- "You don't get to decide who deserves to die."
"I'm not the one who decides." - ―Daisy Johnson and Robbie Reyes[src]
The Duel at El Monte Junkyard was a confrontation between the Inhuman vigilante Daisy Johnson and the demonic being known as Ghost Rider.
Background
Following the Destruction of HYDRA and the ratification of the Sokovia Accords, S.H.I.E.L.D. was relegitimized under public servant Jeffrey Mace, who replaced veteran agent Phil Coulson as Director.
Around the same time, Inhuman agent Daisy Johnson went rogue and began operating as a vigilante. Dubbed "Quake" by the press, Johnson's actions prompted S.H.I.E.L.D. to launch a manhunt in a desperate attempt to find their renegade comrade.[1]
The following year, a series of murders began occurring in Los Angeles, California, all of which were believed to have been committed by an enigmatic vigilante known only as Ghost Rider. Having murdered members of both the Fifth Street Locos and the Watchdogs as well as councilman Roger Perez and pedophilic teacher Thomas Wright, the Ghost Rider quickly became a symbol of fear.[2]
Johnson learned that members of the Aryan Brotherhood had been hired by the Watchdogs. Having discovered that local gangs throughout the city had recently started working for the Watchdogs, she managed to track down four members who, unbeknownst to her, were eluding the Ghost Rider after being caught delivering a stolen box to the Chinatown Crew.
Confronting the quartet on a deserted street, Johnson defeated Scott in hand to hand combat only to watch as blood began pouring out of his chest. The other members, having noticed the Rider's car making its way down the street, fired a rocket launcher at the vehicle but failed to destroy it.
In the ensuing confrontation, the Rider slaughtered Moore and Anderson before abducting Mitchell and driving away. Johnson, who had observed the entire scene, escaped as local authorities arrived while Scott was taken to a local hospital.
The following day, Johnson infiltrated the hospital where Scott was recovering and pressed him for information about the Rider. Scott, however, only gave a cryptic answer before opening his wound and allowing himself to bleed to death. Frustrated, Johnson set out to learn the Rider's true identity on her own.[2]
Duel
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Johnson met Robbie Reyes, who is closing up the garage of his car in El Monte Junk and Salvage and said she was looking for man who owns a 1969 Dodge Charger and thinking the owner might have bought the parts for his car here. Knowing Johnson is looking for him and remembering her the other night as Quake, he lied that he didn't know anyone by her description and said that he worked on nights only. Daisy decided to come back the next morning and thanked Reyes. Reyes, who upon realizing Daisy might expose him, if she came back and sensed that she was a threat decided to subdue Reyes as well to get her out of the situation. Offering her the chance to look inside the main office; a trailer, as to show her a book of sales. Johnson accepted and Reyes took her to check in the place.
Quake fires a shockwave at Robbie Reyes
Once he showed her the place, he got out his car keys out of his pocket and started tossing them making a rattling sound. Reyes started distracting Johnson by asking her if she lived around here, only for her to replied that she used to and is in town for a couple of days. He then replied by saying it is a strange place to spend her vacation and that it is not a great neighbourhood. Johnson, who on hearing the rattling sound Reyes is making with his keys and remembering hearing the same sound from the other night, turned around and attacked Reyes realizing he was Ghost Rider. Reyes tried to incapacitate her, but Quake used her powers to throw Reyes backwards into a van. Getting back up, Reyes grabbed a long metal pole and lit it on fire. He then asked Quake if she had the devil inside of her and the two of them faced off.
Reyes prepares to fight against Quake
Eventually, Quake managed to best Reyes and pin him to a barrier, all the while using her powers to hold him in place. Reyes then told her that she shouldn't have got involved in the situation with Quake replied serial killers like him always complained when stopped. He then explained that he only kills people who deserved punishment and that it was vengeance. Quake then listed Robbie's victims such as the detective and teacher. Laughing Reyes revealed that the detective had blood on his hands and was dirty. Quake then hit Robbie giving a cut on his face and asking about he teacher, Thomas Wright only for him explain to her that Wright was a paedophile and head butted her in the face. Quake kicked him to the ground and told him, he did not have the right to decide who lived or died.
Reyes then explained to her that he wasn't the one who decided and transformed into Ghost Rider. Quake looked shocked on seeing his appearance. Ghost Rider then grabbed a steel beam from a car, set it on fire, and tried using it as a weapon towards Quake only for her to use her powers to get the weapon out of his hands by tossing it backwards in the air and keeping Ghost Rider at bay, as she knew a single burn from him would proved to be fatal. Ghost Rider then furiously punched her in the torso making her fall to the ground. He then threw a large steel cabinet shelf down on top of her, only for Quake to use her powers to stop the cabinet from falling on her. Laying defenceless on the ground and knowing she did not have enough strength to push the cabinet backwards into the air, Quake begged the Ghost Rider to kill her, as she still felt remorse for the death of Lincoln Campbell, But Ghost Rider just left her having looked into her soul and determining she did not deserve death, even though Quake felt she did. Quake then rolled away just in time for the cabinet shelf to fall in her place. She felt one of her bones had been broken while using her powers and examined it at the same time, while hearing Reyes getting away.
Aftermath
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