## One Piece Chapter 424: Escape Ship - Chapter: 424 - Pages: 0-17 - Characters: Conis, Aisa, Laki, Nora, Franky, Nico Robin, Kokoro, Nami, Tony Tony Chopper, Sanji, Sogeking, Roronoa Zoro, Chimney, Gonbe, Monkey D. Luffy, Rob Lucci, Paulie ### Summary Page 0: Chapter 424 opens with the title page, "ESCAPE SHIP." The cover image is a character whereabouts shot: "Conis, Aisa, Laki, and Nora go for a walk on Vearth." Conis and the Shandian girls walk with Nora in a calm sky-island scene, far removed from the Enies Lobby bombardment. It is useful chapter-cover material, but not part of the current battle. Page 1: The convoy ship crashes through the chaos as Franky and Robin push the escape forward. Marines are thrown aside, screaming "GYAA-AAAAH!!!" and "HWA-AAAH!" while the vessel smashes into the waters near the bridge. Franky does not apologize for the damage so much as for the people in his way. "SORRY, MARINES!!" he calls, then declares the purpose plainly: "WE'LL USE THIS SHIP FOR OUR ESCAPE!!!" The bridge has become a battlefield of collapsing stone, incoming cannon fire, and one stolen ship that may be the only way for the Straw Hats to survive the Buster Call. Page 2: Franky and Robin stand on the seized convoy ship and look toward the route out. "NOW, WE'RE FINALLY DONE WITH SPRING-CLEANING," Franky says. Robin confirms the plan with a quiet "YES." Franky points to the mast and declares, "THIS CONVOY SHIP IS NOW OUR ESCAPE SHIP!!" Their only remaining task is to wait for the Straw Hats: "ALL WE HAVE TO DO NOW IS WAIT FOR THE STRAWHATS!!" But something shifts under the water and along the side of the ship. A strange bubbling and a sudden "DOOOONT..." break the confidence of the moment, and Robin notices danger before it fully surfaces. Page 3: The water erupts and the saved group bursts up near the ship. Everyone screams and gasps at once, while Franky and Robin stare in surprise. The shout "WE CAN ESCAPE!!!" rises with the relief of seeing a path still open. Someone calls, "ALL RIGHT!!!" and another yells, "WUOOOOOOH!!!" The front gate and the entrance to Enies Lobby are visible behind the chaos, and the giants cheer from the roadway: "GOOOD, GIANTS!!! LEAVE IT TO US!!!" The escape is almost within reach. They can see the way off the island, but the sea and the Buster Call still roar behind them. Page 4: The enemy sees them first. Marines shout, "OH, GOSH...!!" and "THEY GOT HERE BEFORE US!!" as three warships appear before the convoy ship. The order comes down immediately: "IDENTIFY YOUR UNIT, QUARTER, AND MARINE CODE, ALONG WITH YOUR ID PHOTO." Another voice demands, "AND GET ON THE WARSHIP!!!" When the officers realize who is aboard, panic turns into aggression. "VICE ADMIRAL, SIR!! DIDN'T WE TIE THEM UP IN THE COURT-HOUSE!?" one soldier asks. The answer is practical and merciless: "HRMM. AIM AT THEM." Rifles rise as the declaration spreads: "PIRATES! RESISTANCE IS FUTILE, WE'LL FIRE ALL AT ONCE IF YOU MOVE!!!" The escape ship has been found before it can sail. Page 5: The Straw Hats and their allies are trapped between two disasters. Behind them are "THE WATER-FALL AND A BURNING ISLAND," and in front of them are "MUZZLES AND CANNONS POINTED AT US!!" Someone groans, "OH CRAP~~~!!!" because there is nowhere to run. A Marine report confirms the larger encirclement: "WE HAVE COMPLETED THE RETRIEVAL OF THE MARINES AND THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS." Then the ships form a line: "EACH SHIP, KEEP A DISTANCE FROM THE MAIN GATE." The crew looks out at the surrounding warships and asks, "WHAT ARE THEY GONNA DO?" The answer is not yet spoken, but the formation tells them they are being boxed in before the final fire begins. Page 6: The warships confirm the Straw Hats' route. "WARSHIPS NUMBER 6, 7, AND 8 HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THE PIRATES ARE IN FRONT OF THE MAIN GATE, SIR," one report says. The answer is simply, "GOOD." Around the gate, the fleet settles into firing positions while the escape ship waits below. From the bridge and towers, people call, "HEEY!!" and "HEY, GUYS, GET A GRIP!!" but the shape of the battlefield has changed. The crew may have reached the ship, but the Buster Call has finished surrounding the very place they must pass through. Page 7: The rescued group coughs and staggers after surviving the underwater passage. Someone says, "NBU~~~!!!" while others spit up water and gasp. The shock begins to settle in. "IT MUST BE A MIRACLE...!!" someone says, and another guesses that, since they all reached a state of apparent death, they did not swallow that much water. Kokoro laughs it off with "NGAGAGA, GOOD FER 'EM." The important fact is simple: they made it out of the flooded passage alive, and the crew is back together on the path toward Robin and the escape ship. Page 8: Robin stands before Kokoro and understands who saved them. "IT WAS YOU," she says. "I WONDER WUT CAUSED LERE APPARENT DEATH..." Kokoro remarks, and Robin remembers, "I MET YOU AT THE SHIFT STATION. I REMEMBER YOU." The shock tur...