Chapter Summaries

Vegeta’s Artificial Full Moon survived Zaron’s attacks, and Vegeta prepared to kill him. Ginyu and Jeice were brought before Vegeta as prisoners, leaving Zaron and King Vegeta stunned.

• Zaron attacked Vegeta’s Artificial Full Moon, but it remained unharmed.
• Vegeta explained that he had strengthened the Artificial Full Moon and began forming an energy attack to finish off Zaron.
• Ginyu and Jeice were escorted in, and guards forced them to kneel before Vegeta.
• Vegeta told Ginyu and Jeice to get up, while Zaron and King Vegeta stared in disbelief at the captured captain.
• Zaron rushed to Ginyu and asked whether he was really Captain Ginyu.

Vegeta revealed his strength and brutally defeated Ginyu, leaving Zaron stunned as he fought King Vegeta.

• King Vegeta rushed to protect Vegeta, but Zaron blocked him and attacked.
• Ginyu charged Vegeta, believing the young prince's power level was only around one thousand.
• Vegeta slapped Ginyu and blasted him with an Impact Cannon, shocking everyone present.
• Ginyu charged again, but Vegeta beat him with a series of blows and kicked him away.
• Ginyu struggled to his feet, while Zaron froze in disbelief at his defeat.

Vegeta foiled Ginyu’s body-change technique and defeated him, then pursued Zaron. Before Vegeta could finish Zaron, Frieza arrived, leaving Vegeta to face a powerful enemy without knowing how to become a Super Saiyan.

• Ginyu used Body Change, but Vegeta dodged and the attack struck the nearby statue of King Vegeta, trapping Ginyu inside it.
• Vegeta destroyed Ginyu’s original body and told the trapped Ginyu he would serve as a Saiyan guardian treasure.
• Zaron fled when Vegeta turned toward him, and Vegeta chased after him.
• As Vegeta prepared to deliver a fatal blow to Zaron, he sensed a powerful presence and saw Frieza arrive by spaceship.
• Vegeta realized he could not match Frieza and worried that he could not become a Super Saiyan without the rage needed to trigger the transformation.

Vegeta killed Jeice and agreed to fight Galdo in a desert, where Galdo revealed that he had spared Vegeta to use him as a training opponent. The two prepared to clash as Saiyans gathered nearby to watch.

• Jeice accused Vegeta, but Vegeta killed him with an energy blast.
• Vegeta challenged Galdo to settle their strength away from the crowd and flew toward a desert.
• Galdo told Zaron to stay close because he would need him during the fight.
• Vegeta and Galdo met above the desert as Saiyans gathered at a distance to watch.
• Galdo explained that he had arranged for Vegeta to be brought back so he could train against him, and promised not to use his full strength or kill him easily.

Vegeta battered Galdo, who had been holding back, and provoked him into revealing his full power. The chapter ended with Galdo reaching a power level of three hundred thousand, leaving the Saiyans fearing for Vegeta.

• Vegeta attacked Galdo with a barrage of punches and an Impact Cannon, leaving King Vegeta and the Saiyans stunned.
• Galdo emerged battered and vowed to stop playing around and destroy Vegeta.
• Vegeta taunted Galdo to transform, but Galdo claimed his current strength was enough to defeat a Saiyan with a power level of one hundred and fifty thousand.
• Vegeta grabbed Galdo's tail, kicked him into the ground, and sent him crashing into a deep crater.
• Galdo raised his power to its limit, and the Scouters showed a power level of three hundred thousand, alarming the Saiyans.

Galdo transformed and revealed a battle power of at least six hundred thousand, expecting Vegeta to fear him. Vegeta unleashed his own immense power and claimed it was at least as high, leaving Galdo stunned.

• Galdo transformed, causing the Scouters worn by King Vegeta and the others to explode.
• Galdo said his battle power had risen to at least six hundred thousand and explained that his race could transform three times.
• Vegeta said the Saiyans could transform too, but he did not need to become a Great Ape to fight Galdo.
• Vegeta released a tremendous aura and announced that his battle power was at least six hundred thousand.
• Galdo stared at Vegeta in disbelief and declared that it was impossible.

Vegeta protected King Vegeta from Galdo’s attack and was badly wounded, while Galdo spared them and promised to return in ten days. Vegeta flew back to his quarters, where he smiled despite his injury.

• Vegeta challenged Galdo to kill him, but Galdo said he wanted to fight him again and turned his anger toward King Vegeta for interfering.
• Galdo fired a red energy blast at King Vegeta, and Vegeta knocked his father aside but took the blast through the left side of his chest.
• Galdo spared King Vegeta and told Vegeta he would return in ten days before flying away in his spaceship.
• King Vegeta ordered the others to take Vegeta to the treatment room, but Vegeta flew to his quarters on his own.
• Vegeta reached his quarters and smiled despite his serious injury.

Vegeta recovered from his injury and learned that Nappa and Raditz had returned safely from Earth, while King Vegeta questioned them about what they had witnessed there. King Vegeta focused on their report of a dragon appearing in the sky and threatened them to keep the secret.

• Vegeta emerged from the Gravity Training Room fully healed after one day, astonishing King Vegeta.
• King Vegeta summoned Nappa, and Nappa said he and Raditz would reach Planet Vegeta in two hours.
• Vegeta met Nappa and Raditz, confirmed that Dr. Brief and his family were safe, and let the two Saiyans go.
• Vegeta decided to rest and adjust to three hundred times normal gravity while considering how to keep Planet Vegeta safe from the coming battle with Frieza.
• Nappa and Raditz told King Vegeta what had happened on Earth, including the appearance of a long dragon and the sudden darkness.
• King Vegeta demanded to know who else knew about the dragon, and Nappa and Raditz fell to their knees and promised to stay silent.

Bardock warned Vegeta that Frieza would likely see through his act of taking a beating and could destroy the Saiyans if he learned Vegeta was stronger than his son. Vegeta left to train, dismissing Bardock’s suggestion to move the battle away from Planet Vegeta.

• Bardock told Vegeta that Frieza might supervise the battle in person and see through his plan to appear weaker than his son.
• Bardock said Frieza had considered wiping out the Saiyans shortly after Vegeta left, but delayed the attack until his child was born.
• Vegeta asked how Frieza had a child, and Bardock explained that Frieza had laid an egg that hatched into Galdo after about a year.
• Vegeta told Bardock to focus on training and started to leave.
• Bardock urged Vegeta to move the battle elsewhere to avoid Frieza destroying Planet Vegeta, but Vegeta scoffed and flew away.

Frieza learned that Namekian Dragon Balls could grant any wish and redirected his spaceship toward Namek to seek immortality. King Vegeta noticed Frieza’s course change and began investigating whether Namek was in the Eastern Universe.

• Frieza’s subordinate reported rumors about the Namekian Guardian and the wish-granting Dragon Balls, including Vegeta’s suspected collection of them on Earth.
• Frieza ordered his forces to head for Earth, then changed course after learning they could reach Namek through a nearby black hole in about ten days.
• Galdo protested that he still wanted to fight Vegeta, but Frieza persuaded him that immortality would make their future fight more interesting.
• King Vegeta received a report that Frieza’s spaceship was heading toward a black hole and ordered an investigation into whether Namek was in the Eastern Universe.