As the pirates got on the ship and it headed for the west, they quickly left Erdol Island behind them. About a week later, they would see a new island at the horizon. It was Iwa Island, a somewhat small island.



[center] [b]Iwa Island[/b] [/center]

As the ship got closer, they would spot a large dock with four ships near the island. The island itself was mostly covered in rocks and some hills, with a few trees here and there. It appeared that none of the ships had a crew within, except for one. The ship began to sail towards the Lotus ship at great speed, faster then the Lotus ship could move. It's flag had crossbones with a grey sword piercing a skull. However, there were several pieces missing of the blade, and a few holes within with orange outlines. 

As the ship closed in, they moved to the Lotus ship's right side. There appeared to be a total of 10 pirates on deck. Three pirates rushed towards the ledge and each pushed a cannon in front of them. They took aim at the Lotus ship as their ship came to a halt. "FIRE!" A man shouted. Judging by his clothing and his grey cape, he was most likely the captain of the ship. The cannons fired in unison, and three cannonballs were headed towards the right side of the Lotus ship. However, there was still quite a distance between the Lotus ship and the pirate ship, which meant that neither of the crews could jump on the other ship. And the Lotus ship could still move out of the way.

[center] [b]Pirate ship, below deck[/b] [/center]

Meanwhile, below deck, there was a hallway that was well guarded by five pirates. There was one door on the right of the hallway. It appeared to be a cell room. Within, there were three people. August was lying against the left wall, Croma was sitting at the opposite end, and there was a man sitting right next to August. They could hear the cannon fire from above deck. The walls and cell door all had sea prism stone within them, making it impossible for a Devil Fruit user to break out of the room. Croma's katana had been taken, and had been put carelessly against the wall of the hallway. Regardless, it was still out of her reach. There was a small window in the cell door, with bars made out of sea prism stone. A pirate poked his head in front of the window. "Hahaha! Yall are gunna sell well as slaves to da Nobles!" He taunted, laughing as he walked off.