn and Yajirobee ask each other what
they know about the seeds. Gokuu sees Kami-sama about to kill the
helpless Piccolo and stops him. They argue about this, and Kami-sama
takes the attitude that the world is better off without them. But,
Kamesennin reminds the god that it was Kami-sama that had created the
Dragon Balls, which were responsible for the long chain of events that
had brought everyone together. Kami-sama tells Gokuu that the old man
is ok, and Gokuu agrees, adding that the guy is also a slight pervert.
Kami-sama pays Gokuu back by restoring the man's fighting uniform,
remarking on the fact that Gokuu wears Kamesennin's logo.
Gokuu asks for another senzu seed, which confuses the monk, who
complies. Then, Piccolo gets better real fast. People flee in panic.
Gokuu states that since Piccolo hasn't died, Kami-sama won't die.
Piccolo comments on the error of this move, Kuririn reminds the demon
about the magical seals, and Piccolo flies off as he tells them that
he'll have fun with them the next time they meet. Gokuu thinks to
himself that Piccolo will get stronger, but that he plans on becoming
even stronger himself. Buruma realizes that Gokuu had grown from a
small boy, into a mountain. Then Chi Chi throws herself on her man,
glad that he's alive -- Gokuu isn't pleased with this display of
affection, and Kamesennin had forgotten about the wedding promise.
Kami-sama is so taken with Gokuu's honesty, that the God suggests
that the man join him in heaven, and become his replacement when
Kami-sama eventually dies. Gokuu considers this a bad joke, and begs
out of it. Chao-zu flies in from the hospital, where he'd been safe,
and is happily reunited with Tenshinhan. Kami-sama keeps pressing Gokuu
concerning his offer, but Gokuu calls for Kintoen, and he and Chi Chi
fly off with Kami-sama and Kuririn calling out his name behind him.
[Note: Kamesennin, in the insert, assures us that the series hasn't
ended.]
Time passes.
With Piccolo in hiding, there are 5 years of peace.
Somewhere, a farmer panics when he sees something that could be a
meteor or a UFO. He wants to check it out. It's not a meteor. Someone
leaps out of the UFO, commenting on the fact that Kakarot must live on
this planet.
The farmer asks the alien what he is, and the alien dismisses the
farmer (who has a power rating of 5,) as garbage. The farmer panics and
shoots. The farmer dies. Then, the alien senses a great power 4880
units away (specific distance measure isn't given,) and thinks that it
may be Kakarot. Then, Piccolo senses a great power approaching, and
thinks it's Gokuu. Both of them are angry at being wrong. Piccolo
wants to know who's distrubed his peace, and the alien dismisses the
demon king at having only a sentou-ryoku of 322. Piccolo gets angrier,
but is concerned by the alien's greater power. Piccolo's attack has no
effect, and the alien asks if he gets to go next. But, the alien stops,
having noticed another power blip, and he leaves to travel the 12909
units to get to what he thinks is Kakarot. Piccolo can't stand having
been so humiliated, and the alien goes to find the great Saiya-jin
fighter, Kakarot (who looks like the baby Gokuu.)
At Kame House, Buruma drops in, not having seen people for 5 years.
She gives Kamesennin a long-time-no-see present, which the old man hopes
will include getting a glimpse of her breasts. When she hits him, he
claims it was just a joke. Kuririn asks where Yamcha is, and it seems
that Buruma and Yamcha had another fight again. She asks where Ranchi
is, and Kuririn answers that Kushami/Ranchi had left 5 years ago to move
in with Tenshinhan. Gokuu appears, saying that they're nearing Kame
House. The alien notices that the power that had been moving so fast,
had stopped.
Kuririn recognizes Gokuu's voice. The alien is getting closer.
People rush out to greet Gokuu, but are stunned at learning that the
little boy is Gokuu's son. The kid is introduced as Son Gohan (named
after Gokuu's dead grandfather,) age 4. And he has a tail, meaning that
if he sees the full moon... But Gokuu doesn't know what the others are
acting so edgy for. Kuririn asks if the kid is as strong as his father,
but Gokuu is annoyed that Chi Chi would rather that they study, instead
of fighting. Kuririn can't believe this, and Gokuu grouses about the
long peace. Then, Bururma notices the Dragon Ball sewn on Gohan's hat
-- Gokuu's found Balls 1 through 6, and Gohan wears the Ball that
matches his age. But, Gokuu suddenly notices a strong power approaching.
The alien lands, and talks about common fathers, travelling to this
planet, and some guy named Kakarot. No one else understands this, and
Kuririn tells him to just continue on his way. Gokuu shouts out a
warning, but the little guy gets too close. Then, they see that the
alien has a tail.
The next page has Gohan introducing himself.
Gokuu wonders whether the guy's tail means what he thinks it does,
and the alien asks if Kakarot has been bumped hard on the head lately.
Gokuu says his name's not Kakarot, it's Son Gokuu. The alien continues
on about bumps, and Kamesennin comments that the older, dead Son Gohan
had found Gokuu, and taken him in as a baby. They still don't
understand, until the alien tells them that Gokuu was born on the planet
Vejiita, (I think that's right,) and that Gokuu is really a member of
the fighter race known as Saiya-jin. And, the alien is Gokuu's older
brother, Radits. None of them can believe this, and Gokuu rejects it
outright.
Radits tries to give further proof of this (ie -- greater strength, a
certain change-over on the full moon...) Gokuu doesn't know anything
about were-monkeys, and that's when Radits notices that Kakarot doesn't
have a tail. Radits curses the humans that did this atrocity to his
little brother, but Gokuu replies that it was a good thing, and that he
isn't anyone's little brother. He is Son Gokuu, he grew up on this
planet, and Radits can just leave. The others agree.
Radits laughs -- the Saiya-jin are fighters (as are his and Gokuu's
parents,) and they live to terrorize others. It's in their blood.
Gokuu denies that he's a Saiya-jin, but, Gohan's tail is proof that they
have common blood. Radits decides to kidnap Gohan, and drops Gokuu when
dad gets in the way. Radits wants to either fight Gokuu, or return with
him to their planet. Either way, he's got one day to decide. Kuririn
and Kamesennin are stunned that Gokuu was dropped with one blow. After
the time is up, Radits wants to see the corpses of 100 people, or he'll
kill Gohan. They argue about this for a while, and then Radits tells
them that he has two friends, and he's decided that their next target
for death and mass destruction is this planet. But, if Gokuu brings the
100 corpses... Gokuu asks for Gohan back. Radits likes Gokuu's show of
spirit, and flies off.
While the others are trying to be helpful, Gokuu calls for Kintoen.
But, there's nothing Gokuu can do. Kuririn and Kamesama ofer to help,
and to get Yamcha and Tenshinhan. Kuririn asks Buruma to use the Dragon
Balls to bring him back to life if he dies. However, Gokuu tells them
that Shenlon can't grant the same wish twice, so Kuririn can't die any
more. But, if they got the remaining Dragon Ball, they could wish the
problem away -- but they can't get it within one day. But, with the aid
of the Dragon Radar, they can track Radits. [Note: Although Gokuu has
supposedly collected 6 of the Balls, the Radar proves otherwise.] Gokuu
is about to leave, when a voice tells him to wait.
Buruma crawls away in horror, and Gokuu demands to know why the demon
king is here. He'd already met Radits. This is Piccolo's planet to
terrorize, and he doesn't want anyone else spoiling it. And, since
Piccolo can't handle Raditz on his own, he needs Gokuu's help. They
agree to a truce, Gokuu gets the Radar from Buruma, and Gokuu asks if
Piccolo can keep up with Kintoen. Kamesennin can't believe that those
two can handle this alone, so he tells Buruma to get another Radar.
The two veer a little more to the right. Gohan won't stop crying,
which annoys Radits to the point where he puts the "shit brat" inside
the space capsule. Then, the power sensor alerts him to a 710 power
level, which seems to come from the brat. He thinks that the sensor is
malfunctioning. Gokuu wants to land and sneek in, but Piccolo tells him
that won't work. Radits still gets the 710 reading, then notices a 322
and a 334 approaching (Piccolo is the 322.) He just can't understand
how anyone could find him that quickly. Then, he realizes that Gohan
really is up to a power level of 710.
Radits greets Piccolo and Gokuu, asking how they found him. Gokuu
won't say. He just wants to know where Gohan is -- safe in the capsule.
They go on about being, and not being, brothers again. Piccolo gets
tired of the talking, and takes off his outer clothes. Gokuu notices
that the demon king is also wearing heavy clothes for power training.
It has been a long time since he'd taken them off. With both of them
made lighter, Piccolo's level jumps to 408, and Gokuu's is 416. Radits
comments on this, but Gokuu doesn't understand. This is a good place to
fight, and Radits tells them to use any technique they wish. But he'll
still kill them. They can't believe how fast and powerful the Saiya-jin
is. They ponder this for a moment, and then Radits says that the two
Saiya-jin that will be coming after him, are even stronger.
Gokuu again asks where Gohan is, and Radits tells him. Gokuu then
yells out to Gohan that he's come to save him. Radits replies that
they've just come here to die. Then they fight some more. Piccolo
loses his arm, and Gokuu is still looking up when Radits appears behind
him "I'm here." Eventually, they break. Gokuu asks if Piccolo is ok,
and the demon (holding his left stump,) says he's fine. Radits
blusters, and Piccolo whispers that he's learned a new attack that will
take time to prepare. So, he wants Gokuu to keep Radits busy for a
while. Gokuu asks if the demon can do the technique -- don't worry.
But, they also don't have a choice. Radits wonders what the whispering
is about, then Gokuu says they're ready again.
Gokuu attacks, while Piccolo announces Makankousappou. Gokuu starts
Kamehame-ha, and his power level jumps to 924. Radits is surprised,
then notices that Piccolo's is up to 1020. Gokuu completes the blast,
but doesn't expect it when Radits stop it with his hands. The hero can't
believe this, and Radits sends up "a present." Radits yells out "die",
but Piccolo states that the alien will be the one to die. The alien is
awed that Piccolo's power is up to 1330. The demon king completes the
spell before Radits can fire back. So, the Saiya-jin moves to the side,
instead. They bluster a bit, and then Radits gets ready to finally kill
Piccolo. But, his power suddenly dissipates. Gokuu announces why.
Radits drops, and Gokuu tells Piccolo to fire again. Radits asks if
Kakarot would really kill his older brother, then declares that he's had
a change of heart and wants to go straight. Piccolo tells Gokuu to not
listen, but Radits says he's telling the truth and Gokuu lets go of the
tail. Piccolo yells out "Son Gokuu" and Gokuu gets dropped. Radits
then says that no real warrior would fall for a trick like that. He
himself has no qualms about killing his little brother. Radits breaks a
few ribs. The Saiya-jin is having fun, announcing that Piccolo will be
next. Piccolo can't act in time. Then, the power sensor goes off, and
Gohan breaks free of the space capsule.
Gokuu tells Gohan to escape, Radits notices that the boy is up to
1307, and Gohan yells out "You're hurting my father!!!!" Radits gets
knocked back, and Gohan calls out to his father. Gokuu tells the boy to
run away. Gohan is now down to 1, and is batted away. Gokuu tells his
brother to stop, but Radits is aware that the boy could be a really bad
threat, and is going to kill him. Gokuu recovers a bit, and tells
Piccolo to use that technique again. Piccolo says it'll take time, and
asks why Gokuu doesn't just grab the tail again. But, the tail can be
cut off... Gokuu wants Piccolo to hurry, and Radits is complaining
about having been weakened by Gohan's blow. Radits tells Gokuu to let
go, but the two of them are going to die together. Piccolo says that
he'll enjoy killing them both, but thinks that he will get the Dragon
Balls to just wish Gokuu back to life. Radits is still pleading when
Piccolo fires.
Radits swears. But Gokuu is going to die, too. No he's not --
Piccolo tells him about the Dragon Balls. Radits radios this info back
to his friends. Gokuu asks when the new attackers will arrive, and radits
answers "in 1 year." His power is almost gone, but he's gloating about
the upcoming death and destruction, calling all of the potential victims
insects, so Piccolo finishes him off. Kamesennin and group show up, and
see the heros on the ground. On a distant planet, Napa states that
Radits is dead. They get ready to visit this new planet, where Vejita
wants to find these things called Dragon Balls. "To bring Radits back?"
"Don't be stupid." He plans on having more fun than that. They head
for the new planet, talking about becoming the fabled Super Saiya-jin of
legend.
Gohan is ok, but Gokuu is about to die. Then, Kami-sama summons
Gokuu's body for his own reasons. Nappa and Vejita look forward to the
fun they'll have one year from now.
Kamesennin, Buruma, and Kuririn are wondering why Kami-sama has taken
Gokuu's body. Kuririn wants to get the other Balls and wish Gokuu back
to life. Then Piccolo mentions the power scanner, and Buruma comments
on its complexity. She'll take the scanner, while Kuririn is to find
Yamcha and Tenshinhan. The group with re-form at Kame House, and after,
Kuririn will start looking for the other Balls. As for Piccolo... (his
growing another arm is like a lizard growing another tail.)
Piccolo asks to take Gohan. Kuririn asks "to eat!?" No, instead,
because Gohan is so strong, he wants to train the brat for one year, to
get the brat ready for the 2 Saiya-jin. The others object, but can't
really stop the demon king, as they worry about how Gokuu and Chi Chi
will react.
In heaven (the box lists it as "That World") the flickering souls of
the newly dead are told to get in one of two lines. Kami-sama is
sponsoring Gokuu, as Enmadaiou is trying to decide what to do with him.
Since, all of the dead come her, Gokuu wants to know what's happened to
his grandfather (went to heaven.) How about Radits (when to hell.)
Kami-sama yells at Gokuu to keep his voice down, stop asking so many
questions, and to pay the big guy more respect. The big guy comments on
where Kami-sama will go when he dies, which humbles the god a bit. The
the gate keeper tells Gokuu to meet a minion, who'll drive him out to
the Snake Road. At the end of the road Kaiou-sama will train Gokuu some
more. Gokuu thanks them and leaves, and Kami-sama broods about the
future, about the Saiya-jin, and about Kaiou-sama. Enmadaiou tells the
god to shut up and get out of the way.
The minion tells Gokuu that Kaiou-sama is a kind of god, and lives at
the end of the Snake Road. Gokuu has to travel the 1 million kilometers
to get to the end of the road. If he falls through the clouds, he'll
land in hell. Gokuu wishes that he had a bentou lunch to bring with
him, and is told that the dead don't need food. Gokuu asks the minion
to pass on a message to Uranai Baba (the minion knows her,) to have
Kamesennin ressurrect Gokuu only after at the end of one year. The
minion records this. Then, Gokuu uses Bukuujitsu to fly down the road.
Kamesennin realizes that he's going to have to tell Chi Chi what
happened, and wants Kuririn to handle this instead. Gokuu is now
running on the road, commenting that Bukuujitshu didn't work.
Meanwhile, Piccolo wants Gohan to wake up. He tells the sputtering kid
that he'd been dropped in the water, because they need to talk. Gohan
yells for his father for help. Eventually, Piccolo says that Gokuu is
dead. Then, he'll really do nasty things if the boy starts crying
again. However, these cool things called Dragon Balls can be used to
bring Gokuu back to life. However, these nasty people called Saiya-jin
will be arriving in one year. So, to help dad, Gohan is going to learn
to fight. Which Gohan doesn't want to do. Piccolo says that Gohan has
power, but the boy doesn't believe this. To prove it, Piccolo grabs
Gohan roughly by the head, and hurls the screaming boy at a big rock
outcropping. Piccolo hopes that this is going to work. But didn't
realize how well it would work...
Now, it's just a matter of training. Gohan is scared, but they don't
have time for that. The boy is told to take his outer clothes off. He
asks about his father, and Piccolo makes fun of the dead man (which
causes Gokuu to sneeze, without knowing why.) The first part of the
training is sheer survival. Piccolo is going to abandon the boy for 6
months. Gohan is frightened, and asks where the shower is, where the
bed is. Piccolo sneers, and leaves. Gohan yells for the demon king to
stay.
Mr. Popo remarks on Kami-sama's behavior. The god, and then Mr.
Popo, are worried about what's going to happen when Piccolo finally has
to face the 2 Saiya-jin one year from now. They can use the Dragon
Balls, one year from now. Back on earth, Gohan keeps crying and saying
that he's scared. He yells for someone to save him when the dinosaur
attacks. Then complains about having to get down from the rock pillar
he's now on. At night, he's afraid of dying, but the sight of the green
apples before him perks him up a bit. But they taste bad. Piccolo is
disgusted with the "shit brat's" loser attitude. Meanwhile, Gokuu is
getting tired on the road. Gohan gets up in the middle of the night to
take a piss, and complains about how hard it is to get down from the top
of the pillar. But, the night is strange to him, and there's this odd
big white ball in the sky... He looks at the full moon.
Piccolo doesn't understand how Gohan became this huge, raging
were-monkey. The power scares him, then he remembered what Radits said
about what happens to Saiya-jin who look at the full moon. So, he blows
the moon up. Gohan is now proven to be a Saiya-jin, and Piccolo thinks
about this. And, since the tail is part of what causes the change-over,
Piccolo pulls it off. Piccolo also wants to get the boy something to
work with, so he creates a sword, and an uniform like Gokuu's, but with
a slight change to the kanji on it (it now reads "Ma".) After 6 months,
the real training, the teaching of attack techniques and magic, will
begin.
Gyoumaou is trying to calm down his daughter, who plans on berating
her husband for being gone so long with their son (who should be at
home, studying.) At Kame House, Buruma has gotten the power sensor to
work. She uses a machine gun to wake people up and complain about how
she's working, and they're asleep. Then, she tells the old turtle man
to stand up. Kamesennin stutters on this, as she states that he has a
power level of 139. He's impressed, so Kuririn asks to be read next.
206, which is better than the old man. Buruma comments on the designs
of the Saiya-jin, and then states that at about 3000 km, someone has a
rating of 250. Kuririn figures that it has to be Tenshinhan [why
doesn't Chao-zu register?] In a different direction, there's a 177,
which Kamesennin claims is probably Yamcha. Somewhere else, there's an
impressive 329. Probably Piccolo, but Gohan is supposed to be with him.
Kuririn wants to go rescue Gohan, but Kamsennin says to leave them
alone. But it is time to get the other Dragon Balls.
[Note: On pages 65 and 70, the place where Kuririn was smashed into the
wall by Radits has been repaired.]
At the door, Yajirobee calls out to get attention to himself.
Kuririn recognizes the guy from Karin Tower -- Arumajiro (the monk
corrects him.) He's there to tell the group that something is happening
at Karin Tower, and everyone, including Tenshinhan, Yamcha, and Chao-zu
are to meet Kami-sama there. They're to get ready to fight the two
Saiya-jin. Also, the Dragon Balls should not be used to bring Gokuu
back right away. According to Uranai Baba, Gokuu is training in heaven,
and doesn't want to be resurrected until the end of one year. Kuririn
comments about getting special training in heave, and then they see an
approaching craft. Gyoumaou yells out a greeting to Kamesennin, who
realizes that Chi Chi is coming. The big guy humbly greets his master,
and Chi Chi wants to know where Gohan and her worthless husband are --
well... "Piccolo has Gohan, and Gokuu is dead." Chi Chi faints.
6 months go by. The group trains under Kami-sama and Gokuu is still
running on the snake bridge. And what of Gohan?
He's still alive.
He greets the dinosaur as it attacks him again. And then uses part
of the tail for supper. Now, it's time for Piccolo to get down to
serious training. When Piccolo disappears, he says "behind you," and
kicks the boy down. Gohan says that Piccolo is fast, then gets a
warning about breaking in the middle of a fight to brush off your
clothes. Piccolo is serious about his job of training Gohan to fight
for the next 6 months, and the boy expects to die first. Which means
that Gohan will just have to get stronger.
Finally, Gokuu reaches the end of the road, after running for one
year. But, there's nothing else there. Except for a little sphere some
distance up and away. Gokuu assumes that that's where Kaiou-sama lives,
and leaps up. The sight of a house reassures him, but the sudden
increase in gravity takes him by surprise. There's a monkey outside
waiting for him, so Gokuu asks if this is Kaiou-sama, and introduces
himself. The monkey starts prancing around, and Gokuu assumes that the
training has already started under this heavy gravity. He repeats the
grunting made by the monkey, until someone else comes out and asks what
Gokuu thinks he's doing. Gokuu asks who the guy is, and he chuckles,
saying "I'm... ummm... Kai... yo... Kai -- o, Kaiou... Kaiou!"
Gokuu then asks who the monkey is, and is told that's Kaiou's pet,
Bubbles. Kaiou tries to make a pun that goes over Gokuu's head, so
Kaiou asks why the guy came here. Gokuu replies that he wants to learn
Kaiou's special techniques, and Kaiou tells him to return to where he
came. Then, Gokuu starts laughing at the pun. This exchange continues
for a while (Kaiou considers himself something of a comic.) Finally,
Kaiou wants to see Gokuu attack, but the guy complains that his body is
too heavy, and can't move. Kaiou says that the little planet's gravity
is 10 times stronger than where Gokuu came from, and Gokuu's jump is a
test to see what height he can reach.
Kaiou asks why Gokuu needs the special training, and he states that
his world is going to be invaded by two Saiya-jin. Kaiou then locates
the two invaders, and knows that they're 158 days out. Kaiou agrees to
do the training, since his is the strongest techniques of all. The
training is to now start -- Gokuu has to catch Bubbles. The weighted
clothes are too heavy, but even without them, Bubbles is too fast. But,
part of the problem is that Gokuu hasn't eaten in a while, so he asks
for some food. However, after the meal, Kaiou wants to go for a drive.
Now, Gokuu has to walk back. Kaiou asks Gokuu if the guy knows just how
strong Saiya-jin really are, and Gokuu replies that he's a Saiya-jin
too.
Gohan asks Piccolo if the demon king really fought Gokuu, and the
king says that the fight isn't over. Gohan states that Piccolo isn't
that bad a guy, and that his parents aren't afraid of him -- which just
makes Piccolo angry. "Shut up and go to sleep!!!" 40 days later, Gokuu
is happy at being able to catch Bubbles. Kaiou is happy that Gokuu is
such a strong student, and the next step is to teach him the Kaiou
techniques within the next 118 days. It requires a pure heart, strong
body, etc. But, they'll do it after tea. Above Karin Tower, Kami-sama
is telling the group that there's nothing more that he and Mr. Popo can
teach them -- have have to go out and train on their own now. Piccolo
is satisfied that Gohan is showing more control. And Uranai Baba tells
Kamesennin that this one time, she can't predict the future.
The insert boxes state that the time is coming nearer. Gokuu tells
Kaiou to go ahead, and the World King throws his rock with "ultimate
speed." Gokuu destroys it, and is told that he needs to use these
techniques properly to be able to control the "genki tama" (healthy
ball.) He explains the genki tama idea, and the use of lots of energy.
Which means that you only get time to make one shot. Gokuu says that he
understands, and will use Kaiou-ken wisely. So, the king says that the
day of truth will come soon, and then... He'd forgotten that Gokuu
needs time to travel along the Snake Road to get back to earth. He
can't get back any other way, and it'll take two full days for the trip,
which is one day too long.
Kaiou tells Gokuu to use him to tell people to resurrect Gokuu now.
Gokuu doesn't understand, but he immediately makes contact with
Kamesennin, who's on the toilet. Gokuu tells the old man what's
happening, and that the Saiya-jin will arrive tomorrow. Kamesennin
understands, and the others ask if he's ok, talking to himself in the
toilet. He shouts out for them to get the Balls. Gokuu is impressed
with the king's ability, and he also gets a new uniform. Gokuu thanks
him, and comments on being able to keep the "kame" logo (Kaiou chuckles,
since the "kaiou" kanji is written on the back of the uniform.)
Shenlon appears, and Oolong stammers out a wish to get rid of the two
Saiya-jin. Buruma yells at him to wish for Gokuu back, and the pig
replies that they can wish for Gokuu next time. Shenlon states that he
can't do Oolong's request, since it has to be in keeping with
Kami-sama's designs (giving life, etc.) So, Kamesennin wishes for Gokuu
to be alive again. At the same time, Piccolo realizes that the darkened
sky means that the Saiya-jin are about to arrive. The halo disappears,
and Gokuu is now alive again. They exchange good wishes, and Gokuu
thanks the king for everything -- if he dies again, they'll meet again.
The hero rushes off, happy that he has body again. But, he does have to
hurry. The two Saiya-jin arrive at 11:43 AM.
The crowd talks about the two balls that fell, and that there's a
person in one ball. Piccolo, Gohan, and Tenshin comment on the sudden
surge of power, and the need to hurry. The crowd continues to mutter,
and the two Saiya-jin state that the muttering is annoying. Vejita
tells Nappa to settle down. The big guy remembers that they're after
the whatever Balls ("Dragon Balls") for the wish. They use the scanners
to find Radits' killer. But, Nappa picks up two people at level 1000,
and they wonder about this planet. Then, Vejita finds Kakarot, and they
fly to meet him. Yamcha notices that the two have started moving.
Kuririn wonders if they're going to Ten's location, or Piccolo's.
Piccolo says that the two are coming towards them. Ten wants Chao-zu to
stay behind, but the midget wants to come along. On TV, the newscaster
announces the loss of an eastern sector. Buruma wants to go help, but
Oolong doesn't want to die, and Kamesennin knows that he can't do
anything useful. So, Pool hopes that Yamcha won't die and Buruma prays
that Gokuu will arrive in time. Gokuu hopes the same thing.
20 minutes after noon. Bats start gathering. Piccolo tells Gohan
that after 1 year, they need to be strong. They notice more power, but
it turns out to be Kuririn (Gohan thinks he's a Saiya-jin.) They greet
each other, and Kuririn has to explain why he's come. Gohan finally
recognize the noseless one as having been at Kamesennin's place. Gohan
says that Kuririn is small, but strong, and Kuririn broods over this
slight. Kuririn asks about Piccolo, and the kid says the demon king is
a good guy. Then, the Saiya-jin are sensed.
The Saiya-jin make fun of the three on the ground, and Kuririn
comments on these guys being "Saiya-jin," and being very powerful. It's
obvious that the three have been waiting for the invaders. Piccolo asks
what they've come for, and Vejita recognizes the voice from when he'd
heard it over Radits' radio. Nappa thinks that Piccolo looks like someone
from planet Namek. (Kuririn wonders if this means that Piccolo is an alien.
So, Piccolo comes from a planet of magic users.) Vejita says that they've
also come for the Dragon Balls.
Apparently, Namek is where the original Dragon Balls came from. They
think that Piccolo has the Ball to give to them, but he's just there to
fight them. Kami-sama is worried, and he talks about Namek a little. So,
since they have to fight, Nappa starts reading off their opponent's
power levels (Kuririn is 981, Piccolo is 1220, and Gohan is 1083.) He
thinks that this is pitiful, but Vejita tells him that they don't need
to use the scouters and that he should take his off. Nappa agrees,
saying that Radits was a weakling for relying on his scouter (Piccolo
chokes on the "weakling" part, and Kuririn continues, saying it had
taken both Gokuu and Piccolo to kill Radits.)
Since Vejita just wants the Dragon Balls, he tells Nappa to create 6
cybermen. Since the good guys are confused by this, Nappa tells them that
this is how you make cybermen. Vejita tells the cybermen to hurt the three
good guys. However, everyone notices an energy buildup just before
Tenshinhan, Chao-zu, and Yamcha appear. They greet each other, and fill in
the details for the new guys. Vejita is happy, and orders the cybermen to
go one on one. He tells them to begin the game, and Piccolo gets rankled
that this is called a "game," (Kuririn tries to calm him down because Gokuu
hasn't shown yet.) They go one on one, with Vejita volunteering one of his
cybermen, and Tenshin announcing that he'll start first. Nappa is surprised
when Tenshin appears to win, and the others cheer the triclops. Vejita
thinks that this is fun, but Nappa can't believe that anyone can defeat a
cyberman (since they have power ratings of 1200.) Vejita discounts the use
of pure numbers, which Nappa does believe in.
The cyberman stands up, and Kuririn gives a warning. No one, however,
expects it when Vejita destroys it with a simple gesture. Nappa asks why,
and Vejita says that Tenshin had won. He gives a warning to the remaining
cybermen. Piccolo thinks that Vejita is a madman. Vejita asks who's going
to fight next, and Nappa reinforces the threat to the cybermen. Yamcha
volunteers to fight next, but Kuririn wants to go. Gohan thinks that the
cyberman has disappeared, and Piccolo calls him an idiot, saying that the
creature is just moving very fast. Yamcha apparently defeats his creature,
and gives a warning to the Saiya-jin, telling them that they're down to 4
of the things. Vejita tells him to think again. The creature grabs Yamcha,
sneers, and explodes, killing Yamcha.
This makes Kuririn angry, as he thinks about how this is going to affect
Buruma and Pool. Kuririn tells the others to get back, and attacks. The
group spreads out, as people comment on the energy level, and they tell each
other to run. They cheer, and Kuririn is happy at having done some damage.
But he missed one, and Tenshin curses. Piccolo stops it before it can
touch Gohan, and Tenshin is surprised at how easy the demon king destroys it.
Gohan thanks Piccolo, but the demon says that he wasn't trying to save the
boy, that was only a warmup for the upcoming fight.
Vejita walks through the smoke, hoping that the fight is going to be
a good one. The others are surprised that the Saiya-jin aren't scratched,
and Kuririn had attacked at full power. Nappa tells Vejita that he wants
to handle the group, and finish them off in an instant. Vejita tells
him to do what he wants. Nappa wants them to make it fun for him. Then
he powers up, and Chao's ESP isn't working anymore. The others are
astounded by the alien's strength, and he's about to attack.
Nappa powers up, and Piccolo announces the attack. Vejita laughs
when Ten loses his arm. Nappa thinks "one down," but Ten narrowly
escapes. He's annoyed that Ten is still alive after the second attack,
and Piccolo can't believe the Saiya-jin's power. Kuririn swears, and
Piccolo tries to stop him from rescuing his friend, but Kuririn tells
the demon to shut up. The new hole shows Piccolo that Nappa has
amazing energy. Kuririn notices that Chao-zu is missing, and Vejita
shouts out a warning that Nappa is too slow to understand. Nappa curses
the little brat while Ten yells at him to escape. Chao-zu telepaths
"goodbye Ten-san, don't die." Ten can't believe this, and yells for
Chao-zu to stop. Chao-zu self-destructs. Ten yells out Chao-zu's name,
and Piccolo is proud of the runt. But Nappa's people can handle this kind
of thing.
Gokuu is trying to rush forward. Nappa claims that the triclops
will be next. Kuririn is surprised that Nappa is still ok, and that
Chao-zu is dead, and Ten knows that his friend can't be wished alive
anymore. Nappa rubs it in. Piccolo tells Kuririn to get ready. Vejita
starts talking to Piccolo to distract him as Nappa attacks. The demon
and Kuririn warp out and back in to save Ten. Gohan is told to attack,
but he freezes up in fear. Piccolo curses him, and Kuririn and the
demon shoot instead. But their timing is off. Nappa kills time
threatening them, so Tenshin decides to avenge Chao-zu with Kikouhou.
Which fails. Piccolo calls Nappa a monster. Using Kikouhou causes
Tenshin to die. Vejita thinks this kind of attack is stupid. Kuririn
yells for Gokuu to hurry. Piccolo is stunned that Nappa hasn't died.
Vejita wonders about this "Gokuu".
Nappa states that with one more down, it's the others' turn. He also
talks about Namek and getting the Dragon Balls. Kuririn asks about
their chances of being brought back, and Piccolo says "none." Kuririn
can't afford to die, either. Mr. Popo asks Kami-sama what's wrong, and
the god wants Gokuu to hurry because Piccolo is about to die. Piccolo
wants to land to use Kuuchuusen, and Nappa doesn't care where they want
to fight. Nappa attacks, Gohan calls for his father, and Vejita tells
Nappa to wait. No one understands, but the Saiya-jin wants Gokuu to
arrive first, especially since it appears that these Dragon Balls can be
used to resurrect people. He tells Nappa to wait for 3 hours, but the
big guy refuses to do something so stupid. So Vejita reminds him of his
place. During the lull, Gohan apologizes for freezing up, and Piccolo
fumes about the strength of the big guy and the shrimp who controls him.
The big alien wants to know why they're waiting for Kakarot, and the
shrimp likens the situation to a stew, where you need all the
ingredients. Nappa likes this better, and Vejita mentions Namek's
Dragon Balls again. Kuririn is fretting over what's taking Gokuu so
long and the fact that the two Saiya-jin are so strong.
Vejita's scouter beeps, showing that the three hours are up, and the
little Saiya-jin insults Gokuu. Piccolo states that the one chance they
have for winning is for Kuririn to distract Nappa, while Piccolo goes in
to grab Nappa's tail. Then, Gohan is to finish the guy off. Gohan
promises (in a stutter) to do better this time. Kuririn is impressed
with the demon. Then, Kami-sama yells that Gokuu has arrived, and warps
out. Gokuu sees the end of the Snake Road, meets up with Kami-sama (they
yell each other's name,) and then warp out. The gate demon comments on
this being a Kaiou-sama thing. Mr. Popo wishes Gokuu luck, and Gokuu
rushes off hoping that Gohan and the others are still alive. Karin-sama
is waiting for Gokuu, and throws him 2 senzu seeds. He eats one (gets
better very fast,) and saves the other. Calling Kintoen, he tells the
cloud "long time no see." He then flies towards the location of a great
power build up.
Kuririn starts his attack, Piccolo makes his move and calls for
Gohan. Kuririn thinks they've succeeded, but Nappa calls them stupid,
and drops Piccolo. He's happy that Piccolo isn't dead, and he asks
about the Dragon Balls. Vejita laughs, because their tails aren't their
weak points. Nappa is through with Piccolo, and goes to play with
Gohan. Although Gohan has Saiya-jin blood, he's been tainted by his
father, Kakarot, so must die. Kuririn wants Nappa to stop, and Nappa
isn't done playing yet. Kuririn calls him a bastard, and attacks.
Vejita likes Kuririn's moves, but Nappa just gets angry. Kuririn uses
Kien-zan. Nappa isn't impressed, but Vejita tells him to avoid the
ball, which cuts his cheek and trashes a hilltop. The sight of his own
blood enrages Nappa, and he uses a killing attack that leaves him open
for Piccolo's blindside blast. And Vejita laughs at his partner's pain.
Nappa threatens Piccolo, who then senses a powerful presence. Nappa
wonders what it is, Piccolo answers that Gokuu is coming, and tells them
that this is what they'd been waiting for. There are various reactions
to this, and Gokuu approaches, summing up power levels ("2 big levels, 2
lesser levels, one small level. So, who's dead?") He wants Kintoen to
go faster.
Nappa asks if the enemy are right about Kakarot coming. Vejita isn't
sure who it is, but in 4 minutes, someone with a 5000 level will arrive.
Nappa thinks there must be a mistake, Vejita gets pensive, Piccolo
gloats, and then Vejita tells Nappa to kill Piccolo and Gohan so they
can leave before Kakarot can show up. Nappa asks about how they'll
find the Dragon Balls, and Vejita says he'll do that himself. He knows
where Namek is, and the more powerful Balls are there. Nappa sneers
over this 5000 level Kakarot. Gohan tells Piccolo to escape -- he'll
hold the two until his father arrives. That way Piccolo won't die, and
neither will Kami-sama. But Piccolo won't do it. Kuririn curses,
unable to move. Nappa asks if Gohan can really hold him off, and
charges. Gohan gets some spirit, which only makes Nappa mad with the
"brat." He attacks, shouting "die!!!!!" But gets Piccolo, instead.
The demon tells Gohan to escape, then collapses. Gohan asks why Piccolo
saved him, and the demon just repeats "run away." Gohan tells him to
not die. Nappa thinks it was a stupid move, but it was still fine by
him.
Gokuu notices that one power level has just dropped fast, and he
wonders who it is. Kami-sama is suffering too. Piccolo says that Gohan
is on his own, warns him about the moon, and then dies. Kami-sama goes,
too. Mr. Popo shouts out "Kami-sama!!!!" Gohan uses Masen-kou, and
everyone notices his power level jump to 2800. However, Nappa punches
the blast away, then comments on Gohan's having become a bit more
impressive (looks like his hand hurts a little.) However, Vejita knows
that Gohan has shot his wad. Gohan apologizes to Piccolo for failing,
Kuririn curses, and Nappa comes in for the kill (laughing at Gohan's
weakness.)
The boy notices that he's now riding on Kintoen, Nappa asks what
happened, and Kuririn says Gokuu's name. The two survivors greet their
rescuer, and Vejita says that his arrival is a good joke. Gohan tells
his father that Piccolo had died while protecting him. Gokuu counts the
dead -- Tenshinhan, Yamcha; Nappa laughs, trying to increase the shock
by mentioning another dead runt. Gokuu realizes that this means
Chao-zu, and of course Kami-sama. Vejita watches Gokuu's power level
rise. Gokuu approaches Nappa, who thinks that the man wants to die
also. He attacks, but Gokuu only wants to get Gohan to go over by
Kuririn. Vejita thinks "fast..." Gokuu tries to give his last senzu
seed to his friend, but Kuririn wants it saved for Gokuu himself.
Finally, Kuririn eats half, and Gohan eats the other half. Gokuu tries
to cheer them up, but the two feel that they weren't strong enough to
keep their friends from dying. But now that Gokuu is here... but Gokuu
wants them to leave, so that he can fight on his own. Kuririn and Gohan
object, but Gokuu has started powering up. Realizing that they're not
in the same league, Kuririn decides to take Gohan away. Nappa keeps
blustering.
Vejita breaks his scouter when Gokuu's level clears 8000. Nappa asks
what Kakarot's level is, but then believes that there's some mistake.
Gokuu wants him to worry, and says that he's using Kaiou's techniques.
(Vejita doesn't understand what this means.) Nappa loses his cool and
attacks. Everyone is surprised at Gokuu's speed. (Vejita notices that
this isn't the same thing that happened when Radits was doing the
fighting.) Gokuu is not impressed with Nappa, who then also powers up.
Kuririn and Gohan can't see Gokuu move, and Vejita wonders how Kakarot
could have gotten better so fast.
Gokuu's first real punch was pay-back for Chao-zu. The second is for
Yamcha. Nappa curses him as a "shit brat." Nappa's killing blast is
stopped, and Vejita wonders about someone that can do that with just a
kiai. The third blow is for Tenshinhan. The kick is for Piccolo.
Nappa starts yelling out "Shit -- shit -- !!!!!" Gokuu decides that
Nappa really is tough. Nappa blusters, Kuririn and Gohan cheer
(thinking they're going to win,) and Vejita tells him to use his head.
Nappa thanks him for the advice. Vejita thinks that the big guy is an
idiot. Nappa can now use his special powers, which gives Gokuu a little
fun. Then, Nappa mentions his mouth attack, and declares the fight
over. Gokuu uses an abbreviated form of Kamehame-ha (just the "Ha"
part) to protect himself. Vejita is annoyed, because the blast got
close to him. Nappa is stunned, because his #1 attack proved useless.
However, Gokuu is more impressed at Nappa's toughness.
Vejita is getting impatient. Kuririn is impressed with the big guy.
Since he has to keep Vejita happy, and he can't touch Gokuu, Nappa
decides to take on Kuririn and Gohan, instead. So, as Nappa gets ready
to use his mouth attack, Gokuu uses Kaiou-ken to become faster and more
powerful. Gokuu finishes off Nappa, and tells them to leave. Vejita
mulls over Gokuu's improved power and speed. Nappa swears, Vejita
fumes, and Kuririn asks if his friend learned this attack from
Kaiou-sama. Gokuu states that it's an increase in control. However,
there are drawbacks to the teachings.
Nappa asks Vejita to help him, apologizing. But, Vejita just sneers,
states that he's useless as a Saiya-jin, and kills his partner. The
power surge hits Gokuu. The heroes try to understand this, and Gokuu
tells them to return to Kame House. They argue about this (including
the fact that Piccolo and Kami-sama can't be brought back via the Dragon
Balls.) Vejita wonders if they're going to fight, or run. Kuririn and
Gohan give their last respects to Gokuu, and return to Kame House.
Vejita tells Gokuu that running away wouldn't have been any good anyway.
However, this is a bad place to fight, so they search for a better
battleground. They find a place where there's nothing living.
Vejita talks about the soldier nature of the Saiya-jin, and then they
get ready to fight. Eventually, Vejita asks Kakarot what's wrong, and
then shows that Nappa was a wuss. However, Gokuu states that he hasn't
been trying all that hard himself, and uses Kaiou-ken to power up. They
fight some more, and Gokuu still gets hit. Then Vejita and Gokuu
bluster a bit. Vejita finally decides to power up. Gokuu is surprised at the
energy, and feels like he's being hit by a typhoon. All the clouds are
blown away. Vejita says it's over, and attacks. Gokuu gets hit from
behind, and gears up to Kaiou-ken #2. Vejita is having fun. Gokuu
curses at the other's power and speed, which are too much for KK#2. He
prepares himself for the death of his body, and announces that he's
going to use KK#3. Which amuses Vejita.
Meanwhile, there was one fighter who had not appeared earlier to
attack the Saiya-jin.
Yajirobee cowers behind the rocks, thinking that the power of the two
combatants seems to have come out from a bad dream. Gokuu thinks about
the stresses KK#3 will put on his body. Vejita taunts Gokuu, and
Yajirobee keeps cowering. Gokuu uses KK#3, which Kaiou-sama senses (the
king can not predict the outcome of the fight.) They fight, and Vejita
gets mad at getting messed up.
Finally, Gokuu gets in one good punch, which enrages the surprised
Saiya-jin. Gokuu curses the other's toughness. Yajirobee is impressed,
and hopes Gokuu will win. KK#3 is starting to take it's toll on Gokuu's
body, Vejita sees his own blood and goes insane. They both react, with
Vejita using Gyarikku-hou, and Gokuu using KK#3 Kamehame-ha. They both
strain, and Gokuu pushes into KK#4. Yajirobee rushes out, thinking that
Gokuu has won. They greet each other, but the monk's slap on the back
puts Gokuu in a coughing fit. Then, Gokuu suggests that the monk run
away; Yajirobee slowly realizes what may be wrong. Yes, Vejita is still
alive, and Yajirobee has trouble accepting this. But, he does leave,
wishing Gokuu good luck.
Vejita frees himself from the blast, and rages on about being the
best Saiya-jin in the world. He then has a thought, and goes searching
for this planet's moon. Kaiou-sama frets over Gokuu's chances, Gokuu
wonders what's taking Vejita so long, and Vejita wonders where they've
put the moon for this planet. No matter, he can make due without it.
Gokuu is thinking about Kaiou-sama's concept of a genki tama. Vejita
returns, talking about the missing moon (Gokuu doesn't understand.) The
Saiya-jin describes the brute strength increase Saiya-jin get when they
see the full moon. And, he makes a little one of his own. Gokuu
doesn't recognize the full moon (without his tail, it has no effect.)
Kaiou-sama is stunned. Vejita gloats, and then changes into a
were-monkey.
Kuririn and Gohan are near Kame House, when they sense the light and
power of a star behind them. The power isn't from Gohan's father, so it
must be that of the Saiya-jin. Gohan has to go back and help his dad.
They argue a little, but Gohan isn't going to run away any more.
Kuririn decides to go with. Gokuu is stunned, and Vejita asks him about
the new situation. Vejita claims that his power has increased by a
factor of ten. As Gokuu thinks about this, he remembers a warning his
grandfather had made about not looking at the full moon, and remaining
asleep at night. Then Kami-sama had suggested removing the tail.
Gokuu suddenly realizes that when he'd been a were-monkey a long time
ago, he'd killed his own grandfather by accident. He apologizes to the
old man, living in "the other world." Yajirobee is trying to understand
that Saiya-jin turn into were-monkeys. Gokuu thinks about "genki tama,"
and attacks. He loses his concentration, and has to re-invoke
Kaiou-ken. But, he loses it again. Vejita tells him to try to run
away, and Gokuu thinks about using KK#5, which requires a 10 second
rest. He needs an opening, so he uses Tenshin's blinding Taiyou-ken.
During the lull, Gokuu invokes the power of the sea to give him energy
to recover.
Vejita curses his blindness, and gets better before Gokuu has fully
recharged himself. But, Gokuu is a lot better now, too. Vejita finds him
and uses a mouth blast to undo all of that recharging. Gokuu is nearly
helpless, but does dodge a few of Vejita's attacks. Vejita steps on
Gokuu's legs, crushing them. Kuririn states that Gokuu's power has
dropped a lot. Gohan yells "father" and he keeps approaching. Vejita
gloats, then prepares to finish off his enemy, and then the rest of the
world. Gokuu curses, looking like he's lost, but he still has energy
for one more attack. As Vejita grabs his damaged eye, Gokuu waits for
the end. Vejita picks up the body, raging over the damage to his face.
Yajirobee can't do anything, and Gokuu's ribs break. Gohan and
Kuririn are very close now. Kuririn can't understand the point of the
glowing orb. They see the giant were-monkey, and Kuririn tells Gohan to
land. Kuririn wants to help Gokuu, but they find Yajirobee first. He
says that the were-monkey is the Saiya-jin, and Kuririn growls out that
he knows. And that they have to cut off its tail. Kuririn states that
Gohan and he will act as a distraction, while Yajirobee does the
cutting. Yajirobee hates this idea, since Vejita is so strong. Gohan
thinks to his father to not die, and Kuririn realizes that Gokuu's power
level is so low that his friend will soon die. Vejita notices something,
and Gohan attracts his attention. Kuririn prepares Kien-zan. Vejita
makes Gohan watch his father's torture. Kuririn attacks, but misses.
Vejita notices the other guy, but dismisses him to continue killing
Kakarot. Kuririn fumes helplessly, and apologizes to Gokuu. Then,
something happens.
Vejita discovers that there was one more insect. Now, with his tail
cut off, he reverts to normal. Yajirobee prays that no one noticed him.
Kuririn praises the monk (who keeps cowering,) and Vejita promises to
kill everyone. Gohan is trying to understand how the monster changed
into the Saiya-jin. Vejita takes his rage out on the human-Saiya-jin
child, and keeps on about the boy not being a pure-blood. Then, the boy
is discarded to die with his father. Gokuu tells the boy that he can't
move, so Gohan has to keep trying. Vejita notices that Gokuu is still
awake. Gohan replies that he's powerless, too. Vejita decides to kill
Gokuu, and then the brat. After, it's the bastard that had cut his
tail. Yajirobee panics. Gokuu tries to reassure his son, but the boy
claims he can't move. Gokuu yells at him to not die, and to remember
what Piccolo had taught him. Vejita continues to rough up Gokuu, Gokuu
calls to Gohan, and the boy tells the Saiya-jin to stop it.
Gohan's claim to assault Vejita amuses the alien. But, he is surprised
at the boy's attack. Gokuu tells Kuririn to come over. Kuririn says
that Gohan should be allowed to escape, but the man states that he's
going to give Kuririn the genki tama. Kuririn doesn't understand, so
Gokuu explains a little, and then tells his friend to hurry because
Gohan's going to die. The little guy is told to hold Gokuu's hand, then
the transfer occurs. Now, he's overwhelmed by the power he's just been
given. Gokuu wishes him luck, since this is a level of power Gohan can't
control. Gokuu also says that this new sphere is the Genki Tama. It's
a one-shot, because Gokuu can't make another one. Kuririn says he
understands. The other two keep fighting, then Vejita claims that he's
the baddest, and disappears before Kuririn can attack.
A voice sounds in Kuririn's head, telling him not to try to see the
opponent with his eyes while trying to use the Genki Tama. It's
Kaiou-sama, giving advice. Vejita gloats at having superior speed, and
Kuririn is told to sense the power of evil. Gohan gets blasted, as
Kuririn tries to find Vejita without using his eyes. Yajirobee notices
the great power of the ball. Vejita wants Gokuu to see what happens to
the boy. Kuririn suddenly senses the great evil, and Yajirobee yells
out for the runt to fire away already.
Vejita is alerted, Kuririn swears at the monk and fires. Vejita
wonders what this is, and leaps out of the way. This was the last
chance, and now it's going to kill Gohan. Gokuu thinks out for Gohan to
sense the presense of evil and redirect the attack. Which happens.
Everyone is impressed by the reaction, and they celebrate and
congratulate each other. Vejita's body lands, and Kuririn thinks it's
just a corpse. But, Vejita isn't killed so easily. Kaiou can't believe
that the genki tama hadn't been effective. Vejita is ready for payback
time, at having been damaged. Kuririn has to wait to die, though. What
hurts the Saiya-jin most, is the assault on his pride. He powers up
further, and Gokuu just swears. Vejita tries to destroy the area, but
only succeeds in blowing the bodies around without killing anyone. He
tries to hurry to finish everyone off, before the last of his strength
fades.
Then, Vejita notices Gohan's tail, and tries to kill the boy before
he can see the artifical moon. Kuririn understands what this means, too.
Then, Vejita senses someone behind him. Yajirobee celebrates, thinking
that he's killed the alien. But, Vejita stands back up, calling the
monk a bastard. Yajirobee starts apologizing, saying it was all just a
big joke. Vejita finishes off the monk, and returns to the more
important tasks. Gokuu yells out for his boy to look up at the moon.
Yelling that he's blown it, Vejita rushes in and yells "die!!!" Too
late.
Trying to kill the changing monster, Vejita keeps pounding away.
