Batman x Arc Reactor

Ch: 69 [Poison]

[Meanwhile, in Wayne Enterprise's R&D sector. Plant research division.]

Dr. Pamela Lillian Isley was doing some research on plant mutation. Bruce hired her last year because he knew that in the future she was going to become Poison Ivy, a dangerous villain. So, he decided to approach her before she took the wrong path. And even if history repeats itself and she does turn into Poison Ivy, he should be able to stop her from taking the wrong path and recruit her instead.

She has been working on a special type of mutated plant that she had accidentally created when she was working on a medicinal plant. According to her research, this unique plant was capable of emitting an unknown deadly toxin, but further research showed that the sap of the plant contains healing properties. So, the plant was like a double-edged sword, both life and death in a single blossom.

The only problem was how unpredictable it could be, as they never saw it bloom in captivity until now. As a curious researcher, she wanted to know what would happen if it were a flower or even a fruit.

So, today she had been anxiously waiting for this moment, hoping that she didn't accidentally create something deadly. But so far, the plant has not produced anything fruit or flower.

So, after countless hours and days of waiting, Lisa rushed in to break the news to her.

Suddenly, her office door slammed open, making her almost jump out of her skin. "Ah! Don't you have manners?! Knocking first!"

Lisa, her assistant, came in holding a datapad, "It has started... The flower is about to bloom at any minute now..." She sounds restless and excited at the same time.

Pamela rose from her seat, "Let's go see it then," She followed Lisa outside her office to a secure greenhouse with the unusual plant located in a secured guarded room. They both used the necessary security clearance codes to unlock the door and entered the first clearance. They moved toward their special suits placed on the right side and wore them. They looked like environmental suits, but they were specifically designed to keep the toxic compounds out. After donning the suit, they grabbed the necessary tools and entered the second clearance that led to the greenhouse.

"What's going on?" Pamela asked Lisa noticing the green haze surrounding the room.

Lisa checked the camera feed and spoke as calmly as she could, "The plant is releasing some type of gas. The readings seem to show that it's a low concentration of the plant's poison."

"Alright, keep an eye on the suit's toxin level. We don't want to get ourselves killed," Pamela sounded confident, though inside she felt like she was jumping out of her skin. She was excited. Her research is about to bore fruits and Bruce might just give her a raise and a nice promotion will do.

After walking further in, they stopped before a small plant with two small white buds, slowly blooming before their eyes. They watched in awe as the flower slowly began to open one petal after another. A tiny drop of poisonous liquid appeared on the edge of the blooming flower.

[Sizzzle!] The drop corroded the spot where it landed.

Pamela couldn't help but grin in amazement. This was a breakthrough. She could feel it in her bones. She had created something extraordinary, but she still had a lot to discover about it.

"The vial," She extended her hand toward Lisa.

She took a small glass vial from her pocket and placed it in Pamela's hand. She carefully dipped the edge of the petal, collecting a small drop of the sap. The liquid was glowing with a green hue. After collecting two small drops, she sealed the vial and gave it back to Lisa.

"Miss... The toxin levels are rising. We should get out of here and start the lv-5 filter protocol," Lisa checked the vial and then showed her the readout of the toxic readings.

They were rising dangerously quickly.

"In a moment. We need to take one flower for further testing. Hand me the snipping tool," Pamela replied, ignoring her assistant.

After a few tries, she managed to successfully cut the blooming flower without damaging it, "Ready the case." She turned to her assistant, who already had a special case for the flower prepared.

Before putting the flower in the case, she held it in front of her and couldn't help but look at it longingly. For some reason, it made her feel connected to the plant. She felt a slight dizziness creep in, and she stumbled slightly, only barely managing to avoid falling to the ground.

"Are you okay, Miss?"

She looked at Lisa in annoyance, "Yes! I'm fine. Let's go."

They sealed the case and made their way out of the facility. Then Lisa activated the filter protocol.

[Lab]

Lisa placed the vials and the case very carefully into the high-security room for testing. Pamela couldn't take her eyes off the blooming flower, which was producing a mild green haze.

"That was an incredible find. Bruce would be thrilled," Lisa commented, looking through the glass window at the poisonous flower. "Are we going to run the tests right now?" She turned toward Pamela.

"No. We need permission from our Boss and the proper tools. We can't rush with such delicate research," Pamela smiled, looking satisfied and happy with her achievement.

She nodded in agreement, "That's true. Well, you should get some sleep. You've been overworking lately." She remembers how Pamela stumbled earlier. Maybe she is exhausted.

"Yeah. You are right," She replied as they walked out of the room, locking it, and then took off their suits.

'Huh?!' Pamela noticed a small cut on her thumb after taking off the suit. The area around her thumb seems a bit damaged. 'When? It must have been when I was cutting the flower... But there were no thorns on the plant and the suit has corrosive resistance. Strange.'

Still, a minor injury. After taking an antidote for the plant's poison, she washed it with a chemical and then bandaged it. Then she changed her clothes and bid Lisa goodnight. She hurried out of the lab and headed home, feeling oddly energetic.

Meanwhile, back at the Wayne Manor...

Bruce and Thomas were talking in the study room.

"So, now we are dealing with a Princess with God's blessing? God is real?" Thomas sighed, rubbing his eyes after hearing Bruce's explanation about Diana and the Amazonians.

"Yup," Bruce replied while fiddling with his watch.

"And she is sleeping in our manor?" He asked, trying to comprehend everything his son had told him about Diana.

"Yes. In the guest room..."

"What?" Thomas stood up in shock, "You insane or what? You let a Princess sleep in the guest room?"

Bruce tilted his head, wondering why his father reacted so strongly, "Yeah? It's only temporary. I will ask the maids to clean up the spare room tomorrow morning."

"Son," He grabbed Bruce's shoulders, "Don't let her know that it's a guest room. She might go on a rampage thinking we men have mistreated her and as you said, Amazonians hate men, even kill them after... Ahem!" He cleared his throat.

"Relax, Dad. She isn't like the others... Anyway, she agreed to join my heroes league. Now, I will move toward our second target," Bruce took out his phone, opened a picture, and placed it on the table, "Deadshot aka Floyd Lawton, a mercenary who uses guns."

"Do you think you can persuade this man to join your team? He kills for money, so, what makes you think he won't stab you in the back in the future for money?" Thomas questioned, suspiciously staring at the picture of Floyd.

Bruce smirked, "Oh, I know all his weaknesses. But first, we have to deal with a lunatic woman..." He swiped the picture, "Amanda Waller. Director of the task force X. She captured many criminals, planted bombs in their heads, and blackmailed them to carry out her dirty work. She is so ruthless that she won't hesitate to detonate the explosives in their heads..."

"Haaa..." Thomas sank in his chair, "First a Princess with God's blessing and now a lunatic woman. You got a plan, as usual, I guess? I will leave her to you. Just ask if you need anything. Oh, by the way, I heard the mob bosses are planning something big..."

"Hmm, the crime rate has been going down in Gotham. I think they are not happy. I busted a drug deal a few days ago. They seem like a new gang. I have already put Jarvis on surveillance mode to see what else they are planning." Bruce seemed annoyed that he had to focus on something other than the hero league.

"Never a dull moment in Gotham..."

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