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/ Pan/Winn

Romance/ Drama(and humor as well)

Supergirl Z: The Growth and Maturation of a Superhero

Disclaimer: "I AM THE DRAGON CALLED SHENRON HERE TO INFORM YOU READERS THAT I DID NOT GIVE SUPERSPEEDER THE RIGHTS TO SUPERGIRL OR DRAGON BALL WITH THE DRAGON BALLS! THEY BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS! HE ALSO TOLD ME TO INFORM YOU THAT MOST OF THE MATERIAL IN THE NEXT 2 CHAPTERS WILL COME FROM THE SUPERMAN COMICS, DRAGON BALL MINUS MANGA, AND THE MOVIES MAN OF STEEL AND BARDOCK: FATHER OF GOKU! I HAVE INFORMED YOU OF THE AUTHOR'S DISCLAIMER SO I WILL TAKE MY LEAVE; FAREWELL!"

Me: sorry to disappoint you Sage, but in dragon ball when a saiyan chooses to marry a woman to marry -or mating as many dragon ball fan-fictions would call saiyan marriage- they DON'T remarry even if one of the partners dies. Case in point: Chi-Chi; Goku was either DEAD/TRAINING FOR MOST OF THE TIME THEY WERE MARRIED and yet she NEVER DIVORCED GOKU OR MARRIED ANOTHER MAN EVEN WHEN GOKU WAS DEAD FOR 7 YEARS! (AND SHE KNEW THAT GOTEN NEEEDED A FATHER FIGURE IN HIS LIFE). That's loyalty right there; plus, if Gohan does get involved with a female from Supergirl it would make a very awkward explanation regarding Pan's mother from him. Could you see him saying to Pan "guess what Pan? I'm remarrying because your mother Videl died in the weeks after she gave birth to you? Oh and did I mention that Hercule was going to force her to marry Sharpner instead of me to "negotiate" with the androids (because he was the "king of the world") but because your mom found out she was pregnant with you she ditched him and that's why you grandfather hates me so much?" Yea I can't see that either; anyway on to the story!

Last time on Dragon Girl Z, Kara and Astra faced off with Kara winning easily. However, Astra got her revenge by telling Trunks about Kara's double life as Supergirl! She also double crossed Trunks by telling Kara about Trunks being a saiyan and the history between their 2 races! And that's not all; thanks to the information she 'accidently' lets out as a result of Cat's email scandal Bulma and Gohan has also concluded that Kara is Supergirl! And to top it off Vegeta has called a 'family meeting' regarding Kara's kryptonian heritage and everyone has been invited! What will Vegeta say and how does Kal-EL and Kara have anything to do with Goku coming to Earth! How does the events of the last month relate to Superman and what about Astra?! Why did Kara defeat her so easily when the first time they fought she was at her mercy? What exactly are her and Non planning behind the scenes? Find out RIGHT NOW ON SUPERGIRL Z!

Chapter 10: Vegeta's Tale; SUPERGIRL MINUS?!(p.1)

Vegeta was waiting patiently with his hands around his chest (his usual position) for Bulma, Gohan and Pan to arrive. Trunks was still angry over Kara keeping in the fact that she was Supergirl and asked his father "do you think it's right to do this Dad? I already know that Kara is Supergirl and that she's kryptonian, I don't see the need for everyone to know." "Bah!" Vegeta snorted "you sound just like your mother just now, besides if I know the woman, she would already come to the same conclusion you did" he said. "Still" Trunks replied, "Pan and Bulla don't need to be a part of this whole thing, they're too young and innocent, and won't understand the seriousness of the situation." "I would agree with you that Bulla is too innocent" Vegeta started "but we've been keeping things regarding what happened before she was born for far too long. As for Pan she NEEDS to hear this because this involves people she never had the chance to know" he stated referring of course to her dead grand and great grandparents. Trunks knew that one of the 'people' that Pan didn't know was Goku, but what he didn't know is that the tale also included an even longer dead grandparent who was changed by a certain someone to feel 'fatherly' towards Goku for their race to achieve the vengeance he wasn't able to achieve.

