2012: Doomsday (2008)
As the apocalypse happens around them, a group of people head towards Chichen Itza, Mexico.
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Man on Bridge - Wil Omar Sanchez
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Earth, 2012, in Orizaba, Mexico, 36 hours before Doomsday, Dr. Ian Hunter calls out to Frank (2012 Doomsday)|Frank and introduces him to Trish. Frank asks what Trish is doing there and then walks away as Dr. Hunter tells Trish Frank and his team have been working around the clock to excavate as much as they can before the eruption of Pico de Orizaba. The ground starts to shake and Frank tells them they need to evacuate. Raul (2012 Doomsday)|Raul runs over and tells Frank the last earthquake opened up the third chamber in the tomb. Frank goes with Raul after telling everyone else to leave and rendezvous at El Tajin. Frank takes Trish into the tomb and they find a gold crucifix in the third chamber. Pico de Orizaba starts to erupt and they run out of the tomb. AS they are running to their car, Raul is crushed by a large piece of tephra and Frank and Trish drive away. In Baltimore, Maryland, 28 hours before Doomsday, at the U.S. Geological Center, Llyod tells Rick (2012 Doosmday)|Rick, Ted (2012 Doomsday)|Ted, that seismic activity has picked up in the last 24 hours and the National Weather Center is reporting climate changes around the world. He tells them he believes the Earth's rotation is slowing down due to the alignment with the black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. An Unknown Guy says that is impossible, but Llyoyd insists the theory is the only one that makes sense. In Veracruz, Mexico, 27 hours before Doomsday, Sarah (2012 Doomsday)|Sarah is running into town. She walks up to Man on Bridge and asks him directions to a doctor. Alex (2012 Doomsday)|Alex sees her running and starts to photograph her. She tries a door, but it won't open and Alex introduces himself and asks her if she needs help. She tells him she has been looking for a doctor for two weeks and he agrees to help her. She tells him the village she is a missionary at is suffering from an illness and half of the people are sick. She continues that she can't find a doctor to help them. In San Diego, California, 26 hours before Doomsday, Susan (Doomsday)|Susan is sketching a drawing of a cross in her notebook. She answers a call and later arrives on seen with Matt at a drive by shooting of Mr. Martinez and Street Cop explains the situation to them. Susan checks his pulse and notices Mr. Martinez has a tattoo that is similar to the sketch she made. Mr. Martinez clasps his hands together in prayer and starts to pray and eventually dies. In El Tajin, Mexico, 25 hours before Doomsday, Frank inspects the Mayan cross and Trish tells Frank and Dr. Hunter that the C14 sample they took ranges from 300 to 600 AD. Frank tells Dr. Hunter the cross proves early Christians were in the Americas before Christopher Columbus. In Baltmore, Maryland, 24 hours before Doomsday, Llyod tells everyone of the model created by the National Space Administration that the rotation of the Earth is coming to a complete stop. He shows the model through time as hurricanes erupt across the world and earthquakes affect the globe. These catastrophes will then cause the western coast of the United States to be under water. Llyod tells those present that he is going to recommend evacuation of the west coast to the President. In Veracruz, Mexico, 23 hours before Doomsday, Sarah tells Alex more about the sickness that appeared a couple of weeks prior and Lloyd calls Sarah and tells her he wants her to come home. In Leon, Mexico, 13 hours before Doomsday, Frank reads from his computer that the cross they found must be returned to the temple at Chichen Itza before the long count calendar ends. Trish wants to take the cross to the national museum, but Frank insists they take it to the temple. 60 miles North of the Gulf Coast and 8 hours before Doomsday, Matt and Susan talk about Mr. Martinez and they argue about the existence of a god and fate. Sarah tells Alex that the elder of the village said the temple at Chichen Itza is in a state of unrest and she tells him the reason she is not sick is because she is a vegetarian. They walk to a river and find it full of dead fish and Alex notices the water is hot and the increase in temperature might be causing an increase in bacteria levels.