The Girl of Tomorrowby RuinQueenofOblivionChaptersPrologue: Final DaysChapter 1: RescueChapter 2: ContemplationPrologue: Final DaysThe Planet Krypton was in turmoil. The planet's core had become unstable following over-mining. Many of its inhabitants had tried to deny the fact, but it was becoming inescapable at this point. The best minds on the world tried to figure out how to solve the problem, but so far they had no luck. Two such Kryptonians that were tasked with trying to figure it out were Civ-el and her husband Arin. They were scientists that had been studying it for months, and had reached one final inescapable conclusion, that there was nothing that could be done. "Is it really the best option, Civ?" Arin asked his wife as she was working on a design for an experimental craft that she had been working on for weeks. "We don't have a choice, the council has given us unlimited resources, but we just don't have the time to build anything bigger," Civ-el said with a sigh as she looked at the designs one latt time. She had to wonder if she was being selfish. Their world was on the verge of destruction, but there wasn't really anything they could do to save it, well, not all of it at least. They were going to make sure that one small part of Krypton was going to survive, and the information on their world. Krypton was going to live on one way or another. Arin put a hand on his wife's shoulder and smiled sadly. "I just wish we could go with her, you know?" "I know, so do I," Civ-el said with a sigh as she looked over at the crib that held their sleeping daughter. "But we both know its the only way. She's our little girl, any parent would do the same to try and save their child." "I know, but I'm still going to miss being able to see her grow up," Arin said, and Civ-el nodded sadly. She got up and gently picked up her daughter, looking at the sleeping orange child with a shock of purple hair. "Don't worry Rei, you'll be safe," she said soothingly. "I promise that nothing will happen to you." She just wished there was another way, but as long as her daughter survived this calamity, then she'd be able to die happy. But it still didn't completely feel right to leave all her fellow Kryptonians to die. 00000 As the last months passed and it became more and more obvious that Krypton was on the verge of destruction, the craft had been completed. Civ-el looked at it for a long moment, it was her last creation, one that the world would never know about. "Is the database ready?" She asked looking at Arin who nodded. "History, philosophy, science, everything she could possibly want to know about her homeworld," Arin said. "And about her family of course." Civ-el nodded in understanding, that was good, she just had to hope that nothing would happen to it en-route. "She's going to have the history of a whole world on her shoulders," she said sadly. "Rei-el, the last daughter of Krypton." "At least she'll know we loved her," Arin said as they started the final checks, the groundquakes were beginning to become more frequent. "We're out of time." "I know, I just have to put in the final calculations," Civ-el said as she input the last set of commands and the craft opened up. "I can't believe its come to this." "Its what has to be done," Arin said, a tinge of regret still in his voice. "She'll have a future, that's all that matters." Civ-el nodded and gently placed her daughter into the pod, leaning in and giving her a kiss on the forehead. "Good bye Rei, I will always love you my daughter. I know you're going off somewhere we can't follow, but I know you're going to grow up to be a great woman, I believe in you. You are my greatest creation, and I know you'll make me proud." She gave her daughter one more kiss as tears began to well up in her eyes before Arin approached and knelt down by the pod, looking at the child within. "Rei, I wish there was more I could say to you," he said as he started to cry. "You're our little miracle, the child we always wanted even when things looked bleak. Things aren't going to be easy for you out there, but your mom and I are confident that you'll make it. You're the light of our life, and I even if you're facing the unknown, then you'll do fine. I love you Rei." He gave her a kiss on the forehead and the child's purple eyes opened briefly as she looked up at her parents. "We love you Rei," Civ-el said as the pod started to close, they stood back and watched as the craft carrying their daughter took off into the sky. "Rao watch over you Rei," Civ-el said as she watched it for as long as it was visible. They just had to hope that she'd be okay out there. As the craft vanished, they went outside of the launch area hand in hand. Now that Rei was safe, they could face the end together with no regrets. 00000 The craft traveled for a long time with the child still within it. Eventually it was drawn into the orbit of an inhabited planet and started its descent towards the ground. Outside of National City a couple is driving along when they see what they first believe to be a shooting star but as it streaked overhead they realized it was something else entirely. "Come on Thorn, lets go check it out!" A young woman with light orange skin and purple hair said as she climbed into the car and started it up. "Its probably just a satellite or something Orange Swirl," Thorn, a young man with blue skin and blonde hair said. "Why do you have to be so curious?" "Its what you love most about me," Orange said with a smile as she leaned over and gave her husband a quick kiss before driving off after the object. "Besides, you never know, it could be a meteor or something." "I think you've been watching too many movies," Thorn said with a groan as she drove to keep a close eye on the object. "You watch, its just going to be a satellite." "Where's your sense of adventure?" Orange asked with a chuckle. "Come on, you've heard about all the weird sightings lately, maybe its an alien." Thorn just rolled his eyes as Orange drove on, he had to admit that he did love Orange's more curious nature, even if it would sometimes get her into trouble. Besides, it wasn't likely that she'd actually find anything that exciting, or so he thought. He was proven wrong when they came upon the crash site. "Okay, that's not a satellite," Thorn said as he opened his door and the two got out of the car, they couldn't help but stare at what they had found. In the ground was Rei's craft, when they approached it they were surprised to see the sleeping baby. They exchanged glances, honestly they had no idea what to do with this child. Since they figured no one would believe them if they told the truth, they gathered up what they could from the pod and reported her as an abandoned child. Despite the best efforts of the police and Child Services, nothing was ever found of course, so the child was put up for adoption and eventually fell into the care of the couple that had found her. Orange smiled as she held the sleeping child in her arms, none of them had any idea just how much their lives were going to change. They had thought long and hard on her name, before finally settling on one. "Welcome to the family, Scootaloo," Orange said with a smile as the child slept soundly. Author's Note And so begins my attempt at a crossover with Supergirl, and the beginning to a much larger universe, lets see how this goes shall we? Chapter 1: Rescue"Reports are still coming in about the recent comet explosion over Central City," the newscaster on the television said as Scootaloo turned the TV on. "There are luckily only a few reports of casualties, but there is a growing