Strikers: Monster

Unaffiliated: Ghost Rider (Reyes), Ghost Rider (Blaze)

Monster:
Strikers

You watched as the new Ghost Rider stood over Robbie with an angry gaze. You stood there and looked at your claws and back at the flaming man before you.

Y/N: I think I'm gonna need some bigger claws.

Robbie stared at this Ghost Rider is fear and confusion.

Robbie: Eli, why does he look like us? Who is he?

Eli: You better let me take the reigns on this one, kid.

Robbie moved his head as it transformed into his Rider form. Robbie stood up from the dead man and charged at the Ghost Rider.

You watched as Robbie grabbed The Rider and tackled him to the ground. Robbie began to lay a beat down on him, before he found himself getting flung away. The Rider pushed himself up as you approached him.

Y/N: Hey! Please tell me that you're on my side.

The rider looked at you.

Ghost Rider: You Monster?

You nodded.

Ghost Rider: Good. I'm Johnny Blaze. We need to stop this killer before he gets too powerful.

Killer? From.what you saw, it looked like this guy seemed remorseful. Suddenly, Robbie returned and swung at Johnny. Johnny dodged, and you grabbed his wrist before you slammed him into the ground.

Johnny threw out a chain which wrapped around Robbie.

Johnny: You made a big mistake, kid. You don't want to give me answers? Then I'll slam them out of you!

Johnny pulled on his chain which sent Robbie into the air. Johnny then slammed his into the ground. He then grabbed Robbie and lifted him up by his throat.

Johnny: You can't hide anything from me. I can see right through souls...and yours is a piece of work. Eli Marrow, is it? You murderous, sadistic, unrepentant Satanist! I've seen the foulest souls, both mortal and immortal alike. But, never anything like yours. You'll repent for the decades of pain and suffering you've brought upon the innocent.

Robbie, no...Eli began to laugh. He reached behind him and you noticed it seemed to dissaper.

Eli: Repent? Not in my dictionary.

He suddenly pulled out a chain and swung it at Johnny. Johnny ducked under it and you lunged forward and tackled Eli to the ground.

Johnny: Nice try, Marrow.

You and Johnny watched as Eli sat up. He seemed to be smiling.

Eli: I had enough of you, Bones. Time for me to blow this stand!

Johnny felt a tug on his leg and looked down to see that a chain was wrapped around his leg. Eli stood up and you watched as his car drove straight through him. You jumped out of the way as Eli drove off.

Johnny was suddenly pulled off of his feet as the car drove off.

Y/N: Shit!

You broke out into a sprint before you noticed that Johnny's bike was following as well. You groaned and hopped onto the flaming bike before taking control.

Speeding up, you gained ground as Eli laughed and Johnny struggled.

Robbie: What the fuck was he talking about, Eli?! Pain and suffering?! Murderous Satanist?!

Eli: Keep your mouth shut, kid. I gotta shake this guy off of us.

You swerved through the traffic before you reached the car. You popped out your claws and slashed the tires, but it didn't even slow down.

Robbie: Holy shit! That's Monster! Eli, he's an Avenger!

Eli: Fuck! Fine. Looks like we're gonna have to get out of here.

He turned the wheel and tried to run you off the side of the road, but you managed to avoid it. Or, the bike did. You looked back at Johnny and got an idea.

You hit the brakes and fell back behind the car. You reached down and grabbed the chain before yanking on it. You managed to pulled Johnny up onto the bike.

Johnny: Get me to the car!

You nodded and sped back up. Once you were back to the side of the car, Johnny jumped off and grabbed onto the hood of the car.

Eli heard Johnny land and groaned. He stood up and morphed through the roof.

Johnny: Vengeance will be.....what in Hell's name?!

He stared into Eli's eyes, but he saw another pair.

Eli: Get off my ride!

Eli kicked Johnny in the chest which sent him flying off the car. You quickly took control of the bike and swerved to catch Johnny.

You grabbed his jacket, saving him from hitting the road. Unable to hold onto Johnny and drive, you stopped.

Johnny changed back into his human form as you set him down. You sighed as you leaned forward on the now normal bike.

Johnny: That's not possible.

You looked back at him.

Y/N: What's not possible?

Johnny: He had two souls in him. That's not right.

You sighed as you looked down the firey trail, already vanishing.

Y/N: Well, looks like we'll need to take this up tomorrow. You gonna be okay?

Johnny nodded as he stood up. He then looked at you and crossed his arms.

Johnny: I'll give you a ride, but you ain't driving.

You looked back at the bike and turned back to the man with an innocent smile.

Y/N: Please?