Then, the prince decides to go for the tail to rip it off. Which makes
him vulnerable, instead. However, neither Gokuu nor Gohan can control
themselves in were-monkey form. Kuririn realizes that this is "like
father, like son." He yells out for Gohan to attack the Saiya-jin,
which the boy does. The runt is happier, because Gohan has a little bit
of humanity in him. Vejita is starting to hurt, and his artifical moon
will last for a full hour. His only choice is to cut off the tail. He
attacks with something similar to Kuririn's Kien-zan. The attack
succeeds, but he can't move out of the way in time. Gohan's partially
changed body lands on him.
Kuririn hopes that it's over, while the alien has enough energy to
summon his space ship. Elsewhere, some men are excavating the alien
craft, trying to analyze it, when it takes off. They are left
sprawling, wondering what happened. Lying helplessly on the ground,
waiting for the speeding ship, Vejita can't believe that he's been
beaten. Buruma, Kamesennin, Karin-sama, and Chi Chi are searching for their
friends. Senpyou sees the bright light from the full moon, and Chi Chi
goes berzerk, hoping that Gohan is still alive. Kamesennin senses 5
people, one very weak, and Senpyou states that the Saiya-jin isn't dead,
either. Meanwhile, Vejita's ship has arrived, and he struggles to reach
it. Kururin struggles to stab the Saiya-jin in the back with
Yajirobee's sword. Kaiou-sama is hoping that the evil will end here.
Kururin says he's going to kill his enemy, Vejita curses his immobility,
and the runt yells "die!!!!" A voice says "stop." Everyone reacts to
Gokuu's telepathic command, and he tells his friend that since Vejita is
going to leave, that he shouldn't be killed. They argue, until Gokuu
wins. Vejita's parting words to "the garbage" are that it's been fun.
Kururin tells the unconscious Gohan that it's now safe, and Yajirobee
complains about having been hit. Gokuu apologizes to Kururin, who shrugs
it off. Then the rescuers arrive, and Chi Chi cries out "Gohan" as she
rushes to care for her son. Kururin tells her that the boy is fine, but
she wails on about his having been injured. The others comfort Gokuu,
Kururin tells Buruma about the dead, including Yamcha. But, she thinks
that her lover can be brought back in one year. She can't accept
Gokuu's explanation that with Kami-sama dead, the Balls won't work. At
least, Yajirobee tells her, Yajirobee himself is still alive. Buruma
breaks down.
Kamesennin already misses Piccolo, and Yajirobee is upset that no one
cares about him. Senpyou tells them to take the wounded to the
hospital, because there are no more Senzu Seeds. Kamesennin then
searches for the corpses, and Kururin mentions that there's a slight
hope for the dead, and Gokuu asks about this, too. But, the answer has
to wait until they collect the bodies. Chao-zu's is missing, since he
self-destructed. Karin-sama comments on the sacrifice, Kamesennin is
too angry to pilot the craft, and Buruma takes over again. Gohan wakes
up, and Chi Chi goes overboard in telling the boy that everything's ok.
Kururin says that they're safe, and Yajirobee states that he's ok, too.
Gohan asks about his dad, Gokuu answers back. The monk asks Chi Chi why
she's not concerned about her husband, and she rants about the man's
carelessness in letting her boy get hurt.
Buruma reminds Kururin about what he was going to say earlier. He
tells them about Piccolo having been recognized as a Namek-jin, and some
vague mentions of the original Dragon Balls, which could be used to
revive everyone. Gohan verifies this, and gets excited at the idea of
Piccolo coming back. Kururin picks this up, because then Kami-sama will
return, as will the power of the regular Balls. Buruma doesn't join in
the rejoicing though, as she asks Kururin if they know where Namek is.
Gokuu states that Kaiou-sama would know. He asks, Kaiou-sama replies,
and the others can hear him in their hearts. This is partly because of
Gokuu's presence, because he's in shock from having used Kaiou-ken.
Kaiou-sama looks up the location of Namek -- SU83 by 9045YX. Buruma
recognizes the latter coordinate, and has "Kame-chan" take the wheel.
("Kame-chan...") Kaiou states that a long time ago, nearly everyone on
the planet got wiped out. He locates the general direction of Namek.
Senpyou comments on how Kami-sama is the lone survivor of this planet.
But if that's so, who's there to make the older Balls work? They
speculate about this until Kaiou discovers that there's about 100
Namek-jin still on Namek. (Yajirobee thinks about what it's like to
have 100 people looking like Kami-sama.) They discuss this a bit, too,
with Kamesennin happily suggesting that Tenshinhan and Yamcha can soon
be wished back alive.
Buruma states otherwise. It will take 4339 years for them to reach
those coordinates. Kaiou-sama hadn't considered that part. Kururin
comes to the rescue again, reminding them about the Saiya-jin's
ultra-fast spaceships, and pulls out the controller that Vejita had
dropped. Buruma now thinks it's possible, and they all celebrate.
The next day, they're at the hospital. It'll take Gokuu 4 months to
heal, but one month for Senpyou to grow more Senzu Seeds. Kururin
gloats over that fact that Kururin and Gohan will get out in 3 days, and
he comments on Gokuu's looking like a mummy. Yajirobee grouses about
not having been admitted, and Senpyou replies that the monk only wants
to get at the hospital's food. Kururin follows up with the
conversation between the monk and Vejita, that gets Yajirobee hopping
mad. Gyuu-ou says that they're all lucky to be alive, when Buruma runs
into the room and tells them to turn on the TV. [Buruma's hair style
changed over night.] Seems that scientists have found Nappa's ship.
They're speculating about what this means, and Buruma announces that
she's going to take over the ship with the controller Kururin found.
She's very pleased with herself, and she enters the control code.
The ship explodes.
This was their last chance, since not even Kintoen can help them out.
Then Mister Popo shows up to tell them that he's probably found a space
ship. He's not sure, but it's probably what Kami-sama used to reach
this planet. Kururin answers that Buruma would know, but she doesn't
trust the strange black man with the big eyes. The two disappear, and
Kururin has his doubts about the ship.
The two instanteously arrive in the cold desolate region where the
ship is, and walk the little ways to it. Popo asks if this is a space
ship, and Buruma isn't sure. She asks how Popo knows about this, and he
states that 100 years ago, Kami-sama told him what had happened. How
Kami-sama had found himself on this planet as a small child, with the
instruction to wait by the ship for a relative to show. After 20-30
years of waiting, the child gave up. Buruma wondrs what the point is,
and Popo tells her to let him make it. The little demon had made the
ship his home. Between it's four legs, a door will open if you say
"Piccolo." They get on the door, and Popo says "Piccolo" again to get
them inside.
Buruma finally realizes that Kami-sama is a Namek-jin, so the ship
should have a way to get back home. She finds the control panel, and
tries to understand it. She has no luck (searching for main switches,
and code numbers,) until a voice sounds in her head. It's similar to
what Piccolo and Kami-sama had spoken at the Tenkaichi-budoukai.
Mister Popo tells her that he knows Namek-speech. She tells him to make
the ship fly (doesn't matter where,) and he replies that the ship is
saying "Ok." They take off, Buruma is impressed, and Popo is happy that
Kami-sama can now be brought back to life.
Back at the hospital, Buruma is enthused, telling people that it will
only take one month to reach Namek. The ship will be fixed up in 5
days. The others are happy, but Popo says that he can't go. Buruma
freaks, and Kururin tells her that she'll have to go. So, she states
that Kururin has to come with. Yajirobee backs out, but Kamesennin
volunteers to spend two months with her (Buruma turns him down.) Gokuu
can't go, since he needs the rest. Then, Gohan pipes up, only to have
Gokuu and Chi Chi argue over this (Gokuu thinks it's a good thing, Chi
Chi wants her boy to study.) He wants to help bring Piccolo back, and
finally shouts to make his mother shut up. (This show of spirit makes
Gokuu happy, but the boy now has to apologize to her to keep her from
crying.) Gohan tells her that he has to try to help bring his friends
back, after everything they've done. Yajirobee is impressed, and
Gyuu-ou tells his daughter that she's lost. Buruma tells them to meet
at Kame House in 10 days. Later, in the ship, Buruma's father is
impressed with the craft, and she tells him to stop messing around.
On the appointed day, Kururin comments on the size of the ship, but
Buruma is upset because he's dressed wrong for the occasion. Kamesennin
wonders where Gohan is, and Kururin answers that the boy went to visit
Gokuu one more time. Then, the others arrive, and Gyuu-ou also remarks
on the ship. Chi Chi's mothering of her boy cracks up everyone, but
destroys Buruma. Kamesennin wishes them luck, they say their goodbyes.
Kururin is excited, but when he asks where to put his gear, Buruma just
snaps at him. She gives them 5 seconds' warning before blasting off for
Namek, and Kururin complains about not having been able to use the
seatbelts first. Kamesennin is impressed with their speed, and Chi Chi
yells for Gohan to remember to rinse. Then it's time to settle in for
the long journey. Gohan is awed at seeing the Earth, but Buruma is in a
bad mmod, and Kururin can't figure out why. They change into more
comfortable clothes, and Kururin thinks that Buruma's outfit is really a
set of pajamas. It's a long trip to Namek.
After a while, Buruma becomes conscious long enough to notice Gohan
win a session of image training. Kururin is impressed with the
combination of Gokuu's blood, and Piccolo's training, but the boy also
complements his friend's strength. Buruma wants them to clean up after
her, because there's a lady present. Kururin objects, since she's the
one that made the mess, but she states that she's too busy with running
the ship. Then, she asks where Vejita has escaped to, where his planet
is. Kururin doesn't know. They speculate about the idea of other
Saiya-jin running around.
Then, on Freeza Planet #79, Vejita arrives. At first, the guard post
thinks it's Freeza, but they quickly identify the ship. They panic, and
notify their superiors. The greeting party wonders what's happened to
Nappa, then they wonder why the distinguished Vejita isn't coming out.
He's quickly taken to the medics. Eventually, Vejita recovers, but his
tail doesn't grow back. He changes to a new suit, asks where Freeza is,
and is told that Freeza's gone, but Kewie is available in the Training
Room. Vejita leaves, saying that he doesn't need a scouter. He broods,
then meets Kewie, who gloats over the deaths of Radits and Nappa. They
snap at each other (these guys don't like Saiya-jin,) until Kewie states
that Freeza has left for Namek. Vejita realizes that the info must have
been relayed via their scouters, and rushes off when told that Freeza is
also after the Dragon Balls (which he claims are his alone.) After
their 34-day flight, Buruma and company arrive on Namek.
Kururin and Gohan are excited, Buruma is cautious. When they land,
she tells them to suit up in the hazardous atmosphere suits. But, the
other two are already running around outside, to her annoyance (they
don't understand what's wrong.) But, the mood lightens when it turns
out that the Dragon Radar works on Namek. But, Gohan senses a strong
power, and Kururin notices it too. Buruma figures that it's just
another Nakek, like Piccolo. The two aren't so sure. She reassures
them, and states that 4 of the Balls are already in one place. They get
ready to go meet some Namek people, when a Saiya-jin ship streaks
through the sky (Buruma yells at it.) Kururin tells Gohan to mask his
power, since this is probably Vejita's ship. They curse over
discovering that they have competition for the Balls. Kururin and Gohan
are going to go after the Balls, Buruma plans on staying at the ship and
notifying Kame House -- they can be rescued in only 2 months.
Vejita walks out, still claiming the Balls as his. He plans on
fighting Freeza to the death, but has trouble using the scouter.
Eventually, the scouter indicates Freeza's location, and that of Dodoria
and Zarbon. On Earth, Kamesennin is told that Vejita has appeared, and
he's to notify Gokuu, but not Chi Chi. Then, another Saiya-jin ship
streaks past, landing nearby. Somewhere, in a Namek village, a minion
has found the town's Dragon Ball. Freeza is pleased, and wants it added
to the 3 he already has. Zarbon relays a message from Kewie, concerning
Vejita. Freeza states that Kewie and Vejita are about equal. Kewie
looks forward to settling things.
Buruma and Kururin are worried at the appearance of another
Saiya-jin. Kewpie finds Vejita and goes to kill him on Freeza's orders.
Vejita looks forward to this. Meanwhile, Buruma wants to return to
Earth and wait for Gokuu. Kururin tries to get her to wait, to talk
Gohan into going with her. She wants them to stay to get the Balls to
resurrect Piccolo and Kami-sama. Gohan then senses a Saiya-jin, but it
turns out to be two of Freeza's warriors who are looking someone that's
not Namek-jin. Kururin and Buruma discover that the two guys aren't
Namek-jin, either. They threaten each other a bit, then the Saiya-jin
destroy the ship to keep them from leaving. This makes the two
Earthlings angry, and the two Saiya-jin amused. However, the sudden
increase in power worries the bad guys just before they get trashed.
Kururin and Gohan congratulate each other ("Nice, Nice,") and Buruma
yells at them for it.
Zarbon notices the blip of power, but tells Freeza that it was
nothing. It wasn't Vejita -- just two people with 1500 levels.
Buruma's upset at having been stranded, and not being able to ever
return to Earth. Kururin and Gohan are going after the Balls, and
want to find a safe place for Buruma to hide. Kewpie and Vejita taunt
each other, and Vejita has to explain that the scouter is registering very
little power because he's mastered power control now. He has to explain
further, then shows his true level -- at 22000 it breaks Kewpie's
scouter, and Kewie is very shocked (they're not evenly matched after
all.) Zarbon decides that Vejita has arrived. Dodoria thinks that his
partner's scouter was malfunctioning, but Vejita really is registering
at 24000. That's more than Dodoria and Zarbon. They talk about that
(he was only 18000 before.) Freeza isn't impressed, and he knows what
the Saiya-jin is after.
Kewpie is trying to strike a deal to band against Freeza, but it's
just a stalling tactic. Kewpie announces that Freeza has arrived, then
attacks. He's sure that he's won, but Vejita says that his speed has
increased, too. Vejita easily wins, and is happy at seeing fireworks
today. He decides that with the scouters, Zarbon and Dodoria can see
him approaching, and that they'll be able to find the Dragon Balls. But
if they only get 6, they'll be useless. He wants the Balls to realize
his dream of being the number 1 fighter in the universe. Dodoria is
concerned about Vejita's strength, and ability to easily kill Kewie.
Freeza is more interested in getting the fifth Ball, which is in a Namek
village with 10 Namek-jin in it. They leave for the village.
Kururin tells Buruma to try to keep up a little longer. She's
exhausted and not happy. They find a cave for her, but it's dark and
she doesn't want to go in. They sense some more power, it's not Namek,
and it's getting closer. They hide, wondering if they've been sensed.
Buruma is relieved when the group passes by, but wonders who they were.
Kururin and Gohan, however, are panicked, and the runt asks to see what
the Dragon Radar shows concerning four of the Balls. Turns out that the
strangers do indeed have those Balls. Kururin asks if Gohan noticed the
group leader -- he did, and the leader was incredibly strong. Kururin
likens the little leader to Vejita -- both are overwhelmingly strong.
Buruma wonders who can be like Vejita, Kururin doesn't know but the
group was dressed like Saiya-jin. Kururin is frustrated at the thought
that the strangers are also after the Balls.
The strangers are heading for one Ball, 14km away. Gohan reminds
Kururin about the runt's having sensed the Namek-jin earlier, and they
decide to go look at the village. Buruma objects to being left alone,
and is told to stay in the cave and tell Kamesennin what's happening.
Then the two fighter's rush off.
On Earth, the doctor berates the injured Gokuu for exercising in the
hospital room. Gokuu is pushed back into bed, with a warning to take
better care of himself. Kamesennin comes into the room, checking first
whether Chi Chi is in (she's out.) The old man brought some food as a
present (kasutera == sponge cake.) He grabs the nurse's butt while
stating that he'd talked to Buruma on Namek just 2 hours earlier. (He
then asks the nurse if she thinks he'd done something to her just now.)
The turtle master says that Vejita is on Namek, that there's 10 strong
Namek in the village that they've gone to, and that someone else is
there that's at least Vejita's level. While Gokuu's trying to handle
this, Yajirobee arrives ("You're alive?") with 7 senzu seeds from
Karin-sama. Gokuu congratulates Yajirobee for having good timing, and
demands to be fed a seed right away, while the doctor warns them against
eating strange foods.
Fully recovered, Gokuu's been waiting for this moment. He puts on
his douji (uniform,) takes the seeds, and says he's going to Namek.
Seems that Buruma's father has been working on a new and improved space
ship (of his own design) for Gokuu to use (based on Radits' spaceship's
technology.) The new ship will get him to Namek in 6 days. He calls
Kintoen, and rushes off. Yajirobee and Kamesennin wonder if they're
expected to follow to help the hero. Gokuu is still concerned about
Vejita, who he knows is very strong. At Capsule Corp., Gokuu wonders if
the ship is inside one of the buildings. Buruma's mother recognizes
Gokuu, even after all this time. He asks where the father is. She
takes him inside, commenting on how he's grown up so much, and tries to
make a date with him to go to a cake shop she wants to visit. Then, she
calls out to her husband, announcing that Gokuu has arrived.
The father asks if Gokuu has eaten a senzu seed already, and is
impressed that the seeds really work the way he was told they do. The
mother goes off to tell Pool and Oolong that Gokuu's arrived, and will
get Gokuu something to drink. Gokuu is impressed at the size of the
inside of the ship. The control panel can start the craft on it's
journey to Namek, and one dial can vary the on-board gravity to up to
100g (a 60 kg person would weigh 6000 kg, and this would kill any one.)
The ship has a bath, toilet, bedroom, and kitchen (which Piccolo's ship
didn't.) The only thing left is to install the stereo speakers. Gokuu
is stunned that this is all that's left, and the scientist says that a
stereo is very important. Gokuu wants to leave now, and tells the old
man that he has to save the people on Namek. However, the scientist
wonders if Gokuu really doesn't want the stereo.
Gokuu launches off, and the scientist is impressed at the speed of his
ship. Pool and Oolong walk up, and are disgusted that Gokuu had rushed
off without talking to them. The mother arrives with some beer, and is
also confused at not finding Gokuu. Our hero is surprised at being
surrounded by night already, then he gets ready to face Vejita in 6 days
by turning the gravity up to 10g and practicing the Kaiou techniques.
Kururin senses that he's getting closer to the village, so they slow
down to a walk. They wonder who the strangers in the village are. They
also notice the strong power emanating from the two near the one in the
floating chair. As well as the over-sized Namek Dragon Balls. Freeza
asks Dodoria what's wrong, and the alien comments on having noticed a
little power blip from near Kururin's position (probably just some
insects.) One of the soldiers is threatening to kill one of the Namek
village elders, which Kururin is surprised to see looks just like an
older version of Piccolo -- must be a Namek-jin.
The Namek want to know what's up, and the heroes wonder if the
strangers are Saiya-jin (they're not, although they're dressed the same,
they're not like Vejita or Gokuu.) Kururin repeats something Radits had
said before, about other aliens being found on other planets -- this
must be an example of what the guy had meant. The elders realize that
Freeza has 4 of the Balls, and the alien offers to spare the villagers
if they give him their Ball. The elder speaks in Namek, but Freeza
orders him to use normal speach (ie -- Japanese.) The elder states that
it's the village elders' jobs to protect the location of the Dragon
Balls, which Freeza already knows. Freeza wants the Ball, and orders
Dodoria to kill 2 of the Namek. If that doesn't work, the rest will
die. Freeza knows that the elders in each of the villages on Namek all
have one of the Balls within the village for safekeeping. He wants to
use them to make his wish. So, he's tracking down all of the elders on
the planet, and making them the same offer. (At the same time, Vejita
is listening in on the conversation via his own scouter.)
Freeza wants them to be submissive, which the elders refuse to do.
So, Zarbon is ordered to give them an example of what to expect. One
elder dies, another attacks in anger and is also killed (after getting
in a killing blow to one of Freeza's red-shirt minions.) Kururin and
Gohan don't like what they're seeing. Freeza demands the Balls again,
so that he can live for eternity (which Kururin notices is the same
thing that Vejita wants, but the heroes don't know why someone would
want to do that.) The elder would rather die first, which is ok by
Freeza. He plans on killing everyone on the planet anyway. Then,
Dodoria notices some strong power levels approaching. It's a group of
Namek soldiers. The fighting Namek arrive. The Namek complain about the disruption
of the peace, Freeza still wants the Ball. Dodoria assesses the
fighters at about 1000 -- no challenge. The one elder realizes that the
aliens are dependent on the scouters for sensing other peoples' power.
The minions are looking forward to an easy fight. Kururin and Gohan
also know that the Namek are hiding their real power. After the minions
get trashed, Zarbon asks if these Namek are really 1000's, and Dodoria
wonders why the levels have jumped up to 3000 each. Kururin is happy.
Freeza is amused, Dodoria decides that the Namek are using power
control. The elder looks around, finding the three remaining scouters,
and then tells the two kids to quickly let go of him. Dodoria gets
ready to take on the three fighters, when the elder makes his move.
Dodoria thinks that the elder just wants to get beaten up first. Then,
Zarbon catches on to what's happening, and Kururin tells us that without
the scouters, the aliens are at a serious disadvantage. Dodoria wants
to kill the elder out of spite, but Freeza wants that Namek kept alive
-- the three fighters should die, though. Dodoria expects to kill the
three within 10 seconds, but they don't believe this. The alien has fun
for several pages.
After the job is done, Freeza states that it's useless to try to run
away, and if the Ball isn't turned over, the two kids will be next.
The elder succumbs, and gets the Ball. Gohan is losing control, and
Kururin tries to get the boy to settle down. When Freeza gets the Ball,
he says that he only needs two more. The elder complains a bit, then
Freeza announces that everyone else in the village can die now. The
elder comments on the breaking of the promise, which Freeza blames on
the desire to make his wish. Zarbon asks how they're going to find
the remaining Balls, but that's just a matter of locating the remaining
villages. The elder tries to create a diversion to let the kids escape,
but Freeza kills Cargo right away. Dodoria breaks the elder's neck, and
Kururin tries to tell Gohan to keep from giving their position away.
As Dodoria moves to kill Dende, Gohan yells "stop," and rushes
forward. This makes Dodoria pause long enough to get kicked in the
face. Kururin curses Gohan. Dodoria keeps getting knocked down, and
Kururin tells Gohan to run away as he grabs the Namek kid. Freeza
notices that the two humans aren't from Namek. Dodoria curses, Freeza
tells the alien to catch the kids, Kururin curses over not being able to
escape, and Freeza wonders who the hell the intruders were. Gohan and
Kururin both know that they can't outrun Dodoria, and Kururin remembers
a delaying tactic. He passes off Dende, and then uses Taiyouken to
blind Dodoria. Kururin celebrates, then they hide. When his eyes
recover, Dodoria can't find the quarry, and decides to blow up
everything to chase them out. The wreckage assures Dodoria that the
kids are killed, but he'd really like the bodies to show Freeza. So,
Dodoria rushes up.
Kururin decides to take Dende to Buruma, Dende thanks them for saving
him, and Kururin says that it was all Gohan's fault. And yes, Dende can
fly on his own. Dodoria wishes for the scouters, which would make
finding the last 2 Balls a lot easier on this big planet. Preoccupied,
Dodoria is vulnerable to Vejita's surprise attack. The two exchange
words, and Dodoria wants Vejita's scouter. Vejita explains that he's
learned a lot while on Earth, and he plans on taking out Dodoria and
Zardon in order to get the Balls. They threaten each other, and finally
Dodoria attacks. However, Vejita is standing behind him. Vejita is
MUCH stronger now, having nearly been killed while on earth. He's now a
Sentouminzoku Saiya-jin (ie. -- stronger.) Dodoria wants a reprieve, in
return for which he'll tell Vejita something about Vejita's planet.
Seems that the planet hadn't actually been wiped out by a meteor like
everyone thought -- the Saiya-jin had gotten uppity, so Freeza had
decided to wipe them out. However, Vejita was known to be a formidable
opponent, so he'd been spared to be enlisted in Freeza's ranks. Dodoria
wants to leave while Vejita is still in shock. Vejita states that's
he's really just upset at the idea of being a slave to Freeza like
Dodoria is. The alien runs away yelling for Freeza, and Vejita kills
him while saying that Freeza should be afraid of Saiya-jin. He then
gloats at being so strong, and remembers the alien's comment about the
two kids that suddenly showed up. Vejita's not sure which two strong
kids would have come to Namek, or why. But for the moment, he has to
interfere with Freeza's plans.
Kururin and company are getting closer to Buruma's camp when they
notice something coming up on them fast. They hide their powers, and
Vejita senses all of this. He approaches them, and they recognize
Vejita and see that he doesn't have his scouter. Each side wonders
what's happening, and it looks like Vejita has found them until a large
fish leaps out of the water. The prince curses the delay, but knows
that without their scouters, Freeza isn't going to find the remaining
Balls very quickly, either. In relief, Kururin's group flies off to
Buruma's camp, but are dejected at the thought that they're not strong
enough to get the Balls to bring their dead friends back. In the camp,
they find the Capsule house that Buruma's set up. She berates them for
running around to have fun, leaving her on her own. Eventually, she
sees someone that looks like Piccolo, and asks if Dende is a Namek-jin.
The Namek had been saved by Gohan, and Buruma remembers to tell them
that Gokuu will arrive in 6 days. She explains how this is possible,
and they celebrate, with Kururin happy at their improved chances.
Vejita senses a strong level of power, marking a village with 20
people, and possibly one of the Dragon Balls. He gloats over getting to
it first. He arrives, and demands the Dragon Ball. The villagers wonder
what's going on, and the elder says that no evil people can be given the
Ball. Vejita says he'll kill them then. Buruma has been briefed, and
Kururin says that there's nothing more they can do right now. They
realize that Dende isn't eating, and the Namek replies that he doesn't
need food, just some water. Kururin then asks why their were farmers
growing food in the village. Finally, Dende gives his name, and asks
where the humans are from. But before answering, Gohan senses a strong
power, which marks the death of many of the 20 Namek at the hands of
Vejita. Kururin is frustrated at having to face the combined strengths
of Vejita and Freeza without Gokuu's help. They talk about the fates of
the Namek as the two sides fight to get the Balls, and Dende demands to
know how the Earthlings know about the Namek Dragon Balls, while
deciding to ask Gohan to help Dende's people.
The village elder refuses to get the Ball for Vejita, so he kills
that Namek, saying that he can find it by himself. Buruma completes her
recap, and Dende wants to take them to Saichourou -- The main village
elder. Vejita happily examines the Ball he's found [Note: It's the #4
Ball, the original of the one that Gokuu thought contained his dead
grandfather's soul.] He hides it in the lake, knowing that Freeza
can't find it without the scouters. He then wonders how he's going to
get the rest of the Balls from Freeza.
Zarbon comments on Dodoria's tardiness. Freeza thinks that if
the two brats have killed that idiot Dodoria, it's a good thing. They
decide to give Freeza the 5 Balls, and then Zarbon and the remaining
minion will go seperately to the two remaining villages to win the last
two Balls. The two fighters split up, (the minion has a 3 hour trip,)
and Freeza broods over Vejita's presence, and his plans to get all 7
Balls. He takes his 5 back to his ship, to wait.
Buruma ponders over the existence of an ultimate village elder, and
Dende explains that this is the Namek that had created the original
Dragon Balls. Dende is this elder's 108th generation offspring. Buruma
asks how Namek are born -- eggs spit from the mouth. Which means that
the elder is female. Dende asks what "female" means. Turns out that
Namek only has one sex, which Buruma considers boring. Kururin wants to
talk to an elder to assist the Namek, and Dende points out the location
of the #4 Ball, but that's where Vejita has probably killed everyone.
That means that almost none of the Namek are left alive. So, they've
got to find the Saichourou, but that will take 30 days to walk. Gohan
will stay behind, Kururin and Dende will fly and risk the chance
of Vejita sensing their power eminations.
As they fly, Kururin compares Freeza and Vejita, and thinks that
they'll have to hold out for 5 1/2 days for Gokuu, after they get the
Ball from Saichourou. Which is a matter of hoping for a miracle.
Gokuu has finished training at 20 g, and is about to step up to 30 g
when he is contacted telepathically by Kaiou-sama. Kaiou catches on to
the fact that Gokuu is in a ship heading towards Namek, and states that
there's some guests on Kaiou's planets. Some people that Gokuu knows.
Gokuu starts to guess, and Kaiou replies that he's going to teach the
newbies his techniques. This makes Gokuu happy. Yamcha wants to talk,
and is told to touch Kaiou's shoulder. Yamcha recaps the fact that the
heroes are going to Namek to wish the dead friends alive. Gokuu guesses
that Tenshin, Yamcha, and Piccolo are at Kaiou's, Piccolo grouses about
Gokuu having all the fun. The remaining person is Chao-zu, (not
Kami-sama, like Gokuu had guessed,) who'd gotten his body back (makes
Gokuu more happy.) Gokuu states that he's currently training to become
stronger, and has to explain why he's going to Namek: not only has
Vejita gotten there first, but someone as strong, named Freeza, is also
there. Kaiou has heard of Freeza before, and needs to examine the
planet. Ten wants Yamcha to explain what's happening. Kaiou locates
Namek, and recognizes Freeza as the ultimate in evil. The creature is
close to the two Earthlings and one Namek. Gokuu is interested, but
Kaiou wants the hero to stay away from Freeza. Then, Piccolo says that
if they're wished alive, the dead friends want to come help fight.
Kaiou yells at him, but Piccolo responds that there's no time and they
have to start training right away. Kaiou will do this, but he turns it
into a test, that shows that Piccolo and Tenshin are the two most able
students of the Kaiou techniques. Gokuu keeps training, and kicks the
gravity level up to 50 g.
Kururin is getting impatient, and Dende says they have 5 hours left
to go. Vejita can't find the next village, but he does sense two people
flying nearby. Kururin senses Vejita, and is surprised at the guy's speed.
He and Dende hide and mask their power. However, Zarbon is also closing
in, and Vejita decides to take on Freeza's minion, instead. Zarbon
complains that finding the village would be easier with the scouter. He
sees Vejita. They greet each other, and Vejita says that Dodoria is
dead, and Zarbon is next. Zarbon wants to know why Vejita doesn't team
up, and Vejita answers that he has his own plans, with include taking
the Dragon Balls. They bluster a bit, and then Vejita decides to
demonstrate the true power of a true Saiya-jin. They fight for a while,
and then Zarbon gets annoyed with Vejita's flicking his blast out of the
way. A little ways a way, Kururin is angry at the level of power that
Vejita and (probably) Freeza's minion are demonstrating, which
overwhelms his own. He decides to take the opportunity to reveal his
own power and rush off to Saichourou's location.
After some fighting, Vejita gloats, and Zarbon replies that he hasn't
been fighting at full power. He wants a chance to change into his real
form, and Vejita laughs at this. He then waits for the change over.
From his beautiful, effeminate form, Zarbon changes into a monster
uglier than Dodoria. They fight some more, and Vejita wonders what this
new Zarbon really is. Before killing Vejita, Zarbon wants to add that
Freeza is a changling, too. Zarbon claims victory, and creates a new
lake with Vejita's body. He decides that Vejita has drowned, and goes
back to tell Freeza. [Note: Zarbon prefers masking his power by wearing
the human-looking body.] Vejita then surfaces, complaining about
being stronger than this.
Meanwhile, the other minion has found the village that Vejita had
destroyed, and returns to Freeza to report. At Freeza's ship, Freeza
asks if Zarbon had found the village, and the fighter answers no, but
that he had found and killed Vejita. Freeza is very impressed, but
Zarbon doesn't have the corpse to prove it. The other minion rushes in
to say that Vejita had grabbed the next Dragon Ball. But, Vejita hadn't
had the Ball on him. Freeza tells Zarbon that he'd better hope that
Vejita wasn't dead. The minion is told to summon the Ginyuu Combat team
(it'll take them 5 days to reach Namek.) Zarbon wants to know why, and
Freeza answers that he has a hunch that he'll need them. They talk
about this (revolves around Vejita's strength as a Saiya-jin, and the
appearance of the two kids.) Freeza thinks to himself that the last
thing he needs is a Super Saiya-jin on the planet.
Desperately trying to not die, Vejita crawls from the lake. Zarbon
thinks about the Ginyuu team, then he sees the body. Vejita is still
barely alive, and the alien carries the limp form back to Freeza's ship
for questioning. One day passes, and Gokuu is still training. He's
still on 50 g, which isn't good enough for facing Vejita. He takes a
rest.
The next morning, Kururin wakes up Dende and they keep going. Dende
gives him directions, and they quickly locate Saichourou's house atop a
tall rock pillar. The lack of people outside concerns Dende, but then
the door opens and Nail steps out. The two were expected, and are told
to come inside. They have to hurry, because Saichourou is old and
getting close to death. (Kururin comments on Nail's looking like
Piccolo.) They enter and levitate to the next floor. Saichourou is
told that Dende has arrived, and Kururin is impressed at the leader's
size. The elder remarks on Kururin's being an earthling, and thanks him
for saving Dende. Kururin says it was nothing.
Saichourou refuses to hand over the Dragon Ball to Kuririn, citing
the many deaths of his people at the hands of Freeza's group. Dende
mentions the Earth's Dragon Balls, which means that the Earth must have
a Namek on it. Kuririn explains why he's on Namek, and the elder is
afraid that the Saiya-jin is actually a Super Saiya-jin. He asks
Kuririn to stand where he can put his hand on his head to read his
thoughts from the past. Now, the elder decides to hand over the Ball,
which may not do them any good, since the elder is getting near death
himself. Kuririn accepts this, because if he has the Ball, it at least
can not be abused. Then, the elder states that if Freeza comes here,
Nail will have to fight to the death. So, the elder wants to give
Kuririn some sleeping power to help him. Kuririn asks about this, and
is force-fed more power than he's ever felt before (which is to be used
for running away.) The man gives his thanks, but notices that the power
is quickly gone (which is why it's called "sleeping power".) Kuririn
asks if one more person can get this sleeping power, and given the ok.
He's also told to keep the Dragon Ball. He tells Dende to stay here while
he goes to get Gohan, and Dende tells him to take care. As he flies
off, Kuririn is impressed with this new power.
Back at the cave, Buruma tells Gohan to take a break from practicing
to look at the Radar at the one Ball racing towards them. The child
affirms that it's Kuririn, who must have gotten to the main elder. But,
Freeza only has 5 of the Balls, and the last one is in the village that
Vejita had trashed. Vejita isn't there now, and Buruma thinks that the
Saiya-jin had failed to find that Ball. Gohan asks for the Radar, and
goes to pick up the last Ball. In Freeza's ship, the minion and Zarbon
are discussing Vejita, and the fact that the Saiya-jin won't fully heal
for 30 minutes. Zarbon goes to talk to Freeza, and the minion expects
Freeza to torture the location of the one Ball from Vejita. Then,
Freeza stops faking it and kills the minion. Zarbon and Freeza
investigate the noise, and think that their enemy has escaped the ship
-- Zarbon is ordered to chase after him. Vejita discovers the Balls,
and gloats.
Gohan finds the blasted village, and views the wreckage for the first
time. He curses Vejita, and looks for the Ball, which surprisingly isn't
indoors. Zarbon angerly searches futilely for Vejita but can't believe
that the guy is this fast. Freeza states that if Vejita has escaped,
Zarbon will die. Inside, Freeza insults the aliens, counts the Balls,
and figures that he only needs to get one more. But, how to get them
outside? -- he decides to create a diversion. He yells that he's still
inside, and blasts a new hole. Freeza thinks that Vejita has gotten the
Balls and is flying off, as Vejita runs back to the Balls and throws
them from the ship. Since they believe he's flown away, he swims off in
the opposite direction. Freeza is furious at the loss of HIS Balls, and
gives Zarbon one hour to get them back. Vejita surfaces near where the
Balls have landed, and is pleased with his throwing control. As he's
hiding the five, he's planning on getting the other two. Then, he
senses a great power that isn't Zarbon's.
Flying back, Kuririn is laughing madly, and telling Gohan to wait for
him. Vejita wonders why the Earthling is on Namek, and why he has the
Dragon Ball. Whatever the reason, Vejita plans on getting the Ball.
Kuririn is happy with his speed, Vejita is happy at nearing his goal,
and Zarbon is cursing the loss of his scouter. He sees something that
isn't a Namek, or Vejita, but it has a Dragon Ball. Then he sees Vejita
and chases after him. Vejita senses Zarbon behind him, and likes the set
up. Kuririn lands, and Buruma screams about being surprised. Then she
notices the Ball. She's impressed with the size, Kuririn says that he's
spoken with the elder, and asks where Gohan is. She answers as Kuririn
senses someone approaching that isn't Gohan.
Kuririn is overwhelmed by the Saiya-jin's power. Vejita demands the
Ball, in return he'll let them escape. Otherwise, he'll kill both
Kuririn and the girl. Zarbon arrives. Buruma asks who this hunk is,
and Kuririn answers that it's the ultimate evil. Zarbon thinks that
Vejita is working with the humans, which amuses the Saiya-jin. Kuririn
is surprised at seeing Zarbon becoming a monster. They fight, Zarbon
expects Vejita to escape, and gets blinded. During the battle, Kuririn
and Buruma decide to escape to somewhere safer, but Vejita stops them.
Zarbon is now messed up, and pissed. Vejita tells Zarbon that the alien
is near death, which the alien can't accept because he'd beaten the
Saiya-jin before. Vejita explains that Saiya-jin get stronger if they
are badly beaten up and can then heal. This explains a lot about Gokuu
to Kuririn. This doesn't impress Zarbon, who attacks again.
Zarbon dies, with a final wish that Freeza be beaten. Vejita asks if
Kuririn wants really wants to fight him. Kuririn gives in, and Vejita
happily flies off, keeping his promise to not kill them. Kuririn prays
that Gohan has found the other Ball. Buruma wants to do some
blame-laying, and they wait for Gohan to return, hoping that the boy
doesn't meet up with Vejita along the way.
Gohan and Vejita sense each other, and the boy tries to hide. Vejita
shouts a warning to whoever is out there to reveal themselves or he'll
blow up the area. Cursing, Gohan steps forward. The Saiya-jin
recognizes Kakarot's kid, Gohan sees that other guy has a Dragon Ball. It
was a present -- Gohan is afraid that Kuririn is dead, but Vejita says
that's not the case. Vejita lands, asking what the toy is in Gohan's
hand. The boy stammers that it's a watch. This amuses the Saiya-jin --
that Earth's science is so primative. Vejita asks if Kakarot has come
to the planet, which he hasn't. Then, Vejita spares Gohan because,
including Gokuu, they're the last three Saiya-jin. He drops Gohan, and
flies off. The boy is in pain, but happy that the other Ball hadn't
been found.
Buruma wants them to hide in the Capsule house, Kuririn wants to wait
for his friend. Gohan arrives and everyone celebrates over the recovery
of the #4 Ball. Swimming underwater, Vejita is already making his
plans, but he can't find the last Ball. Suddenly, he realizes that the
shit kid hadn't been holding a watch after all. In a rage, he rushes
back to the cave, but his quarry have locked their power down at 0. He
fumes over this, and the futility of not having all of the Balls. Gohan
reassures them that they're safe, but Buruma complains about the loss of
the house and the need for a toilet. Kuririn wants to take Gohan to
Saichourou, to get extra power to face Vejita. Buruma later grouses
about how the "lady" has been left on her own. Kuririn and Gohan fly
low and slow, to avoid being detected, since they can't defeat Vejita on
their own.
Vejita drops his new Ball with the rest, and fumes over having let
the damned brat get away with that other Ball. He considers his
options. In 3-4 days, Freeza will get help, and a new batch of
scouters. He decides to wait for the kids to reveal themselves. Two
days pass, and Gokuu continues to train, having reached 100 g.
Gokuu has finally reached the point where he can fire a Kamehame-ha
that can't kill him. He's been battering himself to within seconds of
death, and then eating a senzu seed to recover. Being a Saiya-jin, when
he heals, he gets even stronger. However, the last set of blasts almost
finish him off. He has a little more than 2 days left, and by the
end of it, he has only three 3 seeds. One more day passes, and Gokuu's
feeling great so he decides to take a rest. After turning off the
gravity control, he impresses himself, and is overwhelmed by: how light
he feels; how strong he feels; and how much he's surpassed the 10 g
Kaiou-ken techniques. In one more day, he'll be at Namek, so he bathes
and goes to sleep.
4 days have passed, and Zarbon hasn't returned -- he's either dead or
run away. However, the Ginyuu Team should be arriving soon with the
scouters, and Vejita doesn't have yet seemed to have activated the 7
Balls. With the scouters, Vejita will be easy to find. Gohan hopes
that Saichourou is close, and Kuririn hopes that the elder hasn't died
yet. The runt decides to risk alerting Vejita, and picks up the pace --
they'll now arrive in 1 hour. Finally, Vejita knows where they are
-- Kakarot's brat and the bald runt. He expects that they've left the
Ball with the woman, but he takes one of his own just in case. Now,
he's psyched.
Kuririn tells Gohan to keep trying a bit more, and he hopes that
Saichourou can give the boy the sleeping power. Between the two of them
and Gokuu, they might have a chance. Vejita is right behind them.
They've almost reached the mountain when they sense Vejita. The runt
says he'll stall Vejita while the boy gets strong. Vejita appears, and
Kuririn is impressed with his speed. Kuririn states that he can't beat
Vejita, which the Saiya-jin replies is obvious. Vejita demands the #4
Ball back, then realizes that Gohan has escaped to the nearby mountain
top. He thinks that the Ball is there, and rushes past Kuririn. Inside,
Saichourou is impressed with an Earthling's having so much power. Then,
Nail notices who's arrived outside. Kuririn and Nail try to face Vejita
down, while Vejita wonders if Nail wants to die. Gohan is given the
sleeping power, which alerts Vejita and makes Kuririn happy. Vejita
thinks that Kakarot has made it to the planet and tells him to come out,
but can't believe that's it's Gohan with this power. Saichourou tells
Dende to tell the others that a massive power is approaching Namek --
they puzzle over this until Vejita recognizes the force as belonging to
the Ginyuu Team. Freeza must have summoned all 5 of the team, and
Vejita madly demands the last Dragon Ball, which is their only chance.
Kuririn refuses, but the Saiya-jin tells them about the strength of the
fabled mercenary team. If Vejita becomes immortal, they might be able
to survive the upcoming battle. Nail comments on the approaching power,
and lets them know that the Namek Balls can grant 3 wishes. So, Kuririn
breaks down and they rush back to Buruma's hiding place (the runt curses
a lot.) Saichourou wants Nail to leave also, adding that the elder will
be ok on his own for a while.
5 Saiya-jin ships smash into Namek's surface, near Freeza's ship.
Kuririn pops in long enough to grab the Ball and leave, with the group
noticing that the enemy has arrived. Buruma is left alone, stuttering
about seeing Vejita. The Team makes their customary appearance, with
each member shouting out his name. Freeza recovers from the campy
display, and tells them that he wants the Dragon Balls, and an alive
Vejita. Ginyuu states that with their improved scouters, he can sense
Vejita a long ways away, in the presence of two others. Freeza replies
that those two can be killed. Jiisu hands over a box of scouters, the
Team yells "Fight!! O---hhhh!!" and they fly off. Vejitaa senses them,
and doesn't like the Team's greater speed.
The Capsule Corp ship alarm goes off with 20 minutes left before
reaching Namek. Gokuu puts on his new gi, hopes that the others are
still alive, and has 10 minutes to worry about what's happening on the
planet. (NOTE: His new gi has the kanji for _______ on it.
Vejita and Ginyuu arrive at the site of the Balls at the same time
(they exchange greetings, while the heroes curse the bad timing, and are
impressed with the Team's abilities.) Kuririn dislikes having to admit
that Vejita was right, and notices that Gurudo is the only one of the
team that doesn't have overwhelming strength. Ginyuu wants Vejita to
hand over the Ball, and Vejita hopes that his real power doesn't show up
on the scouters and his throwing the Ball will take them by surprise.
Doesn't work. They want the one Kuririn holds, and Vejita tells the
runt to smash it. Kuririn yells "shit" as he brings his fist down.
That doesn't work, either. Vejita swears other Gurudo's control over
time.
Now, it's the victims' turns. Ginyuu taunts the heroes, but Jiisu
goes a little overboard and Ginyuu admonishes him. Kuririn asks if
they'll have to fight, and Vejita replies that they can't run away.
Ginyuu needs to take the 7 Balls to Freeza, so the rest of the team
use jankenpon (scissors, paper, stone) to decide who gets to kill the
two humans, and who gets to capture Vejita. The group grouses about
this, but Ginyuu gets them to do a group cheer, and they start the
janken (Gohan thinks they should try to run away at this point.) Rikuum
is jubulent over getting Vejita, while Gurudo has to settle for the
mere humans. Ginyuu then laughs as he flies towards Freeza. Gohan
wants to blast Ginyuu, but Vejita tells him to not waste the energy.
Vejita calls a war council, and tells the other two to control their
power against Gurudo, and asks if Kakarot really hasn't come to Namek.
Kuririn verifies this, but adds that Gokuu is on his way. Gohan is
furious over not being able to resurrect his friend Piccolo.
The Ginyuu team fighters saunter forward, wanting to play. Rikuum
lets Gurudo go first, and the four-eyes complains about having to fight
garbage. Vejita is annoyed, Kuririn wants Gohan to use the image
training from when they were on the spaceship, and Gurudo is going to
finish this quickly. Kururin announces Ki o Kaihou, and the fight
starts. Gurudo then stops time to avoid the blasts and return the
attack. However, the humans have separated too far for him to take them
out in one shot. He starts time again, and the heroes locate Gurudo
for a punching assault. The 4-eyes stops time again and starts to
panic (it'll take lots of energy to blast away with time stopped.) He
runs and hides, planning to fire while unseen. But, he gets sensed and
has to stop time again. He's really upset that the garbage is putting
up this much of a fight, and can't understand how they located him
without the use of the scouters.
Commenting that the little humans have power levels at 10,000, the
rest of the team come closer to watch the battle. They make fun of
Gurudo, while Vejita fumes. Gurudo uses the only nearby tree to make a
spear that he launches at Kuririn, daring the runt to escape in time.
Neither human can move, no matter how hard they try. The tree almost
reaches Kuririn when Vejita makes his move. With Gurudo decapitated,
the control over time is broken and Kuririn escapes. Gurudo is annoyed
with Vejita's breaking the rules of the game. But, Vejita replies that
he never agreed to abide by those rules. Gurudo threatens the Saiya-jin
a bit before being finished off. Kuririn wants to know why he was
saved, and Gohan thanks Vejita, but the bad guy says he did it only to
even the odds against the remainder of the Ginyuu team.
The rest of the team complains about this unsporting behavior, and
the fact their Special Fighting Pose (tm) can't be performed by only four
people. Ginyuu will have to develop a new pose. Jiisu and Baata use
janken to decide who gets to fight the humans next, while Rikuum claims
Vejita. Kuririn and Vejita curse this silliness. Then, Rikuum wants to
take on all three of them, which angers Jiisu (who wants to have a shot
at the fun of killing them.) Rikuum performs his introductory poses,
followed by Vejita's powering up to almost 20,000. There's a bit of
fighting, and it looks like Vejita has won. Gohan and Kuririn are
justifiably impressed. But, they sense that Rikuum is still alive.
The Ginyuu fighter strolls out of the smoke (H --- i!) with virtually
no damage. (But, there's a stench and lots of dust, which bothers Jiisu
and Baata.) The "Rikuum Kick" sends Vejita flying. There's some
fighting, that makes Rikuum happy with "Vejita-chan." In the resulting
chase, Rikuum announces a "speed-up," before smashing Vejita into the
lake. After burying Vejita head first in the ground, Rikuum asks if
he's all right, hoping that death hasn't cut into his fun. But, Vejita
blasts him again. With almost no hair left, Rikuum is really starting
to enjoy himself. Rikuum taunts the Saiya-jin, who curses the Ginyuu
fighter as being a monster. Kuririn tells Gohan to get ready to attack,
to help Vejita and to give themselves better odds.
Meanwhile, the Capsule Corp. ship announces planetfall on Namek in
two minutes. Rikuum is ready to finish off Vejita, and Kuririn tells Gohan to help
save the Saiya-jin now. The "Rikuum Eraser Gun" almost kills Vejita
before it blows out Rikuum's nose. Vejita is mad at the interference.
Kuririn is impressed, and Rikuum is just starting to have fun. He
asks his friends if it's ok to take out the runts. They shrug, and
demand chocolate parfaits in return. Kuririn is taken out fast, which
annoys the Team fighter. Saichourou can see a ways into the future, so
he has sent Nail on an errand that he's not happy with. Gohan takes a
beating. Freeza congratulates Ginyuu on supplying the Balls, and he's
about to fulfill his dream by activating them. Gohan calls for his
father.
Ginyuu asks Freeza whether the alien is an immoratal, but it doesn't
seem to have happened. Then Freeza remembers what one elder told him about
not being able to use the Balls to make the wish. He tries to figure
out if there's a special place, or summoning word that he needs to use,
then realizes that there's one Namek elder that hasn't been killed yet.
Telling Ginyuu to stay and watch the Balls, Freeza rushes off to find
Saichourou. Rikuum and Gohan keep fighting, while the boy reminds himself
of whose child he is. Rikuum asks what planet the boy is from, then
Gohan says he isn't going to lose. But, he's dropped and his power is
zeroed. Kuririn curses his friend's defeat, Vejita derides the boy,
Rikuum gloats, and Gokuu finally makes planet-fall.
The fighter wonders where this ship came from, Kuririn is happy, the
ship announces the arrival on Namek, and Gokuu steps out. Our hero
quickly senses the locations of his friends and several really strong
people -- but, the two Earthlings are nearly dead. Time to use his 100 g
techniques. He arrives, people greet him, and he states that he has
some senzu seeds. Gohan gets one, then Kuririn. Rikuum wants to know
who's interferring with his game, Jiisu and Baata wonder about the fast
guy with the garbage-level power rating that's reanimating the corpses.
