On a note since nine years is a very long time their will a lot more special chapter stories at least until Trunks gets back. If you don't like then I'm sorry but they will be different and shorter.
Welcome Home
It was a long quite trip back to Vegeta. Escarole was in no mood to talk and Guarda was smart enough to know when members of her royal family needed space. Jaco meanwhile just seemed to have no idea of the tension in the room.
Escarole was tense it was worse than all the times she had lost a fight to Vegeta. Guarda could sense the mini war being fought in her mind and she could guess what it was. Escarole was hoping the closer they got to Vegeta the less confused and mixed up she would be but instead it only grew.
Jaco tried turn on the radio but was prevented by Guarda. Trying in vain to explain the situation without letting her hear. But Jaco didn't understand the glance and stupid continue on. Jaco the asked Escarole "Well since the radio is off the table how was Earth?"
Guarda smacked her face. Escarole "That worthless planet should have been destroy a lifetime ago!" Jaco "Geez sounds terrible." Escarole "Shut up you have no idea what that planet been through!" Jaco "But you hate that place. Right?" Escarole "I am about to rip your head off so shut up!" Jaco finally shut up as Escarole continued to battle herself.
The ship made it to Vegeta dropping off Escarole before Guarda went to go have a meeting with the Omni-King. This left Escarole on the platform as the intendant rush to her. Two third classers a man and woman who only took a second to recognize her. They bowed and scrapped as was expected but it was all hollow to her.
Escarole tried to bush all of these emotions off by going to the palace. When she was a child she had always dreamed of what it would be like to own it. She had tried over the course of the life to own it.
The many times she had challenged Vegeta was proof enough but each time she had come up short. The only one who would comfort her was. Escarole in a sighed breathed out. Imaging what she was about to thing and said "Damn it all."
The King and Queen were holding court it stopped the moment father laid eyes on her. The others were sent away. Father always had a soft spot. The three hugged and not a word needed to be said. Uncle came in having been informed and Tarble even came in.
Veler came in for the hug but Tarble didn't. Tarble knew that Escarole didn't care for him but he at least wanted to see her still alive. King Vegeta "Good to see you home." Queen Brisella "My little trouble maker where have you been?"
Escarole was blushing it had been awhile since her parent had hugged her. Escarole "Sorry I got caught up in something." Their tails wrapped around each other. Prince Veler "So where's your brother?" She pulled off from them and their tails disentangled. Escarole "He decided that he wanted to stay on that planet Earth for a while."
King Vegeta scoffed "He should be here. I don't plan on leaving any time soon but damn it the boy should be ready." Queen Brisella "Now, now you know the Vege has always done his own thing. Ordering him around never accomplished anything." King Vegeta "Still the crown prince should be with his people learning how to rule."
Prince Veler "Yes brother because when father tryied to teach you how to be king you were all ears." King Vegeta "That was different." Prince Veler "How exactly?" The Veler and Brisella chuckled, Vegeta frowned while Escarole and Tarble were smiling.
Prince Veler looked back to Escarole looking and seeing what she was wearing "Now Princess what is with that armor?" Escarole "That well let's just say it was a gift from a friend sort of. It may not be our style but it works quite well."
Queen Brisella "I always though black was your color." Prince Veler "Seeing this I'm inclined to agree." Escarole yawned lightly in the trip she had not slept her mind had kept her up "Well it's been a long trip I need something to eat and some sleep."
King Vegeta "Sure my warrior princess gets what she wants." Escarole gave them each a hug then began to walk to the exit were Tarble was. She came over to him and smiled. Escarole quickly "Good to see you brother." Escarole with that left and Tarble was stunned.
Tarble was used to her either forget his existence or her mean comments. This had to be the first time she had been nice to him since she was an infancy. She was stunned by herself to it just sort of slipped out.
Escarole was yet again horrified by her strange behavior but then her stomach growled. At least that didn't change. She managed to scarf down a banquet set in honor of her return. She hurriedly rushed off to bed hoping rest would calm whatever storm was in her it didn't.
In her massive bed she was tossing and turning her dreams were that of stress. The thing from Antarctica had returned. In a booming voice it spoke to her "Choose!" Escarole "Choose what?" The voice out of the darkness "Choose which you wish me not to consume!" She in a second felt a fear that was all consuming. It was like she was being torn in every which direction.
Escarole was panic she found herself unable to speak as her mouth had fused together. The voice out of the darkness "Then I shall consume them both!" Both began to slip into darkness and she woke screaming.
Her parents burst in along with the royal guard with the obvious assumption that the Princess was under attack. Only to find her alone confused and safe. King Vegeta "What is going on here?" Escarole "I guess I had a nightmare sorry."
