1 00:00:02,001 --> 00:00:05,527 ♪ 2 00:00:05,528 --> 00:00:10,528 - Synced and corrected by chamallow - - www.addic7ed.com - 3 00:00:25,373 --> 00:00:28,289 Previously on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds... 4 00:00:28,332 --> 00:00:29,899 PIKE: When we seek out the unknown, 5 00:00:29,942 --> 00:00:31,248 we will find things that challenge us. 6 00:00:31,292 --> 00:00:32,728 I want to help, but it would appear 7 00:00:32,771 --> 00:00:34,382 all that I'm doing is making it worse. 8 00:00:34,425 --> 00:00:36,862 - I just need some personal time. - You brought me home. 9 00:00:36,906 --> 00:00:39,126 That's what happened on Rigel VII. 10 00:00:39,169 --> 00:00:41,563 - [DISTANT CLUCKING, GROWLING] - What is that? 11 00:00:41,606 --> 00:00:42,651 It's the Gorn. 12 00:00:43,521 --> 00:00:44,914 It is not safe to leave the ship. 13 00:00:44,957 --> 00:00:46,698 It isn't safe inside the ship. 14 00:00:47,569 --> 00:00:50,267 We are prey. 15 00:00:52,443 --> 00:00:54,402 We do not give in to fear. 16 00:00:54,445 --> 00:00:55,533 No! 17 00:00:55,577 --> 00:00:57,187 [GROWLS] 18 00:00:57,231 --> 00:00:59,885 [SCREAMING] 19 00:01:03,106 --> 00:01:05,500 ♪ 20 00:01:10,331 --> 00:01:14,639 BATEL: Captain's Log, stardate 2344.2. 21 00:01:14,683 --> 00:01:17,164 The Cayuga is just outside Federation space, 22 00:01:17,207 --> 00:01:21,211 in orbit of the colony planet of Parnassus Beta. 23 00:01:21,255 --> 00:01:24,954 Their founders designed it on the small town model. 24 00:01:24,997 --> 00:01:27,913 Made to look like the old Midwestern United States. 25 00:01:27,957 --> 00:01:30,351 We've been tasked with assisting the colonists, 26 00:01:30,394 --> 00:01:33,310 who are dealing with challenges on several fronts. 27 00:01:33,354 --> 00:01:36,008 We're helping to stabilize their agricultural crop, 28 00:01:36,051 --> 00:01:38,750 as well as providing necessary vaccinations. 29 00:01:38,794 --> 00:01:41,013 CHAPEL: Okay. You ready? 30 00:01:41,057 --> 00:01:42,972 Three, two, one. 31 00:01:43,929 --> 00:01:45,539 Done. 32 00:01:47,759 --> 00:01:49,718 It's the last one. 33 00:01:49,761 --> 00:01:52,503 Should all be up-to-date on their inoculations. 34 00:01:52,547 --> 00:01:54,288 Thanks again for your help. 35 00:01:54,331 --> 00:01:55,898 Yeah, I'm just grateful for the ride. 36 00:01:55,941 --> 00:01:58,422 Dr. Korby doesn't mind you arriving a little early? 37 00:01:58,466 --> 00:02:01,077 Eh, I mean, it's space. 38 00:02:01,121 --> 00:02:02,905 Does anyone ever get there when they say they will? 39 00:02:02,948 --> 00:02:04,167 Fair point. 40 00:02:04,211 --> 00:02:05,386 If you don't need me anymore, 41 00:02:05,429 --> 00:02:07,039 I'm gonna go back to the ship. 42 00:02:07,083 --> 00:02:08,824 Just got a lot to do before we head out tomorrow. 43 00:02:08,866 --> 00:02:11,305 Don't let me stop you. Thanks again, Christine. 44 00:02:13,742 --> 00:02:16,310 Chapel to Caguyga, one to beam up. 45 00:02:16,353 --> 00:02:17,746 Energize. 46 00:02:21,445 --> 00:02:24,100 [PADD CHIRPS, BEEPS] 47 00:02:24,144 --> 00:02:25,754 Hello there, Captain. 48 00:02:25,797 --> 00:02:28,060 To what do I owe the pleasure of this call? 49 00:02:28,103 --> 00:02:29,671 Do I need a reason to call? 50 00:02:29,714 --> 00:02:31,368 I thought we were past that. 51 00:02:31,412 --> 00:02:33,153 Yes, but I'm a very busy woman. 52 00:02:33,196 --> 00:02:34,937 I can't just pick up every subspace call that comes my way. 53 00:02:34,980 --> 00:02:36,460 Fair enough. Next time, I'll book an appointment 54 00:02:36,504 --> 00:02:37,809 through your yeoman. 55 00:02:37,853 --> 00:02:40,160 I would appreciate that. 56 00:02:40,203 --> 00:02:41,465 How are you holding up? 57 00:02:41,509 --> 00:02:43,424 I mean, I'm not bursting into song 58 00:02:43,466 --> 00:02:45,034 every ten minutes, so that's a minor victory. 59 00:02:46,078 --> 00:02:50,082 - Very minor. - And how are the esteemed residents of Parnassus Beta? 60 00:02:51,345 --> 00:02:54,043 It's a little complicated down here. 61 00:02:54,086 --> 00:02:55,653 Federation membership can protect them, 62 00:02:55,697 --> 00:02:57,264 but they also see it 63 00:02:57,307 --> 00:02:58,787 as potentially putting a target on their heads. 64 00:02:58,829 --> 00:03:00,615 So it's tricky. 65 00:03:00,658 --> 00:03:02,617 - Have you tried... - Chris. 66 00:03:02,660 --> 00:03:04,401 I do this for a living, you know. 67 00:03:04,445 --> 00:03:05,924 I know. [STAMMERS] 68 00:03:05,968 --> 00:03:08,753 I just... miss you. 69 00:03:09,798 --> 00:03:11,321 Wow. 70 00:03:11,365 --> 00:03:13,018 Note the date and time. 71 00:03:13,062 --> 00:03:14,672 Was that so hard to say? 72 00:03:16,196 --> 00:03:18,067 Not so hard. 73 00:03:20,287 --> 00:03:22,289 ♪ 74 00:03:30,253 --> 00:03:31,994 Doug. 75 00:03:33,082 --> 00:03:34,823 We having issues with comms? Mine just went out. 76 00:03:34,866 --> 00:03:36,128 Let me check with Cayuga. 77 00:03:36,172 --> 00:03:38,914 Appel to Bridge. Do you read? 78 00:03:38,957 --> 00:03:40,698 [STATIC CRACKLES] 79 00:03:40,742 --> 00:03:42,222 [NEARBY WHOOSHING] 80 00:03:49,490 --> 00:03:51,317 Is that one of ours? 81 00:03:56,758 --> 00:03:58,150 - [EXPLOSION] - [PANICKED CHATTER] 82 00:03:58,194 --> 00:04:00,370 Get Cayuga on comms, now. 83 00:04:00,414 --> 00:04:01,719 Ensign? 84 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:08,900 ♪ 85 00:04:14,297 --> 00:04:16,865 [BELL CHIMING RAPIDLY] 86 00:04:26,396 --> 00:04:27,919 My God. 87 00:04:27,963 --> 00:04:30,487 [CHIRPING] 88 00:04:30,531 --> 00:04:33,229 - Captain. - Play it, Nyota. 89 00:04:35,797 --> 00:04:38,669 BATEL: To any Federation vessels in range... 90 00:04:38,713 --> 00:04:40,367 emergency transmission... 91 00:04:40,409 --> 00:04:43,631 Captain Batel, Cayuga... need help... 92 00:04:43,674 --> 00:04:47,330 immediate evacuation... under attack... Gorn... 93 00:04:47,374 --> 00:04:50,594 Repeat, under attack by the Gorn. 94 00:04:50,638 --> 00:04:52,509 Ortegas, make for Parnassus Beta. 95 00:04:52,553 --> 00:04:54,032 Everything she's got. 96 00:04:54,076 --> 00:04:57,166 Nyota, get me Admiral April on a secure line. 97 00:04:58,994 --> 00:05:01,301 The Federation is at a dangerous point in our relationship 98 00:05:01,344 --> 00:05:03,085 with the Gorn Hegemony. 99 00:05:03,128 --> 00:05:04,608 I know they've been massing on the border for some time. 100 00:05:04,652 --> 00:05:06,523 Right now, whatever this is, 101 00:05:06,567 --> 00:05:09,091 it's technically happening outside the Federation. 102 00:05:09,134 --> 00:05:11,528 This incident could spark a war between us and Gorn. 103 00:05:11,572 --> 00:05:13,356 Starfleet would like to avoid that. 104 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:15,140 At what cost? 105 00:05:15,184 --> 00:05:17,317 - The Gorn attacked us. - They didn't attack us. 106 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:19,797 They attacked a colony outside of our jurisdiction, 107 00:05:19,841 --> 00:05:21,843 and we need to know why. 108 00:05:21,886 --> 00:05:24,019 I think it's safe to say that we don't understand the Gorn. 109 00:05:24,062 --> 00:05:25,455 Well, I've seen them up close and personal, 110 00:05:25,499 --> 00:05:26,499 and they're not hard to understand, Bob. 111 00:05:26,500 --> 00:05:27,501 They're monsters. 