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THE BATTLE ENDS -- Episode 26 (US dub)

Announcer: With Goku in dire straits thanks to Vegeta, it was... Yajirobe of all people who cut Vegeta down to size. Then the angry tyrant had his hands full as Gohan dished out a retaliatory strike. As the two warriors exchanged blasts in their titanic duel, Krillian received a gift from Goku to use in Earth's defense. But the battle was intense, and the stakes high. With this much on the line, there would be no room for error. And as Krillian launched Earth's best hope--

Tom: Earth's last, best hope for peace--

Announcer: --it appeared that indeed a grave error had been made. But thanks to his innocence as well as some quick action, Gohan was able to deflect the spirit bomb to its rightful target. But was it enough?

Mike: (resigned) Nope, probably not.

(TITLE screen: "The Battle Ends")

Mike: Finally!
Tom: Don't get your hopes up, Mike; we've been burned by this series before.

Baba: Just great! I come here to help, and look what happens! Roshi, got any Turbo-Glue around here?

Roshi: Turbo glue? Wait. I must have something you can use.

Tom: Turbo glue! Now in Super-Saiyan size!

Chi-Chi: (wailing) Oooooh, what's become of Goku? (Grabs witch and shakes her) What's the big deal anyway, Baba!? Don't you have another crystal ball to spare?

Ox-King: Chi-chi, stop that!

Chi-Chi: But Daddy...little Gohan's still out there. So is Goku.

Ox-King: I know that. But how are we going to get over to them, Chi-Chi?

Bulma: Hey, I know. How about I take us?

Chi-Chi: But how will we go?

Bulma: in the airboat.

Chi-Chi: Oh, thank you, Bulma. Thanks a lot.

Bulma. You're welcome, Chi-chi. But the important thing is we get to them as fast as we can. We're all in this thing together.

Tom: The riviting transportation-arrangement scene!

Roshi: Okay, I got some glue.

Unknown voice: Oh, but is it turbo glue?

All: Huh?

(White cat with crutch stands in doorway)

All: Hey, you should go!

Cat: Uh-Huh

(Craft lifts away. Voice-over of Roshi is heard)

Roshi: Good thing Ox-King decided not to come, we'd never have enough space.

Bulma: And I don't have to sit next to that pig, Oolong. He's such a coward. Ugg.

(Battlefield. Goku is lying unmoving on the ground, with Krillian sitting on one side and Gohan on the other).

Goku: Well, this old body is a little sore.

Krillian: Well, I have to admit, I have seen you look a lot better.

Goku: Well, maybe so, but it could be a lot worse.

Mike: You could be watching a bunch of animated characters exchange cliches!

Krillian: You could be that alien!

Tom: My favorite Martian?
Mike: Mork?
Crow: Alf! Definately Alf.
Mike: (sadly) I just wanna know...why isn't it ever Galaxina?

(Camera pans to sky, where a bright light is seen heading right toward them)

Gohan: What in the world...?

(Vegeta is falling, unconscious, and hits hard)

Goku & Krillain: Huh?

Gohan: But it can't be!

ALL: Oh, but it can!

Krillian: Hey, maybe he's harmless now.

Mike. Oh, sure. Analogies?
Crow: Harmless as a sleeping rattlesnake?
Tom: Harmless as a dozing tiger?
Crow: Rabid dog?
Tom: Really, really annoyed postal worker?
Mike: We have a winner!

(Yajirobe stands over Vegeta)

Yajirobe: Now I can claim my prize!

Tom (as Ed McMann): You, too, can be a winner!

(Krillian walks over and stands by Vegeta)

Krillian: Wow, he looks finished, all right. I guess that blast really did him in. Good thing, because he was bad to the core. Now Earth won't have to look at his ugly face any more.

Vegeta: (Opens one eye...other is swollen shut): Whose face is ugly?

Krillian (screams)

Gohan (screams)

Goku (groans)

Yajirobe (screams)

ALL: AIIIEEEE!!!
Tom: Really, they're all pretty ugly.

