Rumble!!
The sea around Enies Lobby lay beneath a gloomy gray sky. Thunder rumbled overhead, and flashes of lightning lit up the darkness from time to time.
Only directly above the island was there what looked like an enormous hole in the sky, surrounded by an invisible barrier that kept the clouds from coming anywhere near it.
Flames soared into the sky over Enies Lobby's main island, blazing as if they would devour everything.
The fires on the Front Island, which had taken the brunt of the bombardment, had gradually died down, revealing a vast expanse of scorched earth. As far as the eye could see, the land was covered in blackened ruins.
The Sea Train Rocket Man sat on the surface of the water. Grandma Kokoro stood at the front, her plump belly sticking out as she stared at the island, which looked like a living hell.
"Everyone's probably dead, huh?"
Grandma Kokoro held a green bottle in her hand. Grinning, she took a big gulp of liquor and said, "Looks like this really was a one-way trip after all! Ahahaha!"
The Straw Hat Crew and the Franky Family probably hadn't survived. Though she had witnessed the horrific bombardment of Enies Lobby with her own eyes, she showed no fear at all.
She glanced back at the Rocket Man, its metal panels patched up here and there.
It had been a failed design from the start, unable to slow down or even stop. On top of that, it had sat in an abandoned warehouse for more than ten years.
Before they left, Iceberg had done some basic repairs on the long-neglected train, but the forced stop on arrival had caused another slew of malfunctions under the tremendous impact. It couldn't move anymore.
"Even if they survived, none of us