The Three Stolen Dragon Balls

Launch, Then a Diamond Thief

Back on the little island, the crew hands Master Roshi the diamond, dreaming openly about the strippers he could afford until Turtle tries to confiscate it for his own good. The celebration snaps apart when a sneeze-triggered Launch swings out of the kitchen waving a pistol, orders everyone to stand down, takes the diamond, and roars off in the Red Ribbon jet-copter. Bulma is bewildered until Krillin and Master Roshi explain their housemate's two-sided condition caused by a stray sneeze.

Two Shot Chonoryoku

While they are still processing the theft, General Blue rappels down from his plane and slips behind the house. Goku announces his plan to hunt the next Dragon Ball and hands the current three over to Master Roshi for safekeeping, while the old master brags that he can handle any Red Ribbon goons himself. Without warning, a rope snaps tight around the entire group, Blue stepping out with a grin as he binds them all at once with what he calls his Two Shot Chonoryoku. While the team thrashes helplessly, Blue walks inside and claims the Dragon Balls, then drops a capsule bomb on the floor set to detonate in five minutes.

Five Seconds from Ruin

Blue sneers at Bulma's desperate plea to join him and swats away Roshi's equally desperate volunteering before blasting off in a fresh capsule plane. The bound heroes scream and squirm as the timer ticks down toward zero. In the nick of time, a second sneeze flips Launch back to her cheerful self, but she wanders in confused until Goku shouts for her to untie him. With only seconds to spare, Goku hurls the bomb skyward where it explodes harmlessly above the island. He immediately calls Kinto-Un and rockets after Blue, catching the thief already soaring over an unfamiliar landmass.