King Kai (in The Next Dimension): Ah, what a strange twist! Oh, no. I didn't see this. The Saiyan now is tougher than I ever dreamed!

(Vegeta sits up, smirking and panting hard) I have to give you Earthlings credit (breathing). It's really too bad that your very best still isn't good enough.

Mike: (breathing) But enough about that ... how do you like ... my Jack Palance impersonation?

Krillian (groans and backs away)

Vegeta (getting to his feet) It's going to be my greatest pleasure wiping you and your friends off the face of this planet. (Slaps Krillian to the ground) When I finish with you weaklings here, I'll be free to begin my destruction of all the Earth. (Closeup of Vegeta's battered face and bloodshot eye) Ah-ha-ha-ha!

Mike: Y'know, visine gets the red out...

(Zoom to aircraft. Bulma is piloting with Roshi in the front, Chi-Chi and The White Cat are sitting in the back).

Cat: C'mon now, keep it straight.

Mike: Hey, watch your mouth...oh, you mean the flying. Sorry.

Bulma: (mutters) Back seat driver.

Roshi: C'mon, Bulma, try to show some manners here! Don't you know who this Karin fella is?

Bulma: Hmmmf. He looks like an ordinary house cat to me.

(Roshi boggles and yells: "Bulma!")

Tom: Whoa. Over-reaction city.

(Back to battlefield. Vegeta advances on the Earth's Special Forces.)

Vegeta: What a bunch of jerks!

Mike: Hey, that's our line!
Crow: Yeah, we're the only ones who can say 'bunch.'

Vegeta: Because of them, I had to use almost all of my energy!

Gohan: Oh, no. D-daddy, he's coming over here.

Goku: Yeah, but you can do it!

Gohan: (inarticulate sounds of terror and inadequacy)

(Vegeta crosses his arms, powers up, and raises his arms as a blast of white light envelopes him)

Vegeta: (screams)

Tom: Oh, sorry. Sorry. I had Mexican for lunch...

(Boulders tumble. Mushroom cloud. When the dust clears, Vegeta is standing in the middle of a blast field.)


"It's porcupine head!"

Vegeta (panting)

(Blast leaves his air even more spiky than usual)

Tom: That's a new look.
Crow: It's porcupine head!
Mike: Naw, just a bad case of Goku envy.
Crow: Mike, that so doesn't work.

Vegeta: Is that enough for ya? Ya want more? (more panting. He almost can't raise himself off the ground)

Tom: C'mon, ya Nazi bastards! Oh, wait a minute, I am a Nazi bastard... Vegeta (to himself) C'mon, now... (he flies up, and looks around. Spots Gohan lying on his stomach) Okay, kid...let's see what you got. (Lands in front of Gohan--and notices something that makes his eyes pop as the camera focuses in on Gohan's backside).

Mike: Oh, oh...looks like Gohan needs his diapers changed.

Vegeta: Arrhhhggg! His tail grew back! (grabs tail. Looks up to see "moonlight" still in sky) Crow: He'll grab the spotlight away from me. (sobbing) Vegeta: That means he could transform and be a real nuisance. Let's take care of him now before he gets the chance.

(Back to aircraft.)

Cat: Hey, I think I see it...the island where Goku and the others are fighting.

(Chi-chi grabs Cat by the throat and starts shaking it)

Chi-Chi: Tell me, cat, tell me...how are the others, are they all right?!

Mike: (choking sounds) Call...the...ASPCA...! Roshi: (As Chi-chi continues to mangle cat) I told you Chi-Chi shouldn't have come on this trip...but then, I'm not sure any of us should have.

Mike: Hey, if we have to be here, so do you! (Back to battlefield, with Vegeta still holding Gohan's tail)

Vegeta: Okay, kid, time to wake up and smell the coffee...sleepyhead!

Tom: Aw, how nice. Vegeta stopped by Starbucks to get expresso drinks for Earth before he destroyed it.
Crow: See, he's not so bad!
(Vegeta starts to build up a power ball. But behind him, ...)

Yajirobe: BANZAI!!!!!

Crow: Buckeroo Banzai? Where?

