[spray paint can shaking]
[horns honking]
[Geoffrey] Good morning, Lusaka!
This is Reporter Geoffrey bringing you the Lusaka News!
While the sun may be shining brightly, last night
another mysterious tornado struck.
Its powerful winds knocked out power for hours.
-Iye, Geoffrey, I know. -[man] Hey, iwe!
Elo, I was busy finishing my project for the Science fair ka.
Geoffrey, do you realize Mr. Magedzee
-is going to be there? -[grunts]
These tricky twisters were previously unheard of in Zambia, and indeed, Africa.
So why are they happening, Geoffrey?
Blackouts from load shedding were bad enough. Now tornados?
[groans] Likando, why did I join the majorettes?
It's bad enough being the new kid at school.
Ah-ah, Monde.
Did you forget you were captain of your old majorette team?
You've got this, little sis.
[phone chimes]
These tornados are just another disaster battering Lusaka.
With an increase in crime and daily blackouts,
the people are calling for Mayor Sikazwe's resignation.
-[chanting] No more blackouts! -Please!
No more load shedding!
Sisi, if Mayor Sikazwe gets fired, you could lose your job.
Don't worry about me.
I don't plan on being the mayor's assistant for long.
I see much bigger and better things for us soon.
[breathes deeply]
Iwe Monde! Get over here now!
[sighs] Coming, Marjory.
This is Chipo
with Kamiji Secondary's very own star player of the fútbol team,
Zikomo Phiri!
Ah-ha!
-[gasps] -[laughs]
This is Zee with Kamiji Secondary School's very own Chipo Hamoonga,
who is crushing
on Komana Mwiinga.
Stop, ekse! -[Zee laughing]
[upbeat music playing]
[Temwe] One vitumbuwa.
Two vitumbuwa.
Who am I kidding?
-[grunts] -[gasps]
Thank you, Ba Saasa!
-[Mr. Nkwashi] Hey! -Huh?
Temwe Chiti! Are you stealing food?
Principal Nkwashi, what do you take me for?
-A delinquent? -Hm.
I've got my eye on you, Chiti.
[laughing]
What's the other eye doing?
Hm.
[Geoffrey] Lusaka hasn't endured this kind of turmoil in 20 years.
Who can keep our city safe?
Mama K's Juice Ya Cheapa!
-T.O.M.I., come online please. -T.O.M.I. here, Mama K.
The threat is growing, T.O.M.I.
We need our new team today to keep our people safe!
Commencing final footage collection to confirm our candidates.
]dramatic music playing]
[laughs]
[beeping]
-Mama K! -[hiccups] Oh!
-Are you all set up? -Oh, yes, Mr. Nkwashi, thank you.
Um, if you don't mind, I may need to speak to you later
about volunteers for my fruit and vegetable stand.
Volunteers? Anything to help a member of our little community.
-[slurping] -[Mr. Magedzee] Hello, everybody!
Hello, bantu banga.
I am Lee Magedzee, owner of Magedzee Power Corporation.
Thank you for inviting me to Kamiji Secondary School's Science Fair.
At MPC, we are committed to bringing power to the people!
[crowd cheering]
I am beyond excited to see your inventions
and discover if one of you
will be the next recipient
of our MPC scholarship!
The power to save our world starts with you students.
Yes!
[gasps]
Mr. Magedzee!
[clears throat] I am Komana Mwiinga.
I would like to apply for the MPC Scholarship.
So nice to meet you.
May I present to you
my Carbon Capture machine.
Very intriguing. I'm all ears.
Well, the concept is based on--
[-rumbling] -[gasps]
-[warbling] -Huh?
[gasps]
[tense music playing]
[people screaming]
[grunting]
Another power station attack.
And the tornado is headed here.
T.O.M.I., focus on the tornado.
-We need to know what is really going on. -[T.O.M.I.] Yes, Mama K.
Attention! Take shelter under the stands! Follow me!
[yelling]
[grunting]
[screaming]
[grunts]
[Ba Saasa] Help!
Somebody! I'm trapped.
-[gasps] -Help!
[groans]
Hey!
-Help Mr. Nkwashi. -Huh?
Help me, please!
But Ba Saasa! And the vitumbuwa!
Help!
-Help! -I've got them!
[grunting] May I use this, Gogo?
[grunts]
Ba Saasa, use this!
[yelling]
Help!
[gasps] [grunts]
Hm.
[grunts]
-Mr. Nkwashi, pull yourself to safety. -Don't tell me what to do, Chiti!
But I'm trying to help you! [screams]
[yelps]
Hm. I should have saved the vitumbuwa.
Help!
[yelps]
[grunting]
-Let's go, Marjory. -Eh! Let's go who?
Let's go, Captain.
[epic music playing]
[panting]
[phone beeping]
[gasps]
-[yells] -I've got you, Chipo!
-Run! -[Chipo yelps]
Hmm.
Gogo, run!
[Geoffrey] A freak tornado ran through the city,
striking another power station
and wreaking havoc on Kamiji Secondary School.
