Chapter Summaries

Tien Shinhan proposed using Earth's Dragon Balls to send Krillin and Yamcha to Planet Namek, where they could use Porunga's wishes to break their limiters and return to Earth. While gathering Earth's Dragon Balls with Launch and Chiaotzu, Tien Shinhan encountered the Black Snake Organization, and Launch attacked its men before their leader called for help from the world's number one assassin.

• Tien Shinhan suggested that Krillin and Yamcha travel to Planet Namek and use Porunga's wishes to break their limiters, then return to Earth.
• Tien Shinhan gave Krillin a Senzu Bean to watch over Yamcha during the Ultra Divine Water challenge, while Goku and Tien Shinhan's group set out to collect Earth's Dragon Balls.
• Tien Shinhan, Chiaotzu, and Blonde Launch collected three Dragon Balls and tracked the last one to the Black Snake Organization.
• The Black Snake Organization's leader threatened Tien Shinhan and demanded that Launch stay behind, so Launch opened fire on him and his men with a machine gun.
• The Black Snake Organization's leader called for his master, and the world's number one assassin emerged from a cave.

Tien Shinhan stopped Mercenary Tao from killing Launch and swiftly destroyed the android assassin. The Black Snake Organization’s leader surrendered its Dragon Ball and offered its wealth, but Tien Shinhan rejected his attempt to bargain for mercy.

• Mercenary Tao emerged from the cave and shattered Launch’s machine gun with a kicked shoe.
• Tien Shinhan blasted Mercenary Tao’s second shoe before it could hit Launch, then revealed himself.
• Mercenary Tao threatened to kill Tien Shinhan and accused him of betraying the Crane School.
• Tien Shinhan fired a Dodon Ray and obliterated Mercenary Tao before he could attack.
• The Black Snake Organization’s leader surrendered its Dragon Ball and offered the group’s treasures, but Tien Shinhan told him he had no right to negotiate.

Tien Shinhan and his companions dismantled the Black Snake Organization, reunited at Kami's Lookout, and sent Krillin and Yamcha to Planet Namek by wish. With his friends gone, Tien Shinhan prepared to test the advanced gravity chamber at 300 times gravity.

• Tien Shinhan and the others seized the Black Snake Organization's wealth, distributed its members according to their crimes, and entrusted Launch with giving the assets to people in need.
• Tien Shinhan, Launch, and their companions reunited with Goku and returned to Kami's Lookout, where Krillin reported that Yamcha had completed the Ultra Divine Water challenge.
• Tien Shinhan used his Scouter to discover that Yamcha's power level had risen to 23,000.
• Tien Shinhan gathered the Dragon Balls and had Krillin and Yamcha summon Shenron to wish for transport to Planet Namek.
• After Shenron granted the wish and Krillin and Yamcha were transported away, Tien Shinhan headed to continue training at 300 times gravity.

Tien Shinhan pushed his training in the advanced gravity chamber, raising his base strength and developing the defensive technique Hardening. As the three-month training period ended, Goku entered the chamber, and Krillin and Yamcha returned from Planet Namek.

• Tien Shinhan trained under 300-times gravity, then added stronger Wave Bracelet interference and Neo Multi-Form clone combat to push his limits.
• Tien Shinhan focused on raising his base Power Level to close the gap between his powerful offense and weaker defense.
• Over three months, Chiaotzu advanced to ten-times gravity and Goku reached the intermediate chamber's 200-times limit before entering the advanced chamber.
• Tien Shinhan's close-quarters clone fights led him to develop Hardening, which could double his overall defense or triple the defense of a focused body part.
• Goku asked about Tien Shinhan's clone training, and Tien Shinhan explained that it came from his awakened third-eye abilities and could not be taught.
• Krillin and Yamcha returned from Planet Namek after roughly three months away.

Krillin and Yamcha returned from Planet Namek after spending three months completing trials to gather its Dragon Balls, and they reunited with a much taller Goku. Tien Shinhan welcomed them back and said the group’s next journey through spacetime would begin the following day.