Johnny: Wanna walk?

You just scooted back.
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Mockingbird sent a message..

MB: Hey, kiddo. How are things going in LA?

Monster: Horribly. We found the guy we were looking for but he's tough.

MB: Sounds rough. But, could you do me a tinsy winsy tiny favor?

Monster: ?

MB: We had this research team over at West LA. They found something but they needed someone to go and check it out. Fury asked me to do it but, I'm kinda in Alaska and....you know.

Monster:.....

Monster: Seriously?

MB: I'll pay you back! Anything you want!

Monster: A nude.

MB: Almost anything you want!

Monster: Worth a shot.

Monster: I'll check it out.

MB: I owe you big time :)!

MB: No nudes!
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The next day, Robbie worked on his car. Trying his best to not listen to Eli's distant voice. He sighed before he forced a smile and looked up at Gabe. His little brother was watching him work, excited to learn more.

Robbie: All right, Gabe. What's this?

Gabe looked at the part Robbie was pointing to with his wrench.

Gabe: Cylinder head! The end cover in an internal combustion engine!

Robbie nodded as he smiled. He killed a man last night. And now a second Ghost Rider and an Avenger after him.

Robbie: That's right. And what's in here?

And the man who was in his body might be a murderer. A Satanist.

Gabe: Intercooler! It cools gas between successive compressions.

Robbie: Especially in...

Gabe: Especially in a supercharged engine!

Robbie rubbed his chain.

Robbie: Hmmm....I dunno. You sure about that?

Gabe nodded.

Gabe: Yes!

Robbie looked at his brother before he smiled and playfully placed him in a headlock.

Robbie: Well, you're completely right! You're too good!

Gabe laughed as Robbie got back to work. He needed to forget about last night. The blood on his hands.

Robbie: Sorry, bud. We're almost done here. I just need a few more minutes. I just gotta fix this...

Gabe: Intake manifold!

Robbie looked up surprised. How did he know that?

Gabe: It supplies the fuel-air mixture to the cylinders in an engine!

Robbie smiled at his brother.

Robbie: Yeah. You know, you would be a great mechanic when you grow up? Do you want to be one?

Gabe nodded excitedly.

Gabe: Just like you!

Robbie smiled, but his heart broke.

Robbie: No, Gabe. You don't want to be like me.
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Y/N: This blows.

You rubbed your tired eyes as you walked through the beach parking lot. You were now on the Santa Monica Coastline in West LA.

Since you were here, Bobbi had sent a text to you to look into something that had popped up on SHIELD's radar. You figured it wouldn't hurt to check out since Johnny was still looking for this new Rider.

You ended up at the makeshift SHEILD camp where you were met with the man in charge.

Scientist: Hello! You must be Monster.

You nodded and shook his hand. You looked over at the pit that they had dug and sighed. Such a great way to ruin a beach.

Y/N: So, Agent Morse kinda filled me in, but you might want to run me through everything.

The scientist nodded and pulled out his device. He handed it to you and you watched a video of some men in hazmat suits pulling something from the ground.

Scientist: Yesterday, we found a previously unrecorded element right here. This is nothing short of an incredible discovery.

You nodded and handed the man the device. You heard someone scream and turned to the mobile center where men in hazmat suits run out. The scientist rushed over to see what was going on, but you just sighed and decided to investigate.

You walked over to the mobile lab and peeked inside. There, you found something strange.

A purple substance was talking control of a lab mouse. It was changing it into something else. Something more monstrous.

Y/N: *sigh. I'm so getting a nude for this.

You popped out your claws and entered the mobile center.
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Robbie drove down the street with his brother who had an ice cream cone with three scoops.

Gabe: I! Am! The! Ice Cream Monster!

Robbie: Haha! He strikes again! I don't know how you always convince me, buddy. We're spoiling dinner, you know? Ice cream is for dessert.

Gabe just happily ate his ice cream. Robbie laughed a bit as he took the turn to go home. However, he found the road blocked by a moving truck.

Robbie: What the...really?

He hocked the horn causing the man to turn around. He looked like someone you shouldn't mess with, but Robbie wasn't looking for trouble.

Robbie: Can you move over a bit so we can get through?

The man spat to the side before he walked towards the car. He then lifted his coat up, showing the handle of a gun.

Man: This's my last warnin', coz. I'mma light you up, you don't keep it movin' tha fuck outta here!

He slammed his foot onto the bumper, causing Robbie to get a head ache.

Eli: Do it, kid. No need to step out of the car. You just gotta run his ass over.

Robbie: Shut up, Eli. I'm  ot in the mood.

