Sound bytes at the end of the experiment
Sound bytes at the end of the experiment
Announcer: With a little muscle and an ancient healing recipe, Gohan was able to patch things up. Look out, though; a hungry T-Rex! Gohan tried to save the gentle plant-eater, but the Tyrannosaurus had its meal after all. A sad loss indeed, but one that only made Gohan stronger.
Announcer: Meanwhile, Goku continued on his journey to receive training from the legendary King Kai. And on Earth, Yamcha was being recruited to join Earth's Special Defense Forces. But not before he had a little fun trying to quell a little ruckus that broke out. Oh, hey, Krillin? What, danger? Special training from Kami on Karin's tower? Sure, what are you waiting for? Let's go!
(A shadow moves across the ground. Little creatures pop out of their holes)
(Gohan is sleeping on a small outcrop. He suddenly jerks awake and sits up, blinking. He yawns, then grins.)
Gohan: Breakfast-time!
(He grabs a wooden bowl and goes bouncing down the side of the mountain, laughing. He hits the bottom and starts running along the ground with his arms stretched out, still laughing.)
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(The expression on Gohan's face changes. Screaming, he lunges into the air, leaning into a kick.)
(Gohan strikes the trunk of a tree with his foot.)
(Small fruits start to rain down from the tree. Laughing, Gohan runs around underneath the tree with a wooden bowl.)
Gohan: Breakfast time! (He sits down with his bowl of fruit and begins stuffing handful after handful into his face.)
(A shadow falls over the boy. Gohan looks up to see the T-Rex from last episode, salivating as it stands over him)
Gohan: (chewing, then swallowing) Hey, what's up? Nice day, huh? You must be feeling lucky this morning.
(The T-Rex rears back, roars, and strikes)
(Gohan leaps out of the way, then begins bounding off of rock formations. The T-Rex chases him. As the T-Rex runs, snapping at Gohan's heels, viewers see for the first time that the T-Rex is missing part of its tail.)
Gohan: (sticking out his tongue) Catch me if you can!
(Gohan zips aside. The T-Rex blunders into the side of the mountain. Gohan draws his sword)
Gohan: (cheerfully) Wow, tail steak for breakfast after all!
(The T-Rex winces as Gohan slices another piece of its tail off.)
Gohan: (sounding concerned) Hey, you won't have a tail if you keep this up.
Gohan: (cheerfully) I used to have a tail, too, y'know. (He shoots an energy blast at a log, which bursts into flames)
(Gohan sticks the steak over the flames)
(Far overhead, Piccolo is looking on.)
Piccolo: So. He's starting to master the training. (He smirks.)
Announcer: Somewhere deep in space...
Announcer: ...the two Saiyan warriors continue their journey toward Earth.
(Shots of the two pods streaking through space. Close-up of Vegeta's sleeping face. The computer, a pleasant female voice, speaks)
Computer: Prince Vegeta. We are now within one parsec of the planet Arlia.
Computer: Wake up, Prince.
(Vegeta opens his eyes. Then a close-up of a shadowed earpiece is shown.)
Vegeta's voice: Nappa! Nappa! Are you awake?
Nappa: (slowly opening his eyes) I am now! What's going on?
Vegeta: Well, I thought we'd make a quick stop and stretch our legs a bit. Get some exercise.
Nappa: (eagerly) That sounds good! I hope they put up a good fight. We having had any real competition in a long time!
(The pods streak toward a planet shrouded by red clouds, and crash into with a big flash of light. The pods open.)
Vegeta: Well, how is it, Nappa?
Nappa: Well, it stinks!
Vegeta: (looking at a blasted landscape) The reconnaissance report gave this planet an A rating! A lot can happen in three years.
Nappa: I'm getting tired of not having any help any more! (He taps on a stone column; it crumbles into dust). Elite fighters doing the work of common scouts!
Vegeta: (watching an inexplicable small black cloud crossing the screen) Settle down.
Nappa: But this is totally bogus!
Vegeta: We can't help it if our planet was destroyed, Nappa.
Nappa: (resigned) I guess you're right...
(Vegeta's scouter blips. Really, really big worms pop up out of the ground in front of the Saiyans)
Vegeta: (laughing) Well, well. Looks like the homeboys have arrived!
