Chapter 21: The Fight Continues
For Nadja Chamack, the day had started like any other day. She woke up, got ready for work, had breakfast with her little daughter Manon, after which she left her in school, and then made her way to her work place, where her boss assigned her to cover the annual exotic animal exhibition that was taking place in Champ de Mars. It was not the first time she was going to cover that exhibit, and she knew it would not be the last one either. She was always the one chosen for the job, because the reporters that covered it, usually interacted with some of the animals, and the animals were quite fond of Nadja, who would not mind petting and feeding some of them. What she did not know, was that that year's edition of the exotic animal exhibit would be plagued by an Akuma attack.
When she first saw the Akuma, she knew things were about to get messy. Just like it happened with exotic animal exhibit, this was not the first time she was in the presence of one of Hawk Moth's Akumas. After Aphrodite showed up and began to turn everyone, she saw into love zombies, Nadja and her team sought refuge somewhere they thought they would not be seen, and that was beneath the main stage that was located in the middle of the tent. As she saw everything happening in front of her eyes, her mind was trying to process what was going on, by flashbacking everything that happened until that point.
(Flashback)
After gathering as much information on the exhibit and its participants as she could fins online, Nadja made her way to Champ de Mars, where the exotic animal exhibit was taking place. Arriving there, she wasted no time in finding her crew, who was already doing their job, which was to film the exhibit. Like always, that crew was composed by three people. Louis Caron, her cameraman; Jacques D'Ambroise, her sound technician; and Marjorie De la Croix, her assistant and make-up artist. She liked to think that without the three of them by her side, her career as a reporter would have ended a long time ago. She considered them as part of her family, and whenever she was the last one to arrive, she would bring them coffee
"Good morning, Nadja." -Marjorie said, as she saw her arriving.
"Good morning, to you all. I hope you didn't have any coffee yet, because I brought you some." -Nadja said, as she showed them the coffee cups and handed one to each.
"Mmm… caffeine, my favourite drug." -Louis said, as he grabbed a cup and inhaled the delicious aroma.
"How many coffees has he drank today?" -Nadja asked playfully.
"This one will be his fifth, and it's not even midday. I've never seen anyone drink this much coffee without getting sick." -Marjorie told her
"What can I say? For me, drinking coffee is almost like drinking water." -Louis declared.
"So, what do we have?" -Nadja asked Jacques, as she handed him his coffee.
"The usual. Parrots, capybaras, snakes, spiders, hedgehogs, tortoises, bearded dragons, Capuchin monkeys, sloths… you know, the usual. Every exotic animal that you can have as a pet, and every other that you might think you can have as a pet, but you really can't." -Jacques said, as he sipped his coffee. –"Same old, same old." -he said. –"I don't understand why they bother to send us to cover this exhibit anymore. It's always the same thing."
"Well it's not our job to decide which stories should be told. We just have to tell them." -Nadja said. –"But are you sure there isn't anything new this year?" -she asked Jacques. –"I mean, from what I read before coming here, there's supposed to be something big this year."
"We covered the whole place, and we saw nothing that has that written on it." -Louis told her.
"Not even from the zoo? According to the information I gathered; the zoo was lending a few animals for the show this year. Zebras, wallabies…" -Nadja said.
"Yeah, we saw those over there, but they lent them last year as well." -Jacques pointed out.
"I hate to say this, Nadja, but I think this is just going to be one of those events…" -Louis told her.
"I don't believe that. There's got to be something big happening in this event… I can feel it." -Nadja said, trusting her instinct for news.
"Well, I don't see… wait! Not that I think about it, while Louis and Jacques were filming the snakes, I went to the van to get some notes, and I passed by someone who seemed familiar, but I didn't know where from… but I remember it now. I saw his photo on this report." -Marjorie said, as she flipped the pages, looking for the photo of the man in question. –"No, no, no… here he is! Otis Cesaire. He works for the zoo as a zookeeper, and he's also specialist in felines, both large and small." -she said.
"So, you're saying they brought a bobcat or a lion with them?" -Louis asked her, in a joking tone.
"I don't think a lion would be considered an exotic pet, but a bobcat… I wouldn't put it past them." -Jacques stated.
"It's worth investigating." -Nadja said. –"Come on, finish your coffee and let's get to work. This might not be the best event ever, but that's not going to stop us from doing our job, the best way we can." -she told her crew.
