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Previously on Star Trek:
Strange New Worlds...

Pelia's on shore leave, so you,
you want to call in Spock again?

It's nothing I can't handle.

There is never any reason

to do something alone
when you need help.

SCOTTY:
Yeah, but what if there is?

It's easy to get mad at people
who seem

better than me.

Blame them for things.

Try to bring 'em down a peg.

Luckily, I had
a head for engineering.

KIRK:
The Griffin.

SPOCK: This ship presents
many scientific contradictions.

T'Pring.

But the illusion was powered

by my own memories.

My own beliefs.

That anchored me.

Brought me back to logic.

Science officer's log.

Stardate 3019.4.

Enterprise has been heading
towards Vulcan,

where I had planned
to spend time studying logic.

However, due to pirate activity
in the sector,

Starfleet has ordered us
to reduce our speed

and help ensure Rizonian space
is safe for travel.

Lieutenant Scott, on
the other hand, is eager to see

if ships are needed
for transportation at all.

I'm not saying
we don't need 'em.

I'm just saying we could
transport further than we do.

Like a lot further.

Your latest simulation suggests

a possibly successful transport
of 27,000 kilometers.

2,000 kilometers further

than the farthest long-distance
transport ever achieved.

Aye, but I want to hit 30.

Multiple ships are
within 27,000 kilometers,

which would still be
an impressive distance.

The USS Witmere
is 29,647 kilometers away.

It has to be the Witmere.

Deck Eight, Crew Quarters B37.

Home of Declan Milder.

- Declan Milder?
- Yep.

Is he not the engineer
responsible

for the longest transport
on record?

Oh, you've heard of him,
have you?

He was also valedictorian
of my class at the Academy.

Beat me by a 16th of a point.

Pelia was so nice to him.

They're the same kind
of bananas, you know?

Which is why I have to send him

the furthest transported object
in history.

Is this the reason
why you wish to send that?

Oh. That would be Little Ricky.

[grunts]

My brothers used
to hide him in my room

to scare the stuffing out of me.

I had him with me
at the Academy.

When Declan sees it,
he'll wet hisself.

If you will excuse me,
Lieutenant, I...

must meet La'An
for calisthenics.

Of course. Um...

But I will need your help later.

If that's okay.

SPOCK:
I do not understand.

You are canceling
our dance session again.

I'm sorry.

I must admit, I am disappointed.

I was looking forward
to our practice.

I find it helps me focus.

My mind has not been easy
to quiet lately.

And Mr. Scott
has not been helpful.

Scotty?

Mm.

But I understand.

I've also been struggling
since...

The Griffin.

We never discussed it.

I should have been there for you

after what happened
with James Kirk.

I am sorry.

No.

No, it's okay.

I-I didn't come to you either.

We've been heading in different
directions for a while now.

What are you suggesting?

Spock.

There's no tragedy in a romance
reaching its natural conclusion.

I have no regrets.

Neither should you.

I do not.

You need to focus on yourself
right now. We both do.

I know you'll find another way
to quiet your mind.

[door whooshes open]

[door whooshes shut]

- [boatswain's whistle blows]
- UNA: Captain.

I've received reports
of recent Orion pirate activity

on our current route.

Not a concern, Number One.

Not even a small one?

Maybe extra shields?

Alert the Alpha Crew?

What's going on?

I finally have my new chair.

Your new chair?

Not a concern
because you have a new chair?

PIKE: Engineering just
installed it an hour ago.

Watch this.

[sighs]

Pelia designed it herself.

It's fully biometric and the
first of its kind in Starfleet.

I can run
different parts of the ship

with just the touch of my hand.

And some voice controls,
of course.

- [low humming]
- Oh.

You hear that?

That hum says,

"I am Captain Pike,

captain
of the starship Enterprise."

That hum says all that, huh?

SPOCK: Logic is the
rhythm of your katra.

Logic is the rhythm
of your katra.

T'PRING: Spock...

SPOCK: I only know
that you are not T'Pring.

[exhales]

T'PRING:
We can fix that, Spock.

Logic is the rhythm
of your katra.

[Spock speaks Vulcan]

Logic is the rhythm
of your katra.

SPOCK:
Una, please do not!

Captain! Help!

Logic is the rhythm...

[Spock screams]

T'PRING:
I am sorry recent events

on the "ghost ship,"

as you put it,
were so challenging for you.

SPOCK:
What I faced was my own fear.

