Bellwood
March 1, 8:00
"I'm telling you Gwen! Something's messed up!" said Ben wildly onto the computer screen
"Ben please, calm down" said Gwen in a soft voice
"I-I don't know who they are or even what they are! This… Light, they have resources, they know stuff, and they're pulling everybody's strings! Including the Justice League! Or even us!" said Ben in a ecstatic tone
"Ben! Calm down! You're losing it! First the 3 orbs, and then your encounter with the League of Shadow's leader, I don't get what the buzz is all about, you're getting worked up with this two things, it's not even that much, why are you so affected?" asked a confused Gwen
"Because something tells me that if we're not going to do something, we'll all be 'affected'" answered Ben
"What do you mean by this 'we' business?" questioned Gwen
"Can you do me a favor?" asked Ben
"What kind of favor?" said Gwen in a suspicious tone
"It's nothing really, it's just a small… home invasion" said Ben in a sheepish tone
"Ben" said Gwen in a commanding tone
"Okay, I want you to help me get inside the Tower of Fate" said Ben innocently while rubbing the back of his head
Gwen mouth was wide open from the shock.
"W-What was that!?" said Gwen unsure if she heard him right
"Help me get inside the Tower of Fate" said Ben
"Okay… you're definitely losing it" said Gwen
"No! I need something inside" pleaded Ben
"What could you possibly want inside the Tower?" questioned Gwen
"I know of a few scrolls, grimoire and artifacts that Doctor Fate has that could help solve this puzzle" answered Ben
"And then what? Last time I know, you're in the Justice League's investigative priority list, Ben, you're not a hero, what you're trying to do is very dangerous" said Gwen in a concerned tone
"If I don't do something, I know something bad is going to happen" said Ben seriously
"I can't convince you can't I?" asked Gwen
"Nope, whether you help me or not, I'm going in there" said Ben with determination
Gwen gave out a long sigh
"Okay fine, I'll help you, you're lucky that it's semestral break for 2 months" said Gwen with a stressed tone
"Have I ever told you that you're my favorite cousin~?" said Ben in an enthusiastic tone
"You always say that when you get something from me" said Gwen while rolling her eyes
"I'll call you back in a few days after I'm done with finals, then we can plan for our little 'home invasion', for now, just lay low, no stealing anything" said Gwen in a motherly tone
"Fine" answered Ben
Chicago
March 19, 20:00
Ben was casually walking in the dark and dangerous streets of Detroit, one of the most crime ridden cities aside next to Gotham, it was a cold night and there was little illumination coming out from the street lamps, the street was empty save for a few gangs and prostitutes
Ben turned to the right in an alley way and continued his casual walk, he explored the scenery while walking, garbage was littered everywhere, cats, dogs, and rats can be seen running amok, buildings were old and damaged from both the weather and the spar from gang wars, all in all, it was a horrible place to be in
While walking, Ben saw a prostitute standing in the alleyway wearing revealing clothes, she seems to pick that spot since it's the only place where she gets to be illuminated by the old light bulb above her
"Hey there hot stuff, you looking for some fun?" Ben observed her briefly before walking away
"Not good enough for you eh? Kids this days only want hoes with big tits! Bastard!" shouted the prostitute
Ben continued his walk in a leisure pace, and again, he saw another prostitute in another corner of the alley, this one looks like to be his age or younger, she was wearing heavy makeup with skimpy clothes
"My my, looks like good old Cathy is lucky today, beats getting fucked by old and ugly people" she then walked closer to Ben and circled him around
"Hmm, not only are you cute, you're hot! If you're looking for a good fuck, then you came to the right place, and I'll even cut you a deal" she then took something out from her purse, she hold up a bag filled with some white powder, Ben knows that this is cocaine
"You carry that thing around?" asked Ben
"Yeah, it makes fucking even more amazing" said the delirious girl
"Sorry but I'm not interested" said Ben in a bored tone
Ben was about to walk away when the prostitute stand in his way
"But don't you want to fuck? Surely a guy like you won't be interested in this" she then pulled her bra up revealing her breasts
"I gotta admit it, those are a nice pair, but I've seen better" said Ben while smiling
"Come on, we can do it here~" said the prostitute in a seductive tone
"Sorry but not interested" said Ben beginning to walk away
"Seriously, in all the places Gwen can pick a rendezvous point, she had to pick this", muttered Ben
He has been in the alleyway walking for 10 min. waiting for Gwen to find him
"Well at least there's no trouble… for now" said Ben walking to another corner of the alleyway, this part of the alleyway was darker, he then heard a load erotic moaning sound from the dark alley
"Aw fuck~! Kid you're amazing!" said a voice belonging to an adult man
"Aw fuck I think I'm going to cum~!" he said right after his load moan of ecstasy died down
"Make sure you lick it all up" said the man
Ben heard this and was disgusted
"Here's my payment kid, now scram!", Ben then heard a running noise coming nearer to his location
The alley was so dark that he can't even make of anything in his surroundings, he then bumped to someone and both of them fell down
"Ow my head!" said a voice belonging to a male teenager, Ben backtracked his thoughts from earlier when the man was talking in the alleyway
'could this kid have been giving that guy head?' Ben thought
"Sorry 'bout that, you okay?" said Ben while offering his hand to the hooded teenager
"Umm, yeah, thanks" said the teenager while being lifted up by Ben's hand
"Did you gave that guy-"
"Yeah… " said the teenager awkwardly
"Ohh…" said Ben trailing off
"Did you heard us?" asked the teenager shyly
Ben gave him a nod
"Well… 50 bucks is 50 bucks" said the teenager
"Were you watching me giving him-"
"What! Oh gods no! I just happen to-" said Ben in a panicking tone while his arms flail out
"Well… if you want, I could also give you a blow job" offered the teen
"What! No! That's not what I wanted! Look, how old are you?"
