Sound bytes at the end of the experiment
(Title Screen: SECRETS REVEALED)
(Dodoria is flying above one of Namek's green waterways.)
Dodoria: And now, to return to those Namek fools, and take care of them once and for all.
Dodoria: (looking around as he flies) Now where was that Namek base camp, anyways?
(The camera shows Dodoria from behind as he slowly flies along, then seems to slowly creep up on him until Dodoria's rear fills the screen.)
(There is a sudden scream. Dodoria plummets out of the sky and into the water. Gasping for air, Dodoria breaks the surface. Red rivulets run off of his face.)
(In front of Dodoria, a white boot hits the ground. Then the camera slowly pans up from the feet to reveal a snickering Vegeta.)
Dodoria: Vegeta! But, how...?
Vegeta: Long time no see, Dodoria. How've you been?
(Dodoria, snarling, slowly gets to his feet.)
Dodoria: Now I get it! It was you who shot me out of the sky!
Vegeta: That's correct. And now we finally meet, mano e mano, without interference from your two cronies, Frieza and Zarbon.
Dodoria: (growls)
Vegeta: (chuckles) Heh, heh. Taking you down will be easier than catching fish in a barrel.
Dodoria: You--you insult me! (He raises a fist at Vegeta.) It's time you backed up your words, boy!
(The smile slowly fades from Vegeta; he looks very grim.)
Dodoria: And not with some two bit country bumpkins; with a real warrior. You see, Vegeta, your high and mighty attitude doesn't cut it here. But if you hand over your scouter and go, I just might be tempted -- to overlook your foolish arrogance this one time. (He extends a hand, then closes it into a fist.)
Vegeta: So -- it's just like I thought. You lost your scouter and now you have no way to find your precious dragonball. (He breaks out into a villainous laugh). Too bad. Without it, you can't find anything.
Dodoria: Why, you...
(Slowly, Vegeta raises one hand. He places it against the side of his head.)
Vegeta: What will I get in return for my priceless scouter, eh, dodo brain? (He removes the scouter and holds it out to Dodoria.) It's all yours. (He drops it onto the grass.)
(Dodoria stares blankly for a second.)
 "Vegeta put on his ray-bans." |
(Close-up of Vegeta, again looking grim, with his eyes in deep shadow.)
(Vegeta puts his foot over the scouter. There's a cracking noise. Dodoria stops in his tracks.)
Dodoria: ARHHHH! Vegeta!
(Vegeta slowly steps down. The scouter shatters.)
Dodoria: (shouting) What did you do that for, you brat!?
Vegeta: Hmmmph. (He smirks, then grinds the scouter under foot.) Let's just say, I didn't need it anymore.
Dodoria: Without the scouter, you're even more helpless than I am, Vegeta! Now you'll never find Frieza and the Nameks!
Vegeta: Wrong again! You see, I've developed a special ability, so I don't need the scouter. Instead, when I need to find something, I summon a sense from within. (There's a close-up of his eyes, then a strange pinging noise.)
Vegeta: And whenever I need this power, I can call it forth and destroy the likes of you, Dodoria. (There's a flash back to his battle with Goku.) It's just a little thing I picked up when battling those "two bit country bumpkins," as you call them.
Vegeta: It was definitely an enlightening experience.
(Camera focuses in on a nervous-looking Dodoria.)
Vegeta: And once one masters the power, it's easy to use. But that's something the likes of you can only dream about. Because, you see -- (Vegeta glances at the broken scouter, and sees himself reflected back in the shattered red lens) -- you will never match my talents, Dodoria. (The lens fractures into smaller pieces as Vegeta smirks.)
Dodoria: No way! Those talents of yours could never have found those Earthlings!
(Vegeta is still admiring himself in the glass fragments; he looks up, startled.)
Vegeta: What are you talking about?
Dodoria: The ones harboring a pint-sized Namek.
Vegeta: What are you trying to pull? You and I know there's no one from Earth here right now. Even if they were, I would have sensed their presence a long time ago.
Dodoria: (throwing his arms up) You're helpless without your scouter! And you're so dumb you destroyed the very last one! (Screaming) Now get out of here before I crush you!
(For a minute the two stare each other down.)
(Dodoria takes a step back.)
Dodoria: This is your last chance to vamoose, vegetable-head, or else!
Vegeta: All right, if you're so tough -- why don't you come and get a piece of me?
(Dodoria hesitates.)
Vegeta: Oh, I get it. You've looked into the scouter and seen me fight before, haven't you? You remember my power level, so now you're turning yellow. I'm right, am I not?
