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[NARRATOR] Previously, on Dragon Ball Z!

The struggle against the Saiyans

took a devastating turn,

as Yamcha was bested by the evil Saibamen.

And the horror only intensified

as the Saiyans themselves entered the fray!

In a desperate attempt to save Tien from the rampaging Nappa,

Chiaotzu made the ultimate sacrifice.

[NARRATOR] Tien would not let his friend's

final effort be in vain.

Tien channeled all of his rage and fury

into a powerful energy blast aimed at Nappa.

But it was no use.

Having spent the last of his strength in the attack,

Tien collapsed while the Saiyan remained standing.

No... I failed...

[NARRATOR] And though things looked increasingly bleak

for our heroes, a glimmer of hope remained!

Goku completed his journey down Snake Way

and was transported back to Earth by Kami,

where he quickly raced to aid his friends!

But even with all his speed,

Goku is still miles away from the battlefield.

Can he get there before more of his friends succumb

to the Saiyans? Find out... Today!

Where's Kakarot?!

Where's that pitiful excuse for a Saiyan hiding?!

[VEGETA] What a coward...

Don't you say that about my Dad! He's not a coward!

Come on...

Goku, where are you? Hurry!

Hang in there, guys! I'm coming!

Faster, Nimbus! Faster!

Until Goku arrives, it'll be up to the three of us

to slow these guys down...

Krillin, are you ready to put this plan into action?

You bet! First, I distract him by getting his attention.

[PICCOLO] That's right, Krillin.

Then I'll come at him from behind and grab his tail,

the Saiyan's weak spot...

With any luck, he'll be completely immobilized.

Then I attack him head on and finish him!

All right, then... Let's do this!

Heh!

Aah, secrets, secrets...

[NAPPA] What're you fools whispering about over there?

That's for us to know, but you'll find out soon enough...

[NAPPA] Sounds interesting...

Well, don't keep me waiting too long.

The suspense might kill me!

[NAPPA laughing]

Oh, sorry.

Guess I shouldn't get your hopes up like that.

Not that you had any to begin with. Hope, I mean.

It doesn't really matter what you do.

You're still gonna die!

Fiend! Take this!

Yaahh!

Oh! I'm terrified! Should I run away?

[KRILLIN shouting]

[thinking] That's it, Krillin, keep him busy...

Hyaagh!

Huh?!

[thinking] Now!

Hn?

Hey! What the--?

Gohan!

[GOHAN screaming]

It worked!

[GOHAN continues screaming]

[NAPPA chuckling]

Give me a break...

Hyaah!

[GOHAN shouting]

[VEGETA chuckling]

[PICCOLO sputtering]

Wah, Piccolo!

[GOHAN whimpering]

[NAPPA] What's wrong, Namek?

[NAPPA laughing]

You look surprised!

Oh, now don't die on me just yet...

You've still gotta tell us about the Dragon Balls!

[KRILLIN] What happened? What went wrong?

Piccolo had his tail!

Ha, ha, ha! Grab his tail! That was your big plan?

Nappa and I have evolved far beyond

that ridiculous little weakness!

Good for us, very bad for you!

One hit, and he's supposed to be

one of the strongest on this planet!

Piccolo?

Wake up! Wake up!

Please, say something! Piccolo, we need you!

Is he... Is he?

That's that...

Guess I'll have to find someone else to play with

until he wakes up... Hmm... How about you, kid?

[GOHAN whimpering]

Hmm. You know, you should be proud. You're a Saiyan, too.

Well, I suppose you're only half-Saiyan.

But still, that's pretty good.

The Saiyans are the strongest race in the galaxy...

[GOHAN whimpering]

Yep. Someday, you could've been a mighty warrior...

Someday, but not today...

[NAPPA laughing]

[GOHAN whimpering]

[ROSHI] Eh! There goes the picture again...

[BULMA] Oolong, do something! Fix it!

Come on, you piece of junk!

We wanna see what's going on out there!

No use...

[OOLONG] What do you mean by that?

They've stopped broadcasting,

which means that something has gone horribly wrong...

[OOLONG laughing]

Horribly wrong, huh?

Well, that's just great! We're all gonna die!

Can it, pork rind! How dare you give up on them?!

Huh?

[ROSHI] Hey! What's that sound? Where's it coming from?

Uh, ChiChi, why are you... Where did you get those guns?

Launch left them behind...

I just can't stand it! I'm going to rescue Gohan!

No, ChiChi, please! Stop and think about this!

I'm tired of thinking! It's time for action!

[OX KING] I'm begging you, Chichi! Don't leave like this!

[CHICHI] I have to protect him! He needs me!

[OX KING]Calm down! Get a hold of yourself!

[CHICHI] No! I'm going!

[OX KING] Well, if you won't, then I will!

What? Put-me-down-right-now! I've got to help Gohan!

--[CHICHI] He needs his mother! --[OX KING] You're only going to

--[OX KING] get in the way! --[CHICHI] Let go of me!

[CHICHI] If anything happened to him, I'd never forgive myself!

[CHICHI] What kind of grandfather are you?!

[CHICHI grunting]

[CHICHI] Doesn't anybody care? Let me go!

[BULMA thinking] Just look at us.

It's hard to believe how happy we were then...

Tien... Yamcha... And my little Goku, all grown up.

[BULMA thinking] I know you're out there somewhere...

And I know that no matter what,

you will always be here to save us...

Hah! Aw, now don't tell me you've had enough!

Show me your Saiyan pride!

[GOHAN whimpering]

[GOHAN panting]

[thinking] I don't know how much more

of this guy I can take... Dad, where are you?

Ha ha ha! That's it! Die like a man!

Hyaah!

