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7. A Bird In The Hand
Robin talked to Kid Flash almost the entire way back to the hanger setting up a plan. Artemis trailed behind. This could work, Robin was going to get them out of this. They only had four minutes left. Robin quietly removed and set aside the vent cover and leapt just a quietly down into the small room overlooking the hanger. Artemis wasn't sure what this room was for but she hardly cared. Robin tapped her earpiece.
"Ok KF, make with the distraction." Kid Flash and Superboy began taunting the two robots as Robin hooked up a zip line to the wall and shot it to the top of the generator.
"Cover me." Robin said and Artemis nodded pulling out her last arrow as Robin propelled down the zip line with the glowing blue device. As silently as possible Robin pulled a large metal access panel aside. The boys continued to taunt the robots as Robin carefully placed the device into a slot in the generator and hooked her wrist computer into the generator.
"Rerouting power now." Nothing happened. For several seconds as nothing continued to happen Robin frantically looked over the machine.
"Damn! The circuit is incomplete! I need something conductible. A piece of metal, or…" Robin said, more to herself than anyone else as she searched her utility belt. Before she could pull out anything Artemis screamed a warning behind her. She turned just in time to get swept up in the torrent of water. It roiled around her as she desperately tried to hold on to the generator. Her grip slipped and the cord connecting her computer with the generator snapped. She was tossed about in the raging water until her back ran smack into the wall, or maybe it was the floor she honestly couldn't tell anymore, of the hanger forcing air out of her lungs. She felt the torrent calming and tried to struggle as she was lifted in a column of water towards the second level of the hanger. She thought she could hear Wally swearing and threatening the robots as Superboy roared but her world was going fuzzy. She couldn't think beyond the need for air as the crushing pressure around her forced what little she had left out of her lungs. The last thing she felt was water rushing into her mouth as she struggled to breathe.
Aqualad watched, horrorstruck as the male red robot lowered Robin's limp form to the floor. She didn't look like she was breathing. Where was Artemis!? She was their last hope now, whatever she did she had to do it soon or they wouldn't survive, none of them. He feared Robin was already dead.
Wally swore and cursed at the robots as the water rose around him. He was angry at them for hurting his best friend. But he was also angry at himself because the Flash would have had no problems getting out of this. Aqualad must have passed out too because he couldn't hear him trying to check on Robin. They were all going to die if Artemis didn't do something soon. The one minute warning rang out from the unfeeling metal throat of the male robot.
What felt like an eternity later the sound of the elevator doors reached Wally's ears as he struggled to keep his head above water. He could hear Artemis's voice just before the water covered his head.
"I surrender! Stop the clock!" He had no idea what happened next, nor did he really care. All that really mattered was that the water had receded moments later and the glow from the fire was gone. Wally gasped for air as Superboy called out.
"Kaldur! How's M'ggan?" Wally heard Aqualad panting.
"She breathes. What of Robin?" Aqualad watched as Artemis ran to the unmoving acrobat's side. Her eyes widened as she placed a hand on his chest.
"He… He's not breathing!"The entire group was silent as Artemis began administering CPR to their youngest member.
No one else noticed it but Artemis did. Something was wrong. It wasn't working the way it should be, nor did Robin's chest feel like it should have. Her eyebrows shot up as she realized what was wrong. She adjusted the chest compressions and held Robins nose closed as she began to give her mouth to mouth. After three more tries there was a rasping cough from the still form of the acrobat. Artemis carefully rolled her onto her side as she coughed up water and gasped for air.
Wally cheered at the sound of the coughing. Artemis fell back onto her ass as she breathed a sigh of relief as the notion that had saved Robins life began to take hold. Robin rolled over to look at her and smiled slightly between pants for air.
"Way to get traught." Artemis laughed and hugged the smaller girl.