Chapter Summaries

With humanity reduced to fewer than ten million, Master Roshi, Chi-Chi, and Videl trained young martial artists on an island while hoping Bulma and Gohan could find a way to fight the Androids. The trainees remained far too weak, and the chapter ended with Master Roshi remembering how much life had changed since the days at Kame House.

• A bearded officer reported that Master Roshi and the martial artists sent to find him had not returned, while scientists made little progress developing weapons against the Androids.
• On an island training camp, Videl and Chi-Chi instructed groups of young martial artists and admitted they were still too weak to defeat the Androids.
• Videl asked Chi-Chi where Gohan was, and Chi-Chi said he was training with Bulma and did not know when he would return.
• Master Roshi judged the trainees far weaker than Goku and Krillin, while Oolong lamented that Piccolo's death had made the Dragon Balls unavailable.
• Blonde Launch defended Bulma's weapons research and threatened Oolong, prompting Master Roshi to remember the people and days at Kame House.

Son Gohan struggled to grow strong enough to defeat the Androids while Bulma researched a weapon and Trunks asked about his father, Vegeta. After Android 17 and Android 18 destroyed another city, they decided to kill Gohan and Trunks before leaving Earth, and Gohan stepped forward to face them.

• Son Gohan failed to master his golden-haired form and told Trunks that his strength still could not match the Androids.
• Trunks asked Son Gohan about Vegeta, and Son Gohan recalled Vegeta's fierce pride without explaining Bulma's past with him.
• Bulma watched Son Gohan and Trunks eat, reminiscing about Son Goku as she praised Gohan's resemblance to his father.
• Android 17 destroyed another city, and Android 18 decided they should kill Son Gohan and Trunks before traveling to other planets.
• Son Gohan ordered Trunks to retreat and prepared to fight Android 17 and Android 18 alone.

Chaya returned to an Earth devastated by the Androids and discovered that he may have traveled through time. As Android 17 and Android 18 defeated Grandpa Gohan and captured Trunks, an unknown rescuer blinded them with a Solar Flare and took both Saiyans away.

• Grandpa Gohan transformed into a Super Saiyan and fought Android 17 while Chi-Chi, Videl, and Yajirobe reacted to the battle from elsewhere.
• Chaya escaped the spacetime rift, found Red Mountain Star empty, and traveled to Earth to investigate its desolation.
• Android 17 overwhelmed Grandpa Gohan, broke his arm, and forced him out of his Super Saiyan form.
• Android 18 defeated Trunks and proposed using him to force Bulma to build a spaceship, while Android 17 prepared to kill Grandpa Gohan.
• An unknown person used Solar Flare to blind Android 17 and Android 18, then rescued Grandpa Gohan and Trunks.

Chaya rescued Son Gohan and Trunks from Android 17 and Android 18, then healed them with Senzu Beans in the future world. Son Gohan and Trunks recovered and began asking Chaya who he was.

• Android 17 and Android 18 realized that Chaya was a dangerous fighter and discussed how he and Son Gohan might trouble them if they joined forces.
• Chi-Chi fainted after sensing Son Gohan's Ki weaken, and Videl, Master Roshi, and Launch helped carry her inside.
• Yajirobe trembled among the refugees and lamented that another warrior had died.
• Chaya recognized the injured fighters as Son Gohan and Trunks after arriving in the future world.
• Chaya gave Son Gohan a Senzu Bean, and Son Gohan used his last one to heal Trunks.
• Son Gohan introduced Chaya to Trunks, then asked Chaya about his identity, Senzu Beans, and apparent psychic ability.

Chaya revealed to Gohan that he came from a parallel timeline and transformed into a Super Saiyan, a form Gohan knew as a Golden Flame Warrior. After learning how Gohan had been left without proper training, Chaya recognized why his power was poorly controlled and that his timeline lacked the Super Saiyan legend.

• Chaya explained that he was a Saiyan from a different timeline and promised Gohan he would stop the Androids from appearing in his original world.
• Chaya told Gohan that his Super Saiyan power should have been better focused, then transformed to demonstrate the state.
• Gohan called Chaya a Golden Flame Warrior and explained that his father, Son Goku, had first transformed after Krillin died on Namek.
• Chaya concluded that Gohan's timeline had no Super Saiyan legend and suspected it had branched from his own after he saved Bardock.
• Gohan said he had never received systematic training after Piccolo and the other warriors died, and Chaya understood why his ability was underdeveloped.

