Chapter 1
Case 1-1 : The Odaiba Bridge Incident
Hell
The empty throne of Hell stood at the edge of a ravine that overlooks a large boiling lake. Dust and sands had settled on the surface of the throne, indicating that it hasn't been used for a long time.
"Everything is ready." Away from the throne, kneeling on the red sand was the Ghost Rider. His head hung low and his eyes were directed towards the ground. "He will be awaken…now how will Johnny fair in this world?" he then slowly raised his head and rose from the ground.
"How will the world, governed by hard logic and heartless reasoning, react to the Ghost Rider?" he slowly stride towards the throne and touched the arm rest. "Shall we find out?" he muttered as the blaze around his skull burns, brightly, more.
One Year Later - Immigration Reformation Center – Swimming Pool Area.
"Thirty!" Johnny exclaimed as he burst out of the water and rested his head over the edge of the pool. He puffed his breath and swept his blond hair up away from his face. "It's been one year and today is my release."
A pleasant grin etched from his face. Today was the final day of his probation, he would finally leave this place and live as an official citizen of this country.
He climbed up to the edge and walked towards a table where his towel and device are put. He pressed a button on his device and a message automatically played.
"Good Morning Immigrant No# 111***, Jonhathon Blaze. The Sybil System would like to congratulate you for completing the Reformation and Naturalization program. As of now, your Psycho-Pass is recorded, stored and monitored by the Ministry of Welfare and Public Safety Bureau."
Monitored? "Guess I still need to watch out for myself huh?" he reminded himself as the message continue. "The Ministry of Housing and Development had also prepared a standard tenement home for you. The address is listed below."
Johnny carefully memorize the address below before he switch the device off. "Now then, I must prepare." He said and cast an excited smile.
After attending to his final check-up and signing a couple of papers, Johnny stood on a bus stop and waited for a bus. A bus arrived which he immediately rode on, he looked out of the window as the bus move and then his eyes widened in wonder.
So Japan had become so advance in this world hmm he pondered in astonishment as the bus rose to an elevated highway and the breathtaking view of the city greeted him. He observed more in marvel. "Sybil System hmm."
In this world, Japan's law enforcement was under and managed by a government organization called Sybil System. They worked hand in hand with the national government to handle and manage crimes. Johnny rested his head on his seat and recall all of the things he learned from the IRC (Immigration and Reformation Center). "And they do it with the massive, high-tech surveillance system of the MWPSB." He reflected and smirked.
"Man, if George Orwell sees this he'll panic and die."
After an hour Johnny step down from the bus and looked in front of him. An old, decaying and tall, apartment-style building stood before him. His eyes inspected the tenement building with scrutiny.
Well they did say it was a 'tenement apartment', Johnny forced himself to smile but it was a deadpan one. He then turned around and looked across the street where a large black gate stood. A large hologram sign lit up above it and it displays 'HAPPY FAMILY PARK AND ZOO' in bright neon orange lights.
"W-well, at least there's a zoo…haha." He tired to uplift his spirits but he let out a disgruntled sigh.
Apartment – 1408
"Shit." Johnny uttered a single word with a still poker face after he found his designated apartment unit. After he opened the door of his unit he immediately saw the kitchen area on his left, there was a door standing on his right and when he opened it he saw that it was the bathroom. Further into his room his eyes landed on a small table, and then further from that, standing by the wall, was a sliding door.
He opened it and saw a neatly folded futon which will be his bed and drawers where he could put his clothes. "This room…is so small!" he exclaimed in disenchantment. He sat down and rested his left hand on the table and press the device on his wrist again.
"Welcome to your lovely home. I am Taro Komissa-chan!" a cartoonish-looking mascot pop out and smiled cheerfully at Johnathon's frowning, discontented face. Lovely home my ass! He mentally cursed and the hologram continued. "I am now synching to your home's system. Synching complete!"
