Sound bytes at the end of the experiment
(Title Screen: WHO'S WHO?!)
(An ice cavern on the planet Namek. A red glow in the distance is seen. It proves to be Krillain and Gohan, who are using their powers to melt the ice around a dragonball. An impatient and cold Bulma waits nearby. Close-up of first Krillain's intent face, then Gohan's. Ice vapor escapes from Bulma's lips.)
Bulma: C'mon, hurry! Can't you see I'm freezing to death!?
Krillain: Bulma, we can't hurry.
Gohan: If we hurry, this whole ice cave will melt and we'll be trapped in here forever.
 "Say it, don't spray it, sister!" |
(The boys flinch away from her. So do Mike and the 'Bots.)
(The boys continue to use low energy power to melt the ice as Bulma continues to complain.)
Bulma: I'm freezing! And I'm starting to lose feeling in my face. Pretty soon I'll look like a rump roast with freezer burn. If that happens Yamcha won't want to have anything to do with me. (Krillain gives her a "give-me-a-break" glance out of the corner of his eyes.) Ohhh, Yamcha... (Bulma turns away dreamily, but suddenly realizes someone is missing.) Mr. Zackrow? Where did he go?
Krillain: Bulma! Almost finished. (Krillain reaches into the narrow tunnel they've excavated, and strains to pull out the dragonball. Bulma and Gohan look on, wide-eyed.)
(Krillain laughs. Gohan throws his arms up as Bulma looks on, beaming.)
Gohan: Hooray, another dragonball!
(Bulma leads them in a cheer)
Bulma: Hip-hip...
ALL: Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Ho...
(There's a mysterious pulse of energy. The gang stop cheering as the cavern begins to make ominous noises. Cracks form in the ceiling. Gohan barely avoids a large ice block. The room shakes.)
Bulma: I thought you guys said you were going to be careful! Now we really are doomed!
Krillain: Save the complaining for later! We've got to get out of here.
(They try to run, but the ice under their feet buckles. Crevices open up all around them. The ice floor collapses. Screaming, they are hurled into a dark abyss.)
(Scene switches to a grid flashing with points of light. Two shadowy figures with glowing yellow eyes laugh maliciously as they watch the scene unfold.)
(Krillain hangs over the edge, looking sick)
Bulma: Krillain, do something!
(Krillain stands up and begins to build a power ball. The walls of the cavern race by as he shoots a stream of energy from his hands. Gohan grabs him as he almost goes off the floe; they collapse as the ice continues to race out of control.)
(Back to the shadowy figures with the glowing eyes.)
Figure 1: Ha! This is rich.
(Back in the ice cavern, the ride has settled to a smooth one as the gang gets past some dangerous moguls. Gohan sighs.)
Gohan: Whew! Looks like we're finally safe.
(Bulma glances back over her shoulder)
Bulma: If you think that huge boulder racing towards us is safe!
 "It's Stegmutt. After Slim-Fast!" |
Doctor: Now to see how our patient, Vegeta is doing.
(The doctor holds up Vegeta's battered chest plate.)
Doctor: It was a good thing you were wearing this armor suit for protection. Without it, I don't think you would have survived that battle. And in my very humble opinion, it's a miracle that you're okay.
(Vegeta is seen wearing an electric blue body suit, pulling on a white boot. Various pieces of armor are laid out near him.)
Doctor: What happened back there on Earth, Vegeta?
(Vegeta, stamping his foot to get the boot on, remembers the battle with Goku as a series of still pictures.)
 "He had the epic battle rendered as a series of commemorative pastels." |
(Snarling, Vegeta continues to get dressed. The doctor recoils, gasping, with sweat dripping down his face.)
Vegeta: Tell me where Frieza is.
Vegeta: I'm not getting enough to do his dirty work.
Vegeta: Ha! I've never felt better. Get ready for your next patient, because Frieza's going to be checking in. (He waves a hand as he leaves.)
Doctor: You can't go!
Vegeta: Keep it, Doc. I won't be needing it.
Doctor: But...! (He stares after the Saiyan as Vegeta strides down the hall away from him.)
(Under a bright sun, Goku mediates. Behind him are pyramid-like structures.)
 "Goku found the lost Mayan civiliation." |
(Goku goes into a fighting stance, and powers up. Facing one of the structures -- which may or may not be natural formations -- he wills it into the air.)
