Editing Power Pack (section)

===Julie, Excelsior/Loners, Avengers Academy and Future Foundation===
Sometime after the events of the 2000 mini-series, Julie Power concluded that adventuring had deprived her of a normal childhood. She dropped out of high school, left her family, and moved to Los Angeles to become an actress. She joined [[Loners (comics)|Excelsior]], a support group for "former" teenage superheroes, where she is once again known as Lightspeed. Excelsior's first mission was to return the members of the [[Runaways (comics)|Runaways]] to the foster care from which the children had absconded and ended with Excelsior battling [[Ultron]].<ref>''Runaways'' (vol. 2) #1–6</ref> Though they are not seen on-panel, it is then established that Excelsior spend several months attempting to recapture the child cast of the Runaways, but are constantly thwarted by being ineffectual, getting roped into cleaning up after the Runaways' crimefighting exploits, and on occasion simply by being outsmarted by the Runaways.<ref>''Runaways'' (vol. 2) #6–12</ref>

The Loners are all registered under the Superhuman Registration Act, but consider themselves retired from super-heroics<ref>''Loners'' #3</ref> when they are not battling superpowered menaces<ref>''Runaways'' (vol. 2) #6</ref> or operating in public as superheroes attempting to capture runaway superpowered children.<ref>''Runaways'' (vol. 2) #7</ref> However, Julie later tells the rest of the group that she is not registered.<ref>''Loners'' #5</ref> While she is less intelligent and articulate than previously established, Julie reveals in ''Loners'' #4 that this is merely an affectation she adopts for the benefit of others&nbsp;– she pretends to be a "dumb blonde" to fit in with Los Angelenos.<ref>'' Loners'' #4</ref> It had previously been established that Julie is a redhead, her "blonde" hair the result of using light hues in the production of the comic's art to reflect the brighter climate of the west coast.

The Loners' support group has moved to New York City, where Julie is presumably seen, though not named, at recent meetings.<ref>''War of Kings: Darkhawk'' #1–2</ref> As with the cast's sudden relocation to Los Angeles from New York between the cancellation of their series and the beginning of ''Runaways'' volume 2, the move is not explained.

Julie was seen among the other young superheroes to arrive on the new campus for the [[Avengers Academy]],<ref>''Avengers Academy'' #20</ref> where she is attending classes as a teacher assistant, under [[Quicksilver (Marvel Comics)|Quicksilver's]] tutelage.<ref>''Avengers Academy'' #21</ref>

Sometime after Julie ended the relationship with [[Karolina Dean]],<ref>''Runaways'' (Volume 5) #10</ref> she was dealing with her depression and dropping out of college; when Alex & [[Dragon Man (comics)|Dragon Man]] appeared in her apartment and recruited her on a rescue mission to help save the Foundation. Afterward, she joined the team as both teacher and Co-leader of the FF.<ref>''Fantastic Four'' (Volume 6) #12</ref>