It's the thrill in the end. In that moment when something stolen becomes mine or is it? That's the bliss I desire.

With the hope of back-up negated, Jackal's mind started to calm-down slightly on what would be the next move logically. It'd be then that Lucas' voice would echo throughout the control room, "They should be here any minute now... It's ten to the planned arrival time, Justice." Jackal stated grinning. From about one hundred meters away from the compound, above the clouds, Sinbad and the remainder of the Calico Pirates closed upon the 'D' warehouse's location.

'Puru Puru Puru', the sound of Jackal's Den Den chimed in moments after Jackal had reassured Justice of the ship's impending arrival. Answering the call, the Mink would've received word of the ship's position.

"Capt'! We should be there in about twenty minutes. How's securing the base going?" Sinbad inquired.

"The sniper was a pain in the ass but the two of us got it done. Plant the ship around back in the gated loading area. You'll see the warehouse sky-bound as you descend, it's the warehouse with the roof ripped off, Shishishi... Cant' miss it." Jackal responded, laughing because in hindsight, Lucas had given the crew an almost perfect sign to mark their location.


"You ripped off the roof!? How did you manage to-" Sinbad's queries were cut short by Jackal hanging up the line.

"Shishishi... You worry too much. Sometimes it's okay to make a spectacle... or two. It's not like we'll be keeping this place after tonight." Jackal said, chuckling to himself about the expression on Sinbad's place when he sees the ceiling.

Exiting the control room, Jackal would single for the now disarmed men to follow him out to the outskirts of the building. Once collected, the fifteen men in total stood trembling slightly, fearful of what'd happen to them next.

"Ah... No need to look so constipated Lesser Minks. I have no plans of killing you." Jackal said, noticing the fear oozing from the men's auras. At the Lesser Mink statement, the men began to shake even more violently, taking the Mink's words as if he'd seen them as inferior beings. "Is it something I said?" Jackal thought, tilting his head to the side in confusion.

"Anyway! Tonight, you'll be all temporary members of the Calico pirates. As a bandit, I'm fair with all my men. Anything Justice, my hidden business associate, I, and my crew desires is ours. The scraps can be yours for the taken. All of the these warehouse raids will be pinned on us, so no need to worry about Mother running you lot down. It'd suggest you wear face-masks though." Jackal declared, with a very lackadaisical expression.

However, as the next thought crossed his brain, Jackal face tightened. The scowl on his face was enough to put the fear of God, in the weakest of man, "Any slaves will be turned over to our care. I'm not here for any rape or murdering of the weak. If I receive any reports of that... I'll kill you myself." the Mink stated, licking his lips.

"YES SIR!" the men shouted together on cue.

Above the area behind the warehouse, where Jackal and the newest recruits stood was a gated loading area, large enough to hold several cargo containers. As the cloud's cleared, the night was filled with moments that'd leave the ordinary mafia men astonished, as the flying ship descended from the sky. It'd be the first time Justice saw the ship as well. "What'cha think... It's called the Pegasus. From what I've learnt when I stole it from the Revolutionaries, it's based off the Noah Ship on Fishman Island." Jackal inquired asking Justice, leaping backwards a few feet so the steam that'd be gushing from the ship's under-half didn't cook him alive.

"IT'S AMAZING CAPT'" Mother's men chimed in with sparkles in their eyes.

"Shishishihi... I didn't mean you lot." Jackal added, chuckling at the men's seeming star-struck nature of the vessel, and now, it seemed the idea of working with him? Lesser Minks sure were an odd bunch.

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It's the thrill in the end. In that moment when something stolen becomes mine or is it? That's the bliss I desire.

As the ship landed, Jackal was slightly startled by Justice's face in the ground, that had manifested seemingly merged into the concrete below where he stood. Hearing the man's heckle prior, he'd stare down as if he'd been looking at his crotch, which would've appeared to those onlooking the situation, that'd he would've been talking to himself. However, the men we're even more startled by the sound of the collapsing giant statue, and fell to the floor, looking behind them at the warehouse at their hind. "That's a pretty interesting ability you have there. At first, I thought Mother had placed some kind of trap on this place." Jackal stated. "Reinforcements shouldn't be coming... I had one of the men report the attack here to be neutralised. That'll buy us a few hours, they might still send a recon party anyway." Jackal theorised. Jittery, the awkward silence that comes with learning new people kicked in for the newest nakama, and he'd blurt out his enjoyment of the mission.

