Chapter Summaries

Son Gohan effortlessly subdued Cumber while Trunks helped the wounded one-armed Son Gohan recover and learned about the losses in his timeline. After the two versions of Gohan met, Son Gohan welcomed and comforted his alternate self.

• Cumber repeatedly attacked Son Gohan, but Son Gohan stopped his blows and erased his energy blasts with ease.
• Trunks freed the injured one-armed Son Gohan from the rubble and gave him a Senzu Bean, restoring him to full health.
• The one-armed Son Gohan told Trunks that Androids had killed Bulma and Trunks in his timeline, and that Aeos had revived him with dark power so he could become stronger.
• Trunks explained that his timeline had also faced the Androids and that its Son Gohan had saved everyone, then pointed out that Son Gohan was fighting Cumber.
• Son Gohan sealed Cumber's power and sent him to his inner world, then teleported to Trunks and magically dressed his alternate self in an orange martial arts uniform.
• Son Gohan embraced the one-armed Son Gohan and thanked him for enduring his hardships.

Son Gohan learned why Aeos had revived One-Armed Son Gohan, purified the dark power in him, and arranged for Trunks to train him. After Porunga could not explain the black mists, Son Gohan decided to search Universes 6 and 7 for the Super Dragon Balls and summon Super Shenron.

• Son Gohan offered to restore One-Armed Son Gohan's left arm, but One-Armed Son Gohan refused and explained that Aeos had revived him to compete in the Multiverse Tournament and seize control of time.
• Son Gohan revealed that he was the Divine Realm Enforcer, then used the Purification Technique to remove One-Armed Son Gohan's dark power and heal his lingering injuries.
• Son Gohan told One-Armed Son Gohan to stay with Trunks and learn from him, then left them together.
• On New Namek, Son Gohan summoned Porunga and asked how to save the world, but Porunga said the black mists were beyond his understanding and suggested summoning Super Shenron.
• Son Gohan suspected the black mists came from the Creator God's death and decided to gather the Super Dragon Balls from Universes 6 and 7 to uncover the truth.

Son Gohan summoned Super Shenron and learned that ending the crisis required traveling to the higher dimension, slaying the destructive will, and retrieving the laws of creation. Super Shenron vanished after sending a mysterious red light into Son Gohan, leaving him to investigate what it was.

• Son Gohan gathered all seven Super Dragon Balls in the World of Nothingness and summoned Super Shenron.
• Son Gohan asked whether Super Shenron could restore peace and eliminate the source of the destruction, but Super Shenron said it could not overcome an existence from a higher dimension.
• Son Gohan used his wish to ask how the crisis could be permanently ended, and Super Shenron said he had to travel to the higher dimension above Zeno's Universe, slay the destructive will, and retrieve the laws of creation.
• Super Shenron declared the wish fulfilled and sent a streak of red light into Son Gohan's brow before disappearing with the Dragon Balls.
• Son Gohan wondered what the red light was and began examining his body with his divine sense.

Son Gohan learned that the Grand Minister could avoid feeling ill only by giving up the use of his divine power, then told him about the destructive will and the need to reach a higher dimension. Meanwhile, Perfect Cell announced the Cell Games and threatened to destroy Earth if no fighter defeated him.

• Son Gohan planted a mysterious blood-red seed on the Ancestral Planet and sealed the area off from Broly and Cumber.
• Son Gohan found the Grand Minister feeling better because he had stopped resisting the world's laws and could no longer use his divine power.
• Son Gohan told the Grand Minister that Super Shenron had directed him to kill the destructive will in a higher dimension and recover Zeno's Universe's laws of creation.
• Perfect Cell built a fighting ring northwest of Central City and took over a worldwide television broadcast.
• Cell announced that the Cell Games would begin in nine days and threatened to destroy Earth if its strongest fighters failed to defeat him.

Cell’s challenge alarmed people across Earth, and the king chose to send the military to test the monster rather than wait for heroes to act. Cell’s nine-day plan was interrupted when the Kingdom’s air force attacked him.

