On Harmon Island, Batman struggles to escape the brutal attacks of Bane, whose new version of Venom makes him both stronger and smarter. Fortunately, he manages to evade Bane long enough to hide in the nearby lab. Despite the need to stop Bane, Batman's first priority is getting any innocents off of the island. In the lab, he discovers that Poison Ivy has been captured and encased in a glass tube. After she is freed, Ivy explains that there is an antidote to the new Venom, based on the virgin star cactus. Fortunately Batman has already produced this, but he will have some trouble using it on Bane, because it needs to be ingested orally to work.