Cain Estrell
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While the first one wasn’t exactly what I’d call “the greatest GR movie of all time”, there was one thing good about it which I believe would fit a sequel really well: the theme about “redemption”. Here’s a little script I made of how I want GR 2 to look like- titled “Ghost Rider 2: The Road to Redemption”. I based my plot mainly on the classic 70’s arc comic legend Tony Isabella created (with an added twist) and a slight reference from the new comic (vol.5, issue 5). Of course, I made it with GR having the “modern Ketch look” but rest assured DK, purists- there’s NO plot taken from his comic. Read on:
The setting goes like this: Johnny Blaze, now the Ghost Rider, is having trouble adjusting to his new “life”. While he vowed to Mephisto that he would use his own curse against the latter- he forgot one important detail: Mephisto owns him. Defy as he wishes, as long as the contract remains strong, Mephisto can manipulate him to do his bidding anytime, any day he wishes. On one fateful night, Mephisto orders Johnny to once again use his powers to kill a person whose soul he wants in hell- this time, a poor petty crook who only steals to support his family. Protest as he wants, Johnny has no choice: he transforms into the Rider & could only watch in horror as the demonic being kills the poor man in cold blood, right in front of his eyes. After this, Mephisto appears & mocks Johnny as he transforms back to his old self: “You cannot defy me. As long as we have a contract, your soul is mine”.
Johnny realizes this fact. In despair, he rides way on his chopper as we hear Mephisto’s cruel laughter echoing in the distance. The words keep echoing in JB’s head as he rides away: “Your soul is mine, your soul is mine”. He starts to wonder if it was even the right decision to keep his curse to begin with. So sad was he that he doesn’t even realize that he’s actually headed to where it all started- the Quentin Carnival. Yes, Johnny stumbled back to his old home. BUT WHAT A SURPRISE awaited him! The carnival was in ruins- long since abandoned & left at the mercy of the cruel earth. Johnny gets out of his bike and begins to walk. As he examines the pitiful site, he’s reminded of his childhood- of his father. He observes & laments on as he continues to recall his own past- the mistakes he committed, & the day he met his "downfall". He looks up to the sky as rain begins to pour down from above (adding a dramatic effect to this sorrowful scene) transforming into the blue-flamed Rider as he roars something like: "WHAAAT HAVE I DOOOOOONE?!!" As he does so, a mysterious figure starts slowly approaching him from behind the shadows...
Alarmed, GR flares up, turns his back & sees a tall, long-haired man coming towards him. At first, he grows weary, brandishing his chain as a gesture of self-defense. However, upon closer inspection, he sees that the man has a very kind face. Somehow, he immediately feels assured that this man bears no ill intentions against him, whatsoever. Letting his guard down, GR fades away & Johnny’s face returns. The man smiles at him and talks: “Johnny, my son, what seems to be troubling you?” Shocked at how the man knows his name even though they’ve never met before, JB exclaims: “WHO ARE YOU?!”
The man simply replies, “A friend”. Then, calming down, JB & the man have a long conversation. The “friend” tells JB that even though his decisions may have caused his own damnation, doesn’t mean that there was no hope for redemption. “Know that you’re not alone in this”, says the man. Those words seem to give Johnny new hope as he closes his eyes to reflect on them. When he opens them again to thank his new ‘friend’, much to his amazement, the friend has VANISHED.
Elsewhere, news have reported that a psychotic criminal called “the Orb” is running loose in town with his biker gang. Causing havoc wherever he goes, the Orb is, in fact, none other than Barton Blaze’s (JB’s father) old friend & circus partner, Drake Shannon! When Johnny was still young, both Drake & his father had run the circus, together. However, Shannon proved to be a selfish crook & wanted the entire circus all his own. He challenged Barton to a lengthy race to settle who gets to own everything- and LOST, getting his face scrambled in the process thanks to his own attempt at cheating (he tried swaying Blaze to fall off his bike, but ended up falling HIMSELF, instead). Now, many years later, a horribly-disfigured Drake returns (wearing a special helmet to hide his face) with an all-new vengeance: To kill the son of his former enemy!
