Supergirl Z: The Growth and Maturation of a Superhero
Superspeeder
She was one of the last of her kind, he the last of a world long dead can these two work together to save what's left while growing as a superhero?
Supergirl/Dragon Ball Z Crossover Kara D./Supergirl/Future Trunks
Romance/ Drama(and humor as well)
Supergirl Z: The Growth and Maturation of a Superhero
Disclaimer: King Kai "hey its the great King Kai speaking on behalf of Superspeeder telling all of you that he doesn't own Dragon Ball or Supergirl they are the properties of the respective owners. Please support the official release ha release I crack myself up with these jokes." Me: Onwards to Chapter 3 oh and don't forget to review they are like the wishes of the dragon balls
Chapter 3: An Invitation, Introduction, and Email
Trunks was flying back home to Capsule Corps however he was in a very bad mood thanks to his confrontation with Superman. 'Father was right, Superman is a force to be reckoned with' he thought. However, Trunks wasn't worried about losing in a potential fight with him, since he had mastered the SSJ2 transformation that his friend/mentor Gohan did at the Cell Games. It wasn't by any ways easy to do; in order to master SSJ2 he and Vegeta gathered Earth's dragon balls (without being detected) and made a wish that the Hyperbolic Time Chamber can be used more than two times during a person's lifetime(the other wish was used to restore the Gohan's arm). After that he and Pan (who had begun to train under his tutelage) spend 6 months in the Chamber during which time he mastered SSJ2 and Pan transformed into a SSJ as well (but she decided to keep that a secret from her father and Vegeta (since the former was extremely overprotective and the later didn't think that "a female saiyan could ever achieve the legend of our race"). Even though Trunks knew that Superman was the best option to help Supergirl, he couldn't help but feel disappointed that he wouldn't help out Supergirl again.
In any case, when Trunks landed where he and Pan had trained, he still looked a bit steamed from his confrontation. Pan sensed this and asked "Are you ok Trunks? What happened out there with Supergirl." "Supergirl's fine, but I would rather not talk about what happened" Trunks replied. Pan was about to ask another question, but she was silenced by his glare that told her to 'back off'; she was well acquainted with that glare by her father and had experienced it herself when they were training in the HTC[1]. In fact, Gohan and Vegeta had warned her that since Trunks never had a 'normal' life that his Saiyan hormones would kick in at a later stage than it did for either warrior. Trunks initially wanted to isolate himself the same way his father and even Goku did when they were his age, but when Gohan told her that Pan was experiencing nightmares that the androids were back, he urged Trunks to take Pan with her(which he agreed to with great reluctance)[2]. Pan knew that Trunks didn't want to talk about what had happened, so she decided to let this slide; however before either could say anything Bulma called. "Trunks are you ok; I need you home right now this is important." "Alright mom, I'm coming Pan you should go home, if anything happens with Supergirl I'll let you know." "Sure thing Trunks see you tomorrow" Pan said and flew off with Trunks flying home soon afterwards.
When Trunks got home, he was met with the sight of Vegeta and Bulma arguing and yelling with Bra off watching on the side trying to interrupt the both of them. "What are they arguing about now Bulla? Whatever the reason I hope it's not Dad trying to avoid dinner so that he can train" Trunks asked. "No, Dad and Mom are at it because Dad doesn't want Mom to attend an important event tonight" Bulla replied. Trunks was surprised by this 'Mom hasn't attend any formal dinners since before the androids so why is she going to one now' he thought. Vegeta noticed that Trunks was there so he decided to try something else "woman the brat is here why you don't take him to your infernal meeting?." "What I'm not going to something that's suspicious in nature can you get Bulla to go. Besides I don't even know why you're going since no one knows about us" he said. "For your information Trunks, I got an email from our media outlet competitor Cat Grant inviting me to attend her party to celebrate Supergirl's interview." That took Trunks aback "didn't you say that she was wrong in her criticism of Supergirl? Why are going to a person who is obviously another Hercule Satan!" he exclaimed.
