Match 20558 Starkiller vs. Wolverine

[Boratz]

Chapter 27: The Fragments of the Upside Down

 

Sitting alone at a bar, there was a man taking a large sip from a glass of whiskey. He slammed down the glass and signaled the bartender for another drink. In his other hand, he had a half-burnt cigar in between his finger. The bartender looked over the man and could not believe that he was still upright. He had lost count of how many shots that he poured for this lone individual. Everyone else would have been passed out by then or at least showed signs of being intoxicated, but this guy was just hunched over the bar. He smoked his cigar and threw back drinks as if they were water. The other customers were stumbling around a juke box that had seen better days with bottles of old stale beer in their hands. While trying to tend to his other customers, the bartender walked away from the lone individual. The lone man finished off another round of hard liquor and signaled the bartender for another drink.

 

As he took a puff from his cigar, the lone man was approached by a small group of men that had just entered the bar. The small group stumbled around the lone individual and surrounded him. With his dark piercing eyes, he stared down the group of men that surrounded him. He could see in their eyes that they were looking for trouble. The man's dark eyes quickly shifted back to the bartender in hopes that he would stop it before anything escalated. To his frustration the bartender was attending to some of the other patrons on the other side of the bar. The man sighed while finishing off his drink. He slammed down his drink and pushed the glass away from him. He put the cigar back in his mouth while one of the guys in the group started talking to him. At first the lone man simply ignored the words of the man. He then felt the man inch closer to him.

 

"Hey, you hear me? I say you got some nice boots. I bet I can guess where you got 'em!" One of the guys smiled while leaning in close.

 

"Look bub, I suggest you get out of my face and walk away now!" The lone man growled while keeping his eyes away from the man.

 

"What the hell did you just say to me?!" The guy screamed as he reached for the lone man. "You best show me respect, or I will beat the shit out of you!"

 

Before he could grab the lone man's arm, the lone individual spun around in his seat. He grabbed the man's arm and twisted in his hands. The lone individual slammed the man's face down against the bar. With blood running out of his nose and mouth, the man staggered back. His companions started shouting. The bleeding man pulled out a pistol while his companions joined in on pulling out concealed weapons. Each one of them were cussing and screaming while they surrounded the lone individual. The bartender screamed for them to take it outside, but his voice was drowned out by the loud ramblings of the group. With a grunt, the lone man gritted his teeth while he lifted his hands. Suddenly, the shouts from the group of men faded as long blades extended out of the hands of the lone individual. The man with the busted face looked over at his accomplices with widened eyes and then stared back at the lone man.

 

"You are one of those mutant freaks!" He screamed as he pointed his gun sideways at the lone man. 

 

If it was not for the rage that was burning in his veins, the lone individual would have chuckled. He growled as he was about to slice through the body of the thug. Before he could unleash his rage upon him, the lone individual found himself somewhere else entirely. "What the hell?" He muttered under his breath as he looked around the strange room that he found himself in. The lone man sniffed the air and slowly felt the rage subside. The blades that extended out of his hands quickly retracted back into hands. He sighed while looking around the room with his piercing dark eyes. 

 

"Where are you, Strange?! What do you want from me?" The man yelled out while looking around the room.

 

"Hello, Logan." Doctor Stephan Strange greeted as he walked into the room with three other individuals.

 

"What am I doing here?" Wolverine asked while gritting his teeth.

 

"Would you believe me if I said that I was trying to protect you?" Doctor Strange smiled.

 

"What? From those street thugs?!" Wolverine growled.

 

"They were just trying doing a harmless street hustle. I was wanting to protect you from slicing them apart." Strange said with a smirk. 

 

"What the hell do you want, Strange?" Wolverine asked.

 

"I need..." Strange replied while looking over the others. "We need your help."

 

Wolverine looked over the Sorcerer Supreme and then turned his attention to the other men. "Who are these guys?"

 

"This is Phil Coulson of S.H.I.E.L.D., Jack Bauer of CTU, and Abe Sapien of the BPRD." Doctor Strange replied while gesturing at the three individuals.

 

"What do you want from me?" Wolverine asked.

 

"We believe there are dark forces at work. We don't know what or who exactly, but there have been multiple occurrences building up." Coulson replied with a calm voice. "Back in December...."

 

 

"I don’t give a shit about all of that!" Wolverine interrupted. "What do you want from me?" 

 

Bauer and Coulson smiled at each other while Abe simply stared at Wolverine and then looked at the others with a blank expression. Doctor Strange waved his hand through the air to form an image of the Earth. An image of another world formed next to the image of Earth. It almost appeared to be like Earth, but it was a dark warped image. 