112 00:05:27,544 --> 00:05:28,676 "Monster" is a word to describe 113 00:05:28,719 --> 00:05:30,112 those who don't understand us. 114 00:05:30,155 --> 00:05:31,722 Sometimes a monster is just a monster. 115 00:05:31,766 --> 00:05:33,855 I need your utmost caution here, Captain. 116 00:05:33,898 --> 00:05:35,378 Reconnaissance only, we can't risk 117 00:05:35,422 --> 00:05:36,771 further aggravating the situation. 118 00:05:39,513 --> 00:05:43,038 Chris, I know you and Marie are close. 119 00:05:43,081 --> 00:05:44,518 I just want to make sure 120 00:05:44,561 --> 00:05:46,171 it's not gonna color your judgment. 121 00:05:46,215 --> 00:05:48,478 ORTEGAS [OVER COMM]: Coming out of warp, sir. 122 00:05:48,522 --> 00:05:49,827 It won't. 123 00:05:49,871 --> 00:05:51,438 Pike out. 124 00:05:54,310 --> 00:05:56,356 ♪ 125 00:05:59,446 --> 00:06:01,273 Yellow alert. 126 00:06:01,317 --> 00:06:03,972 Bring us around to the far side of the moon slowly, Erica. 127 00:06:04,015 --> 00:06:05,321 Aye, Captain. 128 00:06:18,639 --> 00:06:22,164 ♪ 129 00:06:32,392 --> 00:06:34,394 ♪ 130 00:06:36,047 --> 00:06:37,614 PIKE: Space. 131 00:06:38,702 --> 00:06:40,791 The final frontier. 132 00:06:43,011 --> 00:06:46,754 These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. 133 00:06:47,755 --> 00:06:50,584 Its five-year mission: 134 00:06:50,627 --> 00:06:54,762 to explore strange new worlds, 135 00:06:54,805 --> 00:06:58,330 to seek out new life 136 00:06:58,374 --> 00:07:01,943 and new civilizations, 137 00:07:01,986 --> 00:07:06,034 to boldly go where no one has gone before. 138 00:07:06,077 --> 00:07:08,645 ♪ 139 00:07:36,064 --> 00:07:38,240 ♪ 140 00:07:56,563 --> 00:07:58,565 ♪ 141 00:08:20,587 --> 00:08:22,589 ♪ 142 00:08:25,896 --> 00:08:28,377 [INDISTINCT CHATTER OVER COMMS] 143 00:08:31,989 --> 00:08:34,251 No assumptions here. 144 00:08:34,296 --> 00:08:37,038 Spock, scan for life signs and escape pods. 145 00:08:37,081 --> 00:08:38,866 We don't know what happened to that crew. 146 00:08:38,909 --> 00:08:40,520 My scans are not functioning. 147 00:08:40,563 --> 00:08:42,043 Communications, too. 148 00:08:42,086 --> 00:08:44,219 - Transporter is down as well. - What's going on? 149 00:08:44,261 --> 00:08:46,787 I detect a counterfrequency emanating from the planet. 150 00:08:46,830 --> 00:08:49,354 It appears to be negating all scans, communications, 151 00:08:49,398 --> 00:08:52,967 - and transporter signals between here and there. - Any idea what's causing it? 152 00:08:53,010 --> 00:08:55,447 LA'AN: I believe the Gorn might have an interference field, 153 00:08:55,491 --> 00:08:58,189 a weapon to deploy during invasions. 154 00:08:58,233 --> 00:09:00,757 Renders their enemies blind, unable to communicate or move. 155 00:09:00,801 --> 00:09:03,064 So there's no way to beam anyone off that ship, or the planet? 156 00:09:03,107 --> 00:09:04,282 That is correct, Captain. 157 00:09:07,808 --> 00:09:09,374 Then we need to think harder. 158 00:09:10,811 --> 00:09:12,856 When I last spoke with Captain Batel, she was on the surface, 159 00:09:12,900 --> 00:09:14,815 which means she's probably still there. 160 00:09:14,858 --> 00:09:17,078 - Along with a lot of her crew as well. - Remember your training. 161 00:09:17,121 --> 00:09:20,211 Starfleet protocols would have any survivors of Cayuga 162 00:09:20,255 --> 00:09:22,823 trying to figure out a way to reach anyone who can listen. 163 00:09:23,867 --> 00:09:27,001 Uh, comms are down, but we still have line of sight. 164 00:09:27,044 --> 00:09:28,480 She's right. 165 00:09:28,524 --> 00:09:30,221 Survivors could use that to send us signals... 166 00:09:30,265 --> 00:09:31,571 fires, lights, smoke. 167 00:09:31,614 --> 00:09:33,311 Start observations. 168 00:09:33,355 --> 00:09:34,680 If there's anyone alive down there, I want to know it. 169 00:09:34,704 --> 00:09:37,620 Incoming warp signature detected, 170 00:09:37,664 --> 00:09:39,230 - in orbit of Parnassus Beta. - Red alert. 171 00:09:39,274 --> 00:09:41,276 - [ALERT BLARING] - Do we have visuals? 172 00:09:41,319 --> 00:09:43,670 Yes, Captain. 173 00:09:43,713 --> 00:09:45,367 I believe it is a Gorn hunter ship. 174 00:09:50,198 --> 00:09:52,853 La'An, prepare phasers but hold your fire. 175 00:09:52,896 --> 00:09:54,332 Phasers locked and holding, sir. 176 00:09:54,376 --> 00:09:55,725 - [CHIRPING] - Captain, 177 00:09:55,769 --> 00:09:57,118 I'm receiving a secure communication 178 00:09:57,161 --> 00:09:59,120 from outside the interference field. 179 00:09:59,163 --> 00:10:01,165 - It's from Starfleet. - What does it say? 180 00:10:04,299 --> 00:10:08,433 They've received a message from the Gorn, sir. 181 00:10:09,696 --> 00:10:11,088 A message? Saying what? 182 00:10:12,133 --> 00:10:14,048 - It's an image. - Put it on screen. 183 00:10:14,091 --> 00:10:15,266 Stand by. 184 00:10:16,180 --> 00:10:19,401 It looks like a demarcation line. 185 00:10:20,445 --> 00:10:21,795 UNA: With Parnassus Beta and all their forces 186 00:10:21,838 --> 00:10:23,448 on the far side of the line. 187 00:10:23,492 --> 00:10:25,494 Starfleet has ordered us 188 00:10:25,537 --> 00:10:28,018 to maintain our side of the line. 189 00:10:29,933 --> 00:10:32,980 Command crew, ready room, now. 190 00:10:33,023 --> 00:10:35,722 On Starfleet's orders, we are holding to our side of the line. 191 00:10:35,765 --> 00:10:38,638 And the Gorn, so far, are holding to theirs. 192 00:10:40,509 --> 00:10:41,728 Unfortunately, that is where I believe 193 00:10:41,771 --> 00:10:43,512 our people are being held. 194 00:10:45,340 --> 00:10:47,690 I don't plan on leaving them behind. 195 00:10:47,734 --> 00:10:49,561 You want to cross the line? 196 00:10:49,605 --> 00:10:51,302 Which is why I'm not ordering any of you to join this mission. 197 00:10:51,346 --> 00:10:53,653 I'll take volunteers, but I'll go alone if I have to. 198 00:10:53,696 --> 00:10:55,350 I will go. 199 00:10:55,393 --> 00:10:57,221 I want to do what I can to help save Captain Batel, 200 00:10:57,265 --> 00:11:00,007 and Nurse Chapel, who I hope made it to the surface as well. 201 00:11:00,050 --> 00:11:02,226 I certainly feel the same way. 202 00:11:02,270 --> 00:11:04,011 Not to speak for the crew, but I believe we all do. 203 00:11:04,054 --> 00:11:06,709 Thank you, Number One, Mr. Spock, Ensign Uhura. 204 00:11:06,753 --> 00:11:09,364 But I was thinking we might need the three of you 205 00:11:09,407 --> 00:11:10,713 along with your particular skill sets here 206 00:11:10,757 --> 00:11:12,019 to keep us out of war with the Gorn. 207 00:11:12,062 --> 00:11:13,062 SAM: If you're taking volunteers, 208 00:11:13,063 --> 00:11:15,065 I'd like to sign up. 209 00:11:15,109 --> 00:11:18,242 Last time I saw the Gorn, I was scared out of my wits. 210 00:11:18,286 --> 00:11:20,418 But I'd appreciate another chance 211 00:11:20,462 --> 00:11:23,117 to study them up close. 212 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:24,379 With a phaser? 