1 00:00:25,734 --> 00:00:28,362 Una: Previously on Star Trek strange new worlds... 2 00:00:28,445 --> 00:00:29,488 Send someone else. 3 00:00:29,571 --> 00:00:31,090 You don't want me in command of that ship. 4 00:00:31,114 --> 00:00:32,634 - You saw the future? - I saw my own death. 5 00:00:32,658 --> 00:00:35,118 Ap ri I: Your first officer doesn't do downtime well, Chris. 6 00:00:35,410 --> 00:00:36,870 - Captain. - Pike: Samuel kirk. 7 00:00:36,954 --> 00:00:38,789 Well, you're posted to life sciences, 8 00:00:38,872 --> 00:00:40,541 and he's your new boss. 9 00:00:40,624 --> 00:00:41,917 Captain pike. 10 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:44,336 Lieutenant la 'an noonien-Singh. Chief of security. 11 00:00:44,419 --> 00:00:46,838 Pike: Ah, the prodigy. Cadet... uhura? 12 00:00:46,922 --> 00:00:49,049 - What's the mission? - We explore. 13 00:00:49,132 --> 00:00:50,676 We seek out new life 14 00:00:50,759 --> 00:00:52,177 and new civilizations. 15 00:00:52,261 --> 00:00:53,345 We boldly go 16 00:00:53,428 --> 00:00:55,472 where no one has gone before. 17 00:01:20,163 --> 00:01:23,792 Uhura: Cadet's log, stardate 2912.4. 18 00:01:23,875 --> 00:01:26,086 The enterprise is surveying the persephone system, 19 00:01:26,169 --> 00:01:28,088 where the crew is studying the behavior 20 00:01:28,171 --> 00:01:31,300 of an ancient comet, c/2260-Quentin. 21 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:33,927 I, however, am doing rotation 22 00:01:34,011 --> 00:01:35,929 in landing party readiness protocols, 23 00:01:36,013 --> 00:01:38,098 which doesn't really involve comets, 24 00:01:38,181 --> 00:01:39,683 ancient or othen/vise, 25 00:01:39,766 --> 00:01:41,643 so duties are pretty slow at the moment. 26 00:01:41,727 --> 00:01:42,936 Except, of course, 27 00:01:43,020 --> 00:01:46,106 for a recent invitation to dinner at the captain's cabin, 28 00:01:46,189 --> 00:01:48,775 for which I have been encouraged by lieutenant ortegas 29 00:01:48,859 --> 00:01:50,861 to dust off my dress uniform. 30 00:01:55,407 --> 00:01:56,992 You said it was formal. 31 00:01:57,075 --> 00:01:58,535 Actually, what I said was 32 00:01:58,619 --> 00:02:00,537 you might want to wear your dress uniform. 33 00:02:00,621 --> 00:02:04,416 Are you kidding? This is your idea of a practical joke? 34 00:02:04,625 --> 00:02:05,667 Kind of. 35 00:02:05,751 --> 00:02:07,294 I'm going back to change. 36 00:02:07,502 --> 00:02:10,130 You do not want to be late to the captain's table. 37 00:02:12,966 --> 00:02:15,218 Relax, cadet. It's tradition. 38 00:02:15,302 --> 00:02:17,638 - Hazing the newbie? - All in good fun. 39 00:02:17,721 --> 00:02:19,931 We get bored. It's a small ship. 40 00:02:20,015 --> 00:02:21,975 You know, it's really not. 41 00:02:22,559 --> 00:02:23,644 Come on. 42 00:02:24,061 --> 00:02:26,438 Consider it your first complete square 43 00:02:26,521 --> 00:02:27,898 in enterprise bingo. 44 00:02:27,981 --> 00:02:29,274 You know about that? 45 00:02:29,358 --> 00:02:31,234 I was a cadet once too, cadet. 46 00:02:32,402 --> 00:02:33,904 So, what are these things like? 47 00:02:34,237 --> 00:02:36,448 Well, first off, they're not just the command crew. 48 00:02:36,531 --> 00:02:38,659 Captain wants, you know, regular people, 49 00:02:38,742 --> 00:02:40,661 to hear what's actually happening on the ship, 50 00:02:40,744 --> 00:02:42,913 so he'll probably ask you questions. 51 00:02:44,164 --> 00:02:45,165 Great. 52 00:02:46,333 --> 00:02:47,459 That a problem? 53 00:02:47,542 --> 00:02:48,794 How do I put this? 54 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:50,504 My father liked to say 55 00:02:50,587 --> 00:02:53,924 that I was unburdened by conversational boundaries. 56 00:02:55,592 --> 00:02:57,177 So, this'll be fun for you, then. 57 00:03:03,558 --> 00:03:05,769 Lieutenant ortegas, cadet uhura, wel... 58 00:03:07,396 --> 00:03:08,814 Dress uniform, huh? 59 00:03:08,897 --> 00:03:10,649 Grab a drink. I got to deal with the ribs. 60 00:03:11,608 --> 00:03:14,111 Ortegas. Come help refill drinks. 61 00:03:14,194 --> 00:03:16,822 - Cadet uhura, good to see you. - You, too. 62 00:03:20,492 --> 00:03:22,244 Man: Feel your eyes burn... 63 00:03:27,999 --> 00:03:29,960 Oh, uh, can I help? 64 00:03:34,923 --> 00:03:37,300 You have offended hemmer, our new chief engineer. 65 00:03:37,843 --> 00:03:39,344 No offense intended. 66 00:03:39,428 --> 00:03:42,723 I was raised to offer help to anyone with a sensory impairment. 67 00:03:42,806 --> 00:03:44,391 - If I was... - Hemmer: That word again. 68 00:03:44,474 --> 00:03:46,143 - Sir? - "Impaired." 69 00:03:46,893 --> 00:03:49,646 A human in my condition might consider themselves impaired. 70 00:03:50,188 --> 00:03:52,733 Hemmer may not be able to see, but his other senses compensate. 71 00:03:52,816 --> 00:03:53,984 Hemmer: Compensate? 72 00:03:54,526 --> 00:03:55,694 They are superior. 73 00:03:56,111 --> 00:03:58,739 Uh, I've read that, among many things, 74 00:03:58,822 --> 00:04:01,158 the aenar have a form of precognitive ability. 75 00:04:01,867 --> 00:04:03,785 I knew you were going to ask that. 76 00:04:03,952 --> 00:04:06,163 Because you sensed my question before I asked it? 77 00:04:06,246 --> 00:04:07,873 Because everyone always asks that. 78 00:04:08,915 --> 00:04:09,916 Right. 79 00:04:12,502 --> 00:04:14,755 Hemmer: You telegraphed your throw, telepathically. 80 00:04:15,297 --> 00:04:18,175 As was my intention, to illustrate. 81 00:04:20,719 --> 00:04:22,888 This is a hazing thing, isn't it? 82 00:04:23,305 --> 00:04:24,806 You guys are screwing around. 83 00:04:31,688 --> 00:04:33,128 I think I need a drink. 84 00:04:35,901 --> 00:04:36,902 I like her. 85 00:04:37,778 --> 00:04:38,779 Indeed. 