Chapter Summaries

Talot, Gine, and Selari made rapid gains through gravity training, and a year after leaving Planet Vegeta, they learned that Bulma had nearly completed the Dragon Ball Radar. While Gine and Selari waited with Bulma, Talot pushed his training to fifty times Earth's gravity and reached 5,000 repetitions.

• Talot trained with Gine and Selari under twenty times Earth's gravity, and their Battle Power rose to nearly 4,000 for Talot, 1,500 for Gine, and 1,350 for Selari.
• Talot kept their training gradual, guided Gine and Selari to believe they could grow stronger, and practiced Ki Cultivation after his own workouts.
• Nearly a year after they left Planet Vegeta, Talot, Gine, and Selari visited Brief and Bulma and learned that the Dragon Ball Radar could scan a thousand-kilometer area.
• Gine and Selari spent two days with Bulma as she neared completion of the Dragon Ball Radar, while Talot trained alone.
• Talot trained under fifty times Earth's gravity and completed 5,000 repetitions before collapsing to rest.

After two months of training under fifty times Earth's gravity, Talot learned that Bulma had completed the Dragon Ball Radar. He left West City alone to search for the Dragon Balls, intending to return quickly.

• Talot ended his gravity training, recovered with a Senzu Bean, and went to see Bulma's completed Dragon Ball Radar.
• Bulma insisted on joining Talot's search, but he explained that traveling alone would let him find the Dragon Balls faster.
• Gine supported Bulma, while Talot promised to take her on a future adventure; Bulma accepted staying behind.
• Selari asked to accompany Talot, but he told her to stay with Gine, then left West City with a backpack and the radar.

Talot found the Five-Star Dragon Ball and traveled to Mount Paozu, where he met Son Gohan and the young Kakarot. Son Gohan explained that he had named the child Son Goku and calmly asked whether Talot had come to take him away.

• Talot followed the Dragon Ball Radar into a northeastern valley and found the Five-Star Dragon Ball.
• At Kami's Lookout, Kami Piccolo worried that Talot's search would lead him to Kakarot, while Popo reassured him about his earlier caution.
• Talot reached Mount Paozu, sensed Son Gohan and Kakarot, and landed outside their home.
• Son Gohan came outside and recognized Talot as a powerful visitor without hostile intent.
• Talot introduced himself as a Saiyan and called Kakarot his little brother, and Son Gohan revealed that he had named the child Son Goku.

Talot told Son Gohan that Kakarot’s original name was Kakarot but that he should now be called Son Goku, then discussed martial arts and Ki with him before leaving Mount Paozu. Talot found the Six-Star Dragon Ball in a village and continued toward Kame Island, while Son Gohan and Son Goku remained together.

• Talot told Son Gohan that Kakarot had become Son Goku and reassured him that he would not take the child away.
• Talot demonstrated his power and exchanged martial arts and Ki cultivation advice with Son Gohan.
• Son Gohan gave Talot the Four-Star Dragon Ball and said that Master Roshi had another Dragon Ball.
• Talot warned Son Gohan that Gine might come for Son Goku in the future, then flew away as Son Goku reached toward him.
• Talot changed course to follow a new Dragon Ball signal, found the Six-Star Dragon Ball in a village, and resumed flying toward Kame Island.

Talot visited Kame Island, met Master Roshi, and explained that he was collecting the Dragon Balls to summon Shenron. After receiving Roshi’s Three-Star Dragon Ball, Talot learned about ki and gained a mental training method from him.

• Talot flew to Kame Island and surprised Master Roshi with his immense but peaceful ki.
• Talot introduced himself as a Saiyan and explained that Son Gohan had directed him to Roshi for a Dragon Ball.
• Master Roshi gave Talot the Three-Star Dragon Ball after learning what the Dragon Balls could do.
• Talot and Roshi discussed ki cultivation, and Talot learned that Roshi had once failed to reach Kami’s Lookout.
• After nearly two hours of conversation, Roshi taught Talot the Meditation Method, which used imagined scenarios to strengthen the mind.

