"Wow. Never knew trees... ATE people." Roy said. The kids had been chilling at the tower, as usual, when the league had been called out on an urgent mission. Apparently Poison Ivy and Bane had teamed up, and were currently attacking Washington DC.
"Yeah. That happens sometimes..." Dick confirmed.
"And with all the parks in DC, all the plants... Ivy must be having a field day." Scarlet speculated. Wally nodded, and they continued watching the live news report.
"Again, citizens are advised to STAY IN THEIR HOMES until further notice." the reporter was saying. A car had crashed behind her, a fire hydrant was spewing water, some buildings were on fire in the background, and the tulips in a nearby planter were attacking the cameraman.
"Henry- we need to find cover. Switching to the overhead cam of Justice League units."
They watched. On the dome of the capital building, Batman was engaged in hand to hand combat with Bane, while Green Arrow was trying to free Flash from some vines currently immobilizing him.
"Well, they're failing epically." Roy said, looking unimpressed.
"For the record, Ivy is pretty cunning. Not to mention, she's probably got her plants hopped up in Bane's venom..."
"Yeah, but still. They're part of the Justice League- they should be able to hold their own against a few pissed flowers."
Green Arrow was knocked off the building, just then.
Roy scoffed. "Great. Wow. And Ollie thought I was looking wimpy for saving that kitten."
"Think we should help them?" Wally asked, looking over at the screen again. "I mean... they look like they COULD use it."
Dick shrugged. "Meh. I guess we could. We'd need a plan, though."
"Get rid of the venom supply and use plenty of weed killer." Scarlet said simply.
Dick nodded, and Roy looked from kid to kid. "Are you guys serious?"
Scarlet nodded. "Those plants need a constant supply of venom- if we cut it off, they'll weaken, and if we dump enough raid on them, they'll die."
"Are you serious?" Roy asked, looking at the two Gothamites. "Then why don't the leaguers do it?"
"They're trying. Probably can't figure out where the venom cache is." Dick said simply.
Wally raced out of the room before running back in, arms full of cans of raid.
"Found some stuff!" he said, looking excited.
"Are you guys sure you can handle this?" Roy asked, looking doubtful.
They were already running for the zeta tubes.
There was a road block, the entire capital building was blocked off with police men keeping people back. The four lods pushed through the crowd, Roy with his bow ready, Scarlet and Dick each with fists full of birdarangs.
They ducked past the barriers, getting ready.
As they ran, they stared up at the dome.
"How do we get up there?" Roy asked.
"Find the venom feeds first." Dick ordered. "We'll head out from inside..."
The place was on lock down, but Scarlet set a detonator and the doors blew open.
There was a huge vine monster, as well as other pissed off plants on the looked around to find themselves staring at the ceiling of the dome.
There was a fountain, and rising around it were vines, huge vines, the thickness of a man's torso, that punctured the roof of the dome and went onto the roof, and were no doubt whipping around and trying to kill their mentors...
One vine fell through the roof, hitting the ground near them. They all took cover, watching a brown, brackish liquid ooze from where the vine had been severed and it thrashed around...
Finally, it laid still. Dick nodded towards the roots of the vines, which were anchored around the fountain.
"The fountain's the venom supplier."
"It's WHAT?" Roy asked.
"They're feeding it in through the water supply. We have to turn off that fountain." Dick said quietly.
"Dick... We have a problem." Scarlet hissed. Dick noticed the potted plants slowly creeping towards them, the vines all over, getting closer and closer...
"Wally- try and cut off the water supplying the fountain." Dick ordered.
"Scarlet- you and I will take care of the plants. Roy- you find a way onto the roof."
Roy nodded, grabbing his bow and firing off an arrow with a rope attached, a rope strong enough to hold them all.
There was the sound of hissing and slicing as Scarlet and Dick fought, back to back, and Wally was using an arrow he'd taken from Roy to pry up the flooring tiles, trying to find the tank supplying it...
"Wally! How much longer!?" Roy yelled, sending an arrow into a plant.
"I found it!" Wally said, excited. Roy, Scarlet, and Dick were circled around him, protecting him.
"What are you waiting for? Rip it out!" Dick yelled. They couldn't hold out much longer.
Wally simply stared at the red numbers counting down on the timer.
"It's a bomb!"
"How long do we have?"
"Thirty seconds!" Wally yelled.
"Not any more." Scarlet threw an explosive birdarang down at the tank. "Everybody down!"