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Ghost Rider copyright Marvel Comics
Grim Tales Of Mandy Reaver
Chapter 07: Amanda's Scheme
[Meanwhile, At Amanda's Castle]
Mandy Slowly Fluttered Her Eyes Open...
She Found Herself In Shackles Within a Dark Castle.
"Ahh...Your Awake.
Mandy Looks To See Her Evil Self Sitting On a Throne.
"YOU!
Mandy Tried To Attack, But Her Shackles Prevent Her From Reaching Amanda.
"Don't Bother...Those Bonds Are Made Of Pure Adamantium.
Not Even i Coul Break It, So a Powerless Weakling Such As Yourself Has No Chance.
"WHEN MY HUSBAND GET'S HERE, HE'S GONNA TEAR YOU APART!
"Oh, I'm Counting On Him To Try And Save You...I have a Trap Waiting For The Ghost Rider.
Mandy Then Looks Around.
"Is This-
"My Castle...Or, What's Left Of It.
That time Rift That destroyed My World Didn't Leave Much To Go By.
Using My Powers, i Was Able To Save Myself, My children And My Castle...Everything Else Has faded Away.
Your In a World Within The Oblivion Dimention...It's Where All Things That Don't Exist Go.
Amanda Narrowed Her red Eyes.
"I have Learned To call This Empty Void HOME.
But, It's Hard To Take Pride In being a Ruler...When You Lack a Kingdom To Rule Over.
"Serves You Right. Said Mandy
"All The Innocent Lives You Destroyed, The World That You Ruined...
"I Fail To See The Problem In All That.
Mandy Snorted.
"Yeah, You WOULD...
"I Don't Get You...
Many Years Ago, You believed In MY IDEALS...They Were YOURS, TOO!
It Still Boggled My Mind How One Man Could Change You And Destroy What I Worked SO HARD TO ACHIEVE!
"And You Never Will...
Because, You Don't Know What It Means To Love.
Amanda Grinned.
"You Know, Mandy...We've Been Going About This For YEARS.
I Still Don't Understand WHY I Haven't Been Able To "Set You Straight"...
Your Corruption Die To Jack's Influences Was Present, Even When I first Met You...Remember?
Mandy Looked Away.
"I Wish i Could Forget...
[Flashback]
a Twelve Year Old Mandy Sat Outside Her House And Looked Up At The Stars, She Then Cried.
It Had Been Six Months Since Jack Disappeared...Everyone declared Him dead.
As Time PAssed By, Mandy Started To Believe It, Too...And Tried To Accepted Her Loss.
"how sad... Said a Chilling Voice
Mandy Turned To See An Adult Woman With Blonde Hair.
"Who...WHO ARE YOU!
The Woman Smiled.
"I Am YOU.
Or, At LEast...I Am What You COULD Of Been.
"Could Of?
What Are You-
"I Am Amanda, Your Older Self From a future That No Longer Exists...
"What Future?
"i'll Show You...
Amanda Touched Mandy's Forehead With a Glowing Finger.
In AN Instant, Mandy Saw Amanda's Memories...Her Entire History.
How She Launched Her Plans Of World Domination...
How She Caused Many Horrible Tragedies And Reduced The World To An Apocalyptic Ruin.
The Connection Soon Broke And Mandy Fell To Her Knees.
"no...NO!
It Can't Be...I Couldn't-
"In Another Time, You Succeeded In Conquering The World...WE SUCCEEDED.
But Now, My World Has Been Destroyed...Faded From Existance Due To Someone Meddling In Our Past.
Mandy Opened Her Eyes.
"jack...
Amanda's Eyes Glowed.
"Yes...JACK REAVER.
He Has Decieved You, Filled Your Head WIth Lies Of PEACE & JUSTICE.
I Have Come To Put You On The Right Track...Help You Fulfill Your Destiny As RULER OF THE EARTH.
Amanda Reached Out To Mandy.
"Come To Me, My-
Mandy Jerked Away.
"STAY AWAY FROM ME!
"Don't Reject Me, Mandy...I am YOU Afterall.
"LIES!
YOU CAN'T BE ME!
I'd Never Do Such Things!
"Not Yet, But You Will.
"No...NEVER!
Amanda Looked AT Her Younger Self.
"Reaver Done More damage Than I Thought...
