VIPER-Chapter 2

Copperhead

"Crissy, I'm sorry, I don't know how to tell you this but..." The clean shaven man hesitated, "I'm in love with your sister," The red headed woman gasped, and slapped the man across the cheek before running off, face in her hands.

Jeannie Bell sat on the couch, looking at the television. "Mmm, girl, I'd cut that bitch if I was you," The front door opened, and a young girl with beautiful, coco brown skin walked through the door.

"Mom, I'm home!"

Jeannie got off the couch and ran over to her daughter, "Oh! Come over here and hug your mamma," she embraced little Nikkita, "Who's five years old today?" Nikki giggled. "Why don't you run upstairs, and get ready for your birthday dinner tonight?" Nikki ran up the stairs of the two story suburban home.

"Yay! Chuckie Cheese! Chuckie Cheese!" Nikki chanted as she left her mother's sight. Jeannie couldn't help but smile. She wiped a tear from her eye as she went back to watch her soap opera.

Christopher Mills's car pulled up in front of the house, Garcian Smith in the passenger seat.

"Vernita Green," Mills handed Garcian the envelope, "Code name: Copperhead, but these days she goes by the alias Jeannie Bell. She may look like your average desperate housewife, but she's still a deadly assassin, and needs to be taken out."

"Sounds doable," Garcian said looking at the photo.

"Pick you up in 30?"

"Yeah, probably won't need that long," Garcian got out of the car, "Thanks," Mills drove off.

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Duel to the Death in Suburbia

Assignment 35

Eliminate Vernita Green, AKA Copperhead

Garcian Smith walked up to the front door of green house, which stood out on this particular the block. The security system caught him on camera. The recorded image fuzzed, but when it came back, a man in a wheelchair and his maid stood at the front door.

Harman Smith and Samantha Sitbon

"Samantha, would you ring the doorbell?"

"Certainly, master," Samantha's long, slender arm reached out and gave the glowing pink button a push. After a few seconds Mrs. Jeannie Bell walked to the door, when she saw her strange guests she gave them a confused look.

"Ummm, can I help you?"

"Yes," Harman said in his gruff voice. "I believe we have a common acquaintance with a Bill-" Vernita Green cut him off and held a fireplace poker to him.

"Get out, NOW!" Harman and Samantha did not flinch.

"Please calm down, , we only wish to talk." Vernita still held the sharp end of the poker inches away from Harman's face. She hesitated then lowered it.

"Fine, come on in," She said walking inside, not turning her back to her guests. Samantha wheeled Harman into the kitchen. "Can I get you anything to drink?"

"Tea would be nice, Samantha?" Samantha politely bowed.

"No thank you,"

"Alright then, let's get down to business," Harman said, "It is my mission to kill Bill."

"Oh yeah?" Vernita said, pouring him a drink from a teapot.

"Yes, you wouldn't have any objections to that would you?"

"You know what?" Vernita slammed the tea cup down in front of Smith, "I would,"

"Well then, I'm afraid I'll have to kill you,"

"Not if I kill you first,"

Harman looked across the room, out the screen door, into the back yard. "What a lovley garden, it would be a fitting place for a showdown, don't you think?"

Vernita stared directly into Harman's cold, gray eyes, "Nikki, honey?" She yelled to her daughter upstairs.

"Yeah, mom?"

"Go take a bath,"

"Awww, Mom! I took one yesterday!"

"Nikkita Bell, don't you argue with me!"

"Oh, alright," Nikki said, somewhere off on the distance.

Harman returned Vernita's stare, "Bring your weapon of choice, I'll be sure to match it."

Vernita looked at the old man in his wheelchair, "Alright, your funeral," Vernita started to walk out of the room, "Blades," she said, "Knives to be specific. I'll be right back."

Harman rolled over to the television, "Samantha, channel 5 please,"

"Of course, Master," Samantha picked up the remote and changed the channel.

Vernita Green walked out into the back yard, she was strapped to the boot with knives of all shapes and sizes, all fitting onto her dark blue leather combat suit. She looked to the playground slide, right next to the sandbox, and saw a pale man with sunglasses, brandishing a large knife.

Kevin Smith

"Oh, I get it. You're Killer 7, aren't you?"

Kevin looked at her, stoic, and silent.

"Well, I don't got a lot of time, sooo..." Vernita reached and swiftly tossed three short knives she had strapped to her thigh at Kevin. He quickly jumped off the play-set, and rolled to the ground while sending two knives of his own at Copperhead. She caught them both, then dropped them to the ground. Vernita hid behind a brick barbecue pit, and was about to launch more blades, when she lost her target.

"What the hell?" Copperhead looked around, but Kevin had disappeared. Suddenly a horizontal slash appeared on hear full body combat suit. Vernita checked her side. She was bleeding. Kevin reappeared in front of her, right in her face. He was licking the blood off of a large combat knife. Vernita pulled a combat knife of her own and slashed at Kevin Smith. Kevin batted away her advances. He quickly put two blades into her kneecaps.

"Rarrrghh!" Vernita fell to her knees, and Kevin, without missing a beat, slit her throat. Kevin got up off the ground, his posture slumped and depressed. Little Nikki Bell stood at the back door, looking up at the white haired man. Kevin walked over to Nikki and just stared at her. He then got down on one knee and hugged the small girl. Nikki's whole body tensed up. Kevin finally let go and walked past her towards the front door. Nikki took a step forward.

"Mommy?"

COPPERHEAD COMPLETE

"There are two kinds of smiles, those of happiness, and those of insanity"

CONTINUE TO SIDEWINDER

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