Chapter Summaries

Tapion asked Kami to seal him and Hirudegarn inside the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, but Trunks and Son Goten insisted on joining him. After the chamber door closed, Hirudegarn’s Ki vanished as Turles’s fleet neared the North Galaxy.

• Gotenks brought the suffering Tapion to Kami's Lookout, where the fusion ended and Trunks and Son Goten supported him.
• Tapion asked Kami to lock him in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, revealing that he had used himself as bait to absorb and seal Hirudegarn.
• Trunks and Son Goten refused to let Tapion enter alone and promised to help hold off Hirudegarn and bring him back.
• The chamber door closed with Tapion, Trunks, and Son Goten inside, and Kami and Mr. Popo sensed that Hirudegarn’s Ki had vanished.
• Turles hurried back toward the North Galaxy and sensed the vast evil Ki disappear as his fleet approached the boundary.

Tapion, Trunks, and Son Goten faced Hirudegarn after Tapion lost control of the monster, and Trunks and Son Goten fused into Gotenks to fight it. Gotenks escaped the Hyperbolic Time Chamber with Tapion, but Tapion immediately struck the closed door with his sword.

• Tapion's hold over Hirudegarn broke, and the monster emerged in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
• Trunks and Son Goten fused into Super Saiyan Gotenks and attacked Hirudegarn, but the monster's strength and intangibility gave it the advantage.
• Tapion played the Hero's Flute to restrain Hirudegarn, letting Gotenks strike with his Super Ghost Kamikaze Attack and drive the monster back.
• Tapion's strength faded, so Gotenks blasted Hirudegarn away and carried Tapion toward the chamber's exit.
• Gotenks and Tapion escaped through the door as Hirudegarn pursued them, and Tapion sprang up and struck the closed door with his sword.

Tapion, Trunks, and Son Goten sealed Phantom Majin Hirudegarn inside the Hyperbolic Time Chamber and celebrated their survival at the Lookout. Son Goku and Vegeta returned with the unconscious Hoi, who realized Hirudegarn was gone for good.

• The door to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber shattered, trapping Hirudegarn inside as Tapion and Gotenks emerged battered but alive.
• Gotenks split into Trunks and Son Goten, and the boys ate a feast with Tapion at the Lookout.
• Son Goku, Piccolo, and Vegeta arrived at the Lookout with the unconscious Hoi, prompting Trunks and Son Goten to hide their faces beneath helmets.
• Tapion told Son Goku that they had sealed Hirudegarn somewhere it could never escape, and Son Goku realized they had used the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
• Kami and Piccolo avoided one another, while Hoi woke enough to understand that Hirudegarn was gone and became distraught.

After Hoi’s defeat, Son Goku praised Son Goten and Trunks for their Fusion and suggested that he and the others try it. Before anyone could respond, the clear sky cracked and split open above Kami's Lookout.

• Son Goku lamented that even as a Super Saiyan 2 he had been unable to defeat Hoi, and Vegeta reacted to hearing about the transformation.
• Son Goku found Son Goten and Trunks resting in a side hall and praised them for saving everyone with Fusion.
• Son Goku suggested that he, Piccolo, and Vegeta use Fusion to gain enough power to challenge Turles, but Piccolo and Vegeta rejected the idea.
• A crashing sound rang across the sky, and space above Kami's Lookout twisted and split open.

Hirudegarn escaped the Hyperbolic Time Chamber by tearing open a spatial rift and unleashed a devastating Ki Blast rain across Earth. After Son Goku and Piccolo were defeated, Gotenks stood alone against Hirudegarn and urged everyone to flee.

• Hirudegarn emerged from a crack in the sky above Kami's Lookout, shocking Son Goku, Piccolo, Vegeta, and Tapion.
• After spending more than a month trapped in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Hirudegarn tore a spatial rift open with his raging power and escaped.
• Hirudegarn fired a dark-red pillar of destructive energy that burst into Ki Blasts raining down across Earth.
• Son Goku and Piccolo charged Hirudegarn, but he swatted them aside and left them badly injured and unable to fight.
• Trunks and Son Goten fused into Gotenks, who stood between Hirudegarn and the others and told them to run.

