With the future of the Planet Namek at stake, Guru sends Dende to find Krillin and Gohan and give them the all-important password. Frieza arrives at Guru's and is met by some Namekian warriors. Frieza kills all but Nail, then goes in to Guru to find out how to call the Dragon. Frieza is about to kill Guru, but Nail explains that if Guru dies, the Dragon Balls are unusable. To buy time for Dende to call the Dragon, Nail leads Frieza off to a remote area to fight. Frieza learns that fighting Nail is a trick to stall him, and races off to his ship.

Dende finds Krillin and they head to Frieza's ship to summon the Dragon. Vegeta is sleeping, and awakens to find the Dragon already summoned. Piccolo has been brought back to life as the first wish, and then teleported to Namek for the second wish. Vegeta wants the third wish to ask for immortality, but just as Dende is asking, Guru dies and the Dragon Balls turn to stone. Vegeta's wish is not granted, and to top it all off, Frieza shows up furious that the Dragon has been summoned

The Z fighters are back on Earth, and Goku reportedly has survived Namek's explosion and is on his way home. Things are peaceful and then trouble arrives.

Garlic Junior has amazingly escaped the Dead Zone, where he has been trapped. Now he and his henchmen the Spice Boys (Vinegar, Mustard, Spice, and Salt) plan to eliminate Kami, the originator of the Earth's Dragon Balls. Garlic Junior arrives on Kami's Lookout and entraps both Kami and his assistant, Mr. Popo in small glass bottles. With the guardian of Earth trapped, Garlic Junior releases the Blackwater Mist which, when breathed in, causes people to turn into evil beings. As Garlic Junior releases the Blackwater Mist over the land, people begin to change. They come totally under the spell of him and his henchmen.

Gohan, Krillin, and Maron (Krillin's new girlfriend) were swimming in the ocean as the mist descends, and consequently escaped the bad effects of the mist. However, the rest of the Dragon Ball Z gang who are on Master Roshi's island are not so lucky. Master Roshi, Chi-Chi, Yamcha, Puar, Oolong, and Bulma all fall prey to Garlic Junior's evil plan and are transformed. A battle ensues between those transformed and those who managed to escape the mist. Maron, Krillin and Gohan are seriously outnumbered, and things look grim.

Unfortunately Frieza has survived Planet Namek's destruction. He is found floating in the debris of Namek by his father, King Cold. Frieza is reassembled by his father's minions. Frieza's bent on revenge and eliminating all Saiyans. Because Saiyans are such powerful beings, they pose a great threat to him and his family, the strongest family on Earth.

All of the sudden, the people on Earth sense a strong evil power approaching. No, there are two strong powers approaching Earth; Frieza and King Cold arrive. Earth appears to have no defense against such a team. In despair, Earthlings ponders their fate.