Later, Johnny encounters Orb & the two engage battle. Orb signals his men to attack JB all at once, but JB wipes them all out by transforming into the Ghost Rider. Orb, in fear, makes his escape but promises to return. Mephisto, who watched the entire scene, appears to Orb and gives him an offer to torment Johnny. “I want you to teach my little puppet a lesson about obedience- then you can have him when I’m done with him”. Orb despicably agrees, and, receiving a special demonic suit that gives him hellish powers of his own, Orb sets out to find Johnny. He kidnaps Roxanne in the process (by hypnotizing her) as means of luring him into a trap. He sends a strong message: “I’ll wait for you at the place your old man had stolen from me. If you wanna see yer girl in one piece, come this midnight! I’ll be waitin!”
Furious, JB once again returns to the Quentin Carnival. He finds Orb there, with a captive Roxanne (still under hypnosis). Orb challenges Johnny to a fight, showing off his new powers: “Not even that flamin’ head of yers can save ya now, punk!” He also reveals to Johnny the shocking truth that he was behind Barton Blaze’s death all along! Mephisto may have instigated it, but it was Orb- then disguised as a spectator, sneaked into Barton’s workshop & toyed with his bike- causing it to malfunction as the latter made his risky stunt- killing him.
Enraged by this news, JB transforms into GR and he & the Orb start their long, final battle. Orb holds his own thanks to the special powers of the suit Mephisto gave him, but over time, he gradually tires, while GR remains strong (as everyone knows, GR cannot tire). In the end- not even the suit is enough to stop the brute strength of the Ghost Rider. GR finally manages to rip the suit to shreds with his flaming chains (draining it of its powers), and then performs a fiery somersault kick to Orb’s face- sending the latter flying & crashing to his bike, cracking his helm in the process. Mocking Orb, GR growls, “IT’S OVER. Vengeance shall be served”.
Orb, realizing he’s defeated, scrambles onto his bike and starts making his getaway- with a vengeful GR in HOT pursuit (literally). Knowing Roxanne was safe (with his helm cracked, Orb’s hypnosis has weakened & she was now back to her old self); he leaves her for now and starts chasing down Orb on his Hellcycle. The two fire at each other with their guns, with the more accurate-aimed Orb eventually shooting GR’s shotgun off his hand. Taunting with glee, Orb screams, “You’ll never get me!” GR speeds up, determined to catch Orb. As he gets closer & closer, GR unlatches his long, powerful chain & starts swinging it- aimed at Orb: With one mighty pull, he then lassos Orb straight off his bike! (OUCH! That's gotta hurt!
) Orb’s bike crashes, and the villain himself is now left at the mercy of the Ghost Rider.
With all his hate, GR starts pounding Orb’s head with his spiky-gloved fists, nonstop- smashing the helm in the process to reveal Orb for the pathetic wretch that he is. Seeing Orb’s pitiful state, GR hesitates (transforming back into JB). For a short moment, the very sight of Orb’s face makes Johnny consider showing mercy… But then, Mephisto comes & reminds Johnny of what Orb had done to his father- and JB’s hatred returns! Now, angrier than ever, Johnny transforms again & starts punching Orb’s bare face, drawing blood! (You can literally hear Drake Shannon’s faint cry for mercy as JB’s relentless blows start to kill him). Throughout all this, Mephisto observes with an evil smile: He’s succeeding in luring Johnny’s soul to evil.
Before he could deliver the final blow, however, Johnny’s hand is stopped by a familiar voice: it was the ‘friend’ he met earlier. The man asks Johnny “Is this what you truly want? Do you want to be his slave, forever?” Those words serve as JB’s wake-up call. Looking at his own bloodied gloves- Johnny gasps in horror as he realizes what he is about to let himself become- a monster! Gathering enough willpower, JB silences the Ghost Rider & regains control, sparing Orb’s life. Mephisto’s plans have failed! (Speaking of Mephisto, he seems to be afraid of “the mysterious friend” for some reason. He stands there looking all pale at the very sight of the man.)