Native: (speaking through a synthesizer that makes ALL the natives nearly impossible to understand) You are trespassing on Arlian territory! Surrender at once!
(Growling from Nappa)
Vegeta: Easy...
Native: (grabbing a sword hilt) This is your last warning! Surrender now, or else.
Vegeta: (smugly) No.
(We get our first look at a native. This one has antennae, rounded eyes, and barred mouth parts that don't move when it talks)
Native: Very well. You leave us no choice...but to destroy you! (It projects a stream of energy through its mouthparts at the Saiyans. Big explosion. The natives leap off their worms.)
Native2: They're done for!
(But the dust clears, showing the two Saiyans standing exactly as they were before)
Native: Don't move!
Nappa: (shouting) Show's over!
(A bright beam of light shoots through his ears. Vegeta's voice is heard as an echo)
Vegeta's voice: Surrender. Let's have a little fun while we're here.
Nappa: (holding his wrists out) We surrender.
(Lots of unintelligible noises from the natives, ending with one saying--)
Native: They'll be good entertainment for the King!
(Nappa smirks and chuckles as cuffs are put on him.)
(Scene change to Master Roshi's island. Master Roshi and his sea turtle are standing on the beach looking out over the water.)
Sea Turtle: Do you really think Goku can make it to King Kai's in time, Master Roshi?
Master Roshi: I can say this; if anyone can do it, that young man can. You won't find him sleeping on the job.
Sea Turtle: Do we have a chance to win if Goku doesn't make it back in time?
Roshi: (silence)
Sea Turtle: Hmmm. That bad, um?
Roshi: I'm afraid so.
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Goku: (pant, pant)
(...when he sees a very surprising sight.)
(Goku catches up to and sprints along side a street washing machine.)
Goku: Hey, do you know this road well?
Machine Operator: (New York accent) Hey, does this look like an information booth? I'm not paid to answer questions; I just clean streets!
Goku: Do you know how far it is to King Kai's place?
Machine Operator: What!? You're either real strong or real dumb...and I gotta strong hunch about this one, if you know what I mean...
Goku: (plaintively) Well, no... not exactly...
Machine Operator: Look, I can tell you're real serious about this, kid, but if I were you, I'd turn back.
Machine Operator: You're only half the way there now.
Goku: What?! I've been running for months! This is crazy, I'll never get there. (He suddenly disappears from view)
(The street cleaner stops. The operator leans his head out the window)
Machine Operator: Hey, you okay back there?
Goku: (sitting on Snake Way, panting) I'm fine. I just need to rest for a while.
(The operator settles back into the machine, thinks for a minute, then pokes his head back out)
Machine Operator: Hey, don't get down in the dumps, I'll give you a ride! There's a seat on the back.
Goku: Great! Thank you very much!
Machine Operator: Hey, no problem.
(The street cleaner continues on its way. The operator hums. In the back, Goku snores away)
(On Arlia, the giant pillbug/worm mutant thingees are pulling a cage that contains Nappa and Vegeta. The two glance at each other and smirk. There's a long shot of a grooved dirt road. Then suddenly insect-type warriors battling with swords inside an arena are seen.)
(More of the garbled speech of the natives is more-or-less heard. The King of the insect-types is sitting on the staircase leading to a throne, munching on some fruit. Behind him, a shrouded figure sits.)
King: He's giving the champion a run for his money! This is excellent. Lemlia, won't you join me?
(Close-up of the shrouded figure)
Lemlia: Please pardon me, Sire.
(Shot of a dank dungeon with armed guards)
Guard: C'mon, baldie, get in there!
(A barred door slides shut)
Guard: You'll be happy to know that your cell doesn't have any bugs. The prisoners ate them all! Ha-ha-ha-ha!
Nappa: Remind me to get that guy, okay?
(Voices come out of the darkness)
Voice 1: They're some sort of alien.
Voice 2: My goodness, they're an ugly bunch.
Voice 3: Maybe they think we're the ugly ones! Did you ever think of that?
Voice 2: You're sick!
Voice 4: Be quiet, all of you! It doesn't matter what their size and shape is. They're our brothers.
