Breaking the Bank The car service that I called dropped me off at the front entrance to the Data Vault’s main building. I walked in expecting to find a decadent, gold-laden lobby that exemplified the sometimes-garish way many buildings were laid out thanks to the near unlimited funding from oil money. I was surprised to find the place was actually very high tech with a super modern design. It was ...

Decrypting the Data I started the following day early in the morning before the city had fully woken up. Less chance of someone spotting a woman in a white leotard and red cape blasting off into the sky. Cheryl joined me on the roof as I stood there in my suit. She gave me a kiss goodbye, and hugged me with a surprising amount of strength. Nothing near my level or truly superhuman, but we definit ...

Dreams of Synthetic Ambrosia Less than a minute later, I was floating over the converted warehouse that was acting as a medical testing facility for Lex Luthor. The sign outside was written in Mandarin, but I suspected it was just some non-descript shell company. On the outside, it was the kind of place that just melted off the eyes. You could look directly at it, and never really notice it was t ...

Out From The Shadows “This is CNN with the latest reports from Syria. For the past few days, heavy fighting enveloped the city of Aleppo turning the city into chaos as Syrian government, rebel forces, and ISIL fight for control of the city. The city had recently fallen into control of ISIL due to heavy fighting between rebel forces and the Syrian government. However, both government and rebel for ...

Origins of Power Girl The flight to Aurora was uneventful, and gave me time to think about what I should do next. While I flew, I texted Clark Kent through our usual means to let him know what happened. I also told him that I was on my way to Chicago to find out more about my birth parents. Naturally, there is no signal at 30,000 feet so I did not expect any report until after I landed. By the ti ...