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Captain's Log, Stardate 6334.1.
The outbreak of choriocytosis
aboard the Enterprise
seems to be under control.
Dr. McCoy says the disease is no
longer even as serious as pneumonia,
and there should be no problem
completing our present mission,
representing the Federation
at the dedication ceremonies
for the new Academy of Science
on Deneb V.
[Kirk]
- Status, Mr. Spock?
[Kirk]
- All systems affirmative, Captain.
The Enterprise is on course
and on schedule.
[Spock]
It'll be nice to play diplomat
for a change, eh, Spock?
[Kirk]
Kirk to Sickbay.
Emergency!
[Kirk]
Jim, choriocytosis is a strange disease.
In races with iron-based blood,
it's practically nothing,
- but in others...
[McCoy]
- Get to the point, Bones.
[Kirk]
Spock has contracted the disease.
It's fatal to Vulcans.
[McCoy]
- Are you sure?
[Kirk]
Spock's blood is copper-based.
The infection enters the bloodstream,
and encases the cells
so they can't carry oxygen.
[McCoy]
- Is there any cure?
[Kirk]
- One.
A naturally-occurring drug
called strobolin.
[McCoy]
How long can Spock last
without the drug?
[Kirk]
I can give him injections
of a synthesized drug
that would slow the disease.
But after two days
the body builds up an immunity.
It loses its effectiveness.
[McCoy]
It'll take four days to get the drug,
but Spock will die in three.
[Kirk]
- What about a rendezvous?
[McCoy]
Kirk to Bridge.
Get me Starfleet, Lieutenant.
[Kirk]
Captain's Log, supplemental.
We've arranged to get the strobolin
needed to save Mr. Spock's life.
The Starship Potemkin
has already picked up the drug
and will transfer it to a freighter,
the S.S.Huron,
for delivery to the Enterprise.
[Kirk]
What will the symptoms be, Bones?
[Kirk]
Increasing tiredness,
steadily decreasing efficiency,
all the symptoms of working
in an oxygen-deficient atmosphere.
Kind of like the test you had to pass
back at the Academy.
[McCoy]
As much as it might seem at times
that I can't stand
that pointy-eared encyclopedia,
I don't want to see that happen to him.
[McCoy]
ETA at rendezvous point, two hours
and seven minutes, Captain.
[Woman]
Good.
That's a pretty important drug
we've got for the Enterprise.
I'd just as soon get rid of it
and get back to shipping just dilithium.
[O'Shea]
You're sure it's following us?
[O'Shea]
It's on an intercept course now, Captain.
And at this speed, they'll get us
before we get to the Enterprise. [Woman]
This won't hurt a bit, Spock.
[McCoy]
An unnecessary assurance, Doctor,
in addition to being untrue.
[Spock]
That's the last time I waste
my bedside manner on a Vulcan.
[McCoy]
Such restraint would be welcome.
[Spock]
Open hailing frequencies again.
To unidentified alien vessel.
This is Captain O'Shea
of the S. S. Huron.
Please state your registry and purpose.
[O'Shea]
It's no use, sir.
They're receiving,
but they're not answering.
[Woman]
Well, we've got a hold full of dilithium
and that drug to protect.
Evasive maneuvers.
[O'Shea]
- How's O'Shea, Bones?
[Kirk]
- He'll pull through.
Jim, what about Spock?
If we don't have that drug
in 20 hours, he'll die.
[McCoy]
Deflectors up.
Yellow Alert.
Cut speed to warp 1.
What was that?
[Kirk]
These asteroids are composed
of a highly unstable
mineral combination, sir.
They explode upon impact
with each other.
Or anything else.
[Arex]
Keep those deflectors up, Mr. Scott.
[Kirk]
Deflectors holding, sir.
[Scott]
Hard to port, Sulu.
Let's face them head-on.
[Kirk]
Orion's neutrality has been in dispute
ever since the affair
regarding the Coridan planets
and the Babel Conference
of Stardate 3850.3.
[Kirk]
Spock, that green blood of yours
may have saved you before,
but this time it almost did you in.
You can't deny it.
