Thanks for the patience, guys. I've been really busy but I haven't forgotten about this story. Hopefully the next chapter will be up sooner.

Trent: Sorry it didn't meet your obviously high expectations. Next time I'll run it by my editor first. Oh wait…it's fanfiction, not Amazon.

Chapter 2

Iris and Wally joined him at the dinner table at the West house. In the background he could hear Joe busy in the kitchen and judging from the smell filled the house he was going all out to make something special.
"You're going to love dad's roasted chicken. It is to die for and it's actually one of Barry's favorites too, right Barry?"
He looked up from his phone and managed a small smile when he noticed Iris and Wally staring at him.
"Huh? Oh yeah, it's great."
The way Iris raised her brow slightly was a sign that she was annoyed about something again and then he realized that he was still holding the phone.
"Put that away, Barry. You know the rule, dad doesn't like phones at the dinner table."
With a sigh he put it down and swallowed the objections that were bubbling to the surface. There was just too much going on to be enjoying a night with the family. Especially if that meant him having to be nice to Wally all night.
"Why didn't you bring that girl I met earlier? What's her name again..Kira?"
"Girl? What girl? Are you holding out on me, Bar?" Joe walked out of the kitchen holding a plate of chicken that could easily feed a family of eight. He put it down in the middle of the table and then sat down without taking his eyes off his adopted son.
"Her name is Kara and she had other plans. Caitlin took her out to see some of the Central City nightlife."
He smiled faintly at Joe but deep down he wished he could have gone with them. Kara probably wasn't going to be there for very long and he would much rather spend some time with her. After all, how often could you spend time with someone from another planet? But all his objections that it wasn't safe for the two girls to go out by themselves fell on deaf ears. In fact, when he mentioned the safety factor, they both laughed at him. And maybe they were right. After all Kara was Supergirl but Caitlin had no superpowers. And with Silver Banshee still out there looking for Kara, Caitlin could be the one caught in the crossfire.
"So how do you know this girl?" Joe asked interested but it was Iris that answered the question.
"Barry met her on a case you two worked on. Something about a cyber stalker?"
She now gave her father a curious look. No doubt her reporter instincts kicking in but Joe didn't hesitate to back him up.
"Oh right, Kara..yeah now I remember."
Barry exhaled relieved but also knew that Joe would question him about Kara later. Thankfully Wally changed the subject and for the next twenty minutes he dominated the conversation with a detailed description of the engine he was working on. Barry tried to follow but his mind kept drifting and after a few attempts on Joe's part to include Barry in the conversation, even his stepfather gave up .

Downtown, in one of the nightclubs, the two girl left the dancefloor and claimed a table to the side. Within minutes a waitress appeared with two cocktails.
"We didn't order anything" Caitlin started but the waitress smirked and pointed at two guys at the bar.
"Compliments of those two over there" she added as she put the glasses down.
Both Kara and Caitlin smiled in their direction and then chuckled.
"That never happens when Barry and Cisco are here," she grinned.
"Well I'm not surprised," Kara replied. "Look at you in that dress. Doctor Snow the scientist by day and sexy party girl by night."
Caitlin looked down at the blue sequenced cocktail dress and suddenly felt unsure. When she saw the dress in the store she instantly fell in love with the color and how it sparkled like snowflakes in the pale winter sun. It was unlike anything she ever thought herself wearing but the moment she put it on she knew she had to have it. Of course it was crazy expensive and there never seemed to be an occasion to wear it. Until now.
"I'm still doctor Snow. Even in this dress. And what about you. Kara Danvers, personal assistant to Cat Grant by day and Supergirl by night."
She lowered her voice when she said Supergirl and smiled widely.
"Tonight I just want to be Kara Danvers the tourist," Kara replied. "And dance with my new friend. I'm really glad you suggested this. Back home I don't go out very much. There's always some crisis or miss Grant needs me for something. And I don't have many female friends either. It's just me and my sister. And of course James and Winn. We go out but it's not the same as having a girl-friend you can dress up with and gossip with."
Caitlin chuckled and nodded.
"I know. I spend so much time at the lab that sometimes it feels like I'm one of the guys. I do have one girl-friend. Her name is Felicity but she lives in Star City. We talk on the phone all the time and we visit each other but it's nice having someone to go out with and talk about the men we work with.'
She glanced at Kara and paused for a second.
"So you and James.. how is that going?"
Kara's eyes widened in horror.
"Barry told you?!"
"No. Give me some credit. I'm a doctor and I see the way you react every time his name comes up. You like James."
Kara adjusted her glasses and gave Caitlin a nervous smile.
"I do but it's complicated. We work together and his ex, Lucy..she's now the head of the D.E.O. and essentially my boss. Besides, I don't know how he feels about me."
"Kara, you should tell.." Caitlin started but couldn't finish her sentence because of the loud explosion that followed. Part of ceiling above the dancefloor collapsed and rubble was now blocking the exits. People screamed in panic and tried to get away. The smoke cleared and amidst the rubble stood Silver Banshee. Caitlin and Kara ducked behind their knocked over table as Silver Banshee started pacing.
"What is she holding? Is that the gun?" Kara whispered.
"Can't be because A.R.G.U.S. would have told us if she stole it" Caitlin whispered back but there was doubt in her voice. With trembling fingers she managed to get her phone out of her purse and text S.O.S. to Barry.
"Sorry to end your night with a Bang.." Banshee said calmly but loud enough for everyone in the club to hear. She aimed the gun at the terrified people that huddled together. "I don't want to take up too much of your time but you see..I need your help. I'm looking for someone. A girl. An annoying, innocent looking blonde. A little birdy told me that I could find her here." She emphasized the last word and slowly turned around, scanning the club for any sign of Supergirl.
"I have to change" Kara whispered but Caitlin stopped her.
"No, you can't. We don't know what that gun does. You have to wait for Barry."