(Dodoria has a sepia-toned flash back to when Zarbon's scouter shattered.)
Zarbon: That can't be right. It read Vegeta's power level at twenty-two thousand before it went out. There must be some kind of mistake.
Dodoria: Twenty-two thousand, you've got to be kidding me. Yours must be broken.
(Back in real time, Dodoria's head snaps back. He looks at Vegeta.)
Vegeta: So--now do you believe, Dodoria?
(Dodoria begins to back away.)
Vegeta: Now do you remember my power?
(Dodoria holds his ground.)
Dodoria: That's not true! That scouter was on the blink -- and I'll prove it to ya! (He throws his hands over his head and forms a power ball.) Eat laser!
(Dodoria shoots blast after blast, tearing up the ground.)
Dodoria: (as he's firing) Na, na, na!
(When the dust clears, Vegeta is no where to be seen.)
Vegeta: (from behind Dodoria) Nice try, dodo-brain, but you'll have to pick it up a bit to defeat me.
 "Um, Vegeta, does this feel kinda funny to you...?" |
Vegeta: (laughing) Ready to say "uncle" now, you big pink gumball?
Dodoria: (sounds of pain and anger)
Vegeta: As you can tell, dough boy, it works like this: the stronger my foe is, the stronger I become. Therefore, you can never defeat my superior power. So c'mon, big fella--give it a try...
Dodoria: (screams, then tries to move his massive forearms out of Vegeta's grasp. Lots of gasping and grunting.)
Vegeta: Feel my power, Dodoria!
Vegeta: Competition has made me stronger, while you've been hiding under Frieza's coat tails getting weak.
Dodoria: C'mon, Vegeta, let me go, all ready! Then we can talk it over like two civilized gentlemen! I can tell you a secret about the planet Vegeta!
Vegeta: What's that? A secret about my home planet? You better be telling the truth, dodo-breath.
Dodoria: All you have to do is let me go and I'll tell ya!
Vegeta: (snarls. Then he closes his eyes and takes a deep breath.)
(Vegeta releases Dodoria.)
Dodoria: Ah! Ah! I thought my arms were going to come off! (He walks away, shaking out his arms, then turns and faces Vegeta.) But, before I tell you anything, you have to promise not to hurt me.
Vegeta: (shouting) If you don't tell me right now, blubber ball, you're history!
Dodoria: (smirking) 'kay. Here's my little secret, Vegeta. You remember how Frieza explained to everyone that your planet was destroyed by a massive meteorite? That's a lie. That's not the way it happened at all.
Vegeta: What are you saying?
Dodoria: (speaking over a flash back that shows a blue, cloud-covered planet and a flash of bright light over the planet's horizon) I'm saying that it was Frieza and not a meteorite that destroyed your planet. You see, Frieza had been using the Saiyans to do his dirty work for years, as they are quite an impressive warrior race. (Flash back showing a squad of Saiyans landing on a planet, creating an artificial moon, turning into giant apes and laying waste to all around them.)
Dodoria: Since no Saiyan could ever match Frieza's awesome power, they were easy to control. He would send the Saiyans to planets he wanted, where, if needed, they could transform into those huge, ape-like beings which your kind can become. In this state, they could easily clear out and level almost any planet. (Flash back ends; Dodoria continues to smirk and back away as he talks.) But over time, things changed. While Frieza could still easily defeat any Saiyan, several extraordinary fighters such as yourself, Vegeta, were beginning to emerge.
(Shot of Vegeta standing with his fists clenched, his eyes again heavily shadowed.)
Dodoria: (as he begins to float in mid-air) You see, as a group, the Saiyans started to become a threat to Frieza and his power, a threat that had to be -- (long pause, big smirk) -- dealt with --
(Flash back to a city by a bay, being disintegrated by numerous energy beams. The beams spread across the planet, which goes nova and collapses into a bright disk of dust.)
Dodoria: (now floating high over head) But you should be grateful, Vegeta. Since you were a prince of such talented skills, Frieza decided he would attack the planet while you were away. Personally, I don't know that I would have made the same decision about you, Vegeta; but then, it wasn't my decision to make. (He begins to float off.) So now I've told you the whole truth about your home planet, and since I've lived up to my end of the bargain, I'll be on my way.
Vegeta: But you can't go. Not now.
Dodoria: Why not?
Vegeta: Because I also have something I need to tell you about. (Although Vegeta is wearing his characteristic smirk, the clenched fist he raises is shaking.) I lied when I said you could go, or at least I partially lied. I will let you go -- to another dimension! (The air around him begins to glow red as Vegeta powers up.)
