Outsiders

Partners in crime fighting

It's been a week since moving in with Powergirl. Kate was walking towards Kara's apartment complex when she sees two police officers carrying out a body bag, with two more lying in an ambulance truck parked by a few police cruisers. There's been a killing at the apartment? Kate jogs up to the front steps, her black work boots pounding against the pavement until she reaches the entrance. She climbs the stairs to my room, discreetly slipping into her apartment.

Night falls before Powergirl heads up to the roof. As She flies over the rooftops of Gotham, a swarm of bats can be seen fluttering around against the reflection of the moon. Guess they're active tonight.

Several blocks away from the apartment, in the middle of the financial district, She spots the Gotham Jewelers, landing on the rooftop. A blunt punch to the back of the head sends her soaring off balance, catching myself on the edge of the roof. She turns around just in time to see the Batwoman, donning a black and red costume, coming right at her, fists at the ready.

"Hiaah!" she cries, and powergirl catches her punch right on time.

" What are you, a vampire?"

"It's a work in progress," she stands, her voice light and feminine.

Just as she stands, something on her side begins dispelling a static sound. She takes out a small transistor radio from the black belt on her hips. Turning the knob, she leans in to listen, "...robbery...24th and...alright."

She turns the radio off and puts it back on her belt, "I get police frequencies on that thing. Pretty cool huh?"

"Yeah...intercepting police frequencies, that's how you're able to get to crimes before the police do," Powergirl realises aloud.

Kate shakes her head, "Nope, this is how," she takes out a pair of keys from her utility belt and presses a button on the chain. Suddenly, the screeching of tires come from somewhere in the distance, before a sleek black and red 1970 Plymouth Barracudda named the Batcudda speeds to a stop in front of the building.

"Oh, that's why you chose those colors, they match the car," Powergirl jokes as they slide down to street level.

She gets in the driver's seat. Even though her mask obscures her entire face, Kara can tell she's smiling, "So Powergirl, wanna help me stop a robbery?"

"Uhm, uh, yeah. I'd be honored."

"Then hop in" she insists.

Kara got into the passenger seat as Kate starts up the car, "Buckle up and hold on!"

The car flies off, going at top speeds as we zoom through the Gotham streets.

They roll up to a small convenience store where two men in ski masks are escaping through an alleyway. Kara is the first to jump out of the car, tearing off after them. One of them shoves a couple of trash cans in her path, but She easily jumps over them, continuing her pursuit.

A shadow passes her overhead, and Powergirl can see that Batwoman is chasing them from the roofs. Smirking, Kara continues to follow the thieves through the alley. The crooks reach a dead end and Batwoman jumps down from the roof, her red cape fluttering in the wind. She reaches into her utility belt and pulls out a gun. She aims for the thieves and fires, and a long rope with two balls attached fly out, tying up the criminals.

"Wow...guess you didn't need my help after all," Powergirl says as she pushes the men to the side.

"That's not entirely true, you helped chase them down," Kate points out.

With the same gun, she aims it at rooftops and a grappling hook fires out of it. She extends her hand, "C'mon."

Kara grabs ahold of her hand as the grappling gun sends them up to the rooftops just as the sirens of police cars can be heard in the distance.

"Will they find the car?" Kara asks.

Kate shakes her head, "I had it drive off just as we got out. It's radio-controlled."

"Of course. The media springs me off as some dark avenger of the night looking to get revenge on the mob, but there are far more effective ways of hurting the mob then stopping a couple of robberies and drug deals. I just do this for kicks, to blow off steam."

Not long after Kate and Powergirl return to their appartment.