Logic showed me a way through
that confrontation, but barely.

I had planned to reengage
my studies on Vulcan,

- but we are delayed.
- So I am the next best thing?

Yes, well...

I hope this call
does not offend.

It does not.

Our relationship ended
because you wanted

to explore your human side.

But now your ability
to call on logic is diminished.

Perhaps a good place to begin
is what you did for Kal Rekk.

Kal Rekk.

The Vulcan day
of solitude and atonement.

That is coming up soon,
is it not?

It is not.

It passed. A fortnight ago.

SCOTTY [over comms]:
Mr. Spock. Little Ricky

is ready to fly.

I will be there soon,
Lieutenant.

T'PRING:
I do not know who

"Little Ricky" is,

but have you considered,
perhaps,

your struggle with logic
could stem

from serving on a ship of chaos?

A fair question.

Another reason
it might be helpful for us

to continue our discussion.

I must return to Vulcan.

Your current route
will pass by me.

If you provide transit...

against my better judgment,

I will aid you
in further discussion of logic.

I would be grateful, T'Pring.

I have a further request.

I will only return to your ship
if you assure me:

no high jinks of any kind.

I shall do my best.

Your lack of a promise
is very Vulcan.

Final relay buoy set,
Lieutenant.

SCOTTY [over comms]:
Excellent, Lieutenant.

That should give us
the boost we need.

You may want
to get back here now.

Your, uh, friend T'Pring

just arrived a few minutes
ago.

Understood.

Setting course for Enterprise.

And we are setting course
to make transporter history.

Ah.

Let's make Declan Milder
question his intelligence.

And self-worth.

[alarm sounding]

Oh, dear.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Lieutenant Spock to Enterprise.

Can anyone read me?

Scotty.

Lieutenant Spock to Enterprise.

- [clanking]
- [mechanical whirring]

Hello?

- Captain?
- PIKE: Hello?

Oh, God.

[grunting]

What happened?

[Una gasps]

LA'AN:
Uh...

[shudders]:
Uh...

Um...

T'PRING:
Spock.

PIKE:
Space.

The final frontier.

These are the voyages
of the starship Enterprise.

Its five-year mission:

to explore strange new worlds...

...to seek out new life

and new civilizations...

...to boldly go
where no one has gone before.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Hmm.

[chuckles]
Hmm.

Mm-hmm.

Hmm.

So, as you can see,

it was essentially
a transporter accident.

Just on a slightly higher scale.

A significantly higher scale.

A level five.

I was just saying, that's all.

It wasn't a level six.

So, somehow trying to expand

the long-range transporter
turned the ship into a giant...

- Scotty screwup.
- Hey. Not fair.

One thing's for certain.

Declan wouldn't have
screwed this up.

SPOCK: Essentially,
because Little Ricky

was in the buffer...

"Little Ricky"?

Lieutenant Scott's
childhood puppet.

CHAPEL: Hmm.

I don't think
I want to know more.

Apparently, the puppet matter
from Little Ricky

got, uh, cross-wired.

SPOCK: As well,
something about the puppet's

quantum particulates caused
the energy in the transporter

to expand outward,
across the ship.

- The entire ship.
- UHURA: So, basically,

now we're all puppets?

Except for Spock.

Y-Yes.

Mm, look on the bright side,
Lieutenant Ortegas.

And what would that be?

Mm, oh, I didn't have one.

I thought you might, though.

Mm, Scotty really screwed
the pooch on this one.

- Hey.
- PIKE: Okay, Scotty, I want you

immediately working
on a solution.

Yeah, I'm on it, Captain,
of course.

Uh, it's just a slightly

more complicated problem
than I hoped.

[whispers]: Declan
would have figured it out.

It's not just
an engineering problem.

It's also a medical problem.

As in, what the hell
did we just turn into?

And what parts of our genome
work or don't work?

We're on it, Captain.

UNA:
The bigger problem is,

now that we're puppets--
most of us, anyway--

we can't do anything
we usually do on the ship.

I can't operate phasers

or-or control
any of the ship's weapons.

My communications console
doesn't recognize my fingers.

Nothing recognizes our fingers.

So, all the jobs on the ship.

PIKE:
This sounds like a lot.

How are we going to operate
the Enterprise...

PUPPETS:
Hmm.

A level-five
transporter accident?

PIKE: Mm-hmm.

I've never even heard that
before.

