ForeverEponine's request for Dick being jealous of Tim's and Jay's relationship. (Hope you like it! Sorry it took so long.)

Chapter 58: Green With Ivy

Jason's POV

Bruce had taken Damian on some father son bonding thing. Dick was doing Barbara. And Alfred was in England. So it would be just me and Babybird for the weekend.

Unfortunately, Bruce's science center thingy he owns would be launching a rocket or some shit like that. And of course Tim wants to go! There goes my Saturday.

"Jay?" Tim called while appearing out of nowhere and popping up on the couch beside me.

"What?"

"Would it be okay, if we stopped by the Wayne Aeronautical Center tonight? I really wanted to ask Dr. Benson a question about the fuel he was going to plan on using tomorrow. It's really really important-"

What the hell is Aerna… something? Must he always use big words? I mean he actually thinks I'm paying attention. Great, now he's gonna start blabbing about some boring science shit. Oh wait, did he ask me something?

"Can we go please?" he pleaded while looking up at me with his big baby blue eyes and that cute little crooked smile he has.

Damn. "I guess."

"Really! Thanks Jay!"

"Yeah, whatever. Let's go ahead and get it over with."

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The entire way up to the rocket place, Tim wouldn't shut about space and shit; he had a folder sitting in his lap that was 'extremely important' that the science guy just had to look at.

Who in the hell builds this center on a freaking cliff! But, Bruce's brand new Lamborghini handled all of the sharp curves along the winding cliffs smoothly. I love this car! The leather, the interior, the body, the-

"Jason, are you paying attention?" Tim asked while looking up at me.

"Um… yes."

"Then what do you think about asking Dick and Barbara if they wanna watch the launch with us tomorrow afternoon?"

"I dunno. Call him if you want him to come."

Dick's POV

Barbara and I lay panting in her bed. Her head rests against my chest. She smiles up at me as I place a kiss on her cheek. And then my phone rings. Completely ruining the moment. Ugh! Someone had better be dying!

"Hello, Tim." I grumble into the phone.

"Hey. How's your date going? Why are you out of breath?"

"We… um… we went for a run."

"Oh. That makes sense. I was just wondering if you and-"

The next instant, my ear is filled with the sound of Tim screaming as the sound of broken glass and metal colliding against something. He suddenly stops screaming and our call is disconnected.

"Tim!" I scream into my phone while pushing Barbara off of me and leaping off of the bed and slipping my boxers on while trying to hit redial. I get no answer.

"Dick, what's going on?" Barbara asks nervously while placing her hand on my shoulder.

"Babs, I need you to trace Tim's cell phone."

********Break********

Jason's POV

Shit, that hurt. What the hell happened? I opened my eyes slowly to find a woman with fiery, red hair, green skin, and dressed in nothing but leaves sitting on a throne made from vines to the right of me.

Poison Ivy sat stroking Tim's hair, while cradling him in her lap. Tim was hurt, but he was alive. He was unconscious and this flower crazy, hippie, bitch was running her fingers through my little brother's hair. Oh. Hell. No.

"Take your hands off him!" I screamed while shakily climbing to my feet.

Her green eyes look up at me and her jade lips turn up into the darkest smile she can perform. "You should sit down." She replies as her deadly vines slam my legs out from under me, forcing me onto my knees. She stands up, still carrying Tim, and looms over me. "After all, you were just involved in a tragic car accident that claimed the life of an innocent child. How old is he anyway? Eight, nine?" She asks in a threatening tone.

"He's twelve. And if you hurt him-" I growl between clenched teeth.

She laughs at my empty threat.

"Tell me, does he mean anything to you?" she asks.

I choose not to answer her question.

In response to my silence, the freakiest plant that I have ever seen suddenly pops out of the ground beside her. It reminded me of one of those man-eating plants in the Super Mario game that Dick and I used to play when we were younger. The plant opens its… leaves… mouth… something? And snaps it shut, as she holds Tim's unconscious figure over the snapping plant.

