Grim Tales copyright Bleedman/Snafu-Comics
Ghost Rider copyright Marvel Comics
Grim Tales Of Mandy Reaver
Chapter 01: Just a Normal Day...
[Megaville, 8:47AM]
RING! RING! RIIIIIIIIIING!
a Blonde Haired Woman Opened Her Eyes With a Low Growl.
She Slammed On the Clock And Groaned At She Attempted To Get Up.
The Woman's Name Was Mandy, And She HAD To Get Up Early To get To Work.
And She Wasn't The Only One.
a Man With Long And Red, Flame-Shaped Hair Soone Awoke.
It Was Jack reaver, mandy's Husband...Who Also Needed To Wake Up.
Mandy Leaned down And Kissed His Cheek.
"morning, sweetie...
"yeah...morning.
Jack Got Out Of bed And Stretched His Bones Which Cracked.
"I hate Getting Up For Work.
"So Do I...Especially THIS Late.
"Yeah, But You Don't Have To Go For Another Four Hours...I need To Go RIGHT NOW.
Mandy Layed Back Down.
"I Guess...But, My Job IS Stressful.
Having To Deal With Teenaged High Schoolers And All.
Jack Chuckled.
"I Have to Deal With Criminals...
"Is They're a Difference?
Jack Eyed His Wife As She Giggled.
"I SUre Do Miss The days When You Were Gloomy And Humorless...
"Yeah, Well...Those day Are Gone, Thank God.
I'm Now Pleasent, Kind...And Sarcastic.
Jack Sighed.
He Walked Off Into the Bathroom To get Dressed.
Mandy Smiled.
She Went To teh table Beside Her Bed And Grabbed Her Glasses.
At Some Point In Her Teens, She Needed To get Glasses...
AT First, She Didn't Like It...She Thought It Make Her Look "Nerdy"
But, She Eventually Grew Accustomed To It And Didn't really Care.
Mandy Put On Her Glasses And Got Up From Her bed.
She Went To The Closet And Put On Her Long, Pink Dress And Her Gold, Sunflower Necklace.
Jack Soon Emerged From the Bathroom.
"Bout Time...I NEED To GO!
Mandy ran In the Bathroom.
Jack Sighed As He Went For The Closten And Put On His Attire...
a Black Leather Jacket (This Time With Sleeves), Blue Jean Pants a Cowboy Hat With Matching Boots...Not To Mention The Keys To His Bike And His Police Badge.
Mandy Soon came Out.
"Oooh...DOn't You Look Handsome. Said Mandy
"Do i get a Kiss, Goodbye?
Mandy Leaned forward.
She Wrapped Her Arms Around Jack And Kissed Him Softly.
"come home, safely...
"I Will.
"I Mean It, Jack Reaver...
If a Cop Who Isn't You Comes To My House And tells Me Your Dead: I'LL KILL YOU.
Jack Grinned.
His Eyes Flashed Ember Red Like Flames.
"many have tried...all have failed.
"i know...
Jack Kissed Mandy On The Cheek, Then Began To Leave.
"Jack...Where's Your Gun?
"It's Locked In My Bike's Glove Compartment, Like Always.
"Good...I Don't Want the children Getting Near It. Said Mandy Sternly
"It Won't, Trust Me...
By the Way, Are You Taking a few More Minutes Of rest?
"Naw...Someone Has To Get Everything ready For The Morning.
"Sure...See Ya' At Five.
"Okay, Goodbye.
Jack Left Through The Door.
Mandy Soon Heard The Roar Of Jack's Bike As It Left For The Police Station Where He Worked.
She Then Walked Out The door And Made Her Way To The Kitchen.
Mandy Began To Prepared Breakfast, Which Took An Hour Or So To Do.
Soon, Dawn Came.
"KIDS!
BREAKFAST!
The Sound Of Little Footsteps Came.
Two Children Came To The Kitchen...
One Was a Ten Year Old Boy With Blonde Hair Another, Was a Eight Year Old Girl With Ginger Red Hair.
"HEY, MOM!
"Hello, Mother.
Mandy Smiled.
"Junior, Malina...Eat Your Breakfast.
I Made Eggs, Pancakes, Some Buttered Toast And Bacon...With Orange Juice
Jack Jr. Stared Eating, As Did Malina.
They Soon Finished They're Food And Drink.
"Mom, Can We Watch TV.
"Sure...But remember, The School Bus Comes At Eleven.
The Kids Ran for The Living room And Turned On The TV.
They Switched It To The Boomerang Channel, Watching Old Reruns Of "The Flintstones"
After Several Hours, the School Bus Arrived.
The Kids Grabbed They're Backpacks And Ran Out.
"BYE, MOM!
Mandy Walked Out.
"GOODBYE, KIDS!
HAVE A GOOD DAY AT SCHOOL!
Mandy Smiled As The bus Drove Off.