86 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:42,073 So, I have my phaser out, and, sure enough, 87 00:04:42,157 --> 00:04:44,159 down the street, there's the nausicaan we're after. 88 00:04:44,242 --> 00:04:46,161 Running away, no pants on. 89 00:04:48,163 --> 00:04:50,999 I move after him, only I trip, flat on my face. 90 00:04:51,082 --> 00:04:53,960 I shout, "freeze!" But the nausicaan keeps running. 91 00:04:55,879 --> 00:04:57,899 I try to stand up, but my feet are caught on something, 92 00:04:57,923 --> 00:04:59,049 and then I realize 93 00:04:59,925 --> 00:05:01,301 I've tripped on his pants. 94 00:05:03,261 --> 00:05:04,262 Pike: So, anyway, 95 00:05:04,346 --> 00:05:06,932 after, my lieutenant pulls me aside and says, 96 00:05:07,599 --> 00:05:10,018 "maybe security isn't the best fit for you, ensign." 97 00:05:14,314 --> 00:05:16,441 I've never understood the human inclination 98 00:05:16,525 --> 00:05:18,026 to laugh at others' misfortune. 99 00:05:19,194 --> 00:05:20,946 It feels impolite. 100 00:05:21,404 --> 00:05:23,156 That's why it's funny. 101 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:25,408 Because it breaks a social expectation? 102 00:05:26,117 --> 00:05:30,372 Sometimes, Mr. Spock, things go so badly you just have to laugh. 103 00:05:40,423 --> 00:05:41,800 What's that you're humming, cadet? 104 00:05:42,801 --> 00:05:44,427 Sorry. Bad habit. 105 00:05:46,888 --> 00:05:51,059 Uh, it's an old folk song from my village in Kenya. 106 00:05:51,434 --> 00:05:54,312 I've visited lake simbi nyaima several times. 107 00:05:54,396 --> 00:05:56,147 It is achingly beautiful there. 108 00:05:56,231 --> 00:05:58,608 - I grew up just a few miles away. - Really? 109 00:05:59,109 --> 00:06:00,986 You know, the enterprise only gets a handful 110 00:06:01,069 --> 00:06:02,362 of cadets a year from starfleet. 111 00:06:02,445 --> 00:06:04,215 You got to be pretty impressive to make the cut. 112 00:06:04,239 --> 00:06:05,240 Thank you, sir. 113 00:06:05,699 --> 00:06:07,325 I hear you speak 12 languages. 114 00:06:07,868 --> 00:06:09,494 Uh, thirty-seven. 115 00:06:11,037 --> 00:06:12,372 Pike: Okay, wow. 116 00:06:12,956 --> 00:06:17,002 Uh, in Kenya, we have 22 native languages. 117 00:06:17,085 --> 00:06:19,170 I found early that if I wanted to be understood, 118 00:06:19,254 --> 00:06:21,256 it's best to communicate in someone's own tongue. 119 00:06:22,632 --> 00:06:24,092 So I learned them. 120 00:06:24,801 --> 00:06:26,052 Easy as that? 121 00:06:26,136 --> 00:06:27,512 For me, sir, yes. 122 00:06:27,971 --> 00:06:30,390 I noticed you're on the next landing party rotation. 123 00:06:30,473 --> 00:06:31,892 I know it can be confusing 124 00:06:31,975 --> 00:06:33,411 jumping from department to department. 125 00:06:33,435 --> 00:06:35,812 - Right, number one? - That was one time. 126 00:06:37,564 --> 00:06:39,208 I'm sure you've chosen a specialty you'd like. 127 00:06:39,232 --> 00:06:40,650 Where do you see yourself in ten... 128 00:06:42,319 --> 00:06:44,154 Ten years, where do you see yourself? 129 00:06:45,322 --> 00:06:49,784 Are you asking me what I want to be when I grow up, captain? 130 00:06:51,161 --> 00:06:52,245 Sure. 131 00:06:56,750 --> 00:06:59,586 Guess the truth is, I'm not sure 132 00:06:59,669 --> 00:07:01,880 I'm actually all that "starfleet." 133 00:07:06,051 --> 00:07:08,470 That's not something I've ever heard from a cadet. 134 00:07:09,846 --> 00:07:11,556 You worked pretty hard to get here. 135 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:13,934 You beat out, how many, a thousand applicants? 136 00:07:14,434 --> 00:07:15,518 Several thousand. 137 00:07:16,019 --> 00:07:18,099 Pike: And now you're not sure if you want to be here? 138 00:07:18,355 --> 00:07:20,607 I always wanted to study alien languages. 139 00:07:20,690 --> 00:07:22,651 I have an ear for them. 140 00:07:23,109 --> 00:07:24,861 And a gift for understatement. 141 00:07:25,403 --> 00:07:27,989 I was going to attend the university in Nairobi. 142 00:07:28,073 --> 00:07:29,616 Both my parents taught there. 143 00:07:29,699 --> 00:07:30,742 Pike: Mmm-hmm. 144 00:07:31,284 --> 00:07:33,328 About a week before I was due to start, 145 00:07:33,411 --> 00:07:34,746 they were, uh... 146 00:07:35,705 --> 00:07:37,582 Killed in a shuttle accident. 147 00:07:38,249 --> 00:07:39,709 My older brother, too. 148 00:07:41,086 --> 00:07:42,253 I'm so sorry. 149 00:07:44,297 --> 00:07:45,548 After, I just 150 00:07:46,591 --> 00:07:48,843 couldn't go to campus. 151 00:07:48,927 --> 00:07:50,387 Their absence was 152 00:07:51,888 --> 00:07:53,056 everywhere. 153 00:07:53,556 --> 00:07:55,308 I moved in with my grandmother, 154 00:07:55,392 --> 00:07:56,518 but I just 155 00:07:58,353 --> 00:08:01,064 didn't feel like I fit anywhere. 156 00:08:02,732 --> 00:08:05,652 Anyway, she was in starfleet when she was young, 157 00:08:05,735 --> 00:08:07,046 and she always used to talk about it, 158 00:08:07,070 --> 00:08:09,114 and, well, I didn't know what else to do. 159 00:08:09,948 --> 00:08:11,282 So you ran away to starfleet? 160 00:08:12,784 --> 00:08:13,785 Yes. 161 00:08:15,745 --> 00:08:18,665 That is an impressive and heartbreaking story, cadet. 162 00:08:19,165 --> 00:08:21,126 That's me. 163 00:08:22,335 --> 00:08:24,754 Well, cadet, I appreciate your honesty, 164 00:08:24,838 --> 00:08:27,007 and I sincerely hope you discover a place 165 00:08:27,090 --> 00:08:28,466 where you feel you do fit, 166 00:08:29,342 --> 00:08:30,635 wherever that may be. 167 00:08:38,560 --> 00:08:40,937 Guess I kind of blew it in there, huh? 168 00:08:41,021 --> 00:08:42,272 Not at all, cadet. 