One common complaint I've noticed about DC Super Hero Girls is that villains like Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Lady Shiva, Killer Frost, etc. are turned into heroes. Personally, I have no issue with it. It's nice to see these villainous characters re-imagined in kid-friendly versions. It's innovative and refreshing. Poison Ivy, for instance, is a sweet, adorable introvert and I think it's nice.

Enjoy.

CHAPTER 2: POISON IVY

Batgirl heads to the school garden where Poison Ivy usually is, experimenting with plants. She opens the door to see that Ivy is, for some reason, not experimenting on plants. She was currently writing something down on a piece of paper with a sad look on her face. Her flower had a sad look on its face too after reading what Ivy wrote. Ivy was about to leave the garden when she saw that she had a visitor.

"Hey, Ivy," Batgirl greeted. "What's wrong?"

Ivy gives Batgirl the paper. She unfolds it and reads it.

"You want a transfer back to Gotham Academy?" Batgirl asked, surprised. "But why?"

Ivy gives Batgirl her "Hero of the Month" certificate.

"I don't deserve that," said Ivy.

"What do you mean? You saved your friends so many times that month," said Batgirl.

"From my own plants," said Ivy. "You guys could've been hurt because of my experiments, but in the end, it's my fault."

"Okay..." Batgirl wasn't seeing her point. "But even if, this isn't worth moving away."

"It's not just the award, Batgirl. Most of my experiments have done noting but harm," said Ivy. "Frankie almost destroyed the city. You all could've asleep forever because of my sleeping pod experiment. Sometimes I wonder if I'm a danger to everyone."

"Ivy, you are not a danger to anyone," said Batgirl.

When Batgirl placed her hand on Ivy's shoulder, Frankie the plant attacked her. Batgirl tried to wrestle the plant off her, but it was relentless. Ivy whistles, calling Frankie and forcing it to stop. She then commands it to come over to her and away from Batgirl.

"Bad Frankie! She wasn't attacking me. She was just being a friend," Ivy explained.

Frankie whimpers with shame because his creator is angry at him. Feeling bad for yelling at him, Ivy picks him up and gives him a hug.

"Oh, I can't stay mad at you," said Ivy.

Frankie started "licking" Ivy affectionately, making her laugh and Batgirl smile.

"Okay, so your plants can get out of control, but you always handle it," said Batgirl.

"Does that make me the hero, or the villain?" Ivy questioned, still feeling down.

Ivy puts Frankie down on her table and asks for the letter back. Barbara, however, crumples the letter and throws it away.

"Hey! Why'd you do that?" asked Ivy.

"First of all, you're not going anywhere until you think this through. Second, Miss Martian, Beast Boy, and Catwoman are missing and we need everyone, and I mean everyone helping on this investigation," said Batgirl, sounding like a strict boss.

"Well, I have thought it through," said Ivy. "But..."

Batgirl crossed her arms and looked at Ivy like an angry principal.

"I'll stay and help. One more mission," said Ivy, intimidated.

"Hopefully not," said Batgirl.

"Frankie, Spike, Ralph, Chompy, you stay here and behave, okay?" Ivy ordered her plants. "Mommy's going out to save her friends."

Meanwhile, Harley was still tied up to the chair. In her effort to escape, she fell down sideways. The best she can do now is roll around until she can find someone to untie her.

"Hello!" Harley called. "Can anyone help me?!"

Unfortunately, the halls were empty. A tumbleweed bounced across the floor, like one of those western movies.

"GUYS!" Harley yelled.

No one responded. Harley groaned. All she can do now is keep rolling.

Every student of Super Hero High is out on the city searching for their missing schoolmates. Supergirl, Wonder Woman, Bumblebee, and Katana are currently at Capes & Cowls Cafe, taking a break from their endless, fruitless search.

"Here you go, girls," Steve Trevor said, delivering the girls their drinks. "One blue raspberry slushie for Supergirl. One strawberry slushie for Bumblebee. One vanilla slushie for Katana. And one apple green slush for the lovely Wonder Woman."

Steve bows like a gentleman as he gives the the last cup to the Amazonian Princess.

"Awww, thanks Steve," said Wonder Woman, touched by his words and gesture.

The other girls giggled.

"So, Flash told me your friends are missing," Steve mentioned.

"We've been searching for hours and we found nothing," said Bumblebee.

"Whoever took them really thought everything through," said Supergirl.

"Did you try your super hearing?" asked Steve.

"And all I got is a high-pitched sound that almost made my ears bleed," said Supergirl. "Like I said, everything."

Two more heroines enter the cafe. Batgirl and Poison Ivy.

"One black cherry slushie," Batgirl ordered.

"You got it, Batgirl. What about you, Ivy?" asked Steve.

"Just water," said Ivy.

"So, what now?" asked Bumblebee. "I'm getting really worried about our friends... and Catwoman."

