Ghost Pony Rider: The Dark Ones

  It was late afternoon, almost the evening. The sun just barely hitting the mountains. A shopping market in PonyVille was booming with business with tellers selling food, house wares, and other items. The marketplace was nearly crowded with ponies. You could barley see the ground itself. Just the rushing hooves of other ponies. The noise of ponies talking and shouting for attention was easily noticeable from half way across town. Inside that crowd was a white unicorn with a lushes purple mane with a black hooded individual next to her. Rarity had met up with Ghost Pony Rider the other day and was offered by her to come shopping. He agreed knowing it would get him out of Fluttershy's cottage for a day. The hood he was wearing covered his entire skull, showing nothing inside it. Rarity looks over to her friend in astonishment. It was in the middle of summer, and he was wearing a hood.

"Aren't you hot in that darling?" she says looking into the hood.

  Ghost Pony Rider turns his head to Rarity and chuckles. The moment was funny to him. Other ponies were giving him the exact look.

"Nope. Cause I don't have skin or hell even organs, I cant really sweat."

  Rarity's curiosity has now sky rocket. A million questions now flooded her mind as her and her friend walked down the marketplace. One stuck in out the most though. She was a bit embarrassed to ask it seeing how she didn't know what reaction she would get outa him.

"What do you do when you need to urinate then?" she asks blushing.

  Ghost Pony Rider stops and soon does Rarity stops in her tracks. Ghost Pony Rider starts to chuckle as ponies look at him with his odd sounding laughter. It was deep like an animals. He stops and looks back up at Rarity.

"Its awesome its like flamethrower ya know?" he says mimicking the moment.

  Rarity felt her face turn cherry as Ghost Rider began to mimic how he urinates. Making a flamethrower sound while shacking his torso in all directions. Rarity couldn't help but start laughing like a monkey at the sight and soon Ghost Rider joined her. The two were given odd looks as other ponies passed by them, thinking they had lost their minds. They were half right. Their laughing fest ended with both taking a heavy deep breathes as they collected themselves. Rarity wiping tears from her eyes. She then sees the stand she was looking for. It was brightly colored with all sorts of different fabrics and other knitting tools. Rarity happily grabs her friend by the arm and quickly gallops over to the sound. She comes to a stop in front of the stand. Ghost Rider landing skull first on the ground with a thud. Rarity happily goes on with the teller while Ghost Pony Rider picks up himself.

"Hello Miss Rarity, anything that pleases you today?"

"Oh nothing special, do you have those delicate fabrics I ordered?" Rarity asks.

  Ghost Pony Rider takes this time to take himself away from the two. He looks around and sees something odd. A trio of Pegasus ponies with a tall red one in the middle.  He had a flowing Mohawk that was black with a red inner color. His cutie mark, made Ghost Pony Rider narrow his eyes. It was nail with an eye through it surrounded by barbed wire. The other ponies were brown and blue. The trio began walking toward a crowded part of the marketplace. Ghost Rider could see the look of evil in the tall ones eyes. He begins to fallow the trio. Rarity looks back after dealing with the teller to see her friend has disappeared. Ghost Pony Rider follows they head into an ally way. Ghost Rider, trying not to look strange, leaned up against a wall where the trio had headed. He could hear what they were talking about.

"Stroke are you sure this is a good idea?" a female asks.

"Yeah, what if that Ghost Pony Rider guy comes?" a male asks.

  A loud laugh was heard deeper inside the ally. The one called Stroke cleared his throat. His throat was light, sounding a bit psychotic in the mix. Ghost Pony Rider didn't like this situation. It didn't help the tall pony inside was called Stroke.

"Of course its a good idea guys and don't worry about old bonehead!" Stroke says with a bit of cockiness.

  Ghost Pony Rider figures this guy was just insane. His voice said it all. He decides to listen in more to see what Strokes plan is. It was what he was expecting.

"Were just gonna kill every one on the marketplace to make a name for ourselves."

  Both of the other ponies gulped and nodded at the plan. Ghost Pony Rider decided he had heard enough. He quickly turns the corner and coughs catching the attention of the three Pegasus.

"I don't suppose you have a back plan incase I did show up eh?" he says smiling under his hood.

  The three ponies look in confusion at the hooded pony in front of them. Stroke seemed the most annoyed by the event. He was worried the pony had been listening to everything that they discussed. Stroke was angry.