Komissa-chan, the official mascots of Sybil System. They're composed of two mascots, Taro and Hanako-chan. "Taro is the male and Hanako is female hmm." Johnny observed the small holo-mascot as it looked around his apartment. "I've detected that you don't have food. May I suggest for you to buy some?" he glanced at small refrigerator and then swiped at his holo-screen.
"I was given an ample amount of money, why not." He said and stood up but Taro spoke again. "Oh no, it seems you don't have much clothes may I suggest for you to buy -"
"No thank you!" Does the system know that I have a small and limited budget!? He exclaimed and thought, irritably but he looked around his room again. "So this is where I will live in exile hmm." The thought of living in peace glided in his mind and it made him smile in satisfaction.
"I guess I'll manage here."
"Oh it looks like a nearby supermarket has promo for Immigrant-"
"Ok, ok, I'm leaving!" he exclaimed at Taro before he strode out of his unit.
Supermarket
"I guess this should be alright." Johnny glanced down to his basket. I don't really need much today he pushed his cart and examined several items on the shelves.
"Seafoods are expensive, meat is cheap but it was synthetic and vegetables are still yucky. Maybe I should ask Taro for tips." He was about to pressed the device on his wrist again when he stopped on his tracks. He was standing on the hardware section and his eyes caught something.
It was a meter long chains. No, I don't need it. He eyed the chain with contemplation. "Ghost Rider is gone. He's never coming back." He murmured, solemnly, under his breath and proceeded to check out.
Apartment - 1408
It was already nighttime when Johnny opened the door of his unit. The man quickly closed the door behind him and put his groceries on his table. He blow hard and slumped down by the wall and pressed his device again.
Why did I even bought that chain…? He grumbled as he stared hard on the grocery bags where the chains are. "Taro, please open the T.V…if there's T.V." he asked with skepticism and a medium size hologram appeared.
A news report filled his room and the man watched as a scene unfolds on his screen. "We're now reporting live of a highway robbery car chase in Highway no.###-"
Eh? Johnny blinked, startled to see two armored trucks running hastily along an elevated highway, chasing behind them were a line of police droids and a single police car.
"I thought there's no crime here in Japan?" his eyes hardened, stunned to the news. "Well…I guess there's no such thing as perfect place." Disappointed, he clicked his tongue and looked away.
"Ugh!" then his chest spasm. Johnny slumped to the floor, eyes widening in shock. "What jus-AH!" a burst of burning pain crawled all over his body and the man convulsed as he struggled to stand up. Johnny raced to the bathroom and looked at the mirror above the sink. Trails of smoke came out of his nose, his mouth and his ears while the gold medallion on his chest glowed in bright orange ember, showing a symbol that the man had never seen before.
No…it can't be! "I-Ghost Rider should be-
"Oh Johnny. I was never gone." A dark voice escaped his lips as the man let out a loud scream. Flames burst out of his eyes and his skin began to melt away. The fire ate his white shirt and was replaced by black leather jacket with three spikes on both shoulders.
"Warning! Warning! Your Psycho-Pass has suddenly-", Johnny now overwhelmed by the Ghost Rider, pressed the button on his device. The Holo-mascot sizzled and changed into something sinister, instead of a happy face it has become a small menacing skull, the word 'SHIT' was written on its forehead. "-become fucking cool!" it also roared in deep, demonic voice.
"Damn right," he laughed in a devilish tone and strode out of the bathroom and let out another scream. "All those years of silence, I'm finally free!" his glowing fiery eyes leered at the holo-T.V. It still shows the high-speed robbery car chase.
Hmm… "Naughty, naughty." He grasped the words brutally before he opened the door of his unit. He stood outside and loomed over the view in front of him. "No bike. Must improvised." A low heavy chuckle escape from within him as he stared down at the zoo, across from his apartment.
45 minutes ago – MWPSB - Office of Division 1
Inspector Arata yawned loudly and looked at the CommuDevice on his left wrist. "Arata, do you really need to yawn like that?" the fluffy brown haired inspector answered to his friend with a groggy voice.
