Chapter Summaries

A Kasesuto squad infiltrated Dr. Gero’s laboratory, stole Cell’s embryo, and replaced it with a duplicate. The stolen embryo was delivered to a Kasesuto biochemical team under orders to report its research data daily to the general.

• Vegeta and Nappa watched the Kasesuto fleet from the ground, unable to attack the ships in space.
• A five-person Kasesuto squad entered Dr. Gero’s hidden laboratory and altered the sleep chambers of Android 16, Android 17, and Android 18 before continuing deeper.
• The squad identified Cell’s embryo, took it from its culture tank, and left an identical replacement behind.
• Dr. Gero and Android 19 returned to the lab, reset Android 16 and Android 17’s programs, and Dr. Gero admired the embryo without realizing it had been switched.
• The Kasesuto squad handed the stolen embryo to a higher-ranking official, who delivered it to a biochemical team and ordered daily reports to the general.

While the Kasesuto fleet remained in orbit, their researchers tested Cell's embryo against their own creation, and Cell's embryo devoured it and grew. The Kasesuto Doctor ordered close monitoring and changes to its underlying data, while the general revealed that the fleet's mission was to protect the research vessel and keep its work under surveillance.

• Vegeta and Earth's other warriors waited for the Kasesuto to act for three days before leaving, while Piccolo remained behind to meditate and train.
• The Kasesuto Doctor ordered his researchers to place their Ramivito embryo in a culture dish with Cell's embryo.
• Ramivito's tentacles seized Cell's embryo, but Cell's embryo expanded, enveloped Ramivito, and digested it.
• The Doctor told the researchers to record Cell's growth and modify its underlying data to prevent it from becoming a dangerous defective product.
• The general told a staff officer that the fleet had orders to protect the research vessel, cooperate with its work, and covertly monitor the experimental ship.

Cell awakened aboard the Kestosto fleet’s research vessel and slaughtered the researchers before attacking the general’s emergency response team. As the team tried to capture Cell alive, its members began falling one after another.

• Piccolo noticed a faint red glow among the Kestosto fleet’s warships while training on Earth.
• Cell opened his eyes inside the culture tank, then burst out and killed a researcher who came to replace the nutrient solution.
• Cell slaughtered the laboratory researchers, prompting the flagship’s Smart Brain to alert the general.
• The general sent an emergency response team to the research vessel, where they found shriveled corpses and a wrecked laboratory.
• Cell seized one response team member and attacked the others as they pursued it.
• The general ordered the team to capture Cell alive, but screams from the video feed showed that the response team was losing members.

Cell survived the destruction of the research vessel and secretly infiltrated the Kasesuto fleet, where he disabled the warships and killed General Bigel. He then launched a landing pod toward Earth as the remaining Cathesto ships burned.

• General Bigel ordered the fleet to surround and destroy the research vessel after its emergency teams were wiped out.
• Cell escaped the research vessel’s destruction by clinging to a warship, then cut through its hull and infiltrated it unseen.
• Cell disabled the fleet’s warships one by one as General Bigel fled with two escorts, which soon stopped moving.
• Cell confronted General Bigel aboard his warship and killed him after revealing that he knew the general’s name.
• Cell launched a landing pod toward Earth, leaving the Cathesto warships to burn behind him.

As Earth’s warriors gathered to face the approaching Frieza-like aura, Cooler landed and ordered his forces to kill every Earthling. Trunks intercepted him, and their evenly matched fight began as Vegeta, Piccolo, and the others watched in shock.

• Piccolo sensed an unexplained foreboding but returned to training after seeing the Kessus warships destroyed.
• Two days later, Earth’s fighters detected a massive aura approaching and gathered over a desert, believing Frieza was coming.
• Cooler arrived in a spaceship, ordered his warriors to kill every Earthling, and watched as Trunks instantly cut them down.
• Trunks recognized that Cooler was neither Frieza nor King Cold, while Cooler identified Trunks as a Saiyan and attacked.
• Trunks transformed into a Super Saiyan and fought Cooler, whose enhanced power matched his sword strikes and left the battle at a standstill.

