Ghost rider

Evil, something that lives in each and everyone of the creatures of Equs. Ponies, griffins, zebras, dragons, all are prone to and influenced by evil. And as such, each of them has a god, demon or spirit that represents this concept. The griffins have Loki, lord of lies, the dragons have Alduin, the World-Eater, even the ponies, whose country was built on the ideals of friendship and harmony, and whose ruler is an immortal princess who advocates justice and peace, they have a dark lord... Grogar, Father of Monsters.

For the ponies, Grogar is not only the lord of evil, he is also the king of hell, where the wicked end up after his death. According to the ancient stories, which some take as facts, others as myths and a few as part of his faith, he was banished to the underworld by Faust, lady of light and creator of all things. Despite this, Grogar has immense power, and nopony agrees why he does not use it to govern mortals, some say it is part of his eternal punishment, others because he made a pact with Faust not to use his power in the mortal world, whatever the case, the king of hell doesn't seem interested in subjugating the world.

Still, there is a way that Grogar and his demons can wield his power... deals. The Father of Monsters can use their powers whenever they make a deal with a mortal to give the dealmaker some benefit, which in each and every case means that the mortal loses his soul. However, there always are and will be demons who are unhappy with their rule, which leads them to invade the mortal world. Again, nopony knows why, but Grogar does not seem willing to allow such a thing, so he makes sure those fugitive demons go back to hell, and he has his bounty hunter for that.

She is the deadliest and most dangerous demon in all of hell, all demons fear her. Her only downside is that she must bond with a mortal's soul in order to roam their world, but otherwise, she is infallible. Thousands of ponies, the only ones she bonds with, have been her bearers of it, and each of them became bonded to her through a deal with Grogar. This is the story of one such carrier, one who sent hundreds of demons to Hell and brought true terror to the wicked of Equestria. This is the story of Scootaloo... carrier of the Ghost rider.

The sun had just risen over the horizon and its light entered through the window of a young pegasus with orange fur and purple mane. The rays of light hit her face, waking her up and causing her to moan. The teenager turned around, covering herself with the sheets to be able to return to Luna's dream realm, but before she could do so, several knocks on her door woke her up completely.

"Scootaloo! It's already 10 in the morning! Get up already!" said the voice of her mother, Spring Wind.

With a resigned sigh, Scootaloo got out of her bed, settling on all four of her hooves and stretching.

"I'm coming, mom, I'm awake now" she said, yawning soon after.

She received no answer, but soon heard her mother's footsteps walking away from her door. Scootaloo yawned again and left her room, going down the stairs and entering the small corridor that led to the door of their house, passing through a frame on the side and reaching the living room, which in turn connected with their kitchen, where she could already see her mother. She was a pegasus with pink fur and a mane as purple as her daughter's, although much more combed, eyes like those of the young mare, and her cutie mark was a kitchen oven, unlike the wheel in flames of her daughter. She was at the sink, doing some dishes, and a breakfast was already ready and placed on the table, causing Scootaloo to frown.

"Mom, didn't I tell you to rest? I can do it," she said with a concerned tone.

"Nonsense" her mother said as she turned around and smiled at Scootaloo. "A little headache isn't going to stop me from moving. Besides, it's your birthday today, so I'm forbidding you from working."

"Are you sure you don't want me to help you with something?"

"Pretty sure, honey, you shouldn't worry so much," Spring stated, rolling her eyes. "Also, Doctor Horse stated that I most likely has nothing, it's probably just something to do with lack of sleep."

Scootaloo looked at her mother for a few moments before sighing and smiling slightly, still a bit worried.

"Okay, but promise me you won't make too much of an effort."

That earned Spring Wind a roll of her eyes before answering her daughter.

"Don't worry, honey, nothing will happen to me" said the mare with a reassuring smile, pointing to the breakfast on the table. "Now sit down to eat, the food is getting cold. I don't spend all morning making your favorite breakfast for nothing."

