Chapter Summaries

Trunks discovered that he had arrived in a parallel world where Chi-Chi was Kami and Son Goku was married to Bulma. Chaya explained how Trunks’s time machine brought him there and offered to train him to defeat the Androids in his own world.

• Chi-Chi questioned Trunks about his identity and learned that he believed Frieza and King Cold were heading for Earth, but she explained that Frieza had been defeated and Son Goku was already on Earth.
• Chi-Chi told Trunks that Son Goku was her senior brother and Bulma’s husband, leaving Trunks devastated by how different this world was from his own.
• Trunks revealed that he came from a future twenty years ahead, and Chaya arrived, already knowing his name.
• Chaya explained that he could travel between parallel time-spaces and that Trunks had entered a different universe rather than changing his own past.
• Trunks asked Chaya to help with the Androids, and Chaya offered to train him while saying that defeating them would be Trunks’s own responsibility.

Trunks arrived from a future timeline to deliver medicine and warn Chaya that a dangerous life-form might also have traveled to this world. After Trunks returned home, Chaya and Chi-Chi gathered Earth’s fighters to prepare for the Androids’ arrival in three years.

• Chaya told Trunks that another life-form from six years in his future was likely already lurking in this world.
• Trunks declined to stay and train, choosing to return to protect Bulma and his world before coming back in three years.
• Chaya told Chi-Chi that Trunks was Bulma’s child, and Chi-Chi asked Mr. Popo to summon the others.
• Krillin, Tien Shinhan, Chiaotzu, Yamcha, Yajirobe, Vegeta, Son Goku, Gohan, Piccolo, and Bulma gathered at the Sacred Temple.
• Chi-Chi recounted Trunks’s visit, and Chaya warned everyone that two vicious Androids would appear near South City at around ten in the morning on May 12th, three years later.

Chaya told everyone that the Androids would attack Earth in three years and refused to fight for them, forcing Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, and the others to prepare on their own. The warriors left the Sacred Temple determined to train for the coming battle.

• Chaya recounted how Androids had devastated Trunks World, where even Super Saiyans had died, and explained that Trunks had arrived in a parallel timeline.
• Bulma and the others reacted to the revelation, while Goku learned that his counterpart in Trunks World had died of heart disease before the Androids appeared.
• Chaya warned that Androids 17 and 18 would come to their world in three years and that Cell had already arrived.
• Yamcha and Krillin hoped Chaya would help them, but Chaya refused and urged the warriors to face the threat themselves.
• Goku, Piccolo, and Vegeta committed to training, then everyone left the Sacred Temple as Old Kami worried about Earth's approaching disaster.

Chaya told Old Kami that Dr. Gero’s computer was creating Cell and decided the infant Cell in their timeline had to be destroyed. In Trunks’s future, three years passed as he endured repeated defeats against the Androids, then departed to train with Chaya in another timeline.

• Chaya warned Old Kami about Dr. Gero and the Cell his computer was creating, and said he would destroy the infant Cell in their world.
• Trunks returned to his future and told Bulma that he had reached a parallel timeline where Chi-Chi was Kami and Bulma had married Goku.
• Trunks told Bulma that Chaya had promised to train him and that Chaya had restored peace in another world.
• Bulma spent three years replenishing the time machine while Trunks fought Android 17 and Android 18 repeatedly and returned injured each time.
• Trunks left his future in the time machine to seek training, while Bulma wished for him to return alive.

Mephia transformed into a Super Saiyan and then awakened a controllable Legendary Super Saiyan form. Chaya and Selyne decided that Xia Qing and Silica should gain experience by fighting Earth's Androids, expected to appear in a few days.

• Mephia reached Super Saiyan after training, and her family watched her transformation.
• Mephia's golden aura turned grass-green as she awakened her Legendary Super Saiyan form without losing control.
• Chaya explained Mephia's new transformation, and she demonstrated that she could switch between her Legendary and ordinary Super Saiyan forms.
• Selyne and Chaya told Xia Qing and Silica to gain battle experience against Earth's Androids when they appeared.

Three years after the warning about the Androids, the Dragon Ball warriors gathered near South City to search for them. The Androids ambushed Yamcha, but Piccolo rescued him and confronted the two attackers.

