"Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" Hegemony, Part II

1 00:00:02,089 --> 00:00:05,701 ♪ ♪ 2 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:13,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 3 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:24,807 <i>Previously on</i> Star Trek: Strange New Worlds... 4 00:00:24,981 --> 00:00:28,376 <i>BATEL [over comms]: To any Federation vessels in range, need help.</i> 5 00:00:28,506 --> 00:00:29,725 <i>Under attack by the Gorn.</i> 6 00:00:29,855 --> 00:00:31,118 <i>APRIL: The Federation's at</i> 7 00:00:31,248 --> 00:00:32,297 <i>a dangerous point in our relationship</i> 8 00:00:32,380 --> 00:00:33,598 <i>with the Gorn Hegemony.</i> 9 00:00:33,772 --> 00:00:36,123 UHURA: It looks like a demarcation line. 10 00:00:36,253 --> 00:00:37,911 UNA: With Parnassus Beta and all their forces 11 00:00:37,994 --> 00:00:39,114 on the far side of the line. 12 00:00:39,213 --> 00:00:40,649 <i>PIKE: Unfortunately, that is where</i> 13 00:00:40,779 --> 00:00:42,089 I believe our people are being held. 14 00:00:42,172 --> 00:00:44,087 <i>I don't plan on leaving them behind.</i> 15 00:00:44,218 --> 00:00:47,525 [growling] 16 00:00:47,656 --> 00:00:50,050 If somewhere in my head is the answer 17 00:00:50,224 --> 00:00:51,881 <i>to saving the</i> Enterprise, <i>then that's a risk I have to take.</i> 18 00:00:51,964 --> 00:00:55,098 Take this. It'll help you hide. 19 00:00:55,664 --> 00:00:57,753 [echoing]: Run! 20 00:00:57,883 --> 00:00:59,972 Montgomery Scott at your service. 21 00:01:00,060 --> 00:01:01,322 ORTEGAS: How are you not dead? 22 00:01:01,452 --> 00:01:03,628 Well, I figured out how to hide in plain sight. 23 00:01:03,759 --> 00:01:05,413 You built a Gorn transponder? 24 00:01:05,543 --> 00:01:06,936 Eh, basically, to a scanner, 25 00:01:07,023 --> 00:01:08,546 the shuttle looked like a Gorn ship. 26 00:01:08,633 --> 00:01:11,245 Could you build another device like the one you made? 27 00:01:11,375 --> 00:01:13,247 -What's happening? -Captain Batel is in need 28 00:01:13,377 --> 00:01:15,336 -of immediate sedation. -Happened yesterday. 29 00:01:15,466 --> 00:01:17,033 I'm not giving up on her. 30 00:01:17,207 --> 00:01:18,527 I have no intention of doing that. 31 00:01:18,643 --> 00:01:20,127 Captain, the transporter's not currently picking up 32 00:01:20,210 --> 00:01:21,298 anyone on the surface. 33 00:01:23,518 --> 00:01:24,823 [shouting] 34 00:01:27,565 --> 00:01:29,828 Admiral April's ordering our immediate withdrawal. 35 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:31,787 <i>SPOCK: The colonists and the landing party</i> 36 00:01:31,874 --> 00:01:33,049 <i>appear to have been beamed up</i> 37 00:01:33,223 --> 00:01:35,269 -by the Gorn. -Orders, Captain? 38 00:01:38,620 --> 00:01:41,144 <i>ANNOUNCER: And now, the conclusion.</i> 39 00:02:02,339 --> 00:02:03,688 UNA: Orders, Captain? 40 00:02:03,819 --> 00:02:05,473 MITCHELL: Shields at 50%. 41 00:02:05,603 --> 00:02:07,997 -UNA: Captain. -MITCHELL: Captain. 42 00:02:11,131 --> 00:02:12,175 [alarm blaring] 43 00:02:12,262 --> 00:02:13,437 UNA: Orders, Captain? 44 00:02:13,611 --> 00:02:15,570 Uhura, repeat April's last order. 45 00:02:15,700 --> 00:02:16,780 UHURA: Retreat and rendez... 46 00:02:17,920 --> 00:02:19,661 Retreat and rendezvous with the fleet, sir. 47 00:02:19,835 --> 00:02:22,098 -He gave coordinates. -But he didn't say immediately? 48 00:02:24,579 --> 00:02:26,498 -All right, who's got ideas? -Diversionary tactics. 49 00:02:26,581 --> 00:02:27,669 We're too boxed in. 50 00:02:27,843 --> 00:02:29,410 Vent the nacelles, create a cloud? 51 00:02:29,540 --> 00:02:31,340 -We need to be able to see. -Jam their comms 52 00:02:31,455 --> 00:02:32,935 so they can't coordinate attacks. 53 00:02:33,065 --> 00:02:34,328 That's it. That's the one. 54 00:02:37,853 --> 00:02:40,334 The Gorn use light for ship-to-ship messaging. 55 00:02:40,508 --> 00:02:42,035 UHURA: I'm modulating the deflector array 56 00:02:42,118 --> 00:02:44,207 to emit a spectrum. Should confuse them for a bit. 57 00:02:48,472 --> 00:02:50,043 All right, now how do we beam our people back to <i>Enterprise?</i> 58 00:02:50,126 --> 00:02:51,958 Scans indicate the Gorn ships are transport-resistant. 59 00:02:52,041 --> 00:02:53,477 So, even if we get past the shields, 60 00:02:53,608 --> 00:02:55,701 -we need authorization codes. -No time to hack codes. 61 00:02:55,784 --> 00:02:57,612 Retreat and rescue. 62 00:02:57,742 --> 00:02:59,052 It's the best of a bunch of bad options. 63 00:02:59,135 --> 00:03:00,401 So how do we track this specific ship 64 00:03:00,484 --> 00:03:01,833 across light-years of space? 65 00:03:01,964 --> 00:03:03,226 SPOCK: Wolkite. A rare element 66 00:03:03,357 --> 00:03:05,141 that contains subspace gauge bosons. 67 00:03:05,315 --> 00:03:06,664 If we modified a homing beacon... 68 00:03:06,751 --> 00:03:08,884 The Gorn would see a beacon coming from a mile away. 69 00:03:09,014 --> 00:03:10,277 Not if it's a torpedo. 70 00:03:11,974 --> 00:03:13,541 We tag 'em with a dud. 71 00:03:13,715 --> 00:03:15,155 The Gorn won't know what we're up to. 72 00:03:19,982 --> 00:03:21,418 MITCHELL: Shields at 30%. 73 00:03:21,505 --> 00:03:22,728 For this to succeed, we still need to penetrate 74 00:03:22,811 --> 00:03:23,971 the Gorn's defensive systems. 75 00:03:24,073 --> 00:03:25,353 MITCHELL: We've been hitting them 76 00:03:25,509 --> 00:03:27,124 with everything we've got, it doesn't do much. 77 00:03:27,207 --> 00:03:29,513 Uh, energy shields work on harmonics. 78 00:03:29,644 --> 00:03:31,123 If we find the right frequency... 79 00:03:31,254 --> 00:03:32,516 We can ram the ship. 80 00:03:32,647 --> 00:03:33,778 SPOCK: Indeed. 81 00:03:33,952 --> 00:03:35,592 When our shields make contact with theirs, 82 00:03:35,693 --> 00:03:37,351 they will create a destructive interference pattern 83 00:03:37,434 --> 00:03:39,349 and momentarily interrupt both frequencies. 84 00:03:40,394 --> 00:03:42,487 MITCHELL: With our shields down, we'd be sitting ducks. 85 00:03:42,570 --> 00:03:45,011 -We'd only have one shot. -That's all we need. Mitchell, bring us around, 86 00:03:45,094 --> 00:03:47,662 head-to-head with the destroyer. 87 00:03:47,792 --> 00:03:49,403 Time to play a game of chicken. 88 00:04:01,937 --> 00:04:04,200 UHURA: All decks, prepare for impact. 89 00:04:04,331 --> 00:04:05,379 Full impulse on your orders, Captain. 90 00:04:05,462 --> 00:04:06,811 Inertial dampeners to maximum. 91 00:04:06,985 --> 00:04:09,249 Everybody hold onto something. 92 00:04:09,901 --> 00:04:13,122 Una... let's hit it. 93 00:04:28,050 --> 00:04:29,443 PIKE: Fire torpedoes. 94 00:04:34,796 --> 00:04:36,841 -Helm, warp us out of here. -On it. 95 00:04:36,928 --> 00:04:38,495 Hang in there, guys. 96 00:04:47,374 --> 00:04:49,071 <i>PIKE: Space.</i> 97 00:04:50,551 --> 00:04:52,292 <i>The final frontier.</i> 98 00:04:54,424 --> 00:04:57,819 <i>These are the voyages of the starship</i> Enterprise. 