An evil force arrives on Earth. This long haired (and I do mean that very literally) alien easily kills a farmer, then takes a full blast from Piccolo without being singed. He finds Son Gokou at Kame House and tells him that he and Gokou are from the planet Vegeta. They're aliens, called Saiya-jin, and he is Gokou's brother, Raditsu. Saiya-jin are planet pirates, but Vegeta was wiped out by meteors years ago. There are only four remaining Saiya-jin, and Raditsu and Gokou are two of them. Raditsu wants Gokou to come with him, but Gokou will have nothing of it. Raditsu kidnaps Gohan, Gokou's four year old son, and charges Gokou with the task of killing 100 humans. Gokou and Piccolo team up and take on Raditsu. Gohan gets very angry and his power erupts in an explosion of emotion. He damages his uncle Raditsu enough for Gokou and Piccolo to defeat him. Gokou holds Raditsu from behind while Piccolo charges his Makkankousappo. Piccolo fires the blast straight through the chests of Gokou and Raditsu, and the two of them die. Before Raditsu dies, he talks with Piccolo, and Piccolo mentions the Dragon Balls. His scouter, a device on his face, transmits the conversation to the Saiya-jin Nappa and Vegeta (yes, the same name as the planet, because he's the prince). They decide to come to Earth, and it'll take them one year to get there. Gokou trains with Kaiousama (one of many gods in the deity hierarchy of Dragon Ball), Gohan and Piccolo train together, and the human Z Senshi train under Kamisama (god of the Earth). One year later, the Saiya-jin arrive. Yamucha is killed by Saibamen, little green men that Nappa literally planted in the ground. Chaouzu then self destructs to kill Nappa, but fails. Tenshinhan concentrates all of his power into a single Kikohou, dying as a result of the blast. Unfortunately, he fails as well. Last, Piccolo dies. Gohan attacks Nappa and gets some good hits in, so Nappa gets really angry and throws a huge blast at Gohan. Piccolo jumps in the way, taking the full force himself. Piccolo dies, taking Kami with him (and the Dragon Balls, too). Nappa picks up where he left off and is about to kill Gohan when Son Gokou arrives (he had been revived, but was taking a long time to return to the Earth). Gokou easily defeats Nappa, and Vegeta kills him. Vegeta and Gokou fly off elsewhere to fight, and they trade the advantage back and forth. First Vegeta, then Gokou, then Vegeta, then Gokou, then Vegeta. Gokou gets beaten up when Vegeta turns Oozaru (giant monkey), and falls back on his last resort. He flashes Vegeta in the eyes with a Taiyoken ("Solar flare" in America), then flies off and forms a Genki Dama. Before he can throw it, Vegeta recovers and beats him up some more. Gohan and Kuririn return, but fail to get Vegeta back to normal. Yajirobe, who had been watching from the sidelines, steps in and slashes off Vegeta's tail. Gohan and Vegeta fight, and Gokou gives the remaining energy from the Genki Dama to Kuririn. He forms in into a ball and throws it at Vegeta. Vegeta survives the blast, and it seems hopeless. Gohan then turns Oozaru and beats up Vegeta. Vegeta cuts off his tail and Gohan lands on Vegeta. Vegeta's too weak to continue and summons his ship. Kuririn is about to kill him, but Gokou pleads with him to spare Vegeta. After much debate, Kuririn finally agrees, and Vegeta goes. Bulma, Kamesennin, etc. all arrive in a Capsule plane and pick up their friends. They fly back to the spot of the original battle and collect the bodies of their fallen comrades, then they take Gokou, Gohan, and Kuririn to the hospital. Vegeta flies off into space, seeking recovery...and revenge.