Androids saga
The Special Forces of Earth assemble to wait for the arrival of the evil Androids predicted by Trunks. But the good guys don't know what the Androids look like, and they can't sense their power. They set off on foot to find them. Unlucky for Yamcha, he finds them first and gets firsthand knowledge of their mighty power (but he recovers with the help of a senzu bean).There is a showdown between Saiyan and Android as Goku takes on Android 19. Goku's power exceeds anything that the Androids had anticipated. He seems to be winning the battle. He unleashes a mighty Kamehameha Wave. Unbeknownst to Goku, Android 19 is an energy-absorbing model. Instead of defeating him, this energy blast replenishes his energy. To make matters worse, the heart virus that Trunks had predicted chooses this time to attack Goku internally. Vegeta steps into the battle while the good guys whisk Goku home to give him the antidote for the heart virus.
In an amazing display of strength, unlike anything the Androids had anticipated, Super Saiyan Vegeta defeats Android 19. Vegeta puts up a convincing bluff and Android 20 runs. Meanwhile Vegeta eats senzu beans to recover and then sets out after Android 20 who is looking for ways to replenish his energy so he can defeat Vegeta.
Android 20 picks a fight with Piccolo, the next strongest guy after Vegeta, in an attempt to gain more energy. Trunks appears from the future and is surprised because these are not the same Androids that he encountered in his timeline. Something has happened.
Meanwhile, Android 20 realizes he has made several miscalculations: Piccolo is much stronger than he thought, Trunks has shown up unexpectedly, etc. His chances of survival are slim so he flees on foot…the harder to be traced. But Bulma has seen Android 20 and recognized him as Dr. Gero with a lab hidden in a cave just outside North City. The good guys set out to find the lab.
Krillin spots Dr. Gero and calls the rest of the team…but not before Dr. Gero has a chance to slip inside his lab and activate Androids 17 and 18.
These one-time disobedient Androids have been reprogrammed…yet they defy their creator. They destroy the remote control that has the power to deactivate them, disobey direct orders, eliminate Dr. Gero and activate Android 16… a prototype whose programming has not yet been completed.
Trunks realizes, much to his dismay, that Vegeta doesn't stand a chance against the Androids. Vegeta insists on fighting them. The Androids are confident of the battle, but Android 18 quickly discovers that Dr. Gero's information was wrong. Vegeta is stronger than they thought. Android 18 is letting Vegeta burn up his energy and will attack him when he is tired. Vegeta is no match for the unlimited power of Android 18. But Trunks jumps into the battle. In the end, Android 18 leaves Vegeta, Piccolo, Tien and Trunks bruised, battled and broken. And the Androids set out on their mission to find and destroy Goku.
Krillin gives his friends senzu beans as they discuss how strong the Androids are. Piccolo states, "Trunks is a Super Saiyan and it only took one punch from those Androids to take him out of the fight." This emphasizes the power of the Androids because Trunks was able to defeat the powerful Frieza single-handedly.
In an attempt to buy time, his friends move Goku to Master Roshi's hoping the Androids won't look for him there. Piccolo sets off on a secret mission to reunite with Kami and become a Super Namek. Even if Goku recovers from his illness, he will provide little resistance against these powerful new foes. In the combined form, Piccolo may be the only one strong enough to win the fight. But Kami is not convinced that the Androids intend to destroy Earth. He thinks there is something else wrong…something that he has missed.
Meanwhile Vegeta aspires to an even higher power. "I will ascend!…The universe will marvel to see the ultimate Saiyan potential once again realized." And the good guys make a puzzling find…a time capsule covered in moss. What could it mean?
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