It did not take long for her and her crew to find Otis, who was on the backstage, and also to find out what he was doing there. At first, he did not want to talk to the media, but Nadja managed to persuade him to tell her about the two panthers and how they were going to be unveiled to the public in about an hour.
With that kind of information, she decided to wait for the unveiling of the large felines to the public, before going live, believing it would be the perfect time to do a live transmission. And while she waited, she decided to interview some of the numerous animal keepers that were attending the exhibit, as well as members of the public, to get reactions. Most of the reactions were positive and the public seemed quite pleased with what they were seeing. When asking them if they had ever seen a panther, some said yes, while others answered no, before announcing that there were two in the exhibit and that they would be shown for the first time in a bit, contributing for the excitement of some of the people, especially the younger ones, who had never seen panthers, other than in books or on the television. So, it was no surprise, when a small crowd gathered to see the unveiling of the cages where the panthers were. And once the unveiling happened, Nadja was ready for her big close-up.
"This is Nadja Chamack, reporting to you, live from the annual exotic animal exhibit, right here in Champ de Mars. As you can see, once again, our city is graced with the presence of some of the most beautiful exotic animals in the world. Big and small, hairy and scally, four legs or eight legs, or no legs at all, there are animals for everyone's taste to be seen. And this year's big attraction are these beautiful black panthers that you can see behind me." -Nadja said, as Louis got a close up from the large felines, who seemed quite at ease with the audience looking at them. –"The zoo of Paris has lent them, along with some of the other animals, to promote the conservation efforts of these and other magnificent species. And as you can see, the panthers look very relaxed and very at ease with so many of us around them." -she went on. –"These two animals are just one of the many reasons why you should come and visit this exhibit."
She went on for a few more seconds, before once again doing what she liked to do the most, when she was live, and that was to interview the people in the front row. Like always, she began by interviewing the children, and then the adults. It was part of a routine she had, which enabled her to gather different opinions.
"And we're off the air." -Louis said, as he turned off the camera.
"Now this was a great live." -Nadja said. She was quite happy it had gone without a hitch.
"I have to admit. You have the talent to turn a simple animal exhibit, into the most incredible event in the world, by just using the right words." -Louis told her. No matter how many times he saw it happening, he was always surprised on how Nadja managed to do it.
"It's called being a reporter, Louis. And every single reporter can do it, with enough practice." -Nadja admitted. –"Even you or Jacques here could do it, if you tried."
"No, thank you. I rather stay behind the camera." -Louis told her.
"Me too. We'll let you be the one in front of the camera." -Jacques said, playfully.
"Alright, alright, alright, I get it." -Nadja chuckled. –"Where's Marjorie?" -she asked them both. She had seen her run outside, while they were on the air.
"She said something about going to the van to get something, she forgot. Probably, her cell phone. You know how she forgets to keep it in her pockets." -Jacques said,
He had just finished talking, when Marjorie came in, running as fast as she could. When she saw this, Nadja wondered what had happened. Marjorie was not the kind of woman to do that, unless there was a good reason for it. And before they could ask her what was going on, Marjorie told them the reason, why she had come running like that.
"I just got a call from the network. There's an Akuma running wild in the city. They want you back in the main office, so you can do the live coverage aboard the news helicopter, immediately." -Marjorie told her, while trying to catch her breath.
"A new Akuma? That's incredible!" -Nadja exclaimed.
"Incredible?!" -Louis asked her. –"You're probably the only reporter in this town, who loves to cover the Akuma attacks." -he said. –"A sensible person would run from an Akuma, not towards it."
"Well, then, it's a good thing that when it comes to situations like that, I am not a sensible person, and I don't run from a challenge. Besides, the Miraculous Team will show up and save the day, like they always do." -Nadja told him, before turning her attention to Marjorie to ask her one thing. –"Did they tell you where the Akuma is? Because if it's near here, then the helicopter can come and pick me up here."
"They didn't say, and… wait, what's that sound?!" -Marjorie asked, as she turned around and saw people panicking and screaming. And then, entering into the tent, was the Akuma in question, Aphrodite, followed by a retinue of love zombies. –"That can't be good." -she said.
"Behold my darlings! Behold the true power of real love!" -Aphrodite said, as she used her powers to turn more people into her obedient slaves.
