Grim Adventures Of Mandy Reaver
Chapter 06: History Lessons

[The Ghost Zone, Clockwork's Tower]

Jackie And Malina Shot Through a Time Portal And Landed On a Cold Floor.

"What...What Happened? Said Malina

"I Rescued You...

Jackie And Malina Stared At a Ghost In a Purple Cloak, Who's Form Randomly Shifted Every Few Minutes.
He Had Blue Skin, White Hair, Red Eyed And Held a Time Scepter.

"Who...WHO ARE YOU!?

"Introductions?...Fine.
I Am Clockwork, The Ghost Of Time.

"What Is This Place!?
And, WHY ARE WE HERE!?

Clockwork Grinned.

"I Suppose Explainations ARE In Order...
This Is My Clocktower Home Within The Spectral Realm Of the Ghost Zone.
Here, Time Stands Still...I Brought You Here For Your Own Safety.

At That Moment, Jackie Remembered About His Family.

"OH MY GOD!
MOM!, DAD!, UNCLE GRIM AND MISTER SKELLINGTON!

"Calm Yourself...
They Are Fine...For Now.
You Were the Only Ones In Danger, So I Rescued You.

"What...HAPPENED!?

Clockwork Pressed a Button On his Staff.
Images Swirled WIthin His Time Window...Images Of Amanda.

"This...Is Your Enemy.
Her Name Is MISTRESS AMANDA, And She Is An Evil Version Of Your Mother From An Alternate Timeline.

"Evil Version?

"She's From a Time, Where Mandy Never Met Jack reaver...
a Time Where She Remained Dark And Became More And More Evil With Time.
She Eventually Conquered And destroyed The World, And Ruled Over An Apocalyptic Earth...Devoid Of All Life.

"oh, my... Said Jackie, Quite Distraught

Clockwork Pressed Another Button.
This Time, Showing Grim Jr. And Minnie.

"And THESE Are Her Children...Think Of them As Your EVIL COUNTERPARTS.
Grim Jr. Is a Reaper Who Posseses a Demon Symbiote, Making Him a DEMON REAPER...
a Being That Grows Stronger By Sapping The Lifeforce Of The Living And The Dead.
Minnie Is a Ragdoll Zombie, Who Was Once The Original keeper Of the Symbiote Before She Died...
Now, She Is An Undead Warrior...Who Serves As Junior's Partner And Personal Bodyguard.

Malina Was a Little Frightened At This.
Jackie Looked At His Sister, Then At Clockwork.

"Why is This Happening?!

"Because, The Love Your Parent's Shared Prevented They're Future And Existance...
They Seek Revenge Against Them For The destruction Of They're World, THAT Is Why They Attacked You.

Clocklwork Sighed.

"But, We Currently Have More Urgent Matters To Attend To.

"What Matters?

"Amanda Plans To Invade The Human World, YOUR WORLD.
By Unleashing a Terrible Monster From HER PAST!

"What Monster Is That? Asked Malina

"The Demon Reaper...
An Fusion Of a Savage Demon Symbiote And a Grim Reaper.
It Is a Creature That Feeds Off Of The Lifeforce Of The Living, The Dead And The Undead.

"Once, Grim Jr. Lost Control...
And The Demon Reaper Bonded With a Pumpkinator Robot
Turning Into a Beast Bent On destroying All Life...With Minnie's Help, Junior Regained Control

Jackie And Malina Eyed Clockwork.

"Creepy Story, Sound's Like a Mix Between Spider-Man 3 And Amityville's House Of Horrors. Said Jackie

"But, What does That Have To Do With Us?

Clockwork Eyed The children With Red Eyes Glowing.

"Because Amanda...Intends To UNLEASH THE BEAST, Again.
Oogie Boogie Is Currently Working a New, More Improved Pumpkinator Robot...
He's calling It The Pumpkinator Destroyer, And It Will be Far More Powerfull Than ANY OTHER PUMPKINATOR!
Amanda Intends To Find This Warbot And Have Grim Junior Fuse With It, Creating a New DEMON REAPER BEAST.

"And Then She'll Attack Megaville... Said Jackie

"Along WIth The Rest Of The Earth. Finished Clockwork

"WE CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN! Shouted Malina

"We Won't, Malina... Said Jackie, Sternly

Jackie Turned To Clockwork.

"Clockwork, How Can We Stop This!?