169 00:08:42,939 --> 00:08:45,400 The captain values honesty, as do I. 170 00:08:48,778 --> 00:08:50,155 But I would say to you 171 00:08:50,238 --> 00:08:52,574 that starfleet has been a lifelong dream for many, 172 00:08:53,283 --> 00:08:54,284 myself included. 173 00:08:55,702 --> 00:08:58,204 If it is not your path, you might consider making way 174 00:08:58,288 --> 00:09:00,373 for someone else who wants to walk it. 175 00:09:08,673 --> 00:09:11,301 I've seen you ask that cadet question a hundred times. 176 00:09:12,343 --> 00:09:13,636 Tonight it felt different. 177 00:09:14,304 --> 00:09:15,664 Is it because of what you told me, 178 00:09:17,140 --> 00:09:18,433 about what you saw on boreth? 179 00:09:19,809 --> 00:09:21,394 Turns out, knowing your future 180 00:09:22,062 --> 00:09:23,730 kind of takes the fun out of imagining it. 181 00:09:24,147 --> 00:09:28,318 Chris, have you considered that maybe your fate isn't written? 182 00:09:29,944 --> 00:09:31,029 Dusty Swender. 183 00:09:31,529 --> 00:09:33,656 T'quiel dawn. Muliq ai alcazar. 184 00:09:34,324 --> 00:09:36,826 Yuuto hoshide. Andrea Lopez. I could keep going. 185 00:09:36,910 --> 00:09:38,870 These are the kids I save when it happens. 186 00:09:39,662 --> 00:09:40,830 You know their names. 187 00:09:43,500 --> 00:09:45,877 Lately, I've been saying them over and over again, 188 00:09:47,087 --> 00:09:48,379 like a reminder. 189 00:09:48,463 --> 00:09:50,298 Stay the course, save their lives. 190 00:09:53,134 --> 00:09:54,854 I refuse to believe there isn't another way. 191 00:09:56,763 --> 00:09:58,603 Spock: Captain pike to the bridge. 192 00:09:58,765 --> 00:10:00,558 There is a problem with the comet. 193 00:10:12,403 --> 00:10:14,447 Spock: The computer simulation suggests that, 194 00:10:14,531 --> 00:10:16,574 when the comet strikes the planet in two days, 195 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:18,326 there will be no survivors. 196 00:10:20,495 --> 00:10:22,247 Persephone III is an m-class world. 197 00:10:22,330 --> 00:10:24,958 Previous surveys suggests it is home to an intelligent, 198 00:10:25,041 --> 00:10:27,502 pre-warp species that call themselves the deleb. 199 00:10:29,712 --> 00:10:32,090 Given their current state of technological advancement, 200 00:10:32,173 --> 00:10:34,610 it is highly unlikely that they're aware of the danger they are in. 201 00:10:34,634 --> 00:10:35,635 Pike: Options? 202 00:10:35,718 --> 00:10:37,470 The deleb can't move the comet, 203 00:10:38,888 --> 00:10:41,432 - so we move it for them? - Mr. Spock? 204 00:10:41,516 --> 00:10:44,561 An ion engine, to be precise, four, 205 00:10:44,644 --> 00:10:47,605 programmed to fire in sequence to account for the comet's rotation. 206 00:10:47,689 --> 00:10:49,190 Got it. Number one, thoughts? 207 00:10:49,566 --> 00:10:50,567 It could work. 208 00:10:50,650 --> 00:10:53,653 We could use photon torpedoes as launch vehicles. 209 00:10:54,737 --> 00:10:56,531 Take about an hour for the retrofit. 210 00:10:56,614 --> 00:10:57,657 A rosy assessment, 211 00:10:57,740 --> 00:10:59,826 considering I'll be the one doing the retrofitting. 212 00:10:59,909 --> 00:11:01,053 Then let's get it done, people. 213 00:11:01,077 --> 00:11:02,829 We've got a planet to save before breakfast. 214 00:11:04,164 --> 00:11:05,582 I love this job. 215 00:11:23,266 --> 00:11:26,019 Anyone want to tell me how a comet puts up a force field? 216 00:11:33,109 --> 00:11:34,110 Pike: Space. 217 00:11:35,778 --> 00:11:37,447 The final frontier. 218 00:11:40,283 --> 00:11:42,785 These are the voyages of the starship enterprise. 219 00:11:45,580 --> 00:11:46,789 Its five-year mission, 220 00:11:48,041 --> 00:11:49,959 to explore strange new worlds... 221 00:11:52,670 --> 00:11:54,172 To seek out new life 222 00:11:55,673 --> 00:11:57,258 and new civilizations, 223 00:11:59,385 --> 00:12:02,847 to boldly go where no one has gone before. 224 00:13:21,384 --> 00:13:23,970 We've tried every hail, every scan you can think of. 225 00:13:24,470 --> 00:13:26,389 If there's life on the comet, we can't find it. 226 00:13:27,098 --> 00:13:28,349 But we did find 227 00:13:29,142 --> 00:13:30,184 a structure. 228 00:13:30,727 --> 00:13:33,563 It's enormous and mostly subterranean. 229 00:13:33,688 --> 00:13:35,565 A structure suggests alien intelligence. 230 00:13:35,648 --> 00:13:38,693 Which is why I've asked Sam kirk of xenoanthropology here to join us. 231 00:13:38,776 --> 00:13:40,096 So, let's start with the obvious. 232 00:13:40,153 --> 00:13:42,864 It looks like a comet, has shields like a starship, 233 00:13:42,989 --> 00:13:45,325 and a building on its surface like a planet, 234 00:13:45,408 --> 00:13:46,617 but no life signs. 235 00:13:46,701 --> 00:13:48,328 Maybe it's not a comet at all, 236 00:13:48,411 --> 00:13:51,581 but some kind of derelict spacecraft? 237 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:54,292 Okay, so how do we shut down its shields? 238 00:13:54,375 --> 00:13:56,919 Logic suggests this structure is likely where we'll have to go. 239 00:13:57,545 --> 00:13:58,963 Except it's got shields. 240 00:13:59,339 --> 00:14:00,673 The shields are not constant. 241 00:14:00,757 --> 00:14:02,467 They only appear in response to a threat. 242 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:04,236 It should be possible to beam to the surface 243 00:14:04,260 --> 00:14:05,428 without triggering them. 244 00:14:05,511 --> 00:14:07,722 Sam, are you aware of any civilization 245 00:14:07,805 --> 00:14:09,405 that developed on the surface of a comet? 246 00:14:10,058 --> 00:14:11,267 First I've heard of one. 247 00:14:12,852 --> 00:14:14,212 I'm starting to like the mustache. 248 00:14:15,855 --> 00:14:17,398 Maybe you should try one for yourself. 249 00:14:18,858 --> 00:14:21,527 La'an, you, Spock, and Sam get suited up, 250 00:14:21,611 --> 00:14:23,988 and this is the cadet's first away mission. 