Another Sea Train? Rocketman Charges Forth!

Eager to leave at once despite the storm, Luffy presses Paulie for any vessel, ideally a sea train. Paulie warns that the craft was the work of a legendary shipwright, that nothing else like it exists, and that setting out now means certain death, so morning would be wiser. Nami recalls reading about Enies Lobby and its Gates of Justice, the steel barrier beyond which lie only the Marine Headquarters and the undersea prison Impel Down. Anyone delivered there is already treated as guilty, meaning Robin faces nothing but suffering. Refusing to wait, Luffy clashes with Paulie until Kokoro intervenes and tells him to follow her if he does not fear dying.

Kokoro guides Luffy, Zoro, and Chopper to Rocketman, a train shelved because its speed could not be reined in. Iceburg has already serviced it and loaded enough coal for the journey, joking that Luffy can thank him later if the ride does not kill him. Nami arrives with two conductors hauling meat and drinks, and the Franky Family bursts in begging to join the rescue of their leader. Luffy waves them aboard, though they must cling to the train atop their King Bulls. Aboard the Sea Train, Sanji finds Franky and Usopp bound, beats the guards, then bickers loudly with Franky, drawing the attention of Captain T Bone in the next car. Kokoro takes the controls, Paulie slips aboard at the last second, and Luffy rides the roof as the train tears away.

This episode introduces Captain T Bone and debuts Sanji's Collier Frit technique. It is the final installment to use Dear Friends as its ending theme. The story belongs to the Water 7 Arc.