• Goku mistook Krillin and Yamcha for having grown shorter until they pointed out that he had grown taller over the past three months.
• Krillin and Yamcha confirmed that Tien Shinhan’s wish plan had worked and that they had broken their limiters; Yamcha revealed that he wore a wig after losing his hair as the price of a wish.
• Krillin explained that Planet Namek’s Dragon Balls were scattered among seven villages, so he and Yamcha spent three months passing the villages’ trials to collect them.
• Tien Shinhan praised their progress, told them to rest, and said the Time Machine would finish charging the next day.
• Krillin noticed he could barely sense Tien Shinhan’s ki, and Tien Shinhan said he would need actual combat to gauge his rapidly increasing power.

Bulma and Launch joined Tien Shinhan and the others on another trip through spacetime, while Mr. Popo noticed cracks in the vortex after they departed. Kami and King Kai agreed to investigate the anomaly, and King Kai resolved to seek help from his superiors after learning the travelers had defeated Frieza.

• Bulma and Launch asked to travel with Tien Shinhan and the others, and the group agreed they could stay away from any fighting.
• Mr. Popo sent the group to another timeline and saw thin black cracks running through the spacetime vortex.
• Mr. Popo told Kami about the anomaly, and Kami contacted King Kai for advice.
• King Kai admitted he knew little about spacetime vortices and planned to consult Grand Kai and possibly Supreme Kai.
• Kami told King Kai that Tien Shinhan and the others had defeated Frieza, prompting King Kai to commit himself to investigating the anomaly.

Tien Shinhan explained that the group had arrived on Earth in a future timeline where Goku died of a virus and the androids killed the Dragon Ball Warriors, leaving Trunks alone. The group resolved to change that tragic future and began looking for the androids, while Bulma accepted Tien Shinhan’s account after he praised her technology.

• Bulma confirmed that the group had arrived on Earth, though its ruins left everyone baffled.
• Tien Shinhan revealed the future timeline’s history: Goku died of the Heart Virus, the androids killed the Dragon Ball Warriors, and Gohan eventually died protecting Trunks.
• The group resolved to prevent the timeline’s tragedies and make up for their counterparts’ losses while still seeking battles to grow stronger.
• Goku regretted that his counterpart had died without fighting the androids and asked Tien Shinhan where to find them.
• Yamcha and Krillin wondered why this timeline’s Tien Shinhan had died, and Bulma questioned how Tien Shinhan knew the future’s history.
• Tien Shinhan claimed the information had entered his mind during their journey, and Bulma endorsed his account after he called her a genius.

Tien Shinhan and Goku raced toward a powerful ki signature and met Future Trunks on the way. Tien Shinhan reached the battlefield first and attacked Android 17 and Android 18 as they were about to finish off Son Gohan, but the androids recognized him and showed no concern.

• Tien Shinhan explained that Android 17 and Android 18 used internal energy rather than ki, and he and Goku flew toward the powerful ki source.
• Tien Shinhan and Goku met Future Trunks, who recognized them from photographs and was surprised to see them alive.
• Tien Shinhan sensed Son Gohan's ki weakening and hurried ahead after concluding the androids had likely overwhelmed him.
• Tien Shinhan used Tenfold Kaioken and fired two Super Dodon Rays at Android 17 and Android 18, forcing them to dodge.
• Android 17 and Android 18 recognized Tien Shinhan as someone they had killed before and dismissed him as a weak opponent.

Trunks transformed into a Super Saiyan after finding Son Gohan near death, and Son Goku also transformed to help him fight Android 17 and Android 18. Tien Shinhan revived Gohan with a Senzu Bean, and Gohan recognized the familiar silhouette fighting beside Trunks as his father, Son Goku.

• Trunks raged at Android 17 and Android 18 for nearly killing Son Gohan and transformed into a Super Saiyan.
• Android 17 and Android 18 knocked Trunks back, while Son Goku realized he could use the same transformation.
• Son Goku became a Super Saiyan and kicked Android 17 away before joining Trunks against the androids.
• Tien Shinhan ground a Senzu Bean into powder and fed it to the unconscious Son Gohan, restoring him to health.
• Son Gohan awoke, saw Trunks fighting as a Super Saiyan, and recognized Son Goku's silhouette beside him.

Tien Shinhan rescued Son Gohan and helped Son Goku and Trunks fight Android 17 and Android 18, blasting off Android 18’s hands before the siblings escaped. Gohan then recognized Son Goku as his father and broke down in tears, leaving Trunks stunned.

