Karin-sama gives Bulma course corrections until the artificial moon comes into view. Desperate for news as to whether Gohan is still alive or not, Chichi manages to beat a "maybe" out of Karin-sama, as the Turtle Hermit reminds him he said they should not have brought her along.

     Vegeta begins to gather enough strength to remove Gohan's tail. Before he can do it, however, Yajirobe lays into Vegeta across the back with his katana. Vegeta is injured further, and falls to the ground. Yajirobe stands gloating over his would-be trophy, but Vegeta rises again and starts toward him. Unable to connect with his katana a second time, Yajirobe tries to make up with Vegeta, saying his attack was meant as a joke but by accident he followed through. Angry at Yajirobe for having injured him, Vegeta starts beating him soundly.

     Goku sees this distraction as an opportunity. In a last-ditch strategy, he instructs a dazed Gohan to look up at the artificial moon. Gohan obeys, and begins his transformation into a giant weremonkey. A panicked Vegeta tries to prevent the metamorphosis to no avail, and Gohan begins to run amok. Being half-human, Gohan is ever-so-slightly more easily reasoned with as a giant monkey than Goku was, and with Kuririn and Goku cheering him on, he directs his attacks toward Vegeta.

     Vegeta focuses all his energy into staying clear of Gohan long enough to figure out a way to stop him. None of his efforts even slow Gohan down, however, until he finds a chance to remove Gohan's tail with one of his own Kienzans. Vegeta is unable to get clear of the falling Gohan as he slowly returns to his former self, and is crushed under Gohan's massive bulk before the reverse metamorphosis is complete.

     This last blow being more than he could withstand, Vegeta signals his space pod to retrieve him via a small remote control device. In the ruins of Metro East, a number of radiation-suited investigators are gathered around one of the two pods, the only things left in the city, when it becomes active and flies away. Kuririn sees it approaching and realizes Vegeta is trying to escape. Inching himself toward the pod, Vegeta curses for letting himself be defeated so badly. Visibly limping, Kuririn moves in to finish Vegeta off with Yajirobe's sword. From the Other Side, Kaio-sama praises Goku and the others for fighting so valiantly against evil, but makes a veiled remark about them not eliminating the worst evil of all.

     Barely able to move, Vegeta is unable to defend himself against Kuririn's thrust! However, a telepathic plea from Goku stops Kuririn just short of Vegeta's ear. As Vegeta pulls himself inside the pod, Kuririn and Goku argue over the wisdom of letting him go. Kuririn hopes Goku isn't thinking Vegeta's heart will soften if he is shown mercy, the way it worked with Piccolo. Goku agrees that that won't be the case with Vegeta, but says that seeing him so close to death makes him think what a waste taking even his life would be. Besides, Vegeta is the strongest opponent Goku could hope for, and after some recovery and more training, his own Saiyan blood yearns for a re-match! Kuririn feels he owes it to Yamucha and the others to avenge their deaths, but reluctantly allows Vegeta to go, saying that Goku has saved the earth more than once already, and he deserves at least this one wish concerning Vegeta. Watching over the exchange, all Kaio-sama can do is sigh. Swearing revenge, Vegeta closes the pod and blasts off into space.