99 00:04:58,994 --> 00:05:01,997 <i>Its five-year mission:</i> 100 00:05:02,127 --> 00:05:05,000 <i>to explore strange new worlds...</i> 101 00:05:07,089 --> 00:05:09,613 <i>...to seek out new life</i> 102 00:05:09,787 --> 00:05:12,224 <i>and new civilizations...</i> 103 00:05:13,487 --> 00:05:17,404 <i>...to boldly go where no one has gone before.</i> 104 00:05:17,534 --> 00:05:20,145 ♪ ♪ 105 00:05:47,608 --> 00:05:49,566 ♪ 106 00:06:13,895 --> 00:06:15,810 ♪ ♪ 107 00:06:35,917 --> 00:06:38,746 Captain, we've arrived at the rendezvous point. 108 00:06:38,833 --> 00:06:41,313 The USS <i>Pablo Picasso</i> is hailing to greet us. 109 00:06:41,488 --> 00:06:42,967 It's Admiral April, sir. 110 00:06:43,141 --> 00:06:45,274 He's beaming aboard now to debrief. 111 00:06:45,405 --> 00:06:48,843 -[sighs] More needles? -Yes, just a few more pokes. 112 00:06:48,973 --> 00:06:51,846 I mean, without these, your body will go necrotic 113 00:06:51,976 --> 00:06:53,500 in the stasis field, so... 114 00:06:53,630 --> 00:06:56,764 -Things turn purple. It's not pretty. -Mm. 115 00:06:56,894 --> 00:06:58,635 I've never been frozen solid before. 116 00:06:58,722 --> 00:07:00,463 It's not an exciting prospect. 117 00:07:00,594 --> 00:07:03,771 Well, as soon as we work out this little Gorn infection, 118 00:07:03,945 --> 00:07:05,816 you'll be up and around again. 119 00:07:05,947 --> 00:07:08,863 So this could be like a Rip Van Winkle thing for me. 120 00:07:08,950 --> 00:07:11,431 I see you more as a Sleeping Beauty. 121 00:07:13,389 --> 00:07:15,913 Listen, I meant what I said before. 122 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:18,046 The moment it looks like me or the crew, 123 00:07:18,176 --> 00:07:19,221 you take me out. 124 00:07:19,351 --> 00:07:22,442 Don't think about that. 125 00:07:22,616 --> 00:07:24,444 Stasis will prevent you and the Gorn 126 00:07:24,531 --> 00:07:26,968 from any type of cellular growth. 127 00:07:27,142 --> 00:07:29,274 There's another side to the coin. 128 00:07:31,102 --> 00:07:33,583 Whatever it takes. 129 00:07:35,498 --> 00:07:37,413 Whatever it takes. I promise. 130 00:07:37,587 --> 00:07:41,199 -I'm, uh, I'm gonna give you a sedative now. -[device clicks] 131 00:07:41,373 --> 00:07:44,333 And when you wake up, you will be Gorn-free. 132 00:07:55,866 --> 00:07:59,000 -[grunting] -[alarms sounding] 133 00:08:01,393 --> 00:08:04,092 Epinephrine and neutralizer, stat! 134 00:08:05,572 --> 00:08:07,443 Her body's rejecting the serum. 135 00:08:12,579 --> 00:08:14,102 Sickbay to bridge. 136 00:08:14,232 --> 00:08:16,060 <i>Uh, I have an update, and it's not good.</i> 137 00:08:16,191 --> 00:08:18,236 Bottom line it for me. 138 00:08:18,367 --> 00:08:21,065 Captain Batel is allergic to cryoserum. 139 00:08:21,196 --> 00:08:23,807 <i>We can't put her in stasis.</i> 140 00:08:23,938 --> 00:08:25,548 So she's back on a ticking clock? 141 00:08:25,679 --> 00:08:29,204 The Gorn will hatch from her body in, um... 142 00:08:29,334 --> 00:08:31,728 [sniffles] in less than a day. 143 00:08:33,513 --> 00:08:35,384 I'm stuck trying to find a treatment. 144 00:08:35,515 --> 00:08:38,300 Um... uh... 145 00:08:38,430 --> 00:08:40,607 maybe if Joseph was here, I could... 146 00:08:42,217 --> 00:08:46,221 I'm sending help. Christine... 147 00:08:48,266 --> 00:08:51,139 ...I believe in you. Help her. 148 00:08:51,269 --> 00:08:53,707 I'll do my best, Captain. 149 00:08:55,056 --> 00:08:57,580 SPOCK: Captain, I may not be a doctor, 150 00:08:57,711 --> 00:08:59,673 but I will dedicate all of my abilities to Captain Batel 151 00:08:59,756 --> 00:09:01,279 until her Gorn infection 152 00:09:01,410 --> 00:09:03,586 is... resolved. 153 00:09:12,508 --> 00:09:13,944 <i>PIKE: Just stand by?</i> 154 00:09:14,075 --> 00:09:16,381 You have the entire fleet out there ready to go. 155 00:09:16,512 --> 00:09:18,470 APRIL: It's a show of force. 156 00:09:18,645 --> 00:09:20,472 First we need to establish patrols. 157 00:09:20,603 --> 00:09:24,302 Do they really think the Gorn are just gonna stop 158 00:09:24,433 --> 00:09:26,870 and go home after they raided those colonies? [scoffs] 159 00:09:27,001 --> 00:09:29,177 Look, it's a tough situation, but we have to manage it 160 00:09:29,307 --> 00:09:30,961 one piece at a time. 161 00:09:31,092 --> 00:09:33,228 -There are innocent lives at stake, Bob. -And I get that. 162 00:09:33,311 --> 00:09:35,836 But it's happening outside of our jurisdiction. 163 00:09:35,923 --> 00:09:37,098 Oh, come on, Bob. 164 00:09:37,272 --> 00:09:38,752 Apart from your reckless dogfight, 165 00:09:38,926 --> 00:09:41,319 these attacks do not involve the Federation. 166 00:09:41,450 --> 00:09:42,973 We have regulations, Chris. 167 00:09:43,147 --> 00:09:44,326 So, because it's non-Federation citizens that are dying, 168 00:09:44,409 --> 00:09:45,802 we do nothing? 169 00:09:45,889 --> 00:09:47,068 We have an obligation to our member worlds. 170 00:09:47,151 --> 00:09:49,023 Billions of lives. 171 00:09:49,153 --> 00:09:50,811 To rush into a fight right now puts all of them at risk. 172 00:09:50,894 --> 00:09:52,330 We can't do it. 173 00:09:52,461 --> 00:09:54,119 We're still recovering from the Klingon War. 174 00:09:54,202 --> 00:09:56,813 You are absolutely right, and the Gorn sense our weakness. 175 00:09:56,944 --> 00:09:58,728 We are prey. 176 00:10:03,254 --> 00:10:04,908 They will push this Hegemony line 177 00:10:05,082 --> 00:10:07,345 further and further into Federation space. 178 00:10:07,519 --> 00:10:08,608 And you know they will. 179 00:10:08,738 --> 00:10:10,135 And by the time we actually get around 180 00:10:10,218 --> 00:10:12,655 to doing something about it... 181 00:10:12,786 --> 00:10:14,135 it'll be way too late. 182 00:10:17,704 --> 00:10:19,140 I heard about the landing party. 183 00:10:19,270 --> 00:10:21,403 Yeah, and a couple hundred colonists, too. 184 00:10:22,230 --> 00:10:24,536 And Marie? 185 00:10:26,843 --> 00:10:28,802 She's in sickbay. 186 00:10:37,462 --> 00:10:39,773 Officially, your orders are to monitor the demarcation line 187 00:10:39,856 --> 00:10:41,597 for any encroachment by the Gorn. 188 00:10:46,341 --> 00:10:49,213 Okay. And unofficially? 189 00:10:53,435 --> 00:10:55,916 How do we punch back and show them we aren't prey? 190 00:10:58,266 --> 00:10:59,615 Yeah, I can do that. 191 00:10:59,746 --> 00:11:01,443 <i>PELIA: This contraption of yours,</i> 192 00:11:01,617 --> 00:11:02,923 what's it supposed to do again? 193 00:11:03,010 --> 00:11:06,100 Emit a polarized EM signature that tricks the Gorn 194 00:11:06,187 --> 00:11:07,322 into thinking we're one of them. 195 00:11:07,405 --> 00:11:08,711 It's like a cloaking device. 196 00:11:08,798 --> 00:11:10,495 And how, exactly, does it do that? 197 00:11:10,626 --> 00:11:12,458 Ah, if I'm being honest, I don't really remember. 198 00:11:12,541 --> 00:11:13,934 I was kind of in the moment. 