"Come out come out wherever you are…Supergirl" Banshee continued. "Unless you want to start killing off people. It would be good target practice." She aimed the gun at one of the guys that bought them the drink and they could see how he held is breath, panic written all over his face. Before she could pull the trigger a voice came out of nowhere.
"Leave him alone and let's take this outside." In the blink of an eye the Flash appeared and while everyone was distracted by the arrival of the Flash, it gave Kara a chance to change out of the dress she borrowed from Caitlin and into her Supergirl outfit.
"Stay down,' she hissed to Cait and then walked around a pillar so Banshee could see her.
Banshee looked at Kara, then at Barry and back at Kara. "Are you officially a duo now? You'll have to explain who's the hero and who's the sidekick because I'm confused. Not that it really matters. Tonight I'll kill two birds with one stone."
She directed the gun back at the ceiling and fired a shot. A big chunk of concrete came down but Barry had plenty of time to get Kara and himself out of harm's way.

"Where's Caitlin?" he asked frantically while looking around. The idea that she could be one of the victims that were on the dancefloor the moment the ceiling came down actually made his stomach churn.

"She's okay. She's back there" Kara answered. "Thanks for coming so fast and I'm sorry for this. Banshee is my problem and now she's threatening your city."
Barry smiled under his mask, relieved that Cait was okay.
"Don't worry about that. As far as the people of Central City is concerned, this is just another Meta."
"Why don't you just die" Banshee called out while firing random shots into the crowd. It was a miracle she missed hitting people but every time she hit a wall or something solid, something even more disturbing started to happen. In the spot where she fired cracks started to form and then it shattered like glass. But the range wasn't big enough to bring the building down, although she was doing some serious damage to the interior.
"We have to stop her before she buries us and everyone in here alive."
"You think?" Kara replied sarcastically but then turned to Silver Banshee.
"Let these people go. Your problem is with me, not them. We can take this somewhere else and we can talk."
Silver Banshee aimed her gun at Kara and pulled the trigger. If it wasn't for Barry's quick responds she would have been hit but now the only damage either of them suffered was the pain of hitting to floor hard.
The shot that was meant for Kara hit a pillar and cracks started to appear. Banshee turned in frustration, inhaling deeply and then letting out a high pitched scream that brought everyone to their knees and covering their ears but the sound did more than just making some ears bleed. Walls, pillars..everything that was already cracked by the gun Banshee was slinging started to crumble and slowly the building was coming apart. They were running out of time.
Barry grabbed Kara and hinted at the ceiling. There was a piece of concrete dangling dangerously loose but Banshee was still a few feet away from it.
"We have to get her underneath" Barry hissed at Kara. "I'll draw her over and you'll do that laser thing with your eyes."
In a flash he moved around to get behind Banshee and then called her name. As expected she turned around to fire her gun at him but before she could Kara melted the iron rods that were keeping up the concrete block and in the fall it took out Banshee. If she was standing a few inches back she would have been killed but now she was only unconscious. Kara knelt down next to her nemesis and checked her vitals.
"She's going to be okay. You don't happen to have a place we can put her until we find what she stole, do you?"
Barry smirked again. "As a matter of fact.."

All around them people were fleeing for the exits but he was looking for one person in particular and once he saw her he pulled her into a tight hug.
"Are you okay?"
Caitlin held on a moment longer before she let go of him and smiled.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Sorry I called you away from your family dinner."
Barry suppressed a smile while letting his eyes go over her dress.
"I should have gone with you two to begin with. We knew Silver Banshee was looking for Supergirl."
All three looked at Shioban on the floor.
"Well, we'll put her in the Pipeline for now but I hope she won't be able to get out. Hartley said her voice might be too powerful for the glass." Caitlin said with a sigh.
Kara picked up the gun and frowned. "I have a feeling we've won this battle but not the war."
"You might be right but for now we have to get her back to S.T.A.R. labs." Barry replied but as they were heading back he leaned into Caitlin and smirked.
"So, doctor Snow.. is there any chance that we'll see that dress on casual Friday?"
He chuckled when she pushed his shoulder and gave him a fake angry look.