Chapter 16: Lover's Quarrel

Elsa was still struggling to get out of the huge man-eating flytrap's grasp as it kept attempting to eat her. Other than keeping the plant from eating her, she kept thinking about how that evil, crazy bitch Ivy would soon destroy Gotham to make room for her mutant plants. Also, she would use her boyfriend in order to do s and probably just end up killing him when she doesn't need him anymore. All that made Elsa feel so angry that she didn't realize the flytrap was beginning to freeze to solid ice since her angry emotions made her powers go off. The flytrap cried out in pain and soon enough was completely frozen. Elsa then broke free and said to herself, "Oh, duh! Why didn't I just do that to begin with?". With a whiff of her hand, the flytrap broke into many ice shards. She then got a move on and started to look for Ivy, Harley, Batman, and Jacob. Meanwhile, Batman was still unconscious as Harley and Jacob stood over him waiting for Ivy to come back. "Well, well. Looks like you guys caught yourselves a Bat just for me.", Ivy said. "We figured he'd be the perfect present just for you, Mistress.", Jacob said while still under her spell. Ivy then hugged Jacob in happiness. He hugged her back and felt happy that he pleased her. But he couldn't help but feel this was somewhat wrong, but the hypnosis was still dominant in his mind that he just never minded it. "I can't tell you how happy you all have made me. Things are going better than expected.", Ivy said. "All I care about is this bastard dying tonight!", Harley said. "Oh, he will, my dear Harley. Along with everyone else who has ever done us any harm.", she said. Ivy then began to feel a sharp chill go throughout her body. It numbed her so much that she fell to the ground. She was feeling this because the Green told her that Elsa froze and destroyed her flytrap. Jacob went to Ivy in concern. "What's wrong, Mistress?", he asked. Ivy then became furious at the thought of her precious plant being frozen by a meddling foolish woman. "That bitch is going to pay for this. Your girlfriend has escaped and killed my flytrap. I think it's about time she's taken care of once and for all. I want you to go deal with her for me.", Ivy told him. "No problem. I'm on it!", Jacob said. "While he does that, can you please give the chance to finally kill the Bat and to avenge Mistah J?", Harley asked. "He's all yours, Harls!", Ivy told her. "You're the best, Red!", Harley told her in excitement. Harley then dragged Batman's unconscious body away and disappeared. Jacob was about to leave before Ivy spoke up. "Jacob, I promise you once both Batman and that bitch are dead, you and I will rule the new Gotham together with it being just us and my plants.", she told him. "Can't wait, Mistress! I'll be back.", he said as he left. Elsa was currently searching all around the tunnels, but she was truly lost. "Elsa!", Jacob said. She turned around and was happy that she found him. "Thank God, I found you!", she said. He was walking to her pretty fast and had a concentrated and determined look on his face. She realized he was still hypnotized and began to walk towards him. "Jacob, listen to me when I say you need to snap out of Ivy's spell!", she said to him. "Ivy's given me a purpose! One that you never could!", he said. He then began to charge at her, but she blocked him with an ice wall. "Don't do this! This isn't you!", she begged him. "You don't know me! Ivy has shown me who to be!", he said as he went around the ice wall. "I don't want to hurt you!", she told him. "I don't want to hurt you either, but I must do what Ivy tells me! Besides, you stand in the way of making the world a better place for her plants.", he said as he charged her again. He knocked her down on the floor, but she blasted him off with her magic. She stood over him when he was down and said, "You know this isn't right! You have to come back to the real world!". He got up and then swung at her a few times, but she dodged easily. "Enough of this!", he said as he charged at her one last time. He had his hand on her throat against the wall as he was choking her. She tried to get him to stop, but the hypnosis made him much stronger and determined than usual. She was finding it harder to breathe as he tightened his grip on her throat. "Jacob...please...stop!", she begged weakly. He didn't stop and didn't lose his hold until she uttered the words that broke the spell once and for all. "I...love...you!", she uttered. After she said that, he loosened his grip as he started to snap out of it and shook his head a few times. The first thing he saw was Elsa who was always just as beautiful. "Elsa?", he said sounding confused as to what was going on. He saw that he had her up against a wall with his hand on her throat choking her. He immediately drew back in horror as to the fact that he almost killed the woman he loves. "Oh my God! I almost killed you!", he said as he began to sob and collapse on his knees. Elsa bent down to comfort him and hug him tightly. "But you didn't. You didn't know what you were doing. It's not your fault.", she said in a soothing voice. He was really sobbing at what he almost did and said, "I'm so sorry!". "Shhhh. It's okay. I forgive you.", she whispered to him as he held him close. He looked up at her and said, "I love you so much! Thank you for setting me free!", he said to her. "Anything for you!", she told him. They shared a passionate kiss as they held each other close. Once they stopped, she said, "Now that you're back to yourself, we need to find Ivy and stop her.". "Right, but first, we need to find Harley because she's about to kill Batman. She double-crossed us.", he told her. "Well, come on! We gotta hurry!", she said as they got up and left to save Batman and put an end to this botanical madness.