concern over the presence of radiation in the comet fragments. There does not seem to be any adverse effects at this time and scientists say that the radiation is mostly harmless to humans. We will continue to report on this story as information comes in." Scootaloo shrugged and flipped through the channels, there wasn't a whole lot going on other than the reports on what was going on in Central City. It was odd to say the least, but just a few days ago a comet had somehow been missed by astronomers and had exploded over a major city. "Hey Scoots, anythin' interestin' on?" A girl's voice and she turned to see a young woman about her age with yellow skin and medium length red hair. "Not much really, just what's been on since the whole comet thing happened," Scootaloo said with a shrug as she adjusted her glasses a little. "It seems like its all anyone can talk about right now." "Yeah, its certainly somethin', so did yah hear from Sweetie?" "Oh, yeah, she said she'll be home tonight," Scootaloo said, Sweetie Belle, the third member of their little trio, had been visiting with her family until recently and was catching a plane back to National City. "She's catching a cab from the airport, she should be here in a couple of hours." "Well, that's good, here's hopin' everythin' will be okay, things seem ta be gettin' weirder lately, with all tha aliens startin' ta show up around here" Apple Bloom said with a nod. "Yeah, weird," Scootaloo said as she played with her hair a little. She had learned a long time ago about her real heritage, when she was young her adopted parents had shown her the pod and information that they had recovered from it. It had taken a little getting used to being from a completely different planet, but she had kept it secret from anyone outside her family. Heck she didn't even really need glasses but she had to wear lead lined ones because it was the only way to keep her x-ray vision in check. Yeah she had actual X-ray vision, that was something that took some getting used to, not to mention the flight. When she started college at National City University she met two other girls her age Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle. They had become close friends and she often hated that she had to hide the truth from them, they were her closest friends after all and she wasn't sure how they would take knowing that their best friend was an alien. It didn't help that aliens were now pretty common knowledge on earth, while Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom didn't seem to have any problem with them, she didn't really feel ready to tell the truth about her heritage yet. Besides, she still wanted to be just a normal girl, she didn't want to have to run off fighting crime or something right now. She didn't want to risk losing her two best friends in the whole world just because she didn't tell them the truth. "So what do yah think we should do ta get ready fer Sweetie Belle's arrival?" Apple Bloom said as she looked over at Scootaloo. "I don't know really, maybe get something from the store like cookies, get her her favorite dinner or something," Scootaloo said with a shrug. "Come on, Ah've seen tha way yah look at her, yah don't honestly think Ah don't believe you want ta do something a bit more for her than just that," Apple Bloom said with a smirk which made the purple haired girl blush a little. "Its, nothing like that, we're just really good friends is all," Scootaloo said with a blush as Apple Bloom just laughed a little, Scootaloo wasn't very good at hiding her feelings but she wasn't sure if she wanted to tell Sweetie yet or not. "Uh-huh, sure that's tha case," Apple Bloom said with a laugh as Scootaloo just shook her head and adjusted her glasses again. "Yer not exactly good at lyin', yah know that?" "Well that's me, Scootaloo Twister, open book," Scootaloo said with a chuckle as she just shook her head, if only Apple Bloom knew the truth. "What are you saying we should prepare a candlelight dinner for her or something?" "Nah we don't have time fer that, but Ah know its crossed yer mind," Apple Bloom said with a chuckle. "Okay, that's enough teasing me, we need to figure out what we're going to do," Scootaloo said as she just shook her head at the southern girl. "Come on, lets go get some pizza or something, that'll do it." "Alright, fine," Apple Bloom said as they headed out to Scootaloo's car to get to the local pizza place. 00000 Half an hour later, Oceanic Airlines Flight 5204 was on approach to National City with its passengers getting ready for landing. Towards the middle of the plane a young woman with pale skin and a mixture of pink and purple hair was looking out her window at the plane wings. Sweetie Belle had never really been uncomfortable flying, but somehow it felt weird tonight like something was going to happen at any moment. She couldn't really put her finger on why she kept getting this feeling, but it was probably just her imagination. "Miss, we're on approach, you're going to have to put your seat back up," the flight attendant said to her. "Oh, sorry," Sweetie said as she raised her seat back up, she was looking forward to getting back to National City so she could see her friends again. Sweetie had been visiting her parents in Manehattan on a break from school, it had been a pretty nice visit, though her sister Rarity had been busy as usual so there hadn't been many opportunities to get together as a family. Still, it was nice to be able to see her family again and not have to worry about schoolwork for a few days. She was about to relax when she saw something out of the corner of her eye, for a moment she thought it was just her imagination until she looked again and it was still there. Something was wrong with the plane's engine, it was starting to shake and shudder before suddenly bursting into flame. The plane shuddered and the passengers screamed, Sweetie just grabbed hold of her armrests and hoped that everything would be okay somehow. 00000 "Ah swear, that place has tha slowest service Ah've ever seen," Apple Bloom said as she and Scootaloo walked out of the pizza place at around the same time the engines went out on the plane. "Ah knew we should have called ahead." "Hey, it killed time at least," Scootaloo said with a shrug as she and Apple Bloom headed for the car again. "Come on, we can still stop somewhere in order to..." That's when her ear twitched a little as her super hearing kicked in. She heard a report on a nearby police radio coming in that made her pause. "All units, we have a report coming in of an airplane on approach from Manehattan having lost one engine and the other is looking like its going to go out at any moment, please be advised and be ready to help in any way possible." An airplane from Manehattan? That had to be Sweetie's plane, and it was in trouble? Scootaloo looked around, no one was really paying attention to her, Apple Bloom was getting the car unlocked and ready to go. Scootaloo knew what she needed to do, she wasn't going to risk letting one of her best friends get hurt... even if it meant she had to risk revealing her own secret. "Hey Apple Bloom, I need to run to the restroom, I'll be back soon," Scootaloo said as she put the pizza on the hood of the car. "Okay, don't take too long," Apple Bloom said as Scootaloo ran off, she didn't have much time to do anything to hide her identity so she pulled off her glasses and put them inside her pocket and adjusted her hair so it covered her face a little. "Okay Scootaloo, this is it... lets do this," she said to herself and once she was sure that she was out of view of anyone else she took off into the night sky. Apple Bloom looked up for a moment, she could've sworn she saw something flying off in the distance, buts he passed it off as just her imagination. 