[McCoy]
I still prefer
my physiological structure to yours.
[Spock]
Yes, gentlemen,
things are back to normal.
[Kirk]
He's as stubborn as ever.
[McCoy]
総評
Captain's Log, Stardate 7403.6. The Enterprise is on a series of exploratory and contact missions. Traveling with us as an independent observer is a member of a recently contacted alien species, Honorary Commander Ari bn Bem. He's from the Planet Pandro in the Garo VII system. We have been taken up orbit around Delta Theta III, a newly discovered Class-M planet. A previous scouting mission has reported possible aboriginal life forms here, and the Enterprise is to investigate and report. [Kirk]
Commander Bem, you were assigned to this ship as an independent observer, yet you have spent the six missions in your quarters. You haven't done any observing at all, until now, when we're dealing with possibly a very dangerous planet. [Kirk]
Patience. Every planet is dangerous to the ignorant. This one has decided that the nexus is now. Must observe workings of starship and crew. [Bem]
This mission is not for casual observers. It could be hazardous. [Kirk]
Am prepared. [Bem]
Commander Bem, this is not a joyride, a pleasure excursion. I cannot let you beam down to the planet without adequate protection. I'm sure you understand the diplomatic consequences if anything were to happen to you while you are under my protection. [Kirk]
Understanding it is, Captain, but this one remains adamant. Am prepared to accompany. [Bem]
This is an odd time to remain adamant. All right, let's go. There's a planet waiting for us. [Kirk]
This one has already set controls, Mr. Scotty. [Bem]
Everything appears to be all right, sir. Coordinates are locked on the landing site. [Scott]
Energize. [Kirk]
Assistance is offered. [Bem]
We're all right. [Kirk]
In the future, Commander Bem, you will leave the operation of the transporter to Mr. Scott, or one of the regular transporter crew. [Kirk]
The rain forest is especially thick in this distract. Life on this planet appears to be geologically younger than one would expect, given the age of this star. [Spock]
It appears to be a native food-gathering party. [Spock]
Yes, and the food they have gathered is Bem. [Kirk]
How come we always end up like this? [Kirk]
I assume that's a rhetorical question, Captain, not requiring an answer. [Spock]
I was just expressing my curiosity at our ability to get into these kind of situations. [Kirk]
Fate, Captain. Fate. I believe that is the correct Earth term. [Spock]
Why don't you try your Vulcan nerve pinch? [Kirk]
Captain, I am only a Vulcan. There are limits. [Spock]
Commander Bem, I'm afraid that we're not going to be able to rescue you. [Kirk]
Good intentions, Kirk Captain, are not enough. Planet Pandro will be much displeased. Starfleet told us you are best captain in fleet. Actions to date belie this. [Bem]
Commander Bem, you are responsible for the situation we are in. You disobeyed orders by running off. Your attitude has been extremely abrasive and I don't know how you did it. You replaced our phasers and communicators with phonies. [Kirk]
Fascinating. Remarkable. Commander Bem is a colony creature. [Spock]
Who are you? [an alien entity]
I am Captain James Tiberius Kirk of the Starship Enterprise. This is my first officer, Mr. Spock., and honorary Commander Ari bn Bem of the planet Pandro. [Kirk]
There are times, Mr. Spock, when I think I should have been a librarian. [Kirk]
The job of librarian would be no less challenging, Captain, but it would undoubtedly be a lot less dangerous. [Spock]
Have you found the Captain yet? [Scott]
I have located emanations that could be Captain Kirk's and another set that could be Mr. Spock's, but the sensory anomaly has interfered with our detection devices so that prositive identification remains impossible. [Arex]
Which means? [Uhura]
I think he said, "Maybe." [Scott]
Commander Bem, Mr. Spock and I are here because we thought that you were worth rescuing. It was more to preserve the diplomatic relations between the Federation and planet Pandro than from any great affection for yourself. [Kirk]
Planet Pandro is unconcerned as to fate of this one. Pandro will not have dealings with inefficient and inferior species. You have failed everything you have attempted and you have not been able to handle local aborigines. [Bem]
This one wishes you... What is the Earth word? "Luck." You will require it. [Bem]
