Dragonball Z: Trunks Saga (Descriptive)

The dawning of a new era of Dragonball Z starts just after Krillen has dumped Marron. All seems well, until the Earths special forces pick up on an incredible power level heading right towards them. They can’t believe how high it is, and refuse to believe that it is who they think it is. Everyone quickly rushes over to the landing site of this massive power, hoping that they will see who it is. Vegeta is leading the way in his pink shirt, and Gohan, Krillen, Yamcha, Tien and Chao-zu aren’t too far behind. Piccolo seemingly lands by himself, without alerting anyone, despite the fact that Vegeta knew he was there. Tien and Chao-zu don’t trust Vegeta, as they still remember what he did to them back on Earth. Yamcha seems ok with it though, his only problem is that he doesn’t want to fight the monster that is on their way to Earth. Bulma suggests that it could be Goku, but everyone else confirms that it is who they feared – Freiza!

In space, Freiza is looking out of the window of his spacecraft, as they close in on Earth. He looks very different to last time, and has many different electrical parts fitted to him. Standing next to him is a giant who dwarfs him, named King Cold – Freiza’s dad (I don’t think he is as powerful as Freiza though, as he drops the hint that his son is the most powerful being in the universe). They discuss what they are going to do to Earth and its inhabitants, making Freiza laugh that evil laugh of his.

Back on Earth. the bickering continues, but in the end Piccolo manages to break it up by shouting at them. Vegeta merely smirked though, obviously not scared of the Namek. Bulma hopefully asks if Goku has arrived yet, but it is a blatant no as they all hang their hands down, just as disappointed as she is. A huge circular spacecraft passes over their heads, and they realize that the one they feared is here. The ship cruises over them, and lands near by. At first Yamcha really doesn’t want to go, but after a bit of persuasion, he reluctantly tags along. They all climb up steep cliffs, and jump over narrow ridges, being careful not to expose their power levels to the scouters that Freiza’s men wear. As they near Freiza, he and his dad get off the ship.

Freiza looks around, taking in the atmosphere of the planet Earth. King Cold asks why he doesn’t just destroy it, but Freiza explains his plan for revenge, saying that he will take out each one of the ‘monkeys’ friends. He then goes into an uncontrollable burst of laughter, stopped only when he sees something out of the corner of his eye. It scares him greatly…..it’s Goku! Freiza sees him standing on a rock with his blonde hair flowing in the wind, and his green eyes looking right towards him. Freiza steps back with fear, and Goku slowly fades away. Realizing that he is only seeing things, Freiza gives a relieved sigh, and remembers how he was defeated on Namek by the super saiyan. Freiza remembers how Goku left him beaten, but he still attacked him from behind, yet the super saiyan still managed to counter the attacks. Freiza goes on to remember the planet blowing up, with him on it. Out in space, King Cold had been searching for it, claiming that a mere planet explosion couldn’t kill his son. It took them a while, but eventually they picked up a very weak power signal, and they pulled Freiza in, and put him into the rejuvenator tank immediately. If they had got to him any later, he may well have died a lonely death. While Freiza was recovering, King Colds top scientists were working on new parts for the evil tyrant. These parts would make Freiza even faster, even more powerful than even he was before. The top half of Freiza’s body recovered, and he was attached to the new legs they made for him, and the new parts they made for him were put on too. Remembering what he said when he woke up, Freiza’s flashback continues, as he sits up, and says “Let’s go to Earth”. The course was changed, and they arrived in the planet that they now stand on.