00000 Back on the airplane the passengers were starting to freak out at the feeling of the plane falling. Sweetie closed her eyes, she was terrified, was this where her life was going to end? She couldn't believe it, she was going to die just because of some dumb mechanical failure! The crew was trying to calm the passengers down, when Sweetie looked back outside for a moment she could've sworn she saw something on the wing for a moment before it vanished again. That's when there was a sudden stop as the plane seemed to level out, a minute later there was a thump as the plane carefully came in for a landing. The passengers looked around confused unsure of exactly what had just happened, had the pilots managed to pull the plane back up or was something else going on? Sweetie breathed a sigh of relief and when she looked out the window she swore she saw a familiar orange and purple young woman flying away. "Scootaloo?" She wondered out loud, what was going on? Had she imagined that or had she really seen her best friend flying? "Hey, did anyone else see that?" A voice from behind her said and she turned to see that some of the others had been looking out the window. "I could've sworn I saw a girl flying away right after we landed." "Yeah, I saw it too," another passenger said, more of them seemed to agree, which was odd, what was going on here? "Scootaloo, what happened to you?" Sweetie wondered to herself as she looked back out the window, she was going to make sure to ask her friend as soon as she saw her again. She sighed and started filing out of the plane's emergency exit with the other passengers. 00000 Sweetie had to stay for a few hours while all the passengers were checked and interviewed about what had happened on the plane. She pulled her car up to the small house that she shared with Scootaloo and Apple Bloom, it was late but by the looks of those lights they were both still awake. "Sweetie Belle, yer okay!" Apple Bloom said as she opened the door and ran over and hugged Sweetie. "We heard about what happened, is everything okay?" "Yeah, I'm fine," Sweetie said with a smile as Scootaloo walked out of the house next. "Hey Scoots, can we talk about something inside?" Scootaloo flinched a little, she was afraid of that, Sweetie had probably seen her after all and she was afraid of how she was going to react. "Yeah, okay, lets go inside," Scootaloo said with a sigh as they headed inside and they all took a seat in the living room. "Let me guess, you want to talk about what you saw don't you?" "I know it was you who saved the plane Scootaloo," Sweetie said with a sigh as she looked at the other girl and Apple Bloom's eyes went wide. "Wait, yah saved that plane?" Apple Bloom asked as she looked at Scootaloo in shock. "How did yah do that?" "Its, a long story," Scootaloo said with a sigh as she played with her hair a little. "I know its hard to believe, but I'm not exactly human. I'm from a planet called Krypton, I just kinda look human." "So, you're an alien?" Sweetie Belle asked. "Yeah." The two girls exchanged looks and Scootaloo looked worried, what were they going to say? Were they going to stop wanting to be friends because of this? She didn't want to lose her best friends just because they found out she was from a different planet. "That's so cool!" Sweetie said as she hugged Scootaloo. "Yeah, that's great," Apple Bloom said with a smile as she joined the hug. "Yer our friend no matter what, and that ain't gonna change." Scootaloo smiled and hugged her friends back. "You two are the best friends I could ask for, you know that?" "We try," Apple Bloom said with a smirk. "Come on, we need to work on your costume," Sweetie Belle said. "Costume?" "Yeah, if you're going to be flying around people are going to think you're a superhero or something, you might as well get an outfit," Sweetie pointed out. "Maybe something blue with a skirt..." "No skirts!" Scootaloo protested and shook her head, what had she gotten herself into? Chapter 2: ContemplationScootaloo sighed a little as she looked up at the sky. She was in the backyard of the house, it was pretty small but it was cozy at least as she looked up at the stars and closed her eyes. She had always been afraid of what would happen if she had to tell her friends the truth, while they had taken it well she had no idea what others might think if they found out. She looked up at a star that looked like any other star in the night sky from this distance. She had learned a long time ago that was where Krypton had once been, she couldn't even remember the world but she had wanted to learn everything she could about it and her family. She sighed a little and laid back in the grass as she looked up at the stars again. She wondered if maybe there was other survivor's out there somewhere, but for now she had nothing to do but wonder. "Scootaloo, are you okay?" A familiar voice said and she looked over to see Sweetie Belle standing there. "Huh? Oh, yeah, I guess," she said as Sweetie laid down next to her and they looked up at the stars together. "I'm just thinking, you know?" "Yeah, I understand," Sweetie said with a sigh. "So, who all knows about, you know..." "Me being an alien?" Scootaloo asked and Sweetie nodded. "Other than the two of you, just my adopted parents back home. I never really had any reason to tell anyone else, especially with how aliens typically get treated. Plus, I never really knew Krypton so..." "So Earth is your home?" Sweetie asked as she looked at Scootaloo curiously. "I mean, you were raised here and everything." "Yeah, its the only home I've ever known," Scootaloo said with a chuckle. "Sweetie, I'm glad you didn't hate me for lying to you. I wish I could've told you the truth before but..." "No, I understand," Sweetie said with a shake of her head. "Besides, we've all got our crazy stories. Mind you, mine isn't exactly mine personally but..." "Okay, now I'm curious," Scootaloo said as she looked at her friend curiously. "What's this big secret you have? I won't tell." "Would you believe that my Grandma was a Superhero during World War II?" She asked and Scootaloo blinked a little in surprise at that. "Yeah, that's the usual reaction. I know its a bit crazy, but that's how the family story goes at least, but of course that was a long time ago." "Huh, I see," Scootaloo said and chuckled a little. "Well, with everything that's going on I'm not surprised that there are a few superheroes out there. I just, I'm not sure I want to be one of them." "Scoots, you saved my life and the life of others on that plane," Sweetie said with a smile. "You're a hero, just no one knows it. I think you'd be just fine as a superhero." "I don't know..." "Come on, let me at least put your costume together, please?" Sweetie asked with big pleading eyes that Scootaloo tried not to look into. "Fine, but I won't promise you that I'll use it," Scootaloo said with a roll of her eyes. "I'm just trying to figure things out, you know?" "Yeah, I know," Sweetie said. "Everything considered, I think you'd be fine. Besides, you're my hero, and that's what counts." Scootaloo smiled a little as she leaned back and looked up at the stars again. "Thanks Sweetie... that really means a lot to me. Still, I kind of wish that I knew what I was going to do now. I'm not exactly much of a fighter." "Well, you can fly and I'm guessing you're strong," Sweetie said and nodded. "So what other powers do