One Piece - Season 8 / Year 2006

Nami finally reaches Luffy and tells him that he needs to hurry before Robin reaches Enies Lobby. Chopper finds Zoro and hands him the Sandai Kitetsu so he can escape the chimney. Luffy pushes apart the buildings he was stuck between and Paulie grabs them all so they can escape the Aqua Laguna's massive wave.

Sanji fights his way through another train car and finds Usopp and Franky. Seeing how determined Luffy is to save Robin, Kokoro and Iceburg lends the Straw Hat crew the use of another sea train, Rocket Man. The Franky Family shows up, pleading with Luffy to let them join them because they'll do anything for their leader.

The Rocket Man finally makes it out to sea. As the train connects with the tracks, Luffy has to rescue Chimney before she's thrown off by the wind. In the meantime, Iceburg has a flashback about when he finally met Franky again in Water 7. With Luffy and Chimney safe in the train, Paulie tells his fellow carpenters who the real culprits were. The Straw Hats, Franky Family, and Galley La Company form an alliance.

Luffy and Zoro perform a move that acts similar to a cannon and blasts a hole through the wall of the tidal wave ahead of them, opening up a channel for them to pass through. They miraculously pass through unscathed and the passengers rejoice. Sanji contacts the rest of the crew and fills them in on his current situation. Usopp separates from them but later, when Sanji and Franky are spotted, a man named Sogeking comes to their rescue.

Sogeking makes his grand entrance. Franky and Sanji aren't fooled by his costume but they try to humor him. They devise a plan first, then detach the last two cars and fight their way through the rest. Back in the Rocket Man, Luffy, Zoro, Nami, and Chopper get an outfit change; Nami shows off the weapon Usopp upgraded for her while he was still with them.

Kalifa updates the CP9 on the situation with Franky, Sanji, and Usopp. Sanji tells Franky and Usopp to go on without him so he can fight Wanze and his "Ramen Kenpo". Franky begins to fight Nero, CP9's "Weasel", and Sogeking meets with Robin.

Franky's fight with Nero continues. Nero discovers that Franky's weak spot is his back, so Franky lies down flat so he cannot get to it. Nero demands that he fight seriously, so Franky gets up to perform his "Centaur" form. Sogeking talks with Robin and tells her that the crew knows about her reasons for leaving. Those on the Rocket Man encounter the discarded cars and Zoro slices them so they can pass.

Zoro clashes with "Ship Cutter" T-Bone. The fight is short and Zoro joins the crew again in the Rocket Man. On the Puffing Tom, Sanji beats Wanze beautiful, though Wanze thinks he's ruined his face. Franky finally gains the upper hand against Nero and defeats him. After beating their respective opponents, Franky and Sanji stand to fight against the other CP9.

After hiding under Robin's cloak for a few episodes, Sogeking finally shows himself. They stumble into the room with the CP9 and meet with Sanji and Franky. Sogeking produces a smokescreen. The four head into another car, detach it, and escape. It's not long before Blueno pulls their car back, though. Franky knocks down the wall so they can escape but ends up on the enemy car. Blueno opens a door then back in the Straw Hat car.

Robin willingly follows Blueno into his improvised door and Sogeking and Sanji are left alone. For a while, Blueno explains a little of Robin's past involving the Buster Call. Back at the Rocket Man, Yokuzuna the frog jumps onto the front of the train, knocking them from the rails. After Kokoro speaks with him, he joins the group. The CP9, Franky, and Robin finally reach Enies Lobby and disembark.

Luffy and the others finally catch up to Sanji, Usopp, and the rest of the Franky Family as they near Enies Lobby. Paulie sits down with the group and talks about their plan. Luffy does not bother to follow the plan, and slingshots himself beyond the gates before the train stops.

Spandam is informed that an intruder has entered the area. Luffy confuses the Marines guarding the entrance gate by manipulating one of their own comrades to fight against them. The rest of Luffy's group come in after he already slingshot himself over the gates. Because they aren't all quite as limber as Luffy, they have to band together to get inside. Giant Gate Keepers Kaashii and Oimo come to fight the Franky Family.

In a David and Goliath turn around, the Franky Family and Galley La bring down Kaashi. Spandam receives an incomplete report about Luffy and believes that he's no longer a threat. The Cipher Pol 9 members meet with Spandam and it looks more like a comedy routine than a briefing.

While Robin and Franky are brought before Spandam, Luffy blasts his way through another wave of marines. In order to get past the gate, Zoro orders that they just keep going. Yokozuna the frog bends down the outside gates and they fly over the gate inside. Back on the ground, Paulie is stabbed by someone from "The Law's Watch Dogs", the Houbantai. The Rocket Man flies over the gate and the point of the train smashes into Oimo's back, knocking him out cold.

As the title of the episode suggests, the Straw Hats enter an all-out war to catch up with Luffy, albeit a humorous one; Sanji and Zoro bicker over who's more dangerous, Nami injures her own comrades with her improved weapon, and Sogeking fails at being a decoy. The Houbantai show up to stop them and the foremen of Galley La stay behind to fight.

