Chapter 1089

Chapter 1089 is titled "Hostage Situation".

Cover Page
Cover Page Request: "a cow serves Nami a late-night mug of warm milk while she works on her sea charts." by PN Paruko.

Short Summary
As the world reacts to the news about the recent events on Hachinosu and Egghead, an earthquake suddenly occurs and causes the entire planet's sea level to rise by a meter. Meanwhile, the fleet of Marines approaching Egghead, as well as the Five Elders, receive a call about the current situation from York, who is revealed to be a hostage of the Straw Hat Pirates and their allies.

Long Summary
The residents of Foosha Village are discussing the news of Luffy and Garp’s recent exploits. In the article about Garp, they notice he has not been officially labeled as dead following his disappearance on Hachinosu. Woop Slap assures them that Garp will be fine due to his status as a legend, which Makino agrees with. Woop Slap hears someone laughing and yells at the source, only to apologize once he realizes it is Makino's child. Makino notices that her baby is starting to recognize and enjoy seeing the newspaper photos of Luffy’s face. Elsewhere on Dawn Island, Dadan reacts tearfully to the news, while Dogra and Magra begin to feel the ground rumbling.

An earthquake of unprecedented scale is then seen taking place around the entire world, with its ramifications being felt throughout various locations (examples including Loguetown, Kano Country, Rakesh, the Twin Cape, Water 7, Wano Country, Impel Down, and Mary Geoise) and by the inhabitants of those locations (including Laboon, Iceburg, Momonosuke, Imu, and many others). The significance of this event would go unnoticed due to no one being able to pinpoint its epicenter, which is the destruction of Lulusia Kingdom that took place six days ago. A ship sent to investigate the incident arrives at the site of Lulusia's destruction, where they find a massive, gaping hole in the ocean, one that resembles a circular waterfall and leaves no trace of the kingdom. The ensuing earthquakes caused the global sea level to rise by roughly one meter, resulting in many islands becoming partially or fully flooded. Woop Slap watches the turbulent waves from Foosha Village, confused as to what is happening.

Meanwhile, as the fleet of Marines closes in on Egghead, they receive news of the rising sea levels. The fleet is said to far outclass that of a Buster Call, and is made up of over one hundred ships, including twenty warships and thirty thousand Marines in total. The operation is being led by nine Vice Admirals and Admiral Kizaru, the latter of whom is eating a meal aboard one of the ships while communicating with Sentomaru via Den Den Mushi. Sentomaru berates Kizaru for having just destroyed one of the Sea Beast Weapons despite the fact that it had attacked first. Kizaru asks Sentomaru if he can surrender and come back, but Sentomaru warns him that he will retaliate if Kizaru keeps attacking. He tells Kizaru that Vegapunk modeled the Pacifistas' lasers after the research he did on Kizaru's Devil Fruit powers, and expresses disbelief at the fact that they are now coming to kill him. Kizaru replies that Vegapunk is at fault for having chosen to research the Void Century, and that he himself is simply following orders. Believing that the fight would not benefit them since any destruction would lead to losses for the World Government, Kizaru makes the assumption that CP0 failed in their mission to assassinate Vegapunk, which Sentomaru confirms was a result of the Straw Hat Pirates' interference.

Inside one of the warships, Saturn, who is accompanied by Vice Admiral Doberman and several other guards, asks that no one be made aware of his presence. He reads the newspaper's title about the current events as Doberman tells him it was the work of Morgans. When asked by Saturn about what is actually happening on the island, Doberman explains that they have yet to hear back from CP0 regarding the result of their mission, but based on Sentomaru's resistance, they can assume that Dr. Vegapunk, his satellites, the Seraphim, the Straw Hats (who Vegapunk is supposedly allied with), and the trio of CP0 agents—Lucci, Kaku, and Stussy—are all in the Labophase, and that the other Cipher Pol agents were seemingly imprisoned in the Fabiriophase by Sentomaru and his Mark III Pacifista units. Due to the Frontier Dome being fully active, they are certain that nobody can enter or leave the Labophase, but this also means they have no way of knowing what happened inside throughout the last day. Saturn asks about the location of the island’s research staff and technicians, to which Doberman answers that they evacuated yesterday but are having their ships’ coordinates tracked. Not wanting them to escape in the event that they know too much, Saturn orders the ships to be sunk. Doberman also informs Saturn of Jewelry Bonney's presence on the island, although Saturn—despite knowing her as Kuma’s daughter—dismisses any further importance she may have and says they can leave her.

Kizaru is then informed of a signal that was picked up from Egghead. The call is also being wiretapped in Mary Geoise by the other members of the Five Elders. York introduces herself as the caller and demands to know why they are trying to kill her along with the others, as she was the one who informed them about the Stella Vegapunk's betrayal. Mars tells her she is no different from the real Vegapunk, which York counters by claiming she would not have revealed her interest in the Void Century to them if she actually cared about it. When asked by Nusjuro about CP0 and the Straw Hats, York assures the Elders that she is fine since she is the only one contacting them and has the Seraphim with her. York asks about the fleet surrounding the island and if it is meant to be a declaration of war on her, but Ju Peter reveals they have changed their minds and inquires about her ability to create the Mother Flame. York confirms it can be done via the island's power plant on the condition that they do not harm her or her laboratory, which Mars agrees to, along with her request to become a World Noble. Having struck a deal, York then bursts into tears and begs to be saved from being killed by Luffy, much to the shock of Kizaru and the Elders. She is seen lying on the ground and surrounded by the Straw Hats (as well as Bonney, Vegapunk, and Lucci), with Zoro's sword held over her neck while Usopp holds up the Den Den Mushi's speaker for her to speak into. Nami and Vegapunk begin to understand the scope of the situation while Luffy, not fully understanding it, asks if they can escape with York as their shield. This prompts Bonney to realize that they are in fact in a hostage situation.

Chapter Notes

 * The residents of Goa Kingdom react to the news about Garp's disappearance and Luffy's actions at Egghead.
 * Makino's child appears to be now familiar with Luffy.
 * As a result of Lulusia Kingdom's destruction by the Mother Flame, a massive seahole has formed in its place, leading to earthquakes and tsunamis happening around various parts of the world.
 * Those events cause the Blue Sea's level to rise around one meter, leading to general flooding and even submersions of entire islands.
 * The narration confirms Lulusia's destruction happening six days prior to the present.
 * The Marines have managed to completely surround Egghead with its fleet.
 * The fleet is led by one Admiral and nine Vice-Admirals, and is composed by a hundred ships (including 20 battleships) and 30.000 soldiers, making it bigger than a Buster Call in scope.
 * Some of the Sea Beast Weapons attack the fleet, but are shot down by Borsalino.
 * Sentomaru confirms Vegapunk's laser technology was based on research of Borsalino's powers, which is briefly shown in a flashback.
 * Doberman confirms one entire day has passed since the Straw Hats arrived at Egghead.
 * Saturn learns of the mass evacuations that happened earlier at Egghead and orders the evacuation ships to be found and sunk.
 * Saturn also learns of Jewelry Bonney's involvement at Egghead, but tells the Marines to not be concerned with her.
 * York has been subdued by the Straw Hat Pirates and Bonney.
 * Franky and Usopp are no longer petrified, and Vegapunk has been freed.
 * York is being coerced to contact the Five Elders.
 * York reveals she was the one who sent the Mother Flame to Mary Geoise, and that the technology to make it is at Egghead.
 * Due to a special request from Imu, the Five Elders now seek to spare York and make her a World Noble, in exchange for replication of the Mother Flame.
 * York begs the Five Elders to save her from the Straw Hats.