Spirits of Vengeance (Unofficial)

Not official in any way, but I firmly believe if Nic Cage can restrain himself to a supporting role, he can play an older, worn out Johnny Blaze to Ben Foster's bull-headed Danny Ketch.

Cast

Johnny Blaze- Nic Cage

Danny Ketch- Ben Foster

Vengeance- Mark Strong

Rose- ?

Red- A wrestler maybe?

Little Timmy- ?

Townies

Bikers

Prologue

Ghost Rider leaves an evil man alive due to rescuing a good one. He will become his dark reflection, Vengeance.

Act 1

Rose’s Café is the only place to eat in a small, dusty Oklahoma town. Several residents are in attendance. Red disturbs the piece with his posse. Sitting in a booth, with his back against the wall, Danny Ketch tries to ignore them, he’s recently cut ties with the gang.

RED: Everyone having a good morning? I sure as hell am. Look happy, you’re ruining my sunny disposition.

KETCH: Just let’em eat Red, we all know you’re a big shot.

Just then, Johnny Blaze rolls up on his motorcycle. He walks in. The fighting stops.

BLAZE: I’m lookin’ for Daniel Ketch.

RED: Who wants to know?

BLAZE: A concerned party. Is he here? I only saw one dump in this whole town with people in it.

ROSE: Hey!

BLAZE: Paint your building.

RED: All right mister, I’m getting pretty tired…

BLAZE: Why? Is it hard to run a shit heap?

Danny stands up.

KETCH: I’m Danny Ketch. Much as I like seeing someone take Red down a peg, he’s gonna start getting stupider pretty soon.

RED: I aint taking this shit in stereo.

Johnny steps up right in Red’s face.

BLAZE: You think I want this shit heap? You think I care who you are? Just let me do my business and you’ll see my backside before you know it. Or we can dance right here. Right now. Give me fifteen minutes and I’m out of your life. Fuck with me, I end yours.

RED: You are a smooth talker. But I think me and the boys have had….

ROSE (Interrupting): NO! Not in my café, you apes. The gentleman gets five minutes and then leaves. What you do once you’re on your way, don’t care.

BLAZE: Thank you, ma’am, that’s fair of you. Sorry for the trouble.

The bikers laugh at Blaze’s politeness and leave. Red looks back menacingly as he exits.

KETCH: What do you want?

BLAZE: You’re father’s dead. I’m here to give you your inheritance.

KETCH: You knew my father.

BLAZE: Hope so, he was mine too.

KETCH: What?

BLAZE: Our stunt show rolled through here a million years ago. He hit it off with your mother. He didn’t have much, but he would have wanted you to have a bike.

KETCH: I don’t ride anymore.

BLAZE: ‘Course you do. Maybe you took a break, but our family rides. This isn’t where you belong, something’s keeping you here. Take the bike and ride. Ride with me if you want, but I’m dog-tired and ready to rest. Probably got one more trip left in me before I retire to a quiet trailer park and drink beer til I die.

Red comes storming back in.

RED: That’s five motherfucker! You better get your ass outside and take what’s coming.

BLAZE: Here’s the key. Make up your own damn mind. I gotta go show these bastards what you get when you race a Blaze.

Blaze tries to talk the gang down but they insist on a race for the bike. Blaze says it’s not his anymore, but they taunt him until Ketch comes out and offers to run the race. While he’s racing, the gang members attack Blaze.

BLAZE: You idiots have no idea what you’re doing. KETCH! Lemme borrow that bike!

Blaze transforms into Ghost Rider and lays waste to the gang. Killing most of them. Red and a small group survive by hiding.

ACT 2

Blaze explains to Ketch that Mephisto is coming to collect once and for all. Blaze is passing the spirit of vengeance on and he has to choose a successor. Mephisto also has a champion and they will share the power until one is destroyed.

BLAZE: I had one left. Thought so. But now I’m nobody and the demons are gonna come running. These small-town inbreds just brought hell onto themselves. Unfortunately, you are the only one who can protect them.

Blaze helps the town prepare for the siege as Danny tries to master his powers as quickly as possible. He stumbles, but Blaze helps him through it. The first demon arrives.

Demon 1 kills several bikers and an old man before Blaze is able to exorcise him. Blaze berates Ketch for losing so many in an easy fight. Ketch leaves the town to its own devices.

BLAZE: Goddamn kid’s gonna get me killed.

The next wave of demons leaves only Red, Rose, her son and Blaze alive.

On the road, Ketch reflects on what he wants from life. Family. He decides to go back.

Act 3

Vengeance arrives and tries to kill Blaze.

BLAZE: Too late, junkie, I already passed on my burden. You’re just chewing a husk.

Just before Blaze is killed, Ketch returns as the new Ghost Rider and takes down Vengeance. Mephisto offers him Vengeance’s portion of the power in exchange for his service. Ketch refuses.

Post Credits

Vengeance is resurrected by Mephisto, but Blaze is standing over his corpse and puts a shot of hellfire into his skull before he can reform.

Blaze: Quit pickin’ on my little brother.