The Arrival of Raditz
The mighty Saiyan warrior Raditz arrives on Earth searching for his brother Kakarot who had been sent to Earth as a baby. He immediately blasts an earthling with a measly power rating of 5. Earth has no concept of, or defense against, the awesome power of the alien.
Goku is at a friendly reunion at Master Roshi's house when he notices a strong power approaching. Unknown to our hero, he is actually the brother Raditz is searching for. Goku was "programmed" when he was a baby and sent to Earth to destroy the inhabitants, making the planet marketable for sale to the highest bidder. Raditz can't understand why Goku has failed in his mission against such weak earthlings. Then, Master Roshi reveals that a near fatal head injury Goku suffered as a baby scrambled his programming. Now Goku is pure of heart and protective of Earthlings. Raditz is disgusted with this and gives Goku an ultimatum: destroy Earth or die. Raditz easily incapacitates Goku with one swift blow, then kidnaps his son Gohan. Maybe he can convert this little one into a true Saiyan...
Our hero is baffled at what to do. Then Goku's arch enemy, Piccolo, appears. To battle against this threat to Earth, Piccolo joins forces with Goku to fight for the future of the world.
In the most fierce battle ever seen on Earth, our heroes use every technique they know against Raditz. Piccolo hurls his energy blast. Goku harnesses the Power of Light and releases the reknown "Kamehameha" energy blast. But Raditz stops these blasts, which have the power to topple mountains, with his bare hands...
Raditz is at the point of killing Piccolo when his power suddenly disipates. Goku has grabbed Raditz's weakpoint... his tail. Goku tells Piccolo to fire his special beam cannon to finish off Raditz.
Knowing that he has been defeated in battle, Raditz exploits Goku's weak point: his willingness to always believe the best of everyone. Raditz declares a change of heart and desire to reform. Piccolo warns it's a trick, but Goku believes Raditz and lets go of his tail. Raditz's power immediately returns and he turns on his brother Goku...
As all is surely lost, the power scouter goes off. Gohan has broken free of the space capsule in which Raditz had imprisoned him. In a remarkable burst of power, Gohan's Saiyan abilities shows through. He "powers up" and head butts Raditz. Raditz is weakened by the assault, allowing Goku to grab Raditz from behind. This gives Piccolo enough time to power up to fire his powerful Special Beam Cannon blast to finish off Raditz.
The only problem is that Goku will perish with Raditz. Piccolo's blast will encompass them both. But Goku urges Piccolo to fire -- it's Earth's only hope...
The blast does the trick. But as Raditz is passing on, he reveals terrifying news. Two more Saiyan warriors were listening in on the entire thing, hearing about the dragon balls that will wish Goku back from the next dimension. These two sayains have a greater power than Raditz, and decide to arrive at earth. It will take them one year. Earth is their next target for death and mass destruction, and the dragon balls fo immortality.
And Goku, Earth's most powerful warrior, has passed into another dimension along with Raditz...
Can Earth prepare for more Saiyans?
The remaining good guys disperse in a frantic attempt to prepare for the coming of the Saiyans. Some try to collect the seven Dragon Balls to revive Goku. Piccolo takes Gohan to a deserted wasteland to train him to utilize the incredible power potential within him. Krillin, Tien, Chiaotzu and Yamcha go to Kami's to recieve special training in the Pendulum Room.
As for Goku, he's in the Upper World where he can get superior trianing from King Kai in the hopes of being brought back to Earth in a year to fight the Saiyans. First Goku is instructed to catch King Kai's pet Bubbles, which is no easy task because Kai's planet has 10 times the amount of gravity Earth has... and Bubbles is fast. Next Goku must chase Gregory, a fast insect-like creature, and try to swat him with a huge sledgehammer. King Kai is pleased that Goku is such a great student and proceeds to teach him the famous Kai techniques. So intent are they on the training, they forget to take into consideration the two days it will take Goku to run back down Snake Way to Earth.
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