213 00:11:25,685 --> 00:11:27,556 How else would we determine how best to kill them? 214 00:11:28,949 --> 00:11:30,298 I would like to aid in that study. 215 00:11:30,341 --> 00:11:31,647 LA'AN: I'd like them dead as much, 216 00:11:31,691 --> 00:11:33,562 if not more, than the rest of you. 217 00:11:33,605 --> 00:11:35,564 But that's not enough. 218 00:11:35,607 --> 00:11:37,305 We don't know what we're walking into down there. 219 00:11:38,654 --> 00:11:40,700 Phasers might not be enough. 220 00:11:40,743 --> 00:11:42,484 I have something that might help. 221 00:11:42,527 --> 00:11:43,790 Pike to transporter, Chief Jay, 222 00:11:43,833 --> 00:11:45,400 is in-ship transport still functional? 223 00:11:45,443 --> 00:11:46,662 JAY [OVER COMM]: Yes, sir. 224 00:11:46,706 --> 00:11:48,969 Could you transport crate 32 directly to ready room, please? 225 00:11:49,012 --> 00:11:51,275 Authorization Pike epsilon C-6. 226 00:11:51,319 --> 00:11:54,539 Acknowledged, Captain. Transporting. 227 00:12:01,590 --> 00:12:03,505 Ever since the Gorn started massing 228 00:12:03,548 --> 00:12:05,115 on the edge of Federation space, 229 00:12:05,159 --> 00:12:07,030 Starfleet's been working on weapons to counter them. 230 00:12:07,074 --> 00:12:10,120 Now all our ships carry these, in case. 231 00:12:10,164 --> 00:12:12,427 "Gorn Protocols. To be distributed upon an encounter 232 00:12:12,470 --> 00:12:13,776 with the hostile species." 233 00:12:13,820 --> 00:12:15,386 "Break in case of Gorn"? 234 00:12:15,430 --> 00:12:16,736 "Phaser harmonics adjustments. 235 00:12:16,779 --> 00:12:18,128 "To better counter their defenses. 236 00:12:18,172 --> 00:12:20,261 - Scanner re-calibrations." - SAM: Last time, 237 00:12:20,304 --> 00:12:22,654 - our tricorders couldn't detect Gorn at all. - Now they do. 238 00:12:22,698 --> 00:12:24,613 Nitrogen grenades? 239 00:12:24,656 --> 00:12:27,268 Renders anything in a ten-meter range frozen. 240 00:12:27,311 --> 00:12:30,053 Deadly for a cold-blooded lizard. 241 00:12:30,097 --> 00:12:31,794 Deadly for anyone. 242 00:12:31,838 --> 00:12:33,230 ORTEGAS: These are super cool toys and all, 243 00:12:33,274 --> 00:12:34,754 but how exactly are we supposed to even 244 00:12:34,797 --> 00:12:36,320 get to the surface to use them? 245 00:12:36,364 --> 00:12:38,583 There is a hunter ship just waiting to blow up 246 00:12:38,627 --> 00:12:40,760 anything that crosses the demarcation line. 247 00:12:40,803 --> 00:12:42,326 I don't know, Erica. 248 00:12:42,370 --> 00:12:44,981 Maybe all we need is to plot the right course. 249 00:12:45,982 --> 00:12:47,549 UNA: I've tried several routes 250 00:12:47,592 --> 00:12:49,203 using the gravity of the moon as a slingshot, 251 00:12:49,246 --> 00:12:51,727 and several others utilizing a geosynchronous orbit 252 00:12:51,771 --> 00:12:54,382 to take us off the same plane as the Gorn hunter, 253 00:12:54,425 --> 00:12:56,165 but there is no way to get us to the surface 254 00:12:56,210 --> 00:12:58,995 without coming into sensor range of the ship. 255 00:12:59,039 --> 00:13:00,562 If we cross the demarcation line, 256 00:13:00,605 --> 00:13:01,998 the Gorn are gonna know about it. 257 00:13:03,347 --> 00:13:04,696 ORTEGAS: Hmm. 258 00:13:06,002 --> 00:13:07,917 - What's this stuff here? - UNA: Debris from the Cayuga. 259 00:13:10,006 --> 00:13:12,356 I mean, they're not shooting at that, 260 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:15,359 'cause they already did. 261 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:21,583 - Are you suggesting... - Maybe the best way across is right in front of us. 262 00:13:23,019 --> 00:13:24,455 That's brilliant. 263 00:13:24,499 --> 00:13:26,283 Make ourselves look like a piece of space debris. 264 00:13:26,327 --> 00:13:28,068 The Gorn might just let us pass through. 265 00:13:28,111 --> 00:13:31,462 Don't know if I love the word "might" there. 266 00:13:31,506 --> 00:13:33,769 Admittedly, we could use your expertise. 267 00:13:33,813 --> 00:13:35,989 This is a pretty tricky course we're talking about. 268 00:13:38,121 --> 00:13:39,383 You want me to pilot the shuttle? 269 00:13:39,427 --> 00:13:41,559 Come on, Erica. 270 00:13:41,603 --> 00:13:43,083 Haven't you been bugging me for months 271 00:13:43,126 --> 00:13:44,649 about joining a landing party? 272 00:13:45,694 --> 00:13:47,565 [CHUCKLES]: Yes, I have. 273 00:13:47,609 --> 00:13:49,176 Why have I been doing that? 274 00:13:56,139 --> 00:13:59,229 Matched and maintaining debris velocity. 275 00:13:59,273 --> 00:14:01,492 Current trajectory passes the hunter ship, 276 00:14:01,536 --> 00:14:05,148 in the fourth Lagrange point, in 30 seconds. 277 00:14:05,192 --> 00:14:08,064 Entering Gorn scanner range. 278 00:14:08,108 --> 00:14:11,198 We should look as dead as whatever's left of the Cayuga. 279 00:14:11,241 --> 00:14:13,156 Sorry, sir. 280 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:14,418 I didn't... I didn't mean to be... 281 00:14:14,462 --> 00:14:16,638 No. My nerves are on edge as well. 282 00:14:17,682 --> 00:14:18,945 I'd prefer we didn't get this close, 283 00:14:18,988 --> 00:14:20,555 if we had any other choice. 284 00:14:21,556 --> 00:14:23,601 ♪ 285 00:14:32,654 --> 00:14:34,525 SPOCK: They do not appear to notice the shuttle. 286 00:14:34,569 --> 00:14:37,093 Because they look like space garbage. 287 00:14:37,137 --> 00:14:39,269 Old zombie movie trick. 288 00:14:39,313 --> 00:14:40,836 Zombie movie? 289 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:42,185 UNA: Yeah, dress up like you're dead 290 00:14:42,229 --> 00:14:44,840 so the zombies don't notice you. 291 00:14:44,884 --> 00:14:46,842 You've never seen one? 292 00:14:46,886 --> 00:14:48,888 A zombie, no. A movie, yes. 293 00:14:48,931 --> 00:14:50,890 But I will add some to my research. 294 00:14:50,933 --> 00:14:53,240 [COMPUTER BEEPING] 295 00:14:53,283 --> 00:14:55,590 Shuttle appears to be entering the atmosphere. 296 00:14:59,724 --> 00:15:01,813 They're out of range. 297 00:15:02,814 --> 00:15:05,165 And on their own. 298 00:15:10,997 --> 00:15:13,347 ♪ 299 00:15:23,879 --> 00:15:26,229 You gonna start the engines sometime soon, Erica? 300 00:15:26,273 --> 00:15:28,536 [CHUCKLES]: You gonna back-seat drive me, sir? 301 00:15:28,579 --> 00:15:31,104 I'm waiting until we're under 1,500 meters, 302 00:15:31,147 --> 00:15:32,757 to stay below their scans. 303 00:15:32,801 --> 00:15:34,237 - Whoa. - Don't worry. 304 00:15:34,281 --> 00:15:37,371 I did this a hundred times during the war. 305 00:15:41,723 --> 00:15:44,944 ♪ 306 00:15:59,959 --> 00:16:03,092 [PIKE PANTING] 307 00:16:10,491 --> 00:16:12,319 I thought you were a test pilot? 308 00:16:12,362 --> 00:16:14,234 I was. 309 00:16:14,277 --> 00:16:16,714 ORTEGAS: Come on, it's like... 310 00:16:16,758 --> 00:16:18,238 - it's like riding a bike. - Yeah. 311 00:16:18,281 --> 00:16:19,848 - At the speed of light. - [ORTEGAS CHUCKLES] 312 00:16:19,891 --> 00:16:22,024 [EXHALES SHARPLY] You were born for this, Erica. 313 00:16:24,070 --> 00:16:26,072 ♪ 314 00:16:36,778 --> 00:16:39,563 Still trying to scan for life signs? 