Letting go of his hold on Orb, Johnny turns to thank ‘the friend’. Mephisto screams at the man “Stay out of this! He’s mine! He had his chance to be free, & he ruined it! Now he has to pay for all eternity!” And he starts coming toward Johnny. He flashes out the contract from hell & says “See this? As long as you’re blood is in it, you cannot be free” and he orders his “puppet” to come out: GR emerges despite JB’s attempts to hold back- proving that Mephisto was still in control. BUT, just then, the mystery man says “Foul demon! You shall not harm this man, anymore. I thereby release your hold on him.” And with a point of his finger, the man ignites the contract from Mephisto’s hand, burning it to ashes. With a demonic yell, Mephisto vows to have his revenge, and then vanishes.
Now, almost dawn, & with the two of them alone on the open road (with an unconscious Orb still lying around) Johnny thanks the man for all his help, then once again asks the question: “Who are you? Why did you help me?” The man simply responds “I’ve always watched over you. I would never leave you alone.” He touches Johnny’s forehead (the same manner Mephisto cursed him in the first film), and Johnny starts feeling a burning heat run all over his body. This time, however, instead of feeling intense pain, JB feels a refreshing, soothing warmth. The man, smiling kindly, disappears in a cloud of light. Johnny- still wondering who the man was- simply looks up & says, “Thank you, my friend.” Suddenly, he realizes that he can now transform into the Ghost Rider at will, in broad daylight, to boot. The Ghost Rider’s powers are now purified- with JB’s personality now in complete control. He laughs happily at this realization, and, turning back his attention on Orb- picks up the villain’s still-unconscious body, summons the Hellcycle, and finally rides off into the open road as the sun begins to shine- saying the final line for the movie “It’s my road to redemption” (presumably to go back for Roxanne and deliver Orb to the authorities).
This concludes Part 2 (The ending theme features the Johnny Cash version of “Ghost Riders in the Sky”
, opening the plot for part 3, where a now-purified GR, free of Mephisto’s influence, is set to fight his true arch-enemy in one final, ultimate showdown to the death…. The End.
The setting goes like this: Johnny Blaze, now the Ghost Rider, is having trouble adjusting to his new “life”. While he vowed to Mephisto that he would use his own curse against the latter- he forgot one important detail: Mephisto owns him. Defy as he wishes, as long as the contract remains strong, Mephisto can manipulate him to do his bidding anytime, any day he wishes. On one fateful night, Mephisto orders Johnny to once again use his powers to kill a person whose soul he wants in hell- this time, a poor petty crook who only steals to support his family. Protest as he wants, Johnny has no choice: he transforms into the Rider & could only watch in horror as the demonic being kills the poor man in cold blood, right in front of his eyes. After this, Mephisto appears & mocks Johnny as he transforms back to his old self: “You cannot defy me. As long as we have a contract, your soul is mine”.
Johnny realizes this fact. In despair, he rides way on his chopper as we hear Mephisto’s cruel laughter echoing in the distance. The words keep echoing in JB’s head as he rides away: “Your soul is mine, your soul is mine”. He starts to wonder if it was even the right decision to keep his curse to begin with. So sad was he that he doesn’t even realize that he’s actually headed to where it all started- the Quentin Carnival. Yes, Johnny stumbled back to his old home. BUT WHAT A SURPRISE awaited him! The carnival was in ruins- long since abandoned & left at the mercy of the cruel earth. Johnny gets out of his bike and begins to walk. As he examines the pitiful site, he’s reminded of his childhood- of his father. He observes & laments on as he continues to recall his own past- the mistakes he committed, & the day he met his "downfall". He looks up to the sky as rain begins to pour down from above (adding a dramatic effect to this sorrowful scene) transforming into the blue-flamed Rider as he roars something like: "WHAAAT HAVE I DOOOOOONE?!!" As he does so, a mysterious figure starts slowly approaching him from behind the shadows...
