Jumping to his feet as a loud crash woke him up, the young wolf cub looked out from the box he had been hiding in the night before. There seemed to be nothing strange in the ally he was in when a new sound made him jump.

"You sure are a jumpy fellow." A voice called, he jumped around snaring towards the voice. A crow were sitting on the fence over him.

"No need to be angry. You cant catch me even if I was your enemy. Besides you should be more worried about him." The crow said and pointed with his wing to some trash cans. In one of them a big grey cat were looking at the cub with angry yellow eyes. The cub jumped a bit as he realised what the sounds had been.

"Mrrr, why are you in my home? This is my ally!" The cat jumped down from the can and came towards him. The cub moved out of the box knowing that he would have to fight.

"I did not know it was your place, I just needed a place to stay for the night and out of the rain." He said as he stood still again. The cat were as big as the cub and grey fur glimmered in the morning light with many battle scars in his shabby coat. The wolf cubs midnight black fur with lighter black areas on his underside made him look like a part of the alleys shadows.. A cut on his right shoulder had been bleeding badly.

"Wow, hey! You don't intend to fight him in your shape, do you?" The crow called out as he suddenly saw the wound. The cub snared to himself.

"Like I would back down now.." He growled low in response. The cat grinned.

"You got guts, kid, I'll give you that." He purred and moved back to his trash.

"I'll let you go this time for your courage." The cub looked confused but decided it was not worth it and started to move out of the ally. The crow took of and stayed just a few feet above him.

"Hey, kid, what's your name? How did you get hurt like that? It does not look like a battle wound." The crow asked. The cub did not answerer but kept his eyes on the road. He walked slowly as the wound hurt his walking and he stayed close to the walls as he would not get noticed by the humans. Even as the sun had just risen there were a few people out already.

"Hey, do you even have a name, kid?" The crow said. The cub stopped and the crow landed on a sign.

"I have a name, but not one I deserve." He said looking down in the pavement. The crow looked at him curious.

"I don't even deserve to be my fathers son... I failed them... I failed him." The cubs eyes were sad and shameful and he did not meet the crows eyes. The crow were about to ask the cub about something when the cub started to walk again. The crow took of again and stayed close to the cub. The cub suddenly stopped and sniffed the air. The crow heard a sound coming from the cubs stomach.

"Sounds like you are hungry." The crow grinned. The cub nodded slowly.

"Have not eaten for three days." He said and moved on. Coming around a corner he stopped as he saw a hot dog stand. He stopped and looked at it wondering how he could get some hot dogs of him.

"Forget it, kid. No one has ever gotten away with stealing from him. Some even say that he makes his hot dogs out of those who have tried." The crow said as he landed on a fence looking at the stand. The cub grinned feeling the challenge. He watched the man for a long time noticing his moves. He waited for the chance to strike, showing of the cleverness his father and mother were renown for. As a young lady come over to the hot dog stand, he moved up next to them. As the man could not see him the cub moved up to the side and carefully opening the lid on the side. The crow jumped back and forwards on the fence he sat on, cawing in excitement. The man looked at the crow before he looked down and saw the cub pulling out a strain of hot dogs.

"Hey! Blasted mutt! Get away!" He called kicking after the cub. The cub moved back still holding on to the hot dogs. The man grabbed the strain and pulled it back. Grabbing the knife with his left hand, he waved it towards the cub. The cub had to let go of his prey to save his life and ran away angry at himself for failing to get the food.

"What are you doing? The poor animal!" The lady said as she saw this.

"If that is how you treat animals you can do it else were, I do not want you hot dogs any more as I do not know what meat you have put in them. Good bye!" She said turning on her heel and left.

The cub stopped a few blocks away, gasping for air. His wound hurt like hell as it was bleeding again.

"You are amazing, kid. No one has ever gotten that close before." The crow said as he landed not to far from the cub.

"I would have made it too if someone had not made him notice." The cub growled as his hunger was still screaming.

"Sorry, I just got so exited." The crow suddenly looked shameful. The cub had to smile seeing that.

"Any way I still need to find some food." He said and started to move down the street again. His wound hurt, making his progress slow.