You've never heard
of a whole crew

turned into puppets either, Bob.

So, who's controlling you?

I'm controlling me.

We're-we're
all controlling ourselves.

- Ah.
- Okay, so you're not...

"puppets" puppets, but...

you're all still puppets.

- How long to fix it?
- Um, sir, not to interrupt,

but we are currently
drifting to starboard.

[sighs]
Unclear.

And Spock's the only one who can
do anything on Enterprise?

Well, for the most part, yes?

Ah...
[grunts]

Spock.

Psst. Spock.

Well, I'll send a ship
to help you ASAP.

But the closest
is two days away, so lay low.

Don't let anyone know
that you're...

puppets.

That is my deepest desire, sir.

Well, you have your orders.

April out.

[groans]

Boy.

Thank God you're here, Spock.

We could not do this
without you.

Of course, Captain.

I should grant you chair access.

That way you can hand-control
anything from here.

Understood, Captain.

COMPUTER:
Hand control unrecognized.

Hand control unrecognized.

Hand control unrec...
Hand control unrec...

- Hand control unrecognized.
- PIKE: Come on.

Control-control...

- [Pike grumbling]
- Hand-hand-hand-hand

control-control unrecognized.

- [Pike groans]
- Hand-hand...

- Ready.
- SCOTTY: Honestly, I don't know

if it's even safe to do this.

You know, and I cannae
operate without Spock.

You know, I really should work
on something

that could help with that.

My apologies, Lieutenant.

It has taken me
a considerable amount of effort

- to exit the bridge.
- LA'AN: Perfect timing.

Scotty was just about to see

if he can reconfigure
my initial buffer pattern.

No, no, we're hoping
I'm onto something.

I'm just concerned
I don't have enough data

to return you at all.

And I don't want you to get
stuck in the buffer forever.

A legitimate concern,

but I believe the buffer
has effectively been scrubbed.

So technically she could also
end up somewhere else.

Like Declan's quarters
on the Witmere.

Don't even know what that is.

- Oh, he's pretty insufferable...
- Scotty's old classmate.

He consistently will not
stop talking about him.

Look, I'm aware of the danger
and I'm willing to take the risk

if it could help us
bring back the crew.

Hmm.

Mm.

Oh, bloody hell.

I'm still a puppet.

I'm still a puppet.
I'm still a puppet!

We should examine you
to determine

if there have been
any alterations.

[gasps]

[wheezing gasp]

Uh, oops.

No blood,
no lasting damage? Huh.

She's not only alive
but in good condition.

It's remarkable.

It's amazing.

That really doesn't hurt?

Mm-mm. It tickles a little.

Incredible.

Dermal regenerators
might not work on us anymore,

but apparently we can
sew ourselves back together.

Mm... Mm-hmm.

- [groans]
- With my help, I am afraid.

Well, I'm sure we'll be able
to do it eventually.

Maybe with yarn.

Try to move it now.

Hmm. Hmm.

M'BENGA: Scans say we are

organic, which suggests
we could die,

despite our unique, uh,
physiological makeup.

We should look into it further.

Mm-hmm.

Hmm.

SPOCK: Apologies if I am

overstepping, but you seemed
relieved

the transporter retained
your puppet form.

Spock, you have seen
inside my mind.

You know what I'm afraid
of becoming.

That I'm afraid of losing
control and hurting others.

But as a puppet,
I realize, I can't.

And so, yes, that's a relief.

You confessed these struggles
to me before,

but I did not listen.

Spock, it's okay.

You're dealing with a lot.

I admit, I have felt...

What is the human word?
Frazzled.

That's why you called
T'Pring, right?

To help you de-frazzle?

[sighs]

You have talked to her

since she became a puppet,
haven't you?

Uh...

Happy?

Of course I am not happy
about the situation.

Though, technically,

I suppose what has happened
is not your fault.

Thank you.

But as mentioned,

- that is a mere technicality.
- Are you telling me

everything is fine or not fine?

Everything is not fine.

UNA [over comms]: Spock,
we need you on the bridge.

The turbolift
doesn't recognize us.

Acknowledged.

PELIA: Spock,
Engineering is on the fritz.

Acknowledged.

UHURA: Spock, my
earpiece popped out again.

PIKE:
Spock, I-- my chair needs you.

Acknowledged.

[panting]: I have a
number of requirements...

I seem to be
having trouble breathing.

You slapped me.