"Only The Ghost Rider Can Save The Earth, Now...
And, Since Your Father Is Currently Busy Trying To Save Your Mother: Earth's Savior Will have To be YOU TWO!

"U-US!?
B-But, HOW?!
I'M STILL IN BASIC TRAINING!
And, Malina Hasn't Even STARTED HER'S, YET!

Clockwork Nodded.

"Under Normal Circumstances...It Would take a Ghost Rider YEARS To Reach It's Full Potental.
But If You Are To Stop Amanda And Save The World, You MUST DO IT...By The Next Full Moon.

"But, That's THREE DAYS! Said Malina

"Three Days That You Must Use Wisely...

"CAN'T YOu STOP THIS!?
Your The Ghost Of Time, Why Can't You Just Use That Staff Of Yours An-

"They're Are Certain Rules And Tempral Laws That Prevent Me From Doing So...
It HAs To be YOU, Jackie...And YOU, Malina.

Jackie And Malina Look At Each Other.

"What Do We Have To Do?

"Prevent Grim Jr. And Minnie From Reaching The Pumpkinator Destroyer!
Do This By Either Destroying Them, Destroying The Pumpkinator Robot...OR, By Stealing His Demon Eye.
However, If Worse Comes To Worse, And You CANNOT Prevent Them From Reaching The Warbot...
Then, You Will Have To Stop The Demon reaper Beast In Halloween Town BEFORE It Reached The Earth!

Clockwork Looked At Jack Jr. And Malina.

"Either Way, You Must Learn To Harness And Control Your Rider Powers By That Time...
You Don't Have To Be At Full Strength, You Just have To be Strong ENough To Fight Them...Or Slow Them Down.

"What About Our Parents?

"Leave The Rescue Of Your Mother To Your Father And Grim...
YOUR MISSION Is To Stop Grim Jr. And Minnie From Bringing "Hell-On-Earth" To Humanity.

Jackie Nodded, As Did Malina.

"But, Before You Go...You Need To Understand Some Things.

"What things?

"I Must SHow You Your Family's Secrets...If You Are To Understand Your Mission, Better.

Clockwork Pressed a Button On his Staff.
Instantly, The World Around Them Changed...They Were In a Temperal Simulation.

Jackie And Malina Saw a younger Version Of There Father On the Streets With a Younger Girl.

"Clocklwork, Who Is That?! Asked Jackie

"That Is Your Aunt Jenny, Your Father's Little Sister.

"I Didn't Know We Had An Aunt Jenny. Said Malina

"That's Because She Died When She Was Still a Child.

"WHAT!?

"Just Watch And Learn.

Young Jack Took Out a Wad Of Cash.

"Okay, That's All the Money I Have From that Stunt Show I Did At the Carnival.

"Good, Big Brother...I'm-

Jenny Start's Coughing Loudly.

Young Jack Held Her.

"Jenny, JENNY!

Jenny Soon Stopped Coughing.

"I'm P-Proud Of You...

Young Jack Sighed.

"Clockwork, What's Wrong With Her? Asked Jackie

"Jenny Is VERY SICK.
She Contacted Cancer At An Earily Age...
Possibly Due To Being Exposed The City Streets For So Long.

"WHy Are They On The STreets? Asked Malina

"They're Parents Died When They Were Very Young...
Your Father Is Trying To earn Money To Get His Sister a Good Doctor.
But, He Doesn't Have Enough...And Even If He DOES Get Enough Money
Jenny's chances Of Survival Is VERY SLIM...

"So...What Happens?

"Just Watch.

Time Fasts Forward...
It Is Night Fall, And Young Jack And Jenny Are In An Old Building That is Partaly Demolished.

Jenny Is Fast Asleep In a Cardboard Box, While Jack Is Wide Awak...Deep In Thought.

The Air Suddenly get's Colder, So Jack Covers Up jenny With His jacket.

"evening, jack... Said a Voice

Jack Looked To See a Man In a Dark Red Coat Carrying a Cane.

"Who The Heck Are You?

The Man Grins, His Eyed Light Red.

"Just Someone Who Saw Your Performance At The Carvival...I Really Did Enjoy Watching You Ride.

"Oh...Well, Thanks.

"Perhaps You'll Ride For ME One Day...

Jack Looked At The Man.

"You Run a Show?