• People around the world watched Cell announce his games, while Krillin, Videl, Master Roshi, Oolong, Puar, and Yamcha reacted to the broadcast.
• The king called his ministers together to decide how the Kingdom should respond to Cell’s challenge.
• The finance minister urged the king to wait for heroes, while the general argued the military should test Cell’s strength.
• The king approved the general’s plan, and the Kingdom’s elite air force flew to the arena and ordered Cell to surrender.
• Cell flew toward the jets, ignored their warnings, and was met by a barrage of shells that filled the sky with smoke and explosions.

Cell survived the Kingdom army’s bombardment, destroyed its Gundam, and returned to the Arena, leaving humanity convinced that only the golden warriors could stop him. At Enforcement Team headquarters, Son Gohan explained that timeline disruptions would bring people from other timelines into their world, and One-Armed Son Gohan marveled at his counterpart’s authority.

• The Kingdom army’s barrage failed to injure Cell, who prepared to attack as the soldiers and air force fled.
• A Gundam appeared to shield the Kingdom army, but Cell blasted through its defenses and destroyed it with a punch.
• Cell found the Capsule Corporation logo among the wreckage, wondered whether Bulma had built the robot, and returned to the Arena.
• Trunks brought One-Armed Son Gohan to the Enforcement Team’s debriefing, where the team reacted with shock and sadness.
• Son Gohan explained that space-time disruptions would cause people from other timelines to appear and told the team to coexist with them unless they proved hostile.

Trunks introduced One-Armed Son Gohan to the Enforcement Team, and Gohan decided to train with them before returning to his own timeline. Goku brought him to Mount Paozu, where he reunited with Chi-Chi and Ox-King.

• Trunks introduced One-Armed Son Gohan to Son Goten, Son Wu, Broly, and Seven-Three.
• One-Armed Son Gohan said he wanted to grow stronger and return to his timeline, while Piccolo offered to train him.
• Son Gohan proposed that One-Armed Son Gohan help resolve the current crises before he returned home and rebuilt his life.
• Vegeta invited One-Armed Son Gohan to spar, and Son Gohan adjourned the meeting.
• Goku, Piccolo, and One-Armed Son Gohan went to Mount Paozu, where One-Armed Son Gohan tearfully greeted Chi-Chi and Ox-King.

After learning that Cell had arrived from another timeline, One-Armed Son Gohan asked to fight him because of his failure to defeat Android 17 and Android 18. Goku gave him a portable Hyperbolic Time Chamber, and he left with Piccolo to train before confronting Cell the next morning.

• Videl told everyone that Cell had announced the Cell Games and threatened to destroy Earth if no one defeated him.
• Son Gohan explained that Cell was Dr. Gero's creation from another timeline and had become perfect by absorbing Android 17 and Android 18.
• One-Armed Son Gohan asked Son Gohan to let him fight Cell, and Piccolo proposed that they train in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
• Goku gave One-Armed Son Gohan his portable Hyperbolic Time Chamber, and the two embraced as One-Armed Son Gohan wept.
• One-Armed Son Gohan and Piccolo flew to Kami's Lookout to train, planning to face Cell the next morning.

Son Gohan's family and a growing crowd of fighters gathered at the Cell Games arena, where Cell struggled to make sense of the unfamiliar people and altered timeline around him. Vegeta answered Cell's insult with a threat, setting the stage for a confrontation.

• Son Gohan told Trunks about his agreement with One-Armed Son Gohan, and they decided to visit the Cell Games arena the next morning.
• Cell watched Piccolo and One-Armed Son Gohan arrive, then grew confused as Trunks arrived with Bulma, Bulla, Bruce, Mai, and Vegeta.
• Reporters celebrated Capsule Corporation's arrival and announced that Cell's death was near.
• Son Gohan's family arrived, and Trunks and Bulla greeted them while Vegeta worried that Son Wu might pursue Bulla.
• Krillin, Yamcha, Android 16, Seven-Three, Broly, Kale, and Parami joined the gathering, and Cell mocked them as nobodies.
• Vegeta called Cell a green beetle and threatened that he would die there.

Cell arrived at the arena convinced he could defeat everyone, but One-Armed Son Gohan challenged him and quickly proved far stronger than expected. Cell was left battered and frightened as Gohan questioned whether this was the full extent of his power.

