Dragon Ball Z
Japanese Episode 70
The Hand of Evil Closes In On Saichourou!

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Ginyu and a flaming Goku hover in the air above a surprised Jeese.

Jeese: 107,000... I don't believe it! (the scouter keeps reading) Even Captain Ginyu's maximum power is 120,000.

(Goku makes yelling noises as he brings up his power)

Ginyu: (astonished) 120,000... 130,000! (Goku's power makes the water ripple and the trees sway) 140,000! (Ginyu clutches at his head) I am second only to Lord Freeza in the entire universe!

Jeese: (backing up) 150,000! This can't be happening!

(Goku continues to flare. Ginyu picks up a huge boulder and hefts it over his head.)

Ginyu: Stop!

(He throws the boulder past Jeese at Goku, who just stands there as it hits him and breaks into pieces harmlessly around him. Ginyu is surprised and creates energy balls, throwing them at Goku as well. Goku stares at them as they float in front of him and then blasts them back at Ginyu and Jeese, who dodge. The energy balls explode against the ground.)

(Goku powers up even more. Ginyu floats up to him, mouth gaping.)

Ginyu: 180,000! Unbelievable! Is this your true power?

Jeese: No wonder we couldn't win! How did a Saiya-jin get so strong?

Goku: I'll be blunt! I can make my power surge up even more!

Ginyu: What did you say? (The flare suddenly leaves Goku. Ginyu's hand starts to tremble and sweat trickles down his neck.) You're not! You can't be...! (He chokes on the realization.)

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Bulma speeds along on her jet bike and comes across the ruins of a Namek-seijin village.

(Buildings are destroyed and bodies lie scattered across the ground and over tables. She presses the handbrake as she drives in and sets down. Bulma scans across the destruction. Dead Namek-seijin lie all over, some half-submerged in water. She covers her mouth with her hand and looks away.)

Bulma: How horrible. I want to hurry and get away from this planet. (She crouches down and picks up the body of a young Namek-jin child.) Dragon Balls... that will grant any wish...

(She stands, still holding the child, and looks off into the distance.)

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The camera pans up the tall mountain to where Saichourou's house is. Dende stands looking out the window, and Saichourou sits as usual in his chair. Nail flies back towards them.

Dende: (turning) Saichourou-sama! It's Nail!

Saichourou: I know.

(Nail rises up through the hole in the floor and kneels before Saichourou.)

Saichourou: Why did you come back? I ordered you to go and help the humans.

Nail: Please forgive me. But my ultimate duty is to protect you, Saichourou. If you die, the Dragon Balls will disappear as well... If that happens, those humans' wish will never be granted.

(Dende gasps, and the elder is silent for a moment.)

Saichourou: Enough.

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The two power flares of Kurilin and Gohan speed across the sky.

Gohan: (pointing) Over there, Kurilin-san!

Kurilin: Hurry! (They speed to the trench where Bulma has been waiting.) Bulma! The Dragon Radar...

(They set down and look around. All of Bulma's stuff is scattered about, but no Bulma.)

Gohan: Bulma! (They look in crevices but see nothing.)

Kurilin: Bulma! Please come out! Don't hide!

(Gohan picks up a fashion magazine and shakes it back and forth as Kurilin climbs up onto a ledge. Nothing there either.)

Kurilin: (resolutely) We don't have a second to spare. She's never around when you need her.

Gohan: Look, Kurilin-san! (He points at a track on the ground.)

Kurilin: Jet bike tracks!

Gohan: Where did she go on a jet bike?

Kurilin: (standing up) She didn't decide to go sightseeing at a time like this?

Gohan: Sightseeing?

Kurilin: (running out of the trench) Let's go after her! We have to hurry and get the Dragon Radar and find the balls or we won't get there in time!

Gohan: (following) Yes!

(They speed into the air again.)

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Freeza in his flying chair blasts through the sky and any hills that might be in his way.

Freeza: That must be it. (He chuckles to himself.)

(In Saichourou's house, Nail looks back at the wide-eyed Dende.)

Nail: It appears he's finally found us. He's right nearby.

Saichourou: Dende? Come here.

Dende: Yes. (He walks over to stand next to the arm of the elder's chair. Saichourou puts his hand on his head and awakens his hidden power as he had with Kurilin and Gohan. Dende cries out in surprise and looks at his hands in amazement.)

Saichourou: Go to them, Dende. The humans need you. I drew out your power so you should be able to reach them quickly. (The child tries to protest.) Hurry and go.

Dende: (nodding) I understand. Please don't die, Saichourou-sama! (He runs out the door and takes off, flying as fast as he can.)

Saichourou: Will I be killed first? Or will my life expire before that?

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Goku blinks as Ginyu blubbers in surprise.

Ginyu: You can't be...! Are you a Super Saiya-jin? (Jeese gasps at the term.)

Goku: Vegeta said that, too. But I have no idea what that is.

Jeese: A Super Saiya-jin! The legendary supreme warrior!

Ginyu: (clutching at his head in agony) I don't believe it! He's a... he's a...

Jeese: The one thing Lord Freeza feared! A Super Saiya-jin!

Goku: Sorry, but you can't defeat me. I don't want to waste time fighting. I want you two to disappear from this planet.