The Man Smiled a Wide Grin.

"Greatest Show On Earth...heh, heh, heh.

Jack Looked Back At Jenny, Who Was Sleeping.

"no thanks...

The Man Smiled.

"What's The Matter, Jack?
Worried About You Little Sister...

Jack Eyed The Stranger.

"What Do YOU Know About Her?

"Even a Blind Man Can See She's Sick...And So Young, Too.

The Strange Man Paced Around.

"Ah, cancer...The Worst Kind Of KILLER.
The Thing About It Is The Time It Takes...The Toll On the Loved Ones.
Plans That Have To be changed...Lived That Are Altered, FOREVER.

Jack Sighed Deeply
The Stanger Sensed Jack's Despare.

"What If I Could Save Your Sister...Make Her Better.
Would You Be Willing To "Make a Deal"?

"You a Doctor? Asked Jack

"You Might Say That.
ANd, Don't Worry About MONEY...I Can Take a Trade.

Jack faced teh Stranger.
He Wasn't Sure About This, But...Jenny's Life Was On The Line.

"Name Your Price.

"Oh, Well...Let's See, Here.

The Stranger Looked Around.

"I'll take...Your SOUL.

Jack Raised An Eyebrow.

"My What?

"Your Soul, Jack.

Jack Let Out a Chuckle.
He Obviously Thought This Guy Was Nuts.

"O-Kaaaaay...

"By Morning, Your Sister Will Be As "Healthy As a Horse"
You Can Then Focus On More Important Things Like Finding a Home For Yourselves...

The Stranger Brought Out An Old Scroll.
He Opened It, Showing What Looked Like An Old English Contract.

Jack Looked At It.

"You You Have To Do To Save Your Sister...Is SIGN.

Jack Thought a Bit.
He Then Toom the Contract And Looked At It.

Jack Then Winced In Pain As He Cut is Finger On The Paper.
a Drop Of Blood Fell On The Contract And Quickly Dried.

"Oh, That'll Do...Just Fine.

The Stranger Took The Contract...His Eyes Glowing red.

"You Are You?

"Call me...MEPHISTO.

Mephisto Then Disappeared In a red Vapor.
Jack Was Now Alone With His Sister, Who Was Still Aleep.

Jackie And Malina Were None The Less, Worried.

"Clockwork?

"Keep Watching...

Time Passed Again.
This Time, JackW as Strolling Down The Street With Jenny Running Around Happily.
Jenny Was ALOT More Active, Due To Suddenly Feeling Well The Following Day.

"CATCH ME, BROTHER! Yelled Jenny

She Jumped From a Lampost And Jack Caught Her.

"Careful, Jen...

"Sorry, Big Brother...I Just feel So GOOD, TODAY!
I Haven't Felt This Good In a LONG TIME!

"Yeah...I Know.

Jenny Jumped Down And Walked With Jack.

"So...What Do We Do, Now?

"We Have To Work Some More So We Can Buy Us Our Own House...

"Great!
I Wanna Live In The Countryside...Where All the Animals Are.

"Some Place You Have In Mind?

"Yeah, Dallas...

"Dallas, Texas?...Why They're?!

"Cuz' That's Where All the Horses Are, I Love Horses!

"Okay...Dallas.

Jenny And Jack Hugged Each Other.
As They Walked Around The Corner...a Large Group Of cars Drove Into teh Street.
Men Got Out Of teh Cars, They Were All Members Of Different Street Gangs.

They Opened Fired On Each Other.

As Bystanders Ran From The Chaos, Several Bullets Ricoched Off the Cars And Flew Everywhere.
Most Of The Bullets Headed Towards Jack And Jenny...

While Jack Only Got His Skin Knicked Slightly...Jenny Was Shot In The Chest.

"JENNY!

Jack ran To Jenny, Who Was Laying On The Street...Her Dress heavily Stained With Blood.
The Police Soon Arrived And Stopped The Riot, But In time To Stop WHat Was To Come...

Jack Held Jenny In his Arms, Tears In His Eyes.

"jenny...come on, sis...stay with me.

Jenny Opened Her Eyed Slowly.

"b-brother?

"I'm Here, Jenny...I'm here.

Jenny Touched Jack's face WIth Her Hand.

"i l-love you...big brother.

Jenny Heart Began To Slow To a Crawl.

"i looooo...

