Chapter Summaries

Son Gohan asked the Supreme Kai to teach him how to open an other-dimensional space, then studied spatial magic while dining with Goku and the others. After half a day of instruction, Gohan used his mystic state to tear open a brief rift into an unknown dimension.

• Son Gohan collected his capsules and asked the Supreme Kai to teach him how to open an other-dimensional space.
• Dende told Son Gohan that Old Kai had unlocked his potential, and the group shared a meal while Dende agreed to help find Master Roshi on Earth.
• The Supreme Kai explained the fundamentals of spatial magic as Goku grew drowsy and Son Gohan listened closely.
• Son Gohan entered his mystic state and punched a temporary rift into an unknown dimension before it closed.

Son Gohan learned new techniques with Trunks, then searched for Master Roshi after Dende could not locate him. He found Oolong and Puar hiding in a submarine and brought them to Kami's Lookout to ask what had happened.

• Son Gohan learned Planet Metamoran's Fusion Technique and spent a month mastering how to create an other-dimensional space.
• Son Gohan took Trunks to Hell, where Vegeta praised his son, then trained with Trunks on Planet Yardrat to learn Giantification.
• After returning to Earth, Son Gohan asked Dende to locate Master Roshi, but Dende found Oolong and Puar and could not find Roshi.
• Son Gohan used Dende's god's-eye view to teleport to Oolong and Puar, who explained that Master Roshi had gone ashore over a year earlier and never returned.
• Son Gohan brought the frightened Oolong and Puar to Kami's Lookout and told them to open their eyes.

Son Gohan summoned Shenron after Dende upgraded the Dragon Balls and wished for the people killed by the Androids to be revived. Shenron brought back his friends and family but could not revive Goku, so Son Gohan used his next wishes to seek another way and obtain a life-giving treasure.

• Son Gohan found Oolong and Puar hiding and learned that Master Roshi had disappeared over a year earlier.
• Son Gohan told Oolong and Puar that Trunks and he had killed the Androids, and Trunks returned with the seven Dragon Balls.
• Dende upgraded the Dragon Balls, contacted King Kai, and helped Son Gohan summon Shenron.
• Shenron revived Piccolo, Krillin, Tien Shinhan, Yamcha, Chi-Chi, Chiaotzu, Ox-King, and Vegeta, while Goku remained dead because he had died of natural causes.
• Shenron told Son Gohan that Super Shenron could revive Goku or powerful life-force energy might bring him back, and Son Gohan wished for a treasure with powerful life force.

Son Gohan used Shenron’s Jade Bottle of life essence to seek a way to resurrect Goku. After giving the bottle to Goku on the Sacred World of the Kai, Son Gohan watched as Goku’s halo disappeared, confirming that he was alive again.

• Shenron gave Son Gohan a Jade Bottle containing a sliver of life essence, then vanished with the Dragon Balls.
• Son Gohan brought the resurrected group from King Kai’s Planet to Kami’s Lookout, where they reunited with Puar and met Trunks.
• Son Gohan sent Trunks to retrieve Vegeta from Hell and brought Bulma to Kami’s Lookout.
• Son Gohan returned to King Kai’s Planet and took Goku to the Sacred World of the Kai to consult Old Kai.
• Old Kai identified the bottle’s contents as life essence and told Goku to drink it.
• Green energy enveloped Goku, his halo disappeared, and Son Gohan realized he had been resurrected.

After the celebration, Son Gohan arranged to rebuild the family home and received Bulma’s completed Time Machine so he could take heart medicine to Goku in the past. He set off alone with the medicine, fuel, and snacks, leaving the story just before his trip through time.

• Goku and Son Gohan returned to Earth, and everyone celebrated their reunion aboard a cruise ship.
• Son Gohan commissioned a large estate on Mount Paozu, while Goku, Chi-Chi, and Ox-King temporarily moved to West City.
• Bulma showed Son Gohan the finished Time Machine and gave him heart medicine and two fuel cells to take to the past.
• Bulma set the Time Machine to arrive an hour before Frieza came to Earth, and Son Gohan learned how to operate it.
• After learning that Trunks had taken Vegeta to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Son Gohan bought boxes of dried fish snacks and prepared to travel to the past alone.

Son Gohan traveled back to Age 764, collected Korin’s few remaining Senzu Beans, and learned that they required soil from the Divine Realm to grow. As Frieza and King Cold approached Earth, the Z Fighters gathered in fear and discussed how to face them.

