Chapter Summaries

Son Gohan arrived in Roland’s world while pursuing Super Perfect Cell, who had stolen a Time Machine and escaped his own world. Roland realized Cell was on Earth and learned that a third energy crystal had been given to Emma, leaving the group to investigate the threat.

• Tights told Son Gohan that her husband Roland was far stronger than Goku, and Son Gohan recognized her as the wife Roland had mentioned.
• Roland, Sephiria, Luo Fei, Askari, and Bulla arrived, and Roland introduced Son Gohan as a visitor from Sub-World 38.
• Son Gohan explained that Cell had become Super Perfect Cell, stolen Trunks’s Time Machine, and evaded his pursuit for five years.
• Roland connected the crystals powering the Time Machine to the Blue Crystal and realized the traveler mistaken for King Cold was Cell.
• Luo Fei worried that Lazuli and Lapis were in danger, but Roland said they could handle Super Perfect Cell.
• Son Gohan revealed that Emma had received the last energy crystal for research, and Roland recognized her name.

Son Gohan explained how he met Emma and warned Roland’s group that Cell had grown stronger after stealing a Time Machine. Goku and Bulma arrived, and Gohan reunited with his father while the group prepared to deal with Cell.

• Roland questioned how Emma from another world had traveled with Lazuli, and Son Gohan said she seemed untrained and had taken Bulma’s last energy crystal.
• Roland told the group how Emma had rescued him after God of Destruction Pomfrey defeated him, while Tights and Sephiria speculated about Emma’s motives.
• Roland, Son Gohan, and Askari discussed Cell’s Super Saiyan 2 form and the danger that his power might have recovered; Bulla said Goku and Bulma were on their way.
• Goku and Bulma arrived, and Son Gohan recognized them as his father and aunt from another world.
• Son Gohan told Goku and Bulma about Super Perfect Cell, and Goku felt excited at the prospect of facing a powerful opponent.

Son Gohan learned how powerful the Saiyans and androids on Earth had become and reunited with the living Piccolo in this world. After Goku, Bulla, and Gohan left to visit Kami’s Lookout, Bulma alerted King Furry to Cell, prompting a worldwide search that uncovered an anomaly in South Capital.

• Goku told Son Gohan that Bulla and most of Roland’s family had reached Super Saiyan 2, while Vegeta had left Earth.
• Son Gohan asked about Piccolo, and Goku explained that Piccolo lived at Kami’s Lookout after re-fusing with Old Kami.
• Bulma welcomed Son Gohan into her home, and Bulla called him her big brother.
• The next morning, Goku, Bulla, and Son Gohan flew toward Kami’s Lookout while Bulma warned King Furry that Cell was still a threat.
• King Furry ordered a population census across Earth, and officials reported an anomaly in 21SN4 District on the edge of South Capital.

Son Gohan explained Cell’s arrival and the differences between his world and this one to Goku, Chi-Chi, Piccolo, and Suno. The group realized that this world’s Yamcha was merely a forgotten bandit, while Lazuli and Lapis arrived at Roland’s home to meet Askari.

• Son Gohan told Piccolo and Chi-Chi that Cell had come to this world in a Time Machine, and Piccolo ordered Mr. Popo to watch the lower world.
• Son Gohan described how his world differed, including Goku and Chi-Chi’s marriage and the hardships Chi-Chi endured after Goku died.
• Suno asked who Yamcha was, and Piccolo explained that Goku and Chi-Chi had each beaten him during their earlier journeys.
• Son Gohan said Yamcha had been Bulma’s former boyfriend and a comrade in his world, while Goku and Chi-Chi could barely remember him.
• At Roland’s home, Askari noticed Lazuli and Lapis flying over and asked why they had taken so long to arrive.

Android 18 and Android 17 visited Roland after Launch generously gave the cash-strapped Android 18 money. Roland warned Android 18 that Cell was now Super Perfect Cell, but Cell Jr. soon appeared on television to announce a worldwide challenge, prompting Roland to order the siblings to leave Earth for Planet Sadala.

