-Location: Wakanda
-Late At Night-

After the death of both T'Challa and James, Shuri along with her mother Romanda and their friend Nakia and Agent Ross had escaped from the palace and are heading to the Jabari Tribe in hopes of making M'Baku the new Black Panther with the heart-shaped herb Nakia stop from the Hall of Kings before it was burned to the ground. They hope M'Baku takes it and uses the new power to fight Killmonger and avenging both the former king and the dead Rider.

"So where are we going again?" Ross asks as he and the three female Wakandans travel through the snowy land of the Jabari Tribe.

"We're taking the Heart Shaped Herb to Jabariland," Nakia informs the CIA agent.

"Heart Shaped Herb, what is that?" Ross asks.

"It gives whoever takes it heightened abilities," Shuri tells the American.

"It's what made T'Challa so strong," Nakia informs Ross and Romonda stops in her tracks.

"Nakia. I don't like this. The Herb belongs to us. We may be creating a bigger monster with M'Baku," she states. "Nakia, you should take it yourself."

"I'm a spy with no army," Nakia states. "I wouldn't stand a chance."

Romonda understands and they all continue their journey to the Jabari Tribe. They meet them sooner than expected due to them being surrounded by members of the Wakandan tribe.

"Stay calm," Nakia tells her group and they are soon brought forth to M'Baku, leader of the Jabari Tribe.

Once their, M'Baku looks at the three female Wakandans and glowers at Ross who was the only American in the country. This unnerves everyone as M'Baku turns his attention back to Romonda.

"My son was murdered in ritual combat," she tells the Jabari leader. "As well as one of his close friends when he refused to bow to him."

"Were the odds fair?" M'Baku asks.

"Yes, but-" Nakia starts but M'Baku speaks over her.

"So it was less than a murder than a defeat?" the man asks, making Shuri angry.

"Do NOT rub our noses in it-"

"Silence! I am the one here that makes the pronouncements here, girl," M'Baku tells Shuri.

"Look, uh, your highness, the new king is, er..." Ross starts to say, only to hear the Jabari tribe starts to bark at him.

"Be quiet! One more word out of you and I'll feed you to my children," the Jabari leader tells Ross, winking at Romonda.

Ross becomes terrified at the remark until M'Baku laughs and speaks again.

"I am only kidding. We are all vegetarians."

Nakia then steps in, holding out the Heart Shaped Herb to the man.

"Great Gorilla M'Baku. This is why we are here. To offer this to you," Nakia tells M'Baku. "An outsider sits on our throne. Only you can help us stop him."

M'Baku can be seen thinking carefully about this offer, his ego stroked. But...

"Come with me," he says and walks off his throne and pass the other Wakandans and Ross.

They all follow him outside to the Jabari Healing Grounds and M'Baku leads them to a small hut with two familiar faces. T'Challa, lying unconscious in the snow, and a flaming skeleton next to him, carefully making sure his flames don't melt the snow around him.

-Hours Earlier-
[James' POV]

I was currently watching over T'Challa, making sure his slumber goes undisturbed when I hear a familiar voice.

"James!" Shuri's voice shouts, cutting through the air and I turn to see the young inventor.

"Shuri?" I question as said girl tackles me into a hug.

"I thought you died!" she tells me, hugging me tightly.

"Seriously?" I ask. "It's gonna take a HELLA lot more than a sword stabbing me in my stomach and falling into raging waters to kill this demon."

Shuri laughs in relief as she lets go off me and I see Nakia and Romonda, M'Baku nearby.

"Impossible," Nakia says in disbelief and if a skull could smirk, mine would be doing so.

"Oh, it's possible," I say. "Just hard to believe."

"Is he breathing?"

"Barely, but he's still hanging on," I say. "The bastard is one heck of a fighter if you ask me."

"Why do you have him in the snow?!" Shuri asks, full of concern for her brother and then turns to me. "And how are you not melting the snow?!"

"It's the only thing keeping him alive," I say. "And to explain me not melting the snow: I can decide what my fire burns or not. That's why this place hasn't gone up in flames yet."

"We need to get him to my lab!" Shuri states. "I can heal him there!"