Talot gathered all seven Dragon Balls and summoned Shenron at Kami's Lookout with Gine, Selari, and Bulma. After learning Shenron could grant only one wish, Talot secured permission to ask questions first, though the answers would consume Wish Power and might affect their final wish.

• Talot collected the Seven-Star Dragon Ball from Ox-King and met Chi-Chi, then found the final One-Star Dragon Ball in a remote mountain ruin.
• Talot brought Gine, Selari, and Bulma to Kami's Lookout, where Popo summoned Shenron from the seven Dragon Balls.
• Gine, Selari, and Bulma learned that Shenron could grant only one wish and that the Dragon Balls would turn to stone after it was made.
• Talot asked Shenron whether they could ask questions before making their wish, and Shenron agreed as an exception, warning that the answers would consume Wish Power.
• Talot accepted Shenron's conditions and prepared to ask his questions.

Talot asked Shenron about Bardock and Raditz, learning that both were alive but that Shenron could not locate Bardock or bring him back. Talot then tried to have Raditz transferred to Earth, but Shenron also failed to grant that wish.

• Talot asked Shenron whether Bardock and Raditz were alive, and Shenron confirmed that Raditz survived alongside four other Saiyans.
• Shenron said Bardock was alive but that a special force had prevented him from tracing Bardock after Planet Vegeta exploded.
• Gine wished for Bardock to be brought to her, but Shenron said he could not grant the wish.
• Talot comforted Gine, then stopped her from asking Shenron about Kakarot and promised to explain what he knew after the wishes.
• Talot wished for Raditz to be transferred to Earth, but Shenron said he could not fulfill that wish either.

After Shenron explained that he could not bring Raditz to Earth, Talot wished for the ability to survive in space. Shenron granted the wish and strengthened Talot, who then caught the Two-Star Ball and Four-Star Ball as the Dragon Balls scattered.

• Gine asked why Shenron could not bring Raditz, and Shenron explained that his power was insufficient and Raditz was too far away.
• Gine encouraged Talot to make a wish, and Talot wished to survive in space.
• Shenron granted Talot’s wish, strengthening his body and giving him the ability to survive without air.
• Talot caught the Two-Star Ball and Four-Star Ball as the Dragon Balls flew away, saying he would return the Two-Star Ball to Bulma and borrow the Four-Star Ball.
• Selari and Bulma asked Talot whether the wish had worked and what his new ability allowed him to withstand.

Talot told Bulma that Shenron’s ability to let him survive in space might evolve, then said he, Gine, and Selari planned to remain on Earth and rebuild their Saiyan lives. After explaining Kakarot’s situation to Gine, Talot asked her to decide how she would approach her son, leaving her torn between acknowledging him and letting him grow up with Son Gohan.

• Talot said he needed to test the limits of Shenron’s space-survival ability, and Gine guessed that he had wished for it because Planet Vegeta had exploded.
• Talot told Kami Piccolo that he, Gine, and Selari would stay on Earth, and Kami Piccolo formally welcomed them despite his misgivings.
• Talot, Gine, and Selari left Kami’s Lookout with Bulma, while Kami Piccolo and Popo anticipated that Earth’s situation would grow more complicated.
• After returning to West City, Talot told Gine that Kakarot had been adopted by Son Gohan and had lost his memories after a fall.
• Gine asked Talot what he would do, uncertain whether to recognize Kakarot or let him keep growing and training with Son Gohan.

Gine and Selari settled on Mount Paozu to remain close to Kakarot without interfering with his life, while Talot returned to West City to help Brief develop spaceships and gravity training technology. After two months of training, Selari had reached a battle power of 3,000 and adapted to 50x gravity, while Talot had adapted to 70x gravity.

• Gine decided to stay near Kakarot and protect him from the shadows rather than disturb his life.
• Talot brought Gine and Selari to Mount Paozu, where Gine and Kakarot acknowledged each other and settled beside Son Gohan.
• Talot went to West City, where Brief reported progress on a new spaceship and a Gravity Training Room capable of 100x gravity.
• Talot brought Kakarot's crashed spaceship to Brief for study and then resumed his training routine.
• Over the next two months, Selari reached a battle power of 3,000 and adapted to 50x gravity, while Talot adapted to 70x gravity.