 

"Back in the 1980's, there was a link formed into a parallel world that was a mirror of our own. While there were similarities, it also contained a darkness that was not meant for our world. This other world, this other dimension was called the Upside Down." Doctor Strange replied while continuing to move his hands. The images of the two worlds soon changed to that of horrifying creatures. "It took the efforts of a brave few in Hawkins, Indiana to stop this darkness. Soon after that; the Sorcerer Supreme at that time along with other sorcerers, magicians, wizards, and witches were able to sever the link between the two worlds. They not only severed the link, but they were able to cast multiple enchantments to make sure that it would be near impossible to ever create another link to that dimension."

 

"So, what? You want me to go there?" Wolverine asked while shaking his head. "My claws don't cut through that kind of crap." 

 

"Not exactly." Strange replied as he moved his fingers. An image of the infinity stones soon appeared before the lethal mutant. "After the final battle in the Infinity Wars, there were fragments of the stones that were found throughout the galaxy. While the stones themselves were given to different individuals for safe keeping, the fragments themselves proved to be unstable. As a way to make sure that they do not harm our reality, I was able to cast them into this dimension." 

 

"That just sounds like a recipe for trouble." Wolverine hissed.

 

"It created a link once again but one that could not be easily accessed by any normal being. The doorway would prevent any magical being from entering the realm and the process to travel there for anyone else would be excruciating. Most would not even survive the trip." Strange replied.

 

"You're wanting me to go there and retrieve the fragments of these stones?" Wolverine asked.

 

"Not exactly." Coulson replied with a calm smile. "There have been forces at work for some time. We do not know the who or the what, but Doctor Strange has received an alarm that something is trying to access the Upside Down. We need you to go in there and stop whoever or whatever it is trying to acquire the fragments."

 

"Why do you think I would help? I am not the helping type!" Wolverine replied.

 

"Yes, you are. You are an Avenger and an X-Men. While you have much trauma, you are still a noble man." Abe said while his hand was in front of Logan.

 

"Who the hell are you again, Fish Stick?" Wolverine asked. 

 

"Abe Sapien of th...."

 

"Yeah, I don't give a shit." Wolverine replied as he shook his head. "So, when do I leave?"

 

"I can open up a portal..." Doctor Strange replied with a sigh. "I must warn you. This will be incredibly painful."

 

"Yeah, yeah... It always is. Just get the damn thing open!" Wolverine growled while reaching for a cigar.

 

In a galaxy far, far away

 

Glancing down at the lightsaber that once belonged to Ezra Bridger, Galen reflected on his battle with the young Jedi. Despite all his efforts, Ezra was no match for the apprentice of Darth Vader. In his final moments, Ezra let out attack on the mind of Starkiller. Galen was almost overcome by the weight of the light. Galen unleashed all the darkness that was built up inside of him and pushed out the light from within him. With one final swing, he cut down Ezra Bridger. In his victory, he sent a transmission to Grand Admiral Thrawn. After sending the message, Galen sat back in his ship and left the planet behind. While flying through the endless abyss of space, his mind was focused on the final moments of the Jedi. He turned off his communicator while flying through the stars. The former apprentice of Darth Vader switched his ship to autopilot and laid back in his seat. He closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep. 

 

After waking up from his sleep, Starkiller turned on his communicator once again. He received a transmission from the Grand Admiral. Thrawn congratulated him on his victory over the Jedi. He had sent new instructions to the powerful Force user. While Galen looked over his orders, he could not help but glance over at the lightsaber that once belonged to Ezra Bridger. Starkiller reached over for the hilt. After taking a hold of the hilt in his tight grip, he received a vision. It was as if he was back in that cave with Ezra. With a surge of dark force energy, Galen let out a loud scream. His ship started losing control as it spun around in multiple directions. Starkiller was able to gain control of the ship, he looked down at the lightsaber once again. Galen gritted his teeth as he picked up the fallen Jedi's hilt and threw it inside a compartment in his ship. Galen looked over the orders once again. 

 

Galen found the orders from the Grand Admiral to be unusual. In his past life under the teachings of Vader, he was often sent on assassinations. Thrawn had sent him coordinates to a planet far away from him. In fact, this planet was in a galaxy far away. Starkiller took a deep breath and put in the coordinates for this galaxy through his ship’s navigation panel. While traveling to this new world, he received additional instructions from the Grand Admiral. Trawn spoke of a team that he was putting together. With Galen's latest victory over Ezra Bridger, Thrawn hoped that Galen would be able to lead this team. As Galen pondered on the idea of leading this team, he received notification that he was getting close to the coordinates. Once the ship broke through the clouds, Galen searched for a place to land. As his ship opened, he was greeted by a tall slender woman. 

 

"You must be Galen Marek?" The woman asked.

 

"Who are you?" Galen asked.

 

"My name is Mercy Graves and I have been asked to accompany you to the portal." 

 

"The portal?" Galen asked.

 

"Yes, I trust that you have been briefed on your assignment." Mercy replied.

 

"Not really... Thrawn said he wants me to lead some team." Galen replied. 

 

Mercy sighed while rolling her eyes. "It is my understanding that you have unique abilities." 

 

"You could say that." Galen said as he glared at the slender woman.

