Big Computers [Diana/Cole]

[artemis]

(Continued from Here)

Aha, Wayne Tower, the headquarters of Wayne Enterprises.

Wayne Enterprises was officially erected in the 19th century and thus is one of the oldest companies in the world. Although it was founded by Bruce Wayne's ancestors as a merchant house in the 17th century, the company changed when the heir of Judge Solomon Wayne, Alan, utilized his father's wealth and erected the Wayne Shipping company and also the Wayne Chemical company into the city. Thus it was officially erected in the 19th century. Along the years, it has evolved from a merchant house to a large multinational conglomerate company that can go up against its bigger competitor LexCorp.

Which also means it has big computers.

Computers big enough to give her the information that a library computer wouldn't. Artemis just hoped Mister Wayne was out lying naked in a swimming pool with a few models by his side as he usually was and wouldn't notice the small break-in. Heroes never really broke into places, but Artemis was a ninja; breaking in and disarming security systems sort of came with the package.

Two trick arrows flew through the air, one of them adhering to the wall in front of the two security guards viewing the cameras in the Security Room, and the other on top of the system's control panel.

"Hey, what the--?" one of the guards cried out, though before he or his partner got a chance to do anything, the arrow by the wall released knock-out gas, causing them to fall, out cold. The other arrow, on the control panel, simultaneously released an electromagnetic pulse - Green Arrow's infamous (and one of a kind) EMP-Arrows. She was probably going to have to think of a good excuse to explain to Uncle Ollie why she needed more now, since those was the last (and only) one he had made her. They were one of his more expensive contraptions.

With the EM-pulse having sucessfully shorted out the circuits of the security system, Artemis entered the building through the window and looked around. "That went well," she spoke up, putting her hands on her waist, looking at the unconscious guards before quickly going over to the control panel and beginning to reprogram the cameras and search the schematics of the building, trying to find out where she could get some big computers.

"You can come in now," she called over her shoulder as she worked, inviting Wonder Woman and Cole.

[yume]

She let Artemis take the lead after all she was the only one of the three that knew where she was going and knew Gotham well which when in comparison to how much Diana knew about the city, was a lot. Wonder woman had followed the female while hovering slightly so that she got a good eyes view just in case they were attacked again, she female wasn’t going to get caught out a second time especially now that she knew what they were kind of up against. Empowered humans which was a new one for her in Gotham and to be honest after the initial fight she was rearing to go again but unfortunately for her the green arrows niece had a better idea and knocked the guards out. Well it was a better idea after all, the stealth way meant that they wouldn’t find too much trouble in getting what they need which ultimately was better for the group if they needed to save their energy for the gang that they would eventually face, or at least some of the members.

After hearing the archer call them in she opened the door carefully with her hand looking around carefully for traps and when she was finished held the door open with her foot so that the thunder user Cole could step into the room. Once they were both inside she silently shut the door where she walked towards the large screen which looked almost new yet she knew it probably wasn’t so decided to lean against the table that it was leaning on while the trio waited for Artemis to find out where they needed to go. “Nice job with the guards, you really know hoe to use that weapon of yours” she told her smiling at the female who had really made an impression on her, maybe after this was all over they could work together more often. Cole on the other hand she was still trying to work out after all they hadn’t really spent a lot of time together since the alleyway trouble.

The princess amazon sighed gently to herself as she waited for the information to upload onto the screen that was beside her which she could read of a slightly glow that shone on the archer’s facial features. She knew that they would have to make their way through the building and hopefully without the cameras if not she would take them down as they went along with anybody they met on the way. With that thought she looked at the guards on the floor to see them still breathing and then looked around at all of the electronic devices that were around the room before raising an eyebrow towards Cole. “Are you going to ok around these devices?” she asked raising both eyebrows to show her confusion “Won’t they affect your powers?”

Diana guessed that they would make the male stronger although then again she had no idea how his power worked so didn’t want to state anything just in case it upset the male. She wasn’t one for causing pain to someone unless of course they were evil and deserved it which seemed to be needed a lot more than it hand years back it was like even though more heroes came forward more villains appeared to defeat them. It was a cruel world which she was trying to make better and now she was doing it with help which felt strange, different but good all at the same time she was enjoying the experience is she could call it that. “Check for guards if we can avoid them we must, if not then I can take them out”

[cole]

Cole followed Artemis and Wonder Woman, stopping briefly outside to stare up at the monolith of a building that was Wayne Tower. Bruce Wayne, the prince of Gotham, would no doubt be displeased if he found out they were breaking in. The place was probably stocked with the best of the best when it came to security. Cole could only hope that Artemis knew what she was doing. If he were caught on camera the last thing he needed was the law against him in a city he'd only just arrived in a little over a week ago.

"Thanks," He said, as he passed through the door Wonder Woman held for him. Cole was impressed with Artemis' display of skill in taking out the guards. It dawned on him just then that he was in a whole other league with these two, and that he still had a lot to learn. His powers wouldn't mean a thing if he didn't know how to apply them. Cole scanned the security room quickly, making sure to step over the guard lying unconscious on the floor in front of him as he did.