Chaya reunited with Bulma in the future and offered to help defeat the Androids and train Son Gohan and Trunks in exchange for her developing a way to travel between parallel spacetimes. The chapter left Bulma ready to pursue the research after Chaya asked whether she remembered Dr. Omori.

• Korin and Master Roshi sensed Son Gohan's Ki recover alongside Trunks and a powerful Golden Flame Warrior, while Videl and Chi-Chi learned that Gohan was safe.
• Master Roshi proposed sending the children in training to help the Earth Defense Force search for the injured.
• Trunks and Son Gohan returned to Bulma with Chaya, whom Son Gohan credited with saving them from the Androids.
• Chaya explained that changing the past could not alter their existing world, and Bulma abandoned her hope of using time travel to undo its history.
• Chaya offered to train Son Gohan and Trunks and help Bulma find a way back to his parallel spacetime if she researched a transport device.
• Bulma said reference material could speed up her research, and Chaya asked if she remembered Dr. Omori.

Chaya and Bulma searched for Dr. Omori’s island, hoping to find information that could help them in the bleak future. As their search continued, Chaya told Bulma about his world and asked about her past feelings for Son Goku, leaving her to reflect that both Son Goku and Vegeta were dead.

• Bulma served a meager meal to Grandpa Gohan and Trunks, and Chaya produced a feast from Dimensional Space.
• Chaya asked Bulma to help him search for Dr. Omori’s island, and she agreed.
• Chaya and Bulma departed by aircraft while Grandpa Gohan set out on the Flying Nimbus to visit Chi-Chi and left Trunks at home.
• Chaya and Bulma searched among the islands and reefs as Chaya told Bulma about his world, including meeting Tights.
• Chaya asked Bulma why she had not ended up with Son Goku, and Bulma said she had thought of him as a little brother before reflecting that the past was over.

Chaya and Bulma recovered Dr. Omori’s time-machine research from his abandoned island, but Chaya sensed Trunks fighting the Androids and rushed to save him. After healing Trunks, Chaya sent him to evacuate Bulma and Grandpa Gohan while he faced the Androids in West City.

• Chaya and Bulma searched Dr. Omori’s abandoned island and found his time-machine notes, albums, and research equipment, which Bulma packed into a Hoi-Poi Capsule.
• Chaya used Instant Transmission to take Bulma and the recovered materials back to her underground laboratory in West City.
• Chaya sensed Trunks’s Ki weakening and teleported to West City, where Android 17 was beating Trunks and preparing to kill him.
• Chaya intercepted Android 17’s energy sphere and gave Trunks a Senzu Bean, healing his injuries.
• Chaya ordered Trunks to take Bulma and Grandpa Gohan away from West City, and Trunks agreed to leave while Chaya stayed behind.

Chaya confronted Androids 17 and 18 to give Trunks and the others time, then transformed into a Super Saiyan and fought both siblings. Their battle devastated the ruins and left Chaya facing two powerful opponents with endless energy.

• Chaya realized Androids 17 and 18 had ignored Trunks and chose to hold them off while Trunks and the others escaped.
• Chaya assessed the Androids’ immense strength and decided he needed to end the fight quickly because they had perpetual energy.
• Chaya transformed into a Super Saiyan, prompting Android 17 to call Android 18 in to help defeat him.
• Androids 17 and 18 attacked Chaya together, but he evaded their strikes and exploited their crude combat techniques.
• Android 17 struck Chaya, who deflected much of the force with the Transfer Technique before Android 18 pursued and attacked him.
• Chaya and Android 18 exchanged blows, collapsing the city ruins and tearing up the ground before both were sent flying backward.

Chaya fought Android 17 and Android 18 in West City but was badly injured by their coordinated attack. After healing with a Senzu Bean, he escaped, leaving the Androids undefeated as Gohan arrived to find the city destroyed.

• Grandpa Gohan sensed Chaya fighting the Androids and flew toward West City despite Korin warning him about the danger.
• Chaya struggled against Android 17 and Android 18, whose endless stamina wore him down as he tried to avoid destroying Earth.
• Android 17 and Android 18 trapped Chaya in coordinated energy barrages that leveled West City and left him with several broken bones.
• Chaya used a Senzu Bean to heal, sensed Gohan approaching, and decided he could not defeat the Androids yet.
• Chaya vanished after telling Android 17 and Android 18 that next time would be their deathday.
• Gohan reached the outskirts of West City and saw that the city had been completely destroyed.

Grandpa Gohan reunited with Trunks and Bulma after Chaya fought Android 17 and Android 18 to a draw, then accompanied them to Master Roshi’s island. Chaya warned the group that the Androids had unlimited energy, and Master Roshi feared they might leave Earth if they found a spaceship.

• Grandpa Gohan refused to flee while Chaya fought the Androids, but Chaya soon appeared and said he had only managed to draw against Android 17 and Android 18.
• Chaya revealed that the Androids had unlimited energy, and Bulma realized that their incomplete blueprints had concealed the secret of their energy system.
• Chaya urged Bulma, Trunks, and Grandpa Gohan to leave the area, and they traveled to the island where Chi-Chi, Master Roshi, and Korin were staying.
• Chaya met Korin and explained what he knew about the Androids to Master Roshi and the others.
• Master Roshi warned that Android 17 and Android 18 could threaten Earth beyond its borders if they found a spaceship.

Chaya realized that the Hyperbolic Time Chamber could help Grandpa Gohan and Trunks train for the Androids, then confirmed that the Sacred Temple was still usable. He took Master Roshi, Korin, Grandpa Gohan, and Trunks there to begin.

• Master Roshi asked Chaya to help fight the Androids and train Grandpa Gohan and Trunks.
• Chaya told Master Roshi that he could not defeat the Androids alone, then recalled the Hyperbolic Time Chamber in the Sacred Temple.
• Chaya used Instant Transmission to inspect the Sacred Temple and found it badly damaged but intact enough to reach the Chamber.
• Chaya returned and told the group that the Hyperbolic Time Chamber could still be used.
• Bulma, Chi-Chi, blonde Launch, and Videl stayed behind while Chaya took Master Roshi, Korin, Grandpa Gohan, and Trunks to the Sacred Temple.

Chaya and Grandpa Gohan entered the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to train for a year, with Chaya teaching Grandpa Gohan the fundamentals while refining his own control. Chaya also explained his four levels of Super Saiyan and concluded that Super Saiyan 2 would come when the transformation’s power increase reached a hundredfold.

• Chaya led Grandpa Gohan, Master Roshi, Korin, and Trunks to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber and entered with Grandpa Gohan.
• Chaya gave Grandpa Gohan a gravity bracelet and began training him from the basics while they transformed into Super Saiyans.
• Chaya recognized that his control over compressed energy needed improvement after his battle with Android 17 and Android 18.
• Chaya and Grandpa Gohan trained in the chamber for half a year, with Chaya correcting Grandpa Gohan’s breathing, Ki perception, and fundamentals.
• Chaya set out the four levels of Super Saiyan and placed himself at the ordinary Super Saiyan level, believing a hundredfold increase would lead to Super Saiyan 2.

Chaya pushed his Super Saiyan training further in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, while Gohan trained to fight the Androids. The chapter ended with Chaya reaching 2.4 billion battle power, still an ordinary Super Saiyan but strong enough to easily defeat Android 17 and Android 18.

• Chaya set a goal of reaching a level beyond an ordinary Super Saiyan as quickly as possible.
• Master Roshi, Korin, and Trunks waited outside the Hyperbolic Time Chamber and hoped Gohan's training had succeeded.
• Gohan's year of training raised his battle power from 500 million to 800 million, enough to fight one Android if he ended the battle quickly.
• Chaya emerged from meditation in Super Saiyan form, unleashing a vast surge of power that stunned Gohan.
• Chaya measured his battle power at 2.4 billion and concluded that he had not surpassed an ordinary Super Saiyan, but could easily handle Android 17 and Android 18.

After completing a year of training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Grandpa Gohan demonstrated his new strength to Chaya, who urged him not to lose his Saiyan fighting spirit. They emerged ready to face the Androids, while Chaya raised the problem of rebuilding Earth and recovering its Dragon Balls.