"Take him," M'Baku says. "He'll be dead in seconds."

"Naki, the herb," Romonda tells the girl, motioning for the small, purple plant in Nakia's hands.

She hands her queen the herb and Romonda walks pass M'Baku who only watches. Romonda then mashes the herb into juice and places it into T'Challa's mouth as she says some sorta prayer to her goddess, Bast.

"Hurry," she says. "We must bury him."

We do as she says and cover the remaining parts of T'Challa with snow, completely burying him.

"Is this gonna work?" I ask. "What even was that plant, anyway?"

"It's called the Heart Shaped Herb, a plant fueled and made by vibranium," Shuri tells me. "It's what makes T'Challa the Black Panther."

"Woah. Cool," I say in amazement and turn to watch as the snow above T'Challa move around.

I stare at the snow in confusions before T'Challa suddenly bursts from the snow, seemingly confused on where he was.

"Hey, bud," I tell the Wakandan. "Easy! You just woke up from a coma! Relax man."

T'Challa looks at me and slowly nods as he turns to his family and friends.

"Does anyone have a blanket?"

-Location: Jabari Throne Room-

After T'Challa woke up, we all head back to M'Baku's throne room and talk.

"Killmonger has the full support of our military," Nakia tells me and T'Challa. "And he burned the garden of the Heart Shaped Herb."

"Of course he did," Ross says and me and T'Challa turn to him. "That's what he was trained to do. His unit used to work with the CIA to destabilize foreign countries. They would always strike at transitions of power... like an election year or the death of a monarch. You get control of government, the military..."

"Our resources," T'Challa finishes. "The Great Mound."

"Our vibranium," Shuri continues. "All my designs."

"He will use our weapons and transport them all across the world," T'Challa states.

"RAAAGH!" I yell in anger and punch the wall, making the entire place tremble from the mere force of the attack. "If I didn't get angry and act like an idiot, none of this would've happened!"

"It's okay, James," Shuri tells me. "It's not your fault. You only did what any normal human would do in that situation."

I look at the young inventor for a moment before calming down. I turn to T'Challa who was talking to Nakia.

"You must get them out of Wakanda safely," he tells Nakia, motioning to Shuri and his mother.

"What?"

"What about you?"

"The challenge will have to continue," T'Challa tells his family and my skull would be grinning if it could.

"Hell yeah!" I say. "Let's kick some ass!"

Shuri looks at me with a "Really?" face and I speak.

"What? I wanna kill that Killmonger bastard. It's my job to di so."

Shuri rolls her eyes and Romonda tries to talk her way out of leaving her son.

"We will not leave Wakanda," she tells her son.

"It is my duty to keep you safe," T'Challa tells his mother and if my eyes could roll, they'd be on the floor and rolling down the hallway by now.

"URI If he gets control of our technology, no where will be safe," Shuri tells us and pulls out a silver clawed necklace, handing it to T'Challa. "The Black Panther lives. And when he fights for the fate of Wakanda I will be right there beside him."

"So will I," I say, stepping forward.

"Me as well," Nakia says, stepping next to me. "Wakanda is my home. I would rather die than leave it to someone like Killmonger."

"No," T'Challa says. "This is my fight and mine alone. I will not endanger my friends and family even more than I've already done."

"Oh cut the tough guy act, T'Challa," I tell my friend. "His soul is stained by too many innocents. He is and WILL be taken down! You aren't stopping me from helping you."

"I'm in too," Ross says and we all look at him. "What? You're gonna need all the help you can get."

We all then smile at him and T'Challa goes to speak, but is stopped when M'Baku is heard yawning.

"Are you done?" he asks after a small stretch. "Are you--are you done?"

-Location: Outside The Vibranium Mineshaft-
[No One's POV]

Erik is seen in some sort of robe with Okoye and W'Kabi at his sides as he walks toward a small crate full of vibranium weapons.

"Shuri, now!" T'Challa shouts into his comms and then turns back to the crashed carrier. "Come on out, James! We have no time to dawdle!"

An engine is then heard roaring loudly and James, in his Rider form and on his Hellcycle, rams through the airship and circles around T'Challa a few times before stopping next to him.

