Dr. Ella Smith finds something odd

Dr. Smith waited in the little chamber, immersed in her own thoughts for a few seconds before she noticed that through the door, the path to her little lab building was overgrown much more that it usually was. Her first thought bordered on frustration, needing to tend to the plants further rather than deal with data and theory. Wait a second, she thought. The plants don't normally grow this fast... the fertilizer did something?! Her mind raced to possible applications. Maybe publish something along the lines of ideal living conditions for tropical plants. Or maybe find a way for tropical flora to live in non ideal environments. Her mind excitedly raced at the possibilities.

As the door opened, she excitedly stepped out, completely oblivious in her daydream state. She immediately tripped on something part of the invading flora on her pathway. Upon landing on the ground, she woke up from her mental hideaway, and slowly recollected herself. Oh right, the place is... overgrown. Need to deal with that first. Belly down on the ground, she faced her head upwards and put her weight on her arms and legs, starting to lift herself up.

As she picked herself somewhat off the ground with her hands and knees, she felt that her legs were somewhat tangled in some vines, making it incredibly difficult to move them. She glanced at the ground, and found the state of the overgrown path to have rapidly become worse... and the vines were moving.

With the snakelike movements of the vines, Ella's fight or flight response kicked in, and she began kicking and jerking her legs to free them while she began yelling loudly, even though her panicked sounds would be trapped and hidden away in the dome she was in. The vines, not liking the resistance they encountered, tightened their grip, while also signaling other vines for assistance. Ella continued kicking and screaming at greater and greater intensity as she witnessed even more snakelike things coming her way like a wave.