Talot stabilized his Battle Power at 12,000 after breaking through ten thousand, then visited Gine and Kakarot with Selari. He planned to tell Gine that they would leave Earth for Namek once Briefs finished building and testing their spaceship.

• Talot completed training at 75G, stabilized his Battle Power at 12,000, and reflected on how surpassing ten thousand had opened a new realm of strength.
• Talot reviewed his martial arts progress and credited Son Gohan and Master Roshi with helping him develop control and understanding.
• Talot met Selari outside the Gravity Training chamber, then showered and changed before they left West City for Mount Paozu.
• Talot and Selari flew to Mount Paozu, where Gine had prepared food after Selari told her they were coming.
• Talot greeted Gine after nearly a week apart, intending to tell her they would go to Namek Planet once Briefs finished the spaceship.

Talot decided to travel to Namek Planet with Selari to seek its Dragon Balls and have their potential unlocked, while Gine stayed behind to care for Kakarot. After weeks of training and waiting for Brief to finish the spaceship, Talot and Selari inspected the completed craft, bringing their departure closer.

• Talot told Gine he planned to go to Namek Planet with Selari, and Gine reluctantly agreed to stay on Earth with Kakarot.
• Talot explained that he wanted Selari to gain strength from the Namekian Grand Elder, and he chose to postpone seeking the Super Divine Water.
• Talot and Selari returned to West City and stayed at Brief's home while Brief finished building and testing their spaceship.
• During the wait, Talot and Selari trained in the Gravity Training Room and improved their techniques and fighting methods.
• Brief and Bulma showed Talot and Selari the completed spaceship and explained its details.

Brief and Bulma completed a powerful new spaceship and tested it, then Talot and Selari prepared to leave Earth for Namek Planet. The chapter ended as they boarded and started the journey, while Bulma and Aunt Gine stayed behind.

• Brief, Bulma, and Talot tested the spaceship on trips around the nearby planets and near the Sun, then returned safely to Earth.
• Brief and Bulma spent another half month perfecting the spaceship, which could reach Namek Planet in about a week.
• Brief gave Talot and Selari upgraded Battle Power Detectors and told them to stay in contact during the journey.
• Bulma protested that she could not go, while Aunt Gine said goodbye and urged Talot and Selari to stay safe.
• Talot and Selari boarded the spaceship, activated its systems, and prepared to depart for Namek Planet.

Talot and Selari trained throughout their seven-day journey from Earth to Namek Planet, with Talot warning Selari not to push herself beyond safe limits. They arrived at the planet and looked down at its surface, while Talot wondered what the Namekians were like twenty years before the events of the original story.

• Talot and Selari began training after their spaceship entered stable hyperspace, and Talot reminded Selari to increase gravity gradually and cultivate her Ki.
• Talot and Selari spent nearly seven days training and resting during the voyage from Earth to Namek Planet.
• Their spaceship reached Namek Planet, the fourth major planet in Vega Constellation Main System 27, beneath its three luminous stars.
• Selari marveled at the planet's size, while Talot recalled the Namekians' history of technological pollution, near-extinction, and restoring their world.

Talot and Selari landed on Namek, where the Grand Elder sensed their arrival and sent Lagar to meet them. Lagar confronted the two children with a battle power of 55,000, leaving Talot and Selari stunned by the strength of Namek's warriors.

• Talot dismissed Selari's question and prepared to land on Namek with her.
• The Grand Elder summoned Lagar and ordered him to bring the two visiting aliens to him.
• Talot and Selari landed on a wide island and took in Namek's landscape.
• Talot sensed a powerful warrior approaching and warned Selari to stay calm.
• Lagar landed before Talot and Selari, and Talot's detector registered Lagar's battle power at 55,000.

Talot and Selari met Namek’s Grand Elder, reunited him with Kami Piccolo through a video call, and received permission to use the Dragon Balls. The Grand Elder developed both Saiyans’ potential, and Talot began sparring with Lagar while they waited for the Dragon Balls to arrive.

