Published: 4/13/14

Thoughts

Special attacks/ Computer speech

"Telepathic Speech"/ Flashback

"Speech"'

AN: Before the events of the New 52, Flashpoint, and following the events of the Infinite Crisis the DC Multiverse consisted of 52 Universes, which contained 52 Earths. This story takes place in that period and on one of those Earths. The events in this story take place on a version of Earth that I have dubbed Earth-24. There is no information on this Earth so I decided to use it. This Earth is my own personal amalgamation of various DC animated productions and comics.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything having to do with the Dragon Ball franchise. I also do not own anything related to DC comics. This is just a fan fiction made for personal pleasure and writing experience.

Chapter Cover:Supergirl and the rest of Earth's heroes stand, ready to confront Black Adam.

Chapter 1: World War 3

She could hear it all.

Every scapula, every sternum, every coxoa; she could hear them shattering. For the first time in her life Supergirl cursed the photonucleic effect which granted her super powers. She could discern a single heart beat in a city of millions. She could hear a pin drop from the other side of the continent. Her ears could even work as a sonar to form mental images. Her powers made her almost godlike to the average civilian. But today she felt anything but that, she felt as powerless as the people she protected. For all her powers and abilities she was still unable to stop the force of nature that stood mere feet away from her.

Black Adam was on a rampage.

His anger seemingly knew no bounds. His rage could not be contained even by the seemingly combined forces of the world. Kara had thrown everything she'd had at him and he'd simply shrugged it off. His anger doubling as he'd pounded her into the dirt.

Normally the former champion of Shazam could've been handled by Captain Marvel or even her cousin. But due to the power he had inherited from his slain lover, Black Adam now outclassed them both. Even if her cousin Kal was present, Kara doubted he would've made much difference. The combined efforts of the Marvel family, JSA, Teen Titans, Doom Patrol, Great Ten and the JLA had failed to stop him. The dictator of Kahndaq was simply unwilling to be defeated.

His murderous spree across the globe had been dubbed by journalists as World War Three. The die for today's events had been cast when Black Adam's family was murdered by the Four Horsemen, created by the Science Squad. His lovers parting request was a demand for ensanguined justice. The ruler of Kahndaq had immediately acquiesced her plea. Without haste he killed all four of the horseman hunting the last of them, Azraeuz, to Bialya.

But Black Adam's vengeance did not stop with Azraeuz. He spread his wrath to the entire country- killing every last man, woman, and child. At that very moment the world should have intervened but they chose not to, they had remained silent during the genocide of entire country. The embers of Black Adam's rage spread throughout the world as began his hunt those connected in the murder of his family. Oolong Island was hit next followed by Egypt, where he dueled the Marvel family.

Her close friend Mary Marvel had nearly been beaten to a pulp, following her encounter with Shazam's former champion. Australia had been struck next followed by Italy, where Black Adam had toppled the tower of Pisa during his battle with the Doom Patrol. Brief skirmishes with various world militaries had also broken out much to the amusement of Black Adam. He slaughtered them all without breaking a sweat as he'd headed towards China, the source of all his problems. Members of the Chinese government had authorized the destruction of his family.

The Chinese had been arrogantly foolish, initially rejecting the help of the world's superheroes as Black Adam knocked on their door. They had even proposed nuclear retaliation if the world dared to intervene. But how quickly their minds had changed once they witnessed the effortless destruction of their superheroes, the Great Ten. Once permission had been granted, the Earth's mightiest heroes stormed China's borders. Everyone from Martian Manhunter to Power Girl had joined the battle. Black Adam had to be stopped here and now before the crisis escalated even further.

But even with the help of some of the Earth's mightiest heroes they had still failed to stop the madman. Kara couldn't believe that this monster had once been a member of the JSA. He had heartlessly butchered dozens of the world's heroes. The last daughter of Krypton had nearly vomited as she witnessed him plunge his hands into Terra's chest, removing her still beating heart as he dropped her limp body to the ground. Supergirl had never truly interacted with the reserve Titan member, but she hadn't deserved to die like that.

