Hanger Management

**Hanger Management** is the second episode in the animated Netflix show Supa Team 4

## Synopsis

In order to defeat swarms of metal eating locusts, they first must help Temwe with her anger, and find balance.

## Plot

Temwe is leaving class and bumping into any classmate in her way. She's upset that she failed her test, only getting a 20% for turning it in. The girls see her and are hurrying behind, trying to make sure she doesn't hurt anyone else. Before they catch up to her, Temwe bumps into Majory. Majory isn't pleased by this and asks her to watch were her elbows go, just before calling her a "half-pint". Temwe gets more angry asking Majory what she's been called, but Principal Nkwashi is right behind her to define the word, before she blows up the girls intervene and manage to calm down the situation. Monde tells Temwe that she shouldn't let her anger get the best of her. But Temwe says that she isn't in a good mood, feeling that everyone is trying her. Zee tells her she just needs some food, which instantly gets her in a happy mood, so they head on to get some vitumbuwa. Waiting in line, they get notified that Mama K needs them. But Temwe is too hungry, so she tries to stay behind and grab some food, but they drag her back. The girls find out that there are locusts at the market. Mama K says they aren't regular locusts, they are metal eating locusts. Realizing Principal Nkwashi is near and might hear they run in the nearest room, suit up and head out.

At the Market, people are running and screaming, hurrying to grab their things and leave. T-Mlilo notices Ba Saasa about to be crushed by a sign that the locust have chewed down. she lunges and grabs the vitumbuwa before helping Ba Saasa up. She then helps carry his things but trips and lands in a pot head first, trying to swat away to locusts. Ba Saasa yells for someone to help her. T-Mlilo is freaking out, trying to get out of the pot. luckily with a lot of prying, K-Bongo manages to free her. T-Mlilo still very much upset. she is more than hungry and more than angry she's hangry. during T-Mlilo's outburst, she hits a Locust. Team 4 finds out the locusts aren't actual bugs. Za-Mpezi takes a look and suggests to repurpose it for the nanotech. using an umbrella they catch many, and put them in the pot and close the lid. The Locusts suddenly leave, K-Bongo and T-Mlilo fly on the hoverboard and follow the hoard of locusts to the nearest sewer drain. but K-Bongo doesn't want to follow them any longer so they head to the market.

Deep in the sewers the locusts are swarming around a man as he boasts about a plan to leave Lusaka powerless for their leader, so theyll be paid generously.

Back at the market, everyone is safe but T-Mlilo is devastated that the food is gone, K-Bongo holds her and M-Kozo reassures her that there will still be vitumbuwa at school when they get back.

She came too late. a boy took the last of the vitumbuwa. Temwe is fuming as he wastes the last one, she charges and lunges forward. In the principal's office, Principal Nkwashi is upset at her for doing that, but she doesn't understand why since she only beat up a rubbish bin. but he states it could've been a student and she still damaged school property so she'll be suspended only for the rest of the current school day, but if she were to hurt a student, in any shape or form she will be expelled. Temwe will have to attend boarding school if she gets expelled, Principal Nkwashi warns that she'll have to control her anger if she doesnt want that to happen, or worse loose her best friends.

In the lair, Mama K is reminiscing over a photo before getting spooked by Temwe. before putting the picture, she asks why shes not in school at this time, Temwe explains and blames it on Principal Nkwashi saying he's out to get her. her stomach growls which reminds her she never ate, Mama K is quick to make her food and tells her to sit. While handing to food to her, Temwe tries to eat but its too hot. Mama K uses this as a way to teach her a lesson but temwe doesn't understand telling her it isn't about crocodiles its about Principal Nkwashi. Mama K says its not about him, its about her and needing to control her temper. but to no avail she still doesn't understand. noticing the food has cooled she digs in. The rest of team 4 comes to the lair after school. startling Mama K, who was looking at that photo again. as she puts the photo away, the girls say their apologies and wanted to check in on Temwe. then they hear Temwe yelling in the training room, Mama K asks them to talk to her, the last thing they want is a member of the team to be expelled. In the training room, Temwe is blowing off steam by training with the dummy. she says how afraid she is, she doesn't want to loose her friends, Mama K and not be apart of the team. Monde, Zee and Komana want to help her, but they don't know what to do, that's until Monde has an idea. she uses martial arts to calm herself and find her center, she's hoping it'll help Temwe too. They take it slow and steady, but Temwe makes herself hyper and ends up beating a plant pot. Meanwhile, Komana and Zee are reprogramming the nanotech from the locusts for Mama K's fly drone. they let Mama K test out the drone and she is enjoying herself silly, almost knocking things down with it.

Monde is not giving up, she wants to try a new approach, finding her happy place. Temwe says her happy place is her mouth to the stomach. So they head to the market, Monde wants her to close her eyes, and focus, find a mantra that calms her. Temwe walks along the market, smelling the food and in no time she's found her mantra.