Captain, perhaps we can attract the attention of the alien intelligence and reason with it. [Kirk]
Kirk to alien intelligence. I don't think it's strong enough to be noticeable. [Kirk]
If we connect our two communicators in series, we can give off a high-energy burst which might work, but it will also render the communicators powerless in a very short time. [Spock]
Let's get out of here before we make any more trouble. [Kirk]
Embarrassment results. This one is shamed. This one has failed in its judgement. [Bem]
You have endangered all of us by your actions, and you have forced us to interfere with the natives of a planet that deserves prime directive protection. [Kirk]
This one exists by its own standards. [Bem]
We could not leave one of our own behind. It is our responsibility to take care of our own, just as it is your responsibility to take care of yours. We could not leave him here where he might further interfere with your... Your children. [Kirk]
This one has greatly erred. The mission was to judge, and right of judgement was not conferred. This one must disassemble unity. Never to exist again as a cooperation. This unity is defective. This unity must cease to exist. [Bem]
Punishment? What is punishment? Revenge? Intelligent beings need no revenge. Punishment is necessary only where learning cannot occur without it. You are behind that. My children here are not. That's why you must leave, so as not to corrupt their development with concepts that they are not yet ready for. [an alien entity]
I am humbled. [Bem]
A highly advanced alien entity using this particular system as a laboratory for guiding another race to intelligence. Almost a god, you might say. [Spock]
Mr. Spock, the difference is meaningless. In comparison, we're all still children. [Kirk]
Captain's Log, Stardate 3183.3. Our present mission, a routine geological survey of type-4 asteroids, is nearing completion. The cruise has been uneventful and we are now approaching the final asteroid in our assigned sector, a full 72 hours ahead of schedule. [Kirk]
Mr. Sulu, bring us about to a new heading of 9-0-2 mark 6. [Kirk]
I demand an explanation for this unprovoked attack! [Kirk]
Unprovoked? My dear Captain, your ship trespassed into Romulan territory, in defiance of your own treaty. We had no choice but to defend ourselves. [a Romulan Commander]
We came nowhere near Romulan territory. I deny all charges and plan to file a detailed complaint with the Federation. [Kirk]
You seem to forget that invasion of Romulan territory is punishable by death. [a Romulan Commander]
Captain Kirk! An unidentified energy field is drifting into our path. [Sulu]
But it may be just what we need to shake the Romulans. Batten down, we're going through. [Kirk]
Mr. Spock, what are our chances? [Kirk]
The field is composed of highly charged subatomic particles. If the density grows no worse we should be able to ride it out. [Spock]
Good. The Rec Room is unoccupied. At least we can enjoy our off-hour without worrying about practical jokes. [Uhura]
Just as I thought. Our air is being pumped full of nitrous oxide. Better known as "laughing gas." But it's no laughing matter, especially for Vulcans. [Spock]
Captain's Log, Stardate 5275.6. Preparing to beam aboard the Enterprise, following the successful completion of delivery of medical supplies to the planet Dramia, in the remote Dramian Star System. [Kirk]
We, of Dramia, wish to thank you and the others of your Federation, for your invaluable assistance, Captain Kirk. [Supreme Prefect]
We hope, through our medical assistance programs, to develop and strengthen relations with star systems such as yours, Supreme Prefect. Well, shall we? Kirk to Enterprise. Beam us aboard, Scotty. [Kirk]
If you would be so kind, Captain... Commander Demos? [Supreme Prefect]
I have here a warrant for the arrest and trial of one of your party, Captain. [Demos]
"You are hereby directed to surrender for trial by the people of Dramia, Dr. Leonard McCoy, Medical Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise." Is this some kind of joke? [Kirk]
The wanton slaughter of hundreds of people is not a joke, Captain. [Demos]
Dr. McCoy arrested? For murder, Captain? Sir, if you want me and some of the men to beam down, - just in case... [Scott]
No, Mr. Scott. The warrant's legal. Mr. Spock and I are at the Hall of Justice. We'll keep you informed. [Kirk]
Your Dr. McCoy headed a mass inoculation program on Dramia II, 19 years ago. When his force left, a massive plague struck the planet, killing most of its people. [Demos]
That doesn't mean he was responsible for it. [Kirk]
His trial will tell, Captain. [Demos]
Trial? You mean kangaroo court! I've heard about Dramian justice. [Kirk]
What now, Captain? [Spock]
Some pre-trial investigation, Mr. Spock. On Dramia II. [Kirk]
Captain's Log, Stardate 5275.8. Underway for planet Dramia II, for investigation of McCoy case. We are beyond subspace communications with Starfleet. Am proceeding under my own authority. [Kirk]
Estimated time of arrival, Mr. Sulu? [Kirk]
Approximately four hours, Captain. [Sulu]
Increase to warp 6, Mr. Scott. We may be racing against time, if I know Dramian justice methods. [Kirk]
Ship in pursuit, Captain. I'd say Dramia, sir. It appears to be a one-man craft. [Sulu]
Unless I miss my guess, that's friend Demos. [Kirk]
What if he attacks, sir? [Sulu]
Why should he? We haven't contacted him, so we must not have detected him. He'd have to explain an attack. Besides, he'll probably prefer to sneak aboard, seeing that we carelessly left the hangar doors open. [Kirk]
But the hangar doors aren't open, Captain. [Uhura]
Ah, yes. Take care of that oversight, will you, Mr. Sulu? [Kirk]
Now, now, Demos. You're hardly in a position to take on an entire crew. [Kirk]
And you are not in authority to conduct an investigation in our star system. [Demos]
You will remind me to report my conduct to the Federation, won't you, Mr. Spock? [Kirk]
Of course, Captain. [Spock]
I demand that you report to the Federation now! [Demos]
I would, but unfortunately we're out of communications range. [Kirk]
Then I will proceed to your starbase and report your act. [Demos]
Sorry, Commander. Your ship is impounded. [Kirk]
You are a stowaway, Commander. [Spock]
Captain's Log, Stardate 5275.9. We are approaching Dramia II, where we hope to find the answers concerning the question of Dr. McCoy's guilt or innocence. Situation normal. Aurora reported in the sector, however. [Kirk]
Radiation level, Mr. Sulu? - Intense, Captain. - Decidedly non-lethal, however. - Good. Then it's safe for us to beam down to Dramia II. Shall we, gentlemen? -
You're sure it's safe, Captain? [Scott]
Absolutely. [Kirk]
Decidedly. There's a difference, Captain. [Spock]
Now, now, Mr. Spock, you're not trying to scare our Dramian friend, are you? Of course, you can back out if you'd like, Commander. [Kirk]
Not the most enchanting place I've ever been to. [Kirk]
Plagues seldom leave behind fields of flowers, Captain. [Demos]
Trouble? [Kirk]
They do not like outsiders. [Demos]
Surely you're not an outsider, Commander. You're Dramian. [Spock]
The distinction here is between the world of the living and the world of the walking dead. [Demos]
Inhospitable or not, he mustn't get away! Wait! [Kirk]
He disappeared! It's almost as if he dematerialized. [Kirk]
Not likely, Captain. [Spock]
I would advise against that, Captain. [Demos]
I'm sure you won't mind if I ignore your advice. [Kirk]
Caution would seem to be advisable, Captain. [Spock]
Cave dwellers? In the midst of your civilization? [Kirk]
A result of your Dr. McCoy and his inhumane methods. [Demos]
You say it, Demos, but that doesn't... [Kirk]
You see, Captain, there were no actual survivors. [Demos]
You are wrong, there was a survivor. I, Kol-Tai, survived. By what miracle, I do not know. [Kol-Tai]
Then you can tell us. Do you remember? [Kirk]
I remember people all about me, becoming blue in color, then green and finally red. [Kol-Tai]
The pigmentation changes associated with the disease in our computer records, Captain. [Spock]
Kol-Tai. Dr. McCoy, do you remember him? [Kirk]
The Earth doctor. He saved my life. He treated me for Saurian virus. A man who saves does not also kill, Commander. [Kol-Tai]
Let's get underway for Dramia. Meet Kol-Tai, Mr. Scott. A friend of Dr. McCoy's. [Kirk]
Warp 6, Scotty. [Kirk]
I'll pour on the coal, Captain. [Scott]
Mr. Spock? How's our number one passenger doing? [Kirk]
Captain. The trial may be academic. [Spock]
Academic? [Kirk]
Yes, Captain. Kol-Tai is turning blue. [Spock]
The plague! Set up an immediate quarantine, Lieutenant. [Kirk]
He's hardly fit to testify at the trial, Captain. [Spock]
We've got to save him! - For McCoy's sake. Yes, for McCoy's sake.
