Nigma walked into the warm greenhouse that was set back in Gotham Park. He knew Poison Ivy had taken to hiding here last September and had not been seen for a while. It was time to bring the plant back outside. He carefully made his way through the plants that over whelmed the small space. Making sure not to step or harm any plant as he made his way to the center of the green house he felt a vine snake around his ankle.

"What do you want Nigma?" came Ivy's voice as the vine yanked him off his feet and he hung midair.

"Just to ask a favor my dear," Nigma replied before the vine dropped him and he fell face first onto the ground.

"And what have you done to earn a favor from me?" she asked, as Nigma scanned the foliage for her.

"Nothing but I know this is something you would love to do and you would help screw the clown," he said in a rush, looking out for more vines. Ivy's oversized Venus fly catcher came forward and leaned its massive head down in front of Nigma. Opening its enormous mouth Nigma saw Ivy lounging on its tongue.

"Speak," she commanded looking bored.

"I have a florist shop for you to destroy," he stated, causing her to laugh.

"How does this upset that vile clown?" she asked as she looked at him and sneered. "Although a florist shop where they grow my babies just to cut them does deserve to be punished."

"The shop will be doing the floral arrangements for a Wayne Foundation function I'm trying to stop because I was going to target it but Joker has claimed it as his own," he told her as he watched her and notice her yawn and he knew he was losing her interest. "I need to make sure this little party doesn't happen so all of Joker's planning goes to waste. I'm sure he will take it out on Harley and after a beating I know she will run right to you. Not only do you get a chance to screw with Joker and destroy someone who hurts you plants, but you have the probability of Harley returning to you for some time. When was the last time you saw Harley?"

"Tempting," she mused as she thought about what Nigma had said. "Give me the name of the florist and if I feel like it I'll do it."

"Lily's Flowers on 5th street," he told her, and she sneered.

"Named after a precious flower and she hacks away at them," she sighed as she caressed the plant's tongue soothing herself and the plant. "I will do this but I require something from you. I need some uranium for an experiment, I know your friend Crane can get it for me."

"Of course," Nigma replied, as he backed up to make his way out. "You destroy the florist next Friday and I will have the uranium to you Saturday."

"I think not, you will give it to me as soon as the task is done," she informed him her voice booming. "Or I will not do this. Edward you should know better than to try and trick me. I expect payment as soon as I do as you ask is that so hard?"

"Of course not Ivy," he replied as he shook his head starting to feel light headed. Knowing Ivy was trying to control him with her poisons he made haste to leave. "I will see you next Friday."

"Don't leave Edward we could have so much fun," she breathed heavily as she exited the mouth of her Fly trap and walked towards him.

"Thanks for the offer but I must insist on leaving, good bye!" he said then hastily exit the green house.

He stopped running and took a deep breath of fresh air. Thankful he escaped before Ivy's toxins could take hold he headed back to his apartment. Slowly making his way through Gotham, the visit to Ivy had drained him more than he would like to admit. Sticking to the shadows he made it back without any incidents and decided to see if Crane was around. Walking up the stairs he opened Crane's door and once again he surprised at the sight he saw.

"Now what is going on here?" he gloated as he walked into the apartment where Crane and Sid where sitting on the couch together.

"I walked out of my apartment forgetting I have nowhere to go," she replied before taking a drink from her bottle of whiskey and Nigma noticed her right eye was swelling.

"She and Deka had a fight, she storms off and has no place to go so she is staying here until Deka passes out then going home," Crane sighed as he folded his newspaper he was reading. "Put the ice pack back on your eye."

"Yes doctor Crane," she muttered as she picked up the discarded ice pack off the table and back on her eye.

"How was the meeting with Poison Ivy?" he asked, ignoring her remark.

"She'll do it for a price," he said sitting down on the table. "You really need to get more furniture in here."

"I told him that and he said 'This is just a temporary place'," she snorted mocking Crane's voice.

"I do not, it is temporary, and what price?" Crane asked as she continued to drink.

"Uranium," Nigma said, as he twirled his crane acting uninterested in the scene before him.

"So she knows you are working with me then," Crane groaned, hating to give anything to Poison Ivy. He was sure he had hated every rogue in Gotham except Nigma and Tetch. "How are you destroying the zoo?"

"I'm thinking," he replied tapping his chin.

"Trick Penguin into doing it for you," Sid said as she drained her bottle. "That way Joker can't trace it back to you and he'll retaliate against the Penguin and since they already have a turbulent past Joker won't think you two set this up."

"What if I want Joker to know about it?" Nigma huffed and crossed his arms.

"I bet a neck full of tranquilizer you don't want to be on his bad side," she snorted as she put her empty bottle on the floor. "Besides don't you want this to be a simultaneous thing happening to distract the bat and his little family while you kidnap Wayne? Unfortunately you do not have the power to split yourself into three places at once. So you have Ivy take care of the flower shop, Penguin the zoo, and for the caterer Ratcatcher owes me a favor and nothing closes down a caterer faster than rats. That leaves both of you free to take over Wayne Tower and kidnap Wayne. But to make this fully successful you need to make sure that no one will pick up this function in Wayne's absent you need to neutralize Lucius Fox."

"You've thought about this," Nigma noted impressed she had an outline of attack. "But where do you fit into this plot?"

"I don't I need to go home to Philly and face the head of my order, at least I should," she said as she tried to stand up but fell back onto the couch. "Of course when I'm sober I'll go."

"You don't have to leave so soon," Nigma told her as he stood up and started pacing thinking. He didn't want her to leave when Crane was close to admitting that he liked the girl and it was his side amusement. "Help us kidnap Wayne before you go one last hurrah."

"Ask me again when I'm sober," she replied as she finally got off the couch and stood straight up. "If I agree now that would be you taking advantage of my current state of mind."

"I will ask you again tomorrow then," he said as she stumbled towards the door.

"Let me walk you home," Crane offered, and she shrugged him off.

They left the apartment together, and Nigma laughed as soon as they were out the door. He wondered if Crane would finally make his move or she would slip through the cracks.

Thank you to my two reviewers Booklover1498 and Chronic Sandman. Hope I did Poison Ivy justice.