In any case Bulla soon came out of her room; "DADDY you called, what's going on over here? And why is Big Brother looking all angry?" she said asking Vegeta why Trunks looked ticked off. "This all will be explained when your mother, Gohan, and Pan gets here" Vegeta replied to the girl; "PAN's COMING YAY! We'll have a play date and I'll get Pan to try some of my make-up Dende knows she needs some if she's going to have a boyfriend" Bulla said remembering the incident where Supergirl lost her powers(in particular when Bulma dramatized how Winn was "eternally grateful for the beautiful girl that saved my lifeeee!"). Since then, she had been trying to goad Pan to look more attractive to Wynn, but was met with strict opposition by Gohan(and to a lesser extend Trunks). Trunks however looked at Bra and gently said "Bra, Pan's not coming to have a play-date; we're having a very important meeting regarding Supergirl". "Supergirl, can I be a part of this meeting pleaseeeeeeeee!" Bulla begged; Vegeta looked at his only daughter and smiled "yes Bulla; this information also pertains to how you came about into this world and I've finally decided to tell you" Vegeta stated to which Trunks added "dad's right but you must promise you won't say ANYTHING about this to ANYONE, based on what I have to say- and from the looks of it what Dad has to say- it's important that what is going to be said must NEVER be repeated outside these four walls understand". Realizing that this was serious, Bulla agreed to which Vegeta complimented his daughter on her secrecy by saying "consider what you're about to hear an honor Bulla; after all you're the daughter of the prince of saiyans but in light of RECENT developments, you could say that you're not the only daughter of an elite alien race" he stated referring to Allura's position as part of the House of El on Krypton. As it was a class on its own (like saiyan elites back on Planet Vegeta), Vegeta's compliment to Bulla was indeed a high one, but the daughter of Vegeta was soon to find that out for herself as the hybrids(Gohan and Pan) along with Bulma arrived.

Going up to Trunks immediately (worried that he didn't know of Supergirl's dual identity) Bulma stated "well…your father has called a meeting regarding Supergirl I hear that's a surprise from him" and watched for a reaction. Trunks snorted and said "if you ask me, it's been a long time coming, I would like to get some answers to the questions that have been on my mind these last few weeks". Gohan looked at Bulma(so as not to arouse Pan's suspicion) and said quietly "do you think he knows about Kara being Supergirl?" to which Bulma replied "maybe it's possible given how angry he looks right now, we'll just have to wait and hear for ourselves." Pan was also thinking about all the Kara/Supergirl 'incidents' these last few weeks and thought 'I think it may be possible that Kara is Supergirl given what she said in the office and the confrontations with Astra and that android these last few weeks with Kara being there one moment and Supergirl being there the next. Maybe that's why Vegeta called this meeting; I see that Bulla is here, this must be important if she's in on the action.'

They were all soon to find out for no sooner had they gathered then Vegeta walked in; he looked splendid in his regal Saiyan armor complete with the cape that Bulma had made for him (shortly after his revival) that was similar to that of his father, and on his chest was the royal saiyan crest the symbol of power and authority. Bulla's mouth dropped in utter shock and said to Pan "I knew Daddy was a member of royalty but it just hit me that this is what he would've worn if that lizard hadn't destroyed planet Vegeta"; Pan was also impressed by the outfit. "Yea, it's like he's rolling out the royal red carpet of welcome something rarely done on his home world" she muttered (remembering the frequent "history lessons of Planet Vegeta") whenever she and the prince sparred. Vegeta's cleared his throat "MEMBERS OF THE SAIYAN RACE-AND YES THIS INCLUDES YOU WOMAN" he began making sure there wasn't any arguments by Bulma for "not including your wife" ;"I HAVE GATHERED YOU ALL HERE TODAY- IN THIS MEETING OF SORTS-TO TELL YOU SOMETHING I SHOULD'VE TOLD YOU FROM THE BEGINNING" he boomed. "What is it tell us Vegeta!" Pan exclaimed in a loud voice "IT INVOLVES SUPERGIRL" the prince responded. "OH PLEASE" Bulma interrupted "don't you go telling your children, Gohan and Pan that Supergirl is Kara Danvers"; "actually" Trunks replied sheepishly "I already knew that Supergirl was Kara." 'WHAT!" Bulma exploded "YOU KNEW THAT ALREADY, WHEN DID YOU FIND THAT OUT"! "During questioning with Astra, she told me that Kara is Supergirl and like us she's an alien" Trunks explain; "a kryptonian if we're being precise woman" Vegeta said in agreement(although he had to hold his ears when Bulma screamed). "Wait a minute wait a minute KARA is SUPERGIRL wow! And she's an alien; now we're not alone in the universe yay!" Bulla shrieked in excitement.