199 00:11:14,021 --> 00:11:16,110 Well, now I'm going to ask a silly question, 200 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:17,981 to which I'm pretty sure I know the answer. 201 00:11:18,155 --> 00:11:19,983 [sighs] Not this again. 202 00:11:20,114 --> 00:11:21,554 It's like being back in lecture hall. 203 00:11:21,637 --> 00:11:23,121 How would you know that? You were never there. 204 00:11:23,204 --> 00:11:25,728 I was there, in the back. 205 00:11:25,859 --> 00:11:27,125 Did you record a work-in-progress log 206 00:11:27,208 --> 00:11:28,949 while you were jury-rigging this up? 207 00:11:29,079 --> 00:11:31,560 What, you mean as the Gorn were tearing our ship apart? 208 00:11:31,691 --> 00:11:34,737 First rule in engineering, Scotty: write it down. 209 00:11:34,824 --> 00:11:36,434 There's a reason we track our work 210 00:11:36,565 --> 00:11:38,915 no matter what the circumstance, and this, 211 00:11:39,089 --> 00:11:41,918 this right now, this is precisely the reason. 212 00:11:42,049 --> 00:11:43,833 Pardon the interruption. 213 00:11:44,007 --> 00:11:45,447 How long before you get that working? 214 00:11:45,530 --> 00:11:46,923 Oh, Captain Pike, the thing is, 215 00:11:47,010 --> 00:11:48,882 it worked on my wee shuttle, 216 00:11:49,012 --> 00:11:50,583 -but the <i>Enterprise</i> is... -How soon do you need it, Captain? 217 00:11:50,666 --> 00:11:53,190 We're headed into Gorn space, so now would be good. 218 00:11:53,277 --> 00:11:56,846 It'll be up and working before we cross the Hegemony line. 219 00:11:56,977 --> 00:11:59,588 I'm counting on it, as are the lives of everyone on board. 220 00:11:59,675 --> 00:12:00,680 We're going after our missing crew, 221 00:12:00,763 --> 00:12:01,883 with or without that device. 222 00:12:03,157 --> 00:12:05,463 Understand? 223 00:12:05,637 --> 00:12:07,770 Well, that's no pressure. 224 00:12:07,857 --> 00:12:09,729 ♪ ♪ 225 00:12:35,232 --> 00:12:38,105 <i>-YOUNG LA'AN: Mom? -LA'AN'S MOTHER: La'An, be brave.</i> 226 00:12:39,193 --> 00:12:41,329 <i>LA'AN: Not believing you're gonna die is what gets you killed.</i> 227 00:12:41,412 --> 00:12:43,153 <i>It's the Gorn.</i> 228 00:12:43,284 --> 00:12:44,502 <i>Wake up.</i> 229 00:12:44,633 --> 00:12:46,940 <i>-Wake up!</i> -[screams] 230 00:12:48,071 --> 00:12:50,813 [grunting] 231 00:12:59,039 --> 00:13:00,518 [grunts] 232 00:13:05,610 --> 00:13:06,829 [yells] 233 00:13:09,092 --> 00:13:11,051 [panting] 234 00:13:31,027 --> 00:13:32,420 You can do this. 235 00:13:34,726 --> 00:13:36,467 Always start with the doctor. 236 00:13:52,875 --> 00:13:55,835 [M'Benga grunting] 237 00:14:01,449 --> 00:14:04,147 [retches] 238 00:14:05,279 --> 00:14:06,846 -[coughs] -Okay. 239 00:14:14,941 --> 00:14:16,551 [groaning] 240 00:14:18,727 --> 00:14:22,035 Holy crap, my hand! 241 00:14:22,165 --> 00:14:23,518 -Half my hand is frickin' gone. -LA'AN: Look at me. 242 00:14:23,601 --> 00:14:26,387 Erica, look at me. Look at me. Relax. 243 00:14:28,128 --> 00:14:31,392 It's going to be okay. It's going to be okay. 244 00:14:31,566 --> 00:14:34,264 [Ortegas groaning] 245 00:14:34,438 --> 00:14:36,357 M'BENGA: We can fix this when we get back to the ship. 246 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:38,965 ORTEGAS: Please. Okay. 247 00:14:39,095 --> 00:14:41,271 -M'BENGA: Try to stay calm. -ORTEGAS: Okay. 248 00:14:45,928 --> 00:14:48,452 ORTEGAS: How? 249 00:14:48,583 --> 00:14:51,064 How do we get back to the ship? 250 00:14:53,414 --> 00:14:54,894 What about them? 251 00:14:56,634 --> 00:14:58,810 If we free them one at a time, 252 00:14:58,941 --> 00:15:01,726 we'll only get a handful out. 253 00:15:01,857 --> 00:15:04,251 SAM: If that. Look how long it took 254 00:15:04,381 --> 00:15:05,905 for the four of us to get loose. 255 00:15:09,212 --> 00:15:11,345 This is a massive digestive chamber. 256 00:15:12,476 --> 00:15:13,836 And it's working its way through... 257 00:15:13,956 --> 00:15:16,698 looks like a-a processing plant for fuel. 258 00:15:16,785 --> 00:15:18,700 Or just food for the Gorn. 259 00:15:18,830 --> 00:15:20,920 I don't like the idea of being anyone's lunch. 260 00:15:22,443 --> 00:15:24,445 And even if we can wake them up, 261 00:15:24,619 --> 00:15:27,839 one or a hundred, 262 00:15:27,970 --> 00:15:31,234 we still don't have a way out of... 263 00:15:31,408 --> 00:15:33,062 wherever this is. 264 00:15:33,236 --> 00:15:35,108 M'BENGA: One step at a time. 265 00:15:35,238 --> 00:15:37,240 Sitting here doing nothing is a death sentence. 266 00:15:37,371 --> 00:15:38,724 SAM: And for all we know, the Gorn were alerted 267 00:15:38,807 --> 00:15:40,678 the moment that we woke up. 268 00:15:40,852 --> 00:15:42,902 ORTEGAS: So the killer lizards could already be on their way. 269 00:15:42,985 --> 00:15:44,338 -They're coming. -Don't be afraid. 270 00:15:44,421 --> 00:15:45,466 La'An. 271 00:15:45,596 --> 00:15:46,858 <i>No matter what.</i> 272 00:15:47,729 --> 00:15:50,384 La'An. 273 00:15:50,471 --> 00:15:52,473 What's on your mind, Lieutenant? 274 00:15:55,171 --> 00:15:57,521 You're right. 275 00:15:57,695 --> 00:15:59,654 It's not just about us. 276 00:15:59,741 --> 00:16:02,265 All of these people will be dead soon. 277 00:16:02,439 --> 00:16:04,050 SAM: Hey. This looks like 278 00:16:04,180 --> 00:16:05,747 an evacuation pile. 279 00:16:05,877 --> 00:16:10,839 Maybe whatever the ship can't process, it expels. 280 00:16:11,622 --> 00:16:13,407 [chuckles] 281 00:16:14,408 --> 00:16:16,105 [squishing] 282 00:16:16,236 --> 00:16:18,020 [grunting] 283 00:16:19,674 --> 00:16:21,328 -[exhales] -ORTEGAS: Ah. 284 00:16:24,896 --> 00:16:26,986 Weapons from a crap pile. 285 00:16:30,293 --> 00:16:33,296 Strangely, it's a step in the right direction. 286 00:16:35,124 --> 00:16:37,300 I don't want to save a handful of colonists, 287 00:16:37,431 --> 00:16:38,998 I want to save them all. 288 00:16:39,172 --> 00:16:41,522 Everyone that's still alive gets home. 289 00:16:43,741 --> 00:16:46,048 Even if we have to shoot our way out. 290 00:16:57,842 --> 00:17:00,019 ♪ ♪ 291 00:17:09,637 --> 00:17:10,942 [power sputters] 292 00:17:11,073 --> 00:17:13,554 Ack, bawheid. 293 00:17:13,641 --> 00:17:15,001 -That's not it. -PELIA: The Gorn! 294 00:17:15,164 --> 00:17:16,426 The Gorn! They're here! 295 00:17:16,513 --> 00:17:17,862 Oh, shite. 296 00:17:18,037 --> 00:17:19,168 PELIA: We're doomed. Scotty. 297 00:17:19,342 --> 00:17:21,083 -No, no, no, no... -We're all gonna die! 298 00:17:22,737 --> 00:17:24,521 SCOTTY: It's working. 299 00:17:24,695 --> 00:17:26,935 It's working. Tell the bridge to patch it to the shields. 300 00:17:27,916 --> 00:17:29,526 What? Is it too late? 301 00:17:29,657 --> 00:17:31,532 <i>PIKE: Bridge to science lab. What's the status down there?</i> 302 00:17:31,615 --> 00:17:34,053 <i>-We're about to enter Gorn space.</i> -Oh, you minx. 303 00:17:34,183 --> 00:17:35,750 PELIA: It's up and running, Captain. 304 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:38,492 We can patch it into the shields now. 305 00:17:38,622 --> 00:17:40,494 <i>-Excellent. Pike out.