THE SAIYANS ARRIVE, WHERE IS GOKU?
THE BATTLE BEGINS...GOKU, WHERE ARE YOU?
A BLACK DAY FOR PLANET EARTH 6-4-02
FINALLY! Goku has finished his training with King Kai with one day to spare, and has become the first person to
ever master the art of Kaio Ken! But, there is still a problem. Goku will need two days to make it to Earth, but
the Saiyans will arrive in one day!
Back on Earth, Roshi, Bulma, Oolong, Puar and Turtle all head out to use the Dragon Balls and wish Goku back to life. The wish granted, Goku's halo disappears and, wearing a new uniform created by King Kai, Goku heads off to do battle with the Saiyans.
That same day, at 11:43, two pods crash into the Earth. The Saiyans step out, and immediatly destroy the city they are in. Fortunatly, most of the buildings were empty because it is a Sunday.
The first thing Nappa does is scan the Earth. He detects two high power levels, and both Vegeta and Nappa head in that direction, assuming it to be the man who killed Raditz. They only get one of them though, as that power level belongs to Piccolo, who's finishing up training with Gohan!
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THE BATTLE BEGINS…GOKU,
WHERE ARE YOU? 6-5-02
The Saiyans arrive where Piccolo and Gohan are training, and Nappa unleashes six plant like creatures called Saibamen.
Krillin then arrives, and the three take on the Saibamen. Two of them almost catch Gohan, but he's able to dodge
the attack thanks to a helping hand from Piccolo.
About this time, Tien and Chaotzu arrive, followed shortly by Yamcha. The group decides to buy some time, each one fighting the Saibamen tournament style, hoping Goku will make it back in time to help them.
First up...Tien!
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THE SAIBAMEN STRIKE 6-6-02
Tien is able to best a Saibamen, which Vegeta destroys because it is too weak. Yamcha goes next and bests one,
but the Saibaman is kamikaze: it latches onto Yamcha and self-detonates, killing Yamcha instantly. Krillin, enraged
at Yamcha's death, powers up and lets out a huge burst of energy, seemingly killing Nappa and Vegeta. The two survive,
but Vegeta destroys the remaining Saibamen, then tells Nappa to start fighting!
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NAPPA…THE INVINCIBLE? 6-10-02
Tien and Nappa go at it, at the cost of Tien's hand. Chaotzu latches onto Nappa's back and self-detonates, but
Nappa is able to survive. Tien, enraged, attacks, but passes out. Piccolo and Krillin attempt an attack on Nappa,
but Gohan fails to come through. Piccolo, though angry at Gohan, leads Krillin into an attack on Nappa, this time
using the tri-form technique.
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TIEN GOES ALL OUT!! 6-11-02
Tien recovers and launches a last ditch attack, then dies from exhaustion. Krillin, angry, screams for Goku, believing
Goku can hear him. Vegeta, realizing that Goku and Kakkarot are one and the same, decides they should take a three
hour break to allow Goku time to arrive, then the battle will resume. Meanwhile, Nappa flies around, destroying
the media tents and a large portion of the military.
Meanwhile, in Other World, Goku finally comes into view of the Earth Check-In Station!
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TIME'S UP!
6-12-02
Nappa returns just as the three hour break ends and the battle continues. Krillin uses an attack, but it's a distraction!
Piccolo zips around behind Nappa and grabs his tail, but learns that the tail weakness doesn't apply here: Nappa
and Vegeta have evolved!
But Nappa has someone else in his sights. He sets off to kill everyone now that Vegeta has realized the connection between Piccolo and the Dragon Balls, and says that he and Nappa will just go to Namek and use their Dragon Balls to wish for immortality. Nappa's on a killing spree, and first in his sights is Gohan!
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THE RETURN OF GOKU 6-13-02
Nappa might have killed Gohan, but the pint-sized warrior surprises everyone and decks Nappa. Nappa takes things
to a distance and fires an insanely powerful blast, but Piccolo jumps in the way, sacrificing himself, and tells
Gohan to find a way to wish him back.
Gohan, enraged, attacks, but the power boost is short lived. Nappa is about to crush him with his boot, when Gohan disappears. Looking up, he sees Gohan, and he's sitting on Goku's Nimbus Cloud!
Yes, Goku is back! Using his last Senzu bean, he heals Krillin and Gohan, then sets his sights on Nappa. The real fight begins now!
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GOKU STRIKES BACK 6-17-02
Goku and Nappa scuffle a bit, but Vegeta tells him to stop before he makes them look like fools. Nappa, instead,
heads to kill Gohan and Krillin, but Goku uses a Kaio Ken attack to stop him. Vegeta, disgraced by his allies weakness,
powers up, hurls Nappa into space, and kills him.
Goku tells Gohan and Krillin to leave. Vegeta and Goku fly off, far away from other people, to do battle. Goku kicks things off with a Kaio Ken...
and Vegeta dodges it! Vegeta smiles and merely warns Goku that he's seen something just like the Kaio Ken before, and he should give up now if it's all he's got!