Future Trunks fought Cooler, who had come to Earth to slaughter its inhabitants and lure Son Gohan back. Trunks unleashed his Pulsar Collapse Cannon after Cooler powered up, and the attack pursued him into the sky.

• Vegeta, Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, Yamcha, and the others sensed two powerful fighters and realized neither was Son Goku nor Frieza.
• Trunks introduced himself and attacked Cooler with his sword, but neither fighter could gain a clear advantage.
• Cooler powered up, intent on killing Trunks quickly before carrying out his plan to destroy Earth’s inhabitants.
• Cooler’s punch sent Trunks’s sword flying, and Trunks charged an enormous energy blast.
• Trunks fired the Pulsar Collapse Cannon, which curved upward after Cooler as he fled into the sky.

Cooler pushed Trunks’s attack back with a Supernova Cannon powered by his life force, threatening to destroy Earth. Son Gohan returned from Planet Yardrat, destroyed the attack with one punch, and confronted Cooler as Trunks recognized the changed Gohan and wept.

• Cooler sacrificed some of his life force to overpower Trunks’s Pulsar Collapse Cannon, while Trunks struggled to protect Earth.
• Son Gohan sensed the danger and used Instant Transmission to reach Trunks and Cooler.
• Gohan pulled Trunks aside and said he would handle Cooler’s attack.
• Gohan transformed into a Super Saiyan and shattered Cooler’s Supernova Cannon with one punch.
• Gohan declared that Cooler would not leave Earth, and Trunks cried at seeing his master again.

Son Gohan easily defeated and completely destroyed Cooler, then reunited with Vegeta, Bulma, Krillin, and the others. The group followed Trunks to wait for Son Goku, while Raditz asked Son Gohan whether he had transformed into a Super Saiyan.

• Cooler charged Son Gohan, but Son Gohan caught his punches and overwhelmed him with energy.
• Son Gohan kicked Cooler away and destroyed him with a powerful blast, leaving no remains for Dr. Gero to collect.
• Trunks met Son Gohan and said he would wait to reveal his name until Son Goku arrived.
• Bulma scolded Son Gohan for taking her spaceship, then softened when he promised her gifts from alien civilizations.
• Son Gohan joined Trunks, Vegeta, Bulma, Krillin, and the others at Son Goku's landing site, where Raditz asked if Son Gohan had transformed into a Super Saiyan.

Son Gohan encouraged Raditz to train toward becoming a Super Saiyan while the group waited for Son Goku to arrive. After Trunks asked Son Goku and Son Gohan to transform, Trunks suddenly attacked Son Goku with his sword.

• Son Gohan persuaded Raditz to pursue becoming a Super Saiyan and warned him that stronger enemies would threaten his survival.
• Trunks offered the group drinks from a capsule refrigerator, and everyone waited about two hours for Son Goku to arrive.
• Son Goku landed his spaceship and joined the group, then Trunks asked him to demonstrate transforming into a Super Saiyan.
• Trunks transformed into a Super Saiyan, and Son Gohan transformed too, astonishing Son Goku and darkening Vegeta's mood.
• Trunks drew his sword and swung it at Son Goku.

Trunks tested Son Goku in a brief sword fight, then revealed that he was Vegeta’s son from twenty years in the future and warned them about two powerful arrivals. After Trunks left, Son Goku learned what Son Gohan had done while away from Earth and welcomed the chance to train with his newly transformed son.

• Son Goku blocked Trunks’s sword with one finger, and Trunks praised his strength before agreeing to explain his visit.
• Trunks revealed that he had traveled from the future, identified himself as Vegeta’s son, and warned that two powerful people would appear near South City in three years.
• Trunks gave Son Goku medicine for a future heart disease and asked him to keep Trunks’s identity secret.
• Son Gohan told Trunks that history had already changed and urged him to stop hesitating and act decisively.
• Trunks flew away after promising to return if he survived, and Son Goku encouraged him to train for the coming threat.
• Son Gohan told Son Goku about his recent battles and Super Saiyan transformation, and Son Goku looked forward to training with him.