(Yajirobe slashes at Vegeta's back, leaving a deep gash.)

Vegeta (tying to reach around his own back): You...you...arghh...you almost cut through my armor!

Mike: 'Almost?'
Crow: (sniffs) Stupid dub. Everything's 'almost.' They 'almost' get killed, cities 'almost' get nuked, it's 'almost' good...
(Vegeta falls. Yajirobe stands over him in triumph)

Yajirobe: (laughing in hysterical relief) I won! I won! You lost! You lost! You lost! (laughs and does a victory dance) Took him down, don't you understand! It was impossible for you to win over the great Yajirobe, see?

(Vegeta begins to move. Yajirobe's face changes from elation to terror as Vegeta slowly and painfully struggles to his feet. Vegeta is Not Happy).

Vegeta (harshly) What were you saying?

Tom (words running together): I was saying you're a fantastically handsome man and I'm completely and compellingly drawn to you.

(Yajirobe whimpers, then attacks frantically. Vegeta dodges every slash with little effort. Backing away, Yajirobe trips over a rock, loses his sword and falls onto his back.)

Mike: Whoa, Yajirobe...play a little hard to get, okay?

Yajirobe (waving hands frantically) I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I was just joking around with you. I swear I was.

(Vegeta breaths painfully and does not look amused)

Yajirobe: Y'know, I really respect you and I was kinda hoping we could become, like, friends, y'know...

Crow: In fact, more than friends...will you wear my letterman jacket?


"I really didn't need to see that..."

(Vegeta strikes. Yajirobe goes flying. Yajirobe cowers, whimpering. Vegeta hits him again; Yajirobe tumbles into a really undignified position)

ALL: oh, oh, oh...
Mike: I really didn't need to see that...
Tom: Move the camera away, move the camera!

Vegeta: You didn't really think you could attack me on my blind side and get away with it, did you?

(Vegeta approaches Yajirobe, but elsewhere the unconscious Gohan hears something...)

Goku: Gohan....

Gohan: Uh...my daddy's voice...

(Gohan turns over, also ending up in a really undignified position)

ALL: oh, oh, oh...
Tom: There's gotta be a law...

Gohan: It's Daddy!

Goku: Look at the power ball in the sky, Gohan. That's it!

Mike (deep voice): Go toward the light, son. Embrace the light.

Vegeta: (whirling around) What? The kid! I can't let him change...!

(Vegeta races toward Gohan, but the transformation starts right as he reaches the boy. He begins to blindly strike)

Vegeta: The tail, I forgot about the tail! It's got to come off!


"This is totally obscene..."

 

(Vegeta kneels between Gohan's naked, increasing hairy legs and starts pulling on Gohan's tail)

ALL: oh, oh, oh...
Mike: This is totally obscene
Tom: This has got to be illegal in most states.
Crow: Well, Orange and Dade counties, anyway...

(Gohan's transformation continues. His face now sports a long, baboon-like snout. He snarls as Vegeta continues to try to pull his tail off. One oversized fist comes up. Vegeta goes flying. Gohan sits up, then stands up. Looking over his shoulder, Vegeta gasps as Gohan stands over him and roars.)

Vegeta: (crawling away) Gotta...leave...

Mike: Why didn't you do that at the beginning of the episode and save us all this trauma! Geez.

(Gohan shatters rocks, sending rock slivers down on friend and foe alike)

Goku: Gohan!

Krillain: (trying to shield himself from flying rocks) Is that Gohan? Oh, this is just great! In this state he has no idea what he's doing. He's just a raging beast!

Mike: And this is different from your average six-year-old in what way?

Krillain: When he's like this, he's just as dangerous as Vegeta!

Yajirobe: (as Gohan almost steps on him) Somebody HELP!

Krillain: Hey, Gohan, stop! We're your friends!

Goku: Gohan, stop!

Mike: Stay, boy! Stay! Good boy...

(Gohan hesitates, a large rock hoisted over his head)

Tom: His master's voice...

Yajirobe: What happened?

(Gohan remains immobile, as if indecisive)

Krillain: Gohan, get the other guy! C'mon, he's getting away!