315 00:16:39,607 --> 00:16:42,131 I theorized I might be able to find a frequency gap 316 00:16:42,175 --> 00:16:43,654 through the interference field, 317 00:16:43,698 --> 00:16:45,656 but I have not managed to discover one yet. 318 00:16:46,701 --> 00:16:48,833 Spock, I don't think anyone's alive over there. 319 00:16:48,877 --> 00:16:50,966 Spectrometric analysis suggests there are still 320 00:16:51,010 --> 00:16:52,707 pockets of oxygen on board. 321 00:16:53,751 --> 00:16:55,753 It is possible someone could have survived. 322 00:16:56,798 --> 00:16:59,105 I would never tell you not to hope. 323 00:17:00,454 --> 00:17:02,717 I want Chapel to be alive, too. 324 00:17:03,761 --> 00:17:07,678 Things did not end well between us. 325 00:17:08,940 --> 00:17:11,769 We were in a fight. 326 00:17:13,641 --> 00:17:16,165 All things that seem trivial in the face of death. 327 00:17:18,079 --> 00:17:20,821 I wish to apologize to her. 328 00:17:21,866 --> 00:17:24,347 Spock, what happened is not your fault. 329 00:17:31,528 --> 00:17:34,096 The Cayuga rotates once every two hours. 330 00:17:34,140 --> 00:17:35,793 Sickbay should be visible shortly. 331 00:17:35,837 --> 00:17:37,665 We can try a targeted scan. 332 00:17:37,708 --> 00:17:39,536 Perhaps then we'll see further proof of life. 333 00:17:44,324 --> 00:17:48,067 Computer, magnify Cayuga's saucer. 334 00:17:49,938 --> 00:17:52,288 MITCHELL: Sickbay is... 335 00:17:52,332 --> 00:17:53,768 gone. 336 00:17:53,811 --> 00:17:56,423 ♪ 337 00:18:15,355 --> 00:18:17,879 PIKE: Any idea what that is? 338 00:18:17,922 --> 00:18:19,446 It doesn't look native. 339 00:18:19,489 --> 00:18:21,404 LA'AN: It's Gorn. 340 00:18:21,448 --> 00:18:23,841 There was something similar on the breeding planet. 341 00:18:23,885 --> 00:18:25,191 My brother Manu always thought 342 00:18:25,234 --> 00:18:27,758 it was a beacon to trap passers-by. 343 00:18:29,064 --> 00:18:30,631 Let's move up. 344 00:18:38,421 --> 00:18:39,814 PIKE: I'm guessing that might be the source 345 00:18:39,857 --> 00:18:41,729 of the interference field. 346 00:18:41,772 --> 00:18:43,426 Good guess. 347 00:18:43,470 --> 00:18:45,907 It's blocking any signals from surface to orbit. 348 00:18:45,950 --> 00:18:47,691 So they drop that, 349 00:18:47,735 --> 00:18:50,390 and no one on the ground can call for help. 350 00:18:52,131 --> 00:18:54,133 You reading any bogeys nearby? 351 00:18:54,176 --> 00:18:55,917 Negative. 352 00:19:15,110 --> 00:19:17,721 Looks like they fought back. 353 00:19:17,765 --> 00:19:20,768 LA'AN: I think they made a stand in some of the buildings. 354 00:19:20,811 --> 00:19:22,030 And they lost. 355 00:19:22,073 --> 00:19:24,032 There's 5,000 people here. 356 00:19:24,075 --> 00:19:25,642 Bound to be survivors. 357 00:19:26,948 --> 00:19:29,603 - I wouldn't bet on it. - You made it out. 358 00:19:29,646 --> 00:19:31,126 Sir, I'm reading a bogey. Nine o'clock. 359 00:19:31,170 --> 00:19:33,998 LA'AN: Yep, I've got it, too. Solo. 360 00:19:34,042 --> 00:19:37,567 - Size suggests a Gorn youngling. - PIKE: Copy. Take cover. 361 00:19:37,611 --> 00:19:39,656 ♪ 362 00:19:45,401 --> 00:19:47,969 [GROWLING, CLUCKING NEARBY] 363 00:19:56,804 --> 00:19:59,285 [GROWLING, CLUCKING] 364 00:20:07,118 --> 00:20:09,730 The new phaser settings work. 365 00:20:16,215 --> 00:20:18,129 Why a youngling? 366 00:20:18,173 --> 00:20:20,262 I mean, why set up this elaborate tower 367 00:20:20,306 --> 00:20:22,090 and then send babies out to face us? 368 00:20:22,133 --> 00:20:24,310 They spread their eggs to soften up a planet for conquering. 369 00:20:25,354 --> 00:20:28,618 That tower, that's just them locking the door. 370 00:20:28,662 --> 00:20:30,881 M'BENGA: It looked hungry. 371 00:20:30,925 --> 00:20:32,579 If that's true? 372 00:20:32,622 --> 00:20:34,450 There's no food left. 373 00:20:34,494 --> 00:20:36,235 PIKE: People could still be alive. 374 00:20:37,279 --> 00:20:39,020 Just hiding. 375 00:20:39,063 --> 00:20:41,022 Look around. 376 00:20:41,065 --> 00:20:42,850 Uh, guys, we need to move. 377 00:20:42,893 --> 00:20:44,895 - We have got bogeys... plural... incoming. - How many? 378 00:20:44,939 --> 00:20:46,723 - Dozens. - That's a lot of bogeys. 379 00:20:46,767 --> 00:20:47,811 Barber shop, now. 380 00:20:48,899 --> 00:20:50,292 [CLUCKING NEARBY] 381 00:20:54,253 --> 00:20:55,950 [GROWLING IN DISTANCE] 382 00:20:59,693 --> 00:21:01,129 PIKE: Lights off. 383 00:21:02,652 --> 00:21:05,264 [GORN CLUCKING, GROWLING] 384 00:21:21,671 --> 00:21:23,543 [SCREECHING, CLUCKING] 385 00:21:30,463 --> 00:21:32,943 - Uh, Commander Pelia? - [GRUNTS] 386 00:21:32,987 --> 00:21:34,641 I could use your help. 387 00:21:34,684 --> 00:21:36,773 Yeah, well, I'm listening, but I still need to finish 388 00:21:36,817 --> 00:21:40,386 recalibrating the deflector shield power conduits. 389 00:21:40,429 --> 00:21:43,519 Right. We might need those. 390 00:21:43,563 --> 00:21:45,913 Um, I've been trying to get to the bottom of 391 00:21:45,956 --> 00:21:47,828 how the Gorn are managing to block communications. 392 00:21:47,871 --> 00:21:49,873 What did you discover? 393 00:21:49,917 --> 00:21:53,703 - That I need an engineer's help. - Oh, please. 394 00:21:54,835 --> 00:21:56,924 I have this crazy theory. 395 00:21:58,404 --> 00:21:59,709 Huh. 396 00:22:00,841 --> 00:22:03,670 Oh, well, it's-it's not that crazy. 397 00:22:03,713 --> 00:22:06,107 - I just thought you might be... - Yes, w-well, don't sugarcoat it. 398 00:22:06,150 --> 00:22:08,239 I love a crazy theory. 399 00:22:09,632 --> 00:22:11,852 [DOOR WHOOSHES OPEN] 400 00:22:14,811 --> 00:22:17,074 [GORN GROWLING] 401 00:22:17,118 --> 00:22:19,816 LA'AN: It doesn't make sense. 402 00:22:19,860 --> 00:22:22,645 They shouldn't be gathering like that, the younglings. 403 00:22:22,689 --> 00:22:24,865 They should be fighting for dominance, not working together. 404 00:22:26,170 --> 00:22:27,824 PIKE: If you don't understand them, 405 00:22:27,868 --> 00:22:30,958 it means there's something about the Gorn we've yet to discover. 406 00:22:31,001 --> 00:22:32,612 Maybe instead of finding a way to fight them, 407 00:22:32,655 --> 00:22:35,092 we-we... 408 00:22:35,136 --> 00:22:37,965 [SIGHS] find some way to... 409 00:22:38,008 --> 00:22:40,533 reach them, or... 410 00:22:40,576 --> 00:22:42,926 Ever the optimist. 411 00:22:42,970 --> 00:22:45,102 Sometimes... 412 00:22:45,146 --> 00:22:46,495 hope is a choice. 413 00:22:46,539 --> 00:22:48,018 Yeah, you've told me that one before. 414 00:22:48,062 --> 00:22:50,064 Maybe I'm just saying it 'cause I need to hear it. 415 00:22:50,107 --> 00:22:52,458 I... 416 00:22:52,501 --> 00:22:55,374 It's why we're here, on this planet. 417 00:22:57,332 --> 00:22:59,421 ♪ 418 00:23:01,336 --> 00:23:03,425 Captain Batel is tough, sir. 419 00:23:04,470 --> 00:23:06,646 I mean, if she can handle you, 420 00:23:06,689 --> 00:23:08,387 the Gorn should be a piece of cake. 421 00:23:08,430 --> 00:23:09,910 [SCOFFS] 422 00:23:11,999 --> 00:23:13,653 [WHISPERS]: Looks like the Gorn have moved on. 423 00:23:15,916 --> 00:23:18,048 Sam, you reading anything? 