Wren sat in the women's quarters looking at the chess board in front of her. She had on a white sleeveless dress shirt under a brown vest that was backless. She then had on a pair of white tight fitting pants that were tucked into brown Victorian boots. She had her hair tied up into a loose yet elegant bun with a white ribbon. And sitting on the bridge of her nose was her reading glasses as her eyepatch laid off to the side. She was holding the receiver of a den-den mushi to her mouth while looking over some notes and other things she had on the desk she claimed.

"So you are already in Alabasta, are you?" She asked the person on the other end of the line.

"Yeah." The voice came from the den-den mushi's mouth as it mimicked. "I've been here a few days along with my superior and the subordinates. He's waiting to capture the very pirates you've decided to sail with. Apparently, he's made it his personal mission to capture Straw Hat Luffy, and the Ensign Tashigi has something to settle with Roronoa Zoro. Your new crew apparently caused a stir while I was away from Logue Town for a few days."

Wren sighed since it sounded as if trouble was waiting for them the moment they stepped off the ship once they dock in Alabasta.

"Lovely." Wren said flippantly. "And do you have anything to tell me of Crocodile?"

"Well, I don't want to say too much over a den-den mushi line, but I suppose I can say that he's practically worshiped by the people here." Wren's informant said as the den-den mushi rolled its eyes. "He's got these fools duped. It's sickening how much they love this guy—a pirate."

Wren chuckled when hearing the disgust in her friend's voice as the den-den mushi mimicked her disturbed expression.

"Now, now, keep talking about pirates while using that tone, and I might have my feelings hurts, Ling." Wren teased.

Wren only received grumbling in reply as an answer, which brought another chuckle from her. She knew Ling didn't like pirates. Not surprising considering she's a marine.

"When should you be arriving?" Ling asked. "And what the hell is this gift you mentioned earlier?"

"Midday today." Wren said. "If I looked at the map correctly, we should be landing around Nanohana. And as for your gift it is a surprise that I'd rather not discuss over open lines. You never know who might be trying to tap into this conversation."

"Yeah, you've got a point." Ling said then sighed. "I'm in Nanohana now. If you're really going to be here so soon then I shall meet with you in town. In three hours meet me at the small restaurant known as Spice Bean. We can meet there, but come disguised."

"I can manage that." Wren assured her.

Wren then wrote some things down in the notes in front of her that were sprawled over her desk.

"Don't keep me waiting." Ling replied before she hung up with the den-den mushi making a "Kacha!" sound.

Wren chuckled then hung up her end as well. She pat the den-den mushi on the shell. She then brought out some snail food she kept in a small bag to place in front out of the den-den mushi. It started eating it up happily, which had her smiling at it. She then looked back to her notes as she finished writing what she had been. It was just side notes of information that her loyal informants have given her, and notes on her future plans on what she can do with this information or the resources she has.

Like the devil fruits for example. Wren glanced over at the last one in her possession since she had already done with the others what she wanted. Wren knew that Ms. Halloween must know that Wren was on her way to Alabasta by now because there was no way that Doflamingo wouldn't tell her. And Wren was certain Ms. Halloween would have something prepared for her, which meant Wren had to be sure to have some kind of counter strategy ready.

Wren then let out a soft sigh knowing there was really no more to plan that she already has to get through this Alabasta incident. Though she has of course left room in her plan to change things around in a split second's notice if she must. She knew to always have backup plans and wiggle room in case the first plan falls through. Wren started putting away all her notes while thinking she might go get some fresh air. Staying cooped up down here all day wasn't good for her she was sure. Besides, the crew sounded rather lively up on deck, and she would like to join them.

However, before she got up from her desk, a newspaper clipping of Law caught her eye. She reached out to pick it up, so to look down at the image of her brother. She's been trying to keep track of him ever since she learned he entered the Grand Line with his own pirate crew. Apparently they've been making some mayhem along their journey. Wren then picked up Law's wanted poster that she had kept when it was first issued to look at her brother's smirking face as the brim of his hat shadowed his eyes to give him a demented look.

