01x37 - Plans for Departure

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[NARRATOR] Previously,

on Dragon Ball Z...

Think again!

[NARRATOR] After a long

and grueling battle,

Vegeta was

finally defeated.

But, at Goku's request,

he was allowed to escape.

The Saiyan Prince

promised that one day,

he would return

for his revenge...

[NARRATOR] Though the day

had been won,

it wasn't without

its casualties.

As his fallen friends were

gathered from the b*ttlefield,

Krillin thought of a way

to wish them back...

The Namekian

Dragon Balls!

Yeah, that's

a great idea!

And if Piccolo comes back,

then so will Kami!

And that means we'll have

all the Dragon Balls

on Earth back

here again, too!

Oh, it's that easy.

Well, I've got news for you!

I've done all the calculations,

and the numbers don't lie!

Your little cruise

to Planet Namek

is going to

take years!

Okay. But,

hypothetically speaking,

what would happen if we used,

say, a Saiyan spaceship?

[laughter]

[NARRATOR] So now, with a new

plan and restored hope,

Bulma, Krillin

and the others

prepare for the voyage

to the Planet Namek.

The quest begins today,

on Dragon Ball Z!

[INVESTIGATOR] Come on! Let's

get this thing outta here!

The sooner we do, the

sooner we can go home!

[GOKU screaming]

[KRILLIN whimpering]

[GOHAN whimpering]

Gohan, you've got to catch

up on your homework!

Keep studying!

[GOKU screaming]

[KRILLIN whimpering]

Why are you shaking

like that, Krillin?

Uh, because I'm cold!

[DOCTOR] Stop squirming! You're

only making it take longer!

All we're doing is

changing the bandages.

What is this

guy's problem anyway?

[GOKU screaming]

I just can't

take it anymore!

I've got to

do something!

I'm gonna find that

Saiyan spaceship!

Just leave that to Bulma.

You need your rest, Krillin!

Yeah, but...

Vegeta could return to att*ck

the Earth at any time.

You boys need to be

healthy and ready!

You just leave my little

Gohan out of this!

His fighting

days are over!

Next patient, please...

Don't worry about me!

I think I've recovered!

Me, too!

[CHICHI and ROSHI growling]

[KRILLIN] See ya!

[ROSHI] Oh, no you don't!

[CHICHI] Get back here!

[CHICHI] You've got to let

the doctor check you over!

[laughing]

Yeah... But the good news is

there's no serious injuries

and we'll be outta

here in no time!

Ohhh... Lucky you, but I

think I'm going to be stuck

in this contraption

for a good while...

But the worst

thing is,

this is going to slow

down my training...

Don't you worry, Goku.

I'll see if I can

grow some Senzu Beans

to help speed your

recovery up a bit.

Heh, heh. Hey Goku, you should

have seen Yajirobe fight...

Well, I didn't see you guys

doing any better...

It's hard to see

when you're hiding...

Yeah, he really showed

Vegeta. He was so brave...

I wasn't trying

to hurt you!

I was just playing around!

Ha... Nice one!

Heh, heh, heh. It was strategy!

I was distracting him!

[ALL laughing]

Well, I'm just so

glad that everyone here's

going to be

all right!

But I just hope that real soon

we can say the same thing

about all of

our friends...

Heh. We just gotta get the

Namekian Dragon Balls.

They'll be fine.

You'll see...

Hey, guys! Quick!

Turn on the TV!

Oh, it's Bulma! I thought

it was a hot new nurse!

Can't you be serious

for a change?

[ROSHI]

I was serious!

I am now standing in front

of the alien spacecraft

that was recovered

from the ruins

of East City

late last night!

For our safety,

it has been placed

inside this

isolation chamber!

The Saiyan

spaceship!

Right!

[GOKU] I can't see!

[MALE REPORTER]

Eyewitnesses at the scene

reported a second spacecraft

that mysteriously lifted off

and flew away during the

recovery operation...

What do we do now?

They've got that ship

under lock and key!

But, we need it!

And we'll

have it...

I'll fly it

out of there

using this remote control

that Vegeta left behind!

We'll be on

Namek in no time!

You know how that

thing works?

You've gotta be kidding me!

I can work anything!

I'll just take this and aim

it at the TV... No sweat!

[BULMA] It's just like something

my dad would make!