• Android 18 blamed limited-edition shopping for the siblings’ lateness, then asked Askari for money after admitting she had spent her pocket money.
• Launch gave Android 18 several suitcases of cash, and Roland later scolded the siblings before warning them about Super Perfect Cell’s strength.
• Tights showed the group footage of Cell Jr. destroying a city and announcing the Cell Games for nine days later, threatening to kill humanity if no one defeated him.
• Roland recognized Cell Jr. as Cell in his Perfect Form and suspected he had absorbed the previous Cell and King Cold.
• Roland told Android 18 and Android 17 to go to Planet Sadala and stay out of the Cell Games, warning that Cell might be trying to lure Android 18 so he could absorb her.

Vegeta left Planet Sadala to roam the universe after gathering supplies, while Roland brought Android 17 and Android 18 from Earth to stay temporarily on the planet. He left Fils to show the siblings around as he went to handle other matters.

• Vegeta rejected Tarble's request to stay on Planet Sadala and departed with supplies from his brother.
• Nappa, Kagis, Raditz, Tarble, and the others said farewell to Vegeta and discussed their own missions and plans.
• Roland used Instant Transmission to bring Android 17 and Android 18 from Earth to Planet Sadala, away from the threat of Perfect Cell.
• Android 17 and Android 18 admired the residential area, and Android 18 asked about getting a house and earning money.
• Roland introduced the siblings to Arlis and Fils, then asked Fils to show them around Planet Sadala.

Roland returned to Planet Sadala, learned about its new energy weapons and growing strength, and discovered that Bardock and five others had become Super Saiyans. He found Bardock training in the northern glacier and tested his power, leaving them discussing Roland’s unusual perfected state.

• Fils told Roland that Dr. Umu’s energy weapons were being sold to mercenaries and that advanced weapons were restricted to the Galactic Patrol organization.
• Roland left Android 17 and Android 18 with Fils to tour Planet Sadala, then returned home and learned from Cheelai that Melutis and Alice were training in the East Galaxy.
• Cheelai told Roland that Bardock, Hertz, Com, Toran, Ifrivi, and Ufia had become Super Saiyans through Melutis’s training.
• Roland sensed Bardock’s Super Saiyan aura and used Instant Transmission to reach him in the northern glacier.
• Bardock attacked Roland during his training, but Roland struck him down with Full Air Strike before praising his power and explaining that his own state was not truly a base form.

Roland returned to Planet Sadala and invited Bardock and the other Super Saiyans to watch the Cell Games, while arranging a live holographic broadcast for the Saiyans who stayed behind. Nine days later, the gathering was ready, and Melutis joined Roland as the group prepared to watch the tournament.

• Roland told Bardock about Earth’s Androids and the coming Cell Games, then invited him to bring Planet Sadala’s Super Saiyans along.
• Roland informed Hertz, who agreed to the trip and arranged for Umu and the Lis Race scientists to develop cameras and a broadcast for Planet Sadala.
• Bardock notified the other Super Saiyans, and Saiyans across Planet Sadala prepared to attend or watch the Cell Games.
• Nine days later, Roland, Hertz, and the other Super Saiyans gathered at a replica arena as the Saiyans awaited a holographic broadcast from Earth.
• Hertz asked about Android 17 and Android 18, and Melutis arrived with her daughter Alice, noting that the two androids felt dangerous despite their faint auras.

Roland brought Alice and a group of Saiyans from Planet Sadala to Earth to watch the Cell Games through a live projection. The gathering ended with Melutis reuniting with Sephiria and marveling at how much Askari had grown.

• Alice joined Roland, who reassured her that a recording would let her watch the fight clearly, and Melutis explained her daughter's powerful Saiyan heritage.
• Roland and Umu arranged a live transmission from the Cell Games arena, where Cell Jr. sensed the cameras and drew the spectators' attention.
• Roland left Nalis and Ashita to maintain order on Planet Sadala, then used Instant Transmission to take Alice, Bardock, Melutis, and the other warriors to Earth.
• At Roland's seaside villa in West City, Sephiria greeted Melutis, who was surprised by Askari's grown-up appearance.

Askari reunited with her family and friends before they headed to the Cell Games in District 5. As the tournament drew the attention of the world, Hercule Satan arrived at the arena, though Cell's match had not yet begun.

• Askari explained that training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber had made her grow up early, then greeted Alice and promised to compete in the Cell Games.
• Ifrivi and Ufia asked Askari to return to her territory, and she said she would visit after the events on Earth were settled.
• Roland led the group toward the Cell Games, with Blonde Launch and Tights choosing to watch in person.
• Reporters and camera crews gathered near the arena as Cell waited and the public grew uneasy about the tournament.
• Hercule Satan arrived at the site in a luxury sedan wearing his World Fighting Championship belt.