• Tien Shinhan told the confused Son Gohan that he was alive and rushed to help Son Goku and Trunks against the androids.
• Android 17 and Android 18 knocked Son Goku and Trunks into the ruins, but Tien Shinhan struck Android 18 with a Tenfold Kaioken Neo Tri-Beam and destroyed her hands.
• Android 17 used a powerful barrier to cover their escape, carrying the injured Android 18 away before Tien Shinhan could locate them with Ki Sensing.
• Son Goku praised Tien Shinhan’s attack, then explained that Trunks had shown him how to transform into a Super Saiyan by gathering Ki in his back.
• Son Gohan recognized Son Goku’s transformation lesson from his childhood, embraced him, and cried out, “Dad!” while Trunks watched in astonishment.

After the battle paused, Goku reunited with Gohan, who had survived years of hardship alone, while Trunks learned Tien Shinhan had revived him with a Senzu Bean. The group prepared to visit Bulma’s hideout, where the young Bulma discovered Trunks was her son and Yamcha learned Trunks’s father was Vegeta.

• Goku embraced Gohan and comforted him, and the two reunited across different timelines.
• Gohan hugged Trunks, praised his Super Saiyan transformation, and explained that Tien Shinhan had revived him with a Senzu Bean.
• Tien Shinhan suggested that everyone return to Bulma’s hideout to explain what had happened and discuss their timelines.
• Trunks told the young Bulma that his mother was alive, then confirmed that she was his mother from another timeline.
• Yamcha asked Trunks if he was his son with Bulma, but Trunks said Vegeta was his father, leaving Yamcha stunned.

Tien Shinhan and the others reunited with Bulma in the Future Timeline and explained that their arrival could not change her world’s past. Goku located the surviving Namekians, giving Bulma hope that their Dragon Balls could remedy past losses after the androids were defeated.

• Trunks brought Son Gohan and the others back to Bulma’s hideout, where the two Bulmas met and recognized each other.
• Tien Shinhan explained that the group had come from another timeline and that a Time Machine probably could not return to its own world’s past.
• Future Timeline Bulma insisted on completing her Time Machine, and Tien Shinhan encouraged her by saying they could still remedy past regrets with Planet Namek’s Dragon Balls.
• Goku sensed the Namekians on a planet at the edge of the North Galaxy, though they would need a spaceship to reach them.
• Future Timeline Bulma offered to prepare a spaceship, and Tien Shinhan said they first had to defeat the androids.

Tien Shinhan reassured Future Bulma that their stronger fighters could defeat the androids, then explained that their lack of detectable ki made tracking them difficult. He proposed that the two Bulmas use their inventor skills to build a detector for the androids’ high-energy reactions.

• Trunks told Future Bulma that he and Gohan could transform into Super Saiyans, Goku could too, and Tien Shinhan had blasted apart Android 18’s arms.
• Future Bulma expressed astonishment at Trunks’s and Tien Shinhan’s strength and praised Tien Shinhan for being powerful and insightful.
• Tien Shinhan warned that the androids’ energy could not be tracked with a Scouter and that their limited time meant they had to take the initiative.
• Tien Shinhan proposed that the two Bulmas build a high-energy reaction detector to locate the androids as machines rather than search for their ki.

Tien Shinhan proposed building a high-energy-response detector to find the androids, and the two Bulmas began making one with the young Bulma’s stored materials. As Gohan and Trunks reconciled over Gohan’s missing arm, Tien Shinhan offered an uncertain way to restore it, and Gohan agreed to try outside.

• Tien Shinhan proposed using a high-energy-response detector to search for the androids, and the two Bulmas said they could build one within five days.
• The young Bulma produced stored manufacturing materials, and Bulma from the Future Timeline joined her to start developing the detector.
• Gohan reassured Trunks that he did not regret losing his left arm, and the two clasped hands as comrades.
• Tien Shinhan offered to try restoring Gohan’s arm through a painful, uncertain method, and Gohan eagerly agreed.
• Tien Shinhan led Gohan outside to attempt the restoration.

Tien Shinhan reopened Son Gohan’s healed arm stump with a Dodon Ray so a Senzu Bean might restore his arm. He reassured Gohan and Trunks by revealing he had plenty of beans, then gave them ten as they prepared to try his method.

