Recap: The Whitebeard pirates are going to infiltrate a major crime boss who deals with human, fishman and merpeople trafficking.
Key: "..."Ran speaking her mother tongue.

Ran came out on the deck, securing her hair ribbons the tiredness was leaving her body.

"Ran over here!" Izou called her over, with his puckered painted red lips. It amazed Ran how he managed to put on a full face of makeup, with beautifully painted lips, eat breakfast without smudging his makeup before everyone else started to wake up. Ran walked towards Izou, not knowing what to expect.

"I'm gonna teach you how to do make-up!" He cheered, clapping his hands too happily. Ran turned to run away, but her wrist had been locked down by Marco, Ace and Thatch who were grinning devilishly, with evil gleams in their eyes.

"Why? I don't wanna do this!" she whined, desperately trying to escape.

"Ou Ran you know why."

"Nooooo I don't wanna."

"Ou Ran you can't wear your mask if you're gonna do this job!" Izou was setting out his vast make-up collection.

"B-but I always doooo." She whined, the guys were too strong for her to break free.

"Come on rookie, we're family now, you have nothing to hide." Ace tried to reassure her, but was also very curious about what was under her mask.

"Even the old man agrees! He gave me permission to do this." Izou used his last card that would hopefully quell her argument. Ran stopped moving, looking at Whitebeard to see if Izou was lying, but unfortunately he gave a nod to affirm that Izou was definitely not lying.

"Fine, but only Izou can see my face."

"What why?" The other three exclaimed, they didn't want to admit it, but they had been wondering what was under that mask nowadays.

"Because I said so." She growled. Izou smiled shaking his head, waving off the other three who were incredibly curious as to what Ran was hiding under the mask. They all tried to concentrate on their plan of action, but their eyes were shifting towards Izou and Ran. They watched Ran slap Izou's hands away as he tried to take it off of her face. Then saw Izou closing his eyes, and Ran slowly undo her mask, since the sunshine was really bright they couldn't see her face properly. But they could see Izou's reaction, which was a shriek, and pinching Ran's cheek.

"You're so cute! And it's so unique."

"I said be quiet."

"Sorry, it's just it' really unusual."

"Just do your job."

The rest of the day went on, and after a tortuous three hours Ran thankfully tied her mask back onto her face, feeling the familiar wave of comfort and safety.

"You learn quickly."

"Have to."

"Well just remember what I told you, and you should be fine."

"Thank you Izou." The other commanders had grown bored of watching Izou and Ran, since they realised that Ran's bare face was never going to be revealed, and continued with their duties. Izou and Ran hugged tightly, his red shiny lips were trembling.

"My baby is all grown up!"

"Izou I've only been in your division for a few months."

"I know but it feels like years. I know you've been on missions before, but you're my family now, and you're growing up so fast." He wiped away a tear.

"Izou I was already full grown when I came under your care."

"I don't care you're still gonna be my baby!" He bawled out. Ran sighed, smiling as she hugged him back tightly, not trying to disagree again. Izou wiped away his tears, handing Ran a bag and patting her head. Ran hugged Izou one more time, and then walked to Whitebeard to do her usual bow and farewell. Then she gathered all the commanders, and pulled out a piece of paper from her jacket. Asking each commander to take a piece.

"You'll know where to find me." She laughed and put the paper back into her coat. Smiling at them, she pulled out her leaf and called her trustworthy monster bird. The bird once again unbalanced the boat momentarily, Ran swiftly saying goodbye before she departed.

The commanders waved her off as she disappeared into the sky.

Ace furrowed his brow in confusion. "Wait. Why is she leaving one month earlier than us?" the rest of the commanders face palmed the floor.

*Time skip*

The plan was working perfectly, each and every commander had executed their plan perfectly without a hitch. Whitebeard assured his children that Ran was fine, despite their growing worry. They had reached the final destination, effectively taking out Selenco's men, and left some of their crewmates to pose as Selenco's men as planned.

They all held Ran's vivre card tightly trying to follow the direction it was pointing to, luckily the paper wasn't damaged at all so it eased their worry a little.

"Marco, Marco. Commander Marco come in."

"What why are you calling-yoi?"

"We got word that the destination of the party of the nobles and Selenco has changed."

"How do you know-yoi?"

"Because Ran got into touch with us. She couldn't tell us yet because she doesn't know but she said follow the vivre cards."

"Okay fine-yoi." He ended the call and the den den mushi's eyes closed.

"Guys the venue has changed, Ran got in contact and said they're moving, she said to follow the vivre cards-yoi."

"Bruh….bruh..bruh…bruh" the den den mushi went off again.

"What-yoi?!"

"Sorry commander, but Ran also said that there was going to be some high level security at the venue, so the only way to get in is to be a guest. She advised that only three of the commanders enter except Namur, and have the others take out the security quietly when the lock the doors."

