"I'll keep that in mind," he replied, too dumbstruck by the situation to say much else. He reached down and helped her up, walking her over to the cabinet and placing her inside. "I'll send you back to undo the seal," he told her. "While you're gone, I'll head over to the store and see who I can find. There must be someone that can help," he said. Once she was inside, he closed the door. He gave it a few seconds, opening it up later to remove her figurine and return it to the where the other four stood. Then he got up, stretched, and prepared for his own job.
He had to look up directions and was grateful the store wasn't too far away. It was a more than manageable distance. And even if it wasn't, he at least had the internet. But for now he'd go for the quicker option. Waiting would just kill him at this point. When he got to the place lined with comic book memorabilia, he was amazed by the sheer amount that was packed into the place. Whoever laid it out was pretty good with their spacing. Still, Leo wouldn't let himself get distracted by the brightly colored products on display and made a beeline for the figurines. The selection was sparse, not having near the number he was hoping for. However, there was one that jumped out to him as a possibility:
Sue Storm. She was intelligent and had traveled between worlds in her comics. She seemed like the best chance he had. So he picked up the box and prepared to leave.
As he was heading out, a small corner area caught his attention. "Unofficial" the sign read. Leo approached it out of curiosity, and he learned what they meant. There were figures here clearly not made by any regular developer. They were unique, some not even being popular characters. The quality was wildly variant amongst them, some looking as good as the real ones and others like a strong breeze would snap their inaccurate features. Of these, one of the well made ones was far and away the best. There girls together on one stand, recognizable despite being older, in different outfits, and even in a different art style. It was
The Powerpuff Girls. He had no idea how the cabinet would react to this. No real world people to draw on and completely different from the source material. It would be an interesting test of what the cabinet could actually do.
Forty minutes later, he was back in his room, the two new figures being placed alongside the others. Deciding it be best to inform his partner of the decision before he potentially blew up the space-time continuum, he only took Zatanna's figure. He placed her in the cabinet and closed it, quickly opening it up to see how she was doing.
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