Spirit of Vengeance

"Heh heh."

One of the suited ponies laughed, looking over the golden objects scattered across the round wooden table. Five of them sat in a circle, looking over their money, "Gotta admit... Didn't think we could get much profit from this." one of them admitted, his eyes never turning away from the large sum.

Another pony chuckled, "Those radical cultists can make quite a profit. Morals be damned."

"Um... I wouldn't be so sure that we should be doing this." an earth pony whimpered, looking at the few unconscious ponies they dragged back to the shack. "T-This seems a little too far."

The pegasus smacked him upside the head, "Shut up ya coward! These 'Servants of Darkness' can give us a large bounty of we do this. We don't give a damn about what they're about. Even if it is pretty freaking ridiculous." he scolded.

The ponies they kidnapped were tied together, their hooves strapped and blindfolded. They were tranquilized with a spell that would leave them unconscious for a few hours at most. "So... How long until those cloaked freaks show up and give us our payment?"

"Not sure... They said by nightfall or early dawn."

One of the unicorns used his horn to light up a candle, dimly lighting the room despite the dark setting. "Alright. Guess we just gotta be patient then."

The tall stallion looked out the window, not able to see anything. "It was a mistake hidin' out in the middle of freakin' nowhere." he grumbled, squinting his eyes. All he could see were trees and what was lit up by the stars in the sky.

A knock was heard, prompting the tall unicorn to look at the pegasus, "Go check on who that could be, Sky Storm." he ordered, the winged pony nodded, "We gotta clean things up here just in case it isn't our special guests."

Sky Storm walked downstairs. He opened the door slowly, but he saw nothing on the other side. "Huh? Who the hell--?" he couldn't finish speaking as something choked him. He felt leather around his neck and he tried moving his eyes up, unable to see the figure doing this in question,

"Ack!" he choked. Robbie gritted his teeth, ensuring the pony did not escape or let out another word. Sky Storm could tell that it wasn't a pony judging by its ability to stand easily and the digits seen on the end of his hands.

"W-What a-are you?!" the pegasus gasped out.

"Your worst nightmare." Robbie whispered, kicking the pony in the leg so hard it shattered, creating a loud cracking sound as a result. The pony tried to scream, but it held his muzzle shut, choking him until he ran out of oxygen. The bipedal being then snapped Sky Storm's neck, killing him instantly.

Back inside, the rest of the gang didn't like how long the pegasus was taking. The tall unicorn looked at two of his allies, "You two... Go out there. See what's takin' Sky Storm so damn long." with a nod, they slowly walked down. They walked outside and saw the source of the loud snapping sound.

Sky Storm's body fell, his head snapped in an odd direction.

"Holy shit..." the pegasus whispered.

On the roof was Robbie, his chain in hand. 'Two more... The room is more crowded than I thought. Looks like I'll still have to be silent.' he thought, considering his next plan, 'Can't have him out just yet.' he thought, referring to the Spirit of Vengeance within his soul.

The man climbed down, flicking his arm so that his chain wrapped around the neck of the earth pony. Suddenly, he was pulled back into the shadows. The pegasus turned around once he heard a yelp, wondering where his partner went. "Where the--" he paused, taking a step backwards.

Then, he felt something stomp on his back, shattering it and making him collapse. The pony screamed, but no reaction was made from the accomplice, because Robbie wrapped his chain around the pony, choking him. Nopony could see his form in the dark of the forest, minus the white racer line on his jacket. Robbie gritted his teeth, tightening his hold on the chain to make the pony lose oxygen faster, stepping off the broken corpse. 'Two more. I can't afford to be seen yet. The ponies up there are at risk, and I need to know why they were taken. None of these guys seem to be the leader. He wouldn't come down like this.'

The pony could only gargle words as Robbie yanked the chain back, snapping the pony's neck then and there, his body dropping onto the floor in mere seconds. The man looked at the window, seeing only two more ponies inside with the hostages from where he was standing once he stepped forward.

Reyes stormed forward, his chain dragging on the ground next to him as he moved. The man was suddenly pushed back by a pony, falling on his back. "What the hell are you?" the pony asked, observing Robbie's form. "Some kinda monster?"

Robbie smirked, "No... I'm much worse." he hissed. The host of the Spirit of Vengeance calmly stood up, rubbing the sore spot on his chest nonchalantly. "I need to speak with your boss... If you don't bring him here. I may repeat my earlier actions to you as well." he threatened, gesturing to the dead gangsters.

The earth pony gasped, "W-What in Celestia's name? Y-You killed them!" he snarled.

