One thing about Batman was that he put the Boy Scouts to shame. 'Always be prepared' wasn't just a motto, it was a way of life. So the other boot had fire repellent. It wasn't easy to ignore the smell of burning plantsuit, but he did his best. The floor shifted uneasily underneath him, giving way just as he spotted a bar that he was able to jump to. And that he used to swing to a more reliable bit of the floor.
He crouched a moment, listening through the fire and the sound of the rebreather. It took a moment for him to hear anything over it. Turning, he tried to pinpoint the sound of yelling and finally started running toward the sound of it, stopping in front of a door. The screams were definitely coming from behind it. He could pick out three voices, though ages were harder to determine. Not that it mattered, anyway.
"Stay near the floor," he shouted, looking at the door. "And I need you to back away from the door." Dick really hoped Stacy's translation program or whatever it was was still working. The screaming did quiet some and he had to take it that the owners were following his orders.
Nodding to himself, Dick took a step back and kicked the door in, then had to drop as smoke billowed out of the room. That wasn't good. He started crawling forward, looking around to try to find the owners of the voices, which seemed to be mostly crying now. "It's okay," he said, reaching out and finding a small hand. "We'll get you out of here. How many are here?"
There was more sniffling and the hand turned to clutch his. "My brother and sister. And Wuffles."
"Wuffles?"
"Our cat."
Dick took a breath and nodded. "All right. Let's find your siblings and the cat and we'll get you out of here.
It took a few minutes to gather the others. Luckily, the other two were quite a bit smaller than the oldest. Dick gathered them up, having the oldest hold on to his neck while he grabbed up the smaller kids. The little girl held the kitten against her chest. Dick busted out the window, using a decel line that he shot up on the roof to give them a way down. "You know, I really wish this was the first time I'd ever done this," he said as they got to the ground, getting the kids down. "Come on, this way. We need to get you guys evacuated." And he needed to get back into the fire to check on the others.
Re: FIRE
He crouched a moment, listening through the fire and the sound of the rebreather. It took a moment for him to hear anything over it. Turning, he tried to pinpoint the sound of yelling and finally started running toward the sound of it, stopping in front of a door. The screams were definitely coming from behind it. He could pick out three voices, though ages were harder to determine. Not that it mattered, anyway.
"Stay near the floor," he shouted, looking at the door. "And I need you to back away from the door." Dick really hoped Stacy's translation program or whatever it was was still working. The screaming did quiet some and he had to take it that the owners were following his orders.
Nodding to himself, Dick took a step back and kicked the door in, then had to drop as smoke billowed out of the room. That wasn't good. He started crawling forward, looking around to try to find the owners of the voices, which seemed to be mostly crying now. "It's okay," he said, reaching out and finding a small hand. "We'll get you out of here. How many are here?"
There was more sniffling and the hand turned to clutch his. "My brother and sister. And Wuffles."
"Wuffles?"
"Our cat."
Dick took a breath and nodded. "All right. Let's find your siblings and the cat and we'll get you out of here.
It took a few minutes to gather the others. Luckily, the other two were quite a bit smaller than the oldest. Dick gathered them up, having the oldest hold on to his neck while he grabbed up the smaller kids. The little girl held the kitten against her chest. Dick busted out the window, using a decel line that he shot up on the roof to give them a way down. "You know, I really wish this was the first time I'd ever done this," he said as they got to the ground, getting the kids down. "Come on, this way. We need to get you guys evacuated." And he needed to get back into the fire to check on the others.