"You have always been able to look frightening, haven't you, Niisan?" Wren asked as if Law was in the room with her.

Wren gave a small sigh as she set down both the wanted poster and newspaper clipping to look at the map she had been using to mark out the route it seemed her brother was taking. She was hoping he would be on the same route this crew was taking, so they could possible bump into each other, but alas that wasn't the case. So Wren was going to have to wait a bit longer before seeing her brother again. However, she knew there was one point on their opposite routes that joined together even if just once before reaching Sabaody. And that point was Water 7 the city of water.

"Will we see each other there?" Wren said. "Or will we once again be made to wait longer, Niisan?"

She shook her head knowing she couldn't torture herself with all this wondering. Besides, if she has calculated correctly then her crew and Law's crew should reach Sabaody roughly at the same time. She made sure to leave a few days out of the calculation as a pillow of sorts in case anything delayed them or kept them in one place for longer than it takes to log. Wren put away the map just as the trapdoor to the stairs opened. Sanji, who had his sleeves rolled up, walked down the stairs while grumbling something about annoying captains and fridge raiders.

"Is something wrong, Sanji-san?" Wren asked as she closed her right eye.

She then took off her glasses to set to the side. She grabbed her eyepatch next, so to place over her right eye.

"Nothing you have to worry your pretty head about, my dear." Sanji said. "I just came to check on you. No one has really seen you this morning except for Nami and Vivi. They said you've been mulling over things down here since before they woke up."

That was true. Wren woke up before the sun rose into the sky this morning since she couldn't sleep any longer. Her mind was whirling with so many thoughts.

"Just looking over a few things." Wren said. "I just didn't realize how much time had passed since I started working I suppose."

Sanji nodded. He could understand that. Time slips from him form time-to-time when he's working on something.

"Now what really is bothering you?" Wren said. "You were grumbling about fridge raiders."

Sanji sighed while sitting down on the couch, which folded out into a bed when needed.

"Luffy ate all the food we had." Sanji said frowning. "And so did Chopper, Usopp, and that damn duck. Now I can't cook anything for you or the other two lovely ladies on this ship!"

He had really wanted to make a special lunch for the ladies, and even make a lovely tea, which he knew would please Wren. However, even the tea leaves weren't spared during Luffy's raid.

"I see." Wren said. "Well, we should be reaching Alabasta soon, so I think we will all be okay until then. Besides, it wouldn't be the first time I've gone hungry."

Sanji frowned though this time it wasn't in annoyance. This time it was almost in worry. He knew how like it was to nearly starve to death, so of course he knew how it was to go hungry. It was something he didn't want anyone to have to feel or have felt.

"Don't look so worried." Wren said as she smiled at Sanji. "Everything will be fine. Alabasta will be coming into view sooner than you think. It won't even take a whole day unless something else delays us."

"Yeah." Sanji said as he nodded though the worried look didn't completely leave his face. "But even if we fill up our stomachs in town, we still have a long road ahead of us."

His worried expression turned more into a thoughtful look as he wondered how much food he'd need to get in town, so they could survive the rest of this ordeal without starving to death. He felt a tap on his forehead, which brought him out of his thoughts. He blinked while looking at Wren as she was in front of him with her hands on her hips as she was leaning in to be at eyelevel with him.

"You're overthinking things." Wren said. "Don't worry. Everything is going to be fine, Sanji-san."

"Whatever you say, Darling~" Sanji said as he did that goofy love struck chuckle of his.

Wren slightly shook her head at Sanji's behavior, but she was honestly starting to get a bit used to it. She then pat him on top the head as if he was a child before sitting down beside him on the couch. She left out a soft sigh knowing she thought about going up on deck, but she honestly wouldn't mind taking a nap.

"You looked tired, Wren-chwan." Sanji commented.

