Chapter Summaries

Goku returned home with Gohan and Dende after wishing away his heart disease, and Bulma welcomed him with a celebratory feast. Two years later, Gohan showed immense strength and learned two techniques from Goku before beginning a year of training with Piccolo to prepare for the androids.

• Goku told Bulma that his heart disease was cured and that he was now immune to all poisons, and the family celebrated with Dende over a lavish meal.
• Two years later, Goku tested Gohan's strength and measured his Power Level at over one million.
• Goku taught Gohan the Kamehameha and Sky Dance Technique, and Gohan quickly learned both.
• Goku brought Gohan to Piccolo and asked him to train Gohan for the next year so he could help defeat the androids.
• Piccolo agreed after witnessing Gohan's power, while Raditz complained that Gohan had surpassed him; Gohan prepared to begin training with Piccolo.

Goku trained on a super-gravity planet and broke through to Super Saiyan 3, then returned home to Bulma after destroying the planet with Dragon Fist. After resting with Bulma, he set his sights on learning about the divine realm and decided to ask the Supreme Kai about it.

• Goku told Bulma that Gohan had gone to train with Piccolo for a year.
• Goku trained under fifty billion times Earth's gravity, gradually adapting while holding back his power to build up his potential.
• Goku finally transformed into Super Saiyan 3, then spent another half year accumulating energy until he could sustain the form for longer.
• Goku tested his strength with Dragon Fist Burst and shattered the super-gravity planet's core.
• Goku returned home after a year of training and reunited with Bulma.
• Goku considered Super Saiyan God and Super Saiyan 4, then decided to ask the Supreme Kai about the divine realm in this timeline.

Goku returned Tien Shinhan, Yamcha, and Chiaotzu to Earth after their training on North Kai's Planet, then asked North Kai how to reach Supreme Kai's Realm. With North Kai's help, Goku sensed its energy and used Instant Transmission to head toward it.

• Goku visited North Kai's Planet and saw Tien Shinhan, Yamcha, and Chiaotzu finishing their training.
• Goku took the three back to Kame House, where they reunited with Krillin, Chichi, Maron, and Master Roshi and shared stories of their progress.
• After the gathering, Goku returned to North Kai's Planet and asked where Supreme Kai's Realm was so he could find a way past his training bottleneck.
• North Kai released his divine energy to help Goku sense the realm's distinctive energy, and Goku identified it among several powerful divine energies.
• Goku used Instant Transmission to head for Supreme Kai's Realm as North Kai hoped he would not offend the Supreme Kai.

Son Goku visited the Supreme Kai's Realm to test his limits, drew the Sword of the Supreme Kai, and broke it while trying to cut Absolute Realm Gold. An aged, sly voice then declared that the sword was more interesting broken.

• Son Goku arrived in the Supreme Kai's Realm and exchanged blows with Kibito until East Supreme Kai Shin recognized his Kaio-ken and stopped the fight.
• Goku told Shin he had come to grow stronger, then asked to try drawing the Sword of the Supreme Kai.
• Goku pulled the sword free after transforming into Super Saiyan 3, and Shin said he had awakened its power.
• Goku used the sword to slice a boulder, then Shin gave him Absolute Realm Gold to test its sharpness.
• Goku struck the metal, but the cube remained unharmed and the Supreme Kai Sword snapped in two.
• Shin and Kibito reacted in shock as an aged, sly voice said the sword was more interesting broken.

Goku learned that Old Supreme Kai Pikkon had been sealed in the Supreme Kai Sword by a force of destruction 75 million years earlier, though Pikkon knew nothing of Beerus. After Pikkon offered to unlock Goku’s potential, he began a ritual that would take five hours, leaving Goku standing patiently through its strange movements.

• Pikkon introduced himself to East Supreme Kai Shin and Kibito as the Supreme Kai from fifteen generations ago and said he had been sealed inside the Supreme Kai Sword.
• Pikkon explained that a powerful force of destruction had sealed him 75 million years earlier, but he did not recognize the name Beerus.
• Goku concluded that this universe had no apparent God of Destruction and considered pursuing Super Saiyan 4 instead of Super Saiyan God.
• Pikkon boasted that he could unlock Goku’s potential, and Goku asked him to help overcome his training bottleneck.
• Pikkon began the Divine Power Ritual, telling Goku to remain still for five hours and wait another twenty hours for his potential to be fully unlocked.