Ginyu: What did you say? Are you serious?

Goku: (nods) I am. Especially since you're a fair fighter. I don't want to kill you.

Ginyu: (scowling) Don't want to kill me? Don't want to waste time fighting? (He looks at Goku.) Leave this planet? A Super Saiya-jin is the supreme warrior who seeks only blood and battle. You aren't a Super Saiya-jin. You aren't one completely. (Goku looks surprised.) So you're not a Super Saiya-jin. I see... (He laughs.)

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Freeza speeds across the sky towards Saichourou's house.

Freeza: So there are Namek-seijin survivors there.

(Dende flies in the opposite direction determinedly. He passes Freeza and looks back over his shoulder at him. Freeza just barely turns his head to watch him go.)

Freeza: I suppose I can let one piece of trash go.

(In Saichourou's house, Nail turns toward the doorway.)

Nail: He's here.

(Freeza flies his chair upward and lands on the top of the mountain. He hops out and stands there, looking at the house. The door opens and Nail comes out.)

Nail: What do you want?

Freeza: My name is Freeza. I would like to have a wish granted by the Dragon Balls. I have gathered all seven balls but my wish hasn't been granted. So I would like you to tell me how to do it.

Nail: Please leave. We cannot reveal that to one who is so evil.

(Freeza smirks and his tail twitches. Nail moves into a fighting position, and then Freeza's scouter registers something. Three points of power appear in the sky, and Nail gasps. Three Namek-seijin fly in, looking grim and determined.)

Freeza: So, there are more of you? Their battle power reading must be very low. My scouter didn't even register them until now.

(The three come in for impressive landings, two on the house and a huge one behind Freeza.)

First Namek-jin: Looks like we're in time.

Nail: Stop it! He's no match for you!

Second Namek-jin: (grinning evilly) That doesn't matter! I'll break an arm or two anyway!

First Namek-jin: (jumping down) We're warrior-types, just like you.

Freeza: Warrior-types? (He activates his scouter and scans the three.) Hmm, the three of you are just short of 10,000 each. What I would expect on a planet like this one, although you're more like trash to me.

Second Namek-jin: (flinging off his vest) What did you say?

(The first and third Namek-jin also fling off their cape and shirt. The first's cape flies past Nail, who clenches his fists.)

Nail: Stop it! You'll be dying in vain!

(The third Namek-jin looms huge behind Freeza, power glowing in one hand.)

Third Namek-jin: Nail! Protect Saichourou!

Saichourou: (from inside; to himself) My children...

(The three Namek-seijin all throw power and leap at Freeza. Without even moving, he sends a swirl of air to blow them up into the sky. Nail hides his face and a ki blast follows, hitting them and sending them flying every which way. One is thrown into a rock outcropping, which crumbles as he hits it, one is sent crashing through a tree trunk, and the First Namek-jin falls down from the sky. Freeza flies up and catches him by the neck.)

Freeza: Do you know the secret words for the Dragon Balls? (He just snarls, and Freeza grips his neck tighter.) Well? (The First Namek-jin manages to shake his head 'no'. Freeza casually lets him fall.) I don't suppose trash like you would. It was silly of me to ask.

(Freeza looks down at the First Namek-jin falling and points. Nail runs towards him, but then a spear of ki energy blasts through his middle and he hits the ground, ricochets off and falls over the edge. Nail stands, sweating, as Freeza touches down again.)

Freeza: I think you should cooperate. It would be nothing to me to kill you. (He turns to face Nail.) There are two of you, right? I can have either of you tell me.

Nail: Then, do that. But before I fight you, let me say this. The other one in the house is the Senior Elder of this planet. He made the Dragon Balls.

Freeza: Oh?

Nail: Pound this into your head! If you kill Saichourou, the Dragon Balls will disappear too! (Freeza gasps and looks up at the house.)

Freeza: Saichourou? (He removes his scouter and with eye lasers cuts open the large window on the second level. It explodes and he floats up to look at Saichourou through the hole.)

Freeza: (as Nail floats up behind him) I see you're not lying. He is definitely different from the rest of the Namek-seijin. Saichourou? I'm sure you have no intention of telling me, either. However, if this man is about to be killed, you'll have no choice.

Saichourou: You will not be able to defeat Nail as easily as you think. He is the best Namek-jin warrior on the planet. You won't be able to take care of him as you have the other Namek-seijin.

Freeza: (glowering) It appears you are determined not to tell me.

Saichourou: (telepathically) I'm counting on you, Nail. Please stall for as much time as you can.

Nail: (telepathically) I understand.

Freeza: (grimacing) All right. If you insist on being so stubborn, I will show you how frightening the best in the universe can be. (He replaces his scouter.)

*****

The wind blows past Jeese as he watches Goku and Ginyu face off above him.

Ginyu: (laughing) You're not a Super Saiya-jin. But you are quite a bit stronger than me. Unimaginable power.

Narrator: (as the camera pans across Goku's uneasy face) The evil hand of Freeza closes in on Saichourou. Will he be able to protect the secret of the Dragon Balls? (A montage of Nail, Saichourou, and Freeza is shown.) And what will be the outcome of the battle between Goku and Ginyu?