You are experiencing
an overstimulation

of human emotions.

You are ill-equipped to handle
the multiple demands

on your attention
in your current state.

The slap was to force you
to return to the moment.

I am listening.

Consider the mathematics
of your predicament.

Too many people
require your aid.

As humans are perhaps fond
of saying, I was freaking out.

I could not care less
what humans are fond of.

You cannot help everyone.

To do so
would cause you to fail.

Thank you, T'Pring.

Even as a puppet,
you are helpful to me.

I am grateful.

Gratitude is irrelevant.

UHURA:
Spock, how much longer?

We need comms back up.

I can't do anything over here.

Fly the ship first,
talk to people second.

Enterprise is a ship,
not a telephone.

[sighs]
Captain, come on.

I've been waiting just as long.

- One at a time, Ensign.
- LA'AN: Sir,

we're detecting a ship
coming into range.

I can't get my view
much closer yet,

but it looks Orion.

Spock,
can you call it up, please?

UNA: It looks like
an Orion interceptor.

Probably a pirate vessel.

LA'AN:
Sir, I don't have control

over our weapons yet.

Are they scanning us?

Looks like it.

Hmm.

- We can ignore them for now.
- [comms chiming]

Uh, they're hailing us, sir.

Should I answer?

Oh, God, I can't answer.

Fly first, then talk, remember?

- We can't do either.
- And we can't fire currently,

at least
not without Spock's help.

UHURA:
I can try to answer.

It recognizes my fingers
sometimes.

Better not.

Mr. Spock, help her
to respond to comms.

- Audio only.
- Of course, Captain.

[taps controls]

This is Captain Pike
of the USS Enterprise.

Why is your ship
approaching ours?

CH'ROL [over comms]:
This is Captain Ch'Rol

of the Orion ship Vo'Nee.

We were on an ordinary
and completely

unthreatening pass

through this territory
when we came across your ship.

Scans revealed only
one crew member aboard.

We were obviously
just concerned.

Whether you realize it or not,

we have
a full complement aboard,

though none of this
is any of your business.

Of course, we were just
concerned that the ship

was damaged and wanted
to reach out with our aid.

If you'd like,
we can come aboard

to help repair the vessel,

since something seems to be
blocking our scans of your crew.

Perhaps the same thing
is holding off

our images over comms?

Um, they're still
moving towards us.

Move away from our ship,

or we will fire
photon torpedoes.

Understood?

[Una shudders]

- Of course, Captain.
- [sighs]

Phew.

UNA:
They are moving away, Captain.

Uhura, end communication.

No, wait...

[gasps]

- [gasps]
- Uh-oh.

[whimpers]

Oops.

[navigator whimpering softly]

[whispers]:
Maybe they didn't see us.

Captain Pike, are you a puppet?

- No.
- But your mouth moves

as you speak,

and you look like a puppet.

Okay, so a level-five

transporter accident
may have altered us slightly,

but this is a fully armed
Federation ship

run by a full crew.

All of whom happen
to be puppets.

Do not mistake my temporary
physical form for weakness.

We will retaliate
against any attack

with the full force
of the starship Enterprise.

I imagine
that's gonna be challenging

for your Vulcan,
as he seems to be

the only one who can
control your bridge.

Prepare to fire.

Shields. Shields.

Computer.
Spock, shields!

[screaming]

[all screaming]

Oh, my Fraggles.
[gasps]

- Shields up.
- How much damage?

A lot. Get ready for more.

Red alert, Mr. Spock,
and shut her off.

[alarm blaring]

[all shouting]

[screaming]

[groans]

Shields at 60%.

Looks like we have major damage
across the ship,

except I can't adjust
the controls to see.

- Photon torpedoes.
- Torpedoes on the left.

[grunting]

- [babbling]
- [screams]

- Where?
- On the left!

Torpedoes launched.

Direct hit on the Orions.

About goddamn time. Can Spock
help me fly now, please?

Mr. Spock, take the helm
and fly us out of here.

[groans]

Engines at 20% and dropping.

[groans]
We can't move.

UNA: And they're
holding their distance,

but they're not going away.

PELIA [over comms]:
Engineering to Lieutenant Spock.

W-We could use
your help about now,

if we're not currently
getting blown up

or you're in the bathroom.

Mr. Spock, go get
our engines back online.

[Ortegas sighs]

Engineering.

[groaning]

Leverage. You need proper...