Old Supreme Kai completed his ritual to unlock Goku’s potential, triggering a Golden Great Ape transformation that Goku struggled to control before mastering and transforming into a new red-furred form. Goku tested his immense power, and East Supreme Kai Shin restored the damage to Supreme Kai’s Realm.

• Old Supreme Kai performed his potential-unlocking ritual on Goku for twenty hours while secretly reading a magazine, then told Goku to test his power.
• Goku transformed through Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, and Super Saiyan 3 before becoming a gigantic Golden Great Ape.
• Goku’s Great Ape rampage damaged Supreme Kai’s Realm, but he calmed his mind and gradually regained control of his body.
• Goku’s Golden Great Ape form shrank into a red-furred transformation, and he demonstrated its power by tearing open the distant void with a punch.
• Goku thanked Old Supreme Kai and apologized to East Supreme Kai Shin for the destruction, and Shin restored the damaged land with his divine power.

Goku mastered the initial form of Super Saiyan 4 in Supreme Kai's Realm and returned to Earth, where Bulma shared her research into Trunks's medicine and proposed using Dr. Gero's research to pursue eternal life. With the Android crisis two days away, Goku agreed to look for the scientist's laboratory while fighting the Androids.

• Goku spent two days refining his Super Saiyan 4 power, learning to control it precisely as Old Supreme Kai, Shin, and Kibito watched.
• Goku thanked Old Supreme Kai, said goodbye to Shin and Kibito, and used Instant Transmission to return home.
• Bulma told Goku that Trunks's medicine could increase Saiyan S Cell activity, and Goku praised her broad scientific expertise.
• Goku suggested that Bulma use Shenron to stay young, and Bulma proposed finding Dr. Gero's research to investigate eternal life.
• Goku agreed to watch for Dr. Gero's laboratory during the coming fight against the Androids, then carried Bulma to their room using Instant Transmission.

Piccolo helped Gohan learn to control his power, then Goku and the others arrived at the island where the Androids were expected. The Androids attacked civilians and confronted Yamcha, leaving him facing Android 19 and Android 20 alone.

• Gohan accidentally struck Piccolo with enough force to bury him in a crater, then apologized, and Piccolo praised his potential and called on Dende to heal him.
• Goku reassured Krillin that his resolve and judgment mattered, while Piccolo kept Gohan from admitting how badly he had hurt him during training.
• Goku and the others searched the island city for the Androids, but Goku could not sense their energy, so the group split up to watch for trouble.
• Dr. Gero and Android 19 appeared on the island, and Android 19 killed an elderly driver after stopping his car on a western highway.
• Yamcha investigated the attack and was identified by Android 19, after which Android 19 and Android 20 confronted him and admitted they were the strange people he had asked about.

Son Goku and the others confronted Android 19 and Android 20, then moved the fight to a deserted island. Son Goku revealed that Dr. Gero's heart virus could not harm him, and Piccolo stepped forward to fight the androids.

• Android 20 attacked Yamcha, but Son Goku stopped him and rescued Yamcha before the others arrived.
• Android 20 fired a beam toward the city, so Son Goku struck him and exposed the transparent skull beneath his hat.
• Son Goku led the group to a barren island, where Yamcha warned them that the androids could absorb energy.
• Son Goku realized Android 20 had released a heart virus, but his wish to Shenron had made his body immune to illness, and the virus failed.
• Android 20 revealed that his micro-robots had recorded Son Goku's past battles, while Son Goku deduced that the androids lacked information about his time on Planet Namek.
• Piccolo volunteered to fight Android 19 and Android 20, while Gohan said he was not worried about his strong father.

Piccolo and Gohan defeated Android 19 by overwhelming his energy-absorption ability, while Goku healed Piccolo with a Senzu Bean. Android 20 fled, and Goku pursued him as Piccolo, Gohan, and Tien Shinhan left the battlefield.

• Piccolo fought Android 19, but his Demon Light Wave was absorbed and Android 19 powered up enough to knock him into a crater.
• Gohan’s fury surged as he attacked Android 19, and Goku gave Piccolo a Senzu Bean that quickly restored him.
• Piccolo and Gohan coordinated their attacks, and Piccolo redirected a Demon Light Wave to strike Android 19’s shoulder.
• Piccolo and Gohan fired a Special Beam Cannon and Kamehameha together, overloading Android 19 until he exploded.
• Android 20 fled after Android 19’s defeat, and Goku stopped Piccolo from pursuing and chased Android 20 himself.
• Piccolo left with Gohan and Tien Shinhan while Goku continued after Android 20.