"I suppose I am…just a bit." Wren said. "Getting information and using that information to make a strategy is more work than people might think. I'm trying to get as much information as I can on the current condition of Alabasta, which is proving harder than I liked. Then I'm trying to make notes of all that information to make a battle plan of sorts. We can't just go in with no plan whatsoever. And I know Vivi-san has her own way of wanting to go about things, but I don't believe she has what it takes to make a full battle strategy if worse comes to worst."

Wren wasn't trying to put down Vivi. She just knew the princess doesn't have what it takes to do what might have to be done in the end to take down Crocodile and Baroque Works.

"I have to look 100 moves ahead." Wren said. "And be ready to change my moves at any moment's notice. I can't hesitate to make decisions because that could lead to someone's death. I must be precise and firm with my judgements even if others may doubt them, and to ensure what I plan is secure, I need all the information I can get my hands on."

Sanji looked at Wren a bit in awe as she stared forward with a look of completely concentration on her face.

"Wren-chan, were you like a strategist on your last crew?" Sanji asked.

"I suppose you could say that." Wren said. "Really I had no actual title except for my title as a Family Executive of the Donquixote Family. Though Doflamingo did have me handle business negotiations often and gather information. To be good at negotiations I had to become well versed in the ways of strategizing whether it be strategizing how to get people to agreeing to make a deal, or war strategizing to win over territory for Doflamingo if negotiations through discussion didn't work."

That and Doflamingo personally took the time to show her how to make strategizes through playing chess. Honestly, it was thanks to him that she became a great strategist even if she hates to admit that.

"That's amazing." Sanji said grinning. "You're really smart, Wren-chan."

"Thank-you, Sanji-san." Wren replied. "Though I'm not that amazing. Anyone can strategize as long as they have the right tools."

She then blinked when sensing something or someone new on the ship. She frowned wondering who was on their ship. This presence didn't feel hostile. However, it made her a bit uneasy.

"Is something bothering you, Wren-chan?" Sanji asked.

Wren didn't reply right away as she debated whether or not to concern Sanji with whoever was on deck. She didn't sense the others gearing up for a fight, so she decided to let it be.

"No." Wren said as she shook her head. "Nothing's wrong."

She then stood up supposing she needed to at least stretch her legs and other muscles a bit since she's been sitting for so long. She stretched her arms above her head while trying to loosen up her muscles. She then opened her left eye, which had closed as she was stretching when she felt that other presence was now gone. She didn't know who was on this ship, but at least they were gone now. However, now she felt a larger presence that was more animal coming towards the ship. Based on its size and how it was coming from the ocean, Wren would say it's some kind of Sea King.

"It seems as if a Sea King is heading towards the ship." Wren said.

"What? Really?!" Sanji asked as he jumped up. "That means food!"

Wren chuckled at how excited he became at the prospect of food, but she then gasped when the ship shook violently. She went falling forward since she lost her footing. She fell into something before she and it hit the floor. She laid there a moment until the shaking stopping.

"How ungraceful." Wren said out loud as she pushed herself up a bit to rest on her forearms. "It's embarrassing."

She hasn't fell in a long time, but a simple shake from the ship had her falling on her face. She then blinked when realizing something. Her red orb looked directly into Sanji's face as said man was looking up at her with an expression so blissful you'd think he had died and gone to heaven. She then realized the position they were in on the floor. Sanji was under her with her legs straddling his waist, and her chest pressed against his as their noses barely blushed. Her eyes widened and her race turned read when realizing how improperly close she was to a man she wasn't married to. If her mother saw her now, she'd be appalled. Wren wasn't raised to be so indecent.

"Ah, I'm sorry, Sanji-san!" Wren said as she quickly got off of him. "Please forgive me for being so improper!"

Sanji sobered up from his bliss when seeing how upset Wren was from what happened. She even covered her face seeming so ashamed of herself even if it wasn't her fault how they fell. He had tried to catch her, but they both had ended up on the floor anyway. She must have been taught it wasn't proper to get so close to a man, especially in an intimate way, which is why she was so flustered compared to how calm and collected she usually is. Sanji sat up while reaching forward to gently grasp her wrists, which had her stiffening for a moment.