• Cell mocked Vegeta and claimed he had defeated him, while Vegeta insisted he would not need to fight Cell himself.
• Cell fired a homing energy ray at Bulla, but Son Wu deflected it and threatened Cell.
• One-Armed Son Gohan stepped onto the arena and declared that he would kill Cell.
• Gohan unleashed overwhelming ki, forcing Cell to raise his full power and charge at him.
• Gohan dodged Cell's attacks, broke his arm, slammed him into the arena, and kicked him away after he regenerated.
• Cell resumed his fighting stance in panic as Gohan asked whether his power was truly so insignificant.

Cell fought One-Armed Son Gohan but could not keep up with him, so he unleashed a Kamehameha that Son Gohan overwhelmed with his own. Cell survived the blast through regeneration, left severely damaged and still furious in the sky.

• Cell charged One-Armed Son Gohan, but his attacks missed as Gohan moved too quickly for him to hit.
• Cell flew into the sky and fired a Kamehameha at the people on the ground, threatening to destroy Earth if they dodged.
• One-Armed Son Gohan countered Cell's blast with a Kamehameha and pushed it back until it swallowed Cell and exploded in space.
• Videl asked whether Cell was dead, and Son Gohan explained that Cell could regenerate unless the core in his head was destroyed.
• Cell reappeared with half his body missing, glaring down in rage.

One-Armed Son Gohan overwhelmed Cell, who lost control and eventually spat out Android 18. Cell then reverted from his perfect form to his weaker second form.

• Cell regenerated and challenged One-Armed Son Gohan to take his attack head-on.
• Cell powered up by swelling his muscles, but his strongest punch barely moved One-Armed Son Gohan.
• One-Armed Son Gohan struck Cell in the abdomen and jaw, then repeatedly kicked him across the battlefield.
• Cell charged at One-Armed Son Gohan again until his Ki began rapidly dropping and he spat out Android 18.
• Cell lost his perfect form and regressed into his enormous second form, with far less power.

Cell tried to destroy Earth by self-destructing, but One-Armed Son Gohan chose to carry him into space to protect everyone. As Cell’s explosion neared, One-Armed Son Gohan dragged him away from the planet, accepting that they would both die.

• Cell swelled into a giant ball and began gathering energy to self-destruct, while Son Gohan said Earth would survive the blast.
• One-Armed Son Gohan approached Cell as the Earth trembled and Cell announced that only seconds remained before the explosion.
• Android 18 woke in the dust, realized Cell was about to self-destruct, and wiped the slime from her body.
• One-Armed Son Gohan said he would protect everyone with his own strength, then grabbed Cell and flew upward with him.
• Cell cursed One-Armed Son Gohan for sacrificing himself, while One-Armed Son Gohan laughed as they rose toward space.

One-Armed Son Gohan sacrificed himself to take Cell beyond the atmosphere, but Son Gohan saved him by containing Cell’s explosion. After the victory, Piccolo tracked down Android 18 and knocked her unconscious before she could escape.

• One-Armed Son Gohan dragged the exploding Cell into space, and Son Gohan protected him by trapping the blast in an Energy Sphere.
• Son Gohan and One-Armed Son Gohan returned to Earth, where the Announcer declared Cell defeated and the crowd celebrated.
• Android 18 hid behind a tree, learned that Cell was dead and Android 17 was gone, and noticed Son Gohan and One-Armed Son Gohan looked alike.
• Vegeta, Yamcha, and Krillin called for Android 18 to be found and killed, and Piccolo revealed he knew where she was hiding.
• Piccolo chased Android 18, struck her unconscious, and carried her back to the group.

Son Gohan spared Android 18, moved Earth into the universe within his body, and created a guarded illusion at its former location. He then told Cooler about the threat facing the universes, and Cooler called his captains to a meeting.

• Son Gohan argued that this timeline’s Android 18 was not evil and healed her before letting her leave.
• Son Gohan moved Earth and its surrounding celestial bodies into his inner universe, then set up an illusion and teleportation formation at Earth’s former location.
• Android 18 washed in a mountain lake and realized that her injuries and self-destruct bomb were gone, suspecting Son Gohan had removed the bomb.
• Son Gohan explained to Cooler that destructive will, Destruction Beasts, the infected Demon Race, and tangled timelines threatened the universes.
• Cooler agreed to help clear Destruction Beasts from the Southern Galaxy and summoned his army captains for a meeting.

