What a Surprise! Shenlon Turned into the Enemy?!

Goku wonders what has appeared before them... Pan asks if he's really Shenlon... Videl thinks so, since he did come out of the Dragon Balls. The Dark Dragon laughs and asks them why they called for him. Bulma thinks it's weird... This Shenlon is very impolite (like the original one was?)... Trunks tells her not to say that, since he is Shenlon...

"Shenlon" tells them the air on the outside is much fresher... He tells them that he feels alive again, and wants to make a mess of everything. Pan asks what's wrong, and tells him he should talk like he used to, and she starts doing her impression of Shenlon, "What is your wish?" She tells him it was just like that, and it's hard for them to say their wish, if he doesn't ask them that.

A lighter lights up as "Shenlon" starts smoking a cigar. Pan is shocked at the sight of this... "Shenlon" laughs and tells her to stop daydreaming, and that he won't listen to humans anymore. This surprises them all, and Kaiou-sama (King Kai) telepathically tells Goku that that's not Shenlon. The Dragon laughs evily and Trunks asks him who he really is.

The Dragon blows smoke into their faces, and then the Dragon Balls being to fly up into the sky. They surround the Dark Dragon, and he starts sucking them into his mouth. He swallows them all to the shock of everyone, and Bulma asks him what he is going to do... The Dragon's eyes glow red, then a black twister surrounds him...

The Dragon Balls are in the twister, then six dark figures of Dragon emerge each with a glowing orb in their mouths... A huge flash of light occurs as the six shoot off in different directions... Pan is upset, since they worked so hard to retrieve the Dragon Balls. The Dark Dragon flies straight up into the sky and disappears... Then the sky returns to normal (darkened by the summoning).

They are all gone now... Pan wants to know what happened, then notices something in the sky, which shocks everyone... The Aurora Borealis/Australis (Northern/Southern Lights: They usually only appear in the far north or south of the world since that's where the Earth's magnetic field has holes) appears in the sky... Pan thinks it's beautiful... Chi Chi thinks they are nice, asks what they are called, since this is the first time she's seen them, and tells everyone she thinks it's romantic.

Goku feels a strong ki covering the Earth... Gohan feels it too; an unusual evil ki... Kaiou-sama (King Kai) tries to talk with Goku again, and Goku asks what they should do... Kaiou-sama tells him things got brighter, and scratches his head... Rou Kaioushen interjects calling them "IDIOTS!" Bulma wonders who just called them idiots...

Rou Kaioushen (telepathically of course) continues yelling at them that he told them not to use the Dragon Balls... Then tells them they messed up the balance of nature... Goku tells him that they can hear him so he doesn't have to shout... On the Kaioushen Homeworld, Kaioubit tells Rou Kaioushen to calm down, but he doesn't... He continues telling them that if they let "them" (the evil) do whatever they want, not only the Earth, but the whole universe can be destroyed.

Goku asks if he means the things that came out of the Dragon Balls, and Rou Kaioushen tells them that they used the Dragon Balls way too much and that's why they came out. Bulma ask if he's deaf, they can hear what he's saying, so he doesn't have to shout. Rou Kaioushen (yelling even louder making Bulma scream a bit) "WHAT DID YOU SAY!?" Then he tells her that it's all her fault, she caused all this...

Bulma denies that, and Rou Kaioushen tells her that she's the inventor of the Dragon Radar. Because of that, they were able to find the Dragon Balls so often... Bulma gets pissed and wants him to show himself... Trunks tries to calm her down, and tells her the voice is tranmitted straight to the heart, so she can't fight the Rou Kaioushen.

Rou Kaioushen tells her that if he could go to where she is, he would have long ago to slap her to wake her up. He tells them that the Earth has been isolated by those monsters. Kaioubit tells Rou Kaioshin not to get mad, and wants to get to the point. Kaioubit tells them that the problem is, that each time they make a wish, they decrease the positive energy of the Dragon Balls, which increases the negative energy...

Goku wonders what this negative energy is, and Pan asks her father what happens with this negative energy. Gohan thinks when the negative energy of the Dragon Balls grow, then the evil powers of the Dragon Balls grow as well... Rou Kaioushen tells him he's right. Kaioubit continues saying that at least 100 years must pass for the negative energy to be naturally neutralized, but they've made so many wishes within the past 20-30 years... (Flashbacks to Oolong/Pilaf, Upa and Bora, Piccolo Daimao, Goku and the Saiya-jins, Freeza, Majin Buu) It all had a great side-effect on the negative energy of the Dragon Balls, and now they have exceeded their limit (we see the dark energy growing in the one star ball then cracking the ball releasing the black smoke) Kaioubit tells them that's why the Dragon Balls cracked, and the evil dragon appeared...

Mr. Popo then tells them he heard of it as well (he and Dende just arrived). He tells them that a long time ago, evil dragons were released on other planets as well... Those planets were destroyed in an instant, along with some nearby galaxies. Rou Kaioushen tells them it's only natural Earthlings wanted to find the Dragon Balls... It's all because "some idiot" created some stupid device...