"Maybe we're looking at this the wrong way," said Katana. "We're focusing on Metropolis, but what if our bad guy isn't in Metropolis?"

"That's a good theory," said Wonder Woman. "Ivy, you can communicate with plants, right? Think you can use that to help us find our friends?"

"Um... I don't think you want me to do that," Ivy said, avoiding eye contact.

"Why not?" asked Bumblebee.

"I just can't do it," said Ivy. "Trust me. You're better off without me getting in the way."

After receiving her glass of water, Ivy sits down far away from her friends.

"What is up with her?" asked Supergirl.

Batgirl sighs and shakes her head in annoyance.

"I'm gonna go and beat some sense into her, metaphorically speaking," said Batgirl.

"Whoa, no need for that," said Katana, literally getting in Batgirl's way. "This requires a friendlier approach."

Katana sits down next to Ivy.

"Hey, what's wrong?" asked Katana.

Ivy responds with a question. "Katana, do you think I'm a hero?"

"Of course, I do," Katana said sincerely. "You've helped us save the day countless times. You even saved us at school from those dastardly plants."

At the mention of her plants, Ivy sulks again.

"Did I say something wrong?" asked Katana, worried if she did.

"No, it's just... never mind," said Ivy.

Suddenly, the ground started to shake, causing Steve to accidentally drop Batgirl's order. Wonder Woman caught him before he fell down.

"Earthquake?" Bumblebee asked.

"No. It's Giganta," said Supergirl, looking out the window.

Giganta was currently stomping through the streets, destroying things and scaring people away.

"Girls, get your capes on and let's take flight," Batgirl ordered.

"Did you get that from Opposite Direction?" Supergirl questioned.

"Plus, you and Supergirl are the only ones with capes," Bumblebee pointed out.

"It was a battle cry," said Batgirl.

"We'll come back and pay for our drinks later, Steve," Wonder Woman promised.

All the girls left the cafe to fight the 50-foot villainess. Poor Steve is left to clean up the mess caused by the quaking.

Giganta was destroying everything in sight, stomping on cars, punching buildings, and throwing things like lamp posts and stop signs. She was also screaming and shouting as if someone had made her really angry.

"Whoa, someone's having a bad day," said Supergirl.

"A bad day for a giant supervillain is a bad day for Metropolis," said Batgirl. "Take her down! Just be sure to..."

The rest of the girls, for some reason, have advanced before Batgirl had finished, charging into battle like vikings.

"... watch out for civilians," Batgirl finished.

Supergirl flies up towards Giganta and uses her heat vision, hitting Giganta just below the neck. Giganta stumbles backwards from the force and heat, almost stepping on a dog, which was save by Batgirl. She dives and grabs it before the giant foot descended upon it.

"Supergirl, be careful!" Batgirl yelled.

"You're not the boss of me, Babs," Supergirl said rudely.

Wonder Woman flies towards Giganta at full speed and hits her in the stomach with her shield, knocking the giant woman down to the ground, almost squashing Batgirl.

"Hey, watch it!" Batgirl shouted.

"Oh, don't be such a baby," Wonder Woman retorted.

Batgirl was confused. First, Supergirl, and now Wonder Woman. What is wrong with everyone? And Batgirl thought she herself was being a little cranky today.

Giganta gets back up, grabs Wonder Woman, and throws her far, far away.

"Hey, Giganta!" Bumblebee shouted. "Eat stinger!"

Bumblebee shot Giganta with her electric stingers. They barely did anything to Giganta, however. They felt more like spitballs instead of bee stings. Giganta tried swatting Bumblebee away, but the heroine shrunk and avoided her giant hand before it hit her. With correct timing, Giganta smashed Bumblebee between her hands. The shrunken hero begins falling.

Fortunately, Batgirl catches Bumblebee in her hands before she hit the road. Giganta was about to step on Batgirl, but the heroine grapples herself to the sidewalk before the giant boot would squish her. She checked her hand to see if Bumblebee is still with her. She's still alive, but badly hurt. Her wings were damaged and her battery was damaged beyond repair, which means she's stuck at this small size.

"Just hold on, Bumblebee. We'll get you better in no time," said Batgirl.

Giganta tries to squash Katana with her fist, but Katana dodges the punch and started jumping up her arm.

"Taste steel, Giganta!" Katana hollered.

Before Katana could strike Giganta, she was pushed towards a building by Wonder Woman, who had just came back after being thrown hundreds of feet away.

"Back off, Katana! She's mine!" Wonder Woman said.

"I hate you!" Giganta yelled.

Giganta grabs Wonder Woman and squeezes her head. Using her super strength, Wonder Woman breaks free and punches Giganta in the face, knocking her back.

"I don't I like you either," Wonder Woman replied.

"Has everyone gone crazy?" Batgirl wondered.

Supergirl swoops in and punches Wonder Woman down to the ground.