251 00:14:24,572 --> 00:14:26,491 You wanted to learn to speak alien languages, 252 00:14:27,617 --> 00:14:29,118 go where the aliens are. 253 00:14:31,245 --> 00:14:32,914 The surface of the comet is bombarded 254 00:14:32,997 --> 00:14:35,750 by ridiculously high levels of cosmic rays. 255 00:14:35,833 --> 00:14:37,794 This will buy you two hours. 256 00:14:38,461 --> 00:14:40,713 Any more and your insides will turn to liquid. 257 00:14:43,466 --> 00:14:45,468 Ugh, you could've warned me. 258 00:14:45,551 --> 00:14:47,178 Then you'd know it was gonna hurt. 259 00:14:47,261 --> 00:14:48,679 You know I've had people run on me? 260 00:14:56,479 --> 00:14:57,688 Weapon up, people. 261 00:14:58,106 --> 00:14:59,232 Kirk, uhura, 262 00:14:59,732 --> 00:15:01,150 when you're recovered, with me. 263 00:15:03,569 --> 00:15:04,570 You ready for this? 264 00:15:04,654 --> 00:15:07,448 I am more than capable of managing any pain you can induce. 265 00:15:07,698 --> 00:15:09,075 Mr. Spock. 266 00:15:10,076 --> 00:15:11,786 Now you're just toying with me. 267 00:15:13,037 --> 00:15:14,372 That was not my intention. 268 00:15:15,331 --> 00:15:16,833 - I've noticed. - Heads up. 269 00:15:18,167 --> 00:15:19,252 Thank you, lieutenant. 270 00:15:44,569 --> 00:15:47,864 La'an: Remember, when we arrive, gravity is a fraction of earth normal. 271 00:15:48,739 --> 00:15:50,741 Don't want anyone flying off into space. 272 00:15:55,788 --> 00:15:57,039 Energize, Mr. Kyle. 273 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:24,901 You good? 274 00:16:25,485 --> 00:16:26,486 Yeah. 275 00:16:27,487 --> 00:16:29,989 I'm standing on the surface of a comet. 276 00:17:17,954 --> 00:17:19,705 Curious. According to my readings, 277 00:17:19,789 --> 00:17:21,874 there is breathable atmosphere inside the chamber. 278 00:17:23,543 --> 00:17:25,044 We should make sure it's secure. 279 00:17:25,127 --> 00:17:27,713 Lieutenant Spock, you scan the room. I'll do a perimeter sweep. 280 00:17:35,846 --> 00:17:36,931 Sam: These markings. 281 00:17:37,848 --> 00:17:39,568 What do you think, decorative or linguistic? 282 00:17:42,812 --> 00:17:43,854 You're asking me? 283 00:17:44,814 --> 00:17:46,625 Don't study linguistics if you don't want people 284 00:17:46,649 --> 00:17:47,942 to ask you questions about it. 285 00:17:48,484 --> 00:17:49,485 Okay. 286 00:17:49,986 --> 00:17:50,987 Fine. 287 00:17:52,655 --> 00:17:53,781 It's just, uh... 288 00:17:53,864 --> 00:17:56,325 You're a cadet, it's your first away mission, I get it. 289 00:17:57,785 --> 00:17:59,287 But you're here for a reason. 290 00:18:11,465 --> 00:18:12,466 Uhura: These markings, 291 00:18:13,342 --> 00:18:14,760 they repeat in a sequence. 292 00:18:15,678 --> 00:18:18,097 A sequence, huh? Maybe a code? 293 00:18:19,015 --> 00:18:20,016 I don't know. 294 00:18:21,434 --> 00:18:22,435 Just... 295 00:18:22,518 --> 00:18:25,021 Everything seems to point to this egg. 296 00:18:26,355 --> 00:18:29,233 It's important, just I don't know how. 297 00:18:30,109 --> 00:18:32,612 Do you think these markings indicate some kind of control? 298 00:18:35,114 --> 00:18:36,115 If they do, 299 00:18:36,198 --> 00:18:38,701 then perhaps this is how we can affect the comet's shields. 300 00:18:38,784 --> 00:18:39,952 La'an: Perimeter's clear. 301 00:18:40,036 --> 00:18:41,203 No one here but us. 302 00:18:49,462 --> 00:18:51,062 Uh, lieutenant, I don't think that's a... 303 00:18:53,716 --> 00:18:54,717 A good idea. 304 00:18:56,218 --> 00:18:57,219 Yahtzee. 305 00:19:00,014 --> 00:19:01,390 It's an old earth game. 306 00:19:02,391 --> 00:19:03,951 I am familiar with yahtzee, lieutenant, 307 00:19:03,976 --> 00:19:05,816 but I am reading a dangerous buildup of energy. 308 00:19:06,437 --> 00:19:07,772 Please step away from the egg. 309 00:19:10,399 --> 00:19:12,068 La'an: Turn him over. Get his helmet off. 310 00:19:21,035 --> 00:19:23,204 His heart has stopped. We need to get him to the ship. 311 00:19:25,498 --> 00:19:26,600 La'an: Ent... prise. 312 00:19:26,624 --> 00:19:28,167 Beam out. 313 00:19:28,584 --> 00:19:31,087 La'an, your signal's spotty. We can't quite hear you. 314 00:19:31,587 --> 00:19:34,507 Lieutenant kirk has been injured. Beam us out. 315 00:19:35,883 --> 00:19:37,468 Having trouble getting a lock. 316 00:19:44,183 --> 00:19:45,184 Spock: Clear. 317 00:19:52,441 --> 00:19:53,567 Energizing. 318 00:19:56,112 --> 00:19:57,488 Captain, the force field. 319 00:19:57,613 --> 00:19:58,614 It's back up. 320 00:20:02,451 --> 00:20:04,161 Signal's being blocked. 321 00:20:04,245 --> 00:20:05,705 I can't get them back. 322 00:20:07,206 --> 00:20:08,207 Clear. 323 00:20:16,507 --> 00:20:17,800 He's stable, for now. 324 00:20:18,342 --> 00:20:19,844 All frequencies are down. 325 00:20:20,344 --> 00:20:21,846 We're cut off from the ship. 326 00:20:25,391 --> 00:20:26,475 We're on our own. 327 00:20:38,863 --> 00:20:41,323 He sustained massive trauma from electrical shock. 328 00:20:41,782 --> 00:20:42,783 I've sedated him. 329 00:20:43,325 --> 00:20:45,661 Uh, maybe we don't touch anything else. 330 00:20:49,123 --> 00:20:50,249 Just a suggestion. 331 00:20:50,332 --> 00:20:52,460 He will not survive without prompt medical attention. 332 00:20:54,837 --> 00:20:56,338 Seems that force field is back. 333 00:20:56,922 --> 00:20:58,716 It appears the comet wishes to keep us here. 334 00:20:59,175 --> 00:21:01,427 What kind of comet knows someone's walking on it? 335 00:21:01,802 --> 00:21:03,179 A salient question, cadet. 336 00:21:03,262 --> 00:21:04,942 One that I am afraid you may have to answer 337 00:21:05,014 --> 00:21:06,182 in order for us to escape. 