With that, she returned to her work at the sink, being watched by Scootaloo, who sighed before sitting down to breakfast. Despite her slight concern, she couldn't help but smile at the breakfast her mother had prepared for her, pancakes with caramel syrup.

"Do you have anything special planned for today?" Spring asked.

Scootaloo looked at her mother for a second, before shrugging her shoulders and starting to speak.

"Apart from Pinkie's surprise party..."

"How did you know?" Spring said with a sarcastic smile.

"I'm a very good detective" Scootaloo answered with a laugh, a laugh that her mother shared, stopping a few seconds later. "Going back to the topic, after doing some work on dad's motorcycle, I'll go practice on my scooter, and after the party I'll go to the movies with the girls."

"Well, I hope you have a great day" said Spring with a huge smile.

Scootaloo smiled at her mother before continuing with her breakfast. When she finished, she got up and went out into the hall that led to the front door of their house, but she went in the opposite direction to a small door, which led to a small garage, with other doors, considerably larger, that led to the street. There was, in addition to her scooter, an old motorcycle covered with a tarpaulin that the young mare carefully removed. It had two huge hooflebars that were joined by a single fairly large headlight, from which protruded two metal bars that held the front wheel and a magically created artificial leather seat. This was practically the only existing model in Equestria. Vehicles powered by magic engines, like the one she had in her garage, were still rare as they were almost exclusive to trains and blimps, mainly because those engines were complicated and dangerous to manufacture in such a small size, even more so in at the time that motorcycle model was built, it was a technological miracle of its time.

But despite this, such a small magic engine was still unstable, so the only individual motor vehicles that were built were intended for shows, still a few years away from use on the roads. Scootaloo patted the motorcycle, running her hoof over the hooflebars, the concentrated magic tank, and the saddle. She backed away a bit and walked over to the desk where she had her tool boxes for her scooter and motorcycle, as well as a painting showing a pegasus stallion with orange fur, red mane, wearing sunglasses, prepared to travel the world road, and he was dressed in a black motorcycle jacket, pants of the same color and a helmet under his right leg, smiling at the camera.

"Hey dad" Scootaloo said with a smile, stroking the picture of the stallion.

Her father, Danger Sky, had been one of the best bikers in Equestria, in fact, he was one of the first ponies to try out early model motorcycles, the one now in Scootaloo's garage was a test. Her mother had told her that, like her, her father was born with a handicap in his wings, something incredibly rare to see in pegasi, preventing him from flying, but he hadn't let that have ruined his life. Since he was a colt, he put his wings to use, propelling himself with them on a scooter, and over the years he became an expert pilot, reaching the point of achieving a show in a traveling circus, and when motorcycles began to become popular in shows, he was one of the few to learn how to use them.

On one of his tours with the circus, he arrived in the city of Vanhoover, where the two finally met. During their time in the seaside town, the two pegasi forged a friendship, and Spring, bored with her life there, decided to run away with Danger. In the following years, their friendship grew stronger and stronger until they fell in love, marrying in the same circus that took them in and where their love blossomed, and soon, their love resulted in little Scootaloo.

Two months before the little filly was born, they arrived in Ponyville, and the mare fell in love with the place, so her new husband decided that they would start their family there. With the help of the circus ponies, he put on his own show in town before they left, as a parting gift, and bought the small house they now lived in. Unfortunately, three years after Scootaloo was born, he was in an accident that only his motorcycle survived.

Despite the tragedy, Spring had managed to raise her daughter alone, and when she inevitably told her about her father, the little pegasus, who had been born with the same handicap in her wings that Danger had suffered, she felt identified. with him. Scootaloo had been inspired by her father, to the point that she wanted to follow in his hoofsteps and begged her mother to buy her a scooter so she could put her wings to use, and like Danger before her, she soon gained great skill. The pegasus turned away from Danger's photo and grabbed her toolbox with her primary feathers, walking over to the motorcycle, ready to work.