Voice 4: Victims. Prisoners, just like us! I'm afraid you visitors have come at a bad time. Our new King is ruthless. He makes a toy out of everyone.
(Close-up of Vegeta and Nappa, looking disinterested)
Voice 4: He even went so far as to steal my wife Lemlia from me on the day we were married. (He shows the wide gold band he wears around his forearm) You can imagine the pain I feel.
(Fade to Lemlia's gold band)
King: You have to eat something.
Lemlia: I'm not hungry, really.
(Close up of the King, who has impressive feathered antennae)
King: Lemlia, try to leave your past behind you! You are my queen now.
Lemlia: Some things never die...
(Close up of a sword striking. In the arena, there is a new champion)
King: Enough! Take Gregor to the pit!
Gregor: No, not the pit! Please, sire, not the pit! This isn't fair!
(A four-section piece of the floor rolls away. Screaming, Gregor falls into 'the pit.')
Gregor: No, don't leave me down here! This isn't fair!
(Behind him, a large form rises, snarling.)
(On Earth, Gohan is hopping over small hills, yelling "whee," and getting chased by a sabertooth tiger.)
Gohan: Whee! Oh, whee!
Gohan: Hey, c'mon! Slowpoke!
Sabertooth tiger: (pant, pant, pant)
(There's an extended shot of an annual herb with small berries)
(Gohan sprints by, grabbing the berries)
(Gohan is again holding a wooden bowl full of fruits and nuts. The wheezing sabertooth comes up behind him and collapses, panting.)
Gohan: (waving) Hey! Don't give up!
(Indignantly, the big cat turns its head away)
Gohan: (wide-eyed) Huh?
(In front of the sabertooth, a long piece of grass with a tufted end appears. It rattles. The cat compulsively tracks it).
(The cat pounces, but Gohan moves back and waves the grass blade again. The cat pounces again. The sabertooth ends up between Gohan's feet. Gohan grins down at him. Then the chase is on again)
Gohan: Catch me if you can!
(On Arlia, the King looks up at the binary suns)
King: I'm suffering from royal boredom...
Guard: Sire!
Guard: Earlier today we captured two aliens. They're in the dungeon now!
King: (eagerly) Aliens! That could make for an interesting show! Bring them.
Vegeta: (off camera) We're all ready here!
(Close-up of Vegeta, then long shot of Vegeta and Nappa walking across the arena floor)
King: What is the meaning of this?!
Vegeta: Your guards met with an unfortunate accident.
King: Soon it will be your turn to meet with an "unfortunate" accident!
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(Meanwhile, the King speaks to the Queen)
King: Lemlia, you don't have to look at them.
Lemlia: I'm fine.
King: Even I find them repulsive.
Nappa: Save it, you stupid looking cricket thing!
Vegeta: (chiding) Nappa...
King: It will be interesting to see how they fare against our champion. Essa! Do you mind giving these gentlemen a lesson in arena combat?
Essa: (stepping into the frame) Certainly, sire.
King: Essa! You will retire a wealthy man if you can defeat both of them! Now let the games begin! (He throws down a white handkerchief)
(Essa leaps for the two with his sword drawn, but Vegeta points at him with two glowing fingers and a headless corpse collapses.)
Vegeta: Hmph.
Nappa: I guess that makes you the new champion.
(Vegeta smirks)
King: Several of our warriors have mastered similar techniques using energy.
Vegeta: They have; interesting. Well, we'd like to fight them.
Nappa: C'mon, 'your heiness.' Bring on the cricket brigade. We're ready.
(Hardly has he finished speaking before sword-bearing warriors leap up and surround them)
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(The warriors fire energy blasts from their mouthparts, but the Saiyans just smirk. When the barrage is over, the Saiyans are seen unhurt, surrounded by a clear red bubble of energy).
Vegeta: Was that it? It felt good. Real...refreshing.
King: Insolent fools! Guards, destroy them!
(But before the guards can move, we're back on Earth.)
(Piccolo is sitting cross-legged on a narrow rock. He is making humming noises. Small rocks lift, then begin to swirl around him. Gohan and the sabertooth tiger are still chasing around)
Gohan: C'mon, don't give up! You almost got me that time! (He skids to a halt) Whoa!