"Well if you ask me it's more or less a confirmation of what I've been feeling these last few weeks" Pan said in a more subdued voice(albeit she too was happy that she wasn't the only female warrior on the planet). "So you're telling me" Trunks said with an anime sweat-drop "that you also came to this conclusion as well". "Yes, when Kara talked about Cat's relationship with her son Adam she specifically asked 'so what did you just send him off'? That got my attention and then I thought about how quickly Supergirl got to fighting Red Tornado to where Kara was here only a short while beforehand; I had begun to put 2 and 2 together but Vegeta beat me to the punch" Pan explained. Bulma laughed and said "see Vegeta, there was no need for you to deck yourself out just to tell us that Kara is Supergirl or that she's kryptonian we already knew that!" "That's not the end of it, recently I learned that Director Henshaw is also an alien like Kara and I but is more like Piccolo than anything else" Trunks added to his father's statement. "Wait what Henshaw?! He's an alien as well? But you told us that he was responsible for Jeremiah's death" Pan said in total shock to the revelation; "unless he's using you and Alex to get to Kara" said Bulma cynically.

"The boy tells the truth woman, he's not using the boy, neither did he have a role in the death of the Kryptonian sister's father" Vegeta stated coming to the defense of his son. "Well then who is he?" Bulma asked; "he's a Martian known as J'ohn J'ohnzz. The boy also tells the truth in saying that he is like the Namek". "Wait so how is he like Piccolo? He and Piccolo have nothing in common?" Gohan protested, "How does green, regeneration, a feud with an evil half, and protecting a kid even you had to kill the kid's father who hunted you down strike you" Trunks deadpanned to Gohan relating J'ohn's many similarities to the namekian warrior without relating the whole story (and deciding not to explain the fact the Piccolo hated Goku due to him killing his father King Piccolo to Pan) despite the hybrid's skepticism. Gohan opened his mouth but nothing came out instead Bulma joked "wow I never knew a race like Piccolo even existed; you should introduce me to him sometime so we could do a comparison". "But Bulma!" Gohan interrupted getting over his shock "you also stated that you also wanted to know why Vegeta knows so much about her heritage" to which Vegeta replied saying "the boy is correct woman, this isn't just about the girl's identity or her heritage; it's about her back-story!" "But Vegeta" Bulma replied "we don't know anything about Kara's kryptonian heritage or her back-story"; Trunks took this as his opportunity to 'take over' and said "actually I do" and starting from where he met Supergirl on the battlefield ending with her emotional confrontation with Alura's AI told them everything.

Everyone(sans Vegeta since he already knew this first hand from Trunks) went from confusion, to shock, to anger at what Astra(and Alura) told Kara. "So you're telling us" Pan said after Trunks had ended his tale "that Kara's mother used her against her own flesh and blood? That's pretty sick even by our standards no offense Vegeta"; "none taken" Vegeta stated "based on that and other things that the Kryptonians did made us look like damn weaklings! It's no wonder that we were looked upon as trash by other races; they got to them first!" "What do you mean Vegeta? How did they get to them first" Gohan said. "I will answer you that question a little later on but first I must inform you of the other aspect brought up by that general to my son and it involves both you and your daughter Gohan" the prince replied to which the hybrid replied(in a surprise tone)"what does he mean Trunks?" Trunks sighed and asked "do you remember what Frieza said to your father when they met?"; the hybrid nodded remembering exactly what he meant but asked "what does Frieza or Dad have do to with this?"