[VEGETA laughing]

He's making you look bad, Nappa!

Not for long... He's mine!

[NAPPA growling]

Well, I guess it's now or never...

[KRILLIN yelling]

[NAPPA yelling]

[KRILLIN yelling]

[KRILLIN grunting]

Hnn?!

[GOHAN whimpering]

[thinking] Time to see if all that training paid off...

Here! Catch!

Destructo Disk!

Play catch, huh? Why not!

Nappa! Don't touch it!

What a fool! That shot would have sliced him in two!

So... close!

You! You cut me!

Oh, you've gone and done it now!

You've scarred my beautiful face!

And you're gonna pay for it!

Here, little man! Catch this one!

Hyaah!

[KRILLIN grunting]

Ah! Krillin! No!

[NAPPA laughing]

Sorry! You lose!

[NAPPA shouting]

What in the... Who did that?

[NAPPA snarling]

You Namekian trash!

You think you can shoot me in the back and get away with it?

How dare you!!

[PICCOLO] I thought it was your face...

Oh! Why you... I'm gonna...

[VEGETA laughing]

I don't know Nappa, it's an easy enough mistake.

Bring it on! I'm tired of you and your loud mouth!

[NAPPA] You arrogant fool!

Your life is mine to take, whenever I want!

The only reason you're still breathing

is because we need you to tell us about the Dragon Balls.

And once we have that, you'll be nothing more than a memory!

You caught me by surprise. It won't happen again!

What in the world am I sensing?

There's an incredibly huge power level

that's heading straight for us!

It's... It's my Dad! He's different somehow,

but I know it's him!

I knew he'd save us... Get 'em, Goku...

Bah! You're just trying to distract me!

You can't sense power levels without some sort of device...

Afraid you're wrong.

You're bluffing!

Oh? Wait and see.

[thinking] Goku, they can't hold out much longer!

You've got to hurry!

It's Goku, all right!

He's on his way here right now!

And judging by the power I'm sensing,

you Saiyans are in store for the fight of your lives!

Wow! This is great!

I knew my Dad would make it here in time! Hurry up, Daddy!

Yes. I love it!

You're all a bunch of liars! Where is he?

I don't see anyone! Vegeta!

Whadda you think? Is Kakarot really coming or not?

Calm down, Nappa! Certainly, there's nothing to worry about!

Who cares anyway? Let him come!

I feel two huge power levels...

Two weaker ones... One fading...

That only makes five. Something terrible is happening!

Haah! Go, Nimbus! Hurry!

[NAPPA] Vegeta! Hey, Vegeta!

Snap out of it!

You look like you've seen a ghost or something!

[NAPPA laughing]

Come on! Don't tell me there some sort of truth

to what these fools are saying!

Something is definitely headed this way.

But it can't be Kakarot.

The power level's too high...

Whatever is coming has a power level of five-thousand.

What?! No way! Five thousand?!

[VEGETA thinking] There's no way that could be Kakarot!

How could he have become so powerful?

Well, whatever it is, I have to be prepared for anything.

The people of this planet have ways

of hiding their true power levels.

Five thousand could just be the beginning.

It can't be! Your scouter must be malfunctioning!

[PICCOLO laughing]

[PICCOLO] So then, you still think I'm bluffing?

Nappa! Quickly! Kill them all!

We can't let them join with this fighter!

If it is Kakarot, he has to know

that we will not be opposed by anyone!

Huh?!

Uwaah!

[KRILLIN growling]

[NAPPA] But... what about the Dragon Balls?

[VEGETA] We don't need these fools to find them!

It's all becoming clear to me now!

It must have been the Nameks

who created the Dragon Balls here on this planet...

I've heard of the Magic Balls of Namek before,

but I'd always thought they were just a legend!

It can't just be a coincidence that while searching

for these Dragon Balls, we find a Namek!

I get it!

A Namekian is all we need to make the Dragon Balls,

and Planet Namek is loaded with them!

And if this one doesn't want to cooperate,

we can always find another Namekian that will!

So you're... expendable!

Hey! Piccolo! Leave now!

I can take care of this bully by myself

until my Dad gets here!

What?

If we lose you, then the Dragon Balls will disappear

and we won't be able to wish

any of our friends back to life!

Thanks for your concern, Gohan,

but I really don't think you can handle these guys alone...

Just for that... you go first.

I need to help them...

But how? I can barely move... Piccolo... Gohan!

[GOHAN growling]

Okay, brat! You die!

Raahh!

[GOHAN whimpering]

Raagh!

Haah!

Hnn?!

[PICCOLO] I don't believe it...

Uh, Gohan... Was... was that you?

[NAPPA snarling]

You! I'll kill you!

[NAPPA screaming]

[NAPPA growling]

[GOHAN whimpering]

Oh, no...

It's time...

[NAPPA growling]

[GOHAN whimpering]

[NAPPA shouting]

[GOHAN wailing]

[KRILLIN groaning]

Where am I? Where's my dad?

This is... sour...

[GOHAN chuckling]

[PICCOLO thinking] Gohan! No! No!

Until now, training you was out of vengence,

making you worthy enough to be my opponent.

But... something's changed...

No matter what happens to you, Gohan,

I will always be there to protect you.

[NAPPA yelling]

[GOHAN screaming]

[PICCOLO growling]

[GOHAN screaming]

Hrgh!

[PICCOLO screaming]

[NARRATOR] Has Piccolo made the ultimate sacrifice for Gohan

by throwing himself in the path of Nappa's furious attack?

Will Goku arrive in time

to save his remaining friends from the diabolical Saiyans?

And even if he does, what chance does he have

of saving the rest of the planet?

Find out, on the next exciting episode of Dragon Ball Z!