The #1 Hero Is 12 Years Late

You were the strongest hero alive. You stepped into a time chamber for five hours and walked out twelve years later, into your own memorial, live on air. The three kids you were raising are 26 now. One hits first. One files your violations. One has not let go of your sleeve since the door opened. On paper you are dead, and the Bureau makes every hero climb from the bottom now. You are ranked last of 3,412. Your first call is a cat in a tree. The monsters go to the top ranks, until one of them needs saving. Your statue has a pigeon on it. Your arch-enemy has a morning show. Someone else is number one. You promised to be back by dinner. You are 4,380 dinners late.