Chapter 1 Rebirth

The chemicals inside IRIS1 and IRIS2 were created using several herbal plant extracts and by using several types of snake venom. Why snake venom, simply because she can. However, these two chemicals combined with the fertilizers were altering Iris's genetic make up (AN: did I use that correctly)

Iris pale acne plagued skin turned smooth and turned green while her ginger hair which was dissolved moments ago began to regrow, this time smoother, healthier and with a much brighter shade of red.

Iris who was on agonizing pain suddenly felt rejuvenated as the pain disappeared. She still however felt something enter her skin and it took her several moments to realize that she was absorbing the fertilizers. It took her even longer to realize that she was purifying it as well. She also realized that no matter how long she stayed, she didn't seem to be running out of air.

It took half an hour for Iris to purify the vat of chemicals after which she swam up the vat before getting out of it. She then dropped down onto the Research Area... only to come face to face with Simmons who was placing explosive barrels. The pair stared at one another.

Simmons was shocked by what he saw. He saw a green skinned girl with red hair who looked like the girl he dropped into the vat. After the initial shock, he charged at the girl.

Iris panicked sidestepping on instinct, causing Simmons to collide with the vat. She then raised her arm on instinct and a vine shot out from her palm that wrapped around Simmons's throat. She stared dumbfounded at what she had done. Simmons used this moment to yank on the vine dragging Iris towards him before punching her on the face. However, instead of skin, he felt something hard. He looked at Iris to see that a green substance was on the area where Simmons hit her. This green layer looked a lot like a bark of a tree.

As Simmons prepared to charge again, Iris heard low whispers coming from her surroundings.

"Use us"

"Help us"

She let her instincts take over as she raised both her arms. Just as Simmons began to charge, he felt something wrapped around his limbs. He looked to see several tendrils and vines slithering down from the second level before wrapping them around him. He tried his best to get free but was unable to as the vines were extra ordinarily tough.

Iris approached the doctor as he struggled to get free. As she looked at him she remembered the pain she suffered due to being submerged in the vat despite on suffering for a few seconds before she was reborn, the pain she suffered was now etched on to her brain. She hatefully looked at Simmons she wanted him to suffer as she had. She flicked her arm and a vine began to protrude from it. She the raised it towards Simmons and the vine began to snake around his leg before making its way to his face. Simmons looked at the f

vine with a fearful expression as he began to plead for mercy.

Iris however, wasn't having it as vine thrust itself into Simmons's throat mid sentence. It then went down his throat making him gag and blocking his respiration. She then watched as he died a slow and agonizing death by asphyxiation. She then broke off the vine on the arm before walking towards her workstation. On it were her purse as well as her bag containing a spare change of clothes. A previous accident in the lab had her bringing a change of clothes incase of an emergency and she was grateful for it as she removed her tattered clothes before putting on her spare clothes in the bathroom. She didn't notice that her skin had returned to normal minus the skin conditions she previously suffered from. As she was too distraught to think about it.

She briskly exited the facility before she called a cab like she always did. She only had to wait a few minutes before the cab arrived. She walked inside and told the driver where to go in an indifferent tone not noticing the shocked expression on the driver's face. It took the driver a few moments to start the car but throughout the ride, his eyes fell on the rearview mirror which showed a clear view of the girl. As a driver he had met many types of people but this was the first time he met someone so beautiful.(AN: Someone call FBI. OC is currently only 14 years old) Iris on the other hand was not aware of the driver's gaze and instead was focused the night's incidents

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Two men watched the security footage where Iris captured and executed Simmons. These were the same men who were with him earlier that night. One of them, a dark haired man with a goatee smiled as he saw the outcome. They were not satisfied with Simmons's price but had to agree to it as they cannot force him to lower his price without losing their reputation in the underworld.

"What should we do with her?" his partner, the mutant asked. "Since she has done us a favour let return return in kind." he replied as he pressed a button. With it, all footage of that night was wiped off from Oscorp servers. "Is that wise Sean? She has seen our faces. What if she tells the police?" The mutant asked. "Do you think she will go to the police if she had just awaken powers and killed someone with it? Best case scenario she will be locked inside a maximum security prison by SHIELD. Worst case scenario, those mutant hating Nazis at the top will confine her inside a lab to be used as a guenia pig for the rest of her short life. You of all people should know that Abe." He chuckled as he gave his answer as he rewatched Iris's performance from his tablet. Abe looked at his superior for a moment before starting the car and leaving the facility. "Well at least it's not another Hulk." He muttered earning a chuckle from the other man.

The next day

Iris woke up with start as she recalled the events of last night. She still couldn't come to terms with the fact that she had just murdered someone. Even if said person had tried to kill her first. She had stayed up late as the scenario played in her head like a broken record. She thought of what could have led to this. Just 24 hours ago, she was just a regular intern. Well a comparitively younger intern than the rest. But now she can apparently make vines appear from her hand and control plants. Not to mention create a bark like layer to act as a shield.

She walked to her mirror and looked at her appearance. She now had flawless skin and silky crimson red hair. Her body has become taller, slimmer and she now had more curves. Her breast have also increased in size now an E cup which brought a smile to her face as she had alway been self conscious about it. She also noticed that her skin was no longer green which was a relief as she would not no how to explain what had happened.

She then tried to will herself to turn green again and she did. She touched her skin and found that her skin had become even smoother after transforming. She then turned her attention to potted plant and tried to manipulate it. 2 minutes later and there still was no change. Perhaps she needs to fulfil some requirements to be able to do this.

As she was practicing with her powers, her phone began to ring. She looked at the caller ID and so that it was Marian, her boss at Oscorp. Iris immediately became worried as she remembered the security cameras that filled the facility. What if she was recorded killing Simmons? She fearfully picked up the phone and said "Hello?"

"It's bad Iris, it's really bad. Someone broke into the facility and killed Simmons. They even tried to burn us down." Marian began talking at a fast pace. Iris waited before she asked. "Do they know who did it? The cameras must has caught something right? Iris feigned ignorance." No they disabled the cameras and wiped out the footage" Iris bit her lip before she asked. What about Simmons? What happened to him?"

"We found him wrapped by veins. It looks like some had jammed a vine into his throat. Oh god what will we do?" Marian sobbed. Iris rolled her eyes. Despite her sorry state, Iris knew that she was only worried about her paycheck. It would not be farfetched to say that the entire branch may be closed due to such a big security breach.

Iris spent the next few minutes consoling Marian before resuming her experiments. By noon, she managed to grasp the concept behind the "bark" armor. Not only can this layer be activated on command, it can also be activated subconsciously. Like during the battle with Simmons. She then attempted to control the plant again and failed yet again. But as her temper began to flare, she remembered that she would be flying home today. This lifted her mood as she preferred to go as far as she can from the garden.

*minor timeskip*

Iris had changed clothes and packed her luggage as she waited for her taxi to arrive. As she waited, her eyes fell on the plant again and she tried to control it again. And yes, she failed again. Now exasperated, she walked to the plant and touched the leaves only for her eyes to widen in shock.

It

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Was

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Fake!!!!

The plant she had been watering since her arrival was made of plastic. Iris could only state incredulously as she realised just how much of a blunder she had made.

And so without a word, she walked out the door with her luggage and locked the room behind her. And she never looked back.