fear not fellow Vengeance seekers heres issue #94 and Pics to go.... ohh sorry when i copy and pasted it from my personal vault the pics didnt make it.
ohh one more thing, the story is to ling to be posted in one thread so the following pages are right behind it in my second posting.
GHOST RIDER # 94
"ACABADO"
Plot by Ivan Velez Jr.
Page one:
1. Show Danny getting up out of bed. He looks tired. His eyes are baggy.
2. Show Danny looking at his hand by the window. It's a beautiful morning, and the sun is shining in on him. He has a faint smile. The brand is still gone. We see that he's getting a little chubby.
DANNY: <thought> Thirty three days and counting.
DANNY: <thought> The brand is still gone.
DANNY: <thought> Good.
3. Show Danny in a classroom at his college. He's working hard, taking good notes for a change. Melissa Maro sits behind him, making horns behind his head with her fingers.
CAPTION: My name is Daniel Ketch. Not the Ghost Rider. Not the Spirit of Vengeance.
CAPTION: I have a life. I go to school. I have some friends.
4. Show Danny in a cubicle, talking to a skinny kid. He has an internship in a social service agency. His life is on track.
CAPTION: I have an internship at a social service agency, where I hope to someday work.
CAPTION: I'm just a normal guy with a normal life.
5. Show Danny in his apartment, eating Chinese take out while reading a text book. In the background, a small TV blares, unwatched.
CAPTION: I'm not a host for a flaming spirit. At least not anymore.
DANNY: <thought> Thirty three days.... and counting.
6. The doorbell rings. Danny turns, with a piece of lo mein hanging from his lip.
SFX: bing bong
SFX: sllllurp (small)
Page two:
1. Danny opens the door. His brother, Blaze is there. He looks tired and scruffy, and has a small beard going.
DANNY: Huh?
BLAZE: Yup. It's Johnny Blaze in the flesh. How's it hanging, little bro?
BLAZE: Well? You conna leave me out here or--
DANNY: Oh. Yeah. Sure.
2. Blaze comes in. He looks depressed. Danny asks where Jennifer is. Blaze grunts an answer. She went home.
BLAZE: hmm. Chinese. (small)
DANNY: Been a long time, John. Where's Jen?
BLAZE: Little Miss Perfect went home.
BLAZE: And not a minute too soon. If I heard her whine one more time--
3. Blaze sits at the table and starts to eat from the Chinese food. Danny looks at him, confused.
DANNY: I don't understand. Your kids... it's been months. Did you finally find them?
BLAZE: No. (small)
4. Blaze stops. He looks very very sad. He never found his kids.
5. Blaze gets up. He slaps on his brother's back. He says he will find his kids if it takes forever...though.... he'll get the help of some real magic guy... not some trainee wannabe like Jennifer Kale. Danny tries to defender her but is interrupted. Blaze asks if he can stay there for a while. He ran out of money and needs to get his head together before the next step in his life.
BLAZE: But I will, even if it takes forever.
BLAZE: And I'll get the help of some real magic guy, and not some trainee wannabe witch like Jennifer-Thinks-She's-All-That-Kale.
BLAZE: Uh... by the way. Mind if I stay with you for a while? I ran outa money and need to get my head together before I take the next step.
6. Before Danny can answer, Blaze drags him towards the door. It's time to get some beers.
DANNY: Uh, sure, John. Sure.
BLAZE: Good. Thanks, bro.
BLAZE: Now let's go get some brew.
Page three:
1. Splash. Titles. Indicia. Ghost Rider sits on a demon throne made of gold and bone. He looks a bit like Rodin's Thinker. He holds onto a sceptor. He has chosen to stay in his skull form for a bit... it seems... fitting on this throne. On each side of him sits smaller thrones... where Pao Fu (in royal garb befitting a new queen, and a depressed looking Roxanne, who's mask is off, and her hair is a mess of tangles covering a sullen face. Skritch strands in front, carrying a black clipboard. (the clip is a little skull head) Skritch makes little comments. The next guests have arrived.
The throne sits on the edge of a dark bubbling pool of blood, with gold edges.
First person captions describe the situation... how GR has killed the Lord of the Real, Blackheart, and now sits on the throne of shadows... the Lord of all things dark.
And now the ambassadors of other realms have come to meet hin... perhaps to give their blessings or damnations.
TITLE: ACABADO
CREDITS:
INDICIA:
CAPTION: Life is a two faced beast.
CAPTION: I have wed two women who are my equal in every way, yet never have I felt so alone.
CAPTION: I have recovered all my memories and yet I am repulsed by the truth of my existance.
CAPTION: I have regained my human body and free will, yet I am imprisoned by a throne I never wanted.
CAPTION: I have destroyed Lord Blackheart, who I have hated with all my being... yet I have become his mirror image.
CAPTION: I am now Noble Kale, Ghost Rider... and king of the darkest realm in the universe.
CAPTION: I am in hell.
Page four:
1. We see a close up of Pao Fu. She sits like a queen. We hear GR's thoughts about her... and the ambivalence he has for her. She says she loves him... but why would she...and how could she?
CAPTION: I look at my betroved, Pao Fu... with confusion and respect.
CAPTION: She was a young girl who died in my arms.
CAPTION: She was a young girl who was given demonhood by Blackheart.
CAPTION: She says she loves me. But why would she? How could she?
2. We see a closer look at Black Rose/Roxanne, *without her mask*. She looks sullen... disoriented. We hear GR's thoughts. Who she really is, and the confusion and pain she now feels.
CAPTION: I look at my other betroved, Black Rose... Roxanne Blaze.
CAPTION: I married her in an attempt to free her from Blackheart's control.
CAPTION: Like me, her mind is flooded with rediscovered memories.
CAPTION: Like me, they torment her.
3. Skritch announces three visitors... the pool bubbles.
CAPTION: Today, ambassaders from other realms come to give me their blessings or damnations.
CAPTION: Boredom is imminent.
SKRITCH: My Lord. Our esteemed guests have arrived.
SKRITCH: Sigh. All three of them. (small)
GHOST RIDER: Well then, Skritch. Let them in.
4. Out of the pool, rise three guests in all their finest... Lord Belasco of the Corrupted, Hela of the Norns and Pluto, Lord of Hades.
SKRITCH: Her supremeness, Hela of the Norns.
SKRITCH: His majesty, Pluto of Hades.
SKRITCH: And his exquisiteness, Lord Belasco of the Corrupted.
5. Pluto makes his snotty comments. (he looks very Kirby style). But he also says they are the only three who support his kingship amongst the realms. They offer their... cooperation.
PLUTO: So... another puppet king ascends the throne. At least it's an interesting puppet.
PLUTO: And a puppet we three officially recognize as the rightful ruler of this realm.
PLUTO: And, I assure you, we are the only three who do.
6. GR looks at him, and smiles back... and not without their own special reasons, no doubt. Skritch looks very worried.
GHOST RIDER: And, no doubt, your recognition comes from the deepest altruism.
Page five:
1. Belasco looks to Pao Fu, and he makes a sexual comment at her. She responds with a threat.
BELASCO: But of course.
BELASCO: So you are the women of the Ghost Rider. I've heard so much about you. Which is your wife and which is concubine?
2. Pao Fu puts her sword to Belasco's throat.
PAO FU: And which of you will bleed first?
PLUTO: Hah hah hah hah!
3. Pluto still laughs. Ghost Rider pulls back in his chair. He accepts their offer of friendship... albeit guarded, and wishes to offer the exchange of ambassadors to their realms.
PLUTO: Spit and glamour! Truly your betroved is worth her weight in gold.
GHOST RIDER: What she is does not concern you.
GHOST RIDER: What does concern you is whether I will accept your offer of friendship.
4. Hela points at him... her long fingers look creepy. Her eyes glow red. She says, that will not be necessary. He misunderstands their intentions. They merely here to say that they will not be involved in his imminent destruction by the other realms. They have not the time to waste nor the desire.
HELA: You misunderstand our intentions. No friendship is offered.
HELA: We are merely here to inform you... we will not be involved in your imminent destruction by the other realms.
HELA: We have not the time nor the desire.
5. Belasco smiles that evil grin of his... 'unless you give us reason to'. Plut laughs heartily. Hela gives a small smile.
BELASCO: Unless, of course, you give us a reason to.
6. A bright light flashes. The royal three disappear.
SFX: FWOOOOSH!
SFX: Heh hah hah heh heh
Page six:
1. Roxanne makes a comment. 'lovely folks'. Skritch looks agitated. GR asks her if this is true? Do the other realms want to destroy him?
ROXANNE: Lovely folk.
SKRITCH: And not very godly at all.
GHOST RIDER: Is this true, Skritch? Do the other realms want me destroyed?
2. Skritch looks nervous as she speaks. She gives names. Faces appear above her to illustrate her words. Dormammu and Satannish are never to be trusted. They always wish to expand their realms. But never before did they dare...
SKRITCH: Uh... well, sir. To tell the truth... Dormammu and Satannish are never to be trusted.
SKRITCH: They always wish to expand their realms, but never before did they dare--
3. Ghost Rider stands up. 'But now they do....because they think I'm too weak to rule this kingdom together.' Skritch tells him that's not necessarily true. They just find the inhabitants of this world disloyal and untrustworthy... and read to overthrow you at any moment. They wish to move in once the rebellion takes place.
SKRITCH: And they know the inhabitants of our world to be disloyal and untrustworthy... and ready to over throw you at any moment.
