## One Piece Chapter 542, pages 8-9: Another Tale to Tell - Chapter: 542 - Pages: 8-9 - Characters: Sengoku, Portgas D. Ace, Whitebeard, Marshall D. Teach, Marines, Blackbeard Pirates, Lafitte, Jesus Burgess, Van Augur, Doc Q, Stronger, Impel Down guards ### Summary Page 8: At Marineford, Marine Headquarters, officers search frantically for Fleet Admiral Sengoku. They say they have five hours until Ace's execution and no idea when Whitebeard will appear, meaning they are entering the most dangerous time. Even after searching the island, the Royal Shichibukai Blackbeard is nowhere to be found. Then another report comes in: a single battleship without any clearance has just reached Impel Down. It sounds impossible, but the Marines believe it. The report links the crisis at the prison with the wider war preparations, showing Marine Headquarters losing track of several threats at once. Page 9: At Impel Down's main entrance, Blackbeard and his crew step off the unauthorized battleship. A guard begs them to wait, saying no reinforcements have been requested, the prison is in an emergency situation, and nobody can take responsibility. Blackbeard says he does not care. A crew member asks whether they are on the same side, but another answers that for pirates, no matter the circumstances, they are not. Blackbeard's crew immediately attacks, and the guards are swept away screaming, "Uwa-aaaaahh!!!" Blackbeard smiles with "Zehahaha..." and says the place has a gloomy feel.