Goku tests the power of the Genki Dama, the life-energy ball technique which he learned along with the Kaio-Ken from Kaio-sama himself. Unexpectedly, the Saiyans enter the solar system a full month earlier than anticipated, and will reach Earth the next day! Not a problem, they think — but Kaio-sama had failed to include the time it would take Goku to return to the world below!

     Goku contacts the Turtle Hermit telepathically through Kaio-sama, and tells him to summon Sheng Long with the Dragonballs and bring him back to life immediately. The Turtle Hermit, Bulma, Oolong and Pu-erh release the dragon, and Oolong wonders out loud if they can't wish the Saiyans to defeat. Sheng Long answers that he would be unable to fulfill such a wish, since the Saiyan's power is greater than that of Kami-sama, his creator. So instead, they wish Goku back to life.

     Goku says his good-byes, and streaks back along the Serpentine Road, which by Kaio-sama's estimates will now take him just over a day to travel. The next day, at 11:43 a.m., the Saiyans' space pods make planetfall in the heart of the city of Metro East!