"Fine fine whatever-yoi."

"Commander Marco, I don't think you understand. You have to dress as nobles to enter this event."

"Fine-yoi." He ended the call, groaning and rubbing his head.

"Oi, Ace, Thatch, Izou go get dressed up. You're going to a party." He ordered the other commanders.

Ran surrounded herself in her hallucinogen dome as she took off her contact lens in front of the massive dresser and mirror. After undoing her mask, folding it neatly and stuffing it into her bra, she cleansed her face, as Izou had taught her. She regulated her breath as she started to prep her skin. She had trained under a very small amount of time to become an "entertainer", she made up an alibi that she was one of the famed dancers from the Southern blue. However the head of the house did not seem very impressed, until Ran started showing off her acrobatic skill, and her impressive talent of reciting poems, and dance. After a few weeks of intense training from the head of the house Ran had been promoted to the top performer, apparently the other girls in this house were only mediocre. Ran had met the other girls and almost gave away her reason why she had come to this house of sin and horror, since she saw them crying into their pillows, shaking, begging to go back home. However she kept her lips sealed, trying to keep her cool.

She breathed a deep relaxing breath, as she stared at herself in the mirror. Since she had been promoted to a top performer she had been given more privileges, better baths, better clothing and living arrangements. Which came useful as she got her own room, which she could utilise very easily. She started to paint her skin, covering her marks and scars, so it became a flawless canvass. Lined her eyes with a thick black line, with pearly iridescent colours that made her seem goddess like. She filled her lips with a sensual fiery red to draw attention to her face. To make her stand out to Selenco hopefully, she drew on a delicate and intricate three petal flower on her head. She washed her hands to rub off any make up and put on her contact lens so she had black eyes again. She patted herself down, making sure there were no stains of make up on her dress and flowy sleeves. Looking down she made sure her breasts were well accentuated and looked as if they were about to burst out of the dress. Since they were entertainers they could get away with more daring cuts, and less modest dresses. She dissolved her hallucinogen dome, as she started to put in her jewellery and asked for assistance for her hair.

Ace and Thatch were grumbling about the uncomfortable clothing. Well mainly Ace, since he walked around half naked half the time, and wasn't used to be fully clothed. He felt like he was being suffocated. Izou on the other hand was in his element. He latched onto Thatch's arm, as if pretending if he was Thatch's concubine or partner, leaving Ace by himself. The guards gave Ace a funny look, but he brought out a shiny medallion that he stole from another noble a few nobles ago, that symbolised his supposed status, which made the security nod his head to allow him in. Izou gave a flirty wink from behind his large fan, the guard gulped as he saw Izou's exposed shoulder and covered chest and blushed allowing Thatch and Izou through. All three of them stuck close together, carefully observing the event, trying to find anyone that could resemble a crime lord. However they were unsuccessful because everyone here dressed as a noble, so it seemed that Selenco was an underworld crime boss who was also a noble. The lights came down, as the doors were slammed shut the metal against metal signified the locks were now in use. No one could get in, no one could get out.

"Ladies and Gentleman, we thank you for attending to this event tonight. We ever so honoured that our humble abode could attract such prosperous and wonderful guests, so as a thank you we only present to you the finest of our beautiful, virgin young maidens."

A lot of them cheered and applauded in response to the announcement. The centre stage was lit, the crowd's noise was slowly dwindling waiting for the first act.

Each 'virgin maiden' was presented and showed off their talents. A sickly smile pasted on their faces as they performed. It was after a while that the final act had come on stage. All three of them held Ran's vivre card in the palms to see if any of the acts were Ran, but the card didn't change direction at all.

"Now ladies and gentleman. The final and most talented of the maidens will be presented." A medium height woman entered the centre stage, her shiny black hair reflecting the light as well as the jewellery that jingled as she walked slowly, allowing everyone to fully appreciate her radiant beauty. If it wasn't her milky white skin that didn't draw your attention, it was her ample bust that seemed to be confined but spilling out of her dress. And if it wasn't enough already, her shy coy smile that she slightly hid with her aquamarine flowy sleeves.

All three of them noticed that the vivre cards in their hands moved in this woman's direction. Ace and Thatch's jaws dropped as they realised it was their grumpy crewmate. However it seemed unreal. She displayed her acrobatic skills in time to the steady but adrenaline racing drum beat, then it softened into a fan dance that she pulled out of her sleeves, with some soft singing as she ended her performance with a back bend, fans held in a complicated manner, complimenting her talent, and winking at the audience.

"I bid one billion berries" One man called out as Ran held her position, before any of them started applauding.

"I bid three billion berries."