Goku: (chuckling) Will you look at that? At least I can still smell the flowers. But I've got to get better. (He passes out.)
(Back on Namek, Bulma, Krillain and Gohan are still on an ice floe being chased by a giant snowball.)
 "How many salutes to Willow can one episode make?" |
Bulma: C'mon, Krillain, you've got to do something!
(Krillain looks at the sharp icicles on the ceiling of the ice cavern).
Krillain: That's it! (He and Gohan form energy balls, then shoot at the ceiling. Icicles embed themselves into the ground in front of the snowball. But instead of slowing down, the snowball picks up the icicles and becomes a spike-encrusted snowball. Everyone screams as the perilous ride continues.)
Krillain: Man, that was close.
(He and Gohan are hovering in mid-air, holding Bulma by her upper arms between them.)
(Scene change to a meadow with bright flowers. Bulma and the boys are walking through it.)
Bulma: Just one more dragonball.
Krillain: (thoughtfully) Are you sure we're going in the right direction, Bulma?
Bulma: (sharply) Yessss.
Krillain: (holding up his hands) Hey, I was just asking.
(Laughing, Gohan runs ahead of them. He splashes through a stream.)
Figure 1: Is it time?
Bulma: (looking at the dragon radar) Hey, guys, good news. The last dragonball's dead ahead!
(But Krillain is looking at their surroundings, uneasy. They are in a bright, open forest following a wide path. When he looks down, he sees footprints that look like those of the dinosaur consumed by acid earlier.)
Krillain: This looks like the same path we chased that big dinosaur down. The one that lead us to the edge of that awful swamp. The one with the first dragonball.
(Krillain takes out the dragonball and looks at it thoughtfully.)
(Gohan continues to run ahead, laughing and playing. Krillain follows them)
Bulma: According to my signal, the dragonball is near that lake.
(A bright blue, peaceful lake is in front of them. In the lake is a construct with a waterfall flowing over it. A rainbow appears. Gohan runs to the lake, and starts hopping on some flat stones near the water's edge.)
Bulma: I bet it's in that stone building over there.
Krillain: You're probably right. My question is, is it safe to go in there?
Gohan: (who is halfway across the water already) Krillain, if you don't feel comfortable going in, I can always lead the way.
Bulma: (cheerfully, but with a malicious edge) I'm sure you're right, Gohan. You lead. I'm sure if you do Krillain here will feel safe.
Krillain: (narrowing his eyes at her) You sure know how to rub it in.
Bulma: One more dragonball and we can wish the others back, right?
Gohan: Right!
Krillain: But, Bulma...
Bulma: You don't seem to get it, Krillain. One more dragonball and we can wish our friends back, including my dreamboat Yamcha. Got it, Einstein?
(Krillain wordlessly nods)
Bulma: Now that we've cleared all that up, maybe we can get back to getting that dragonball. Understand?
Gohan and Krillain: (wide-eyed and cowed) Mm-mmmm.
Bulma: Yamcha will be so pleased to see the sweet, innocent girl he fell in love with!
(Gohan and Krillain fall over in astonishment.)
Bulma: Will you two comedians stand up?! We have a job to do here, remember?
Krillain: Oh, yeah; I guess so.
Gohan: One more! One more dragonball and Piccolo will be back!
(Gohan giggles as he skips across stones toward the building in the lake, then gasps. He is suddenly floating over the water, flailing his arms and struggling.)
Gohan: Kri...Krillain!
(He continues to struggling against invisible forces as Krillain looks up)
Bulma: Quit messing around! We don't have time to play!
Gohan: But I'm not! Something's pulling me up and I can't resist it!
(Back on Earth, a large air craft is manuvering through mountainous terrain. Chi-chi is at the controls; Roshi is looking out the window. Goku is on the ground, groaning. Chi-chi sees him, looks happy for about half a second, then looks stern.)
Chi-chi: I've spotted him. Goodness, what is that Goku doing out here in the middle of no-where.
(Camera pans across a rock-strewn field and the unconscious Goku).
(On Frieza's planet, Vegeta is striding purposely down a long hall. Beings in armor snap to attention when he passes; most sweat profusely at the same time. He completely ignores them.)
