Dragon Ball Z
Japanese Episode 76
Super Shenron Brings Kami and Piccolo Back To Life
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The gigantic glowing form of Porunga hangs in the air above the three awed humanoids.
Kurilin: It-it's huge! The one on Earth doesn't even compare.
Gohan: That's Shenron?
Porunga: One who has gathered all the Dragon Balls... make your wish. If it is within my power, I will grant three wishes.
Kurilin: (excited; to Gohan) Wow! He's going to grant us three wishes! He's the original, all right! And generous, too!
Gohan: What shall we do? We get three.
Dende: (turning) Hurry! Freeza and Vegeta...!
Kurilin: That's right. (He and Gohan nod at each other.) First, ask to bring all our friends that the Saiya-jin killed on Earth back to life.
Dende: (nervous) Yes, I understand. (He turns back to Porunga and raises his hands.) <speaking in Namekgo>
Porunga: (looking down at them) That wish cannot be granted. (Kurilin gasps.) Only one person at a time may be brought back to life.
(Gohan makes an exclamation of dismay.)
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On his planetoid, Kaiou-sama's antennae spring straight. He turns to look at the four dead guys behind him.)
Kaiou-sama: It seems only one person at a time can be brought back to life.
Piccolo: One at a time!
Tenshinhan: (counting on his fingers) They have three wishes... which means... me, Yamucha, Chaozu, Piccolo...
Yamucha: I'll be the first!
Tenshinhan: (surprised) What did you say?!
Yamucha: (clenching his fist) Me first, Kaiou-sama! (Tenshinhan jumps over to land next to him and puts his hand in Yamucha's face.)
Tenshinhan: Wait! Don't be selfish. (getting in his face) I'll be first!
Yamucha: (getting back in Tenshinhan's face) What did you say?! I died first! So I should be brought back first!
Tenshinhan: (back in his face) That's illogical!
Chaozu: (trying to intervene) Let's pull numbers!
Yamucha: (pointing accusingly at Chaozu) No! You're going to cheat again using your psychic power!
Chaozu: How could you?! I wouldn't do that! (As the three stand snarling at each other, Piccolo walks up to Kaiou-sama.)
Piccolo: Let me talk to Gohan.
Kaiou-sama: (gacking) What?!
Piccolo: Please!
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Back on Namek-sei, Porunga is getting impatient.
Porunga: What's wrong? Make your wish! If it is within my power, I will grant three wishes.
Kurilin: But your power will only...
Dende: (turning back again) Hurry! It'll be disastrous if Freeza and Vegeta find us!
Kurilin: What'll we do? Only one person per wish will come back to life.
Gohan: This is tough. Who...? (He looks up at Porunga, and Kurilin does the same)
Kurilin: (clenching his fists) This Shenron isn't that generous, is he?
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At Kaiou-sama's, everyone's stopped fighting to look at Piccolo and Kaiou-sama.
Kaiou-sama: You want to talk to Goku's son? What do you intend to do, Piccolo?
Yamucha: (angrily) What are you thinking?! You're not going to tell him to only bring you back, are you?!
Tenshinhan: (also mad) Is that it?
Chaozu: That's not fair, Piccolo!
Tenshinhan: You're not the only one who trained here. We've all gotten a lot more powerful, too.
Piccolo: (ignoring them) Hurry and do it! Please!
(Kaiou-sama and Piccolo look at each other for a moment and then the catfish-looking guy turns around.)
Kaiou-sama: All right. Put your hand on my shoulder, and talk to him. (Piccolo does so.)
Piccolo: (shouting) Can you hear me, Gohan? It's me, Piccolo! (His voice echoes through the dark sky of Namek-sei, and Gohan and Kurilin look up as they hear it.) Gohan?! Gohan?! (The boy slowly smiles as he hears his mentor's voice.) Answer me, Gohan! It's Piccolo!
Kurilin: (looking around) Piccolo! Could it really be...?
Gohan: (also looking around) Where are you, Piccolo-san? (Dende just blinks, confused.)
Piccolo: I'm talking into your hearts through Kaiou.
Kaiou-sama: (shaking a finger) You're supposed to call me Kaiou-sama.
Kurilin: (his hand over his heart) Into our hearts...? (Gohan gapes upward.)
Piccolo: We know you can only bring one person back to life with each wish. (suddenly shouting) Listen carefully! Bring me back to life with the first wish! (The others there react.)
Tenshinhan: Wait, Piccolo! We won't let you do that!
(Piccolo looks back over his shoulder at them angrily.)
Piccolo: Shut up! (The rest flinch back as he turns around again.) If I come back to life, so will Kami. (Kaiou-sama starts in surprise.) The Dragon Balls on Earth will reappear, and we should be able to bring this bunch back to life, too.
Kurilin: That's right! We can do that!
Gohan: I understand, Piccolo-san.
Tenshinhan: (slowly brightening) Is that it?
Yamucha: Good thinking!
Chaozu: Great, Piccolo!
Piccolo: I'll tell you the second wish. Wish me to Namek-sei where you are now. I want to fight! I want to fight on my home planet! I want to fight that Freeza who killed my people!
Kaiou-sama: (uneasily) What are you saying, Piccolo?! (Piccolo's hand clenches hard on his shoulder, and he makes pained noises.)
Piccolo: I've gotten much stronger here. I vow to defeat him! Bring me to that planet! Got it?!
(Gohan, who has been staring off into space as Piccolo's been talking, suddenly frowns in determination.)
Gohan: I understand, Piccolo-san!
(The screen splits so that Gohan and Piccolo can be seen at the same time.)
Piccolo: I'm counting on you. Do what you want with the third wish.
Gohan: I'd be really happy if you came here, Piccolo-san!
(Piccolo lets go of Kaiou-sama and turns casually away as the god groans in relief and turns to harangue him.)
Kaiou-sama: Hey you! Piccolo! Did you forget the promise you made me? You were not supposed to fight Freeza!
Piccolo: (grinning) I don't know of any promise like that!
Kaiou-sama: What did you say?!
Piccolo: (turning to look at him over his shoulder with a smile) Unfortunately, I have a bad memory.
Kaiou-sama: (making a screaming noise of frustration) Why you...! (He runs at Piccolo, but Tenshinhan and Yamucha hold him back.)
Tenshinhan: Kaiou-sama!
Yamucha: Calm down, Kaiou-sama!
Kaiou-sama: (repeatedly) Let me go!
Piccolo: (thinking) I don't know what he is, but I vow to defeat him. (He clenches his fist.)
Kaiou-sama: (still held back by the other two) You have no idea how frightening that Freeza is! (struggling) Let me go! I have to talk to him!
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Back on Namek-sei, Kurilin looks determined.
Kurilin: (turning to Gohan) Let's have those two wishes granted.
Gohan: Yes!
Kurilin: Dende!
Dende: Yes!
Kurilin: Ask him to bring a Namek-jin on Earth named Piccolo back to life!
Dende: Piccolo? Understood. (He turns back to the glowing column springing from the Dragon Balls.)
Gohan: (thinking) Piccolo-san will finally... (He squeezes his eyes closed momentarily.)
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In Freeza's spaceship, Vegeta is still sleeping, sitting against Goku's regeneration tank. Suddenly, he senses something and starts awake, standing up quickly.
Vegeta: Something's coming here! An awesome power! Freeza! (He 'sees' Freeza flying angrily over some water. With a start, he turns to look at Goku.) It'll take a few more minutes for Kakarotto to fully recover. I'm in trouble if Freeza comes here now! (Vegeta takes off running down the hall.) I have a bad feeling about this!
(Vegeta runs for a second and then he stops, shocked, as he looks out a window.)
Vegeta: What's going on? It's night! (He presses up against the window.) This planet isn't supposed to have a night. Why is the sky so dark...? (Vegeta gasps in realization.) Don't tell me...! (He takes off running again.) Don't tell me...! Don't tell me...! (Goku's still silent in his tank.) Don't tell me...!
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Porunga's still waiting patiently as the wishes are being asked.
Dende: (his arms raised) <speaking in Namekgo>
(The other two wait hesitantly as there is silence for a moment.)
Porunga: Understood. I will grant your first wish. (His eyes glow.)
(Meanwhile, Vegeta hits the ground outside Freeza's ship.)
Vegeta: Damn! The Dragon Balls are gone! Kakarotto's son is gone too! Those rotten brats! (He runs forward a few steps and then stops suddenly, looking up at the sky where Porunga is floating.) What is that monster? Is that the dragon they said the Dragon Balls summon? (He clenches his fists angrily, a vein popping on his forehead.) Shit! Those rotten brats did it without me! (Vegeta bursts into a white halo of energy, taking off into the air.) They'll pay!