Bulma gets pissed again... Kaioubit adds that the Dragon Balls were supposed to grant one wish only, and now it's been changed to three, and that is just too much... Bulma then goes that was changed by Kami-sama (God, now Dende's position), so it's not her fault, then she asks the others if they agree... They all just look at her, unsure what to say... Bulma gives up for a moment then realizes...

She tells them that she wouldn't have been able to collect the Dragon Balls that first time all alone... She was 16, a weak and cowardly girl and couldn't have done it without Goku's help (while pointing at him)... Bulma tells him that if he didn't come along, her dream would have just died quickly. (Flashes back to Dragon Ball, when Goku agreed to come along with Bulma) Goku doesn't really understand, but agrees to go...

Gohan asks where... Goku tells them he doesn't know yet, but if he caused it, he'll take the responsibility (unlike Bulma lol). He tells them the important thing right now is to find the evil dragons and get the Dragon Balls back. Bulma asks if he knows how serious this is, and comments on how Goku thinks everything can be solved by force... Goku has finished stretching and tells them he's off...

(Commercial Break)

On the Kaioushen Homeworld, Rou Kaioushen tells Goku to hurry up... The evil ki covering the Earth is growing... The Earth will be crushed by the evil ki if the dragons aren't killed in time... On Earth, Gohan volunteers to go along... Goku tells him that is not necessary, he'll be fine... He tells him not to worry, he doesn't know how powerful Super Saiya-jin 4 really is...

Goku tells them he's off, and Pan goes up to him... Then she seemed to change her mind, and tells him to just be careful and fight hard. Goku tells her he knows, and tells them all good-bye, then flies off. Chi Chi tells him to be careful... Gohan tells him to work hard... Pan runs off somewhere... Goku flies along and sees the destruction below him the dragons have left... Goku realizes he has to worry and flies off faster...

Meanwhile, one of the Dark Dragons plunges into a volcano... It starts to erupt, sending molten lava towards a nearby village. From the flames, a dark figure appears... Elsewhere, in some snow covered mountains... A dark dragons skims across the snow and crashes into a mountain... From the other side it emerges all covered in ice, then stops. Elsewhere, a dark thunderstorm covers a city... A lightning dragon appears, and strikes the city... The city is in ruins, a dragon with the darkened 5-star Dragon Ball appears...

At another place, a twister is destroying a city... In the middle of it, forms a spinning gargoyle-like dragon... Elsewhere, the earth shakes and an earth covered dragon emerges with the seven star Dragon Ball. Another dragon is flying in the clouds, then arrives at a lake near a village and plunges into it... The villagers runs screaming as a water dragon forms in the lake... On top of it stands a green frog-like monster... It laughs saying that he likes it here, so he'll live here. The water dragon turns black, and then sludges into the water, spreading a black poison across the lake, then across the nearby land.

Goku flies along then realizes he can't find the Dragon Balls flying around like this... He turns around and sees Pan. She asks if he wants Gill, and he appears from her backpack. Pan tells him that he won't find the Dragon Balls without Gill... Goku tells her to hand him over, but she tells him she won't unless she gets to come along. She tells Gill that he won't go without her...

Gill calculates that if Goku goes with Pan, danger would increase by 70%. Pan starts shaking him in anger, telling him he doesn't have to calculate those things, just tell Goku what he wants... Gill then tells him that he likes Pan, so without Pan, Gill won't go. Pan is happy again, and asks Goku what he thinks now. Goku reluctantly agrees...

They fly along, and Goku wonders where she got such a noisy personality, and it sure wasn't from him... Pan starts laughing... Gill detects a Dragon Ball nearby... They stop and look to the ground... They see a forest covered in a purplish substance, and Goku comments on how it stinks. Sludge falls to the ground, and spreads around... Pan asks Gill where the Dragon Ball is, Gill says it's here... Pan wants him to be more specific, but Gill only says it's here...

Then Goku sees a bunch of running villagers... Goku and Pan lands in front of them to ask then what's going on... An old woman tells them that there's a monster coming out of the lake... Goku thinks it must be him... At the village, screams are heard... Some guy shoots the dragon with a shotgun, but it had no effect. They all run away screaming as the dragon tells them that he wants to kill everyone.

Goku and Pan arrive, and see that the dragon has the 2 star ball. The dragon approaches a woman, and Pan realizes she's in trouble so she launches a kick... Goku tells her not to, and Pan kicks the dragon sending him bouncing off a couple of huts. Goku is surprised at this... Ryan Shinlon (= Two Star Dragon), gets up from the rubble and tells Goku (by name) that he's been waiting for him...

Then, a piece of the wall drops on his foot, and Ryan jumps around in pain... Goku, Pan, and Gill watch this pathetic display... Pan wonders if this is the evil dragon Rou Kaioushen warned them about... Goku thinks he doesn't look strong at all... Ryan stops and asks them what they are talking about, this is where they are going to die, and he starts laughing evily...

End of Episode 48

Episode 49