Vegeta: Soon I will return to Earth, and this time I will not be defeated. But first, on to the planet Namek.
 "Someone from the aggregate fruit planet!" |
Creature: Well, Vegeta; I hear you had quite the battle. Heh-heh-he-he-he. You couldn't take one measly planet with two sidekicks! And if my reports are correct, you couldn't take down...a Saiyan of third class!
Vegeta: (brushing past him) Out of my face! I don't have time to waste with the likes of you, Kewie.
(Kewie grabs Vegeta by the shoulder.)
Kewie: Word is Frieza isn't too happy with you and your selfish attitude, Vegeta.
Vegeta: Humph! Well, let Frieza do something about it.
(Kewie snarls)
Vegeta: You mind letting go of me?
(Kewie slowly releases his shoulder)
Kewie: My dear friend, you are making a terrible mistake. You can never defeat the all-powerful Frieza, for there is no one in this universe that can.
Vegeta: What?
Kewie: You don't get it, do you? Well, let me put it in plain English.
Vegeta (snapping): We'll see! All I want to know is where did Frieza go?
Kewie (smugly) The planet Namek.
Vegeta: Oh, no! He must have heard Radditz' message! If he gets the dragonballs first, then he will become indestructible!
Kewie: Why don't you just do the smart thing and give up? You'll never get those dragonballs. Trust me, Vegeta.
Vegeta: (snarling, then breaking into a run) I'll get you, Frieza!
Kewie: Wait, Vegeta!
(Sprinting down the hall, Vegeta passes a guard and the doctor. He grabs the scouter the doctor is still holding.)
Vegeta: On second thought, I suppose I need this.
(Racing out of the building, he leaps into his space pod. Kewie runs after him.)
Kewie: Vegeta! Come back here!
(But the pod blasts off anyway. In the red glow of the cockpit, Vegeta adjusts his scouter.)
Vegeta: All right, Frieza. Let the games begin!
Bulma: What do you think you're doing!? Let me go this instant! I'll have my friends come over here and show you what for!
(The two snicker, then let her go).
Zackrow: (voice changes dramatically) All right, kids; play time is over!
Radee: (voice doesn't change that much at first, but does develop a reverb) Time to show you who we really are!
(The two creatures begin to morph. Their size increases, their heads expand, they grow claws and turn red. Bulma freaks. And Krillain realizes something important...)
Krillain: Hey, you're not the guys from the planet Namek! You're the guys from the symbols on the cave wall!
Radee: Good guess!
Zackrow: Show the fella what he's won!
(All around Krillain, the planet suddenly seems to go berserk. The round buildings from the Namekian village pop up to his left. Behind Radee and Zackrow, the castle appears. Sharp objects break the ground at his feet.)
(Krillain flashes back to gathering the dragonballs.)
Krillain: That's it! It's all been one big -- illusion!
(The illusions all sink into the lake. What remains is a wide, square body of water surrounded by jagged mountains. As the camera pulls off, the illusion of a green world vanishes; they are actually on an asteroid-like planet. Krillain, who had been holding a "dragonball," looks at his hand and sees he is actually holding a rock. He lets it fall.)
Krillain: All right, then! I don't know who you are, but I've had enough!
 "When ammonites rebel!" |
(But he looks over his shoulder, noticing that what is holding Gohan over the water isn't invisible at all.)
(The beaked creatures have multiple sucker-lined appendages, huge snail shells, and glowing red eyes. They have Gohan wrapped in their tentacles. Gohan screams.)
Zackrow: Go on, try to save your little friend!
Radee: But be warned, those things are meat eaters!
Krillain: (looking back and forth between his two friends) Gohan! Bulma!
(Gohan screams again. Krillain breaks toward the water. But before he can reach Gohan, tentacles snake out of the water and ensnare him as well. Cue the announcer!)
Announcer: As Gohan and Krillain struggle, are they going to become the main course for the meat-eating swamp monsters? And will Vegeta ever catch up with the evil Frieza? And will Goku be able to lend a hand? Stay tuned for the next exciting adventure of ... Dragonball Z!
Announcer: Krillain and Gohan struggle against man-eating monsters, while Vegeta tracks a new force on Namek...the evil Frieza!
(FUNimation logo comes up. Credits start rolling as Mike and the 'Bots exit)
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