(End of Flashback)
Things were not looking good for anyone in the animal exhibit. Not only Aphrodite had managed to turn most people into love zombies, but due to the chaos that was unleashed, most animals were running wild inside the tent. In the air, you could only hear screams and giggles, mixed with animal roars, hisses and squawks. Looking
"Come on, let's do this. We've got to broadcast this."
"Are you kidding, Nadja?!" -Louis asked her. –"I'm not going out there, with that Akuma. Who knows what she's capable of?"
"I don't think she's here any longer. I stopped hearing that shrieking voice of hers for nearly five minutes now." -Nadja told him. She had been hiding, but she had been paying attention at what was happening. She knew she could be wrong, but she was tired of being hidden. –"We need to inform Paris of what's going on. The Miraculous heroes may not know about this yet. But we can be the ones to tell them, so they can come and help." -she stated.
"Forget it, I'm not going anywhere. I'm staying here, until this all thing is over." -Louis told her.
"Stop being a coward and follow me! And the same thing goes for the two of you as well!" -Nadja told her cameraman and the rest of her team, as she grabbed her microphone. –"You told me you would follow me anywhere, and that means coming after me in this madness. Come on, we've got to broadcast what's going on. Grab your things and let's do this!" -she said.
Nadja would never admit it, especially to herself, but she loved the adrenaline she got during that kind of situations. It was one of the reasons why she became a reporter. And she was about to get another rush of adrenaline, as she and her team stepped out of their hiding spot to broadcast live what was going on. Being careful not to run into any of the love zombies, they kept a low profile, while moving through the tent, while also trying not to bump into any of the animals that were running lose. For more than once, they had to stop and wait until a love zombie who was passing by, got far enough, before continuing to move. Finally, when Nadja felt she had found a place where it would be safe to make a special live broadcast, she told her team to get ready, while keeping an eye out for any danger. With everything set, she gave Louis the order to turn on the camera.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm Nadja Chamack, and if you just joined us, we are live from the annual exotic animal exhibit in Champ de Mars, where an Akuma attack is taking place." -Nadja said almost in a whisper, as she looked at the camera. –"As you can see, chaos and mayhem are everywhere. This Akuma, who has called herself Aphrodite seemingly has the power to make people fall in love with each other, as well as the first thing they see in front of them." -she said, as she saw Louis, Jacques and Marjorie's face turn white.
"N-Nadja, b-behind you." -Jacques told her, as he and the others walked backwards.
Standing behind Nadja was one of the two black panthers Otis Cesaire and his team had brought from the zoo. When she looked over her shoulder to see what he was talking about, she screamed from the top of her lungs, and by doing it so, the panther roared at her, frightening her ever more.
"Nice kitty… nice kitty…" -Nadja said, as her heart felt it was about to burst out of her chest.
She just wanted to run, but just like the blood in her veins, her whole body was frozen solid, as fear took over. Looking the panther in the eyes, Nadja wondered what it would be thinking about. Trying not to panic and do something that might entice the panther to attack her and eat her, she kept looking it in the eyes, hoping that by doing it, the panther would not have any ideas. Unfortunately, a few seconds later, the panther began to growl, as it took a step forward. Nadja's fear made her take a step back, as her body went into what most people would call survival auto-pilot. But by doing it so, the panther gave another step forward, and another. Nadja believed she was going to be that panther's afternoon snack, and there was nothing she could do. Fear had taken over her mind, but this was a particular kind of fear. It was not the fear of being eaten. It was the fear of what would happen to Manon, when she found out her mother had been killed, and that she was never going to see her again.
"I'm sorry, Manon, honey… mommy loves you so much…" -Nadja thought to herself, as she readied herself for the worst, when a miracle happened.
"Easy there, kitty! You're not going to have this lovely lady for lunch, you hear me!" -Grizzly Bear exclaimed, as he pulled the panther by the tail, angering it. –"Hey, don't talk to me like that!" -he told the panther, as if he was actually having a conversation with it, while this one roared angrily at him
"Hurry up and put it back into the cage!" -Antelope said, as he dashed towards the opposite end of the tent.
"Need a little help?" Forest Doe asked him, as she passed by him.
"Not to worry. I can handle it." -Grizzly Bear winked at her, as he grabbed the panther from the back, who kept squirming and roar. –"Hey, hold it kitty! I'm just going to put you back into your cage!" -he said, as he slowly and steadily walked towards the cage, with the panther in his arms. –"Now, don't squirm like that! This is for your own good… and everyone else's too."