Jenny's Eyed Closed
Her Body became Limp Like a Ragdoll.

"no...No...NO!

Jack Hugged His Sister's Body And Cried Loudly.

"JENNY!, No...

Jack Suddenly Heard Demonic Laughter In te Distance...
He Looked Up And Saw Teh Shadow Of Mephisto, Before He Disappeared.

At That Moment...Jack KNEW He Had Been Tricked.

"mephisto... Said Jack WIth Hate And Anger

Malina Cried In Jackie's Arms.
Jackie Was Frozen in Shock.

"i...i never knew...
Dad Never Told Me Of...

Clockwork Pressed His Sceptor, Time Passed.

Jack Was In An Alleyway, Walking Aimlessly...Trying To Find Someplace To Go.

"Where Are YOU Going, Jack?

Jack Turned And Saw Mephisto.

"You Still Have a Debt To Pay...

Jack Glared At Mephisto WIth Anger.

"you...YOU KILLED HER!, YOU KILLED MY SISTER!

"I Cured Her Cancer...That Was The Deal.
Your Sister Didn't Die Of The Illness, So I Followed My End Of The Bargain TO THE LETTER.

"Oh, Yeah...You Made Her Caner Go Away.
Just So She Could Die a More QUICKER DEATH BY GUNFIRE!

"Well, I Couldn't Let Her Get Between US.

Jack's Anger Rose.

"you son of a-

Jack Tried To Stike At The Man.
But, Mephisto SHifted His Body Into That Of a Demonic Being With Red Skin, Dark Red Clothing And Horn Shaped Hair.

"what?! Exlaimed Jack, Shocked And Afraid

"You See Before You My TRUE FORM!
As The Demon Lord: MEPHISTO.

Mephisto Walked Towards Jack.

"Reguardless Of What Happened To Your Sister, I KEPT MY WORD!...Now, You Shall Keep YOURS.

"What Word!?

"You Sold Your Soul To Me, Remember!?

Mephist Grabbed Jack
Jack Imeedietly Felt His Body Pulsing With a Strange Energy That Felt Like FIRE.

"Forget About Friends...
Forget ABout Family...
And, Don't Even Think About LOVE...

Mephisto Brought Jack to His Face.

"Your MINE, Jack Reaver.

"NO!

Jack Escaped Mephisto's Grasp And Ran Away As Fast As He Could.

"IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY, JACK!
YOUR UNDER CONTRACT, REMEMBER!?

As Jack Disappeared Mephisto Smiled Evily.

"Run All You Want, Jack...You'll NEVER Escape Me.

Jack Soon Reached An Old Warehouse And Hid.
Suddenly, Jack Felt a Great Pain Within Him...

Steam Emitted From His Eyes...His Skin Became Red From Heat.

"whats...WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME!?

Jack's Green Eyes Turned Amber Red.
He Wailed Out In Pain As he Felt Fire Burst From His Body...
It Felt Like Being In Hell...Only, In His Own Body.

Yes...This Truely Was a "Living Hell", In Every Sense Of The Word.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

The Unnatural Fire Burned Away His Skin And Flesh, Leaving Behind Only Skeletal Features.
When The Pain Finally Stopped, Jack Was Now a Flaming Skeleton...WIth Only His Clothes "Untouched"

"No...NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Shouted Jack In a Deep, Demonic Voice

Mephisto Appeared Before The Twelve Year Old.

"What Have You Done To me!?

"I've Bonded your Sould With The Essense Of The ZARATHOS...
I've Turned You Into a GHOST RIDER, The Spirit Of Vengeance!

"Ghost Rider...Spirit Of Vengeance!?

"When The Time Comes, I Will Call For You...
But, Until Then...I'll be Watching Your, Jack Reaver.

Mephisto Disappeared.
Jack Reaver/Ghost Rider Looked Around The Warehouse.

He Walked Over To a Nearby Motercycle.
As Soon As He Touched It, The Bike Shifted Into a "Flamecycle"

The Bike Looked More Skeletal, With Wheels That Were Burning With hellfire.
Jack Then Took a Nearbye Chain And Wrapped It Around Himself.

He Got On the Bike And Drove Off, Leaving a Trail Of Fire Behind Him...
He Didn't Care Where He Was Going...So Long As It Was FAR AWAY FROM HERE And Away From Mephisto.