Gohan briefs Gokuu on why Vejita is so damaged. The hero tells them
that he's gotten stronger on the trip over, then gives the last seed to
Vejita (which surprises Kuririn who wants to know how they're going to
heal themselves after fighting the Ginyuu team.) But, Gokuu announces
that he's going to handle this fight by himself.
Rikuum's not impressed. The Earthling measures in at only 5000.
Vejita's trying to figure out what Gokuu is up to, then has a bad
feeling about this. Rikuum thinks that he's going to win, Gokuu says
that he himself will (Rikuum can't handle this.) Vejita realizes that
Kakarot has become a super Saiya-jin (last one was 1000 years ago.) The
Ginyuu man yells out "Rikuum Mahho Attack" -- and misses. The ones with
the scouters can't find Gokuu right away. Gokuu gives them a choice --
the Ginyuu team can leave the planet, or they can get lots of pain. But
they think he only has speed and no power. Rikuum is about to destroy
them all, with the "Rikuum Ultra Fighting..."
The attack takes to long to announce, and Gokuu wins with one blow.
No one can believe that this has happened, and Vejita chokes the most on
the idea that he's looking at a Super Saiya-jin. Gokuu gives the other
team members another chance to leave the planet. Jiisu and Baata are
amused, but Kuririn wonders why Gokuu doesn't want to fight them. The
fighters have to protect their rep, so they go into their attack pose,
and move out. Vejita knows that Kakarot is going to win. The
combatants banter and fight a bit. Gokuu's powerful ki-ai blows the
team members backwards, putting Gohan and Kuririn in awe of him.
Everyone considers a situation in which Gokuu can beat up people that
could trash Vejita. Baata tells Jiisu to use his Crusher Ball to
distract the human, giving Baata an opening against him. But, Gokuu
doesn't move. He deflects the Ball, and the enemies curse.
[The one-page cover has Buruma complaining about having been
forgotten, while the others have all the fun.]
Jiisu warns Baata to look backwards. But, they still think Gokuu is
simply fast. Jiisu says that this is a bad dream. Gokuu is asked who
he is, ("I'm an Earth-bred Saiya-jin") but Saiya-jin aren't this fast.
Then, Baata states that speed isn't going to help Gokuu anymore, and is
going to kill him. Baata's flailing about pissing off Jiisu, who joins
in. It's now time for Gokuu to show that he has more than simple speed.
After, Gokuu tells Jiisu that it's pointless to fight him, and that
Ginyuu should take their fallen comrades and leave the planet. Jiisu
freaks over the fact that the Ginyuu team has been so easily beaten, and
runs to notify the team leader. At the same time, Vejita is wondering
why Kakarot is taking so long to kill the bad guys. Kururin is so
surprised at the speed and power that he asks if this is really Gokuu.
As Vejita comes in and finishes off Baata and Rikuum, Gokuu asks why
he's doing this. They were helpless, but Vejita tells him that this is
the smart thing to do, especially since one escaped. Gokuu has to be a
perfect Saiya-jin to face the frightening power of Freeza. Gokuu
repeats "Super Saiya-jin?" They think about this as Freeza finds the
correct mountain.
The group talks about Freeza's strength and their chances of beating
him. Freeza does have the Balls, but he hasn't been able to call
Shenlon yet. Vejita wants to know more about this, and Kuririn tells
him that you can tell if Shenlon has appeared when night covers the
planet. Gokuu suddenly realizes that Freeza doesn't know the proper
word for summoning the dragon. Vejita thinks about this, and Gokuu
reminds them to bring their dead friends back to life.
Jiisu tells Ginyuu what happened. Ginyuu can't handle this, but he
refuses to let Freeza in on the secret. Instead, he wants to resolve
this himself, and tells Jiisu to bury the Balls (since the Earthlings
don't have scouters that would show where the things are located.)
Then, they get into their Special Fighting pose. This doesn't work
anymore, and it makes him very angry.
The heroes argue over what to do with the Dragon Balls, as Vejita
claims that the odds would be better if he were made immortal.
Suddenly, Vejita asks where Freeza is, Gokuu points off in one
direction, and Kuririn panics as he realizes that this is where
Saichourou lives. Freeza must be asking for the secret to the Balls.
Gohan hopes that Saichourou isn't killed, because that would cancel out
the Balls. Then, Ginyuu arrives, and Jiisu points out the
troublemakers.
They discuss each other (Gokuu still registers at only 5000, but
Ginyuu's enhanced scouter can tell that the human is really 60,000.)
Jiisu knows that no Saiya-jin is that strong. Ginyuu looks forward to a
good fight. Gokuu tells Kuririn and Gohan to take the radar and look
for the Balls, and he tells Vejita to attack Jiisu. Everyone says that
they understand. Gokuu is told to not let himself be killed, and they
start their plan. As it's about to be one-on-one, Vejita yells out
"Later!" and runs off.
After a bit of fighting, Gokuu comments on the pain and curses
Vejita. Ginyuu and Gohan banter a bit. Vejita thinks to himself that
he'd rather track down the Balls and make his wish than fight (the other
two are evenly matched.) Jiisu roots for his leader-monster. After a little
more fighting, Ginyuu is surprised at Gokuu's speed. Then, Jiisu's Crusher
Ball gives Ginyuu a chance to grab his enemy (same trap that Baata had tried
to use.) Gokuu is about to switch on the Kaiou techniques, when the leader
lets him go. He explains that he knows that Gokuu has just been playing
around, and he wants to see Gokuu's REAL power. The hero decides to do it,
while the leader expects expects it to cap off at 85,000. At, 180,000,
Ginyuu is stunned. Jiisu is also stunned, since the leader is only 120,000.
Finally, they realize that the enemy is a Super Saiya-jin, which is what
Vejita had called him. The team thinks about this, and Gokuu gives them
another chance to leave the planet alive. But, Ginyu is about to use HIS
special talent.
Freeza arrives at the mountain, realizing that there are 3 people
there. Nail warns Saichourou, who's giving the sleeping power to Dende.
Dende is told to help the Earthlings, and he tells the elder to not die.
The elder hopes not to. Freeza arrives, Nail asks what he wants, the
alien demands the secret to the Balls. Freeza is told that if the elder
dies, the Balls stop working. The alien blows open the house to see
this elder, and wants the secret. The elder tells Nail to fight the
alien to give the humans time to summon Shenlon. Freeza looks forward
to the fight; however, they need a place to fight that won't endanger
the elder. Saichourou apologizes to Nail, by himself, about having to
sacrifice such a good Namek.
Eventually, Freeza claims that they've reached a good place. Nail
powers up. A power level of 45,000 is good for a Namek, but Freeza
claims that he himself is 530,000. But, to make things more fun, Freeza
promises to only use his left arm. Nail's attack proves that the Namek
is only 45,000. After ripping off the Namek's arm, Freeza apologizes for
being rude. But, Nail stands up again, showing the desire to die. Nail
regens the arm, proving that his indeed a Namek.
Gokuu wants to know what Ginyuu meant, and the leader tells Jiisu to
hold his scouter. He hurts himself before making plans on the Super
Saiya-jin's body. Ginyuu makes the switch, and is now happy at his new
lodgings. Gokuu, in Ginyuu's body, yells in pain. The leader lets
everyone know what happened, and then gets his scouter from Jiisu. It's
now time to return to Freeza. Gokuu follows behind, hoping to fix
things. At least he can still fly.
Kuririn and Gohan arrive at Buruma's cave, demanding the Radar.
Buruma wakes up, then demands to know what's going on. The runt says
that there's no time, but this doesn't change anything. However, Gohan
grabs the Radar and points out where they need to go. They leave, with
Buruma still demanding to know what's happening. Gohan takes the time
to tell her that his father has arrived. This makes Buruma compare Yamcha
to Gokuu.
At some point, Vejita reaches the ship, and Freeza isn't around. He
takes the time to change clothes, hoping that the Earthlings don't find him,
or the Balls, first. He also wonders about the secret medicine that Kakarot
used to heal himself. He senses the Earthlings approaching, and asks why
they came after him so fast. He hides his power before the two show up and
grab the Balls. This makes Vejita happy, because he'll be able to watch
them summon Shenlon, and then he can make his move. Kururin chants "Ide
yo, Shenlon!!!! Soshite negai o kanaetamae!!!!" (Shenlon appear!!!! So
you can grant our wish!!!!) Nothing happens. They wonder about this
until sensing the approach of Jiisu and Ginyuu.
Obviously, Gokuu must have been defeated, so they hide. But Gokuu
lands, in the presence of Jiisu. (The next cover page has Ginyuu riding
with Gohan on Kintoen. "Yahoo --- I'm really Son Gokuu, even though my
face is strange.") Ginyuu and Jiisu can't sense anyone, but the Balls
are out in the open. Then, Kuririn calls out, and steps forward. The
leader asks how the runt had found the Balls, which amuses Kuririn.
He's asked if he'd made the wish, but Kuririn says that it didn't
work. Ginyuu is happier. Kuririn remarks on Gokuu's strange behavior,
and the fact that the guy is wearing a scouter. The hero moves forward
to explain, when Gohan yells out that this really isn't Gokuu.
The two don't know what's happening, but Gokuu is obviously a fake.
Now, the leader wants to use the power of his new body, and he and Jiisu
strike a modified fighting pose, announcing who they are. Surprises
everyone. Ginyuu now wants to fight at 180,000.
Gokuu struggles along, hoping that Gohan and Kuririn haven't died,
and cursing his body. Ginyuu laughs madly about his great power, but
Jiisu tells him that the old body is about to arrive. Gokuu finds them
still alive. He tries to explain what happened, and tells them that
they can defeat his body. This amuses Ginyuu, with his 180,000 power
level. However, Ginyuu doesn't know how to use the power with the Kaiou
techniques. So, Ginyuu tries powering up -- but he can't get above
23,000. He can't believe this, but Kuririn can. Jiisu is told to join
the fight, as Vejita says that he's the first one Jiisu gets to face.
Gokuu says, "Vejita..." Ginyuu is getting trashed, and ridiculed, by Gohan and Kuririn. He
just can't understand why he can't use this body's full power.
Meanwhile, Jiisu is trying to figure out how Vejita can fight without a
scouter. They banter a bit, then the Saiya-jin suggests a quick check
of his power level. It's so far out of line that Jiisu thinks his
scouter is malfunctioning. Vejita claims to be very close to becoming a
Super Saiya-jin. Then he kills Jiisu, which bothers Gokuu. But, this
is just the Saiya-jin way, and Vejita now turns his attention to Ginyuu.
(He's been waiting a LONG time to do this to Gokuu's body.) Gokuu yells
out that enough's enough, but Vejita is going to wrap things up just as
Ginyuu shouts out "Change!!!!!"
Gokuu sees this as his one chance, and he intercepts the blast.
Ginyuu is very pissed, the hero is happier to have his body back.
Vejita is confused as to what happened, and Gohan figures out that his
father is really his father again. Vejita still isn't sure if Ginyuu is
really Ginyuu, while Ginyuu and Gokuu both know that Gokuu can't
interfere anymore. So, the team leader tries to take over Vejita's body
yet again. However, a Namekian frog (this used to be a place with some
lakes,) chooses that moment to hop by.
Afterwards, the group hopes that Gokuu is ok, but Vejita really had
done a number on him. The Saiya-jin asks where Ginyuu is, and is told
to leave the frog alone. (Vejita likes this arrangement, anyway. NOTE:
Presumably, Ginyuu can only change bodies by shouting out the key word,
which he can't do any more.) Gokuu doesn't have any other senzu seeds,
and Vejita threatens to take advantage of the situation to finish them
off. But, Gokuu knows that it's ok, and Vejita replies that he needs
them for the Dragon Balls, and to help handle Freeza. He takes them to
Freeza's ship, planning to kill them after he becomes a Super Saiya-jin.
Gokuu is put in the medical machine to heal, and Gokuu likes the
feeling it gives him. Then, Vejita tells the other two that they need
new combat uniforms. Kuririn and Gohan don't like the idea of looking
like the bad guys, since it gives them a bad image. They're given the
full outfits, which are a one-size fits all, for kids set. The clothes
are very strong, but do stretch to fit the wearer. They like the suits,
and Vejita tells them that Gokuu will heal completely in 40 to 50
minutes. Kuririn decides to go check up on Saichourou, and tells Gohan
to stay behind.
Freeza has almost killed Nail, without using his right arm. He asks
Nail to tell him the secret of the Dragon Balls, but Nail just futilely
attacks him again. Freeza gets in the last punch, and threatens to make
the next a killing blow. Then, Nail tells the alien that he's wasting
his time, since Dende is the one that knows how to summon Shenlon.
Realizing that he's been tricked, Freeza rushes off, hoping that he'll
get to the Balls in time. It's HIS wish that needs to be made.
Meanwhile, Dende just has a little farther to go. Saichourou telepaths
for the little Namek to hurry, since Nail is out of the race. Kuririn
senses Dende, and they meet up. Kuririn tells him that the Dragon Balls
don't work, and Dende replies that he knows -- the summoning has to been
spoken in Namek. Makes sense to Kuririn. But, he wishes that he'd been
told that sooner, however, Vejita was still a threat to them at that
time. They hurry, since Freeza's presence is cutting Saichourou's life
shorter.
Gohan is wondering what's taking Kuririn so long to return (its been
two hours.) Then, he flies to meet the approaching power sources. One
disappears, leaving the other, which he identifies as Dende. They
exchange greetings, then sneak into the camp to take the Balls while
Vejita continues to sleep. However, as they find a safe place to summon
Shenlon, they sense an incredible power coming in fast. It has to be
Freeza, so Dende is told to call Shenlon NOW. ("Takkarato Popporunga
Pupirittoparo.") There's a light, then the sky turns black, just as it
does for Earth's Dragon Balls. Freeza is confused, Kaiou is happy, and
Kuririn and Gohan are impressed by Shenlon's size. Dende says that this
creature was formed from Saichourou's dream, and it's the first time
he's seen it, too.
Shenlon asks for the three wishes. Kuririn hadn't known about that
part before. They're happy, but Dende tells them to hurry up. The
first request is to bring everyone back killed by the Saiya-jin.
Shenlon says he can't do that -- he can only revive one person at a
time, not whole groups. No one had expected this, and Kaiou-sama relays
the message to the others. Piccolo begs to talk to Gohan, and is
instructed to grab Kaiou's shoulder. At the same time, Shenlon wants to
know what the first wish is going to be, Kuririn and Gohan are panicking,
and Dende is telling them that Freeza is getting closer. Piccolo calls
out, and the two humans look around to find him. The demon explains
what's happening (Kaiou is annoyed that Piccolo left off the "-sama"
part of his name,) and tells them that the first wish should be to
resurrect Piccolo. That way, Kami-sama would be brought back, and the
Earth Dragon Balls would function again. The second wish is to bring
Piccolo to Namek -- he's almost a match for Freeza, and he wants to
avenge his people. The third wish is left for later, but it should be
fun. Kuririn and Gohan discuss this, and Dende is told what to do.
Still sleeping, Vejita senses Freeza's approach and wakes up.
However, it's night already, and he sees this big monster. Knowing that
he's been tricked, Vejita rushes to the dragon, with Freeza close
behind. On Kaiou's planet, Piccolo is now alive again. So is Kami-sama
(the god and Mr. Popo are both very happy.) Dende is told to make the
second wish very fast. He does, but no one had told him to name a
SPECIFIC place on Namek. Then, Vejita shows up, about to tear everyone
apart. So, Gohan states that there's one wish left. This mollifies the
Saiya-jin, and he demands to be made immortal. Freeza is now close
enough to see Shenlon, and he's pissed at being cheated, too. There's
an argument between the Earthlings as to whether they should bow to
Vejita's demand.
At this point, Piccolo appears on Namek, and he spends a little time
getting used to this idea. He then locates Freeza and Gohan, and rushes
to save his friends (well, Piccolo doesn't have friends, per se.) Back
at the dragon, Shenlon is asking for the third wish, Vejita is still
making the same demand, and Freeza's power is so close that Kuririn
tells Dende to go ahead and do it (the runt curses a lot, too.) Vejita
is overwhelmed by the possibilities that lay ahead of him. However, as
Dende starts out, Saichourou dies and Shenlon disappears.
Vejita is so enraged, that he's about to kill them all. And then
Freeza arrives. The alien talks about the loss of his dream to become
immortal, and the defeat of his Ginyuu team. He'll eradicate them all,
but he wants to start with Vejita, so the others get out of the way.
Freeza powers up, stunning them with his strength. Piccolo gets
sidetracked when he senses a weak power. Nail is the first Namek he's
ever seen. Nail is happy at seeing an Earthling, because this means
that the other two succeeded in making their wishes. Piccolo states
that he's here to save those two, and needs to be briefed quickly. Nail
gives Piccolo a little present for Freeza (seems that Namek fighters can
be absorbed into the bodies of other Namek fighters.) This gives him a
MAJOR power rush, and he claims that he can defeat anyone now. He flies
off, laughing madly.
Freeza's new power level frightens Kuririn and Gohan, and the alien
claims that he can easily defeat three little flies like them. But,
Vejita wants to face Freeza by himself, explaining that this way he'll
become a Super Saiya-jin. That old story amuses Freeza, who then
attacks. Vejita's power climbs until Freeza's scouter explodes. Gohan
and Kuririn are stunned at both fighters' power, but Vejita is the one
breathing hard. Then, the Saiya-jin demands that Freeza take on his
true form and fight at full power. (This is what Zarbon had talked
about.) They're going to die anyway, so why not? The other two wonder
what Vejita is talking about. Vejita states that it's a form of
camoflage, masking the alien's true power. As small talk, Freeza
reveals that he did indeed destroy Vejita's planet, and killed his
father. Fine by Vejita, means that he's the new king of his race.
Freeza flexes, destroying the combat jacket, to Kuririn's amazement.
But, Vejita isn't impressed, until the actual change-over starts. This
new monster impresses everyone. The second-stage Freeza decides to
reveal a bit of his force, claiming to have a level well over 1,000,000.
They escape the blast with some scratches, and the loss of one mountain.
Then, it's Kuririn's time to die, and the others can't believe Freeza's
speed. However, Dende was the real target, and Freeza apologizes for
missing. Kuririn is flung off, and the alien taunts Gohan's attempts to
save his friend.
After Gohan thrashes Freeza a bit, Vejita frets over the chance that
the boy is also close to becoming a Super Saiya-jin. But it's ok --
Dende has saved Kuririn (the Namek can heal people,) and not ok --
Freeza isn't dead. The alien hasn't even started warming up. And,
Piccolo rushes along, sensing Freeza's energy and telling Gohan that
he's coming. Freeza demonstrates that he's mastered power control, too.
Vejita yells for the stupid kid to escape, but it's too late. So,
Vejita attacks, believing that he can win. But, Freeza isn't going to
play with him until he's done with the kid. This time, the fight goes
the other way. Gohan can't follow the other's moves, and has to be told
where to look. Finally, Freeza is going to kill Gohan by squashing his
head.
The alien asks if Vejita is coming to save the boy, and the Saiya-jin
can't bring himself to do it. Then, Gohan dies and Gokuu feels this and
curses his inability to save his son. But, they all sense a new power
level -- Kuririn has been restored, and he lops off Freeza's tail.
Freeza wonders how this is possible, and the runt fires off a few more
Kiensan's (cutting energy balls.) Gokuu asks where his friend got this
extra power (it's from Saichourou, having been awoken by Dende.) Then,
Freeza catches up, and is going to exact revenge for the loss of his
tail. Kuririn still isn't strong enough, and has to resort to
Taiyou-ken to blind Freeza and get enough time to escape. Kuririn yells
for the Saiya-jin to attack now, but Vejita is too busy watching Dende
fixing Gohan's broken neck. Vejita would rather ask about the Namek's
abilities, and Kuririn is happy to see the boy reenter the fight. Being
a Saiya-jin, Gohan is stronger and faster, now that he's come back from
near-death (he thanks Dende.) This proves to Vejita that Gohan is one
of his race. This is when Piccolo appears, and he's the strongest of
the group.
They tell each other what has happened, and Vejita and Piccolo
promise to continue their battle after this one is over. Freeza is
annoyed that he missed killing one of the Namek. Gokuu is tring to
figure out who has the new, greater power, and thinks that it's not
Piccolo, but rather, it's Gohan. Piccolo announces that he's going to
fight Freeza on his own, and Dende recognizes Nail's presence in the
strange Namek. Piccolo tells Dende to get to safety, and the little
Namek wonders how the other knows his name. They talk to themselves
about Piccolo, Freeza calls the Namek an insect, and Piccolo attacks.
The battle is starting to get serious, and Freeza has his first taste of
mild pain. Kuririn and Gohan are happy with Piccolo's performance, but Vejita
is upset at being outpowered by someone that he'd once killed. The two
Earthlings expect to not die after all. But, Freeza then gets in a few
punches, and Kuririn now sees the alien's real spirit. They banter a
bit, and Vejita realizes that he can't beat this monster. Piccolo
throws off his heavy clothes, stretches, and says that he's going to
fight for real, too. This surprises Freeza (who thought that this HAD
been for real, and he didn't know that Namek were this good.) Kuririn
can't believe that Piccolo had been fighting while wearing the heavy
mantle and cloak.
However, Freeza states that he hasn't been fighting seriously,
himself. He has two more forms he can take, and he takes a couple of
pages to switch to the next step up. The Third-stage Freeza overwhelms
everyone with his power level. They talk about this, and the fact that
Piccolo has already taken some damage. Gokuu curses the situation, and
the fact that Freeza is so strong. Freeza teases Piccolo, and then
attacks. Piccolo tries running away to get some distance, but Freeza
appears in front of him ("Well, well. Long time, no see.") With just
his ki-ai, Freeza starts doing real damage, and Piccolo is amazed at the
speed. Freeza does his Hokuto no Ken impression, as the others futilely
watch on. When Kuririn tries to help, Vejita stops the runt and demands
that Kuririn half-kill him. When Dende heals him, Vejita hopes to
become a Super Saiya-jin. Gohan attacks Freeza at full power, and
Kuririn cheers him on. But, it's not quite enough. Piccolo saves the
boy from his own blast, and Gohan thanks him. Freeza thinks that this
had been a bit close, then realizes that the boy is a Saiya-jin.
However, the only Saiya-jin since their planet was destroyed about
30 years ago, are Vejita, Radits, and Nappa.
Piccolo is pleased with Gohan's new strength, which, unfortunately,
has been completely depleted. Freeza decides that the only one that
could have had a Saiya-jin child is Radits. This means that only Vejita
and the boy remain as threats to him. He discounts the possibility of
them becoming Super Saiya-jin.
Meanwhile, Vejita is explaining that since he's a Saiya-jin, if he
gets half-killed, and then healed, he'll become even stronger. So, he
wants Kuririn to attack him. He promises to not kill Kuririn in
revenge. Then, Freeza announces that he's going to do everyone a big
service and will take on his true shape and achieve his ultimate power
level. The thought of Freeza as an ugly, drooling monster causes
Kuririn to ignore the possibility that Vejita will be a problem later,
and blasts him in the chest. Vejita is pleased with the results, and
expects now to become a Super Saiya-jin. Gohan wonders why Kuririn
fired, and Piccolo says that they'd better move back. Gohan takes
Piccolo to safety ("Piccolo-san, are you ok?" "I'm just great.") and
is going to get Dende to heal the Namek.
But. Vejita can't understand why Dende won't heal him (something
about the Saiya-jin having killed an entire village of Namekians.) Dende
leaves to save Piccolo, and Vejita collapses to die. Kuririn tells
Gohan about why he shot Vejita, as Dende flies off leaving Vejita limp on
the ground. Piccolo asks if Dende can really heal him. One island
over, Freeza sees Dende working on Piccolo. Recovered, Piccolo asks if
he can heal people too, but is told no, that he's a fighter, not a healer.
Kuririn and Piccolo try to convince Dende to overcome his hatred, and
heal Vejita. Then, the huge release of energy signals Freeza's final
change-over.
The group talks about Freeza's new power, which is so great it could
destroy the planet. Gohan tells Dende to heal Vejita now. But, instead
of thanking him, Vejita kicks Dende around for not reviving him sooner.
The Saiya-jin is now convinced that he's broken the barrier. Kuririn
has trouble accepting that the cute little lizard boy is the
Fourth-stage Freeza, but the outer appearance masks so much power that
Piccolo is sorry at having wasted the Dragon Ball wishes to be brought
back to life.
The first finger blast kills Dende, to prevent anyone else from being
healed. In the healing tank, Gokuu is wondering who just died, and
curses Freeza's strength. Freeza teleports, and the group attacks. He
teleports again, and Vejita tells them to look backwards. Gohan is
singled out for a killing blast, and Vejita has to save the boy
(insulting him at the same time.) Piccolo wonders how the Saiya-jin got
so fast so quickly. Gohan thanks him, but Vejita says he did it just to
have an audience. Piccolo asks if Vejita thinks he can really beat
Freeza, the answer is "yes." Freeza asks about this, and Vejita claims
to be a Super Saiya-jin. Freeza laughs at the good joke. Piccolo
repeats this, and Vejita attacks, saying that Kakarot won't be the next
one. However, during the fight, Freeza warps out and Vejita can't
follow him. This means that Vejita isn't an actual Super Saiya-jin.
Mere speed isn't going to defeat Freeza. In a rage, Vejita says that he is
too a Super Saiya-jin, and fires off a new blast. Piccolo tells Vejita
to not destroy the planet. Freeza kicks the blast away, and everyone is
stunned. Vejita loses control and cries in frustration.
Freeza starts pounding on the helpless Saiya-jin, asking if anyone
else wants to try to save him. Gokuu thinks about how close Vejita had
gotten, and how strong Freeza is. Then, the medical tank announces that
he's fully healed. The extra strength, the nice breeze, and the danger
in the air all feel good to him. Freeza and company are nearby. Freeza
discards Vejita, annoyed at how fast the fun has come to an end. Before
Freeza can deliver the killing blow, Gokuu arrives, chatting up his
friends. They can't believe that this is really Gokuu. The hero stops
Freeza, who wonders where this garbage has come from. Vejita calls him
"Kakarot," meaning that the guy is a Saiya-jin. There was one guy, on
planet Vejita that looked like this when Freeza fought him (Gokuu's
father, Bardock.) Vejita realizes that this isn't merely Kakarot, but
that Gokuu is now a Super Saiya-jin. Freeza thinks about the
possibility of another Saiya-jin in existence. He attacks, but Gokuu
drops him. So, Freeza fires his finger blasts, and Kuririn yells out a
warning. But, Gokuu deflects them. Freeza is surprised, and Vejita
tells them the reason that this is possible (and that Freeza will now be
defeated.) On the other hand, Freeza is tired of hearing the joke about
Super Saiya-jin, and uses his finger blast to kill Vejita.
Gokuu asks why Freeza attacked a helpless person, and Vejita coughs
out that Gokuu has to make the last step. Gokuu doesn't understand this
talk, and Vejita explains that Gokuu's parents came from planet Vejita,
which Freeza had destroyed. With his dying breath, Vejita begs Kakarot
to become a Super Saiya-jin and defeat Freeza. Gokuu blows out a grave,
says a brief eulogy (basically, he respected the guy, but disliked how
he acted,) and buries him. Now, Gokuu plans revenge for his planet.
Piccolo tells tells Gohan and Kuririn to move farther back, and Gohan
implores his father to not die.
The fight is brief, and Gokuu burns his hands on the blast that
pushes him deep into a mountain. On the other world, Yamcha asks what's
happening, and Kaiou-sama tells them that Vejita has died. However, the
good news is that Gokuu's ace card may allow him to win. Freeza can see
how Ginyuu had been defeated. They banter a bit. Then fight a bit.
Freeza thinks that this won't take long, and Gokuu stays at the bottom
of the lake, thinking. The hero wants to overcome the alien's speed
advantage. His friends worry about this. Then, Gokuu makes a pair of
small Kamehame-ha's, and guides them in the water. Freeza is wondering
what's taking so long. Finally, the first 'ha' is sent up, and Freeza
mistakes it for Gokuu. The second one is launched, and it's not Gokuu
either. Freeza is then blindsided, through a couple of hills. Didn't
affect the alien much, though. He is very excited at having this kind
of fight, and he wonders how he's going to cook Gokuu. (Playing on the
fact that the Saiya-jin all have foods for names.)
There's a little more bantering, then Freeza launches some rocks to
distract the hero long enough to blast him. Gokuu can't move, Freeza
tells him to die, and he hits the planet. The others realize that Freeza
had just been playing around until now. Piccolo tells them to not
worry, because Gokuu hasn't been fighting for real, either. Kuririn
asks how he knows, and Piccolo tells him to look backwards. The hero
mentions that the blast was a bit powerful, and he returns to face
Freeza. They tell each other that both of them are just warming up.
Back on Earth, Chi Chi is grousing about Gohan not studying, and is
instead out playing around on some strange planet with Gokuu. Her
father mentions that maybe they're on the ship on the way back home.
Freeza suggests that he and Gokuu find a nice little island for some
hand-to-hand combat. Gokuu thanks him for the service, and the alien
offers a bigger service -- to fight without using either hand. The
hero is impressed, stretches out a bit, and is told to attack any way he
likes (ie -- Freeza is taking a handicap to make the fight more even.)
Things go smoothly for both sides until Gokuu bites Freeza's tail (he
hates the taste) and the alien punches him in return. Gokuu mentions
this, and Freeza says that the service has ended. They flatter each
other, talk about the 'easy' fight with Ginyuu, and Freeza states that
he's only been using 50% of his max power. Gokuu thinks he's joking.
The others are wondering what's going on at the distant island, and are
getting worried.
Freeza starts concentrating, and Gokuu realizes that the alien isn't
bluffing about his power. Gokuu takes a battering, and Freeza is
impressed that the guy isn't dead yet. Everyone else is getting
concerning with Freeza's strength, Yamcha asks Kaiou if Gokuu is still
wearing the heavy training clothes (he's not, which means that Gokuu
doesn't have that as an excuse for getting beaten up.) But, Tenshinhan
tells them to not worry, because Gokuu can use the 10g Kaiou
techniques. Kaiou-sama cuts their jubulation short, because that's what
Gokuu is doing already.
Freeza uses a slashing energy attack that surprises Gokuu with its
destructive force against the planet. The alien had used this to
destroy planet Vejita, and Gokuu considers defeat. Kuririn and Piccolo
try to figure out what Gokuu is thinking. On the other world, the dead
guys are starting to panic, too. Looks like Freeza is going to win.
Gokuu decides to take the risk to his body and step up to 20g Kaiou
techniques. He pounds on Freeza a bit, and then unleashes a
Kamehame-ha.
Freeza is now angry, and in a little pain. Gokuu is a little
stunned.Gokuu realizes that Freeza had only been fighting at half-strength.
Buruma wonders about the earthquakes, and asks what Gohan and company are
doing. Kuririn talks about the strength of the last Kamehame-ha, and
Freeza is surprised that things had gotten so dangerous. He's pissed,
and attacks again. Freeza wonders why Gokuu isn't fighting so hard now,
and prepares to kill him. Gohan wants to help his father, but Piccolo
thinks that the guy is up to spmething (he is -- Gokuu is creating a
huge Genki Tama.) The energy here is much greater, so the Genki Tama
created on Namek will be huge. Piccolo is amused, since this isn't
a technique that Kaiou taught him. However, Freeza won't wait around
long enough to be hit by it. Freeza wonders why Gokuu is just standing
there, and the others are stunned at how big the sphere has gotten.
Freeza is getting impatient, and Gokuu just needs a little more time.
Piccolo asks if this is really a big Tama. The one on Earth was tiny,
this one is 50-meters across. Things drag on, and Freeza finally loses
his patience and attacks. Piccolo tells the other two to get ready, and
Freeza asks what Gokuu is trying to do. Piccolo gives the two runts
some of his power. Freeza wants to know why Gokuu has stopped fighting,
and tries to anger him with some jive. Then, he looks up and realizes
what the Saiya-jin had been working on. Piccolo tells the two to stay
in place, as he goes to help Gokuu. Freeza is stunned at the energy in
the Ball. Gokuu is frustrated at not being able to use the Ball in
time, and Freeza decides to cook Gokuu. But, before he can deliver the
killing shot, Freeza gets kicked in the head by Piccolo.
Piccolo tells Gokuu to finish the Genki Tama, and Freeza is pissed
with the Namek. Piccolo wants it fired now, but it isn't ready yet.
The alien is annoyed with their just standing around and talking, but he
gets blindsided by the blasts from the other two humans (Piccolo is
pleased with them.) This is enough to make Freeza try to destroy the
planet. However, Gokuu has completed the Genki Tama, and moves it in
for the kill. Knowing that he's screwed up, Freeza tries to protect
himself. The Tama explodes and takes out a huge section of the ocean.
Kaiou-sama is convinced that Freeza has been destroyed, and starts
celebrating.
Kuririn and Gohan are safe, but they can't find Gokuu and Piccolo.
Those two do surface (Piccolo has saved his one-time mortal enemy.)
There's much rejoicing, and talk of going back home, when Kuririn
remembers about Buruma. They joke around, and Piccolo comments on the
destruction of the planet, and Saichourou's death (Kuririn wants to know
how Piccolo knows about the elder.) Then, the runt sees Freeza. Gohan
yells out Piccolo's name when the Namek gets shot in the chest. Freeza
bitches about people who think that he's dead, because if anyone's going
to do the killing, it's going to be him. Gokuu tells them to return to
the ship and escape with Buruma, because they're just going to be in
his way. But, Freeza isn't letting anyone escape, because of the damage
he's received. Gokuu yells for Freeza to stop, but Kuririn is levitated
up, and then exploded. Freeza asks if the brat should be next.
This was a mistake, because Gokuu needed only one thing to break the
barrier -- extreme rage. The other two wonder what happened, and the
Super Saiya-jin orders Gohan to take Piccolo to the ship. Gokuu wants
Piccolo healed, because if the Namek dies, so does Kami-sama. Gohan
doesn't want to go, and Gokuu tells him to shut up and move. As he
flies off with Piccolo, the boy thanks his father, saying that he'll be
waiting, and hopes Gokuu will stay well. Freeza refuses to let the boy
go, alive.
Gokuu says that things have changed with Kuririn's death. The alien
asks where all this power has come from. Gohan says that he understands
his father's situation, that the man has become a Super Saiya-jin.
There's some fighting, then some bantering. Freeza talks about having
destroyed the Saiya-jin, and refuses to lose this battle. Freeza turns
up the power, to no effect, then it's Gokuu's turn. Freeza gets
pounded, and then he uses his finger blasts. And misses. The hero
tells Freeza to shoot one more time, and takes the blast flat on the
chin. The alien asks who this guy is, and he replies "I am the
Earth-raised Saiya-jin, the Super Saiya-jin Son Gokuu." Freeza admits
this, and thinks that everything is turning out to be a bad dream. How
can all of this be happening to him, to Freeza?
Gokuu says it's over. Gohan finds his father's spaceship, drops off
Piccolo, and goes to find Buruma. Freeza is going to win by destroying
the planet, and Gokuu curses. Kaiou explains what's happening to the
dead heroes, and it looks like the planet is gone. At this time,
Kami-sama contacts Kaiou and says that Mr. Popo has assembled the Dragon
Balls and they can now wish the dead to life. They can bring back
Tenshinhan and Yamcha, but not Chao-zu, who has died once before.
Suddenly, Kaiou realizes that if Kami-sama is alive, Piccolo must be.
And Gohan, Buruma and Gokuu, too.
Freeza complains about having lost his touch. Namek won't explode
for 5 more minutes. This gives Gokuu 5 minutes to get back to his
ship. Freeza won't let this happen. He wants the chance to reach 100%
of his real power. He attacks Gokuu, and says that's only 70% of what
he can do. He only needs 30 seconds to power up. Gokuu decides to hold
off and let Freeza charge up. Kaiou asks why, and Gokuu says that he
wants the challenge, because he won't be able to do this again. They
argue, with Gokuu saying that Kuririn was a good guy who needs to be
revenged. Eventually, Kaiou gives up, saying that this isn't Son Gokuu
anymore -- it's the soldier Super Saiya-jin talking.
As he nears Buruma's island, Gohan asks what is happening to the
planet. He rescues Buruma, who aks all kinds of questions. The boy
says that there's no time for talk, they have to hurry. She wants to
know where. Freeza is now at full power, and it's time to fight. Kaiou
discouragedly tells Kami-sama what's happening. Tenshinhan doesn't want
to be brought to life if Chao-zu isn't. Then, Kaiou wakes up and starts
asking questions. "Yes, the Namek Balls are like the Earth ones. No,
the Earth Balls can't resurrect some one dead more than one year. No,
they can't bring back someone who died naturally. Don't know if they
can bring back someone who's natural lifespan has been unnaturally
shortened. They should be able resurrect Namekians."
So, Kaiou-sama tells Kami-sama to change the wish from resurrecting
the people killed by Vejita, to resurrecting the people that had died
because of Freeza. This should bring back Saichourou, and give them the
remaining wish from the Namek Shenlon. The dead on the other world
think this is ok, because they haven't been dead all that long. Have to
hurry, because Namek is about to blow. Kami-sama hadn't known about
that part.
Freeza and Gokuu are having fun, and they taunt each other.
[The next cover page has Yajirobee commenting on Gokuu's being off
and playing around somewhere.]
The ocean is still filling in the hole, and Freeza says that they
only have 2-3 minutes left. But, Gokuu isn't going to run to his ship
until Freeza is dead. The alien says that Gokuu has a big mouth. Gokuu
hopes that Gohan isn't screwing around somewhere. There's some more
fighting.
The Earth Shenlon is summoned, and asked if he can resurrect everyone
who died because of Freeza. Shenlon doesn't know, but is told to try
his best. There's more fighting, and finally the Namekians start
realizing that they're not dead anymore, but there's something wrong
with the planet. Freeza blusters, then notices that the sky has turned
black -- can't be because the planet is going to blow, yet. Shenlon
says that he's done it, and he leaves. Kaiou celebrates, Tenshin asks
about Saichourou, and is told that the elder, and the Namek Shenlon are
both alive. Kaiou contacts Saichourou, and tells him what's happening.
Freeza stops asking what's going on when he sees Gokuu surfacing again.
He curses the Earthling, rekindling Gokuu's rage over Kuririn's death.
Kaiou and Saichourou agree to use the last wish to teleport everyone but
Freeza to Earth. However, Gokuu breaks in to have the wished changed --
teleport everyone but himself and Freeza. They argue over this, and
Dende is contacted to go to Shenlon, because the boy is the closest one
to the Dragon.
Gohan, carrying Buruma, asks why the sky is black, Vejita asks why
he's alive again, and Shenlon asks for the third wish. Kaiou tells
Gokuu what's happening, and the hero is happy. Then, Freeza sees
Shenlon. Gokuu is surprised at seeing the Namekian dragon, and misses
Freeza's sudden departure. Dende has started making the last wish and
Freeza yells out "Make Freeza immortal and unaging!!!!!" Gokuu curses,
and Dende completes the wish in Namek. Shelon says that he can do this.
People start warping out, and Gohan is telling Buruma that they've
almost reached Piccolo.
Freeza is left floating, with his mouth open, as the Balls fly after
the main elder. Freeza and Gokuu talk over what had just happened.
There's only two minutes left before there's nothing left. So, Freeza
and Gokuu are now free to fight with no restrictions. Freeza has
decided that he's going to eat Gokuu fried. They revert to hand-to-hand
combat again.
On Earth, everyone is greeting everyone else, and the elder tells
them where they are. On Namek, the battle is heating up for 5-7 pages.
Then, Gokuu declares that he has won, and there's no point in
continuing. Now, it's just a matter of saving Freeza's pride. Gokuu
powers down and prepares to go to his ship. However, Freeza isn't
having any of this, and attacks again. That was Gokuu's last offer, and
and Freeza just blew it. The cutting energy ball chases after Gokuu, so
he flies around before racing straight at Freeza. Freeza is amused at
this children's trick.Gokuu rushes towards Freeza, closely followed by the cutting energy
ball. Freeze yells that this is an old trick. The ball apparently
kills Gokuu, but the hero had used One Image, and is standing off to the
side. Gokuu insults Freeza, basically saying that the alien can only
handle a limited amount of power. Freeza creates two cutting balls to
prove that he can. The same chase pattern occurs, but this time, as he
approaches Freeza, Gokuu shoots a blast to raise a cloud of dust.
Cursing, Freeza leaps out of the way of the first disk, but is smashed
down into the path of the second. Gokuu tells him to not stand up, but
it's too late.
Freeza curses a lot, then begs for help. Gokuu, turning to leave for
his ship, pauses. Kaiou-sama yells for Gokuu to not listen to the
pleas. Then, Gokuu shouts that he's not going to help this kind of
killer. Freeza begs one more time, and Gokuu gives him enough power to
move on his own again.
Back on Earth, the Namek are chattering, but one elder notices that
Tsuuso's village hasn't shown up yet. Vejita answers that that's
probably the one he trashed. The wish had been to bring back the
people killed because of Freeza, and Vejita had killed those people on
his own. The old Dragon Balls also land, and Saichourou says that after
he dies, the new Saichourou should make a new set of Dragon Balls. The
group agrees to this, and then the old Namek dies permanently. Piccolo
gives his farewells, and Dende asks if Piccolo and Nail are now the same
person (Piccolo just smiles.)
Buruma asks where Gokuu and Kuririn are, and Gohan answers that Kuririn
died again, and that he'd last seen his father fighting Freeza. Piccolo
comments on this, and Buruma asks why Kuririn wasn't resurrected with
everyone else. Gohan explains that Kuririn has died once already, and
Dende overhears this. But, that restriction, on not bringing the same
person back to life twice, doesn't apply if the Namek Balls are used for
the second resurrection. There is much rejoicing, because that will get
Chao-zu and Kuririn. Then, Piccolo complains about how stupid Gokuu is,
but Gohan is convinced that the Super Saiya-jin will win. Vejita wakes
up at the mention of "Super Saiya-jin."
Back on Namek, Freeza is still giving Gokuu a hard time. They talk a
bit about getting off the planet, where the ships are, and so on. But,
Freeza is a bad loser, and tries one last time to kill Gokuu. This
fails, and Gokuu's counter blast finishes off the alien. On Kaiou's
planet, Kaiou is relaying what happened, but also adds that Gokuu won't
escape in time. Yamcha answers that since Gokuu is a Super Saiya-jin, he
still has a chance, so Kaiou starts chanting for Gokuu to hurry. Gokuu
reaches Freeza's ship, and begs for it to work. Frantically looking for
the start button, he does find it, but the ship doesn't react. He
curses, then rushes outside to watch the ship fall into a crevice.
Kaiou-sama relates what's happening, Gokuu realizes that the planet is
about to explode and he screams "shi --- it!!!" Yamcha yells for Gokuu
to not die, and then Namek explodes.
Kaiou-sama can't find the planet, or Gokuu. Yamcha volunteers to
talk to Buruma and to tell Gohan what's happened, using Kaiou as a
channel. He explains what's happening, and then Buruma has to do the
same for Gohan. She asks how Yamcha is doing, and he answers "as well
as can be expected for a dead guy (more or less.)" He tells her that
Gokuu had defeated Freeza (this surprises Vejita,) and tries to say that
the hero had died in the explosion, but Buruma interrupts and tells him
to quit joking. He yells back at her that it's the truth. Then,
Buruma replies that Yamcha doesn't know that the Namek on Earth can
recreate their Dragon Balls, which can bring back Chao-zu, Kuririn, AND
Gokuu. However, Kaiou bursts her bubble by stating that although those
people can be brought back to life, there'd be no place for them to
return to, (ie -- Gokuu and Kuririn would appear where Namek had been,
and would just die again shortly after.)
Gohan panicks a little at hearing that his father and Kuririn can
never be resurrected, and Buruma says that at least the others can be.
Vejita speaks up (insulting them,) and states that the obvious thing is
to wish for the remains of the two fighters to be brought to Earth,
first. Buruma tells him that he's ok after all, and Gohan tries to thank
Vejita, but the Saiya-jin just wants to meet a Super Saiya-jin, and then
defeat him. This is when one of the Namek elders steps in and says that
before they create the Balls, they need a nice place to set up camp.
Buruma volunteers some land near the space in the city where she lives,
and she extends the offer to Vejita (who accepts it with his normal
grace, muttering that she has a big mouth.) Next, she asks everyone to
wait while she goes to the nearby house to call for her father to come
get them. Gohan asks to stay at Capsule Corp. as well, because he'd
forgotten to study his homework and Chi Chi is going to be mad at him.
The air bus comes and takes everyone to Buruma's place in the western
district. Vejita, too.
130 days later, the Balls have been reactivated, and the Namekian
Shenlon appears outside of the Capsule Corp. HQ. Buruma and her father
are impressed at the dragon's size. Shenlon asks for the first wish,
and the new Saichourou states that the Namek will wait for a while, so
the Earthling's can make all three wishes. Gohan thanks him. Buruma
wishes for the remains of Gokuu and Kuririn to be brought back to Earth.
The dragon answers that Kuririn is a go, but since Gokuu is still alive,
he doesn't have any remains to be teleported. Neither Gohan or Kaiou
can believe this. Gohan suggests that maybe his father had found a
space ship. Buruma then wishes for Kuririn to be brought back to life
(he is very surprised.) As a free service, Shenlon had fixed Kuririn's
clothes and healed his wounds, as well. Buruma says that the dragon may
have a scarey face, but he does good work.
For the third wish, Buruma shouts out to have Gokuu brought to Earth.
There's some cheering. Then, Shenlon answers that since Gokuu is
already on his way home under his own power, the wish can't be
fulfilled. Kamesennin yells out for a nicer bride for Gokuu, then has
to quickly add that he's just joking. (Piccolo notes that while Gokuu
is alive, Kaiou-sama couldn't locate him.) So, the third wish is to have
Yamcha resurrected. Another 130 days later, Tenshinhan and Chao-zu are
resurrected together. The third wish of the second set is for the
discovery of a new planet for the Namekians.
One year has passed. Gohan is wondering what's happened to his
father. The phone wakes him up -- it's Kuririn. Everyone now notices
the presence of a stupendous power. Kaiou-sama hopes that it isn't
Freeza [NOTE: Vejita is spending the day at Capsule Corp., with Yamcha
and Buruma, having a BBQ.] Seems that Kakarot hadn't finished the job
after all. Tenshin realizes that there's at least 2 strong people
approaching.
On the spaceship, the cyborg Freeza tells his father that this is the
planet called Earth. Papa thinks that it's a little planet that will
only take one blast to blow up. Gohan flies off, with Chi Chi asking
where he's going. He meets up with Kuririn, and they discuss the evil
that's getting closer. The ship is about to land, and Vejita thinks
that he and Yamcha are at the contact point. Yamcha calls Buruma an
idiot when she shows up. They argue, but since Freeza can blow up
Namek, there is no safe place to hide on Earth, so she came to watch the
fight. Tenshin and Chao-zu arrive, and the triclops wants to know why
his killer has come to the battlezone. Ten wants to kill Freeza, and
Yamcha has to calm things down. Vejita tells them to argue later,
there's fighting to be done, and Freeza is going to have his scouter
back. The Saiya-jin then comments that the Namekian is here, and people
now notice Piccolo. Kuririn and Gohan now locate the others.
They exchange greetings, and Piccolo shouts that the ship is coming.
Gohan says that this really is Freeza, and Vejita wants to know if
everyone can fly (to cover distance.) Yamcha panicks at realizing that
Freeza is this strong. Tenshin and Yamcha can't believe that the others
had actually fought this monster. Vejita mocks them, adding that Earth
is about to end. Freeza comes out of the ship, and thinks that Earth is
not a bad place. Cold decides that they'll wait 3 hours for the Super
Saiya-jin to show up. Then they'll have some fun and kill everyone.
Yamcha curses the fact that Freeza is still alive. Freeza orders his
men to kill all of the Earthlings, and then a strange boy sets foot on
the battlegrounds.
Freeza asks the boy what he wants, and the kid replies "to kill the
lot of you." Freeza repeats this, and asks if the kid knows who he is.
The kid does. The alien doesn't know how this is possible, but he
orders one of his soldiers to kill the brat. According to the
creature's scouter, this Earthling garbage has a power rating of 5. All
of the soldiers quickly die, which overwhelms the heroes, and amuses
Freeza and Cold. The kid says it's now their turn. They banter a bit,
and the boy states that he's come to meet Son Gokuu; Freeza recognizes
the name. They banter some more, and the kid says that Gokuu isn't the
only Super Saiya-jin now. Freeza and Cold are stunned as the boy powers
up. The humans are trying to figure out where this power has come from,
and Gohan recognizes it as being like his father's, at the end of the
fight. Freeza attacks, Cold praises him, the boy avoids the blast. He
makes some strange hand gestures, yells out "Freeza" and fires. Gohan
points out where the action is happening, and Freeza gets diced before
being vaporized.
Kuririn and Vejita stammer a bit, and Pool and Buruma can't follow
any of the action at all, but at least they have been saved by what
looks like Gokuu. Yamcha states that this isn't Gokuu at all. The
group gets closer to watch the action. Cold praises the boy's technique
in killing his child, and asks to see the kid's sword. The kid
hesitates, and Cold asks if something's wrong. With the blade in his
hands, Cold admits that something like this could make someone
undefeatable. Cold attacks with the sword, the boy catches it in one
hand and moves the other for another blast as Cold yells out for him to
wait. Cold dies, and the alien ship is destroyed.