"My name is Crow Beak, but just call me Beak." The crow said flying over the cub again. The cub looked up and smiled.

"I guess I was not the only one with a strange name. My humans named me Wolf, as they though I was a dog that looked like a wolf." The cub looked sad again thinking about it.

"But like I said I don't even deserve a name like that." He said low to himself as he moved on. Beak noticed that he would not talk any more of it.

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Wolf came to the park as the crow lead the way, promising him that he would find food there. There were few people around so early in the morning, there where quite a few doves, crows and small birds jumping around. As Wolf moved over to a trash can smelling the left overs of a still hot burger, he heard his crow friend gathering some of his friends and started to tell about the cub and his near success to getting the hot dogs. Wolf did not care even as he heard some of them refusing to believe the story. He kept looking around as he was still hungry. Suddenly most of the birds took of screaming.

"Fly! Fly!" They screamed as most of the packs of birds took of. Two large Doberman dogs came running towards them, jumping as they grabbed the fleeing birds. Wolf growled to himself seeing them just kill for sport. He moved back out of their way but showed no fear. The two dogs were quickly followed by three more and a human. The human sat down on a bench, two of the dogs layed down next to him and the three others were playing with their kills. The five dogs looked all the same except for the collars around their necks. The birds sat in the trees looking down at them, not even one of them daring to make a sound. Wolf did not look at them but moved over other trash cans to see if there was more food there.

"Kid! Hey, kid!" His crow friend called out as quietly as he could.

"Don't move! Hide! Or they'll kill you!" Beak called from his tree. The cub looked up at the crow but showed no reactions to the bird's warring.

"Hey, kid!" A new voice called, a strong and threatening voice. "Are you hungry? Eat this then, it's good." The voice said and a dead dove landed by the cubs feet. The cub looked at it before looking up at the voice's owner. One of the Dobermans had stepped up to him. He had a red collar around his neck. The other two were standing behind him grinning. One of them had a green collar and the other one a yellow collar. Wolf looked back down at the dove.

"I will not take what a coward killed for fun." He said and looked back at the dog. The dog looked at him confused not sure on what to say.

"Hey kid, you should thank us instead, as you look in no shape to get your own kills." The green collared dog said. The red collard one snared.

"Yeah, you should not talk so big, to some one much stronger than you." He growled.

"Is this how you show your strength? By killing small birds?" Wolf asked not showing any sign of fear. The two other dogs seemed confused at the cubs courage, but the red collared dog got angry.

"I'll show you how I show my strength!" He said and snapped out after Wolf. Wolf moved back quickly and got out of harms way but as he did so his wound burned in pain.

"Ruby." One of the dogs that were lying next their master stood up and looked at them. A white collar around his neck shined up in the dark fur. The red collared dog turned towards the white one.

"Remember that our master has not yet said that you can waste your time on this cub." The white collared dog said. The red collared dog named Ruby looked at him before he turned his look over to the human. Wolf realised that it would be the humans decision if he was to live or not. He snared to himself finding himself in trouble. The human nodded to his three dogs. Ruby's face shined up as he turned to the cub again.

"Looks like I'll get to play with you some more then." Ruby said grinning as he made two steps towards him. Wolf snared and got ready to fight for his life.

"Emerald, Gold, stay out of this, this one is all mine." Ruby said to his brothers, as the two other dogs moved around Wolf.

"It only fair to warn you. Me and my brothers are all professional fighters. We earn our keep by killing others." Ruby grinned. "You should not have been so quick to call me a coward. You'll pay for those words." The Doberman said and jumped towards Wolf. Wolf moved out of the way and got up on the side of the dog. He used his speed and fangs, and cut a wound on the dogs side. As Ruby screamed out, Wolf landed behind him and turned around once again.

Gold and Emerald gasped seeing their brother be hurt, as they had thought of this fight as easy. The two other dogs, the white collared one and the grey coloured one had stood up and looked at the fight with interest.