"If anyone's beating Giganta, it's me," said the Girl of Steel.

"I'll take that as a yes," said Batgirl.

Giganta swats Supergirl aside and tries to step on Wonder Woman, who simply evaded the giant foot. Ivy heads to the nearest flower store in order to aid her in combat. Giganta runs her way and throws her fist at her, destroying the shop with her in it. Ivy was unharmed, but the flowers were a different story.

"Oh, no. The flowers," she said with horror. Her grief turned to anger. "You will pay for that, Giganta."

Ivy stands in the middle of the road, facing Giganta with bravery and vengeance. Giganta raises her foot and descends it upon the botanist. Ivy rolls out of the way and summons spiky plants from below the ground, puncturing Giganta's foot through her boot.

"Ow!" Giganta cried as she held her aching foot.

Ivy summons vines from beneath the earth and ties up both of Giganta's arms. Giganta was about to break free, but Ivy summons more vines to make it harder for the giant woman. She then ties up her legs one at a time. When it seemed to be failing, Ivy ties both with the same vine.

"Time for you to see why they call me Poison Ivy," said Ivy.

After wrapping vines around Ivy's mid-section, Ivy drags her down to the road hard. She then summons actual poison ivies and uses them on Giganta, giving her itchy red spots on her skin.

"Ivy, that's enough!" Batgirl ordered, grabbing Ivy's arm.

"Out of my way, Batgirl," Ivy said.

Ivy uses her vines to keep Batgirl restrained.

"What in the name of the night owls is going on?" Batgirl wondered.

As if answering her question, a red walking crystal came out of Giganta's hair.

"Kryptomite," Batgirl realized.

After cutting herself free with a Batarang, she throws an explosive Batarang at the Kryptomite, blowing it up into pieces. Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Katana, and Poison Ivy start to calm down. The effects of the red Kryptomite are going away.

"What happened?" Supergirl asked.

"It's like I had this urge to be as angry as I can," said Wonder Woman.

"It's not like me to just charge into battle without thinking first," said Katana.

"It's a red Krpytomite," Batgirl explained. "This can only mean one thing. Lena Luthor. She's the one who kidnapped our friends... and Catwoman."

"Hey! Can someone let me go?! My skin is itching like crazy!" Giganta complained, aching to scratch her itches.

Batgirl calls her father, Commissioner Jim Gordon, using her call bracelet.

"Dad, the girls and I captured Giganta. Prepare the giant cell in Belle Reve. Oh, and find some lotion that treats for poison ivy. Ivy may have tried too hard to live up to her name," said Batgirl.

"No problem, Babs," said Jim.

"I'm sorry for attacking you, Wondy," Supergirl apologized.

"And I'm sorry, to all of you," Wonder Woman apologized.

"Apology group hug?" Supergirl suggested.

Wonder Woman and Katana respond by hugging Supergirl, who hugs them back. Batgirl would've joined them, if she wasn't worried about Ivy right now, who was staring in space with a shamed look on her face.

"I supposed you're gonna tell me it wasn't my fault," Ivy guessed. Even though she is aware that the Red K made her aggressive, she still feels guilty.

"You are a danger, Ivy," Batgirl admitted.

Ivy hangs her head lower, too ashamed to be looking at Batgirl.

"A danger to your enemies," Batgirl finished. "And that's all that matters. Red K or no Red K, you're gonna be a threat to the bad guys. That's not a bad thing. Batman taught me that one of most important parts of crime-fighting is to make sure your enemies know you mean business."

"So, you're saying I should be a little more dark and brooding to be more heroic?" asked Ivy.

"I'm saying that you shouldn't fear being dangerous if your enemies know that you are one," said Batgirl. "Just don't let your anger out on your friends, okay?"

"Okay," Ivy promised.

Batgirl gives Ivy a hug, which surprises the plant lover. Still, she hugged Batgirl back.

Batgirl reaches into one of the pouches of her utility belt and pulls out a still unconscious Bumblebee. Ivy gasped with worry, as did the rest of the girls.

"She's gonna be okay," said Batgirl. "Ivy, take her home and make sure she wakes up. Katana, make sure they're both safe. The rest of us will head for LexCorp."

Batgirl gives Bumblebee to Ivy. The redhead held Bumblebee carefully in her hands like a delicate flower, trying to be extra careful.

"There's just one thing I don't understand," said Katana. "Batgirl, why weren't you affected by the Red Kryptomite?"

"I... don't know," said Batgirl, confused.

Notes:

- I know Ivy's arc and Bumblebee's defeat are a bit darker compared to the lightheartedness of DC Super Hero Girls, but I just couldn't help myself. I'm a writer whose stories always veer towards more serious plots while heart and humor come second. But I'm trying my best to make sure this doesn't get too dark.

- Again, Harley's predicament is just for humor. She'll be part of the action soon.