"Shishishi... That's the Bandit's life we live. Most raids won't go this easy but with you on board... It'll take an army to tae us down now." Jackal stated. Peering over his shoulder menacingly, the newly 'recruited' grunts fell into position as the ship succeeded in it's landing. As the docking area would open, the mechanism extending outward, "Alright. We'll be loading anything that can move aboard. Especially the equipment from the control room. I have uses for that Type B Den Den." Jackal stated grinning. "Crates... Information Records... Whatever it is... Load it! I'll process everything later!" Jackal shouted. As Sinbad disembarked from the vessel, the duo exchanged a single fist bump, debriefing each other on the situation at hand. "That massive statue from the sky was the new guy?" Sinbad exclaimed astonished. "That's useful." Sinbad concluded nodding his head in approval, tears of joy streamed from his face, as he'd think about the days having to rough out missions with lack of personnel.

"Once we've finished load everything aboard, Sinbad and Justice... I have something to show you two. Someone bring us the Type B Den Den from aboard the ship!" Jackal commanded. After about an hour of loading, most of the warehouse had been cleared out of anything that worth it. Setting up a makeshift communications station, Jackal placed the two Type B Den Den's on the table, attaching them to the monitors stolen from the communications room. Wiring the two Type B's together, and running them into the monitor, Jackal manage to display the map they'd been using to identify the bases, on screen.

"Alright. The points with the two circles around them. Here and here... are both warehouses we raided. This one... and the one I raided with Ursa's mercenaries." Jackal explained. "I think the next spot we should hit is here." Jackal pointed to a warehouse about a block over from their position. "According to the records... This place is a 'B' rank facility... and it's where Mother keeps her weapons. However, I think we should plan our attacks over the next week or so. Each raid will lead up to the Ball... That's where we'll end this little cat and mouse game of ours. With that being said, I think we should call it a night for now. The whole intention is to make her paranoid gradually anyway. Which leaves us with her men, what's the call Justice? Do we keep them for our own crew or send them back to her as our spies... Their fates are in your hands." Jackal stated.

Misc:

It's the thrill in the end. In that moment when something stolen becomes mine or is it? That's the bliss I desire.

"Agreed. Alright men! Let's pack it up!" Jackal shouted, commanding the grunts, old and new to load the last of the merchandise onto the vessel. With this, Jackal had gotten his hand on yet another Type B Den Den Mushi, which would've been useful for intercepting even more of Mother's routes, and leaving a gaping hole in her communications. After about an hour or so, the warehouse was stripped clean, and the massive Brig was filled with all of the spoils of the battle, however, the war would've reach a conclusion on another day. As the ship prepped to rise into the sky, Jackal peered off the side of the ship looking down at the barren warehouse with a smug smirk. "Boss! Should we leave Mother a message!?" one of the original Calico Pirates inquired. "Shishishi... The mission has been accomplished why not? Sinbad! You have anymore of those spare Jolly Rogers we picked up on Sandy!?" Jackal shouted. Blasting through the sky using his miniature explosive charges, Jackal climbed to the ceiling of the warehouse, searching it's rooftop for sentinel structure from which he could've hung his flag from. After moments of searching, he'd stumble upon a flagpole that bore Mother's Second District Crest, as to alert the members of the District this building was somehow under her 'watch'. Ripping down the flag, Jackal hung his Calico Pirate Flag, before retreating to his own ship.

"I guess this is 'Check.' Your move now, Mother. Soon this little cat and mouse game of ours will come to an end." Jackal concluded, smirking as he retreated to the ship.

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"I told you they'd make a flashy display eventually." one of the Wild King's Mink men alluded to as the crew watched the footage of the robbery from stolen records from Mother's Den Den.

"This is the pup they put a Black Card on? He seems to be a shrimp." The Wild King Takeshi himself stated.

"And now, we have the location of their ship's last docking point. Shall we?" the general stated.

"I heard the brat has ties with Ursa. Perfect. I've been mucking around in his turf looking for a fight. It's time to see what this Half-Half is made of." Takeshi stated smiling menacingly.