Ruby jumped around looking at the young cub with hate in his eyes. His teeth bared and his fur standing. Wolf looked back at him, and got ready to move again. As the large dog jumped forward Wolf moved forward as well sliding under the dog. As Ruby landed where Wolf had been Wolf were now standing behind him. Even as Wolf had hurt the grown dog, he knew that all he really could do in this unfair fight, was to dodge the attacks and hope to tire the angry dog. But as his wound hurt like hell again he knew that he would not keep this up long, himself. Ruby attacked again and this time Wolf jumped strait at him. Using his front paws to land on the grown dogs head and then kicked himself of him. Ruby stopped suddenly as Wolf did this and shook his head as he growled.

"Stand still you little pest, so I can kill you!" He growled and jumped after Wolf again. Wolf moved out of the way and jumped up biting the dogs neck. Knowing better than to hang on, he let go as the dog started to jump around to get hold of him. He landed and turned towards the dog again, snaring. His blood boiled, and he showed both the courage, strength and cleverness he had gotten from his parents. He did not, even now as he was still in danger, show or even feel any fear.

"Gold, Emerald, grab him." Ruby suddenly said with a terrible shine in his eyes. Wolf jumped out of the way from Emerald, as the green collared dog tried to grab him and slided past Gold, the yellow collared dog. Ruby stood still and grinned as Wolf suddenly had his paws full trying to avoid the two dogs.

Bastard, he could not finish the job on his own so he makes his brothers do it for him. He is the worse type of coward, I have met. Wolf growled to himself seeing the dog's grin. He could feel his blood burned with hate, as his parents had no tolerance for cowards, and that had been passed on to him as well. Jumping away from a new attack from Emerald he jumped up in Gold's face and cut a wound over his cheek. Gold backed of screaming and Wolf landed not to far from him.

"Bastard!" Gold called and snapped after him again. Wolf avoided the attack but as he did, his shoulder screamed out in pain and gave in for a few seconds. Losing his balance Wolf landed on his side, with a loud whine. Emerald was quickly up next to him and grabbed Wolf by his neck. Lifting the cub up as Gold come up and took hold of the cubs hip with his fangs. Their fangs dug down in Wolf's flesh and Wolf struggled in their grip trying to get free, but there was nothing he could do.

"Finally! Now I can kill you in peace." Ruby said coming up to Wolf. Wolf snared and flashed his fangs.

"You coward! You will never get away with this. My father and mother will hunt you to the ends of the universe for killing their only cub." Wolf growled feeling his hate burning like a wild fire inside him.

"And who may your parents be then so that I can give them your regards as I kill them as well?" Ruby grinned, meting his brothers eyes.

"Lightingtooth, Harlock's protector and Angel, Queen Emeraldas guardian." Wolf growled angry, yet he had to smile faintly as he noticed Ruby seemed to pale a little hearing those names. He looked at his brothers realising that the cub did look a lot like the most notorious wolf in the universe. He looked quickly at his oldest brother, the white collared dog.

"Brother? What do you think?" Ruby asked looking at his brother. The white collared dog looked at him with ice cold eyes.

"If he truly is the great pirates wolf's son then we have to fight him any way as you have already attacked him." The older dog said smiling to himself. Ruby shined up and turned to Wolf again.

"Yes, now were was I? Oh yes, I was about to pull your guts out." Ruby said and dug his fangs into Wolf's bared stomach. Wolf growled in pain as it hurt like hell but he would not scream out. His vision became blurry and red dots were flashing in front his his eyes. Closing his eyes in pain, he could not help but see his life pass before his inner eye.

He saw the day his father had took him to a human hose and asked him to keep the family safe from harm. Feeling the responsibly, Wolf had been picked up by the family's ten-year old girl. She had begged her parents to keep the cub and in the end she won, even as her mother was allergic to the wolf fur. The father in the house had made a dog house out in the garden were he was tided up. He had been happy there as the young girl always came home to play with him everyday after school. During the nights when she had a nightmare, she used to sneak out and slept in the dog house with Wolf. She was the one that named him Wolf, a name he had been proud of until this one night, three days ago, where as usual the girl were sleeping this dog house with him. He had heard some strange sounds coming from the front door. Carefully he moved out of the dog house and listened to the sound. He got a really bad feeling from it and stared to bark to warn his master. He barked until he saw the light in the bed room came on and he heard someone move downstairs. Suddenly there was a sound he would never forget as there were the sound of a laser shot, the thump sound that followed made Wolf jump in his chain pulling as hard as he could to get free. He suddenly heard a new shot, this time coming from the house. As the last sound silenced, he suddenly jumped as hard as he could and pulled the collar strait of. Running around the corner, he found the father in the house laying in the door opening dead, his glassy eyes looking strait at him. Wolf backed up not really knowing what to do, when he suddenly heard someone come down the stairs. As the two masked men saw Wolf, they looked at each other for a long time, no one moving at all, when suddenly the girl came around the corner and screamed out as she saw her dad. The man pointed the gun towards her. Wolf were suddenly moving, jumping towards the man.

