## One Piece Chapter 550, pages 4-5: Marine Headquarters - Chapter: 550 - Pages: 4-5 - Characters: Portgas D. Ace, Marines, Whitebeard, Marineford residents ### Summary Page 4: At Marineford, narration says the patrol ships sent out by the Marines have all been sunk. Whitebeard has still not been sighted, and the tension at Marineford is running high. The execution slowly draws closer with only three hours remaining. Ace is brought out in chains and forced onto the execution platform, the cuffs clanking with a "Gachan!" sound. The crowd below and the watching world see the condemned commander kneel at the top of the scaffold while the final countdown begins. Page 5: A full view of Marineford shows the fortress, harbor and battleships filling the crescent-shaped bay. Narration says well-known Marines have been gathered from all over the world and that, in all, over 100,000 elites are there waiting for the final battle. The location card reads, "Grand Line, Marineford, Marine Headquarters." Marines rally themselves, shouting, "Then it'll all be over!!!" "No matter what happens, there's only three more hours!!" and "Don't be nervous!!!" The giant sound effects over the fortress turn the entire island into a braced battlefield.