you have?" "Well, super hearing, cooling breath, heat vision, x-ray vision..." Scootaloo said, trying not to say the last one too loudly. "Wait, like you can see through clothes and stuff?" Sweetie asked and looked at her friend strangely. "Have you ever used it to check..." "Maybe..." Scootaloo said with a blush which just made Sweetie laugh loudly. "I was a teenager, what do you expect? Besides, these glasses keep that in check, since its kind of uncontrollable." "Well, that's good," Sweetie said as she reached over and removed the glasses from Scootaloo's face and looked her in the eyes. "I think you look good without them though." Scootaloo blushed and tried not to look at Sweetie in the eyes, knowing that she would just get nervous. She blushed when she looked down a little and her eyes fell on the young woman's chest and she looked away quickly. "Umm, can I have them back please?" Sweetie just looked at her and laughed as she gave Scootaloo her glasses back and she put them on. "So how do your powers work?" She asked. "I think its about solar radiation, I admit I've never really understood it myself," Scootaloo admitted as she looked over at Sweetie and shook her head. "I honestly haven't completely figured out how this works. Doesn't help that there aren't any other Kryptonians on Earth." "Yeah..." Sweetie said and shook her head. "So, what do you want to do?" "Right now? I just want to relax and put this out of my mind," Scootaloo said. "We'll figure out what is going on tomorrow, I promise." "Okay," Sweetie said as they got to their feet and headed back inside. 00000 Elsewhere in the city was Rich Industries, one of the most powerful companies on the planet it made its home in National City. On the top floor a woman with pink skin and purple hair was watching a news report on the television. "The identity of the mysterious woman who saved the incoming flight from New York city still remains unknown. Authorities are still baffled by the reports of the woman's presence..." The woman looked at the video of the woman, it was very rough and didn't get a good look at the woman's face but they were certainly working on getting the plane landed safely. She frowned a little as she sat back on the desk and shook her head before she kept listening. "All survivors have the same story, and given the circumstances the possibility of a mass hallucination has been ruled out. Theorists are already coming out of the woodwork and suggesting that it might be anything from an alien being to an angel come down to save the plane. Whoever this woman is, everyone on board the plane owes her their lives. Now in other news the clean-up process in Central..." The woman shut the television off when her intercom buzzed and she hit a button. "Yes?" "Mrs. Rich, your daughter is here to speak with you," her secretary's voice said on the other end. "Send here in," Spoiled Rich, the CEO of Rich Industries said as the door opened and a girl with pink skin and purple hair with a white stripe walked in. "Diamond, what brings you here?" "We were supposed to meet for dinner after I finished my classes," Diamond Tiara said as she looked at her mom a little confused. "Oh, right, sorry," Spoiled said with a shake of her head. "I was just dealing with some things, and one of my executives was aboard the plane that nearly crashed. I was just making sure that everything turned out okay." "I see," Diamond said as she looked at her mom and then back out the window. "What do you think of this?" Spoiled asked as she looked at Diamond. "With everything that is going on in the world, another being with amazing powers is... surprising to me." "Yeah, I don't know to be honest," Diamond admitted. "I can't help but feel there's something about it, you know?" "Yes, something is very weird about it," Spoiled agreed with a nod. "Perhaps there is something to be investigated about this mysterious woman. How do we know she's not the one who caused the plane to nearly crash to begin with? She could have a, what's the term, hero-homicide complex? Or she could be an alien, which would be even worse." "I don't know..." Diamond said and shook her head. "Look, mom, I just wanted to talk to you about..." "I'm sorry Diamond, we'll have to put that off for another day, I have a lot of work to do," Spoiled said before she sat back down behind her desk and started working. "I will see you later, I'll clear my schedule for say, Monday afternoon.?" "Fine..." Diamond said and shook her head before she headed back out of her office where her friend Silver Spoon was waiting. "Did you get a chance to talk to her about it?" Silver Spoon asked. "No, she's busy again," Diamond said with a shake of her head as she sighed. "It feels like she cares more about her job than spending just an afternoon with me." "Don't worry, it'll be okay," Silver Spoon said and leaned in and gave Diamond a kiss on the lips. "We'll figure it out together, okay?" "Okay," Diamond said and kissed her back before they headed out to the elevator leading out. 00000 "Ya'll were out there awhile," Apple Bloom commented as Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo came back inside. "Everythin' okay?" "Yeah, we were just talking," Scootaloo said as she brushed her hair back a little and gave Sweetie a smile. Apple Bloom smirked and looked like she was about to say something when Scootaloo quickly explained. "Just about everything that's going on, I swear." "Yeah," Sweetie said with a shake of her head. "Aww, ya'll are no fun, yah know that?" Apple Bloom said and pouted a little as Sweetie and Scootaloo laughed. "So, what were yah talkin' about?" "You know, just everything that's been going on," Sweetie said with a shrug. "Its been a lot to take in. But, you saved me back there Scoots, and you're our friend, I think that's good enough for us, right Apple Bloom?" "That's right, Ah ain't gonna give up on one of mah best friends just because she ain't human," Apple Bloom said with a nod. "And yer secret is safe with us, Ah promise." "So, were you being serious about the costume thing earlier?" Scootaloo asked as she looked over at Sweetie Belle. "Yeah, of course, I think we can get something really cool for you," Sweetie said with a smirk. "I still don't want to wear a skirt," Scootaloo said and laughed a little as Sweetie Belle pouted. "Come on, lets get to bed, I'm tired and its late." The three friends nodded and headed to their bedrooms. Scootaloo looked back towards where Sweetie Belle was and the two girls exchanged glances before Sweetie gave her a smile and entered her bedroom. Scootaloo just smiled and headed inside, she just hoped that she was going to be okay. 00000 "So, there is a Kryptonian on Earth," a woman said as she examined the screen with the video playing and narrowed her eyes a little. "What are we going to do with you my young friend?" "So, what do you require of us?" One of her minions said and she turned to look at them for a moment. "We are at your command milady." "Indeed, perhaps we should see what this young woman is capable of," the figure said and waved her hand as the screen shut off. "I'll send someone into National City tomorrow." "And, what about the target from Rich Industries? Should I send someone else after him?" "They think they got off easy, perhaps we'll let them think that," the woman said. "As long as they're working on that project, our plans are in motion and we have little to fear. For now, lets wait and see if they make a move against us or our new friend here." "Yes ma'am," the soldier said and bowed his head. "I will make sure that we are ready." "As you should," the woman said and her eyes glowed purple for a moment.