Yajirobe: Hey, don't get him excited!

Crow: Hey, you're the one who gave him all that chocolate!
Mike: For the love of god, Yajirobe, will you stop presenting us all with your hu-mungeous area and just turn over?

(Gohan turns around, and sees Vegeta adopting a defensive stance nearby)

Goku: (screams) NOOOWWWW!

(Vegeta starts to back up, gets swatted, picks himself up and sprints, dodging blows. He leaps into the air, kicks Gohan on the nose, and tries for the tail. Missing, he gets slapped against a rock face. He manages to get off a barrage of power blasts, hitting Gohan in mid-leap. Dust surrounds Gohan. Vegeta, thinking he's won, slumps back)

Crow: Geez, you'd think he'd pick up the routine by now.
Tom: Yep, dust clears, big angry snout pokes out...same ol', same ol'...

(Dust clears. A snarling Gohan appears unhurt, much to Vegeta's surprise)

Crow: Called it.
Tom: Oh, who couldn't call it?

(Vegeta barely avoids being stomped on. He hovers in the air, clenching a fist.)

Vegeta: ...Okay...furball...

Tom: Hey, does anyone call you mousse-head?
Crow: Well, I did call him porcupine head a while back...
Tom: Oh, right. Sorry.

Vegeta: (screaming) ...take this...!

Tom: It's a double tall vanilla dry with room! And de-caf, since you're just a kid...

(Vegeta forms a flat-edged plate of energy and flings it at Gohan, cutting off his tail. Vegeta's smirk fades when he realizes...)

Vegeta: But...I can't get around him...AHHHHH!

(Gohan is getting smaller, but he's still a considerable size when he crashes into Vegeta. The two fall to the ground heavily).

Yajirobe: Tell me, what happened?

Mike: Oh, god, are you still in that position?!
Tom: There is no god, Mike. This definitively proves it.


"Must...scratch...itch..."

(Krillain gives a crooked grin as he sees Vegeta, with the child Gohan on top of him, smashed into the middle of an impact crater. Struggling mightily, Vegeta reaches into his armor)

Tom: Must...scratch...itch...

(Vegeta pulls out a small, hand-sized instrument that looks like a calculator and begins pushing buttons.)

Mike: Let's see...if I transfer some funds from my IRA into my 401K...

(Vegeta's arms fall to his side. The instrument goes flying.)

Tom: That's how I feel after doing my taxes, too.

(Scene changes. The site where Vegeta first came to Earth is being excavated by men in containment suits).

1st Man: (voice echoing) Let's get this over to the truck. It appears these are the only two space pods left.

Mike (gruffly): Sure thing, Earl, but do you think you can take the tin can outta your helmet first?

2nd Man: Whoa...did you hear that?

(The space pod takes off)

1st Man: Look at that! If that don't beat all...

Mike (Minnesota voice): Ja, this was just like the time the milk cows started flying, doncha know.

(Back at the battlefield...)

Krillain: What is that? Some kind of...spaceship?

ALL: If that don't beat all!

(The space capsule lands near Vegeta. Vegeta begins to crawl toward it. Krillain painfully also makes his way toward the craft.)

Vegeta: I ... am Vegeta, the strongest soldier in the universe.

Crow: Except for Freeza...and most of the Ginyu Force...and..
Mike: Crow, what are you babbling about?
Crow: Oh, nothing, nothing.

Vegeta: This can't be happening...ahhhh...

Mike: Boy, he's in denial...

Krillain: Yeah, that's his space-ship, all right. I've got to stop him.

Vegeta (continuing to crawl) Nearly...there...

(Krillain can walk, but barely. He picks up Yajirobe's sword)

Krillain: Hey, this thing worked for Yajirobe; maybe it'll come in handy.

(Vegeta has reached the capsule and is trying to drag himself into it.)

Krillain (from right behind Vegeta): Hey, Saiyan! Leaving so soon, are ya? You're not going anywhere!

(Krillain holds the sword to Vegeta's throat.)