"Well" Vegeta replied for Trunks "it's related to you because it's how Kakarot got to Earth in the first place". "I don't need to know that; my uncle had that pleasure of telling me what happened" Gohan gritted remembering that terrible day where he was kidnapped like it was yesterday. "What Raditz said about the Saiyans extinction was wrong you already knew that from my own testimony, so what makes you think he's right about Kakarot's original intentions when he came to Earth?" Vegeta questioned; "much as I hate to admit it but Vegeta's got a point Gohan" Bulma agreed "the saiyans spend years toiling under a ruthless dictator only to be betrayed by him in the end due to his fear of the legendary super-saiyan." 'Could it be that we was wrong these many years about what Dad's purpose was?' Gohan thought to himself and Pan(reading her father's mind) asked "so if Goku's original intentions weren't to destroy Earth than what was it? And how does Kara's Kryptonian family plays into it?" "Ya Daddy, tell us please" Bulla agreed begging her father. "First of all he's your grandfather so show him some respect" Vegeta chided which surprised Pan since she didn't know that she even had grandparents (as Goku died years before her birth and Gohan didn't mention anything about Chi-Chi due to her suicide), "second of all the description of the warrior that Astra told my son about is the reason behind why he was even aware of Earth's existence never mind how he got a plan to sent Kakarot away the same way Alura send Kara away." "What was his name" Pan asked to which Gohan replied "well from what Vegeta said to me his name…was Bardock, my grandfather and your great-grandfather."

"Seems like Gohan has been paying attention to Vegeta's lessons" Bulma said giggling but Pan was confused saying "but dad told me that my granduncle told everyone that grandpa-can't believe that I'm saying that- was send to Earth to destroy it." "He said that because Bardock told his Mate(or as you Earthlings would call it his WIFE) that Frieza would find out what his real plans were through the scouters" Vegeta explained patiently to which a shocked Gohan replied "WHAT, MY GRANDFATHER HAD A WIFE THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!" "Even I find that hard to believe Vegeta because you said that on Planet Vegeta, Saiyans do not develop male-female relationships except for breeding purposes" [1] Bulma said equally as shocked to find that out remembering what Vegeta had stated while she was pregnant with Trunks. "I find that to be grotesque" Pan stated with a shudder to which Vegeta replied "on our home world what the woman stated was considered 'normal behavior' but not Bardock and certainly not the woman he came to love as Kararot loved the harpy before his death."

"So, dad and Raditz weren't born out of passion or lust?-no offense Trunks" Gohan stated being very careful about Trunks' birth to Bulla "They were both born out of love but while Raditz took after his father Kakarot took after his mother. You see in our society she..was a reject." "A reject what's that?" Bulma asked as she never heard her husband talk about this subject before; Vegeta sighed again and explained "in our ancient past there were saiyans who were born without the desire to fight. They abhorred violence and wanted to find peaceful solutions to everything. They even tried to form an alliance with the Tuffles after we came on their world." "Why?" Pan asked; "they said that it was our blood-lust that led to the destruction of Planet Sadal in the first place and only by changing could the saiyans hope to survive". "So wait Planet Sadal was that the place the saiyans came from in the first place?" Bulma asked; "yes but the planet was destroyed thanks to saiyan infighting" Vegeta sadly responded. "So King Kai was right about that" Gohan muttered remembering when the Kai told Goku that the original planet of the saiyans were destroyed by warfare; "its ironic" Vegeta mused contemplatively "the saiyans who we considered rejects is what ultimately led to our survival even changing people like the Namek..and me". Pan was touched by Vegeta's statement and asked "so what was her name-the woman that my great-grandfather was married to- and the mother of grandpa?" "Don't forget Vegeta" said Gohan reminding Vegeta of his real initiative-although he too wanted to know her identity-"you were supposed to tell us how this has anything to do with how dad got to Earth in the first place". "We'll get to that brat but as Pan requested the identity of the woman I'll answer her first; she deserves to know the truth. Plus if we're being totally honest I sense a part of you wants to know the truth as well."