Guess I Have No Choice But To TAKE YOU With Me And MAKE YOU Conquer The World.
Amanda Approached Mandy, Who Drew Out Grim's Scythe And SHot a Blast At Her.
"GET AWAY FROM ME, YOU MONSTER!
I'll Never Turn Into You, NEVER!
Amanda SIghed.
"Fine...I'l Leave.
But, I WILL Be Back...And This Time, I Won't Be So Nice.
Amanda Created a Dark Portal And Disappeared
Mandy then Ran INto Her House And Headed Towards Her Room.
Mandy Grabbed a Large Sack And Fills It With Things She No Longer Desired In Her House...
World Domination Plans, Dark Poetry, Autobiographies Of Famous Dictators, EVERYTHING!
She Carried It Outside And Dumped It All On teh Ground.
Mandy then Took Out a Match Box And Lit All The Sticks...
She Threw Them At the Pile And Watched As The Relics Of Her "Old Ways" Burned Up in Smoke.
"never...i will NEVER betray you, jack...EVER.
[End Of Flashback]
"I've Hated You Ever Since I Discovered Your Existance...
"Which Is Basicly Hating Yourself.
"SHUT UP!
Amanda Grinned She Just LOVED To Torment Her Other Self.
"I Still Don't Get What You See In Him...
"He's a Greater Man Than YOU GIVE HIM CREDIT FOR!
"Ah, yes...a Mortal Gifted With a Powerful Curse.
Only To Waste It On Such Stupid Intentions...
"SHUT UP!
QUIT TALKING ABOUT HIM LIKE THAT!
"Ooh...Did I Strike a Nerve?
I Guess Your Fiercly Protective Of Your Husband.
"You'd Better Believe It.
Amanda Grinned Evily.
"Hmmmm...interesting.
"Just What ARE You Up Too, Amanda?
"Simple...I Plan To Unleash The Demon Reaper Beast On Megaville.
Now That Junior Has Gained Better Control, The Monster Shall be Easier To Control.
All I Need Is a Pumpkinator Robot...And Oogie Is Building a NEWER, More POWERFUL One.
"You'll Never Get Away WIth This, Amanda...MY FAMILY WILL STOP YOU!
"I'd LOVE To See Them Try...
Suddenly, a Horseman Approaches.
"My Mistress, Sorry To Disturb You...But, The Ghost Rider Is Here.
"He Is?, Where?
"Right At Our Gates...
[Outside]
Ghost Rider Furiously Speeds Towards The Gates Of Amanda's Stronghold.
The Hellfire Of His Flamecycle Burning Like a Volcano Across The Ground.
His Bike Shoots a Powerful Fire Shot At The Outter Wall, Completly Destroing It.
He Drove Into The Courtyard, Where He Was Met Up With More Horsemen.
"Where...Is...My...WIFE!
Ghost Rider Ran Over Several Horsemen As He Plowed Towards Main Gate.
Amanda Watched From a Balcony.
"let him in...
"Ma'am?
Amanda Glares At teh Guard.
"let...him...IN.
The Horseman Nods.
The Gate Soon Opens And Ghost Rider Drives In At Full Speed.
As he Drove Down a Long Hallway...Stone Walls And Barriers Suddnely Appeared Out Of Nowhere.
Ghost Rider Jumps And Slides Over Some Of Them, But They Eventually Appear To Rapidly...
Ghost rider Crashed...And His Violently Changed Back To Human form.
Amanda Grins As Her Monitor Show He's Stopped.
"bring him to me...I Want Mandy To Watch As I Take My Revenge.
"Yes, My Mistress...
[Meanwhile, At Clockwork's Tower]
"So...Mom Used To be Bad, Until Dad Made Her Good.
And, Amanda Is a version Of Our Mom That Stayed Bad And Became WORSE? Said Jackie
"That Is Correct...
"How Bad Exactly?
Clockwork Reached Into His Coat And Took Out a Journal.
"This Journal Was Written By The Grim Of Amanda's Timeline...
It Chronicals What The Mandy Of that Time Did And How She Came To Be Amanda.
Clockwork Gave The Journal To Jackie.
"Read It...Study It.
It Contains Information That You Require To defeat Amanda And Her Chilren.
"There's Stuff On Them Is This Thing, Too?
"Yes...You need To Brush Up On That World's History If You Are To Succeed.