(Gohan and the sabertooth gape at the sight of a distant tornado. Within the tornado, Piccolo starts to scream and glow. He lifts off the ground.)
(The whirlwind expands to include surrounding rock formations. The formations start to spin. Gohan and the cat cowering in the gathering wind before begin blown away.)
(Gohan and the cat grab onto an outcropping)
(Gohan lands on top of the cat, who is panting. The wind dies; Piccolo settles back down)
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(On Arlia, the fighters close in on the Saiyans. Nappa starts laughing insanely. Sparks fly. Nappa screams. He lifts up with two fingers. The surrounding warriors vaporize.)
(The King starts screaming. It's hard to make out what he's saying, but it could be...)
King: Exterminate! Exterminate!
(The entrance to "the pit" opens. A huge monstrous insect-type creature appears from the ground. It raises up through gases and a purple haze. The haze slowly fades. There is a pause while it towers over the Saiyans.)
Vegeta: So, it's the old giant-under-the-ground-trick, eh?
King: Destroy those men! They're very bad men?
Nappa: (to Vegeta) We're bad?
Vegeta: (amused) Well... a little.
(The monster sweeps down with a claw, but the Saiyans split and take to the air. The monster fires eye beams at Vegeta, but Vegeta runs along the wall.)
(The fight begins to topple surround structures. The monster swipes again, but Nappa grabs one of its fingers. The finger rips off. Nappa licks his lips.)
Nappa: Before I forget, I have something for you.
(Nappa throws an energy ball at the monster. It explodes. The King tries to flee.)
Vegeta: (scornfully) Coward.
(He lifts two glowing fingers)
King: Please, don't hurt me! (One of the flying rocks hits him. Then his throne collapses on top of his head)
Off-screen voice: It sounds like there was fighting above, too. Lemlia, please be okay...
(The insect with the gold band around his forearm appears framed in a doorway.)
Insect: Unbelievable! The King and his Royal Guard have been destroyed.
Vegeta: (tapping the side of his scouter) Computer!
Computer: (in space pod) Yes, Prince Vegeta.
Vegeta: (snapping) Come here at once!
Computer: Affirmative. Initiating sequence.
Insect: Do you two realize what you have done?!
(Nappa and Vegeta look at him indifferently)
Insect: You've released us from centuries of bondage!
(Another close-up of an indifferent Nappa and Vegeta)
Insect: At last Arlia is a place where a new beginning can be made! From now on, you two visitors from space will be known as heroes among our people.
(The pods arrive. Vegeta and Nappa levitated toward them.)
Insect: You will always have a home on Arlia! We'll never forget what you've done for us.
Off-screen voice: Atla? Atla, it's me!
Atla: Does my pounding heart deceive me? Is it really--?
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Atla: Oh, joy! You've returned to my barren soul!
(A few miles into space, the pods stop and hover. The hatches open.)
Nappa: Gee, Vegeta. That guy said we were the heroes.
Vegeta: Hmph! Heroes ain't all they're cracked up to be. (He points two fingers toward the planet)
(A narrow beam of energy heads for the planet)
(On Arlia, Lemlia and Atla are running toward each other in semi-slow motion)
Lemlia: Oh, Atla!
Atla: Oh, Lemlia, my darling!
Atla: Lemlia, my darling! At last we are together! Forever!
Lemlia: (as they meet) Forever!
(A bright light is seen in the background. Then bright light is seen reflected against the faces of Nappa and Vegeta.)
Vegeta: It's a pity there's never a camera around when you need one.
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Nappa: There goes the neighborhood!
Vegeta: Well, Nappa. I think we made the Universe a better place to live.
Nappa: You sure sent that planet to another dimension.
Nappa: Earth better be nicer than that.
Vegeta: That's right! It's on to Earth for the Dragonballs. And then we'll make our wish.
Nappa: Heh, heh, heh. Immortality; here we come!
(The camera pulls back to show the two of them standing in space.)
Announcer: Next time on Dragonball-Z--Goku accidentally falls from Snake Way! Can Goku escape from a land which no man has ever returned? Find out on Dragonball Z!
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