"Jesus, man," he says, "have patience. It takes a sec to summon this thing."

James then turns to Killmonger and moves his boney jaw to make it seem like he was smirking mockingly.

"Miss me, Soldier-Boy?"

Killmonger only chuckles to himself and turns to W'Kabi.

"Kill these clowns."

"W'Kabi! The challenge is not yet complete," Okoye tells her lover.

"What will we do?" one of the Border Tribe soldiers ask their leader, all seemingly nervous to not only face their former king but the flaming monster aiding him.

After a few moments of thinking, W'Kabi calls for his men and they all go to their battle positions. They all start to charge at the two and James speaks.

"Oh goody. Time for fun!"

"Do not kill anyone, James!" T'Challa tells his friend as he charges at the opposing soldier. "We need them alive!"

James only grumbles but listens to the Black Panther as his bike lurches forward and he goes to fight the Border Tribe soldier as well. As he does so, he decides to lighten up the mood with a little song.

[James]
Been traveling in packs that I can't carry anymore

Been waiting for somebody else to carry me
There's nothing else there for me at my door
All the people I know aren't who they used to be

-Once he gets close he leaps from his Hellcycle and lets it run into the soldiers, making sure they don't turn to ash when they get hit by the Hellish motorcycle. Then he gets surrounded by some Border Tribe soldiers who are ready to attack.-

And if I try to change my life one more day
There would be nobody else to save
And I can't change into a person I don't wanna be, so...

-A soldier charges at James alone and goes to hit him with his vibranium sword, but James only catches it and tosses the soldier away. Two more rush at the Ghost Rider with maces in hand and swing only for James to duck and the two soldiers hit each other in the face, knocking each other out.-

Oh, it's Saturday night, yeah!

-James punches an approaching soldier in the face which probably breaks both his teeth and jaw and the soldier gets sent flying. James then throws his chains at another soldier and spins him around before making the chains let him go and making the soldier fly away. James blocks a punch and tosses yet another soldiers away and then headbutting another one. He then grabs the neck of a charging soldier who struggles for breathe and James punches him to unconsciousness.-

I pray for the wicked on the weekend!
Mama, can I get another amen?
Oh oh oh oh oh!
Oh, it's Saturday night, yeah!
Swear to God, I ain't ever gonna repent!
Mama, can I get another amen?
Oh oh oh oh oh!
Oh, it's Saturday night, yeah!

-James watches as more Border Tribe men charge at him and he just jumps over them as he takes out his chains and makes it break apart, resulting in the chain links to fly at the soldiers and impale them in their shoulders or legs. Places where they wouldn't die to be exact. He falls back to the ground and his chain links came back to his hand, forming his chains once again. Then a soldier comes behind him and tries to attack him.-

And every morning when I wake up
I wanna be who I couldn't say I'd ever been
But it's so much more than I ever was
If every night I go to sleep knowing
That I gave everything that I had to give
Then it's all I could've asked for
I've been standing up beside everything I've ever said, but...

-James turns to grabs the arm of the soldier who looks at James in fear. Then the Rider snaps the man's arm in half and he screams in pain.-

Oh, it's Saturday night, yeah!

-James throws the soldier at two more approaching soldiers and they all get knocked down. He then kicks another Border Tribe member in the head and he falls to the ground, unconscious. Another three soldiers charge at the Spirit of Vengeance with their weapons ready when they were suddenly they get rammed by James' Hellcycle. The Ghost Rider then throws his chains at a farther soldier and wraps it around his neck. James pulls the man into the air and sends him crashing into the ground on the other side of him.-

I pray for the wicked on the weekend!
Mama, can I get another amen?
Oh oh oh oh oh!
Oh, it's Saturday night, yeah!
Swear to God, I ain't ever gonna repent!
Mama, can I get another amen?
Oh oh oh oh oh!
Oh, it's Saturday night, yeah!

-James then sees Okoye and Shuri fighting against Killmonger, and losing. He flips into the air and fires a ball of Hellfire at the ex-soldier, making back away from the two female Wakandans.-

If I had one more day to wish
If I had one more day
To be better than I could have ever been

-James then flips over to where Killmonger was fighting Okoye and Shuri who were injured.