Prologue: Final DaysThe Planet Krypton was in turmoil. The planet's core had become unstable following over-mining. Many of its inhabitants had tried to deny the fact, but it was becoming inescapable at this point. The best minds on the world tried to figure out how to solve the problem, but so far they had no luck. Two such Kryptonians that were tasked with trying to figure it out were Civ-el and her husband Arin. They were scientists that had been studying it for months, and had reached one final inescapable conclusion, that there was nothing that could be done. "Is it really the best option, Civ?" Arin asked his wife as she was working on a design for an experimental craft that she had been working on for weeks. "We don't have a choice, the council has given us unlimited resources, but we just don't have the time to build anything bigger," Civ-el said with a sigh as she looked at the designs one latt time. She had to wonder if she was being selfish. Their world was on the verge of destruction, but there wasn't really anything they could do to save it, well, not all of it at least. They were going to make sure that one small part of Krypton was going to survive, and the information on their world. Krypton was going to live on one way or another. Arin put a hand on his wife's shoulder and smiled sadly. "I just wish we could go with her, you know?" "I know, so do I," Civ-el said with a sigh as she looked over at the crib that held their sleeping daughter. "But we both know its the only way. She's our little girl, any parent would do the same to try and save their child." "I know, but I'm still going to miss being able to see her grow up," Arin said, and Civ-el nodded sadly. She got up and gently picked up her daughter, looking at the sleeping orange child with a shock of purple hair. "Don't worry Rei, you'll be safe," she said soothingly. "I promise that nothing will happen to you." She just wished there was another way, but as long as her daughter survived this calamity, then she'd be able to die happy. But it still didn't completely feel right to leave all her fellow Kryptonians to die. 00000 As the last months passed and it became more and more obvious that Krypton was on the verge of destruction, the craft had been completed. Civ-el looked at it for a long moment, it was her last creation, one that the world would never know about. "Is the database ready?" She asked looking at Arin who nodded. "History, philosophy, science, everything she could possibly want to know about her homeworld," Arin said. "And about her family of course." Civ-el nodded in understanding, that was good, she just had to hope that nothing would happen to it en-route. "She's going to have the history of a whole world on her shoulders," she said sadly. "Rei-el, the last daughter of Krypton." "At least she'll know we loved her," Arin said as they started the final checks, the groundquakes were beginning to become more frequent. "We're out of time." "I know, I just have to put in the final calculations," Civ-el said as she input the last set of commands and the craft opened up. "I can't believe its come to this." "Its what has to be done," Arin said, a tinge of regret still in his voice. "She'll have a future, that's all that matters." Civ-el nodded and gently placed her daughter into the pod, leaning in and giving her a kiss on the forehead. "Good bye Rei, I will always love you my daughter. I know you're going off somewhere we can't follow, but I know you're going to grow up to be a great woman, I believe in you. You are my greatest creation, and I know you'll make me proud." She gave her daughter one more kiss as tears began to well up in her eyes before Arin approached and knelt down by the pod, looking at the child within. "Rei, I wish there was more I could say to you," he said as he started to cry. "You're our little miracle, the child we always wanted even when things looked bleak. Things aren't going to be easy for you out there, but your mom and I are confident that you'll make it. You're the light of our life, and I even if you're facing the unknown, then you'll do fine. I love you Rei." He gave her a kiss on the forehead and the child's purple eyes opened briefly as she looked up at her parents. "We love you Rei," Civ-el said as the pod started to close, they stood back and watched as the craft carrying their daughter took off into the sky. "Rao watch over you Rei," Civ-el said as she watched it for as long as it was visible. They just had to hope that she'd be okay out there. As the craft vanished, they went outside of the launch area hand in hand. Now that Rei was safe, they could face the end together with no regrets. 00000 The craft traveled for a long time with the child still within it. Eventually it was drawn into the orbit of an inhabited planet and started its descent towards the ground. Outside of National City a couple is driving along when they see what they first believe to be a shooting star but as it streaked overhead they realized it was something else entirely. "Come on Thorn, lets go check it out!" A young woman with light orange skin and purple hair said as she climbed into the car and started it up. "Its probably just a satellite or something Orange Swirl," Thorn, a young man with blue skin and blonde hair said. "Why do you have to be so curious?" "Its what you love most about me," Orange said with a smile as she leaned over and gave her husband a quick kiss before driving off after the object. "Besides, you never know, it could be a meteor or something." "I think you've been watching too many movies," Thorn said with a groan as she drove to keep a close eye on the object. "You watch, its just going to be a satellite." "Where's your sense of adventure?" Orange asked with a chuckle. "Come on, you've heard about all the weird sightings lately, maybe its an alien." Thorn just rolled his eyes as Orange drove on, he had to admit that he did love Orange's more curious nature, even if it would sometimes get her into trouble. Besides, it wasn't likely that she'd actually find anything that exciting, or so he thought. He was proven wrong when they came upon the crash site. "Okay, that's not a satellite," Thorn said as he opened his door and the two got out of the car, they couldn't help but stare at what they had found. In the ground was Rei's craft, when they approached it they were surprised to see the sleeping baby. They exchanged glances, honestly they had no idea what to do with this child. Since they figured no one would believe them if they told the truth, they gathered up what they could from the pod and reported her as an abandoned child. Despite the best efforts of the police and Child Services, nothing was ever found of course, so the child was put up for adoption and eventually fell into the care of the couple that had found her. Orange smiled as she held the sleeping child in her arms, none of them had any idea just how much their lives were going to change. They had thought long and hard on her name, before finally settling on one. "Welcome to the family, Scootaloo," Orange said with a smile as the child slept soundly. Author's Note And so begins my attempt at a crossover with Supergirl, and the beginning to a much larger universe, lets see how this goes shall we?