The kid invites everyone to wait with him for Gokuu's arrival. The
group is surprised by this, and Vejita is trying to figure out where yet
another Saiya-jin could have come from. The group decides that the kid
can't be all bad, and they take him up on his offer. The kid finds the
right coordinates (573 by 18220.) He lands, the others follow suit. He
uses a capsule to make a little cooler, and since there's 3 hours left
to wait, he offers them something to drink. (Kirin beer, and Post
Water.) Buruma, Gohan, and Kuririn accept. [NOTE: Vejita is wearing a
white button-down work shirt with "BADMAN" written on the back.]
Buruma asks if they've met before, and Gohan wants to know how the
kid knows his father (heard of him, never met him.) They ask him: How
do you know Gokuu will arrive here in 3 hours; What's your name; Where
are you from; -- all are answered with "Sorry, I can't tell you that."
Vejita wants to know how the kid can be a Super Saiya-jin (since there
are only 3 Saiya-jin left,) and is met with silence. Buruma finally
notices the Capsule Corp. jacket, and asks if he's an employee (not
really.) (It's another secret.) He does say that he's 17 years old.
The group splits up, and kills time. Buruma notices the interaction
between the mysterious kid and Vejita. Vejita wants to know why the kid
keeps staring at him, and gets an embarrassed apology. People wonder
to each other about this strange kid.Cell has batted Mister Satan out of the ring, and Gokuu is stepping in. The announcer is panicking, and asks Satan to comment on having
lost. The pro wrestler says that he slipped. The two argue over the
fate of the Earth, and Vejita is stunned at realizing that Satan's power
level hadn't changed at all -- in fact, Vejita can't believe that the
idiot who has absolutely no power at all is called the World's Champion.
It is the future. #17 and #18 have been wreaking havok on the world.
21-year-old Gohan and 14-year-old Trunks are training. They call it
quits for the day, and kill time talking about Gohan's having escaped
the androids, and Buruma's having made Gohan's new uniform in the same
style as the dead Gokuu's. Suddenly, a fireball engulfs part of the
city below them. The androids have returned to this part of the
country. Gohan switches over to Super Saiya-jin mode, and knocks Trunks
unconscious when the boy insists on tagging along. Gohan wants there to
be at least one fighter in the world, if things go wrong.
#18 complains about there not being anyone to kill, as #17 keeps
blasting away. The game is no fun anymore. Gohan shows up, and #18
laughs at #17's having been kicked aside. It's been one year since
Gohan had escaped, and the man intends on ending the androids' rampage.
But, #17 is amused, and says that he's only been fighting at 1/2
strength. Gohan is stunned, and #17 states that he's going to kill the
man. Trunks comes to, realizing that he can't sense Gohan's power anymore.
Gohan is found in the city, dead.
3 years later, Trunks is returning to Capsule Corp. with a lot of
food he's purchased. Buruma talks about the time machine she's been
working on -- 8 months in the making, charging up. She can't test it,
and assumes that it will work as designed. The mother and son argue
over Trunk's plan to attack the androids, and are interrupted by a radio
announcement. The androids have returned again. Trunks flies off, and
gets beaten. He comes to in a hospital. He decides to follow Buruma's
wishes to go to the past. She reminisces about the powerful Gokuu, who
had died from the heart disease so long ago. Trunks wants to meet his
father, too, but Buruma is not so upbeat about that idea.
Time passes, and Trunks gets the medicine from his mother, and
prepares to enter the time machine.
Everyone watches as Gokuu enters the ring. Cell finally reacts,
saying that this had better be fun. Trunks is nervous about Gokuu's
plans, and the announcer rants about Mister Satan having recovered from
being knocked out of the ring -- Satan will fight again at the end of
the current match. Satan is then asked how he'd survived the smash into
the mountain, and he replies that he's in great condition, and can
handle this kind of thing easily. In a few more seconds, this new guy
will be knocked out of the ring too; they share a laugh.
Cell tells Gokuu to attack, and the fight starts. Gokuu's
kamehame-ha is easily batted aside. When they part, Cell says that this
was a good warm-up. Satan and the announcer stand with their mouths
open. Kuririn is a little concerned, and the announcer describes the
slightly impressive display of combat by "the unnamed fighter." He asks
for Satan's comment, and eventually, the stunned wrestler says that he
knew that it would go like this, but the blond guy isn't all that great.
Cell thinks about Gokuu's strength, and the fact that the Saiya-jin
isn't fighting full-out. Gokuu utters "Yoshi" (meaningless word used
when focussing attention on something; similar to "right,") Trunks
notices the change in the guy's eye color, and Cell knows that Gokuu is
stepping up to full power. The shockwave shakes a few people, most
especially Vejita. Trunks is also impressed, and Kuririn is very happy.
Gohan's not sure what the fuss is about.
The announcer describes the previous explosion, and Gokuu's suddenly
getting blond hair. Then it's Cell's turn. The announcer comments on
Cell doing the same explosion, and Satan says that this is a trick
that's getting old fast. Cell tells Gokuu to attack. The fight
continues. Wiping blood from his mouth, Cell states that he's pleased
with events, and Gokuu replies in the same vein. The announcer and Satan
missed what just happened, and the cameraman says that his camera's
slowmotion isn't good enough to play it back in detail. The announcer
asks Satan about the incredible speed of the battle, and the wrestler
just answers "yeah, yeah," in shock.
Then, Cell prepares to unleash a full power kamehame-ha -- Gokuu is
afraid for the others standing on the ground. So, Gokuu leaps up,
telling Cell where to fire. Just before the blast hits him, Gokuu
teleports behind Cell and knocks him down. Cell asks what happened, and
Gokuu answers, adding that Cell can teleport too. The monster likes
this idea, and Gokuu asks why Cell had been willing to waste the
innocent observers. The monster answers that he knew Gokuu would fly up
to protect everyone. Then, Cell says that the time for talk is past --
there's a planet of people that needs killing. Gokuu gets batted around.
Cell says that since he can move so fast he doesn't need to teleport to
beat Gokuu.
The fight goes airborne, and the two normal people can't figure out
where it is. Kuririn is impressed. Cell decides that there's no need
for the pretense of a game anymore, and prepares to destroy the ring so
that they can touch down on the ground at the same time and not be
disqualified by the rules of the game. Gokuu is concerned about Cell's
use of power and tells everyone to run out of the way. Kuririn comments
on that being a close call, and the announcer thanks #16 for the help.
#16 tells the two normals to go back home, and the announcer says they
can't do that -- Mister Satan is still waiting for his chance at a
rematch. Satan fakes a fearless laugh.
Now, the only way to lose the fight is to die. And the fight
continues, full out. Gokuu prepares a Kamehame-ha, and Cell laughs --
at this power, it would threaten everything on Earth. Gokuu doesn't
stop. Cell says, "Hey, now..." and Piccolo is also surprised at this
move. Kuririn doesn't think that Gokuu will fire, but he does.
Then, Gokuu teleports and takes Cell point-blank. The monster gets
out "Damn, I blew..." and gets wasted. Gokuu pants from the effort.
Yamcha and Tenshin think it's over, but Kuririn and Trunks don't react
properly. The announcer asks for a comment, and Satan pretends to be
disappointed at not being able to fight again. Gokuu still feels the
monster's energy, and Kuririn shouts out that Cell will probably
regenerate. He does, adding that he got this ability from Piccolo.
Gokuu and Cell banter, and then start fighting again. Gokuu's energy
balls start hurting, so Cell uses a barrier to protect himself.
Meanwhile, the people watching this on TV are realizing that this isn't
a movie.
Two old people at home are commenting on the blond guy being the
husband of Chi Chi. Buruma wants to know why Gokuu isn't getting
serious, and Kamesennin replies that he has no idea whether Gokuu can
win this battle. Cell tells Gokuu to take a senzu seed to recover from
his exhaustion. Trunks thinks that this is a good idea, but Kuririn
doesn't part with one. Vejita has to explain that a true Saiya-jin
doesn't take this kind of easy way out in combat. Trunks won't accept
this. They argue, and Cell asks Gokuu what's taking so long -- eat the
seed and get back to fighting.
Gokuu grins, powers down, and surrenders.
Cell is stronger than him, and Gokuu is satisfied at having proved
this. Everyone is stunned, and the announcer has to ask the cameraman to
have it repeated to him. Cell is angry, and reminds them that this
means that he can now go out and kill everyone. Gokuu answers that just
because he's given up doesn't mean that Cell has been proved to be the
strongest on the planet. The announcer realizes that this means that
it's Mister Satan's turn again -- but Mister Satan has just come down
with a crippling stomach ache. He'd love to fight, but he can't just
now. Gokuu announces that there's someone still stronger, and Vejita
and Cell don't believe this.
Gokuu wasn't sure if he could win, so he wanted to go first. Now, he
knows that this other person can easily defeat Cell. Cell is amused,
and wants to know this person's name. Satan says that if his name is
called, he's gone out to change clothes. Gokuu says it's now Gohan's
turn.
Everyone is shocked, most of all, Piccolo. The Namek demands to know
why Gokuu is sending the boy out to die. The cameraman says that the
name is "Gohan." The announcer wants to know why the unnamed guy is
talking about getting a bentou to eat at this time. Cell also wants to
know what the gimmick is. Gokuu asks if Gohan is ready, and the boy just
stammers. Piccolo keeps protesting. Gokuu answers that Gohan has
surpassed his own strength long ago. They argue over this for a while,
and finally let the boy go ahead. Vejita can't handle the shock, and
Gokuu adds that with peace in the world, Gohan can return to his studies
as a normal student. This decides the matter for Gohan, and he enters
the fray.
Asking for a senzu seed from Kuririn, Gokuu straightens up and
throws the thing to Cell. Everyone reacts to the fighter's attempt to
make it a fair battle. Cell is distrustful, but swallows the seed and
is amazed at the strength that returns to him. Piccolo is pissed, and
wants to know what's going through the man's head. Then, Gohan powers
up. (Surprises Piccolo.) (In the TV series, Gohan's aura is pretty cool.)
People comment on the power, and Cell states that Gokuu has just set
his own child out to die (which he'll happily participate in.) After a
few missed attacks, Cell declares that speed is not enough, you've got
to have true fighting spirit. He batters the boy a bit before blowing
him through a couple of big hills. Kuririn and Trunks are dismayed,
Cell wants to return to beating up adults, and Chi Chi (at home watching
TV) passes out.
The announcer describes the events, and Piccolo verbally rips into
Gokuu for condemning his own kid to death. Gokuu disagrees, and
comments on the fact that Gohan's power level hasn't changed yet. Cell
tells Gokuu to eat the senzu seed and return to the fighting, and the
man calls him an idiot, telling him to look behind him. Cell does this.
Cell is pleasantly surprised. But, Gohan asks the monster to stop the
fighting. Cell doesn't understand. Gohan says that he doesn't like to
fight, and doesn't like to kill things. He's not like his father.
Kuririn complains about not being able to understand Gohan's
whispering. Gohan and Cell continue, then Cell decides that he'll force
the boy to switch up to full power by beating up on him. The bashing
continues for a while, with Cell demanding that Gohan power up. Gokuu
approves of the monster's tactics. Kuririn recognizes Cell's finger
blasts as being Freeza's signature attack. Cell gets Gohan in a bear
hug, and asks if this hurts -- come on and switch to full power.
Piccolo wants to interfere, but Gokuu wants things to proceed a bit
longer. If Gohan just gets serious, he'll gain the power to easily
defeat Cell. The others can't believe that the boy has that kind of
power. Then, Piccolo interrupts, saying that the son is not like the
father -- Gohan hasn't been raised to enjoy fighting like Gokuu had
been. Right now, the thoughts going through the boy's head are probably
"Why? Why did my father abandon me to die?" Piccolo is about to attack
Cell, and Gokuu asks Kuririn for another senzu seed. This is when Cell
decides that if hurting Gohan isn't going to work, he'll start hurting
Gohan's friends. Gohan yells out "Stop!!!"
The monster takes the senzu seeds from Kuririn, and Gohan demands to
know what the monster is planning. "Nothing. To You." They argue some
more, and Gohan claims that he doesn't have the control to switch on his
full power. Piccolo tells the group to get ready, and Gokuu complains
about not eating the seed earlier. Gohan attacks, and gets batted away
while Cell tells him to power up. Then #16 leaps in from behind and
gets Cell into a bear hug. Because he's a full robot, no one could feel
his power before. People tell him to get away, but #16 feels that this
is the only way. He'll trigger the self-destruct device inside himself,
and take them both out. (The Z Fighters didn't know about this thing.)
#16 concentrates on triggering the bomb, but it doesn't go off. Kuririn
tells him that Buruma probably found it and took it out when he was
being repaired in Capsule Corp. Cell laughs, and gives the robot the
chance to die, anyway.
Cell laughs at the head, the remains of Dr. Gero's work, and kicks it
away. Surprising the announcer, Satan, and the cameraman. Cell counts
the number of Z Fighters, and Vejita wants to know what the monster is
up to. Cell spits out 7 little copies of himself (similar to what
the Demon King Piccolo had done for making minions,) and tells them to
go up on the hill and beat up the people there. Don't kill them,
though. Gokuu shouts out a warning, and Cell gloats over his children's
chances of beating them.
People swear as the runts attack. Gohan silently pleads for them to
stop -- because Trunks isn't from this time, he can't be resurrected by
the Dragon Balls. The runts chitter and laugh as they fight. Cell can
feel Gohan's power level raising and is happy -- but the boy better
hurry and surpass Trunks and Vejita (who are in ultra super Saiya-jin
form, and are losing.) Then, Yamcha's arm gets broken, Vejita gets
trashed, Tenshin gets kicked, and Gokuu gets dropped. Gohan loses
himself in thought, trying to find the great power supposedly inside
himself, trying to get to where he can help his friends from dying. The
announcer and Satan are gibbering in fear. Suddenly, a weak voice pipes
up, asking for help -- just throw him towards the boy. Satan yells back
at #16's head that it'd be crazy to attract Cell's attention like that.
#16 taunts the "World's Champion," and the announcer snaps back that
Mister Satan is the human's champion -- but those guys are all monsters.
Satan makes up his mind, and picks up the head. The announcer tells
him that this'll get him killed, and Satan says that this fighter, whose
name they don't know, had faced Cell in battle. This is the least he
can do. So, Satan runs in to get closer, and #16 apologizes for having
to do it this way. Gohan is tearfully pleading for the massacre to
stop, and Cell figures that he only has to push a little more. The
monster tells his babies to kill the Z Fighters. This almost has the
desired effect. Then, there's a thud, and some rolling. Satan curses
the fact that his throw was off.
#16 tells Gohan that it's good to be peaceful, and not to like
fighting. To try to solve problems by talking them out, if you can.
#16 doesn't like to fight, either. Cell states that this is good
advice, and steps on #16's head -- destroying him.
Gohan goes over the edge, and reaches his full power.
Vejita tries to understand what happened. Cell realizes that he's
gotten what he wanted. Gohan tells them that it's over, and steps
forward. Cell marvels over this true display of force. And Gohan
snatches the senzu seeds from Cell. Gokuu is pleased, and the runts
start angrily chittering and one of their own has its head explode.
All of the runts die. Piccolo can't believe that this is Gohan.
The boy throws the seeds to Trunks (to give them to the others,) and
faces off against Cell. Cell is really pissed. Vejita can't handle the
display of such great force. Kuririn recovers, and asks how Trunks had gotten the senzu seeds; Trunks
answers, and Kuririn is stunned at seeing Gohan's immense power. Trunks
also tells the runt to hurry up and move farther back. Cell sneers that
the boy has great strength, but not enough to defeat him. Gohan says
that he'll beat the monster, and Cell tells him to watch the true power
of Cell. The resulting aura blasts everyone, and Gokuu says that now
it's time to see the action for real. Cell asks for Gohan's reaction to
the power-up, and the boy replies, "what about it?" The monster sneers
and attacks, but Gohan takes the blow without staggering.
When Cell pauses to rest, he can't believe how much damage he's taken
in only 2 punches. Gokuu smiles, Vejita fumes, and the announcer rants
about the small boy. After some more fighting, Cell realizes that he's
going to lose in a fist fight. So he goes airborne to fire a
Kamehame-ha. The Z Fighters start to panic, Cell announces that he'll
destroy the planet with his full-power attack, and Gohan just stands
there. Vejita thinks that it's all over, but Gohan quietly mutters
"Kamehame-HA!!!!!" and chews Cell up pretty good.
Cell wants to know how this boy got such great power, and Vejita
worries over this, too. Gokuu yells out for his son to finish Cell off
now, but the boy is just starting to have fun. Gokuu yells back that he
doesn't know what Cell can really do, but Gohan waits for the monster to
regenerate. Cell yells out "Shit" a few times, and then bulks up,
adding that he's not going to lose. Trunks notices that Cell's speed
changes with the massive build up of muscle. But, the monster is
unstable, and the kick to the head causes him to spit up #18, and to
change back down from his perfect form. Gohan considers this to be
boring, because it's all over now. Cell swears, and starts ballooning.
He's become a large bomb now, and in one minute he'll destroy the
planet. If Gohan attacks, he'll just speed up the process. Gohan
realizes that he's screwed up, and he collapses to the ground. The
others wait for the end, and Cell counts off the remaining seconds.
However, Kuririn comments on Gokuu's strange expression, and the fighter
says that he's figured out how to save the planet. He tells them "bye
bye," and teleports out. He appears in front of Cell, telling Gohan
that he'll take over from here. He gives a last word for Chi Chi, and
teleports out with Cell.
But, the only place he can think of going, with only 4 seconds left,
is Kaiou-sama's planet. Cell yells out "shit" and self-destructs.
Piccolo tells the group that he can't feel Gokuu's power anymore, and
Kuririn calls out his friend's name.
Gohan screams out "father," and the announcer tries to figure out
what happened. Kuririn tries to reassure the boy that it's finished,
and they gather up #18's body to take back. The runt tries to tell the
boy that everyone had done their best, etc. Gokuu apologies to Bubbles,
and Kaiou bitches at the fighter (why not choose Kami-sama's tower, or
some planet sparsely populated by humans?) They exchange excuses, until
Gokuu realizes that Cell's spirit hasn't joined them in the "Other
World." Kaiou figures out that this means that Cell is still alive.
Back on Earth, Kuririn's trying to tell the group that since #18
hadn't killed anything living, she can't be such a bad person. Then,
the group feels an incredible power, and an energy bolt leaps out to
kill Trunks. Cell steps from the cloud of dust, wondering who he'd hit.
Cell is back, and he explains that since a small piece of his head had
remained unvaporized, he was able to regenerate himself back into his
perfect form. And, because of the Saiya-jin blood in him, coming back
from near-death has made him even stronger than before. Using Gokuu's
teleport, he quickly returned to Earth. Vejita fumes over Trunk's
death.
Cell wants to know why Gohan's powered up again, and the boy answers
that he's gleefully going to waste his father's killer. Cell asks how
that's going to happen. Vejita yells out "Trunks!!!" and "Shit!!!",
then attacks Cell. The ultra Saiya-jin fires off a lot of blasts before
being batted away. Cell is about to kill the downed fighter, but Gohan
protects him from the blast -- it messes up his right arm, though.
Kuririn calls Vejita an idiot -- stating that Trunks can be resurrected
via the Dragon Balls. Cell is tired of playing and is going to wrap things
up. Piccolo adds that they've run out of senzu seeds. Cell prepares to
destroy the fighters, and the Earth with them. Gohan apologizes to his
father for not being able to protect the Earth, and the others
over-react (Vejita can sympathize with the boy, and Piccolo rages
outloud at their helplessness.) In the city, people comment on the
earthquake. The announcer describes the action, and Satan calls it a
trick.
Cell asks Gohan what's wrong, adding that this will be the last shot.
Gohan is giving in, when Gokuu speaks to him via Kaiou-sama. They talk
back and forth, with Gokuu promising to help Gohan out with his
Kamehame-ha. (Cell hears part of the conversation, and thinks that
there's only one person about to attack him.) Gokuu assures the boy
that they'll win, and Gohan apologizes for getting his father killed.
Gokuu says that he's doing ok in the other world with Kaiou-sama, so the
boy should have fun while he's alive on Earth. Cell and Gohan start their
Kamehame-ha's, and Piccolo shouts out that the boy's power isn't
anywhere near strong enough to defeat the monster. Piccolo warns the Z
Fighters, and the shockwave knocks them aside. The blasts are pretty
even, for a while. Piccolo announces that Gohan's going to lose. Cell
knows he's going to win, and Gokuu keeps trying to make Gohan push
harder. Gohan is using up all his power, trying to punish Cell for
damaging the Earth and people. The monster tells them goodbye, then
gets hit in the head by Vejita's blast. The distraction is enough to
allow Gohan to completely vaporize every particle of Cell (he can't
believe this is happening.) The boy collapses, and Gokuu congratulates
him.
There's much rejoicing, and the group is going to take the bodies to
Kami-sama's and get some senzu seeds. The others fly off, leaving
Piccolo and Vejita behind. The Namek comments on Vejita's having
helped, and the Saiya-jin replies that he didn't do it to save Earth,
whose people he doesn't care about. Piccolo understands. Vejita talks
to himself, about having done it for his kid. He also fumes about
Kakarot's going off and dying so that Vejita can't kill him himself. He
doesn't have anyone to fight anymore.
Satan is gibbering, and the announcer asks what happened. Thinking
fast, the wrestler realizes that no one else saw the end of the fight.
Satan declares that he'd stepped in at the last minute and saved
everyone. The balls of light were just a trick -- he's the one that
defeated Cell. So, the announcer repeats this to the viewing audience,
and the masses of the world start chanting Satan's name.
At Kami-sama's, Dende is healing #18, and Yamcha is warning him to
leave before he gets killed (Kuririn doesn't think that's going to
happen.) #18 jumps up, and Kuririn quickly tells her what had happened,
#18 is surprised that it was Gohan, and Yamcha says "Yes!! And he's
really strong, too!" Piccolo adds that she owes Kuririn for the favor
of saving her body, and the runt says it was nothing. Gohan suddenly
realizes that Kuririn likes #18, the runt tells him to shut up, and the
others just figure it out for the first time. #18 insults the old bald
man, and flies off. Yamcha yells out more insults, Tenshin tells him
that he's wasting his time, and Piccolo wants them to hurry up and
summon Shenlon. Gohan reassures the runt that all his friends are here,
and Kuririn tearfully tells him to shut up.
Shenlon appears, and #18 pauses to find out why the sky has gone
black. The first wish is to bring back everyone killed by Cell, but
Piccolo doesn't feel Gokuu's spirit return. Shenlon asks for the second
wish, Yamcha asks about Gokuu, and is told "no-go." Then, Gokuu pipes
up, via Kaiou-sama, and reassures them that with peace on Earth, there's
nothing more for him to do. Besides, he'll meet them all again when
they die, too. He tells them "Bye, bye."
Shenlon stammers out, asking about the next wish. Yamcha says that
asking for a necklace for his girlfriend is right out, right? After
thinking a long time, Kuririn wants to know if #17 and #18 could be made
fully human again. The dragon answers that since the androids are
stonger than him, he can't do it. Yamcha wants to know why #17 is being
included, and Piccolo states that since everyone killed by Cell has been
wished back to life, that included #17. Kuririn then asks if the
explosive devices inside the two androids can be removed -- "Yes, I can
do that." It is done, Shenlon disappears, and Trunks asks why? Kuririn
bashfully says that having bombs in you is a pitiful thing. Kuririn
wonders about Yamcha's girlfriend, and the fighter tells him that that
was just a cheap gag.
Tenshin wants to know why the bomb was removed from #17, and the runt
replies that it seemed reasonable, since #17 and #18 are probably
lovers. Piccolo doesn't understand this love stuff. #18 jumps out from
behind the pillar, calling the runt an idiot -- the two androids are
brother and sister. They don't owe anybody anything for having the
bombs removed. However, she leaves again with "until later." Yamcha
shouts out "'Until later' -- you hear that? You still have a chance
with her." Piccolo reiterates that he really doesn't understand this
love thing.
Then there's silence, as they realize that Gokuu is really gone.
Teshinhan decides to leave, because Chao-zu is probably worried. He
doesn't think they'll meet again, so everyone gives each other their
best wishes and Trunks is told to return to the future and restore
peace. Trunks is returning to the future. Piccolo is staying at
Kami-sama's, but Gohan is given leave to come there and play with both
Piccolo and Dende. The group splits up, and Trunks asks Yamcha what had
happened to his father. He gets told, and is pleased with his father's
behavior. Chi Chi breaks down at the news of Gokuu's death.
Later, Trunks is saying goodbye to people, and Vejita signs his
approval of the boy.
End of Gokuu's story.
In Trunk's future, in the west sector...
Trunks announces that he's back, and Buruma welcomes him.
He explains that the time in the Room of Spirit and Time had caused
him to age 1 year in 24 hours. He further tells her what happened, and
that he found his father to be a really cool guy (Buruma has trouble
accepting that description of Vejita.) The radio announces that the
androids are back, and Trunks goes out to fight them and return peace to
the world.
#17 and #18 are bantering about losing computer games when an old man
shoots #17 in the face. The old man dies, and Trunks shows up to end
the killing. #17 comments on the wimp still being alive, and #18 asks
if it's ok for her to kill the guy off now. She can do whatever she
likes. Trunks easily destroys her, and #17 asks how this is possible.
Trunks just states that he's going to get revenge for the deaths of Gohan
and friends. He finishes off #17, and says that it's over.
Three years later, it's time for Cell to appear, and Trunks is going
through the motions of going back in time. He then announces that he
knows that Cell is present, and that the monster wants to kill him to
take the time machine and go back to eat #17 and #18 to become complete.
Cell wants to know how his victim knows this. This time, Trunks is
going to finish things. They talk over past events, and Trunks states
that he's the one that finished off #17 and #18 in this timeline. He
blows Cell up into the air, and the two of them go out to an unpopulated
area outside the city. They brag a bit, then attack. Cell then decides
to demonstrate a really frightening power (kamehame-ha) and Trunks just
completely eradicates the monster. Cell swears and dies. Trunks has
won, and he thanks Gokuu and friends. The narration box simply says
that the living Trunks has brought peace to his future timeline.
Gohan declares himself to be the Great Saiya-man, and goes through
the fighting pose that he'd practiced earlier in front of a mirror for 2
hours. (A take-off of Sailor Moon.) He's impressed; no one else is.
He tells Beederu to arrest the remaining bad guy, and she notices that
the masked hero knows her name. The bad guy uses a smoke bomb to
escape, and Gohan flies after him. Beederu realizes that the guy is
flying, and it isn't a trick (her father kept claiming that it was.)
Saiya-man catches the villian, and tells the girl to take them to the
police. She asks Gohan how he snuck out of class, and he replies that
he claimed to be going to the bathroom, falling for her little trap.
Gohan asks how she knew, and she answers that his voice is the same.
On the way back, he explains why he uses the costume, and denies that
he's also the "golden-haired fighter." Then, Beederu states that he
next Tenkaichi-budoukai will be in one month. The previous budokai (not
the Cell Game,) had been won by Son Gokuu, and Beedure guesses that
Gohan is Gokuu's son. Beederu likes the idea of the daughter of the
last champion facing off against the son of the previous champion, and
threatens to tell everyone at school who the Great Saiya-man is if Gohan
doesn't enter the Budoukai with her. She also wants Gohan to teach her
to fly.
He doesn't have much choice, and he worries about this as he returns
to class. Only to get a ribbing for spending so much time in the
toilet. He considers today to be a very bad day.
Chapter 429
Vejita is in the gravity room, training for the budoukai. He tells
Trunks to leave, since the boy is having so much trouble coping with
150 g. But, Trunks wants to fight Goten in the competition, and then
just switches over to super Saiya-jin mode, and waltzes around the room.
Vejita is shocked, and asks in Goten can do this too -- Trunks says yes.
Vejita gets very pissed, and comments on there having been a bargain
sale on Super Saiya-jin.
Deciding to make the most of a bad situation, Vejita states that if
Trunks can hit him once in the face, he'll take the boy out to an
amusement park. This makes Trunks happy, and he attacks full out. But,
when he gets hit, Vejita loses his temper and blasts the boy in the
nose. Trunks is about to cry, and Vejita tells him not to, and that
he'll take both Trunks and Goten to the park. He also asks how strong
Goten is, and is told that because the other boy is a year younger, he's
a little weaker, and also can't fly. This bothers Vejita (who doesn't
like the competition.
Beederu has learned to levitate, but is annoyed by Goten's rapid
progress (so Gohan tells the kid to settle down a bit when Beederu is
around.) She complains about having been brought up as Satan's
daughter, and asks about Gokuu. Gokuu was strong, but is now dead.
Goten blurts out that Gokuu will be coming back for one day, and the
girl misunderstands this to mean that the budoukai will bring back
memories of the dead man.
10 days later, Beederu has better control over her ki, and is flying
around freely.
Chapter 430
We get to see people's training: Goten and Gohan fight each other in
Super Saiya-jin mode; Gohan fights by himself in normal mode as does
Vejita; Beederu and Kuririn train solo; Gokuu and Piccolo meditate;
Trunks does one-finger push-ups in the gravity room; and Mister Satan
drinks and reads magazines.
Finally, it's time for the budoukai, which hasn't been held for a
long time. The group speculates over whether Gokuu will actually show
up. Gohan asks the Saiya-jin to not switch over to Super mode, and
Vejita wants to know why. Buruma answers that all of them have been
captured on video in Super Saiya-jin mode, during the Cell Game, and it
would cause problems if they're recognized as the same people. It's
fine by Vejita, who expects to win either way. Trunks and Goten also
promise to not change over. This makes Gohan happier.
At the island, the group is surprised by the crowds, and they look
for Gokuu. People start running by to meet Mister Satan. The wrestler
has appeared, and he basks in the attention. A reporter asks how he's
feeling, and Satan replies that he's working at 120%. He laughs madly.
Then, another reporter comments of Beederu's having cut her hair, and
she tells hm to shut up. Yamcha is amused, and Goten recognizes
Piccolo. Gohan asks if the alien has seen his father, and is told 'no.'
Piccolo is uncomfortable with Gohan's attempt at a disguise. Chi Chi is
getting worried, and suddenly, Gokuu arrives.
Gokuu asks if everyone is fine, and they react predictably, not
having seen the man for about 7 years. Uranai Baba departs, reminding
Gokuu that he's only going to be able to stay on Earth for 24 hours; he
thanks her. Gokuu is surprised at seeing that he has a second son, and
Goten is frightened of this guy that Chi Chi says is his father.
Piccolo tells them to hurry up and sign in. Trunks is upset at being
told that anyone under 15 has to fight in the children's section. It's
in the rules, so they doen't have a choice (Kuririn is very relieved,
because it gives him a a slightly better shot at getting one of the top
five awards.) Then, it's time to split up and either join the audience,
or suit up. Piccolo comments that the two new strangers aren't from Earth (he
can't place them, though,) and Beederu asks Gohan what the green one
means by this. Gohan replies that the two are weird, and Beederu
retorts that Piccolo'ss skin color isn't exactly normal, either. Kuririn
wants to hurry up and go to the fight site. The announcer welcomes
them, stating that things can now get started. Kuririn prays to
Kami-sama (god) that he'll get a normal person in the first round;
Piccolo replies that Kami-sama is named "Dende."
Gokuu is looking around, noticing Shin's power, the bad weirdness of
Supopo and Yamuu, and the strange bodyshape of the unlikely fighter
"Mighty Mask." (Mighty Mask is great.) The announcer starts having
people draw numbered balls from a box to determine their placement in
the first rounds. Kuririn is surprised to get the #1 ball, for the first
match. The announcer comments on #18's strange name, and she replies
that it's as good as any. The young punk answers to the name "Shin",
and Gokuu thinks that he's heard it before. Meanwhile, Trunks asks
Goten what their victim's name was; Goten doesn't know. The announcer
calls out for Supopo-Bitchi, and the lack of a reply makes the boys
think that it's supposed to be them. However, the announcer corrects
them ("it's "Mighty Mask",) and the real Supopo-Bitchi takes his number.
The announcer wonders about Supopo's looking different from the last
tournament, and Goten and Trunks argue with each other over their
mistake.) When Beederu's turn comes up, she asks if her father is going
to make an appearance, and the announcer answers that he's been
empowered to select Satan's number as a proxy. Gokuu overhears the
exchange, and is surprised to learn that the girl is Mr. Satan's
daughter; Kuririn takes the chance to rib Gohan over his choice of
girlfriends.
A big, fat Turkish-looking guy named Punter gets number 2, and
Kuririn is ecstatic. Punter goes up to his opponent and threatens
Kuririn with a humiliating defeat; the ex-monk is very philosophical
about that. Then, Vejiita draws #12; Kuririn responds to the fact that
Vejiita and Gokuu are matched up in the first round, and Vejiita thinks
a challenge to Gokuu to himself (he's happy to get the chance to defeat
Kakarot himself.) This gets Trunks and Goten arguing over who's going
to win. The announcer wonders over Mighty Mask's behavior, and Piccolo
gets a little paranoid at having to face Shin. The announcer pulls
Satan's number, and Kurirn is happy that the wrestler is facing #18.
#18 says "who?" and Beederu berates the android. Yamuu is the last one
to go, and the final line-up is announced.
The announcer lists the rules again (You lose if you're down for a
10-count, touch anything outside the ring, or give up.) They're told
that because of the need to hold so many combats, that each match will
only last 30 minutes. Punter takes the chance to tell Kuririn that the
runt won't last 10 seconds. The announcer builds up the excitement for
the start of the adults' final eliminations. One attendant tells Satan
that the great champion is facing a rather impressive, unknown woman in
the 5th round, and Satan sits up fast, excited.
Chapter 439: Kuririn's, Then Piccolo's Fight
The announcer tells the crowd what the lineup is, and Yamcha comments
on Vejiita's facing Gokuu so soon. Kuririn and Punter are called out,
and Punter continues to threaten the runt over his uncoming defeat. The
crowd is told that Kuririn had been a Budoukai competitor long ago as a
boy, and that Punter had won previous lesser fights. Kuririn's unnamed
daughter asks if everything's going to be ok, and Yamcha reassures her
that Kuririn is the strongest one on Earth. For an Earthling.
Punter states that the Budoukai is not something to play at; it's no
place for little old men. Kuririn is bored, and Killer is convinced
that Punter is not one to be trifled with (becuase of his massive
build.) The match starts, and Punter does a series of handsprings to
show that he's not only big, he's fast. There's no use in trying to
escape. Giving in, Kuririn answers that he won't try to run away.
Then, Punter claims that to show how tough he is, he'll let Kuririn
deliver the first blow. Kuririn slaps the giant silly and kicks him out
of the ring. The crowd is shocked, and the announcer is happily looking
forward to a great Bodoukai after waiting so long.
The announcer declares the next match, and quietly pleads for Ma Jr.
to leave the ring intact this time (this is Shin's first touranment, but
Ma had been in a great fight last time.) People in the audience
recognize Ma from TV coverage of the Cell game, and are starting to
wonder. [Note: No one recognizes Piccolo as being the Great Demon King
Piccolo.] The fighters are wondering about Shin, and Piccolo is asking
himself why Shin is here to compete. The punk replies that he's entered
just for fun, and Piccolo is shocked at the punk's having read his mind.
He concedes the match and walks back out of the ring. Shin ponders over
Piccolo's having been Earth's Kami (god.) Gokuu wonders what happened,
Piccolo states "next match," and Kuririn gets a little panicked -- HE'S
the one to face Shin next round.
So, the announcer continues on to declare match 3, between Beederu
and Supopo-bitchi. The crowd goes wild, chanting "Beederu." Beederu is
introduced as Satan's daughter; Supopo had been in a previous Budoukai,
but seems to have undergone an image change. Shin walks by Supopo, and
stares at the guy with serious intensity.
Chapter 440: Shin's Unexpected Identity
The crowd chants Beederu's name, and the girl thinks that Supopo
gives out bad vibes. The match starts. Meanwhile, Piccolo confronts
Shin, hoping to learn if he's mistaken. Piccolo thinks that Shin may be
Dai-Kaiou, but Kibit interjects that this is Kaiou-shin. Piccolo's
brain freezes, and Shin asks him to not tell anyone yet.
There are 4 Kaiou-samas (Planet Kings) and above them is Dai-Kaiou
(the Big Kaiou.) Piccolo has heard that the Kaiou's have their own god;
Kaiou-shin = "Kaiou God."
Gokuu wants to know what's going on, and Piccolo pleads with him to
not say anything to him at all. On his little marble of a planet,
Kaiou-sama is stammering that that young boy could be Kaiou-shin. He
wonders why Shin would be on Earth.
Back at the ring, Beederu is pounding on the much larger Supopo.
Gokuu and Kuririn are impressed, and Gohan comments on her having
improved a lot. The announcer is describing the action, biasing it in
Beederu's favor. But, Supopo gets back up (Gokuu is concerned,) and
gets pounded some more. Gohan thinks it's over, But Supopo just stands
back up, grinning evilly. Gokuu notes that there's something weird
about this guy.
Chapter 441: "Beederu Trashed"
Supopo is trashing Beederu, and punts her out of the ring. The crowd
thinks she's going to lose, but she catches herself at the last moment,
then flies back in. The announcer describes the action. Gohan states
that she's doing well at using what he taught her, but Gokuu thinks it
might have been better if she'd fallen to the ground. He states that
Supopo is strange, and might do a lot of damage. Gohan wonders what
this means, and Gokuu doesn't understand either.
The fight continues, and it looks like Beederu's kick has killed the
guy. However, Supopo just clicks his broken neck into place. The
announcer rants over this. Beederu asks what this guy is, then gets
punched in the nose. Gohan starts getting concerned. Kuririn is
starting to agree with Gokuu's earlier assessment. Beederu flies up out
of reach, and Gohan thinks this is a good tactic. However,
Supopo-bitchi can fly, too. Beederu is concerned, and the announcer
describes the action. Beederu's classmates can't believe what's
happening, either. (The audience had been convinced by Satan that the
people flying around during the Cell Game were just using some cheap
special effects trick. However, Satan's daughter is now flying around,
herself.) Then, Supopo's Ki-ai blows Beederu back down to the ring.
The Z Fighters are trying to figure out Supopo's plans, since he
could easily defeat Beederu, but seems to be dragging the fight out
longer than necessary. Beederu's getting really battered, but she
refuses to surrender. The crowd hates to see Satan's daughter treated
like this, and Gohan wants the girl to give up already.
Chapter 442: "Gohan Gets Mad"
Beederu has taken even more punishment, and the crowd is afraid that
she's going to die. Gohan yells out for her to surrender, the announcer
begs her to give up as well, but she flat-out refuses to. Gohan freaks
out over this. Beederu stands up (her shoulder is now dislocated,) and
gets in a good kick to Supopo's face. He just giggles and licks the
blood. Then he knees Beederu in the face, knocking out several teeth.
Kuririn hates this, as does Beederu's classmates. Gohan starts powering
up, and Gokuu assures the boy that the girl isn't going to die.
Supopo is about to step down on Beederu's head, popping it like a
grape, and the audience yells out for him to stop. Gohan turns into a
Super Saiya-jin, cursing the bastard. Kuririn tries to stop him, but
Gohan isn't listening. Then, another alien yells out for Supopo to stop
playing around. The alien jumps up to the edge of the ring, and tells
his partner that this isn't what they're there for. Just win the match.
Supopo-bitchi tosses the girl's limp body out of the ring, and is
declared the winner. Gohan powers down, and rushes out to his friend.
The announcer suggests that the medics take over, but this is something
for him to take care of. He also warns the alien about a reprisal, and
Supopo smiles. The two aliens fly off.
Gokuu asks if anyone has any Senzu Seeds, and Kuririn answers that
there didn't seem to be a need for them. Gokuu declares that he's going
to teleport to Karin Tower. Gohan comes in, and is told not to worry;
the Senzu's are on the way.
Satan panics over being told that his daughter has lost, and been
badly hurt. He also can't believe that this has happened, since the girl
is the second strongest person in the world, after him. He runs out to
find out what had happened. Beederu is in great pain when Satan arrives
in the hospital room. Gohan assures him that everything is ok, but
Satan thinks that the boy is the guilty party. One medic corrects the
man. Satan offers to give the boy an autograph as a reward, and tells
him to keep out of the way. Gohan thanks Satan, and is about to leave
when Beederu asks for revenge. Gohan replies that he'll win the next
match, and then trash the bastard in the following round.
After Gohan is gone, Satan demands to know what's happening, since
he's the one that should be doing the revenging. Beederu just smiles
with her eyes closed. Satan then does some more ranting, drawing the
conclusion that Beederu may be in love. At Karin Tower, the cat gives
Gokuu the seeds. The cat warns Gokuu that he has a presentiment of
something bad about to happen, and the fighter replies that he does,
too.
[Note: Yajirobee is still living in the Tower, presumably because
he's still trying to beat the cat. He's also now grown a moustache.]
Chapter 443: "The Strategy Starts"
The announcer is telling Beederu's fans that the girl is in stable
condition, and that they should feel assured. The announcer then starts
calling out the names for the fourth round -- Kibit and the Great...
Gohan runs out to ask for a 1 minute break, in order to get some healing
medicine to Beederu. The announcer is surprised, but agrees to wait.
Gokuu returns, and gives the seed to his son. He was able to get
three seeds. Then, Kibit comes up, and Gohan asks him to wait for a
bit. He runs off, and Kibit just stares at him evilly. Gohan enters
the hospital room, saying that he has something good. Satan swears at
him, but Gohan proceeds to give the girl a seed. The doctor and Satan
both tell him to not do this, but Beederu understands that Gohan may
know something that the others don't. She agrees to eat the seed
while her father yells at her. Gohan is happy, then rushes back to the
ring. Satan swears to get even with the boy. Then, Beederu stuns
Satan and the doctor with her quick recovery. She's very happy.
Back at the ring, Gohan says that things are better now. The
announcer tells people that the next match is about to begin. Gohan's
classmates wonder over hearing that the Great Saiyaman is entering the
ring, and one recognizes Gohan. The boy's hair is what gives him away.
The three students argue over whether it's really Gohan, and why he's
fighting. But, they cheer for him, and he decides to give up trying to
disguise himself. He throws away his sunglasses, then is told that he
looked more cool with them on.
Gohan faces off against Kibit, wondering what to do. The other guy
is probably really strong, but he doesn't want to power up. If he does,
he'll give himself away to his schoolmates. However, Kibit states that
he'll help out if Gohan will turn into a Super Saiya-jin. Gohan wonders
about this. Kibit can't explain, but states that he wants to see the
boy's power. Gohan doesn't want to do this in front of everyone.
Kuririn wants to know what they're talking about, and Gokuu answers him.
Outside the building, the two aliens are checking a meter to see if
either fighter is the one they want. Doesn't look like it. Piccolo
calls out, and Gohan answers back. Gokuu and Kuririn want to know
what's happening, Piccolo can't answer, but Shin does. Shin says that
he wants something bad to happen to Gohan, but he can't explain why.
Gohan refuses to reveal himself to his classmates. Vejiita wants
answers from Shin. So, Piccolo stammers out that Shin is really
Kaiou-shin in disguise. Kaiou-shin is the ultimate god lording over all
of the Kaiou's. Gokuu repeats this data. At the ring, the crowd is
shouting for the fighting to start. And, Gohan is reluctantly powering
up.
Chapter 444: "The Energy is Taken"
Gohan is standing in the ring, and the audience is shouting out
catcalls -- the fight is taking too long to start. Chi Chi tells the
crowd to shut up. Kuririn wants Kaiou-shin to explain his comment about
Gohan turning into a Super Saiya-jin. The disguised one tells the group
that he knows Supopo-bitchi and Yamuu -- they're after Gohan. But, they
won't kill him, they just want his powerful energy.
Gohan is pissed, and tells Kibit that he's going beyond a Super
Saiya-jin (he doesn't know why Kibit wants him to do this, though.)
This stuns a few people, and alerts a couple others. Beederu is one of
the stunned ones, and is slow to realize what has just happened. The
energy detector the enemy are using starts to react, and they comment on
this. Gohan has an attitude problem, and wants to know what his
opponent is going to do now that he's a Super Saiya-jin. Kibit is
surprised at the level of power. Vejiita believes that Gohan has gotten
soft since the fight with Cell. Kaiou-shin plans on stopping that
power.
In the audience, Gohan's classmates are recognizing the
"golden-haired warrior" that had appeared in Satan City some time ago.
Gohan wants his opponent to attack, and the other people in the audience
are remembering the guys that had fought (and "lost" to) Cell in the
Cell game. Then, Yamuu and Supopo-bitchi rush forward to grab all that
energy. Kaiou-shin shouts out that the attack is coming, and Gohan
wants to know what the two new guys are trying to do. Kaiou-shin
freezes Gohan, allowing Supopo to grab the boy, and Yamuu to jam the
energy collector in his back. Kuririn is mad, but Kaiou-shin tells the
runt to not interfere. Supopo replies that if there is interference,
the boy dies. The collector is filled, they marvel over how easy this
was, and leave. The announcer tries to figure out what happened, Gohan
lies helpless on the ground, and Kaiou-shin tells them that Kibit will
heal Gohan. Kaiou-shin is going after the two, and will accept anyone
that wants to come along to help.
The audience is confused, Chi Chi is in a panic, Kuririn wants to
know what to do, and Gokuu plans on helping Kaiou-shin.
Chapter 445: "Fearful Enigma"
Yamuu is happily bringing the energy back to Babi-di. A ways back,
Shin is resolutely following him. At the ring, Beederu runs out to
Gohan. The audience is surprised to see that she's recovered so
quickly. Kuririn says that he'll fly with Gokuu, but he doesn't really
want to. He needs to talk to #18, first. Gokuu is about to blast off
when Vejiita accuses him of trying to avoid their upcoming battle.
Gokuu asks if Vejiita heard what Shin had said, and the Saiya-jin Prince
spits back that he doesn't know or care about anything concerning the
Kaiou's. All he wants is to fight Gokuu. Gokuu promises to fight him
after the Budoukai, but Vejiita replies that Gokuu is only on Earth for
one day. So, Gokuu tells Vejiita to come on along with. Piccolo rushes
after Shin.
Gokuu asks Kibit about Gohan, and Kibit replies that it's ok, and
that the boy will probably be following along after them very shortly.
Gokuu flies away, followed by the angry Vejiita. #18 says that she's
staying behind to win the money, and Kuririn tells her to not kill
anyone. She tells him that if there's any danger, to run away. He
flies off.
Gohan asks where everyone is going, and Kibit answers that he can go
too, if he wants. The medics come up, and gently try to get Beederu and
Kibit to get out of the way. Kibit gives Gohan some energy, but not enough
to bring him up to full power. In the distance, Trunks and Goten are
wondering whether they should follow their fathers, or stay here. Goten
hopes that his brother is ok. Kibit stops the energy flow, saying this
is enough. The medics are shocked, Beederu is happy, Gohan is puzzled,
and Kibit offers to explain everything if Gohan follows after him.
Satan comes out, looking for his daughter. He's upset to see her
standing next to the accursed boy that had given her the strange seed
that had healed her so fast. Beederu wants to go with Gohan, but states
that she'll go even if he doesn't want her to. There's one thing she
really wants to know. So, inspite of the danger, the two fly off.
Satan is shocked to see his daughter flying. One attendent answers that
she'd been doing that earlier. Then again, so has everyone one else.
Buruma wonders what's going on, Chi Chi is worried about her boy, and
Yamcha is also puzzled. The announcer unhappily watches his Budoukai
disappear in front of his eyes. Shin is happy to see that the others
have caught up to him like he'd hoped. Gokuu wonders whether Shin needs
the help to defeat Supopo and Yamuu, but is told that those two are
small fry. He explains that long ago there was a sorceror -- Bibi-di --
who'd created a horrible monster named "Buu." Buu had terrorized Bibi's
planet. Vejiita complains to himself that the Saiya-jin had done the
same kind of thing. Shin replies that there had been 5 Kaiou-shin at
that time, and Buu had killed 4 of them. Vejiita is upset that Shin can
read people's minds.
Buu had been imprisioned in a shell and hidden by Bibi-di. Only Bibi
knew where Buu was, and when he died, things were looking up. Kibit
also tells part of this story. While inside the shell, Buu can't use
his fearsome powers.
However, someone has found a way to let Buu out. Bibi-di had a child
whose heart was as twisted as his father's; the sorceror Babi-di.
While the group is flying along, Gokuu and Kaiou-shin are discussing
Buu and Babi-di. Basically, Supopo and Yamuu need to get human energy
to reactivate the powerful magical being, Buu. Trailing behind the main
group are Kibit, Gohan, and Beederu. Gohan is asking why the bad guys
wanted to attack him at the budoukai, and Kibit answers that Super
Saiya-jin energy is the best for resurrecting Buu. He adds that he and
Shin have long wanted to know where Babi-di had hidden Buu, and are using
the two aliens to pinpoint the target's whereabouts. Shin continues
this conversation. Kibit wants to speed up a little to catch up to the
main group, and Beederu has to return to the Budoukai, unable to keep
up. Gohan tells her to link up with Goten and Chi Chi. Beederu agrees
to do this, adding that she knows Gohan is the "golden-haired warrior."
He apologizes for lying to her about it. She also guesses that Gohan
was the child at the battle with Cell 7 years ago, and that he was the
one who defeated Cell, not her father. Gohan is reluctant to answer
this part. She says that it's ok, and tells Gohan to try his best in
defeating Babi-di and saving everyone. Waving, Beederu calls out that
she'll be waiting at the budoukai.
Kibit is bothered by the delay and wants to catch up with Kaiou-shin.
Gohan apologizes again. Their speed surprises Beederu, who hopes that
Gohan won't die -- she wants him to return for their date.