"Did you really sing as you fought?" Shuri asks the Rider.

"Maybe," James says, making his skull seem like he's smirking.

"Show off," Okoye says.-

Well, if I had one more day to wish
If I had one more day
I could be better, but, baby...

-James goes to catch a sword that was about to him which was held by Killmonger himself who was in his own Black Panther suit, except this one was gold instead of silver.-

Oh, it's Saturday night, yeah!

-The two start to exchange blows as James continues to sing.-

I pray for the wicked on the weekend!
Mama, can I get another amen?
Oh oh oh oh oh!
Oh, it's Saturday night, yeah!
Swear to God, I ain't ever gonna repent!
Mama, can I get another amen?
Oh oh oh oh oh!
Oh, it's Saturday night, yeah!
It's Saturday, Saturday, Saturday!
Oh oh oh oh oh!
Oh, it's Saturday night, yeah!
Swear to God, swear to God, swear to God!
Oh oh oh oh oh!

-T'Challa then tackles Erik and they both end up falling down the mineshaft to have their final battle.-

Oh, it's Saturday night, yeah!

James goes to the edge of the mineshaft to see both Wakandans fall downward.

"Holy shit," he says as he looks down the hole.

He walks away from it and sees Shuri helping up Okoye.

"You stay here," James tells the girls and runs off to help T'Challa. "I'm going to help!"

As the Rider runs off, he whistles for his bike and hops on it. He then starts to find the closest entrance for the mineshaft as T'Challa and Killmonger fight each other.

-With T'Challa and Killmonger-

As the sonic stabilizers power down, T'Challa takes the spear head from his cousin and throws it into the air as he and Erik roll forward as the train rolls away. T'Challa then catches the spear head and stabs it into Killmonger's chest as his suit heals up, leaving the spear head lodged in the ex-soldier's body. Killmonger's breathe then hitches as he takes down his mask and looks down at the spear head. T'Challa, realizing what he did, takes his mask off as well and looks at the spear head as well.

"Helluva move," Erik says as he struggles to breathe. "My pops always said that Wakanda was the most beautiful thing he's ever seen. The best place to watch the sunset. He promised me that he was going to show it to me some day. Can you believe that? Kid from Oakland running around believing in fairy tales."

Killmonger winces from the pain in his body and T'Challa stands up, picking his cousin up and dragging him to his feet. He then leads him to a nearby vibranium lift and they ride it to the outside. As the two walk out of the mine, they can see a flaming bike in the distance and see that its making its way to them. It soon parks near them to reveal James. He hops off his Hellcycle and jogs to the two.

"What happened?" he asks as he sees the spear head in Killmonger's chest.

"He fought well... but in the end he lost," T'Challa tells the Rider.

"You don't need to--COUGH!--rub my face in it, Cus," Erik tells his cousin weakly.

"He wishes to see the sunset," T'Challa informs James and the skeleton nods.

"Okay," he says and puts one of Killmonger's arms around him. "Let's get you to that sunset."

The two then lead Erik to the edge of the walkway and place him on his knees to watch the sunset. All three watch in peace as the sun creeps below the horizon James' flames even turn to a light blue and white color, becoming calm at the beautiful sight.

"Dad was right," Erik says with tears in his eyes. "It's beautiful."

"It is," James says, agreeing with the ex-soldier.

After some time gazing, T'Challa speaks.

"I can still heal you is you wish," he says to Killmonger. "Maybe get James to help you."

"And get locked up?" Erik asks. "Nah. Just bury me in the ocean with my ancestors who knew that death... was better than bondage."

"Who says you'll be locked up?" James asks. "Your cousin here is still king. He can pardon you if he wishes and I can help you become better. In the end though, it's all up to you."

Erik stays silent for a moment, seemingly thinking about this offer. He then looks to T'Challa for confirmation.

"I promise you will have a better life if you decide to stay with us," he says.

"Thanks for the offer but..." Erik says as he grips the spear head, "... I'd take my chances with death."

