The Sidekicks

Chapter 10

Mia felt like her chest was going to explode. She was feeling an overwhelming mixture of nervousness, worry and guilt. She was worried about what had happened to Bruce and Tim in the time that she was gone and the guilt about what she had done was eating away at her. Her plan worked, which meant that no real harm had come to them. At least she hoped. She didn't know what the guards did with them while she was gone. Anger flared up inside of her as she thought about the guards mistreating them while she was away and she made the decision to funnel her anger into her actions, using it to her advantage for the next few minutes.

Kitty positioned her goggles securely on her head and scanned the building. She quickly realised that the tactics she had used before were not going to help her here. There were too many men and most of them had guns. Taking them all on at once would be suicide. The only other option would be to take them out one by one, moving from one target to the next while staying quiet and unseen. Kitty made her way over to the roof still using her goggles to check the positions of the guards. Luckily, the guards were many but far apart, which meant that Kitty could take out each guard without any of the other guards finding an unconscious colleague.

The prospect of 'hunting' brought back memories that made Mia feel uneasy. Memories that she would much rather forget, but she realised that she would once again have to become a predator. At least this time she could play by her own rules and nobody had to die. She scowled and pushed the memories to the back of her mind, thinking about that now would break her concentration and she was going to need all of her concentration for this task.

Kitty sneaked into the building through the large windows along the ceiling, making sure to keep track of the guards by using the thief vision of her goggles. She crouched on one of the rafters of the main storage area and surveyed the room. One of the guards were about to pass underneath her, so she used her whip to lower herself down far enough and wrapped her legs around his neck, chocking him until he passed out. His body crumpled to the ground and his gun clattered to the floor. Kitty landed next to him and pulled her whip down, coiling it up and returning it to its place on her hip. She stared at the gun lying on the floor, a million thoughts crossing her mind all at once. Mia bent down and picked it up, her muscle memory moving her hand to hold it expertly. Out of desperation, she contemplated taking it with her or not, in case of an emergency, but chose to leave it instead. She was desperate, but not that desperate. She wasn't very fond of guns and would rather not use one again. With a shaky hand, Mia placed the gun back on the floor and kicked it under one of the crates. It slid into the darkness of the narrow gap, making it impossible for anyone to reach it. She grabbed the guards ankles and pulled him into a dark corner, hiding his body from plain sight.

Kitty moved through the room doing the same with the other guards. Staying silent and hiding the guns and bodies. She made her way back up to the rafters and found her way into the next room. It was smaller and had fewer guards but they weren't far apart like before. There were only five or six and only two of them had guns. A fight would be acceptable, as long as there wasn't a chance of other guards being alerted and coming to the rescue. Kitty used her thief vision once again to check the surrounding areas for more guards and, luckily for her, there weren't any other guards nearby. She smirked to herself and dropped down from the rafters, already having a plan formed in her head.

"Oi!" She called out to the guards and the two guards immediately pointed their guns at her. "Woah," she raised her hands in defense. "I'm not here to rescue your captives. I'm the one that caught them so why would I set them free?" She flashed them a smile and lifted the goggles from her face. "Mister Dent will be here soon," she moved closer to them, making sure that they were confused enough to let her get in closer. "So he asked me to make sure they don't try to escape."