[grunts]
Or maybe a pry bar.

Just brief me on our damage.

Engines are shot.

Shields are at 55%,

but sensors are down,

and voice control capabilities
have been disabled.

- No more voice control?
- [grunts]

PELIA: It's a bummer, too,

seeing as how that was the only
way

we could do anything
on this ship.

I mean, well,
without you, I mean.

Can you lift, please?

Knees. Use your knees, Spock.

SCOTTY:
Use me as a brace.

[Pelia grunting]

[sighs]

[gasps]

You are no longer stuck
underneath the torpedo.

Huh. I guess not.

You were capable of getting out

from under there
the entire time?

Well, I realize that now.

I'm still learning how
this whole puppet thing works.

PIKE [over comms]:
Spock, the Orions are trying

to physically enter the ship.
Target looks like shuttle bay.

I'm afraid Engineering will
have to wait for further aid.

Eh, we're used to it.

That's the truth.

T'Pring, what are you doing?

I am incapable of firing phasers
in my current condition,

but you are not,
so I was seeking to help you.

Thank you for your assistance.

I also wish to warn you
about the Orions.

I have encountered pirates
multiple times,

and they frequently use one area

as a distraction
while invading another.

You do not believe they are
really invading the shuttle bay?

I believe it is a ruse.

[metallic thud]

- It appears you are correct.
- [gasps]

[Ch'Rol speaks indistinctly]

CH'ROL:
Follow me.

SPOCK:
You should hide yourself.

I will distract them
so you can escape.

Spock, that does not seem wise.

It is not,
but my options are limited.

Go warn the captain.

ORION:
You two come with me.

You get in that corridor.

Hello, Vulcan.

[T'Pring gasping softly]

CH'ROL:
Spock, you know what I want.

The ship's control codes.

- Which I will not provide you.
- Yes.

Buy yourself some time
until your Federation

sends someone to rescue you.

Let's talk logic, Spock.
You've been captured.

Your crew are puppets.

Give us the codes,
and nobody gets hurt.

I'll give you some time
with Ejachi.

I assure you, Captain,
puppets or no, you are facing

the finest crew in Starfleet,

and they will be able to fight
back in ways you cannot imagine.

You will not take our bridge.

LA'AN:
Have it your way, but I am

not responsible for
the lethality that may happen.

[yells fiercely]

[grunts] Right.
Tiny fists, not so lethal.

[grunts, yells fiercely]

[grunting]

[grunting, panting]

Are you even

feeling this?
[groans]

[pants]

[groaning]

[screams]

[grunts]

Hold the bridge.

[screaming] - No, no, no,
no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

- [screaming]
- [laughs]

- [grunts]
- [puppets scream]

[shudders, whimpers]

[yells fiercely]

[grunting]:
Come closer to my punch.

[chuckles]

Captain Pike, we meet again

PELIA:
Don't you dare.

I spent weeks
building that chair.

- Move.
- No. [grunts]

Fine.

- Ah!
- Huh?

[groans]

No.

[pants]

Get out of my chair.

- [groans]
- Pelia.

Oh, I'm all right. Aren't I?

Uh, just don't move.

I can't move.
They chopped me in half.

- Or can't you see that?
- Uh...

You are going to regret this.

I doubt it.

[stammers]
Hey...

- [gasps]
- [Pike groans]

[sighs]

PIKE:
Everyone, retreat.

These damn legs.
[groans]

Ah.

Let the puppets go.

They can't do anything
to stop us.

We have to sew faster.

I am sewing as fast as I can.
I only have four fingers.

I've got the yarn. Just focus.

PELIA:
Ooh.

[laughs]

I told you I'm fine.

You are not fine.
You are in shock.

I've been in shock before,
but I've never been a puppet.

Oh, oh, Pelia.

Y-You're gonna be okay.

I mean, you've lived this long.

Huh. Declan would have said
something nicer.

Okay.

Unfortunately, we've lost
the bridge and half the decks.

We couldn't hold it. We tried,
and they just pushed through.

They haven't taken quarters yet
because why bother?

They can't control the ship
from here.

Neither can we.

Which is why we need
to take back the bridge.

Without Spock,
every attempt will fail.

[sighs] T'Pring is right. We
need Spock for everything.

Then we need to get Spock.

Even with a full extraction
team, we're too small.

And too fluffy.

Well, we don't need a team,
just one.

- An operation of stealth.
- Hmm.

