"I can remove the threats that the guards pose, but you will want to remove the camera's as threats. Make it so there is no record of us coming through here."
"Can you do so without being noticed?"
Mirra's smile sent a chill down Robin's spine. "I can even make it look like a complete accident."
Robin opened his mouth to remind Mirra they were not going to kill when she grumbled grudgingly.
"It won't kill them." Mirra swam towards the bay wall on their left. Once their she made the strange hand signs again whispered quietly to herself. A small puddle of water that was near her twitched and then slowly snaked its way over to the first guard. A wave splashed more water into the puddle allowing it to extend to the second guard all the way over by the door. Mirra repeated the process, but Robin noticed this time the hand signs were slightly different. She then laid her hand on a power cable that ran past her an into a fuse panel. The panel exploded open and live wires fell into the puddle with electricity pulsing loudly.
There was a loud pop before the lights went dim and a gasp of pain from both guards. Robin waited to hear the splat as both guards hit the ground unconscious. Or at least he hoped they were. He was about to pull himself up on the platform when he saw the still buzzing wires and thought better of it.
"It's not going to shock me too?"
"No, we are protected."
The door at the opposite end slid open and Robin dropped his hands to his weapons. Mirra was already preparing to whisper one of her spells if an intruder entered. But no one came. The pair exchanged worried glances.
Robin muttered, "Must be an emergency protocol in case the power goes out."
Mirra nodded though Robin was sure she wasn't any more convinced than he was. He dragged himself out of the water and stealthily made his way to the computer consol. After shutting down the camera's temporarily he waved for Mirra to follow him. It would look like a mechanical failure when the techs came to fix it. Mirra pulled herself onto the bay floor and glanced around like she had heard something.
"We have only a few moments before these come back online. They; whoever they are, will be sending techs and medics for this mess in here and I don't want to be around when they show up."
Mirra nodded and followed after Robin, but he noticed she was still glancing around looking for something. Mirra snatched a key card off the card clipped to the vest of the guard who had been standing guard in front of the door.
Together they entered the maze of tunnels. Some of the pathways were barely wider than an arm's length, probably service hallways. Next they slid down a ladder and turned left. Mirra had taken the lead, acting as their compass. Occasionally she had to open a door with the key card she had swiped.
It Robin almost asked how she knew which way to go, but a small part of him whispered they were going the right way. It was a strange feeling in the back of his mind. The closer they got to their goal the more at ease he felt. Suddenly they were standing in front of giant barred door. Mirra tried the key card, but the door buzzed angrily at them. Apparently this room was restricted even to the guards.
"She's here," Mirra whispered as she laid her hand over the door. Robin's heart skipped a beat as he went to the control panel. He plugged in his computer and got to work cracking the door open. It took several tries before the door finally opened with a hiss.
Inside was a large circular room. The whole room smelled of a hospital and had Robin's nose wrinkling in distaste. Which, he realized wasn't too far from the truth. There was a line of machines and monitors about half way in made a ring around the center of the room, with only small pathways in between. At the very center of the room was a steal table like what you would find in a morgue. On the table was a body. Tubes, hoses, and wires went from the body to the various machines that surrounded it.
Robin hadn't even been able to get a good look at the person before Mirra bolted forward. Robin didn't even consider warning her that this could be a trap. He was caught in a daze as he walked forward, like a sleep walker. His eyes were fixed solely on the woman on the table. Her hair was a long copper blonde curtain that fanned out around her head. Someone seemed to have been regularly brushing, cleaning, and trimming her hair. They had also cleaned, trimmed, and painted both her fingernails and toenails. She wore a white sundress that made Robin think she looked like a sleeping bride. A chill went down his spine. Someone was treating her like their own personal doll. Memories nagged at the back of his mind. Warnings that he couldn't remember urging him to hurry and get Jessie out of here. Then he noticed at odds with the doll like picture were thick leather straps used to restrain her ankles, wrists, shoulder, and waist down. Jessie must have fought captivity hard for this to have necessary.
Robin stepped up to the table and gently pressed two fingers to her neck. He let out the breath he hadn't realized he had been holding when he felt the strong steady beat of her pulse. He supposed the machines around him had already told him that she was still alive, but it was always best to double check for one's self. He checked the charts making sure it would do no harm to Jessie unhook everything. Once he was sure it was safe he began gently undoing the straps, removing the wires, carefully removing the tubes, finally pulling the breathing mask off her face. When that was all set aside he dug around in his utility belt until he pulled out a small syringe with a pale liquid like substances in it. Robin injected it right into the girl's vein on the inside of her arm.
"What is that," Mirra asked, concern hedging in her voice. He couldn't blame her after all the worrying she had done for over her sister.
"It's something Batman cooked up. It's a mixture of adrenaline and a few other-."
Jessie's eyes flashed open and a gasp moved up her throat and out her lips, sounding like a old bellows that hadn't been worked in years. Her eyes stared out unseeing for a moment until her gaze fell on Robin. When her bright greens eyes locked with his eyes. It was like the flood gates had opened in his mind.