</i> -That wasn't funny. 306 00:17:40,624 --> 00:17:42,326 -It was fun. -You nearly gave me a heart attack. 307 00:17:42,409 --> 00:17:44,498 I did it 'cause I know you. 308 00:17:44,672 --> 00:17:47,461 -No, you don't. -Yes, with too much time on your hands, you fall apart, 309 00:17:47,544 --> 00:17:50,417 but put a phaser to your head and voilà. 310 00:17:50,547 --> 00:17:52,767 Why do you care what I do? 311 00:17:53,811 --> 00:17:54,986 You put up walls, Scotty. 312 00:17:55,161 --> 00:17:56,901 You're too afraid to take a risk. 313 00:17:57,032 --> 00:17:58,816 I fixed what you wanted me to. 314 00:17:58,947 --> 00:18:00,775 And you're insubordinate to boot. 315 00:18:00,862 --> 00:18:02,262 Well, technically you're not my C.O. 316 00:18:02,429 --> 00:18:04,518 She went down on the <i>Stardiver.</i> 317 00:18:06,041 --> 00:18:07,390 May I be excused, sir? 318 00:18:07,477 --> 00:18:09,697 [softly]: Oh, Scotty. 319 00:18:11,786 --> 00:18:13,962 [door whooshes open] 320 00:18:17,792 --> 00:18:20,273 MITCHELL: Approaching the Hegemony demarcation line now, sir. 321 00:18:20,403 --> 00:18:22,013 PIKE: Drop us out of warp. 322 00:18:22,144 --> 00:18:23,584 -Start Mr. Scott's transponder. -UNA: Transponder? 323 00:18:23,667 --> 00:18:27,018 Pelia says it's more like a modified EM pulse emitter. 324 00:18:27,106 --> 00:18:28,368 Okay, then that makes sense. 325 00:18:28,455 --> 00:18:31,501 The Gorn must not use optical data. 326 00:18:31,632 --> 00:18:34,722 They've evolved, so they must rely on biometrics, 327 00:18:34,852 --> 00:18:37,507 heat and EM signatures. 328 00:18:37,638 --> 00:18:39,857 Well, time to see if it actually works. 329 00:18:39,988 --> 00:18:42,469 It should. I mean, 330 00:18:42,599 --> 00:18:45,167 unless maybe one of them decides to look out a window. 331 00:18:45,298 --> 00:18:46,603 [device beeping] 332 00:18:46,734 --> 00:18:48,692 MITCHELL: Captain, Gorn hunters approaching. 333 00:18:52,479 --> 00:18:54,437 Keep us steady and on course. 334 00:18:59,921 --> 00:19:02,228 So far, I don't see any windows. 335 00:19:15,719 --> 00:19:17,460 MITCHELL: It worked. 336 00:19:18,766 --> 00:19:20,424 Uhura, do we still have a signal from the wolkite beacon? 337 00:19:20,507 --> 00:19:21,943 Aye, sir. 338 00:19:22,073 --> 00:19:24,293 It's faint and getting weaker but still there. 339 00:19:24,467 --> 00:19:26,165 Any intel on where they're headed? 340 00:19:26,295 --> 00:19:28,079 UNA: An uncharted binary star system. 341 00:19:28,210 --> 00:19:30,125 The stellar activity there 342 00:19:30,256 --> 00:19:33,259 is like nothing we've ever seen before. 343 00:19:33,389 --> 00:19:36,483 -Helm, plot a course. -Captain, the radiation in that system is off the charts. 344 00:19:36,566 --> 00:19:38,529 At a certain point, we can only use impulse engines, 345 00:19:38,612 --> 00:19:40,657 and our shields won't be able to protect us. 346 00:19:40,788 --> 00:19:42,620 Understood. We'll make it quick. Mitchell, warp factor seven. 347 00:19:42,703 --> 00:19:44,400 Aye aye, sir. 348 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:54,410 SPOCK: Intriguing. 349 00:19:54,541 --> 00:19:56,804 The incubation has severely altered her biochemistry. 350 00:19:56,978 --> 00:19:58,762 CHAPEL: Her body is now as dependent 351 00:19:58,893 --> 00:20:02,026 on the Gorn hatchlings as they are on her. 352 00:20:02,201 --> 00:20:04,768 SPOCK: The perfect host, inseparable. 353 00:20:04,899 --> 00:20:06,466 Have you tried microscopic debulking? 354 00:20:06,596 --> 00:20:08,903 <i>COMPUTER: Results completed.</i> 355 00:20:09,033 --> 00:20:10,474 CHAPEL: It's the last simulation I ran. 356 00:20:10,557 --> 00:20:13,864 <i>COMPUTER: Probability of fatality is 100%.</i> 357 00:20:14,038 --> 00:20:16,998 That's the chorus of the day. It's every simulation I've run. 358 00:20:18,434 --> 00:20:20,784 Computer, run scenarios for microscopic debulking 359 00:20:20,958 --> 00:20:23,309 factoring for an infusion of Zadora extract. 360 00:20:23,439 --> 00:20:26,268 <i>-COMPUTER: Processing.</i> -CHAPEL: An Orion street drug? 361 00:20:28,444 --> 00:20:30,838 Actually, that's kind of brilliant. 362 00:20:31,926 --> 00:20:34,106 You are the one who taught me to look outside of the box. 363 00:20:34,189 --> 00:20:37,323 [chuckles] It's "think," but close enough. 364 00:20:38,149 --> 00:20:40,195 Christine. 365 00:20:42,284 --> 00:20:44,591 -I know you want to talk. -I will be brief. 366 00:20:44,721 --> 00:20:46,070 I simply want to apologize 367 00:20:46,201 --> 00:20:47,641 for the way things ended before you left. 368 00:20:47,724 --> 00:20:50,292 I reacted poorly. 369 00:20:50,379 --> 00:20:52,729 Apology accepted. 370 00:20:52,860 --> 00:20:54,078 We're good. 371 00:20:54,165 --> 00:20:56,820 The thought of losing you, 372 00:20:56,951 --> 00:20:58,953 it affected me deeply. 373 00:20:59,083 --> 00:21:00,781 I understand. 374 00:21:02,391 --> 00:21:04,175 This has gotten complicated, 375 00:21:04,306 --> 00:21:06,221 and I am not good at complicated. 376 00:21:06,352 --> 00:21:10,834 And I am still going away for three months 377 00:21:11,008 --> 00:21:13,010 to study with Roger Korby. 378 00:21:13,097 --> 00:21:16,623 When I get back, let's just see where we are then. 379 00:21:16,753 --> 00:21:18,320 So you are saying that perhaps 380 00:21:18,494 --> 00:21:20,017 some time apart might be good for us? 381 00:21:20,148 --> 00:21:22,411 [softly]: Spock. 382 00:21:23,891 --> 00:21:26,285 Yeah. 383 00:21:26,415 --> 00:21:28,852 But not like... 384 00:21:28,983 --> 00:21:32,552 not like "us" us. 385 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:35,598 Like... 386 00:21:35,685 --> 00:21:37,774 us as people. 387 00:21:38,819 --> 00:21:41,038 Please don't do something you think is romantic, 388 00:21:41,212 --> 00:21:44,085 like wait for me or something. 389 00:21:44,215 --> 00:21:46,740 <i>COMPUTER: Zadora extract scenario completed.</i> 390 00:21:46,870 --> 00:21:50,700 <i>Probability of fatality is 100%.</i> 391 00:21:52,180 --> 00:21:54,704 SPOCK: No matter how we approach this, 392 00:21:54,878 --> 00:21:56,619 Batel's human DNA is... 393 00:21:56,706 --> 00:21:58,317 Inadequate. 394 00:21:59,622 --> 00:22:02,059 Her body goes into shock, blood pressure drops. 395 00:22:02,233 --> 00:22:03,409 And she dies. 396 00:22:06,063 --> 00:22:09,458 Huh. Human physiology. 397 00:22:09,545 --> 00:22:10,855 What if we gave her some help there? 398 00:22:10,938 --> 00:22:12,200 You have an idea. 399 00:22:12,331 --> 00:22:13,810 -Illyrian. -Illyrian DNA. 400 00:22:13,941 --> 00:22:15,290 Una's blood, 401 00:22:15,421 --> 00:22:16,948 it's designed to combat infections in real time. 402 00:22:17,031 --> 00:22:18,772 A plasma injection could provide a boost 403 00:22:18,902 --> 00:22:20,473 -to Batel's immunity. -And we could attempt 404 00:22:20,556 --> 00:22:22,083 the surgery without her going into shock. 