• The warriors assembled on an island near South City, where Bulma arrived with Tights and Vegeta’s baby, Trunks.
• Chi-Chi recognized Trunks’s name from the boy who had traveled from the future and suspected this child was connected to another timeline.
• Xia Qing and Chaya’s other children joined the warriors, and Silica warned that the modified Androids had no Ki to sense.
• Son Goku sent the group to search the nearby towns, while Bulma and Tights eventually left the island.
• The Androids ambushed Yamcha, but Piccolo arrived in time to save him with a Senzu Bean.
• Piccolo faced the attackers, an old man and a fat man wearing Red Ribbon Army hats.

Son Goku and Vegeta confronted Android 19 and Android 20, revealing that both Saiyans could become Super Saiyans and overpower the Androids. Dr. Gero escaped underground after a desperate blast, threatening that Android 17 and Android 18 would come for them.

• Yamcha warned Son Goku, Vegeta, and the others that the Androids could absorb energy through their palms.
• Vegeta transformed into a Super Saiyan and attacked Android 19 and Android 20, overwhelming them while the others watched.
• Son Goku transformed and intercepted Android 20, while Vegeta tore off Android 19's hands and destroyed him.
• Dr. Gero grew alarmed by the Saiyans' strength, then battled both Super Saiyans and lost an arm.
• Dr. Gero fired his remaining energy, escaped underground in the smoke, and warned that Android 17 and Android 18 would kill them.

Son Goku and his companions learned that the Androids they had fought were not the Androids Trunks remembered, and they searched for Dr. Gero’s laboratory. There, Android 17 and Android 18 awakened and killed Dr. Gero just before Son Goku and the others arrived.

• Trunks explained that the Androids from his world were Android 17 and Android 18, prompting the group to realize they had fought different Androids.
• Grandpa Gohan recalled Dr. Gero mentioning Android 17 and Android 18, and the group identified the escaped old man as Dr. Gero.
• Bulma told the group that Dr. Gero’s laboratory was likely near the Arctic Circle, so they split up to search the glaciers.
• Dr. Gero awakened Android 17 and Android 18 and ordered them to kill Son Goku and his companions.
• Android 17 seized the hibernation controller and killed Dr. Gero, while Android 18 awakened Android 16.
• Son Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, Xia Qing, Silica, and the others blasted open the laboratory doors as Android 16 awakened.

Vegeta and Son Goku fought Android 17 and Android 18, but the Androids proved too strong and overwhelmed the group. As Android 17 and Android 18 prepared to finish them, Myers appeared, and Android 16 warned that her power surpassed theirs.

• Vegeta and Son Goku transformed into Super Saiyans and challenged Android 17 and Android 18, while Trunks rushed in to help.
• Android 17 and Android 18 lured the fighters to a canyon, where Android 17 fought Son Goku and Android 18 fought Vegeta; Android 16 initially refused to join in.
• Android 18 defeated Vegeta and broke his arm, while Android 16 sent Trunks, Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, and the others flying when they tried to intervene.
• Android 17 and Android 18 confronted the exhausted Son Goku as Trunks feared history would repeat itself.
• Myers appeared in front of Son Goku, and Android 16 warned Android 17 and Android 18 that they were no match for her; Android 18 stared at Myers with a strange sense of familiarity.

Myers stopped Android 17 from attacking and let the Androids leave, insisting that the others must grow strong enough to face them themselves. After Son Goku encouraged Trunks and healed Vegeta, Vegeta flew off in humiliation, and Goku followed him.

• Myers caught Android 17’s fist, overpowered him, and threw him back to Android 16, warning the Androids to leave.
• Android 16, Android 17, and Android 18 withdrew, while Myers told Trunks that the Androids were not yet a threat and that he should train instead of relying on others.
• Son Goku agreed with Myers and encouraged Trunks to become stronger.
• Son Goku gave Vegeta a Senzu Bean, restoring his injuries, and Vegeta flew away in anger after his defeat.
• Son Goku followed Vegeta, while Trunks remained behind, unsure whether to go after them.

Mephia declined to interfere with the Androids, encouraged Trunks to train so he could save his own world, and watched the group disperse to prepare for future battles. Son Goku and Vegeta decided to train in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, while Chaya destroyed the laboratory holding Cell and Android 17 and Android 18 resolved to wait for another opportunity.

