One Wolverine Too Many Chapter 3.
Xavier's Institute …
Xavier and Hank were discussing how to better secure the mansion as Hank hears Scott's Corvette pull up outside, signaling that they were home from school. Scott steps in first, followed closely by Kurt, then Jean and Kitty with Sabretooth towering over her. Hank, upon seeing him was getting into his fighting stance, keeping a close eye on the feral mutant. But, Victor stood his ground without even a flinch, he actually smiles at Hank, both growling under their breaths.
"Scott?" Hank calls out to the young man with the red shades, who raises an eyebrow "Yes?" he answers calmer than usual as Hank continues "What is The Sabretooth doing in our house? If Logan were here, he'd probably cripple you for this."
Scott had opened his mouth to answer, when the Alternate Victor places his hand on Scott's shoulder, he flinches slightly at the touch "We need to talk alone." Victor says in his ear with a slight growl to prove he was serious.
Scott and the other young mutants leave for their rooms, as Victor sits on the stairs and faces Xavier and Hank "Before you start, Hank. I am the real Sabretooth, but from another reality, you can read my mind if you think I'm lying, just don't stay there too long. But back to the point, has Wolverine been acting 'odd' recently?" (Alternate) Sabretooth asks.
Hank and Xavier look at each other the back to Victor "You mean as in avoiding friend and foe alike and…" Hank continues as he checks his watch "…not being home, yet?"
Vic rubs his chin; his eyes quickly turn their attention to a corner which leads to the kitchen, where he smells the scent of Kurt, Kitty and Rogue. He also sees Kurt's fork-like tail sticking around the corner "Eavesdropping on our conversation, kids?" Victor thinks as he turns his attention back to Hank and Xavier.
Meanwhile, with Logan, he went back outside for some peace and quiet, looking over the graves of the alternate versions of his friends. Logan stands motionlessly as his animal side, Wolverine, claws at the back of his mind to find who was responsible and 'return the favor'. His Mr. Fantastic counter-part steps out behind him.
"I want to know more…" Logan says to the alternate Fantastic 4 leader, who walks up behind him and places a hand on his shoulder "Well, pretty much the same thing happened in all our home worlds but it seems that they were only obstacles in his way" he says making Logan growl inwardly "But it seems he was just like us but changed..." This catches (original) Logan's attention "Changed? What could change me—him so much that he basically kills without restraint…his own friends?" he asks as his counter-part looks at the graves at his feet the back at him "The Darkness, that's what."
"What's 'The Darkness' s'posed ta be?" Logan raises an eyebrow. Logan's other counterpart of the Ghost Rider steps out, burning skull and all, overhearing the conversation. "The Darkness is an entity that was too evil, even for hell. Thus, it was banished to the human world where, in the Dark Wolverine's dimension, he took over the home planet of the Symbiotes, decimating and ultimately absorbing the alien race." He says with an eerie sigh as the original universe's Logan has wide eyes "You mean we're dealin' with some sort of 'super-symbiote' here?"
Ghost Rider-Logan shakes his head "No…from my knowledge, this being would never become a symbiote, but it was envious of their ability to influence humans as well as angry at the demons who cast it out of hell, though it can still travel between the two dimensions" Fantistic-Logan narrows his eyes "But, that doesn't explain why he chose to steal a device for travelling through dimensions" Ghost Rider-Logan continues explaining "Cuz taking over Logan's body had taken an unexpected toll on his own form, stripping him of the ability to travel through dimensions of his own free will and he was now trapped and unable to separate from his new host, infuriated by this and blaming his host instead of himself, he decimated that dimension's planet Earth and used the last of his dimension hopping ability to his Iron Man counter-part or any Iron-Man counterpart, where he stole the Dimension Splitter, holding a grudge against the Wolverine ever since."
(Original universe) Logan's eyes widen "So, you're tellin' me, we're dealing with something that shouldn't exist? How did you see all this anyway?" but his Ghost Rider glares at him, his fiery skull blazing "Who'd ya think kicked it the fuck outta hell anyway?!" he edges dangerously closer to (original universe) Logan with a dark glare.
Logan backs off as the rider's head made him sweat…a lot "Okay, sorry. I get the picture"
Meanwhile, Hank had left going into his lab and Xavier went back to his office, leaving the alternate Sabretooth near the stairs, as he silently moves closer to Kurt's tail, finding the rest of him sitting around the corner with a innocent/mischievous grin plastered on his face.
"What are doing, kid?" Sabretooth peers around the corner, staring blankly at Kurt who tries to act innocent "Vell, ze professor isn't ze only one who wants to know why you're here" Kurt smiled as he pointed to a few open doors, Piotr, Storm and Gambit were peeking out of one, Gambit glaring at him and Kitty, Rogue and Jean peeked out of the other, Rogue glaring at him.
Victor notices and ignores their glares and walks to the living room, where he joined Hank and watched the news, when suddenly…
BREAKING NEWS – Anti-mutant base has just been attacked by a rogue and extremely dangerous mutant!
A picture of the attacker and surveillance footage come on-screen as the female reporter continues, this caught the attention of (alternate) Sabretooth and Beast as Wolverine's face appears on-screen, with unmistakable red eyes.
Victor was now steaming "I have ta' find him" he turns to see Hank equally as baffled "But, how?" Hank asks, eyes not leaving the screen "Those red eyes…could this be the 'other' Wolverine you were looking for?" he asks turning to Sabretooth, who only nods in reply.
Elsewhere, Daken awakens naked and tied to a street lamp outside his house, with very little memory of the previous night. He is so angry, that angry wasn't the word to describe his rage as he claws his way out of the rope and dashes inside, where he hears the news of Wolverine's attack on the Anti-Mutants. Now fully dressed and still fuming, he heads over there to handle this Wolverine, who he deduced was NOT his father, by the red eyes that seem to follow him off the television screen.
A/N – Daken and the X-Men are now headed to the same destination, but what they don't know is the that the Dark Wolverine has set it as a trap for both sides.
Warrior-of-Darkness015 out.