• Son Gohan arrived in Age 764 and used Instant Transmission to visit Korin at Korin Tower.
• Son Gohan took all ten Senzu Beans and blamed Yajirobe for eating the rest.
• Korin told Son Gohan that Senzu Beans needed soil from the Divine Realm, whose nutrients had dwindled.
• Son Gohan left Korin Tower, and Korin and Yajirobe opened the boxes of dried fish he had brought.
• Frieza and King Cold neared Earth, and the Z Fighters gathered to discuss their response to the overwhelming threat.

Trunks arrived to confront Frieza and King Cold, but discovered Son Gohan alive on a mountaintop. After Trunks defeated both villains, Son Gohan had disappeared, leaving Trunks with questions about his return.

• Frieza and King Cold landed on Earth and ordered their men to slaughter the humans.
• Trunks appeared, killed Frieza's soldiers, and transformed into a Super Saiyan, startling Frieza and the Z Fighters.
• Trunks nearly stepped on Son Gohan, who caught his sword and told him to finish off Frieza and King Cold before they talked.
• Trunks cut Frieza into pieces and destroyed his remains with a Ki Blast.
• King Cold tried to trick Trunks into giving up his sword, but Trunks killed him with one blow.
• The Z Fighters approached Trunks, who looked toward the mountaintop and found that Son Gohan had vanished.

Trunks met Goku and gave him the Heart Disease Medicine, while Son Gohan stayed out of sight until he reunited with Trunks. After Trunks explained his future, Son Gohan began recounting his own, revealing that he had crawled out of his grave in Age 778.

• Trunks led Vegeta, Krillin, Piccolo, and the others to meet Goku, then sparred with him and handed him the Heart Disease Medicine.
• Son Gohan ate at a restaurant in East City and decided to let Trunks handle events while he remained an idle spectator.
• Trunks searched for Son Gohan, who used Instant Transmission to appear beside him.
• Trunks recognized Son Gohan but was confused by his intact arms, missing facial scar, greater size, and Saiyan tail.
• Trunks told Son Gohan how Bulma sent him to deliver the medicine after Gohan died and the Androids terrorized his future.
• Son Gohan began describing his own timeline, saying he crawled out of his grave in Age 778.

Son Gohan explained how he survived, defeated the Androids, and restored peace in his timeline, then advised Trunks on training and warned him about future dangers. Trunks returned to his own timeline determined to grow stronger and change its tragic history.

• Son Gohan described how he and Trunks trained in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, defeated the Androids, and used New Namek's Dragon Balls to restore his arm and bring peace to Earth.
• Trunks asked Son Gohan to guide his training so he could defeat the Androids in his own timeline and avenge their friends.
• Son Gohan taught Trunks that Super Saiyan was only the beginning and urged him to keep surpassing his limits.
• Son Gohan warned Trunks about another Android created by Dr. Gero's computer and told him to break the Z Sword if he found it.
• Trunks thanked Son Gohan and returned to his timeline in the Time Machine.

Son Gohan and his family settled into a new home, welcomed several children, and watched the Senzu Bean plants grow while their friends moved on with their lives. The chapter ended with an adult Trunks visiting and trying to teach Son Goten to call him big brother.

• Son Gohan planted Senzu Beans at Korin Tower and on the Supreme Kai Planet, where the five seedlings sprouted first.
• Vegeta challenged Goku, but Goku demonstrated Super Saiyan and Super Saiyan 2; Chi-Chi gave birth to Son Goten, and Shenron brought Master Roshi back from the Demon Realm.
• The Senzu Bean at Korin Tower sprouted, while the Supreme Kai Planet plants developed purple flower buds.
• Son Gohan and Videl married and had twins, Pan and Son Wu, and Son Gohan continued training while calling martial arts his subject of research.
• Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, Chiaotzu, Yamcha, Krillin, Master Roshi, Oolong, and Puar settled into their respective routines.
• Trunks visited Son Gohan and tried to get Son Goten to call him big brother, but Son Gohan advised him to offer candy first.

Son Gohan learned that Babidi’s energy-draining followers had arrived on Earth, and King Kai confirmed that Babidi was gathering energy to revive Majin Buu. Supreme Kai located Babidi, then set out with Gohan, Goku, Piccolo, Trunks, and Vegeta to confront him while explaining the threat.