Goku: No, Krillian

Krillain: Eh? That you, Goku?

Crow: No, it's the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Of course it's Goku, you moron!

Goku: Yes. Listen to me, Krillain. Don't sink down to his level. Show him we're made of better stuff.

Tom: Oh, like you showed your brother?

Goku: Krillain, I know it's difficult, but do this as a favor for me.

Krillain: But, Goku; are you sure about this?

Goku: Yes, I am.

Krillain: But this guy has threatened all the people here on Earth. Surely he'll come back against and try to destroy us.

(Meanwhile, Vegeta is trying to haul himself into the capsule)

Krillain: I don't think it's wise to let him escape when we have a chance to stop him for good!

Goku: Maybe not, but I admire his super-strength because, you see, I am also a Saiyan

Vegeta (still trying to haul himself into the capsule) eeeee-eeeeeee

Tom: eeeeWhew! Finally passed that stone!

Krillain: ohhhhhhhhhhh--argh! (Throws down sword)

Crow: Wow, him too. Must be something in the water.

Goku: Thanks, Krillain

King Kai: I hope Goku knows what he's doing. I wouldn't want for Earth to have to face that evil again!

(Vegeta has finally made it to the capsule's interior)

Vegeta (smirking) You shouldn't have been so soft when you had me down. I'll come back and make you pay... (the door closes and the capsule lifts off)

Goku: Hey, Krillain. Bring Gohan over here by me, okay?

Krillain: Sure thing, Goku. Okay, up you go...

Mike: Whoa! Didn't lose all your ape weight, did you?

(Krillain carries Gohan over to Goku)

Goku: Krillain, how is he? Is he all right?

Krillain: Oh, yeah, he's fine.

Tom: Sure, he's been knocked unconscious, had his tail cut off, lost the guy who was taking care of him while you were gallivanting around in the afterworld, and he hasn't seen his mom in a year...but other than that he's just dandy.

Krillain: He can be one tough dude, you know it?

Goku: Yeah

Krillain: You don't need to worry about this guy right here. He's a trouper. He's just exhausted from the transformation but give him a while to rest up and he'll be as good as new.

Mike: Goku's spin doctor!

Krillain and Goku: Huh?

(They look up into the sky)

Krillain: Not him again!

ALL: Nooooo!

(An aircraft comes in close. Roshi leans out the window)

Roshi: Hey, you fellows alright down there?

Mike and Tom: Whew!
Crow (wailing): Noooo! Bulma's on that ship! She just missed meeting Vegeta! They could've had Trunks a whole 50 episodes earlier! We could've have actually seen them getting together! Ohhhh, there is no justice...
Tom: Crow, you are just a Dragonball otaku wanna-be. Admit it!
Crow: I am not! Take that back!

(Meanwhile, the craft is landing and the announcer is beginning to talk...)

Announcer: As Master Roshi and the other rejoin the weary warriors, it appears Vegeta's evil threat is over...

Crow: I don't even know what's happening in this stupid show, okay? I've never seen it before.

Announcer: ...for now...

Tom: Liar! You've got all the fan-subbed episodes in your room...
Crow: I do not!
Mike: Guys, it's over. The announcer said so.
(Mike picks up Tom, and starts to exit)

(FUNimation logo comes up. Credits start rolling)

(The argument continues as the trio exit the theatre)
Tom: And you've got all the Japanese comics...and you don't even read Japanese!
Crow: I like looking at the pictures, okay? And they're not comics! They're mangas!
Mike: Guys...(exit)


Sounds from Dragonball Z: The Last Battle

"What were you saying?!" (48K)
Krillain: "I have seen you look better." (21K)

Roshi: "Told ya Chi-Chi shouldn't have come on this trip...but then, I'm not sure any of us should've." (66K)

Vegeta: "Okay, kid, time to wake up and smell the coffee...sleepyhead..." (96K)

Yajirobe: (hysterical laughter) "I won! I won! I won! You lost! You lost! You lost!" (103K)

Vegeta: "I -- am Vegeta, the strongest soldier in the universe; this can't be happening!" (116K)

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