Alarmed, GR flares up, turns his back & sees a tall, long-haired man coming towards him. At first, he grows weary, brandishing his chain as a gesture of self-defense. However, upon closer inspection, he sees that the man has a very kind face. Somehow, he immediately feels assured that this man bears no ill intentions against him, whatsoever. Letting his guard down, GR fades away & Johnny’s face returns. The man smiles at him and talks: “Johnny, my son, what seems to be troubling you?” Shocked at how the man knows his name even though they’ve never met before, JB exclaims: “WHO ARE YOU?!”
The man simply replies, “A friend”. Then, calming down, JB & the man have a long conversation. The “friend” tells JB that even though his decisions may have caused his own damnation, doesn’t mean that there was no hope for redemption. “Know that you’re not alone in this”, says the man. Those words seem to give Johnny new hope as he closes his eyes to reflect on them. When he opens them again to thank his new ‘friend’, much to his amazement, the friend has VANISHED.
Elsewhere, news have reported that a psychotic criminal called “the Orb” is running loose in town with his biker gang. Causing havoc wherever he goes, the Orb is, in fact, none other than Barton Blaze’s (JB’s father) old friend & circus partner, Drake Shannon! When Johnny was still young, both Drake & his father had run the circus, together. However, Shannon proved to be a selfish crook & wanted the entire circus all his own. He challenged Barton to a lengthy race to settle who gets to own everything- and LOST, getting his face scrambled in the process thanks to his own attempt at cheating (he tried swaying Blaze to fall off his bike, but ended up falling HIMSELF, instead). Now, many years later, a horribly-disfigured Drake returns (wearing a special helmet to hide his face) with an all-new vengeance: To kill the son of his former enemy!
Later, Johnny encounters Orb & the two engage battle. Orb signals his men to attack JB all at once, but JB wipes them all out by transforming into the Ghost Rider. Orb, in fear, makes his escape but promises to return. Mephisto, who watched the entire scene, appears to Orb and gives him an offer to torment Johnny. “I want you to teach my little puppet a lesson about obedience- then you can have him when I’m done with him”. Orb despicably agrees, and, receiving a special demonic suit that gives him hellish powers of his own, Orb sets out to find Johnny. He kidnaps Roxanne in the process (by hypnotizing her) as means of luring him into a trap. He sends a strong message: “I’ll wait for you at the place your old man had stolen from me. If you wanna see yer girl in one piece, come this midnight! I’ll be waitin!”
Furious, JB once again returns to the Quentin Carnival. He finds Orb there, with a captive Roxanne (still under hypnosis). Orb challenges Johnny to a fight, showing off his new powers: “Not even that flamin’ head of yers can save ya now, punk!” He also reveals to Johnny the shocking truth that he was behind Barton Blaze’s death all along! Mephisto may have instigated it, but it was Orb- then disguised as a spectator, sneaked into Barton’s workshop & toyed with his bike- causing it to malfunction as the latter made his risky stunt- killing him.
Enraged by this news, JB transforms into GR and he & the Orb start their long, final battle. Orb holds his own thanks to the special powers of the suit Mephisto gave him, but over time, he gradually tires, while GR remains strong (as everyone knows, GR cannot tire). In the end- not even the suit is enough to stop the brute strength of the Ghost Rider. GR finally manages to rip the suit to shreds with his flaming chains (draining it of its powers), and then performs a fiery somersault kick to Orb’s face- sending the latter flying & crashing to his bike, cracking his helm in the process. Mocking Orb, GR growls, “IT’S OVER. Vengeance shall be served”.
Orb, realizing he’s defeated, scrambles onto his bike and starts making his getaway- with a vengeful GR in HOT pursuit (literally). Knowing Roxanne was safe (with his helm cracked, Orb’s hypnosis has weakened & she was now back to her old self); he leaves her for now and starts chasing down Orb on his Hellcycle. The two fire at each other with their guns, with the more accurate-aimed Orb eventually shooting GR’s shotgun off his hand. Taunting with glee, Orb screams, “You’ll never get me!” GR speeds up, determined to catch Orb. As he gets closer & closer, GR unlatches his long, powerful chain & starts swinging it- aimed at Orb: With one mighty pull, he then lassos Orb straight off his bike! (OUCH! That's gotta hurt!