338 00:21:06,849 --> 00:21:09,727 Sir, I'm reminding you this is my first away mission. 339 00:21:09,810 --> 00:21:11,854 That may be, but the key to our escape 340 00:21:11,937 --> 00:21:13,981 may well be in these markings all around us, 341 00:21:14,064 --> 00:21:16,025 and you are the only linguistics expert here. 342 00:21:57,316 --> 00:21:58,776 Right now, I need ideas. 343 00:21:59,276 --> 00:22:02,154 We've got a planet full of people who will die without our help, 344 00:22:02,238 --> 00:22:04,490 and our crew members are trapped on that comet. 345 00:22:04,573 --> 00:22:06,575 We need to get through that force field. How? 346 00:22:08,452 --> 00:22:09,703 Phaser harmonics? 347 00:22:11,872 --> 00:22:14,416 A phaser at a higher frequency could cause resonance. 348 00:22:14,500 --> 00:22:16,418 The right frequency could shatter it. 349 00:22:19,755 --> 00:22:21,149 I like this plan. This is a good plan. 350 00:22:21,173 --> 00:22:22,216 Ortegas, bring us around. 351 00:22:35,980 --> 00:22:37,106 How are we doing, cadet? 352 00:22:37,898 --> 00:22:38,941 At the moment, 353 00:22:39,859 --> 00:22:42,278 pretending not to be in way over my head. 354 00:22:44,613 --> 00:22:45,614 Too honest? 355 00:22:46,282 --> 00:22:49,201 I am a vulcan. We are "too honest" by nature. 356 00:22:50,035 --> 00:22:52,121 Your girlfriend must love that, huh? 357 00:22:54,081 --> 00:22:55,082 Nurse chapel. 358 00:22:55,666 --> 00:22:57,293 Nurse chapel is not my girlfriend. 359 00:22:58,085 --> 00:22:59,169 I know, 360 00:22:59,879 --> 00:23:01,672 but she was flirting with you. 361 00:23:05,050 --> 00:23:07,803 It was a joke. You know, to 362 00:23:08,971 --> 00:23:10,222 break the tension. 363 00:23:11,098 --> 00:23:13,434 Do you not think this is an inappropriate time forjokes? 364 00:23:15,144 --> 00:23:16,562 It's like the captain said, 365 00:23:17,521 --> 00:23:19,982 "sometimes things go so badly 366 00:23:21,317 --> 00:23:22,776 "you just have to laugh." 367 00:23:24,695 --> 00:23:28,324 I find the best way to diffuse tension is to apply rigorous logic. 368 00:23:30,159 --> 00:23:31,160 Okay. 369 00:23:31,869 --> 00:23:33,746 That's always an option, too. 370 00:23:50,054 --> 00:23:51,513 Phasers locked and ready, captain. 371 00:23:51,597 --> 00:23:53,098 On your command, number one. 372 00:23:56,435 --> 00:23:58,771 - Incoming weapons fire. - Damage report? 373 00:23:59,313 --> 00:24:02,524 Minimal damage to port nacelle. Shields holding at 70%. 374 00:24:02,942 --> 00:24:03,943 Who hit us? 375 00:24:07,446 --> 00:24:09,490 Uh, they did. 376 00:24:23,379 --> 00:24:25,005 Hail them. On screen. 377 00:24:30,678 --> 00:24:33,531 Pike: This is captain Christopher pike of the federation starship enterprise. 378 00:24:33,555 --> 00:24:35,683 Who are you and why are you attacking our vessel? 379 00:24:35,766 --> 00:24:37,184 We are the Shepherds. 380 00:24:39,019 --> 00:24:40,020 Really? 381 00:24:40,396 --> 00:24:42,731 That's how the universal translator is processing it. 382 00:24:44,066 --> 00:24:46,068 We escort m'hanit. 383 00:24:47,236 --> 00:24:48,320 The comet? 384 00:24:48,404 --> 00:24:51,073 M'hanit is far more than a comet. 385 00:24:51,740 --> 00:24:55,744 M'hanit is one of the ancient arbiters of life. 386 00:24:56,996 --> 00:24:57,997 Okay. 387 00:24:58,080 --> 00:24:59,581 If you tamper with it again, 388 00:25:00,332 --> 00:25:03,210 we will not hesitate to destroy you. 389 00:25:13,679 --> 00:25:14,680 Scan the ship. 390 00:25:14,763 --> 00:25:16,363 What kind of weapons are we dealing with? 391 00:25:19,393 --> 00:25:20,811 Our intentions were not hostile. 392 00:25:21,395 --> 00:25:24,690 M'hanit is on a collision course with an inhabited planet. 393 00:25:24,773 --> 00:25:26,734 We were simply trying to divert its trajectory. 394 00:25:27,317 --> 00:25:28,444 Absurd. 395 00:25:28,819 --> 00:25:30,612 Would you adjust the height of the waves 396 00:25:30,696 --> 00:25:32,197 or the position of the stars? 397 00:25:32,906 --> 00:25:35,951 M'hanit's course is preordained. 398 00:25:36,535 --> 00:25:38,255 There are millions of people on that planet. 399 00:25:38,662 --> 00:25:41,707 The impact will kill them all and likely blow your comet... 400 00:25:43,417 --> 00:25:46,378 Blow your m'hanit into just as many pieces. 401 00:25:47,254 --> 00:25:49,298 Shepherd captain: Are you a reasonable man, captain? 402 00:25:50,841 --> 00:25:52,509 I'd like to think so, yes. 403 00:25:52,593 --> 00:25:54,720 Then please entertain the proposition 404 00:25:54,803 --> 00:25:58,849 that m'hanit is not, as you continue to call him, 405 00:25:58,932 --> 00:26:00,392 a comet. 406 00:26:00,476 --> 00:26:03,145 It is an instrument, 407 00:26:03,270 --> 00:26:04,897 an ancient arbiter, 408 00:26:04,980 --> 00:26:07,232 one of the few remaining in the galaxy. 409 00:26:08,317 --> 00:26:11,111 If it is his will to move, he will move. 410 00:26:11,987 --> 00:26:13,989 If it is his will to bring life, 411 00:26:14,073 --> 00:26:15,783 he will bring life. 412 00:26:16,575 --> 00:26:18,994 If m'hanit wills the planet to die, 413 00:26:19,078 --> 00:26:20,746 even chooses to die with it, 414 00:26:21,330 --> 00:26:24,041 then that is what will happen. 415 00:26:24,124 --> 00:26:26,960 As I said, it is preordained. 416 00:26:27,044 --> 00:26:29,588 Blowing up a planet full of people is not preordained... 417 00:26:29,671 --> 00:26:32,132 You said you were a reasonable man, captain. 418 00:26:32,216 --> 00:26:34,301 So how can you know? 419 00:26:34,593 --> 00:26:37,513 Since before our distant ancestors touched the sky 420 00:26:37,596 --> 00:26:39,181 and the stars beyond, 421 00:26:39,264 --> 00:26:42,768 my people have been charged with the protection of the arbiters. 