The rest of the Earth's heroes had equally been as shocked. The fervor and urgency of the hero's attacks tripled as they watched more and more of their friends succumb to the might of Black Adam. All of that had led to the present situation Kara Zor-El found herself in. Her body ached which was something that rarely if ever happened. She struggled to stand, willing her legs to rise only to stumble back to the ground. J'onn had told her not to overexert herself following her return to this era.

She had almost listened to him, but after hearing of Black Adam's rampage she had decided against it. Her body was still incredibly weak due to her travel back from the 31st century. She had arrived the day before Black Adam had decided to storm China, the sixth day of his assault on the world. Had she been fully healthy maybe she could have been more useful. But in her current battered and fatigued form, she could only desperately watch hero after hero yield to Adam's wrath.

Kara's ears throbbed with every blow the former JSA member made. The sound of bones breaking had never echoed so loudly before.

Crack!

She winced as Black Adam's knuckles connected with Stargirl's face. A geyser of blood erupted, drenching the dictator's fist as Stargirl soared through the air. The blonde landed with a hard thud, her small frame imbedding a deep imprint into the ground. Her nose along with her jaw was now broken. Supergirl's nails clawed into the dirt as she watched Stargirl's stepfather S.T.R.I.P.E., angrily charge towards Black Adam.

Without even batting an eye the former champion of Shazam blasted the machine away, sending him smoking in the direction he'd just come from. However that brief lapse in concentration had allowed Powergirl and Alan Scott to grab hold of his arms, dragging him into the skies as he kicked and screamed.

"Idiots! You think you can hold me? I am a God!"

Kara Zor-L, also known as Powergirl shot the original Green Lantern a worried glance. She didn't know how much longer she could contain Black Adam. Crackling bolts of magic lightning, one of her worst enemies, were forming in his hand. She didn't know where she was dragging him to, but she sure hoped that whatever J'onn had telepathically relayed to her would be arriving soon.

"Stay on course Powergirl. Captain Marvel is moving to intercept you."

The lone survivor of Earth-2 nodded, using her telescopic vision to peer high into sky. Captain Marvel had gone missing during the battle, but wherever he had gone to she desperately hoped he had returned with something to defeat Black Adam. But before she could get anywhere near close of the thunderer she was knocked back by Black Adam, who had now broken free of her grasp. Her teeth rattled as his lightening encrusted fists repeatedly slammed into her face, his final punch knocking her out of the sky.

The ruler of Kahndaq then turned his attention to the final remaining Green Lantern. The other Green Lanterns, Guy Gardner and John Stewart, lay unconscious on the ground below them. Alan Scott's hands quivered, his face tense as he created a shield construct. He couldn't allow fear to overtake him especially at a time like this. A haughty brow rose on Black Adam's face as he zoomed towards the Lantern.

"Is this the best you can do? I would have been better off fighting Stargirl."

Dents were beginning to show as Black Adam plowed into the emerald construct. With each magic infused punch the spider web of cracks began to grow larger. Scott's hands tightened, his teeth gritting as he focused all his willpower into the ring. He didn't know how much longer he could keep this up.

"J'onn I could seriously use some help right now."

"Don't worry friend; help is on the way."

Captain Marvel hovered in the air, his eyes never leaving the battle between Alan Scott and his onetime ally. Every fiber of his body strained, his muscles screaming at him to help the Green Lantern. He desperately wanted to but knew he could not. He had to wait until the package arrived. This was their only chance of stopping Black Adam. If this plan failed, China along with the rest of the world was doomed.

Where is it? Alan's not going to last much longer battling Black Adam alone. Zatanna, Phantom Stranger, and Zatara; please hurry!

As if on cue an aurulent bolt of thunder rained down from the heavens. The night sky was illuminated gold as Billy Batson outstretched his hand to catch the shaft of energy.

"Shazam!"