• Mephia told Chi-Chi that the Androids did not seem evil and urged her children to train, then invited Trunks to grow stronger with her so he could save his own world.
• Krillin and Piccolo agreed that everyone needed to train and stay alert, and the group separated to do so.
• Son Goku joined Vegeta and proposed surpassing the Super Saiyan state, then told him about the Hyperbolic Time Chamber at the Sacred Temple.
• Chaya found larval Cell in Dr. Gero's laboratory, decided it was too dangerous to leave alive, and destroyed the laboratory and surrounding mountain range.
• Android 17, Android 18, and Android 16 discussed Mephia's overwhelming strength, and Android 18 concluded they would have to look for another opportunity.

Android 17, Android 18, and Android 16 traveled toward a city after meeting Myers, but Chaya intercepted them on the road. He warned them that Son Goku might not be their greatest enemy and hinted that Dr. Gero had created other Androids, leaving Android 18 staring at Chaya as if she recognized him.

• Android 17, Android 18, and Android 16 stole a pickup truck and drove toward the nearest city to change clothes.
• Android 16 revealed that he was stronger than Android 17 and Android 18, then sensed an approaching fighter several times stronger than Son Goku and the others.
• Chaya landed in front of the pickup, and Android 17, Android 18, and Android 16 recognized him and avoided acting hostilely.
• Chaya told Android 17 and Android 18 that he would not interfere with their fight against Son Goku as long as they did not slaughter people, and warned that Dr. Gero had created other Androids.
• Android 18 asked Chaya if he was Chaya and stared at him with a familiar, intent expression.

Android 18 recalled her past as a human and agreed with Android 17 and Android 16 to stay alert for other Androids. Meanwhile, Chaya brought Trunks to his home, recovered Dr. Gero’s Android blueprints, and began training him, leaving Trunks stunned by how effortlessly Chaya stopped his attacks.

• Android 18 dismissed Android 17’s teasing and agreed that she and Android 17 should heed Chaya’s warning about other Androids.
• Myers brought Trunks to Chaya’s villa, where Selyne and Launch welcomed him and learned about the Androids in his world.
• Chaya returned with Dr. Gero’s blueprints, and Trunks identified the plans for Androids 16, 17, and 18 before storing them safely.
• Chaya examined Trunks’s swordsmanship and judged that he needed to rebuild his martial arts foundation from the beginning.
• Trunks attacked Chaya with his sword, but Chaya stopped every strike with a flick of his finger, leaving Trunks stunned.

Trunks began training under Chaya, who sent him to investigate a strange aircraft found by Bulma. Trunks identified it as another time machine from his future and realized an Android had arrived in this world before him.

• Chaya gave Trunks a gravity wristband and ordered him to train under maximum gravity without transforming into a Super Saiyan.
• Bulma called Chaya about an aircraft discovered in the western mountains, and Chaya told Trunks to inspect it before continuing his training at the Sacred Temple.
• Chaya told Selyne and Myers that Cell's aircraft had appeared and explained Cell's forms and his need to absorb Android 17 and Android 18.
• Trunks met Bulma, who explained that he could think of her as his aunt, and told her his life with Goku was going well.
• Trunks compared the moss-covered aircraft with his own time machine and recognized it as the same machine, which had traveled from three years after his world's present.
• Trunks concluded that an Android had arrived in this world before him, and he and Bulma found a shed shell nearby.

Trunks brought the Android blueprints to Bulma and went to the Sacred Temple to train while Cell began hunting Android 17 and Android 18. The chapter left Cell confronting the two Androids after his arrival triggered Android 16’s warning.

• Trunks gave Bulma the Android blueprints, then headed to the Sacred Temple to train with Chaya.
• Trunks learned about the Hyperbolic Time Chamber and planned to train there after Vegeta, Son Goku, Gohan, Krillin, and Yamcha.
• Cell absorbed humans in a city and vowed to absorb Android 17 and Android 18 to reach his perfect form.
• Old Kami watched Cell’s attack from the Sacred Temple and spoke with Piccolo about the need for powerful warriors.
• Android 17, Android 18, and Android 16 detected an evil energy stronger than theirs while driving away from a mall.
• Cell emerged from the forest, blocked their pickup truck, and declared that he had finally found Android 17 and Android 18.