Captain's Log, Stardate 5276.4. We are in orbit around the planet Dramia, under the conditions of general quarantine. As Commanding Officer, I have ordered the activation of General Order 6. [Spock]
Spock, have you and Jim gone out of your minds? Why, this is a jailbreak! [McCoy]
Doctor, just come with me, please. [Spock]
No, Spock! It's illegal, that's what it is! Besides, I must stand trial. I have to find out. [McCoy]
Doctor, you will stand trial, you will find out, after you've found an antidote for the plague which is about to kill everyone aboard the Enterprise. [Spock]
Plague? Why didn't you tell me? [McCoy]
You wouldn't give me a chance. [Spock]
Anything, Spock? [McCoy]
Negative, Doctor. The file on all known diseases doesn't recognize these symptoms of pigmentation changes. [Spock]
Blast it, Spock, work harder! They're in the terminal stage. [McCoy]
My readings keep shifting. It must be the activity of that blasted aurora! [McCoy]
Bones, that's it. Aurora, changing color. [Kirk]
Spock, feed in the data without mentioning the color change symptoms. [McCoy]
That's it, Doctor. The color change symptoms were misleading the computer. [Spock]
Because they were caused by the aurora! Spock, there was an aurora 19 years ago. I remember... [McCoy]
Which brought on the particular plague, just as this aurora has brought it on. [Spock]
I didn't do it! Spock, the disease, what is it? What's the antidote? [Spock]
That's the problem, Doctor. There is no known antidote. However, Doctor, do you remember a certain Kol-Tai? A man you treated for Saurian virus? [Spock]
Yes, I think I do. But what has that got to do with anything? [McCoy]
Possibly nothing. However, Kol-Tai did survive the first plague. [Spock]
Spock, I see what you mean! Saurian virus antibodies in his blood, that's what made him immune. [McCoy]
I presume, Doctor, that you have a supply of live Saurian virus antibodies in your laboratory? [Spock]
Captain's Log, Stardate 5276.8. Preparing to beam aboard the Enterprise, following the Dramian ceremonies honoring Dr. Leonard McCoy for his significant achievements in the field of interstellar medicine. [Kirk]
We of Dramia wish to thank you, Doctor, for your discovery of the antidote which frees us from future attacks of the auroral plague. [Supreme Prefect]
Gentlemen, I don't know about you, but I'm ready to get back to Starbase. [Kirk]
And I'm ready to get back to some of that monotonous, old, routine Sickbay work! [McCoy]
Including, I would hope, some of that monotonous, old dispensing of the regular vitamin rations to the crew. [Spock]
What is that supposed to mean? [McCoy]
Well, you have been derelict in your duties of late, Doctor. [Spock]
Spock, you know as well as I do what we've all just been through. [McCoy]
Hippocrates would not have approved of lame excuses, Doctor.