"I already said that to the woman but disagrees apparently the girl who works for that infernal Cat lady as her secretary and she will be in attendance tonight" Vegeta said. "You mean Kara Danvers SHE'll be there tonight?! Please Trunks you have to go; if nothing else you have to ask Kara how she deals with the likes of Cat Grant!" Bulla exclaimed. Vegeta snorted "Girl haven't you taken into consideration that the girl isn't all what she seems?" Vegeta asked "besides the time you spend in petty gossip you should be spend in training". Bulma shook her head and snorted "please Vegeta Bulla trains with you every day and if you ask me you're the one who's going soft. You refuse to fight her at full strength because she's your princess." "HOW DARE YOU ACCUSE THE SAIYAN PRINCE OF GOING SOFT DO YOU WANT THE DAUGHTER OF A SAIYAN PRINCE TO BECOME SOFT?!" Vegeta roared back to his wife. "Vegeta if you really wanted someone to protect me than Trunks will be the perfect candidate. Besides I can use this to our...advantage since Trunks will succeed me as head of Capsule Corps." "Fine but that means that he will have to train with me after you and these people gossip" Vegeta said finally getting where his wife was getting at and relenting at last. Trunks was amazed at his parents interaction and again wondered if it was like that in the timeline he had left 5 years ago with his younger parent's and his infant self. Although he was wary that Superman was going to be there and expose him; he was worried that this Kara was going to be a target due to her proximity being Supergirl's photographer. "Alright, I'll go mom but I will be in the background because I don't want any more suspicion than there already is" Trunks said. Bra however waved off Trunks' concern "cmon Trunks you're just saying that so that you can get out of training with dad" Bra said. "In any case whatever reasons you have you defiantly won't be going to an important meeting dressed like that come on Trunks we're going shopping" Bulma said and if you had superhuman hearing you could hear Trunks exclaim "NOOOO!" as he was dragged off to shop.
Meanwhile in Central City, Kara got herself prepared for the torture she knew would happen under Cat's constant scrutiny of Supergirl's heroics. However, like Trunks she too was angry because Alex had told her that it was Jimmy Olsten who had called in Superman to rescue her from Reactron's clutches. Still Kara wasn't looking forward to Cat's party; with the rumors of her supposed "boyfriend" being strained and Reactron still out there it wasn't an event she was looking forward to. However that wasn't the only surprise of the day because Winn came in looking very excited and eager. "Kara you won't believe this, the head of Capsule Corps is coming to the party tonight." Kara was confused "Capsule Corps why would I be interested in that?" she asked. Wynn was flustered "Are you kidding?" he almost exclaimed "Capsule Corps is involved in all things alien, I've heard that they are connected to a group of martial artists who like saved the world." "I may listen to your theories on aliens because I'm one but even I find what you're saying hard to believe" Kara said. "Well that guy who saved your hind and got into a confrontation with Superman is also coming tonight and guess what he is their heir" Wynn said. That got Kara's attention in a hurry and she said "wait are you for real the heir of Capsule Corporation? That sounds farfetched to me; why is Ms. Grant so intent on having her here?" she said. "Well for as long as I remember, Ms. Grant has been trying to get Ms. Briefs here for ages to talk to her. Frankly I don't blame her, they say that Ms. Briefs has wealth and technology that rivals Bruce Wayne and Luthor themselves" Winn explained. 'Bruce Wayne and Luthor; wait I remember Henshaw asking that guy if he was one of Luthor's experiments and "that company" maybe this is what he was talking about' she said. "Sounds like this will be an interesting party tonight" said Winn in an amused but slightly worried tone.
A few hours later everything was in place for the party to happen; of course some were looking forward to the party (Cat and Bulma), others planning for revenge(Reactron), and our two favorite characters dreading the whole affair(Trunks and Kara). The party started without Trunks or Bulma(they were running late), but it did have some spice in other ways such as the appearance of tech mogul/billionaire Maxwell Lord. This shady character was the true reason that Bulma was going to the party; to investigate his dealings and because his company was always trying to steal away technology (like the dyno-caps and more importantly the time machine developed for Trunks) that took her years to make. She had secretly informed Vegeta on this(his reaction was "I'll blast him to hell"), and decided that the invitation by Grant gave her the perfect cover to investigate. Bulma did agree to keep this from Trunks, Bra and Pan, as she knew that they would probably kill Lord and incite investigations from CatGo as well as other media outlets like the Daily Planet and even the DEO(even though she believed that they were "a bunch of cowards" and a phantom agency).