"The Miraculous heroes… once again, I'm in their debt." -Nadja thought to herself, relieved to see them. Once more, they had saved her life, and once again, she did not thank them properly.
"Nadja, are you alright?" -Marjorie asked her.
"Y-Yes… I am… I'm a little shaken, but I'm okay." -Nadja answered her, as her heart beat slowed down a bit. –"And you? How are you?" -she asked Marjorie.
"I'm fine… but for a moment there, I thought you were going to be panther food." -Marjorie answered her, relieved.
"So did I." -Nadja sighed.
"Nadja… Nadja, we're still live." –Louis called her out.
"L-Live?! O-Oh, right…" -Nadja said, as she grabbed the microphone and looked at the camera. –"As you might have seen, ladies and gentlemen, some of the members of the Miraculous Team, have showed up to save the day, as well as the life of this very lucky reporter." -she declared, trying to ignore the fact she was still shaken up from what had happened to her a few moments before.
While Grizzly Bear took care of the panther, Arachnid was busy wrapping as many love zombies as he could, using his lasso to do so. While doing it, he could not help but to feel a little like a cowboy, which he felt was funny, because he had never been a fan of cowboys or westerns.
"Four more! And, now let's put you guys, where you can't hurt anyone." -Arachnid said as he pulled the love zombies with his lasso, sticking them to the ground, like he had done with several others he had already caught. Although he had not count them, but he believed that he had caught at least 30 love zombies. He had just finished dealing with them, when he spotted another love zombie, who was about to grab an innocent bystander. Launching his lasso, he grabbed it, just as it was about to attack. –"Hold it right there, mister!" -he said, as he pulled it. –"Sorry, about that! Didn't see it Are you okay?"
Forest Doe, on the other hand, after helping some of the people escape from the tent, decided that they were not the only ones who needed a little help. The exotic animals also needed it. And because some of them looked incredibly stressed, due to what was happening, she used her power of invisibility to get near them, without scaring them. She knew that a scared animal posed a threat to itself, as well as to anyone near it.
"Alright, little one, Let's put you back into your cage with your brothers and sisters." -Forest Doe said, as she grabbed one of the countless guinea pigs that were running around.
For her, to help those critters was an amazing pleasure. She had always liked animals, but could never have them, because her mother believed pets should have space to wonder, and an apartment was not ideal for it. Still, even for someone like her, who loved animals, there were a few she was a little reticent to touch or handle. And those were spiders, scorpions and snakes. During the chaos, some of the love zombies had managed to break the protective glass from the cages where those critters were, and some had decided to go for a little walk. In a normal situation, she would not even consider touching them, let alone handle them. But that was a normal situation, with an Akuma attack, and she knew that if one of those animals, bit or stung a person, it would be bad. So, she gathered all the courage she had in her to do that.
"Alright, you don't hurt me, and I don't hurt you, okay?" -Forest Doe whispered to the snake, as she used her bow to grab it. –"Calm down, Mylene, you can do this. The snake is more afraid of you, than you are of it. Have faith in yourself." -she thought.
As for Dragonfly and Antelope, the two of them were engaged in a friendly competition to see which one of them managed to take down more love zombies, while also keeping an eye for any sign of Aphrodite. They knew she had been there, but it looked to them like she was not there anymore.
"Beat that one, Antelope!" -Dragonfly exclaimed, challenging Antelope, as she performed an aerial roll just above his head. She had just used her frisbee to hit ten different love zombies on the head, taking them down, with one swing. A notable feat, worthy of a pinball master, as far as Dragonfly saw it.
"Just you watch me, Short Round!" -Antelope said as he threw his bat into the air and grabbed it right after, before sprinting out of there. –"So she got ten love zombies in one strike… well, I can get twenty in one strike… and I know just how to do it." -he thought to himself.
Stopping in front of a stand that was selling all sorts of items for pets, he quickly looked for something rather hard and in large quantity, having found miniaturized resin fish tank decorations. Grabbing the heaviest ones, he then threw several of them into the air, and with his bat, hit them at an incredible speed. These flew through the air, hitting the heads of several love zombies, who quickly fell to the ground like dead flies. Counting them, he believed he had hit at least twenty. With a result like, that he could not help himself, and quickly bragged about it to Dragonfly, who was flying just above him.