424 00:23:18,092 --> 00:23:20,007 Yeah. I've been picking up an anomalous signal 425 00:23:20,050 --> 00:23:22,139 - coming from down the street. - Gorn? 426 00:23:22,183 --> 00:23:23,576 No. Human. 427 00:23:23,619 --> 00:23:26,579 ♪ 428 00:23:40,723 --> 00:23:42,769 ♪ 429 00:24:03,354 --> 00:24:04,791 LA'AN: Whoever they are, 430 00:24:04,834 --> 00:24:06,662 they aren't being careful enough. 431 00:24:08,272 --> 00:24:10,971 [DEVICE BEEPING STEADILY] 432 00:24:27,553 --> 00:24:31,034 - No one? - They can't have gone far. Sam? 433 00:24:33,210 --> 00:24:35,169 The signal's been coming from this. 434 00:24:35,212 --> 00:24:37,388 [WHIRRING, WHOOSHING] 435 00:24:45,571 --> 00:24:46,876 You're not Gorn. 436 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:48,399 Obviously. 437 00:24:48,443 --> 00:24:50,619 You shouldn't have walked into my Gorn trap, then. 438 00:24:50,663 --> 00:24:52,316 We detected humans in here. 439 00:24:52,360 --> 00:24:54,231 We were trying to rescue them. 440 00:24:54,275 --> 00:24:56,451 Yeah, the humans you detected is 441 00:24:56,495 --> 00:24:57,539 that wee box right there. 442 00:24:57,583 --> 00:24:59,976 Programmed to send out auditory 443 00:25:00,020 --> 00:25:02,109 and pheromonal life signs at regular intervals. 444 00:25:02,152 --> 00:25:04,546 Not to mention heat signatures. 445 00:25:04,590 --> 00:25:08,419 Fools those dumb lizards and, uh, most scanners. 446 00:25:08,463 --> 00:25:09,508 Yeah. 447 00:25:10,552 --> 00:25:12,336 So, you're just gonna leave us in here? 448 00:25:12,380 --> 00:25:14,121 Oh, sorry. [CHUCKLES] 449 00:25:14,164 --> 00:25:15,731 Where are my manners, eh? 450 00:25:15,775 --> 00:25:17,559 [WHIRRING, WHOOSHING] 451 00:25:17,603 --> 00:25:20,344 Montgomery Scott at your service. 452 00:25:20,388 --> 00:25:22,303 Lieutenant, junior grade. 453 00:25:22,346 --> 00:25:24,348 Captain Pike of the USS Enterprise. 454 00:25:24,392 --> 00:25:26,263 This is Lieutenant Noonien-Singh, Dr. M'Benga, 455 00:25:26,307 --> 00:25:28,396 Lieutenant Ortegas and Lieutenant Kirk. 456 00:25:28,439 --> 00:25:30,703 That's a lot of lieutenants. 457 00:25:30,746 --> 00:25:32,574 - There'll be a quiz. - [SCOTTY LAUGHS] 458 00:25:32,618 --> 00:25:34,271 Lieutenant Scott. 459 00:25:34,315 --> 00:25:36,491 I don't recognize you from the Cayuga's roster. 460 00:25:36,535 --> 00:25:38,188 I'm not from the Cayuga. 461 00:25:38,232 --> 00:25:39,886 Uh, I'm-I'm from the Stardiver. 462 00:25:39,929 --> 00:25:41,714 Or at least I was. 463 00:25:41,757 --> 00:25:43,498 - The solar research vessel? - SCOTTY: Aye. 464 00:25:43,542 --> 00:25:46,153 We were monitoring solar flare activity, 465 00:25:46,196 --> 00:25:49,025 one system over when the Gorn caught us by surprise. 466 00:25:49,069 --> 00:25:50,723 - They attacked you? - They overwhelmed us. 467 00:25:52,072 --> 00:25:54,814 The ship's gone, I'm afraid. 468 00:25:54,857 --> 00:25:57,512 Uh, whole crew. 469 00:25:57,556 --> 00:25:58,861 PIKE: How did you escape? 470 00:25:58,905 --> 00:26:00,254 In a shuttle. 471 00:26:00,297 --> 00:26:02,604 You ran from the Gorn in a shuttle? 472 00:26:02,648 --> 00:26:04,780 How are you not dead? 473 00:26:04,824 --> 00:26:07,043 Firstly, I-I jury-rigged the engines 474 00:26:07,087 --> 00:26:08,479 to increase their capacity. 475 00:26:08,523 --> 00:26:10,656 And secondly, I... 476 00:26:10,699 --> 00:26:13,441 Well, I figured out how to hide in plain sight. 477 00:26:14,877 --> 00:26:16,792 Sounds resourceful. 478 00:26:16,836 --> 00:26:18,489 And mysterious. 479 00:26:18,533 --> 00:26:20,709 When an armada of human-eating lizards come my way, 480 00:26:20,753 --> 00:26:23,625 I can get quite, uh, creative. 481 00:26:23,669 --> 00:26:25,409 PIKE: Mr. Scott, 482 00:26:25,453 --> 00:26:28,499 do you know if any of the crew from Cayuga made it? 483 00:26:32,503 --> 00:26:34,549 ♪ 484 00:26:41,338 --> 00:26:43,210 Chris. 485 00:26:43,253 --> 00:26:44,603 You found us. 486 00:26:45,647 --> 00:26:47,214 [PIKE GRUNTS] 487 00:26:49,303 --> 00:26:52,654 - They couldn't stop me from coming. - You idiot. 488 00:26:52,698 --> 00:26:55,048 Okay, not the welcome I was expecting. 489 00:26:55,091 --> 00:26:56,919 - Why are you here? - Isn't that obvious? 490 00:26:56,963 --> 00:26:58,704 Coming for me... for us... was... 491 00:26:58,747 --> 00:27:01,141 It was a crazy idea. 492 00:27:01,184 --> 00:27:03,273 I would never want you to endanger yourselves. 493 00:27:03,317 --> 00:27:05,188 Well, a little late for that, and not your call. 494 00:27:05,232 --> 00:27:08,017 - Goddamn it, Chris. - Hey. Don't blame me. 495 00:27:08,061 --> 00:27:09,540 If you didn't want me showing up unexpectedly, 496 00:27:09,584 --> 00:27:11,107 you shouldn't have hung up on me, 497 00:27:11,151 --> 00:27:12,456 so there. 498 00:27:13,632 --> 00:27:16,286 You were safe. 499 00:27:16,330 --> 00:27:18,375 Now you're... 500 00:27:18,419 --> 00:27:19,986 you're here. 501 00:27:21,030 --> 00:27:23,293 Yeah, I'm here. And Enterprise is in orbit. 502 00:27:23,337 --> 00:27:25,731 - We can get you out of here. - Transporters don't work. 503 00:27:25,774 --> 00:27:28,516 - Lucky me, I have a shuttle. - We can't all fit in a shuttle. 504 00:27:29,996 --> 00:27:32,607 - We can get some people out. - It's not enough. 505 00:27:32,651 --> 00:27:34,783 Besides, the second you try, they'll shoot you down. 506 00:27:34,827 --> 00:27:37,699 - What about Mr. Scott, the engineer? - What about him? 507 00:27:37,743 --> 00:27:40,789 He said he ran from the Gorn in a shuttle. 508 00:27:43,139 --> 00:27:46,142 SCOTTY: The Stardiver was stationed one system over. 509 00:27:46,186 --> 00:27:48,710 The-the Shangdi system. 510 00:27:48,754 --> 00:27:51,539 It's a red supergiant. 511 00:27:51,582 --> 00:27:54,194 - Really spectacular specimen. - Okay, okay. 512 00:27:54,237 --> 00:27:56,587 - But where do the Gorn come into it? - I'm getting there. 513 00:27:56,631 --> 00:27:58,938 Um, Shangdi released 514 00:27:58,981 --> 00:28:02,419 a truly dramatic series of CMEs. 515 00:28:02,463 --> 00:28:04,683 - What's a CME? - SAM: Coronal Mass Ejection. 516 00:28:04,726 --> 00:28:07,033 Like a solar flare but a lot more violent. 517 00:28:07,076 --> 00:28:10,471 They're not common, at least, not like the series we saw. 518 00:28:10,514 --> 00:28:12,342 Really amazing. 519 00:28:12,386 --> 00:28:14,040 Like, blast after blast, 520 00:28:14,083 --> 00:28:17,739 firing off into the solar system. 521 00:28:17,783 --> 00:28:21,090 And all of a sudden, there they were, 522 00:28:21,134 --> 00:28:24,790 like a swarm... The Gorn. 523 00:28:24,833 --> 00:28:26,574 But you didn't detect them before? 524 00:28:26,617 --> 00:28:28,750 Starfleet would've warned them first. 525 00:28:28,794 --> 00:28:31,187 Something about the flares brought 'em out. 526 00:28:31,231 --> 00:28:34,625 SAM: With locusts, environmental factors 527 00:28:34,669 --> 00:28:37,411 can trigger a swarming instinct, causing them to consume. 528 00:28:37,454 --> 00:28:39,456 What if it's the same with the Gorn? 529 00:28:39,500 --> 00:28:43,939 CMEs, in certain sequences, set off a consumption cycle? 