"Stop it!" He screamed as loud as he could, then the gun went of. As burning pain hit him in his right shoulder, he fell the the ground howling in pain. He lifted his head just to see the laser bullet that had cut him hitting the young girl in the chest. She fell to the ground not moving, as the darkness came over Wolf and he passed out. Waking up to see his family dead, he went in a shock and ran away from the house, first thinking only to find his dad, but as the shock wore of he felt ashamed to have not only failed to protect them but also had ran away. He could not go back there and he could not go back to his father.

As a new wave of pain passed through him, he came back to the reality as Ruby started to pull.

"Stop it! Stop it! Leave him alone!" Wolf suddenly heard Crow Beak scream. He opened his eyes to see the crow fly down at the dogs, trying to help him.

"Beak..." He gasped in pain.

"Silver! Get rid of this damn bird!" Gold called out between his teeth. The grey collared dog came running towards them and jumped after Beak. The poor bird started to make a lot of sounds as he screamed and basked around.

"Are you watching kid? This is the end for you!" Ruby called and pulled Wolf's stomach as he tried to pull him apart, as his brothers held him tight and pulled as well. Wolf could not hold it back any more.

"DAD!" He screamed in pain.

Suddenly a black shadow came out from nowhere and struck Ruby. Ruby screamed out in pain as a deep cut showed itself on his back. The shadow did not stop and moved around striking both Emerald and Gold. The two dogs screamed out and let go of Wolf , as a deep cut show itself on both of them. The shadow stopped and stood over the hurt cub. Wolf looked up at the shadow standing over him. Midnight black fur with light black areas, a collar around his neck with a skull and cross bones medallion hanging down from it. The wolf turned his look down once and met the cubs eyes. A white scar shined up in his back fur, crossing his face in a strait line, from over his right eye to under his left. His dark blue eyes shined kindly as it seemed he was relived.

"Dad..." Wolf choked out in pain. His fathers eyes changing from relived to worry.

"Relax, I'm here." He said and pushed his nose to his sons neck. Feeling the the warmth from his father he felt safe and his fear went away. Still his back felt like it was broken on two places, his neck and hip. The wound that really bothered him was the wound on his stomach as it felt like he had been torn asunder.

Ruby suddenly stepped up to them. The black wolf turning his look up at him and his dark blue eyes glowed in hate.

"You coward! To attack a cub... and not just any cub, but my son!" The black wolf snared as he made to steps closer to the dog. Ruby, that first had planed to attack the wolf, suddenly found himself backing up from the angry father. The white collared dog stepped in front of his brother and stood meting the wolf eye to eye.

"As long as our master does not give the word, we are not to attack, you know that Ruby." The white collared dog said not taking his eyes of the wolf. Ruby looked at the black wolf, feeling his legs shake of fear.

"As long as your human says so?" The wolf suddenly grinned. "Lets see what he says to attacking me then?" He smiled and turned his look over to the man. He had jumped behind the bench and looked at the wolf with fear in his eyes.

"That's... Lightingtooth... Harlock's companion... Where he is the captain can not be to far off." The man said looking around. Lighting grinned and backed up standing over his son again.

"You should back down while I'm still in a good mood." He said and looked at the white collared dog. The four others were growling not ready to give up on a prey like this.

The white one looked around.

"I do not see, or for that matter smell any sent of this master of yours. That lead me to believe that you are here alone. I am not gonna back down on a chance to fight the most known wolf in this universe." He said as his look came to a stop meting Lighting's eyes. Lighting shook his head.