"Stop! Let him go! Don't hurt him!" I scream frantically, while struggling to get her vines off of me.

"I wouldn't dream of hurting him as long as you give me what I desire." She replied while stepping away from the snapping plant.

"What do you want?"

"I want you to stop tomorrow's launch. The effects of the fuel released could easily wipeout an entire rainforest. Think of all the poor, innocent plants that could be lost." She replied while giving the plants a loving look, before turning back to me. "I'm offering you a fair trade; the death of an experiment for the life of a child. I'll be keeping the boy for collateral. When you have cancelled the launch and brought me the original plans for the fuel, you may take the child and go. Do you understand?"

"Yes."

"Excellent. I expect you here tomorrow. Goodnight." She replied darkly as a vine collided with my skull descending me into darkness.

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Dick's POV

I felt my heart drop rapidly as I saw the missing guard rails alongside the cliff that Tim's last call had been traced to. Pulling over, I felt my heart stop as I saw Bruce's brand new Lamborghini lying at the bottom of the cliff. The car looked as if something had literally pulled it apart. There's no way anyone could have survived.

Turning away from the wreck, I noticed red on the pavement. Blood? The trial led into the woods. Following the blood, I saw someone lying in the grass. Jason!

"Jay! Are you okay?" I asked while kneeling beside him and helping him sit up slowly. He had a shallow cut on his forehead and a moderate cut on his side. He appeared to be fine otherwise.

"Yeah. I'm okay… Tim!" he grabbed my arm, fear was in his eyes. "She took Tim!"

"Who? Who took Tim? What happened?"

"I was driving and these vines came out of nowhere and picked the car up. We were pulled out by vines and the car was thrown off of the cliff. I think it was meant for Bruce. I blacked out and when I woke up Poison Ivy threatened Tim. She said she wasn't going to let him go until I gave her what she wanted."

"What does she want?"

"The rocket launch stopped and the original copies for the fuel." He replied.

"Why?"

"Do I look like I have all the freaking answers!" he screamed while pushing me away and standing up.

"Calm down, Jason. You're bleeding and you're hurt and-." I replied while rising.

"Don't tell me to freaking calm down! She took my little brother!" Jason screamed while shoving me backwards.

"He's my little brother too!" I yelled while pushing him away from me.

"Well, he likes me better! And you abandoned him for Damian!" he screamed.

"I didn't abandon anyone! And Tim clearly likes me better! You didn't even like him at first!"

"That's beside the point! You pushed him away for Damian! Just like you wanted nothing to do with me when Tim got here!"

"I didn't push anyone away! And you were the one who decided you didn't need me anymore! You pushed me away, Jason!"

"That's a lie! You're just freaking jealous because someone finally likes me better! You can't stand it! You always have to be the favorite! You just can't accept the fact that someone finally likes me better than you! You always have to be better than me, don't you! Why can't you ever let me have anything! You're the one all the girls want! You always were teacher's pet! Why do you think I never tried in school! It was because of you! I had to do something to make me stand out! Why do you think I quit the Titans! It was because of you! We're not even related and I'm still compared to you! Why! Can't you just accept the fact that Tim loves me more than you! And screw you!" he screamed.

"You couldn't afford to!" I bantered.

We stood face to face glaring at each other; well, face to neck. He is taller than me. Sighing, I backed down first. We had to get Tim back. We were wasting time.

"This is getting us nowhere. Jason, is there a reason why Ivy would want the launch canceled and the plans?" I asked.

"How the hell should I know?"

"Okay… we need to figure out why. What exactly did she tell you?"

"She said something about how the fuel was bad for the plants. Come to think of it, Tim said something about it earlier. That's why we were driving out here. Tim said he needed to talk to this doctor guy about fuel or something. He had a folder with him that he said was extremely important."

"Was it Dr. Arthur Benson?" I asked.