422 00:26:42,851 --> 00:26:46,355 None of us even remember when the charge first came to us, 423 00:26:46,438 --> 00:26:48,065 but we accepted the mantle 424 00:26:48,148 --> 00:26:49,566 with honor. 425 00:26:50,526 --> 00:26:51,693 For centuries, 426 00:26:52,319 --> 00:26:55,114 we have protected the arbiters as they follow courses 427 00:26:55,197 --> 00:26:58,951 set long before our suns first burned in the sky, 428 00:26:59,326 --> 00:27:01,912 bringing life across the galaxy. 429 00:27:02,454 --> 00:27:05,040 It is not our prerogative to interfere, captain, 430 00:27:05,624 --> 00:27:06,875 nor is it yours. 431 00:27:07,584 --> 00:27:08,752 Pike: Please, excuse me. 432 00:27:08,836 --> 00:27:10,212 Pause communications. 433 00:27:11,046 --> 00:27:12,172 Shepherds? 434 00:27:12,548 --> 00:27:14,258 Zealots is more like it. What did you find? 435 00:27:14,341 --> 00:27:16,021 Una: Their systems are incredibly advanced, 436 00:27:16,051 --> 00:27:17,511 their ships faster than ours, 437 00:27:17,594 --> 00:27:19,138 and their weapon systems... 438 00:27:19,221 --> 00:27:21,021 Let's just say we don't want to piss them off. 439 00:27:22,266 --> 00:27:24,226 How exactly are we supposed to move the comet 440 00:27:24,309 --> 00:27:25,310 without doing that? 441 00:27:25,394 --> 00:27:27,312 We have to buy time for the landing party 442 00:27:27,396 --> 00:27:28,730 to get the force field down. 443 00:27:28,814 --> 00:27:30,917 And hope these Shepherds don't find out that they're down there. 444 00:27:30,941 --> 00:27:32,861 I'm guessing they'd be kind of touchy about that. 445 00:27:33,861 --> 00:27:35,904 Ensign, resume communications. 446 00:27:38,157 --> 00:27:40,951 You have your sacred duty. We have ours. 447 00:27:41,243 --> 00:27:43,912 The federation doesn't interfere in the development of species, 448 00:27:44,371 --> 00:27:46,123 but we also don't just let them die. 449 00:27:46,748 --> 00:27:48,917 We don't mean to disrespect m'hanit. 450 00:27:49,585 --> 00:27:51,753 We'd do the same for you if you were in danger. 451 00:27:51,837 --> 00:27:55,132 You say you don't interfere, that you mean no disrespect, 452 00:27:55,549 --> 00:27:59,136 but your crew has desecrated the temple on his surface. 453 00:28:00,304 --> 00:28:02,556 Guess they know about the landing party. 454 00:28:03,765 --> 00:28:07,394 - We were simply trying to ascer... - Their presence is blasphemy. 455 00:28:07,936 --> 00:28:10,272 M'hanit will be their tomb. 456 00:28:11,106 --> 00:28:12,941 Any further action to rescue them 457 00:28:13,525 --> 00:28:15,736 will be considered an act of war. 458 00:28:18,071 --> 00:28:19,757 Find a way to get through to the landing party right now. 459 00:28:19,781 --> 00:28:21,381 Break the laws of physics if you have to. 460 00:28:34,838 --> 00:28:35,839 How is he? 461 00:28:36,757 --> 00:28:38,300 Spock: Stable, and holding. 462 00:28:39,843 --> 00:28:40,969 What about you, cadet? 463 00:28:42,054 --> 00:28:44,056 You gonna get us out of here, or get us killed? 464 00:28:46,600 --> 00:28:48,769 Right now, I'd say it's pretty much a toss-up. 465 00:28:57,653 --> 00:29:00,197 Your humming suggests you may be experiencing distress. 466 00:29:00,989 --> 00:29:03,992 May I remind you that circumstances are less dire than they were. 467 00:29:04,785 --> 00:29:06,954 Mr. Kirk identified one error you can avoid. 468 00:29:07,621 --> 00:29:10,332 By eliminating that option, he has improved your odds. 469 00:29:13,252 --> 00:29:15,837 Was that actually your version of a pep talk? 470 00:29:16,588 --> 00:29:18,757 Yes. I've been working on them. 471 00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:21,218 How was it, would you say? 472 00:29:22,386 --> 00:29:24,554 Maybe don't take your foot off the gas on that one. 473 00:29:25,681 --> 00:29:27,557 Well, you are achieving your stated objective 474 00:29:27,641 --> 00:29:28,850 of studying alien languages. 475 00:29:29,518 --> 00:29:31,895 Like you said, I'm not even supposed to be here. 476 00:29:31,979 --> 00:29:32,980 That's not precisely... 477 00:29:33,063 --> 00:29:35,232 You all should be relying on someone who's prepared. 478 00:29:35,315 --> 00:29:36,942 Someone actually starfleet, 479 00:29:37,025 --> 00:29:39,194 not someone who's gonna get us all fried to a crisp. 480 00:29:44,658 --> 00:29:46,493 As this is your first away mission, 481 00:29:47,119 --> 00:29:50,080 may I assume it is also the first time your life has been in danger? 482 00:29:50,914 --> 00:29:51,915 Yes. 483 00:29:52,541 --> 00:29:53,542 Kind of. 484 00:29:55,711 --> 00:29:57,296 No, just yes. 485 00:29:58,213 --> 00:29:59,965 Confrontations with our mortality 486 00:30:00,048 --> 00:30:03,135 often cause us to see ourselves as if from the outside. 487 00:30:04,094 --> 00:30:06,930 Such a perspective can be a unique opportunity. 488 00:30:09,308 --> 00:30:11,059 You did not intend on being here, 489 00:30:11,601 --> 00:30:12,978 but you are here. 490 00:30:13,061 --> 00:30:14,646 Hypotheticals are irrelevant. 491 00:30:15,063 --> 00:30:18,608 Today, you are, quite simply, the only person for the job. 492 00:30:19,735 --> 00:30:21,403 Will you rise to see it through? 493 00:30:24,865 --> 00:30:26,033 That one was better. 494 00:30:27,909 --> 00:30:29,244 Your pep talk, I mean. 495 00:30:45,385 --> 00:30:46,386 Cadet. 496 00:30:48,597 --> 00:30:50,390 The cave seems to be reacting to your voice. 497 00:31:09,534 --> 00:31:10,535 Music. 498 00:31:12,162 --> 00:31:13,705 It responds to music. 499 00:31:20,420 --> 00:31:21,546 Anything? 500 00:31:22,130 --> 00:31:23,274 Nothing from the landing party, 501 00:31:23,298 --> 00:31:25,967 but I found a possible signal coming from the comet itself. 502 00:31:26,051 --> 00:31:27,177 What kind of signal? 