Dodoria: (screams) Master Frieza! (He tears off.)
Vegeta: Haiiiii! (He extends a hand, releasing an energy blast that easily catches up with Dodoria. Dodoria tries to block, but stretches out and vanishes in a flash of bright light.)
(Vegeta remains with his arm outstretched, smiling.)
Vegeta: Oh, my; where were my manners? I completely forgot to say goodbye.
(Cut to Goku's capsule, still hurdling through space.)
(The camera slowly pans over the wreck of the meal Goku has just finished.)
Goku: (standing at the graviton) Whew! That was a good snack. Now, back to my workout. (He carefully types in numbers.) Let's just set the machine back to twenty times normal gravity. (As the gravity kicks in, Goku falls to the side, but catches himself easily.) All right; let's begin. (He starts doing one-armed push-ups.)
(The capsule continues on its way.)
(Vegeta still has one hand outstretched, admiring the debris cloud Dodoria's destruction caused.)
Vegeta: (chuckling) Sayonara, Dodoria.
Vegeta: Now that that lumbering lummox is out of my way, I can concentrate on much bigger things.
Vegeta: (looks at his hands, then closes them into fists) First I need to get my hands around those dragonballs. Only then will I worry about what Frieza has done. (He turns serious.) But what was that Dodoria was saying about there being Earthlings on this planet?
(Vegeta experiences a black-and-white flash back to Dodoria's earlier comment.)
Dodoria: No way! Those talents of yours could never have found those Earthlings!
Vegeta: Now where could they be? I just have to focus my new-found sense and it will show me where they are. I must focus clearly -- wait a second, I think I'm starting to pick up something, and it's coming from over that way.
(Powering up, Vegeta speeds off.)
(Elsewhere on Namek, a fish jumps out of a lake. Overhead, Gohan, Krillain, and the Namek child they rescued fly by.)
Gohan: Hey, Krillain, didn't Bulma say she was going to be hiding in a cave near here?
Krillain: Yes, I think it was near here. Good memory, Gohan!
(Gohan gets a whiff of power that is represented by a flash of yellow light over his eyes.)
Gohan: (looking over his shoulder) Huh?
Krillain: What, something's coming? Let's get outta here! (He grabs the Namek child; the three head for the ground.) We gotta hide! C'mon!
(The three land, and flatten themselves against the base of a cliff.)
Gohan: (scared) I gotta a feeling this isn't such a great hiding place!
Krillain: Got a better suggestion, Einstein? At least from here we can see him. (The child hides behind Krillain's leg.) I bet you think it's that monster again. Well, I've got a feeling you're not too far off.
(Vegeta, surrounded by a brilliant blue aura and leaving an energy trail in his wake, suddenly pulls up.)
Vegeta: Hold on a second. Do I sense something? I think I do.
Vegeta: They're right down there. (He begins to float toward the ground.)
(Krillain and the Namek child sense something--Gohan gasps as he actually spots the danger.)
Gohan: K-Krillain...! L-look! Up there!
(Krillain looks into the distance, to see a hovering figure. He focuses in.)
(The figure, of course, proves to be Vegeta, who has slowed down and is beginning to scan the area.)
Krillain: Oh, no, this is great, it's Vegeta! And I'm afraid he's back on our trail!
(The three crouch down. Vegeta turns his head toward them.)
Vegeta: Hmmmm?
Krillain: Oh, please don't let him see us! Please don't let him see us!
(Vegeta pauses, then begins to fly slowly off.)
Gohan: You think -- he's gone?
Krillain: Maybe...it looks like he's not wearing his scouter, so we might be safe. Let's just stay here a little longer.
(But Vegeta drifts back into sight.)
Krillain: Ahh! How can he pick us up without using his scouter?! Hey, Gohan, listen; we'll have to keep our power level low. And hope he doesn't sense our friend.
Vegeta: I sense them, but just barely. Hmmmm. Maybe it was a mistake to destroy my scouter and trust in my own ability...
(Vegeta continues to look around.)
Vegeta: What was that I just sensed? (He looks at the area the boys are hiding in.) Ah-ha! I'd say we were back in business.
Gohan: (terrified) He's coming this way! Ack! (He ducks down as far as he can go.)
Krillain: (clutching the Namek child) Now I lay me down to sleep...
(Vegeta is slowly drifting right toward them.)
Vegeta: That's where they're hiding.
Krillain: (suddenly) We've got to stand up to him!
Gohan: Wha--?!
Krillain: Even if we don't stand a chance.
(Gohan goes from startled to determined, and nods.)