Vegeta: (as he flies; thinking) And Freeza's almost here too!
(Freeza's scouter activates from where he is.)
Freeza: (as he flies) Four life force readings. I found them! Here I come, you lowly life forms!
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On Kaiou-sama's planetoid, Piccolo's halo disappears.
Chaozu: (floating down behind his head) It disappeared!
Piccolo: (chuckling; pleased) Okay! (shouting and clenching his fists) I'm alive again! Make the next wish, Gohan!
(Kaiou-sama is still being held back by Tenshinhan and Yamucha.)
Kaiou-sama: (yelling) I'm not responsible for this! You're on your own!
(Piccolo just chuckles.)
(On Earth, Kami-sama's island floats peacefully in the sky. Popo, kneeling in front of some flowers with a watering can, looks up as a butterfly goes by. He happily chases it until he sees something and suddenly stops short. As Kami-sama begins to fade back into view, Popo drops the watering can.)
Popo: K-Kami-sama!
Kami-sama: (chuckling) That Piccolo. How clever. (He looks over at Popo.) Thanks for taking care of things while I was gone, Popo.
Popo: (wiping away his tears) Mister Popo is happy you're alive again, Kami-sama!
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Back on Namek-sei, Porunga hangs over everything as usual.
Porunga: I have granted your first wish. Make your next one!
Gohan: (immediately) The second wish is to warp Piccolo, who was just brought back to life, here to Namek-sei!
Dende: (his arms still raised, looking back over his shoulder) Y-yes!
(Kurilin senses something and turns around. Off in the distance he can see the power spark of Vegeta, coming their way. He gasps and turns back.)
Kurilin: Hurry, Dende! Vegeta knows we're here!
(Dende has flashes of memory of Vegeta and gasps in fear. He turns back to the dragon, clenches his fists, and closes his eyes.)
Dende: <shouting in Namekgo>
Porunga: An easy task. I will grant your second wish.
(Gohan beams and Porunga's eyes glow. Piccolo disappears from Kaiou-sama's place as the other three gape at where he was.)
Kaiou-sama: That fool...
Porunga: Your second wish has been granted. Make your last wish!
(Kurilin and Gohan look around frantically.)
Kurilin: But Piccolo's not here!
Gohan: (yelling) Where are you, Piccolo-san?!
(Dende whirls around, freaked out.)
Dende: (gasping) I told him to bring him to this planet. I didn't say where... (Kurilin gasps sharply, and the child gets more frantic.) Did you want him to come here? (Gohan makes a freaked-out noise.) Shall we use the third wish to bring him here...? (He breaks off suddenly and shrieks. Gohan and Kurilin turn around slowly to see Vegeta land, incredibly ticked off.)
Kurilin: (drawing back) Vegeta!
Vegeta: So you did...! (Gohan and Kurilin pull back farther in fright.) You'll pay for doing this without me! (As he advances forward, the other two step back.) You fools! You destroyed the only chance we have of defeating Freeza! The only chance we had was to make me immortal! You rotten...! (Vegeta raises a fist, which glows with energy.)
Gohan: W-wait! We only made two wishes! We have one more left!
Kurilin: Idiot! Don't tell him that!
(Vegeta lets the power go and smiles.)
Vegeta: That reassures me. (He chuckles.)
(Meanwhile, Freeza is still flying towards them, angry. Suddenly, the form of Porunga comes into view.)
Freeza: What's that light? A life force reading... Did they get the Dragon Balls to grant their wish...? (He flies on.)
Porunga: What is your third wish?
Vegeta: Make me immortal! Hurry! (Dende draws back in fear, and Vegeta angrily advances forward, growling.) You brat! Didn't you hear me tell you to hurry?!
(Vegeta picks up Dende by the neck-thing as the child shrieks. Kurilin moves as if to intervene, but a glare from Vegeta stops him.)
Vegeta: Hurry! Freeza is right nearby!
Kurilin: (clenching his fists) If we make that wish...
Gohan: (resignedly) But it's our only choice! Dad won't be healed for a while yet!
(Yep, Goku's still sitting in his tank.)
