Summary
With great effort Piccolo charges up the ki in his palms, the Great Demon King attacks Goku. Gokū levitates and avoids the ki blast, but Piccolo quickly gives chase. Gokū is unable to dodge the attack and the blast collides with him as he falls to the ground. Piccolo checks his heart and states that it has stopped, revealing Gokū to be dead. With his victory, Piccolo takes the dragon ball from Goku’s neck.
Piccolo boards his ship, looking forward to the fact that once he’s young, no one can stop him. Pilaf asks Piano if Piccolo will become even stronger, which Piccolo confirms, much to the group’s dismay. Believing Gokū to be dead, Yajirobe claims that he at least owes him a proper burial since Gokū does not appear to be edible. Gokū begins to move and Yajirobe notices a heartbeat. Barely conscious, Gokū begs for water and Yajirobe takes him to a stream, where Gokū recovers and gasps for breath. The swordsman praises Gokū’s vitality, but Gokū is too lost in his own helplessness. Gokū remembers Karin Tower and asks Yajirobe to take him to it since he can no longer move.
The Dragon Team has made progress in collecting the Dragon Balls, but notice that the two remaining Dragon Balls are not only together, but heading towards them . Piccolo comes for them. Meanwhile, Yajirobe takes Gokū to Karin Tower in his hovercraft.