• Tien Shinhan fired a Dodon Ray at Son Gohan’s arm stump, reopening the healed wound and alarming Son Goku, Trunks, and the others.
• Son Gohan stopped Son Goku and Trunks from attacking and realized Tien Shinhan had injured him as part of a plan.
• Tien Shinhan gave Son Gohan a Senzu Bean, but Gohan hesitated because the beans were scarce in his timeline.
• Tien Shinhan revealed he had ten Senzu Beans, then produced another ten and gave them to Son Gohan and Trunks.
• Son Gohan explained that Yajirobe had eaten the Senzu Bean stock in their timeline, and Son Goku, Krillin, and the others understood why the beans were so precious to them.

After Tien Shinhan’s plan restored Son Gohan’s arm with a Senzu Bean, the group trained Future Timeline Gohan and Trunks while the two Bulmas built High-Energy Reaction Scouters. With the devices complete and distributed, they prepared to search for Android 17 and Android 18.

• Son Gohan ate a Senzu Bean and regrew his missing arm, confirming Tien Shinhan’s method worked.
• Tien Shinhan, Son Goku, Krillin, Yamcha, and Chiaotzu trained Gohan and Trunks to improve their martial arts fundamentals and combat experience.
• Yamcha sparred with Trunks using Wolf Fang Fist while Goku practiced transforming into a Super Saiyan and conserving stamina.
• On the fifth day, the two Bulmas completed the High-Energy Reaction Scouters and explained that the devices detected all high-energy mechanical devices, not just androids.
• Bulma distributed Scouters to Tien Shinhan’s group and the human survivors so they could search for Android 17 and Android 18 and alert one another when they found a signal.

Mr. Satan discovered Android 17 and Android 18 hiding in a sewer and alerted the warriors searching for them. Android 17 caught him before help arrived and prepared to attack.

• Tien Shinhan, Krillin, Yamcha, and Chiaotzu searched for the androids while collecting intact miniature nuclear fusion batteries.
• Mr. Satan entered a sewer, hoping the androids might be hiding there, and his Scouter detected a powerful energy reading.
• Mr. Satan spotted Android 17 and Android 18 and used his Scouter to share their location with the warriors.
• Android 17 heard Mr. Satan's pounding heartbeat, caught him, and crushed his Scouter.
• Android 17 gathered an energy blast and prepared to attack Mr. Satan.

Mr. Satan bluffed Android 17 into believing he was a powerful fighter, then prepared to demonstrate his strongest move by chopping through bricks. His palm broke the bricks, but the impact also fractured the bones in his hand.

• Mr. Satan accidentally dodged Android 17's energy blast when a stitch made him bend over, and the blast collapsed the passage behind him.
• Android 17 mistook the lucky dodge and Mr. Satan's confident boasts for proof that he was a formidable martial artist.
• Mr. Satan claimed he would use his strongest move, then picked up bricks while warning Android 17 not to attack him.
• Android 17 suspected a trap and waited as Mr. Satan stacked and then removed bricks until five remained.
• Mr. Satan chopped through the five bricks, breaking them and fracturing the bones in his hand.

Mr. Satan stalled Android 17 long enough for Tien Shinhan to arrive, and Tien destroyed Android 18 with a Neo Tri-Beam. Goku, Gohan, and Trunks then overwhelmed Android 17 in a three-on-one fight.

• Mr. Satan broke his hand while pretending to chop bricks, then Tien Shinhan arrived and gave him a Senzu Bean.
• Tien Shinhan broke Android 17's energy barrier with a Super Dodon Ray and killed Android 18 with a Neo Tri-Beam.
• Goku, Gohan, and Trunks arrived as Android 18 was destroyed, while Android 17 raged and attacked Tien Shinhan.
• Tien Shinhan moved Mr. Satan out of danger, and Goku, Gohan, and Trunks launched a combined assault on Android 17.

Goku, Gohan, and Trunks destroyed Android 17 after defeating him, avenging the people the androids had killed and ending their reign of terror. The group learned that Android Cell was still active and asked Mr. Satan to help search for him.

• Gohan tore off Android 17's left arm, and Trunks joined Goku and Gohan in beating him.
• Goku, Gohan, and Trunks fired a Triple Kamehameha that crushed Android 17 and his energy barrier.
• Mr. Satan celebrated the androids' deaths and cried out that he had avenged Videl.
• Tien Shinhan explained that Mr. Satan had discovered the androids hiding in the sewers, and Trunks thanked him for preventing them from attacking the human base.
• Tien Shinhan warned everyone that Android Cell was still a threat and asked Mr. Satan to help search for him.