The ships returned to the large island which was in full development mode. While the fighting force had been away the others were working hard on the new command ships as well as expanding the dock. Defenses were also being setup in the shallow areas along with the beaches. Alexandria was pleased with everything that was being done. Even if they were attacked, they could see it coming a mile away. The best thing for them to do at the moment was go through everything they had gained from the walled city and decide how to utilize it all.

Alexandria directed the treasure ships and any damaged vessels to steer towards the drydock, shallows area for unloading. Her ship and the other fighting vessels docked at the finished areas so everyone could disembark and begin unloading. Any members that needed to take a break were allowed to do so. She wasn't going to drive her crew to death.

"I want the core crew to meet me on the deck for a moment." Alexandria wanted to divide up the work and get everyone's opinions on the battle. She also wanted to know anything they wanted to do moving forward.

Lyric, Eve, Veronica, Isa, Tyra, Valentina, and Judy made their way to the deck. Of course, Judy looked a bit anxious since she didn't believe this was something she needed to be a part of. Lorelei waved at them as she disembarked from the ship.

Alexandria was going to call her mother back but decided against it for the moment. She most likely wanted to rest after everything she had been through. She stood next to Judy taking her hand so that maybe she would calm down a bit.

"I first want to say job well done everyone. A walled city now sleeps beneath the waves. I'm just glad none of us were hit in that fight. However, the next battle will not be so easy. I want to hear from each of you on what you think and/or want to do moving forward."

There was a silence for a moment as the each of them started to think of something to say. This wasn't an easy thing to answer. They all decided on her as the captain for a reason. Eve let out a small sigh as she was the first to break the silence. "The attack was amazing to say the least. I don't care what we do moving forward as long as I get to keep killing walled city soldiers."

Lyric rolled her eyes placing a hand on her hip. "She is giving us the chance to weight in here and that is all you can say?"

Eve took in a deep breath shooting Lyric a glare. "I said my piece do you always have to act like this every time I say something?"

Lyric flipped her hair a bit shaking her head. "If you wanted to just do that Eve, you have the skills to do it on your own. Don't you have anything else to add?"

A hand went to the handle of one of the knives Eve had strapped all over her body. "I suggested you say what you want to do and not worry so much about what I need to say."

V let out a loud shriek from Alexandria's shoulder. "Alright you two that is enough. Lyric speak about your thoughts for the moment. Eve, I want a bit more from you after everyone else speaks. Is that understood?"

They both nodded and Eve put her hands in her pockets.

"In all honesty I would like to train our forces here before attacking anymore walled cities. We took them by surprise this time. The next battles will not be won so easily." Lyric took in a deep breath placing a hand on her hip looking in Eve's direction for a moment.

Isa cracked her knuckles a few times trying to ignore Lyric and Eve's nonsense. "I want to be in the middle of the fighting or even the vanguard. There is so much pent-up energy flowing through my body at the moment it could destroy a walled city on its own. They deserve every single bit of my rage." She smiled glad to get that off her chest.

Valentina tapped her chin still trying to think of something to say. She had already allied herself with the crew because they were actually doing something. Unlike other groups that just sat in their own corner of the world growing old. "All I want to do is keep moving forward. I will commit myself to any task you assign Alexandria. If the other pirate groups did even half as much as you do the walled cities would be extinct by now."

"It looks like most of us are on the same page as usual. I do tend to agree with Lyric on training our base forces. We don't want to be easily defeated like our enemies." Veronica rolled her shoulders a bit ready for the meeting to be over so she could lay down.

Tyra stood there quietly nodding her head after each of the others spoke. They all had merit even Eve's response of just wanting to kill walled city soldiers. Tyra wanted to add something the others had not said yet. Everyone being on the same page was nice, however variety was the spice of life or say they say. "All of these thoughts carry weight however we should reach out to all the different groups around us. We need to know their stance on the matter. There is no telling who the walled cities will reach out too for aid. We need to beat them to the punch."

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Alexandria was glad to see everyone had something to say about the current situation. Of course, Tyra was always the one with the best advice. "I'm glad to hear everyone is thinking for themselves. I want to implement Tyra's suggestion right away. I know we have sent out similar things already, but we should make these next messages really stand out." She turned to Eve tilting her head to the side a bit.

Eve let out an exasperated sigh. "Fine, I think we should plant moles, spies, traders, etc. in every single area we don't currently control. Information is key at the moment. We may have the upper hand at the moment, but information can tip that scale in the enemies favor at any moment."

