Sample Satuday: Is This a Job for Powerhouse?

From Powerhouse: Hard Pressed, Dave Johnson teaches a lesson about what superhero does and what all of our jobs are:

Dave Johnson slouched on his living room couch as he read from The Superman Chronicles Volume 10, a soft cover collection of comic books.
The door to Derrick’s and James’ room creaked open.
Dave called, “Is your homework done?”
“Not yet,” Derrick crept into the living room. “I promise I’ll get it done before bed. I need to talk to you before you go back to the city.”
Should he? The only way Naomi would let him play with the kids when they got home from school was if they got their homework done after dinner. If it was important, it’d be okay. Dave put away The Superman Chronicles. No need to rush. He’d have to wait years to read the next one. “What is it?”
“I have a job for Powerhouse.” Derrick massaged his neck. “There’s a kid at school, Joanie Burns. She’s always getting picked on by this jerk Jordan Reno and nobody does anything.”
“You want me to go beat up a fifth-grader?”
“A really big one! You’ve helped some kids in Seattle.”
“Son, this is the kind of thing where I only try to set a good example for others to follow. I don’t want everyone to become dependent on me to take care of things they should really be doing themselves.”
“What does that mean?”
“This isn’t a job for Powerhouse.” He patted his son’s back. “It’s a job for Derrick Johnson. It sounds like she needs a friend.”
“Not me! Everybody’d tease me and say I had a girlfriend.” Derrick shuddered.
Thank goodness his son wasn’t the sort of fifth grader already checking out girls and wanting to date. It couldn’t be healthy for kids to grow up so fast. “No one ever said being a hero was without its risk.”
“Guess so.” Derrick gave Dave a hug. “Thanks, Dad.”
“No problem, son, but you’d better go finish your homework.”

Read more in Powerhouse: Hard Pressed.