405 00:22:22,166 --> 00:22:23,907 SPOCK: It is against regulation, 406 00:22:24,038 --> 00:22:25,909 but it could save her life. 407 00:22:26,040 --> 00:22:28,390 Computer, run scenario for surgery 408 00:22:28,521 --> 00:22:29,957 factoring for a plasma transfusion 409 00:22:30,131 --> 00:22:31,045 from an Illyrian blood donor. 410 00:22:31,175 --> 00:22:33,874 <i>COMPUTER: Processing.</i> 411 00:22:34,004 --> 00:22:35,310 How did you put it once? 412 00:22:35,397 --> 00:22:37,834 Some rules are intended to be broken? 413 00:22:37,965 --> 00:22:39,314 [laughs softly] 414 00:22:39,445 --> 00:22:41,969 Almost exactly it. 415 00:22:42,099 --> 00:22:43,579 LA'AN: There's the hangar. 416 00:22:43,710 --> 00:22:45,407 Okay. 417 00:22:45,494 --> 00:22:47,148 Everyone's clear on the plan? 418 00:22:47,278 --> 00:22:48,371 SAM: Access the ship's mainframe, 419 00:22:48,454 --> 00:22:50,064 upload the Gorn transporter codes... 420 00:22:50,194 --> 00:22:52,066 Get them to the <i>Enterprise.</i> 421 00:22:52,196 --> 00:22:54,764 To do that, we have to steal a ship and fly it out of here. 422 00:22:54,938 --> 00:22:57,593 M'BENGA: That one doesn't look guarded. 423 00:22:57,724 --> 00:22:59,465 Totally got this, not impossible at all. 424 00:23:00,857 --> 00:23:02,772 And it's true you can fly anything, right? 425 00:23:02,946 --> 00:23:05,079 Don't be rude. Of course I can. 426 00:23:05,209 --> 00:23:07,124 LA'AN: Okay. 427 00:23:07,211 --> 00:23:08,430 Let's get to that ship. 428 00:23:10,389 --> 00:23:11,520 This is a good plan. 429 00:23:11,694 --> 00:23:14,393 It's gonna work. 430 00:23:17,004 --> 00:23:19,136 It's good. It's-it's... 431 00:23:19,267 --> 00:23:20,921 It's a good plan, right? 432 00:23:21,008 --> 00:23:22,357 It's a good plan. 433 00:23:22,488 --> 00:23:25,186 Yeah. Yeah. Now all we have to do is 434 00:23:25,316 --> 00:23:27,275 not get caught by the Gorn. 435 00:23:27,362 --> 00:23:30,278 [distant growling] 436 00:23:30,409 --> 00:23:32,062 -Sam. -Why would you say that? 437 00:23:32,236 --> 00:23:34,021 What? Oh, come on, you can't blame me. 438 00:23:34,151 --> 00:23:34,978 LA'AN: Phasers to kill. 439 00:23:35,152 --> 00:23:36,937 Time to go. 440 00:23:42,986 --> 00:23:44,423 Uhura and I have been poring over 441 00:23:44,597 --> 00:23:46,512 all available data on the Gorn. 442 00:23:46,642 --> 00:23:48,601 Confirmed attacks, unverified sightings. 443 00:23:48,775 --> 00:23:51,386 If it might be a Gorn, we've checked it out. 444 00:23:51,473 --> 00:23:53,649 And there's a lot more out there than we thought. 445 00:23:55,042 --> 00:23:56,391 UNA: You have to squint a little. 446 00:23:56,522 --> 00:23:57,958 But every Gorn sighting correlates 447 00:23:58,088 --> 00:24:00,264 to a pattern of specific stellar events. 448 00:24:00,395 --> 00:24:02,702 Coronal mass ejections. I know this already, CMEs. 449 00:24:02,832 --> 00:24:04,530 Stellar flares can set off a frenzy. 450 00:24:04,660 --> 00:24:06,619 Yes, the attacks follow a pattern, 451 00:24:06,749 --> 00:24:09,099 but so does Gorn inactivity. 452 00:24:09,273 --> 00:24:11,275 Uhura is the one who found it. 453 00:24:11,406 --> 00:24:12,668 There are long periods of time 454 00:24:12,799 --> 00:24:14,670 where no Gorn activity is reported. 455 00:24:14,844 --> 00:24:16,324 Not so much as a rumor. 456 00:24:16,455 --> 00:24:18,108 UNA: And in those instances, 457 00:24:18,239 --> 00:24:20,894 there's unique stellar activity that seems to trigger... 458 00:24:21,024 --> 00:24:22,765 -Hibernation. -UHURA: Yes. 459 00:24:22,896 --> 00:24:25,202 We believe that the Gorn have a long hibernation cycle. 460 00:24:25,333 --> 00:24:27,034 Under the right conditions, they become docile. 461 00:24:27,117 --> 00:24:28,554 We can use that. 462 00:24:28,728 --> 00:24:30,168 The science team chipped in on the math 463 00:24:30,251 --> 00:24:32,427 and was able to isolate the presence of X-class flares 464 00:24:32,514 --> 00:24:34,821 and supra-arcade down flows that precede their absence. 465 00:24:37,258 --> 00:24:38,912 Good work, both of you. 466 00:24:39,086 --> 00:24:40,827 UNA: There's something else. 467 00:24:41,871 --> 00:24:44,439 The data also suggests that we could be 468 00:24:44,570 --> 00:24:47,355 at the beginning of a long cycle of Gorn aggression. 469 00:24:47,486 --> 00:24:50,663 These attacks could signal what could soon be 470 00:24:50,793 --> 00:24:52,578 a full-scale Gorn invasion. 471 00:24:52,708 --> 00:24:54,667 [comms chime] 472 00:24:54,797 --> 00:24:57,365 <i>MITCHELL: Dropping out of warp in two minutes, sir.</i> 473 00:24:57,452 --> 00:24:59,062 Thank you, Mitchell. On our way. 474 00:25:06,853 --> 00:25:08,507 [door whooshes open] 475 00:25:10,204 --> 00:25:13,207 UNA: Spock and Chapel know what they're doing. 476 00:25:13,337 --> 00:25:14,469 I trust them 477 00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:15,880 with a couple liters of my blood. 478 00:25:17,080 --> 00:25:19,126 Thank you for that. 479 00:25:19,256 --> 00:25:21,171 They say it may be her only hope. 480 00:25:21,302 --> 00:25:23,739 For Marie, they can take all they want. 481 00:25:23,870 --> 00:25:25,179 This mission's already off-the-record, 482 00:25:25,262 --> 00:25:26,786 so nothing to report. 483 00:25:28,178 --> 00:25:29,658 Chris, 484 00:25:29,789 --> 00:25:31,834 take some of your own advice. 485 00:25:32,008 --> 00:25:34,097 Focus on hope. 486 00:25:39,059 --> 00:25:42,192 <i>COMPUTER: Illyrian blood donor scenario completed.</i> 487 00:25:42,323 --> 00:25:45,195 <i>Probability of fatality: 86%.</i> 488 00:25:45,369 --> 00:25:47,375 That's the first one that's given her any chance at all. 489 00:25:47,458 --> 00:25:49,286 Albeit not a very high one. 490 00:25:49,373 --> 00:25:51,767 I mean, we can't do the surgery with these odds. 491 00:25:52,812 --> 00:25:54,857 We're on to something. Let's keep at it. 492 00:25:55,031 --> 00:25:56,816 Indeed. 493 00:26:00,123 --> 00:26:01,734 UNA: We're near the radiation zone. 494 00:26:01,864 --> 00:26:04,127 From here on, it's impulse engines only. 495 00:26:04,998 --> 00:26:06,434 [sighs] 496 00:26:09,393 --> 00:26:10,917 Mitchell, you've been running nonstop. 497 00:26:11,091 --> 00:26:12,745 Call for relief. 498 00:26:12,875 --> 00:26:14,573 With respect, I'm not leaving the station 499 00:26:14,703 --> 00:26:16,357 until we get everyone back. 500 00:26:17,532 --> 00:26:18,751 Copy. 501 00:26:20,317 --> 00:26:21,580 Thank you. 502 00:26:26,672 --> 00:26:28,195 I have the wolkite signature. 503 00:26:28,325 --> 00:26:30,240 We're coming up on the enemy destroyer. 504 00:26:30,371 --> 00:26:32,551 -How soon can we overtake them? -Chris, we may be too late. 505 00:26:32,634 --> 00:26:33,900 They've already entered the radiation zone. 506 00:26:33,983 --> 00:26:35,942 If we go any deeper into this star system, 507 00:26:36,072 --> 00:26:37,164 we put the entire crew at risk. 508 00:26:37,247 --> 00:26:38,422 Helm, full stop. 509 00:26:41,034 --> 00:26:43,993 Put the long-range visual up on the main screen. 