Collection: Tip The Ferrymen

The main story of Tip The Ferrymen!

PANEL 1: Meanwhile, someone somewhere begins to open a door. The door creaks loudly. PANEL 2: Mai pokes her head out from behind the door. MAI: ...Hello? Is- Is anybody here? PANEL 3: Mai is holding a strange looking radio. A screen in its center indicates that it's detecting something. MAI: My name is Mai Nguyen! PANEL 4: We see Mai walking through the hallway of an abandoned building. MAI: Uh...kind of a rookie P.I, kinda not. I mean, I've been doing this for a bit. P.I. as in, uh-- paranormal investigator, not private investigator. PANEL 5: Mai smiles nervously as she keeps talking. MAI: I know that's not, like, the right term for it or whatever but-- it just sounds cooler to say P.I, y'know what I mean? PANEL 6: Mai waves her hand around. MAI: Wait-- okay, getting off track. Sorry.
PANEL 1: The light of the lantern begins to fade, there's no response from anyone. PANEL 2: Nathan looks uneasy. NATHAN: ...Maybe there's nobody left. PANEL 3: Nathan puts a finger to his chin, thinking. NATHAN: Usually this thing tells spirits where a safe place is, but if nobody's responding then-- PANEL 4: Nathan jumps as a loud CRASH is heard from above. PANEL 5: The noisy chaos continues overhead. PANEL 5: Eddie smiles, pointing up at the ceiling. EDDIE: Oooorrr maybe they're just tryna find their way. Wanna do a li'l extra guidance? NATHAN: Let's go!
PANEL 1: Eddie snaps back to reality. EDDIE: Huh--? PANEL 2: Eddie puts his hands up dismissively, avoiding eye contact with Nathan. EDDIE: Oh! Yeah, yeah, no, I'm all good! Jus', y'know, old building. Probably has a buncha asbestos or somethin'. PANEL 3: Nathan stares up at Eddie in silence. PANEL 4: Nathan walks further into the room, Eddie looks unhappy. Nathan's trying to hide a small smile as he takes out his lantern. EDDIE: I'm a street artist! Spray paint is no laughin' matter, I take my respiratory health very seriously I'll have you know! NATHAN: Yeah, yeah, I get it. If it helps, I'll make this quick. PANEL 5: Eddie looks curious. EDDIE: What does that thing even do, anyway? PANEL 6: Nathan looks back with a smirk. NATHAN: What do you think? PANEL 7: Nathan's eyes begin to glow green. PANEL 7: Nathan holds out the lantern as it glows. NATHAN: It guides.
PANEL 1: We see over the duo's shoulders into the room they're in. They're standing in an abandoned movie set. An old kitchen set is in shambles in front of them, graffiti covering the walls and old film equipment scattered everywhere. PANEL 2: Nathan looks over the area. NATHAN: Huh, haven't seen something this desolate in ages. No wonder ghosts love this place. PANEL 3: Nathan glances over at Eddie. PANEL 4: Eddie looks incredibly uneasy. PANEL 5: Nathan looks up at Eddie in concern. PANEL 6: Eddie turns to face Nathan when he speaks. NATHAN: Uh...you alright there?
PANEL 1: An outdoor shot of a run down old warehouse. There's a loud SMASH as something breaks off screen. PANEL 2: We see inside the warehouse. Eddie jumps down, presumably having broken a window and climbed in. He sticks the landing. PANEL 2: Nathan follows suit, but he lands flat on his face and cries out in pain. Eddie smiles in amusement. EDDIE: You, uh...need a hand there, pal? PANEL 4: Eddie helps Nathan sit up. NATHAN: Why does it not surprise me that you seem used to this? EDDIE: Who, me? Pullin' a B&E? I could never, Mr.Vargas, ya wound me!
PANEL 1: Nathan plants a kiss on Joey's forehead, causing the boy's face to scrunch up. NATHAN: ¡Te amo, mi niño de sol! PANEL 2: Eddie and Nathan begin to walk out the door. EDDIE: Aw, that was cute. NATHAN: Shut up-- PANEL 3: When they leave, Joey turns his attention to the window. PANEL 4: Joey climbs up to look out the window. Outside, he sees Nathan and Eddie heading towards the woods. Nathan now has his trench coat over his shoulders and is carrying his lantern. PANEL 4: Joey slumps back down, looking disappointed. PANEL 5: Joey pulls something out of his front pocket. PANEL 6: We see it's Eli's business card. PANEL 7: Joey stares down at the card, deep in thought.
PANEL 1: Eddie approaches, causing the two Vargas's to look his way. EDDIE: Nah, kid, Nate's got the right idea. PANEL 2: Eddie looks off to the side, nervous. EDDIE: That warehouse has been around longer than I've been alive. It got abandoned a few years back, 's too dangerous for a kid. PANEL 3: Eddie kneels down to Joey's eye level, winking at him and giving him finger guns. EDDIE: I'll be sure t' tell ya the whole story when we get back, though. PANEL 4: When Eddie stands, Nathan leans close to him and whispers. NATHAN: We'll see about that, this could get ugly. PANEL 5: Nathan gets down to Joey's eye level. He puts his hands on the boy's shoulders and smiles softly at him. NATHAN: We'll only be out for a few hours. You hold down the fort, remember to call me if anything happens.
PANEL 1: Nathan walks past them. Joey stares up as he does, curious. NATHAN: We don't have time for this, we need to get out to that old film warehouse. PANEL 2: Joey jumps up, excited. Nathan stops in his tracks, looking nervous. JOEY: You're going on another mystery hunt?! PANEL 3: Joey begins running ahead of Nathan. JOEY: C'mon c'mon c'mon!!! This is gonna be so cool!!! PANEL 4: Nathan grabs the back of Joey's overalls, stopping him in his tracks. NATHAN: Sorry, Jojo, you can't come along on this one, and I'm serious this time. JOEY: Whaaat? Come on!
PANEL 1: It quickly becomes clear that this second Joey is just Eddie, shapeshifted to look like Joey. The real Joey turns to Nathan, excited. JOEY: Nathan! Hi!!! EDDIE: What's up? PANEL 2: Nathan stares, baffled. PANEL 3: Nathan squints. PANEL 3: If you ever make me listen to your voice come out of my nephew's body ever again I'm going to go ballistic. PANEL 4: Joey still looks excited, Nathan rolls his eyes. JOEY: Awww c'mon, it's cool!!! They can change into anybody! NATHAN: Anybody they've seen before. PANEL 5: Eddie begins to transform back to their usual appearance, glitching out as they do. EDDIE: I can pick and choose a lil' too. PANEL 6: Eddie transforms back, but they're now styling Nathan's usual hairstyle. They fluff their hair out, winking at Nathan with a smirk. Nathan's face reddens. EDDIE: Liiike I can choose t' have this messy ass hairstyle of yours! Seriously, when's the last time ya brushed this thing? NATHAN: You're one to talk!
PANEL 1: The static continues. Nathan, in the past, keeps speaking. NATHAN: It all started like any other morning... PANEL 2: We see the Vargas cabin in the present. PANEL 3: Nathan casually walks into the living room, not paying much mind to what's around him. PANEL 4: Nathan suddenly snaps to attention, looking utterly baffled. PANEL 5: We see over Nathan's shoulder that there are two Joey's standing in his living room. Once of them looks back at Nathan with a soft, curious smile. The other has a laid back expression and a scar over his left eye, a catlike smirk on his face.