Future Trunks found unfamiliar android wreckage while Goku pursued and defeated Dr. Gero, then followed him to his hidden northern laboratory. Goku entered the lab intending to recover Gero’s research and release the androids inside.

• Trunks returned to the battlefield, found wreckage unlike the androids from his era, and wondered what enemies this timeline held.
• Goku blasted off Android 20’s left arm, but Android 20 caused an explosion and escaped while Trunks arrived and questioned Goku.
• Goku followed Android 20 to a hidden laboratory in the northern mountains, where he revealed that he had tracked him.
• Goku stopped Dr. Gero from entering the laboratory and destroyed him with a Ki Wave.
• Goku entered the laboratory to find Gero’s research data and release Androids 16, 17, and 18.

Goku freed Android 18 and Android 17, then awakened Android 16, who was programmed to kill him. After Goku crushed Android 16 with a single blow, Android 17 and Android 18 left to travel, wary of Goku’s overwhelming strength.

• Goku copied Dr. Gero’s research data, awakened Android 18 and Android 17, and told them Dr. Gero was dead.
• Android 17 crushed Dr. Gero’s controller, and Android 18 awakened Android 16 at his request.
• Android 16 identified Goku as his target and insisted on carrying out his mission, while Android 17 and Android 18 chose not to fight Goku.
• Goku struck Android 16 into the ground, leaving no intact parts, and shocked Android 17 and Android 18 with his strength.
• Android 17 and Android 18 drove away together, deciding to enjoy their freedom and avoid provoking Goku.

Goku destroyed Dr. Gero’s hidden laboratory and the unfinished Cell, causing Chronoa to detect dangerous timeline changes. Meanwhile, Trunks and Gohan found a second, damaged Time Machine and discovered it had arrived four years earlier from a future three years beyond Trunks’s own, leaving the identity and purpose of its passenger unknown.

• Goku destroyed Dr. Gero’s laboratory and the unfinished Cell hidden underground, while Chronoa and Trunks discussed the resulting instability across parallel timelines.
• At Kame House, Goku told Trunks he had killed Android 16 but let Android 17 and Android 18 go, insisting he would deal with them if they became dangerous.
• Bulma received photographs of a rusty Time Machine bearing Capsule Corporation’s logo, and Trunks recognized it as the machine he had used to travel to the past.
• Goku sent Gohan and Trunks to investigate the machine in the western countryside, where Trunks found the word “HOPE” and confirmed it was his Time Machine.
• Trunks and Gohan discovered two strange eggshells inside the damaged cockpit and found that the machine had been activated in year 788 and had been present in the era for four years.
• Trunks concluded that someone else had arrived in their timeline using the Time Machine and wondered who the passenger was and what they wanted.

Trunks and Gohan found a fresh, enormous cicada shell near the abandoned Time Machine, while Kami considered reuniting with Piccolo as a dangerous creature threatened Earth. Android 18 and Android 17 escaped police pursuit, and the chapter ended with news that an entire city had vanished as Goku suspected Cell was responsible.

• Trunks and Gohan found a giant cicada shell with fresh mucus near the abandoned Time Machine and hurried back to Kame House after hearing noises from a nearby cave.
• Kami sensed destruction in the creature’s aura and considered merging with Piccolo, who felt Kami calling and flew to the Lookout without saying goodbye to Goku and the others.
• Android 18 stole a denim outfit, then disabled three pursuing police cars while Android 17 drove them away.
• Master Roshi and the others heard a news report that every resident of a city had vanished, and Goku suspected Cell was behind it despite sensing no unusual energy.

After a monster drained the people of a city, Piccolo fused with Kami to gain the strength to confront it, while Gohan and Trunks flew to support him. Piccolo reached the deserted city and came face-to-face with the creature.

• A live news report of a citywide attack cut out, and Gohan and Trunks connected the disappearances to the creature from the Time Machine.
• Kami revealed to Piccolo that the monster was devouring humanity's life force, and Piccolo agreed to fuse with him on the condition that his consciousness would lead.
• Kami merged into Piccolo, creating a powerful Namekian, and Piccolo flew toward the monster's evil aura.
• Gohan and Trunks set out to assist Piccolo while Goku gave Bulma the research data he had recovered from Dr. Gero's laboratory.
• Piccolo arrived in the deserted city, searched the ruined streets, and confronted a large, scaled green monster with insect-like wings and a tail.