"You can't do any thing without our masters approval." He said and looked at the dog, his eyes hard as ice. The white one looked over to his master and barked two times. The man looked around and came to the same conclusion as his dog had.

"Wait, this could be my big chance to show that my dogs are the best fighters in the universe. If they defeat Lightingtooth no one can say that they are not the best fighters. This is the perfect opportunity as it seems that Harlock is not around." The man grinned and stood up.

"Diamond, Ruby, Emerald, Gold, Silver, attack!" He called to his dogs. The four others growled happy as they had been given the permission to attack. The white collared one, named Diamond grinned and moved towards Lighting.

"Don't, for your own sake, don't." Lightingtooth said looking at the Doberman.

Diamond grinned and kept going towards him.

"Dad.." Wolf whined seeing that he had put his father in danger. The old wolf smiled and looked quickly down at his son.

"You should be more worried for them." He said as his eyes turned around looking at the three dogs he could see, knowing that the other two were closing in his back. He jumped suddenly out of their ring and landed behind Gold and Silver that had been behind him. Not wasting a second, he cut two cuts on them and moved on. Running strait at Ruby, that had no chance to avoid the attack, and got slammed to the ground as Lighting used him as a leap board to get to Diamond. Slamming in to the dog Lighting sank his fangs down on the dogs neck and used Diamond as a shield as he slammed the dog into Emerald that were next to him. Lighting jumped of Diamond and landed standing over his son again. The owner of the dogs gasped as the wolf had taken out all the five dogs, all in just a few seconds. The dogs got up and snared. Lighting smiled as this were no challenge to him at all.

"The star." Diamond said and looked at his brothers. Lighting's eyes narrowed as he noticed that the dogs seemed to move in a pattern now. Suddenly Gold, Emerald and Silver was moving, jumping towards the wolf. Lighting moved back a little and avoided the dogs with ease. Now Diamond came in as well and they tried to get close the wolf and get hold of him.

When suddenly Wolf screamed out in pain as Ruby had grabbed the cub by the neck and lifted him up. He had his fangs deep down in Wolf's wound on his neck. He grinned as he saw that Lighting had stopped and looked at him. But he let go of Wolf as he saw the dark look in the dark blue eyes. Lighting did not usably lose his temper unless you threaten his family, clan or his master. Only then could one see what happened now. Lighting's eyes glowed in hate, his black fur stood up at his back and his white fangs shined dangerous as a loud growl rose from the throat. Before the other dogs could even react Lighting was moving towards the dog. He looked like a black line, as he moved strait at the dog before Ruby could react, Lighting sunk his fangs down in his neck and pushed the dog in the ground. Ruby struggled in his grip as the wolf were killing him by choking him. Lighting snared, his hate burned like a fire out of control. Wolf lay under his father's covering body, but worried as his father had seemed to lose it.

Suddenly Lighting growled in pain as Gold and Silver had bit hold of his back legs and held him tight. Letting go of Ruby, he tried to turn around and get hold of the other dogs, as Emerald bit hold of Lighting's right front paw and pinned him. Ruby was quickly up and took hold of Lighting's left. As the four dogs held him in place Emerald and Ruby pulled back so Lighting could not get hold of them.

Shit they have done this move before. I cant even move. Lighting snared to himself as his anger cooled of and he tried to twist his brain to get out of this pin.

"There, the five pointed star always works. Now shall I cut your thought quickly or shall I take my time and choke you slowly?" Diamond said as he came up to him. Lighting snared and was gonna say something when Ruby twisted his grip around his leg making the wolf cringe and blotting his bare throat to the dog. Diamond jumped for it and sunk his fangs down in the soft flesh. Lighting closed his eyes as the pain became apparent and growled to himself. Being pinned down like this and then killed of like a rat angered him but he would not get free for the four dogs grip.

"No preferable way of dyeing? Well I'll choke you then, as you did a really good job on my brothers. Suffer and regret ever coming back to earth. You should have stayed in the stars." Diamond snared and tighten the grip, slowly suffocating the grown wolf.

