Author's Note: I lied about Whiskey Peak - The idea for this chapter suddenly came to me the other day, so I had to write it.

Warning: There is a rather dark scene involving a cattle prod at the end of the chapter. However, I kept the scene PG-13 rated, so the scene itself isn't TOO bad.

Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece. If I did, the Dragon Lady would totally be in it.

Back in Lougetown, Seven watched from afar as the Libras trained with varying weapons. It was his idea for the training day – Better they train right after they got out of the hospital than on the Grand Line. He wanted to make sure that everything went well and the trip to Yukijima would go without a hitch.

"Are you watching those pathetic weaklings, Weintraub?"

The Dragon Lady then approached Seven.

"How did you know I would be here?" Seven asked slowly.

"A dragon knows," The Dragon Lady answered, tapping her nose. "Anyway, I would like to talk to you."

"Talk," Seven said. The Dragon Lady looked over to the Libras in disgust.

"Let's go somewhere private," The Dragon Lady answered.

"Jiang, this is not private. Everybody else is here."

Ten minutes later, Seven and the Dragon Lady arrived at a rooftop, where Coby, Remy, Kuro, Clove, and Garth were waiting.

"Fleet Admiral Coby will be standing in for 'Chieftain' Zander Leach, as he is away," The Dragon Lady announced.

"Why did you pick him?!" Seven asked.

"Because he was a big part in all of this crap that went down with our lapdogs!" The Dragon Lady yelled.

"He didn't do shit!" Kuro yelled.

"He's the one who approved of our plans! Therefore, he had a hand in them!" Remy yelled.

"Quiet!" The Dragon Lady yelled. At once, everyone turned to face the Dragon Lady, fearful of her next plans. Sure, her co-workers were on the same level of profession as her, but they still feared the Dragon Lady.

"I want no part in whatever you are doing," Garth stated.

"I have a plan on how we can get our little lapdogs back with no complications," The Dragon Lady explained.

"I'm with Garth. If it involves pimping people out to sleazy douche bags, count me out," Seven explained.

"Weintraub, don't assume that all of my schemes involve my prostitution circle," The Dragon Lady bluntly explained. "I have obtained a serum from Professor Bixby Bridges over in the Research and Development Division of the Marines. This serum is obedience serum, so the Capricorns will listen to our every command."

"That's great and all, but what if the serum wears off?" Seven asked bluntly. The Dragon Lady grinned.

"It doesn't. The Capricorns will have eternal, undying loyalty to me," The Dragon Lady explained.

"Okay, now you're being a selfish bitch!" Seven yelled. "The Capricorns are supposed to be loyal to all of us, not just you! I know you want to whore them out as revenge and as a matter of control! I've seen it before inside our own circle! I won't name names, but you have forced several Marines to do your bidding, and I am fucking sick of it!"

The Dragon Lady remained silent. Instead of arguing Seven's point, the Dragon Lady said something that nobody expected.

"You're too good for this world, Weintraub. Get back to me when your kindness gets you in major trouble."

Without another word, the Dragon Lady walked away.

"Is there anything else I need to be aware of?" Coby asked everyone. "Any other incidents at the World's Fair of Lougetown that I should be aware of?"

"Besides the Capricorns drugging and nearly killing a group of defenseless people who didn't do anything, I think we're good," Seven explained through gritted teeth.

"The Dragon Lady is doing what?"

A few minutes after the meeting had ended, Seven rushed to a non-descript, slightly run-down, casino resort so he could talk to one of the few people he trusted – Cooro.

"Don't worry about it, Strauss. Your priority right now is getting Dormer and Takeshima to Yukijima," Seven said into the receiver.

"But, still, that's really fucked-up. If the Dragon Lady is going to have absolute control over them, the Libras might as well start planning their own funerals."

"This isn't about the Libras! This is about the safety and stability of several people and factions!" Seven yelled. "Might I add that your life is in danger because of the Dragon Lady's decision?!"

"She can't touch me unless I bring her down with me."

The receiver then clicked, ending Seven's call. Seven said nothing as he looked through his pockets, pulling out a ten Beri bill.

"Should I?" Seven asked himself. "Well, I do need change to call Cooro back. I'll think about it later."

Nearly three hours and 20,000 Beri in winnings later…

"I gambled for three hours?" Seven asked himself. "Where does the time go?"

Then, Seven realized something.

"Oh, shit! Was I supposed to call Cooro?!"

Meanwhile, the Dragon Lady had dragged all of the Capricorns to a filthy, dark, and cold warehouse on the other side of town. As old factory machines whirred around them, the Dragon Lady explained her terms to the Capricorns.

"You are to obey each and every single word I say, regardless of your morals and beliefs. You will be punished each and every time you step out of line. I am here to make you into model, upstanding citizens of the world, not savage Revolutionaries," The Dragon Lady explained.

"What happens if we step out of line?" Aki asked timidly. The Dragon Lady forcefully grabbed Aki and threw her to the ground. The Dragon Lady then grabbed a cattle prod off of a nearby table and shocked Aki with it.

"Sarutobi-kun! Help me!" Aki screamed. However, Heathcliffe ignored her screams and stayed where he was, too scared to move an inch. The Dragon Lady then turned off the cattle prod, casting it aside.

"This is what will happen when you step out of line," The Dragon Lady explained. "However, this was only a lighter example of what my punishments are. Step out of line in the future, and your punishment will be a lot worse than a simple electrocution. Do I make myself clear?"

As Aki slowly got up and rejoined her crew, everybody remained silent.

"I said, 'do I make myself clear'?!"

The Dragon Lady then grabbed her cattle prod, preparing to torture any Capricorn she felt that deserved it.

"Y-Yes, madam," Yuki-Rin quietly stuttered. The Dragon Lady then marched over to Yuki-Rin and shocked her with the cattle prod. Unlike Aki, Yuki-Rin remained silent, biting her lip to prevent her from screaming and giving the Dragon Lady her sadistic pleasure.

"I can't hear you," The Dragon Lady said as she continued to shock Yuki-Rin.

"Yes, madam," The Capricorns said in unison like they were children in elementary school who were trying to obey their teacher. With a smile, the Dragon Lady removed the cattle prod from Yuki-Rin's skin.

"Perfect," The Dragon Lady said to herself. "Now, I believe that you all need a complete makeover – Hair, makeup, body, and wardrobe. It will help shapen up your image upon the world. Chop-chop!"

Professor Bixby Bridges - Professor Bixby's name comes from the Bixby Canyon Bridge in Northern California. It also comes from the song Bixby Canyon Bridge by Death Cab For Cutie.

Next chapter, we will arrive in Whiskey Peak, as promised.