The real spice came later on after Winn had a chance to dance with Kara, Jimmy decided to cut in and explain himself. He apologized for his actions saying that they were purely instinctual when he saw Supergirl in trouble he panicked and called for help. Of course since she did have a crush on Jimmy, and because she was grateful that his actions saved her life. The moment Kara forgave James(and they moved closer to each other while dancing) was at that very moment that Trunks and Bulma arrived at the party. Bulma immediately went to look for Cat so that she can talk business as well as her main "objective" of investigating Maxwell Lord. "Ms. Briefs so nice to see you, I didn't think you would come to my grand unveiling" Cat said; "of course, Supergirl is a public figure and let's face it your coverage of her rivals my business empire" Bulma replied tactfully. "Bulma, I have been an admirer of your work ever since I was a child, you inspired me to be someone great, which I needed when I was young. By the way, where is your husband I thought he was coming with you?" Cat said to Bulma. Bulma was flattered by Cat's complement before replying "my husband's busy with my daughter tonight but you're in for a real treat; my son is with me and I'm announcing that my son Trunks is my successor at Capsule Corps when I retire. Oh and by the way, I heard that the girl that works for you that has connections to Supergirl thanks to you is here; do you know where she is?" Bulma asked. "Oh Keerah, I'm sure she's around here somewhere; she's probably ogling James Olsten as we speak" Cat dismissively stated mispronouncing Kara's name(per usual) before she commented "I'm surprised that your son is taking over where is he?" to the scientist.
However, before Bulma could answer, the man she was looking for came over and when he saw Bulma, he was not happy to see her. "Bulma Briefs head of Capsule Corps, I've heard the stories but I didn't think they would be true" Lord said. "Of course, Bulma is the richest woman in the world, her technology from what I hear is simply out of this world" Cat stated (speaking on Bulma's behalf) to Lord "but one might say it takes one to know one". "Naturally, Ms. Briefs I want to ask your advice on nuclear reactors and how to improve it; my company wants everyone to have clean energy" Max said doing a good job to hide his contempt and hatred for the blue-haired woman. 'This is my chance to look into the guy I mean he did give me an open invitation' Bulma thought "Sure" she replied 'I hope Trunks will be ok on his own, he can look after himself'. Trunks(who was true to his word) was in the background observing the party, keeping an eye out for his mom as well as the mysterious Kara. Winn noticed that Trunks had arrived and ran to Kara exclaiming "he's here! The guy who saved your life and his mom is with Ms. Grant right now!" Kara quickly scanned the room with her x-ray vision and found him and was conflicted; on the one hand she wanted to keep dancing with Jimmy, but then again this guy saved her life and had the courage to stand up to her cousin(a feat not many could do).
Recognizing her conflict, Jimmy decided to let her go "Kara this guy saved you, the least you could do was thank him" he gently told her. Kara knew that he was right so leaving the boys behind she walked up to Trunks, who sensed her energy presence but decided to stay put. Swallowing her nervousness she tapped him on the shoulder; turning around Trunks looked at Kara and began to sweat. 'Wow she looks like Supergirl minus the glasses; I didn't think she would be so..Beautiful darn it what to say Trunks think' he thought in a panicked way. "Um do you need help or anything?" he asked nervously(after swallowing the lump in his throat); Kara was shocked that he didn't immediately make the connection between her and Supergirl, but then she figured that not everyone knew her double identity. "Yes" she replied sweeping those thoughts aside "my friends told me that the head of Capsule Corporations and their heir was here tonight, and I want to know are you him?" she asked. Trunks was charmed by her bravery and told Cat's secretary "yes I am. My name is Mirai Trunks Vegeta Briefs, but most people call me Trunks. As for the head of Capsule Corporations, she's my mother Bulma Briefs" he said. "Oh well nice to meet you Trunks, my name is Kara Danvers, and I work here" she said introducing herself and shaking his hand; Trunks laughed "that line is soo cheesy but hey whatever works for you. Anyway it's nice to meet you as well, my sister loves your work and is a big fan of Supergirl and she begged that I would get your autograph. Also she wants to know how you put up with the stuff Cat says about Supergirl because she really appreciates the work she does here." Kara smiled in response "it's nice to know that people appreciate Supergirl but I'm curious to know how she knows me"? "Well you can say it runs in the family; both her and mom are connected to everything in the media since that is one of Capsule Corp's divisions" Trunks replied. 'That could explain how Trunks knew about my powers and my rescue of Alex's plane but still I didn't know news could travel that quickly' Kara thought before deciding to say her peace to Trunks.. "well the reason I came over was to thank you for saving Supergirl's life against Astra". "No problem but how did you..." Trunks answered but Kara interrupted by saying "my sister Alex told me what happened". "Was that the person who questioned me when I gave Supergirl a senzu bean?" Trunks asked; "yea that's her all right she can be rather protective of me" Kara shyly told him; Trunks laughed once again and said "wow she reminds me of one of my mother's old friends"; "well Alex acted that way cause she didn't want to see Supergirl get hurt. Its kinda her job..you know to watch over me" Kara replied. "I know exactly what you mean Kara" Trunks replied fondly remembering Gohan watching over him as his mentor; "by the way I wanted to know why did you risk your life and safety to help Supergirl?" Kara asked(since that question was asked by both her sister and Hank Henshaw in questioning); Trunks snapped out of his thoughts and gently told her "well..Supergirl and I have a lot in common Kara; we both know what its like to be burdened with a role of being a hero. To make it simple anyone who makes it their duty to protect the lives of innocent people is an ally of mine" Trunks replied remembering how his time with Goku had influenced him to have hope and be a hero.