Gohan quietly acknowledged that he too wanted to know the truth to which Vegeta continued "her name..was Gine, she was your grandmother brat and Pan's great-grandmother. Like I said she formed a true bond with your grandfather; I don't know much of her early life(as we don't have many records of her) but I do know that she was on the same team as Bardock which is how she met him". "Wait she was a member of his team? Does that mean she killed just like all the rest of the saiyans" Bulma asked to which the prince replied "no. She had such a low power level that Bardock had to frequently rescue her from being killed." "Sounds romantic" Bulla said with hearts over her head to which Pan asked "so what happened to Gine?" "They began to develop feelings for each other although they both were in denial about it" Vegeta said. "Sounds a lot like you Vegeta, so how did they get together if he didn't return them at first" Gohan joked.; "yea Vegeta how did they get together?" Bulma asked. "When Bardock returned home to our Planet after a grueling mission, he saw another saiyan trying to mate with Gine. He snapped as a result and killed the man." "So despite his pride, he did eventually come to love her and she for him despite thinking he would despise her like everyone else did" Gohan said in realization; "correct brat. They were mated and after the birth of Raditz Gine retired from fighting to butcher Meat[3]".

"So it wasn't dad hitting his head as a baby it was because of Gine that explains why he changed so much? Gohan asked in confusion; "the accident was responsible for Kakarot having a pure heart but he had an inherit dislike for mass slaughter because of his mother's reject attitude. The seed of Kakarot's mother would be watered by your adoptive grandfather's patience and the fruition came when he hit his head although it came at a price". "Forgetting everything about his parents and the initial repulsion of saiyan identity" Goku's son muttered in realization "unbelievable". "Wow Vegeta" Bulma breathed in amazement "in a way it's kind of sad seeing how Bardock and Gine loved each other and yet Raditz was brainwashed by Frieza's lies"; "he was too far gone by that time" Vegeta said regrettably "there were rumors that he mated with a foreign woman but that she was killed and he was driven into madness."

"Now that that's out of the way Dad, I would like to know how any of this relates to Kara's heritage as a Kryptonian" Trunks said listening to the story of Bardock and Gine "well son that general was correct; Bardock, Nappa and I were on that mission to investigate Astra's crimes; that along with General Zod's rebellion earlier aroused Frieza's attention." "Who the heck is this General Zod" Bulla asked in confusion to which her father said "this is where you come in Bulla; shortly after I was revived your mother contacted the boy telling him not to return to Earth, however it was I who told her this." "Is that true mother?" Trunks asked; "yes its true son, I'm sorry I had to hide this from you for so long but Vegeta told me, Gohan and Piccolo not to say anything until the time was right". "Wait I don't get it" Pan said confused "why is that event so important?" "Because for 33 years I thought the Kryptonians were extinct like many races thought we were, but then that message came, and I knew then that the kryptonians were alive." "How is that possible?" Trunks asked to which the prince replied "because Zod was given control of this planet by what you Earthlings call the most powerful political figure in the world"; "the President of the United States" Bulla breathed out in awe.

