Issue 2




Issue 2
"Union City Blue"
Script: Doselle Young
Pencils: John McCrea
Inks: Garry Leach
Colours: Ian Hannin
Editor: John Layman 		Monarchy 2 cover

Plot

Manhattan. A man is in a chair, his hands and feet are staked in place with glowing blue bone-like spikes. He's begging for his life, trying to bribe his torturer with sexual favours. Unfortunately, his torturer gives that no thought, he's simply looking for a Kheran dream engine, and will stop at nothing to get it. He incinerates his victim, and we learn the Torturer is Union. He's glad to be back in New York, and "having wicked fun"



In the UN building, an Agent named Morro is giving a briefing to a UN council. Storm Station Red, a black-ops research facility that was supposedly shut down when Stormwatch lost its funding, had been broken into. The damage was caused by no known source. He then moves the briefing to look at Philadelphia, specifically a massive outburst of rainbow energy. It disrupted all electromagnetic transmissions in a five mile area for 35 seconds. Inside the perimiter of the outburst, 10 minutes passed and eyewitnesses reported it being like a miracle.(This is when Farmer stopped Matt from exploding in issue 1). A Senator asks Agent Morro why Jackson King and Christine Trelane aren't giving the briefing. morro reveals that 25 minutes ago, director Hoshino was rushed out of the UN compound with a heart attack. what caused it? the fact that Jackson and Christine trashed their office, and scrawled "We Quit!" on the wall.



The Crown. Jackson has just constructed a gigantic multi-faceted crystal ball for Farmer. Farmer felt it was appropriate. Jackson tells him that Condition Red thinks it looks like a Glorified Chandelier, and asks Farmer to walk with him.



Manhattan. Another man is running for his life. union catches him and demands information about the Dream Engine from him. His next victim he hoist up into the air, pinning him in place using the same bone-type spikes he used on the first victim. Farmr and King are watching him from within the Crown. King wanted Farmer to see Union in action. King reveals that he couldn't simply pick the information from the victim's mind due to the eggs that the dream engine lays in the minds of its victims. torture is the only way to kill the eggs. Farmer is appaled by what he has seen, thinking what has happened to Union is an abomination.



Back at the UN, Morro is going through the wreckage of Jackson and Christine's office. He is joined by Agent Tiajuana bay, who helps him pack all the stuff left behind. As they work, they talk about music and their history.



In the Crown, King is making deals with the Mafia, dealing in Heroin, the US President, suggesting places to point cruise missiles, an aincent cult, making an unspecified deal with their God, and the HALO corporation(from Wildcats), setting up some kind of money line through a shell corporation. "Welcome to the life of an utter bastard"



In Manhattan, union is waiting on a subway track for a train. He stops it and grabs one of the passengers, who is also infected by the Dream Engine. In the UN, Morro and Bay are discussing Post-Human culture and its post-modern nature. As they walk down a corridor, we see that bay is in fact Christine in disguise.



Union finally arrives at his goal, who turns out to be a Woman in bed. She doesn't want to give up her "Miracle Box", and attack Union with it. The Psychic tricks she tries have no effect on him. He defeats her easily. "You burn, just like the others". As he flies away, King and Farmer are watching. King says that he and Trelane put his body back together, but Farmer must save his soul.

Unsolved Mysteries