The next day it seems like smooth sailing, until Majory. during a conversation with a friend, she puts her books on top of Temwe's head. before she blows up, she calms herself by reciting her mantra, keeping her cool she then places the books back next to Majory. Not feeling satisfied Majory taunts her again, struggling to keep her composure she recites her mantra again. As they leave, they bump into Principal Nkwashi, he makes a small remark about her temper while asking if she can control it. Temwe is trying her hardest to not get upset, she repeatedly recites her mantra. after showing she can, they all head on by. The girls praise her for how well she reacted.

At the lair, Mama K is fixing a locust when she hears the news. Geoffrey reports from the Lower Hydro Station at Kafue Gorge. The Gorge have been going under improvements, but it seems that the locusts are now at the scene, eating at the the dam itself.

The school day may be over, but work isn't over, Mama K notifies them about the situation urging to hurry, if the dam looses its water more than half the citizens of Lusaka will have no electricity. they suit up ready to go, except for T-Mlilo who is meditating, she then suits up and they head off the school campus, Mama K is waiting for them with the van, she'll take them to the dam. Mama K wants them to help rescue anyone near the dam, then manage the metal locusts, and then find and put a stop to whoever is causing the chaos.

There are thousands, of metal locusts swarming the dam and attacking the people.

K-Bongo makes a plan. M-kozo will get the workers to safety, Za-Mpezi and her will do damage control. T-Mlilo interrupts telling everyone to calm down. K-Bongo asks for T-Mlilo's hoverboard. she tells her to just take it, since she wants to wait in the van. K-Bongo is having trouble using the hoverboard, while M-Kozo shields the workers and shreds the locusts. Za-Mpezi jumps into the air and calculates her next strike. K-Bongo zooms past almost falling but quickly finds her footing and attacks. looking down at M-Kozo we see she destroyed loads of locusts but another swarm is flying their way from the top of the gorge, behind the same man from the sewers. he introduces himself as he brings out a locust shaped helicopter. he is Locust Pocus. T-Mlilo says she loves the wordplay. Za-Mpezi is irritated and asks why is he attacking the dam with his bugs. he gives a not so helpful answer. K-bongo makes a remark about it, he then gives a real answer, he's that he's just following orders. Za-Mpezi and K-Bongo ponder on that, but M-Kozo tells them to stop Locust Pocus, and fast before the locusts chew through the dam. They fight the locusts but it never seems to end, until K-Bongo has an idea she asks Za-Mpezi if they could use the locusts and create a nano signal. They head for the van, there Za-Mpezi hooks up a locust to their tablet, and successfully makes a nano signal but they need a wider range to knock all the locusts down, in order to do that, they need a satellite. They use Za-Mpezi's ball and wrap T-Mlilo's ribbon around it. Za-Mpezi kicks it into the air while K-Bongo heightens to power. the plan worked the locusts are down, each and every one of them. they celebrate. but Locust Pocus isn't done yet, he flies in his helicopter that shoots green gases. they each try to take him down one by one but fail. K-bongo gets shot with the gas and Za-Mpezi catches and brings her down to the ground, M-Kozo asks if she's okay. K-Bongo tells her that she'll be fine but they need more fighting power, they need T-Mlilo. M-Kozo is scared that if they take T-Mlilo out of her happy place, T-Mlilo may not be able to control her anger. Za-Mpezi reminds that taking her out of it is their only option. as they are figuring out how to snap T-Mlilo out of it, M-Kozo shields them from the gasses Locust Pocus is shooting. They see Ba Saasa nearby, with a cart of vitumbuwa. M-Kozo gets a plate of vitumbuwa and eats it in front of T-Mlilo, not even letting her have one. T-Mlilo tries her hardest to calm down but M-Kozo in an attempt to make her angry says she'll have to throw it away, it worked and the girls rejoice. M-Kozo throws the plate to Locust Pocust. T-Mlilo grabs her hoverboard and flies up to him, and breaks the helicopter. as it crashes Locust Pocus jumps out. T-Mlilo runs after him but before she can catch him he springs himself over the dam. T-Mlilo is happy now that she can finally have her battle treat. but they still have a problem on their hands, the leaks. they don't have anything to seal it so they try to find a temporary solution that'll hold until the workers come and fix it. M-Kozo steals T-Mlilo's vitumbuwa and they throw it all into the cracks in the dam. The girls apologize for taking her out of her happy place earlier, but tell her they will be there for her and help her find balance.

We cut to see Principal Nkwashi looking at Temwe's school flies.

## Characters

Temwe (T-Mlilo)

Komana (K-Bongo)

Monde (M-Kozo)

Zee (Za-Mepzi)

Mama K

Chomps

Principal Nkwashi

Majory

Geoffrey

Ba Saasa

Locust Pocus

## Locations

Kamiji Secondary School (Corridor/Principal Nkwashi Office)

The Market

Sewer

Lair

Lower Hydro Power Station