Captain Marvel's lungs wailed as he grasped the rod. His veins nearly exploded as he tried to corral the lightning into his hands. The pure power now surging in his palm was indescribable. Was this the true power of the Gods that bestowed him his abilities? He would have to ponder that question later, right now he needed to take care of business.

"Alan get out of the way!"

Unfortunately the Green Lantern, along with Black Adam both glanced up at the owner of the voice. The ruler of Kahndaq's eyes enlarged, nearly falling out of their sockets as he gazed upon the sizzling torrent of magical energy. No! No! Impossible! I can't….I won't be stopped. With a final blow he bypassed the Green Lantern, rocketing towards the Captain at hypersonic speeds. His eyes were emblazed with fury as he pushed every muscle in his body to move even faster.

"It didn't have to be this way Adam but you've forced us to do this."

"You and your alliance of fools will not stop me boy. I will have my vengeance!"

"Shazam!"

Was last word heard before the sky was irradiated by golden light.

-Saiytonian-

Supergirl's eyes seethed. Her irises felt like they were on fire. This of course was not an unusual occurrence, seeing as she had heat vision. But the stinging pain assaulting her eyes was on a whole nother wavelength of pain. Her eyes had never felt like this, not even when she'd first discovered the ability.

Magic.

It was that damnable magic. That was what she got for staring directly into the center of two colliding magic bolts. Her eyes had jarred shut the moment they had collided. For the brief second that the streaks of lightening had met it felt like Kara had stared directly into the sun. Normally this would not have been a problem but dealing with magic was always an anomaly.

She had felt a tremendous shockwave reverberate through the now desolated landscape. Had she been a normal person, or even a weak Metahuman she would have been flung like a ragdoll. She had managed to withstand the resulting shockwave of the clash, but her friends and the landscape hadn't been so fortunate. The city had already been in ruins prior to their fight, but now it was absolutely charred. There wasn't a single building left upstanding.

Using her x-ray vision she glanced around, searching underneath the plentiful piles of rubble. Her eyes bubbled with tears as she saw the battered and scarred forms of her friends. The Earth's heroes had definitely seen better days. Her head swayed as she wiped her tears on her forearms. Most of them were still breathing, albeit with faint heartbeats. It appeared the majority of the heroes had survived whatever the hell that blast was.

"Kara…" Though spoken telepathically the voice sounded weak. It was striking difference from the Martian's usual firm tone.

"J'onn?" Supergirl whispered to herself as she began rummaging through piles of rubble, her x-ray vision assisting her search. The Manhunter had never sounded so debilitated before during a telepathic link.

"Forget about me; you have to help him."

"Help who?" Kara questioned as she lowered the tattered remains of an office building.

"Captain Marvel."

Supergirl halted her search as she glanced upward towards the sky. Her body trembled as she viewed Black Adam's hands coiled tightly around Billy Batson's neck. Scanning him quickly she could tell the adolescent was gravely injured. He had several broken ribs, along with what was soon to be a broken neck as Adam released the boy from his grasp.

"No!"

Kara quickly dashed into action using every ounce of her super speed to fly over to the boy. She arrived just in the nick of time, catching Mary Marvel's younger brother right before he impacted the ground. Sighing deeply she cradled the boy in her arms. He was alive but would need immediate medical care.

"S-Supergirl." His raspy voice spoke out but was immediately silenced by the heroine's finger.

"Don't speak you need to conserve your energy Billy."

"N-no you need to hear this." Kara would have protested him speaking but hearing the urgency in his voice, she dropped it.

"What is it Billy?"

Captain Marvel's chest heaved as he struggled to form a sentence. His lungs straining as he finally found the words. "That lightning bolt was supposed to change Black Adam's transformation word."

Kara's eyes enlarged. It sounded like an ingenious plan. All the efforts to defeat the ruler of Kahndaq through physical means had failed miserably. Defeating him though magic would give them their best chance.

"But something went wrong. The plan was to catch Black Adam by surprise so I could hit him with it. But instead of being caught off guard he sensed it and charged full speed towards me. It-it happened so fast I don't even know what he did. But instead of taking away his powers he somehow absorbed the lightning bolt."

"I'm assuming him absorbing the bolt isn't a good thing?" Supergirl questioned as she held the boy closer. She was unfamiliar with the specifics of magic, but the sound of Black Adam absorbing more of it didn't bode well for the Earth's heroes.

"N-no it's not. Through absorption of the magic he's somehow doubled his power."

"Doubled his power?!" Kara exclaimed, nearly accidentally dropping Billy as she shook him. He had already practically defeated the Earth's heroes. She could only imagine the horrors he would commit with twice the amount of power.

"Yes doubled his power. He beat me to pulp and left me in this condition before I even knew what happened."

Kara's frown deepened as she turned her attention towards the smirking villain in the sky. Captain Marvel was on par with Superman. For him to get beaten so thoroughly and easily attested to Billy's statement.

"Y-you have to stop him."

"How?" The question was aimed more so towards herself. How was she to succeed when so many others had failed?

"I don't know." Billy began, his lips trembling "But you're Supergirl I'm sure you'll figure something out." Captain Marvel's eyes closed shut, a fleeting smile etched onto his face as his body hung limply in Kara's arms.

"Billy!" Supergirl's shout was for naught as she quickly heard the sound of his heart beating. He was alive, at least for the time being. Inhaling deeply as she blew a sigh of relief, she rose up carrying Billy in her arms as she scanned for a secure location to place him. Finding the ruins of a school she placed the boy beside a large rock.

"I promise I won't let you down."

She whispered as she turned her gaze back towards Black Adam. Her cape fluttered in the wind as she ascended towards him, her eyes emblazed with heat vision.

"I've had just about enough of your rampage Adam! This ends here and now!"

The former champion of Shazam remained impassive, his eyes scanning over her before breaking out into a fit of laughter.

"And you will be the one to stop me? You can barely fly much less fight. How do you propose to do such a thing?"

Kara's hands clenched as she grit her teeth. As much as she hated to admit it; Black Adam was right. She sincerely doubted the chances of her winning this battle.

"I don't know." She replied honestly, her eyes lowering as she gazed down at her fallen comrades. "But I will make you pay for your crimes!"

"My crimes?!" The ruler of Kahndaq asked incredulously. He could not believe the nerve of this…of this pest. "I had my entire family slaughtered by these fools! I had everything I cared about ripped away from me. I left the world alone but yet still they hunted me down. The real criminals here are you and forces collaborating to stop me from my vengeance!"

The anger was literally oozing from every syllable Black Adam spoke. Kara couldn't honestly say he was wrong for seeking vengeance. But seeking vengeance on the entire world and innocents who weren't even involved was wrong. He had massacred an entire nation of women, men and children!

"I can't blame you for your anger Adam. Had I been in your shoes I can't say what I would've done. But that doesn't make it right in any way. You've killed too many innocents!"

"There are no innocents!" Black Adam screamed, his lightning crackling as he pointed his finger towards the blonde. "I tire of your ceaseless talk. You cannot negotiate your way out of this. Prepare to die Supergirl!"

In a millisecond the ruler of Kahndaq was on her. She had barely blinked and before she could reorient herself, Black Adam's lightning coated fist was plunged in her face. Her cheeks throbbed in pain, a follow up uppercut doubling her agony. As the oxygen escaped her lungs she felt her legs being pulled down. Black Adam's hands latched firmly around her ankles as he began to spin her around.

The Kryptonian girl's vision became blurry as Black Adam gained more and more speed. A devious smile etched on his face as he released the girl, throwing her prone body into a heap of ruble. Kara's body slammed through several walls of rock before finally crashing into the ground. With an annoyed groan she slowly attempted to rise from the dirt. She tumbled back to the dirt as a sharp pain assaulted face.

I-I'm bleeding?

