16 - Run Son Gohan! Back to Mt. Paozu Where Chichi Waits.
Son Gohan's body drifts onto a lonely beach somewhere; he is then revived by seven orphan children, which he makes friends with, Son Gohan later helps fight off the police trying to capture them. Later, there is another police raid, and all but Son Gohan and Pigero, the oldest of the orphans, are captured. Pigero takes Son Gohan home to Mt. Paozu, but just as he is nearing his front door. Son Gohan decides to be brave, and returns to the forest. There he finds Piccolo, who reminds him of his obligation to save Earth, and they both return to the island to continue their training.

17 - The Road to Victory is a Long One.
Yamcha, Tenshinhan, Kuririn, and Chazou continue their training at the palace, when Mr. Popo has an idea. He leads the warriors to a special room where they can travel through time and space. After entering the room, they find themselves on Planet Vegeta (also called Planet Plant later, it is the home planet of the saiya-jin), 100 years in the past. They face two brutal saiya-jin that easily kill them all. After the battle they awaken back in the room and decide to train even harder for the saiya-jin arrival.

18 - The End of the Path of the Snake.
This episode is completely useless in my opinion, but what am I to do ^_^. While still training in the wild Gohan sees the image of a full moon being projected from Son Gokou's old saiya-jin pod when he landed on Earth years ago. Once again Son Gohan transforms into his Oozaru (Were-Monkey) state, after almost killing Piccolo, he is able to destroy the old ship with his Makkanpossapo technique. Meanwhile, Son Gokou finally reaches the end of the snake way path at comes face to face with legendary Kaio-sama! Note: Besides Son Gokou finishing his journey, this episode is completely unoriginal and sounds exactly like episode 8.

19 - Catch Bubbles! The Struggle With Gravity!!!
Son Gokou's first test begins, as Kaio tests his sense of humor. He agrees to train Son Gokou, and Son Gokou REALLY begins his training, by having to catch Kaio's pet monkey Bubbles. This task proves harder than expected as the odd gravity on Kaio's planet significantly reduces Son Gokou's speed. This making Bubbles faster. Eventually Son Gokou succeeds in capturing Bubbles.

20 - The Legend of the Saiya-jin... Gokou's Roots.
The next of Son Gokou's tasks is revealed as he must now try to successfully hit Kaio's companion, Gregory (he is some weird grasshopper freak thing). To pass, Son Gokou must successfully hit Gregory with an extremely heavy hammer, a challenge that Gokou has a lot of difficulty completing. Later Son Gokou and Kaio go inside his house, and Son Gokou is told more about his race the saiya-jin, and eventually of the destruction of planet Vegeta (spoiler: later on in the series we find out that the planet was destroyed completely differently than how Kaio described). With a renewed sense of urgency about his responsibility to Earth, Son Gokou then catches Gregory easily. Kaio sees a great deal of potential in his new student.

21 - Appear Shenlong! The Saiya-jin Are About to Arrive.
Son Gokou has finally arrived with his last day of training with Kaio. They review his learned techniques, the Kaio-ken, and the Genki Dama (Spirit Bomb). Then with the help of Kaio's telepathy Son Gokou contacts Muten Roshi and asks him to summon Shenlong and wish him back to life. Son Gokou bids farewell to Kaio and his new friends and dash off on Snake Way back to Earth. Elsewhere, back on Earth, the two saiya-jin Nappa and Vegeta finally land on Earth.

22 - That's Ridiculous! Saiyba-men Sprout from the Ground.
Nappa and Vegeta find Piccolo and Son Gohan and engage them, Kuririn then arrives. Unimpressed by their power Nappa plants six seeds in the ground, which a few seconds later sprout into strange plant-like monsters.

23 - Yamcha Dies! The Frightening Saiyba-men.
Yamcha then arrives on the seen with Tenshinhan and Chazou. Tenshinhan who wants to fight first, steps up to the Saiyba-men. Yamcha then declares that he wants to go first instead; he then begins his fight with one of the Saiyba men. Yamcha defeats his opponent with ease, but as he is walking away the Saiyba man grabs onto him and self-destructs, killing them both. Enraged by the loss of his friend, Kuririn steps up next to fight.

