A/N: Hey guys, I'm back with another chapter. I have a third chapter written out, so hopefully I can get it to you all soon. I assume most of you have started school again since it's about that time, wish you all luck with that and I hope you all had a good holiday season! Now, let's get to the review and then the chapter. Hope you guys enjoy it.

Light in the Dark 2.0: Hey Light. It was like a flashback, yes. And nothing is really different in the formatting except I'm using italics for when a character thinks. Makes it easier for everyone to tell when a character is thinking instead of talking, and I don't have to add "He/she thought/said" as much.

~9 Years Later~

Quorrin's eyes slowly fluttered open when she heard a loud beeping sound, the sun wasn't up yet, so her room was pitch black. She groaned to herself and rolled over to look at the source of the beeping, her scouter sitting on the nightstand.

"Who's calling me this early…?" She thought to herself as she rubbed a tired eye with her knuckle. Despite her mind telling her to just go back to sleep, she picked up the scouter and held it up to her right ear. "Hello…?" She asked groggily.

The voice she heard shocked her. "Hello, reject." It was one of the Saiyans on the counsel, they were right below King Vegeta.

Hearing his voice made her eyes snap wide open and she bolted up to a sitting position. "Counselor? What do I owe the pleasure?"

"His majesty wants you to come back."

"The king wants me back? May I ask why?"

"I'm sure you know the reason, reject. You've been busy for the last 9 years, haven't you?"

She was silent for a moment before replying. "Forgive me, but I don't know what you're talking about."

"I thought you were at least smart enough to know not to question His Majesty. Either you come back, or we finally annihilate everyone on that planet. Including you."

Her eyes widened, and she clenched her hands into fists. "You don't have to bring innocents into this!" She told him, but there was no response.

She huffed and hung up as well, resisting the urge to just crush the scouter in her hand, and put the scouter back on the nightstand. However, she doubted they would kill the inhabitants here, Sangit provided Planet Vegeta with almost all their technology, and they were probably the most technological advanced race in the universe. If there was another race that was more advanced, she hasn't found it yet. Yes, the inhabitants were all enslaved to the Saiyans, but they were still alive. Then again, this was King Vegeta she was talking about, he's done stupid things before just to get what he wants. She didn't want to risk it, so she would leave first thing in the morning, not that she didn't want to return home after all these years, she really missed her family.

When her parents tried to send her away, the royal family found out and stopped them, almost resulting in her and her family's death. Luckily for them, he must've been in a good mood because he eventually agreed to let her parents send her away with enough pleading and bargaining. The King did have a few conditions though, she was to be given a scouter so she could be contacted if needed, and she was to be sent to whatever planet King Vegeta picked. However, he never forbid her from traveling on her own once she was off Planet Vegeta, so she had been traveling the universe for the last nine years without anyone knowing.

However, she was one of the lucky ones. Other Saiyans with silver hair, or with children who had silver hair, asked the king if they could leave too, he agreed to some, but not all of them. Some of them got sent to peaceful planets like her, but others got sent to more deadly ones. She hasn't been in contact with any of them, and they weren't all together. The reason for that was probably because the king feared they'd band together and revolt, like they'd have the confidence for that.

She shook her head slowly and laid back down, closing her eyes lightly and letting herself fall back asleep.

Vegeta was storming through the halls of the palace, an irritated look on his face as he entered the throne room. "Father, what is the meaning of this!?" He growled at his father.

His father, King Vegeta, looked down at his son with a raised brow, but narrowed eyes. "I'm afraid you'll have to be a bit more specific, Prince Vegeta."

"I'm talking about the reject! Why did you call her back?! We don't need her kind here!"

King Vegeta's eyes narrowed again and his tone took on a more dangerous one. "It would be wise of you to remember whom you are addressing."

Vegeta paused for a moment, having to take in a deep breath to recompose himself before speaking again. "My apologies. But why do you want to bring her back? We don't need her here."

"Tell me, Prince Vegeta, do we allow Saiyans to come and go on missions as they please? Or make their own missions to go on?"

"Of course not, Father, if we did, there would be no regulations or order."

"Exactly. I have information saying she has been leaving Sangit frequently to travel the universe without permission."

"But she's-"

"If other Saiyans find out she can do as she pleases off planet, what's to stop them from sneaking off world to do the same?"