"How Did You get This? Asked Malina
"When Amanda's Timeline Faded From Existance...
I recovered Many Items From It's Destruction: This Is One Of Them.
Clockwork Pressed a Button, Which Showed An Image In His Time Window.
"Lock, Shock & Barrel Are Gathering Parts For a New Pumpkinator Robot...This Isn't Good.
If Grim Junior Ever Reaches the Finished Robot, He'll Bond With It And destroy Your World.
"What If We Stop Them From Building It?
"Then, You May Have a Chance...
But, Grim Jr. May Likely Try And Find Another Body To Use.
Reguardless Of What You Do, You Still Need To FACE HIM IN BATTLE!
"We'll Try...
"Then Go.
Oogie's Kids Are Currently In Christmas Town.
Jackie And Malina Nod They Leap Into The Time Portal While Clockwork Just Smiles.
[Meanwhile, At Amanda's Castle]
"Wakey, Wakey, Ghost Rider...
Amanda Slaps The Shackled Jack Across The Face.
He Opens His Eyes And Looks Up At Amanda.
"So Good That Your Alive, Reaver...I Wouldn't Want You To Die JUST YET.
Jack Growled.
He Tried To Transform...But, Found He Couldn't.
Jack The Noticed a Band On His Arm WIth An Odd Crystal On It.
"a Little Device I Made JUST FOR YOU...
That Crystal Was Used Against ZARATHOS Many Years Ago, So It Can Surpress Your Powers.
"JACK!
Jack Looked Over To See Mandy, Who Was Shackled As Well.
"MANDY!
"Relax, She'll be Fine...For Now.
Right Now, I Intend To Make Her Suffer For Betraying Me.
Jack Glared At Amanda.
"If Your Gonna Kill Me, Then Get It Over With, Already!
My Family Will Not rest Until I'm Avenged!, YOUR GONNA PAY!
Amanda Grinned.
"Oh, I'm Not Gonna Kill You...I'm Gonna Do FAR WORSE.
"What?
Amanda Grabbed Jack By his Shirt And Pressed Her Lip Hard Against His.
Jack Was Shock And Mandy Went From Fear To Rage.
"GET YOU HANDS OFF MY HUSBAND, YOU #$&%!
Amanda Broke The Kiss.
"I Knew That's Get You... Said Amanda Cruely To Mandy
Jack Spat Out.
"Couldn't You Have Just Hit Me... Said Jack
Amanda Faced Jack.
She Approached Him, But Jack Backed Away.
"STAY AWAY FROM ME, YOU FREAK!
"You Don't Approve?
"You Know The Only Woman I'll Kiss Is My Wife!
"Yes, Mandy Is Your Wife...And I AM MANDY!
So, Technichly...That Makes ME Your Wife, Too.
"Your Crazy...
Why Are You Even Doing This!
I Thought You HATED ME!
"I Do Hate You...You Single Handledly Destroyed My World.
But, i Can't Help but Feel PROUD Of That, Too...
You Defeated Me, Which Is Someone NO ONE HAS EVER DONE BEFORE!
And, Being a "Single Mother" Is Very Hard...The Kids Need a STRONG Father.
Amanda Grabbed Jack.
"What Do You Say?
Leave My Weaker Self, And Marry Me...a STRONGER WOMAN More Sutable For You.
"FORGET IT!
I Love My Wife, No One Else.
"Oh, I'm Sure I can Persuade You...
Mandy Lashed Out.
"DON'T YOU DARE!
Amanda Kissed Jack Again.
This Time, However...Jack Bit Her Lip HARD.
"OW! Shouted Amanda
Jack Kicked Amanda Down And Ran To Mandy.
He Tried To Free Her, But, Amanda Started To get Up.
"JACK, RUN!
"I'M NOT LEAVING YOU!
"JACK, PLEASE!...
I'll Be Fine, Just GET OUT OF HERE!
Amanda Glared At Jack.
Jack Sighed Deeply.
"I'll Come Back For You...I Promise.
Jack Ran Out The Throne Room And Into The Halls.
"GUARDS! Shouted Amanda
"Ma'am?
"SEAL OFF ALL THE EXITS!
No One Get's IN OR OUT WITHOUT MY PERMISSION, UNDERSTAND!
"Yes, My Mistress...
As The Guards Left, Amanda Started To Walk Out.
"WHERE ARE YOU GOING!
