Emeraldas sat now in the back seat of the Cosmo Wing with Angel sitting by her feet. Tochiro jr were in the front seat trying to get a message to the Arcadia. Young Harlock and Fang stood beside the Cosmo Wing, looking wide eyed on the battle that took place in front of them.

Gokai had done the horrible mistake of taking Tochiro sr to be a easy target to take down, as he had judged Tochiro by his size. Even as Tochiro was a small man, it only made it harder for Gokai to get a hit on him. Tochiro's large cape moved quickly and confused Gokai on where Tochiro's body were, and were mostly just hitting the cape and missing on Tochiro himself.

Tochiro did not give him any slack, as he was furrius over seeing the state his love were in. He jumped around cutting and striking from almost every angle. Gokai were mostly on the defensive, struggling to keep Tochiro of him.

Emeraldas looked on through eyes clouded of pain and the tears of shame that were building up in them. Angel whined low and carefully nudged her hand, yet jumped back a bit as she felt how much pain Emeraldas got from that soft touch.

"Please... make the others... hurry.." Angel whined to Tochiro jr and turned to him, as she struggled to stay cosigns. Tochiro Jr nodded and finally managed to get through the radio block, that had been put up by Gokai as the Arcadia arrived to make it harder on the pirates to organize, and to make sure that there was no contact between them and Emeraldas. Yet Young Tochiro Jr had manged to break through the code with in a short while, showing just how much of his father he had in him. He turned to his mother and gave her a big grin of pride, but the smile faded quickly as he saw how quickly she was deteriorating.

"Arcadia come in!" He called worried into the com as he looked over to the fight between his father and Gokai.

"Who's there!" Kei asked more than shocked over suddenly been contacted, as she had been trying non stop to get hold of anyone since Harlock and the others left.

"It's me.." Tochiro said and looked over his shoulder. As he looked at his mother, he was not sure even if she could hear him at this point, her face so pale that if frightened him.

"Little Tochiro..." Kei's voice changed as she heard the fear in his voice. "Are you safe? Are both of you alright?" She asked quickly.

"We need help, mother.. That Yarou did something to her.. I don't know what's wrong with her.." his voice shook with both anger and fear.

"It is some sort of poison." Angel whispered her strength were failing for every second that passed.

"I'll have the doctor ready. Do you know where Harlock or Tochiro is?" Kei said, trying to keep her voice steady and strong to help the two boys, yet the mere thought of someone managing to harm and poison the Pirate Queen scared her.

"Dad is here, fighting that Yarou as we speak. I don't know about Harlock.. We heard Lighting not to long ago on the other hand." Tochiro said and looked to the fight again.

"Okey, hang on. As soon as I get hold of Harlock, we'll head your way." Kei said, and left her place for some one else, and hurried down and took a Cosmo Wing to find the captain. Time was not on their side if Emeraldas was dying.

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"Stand still, you worm, so that I can kill you." Gokai growled and slashed out after Tochiro that pulled back. The sword slashed Tochiro's chest and the cape got a new tear across it. Tochrio growled and as he now stood facing the Cosmo wing, and with Gokai between him and the others, he cursed angry, as Gokai grinned and ran towards the ship.

"Stop!" He screamed and tried to run forward, when he felt his chest tear open with a scream of pain and sent him to his knees.

"Tochiro-san!" Young Harlock and Fang called as they saw him going down.

"Dad!" Tochiro jr called seeing his father down.

"Bastard!" Young Harlock called and pointed his gun to him as Fang rushed of towards him again.

"Out of my way!" Gokai screamed and slashed with his sword, as Fang jumped towards him to bit down in his neck. The sword cut the cub's chest and Fang slammed to the ground with a loud whine.

"Fang!" Young Harlock called and took his shot. This time Gokai was moving in too fast and the shot missed. As Young Harlock saw that he would not have the chance to fire again, he called to his friend.

"Tochiro! Close the ship! Hurry!"

"What about you?!" His friend screamed back.

"Do it!" He called and as he turned again, Gokai was over him with his sword drawn.

"Shit!" His mind screamed.

Then suddenly out of nowhere, Gokai was struck to the ground. As Gokai stopped rolling, a dark shadow stood in front of Harlock and the others.

"Lighting!" Young Harlock called as he recoinsed the black wolf. Lighting was standing still, panting hard.

Gokai struggled to his feet and turned outraged to the wolf, yet froze in is tracks as he saw the look in the dark blue eyes. They were glowing in anger.

Gokai were frozen fast as Fang struggled his way back to Young Harlock. As the boy picked him up and held him, the cub whined relived.

"Dad.." Yet the wolf cub did not dare to speak out loud, as he could feel the ice cold rage that came from his father.

"As much as I hate to admit it I feel a little sorry for that Yarou now." The cub said low.

"Why? He got it coming." Said Young Harlock as he made a bandage for the cubs wound.

"That bastard did the thing he should not have done. Not only has he trapped and hurt one of his close friends, and harmed the man that is like his second master, but he harmed me and nearly killed mother. last time I was harmed he nearly killed the dogs that had done it. not to mention nearly harmed you and Tochiro jr... He is not gonna hold anything back now..." Fang said and looked to Young Harlock. The young boy felt a cold chill go down his back. He remembered well what had happened as he and Tochiro jr had tried their luck taking him down, and how swiftly the wolf won, and then he was holding back, a lot. Harlock looked to Gokai and realized that he too now, worried just what Tochiro-san and Lighting were gonna do to Gokai, yet he could not help but feel that what ever it was, Gokai deserved it.

Lighting turned his head barley as Tochiro had got back up and moved over to the wolf.

"Are you okey?" He wolf asked quietly, as he did not take his eyes from their foe. Tochiro nodded and looked back to the two boys and Emeraldas. As he turned back on Gokai, his rage was returning full force.

"Let's finish this creep!" He growled. Lighting snared agreeing.

Author's note:

So here is the next bit of this. Sorry it takes so long to finish thise chapters. I keep running in to blocks with this one. Well hope you like it and as always feel free to tell me how I did.

Lightingtooth.