Caretaker[voiceover]It's said that the West was built on legends. And that legends are a way of understanding things greater than ourselves. Forces that shape our lives, events that defy explanation. Individuals whose lives soar to the heavens or fall to the earth. This is how legends are born.
[Johnny transforms into Ghost Rider]
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Caretaker[takes the scroll out of the shovel handle]Contract of San Venganza.
[Johnny reaches for the Contract, but the Caretaker pulls it away]
Johnny BlazeHe may have my soul but he doesn't have my spirit.
CaretakerAny man that's got the guts to sell his soul for love has got the power to change the world. You didn't do it for greed, you did it for the right reason. Maybe that puts God on your side. To them that makes you dangerous, makes you unpredictable. That's the best thing you can be right now.
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[first lines]
Caretaker[voiceover]It's said that the West was built on legends. Tall tales that help us make sense of things too great or too terrifying to believe. This is the legend of the Ghost Rider. Story goes that every generation has one. Some damned soul, cursed to ride the earth, collecting on the Devil's deals. Many years ago, a Ghost Rider was sent to the village of San Venganza, to fetch a contract worth 1000 evil souls. But that contract was so powerful, he knew he could never let the Devil get his hands on it. So he did what no Rider has ever done before: he outran the Devil himself. The thing about legends is... sometimes, they're true.
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Caretaker[to an exhausted Johnny Blaze]Morning, Bonehead.
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Ghost Rider[just lassoed a helicopter that tailed him to the roof; pulling it towards him]Come here.
[Johnny mounts his bike, turning into the Ghost Rider]
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Mephistopheles[after Blaze defeats Blackheart]Congradulations, Johnny. You upheld your end of the bargain. It's time I take back the power of the Ghost Rider. You get your life back. The love you've always wanted. You can start a family of your own. There are more deals to be made. More people willing to give their souls for what they desire. Let someone else carry this curse. You're free now. After all... a deal's a deal.
Johnny Blaze[looks to Roxanne; points to Mephistopheles, his hand burning as fire flashes in his eyes]No. I'm gonna own this curse... and I'm gonna use it against you. Whenever innocent blood is spilt, it'll be my father's blood... and you'll find me there. A spirit of vengeance... fighting fire with fire.
Roxanne SimpsonSo, could you tell us about The Good Samaritan?
Girl in AlleyWell, I'll never forget him, that's for sure. He was tall, broad shoulders, and thin, really thin, like bony. He had this rad chopper, it was all flames and stuff. Oh, and his face was a skull and it was on fire.
Girl in Alley... like that much fire, and I know it sounds weird but it looked good on him. I mean, it was an edge look but he totally pulled it off.
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[before the big Touchdown Jump, Johnny Blaze and Randall "Mack" Mackenzie stand at the top of the acceleration ramp, overlooking the 300 ft jump]
MackThank God you listened to me, took the cars out. It would've been suicide otherwise This way if you come up short, see, you'll come down on some nice, soft, green... grass?
[Mack looks up at the sound of the stadium dome being opened. Six Blackhawk helicopters slowly descend towards the field]
X Games AnnouncerLadies and Gentlemen, Johnny Blaze will not be jumping 50 cars today as scheduled; but instead, he will be leaping six UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. Never before has any man attempted such a death-defying stunt.
Mack[as the helicopters land on the field]Why? Why JB? Why wouldn't you tell me?
Johnny BlazeWell, because you would have thrown a fit.
MackCall me old-fashioned, I'm funny that way. Human sacrifice makes me uncomfortable. Why, JB? Why helicopters, man?
Barton Blaze[a flashback to Barton discussing a new idea for a jump with young Johnny]You know what I've been thinking about? A new stunt. But instead of the cars or the ring of fire, a helicopter.
Johnny BlazeI'm the only one who can walk in both worlds. I'm the Ghost Rider.
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Caretaker[Changed back into human, as Johnny is about to head to San Venganza]This is the end of the trail for me. I got nothing left, I could only change one more time and I was saving it for this. God knows I made my share of mistakes. I've been trying to make them right ever since. All I can do is hope he sees fit to give me a second chance.
CaretakerThe story goes he made a deal to save someone he loved. He'd be normal during the day, but at night, in the presence of evil, the Rider takes over.
Blackheart[starts screaming, but then laughs]Your Penance stare won't work on me. I've no soul to burn.
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MephistophelesWhat's wrong, Johnny? Worried about your father?
Young Johnny BlazeWhat do you know about that?
MephistophelesEven a blind man can see he's sick. Thing about cancer is the time it takes... the toll on loved ones. Lives that are altered. Plans that have to be changed. Johnny, what if I could help your dad?
Young Johnny BlazeYeah? How?
MephistophelesHow is not important. What if I could make him better? Give him back his health? Would you be willing to make a deal?
Officer MackieI have a suspect fleeing west on Cherry. Repeat, west on Cherry.
DispatcherThat's a dead end. You got him.
Officer Mackie10-4 on that.
[Ghost Rider drives the Hell Cycle up alongside the building]
DispatcherWhat's the suspect's location?
Officer MackieUp.
DispatcherWhat?
Officer MackieThe suspect is going up.
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Roxanne SimpsonJohnny Blaze, thank you for talking to us before your big jump. No one has ever attempted such a distance before: Three hundred feet from field goal to field goal. What's going through your mind, right now?
Mack[about Johnny's arrest]Yeah, well, if this gets out in the press, his career is over.
Roxanne SimpsonYeah, trust me, his career's the least of it.
MackYou know, you seem like a nice lady, and you're purty and all but we were riding the gravy train on biscuit wheels around here, and then you showed up, everything went to hell. So why don't you just go back to wherever it is you came from?
Roxanne SimpsonYou wouldn't believe me if I told you. Look, you don't know me, but I love him. So if there's anything you know that can help, anything...
MackOkay, well, lately he's been readin' these really weird books, and they're messin' with his mind, you know. And he's writin' stuff down, and he's stayin' up late. And he does it over here. You can go through his stuff, and I don't know if it means anything.
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BlackheartListen to me, and try to get this through your thick skull. You don't work for my father anymore, you work for me.
Roxanne Simpson[after Johnny tells her he's the Devil's Bounty Hunter]The way I see it is I've got a couple of choices: I could either accept that you really believe what you're telling me is true, & take you to the nearest psychiatric hospital.
[Wallow, Gressil and Abigor all appear beside Blackheart]
Mephistopheles[starts walking towards them]Where have you been hiding? I know why you're here. I know what you're after. It's *my* contract. They're *my* souls.
[Mephistopheles stops, Blackheart's minions look as if they're about to bolt and run, but Blackheart calmly blows on a cigarette, re-lighting the lamps and affecting Mephistopheles]
Blackheart[challenging]We both know you can't harm me here! It's *my* turn to lead.
Mephistopheles[calmly extinguishes the lamps with his hand]You will suffer for this. Now... deal with my rider.
[Wallow looks at Blackheart]
Blackheart[cold but simple]Your favourite creation. Send your precious rider. I will retire him, just like... I will retire you... father.