Robin questions why Spandam was given rights to the Buster Call. The CP9 plan to kill the Straw Hats because they violated the original arrangement; that they entered Enies Lobby after leaving Water 7. Back in the fray, Franky's Giant Bulls talk with Chopper. He translates and they notice that Sogeking is not with them anymore. Elsewhere, Blueno appears before Luffy.

For a while, Sogeking talks with Oimo about how he and Kaashi came to support the marines and hears a familiar story. The majority of the episode is a Little Garden flashback. Soddom the Giant Bull takes severe damage and urges those riding him to run before he collapses. Back at the fight between Blueno and Luffy, Luffy throws the first punch to initiate the battle.

Kokoro contacts the Straw Hats by way of Nami's baby den den mushi. The Franky family decide to lower the inner bridge so the others can enter the courthouse first. After Gomorrah is blinded, Sogeking arrives with the giants as back up. Shortly after, Gomorrah tells those riding him to hold on, as he plans to take them to the courthouse. Inside, Spandam gives Kaku and Kalifa Devil's Fruits.

Although Gomorrah was blinded, he continues to rush ahead. Spandam receives word of their progress right as the Straw Hats reach the gate. Zoro slices right through it and while up top, Luffy activates "Gear Second".

The Straw Hats enter and Yokozuna the frog and the Franky Family stay behind at the door to watch their backs. The three-headed judge attempts to stop them but the Franky Family holds him off. Elsewhere, Luffy's Gear Second is put into action, ultimately defeating Blueno without having to activate Gear Third.

Franky helps Robin escape from their chains and they make it outside to see Luffy. Luffy wants to come over to rescue Robin but she tells him to stay, that she only wants to die. Below, as Yokozuna falls, the giants come to cover. All the Straw hats arrive on the roof, and ask Robin to return.

20 years ago, on the West Blue island of Ohara, Nico Robin becomes an archaeologist, but Professor Clover forbids her from researching the Void Century. She meets the giant Saul who has washed up on the beach. Meanwhile, Spandine is just off the coast of Ohara.

Robin continues talking with Saul, and Saul is shocked to learn that Robin is Nico Olvia's daughter and that he is on Ohara. Olvia returns to Ohara to warn the other scholars that the World Government's forces are headed there. She decides not to reveal herself to Robin, not wanting her daughter to be branded a criminal because of her. CP9 arrives on the island, capturing Olvia and rounding up the scholars.

Clover reveals that the Poneglyphs were most likely carved by an ancient country in order to prevent their enemy, the World Government, from completely erasing their history, but is shot by Spandine, who then activates the Golden Den Den Mushi. Robin recognizes Olvia as her mother, but Olvia denies it, causing Robin to admit that she is an archaeologist and can read the Poneglyphs. The Buster Call commences, and, after a tearful reunion with her daughter, Olvia entrusts Saul with Robin's care.

Robin finishes her story and says that while she considers the Straw Hats her friends, she believes that one day, they will be no longer able to protect her from her pursuers, and betray her like the others did. After Spandam points out that taking in Robin means declaring war on the entire world, Luffy tells Sogeking to shoot the World Government flag. Sogeking uses his Sure-kill Firebird Star to burn up the flag, declaring war on the world for Robin's sake. Robin, moved by the depth of Luffy's action, cries out that she wants to live and return to the sea with Luffy, and Luffy and the others prepare to do battle with CP9 and save Robin.

Luffy's backstory.

Zoro and Usopp's backstories.

Nami's backstory.

The backstories to Sanji and Chopper.

The reasons for Nico Robin's recent actions, as well as a summary of her back story.

After Robin decides she wants to live, the Straw Hats wait for the bridge so they can battle CP9. Franky reveals that the Pluton blueprints are with him and burns them in front of Spandam, saying that he's betting it all on the Straw hats. With unexpected help from Kokoro, Franky and the Straw Hats make a dramatic entrance into the Tower of Justice.

The Straw Hats and Franky made it to the Tower of Justice. However, Fukurou reveals that one of the CP9 members has the key to Robin's handcuffs, and will not say which, so the Straw Hats must fight every member to find the key. Meanwhile, Chimney follows Spandam and Lucci down a secret corridor.

Zoro begins his intense battle with Kaku, and Sogeking fails to retrieve the key from a sleeping Jabra. Kaku reveals his Devil Fruit power and causes the floor to collapse in the process. Meanwhile, Luffy searches high and low in the Tower of Justice, and attempts to cross the whirlpools to the Bridge of Hesitation.

Nami barely escapes from Kumadori, stealing his key in the process. Kaku utilizes his new body to cut the Tower of Justice in half, and Sanji attempts to get the key from Kalifa.

Chimney and Gombe show Luffy the secret passage that leads to Robin; Franky puts on a display of raw punching power.

Franky's brawl spills into the ocean; Usopp and Sanji attempt to overcome their handcuffs by outsmarting their opponents.

After Chopper's first Rumble ball wears off and his second fails he is forced to break a promise to Dr. Kureha. He uses his third Rumble Ball in a row and transform into his most powerful and deadly form: Monster Point. 

A madcap adventure starring the Straw Hats; A camel that eats lottery tickets.