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!

Whitebeard orders his men to help Luffy clear a path to the execution scaffold, but someone close to the Rubber-man rises up to derail the rescue mission at the last second!

Ace is scheduled to be executed in a matter of hours, and Luffy's still hovering on the verge of death. It will take a miracle to save them both, but Bon would rather die than give up on his friend!

Luffy makes short work of face from his past, and Whitebeard struggles to withstand the full force of the Marine onslaught. With the executioner's swords hovering above Ace's head, Straw Hat Luffy discovers a new ability!

No existing antidote can save Luffy from the poison coursing through his veins, yet Bon Clay refuses to give up. His final, fleeting hope is a mysterious miracle-worker rumored to have vanished into the Gates of Hell!

While awaiting his execution, Ace flashes back to a trouble youth spent seeking the truth about his father. Meanwhile, Luffy begs Ivan for a potentially-deadly treatment that will allow him to continue fighting!

Luffy's daring assault on the venomous warden of Impel Down leaves him struggling to stand up, but despite the lethal poison breaking down his body, the rubber-man kicks his rescue mission into second gear!

The battle rages on and the bodies pile up as Whitebeard squares off against an Admiral, Luffy gets knocked cold, and the legendary Vice-Admiral Garp finally enters the fray!

Luffy narrowly avoids a deadly dip in a boiling pool of blood, only to find himself face to face with Warden Magellan. Meanwhile, outside the prison walls, the marine fleet prepares for Whitebeard's onslaught!

Crocodile's unexpected assistance creates an opening for Luffy to advance, and Whitebeard has a surprise lurking beneath the ice that might swing the momentum in favor of the pirates!

Boa Hancock uses her ample assets to buy some private time for a clandestine chat with Ace. Meanwhile, Luffy needs help from a graceful friend to escape the jaws of a hungry Sphinx!