Gotenks was defeated by Hirudegarn but stood up again to protect the injured defenders and fired a Meteor Death Beam. The attack overwhelmed Hirudegarn’s blast, and Turles revealed that he had helped Gotenks.

• Gotenks fought Hirudegarn but was badly injured and lost his golden aura.
• Hoi ordered Hirudegarn to kill everyone at the Lookout.
• Gotenks stood between Hirudegarn and the wounded defenders, determined to protect Earth.
• Gotenks fired a Meteor Death Beam that pushed back and engulfed Hirudegarn’s attack.
• Turles revealed his hand above Gotenks’s head and told him he had protected everyone.

Turles arrived at Kami's Lookout and reassured Gotenks before confronting a weakened Hirudegarn. After Hirudegarn killed Hoi, Turles charged the demon god as the others watched and Tapion blamed himself for Earth's destruction.

• Turles praised Gotenks, gave him Senzu Beans, and sent him to help the wounded Son Goku, Piccolo, Vegeta, and the others.
• Turles faced Hirudegarn, whose aura had weakened after taking his Meteor Death Beam by surprise.
• Hoi urged Hirudegarn to kill Turles, but Hirudegarn struck Hoi with its tail and killed him.
• Son Goku and Piccolo noticed Hirudegarn had been weakened, while Kami, Gotenks, and Vegeta took heart from Turles's arrival.
• Tapion blamed himself for bringing Hirudegarn to Earth as Turles charged the demon god with his full strength.

Turles overwhelmed Hirudegarn and pursued him until the fighters cornered the demon in a canyon. Before the final battle could begin, an immense evil Ki erupted from deep within the Earth.

• Turles beat Hirudegarn back with a barrage of attacks, forcing him to flee as black mist.
• Turles pursued Hirudegarn, while Gotenks, Son Goku, Piccolo, and Vegeta followed.
• Hirudegarn fired Ki Blasts at the ground to disrupt Turles's pursuit, but Turles used Instant Transmission to block his escape.
• Gotenks, Son Goku, Piccolo, and Vegeta surrounded Hirudegarn in a canyon as Turles prepared to attack.
• The Earth shook, and a vast evil aura erupted from deep underground, startling Turles and the others.

Majin Buu emerged from beneath the earth and singled out Turles, then spotted Tapion as he unleashed pink mist across the canyon. Deep underground, Babidi watched and confirmed that Tapion was the target.

• Majin Buu burst from beneath the earth in a pillar of pink light, stunning everyone with his immense aura.
• Majin Buu playfully inspected the group, then turned hostile and declared that he would kill Turles.
• Majin Buu searched the canyon and fixed his attention on Tapion, who held the Hero's Sword.
• Majin Buu inflated his body and blasted pink mist across the canyon, engulfing the group.
• Babidi watched Tapion through his crystal ball and confirmed that he was the target.

Babidi realized that Hoi’s death had ruined his plan to control Hirudegarn, but he saw a new opportunity in Tapion’s flute. On the surface, Majin Buu ambushed and absorbed Tapion, emerging in a transformed form with Tapion’s clothes, sword, and flute.

• Babidi watched Turles and Gotenks display power greater than Majin Buu’s and lamented that Hoi had died before he could use him to control Hirudegarn.
• Babidi recognized that Tapion’s Hero’s Flute could suppress Hirudegarn and regained hope.
• Majin Buu filled the canyon with pink mist and hid his presence as Turles, Son Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, and Gotenks cleared the fog with their auras.
• Turles sensed Majin Buu gathering behind Tapion and rushed to warn him, but Buu’s flesh net engulfed Tapion before he could escape.
• Majin Buu absorbed Tapion and transformed, taking on Tapion’s green hero’s garb and appearing with the Hero’s Sword and Hero’s Flute.

Majin Buu tested his new Hero Buu form against Gotenks, then turned toward Hirudegarn in an attempt to absorb him. Turles shattered Hero Buu’s sword attack, prompting Hirudegarn and Buu to attack Turles together.

