Various children on the island are selected by Fumihiko and Dr. Chizuru Tōmi for enrollment into the service, much to the despair of many parents. The children, having been chosen to be candidates for piloting the Fafners, go through their first training sessions. Meanwhile, Kazuki follows after a red female ghost, discovering that her body is confined in the basement of the base. The island is scheduled to be relocated, however a search plane flies in the direction of the island, and an enemy appears at a bad time.