Son Gohan watched Cumber and Broly fight again before checking on the seed he had planted, while Bulma encouraged Bulla to pursue her crush on Son Wu. When the Dragon Balls’ signal returned, Bulla set out to collect them and found the Four-Star Dragon Ball in a desert.

• Cooler gathered the captains of his army, explained the universe’s crisis, and ordered them to expand their cleanup operations.
• Son Gohan ordered Cumber to hit Broly, prompting the two to resume fighting, then left to inspect his still-unsprouted seed.
• Bulla asked Bulma how she had gotten together with Vegeta, and Bulma advised her to take the initiative with Son Wu.
• The Dragon Radar began beeping again, and Bulla left Capsule Corporation to collect the reappeared Dragon Balls.
• Bulla found the Four-Star Dragon Ball in a scorching desert.

Bulla found the last Dragon Ball in Android 18’s possession and agreed to pay her for it. After learning Android 18’s identity, Bulla flew with her toward North City to open a bank account and get her something to eat.

• Bulla collected six Dragon Balls and tracked the moving Five-Star Dragon Ball to Android 18, who had found it in a lake.
• Bulla offered to buy the Dragon Ball, and Android 18 agreed after Bulla proposed paying her one hundred million.
• Android 18 gave Bulla the Five-Star Dragon Ball and introduced herself as Lazuli, also known as Android 18.
• Bulla said Son Gohan trusted Android 18 and invited her to travel to North City for food and payment.
• Android 18 learned that Bulla was Vegeta’s daughter and was surprised that Vegeta had such a sweet, reasonable child.

Android 18 learned that she had arrived in a different timeline, and Bulla helped her get a bank card and phone before inviting her to summon Shenron. As Shenron appeared, Son Gohan arrived and recognized Bulla, while Android 18 was startled by him.

• Android 18 discovered that Bulla was Bulma's daughter and realized she was in an unfamiliar timeline.
• Bulla opened a bank account for Android 18, transferred her money, and helped her buy a phone.
• Bulla invited Android 18 to join her in summoning Shenron, explaining that their previous attempt had gone wrong.
• Bulla gathered the seven Dragon Balls and summoned Shenron, whose enormous form appeared in the darkened sky.
• Son Gohan sensed the summoning and appeared beside Bulla and Android 18, startling them both.
• Son Gohan asked why Bulla and Android 18 were together, and Android 18 said Bulla had helped her.

Son Gohan agreed to help restore the people who had died unnaturally on Earth, including Android 17, after Android 18 begged him to save her brother. Bulla’s wish brought them back, and Android 17 awoke in space where Earth had once been.

• Shenron greeted Son Gohan humbly, and Bulla explained that she wanted to revive people killed in the recent disasters.
• Android 18 asked Son Gohan to bring back Android 17, and he told her to kneel and beg before agreeing to help.
• Android 18 knelt and pleaded for her brother, then learned from Bulla that her counterpart in this timeline had killed Son Gohan’s friends and family.
• Bulla wished for all humans who had died unnatural deaths on Earth in the past month to be revived, and Shenron granted it.
• Android 17 suddenly reappeared in space where Earth had been and feared that he was inside Cell.

Son Gohan resurrected Android 17 and questioned Shenron about the red Shenron, learning that Dragon God Zalama was fighting three incarnations of destructive will in the Outer Domain. Son Gohan then asked how he could grow strong enough to surpass the Grand Minister, and Shenron had yet to answer.

• Android 17 was resurrected in outer space, and Son Gohan used spatial transfer to bring him safely into his Inner Universe.
• Android 18 thanked Bulla for helping bring Android 17 back, then explained the situation to her brother.
• Son Gohan asked Shenron about the red Shenron, and Shenron revealed that Dende's stronger Dragon Balls had let Zalama project part of his avatar into the world.
• Shenron said Zalama was in the Outer Domain fighting three incarnations of destructive will alongside another great being whose name he could not reveal.
• Son Gohan asked Shenron how he could improve his strength enough to surpass the Grand Minister.