510 00:26:47,431 --> 00:26:49,259 Is it me, or does it look like 511 00:26:49,433 --> 00:26:51,827 that ship is going to fly right into that star? 512 00:26:53,568 --> 00:26:55,614 I see it, I don't believe it. 513 00:26:55,744 --> 00:26:57,398 Telemetry confirms, Captain. 514 00:26:57,528 --> 00:26:59,487 -We have to do something. -Look. 515 00:27:02,229 --> 00:27:03,709 MITCHELL: Did they just lose power? 516 00:27:05,058 --> 00:27:06,058 No. 517 00:27:07,234 --> 00:27:08,539 I think it was intentional. 518 00:27:08,627 --> 00:27:10,716 But why? 519 00:27:17,461 --> 00:27:19,376 All auxiliary power to the shields. 520 00:27:19,507 --> 00:27:22,771 Give me as much time as possible inside that radiation zone. 521 00:27:22,902 --> 00:27:24,381 We're going after 'em. 522 00:27:30,257 --> 00:27:32,651 MITCHELL: We've got another CME flare coming. 523 00:27:36,132 --> 00:27:37,786 -[grunting] -[alarms sounding] 524 00:27:39,309 --> 00:27:41,877 -She's coding. -The Gorn hatchlings are activating. 525 00:27:42,878 --> 00:27:44,488 Something has accelerated their growth. 526 00:27:44,619 --> 00:27:46,795 A 14% chance of survival is better than certain death. 527 00:27:49,711 --> 00:27:52,366 Let's prep her for surgery. 528 00:27:59,155 --> 00:28:01,288 UHURA: I'm still getting a ping on the wolkite signal. 529 00:28:01,375 --> 00:28:03,943 UNA: We need to get to our people while we still can. 530 00:28:04,073 --> 00:28:07,163 The magnetic fields here make navigation impossible. 531 00:28:07,250 --> 00:28:09,600 UNA: That explains why the Gorn go into a free fall. 532 00:28:09,731 --> 00:28:12,560 They let the intense gravity wells do most of the work. 533 00:28:12,691 --> 00:28:14,475 No response from Starfleet. 534 00:28:14,605 --> 00:28:16,172 UNA: It's all the radiation. 535 00:28:16,303 --> 00:28:17,700 MITCHELL: And no visuals on the ship 536 00:28:17,783 --> 00:28:20,002 or what's beyond the binary stars. 537 00:28:20,133 --> 00:28:22,918 UNA: The light bends in a way that creates a natural hologram. 538 00:28:23,049 --> 00:28:25,229 They're essentially invisible once they pass through it. 539 00:28:25,312 --> 00:28:27,009 Makes for a great defense system. 540 00:28:27,183 --> 00:28:29,011 MITCHELL: Maybe it's a landing sequence. 541 00:28:29,142 --> 00:28:30,839 Could this be the Gorn homeworld? 542 00:28:31,710 --> 00:28:34,234 If it is, that's how they go back to it. 543 00:28:36,236 --> 00:28:37,585 [alarm chirps] 544 00:28:37,716 --> 00:28:38,978 MITCHELL: Captain, 545 00:28:39,152 --> 00:28:40,936 -something's moving out there. -On screen. 546 00:28:54,123 --> 00:28:55,255 Number One. 547 00:29:04,177 --> 00:29:05,918 UNA: I've plotted their trajectory. 548 00:29:06,092 --> 00:29:07,880 Those ships are headed straight for Federation territory. 549 00:29:07,963 --> 00:29:10,313 -Warn Starfleet. -It's a deep space relay. 550 00:29:10,444 --> 00:29:12,189 I won't be able to confirm if they receive it. 551 00:29:12,272 --> 00:29:13,447 We need to go. 552 00:29:13,577 --> 00:29:15,275 Get clear of this system's interference. 553 00:29:15,362 --> 00:29:16,628 Captain, if we lose our lock on the wolkite signal, 554 00:29:16,711 --> 00:29:18,757 I'm not sure we can reestablish contact. 555 00:29:18,887 --> 00:29:21,585 We'll lose the landing party and the colonists. 556 00:29:23,457 --> 00:29:26,460 We can drop a long-range communication buoy. 557 00:29:26,590 --> 00:29:27,853 Tie a signal to it. 558 00:29:27,983 --> 00:29:30,507 That way we can come back for them. 559 00:29:30,638 --> 00:29:32,379 It's the best I've got. 560 00:29:32,553 --> 00:29:33,815 Do it. 561 00:29:35,251 --> 00:29:36,992 We have to stop this invasion. 562 00:29:37,079 --> 00:29:38,820 Communication buoy is deployed. 563 00:29:38,951 --> 00:29:40,604 Mitchell, stay on that enemy fleet. 564 00:29:40,735 --> 00:29:42,432 -Bringing her about. -As soon as we can, 565 00:29:42,563 --> 00:29:43,912 you warp out of here. 566 00:29:44,086 --> 00:29:45,784 Full throttle until we can alert Starfleet. 567 00:29:47,307 --> 00:29:49,918 We're the only hope the Federation's got right now. 568 00:29:56,751 --> 00:29:59,449 Computer, engage quarantine mode. 569 00:30:00,494 --> 00:30:03,671 <i>COMPUTER: Quarantine mode engaged.</i> 570 00:30:16,989 --> 00:30:20,166 If this goes sideways, it's, it's Valeo Beta all over again. 571 00:30:20,296 --> 00:30:22,646 The probability of a full-scale Gorn outbreak... 572 00:30:22,733 --> 00:30:24,692 I really don't want to know. 573 00:30:30,089 --> 00:30:33,657 Nurse Chapel, USS <i>Enterprise...</i> 574 00:30:35,224 --> 00:30:37,226 ...injecting Patient Batel 575 00:30:37,357 --> 00:30:40,099 with experimental plasma solution. 576 00:30:46,192 --> 00:30:48,368 -Anything, Ensign? -UHURA: Still jammed, sir. 577 00:30:48,542 --> 00:30:51,458 The Gorn are transmitting an interference signal. 578 00:30:52,459 --> 00:30:55,070 How long before we clear these binary stars and go to warp? 579 00:30:55,201 --> 00:30:56,724 Not soon enough. 580 00:30:56,811 --> 00:30:58,512 Those Gorn ships are moving a lot faster than we are. 581 00:30:58,595 --> 00:31:00,732 By the time we get a signal out, the Gorn will be right on top 582 00:31:00,815 --> 00:31:01,907 of the outer Federation worlds. 583 00:31:01,990 --> 00:31:03,949 They're sitting ducks. 584 00:31:04,079 --> 00:31:06,125 Mitchell, are we in shooting distance of the Gorn? 585 00:31:06,255 --> 00:31:07,517 [scoffs]: Chris, 586 00:31:07,648 --> 00:31:10,042 <i>Enterprise</i> against an entire armada? 587 00:31:11,565 --> 00:31:13,349 We wouldn't stand a chance. 588 00:31:15,699 --> 00:31:17,353 [sighs] 589 00:31:23,794 --> 00:31:26,710 -Pike to science lab. -[comms chime] 590 00:31:26,797 --> 00:31:28,538 Pelia, I need you on the bridge. 591 00:31:28,669 --> 00:31:30,627 <i>PELIA [over comms]: Aye, Captain, right away.</i> 592 00:31:30,714 --> 00:31:32,151 What are you up to? 593 00:31:33,500 --> 00:31:35,676 You and Uhura, 594 00:31:35,806 --> 00:31:37,634 you said stellar flares can dictate 595 00:31:37,765 --> 00:31:40,289 a Gorn's hunting and resting cycles. 596 00:31:40,463 --> 00:31:42,335 UHURA: Right. 597 00:31:42,465 --> 00:31:43,862 We even know precisely what kind of radiation signature 598 00:31:43,945 --> 00:31:45,599 would tell the Gorn to go to sleep. 599 00:31:45,773 --> 00:31:49,124 -Um, sir, that's just a theory. -[door whooshes open] 600 00:31:50,082 --> 00:31:51,213 PIKE: So... 601 00:31:52,649 --> 00:31:54,289 ...we just need to create a stellar flare. 602 00:31:54,390 --> 00:31:55,950 SCOTTY: Oh, forgive me for interrupting, 603 00:31:56,044 --> 00:31:57,884 but you cannot make a star do much of anything. 604 00:31:58,003 --> 00:32:00,048 Certainly not precisely, Captain. 605 00:32:00,179 --> 00:32:01,963 Which is why we need to become a CME, uh, 606 00:32:02,094 --> 00:32:03,399 X-flare ourselves. 