Everyone was shocked that the POTUS was involved with this and after taking a moment to digest the information Pan asked "what did the message say specifically"? Vegeta shuttered as he remembered the message and told them "he said 'this is your president; on behalf of my county and in the name of the other leaders of the world with whom today I have consulted. I hereby abdicate all authority and control of this planet to General Zod. Only by strict compliance with all his directions will the lives of innocent millions be spared". "That's horrible" Bulla gasped stopping the story; "not as horrible as what happened next" Vegeta grimly stated. "What happened?" Gohan asked; Vegeta replied "he yelled out 'SUPERMAN CAN YOU HEAR ME? SUPERMAN WHERE'; 'Who is this Superman?' a voice I knew to be Zod's asked him"(Vegeta told them). "What happened next?" Trunks asked; the President replied 'you'll find out general and when you do..'. "Did the threat of Superman make Zod back down?" Bulla asked; "no" her father responded instead he shouted 'Come to me Superman if you dare; I defy you. COME! COME AND KNEEL BEFORE ZOD! ZOD![4]". Everyone(even Bulla) was silent and then Vegeta continued "I knew then the kryptonians were alive and they were already on Earth but the people my son rescued expected us to intervene instead of Superman." "So that's why you told me and the others to hang back" Trunks said realizing the whole truth. "Which leads me back to Bulla's conception and birth; she was the result of the battle which followed" the Prince replied with a smile (his first since beginning the meeting); "what happened to Zod anyway?" Pan asked."Superman defeated Zod and we haven't heard anything from him since then thank Dende" Bulma replied Gohan smiled to this information but asked Vegeta "Zod also said something about Kal-El which Trunks had corroborated Astra said to him who's Kal-El?" "Kal-El is also a kryptonian the true last son of Krypton known to the human world as SUPERMAN!" Vegeta said revealing Superman's identity to them which caused Bulma's eyes to widen and comment "so that's why Reactron targeted Super(*corrects herself*)Kara after she revealed that tidbit to Cat! He's the only relative that Kara has left other than her aunt!" "So Kal-El- or Superman as he is known-is also an alien? But how does that relate to your mission or how Bardock found out about Earth" Bulla asked inquisitively; the prince sighed and said "Frieza didn't know what he was getting us into; he did say it was related to Astra's and Zod's rebellion but there were rumors floating around about the so called 'yellow kryptonian' and 'blue kryptonian'".

"Yellow and Blue Kryptonian what's that?" Pan asked; "ancient Kryptonian legends that Frieza heard about" Vegeta replied then added "the rumors didn't get a chance to spread far into this galaxy thanks to his henchmen and the Ginyu force but it was enough for Frieza to be wary of them as he was beginning to get of us" ."I think I get it" Gohan comment "because on Frieza's fears of the legendary super-saiyan he figured that the kryptonians also had a way to get stronger and would use that to throw him off as the most powerful being in the universe." "Yea I agree with Gohan" Bulma said replying to Gohan's theory to which Vegeta shocked them by saying "the boy and you are correct in that Frieza feared their legends but what he didn't know was that Kal-El's father Jor-El and Kara's mother Alura were the ones that inspired Bardock to send Kararot to Earth in the first place along with them!" "Wait a minute I thought you said the location was chosen by scientists so how could Bardock know about Earth?" Gohan stated remembering Vegeta telling him how scientists chose the location of saiyan babies before sending them away. Vegeta sighed and replied "after our mission was done, Bardock and crew conquered another planet known as Kannasan. Now there were rumors that these people supposedly had the ability to see the future, but we dismissed that as a myth until Bardock returned home."

"That's right" Trunks said in realization "Astra told me that when you went to Krypton, Bardock was ranting about "my son" and "Kal-El!" during the whole thing! Is it possible that he gained these psychic powers?" he asked. "Well I can't be sure" Vegeta said "but there's a strong possibility that he did gain the ability to look into the future." "Maybe that's another reason he didn't want to tell Gine what was about to happen, it would've devastated her" Bulma said pitying the female warrior; "yea no kidding" Bulla said agreeing with an equal amount of sympathy. "Based on what happened I can't say I blame him" Vegeta said shaking his head in sorrow over his fallen saiyan brethren "but what happened on Planet Krypton with Trunks' woman along with the Kannasan mission were the real reasons Bardock didn't want Gine to know the reason he had chosen Earth as Kakarot's destination as well as why Raditz believed Frieza's lie about our planet being destroyed by meteors". The hybrids(as well as Bulma) could only listen in stunned silence as Vegeta began the story no one(not even Supergirl herself at this point) knew. The story known as Supergirl Minus would change the way Trunks(and the others) saw Kara forever. Astra's betrayal of Trunks and Supergirl's heritage as well as Director Henshaw's revelation as the Martian J'ohn J'ohnzz was only the beginning of bigger things to come…TBC