(Vegeta continues to drift in until he is almost on top of them.)
Krillain: Let's go!
(The two start to run around the corner of the cliff, but Vegeta suddenly focuses in on the water next to them.)
Krillain: Ready...?!
(Bursting out of the water right in front of the boys is a giant fish, roughly the size of a gray whale. The boys halt in amazement, water showering over them. The fish arcs and then disappears back into the green lake. Vegeta, only a few yard away, halts.)
Vegeta: Shucks! Moby Dick.
(Dripping wet, Krillian and Gohan are once more hugging the side of the cliff.)
Vegeta: (clearly disappointed) Oh, well. Forget them. I have more important fish to fry. I still have to settle an old score with Frieza. (He swings around, looking in the opposite direction.) First I have to find the two missing dragonballs, before Frieza can get his grubby little hands on them. (He starts to speed away.) With them in my possession, Frieza won't be able to complete whatever scheme he's got in mind. Heh-heh-heh. And if I could just come up with a plan to get the other five dragonballs, eternal life will be mine! Look out, Frieza! (Laughing, he vanishes in the distance.)
(Gohan and Krillain collapse, gasping.)
Krillain: Man, that was close! I'm amazed we're still kicking! I guess we're just lucky that whale of a whale showed up when he did. Anyhow, I think it's time we get out of here and go find Bulma. You think she's around here?
Gohan: Yeah.
Krillain: Even though I didn't physically fight Vegeta, am I bagged!
(The camera scans over the Namekian countryside, and shows the three hopping from island to island. Gohan holds a hand out to the Namek child, who hesitantly takes it. The three start walking along the river bank.)
Krillain: (depressed) Hey, Gohan. After looking at the big picture, I think it was a mistake to come to this planet. We can't take these guys on! But the worst thing about this mess is -- I don't know where Bulma is.
Gohan: (horrified) Could the cave have been destroyed?
Krillain: Uh-huh.
Gohan: (soft gasp. Then he suddenly focuses on something just ahead.) Krillain, look over there! The cave!
Krillain: Huh? You're right!
(They run to the cave, calling Bulma's name.)
(They stand outside the darkened cave, looking in.)
Krillain: Ah, man, it doesn't look like she's there. (He walks into the cave.) Hey, Bulma! Come out, come out, where-ever you are!
(Going around a bend, Krillain stops. Gohan and the Namek child run up behind him.)
Gohan: A Capsule house!
(A domed structure bearing the logo of the Capsule Corporation is deep within the cave.)
(The door slowly opens. Bulma peeps out. Spotting Krillain and Gohan, she runs up and stands over them with her arms crossed.)
Bulma: (sharp) Hey, what took you so long to find me?
(The Namekian child runs and hides behind a rock.)
Bulma: Why the sheer nerve, abandoning a helpless young woman!
(Gohan bursts out laughing. Krillain nervously giggles.)
Krillain: Ah -- sorry, Bulma.
(Bulma forgets she's angry when she sees the Namek child.)
Bulma: Hey, guys; who's the pint-sized Piccolo with you?
Gohan: His name's Dende. He's from Namek. (Dende is sweating and still trying to hide.) It's okay, kid.
Bulma: What happened out there?
Krillain: Bulma, why don't you invite us inside. Then we'll give you all the details.
(Bulma does a rapid mood swing into near ecstasy.)
Bulma: (brightly) Okay! (Krillain and Gohan look at her oddly. She pounds her hands together as she continues in a too-cheerful-to-be-believed manner.) Oh, I almost forgot -- I just received good news from my dad! He says that Goku is heading straight for the planet Namek! And he'll be here in six days.
Krillain and Gohan: Huh?
Bulma: (still too brightly) And there's more good news! You see, at this very minute Goku is flying in a Saiyan space ship that my dad rebuilt! (She mimics pounding a hammer against an invisible space ship as the boys stare in amazement.)
Bulma: Oh, and one more piece of good news, it seems Goku is healthy again! What do you think, guys?
(Gohan and Krillain giggle and try to smile.)
Gohan: That is good news!
(Camera pans to Dende, who is looking puzzled. Gohan grabs him and starts twirling around. Close-up of Dende, who does not seem to be enjoying himself.)
 "Suddenly his past with the Berlin Philharmonic came back to haunt him..." |
Announcer: Is the universe safe now that Goku is healthy again? Or have our heroes troubles just begun?
(Goku's space capsule streaks by.)
Announcer: Find out in the next episode of Dragonball Z!
Announcer: On the next Dragonball Z: Repairs must be made on a damaged ship. But hurry Goku, because you're heading toward a star!
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