After a few hours of work, Scootaloo walked away from the motorcycle, wiping the sweat from her forehead with her right wing. Placing the toolbox on the table, and making sure she'd done the job right, she carefully covered the vehicle again with the tarp. Once she finished, she grabbed her scooter and left the garage, hearing voices in the living room, and looking out, she saw Cookie Crumbles on the chair, a cup of tea in her magic, and next to her was Spring, who soon noticed her daughter and gave her a smile.

"Are you done in the garage yet, honey?"

"Yeah mom, I'm done" Scootaloo said as she walked over, leaving her scooter leaning against the wall. "And cover the motorcycle with the canvas, as always."

"That's how I like it, that you're neat" Spring said with a smile, ignoring the fact that Scootaloo rolled her eyes.

"Happy birthday, Scoots," Cookie chimed in with a friendly smile. "How does it feel to be 16?"

"Honestly, nothing new" Scootaloo replied with a shrug.

"Right, good things start at 18" Cookie confirmed with a small laugh. "You're going to have a great time."

"My daughter is already rebellious enough, you don't need to encourage her" Spring intervened as she rolled her eyes, to which Cookie gave her an amused look.

"Come on, not that you hadn't done crazy things."

"No, I was a very well behaved filly... most of the time," Spring muttered.

Scootaloo rolled her eyes and started to walk away, grabbing her scooter again.

"See you later, mom."

Spring snapped out of her little argument with Cookie and focused on her daughter, sighing to herself before nodding.

"Okay Scoots, be careful."

"Yes mom" replied the young mare, rolling her eyes again.

She approached the door of their house, noticing a pile of letters on the small table near it, but she decided to ignore them, her mother would read them later. She stepped out into the morning sun, taking a deep breath, spreading her wings to their fullest extent, far more than when she was a filly, but still a little smaller than other pegasi, and she flapped them hard, propelling herself forward to reach high speeds with her scooter. Maneuvering nimbly, she made her way through the city streets, speeding faster and further away from Ponyville, stopping on a hill that overlooked a small forest, which despite being close to the Everfree, It was still far enough away that its most dangerous creatures weren't there, being the ideal place for her small training camp.

"Hey, squirt" said a voice above her head.

With a smile, Scootaloo looked up to see Rainbow Dash peeking out of a cloud. With a quick flap of her powerful wings, the older pegasus broke out of the cloud and approached her sister with her trademark speed, stopping almost immediately and landing with expert skill, still even with the extra weight of her saddlebag, an achievement thanks to the combination of her innate skill and her Wonderbolt training.

"Happy birthday" she said with a cheeky smile, causing Scootaloo to roll her eyes, but smile back.

"Thanks, but next time try saying it without sounding like you're showing off."

"Me? Showing off? Who do you take me for?" Rainbow replied with an amused smile.

"Rainbow, you are the most smug mare in Ponyville, you almost rival Trixie."

"Ouch, that hurts" the pegasus replied, and shortly after they both started laughing. After a few minutes, they calmed down, and Rainbow pointed towards the small forest. "Ready for our race?"

"You don't have to ask that" replied the teenager with an arrogant smile. "I'm going to crush you."

"Wow, wow, and then I'm the one who showing off, huh?"

"I'm not showing off, I'm telling the truth" Scootaloo replied, sticking her tongue out mockingly at her sister, making Rainbow look at her defiantly.

"Such arrogance, you seem to have forgotten who you're competing against" Rainbow replied smiling defiantly. "I'm going to have to teach you a lesson."

"Or maybe I'll be the one to teach you a lesson."

Both sisters looked at each other with defiant smiles, getting into position, and at the count of three, they shot down the hill at great speed. Scootaloo had an advantage, as her weight was added to the weight of her scooter, letting the gravity do its work, complemented by her wings, which helped maintain her speed when she started to move horizontally. Looking slightly to her side, she saw that Rainbow Dash had managed to reach her, giving her a cocky smile.

"See you at the finish line, Scoots" she said as she waved her hoof goodbye before shooting off into the trees, her trademark rainbow trail behind her.