Up ahead, Supopo-bitchi and Yamuu are racing along. Gohan and Kibit
are welcomed to the ranks of the Z Fighters. Shin gives a warning, and
they all settle down to hide among the rocks. Below them, the two
aliens have landed in front of what looks like the nose of a buried
spaceship. The Z Fighters are asking who the guy next to the door is,
and are told it's not Babi-di. Kibit is frustrated, because Babi-di
wouldn't have any real reason to come outside. The group argues over
whether to attack the installation before Buu can receive Gohan's
energy. Shin assures them that it's ok, and that they should wait just
a little longer.
The door guard goes inside, and Gohan notices the dead bodies at the
nearby farmhouse. Then, Piccolo announces that someone is coming out.
We next see a withered little old guy standing next to a macho-looking,
tall demon.
Chapter 447: "What Babi-di Knows"
"Shittei ta Babi-di"
One of the group recognizes the tallest bad guy as the strongest of the
black world. Gokuu asks about him, and Kaiou-shin (Kaiou God) explains
that there's another universe/world, where magic rules, and Darbura is
the strongest one there, but he works for Babi Dee. Kuririn becomes
very frightened at the creature's potential power. Gohan asks if the
wrinkled, old guy is Babi Dee, and wonders at his possible abilities.
Physically weak, Babi Dee has frighteningly strong magic powers, and is
Darbura's boss. They talk about how bad a situation this is, and
Vejiita asks about their chances of winning a fight. The answer is dead
silence, and he is happier for it (means a good fight, which he won't
lose.) Gokuu tells Kuririn that it's ok if the runt leaves now, and
doesn't fight. Kuririn is relieved, but embarrassed.
Babi Dee wants to reward the two bad guys for filling up the tube
container with energy, and the bigger guy says he likes the fun work.
Babi tells them that their business is ended, and causes the big guy to
explode. Babi then states that he always likes the sound of people
exploding. The other bad guy flies away in fear, and Babi Dee asks if
Puipui wants to take a turn. Puipui answers "yes," and fires a blast
after the target. It explodes, and Babi says "Nice Shot."
The Z Fighters are horrified. Babi Dee and Darbura discuss the
people they sense up in the rocks. Babi recognizes Kibit and
Kaiou-shin, whose energy he can't use. However, there are also 3 people
with very high levels of energy that can be used to help resurrect
someone called "Buu." Darbura can kill Kaiou-shin and Kibit, and take
the energy from the other three before killing all of them. Puipui and
Babi Dee leave, to let Darbura work on his own. Vejiita comments on
this, and then realizes that the Z Fighters are about to be attacked.
Chapter 448: "If We Enter the Rocket"
"Koketsu ni irazunba"
Darbura attacks, killing Kibit, and using his spit to turn Piccolo
and Kuririn to stone. Kaiou-shin tries to prevent the others from
following Darbura into the ship, however, he adds that the only way to
reverse the spell of stone is to kill Darbura. Gokuu doesn't need any
other excuse, and the heroes fly towards the door. They learn that the
inside of the ship is basically Babi's domain, and he will capture any
damage energy to help restore Buu. The only way out is to fight, since
they can't escape now. Which is ok by Vejiita, since he doesn't plan on
running away. Pui Pui is sent out as the Stage 1 fighter, with orders
to get energy.
Chapter 449: "Game"
"Geemu"
Babi-di is gleefully injecting Gohan's energy into the
braincase-sphere housing Buu. However, the energy meter reads less than
half of what is required. Supposedly, Yamuu and Supopo were to have
gotten the energy of 100 people to amass the huge amount needed, but
Darbura hadn't been listening to that part of the discussions. Babi-di
curses over having the two minions killed, but Darbura wants to know
what the problem is -- there's three people with lots of energy in the
first stage of the ship. So, they go up to the control room to watch
Puipui handle things. But, the fighting hasn't started yet. Turns out
that Gohan, Gokuu, and Vejiita are using scissors-paper-stone to decide
who gets to kill Puipui. Vejiita wins. Babi-di is confused, and Shin
wants to know why Vejiita is going to fight by himself. Vejiita answers
that one is more than enough. Puipui is convinced that he'll win, and
get the energy for his leader. Vejiita claims to be the world's strongest
fighter, Puipui sneers at this, Shin wants to gang up on Puipui, and
Gokuu claims that there's no problem. They bluster a bit.
Then, it's time to fight, and Babi-di giggles in anticipation.
Puipui attacks, and is easily smashed into the wall. There's some high
speed running around, and Babi-di and Shin are shocked at how easily Pui
Pui is being roughed up. Babi-di asks where Puipui's favorite place is,
and Darbura answers 'the high gravity planet Bun.' Babi-di comments on
this, and chants out Papparapa!!! Suddenly, the fighters are teleported
to Bun. Gohan wonders over what has just happened, and Shin answers
that Babi-di can change this room to match whatever conditions are
desired. This is probably Puipui's optimal fighting situation.
Puipui gloats: The 10 times Earth-normal gravity is just like that
back on his home planet. However, Vejiita isn't bothered, and Puipui
accuses the Saiya-jin of lying. Vejiita decides to show that he's not
bluffing. Puipui blows up real good. Vejiita complains about this not
being fun enough, and Gokuu realizes that the hole in the ground is
probably an elevator. The group jumps in. Gohan states that this is
like a TV game, and Vejiita calls it a lousy one. Gokuu tells Shin to
hurry up and follow them. Kaiou-shin is in shock, and Babi-di is
starting to fume.
Gokuu wonders over the fact that it looks like they haven't
teleported at all. Babi-di asks Darbura about these humans -- Darbura
answers that it wasn't like this during the study 300 years earlier. Of
course, the humans won't last through the next three stages.
Chapter 450: "Stage 2's Yakun"
"Steeji 2 no Yakun"
The first page is a cross section of Babi-di's underground
installation/rocket. The lowest level has the container holding 'Buu.'
Babi and Darbura are observing the Z Fighters via crystal ball.
Darbura asks who the stage 2 fighter is, and is told 'Yakon.' He then
asks if Yakon has gotten that good already. Babi answers that Yakon
will probably defeat everyone by itself. Darbura comments that he'll be
missing out on some of the fun if that happens. Babi answers that the
real fun will come in waking Buu from its long sleep. Darbura is
amused, and tells a minion to alert Yakon.
Gokuu and Vejiita are getting impatient for something to fight, and
Kaiou-shin berates them (cautioning them over the fact that they don't
know what Buu can do at full power.) Vejiita comments that Buu can't be
much different from Darbura, which stuns the punk. Vejiita doesn't think
that Darbura is all that tough, and Kaiou-shin asks Gokuu if this is true.
Gokuu expects that Buu is about as strong as Cell had been, 7 years ago.
Kaiou can't believe this, and is wondering if the Super Saiya-jin are
really so strong. Gokuu yells out for the enemy to come and attack him
already.
The door opens, and Yakon steps out. Gokuu asks what this monster
is. It asks who it's going to get to eat, and Gokuu replies that he's
the one to do the fighting. Kaiou-shin recognizes the magical being
called Yakon. They fight, and Gokuu comments on how close one attack
had gotten (ripped his uniform.) Gohan remarks on the monster's being
big and nimble. Kaiou-shin wants everyone to get in on the fight, but
Gohan says that it's ok for his father to work alone. Gokuu complains
about Yakon's sickle-like nails. Then, Babi, laughing, announces to
Yakon that it can kill everyone, and to do it quickly, and anyway it
likes. Darbura and Babi discuss the use of Ankokusei (a spell Babi
casts to teleport everyone to a place that has no light,) and the
revival of Buu.
The room goes dark, Gokuu can't see anything, but Yakon can. The
monster attacks, expecting to easily make his first kill. But, it
misses, and it wonders why. Gokuu says that he can hear the air moving.
He adds that his side can use magic too, then becomes a Super Saiya-jin.
He states that he can see the monster, and Babi marvels over this new
complication.
Chapter 451: "Magic Yakun's Talent"
"Majuu Yakun no gochisou"
Gokuu has powered up, and Babi-di is trying to figure out what has
just happened. Darbura replies that the guy is just emitting some
light, no problem. Babi-di orders a minion to get the best energy meter
in the ship. Gokuu asks the monster what happens now that he can see in
the dark, and the creature states that nothing has changed. Babi-di is
having trouble accepting the meter's reading of 3000 kiri, as does
Darbura. The wizard wonders if the machine is broken. The monster,
Yakon, is sure to win, but only measures at 800 kiri. Yakon inhales,
swallowing Gokuu's energy and causing him to power down. The room is
dark again, and Shin suddenly remembers that Yakon's ability is to suck
radiation, which is something that affects Super Saiya-jin.
Yakon comments on the deliciousness of the energy, and that he wants
more. Gohan yells out that since the monster eats light emissions,
it's pointless for Gokuu to continue trying to fight as a Super
Saiya-jin. Yakon agrees, but Gokuu wants to give it another try. Yakon
and Vejiita wonder what the hero is thinking, and Gohan volunteers to team
up to fight in Super Saiya-jin mode as a two-some. However, Gokuu
intends to fight alone. Yakon calls him an entertaining idiot. Shin
agrees, saying that this is not a game. Vejiita knows better, but isn't
sure what the plan is.
The monster starts inhaling, and Gokuu starts pumping out the energy
(he doesn't plan on losing.) Babi-di is pissed, because inflicting
damage is good, consuming energy is bad. Yakon keeps eating, and Gokuu
kicks up the power. Yakon goes bulumic, and explodes. Vejiita is
satisfied, Gokuu wants to return to the rocket room, Shin is beyond
shocked, and Gohan praises his father's performance. Babi-di can't
believe that Yakon exploded, Darbura isn't so impressed (thinking that
Yakon simply screwed up.) Babi-di knows better, since Yakon was
supposed to be so good in these matters. He wants to know what's with
these people. So, Darbura decides to be the Stage 3 fighter. Babi-di
asks about his chances of winning, and the guy answers that he's
Darbura, the strongest guy in the magic world. (Ie -- no problem.)
Chapter 452: "Darbura's Appearance!!"
"Darbura Toujou!!"
Gokuu asks what Gohan is going to do in the next fight, but Vejiita
answers "nothing. He's gotten weak with the peace and lack of training.
My power is greater than his." Gohan laughs nervously. Kaiou-shin is
in shock at Gokuu's performance, and is having trouble believing that
he's not as strong as the "humans."
Darbura steps out, and tells them that with the defeat of Yakon,
they're not going to be facing the stage 3 fighter. Instead, they get
him. Vejiita remarks on the number one guy coming out to fight so soon,
and Darbura says the Saiya-jin has a dirty mouth. He wants to take on
Vejiita, but Gohan claims that it's his turn to beat someone on his
own. This annoys the big guy and Babi.
Back at the Budoukai, the announcer is nervously telling everyone
that a large number of the competitors are missing. The judges are
trying to decide what to do, since nearly an hour has passed, and
they only have five people left to do the fighting. Mister Satan claims
that the missing ones left because they were afraid of facing him,
and he praises the guys still in line to fight. One fighter is pleased
with the praise, but the disguised Trunks isn't impressed.
Satan makes his appearance, telling everyone that it's safe with him
around. The crowd goes wild. The judges ask him what to do, and Satan
decides that the 5 remaining people will go into a 'Battle Royale." One
judge questions this, and Mr. Satan wonders if the guy doesn't like his
idea (if not, he'll just go home without fighting.) The judges say it's
a great idea. The announcer tells the audience what's happening, and
they think Satan's idea is great, too. One judge congratulates Satan on
his courage, for deciding on the Battle Royale, and Satan asks about
this. The judge tells him that since he's so powerful, all four
opponents will gang up on him. Satan answers that it's no problem
because he's the champion. He also realizes that he's blown it big
time.
The announcer announces the start of the Battle Royale, and has to
call Satan's name several times. Then there's the strangely named #18,
the Mighty Mask, Killer, and the lady's man and Satan protoge -- Jewel.
The women all call out Jewel's name, and he blows a kiss to them.
Killer wants to team up with Trunks to attack Satan, and the Mighty Mask
replies that the real one to worry about is #18. Killer wonders about
the "man's" voice. Jewel starts out using French on #18, and tries to
pick her up for a date after the fight. #18 blows him off as an
eyesore.
It's now time for the final deciding match. The crowd calls out
Satan's name. Satan is desperate, but willing to put up a good fight.
The round starts. #18 drops Jewel, and Mighty Mask punches out Killer,
in the first second. The women panic over Jewel's condition. The
announcer rants about this, and Satan quickly realizes that this means
he doesn't have to face two of them, and there's only two left.
#18 considers the Mighty Mask to be something of a threat, and Trunks
warns Goten that #18 is really strong. Satan dares the other two attack
him, and is ignored.
Chapter 453: "The Final Fighters Go"
"Ketsu shousen no yukue"
The announcer tells us that the match is down to three people: Mighty
Mask, #18, and the Champion -- Mister Satan. Satan is planning his next
move, knowing that he'll be the final winner. He expects to be able to
beat the masked guy, and is thinking heavily about the cute girl
fighter (she's no challenge, either.) So, he holds up the V sign, and
the crowd goes wild. He's convinced that he's already won. Trunks and
Goten both think he's an idiot. Satan challenges the Mighty Mask, and
Trunks tells Goten to go. Satan starts his "Rolling Attack," and
follows it with "Satan Punch!!!"
Goten is already in front of #18, and Trunks and the android are in
combat when Satan realizes that his punch has missed. The fight is
going well, but Trunks is yelling at Goten to move to the right, and the
boy says that he's doing exactly what he's being told to do. So, Goten
leaps into the air, and #18 follows him.
The announcer goes crazy, describing the air-born combat. Then,
Trunks can't move fast enough, and #18 drops the pair back into the
ring. The crater is so deep that the audience believes Mighty Mask to
be dead. Then, Goten leaps up and out. Trunks tells him that it's ok
for him to be kicking, too, but the boy complains about not being able
to see. Satan is in shock.
#18 fires an energy ball down at them, and Trunks shouts out a
warning. Trunks is swearing, not wanting to lose. Goten tells him to
turn into a Super Saiya-jin, and the other boy realizes that their
disguise would hide the fact. So, they power up, as #18 figures out
that MM's hands and feet are too small for his body. #18 recognizes the
power surge. Trunks wants to use a strong attack, and Goten asks if
this will be safe. The answer is "of course, #18 can't die." Then, as
#18 realizes that MM is actually two small Super Saiya-jin, Trunks
fires.
The android barely avoids the blast, which blows up a large portion
of the ocean. Satan's jaw is about to touch the ground, Trunks
complains about missing, and #18 realizes that the two runts are both
VERY fast, VERY powerful, and have a VERY big energy attack. She
decides to get this over with fast, and says that she's going to win,
while also calling out Trunk's and Goten's names. Her energy ball
causes the two boys to panic and escape in opposite directions. The
ball cuts their costume in half, and the announcer thinks that MM has
been halved. Trunks yells at Goten, and Chi Chi recognizes the two
boys, as does #18's daughter. Trunks yells to Goten to escape, the
announcer disqualifies them (kids aren't allowed to fight in the adult's
rounds,) and then #18 lands to face Satan.
The announcer asks who's going to win this final face-off, and Satan
tells himself "I'm dead."
Chapter 454: "The Winner is Decided!!!"
"Shousha kettei!!!"
The crowd is chanting for both Satan and #18. The announcer is
describing the situation, and Satan knows he can't win the 10 million
zenii prize money. In the audience, Chi Chi is peevishly asking #18's
daughter if it'd be nice for her mommy to win that money, and Kamesennin
is already thinking of ways to spend it. Yamcha tries to put a damper on
things by reminding them that they don't know what's happening to Gokuu
and friends.
Over the ocean, Trunks is upset at being found out, while Goten
recognizes Beederu. He calls out, and the girl flies over to them. In
the ring, Satan is quaking with fear, then #18 attacks. She grabs the
champion, and he pleads for her to not kill him. She tells him that if
he doesn't settle down, she WILL kill him. Then, she offers Satan a
deal -- #18 will allow herself to lose if Satan gives her $20 million
zenii. The announcer tells everyone that Mr. Satan is in a headlock,
and asks what will happen next. Satan whispers back, complaining about
the price of the deal, and #18 threatens to knock out the man. Then,
she throws herself backwards. The crowd goes wild, while Satan tries to
figure out what just happened. When he recovers, he goes through some
punching moves, and blusters over his great prowess.
However, #18 gets annoyed, calling the man an idiot and telling him
to attack her. He's shocked, but is also a great actor -- he lunges
forward with his "Satan Miracle Special Ultra Super Megaton Punch." The
crowd goes wild again, but #18 just stands there with Satan's fist in
her face. She asks if that's the best he can do, then throws herself
backwards out of the ring. So, Satan yells out "Did you see that? I
beat the nasty girl with one punch! The "Satan Miracle Special Ultra
Super Megaton Punch." Everyone yells out that Satan is #1.
The crowd is screaming, as is the announcer. #18 walks along the
side of the ring, stating that she'll drop by Satan's house tomorrow for
the money. If she doesn't get it, she'll kill him. Satan weakly
replies that he understands.
Over the ocean, Goten and Trunks are ecstatic at learning that their
fathers have found some evil magic users. They locate the Z Fighters'
ki's, and fly off before all of the fun is over (Trunks asks if Goten
really wants to see this "Buu", and Goten frantically tries to assure
his friend that he wants to see "Buu.") Beederu stares after the boys'
water trails, and whispers "Uso." ("It's a lie", or "No way.")
Chapter 455: "Discovery of a Wicked Heart.
"Mitsukerareta jashin"
Gohan is fighting Darbura (in Super Saiya-jin mode.) The demon is
getting bashed a bit, but he fires back with a breath of flame. Gohan
gets faked out with One Pattern, and blown into the nearby river. The
boy gets angry, and Gokuu comments that what Darbura is using is magic.
Vejiita believes that Gohan is going to lose, and the demon notices
something.
Gohan rushes in, and Darbura spits at him. Shin shouts out a warning
about turning to stone, and Gohan blocks the gob with his glove. The
glove is ripped off, and shatters on impact with the ground. (This
explains what had happened to Piccolo and Kuririn earlier -- they have
indeed been turned to stone.)
Darbura creates a huge sword, which Gohan catches between his hands
and breaks. Babi-di is berating Darbura for running the risk of
damaging Buu's possible energy source. Then, an argument breaks out
between Vejiita and Gokuu. Vejiita is tired of this screwing around -- he
wants to join in and finish off the demon so that he can return to what
he really came for: fighting Gokuu in the Budoukai.
Darbura stops fighting (confusing Gohan,) and telepaths to Babi-di
that he may have found a way to help with reviving Buu. Babi-di
teleports the group back to the rocket room, and Darbura escapes. But,
he claims that he's not really escaping, he's just found the next
fighter to do combat with the group. Darbura then tells Babi-di that
one of the group has a sufficiently evil heart to supply Buu with the
type of energy needed to revive the creature. Babi is very happy.
Chapter 456: "Fate's Confrontation: Gokuu versus Vejiita."
"Shukumei no taiketsu, Son Gokuu tai Bejiita"
Gohan and Gokuu are trying to figure out what Darbura meant, and Shin
thinks he knows. Babi is staring at Vejiita through his crystal ball, and
realizes that the Saiya-jin prince has the perfect type of evil heart.
The transformation starts, as Shin feared.
Shin warns Vejiita that Babi can use the evil in people's hearts, but
Vejiita tells him to shut up. Babi is cackling over how well this is
going. Then, Vejiita turns Super Saiya-jin, and now has a scrpt "M" on
his forehead. Babi is very pleased, and decides that they now need a
good place to hold the battle. With a "Papparapa!!", the group is
teleported to the Budoukai site.
The crowd is confused, the announcer is wondering how Gokuu and
company got there, and Babi tells Vejiita to have fun, use energy, and
that killing is ok. However, Vejiita tells Babi to shut up, since his
only interest is Kakarot. Babi is surprised that his control over his
creation isn't complete.
Yamcha and Kamesennin notice that their friends are back, but that
something's wrong. And, Satan has recognized the guys that had really
been responsible for defeating Cell, and is in complete shock. Vejiita
launches an energy blast at Gokuu, who calls the guy a bastard. The
blast knocks Gokuu aside, and plows through the crowded stadium.
There's a huge hole in the building, and probably a few hundred dead
bodies. The survivors all yell to escape, Vejiita grins like the evil
minion of Babi-di that he is, and Gokuu just utters "Vejiita."
Chapter 457: "Vejiita's Pride"
"Bejiita no Puraido"
People are screaming and running away. Buruma wants to know what
Vejiita is trying to do. Babi-di is ecstatic, with 200 dead. Satan
panics, while Gohan asks Vejiita about all this. Vejiita replies that
he'll fight Kakarot, or the mountain of bodies will grow. Gokuu wonders
Vejiita got caught in Babi-di's trap on purpose. So, Vejiita kills a
bunch more people (the survivors yell for help.)
Gokuu powers up, but Shin tells him not to do this. That the
fighting here will only generate energy that Babi-di will use to
resurrect Buu. Gokuu asks Vejiita if he'd gotten caught just to fight
full out. The Saiya-jin states that he wants to defeat Gokuu, but that
there's only one day to do this in. Shin goes ballistic over such petty
concerns. However, Vejiita goes equally ballistic, raving over his need
as a prince to be stronger than anyone.
Gokuu yells out to Babi-di that he'll fight Vejiita if they're taken
to a place with no people. Shin tries to stop him, saying that Gokuu
will have to defeat Shin first. Gokuu readies a blast at Shin,
panicking the Kaiou, and Gohan. So, Shin gives in, telling Gokuu to do
what he likes. Gokuu apologizes. Babi-di laughs hysterically, and
chooses a good place for the combat. With a Papparapa, the group finds
itself on an empty planet. Satan states that he was planning on whaling
on everyone, but they's escaped.
Shin decides to take Gohan through the hole into the rocket ship.
There, they'll face Babi-di and Darbura. He may wake up Buu that way,
but it'll be better than if Buu wakes up because of receiving "damage
energy." Babi-di tells Vejiita to kill the interlopers. Vejiita
struggles a bit, but answers that Kaiou-shin doesn't matter to him --
he only cares about fighting Kakarot.
Chapter 458: "Two Battles to the Death"
"Futatsu no shitou"
Babi is stunned at discovering that Vejiita can disobey his orders.
They argue, and Darbura says it doesn't matter, since they'll still get
the energy. Babi opens the portal to let Kaiou-shin and Gohan enter,
and Gokuu tells Gohan to remember the anger from the Cell game. Gohan
also gets the second to the last Senzu Seed. Gohan gets to see the case
holding Buu for the first time, and Babi and Kaiou trade insults. Gokuu
and Vejiita want to get things over with quickly, so they go full power
and start battling. They bash each up a bit, and generally enjoy
themselves.
Chapter 459: "Countdown"
"Kauntodaun"
Babi is explaining that they'd brought the rocket to Earth so that
Buu could be brought up to full power. After that, Magical Being Buu
will emerge from the container behind Babi. Shin plans on beating Babi
and Darbura first, to stop Buu from coming out. Then, Babi giggles and,
with a "papparapa --- !!", he teleports them to a vacant planet of
Darbura's liking. He asks if Darbura can now defeat Gohan, and the
demon answers that he can beat that garbage. Gohan hears Gokuu's voice,
reminding him of the anger he'd had when fighting Cell, adding that with
that rage Gohan is the strongest one on Earth.
The boy powers up, trying to remember that rage. At the same time,
Babi dis's Shin, saying he doesn't need to teleport anywhere to beat the
Kaiou. (The old Kaiou-shins had defeated Babi-di's father a long time
ago; Babi claims that since his magic is stronger than his father's, he
won't lose this time.) Suddenly, an alarm starts beeping, and Babi turns
around in disbelief; Buu has been charged to full power faster than he
could have expected. He shouts out "It's at full power!!!! Magical
Being Buu is at full power!!!! Powerful Magical Buu is reborn!!!"
Gohan doesn't understand, and Shin can't believe that this has come
about because of Gokuu's damage energy. Then, Gohan pieces it together
and realizes that if both Gokuu and Vejiita are fighting as Super
Saiya-jin, the damage they're meting out to each other has to be
fantastic. Babi and Darbura are ecstatic, and Shin berates himself for
the ultimate screw-up.
Meanwhile, Vejiita and Gokuu are smashing each other about the vacant
countryside that Babi had provided for them. They are still within the
influence of the ship, so the "damage energy" is somehow being collected
as they fight.
Trunks and Goten are racing forward. They become confused by the
tremendous level of power they sense, and wonder if this is their
fathers', and what is actually going on. Resolved, they keep moving.
Gokuu comments that he's amazed -- asking if Vejiita trained just
like him. Vejiita replies that he'd trained even harder in the past,
but that Gokuu is a natual genius. He'd realized that when he saw Gokuu
fighting the moster sent out by Babi. This was a great shock to him.
He'd seen the two villians at the Budoukai, and noticed how much
stronger they'd been made. He decided to allow himself to be controlled
for that reason. He adds that it is exactly as he'd guessed. It's not
soething he wanted to do out of his own choice.
Gokuu comments on the fact that someone with Vejiita's pride would
actually allow himself to be controlled like this just to become strong.
Vejiita answers that he just wants to return to his old state, and just
fight without thinking about it. "While I was with you guys, I became
more human. I didn't like that. I even have a family, and started
liking living on Earth." By being controlled by Babi, he'd returned to
his old evil self, and he's happier about it.
Gokuu replies "Is that really true?"
And, Buu's container starts venting out the excess energy as Babi and
Darbura wait expectantly.
Steam rushes from outlets around Buu's capsule, and Babi-di calls out
that Buu is coming out. Kaiou-shin is giving up and wants to run. He
and Gohan argue over this (Shin knows that no one can defeat Buu.)
Babi is ecstatic, and Gohan is still waffling. Shin tells Gohan to run
away fast, so Gohan switches up to full power. The others are
surprised, and Gohan blasts at the capsule. Darbura grabs Babi and
leaps out of the way of the energy beam. The blast hits the capsule,
and Gohan keeps blasting. Babi claims that this will have no effect.
Gohan focuses his blast, and the capsule shoots into the air and out of
the way. It lands, and rolls to a stop.
The capsule cracks in two, and Babi announces that Buu is coming out.
But, there's nothing inside. Darbura and Babi look on in shock, and
Babi yells for Buu to come out. Shin relaxes in relief, claiming that
Buu had been destroyed ("Buu has been asleep for a long time, no matter
how much energy you feed him, he won't be as strong as before.") Darbura
doesn't think that everything is lost, since they still have Vejiita.
Shin counters that Gokuu is facing Vejiita (and he would, anyway,) Shin
will accost Babi, and that leaves Gohan and Darbura. Then, there'll be
peace again.
Gohan disagrees. There's a strong energy coming from somewhere. He
locates it in the cloud above them, and adds that it had come from the
capsule. Babi can't see or sense anything, but Darbura realizes that
that cloud had not been in the sky just a few minutes ago. The cloud
shrinks, and the others look on in disbelief.
In the sky is a giant baby ("Buu is reborn," remember?) He kind of
looks like a large turnip with arms and legs. He's wearing a black
vest, a belt with a script 'M' on the front, a white cape , and baggy
bloomers/diapers. His eyes are closed slits, and he has no nose. His
first word is "Buu ------- !!"
Chapter 461: "This is Magical Being Buu!?"
"Koitsu ga Majin Buu!?"
Buu lands heavily on the ground, and the others look shocked. He
looks around, and takes a breath of fresh air. Darbura asks if this is
really Buu, and Babi replies that Kaiou-shin is the the only one who's
actually seen Buu. Gohan also asks, and Kaiou replies that there's no
forgetting that terrifying face (Shin is really coming across as an
idiot here.) Babi hears this, and is convinced, but Darbura isn't so
impressed.
Gohan was expecting something bigger, Shin says it's useless to run
away, and Babi runs forward, calling out to Magical Being Buu. Gohan
thinks that maybe he can take Buu, if the creature would show its true
power. Meanwhile, Vejiita and Gokuu are about to attack each other
again, when Gokuu calls out to stop. He feels a great power, and
realizes that it's Buu's. Vejiita comments that from what Shin had
said, he'd been expecting something stronger. He's disappointed. In
fact, Shin had been surprised by how strong the Saiya-jin are.
Therefore, while Buu may be terrifying from Shin's point of view, Buu
isn't much compared to Vejiita and Gokuu. However, Gokuu thinks that
Buu has a different kind of power. Vejiita takes this to mean that
Gokuu wants to run off and angrily tells him to shut up and continue
fighting.
Babi is inching forward, introducing himself as the son of Bibi-di,
and stating that he is the one who'd worked to get Buu released from the
sphere after such a long time. Babi wants to become Buu's master, but
Buu isn't interested. Babi rants about this, and Buu shocks him with a
funny-face attack. Babi collapses in surprise, and Buu cackles to
himself (a kind of laughing used in Japan long ago. Darbura calls Buu
an idiot, claims that the creature has no power, and only has a
stupid-looking face.
Buu hears this, and hops over, acting like a very large baby.
Darbura states that if Buu wants to tangle with him, he really is a
stupid creature. Gohan asks if Buu's recovery has been a failure, but
Shin is still very panicked. Buu vents some air through holes in his
head and arms. Then, Buu looks mean.
Gohan reacts to this increase in power, and Buu pokes Darbura's eyes
out. A spinning kick sends Darbura into the rocks some distance away.
Gohan and Babi are both shocked, Shin is resolute. Darbura isn't
moving. Buu sets down on the ground, and gives himself a round of
applause. Babi looks at the reader, and and rants about how great Buu
is.
Chapter 462: "Majin Buu's Threat"
"Majin Buu no kyoui"
Babi-di is ranting over how easily Buu defeated Darbura, and Buu is
pleased with itself. Gohan can't believe the explosive power of Buu's
energy/ki. Meanwhile, a ways away, Trunks has just felt a massive
energy surge from a new location. Goten wants to know which direction
to aim for (Buu, or their fathers,) and Trunks decides that the
mysterious element of magic is more interesting. He and Goten fly in
that direction.
Gokuu and Vejiita have paused in their fighting, as Gokuu speculates
that it must have been Buu that they felt. Vejiita doesn't care, and
Gokuu tries to remind him that Buruma and Trunks are in danger now.
Vejiita rages that Babi-di had removed those feeling from him. Gokuu
doesn't think that Vejiita's soul has been completely taken from him.
The Saiya-jin prince gives in, and decides that they'll put off fighting
until after Buu has been conquered because Gokuu can't concentrate of
the combat any more. Gokuu is pleased, and Vejiita asks for a Senzu
Seed. Gokuu reaches in his pouch, commenting that together, the group
can take on Buu. However, this was just a ruse, and Vejiita
rabbit-punches Gokuu; the hero drops unconscious.
Vejiita states that Gokuu is a very strong opponent, but weak when
he lets down his guard. The prince eats the seed, and prepares to take
on Buu by himself. After that, if he's still alive, he'll return to
finish off Gokuu. Back at the rocket port, Babi-di is trying to get Buu
to let him be its master. Buu sticks out its tongue. But, Babi states
that he has his father's notes, and can use this data to imprision Buu
in the capsule again. Buu decides that subservience is a better tack.
Gohan asks Kaiou-shin if, since Buu looks like it's just a child,
whether it'd be better to defeat Babi-di right now. Shin replies that
Buu may not look it, but it is a fearsome monster. If Babi is killed,
there'll be no one to seal it back in the shell. He hopes that Buu may
be too much for Babi to handle later on, and the wizard will have to
decide to seal up the monster on his own perogative. Shin rants over
his choice of plans (bringing in the humans as bait) and wishes he'd
used a different method (which he'd have done if he knew that Gohan was
so strong.) Gohan wonders about this. But Shin thinks it's too late to
even run away, but Gohan believes t5hat fleeing is still possible.
Babi gives Buu its first order -- kill Gohan and Shin. Gohan cries
out Shin's name, and flies off with him. He thinks that he has a speed
advantage over the monster. Buu stands and watches, while Babi yells at
it to move. Buu zips ahead of Gohan, (Gohan can't believe this,) and
Buu speaks in a monsterly voice -- "You're dead." Gohan gets batted
into the rocks. Shin's attack just makes Buu smile with intensity.
Shin's head gets bashed in, and his body is effortlessly pounded into
the dirt. Gohan angrily climbs out of the rubble, as Babi keeps
repeating that Buu is really impressive.
Chapter 463: "Dominating Weird Power"
"Attoutekina bukimi pawaa"
Buu is having fun as Shin tries to get up out of the rubble. Babi is
shouting out for Buu to kill the Kaiou. Buu steps in as Shin focuses
his ki. Buu steps back with the force, and replies in kind. Shin goes
flying. Buu lands on Shin's back, crushing him. Babi rants about Shin
joking that the guy has just now decided to take a lunch nap, and
laughing over how he likes seeing people he doesn't like get beaten up.
He wants to deliver the killing blow himself. However, Gohan comes in
and kicks Buu in the face. Buu's cheek is mashed in, but the monster
just pops it back into place. Babi swears, running to a better place to
stand in. Gohan is trying to figure Buu out, and the monster pays Gohan
back for interferring. Gohan starts a punch, but the energy ball blows
him out and away. Babi is ecstatic at the force he's seen, but
Kaiou-shin uses the chance to blow the energy ball up prematurely. Shin
collapses, praying that Gohan is still alive. The boy falls into the
woods, and lies motionless on the ground. Babi looks that Shin and
says, "Hey, bastard. What did you do just now?"
Babi says it's ok if Buu finishes Shin off, but Buu says that it's
hungry and wants to eat Shin. Then, a spear sticks out from the
monster's chest. Darbura is still alive, to Babi's annoyance.
Goten and Trunks are near the fight scene, and they descend and
switch out of Super Saiya-jin mode. The two are trying to figure out if
the enemy has anything to do with the weird guys from the budoukai.
When, suddenly, Goten spots the statue of Piccolo. They're trying to
figure out why there'd be statues of Piccolo and Kuririn out here,
when Trunks punches Piccolo. The statue topples over and breaks into
pieces. The boys quickly leap behind the rock. Trunks hopes that no
one noticed, and Goten is annoyed at his friend.
Darbura is warning Babi that Buu won't remain his servant for long,
and there'll be a big disaster waiting for the wizard soon. But Babi
doesn't want to listen. Buu pulls out the spear, and its wound heals.
Darbura is shocked. Then, the monster smirks and states that it's going
to eat Darbura.
Chapter 464: "Vejiita, The Final Battle to the Death"
"Bejiita saigo no kesshisen"
Vejiita is looking down into the hole linking the planet to Babi's
ship, and commenting on how this will take him to Buu. He also notices
that Gohan's energy has disappeared, which he considers to be his fault.
Buu is dancing around, saying "Eat, eat, eat." Darbura is about to
attack when Buu turns the demon into a cookie and eats said cookie in
one big mouthful. Trunks and Gohan are shocked, Babi is impressed, and
Kuririn returns to human form. Kuririn, Goten, and Trunks try to figure
out what had happened with the statues, and the two kids realize what
horrible thing they've done to Piccolo. Trunks wants to keep this a
secret, but Piccolo is a self-healing demon, and he wants to know WHAT
Trunks wants to keep secret. Piccolo is also shocked at feeling Buu's
power. Trunks asks why Piccolo is still alive, and the demon replies
that since his head was still intact, he could regen himself. They
assume that the weird-looking guy (Buu) is Magical Being Buu. Kuririn
can't believe that this terrifying level of power is coming from such a
strange creature.
Babi tells Buu to eat Kaiou-shin too, and the monster gets excited at
the thought. Piccolo panicks at Shin's plight and gets ready to help
him. Kuririn and Goten tell the Namek to stay hidden for the time
being. Goten adds that Buu can heal himself of spear wounds, and can
turn his enemies into confectionaries to eat. Piccolo just fumes.
Buu is trying to decide what to eat next as Babi gloats.
However, an explosion rocks the countryside and destroys Babi's ship.
Everyone tries to guess what happened, and Vejiita steps forward from
the dust. Trunks is happy at seeing his papa, and Babi rants over the
damage to his ship. Vejiita guesses that the one with the "Busaiku"
face is Buu. He'll kill Buu in revenge for Gohan's death. Piccolo is
shocked that Gohan may be dead. Buu ponders over the word "busaiku,"
and Babi tells him Vejiita claims that Buu has an "ugly-looking face."
It takes Buu a moment to realize that he's been insulted, then he
decides to kill Vejiita. Babi says that this is a good idea. Kuririn
comments on the explosive increase in Buu's power level. Vejiita says
that he will not go to hell alone -- he'll take Buu with. Kaiou-shin
thinks that Vejiita is intent on getting killed. Vejiita is still in
Super Saiya-jin mode, from when he was fighting Gokuu. He powers up
further, and bashes Buu around for two panels.
Chapter 465: "Angry Magical Being Buu"
"Ikaru Majin Buu"
Vejiita is beating up on Buu while Babi-di is wondering what Buu is
up to, Kuririn is commenting on Vejiita's strength, Trunks is rooting
for his father, and Piccolo is saying that the Super Saiya-jin is
stronger than Gohan was during the battle with Cel. But, Piccolo is
also agonizing over how Buu could become so strong as to kill Gohan.
The battle pauses and Buu pops out the dents in his face, giving
Vejiita time to blast a hole in his chest. Babi is shocked, the others
are happy. Until Buu stands up and heals the hole. 'That stung.'
Vejiita remarks that Buu has a 'undying body,' and Babi roots for Buu.
Buu powers up, saying that he hates Vejiita. Kuririn is concerned, Babi
is clueless. Buu gets mad and blows up the area. Piccolo tells everyone
to escape (too late,) Babi hastily throws up a barrier, and Vejiita
takes the brunt of the blast on his arms.
The crater left behind is huge, and Buu is more happy. Babi comments
on this having been dangerous. Piccolo asks if everyone is ok. Then,
Piccolo looks at the crater. He calls out "Kaiou-shin-sama!!!" while
Trunks yells out "Papa!!!" At the crater, Vejiita is still in Super
Saiya-jin mode, but is in pain and holding his left arm. Kaiou-shin's
body is missing (possibly destroyed.)
Chapter 466: "The Puppeteer Dies"
"Kurumaku no saigo"
[Note: Hitoshi broke his vow to drop DB, and translated this chapter
when he was on the train and had found a copy of SJ just lying around.
So, I'll turn this into a kind of script, for the longer bits of
dialog.]
(V == Vejiita, B == Babi-Di, P == Piccolo, T == Trunks)
Vejiita is badly banged up, and swears while holding his left arm and
staring at the crater Buu made.
V: He's not just strong... He's also undying... Shit...
B: He (Vejiita) is a strong one. If he hadn't gone against me, he'd
have been a good servant.
P: Gohan has died, Shin is gone, what's going to happen...
T: My father won't lose, will he!
Trunks doesn't like Piccolo's silent response. Buu steps forward.
Buu: You're finished. Bye-bye.
V: What can I do... How can I beat this monster...
Vejiita is shocked to watch Buu rip off a lump of his stomach as if
it were bread dough. He stretches it like taffy
V: What a disgusting guy. What's he going to do...
Buu spits out an energy ball, Vejiita dodges it only to leap into the
path of the Buu-stuff. Buu tells the stuff to tighten, and it wraps
Vejiita up like a hotdog in a bread twist roll. Vejiita drops
helplessly to the ground, swearing as Buu walks up to him. The monster
then has lots of fun kicking Vejiita around, and punching him into a
pulp.
Goten: He's going to get killed!!
Kurir: What happened to Gohan and Gokuu? Did they die already!?
Goten: My... my brother won't die!!
Trunks gets mad.
P: Be patient, Trunks... Even if you go, you can't do anything. You'll
just waste your life!! You'll make Vejiita suffer!!
T: No way!!!!
P: Hey!!!
G: Trunks!!! I'm going too!!!
P: Goten!!!!
P: Sh... Shit...!!!
The two boys zip past Babi-di. The wizard floats around, asking what
just happened.
Trunks' flying kick smashes Buu through a bunck of hilltops. Goten
works on freeing up the messed-up Vejiita. The boys ask if Vejiita is
ok, and Babi watches them.
B: What are they! There are more of them left...
B: No matter how many of them there are. My Buu is invincible, he won't
die. Kyahahahaha.
However, Babi is not expecting Piccolo to be standing behind him.
P: I can't forgive Buu, But you are the worst, Babi-di.
B: Eh...?
B: You...!!
P: Even if I can't kill Buu, I can kill you....
B: Fu... Fuhihihi... Stupid... You won't be able to seal Buu any more.
If that happens, Buu will destroy the world and there'll be nothing
left.
P: But that'll happen even if you don't die, right?
B: ........
B: Buu!!! What are you doing!!!! Kill him!!!
P: Die..!!!
Babi is sliced in half by Piccolo's hand (Kaiou-shin had stated that
Babi was physically weak...) He falls to the group, stammering
B: It can't be... I'm supposed to be the ruler of the world...
Presumably, he's dead when he hits the bottom of the crater. Piccolo
spits on the corpse. The three Saiya-jin stand and stare at Piccolo.
V: Trunks... Take care of Buruma... of your mother...
T: Eh?
Vejiita just smiles at his son.
(Note: When Darbura died, Piccolo and Kuririn were released from the
spell that had turned them into stone. But, although Babi-di has
apparently died, Vejiita is still under control of the spell that
increased the evil in his heart; he still has the 'M' on his forehead.)
(Note: "Kuromaku no Saigo" can translate to "the end of the wire
puller." Kuromaku refers to the person making the decisions behind the
scenes. That is, Babi-di.)
Chapter 467: "Farewell, Fighter With So Much Pride"
"Saraba hokori takaki senshi"
The script on the side of the title page is a famous tanka (poem)
about the fleetingness of life. (Yukiko considers it too hard to
translate fully.)
Trunks is wondering why Vejiita told him to take care of his mother,
and the Prince tells them to get very far away. He's going to fight Buu
alone. Trunks and Goten argue, saying that they're very strong too.
But, Vejiita answers that he'd never hugged his son, and does so now.
Trunks objects, claiming that he feels shy. Vejiita tells the boy to
take care, and pops him on the neck. Goten looks on in shock as Trunks
falls unconscious to the ground. Vejiita sucker punches Goten, and
Goten drops as well.
Piccolo flies in as Buu picks himself out of the rubble, humming.
Buu asks who had hit him just now, while Vejiita asks Piccolo to fly as
far away with the boys as possible. The demon comments that Vejiita
plans on dying. Vejiita just asks if he will go to the "other world"
and meet up with Kakarot. But, Piccolo answers that since Vejiita had
killed so many people, he'll go to some other place, lose his memory,
refresh his sole, and become someone else. Vejiita resigns himself to
this.
Piccolo flies off, and Buu prepares to stop him. However, Vejiita
yells out that the "ugly balloon bastard" has to beat him first. Buu
gets steamed, complaining that the Saiya-jin has yet again insulted him.
Piccolo tells Kuririn to run away, and they do (taking the boys with
them.) Buu tells Vejiita to die. But, Vejiita answers that he finally
knows how to destroy the monster. Kuririn wants to know what's going
on, and Piccolo answers that Vejiita is finally going to fight for
someone other than himself, at the expense of his own life.
Vejiita continues that he will blow Buu up into pieces so small, the
monster won't be able to regen. Then, he thinks a farewell to Buruma,
Trunks, and Gokuu. He self-destructs, with the force of a very big
Fusion bomb.
Chapter 468: "The Demon, Twice" (or, The Return of the Demon)
"Akumu futatabi"
In the Capsule Corp. airbus, Buruma is wondering what went wrong to
Vejiita to go berzerk at the Budoukai. Yamcha tries to reassure her
that everyone he killed can be brought back with the Dragon Balls. But,
Kamesennin adds that this does not include the ones killed in the darker
past. Suddenly, the bus is rattled by a huge shock wave, and Buruma
realizes that it has something to do with Vejiita. Meanwhile, back at
the epicenter, the result of the explosion has caused Vejiita to be
turned to rock. He falls to the ground and shatters.
A safe distance away, Kuririn is frustrated at Vejiita's death, and
Piccolo tells him to take the two unconscious boys. The demon king
wants to go back to the blast site. He doesn't know what Gokuu's
condition is, and Gohan's probably been killed by Buu. But, he also
hears something moving around near Vejiita. He leaves, and Kuririn
has trouble believing the news about Gohan. Piccolo arrives, and
surveys the damage (not as much as he'd expected.)
In a little hollow, Babi-di is swearing to himself. The wizard had
partially protected himself with a shield. Piccolo is about to finish
him off when he notices some clay-like things moving on the ground.
They become hundreds of tiny Buu's, and they fly together. After a bit,
Buu is intact again. It stretches out, and laughs happily to itself.
Piccolo flies away in fear.
Babi tells Buu to come over and heal him. Buu sticks its tougue out,
but Babi threatens to seal it in the shell again, so the monster grins.
With a zap, Babi is fully recovered. Buu is starting to get a
calculating look on its face. Babi vows to claim vengence on the green
bastard and the two shrimps. With Buu, he'll wreak horrible destruction
on the planet, and kill the ones that interferred in his plans.
Piccolo is telling Kuririn that Buu is alive, and he decides to take
the two boys to Kami-sama's place. And, Babi is riding on the back of
Buu, yelling out that he'll kill, kill, kill.
Finally, out in the wilds, Kaiou-shin is badly injured, and is
staggering around. He's praying that Gohan is still alive. In the
final panel, Gohan looks pretty dead.
Chapter 469: "A Slim Hope"
"Kasukana kibou"
Out in the middle of the blasted-up countryside, Gokuu regains
consciousness. He swears, realizing that Vejiita has taken the last
Senzu Seed, and has probably gone off to fight Buu alone. Gokuu can feel
Buu's power, but not Vejiita's or Gohan's. He's concerned about that,
and surprised to learn that Kuririn and Piccolo have apparently turned
back from stone and are alive again. He wonders whether they can tell
him what's happened, and teleports off.
Piccolo and Kuririn are at Kami-sama's place. The runt wonders when
the two kids will wake up, and Piccolo expects it'll be in one hour.
They then mourn for Vejiita, Gohan and Gokuu. Kuririn asks if he can
bring his family to Kami-sama's castle, but expects Dende to turn him
down for wanting to bring only his family. Dende can't decide, and
Piccolo reminds him that he IS Kami-sama now. So Dende says "ok."
Then, Gokuu teleports in and the two fighters can feel his ki. They run
out to greet him. Dende offers to heal Gokuu, and then the hero gets
told what happened.
Gokuu is frustrated, and Piccolo states that Kaiou-shin was right
about Buu's power, and that Earth is in trouble. Kuririn comments that
Gokuu can probably beat Buu, if there's enough time (Gokuu can only stay
on Earth for 24 hours, most of which is gone now.) Gokuu doesn't think
he can best Buu, though. He and Vejiita were about even, and Vejiita
lost to Buu, so he'll probably lose too. Gokuu wishes that either
Vejiita or Gohan were still alive right now, and Piccolo replies that
there are other fighters still around to help. But, Gokuu needs another
Saiya-jin for "Fusion." Piccolo asks about this, and Dende realizes
that this is a powerful thing that the people from the planet Metamoru
can do. It took Gokuu one week in the Other World to learn this. Fusion
happens when two people combine into one. The super-powerful Saiya-jin
that would result, Piccolo believes, could defeat Buu. Gokuu would do
this with either Gohan or Vejiita, since they are about equal in power
with him.
The up side is that if Gokuu returns to the land of the dead, he'll
meet Gohan. But the down side is that Vejiita has not gone to the land
of the dead, because he was too evil. Mr. Popo reminds them that the
two boys sleeping inside the palace could maybe used for the Fusion as
well. Gokuu likes this idea, as does Kuririn. But, Piccolo complains
that in the time it takes to teach the boys this trick, Buu will kill
more people. However, those people can be brought back with the Dragon
Balls. Kuririn is about to let people know what's going on when the sky
goes black. They figure out that Buruma has probably gotten the Balls
together to wish back the people just killed at the Budoukai by Vejiita.
Dende reminds them that if the 3 wishes are used now, the Balls can't be
used for a full year. So, Gokuu decides to teleport, but has trouble
finding Buruma's ki.
At Capsule Corp., Shenlon has appeared, and asks what the 3 wishes
are. In the city, people act like they've never seen the sky go black
before, and Beederu can't believe that she's looking at the towering
dragon. Buruma can't figure out what to say, and Yamcha asks Shenlon if
"Resurrect the people killed today" is ok, adding "don't bother with the
evil ones." Shenlon replies "one down, two to go." Gokuu arrives, and
swears about being too late. The group is surprised to see him, and
Gokuu telepathically tells Dende that one wish was already made. Dende
answers that if Shenlon only fulfills one wish before departing, the
other two can be made after 4 months. So, Gokuu has Dende tell Kuririn
not to bother travelling to meet Buruma and company. The hero also bids
Shenlon farewell; the dragon says "bye-bye" and the Balls fly away in
separate directions. Yamcha wants to know why Gokuu did this. And,
riding on Buu's back, Babi-di wonders why the sky was black just a few
moments ago. At the blast site, Kibit is surprised to find that he's
not dead anymore after having been killed by Darbura.
[Note: The above wording of the wish was enough to keep Vejiita and
Darbura from being resurrected.]
Chapter 470: "Babi-di's Revenge/Rampage Begins!!"
"Babidi no fukushuusakusen hajimeru!!"
Babi is riding on Buu's back, plotting his revenge. Kibit is
searching for Kaiou-shin, and rushes off to help him. Kaiou-shin,
meanwhile, is stumbling through the woods, muttering that Gohan is still
barely alive; then the Kaiou's strength gives out and he collapses.