SKRITCH: They will want to take advantage...
4. Pao Fu stands. Her sword is in the air. She looks ready to kick butt.
PAO FU: Let them try. I'll have their hearts for dinner!
ROXANNE: Let them try. Who cares if we live or die anyway?
5. Skritch looks at Roxanne with pity.
SKRITCH: Milady. Your words distress me.
6. Roxanne knocks Skritch down.
ROXANNE: Tough!
7. GR looks at Skritch (who's on the ground) and tells her to assemble the masses at midnight. He wishes to speak to his 'subjects' tonight.
GHOST RIDER: Skritch. Assemble the masses.
GHOST RIDER: I wish to speak to my 'subjects'.
Page seven:
1. Cut to Stacy Dolan... in a bathroom, in her pajamas. We see her look at a pregnancy test. She looks very stressed. The door is closed.
CAPTION: Stacy Dolan.
CAPTION: A woman. A daughter. A lover. A cop.
CAPTION: A woman who's torn between two men she loves more than herself.
CAPTION: A human who is now very very scared.
2. Close up. The color turns blue. Positive. Her eyes are shocked.
STACY: Oh. (small, miserable)
STACY: no. no. not now. (small, miserable)
3. She pushes her fist against the bathroom mirror, smashing it to pieces. She's pissed.
STACY: Not Now!!!
SFX: kroosh!
4. She continues to wreck her bathroom. She's cursing herself out.
STACY: blast it (small, crying)
STACY: not now. (small)
STACY: not a baby. (real small)
CAPTION: A woman who has to make a choice.
Page eight:
1. Cut to Blaze and Danny at a local bar. It's a Spanish bar (it's in a Dominican neighborhood) and there are people dancing merengue.
CAPTION: Danny's neighborhood. The local bar.
CAPTION: All merengue, all the time.
2. Blaze seems to be enjoying himself. He's drinking too hard, though. We see many bottles, and he's beginning to slur his words. He's telling Danny about his road trip to find the kids... and how it turned up zilch... and how he and Jen were stuck in Ottawa without cash and he had to sell his bike and---
BLAZE: Dang, these women are beautiful. (small)
BLAZE: So, we tried seventeen magic hotspots and got zilch on the kids.
BLAZE: The closest we got was up in Ottawa , but we ran out of money... and Jen gets real cranky when she's broke.
BLAZE: Dang, these women are beautiful. (small)
BLAZE: So I sold my bike for a couple of bus tickets and here I am.
3. Blaze continues to talk. Danny smiles and holds up his hands to Blaze's face. Blaze continues to talk.
BLAZE: But I'm gonna try agin as soon as I get some more cash together. I know they're alive. I know it.
BLAZE: Damn. These women are beauti-- (small)
BLAZE: Wait.
4. Blaze stops and looks at Danny's hands, which are still up.
5. Blaze asks where it is. Where's the brand? Danny smiles wide. He says it's gone. It's been gone for a while. He's free of the curse.
BLAZE: Where is it? Where's the brand?
DANNY: It's gone, John. It's been gone for a while.
DANNY: I'm free of the curse.
6. Blaze's eyes just bug out. Danny starts to tell the story. "and not only that... he got to speak to their mother'.
DANNY: And not only that...
DANNY: ... but I got to speak to our mother.
Page nine:
1. Cut to Naomi as she stands on top of a tower, overlooking the throngs of gathering demons. It is part of the dark castle, etc....
CAPTION: In the tower of the castle...
CAPTION: ...Naomi Kale takes a look.
NAOMI: Gasp.
NAOMI: (small) They're really coming. All the demons...
NAOMI: (smaller) I never knew there were so many.
2. We see a shot of the grounds... and that there are thousands getting there.
3. Suddenly Ghost Rider appears behind her... flaming skull and all. Naomi complains about that ugly skull of his.
GHOST RIDER: More than you can imagine.
NAOMI: Tch.
NAOMI: Must you wear that sorry bone face?
4. Noble changes back to his human face. Naomi turns back to looking down at the grounds.
GHOST RIDER: Sorry. It's just that I've worn it for so long. It feels... comfortable.
NAOMI: (small) Well, get over it.
NAOMI: Noble. I don't know if speaking to these... things is such a good idea.
NOBLE: It's all I can come up with.
5. Naomi looks at Noble. Noble looks very sincere.
NAOMI: What do you plan to do anyway? Kill them all?
NOBLE: Course not. Just giving them what I've always wanted and never had.
NOBLE: Free will.
6. Noble turns.
NOBLE: <thought> And one law.
NOBLE: And what about you? Your desires have been fulfilled. You have freed your children from their curse. What will you do now?
7. Noble turns when he hears a voice from behind him (off panel). Naomi just looks down and smiles quietly.
W: I reckon she'll have to just rest in peace.