We cannot even hold weapons
in this form.

So who's going to go?
Because I volunteer,

and half the people
in this room would, too.

Me. I'm shorter and fluffier
than usual,

but I'm still the captain

and Spock is in trouble,

so I'm going to save him
so he can save us.

Just to be clear,
I will not provide you

with the control codes.

Oh, I know. You said that.

As a Vulcan, there is nothing
you can do to me.

Torture and pain?
I am immune to those things.

Oh. Yeah. Totally.

No, torture is a captain's job.

You know, someone
who can do it well.

Like a woman.

I have heard that this is
a certain quality of Orions.

A unique relationship
between males and females.

Are you saying females aren't
in control in your society?

Control is not determined
by gender.

That is so complicated.

It is efficient and productive.

I mean, I just like
to be told what to do.

If that is so,
why be a second-in-command?

I'm pretty good
at reading people.

Like... you.

You are very stressed,
my friend.

I am being held captive
while my ship is invaded.

No, no, no.
No, there's something else.

And it's not a great mystery.

You know, you're
the only non-puppet on the ship.

The rest of the crew
is relying on you.

Admittedly,
it has been difficult.

Okay. Here we go.

As a Vulcan,
aren't you naturally able

to "quiet the noise"
and just barrel through?

I can't, but that's
a nifty Vulcan trick.

Yes, it is.

Oh, I guess it's not working.

Well, I saw some other Vulcans
on the ship.

- Anyone that could help you?
- There is one.

Okay.

It is complicated.

Ex-girlfriend?

Just try listening to her.

If she was an Orion,

she'd just tell you what to do,

and if you were an Orion,

you'd just do it.

I have... tried.

Here's what I do
when I'm stressed.

Sometimes I just close my eyes
and I just surrender, you know?

Just let it all wash over me.
And then, boom.

No stress.

This is helpful.

But I hope you realize I still

- shall not share the codes with
you.

Oh, I know.

I was just
supposed to distract you

until the captain was ready
to do something.

Let's go.

Glad to see you could
join us, Spock.

Have you had a chance to tell us

- the control codes yet?
- SPOCK: I have not.

I assume you will now threaten
to throw me out of the airlock?

Logically,
that does not make sense,

since I'm the only member
of the ship able to control it.

You know what, Vulcan?
You're absolutely right.

[muffled protests]

So I'll throw him out instead.

We gave you plenty of time
to help us, you didn't,

and these are the consequences.

[pants]
Spock,

don't do anything. You're the
only one who could possibly...

[screams]

Spock. Spock.

The needs of the many.

[alarm ringing]

- [screaming]
- Captain!

Give me the control codes,

or I start throwing out
more of them.

[all gasp]

[gasps]

I don't believe it.

No. That can't be true.

I don't want to believe it
either, but we have to face it.

Those Orions are coming for us,
and what are we gonna do?

PELIA:
Excuse me. Hello.

I'd like to point something out.

I was chopped in half
and sewn back together,

and I can walk and talk

and do pretty much everything I
could do before I was a puppet.

Something has happened
to us, yes,

but you know
what else has happened?

We're puppets.

We somehow survive

things we shouldn't.
- Hmm.

I am not dead.
[laughs]

And you know who else
is not dead?

[all gasping]

- ORTEGAS: What?
- UNA: Huh?

[laughs]

Space can't kill puppets.

Anyone gonna find a way
to let the captain in?

- Oh, uh... - Now?
- Uh...

- Yeah. - Huh?
- Uh-huh.

- Uh...
- [muffled laugh]

PIKE:
At first, I thought the darkness

was death coming for me,

the Great Nothing in the beyond.

But as I drifted
through the inky infinity,

I realized I was still
among the stars.

This wasn't death.

This was space, and I was alive.

And that's when it hit me.

We've been going
about this all wrong.

I'm no longer
a Starfleet captain.

I'm a puppet captain.

Everything we know
about tactical defense,

every ounce of our training--
it won't work.

We must think and fight

like what we are--
a puppet crew.

Yes, we have disadvantages,

but we also have advantages.

- Can we open a door?
- Definitely not.

At least not without
a great struggle.

But we can fit into tiny spaces.

Yes, we can be easily
picked up and discarded,

but we can also hurl ourselves
strategically.

We have the element of surprise.
[gasps]

PIKE:
Exactly.

And most importantly,
as I just found out,

we do not need oxygen
to breathe.