Chapter 1: Rescue"Reports are still coming in about the recent comet explosion over Central City," the newscaster on the television said as Scootaloo turned the TV on. "There are luckily only a few reports of casualties, but there is a growing concern over the presence of radiation in the comet fragments. There does not seem to be any adverse effects at this time and scientists say that the radiation is mostly harmless to humans. We will continue to report on this story as information comes in." Scootaloo shrugged and flipped through the channels, there wasn't a whole lot going on other than the reports on what was going on in Central City. It was odd to say the least, but just a few days ago a comet had somehow been missed by astronomers and had exploded over a major city. "Hey Scoots, anythin' interestin' on?" A girl's voice and she turned to see a young woman about her age with yellow skin and medium length red hair. "Not much really, just what's been on since the whole comet thing happened," Scootaloo said with a shrug as she adjusted her glasses a little. "It seems like its all anyone can talk about right now." "Yeah, its certainly somethin', so did yah hear from Sweetie?" "Oh, yeah, she said she'll be home tonight," Scootaloo said, Sweetie Belle, the third member of their little trio, had been visiting with her family until recently and was catching a plane back to National City. "She's catching a cab from the airport, she should be here in a couple of hours." "Well, that's good, here's hopin' everythin' will be okay, things seem ta be gettin' weirder lately, with all tha aliens startin' ta show up around here" Apple Bloom said with a nod. "Yeah, weird," Scootaloo said as she played with her hair a little. She had learned a long time ago about her real heritage, when she was young her adopted parents had shown her the pod and information that they had recovered from it. It had taken a little getting used to being from a completely different planet, but she had kept it secret from anyone outside her family. Heck she didn't even really need glasses but she had to wear lead lined ones because it was the only way to keep her x-ray vision in check. Yeah she had actual X-ray vision, that was something that took some getting used to, not to mention the flight. When she started college at National City University she met two other girls her age Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle. They had become close friends and she often hated that she had to hide the truth from them, they were her closest friends after all and she wasn't sure how they would take knowing that their best friend was an alien. It didn't help that aliens were now pretty common knowledge on earth, while Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom didn't seem to have any problem with them, she didn't really feel ready to tell the truth about her heritage yet. Besides, she still wanted to be just a normal girl, she didn't want to have to run off fighting crime or something right now. She didn't want to risk losing her two best friends in the whole world just because she didn't tell them the truth. "So what do yah think we should do ta get ready fer Sweetie Belle's arrival?" Apple Bloom said as she looked over at Scootaloo. "I don't know really, maybe get something from the store like cookies, get her her favorite dinner or something," Scootaloo said with a shrug. "Come on, Ah've seen tha way yah look at her, yah don't honestly think Ah don't believe you want ta do something a bit more for her than just that," Apple Bloom said with a smirk which made the purple haired girl blush a little. "Its, nothing like that, we're just really good friends is all," Scootaloo said with a blush as Apple Bloom just laughed a little, Scootaloo wasn't very good at hiding her feelings but she wasn't sure if she wanted to tell Sweetie yet or not. "Uh-huh, sure that's tha case," Apple Bloom said with a laugh as Scootaloo just shook her head and adjusted her glasses again. "Yer not exactly good at lyin', yah know that?" "Well that's me, Scootaloo Twister, open book," Scootaloo said with a chuckle as she just shook her head, if only Apple Bloom knew the truth. "What are you saying we should prepare a candlelight dinner for her or something?" "Nah we don't have time fer that, but Ah know its crossed yer mind," Apple Bloom said with a chuckle. "Okay, that's enough teasing me, we need to figure out what we're going to do," Scootaloo said as she just shook her head at the southern girl. "Come on, lets go get some pizza or something, that'll do it." "Alright, fine," Apple Bloom said as they headed out to Scootaloo's car to get to the local pizza place. 00000 Half an hour later, Oceanic Airlines Flight 5204 was on approach to National City with its passengers getting ready for landing. Towards the middle of the plane a young woman with pale skin and a mixture of pink and purple hair was looking out her window at the plane wings. Sweetie Belle had never really been uncomfortable flying, but somehow it felt weird tonight like something was going to happen at any moment. She couldn't really put her finger on why she kept getting this feeling, but it was probably just her imagination. "Miss, we're on approach, you're going to have to put your seat back up," the flight attendant said to her. "Oh, sorry," Sweetie said as she raised her seat back up, she was looking forward to getting back to National City so she could see her friends again. Sweetie had been visiting her parents in Manehattan on a break from school, it had been a pretty nice visit, though her sister Rarity had been busy as usual so there hadn't been many opportunities to get together as a family. Still, it was nice to be able to see her family again and not have to worry about schoolwork for a few days. She was about to relax when she saw something out of the corner of her eye, for a moment she thought it was just her imagination until she looked again and it was still there. Something was wrong with the plane's engine, it was starting to shake and shudder before suddenly bursting into flame. The plane shuddered and the passengers screamed, Sweetie just grabbed hold of her armrests and hoped that everything would be okay somehow. 00000 "Ah swear, that place has tha slowest service Ah've ever seen," Apple Bloom said as she and Scootaloo walked out of the pizza place at around the same time the engines went out on the plane. "Ah knew we should have called ahead." "Hey, it killed time at least," Scootaloo said with a shrug as she and Apple Bloom headed for the car again. "Come on, we can still stop somewhere in order to..." That's when her ear twitched a little as her super hearing kicked in. She heard a report on a nearby police radio coming in that made her pause. "All units, we have a report coming in of an airplane on approach from Manehattan having lost one engine and the other is looking like its going to go out at any moment, please be advised and be ready to help in any way possible." An airplane from Manehattan? That had to be Sweetie's plane, and it was in trouble? Scootaloo looked around, no one was really paying attention to her, Apple Bloom was getting the car unlocked and ready to go. Scootaloo knew what she needed to do, she wasn't going to risk letting one of her best friends get hurt... even if it meant she had to risk revealing her own secret. "Hey Apple Bloom, I need to run to the restroom, I'll be back soon," Scootaloo said as she put the pizza on the hood of the car. "Okay, don't take too long," Apple Bloom said as Scootaloo ran off, she didn't have much time to do anything to hide her identity so she pulled off her glasses and put them inside her pocket and adjusted her hair so it covered her face a little. "Okay Scootaloo, this is it... lets do this," she said to herself and once she was sure that she was out of view of anyone else she took off into the night sky. Apple Bloom looked up for a moment, she could've sworn she saw something flying off in the distance, buts he passed it off as just her imagination. 