 

"We have a specialist that has been able to tap into a technology that can open portals into other universes. Unfortunately, the portal is extremely unstable, but we believe there are powerful resources that can allow the portal to stable out and work beyond our comprehension. These resources have been locked away in a dimension that is extremely difficult to get to." Mercy said as she glanced into Galen's dark eyes. 

 

"I am capable of many things, but I can't travel to another dimension." Galen said with a dumbfounded expression.

 

"Not on your own. The portal will open the door, your power would be able to guide you and protect you in your journey to this other dimension." Mercy said with a smirk.

 

"Protect me? Protect me from what exactly?" Galen asked with squinted eyes. 

 

"The forces that locked away these resources have made it rather difficult to travel to this other dimension. They have secured it in a way that the journey would be nearly impossible for any normal man. Fortunately for us, you have a power that can protect you from their security and point you in the right direction." Mercy smiled. 

 

Soon, the two found themselves in a large room. Galen looked around and saw a large, armored man standing in corner. His eyes then shifted to see an armored Gen'Dai bounty hunter standing alongside what appeared to be a speeder bike. As Galen followed Mercy Graves through the building, he soon found a woman dressed in black with a cigarette in her mouth. There was another woman with blonde curly hair standing next to the woman in black. Soon Galen found himself standing before the portal device. A man with long spikey hair emerged from the shadows. He had a grin that went from ear to ear. 

 

"So, this is the guy that is going to travel to the Upside Down?!" Syndrome exclaimed as he started tinkering with the portal.

 

"He is." Mercy replied.

 

"Well, maybe you can have better luck than old Callaghan. During our little battle, he was able to turn on his portal. The old fool tried to trap me inside, but I was just too dang good. I threw him inside his own machine!" Syndrome boasted while looking into the dark eyes of Galen Marek. “We haven’t heard from the old man since. My guess is he got ripped apart in the portal.”

 

"So, you didn't create this?" Galen asked while looking over the portal device. "How do I know that it will work?"

 

"It will work! Trust me!" Syndrome yelled confidently.

 

"We can run some tests if you would like." Mercy said while glancing back at Galen.

 

"Let's just get this over with." Galen replied.

 

After starting the portal device, Syndrome stepped back to look over the schematics. Juggernaut, Durge, Jessica Priest, and Lori Quaid gathered around to see what was about to transpire. Galen gritted his teeth as he approached the portal. The former apprentice of Darth Vader stepped into the portal and immediately felt as if he was being dragged through fire. With his abilities in the Force, he was able to protect himself from the harm. Starkiller soon found himself in a world like the one that he had just left. Despite the similarities, he found that it was covered in darkness. He sensed a great power there that was ancient and vast. Despite the Force protecting him in his trip to this dimension, he did feel weakened by the journey. 

 

As he traveled through the dark and barren landscape, Starkiller found that the source of the power was coming from within a building covered in thick, black vines. Galen was able to break inside this building and made his way closer toward the source of the power. He soon found the room that contained the source of this power. Before he could approach the fragments of the Infinity Stones, he heard a voice from behind.

 

"You best keep walking, bub!" Wolverine hissed.

 

Starkiller stopped and turned back to face his opponent. "You do not want any part of this." Galen warned him as he glared at Wolverine.

 

"I sure as hell ain't going to let you get those fragments!" Wolverine yelled as the blades extended from his hands.

 

"Then you will die." Starkiller said as he ignited his crimson lightsaber.

 

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The battle takes place in the Hawkins High School of the Upside Down.

[Callisto]

Learn More About
Starkiller
Read more about Starkiller at Wikipedia
Official Site: LucasArts Links: Wikipedia Star Wars Wikia LucasArts

Wolverine
Read more about Wolverine at Wikipedia
Official Site: Marvel Comics Links: Wolverine Wiki entry Marvel Wolverine-Answers.com

[Boratz]

Hope you all enjoy 

[RakaiThwei]

I would say Starkiller, but he definitely wouldn't be able to kill Wolverine. He can put him down, but he ain't killing him.

[Culwych1]

Great story @Boratz. "Fish Stick"! 😄😄😄

Unfortunately I don't really know enough about Starkiller, but as he's not aware of Wolverines powers (I assume from the setup) then I think that puts him at a disadvantage and Logan could strike unexpectedly if he's down.

[leroypowell3]

Liking Starkiller for this. Won't be as easy as Galen expects but he's got the stuff to defeat Logan.

[JohnnyChany]

Good setup as usual, Boratz. I'm amazed as popular as these characters were to use on here that they haven't been paired up before. I think I'm going with Starkiller.

[Callisto]

Match Final Results

Member Ratings:
4.00 - patrickthekid
4.80 - JohnnyChany
5.00 - Culwych1
5.00 - Macklemore

FPA Calculation:
4 Total Votes cast
18.80 Total Combined Score
18.80 / 4 = 4.70 Final Rating on the match

MATCH SCORE
Starkiller: 5
Wolverine: 3