"It's over. They ended in a stalemate."
And so, Piccolo told them the outcome of the battle, though none of them were saddened by the news. They realized that, since they had only used one wish the last time, the dragonballs would only need 4 months to reactivate, and they were positive Bulma could fix something up to preserve what was left of their bodies until then. Thus, everyone decided to return to their normal lives, and meet up again when the dragonballs become active again.
Though all of them seemed to have forgotten what Gohan had told them. Eli's manipulator still lived...
4 months later
The Z senshi, except for Mr. Satan, all held their promise, as they searched the ends of the Earth for any sign of the dragonballs. With 6 of them found, all they had to do was wait for Piccolo to find the last one.
"Finally. Got you." he said to the golden sphere in his hand, as if hoping it'd talk back. "Now, to meet wi-- What?" He interrupted himself to witness something peculiar. He was no longer holding the 1-star dragonball, but an ordinary stone.
Piccolo, like the others, had no doubt as to what this meant and flew as fast as he could back to the Lookout. When he arrived, he was greeted by the sight of a hooded figure, crouching over Dende's lifeless body.
"No more wishes for you." The hooded sorcerer smirked and simply evaporated into thin air.