-Tensions in Lusaka are rising… -[coughing]
…with endemic blackouts bringing life to a standstill, and repeated…
Komana. [coughing]
Here you go, Ta. Use this.
-Catch your breath. -[inhales]
-Are you okay now? -Yes. Thank you.
[clears throat]
Mr. Nkwashi just called.
You are required to attend a meeting.
Are you in trouble?
Huh? What? No. Wait. When is this meeting?
Mr. Magedzee is giving me another chance to present my Carbon Capture machine.
At his office in just a few hours!
-Mr. Nkwashi said, "Right now." -[exclaims]
And gave me an address.
Hm?
It's not at school. Where is this?
-[Temwe] Huh! -[gasps]
So I guess I'm not the only one with detention.
Yeah, you have the wrong girl.
Me? Detention? Aweh. We don't mix.
Me neither. I just moved here.
Oh. Hi. I'm Monde.
[Zee] Hey. Zee.
If we're not serving detention, why did Mr. Nkwashi send us here?
Because I asked him to.
Oh! The Juice Ya Cheapa lady.
Muli bwanji, girls.
[girls] Bwino bwanji, Gogo.
I am Mama K. This is Chomps.
-[bleats] -[Mama K] And you have arrived
at my fruit and vegetable stand.
You four have been offered
this great opportunity to give back to your community.
-Opportunity for free labor, ka. -[giggles]
Shh.
You will save the world working here.
Eh? Here?
[phone vibrating]
Mm, Gogo. I have an important appointment this afternoon.
From what time to what time are we saving the world?
Right now. But not right here.
Come with me.
What's that story with the old lady luring kids with sweets?
She's like a little old gogo, ha. Totally harmless.
-Little old gogo? -Hmm.
That's how people disappear.
[Mama K] Follow me, please.
Mama weh.
We are going to disappear. [yelps]
[elevator door closes]
As you know, girls,
mysterious tornados have been causing destruction across Lusaka.
But there is more to it than meets the eye.
Abeg. You're one of those conspiracy theorists
with an underground bunker.
This is where you are going to save the world.
[girls exclaim]
What?
-[Temwe] Are you serious? -[Komana] Ati, what?
So cool.
-What? -[bleats]
Huh?
[bleats]
Wait, does Mr. Nkwashi know about this?
[laughing]
No. He just thinks you're volunteering at the stand above.
This is my little secret.
[Komana] What is this place?
Many years ago,
I was part of a secret government agency, working in these very headquarters,
fighting evil forces in our city.
Sha! This gogo is lekker.
Eh, eh, eh. Did you just say evil forces? Evil how?
As I was saying,
things are not what they seem. T.O.M.I., pull up drone footage from yesterday.
[T.O.M.I.] Pulling up footage. -[gasps]
Artificial intelligence.
Artificial boyfriend. [chuckles]
Ah. Technological Operations Management Interface. T.O.M.I.
T.O.M.I., zoom in, please.
[T.O.M.I.] Zooming in.
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Is that a guy
caught in the tornado?
He's not caught in it.
[beeping] -[Komana] Basa, he's controlling it.
[Mama K] Yes! The tornados are not a freak act of Mother Nature.
They are an act of a supervillain.
[all gasping]
Supervillain?
Wait, wait, wait! How? Why?
I'm not sure yet. We need to find out and put a stop to him.
We? Did you just say "we"? She just said "we."
Mm. That's what she said. We.
I have been observing you keenly for weeks. [chuckles]
[Temwe] Observing us?
You mean like, stalking?
It's called gathering intelligence.
And based on what I've gathered,
it is clear that you are the elite super squad I need
to help save Lusaka.
[all] Huh?
You mean, superheroes!
-Huh? -Huh?
Uh, yeah. Okay. Superheroes.
And based on my astute observations,
I have built super suits distinctive to each of you.
-[gasps] -What?
This is so…
[Mama K] They've been designed to boost each of your natural abilities.
They'll keep you safe and protect your identity.
All this talk about a suit. So what's with the watch?
[upbeat music playing]
Huh?
Can I get a "whoa"?
[girls] Whoa.
[upbeat music playing]
-[grunts] -[bleats]
[farts]
Oh! Sorry, Chomps!
[laughing] Oh, it happens.
[bleats]
Now, girls, it is extremely important
that you keep your secret identities secret.
No one can know.
-Not your sister. -[gasps]
[Mama K] Not your father.
Not your bestie friend.
Not your vitumbuwa vendor.
You know about Ba Saasa?
It is for their protection as much as yours.
[girls] Yeah. Okay.
It has been 20 years since Lusaka
needed a team of heroes.
If we want our people to survive,
they need a team they can depend on.
But why us, Mama K?
[chuckles] It's not every day
a 60-year-old lady
sees four young women running into danger, shwi!
Without thinking of themselves.
But being a hero takes more than super strength suits
and high-tech gear.
It takes character. Together,
you possess the innate qualities this team requires.
Komana, K-Bongo, the lover of knowledge.
Zee, Za-Mpezi, fast like lightning.
Monde, M-Kozo, the bringer of peace.
And Temwe, T-Mlilo, full of fire.
Aww! I wanted to be T-Licious.
