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#05 At The Time of Awaking (Zero)
The Anti-Unification Alliance's observer was Dr. Hasford, who was the authority on Mayan research. He was also formerly Aries' mentor and was missing for many years.

2008; Mayan Island
The reunion of Sara and Dr. Hasford.
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Caption: A "Bird Man" objet d'art comes flying in response to the shock in Sara's mind. Trying to escape, Shin jumps onto it and takes Sara.

2008; Mayan Island
Shin and Sara search for the head of the "Bird Man".
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Caption: Nora ends up tracking them on foot. In order to bring the two out into the open, she sends out a request to have fuel-air bombs dropped on the island.

2008; Mayan Island
Fokker and Aries view the past with nostalgia
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2008.09
The reunion of Sara Nome and Dr. Hasford. Immediately following the reunion, there is an outbreak of supernatural phenomenon.

Kudo Shin searches for the head of the AFOS with Sara.

Roy Fokker wanders about the interior of Mayan Island with Aries.

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2008; Mayan Island
Mao wakes up.
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Caption: The AFOS's body condition is monitored in detail. In the middle of the ceremony of Pukinuha, a change in the AFOS is identified.

2008; Mayan Island
Anti-Unification Alliance fuel-air bombs are dropped on Mayan Island
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Caption: The threat of the fuel-air bombs is huge, and the greater part of the island is instantaneously turned into scorched earth.

Caption: Sara and Aries are kidnapped by the SV-51. Neither Shin nor Fokker can attempt to stop the kidnapping, as neither has a weapon.

2008; Mayan Island
The awakening of the Bird Man begins
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Caption: According to Dr. Hasford, the aliens -who had come flying to Earth in ancient times- restructured and evolved mankind's genes with the power of the "Bird Man".

Caption: Sara receives a great shock by hearing the whole story of "Operation Iconoclasm" from Nora.

Caption: The light emitting head of the "Bird Man" appears to be acting in concert with Sara's mind. That power made the Anti Unification Alliance submarine Auerstedt surface into the sky.

Caption: The body of the "Bird Man" is stored within the aircraft hangar of the carrier Asuka. The body also projects the exchanges in the Auerstedt, and the signs that the Bird Man is awakening are displayed in response to Sara's mind.

2008.09
Mao Nome is awakened by the Pukinuha ceremony.

The Anti-Unification Alliance drops fuel-air bombs onto Mayan Island.*

The Bird Man starts to awaken in response to Sara Nome's mind.

* Translator's note: the original had: "The Anti Unification Alliance drops "Daisy Cutter" fuel-air bombs on Mayan Island."

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