Her disbelief turned into frightened concern as she felt the droplet's trickling from her nose. Clutching her face she fidgeted with her nose bone. I-it's broken! Her hands flopped at her sides as she shook her head in astonishment. Black Adam had hit her that hard? What concerned her the most was the fact that it hadn't healed. Usually by now any damage she had taken would've been erased like a minor blemish.

His magic power has increased too?

Gazing into the sky at her opponent Kara settled into a frown. It appeared that the potency of his magic has doubled as well. Tightening her fist, she glanced around the ruins of the destroyed city. Regardless of the seemingly insurmountable odds she was still determined to find a way to win. She had to, for the sake of the entire planet. I won't let Billy down.

"I've done enough playing with you child. I have more pressing matters to attend to." Kara's eyes widened as lightening began to cackle in Black Adam's hands. A multitude of aurulent bolts forming as he raised his fists into the air. "Goodbye."

Time seemed to freeze as Black Adam fired the magic bolts of thunder from his palm. The last daughter of Krypton only had seconds to make a decision. She could either try to dodge the descending bolts of lightning, or she could attempt to block them. She chose the latter. Instinctively raising her forearms Supergirl placed them over her face.

Biting her bottom lip she braced for what was sure to be a painful explosion. She waited for seemingly an eternity but nothing came. Almost disappointed, the daughter of Zor-El lifted her head from underneath her arms. Her eyes expanded slightly as she saw a long fluttering red cape in front of her face. Glancing up she saw the back of what appeared to be a rather tall man. Though gazing at him from his backside Kara could still tell his body was well toned. His arm muscles were bulging and he wasn't even flexing.

Did he save me?

"You know that actually kind of tickled." Supergirl nearly pinched herself to see if this was really happening. He had taken on Black Adam's lightning and was laughing about it?

"I don't know what's going on here, but you shouldn't be attacking this pretty girl." A faint trace of pink spread across Kara's cheeks. He was complementing her at a time like this? Just who is this guy?

"I don't know who you are boy" Black Adam scowled, his glare falling upon the newcomer. "But if you choose to interfere in this battle you will die along with her." Lightning surged in his fingertips signifying his readiness to follow through with his threat.

Kara watched as the newcomer began walking, his fists clenching with every step. "I guess we'll both die then. I'm not going to let you harm her or anyone else."

"So be it then boy. I'll add you to the millions that I have already killed." The ruler of Kahndaq grinned ear to ear as he summoned more bolts of lightning. I am a God! I will not be stopped!

"It seems some things never change…" Kara's eyes followed the man as he began levitating into the air. He was actually going to fight Black Adam! She couldn't let him do this on his own.

"Stop!" The man halted in mid-air, glancing back at Kara, giving her time to observe his bistre orbs. "You can't fight him alone."

"Why not?" He questioned, his back still turned away from her.

"Because he's too powerful. He defeated the combined forces of the JLA."

"The JLA?" Supergirl could hear the confusion in his voice. Who didn't know who the JLA was? Seriously who is this guy?

"Don't worry I'll be fine; I can handle myself." Kara's lips twitched wanting to object his words, but she couldn't. He sounded as affirmative as Clark.

Supergirl watched as he continued his ascent into the sky. She sure hoped that he would win for both their sakes. I don't even know his name. "Wait!"

"Yes?"

"What's your name?"

Kara watched as the man slowly swiveled around, his unruly black hair twisting in the wind. She took that moment to carefully observe him. He wore long white boots that traveled all the way up to his shins. A pitch black under suit covered his body all the way down to his legs. He wore matching white gloves on his hands. A green armor of some sort was placed on top of his under suit, covering his well sculpted torso. Supergirl didn't need x-ray visions to see the muscles bulging out from underneath it. But the most shocking thing about his outfit was the S-Shield emblazoned on his chest.

"My name is Gohan."

H-he's… Kryptonian?!

A/N: I hoped you enjoyed the chapter. If you never read WW3 I would recommend it to you. Black Adam was a beast in that entire story arc. Had Captain Marvel not altered his magic word I don't think he would've been stopped.