After learning that the androids would kill them in the future, Vegeta resolved to survive and asked Goku about his escape from Namek and his Yardrat techniques. Gohan’s friend Eliza arrived on Earth, where she met the group and Bulma discovered that Gohan considered her his girlfriend.

• Tien, Yamcha, and Vegeta reacted to Trunks’s warning by resolving to train and survive the androids’ arrival.
• Vegeta asked Goku how he had survived Namek, and Goku recounted his escape and demonstrated the techniques he had learned on Yardrat.
• Goku, Vegeta, and the others sensed a powerful presence approaching Earth, then watched a spacecraft land nearby.
• Eliza stepped out of the spacecraft, greeted the group, and introduced herself as Gohan’s friend; Vegeta recognized her as the cosmic mercenary called the Red Fox.
• Gohan introduced Eliza to his family and companions, and Bulma teased him after he admitted Eliza was sort of his girlfriend despite being about eight years old.

Son Gohan and Son Goku sparred in the wasteland after Eliza suggested that Gohan was stronger than his father. As they tested each other with transformations and techniques, Son Goku grew excited by the challenge.

• Eliza told Son Goku that Son Gohan seemed stronger than him, prompting Son Goku to invite his son to spar.
• Son Goku transformed into a Super Saiyan, while Son Gohan revealed a golden-haired form without the same fiery aura, and they began exchanging powerful blows.
• Son Goku turned serious and used Instant Transmission, but Son Gohan anticipated his attacks and countered with energy blasts.
• Son Gohan used afterimages and created seven identical copies, leaving Son Goku eager to keep fighting.

Son Gohan and Son Goku sparred, then rejoined their friends as they chose where to train next. Krillin and the others departed for King Kai’s Planet, while Raditz remained behind and asked where Son Goku’s group planned to go.

• Son Gohan used clones and a series of attacks to defeat Son Goku in their spar, though neither was injured.
• Son Goku praised Son Gohan’s strength and warned him that Chi-Chi was angry about his departure.
• Son Goku and Son Gohan returned to find Vegeta, Nappa, and Piccolo already gone.
• Krillin said he and the others would train on King Kai’s Planet, while Piccolo would train alone at Kami’s Lookout.
• Tien Shinhan, Krillin, and the others boarded Bulma’s spaceship and left, while Eliza and Raditz stayed behind.
• Son Goku asked Raditz if he would join them, and Raditz asked where they planned to train.

Son Gohan returned to Mount Paozu with Son Goku and Eliza, reuniting with Chi-Chi after a long absence. Eliza introduced herself as Son Gohan’s fiancée, shocking Chi-Chi, who fainted before waking up and worrying that Son Gohan was marrying too young.

• Son Goku advised Raditz not to rush his training, and Raditz said he would leave in three years.
• Son Gohan, Son Goku, and Eliza flew to Mount Paozu, where Chi-Chi tearfully embraced Son Gohan after he confirmed who he was.
• Chi-Chi angrily scolded Son Goku for setting a bad example, then greeted Eliza after Son Goku pointed her out.
• Eliza told Chi-Chi that she was Son Gohan’s fiancée, and Son Gohan confirmed it, causing Chi-Chi to faint.
• After Son Gohan revived her with ki, Chi-Chi worried about his age and education, and Son Gohan said he could pass the best university’s entrance exam.

After Chi-Chi recovered, she accepted Son Gohan and Eliza’s relationship and agreed to let him train for the coming battle against the androids. Son Gohan planned to get stronger, while Eliza suspected that he knew about future events.

• The doctor reassured Ox-King, Son Goku, and Son Gohan that Chi-Chi would recover, and Ox-King scolded Son Goku and Son Gohan for leaving Chi-Chi alone.
• Chi-Chi came outside, sent Son Gohan in, and told the others to stay out.
• Chi-Chi accepted Eliza as part of the family but forbade Son Gohan from marrying before he turned sixteen or doing anything improper before marriage.
• Chi-Chi agreed not to interfere with Son Gohan’s training for three years so he could help defeat the androids, but told him to study afterward and protect his family.
• Son Gohan asked Eliza how she had persuaded Chi-Chi, and Eliza said she had simply told her the truth.
• Son Gohan said he planned to get stronger, and Eliza asked whether he knew about the future like Trunks did.

