After the Cell Games, Tien Shinhan had been wrestling with a question: Who was he? Where had he come from? The Grand Elder had told him he was descended from the Three-Eyed Clan, whose ancestors had come from a distant galaxy. But Tien knew nothing about the clan. All he knew was that his third eye set him apart from Earthlings. One day, as he meditated, his third eye suddenly blazed with light. An image appeared in his mind: a vast temple floating in the starry sky. Countless three-eyed people sat inside, their third eyes shining gold. A solemn voice spoke: "The bloodline of the Three-Eyed Clan will never die out." Is this... a memory of my ancestors? Tien opened his eyes. The third eye on his forehead was still glowing. He found Kashu. "Kashu, I want to return to my homeland. Where is your home?" "I don't know, but my third eye can sense which way to go." Tien pointed north. "That way, very, very far off." Kashu considered this. "Namek is in the North Galaxy. Your home might be there, too. I'll ask Bulma to build you a spaceship." "Thank you, Kashu." "No need to thank me. You're our friend." The Three-Eyed God Planet Tien and Chiaotzu boarded a spaceship and followed the guidance of Tien's third eye into an unknown galaxy. After three months of travel, they reached a purple planet—the Three-Eyed God Planet. Its surface was covered with enormous temple complexes, most of them abandoned. Tien landed in front of the largest temple. The light from his third eye grew stronger and stronger.
"This is my homeland..." Tien murmured. The temple doors opened on their own. Inside was a vast hall, with an altar at its center and a golden crystal resting upon it. Tien climbed the altar and placed his hand on the crystal. It blazed with light, and a consciousness flowed into his mind. "Descendant of the Three-Eyed Clan, you have finally come." "Who are you?" "I am the ancestor of the Three-Eyed Clan, the Three-Eyed God King. My consciousness was sealed inside this crystal, waiting for a descendant to inherit it." "Inherit what?" "The legacy of the Three-Eyed Clan—its power, wisdom, and purpose." Tien closed his eyes and let the consciousness of the legacy pour into him. His third eye began to evolve. One became three, forming a triangle on his forehead. His battle power soared from 800 million to 5 billion, 8 billion, then 12 billion. When the inheritance was complete, the three eyes on Tien's forehead shone gold. His battle power settled at 15 billion—five times that of a Super Saiyan 3. "So this is the true power of the Three-Eyed Clan..." Tien looked at his hands, stunned. "Tien, are you all right?" Chiaotzu flew over. "I'm fine," Tien said. "Chiaotzu's psychic powers can evolve, too." Tien placed Chiaotzu's hand on the crystal. Chiaotzu's body began to change. He grew a little taller, and his psychic powers increased dramatically. His battle power rose from 5 million to 500 million. "Let's go back," Tien said. "Kashu and the others are waiting for us." A King's Return When Tien and Chiaotzu returned to Earth, everyone was stunned. Three eyes, arranged in a triangle, had appeared on Tien's forehead, each shining gold. His presence was so overwhelming that even Vegeta felt suffocated. "Tien, your battle power... It's at least 10 billion!" Vegeta's face darkened. "15 billion," Tien said calmly. "It's the legacy of the Three-Eyed Clan." "My battle power is only 1 billion," Vegeta said through gritted teeth. "You're miles ahead of me."
"Vegeta, you can break through, too," Kashu said. "Everyone has their own path."
Kashu sensed Tien's aura and felt a swell of pride. Tien's battle power was approaching his Legendary Super Saiyan Fifth Grade strength of 16 billion, making him the second strongest in the group. "Tien, did you inherit the throne of the Three-Eyed Clan?" Kashu asked. "I did." Tien nodded. "The ancestor of the Three-Eyed Clan made me the new Three-Eyed God King and charged me with rebuilding the clan." "What will you do?" "First, I'll settle down on Earth." Tien looked toward New Vegeta City. "My friends are here. This is my home. Maybe someday I'll search the universe for other survivors of the Three-Eyed Clan." Kashu clapped him on the shoulder. "Good. Whatever you decide to do, we'll support you." Gratitude flickered in Tien's eyes. Little Cell grew slowly inside his incubation chamber. Unlike ordinary Cell, he gave off no evil aura. Instead, his energy was pure. Bulma analyzed his cells and discovered that Dr. Gero had implanted a "limiter" in him to suppress his evil instincts. The limiter in Future Cell had been destroyed, which was why he had become a madman. In this timeline, Cell's limiter remained intact. A year later, little Cell stepped out of the incubation chamber. He looked like a ten-year-old boy, with green skin, delicate features, and an antenna on his head. His eyes were golden, but there was no trace of Cell's madness in them—only a child's curiosity. "My name is... Cell?" He tilted his head and looked at Kashu. "That's right. Your name is Cell." Kashu crouched down. "Do you know who you are?" "I'm an android... No, I'm a bio-android," Cell said. "Dr. Gero made me, but he isn't my father. You're my father."
"Why?" "Because you gave me a second life." Tears glimmered in Cell's eyes. "If not for you, I might have been destroyed." Kashu fell silent for a moment, then patted Cell's head. "All right. From today on, you're my adopted son." Tears streamed down Cell's face.
Kashu began teaching Cell how to train. Cell's potential was immense. He had the cells of countless warriors, including Saiyans, Namekians, and members of the Frieza Clan, and could learn anyone's techniques. Kashu taught him the Kamehameha, and he learned it in a day; taught him to sense ki, and he mastered it in half a day; taught him Hakai Energy, and he learned to use it in a week. "Cell, you're even more talented than I am," Kashu marveled. "Father, I'll never be as good as you," Cell said. "You gave me everything." "Don't sell yourself short. You have your own path to follow." A year later, Cell was ten years old in appearance and had reached a battle power of 3 billion. He could transform into a Super Saiyan, wreathed in golden energy, use a Namekian's regenerative abilities, and fire energy blasts like a member of the Frieza Clan. Kashu decided to take Cell to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber once he was a little older. Though Cell was kind, he knew he carried evil in his blood. Dr. Gero had created him to destroy the world, and Cell couldn't forget that.
"Father, I want to do something," Cell said one day, finding Kashu. "What is it?" "I want to help the people Dr. Gero hurt." Cell left New Vegeta City alone and traveled across the world. He found survivors from Dr. Gero's laboratories—test subjects who had been turned into androids and then abandoned. He used his Namekian healing abilities to restore their bodies and his Saiyan strength to help them rebuild their homes. He also found the original model for Android 16—the son of a warrior Dr. Gero had murdered. The man was now over fifty and had spent his whole life searching for his father's killer. Cell told him that Dr. Gero was dead and that his father had been avenged. The old man held Cell and cried for a long time. Cell's actions moved many people. His reputation changed from "the Devil's Son" to "the Savior." The media across Earth rushed to report his deeds, calling him "the Green Angel." "Father, I did it." Cell returned to New Vegeta City with a smile. "I'm no longer Dr. Gero's killing machine. I'm Cell, an individual in my own right." Kashu embraced his adopted son, his heart swelling with pride. "Well done."
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