Jackie And Malina Were Stunned At this...Clockwork Then Spoke.

"As You Can See, Your Rider Powers Are Not To be Taken Lightly...
Most Riders Like Your FATHER, Had to Give They're Very Soul For They're Power...You DID NOT.
You Children Are Very Lucky, You Achieved Rider Powers For Free: By Being Born With It...
Your Father Had To Lose Something Very Dear To Him To Become What he Is.

Jackie Nodded...As Did Malina.
They couldn't Help But Feel Sorry For They'r Father...And The Aunt they Never Knew.
They Also Felt Great Hatred For Mephisto For His Deception.

Clockwork Then Showed Them More.

"As Your Father Learned About His Powers And His New Purpose...He Gained MANY ENEMIES.
Mephisto For One...But, They're Were Other...Like Blackheart, mephisto's Evil Son
Deathwatch, The Transdimentional Ninja Demon Lord, Lilith...The Mother Of The Mutant demons Called The Lilin
Blackout, The Vampire Mercenary...Scarecrow, The Self Appointed MASTER OF FEAR...
Vengeance, An Evil Ghost Rider Than Mephisto Made a Deal With to Battle Jack.

Clockwork Then Smiled.

"He Even faced Many Famous Villains, Like: Freddy Kruger And Jason Voorhees
And Many Enemies That Soon became Friends, Like: Blade, the Vampire Hunter, Hellboy And Spawn.

Jackie Smiled.

"Wow...Dad Was Pretty Strong Back In The Day.

Malina Faced Clockwork.

"Mr. time ghost, Sir...How Did Mom And dad Meet?

Clockwork Grinned.

"I'll Show You...

Timed Passed Once More.
Jack Reaver (In Human Form) Was Driving His Bike Through Endsville.
He Parked It At a House And Walked Towards It.

He Found Two Kids And Grim Sitting In Front Of a TV

"HEY, JACK! Shouted a Shrill Voice

Jack Cringed At the Voice.

"billy...

a Boy With Orange Hair And a Huge Nose Ran Towards Jack.

"HEY, JACK!
GUESS WHAT!?, I JUST STARED INTO THE SUN FOR TWO EXTRA MINUTES BEFORE GOING BLIND!

"How Come You Can Still See?

"Grim Fixed My Eyes!

Jack Scowled.
He Had To Lose This Kid...

"Uhh, Billy...

"Yes, jack?

"I'm Over There.

Jack Pointed Outside.

"REALLY!?, HOW FAR?!

"Really Far Away.

"OKAY!
BYE JACK, I'M GONNA SEE JACK!

Billy Ran Off, Laughing Stupidly.

Jack Smiled.

"Thank Goodness His He's Only Got a -99 IQ.

"Impressive...Your Really creative In handling Billy. Said a Girl

Jack Looked Over At The Gloomy Girl Who Was Mandy.

"Why DOn't You Sit Over here...There's An Awesome Monster Movie Marathron Coming Up.

"I Don't Have Time For Such Pointless Activities...I'm Here To See Grim.

"What For?

"I Need Him.

"You Want me To Loan Him To You?

"No...I Want you to GIVE HIM TO ME!

"What's The Magic Word?

"NOW!

As Jack And Mandy Talked, Grim finally Spoke

"Don't I get a Say In this?

"NO! Said Jack And Mandy In Union

"Okay.

Jack Grabbed Grim's Robe.

"The Reaper Comes WIth Me, GOT IT!

Mandy Grabbed Grim's Robe,Too.

"Not Until I Say You can!

Jack And Mandy Glare At Each Other.

After a Few Minutes...Mandy Let Go.

Jack Leaves With Grim.
Mandy Sits Down, a Little Confused At What Happened...

Though Mandy Has Been Known To make The Most Vile Of Demons Cry...Jack Was The ONLY ONE That Unnerved her.
He Was Also The Only One Who Wasn't Afraid Of Her...Who Mandy Was Actually Afraid Of.

In a Way, Jack Was Like Herself: a Scary Person With An Additude.
Which Is Why Mandy Had a Wicked Crush On Him.

As Jack Left With Grim, He Was Busy Thinking...
He Always Sensed a Darkness Surrounding Mandy...Which Was Enough To Make Him NOT TRUST HER.
And, Yet...He Also Couldn't Help But "Like" Her, a Little.

"So, What Do You need From Me, Mon?