Kibit arrives in time and saves the god by pumping energy into him. The
two wonder how Kibit could be alive, then rush to save Gohan (Kaiou-shin
can not allow Gohan to die.) They brood about Buu's evil having been
released from the ship, but Kaio-shin feels that the Super Saiya-jin,
and especially Gohan, have a good chance of defeating Buu. Kibit
locates Gohan, and the god wants Kibit to take the boy to
"Kaiou-shin-kai," to restore his power there. Kibit is astonished that
a human would be brought there, and the god angrily states that they
have to hurry. The three teleport out.
At Kami-sama's palace, people are talking about bringing in
Tenshinhan, Buruma's parents, and various livestock. Chi Chi wonders
where Gohan and Goten are, and Buruma asks the same of Trunks and
Vejiita. Kuririn panics, and Gokuu states that while the young boys are
safe, Gohan and Vejiita are dead. Chi Chi faints, and Buruma yells out,
crying. Then, the voice of Babi-di can be heard speaking to everyone
telepathically.
Babi is disturbing the peace in his search for "3 idiots." People
wonder what's happening, and the magician presents an image of Trunks,
Goten, and Piccolo. Piccolo swears, and Babi demands that the three
come forth. This doesn't happen right away, so to demonstrate the
awesome power of the frightening soldier Babi-di, the magician
introduces the frightening Magical Being Buu. Then, Buu picks on the
nearest town, because the "3 idiots" don't come forth. Piccolo panics
as Babi commands Buu to kill everyone in town. Buu levitates the
townspeople, and Gokuu wonders what the point is. Buu turns everyone
into candy, and eats them. Babi proceeds to threaten the rest of the
world.
Chapter 471: "Time of Ordeal"
"Shiren no toki"
Babi is commenting on the fact that there are no survivors, and he
orders Buu to make things more tidy -- which the monster does, by
blowing the city flat. Babi then telepaths out that he wants the three
idiots, but gets no response. So, Earth will be de-peopled in 5 days.
However, he adds that anyone that wants to contact him just has to
concentrate. If he gets a lead on where to find the three, the informer
will be spared. Very quickly, one of the Tenkai-ichi judges responds,
giving out the names "Ma Junior", "Trunks", and "Goten". But, since the
judge doesn't have the three idiots' addresses, the names alone mean
nothing. Babi makes the judge's head explode. Then, because he's a
busy little maniac, he and Buu zip off to eradicate mankind over the
next 5 days.
Piccolo wants to leave to stop the evil two, but Gokuu states that
Piccolo will just get killed quickly. Then there won't be anyone to
train the two boys on how to do Fusion. Everyone else will then die,
and there'll be no one left to use the Dragon Balls to resurrect people.
The demon gives in.
Meanwhile, on Kaioushin-kai, a small planet in the Other World
(heaven) surrounded by many other planets, Kibit heals the
almost-but-not-quite-dead Gohan. The boy asks where he is, and assumes
that he must be dead. Kaiou-shin corrects him, and then Gohan asks how
Kibit came to be alive -- Kibit doesn't know. The big guy then asks why
a human was brought to their home -- Kaiou-shin replies that Gohan is
going to be given the Zet Sword. Kibit goes ballastic, demanding to
know why such a marvelous item is to be defiled by being handled by a
non-Kaiou-shin. However, the big guy was dead before, and couldn't see
how powerful Gohan is. As the three fly off, Gohan comments that this
is a nice planet, and Kibit is ordered to give the boy a new set of
clothing (this is done by magic, and Gohan is now dressed like a
Kaiou-shin, inluding the earrings.) He's not so impressed by the image
change. They arrive at a butte, where the Zet Sword is embedded in the
rock. The little god states that all he knows is that no one has been
able to pull the sword out of the rock, and Gohan comments that by the
looks of the thing, it's been in place for a very long time.
Back at the palace, Goten and Trunks are now awake, and crying over
hearing that Vejiita had died. Gokuu tells them to stop, and that they
are about to be taught a new techique for defeating Babi-di and Buu.
Because he doesn't have much time left (his 24 hours on Earth are about
to run out) he wants them to begin now.
Chapter 472: "Zet Sword"
"Zetto soodo"
Gohan is asking what the sword can do, and Kibit answers "give
strength." Maybe enough to defeat Buu. Gohan is uncertain, and Kibit is
worried that the boy is too weak. Kaiou-shin tells him to just watch,
and Gohan to get started. The boy strains away, and just roughs his
hands up on the hilt. Kibit is satisfied at being proved right, but
Gohan switches to Super Saiya-jin mode and tries again. Kibit expects
the same results. Kaiou-shin is smug as Kibit states that this is
pointless, only another Kaiou-shin can free the sword. Gohan then pulls
the blade out, with Kaiou-shin cheering and Kibit acting really stunned.
Back on normal ground, Gohan is in normal mode, but having lots of
trouble weilding the heavy sword. Gohan wonders if Buu can really be
defeated using this sword, and Kibit impatiently answers "of course."
Gohan then asks Kibit to take the sword, because it's really heavy. The
sword smashes to the ground, and Kibit fails to pick it back up.
Embarrassed, Kibit bellows out that Gohan still has to do a lot of
training to be able to use the sword properly.
Back at Kami-sama's, Gokuu is explaining a bit more about "Fusion."
Piccolo isn't happy that the technique is only good for 30 minutes, but
the dead one states that 30 minutes is all that's needed, since the two
boys are already so strong. However, Trunks and Goten just glower.
They're angry that Gokuu wasn't around, or was too weak, to keep Gohan
and Vejiita from dying. Piccolo is outraged, but Gokuu says it's ok,
and adds that with Fusion, the two boys can get revenge for Gohan's and
Vejiita's deaths. The two boys ponder this situation, but are
interrupted by Babi-di's telepathic message.
Babi still hasn't heard from the 3 idiots, and is announcing the
imminent destruction of the very big city he's just found. The cityfolk
are panicking, and some have sighted Buu floating in the air. Trunks is
trying to figure out what's happening, Goten tells him to close his
eyes -- they can watch Buu that way; and Piccolo advises them that it's
better to NOT watch. Babi happily continues that the three still
haven't surfaced, so Buu is going to get permission to turn the people
into chocolate. Buu hungrily does this, to the shock of the two boys.
Babi then states that Buu has just filled his belly with chocolate.
They're about to look for the next city, when Trunks and Goten call out
to the two villians.
Trunks threatens them, while Piccolo wants the conversation to stop
before their location is revealed. Babi is trying to figure out where
his prey is, and yells for them to come out. Gokuu asks if they want to
learn Fusion, and Trunks and Goten resolutely agree to it. Gokuu tells Trunks and Goten that there's no time, and that they
should switch to Super Saiya-jin mode. They do so, and Gokuu tells them
to up the power. Trunks and Goten act smug, and go full on. Piccolo is
surprised at the force, but Gokuu continues. He notes that Trunks is a
little stronger, so he tells the boy to power down just a little, to
match up with Goten. Trunks does this, but complains that it's
difficult. Gokuu is satisfied, so they go back to normal. Trunks
complains about Goten not being as strong, and Gokuu comments that
Trunks is one year older than Goten. He gets ready to describe more of
the process of achieving Fusion, but is interrupted by Babi-di.
The wizard has learned that Trunks lives in Capsule Corp., in the
western province. Babi wants Trunks to come forth, or the city will be
destroyed. Trunks fumes, and Buruma rages over the imminent death of
her parents. Gokuu replies that the Dragon Balls can bring them back,
but Piccolo rebutts this, stating that with one wish down to bring back
a whole bunch of people, they can't use the same wish twice. Buruma caps it
off stating that the Balls have dispersed, and the only way to find them
again is with the Dragon Radar, which is located in Capsule Corp.
Gokuu decides to have Trunks rush home to get the Radar, while he
himself will delay Buu. Trunks asks if this is safe, and Gokuu replies
that he only has to delay the enemy for a short time. Gokuu teleports
out, and Trunks runs off wondering if this is really a good idea.
Meanwhile, holding precariously to Buu's cape, Babi-di is berating the
monster for nearly dropping him on its way to the target site. Buu is
getting annoyed with Babi, but has to screech to a halt to avoid
smashing into Gokuu. The hero greets them with "Yo." Babi realizes
that Vejiita hadn't killed Gokuu, and the hero answers that Vejiita and
he share the same goal of stopping Buu. Babi and Buu are amused, and
Babi asks where the three victims are. Gokuu won't tell him, adding
that one of them is his son. He wants to make a deal; the three will
show up if Babi and Buu will only wait a bit (similar to the arrangement
that led up to the Cell Game.) With a little delay, Babi will have the
fun of watching a great battle, that will include Gokuu. Babi likes the
idea, but Buu is acting bored.
Gokuu tries to drive a wedge between the two, by asking Buu if it
likes being Babi's minion. Buu is thinking along similar lines, and
Babi threatens to reseal Buu. The monster is becoming more talkative,
and gives a veiled threat to Babi. Babi is starting to sweat, but Buu
also wants to fight Gokuu right now. Gokuu resigns himself to doing
some premature combat, while Babi telepaths to everyone on Earth that
Buu is about to fight an enemy.
Gokuu powers up. Goten and Piccolo are watching with their mind's
eye. Some distance away, Trunks stops, feeling that Gokuu's power level
is about the same as his father's was. Babi is saying that this is
useless, as Vejiita's resistance was also futile. Gokuu replies that he
is about to go beyond the stage of being beyond Super Saiya-jin.
Chapter 474: "The Limit!! Super Saiya-jin 3"
"Rimitto!! Suupaa Saiyajin Sree"
Piccolo is listening in to Gokuu's conversation with Babi-di and Buu,
and he's repeating the bit about "beyond the beyond Super Saiya-jin."
Babi just says "what are you babbling about, beyond the beyond
"Super"... whatever it was." Gokuu realizes that Trunks has stopped
moving, and he quietly urges the boy to keep going, since he'll be fine
here with Buu. Trunks disagrees, so Gokuu yells at him to go get the
Radar. Startled, Trunks gets moving again, while Babi is confused,
wondering who this guy is talking to. Buu can't see anyone, either.
Babi doesn't really care, because whatever it is, it's powerless against
him. Gokuu resigns himself to doing a stalling tactic, and powers down.
Buu asks if Gokuu is giving up, but the hero replies that since they
don't know anything about Saiya-jin (and Babi isn't interested in
knowing any more,) he's going to show them a sample.
Gokuu switches to Super Saiya-jin 1, and his hair turns golden. Beyond
Super Saiya-jin, is SSJ 2 -- his face becomes leaner, and his hair looks
more spikey. Babi still isn't impressed, but Gokuu starts taking the
next step. Kuririn is rooting for him (Kuririn, Kame-sennin, Yamcha,
and Beederu are all shown at Kami-sama's palace, listening in with their
eyes closed.) Gokuu starts yelling, pushing himself harder. Kaiou-sama
is pushing for Gokuu as well. The force of the energy is blowing
against Buu and Babi, and Piccolo is stunned at the level of power.
Gokuu's hair is already growing down to his shoulderblades. And, in the
mountains of (probably) Tibet, Tenshinhan is wondering what Gokuu is
trying to do. There is a bright flash, and the Ultimate Gokuu is now
looking at the enemy with a mean glare; his bulky hair at least waist
length, and his face is now more menacing, and dominated by heavy
eyebrow ridges. The aura around him is crackling.
There are a number of surprised reactions, and Gokuu states that this
is "Super Saiya-jin 3." Kame-sennin, Kibit, and Gohan can't believe
that this is Gokuu, but Kaiou-shin claims that this awesome energy is
really coming from the hero. Gohan wonders what has happened to his
father. Buu says that the guy's face has just gotten a little bit
scary. But, not much. Babi refuses to be impressed at the "Super
whatever-it-is-you-said 3." He hides behind Buu, issuing threats
against the world. Buu is pumping his arms, ready to fight. And, Gokuu
zips in, grabs the monster by the top-knot, and bashes it around. Buu
replies with a few energy balls that Gokuu bats away. Now, Babi is
getting scared, and Buu is about to get more serious. Gokuu is noticing
that Buu hasn't taken any real damage, and he understands what Vejiita had
been facing. Buu attacks with an enlongated arm, punching Gokuu in the
face. The hero and the monster both grin at each other.
Meanwhile, Kaiou-sama is yelling that enough's enough. He wants
Gokuu to run away to teach the two boys about Fusion.
Chapter 475: "See Magical Being Buu's True Power for the first time."
"Mie hajimeta majin buu no shinka"
Gokuu and Buu bash each other around for a while, and are apparently
evenly matched, when Gokuu uses Kamehame-ha (he just goes through the
action, he doesn't need to say the words) and blows a hole through Buu.
The monster heals itself, and to Gokuu's amazement, uses Kamehame-ha
right back at him. Gokuu bats the blast back at Buu, and the monster
spins out of the way, helping the blast along past him. Gokuu is
pissed, and Buu grins evilly as the energy ball explodes on the horizon,
and sends out a shock wave strong enough to be felt in Kami-sama's
palace.
Buu looks evilly pleased with itself, but Babi-di rants at the
monster to take more care at keeping his master out of danger. Then, the
little magician rants about the destruction, and the greater threat
facing the Earth. Gokuu replies that Babi-di is indeed frightening, but
only because of his face. Buu pulls a Pinocchio routine in response (his
nose grows longer.) Gokuu checks for the location of Trunk's ki --
it's moving fast away, implying that the boy has found the Dragon Radar
and is returning to Kami-sama's. So, Gokuu powers down (looks like
being SSJ^3 takes some work,) and Buu asks why. The hero answers that
it's been fun, but he's run out of time and has to leave. Babi-di
thinks that this means Gokuu is going to try to run away, which is
pointless; he orders Buu to kill the guy.
Gokuu wants Babi to wait 2 days, then someone really powerful will
come to kill him. Babi is incredulous, and Gokuu prepares to teleport
out while telling Buu that it will being going to hell. He 'ports, to
Buu's puzzlement, and Babi's complete disbelief.
In a rage, Babi insults Buu about letting the guy get away. Buu gets
mad, then suddenly, sweetly asks Babi for a favor. Babi is
preoccupied, and asks what it is. Hesitantly, Buu whispers a little,
and Babi wants him to hurry up with it. Then, Buu grabs its master by
the throat, commenting that Babi can't talk now. And, as Babi can't
talk, he can't invoke the spell that will seal Buu away. Babi-di is in
a panic, choking. Buu says, "Die, stupid," and punches Babi in the face
(this is a long camera-shot, implying that Babi's head has exploded.)
Chapter 476: "Son Gokuu's Remaining Time"
"Son Gokuu no nokosareta jikan"
Buu punches Babi in the face, leaving just the lower jaw and some
throat still attached to the magician's neck. Happily, Buu blows up the
body, and then rejoices at it's new freedom. Piccolo wants to talk to
Gokuu, and the hero tells the Namek that Buu must have just killed
Babi-di. Piccolo is surprised at the news, and the two of them are
concerned as to what the monster will do next.
What Buu does is to blow up the city with his energy breath. It then
enters the city (as people are madly fleeing away) and tears up the
streets like a happy little child. Stopping to laugh at the
destruction, Buu notices a woman cowering in front of him. She pleads
with it to not kill her. It asks her if It is cool, and she agrees. So,
Buu asks for a kiss. The woman screams in horror, and Buu gets annoyed.
However, it notices a magazine in the woman's bag, open to a page
featuring an article on a handsome star. Buu decides that this is the
way to impress the woman, and changes it's face like silly putty. The
handsome version again asks for a kiss, and the woman again screams in
horror. Pissed at the "arrogant woman," Buu yells out "become a
caramel." He eats the sweet, and then shows off how strong he is by
creating a fusion explosion to destroy the city.
Piccolo feels the deaths of the people, and can only gnash his teeth.
He and Gokuu discuss the fate of the planet, and Gokuu assures him that
it'll take time for Buu to stop having fun and get serious. And, it'll
take only two days to impart the knowledge that can be used to defeat
the monster. Piccolo growls that this must mean HE has to teach the two
brats "fusion." Gokuu acknowledges this, replying that he only has 1
hour left on this world. Piccolo can't believe this, demanding that
there must be more time left than that. However, Gokuu answers that
SSJ 3 is a no-no in Heaven, so he wasn't able to use it before. On Earth,
SSJ 3 used up a lot of energy, and ate up some of the time allowed to him
here. Piccolo wants to argue the validity of this, but Uranai Baba appears
on her crystal ball, and tells them that Gokuu only has 30 minutes left.
Gokuu is frustrated, and wants Trunks to hurry back to Kami-sama's palace.
He and Piccolo then talk about Gokuu's battle with Buu; Gokuu was uncertain
about Buu's power, and ran the risk of being destroyed while being already
dead. This is a bad combination. And now, Gokuu "thinks" that "fusion" can
make the boys strong enough to destroy the monster. They then speculate
that Gohan has died, and will be waiting for Gokuu in the other world.
Meanwhile, Gohan is on Kaiou-shin's planet, practicing with the
sword. Kibit can't believe that Gohan has gotten as far as he has with
it (but, it's still not good enough.) Gohan thinks that his father has
probably returned to the other world, so he is Earth's only hope, and
therefore he has to push himself to the limit.
Piccolo senses the return of Trunks, and the boy holds out what he's
been told is the Dragon Radar. (It's the correct thing, all right.)
The two boys line up in front of Gokuu, and he tells them that they have
to hurry, because he doesn't have much time left. Trunks and Goten bark
out, "Yes, Sensei." Gokuu is dumbfounded at this response, and Piccolo
replies that the boys are standing in front of a SSJ 3. So, Gokuu
determinedly tells them "Right, let's go!!!."
Chapter 477: "Son Gokuu. Return."
"Son Gokuu, kaeru."
Gokuu is telling the two boys to get ready, and they bark out
"yes!!!" But, Piccolo is concerned that Gokuu is feeling the effects of
having switched to SSJ 3 mode on Earth. Gokuu asks if the boys really
want to learn fusion, and they reply "yes," a little more slowly. Then,
the hero tells them that once they have perfectly matched their energies
in SSJ 1 mode, they have to do the "fusion pose." He does a little
dance, explaining the hand motions, and ends in a silly angle, pointing
his fingers to the side (actually, this is a variant of an actual karate
attack, simultaneously punching to the head and stomach.) The boys are
less than impressed with this pose, and rather than doing it themselves,
ask Gokuu to show it to them one more time. The hero has Piccolo team
up with him, but the demon is not at all happy with the situation. Right
at the end of the move, as Gokuu and Piccolo touch fingers, Gokuu shouts
out "Fu -- shion". Piccolo mutters as an aside that if Vejiita were
still alive, he'd refuse to be a part of this stunt. Gokuu doesn't
understand why this would be.
Meanwhile, flying over the countryside, Buu gets sleepy. It stops in
a little country town, causing the people to shout out "Magical Being
Buu", and run away in terror. It likes the area, but considers it a bit
too noisy with all the screaming. So, it levitates all the people, and
turns them into putty. After blowing the town flat, Buu uses the putty
to create its idea of the perfect house (looks a little like a crawling
alien larva baby.) Crawling inside its new abode, Buu stops in all the
rooms and announces what each one is for (dining room, bath, toilet,
bedroom.) It creates a pair of pajamas, and takes a refreshing 5
second nap. After which, Buu returns outside, repeating the phrase
"Kill, kill."
Gokuu is berating the two boys for getting the pose wrong, and tells
Trunks to concentrate on his footwork. Kamesennin and Kuririn enter the
room, and wonder why Gokuu is teaching a dance class at a time like
this. Everyone else files into Kami-sama's palace, and Uranai Baba says
that it's time for Gokuu to return to "the other world." The hero
replies that he understands, and instructs Piccolo to keep teaching
Fusion to the boys. Goodbyes are said, and Gokuu reassures Chi Chi that
Gohan will be ok (but, Chi Chi is afraid that Buu may have already
killed him.) Trunks asks Gokuu to say "hi" to Goten if the boy is
waiting in the other world. Beederu is also concerned about Gohan, but
won't elaborate on it to Gokuu. Kuririn and Gokuu do reassure her a
bit, though. Then, it's time. However, Goten is starting to realize
that his father, who he has only known for less than 24 hours, is about
to be taken away from him. The boy breaks down and cries in Gokuu's
arms. The others are crying too, and Gokuu shouts out "we'll meet again
when you die," and follows after Kamesennin's sister.
Then he blips out.
Chapter 478: "Where Son Gohan is"
"Son Gohan no Yukue"
Uranai Baba has taken Gokuu to the gates of the Other World, and asks
if he can complete the journey on his own. He thanks her, and cuts
ahead of the line of dead souls waiting to be processed. He reaches the
front desk, and asks Enma for a request. The Other World bureaucrat is
a bit annoyed at the sudden influx of dead from Earth, and wants to know
what's been going on down there (must be a combination of Vejiita, and
Buu.) Gokuu says that there will be more soon, and asks if Son Gohan
had arrived before the first big wave. Enma checks his book, but Gohan
doesn't seem to have died yet. However, there was this really
impressive guy, called himself Darbura, King of the Evil Magic world.
He arrived first in heaven, before being redirected to hell.
Gokuu is happy that his boy is still alive, as should be the girl,
Beederu. But, he wonders where the boy could be, and why he couldn't
feel Gohan's ki. Suddenly, he senses Gohan's energy, and is puzzled
that it's around the Kaiou world. He teleports there. Gohan is busy
swinging the Zet sword around, in normal Saiya-jin form.
Gohan is stunned to see his father, and asks why he's here. Gokuu
wonders at the presence of Kaiou-shin and Kibit, too. Kibit, on the
other hand, is floored at the possibility of another human wandering
around on his world. Gohan again asks why Gokuu is here, since it's
been less than 24 hours on Earth since Gokuu first arrived.
After getting an update, Gohan is saddened to hear of Buu's running
around on Earth. Gokuu, though, wants to try his hand at the Zet sword.
He's amazed at how heavy it is, as he swings it a few times. Then, he
asks a favor of Kaiou-shin, assuming that Gohan still has a bit more
time for training before fighting Buu. Kaiou-shin assents, and Gokuu
asks to have something to eat, as he is feeling peckish. Kaiou-shin
agrees, and Kibit keeps staring at the two Saiya-jin. As the group
flies off, Gohan wants to hear more about SSJ-3, and Gokuu says that
he'll show it off when they eat.
One day passes, and Trunks and Goten are exhausted. Piccolo barks at
them to wake up and eat. They only have one more day to master Fusion.
They are pretty groggy, and lose concentration as they chant "Fu---",
"shun," "Fu --", "shun." On Earth, Buu has destroyed 2/3 of the people
in town. It zips off, and finds a lone traveller on the roads. It
swoops down, to get the one trying to escape. But, the dirty little boy
It encounters just greets It nicely, and asks who It is. Buu takes some
time to understand what the boy means when he says that he is blind.
Pissed that someone isn't running away in terror from It, Buu touches
the boy's face, and heals his eyes. Buu now tells the boy to look at
him, but can't understand how to react when the boy happily thanks Buu.
The kid asks if Buu is a foreigner in these parts, and the monster asks
if the boy thinks It is cool. The kid doesn't understand the question,
but answers that for healing his eyes, that must be cool. Buu accepts
this to be "I'm cool." The boy then remembers that he has money, and
wants to go to a store to buy milk. Buu tries to eat the coin, and
dislikes the taste. It flies off, and the kid is impressed that
foreigners can fly.
Buu locates a guy packing up to run away, and lands. The guy shouts
out "Majin-Buu," before being turned into a carton of milk. Buu returns
to the boy, saying that money takes bad, milk tastes good. Take this.
The boy yells out "thank you," as the monster zips off to discover and
destroy another city. Back on Kaiou-shin's planet, Gohan swings the Zet
Sword through some tricky moves, and ends in a dramatic pose. Gokuu is
impressed, and says that it'll only take one more day's practice to be
ready. Gokuu then decides that he wants to see the impressive cutting power
of such a sword, and picks up a boulder to throw; and Gohan says that he is
ready, and Kaiou-shin looks worried.
Chapter 479: "The Zet Sword, and one more Kaiou-shin"
"Zetto Soodo to mou hitori no Kaioushin"
Gokuu is getting ready to throw the boulder, and Gohan is convinced
that the Zet Sword will easily cut it. However, Kaiou-shin wants to
make things more interesting. He creates a VERY light, VERY strong cube
(space craft material) that Gokuu proceeds to throw at Gohan. Gohan
swings.
The cube keeps flying past, as the sword shatters.
Everyone is stunned that the ultimate in strong blades has broken.
Gokuu reminds Kaiou-shin of who it was that created the cube, but the
Kaiou god stammers about how strong the thing is supposed to be,
according to the legends. Gohan tries to lighten up matters, by
claiming that all the training with the heavy sword HAS made him
stronger. Kaiou-shin grabs at the bait, and claims that if Gohan
becomes Super Saiya-jin, he'll be the world's strongest person. Except,
Gokuu thinks that Buu will still be stronger.
An old man appears, saying "wr -- ong."
He introduces himself as the Kaiou-shin who had been trapped for 15
generations -- released when the sword was broken (sealed up sort of like
Buu was.) Long ago, the old man says, was a creature that was about as
powerful as Buu. The creature was afraid of the old Kaiou-shin, so the
old fart got sealed up in the sword. The old guy is happy to be free.
Gokuu asks Gohan if the guy is really all that great, and decides to have
a little test. He fires a small energy ball at the old guy, and drops his
target like a stone. The current Kaiou-shin and Kibit run over to ask if
the old one is ok. The old one comes up swearing, asking what the hell the
shithead was trying to do. Gokuu has learned what he was after, but the
Kaiou-shin states that that's not how his kind of fearful power works. His
is "Nouryoku", which he isn't going to explain to anyone. ("Nouryoku" just
means "ability.") He pouts, until Gokuu offers to give the guy an etchi
magazine.
However, the Kaiou-shin uses his Kaiou-vision to stare (and drool) at a
distant etchi magazine that someone is reading (the current Kaiou-shin
has trouble with this turn of events.) Gokuu offers to give the guy the
real thing; a woman with big breasts. The guy is going for it, and
Gokuu thinks that he's just like Kamesennin. Gohan asks how his father
is going to do this, and Gokuu replies that he'll return to Earth to
pick up Beederu. Gohan yells at him, and Gokuu decides that the boy
should go to get Buruma for this. As Gohan is choking over having to
ask Buruma for something like this, Gokuu asks the old man if his Nouryoku
can defeat Buu. He says "no question." So, Gokuu tells Gohan to use
his spaceship. But, Gohan didn't enter The Other World by ship -- he'd
have to return to Earth and kill Buruma for her to come here. Gokuu and
the old guy shake hands on the deal. [Note: this is like the time when
the very young Buruma had to show Kamesennin her breasts, after the
pervert blew up a volcano. At that time, Oolong was forced to change
shapes and impersonate her.]
The old one brags about how his Nouryoku is the greatest Nouryoku in
the universe. Kaiou-shin and Kibit are impressed, but Gokuu has never
heard of this Nouryoku before. The guy claims he was sealed up by this
fearful beastie, because of his great power. But, he adds a dig about
the shock he felt on being released from the sword only to find
foreigners (Earthlings) on the Kaiou-shin planet. Kaiou-shin
apologizes. Then, the fart tells Gohan to move out into the open, and
not move any more. The fart starts a rain dance, saying "Let's make you
able to beat Majin Buu!!!"
The dance looks pretty stupid, and the rest of the group just stares.
Gohan wants to ask what the point is, and is told to shut up. After a
while, Gokuu asks when something is going to happen, and the fart
replies that it's only been 5 hours; the power up occurs after 20 hours.
So, Gokuu leaves to take a nap, to the boy's chagrin. Kaiou-shin and
Kibit are also embarrassed, while Gohan fumes.
On Earth, Goten and Trunks are still practicing the fusion pose.
Piccolo tells them that it's almost perfect. Now, it's time for them to
power up, and match their levels completely. Goten says "ye, yes!!",
but Trunks thinks to himself that they're not going to be able to pull
this off.
Piccolo yells for them to start.
Chapter 480: "Fushion works!!"
"Tsui ni dekita fyuujon!!"
At Kami-sama's palace, as the group plays cards, Yamcha tells them
that the two runts apparently have completed the Fusion training. They
talk about the possible power about to be tapped, as they walk to the
training area. Chi Chi suddenly speculates on what to call the new
Saiya-jin -- "Gotenks", or "Trunten." Both sound weird. Buruma berates
Chi Chi for screwing around 30 minutes before the problem becomes an
issue.
At the site, Piccolo tells the boys that their energy is matched, and
they should now start. They go through the moves, and there's a bright
flash. They merge, and the group stares at the results -- a fat,
Buu-like weirdo. The group speculates that maybe this is a case of
looking like what you intend to defeat. However, the fatso has no power
or endurance. Piccolo states that Trunks had his index fingers extended at
the wrong time during the posturing. He tells them to try it again, but
the fatso reminds the demon king that they have to wait 30 minutes for
the Fusion to expire. During this time, the group comments on the
strange clothing that resulted from the Fusion, and they ask what the
Fatso's name is -- Gotenks. Chi Chi comments that she was right.
30 minutes pass; there's a bright flash and the two boys fly apart.
The group comments on the ki that they felt, but Piccolo states that
there'll be time for talking after the fight is over. The boys are told
to try again. They do, but they fail to touch their fingers together
properly. Piccolo sees it happen, and is disgusted. Another flash
reveals an emaciated Gotenks. Piccolo tells the wheezing invalid what
went wrong. They wait another 30 minutes.
The boys try again. Kuririn comments that the artist probably wants
to mess with some gags, and Toriyama appears (as the robot) to say "it
happens for sure on this page." There's a flash, and a really
cool-looking, powerful Gotenks results. (Still has an outfit similar to
Buu's.)
Buruma and Chi Chi are disappointed in his appearance, while Beederu
thinks that Gotenks is REALLY strong. Piccolo wants to wait for 30
minutes, then have the boys do this as Super Saiya-jin. But, Gotenks is
convinced that he can defeat Buu now. They argue, and Gotenks flies off
to bring back Buu's corpse. Piccolo yells for Trunten to wait, and Mr.
Poppo corrects him. The group waits in suspense, until the bashed up
Gotenks returns. Piccolo yells at them -- they've got one day left to
prepare to fight Buu.
On the Kaiou-shin planet, the old Kaiou-shin is still wheezing away,
in his 20-hour dance. Gohan's endurance is quickly fading.
Chapter 481: "Earth's Soldier's Final Secret Weapon!!"
"Chikyuu-gun, saigo no himitsu heiki!!"
The narration describes the destruction to all the cities by the
child-in-appearance monster, Buu. However, there is one last ray of
hope for mankind. Earth's greatest, no... the universe's greatest
warrior is about to set forth. The man who defeated Cell, and won the
latest Tenkai-ichi Budoukai. Yes, it is MR. SATAN...
Satan is driven out to Buu's house. He tells his escort to return
home, and one of them fearfully asks what is in Satan's carrying bag.
He replies that it's his secret weapon, which impresses the escort.
Then, in a thundering whisper that can almost be heard from 2 feet away,
Satan challenges Buu to come out and face him. One escort asks if
Satan's throat is sore from the budoukai, and offers to help him out.
He yells for Buu to come fight their hero. Satan berates the man for
running the risk of actually attracting Buu's attention. He tells the
escort to return, and assures them that peace will soon be at hand.
With a bit of sneaking in, Satan reaches the house, and discovers
that Buu is out. He then taunts the image of the nasty monster. Until
there's a snapping sound behind him and he pleads on his knees for
mercy. But, it's just a lizard crawling around. He berates the lizard
for scaring him. And Buu drops in. Satan introduces himself very
sweetly. Buu asks what to turn Satan into -- a plum, a biscuit, gum...
Satan tells Buu to wait, and gives It a great gift. Buu doesn't want
anything beyond being able to kill stuff. But, the gift is a box of
chocolate. Buu munches away -- they're poisoned. Buu likes the taste. It
eats them all. Satan gives It a Game Boy. Buu is interested, but quickly
loses and gets pissed. Satan tells the monster to try again at the simple
game, runs away, and triggers the bomb hidden inside the machine. Buu easily
survives. But, It considers Satan mildly interesting, and gives the hero
some plum candy. Satan pretends that the candies are delicious, then pulls
a "Look!!" gag on the monster to spit them out. He pulls the gag again, to
hit Buu in the back of the head. Buu wants to know what's out there; just
some people. Buu kills them. The explosion is so great, Satan's eyes bug
out. He congratulates the monster.
Satan takes the chance to get Buu's picture. Buu is posed, and the
resulting snapshot implies that Satan has just defeated the evil creature.
Later, Satan is stuck cooking It supper, and washing It's back. He thinks,
to himself, revenge on the fatty.
Chapter 482: "After a long wait, finally Super Fusion!!"
"Iyoiyo kansei! Super Fusion!!"
Under a tree, Kibit is reading a book, Gokuu is eating, and Kaiou-shin is
staring at the ritual. Gokuu asks if the old guy can really give Gohan
great power, and the Kaiou-shin replies "Probably, I guess." Gohan, sitting
and meditating, opens one eye to discover that the old coot has fallen
asleep. He shouts out "Kaiou-shin-sama", and the two of them argue over
whether the coot was really sleeping. The coot reassures the boy, then
promptly falls asleep again, under Gohan's frustrated glare.
While, at Kami-sama's tower, Piccolo berates Goten and Trunks for
their previous mistakes, and tells them to achieve Super Fusion this
time for sure. The boys power up, the crowd watches on, and the two go
through the motions again. This time, they turn into a cross between an
old-style movie Arab prince, and Vejiita. The group is impressed, and
Piccolo wants the Fusion Saiya-jin to stick around and show off his
moves. But, arrogance overpowers the hero again, and he races off with
Piccolo in pursuit. The boy flies around the globe several times, and
comes to a halt to let Piccolo catch up. Gotenks is berated for just
displaying speed without power and control, and Gotenks thinks that the
testing phase is over. He flies to find Buu. Piccolo rages over how
little time the idiot has left himself in Fusion form.
Gotenks speeds along, shouting out a challenge to Buu. But, when he
lands and calls attention to himself, the Fusion wears off, and the
mortified Goten and Trunks realise that they are at a disadvantage
again. They run away before Buu steps out of Its house, with Satan in
tow. Satan says "see, Buu-sama, it's just the wind."
Chapter 483: "Magical Being Buu, and the Gang"
"Majin Buu to Nakama-tachi"
The opening page has Mr. Satan blustering about defeating Buu, and
giving the monster the finger. The story starts with Satan reading the
"Dog of Flanders" outloud to Buu. He's crying at the sad parts, and Buu
happily claps and declares the tragedy to be great fun. They step
outside, and Buu declares that It's off to kill more humans, asking if
Satan wants to come along with. Satan nervously declines, stating that
he'll stay behind and make supper. Buu flies off, and Satan cries out
"Ganbatte, ne" (Do your best.) But, with the monster out of sight,
Satan yells out names, and pulls out a mass of dynamite from his bag.
With one push of the remote control switch "it's 'The End' of the world's
menace." (Note, he's only using 10 sticks, which is well below the
level of force that Vejiita had attained.) He hides the bomb in a pot,
and laughs madly while begging Buu to return quickly.
In the countryside two old people are carrying their bags, escaping
the city to hide up in the mountains. When, suddenly the old woman is
shot in the head and killed. A ways up in the hills, one guy with a
rifle laughs at having made his kill. His friend doesn't like doing
this, but the rifleman replies that since Buu is going to kill everyone
anyway, what's the harm in their picking off a few people in advance?
He coerces his friend to take out the old man, which the reluctant one
does. They laugh, and ride off to enter the city.
Satan is cooking eggs, gloating about being a hero, before panicking at
the sight of Buu's quick return. Satan leaps outside, and apologizes for
not finishing supper. He asks why the monster is holding a puppy, and It
wants to know why this thing doesn't run away in fear, and It can't
understand what the puppy is "saying." Satan replies that the puppy's leg
is injured. Buu checks, realizes that this is true, and heals the dog. It
sets the puppy down, and tells the dog to run away so It can kill him. But,
the grateful pup just rubs up against Buu's leg. Buu is confused, and Satan
tells It that the pup is pleased at having been saved. So, Buu runs off
(the logic is that if one of them is running away, it must be the pup that
is trying to escape.) But, the dog pursues Buu, and begs to be picked up.
Buu asks if the dog likes It, and Satan says "yes, notice that the dog is
wagging its tail." Buu asks if Satan likes It, and Satan hesitantly replies
"yes." Buu is a bit pleased, and offers the dog some chocolate. Satan
interrupts, stating that chocolate is bad; dog food is better. He is then
told to go buy some dog food. Some distance away, Satan evilly realizes
that this is his chance. He gets off the bike, readies the switch, and
stares through a pair of binoculars. But, the sight of Buu and the puppy
playing so happily together causes him to postpone his attack. He goes to
buy the dog food.
In town, the two thrill seekers have racked up 40 kills, but the older
one is afraid that Buu will show up soon. The younger one isn't worried,
and they keep shooting.
The dog happily eats the food, but Buu hates the stuff. Satan asks
a question -- why kill everyone? "It's fun. Bibi-Di and Babi-Di said
that it's a great game." Satan tries to tell It that killing people is
bad, and then hastily retracts his reprimand. But, Buu says Ok, It'll
stop killing and terrorizing people now. Satan eagerly thinks that he's
become a True Hero. Savior of the World, Mister Satan!!!
The two thrill seekers find Buu's house, and the younger one looks
forward to some great times. Buu and the pup are playing fetch, and Buu
throws the ball again. The pup runs into the focus of the crosshairs, and
is dropped with one shot. The younger guy gloats, and the older one says
"Hey, isn't that Majin Buu standing next to Mr. Satan outside the house?"
Satan is shocked, and Buu is staring forward in intent confusion.
Chapter 484: "What is Produced by Anger"
"Ikari no umidashita mono"
The two thrillseekers comment on the presence of Satan, and the younger
one states that they are about to become the world's newest heroes. They
start firing missiles and bullets as Mr. Satan runs away. But, the smoke
clears to reveal a very pissed Buu. The two are surprised that Buu is still
standing, and are going to resume shooting when the older one is blindsided
by Satan. The younger one gets beaten up. Buu is watching this in
puzzlement, and Its anger ebbs. The younger villian collapes, and Satan
spits on him, complaining about "Earthling garbage." Satan curses as he
approaches the puppy, then notices that it's not dead yet. Buu rushes over,
and heals the dog again.
On the Tower, Piccolo and Dende are watching all of this. Dende is
relieved, but Piccolo still thinks that Buu is too dangerous. Buu, Satan,
and the puppy are all happy with each other, and Satan is saying "it's
great, it's great," as the younger villian recovers enough to shoot Satan in
the back with a pistol. The villian runs away, laughing. Satan falls. Buu
sets down the puppy, and heals Satan. But, Buu's anger is so great, that
Satan asks It what is wrong. Buu manages to tell Satan to take the dog and
escape. Then, It blows off some steam. It stares in anger as the steam
starts to take shape. Dende, Piccolo, and Satan wonder what's happening.
Chatper 485 "Two Majin Buu... and then..."
"Futari no majin Buu... soshita..."
Satan takes cover, and the steam takes the shape of a very
emmaciated, old Majin Buu. The narration box tells us that while Buu
was a naive, childish creature, the new monster is the epitamy of evil.
The creature stares down at Buu, sneers, flies to the younger villian,
and withstands some gunfire. The villian dies in a very huge explosion.
The new creature trots up to Buu in a stupid fashion, and the two
monsters proceed to fight it out. The original Buu seems to be losing,
having only half the power as the evil one. When the original Buu uses
Its magic to turn the other into chocolate, the evil one blows the magic
back. The original Buu turns into a Buu-shaped chocolate bar, and is
eaten. Recombined, the evil one makes the transition to Stage Two Buu.
Piccolo is concerned about the increase in power, and Satan (not dead
yet) has returned to his previous state of continual stunned-ness.
The new Buu looks meaner and leaner; well-muscled. It glances at Satan
(the hero is wondering what the weirdo will do next,) cracks its neck
joints, yawns as if just awakening from a long sleep, then powers up. Satan
and the dog are blown backwards, the monster looks happy, and Piccolo looks
shocked.The new Buu looks upward, laughing. Its focus is Piccolo and Dende,
who are looking back down in concern. Kuririn walks up, asking what's
wrong. Piccolo asks if the runt can't feel the energy of Buu's upgrade.
Piccolo explains what happened. Kuririn stammers, hoping that the two
Saiya-jin boys, in Fusion form, can take on Buu. Dende is silent, and
Piccolo is doubtful.
On Kaiou-shin's planet, Gokuu wonders if he's feeling Buu's energy,
and Kaiou-shin confirms it. Gohan asks the old coot to hurry up with
the power-up, so he can go fight on Earth. However, the old coot tells
the boy to not worry, (he's actually reading manga, and not doing the
spell.) Gohan is getting VERY impatient.
Buu is just standing in place, looking at Its hands, and Satan is
scared shitless. The older thrillseeker recovers from Satan's
thrashing, scrambles up to get a gun, and starts shooting Buu. The
bullets just pass through the new monster, and the holes seal up again.
The monster stretches, laughs, and flies into the villian's mouth. The
villian starts to expand, and blows up messily. Buu reassembles itself,
and launches off to kill Satan.
The hero is cowering over the puppy. The monster freezes, then
disappears. Satan looks up, then convinces himself that the stupid
creature ran away to escape his great power. However, Buu is hovering
just overhead. It angerly says "Sa...ta..n...?" then flies away. Satan
collapses, wondering if the monster remembers him.
Buu tears over the countryside before zooming straight up. Piccolo
realizes that Buu has sensed their energy. Then, the monster reaches
the top of Karin tower, and grins at Piccolo, Dende, Mr. Poppo, Yamcha,
and Kuririn.
Chapter 487: "Eradicate Mankind"
"Jinrui zetsu-metsu"
Buu lands on Kami-sama's tower, and insolently says "Thought so."
Piccolo expects to be killed, but Buu says "come out." No one
understands, so Buu shouts "COME -- OUT !!!" Piccolo asks what Buu
means, and the monster replies that he wants to fight someone that can
challenge him. He can sense a strong power up here. Kuririn is scared,
and the women come out to see what the noise is about.
Buu is getting impatient, and Piccolo asks It to wait, since the
hidden fighter isn't at full power yet, and Buu only wants to fight the
hero at full power, right? Buu hates waiting, so It'll just have to
kill some innocent victims. Piccolo keeps begging, but the monster
grins, and walks the full circuit around the top of the tower. Everyone
wonders what is going to happen. Buu returns to Piccolo, smiles, raises
his arm, and starts firing off energy blasts straight up. The fireworks
are spectacular, and the blasts arc down to the Earth, and each one
kills exactly one person. Dende collapses at the sight of so much
death. Buu smiles, and says that everyone on Earth is now dead. It wants
It's opponent to come out to fight. Piccolo gives in. However, since
the fighter is now sleeping, it'll take 2, no 1, hour. Buu asks how long
one hour is. Piccolo creates a sandglass, and says that this will empty
in one hour. Buu studies the thing, and answers "No way." So, Piccolo
answers back that Mr. Satan's daughter is also up here with them. Buu
recognizes Satan's scent, and concedes. But after 1 hour, It'll kill
them all, the daughter too. It kneels down to watch the sand fall.
Piccolo tells Kuririn to get Trunks and Goten into the Room of Spirit
and Time. In there, 1 hour will last 15 days. Right now, the boys
aren't good enough at Fusion to defeat Buu.
Goten and Trunks are sleeping.
In the mountains, Chau-zu and Tenshin-han are wondering what it was that
just tried to kill them.
Satan is walking in the countryside (the puppy is nearby,) and he wonders
what all that fireworks had been about.
Chapter 488: "Trunks and Goten enter the Room of Spirit and Time"
"Trunks to Goten, Seishin to Toki no heya ni hairu"
On Kaiou-shin's planet, Gokuu and Kaiou-shin are trying to understand
the surge of power they're feeling (looks like the Earthlings are
already getting trashed.) Gohan is losing his temper, and demands that
the old coot finish with the spell already. The coot isn't letting
himself be rushed, and Gohan explodes, powering up and yelling that he
wants to fight Buu. However, his body has undergone a transformation
(looks kind of god-like), and he wonders where this power has come from.
The old coot needs more time to finish the spell, so Gohan sits down and
meekly apologizes. The old coot returns to reading his manga.
Gokuu asks Kaiou-shin if the old coot has really given the boy this
power, and Shin is not so sure. Gokuu wonders how Gohan pulled this
off.
In Kami-sama's tower, Goten and Trunks stare at the new Buu, asking
if this is really It. Piccolo confirms it, and then tries to get the
boys to train in the room of Spirit and Time, for the equivalent of 6
hours. However, Chi Chi takes this chance to go up to Buu, slap It in
the face, and demand that It return her dead Gohan. Buu turns Chi Chi
into an egg, and steps on her. Goten almost goes berzerk, but Piccolo
manages to get the boy to train in the SaTR, rather than throw his life
away needlessly right now. Trunks is sure that they can completely
defeat Buu, and Gohan is lost in hatred (like Gohan felt when Cell
killed Gokuu.)
Goten and Trunks are in the SaTR, and Trunks wants to eat. But, Goten
keeps training, so Trunks runs to join his friend and keep up in power
levels. Back at the Tower, Beederu asks Piccolo how Buu could know about
her father, and Piccolo replies that Buu and Satan had become friends.
Beederu ponders this, as Buu gets tired of staring at the sand dial.
It destroys the clock, and Piccolo asks for just 30 minutes more. But
It blows a hole in the floor of the Tower, in front of the demon's feet,
and demands to be allowed to do some fighting. Piccolo relents, and leads
the monster to the center of the palace. Kuririn is afraid that Buu
will be guided to the SaTR, and Piccolo just looks stonely resolute.
Chapter 489: "Gotenks has Confidence!!"
"Gotenkusu ni jishin ari!!"
Kamesennin, Dende, Kuririn, and Buruma are trying to understand
Piccolo's motive in guiding Buu to the Room of Spirit and Time. Since
Trunks and Goten aren't yet ready, and so on, they'll probably lose.
However, Dende assures the group that the Room can be treated as a trap
for Buu, and the Dragon Balls can be used to wish the boys back to life.
Further, Kuririn comments that Piccolo is taking his time, so 1 minute
in our world is 6 hours in the SaTR.
Buu is getting more impatient, wondering why they haven't reached the
room yet. Inside, the two boys are tired, and talking about having just
finished a bout of Fusion mode, and how it feels to go past Super
Saiya-jin level. They discuss the advantages of training in the SaTR,
and having 1 week of extra training time. With glee, they envision
being able to save all their frineds and relatives with their great
power.
Unfortunately, Piccolo uses ESP to tell them that he is on his way to
let Buu into the Room to fight them soon. Goten panics, stating that
they just came out of Fusion mode. Piccolo assures them that they have
6 hours to sleep and recover. They do this, and Piccolo asks Buu if he
wants supper first. The monster angrily replies that he doesn't need to
eat, but that It's tired of all this messing around.
They reach the door, and go in. Buu looks around, commenting that
it's a weird place. It finds the two boys waiting for It. They taunt
the monster, and Buu isn't impressed. Piccolo silently pleads for the
boys to not screw up again. As they start the Fusion pose, Buu loses
his patience and bashes Trunks. Trunks yells at the monster to wait,
It CAN understand the idea of waiting, right? Buu looks sullen. Goten
and Trunks go through the dance, and with a flash they turn into
Gotenks. Piccolo is happy, and Buu waits while Gotenks continues
bragging. Buu still isn't impressed, while Piccolo believes that the
boys have gotten a lot more power. So, Gotenks attacks Buu, and has no
effect. Gotenks wants to know what went wrong, and Piccolo doesn't
know, either.
Chapter 490: "Fully Confident Gotenks"
"Gotenks jishin manman"
Gotenks laughs off his first attack, claiming that he wasn't really
trying before. This time, it's for real. He lunges forward again,
coming up with stupid names for his punches and kicks. Eventually, Buu
bats the boy away, and Piccolo is extremely embarrassed. Gotenks
blusters some more, but Buu complains that this hasn't been fun yet.
So, the boy announces "Super Saiya-jin" and powers up. Piccolo comments
on the fact that the SSJ occurred AFTER the start of Fusion. Gotenks is
going to try again, but pauses while trying to decide which attack to use.
He comes up with something that would unfortunately kill Buu after only
one shot. Bowing to fate, Gotenks yells out "Galactica Donut!!!!" and
draws an energy ring in the air. The Donut encircles Buu and tightens.
The monster roars in pain. Then It sneers and says "just kidding." It
breaks free, and plays Gotenks like a soccer ball. The two bash heads,
and Gotenks decides to try yet another fantastic technique. This time,
it's "Super Ghost Kamikazi Attack." Buu is stunned, and Gotenks spits
out an evil little ghost (the ghost says "Hi----i. I'm a ghost.")
Gotenks claims that he has won.
Chapter 491: "Guaranteed to Kill You! Kamikaze Attack"
"Hessatu! Kamikaze Atakku"
The ghost floats forward, warning Buu to leave, because it considers
itself truly scary. Buu is waiting, Piccolo wonders what kind of attack
this is, and Gotenks expects imminent death. He tells the ghost to go
ahead, and it rushes forward. Buu easily blocks the ghost, but it
explodes and causes lots of damage to the monster. Gotenks gloats over
the kamekazi ghost, and Piccolo tells the boy to hurry up and do it
again. Gotenks eventually gets around to spitting out 10 more Super
Kamekazi ghosts, but spends time getting them lined up and counting off.
One ghost complains about another nudging it too hard, running the risk
of making them explode. When Gotenks is finally ready, Piccolo points
out the fact that Buu is boredly reading manga and drinking cream soda.