"Ten billion berries"

"Twenty billion berries" She started to straighten herself up in a lady like way, still moving sensually as she walked back to the centre stage, so everyone could see her.

"Fifty Billion berries."

"One hundred Billion berries"

"Five hundred Billion berries and I get to keep her for the night."

No one testified against the final bid.

"Sold to the man in a striped suit and cigar."

Ran looked at the direction of the announcer's arm, and walked slowly down the steps and towards the disguised man, and walked off with the man's around her shoulders, the cigar smoke covering her face.

"Of course Selenco would bid the highest on the best whore." Ace almost wanted to punch the man in front of him.

"What do you expect? His money always keeps growing, when he tries to spend it, by the time he does, more is added to it. It's not a surprise. He might as well buy the best of the best." A feminine voice laughed. All three of them had dark looks on their face. They wanted to kick these people's asses so badly, however they didn't want to be too reckless, they didn't even know if the other commanders had defeated the guards and secured the outside yet, the just had to grit their teeth and bear it.

The announcer had started to bring out the rest of the other woman and started the auction. For the three of them it seemed that the crew was taking forever to secure the outside.

"Fifty thousand berries"

"Do I hear any more bids?"

BAM

Marco and the other commanders burst through the heavy wooden doors. Terrified screams rose in the air as the commanders stalked forward. Some tried to run by the other doors but they were locked for some odd reason so they were trapped.

"Oi Marco you took long enough!" Thatch chuckled, throwing off his costume wielding his heavy sword.

"Shut up Pompadour-yoi." He yelled, blue flames suddenly sprung up behind him, sending a threatening glare to the frightened nobles. Ace grinned as he burnt off his upper clothing, now he was more comfortable and ready to kick some ass.

Ran had been swept away by the ominous looking man with the cigar. He had an iron-clad grip on her shoulders, ensuring that she couldn't run from his grasp, well that's what he thought. She felt a little sick from the cigar smoke he was blowing in her face, she looked up at his face to see his disgusting grin, his moustache bristling with his filthy breath. She tried to hide her disgust, by straightening her face.

"Thank you so much sir for paying so much for me. I hope I can live up to your standards." She shyly offered, trying to play the role properly. As she looked up at him to show him 'genuine' interest, she saw his eyes fall on her ample breast, and felt his filthy fat hand slide down to her ass, giving it a long hard squeeze, as he grunted with ominous laughter.

"Don't worry darling, you're more than worth it."

"I can't believe someone would pay for little ol' me" She modestly commented, hiding her laughter with her sleeve, pretending to her fullest.

"I wouldn't worry honey. I have plenty of money to go around. Five hundred Berries isn't much to me nowadays. I would have paid more for a beauty like you."

"Oh I find it so rare that a handsome man would have so much money to spend. Usually girls don't get bought for more than one hundred berries."

"Well I am rather different. I am Selenco after all." He admitted cockily, slapping her ass and laughing. Luckily before she could think of a plausible reason, his den den mushi went off and he answered. He growled, saying that he was busy, his hand went up her body to her bust, squeezing it. She wanted to break his fingers but she gave a small seductive moan, making him chuckle, ending the call. They reached her room, which she pushed open, allowing him to set foot first. It was immaculate, candle light softly awakened the room, the moonlight streaming in from the night sky from her open balcony. There was a large bed soft bed with rolls and rolls of golden and pastel coloured silks. Light coloured, transparent scarves were tied around the bed posts that wafted in the night air, excluding fluidity and feminine energy in the room.

"I see they really do give the best for the best." He chuckled.

"I'm glad it is up to your liking sir." She commented, as she guided him to the bed, and poured him some wine, shyly smiling and turning away to drink it. She continued the small talk, as she poured wine for him and herself. Until he got a bit angry, and drunk slapping away the bottle of alcohol letting it break on the floor. Grasping her wrists and trapping her between the bed and himself.

"I think this mouth is doing too much talking and not enough sucking." He growled.

"The mighty warrior takes his stance I see." She teased, grunting as she flipped the man over, so she was on top. The soft candle light illuminated her painted milky skin, giving her red lips a lustrous shine that made the man under her lick his lips in anticipation. He was moved his arms to grab and rip her heavy dress off of her. Well he thought. He moved his head to see that he couldn't move his arms, even if he tried.

"You wrench!" He let out in a strangled gasp, his eyes bulging realising she had poisoned the wine. He saw her draw a blade to his throat, with a sick smile on her devilishly red lips.

"You whore, you will be nothing when this ends!"

"Oh really?" She pushed her blade against his lips, silencing him as she put her face hear his, so he could only see into her eyes, vice versa. "Because we slaughtered your subordinates, we set free your captives that you took so long to collect." His eyes bulging in anger, barely muffling against her blade. "You have nothing left in your pathetic little business, and you will cease to exist in this world, no legacy to remember you by." She silkily commented.

