![]() I can’t imagine this is worth any more than $75. ![]() A classic stone used in fakes throughout history. I think the technical term here is “extremely lame.” Um… It’s… It’s citrine. Originally found in the wreck of the Nuestra Senora de Atocha. ![]() My help? Yeah, I’ll help the FBI with whatever they need. But we could use your help identifying one in particular. Stolen jewels and art meant for private buyers. The mall heist yesterday, apparently they were using a jewelry store as a front.īlack market. Well, the FBI are gonna drop off some artifacts later this afternoon. But maybe some other time?Īh! Diana, do you happen to know who a Barbara Minerva is? Geology, gemology, lithology, and part-time cryptozoologist. I know, walk much? The latch of my…ĭiana Prince, cultural anthropology and archaeology.īarbara Minerva. Which, of course, begs the biggest question of today, who is this woman and where did she come from? We’ve now had more than a half-dozen similar sightings across the greater D.C. In fact, the first is a real doozy, which is, who exactly even stopped this crime? If the story around here is to be believed, it wasn’t the police, but a mysterious female savior that multiple witnesses saw. And the authorities still have questions. Word is on the street you got a nice little black market side business going on back there. At Black Gold Cooperative, all you need is to want it! You don’t need a pile of money or some business degree to get started. No matter who you are, no matter what you do, you deserve to have it all.Do you have everything you’ve ever wanted? Aren’t you tired of always wishing you had more? And every time we strike gold, you strike gold. In a mid-credit scene, Asteria is revealed to be alive and living among humanity in secret, much like Diana.įor a low monthly fee, you can own a piece of the most lucrative industry in the world. Some time later, Diana meets the man whose body Steve was inhabiting, while she continues to protect the world. Maxwell renounces his wish and returns home to reunite with his son. She also shows Maxwell a vision of his son, Alistair, wandering the street as chaos ensues from his fulfillment of everyone’s desires. After defeating Barbara, Diana confronts Maxwell and uses her Lasso of Truth to communicate with the world through him, convincing everyone to renounce their wishes. She returns home and dons the armor of the legendary Amazon warrior Asteria, then heads to the broadcast station and battles Barbara, who has made another wish to become an apex predator, transforming her into a cheetah-woman. Steve convinces Diana to let go of him and renounce her wish, regaining her strength. Barbara joins forces with Maxwell to prevent Diana from harming him. President of a satellite broadcast system that can transmit signals globally, decides to use it to grant wishes to the entire world. Both Diana and Barbara are unwilling to renounce their wishes, so they try to find alternative solutions. Steve realizes that his existence comes at the cost of Diana’s power. The only way to reverse the exchange is by renouncing the wish or destroying the stone itself. The stone grants a user their wish but exacts a toll. Barbara, Diana and Steve try to investigate the Dreamstone’s power further and discover that it was created by Dolos – the god of treachery and mischief. Maxwell becomes a powerful and influential figure, while leaving chaos and destruction in his wake. He wishes to become the embodiment of the stone and gains its power to grant wishes, while also able to take whatever he desires in return. During a gala night at the Smithsonian, Maxwell manipulates Barbara to acquire the stone. Barbara wishes to become strong and beautiful like Diana. Diana wishes for her deceased lover, Steve Trevor, to return, causing his soul to take over another man’s body. Both Diana and Barbara unknowingly use the stone to fulfill their own desires. After Wonder Woman foils an attempted robbery, the FBI asks Barbara to identify a cache of stolen antiquities, including the Dreamstone.Īspiring businessman Maxwell Lord visits the Smithsonian in search of a mysterious Dreamstone which seemingly grants wishes upon contact with any user. Diana meets a new co-worker, Barbara Ann Minerva, an insecure woman who idolizes and envies Diana for her beauty and confidence and tries to befriend her. Diana continues to fight crime as Wonder Woman, albeit while maintaining some anonymity. In 1984, decades after the events of World War I, Diana works as a senior anthropologist at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., specializing in the culture of ancient Mediterranean civilizations. Diana’s mother, Queen Hippolyta, and her aunt Antiope lecture her on the importance of truth. After falling from her horse and taking a shortcut, she is disqualified. As a young girl, Diana Prince participates in a multi-stage athletic competition on Themyscira against older Amazons.
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