• A special news report showed Babidi’s marked followers draining energy from people around the world, and Son Gohan recognized their symbol.
• Son Gohan went to Kami’s Lookout and asked Dende to locate the group, while Dende found thirty-eight attackers and reported that thousands of people had been drained of energy.
• King Kai told Son Gohan that Babidi had killed South Kai and was collecting energy to revive Majin Buu.
• Goku, Supreme Kai, and Kibito arrived at Kami’s Lookout, and Supreme Kai confirmed Babidi was on Earth and located his hiding place.
• Supreme Kai led Son Gohan, Goku, and Piccolo toward Babidi’s base, and Trunks and Vegeta joined them.

Supreme Kai Shin explained Babidi’s history while Babidi discovered that Majin Buu’s Sealing Ball was missing and ordered Dabura to destroy Earth. Son Gohan led the others in a surprise attack that destroyed Babidi’s spaceship and much of his collected energy, leaving Babidi furious as he confronted the group.

• Supreme Kai Shin told the group about Babidi, and Vegeta dismissed the threat while Goku eagerly asked to see Majin Buu.
• Babidi realized Majin Buu’s Sealing Ball was gone, blamed East Supreme Kai, and ordered Dabura to drain Earthlings’ energy and destroy the planet.
• Son Gohan and the others reached the Yunzabit Heights, where Son Gohan chose to ambush Babidi’s hidden spaceship.
• Son Gohan blasted the spaceship, destroying its stored energy and killing Pui Pui, Yakon, and dozens of other warriors.
• Babidi and Dabura confronted Son Gohan’s group, and Babidi recognized East Supreme Kai and demanded his death.

Vegeta won the right to fight Dabura and unleashed his power in a fierce battle, but Dabura proved stronger and kept him on the defensive. Vegeta’s Final Flash forced Dabura back before he deflected it into space, where it exploded beyond Earth.

• Vegeta beat Goku at rock-paper-scissors and transformed into a Super Saiyan to challenge Dabura.
• Dabura blocked Vegeta’s punches with a summoned sword and overpowered him in their close-range clashes.
• Vegeta destroyed Dabura’s sword and attacked with a barrage of energy spheres, but Dabura struck back and drove him onto the defensive.
• Trunks transformed into Super Saiyan 2 and punched away Dabura’s energy blast before it could hit the spectators.
• Vegeta fired a Final Flash at Dabura, who caught the attack with both hands before forcing it aside and sending it past Earth into space.

Vegeta recovered with a Senzu Bean, then Babidi’s magic turned him into a Majin and pushed him to Super Saiyan 2, though Vegeta resisted Babidi’s commands. As Vegeta fought Dabura, the Supreme Kai attacked Babidi and was defeated by a hidden helper, whom Son Gohan, Goku, and Piccolo discovered holding Babidi by the neck.

• Trunks arrived and gave Vegeta a Senzu Bean, allowing him to recover and resume fighting Dabura despite Goku and Trunks objecting.
• Vegeta collapsed in pain, transformed into a Majin Super Saiyan 2, and resisted Babidi’s order to kill the Supreme Kai.
• The Supreme Kai flew to attack Babidi while Vegeta and Dabura continued fighting, and Vegeta avoided Dabura’s petrifying spit by discarding his stone-turning glove.
• Babidi’s hidden helper struck the Supreme Kai and sent him back wounded, after which Son Gohan, Goku, and Piccolo flew to investigate.
• Son Gohan, Goku, and Piccolo found the helper holding Babidi by the neck, and Piccolo mistook the figure for Frieza before Son Gohan denied it.

Cooler killed Babidi, freeing Vegeta, Dabura, and the Earthling energy collectors from Babidi’s spell. He then confronted Goku and Son Gohan, and began fighting Goku after Goku transformed into Super Saiyan 2.

• Cooler revealed that he had only pretended to be under Babidi’s control, then killed Babidi and freed those under the spell.
• Vegeta continued fighting Dabura without Babidi’s enhancement, gradually gaining the upper hand with Trunks backing him up.
• Piccolo told Goku and Son Gohan that the man below was Cooler, Frieza’s older brother, and the three descended to meet him.
• Cooler identified Goku as the Super Saiyan who killed Frieza, then punched Goku into the Weathered Stone Forest.
• Son Gohan struck Cooler and sent him crashing through the stone formations, but Cooler and Goku both recovered unharmed.
• Goku transformed into Super Saiyan 2, and Cooler powered up and lunged at him to begin their fight.

