Chapter Summaries

Chi-Chi and Suno kept watch over Vegeta and decided to use Shenron to strengthen Earth. Meanwhile, Future Trunks arrived in the past to prevent a disaster, but Frieza and his father failed to appear when history said they would, leaving him puzzled by the changed timeline.

• Chi-Chi and Suno discussed Vegeta’s growing power and agreed to use Shenron’s power to strengthen Earth.
• Future Trunks arrived in his Time Machine and set out to find Goku and warn him about the future.
• Trunks recalled how the Androids had destroyed his world and how Son Gohan and the other warriors had died.
• Trunks flew to the expected landing area for Frieza and his father, determined to stop them from harming Earth.
• After waiting, Trunks noticed that Frieza’s spaceship had not arrived on schedule and wondered whether history had already changed.

Trunks discovered that the history he knew had already changed before he could intervene, and he found Earth transformed by the Dragon Ball’s public use and widespread martial arts training. A disc showing King Cold facing a Super Saiyan left him wondering when and how the battle had happened.

• After Frieza and his father failed to arrive, Trunks flew toward West City to find Bulma and investigate the changed history.
• Trunks sensed a powerful Ki beneath a suddenly darkened sky, then learned from a passerby that Lord Kami was using the Dragon Ball.
• The passerby told Trunks that Earth had been destroyed by aliens more than a year earlier and restored by the Dragon Ball.
• Trunks exchanged valuables for money, bought Dragon Ball footage, and collected martial arts books and videos from a mall.
• Trunks saw a disc depicting King Cold facing a Super Saiyan and wondered why King Cold had come to Earth and who had fought him.

Trunks arrived in a timeline that differed from his own and sought Bulma, hoping to warn her about the Androids. Luo Fei explained the world’s history and revealed that Goku had married Bulma and had a daughter named Bulla, leaving Trunks stunned by the possibility that he would never be born here.

• Trunks flew to West City and went to Bulma’s home, where Blonde Launch told him Bulma was away and Vegeta was not there.
• Luo Fei introduced himself as Tights’s son, and Trunks noticed that he had a Saiyan tail.
• Luo Fei recognized Trunks as a visitor from the future and recounted major events in this world, including Goku’s battles with Frieza and King Cold.
• Trunks learned that Vegeta was secretly training somewhere on Earth and that Bulla was Goku and Bulma’s daughter.
• Trunks realized that Goku had married Bulma and fell silent as he considered that he might not exist in this world’s future.

Trunks warned Luo Fei about the Androids and gave him medicine for Goku’s future heart disease. After meeting Bulla and Askari, he realized Earth was far stronger than his own world and wondered whether it needed his help at all.

• Trunks told Luo Fei that the Androids would appear in three years and gave him medicine for Goku’s heart disease.
• Trunks declined Luo Fei’s offer to meet his aunt, saying he needed to return to protect his world.
• Bulla and Askari returned, and Luo Fei introduced them to Trunks as his younger sister and cousin.
• Bulla asked Trunks about the Androids’ strength and challenged him to spar.
• Luo Fei revealed that Bulla had become a Super Saiyan at five, and Trunks learned that several people on Earth were Super Saiyans.
• Trunks realized this Earth might be strong enough to face the Androids without him.

Trunks prepared to return to his future, but Askari, Luo Fei, and Bulla decided to go with him and help fight the Androids. After the group departed in the Time Machine, Whis noticed their journey through space-time and decided to let them go since the destination already existed.

• Trunks fought Bulla to a draw, then prepared to leave after completing his mission in the past.
• Askari asked Trunks whether his Time Machine could carry extra passengers and proposed traveling with him to the future.
• Luo Fei agreed to join Askari and Bulla, and the group arranged affairs on Planet Sadala and Earth before giving Launch the heart medicine for Goku.
• Trunks, Luo Fei, Askari, and Bulla boarded the Time Machine and traveled to Trunks's future world.
• Whis sensed the group entering another space-time and chose not to intervene because it already existed.

Whis confronted Roland about Luo Fei and the others using Trunks’s Time Machine, then arranged for Roland, Sephiria, and Broly to train on Planet God-Killer. On Earth, Chi-Chi and the others prepared for the Androids’ arrival, while Luo Fei’s group returned to the ruined future world.

