## One Piece Chapter 444: Adventure at Ghost Island - Chapter: 444 - Pages: 0-18 - Characters: Enel, Luffy, Zoro, Robin, Chopper, Nami, Sanji, Usopp, Franky, Cerberus, Hildon ### Summary Page 0: Chapter 444: "Adventure at Ghost Island" opens with Enel's Great Space Mission Vol. 14, "My Vearth!! Absolute Anger!" Enel's face fills the page in a furious close-up, his teeth clenched as his rage burns over the ruined moon surface he calls Vearth. Page 1: The Thousand Sunny sits inside the terrifying walls of Thriller Bark, the chains overhead vanishing into the fog and the castle looming at the center of the ghost island. Chopper stammers, "... WH-WHAT DO YOU MEAN, GHOST ISLAND!?" and asks, "HEY, HEY, WHERE IS THAT GHOST FROM BEFORE!? IS HE STILL ON THE SHIP!?" Zoro answers from the deck, "NO, HE WENT TO THE ISLAND. HE PROBABLY LIVES THERE." Robin recalls the vibration from before: "YOU REMEMBER THAT BIG VIBRATION FROM BEFORE...? IF THAT WAS THE SOUND OF THAT MOUTH-LIKE GATE CLOSING," then points out the shape of the trap. Luffy thinks aloud, "THEN IT MEANS WE WERE PROBABLY EATEN BY THAT MOUTH." Chopper squeaks, "EATEN?" Robin explains that it is hard to see through the fog, "BUT IT SEEMS AS IF THE WALLS ATTACHED TO THAT GATE ARE SURROUNDING THE ISLAND." Page 2: Robin lays out their current position like a map: Ghost Island "Thriller Bark," the "Mouth" gate, and the Sunny trapped inside. She says, "--- MEANING, THE SHIP IS CONFINED BY THE WALLS THAT SURROUND THE ISLAND..." Luffy finally understands why Brook told them to get out of there at once: "I SEE... THAT'S WHY THAT SKELETON TOLD US TO GET OUT OF HERE ASAP!!" Nami adds, "THAT MEANS THIS ISLAND IS ARTIFICIALLY WANDERING AROUND AT SEA...!?" Usopp asks, "WHAT FOR...?" Chopper protests, "H-HEY! WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO ANCHOR!? WE'VE GOTTA ESCAPE." Robin says, "IF THE 'ISLAND' KEEPS ON MOVING, WE CANNOT LOWER THE ANCHOR BECAUSE WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SEA." Luffy ignores all caution and declares, "ALL RIGHT! TAKE THE SHIP TO THE ISLAND!!" Usopp demands, "DID YOU CONTRACT THE 'ALWAYS READY FOR ADVENTURE' DISEASE OR SOMETHING!?" Luffy replies, "LISTEN, GUYS. I SEEM TO HAVE CONTRACTED THE 'I CAN'T GO ON THE ISLAND' DISEASE." Nami and Chopper instantly claim the same illness: "ME, TOO!! I HAVE IT TOO!!!" while Chopper cries, "GHOSTS ARE SCARY!! GHOSTS ARE SCARY!!" Page 3: Luffy insists on heading for the creepy island, while Chopper begs, "HEY, THINK IT OVER, LUFFY!!! LOOK AT IT. THAT CREEPY BUILDING IS A REAL 'HAUNTED HOUSE'!!!" Luffy answers the fear with action: "WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? I'M TAKING ALL THE NECESSARY MEASURES POSSIBLE." He plans to catch the earlier ghost and feed it, prompting Usopp to yell, "YOU'RE UNDERESTIMATING THE 'EVIL SPIRITS'!!" and "YOU'RE UNDERESTIMATING THIS!!!" Luffy's reason is simple: "ANYWAY, WE HAVE TO GET OUR PRECIOUS NAKAMA BACK." He calls, "SANJI!! GIMME PIRATE BENTO!!" Chopper wails, "OUR NAKAMA... I OBJECT!!!" and imagines Brook as a terrifying bunkmate: "IF THAT SKELETON IS OUR NAKAMA, I'LL BE TOO AFRAID TO SLEEP AT NIGHT!!!" Sanji passes food to Nami and says, "THE BENTO IS READY. LUFFY!! FRANKY!! MAKE SURE TO PROTECT ROBIN-CHAN." Luffy asks, "FRANKY AND ROBIN, YOU'RE GOING TOO!?" Franky grins, "EXPLORING AN UNKNOWN ISLAND SURE IS EXCITING." Robin smiles softly: "I LIKE... THE EXCITEMENT." Page 4: Franky reveals another secret of the Thousand Sunny. "GREAT! NOW THEN," he says, "WE'LL BE USING A SMALL BOAT TO LAND." But before that, "THERE'S STILL SOMETHING SPECIAL THAT I HAVEN'T SHOWN YOU GUYS YET." He announces, "THE SOLDIER DOCK SYSTEM: 'CHANNEL 2'!!!" The crew is startled: "!?" and "'2'!?" Franky explains that the system has five channels, with two "0" slots. He reminds Usopp, "YOU SHOWED US THE PADDLE WHEEL OF '0,' '1' AND '3,'" while Usopp notes, "BUT YOU TOLD US '2' AND '4' WERE STILL EMPTY." Franky laughs, "UHA HA HA. THEY'RE SO SPECIAL THAT I KEPT THEM SECRET." Luffy wants to ride before landing: "YOU DON'T WANT TO LAND IN IT? JUST TRY RIDING IT FIRST!!" Franky answers, "BRING IT ON!!" and calls, "SOLDIER DOCK SYSTEM: 'CHANNEL 2'!!!" The mechanism opens with "VEEEEEN," "GAKON...!!" and "GARARARARA..." as Luffy asks, "WHAT, WHAT, WHAT'S GONNA COME OUT!?" Franky shouts, "SET SAIL!! SHOPPING BOAT!!" Page 5: From Channel 2 bursts the Mini Merry II, a small paddle steamer shaped like the beloved Going Merry. Luffy, Nami, Usopp, and Chopper cry out with joy: "GYAAAAH, MERRRRY!!!" "WUOOOH!! MERRRY!!" and "MINI MERRY II!!!" Franky proudly explains, "IT'S A 'PADDLE STEAMER' FOR FOUR PEOPLE!!!" Usopp is overwhelmed: "IT'S MERRY! MERRY REINCARNATED AS A BOAT!!!" Nami says, "I NEVER THOUGHT YOU WOULD BE HIDING SUCH A NICE LITTLE PRESENT!!" and thanks him: "THANK YOU, FRANKY!!" Chopper beams, "YAAAY, IT'S SMALL, BUT WE CAN RIDE MERRY AGAIN!!" Zoro calls it "A NICE GESTURE, FRANKY." Luffy immediately wants a turn: "LEMME RIDE IT! HURRY!!" Sanji says, "IF THAT'S OUR SHOPPING BOAT, I DON'T MIND SHOPPING ANY LONGER." Franky...