"a Map To All the Paranormal Hiding Places In town.

"DAT'S IT!?

"Yes, Unless You Want "Skeleton Jigsaw" Added To The List.

Grim Gives Jack a Map.

"Thanks.

Jack Leaves.

"YOU KNOW, I LIKE YOU BETTER THAN THOSE OTHER BRATS!
Your Not Stupid Like Billy And You Don't Make Me Do Aggravating Stuff Like Mandy.

"WHATEVER!

Jackie And Malina Look At Clockwork.

"Clockwork?

"Your Father Came To Endsville Searching For Deathwatch, Who Was Setting Up An Criminal Operation There.
Later, It Turned Out Deathwatch Was In a "Turf War" WIth Mephisto...Which Threatened Endsville And The World!

"Oh...

"Your Father Met Billy...Who Introduced Him To Grim And Your Mother.
At teh Time, mandy Was VERY DIFFERENT...She Was Gloomy And Hated Everyone And Everything.
She Was ALOT Like Amanda Is Now, And Would Of Became Amanda...Had Jack Not Came To Endsville That day.
At First, Jack And Mandy Didn;t Get Along Very Well: Jack Sensed The darkness With mandy, And Didn't Trust her
And, Mandy Was Naturally Spitfull Towards ANYONE.

Clockwork Grinned.

"But, They Secretly Liked Each Other...

"When Did They Start Loving Each Other? Asked Malina

"It All Happened When Jack Revealed He Was the Ghost Rider To Endsville...
Followed By The Theft Of Grim's Scythe By Blackout And Grim's Own Capture By Blackheart.

Time Passed, Jack And Madny Were Alone In teh Countryside.
Jack's Bike Had Been Destroyed And He And Mandy Were Transported Somewhere By Blackheart's Magic.

Needless To Say, He Was in a Mood...And Mandy Wasn't His Idea Of a "Partner".

Jack Was Walking Down the Road, While Mandy Just Sat Down.

"Where Are You going?! Exclaimed Mandy

"To Endsville...That's Where Blackheart And Blackout Are At.

"DO You Even Know Where It Is?

"I KNOW IT'S NOT HERE!

Mandy Got Up And FAced Jack.

"Alright, That's It!
I Want to Know Just WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON!

"Isn't It Obvious?
Two Demon Lords Are Fighting Over Who Get's To Destroy the Earth.

"NOT THAT!, I Mean YOU!
Who Are You?...WHAT ARE YOU!?

Jack Eyed The Girl.

"I'm a Ghost Rider, a Spirit Of Vengeance.
Everytime Evil Threatens The Innocent, I Take Vengeance...
It's Been that Way Ever Since...

Jack Paused.

"Ever Since What?!

"EVer Since I Sold My Soul To Mephisto...
I Wanted To Save My Sister, Who Was Dying Of cancer.
She Was Cured...Only To Get Killed In Teh crossfire Of a Gang War.

"oh...

"Mephisto Cheated Me...
So, I take Vengeance On Those Who Harm the Innocent...Innocent's Like My Sister.

"Jack, With Your Kind Of Power...You Could Change The World!

"Oh, And I Suppose By Change You Mean "Take Over", Huh?

"Well, I-

"FORGET IT!
The World May Not be Perfect...AFter All, It Took Jenny Away From Me.
But, Punishing the Guilty ALONG With the Innocent Isn't Right!

"Jack, I-

"Your No Better Than Mephisto And Deathwatch...

"HEY!, THAT ISN'T TRUE!

"OH, NO!?
Mephisto Wants To Control People...And deathwatch Only Seeks To destroy, Nothing Else!
I Know ABout You Mandy!, I Know How You Want to Rule The World And Dominate Humanity!

"Maybe So, But I'm Not Like Mephisto And Deathwatch!
I'M LIKE YOU!, I'm An Outcast That's Shunned By The World.

"I NEVER LASHED OUT AT THE WORLD FOR HATING ME!
People Naturally fear What They Don't Understand, So WHY SHOULD I!?

Mandy Was Silent Now...Jack's Words Made Sense.

"The Problem With You Mandy...Is That You Don't Care About ANYONE But Yourself.
Your Surrounded By friends, And Yet Your BLIND To What You Have!

"WHAT ARE YOu TALKING ABOUT!?, I CARE!