"It's alright." Sanji said softly as he gently pulled her hands away from her face.

He looked at Wren's blushing face with a kind smile on his face, which had her eye widening a bit.

"It was an accident." Sanji said. "You didn't do anything wrong, Wren-chan. You're still a proper lady in my eyes."

Wren bit her lip not knowing what to say in reply. She then looked down at her hands, which Sanji was holding gently in his own now. She looked to the side while still embarrassed. She then remembered the Sea King.

"Uh…Sanji-san, the Sea King." She reminded him.

His visible eye widened, and a second later he was running towards the stairs.

"Don't worry, Wren-chwan!" He called over his shoulder. "I'll catch that thing for sure, and make you a wonderful dish."

He was then gone as Wren remained sitting on the floor. She placed her hand over her fast beating heart while still feeling so embarrassed. Not only had she landed on a man in such an improper way, but she lost her composure. Her mother must be turning over in her grave…if she even had a grave. However, Wren didn't think it was her embarrassment that had her heart thumping so rapidly and loud.

"I need to pull myself together." Wren said as she shook her head. "And make sure nothing improper like that ever happens again. I must refrain from such acts of indecency because they're not proper, and Oka-sama wanted me to be a proper lady."

Wren took a few more moments to calm herself before she stood up off the floor. She looked at herself in the mirror to see there was still the faintest pinkness to her cheeks. One of the downfalls of having such pale skin. Her hair was also a bit disheveled, so she quickly fixed that. Once the pinkness left her cheeks, she went up to the deck. She saw no one on the main deck, so she went to the one in the back to see they were all gathered there while looking at a bunch of ships with the Baroque Works logo on the front.

"Oh, we must be closer than I believed." Wren said.

Her crewmates jumped then turned their heads to see that Wren had finally joined them.

"Oh, hey, Wren!" Luffy said grinning.

"Luffy-sama." Wren greeted as she gave him a small smile in return.

"Wren, thank goodness you're here!" Usopp said. "We need to take those guys out, and you're one of the strongest here!"

He pointed towards the Baroque Works ships that were carrying a total of 200 men that must be the billions.

"Hmm, but why waste our time on them?" Wren said.

"Come on, they're not worth it." Zoro said grinning. "Don't bother."

Usopp looked at the two of them with wide eyes while wondering if they really weren't worried about all those enemy ships.

"They're both right." Sanji said as he sat on the railing. "We have to keep our eyes on the prize, or we might lose this all together. After all, eight against two hundred sucks."

"Is there something wrong with those odds?" Wren asked looking truly puzzled. "Don't misunderstand, I know it would be a bit time consuming to take them out. However, there aren't really that many of them."

"200 isn't many to you?!" Usopp and Nami demanded.

Wren blinked at them wondering what they were getting worked up about as Luffy laughed.

"No." Wren said.

"If you think we could win then what's your objection to fighting them now?!" Usopp asked.

"If we take them all out now before we reach Alabasta then Crocodile will know something is wrong much sooner." Wren exclaimed. "Which means he can start making his own preparations to stop us. Leaving those billions alone is actually more advantageous for us since it'll keep us more on the down low longer, which means we can most likely catch Crocodile by surprise."

Usopp guessed that made sense to him. It was still hard to swallow that Wren didn't think taking out 200 men was hard.

"Besides, I haven't had my tea yet, so I'm not really in the mood for fighting." Wren added.

"That's your problem?!" Nami and Usopp demanded.

Wren sat in between Sanji and Karoo on the deck of the ship as everyone was tying bandages on their arm. Apparently the presence Wren felt earlier was Bon Clay who is also known as Mr. 2, which is the partner of Ms. Halloween. Wren knew all about the man's powers since Ms. Halloween had given a report on all the officer agents and their powers as soon as she was made Mr. 2's partner.

