Getting Greener Chapter 37: Spiderwebs, a teen titans fanfic

Chapter 37: Spiderwebs

CASEFILE: BEASTBOY

Legal Name: Garfield Logan
Known Aliases: BB, Changeling
DOB: N/A
Race: Caucasian (Originally)
Species: Altered Human, Hybrid?
Gender: Male
Status: Active
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 120 lbs
Hair Colour: Green
Eye Colour: Green
Marital Status: Single
Citizenship: American
Current Location: Gotham
Known Associates: Teen Titans - Founder / Doom Patrol - Former Member

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ENTRY: OP-IVY. OPERATION IVY / CITYDRUG SUMMARY

SEPTEMBER 23

I discovered a stock of rare, dangerous chemicals in a warehouse owned by Penguin during a routine patrol. It was a completely accidental discovery - a dock worker was convinced it was a shipment of cocaine and tried to help himself. He died within minutes of being exposed to a particularly vicious hybrid of cyanide and arsenic.

In another stroke of luck (at this point I seriously considered the possibility of someone like Black Mask orchestrating the whole event), the supply was departing and I managed to follow it to its final destination; an old Queen Industries factory slated for demolition six months ago that got held up in the courts.

There I found Poison Ivy.

Wanting to ascertain her supplier, I spent a week following her movements.

Many more shipments of drugs and chemicals both synthesized and natural arrived, well disguised and of the highest quality. This was outside her modus operandi. Historically she has always grown whatever materials she required herself. I was intrigued by this change and put her under surveillance.

Ivy spent her time mixing and formulating different compounds, obviously at work designing something new.

Ivy had never operated in this manner before and I wanted to know why she had changed her methods. Or who had persuaded her to do so.

I set up tighter surveillance and kept watch.

OCTOBER 29

Various large metal parts had been arriving for a week to Ivy, which she had assembled despite her obvious disgust. This further confirmed my theory of her cooperation with a third party.

When I managed to get a closer look at the device, I found it to be a highly complex wind machine, a fan of sorts appearing to mimic the design of a stratovolcano.

It appeared to have the capability of spreading an aerated substance across the whole of Gotham, raining down a drug designed for inhalation judging by the induction system.

I considered terminating the threat and taking Ivy in, but instead partially disabled the machine, reducing the power it produced by a safe factor.

I still didn't know who her supplier and perhaps client was, so I waited.

During this time, Ivy continued to work on a compound that I still hadn't gotten a hold of yet. Planned to investigate further.

NOVEMBER 3

Ivy used the machine for the first time.

Due to my interference, the machine only spread the drug over a mile radius, affecting no one. She remained unaware.

I collected a sample and analyzed it.

It was an additive designed to stimulate the pleasure centers of the brain in a uniquely hallucinogenic fashion.

I theorize that it may induce deeper stimulation than mere pleasure, however, possibly going deeper into a subject's psyche and drawing out the deep individual desires of those that ingest it and then allowing them to dream it.

This is only theory based on the makeup of the drug, however, as I have not ingested the substance at all and Beastboy is an unreliable test subject as his unique makeup makes him susceptible to drug effects.

I was unsure of what Ivy's plan was, but recent interrogation of her has revealed her intentions in their entirety.

Her plan had been to spread a light cover of the pheromones over Gotham each night, slowly causing the population to become subconsciously addicted to it as they enjoyed their deepest desires in their dreams.

Once the population had become addicted, she would cut them off from their fix leading to extreme confusion, withdrawal symptoms, mindless rioting, and eventual self-destruction.

All without leaving a trace or explanation.

I would have ended her operation after the first use of the machine, if not for Beastboy's reaction to the residual pheromones on my suit.

Something in the pheromones prompted the greatest leap in physical abilities and combat effectiveness seen for some weeks.

It was at this time that I had the idea to introduce Beastboy to Poison Ivy in a capture scenario.

At this point, I had already established that Beastboy's problems in development stemmed from his negative emotions towards his powers and perhaps even himself.