• Whis showed Roland and Sephiria that their children had traveled through time, and Roland promised to discipline them when they returned.
• Whis planned Planet God-Killer training for Roland, Sephiria, and Broly, with Roland starting on the fortieth floor and the others on the first.
• Sephiria and Broly learned how difficult the higher floors were and looked forward to facing the challenges there.
• Chi-Chi and Launch told Piccolo, Krillin, Tien Shinhan, and the others about the Androids and Goku’s future death from heart disease.
• Chi-Chi urged the group to prepare for the Androids and planned to recruit martial arts disciples at the next World Martial Arts Tournament.
• Trunks, Luo Fei, Bulla, Askari, and the others arrived in the devastated future West City and saw the ruins of Capsule Corporation.

Trunks brought Luo Fei, Askari, and Bulla to Bulma's underground laboratory and explained that they came from a parallel world. Bulma learned that Luo Fei and Askari were her sister Tights's children, while Bulla was the daughter of her alternate self and Goku; the newcomers prepared to help defeat the Androids.

• Trunks led Luo Fei, Askari, and Bulla through the underground passage to Bulma's laboratory beneath the ruined headquarters.
• Bulma welcomed Trunks back and learned that he had delivered the special medicine and brought helpers from a parallel world.
• Trunks described the other world's history, where Goku and the other martial artists were famous and revered.
• Luo Fei told Bulma that his mother was Tights and introduced Askari as his younger sister and a princess of Planet Sadala.
• Trunks confirmed that Bulla was Bulma's daughter with Goku in the other world, and Bulma accepted her with affection.
• Bulma worried that the children would be in danger, but Trunks assured her that all three were Super Saiyans who had come to help destroy the Androids.

Luo Fei, Askari, Trunks, and Bulla set out to destroy the Androids and restore hope to Earth. Meanwhile, Roland, Sephiria, and Broly entered Planet God-Killer to train, with Roland heading for its forty-first level.

• Bulma learned that Bulla and the other young Saiyans were powerful fighters, then bonded with Bulla over dinner and stories.
• Luo Fei shared a feast with Bulma and Trunks, and he, Askari, and Trunks discussed their plan to defeat the Androids.
• Luo Fei, Askari, Trunks, and Bulla left Bulma and flew toward the Androids, planning to use Trunks as a decoy while the others attacked from hiding.
• Roland, Sephiria, and Broly arrived at Planet God-Killer, where Roland explained its 108 levels and told Sephiria and Broly to begin training on the first level.
• Roland, Sephiria, and Broly entered the first level, and Roland soon traveled onward to the forty-first level.

Roland spent three years cultivating on Planet God-Killer, bringing his normal-state strength closer to his Super Saiyan power before reuniting with Sephiria and sparring with her. In the future timeline, Earth began recovering after the Androids’ defeat, and Luo Fei, Askari, Trunks, and Bulla returned to their own timeline in the Time Machine.

• Roland trained on Planet God-Killer, enduring its pressure to strengthen his body and make Super Saiyan power his own without transforming.
• After a year, Roland reached the forty-fifth layer and found that his normal-state power had greatly improved, though he still needed years to fully master Super Saiyan power.
• Roland visited Sephiria on the twenty-fifth layer, learned that Broly had advanced farther, and sparred with her.
• Three years after Trunks had delivered his warning, Earth in the future timeline began recovering after Luo Fei, Askari, and the others defeated the Androids, though they could not obtain Dragon Balls to revive the fallen warriors.
• Luo Fei, Askari, Trunks, and Bulla said goodbye to Bulma, boarded the Time Machine, and departed for their own timeline.

Three years after learning of the coming Android threat, Goku and Earth’s other warriors gathered near South City on May 12 to intercept the Androids. They waited past the expected arrival time without seeing any sign of them.

• Goku trained until his ordinary Super Saiyan power reached its limit, while Bulma reminded him that the Androids were expected to appear on May 12.
• Goku sensed Vegeta had become a Super Saiyan, then accepted the heart medicine Bulma gave him before they flew toward the meeting place.
• Piccolo, Krillin, Tien Shinhan, Chi-Chi, and the other warriors traveled to the island near South City after ending their three years of training.
• Goku and Bulma joined the gathered warriors, and Bulma told Chi-Chi that Bulla and the others had still not returned.
• The warriors waited past ten o’clock without the Androids appearing, and Tien Shinhan warned that Ki Sensing might not detect them.

