The bandit Antares sneaks aboard the 999 and starts stealing and killing people aboard. He meets Tetsuro and Maetel and forces the 999 to travel to his home by holding Tetsuro at gunpoint. At Antares's house Tetsuro and Maetel meet all his children and hear from him how his wife was killed by machine men. Tetsuro saves Antares when the Conductor tries to kill him, and Maetel deletes the 999's data on the location as they leave.