With a determined smile, she put even more strength into her wings and kicked off with more speed, heading deeper into the forest. Skillfully, she dodged through the trees, traversing a path that had been created from her multiple visits. She flew down several ramps that she had built herself, thus avoiding the potholes that hindered her path. Before long, Scootaloo arrived at the huge clearing where she trained, seeing that Rainbow was already there, her arrogant smile on her face.

"I hope that reminds you who you were running around with," she said smugly, causing Scootaloo to roll her eyes.

"Whatever you say, but I still remember what happened when you challenged me to a scooter race... you lost even before it started" Scootaloo said with a mocking laugh, causing reddish spots to light up her sister's cheeks.

"It was my first time riding a scooter, okay? I wasn't used to it."

Despite that response, all she managed to do was make Scootaloo burst out laughing. Rainbow snorted to herself as she watched her sister laugh at her expense.

"Are you going to train or are you going to keep laughing?"

Still giggling slightly, Scootaloo nodded, catching her breath and heading towards her small training ground, created together with Rainbow. The clearing had been filled with ramps, rings, and various obstacles to use with her scooter. As she readied herself on the ground, the older pegasus dropped her saddlebags on the ground and took flight towards the lazy clouds advancing across the sky, creating a makeshift obstacle course out of them, preparing to practice her Wonderbolt techniques a bit. They both had this moment as one of their favorites of the week, practicing together and helping each other improve.

After a few hours, in which the sun had reached its highest point, both sisters left their training, sweat on their fur. Both climbed a small hill, which managed to stand out among the trees of the forest, and from which Ponyville could be seen. Scootaloo practically collapsed on the grass, sighing in exhaustion.

"You're improving a lot" Rainbow said as she handed her a bottle of water that she had taken from her saddlebag. "Here, I knew you were going to forget to bring yours…again."

As Rainbow giggled lightly, Scootaloo sighed and straightened up a bit, still lying down, using her right wing to grab the bottle and drink a little. Her sister lay down next to her, and when she finished, she handed her the bottle, drinking herself. The teen focused her attention on Ponyville, feeling her stomach growl a little with hunger.

"Do you think they've finished preparing that party? I'm starving."

Rainbow stopped drinking, letting out a satisfied sigh, watching her sister with a small smile.

"Party? What party?"

Scootaloo rolled her eyes and looked at Rainbow with another smile.

"Pinkie's party, the one she throws for me every year."

"I have no idea what you're talking about."

They both looked at each other a little longer before laughing. After a few moments, Rainbow got up and gestured to her sister, who got up quickly and headed towards her scooter, abandoned after her training. The two retraced their steps, at a much calmer and more relaxed pace, taking the time to admire the silent forest, much more peaceful than the Everfree. After a while, they reached the town and headed to the famous bakery, Sugar Cube Corner, and just as the teenager suspected, they didn't meet any ponies, the town seemed almost empty. Upon entering, they were met with total darkness, causing Scootaloo to smile slightly, suspecting what was going to happen. Before she could say or do anything, the lights came on and a dozen ponies appeared in front of them.

"SURPRISE!" they said in unison, with Pinkie being the loudest, firing a party cannon and shooting confetti everywhere.

Above the heads of all the ponies was a large banner that read Happy 16th Birthday, Scootaloo, decorated with her cutie mark. The young pegasus smirked, but before she could say anything, Pinkie approached her with lightning speed.

"Are you surprised?! I hope so, because that means my surprise party was a success! Besides, surprises are always fun! Although...not as much as spending time with your friends...although too it's fun to cook cupcakes... or..."

"Pinkie, I think she got it" Rainbow said with amusement, stopping her always forceful friend, much to Scootaloo's relief.

"Oki doki loki! Enjoy the party!" Pinkie yelled with a smile that was incapable of being imitated by anypony before hopping away with a happy hum.

As the pink earth pony walked away, the two sisters sighed a little in relief. As much as they were friends with Pinkie, she was sometimes too enthusiastic.