Kara was touched and felt horrifically guilty that Henshaw had questioned him so sternly when he was battling Astra(and the questioning she was subjected to afterwards regarding him), but before she could respond a loud "BOOM" was heard followed by screams and a "where is Supergirl"? Trunks eyes widened "Kara get out of here; Reactron will use you as hostage to get to Supergirl" he stated. Kara nodded glad that her double identity was safe and was further protected by the timely arrival of Jimmy and Winn. "Boy where is Supergirl I want my revenge!" Reactron screamed; "sorry but Supergirl isn't here right now but if you want you can fight me" Trunks replied in a Vegeta-esque matter. "There's no need to I can handle him" said a female voice; "Supergirl so you decided to show your face after all. Ha I didn't think you would have the guts to do so after I beat you into the ground last time" Reactron taunted to the hero. "Is that true Supergirl Reactron was the reason Superman was called?" Trunks asked the female; Supergirl looked at the hybrid sadly and replied "yes but I'm ready for you now" she said and delivered a punch to Reactron. This started a battle which the two were evenly matched; however Reactron used the presence of Winn against Kara by pinning him under a desk with his reactor powers; Kara ran over to him immediately but it was clear that unless something happened Winn wasn't coming out of this one alive. It was at that moment that Jimmy intervened-this time by being brave- in stating to Reactron that the best weapon for his revenge was to hold him hostage. Reactron agreed, and Trunks(who was helping his mom as well as Cat get out of the building) decided to help Jimmy "Solar Flare" he said. "Ahh I can't see" Reactron said; "thanks man I can see why Supergirl holds you in high regard" Jimmy said. Trunks blushed "no problem I'll handle this guy" he said to Jimmy. "You're nothing but a madman who wants revenge and you use innocent people to achieve your goals. Well I'm not going to stand around and watch you hurt anymore people" Trunks stated angrily.
"You may be strong, but you're power is no match for mine" Reactron boasted; "care to put your money where your mouth is?" Trunks questioned. "Gladly" and thus they began to fight with Trunks easily getting the edge due to his training and the vast power difference between the two. Meanwhile Kara had managed to get Wynn out safely, and arrived at the battlefield; "anything I miss?" she asked Jimmy. "Ya that guy and Reactron started to fight; I can't follow any of it do you know what's going on?" Jimmy asked. Kara looked at the fight thanks to her Super hearing and X-Ray vision and saw that Trunks had deflected a massive energy attack from Reactron's suit into the air. She was impressed by his fighting and energy techniques which was very different from the shock and terror she felt when Trunks fought Astra(the reason being that she thought that he would use his power to kill her next). "Reactron is no match for him" Kara stated; however she was interrupted by the wireless communication of her sister and Henshaw. "Kara that guy who saved your life is now fighting Reactron!" Alex exclaimed. "Yes his name is Trunks and he's winning right now" Kara stated.
Henshaw was worried however he decided to put his worry and pride aside "even if he wins you need to take out Reactron. We found that if you use a very specific element you can shut down Reactron for good think you can find it?" he asked. Kara perused around and found what he was referring to; "lead" she murmured and went out on the battlefield where Trunks had Reactron down for the count. Kara looked at Trunks and painfully knew what to do "please don't kill him, this is my problem" she said. Trunks looked at her and smiled "of course Supergirl, I wasn't going to get in your way. This guy not only injured your pride but also targeted you" he said. "I know" Kara replied remembering how Reactron blamed Supergirl and Superman for the death of his wife "I hate doing this because it's a life but you leave me with no choice Reactron" she said and put her lead covered fingers clean through Reactron's bloodied suit(he was gravely injured thanks to Trunks) and ripped out his core. Trunks looked at the bloody remains and sighed "if there's any confront for you taking a life I had to do it 3 times to people who were created for revenge[3]. I know what it can do to a person in terms of poisoning their minds so you did the right thing in killing him" Trunks said to Supergirl remembering all too well the Androids and Cell.