His animosity towards his animal powers and his active repression of them had stunted his own natural growth as a homo sapien, specifically regarding the production of testosterone in his system. No testosterone means no puberty, no sex drive, little physical development and many of his other symptoms.

My hope was that in facing down the sexual nature of Poison Ivy and her inevitable attempt to seduce him, he would be forced to confront his negative emotions.

Two weeks of planning later, Ivy appeared to be approaching the completion of whatever compound she was working on and so I decided to act.

NOVEMBER 22

I opened an escape route in the air conditioning unit in Beastboy's room, planning to spread a trail of the pheromones to Ivy's location.

Unfortunately, I underestimated his sensitivity to the drugs and he was able to detect the lingering traces on my suit as I patrolled Gotham that night.

He followed me out in his sleep and almost stumbled across myself and Catwoman.

Or so I thought.

I was forced to improvise and had Alfred discipline him to stop him thinking too hard about the situation.

I bought in Batgirl and briefed her on the plan.

That night I injected Beastboy with a subcutaneous micro tracker to be safe and spread a trail of pheromones from Wayne Manor to the abandoned factory.

Once again Beastboy followed it unconsciously.

Batgirl and I watched the entire interaction between the two from a safe location, almost stepping in several times but correctly waiting until the situation had resolved itself. He was never in any mortal danger.

It was fascinating to watch the interaction between the two. Ivy has never expressed so much interest in another human being before and she appeared genuinely affected by Beastboy's refusal to join her. This merits further investigation. Perhaps she is not yet beyond saving.

Batgirl has yet to forgive me for not stepping in sooner, but she will see in time that it was necessary.

That was 48 hours ago.

Beastboy is still unconscious.

However, testing shows significant activity in the pituitary gland and production of testosterone and other growth hormones.

It appears as though the encounter was a success, but only time will tell if Beastboy has put his emotional trauma behind him.

But I am hopeful.

EDIT: OCTOBER 4

First opportunity to return to Queen factory last night.

Ivy's side project is missing. Found no trace of the substance she was working on. Also found a small, but powerful explosive planted on the machine that appeared to have been there for some time.

It seems as though her supplier never intended her to go through with the plan to destroy Gotham, instead, they may have used it as a bargaining chip to get what they really wanted: the substance Ivy spent almost two months working on. The substance that I do not have a sample of.

Whoever this is valued anonymity and does not want attention drawn to them.

Ivy claims to have never met her source and I believe her. Their methods of communication are now dead.

This merits further investigation.

NOTE: Ornithology is not Ivy's strong suit. More evidence of theory for Alfred.

OP-IVY.2

OP-IVY.3

Just a quick one here I'm afraid. Won't be long untill the next one.

So this was meant to be like a page from the batcomputer. I hope that came across, otherwise, I'm sure that was rather confusing. Difficult, trying to make a fanfiction page look or feel like a computer page, but there you go. Thought I'd give it a shot.

Bit of a cop out, explaining the what the hell happened like this but tried to address the main points. Hopefully it wasn't all that confusing.

Review Responses:
ThommyPickles - Got it in one mate :)

Anonymous MISTER ANONYMOUS - Concrete Jungle isn't bad, thing is I'm not sure how much BB's mindscape will be used in the future. But we'll see. And kudos to you! Pretty damn good guess there, wasn't it? :) And we may be returning to the tower next chapter.

iamking - Hahaha, I looked it up you see. One of the three definitions offered by the Merriam-Webster is 'Something large or formidable.' So technically... haha :)

The Flying Frog - You were pretty much bang on the money man. Beastboy will definitely be changing soon anyway, can't go through something like that without some changes. Also...shan't be commentanting on some speculations there :) And I hope you do get to writing man, awesome!

Dark Azarathian - Was a bit rushed wasn't it? But then, they're animals - fists and fighting are often the only communication that works.

FF8cerberus - I'm glad you stuck around man. Was getting a good bit dark there, but there is a method to the madness. Beastboy's a fascinating character, he has enough crap to deal with, don't think I'll be adding to his load much more.

Off we go then,
CJB