The Storm After

Chapter 5: Flamebird

The Star City Bank had been attacked by a group of hired grunts and there had been reports of a hostage situation. Oliver and Kara had suited up and headed off to the scene. He had Kara take him with her by flight to make it there as fast as they could. As they flew, Oliver guided her to the location and shortly after they landed on a rooftop near the bank. They stood together, peering unto the other side to survey the area. They didn't see anything suspicious going on outside. Oliver reached for his head-piece and connected himself with the team.

"Overwatch, we're here. No suspicious activity outside seems like police haven't arrived yet." Oliver reported.

"We? Who's with you?" Felicity asked. Kara got close to Oliver to speak into his mic.

"It's me!" Kara inputted. Her voice was full of excitement. She saw Oliver giving her a look.

"Oh? You guys are teaming up? That's awesome! Well, they haven't really done much. So there's no immediate danger. But be careful guys, keep us updated." Felicity said. Oliver responded with an okay and they signed off the comms.

"Hey Oliver, can I ask you something?" Kara asked. Oliver turned to face her. He gave a curious look.

"Yeah, what is it?" Oliver responded.

"Well, since we're not going to go with me being Supergirl in Star City just yet..." Kara said. She trickled off and waited to see if the line of questioning was okay. She saw that Oliver was fine and waited for her to continue. "I thought maybe... I could use a different name in the meantime."

"Oh? And what did you have in mind?" Oliver asked.

"I was thinking about... Flamebird." Kara said. She saw Oliver responded with a confused look.

"Flamebird? What... what is that?" Oliver asked, it wasn't a name he had thought Kara would have said.

"Well... back on Krypton, they were a crime-fighting duo that gave hope to a lot of people. I thought perhaps I could bring their legacy and share it here." Kara said. Oliver gave her a little smile and a light-hearted sigh.

"All right. Then let's do this, Flamebird." Oliver said with a nod. Kara nodded back, she was happy that Oliver had accepted her proposal. Oliver turned back to face the bank and Kara followed suit.

"All right, can you look inside? Tell me what you see." Oliver said. Kara responded with a nod and activated her x-ray vision. She began to examine the interior of the bank, scanning both floors and make note of everything she saw. She came back and reported what she saw.

"Well, there's a lot of them in what I think is the main lobby. They've knocked out the guards and put them together in a room. They don't look harmed. But all of them are just standing there, so I think maybe they're guarding something. There's probably about 10-12 of them and they're all armed with 3 more further in. But the strange thing is... I can't find the hostages." Kara said finishing her report.

"You can't? It can't be a false claim, could it?" Oliver asked.

"Who knows? But I can't see any other individuals besides who I just described." Kara answered. Oliver let out a sigh.

"Well, we still have to move in. You ready?" Oliver asked.

"Wait, you just wanna go busting in there?" Kara asked back. Oliver got confused. Kara gave a half-smile.

"C'mon, if we're going to do this. Let's do it more... efficiently." Kara said.

"You have a plan in mind?" Oliver asked. He saw Kara had a big grin on her face.

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Meanwhile, inside the Star City bank. The group of thugs were walking around patrolling the area. They were holding their rifles making the rounds to intercept any interference. One of them, supposedly the leader spoke up.