Supergirl looked at Trunks "well you did help by stalling him long enough for me to find a way to kill him; but your right there was no other way. I guess the least I can do is repay you for all the trouble you went through." Trunks immediately got nervous "what are you going to do?" he asked. "Give your sister my autograph what did you think I was going to kiss you? I'm sorry but my duties as a superhero make it hard to have a relationship with you or anyone else for that matter." Trunks was relieved "of course I understand, actually I'm in the same boat as you in terms of being in a relationship." "I know" the hero replied which caused a surprised Trunks to ask "how did you know"; "um Kara told me what had happened at that party, I didn't know that you are related to the wealthiest woman in the world or that you're their heir" Supergirl replied silently crossing her fingers behind her back that Trunks would not make the connection. To her relief he didn't but Trunks did chuckle and told Supergirl "maybe but it gets awful lonely when you have that status, I meant to tell Kara this but I was too embarrassed to say it." "Oh? why is that, whatever you have to tell Kara you can tell me" Supergirl said; "well you and I have a lot in common Supergirl that's why I feel obliged to help you out. As for my embarrassment...well I think that Kara is very pretty" Trunks said emphatically. Supergirl blushed at the comment "we-well I'm sure that if she heard that she would be pretty embarrassed as well, and I guess this means that we will meet more often?" she asked. "Yes we will Supergirl but not for a while my family is actually going on a vacation [4] so I will be away for a week but other than that I'll be around." "Guess I'll see you later" Supergirl said "yep" Trunks replied and flew off.
The next day, Alex got back to Kara saying that she owed both Trunks and Jimmy big time for their help against Reactron. Kara told Alex that she had no idea how to contact Trunks, but she did resolve to tell Jimmy about her feelings. However, when she got to the office, she was interrupted with a girl talking to Jimmy which lead to an awkward moment between the three. Jimmy introduced her as Lucy Lane and told Kara that they will talk later; Kara nodded but secretly used her super hearing. Thanks to that ability, Kara learned that Lucy and Jimmy were in a serious relationship and had broken up due to Superman. Needless to say she was pretty devastated to find out that bit of information; and when Winn asked her about spending more time with him (as Supergirl) she told him that she had work to do. However, Kara couldn't concentrate on her job, and needing someone to turn to looked up Capsule Corps in her browser. This led her to their website, and she found Bra's blog on their site. Sucking in her pride she clicked on the "SEND Bulla AN EMAIL WITH YOUR PROBLEMS" and started typing. END CHAPTER
Hey it's me Kara and next time on Supergirl Z: where on Earth is Trunks Briefs? He said he'll be gone for a week and I had to deal with a bomb threat for crying out loud! My adoptive mom is coming for a visit and dinner…I hope she won't interrogate Alex over me being Supergirl. Can you believe what that Leslie is saying about me and Trunks? And who the heck is Hercule and why does he have problems with Trunks? Looks like I got an reply from Bra..What she wants me to have dinner with Bulma and Trunks?! This is too much for me to handle, find out what happens next time!
A/N no quotes used this chapter but I did reference Dragon Ball Z facts and places. In order to alleviate the headache of writing Hyperbolic Time Chamber I will reference it to the HTC, Room of Spirit of Time(ROSAT for short) or the time chamber. As for the second reference if you take the time you will see that Goku isolated himself between the defeat of king piccolo and the 23rd WMAT(during which he aged from a child to an adult). Furthermore Vegeta also isolated himself in terms of training with Cybermen as well as purging planets under Frieza's orders(even though some may argue that he had Nappa and Raditz with him they were either a) too weak or b) their years of constant fighting had driven both into madness). The three people Trunks killed were the future versions of #17 and 18 as well as Future Cell(before he got a chance to use the time machine to return to the past). [4] refers to the second episode of Dragon Ball Super "Vegeta goes on a Vacation" in which he takes Trunks to the park as a reward for hitting him while the later was a SSJ(btw I had the feels and massive amounts of nostalgia in that moment). In this version, Bra makes Vegeta take her to the park as payback for him training her on her birthday(she is 6 in this fanfiction but physically speaking she's 7 years old due to HTC training).
