Epilogue
It had been close to three months since the Atlantis had taken flight, and had started roaming freely through the Sea of Stars, when Harlock had suddenly summoned Falko back to the Pirate Islands.
"Wonder what could have instigated this? He usually doesn't send messages so vague." Falko mused, concernedly, as he walked confidently through the halls of the supply satellite. Beside him, Fritz and Silvereye were also walking; eagerly anticipating visiting with the other pirate captain again. Once they had reached the loading area, he was quite surprised to see that Kai had reached the gathering before them, and that he was standing rather tearfully, in front of something that was wrapped in a large tarp. On the other side of it, stood Harlock himself.
"Young Harlock couldn't make it, so he had me bring this along. From what he was able to tell me, this had saved your lives, several times over." Harlock murmured, as he carefully pulled the tarp off, and revealed what had been hidden under its' protective layers. To Falko's and Fritz's shock and wonder, there sat the plane that had saved their lives…..and, in so doing, helped them find the other half of their family.
"Arcadia! Dad, it's Arcadia!" Fritz shouted, joyfully, as he raced over to the old plane; touching it's gleaming metal side as soon as he was close enough.
"I can hardly believe it…..How did he manage this? How was he able to……?" Falko muttered, completely at a loss for how this had come to pass.
"I'm not really altogether sure how he had gotten past the watchful eye of the mechanized men, but he had told me that he didn't like the idea of them having this plane……Especially since he knows I was given it's bombsight the night the Arcadia went into battle for the first time." Harlock stated, as he brought out what looked to be an ordinary wooden box, opened it, and revealed what it was protecting.
"A Messerschmitt bombsight….." Falko murmured, as he watched Harlock climb up to the cockpit, open it, and then lock the bombsight back into its' rightful place.
"Now this Arcadia is complete again." Harlock said, as he descended, "Take the plane back, Falko. Find a sky to fly it under…..and when you have found it, let me know. I want to have the opportunity to pilot it at least once, as well." At this, Falko could only smile and nod.
"Consider it done." Falko replied, his tone promising the elder pirate captain that he would do just that.
"And promises between brothers must always be kept." Falko mused, as he watched his crew carefully load the ancient plane into the Atlantis' docking bay, and silently looked forward to the day when they would be able to take it out, and fly in freedom under a blue sky, once more.
Owari
Author's Note!
Very rushed epilogue, I know, but this was the best I could come up with! (Hope the ending was all right, otherwise!) But be on the look-out! There's more to come with Falko and the rest! Stay tuned!
Gemini14