[others gasp]

- Yeah.
- What? No. [clears throat]

I'm sorry, but I have stood
by this lunacy long enough.

If we want to survive,

we must accept our failings
and proceed with caution.

I am aware that pandemonium
is the status quo

on this starship,
but just this one time,

could you please acknowledge

that this entire situation
is absurd?

ORTEGAS:
Scotty turned us into puppets.

Absurdity's kind of baked
into the premise.

[screaming]

[Pelia chuckles]

[panting]

Pandemonium wins.

Uh, would you like to sit down?

Yes, I-I think
that would be good.

This is exactly
what I'm talking about.

T'Pring's uncharacteristic
outburst is a prime example

of puppet advantage.

Normally, she would never
be able to access such emotion.

But now? Emo-explosion.

That is... accurate.

So what's your plan?

Get Spock, take the bridge.

M'BENGA:
That plan

did not work last time.

Because we didn't attack it
as puppets.

T'Pring is right.
This situation is absurd,

which is why chaos
has to be a part of the plan.

So we need to think
outside the box

and even get inside the box

for a surprise attack.

And...

I need your help,
if you're willing.

I have doubt. So much doubt.

But fine.

I shall...
[inhales deeply]

lean into chaos.

Great. Uh, but first,

does, um, anyone know how
to get out of this room?

SCOTTY:
Oh. Yeah.

Working on that, Captain.

[screams, sighs]

I thought that
there was only one

non-fuzzy Vulcan on this ship.

What the hell?

[grunts]

La'An, Number One, let's do it.

[both shout]

[grunting]

Go.

[yelling]

[grunting]

Ha!

Nice. He's out.

All clear. Let's go.

Time for phase two.

What's this? A glove that mimics

the electro-pulse
of the human skin? Hmm, clever.

More clever than Declan Milder?

Oh, Scotty.
I was only hard on you

because I knew
you could take it.

Declan was a crybaby,

and his parents
were on the board.

Legacy students.
[scoffs]

Don't forget to close up.

[sighs]

[screaming]

[groans]

[panting]:
Okay. You go on.

I'll catch up.
[whimpers]

EJACHI:
I found her sneaking around

and assumed
she might be your ex,

her being
a Vulcan puppet and all.

What are the odds
a different Vulcan puppet

would try to rescue you?

You were trying to rescue me?

Even as I hear it now,
it sounds insane, but yes.

EJACHI:
Love makes us do stupid things.

Ch'Rol was always yelling at me
for waxing romantic

when I'm supposed to be...
threatening someone.

Anyway, I figured if you
wouldn't give up the codes

to save your captain,
you might for her.

[whimpering]

Don't give him the codes, Spock.

Pike is alive, and he needs you
to get to the bridge.

- [grunts]
- The captain is alive?

What?

Captain Pike is alive.
We have a plan.

And I am a Vulcan puppet.

I do not feel pain.

Whoa! Whoa!

Whoa! No!

[yelping]

Why?

Oh!

[yelping]

[sizzles]

This was your plan all along.

You intended to get caught.

I did not concoct the gambit,
but I performed admirably.

Indeed.

I am surprised
you embraced such a ruse.

You do not like them.

A fraudulent and temporary
lack of control

is a perfectly logical way
to defeat a fool.

Besides, the only actual lie
was the last.

My hand does hurt quite a bit.

I am genuinely sorry.

I am fine, Spock.
This time for real.

Let me fill you in
on Pike's plan.

Time is of the essence,
and we must take a faster route.

My mind to your mind.

My thoughts to your thoughts.

[whimpering]

Oh, my God.

COMPUTER:
Hand control unrecognized.

Come on. Ejachi.

Has the Vulcan spilled
the command codes yet?

[static over comms]

Bring him here.
I'll take care of it myself.

Like I always do.

Ejachi.

♪ ♪

All right, crew,
this bridge is ours.

Let's fight like it.

LA'AN:
Yoo-hoo!

Here I am.

[grunts]

- Now.
- [both shout]

- [yells]
- [laughs]

[grunting]

[overlapping shouting]

- Or am I over here?
- Huh?

- [whistles]
- Huh?

[screams]

Ugh.

- Hey.
- [gasps]

[screams]

[navigator grunts]

[whimpers]

[yelling]

[grunting]

[screams]

That looked like it hurt.

[Pelia snarling]

I cut her in half.

[overlapping shouting]

Wow.