She Went Back In And Decided To Use The Time She Had To Ready Herself.
She Fixed Her Some Breakfast And Watched The Local News.
"...Today's Top Story, DexLabs Is Still the Number One Laboratory Is the US With Full Goverment Support, It Has Produced Thousands Of Pieces Of Technology That Has Made Megaville a Metropolis Among Other Cities In the Country...
Having Achieved The Title Of: "THE BEST CITY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"
DexLabs Founder, CEO And Head Chairman Shall Give An Introduction On they're Latest Device Later Today...
"In Other News...The PowerRuff Team Saved The Day, Agi-
Mandy Switched Off The TV...It Was Almost Time To Leave She Grabbed Her Purse And Ran Out To Her Car.
She Drove Off To her Job As a School Teacher At Megaville High School...
As Mandy Drove To Teh School, Random Thought Went Through her Mind.
She Thought About Her Simple Life...And How Everday Of It Was Considered a VICTORY By Her.
Because Today, She Was An Everyday, Average Working Woman With a oving Husband And Sweet Kids.
Instead Of An Evil, All Powerful Dictator...Ruling Over An Apocalyptic World With An Iron Fist.
Yes, In Her Childhood...She Discovered a Future Timeline Where She Took Over the World And Succeeded.
She Saw a World That Was Destroyed, Ravaged By death...With Most Of Her Friends dead And Gone...
She Saw Herself As An Adult, An Evil Monster...Devoid Of Any Humanity Who Destroyed Mankind Without a Second Thought And Oppressed Those Who Survived.
For YEARS Mandy Feared She Would Become That Which Haunted Her Nightmares...
However, She Found Peace In her Later Years...For She Was Now The Same Age "Mistress Amanda" Is/Was.
But, She Wasn't An Evil Overlord Of The Earth...She Was Just a High School Teacher.
And She Thanked God For Being Who She Is NOW, And NOT What She Might Of Became...If Not For Jack.
Every Day Since Her Marrage To Jack...She Considered a Blessing.
She Had Finally Conquered Her Darkness, Her Inner Demons...Her Greatest Fears.
Mandy Wiped Away a tear.
She Loved Her Simpled Life...And Wouldn't Trade ANYTHING For It.
Mandy Soon reached the School And Parked Her Car.
She Walked Out And Ran for The School Doors And Into The Halls.
She Soon met With Princible Lancer.
"Ms. Reaver...You Are Three Minutes LATE.
"I'm So Sorry, Mister Lancer, Sir...
I Took the Long Way Here, And I-
"No Excuses...Just Get To Class.
How Am I Suppose To Convince Kids To Get To School On Time Whenever THERE OWN TEACHERS! CAN'T EVEN GET To SCHOOL ON TIME!
"I Am So Sorry, It Won't Happen Again.
Lancer Eyed Mandy.
"You Always Were Trouble When You Were a Student, Here...
How Could I Expect Any Better Now That Your An Employee.
Mandy Walked Off, Not Wanting To Make Her Boss Any Madder Than He Already Was.
"whew!, he's nuts...
Mandy Walked Into The Class Room WHere The Many Teenaged School Kids Were Waiting.
[Meanwhile, At The Megaville Police Department]
Jack Drove His Bike Into The Parking Lot Of The Police Station.
He Got Off And Walked Towards The Building, While Several Other Officers Got Out Of His Way.
For Some Reason, the Other Cops Were "Afraid" Of Jack...And For Good reason, too.
Jack Was known for Being a "Rough Rider", And Didn't Take Any Crud From Nobody...
He Walked Into The Building And Made His Way To his Office.
He Was About To Sit Down, When a Female Officer Walked In On Him.
"Mr. Reaver, Sir...The Chief Wants To See You.
Jack Eyed The Woman.
"Right Now?
Loud Yelling Was Heard From a Distance.
"right now.
Jack Got Up And Walked To Chief Henry Bullock's Office.
"What Is It, Chief?
"DON'T "WHAT IS IT", ME!
I'm Getting Reports That You Were Roughing Up Suspects Again!
"I Didn't Hurt Them TOO MUCH.
"YOU BROKE THEY'RE RIBS, ARMS AND LEGS!
"They Resisted Arrest...It Made Things "Difficult".
Besides, They Were Guilty Of Brutal crimes...They Deserved It.
"Alledgedly, Guilty...You Didn't Have Proof.
"Don't Need Proof...I KNOW They're Guilty.
"What Make You So Sure?
"Let's Just Say...I Have My Ways.
"LOOK, REAVER...
If You Keep this Up, then The DA's Office Will Start Snooping Around Trying To Find a Good Reason To Sue This department For "ASSAULT & BATTERY" Of Suspects...
WHAT AM I SUPPOSE TO SAY!, That You Had a Good Reasion For Wailing On Them?
Simply Because You Can TELL THAT THEY'RE GUILT!, Because You KNOW EVen Without Evidence!