[groans]
Huh?
But T-Mlilo is awesome. Fiyah!
The mind, body, soul, and heart of our team.
Together, you are my Team 4.
[all squealing]
-Okay! -So, is Team 4 ready to save Lusaka?
-Ya, ya, ya! -Yes, Mama K.
-Yes. Mm. -Yeah!
T-Mlilo in the byu byu!
Eh, byu byu? As in, building?
Eya boom! You got it, Mama K.
Za-Mpezi in the byu byu.
Me too! M-Kozo in the byu byu!
-[phone buzzes] -[gasps]
My appointment! I'm going to be late.
K-Bongo, wait!
-Are you in… -The byu byu?
-No. -[girls] What?
I need to get that scholarship from Mr. Magedzee.
Mama K, I'm sorry.
Wait, ba jobee,
you are leaving all these nice, nice things for the ka scholarship?
My entire future depends on it.
And my dad.
[sniffles] He's sick.
This is not how I'm going to save the world.
I can't… I can't do it all.
-But-- -Ah, ah. Let her go.
The water may be boiling on the stove,
but no one can force you to pour in the mealie meal.
You have to be hungry.
So, T-Mlilo's Team 3!
-[bleats] -How does everyone feel about that?
-[Chomps farting] -[groans]
[both laughing]
[alarm blaring]
[Mama K] Ah! What is happening, T.O.M.I.?
Oh, oh, oh…
-[girls] Oh ,no! -Girls, it's Go Go time!
[Komana] Thank you for letting me present my project to you.
[Mr. Magedzee] Of course, Komana.
We can't let a tornado get in the way of science, can we?
No, sir.
This is my solar-powered Carbon Capture machine.
My machine doesn't just capture carbon.
It uses electricity generated from solar panels
to split CO2 into energized carbon monoxide and oxygen.
Once carbon monoxide is released, it's combined with hydrogen
to produce safe, synthetic carbon-based fuels.
Uh-huh. So we can purify dangerous CO2 from the atmosphere
while producing clean fuel and oxygen at the other end.
It's brilliant. How did you choose solar as your power source?
Well, I looked into a number of energy resources.
Geothermal, wind,
even an extremely rare mineral called Zambianite.
Ah, yes, I've heard of that mineral.
But ultimately, in Lusaka, the sun was the most reliable.
Very true. And why a portable version of the Carbon Capture machine?
My dad developed breathing problems from the pollution,
and other people might be suffering the same way.
That's what I love!
Technology made to benefit the lives of others.
Astounding, Komana! I am impressed!
While we have a few candidates left to interview,
I can tell you that you are in the top running.
-[people screaming] -We'll have the final results soon.
[gasps] Dad!
Um, Mr. Magedzee, I have to go. Thank you, sir.
Thank you for…
coming, Komana.
Ta? Ninzi?
[grunting]
-Komana. -Ta? Are you okay?
I'm here, I'm here.
[upbeat music playing]
[grunting]
[Komana] Help! Help!
-Did you hear that? -Look, over there!
Imwe, tiyeni!
-[grunting] -Komana!
I need help!
[grunting]
Whati?
Huh. Well. That's new.
[grunts]
Ta!
Komana…
You know these girls?
Uh…
[tires screeching]
Get him in the van.
I'll take him to hospital.
Komana. Thank you, daughter.
-Ta. -[coughing]
-You saved my dad's life. -[Mama K] Don't worry, Komana.
He's going to be fine.
Mama K, I can save the world in different ways.
I see that now.
-Is it too late to… -[chuckles]
Suit up!
[tires screeching]
Yah!
[people screaming]
Bantu banga, we need to get to whoever is inside controlling this!
T-Mlilo! Let's use your ribbon, like you did with Mr. Nkwashi.
Great idea. [grunts]
[yelling]
[grunting]
Are you hurt?
Just my pride. And my butt.
[upbeat music playing]
[grunts]
We got him!
[grunting]
What do we do?
[both grunting]
-[yelling] -[gasps]
What is that?
It's a brazier!
Yah!
[yelling]
Yah!
[girls grunting]
[girls laughing]
Look at you, K-Bongo!
Breaking up that tornado's cold air with a firebomb.
Genius, ekse. Genius.
All this trouble has been caused by some old man.
Old?! Old?!
I am Storm Drain.
Creator of chaos!
-King of climate! -[beeping]
[chuckles] I will not be defeated!
[cackling]
[yelps] [yelling]
[grunts] -[Monde grunts]
Looks like you just were, Grandpa.
I can't believe we pulled that off.
[people cheering] -[girls] Huh?
[upbeat music playing]
[Mama K] Job well done!
Congratulations, Team 4!
[girls] Team 4 in the byu byu! [laughing]
[Geoffrey] The public was pleasantly surprised
when a group of heroes calling themselves Team 4
finally put an end to the natural disaster that was not so natural after all.
So, who are these heroes, and where do they come from?
Perhaps our pleas for help
have finally been answered.
[shadowy figure groans]
Be careful, Lusaka.
Those pleas will soon
be drowned out by my power.
[upbeat music playing]