Why, that... That... Jim, if I'm ever in jail again, don't send that Vulcan to release me. Just let me rot! [McCoy]
Captain's Log, Stardate 6063.4. The Enterprise is tracing the origin of a mysterious alien space probe. It approached the Federation homeworlds, made a scan of Earth's system, and then signaled outward into space. Before it could be intercepted, the probe self-destructed. We are following a trail of disrupted matter left by the probe's highly advanced propulsion system. Thus far, the trail has not intercepted any inhabited star systems. [Kirk]
Lieutenant Uhura, all stations to Yellow Alert. Standard hailing on all frequencies. [Kirk]
Lieutenant Arex, activate main screen, extreme magnification. [Kirk]
Approaching ship has an immense energy field surrounding it. Fascinating. Readings indicate the vessel is composed entirely of crystalline ceramic. I would almost say... [Spock]
Captain, we're losing speed. The helm doesn't answer. We're going sublight. [Walking Bear]
Give me a damage report as soon as possible, Scotty. [Kirk]
I'm still checking, but it's minimal so far, sir. No structural damage or overheating. I think we were lucky. [Scott]
We have been encased in a globular force field, Captain. The source is the approaching vessel. [Spock]
Spock, status on other ship. [Kirk]
Still approaching, Captain. Going sublight. It continues to probe us. It surrounding energy pattern is now shifting. [Spock]
I recognized it. Kukulkan. [Walking Bear]
I was angered because I believed you had forgotten me. But one in your midst knows my name. You will be given one chance to succeed where your ancestors failed. Fail me again and all of your kind shall perish.
Mr. Walking Bear, how do you know who's aboard that ship? [Kirk]
I am a comanche, Captain. I've studied the histories of many ancient Earth peoples, especially my own. That ship out there bears a strong resemblance to a god in Mayan and Aztec legends, KuKulkan. [Walking Bear]
Captain's Log, Stardate 6063.5. First Officer Spock in temporary command. The Enterprise is the captive of an alien lifeform calling itself KuKulkan. Captain Kirk and three other officers have vanished. They most likely were transported by Kukulkan to his ship. [Spock]
Just once, I wish he'd let us use the stairs. [McCoy]
Good heavens. This is a Cappellan power-cat. No one's ever been able to keep one alive. They hate captivity. You try to put more than one hand on them and they throw off a charge of 2,000 volts. [McCoy]
Of course. The elasticity of the force field can respond in only one direction at a time. All hands to battle stations. Full impulse power, helmsman. Tractor beam on, full power. Warp engines on standby. Mr. Arex, prepare to compensate for warp catapult effect. When we break free, we will be thrown approximately 5.698 light-years. [Spock]
Interesting, Captain. The creature was the Mayan god from the ancient legends. [Spock]
And the Toltecs' Quetzalcoatl, the Chinese dragon, and all the rest. But not quite a god. Just an old, lonely being who wanted to help others. [Kirk]
Spock, I wouldn't suppose that Vulcan has legends like those? [McCoy]
Not legends, Doctor. Fact. Vulcan was visited by alien beings. They left much wiser. [Spock]
It's sad. Think what we could have done with his knowledge. But the price was just too high. [Kirk]
Captain's Log, Stardate 6770.3. The Enterprise is on course for the planet Babel, where ambassadors from all Federation planets are waiting to honor the Enterprise's distinguished passenger, Commodore Robert April, first captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise, and for the past 20 years, Federation Ambassador-at-large. Now 75 years old, Commodore April has reached mandatory retirement age. [Kirk]
No matter where I've traveled in the galaxy, Jim, this bridge is more like home than anywhere else. [April]
Yes, Commodore, I know the feeling. [Kirk]
To me, she was always like my child. I was there in the San Francisco Navy Yards when her unit components were built. [April]
Jim, I didn't realize how many of the tools I use in Sickbay were designed by Sarah. [McCoy]
As the first medical officer aboard a ship equipped with warp drive, I'm afraid I had to come up with new ideas all the time. [Sarah April]
It's a native of Capella IV, isn't it? [Kirk]
Excuse me, Captain. You asked to be notified when we made visual contact with the Beta Niobe nova. [Spock]
Thank you, Mr. Spock. Mrs. April, you're about to see another of the galaxy's most beautiful sights, the Beta Niobe's supernova. [Kirk]