All I have to do is punch

in a few coordinates...

Here, these ought

to do nicely...

And then...

We watch...

[beeping]

[GOKU] Watch what?

I can't see anything!

What's going on?

[REPORTER screaming]

The spaceship

has exploded!

It powered up and went

into some sort of

self-destruct mode!

The building around

me is in shambles!

[BULMA] Wait!

It can't be! Nooo!

[screaming]

What happened? How could

it just blow up like that?

The remote was supposed to

bring it here, not destroy it!

Now what are we

supposed to do?!

We'll never make it to

Namek now! Never! Never!

Sure seems that way...

Good job with that

remote, Bulma...

[KRILLIN whimpering]

[BULMA]

C'mon, think, Bulma!

There's got to be

another way...

Just calm down...

I'm sure that we can come

up with something, Bulma.

[BULMA growling]

If we don't do

something soon,

we'll never get

our friends back!

Maybe we should ask Mr. Popo

and see what he thinks...

Mr. Popo?

Hello.

[BULMA screaming]

[KRILLIN laughing]

Hey, Mr. Popo!

[MR. POPO laughing]

[MAN screaming]

Did I hear that you are

looking for a spaceship?

[ALL gasping]

Yeah, why do you ask?

You don't have one, do you?

Maybe...

Uhh...

Who's that guy?

That's Mr. Popo...

Mr. Popo?

Yeah, that's right,

Mr. Popo.

He lives with Kami at The

Lookout, high above the Earth.

He and Kami have watched

over this planet for years.

Ooohhh!

So, where's this other

spaceship, then?

If it's a spaceship... I'm

not quite sure what it is...

But, I... I know that it's

not from this planet...

If it would help, I could

take one of you with me

and show you

where it is...

Hey, Bulma!

Uh, me?

Well, Bulma, you are the only

spaceship expert around here.

[BULMA whimpering]

Hey! What's wrong?

I... I can't do it...

That guy just totally

gives me the creeps.

[PATIENTS murmuring]

[PEDESTRIANS murmuring]

[KRILLIN] Bulma, please!

You're the only one who

can do this! Come on!

[BULMA] Oh, all right...

[ROSHI] Careful, Bulma!

Here! Let me help you...

[BULMA] Hmm?

[PATIENTS gasping]

[BULMA[ Aaahh! Get me off

this thing! Somebody help me!

I'm too young

and pretty to die!

[BULMA screaming]

Huh?

Uhh?

[CROWD murmuring]

Good luck, Bulma!

Take it easy, okay?

I mean, I've never ridden

on a flying carpet before.

Yes, alright...

[BULMA] I just hope all

this is worth it...

They... They

just... vanished!

I sure hope Popo's right...

We really need a spaceship!

We're here.

Huh? We are?

[BULMA] Are you sure

this is the place?

I mean, there's

nothing here!

[MR. POPO] Don't be so

certain... You'll see.

What's wrong?

I'm freezing!

Just where are we?

Yunzabit Heights.

Yunzabit? But how? That's on

the other side of the world!

[MR. POPO]

Follow me... This way...

Hey! Wait up!

So, where exactly is

this spaceship, anyway?

Boy, you don't

talk much, do you?

[BULMA] Hrrm...

[BULMA] Ah.

I'm beginning to

think you're lost!

We walked all

the way down here

and now there's nowhere

left for us to go!

It's a dead end!

Wait! Stop!

What now?

I'm no rabbit!

How am I supposed...

[MR. POPO]

Climb, I guess...

There it is!

[BULMA gasps]

What do you think?

It's a ship,

alright...

What is this? It's not

metal... How weird...

All right!

I've had it!

What exactly do you

know about this thing?

Well, I only know what

Kami told me about it

from the stories of when

he was very young...

It's hard

to remember...

The last time he mentioned

it was over years ago,

but I'll do my best

to recall what I can...

One day, not too

long after lunch,

Kami began telling me about

his mysterious past...

You see, Mr. Popo,

when I was a child,

I used to live in a place

called Yunzabit Heights.

It was very

cold and lonely...

Why would you

live there?

I'm not sure... I was

in a strange accident

and somehow

lost my memory...

How awful...

Then what happened next?

He told me that

he remained here,

waiting for his

parents to return...

Staring out into

the distant skies...

