Chapter 8 Arkham Asylum 8: Mother Nature
On the way back to the Batcave was short and more trouble for the bird was coming. The plants were growing at a none stop rate and will covered Arkham Island with the first light of dawn comes. He needs to cook up the Anti-Venom too not just stop the Titan but also cured Poison Ivy who was drugged. The effects are different towards the user of mother nature then other people and this hero was going to save her.
"Scan and open," Red Robin ordered, having the scans and open the cave door to the Batcave.
After scanning was done, Red Robin rushes into the Batcave towards the main computer and start running the test. He typed a few keys down and have formula get cook up.
"How close are you to making the cure?" Barbara asked.
"Close. Its been more difficult than I expected," Red Robin replied, seeing the TN-2 was very different and strong formula than any other Venom base formula he has come across, but a cure can be made.
Soon enough two full antidotes were made, not the good news, but will have to do.
"The process is slow, difficult and doesn't produce much antidote," Red Robin said, reading the process he has so far and was the bad news.
He grabbed the two Anti-Venom, one antidote for Poison Ivy and other for main Venom plants.
"And the good news?" Barbara asked.
"The chemical will definitely work and may also reverse the Titan transformation. I need to run some more tests to be sure. I've set the computer to create more, but I need to get out of here and find Ivy," Red Robin replied, being the good news and had the tests coming up.
"Thank god. Her plants have reached the Gotham River," Barbara said.
Then all the sudden, massive vines and roots grow deep into the ground, causing a earthquake within the Batcave and destroyed a few things as hero avoid rocks coming at him.
"Red Robin! Naruto! Are you all right?" Barbara called out, being worried when hearing something bad had happen on her end.
Red Robin climbs back onto the platform to find the main computer was destroyed by the massive vines and the roots have cut off most of the way to get out of the cave. This was bad as he can't more Anti-Venom, but has two to be his only good news so far.
"I'm fine," Red Robin answered, getting his friend to sigh in relief.
The bird-themed hero walks over to a tool box and started to put together a gadget that might come in handle. He soon made the Ultra Batclaw or UB, the upgraded version of the Batclaw and can fire three hoots instead of one, being very helpful and could the hero out.
Red Robin walks over a wreak and fires his UB at the wall, having three wires and pulls the wall down with strength. He went through a cave works and make his way back into the Old Sewer works, being a good way to get out.
"Red Robin, I've been running a simulation on the damage Ivy's plants will do if they reach Gotham," Barbara said, reading her notes off and saw what damage the plants will do.
"They won't get that far. My antidote will stop them and Ivy," Red Robin said, hoping he won't have to harm the red-haired woman and that his antidote will work.
"I hope you're right. I'm here if you need me," Barbara said, ending the call and allowed the hero to think.
The antidote will work on people who have bee drugged with the Titan but the bird-themed hero wasn't so sure if the Anti-Venom will work on Poison Ivy. It could be different effect, but he could only hope and pray it works.
Red Robin makes his towards the Main Sewer Junction and saw a problem at hand.
"Oracle, we've got another problem," Red Robin said, seeing green water be flood into main sewer pump.
"What now!? Two Face? Riddler? Some kind of giant Joker robot?" Barbara asked.
Red Robin chuckle at this before speaking, "Unfortunately, nothing that simple. I'm at the Main Sewer Junction and it appears to polluted with Titan. Why? What's he doing now?"
"I'll look into it," Barbara said, typing and doing her work as hero did his.
The bird-themed hero starts to move forward, looking around and see where was Titan coming at.
"The Titan water seems to be corrosive, but shouldn't trouble the suit. What have you found out?" Red Robin asked, calling his friend for some answers.
"I'm not sure you're ready for this," Barbara warned.
"No, but go ahead," Red Robin said, allowing his friend to keep talking.
"Joker's pumping all the waste product from the Titan process into that chamber. It acts as a kind of natural storage tank. Once it's full, it releases the water into Gotha River. Normally it's safe, but…," Barbara said, trailing off and allowed the hero to finish for hero.
"But this time it's full of Titan. How do I stop it?" Red Robin asked, climbing higher and looked around for a control room that can shut down the pumps.
"I'm working on it," Barbara responded as she works on finding an answered.
Red Robin keeps moving around in the room, getting higher and looked around for the control room until his friend called back on what she had found.
"According to the plans I have on file, there are three control rooms. The first is directly above you," Barbara informed.
"I'll shut them all down," Red Robin said before ending the call and search for the first control room.
The bird-themed hero knows he will have to deal with the pumps before dealing with Poison Ivy in the gardens. There was no telling what Titan will do if it reaches Gotham and hero wasn't going to allow that to happen as he finds the first pump control room.
