While Blackbeard and his men seek to sink Marineford, Jimbei and Luffy's desperate attempt to flee is thwarted by Akainu's fiery fists. The situation appears dire until a former enemy lends a sandy hand!

Zoro's attempt to reunite with his friends leads him a massive tomb and a host of shadowy swordsmen. Elsewhere, Brook uses his status as Satan to get an eyeful of undergarments!

The world reacts to Whitebeard's death with shock and awe. Meanwhile, Jimbei risks his life to save Luffy and Blackbeard reveals the depraved depths of his nefarious nature!

Sanji tries to fight his way off a most peculiar island, but his frilly battle costume threatens to awaken his inner maiden. Elsewhere, Chopper tries to avoid being served in a hot pot!

Whitebeard’s children watch in horror as the old man faces off the villainous Blackbeard pirates. Though his injuries are mounting and the odds are stacked against him, Whitebeard never, ever runs away from a fight!

Luffy and Ivan mourn the loss of Bon Clay, and Captain Buggy's reputation gets a boost when a phone call from the Marines reveals the secrets of his past.

Anguished cries echo across the battlefield in the wake of Ace's tragic death. Luffy - paralyzed by grief - must be carried to safety, but Whitebeard summons the strength for one last ferocious attack!

Magellan takes his toxic attack to the next level by unleashing the hideous and deadly Venom Demon! If Jimbei and Crocodile don't return with a rescue ship soon, Luffy won't survive long enough to save Ace!

An eerie silence falls over the battlefield as Luffy and Ace share a heartbreaking final moment together. With his dying breath, Ace begs his brother to convey a message to his fellow pirates.

Ace is to be executed in a matter of hours, and Magellan's toxic breath is singeing the back of Luffy's neck. Ivan uses a devastating Death Wink to buy some time, but the warden's Poison Hydra may be more than he can handle!

Despite Whitebeard's order to retreat, Ace is drawn back to the battlefield by the cruel taunts of a Marine adversary. Luffy watches in horror as his brother makes what could be his last stand!

Luffy's bone-crushing battle with the Vice Warden of Impel Down is interrupted by the sudden appearance of Blackbeard. When the rubber-man hears what the warlord has to say - heads will roll!

Ace is finally free from the execution scaffold! Luffy and his brother make a fearsome team as they blaze a path toward salvation. Ravaged by the war, Whitebeard wistfully commands his men to make the journey to the New World without him!

Luffy and his gang of outlaws cause a commotion on Level Four, Blackbeard's arrival leads to the release of the prison's most feared inmate, and Ace gazes upon the great blue sky for what could be the very last time!

Luffy must defeat the man who taught him how to fight - his own grandfather - in order to save Ace. Battling his own flesh and blood won't be easy, but a waxy ally is there to provide back up!

The quest to rescue Ace tuckers out thanks to a blast of sleeping gas! Ivan's scissor-handed sidekick puts an end to nap time, but Luffy will have to join forces with a scar-faced foe from the past if he wants to complete his mission!