[KAMI] I was certain

that someone

would come

looking for me...

I thought that if I wandered

too far from where I awoke,

no one would be

able to find me.

So there I stayed,

patiently awaiting the

arrival of my salvation...

But my light of hope

grew more and more dim

as the days

passed me by...

Days led into weeks,

weeks led into months,

and months

led to years...

Finally, after more years

than I care to remember,

I left Yunzabit

Heights behind me...

Sometimes I would

return there,

but I never found any

sign of my people...

Sad, but what does your story

have to do with this ship?

Because during his time

here, he found this ship.

One day, I discovered

something very strange...

It was round

and had four legs.

It looked like some kind

of giant alien insect...

As I examined the

strange sphere...

a word seemed to

appear in my head...

I found that if I spoke this

word aloud, a door would open.

Pic-co-lo...

What in

the world?

What are you

waiting for? Go.

So how do we

get up there?

You just say the

word again... Piccolo!

[BULMA] Wow...

Look at this place!

If this is some

sort of spaceship,

then how did

it get here?

I got it!

Kami was a Namekian!

King Kai told us

that a long time ago,

Planet Namek was in great

danger of being destroyed...

Yes, I believe I've heard

that story before as well!

They thought their

planet was done for,

so they started

evacuating everyone

on Namek to

other worlds!

If this ship really is

from the Planet Namek...

It kinda makes everything

fall into place!

When their planet

was in danger,

Kami's parents must have

put him on board and

sent him here to

save his life...

I'm sure they intended

to join him here later

but for some reason,

something happened

and they never made it...

The poor little fella...

Popo! If we can just get

this old thing working,

then maybe we can...

Hey, wait a minute!

If the door opened,

it is working!

But I don't know how

these controls work...

It's alien technology,

so I don't even know

where to start...

Well, uh,

when in doubt...

Just start pressing

some buttons...

[BULMA growling]

It's no use...

It... It won't work!

It must be

missing something...

Spaceship Expert...

Yeah, whatever!

I don't have the faintest

idea what I'm doing!

But I've got to keep trying.

Everyone's counting on me!

Man, I really hope they've

found that spaceship...

[ROSHI] If it's

a spaceship...

[ROSHI sighs]

[GOKU thinking] Please,

Bulma... Hurry!

[BULMA] Move,

you hunk of junk!

What will I

say to everyone?

Hmm?!

What is it?

It's what we say

that makes it work!

I don't think

I understand...

It must be run by

voice command,

just like before when you

opened the entry hatch.

But, that would mean all of

the commands are in Namekian!

[BULMA screaming furiously]

That's just great! Unless you

speak Namekian, we're stuck...

Wait a minute.

I'm pretty sure I remember

hearing some Namekian

back at the World

Martial Arts Tournament.

Did you really think

you could fool me

with that fragile

disguise?

Your skills

have improved!

But I don't remember

it enough to speak it...

Well, I don't speak

the entire language,

but I think I know

a word or two...

You do?

Sometimes Kami would

mix in strange words

when he would

speak to me.

I learned their meanings

by what context

he would

say them in.

Well, let's

try some of them!

If we can just figure out

one or two simple commands,

we'll be out of this

place in no time!

Can you think of any words that

might make this thing move?

[MR. POPO]

I can say fly.

Let's try it...

See if you can tell it

to fly us to Jupiter.

Topurukuppa Jupe!

[BULMA] Something's happening!

[MR. POPO] What's that sound?

[COMPUTER]

Topurukuppa Jupe.

[whimpering]

[whimpering continues]

Just hang on! We don't

have any safety belts!

[beeps]

[COMPUTER]

Sefte Bette.

Just what in the

world is that?

A toilet! You asked

for one in Namekian!

That's what sefte

bette means!

I didn't say that! I just

need a chair to buckle into!

[COMPUTER]

Juznee Achur.

Juznee Achur

means bedtime!

[BOTH] Huh?

We're here! We're already

at Jupiter? All right!

It works! We did it!

We did it!

Now we can fly this

thing to Namek!

Oh, Kami... Soon you'll

be with us again!

[NARRATOR] Now that

Bulma and Mr. Popo

have discovered Kami's

long-lost spaceship,

a universe of possibility

has opened up!

The search for Planet

Namek continues,

next time on

Dragon Ball Z!