Chapter 15: Frozen Flytrap

Jacob was currently walking through the tunnel to catch up to where the others were going, but it seems he really got himself lost and he didn't know where he was going. "Anna? Olaf? Are any of you guys around?", Jacob called out to his friends, but there was no response. He didn't pay attention to where he was walking and tripped on a loose root in the ground. "Damn it!", he muttered after he fell. He tried to get back up, but the root grabbed ahold of him and he couldn't move. "Oh, shit!", Jacob said once he realized it was one of Ivy's plants. The plant created a big hole and it pulled Jacob through it. Meanwhile, Harley and Ivy were going over what was going to happen real soon. "Now, Red. If you're really going to do this, can you please take it easy on my territory? Your bestie needs somewhere to stay as well and it's all I have left of Mistah J.", Harley asked. "Don't worry. I was going to. I wouldn't hurt you, Harley and after all you've been through the past year, you don't deserve any more heartbreak.", Ivy said. Harley then gave Ivy a big bear hug and squealed with delight, "Oh, thank ya so much, Red! Mistah J would've been so happy about this too.". Ivy hugged back and said, "No need to thank me, Harls.". Both women then heard a rumbling sound. Harley asked, "What the hell is that?". Then a hole popped in the ceiling and Jacob dropped down in front of them. "Perfect timing, sweetie!", Ivy said. "Give yourself up, Ivy! You're not going to win!", Jacob said. Ivy knelt down and said, "I already have won. I should say we have already won.". She then blew more pheromone dust in his face as she could tell that its effects were wearing off. Jacob tried to fight the dust, but he couldn't help it. "Don't fight it, Jacob. You can't resist me! No man can!", she said. Jacob then became head over heels for her again. "Will you still obey me?", Ivy asked. "Anything for you, Mistress! I'm so sorry for what I said before. I don't know what got into me.", Jacob apologized now that he was brainwashed again. "That's okay. Harley, this is Jacob.", she said to Harley. "Yeah, we've met.", Harley said. "You have?", Ivy asked suspiciously. Harley realized her original cover is starting to be blown even though she now changed her mind. "I mean because he and the Bat stopped one of my heists already.", Harley lied. "Oh. Well, he won't be causing you anymore trouble. He's my slave now.", Ivy said. "Good to know, Red.", Harley said. "Now, I need you to tell me why you're here without me sending for you? Is Batman here as well?", she asked. "Yes. Him and Elsa. We followed Harley without her knowing. They're somewhere down here looking for the TITAN.", Jacob said as he tried to cover for Harley. "Alright. I want you to go with Harley down that tunnel and I'll go down this one. We'll flush out those pests easily.", Ivy instructed. "Sounds like a plan, Red!", Harley said. Jacob and Harley then left down one way and Ivy down the other. Meanwhile, Batman and Elsa were still looking for the crates when Batman was getting a message. "What is it?", Batman asked when he answered. "Bats, Ivy got Jacob back under spell. You have to come quickly!", Harley said. "What is it?", Elsa asked when she saw the look on his face. "Somehow, Ivy found Jacob and now she's got him again. I'll go find him and Quinn. You keep looking for the TITAN.", Batman instructed. "Okay.", Elsa said as they parted ways. A little while later, Elsa was walking through the tunnel when she tripped on a root and fell. "What the hell?", she said when she realized the root grabbed ahold of her by the foot. It started to pull her into this huge man-eating flytrap that opened up and revealed it's sharp teeth. Elsa struggled to break free, but she couldn't. Before the flytrap could eat her alive, a voice shouted, "Stop!". The flytrap then remained still and held her in midair with its tendrils. Elsa looked and saw that it was Ivy who told the plant to stop. "Ivy!", Elsa said in an angry tone. "Normally my plants don't enjoy a cold meal, but I'm sure they'll like your taste.", Ivys said evily. "Where's Jacob?", Elsa demanded. "He's no longer your concern. He belongs to me now!", Ivy said. "I don't believe that! He's strong! He'll snap out of it!", she said. "Perhaps, but you won't live long enough to see though, and neither will anyone else in Gotham once I'm through with it.", she said. "You are one crazy bitch you know that!", Elsa insulted Ivy. "Actually, I'm not! If anything, I'm more sane than you, Batman, and every human being. For centuries, all people have done is destroy Nature and her beauty for your own selfish needs and desires!", Ivy said as she started to rant. "Well, people need to live too just like plants!", Elsa argued. "People don't deserve to live after everything they've done! First, I'll start with Gotham, then Metropolis, then Keystone City, then Star City, then the rest of this country, and then finally the rest of the world. And maybe as an added bonus, I'll green other dimensions that need it such as your kingdom.", she said. "That's not gonna happen! Batman won't let that happen!", she said. "He's no match for me and my plants. He got lucky back at the asylum, but when all of my plants are on TITAN. And don't try to hide the fact you can't stand the idea that Jacob is with a real woman now.", Ivy taunted her. "A real woman? You're not even human!", Elsa replied angrily. "I'm a metahuman. But I am glad that I am not fully one of the enemies anymore.", Ivy said. "You don't even care about him at all. You just see him as a puppet and nothing more.", she said. "Maybe so, but it will all be worth it in the end.", Ivy said as she got up in Elsa's face. "I'll especially make sure that the cold parts of this planet such as the North and South poles are transformed into a lovely, lush jungle since I know that's your kind of power. The cold hurts my babies, and whoever or whatever hurts my babies, I hurt them.", she said. "I'd love to stay and have some more girl talk, but I have a city to destroy. After all, there are so many people to kill and so little time!", Ivy said. Before she left, she told her flytrap, "Enjoy your supper, baby.", and then left. The flytrap then began to eat her again and Elsa was still struggling to break free in order to save Gotham and Jacob. Meanwhile, Batman was still searching for Jacob and Harley. Once he saw them, he said, "Thank God, I found you.". "Good thing we found you too, B-Man. You're going to watch as Ivy destroys your beloved Gotham right in front of you.", Harley said. "What are you talking about, Quinn? We had a deal for you to help me.", Batman said. "We did until I asked Red to spare Mistah J's territory and she said yes. So, deal's off you son of a bitch!", Harley said. "I'll deal with you later. Jacob, you have to break yourself free of this. Ivy's just using you.", Batman said to him. "No, she's not! She loves and I love her. She's doing us all a big favor by helping the Green.", Jacob said. "This isn't you talking, it's her! She doesn't care about you at all. Once, she has what she wants, you're just a loose end, she'll kill you!", Batman warned him. "That's not true! And I can't let you stop her!", Jacob said. Harley then knocked Batman out with her bat when he wasn't looking. "I'm beginning to like you, kid. You allowed me to knock out the Bat.", Harley said. "Ivy will be pleased with what we have for her when she gets back.", Jacob said.