"How long can you keep that up for?" Jay asked his partner as he watched Kay working on Elle, carefully giving her a breath every few seconds.
"As long as I have to," Kay murmered. "The drugs will probably wear off in a few hours. I can handle things until then. Just keep trying to get Zed or a doctor on the communicator."
Elle stared up at him with wide, frightened blue eyes. Her hand shook and she reached out searching for and grasping his hand in a death grip.
"It's alright. I have you. Just stay calm." Kay said as he shifted his position a bit, cradling the left side of her face in one hand to keep her airway open, freeing his other hand to hold hers. It was a bit awkward but he could just manage it. He carefully blew into her mouth again. "You know I won't let anything happen to you."
"Suddenly, Jay's communicator beeped as he finally got a signal through. "Zed, what's going on?" he asked as the head of MiB appeared.
"We've got at least twenty bugs in the building. About fifteen of them are penned down in immigration but that leaves at least five loose. They knocked out main and back-up power and they're doing something to the communications system."
"We noticed the power was gone. Boy, did we notice that!" Jay muttered. "Can you get a doctor or something in here? Some of those drugs they gave Elle paralyzed her so she can't breathe on her own."
"What? Is...."
"I'm taking care of it but we really could use a hand in here!" Kay called loudly enough for Zed to hear him over the communicator.
Zed was silent for a moment, thinking of what to tell them. He hadn't counted on Elle being worse. "You need to get her out of the building but if she can't be moved...."
"Why do we need her out of the building?" Jay asked.
"These bugs are the late, unlamented Edgar's kids. They're here to pay Elle back for killing their father. They aren't going to stop until she's dead or they are. It's not safe for her here. Kay, how bad is it?" Zed asked.
"I can take care of her," Kay said. "Is the garage clear?"
"So far. Can she be moved?"
"We'll manage. Come on, Slick. Open the doors and lets go," Kay said as he gathered Elle into his arms, resting her head on his shoulder. He continued the mouth to mouth as soon as he had her secure in his arms, again using one hand to hold her face and letting her cling to the other one. Jay quickly pried the door open and they hurried down the hall with Jay in the lead, his noisy cricket drawn and his eyes searching their route for any bugs.
As soon as they reached the garage, Kay eased Elle into the back seat and then to Jay's surprise, he climbed in next to her, cradling her upper body against his chest to make it easier to breathe for her. "Here. You're driving this time," he said between breaths as he tossed the car keys to Jay who stared down at them in shock.