Dragon Ball

- Season 3

(2002)

The start of the "Red Ribbon Army Saga". After the end of the tournament, the group of friends splits up. Goku goes to find his grandfather's dragon ball, Krillin leaves with Roshi to continue his training, and Yamcha, Bulma, Oolong, and Puar return to the city. After bringing water to his village, Nam realizes that it won't last long. He goes in search of the legendary "Roaming Lake", but during his journey he runs afoul of a giant bird. It's up to Goku to save him and help him find the lake.

Goku is enjoying traveling the world on the flying nimbus--that is, until his dragon radar is stolen while he is swimming. He must track down the thief and get it back so that he can find his grandfather's dragon ball. Meanwhile, Emperor Pilaf is trying once again to assemble the dragon balls. There is also a mysterious military force that is searching for the dragon balls.

Goku chases after Pilaf to get the dragon ball from him. Pilaf gives it to Goku, knowing that it is a fake. Pilaf then follows the real one to the village of the Ox King. The Ox King and his daughter Chi Chi mistakenly believe Pilaf's ship to belong to Goku, and a wedding for Goku and Chi Chi is prepared. Meanwhile, the Red Ribbon Army follows Pilaf to the village, also in search of the dragon ball.

Pilaf leaves the village with the dragon ball. Colonel Silver follows him, but Pilaf shoots down Silver's plane. Goku returns to the ruined village with Chi Chi, and they learn what happened from the Ox King. Goku leaves to find the dragon ball. He and Silver both track Pilaf to his underground desert fortress, where a battle ensues.

While Goku befriends and defends a wild monkey and her child, Master Roshi recounts to Bulma and Krillin the legend of the Dragon Balls.

Silver and the Red Ribbon Army search desperately for the dragon ball, but it is Goku who finds it. Goku and Silver then battle for it.

Goku, unconscious and frozen, is saved from the plane crash by a girl named Suno. She takes him back to her house, where she and her mother revive him. While the Red Ribbon Army searches the village for Goku, he recounts the dragon ball legend to Suno and her mother. Goku learns from them that the army has enslaved the men from their village, forcing them to help search for the dragon ball. They also tell Goku that the army is holding the village chief prisoner in Muscle Tower, so Goku decides to go to the tower and rescue him.

Goku makes his way through Muscle Tower, battling guards along the way. Once he reaches the 3rd floor he battles Major Metallitron.

Goku continues to make his way through Muscle Tower. On the 4th floor he tests his skills against Ninja Murasaki.

The battle between Goku and Murasaki continues. Murasaki uses a technique allowing him to split himself into five people--or are there actually five Murasaki brothers?

After finishing off Murasaki, Goku befriends Android No. 8, who helps guide him through the rest of Muscle Tower.

After General White uses a trap in the floor to drop Goku and Android No. 8 down to the secret 5th floor, Goku fights the monster Buyon.

Goku battles General White on the top floor of Muscle Tower.

Goku receives the dragon ball from Android 8, who had been hiding it from the Red Ribbon Army to keep the villagers safe. Afterward they go to see Dr. Flappe to get the bomb removed from Android 8's chest. Meanwhile, Murasaki, having survived the destruction of Muscle Tower, is hot on their trail.

Goku gets the flying nimbus back, and he goes to West City in search of Bulma, hoping that she can repair the dragon radar. Once he is in the city Goku discovers how different city life is compared to what he is used to.

Bulma takes Goku on tours of her house and of the city. Meanwhile, Commander Red sends Haski, a master thief, to West City to steal the dragon balls from Goku.

Haski goes undercover as a fortune teller at the fair so that she can steal the dragon balls from Goku.