Hercule Satan and the World Fighting Championship staff challenged Cell during the live broadcast, only for Cell to knock Satan unconscious with a single gust of wind. Goku and the other warriors arrived at the Cell Games, where Cell noticed Son Gohan and decided he would make a fitting test subject.

• Hercule Satan and the World Fighting Championship staff arrived at the ring, boasting that Cell was a fraud and Satan could defeat him.
• Hercule Satan provoked Cell, but Cell’s killing intent made him briefly doubt his confidence.
• Cell blew a gust of wind that sent Hercule Satan flying into a distant rock and left him unconscious.
• The championship staff fled, and viewers realized they had been misled about Satan’s strength.
• Goku and more than a dozen warriors arrived at the Cell Games, and Cell regretted that Android 17 and Android 18 were absent.
• Cell recognized Son Gohan and, confident after absorbing another Cell and King Cold, decided to use him as a test subject.

Goku and the others arrived at the Cell Games, where Goku challenged Cell and revealed his Super Saiyan 2 transformation. As their battle sent a dangerous energy storm across the arena, Roland offered the nearby spectators shelter in a blue cube.

• Reporters and viewers across Earth saw Goku and the other fighters arrive, and placed their hopes in them against Cell.
• Android 18 warned Fils that Cell was stronger than an ordinary Super Saiyan, while Roland and the Saiyans arrived at the arena.
• Bardock greeted Bulla, cautioned Goku about Cell, and met Son Gohan.
• Goku took the arena and transformed into Super Saiyan 2, surprising Cell before the two began fighting at immense speed.
• Bulla explained that Goku and Son Gohan had trained on Planet Metamor for nine days, and Roland threw out a blue cube to shelter Krillin and the others from the growing storm.

Goku fought Cell Jr. in a fierce battle while Krillin and the others watched from inside Roland’s protective Blue Cube. Askari judged that Cell Jr. was stronger and hinted that the Turtle School had a technique that could defeat him, as people around the world anxiously hoped Goku would win.

• Krillin and the others retreated into Roland’s Blue Cube, where Roland explained that it could withstand powerful energy attacks.
• Goku used energy blasts and Thunder Shock Surprise to counter Cell Jr.’s energy incarnations and attempted absorption, then clashed with Cell Jr.’s Special Beam Cannon using a Kamehameha.
• Goku and Cell Jr. continued trading blows at incredible speed, leaving Piccolo and the others unable to follow their movements.
• Askari told Bardock that Cell Jr. was stronger than Goku and suggested the Turtle School had a technique that could defeat Cell, but did not reveal what it was.
• People on Earth watched the battle and feared the planet’s destruction while King Furry and the others urged Goku to win.

Goku conceded after struggling against Cell Jr., and Son Gohan took his place at the Cell Games. Their fierce battle began in a deadlock, but Cell Jr. drove Gohan deep underground with a powerful punch.

• At Kame House, Master Roshi, Oolong, Ox-King, and Ranfan watched the Cell Games and discussed Goku, Bulla, Luo Fei, and Son Gohan.
• Goku withdrew his Super Saiyan 2 aura, admitted he could not defeat Cell Jr., and called on Son Gohan to fight.
• Bulla complained that Goku had not chosen her, and Luo Fei reassured her that Gohan could handle Cell.
• Hercule Satan arrived among the reporters, boasted that he could fight Cell, then backed down when told Goku had conceded.
• Son Gohan revealed his mature Super Saiyan 2 form and fought Cell Jr. in a fierce, evenly matched battle.
• Cell Jr. struck Gohan with a powerful punch that sent him a thousand meters underground, but Gohan emerged and returned to the arena.

Son Gohan fought Cell Jr. but began to lose ground as his stamina dwindled and Cell Jr. countered his techniques. Gohan withdrew from the match, and Cell Jr. mocked the other Super Saiyans as incapable of hurting him.

• Sephiria pointed out that Cell's energy had not declined while Gohan was tiring, and Roland told the younger Super Saiyans to learn from the battle.
• Cell Jr. overwhelmed Gohan with a Solar Flare and tried to absorb him with his tail, but Gohan escaped the attack.
• Cell Jr. caught and shattered Gohan's Destructo Disc, showing that he had learned counters to the fighters' techniques.
• Goku called for Gohan to leave the arena, and Gohan conceded and flew down from the ruined battlefield.
• Cell Jr. laughed at Gohan's withdrawal and claimed that none of the other Super Saiyans could hurt him.