Krillin encountered Dr. Gero and Android 19, prompting Goku and the others to rush to his aid. Goku destroyed Android 19 and Piccolo fought Dr. Gero, who escaped; Vegeta then appeared and challenged Goku to a fight.

• Goku and the others detected Krillin's weakening ki and found him injured after Dr. Gero and Android 19 attacked him.
• Goku transformed into a Super Saiyan and quickly overpowered Android 19, destroying him after the android tried to absorb his energy.
• Piccolo fought Dr. Gero, who created a massive explosion and escaped underground while the others searched for him.
• Vegeta arrived as a Super Saiyan and challenged Goku, so Goku sent Chi-Chi, Piccolo, Krillin, and the others to Kami's Lookout before preparing to fight.

Goku and Vegeta fought over the ocean, but Goku proved far stronger and drove Vegeta into a furious disadvantage. Their battle was interrupted by Bulla, Luo Fei, Askari, and Trunks, whose overwhelming power stunned Goku and Vegeta as they introduced themselves.

• Goku and Vegeta flew to an uninhabited stretch of ocean and began a Super Saiyan battle that devastated the island and surrounding sea.
• Goku outmatched Vegeta, who became enraged as he realized how large the gap between their powers was.
• At Kami's Lookout, Chi-Chi, Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, and Krillin searched for Dr. Gero but could not locate him.
• Krillin detected Bulla, Luo Fei, Askari, and Trunks returning from the future and heading toward Goku and Vegeta.
• The four newcomers arrived with power that overwhelmed the two fighters, stopping the battle.
• Luo Fei introduced himself and Askari as members of Planet Sadala's royal family, and Vegeta recognized their names.

Luo Fei and the others learned that Goku had fought Android 19 and Dr. Gero, while Trunks warned that Androids 17 and 18 could still be released. At Kami's Lookout, the group found no trace of Dr. Gero on Earth, and Askari suggested he might be hiding in space.

• Vegeta greeted Luo Fei and Askari respectfully after learning they were Planet Sadala royalty, then learned Luo Fei's mother was an Earthling.
• Goku told Luo Fei and Trunks that he had killed a fat android and that an old man had escaped; they identified the pair as Android 19 and Dr. Gero.
• Trunks explained the future android disaster to Vegeta, who insisted on confronting the androids himself.
• Luo Fei used Instant Transmission to take the group to Kami's Lookout, where Bulma reunited with Bulla and greeted Trunks.
• Piccolo and the others said they had found no trace of Dr. Gero on Earth, and Askari suggested searching outer space.

Old Kami, Mr. Popo, and Dende searched the Solar System for Dr. Gero while Askari warned Goku and the others that Android 17 and Android 18 could outlast them in battle. Near Mars, Android 17 and Android 18 rebelled against Dr. Gero and killed him, leaving them free to act on their own.

• Old Kami, Mr. Popo, and Dende began searching the Solar System for Dr. Gero's hidden base.
• Trunks warned Goku and the others not to underestimate the androids, and Askari explained that Android 17 and Android 18 had infinite energy.
• Askari intimidated Vegeta with her aura, and Luo Fei told her to pull back her Ki.
• Dr. Gero awakened Android 17 and Android 18 near Mars and ordered them to kill Goku and his companions.
• Android 17 destroyed the dormancy controller, then beheaded Dr. Gero, and Android 18 crushed his head.

After killing Dr. Gero, Android 17 and Android 18 freed Android 16 from his chamber and returned with him to Earth. They planned to gather the Dragon Balls to remove their hidden bombs, find their former teacher Roland, and eventually test their strength against Goku.

• Android 17 and Android 18 found Android 16 in a hibernation chamber aboard Dr. Gero's ship, and he agreed to pilot them back to Earth.
• The three Androids landed in the Qiu Lin Mountains, where Android 17 and Android 18 discussed ignoring Dr. Gero's orders and challenging Goku.
• Android 17 and Android 18 asked Android 16 about Teacher Roland, and he described an unusual person whose presence destroyed Dr. Gero's micro-robots.
• The siblings decided the unusual person was likely Roland and said they wanted to find him and thank him for training them.
• The three Androids agreed to collect the Dragon Balls to remove their nano-bombs before seeking out Goku, while first getting money and new clothes for Android 18.