"Coward! I wont let you kill my dad like this." Wolf suddenly cried out and pulled his badly wounded body up and jumped at Ruby from under his father. Biting down over ruby's nose, not letting go as Ruby screamed out and let go of Lighting's leg. He threw his head around trying to get the cub of his nose. Lighting, not wasting the break his son had given him, struck out with his left leg hitting Diamond in the chest and forcing him to let go as Diamond got the wind knocked out of him. Lighting swung around grabbing Emerald by the neck and threw him of him and used Emerald to knock down Ruby as well. But as he did this Emerald did not let go of the leg with out tearing a deep wound on it, making it hard for Lighting to put weigh on it. Still he threw himself around forcing Gold and Silver to let go and cut them with his fangs again. Casting one quick look to his son that lay still on the ground but looked back at him, Lighting smiled and turned to Diamond that had stood back up. As Diamond jumped towards Lighting, he stood his ground and used his fangs. Diamond landed behind him and for a few seconds it seemed like both of them stood still before a small cut showed up on Lighting's cheek and Diamond sank down.

"Brother!"

"Brother, are you hurt?" The dogs called running over to the dog. Lighting moved over to his son and stood over him again, ready to defend his son.

Diamond had his back turned on the wolfs and as he turned his head you could see Lighting's last attack had made a deep cut over the dogs right eye. The blood were dripping. The other dogs gasped. Diamond looked at Lighting not saying anything.

"How dare you do this to, brother! I'll kill you!" Ruby called as he stared to run.

"Ruby! Stop!" Diamond called. The other dogs looked at him. Ruby turned to his older brother.

"We have already lost. We don't need to lose our lifes as well." Diamond said and looked at Lighting. Lighting smiled. Wolf lay under him and looked at the dog confused. Ruby looked at his brother.

"But we never lose... We have not yet lost." He said and turned to Lighting again.

"We have lost, now all we can do is go back home and train to the next time we met." He said and looked back at Lighting

"Believe me, this fight is not over yet." He said. Lighting nodded.

"I'll be waiting." He said before truing his look over to their master.

"If I ever see you give the order to attack an innocent animal again, I will hunt you down and if you ever come close to my son again I'll rip you apart!" Lighting sent in mind speak to the man. The man backed up and nodded scared.

"Diamond, Ruby, Emerald, Gold, Silver, let... Lets go." The man called and nearly ran down the road. The dogs looked at Lighting, promising to them self to pay him back, before following their master, limping as Lighting had not spared anyone from numerous wounds.

Lighting looked down on his son.

"Are you okay?" He asked worried looking at the wounds, he feared the worse.

"I..." Wolf stared to say as he tried to stand up, but the pain made him give up.

"Rest easy, son. Go to sleep, I'll take you on board the Arcadia. You'll be safe there." He said. Wolf was gonna protest but his body gave in and he passed out.

"Is he gonna be okay?" A voice said as a crow landed next to the black wolf as he licked over the wounds.

"I have to get him to doctor Zero as quickly as possible. Only then time will tell." Lighting sighed

"But he is your son, there is now way he'll give up." The crow said looking at his new friend with worry in his golden eyes.

"Yeah, lets hope so, and thank you." The old wolf said and looked at the crow. The crow looked up at the notorious wolf and wondered why he would thank him a simple crow.

"If you had not tried to intervene when they were killing him and had made as much sound as you did, I would have not found him and would have been to late to save him. That were a really brave thing you did." The wolf looked at him with gratitude in his eyes. The crow seemed to blush.

"Oh that. That was nothing." Lighting smiled as the crow said this. He looked down at his son again and carefully took his teeth around the young cubs back. He would have usably carried him by the neck fur but as his son had a deep wound over his neck, Lighting desisted to carry him like that. Still he could have been carrying an egg and it would not have been broken, that were how careful he was holding his son.

"Great Lightingtooth sir, when he awakens tell him that Crow Beak sends his regards and tell him that he is got to stay out of trouble." The crow said as he took of. Lighting nodded carefully and moved down in a forest area of the park.

"Angel, I found him. He is badly hurt, but he is alive." He sent out to his life and soul mate. On a ship far away from the earth, a soul sighed relived.