"Sorry, Kie. I just woke up form a long nap."
"Get a hold of yourself. Today is your last day as a night duty inspector. Next week we will have a proper schedule." Kei reminded him with a stern face and the Inspector responded with smirk.
"I know which is why I'll try my best tonight." He smiled, goofily, and it only earned him a loud irritated grunt from Kei.
"Just be careful ok. And don't do any mental trace." He warned with hard voice but Arata only flashed a grin on him. "Sure thing, Kei. I promise you that." He pressed the device, ending the conversation with his friend, and walked out of the elevator.
Inside the office, there are other two people. Enforcer Kazumichi Irie glanced his dark brown eyes at the door after Arata entered and he immediately called out with excitement. "Hey, Inspector Sleepy Head had just arrived!"
The other enforcer, a man in his late fifties and sports greying hair and eyes, smirk as the Inspector greeted them. "Oh, Irie, that was just one time when I accidentally slept on my first night duty. And Tenma said its ok to sleep."
Enforcer Tenma Todoroki smirked more. "I said its ok take a nap, not sleep." Arata grumbled as the enforcers ganged up on him.
"You two-" he was about to put down his bag on his chair when a loud blaring alarm filled the room, cutting the cheerful air. "What now." The computer on his desk lit up and showed a warning. "Area Stress Level alert: Minato ward." Arata read as his CommuDevice rang and he answered it immediately.
"Oh, Arata. I'm surprise to see you awake at this hour." How many times did I sleep during my night duty!? Arata wondered and immediately shrugged it off. "Shion-san what happened?"
"Ten minutes ago our camera's detected a crime in Minato ward. It was a bank robbery, a group of six highly armed men rushed inside the bank during its closing hours and stole two cases of hard drives. And they killed five people already. Inside those hard drives are millions of cryptocurrency accounts."
"Got it. Shion-san continue monitoring them please." Arata said as he took his blue MWPSB jacket from his chair.
"Woo-hoo, talk about an exciting duty." Irie whistled as the brown haired detective fling his bomber jacket on his shoulder. "Oh things just get serious." Todoroki reminded him with serious face as he put his Dominator on his back holster.
"Everyone, let's go. Time to catch some bad guys." Arata exclaimed and readied his Dominator gun.
Elevated Highway no. ####
"Shion-san any reports from the drone above?" Arata asked the Analyst. He was sitting at the back of the patrol car as the three of them sped along the deserted highway.
"Just a minute. They're riding in two black trucks. They'd just hit the first barrier with ease and they're still running with great speed." They must've prepared for this. "Can you predict their route?" the inspector looked in front.
"Just give me a second."
"Thanks—whoa!" the car suddenly jolt to the left which shook the inspector. "What the-Irie please be careful on driving—"
"O-Oi…what the fuck is that!?" Irie pointed in front of them and Todoroki followed his shocked eyes. "Wha-what the-!" his eyes widened in surprise. Arata moved forward and squeezed between the two and he too saw the horrifying sight. "What…on earth!"
In front of them, leaving behind a trail of fire, was a horse. It was galloping wildly and its legs scrape the pavement, loudly. Its head was a burning skull, its skin are charred grey white and it was reined in by a burning chain. As for its rider, which what made the whole scene more terrifying, was a man wearing a leather jacket and black pants and combat boots. And just like his horse, his head was a burning human skull.
"Yee-ha!" it howled demonically, snapping the petrified Arata.
"Uh-Shion-san is our drone seeing this?!"
"What the hell is that!?" Shion shrieked from the other end of the line as she too saw the burning rider.
"Uhm-" the inspector couldn't' answer her question. The rider zoomed further away from them. "Shion-san, the predicted route?" he called the analyst again.
"I-It looks like they are going cross Odaiba Bridge-I already deploy several barrier drones on the other end." They're going to escape via pier Arata concluded and then quickly ordered. "Irie follow the burning rider!"