"They had it coming. I saw them walking in with you dragging those innocent ponies." Robbie cracked his neck as a scowl formed on his face, his eyes turning orange. He wanted to grab a branch or something from the floor, but he chose to hold back on using his powers for the time.

Instead of talking, the earth pony bucked Robbie in the chest, making him lose his breath for a bit. "Go buck yourself. Nopony's gettin' to the boss. Not even a freak like you." he boasted, driving his hooves into Reyes' legs, making him kneel.

Robbie chose not to dwell on the small pain. Instead, he clenched his fist and uppercutted the pony that just attacked him. A cracking sound was heard as Reyes knew he had dislocated their jaw with a single punch easily. "Now, we're going to try this again." he warned, spinning his chain in his hands.

He knelt down next to the bleeding pony, choking him. "Take me to your boss now and tell him to give up." he hissed through gritted teeth. "You got ponies tied up and drugged in there. You don't want to see what happens."

"N-Not drugged..." the pony managed to choke our a correction, "Sleep s-spell."

"Smartass..."

Stepping on the pony's hoof, Robbie placed the chain on their muzzle, "I'll say this one more goddamn time. Tell your boss to stop this. Otherwise... He and you might see my bad side."

The pony was in tears, feeling the oxygen leave his lungs as Reyes tightened his arm around his throat. The man removed the chain to allow him to speak. "G-Go to Tartarus! We're getting paid doing this!" he snarled.

Snap.

Robbie allowed his body to drop, having enough. 'Seems we have to do this the hard way.' he sighed.

Back in the house, the tall unicorn looked at the ponies dead outside their hideout, unable to see the cause in the dark. "Holy shit... What was that? How--"

Footsteps were heard, and the pony in charge gulped in fear, taking a small step backwards. He saw a bipedal creature standing in the dimly lit room, and he could see his eyes glaring right into his soul, "What the hell do you want? Money? Power? I can get you all of that! J-Just let me live, please!"

Robbie pushed the table aside, forcing the pony to back into a wall, where he stopped. "What do you want with these ponies?!" he asked slowly, holding the pony by his tie.

"Some ponies told us... Get them, they pay us!"

"Who!?"

The pony cried and revealed, "T-The Servants of Darkness, they call themselves! They paid us to do this! W-We don't know why they want these ponies! I-I swear!"

"The cult?!" Robbie snarled, throwing his body on the ground. "You already put these ponies at risk and harmed them! And now you're putting this world in danger! For money?"

"Y-Yeah, the money!" the pony gulped. "But we ain't lettin' the ponies go!" he shot a beam of magic at Reyes, who was pushed back, but didn't feel a thing. Robbie only looked at his hand, seeing a small flame appear in it. He knew what was coming, he could feel the change coming.

The man narrowed his eyes, them glowing orange. "You shouldn't have done that." he threatened. He turned his head to the side, his eyes outright being the only light in the room with the candle out. He grunted as the flames around his head grew. The pony could only watch as Reyes transformed.

Then, Robbie's flesh began to melt in a small fire around his head. He shook his head, now a flaming skull. The pony watched the sudden transformation in disgust, regretting his action.

"What the hell os that?!"

Ghost Rider walked forward, the pony choosing to hit him with another beam of magic. This time, the Spirit of Vengeance didn't react, kneeling down and staring at the pony in silence. The pony cried as he hid his head in his hooves, hoping that he would just leave him be. But the man had different plans.

The Ghost Rider touched the pony, and punched him, before using his flaming chain to burn him to ashes. The pony screamed as he felt his very being and soul vanish in agony. Ghost Rider turned his flaming head, looking at the ponies. He knew that they has to be brought back to the city. And if these ponies could drag them all the way here, then there must be something nearby.

So, the Ghost Rider lifted the rope and the ponies, and walked out. With his skull, it granted him a better view of what was ahead. It took a short time, but he found a town he could drop them off in for the authorities to handle.

Then, he put them down next to a sign saying that he was near 'Manehattan'. The Ghost Rider walked away right as one of them slurred awake. Due to the spell, their vision was blurry and they were still slightly unconscious. They could barely see the man with the flaming skull vanish into the darkness, vanishing like a ghost into the night.

The Ghost Rider knew he had to dispose of the bodies of the gangsters once he went back to the shack, to ensure no one in this world could trail him. And he thought to use the hidden house as a hideout to stay in while he sorted everything out. He knew he had to act soon, as this cult could come back at any moment.

The flames on his head faded and he changed back to normal. Robbie wandered into the dark forest, unsure of what lied ahead. 'Even if I'm in another world, The Spirit of Vengeance still acts. They can't know about me. Not now. Not until I stop this cult and find a way back to my world.'