Amanda Grinned At Mandy.
"Gonna Hunt Down Your Man...
If He Refuses To Be MY HUSBAND, I'll Kill Him.
"WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS!
"TO GET BACK AT YOU!
I Know They're Are Two Things You Love Most Of All In The World: Your Husband And Your Children.
Once I Take THEM Away From You, You'll Be LEft With NOTHING But Your Misery.
"You Harm My Family In ANY WAY...And I Will KILL YOU!
"That Sounds Like a Nasty Threat, Mandy...EXELLENT.
Now, Your Starting To Sound More Like Me.
"I AM NOTHING LIKE YOU!
"We'll See...
Amanda Leaves.
Mandy Then Furiously Tried To Escape Her Bonds.
She HAD To Save Her Husband From Amanda, Before She Killed Him...Or WORSE.
Later, Jack Had His Own Problems...
He Was Now Outside And Bashing His Band With a Rock.
"COME ON!, BREAK!
Nothing Jack Did Worked.
"BLAST IT!
"Give It Up, "Rider"... Said Amanda's Voice
Jack Turned To See Amanda Walk Up To Him.
"Though I Recovered That Gemstone, I Mysticly Enchanted The Band...Only I Can Remove It.
So, Why Don't You Just GIVE IT UP!...WIthout Your Powers You Are NOTHING.
"I Don't Need Powers To beat You!
"Even YOU Can't Possibly Believe That.
Jack Grabs a Large Tree Branch.
"a Stick?
Your Going To Fight a Powerfull Mistress Of darkness With A STICK!
"Best I've Got Right Now.
Jack Lunges At Amanda, Who Grabs The Stick And Snaps It In Two.
Amanda Then Strikes At Jack, Knocking Him Down To The Ground.
"Last Chance, Reaver...
Join Me Or Be Destroyed.
"Death Sounds Better Than Spending The Rest Of My Life With You.
"Have It Your Way...
Amanda Was About To Kill Jack, When She Was Struck From Behind...
Mandy Stood Over Amanda, Her Wrists Still Chained...Onlt Shattered.
"KEEP AWAY FROM MY HUSBAND!
"MANDY!
Mandy Rushed Over And Kissed Her Husband.
"Oh, Jack...I Was SO WORRIED!
I Thought She...
"It's Okay, Mandy.
I Love You And No One Else...Not Even Alternate Version Of You.
Jack Then Tried To Pull Off teh Band Again.
"Blast It...Still Won't Come Off!
"Does Amada Have a Key?
"Amanda IS The Key...She designed It So Only SHE Can Remove It.
Mandy Thought a Bit.
"Hang On, Let Me Try.
Mandy Grabs The Band And Tried To Pry It Off.
Amazingly, It Came Off!
"How Did You-
"As Much As I Hate To Admit It...Me And Amanda ARE The Same Person.
So, If She Can Take It Off...So Can I!
Amanda Started To Wake Up.
"What Th-
Mandy Punched Amanda REAL HARD In the Jaw, Causing Amanda To Spit Out a Bloody Tooth.
"THAT'S FOR KISSING MY HUSBAND, YOU HOMEWRECKER!
"YOU DARE TO STRIKE ME!
Jack Changes Into Ghost Rider.
"oh, sh-#$%
Ghost Rider Blasts Amanda With Fire.
He Then Whistled, His Bike Sped Towards Him.
"Let's Go, Mandy...Our Kids Need Us.
Ghost Rider Got On His Flamecycle...Mandy Hopped On As Well.
He Raced At Full Speed And Disappeared In a Fire Portal.
Amanda Soon Recovered And Glared At the Faded Fire Trail.
"d#$ them...
Author Note: Here, I explain the conflict between the Two Mandy's: Mandy Reaver and Mistress Amanda.
I also show that I can go a bit DARK in a story like this, but still not get TOO DARK.
I also explain quite a bit about what happens to Timelines that "don't exist"
though, Amanda's World suffered ADDITIONAL due to her constant failed attacks on Present Time Megaville.
so, her world USED to look exactly a sit did in Grim Tales...
but, NOW (in the Future), it's become a Cosmic Wasteland of sorts, slowly breaking down from reality.
also, I show that Mandy Reaver is STILL a Bad***.
even if she IS a Mother/School Teacher with a "Sunnier" outlook on life.