"Sounds about right."

"Alright. Where's the folder?"

"It's in the damn Lamborghini."

"Of course it is."

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Jason's POV

"And why do you get to climb down the cliff?" I asked as Nightwing prepared to get the folder from the crashed car.

"I'm lighter and your fat ass would probably slip and fall and drown."

"And you wonder why Tim likes me better... And it's muscle!"

"Timmy does not like you better!" Dick bantered.

"Does too!"

"Does not!"

"Does too!"

"Does not! When we get him back, he can tell us who his favorite is! Now hold the damn rope while I get the folder!"

"Fine... Does too." I muttered tying the rope off as he descended.

A couple of minutes later, Dick was standing beside me with the folder.

"You know, Bruce is gonna kill you for wrecking his new car." He commented before opening the slightly damp folder.

"Shut up." I growled, looking over his shoulder at the notes, symbols, and formulas that looked like it was written in a made-up language.

"Tim has created an alternate fuel source. This is incredible. His notes indicate that Dr. Benson's formula harms the environment… Do you think the scientist knows about the effects of his fuel?"

"I think we should pay him a visit."

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Dick's POV

"There's his car." I whispered as Red hood nodded.

"That means he's still here." He replied.

"Be careful and don't set any alarms off." I whispered as Red Hood purposely ignored me as we sneaked into the building.

Together, we crept along the hallway of the space center until we reached Dr. Benson's office. The moment we entered his office, footsteps were heard approaching us. Jason and I dropped out of sight under a desk.

I recognized the scientist at once. Short, plump, balding, and he wore glasses. He walked directly over to a filing cabinet and removed a file. I turned to face Jason, but he wasn't beside me anymore. Damn!

Jason's POV

Wrapping my fist around the guy's throat, I slammed him into the wall beside the safe. His eyes grew wide as I jammed my gun against his head.

"I want the original fuel plans! Now! Or I swear I'll blow your-" I growled.

Before I could finish my threat, Dick's stupid fairy wand knocked my gun out of my hand. Asshole! Can't he see that I'm interrogating this bastard?

"Dr. Benson, we'd like to ask you some questions and-" Nightwing said, pushing me out of the way.

"Oh Hell no. I get to interrogate him! I had him first! This isn't fair!"

"As I was saying, we'd like to see the plans for the rocket fuel." Dick asked completely ignoring me.

"What plans?" the scientist replied.

"The plans for the fuel!" I shouted as the scientist handed them over to Nightwing.

"Dr. Benson, are you aware of the fact that these plans contain the chemical NoBI? The chemical is extremely harmful to the environment." Nightwing added.

"Well, I… I… um." The scientist stuttered as I rolled my eyes.

"Dr. Benson, you will replace the fuel with this alternate source-"

"Tonight!" I added.

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Dick's POV

"Jay, you okay?" I asked as I climbed onto the roof of the manor to sit beside him.

"Do you think Tim's okay?" he whispered.

"He'll be okay. I promise." I replied confidently, but I'm freaking out on the inside.

"What are we gonna do about tomorrow? Ivy will kill Tim and me once she's gotten what she wants."

"I'm not going to let that happen. Everything's going to be okay." I replied as I wrapped my arm around him.

"Dick, when we were fighting earlier and I blamed you for everything, I didn't mean it."

"It's okay. I didn't mean any of the things I yelled at you either. And I'm sorry I ignored you when Tim and Damian got here. I didn't mean to. You know that I love you, little brother, don't you?"

"Yeah, I know. And I love you too, Big Bird."

"Don't worry, Little Wing. Everything's going to be okay tomorrow."

"I know. You wouldn't let anything happen to me or Tim."

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Jason's POV

"You ready?" Nightwing asked.

"Let's get our brother back and take that bitch down." I replied, while slipping a knife into the back of my jeans.

While Dick takes care of Ivy, I get Tim outa the way. What could go wrong? Everything!