Ghosts #1 and #2 are launched, Buu evades them, and they harmlessly blow
themselves up. Buu says that it can't be taken out by the same attack
twice, so Gotenks gets into a huddle with #3-#7. He stirs them up with
a "Fight" cheer, and two ghosts slap hands in preparation -- blowing
themselves up. The remaining ghosts, except #10, are sent forward, but
while Buu is expecting them, the ghosts swerve off and settle down
around something they've found. They discuss the "interesting thing"
they'd located, and Buu comes over to check it out. One ghost calls the
thing a turd, but the others correct it. When Buu is looking over their
shoulders, the ghosts explode. Piccolo is impressed, and Buu has been
reduced to a twisted kind of tadpole. #10 is told to go down Buu's
throat and blow up, which is what happens. Standing in front of the
blast, Gotenks claims that it's all over.
[NOTE: Of course, it's never that easy. After all, Gohan is busy
powering up, and he's the main star. The question is, what is he
going to be fighting against? The next stage Buu?
Also, some people have complained that the Dragon Balls make
things too easy. If someone dies, they can just be wished back
to life again. Toriyama himself is well aware of the problem,
and will undoubtedly come up with a twist that leaves a lot of
people dead at the end. Keep in mind that you can only be wished
back to life once, and the masses killed by Vejiita at the
Budoukai have probably been killed a second time when Buu turned
everyone into candy and ate them. You also can not be wished
back if you've been dead more than one year, which may also be a
problem for a few people. Anyway, there's at least 200-400
people that will still be dead at the end, and maybe more.]
Chapter 492: "The Different Dimension is Closed"
"Tojirareta ijigensekai"
Time passes on Kaiou-shin's planet, and Gokuu comments on Buu's
energy having disappeared. Shin and Kibit think that maybe Gotenks has
killed the monster, and Gokuu adds that Gotenk's Fusion energy has also
disappeared. The old Kaiou-shin corrects them, saying that the fight is
taking place in a different dimension, -- Gokuu realizes that the Kaiou
means the Room of Spirit and Time. The old coot continues, saying that
Piccolo had led Buu there, and Gokuu cattily replies that the Kaoi-shin
have great powers, so Gohan will undergo a REALLY BIG power up. Kaiou-shin
sulks, and says "I am useless."
In the Room, Gotenks is gloating over destroying Buu, and Piccolo
berates the boy, telling him to destroy the pieces of Buu before it can
reconstruct. They do so, and Piccolo praises the boy for finishing the
battle. Then, a strong wind sweeps in -- it is Buu, pulling Itself back
together. And now, IT IS PISSED. Piccolo and Gotenks realize that
burning Buu to death was a mistake, it left the particles of smoke and
ash for Buu to work with. Which means that Buu can't be burned to death;
It has to be destroyed by "energy." As an extra measure, the door to
the Room has to be destroyed. Piccolo tells the boy to spit out more
Kamekazi Ghosts, but Gotenks wants to intimidate Piccolo first (he knows
that he still has several strong techniques) so he yells in dispair that
he has used up his power, and now the world will be wiped out. Buu uses
the chance to snap out the curl on Its forehead, snag Gotenks, and smash
the boy about the Room. After a bit of getting bashed up, Gotenks gets
angry, then mimics a public announcement: "Ladies and gentlement, now,
another great technique."
However, Piccolo decides to blow up the door leading out of the Room,
and tells them that they are now all trapped here. Gotenks can't defeat
Buu, so Buu can now do whatever it likes, because no one can get out of
the Room to return to the normal world. Gotenks is panicking, because
his little charade backfired. Piccolo and Gotenks call each other
"baka" for a while.
Buu is told that Its favorite sweets don't exist here -- It can't
handle this, and yells out "I can't stand that!!!!" Its shout punches a
hole between the dimensions, and It stares through the hole to the plaza
of Kami-sama's tower in surprise.
Chapter 493: "Escape From the Other Dimension"
"Ijigen kara no dasshutsu"
Piccolo realizes that Buu has just blown a hole out to the real
world, and can now escape. The hole quickly closes, and Buu stretches
out to reach the hole and gets out, leaving Gotenks and Piccolo trapped.
At the Tower, Kuririn and friends cautiously step out to the plaza to
investigate the noise they just heard.
Meanwhile on Kaiou-shin's planet, Gokuu feels Buu's ki return, but
not the Fusion energy of the boys. He curses his inability to see
what's happening, so the old coot creates a crystal ball for them.
(Gokuu is impressed.) At the Tower, a rubberband goo spins in the air
before splatting on the ground. Kame-sennin and Yamcha both recognize
the ki signature, as the monster regains Its shape. Buu says, "Lucky.
You came out just as I was getting hungry," and turns everyone into
chocolate. Gokuu curses futilely, and Gohan asks what happened. The
Saiya-jin just replies that Gohan better get improved by the old coot,
quickly (silently, he wonders what will happen if no one is left to use
the Dragon Balls.)
In the Room of Spirit and Time, Piccolo and Gotenks fail to shout
hard enough to blow another hole through the 'wall'. Piccolo is giving
up, so Gotenks resigns himself to giving away his true power before he
could pick the best time for showing it off. He switches to Super
Saiya-jin 3, brags about his strength, complains about his hair and the
fact that his face now looks more mean, and because there's no time to
waste -- blows a new hole through the dimensions. Piccolo does his best
to imitate a vampire that's bitten into the neck of an anemic. They
escape and face Buu. Gotenks brags that they're out, and Buu does a
double-take over Gotenks' image change. Behind It, Dende's palace is in
ruins. Gotenks raves over how strong he now is, and via the crystal
ball, Gokuu happily curses the boys for having reached SSJ-3 so much
sooner than he himself ever could.
Having eaten his fill, Buu is happy to return to work, and Piccolo
and Gotenks now discover that all of their friends and family that had
been on the Tower, have been consumed. Buu says "turned 'em into
chocolate." Gotenks announces that now he is angry, and attacks. Buu,
with chocolate smeared around his mouth, just sneers.
Chapter 494: "Do Your Best, Super Gotenks-kun"
"Ganbare suupaa Gotenkusu-kun"
The powered-up Gotenks smashes into Buu, surprising both the monster
and Piccolo, and doing severe damage to the surrounding buildings.
There's some fighting, which includes Buu rolling himself up into a
ball, and bashing his way through Kami-sama's palace, much to Piccolo's
dismay. Buu has gotten pissed at being hurt. Soon, there is nothing
left of the floating palace, except falling debris. Piccolo is stunned,
and Gotenks keeps trying to get into a cool pose to announce his next
attack, but is interrupted as Buu keeps almost hitting him. Piccolo
yells at the boy, and Gotenks announces Renzoku Super Donuts. This time,
the energy rings shoot out and entrap the rolled-up Buu, forming a
volley ball.
Gotenks wants to start up a team attack, and berates Piccolo for not
showing the proper enthusiasm ("That's not right! What do you mean,
'umm', you're supposed to say "haiiiii".) Then we get "Pass", "Toss",
and "Attack." The volley ball is smashed Earthwards, and Gotenks
follows it, while Piccolo complains about not getting to have any of the
fun. Gotenks laughs maniacally at what looks like a huge meteorite
crater, and announces that he is scary.
Chapter 495: "Super Fusion is STRONG!!
"Tsuyoi zo!! Suupaa Fyuujon"
Gotenks yells at Buu to come up out of the crater and fight again.
It's starting to look like the monster is dead, when it fires an energy
ball up at the boy. In retaliation, Gotenks fires a bunch of blasts
back, and argues with Piccolo over the increased death toll. The boy
believes that the Dragon Balls can bring all the normal people back, but
Piccolo reminds him that one wish has already been used up. But, after
stopping, it's clear that a lot of countryside has been eradicated. And,
when Buu surfaces, It's pissed. Piccolo warns Gotenks about the
upcoming battle, but the boy is overconfident, and Buu head butts him. A
shouting match follows, which destroys a full city (Gotenks can do
nearly everything Buu can.) They also punch and kick each other a bit.
Gokuu is watching on the crystal ball, and he thinks that Gohan may
not get a turn. Buu is looking pretty battered, and Gotenks boasts more
as he prepares a Kamehama-ha. He tells the monster to die, just as his
power disappears and he drops from SSJ 3 to the just plain Fusion form.
(NOTE: Time passes faster for a fighter while in SSJ 3 form, as Gokuu
discovered when his 24 hours allotted to him on Earth was less
than he'd expected. Therefore, the 30 minutes that Gotenks
can exist in Fusion form is being shortened by being in SSJ 3
mode.)
Chapter 496: "Between a Rock and a Hard Place!!"
"Zettai zetsumei dai dai dai pinchi!!"
Everyone reacts to Gotenk's loss of super Fusion, Buu has a chance to
recover, and Gotenks surrenders. Gokuu yells for the old coot to hurry
up, as the runt has powered down. Gohan is happy for the chance to act,
and the old coot replies that he'd finished 5 minutes ago; he was
waiting for a big pinch, to make things more dramatic. Gohan asks if
he's really going to be stronger now, and the coot tells him to power
up. Without even switching to super saiya-jin mode, Gohan's ki blows
everyone backwards, and the boy is impressed with the extra energy.
Gokuu says his farewells to his son, and tells the boy to defeat Buu.
They hug, and then Kibit teleports the boy to Earth (Kibit wanted to
handle this task without Kaiou-shin's help,) then fulfills the boy's
wish of changing Gohan's clothes to match Gokuu's fighting outfit.
Kibit returns home, and Gohan rushes to find Buu.
At the fight site, Goten and Trunks have separated, and Piccolo
prepares to protect them. Except, Buu decides to fall asleep instead.
As Piccolo is trying to understand why, the entire group reacts to the
approach of a REALLY STRONG ki.
Chapter 497: "Son Gohan's Big Counter Attack"
"Son Gohan no dai gyakushuu!!"
Piccolo, Goten, and Trunks all wonder who it is blasting in with
such great power, and Buu starts reacting angrily. The demon guesses
it's Gokuu, but Goten gets it right as Gohan skids in to a halt. The
boy explains where he's been (and the fact that he's not dead,) the two
runts rejoice, and Piccolo wonders whether this really is Gohan (face is
slightly changed, but the energy is all wrong.) The hero asks where the
others are, and is told that Buu killed them -- including Dende, which
Gohan immediately understands means that they can't make wishes on the
Dragon Balls anymore. Buu laughs that Its victims all tasted good when
he turned them into chocolates. However, Gohan can still feel someone's
energy. He smiles, which confuses the monster.
Buu wonders if the fool wants to fight him, and is told "No, I'm
going to kill you." Piccolo realizes that this is pointless, and the
two runts panic, wishing that they could return to Fusion form and join
in the fight. As Buu is laughing stupidly to Itself, Gohan powers up a
little and kicks the monster around. Hard. When It catches Itself
on a return trip Earthward, It looks back up, only to be told that the
hero is BEHIND It. Gohan is grinning like Vejiita would, and everyone
else looks very shocked (at the boy's sudden increase in power and
speed.)
Chapter 498: "Majin Buu's Weird Move"
"Majin Buu no bukimina ugoki"
Buu is looking a bit banged up, Gohan smirks that Buu can't win, and
the rest have their jaws dragging on the ground. Then Buu grins, saying
that It had felt the boy's fantastic power a very long distance away.
They banter, and Buu declares that It WILL get revenge on the boy, by
killing him. Gohan thinks that the monster is wasting its breath, but
It self-destructs, creating a large mushroom cloud. High above the
cloud, Gohan floats, holding Piccolo and the two runts in his arms.
Later, on the ground, the others think that Buu may be dead, but
Gohan states that the monster is still alive, just masking Its energy.
Trunks is happy at this thought, because Gohan is still able to kick Its
butt; in fact Gohan may be almost as strong as Super Gotenks. Goten
corrects him, and Trunks allows that maybe Gohan is a BIT stronger than
Gotenks. Then, Gohan asks where the Dragon Radar is, and Trunks answers
that the demon last had it. Piccolo considers this a waste, because
Dende is dead, and the Balls won't work now. But, Gohan tells them that
he can feel Dende's energy.
As the group flies over the cities, it looks like Buu killed
EVERYONE. Except, there are two survivors. Mister Satan and the dog are
walking under the hot sun, and Satan is hoping to find a beer to drink,
although at this point he'd accept some water. Trunks is annoyed that
Satan of all people had been spared, but Piccolo considers the blowhard
to be a good soul underneath it all. Piccolo picks up Satan (he thanks
them, and notices that Gohan is in with the group) and they fly off.
Piccolo wonders how Dende was saved, and Gohan points out that from
watching the crystal ball, he knows that Piccolo was in the Room of
Spirit and Mind a bit longer than Buu was -- which means that some time
passed during which Buu was trying to eat the survivors. 10 seconds had
passed in the Room, which means that Dende at least had time to escape.
Piccolo is so happy, he drops Satan, and Trunks has to save him.
Finally, they locate Kami-sama out in the hills.
Dende tells them that Mr. Popo had made sure that Dende was the only
one not to be killed, and Piccolo replies that of course, Popo knew that
the Balls would turn to rock if Dende died. Satan asks who the brat
with the sickly skin color is, and is shocked to learn that the "brat" is
God.
On Kaiou-shin's planet, Gokuu is relieved to see Dende alive,
Kaiou-shin asks what the Dragon Balls are, and the old coot wonders why
Buu hadn't been defeated yet. On Earth, Satan is hysteric over hearing
that his daughter is dead. Goten promises him that she can be brought
back, and the guy demands that Goten "swallow 1000 needles if you are
lying." Suddenly, the fighters feel Buu's energy -- the monster has
changed somehow (doesn't look any different) and is flying towards them.
Gohan flits off to get away from his friends prior to facing the monster
again, and wonders what it is that has changed.
Chapter 499: "The Trap"
"Wana"
Everyone is wondering what the difference in Buu is, and the monster
calls to the runts to come out and fight. Gohan states that this is
just between It and Him, but Buu answers that the boys can now do Fusion
again; after that, It will fight Gohan. Gohan wants to start fighting
now, but Buu asks if the runts are too scared to face him -- this is too
much for Trunks and Goten, and they trade taunts. Piccolo realizes that
something's weird here, but Trunk's arrogance flares up, and the runts
perform Fusion.
Gohan gets to see Super Gotenks for the first time, Buu is evilly
happy, and Gotenks announces his presence as "the ultimate god of
death." Buu wants Gotenks' power, and Piccolo's mind -- as Gotenks
leaps in to stand next to Gohan, the monster emits two pieces of itself
unnoticed. Gotenks tells Gohan to step back, as there is only room for
one of them to fight, and the boy irritatedly does so. Gotenks prepares
to finish off the monster, but is taken by surprise when the Buu-blob
engulfs him. Piccolo is then a quick second. The two blobs return to
Papa, and from the Other World, Gokuu tries to warn Gohan of the impending
danger. Very soon, the Ultimate Buu forms: It is tall, thin,
muscular, and It's forehead-dangly now hangs long and low behind Its
back. It asks "Gohan-kun" if It's Ultimate Majin form looks cool.
Buu finally explains that back when It felt Gohan's growing power, It
starting making Its plans -- because It wanted Gotenks' power, after
luring Gohan to the fight site, It allowed Itself to be "defeated" and
then waited an hour to allow the runts to perform Fusion again. Its
entire plan was to prepare itself to absolutely kill Gohan; the earlier
form of Majin Buu could destroy Gohan, the new version is even stronger.
Gohan disagrees.
Chapter 500: "The Big Reversal"
"Dai gyakuten"
Buu wants to get started with the end-all battle (looks like the time
limit on Gotenks' super power may also affect It) and they go at it.
This time, Gohan is the one getting bashed (he even needs a warning from
Dende to tell him that an energy ball is about to hit him from behind.)
After the explosion, Gohan tries to hide his energy, but Buu easily
finds him, and taunts the boy over the stalling tactic. The fight
continues, and Buu uses the Continuous Donuts trick to imprison Gohan
long enough to blow the boy away with Kamehame-ha.
In the Other World, watching through the crystal ball, Gokuu and
Kaiou-shin are panicking, while the old coot (who Gokuu calls Dai
Kaiou-shin-sama; or Big/Great Kaiou-shin) offers Gokuu the chance to
return to Earth. The others tell Dai that Gokuu is dead and can't
return, but the coot offers to give up his own life to restore life to
the dead hero. Kibit goes ballastic over a Kaiou doing something like
this for a mere human, and the coot answers that he's doing this for all
the worlds -- if Buu triumphs on Earth, It will come to destroy the
Other World as well. Kaiou-shin volunteers to sacrifice himself
instead, but the coot says that he's had a long 1000 years, so what the
hey.
Gohan exerts himself and breaks free of the Donuts just before the
Kamehame-ha gets to him. Buu is mildly miffed.
Meanwhile, at the gates to Heaven and Hell, The Gate Keeper is
commenting on Vejiita's body and spirit having been saved intact.
Uranai Baba gets to permit Vejiita his 24 hours on Earth, and the
Saiya-jin Prince muses on how his very own evil self gets to return to
Earth to fight Buu. (Vejiita now has a halo, and looks normal again,
wearing his old fighting outfit.)
Dai says goodbye and keels over. Gokuu's halo disappears, and he
apologizes to the dead coot. But Dai (who now has his own halo) pops up
and yells at the hero to quit wasting time and hurry up and leave.
Amidst the ravaged countryside, Buu taunts Gohan over only having 1
second left to live.
Chapter 501: "The Saviour Makes His Appearance!?"
"Kyuu seishu toujou!?"
(The sidebar in the weekly manga asks whether "Buu + Piccolo + Super
Gotenks == Super Bupinks")
Gohan rubs a bruise under his eye, as Buu tells the boy to keep
trying harder. Angry, the boy attacks again, only to be smashed into
the ground. He tries to fire off an energy blast, but the monster just
bats the blast down at him (the blast goes down through the planet and
comes out the other side.) Buu flies down into the pit, and finds the
boy embedded in the wall. It laughs, stating that they've only been
fighting 10 minutes, but It is having fun.
Up on the surface, Dende cringes at the sounds of flesh being
pounded to a pulp and tells Satan to grab the dog and run far away.
However, the Hero is going to uphold his reputation, and kill the
monster with the Colt .45 he pulls out.
On Kaiou-shin's planet, Gokuu is preparing to teleport to Earth, when
Dai Kaiou-shin stops him. The coot states that Buu is more powerful
than Gokuu and Gohan apart, and adds that It probably will not wait
while Gokuu and Gohan go through the Fusion pose in order to power up.
Gokuu, in desperation, asks what he can do. The coot grins, having
waited for this moment, and hands over his earrings. Gokuu is told to
put one on his left ear. Gokuu asks if this is supposed to make him
stronger.
The coot continues, telling him to put the other earring on Gohan's
right ear -- it will act just like Fusion. Gokuu is happy, and the coot
explains that this is something that the Kaiou-shin's used to do a long
time ago. Kaiou-shin can't believe this, and the coot tells him to
exchange earrings with Kibit. Kaiou-shin and Kibit do this. There is a
flash.
On Earth, Gohan smashes into the rocks, and lies unconscious. Dende
runs forward to heal him. Buu is preparing for the Big Finish, when
Gohan jumps away (he thanks Dende.) Buu is surprised to see the boy
looking healthier, but doesn't expect anything to have changed. Gohan
takes a blast directly, and Buu then fires a shot to kill Dende. Gohan
doesn't have time to react. Satan shoots the .45, and the blast breaks
up. Satan gloats over the supreme firepower of his handgun. Of course,
the real person to have interferred was Tenshinhan (the title refers to
the Triclops, but Satan probably believes it refers to himself.)
The Fused Kaiou-bit is rejoicing over the great power he is feeling,
and he wants to go to Earth to fight alongside Gokuu. However, the Coot
tells him to stay here and wait, in case Buu wins and wants to destroy
the universe. Gokuu asks what the time limit is for this kind of Fusion
and is told -- there isn't one: this form of Fusion is permanent.
Kaiou-bit is shocked.
Gokuu is in a quandry, since fusing will prevent the boy from having
a normal life, but if they don't fuse, there won't be any school for the
boy to attend. Dai Kaiou-shin tells him to hurry up and go to Earth,
before Gohan gets killed. The hero teleports out.
Buu is creating a bigger energy ball that will destroy the planet,
and dares anyone to interfere with this attack. Tenshinhan and Gohan
both realize that they've blown it, while Satan brings up his pistol and
calls out that he will punish the monster.
Chapter 502: "Successful!? The Earring Merger!"
"Seikou-suru ka!? Potara no gattai!"
The old coot tells Gokuu about the powers of the earring as it
relates to switching to Super Saiya-jin mode (merge first, power up
later), and Gokuu asks if the old coot had ever merged with someone
himself. The coot then relates the story of how long, long ago, an old
witch decided that she wanted to borrow his earring to see how she would
look as "a pretty girl." The merger apparently never wore off, given
the coot's current facial features.
Kaiou-bit calls out that (according to the crystal ball) Buu is about
to destroy the world. Gokuu teleports out, and Satan apologizes to Buu
and shoots at the monster with his .45. Gokuu appears on Earth just in
time to use a cutting energy ball (like Kuririn's) to chop the monster
into three parts. Buu's energy ball shoots off into space.
Gohan wants to know how his father can be back on Earth, and Satan
cringes at the thought of being punished for hurting Buu. Buu
recognizes Gokuu from the last time they fought, and tells the hero that
It has gotten a lot stronger than it had been. Gokuu sneers, and brags
that he now has a REALLY great "power up item." Buu isn't impressed,
and the lower half of It (which had landed next to Tenshinhan) KO's the
tricyclops with a kick before reuniting with the upper half. Buu and
Gokuu jaw for a bit before Gokuu throws the earring to Gohan. The
earring hits the ground and disappears inbetween some rocks. Gokuu
yells at the boy to hurry up and find it, and then to put it on his
right ear. Gokuu also pleads for a timeout, but the monster wants to
kill the interloper before continuing to bash the boy.
Gokuu swears and switches to SSJ3, Gohan find the earring and asks if
it's like the ones Kaiou-shin wears, and Buu switches up his power to
employ the characteristics of Piccolo and Gotenks. Gokuu powers back
down to wait for Gohan to put on the earring, but the third part of Buu
(the rubbery forelock that had been chopped off earlier) sneaks up
behind the boy and envelops him. Gokuu swears and goes crazy, as Buu
takes on Gohan's clothing and facial features. The Old Coot is watching
on the crystal ball, and he says that it's all over now. Gokuu
desperately searches for someone else to merge with -- Tenshinhan is
down, Dende isn't a fighter, and the only one left is Mr. Satan. Buu is laughing over Gokuu's plight, asking who is left for the hero to
merge with now that Buu has absorbed Gohan. The hero is wondering the same
thing, and keeps coming up with Mr. Satan as the only option. Buu claims
that out of the gentleness of It's own heart, It will give Gokuu 5 seconds
to make one last shot at a merger. Gokuu is frantically thinking that a
power of 1000 plus a power of 1 is still only 1001, which isn't enough to
challenge Buu. (That and he'd have an ugly face afterwards, too.) Satan
tells Dende that things look bad, since Buu didn't die yet, and he is out of
bullets. Dende isn't too concerned at this news.
Buu counts down the final seconds and Gokuu is about to throw the earring
at Satan. The monster smirks -- time has run out. But, Gokuu freezes,
feeling an energy trace that he quickly recognizes as Vejiita's. Meanwhile,
a long distance away, Uranai Baba is telling the Saiya-jin prince that this
is as far as she can bring him, since she's scared to get any closer to Buu.
Vejiita is just happy at getting a second chance to kill Buu.
Gokuu shouts out "Lucky" and teleports just as Buu zooms in for the kill.
It misses, and realizes what has happened. Gokuu is happy to see Vejiita,
while the Prince and Baba are surprised to see the hero alive again. Buu
thinks that Gokuu has just run away to escape, and zooms off to track him
down. Left on their own, Satan is wondering what to do next, and Dende is
going to leave the site. Satan wants to stay with the green god, fearing
retribution from Buu for having shot at it. Dende dislikes this situation a
lot.
Gokuu tells Baba to escape since Buu will arrive soon (she zips away) and
tells Vejiita to wear the ring on his right ear. The Prince asks "why."
Gokuu stammers out that it will cause them to merge and get great powers.
Vejiita has no intention of merging with Kakarot. Gokuu yells back that Buu
will defeat them otherwise. They argue as Buu rushes in to stop them.
Having been brought back to life, Vejiita is stronger again. Vejiita had
also been watching Gokuu from the other world, and wasn't impressed by the
power up to SSJ 3. He doesn't want to merge at all. So Gokuu asks him if
he also knows that Buu has eaten everyone, including Buruma, and powered up
further by absorbing Piccolo, Gohan, and Gotenks. Buu discovers them as
Gokuu makes one last plea. Vejiita submits and accepts the earring. He
swears, asking if it's supposed to be on the right ear. Gokuu says yes, and
adds that they won't seperate again afterward. This doesn't make Vejiita
happier, but he finishes putting the earring on.
Buu is about to throw a killing energy ball, but pauses at the sight of
the merged Vejit (actually, the merged duo don't have a name yet.) Vejit
looks like Gokuu, with black hair standing in Super Saiya-jin form, and a
cross between Gokuu's and Vejiita's fight uniforms. The result is a street
boxer with dangly earrings.
Chapter 504: "Merged Father is Unrivaled in this Universe"
"Tenka muteki no gattai Otousan"
The new hero says "Vejiita + Kakarot gives me the name Vejit." He powers
up to "Super Vejit", and easily bats Buu's energy ball back at the monster.
Buu blusters a bit and attacks, only to get kicked in the face. Vejit
replies that with a nose bleed, it's a good thing that the monster now has a
nose. Buu blusters a little more, and gets trashed. In the Other World,
Kaiou-bit is happy, and the Old Coot thinks that Vejit is strong enough to
end things right now.
Vejit spears the monster with a controlled energy blast, and complains
that it's no fun if the monster doesn't fight full-out. So, Buu frees
Itself from the energy spear, and emits a cloud to hide in. However, Gokuu
beats the crap out of It, and says that feeling the monster's energy made up
for not being able to see It. He's also holding Buu's torn-off forelock; he
throws it away and vaporizes it. (The Old Coot is ranting that this is not
a game, and he wants to know what Gokuu is waiting for.) Angry, Buu regrows
Its forelock.
[Note: Vejit could also be pronounced "Vejito". Until Toriyama spells it
in romaji, there's no "official" spelling yet. However, Kakarot
has been spelled this way in romaji before, so I'm going with
Vejit for the time being.]
Chapter 505: "Inciting Vejit (ie -- Vejit Starts Dissing Buu)"
"Chouhatsu suru Vejito"
Vejit is trying to make Buu angry, to make things fun. So, Buu spits out
a batch of Super Kamikaze Ghosts, and sets them on Vejit. (This time, the
ghosts look like cute, evil versions of Buu.) But, Vejit zips to the side,
and wipes the ghosts out with energy balls. He asks if such a childish
attack is the best It can do, causing the monster to rage in frustration and
start up a punching attack.
Dai Kaiou-shin is cursing over the escalating threat, and Vejit easily
blocks the punches using just his feet (and he keeps teasing Buu about it.)
While, far away, Dende is flying with Satan in his arms (Satan is holding
the dog). Dende comments that the explosions they hear are from the battle,
and Satan can't believe that the noises are so loud.
Vejit kicks Buu in the face, and then tells the monster that to beat him,
It really has to try harder. So, the monster asks if Vejit likes coffee
candies. Vejit is turned into a gum drop, and Buu gloats over having won.
Buu is happy, Kaiou-bit is shocked, and Dai Kaiou-shin believes that it's
all over. Except that Buu suddenly punches Itself in the face with the
hand holding the candy. The candy floats away, says that Buu hasn't won
yet, and declares itself the world's strongest gum drop. The candy ball
then trashes Buu some more, including blowing out the back of Buu's throat
and lopping off Its forelock again. The monster gives up and returns Vejit
to normal form. Vejit is happier, Kaiou-bit is relieved, and Dai Kaiou-shin
wants to Vejit to just destroy the monster already. The hero announces that
he'll finish the battle at the count of ten.
As he's counting, Vejit wonders why the monster doesn't start powering
up, and Buu is frantically trying to figure what to do. Suddenly, It
remembers the blown-off forelock, and sics it against Vejit. As Vejit
announces "10" (and is getting concerned that nothing will happen), the
loose Buu-blob engulfs him from behind. Vejit protects himself with a
skin-level energy barrier at the last moment. Then, the Buu-blob absorbs
him and returns to papa. With Vejit integrated into It, Buu starts thinking
"I did it!"
Chapter 506: Missing.
Buu is going crazy with joy (giving the world the finger, and so on),
while Kaiou-bit is convinced that "it's all over." However, Dai Kaiou-shin
comments that something's different this time -- Buu isn't undergoing a power
up yet. Eventually, Buu realizes the same thing. He doesn't care, though,
because there's still no one left to stop him from destroying all life now.
He laughs insanely, and we get to travel down his throat, and inside It.
The inside of Buu looks like a big sponge, with tunnels and wide open
spaces. Vejit is complaining about how Buu keeps on acting stupid, and even
inside It, the monster's laughter is irritating. Vejit is happy that his
barrier worked the way he hoped, and he drops the spell in preparation for
searching for Gohan and crew (Vejit believes that since Piccolo, Gotenks,
and Gohan aren't dead, that they can still be rescued.)
When the barrier drops, Vejit splits up into Gokuu and Vejiita again.
Gokuu is stunned, since the merger was supposed to be permanent. He wants
to keep wearing the earring, in case the two of them get back outside, so
they can re-merge. However, Vejiita considers this a lucky break, and he
destroys his earring to prevent a second merger from ever happening (giving
the Kaiou-shins, who are still watching these events through the crystal
ball, a big shock.) Vejiita decides to search for the others, so they can
leave and see if Buu has destroyed the world yet. Gokuu disgustedly crushes
his own earring and follows after. They quickly locate Piccolo, Trunks,
Goten, and Gohan -- encased in giant cysts, unconscious but still alive.
Buu is preparing to fire an energy blast to wipe out Earth, as Gokuu and
Vejiita discuss why Gotenks has also split up within Buu (Gokuu says that
the 30 minutes for Fusion had ended long ago, and that caused the two boys
to separate.) Gokuu is thinking that maybe he and Vejiita can try Fusion
inside Buu, but Vejiita is more interested in freeing everyone and leaving.
The cysts get ripped out by the roots, and Buu goes into spasms. The
Kaiou-shins rejoice, while Buu is trying to figure out what's wrong.
Gokuu and Vejiita now start arguing about how they can get strong enough
to fight Buu when they get out, and Vejiita goes ballastic (he'd been
watching everything while in heaven, and there's NO WAY he'd ever go through
that stupid Fusion pose.) Suddenly, Vejiita sees one more cyst --
containing the unconscious Fat Buu (Gokuu calls It Buu's Original form.)
They try to figure this out as Ultimate Buu starts seeping up through the
floor.
Chapter 507: "The Buu and Buu Inside Buu"
"Buu no naka no Buu to Buu"
Vejiita and Gokuu are standing, looking at the cyst. The face of Fat Buu
is visible, and Vejiita is explaining to Gokuu that from the Other World
he'd seen the Thin Buu turn the Fat One into chocolate and eat It. The hero
wonders if this means that everyone else who'd been turned into chocolate
might be alive and trapped in here somewhere. Ultimate Buu answers "No.
That one's the only one." Ultimate Buu is oozing up from the floor. It
continues saying that It had thought there was something strange about these
two (humans).
Buu doesn't like this situation and is going to trash them, when Gokuu
argues with Vejiita that they should escape outside, where they could have
used the earrings again if Vejiita hadn't crushed his. Buu realizes now
that the two can't merge again. (Vejiita berates Gokuu for giving away that
little secret.) Buu leaps free of the floor, and the two Saiya-jin power up
in desperation. Gokuu warns the monster to not come any closer, or he'll
blow a big hole in It's body. It just sneers, and Gokuu blasts away.
Outside, Dende is flying along, carrying Satan and the dog. The Green
God says that they are nearing Buu now. Satan asks how the Namek knows
this, and Dende answers that he can feel Buu's 'ki'. Satan says "What?
Majin Buu's tree?" ("ki" can be translated as "energy", but it can also be
read as "tree". This is proof that Satan is not even CLOSE to the Z
Fighters in terms of training or skill, as he doesn't understand what Dende
is talking about.) Dende lands, and the two of them stare out at the cliff
where Buu is standing motionlessly. Satan wonders why It isn't moving, and
Dende is trying to figure out the energy levels he's picking up.
Inside, Gokuu's blast had little effect. Buu replies that It has just
felt a little "tic" at the back of It's head. Because the two Saiya-jin are
so small (think "Fantastic Voyage") they're not so strong anymore. Gokuu
asks where the exit is, so he can defeat the monster, but It responds that
the two aren't leaving -- they're going to be en-cysted. Vejiita doesn't
agree, and he grabs the base of the cyst holding Fat Buu. He wonders what
would happen if the Fat One is freed, or if it would turn out to be the Thin
One that's released. Either way, Ultimate Buu would suffer a drop in power
level. Buu panics, and tells Vejiita to let go, stammering out something
like "I am not me." Gokuu repeats "I am not me...?", and the Saiya-jin
Prince merely answers that Buu is becoming more interesting. Buu leaps
forward, and Vejiita rips the cyst free from the floor and ceiling.
Ultimate Buu collapses to the floor, and is reabsorbed. Outside, Buu's
body is twitching in pain. It keeps bellowing, and Vejiita tells Gokuu to
get moving and grab the others and run like hell. Buu screams more. Gokuu
asks which way they should go, and Vejiita answers "You think I know?" The
inside of the monster is shaking badly as It is about to change back into a
lower form (now that the Fat One isn't a part of it.) Vejiita snarls out
"where's the exit," as Gokuu spies a hole. They fly out of one of the vent
holes in Buu's head, and everyone returns to normal size (including Gohan,
Goten, Trunks, and Piccolo.) Dende is impressed at this feat, but Vejiita
is concerned about Buu's current condition (It hasn't changed over yet.)
Instead, Buu seems to be trying to keep from puffing up like a blowfish.
Chapter 508: "The REAL Majin Buu"
"Junsui no Majin Buu"
Buu's transformation seems to be slowing down (he looks like an angry,
puffed-up Arnold Shuwa-chan.) While, in the Other World, Kaiou-bit is
looking concerned. But, Buu is still changing. And, at last, Kaiou-bit's
worst fear is confirmed. Buu has stablized, and now looks like a sullen,
evil little Buu child (about 12 years old.) Vejiita and Gokuu are amused,
and expect things to be easier now.
However, Kaiou-bit is recalling what happened back with the battle
between Bibi-di and the 5 Kaiou-shins. He himself had been badly injured,
and the North and West Kaiou-shins had been killed. Buu absorbed the
strongest one, the South Kaiou-shin (meaning that our Kaiou-shin is the East
one.) The Great Kaiou-shin (Dai Kaiou-shin) of that time, was a very gentle
soul, who thought that by being absorbed, he could control Buu's heart. The
result was the Fat Buu we all know and love. But, by having the Fat Buu's
cyst removed, the true Buu has emerged.
The little boy Buu lets out a yell that hurts the ears of the two
Saiya-jin (to their surprise), and It then prepares an energy ball strong
enough to destroy Earth. At the last second, Vejiita's counter-energy ball
deflects it. Vejiita brushes off Gokuu's thanks, and yells out that if Buu
wants to destroy Earth, It has to beat the two Saiya-jin first. At first,
Vejiita thinks that Buu is going to fall for this challenge, but It then
snears and creates a bigger energy ball that It throws down at them (It is
still standing on a tall crag.) Gokuu can't believe the size of the thing,
and Dai Kaiou-shin is yelling at Kaiou-bit to go save the stupid people.
The energy ball is heading for Vejiita and Gokuu, and Gokuu yells out that
they're going to save the others and he'll teleport out. Unfortunately,
there's only time for him to grab Mr. Satan (who is holding the dog,) for
Dende to grab Satan's leg, and for Vejiita to get near Gokuu. Problem is,
there's no one left for Gokuu to lock onto to teleport towards.
Then Kaiou-bit appears, grabs Gokuu's hand, and teleports them to the
Other World. The energy ball hits Earth, destroying it. The surviving
group reaches the Other World (Satan is trying to cope with the idea of
being in heaven) and Dai Kaiou-shin is rejoicing. But, Gokuu is torn up
over losing Gohan, Piccolo, and the two boys, while Vejiita is pissed that
instead of saving Trunks and friends, Gokuu had grabbed Dende, Satan, and
the dog. Gokuu and Dende just stare down at their feet.
Chapter 509: "Betting the Universe on this Match"
"Zen Uchou o-kaketa Shiai"
(Shiai can translate to "bout", "match", or "tournament".)
Kaiou-bit questions whether Earth is really destroyed, and the coot says
"yeah." Satan doesn't believe this, and even though Dende tries to explain
who the two Kaious are (personages way above him in power, and whose word is
to be respected) Satan doesn't fall for it. Instead, the World's Greatest
Champion decides that this is a dream (that he's still at the Tenkai-ichi
Budoukai) and that therefore he can fly back to Earth and get vengance for
the death of his daughter (even though she only died inside his dream)...
His attempt to leap from a cliff fails. Vejiita is pissed that the
remaining Z Fighters were sacrificed in favor of saving this clown.
The Saiya-jin prince mentions the Dragon Balls, and Dai Kaiou-shin goes
all gaga over Earth having something that belongs only to the Namek. Dende
suddenly realizes that although the Earth's Dragon Balls have been
destroyed, if they go to Namek, they can get a new set. Gokuu replies that
Namek is too far for him to feel anyone's ki for locking on and teleporting
to them. However, Kaiou-bit (who has no idea what the Dragon Balls are) can
teleport to any planet within the sphere of the Kaiou-shin planet. But, it
seems that the Namek made themselves outcasts a long time ago, and Dai
Kaiou-shin says that going to Namek is right out. So, Gokuu tries to bribe
the coot with naked pictures of Buruma. Vejiita goes ballistic, demanding
that Gokuu show off pictures of naked Chi Chi (Gokuu meekly responds that
Chi Chi isn't all that much of a show girl.)
Kaiou-bit calls out that Buu is pulling Itself back together again (Dai
Kaiou-shin is mulling over Gokuu's offer.) Kaiou-bit gives the two
Saiya-jin his earrings so they merge again, but they have other plans.
Vejiita crushes his. The two heroes think that one Saiya-jin alone can
destroy Buu. The Kaiou's don't believe it at all. As Gokuu is trying to
lay out some plans, Buu warps in (to everyone's shock.) Gokuu realizes that
Buu picked up teleportation from one of the Kaiou's a long time ago. In a
panic, Kaiou-bit, Dai Kaiou-shin, and Dende warp to a safe planet. The old
coot curses the Saiya-jin blood.
To decide who goes first, Gokuu and Vejiita do Jan-ken-pon (scissors
paper stone.) Gokuu wins, and Vejiita angrily powers down. Dai Kaiou-shin
curses them, saying that both fighters should team up against Buu and get it
over with fast. Vejiita wants Gokuu to show him SSJ 3, and Gokuu asks if
that's ok, because it'll mean that the Prince won't get his turn at all.
Gokuu turns around, and finds that Buu has fallen sleep. Gokuu angrily
switches to SSJ 3, and Buu wakes up to beat It's chest like a little monkey.
Gokuu (with solid hair down to his butt, heavier eye brows, and crackling
fire dancing around him,) looks at Buu, thinking "weird guy.") While,
looking at the old coot's crystal ball, Kaiou-bit yells out that they forgot
someone. From behind his crag, Satan uncomprehendingly looks out at Buu and
Gokuu.
Chapter 510: "Vejiita and Kakarot"
"Bejiita to Kakarotto"
Vejiita is watching on, saying that it's about to start -- the
Final/Ultimate battle of the universe. Kibit, Dende and Dai Kaiou-shin are
apprehensively watching through the crystal ball. And, the fight starts
with Buu leaping in -- only to get hacked up with Kamehame-ha. It
regenerates, and gets bashed to the ground. Turning into a kite causes It to
slow down, and then It sends Its leg through the ground to kick Gokuu a bit.
Finally, the fight turns into a slugfest, and Vejiita keeps watching. The
Prince is happy with his enemy, and thinks that he is finally starting to
understand the differences between the two of them. Vejiita knows that he
first started fighting because killing was fun, then because his pride
wouldn't let him lose to anyone. But, not Gokuu. Vejiita thinks that Gokuu
simply enjoys fighting, but inside the guy is just a Saiya-jin softie.
Vejiita wishes Kakarot luck, calling the hero "Number 1." (In the
meantime, Buu started biting Gokuu on the arm, so Gokuu started biting It
on the head.) Buu uses Kamehame-ha on Gokuu, so the hero replies with a
True Kamehame-ha. Buu is blown to pieces, which immediately fly back
together again as the hero takes a breather. (Satan is being buffeted by
the shockwaves from the blasts, and is trying to understand how there can be
such big explosions in this dream.)
As Buu is pulling itself back together, Vejiita says that he understands
Gokuu's weakness, and that the hero is hesitating in destroying the
monster entirely out of a relucatance to become a killer like Vejiita.
But Gokuu corrects him, saying that if he just had 1 minute to collect
his energy, he'd be able to wipe out Buu.
Surprised, Vejiita promises to keep Buu busy for one minute, as the
reconstructed monster does a belly dance to taunt them.
Chapter 511: "Vejiita goes full-out"
"Inochi gake no Vejiita"
Gokuu asks the Prince if he understands what'll happen if he's killed
now that he's dead, explaining that Vejiita would disappear from both
heaven and Earth. Gokuu ends with "Don't get killed, Vejiita." The
Prince pledges not to, powers up, and starts blasting away. Buu is cut
in half, and pounded into bits that then re-merge behind Vejiita. Satan is
shaken by the shockwaves, and Gokuu is concerned that the other Saiya-jin
won't be able to hold such a pace for 60 seconds.
Buu attacks from behind, and Vejiita is surprised that It has gotten
so strong. Unfortunately, one minute hasn't passed yet, and Gokuu has
to stay on the sidelines until he's fully charged. Meanwhile, Vejiita
is about to be choked to death, when Satan decides that he's going to
take advantage of his dream. The wrestler steps out, and announces that
the saviour of the world, and champion of the Budoukai is going to kill
It. Buu drops the limp Vejiita, and leaps to chop up Satan. Satan
realizes that this dream is still too scary, and drops to his knees
(thus avoiding the blow at the last second) to beg forgiveness. Gokuu
shouts out encouragement to Satan, which seems to trigger a massive
migrane in the tiny planet destroyer. Gokuu is wondering what happened,
and Satan assumes that it's something he did directly. Buu keeps
shouting and holding It's head.
Chapter 512: "Super Saiya-jin 3 Disappears"
"Suupaa Saiya-jin 3 Kieru"
(The splash page has fat Buu holding up the "Dragon Ball" logo. On top
is Trunks, Satan, #18, Vejiita, Kuririn, Gokuu, Gohan, Piccolo, and Goten.
The only ones WITHOUT halos are Gokuu, Satan and Buu.)
Buu is in pain, and Satan is convinced that he's the one that caused it.
Gokuu is trying to figure out why Satan's appearance is affecting Buu like
this. Vejiita, lying helpless on the ground, yells out, asking if Gokuu is
ready yet. Gokuu's a bit confused about that, because he's almost at full
power, but can't top it off. Suddenly, the little planet destroyer spits
out Fat Buu, and looks much happier for it (the others are surprised at
this.)
Looking on through the crystal ball, Dai Kaiou-shin and group discuss
this turn of events (basically telling us what we already know -- Little Buu
doesn't have anything holding him back now.) Little Buu stalks towards
Satan, and the "hero" warns the runt off, saying that he's really strong and
likely to hurt the monster (he reassures himself that this is still just a
dream.) And, Buu punches him in the nose, sending him rolling (Satan
realizes that this dream can feel painful, as well as scarey.) He runs
away, and from a distance shouts out that this time, he's going to get
serious.
Buu pounds its chest, and Satan inches back (thinking that he can get
away from it.) Buu rushes forward to kill him, but leaps backwards to avoid
an energy blast that cuts across Its path. It looks over, to see Fat Buu
standing up and pointing at It. (The non-Buu's are surprised at this turn
of events.) Fat Buu says that It hates the Little Buu, and that Little Buu
shouldn't mistreat Satan. Satan is taken by Fat Buu's standing up for him,
and Little Buu snarls in anger. The two Buus fight it out, with the
Little One getting splattered a bit (It regens, though.)
Vejiita is wondering what's taking Gokuu so long, and the Super Super
Super Saiya-jin is cursing as he tries to push his power level to the
limits. Then suddenly, the energy disappears completely and he drops back
down to a normal Saiya-jin (Vejiita, Dende, Dai Kaiou-shin and Kaioubit look
shocked. Gokuu is breathing hard and is looking at his hands in disbelief.)
Little Buu sweeps down and blows off Fat Buu's head (It regens.) Satan
calls out some encouragement to the Fat One, and Fat Buu acknowledges that
It doesn't seem to be winning. Vejiita is looking determinedly happy, and
seems ready to enter this game of "who's the most evil."
Chapter 513: "Vejiita's Thought"
"Veji-ta no kangae"
Vejiita is berating Gokuu for screwing up the power gathering trick, and
Gokuu is trying to figure out what went wrong (something about SSJ3 and
power gathering.) Meanwhile, the two Buu's are still fighting it out, and
that Fat One is getting the worst of the deal, which causes Satan to leap in
and kick the Little One a bit. Little Buu uses its forelock to send Satan
flying. When Fat Buu tries to turn Little Buu into chocolate, the Little
One blows It's head off. The Fat One regens, and the fighting continues.
Finally, Vejiita yells out at the Kaioushin's, and Dende, watching all
this through the crystal ball. The Saiya-jin Prince wants Dende taken to
the new Namek planet to gather up the Namek Balls and make a wish. Dai
Kaioushin is musing on this, while Dende yells that they've got to get
moving. Kaiou-bit gives in and teleports them and the dog to the Namek
Planet. Gokuu wants to know what the deal is, and Vejiita answers that they
have a responsibility to the people of Earth, which surprises the hero.
Dende and group arrive on Namek, and it's looking deserted. This is an
illusion, since the group is facing the wrong way. The Namek were
anticipating Dende's arrival and they all greet him with the 7 Namek Balls.
Dende thanks them all, and asks Vejiita for his wish. The Prince yells out
he only has two wishes. First, restore the destroyed Earth planet; second,
resurrect everyone that was killed at the end of the Budoukai, excluding the
evil ones. Dende is hesitating over this, and Gokuu tells the green God to
do what Vejiita wants. Dende agrees to it, asking what the third wish
should be; Vejiita doesn't care. Gokuu asks about the second wish, stating
that "Resurrect everyone killed by Buu" would do the same job. Vejiita
corrects him, saying that it wouldn't bring back the ones that Vejiita
himself had killed. Gokuu hadn't thought of that.
Then, Dende yells back that the second wish won't work, because the Namek
Balls can only resurrect one person per wish. This gives the Saiya-jin some
heartburn until the Namek leader corrects Dende. Seems that in the past few
years, the Leader had given the Namek Balls a power upgrade and they don't
have a limit on the numbers of people affected by the wishes anymore.
Dai-Kaioushin is getting annoyed at all of this uncontrolled power running
around. Porunga (the name of Shen-lon's Namek counterpart) is summoned, and
the Leader lets Dende make the wish, adding that he hopes Dende can still
remember how to speak Namek.
The demon dragon asks for the first wish, and Dende speaks it. Porunga
answers "Ok", making a circle with its forefinger and thumb. Suddenly,
Earth is whole again.
Chapter 514: "The Message to the Returned Peoples of Earth"
"Yomigaetta Chikyoujin e no messeeji"
The Earth has been repaired, and the Namek Dragon asks for the second
wish. Dende thinks a bit, then says in Namek, "Ressurect the people that
died starting from the day that the Warlock Babi-Di came to Earth --
excluding the evil ones." The Dragon says that it understands, but it's a
bit of a LARGE number of people to deal with... Kaou-bit is startled to
think that this is even possible.
The two Buus are still fighting, and the little one rips Its own arm off
to turn it into a remote controlled volleyball that just trashes the Fat
One. Vejiita is gettin concerned that Fat Buu is taking so much damage, and
yells out at Dende asking whether the wishes are going to be fulfilled.
Dai Kaiou-shin is annoyed that Vejiita is being so noisy, adding that
Porunga has its own problems. Suddenly, the second wish is completed, and
everyone that had been destroyed is back whole again on Earth. Lots of
normal people, plus Piccolo, Gohan, Goten, and Trunks (they're wondering
what they're doing near a cliff overhang); at Kami-sama's Palace: Buruma,
Kuririn, Beederu, #18, and the others; on Namek -- Dai Kaiou-shin; and on
Kaiou-shin's planet -- Vejiita. (Dende wants to know what to do about the
third wish, and Vejiita says "Whatever you want.")
Gokuu is surprised that Vejiita's halo has disappeared, commenting that
it's a good thing that Vejiita's heart isn't evil. Gokuu thinks that he
understands the Prince's plan, and that the re-living fighters are going to
band together to fight Buu. But, Vejiita corrects him, telling Gokuu to
start up a Genki Dama.
The Hero rants "the entire point of this was to do a Genki Dama? It
won't work, because there's not enough people on this planet with Buu." But,
Vejiita has a bigger concept in mind, and he asks if Kaiou-shin can project
telepathy to the minds of the Earthlings, like Babi-di had. The Kaiou-shins
can't, but someone who can calls in saying that he's the one they want.