"Are you kidding me, that thing could be an alie-"
"Just drive Kazumichi!" Todoroki barked and the enforcer pressed the pedal to the floor, accelerating the car more.
The Ghost Rider thundered down the highway, his horse pushed fast at a staggering amble speed. In front of them are the two black armored trucks. He watched as the vehicles swerved up into an elevated turnpike.
The road leads to a wide arc bridge. "Odaiba Bridge…heh." He madly scoffed and hit the rein of his horse. "Let's go Vendetta!" he barked in a deranged way and the horse immediately zoomed in.
He eventually overtaken the two trucks as they entered the bridge. The Ghost Rider glanced back, gaining his distance a bit, before he grabbed the black chains that was wrapped over his chest. His right hand began to spun wildly, stirring his chains in mid-air before throwing it, the end wrapped around the railings of the bridge. He then grabbed the other end and shoot it towards the other side of the bridge, he had just created a chain wire trap and the two trucks couldn't avoid it.
He pulled the rein, stopping his horse, and watched the carnage in front of him as the first ruck hit his chains and flipped forward and crashed on the pavement of the bridge. The second truck attempted to swerve but because of its large size and hasty speed it toppled down to the right and smash at the first truck.
"Improvise, adapt and overcome!" The Ghost Rider let out a frenzied laughter. The doors of the truck opened and the six robbers crawled out, their rifles hung loosely from their shoulders. Most of them limp or swayed, they were all in a daze from the injuries they earned from the pile-up.
"What the—boss, what's that?!" one of the robbers shouted and pointed his gun. The boss, a white man, shrieked at the sight of the Ghost Rider. "Ki-Kill him!" a rain of bullets hit the Ghost Rider but he only stood on his ground, unfazed, with both of his hands behind him. "How do I say thanks for the food in Japanese?"
Chains snake from both of his wrist while he pondered. "Oh Yes…Tabemono o arigatō!" he clasped both of hands in front of him and then opened his arms wide. His chains flew towards the armed men.
"No!" the man on the right of the Ghost rider, yelped as one of the chain wrapped around his neck. The Ghost Rider yanked the man towards him and lifted him by his neck. "I'll eat your soul!" The man screamed for his life but it was immediately cut as his arms dangled to his sides and his eyes rolled back. The Ghost Rider threw the lifeless body away and lashed his left chain at the group.
The chain hit two men, both exploded into fiery dust. The leader darted to his left, eyes wide from horror. "Oi, call the client!" he barked at the man on his right. The man took out his phone but before he could call, his head burst after the chain speared his skull. Blood sprayed everywhere.
"Shit!" the boss said and looked to his underling on his left. "Throw a grenad-" but the boss stopped in mid-sentence as the Ghost Rider's chain cut through his underling's neck. His head falls and blood fountained out of his open neck.
"Damn it-" The leader took out his phone but he squeal as the Ghost Rider dashed forward and pushed him on the overturned vehicle. "You shouldn't use phone while you're having your dinner," The Ghost Rider said in a derange demonic voice.
"P-Please! I don't want to die—ack!" The Ghost rider tightened his grip around his neck and snarled. "Then you shouldn't have killed those five people and robbed a bank." He moved his face closer to him and then said. "Now look into my eyes. Feel the same pain that you've inflicted on the innocents!"
The man scream in terror, his wail of despair echoed through the bridge. Memories of his sin flashed before him and his eyes turned charcoal black. The man's voice died down and his arms hang loosely from his side. The Ghost Rider let go of the carcass of the man and stared down.
"Thanks for the meal." He rasped, crazily, in a mocking way. The Ghost Rider opened his arms and breathed the cold air around him. "I feel alive!" flames shoot out from his mouth and onto the night sky, embers danced along the air as the Ghost Rider felt his powers, crawl over his body.
"Freeze, don't move!" a resounding little voice of a man made him slowly turn his head to his right. He saw three men standing by a police car. Police…He bear his ember eyes at the man on the center, the source of the voice.
