Red goes Green

Chapter 4 – What now?

Barry had ran all the way back to STAR Labs following his fight with Poison Ivy. Whatever she'd used on him was burning through his system and he'd only just managed to run into the cortex before it had caused him to collapse. Seeing a collapsed Barry lying on the floor, Caitlin had ran over to him and immediately started to diagnose his condition on the spot in order to act in the most beneficial way. Barry had been lifted to the med facility area and laid down for Caitlin to start to do what she did best. Sometime later Barry regained consciousness and as the world started to come back into focus he was aware that he was lying in the med bed at STAR Labs.

Caitlin was standing nearby to her patient. Noticing Barry groggily waking up she gave him a reassuring look. "You're lucky I'd already started working on an antidote. Whatever Ivy used on you was a lethal dosage even with your metabolism."

"Thanks." Barry murmured in response.

Cisco then ran through holding out his tablet. "Guys I've got a match. Our Poison Ivy is one Pamela Isley, a researcher specializing in-"

"Botany." Interjected Caitlin.

Cisco gave her a little glare but continued on. "Pamela had been researching the possibility of synthesizing human and plant DNA to create strengthened immune systems however her research was going slow and reports suggest that Isley had started to experiment on herself. Then Pamela Isley seemed to just disappear sometime shortly after-"

"The particle accelerator exploded."

Cisco rolled his eyes and gave a sarcastic smirk. "You two think you're so funny."

"Come on, it's not like this is the first time we've had a meta who's gone rogue after they had research problems around the time the particle accelerator exploded." Barry was feeling better from when he'd regained consciousness so he was sat up on the edge of the bed. He was feeling better, no doubt about that, however he was still not completely fine. If he needed to fight Poison Ivy right now the Flash would not be able to give his best performance.

"True." He nodded, Barry certainly made a good point. "The research places round here really need to start doing better psyc tests on their employees."

"So what now?" asked Caitlin. "Did any of the stuff you found on her give you any idea where Poison Ivy is gonna strike next?"

"Honestly I think that stuff makes it even less clear what she's gonna try next. Everything I read about Isley described her as being kinda shy and a-"

"Wallflower?"

"Yeah."

"That might partially explain why she's only just started killing people then." Said Iris as she walked into the cortex. "She's not someone like Snart or Mardon who was already a criminal."

"But that raises the question why has she started killing now? Anyway what brings you here, Iris?" asked Caitlin.

"I wanted to see how the geniuses were getting on with my story. Also I have some new info on Poison Ivy you might want to know."

Barry had an intrigued and impressed look. The type of look that was very common for him when he saw Iris busy doing her thing.

"You guys have probably been busy figuring out the science but I look at people. From what I've been able to find Ivy doesn't have anyone. No family, no friends, no one. Imagine you had no one to support you or encourage you, then imagine you can control plants. It's not surprising that Pamela Isley went rogue but I wonder, is there still something of Pamela inside Poison Ivy?"

"So it's not stop the meta so much as save the meta?"

Iris nodded.

However before anyone could say another word they were interrupted by a new presence in the cortex.

"Please, like I'd actually be that pathetic." They all turned and saw that Poison Ivy was in STAR Labs. "I'm here for the Flash. It's time to finish him off."

Thank you to everyone who has read this so far. And also thank you to everyone who has left a review. I've glad you've enjoyed reading me take Poison Ivy to Central City.