Cell fought King Piccolo and revealed that he was an android created from the cells of powerful fighters, including Piccolo, Son Goku, and Frieza. After Cell drained and injured Piccolo, Piccolo regenerated his arm and prepared to continue the battle.

• Cell killed a human to demonstrate his ability to absorb energy, then confronted King Piccolo and displayed an aura containing several familiar powers.
• Trunks and Gohan sensed Cell's strange aura and flew toward the city, while Android 17 and Android 18 felt the distant blast but continued driving.
• King Piccolo attacked Cell with a Demon Light Cannon, but Cell survived and fought him using the Special Beam Cannon and Kamehameha.
• Cell grabbed Piccolo and drained his left arm, then explained that Dr. Gero's computer had created him from the cells of Son Goku, Frieza, King Cold, and Piccolo.
• Cell revealed that he had killed Trunks in his future timeline and stolen his Time Machine to reach this era and find Android 17 and Android 18.
• Piccolo tore off his drained arm and regenerated a new one as he prepared to fight Cell again.

Cell escaped Piccolo, Gohan, and Trunks by using Solar Flare and hiding his aura, then continued searching for Android 17 and Android 18 so he could absorb them. After Piccolo explained Cell’s origins and plan, he set out to track Cell while Gohan and Trunks searched for the androids.

• Cell taunted Trunks and Gohan, then used Solar Flare to blind them and escape while concealing his aura.
• Piccolo, Gohan, and Trunks failed to sense Cell, while Cell hurried through a wasteland toward Android 17 and Android 18.
• At Bulma’s laboratory, Bulma studied the androids’ records as Goku sensed the battle and chose not to interfere.
• Piccolo explained that Dr. Gero’s computer created Cell, who had come from Trunks’s future to absorb the androids of this era.
• Piccolo went to track Cell, while Gohan and Trunks set out to find Android 17 and Android 18 and alert Piccolo or Goku.

Piccolo pursued Cell as the android continued absorbing people, while Goku brought Gohan and Trunks to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to prepare for the growing threat. After a year of training inside, Trunks emerged with the third stage of Super Saiyan and flew off to help Piccolo, leaving Goku and Gohan to train next.

• Piccolo tracked Cell through emptied towns and an industrial district but repeatedly arrived too late as Cell fled to absorb more people.
• Goku used Instant Transmission to bring Gohan and Trunks to the Lookout and announced that they would train in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
• Goku entered the chamber with Trunks first, where he challenged Trunks to improve his combat skills and control as well as his strength.
• After a year inside the chamber, Trunks emerged having mastered the third stage of Super Saiyan and told Gohan about his progress.
• Goku told Trunks to support Piccolo, and Trunks flew away while Gohan prepared to enter the chamber with Goku.

Goku began training Gohan in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber while Piccolo searched for Android 17 and Android 18 to keep Cell from absorbing them. Piccolo found the androids and prepared to fight, as the others rushed to join him and Cell secretly approached, hoping to exploit the battle.

• Goku led Gohan into the Hyperbolic Time Chamber and began testing him in combat.
• After finding the aftermath of Cell’s attack at an amusement park, Piccolo decided to search for Android 17 and Android 18.
• Piccolo warned Krillin, Tien Shinhan, Yamcha, Chiaotzu, Dende, and Raditz about Cell, and they split up to search for the androids.
• Piccolo found Android 17 and Android 18 on a beach and declared that he had come to kill them.
• Piccolo unleashed his power, prompting Tien Shinhan, Yamcha, Krillin, and Raditz to fly toward the island.
• Cell sensed Piccolo’s aura and headed toward the battle, planning to absorb the androids while they were occupied.

Piccolo overwhelmed Android 17 in their battle, forcing him to admit he had underestimated Piccolo and destroying much of the island with a barrage of Demon Light Waves. The fighters moved to an active volcanic island to continue, where Android 17 remained determined to win and refused Android 18’s help.

• Piccolo attacked Android 17 with a relentless series of punches and kicks, knocking him into boulders and a crater while Android 18 warned him not to underestimate Piccolo.
• Android 17 countered in midair, but Piccolo gained the upper hand and told him he would finish the fight if that was all he could do.
• Android 17 insisted he had not used his full strength, rejected Android 18’s offer to join the battle, and charged back at Piccolo.
• Piccolo surrounded Android 17 with tracking Demon Light Waves and blasted him, leaving him battered and the island badly damaged.
• Piccolo and Android 17 agreed to change locations and flew to an active volcanic island, where Android 17 dismissed Piccolo’s warnings and told Android 18 he did not need her help.