Captain. Sensors are picking up an unidentified object traveling at an incredible speed, presently on collision course with the Enterprise. [Spock]
Put the ship on Red Alert. How fast is it traveling, Mr. Spock? [Kirk]
At a speed that should be impossible to achieve. Something on the order of warp 36. [Spock]
No natural object has ever been recorded as traveling at that speed! [April]
I believe it is not a natural object, but a ship. [Spock]
But who would have the technology to build a ship that could travel at such a speed? [Kirk]
No known race, Captain. Nevertheless, it will contact us in 1.4 minutes. [Spock]
Hard about, helmsman. Change course for 24 mark 7. [Kirk]
Correction, Captain. The ship was on a collision course only by coincidence. It is apparently heading for the heart of the Beta Niobe nova. [Spock]
That's a course of self-destruction. Lieutenant Uhura, open hailing frequencies. I want to talk to that ship's captain. [Kirk]
Captain, that ship is not responding. [Uhura]
All right, if they won't talk, we'll slow them down. Mr. Sulu, put a tractor beam on that ship. [Kirk]
Tractor beam on and operating, Captain. [Sulu]
We're having a small effect on other ship's speed, Captain. It has dropped to a speed of warp 32. [Arex]
Captain, they are making visual contact. [Uhura]
Put it on the screen, Lieutenant. I've never heard that language before. [Kirk]
Nor I. [April]
Run that message through the universal translator, Lieutenant Uhura. Perhaps it can tells us what language she is speaking in. [Kirk]
Captain, the universal translator has the answer. The woman is speaking the same universal language we speak, but she is speaking in reverse. [Uhura]
I am on a priority mission. Your beam is slowing my progress. Release my ship at once, or I am doomed. [Karla Five]
I have no choice. I have to release the tractor beam. I can't destroy this ship and 430 people to save one person. Mr. Sulu, release our beam. [Kirk]
Sir, I can't release the tractor beam. [Sulu]
I'm sorry, Commodore, Mrs. April. It looks as though we may not reach Babel. [Kirk]
As starship personnel, we were always prepared to give our lives, Captain. [April]
I am Captain James T. Kirk of the U.S.S. Enterprise. We tried to prevent you from entering the Beta Niobe nova. We assumed your ship would burn up. [Kirk]
I had to returnto my own universe, Captain Kirk. [Karla Five]
Who are you? How did you come to be in our universe? [Kirk]
I am an explorer of space.I was caught unawarewhen Amphion, previously a dead star,went nova and came to life.I was pulled into the star.But instead of burning up,I passed into a universewhere everything operatesin reverse to my universe. [Karla Five]
Our universe? [Kirk]
Yes. My theory is that two stars going novain the same place in both universescreated a gatewaywhich I passed through. [Karla Five]
In her universe, a nova is a dead star which comes to life! And when the explosions of a nova in her universe and one in our universe occur together, it's possible to travel between the two universes. [April]
Then we must return the same way, through the two novas. [Kirk]
That would be impossible, Captain.Amphion is no longer nova,it has begun its life as a star.I suggest you set a courseto follow my ship.Perhaps our scientistscan help solve your problem. [Karla Five]
Captain's Log, supplemental.We are proceeding to Karla Five'splanet, Arret. [Kirk]
Gentlemen, I'm sure none of us mind growing younger instead of older for a change. [Kirk]
It pleases me, Jim. If we stay here long enough, I'll no longer be at the mandatory retirement age. [April]
Nevertheless, we must return home and I am open to suggestions. [Kirk]
It is logical that we must reproduce the conditions that brought us here. Two novas must occupy the same space in both universes in order to create a gateway for us to travel through. One star dying in our universe, and one star being born here would recreate the correct conditions. [Spock]
That would take a remarkable coincidence, Mr. Spock. [April]
Captain, we are approaching Arret.Karla Five is asking if you are preparedto beam down to the planet. [Uhura]
Tell Karla Five that Mr. Spock, Commodore April and myself will be beaming down. [Kirk]
Karla Five has given us coordinates to beam down to her son's laboratory, Captain. [Scott]
Her son? We don't have time for children's games right now, Scotty, but beam us down. [Kirk]
May I introduce my son, Karl Four. [Karla Five]
My honor to meet you, gentlemen. [Karl Four]
Most logical. If the flow of time is reversed, then one is born at an old age, and dies in infancy. Your descendants are born before you and your ancestors are born after you. [Kirk]