"Oh, Really?
Then, When Was The Last time You Ever Did Anything For Anyone Else, Huh?!
You Name ONE TIME...And I'll take Everything I Said Back.

Mandy Thought Hard, But Couldn't Think Of Any.

"I Thought So...
Look, Do What You Want...I'm Going To Save Humanity From Those Monsters.

Jack Walked Off, Leaving Mandy Behind.
Mandy Stood Alone...Feeling Remorse For The First Time In her Life.

(("am i really THAT SELFISH?))

Mandy Soon Followed Jack, But At a Distance.
After Hours Of Walking For Miles In the Hot Sun...Mandy Fell The The Ground.

She Was Tired, Hot...And Thirsty.
All She Could Think About Was Jack's Words Earlier...

How She Was Selfish And Was Every Bit The Monster Mephisto And Deathwatch Were.

Soon, a Shadow Was Cast Over Mandy...It Was Jack.
He Picked Her Up And Carried Her Off, Bridal Style.

Jack Soon Found An Oasis And Let Mandy Rest And Get Some Fresh Water.

"t-thank you...

"Just because YOU Would Leave Me, Doesn't Mean i Would.

Mandy frowned...Jack Still Didn't Trust her.
Then Again, If Jack Indeed DID Know Of her Past...Then, Who Could Blame Him.

Suddenly, a Loud Rumbling Was Heard...
a Large Group Of Mutated People Suddenly Appeared.

"lilin... Said Jack As He Transformed

"Hello, Rider... Said The Lead Lilin As His Hands Charged With Energy

"What Do You Want!?

"Your Tresspassing On Our Turf!

"We Won't Be Long.

"Yes, You Won't Be Long...Long to Live That Is.

The Lilin Attacked Ghost Rider, Who Fought Them Back With His Chain.
He Easily Cut Away At The Mutant demons And They're ARmy Of Scythe Beasts...

Then, The Head Lilin Charged His Hand At ghost Rider.

"JACK!, LOOK OUT!

Mandy Rushed Forward And Shoved Ghost rider Out Of Harms Way.
The Dark Beam Hit Mandy In Teh Shoulder, Which Burned It.

"MANDY!

Mandy Fell To her Knees, her Teeth Gritting In Pain.
Ghost Rider's fire Increased And Her Launched Massive Flames At The Lilin, Reducing Them All To Ashes.

Jack Changed Back to normal And Rushed Over To mandy.

"You Okay?

"My Arm Hurts Like Heck, But...I'll be Okay.

"Why Did You Save Me?

"Because Your WRONG When You Say I Don't Care About Anyone...
I DO Care About Someone For Than Myself...I Care About YOU.

Jack Looked At Her.
He Started To feel Bad About What He Said Earlier.

But, Just To be Sure...he Used True Sight On Mandy.
He Saw Light And Dark ENergies Clashing, Usually The Dark Side Was Stronger
But, Now Both Were At EQUAL POWER...Which Meant Mandy Must Feel Remorse For Her Past Sins
He Also Saw She Felt Love...Love For HIM: Jack reaver...The Ghost Rider.

"I'm Sorry For What I Said, Mandy.

"Don't.
You Said True Things, I Am a Monster.

"WERE...You Were a Monster.

"How Can You be So Sure?

"Trust me...I Know.
Your Darkness May Still Remain...But, It's Not As DARK As It Was Before.

"How Can I Ever Make Up for The Harm I've Caused...

"If You Seek Forgivness And Redemption...You Need Only Ask For It.

Mandy Looked Into Jack's Eyed.

"Can You...Ever Forgive Me?

Jack Smiles.
They Move Closer, Then Kiss Softly.

"i forgive you...

Just Then, a Lone Horse Walks Over To the Oasis.

Jack Smiles.

"Found Our Ride Home.

Soon, Ghost Rider Is On a Flaming, Skeletal Horse.
And With Mandy WIth Him, They Ride For Endsville At Superhuman Speed.

"How Romantic... Said Malina

"Jack Reaver Eventually DOES Save Endsville And The Earth From Destruction...
In Time, Jack And Mandy Grow Closer And Become a Couple...Nigh Insepperable.
However, Jack Disappears One Day After Fighting a Demonic Threat, He Is Thought To be dead
And Mandy's Belief In His Ideals Is Tested When She Meets her Evil, Alternate Self: MISTRESS AMANDA.