He then yanks the spear head from his chest and falls to the ground, dying shortly afterwards. T'Challa looks away in anguish and looks down at Erik's body in sadness. He had a chance to have a better life while James did not. It confused him on why he wouldn't take the chance to have life, but James eventually sighed in defeat and stared one last time at the lowering sun. A truly beautiful sight it is...

[Mid-Credits Scene]
-Location: Oakland, California-

T'Challa, Shuri, and James are all seen walking through the area of Oakland in casual clothing. The area they were walking in was a familiar place though. It was the apartment complex where Erik Stevens once stayed in with his father before he died.

As they walk, James turns to see six kids playing basketball on a rugged court. He smiles to himself as he remembers when he and Marcy used to play games such as that with each other before James was sent to Juvie.

"When you said you would take me and James to California for the first time, I thought you meant Coachella, or Disneyland," Shuri says in extreme disappointment. "Why here?"

"This is where our father killed our uncle," T'Challa tells his sister and both Shuri and James looks at the King of Wakanda in shock.

"Holy shit," James says. "Talk about family problems."

Shuri then turns to look at a sign that tells that the buildings around them are to be soon demolished and speaks.

"They are tearing it down. Good."

"They're not tearing it down... I bought this building," T'Challa states and Shuri looks at him in confusion. "And that one..."

T'Challa points to another nearby building.

"... and that one as well. This will be the first Wakandan International Outreach Center."

"Damn son," James jokes as he smiles. "With all that cash and you didn't think to share none with the man who helped take your throne back? That's messed up."

T'Challa smiles as he rolls his eyes at James' joke.

"Nakia will oversee the social outreach... And you, Shuri, will spearhead the science and information exchange," T'Challa tells his sister and she looks at him in shock.

"Your kidding!" she says to her brother as he presses a button on one of his beads.

This makes his RTF reveal itself and the kids playing all collectively lose their shit while only one just stares at the airship in awe. The kids then start to talk about what to do with the so-called "Buggati Spaceship" and Shuri and James walk up to them.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you," Shuri tells the kids.

"Yeah," James says. "It belongs to the King of Wakanda."

"What's a Wakanda?" one of the kids asks which makes James sweatdrop.

As James and Shuri talk with the kids, one of them walks up to T'Challa.

"Yo! Is that yours?" he asks and T'Challa turns to the young child. "Who... who are you?"

T'Challa is seen thinking as he smiles at the child.

Fear The Flames: Black Panther

[Post-Credits Scene]
-Location: Unknown-

The young girl that was saved by James earlier in the story is seen walking down a sidewalks late at night, the image flaming skeleton that saved her still in her head. Ever since that day she wondered if she'd ever see him again.

As she thinks to herself, she starts to cross the street when she suddenly hears the sound of a truck horn. She snaps her head in that direction and sees a truck barreling towards her. Before she could move or speak, the truck rams into the girl and kills her.

-Location: Pentagram City, Hell-

Another female with long, blonde hair and wearing a red tuxedo is seen walking down a sidewalk with flyers in her hand that tell of her hotel that rehabilitates sinners. She hasn't gotten any patrons or demons to check-in yet. She suddenly hears the sound of screaming and looks up to see a new arrival in Hell. The new demon then lands in front of the blonde and she yelps in fright. The new demon groans in pain and the blonde panics.

"Ah! Oh my gosh!" she shouts in concern as she goes to help the new citizen of Hell. "Are you okay?!"

"No..." the demon, sounding like the girl hit by the truck moments earlier, says as she grunts in pain. "I just got hit by a damn truck."

"I'm sorry to hear that," the blonde says. "I'm sorry if this is sudden but... welcome to Hell?"

The girl, who is seen with a large red X in replace for one of her eyes, looks at the blonde in shock and then groans.

"Great," she says. "Juts. Fucking. Great. And here I thought I could live a good life."

"Heh, again: I'm sorry that you ended up here," the blonde says and offers her hand to the newest demon. "I'm Charlotte Magne, but most just call me Charlie. What's your name?"

The girl looks at Charlie's hand before smiling and shaking it.

"Vagatha. Call me Vaggie. It's nice to meet you Charlie."