00000 Back on the airplane the passengers were starting to freak out at the feeling of the plane falling. Sweetie closed her eyes, she was terrified, was this where her life was going to end? She couldn't believe it, she was going to die just because of some dumb mechanical failure! The crew was trying to calm the passengers down, when Sweetie looked back outside for a moment she could've sworn she saw something on the wing for a moment before it vanished again. That's when there was a sudden stop as the plane seemed to level out, a minute later there was a thump as the plane carefully came in for a landing. The passengers looked around confused unsure of exactly what had just happened, had the pilots managed to pull the plane back up or was something else going on? Sweetie breathed a sigh of relief and when she looked out the window she swore she saw a familiar orange and purple young woman flying away. "Scootaloo?" She wondered out loud, what was going on? Had she imagined that or had she really seen her best friend flying? "Hey, did anyone else see that?" A voice from behind her said and she turned to see that some of the others had been looking out the window. "I could've sworn I saw a girl flying away right after we landed." "Yeah, I saw it too," another passenger said, more of them seemed to agree, which was odd, what was going on here? "Scootaloo, what happened to you?" Sweetie wondered to herself as she looked back out the window, she was going to make sure to ask her friend as soon as she saw her again. She sighed and started filing out of the plane's emergency exit with the other passengers. 00000 Sweetie had to stay for a few hours while all the passengers were checked and interviewed about what had happened on the plane. She pulled her car up to the small house that she shared with Scootaloo and Apple Bloom, it was late but by the looks of those lights they were both still awake. "Sweetie Belle, yer okay!" Apple Bloom said as she opened the door and ran over and hugged Sweetie. "We heard about what happened, is everything okay?" "Yeah, I'm fine," Sweetie said with a smile as Scootaloo walked out of the house next. "Hey Scoots, can we talk about something inside?" Scootaloo flinched a little, she was afraid of that, Sweetie had probably seen her after all and she was afraid of how she was going to react. "Yeah, okay, lets go inside," Scootaloo said with a sigh as they headed inside and they all took a seat in the living room. "Let me guess, you want to talk about what you saw don't you?" "I know it was you who saved the plane Scootaloo," Sweetie said with a sigh as she looked at the other girl and Apple Bloom's eyes went wide. "Wait, yah saved that plane?" Apple Bloom asked as she looked at Scootaloo in shock. "How did yah do that?" "Its, a long story," Scootaloo said with a sigh as she played with her hair a little. "I know its hard to believe, but I'm not exactly human. I'm from a planet called Krypton, I just kinda look human." "So, you're an alien?" Sweetie Belle asked. "Yeah." The two girls exchanged looks and Scootaloo looked worried, what were they going to say? Were they going to stop wanting to be friends because of this? She didn't want to lose her best friends just because they found out she was from a different planet. "That's so cool!" Sweetie said as she hugged Scootaloo. "Yeah, that's great," Apple Bloom said with a smile as she joined the hug. "Yer our friend no matter what, and that ain't gonna change." Scootaloo smiled and hugged her friends back. "You two are the best friends I could ask for, you know that?" "We try," Apple Bloom said with a smirk. "Come on, we need to work on your costume," Sweetie Belle said. "Costume?" "Yeah, if you're going to be flying around people are going to think you're a superhero or something, you might as well get an outfit," Sweetie pointed out. "Maybe something blue with a skirt..." "No skirts!" Scootaloo protested and shook her head, what had she gotten herself into?
Chapter 2: ContemplationScootaloo sighed a little as she looked up at the sky. She was in the backyard of the house, it was pretty small but it was cozy at least as she looked up at the stars and closed her eyes. She had always been afraid of what would happen if she had to tell her friends the truth, while they had taken it well she had no idea what others might think if they found out. She looked up at a star that looked like any other star in the night sky from this distance. She had learned a long time ago that was where Krypton had once been, she couldn't even remember the world but she had wanted to learn everything she could about it and her family. She sighed a little and laid back in the grass as she looked up at the stars again. She wondered if maybe there was other survivor's out there somewhere, but for now she had nothing to do but wonder. "Scootaloo, are you okay?" A familiar voice said and she looked over to see Sweetie Belle standing there. "Huh? Oh, yeah, I guess," she said as Sweetie laid down next to her and they looked up at the stars together. "I'm just thinking, you know?" "Yeah, I understand," Sweetie said with a sigh. "So, who all knows about, you know..." "Me being an alien?" Scootaloo asked and Sweetie nodded. "Other than the two of you, just my adopted parents back home. I never really had any reason to tell anyone else, especially with how aliens typically get treated. Plus, I never really knew Krypton so..." "So Earth is your home?" Sweetie asked as she looked at Scootaloo curiously. "I mean, you were raised here and everything." "Yeah, its the only home I've ever known," Scootaloo said with a chuckle. "Sweetie, I'm glad you didn't hate me for lying to you. I wish I could've told you the truth before but..." "No, I understand," Sweetie said with a shake of her head. "Besides, we've all got our crazy stories. Mind you, mine isn't exactly mine personally but..." "Okay, now I'm curious," Scootaloo said as she looked at her friend curiously. "What's this big secret you have? I won't tell." "Would you believe that my Grandma was a Superhero during World War II?" She asked and Scootaloo blinked a little in surprise at that. "Yeah, that's the usual reaction. I know its a bit crazy, but that's how the family story goes at least, but of course that was a long time ago." "Huh, I see," Scootaloo said and chuckled a little. "Well, with everything that's going on I'm not surprised that there are a few superheroes out there. I just, I'm not sure I want to be one of them." "Scoots, you saved my life and the life of others on that plane," Sweetie said with a smile. "You're a hero, just no one knows it. I think you'd be just fine as a superhero." "I don't know..." "Come on, let me at least put your costume together, please?" Sweetie asked with big pleading eyes that Scootaloo tried not to look into. "Fine, but I won't promise you that I'll use it," Scootaloo said with a roll of her eyes. "I'm just trying to figure things out, you know?" "Yeah, I know," Sweetie said. "Everything considered, I think you'd be fine. Besides, you're my hero, and that's what counts." Scootaloo smiled a little as she leaned back and looked up at the stars again. "Thanks Sweetie... that really means a lot to me. Still, I kind of wish that I knew what I was going to do now. I'm not exactly much of a fighter." "Well, you can fly and I'm guessing you're strong," Sweetie said and nodded. "So what other powers do you have?" "Well, super hearing, cooling breath, heat