Fear of Foliage, Ivy and Scarecrow teaming up

[Anne Onymous]

Robinson Park retained a beautiful look to it, preserved well by the cities officials much in the same state Lex Luthor had had it redone when he helped rebuild Gotham. It was expanded relatively recently, even. What the public did not know was that underneath it was a lair of one of Gotham's most dangerous villains. Batman once knew about Ivy's using a former cave of his under the park. What he did not know, however, was that Ivy, through root manipulation, mostly, had hollowed out another large "cave" under the lush park. Even deep underground, plants flurished everywhere, many giving off a luminescent glow.

Ivy entered the room first, strutting in as a queen. The nearby flowers even bowed a bit. "Welcome to my humble abode, dear Scarecrow."

Behind Ivy and Scarecrow walked several henchmen and a scientist. One of the henchmen and the scientist wore an almost vacant look. Ivy gave them both a wink and they strode to her and knelt down.

"Hope you don't mind my borrowing this one, S'crow" Ivy bemused, tapping the henchman Harold's forehead. "But I haven't had the chance to recruit my own team as of yet."

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"No matter," Scarecrow said, looking around the lair. "Harold was always a bit of a dimwit." He was impressed by the depth Ivy had given the place. It was gorgeous, but instilled a bit of nervousness in his gut. He enjoyed it. He walked further into the cave and held his arms out.

"Lovely place," he said. "Now let's get down to business, shall we?"

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The green seductress motioned with a finger for their captive scientist to come forward. The woman obeyed as if summoned by a goddess, coming up to Poison Ivy's root-throne and kneeling. Ivy stroked her hair

"My dear Angela. I've done my homework on you. You specialize in S.T.A.R. Labs weather-department. Tell me about your project." Poison Ivy spoke with a charm that sent a chill down her fellow Bat-villain's crooked back. He'd best keep his mask on during this alliance.

The woman gazed into Ivy's eyes and was all to happy to divulge her secrets in exchange for the approval of this red-haired beauty...which was odd, because she was happily married to a man back in Metropolis...It just didn't seem to matter now.

"We have the technology of The Weather Wizard and we're working on backwards-developing it in order to create grand-scale weather controlling devices." Angela spilled. "The goal is to do away with famines, keep the ice-caps sufficiently frozen, and keep dangerous storms to a minimum."

Ivy smiled at Scarecrow. "And could you, in theory, add another component to the weather controlling devices that could, say, amp up the nutrient content in rain?

The scientist though, but then nodded. "I imagine that would be possible"

Ivy then leaned forward and kissed the woman sensuously on the lips. "Thank you, my sweet." She then looked back to Crane. "How fast can you make up your fear gas in an extra concentrated--and specific fear inducing--state?"

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"You underestimate me Ivy," Scarecrow grinned. "Don't you think I have it already?"

Crane motioned to Jackson, one of his other henchmen. The man carried forward a briefcase as Crane sat on one of the plant structures within the cave. He opened the case at Ivy's feet, revealing four fear toxin canisters.

"One part toxin per million water," Crane laughed. "All it requires is a bit of extract from the desired phobia. A simple leaf would be enough. Where do we start?"

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Ivy reached to one of the plants near Scarecrow. She seemed to caress it lightly, as if comforting it like a parent would comfort a child before a shot. She then plucked a leaf and brought it to the master of fear.

"I trust this will be satisfactory?" She once again grinned, imagining the wonderful effect of a world where plants were no longer mistreated, but actually feared and respected. Let the Fear Doctor enjoy his whimsical world of terror. As long as plants were made dominant, she did not care.

Ivy returned to her worshippers. "Angela, be a doll and tell us exactly what we would need to know regarding your weather project..." The scientist began explaining everything. Right away, though, the biggest factor hit both villains like a tone of bricks.

The device they would need to get to was not in the Gotham S.T.A.R. Labs division (which worked in tandum with Wayne Labs). Rather, they would need to venture to Metropolis. "S" territory...

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"Well that's a problem now isn't it?" Crane hissed. He glanced from Angela to Ivy. "Well ladies... let's get working on that, shall we?"

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Ivy also flinched at the name of Metropolis. But, then again, they frequented the haunt of the Batman, who to most of their "crowd" was far more intimidating than the super powered alien in red, yellow, and blue.

"I've tamed the Kryptonian before," Ivy boasted, "and I can do it again. The trick will be stealth and knowing how to reach him."

She looked down at the subservient Metropolis native before her. This woman...

A smile crossed her ruby lips.

"Scarecrow, I do believe a plan has blossomed..."

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"Do tell..."

((Continue in Metropolis?))

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((Continued in Metropolis!))