• Chaya explained four levels of Super Saiyan power, and Grandpa Gohan admitted he had learned a great deal.
• Grandpa Gohan transformed and attacked Chaya, but Chaya stopped his fist with one finger and drove him back with a few taps.
• Chaya reminded Grandpa Gohan never to lose his will to fight, then led him out of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to confront the Androids.
• At the ruined Sacred Temple, Trunks, Master Roshi, and Korin welcomed Chaya and Grandpa Gohan, and Grandpa Gohan said he was strong enough to fight the Androids.
• Chaya asked how Earth would be rebuilt, and Master Roshi and Korin lamented that Earth’s Dragon Balls were gone and New Namek was difficult to locate.
• Chaya suggested asking North Kai for New Namek’s location and wondered why he had not intervened in Earth’s crisis.

Chaya and Son Gohan set out to find Android 17 and Android 18 after promising to defeat them, while the Androids continued destroying towns and killing civilians. The chapter left Yajirobe face-to-face with the Androids as Chaya and Son Gohan pursued their trail.

• Chaya proposed that he and Son Gohan find the Androids after the others rested, and everyone returned to the island to celebrate the news.
• The next morning, Chaya and Son Gohan flew toward West City to search for the Androids, who left no Ki trail.
• Android 18 tried on clothes in a small town while Android 17 destroyed the shopping district and said he would destroy the town next.
• Chaya and Son Gohan found West City destroyed and followed the Androids' trail past more than a hundred ruined settlements.
• Yajirobe wandered through a ruined city and recognized Android 17 and Android 18, who identified him as Son Goku's friend.

Android 18 killed Yajirobe after he finally stopped fleeing and fought back. Grandpa Gohan and Chaya arrived to confront the Androids, and Gohan began fighting Android 17 with newfound strength.

• Yajirobe attacked Android 18, but she easily knocked him aside and Android 17 ordered her to finish him.
• Android 18 riddled Yajirobe with energy blasts, killing him as he faced his death with a smile.
• Grandpa Gohan and Chaya arrived, and Grandpa Gohan reacted with fury when he saw Yajirobe's corpse.
• Chaya challenged Android 18 while Grandpa Gohan confronted Android 17.
• Android 17 attacked Gohan, but Gohan blocked his strike without moving and revealed strength that surpassed Android 17's.

Grandpa Gohan and Chaya defeated Android 17 and Android 18, ending the Androids’ threat to Earth. Chaya left Grandpa Gohan to face the difficult task of rebuilding the devastated world.

• Grandpa Gohan overwhelmed Android 17 with a fierce attack and gained control of their fight.
• Chaya confronted Android 18, seized her, and annihilated her with an energy sphere.
• Android 17 charged Chaya in fury, but Grandpa Gohan blocked him before Chaya took over the fight.
• Chaya trapped Android 17 in an energy cage and pierced his heart with a beam, killing him.
• Chaya destroyed Android 17’s corpse, and Grandpa Gohan thanked him before resolving to rebuild Earth.

After the Androids were destroyed, Chaya promised to find New Namek’s location so Earth’s survivors could use its Dragon Balls to restore the dead and help rebuild. He traveled to North Kai Planet and found North Kai asleep in a sports car.

• Chaya and Grandpa Gohan returned to the island and told everyone the Androids had been destroyed, prompting a celebration.
• Chaya agreed to visit North Kai Planet to obtain New Namek’s coordinates, while Grandpa Gohan took Trunks to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to train.
• Chaya told Bulma and the others that he would find New Namek so they could seek its Dragon Balls and revive those killed by the Androids.
• Chaya used Instant Transmission to reach North Kai Planet, greeted Bubbles, and searched for North Kai.
• Chaya found North Kai sleeping in a sports car on the far side of the planet.

Chaya returned to Earth with New Namek’s coordinates and warned everyone that Dr. Gero’s computer had created another Android, Cell, who was still an infant. He and Bulma set out with Master Roshi to find Dr. Gero’s hidden base and destroy Cell before he matured.

• North Kai investigated Earth, learned that Android 17 and Android 18 threatened the planet, and gave Chaya New Namek’s coordinates while contacting its Grand Elder.
• Chaya returned to Earth and told Bulma and the others that Cell was developing in Dr. Gero’s base and would become a danger if he matured.
• Bulma and Master Roshi agreed with Chaya that they should destroy Cell while he was still an infant.
• Chaya, Bulma, and Master Roshi traveled to the cold northern Qiu Lin Mountains, where they found the entrance to Dr. Gero’s base blocked by stones.