Dick woke up with a start and immediately realized he was upside down. A vine was wound around his ankles and wrists and he was dangling upside down. Dick's head felt like it was stuffed with cotton, but he could remember his second kidnapping. Poison Ivy had flung Penguin into a tree, then had a vine break the chair he had been sitting in and wrap itself around Dick's torso. The last thing Dick remembered was Poison Ivy's self satisfied voice muttering, "Now maybe they'll LISTEN to me," Right before glittering yellow dust had knocked him out.

At least now Dick knew that the spores that had knocked him out weren't mind controlling. The mind controlling spores were usually pink, now that he thought about it. Now where was Poison Ivy…

"So, you're awake." Speak of the devil. "Open your eyes. You're not fooling me." Dick hesitantly opened his eyes to see Poison Ivy sitting on a throne made of a giant rose in front of him. "Good. Now, let's flip you over. Wouldn't want my hostage to die." Dick's eyes widened as the vine flung him into the air, then caught him and stuck him into a cage of vines. "That's better. Now for the camera. I hate technology, but it's necessary this time."

Plants started setting up a camera pointed at Dick on Poison Ivy's command. Meanwhile Dick tried to get his headache to stop throbbing so hard so he could figure out what was going on. "What do you want with me?"

Poison Ivy sighed. "Well, it's nothing personal, but I need an important hostage. I'm about to unleash a bunch of super plants in the city. To ensure that no meddling superheroes hurt my babies like they did last time, I need something to keep them away from me. Penguin was stupid enough to take you straight into my territory, and, well, I'm not one to look a gift horse in the mouth. Now, let's send your guardian a little message, shall we?"

A vine snaked into the the cage and grabbed Dick's arms as he struggled to get free. "Hey! You can't do this!" Poison Ivy sighed and a smaller plant tendril wrapped around his mouth, silencing him.

A vine clicked the start button on the camera button and Poison Ivy started her message. "Hello Gotham. I've tried and tried to make this place less polluted and more plant-friendly, but Batman has stopped me every time. Well, I've come to the conclusion that this city is irreparable and must be destroyed. If a superhero interferes, I will kill Richard Grayson. Goodnight Gotham, and goodbye."

-Commercial Break Advertising Medicine, Teen Titans, and Discount Batarangs-

As the Batmobile pulled into the Batcave, an alarm went off. Batman hurriedly ran to the computer, and a video by Poison Ivy began playing. The picture showed Poison Ivy perched on a throne made of flowers beside a cage made of vines holding… his son. Dick was tied up with vines and gagged. Worryingly, there was a nasty cut on Dick's cheek and his eyes were slightly unfocused. The sight made Batman resolve to burn every single one of Ivy's plants this time. Nobody messed with his little bird. Batman refocused in time to hear Poison Ivy's message.

"Hello Gotham. I've tried and tried to make this place less polluted and more plant-friendly, but Batman has stopped me every time. Well, I've come to the conclusion that this city is irreparable and must be destroyed. If a superhero interferes, I will kill Richard Grayson. Goodnight Gotham, and goodbye."

The greenhouse Poison Ivy was hiding in looked unidentifiable, but then Batman caught sight of a logo reflected on the glass. stnalP ytterP s'htuR. Batman used his computer to flip the logo around and clarify it, and it turned into Ruth's Pretty Plants. As Batman was about to jump into the Batmobile, a call came in from the Watchtower. Batman hesitated, then clicked Receive. Superman popped up on the screen and immediately started talking. "Batman, what's the situation? And how's Dick?"

Batman grimaced. "They're at a greenhouse owned by Ruth's Pretty Plants. I'm about to rescue him. I'll send you the signal when it's safe to fight the plants."

Superman hesitated, then forged ahead. "Batman, we can't just let civilians die. We have to fight the plants. We can't afford to wait for you to rescue Robin."

Batman unleashed a full Batglare at Superman. "You WILL wait for my signal. My town, my villain, my son. If you go ahead and Dick dies, I will never forgive you."

Superman sighed. "Batman, you know I can't do that. I'll try to give you as much time as possible, but… we have to help. You have thirty minutes. After that, I'll have to send in the League. I hate it, but I can't sacrifice many for the good of one."

Batman was already running towards the Batmobile. "Fine! Thirty minutes! You better hope Robin is safe!"

-Commercial break about insurance. What's up with those anyway?-

Poison Ivy's plants turned off the camera. "There. That wasn't so hard, was it, Richard?"

Dick glared at Poison Ivy, then decided to pull a classic damsel in distress line. "Batman's going to throw you back in Arkham again. He won't let all those innocent people die to save me."

Poison Ivy glowered. "I know. But it's all progress. I'll destroy Gotham bit by bit each time I break out of jail."

Dick stared at Poison Ivy. "You DO belong in the looney bin. That'll never work! You're just wasting lives and resources!"

The plants around Dick started squeezing him until his ribs groaned. Poison Ivy hissed in annoyance. "I do NOT belong in that wretched square of concrete! You know, I can still use you as a hostage if you're damaged!" The pressure increased until an ominous Crack! sounded. Dick screamed as two of his ribs broke under the strain. "Unfortunately, I still do need you alive. For now."

Poison Ivy shuddered and fell to her knees. "NO! The Justice League is attacking my babies! Well, rich boy, that means it's time for you to die!" Plants shot towards Dick and wrapped around his throat, choking him. A batarang flew through the air, slicing through the plants and freeing Dick, who promptly dropped to the floor, nearly unconscious. He had barely enough strength to register Batman beating up Poison Ivy. Just as Dick was about to fall into unconsciousness, he was grabbed from behind and a knife was held to his throat.

"Well, well, well Batsy! Look what we have here!" It was Joker. Dick would recognize his sinister voice anywhere. "Now, I don't really have anything against this kid, but I'd like some bait, so unless you want me to slice this kid's throat, you'll let us leave peacefully. Don't worry, you'll find him again! Ta ta!" That was the last thing Dick heard before he blacked out.

A/N: Well, I got exactly three reviews, so I get to do shoutouts! Yay!

: Thank you! I kinda went off the Penguin I know from Batman: The Animated Series and The Batman.

Boogalee99: Thank you! I love writing sassy Robin!

Guest: Why thanks! And here's an update for you!