Cell confronted Piccolo and the Androids, revealing his plan to absorb Android 17 and Android 18. After Piccolo and Android 16 tried to stop him, Cell blinded everyone with Solar Flare and absorbed Android 17, leaving Android 18 attacking him.

• Cell appeared before Android 17 and Android 18 and announced that he would absorb them to complete his evolution.
• Piccolo, now calling himself Junior Ma, fought Cell while Android 17 and Android 18 watched in shock at their strength.
• Android 18 urged Android 17 to seek Chaya's help, but Cell lunged at him; Android 16 tore off Cell's tail and helped Android 17 escape.
• Piccolo joined Android 16 to oppose Cell and protect the Androids.
• Cell used Solar Flare to blind everyone, then regenerated his tail and absorbed Android 17.
• Android 18 attacked Cell, but he protected himself inside a dark-red fireball with an Energy Barrier.

Cell absorbed Android 17 and gained a new form while Vegeta rushed to confront him, but a dark life-form named Janemba was born in Hell and headed for the Living World. Grand Kai warned the King Kais of the danger as Janemba left Other World.

• Cell absorbed Android 17, doubled his energy, and planned to absorb Android 18 to reach his Perfect form.
• Vegeta emerged from the Hyperbolic Time Chamber as Super Vegeta and sped toward Cell, Piccolo, and the Androids.
• Janemba formed from crimson energy in Hell, unleashed chaos across Other World, and opened a wormhole to leave.
• Mira appeared at Janemba's birthplace and said he had lured Janemba toward the Living World to obtain useful material.
• Grand Kai saw Janemba's destruction and learned he was heading for the Living World, then warned the King Kais that the creature was more dangerous than Bojack.

Perfect Cell emerged after Vegeta let him absorb Android 18, overwhelming Vegeta and leaving the heroes unable to stop him. Chaya sent Selyne to rescue Android 17 and Android 18 while Vegeta faced the consequences of his arrogance.

• The Kais prepared to find Janemba and recruit fighters, but North Kai sensed a terrifying evil aura from Earth and learned Janemba was heading toward North Galaxy.
• At the Sacred Temple, Trunks, Tien Shinhan, and Chiaotzu sparred while Chaya and the others watched and ate.
• The group sensed Cell's evil aura mixed with Goku's, Piccolo's, and Frieza's Ki, and learned he had become Perfect Cell because Vegeta allowed him to absorb Android 18.
• Chaya ordered Selyne to pull Android 17 and Android 18 out of Cell and bring them to the Sacred Temple, while leaving Vegeta to learn a lesson.
• Perfect Cell badly wounded Vegeta, and Piccolo and Android 16 concluded they had to retreat.

Selyne intervened after Perfect Cell defeated Vegeta and overwhelmed Cell with her superior power and deceptive fighting techniques. She forced him to regress through his forms, leaving him furious and stripped of Android 18 and Android 17.

• Perfect Cell beat Vegeta unconscious and threw him aside while Piccolo and Android 16 were unable to reach them.
• Selyne confronted Cell, revealed his power was only 4 billion, and released enough Ki to surpass his.
• Selyne used her Clone Secret Art and Reality-Illusion Conversion to confuse Cell and land repeated blows to his abdomen.
• Selyne forced Cell to vomit Android 18 and regress to his second form.
• Selyne beat Cell back into his first form and forced Android 17 out as well.

Selyne killed Cell after Piccolo and Android 16 convinced her that leaving him alive would endanger Earth, but Mira revived him as a demonic experiment. Cell hid to rebuild his strength while reports emerged that 1.2 million people had vanished from fifteen cities.

• Selyne decided to kill Cell and reduced him to a mass of flesh, then left with Android 18 as Piccolo and Android 16 carried Android 17 and Vegeta to the Sacred Temple.
• Mira appeared, collected Cell's tissue, and used a blood-colored crystal to revive him as a loyal, demonic Cell.
• Cell vowed to devour people, regain his perfect form, and kill Selyne, Android 17, Android 18, and Trunks, but concealed his Ki and fled into the forest.
• An officer told the United Kingdom's king that 1.2 million residents had vanished from fifteen southern cities, and the king ordered an investigation.
• Selyne returned to the Sacred Temple with Android 18, and Chaya accepted Cell's death while Trunks and the others celebrated.