607 00:32:03,530 --> 00:32:05,140 [chuckles] Eh... 608 00:32:05,271 --> 00:32:07,360 Captain, look. Uh, sorry, do you mind? 609 00:32:07,447 --> 00:32:09,231 Eh, sure, using the ship 610 00:32:09,362 --> 00:32:10,584 would allow us to modulate the exact radiation 611 00:32:10,667 --> 00:32:12,713 and EM signals we'd emit. 612 00:32:12,843 --> 00:32:14,323 But you're basically talking about 613 00:32:14,410 --> 00:32:16,282 turning the ship into an artificial star. 614 00:32:16,412 --> 00:32:17,848 That's-that's nearly impossible. 615 00:32:17,979 --> 00:32:19,938 -But not impossible. -[stammers] 616 00:32:20,068 --> 00:32:21,809 To do that, we'd have to go deeper 617 00:32:21,940 --> 00:32:23,593 into this deadly radiation zone, 618 00:32:23,680 --> 00:32:26,683 fly right between those binary stars out there, and create 619 00:32:26,857 --> 00:32:29,121 some kind of competing magnetic field 620 00:32:29,251 --> 00:32:31,471 to draw particles away from both of them. 621 00:32:31,601 --> 00:32:34,822 Modify the deflector shields, comms array, and, well... 622 00:32:34,909 --> 00:32:36,867 [sighs] every-everything else, really. 623 00:32:36,998 --> 00:32:39,653 SCOTTY: Magnetize the hull to attract stellar material. 624 00:32:39,827 --> 00:32:41,655 It's one in a thousand we'd get it done right 625 00:32:41,829 --> 00:32:44,919 or don't blow ourselves up along the way, and, look. 626 00:32:48,314 --> 00:32:50,055 Yeah, I don't know. I like those odds. 627 00:32:50,229 --> 00:32:52,013 We'll just... 628 00:32:53,145 --> 00:32:55,103 ...turn it off before we blow up. 629 00:32:59,064 --> 00:33:01,196 Get it done. 630 00:33:01,327 --> 00:33:05,287 CHAPEL: Patient is responding favorably to the transfusion. 631 00:33:05,418 --> 00:33:07,463 Ready to make the first incision. 632 00:33:23,740 --> 00:33:26,265 ♪ ♪ 633 00:33:41,367 --> 00:33:43,412 Wait. 634 00:33:46,763 --> 00:33:49,984 You know the most likely outcome is the death of Captain Batel? 635 00:33:50,071 --> 00:33:52,639 We just have to have a little faith. 636 00:33:52,769 --> 00:33:55,555 Perhaps we are looking at this from the wrong perspective. 637 00:33:56,643 --> 00:33:58,297 Instead of operating on Batel, 638 00:33:58,471 --> 00:34:00,255 what if we treated the Gorn inside of her? 639 00:34:01,474 --> 00:34:03,650 We know they emerge to feed. What if we feed them? 640 00:34:04,651 --> 00:34:08,350 Satiate them to keep them from coming out. 641 00:34:09,525 --> 00:34:11,314 And when they are no longer in defensive mode, 642 00:34:11,397 --> 00:34:13,573 -dissolve them. -And use Una's Illyrian plasma 643 00:34:13,660 --> 00:34:15,492 to fight the multitude of infections that will result 644 00:34:15,575 --> 00:34:18,056 -from their reabsorption. -Yes. 645 00:34:19,361 --> 00:34:22,408 But we don't have enough time to run another simulation. 646 00:34:22,538 --> 00:34:26,064 As you suggested, perhaps we just need a little faith. 647 00:34:45,300 --> 00:34:47,476 ORTEGAS: Did we lose them? 648 00:34:47,563 --> 00:34:50,044 M'BENGA: Maybe, but if so, 649 00:34:50,131 --> 00:34:51,698 then not for long. 650 00:34:53,134 --> 00:34:55,528 LA'AN: This is an interface. 651 00:34:55,658 --> 00:34:58,313 They had them on the Gorn... the Gorn breeding planet. 652 00:35:01,011 --> 00:35:02,970 My brother Manu, he... 653 00:35:05,320 --> 00:35:06,843 <i>MANU: Don't be afraid.</i> 654 00:35:06,974 --> 00:35:08,541 <i>Keep moving, no matter what.</i> 655 00:35:08,671 --> 00:35:10,195 M'BENGA: Hey. 656 00:35:13,850 --> 00:35:15,809 Hey. 657 00:35:17,202 --> 00:35:18,594 Are you okay? 658 00:35:20,683 --> 00:35:23,947 You're here now, not back there. 659 00:35:24,992 --> 00:35:27,386 Yeah, but here's not great either, is it? 660 00:35:28,387 --> 00:35:30,389 No, I suppose not. 661 00:35:36,003 --> 00:35:38,571 LA'AN: I remember. Let me try something. 662 00:36:01,071 --> 00:36:02,551 This is amazing. 663 00:36:02,682 --> 00:36:06,207 I'd love to take this apart, figure out how it works. 664 00:36:06,294 --> 00:36:07,560 Yeah, good idea. Let's make a whole day of it. 665 00:36:07,643 --> 00:36:09,341 Get snacks, hang out. 666 00:36:10,690 --> 00:36:12,648 M'BENGA: Those look like buffer signatures. 667 00:36:12,779 --> 00:36:16,043 They are. And the transport codes. 668 00:36:17,131 --> 00:36:19,046 If we can get this to the <i>Enterprise,</i> 669 00:36:19,177 --> 00:36:21,266 then we can save the colonists. 670 00:36:22,484 --> 00:36:23,703 All of them. 671 00:36:24,747 --> 00:36:27,272 -[screeching] -Guys... 672 00:36:43,201 --> 00:36:46,204 ♪ 673 00:36:55,256 --> 00:36:56,910 Get to the ship! 674 00:37:08,922 --> 00:37:10,315 [screeches, growls] 675 00:37:11,838 --> 00:37:13,274 [screeching] 676 00:37:14,144 --> 00:37:15,624 [yelling] 677 00:37:15,755 --> 00:37:17,583 [grunts] 678 00:37:17,713 --> 00:37:19,106 [yelling] 679 00:37:19,193 --> 00:37:21,021 [grunts, gasps] 680 00:37:23,110 --> 00:37:24,851 -[growls] -[Ortegas wheezes] 681 00:37:29,247 --> 00:37:31,423 -[weapon whirring] -[grunts] 682 00:37:36,950 --> 00:37:38,081 <i>MITCHELL: We are in position,</i> 683 00:37:38,168 --> 00:37:40,475 approaching the binary stars. 684 00:37:40,606 --> 00:37:43,391 UNA: The moment we shut down the EM emitter, 685 00:37:43,478 --> 00:37:46,220 every single Gorn ship is going to come at us. 686 00:37:46,351 --> 00:37:47,830 Like moths to a flame. 687 00:37:47,961 --> 00:37:49,354 Which is exactly what we want. 688 00:37:51,878 --> 00:37:53,183 Everybody ready? 689 00:38:00,539 --> 00:38:02,105 Make us shine like the sun. 690 00:38:12,551 --> 00:38:14,857 ♪ ♪ 691 00:38:26,347 --> 00:38:28,741 -[panting] -[Gorn screeching] 692 00:38:28,871 --> 00:38:30,482 [Ortegas grunts] 693 00:38:31,874 --> 00:38:33,572 -[loud bang] -ORTEGAS: The pilot seat. 694 00:38:33,702 --> 00:38:35,138 Put me in the pilot seat. 695 00:38:35,269 --> 00:38:36,269 Put me in the pilot seat! 696 00:38:36,401 --> 00:38:37,576 Forget about it! 697 00:38:37,663 --> 00:38:39,752 I can fly it. It has to be me. 698 00:38:39,882 --> 00:38:41,057 She's right. We need to go. 699 00:38:42,798 --> 00:38:44,887 [pained groans] 700 00:38:49,022 --> 00:38:50,458 [groans with effort] 701 00:38:52,808 --> 00:38:54,027 [sighs] 702 00:38:57,422 --> 00:38:59,075 [chuckles weakly] 703 00:39:04,211 --> 00:39:06,126 [grunting softly] 704 00:39:15,788 --> 00:39:17,311 [grunting] 705 00:39:24,144 --> 00:39:25,363 [Ortegas grunting] 706 00:39:27,539 --> 00:39:28,844 Ah! 707 00:39:28,975 --> 00:39:30,846 [screeches] 708 00:39:32,892 --> 00:39:34,067 [grunts] 709 00:39:35,460 --> 00:39:37,462 [gasping] 710 00:39:45,470 --> 00:39:47,167 [snarls] 711 00:39:49,169 --> 00:39:50,823 [alarm blaring] 712 00:39:53,782 --> 00:39:56,742 We're covered in beta particles and gamma rays. 713 00:39:56,872 --> 00:39:58,961 This ship is hitting critical levels of radiation! 714 00:39:59,092 --> 00:40:00,619 -What are the Gorn doing? -MITCHELL: They have broken ranks, 715 00:40:00,702 --> 00:40:03,052 currently on intercept course with <i>Enterprise.