• Hero Buu blocked Gotenks’s furious punch with Tapion’s Hero’s Sword and evaded his barrage of attacks.
• Hero Buu judged his new power insufficient to defeat Turles and rushed to devour the weakened Hirudegarn.
• Turles raced toward Hirudegarn, forcing Hero Buu to attack him with a massive golden sword Ki.
• Turles caught and shattered the sword Ki with his bare hand.
• Hirudegarn charged Turles, and Majin Buu joined him in a coordinated attack.

Turles struggled against Hirudegarn and Majin Buu while the others were unable to help. With Gotenks's Fusion ending and his own strength wearing down, Turles began channeling his Super Saiyan power into his tail, revealing a strange new state.

• Majin Buu kept his distance from Turles, attacked alongside Hirudegarn, and healed Hirudegarn's wounds with pink light.
• Gotenks rushed to help Turles, but his Fusion time expired and Trunks and Son Goten separated in midair.
• With the others too injured to intervene, Turles realized Hirudegarn and Majin Buu could wear him down if the fight continued.
• Turles kicked Hirudegarn away, then began pouring his Super Saiyan Ki into his thrashing tail.
• Dark red lightning mixed with Turles's golden aura, alarming Son Goku, Vege, and Majin Buu.

Turles used the power awakened in his tail to overwhelm Hirudegarn and ambush Majin Buu with Spirit Fission. He left Majin Buu terrified after draining some of his power, though the strain and instability of Turles’s new state remained.

• Turles activated the ferocity factor in his tail, gaining a major boost in strength and speed at the cost of control, stamina, and Ki.
• Turles battered Hirudegarn, using the monster’s body and black mist to conceal his approach toward Majin Buu.
• Turles appeared above Majin Buu and pierced his chest with a Spirit Fission punch.
• Majin Buu healed the hole in his body but lost power, dropped the Hero's Sword, and struggled to suppress an urge to vomit.
• Majin Buu stared at Turles in fear.

Turles pursued Majin Buu and Hirudegarn, but Majin Buu used the Hero's Flute to drive Hirudegarn into a rampage and then swallowed him. The fused creature released a terrifying Ki, and Turles called for the Senzu Beans as the others struggled under its pressure.

• Majin Buu fled from Turles and ordered Hirudegarn to block his path, threatening him with the Hero's Flute.
• Turles battered Hirudegarn into a canyon, while Majin Buu escaped and Hirudegarn turned intangible to hide.
• Turles searched for Majin Buu, then returned when he sensed something was wrong and found Hirudegarn losing control to the flute's melody.
• Turles pursued Hirudegarn's black mist until the flute music stopped and Majin Buu's flesh enveloped and swallowed Hirudegarn.
• Turles's Ki Blasts failed to harm the mass, which released a powerful Ki combining Majin Buu and Hirudegarn's energy.
• Turles called for the Senzu Beans, and Trunks threw him the bag.

Phantom Majin Buu emerged as a colossal demon god and blasted Son Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, and the two little ones away with his roar. Turles restored his strength with a Senzu Bean and attacked, but Phantom Majin Buu’s shifting, intangible body made his Spirit Fission useless.

• Phantom Majin Buu burst from the pink sphere, revealed his monstrous form, and sent Son Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, and the two little ones flying with his roar.
• Turles ate the Senzu Bean, regained his stamina and Ki, and steadied his Super Saiyan power.
• Phantom Majin Buu taunted Turles, who rushed in and punched through his body after it turned into black mist.
• Phantom Majin Buu struck Turles with a sudden counterattack, numbing his arm and sending him flying.
• Turles launched a rapid assault, but Phantom Majin Buu repeatedly turned intangible or twisted away from his attacks.

Turles struggled against Phantom Majin Buu, whose intangibility and sudden counterattacks left him exhausted and on the defensive. As Buu battered him, Son Goku and Piccolo discussed a possible plan tied to their battle on Planet Namek, while Turles tried to endure long enough to find an opening.