Finding a weak wall and pulled out his Ultra Batclaw, Red Robin breaks the weak wall down and had three thugs coming at the edge to face the bird Big mistake as the bird-themed hero pulled his Ultra Batclaw out again and pulled the thugs down below, knocking thugs out as they hit the ground and leave them alone. He then used his grappling gun to get into the first control room and found one thug rushing out him.
By countering the first punch, Red Robin used his right leg to knee the thug in his gut before throwing two punches at the face to gut and knocked his lights out. The bird-themed hero moves to the control box and deals with any thugs that comes at him.
Once in the main room, Red Robin brings out his CS and turns the three-way frequency, shutting the two pumps down and had one more to go. He moves back to the main room of the pumps control room and to the next room that has third control box.
It took some doing but the bird-themed hero had finally made it to the last pump control box and shut it off with his CS, stopping the pumps to pump anymore Titan into the waters and now needs to get back onto the surface to deal with Poison Ivy.
Small Time Skip
Red Robin felt clean as he climbs back onto the surface, leaving the sewers behind and started to make his way back to the Gardens. He did run into a few problems but nothing he can't handle as most were thugs, crazies, and a few riddles. He knows that he will be walking into a trap but what choice dose he has and needs to save Poison Ivy from the Titan inside of her. His Anti-Venom could work, and it will as the hero believes and hopes it will work.
The bird-themed hero walks into the door of the Glasshouse Entrance and started to make his way on where he left the user of mother nature at.
"So, you're here at last. Do you like what I've done with the place? My babies are growing, Red Robin. Come on birdie. I have some nectar you can suckle from my flower," Poison Ivy flirted over the speakers, getting the hero to have chills and knows he was walking into a trap.
Red Robin wasn't so sure if she is asking him out for a date or for fight, maybe both due to his luck, but anything can happen as he moves forward within the Gardens. He walks into a room that had the power shut off and plants growing.
"Are you ready for me? Do you think you can handle me?" Poison asked as the vines break the rocks down and open a path for the hero to follow.
The vine then does a hand gustier, wanting the hero to come on in and see it master.
"I'm waiting in here. Come to me," Poison Ivy called out as the vines comes to her.
Red Robin did as he was told, leaving the room and followed the path that was set up for him, having no trouble what so ever, but still had his guard up.
"What's keeping you, Red Robin? No one can resist Poison Ivy?" Poison Ivy flirted, getting some of her scent into the air and allowed bird to smell her.
The bird-themed hero knows that the pheromones was getting strong due the effect of the Titan formula, but his healing factor was pushing the scent out, but the scent was good and smelled like roses. But anyway, moving on.
Red Robin soon dealt with mind control guards by knocking out with good hit on the head and smashed into the wall for now. They will be fine as the mind control last a short time period after being knock out and the hero can move forward.
The bird-themed hero soon follows the vine that was leading towards the room ahead of him.
"Oh, Red Robin, you are the one human exception I'll allow to eat their greens. Particularly mine," Poison said, flirting again and was waiting for her favorite bird to enter to her gardens.
Red Robin sighed before entering the room and looked for the user of mother nature, seeing no sign of her and was odd as she led him to her. He looked around for any vines or traps that were set for him, finding none and kept moving forward. He would have brought out the antidote, but he can't risk it getting destroyed by an upset Ivy and think a plan.
The bird-themed hero took knee by the Venom plant and saw signs of being used overtime. Before he could touch it, a noise came behind and caused the young hero to roll away from his unknow attacker. A massive vine came downwards and destroyed the spot that was there before. It looks like the bird has found the user of mother nature and here comes the hard part.
Poison Ivy was in a massive plant monster, having vines around it to strike and flower petals seat for its queen that was covered by a shell. She had sexy smirk on her face and looked at her birdie with lust, wanting to unleash her build up emotions onto him.
The Elizabeth Arkham Glasshouse was covered by vines, blocking for no one to get or out, having a fight between bird and nature.
Red Robin threw some birdarangs at the shell that bounce off, getting Poison Ivy's attention and dodged the massive vines that were coming at him. The bird-themed hero kept moving while throwing his attacks at the shell, hoping to weak it and find an opening.
"Keep coming to me Red Robin. I'll allow you into my Garden of Eden and let you taste the forbidden fruit," Poison flirted with a lick on her lips as her pet attacked her crush and wanted him weak enough for her to enjoy all to herself.
The bird-themed hero kept moving until the shell was weak enough and threw a Batarang, shocking Poison Ivy and caused the plant to fall forward, causing a small quake.
Red Robin walked up towards the shell, using his Explosive Gel and wrote a letter on the shell. He took steps back before pushing the button, causing Ivy to groan in pain and the plant monster's shell to weaken by the blast. The shell was damaged but not enough to get to the queen and allowed the hero to use his cure on her.