Goku struggled against Cooler, whose strength surpassed Frieza’s, and transformed into Super Saiyan 3 to gain the upper hand. Cooler then revealed an even more powerful transformation and launched a purple-black Energy Sphere at Goku.

• Cooler overpowered Super Saiyan 2 Goku while Son Gohan and Piccolo watched, and Gohan explained that Cooler could have grown stronger over the years.
• Vegeta defeated Dabura, then joined Trunks and the others as Cooler continued to dominate Goku with rapid attacks and Death Beams.
• After Cooler cut him with a Death Beam, Goku used Instant Transmission to create distance and transformed into Super Saiyan 3.
• Goku struck Cooler with an elbow, followed with a barrage of blows, and drove an Energy Sphere into him, flattening the surrounding area.
• Cooler emerged from the explosion in a bulkier armored form with a much greater Ki, then kicked Goku away and hurled a purple-black Energy Sphere at him.
• Goku braced himself and pushed his Super Saiyan 3 power to its peak as he tried to meet Cooler's attack.

Cooler learned that Goku had killed Frieza and King Cold, then sought ways to grow stronger so he could protect his family’s legacy. After gaining power through Babidi’s enchantment, Cooler killed South Kai and began training, discovering that exercise increased his strength.

• Cooler described his rivalry with Frieza and learned that Goku had killed Frieza and King Cold.
• Cooler let Babidi enchant him, gaining power and learning how to conceal his Ki while helping Babidi gather energy.
• Babidi sent Cooler to South Kai’s Planet, where Cooler listened as South Kai and King Kai discussed training and Goku’s progress.
• Cooler killed South Kai with a knife-hand strike and decided to test whether training could make him stronger.
• Cooler worked out one or two days a month, saw his power level rise, and concluded that Goku had trained for months to defeat Frieza.

Son Gohan took over from an exhausted Goku and overwhelmed Cooler with a barrage of attacks, then countered Cooler's Supernova Explosion with a Kamehameha. Cooler survived badly injured and powered up for another attack as Son Gohan prepared a Special Beam Cannon.

• Son Gohan stepped in to hold back Cooler's energy sphere, allowing Goku to withdraw to Piccolo and the others.
• Son Gohan kicked the sphere toward Cooler, wounded him, then pursued him with Instant Transmission and a barrage of punches and energy blasts.
• Cooler unleashed his purple aura to scatter Son Gohan's attacks, then created a huge Supernova Explosion aimed at the ground.
• Son Gohan stopped the supernova with a Kamehameha and forced Cooler to flee, costing Cooler half his tail before the energies exploded in the sky.
• Cooler dodged Son Gohan's next energy blasts but was wounded in the leg, then powered up and vowed to kill him.
• Son Gohan began forming a Special Beam Cannon as Cooler continued to surge with Ki.

Son Gohan’s attacks failed to stop Cooler from transforming into Golden Cooler, whose speed and power overwhelmed him. After using several techniques to injure and distract Cooler, Son Gohan created an artificial full moon and began transforming into a great ape, leaving Cooler confident he could not pose a threat.

• Cooler’s rising Ki knocked aside Son Gohan’s Special Beam Cannon, and Kibito healed Goku while Trunks put away his Senzu Bean.
• Cooler revealed his Golden Cooler form and swiftly broke Son Gohan’s spine before Son Gohan regenerated and attacked with the Multiplication Technique.
• Cooler blasted away Son Gohan’s copies, but Son Gohan blinded him with Solar Flare and wounded him with a barrage of Energy Blasts.
• Son Gohan created an artificial full moon, prompting Vegeta and Goku to learn from Trunks that Gohan could become a Super Saiyan great ape.
• Son Gohan began transforming into a great ape while Cooler watched and mocked him.

Son Gohan transformed from a Golden Great Ape into Super Saiyan 4, achieving a balanced form with immense power and low energy consumption. Cooler and Gohan faced off, ready to begin their battle.

• Son Gohan became a Golden Great Ape and broke through to Super Saiyan 2, then continued transforming into Super Saiyan 3 in Great Ape form.
• Son Gohan experienced a breakthrough and emerged in Super Saiyan 4, carrying the Great Ape power of Super Saiyan 3 in a human body.
• Goku, Vegeta, Trunks, Piccolo, the Supreme Kai, and Kibito reacted with astonishment as Gohan’s ki reached Cooler's level.
• Cooler welcomed the challenge, and Son Gohan prepared to fight him.