"Okay punk...you have one minute to run before-!"

  Stroke was cut off by Ghost Pony Rider pulling down his hood to show himself. Stroke had a look of utter terror on his face and the other two looked as if they pissed themselves. The trio backed up slowly as Ghost Pony Rider walked closer to the bunch. The other two ponies were pleading for their lives but Stroke was just in shock. He didn't actually think the monster would show up. Trying to think of a solution, Stroke looks around for an escape. He sees a old fire hydrant at the entrance of the ally way. He smiles and picks up the closest thing he could find. A medium sized rock. He tosses it and misses just past the Rider's head. Ghost Rider looks back and chuckles at the attempted fight back.

"Really? That the best you-."

  Ghost Rider was cut off by Stroke flying kick him in the jaw. Making him fly back into the hydrant. The hydrant burst, spraying water everywhere. Ghost Rider could feel the water douse his fire as nothing but his skull was left. Stroke and the others made it this moment to make a quick get away. They hustled under the rain fall as Ghost Pony Rider slowly got up. His fire started back up causing the rain drops to evaporate when hitting him. He then notices his jaw bone is out of place. With a crack of the bone, he fixes it. Narrowing his eye sockets, Ghost Pony Rider follows. He isn't pleased. Stroke and the others were a good few meters away and still running when they stop suddenly. The other ponies look back and see Stroke frozen with a demented smile. The two other ponies looked in worry at their boss. Stroke laughs.

"I...just hit...Ghost Pony Rider...and it hurt him!"

  The event was getting to Stroke. He wasn't thinking straight. He has gone insane. Stroke began walking back toward the scene to finish what he started. He wanted to make a name for himself. This was the way. The other two ponies were trying to stop him as they begged and pleaded to him. Stroke wasn't having it. He kicked one of the ponies in the throat and punched the other in the gut. He then proceeded to beat the other two to death. Once the deed was done. Stroke looked over himself. He was covered in the ponies blood and he was wide eyed with excitement. Stroke then laughs an evil laugh into the sky. On lookers began to form as they observed the scene in front of them. Stroke looks back and spots a mare in the crowd. She was pregnant, three months from the looks of it. Stroke smiles with evil as he leaps for the mare. She screams but Stroke is stopped by a chain whipping him across the face. The crowd looks back and sees Ghost Pony Rider walking up with anger in his skull.

"Your...him?" the mare asks.

"Yeah. I am."

  Stroke comes from no where and tackles Ghost Pony Rider to the ground he then begins to punch the hell outa of Rider. Ghost Rider kicks Stroke off with both his back hooves making a roll movement. Flinging Stroke into a food cart. Stroke quickly gets up and quickly take off toward Ghost Pony Rider, who is ready with the spear end of his chain. Ghost Rider dodges the strike and he once again shoots his chain fast toward the speeding Stroke. Stroke looks behind him and sees the spear coming. He takes off upwards and the spear hits a support beam for a stand. Ghost Rider curses under his breathe as he sees Stroke coming in hot toward the crowd. He then gets another idea. Ghost Rider grips his chain and strokes his chain with both hooves making the ends change to spiked clubs. He begins to twirl the chain around like a lasso as Stroke comes in faster. As if in slow motion, Ghost Pony Rider swings the spike club end toward Stroke. It makes contact with the side of his face. Impaling it with the spikes at the ends. Stroke is then flung into a series of stands where he lay critically injured. Ghost Pony Rider walks toward him and so do the rest of the crowd. Ghost Rider sticks a hoof up to motion the crowd not to get any closer. Stroke is breathing heavily and blood is running down his face. Ghost Rider then grips Stroke by his neck and lifts him up by his collar. Judgment for his crimes are apon him.

"Your soul is stained by the blood of the innocent. Feel their pain."

  Stroke is then taken through series of visions through Ghost Pony Riders eye sockets as he sees all the blood he has shed. From rape, murder, to stealing, Stroke was experiencing all the torture of his victims. When the deed was done, Stroke had a look of utter terror on his face and was crying from what he saw. With the job done, Ghost Pony Rider turns to the crowd who were in shock and awe at the scene.

"Move along...nothing more to see."

  Ghost Pony Rider walks past the crowd of ponies and ends up back with Rarity. She gives him a worried look. Soon after police arrive and take Stroke away.

"What did you do to him?" she asks.

"Pennet Stare. My most powerful attack."