24 - Goodbye Tienshinhan... Chazou's Sacrifice.
The enraged Kuririn begins his attack with an enormous energy attack, which he directs at the men-men, Kuririn manages to successfully kill 3 of them; the last one attacks Son Gohan and is killed by Piccolo. Now the real battle begins and Nappa begins his attack. The giant saiya-jin begins by taking off half on Tien's arm, in an effort of bravery Chazou grabs onto Nappa's back and self-destructs in an effort to destroy Nappa. The saiya-jin surprisingly emerges unscathed by the attack.

25 - Tenshinhan's Final Scream! His Last Energy Beam.
Saddened and enraged by the loss of his companion Chazou. Tenshinhan then decides to attack Nappa. He is just no match for the saiya-jin, Tenshinhan then falls. Piccolo, Son Gohan, and Kuririn then prepare to attack Nappa. When out of nowhere Tenshinhan uses his last bit of energy to launch a Hugh attack on Nappa, but again he emerges without a scratch.

26 - Waiting Patiently For 3 Hours. The Candy Cloud Flies
The remaining three begin to talk, Vegeta hears that Son Gokou, or "Kakarotto" will be arriving, and hence Vegeta calls a three-hour break in the fighting. A bored Nappa decides to go off and have a little fun, destroying not only warships and fighter planes, but an entire city as well. He returns to the battlefield, the three hours expired, and Vegeta allows the battle to re-start. Meanwhile, Son Gokou finally arrives back to Enma's Great Hall, meets Kame, and teleports back to the physical plane. He wastes no time and zooms off toward the battle site, grabbing a few Senzu beans from Karin on his way down the tower.

27 - Leave It To Me. Gohan's Explosion of Anger.
Piccolo devises a strategy to grab Nappa's tail, while Kuririn and Son Gohan attack head-on. The plan fails, however, since Nappa's "evolved" status as a fighter makes his tail no longer a weakness. Kuririn's new technique, the Kienzan, fails as well, only managing to cut Nappa's cheek. All of those assembled begin to sense a powerful Ki approaching, which Vegeta knows can only be Kakarotto (Son Gokou). He orders Nappa to finish off the three remaining warriors, and Son Gohan attacks with a last-ditch effort against Nappa, which only makes the Saiya-jin furious. He launches a massive energy beam at the boy, and at the last second, Piccolo, acting as a shield and taking the full brunt of the blast.

28 - The Savagery Of The Saiya-jin! God And Piccolo Die.
Nappa's attack hits Piccolo full force, and he falls to the ground. Son Gohan begs his mentor to hold on, but Piccolo is beyond help, and dies soon. Kame vanishes as well, taking the power of Earth's Dragon Balls with him. Son Gohan retaliates, but to no avail, and he collapses in defeat. Nappa stands over him, planning to simply crush the boy, when nimbus suddenly whisks Son Gohan to safety. Son Gokou has finally arrived. The sight of his dead friends drives him over the edge, and he and Nappa begin to fight.

29 - Wow, Daddy! Lord Kaio's Killer Technique.
Nappa grows angrier by the moment as Son Gokou avoids his every last attack easily. Vegeta tells Nappa that he will take over now, and a frustrated Nappa suddenly attacks Son Gohan and Kuririn! Son Gokou notices this at the last second, and uses the Kaio-ken technique in order to catch up in time. He injures Nappa badly, who then begs Vegeta for help. Instead, the heartless Saiya-jin berates Nappa's weakness, tosses him into the air, and vaporizes him. Son Gokou tells Son Gohan and Kuririn to return to the Kame House, and he and Vegeta fly off to do battle.

30 - A Battle Beyond Imagination: Gokou vs. Vegeta!
Son Gokou finds his fight with Vegeta alot harder than he had thought. Son Gokou then uses his Kaio-ken technique but it does not do much good against the saiya-jin. Vegeta has now increased his powerlevel fully. Son Gokou decides that his only hope is to up the stakes, the only way he knows how to is with a triple Kaio-ken!