Gabe: Is he mad at us? Did we do something wrong?

Robbie and the man stared at each other before Robbie put the car in reverse.

Robbie: No, bud. Sometimes people just act like dummies, you know? Like dumb-dumbs.

Gabe laughed as Robbie drove away.

Gabe: That's mean, Robbie!

Robbie: I know. I shouldn't say that.

His grip on the wheel tightened.

Robbie: Sorry.
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You dodged another microscope thrown by the infected mouse. You then watched as it grabbed another mouse and ate it.

Y/N: Gross.

The mouse suddenly grew double in size. Your eyes went wide as you realized what this meant.

Y/N: You...adapt? Holy shit.

It suddenly leap at you, but you caught it mid air.

Y/N: Not so fast, Micky Mouse! Time to lock you up and...

The mouse suddenly bit down on your hand, causing you to drop him. You grabbed your hand and noticed that it was bleeding.

Your eyes grew wide as you slowly looked down at the mouse.

Y/N: Oh, shit.

Mouse: <ROAR!!!>

You watched as it grew even more in size and shape. It now seemed to resemble more of a large bear like creature with spikes linning it's back and fangs the size of your fingers. Oh, and sharp metal claws.

It set it's sights on you as you stood there.

Y/N: Uh, hi?

The scientist looked up when he heard the sounds coming from inside of the mobile center. Suddenly, you were thrown out of the center by the back doors.

You landed in the sand and groaned as the creature leaped out with a roar. Everyone present cried out and began to flee as you quickly got to your feet. You popped out your claws and charged at the creature, but it swatted you away into a nearby car. The windows all broke when you hit the side of it with great force.

You pushed yourself up to your hands and knees before you looked up at the creature. You stood back up as it charged at you.

You leaped up and stabbed into it. You activated a marking on your hand and created a magical rope which you used to wrap around the creature's neck.

You jumped off and pulled on it, sending the creature to the ground.

Y/N: Okay, I'm guessing you hate me for that Micky Mouse joke. So, uh, sorry?

The creature managed to escape the rope before you sighed. You really needed to work on your magic.

You instead opted to use brute force by taking a swung, but it ducked. How did a mouse know how to duck? It lunged at you to take another bite, but you grabbed it and threw it away. However, it landed perfectly.

Wait, did it learn that by biting you? That meant that it had your claws as well. That's why they were metal.

Wait a moment.

If it got your claws, does that mean...

The mouse suddenly erupted into flames before quickly turning back to normal.

Y/N:........fuck!

The mouse charged at you with electricity coming from it's mouth. You slid under it and grabbed it's tail before slamming it to the ground.

Y/N: Look, I rather not be the reason a huge scientific discovery is destroyed, but by the wrath of whatever God is up there, I fucking will!

The mouse let out a cry and began to dig into the sand. Your eyes went wide when you realized it was trying to escape.

Y/N: No! No! No!

You tried to stop it, but it was already gone. You hit the ground and looked info the hole. You stared into the darkness before you yelled out.

Y/N: Why do I suck at this?!
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Back over at the Taco Locos Food truck located at Venice Blvd, Robbie and Gabe enjoyed themselves some freshly made steeet tacos courtesy of Doña Rosa.

Across the way from the two brothers, two girls sat and waited for their own food. Well, one was. The other had her eye on Robbie as he smiled at his brother.

???: Mmmm. Even the boys out here are cuter.

Her friend looked up at her then over at Robbie. She just rolled her eyes and took a drink of her soda.

???: Why do I hang out with you?

???: Because you're my friend. Also because you're helping me move.

The girl looked back over, but ended up locking eyed with Robbie. She quickly played it off and focused on her drink while her friend looked at her.

???: You're ridiculous.

The girl just shrugged. Their order was called and she got up to grab the food. As she did, Robbie got up with his brother and headed for his car.

Robbie: Thank you, Doña Rosa. The food was delicious, as always.

Gabe: Bye, Doña Rosa! See you soon!

Doña waved at the two brothers and handed the girl her food.

Doña: Order for Bishop.

???: Thank you, love.

Kate took her food and headed back to her friend. She set it down and smiled.

Kate: Well, the great view's gone. At least we have tacos.

???: You're so stupid. But these smell.....

The girl stopped when she caught a whiff of something. Something foul. She looked around as the mouse rushed through the sewers below.

She stood up and looked around. That's when she heard it.

???: Kate, get more napkins. Things are about to get messy.

Kate: Laura...

The ground suddenly burst open when the creature emerged from below. Laura just popped out her claws.

Laura: And I thought California was more peaceful.