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[GOKU] Be right back!

[NARRATOR] Last time on Dragon Ball Z,

a mysterious boy named Trunks

arrived from the future with a warning:

An unprecedented force of evil is on its way!

[TRUNKS] ...morning of May 12th at 10AM...

A horribly destructive duo will show up on an island

nine miles southwest of South City.

What's the deal? Are they aliens?

[TRUNKS] No.

They're both androids created right here on Earth.

There's no rhyme or reason to what they do.

They're machines of destruction.

Man-eaters!

It's mind-boggling how strong they are.

[NARRATOR] And while Trunks bid a final heartfelt farewell

to his past...

[TRUNKS] Father...

I'm glad I got to see you.

Farewell, young Mother.

May the good spirits keep you safe.

[NARRATOR] The fate of the world once again rests

on the shoulders of its greatest champion.

[VEGETA growls]

[NARRATOR] But is even Goku's strength enough

to change the course of history?

Stay tuned!

[GOKU] Sorry, guys.

I guess all of this trouble must have followed me

home from Namek.

Tell me, Kakarot,

Exactly how did you escape from Namek anyway?

Oh yeah, that's right.

Frieza's ship was wrecked wasn't it?

King Kai told us there was no way you could have survived

when Namek exploded.

We thought you were a goner.

How did you get away?

Where there's a will, there's a way.

[thinking] But there were moments

where I didn't think I'd make it...

[GOKU growls]

[GOKU] C'mon, baby! Please work!

[beeping]

[GOKU] Work, you sorry piece of junk!

[GOKU growls]

No! Wait! I take it back! You're not a piece of junk!

[GOKU gasps]

Oh nooo!

[GOKU screams]

[KRILLIN] So Frieza's ship wouldn't work at all?

Wow, Goku! I bet you must've been really scared.

Yeah, but it's a good thing for me

I was able to keep a clear head through it all.

Enough with the suspense already!

Get on with the blasted story!

All right! Where was I...?

Hmm... Planet Namek was just about to blow...

[GOKU] Come on, you piece of junk!

Go! Go! Go!

[GOKU] I had almost given up hope.

But then, at the last minute,

I caught a glimpse of another space ship!

[VEGETA] Another ship?!

Ahh, it must have belonged to the Ginyu Force!

[GOKU] Whoever it belonged to,

I knew it was my only chance, so I went for it!

[GOKU] There was no time for me to plot a course,

so I just fired up the engines and punched it!

[GOKU] I made it off of Namek

with just a couple of seconds to spare!

[GOKU] The only problem was I had no idea where I was going!

[GOKU screams]

[GOKU] The next thing I remember is crash landing

on some strange planet light years away from Namek.

[GOKU groans]

[ALIENS warble]

[GOKU gasps]

[ALIENS yell]

[ALIENS warble]

It's my lucky day...

I didn't know that the circus was in town...

[ALIENS continue warbling]

[GOKU] It turns out I'd landed on the Planet Yardrat,

and the inhabitants were really friendly!

They were kind enough to nurse me back to health,

and they even repaired my spaceship!

So once I was strong enough to make the journey,

I packed up and headed home!

That may explain where you've been for all of this time,

but there's still a few things I'd like to know.

For starters...

where in the world did you get that absurd looking outfit?

[GOKU] It's the latest fashion on Planet Yardrat

but I guess it does look a little strange.

But at least it's not pink!

Never mind!

Who cares about your stupid clothes anyway?!

Now it's pretty obvious that you've been training!

I want to see what you've learned!

[GOKU] Hmm...

Now where to begin... Oh yeah!

Alright!

I knew that Goku wouldn't come back empty handed!

Come on! Show us some new tricks, Goku!

Alright, let's see if I can remember it now!

How did it go again...?

It's not an easy trick to do...

I like to call it, "The Instant Transmission!"

[ALL] The instant what?!

Hey! Come on. Let's see it!

Okay. Watch this!

Alright, to begin with, I need to imagine a person.

A person far away... Now who should it be?

Someone with a whole lot of life energy would be good!

Now... who's it gonna be...?

I got it!

Ready?

3... 2... 1...

[gasping]

--He's gone?! --He's gone?!

Wow!

Hmph. So, what's so great about that? It's just super speed!

Ta-Dah! Check it out!

Wha--? But those glasses are Master Roshi's!

Yeah, they are!

[ROSHI] Nooooo!

[ROSHI whimpers]

My glasses!

But... that's impossible!

Kame house is miles away from here, Goku.

What's up?!

It's a secret.

[VEGETA growls]

Krillin, can I trust you with these?

Sure, no problem-o!

Oh man, now he's gonna get an attitude!

[GOKU laughs]

[GOKU] I'll say!

Great...

