Ace's public execution was scheduled to take place at 3:00 p.m. The Whitebeard Pirates' 2nd division commander Portgas D. Aware of the Emperors fierce loyalty to their own crewmembers and allies, both Marines and the Whitebeard Pirates alike prepared for war. Despite Newgate insisting otherwise, Ace pursued Teach, until finally dueling on Banaro Island, with Ace losing.
Initially, Ace had pursued Teach for murdering their former crewmate, 4th Division Commander, Thatch, for the Yami Yami no Mi, before fleeing the ship.
Ace, and handed him over to the World Government for a position in the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Teach, after he defeated the Whitebeard Pirates 2nd Division Commander, Portgas D.
