Pilaf Saga!
Our Story begins with a young boy named Goku cross paths with a teenage girl named Bulma. Goku joins Bulma on her journey to find the 7 magical dragon balls. Bulma's wish was for the perfect boyfriend, after she learnt the legend to of the Dragon ball, but whats a good story with out a villian which is where we meet Emperor Pilaf, who is the king of some small kingdoms and what's a bad guy with out henchmen? Well Emperor Pilaf has two such as Mai ( a young lady) and Shao (a ninja looking dog) and of course they are also after the dragon balls and planing on using them for bad things.
As go through the series, Goku and Bulma met many interesting friends, they first encountered a lost turtle who goes by the name Umigami. Bulma and Goku helped the turtle find he way back home and to repay them for their hard work, he brought his Master to give them both a gift. The Master was none other than Master Roshi, Goku was given the "Flying Nimbus Cloud", which was of course a cloud that could fly and could only be used by those with pure of heart, which Goku qualifies for. the Nimbus Cloud became Goku's main source of transportation through the rest of the series.
Goku and Bulma soon travel to what seemed to be a deserted city. When they saw the townspeople in hiding they new something wasn't right and needed to be stopped. A monster named Oolong was the reason for this. Oolong is a shapeshifting pig who was looking for a bride in town. Goku defeats the perverted pig and Oolong decides to join Goku and Bulma on their quest for the dragon balls.
They soon find their way into a vast waste land which is known as the Diablo Desert. Oolong tells them that there is a bandit quarding the desert, his name was Yamcha, the Desert Bandit, and good at martial arts. Yamcha and his shapeshifting parnter Puar. (who also went to Shapeshifting Acadmy with Oolong) find them and battles Goku. Yamcha is defeated and he and Puar tag along with the three and from that moment on, Yamcha and Bulma sort of had a "thing" going between them.
On the top of a mountian which was called Frying-Pan is where they find a Dragon ball, where they meet another ally, but this time a man named Ox-King ( who was a former student of Master Roshi), and his daughter named Chi-Chi.The top of the mountain had also caught on fire. Master Roshi came and delivered a special power ball called the "Kamehameha Wave" which blew out the fire. It took Master Roshi 50 years to learn that move, Goku sees this and decided to try it out. He nailed it on the first try! Goku and Chi-Chi start talking, and Chi-Chi asked if Goku will marry her when she and him are old enough. Goku thinking that she meant some kind of food agreed to it.
Here on out i just copied the information from other pages...because I thought I couldn't possibly rewrite that because it was too good!
Now the group travels to the palace of Pilaf to gather the Dragon balls he had collected. Pilaf captures them and steals their Dragon ball. He then proceeds to make his evil wish: to what else? Rule to world of course. He summons the Eternal Dragon by putting all of the Dragon balls next to eachother. Goku tries to break a hole in the wall of the cell he and his friends are put in by using his new technique, the Kamehameha Wave. The wave makes a small hole in the wall. Now, all of them are too small for the whole, but by converting into bats, they fly through the hole in the wall. Oolong of all people saves the day right before Pilaf makes his wish by making a wish of his own: a pair of women's underwear! The Dragon grants his wish and the Dragon balls turn to stone and once again are scattered throughout the face of the globe, waiting to be activated in one year. Pilaf gets really P.O.ed by this and puts the group into a large cell with a glass roof, where they can fry the next morning.Outside is a full moon. Goku glances up and remembers of a large monkey monster who killed his grandpa Gohan while there was a full moon out. Before dying, Gohan tells Goku to never EVER... EVER EVER EVER EVER look at the full moon. Goku says he doesn't remember a thing because he slept through it and does not remember the monster. The team starts to get a bit shaky, hoping that Goku isn't that same monster. Bulma tells Goku not to look at the moon. Goku wonders why and turns around to face the moon. Goku then begins to transform into a giant weremonkey known as an Oozaru. While growing, Goku bursts through the glass top of the cell, freeing him and his friends. They were safe from being turned into fried chicken, but were not safe from their enlarged friend Goku. They try to cut off his tail to see if it works, and does. Goku shrinks down to his normal, human, nude self. The group decides not to tell Goku what happened because it would break him if he were to find out he was the monster who killed his grandpa. After that, the group decides what to do. Goku says he shall train with Master Roshi on his island, while the others decide to live in the city. Since she already has her wish (a boyfriend, named Yamcha), Bulma gives Goku her Dragon Radar to help him find his grandfather's four-star Dragon ball again 1 year later. After a few goodbyes, the group departs their own ways.
The 21st Annual Tenkaichi Budokai (Martial Arts Tournament)
Goku travels to Master Roshi's island to begin his training. There, he meets a monk named Krillin, who happens to be only a year older than Goku. He also seeks training from Master Roshi, but the old man refuses, saying he does not wish to train anyone. But he asks that if the two bring him a pretty girl, he will gladly train them. A while later they bring back a girl named Lunch with an odd power. When she sneezes, she goes from being a sweet blue-haired girl to an agressive blond. The old man is pleased with the young lady and takes both Goku and Krillin as students. Hoping their long training will pay off, Goku and Krillin enter the 21st Annual Tenkaichi Budokai to show off their skills.
Goku finds some old friends in the tournament, one of which, is Yamcha, who has also signed up for the tournament. Him, Goku,a nd Krillin all then qualify for the finals. A contestant by the name of Jackie Chun (Master Roshi in disguise) eliminates both Krillin and Yamcha, then proceeds to fight Goku in the final match. Goku though manages to change into his Oozaru form and begins to destroy everything. Roshi solves this problem by utilizing his Kamehameha and destroying the moon. Roshi defeats Goku and wins the tournament. Goku promises to train harder for the next tournament in 3 years, then heads off to find his grandfather's Dragon ball.