"13?" answered the teenager
Ben's eyes went wide
"But I'm turning 14 this April" said the teenager in an insecure voice
"Look, if it's money you want, then here" Ben gave the teenager a wad of cash
"Woah! A-Are you sure? You don't want me to-"
"I'll pay you to stop doing this things" said Ben cutting him off
"Oh, wow, that's… really nice of you, umm, thanks, I've never earned this much in a single night, the closest I could get was when this group of guys paid me to let them fuck me, my ass was sore for weeks after that"
Ben's face was in an expression of shock while standing wide eyed in a disbelieving manner
"Okay… too much info" said Ben in an uncomfortable tone
"And there was this one time where-"
"No! Just… just shut up! You're going to give me nightmares!" shouted Ben
"Sorry" said the teenager while scratching the back of his head
"Just go home kid" said Ben in a tired tone
"Oh, uhh, yeah, right, so…umm…, thanks for the money" said the teenager before running off
Ben's night couldn't get any crazier, Ben continued his walk in the alleyway, he's been here for 15 min. now, suddenly, a presence behind Ben made itself known
"Took you long enough" said Ben to Gwen
"Sorry, I have to file up all my college records, not to mention that I'm a student teacher there" replied Gwen
"Do you know what I've been through!? I've seen so many crazy things happening here!" said Ben in a complaining manner
"Sorry, but I know how to make it up to you" said Gwen while holding up what seems to be a golden talisman in a shape of a well-designed key
"Let's go somewhere a bit more comfortable, this place stinks, and what is that smell?" asked Gwen
"Trust me, you do not want to know" replied Ben
Bellwood
March 19, 20:59
When Ben and Gwen teleported home, they first watched the news on the TV
"Oh right I forgot! Today was the annual launching of the new Earth-Mars communication satellite" exclaimed Gwen
Ben and Gwen sit in the couch to watch more about the unveiling of the new satellite
"With this earth-mars satellite, we will get to know more about our alien neighbor, this will give us a new age of understanding and cooperation" said Carol Ferris, CEO of Ferris Aircraft
The camera moved upwards showing Superman floating above the press while the Martian Manhunter joins Carol in answering more questions
"This new satellite will not only strengthen the relationship between Humans and Martians, but will also give us an opportunity of an alliance to protect both our people from hostile off worlders" said the Martian before levitating upwards and joining Superman, both now leaving the area
"An alliance does sound pretty cool, and how cool would it be to work with aliens! What do you think Gwen?" asked Ben
Gwen was squinting at the TV screen with a suspicious facial expression "That's not Superman and the Martian Manhunter" said Gwen
Ben looked at the TV again also squinting "You sure? The big 'S' and the green skin is kinda convincing, you sure you don't need glasses?" asked Ben
"No, I hacked to the Leagues mainframe trying to figure out leads on what this so called 'Light' is, so far, Batman's security protocol and security countermeasures is tough to crack, I could hack it, but the system will alert the League and trace the connection back to me in records time, not to mention that it would take days to get inside the system" explained Gwen
"So how'd you know that that's not them?" questioned Ben
"I recently came across with this spell from an old Japanese grimoire, all you need is to find a victim and put a bit of your essence inside their eyes and ears" said Gwen
"What kind of spell is it?" asked Ben in a curious tone
"The spell was made back in the days of feudal Japan when spying at rival emperors was the most utmost priority, a mystic then invented this spell to not only save them time from accessing what serves to be false information, but it gives them a perfect spy since the victim will not realize that they themselves are the spies, but if you ask me, this is more of a curse really, it allows me to hear and see what the victim is currently experiencing at the moment, trust me, I usually look away when it comes to their usual 'happy times'" said Gwen in an uncomfortable tone
"ohhh~" said Ben while blushing
"So who's our little spy?" asked Ben
"Black Canary, I hexed here since the League trust her enough to be given classified information, that's how I found out about the key that would open the Tower of Fate" said Gwen
"Why would Doctor Fate give them the key in the first place?" asked Ben
"Batman requested it actually, in case if Doctor Fate ever goes rouge, the League can stop him using the key to gain access to the Tower Fate, unlike any other items, the key isn't put in a secure safe or anything like that, the Leagues take turns and shifts on who gets to carry the key" answered Gwen
"Ok, so who's shift did you steal it from?" asked Ben "I got it from Black Canary while she was fighting several metahuman villains in Santa Prisca, she got knocked out and I used that opportunity to steal the key away while hexing her to be our spy, by now I think she may have realized that the key is missing" said Gwen skeptically
"So before we go to the Tower of Fate, what else do you know about the League's activities?" asked Ben
"All I know is that the founding members of the Leagues are on planet RImbor right now, they've been summoned by the court for rampaging the planet and declaring threats to various alien race" answered Gwen
"Man! I always to go out in space! You know, fight alien warlords, save worlds, that stuff" said Ben cheerily while Gwen lightly laughs