Son Gohan explained that his visions came from a curse placed on Bardock by the Kanassans, then brought Bulma a Smart Brain from the Musli Empire. He offered her access to its technology database in exchange for shares in Capsule Corporation.

• Son Gohan told Eliza that his fragmented visions began after the Kanassans cursed Bardock, and she asked how much he could foresee.
• Son Goku called Son Gohan and Eliza inside to eat Chi-Chi's meal, and Chi-Chi worried about the household's growing food costs.
• Son Gohan told Chi-Chi he would solve an important problem and used Instant Transmission to visit Bulma.
• Son Gohan gave Bulma a Musli Empire Smart Brain card, and she activated it to explore its virtual interface.
• Son Gohan offered Bulma access to the Musli Empire's technology database in exchange for shares in Capsule Corporation, and she recognized his intent.

Son Gohan negotiated a 49 percent stake in Capsule Corporation in exchange for a complete technology tree, securing regular dividends for his family. He returned to Mount Paozu and told Chi-Chi that their financial worries were solved.

• Son Gohan asked Bulma for 49 percent of Capsule Corporation, offering comprehensive technology in return and promising not to interfere in company decisions.
• Bulma hesitated, but Dr. Brief revealed he had been present and agreed to Son Gohan's terms on behalf of the company and his daughter's shares.
• Son Gohan signed the share transfer agreement, and Bulma gave him a bank card for his monthly dividends while receiving access to Smart Brain.
• Son Gohan left Capsule Corporation with the card and returned to Mount Paozu, where he told Chi-Chi that he had solved a family problem.

Son Gohan told Chi-Chi that money from Bulma's family would arrive each month, easing her worries about household expenses, then took Eliza to Kami's Lookout to train for the androids. Kami let them enter the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, and Son Gohan affirmed that the future could still be changed.

• Son Gohan gave Chi-Chi a bank card and explained that Bulma's family would deposit money into it each month, making Chi-Chi cry with joy.
• Son Gohan left with Eliza to train, while Chi-Chi stopped Son Goku and kept him home with her.
• Son Gohan and Eliza arrived at Kami's Lookout, where Kami agreed to let them enter the Hyperbolic Time Chamber early because of the android threat.
• Kami asked whether they could survive the danger, and Son Gohan said they still had a chance to change the future.
• Mr. Popo opened the Hyperbolic Time Chamber for Son Gohan and Eliza after Son Gohan promised to train to save Earth.

Son Gohan brought Eliza to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to spar, and she revealed how much her energy control had improved. The chapter ended with Son Gohan powering up inside her increasingly intense seal while Eliza poured more flames into it.

• Son Gohan explained that the Hyperbolic Time Chamber let them fight freely, and Eliza agreed to spar with him.
• Eliza and Son Gohan moved far from the exit and began their fight, trading energy attacks as Eliza used flames to counter his golden spheres.
• Eliza caught Son Gohan in rings of flame and sealed him inside a translucent cube that he could not break with a punch.
• Eliza formed energy dragons and layered more attacks around Son Gohan, who began gathering energy to break her seal.
• Eliza intensified her seal with an overwhelming sea of fire as Son Gohan's aura continued to grow.

Son Gohan tested a new fighting style, shifting between strength and speed while battling Eliza. After his attempts to dodge and counter her attacks, Eliza trapped him in an expanding barrage and held the advantage.

• Son Gohan transformed into a heavily muscled form and shattered Eliza’s energy box with a punch.
• Son Gohan shifted into a leaner form and advanced through Eliza’s fiery attacks, splitting into ten images to evade them.
• Eliza redirected her attacks and struck down Son Gohan’s images as he closed the distance.
• Son Gohan used Instant Transmission to appear behind Eliza, but she anticipated him and raised a fiery shield.
• Eliza unleashed expanding rings of fiery energy that caught Son Gohan and continued pursuing him, leaving her in control of the fight.