The day of the Cell Games arrives! Goku, Gohan, Vegeta, Trunks, Krillin, Yamcha, Tien, and Piccolo show up to fight, including the repaired Android 16 and also Hercule, the "world martial art champion". Vegeta fights against Babidi's henchmen, Puipui and easily bests him. Babidi then uses his magic to transform the arena into Puipui's homeplanet, make the gravity heavier, but Vegeta has already trained under such gravity and soon after blast's Puipui to smitherines. Gohan, Krillin and Bulma continue their search for the Dragon Balls on Planet Namek with their new friend Zaacro. But standing in their way is one mean giant! Meanwhile, Goku has escaped from the hospital to gear up for his upcoming re-match with Vegeta. Piccolo begins his epic battle against 17, and he seems to be on par with the mechanical monster, meanwhile Bulma continues to work on the remote that will shut down the Androids. Cell can feel Piccolo's energy, and knows he must be fighting one of the Androids, he charges towards them, in the hope that he will become complete. After a very even match Trunks wins the battle between him and Goten. Although, Goten is upset because Trunks only won because he decided to break the rules the Z-Fighters set up for the tournament, including turning into a Super Saiyan.

With the remote control smashed and Vegeta giving Cell the go ahead, the stage is set is for Cell's terrifying completion. Now it's up to Trunks and Krillin to save 18 from Cell's power-hungry grasp, but Vegeta isn't going to let Trunks ruin his plan. Trunks however, surprises Vegeta by blasting his father away. Cell then blinds everyone by using Tien's Solar Flare, and he succeeds in absorbing 18.

Goku communicates with Gohan on earth. He tells him he gained a one day pass to earth for his heroic efforts against Cell, so he will use it to participate in the World Martial Arts Tournament. Vegeta, Krillin, Android 18, Piccolo, Goten, and Trunks also choose to fight. Gohan is excited, but had doubts his mother will allow his entry. Upon returning home, Gohan thinks he is helping save a young woman from being robbed, not realizing it is an unauthorised movie about his alter ego, the Great Saiyaman. Goku starts to teach Goten and Trunks fusion, but as Babidi and Buu are about to blow up West City, and the Dragon Radar, Goku goes to distract them while Trunks goes to get the radar. Gohan is busy with his survival training and spends his day tormenting a clumsy but delicious T-Rex. Tien and Chiaotzu are training across the planet, but their workout is interrupted by a very demanding Launch. Goku tries to find King Kai on Snake Way while Piccolo's power gets out of control with disastrous results. Frieza's deadly energy disk continues to follow Goku across the almost exploding planet Namek, Frieza grows desperate and in trying to destroy Goku, who manages to counter every move, creates another disk and begins to lose control of Goku's moves. When Goku resumes his assault against Frieza, he is distracted. Frieza's energy disks costs him the battle, slicing him and his power in half, making Goku the victor.

Goku fully heals, thanks to a Senzu bean from Yajirobe. He then breaks out of the hospital and leaves for Namek in a rebuilt version of his old Saiyan space pod, built by Dr. Briefs. Meanwhile, Gohan and Krillin watch as Frieza invades a Namekian village.

The battle between Gotenks and Majin Buu rages on inside the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. On the outside, family and friends wait anxiously for Gotenks and Piccolo to reappear. Can they successfully defeat Majin Buu and make it out alive?

Krillin and Gohan get their first real glimpse of Frieza?s cruelty as the villain unleashes his evil henchmen upon an unsuspecting Namek village. Frieza wants the fifth Dragon Ball, and he is prepared to learn its location by any means necessary ? but the Nameks won?t give it up without a fight!Note: This is Part 3 of the edited Tree of Might dub. It was originally aired as if it were part of the Television series. The battle continues between Goku and Vegeta who is now a completely transformed Saiyan Warrior. When Gohan senses the danger his dad is facing he convinces Krillin that they must return and fight. Goku is left with no choice except to use the Spirit Bomb but when that fails he is left in the clutches of Vegeta with no help in sight! In a true moment of horror Piccolo and Krillin are turned to stone by Dabura. Determined to save their friends' lives Goku, Gohan and Vegeta enter Babidi's ship along with Supreme Kai. Then they have to fight Babidi's henchmen to progress further.