The Red Ribbon Army
Goku is now on his quest for his grandfather's Dragon ball. But of course, there's usually some type of evil in this way. This time, we see it in the form of a large military organization known as the Red Ribbon Army, bent on gathering the 7 Dragon balls together again. To get his Dragon ball back, Goku has to go through the entire Red Ribbon Army.
The Red Ribbon series introduces a new cast of characters to the Dragon ball series. These include Gora and Upah (two Indians who guard Karin Tower), Karin (the cat living at Karin Tower), Dr. and Mrs. Briefs (Bulma's parents), Number 18 (an android created by Dr. Gero), Sho (a girl who lives in the mountains), and the people of Penguin Village. Now of course, like I said, can't have a good story without some villains. First, there is the main baddie of the RR, Sosvy and his assitant, black. Then there are the three leaders of the RR Army; Silver, Violet, and Yellow. Others are the two Sergeants, Blue and White, Dr. Gero (a RR scientist) Murasaki (a ninja), and the world's greatest assassin, Tao Pai Pai.
OK, now back to the story. TPP kills the father of Upah, so Goku vows revenge. Of course, he gets it. TPP tries to get Goku with a grenade, but ends up falling for his own dirty trick and getting himself blown up by the grenade instead. Goku destroys him and the rest of the Red Ribbon Army, then begins the task of trying to revive Upah's father. A problem arises when one of the Dragon balls cannot be found, so he goes to Baba (Master Roshi's sorceress sister) to have her look into her magic ball to locate the missing Dragon ball. Goku performs the deed, but discovers he has no money. Baba has Goku fight some ghosts in return for the service. These ghosts include Ackman the devil, Mira the mummy, Tomein Ningen the invisible man, Dracula Man, and of all people, Son Gohan, Goku's grandfather. Now that Goku has finished his battle, he recovers the lost Dragon ball from it's owner, Pilaf. He then revives Bora, Upah's dad. After this, he leaves to travel the road and tone his skills.
The 22nd Annual Tenkaichi BudokaiOnce again,
some of the best fighters in the world are gathered together for the 22nd Annual Tenkaichi Budokai. Some of these include a triclops named Tien, and his best friend Chaozu, both of which are students of Tao Pai Pai's brother, Tsuru Sennin. Other include of course, Goku, Krillin, and Master Roshi once again disguised as Jackie Chun. The exciting tournament includes a match between Goku and Krillin, which Goku wins. Another match was Jackie Chun vs. Tien, which Jackie Chun intentionally loses. The tournament's final match consisted of Goku vs. Tien. A long hard battle ensued, and Tien barely wins. The end of the tournament doesn't stay very joyous for long, because Krillin gets killed.
The Piccolo Daimao Saga
The final chapter of the original Dragon ball series begins when an ancient evil force returns to terrorize the Earth once again. His name is Piccolo Daimao, an evil warlord. He brings with him a few henchmen, including Tambourine (the same creature which killed Krillin), Drum (he fights Tien), and Cymbal (who ends up being eaten by Yajirobee). Now then, our baddie Piccolo Daimao meets up with our hero, Goku. They engage in battle, and defeats Goku. With Goku out of the way, Piccolo now can wish for eternal life from Shenlong, the Eternal Dragon. His wish is granted, and then he destroys Shenlong. Master Roshi, in an attempt to trap Piccolo with a special technique, ends up being killed by Piccolo, along with Chaozu.
Goku goes to Karin Tower with Yajirobee to drink the sacred water, which increases his powers. Tien engages in battle with Piccolo to try to use the technique Master Roshi tried. He almost is killed when Goku arrives just in time to defeat Piccolo, killing him. Before Piccolo dies, he leaves behind an egg (who grows up to be the DBZ Piccolo we know and love so dearly ^_^) to avenge his death.
With Piccolo out of the picture, Goku now can wish his friends back to life. The only problem is, he can't! It is worthless, since Piccolo destroyed the Eternal Dragon. Goku then seeks out the help of a being named Kami-Sama. When he gets to his island, it turns out that Kami-Sama has a special symbiotic relationship with the evil Piccolo, being his good side! With the help of his assistant Mr. Popo, Kami revives Shenlong so Goku can make his wish. He gets his wish, and his friends come back. There is a catch though: Goku cannot see his friends for another 3 years. Kami wishes to take Goku can train with him until the next Tenkaichi Budokai, where he is to face Piccolo Jr.
The 23rd Annual Tenkaichi Budokai
Goku shows off another 3 years of hard training at the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai. Contestants include Kami, Goku, Chi-Chi, Krillin, Tien, Yamcha, Tao Pai Pai, and the offspring of Piccolo, Piccolo Jr. In a fight against Tao Pai Pai, Tien wins. Krillin takes on the evil Piccolo Jr., who ends up winning the match. Finally, Goku takes on Chi-Chi. Goku of course wins the match, and then is reminded by Chi-Chi of his promise to marry her. After the match, an announcement is made of the marriage of Goku and Chi-Chi in the near future. Goku and Piccolo both win their semi-final matches to go face eachother in the final round. A long hard battle ensues, and the victor is Goku, winning his first tournament. Soon after, Goku and Chi-Chi are married, hoping to have a happy joyful life ahead of them...
http://www.angelfire.com/anime/dbzgtgotenks/dbsum.html
This is where I got my information and of course from what i could remember.