503 00:31:37,729 --> 00:31:39,314 Computer, identify this song. 504 00:31:39,940 --> 00:31:42,567 Computer: "Vamuvamba," a traditional song from earth, 505 00:31:42,651 --> 00:31:44,277 originating in Kenya. 506 00:31:46,279 --> 00:31:47,989 That cannot be a coincidence. 507 00:32:05,382 --> 00:32:07,551 Different pitches elicit different responses. 508 00:32:07,634 --> 00:32:09,845 What's the light show? Is it good? 509 00:32:10,220 --> 00:32:12,347 The comet's systems seem to be controlled by music. 510 00:32:13,515 --> 00:32:15,976 Lieutenant kirk thought these symbols were a code. 511 00:32:16,726 --> 00:32:20,147 Music is just sound waves, which can be represented by numbers. 512 00:32:20,981 --> 00:32:22,899 What if the code is harmonics? 513 00:32:24,025 --> 00:32:26,528 Someone help me out here. I skipped music class. 514 00:32:26,611 --> 00:32:28,864 Harmonics are just the ratios between frequencies. 515 00:32:28,947 --> 00:32:31,491 Every note vibrates at a specific frequency. 516 00:32:31,575 --> 00:32:32,617 Double that frequency, 517 00:32:32,701 --> 00:32:34,578 and you get the same pitch an octave higher. 518 00:32:36,329 --> 00:32:38,582 That's the two in our code. 519 00:32:39,374 --> 00:32:41,668 Triple the frequency, and you get a perfect fifth. 520 00:32:41,751 --> 00:32:44,004 Five times the frequency is a major third. 521 00:32:46,548 --> 00:32:48,049 The code is a major chord. 522 00:32:48,633 --> 00:32:51,470 Why would an alien species write music the way we do? 523 00:32:51,887 --> 00:32:53,889 Musical notes are easily derived from math. 524 00:32:54,514 --> 00:32:56,475 Vulcans theorize it is their fundamental nature 525 00:32:56,558 --> 00:32:58,351 which makes them pleasing to the ear. 526 00:33:00,395 --> 00:33:02,856 Someone match my pitch. 527 00:33:05,567 --> 00:33:08,612 Oh... no help here. I'll break the thing. 528 00:33:26,588 --> 00:33:28,924 Okay, try and follow my lead. 529 00:34:26,690 --> 00:34:28,751 We're definitely getting closer to resolving the whole 530 00:34:28,775 --> 00:34:31,152 genius or "about to get us killed" conundrum. 531 00:34:31,653 --> 00:34:33,321 So the right time for genius. 532 00:34:53,383 --> 00:34:56,428 If we are correct and the comet communicates through music, 533 00:34:56,511 --> 00:34:59,264 it would be logical to assume that it is speaking to us right now. 534 00:34:59,347 --> 00:35:00,765 Okay. 535 00:35:02,142 --> 00:35:04,352 So, how do we convince it to lower the force field? 536 00:35:14,029 --> 00:35:15,822 Hold on. Let me try something. 537 00:35:35,759 --> 00:35:37,969 The comet's force field just disappeared. 538 00:35:38,553 --> 00:35:40,722 Bridge to transporter room, energize. 539 00:35:40,805 --> 00:35:41,931 We got them. 540 00:35:48,355 --> 00:35:49,564 Shields up. Red alert. 541 00:35:52,734 --> 00:35:53,860 Christina: Captain, 542 00:35:53,943 --> 00:35:55,570 Shepherds are hailing us. 543 00:35:58,365 --> 00:35:59,616 Open a channel. On screen. 544 00:36:00,575 --> 00:36:03,036 You continue to interfere. 545 00:36:04,079 --> 00:36:05,288 Well, technically... 546 00:36:05,372 --> 00:36:07,475 - You were warned. - Pike: Look, let's talk about this. 547 00:36:07,499 --> 00:36:08,750 Find some common ground. 548 00:36:12,921 --> 00:36:14,047 I think that went well. 549 00:36:16,341 --> 00:36:18,694 They're launching torpedoes, captain. I'm reading three inbound. 550 00:36:18,718 --> 00:36:20,095 We definitely pissed them off. 551 00:36:24,432 --> 00:36:25,642 Brace for impact. 552 00:36:34,776 --> 00:36:36,027 Shields at 50%. 553 00:36:36,569 --> 00:36:38,446 - Ortegas, evasive maneuvers. - On it. 554 00:36:50,250 --> 00:36:52,127 - They are pursuing. - Return fire? 555 00:36:52,210 --> 00:36:54,212 Negative. Escape pattern April-omega-three. 556 00:36:54,295 --> 00:36:55,839 Captain, recommend we withdraw. 557 00:36:55,922 --> 00:36:57,132 We're already on the run. 558 00:36:57,215 --> 00:36:58,758 We need to warp out and regroup. 559 00:36:58,842 --> 00:37:00,218 Facing off with them is suicide. 560 00:37:00,301 --> 00:37:01,862 - We're outgunned here. - Una: She's right. 561 00:37:01,886 --> 00:37:03,680 Their ship is too advanced for us to take on. 562 00:37:04,848 --> 00:37:06,307 - Shields at 40%. - Spock: Sir, 563 00:37:06,391 --> 00:37:07,517 when we were on the surface, 564 00:37:07,600 --> 00:37:09,769 I believe the comet was trying to communicate with us. 565 00:37:09,853 --> 00:37:12,373 Right. The music you recorded. Any idea what it was trying to say? 566 00:37:12,397 --> 00:37:14,709 I haven't been able to translate it yet. It might take days. 567 00:37:14,733 --> 00:37:15,773 We have less than one hour 568 00:37:15,817 --> 00:37:17,537 before the comet will impact persephone III. 569 00:37:17,986 --> 00:37:20,029 You do a lot of reminding people of deadlines, sir. 570 00:37:20,238 --> 00:37:21,398 She does have a point, Spock. 571 00:37:22,949 --> 00:37:25,660 Captain, unless we want them to blow us out of the sky... 572 00:37:25,744 --> 00:37:26,786 Give me phasers. 573 00:37:26,870 --> 00:37:28,590 Target their weapons and propulsion systems. 574 00:37:28,621 --> 00:37:30,541 We don't want to hurt them. 575 00:37:31,249 --> 00:37:32,709 Wish they felt the same. 576 00:37:32,792 --> 00:37:35,420 Shields at 25%. Phasers locked. 577 00:37:35,503 --> 00:37:37,672 Ortegas, bring us around to bearing 150 Mark 9. 578 00:37:37,756 --> 00:37:38,757 Aye, sir. 579 00:37:39,674 --> 00:37:40,675 And 580 00:37:41,217 --> 00:37:42,218 fire. 581 00:37:46,431 --> 00:37:47,682 Direct hit. 582 00:37:47,891 --> 00:37:49,309 They're pulling away to regroup. 583 00:37:49,392 --> 00:37:51,102 I'd say we have less than a minute. 584 00:37:51,186 --> 00:37:52,562 We have to save that planet. 585 00:37:53,229 --> 00:37:55,332 We brought down the force field, so how do we move the comet? 