Superman, Wonder Woman, and Gutrot start walking towards the exit of the mall. Wonder Woman is still holding onto the relic.
Wonder Woman: "I wonder how everyone else is doing?"
Batman: "Diana." Wonder Woman puts her hand to her earpiece. "I dug up something on your friend, Faust."
Wonder Woman: "What is it?"
Batman: "I think it would be better if you saw it for yourself."
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Location: Faust's Office
After some time, everyone has convened with Batman. Inside the office is filled with all kinds of trinkets. Most of them have clear magical properties.
J'onn: "Fascinatijg. Faust clearly has a great passion for learning."
Supernova: "Or just really obsessed."
Flash walks over to a scepter. The tip of it has a metallic emblem, and a crystal is part of the staff just below the tip.
Flash: "Where'd he get this stuff?" He starts inspecting it. "Warlocks-R-us?"
Energy starts charging in the crystal, the emblem opening to reveal an eye, and Flash doesn't notice. But Batman does.
Batman: "Don't touch that!"
Flash turns around to face Batman, pointing the scepter at him. The scepter then blasts a beam of blue energy at Batman, who is able to duck out of the way. The blast hits the wall, leaving a massive hole in it.
Flash: "Oops."
Batman: "Don't touch anything!" He swipe the scepter from Flash's grasp. "We don't know what kind of powers we're dealing with!"
J'onn, Superman, Wonder Woman, and Supernova each set down a trinket they were holding.
Superman: "So, who is this Faust?"
Batman: "Felix Faust was once a respected professor of archaeology." He sets down a picture of Faust. "But when he became fascinated with the mystic arts, he was kicked out of the university for his heretical ideas."
Gutrot: "No surprise there. They probably thought he became insane."
Batman: "He also swore revenge on all who mocked him, and several later disappeared under mysterious circumstances."
Wonder Woman looks over and sees a bookshelf filled with all kinds of ancient relics. She walks over to it, looking up at the top.
Wonder Woman: "I have a pretty good idea what happened to them."
Three stone heads are mounted above the top shelf of the bookshelf, the distraught and horrified faces forever in stone.
Flash: "Ew!"
Supernova: "That is absolutely disgusting." She gags a little. "I'm feeling nauseous."
Superman: "He's gone mad."
Gutrot: "That's putting it pretty lightly."
Batman: "It gets worse." Everyone turns to him, and he's holding a book. "I found his journal. The last entries make reference to a fellow sorceror, and Tartarus."
Lightning crackles, illuminating the room as thunder booms outside.
Wonder Woman's face is distraught and fearful.
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The Omnitrix Wielder: Arsenal (Ben 10 X Justice League)
ActionThis story would be what would happen if Ben existed in the Justice League animated series. (I take no credit for any artwork used in the story.) (Justice League: Animated and Ben 10 both belong to their respective creators.)