Android 17, Android 18, and Android 16 traveled toward a town while the heroes learned of their arrival and Vegeta rushed to confront them. Meanwhile, Dr. Gero’s secret base began activating Android 21, and Roland continued training on Planet God-Killer.

• Android 17 drove a stolen truck toward a town as Android 18 commented on Earth’s growing martial arts scene and suggested entering the World Martial Arts Tournament for its prize money.
• The supercomputer beneath the former Red Ribbon Army headquarters detected Dr. Gero’s death and began activating Android 21, who opened her eyes inside the experimental fluid.
• Old Kami reported Android 17, Android 18, and Android 16’s arrival to Goku and the others, and Trunks identified the two androids as the ones who would devastate his future.
• Vegeta flew down from Kami’s Lookout to challenge the androids, with Trunks and Bulla following after him while Goku and the others descended as well.
• On Planet God-Killer’s fiftieth floor, Roland endured intense gravity while training atop a frozen lake.

Roland completed Whis’s first stage of training by absorbing his Super Saiyan power into a stronger normal state, leaving him with black hair and Golden Eyes while retaining his peak strength. Whis arrived to praise his progress and prepare him for the next stage: mastering Sign.

• Planet God-Killer’s energy renewed Roland’s body as he broke through his previous Super Saiyan state and continued training for several hours.
• Roland transformed Super Saiyan power into his normal state, stabilizing his strength without losing power.
• Roland tested his new strength with a punch that split the snowy land and alarmed the entire fiftieth layer of Planet God-Killer.
• Roland considered the remaining potential of his tail and recognized that he had completed the first stage of Whis’s training.
• Whis appeared beside Roland, praised how quickly he had mastered his power, and introduced the next stage of training.

Whis told Roland that Luo Fei and Askari had returned from another space-time and warned him to prevent further unauthorized Time Machine use. He also sent Roland to Earth to deal with other Time Machines, while Roland paused to bring Sephiria with him.

• Whis praised Roland for mastering Super Saiyan power and warned him that unauthorized Time Machine use could bring trouble upon Universe 7.
• Whis revealed that other Time Machines had arrived on Earth and asked Roland to deal with them; Roland recognized one as Cell’s Time Machine and agreed.
• Roland asked to explain the situation to Sephiria before leaving, and Whis transported them to Planet God-Killer’s thirty-second level.
• Roland found Sephiria training, told her Luo Fei and Askari had returned, and explained that he had fused his Super Saiyan power into his normal state.
• Sephiria was surprised by Roland’s breakthrough and acknowledged how far he had surpassed her.

Android 18 shopped for clothes while Android 17 and Android 16 traveled with her, then Android 17 stayed behind to face Goku and the others. Vegeta attacked first, but Android 17 matched his power and prepared to strike back.

• Android 18 picked out clothes in a small town, and Android 17 paid the shop owner before the three flew toward a city.
• Android 17 agreed to let Android 18 manage their money, and Android 16 sensed Goku and the others approaching the city.
• Android 18 went to the mall while Android 17 waited for Goku and the others; Android 16 refused to fight.
• Vegeta arrived with Goku, Trunks, Bulla, Krillin, and the others, transformed into a Super Saiyan, and challenged Android 17.
• Android 16 said Vegeta's battle power was nearly 400 million, but Android 17 stood firm and rushed toward Vegeta.

Android 17 and Android 18 overwhelmed Goku, Vegeta, Trunks, Bulla, and the others, while Android 16 helped block their allies from intervening. Luo Fei and Askari watched from Kami's Lookout until their parents appeared to stop the androids, and Askari hurried to join them.

• Android 17 dominated Vegeta, and Goku joined the fight while Android 16 said he did not want to fight.
• Android 18 shopped at a mall during the battle, then arrived and ordered Android 16 to stop Trunks and Bulla.
• Android 16 quickly defeated Trunks and Bulla, while Android 18 knocked down Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, and Krillin.
• Android 18 broke Vegeta's arm as Android 17 kept Goku from reaching him.
• Luo Fei and Askari watched the battle from Kami's Lookout and chose not to intervene because the androids showed no evil energy.
• Two familiar figures appeared and stopped Android 17 and Android 18's attacks, and Askari recognized them as her parents before using Instant Transmission with Luo Fei.