"Actually I might be lying, you might have a chance of living enough to see who the victor is from this little battle." She mused over. Her fingers tracing the blade, digging deep into his throat. She picked up a drop of his blood from his throat and smeared it as she was wiping away his tears.

"Actually I'm sure you'll live just long enough to know that the Whitebeard pirates will be even more infamous for slaughtering the great Selenco. The Whitebeard pirates are the reason for your end." She smiled. She sliced down his chest to his lower stomach, letting the blood seep out. He tried to gasp at the burning pain from the cut, but he found he couldn't move his face at all. He saw her devious smile and cold eyes one last time. Ran made another few more cuts that would ensure his death, but slowly, as she delved into his pockets and found the rolls of money. She grabbed all the jewellery and ornaments, as well some other stuff she liked from the room, as well as looting the other rooms for money, smiling as she got her dress and some extra treasure. Ran was glad that she had joined the Whitebeard pirates, otherwise she wouldn't get chances like this.

*Back with the commanders*

"Oi the marines are coming! They caught wind that we're here."

"We got the ships ready, let's go!"

"Wait, we don't know where Ran is?"

"Hurry up the marines are coming!"

"Yeah yeah I'm coming!" a familiar voice answered their calls. Ran came out still in her costume, the silk sleeves flowing behind her as she was walking towards them. The only thing that had changed was that she had her mask over the lower half of her face again.

"Ran!" They cheered as she walked over towards them, they noticed that there was small blood stains near the waist band of her dress, signifying something to the others.

"Yer damn pirates always causing trouble." A gruff voice commented.

"Smoker" Ace called his name.

"Captain Smoker of the G5 unit." Ran labelled him correctly

"I haven't seen you around before" he commented, holding his jitte awaiting for his opponent to strike.

"It's okay not a lot of people notice me anyways." She answered back, observing. She shifted her eyes over at her crewmates, calculating.
"Oi Pineapple, Flame head, catch!" She threw the bags of treasure she had been carrying and aimed straight towards Smoker. He converted his body to smoke as he blasted towards her, blocking his jitte with her blade. Strike after strike was made, clang of metal resounded in the surrounding area, she was merely was just toying with him to buy time.

"You're not giving it your all."

"I'm impressed you know already" She smirked, as she formed her water dome. He rose high above the dome with his jitte pointing down.

"Big mistake rookie." He commented, his jitte penetrating the barrier, and entering the same space as Ran. She smirked, jumping through the water dome and freezing it over trapping Smoker.

"Alright let's run!" she called running over to her comrades. As they boarded their many and various ships back to their father.

All of them crowded round their Whitebeard as they boarded the Moby Dick cheering and greeting the other pirates who had stayed behind to guard the ship. They cheered and drank in celebration until darkness fell when many of them had passed out drunk. Ran was leaning on the ship, watching Whitebeard being taken to his room by the nurses. She smiled at her comrades, this was the first time she had celebrated a completion of a mission, and it was kind of thrilling to be in such an atmosphere, she was a little sad that she never got to do the same sort of thing when she worked under Master Ginlao. She hiccupped, finishing her sweet alcohol and wiping her mouth as she smiled looking over at her new family, who were flat out drunk.

Ace and the others woke up groggily, due to the excessive drinking, partying and cheering that happened last night.

"Rise and shine sucker!" They heard a large metal clanging sound, Thatch groaned, wincing at the pain. The source of the sound was getting louder as it came closer to him, it was almost deafening.

"Please stop, I beg of you." He groaned rather desperately, rubbing his temples.

"Alright fine, it was only because you kept doing it to me." She teased, placing some plates in front of them. They looked to see Ran in her usual long trench coat, holding multiple plates with multiple balls of air that were swirling around viciously.

"Ran are you trying to make us fight for our breakfast?" They feared the ball of air that was swirling around.

"No, this was an easy way to get all the plates out at once, don't worry they're harmless until I throw them." She assured them, poorly. They stood up slowly, and approached the plates in the same manner and taking them slowly.

"You guys are such babies!" she complained, as she watched them take a plate apprehensively. She dispelled the balls of air when the plates were taken and watched their reactions.

"Holy shit."

"What is it bad?" She asked, she was sure everything in stock was not past the expiry date.

"No, it's good. Really good. My hangover is pretty much gone."

"Yeah I put in a lot of medicine and other stuff to soak up the alcohol in your systems. Thought it would be best." She explained. "And I put a lot of carbohydrates to help absorb it too. So you guys should be a bit less hungover now." They all greedily stuffed their faces and raced down the kitchen when she told them there were leftovers. Ace, Marco and Thatch patted her on the shoulder as they walked past greeting her

"Welcome to the family."