) Orb’s bike crashes, and the villain himself is now left at the mercy of the Ghost Rider. With all his hate, GR starts pounding Orb’s head with his spiky-gloved fists, nonstop- smashing the helm in the process to reveal Orb for the pathetic wretch that he is. Seeing Orb’s pitiful state, GR hesitates (transforming back into JB). For a short moment, the very sight of Orb’s face makes Johnny consider showing mercy… But then, Mephisto comes & reminds Johnny of what Orb had done to his father- and JB’s hatred returns! Now, angrier than ever, Johnny transforms again & starts punching Orb’s bare face, drawing blood! (You can literally hear Drake Shannon’s faint cry for mercy as JB’s relentless blows start to kill him). Throughout all this, Mephisto observes with an evil smile: He’s succeeding in luring Johnny’s soul to evil.
Before he could deliver the final blow, however, Johnny’s hand is stopped by a familiar voice: it was the ‘friend’ he met earlier. The man asks Johnny “Is this what you truly want? Do you want to be his slave, forever?” Those words serve as JB’s wake-up call. Looking at his own bloodied gloves- Johnny gasps in horror as he realizes what he is about to let himself become- a monster! Gathering enough willpower, JB silences the Ghost Rider & regains control, sparing Orb’s life. Mephisto’s plans have failed! (Speaking of Mephisto, he seems to be afraid of “the mysterious friend” for some reason. He stands there looking all pale at the very sight of the man.)
Letting go of his hold on Orb, Johnny turns to thank ‘the friend’. Mephisto screams at the man “Stay out of this! He’s mine! He had his chance to be free, & he ruined it! Now he has to pay for all eternity!” And he starts coming toward Johnny. He flashes out the contract from hell & says “See this? As long as you’re blood is in it, you cannot be free” and he orders his “puppet” to come out: GR emerges despite JB’s attempts to hold back- proving that Mephisto was still in control. BUT, just then, the mystery man says “Foul demon! You shall not harm this man, anymore. I thereby release your hold on him.” And with a point of his finger, the man ignites the contract from Mephisto’s hand, burning it to ashes. With a demonic yell, Mephisto vows to have his revenge, and then vanishes.
Now, almost dawn, & with the two of them alone on the open road (with an unconscious Orb still lying around) Johnny thanks the man for all his help, then once again asks the question: “Who are you? Why did you help me?” The man simply responds “I’ve always watched over you. I would never leave you alone.” He touches Johnny’s forehead (the same manner Mephisto cursed him in the first film), and Johnny starts feeling a burning heat run all over his body. This time, however, instead of feeling intense pain, JB feels a refreshing, soothing warmth. The man, smiling kindly, disappears in a cloud of light. Johnny- still wondering who the man was- simply looks up & says, “Thank you, my friend.” Suddenly, he realizes that he can now transform into the Ghost Rider at will, in broad daylight, to boot. The Ghost Rider’s powers are now purified- with JB’s personality now in complete control. He laughs happily at this realization, and, turning back his attention on Orb- picks up the villain’s still-unconscious body, summons the Hellcycle, and finally rides off into the open road as the sun begins to shine- saying the final line for the movie “It’s my road to redemption” (presumably to go back for Roxanne and deliver Orb to the authorities).
This concludes Part 2 (The ending theme features the Johnny Cash version of “Ghost Riders in the Sky”
, opening the plot for part 3, where a now-purified GR, free of Mephisto’s influence, is set to fight his true arch-enemy in one final, ultimate showdown to the death…. The End.
t: But thank you for that nice compliment, Midnyte Sun. I really appreciate it 
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. Seems so different from the old JB I knew....
Man, something's REALLY wrong with the country, these days...........
I've said TOO MUCH, haven't I? LOL 
). But I know I can still improve, someday. It's not like I'm trying to get through the same ordeals JB does, after all. Hehe....