The guards left and the King and Queen came to her. Their eyes spoke of their worry. Even as a child their daughter had never had night terrors. Bad dreams yes not like this though. Their daughter was panicked, shaky and scared. She had been made of steel now looked delicate and fragile. She was not looking like their daughter.
Queen hugging her daughter "What's wrong?" Escarole "Nothing just a nightmare." The King scoffed "No my daughter doesn't jump at imagery foes something is wrong." Escarole looked away. Queen Brisella "Tell us so we can help you."
Escarole was conflicted she looked ready to say something but then shook that off and said. Escarole "Nothing wrong or at least nothing that I can't handle." King and Queen at the same time "Are you sure?"
Escarole very unsurely "Y…es I can handle it. I'm going to try to get back to sleep." Queen Brisella "Okay but I promise that we are here if you want to talk." The King nodded in agreement. Escarole sweating still said "I believe you." They left unsure of what to do. Escarole tried to lay back down but found her spot wet with sweat.
She groaned and took a new spot she wiped some of the sweat off herself of and had closed her eyes again. The rest of the night was no less one of stress. She tossed and turned finding no rest. She managed to though not scream out.
The mourning took forever to come but when it did she found herself not hungry a most unsaiyan state of being. Her people ate constantly all that was needed was to put food in front of them and they would gorge themselves. It spooked her more than the nightmares.
Escarole thinking to herself as she got dress "Pro; Maybe Mother and Father, Can solve my problem. Con; Their going to treat you like an infant that broke your leg, fuss over you and keep you locked up here for years. Pro; Sleep, you need sleep and you aren't hungry. That's two very important things that you need to live." (Pausing). "No we have handled worse. How about this you find the witch's apprentice since pretty boy is still on Earth. Seeing him will confirm that all of this is just stupid nonsense and make all of this feeling shit disappear."
Escarole out loud "Yeah that's the ticket. I will show these dreams reality. That always kills dreams and nightmares." There was a knock on the door. Escarole "Come in." She said as she put on her royal RIT armor. The stone door slowly came open it was uncle Veler.
Veler with a concern look eyed her over then spoke "Are you okay Princess?" Escarole sighed and looked annoyed "Why does everyone feel the need to ask me that question? I'm fine uncle. I'm just still recovering." Veler inquisitively "Recovering from what?"
Escarole angry "Enough are you just here to question me or what, because if so you can leave. I have no need of it." Veler "No actually I'm here to tell you to be ready." Escarole "For What?" Veler "Our benefactor has arranged a meeting with the King and the leader of the Galactic Fed the Omni King will be coming here as a part of a state visit." Escarole "What?"
Veler "It will be the first of its kind. He will come along with the head of the GPD and a few chosen dignitaries from across the galaxy. They will be here to discuss the future of the empire and our role in the universe."
Escarole now invested "And?" Veler "Your father wants you ready week from now when they come. He wants you on your best behavior and in rare form. He would like your brother to be here but that isn't in cards."
Veler gave the Princess a light bow and removed himself to no doubt tell Tarble. Escarole was surprised by this but also quite unconcerned after all she had much bigger fish to fry. Despite this relatively shook bit of news dealing with these was priority number one.
She left the Palace and took into the air. Planet Vegeta had a red sky and it seemed to bring out the orange on the planet. Vegeta look radical different from Earth with its blue green color seem. Earth was cooler in places but far damper. She had been used to the more arid world but it was said that Salada was damp.
Nothing was uniform on Vegeta or Earth but still. She tried to shake these thoughts off as she flew. She had been to plenty of world closer to Salada then Earth. What made the Earth special? Was it the people? They looked like saiyans but didn't act like saiyans. Other planets had hominids they were rare but they did exist.
Most of the scenery for her was just that scenery. There was a village or two but saiyans don't spread out nor were they prolific. The pop had grown since the Tuffle war but only a mild increase was achieved. Not like the humans she had seen. They were everywhere. Saiyan were at most a couple million, human were in the billions. Saiyan had but one culture, humans had too many to count.
Escarole had forgotten how much larger Vegeta was to Earth as her trip was taking longer than she had imagined. She came upon though and it gave her shivers like it had when she was young. The witch's home in the clouds.
She landed on the deck and looked around to find it deserted. She felt around to find him not present. In a sigh she felt around, no one on a Vegeta she imagined had Ki quite like his. He was nearby, she could feel but he wasn't alone.
She to a lake below. The lake was an oasis in a sea of yellow grassland. The greenish lake was calm and cool. It reminded her of a spot she had found near the cabin she and Vegeta had stayed at. A breeze came to her and lightly touched her face.
A cabin was before her. It built recently the thick strong trees had been cut by a novice from what she could tell. There was fish on a line drying next to a fire. There was a lot of fish even for a saiyan this all seemed excessive for breakfast.
