2022 (G)

2022

Finally, 2022 arrived. It had been 43 years since Afonso and Thanatos first clashed. During this time, Afonso and Sebastião trained tirelessly, but they weren't alone. Will, Sebastião's son, Thomas and Zoe, his grandchildren, along with Genivaldo, José, and even Wladeírson, all prepared for the big moment.

However, there was one hero they hadn't met yet: Titan. Michel, a member of "The Honored," Will's superhero team, was there to protect not just his country, but the entire planet.

When Michel, Titan, was on a diplomatic trip to the U.S., an unexpected incident occurred. The plane he was on was about to crash. Everything seemed calm until the PA system announced that the fuel was running low and the airport was still far away, hovering over New York. Panic spread among the passengers.

Meanwhile, Will was testing a new suit he had designed. Upon noticing the situation, he immediately alerted the other members of The Honored: Zoe, John, and Thomas. They quickly got ready, putting on their suits. As always, John transformed into Tomb.

Zoe, the Galaxy, wore a purple suit with black details, including gloves and boots. Her power was to generate kinetic energy from her fingers and teleport people, including herself. She discovered these powers mystically one night when a strong purple light appeared in the sky, touched her, and knocked her out. When she woke up, she realized she could control this energy.

Thomas, Smiley Face, wore a simple suit with a white mask with three lines for eyes and mouth, a blue sweater, and black pants. But inside, the suit had sophisticated technology: boots that allowed him to run at super speed and a protective layer to shield him from friction. His mask had AI, sensors, GPS, and more.

The heroes united to stop the plane's fall. Behavior, using his technology, informed Smiley of the plane's exact position so he could move people away from its path. Galaxy teleported inside the plane, touching the passengers and luggage to send them out, while Smiley moved them away from the area. Tomb positioned himself below the plane to guide it away from the city.

Michel was then teleported away from the plane and taken to safety by Thomas. He hid in an alley and improvised a suit with a bag, using his thermal vision to make holes for his eyes and nose. He then took off and flew under the plane.

"WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?" - Tomb asked.

"Does this thing speak English?" - Michel asked, surprised. - "Hello, what are you?"

"I'm the one asking. Shall we drop this thing into the sea?"

"That or nothing, right?"

Meanwhile, Galaxy notified the Honored that all passengers had been rescued and that now they needed to move the plane away from the city.

With a joint effort, Titan and Tomb managed to redirect the plane into the sea, preventing any tragedy.

Before leaving, Titan greeted Tomb, and as they shook hands, Tomb planted a tracker on Michel. This tracker could be monitored by the Honored, including Smiley, who followed Titan.

Tommy then took off his suit and put on the clothes he had worn before. Intentionally bumping into Michel, who also had removed his "armor," he said:

"OH, WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING, MAN!"

"Oh, sorry. I saw you up there..."

"Seen me? I wasn't even there."

"Here." - Thomas handed him a piece of paper with an address written on it. - "If you want to save more people, go to this place."

Michel hesitated but accepted.

Soon after, they received a call from the FBI. Although they didn't know who the Honored were, the FBI had contact with them to handle more complex matters.

The mission was critical: at a U.S. penitentiary, a man in black had attacked and killed many prisoners. However, one prisoner remained alive, and with a device strapped to him, he would only speak to the "winged monster," referring to Tomb.

The Honored got ready, and Tomb went to question the prisoner.

"So, you want to talk to me, huh?"

"Y-y-y-yes…"

"What do you need?"

"The man in b-b-black said there's the location of the r-real criminals here..."

He hands a file to Tomb.

"He said it's all here."

"Hmm..."

"And told me to release the others."

"Okay, anything else?"

"N-nothing."

Tomb then spoke to the police and shared what he had learned with the other heroes. A week later, all the criminals from the file were captured, and the FBI discovered that the prisoners who had been released were wrongfully convicted. The real criminals were arrested, and the prisoner with the device stayed locked up. But something still puzzled everyone: who was the man in black?

That night, Michel decided to visit the address Thomas had given him. He arrived at an abandoned building. Inside, he saw a strange engraving on the floor. Upon reading the address out loud, the engraving opened, revealing a secret room where the Honored were gathered.

"Hey, man." - Thomas said.

"You… What is this place?"

"This is the Honored control room, a secret facility." - John explained.

"I see. But who are you guys?"

They then put on their suits, which "morphed." Michel, without a suit, became uneasy.

"Oh, you're the flying monster, right?"

"Yes. You don't have a suit? Don't worry, this machine will take care of it."

Michel, hesitating, stepped into the machine, and it started scanning him.

"What's your name?" - Thomas asked.

"Hero name or real name?"

"Both."

"My name is Michel Silva, I'm from Brazil. My hero name is Titan. And yours?"

"I'm Thomas Wilson. This is my sister Zoe, Galaxy. This is Johnnathan, who transforms into Tomb, and that's my uncle Willian, Behavior."

"Nice to meet you, guys."

"The pleasure is ours, Michel." - Zoe said.

"What colors do you want for your suit?" - Thomas asked.

"Hmm, orange, black, and red."

"Okay. Material?"

"Nylon, and I also want a cape."

"Done. Now, draw what you want."

Michel sketched it out, and the machine went to work, creating his suit.

"Looks really good, haha."

The Honored then explained how their powers worked and their current mission: to discover who the mysterious man in black was.