Now don't you think we ought to talk about some other things...

like androids?

Androids?! Gosh! I guess I almost forgot about them.

[ALLL gasp]

On May 12th, three years from now,

on an island, 9 miles southwest of South City

at 10 o'clock in the morning,

two killer androids will arrive--

[GOKU] Okay, okay! Enough! Just joking!

We all remember.

So... What you're saying is we should keep that day open, huh?

This one could get a little bit rough.

So you'll have to decide if you're in or you're out!

When the time comes,

you won't be able to hide behind those sunglasses!

Yeah, that's for sure.

[KRILLIN chuckles]

Now hold on, I don't remember putting you

in charge of this operation.

Are you challenging me, Vegeta?!

Hmm...

Whoa, now!

[PICCOLO] Don't cross me, Vegeta!

[VEGETA] Or what?!

[BULMA sighs]

Hey, hold on. I just had an great idea...

I know a way we can save the Earth and not fight!

Get rid of Dr. Gero!

Huh?!

[ALL gasping]

Here's what I think we should do:

Use the Dragon Balls to summon the Dragon,

He'll tell us where the doctor is.

We take out the doctor and all of our problems are solved!

Ya get it?

That's great! In fact, Bulma,

I'm surprised I didn't think of that before you did!

I mean who wants to wait around for three years anyway?

By the time we found the Dragon Balls it would be too late,

--you dope! --[KRILLIN gasps]

[VEGETA] Leave the great ideas to the great minds like my own.

Get over yourself!

You wouldn't know a great idea if it hit you in the head,

you big dummy!

[KRILLIN whimpers]

Goku, you're with me aren't you?!

[BULMA whimpers]

Wow, I can't believe it, but I guess I have to

side with Vegeta.

--[BULMA sobs] --Besides, Dr. Gero

hasn't made the androids yet so he hasn't done anything wrong.

Well, we'll just have to wait.

[BULMA] But that boy said those androids were strong enough

to wipe us all out!

Why do you want to rush off and meet them head on?!

Think about it, guys.

You don't want to fight them!

No, we don't. But it looks like we have to.

[CHIAOTZU whimpers]

So... What about you two?

Are you with us?

Hmm.

We're... done for...

Well, that's it. I know what I have to do. I'm in!

Even though the odds are against us

and this will seriously cut into my social life!

Y'know what I'm sayin', Goku?

[GOKU laughs]

Think about it. We're a lot stronger together

than we are apart.

And together, we'll have no problem

beating those androids, right?

Yeah, Bulma, your idea was good in theory,

but maybe you ought to rethink your position on this one.

What are you saying?!

[KRILLIN clears throat]

[KRILLIN] Come here.

What I'm trying to say is

I wanna try and stay on the good side of Vegeta and Piccolo.

[BULMA gasps]

[KRILLIN] I don't know if you've noticed,

but they seem to have a hard time controlling their tempers.

I get it. You're saying you don't want to get beaten up!

Gohan, cool it! You're crampin' my style!

What a dweeb. As for the rest of you,

don't come crying to me when those androids

take over the Earth and enslave everybody

because I'll just say I told you so!

Then it's settled. We'll all fight together!

[ALL] Yeah!

[VEGETA growls]

Look at you, the great general rallying his troops. Hardly!

You look more like a cheerleader!

[GOKU gasps]

It's hopeless! Boys will always be boys!

[BULMA growls]

Great! We'll meet here...

Um...?

In three years at 9 a.m. on May 12th.

And if you don't think you can handle it,

then don't bother showing up! Got it?

[VEGETA] Kakarot!

I want you to know just because we've agreed

to fight together this time, I don't want you to start thinking

anything has changed between us!

Listen, when this is over, we'll meet to settle the score!

Sure.

Goodbye, you guys...

See you in three years!

See ya later!

Be sure to drop us a line sometime!

Train really hard! We're counting on you guys, okay?

Piccolo? I need a training partner.

So... What d'ya say? It would make Gohan happy!

All right, then. I'm in.

Yeah! Alright!

[GOKU] Krillin! Yamcha! Care to join us?

--[YAMCHA] Uhh... --[KRILLIN] No thanks.

I think I'm going to train with Master Roshi.

Yeah, I like to train at my own pace, Goku. And besides,

I don't think I could keep up with you guys anyway!

Okay. See ya!

Oh, and Bulma?

Hey, I hope you have a healthy baby!

Huh?!

[GOKU] See ya in three!

[BULMA & KRILLIN coughing]

Uhhh...

Bulma... what did he mean? Are you going to be a mom?

No way...

I don't know what Goku was talking about.

[YAMCHA] Uh, he was trying to say...

Maybe it's about time you got married

and started a family, huh?

[YAMCHA chuckles nervously]

[YAMCHA laughs]

I mean it's not like you're gettting any younger, huh?!

