Infiltration

Cecil shook his head, knowing Tifa was right. If they charged in blindly, then the women Corneo had already captured could be injured. If they had the Tifa and the girls working on the inside, he could help with a diversion and lead the women to safety after breaking them out. That plan was safer for everyone.

"Alright, lets use the infiltration. What do you suggest?"

"There is a dress maker in Sector Six. We get some sexy outfits from him for me and Quistis and then move to the Honey Bee to join in there. You guys wait until we are taken to the mansion and then raid the Honey Bee. They will probably only have minimal security there and once you attack, that will draw more of Corneo's men. We will be lucky to sneak Quistis' whip in, so I doubt we can take anything else, but the thugs inside will have some weapons we can take for Jessie and Fran. We'll find a way to take out the guards inside once you guys get most of them away from the mansion."

"Sounds good. Lets gather our stuff and head after them."

Ace was now on his feet and being led inside by Biggs. The AVALANCHE member told them he had a few eithers under the bar that they could use. Wedge was now sitting up, complaining about his headache. The plan was explained to everyone and quickly agreed to. Quistis changed into the leather armor until they could get her a new dress. Tifa passed an Ice and Cure Materia over to Quistis, and a fire Materia to Ace. Ace already knew a lightning spell along with his Barrier, so Tifa gave Cecil the other Ice and Lightning materia to hold on to until they got Fran out. She tossed the Steal Materia to Biggs.

"You might need that at some point."

He nodded and pulled out another pistol to give to Wedge. They plundered a few potions and some gil from the fallen thugs outside and were ready to go. Tifa led them to the tunnel leading to Sector Six and was surprised by the lack of monsters and security drones.

"The thugs and that big mecha must have taken out most of them," reasoned Ace when Tifa brought it up. Once they were through the tunnel, Tifa stopped the group at a playground just outside of the Sector Six slums.

"Ok, you guys wait here for us. Biggs, follow a little behind so you can retrieve our outfits from the dress maker. We'll wear our dresses and go straight to the Honey Bee."

"Be careful you two. If we lose you now, our mission is over." Ace was trying to be nice, but Quistis gave a snort at his truthfulness.

"We'll be fine kid. Cecil, keep an eye on him. Once his magic runs out, he's only got those cards for protection and they wont be much use against another mecha."

"We'll all watch each other's backs."

Tifa and Quistis took off into the slums. Sector Six was a little better maintained than Sector Seven, but still a shit hole compared to what Quistis was used to. The women got a few looks from some of the men and thugs standing around, but no one messed with them. Once they made it to the dress store, the owner looked up in shock when they entered.

"Customers? I thought Corneo had all the beautiful women locked up in his brothel?"

"We're headed there next actually. Planning to break them out when we get a chance."

The man's eyes went wide.

"Truly? Please, my daughter is there! You have to help her."

"We're helping everyone, but once she is out, you will need to be ready to run. But first we need some dresses."

"Please, take whatever you want! I'll help however I can."

"Thank you. We have a friend waiting for us to leave so he can pick up what we are wearing now. Do you know anyone else that might be willing to help out?"

"The gym members! I know most of them pretty well, including the Big Bro! Once the women are out, I'm sure they would be willing to help protect them."

"Good, once we leave, make contact with them."

With that done, Tifa and Quistis set about finding dresses that they liked. Tifa chose a light blue dress that felt soft and shimmered in the light. Quistis picked a whiskey colored dress that showed off more cleavage and had sequins all over it. Both dresses barely reached the women's knees. They found matching shoes and quickly changed. Tifa decided to go without her panties in case she could use some flashing to draw attention and lure some of the guards away. The dress maker complimented them profusely when he saw them in his dresses and promised his aid. The women left, heading for the Honey Bee.