This is madness.

True. Now get
to the captain's chair.

I need a weapon.

Or a, a distraction.

PELIA:
Whoo!

SPOCK:
I could sneak up on her.

[Pelia grunting]

Or attack swiftly
without notice.

Spock, I know this is a lot,

but this situation cannot
currently be met with logic.

Even I know this.

- What do you mean?
- These high jinks

are not the obstacle.

They are the solution.

[distorted shouting]

I know what to do.

[grunting]

- ORION: Let me go.
- Captain, in order for me

to seize your chair,
I need your help.

Whatever you need, do it.

[pants, strains]

[shouting]

[muffled]:
Get, get off me.

[Ch'Rol grumbling]

Get off me...
[groans]

[thud]

You can sit in that chair
all you want,

but I have a highly trained team

and you have a ragged old pile
of children's toys.

Do yourself a favor
and give me the command codes.

I've never seen
a Vulcan so resistant

to self-preservation.

Any last words?

Why aren't you saying anything?

Why aren't you talking?

PIKE:
He's conserving oxygen. You see,

while you were going on
and on and on

about taking over our ship,

he turned off life support
from my powerful new chair.

So now you're all going
to pass out in three...

[exhales]

...two...

[groans]

- [La'An exclaims]
- ...one.

- Nighty night.
- [Ch'Rol groans]

Wow.

Incredible.
[laughs softly]

This chair is so responsive.

The lag time is almost nothing
with the...

Right, right. Let's move.

He's awake.

How did I get here?

We put an oxygen mask on you
just in time.

Then we rolled you onto a dolly.

And the Orions?

We beamed them into the brig.

- Or rather, Scotty did.
- With his electric glove.

PIKE: And on that
note, I've been thinking.

I-I love my new chair, I do,

but perhaps
it's too reliant on the...

- Hands?
- Hmm.

The old chair was good.

Sturdy. Dependable.

Good call, sir.

But you are all still puppets.

Is it permanent?

Definitely not.

Scotty figured
that one out, too.

M'BENGA:
He was right the first time.

It's a simple
transporter reversal.

He just did not calculate
for our precise

quantum polyfill before.

Then why are you all
still puppets?

- Uh, well...
- Uh...

Uh, because...

there's something
we really want to do first.

Mm-hmm.

[sighing]

Ah!
[sighs]

[laughs]

Bye.

[sighs deeply]

Wow.

Torpedoes away!

- [grunts]
- [laughs]

♪ ♪

I'm gonna miss this.

I mean,
I've never done it before,

but I'm definitely
gonna miss it.

There's a lot I'm going to miss
about being a puppet.

Me, too.

Like how we can hear
each other in space.

How are we talking right now?

It doesn't even make sense.

Your observation
of Kal Rekk is complete.

You did not want
to join the others?

And challenge
the laws of physics?

No. I did not.

Though this experience
has allowed me

to appreciate some high jinks.

I will need you to further
define which high jinks.

While your crew may
occasionally be unorthodox,

they are always in pursuit
of knowledge, safety,

and protecting each other.

I find that endearing.

I recall a time when you also
found my human side endearing.

Mm.

And you?

Do you still wish to journey
back to a life of logic?

Very much so.

Little can make one
crave order and logic more

than being surrounded by...

...puppets.

Hmm.

♪ ♪

[gasps]

You have finally awakened.

Yes, and when did you turn back?

Turn back?

You are no longer a puppet.

I have never been a puppet.

What?

You have been unconscious
for several hours.

The doctor was concerned
after the transporter accident.

That caused everyone on the ship
to become puppets.

- Did it not?
- The transporter accident

merely damaged your shuttle

and several of the buoys
you had put into place.

That is all?

That does not seem...

- That is-- I had thought...
- You have merely had

an unusually odd
but very specific dream

in which I was a puppet?

Everyone on the ship
was a puppet but me.

In that state, you taught me
how to face anxiety

and accept
many illogical things.

A great relief,
given I came here

to help you with both of those.

That now seems unnecessary.

Perhaps some tea
in the Port Galley

would serve you well.

Unless you prefer
I call Dr. M'Benga.

I am fine. Just disoriented.

What is that doing here?

Little Ricky?

Your friend Mr. Scott
left it here for you.

He believed
it might help you awaken.

Or perhaps cheer you up.

It does not.

Let us have some tea,

and you can tell me
all about your dreams.

[door whooshes open]

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