Hi! So this is my first time writing a Suicide Squad character from the animated film Hell To Pay. I love Copperhead's character and his voice. I am pissed that he's killed off so I vowed to write a story where he is alive and gets the love he deserves. Say what you want, this guy is my ideal Copperhead!

Please enjoy the story!

Chapter 1: Steel Maxim

It's not like everyday you go to a strip club to find someone that has something Amanda Waller wanted. All of this for what she said a card. Copperhead thought the idea seems pointless as there is no way a man could lose his own dignity by performing something so degrading. The snake man averted his eyes from the screen as seeing the male strippers dancing in their thongs made him feel uneasy.

What's more is that he's stuck in monitor duty to watch behind the scene with Captain Boomerang and Bronze Tiger.

If all ends well, they would be the first to go once this mission is done. He wanted nothing more but to carry on with his life, maybe modify his serpent-like body a bit more. It would be his greatest achievement to fully become a venomous serpent or so he thought. Alas, he had to wait in here until Deadshot, Harley Quinn and Killer Frost found the man they have been searching for. He hoped they would find him soon because seeing this kind of strip club makes him sick. What's more is that the audience are drunk, horny females who have nothing better to do than to grope and molest a few dancers in the club.

Not to mentioned it brought back some memories he'd rather block out.

Sighing, he crossed his arms to watch the scene from the screen carefully, ignoring the muscled man pole dancing. But something caught his eye. Not the man they were looking for but a woman. She had long blonde hair that was tied up with a black ribbon bow. She was watching the show but he noticed she too averted her eyes. She had a nice shade of green like emerald jewels. The girls next to her may have dragged her into this from what Copperhead could assume from the way they egged her on to move closer to the stage to see the act. One thing's for sure, it would keep him out of his boredom. He never thought this would intrigued him more than the mission to find Steel Maxim.

Somewhere, he has met her before. Could it be that one time they stopped at a city to refuelled and they locked eyes? He will never forget those emerald eyes.

"Bet a bag of marbles on that fella," Boomerang commented, adjusting his hat. "It's your calling, Snake Eyes. Chicks will go crazy for you." Like hell they would!

"Bored now," he droned. "Going out."

But he was stopped by Bronze Tiger. God, who put him in charge? He couldn't care less so long as this mission for that missing card is done. Copperhead noticed the tension between him and Deadshot. Probably because Waller used to make both of them leader at some of the missions he wasn't in. Copperhead gazed at him, readying his tail.

"Uh huh," Tiger halted him. "We're on standby. Deadshot gave us monitor duty."

"So much for not taking from murderers eh, Benji?" Boomerang looked at him with amusement.

"Shut it, Boomer," Tiger silenced the Aussie before staring at Copperhead, who wasn't even bothered by the whole mission. "Sit your ass down!"

"Make me, Dolemite."

That did it! Bronze Tiger punched the snake man against the wall and used his fist to block him from spraying his acid while he himself was bounded by the biotech tail Copperhead had modified for himself. Bronze Tiger may not be a superhuman but he damn well knew this was going to happened.

"I don't kill innocence," Tiger told him, not breaking an eye contact. "But I doubt if you qualified. Pull it back or I'll rip your mouth in half."

Reluctantly, Copperhead did and his jaws felt like it's going to be disjointed forever if he disobeyed the threat. Bronze Tiger slammed him against the wall and glared at him. "We're on a mission. You don't wander away, you don't make trouble and you don't piss me off."

Copperhead eyed him, trying his best to fix his sore jaw before returning to the screen, He decided to watch the pretty blonde woman at the far corner of the stage. He wanted to smile because she looks cute trying to hide behind her long hair. Fine, he'll stay so long as he can have a good view at that woman.

Just then, a new performer was taking over the previous one on the stage. So this was the Steel Maxim Waller was so keen about with the Egyptian Ankh stamp tattoo . There's nothing special about him but to Copperhead, he found the man on screen to be quite discreet with the tight pink thong and the way he moves to make women drench below the skirts. Or pants whatever!

"That's the man who has the card?" Copperhead arched an eye ridge.

"Unfortunately," sighed Tiger, he was rubbing his temple. Boomerang just kicked back and watched the show with a grin.

Suddenly, something went wrong. This Steel Maxim looked scared and he should be! A woman known as Silver Banshee seemed to be after him along with her partner. This is going to lose time and Waller isn't the most patient person.

"Shit!" Tiger cursed. "The sooner we beat them down, better getaway."

Copperhead slinked into the club, people were screaming and running out, making it easier for him to lock onto his target. He used his biotech tail to wrapped around Banshee, throwing her on the ground. This will buy the team time to get Steel Maxim out of the bar. Boomerang had helped him make the female criminal stay down.

But he felt like someone else was in the club and had not escaped.

At the corner of his eyes, it was that blonde woman again. She was hiding at the corner, trembling in fear. He would've too if he was in this situation and not have powers. Slowly, he kneeled in front of her.

"Get out of here," he whispered gently.

The blonde woman blinked before staring up at him with those wide emerald eyes. Damn, he was right when he said they were mesmerising. "It's you," the woman's shaky voice broke the tension of the chaos.

It sounded sweet like butterscotch and honey.

Just then the RV crashed into the club with Harley at the wheel. Knowing he might be blown up if he disobeyed Waller, Copperhead took the woman's hand in his and the both of them ran into the RV. Killer Frost was the first to notice this.

"What the actual fuck…."

So we start off by having them in the strip club. I hope you guys enjoyed it because I liked it too. Copperhead is such a sardonic, British snake! In case you are wondering, there might be a cameo of my other OC with their reptilian boyfriend in this story in the future.

Now, please review!