"Ha! Beat that, Dragonfly!" -Antelope exclaimed, with a cocky smile on his face, as Dragonfly stopped near where he was.
"Okay, okay, I'm impressed and… duck!" –Dragonfly yelled at him, as she quickly threw her frisbee.
Coming form behind a bunch of piled boxes behind him, a love zombie tried to grab Antelope. Luckily, Dragonfly saw it coming and used her frisbee to take him out, while Antelope ducked. Turning around, Antelope still saw the love zombie hit the ground, while at the same time, Dragonfly landed nest to him.
"Okay, I don't like to say it, but thanks for the saving… Uh-oh… maybe we should have dealt with this one in a different manner, you know?" -Antelope said, as he pointed to the unconscious love zombie on the ground. –"Take a look at who it is." -he said.
"Oh, crud, that's Alya's dad…" -Dragonfly whispered at Antelope. –"She's going to kill us for this." -she declared, already imagining her friend flipping her lid, after knowing that she had put her father unconscious.
"I think it's best if we don't tell her that we knocked him out." -Antelope said, as he kept staring at Otis Cesaire. Like so many others, he too had been turned into a love zombie.
"Agreed… Besides, it's best for him to stay unconscious. That way he won't hurt anyone, or hurt himself." -Dragonfly said, while trying to see the bright side of that situation.
At Saint Trinité, just like in most places in the centre of Paris, things were anything but good. And the worst part was that there was no sign of the Aphrodite anywhere. Having left Ladybug and Chat Noir behind to deal with another emergency, Rena Rouge, Carapace and Panda Rouge were doing their best to try and help everyone they saw in peril. Still, they knew that at that rhythm, they would not get far, as more and more love zombies showed up.
The square in front of the church was swarming with love zombies, and more continued to pour in from the surrounding streets. Feeling they would stand a better chance at victory, if they did not have so many enemies to deal with, Carapace used his powers to place energy shields, blocking the streets that converged onto the square. By doing it so, he sealed him and his teammates inside the square with a finite number of love zombies. But by doing it so, he also sealed civilians who were not infected. Luckily, Rena Rouge understood what her boyfriend was trying to do, and quickly conjured some illusions to distract the love zombies, allowing the people to get into Saint Trinité, where it was safe and love zombie free. And to make sure that no love zombie would enter the church, Panda Rouge decided to use his powers to create a sort of guardian for the front door. Drawing as fast as he could, he came up with a robot that shot nets from its arms, trapping any love zombies that approached it. He wanted to create a few more, but he feared that if he used most of its strength to create them, then later on, he might not have enough to fight the Akuma.
"At this rate, half or Paris will be turned into love zombies within the next hour." -Rena Rouge said, as she used her flute-staff to take down two love zombies.
"Agreed. If we don't find that Akuma and take care of it, it won't matter how many of these we can put out of commission. We'll just be beating on a dead horse." -Carapace said, as he turned to Panda Rouge. –"Can't you create some gadget that can pinpoint where Aphrodite is, bro?" -he asked Panda, as he dodged a love zombie, who was about to grab him.
"I could, but I can't promise it would work." -Panda Rouge said, as he hit a love zombie with his spear.
"Even if we find Aphrodite, I don't know if the three of us will be enough to take her down. You've seen what she did to these poor people." -Rena Rouge said, as she leapt over a love zombie. –"I don't even want to imagine what other powers she might have."
"Well, whatever other powers she might have…" -Carapace said as he hit a love zombie on the face with his tonfas. –"… we'll have to survive, getting out of here first… without being touched by one of these!" -he said as he performed a backflip.
"Hold on, I think I've got an idea on how to take care of all these love zombies." -Panda Rouge said, as a smirk appeared on his face. –"But I'm going to need a little time to implement it." -he said. –"You guys think you can buy me 30 seconds?"
"Only 30 seconds? Sure!" -Carapace exclaimed, knowing that whatever Panda Rouge had up his sleeve, it was something good, like most of his crazy plans. –"But whatever it is, don't take more than 30 seconds, okay? I'm starting to get tired of jumping all around like a jumping jack!" -he warned him, as he somersaulted over a small group of love zombies, only to land near Rena Rouge. –"Though, landing next to you, has its perks, foxy fox."