Askari faced Cell Jr. in the Cell Games arena and transformed into a powerful Super Saiyan 2. She overwhelmed him with relentless attacks, leaving him battered while the spectators watched in shock.

• Roland stopped Bardock, Hertz, and the others from reacting to Cell Jr.'s provocation and asked who wanted to fight him.
• Askari left the cube to face Cell Jr., introduced herself as a Saiyan from Planet Sadala, and transformed into Super Saiyan 2.
• Cell Jr. was stunned by Askari's power, which surpassed Son Gohan's, but decided to fight rather than back down.
• Askari launched a barrage of powerful techniques and brutal close-range attacks that sent Cell Jr. flying and left him dazed.
• Askari struck Cell Jr. across the face as Krillin, Son Gohan, Goku, Piccolo, Bulla, and the others watched her overwhelming assault.

Askari overwhelmed Cell Jr. at the Cell Games, but he retaliated by charging an attack powerful enough to destroy Earth. She called to Roland for help as the attack threatened the planet.

• The Saiyans on Planet Sadala watched Askari dominate Cell Jr. and marveled at her strength.
• Askari caught Cell Jr.'s tail, tore it off, and struck him so hard that his chest caved in.
• Cell Jr. accepted that he could not defeat Askari and began swelling with energy to destroy Earth.
• Askari realized she could not stop the attack without risking severe damage to Earth and called to Roland for help.

Roland defeated Cell Jr. before he could destroy Earth, but Askari sealed him in a bottle instead of letting Roland kill him. After the Cell Games ended, Roland and the others returned to Planet Sadala with Son Gohan, where the Saiyans welcomed them as heroes.

• Roland stopped Cell Jr.'s Death Beam with his Heavenly Strike, then overwhelmed him with a single punch.
• Askari persuaded Roland not to kill Cell Jr. and sealed him inside a bottle with the Evil Containment Wave.
• Askari said she planned to make Cell Jr. submit and wanted to keep him for her squad and her sister Alice.
• After the Cell Games ended, Roland invited Son Gohan to Planet Sadala, and Son Gohan agreed to go with them.
• Roland and the others arrived on Planet Sadala, where excited Saiyans gathered to welcome them.

After the Cell Games, Roland reassured Android 18 and taught her Vital Energy Circulation while Askari decided she wanted to make the sealed Cell Jr. her subordinate. Roland warned that Cell Jr.’s origin in another cosmos made keeping him a serious problem, but agreed to consider what to do.

• Roland comforted Android 18 about Cell and explained that she could improve through training; he also told Sephiria that his Heavenly Strike came from Planet God-Killer.
• Melutis asked Roland to take her to Planet God-Killer to see Broly, and Roland said he would ask Whis; Alice stayed behind with Askari.
• Roland taught Android 18 Vital Energy Circulation so she could survive longer in space, and the group later shared a meal on Planet Sadala.
• Android 18 and Son Gohan warned Askari that Cell was dangerous, but Askari insisted she could control him and wanted him as a member of her squad.
• Bardock took Son Gohan to visit Gine, while Roland later questioned Askari about her plan for Cell Jr. and warned her that his presence across cosmoses was troublesome.

Hercule Satan struggled with the shame and hardship caused by his conduct at the Cell Games, while Videl urged him to train and rebuild his reputation at the next World Martial Arts Tournament. Meanwhile, Roland took Askari to Universe 6 to find the Super Dragon Balls for resolving Cell Jr.'s loyalty and identity, and they headed for Planet Namek.

• Hercule Satan lamented his ruined reputation and secluded life after the Cell Games, while Videl scolded him for his role in the disaster.
• Videl suggested that Hercule Satan enter the 27th World Martial Arts Tournament and aim to reach the top thirty-two, and he agreed to train with her.
• Videl asked when Hercule Satan would reconcile with her mother, Miguel, and he awkwardly said he would wait until after the tournament.
• Roland brought Askari to Universe 6 to use the Super Dragon Balls to resolve Cell Jr.'s loyalty and identity.
• Roland told Askari that all the Super Dragon Balls of Universe 6 were on Planet Namek, then took her there.