We could remain forever awed with the differences between our universes, Karla Five, but we must discover a way to return to our positive matter universe. [Kirk]
Exactly, the problem I have been working on since Karla informed me of your troubles, Captain Kirk. This is a map of our galaxy. Our home solar system is here. You entered our universe through the Amphion nova, here. [Karl Four]
We need to coordinate this to our own universe. Can we do that, Spock? [Kirk]
Yes, Captain. Apparently the two universes occupy the same space, but in different dimensions. [Spock]
Assuming Beta Niobe and Amphion occupy the same space, we can determine if there are any other novas occupying the same space in both universes. [April]
Correct, Commodore. Now if you'll watch the star map, you'll see the Milky Way. Here is Beta Niobe. And here is Earth. It corresponds exactly with Arret. By superimposing both star maps, we will see where two stars occupy the same place in both universes. The red spheres indicate where two stars are in the same space. No pair are novas in both universes. [Spock]
If stars begin as dead stars here, then we could bring one to life, prematurely. [April]
Yes, we could act as a midwife giving birth to a star. Then we would have two novas in the same position and theoretically return home. [Kirk]
But I had to pass through the novas at my ship's top speed to avoid burning up. Your ship isn't capable of such a speed. You are welcome to use my ship, Captain. [Karla Five]
I have a crew of 430, Karla Five. Your ship is suitable for only a few people. [Kirk]
We can't use her ship to transport us, Captain, but we could use it as an unmanned ship with our tractor beam attached. [Spock]
Captain's Log, Stardate 6770.1. Time continues to flow backward for us. We have set course for a dead starin this anti-matter universethat correspondswith the nova Minara in ours. We're being pulledby Karla Five's unmanned vessel,which is equippedwith enough positive matter armamentto ignite the dead star into life. [Kirk]
We just might get you to Babel after all, Commodore. [Kirk]
I'll be glad to get home, but not necessarily to Babel. It only means the end of my career, Jim. [April]
How much time before the youngest crew member returns to the time of birth? [Kirk]
Eighteen minutes, 37 seconds in real time. But long before that we shall all be children. And, Captain, that also means we are losing our knowledge at an alarming rate. It is possible we will soon be unable to operate the Enterprise. [Spock]
Lieutenant Uhura, report to navigation console. [Kirk]
I'm sorry, sir. I don't understand all this equipment. What do I do with these controls? [Uhura]
Never mind. Spock, can you fill in for Sulu and Uhura? [Kirk]
Yes, Captain. But who will fill in for you? [Spock]
What do you mean? [Kirk]
At what age did you become a starship captain? And when did you enter Starfleet Academy? [Spock]
Mr. Spock, as long as I am aboard, I am senior officer. I hate to pull rank, but you will be capable of command only for a few minutes, not long enough to complete the maneuvers necessary to take us home. [April]
You are correct, of course. Commodore April, command is yours. [Spock]
Mr. Spock, you are still capable of following orders? [April]
Yes, Captain. [Spock]
Very good. Assume your post at the navigation console. [April]
The dead star is directly ahead, Captain, 12 degrees south of galactic plane. [Spock]
Arm Karla Five's vessel, Spock. [April]
Vessel armed, Captain. Nine seconds to impact. 8, 7... 3, 2... [Spock]
Hang on, we're going right into the heart of the nova. We did it! We're home again! We're all right. We're home. The reverse aging process has stopped. [April]
But the Enterprise crew, they're all children. [Sarah April]
They can enter the transporter. It retains a memory of their original molecular structure. [April]
We've received a message from the Federation that might bring you some cheer. Lieutenant Uhura, would you relay it to Commodore April and his wife? [Kirk]
In view of Commodore April's heroic actions aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise this stardate, we are reviewing his mandatory retirement, and will consider his appeal to remain Federation Ambassador-at-large. [Uhura]
Well, good. Just because someone is 75 years old doesn't mean they're ready to stop giving service to the galaxy! [April]
Arriving at Babel in one hour, 15 minutes, Captain. [Sulu]
I see your flower has blossomed again. [Kirk]
Yes, our trip into the negative universe gave it a second life. It gave all of us a second life. [Sarah April]