"Well, I'm going, enjoy the party, Scoots" Rainbow said with a smile and lightly hitting her sister's shoulder, who smiled back.

Rainbow moved away from her, looking for her friends, while Scootaloo did the same, although it didn't take long, because she could see Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom approaching her. Just like the pegasus, they had both grown up and gotten their cutie marks a long time ago. The earth pony had a hammer decorated with an apple hitting a nail, while the unicorn had a musical key illuminated by a spotlight.

"Happy birthday, Scoots" they both said smiling before hugging their friend, who let out a small groan.

"Okay, okay, less hugs please."

Her two friends laughed, but made no move to move.

"It's your birthday, you deserve a proper hug" Sweetie Belle argued, making Scootaloo roll her eyes.

With some effort, she managed to slip away, to the laughter of her two friends.

"I don't know why hugs bother you so much" said Apple Bloom as he looked at her with amusement.

"Not my style" Scootaloo replied with a shrug, ignoring the giggles from her friends. "Have you already picked a movie for later?"

"Yes" Apple Bloom confirmed as she nodded. "Let's go see Ponynator, it came out recently and it looks really good."

"From the name, I hope so" Scootaloo said with a small laugh.

"I just hope it's not so bloody," Sweetie muttered, earning an eye roll from her two friends.

"Sweetie, for you, anything that isn't romance or pure comedy is too extreme" Scootaloo replied with a smirk, causing her unicorn friend to blush.

"That is not true!"

"Sweetie, you said the Sea Wars movie was too violent for you" Apple Bloom said with another smirk.

In response, Sweetie pouted, earning a giggle from her friends, which caused her, though she tried, to be unable to hold her anger, laughing along with her friends. Calming down, the three headed off into the party, and Scootaloo in particular headed straight for the table where various sweets, cakes, and other foods, from salads to fried hay, had been laid out. Her stomach growling with hunger, the pegasus grabbed a handful of fried hay and stuffed it into her mouth.

"I thought he bred a mare, not a sow" said a voice behind her.

Scootaloo nearly choked, turning around to see her mother watching her with a raised eyebrow. The pegasus swallowed the food, giving her a guilty smile.

"Uh...sorry? I was hungry."

Spring stared at her daughter before sighing, unable to avoid a smile on her face.

"Just try not to choke, and for Celestia's sake, try to keep your manners."

"Yes mom, I'll try" Scootaloo said as she rolled her eyes.

Spring looked at her daughter a little longer before sighing, letting out a small laugh.

"You're just like your father" she muttered to herself before focusing back on her daughter. "Just one more thing and you can get rid of me."

"I don't want to get rid of you."

"Scoots, I was your age too" said Spring with an amused smile. "Anyway, before you go to the movies, I want you to go home, I want to give you something."

"Wait, are you leaving now?" Scoots asked with a frown.

"In a while, I still have work to do at home."

"Mom, you don't have to make so much effort, if you want I can go with you and help you..."

"Don't even think about it," interrupted Spring. "It's your birthday, besides, I may not be as young as you, but I still have energy."

Spring gave Scootaloo an amused wink before turning and walking over to Cookie Crumbles and Mrs. Cake, leaving her daughter alone. After a few moments, the teenager sighed to herself, knowing that she would not be able to convince her mother. Her stomach growled at her once more, reminding her that she was still hungry, so she, with a shrug, returned to the food table.

Scootaloo returned to her house, a little tired from dancing so much, the sun sinking little by little behind the horizon. In a few hours she would go to the movies with her friends, but first she had to go home as her mother had asked. Leaving her scooter at the entrance, the pegasus entered her home, arriving in the living room, where her mother was already, a small cup of tea in her hooves and, on the small table in front of the sofa, a small box wrapped with an orange bow.

"I'm back, mom" Scootaloo said as she approached.

Spring looked up from her cup and gave her daughter a smile, gesturing for her to sit down. Setting her cup down on the table, she grabbed the box, running one of her hoofs across the surface.