The door opened to the cabin to reveal a female. Her clothing was that of a country hick not from a city. Her clothing was merely skinned animal hide like many had been forced to wear out of lack of money. She was barefoot and… and pregnant. Escarole seeing this took off at full speed not even bothering to see Broly.
It made sense she had been gone for years this would change but why did it hurt? She had been mean when he acted like an idiot but... She decided she didn't care he was just the witch's apprentice that she had a nightmare about. It was very clear that he was doing well for himself so proof the dreams meant nothing.
She returned home and spent the rest of the day sulking around. She tried and failed to eat. She failed to sleep and failed to interact with anyone. She shut herself in her room. None of the servant dared tried and enter.
After a day or two Brisella finally came. Brisella "Okay I have had enough we are going to talk right now!" She yelled at the door. No response was given so Brisella punched the door down. She emerged into a darkened room were Escarole was merely laying wasting away on her bed.
Brisella "That's it we are talking. What is wrong!?" Escarole merely groaned. Brisella "You haven't ate, trained or said a mean comment! Something is wrong and we are going to talk about it!" Escarole "I don't wanta." Brisella highlighted herself using her ki to see her daughter.
Escarole looked sickly. Her eyes had bags under them. She was thinner than before, she must have been starving. Brisella face before was concerned but now had a twinge of panic to it. She had never seen her daughter this weak before it was scary to say the least. She had seen her son beat her to a pulp. She had seen her bleed but never this.
Brisella allowed her rage to leave her and in a far calmer voice asked "What happened?" Escarole sullenly "Mother I… lost something." Brisella "O." Escarole "I don't feel so well." Brisella "You do look quite ill." Escarole "Mother why must I be me?" Brisella "Why would you want to be anyone else?"
Escarole "No I mean… I don't know what I mean." Brisella comes closer and her tail tries to find Escarole's. Brisella's tail finds Escarole's limp tail and wraps around it. As Brisella sits next to Escarole. Escarole "I thought I was strong." Brisella "You are."
Escarole "Does this look like strength to you?" Brisella "No but that is because you're not letting yourself be strong right know." (Her hands gripped Escarole's). "Who is he?" Escarole "What?" Brisella "This only kind of thing happens in love not war. You are only well versed in war."
Escarole "Does it matter?" Brisella "No I suppose not but he must be some idiot to do this to you." Escarole "Well he kind of was but…" Brisella "But nothing doesn't sound worth it in my book." Escarole "I was gone for too long."
Brisella "Time shouldn't be a factor. Do you now have many others wanted your father?" Escarole "No." Brisella "Hundreds. All of them wanting to be Queen and wanting to mother Prince's and Princess's. Do you know why I won?" Escarole "No."
Brisella "Because I did. Your father saw me and fell in love with me. In a glance I beat out stronger women, prettier women and more accomplished warriors. Why I don't really know. It just happens or it doesn't and if it didn't happen then so be it because he wasn't the one. You are a Princess of the Saiyan empire if he wasn't willing to wait for you then who is he willing to wait for?"
Escarole "Still hurts." Brisella "Yeah it does but since when were you ever adverse to pain?" The two hugged. Escarole "I think I'm a little hungry." Brisella smiled "Good thing I was prepared." Escarole ate and then managed to have a restful night's sleep.
In the morning she returned to the cabin by the lake to see Broly. He had a five o clock shadow. He was growing bread. His bright eyes were happy to see her. He even went over and hugged her to her surprise. She had assume that some of this must have had malice to it but there was none.
He was the same old Broly. He probably didn't even know. She was just his friend. Which was a relief she had not wanted him to know at this point. He invited her for dinner, he must have saw her as no threat.
Ecarole mind was a buzz as she was introduced to Parsla. A younger her would have just kill this girl out of spite. Not that she like her this low class sluttly thief but Broly seemed happy that was nice. A younger her would have ruined that for no reason. They ate and afterwards he told her the story of how the newly mated couple meet.
It was actually quite nice in a weak and moronic sort of way. The Witch went to save her moron brother leaving Broly alone. Broly began to hunt and scout around. But he ended up breaking a few traps setup by Parsla's tribe. They went looking for who done it and she found Broly. One really stupid and awkward courtship later they were mated and Parsla gets pregnant.
It was as stupid as she would have imagined a courtship of him would have been. Guarda might have tried to explain things to him but that didn't mean he still got any of it. After a day spend with them she had come to the conclusion of two things. Parsla was an annoying as Escarole thought she would be and not good enough for him. But that it wasn't her call and well they were happy.
Escarole returned to the palace and began her training again. The bots that killed her asshole of a brother in the future were still coming and going to kill Vegeta which was completely unacceptable, after all that was her job. But funny enough her dreams now all seemed to feature pretty boy.