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Somewhere on Namek-sei, Piccolo stands atop a cliff, looking around at the landscape as the wind blows his cape about.
Piccolo: My home planet... So this is Namek-sei. (He looks up at the sky.) I feel an odd sense of familiarity. Is it the Namek-jin blood flowing in me that makes me feel like this? (He turns to face forward.) This is no time to be admiring the scenery. I have to find Gohan and the others. (He looks from side to side.)
Piccolo: Where are they? Doesn't seem like they're nearby. (He suddenly is shocked as he gets a whiff of Freeza's power level.) What?! I sense an unbelievably huge ki energy source! Is it that freak, Freeza? (He snarls.) And three ki sources near it. Must be Gohan and the rest. (He smiles and suddenly takes off.) Wait for me, Gohan!
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Back with Porunga, Vegeta is still holding up Dende and snarling at him.
Porunga: Make your last wish!
Vegeta: Why are you stalling?! Hurry and say it! Make me immortal! Do you want Freeza to kill you?!
(Dende opens one eye but doesn't respond. Kurilin fumes at Vegeta's back, and then they suddenly sense Freeza's ki nearby.)
Gohan: Kurilin-san! Freeza is right there!
Kurilin: We'll just have to take the chance! (shouting; eyes closed and fists clenched) Dende! Make his wish come true! (Both Dende and Vegeta look at him, surprised.) Vegeta is rotten to the core, but he's better than Freeza! It makes me mad, but it's the only way out of this crisis!
Dende: I-I understand... (He cries out as Vegeta throws him to the ground.)
Vegeta: That's good. Now, hurry and do it.
Dende: (standing up) Y-yes.
Vegeta: Hurry it up!
Dende: (quickly) Yes! (He turns around and raises his hands.)
Vegeta: (thinking) Now, Freeza won't be able to kill me! I may not be able to do it this time, but I'll do it someday! (He chuckles to himself.)
(Dende begins to hesitantly speak in Namekgo as Vegeta continues to chuckle to himself and Kurilin and Gohan look worried.)
Vegeta: (thinking) It's time for Lord Vegeta to control the universe!
(Dende continues to speak in Namekgo, but suddenly he stops and lowers his hands somewhat. Porunga's form begins to fade in and out of existance before suddenly bursting into a golden glow.)
Vegeta: What...?!
(Gohan and Kurilin make gasping noises, and everyone looks up, puzzled, as the red glow leaves the dragon's eyes and green smoke rises from the eye sockets and the corners of its mouth. Dende screams as Porunga shoots up into the sky, forming a misty cloud which explodes. The sky goes light again, revealing a ring of Dragon Balls in the air. The Dragon Balls come together and burst outward. The spectators gape, and suddenly seven huge gray stones fall from the sky to land with resounding booms near them.)
Vegeta: (in disbelief) What happened?! Why did the dragon disappear and the sky get lit again? Why did the Dragon Balls turn into those rocks?
Dende: (falling to his knees; tearfully) Saichourou-sama...
Kurilin: Dende...?
Dende: (crying) Saichourou-sama has passed on.
(Everyone gasps. The Senior Elder is still sitting alone in his chair where he has died.)
Kurilin: No...
Dende: (brokenly) Saichourou-sama who made the Dragon Balls has finally...
(Vegeta comes up behind Dende, crouching lower, and the child's eyes snap open.)
Vegeta: What about eternal life for me?! (Dende looks back at him and whimpers, and Vegeta fumes and whirls to look angrily at Gohan and Kurilin.) If you hadn't left me out, this wouldn't have happened! (The two draw back.) You'll pay for this, you fools!
(Kurilin's eyes are closed as he anticipates Vegeta's blow, but when nothing happens he opens an eye to see Vegeta standing, stunned, and staring at something behind him. Kurilin looks back and his eyes widen in shock as he sees Freeza standing on a cliff above them, glowering angrily.)
Kurilin: Freeza!
Freeza: (calmly) So you did it, didn't you? How dare you destroy my dream of immortality. (Everyone gapes up at him.) I hope you're prepared for the worst, you little fools.
Narrator: The situation couldn't be worse. Freeza has finally arrived, and he burns with fury. (A shot of Piccolo flying on his way there.) Where is Piccolo? (A shot of Goku is his tank.) And what will happen to Goku?