</i> 716 00:40:03,183 --> 00:40:04,445 All right, so far, so good. 717 00:40:04,576 --> 00:40:05,896 Now let's see if they shoot at us. 718 00:40:08,754 --> 00:40:11,104 Captain, I have a signal bouncing off 719 00:40:11,191 --> 00:40:12,497 the communications beacon. 720 00:40:13,628 --> 00:40:14,628 It's La'An, sir. 721 00:40:16,457 --> 00:40:18,594 <i>-Enterprise,</i> are you there? <i>-PIKE: La'An, where are you?</i> 722 00:40:18,677 --> 00:40:20,592 On our way. If you can read me, 723 00:40:20,722 --> 00:40:22,202 I'm sending you transport codes. 724 00:40:22,376 --> 00:40:23,936 <i>[breaking up]: Beam the Parnassians out.</i> 725 00:40:24,770 --> 00:40:25,949 <i>PIKE: We're trying to beam you out,</i> 726 00:40:26,032 --> 00:40:27,037 but we're having trouble getting a lock. 727 00:40:27,120 --> 00:40:28,338 Do you copy? 728 00:40:29,992 --> 00:40:31,037 They're gaining on us! 729 00:40:31,211 --> 00:40:32,081 <i>Enterprise,</i> do you read me? 730 00:40:32,168 --> 00:40:33,300 Beam the Parnassians out. 731 00:40:33,431 --> 00:40:35,737 -[explosion] -[pained grunt] 732 00:40:47,140 --> 00:40:48,446 [screeches] 733 00:40:55,583 --> 00:40:58,151 Captain, hull integrity is approaching critical failure! 734 00:40:58,325 --> 00:41:00,153 ♪ 735 00:41:10,903 --> 00:41:13,166 Turn it off. Turn it off! 736 00:41:13,296 --> 00:41:15,734 [alarm blaring] 737 00:41:21,783 --> 00:41:24,351 Did it work? 738 00:41:24,482 --> 00:41:26,396 Aye, sir, the last of the Gorn have gone home. 739 00:41:27,267 --> 00:41:29,791 What about the Parnassians? Did we get them out in time? 740 00:41:29,922 --> 00:41:31,663 UHURA: Yes, Captain. 741 00:41:31,750 --> 00:41:33,230 The transport codes from La'An worked. 742 00:41:33,316 --> 00:41:35,188 Several hundred colonists accounted for 743 00:41:35,318 --> 00:41:37,190 and headed for the overflow infirmary. 744 00:41:38,191 --> 00:41:40,240 <i>LA'AN [breaking up]: Captain, we need immediate as...</i> 745 00:41:40,323 --> 00:41:42,587 Beam us out and have a medical team standing by. 746 00:41:44,066 --> 00:41:46,416 Pike to Engineering? 747 00:41:46,591 --> 00:41:48,161 <i>SCOTTY [over comms]: Aye, Captain, we're using the transport codes</i> 748 00:41:48,244 --> 00:41:51,160 <i>to hack into the Gorn hunter, should be just a moment.</i> 749 00:41:52,640 --> 00:41:55,643 UNA: Chris. Chris, we did it. 750 00:41:55,730 --> 00:41:57,471 We triggered a long hibernation in the Gorn. 751 00:41:57,602 --> 00:41:58,994 PIKE: Yeah... 752 00:41:59,995 --> 00:42:01,566 But I can't help wondering if we didn't just create 753 00:42:01,649 --> 00:42:03,433 a problem for someone else to solve later. 754 00:42:03,608 --> 00:42:05,305 [comms beeping] 755 00:42:05,435 --> 00:42:08,482 Captain. I'm getting a secure channel from Admiral April. 756 00:42:08,656 --> 00:42:09,831 Put him through. 757 00:42:11,964 --> 00:42:14,357 <i>APRIL: Chris. We just got your priority message.</i> 758 00:42:14,488 --> 00:42:16,189 <i>How much time do we have before the Gorn ships get here?</i> 759 00:42:16,272 --> 00:42:17,839 Ignore last transmission. 760 00:42:17,926 --> 00:42:19,932 We won't be seeing the Gorn, at least not for a while. 761 00:42:20,015 --> 00:42:21,756 <i>APRIL: How certain are you?</i> 762 00:42:21,930 --> 00:42:24,672 Let's just say I found a way to punch back. 763 00:42:25,455 --> 00:42:27,327 [panting] 764 00:42:29,372 --> 00:42:31,766 ♪ ♪ 765 00:42:35,596 --> 00:42:39,252 Stay with me. Stay with me. 766 00:42:39,339 --> 00:42:41,341 [labored breathing] 767 00:42:42,298 --> 00:42:44,562 [weakly]: I did good. 768 00:42:44,692 --> 00:42:45,737 Didn't I? 769 00:42:45,911 --> 00:42:49,654 Stop. You're going to make it. 770 00:42:52,744 --> 00:42:54,354 They'll have to try harder than that. 771 00:42:55,877 --> 00:42:59,141 I'm Erica Ortegas. 772 00:42:59,272 --> 00:43:00,969 I fly the ship. 773 00:43:01,100 --> 00:43:04,103 M'BENGA: Hold on. I got you. 774 00:43:11,893 --> 00:43:13,852 [electricity crackles] 775 00:43:15,593 --> 00:43:17,769 [door whooshes shut] 776 00:43:17,943 --> 00:43:19,640 We did all we could. 777 00:43:20,641 --> 00:43:22,643 It's in Captain Batel's hands now. 778 00:43:23,470 --> 00:43:24,732 Indeed. 779 00:43:31,521 --> 00:43:32,827 Thank you. 780 00:43:33,828 --> 00:43:36,091 I couldn't have done that without you. 781 00:43:36,178 --> 00:43:37,745 You're welcome. 782 00:43:52,978 --> 00:43:54,675 How is she? 783 00:43:54,806 --> 00:43:56,590 She's in the lab, still in recovery. 784 00:43:56,764 --> 00:43:58,418 [door whooshes open] 785 00:44:00,420 --> 00:44:01,682 [door whooshes shut] 786 00:44:08,297 --> 00:44:10,125 [door whooshes open] 787 00:44:10,256 --> 00:44:12,084 <i>UNA [over comms]: Landing Party accounted for</i> 788 00:44:12,258 --> 00:44:13,524 <i>and getting treatment in the overflow infirmary.</i> 789 00:44:13,607 --> 00:44:15,130 <i>Erica is critical...</i> 790 00:44:15,304 --> 00:44:16,958 <i>but stable.</i> 791 00:44:17,089 --> 00:44:19,004 Thanks for the update. 792 00:44:19,134 --> 00:44:20,875 Once we clear the radiation bands, 793 00:44:21,006 --> 00:44:22,790 chart a course for Earth. Warp us home. 794 00:44:22,877 --> 00:44:25,445 <i>UNA: Of course. Number One out.</i> 795 00:44:40,373 --> 00:44:41,766 [door whooshes shut] 796 00:44:55,562 --> 00:44:56,781 Okay. 797 00:44:57,825 --> 00:44:59,131 Okay, Dad. 798 00:45:00,523 --> 00:45:02,264 You win. 799 00:45:04,614 --> 00:45:06,268 [sighs] 800 00:45:09,271 --> 00:45:11,883 Our Father, 801 00:45:12,057 --> 00:45:13,188 who art in heaven... 802 00:45:13,362 --> 00:45:14,668 Chris? 803 00:45:16,322 --> 00:45:17,932 You're awake. 804 00:45:18,063 --> 00:45:21,022 Yeah. Which I assume means 805 00:45:21,109 --> 00:45:24,243 that tiny Gorn didn't pop out of my body 806 00:45:24,373 --> 00:45:26,071 and kill everybody. 807 00:45:26,245 --> 00:45:27,463 No. 808 00:45:27,594 --> 00:45:30,989 No, no, no. We're still here. 809 00:45:31,163 --> 00:45:33,774 Spock and Chapel came up with a treatment, uh... 810 00:45:33,948 --> 00:45:35,950 I'll have them walk you through it later, but... 811 00:45:37,386 --> 00:45:39,301 ...you're still not out of the woods yet. 812 00:45:40,476 --> 00:45:41,739 How? 813 00:45:43,523 --> 00:45:44,785 Una helped. 814 00:45:47,005 --> 00:45:48,615 Chris, you shouldn't have done that. 815 00:45:48,746 --> 00:45:51,749 Marie, I've already lost too much, all right? 816 00:45:51,879 --> 00:45:54,012 So we can sit here and we can argue about 817 00:45:54,186 --> 00:45:55,970 what might or might not happen in the future, 818 00:45:56,144 --> 00:45:59,104 or you can just set all that aside and let me hold you. 819 00:45:59,234 --> 00:46:00,801 [sighs] 820 00:46:03,630 --> 00:46:05,893 I really don't want to lose you. 821 00:46:13,509 --> 00:46:15,511 I'm still here. 822 00:46:18,340 --> 00:46:20,125 I'm still here. 823 00:46:38,012 --> 00:46:40,014 Captioning sponsored by CBS 824 00:46:40,145 --> 00:46:42,305 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org 824 00:46:43,305 --> 00:47:43,932 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm