Another day, another Chapter. Enjoy.

Chapter 5

"So let me get this straight….You sold your soul to the devil to save your father." Spiderman clarified.

"Correct." Jack replied.

They were in the Avengers Tower, formerly Stark Tower. But after the invasion of New York by aliens, and the damage done by them, the Avengers decided that they needed a new base of operations, and what better place than New York City. Of course that was after S.H.I.E.L.D was disbanded and exposed for having Hydra agents hiding among them.

The Autobots were back at base, while Jack, June and Miko decided to join the Avengers on their way back to the tower, with Spiderman tagging along for the ride. While on the way there, they decided to question him on how he had become the Ghost Rider. Currently they were sitting in front of a giant window that showed the city, with Jack sitting on the couch with his mother on one side and Miko on the other, her head on his shoulder. Opposite them sat the Avengers, with Thor and Hulk, now Bruce Banner standing a little ways off and Spiderman hanging upside down from a web. They had asked to be called by their normal names and not their superhero names

"What happened after that?" Steve asked.

Jack was silent for a full minute before taking a deep breath and sighed. "The explosion."

Flashback

Jack woke up from hi sleep in sweat.

Sitting up from his bed, he looked around his room and sighed as he remembered what had happened the other day. Their escape from Silas and M.E.C.H, his father's near death and his signing of the contract. He still did not know who that person was nor did he know what the person would command him to do, or even when he might call upon him. Shaking his head, Jack went to his bathroom to freshen up and get ready for the day ahead.

Once he had freshened up, Jack headed down for breakfast before peddling his way to school on his bicycle.

Hours later, when he had finished school, Jack went to front of the school where he had locked his bicycle, only to find his father leaning on his bike waving for him. Making his way to his father, Jack could not help but notice the cuts and bruises that still showed on his face from his fight with Silas.

"Hey Jack. Listen why don't we take a cruise around the town for a while." His father asked.

"Why not. But what about my bike?" Jack asked.

His father simply waved it off. "I brought it back home while you were having class. Now hop on."

His father got on his bike and held out a helmet for him to wear. Lord knows his mother would kill them both if she saw them without their helmets. Getting behind his father, Jack held onto him as his father rode around town in his bike, occasionally waving at some of the other townsfolk that he had befriended over the years. Stopping just opposite from a convenience store, his father decided to get them a drink while Jack stayed with the bike.

Looking around, Jack saw KO Burger just a little ways off and blanched. The last time he and his father went there for lunch, the food tasted horrible and had made him very sick, causing him to be bedridden for three days. His mother had been hysterical when she had found out and downright furious when she learned that it was from the burger joint. She nearly went over there to give them a piece of her mind when his father stopped her and calmed her down before she did something she would regret.

After he had recovered, his mother had forbade him from ever eating there ever again.

Bringing his mind back to the present, Jack looked at the fast food building again, only to notice the same man that had him sign the contract sitting on one of the tables staring at him. Eyes widening, Jack was about to get up and go to him when heard his father call his name.

"Jack! I bought some snacks for us, I hope you're hungry." His father called. Jack was about to answer when the most unexpected thing happen.

The shop exploded.

Jack and everything else were thrown back by the shockwave. Jack was completely dazed from the force of the shockwave, as his ears continued to ring and his vision blurry. Shaking his head to clear it, he slowly started to get up from the ground, once he got up he stared wide eyed at the fire that had engulfed the entire building. Cars were blaring their alarms, windows were shattered and people were running in fear. Looking back at KO Burger, Jack saw the same man stare at him before he seemingly faded away. Clenching his fists in anger, Jack got on his father's bike and rode off, as far as he could get.

Driving through the vast desert, Jack simply let his mind wander, not focusing on any thought save for killing the man that brought him nothing but pain. Just as was coming upon an intersection Jack suddenly saw a demonic face appear and disappear in front of him, causing him to lose control and fly from his bike and land on the ground. Jack did know how long he stayed lying on the ground, but he did not care, his father was dead, and there was nothing he could do about it.

"You're no good to me dead, Jack." A voice spoke.

Looking up, jack saw the same man from before stand before him, cane and all. Getting back up quickly, Jack pointed at the man and growled. "You killed him."

"I saved his life. That was the deal. I could not let him come between us, Jack." The man spoke calmly.

"You son of a bitch" Jack said, who then proceeded to try and punch the man, only for him to hit nothing and fall to the ground.

"Now, now Jack. No need to get upset. Think of this as a new start." Jack heard the man say. "You're going to help me find someone, a…..friend of mine has not been home for some time. I want you to find him and bring him home." The man said as he kneeled down above Jack and placed his hand on his forehead.

Suddenly Jack felt like his entire body was on fire. He felt as if his entire body was being burned away. He could feel steam rising from his body, he could feel his blood boiling. Everything about him was being burned, until there was nothing left, and Jack knew no more.

The first thing Jack knew was that his head felt like it was on fire and that he was lying in a bed, in what looked like a small house. It was filled with a number of crosses and mosaics depicting angels. Most likely a home of a very devout follower. Turning his head to the side, he noticed a number of cups filled with water. Sitting up he started grabbing them and started to drink them as if it would be his last. Once the last cup was drunk, Jack stood up and noticed that he was not wearing the same clothes as he was when he blacked out.

Looking at himself he noticed that he was wearing his grey t-shirt and over it he wore a simple black jacket. On his hands were a pair of back fingerless gloves, on his legs was a pair of black leather jeans and a pair of heavy black boots. He did not want to know how he got the clothes, and right now he did not care. Exiting the house, Jack found himself in what looked like a cemetery, with gravestones everywhere and an old man wearing a cowboy hat looking a one of the gravestones, possibly the caretaker of the cemetery.

He made is way towards the old man, to see if he knew where he was. Said old man noticed that he was making his way towards him and met him halfway. The first thing Jack did was thank him for the drink, but before he could do so, the old man asked him a question. "You ok there kid?"

"Yeah. Feel like my heads on fire, but I'm ok." Jack answered. "Do you know where the nearest town is?" he asked.

"Jasper Nevada. A little over 5 miles away." The old man answered.

Jack started to look around and noticed a shed a little ways behind the house. He then turned back towards the old man "Have you seen my motorcycle, sir." He asked.

The old man smiled and pointed towards the shed. "Bike's in the shed."

"Thank you." Jack thanked before making his way there.

"It does." The old man said suddenly. Jack turned to look at him, confused. "Your bike. You're wondering if you're bike looks normal. It does. And to answer your other question about last night, it did happen, it wasn't a dream and will happen again." The man explained, confusing Jack even more.

"Who are you?" Jack asked, now wary of the man in front of him.

"The question is….who are you?" the man asked, pointing a finger at him. "You're the rider. The Ghost Rider." Here Jack started to back away quickly and head for the shed.

Opening the door of the shed, Jack saw his father's motorcycle, looking the same as it was yesterday. The only thing different was the added chain wrapped around the back of the seat. Grabbing onto the handles of the bike, he started to push the bike out of the shed and towards the road nearby.

"You won't last a day as the Ghost Rider. You'll need my help son." The old man said as he walked parallel to Jack.

"I think I can manage." Jack said back, only to stop at the old man's next words.

"The deal. Why'd you sign it." He asked.

Jack did not say anything, before he looked at the old man and answered. "My life…for my father's."

"Come inside kid, and I'll tell you everything you need to know about the Ghost Rider." The old man said.

And so the old man brought him in and said that he was called the Caretaker. He then explained that the Ghost Rider was Devils bounty hunter. He explained that the purpose of the Ghost Rider was to punish the souls of people who have done evil or immoral deeds. He told the story of the previous Ghost Rider, a man by the name of Carter Slade. A former Texas Ranger who had honour, but got greedy. Found himself locked up and headed for the noose.

Until a stranger came and saved him, and offered him a deal, Slade accepted and became a Ghost Rider. He was ordered to bring back the contract of San Venganza, a contract that held a thousand evil souls that was so powerful, Slade knew he could ne let the Devil get his hands on it. So he did what no Rider had ever done, and that was to outrun the Devil himself. When Jack asked what had happened to the contract, the Caretaker did not know.

After the explanations were over, Jack bade the Caretaker farewell and left for Jasper. When he had returned home, his mother had been crying and holding onto the picture of them as a family. Giving his mother a hug and assuring her that he was fine and that he was sorry for what had happened to his father, his mother had not let him out of her sight for the whole week, afraid that he would disappear as well.

When his father was set to be buried, his mother and Jack had him buried at the cemetery where the Caretaker was. Ever since then his mother has always been concerned over him and constantly worried.

Flashback

"So did you manage to find this person?" Steve asked.

Jack shook his head and answered. "No, and if they wanted to be found they would have left a signal for the Rider to pick up."

"Are they looking for something or someone?" Tony asked.

"The Caretaker said that it would most likely be the contract of San Venganza. Though whether that's true or not, I don't know." Jack answered.

Noticing the time, June decided to intervene. "Ok, I think that's enough story telling for one night. We should get back home now." She said.

"Please stay here for the night. We have plenty of room for you, and we would welcome you as our guests." Steve said, turning to look at the others, who gave their agreement.

June seemed unsure, until she noticed that Miko was already asleep with her head resting on Jack's shoulders. "Alright, if that's ok with you."

"Please follow me." Tony said, indicating for them to follow him.

Jack picked Miko up and carried her bridal style until Tony brought them to where his mother and Miko would be sleeping. Once he put Miko down and left the room, Tony brought him to his own guest room, which was just down the corridor from his mother and Miko. After getting his room, Jack bid Tony goodnight and promptly fell asleep.

Did you enjoy more of a backstory on how Jack became the Ghost Rider. if you did then please leave a review.

I just started a one shot series. So if any of you have any ideas for stories starring JackxMiko then PM me or send it at the review section of the story. One thing i will not do is yiao (BoyxBoy) stories. i dont do those. Nothing against baing gay, i just can't write it sorry.

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