Chapter 19 - The Visit

Olive glared at the Supreme Kai, his eyes burning with hatred. The Kai took no notice of him as he and Kibito helped Goku and Gohan up.

"Are you two all right?"

"We are now, thanks to you. So why are you here, Supreme Kai? Do you know Olive?"

"Yes I do, and that's why I'm here. You see, Olive serves my sister."

"Your sister?" Goku and Gohan looked up at the Kai in disbelief.

"Yes. Half of the kais are born with twins. I am one of them. One is good, the other is evil. The good one lives in this realm and the other lives in what is known as the Realm of Darkness."

"So what's your sister's name?"

"Her name is the Dark Kai. Pretty appropriate, don't you think? Anyway, she's had Olive for over five millennia now, and her power greatly exceeds my own. The thing is, we're not supposed to interfere with each other's realms, but I guess Dark Kai couldn't help herself. Evil is always like that these days." He paused, letting Goku and Gohan take in the information.

"We see each other every other decade, though. We are family, after all. North Kai, South Kai and East Kai all have twins also exist in the Realm of Darkness." He sensed Gohan's thoughts of the Dark Kai and decided to answer them. "No Gohan, even though Dark Kai is stronger than me and is able to keep Olive under her control, she is still much weaker than Olive. You know girls, they always get their way through stubbornness, loudness, bribery or blackmail."

"Yeah, I sure do." Gohan thought back to the time when Videl blackmailed him into teaching her how to fly. I can't forget about my mum, either. Yep, they're the two most obstinate and pushing people I know.

Supreme Kai read Gohan's mind again and said, "well Gohan, it looks like you know exactly what I mean then. But still, we men can't live without them."

"Piccolo can."

They laughed. With the Supreme Kai present everyone forgot all about Olive, whose rage grew with every minute that passed. Then the Supreme Kai got serious.

"Hey Olive, your fun's over. You're coming back with me so I can take you back to the Dark Kai. Then I have to have a little talk with her. Well, Goku, Gohan, I guess I'll be off." He grabbed hold of Olive's wrist and they and Kibito teleported off to Dark Kai's place.

"Let's just hope that's the last we see of him," said Gohan.

"I do too, but we still have to get that ring off Vegeta." said Goku.

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The Supreme Kai, Kibito and Olive arrived outside Dark Kai's palace. The building towered above them, giving it a menacing look. The Realm of Darkness was a dark and depressing place, and death was everywhere. Horrible monsters of an indescribable appearance patrolled the castle. Huge black beasts with tattered wings and blood red eyes flew in the skies overhead.

"Kibito, I want you to go back to our place and wait for me. I shouldn't take longer than a day." Kibito nodded and disappeared.

The creatures nearby felt the Supreme Kai's authority and let him pass undisturbed. Olive trudged along behind him, grumbling. The doors to the castle opened by themselves, and the Supreme Kai walked straight in.

"Supreme Kai, my dear brother, how nice it is to see you again, but I never expected you this early." Dark Kai ran down the stairs, rushing to greet her brother. She looked almost identical to her brother, except for the fact that her hair was long and black, her skin was slightly darker and her eyes were cold, lacking the warmth that existed in the Supreme Kai's eyes. And she wore a lot less, too, just enough to hide cover her... important parts.

"Olive! Where have you been? I've been looking all over for you." Olive started to reply, but the Supreme Kai interjected.

"I know what you're up to, Dark Kai. You had planned an attack on the people of Earth, hadn't you? I thought we had agreed to keep out of each other's business. I guess a spoken agreement wasn't enough. Next time we'll have a psychic bond. Then you won't be so cocky, will you?"

"Calm down, Supreme Kai. That is no way to greet your sister. Why don't you come along and we can talk about it at the dining table? Maybe some food and wine will settle your nerves." She smiled as sweetly as she could.

"Your cuteness won't work on me. Fine. But I'm not touching any of your food."

They sat down at the table and one of Dark Kai's servants poured some wine and prepared a small feast. The room had been transformed from an ordinary room into one fit for a king. Candles were lit and the entire palace was filled with music. Dark Kai ate with enthusiasm while the Supreme Kai sat there staring intently at her.

"Why the long face? Eat something, or else you'll faint from hunger. And it'll help release all of your stress and anger so that you don't end up all grumpy and wrinkled in a decade's time."

"First of all, tell me why you sent Olive to terrorise the people of Earth."

"When did I do that? You know I wouldn't do anything to upset you."

"I hate it when you pretend to be in denial."

"Supreme Kai, you are well aware that I am not Egyptian."

"So why don't you tell me the truth?"

"I was bored, so I wanted to have a little fun. I told Olive to play a game with you. He would attack your friends and I would time how long it would take for you to respond. Seven months. And then you had to spoil his fun and bring him back. Oh well. At least Olive had the pleasure of killing some of your friends. They didn't put up a very good fight though."

Supreme Kai's fists were clenched, his face drained of colour, and anger burned in his eyes. "How could you? You have no conscience, do you? Just because you're immortal doesn't mean you don't have to have feelings. You have to value life, because mortals spend a limited amount of time here! You're a cold and heartless bitch. I hope one day Olive turns against you and accidentally on purpose kills you. Then I won't have to put up with you anymore."

"Wow, I'm proud of you, Supreme Kai," applauded Dark Kai. "The last time you lost your temper and screamed at me like that was six thousand four hundred and thirty three years ago. So how long will this loss of temper last? A minute? Two minutes?"

"I've stopped," said Supreme Kai, calm again. "And I've already made my point clear. I don't know why you bother. I never disturb you, I try not to get mad at you, and I try not to upset you. Why can't you show the same kind of respect to me?"

"Because it's not my style. I can't help the way I behave. I was born evil, destined to play an evil life, and die an evil hag. I'm happy with my life. You should try it some day. Besides, you're too serious and uptight. One day I'll have to take you on a tour of my world and put some humour into you. Hey, I know, you can meet North Kai's twin. He's got a much better taste in jokes. What do you say?"

"Looks like you know more about me than I thought." He eyed his sister suspiciously. "You haven't been spying on me, have you?"

"Maybe."

"There's no point in trying to get a straight answer out of you. You love torturing your guests, don't you? Especially me."

"Yep."

"So, because you broke our promise, what do you suggest doing to say that you're sorry?"

"What if I'm not?"

"You still have to. There's no way I'm going to let you go every time you play your tricks. You killed five of my friends! And only two of them can be wished back with the Earth dragonballs. You're lucky they haven't come to rip you apart yet. Hey, that's not a bad idea. How about getting you to fight my friends? If I win, then you have to leave me alone. If you win..."

"You have to be my servant for a thousand years."

"Fine. So it's settled?"

"Everything sounds good enough, but there's one minor problem: I don't fight. So you wouldn't mind if Olive fights for me instead, do you?"

Supreme Kai thought about it. Olive? That's bad. Even Goku and Gohan couldn't beat him. If Dark Kai were fighting though, I'd have no trouble winning. But now, if I lose...

"Are you having second thoughts now? You must be really scared that you'll lose. You made the agreement, after all."

"OK. But only if Vegeta gets to fight on my side as well. And Olive won't be allowed to use his ring in battle."

"Fine by me. We'll have this fight tomorrow after lunch. But how about bringing the mortals here tonight so they can get used to the surroundings? And by the way, are any of your friends good looking? I haven't met a single handsome guy in over fifteen thousand years!"

"We're not toys, you know," spat Supreme Kai in disgust. Dark Kai only smiled.

"Fine. I'll go get them now," sighed Supreme Kai, teleporting back to Goku, Gohan and Vegeta.