• Lagar welcomed Talot and Selari to Namek and led them to the Grand Elder, who explained that he had sensed their arrival.
• Talot used a video communicator to connect the Grand Elder with Kami Piccolo, and the two Namekians spoke about their pasts and lives.
• The Grand Elder agreed to gather the Dragon Balls and developed Talot’s potential, raising his battle power to 45,000, then raised Selari’s to 10,500.
• The Grand Elder permitted Talot and Lagar to spar while the Dragon Balls were being brought in.
• Talot attacked Lagar with close-range strikes and a Spiral Energy Ball, which Lagar blocked and then cleaved apart with an energy blade.
• The Grand Elder told Selari that Talot and Lagar were each using only one-tenth of their strength.

Talot and Lagar fought an escalating spar that pushed Talot to improve and ended with Lagar conceding, after which the Namekians summoned Porunga. Talot's wish to bring Bardock back failed, but Porunga revealed that Bardock might return by using the Dragon Balls in the distant past.

• Lagar stopped defending and attacked seriously, while Talot answered with powerful energy techniques and adapted to Lagar's assault.
• Talot used his tail to trap Lagar's wrist, landed a counterattack, and injured him with a Crescent Cross Slash Wave.
• Talot and Lagar resumed their close-quarters fight at greater strength until their final clash ended the spar, with Lagar conceding and Talot calling it a draw.
• The Namekians gathered all seven Dragon Balls, and the Grand Elder summoned Porunga, who announced that he could grant three wishes.
• Talot wished for Porunga to bring Bardock back, but Porunga refused because Bardock had been sent into the distant past.
• Porunga explained that Bardock might return if he gathered that era's Dragon Balls and used the power of Porunga's counterpart.

Talot changed his wishes after learning Porunga could not bring Bardock back, then spent a year on Namek improving his abilities alongside Selari and Lagar. With the Dragon Balls usable again, Talot prepared to make another set of wishes and leave Namek.

• Talot used his three wishes to gain an upgraded Instant Transmission ability, a complete Ki Cultivation Method, and powerful self-healing.
• Talot and Selari stayed on Namek, contacted Brief and Bulma, and trained with Lagar while building friendships with the Namekians.
• Talot refined his ki control and sparred with Lagar, while Selari trained and explored Namek with them.
• Over a year on Namek, Talot's Battle Power rose to 64,000 and Selari's to 18,000, while Lagar grew to nearly 69,000.
• After their twenty-fifth spar, Talot told Lagar that the Dragon Balls could be used again and that he and Selari would soon make their wishes and leave.

On Planet Yardrat, Talot and Selari learned powerful techniques, and Talot discovered he could absorb Natural Energy to strengthen himself. After six months of training, Talot decided to leave Yardrat with Selari and continue their journey through the universe.

• Talot wished for Selari to survive in space, gained the ability to stop time, and acquired a brief foresight technique.
• Talot and Selari left Namek Planet and traveled to Planet Yardrat to learn the Yardratians’ abilities.
• Elder Pybara and Great Commander Pybama welcomed Talot and Selari, then taught Talot Spirit Fission, the Foresight Technique, the Spirit Transformation Technique, and other skills.
• After six months of training, Talot mastered the Invisibility Technique by merging with Natural Energy and discovered he could absorb and retain it, raising his Battle Power above 80,000.
• Talot told Pybara and Pybama that he and Selari would leave Yardrat in two days, and Pybara offered to hold a farewell ceremony.

Talot and Selari changed course to answer Jaco’s distress call on Sart Planet, where they reunited with Tights and learned that Galactic Bandits had trapped her and Jaco. As two bandits approached, Selari flew out to fight them while Talot followed, leaving Jaco alarmed by their recklessness.

• Talot and Selari intercepted Jaco’s distress call from Sart Planet and changed course to rescue him, hoping to find Tights as well.
• Jaco and Tights hid from Amondo and his Galactic Bandits, who had overwhelmed them during their mission to free the Sartians.
• Talot and Selari landed near the pair, and Tights recognized them and explained their connection to Jaco.
• Talot revealed that he and Selari were Saiyans and explained how his spaceship had detected their location.
• Scouters detected two approaching bandits with Battle Powers of 5,500 and 5,600, so Selari flew out to confront them while Talot followed.