Lyric started clapping slowing shooting Eve a grin. Alexandria put her hand up clearing her throat. "That is a great idea, Eve. In fact, I want you to take point on choosing the people to undertake those missions. I want a full list of people and places before the treasure ships are unloaded."

Eve nodded in agreement. "Very well is it alright if I leave now to get started or do I need to stay to hear what Judy has to say?"

Judy let out a small squeak turning bright red. She gripped Alexandria's hand so hard it almost cut off her circulation. "Don't get so worked up Judy." She released her hand from Judy's wiggling it around trying to get the feeling back.

"You have permission to leave Eve. Please don't get Judy all excited like that or I will have Lyric help you with your mission."

Both Lyric and Eve shook their heads as Eve rolled her eyes and walked away. There was no need to say anything else. She didn't want to work with Lyric at the moment. At least until she changed her attitude.

Alexandria turned to Judy giving her a soft smile. "Do you have anything else to add before I give everyone else their assignments?"

Judy wrinkled her nose going over everything that was said so far. She didn't want to double up on anything that was already said. There was a lot to consider and speaking needlessly wasn't going to help either. She let out a sigh looking at the group. "At the moment we should strengthen our navy and finish the commander ships. I can help supervise that since my ability would be very helpful with the workload." She paused for a moment trying to think of anything else to add. A grin spread across her lips as she continued, "We should also invest time in doing drills for those not accustomed to naval combat. This last battle was mostly fought inside the city. Our forces need to be prepared for ship-to-ship combat."

Everyone was silent for a moment just looking at Judy. No one else had brought up those points and here she was pointing out something that each and every one of them should've already mentioned. Alexandria let out a playful giggle giving Judy a big hug. "That is an amazing idea. I will put you in charge of working on the construction of the fleet as a whole. The naval drill idea is something we should all sit down and plan out. I'm sure Hugo will be a huge help with the drills. We will include him once everything is settled with the treasure ships."

"Lyric, I will put you in charge of training our forces here. We need to make this area strong like you said. However, you are not allowed to use your powers when training since it doesn't really teach anything. You will stick to sword, martial art, and defense training. If I hear or see you using your powers doing these sessions, I will force you to help Eve with her mission. Is that understood?"

"That is a fair point, and I will abide by it." Lyric flipped her hair giving Alexandria a soft smile.

Alexandria returned the smile and added an approving nod. "Isa and Valentina, I want you two to be in charge of the vanguard. Since you have abilities that can decimate the enemy having you both at the front works in our favor. However, I want you both to train together so that Isa's ability doesn't hurt our side as well. Do you think you both can work together and achieve that goal?"

They looked at each other then back at Alexandria with Isa speaking first. "I love the idea of using our powers together. If she can prevent our side from taking damage from my attacks I won't have to hold back anymore."

"That is going to take some time since Isa is pretty powerful. We would basically need to be around each other all the time for me to get it right. Of course, if that is what you want Alexandria, I'm one hundred percent on board." Valentina smiled putting an arm around Isa pulling her close.

"I'm glad to hear you're both on board for this. If you need to spend all your time together then by all means go for it. I want us to be able to take them out as fast as possible. In reality we don't have the advantage in numbers. Even with everyone gathered here if the walled cities all banded together with the facilities soldiers, we would be outnumbered at least five to one. Keep that in mind moving forward."

Everyone nodded in agreement. It was all going so well and there were only a few more things to discuss before they could all leave and rest a bit. Alexandria looked in Tyra's direction who returned the look with a raised eyebrow.

"Do you want to give me the task I suggested, or do you have something else in mind for me?" Tyra was opposed to doing that kind of work; however, she did want to work on the watch tower for the base she had been planning to make.

Alexandria let out a playful giggle as she spoke, "I would like it if you wrote the messages to send to the different clans and groups. Out of everyone here there isn't anyone else with more knowledge than you about those things. I will take care of sending the messages once they are completed. After that you can do whatever other tasks you need to finish afterwards."

Tyra nodded in agreement, "Very well I will get straight to writing. Is this a good time for everyone to leave and get some rest?"

Alexandria looked around at everyone and could see they needed a break. She could feel the fatigue in her own body now that Tyra had mentioned it. "Very well we will go our separate ways for the moment. After everything is unloading, we can also split up the spoils. Everyone gets a break until tomorrow. After that I want all of us back to work."

Everyone cheered in agreement walking off in different directions with Alexandria and Judy holding hands making their way to bed. They needed the rest and the time alone.