[YAMCHA laughs]

Huh...?

[YAMCHA continues to laugh]

Hey! What's shakin'?

[KRILLIN chuckles]

[ROSHI yells]

Where'd you come from?!

Krillin, it's not very nice of you to sneak up on me like that!

[KRILLIN chuckles]

Hey, are those my sunglasses?

What? Hey, what d'ya know?

[ROSHI] Gimme!

Now I can catch up on my readin'!

[ROSHI chuckles]

No wait! Train me! Come on, please!

[ROSHI continues to chuckle]

[DR. BRIEF screams, SCRATCH yowls]

300 times gravity?! That's impossible!

[VEGETA] So? That's what I want!

Kakarot trained in 100 times gravity right?

So I want three times as much.

But... That's crazy! With 300 times gravity,

your body will feel like it weighs 18 tons!

[SCRATCH whimpers]

Good kitty.

[VEGETA growls]

[VEGETA yells]

That's what I want!

[DR. BRIEF gasps]

[CHICHI] This time you've gone too far, Goku!

I don't want you teaching our son all of your bad habits!

I won't stand for it! I won't!

This has got to stop!

Are you crazy?! No way!

I'm not going to let you interfere

in Gohan's studies anymore!

[GOKU whimpers]

Why do you think I bought Gohan textbooks and study tapes?!

I even got him a "learn while you sleep" kit

so he doesn't fall behind!

Do you want our only son to grow up to be

a muscle bound thug Without a brain?!

Hmph! You can go, but Gohan stays here!

ChiChi... We need Gohan for this battle.

It's important!

It's only this one time...

Then he can spend the rest of his life

with his nose in the books!

Hm?

[CHICHI growls]

I don't want our son growing up without an education

the way his father did! Is that so wrong?!

Honestly, all the pain and torment I go through

just because I want the best for my little boy...

Boy I never knew you felt so strongly about it ChiChi.

But look, Gohan wants to go!

[GOHAN growls]

--[CHICHI growls] --[BOTH gasp]

Absolutely not! No way! And that's final!

But... are you trying to tell me that Gohan's studies

are more important than saving the Earth?

That's right, mister!

There's nothing more important than Gohan's studies right now!

If Gohan takes three years off, he'll fall behind!

Aw relax, ChiChi.

[CHICHI screams]

[GOKU gasps]

[GOKU] Oh no, what have I done?!

I've been in space so long, I don't know my own strength!

There...

I guess I'm not used to the gravity on Earth yet, ChiChi!

Listen, Goku. I'll let Gohan train with you

but I want him to try and study too.

I don't think that's unreasonable.

I mean a boy his age can't spend everyday rough housing.

He needs an education and I want to make sure he gets one.

Have I made myself clear?!

That's one battle Goku will never win.

Okay...

[TIEN grunts]

[TIEN growls]

[TIEN shouts]

[grunting]

[CHIAOTZU screams]

[TIEN yells]

That... wasn't... bad, Tien...

[ROSHI giggles]

Hmm...?

[KRILLIN growls]

[KRILLIN] Kame... hame...

Well, hello there!

[KRILLIN grunts]

[ROSHI] Hey, Krillin!

[KRILLIN] Huh?

Why don't you give it a rest for a while?

You know what they say. "All work and no play makes--"

me-HAAA!

[ROSHI] Cut that out, Krillin!

You're gettin' my magazines all wet!

[GOHAN grunts]

Ready, Gohan?

[GOHAN pants]

Yeah...

[GOKU yells]

[PICCOLO yells]

[GOHAN growls]

[GOKU & PICCOLO yelling]

[BOTH shout]

[shouting, blows landing]

[shouting]

[GOHAN grunts]

[PICCOLO yells]

[GOHAN shouts]

[GOHAN grunts]

[GOHAN screams]

[GOHAN grunts]

[GOHAN screams]

[PICCOLO] Well, I think that's enough for today.

Yeah, I'll say!

[GOHAN] No! Let's keep going! I can take it!

I've... got to get strong.

[GOHAN grunts]

I... want to be as strong as you two...

[GOHAN growls]

[AEROBICS GIRL] One... And two... And three... And four!

Come on! One, two, three,

--four! One, and two-- --[YAMCHA chuckles]

Buddy, I can get you in that class if you want!

No... Thanks.

Okay... Maybe the dance class isn't such a bad idea.

[VEGETA grunts]

I'll show Kakarot...

that he's not the only Super Saiyan...

in the universe!

[VEGETA grunts]

[NARRATOR] No pain, no gain.

That's a lesson Gohan is learning the hard way

from Goku and Piccolo.

And he has three years to get it right.

[GOHAN] Come on!

[GOHAN growls]