530 00:28:43,983 --> 00:28:46,637 Are you suggesting they invaded because of... 531 00:28:46,681 --> 00:28:48,248 - sunspots? - SAM: You showed us 532 00:28:48,291 --> 00:28:50,250 how they communicate ship-to-ship through light. 533 00:28:50,293 --> 00:28:52,121 What if they evolved with some deep, 534 00:28:52,165 --> 00:28:53,775 ingrained sensitivity to it? 535 00:28:53,819 --> 00:28:55,646 BATEL: If that's true, it's critical intel. 536 00:28:55,690 --> 00:28:57,126 If they react instinctively to solar activity, 537 00:28:57,170 --> 00:28:58,780 we might be able to use that against them. 538 00:28:58,824 --> 00:29:00,782 All the more reason to find a way off this planet. 539 00:29:00,826 --> 00:29:04,220 You said earlier you figured out a way to hide in plain sight. 540 00:29:04,264 --> 00:29:07,006 With the Gorn, best I can explain, 541 00:29:07,049 --> 00:29:09,791 I-I did a quick assessment of their scanning tech, 542 00:29:09,835 --> 00:29:12,707 and I saw how they recognized each other. 543 00:29:12,751 --> 00:29:14,709 It's similar to our transponders, 544 00:29:14,753 --> 00:29:16,580 and, well, I-I built one. 545 00:29:16,624 --> 00:29:18,887 Um, pretty quick. [CHUCKLES] 546 00:29:18,931 --> 00:29:20,889 You built a Gorn transponder? 547 00:29:20,933 --> 00:29:22,804 Using equipment from our solar array. 548 00:29:22,848 --> 00:29:24,153 Uh, basically, to a scanner, 549 00:29:24,197 --> 00:29:26,068 the shuttle looked like a Gorn ship. 550 00:29:26,112 --> 00:29:28,331 If they couldn't recognize you, how did you not get away? 551 00:29:28,375 --> 00:29:29,550 Well, I took damage. 552 00:29:29,593 --> 00:29:31,073 Uh, by the time I was hidden, 553 00:29:31,117 --> 00:29:32,727 I was leaking antimatter. 554 00:29:32,771 --> 00:29:34,424 This was the closest planet I could set down on, 555 00:29:34,468 --> 00:29:36,731 and it happened to be right where they were headed. 556 00:29:36,775 --> 00:29:39,125 Could you build another device like the one you made? 557 00:29:39,168 --> 00:29:41,823 Not unless you have a Hubble K7C Stellar Assessment Array 558 00:29:41,867 --> 00:29:43,651 I can cannibalize. 559 00:29:45,827 --> 00:29:48,656 [ELECTRONIC TRILLING] 560 00:29:56,490 --> 00:29:58,666 Could you use some help, Doc? 561 00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:02,539 Always. 562 00:30:02,583 --> 00:30:05,455 Grab a dermal regenerator. 563 00:30:07,501 --> 00:30:10,025 Thought you were off planning the next stage of the fight. 564 00:30:10,069 --> 00:30:12,593 [EXHALES SHARPLY] Leaving that to the captains. 565 00:30:16,510 --> 00:30:19,295 Did you ask about Christine? 566 00:30:19,339 --> 00:30:22,255 She beamed back to the Cayuga. 567 00:30:23,430 --> 00:30:25,606 Gonna be honest. 568 00:30:26,607 --> 00:30:28,609 That is not great news. 569 00:30:29,958 --> 00:30:32,047 No. 570 00:30:32,091 --> 00:30:33,440 It isn't. 571 00:30:36,573 --> 00:30:39,533 But if Christine were here, 572 00:30:39,576 --> 00:30:41,665 she'd tell us to pick up the pace. 573 00:30:41,709 --> 00:30:43,058 "These people can't treat themselves." 574 00:30:43,102 --> 00:30:45,234 [BOTH LAUGH] 575 00:30:45,278 --> 00:30:47,106 [CHUCKLES]: That's a pretty good Christine. 576 00:30:50,239 --> 00:30:52,546 She does a better me. 577 00:30:58,639 --> 00:31:00,684 SPOCK: Two warp signatures incoming. 578 00:31:00,728 --> 00:31:02,338 Gorn hunters? 579 00:31:02,382 --> 00:31:03,513 Yes. 580 00:31:06,168 --> 00:31:09,215 They are holding to their side of the demarcation line for now. 581 00:31:09,258 --> 00:31:12,348 Can't make this red alert any redder, Mr. Spock. 582 00:31:12,392 --> 00:31:15,699 Commander? Can we talk to you and Lieutenant Spock, please? 583 00:31:16,744 --> 00:31:19,181 SPOCK: You've determined the source of the interference field? 584 00:31:19,225 --> 00:31:21,053 Not exactly. 585 00:31:21,096 --> 00:31:23,490 We've determined the location from which the field emanates. 586 00:31:23,533 --> 00:31:25,622 Short version: by adjusting our output, 587 00:31:25,666 --> 00:31:29,017 we triangulated the point of origin of the countersignals. 588 00:31:29,061 --> 00:31:31,585 PELIA: Now, we don't have any photos, 589 00:31:31,628 --> 00:31:33,413 because it's on the far side of the planet. 590 00:31:33,456 --> 00:31:36,372 But we do know it's not native. 591 00:31:36,416 --> 00:31:38,505 There's no structure indicated 592 00:31:38,548 --> 00:31:40,942 on any colony maps in that location. 593 00:31:40,986 --> 00:31:44,859 I'm betting it's some kind of machine the Gorn brought. 594 00:31:44,903 --> 00:31:46,948 If we can destroy it, 595 00:31:46,992 --> 00:31:48,907 we can resume comms and transporter signals. 596 00:31:48,950 --> 00:31:50,734 Only problem I can see, is there's no way for us 597 00:31:50,778 --> 00:31:53,172 to use weapons on it without getting into a larger war. 598 00:31:53,215 --> 00:31:55,217 We can't fire weapons, 599 00:31:55,261 --> 00:31:57,219 but we already know 600 00:31:57,263 --> 00:32:00,179 that the Gorn don't respond to space debris. 601 00:32:00,222 --> 00:32:03,530 So, all we have to do is find a way to get a piece of debris, 602 00:32:03,573 --> 00:32:07,099 large enough to survive reentry, to crash into that structure. 603 00:32:07,142 --> 00:32:09,405 The saucer section of the Cayuga. 604 00:32:09,449 --> 00:32:11,451 - Mm-hmm. - My goodness. 605 00:32:11,494 --> 00:32:13,757 If you had answered like that in my class, 606 00:32:13,801 --> 00:32:15,934 I would've given you an A-plus. 607 00:32:17,065 --> 00:32:19,285 With the right calculations 608 00:32:19,328 --> 00:32:22,331 and a few well-placed retro rockets, 609 00:32:22,375 --> 00:32:23,985 we can make it appear that 610 00:32:24,029 --> 00:32:26,683 Cayuga's orbit is decaying naturally. 611 00:32:26,727 --> 00:32:29,948 Just more space junk, burning up in the atmosphere. 612 00:32:29,991 --> 00:32:33,386 PELIA: While it is descending to the surface, 613 00:32:33,429 --> 00:32:37,085 we can make a few last-minute attitude adjustments 614 00:32:37,129 --> 00:32:41,307 so that it will crash exactly where we want it to. 615 00:32:41,350 --> 00:32:43,700 UHURA: And by the time the Gorn realize what's happened, 616 00:32:43,744 --> 00:32:46,052 - it'll be too late. - We can beam our people up 617 00:32:46,053 --> 00:32:47,053 and get the hell out of here. 618 00:32:48,183 --> 00:32:50,403 SPOCK: Placing those rockets is a near impossible task. 619 00:32:50,446 --> 00:32:52,144 No human can do this. 620 00:32:53,319 --> 00:32:54,798 I, however, can. 621 00:32:56,757 --> 00:32:59,542 - Spock. - The commander and the ensign are right. 622 00:32:59,586 --> 00:33:01,892 If we want to rescue our people on the surface, 623 00:33:01,936 --> 00:33:03,459 this is our best chance. 624 00:33:03,503 --> 00:33:05,722 I know losing Christine is hard, but... 625 00:33:05,766 --> 00:33:07,289 Yes, I am upset. 626 00:33:07,333 --> 00:33:09,813 But I have not given in to grief yet. 627 00:33:09,857 --> 00:33:12,729 Logic dictates we do not know Chapel's or Batel's fate. 628 00:33:12,773 --> 00:33:14,644 And until we do, the best chance 629 00:33:14,688 --> 00:33:16,777 we have to save them is if Enterprise takes out 630 00:33:16,820 --> 00:33:18,300 the Gorn's interference field. 