"Well...
"SHUT UP!
I'll Have No More Of It...ONE MORE SLIP UP LIKE THIS, AND YOUR FIRED!
Jack Grinned.
"Whatever you Say, Chief.
Jack Left.
One Of The Officers Chuckled.
"How Many times Has The Chief Fired You, Again?
Jack Smiled.
"I Stopped Counting At Fourty-Two...
The Cops Laughed Loudly As Jack returned To his Office.
[Later, At Megaville Elementry School]
Jack Jr. And Malina Walked Around the Playgrounds During Recces.
Junior Was Swinging On the Monkey Bars, While Malina Was Quietly Sketching On Her Notebook.
At That Moment, Some School Bullies Swipes her Book.
"HEY!, GIVE THAT BACK! Shouted Malina
"What's This?
Doodles Of That Monster On The News?
"He's Called GHOST RIDER, And He's NOT A MONSTER!
NOW, GIVE THAT BACK!
"Why, Sure...NOT!
The Bullies Tossed The Book Around While Malina Cried.
Junior Soon Heard His Sister's Wails And Rushed Over.
"HEY!, LEAVE MY SISTER ALONE!
"Whose Gonna Make Me, YOU!
Junior Swung His Fist At Him, But Missed.
The Bully Kicked Junior To the Ground.
"BIG BROTHER! SHouted Malina In terror
"HA!
I Knew You Were a Weaklin, Reaver...
Junior Growled.
He Glared At The Bullies...His Eyes "Burning".
He Suddenly Shot Streams Of Fire From His Hands...Which Singed The Bullies Hair.
Malina Stared In Shock...Junior Was Plenty Surprised As Well.
Junior Stared At His Hands, Which Were Smoking...
"CRUD!, REAVER'S A FREAK!
the Bullies Ran Away In terror.
"Big Brother...What Was That!
"I...I Don't Know...
Malina Looked At Her Brother's Hands.
"Strange...I Saw fire On Your Hands, But They're Are No Burns.
Did...Did It Hurt?
"No...I Didn't Feel ANYTHING!
Oh, Malina...What Do I Do!
"Calm Down, Calm Down...We Were The Only Ones That Saw this.
And, No Ones Going To Believe Those Boys...So, Let's Keep Quiet About This.
"Okay...Sure.
Jack Walks Over And Picks Up Malina's Book Sadly, The Edges Got Singed At Well.
"sorry, malina...
"It's Okay, Big Brother...
Malina Took Her Book, then Hugged Her Brother.
"It'll Be Okay...
[Meanwhile, Somewhere Else]
In a Dark, Shadowly Chamber...a Very dark Figure Watches The Reaver Sibling From a Crystal orb.
The Figure Is a Woman, With Long Blonde Hair, Blood Red Eyes And Wearing a Gothic, Black And Red Wonder Woman Outfit With Strange Markings Feathery Gloves/Boots And a Cloak Draped Over Rear.
The Woman Is MISTRESS AMANDA...The Alternate Version Of Mandy From Another Timeline.
She Watched The Children, Who resembles Her Own With An Evil Smile.
"So...Jack Junior's Rider Powers Have Finally Emerged.
It Won't Be Long Til' The Girl Recieves Her Powers As Well...
Amanda Giggled With Malice.
"Ooooh...This Is Going To Be Sweet.
AT Long Last, REVENGE WILL BE MINE!
Amanda Then Looked Back At Two Figures Behind Her.
One Was a Skeletal Boy Wearing a Necro-Grim Reaper Cloak And The Other, Was a Girl With a Ragdoll Body.
"Wouldn't You Say...Kids?
The Two Children Nodded.
"Yes, Mother... They said in Union.
Amanda Smiled.
"Yes...I KNEW You Would Agree.
Amanda Waved Her Hand Over The Crystal Orb.
This Time, It Showed Mandy In a Classroom.
Amanda Narrowed her Eyes In Anger.
"My Other Self Actually Believes She's Free Of Me...Time To Prove How Wrong She Is.
Amanda Got Up From Her Throne.
"First Chance We Get...We ATTACK.
Mandy Took Away My Future, So Now...I'll Take Away HERS.
And Before This Day Is Over, I Will Have Mandy BEGGING For Oblivion.
Amanda Then Stared To Laugh Maliciously Grim Junior And Minnie (Mini-Mandy) Laughed Along With Her.
The Battle Has Just Begun...
Author Note: HERE, I establish how different things really are for Adult Mandy (and, that Amanda from Bleedman's Canon "still exists")
that, Mandy is living a SIMPLE, MUNDANE life...and, pretty much prefers it that way.
so, no snapping at me over the fate of Megaville accoridng to the Grim Tales Comic...
this is an Alternate Timeline, where Mandy made the RIGHT Choice (similair to Danny Phantom in "The Ultimate Enemy")
Also, I show a retrospect at what would happen if a Ghost Rider had children.