"There you go, Sanji-san." Wren said as she finished tying the bandage around his arm.

"Thank-you, Wren-chan." Sanji said as he smiled at her.

He was glad to see she didn't feel awkward when around him due to earlier. It would have broken his heart if one of the lovely ladies on this ship felt too awkward to be around him. Sanji then picked up another bandage to put around Wren's arm.

"Just make sure and tie it tight." Zoro said as he was using his mouth to tie his bandage around his arm. "I don't want anyone fooled by the enemy's disguises."

Wren nodded her head in understanding as Sanji was tying the bandages tightly but not uncomfortably around her arm.

"What a good plan." Vivi said as she was helping Nami with her bandage.

"We'll always know who our friends are." Nami said. "Just look for the bandage on their arm."

As Sanji was making another knot in Wren's bandage, said woman smiled in amusement at Karoo who seemed be having trouble with his bandages.

"This Mane-Mane no Mi guy," Sanji began as she finished tying the bandage around Wren's arm. "So is he that similar when he turns into someone else?"

Sanji then let go of Wren's arm since she was ready to go, so Wren started working on getting Karoo untangled from all his bandages.

"You have no idea!" Usopp exclaimed. "It's the same not just similar. It was crazy, really! You should have seen it, Sanji, Wren. He changed into every one of us even Nami. And then we got to dance with him."

"I'm not really interested in dancing with a male ballerina." Sanji said.

However, he'd love to dance with a female one, or better yet dance with one of the lovely ladies on the ship. He looked at Wren as he was thinking this as she was still working on getting Karoo detangled. She had that amused smile still on her face, and he noted it was another one of her more genuine ones.

"We know that someone with his powers is among the enemy, so we need to really be on our guard at all times." Zoro said.

"There's something else you all need to be weary of." Wren spoke up as she looked away from Karoo for a moment. "If at any time you are taken into a marsh, don't follow the light. It will lead you off the safe path and into your doom."

The crew looked at Wren while some of them a bit spooked at how ominously she spoke.

"It's Ms. Halloween's powers." Wren said. "She makes you believe that you're off your path to begin with then lures you with lights and illusions to something extremely dangerous. And she's at a different level than the Baroque Work officer agents, so if you run into her, I suggest you trek carefully."

Usopp gulped wondering how terrifying this Ms. Halloween was. He sure didn't want to run into her. Chopper even if a bit frightened stepped up determinedly.

"So what should I do to help out against this guy?" He asked.

"Just do whatever it is you can do." Usopp said. "You're not expected to do anything more, Chopper. And if you get overwhelmed, just run."

Wren, who was putting a bandage around Karoo's wing, sweat-dropped as she wondered if that could be counted as a pep talk.

"Sounds like the pep talk he's always giving himself." Sanji said.

Karoo quacked lightly, and it almost sounded like a laugh, which had Wren biting her lip to keep from smiling in amusement.

"Whatever it is I can do." Chopper said. "I got it!"

A few minutes later, everyone had their bandages on, and were ready to reach Alabasta.

"Hey, I can see the island now!" Luffy called out.

Wren and the others looked towards Alabasta, and Wren knew that Ling was there waiting for her with information that might help them with Crocodile.

"Let's stop at the town called Nanohana." Vivi said. "We have to hide the ship."

That works out perfectly in Wren's favor since Ling told her to meet her in Nanohana.

"Okay, no matter what happens on that island remember," Luffy began then put out his fist with the others doing the same. "This thing on all our arms is a sign of our friendship. Now, let's land, okay? And eat…oh, and help Vivi."

"That's a side note?" Luffy's crewmates—besides Wren—asked with deadpanned looks on their faces.

Luffy just kept grinning as Wren bit back an amused chuckle. It seems as if food is the only thing that comes first in Luffy's mind. Wren then looked back towards Alabasta knowing she'd most likely have to deal with Doflamingo's first move there.

"Well, let's see what you have planned, Doflamingo." Wren said as she grinned.