631 00:33:18,344 --> 00:33:19,562 Further, I am the only member of the crew 632 00:33:19,606 --> 00:33:21,042 who can pull this off. 633 00:33:21,086 --> 00:33:23,871 If it is to succeed, it must be me. 634 00:33:30,878 --> 00:33:32,923 ♪ 635 00:33:57,252 --> 00:33:59,298 ♪ 636 00:34:17,141 --> 00:34:19,274 ♪ 637 00:34:21,668 --> 00:34:24,279 [WHISPERING]: Where do you think you're going? 638 00:34:25,280 --> 00:34:26,847 Oh, let me guess. 639 00:34:26,889 --> 00:34:28,762 You're gonna try to rescue all of us, somehow. 640 00:34:28,804 --> 00:34:30,764 [WHISPERING]: I was going to find Mr. Scott's shuttle. 641 00:34:30,806 --> 00:34:32,373 If I could retrieve his device, it might allow us 642 00:34:32,418 --> 00:34:34,072 to take off without the Gorn seeing us. 643 00:34:34,114 --> 00:34:35,594 And then what? We can't all fit onto the shuttle. 644 00:34:35,638 --> 00:34:37,118 One problem at a time. 645 00:34:37,161 --> 00:34:38,641 If I can rescue anyone, it's a start. 646 00:34:39,686 --> 00:34:41,382 Well, you're not doing this alone. 647 00:34:44,255 --> 00:34:46,996 Don't try that stare. It's not gonna change a thing. 648 00:34:47,998 --> 00:34:49,652 I can see that. 649 00:34:51,219 --> 00:34:53,395 I'd be happy for the company. 650 00:34:53,438 --> 00:34:55,179 SCOTTY [WHISPERING]: You're never gonna be able to retrieve the device 651 00:34:55,223 --> 00:34:56,556 without my help. 652 00:34:57,399 --> 00:35:00,315 It's kind of... it's kind of fused in there. 653 00:35:00,359 --> 00:35:02,535 I didn't mean to eavesdrop. 654 00:35:02,578 --> 00:35:05,146 Wasn't my fault you decided to have a secret conversation 655 00:35:05,190 --> 00:35:07,061 right in front of my sleeping spot. 656 00:35:07,105 --> 00:35:08,541 You want to come, too? 657 00:35:09,629 --> 00:35:12,719 Truth is, I'm terrified, but, um... 658 00:35:12,762 --> 00:35:14,938 I owe it to the crew of the Stardiver. 659 00:35:14,982 --> 00:35:17,202 Thank you, Mr. Scott. 660 00:35:19,900 --> 00:35:21,554 If we take the back way, 661 00:35:21,597 --> 00:35:23,164 stay off the main street, 662 00:35:23,208 --> 00:35:26,036 we might even be able to avoid the Gorn. 663 00:35:28,865 --> 00:35:32,478 Oh, in case we don't. 664 00:35:51,758 --> 00:35:54,978 COMPUTER: Warning. Oxygen will soon reach critical levels. 665 00:36:00,984 --> 00:36:05,380 Warning. Oxygen will soon reach critical levels. 666 00:36:12,518 --> 00:36:16,304 Warning. Oxygen will soon reach critical levels. 667 00:36:23,485 --> 00:36:27,315 Warning. Oxygen will soon reach critical levels. 668 00:36:34,496 --> 00:36:38,283 Warning. Oxygen will soon reach critical levels. 669 00:36:45,290 --> 00:36:48,989 Warning. Oxygen will soon reach critical levels. 670 00:36:54,777 --> 00:36:58,955 Warning. Oxygen will soon reach critical levels. 671 00:37:05,745 --> 00:37:09,227 Power low. Life support failing. 672 00:37:13,709 --> 00:37:15,276 Power restored. 673 00:37:15,320 --> 00:37:18,105 Life support will remain functional for one hour. 674 00:37:18,148 --> 00:37:20,977 An hour. Okay. 675 00:37:21,021 --> 00:37:22,588 Yeah, we can work with that. 676 00:37:33,816 --> 00:37:35,949 [CLICKING] 677 00:37:47,656 --> 00:37:50,268 [GASPS, SIGHS] 678 00:37:56,274 --> 00:37:58,276 ♪ 679 00:38:16,163 --> 00:38:18,208 ♪ 680 00:38:41,057 --> 00:38:43,103 [HISSES] 681 00:38:43,146 --> 00:38:45,192 ♪ 682 00:38:58,814 --> 00:39:02,165 [BEEPING, WHIRRING] 683 00:39:03,253 --> 00:39:06,300 Spock has successfully placed the first rocket. 684 00:39:07,780 --> 00:39:09,651 He's moving into second position. 685 00:39:09,695 --> 00:39:11,784 [BEEPING CONTINUES] 686 00:39:19,966 --> 00:39:22,011 ♪ 687 00:39:26,842 --> 00:39:29,410 Spock? Spock. Spock. 688 00:39:29,454 --> 00:39:31,369 Spock! Spock! 689 00:39:49,169 --> 00:39:51,214 ♪ 690 00:40:00,659 --> 00:40:02,704 [ELECTRICAL CRACKLING] 691 00:40:09,624 --> 00:40:13,062 Ah, there it is. 692 00:40:13,106 --> 00:40:14,586 [GRUNTS] 693 00:40:14,629 --> 00:40:17,937 Yeah, the fused part is on the side right there. 694 00:40:20,766 --> 00:40:23,159 Captain Pike, if you can help, 695 00:40:23,203 --> 00:40:25,423 we might be able to pry it off. 696 00:40:25,466 --> 00:40:29,992 Captain Batel, I think I left an ion welder over there, if you see it. 697 00:40:37,913 --> 00:40:42,004 [CLUCKING, GROWLING] 698 00:40:50,926 --> 00:40:52,885 [SCREECHING] 699 00:40:56,584 --> 00:40:58,543 COMPUTER: Please input command code. 700 00:40:59,544 --> 00:41:01,023 Spock? 701 00:41:03,199 --> 00:41:05,071 Please input command code. 702 00:41:06,333 --> 00:41:08,378 [SNARLING] 703 00:41:11,556 --> 00:41:15,124 - Command code invalid. - [GROWLING] 704 00:41:19,564 --> 00:41:20,956 Command code invalid. 705 00:41:23,176 --> 00:41:24,612 [HISSING] 706 00:41:27,354 --> 00:41:29,835 Command code invalid. 707 00:41:29,878 --> 00:41:31,837 [GROWLING] 708 00:41:36,972 --> 00:41:39,322 [GROWLS] 709 00:41:41,977 --> 00:41:44,763 Command code invalid. 710 00:41:46,895 --> 00:41:48,941 ♪ 711 00:41:51,900 --> 00:41:54,512 Command code invalid. 712 00:42:01,431 --> 00:42:03,738 [SCREECHING] 713 00:42:04,826 --> 00:42:05,827 Marie. 714 00:42:05,871 --> 00:42:07,394 Shh. 715 00:42:07,437 --> 00:42:10,484 [GROWLING, CLUCKING] 716 00:42:13,095 --> 00:42:14,357 [ROARS] 717 00:42:15,533 --> 00:42:17,012 [GROWLS] 718 00:42:30,635 --> 00:42:32,550 - What the hell just happened? - BATEL: We got lucky. 719 00:42:34,639 --> 00:42:36,118 You're telling me that 720 00:42:36,162 --> 00:42:37,511 that thing just chose not to attack? 721 00:42:37,555 --> 00:42:38,730 Let's not waste time questioning it. 722 00:42:38,773 --> 00:42:39,818 Mr. Scott? 723 00:42:39,861 --> 00:42:41,994 Uh... 724 00:42:42,037 --> 00:42:45,432 I might need to break the quadrocoupler. 725 00:42:45,475 --> 00:42:47,216 [STRAINING]: I can probably... 726 00:42:47,260 --> 00:42:49,349 borrow another from the shield array. 727 00:42:49,392 --> 00:42:50,698 If I didn't use it already. 728 00:42:55,311 --> 00:42:57,357 ♪ 729 00:43:10,152 --> 00:43:12,764 [WHIRRING] 730 00:43:16,506 --> 00:43:18,073 The saucer is moving. 731 00:43:19,074 --> 00:43:21,250 [ALERT BLARING] 732 00:43:29,128 --> 00:43:31,173 ♪ 733 00:43:49,583 --> 00:43:52,499 ♪ 734 00:44:01,203 --> 00:44:03,118 [SNARLING] 735 00:44:05,860 --> 00:44:07,427 ♪ 736 00:44:10,996 --> 00:44:12,824 [GROWLING, CLUCKING] 737 00:44:20,222 --> 00:44:21,963 [SCREECHING] 738 00:44:23,573 --> 00:44:26,794 ♪ 739 00:44:34,715 --> 00:44:37,152 [SCREECHING] 740 00:44:44,464 --> 00:44:46,466 [CHITTERING] 741 00:44:56,041 --> 00:44:59,653 [HISSING] 742 00:45:04,179 --> 00:45:06,225 [DISTORTED ROARING] 743 00:45:15,756 --> 00:45:17,758 [CHITTERING STOPS] 744 00:45:19,020 --> 00:45:21,196 Marie, talk to me. 745 00:45:21,240 --> 00:45:23,938 Why did that Gorn run away? 746 00:45:23,982 --> 00:45:25,766 I don't know, Chris. 747 00:45:25,810 --> 00:45:27,159 Hey. 748 00:45:29,552 --> 00:45:32,120 I came all the way here to find you. 749 00:45:32,164 --> 00:45:34,253 Trust me with the truth. 750 00:45:35,994 --> 00:45:37,952 [SIGHS] 751 00:45:42,478 --> 00:45:44,306 It happened yesterday. 