I climbed out of my Hummer and headed into the woods. Poison Ivy came into view. Her beautiful body was beside Tim. Tim struggled against her deadly vines as they held his body firmly in place. Vines held his arms and legs down and gagged him. He stopped fighting as I came into view. He let out a muffled cry as I approached them.

"It's gonna be okay, Babybird." I said softly to him before I addressed the bitch. "I did what you wanted, now let him go."

"I don't get a hello?" she mocked before her hand ruffled Tim's hair.

"Don't touch him!" I ordered as she let out a laugh and removed her hand.

"You don't give the orders. I do. Now, hand it over."

I reached into my jacket pocket and pulled the plans out as a vine extended towards me and removed the plans from my hands. The vine returned the plans to its master as she carefully read over them. The vines around Tim began to unwind as he was thrust towards me.

"You okay?" I asked as he wrapped his arms around my waist and nodded into my chest.

"She told me you were dead." He mumbled into my shirt as I tightened my arms around him.

"It's okay." I whispered back.

The next instant we were thrown to the ground as the Earth shook beneath us. What a great time for the freaking rocket to launch! I could see the spacecraft lifting into the air.

"What was that?" Ivy growled as the ground stopped moving and we climbed to our feet.

"A rocket." I mocked.

"That wasn't part of our deal!" she yelled as her man eating plant popped out of the ground.

"I changed the fuel plans!" I screamed as a vine wrapped around Tim's leg.

I was knocked off balance as the vine began dragging Tim to the plant. I removed my knife and drove it into the firm ground, while keeping an arm around Tim and one around the knife. Please don't slip! Please don't slip! Slowly, the knife began sliding through the dirt as the vine continued to pull. Shit! Where the Hell is Dick!

"Jason!" Tim screamed as he tried to hold onto me as the vine dragged us closer and closer to the snapping plant.

"Hold on to me!" I yelled back as Ivy began laughing.

"Honey I'm home!" Nightwing sang as he unleashed lame joke number one before throwing a Batarang and succeeding in slicing through the vine.

"My baby! Nightwing, I'll kill you for that!" Ivy roared before he shot his escrima sticks at her and at the plant.

I pulled Tim up as Ivy began screaming due to the electricity coursing through her body. The plant began to wither and die as the bitch dropped to the ground unconscious.

Tim's POV

As Ivy fell unconscious, I found myself being squished in-between my big brothers.

"Timmy, you're okay!" Nightwing sang.

"Did she hurt you? I'll kill her if she did!" Jason said as he shot Poison Ivy a dirty look.

"I'm okay, now." I replied as they hugged me tighter. "Can we go home now?"

********Break*********

I sat in the middle of the couch with my monkey and Jason and Dick on both sides of me. Dick turned the TV off as the credits came on. Now, they were both looking down at me.

"Now, Timmy. We need to ask you a very important question... Who's your favorite brother?"

I looked up at both of them. I love both my big brothers. I don't want to pick between the two of them. I don't want to hurt either of their feelings.

"Come on, Babybird. Dick can take it." Jason replied confidently as Dick narrowed his eyes at him.

"Timmy, we both love you no matter who you choose."

The door was suddenly opened as Bruce and Damian walked in… Damian!

"Damian!" I cried as I leapt off the couch and wrapped my arms around him.

No one said anything or moved. Everyone was in shock.

"Drake, get the Hell off of me!" he ordered as he pushed me down.

Jason's POV

What the Hell! Tim likes the Demon better than me or Dick! Is he freaking serious! He can't be serious!

"I can't believe this." Dick whispered.

"Me either." I snarled as the traitor and the Demon ran upstairs.

"Jason! Where the Hell is my new Lamborghini!" Bruce screamed as I paled.

"Um, Jay? Insurance doesn't cover a car being crushed by a plant and thrown off a cliff… I'd start running now." Dick whispered into my ear as I took his advice.

I am so dead.