Serpentyne #2 Night Wynd, 1992, b&w.
1 Serpentyne #2 cover By Angel de Mioche
Simon is practicing ballet at Gen's school, Washington Square Park, NYC. Hotachi arrives and tells the kids it is he that the killers want. Contraband runner Serpentyne uses her export business. As an art dealer, Hotachi has uncovered some shaky stuff. Serpentyne has been smuggling something that means life and death to her and is linked to a secret society and something to do with the dead. 3 months ago a shipment smelled so bad, it was stopped at the docks and inside was a decaying corpse. Her chief in America is named Claymore. A little boy listening at the window runs off to warn Claymore, trusting Claymore to tell him the truth. Clay doesn't answer the boy, who is named Rat and this makes Rat yells, "Clay!" Bangkok, the Royal Arms Hotel: Eric tells Troy they should have cleaned up before coming here. Eric tells him that yuppies need to breathe too, calling Troy onion field armpits. A man in the elevator with the two, holds his nose. In a hotel room, Eric and Troy find a note to Rocco: for killing them he was to get 4000 dollars. Troy doesn't know Serpentyne. Eric says, "You sure with your past?" Troy answers, "Look who's talking." Eric takes the money out and takes advantage of ol' Serp's generosity and calls room service. Eric looks at a tub and Eric looks out at Troy who yells, "Don't look, stinky, use it!" eric yells out, shirt off, "At least I know what it's for, fart breath!" NYC: Hotachi is having a shoot out with men in a building where Rat is tied up by both hands and gagged, crying. Homer yells about his jeep. Hotachi says, "Quiet Homer!" Hotachi shoots several men down. Rat warns Homer before the old man can cut him down: Rat is booby trapped with a bomb on top of the wood he is tied to. Rat is brought down and has scratches on him. Hotachi knows this is Claymore's style. Rat tells him Claymore went crazy when he questioned him about the bodies and is now after the other kids in Gen's class. Homer calls out, "Great horny toads, I gotta call her!" The phone is dead. Rat tells Hotachi to go to La GuardiaóóClaymore will have the kids by now...at a private jet. Homer and Hotachi wonder if they should trust the boy. Hotachi says, "If you're wrong, kid, I'll kill you." Clay tells the driver (Frank) he is with in a van, that it will be more fun to sell the boys in Bangkok once they are done with them. Clay takes one of the boy's faces in his hands and calls him a Turkish dancer (Neji I suspect). Clay gives the kid a needle. He juices all the other kids up, too. Clay chokes Frank a bit when Frank questions him. The kids prance up the ramp to the private jet, drugged up. Neji pushes Simon's butt. When Hotachi arrives, Simon waves, drugged, "Hi Tachi!" Homer says, "That's Simon. How come he gave us away?" Hotachi snaps, "He's an ass!" Rat tells them about the drug as Clay starts firing at the jeep. Rat throws a wrench at Clay. Clay moves to the plane as Homer gets Rat down, but tells Rat he will be coming back for him personally. The jet takes off. Rat will tell Hotachi the name of Serpentyne's place when they get to Bangkok, not before. He smilesóóhe wants to go with them. Three days later: Bangkok: Troy and Eric are thrown outof a restaurant, due to using Serpentyne's name in their poking around. Eric and Troy continue their comical banter ("What is it about you, Troy, that makes people hate you?" "Hanging out with you?"). An old woman hits Eric on the back of the head with a broom when he mentions Serpentyne. Eric and Troy escape a mob and meet a man who rants about a snakelady, dead lover make you dead, rotten dead, kill you and eat you dead. Troy whispers the name Serpentyne to the guy, who has tranced eyes, and the zombie like man runs off. Sepentina: Pepi reports to Serpentyne who is with Clay. Lee's laugh is heard by Eric when he and Troy get to the slimiest place in Bangkok. Eric goes to Lee, who is mesmerized, drooling, and hypnoóeyed. Eric finds the whole class here. Serpentyne tells Adams it is nice to finally meet him. Eric throws a glass of water in her face. Her orders to Clay, "Kill them both, quickly."