AN: Hey everyone! This is going to be a really long chapter. It was going to be the shortest but I decided to add some stuff and it ended up being over 2000 words! I think I'm going to split it into two parts :) Enjoy!~~

Chapter Eleven: Poisoned Part 1

"B, all I'm saying is give the guy a break." Nightwing scolded into his comm as he jumped from roof to roof. "I know he's an asshole sometimes, but he's still apart of our family." There was no response and Nightwing quickly moved to Batman's location. He swooped in landing next to the squatting black clad figure. "Batman, are you even listening to me?"

"Nightwing." He greeted and Dick squatted next to him.

"What are you doing?"

"Ivy's up to something." Dick looked across the street from where they were sitting.

"At the mall?" He was confused. "Why's Ivy at the mall?" Batman didn't say anything. "Maybe she's getting some stuff from Earthbound?"

"Nightwing" Batman sighed.

"Okay, okay. I'm shutting up." He threw his hands up. "What's the plan?"

"Whatever she's doing, it can't be good." He gruffly said. "I have to get in there."

"B, you'll just cause a scene. What if she know you're onto her and now she's just trying to make you look stupid?" Nightwing pointed out.

"It's Ivy. She's always up to something."

"Look, how about this: I go in there in my civvies and tell you whats up through the comm. If she's doing something bad, I'll tell you to go ahead and swoop in."

"Absolutely not." Nightwing ignored him and called Alfred.

"Hey, Al? Can you bring me some clothes?"-"I'm at the mall...Yeah."-"Thanks Alfred." Dick hung up. "He's on his way."

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Batman sighed as he watched Dick change into his civvies. "This isn't going to work. It's too dangerous."

"Chillax, B. I'm just going to the mall." He shrugged on a shirt. "It's Poison Ivy, Batman. We've beat her more times than I can count."

"That's not what I'm-" He sighed again. " Just go in, find Ivy, and get out, okay?"

"Whatever you say, B." Nightwing saluted and walked out of the ally. Batman went back to the roof making sure to keep out of sight. He'll alert Dick if anything changes.

Once inside, Dick stuck his hands in his pockets and casually roamed around. Every now and then, he'd catch glimpses of red hair and he'd go into a store to 'browse' through whatever was there. That's what he was doing now when he was interrupted by a smiling blonde woman.

"Excuse me, Sir. Can I help you with anything?" She looked almost worried for him.

"Oh." He focused on her. Then gestured to the brightly colored fabrics in front of him. "Um, no thanks. I'm just looking." Looking around, he saw a sign that said 'Juniors'. He almost punched himself in the face when he realized that he had been pretending to browse through bras.

"Ah, well" She said awkwardly. "Let me know." Then she turned away probably to go get a manager to throw him out. Just past her he saw Ivy looking through the coats.

"Actually!" He said quickly stopping her. "I have no idea what I'm doing. Could you help me?"

"Oh, uh..yes. What did you need help with?" She said trying not to look him in the eyes.

"Well, I'm just going to come out and say it." He faked a sigh. "I have a ten year old little sister who I'm taking care of all by myself since- since our mother has passed away. Now she needs new bras and panties and I have no idea what to get her and" he took a breath to gauge her reaction. She looked so sad and empathetic. Nailed it. "I'm sorry, this is just so awkward for me, and I know i must look like some pedo hanging around little girls' underwear." He hung his head trying not to smile.

"Oh my gosh you poor thing!" She fluttered around him. "No! It's completely okay. I just came over because you looked so lost and I thought I should help."

"Thank you so much!"

She helped him out for a while and he kept and eye on Ivy. She looked at the coats trying them on, feeling them. She even looked at a few dresses. She decided on a dark green cocktail dress, and turned back to the coats. Something was wrong though. She grabbed a fur coat angrily looking around.

"WHO COULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS!" She screamed. The whole store seemed to pause; its full attention on her. Dick could clearly see her now, and she was holding the coat like you would a baby. "AUUGGHHHH!" She screamed again this time throwing the fur to the ground. "YOU'LL PAY FOR THIS! YOU ALL WILL PAY!"

"B!" Dick quickly said into the comm. Ivy started throwing pollen at the crowd now forming around her. Those dumbasses! Dick left the shocked blonde behind and hurried to intervene. "Go! Run!" He yelled at everyone. "It's Poison Ivy! Run!" He said again. The crowd quickly dispersed leaving only the people who had been hit with the toxic pollen. "It's over, Ivy." He said facing her.

"And who do you think you are?" She put her hand on her hip. Sizing him up. "Get 'em boys." She snapped her fingers, and the people who were laying on the ground just before quickly jumped up. The rushed him but he was to quick and skilled for them. He tried not to hurt them as he hit their pressure points. "AHH!" She screamed at him once they were all safely on the ground again. "You know. I had no idea someone so handsome could be so annoying." She told him taking a step forward. "Too bad you have to die. I would have loved to bring you to the party tonight." She raised her hand as if to strike him, when Batman crashed in. He acted quickly knocking her to the ground.

"Batman!" Dick exclaimed for show when Ivy was tied up.

"Step aside, kid." Batman played along.

"Man, that was so cool. She was all like 'Do you wanna go to this party' but you were all like 'Nu-uh! There's no time for parties' and was all like Pew! Pew! Pow! all over her!" Dick exclaimed secretly relaying the information he had learned to Batman. "To be honest I was going to ask her where and when because I kinda really wanted to go..." He trailed off. "But I can see when I'm not wanted. It was so awesome to meet you Batman! Bye, Ivy!" Dick jogged out of the store to try to stall the policemen leaving Batman to deal with Ivy.