"This belonged to your father" she said with a small sigh, looking at her daughter with a slight smile, sadness in her eyes. "I think it's time you had it."

Spring passed the box to her daughter, who took it carefully, feeling a knot in her chest. Slowly, she undid the bow, opening the box, and as she did so, a gasp of surprise left her mouth, inside it was a biker jacket that she knew well. Her hoof brushed against the fabric, made of artificial leather, a few tears spilling out of her eyes.

"It's dad's jacket..."

Spring nodded silently, watching as her daughter took out the jacket and studied it. She noticed that apart from the biker jacket, there were also the matching pants, made of the same material.

"If one day you plan to give a professional show with your scooter, you will need this" said Spring with a small smile. "Your father used to say that it gave him luck at shows."

Scootaloo admired the clothes, but a doubt slowly arose in her mind.

"Are you sure it will work for me?" she asked as she lowered the jacket, frowning slightly. "I don't think Dad was my size."

"That's why I went to Rarity" answered Spring with a smile. "I asked her to fit the jacket and pants to your size."

"Rarity?" Scootaloo said, looking at her mother with a raised eyebrow. "I won't find jewelry in the clothes, will I?"

Spring let a sincere laugh out of her mouth, shaking her head shortly after.

"I was quite explicit about keeping the design. Although I admit that she didn't seem very enthusiastic, she respected my decision" Spring smiled and got up, approaching her daughter, who had put the clothes in the box, and gave her a hug. "Happy birthday, honey."

For once, Scootaloo allowed her mother to hug her, returning the gesture. After a few minutes, Spring pulled away from her, looking at the clothes for a few more seconds before smiling at her daughter.

"Come on, go try it on."

Scootaloo nodded getting up, placing the box on her back, keeping it balanced, and went up to her room. Placing the box on the bed, she opened it and pulled out the pants, sighing with relief to see that, although it was also made of artificial leather, it was a model designed for earth ponies and pegasi, so it was easy to put on. After adjusting the garment well, and making sure that her tail came out correctly through the corresponding hole, she took out the biker jacket, studying it a little before putting it on, carefully threading her wings through the holes provided for them, and zipped up.

Once placed, she went over to the mirror she had in her room, cataloging how it fit. The jacket had two small silver patches on its shoulders, on which three metallic circles could be seen slightly protruding. Despite being buttoned up, the collar flaps protruded, but had no additional decoration. Scootaloo eyed the jacket critically, she didn't like how close the lapels were, not to mention that it was a bit too tight on her neck, so she decided to unbutton it a bit, parting the lapels and noticing the small fringe of her orange fur that could be seen.

"A little better" she said with a small smile.

Satisfied with how her clothes fit, she left her room and went downstairs, reentering the living room. Hearing her daughter's hoofsteps, Spring got up from the couch and walked over to get a good look at Scootaloo, and as she did, a knot tightened in her heart.

"How do I look?" Scootaloo said as she approached.

Spring stared at her daughter before smiling.

"It suits you perfectly... you're just like him..."

Scootaloo frowned in concern as she saw some tears slipping down her mother's face. Before she could say anything, Spring shook her head and gave her daughter a big smile.

"Come on, go and have fun with your friends."

"Are you sure you'll be okay?"

"Of course, don't let I ruin your night," Spring replied, moving her hoof to dismiss her daughter's concerns.

Scootaloo looked at her mother a little longer before nodding, reaching out to hug her, catching Spring by surprise.

"Thanks mom."

Spring kept her surprise a little longer before smiling and hugging her daughter. Shortly after, she forced her away from her, pointing to the door.

"Come on, don't be late."

Nodding, Scootaloo walked away from her, approaching the door, passing her gaze over her scooter, but she decided to leave it at her house, she doubted they would let her into the movies with it. Her eyes fell back on the letters on the table, but she ignored them, her mother would read them soon. She opened the door and stepped out into the streets of Ponyville, ready to enjoy a movie night with her friends.