Awesome stuff, hawk! 

I have run into her a few times, but haven't been able to ask her out. Apprehend a street thug ,cool. Tackle The Forces of Set, No problem. Try to ask out the girl of your dreams, and I am a sweaty-palmed seventh grader all over again. I am just going to have put myself out there and take the risk. Even if she says no, at least I'll know.
In an unrelated topic, I got a call from "Uncle" Jack today. While not biologically related, he and Dad go way back. He says that since he just happened to be in town, that he wanted to catch up. Something doesn't seem right, Jack never "happens to be" anywhere. I am supposed to meet him for coffee. I will update later.

great back story it sounds a good subplot

It had taken him a while, but Jack was finally able to get access to C.J.'s records. There wasn't much useful information, as the majority of it had been redacted. The thickness of the file indicated that my brother had been exceptionally busy. It seems that he had been tied to some sort of secret project before his death. Jack promised to keep digging.
  On the romantic front, things with Karen have been going well. We have been trying to line up our vacations so that I can take her to Hawaii to meet my family. Mom is very excited,as I don't get to go home very often. Between work, super heroing, the investigation on C.J., and trying to have a personal life , I have been swamped. But, all things considered, I am blessed.
  Well, enough for now. I need to get some sleep.

Things are slow on the C.J. front, but I was able to get together with Rampart for lunch.I will refer to my teammates by their costumed identity in this journal.(I keep these files encripted and secure from being hacked, but I would not risk my friends secrets.) The Machinist was busy, hopefully he will be able to join us next time. I had a few ideas to discuss with them. I was interested in discussing some team strategy. No sense doing the same thing over and over and giving the bad guys something predictable.
  Rampart has been going through some issues of his own. He really reminds me of my brother. He is so optomistic and patriotic. I tend to be more realistic and cautious. The Machinist tends to make me look bright and cheerful, but I guess how you see us is just based on perspective. Both of them are good guys and I consider myself lucky to be able to call them my friends.
  I will run the ideas for my utility belt additions and Achilles mods past him and The Machinist when I see him. Hopefully we can bounce some ideas back and forth. I invited them over to check out the C.A.D. table and program i just bought. But enough of that. Lunch was good, and Rampart is stopping by this weekend.
   Vacation was good and Karen and my parents got along really well. I was not surprised, as I love spending time with her. She pulls me out of the funk I sometimes get into. In a side note Dad gave me C.J.'s guitar and amp.(67 Les Paul and a Marshal tube model). I have been practicing it a little as it makes me feel close to him. I gotta go Achilles wants to talk. Later......

Glad that you like it.
Dom did not have a problem with it.I ran some of my ideas past him so that I would not interfere with anything with the group. I look at it as if You have an Avengers comic, and you also have individual characters who have their own comic. 

Jump ahead decades later and just after my thirteenth birthday, was when the changes started happening to me. This was about a year after my brothers death, and if this was a comic book or a movie, I would have put on a costume looking for revenge on those responsible for my brothers death, or started fighting crime. But real life doesn't work that way, although I was able to practice with my abilities.
    There were areas that I needed to improve. Flight provided my with away to get places in a hurry, energy blasts were great to take down an enemy, and a heightened sense of danger was also helpful. Thinking of things in a rational manner, I knew that I would need protection. I was able to use some cutting edge fabrics and materials for a costume and utility belt. The belt allows me to supplement my powers with useful items. Last but by no means least is Achilles(His name comes from a song by my brothers favorite band Led Zep.). Achilles ability to scan, collect, and process incredible amounts of information has been invaluable.
  Well enough about my past. I will update my present later.

Haven't updated in a while. Not because of desire, but from being too busy. Jack has added some really intense sparring sessions. The best way I can describe is Jeet Kune Do meets Krav Maga. I agree with Jack, I can't always rely on my powers, sometimes you gotta get your hands dirty.
  Rampart has offered me a chance to work with his "friends" on improving my flight and their ability to handle "Meta's". I am meeting him for lunch tomorrow. I'll let him know that I am interested.
  On the personal front things are going well between Karen and myself. She is training for The Empire City Race For The Cure Marathon. I don't know if she will win, but I will be there cheering her on.
     In the news, it seems Avery Aeronautics was broken into by someone who could walk through walls. The perpetrator was able to disrupt both electronics and knock out the guards simply by walking through them. I will have to investigate this further.
Well, gotta run. I'll update later.

Hawk
This is good stuff your right I think of this like a comic book. so far I want to know more and will our hero's meet?

we'll just have to wait and see just like when we buy the books 

It has been several months since I've written, and things have

changed. My powers are gone. It still seams surreal. I was

stopping a robbery at a electronic development company. It was

a new villain  who calls himself Phase. He hit me with some sort

of energy drain grenade. It put me down and when I came to I

was powerless. I am still trying to adjust to my situation. What

do I do now?

dsumner wrote on Jul 1^st, 2017 at 6:45pm:


I have been thinking about it.

Man, it has been fun seeing the parents again. We have doing a lot of outdoor activities. Dad is right, I feel better relaxing and soaking up the sun. Too bad I can't stay, but time to head out. We are headed to a luau. I'll update later.

Been awhile since I been on and enjoyed your post's