The massive plant monster brought up its two vines, opening and started to short poison attacks onto the bird, causing him to dodge and threw some birdarangs between his dodging. This wasn't going anyway as the hero needs to think of different plan and somehow get close enough to use the cure.
The bird had a plan but most act quick before Ivy noticed what he was up too as he brings out his cure and hide it somewhere for a quick motion.
Red Robin was to attack but the vines wrap around his arms and hold him down. He tried to fight back but was covered by the vines.
"Now, now birdie, you don't want me to tie you down do you? That sounds kinky enough that I may do it anyway," Poison Ivy said in a flirty tone of voice as her vines ties and brings her crush before her.
The plant's shell moves away and allow the queen to face her bird. Red Robin tried to fight back put the vines were drugging him and caused slow muscle moment, making it look like he was helpless, but his healing factor was pushing the drugs and will allow the hero to strike at the right time.
Poison Ivy smiles that she has finally have the one person that brings her feelings within heart and will unleash it before. She wraps herself to be behind her bird and rubs herself onto the well-toned body, loving the feeling and hoping to arise in the young man.
"Say Red Robin, I want to test that immunity of yours very thoroughly. Why don't you accompany me so we can intimately test it out," Poison Ivy whispered in a sexy tone of voice before kissing the cheeks.
Unknown to the user of mother nature, the bird-themed hero's plan was at motion and his left hand was hiding some in his gloves that will come out in due time.
"Red Robin and the Queen of the Green. Let's make a Christmas miracle in July," Poison Ivy said, having her vines bring her crush to the flower like bed and started to claw up on her bird.
"I'll make it quick. I promise," The green-skinned woman spoke before lowering herself to kiss the young hero before and start the strong feelings to unleash.
With one look, one will say it was going south, but it wasn't and changed when…
"Sorry, Pamela, but not like this," Red Robin whispered before bringing out the cure and injected the Anti-Venom formula into the plant user.
Poison Ivy screamed of the sudden injected, causing the plants to run out of control and broke apart around the gardens. Many of the glasshouses were destroyed and the Venom plants were drying out has the cure took its effect. Red Robin hold the red-haired woman close him as everything broke apart and soon was over as he opens his eyes to see they will in the glasshouse still, but in ruin.
The bird-themed hero looks at the woman in his arms, hearing soft groans and moved her locks away from her face. She was alive, juts worn out from the sudden Titan and being cured. It seems the Titan has a very different effect on metahumans and getting the cure can worn them out.
"Pamela?" Red Robin called out, getting the woman in his arms to awake.
Poison Ivy blinked a few times on what just happen and started to remember that Titan forced her deep feelings towards the hero to turn into strong lustful feelings, making her very ashamed that she almost raped her bird.
Seeing ashamed look, Red Robin brought Poison Ivy closer into hug and said, "Its alright. You were not in your right mind. I don't blame you for anything and will get some help."
"You should just leave me," Poison Ivy requested, not looking the young hero in the eyes.
"Maybe but I made a promise too help others that I see needs help. While I can't save everyone, but I'll help those that I cherish and keep going," Red Robin said with a small smile on his face, remembering a girl in his old world that taught to find true strength (Haku is female in the story)
Poison Ivy started to have tears in her eyes of this sudden kindness and started to calm down of the hero that was such a big impact to her. She wrapped her arms around the neck fo the hero and caused him to wrap his arms around woman's waist.
They would have kiss but were cut when…
"Hey Red!" A voice called, being the Mistress of Clowns herself.
Red Robin looks up to see Harley waving her hand and smiling. He shook his head on such bad timing. Poison Ivy groaned that her best friend broke up a good moment but was happy to see her at least.
"I should get going and you need a place to hide from this. I'll let you and Harley leave Arkham. There's boat at the docks, it should take you to the mainland," Red Robin informed as he helped the user of mother nature on her feet.
"Are you sure about this?" Poison Ivy asked, being sure if her bird wants this.
Red Robin nodded his head and said, "Yes, use the chaos to escape and hide out for couple of weeks. Maybe we can talk some things over, but for now I need to go as Joker must be stop."
Poison Ivy was happy of this kindness and understands why her bird must go. Before she could say anything, she found out that bird-themed hero was gone and caused her to sigh with a shake of her head.
"One of these days, you will need to stop that, Red Robin. The time we meet again, I will show you my true feelings with no drugs and see what miracles can come," Poison Ivy thought with a smile as she fixes her hair and soon joined her best friend to leave the island.
Red Robin watched from afar with a smile on his face and saw the two taking their leave. While he could lock them up, but he didn't want and not tonight. Tonight, was more about him stopping and giving the clown the beat, he needs. And he was going do that as the clown was next.
AN: Next chapter will be longer than this chapter and have a little surprise in store for you all to enjoy.