"Always the everlasting, Romeo, aren't you, turtle boy?" -Rena Rouge asked him, with a smirk on her face, as she grabbed him by the hand a pulled him towards her, preventing him from being grabbed by a love zombie. –"But perhaps, you should leave the romance for later." -she joked.
"Whatever you say, my Juliet… duck!" -Carapace said, with her doing as he told her, as he threw his tonfa at a love zombie, who by a thread, did not touch Rena.
While Rena Rouge and Carapace continued to battle the love zombies, up on a street lamp, thinking of his next creative plan to deal with the love zombies in that square. He figured that by trying to put them all unconscious, by beating them, one by one, it was going to take them too long. Thinking about it, he initially pondered on the idea of putting them all to sleep, by drawing some blimps filled with knock-out gas that would release on top of the love zombies, but he feared that they would be immune to it, like it happened with the Akuma scouts. So, instead of trying to knock them out, he decided it would be much easier to contain them, if they were all stuck to the ground.
With that in his mind, he began to draw several canisters of contact glue and place them all over the square. Once they were all in place, he ordered them to pour its content on to the floor, where it quickly spread, trapping every love zombie that stepped on it. It did not take long until there were love zombies trapped by their feet, their arms, their legs and even their hair, all around the square. Seeing that happening, Rena Rouge and Carapace quickly climbed to a tree and waited, while commenting that once again, Panda Rouge had managed to come up with a crazy solution.
"Well, one thing's for certain. Nathaniel sure has an active imagination." -Carapace told Rena Rouge.
"Indeed. And a good thing too. I wouldn't have remembered to do anything like that to deal with this threat." -Rena Rouge admitted. –"I have a lot of talents, but an hyperactive imagination is not one of them." -she chuckled.
As they talked, they saw Ladybug and Chat Noir on top of one of the buildings, arriving at the scene. And just like them, the two heroes were also surprised with what had happened. Going down, they landed in front of the robot guardian Panda Rouge had created, as the others joined them.
"Looks like you guys have things under control." -Ladybug declared, as she looked around and saw so many love zombies glued to the ground.
"Thank him. He's the one with the crazy ideas." -Rena Rouge pointed at Panda Rouge.
"Thanks, but I merely remembered about this film where the hero has the same idea to deal with a bully." -Panda Rouge admitted. –"And what about you? Did you guys manage to save everyone in the bus?" -he asked Ladybug and Chat Noir.
"Sure did. But they weren't very happy of being left in the sewers." -Chat Noir commented.
"A little price to pay for their safety." -Ladybug said. –"At least down there, the love zombies won't get them." -she pointed out.
"Changing the subject, have you guys spotted Aphrodite?" -Carapace asked them.
"No, that's a negative." -Chat Noir said. –"And if you're asking us, I guess you haven't either." -he said.
"Afraid so." -Rena Rouge told him. –"And I guess the others still haven't said anything, did they?" -she asked Ladybug.
"Not to us." -Ladybug said.
"This is getting ridiculous. This is just like Halloween, all over again." -Carapace sighed, frustrated. –"How can we get ride of her, if we don't know where she is!" -he declared.
And then, a shrieking laugh was heard. This one was different from all the laughs and giggles that came from the love zombies. It was a maniacal laugh. A laugh that belonged to the person responsible for all that was happening right then. A laugh that belonged to Aphrodite.
"Looks like we got company." -Chat Noir said it between his teeth.
The fight scenes are always the worst part, when it comes to writing these stories. Because I like to make each fight unique, that can be both a challenge and a problem. Luckily, I like challenges. I wasn't planning to use Nadja Chamack in this story, but, I figured that it would be fun to see a couple of scenes featuring her... and the same thing goes for her team. Because that part was a bit of an improvisation, I came up with Nadja's team in five minutes, but I'm thinking that I'll have to develop them a little bit more on the following sequels.
And finally, Aphrodite decides to show up and face the music. It was about time, you know? I've been thinking of lines of dialogue for her, and I came up with some that I think suit her, because I want her to make her funny, yet diabolical at the same time. I've also been basing myself on particular movie scene to write Aphrodite. You want to know which one? The "Batman and Robin" scene, where Ivy first appears in Gotham and puts everyone under her spell (the movie is really bad in many ways, but Uma Thurman's Ivy is probably the best thing about it). I truly hope you guys like what I'm writing for her.
As always, feel free to comment, fav and leave suggestions to improve this and following fics. :)