I can't believe it. It's a talking skeleton! Arata blinked his flabbergasted golden eyes several times, checking if he was still dreaming. He was now standing a couple of feet away from the mysterious burning rider.
"O-Oi, Arata, call some back-up!" Todoroki called, fearfully. His Dominator gun shook in tense. Fear was written all over his face.
"Yes, I already-"
"Look into my eyes, Arata." The inspector didn't know how it happened, Arata let out a sharp yap as he was lifted from the ground. Hard bony fingers enclosed tightly on his neck. He gasped as he stared right into the hollow eye socket and to a pair of small orange-red ember inside, which serve as the eyes of the Ghost Rider.
"Hey, let him go!" Irie reacted first and dashed to the Ghost rider, his fist ready for a punch but the burning man opened his free hand and shoot out a fireball. The enforcer was thrown to the pavement, unconscious.
"Son of a-!" Todoroki cursed and tried to attack but the rider whisked his chain out and hit the old man by his chest. He was pushed to the pavement, his back made a sickening crack upon contact.
"No-!" Arata while struggling to breath, pointed his dominator right on the rider's chest. The gun scanned him. 'Warning unknown biological being detected. Not subject for enforcement. Trigger is locking'. What-? How can that be?! The scan sprang terror into his heart. "How-what are you-"
"Cool gun. I want it." The Ghost Rider yank the dominator from Arata's hand before he threw the inspector to the hood of the car. The glass crack as his back hit it and he let out a painful groan. The Ghost Rider then pointed the gun to the sky. "Be mine." He muttered as his hellfire crawled along the surface of the dominator. Arata watched with half-open eyes as his gun slowly transform.
The blue-green lights turned into blood red, the color of the sleek barrel change into a something much darker than black after three sharp spikes pops out from the surface.
'Registering new user.' The soft, gentle, woman voice of sybil, which is standard to every Dominator gun, was replaced by a man with hard, malevolent, tone. ' Your gun's cool, Ghost Rider, now start shootin'!' The Ghost Rider laughed evilly.
He pointed his new gun at the fallen truck. 'Enforcement mode: Destroy Decomposer. Let's destroy some stuff, bruh!' the muzzle opened up and fired a single red beam. The red beam hit the truck, blowing it into smithereens. Fire rage on the pavement.
"Nice!" The Ghost Rider remarked cheerfully. And then he pointed it at Arata. The half-conscious inspector tried to move but the pain from his injured back had prevented him. The Ghost rider suddenly moved and lowered his head, inches way from him, while he stick the Dominator gun at the inspector's forehead.
"Word of warning. Don't. Follow. Me." He emphasized each of the words with dangerous intent before he straightened himself up and walk away.
"Come, Vendetta!" He whistled, loudly, and his horse emerged from behind the bridge's arch. The Ghost Rider took a short belittling glanced at Arata and then climbed up to his horse. He slammed the rein hard and the stallion dashed and jumped off the bridge.
"I will rock this world!" his laughter blared throughout the night and it was the last thing that Arata had heard before he closed his eyes and sleep.
MWPSB – Bureau Chief's Office
In the dimly lit office, sitting and reclining comfortably on her chair was the Bureau Chief of MWPSB, Harumi Hosorogi. The small old woman in her sixty's was staring balnkly to the blank black wall in front of her. Her grey eyes were unmoving and her breath was calm.
"I see." She suddenly broke the unnerving silence of her office. "We've detected an anomaly." She then shifted her reclining chair and faced the person, who was sitting on one of the office chairs. The person—a man- was staring at her, quietly, with unmoved eyes.
"What would be that anomaly, Chief Hosorogi?" the man's jet black eyes looked down in thought.
Hosorogi tilted her head and made a soft smile at him. "The Ghost Rider."
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of Ghost Rider and the anime Psycho-Pass
Woo-Hoo, another chapter! So what do you think guys? Any suggestions you could give to me about on how this fanfic could go? What do you think will happen next? I accept all reviews. Thinker out! :)