• Phantom Majin Buu evaded Turles's attacks and countered with sudden bone spikes and fists, forcing Turles onto the defensive.
• Vegeta, Piccolo, Trunks, and Son Goten feared that Turles's defeat would doom the universe, while Son Goku asked when the boys could fuse again.
• Son Goku urged Trunks and Son Goten to hold out until their next Fusion, and Piccolo recognized that Goku was thinking of their battle on Planet Namek.
• Vegeta demanded that Goku and Piccolo explain their plan, but Goku kept his attention on the battle.
• Phantom Majin Buu kicked Turles into the ground and mocked him as Turles tried to adapt to his opponent's fighting style despite running low on Ki.

Babidi watched Phantom Majin Buu overpower Turles and ordered Buu to kill everyone. With help from Son Goku, Piccolo, Vegeta, and Gotenks, Turles absorbed their energy and unleashed a dazzling transformation, ending with a giant golden fist rushing toward Phantom Majin Buu.

• Babidi saw Phantom Majin Buu toy with Turles and ordered Buu to kill everyone and claim the universe.
• Son Goku prompted Trunks and Son Goten to fuse into Super Saiyan Gotenks, then told Gotenks, Piccolo, and Vegeta to gather Ki in their palms.
• Son Goku called Turles “Brother,” and Turles ate his last Senzu Bean before using Spirit Fission to draw in the four fighters’ energy.
• Turles directed the gathered energy into his tail, igniting his violent power and unleashing a golden aura that blinded everyone and shook the atmosphere.
• As Phantom Majin Buu recovered his sight, a giant golden fist appeared in front of him.

Turles transformed into a Golden Great Ape and used Spirit Fission to drive Hirudegarn’s power from Phantom Majin Buu. As Buu charged back at him with a bone blade, Turles sensed that his borrowed power was unstable and that he had not reached Super Saiyan 4.

• Turles struck Phantom Majin Buu with Spirit Fission, forcing him to retreat as Hirudegarn’s Ki began escaping.
• Son Goku, Piccolo, Son Goten, Trunks, and Vegeta saw Turles’s Golden Great Ape form, and Vegeta explained that Saiyans transformed when they saw a full moon.
• Son Goku realized that his childhood Great Ape transformation had caused him to kill his grandpa.
• Turles sensed that his Golden Great Ape power had been catalyzed from borrowed Ki and remained chaotic, but decided it was enough to defeat Phantom Majin Buu.
• Phantom Majin Buu recovered, unleashed his full power, and charged at Turles with a giant bone blade.

Turles overwhelmed Phantom Majin Buu with his Golden Great Ape strength, then used a golden barrier and Spirit Fission to separate Hirudegarn and Tapion from Buu. He annihilated Hirudegarn and ended the chapter holding Fat Buu between his fingers.

• Turles caught Phantom Majin Buu and battered him into a crater, overcoming his attacks as Spirit Fission weakened him.
• Turles created a vast golden barrier that trapped Buu and forced him out of his intangible form.
• Turles punched Phantom Majin Buu and separated Hirudegarn, Tapion, and Fat Buu from him.
• Turles smashed Hirudegarn against the mountain and ground until he was annihilated.
• Fat Buu tried to flee, but Turles pinched him between his thumb and forefinger.

Turles failed to separate the Supreme Kais from Fat Buu, so he sealed Majin Buu in a jar rather than destroy him. After the others arrived, Turles said he would keep watch over the prisoner, and Kami prepared to use the Dragon Balls to repair Earth.

• Turles tried to use Spirit Fission on Fat Buu, but it failed to separate anything from him.
• Turles carried Fat Buu to Kami's Lookout and asked Kami to prepare a jar for the Evil Containment Wave.
• Kami used the Evil Containment Wave to seal Fat Buu, and Mr. Popo sealed the jar with a talisman.
• Son Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, and the others arrived, and Turles told them he had sealed Majin Buu because he had another use for him.
• Turles asked Kami to use the Dragon Balls, and Kami instructed Mr. Popo to bring out the seven they had gathered.