Vegeta wanted to say something, but he stopped himself and heaved a heavy sigh, looking down for a moment. He might have hated it, but at the end of the day, his father had the final say. He could throw a fit all he wanted, but all it would do for him is embarrass him in front of the other Saiyans. He looked up at his father again.

"Very well, Father…" He muttered before he turned on his heel and left, still angry she was coming back. As he was walking out of the palace to get some fresh air, he noticed a rather large group forming around a landing space after a space pod just landed. "Don't tell me…"

He flew towards the crowd, landing outside the crowd and shoving several Saiyans out of the way to get to the front and see who it was. Sure enough, it was her. The pod's door opened and Quorrin emerged from inside, she looked at all the Saiyans around her with a blank expression, but then she ignored them and took off into the sky. Several things were noticeably different about her: she had grown into a rather stunning Saiyan, she was wearing new armor her friend on Sangit made for her, and she had scars on some parts of her body, at least, some parts others could see. Seeing her new appearance sparked quite a few whispers and murmurs throughout the crowd.

"That was the reject? But, she looked rather…attractive… N-not that I'm attracted to her, not to filthy reject." One said rather quickly.

"Did you see her scars? She had to have gone on missions." Another noticed.

"No way, the king wouldn't give missions to an exiled reject." One told the second.

"But, then that means she left without him knowing."

"Must be why she was brought back."

Vegeta gritted his teeth and took off after her, wanting to "talk" to her. To his surprise, however, he couldn't keep up with her and she was gone before he knew it. Luckily for him, he knew where she was going.

Quorrin landed in front of the familiar house and walked up to the front door, feeling excited, but also a little nervous, to see her family after all these years. She took in a deep breath to calm her nerves before knocking on the door.

"Who is it?" She heard an irritated, but familiar masculine voice. Instead of saying anything, however, she stayed silent, knowing he'd come to open the door next, it was more fun this way. She heard a quiet growl and footsteps approach the door before it was swung open by Bardock. "I swear, if it's you kids again I'll-" He stopped midsentence and his eyes widened in shock when he saw his daughter standing in front of him.

She smiled warmly at her father. "Is that really any way to say hello after all these years?" She asked him softly.

"I…you're back…?" He finally got out after staring at her for a long time.

"Bardock? Who is it?" Gine asked as she peeked under Bardock's arm from behind, she froze once she saw who it was though. "Quorrin…?" She asked in disbelief.

"Hi, Mom." Quorrin wasn't sure if she should rush in for hugs, but her mother beat her to it. Gine practically ran Bardock over to tackle her daughter into a hug.

"It's really you! I thought I'd never see you again! Look how much you've grown! You've gotten so beautiful too!" Gine exclaimed as she continued to squeeze Quorrin as tightly as she could.

"Well, she does take after her mother." Bardock eventually chimed in as he smiled at the two, over the shock of seeing Quorrin again.

He was happy and relieved to see her safe and sound again, he just wasn't as huggy-huggy as Gine was. Unless, of course, she pulled him into it, which was exactly what she did. She grabbed Bardock's wrist after he said that and practically yanked him close to hug them both. Bardock wanted to protest, but he couldn't say no to his mate, so he just muttered something under his breath before hugging them both rather awkwardly. Quorrin smiled happily though and hugged them both back tightly, so glad to finally be back home.

Eventually, Gine pulled away from the hug, letting Bardock pull away as well. "So, what all have you been doing? You definitely look much stronger!" She commented, eyeing Quorrin's scars and muscles, which had gotten bigger and more defined.

"Well, I learned lot on Sangit, mostly about technology and how it works, and I picked up on a pretty handy technique. It's kind a like telepathy, but I'm still trying to master it." Quorrin responded.

"Telepathy? No way! If you can read minds, what am I thinking?" Bardock asked her skeptically.

Quorrin looked at him and squinted her eyes for a moment before smiling. "You're glad I'm home safe and sound."

Bardock paused for a moment, just staring at her, before chuckling slightly and speaking. "Lucky guess, and it's obvious since you just got back. I doubt you'll be able to know later on though."

She chuckled softly as well. "We'll see, Dad."

"Well, come inside! I'll make breakfast while you tell us more!" Gine urged the two inside before shutting the door.

Vegeta, who was watching nearby, scoffed at that, now he couldn't hear them to find out what all she's been doing in exile. "No matter, she'll tell me eventually…" He thought before taking off back towards the palace.