752 00:45:44,350 --> 00:45:46,656 The eggs mature in about a day and a half. 753 00:45:51,226 --> 00:45:53,533 ♪ 754 00:46:11,856 --> 00:46:14,641 ♪ 755 00:46:33,791 --> 00:46:35,488 BATEL: I can't go with you, you know that. 756 00:46:35,531 --> 00:46:37,533 - You know what'll happen. - You can't make this decision. 757 00:46:37,577 --> 00:46:40,798 I won't endanger your crew or the survivors. 758 00:46:40,841 --> 00:46:42,277 It's what Hemmer did, Chris. 759 00:46:42,321 --> 00:46:44,540 - Hemmer... - He understood. 760 00:46:44,584 --> 00:46:47,108 He was brave, but he didn't give us a choice. 761 00:46:47,152 --> 00:46:48,980 Here's my choice. 762 00:46:49,023 --> 00:46:51,025 We free the device, install it in your shuttle, 763 00:46:51,069 --> 00:46:53,114 I fly it into the Gorn tower, destroy it, 764 00:46:53,158 --> 00:46:57,205 and you and the rest of the survivors beam to Enterprise. 765 00:46:57,249 --> 00:46:59,729 There's got to be a way to save you. 766 00:47:01,470 --> 00:47:03,908 You have to let us at least try. 767 00:47:03,951 --> 00:47:06,084 Marie... 768 00:47:06,127 --> 00:47:08,173 ♪ 769 00:47:10,653 --> 00:47:12,612 SCOTTY: I don't mean to interrupt, 770 00:47:12,655 --> 00:47:15,267 but you both better grab onto something. 771 00:47:19,053 --> 00:47:21,012 [WHIRRING] 772 00:47:25,494 --> 00:47:26,887 The field is gone! 773 00:47:26,931 --> 00:47:28,350 Transporters and comms are back on line! 774 00:47:28,651 --> 00:47:31,022 SPOCK [OVER COMM]: Spock to transporter, two to beam aboard 775 00:47:31,065 --> 00:47:32,371 - as soon as possible. - UHURA: Two? 776 00:47:32,414 --> 00:47:34,329 Acknowledged and relayed, Lieutenant. 777 00:47:34,373 --> 00:47:35,809 UNA: Number One to Pike, do you read? 778 00:47:35,853 --> 00:47:37,245 PIKE [OVER COMM]: Boy, am I glad 779 00:47:37,289 --> 00:47:38,377 to hear your voice, Number One. 780 00:47:38,420 --> 00:47:39,726 UNA: No time to waste, Chris. 781 00:47:39,769 --> 00:47:42,076 I don't know how much time we have before the Gorn react. 782 00:47:42,120 --> 00:47:44,035 I need you to track the colonists, and beam them up. 783 00:47:44,078 --> 00:47:45,862 They're in a building two klics south-by-southwest. 784 00:47:45,863 --> 00:47:47,255 What about you? 785 00:47:47,299 --> 00:47:48,299 Three to beam up directly to sickbay. 786 00:47:48,300 --> 00:47:49,779 We'll need a med team 787 00:47:49,823 --> 00:47:51,433 and have Pelia meet us there, too. 788 00:47:51,477 --> 00:47:53,044 Acknowledged. 789 00:47:55,742 --> 00:47:57,787 ♪ 790 00:48:05,317 --> 00:48:06,971 UNA: Welcome back, both of you. 791 00:48:07,014 --> 00:48:08,886 Hate to do this to you, Nurse Chapel, 792 00:48:08,929 --> 00:48:10,409 but we need you in sickbay ASAP, and, Mr. Spock, 793 00:48:10,452 --> 00:48:12,334 we could use your help on the bridge right about now. 794 00:48:12,335 --> 00:48:14,108 - Copy that. - Understood, Commander. 795 00:48:14,152 --> 00:48:15,849 Christine. 796 00:48:18,025 --> 00:48:20,462 - I'm sorry. - Don't. Save it. 797 00:48:20,506 --> 00:48:22,856 There'll be time later. 798 00:48:26,120 --> 00:48:28,166 ♪ 799 00:48:40,265 --> 00:48:42,528 Christine? 800 00:48:46,880 --> 00:48:49,056 You have no idea how happy I am to see you. 801 00:48:49,100 --> 00:48:51,493 Same here. What's happening? 802 00:48:51,537 --> 00:48:53,931 Captain Batel is in need of immediate sedation. 803 00:48:58,936 --> 00:49:00,938 We'll also need a stasis field. 804 00:49:00,981 --> 00:49:03,941 [WHISPERS]: Christine, if there's one sign we can't stop it, 805 00:49:03,984 --> 00:49:05,768 I need you to take me out. 806 00:49:08,380 --> 00:49:09,903 I'm not giving up on her. 807 00:49:09,947 --> 00:49:12,427 I have no intention of doing that. 808 00:49:15,648 --> 00:49:17,955 Oh, uh, Commander Pelia, this is Lieutenant Scott. 809 00:49:17,998 --> 00:49:19,565 He needs your help. 810 00:49:20,740 --> 00:49:22,263 Hello, Scotty. 811 00:49:22,307 --> 00:49:24,874 - Professor. - You two know each other? 812 00:49:24,918 --> 00:49:26,267 One of my best students, 813 00:49:26,311 --> 00:49:29,183 who sadly received some of my worst grades. 814 00:49:29,227 --> 00:49:30,793 Well, I'll leave you to it. 815 00:49:33,187 --> 00:49:35,798 The hell is this supposed to be? 816 00:49:35,842 --> 00:49:37,975 Something that could help us hide from the Gorn. 817 00:49:38,018 --> 00:49:40,238 - Oh. - If we can fix it. 818 00:49:42,849 --> 00:49:44,111 Captain on the bridge. 819 00:49:44,155 --> 00:49:45,243 Wish it were better circumstances. 820 00:49:45,286 --> 00:49:46,418 Just in time for more bad news. 821 00:49:46,461 --> 00:49:47,941 A Gorn destroyer arrived in orbit. 822 00:49:47,985 --> 00:49:49,812 We're facing four ships. 823 00:49:49,856 --> 00:49:51,292 SPOCK: Long-range scans have revealed more Gorn ships 824 00:49:51,336 --> 00:49:53,120 in the vicinity, arriving in minutes. 825 00:49:53,164 --> 00:49:54,556 Evasive maneuvers. 826 00:49:54,600 --> 00:49:56,167 Uhura, I need to get a priority message 827 00:49:56,210 --> 00:49:57,603 to Starfleet. We've learned some critical intel 828 00:49:57,646 --> 00:49:59,039 about the Gorn that they need to know. 829 00:49:59,083 --> 00:50:00,432 Aye, Captain, I'll open a channel. 830 00:50:00,475 --> 00:50:01,955 Number One, I need to buy time 831 00:50:01,999 --> 00:50:03,435 to transport La'An, Ortegas, Kirk, M'Benga, 832 00:50:03,478 --> 00:50:05,611 and all the colonists off the planet. 833 00:50:05,654 --> 00:50:06,960 Captain, the transporter is not currently picking up 834 00:50:07,004 --> 00:50:08,701 anyone on the surface. 835 00:50:08,744 --> 00:50:10,616 - What? - There's been no evacuation of any kind. 836 00:50:10,659 --> 00:50:12,270 We have been scanning since you first called. 837 00:50:12,313 --> 00:50:14,489 We read no human life signs on Parnassus Beta. 838 00:50:14,533 --> 00:50:16,448 That's impossible, there are hundreds of them. Check again. 839 00:50:19,016 --> 00:50:21,061 I'm reading residual transport signatures 840 00:50:21,105 --> 00:50:23,368 from the center of the town, non-Starfleet. 841 00:50:24,673 --> 00:50:26,371 - What are you saying? - The colonists and the landing party 842 00:50:26,414 --> 00:50:28,764 appear to have been beamed up... 843 00:50:28,808 --> 00:50:30,462 by the Gorn. 844 00:50:30,505 --> 00:50:33,334 [RUMBLING] 845 00:50:50,134 --> 00:50:52,266 - [PANICKED CHATTER] - [ALERT BLARING] 846 00:50:55,965 --> 00:50:58,011 ♪ 847 00:51:02,102 --> 00:51:04,104 [YELPS] 848 00:51:13,070 --> 00:51:15,289 Priority message from Starfleet. 849 00:51:15,333 --> 00:51:17,509 Admiral April is ordering our immediate withdrawal. 850 00:51:17,552 --> 00:51:19,598 ♪ 851 00:51:24,951 --> 00:51:26,561 Sir, do I respond? 852 00:51:28,041 --> 00:51:29,347 But the Gorn still have our people. 853 00:51:35,135 --> 00:51:36,571 UNA [ECHOING]: Captain? 854 00:51:36,615 --> 00:51:38,399 Captain? 855 00:51:40,140 --> 00:51:41,794 Orders, Captain? 856 00:51:42,751 --> 00:51:44,797 ♪ 857 00:51:48,279 --> 00:51:50,281 [RUMBLING] 858 00:51:51,238 --> 00:51:53,284 ♪ 859 00:51:56,000 --> 00:52:01,000 - Synced and corrected by