When a nobleman recognizes Sabo in the streets, Luffy and Ace learn the painful secret of their friend's past. As a sign of solidarity, the three boys pledge to become pirates, and hoist a toast to brotherhood!

Luffy and Buggy the Clown could end up as hippo food if they aren't careful in Impel Down's Wild Beast Hell. Of course, the rubberman might find that a better fate than dealing with the prison's putrid warden!

Ace and Sabo race to rescue Luffy from the clutches of a murderous gang of pirates! Sabo wants to grab Luffy and make a break for it, but Ace refuses to back down from a fight - even when he's outnumbered!

Zoro is held against his will by the pink-haired princess of bad vibes, Brook gets mistaken for the king of darkness, and Luffy continues to eat his way toward a reunion with Fire-Fist Ace!

The flashback continues as Ace robs a ruthless gang of pirates, and Luffy is left to take the fall! Will Ace and his friend Sabo let Luffy be tortured to death - or will they risk their high seas dreams to save him?!

A flashback to the younger days of Luffy and Ace reveals their unusual upbringing under the not-so-watchful eye of villainous mountain bandits!

Luffy appears on the field of battle with a ferocious sense of urgency. Ace could be executed at any minute, and the rubber-man's refusal to back down impresses even the most feared men in all the world!

Power-hungry pirates terrorize innocent citizens once protected by Whitebeard, and Luffy's nightmarish awakening sends him on a reckless rampage that could land him in an early grave!

A towering giant of a giant known as Little Oars Jr. carves a path of death and destruction as he fights to save Ace. The monstrous mauler is within arm's reach of his friend when he's intercepted by the seven warlords of the sea!

The world rejoices in the wake of Whitebeard's death, and a host of powerful pirates vie for his position. Meanwhile, Luffy's friends fear that Ace's death may be more than the rubber-man can handle - if he ever wakes up!

Whitebeard begins his attack with a tsunami-spawning sea quake, but the marines counter with a blast of frigid air that turns the tidal wave into an iceberg! Will Luffy and his crew arrive in time to join the battle?

The Heart Pirates head for the bottom of the ocean as Trafalgar Law prepares to operate on Luffy and Jimbei. Meanwhile, the arrival of Shanks brings the bloodshed to a sudden halt!

Flashbacks reveal the agonizing sacrifice made by Ace's mother in order save his life - and the secret behind his connection to Luffy. Back in the present, Whitebeard makes a unexpected entrance!

Trafalgar Law and the Heart Pirates offer Luffy a submarine escape route, Blackbeard continues his reckless rampage, and a puny pink-hair marine changes the world with a scream!

Luffy and his gang continue on their way to Marineford, but once he arrives, the rubber-man must defeat both Navy Admirals and Warlords of the Sea before he can save Ace!