OK, so it's not exactly a rescue... more like a something that might come in handy for later...

Chapter 16 - The Rescue

Gohan glared at Olive and the rage that built up inside him was slowly showing. His ki level rose and the sky grew dark as lightning filled the sky and struck at his feet. Gohan's hair grew longer and became a more golden colour. His muscles increased in seize, and he had transformed into an ascended saiyan.

"Very impressive," complimented Olive, "it just goes to show how a little drama can bring out a person's full potential. Maybe now I'll break a sweat beating you guys up. Let me tell you right now, just to be fair, that my tail is very, very sharp, as I have demonstrated with your extremely unlucky friend, so you'd better watch out."

"Thanks for the tip," said Gohan, "and now you'll have to face us!"

Piccolo, Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, M.Trunks, C.Trunks and Goten charged towards Olive all at once. They formed a circle so that he was surrounded. Olive dodged Piccolo's punch, blocked Vegeta's kick with his tail then leaped up to avoid Goten and C.Trunks. Goku, Gohan and M.Trunks followed Olive into the air and fought hand to hand combat. After a while Goten and C.Trunks took over, blasting Olive with everything they had.

"You weaklings aren't worth my time. I might as well kill you all now, unless you've been hiding something." Olive stopped, giving the Z fighters a chance to power up some more. Goku looked at Gohan, and then Vegeta, who nodded. Goku and Vegeta raised their ki level to an incredible amount, and lightning streaked the sky once more. There were now three ascended saiyans, three super saiyans and one super namek. Olive smiled and thought, Well maybe now I'll actually have some fun. It's dead boring when all the opponents you fight are weak, because they die too easily. Ha, that's funny! Dead boring because they die too easily! Oh, I'm hilarious! He started giggling, and made Vegeta mad again.

"Olive, what's so funny?"

"Ah, nothing much, just the thought of a funny joke. All my enemies are weak so they die too easily, so fighting has become dead boring! Get it? Dead boring! Hahahahahaha!" Olive was laughing really hard now, unable to control himself. No one else was amused, especially not Vegeta. He decided that it was the perfect opportunity to attack and aimed a kick at Olive's stomach, where he knew it would hurt most. Olive was still laughing away and paid no attention to the others. He pretended not to notice the foot that was flying his way. Come on, just a little bit closer... now! Still laughing, Olive grabbed hold of Vegeta's ankle and looked evilly at the saiyan before throwing him to the ground.

"Anyone else want a go?" asked Olive, daring the others to attack. Goten and C.Trunks decided to take the challenge and worked as a team. C.Trunks started blasting at Olive and Goten attacked while Olive was busy protecting himself from C.Trunk's attacks. Goten punched and kicked away as hard as he could, but it had no effect on the green monster. M.Trunks joined in, wishing that he still had his sword. M.Trunks' help made a small difference, causing Olive to put more effort into blocking and dodging. Piccolo powered up and charged up a special beam cannon and launched it straight down onto Olive.

"Fools!" screamed Olive and released a huge amount of energy, blowing Piccolo, Goten, C.Trunks and M.Trunks away. Vegeta got back up, and the three super saiyans demonstrated their power. Their speed, strength and skill were far better than the others. Olive actually took a few hits now, and Gohan fired a kamehameha which hit Olive square in the face.

"Pretty good work, but you still have to do better," teased Olive. He cranked up his speed, and started to attack Gohan. After several blows Gohan was down and out. Piccolo realised that they weren't going to last long against Olive, and flew to Korin's Tower.

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Korin looked out from his tower and sensed Piccolo coming. Looks like there's more trouble brewing, and this new guy seems exceptionally strong. It's lucky I have plenty of beans. He walked away to fetch his senzu beans. A few minutes later he returned and found Piccolo having an argument with Yajirobe.

"You're as green as a cucumber Piccolo, and that's why I don't like you."

"You're as fat as blue whale, and that makes me sick."

"Why you son of a bitch!"

"Ahem! So, Piccolo, I guess you and your friends have run into another enemy," Korin cut in, "but this one is more powerful than you can ever imagine, and you've only seen a peek of his full power. I have ten senzu beans here. Use them wisely, because you'll need them later." He handed the bag of beans over to Piccolo, who thanked him and then flew back to the fight.

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M.Trunks had taken Bulma back to the Capsule Corp so that she wouldn't get hurt. Chi Chi was there as well, knocking at the door and screaming until Bulma and M.Trunks landed and calmed her down. M.Trunks had to leave Bulma and Chi Chi and flew back to the others to try and stop Olive.

"Oh my poor boys. I hope they're alright. They'd better be, cause one's got to study, the other's got to train and get stronger, and the other has to protect us from evil."

"Same with mine. One has to train as hard as he can so he can beat one of your boys, and the other trains to beat the other one of your boys. You're lucky I don't have a third man trying to beat your bookworm up."

"You're right. I'm a very lucky woman. But don't you think it's annoying how our husbands keep dying all the time? I've aged so much, but Goku's been dead so many times that he's probably taken years off his age. He's going to live longer than I am."

"Vegeta's died just as many times as Goku, but he still looks a lot older than him. Have you been cooking up any secret formulas?"

"No. I don't do anti aging cakes, but I do anti caking agents. Maybe you've accidentally made some kind of chemical that speedds up the aging process. Or maybe your father's gravity room is having an effect on his appearance. I bet all that stress is weighing his skin down or something.

"Of course not! You have to remember that my husband was born five years before Goku, so naturally he's showing the signs of aging earlier."

"But they're saving the world right now. I guess they get life extension because they have a duty to fulfill. I wonder how they're doing." Chi Chi looked up at the ceiling, praying that Goku, Gohan, Goten and the others would be safe.

Bulma sighed. "We should keep talking and take our minds off the fight. All this talk is depressing and unhealthy. And besides, I'm sure Goku and Vegeta can take care of that monster. They've saved the world every other time it's been threatened, and I'm sure they can do it again. Now onto happier stuff. How about you and I work together to make 'the elixir of life'?"