Gokuu recognizes Kaiou-sama, and the Buggy One states that he's willing to
help since Vejiita wants Gokuu to use one of Kaiou-sama's tricks.
The Saiya-jin Prince calls out "People of Earth, listen to me. Almost all
of you were killed by Majin Buu, but brought back by a mysterious power.
The buildings and streets around you have been restored, so you know that
this isn't a dream." Satan panics at this, wondering what the weird guy is
talking about. Gokuu tells Satan to be quiet, since the other one is
talking to the people of Earth. This confirms Satan's idea that this IS a
dream, and he demands to know why Gokuu and Vejiita are messing it up for
him.
Buruma is happy that Vejiita is alive, but Kuririn wants her to keep
quiet so they can hear what's happening. Vejiita continues that Buu is
worse that Cell, and therefore, the fighter that will combat Buu needs
their help. Everyone is to raise their hand in the air, without fear that
anything bad will happen to them. They are commanded to do this, while
Kaiou-sama thinks that this is worded very awkwardly, calling Vejiita a
"hetana yatsu" (which is a pun, because heta is normally written with the
kanji for "down" and "hand".) Gokuu is told to start up, and the hero rips
his torn shirt off, leaps into the air, and asks everyone to give him their
energy. People do this, and the energy ball starts growing. A few people
have problems understanding the idea (Buruma's father is wondering if he's
doing it right, and Beedle just keeps looking around going "Eh? Eh?")
Vejiita is wondering why the huge Genki Dama isn't finished yet, and he
tells Satan to raise his arm. Satan looks stupid and responds "Huh? What's
that thing? Why would I want to raise my arm? This is a dream, you know..."
Vejiita swears.
Chapter 515: "The Genki Dama Energy Won't Come"
"Atsumaranai genki tama no genki"
Gokuu is yelling out that he's not going to get enough life-force energy
in time before Fat Buu gets defeated. Vejiita yells back that he
understands, and he demands that everyone on Earth help out. However, when
one or two humans try lifting their arms, their energy gets sucked out and
it just confirms their fears that this is a trap laid by the monster (some
of them think that this smells like Babi-di's ESP trick.) Vejiita swears,
and Satan wonders about the voices he can now hear in his head.
Meanwhile, Little Buu has defeated Fat Buu and is about to vaporize the
Fat One. Satan panicks and throws a rock that hits the Little One in the
head (this surprises Satan more than anyone else.) Little Buu now notices
the huge Genki Dama and attacks. Vejiita gets in the way to give Gokuu a
little more time to convince the idiots on Earth that things are serious
(Gokuu doesn't think that he'll get the energy in time, though.) With one
punch, Vejiita is doubled over, and is about to get his face smeared all
over the field.
Gokuu yells out for the Earthlings to please give him their energy by
raising their hands. This helps a bit more, because the people that he'd
met throughout his life recognize his voice and willingly raise their arms
(Upa and Bora are still living at the base of the Tower, and little Upa
has grown up, gotten married to a squaw, and now has a baby boy; Hatchan
(Dr. Gero's earier attempt at making an android) and the prior victims of
Red Ribbon's Muscle Tower goons are still living out in the mountains; #17
is living out in a shack somewhere).
But, everyone else still thinks that this is a trap, and that Gokuu is
one of Buu's minions. Vejiita is getting mashed, and Gokuu says that the
energy still isn't enough -- that people still don't understand. Satan is
listening to all the voices of those people, and he finally loses it. He
roars out that they better damn well give up their energy, because he says
so. This changes things, as people recognize Satan's voice. Satan states
that if he's to defeat Buu, he needs their help. Gokuu is surprised by this
turn of events, and Satan shrugs, saying "what the hell, no choice in the
matter, is there?"
Hands start shooting up into the air all over Earth, and cheers of
"Satan! Satan!" echo through the cities. All of the life force energy
flows up, masking much of the planet (as seen from space.) Buu is still
pulping up Vejiita, and Gokuu and Satan are getting concerned. Suddenly,
the energy shows up, and the Genki Dama mushrooms. Satan is impressed at
the size of the energy ball (he's hiding behind a rock again), and Gokuu is
now ready to party.
Chapter 516: "Conclusion"
"Ketchaku"
Gokuu is ready to throw the county-sized Genki Dama, but Vejiita is lying
helplessly on the ground right next to Buu (and Satan is behind his rock a
short distance away.) Gokuu is yelling to Vejiita to pull himself together
and get out of the way, while the Saiya-jin Prince is yelling back for Gokuu
to just throw the Genki Dama. Buu, meanwhile, roars and throws an energy
ball at Gokuu. The hero teleports out of the way, and then back in again to
keep control of the Dama. However, when Gokuu looks down, Vejiita is now
missing.
Off to the side, Satan is running away with the limp body over one
shoulder. Gokuu yells out that Satan really is the World's Greatest, and
hurls the Genki Dama down as Buu fires off a blast at it. The blast
explodes harmlessly -- the Dama presses up against the little monster.
Gokuu uses his powers to push the Dama forward: Buu tries to push it back.
The Dama chews up the rock where it touches ground. The hero curses as he
exerts himself, but it looks like he's losing the battle of what has become
a pushing war. He is tiring very rapidly and the "people" watching
(Endaimaoh, the Namek Leader) all wish that they had more energy to bestow
on Gokuu. Dende wants Kaiou-bit to take him to Gokuu for a healing job, but
Kaiou-bit is too drained to make the teleport now.
At this moment, Porunga asks if anyone is going to make the third wish;
if not, he's going to leave. Dende yells out, asking if the Namek Dragon
can restore Gokuu's strength, and the answer is "yes." Gokuu is about to
give up, when suddenly he bumps up to Super Saiya-jin level (and is told
what happened. He thanks the Dragon Balls.) Buu looks concerned. The hero
gives a little speech about how the monster has fought, and that he wishes
that It could come back as a Good Guy, so the two of them could fight again
later. Then, with a "See you again", he salutes It before nudging the Dama
and blowing Buu away.
The Dama eats a huge trench through the surface of the Kaiou-shin planet,
and as the smoke clears, it looks like every little bit of the monster has
been wiped out. Tired, Gokuu powers down, and with a little smile, gives
Vejiita the thumbs up sign.
Chapter 517: "All's Well that Ends Well..."
"Daidanen soshite..."
(The splash page shows Gokuu sitting on the ground, beaten up, but
looking relieved. The caption is "Right now, I'm a little tired.")
The narration box states that all traces of Majin Buu have been destroyed,
so the monster is gone for good. The Namek-jin and Kaiou-shins are all
celebrating, while Gohan and Piccolo are cautiously establishing the fact
that Buu's ki can not be sensed anymore. Satan asks Gokuu if they've
actually won, and then yells out to the people of Earth that he, the
Champion of the World, has banished Buu from this universe. The people buy
it, although Beederu is less than impressed (the rest of the Z Fighters'
friends and family all rejoice.)
Kaiou-bit teleports to the Kaiou-shin planet, with Dende and Dai
Kaiou-shin. Dende runs to Gokuu (but the hero tells him to heal the tired,
beaten Vejiita first; this happens) and the puppy runs to Satan. Then, the
puppy keeps running, and the group discovers that Fat Buu, while looking
dead, is still barely alive. Satan wants them to use their mysterious
powers to revive Fat Buu, but Vejiita wants to destroy the last of the
threat. Satan doesn't think that Fat Buu is at all evil, while Vejiita
thinks that with Fat Buu around, Little Buu may be able to regenerate. They
argue (with Vejiita threatening to kill Satan along with Fat Buu), until
Gokuu tells Dende to heal Buu. Because, without the help of Fat Buu and
Satan, Gokuu and Vejiita couldn't have defeated Little Buu.
But, Kaiou-bit asks if this is a good thing, since the humans have the
memories of Little Buu burned into their minds. Gokuu answers that if they
keep Fat Buu hidden for 6 months, they can use the Dragon Balls again to ask
Shenlon to remove all memories of Buu from everyone. Dai Kaiou-shin isn't
happy with the constant use of the Dragon Balls (probably jealous that the
Dragon Balls are more powerful than he is), and Vejiita doesn't know why
he's going along with this. Satan is ecstatic, and Gokuu wants Buu healed
so that they can return to Earth, eat, and then get some sleep.
From here, the story is all in pictures. The heroes teleport to
Kami-sama's tower, and Kaiou-bit teleports away again. Everyone greets
everyone else, except that Beederu recoils in horror when Satan shows up
(because Fat Buu is right behind him.) Gokuu calms them all down, and Fat
Buu acts like Its old, naive jolly self. Beederu is happy to see Gohan, and
Oolong is hiding behind Vejiita and away from Buu.
Finally, 6 months pass, and the Earthlings forget about Buu, although
they still remember that the Ultra Super Hero Mr. Satan did something REALLY
GREAT, for which they are all thankful.
Goten is on the ground, panting hard, and Gokuu is greeting Buruma and
Vejiita (they just flew in by Capsule Jet.) Buruma berates Gokuu for not
having visited them much, and the hero replies that he'd spent time with
them only 5 years ago. Buruma goes into a fit (which is partly caused by
Gokuu calling her a matron, and her getting angry at Saiya-jin for not
showing their age. Vejiita's explanation of this doesn't make her calm down
much.)
Vejiita wants to know why Gokuu is entering the Tenkai-ichi Budoukai,
which is going to start tomorrow. Gokuu says that there's going to be a
really powerful fighter there, but Vejiita can't sense any strong energy
sources, and he asks if the guy is from outer space. But, no, the guy is an
Earthling who's guarding his powers. Trunks flies in and lands. Turns out
that Goten is entering the Budoukai because Gokuu is, but the boy would
really prefer to go out on a date, instead. (Vejiita ribs Gokuu about
raising whiney little kids.) Pan flies in, and announces that she'd just
circled the globe. She's going to be fighting, too (Buruma is aghast at
this, because there's no children's rounds this time, and Pan would be
fighting with the adults. Gokuu is optimistic.) So, Vejiita decides that
it might be fun after all, and announces that both he and Trunks will be
fighting.
The Budoukai is on an island, and the audience is flying in. In one
suite, Buu is eating, Beh is sleeping beside Satan's chair, and Satan is
reminding the Champion Buu that when It finally faces Satan that It has to
take a dive to let Super Champion Satan win. There's a knock at the door,
and Satan opens it to find Gokuu and Pan. Satan hugs the girl, asking if
she's here to cheer for him. Satan isn't so happy to hear Pan say that
she'll be fighting also, and more shocked at learning that Goten, Trunks,
Vejiita, and Gokuu are also entering (Trunks and Goten are dancing with each
other.) Satan is in a panic, until Gokuu promises that whichever of them
wins, they'll take a dive to let Satan save face. But, they don't know
who's going to be able to defeat Mr. Buu.
Goten asks Satan to find a place for their friends and family to sit, and
he gets them benches right in front of the ring. Unfortunately, the stares
from the rest of the audience makes Chi Chi, Buruma, Gohan, and Beederu
uncomfortable, and they can't see anything from below the surface of the
raised ring. (Beederu finds them seats in one of the neighboring buildings.)
The announcer (same guy as ever, but with less hair) calls the fighters
forward to explain the rules. There are only 12 fighters going into the
Finals (having all of the evil people stay dead 10 years ago seems to have
taken a toll on the Budoukai.) The winner of the finals rounds will go on
to face Mr. Satan.
Vejiita wants to know who the powerful foe is, and Gokuu can't answer.
The hero does ask Buu to get ready to use It's magic to change the numbers
around. They start picking numbers to see who will fight whom, and Gokuu
asks Buu to give #3 to Gokuu, #6 to Kiraano, and #4 to Uubu. (Vejiita can't
believe that little Uubu can be such a threat.)
Gokuu says that back when evil Buu died, Gokuu wished that It could be
reincarnated, and it looks like Enmadaiou heard his plea. Vejiita can't
believe that the little runt could be evil Buu brought back, but Gokuu asks
them what Ubuu sounds like when spoken backwards -- "Buu."
Meanwhile, Ubuu is looking around nervously, thinking that his mother was
right. This is a weird place, and the world's strongest fighters have come
here to compete. But, Ubuu vows to win so that he can buy lots of food with
the prize money to take back to his villagefolk. In the last panel, Gokuu
is grinning, looking down at the boy.
Chapter 519: "Bye Bye Dragon World"
"Baibai Doragon waarudo"
The splash page has Gokuu standing on a dragon, holding his old staff and
floating in the clouds. On the next page, the adult Gokuu is placed beside
the scene where young Gokuu confronts Buruma for the first time. The text
is basically about young Gokuu growing up with the audience for the past 10
years. This is the last installment.
The MC shows the finalized pairings:
1) Pan vs 2) Mou Kekko
3) Gokuu vs 4) Uubu
5) Captain Chicken vs 6) Kiraano
7) Mr. Buu vs 8) Son Goten
9) Trunks vs 10) Otoko Sukii
11) Nok vs 12) Vejiita
The winner gets to face Mr. Satan at the end.
The MC gives them time to warm up before the first match starts, and
Goten starts complaining about getting Mr. Buu in the first round. Mou
Kekko says that he's the one with the biggest reason to whine -- he's stuck
with the little brat Pan. Pan gives the huge guy a "beeeh", and Kekko tells
her to go home to her mother's breast. Otoko Sukii is ecstatic at being
paired up with exactly his favorite kind of date, and Nok tries to taunt
the "Old Man" Vejiita and claiming that Vejiita's gonna "dieeee". Vejiita
pops Nok in the nose and the boy smashes into a wall before coming to a
rest on the grass (he's missing a few teeth.) And then it's time to start
the Budoukai.
The speakers announce that of the 114 entrants, the final 12 have been
decided. Mr. Satan is the one putting up the prize money. (If Buu wins, he
gets the money back.) 4 year-old Pan and 2 meter, 30 cm-tall Kekko come out
to the ring. A lot of fans taunt Kekko, a few wonder if Pan actually does
have a chance, and Satan is in a cold sweat with worry. Gohan and crew yell
out encouragement, and Bra tells Pan not to kill her opponent. The match
starts, and Kekko is getting ready to fight because he doesn't have much
choice. Pan leaps in, slaps Kekko hard, then kicks him out of the ring and
into the wall. Pan wins (although there was some fear that she had indeed
killed Kekko.) Satan checks the girl, hoping that she hasn't been hurt.
(Captain Chicken is looking a bit worried now.)
Gokuu tells Uubu that it's their turn now, and they shake hands before
going out to the ring. The MC announces Gokuu as one of the top fighters
from the previous Budoukai's (maybe even a match for Buu and Satan).
10-year-old Uubu is one of 5 children from a family that lives on an island
to the south, and they really need the prize money. Buruma thinks it's a
shame that Uubu came all this way just to fight Gokuu in the first round,
but Piccolo expects that this will be a great match. Uubu is suffering
stage fright, and can't move when the match starts. Gokuu tries to make the
boy angry by insulting his hair, threatening to kill him, etc. Finally,
Uubu responds when Gokuu says "And, um, ah, ... your mother is fat." (Trunks
and Goten are trying to figure out what's happening.)
Gokuu leaps forward, yelling "Your father is fat too!" (There's a couple
"unko-tare's" thrown in; basically -- "your parents are shits.") Uubu takes
a kick to the jaw. His eyes are blazing as he yells "Mom and Dad are NOT
unko-tare!!!" Uubu's bare foot smashes into Gokuu's blocking arm, and the
hero realizes that that kick REALLY HURT. They fight a bit, and tear up the
ring with their footwork. Uubu shouts, and his ki blows Gokuu up into the
air. Gokuu levitates, to everyone's shock (the audience has forgotten about
the big fight 10 years ago.) Uubu stares at him in frustration.
Gokuu realizes that the boy hasn't learned how to fly yet, and sets down
to apologize for insulting him. He just wanted to see the boy's true power.
However, Uubu still needs a lot of training to be worth fighting, so the
hero announces that he'll go to the boy's house and live with them for a
while. Uubu says that that won't work because they're a poor family (which
is why they need the prize money.) But it's ok, because Gokuu can ask Satan
for some cash (Satan will put out to avoid future trouble.) Gokuu flies up
to the box seats and tells his family that he'll be disappearing for some
years -- see you later. He then tells Uubu to get on his back, and they
zoom off.
Most of the family is trying to figure out what just happened, but
Piccolo says that it's been a long time since he saw Gokuu looking so happy.
And, Vejiita knows what's going on in Kakarot's mind. Gokuu is asking if
Uubu really wants to grow up to be a big strong fighter so that they can
fight again, and the boy says "yes." (Gokuu corrects him; the reply is not
"ha----i", it's "o-----!"). They disappear over the horizon.
The final narration box reminds people that they don't have to worry
about terrible things in their lives -- the Dragon Balls are always there to
help you out when you need them.
Gokuu and Uubu are in Kami-sama's palace, training and smashing away at
each other. Around 10 years have passed since the end of Dragon Ball Z,
and Uubu looks to be a very strong teenager now. The damage to the
Palace is enormous, and Mr. Popo and Dende are getting nervous over it.
Meanwhile Pilaf, Shuu and Mai (all three of them looking really old now)
are in a set of robots, climbing the outside of the Palace. When they
get inside, they eventually locate all seven Dragon Balls (lying in a
skeleton-filled urn.) These are the Ultimate Dragon Balls, created by
the the Namek child that had come to Earth long ago. After making the
Ultimate Dragon Balls, the Namek child purified himself to become
Kami-sama. The concentrated evil turned into the Great Demon King
Piccolo. The Ultimate Dragon Balls (also called the Black Star Dragon
Balls) is rumored to be better than Kami-sama's set.
Eventually, Uubu and Gokuu finish their training, step out into the
open, and collapse. Dende and Mr. Popo heal them. Everyone trades
greetings and words of thanks. Uubu and Gokuu promise to get together a
year later to fight again. Then, Uubu flies off to return to his own
life.
Before Pilaf can summon Shenlon, Shuu is overcome with emotion at
getting this far for the first time, and Mai reminds them that this is
about the point where they always get interrupted. Pilaf hopes to avoid
all interruptions this time. Pilaf is again dreaming of world
domination, and he summons Shenlon. The Ultimate Shenlon is yellow, and
REALLY big. Meanwhile, Gokuu empties Dende's larder; still hungry, he
wanders the Palace and notices that the sky has suddenly turned dark.
Confused, Gokuu tries to find out what's going on, and happens upon
Pilaf. Gokuu is surprised to see Pilaf after so many decades, and he
marvels over this. Pilaf rages that Gokuu is so big now, and he orders
his robots to launch missiles at Gokuu. Gokuu easily catches the
missiles, and Pilaf insanely wishes that Gokuu was small again, and
therefore easier to defeat.
Shenlon says "So be it", and Gokuu is turned into a child once more.
Shenlon claims that the wish has been fulfilled, and all 7 Balls fly off
in separate directions. Dende and Mr. Popo arrive, and are shocked to
see Gokuu transformed.
[Commercial Break.]
Kaiou-sama telepathically tells Dende and crew that only the Ultimate
Dragon Balls can be used to reverse the wish, and the Balls have been
scattered across the galaxy. Gokuu is taking being a kid in stride, and
since there's nothing else that he can do at this point, he decides to
fly down to Earth to get something more to eat. In Satan City, Pan (who
is now a young girl, and dressed like a "slacker" version of Beederu)
and a potential boyfriend are wandering the streets. Pan wants to go to
a movie, and the boyfriend wants to keep pressing against her. Meanwhile
Kamesennin has hit the city as well, and is trying to track down Pan (he
makes sure that he bumps into the tushes of every pretty woman along the
way.)
However, there is a hostage situation at a bank near the theater, and
the police have cordoned off the area. The bad guys have fun shooting
up cars and terrorizing the police. The police had decided to send in a
disguised police woman to give the villains meals spiked with knockout
drops. Unfortunately, the villains expected this, and they feed the
food to a hostage cop -- the cop passes out. The villains continue to
blow up the city. The resulting shockwaves disturb Gokuu's meal at a
nearby Chinese restaurant. He comes out to see what is wrong.
Gokuu anticipates being able to beat up baddies, but is thwarted by Pan,
who tells the little boy to not get in the way. Pan beats the snot out
of the bad guys as Gokuu watches. The potential boyfriend becomes
scared of Pan's prowess, and runs away (not the first time this has
happened, either.) Then, Kamesennin arrives and both children yell out
his name. Kamesennin quickly believes that this is a weird little
Gokuu, but Pan thinks that there is something wrong here. (It's been a
long time since anyone's seen Gokuu, or since he's seen any of them.)
The group goes to Gokuu's house, and everyone speculates over whether
the original Dragon Balls can restore Gokuu, until Kaiou-sama calls in to
mention a problem he'd missed before. It seems that the Ultimate Dragon
Balls are MUCH stronger than any of the other Earth sets. Having been
used, the Ultimate Dragon Balls put a lot of stress on the planet. They
must be gathered together again within one year, or the Earth will
explode. Everyone is shocked at this.
And so, Gokuu's new adventure begins.
The episode starts with a straight-laced Future Trucks being escorted
to his office as president of Capsule Corp. However, he can't stand the
attention from his staff, or the pressures of a desk job, and he manages
to escape out a window (again.) Meanwhile, Pan is interrupting Goten's
phone call to a new girlfriend.
The rest of the family is upset at the idea of Gokuu going off to
face danger alone, so Gohan volunteers to go with. Pan wants to join
them, but Chi Chi tries to scare the girl off with ghost stories. (The
key to the events that follow is -- Gokuu likes being a kid again, while
Pan is desperately trying to be accepted as an adult. Pan is disgusted
with her grandfather's behavior, and refuses to take orders from him.
Pan will constantly take on the role of "parent" from this point on.)
At Capsule Corp., Bulma comments on the fact that her space ship is
not all that big -- it can only hold three people. Outside, a thug is
watching the building, waiting for some girl to step out where he can
grab her. Vejiita, now sporting more of an "old punk" look, with a flat
top and a mustache, is dismissed by the thug's partner as being a lousy
kidnap victim. The rest of the heroes work on prepping the ship; all
except Pan, who is rebuffed by all of them. Frustrated, Pan kicks the
wall of the ship, damaging one of the engines (she covers the dent with
a parts cart.) Pan leaves, but can't avoid being tailed by a bored
Gokuu. Ultimately, Pan flies off just as the thug leaps forward. Gokuu
gets kidnapped.
[Commercial Break.]
At Mr. Satan's martial arts school, Satan is watching in horror as
Pan trashes his entire class. The girl wants to keep fighting, but
Satan is the only fighter left, and he claims to have a cold.
Elsewhere, Gokuu is being fed lots of food, as the first thug tries to
get his friend to use the boy in their fiendish plot (the meal comes
to 700,000 zenni.) The second thug calls Capsule Corp., and tries to
talk Bulma into paying a ransom. Unfortunately, the thug's phone card
runs out first. Bulma wonders why Gokuu keeps getting into weird
situations.) Pan and Satan go to a cafe, where the girl complains about
always being treated as a child, while she tries drink black coffee (she
hates the taste) and Satan chows down on a parfait. Satan TRIES to
build up Pan's feelings, but succumbs to the need to hug his "cute
little grand daughter".
The two thugs keep trying to ransom Gokuu, but the next phone call is
to Vejiita. Vejiita tells them to do what they want to the boy. At the
end of the day, the thugs are disheartened, and Gokuu wants to go back
home. The second thug wants to make one more phone call. They stop in
an area devoid of phone booths, so Gokuu flies off to get a phone for
them. Thug 2 finally believes Thug 1's claim that Pan had flown away
from him that morning. When Gokuu returns with the booth, the thugs
drive away in terror.
Later, Trunks is again escaping from his office, when he is
interrupted by Vejiita. Vejiita now knows about Gokuu's planned space
trip, and he wants Goten and Trunks to go along with, for the
experience. (Bulma can take care of Capsule Corp. on her own, and
Goten's date is beneath notice.)
It's now time for the big launch. Trunks and Gokuu enter the ship,
but Goten receives a call from his girlfriend and he stands outside to
talk on his cellular phone. Beederu asks Gohan when Pan is, and Gohan
answers "with Bra." But, Bra is standing next to Vejiita (Bra is quite
a knock-out), and Pan is nowhere in sight. Inside the ship, Pan is
waiting for Gokuu and Trunks to enter. She presses the ignition switch
-- the ship leaps into space. Goten is left behind, to meet his date.
And, a loose component falls from the ship and lands by Bulma's feet.
Life in the ship is pretty rough for Trunks, who wants to get the
main control key from Pan so that they can return to Earth. Pan
counters by dropping the key down her shirt. Trunks gives up. On
Earth, Chichi is hoping that Gokuu and company are doing ok, after
having spent one week in space already. Bulma is studying with her
computers, but she can't figure out what the loose component was. Pan
is also bossing the other two around, assigning housekeeping chores to
them. Trunks isn't so upset about this, as he is about Pan calling him
"Trunks", instead of "Trunks-san".
Suddenly, the ship lurches, and one of the engines floats off.
Trunks goes into shock. Bulma's computers match up the loose part as a
stabilizer component -- her glee turns to horror. She hopes that the
trio will be ok. The ship is suffering from severe backfire, and Trunks
tells the two kids to strap in. Pan doesn't want to die until she can
at least have her first real date (and hell with the Dragon Balls.)
They reach a planet, and Trunks takes them down for a rough landing.
The heroes reach a nearby market town, and are quickly overwhelmed by
merchants that tell them how good they look in various silly costumes.
Trunks says that they are only interested in space ship parts, and
merchants whip out loose ship components. All of the bills are
presented, and the trio has tomorrow to pay them off.
[Commercial Break.]
The trio cautiously enter a hotel, fearful of finding more merchants.
They get a room, while complaining of the prices of their trinkets. The
concierge assures them that he is not as money grubbing. A robot
bellboy treats Gokuu as luggage, and takes them to their room. It is a
really impressive room, with lots of comfortable furniture and food.
All of which is really expensive and is being added to their tab (the
bellrobot won't release Gokuu until getting a tip.) Trunks watches TV
(charged to the room) -- the news broadcast introduces the leader of
Planet Imegga -- Don Kia (a blank-faced dweeb with lots of make-up).
The trio escape the room (Trunks has to break the chain holding him
to the bed) and find themselves out in the rain a night. Pan complains
about this horrible planet, and she wants to return to Earth. She falls
through a paper-thin wall, into the apartment of a poor Imeggan family.
The family is what is known in Japan as "the honest poor" -- moneyless,
but still happy in having their own integrity. The Imeggans explain
that people here are so money hungry because of Don Kia.
Then, the rent police arrive. This Imeggan family is behind on their
rent to Don Kia, so the robots of the rent police dismantle the
apartment and take the last of the furniture. Gokuu volunteers to fight
the robots, but the Imeggans dismiss him as being just a child; they are
afraid of the might of Don Kia's soldiers. With no reason to fight the
robots, the trio wait until morning and return to the village. They are
willing to let the poor Imeggan family suffer under the rules set by
other Imeggans.
Pan wonders if this planet has a Dragon Ball. Trunks pulls out the
Dragon Radar, and is so surprised at hearing a strange voice that he
drops it. The Radar lands next to a small robot (the one appearing in
the eye catches) that keeps saying "energy". The robot eats the Radar,
and becomes more lively. It calls out "the energy has returned", and
refuses to return the Radar because it is getting energy from the
device. Nearby, a salvage team starts towing away the Earth spaceship,
which acts as a distraction that allows the robot to escape. Gokuu
catches the robot, but their spaceship disappears on the horizon.Wanted!! Gokuu is a criminal!? (See note below)
Pan and Trunks intend on following after the truck, but Gokuu suggests
that they teleport instead. The robot tries to sneak away, but while it
has the Dragon Radar, Pan won't let it out of her sight -- she ties it
up and stuffs it in her pack (which Trunks gets to carry.) However,
after a couple of painful attempts at teleporting (the trio only goes a
few feet forward and 30 feet down) they discover that Gokuu has lost the
ability to teleport (probably because he's a child again.)
In his palace, Don Kia is interrupted during his pudding break by two
minions -- they've found a strange spaceship, which is being analyzed as
they speak. Don Kia, though, only cares for fast money, and orders the
ship to be sold for scrap. That night, the trio infiltrate the research
center where the ship is being held. Pan expects it to be located in a
hard-to-find place, but Gokuu spots it out in the middle of a courtyard.
(Pan is annoyed that Gokuu showed her up like that.) They close in,
past all of the guards, but make several silly slip-ups (for comic
effect.) The ship is in an open area, well-lit. Gokuu volunteers to
fight it out with the guards, and Pan dismisses him. Finally, a guard
throws a coke can into the darkness, hitting Pan in the head. Pan
breaks down, but Gokuu and Trunks keep her from crying out loud. A rock
hits Trunks on the head, and he lands backwards atop of the robot. It
complains and the guards are alerted.
[Commercial Break.]
The shooting begins. Gokuu wonders why Pan wants to fight now, when
she wouldn't let him do it before. She answers that they have to judge
things "case-by-case." Gokuu hears it as "cake on cake" and wants to
eat again. The good guys easily trash the baddies. Gokuu frees the
ship from it's skyhook, down onto a flatbed hovercraft. Pan takes the
hovercraft's wheel. Don Kia's two minions show up (one is called
something like "Kiru-sama") Pan can brake, but she can't drive worth
beans. Many statues of Don Kia get destroyed. The two minions are
waiting on the road for the hovercraft, and they use a twin energy ball
attack -- which is defeated by Gokuu's counterattack. Gokuu's energy
ball arcs up along one building, and is easily batted away by a weird
leopard man. The leopard and Gokuu spot each other, and the new villain
thinks that the boy may be a Saiya-jin. The trio escape with the ship.
Back in his palace, Don Kia is chewing out the two minions for losing
the money that the ship represents. He goes too far in handing out his
insults, and Rejjik (the weird leopard) speaks up. Don Kia immediately
falls over himself in sucking up to Rejjik. (The two minions are
charged several million Gametsu as a result of their bungling.)
Fortunately, the trio had been caught on camera, and the villains wonder
what it is that the aliens wanted. Don Kia, at least, doesn't think
that the trio will escape very easily.
The next day, Trunks works on the ship, then they go into town to get
food for all of them. When they arrive, the townsfolk panic and bolt,
revealing all of the ugly "wanted" posters on the walls. Pan is upset
at being portrayed this way, but Gokuu finds it fun. Then the police
arrive, and are easily evaded.
At night, it rains again; which irritates Pan. All of them suffer
from hunger pangs. The robot starts sounding off, causing Pan to hit it
in the backpack. However, Trunks notices that the robot is acting like
a giant Dragon Radar, and he runs off to see if there is a Dragon Ball
nearby. Soon after, the police arrive again, trapping the trio inside a
poor section of town. The local police search the city, overlooking the trio hiding behind
the giant wanted posters. While they are waffling over their next
steps, a local female leaves her apartment, and finds them. Gokuu
states that while they are wanted criminals, they're really not bad
folks. Pan tries to do spin control, but the female screams and bolts,
alerting the police. The trio run away, leaping over buildings. Don
Kia's two minions lay an ambush, while Kiru (the little red dwarf
minion) wants the criminals alive, to exact revenge for the day before.
Pan and Trunks easily leap over the street where Kiru is waiting, but
Gokuu stumbles, falls towards Kiru, and uses the dwarf's face as a
springboard (Kiru's response -- This can't be happening.)
A few buildings later, Pan falls through a roof, and she and Trunks
land on top of Gokuu. Pan grouses about this hateful planet; Gokuu
tells her to get off him, then complains that Pan is fat. They are
interrupted by an old couple that recognizes them from the posters. The
trio realize that they can't explain their way out of this mess. They
apologize and try to leave. The old couple soften up, and state that if
the evil Don Kia is against something, that something must by rights be
ok. The woman invites them to dinner (over her husband's objections.)
The couple hear about the trio's problems, and the woman tells us
that Don Kia also arrived on this planet in a ship, along with Rejjik.
Pan wonders why the villagers don't fight back, and is told that Rejjik
is too strong for them to handle. Gokuu flashes back to last night's
fight, and remembers Rejjik's face. The woman apologizes to Gokuu that
there is not enough food for seconds. The trio realize that they've
just eaten all of the couple's food. This is the last straw for Pan,
and she decides to take on Don Kia. The old couple are concerned for
their safety, and Pan tells them to not worry because the heroes are so
strong.
Soon, the trio walks into the midst of the police. Geal (pronounced
"Gail") and Kiru dread another fight, and are stunned when the fugitives
peacefully surrender. They are handcuffed and hauled away.
In his office, Don Kia is making love to his money. He is told by
intercom that Geal has captured the three fugitives. Don Kia tells the
intercom to have them delivered to his office. Suddenly, a guard flies
through the door, and the trio burst in. Don Kia asks where Geal is;
he finds her on camera -- downstairs, with the rest of the defeated
guards.
[Commercial Break.]
Pan wants vengeance on Don Kia, but is caught in a cylindrical force
field. Don Kia's office contains a hidden arsenal, which he activates
and opens fire on Pan. But the assault is interrupted when Rejjik
arrives and says that weapons are useless on these guys. Don Kia tries
to order Rejjik to attack, but Rejjik doesn't take orders from anyone.
He just wants to know how strong the trio really is. Trunks attacks
and is easily batted aside. Gokuu confronts Rejjik while telling Trunks
to rescue Pan. Rejjik and Gokuu start fighting. There are many energy
balls, kicks, and punches. Rejjik uses a semi-magical set of swords
(which Gokuu catches and breaks) and a spear (which Gokuu evades only to
be batted to the ground.) Don Kia's palace gets demolished along the
way.
Gokuu is now getting interested in the battle, and he starts round
two by going SSJ-1 (Rejjik discloses that he recognizes Gokuu as being
Saiya-jin, but doesn't elaborate.) Gokuu shatters Rejjik's spear, and
bashes the bodyguard. They both switch to energy attacks, with Gokuu's
Kamehame-ha blowing Rejjik back into the palace.
Gokuu stops fighting, knowing that Rejjik is down for the count.
Rejjik disses the brat as being fickle, and Gokuu agrees with the fickle
part, but not at being called a child (Rejjik doesn't understand.) Pan
is now free, and she and Trunks confront Don Kia. Don Kia grabs his
money and tries to bribe Rejjik into rescuing him. Rejjik kicks the
dictator away, and tells Gokuu that Rejjik will win their next fight.
Gokuu answers back that it won't be him losing in the battle.
Don Kia apologizes, and promises to do anything they want. He balks
at being told to stop charging rent, so Gokuu is allowed to smash him
up. After much thought, Don Kia acquiesces. The next morning, the trio
arrive at the village carrying a HUGE vault containing all of Don Kia's
money, and a promise that the villagers will get their planet back.
Then, their ship is ready to launch again, and Gokuu asks Pan how
they're going to find the Balls without the Dragon Radar. Pan notices
that the robot has escaped again, and she roughs it up a bit. This
attracts Trunks' attention, and he takes pity on the almost-human robot.
Pan asks Trunks what they're going to do without the Radar. The robot
opens a panel in its back to reveal a Dragon Radar screen (confirming
what Trunks suspected the previous episode.) Now that they can study
the screen, they see that the closest Ball is within the Imeggan solar
system. Pan is initially excited at being able to continue the
adventure. But on the trip out, she and Gokuu fall asleep.
The ship reaches the next planet. Gokuu asks the robot its name, and
gets the serial number "DD4649T22006RS" back in reply. It announces
that the Dragon Ball is on the planet before them, and Pan threatens to
turn it to scrap if it is lying. Trunks brings them in for a landing,
but the ship trips on a rock outcropping and they crash down (roughed up
but safe.) Trunks apologizes -- this is the first time he's flown a
space ship. The ship keeps getting rocked -- the "island" they're on is
actually the back of a gigantic turtle. They escape a whole herd of
island-sized turtles, and Gokuu leaves the ship on his own; of course,
Pan has to do the same.
Everything on this planet is hundreds of times bigger than normal.
Gokuu rides the back of a horned beetle, and Pan dresses herself up as a
cute insect (Gokuu doesn't see it that way.) Pan is taken by the beauty
of a butterfly swarm and flies off with them. Trunks arrives, looking
for the Dragon Ball and Pan. Gokuu thinks that the two of them can find
the Ball alone. Pan finds a big flower, enjoys the sweet nectar and
comfortable "bed", until a swarm of bees swoop down and carry her off.
Trunks finds the Ball in a giant apple orchard, but Gokuu knocks a
apple out of the tree and the apple lands on the Ball. A huge bird
flies up and makes off with the apple (the Dragon Ball embedded in the
side of the apple.) A giant "human" thunders past, the bird drops the
apple in the giant's hand, the apple goes into a bag, and the bird
settles on the giant's shoulder. Before Trunks and Gokuu can give
chase, they hear Pan scream. Gokuu isn't concerned, but Trunks says
that they can locate the Ball via the Radar, so they should help Pan
first. Gokuu is bemused by this.
The bees return to their hive, and put Pan in the main chamber. Pan
complains about this, until she notices the 40+ bee eggs moving around.
The baby bees hatch, and are so cute that Pan settles down and starts to
enjoy herself.
[Commercial Break.]
Trunks finds a giant spider, and what looks like Pan wrapped up in
the spider's web. Gokuu gets webbed (he hates the taste) and Trunks
kicks the spider to the ground. But, when the webbing is torn open,
they find a human-sized queen bee inside. In the hive, worker bees
start bringing balls of honey to Pan. At first, she is confused. Then
she rebels at the thought of being "mother" to the baby bees. She
apologizes to the babies, and leaves the hive. Followed by the entire
swarm. Her attempts at evasion fail, and they all fly by the giant
"human", who is now catching a massive trout in his arms.
Pan and Gokuu nearly collide; Trunks explains what is happening. The
bees return to their hive, with their queen. Gokuu wonders how the bees
could be so stupid as to mistake Pan for a queen (ie -- pretty princess.)
Pan is surprised that the boys haven't gotten the Dragon Ball yet.
And, as Gokuu is playing with the robot, it runs out of power. Hitting
on the robot doesn't fix it. Trunks wonders where they'll find an
energy source here, and Gokuu's empty stomach prompts him into saying
that he also needs "energy". They find the giant -- with the aid of
Gokuu's nose -- cooking the fish over a fire. Gokuu is envious. Being
so small, the trio needs an arrow so that we can follow them as they
walk through the grass towards the pile of food. The arrow approaches
the giant as Gokuu tries to get to the huge cooked fish.
They reach the pile of apples, and the Ball is easily seen in the top
apple. Gokuu flies to get the Dragon Ball, but one of the giant's pets
nudges the apple and it falls to the giant's feet. The giant pops the
apple in his mouth and throws away the core. Pan imagines that the
giant will have to run to the toilet to pass out the Ball, and she
panics. Trunks tries to calm her down by saying that they can look for
the other Balls first, then they are interrupted as the giant starts
thrashing around in pain.
Gokuu flies up to ask the giant what is wrong, and he sees the Ball
jammed inside a cavity on one of the giant's molars. Gokuu flies into
the giant's mouth, and tries to keep it propped open long enough to let
Trunks in to get the Ball. The giant's teeth close down on Gokuu first,
and the boy is trapped inside the giant's mouth. (This scene is fun.)
Gokuu resorts to using Kamehame-ha, just as the giant opens his mouth
again. The entire molar is knocked into the air and Gokuu escapes.
Gokuu comments on how big the cavity is. Eventually, the giant realizes
that the pain is gone and he calms down. The trio gets their first
Dragon Ball. Gokuu returns the tooth, with an admonition to brush
more. They fly back to the ship. The giant waves good-bye to them.
The ship returns to space, and Pan comments on how pretty the Ball
is. This is the first time she's ever seen one. Pan congratulates the
robot (which is now recharging), and asks it for its help in finding the
next one. The robot replies "giro giro" as usual. Gokuu decides to
call it "Gill". Trunks and Pan agree to that.
Pan blows her stack and ties up Gill after it has tried to eat some
of the ship's circuit boards (she's looking very menacing with a pair of
scissors.) Gill asks Trunks for help, and Trunks wants Pan to settle down.
Gokuu, who is eating again, also takes Gill's side. When Pan claims
that Gill will eat the entire ship, it chows down on her scissors.
Then, they find a beautiful planet that Gill confirms has a Dragon Ball.
They set the ship down in a nice countryside setting, and walk until
they find a village. At first, it appears empty (Gokuu complains of
being hungry again, and Pan complains that he's cleaning out the
cupboard.) Eventually, they find all the villagers crowded around one
house. Trunks asks what's happening and is told "Zuunama".
Gill points out the fact that a woman in the house has a Dragon
Ball woven at the end of her ponytail. The trio rush into the house,
and verify that it's what they're looking for -- the #6 Ball.) Trunks
says that they came a long way from Earth to find it, but the woman's
boyfriend -- Doma -- brushes them off angrily, saying that they don't
know when Zuunama will be coming back. Gokuu and Pan ask who Zuunama
is, and Trunks suggests that the trio should talk to him when he
arrives. The villagers look confused.
While Gokuu eats, an elder explains that Zuunama is a horrible
monster that had been demanding a lot of food. This time... Gill
senses something approaching. It is a giant catfish, with the ability
to create earthquakes by going into a dance and wiggling its 2 long
whiskers. (Gill runs around in a panic until Pan trips it and tells it
to shut up.) Zuunama has come to demand... a woman as a bride. The
elder completes his sentence "his daughter is the one chosen to be the
bride." At first, Zuunama is happy, but his betrothed doesn't come out;
so Zuunama starts a big earthquake. Reenu, the elder's daughter, runs
out to demand that Zuunama take her as a bride, and stop the earthquake.
[Commercial Break.]
The villagers hold Doma back, while Zuunama accepts her, and says
it'll be back for her tomorrow. But, it wants her to look prettier than
she does now. Zuunama thunders off, singing about the roars of
earthquakes. Reenu faints. That evening, the village women prepare a
feast for Zuunama, preventing a starving Gokuu from eating anything.
Pan is incensed over the situation with Zuunama, and wants to defeat the
monster. Pan tells the villagers that Trunks is Earth's #2 strongest
fighter, and the boy hedges, commenting on his dad, Piccolo, et al being
stronger. Doma wants to join with, and Pan agrees. The elder gives his
blessing.
Pan is impressed with Reenu's wedding dress (which was intended for
her marriage to Doma), and she tries to force Gokuu to wear it. Gokuu
demands to know why. Pan answers that he's to be a decoy until Zuunama
is so drunk that it is helpless when Pan's giant scissors are used to
cut its whiskers off. Trunks wonders where the scissors came from.
Gokuu and Pan finally realize that Gokuu makes a lousy decoy. So,
Trunks is forced to sit through a make-up session (partly because the
Dragon Ball has been promised as a reward if they succeed.)
The next morning, Trunks sadly poses in costume, glad that his
parents aren't there to see him. Doma arrives, ready to head out. A
kitchen woman arrives with a container of really strong sake, that Gokuu
wants to drink (he can't because he is a kid.) Then, Zuunama arrives,
singing "here comes the bride". Trunks runs out on the second floor
balcony and trips, while Zuunama is angrily looking into the ground
floor entrance. It demands that Reenu come out NOW.
Trunks speaks out in his own voice, in woman's language. Pan gets on
his case, so he changes pitch and says that he has a cold. Zuunama is
cool with this, and tells the "girl" to come closer so it can look "her"
over better.
Trunks is forced to get closer so Zuunama can tell if "she" is
prettier than yesterday. Trunks stalls, while Pan hides behind a fake
cactus and tells the "bride" to get moving. It looks like the plan will
fail, and Gokuu wants to just cut to the combat -- Pan tells him to
wait. Turns out that Zuunama LIKES Trunks better than Reenu, and they
return to its mountain.
Zuunama comments on Trunks' beard stubble, and has to be told to stop
touching "to avoid getting sick". They jump into a pool, and swim in
under the mountain to the caves inside. The rescuers lose Trunks and
try to figure out what happened. Doma guesses that they went swimming
in the pool, and Gokuu strips down to the skin. Pan complains about
seeing Gokuu naked, and the boy says that he'd taken a bath with her
many times when she was younger. Pan claims that it was different then,
and Doma can't understand how the boy can be Pan's grandfather. (Pan
drop kicks Gill when the robot's panicking gets too distracting.) Gokuu
finds the underwater entrance.
In the cave, Trunks finds a magma pool, and wipes the sweat from
his face -- smearing his lipstick. He also loses his wig, as Zuunama is
pulling out lingerie for "her". Zuunama decides that "Torairansu" looks
even prettier than Reenu. They sit down to eat, and "Torairansu" tries
to get the monster to drink the sake as a "toast". Turns out that
Zuunama is a teetotaler. So, Trunks has to trick it into looking the
other way so he can splash the sake on some fruit. Zuunama eats them
all (stuffed into his face by the eager Torairansu.) (This is a funny
scene.) Zuunama comments on the strange taste. It quickly gets drunk
-- an angry ugly drunk. It wants more fruit, ignoring the fact that
it's eaten them all. The other heroes show up in the chamber at this
point, and are seen by Zuunama.
[Commercial Break.]
Zuunama is pissed at the interruption, and starts bashing everyone.
Gokuu eagerly looks forward to the fight, but the monster passes out.
Trunks changes out of the dress, saying it's good that Zuunama normally
doesn't drink. Doma cuts one whisker, and the kids laugh at Zuunama's
weird-looking face. It sneezes, blowing Doma away, and wakes up. It
asks why Torairansu has changes clothes -- Trunks answers and adds "I am
male". Zuunama discovers its mustache has been cut, and it starts
making a huge earthquake. Which quickly ends. Zuunama thinks that the
earthquake is still going and asks if the intruders are scared. Pan
realizes that Zuunama doesn't create earthquakes -- it only senses when
an earthquake is about to happen and takes credit for it. Doma is angry
at having been taken in for so long. Zuunama discovers that its fraud
has been uncovered and still tries to fake it. But, the lava pool below
the cavern explodes, and everyone is forced to run (Zuunama blames its
lack of control on the scissors and the sake.) They leap into the pool
with the lava close behind.
Gokuu uses an energy bolt to propel him into Zuunama, and hence
pushing all of them to the outside world, and to safety. The
mountain is threatening to go volcanic, pouring lava down on the
village. Gokuu uses Kamehame-ha to blow it out. Instead, he blows it
up. Gokuu doesn't really care.
Later, at the ship, Pan gets Reenu's Dragon Ball. Zuunama has been
accepted by the villagers as an earthquake early warning system.
Suddenly, the Ball floats up out of Pan's hand, and into the hands of
one villager. The villager's disguise disappears to reveal a blue-faced
alien. The alien flies up to his ship. The alien ship flies away into
space.The crew piles into the ship, and they chase after the alien. As
Trunks wonders who the Ball snatcher is, the alien ship flies away.
Inside it, three aliens (all obviously of the same species; see note
below) are looking over the Dragon Ball and trying to figure out what
the big deal is. The ship's computer detects foreigners following them,
and it warps away. After some hesitation, Trunks warps after them. The
alien ship has the speed, but Trunks claims to be able to catch them
using technique (ignoring the fact that he's still a novice ship pilot.)
At first, he barely avoids an asteroid field, then he gets cocky and
bounces around like a pinball. (Pan gets angry at him for this.)
The aliens are getting concerned at not losing their tail, and the
leader -- Bonpara -- asks the computer for suggestions. It replies that
the nearby planet of Beehei would be a good place for a trap, as it is
filled with giant worm monsters. Bonpara agrees, and they fly at full
power with Trunks in close pursuit. (Lots of recycled animation here.)
The aliens enter one tunnel leading into the planet's core, and hide
in a cross tunnel as the heroes enter deep into the planet. The alien's
computer calculates the humans' odds of surviving at 0.000000112%.
Bonpara is pleased at this, and the aliens fly away from Beehei.
[Commercial Break.]
On the aliens' home planet, life looks as grim as the landscape. In a
large temple, worshippers are chanting a prayer. In front of them is a
stage, with a huge stone idol holding a huge urn. On stage, a masked
priest demands that the next of his minions step forward and give him a
Dragon Ball. The hapless minion couldn't find one anywhere, so the
priest uses his whip on the minion's neck to turn him into a small limp
doll. The doll is then tossed into the urn. There is a release of
energy, which cause the stone idol's eyes to flash, and some gas to
bubble up in some kind of filter flask near by. The priest tells the
worshippers that "Hakkai ma" Ruudo is pleased with the sacrifice. Then
he yells at the worshippers to return to their chanting.
The three Para want to run away, but Bonpara reminds them that they
do have the Shadow Dragon Ball. The priest snaps his whip at them, and
they approach to hand over the Ball. The priest seems surprised, but
says that Donpara, Bonpara, and Sunpara may have done a good job.
However, there was a second Dragon Ball that had been with the first DB.
He is going to punish them for missing the second Ball, but the Para
plead for one more chance. They rush to the ship and demand that the
ship take them to the humans.
In Beehei, the heroes are getting frustrated. Pan asks Gill where
the Dragon Ball is, and the robot can't find it. Pan thinks that Gill
is acting up, but the Radar in its back shows that the Ball is not within
the planet. Trunks plans on flying the ship back outside, when Gill
announces "danger, danger". They are attacked by giant worms.
The aliens arrive, with no idea as to how to locate the humans.
They decide to try a brute force search, and stumble on the giant worms
attacking the Earth ship. Gokuu and company exit the ship to fight the
worms one-on-one. (Gill strikes a stupid action pose, then hides on
Trunks' back.) Donpara and Sunpara are panicking at the continued
battle, until Bonpara suggests that while the humans are fighting, they
can search the Earth ship for the second Ball.
The heroes use energy attacks on one worm -- to no effect. Gokuu
thinks that these worms may be the strongest enemy they've faced so far.
And, the Para get into the Earth ship.
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