Freiza is snapped out of his little dream by King Cold, telling him to get on with whatever he is doing. Freiza sends his men out to look for the Earthlings, but a few sword swipes stop them in their tracks, as a young teenager with a parting in his purple hair arrives, and puts his sword back in the pouch on his back. Freiza laughs at him, impressed that he would dare to tangle in his affairs, but the teenager just tells Freiza that he will die by his sword. Freiza isn’t impressed however, and laughs in this kids face. Freiza orders his soldiers to kill this cocky teenager with his low power rating, but when Freiza’s soldiers shoot, the teenager flicks all of the gun shots away. Bemused at how the kid is doing this, all the soldiers charge in at him, only to be cut up, just like the first wave was. The teenager holds his sword in a pose for a while, as the soldiers stand there. Then, slowly, one-by-one, they all fall to the ground. Freiza is surprised that a teenager can cause so much damage to his elite soldiers, and he steps forward to take care of matters. Freiza isn’t at all intimidated by the teenagers presence, and likewise with the teenager and Freiza. The evil tyrant is getting annoyed now, and becomes even more so when the teenager tells him that he is about to get a surprise. Freiza doesn’t know what he’s talking about, but then the teenager starts to power up, and his hair starts to stand on end. He is engulfed in an aura of energy, then his hair flashes blonde, then stays that colour. His eyes turn green, and Freiza realizes what this kid is. The teenager tells Freiza to say hello to a real life super saiyan, and it’s not Goku. Freiza is terrified as this young kid, turns out to be a super saiyan.

Vegeta and the others have just got to the top of the cliff, and see the super saiyan, looking on disbelievingly. They know that he must be, because of his power. They watch the battle with interest.

Freiza quickly goes for an energy beam attack, throwing it at the teenager, but it is easily blocked, and thrown away to a safe place. Freiza is in awe that his attack was unaffected, so he quickly charges up a death ball on his finger. It is huge in diameter, but the teenage super saiyan simply stands there, looking on. Freiza can’t believe that he isn’t scared, as he launches the ball of the confident teenager. The teenager doesn’t move, until the ball connects with him. It slowly pushes down into the ground, but after a short while, the teenager emerges, holding the death ball. Freiza can’t believe that anyone could catch his most powerful attack, and with a fit of rage, he blasts an energy beam into the death ball causing it to explode. The teenager seems to have been destroyed, as King Cold laughs that it took his son so long to defeat that little boy. Freiza insists that he was only playing around with him, but King Cold doesn’t believe him.

Standing on a ridge behind them both is that very same teenager, with his blonde hair blowing in the wind. Somehow he must have managed to get out of the way of the explosion. He shouts Freiza’s name, and when he turns round, then teenage super saiyan does a load of things with his hands, then blasts an energy beam straight at Freiza. The evil (now robotic) tyrant manages to dodge it, but when he looks up again, the teenager bares down upon him with his sword, and slices him a few times. Freiza feels himself being torn apart, and is cut into pieces (In the Japanese version he is cut right in half, but in our version you don’t see him being split, you just know he’s dead). Freiza hits that floor, and King Cold can’t believe that his son has been defeated.

The teenage wonder then turns to King Cold, who looks a lot like Freiza does in his second form. The King realizes that he can’t beat this kid, so he asks him to take Freiza’s placer by his side. After a little bit of consideration, the kid gives a simple answer – no. King Cold now looks very afraid, and he begs to see the blade that the kid used to kill Freiza. The teenager foolishly hands it over, and King Cold remarks on the outstanding craftsmanship of it. He then makes a bet with himself that Freiza wouldn’t have been defeated had it not have been for this blade. The teenager still looks very confident, and he tells Cold to believe what he wants. King Cold then says that he will, and charges at the kid with the blade.

The Earth’s Special Forces look on, thinking that this is the end for the kid.

King Cold brings the sword down, but the kid catches it, and pushes Cold back. Freiza’s dad can’t believe it as the teenager holds out his hand, and blasts a hole right through him. He then takes the sword, puts it back in it’s pouch, then powers down to his normal form. He notices that everyone has been watching him, and turns round to look at them. They all prepare to fight, worried that this incredible power would want to take them out too. Instead, he tells them that he is going to meet Goku, and asks if they want to come. Krillen doesn’t trust him, but Gohan and Vegeta go straight off, desperate to see Goku, for entirely different reasons. Slowly, one-by-one, the rest of them follow, until they are all flying in a line behind this young super saiyan. The kid lands, and so too does everyone else. He checks his watch, and says that they have got about two hours before Goku arrives.

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