vision, x-ray vision..." Scootaloo said, trying not to say the last one too loudly. "Wait, like you can see through clothes and stuff?" Sweetie asked and looked at her friend strangely. "Have you ever used it to check..." "Maybe..." Scootaloo said with a blush which just made Sweetie laugh loudly. "I was a teenager, what do you expect? Besides, these glasses keep that in check, since its kind of uncontrollable." "Well, that's good," Sweetie said as she reached over and removed the glasses from Scootaloo's face and looked her in the eyes. "I think you look good without them though." Scootaloo blushed and tried not to look at Sweetie in the eyes, knowing that she would just get nervous. She blushed when she looked down a little and her eyes fell on the young woman's chest and she looked away quickly. "Umm, can I have them back please?" Sweetie just looked at her and laughed as she gave Scootaloo her glasses back and she put them on. "So how do your powers work?" She asked. "I think its about solar radiation, I admit I've never really understood it myself," Scootaloo admitted as she looked over at Sweetie and shook her head. "I honestly haven't completely figured out how this works. Doesn't help that there aren't any other Kryptonians on Earth." "Yeah..." Sweetie said and shook her head. "So, what do you want to do?" "Right now? I just want to relax and put this out of my mind," Scootaloo said. "We'll figure out what is going on tomorrow, I promise." "Okay," Sweetie said as they got to their feet and headed back inside. 00000 Elsewhere in the city was Rich Industries, one of the most powerful companies on the planet it made its home in National City. On the top floor a woman with pink skin and purple hair was watching a news report on the television. "The identity of the mysterious woman who saved the incoming flight from New York city still remains unknown. Authorities are still baffled by the reports of the woman's presence..." The woman looked at the video of the woman, it was very rough and didn't get a good look at the woman's face but they were certainly working on getting the plane landed safely. She frowned a little as she sat back on the desk and shook her head before she kept listening. "All survivors have the same story, and given the circumstances the possibility of a mass hallucination has been ruled out. Theorists are already coming out of the woodwork and suggesting that it might be anything from an alien being to an angel come down to save the plane. Whoever this woman is, everyone on board the plane owes her their lives. Now in other news the clean-up process in Central..." The woman shut the television off when her intercom buzzed and she hit a button. "Yes?" "Mrs. Rich, your daughter is here to speak with you," her secretary's voice said on the other end. "Send here in," Spoiled Rich, the CEO of Rich Industries said as the door opened and a girl with pink skin and purple hair with a white stripe walked in. "Diamond, what brings you here?" "We were supposed to meet for dinner after I finished my classes," Diamond Tiara said as she looked at her mom a little confused. "Oh, right, sorry," Spoiled said with a shake of her head. "I was just dealing with some things, and one of my executives was aboard the plane that nearly crashed. I was just making sure that everything turned out okay." "I see," Diamond said as she looked at her mom and then back out the window. "What do you think of this?" Spoiled asked as she looked at Diamond. "With everything that is going on in the world, another being with amazing powers is... surprising to me." "Yeah, I don't know to be honest," Diamond admitted. "I can't help but feel there's something about it, you know?" "Yes, something is very weird about it," Spoiled agreed with a nod. "Perhaps there is something to be investigated about this mysterious woman. How do we know she's not the one who caused the plane to nearly crash to begin with? She could have a, what's the term, hero-homicide complex? Or she could be an alien, which would be even worse." "I don't know..." Diamond said and shook her head. "Look, mom, I just wanted to talk to you about..." "I'm sorry Diamond, we'll have to put that off for another day, I have a lot of work to do," Spoiled said before she sat back down behind her desk and started working. "I will see you later, I'll clear my schedule for say, Monday afternoon.?" "Fine..." Diamond said and shook her head before she headed back out of her office where her friend Silver Spoon was waiting. "Did you get a chance to talk to her about it?" Silver Spoon asked. "No, she's busy again," Diamond said with a shake of her head as she sighed. "It feels like she cares more about her job than spending just an afternoon with me." "Don't worry, it'll be okay," Silver Spoon said and leaned in and gave Diamond a kiss on the lips. "We'll figure it out together, okay?" "Okay," Diamond said and kissed her back before they headed out to the elevator leading out. 00000 "Ya'll were out there awhile," Apple Bloom commented as Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo came back inside. "Everythin' okay?" "Yeah, we were just talking," Scootaloo said as she brushed her hair back a little and gave Sweetie a smile. Apple Bloom smirked and looked like she was about to say something when Scootaloo quickly explained. "Just about everything that's going on, I swear." "Yeah," Sweetie said with a shake of her head. "Aww, ya'll are no fun, yah know that?" Apple Bloom said and pouted a little as Sweetie and Scootaloo laughed. "So, what were yah talkin' about?" "You know, just everything that's been going on," Sweetie said with a shrug. "Its been a lot to take in. But, you saved me back there Scoots, and you're our friend, I think that's good enough for us, right Apple Bloom?" "That's right, Ah ain't gonna give up on one of mah best friends just because she ain't human," Apple Bloom said with a nod. "And yer secret is safe with us, Ah promise." "So, were you being serious about the costume thing earlier?" Scootaloo asked as she looked over at Sweetie Belle. "Yeah, of course, I think we can get something really cool for you," Sweetie said with a smirk. "I still don't want to wear a skirt," Scootaloo said and laughed a little as Sweetie Belle pouted. "Come on, lets get to bed, I'm tired and its late." The three friends nodded and headed to their bedrooms. Scootaloo looked back towards where Sweetie Belle was and the two girls exchanged glances before Sweetie gave her a smile and entered her bedroom. Scootaloo just smiled and headed inside, she just hoped that she was going to be okay. 00000 "So, there is a Kryptonian on Earth," a woman said as she examined the screen with the video playing and narrowed her eyes a little. "What are we going to do with you my young friend?" "So, what do you require of us?" One of her minions said and she turned to look at them for a moment. "We are at your command milady." "Indeed, perhaps we should see what this young woman is capable of," the figure said and waved her hand as the screen shut off. "I'll send someone into National City tomorrow." "And, what about the target from Rich Industries? Should I send someone else after him?" "They think they got off easy, perhaps we'll let them think that," the woman said. "As long as they're working on that project, our plans are in motion and we have little to fear. For now, lets wait and see if they make a move against us or our new friend here." "Yes ma'am," the soldier said and bowed his head. "I will make sure that we are ready." "As you should," the woman said and her eyes glowed purple for a moment.