He glanced at Diana and then to the tech she had pointed out. "Nah, it's good, in case I need a recharge." Cole said with a coy smile, scratching the back of his head as he surveyed the various devices. The place was a veritable goldmine for Cole, with so much energy to siphon. It gave him a spark of confidence that at the very least he wouldn't run low on juice in case they got themselves into a situation that would require them to put up a fight. Cole doubted there being nothing more than guards roaming about the place.

Focusing his mind, Cole's stance became almost combative - ready for anything. The blue glow of the electricity that crackled up and down his forearms cast shadows around the room. He walked a short distance from Artemis and Wonder Woman, keeping watch while Artemis worked her magic on the control panel.

[artemis]

"Thank... you...! *.*" Artemis had stars in her eyes when Wonder Woman praised her. Why? Because Wonder Woman was, as has been established, her role model. And when your role model praises you, you get stars in your eyes. Its natural. She then went back to work, not looking to disappoint. She let Cole and Wonder Woman talk, focusing on her own job.

She pulled out the schematics of Wayne Towers and immediately pulled out the computer room. There were quite a few guards that were stationed in the hallways leading to it. Looks like the playboy wanted his toys secure. "Well, we could take out the guards," she spoke up, but then what Wonder Woman said registered in her mind.

“Check for guards if we can avoid them we must--” she tuned out the rest of Wonder Woman's statement. Wonder Woman did not want to fight guards? Then they would not fight guards. It was decided. She did a little more typing and out came another map. This one was of the Wayne Tower ventilation system.

"Or..." she began slowly. She then looked at Diana and then at Cole. "Do you think you guys could fit inside air vents?" she asked. She knew she could. She was small. But she couldn't really estimate for them; Diana was a big woman, while Cole was not really small either. Neither of them were fat, so they probably could, but it never hurt to ask.

[yume]

The princess nodded at Cole’s comment about the electricity and the machines saying that it was fine that they were there as it allowed him to recharge suggesting to Diana that he received his energy and power from charged objects. If that was the case then Cole was in his own type of gold mine, full of power. It was a good thing to know in case they got caught and were in trouble or unless she had to fight him for whatever reason to was such as a sparring contest. She heard the female’s voice echo through the room she turned to see what the archer was saying to them, hopefully she had found where they needed to go which was confirmed as the female looked at the screen in front of the trio showing them where the rooms were.

“Air vents” she repeated frowning slightly as she went through the plan in her head, sure they would get past the guards undetected but the small tunnel could cause them to be completely defenceless to attack if someone spotted or heard them. Diana didn’t like that thought, not that she scared of getting stuck as she could just smash her way through but it was the fact that she didn’t like to be powerless against her powers. She had been taught from a young age that amazons needed to always be strong no matter what as well as being an independent woman. That said she was on earth now and that didn’t help clear things out of her mind, she didn’t like it so turned to face the only male in the room before looking back at the vents. “Do you think you can manage them Cole?”

Wonder woman slowly walked towards the vents which they had to unscrew to remove the hold yet instead she grabbed the sides of the metal cover pulling with all of her strength. Once it was removed she threw it behind her where it landed with a thud, twisted on the floor a few times and finally stopped resting silently along with the knocked out guards. Sighing to herself she looked inside sniffing gently but couldn’t see anything out of the ordinary, she was checking that the place wasn’t poisoned or marked with gas similar to that of Artemis’s using her strengthened sense of smell. It would just be their luck that the place was booby trapped like a tomb of some sort.

“We need to be sure that the vents aren’t trapped with motion detectors or some kind of other device first, we don’t want to risk having the whole building alarmed. We also need a map to take with us or we might end up taking the wrong way.” she explained and she didn’t need to state that if the building was alerted then so would the police which in turn would result in her as well as Artemis and Cole turning into wanted fugitives which was not a good luck for the female hero “Artemis if you don’t mind can you check first before we go and if the way is clear them I can manage it, Cole?” She waited for the answer from the male and if he couldn’t then they could always go by foot or they could either split up with some walking and some going through the air vents.

[cole]

Cole looked over his shoulder at Artemis before relaxing his posture and walking back to the pair. The less fighting he had to do the better. He wasn't looking to put any guards in a coma. "Air vents?" He said, thinking aloud to himself. It was a tight space, and although he wasn't claustrophobic he didn't like the idea of getting caught in them with no freedom of movement, no means to defend himself. "Yeah, I think I can." He said diffidently, turning to Diana.

A thought occurred to him; because his body surged with electricity, if he were to discharge any in the vent he could end up shocking the two of them. That's the last thing he would want to happen. Still attempting to win their trust, it would prove difficult if that were to happen. "You should probably go on ahead. I'll follow in a few minutes." He paused, thinking quickly. "We wouldn't all want to get caught together, in case something goes wrong we're not in one place like fish in a barrel."

While Cole felt he would be able enough to control himself, and prevent his powers from getting away on him, he didn't want to risk it. It was already a tense situation attempting to sneak into the building, so it was unclear whether or not the adrenaline would have any effect on his ability to maintain while in such a cramped passageway. He wasn't going to take the chance.

"On second thought, maybe I could find another way and meet you both there." He added, unsure of where exactly there was.