586 00:37:55,356 --> 00:37:57,984 Let's face it, the crazy space monks will blow us out of the sky 587 00:37:58,067 --> 00:38:00,069 if we try anything to move that comet. 588 00:38:02,530 --> 00:38:03,531 What if we didn't? 589 00:38:05,950 --> 00:38:07,535 What if the comet moved itself? 590 00:38:15,502 --> 00:38:16,628 Pike: Everyone ready? 591 00:38:18,713 --> 00:38:20,006 We only get one shot at this. 592 00:38:22,842 --> 00:38:23,885 Maximum impulse. 593 00:38:25,053 --> 00:38:26,387 They're gaining on us. 594 00:38:26,679 --> 00:38:28,759 When they get close enough, they'll take a kill shot. 595 00:38:29,682 --> 00:38:32,002 Ortegas, you know how you used to brag you were going to be 596 00:38:32,060 --> 00:38:34,062 the best pilot ever to graduate the academy? 597 00:38:35,355 --> 00:38:36,564 Word gets around. 598 00:38:38,358 --> 00:38:39,651 What's your point, sir? 599 00:38:40,318 --> 00:38:41,478 Time to prove it, lieutenant. 600 00:38:42,070 --> 00:38:43,404 Get us in front of that comet. 601 00:38:45,490 --> 00:38:48,493 Initiating evasive pattern ortegas-gamma-one. 602 00:38:48,576 --> 00:38:50,203 Evasive pattern ortegas? 603 00:39:13,059 --> 00:39:14,435 Shepherds are in pursuit. 604 00:39:41,296 --> 00:39:43,590 They've stopped firing. 605 00:39:43,673 --> 00:39:44,993 They don't want to hit the comet. 606 00:39:48,094 --> 00:39:49,679 I think they're hailing us. 607 00:39:50,805 --> 00:39:51,973 Yeah, they are. Captain? 608 00:39:52,056 --> 00:39:53,057 Not yet. 609 00:40:16,956 --> 00:40:18,333 Ortegas, time to come about. 610 00:40:18,750 --> 00:40:21,210 Rerouting to bearing 180 Mark 5. 611 00:40:21,294 --> 00:40:22,879 Reverse thrusters, full stop. 612 00:40:22,962 --> 00:40:25,173 Reversing thrusters. And... 613 00:40:26,674 --> 00:40:27,842 Stopped. 614 00:40:27,926 --> 00:40:30,386 Ops, shut down all systems except for life support. 615 00:40:34,057 --> 00:40:36,768 All right, ensign Christina. I'm ready for the Shepherds now. 616 00:40:37,727 --> 00:40:39,020 On screen, please. 617 00:40:45,318 --> 00:40:46,319 We surrender. 618 00:40:46,402 --> 00:40:48,947 The damage we've sustained has caused complete systems failure. 619 00:40:49,030 --> 00:40:52,533 And what if we choose not to accept your surrender? 620 00:40:52,951 --> 00:40:54,786 Well, if you don't help us, 621 00:40:55,620 --> 00:40:57,956 we'll collide with the comet, which will destroy our ship. 622 00:40:58,414 --> 00:41:01,167 And the trilithium resin in our warp core will ignite, 623 00:41:01,250 --> 00:41:02,377 destroying the comet. 624 00:41:03,044 --> 00:41:05,713 Which will also happen if you try to blow us up. 625 00:41:09,258 --> 00:41:10,927 Please, help us. 626 00:41:11,928 --> 00:41:13,221 I give you my word, 627 00:41:13,304 --> 00:41:16,099 we will not touch m'hanit again. 628 00:41:22,855 --> 00:41:24,565 Una: You're taking a big gamble. 629 00:41:24,649 --> 00:41:26,317 I recognize that, number one. 630 00:41:33,241 --> 00:41:35,576 The Shepherd ship is activating a tractor beam. 631 00:41:38,413 --> 00:41:40,248 Mr. Spock? You're up. 632 00:41:44,585 --> 00:41:45,753 Acknowledged, captain. 633 00:42:13,406 --> 00:42:14,949 Approaching the nucleus of the comet. 634 00:42:15,366 --> 00:42:17,493 And diverting power to the shuttle's shields. 635 00:42:22,874 --> 00:42:25,168 Shields radiating heat at maximum intensity. 636 00:42:29,881 --> 00:42:31,716 The surface appears to be responding. 637 00:42:47,231 --> 00:42:48,524 Maintaining position. 638 00:42:49,150 --> 00:42:50,818 Preparing to engage heat shields. 639 00:43:41,285 --> 00:43:42,328 Una: It's moving. 640 00:43:43,788 --> 00:43:46,040 The sublimation is nudging the comet off course. 641 00:43:46,415 --> 00:43:48,709 And for the record, we're not actually touching it. 642 00:43:54,257 --> 00:43:55,883 Uhura: But where's lieutenant Spock? 643 00:44:02,056 --> 00:44:03,057 Spock? 644 00:44:04,183 --> 00:44:06,227 - Is everything okay? - Spock: Fine, captain. 645 00:44:06,310 --> 00:44:08,938 Sometimes things go so badly you just have to laugh. 646 00:44:36,507 --> 00:44:37,508 Fascinating. 647 00:44:38,384 --> 00:44:40,261 A large quantity of water vapor from the comet 648 00:44:40,344 --> 00:44:41,971 is entering the planet's atmosphere. 649 00:44:42,722 --> 00:44:43,931 Spock: If I am not mistaken, 650 00:44:44,015 --> 00:44:45,474 this will permanently change 651 00:44:45,558 --> 00:44:47,894 the atmospheric composition of persephone ill. 652 00:44:47,977 --> 00:44:50,104 Pike: Change it how? 653 00:44:50,438 --> 00:44:52,690 Reducing the planet's aridity will make it more amenable 654 00:44:52,773 --> 00:44:54,650 to plant growth, agriculture, 655 00:44:55,318 --> 00:44:57,570 and, one might surmise, societal development. 656 00:45:00,489 --> 00:45:03,201 Did it actually bring life? 657 00:45:04,577 --> 00:45:07,121 Don't tell me the space monks were actually right. 658 00:45:11,959 --> 00:45:13,169 Captain, 659 00:45:13,252 --> 00:45:14,545 Shepherds are hailing us. 660 00:45:14,629 --> 00:45:16,589 Open a channel. On screen, please, ensign. 661 00:45:17,798 --> 00:45:20,760 You have seen the glory and the mercy 662 00:45:20,843 --> 00:45:22,386 that is m'hanit. 663 00:45:22,970 --> 00:45:26,015 You're right. We witnessed a miracle. 664 00:45:26,849 --> 00:45:28,601 Perhaps in the future, 665 00:45:28,684 --> 00:45:31,687 you will not be so quick to judge the faith of others. 666 00:45:34,857 --> 00:45:38,152 And so we shall not part as enemies. 667 00:45:38,611 --> 00:45:39,654 Pike: Thank you. 668 00:46:20,194 --> 00:46:22,280 Pike: Captain's log, supplemental. 669 00:46:23,864 --> 00:46:25,408 I am left to wonder 670 00:46:27,410 --> 00:46:29,036 who made the comet? 671 00:46:30,621 --> 00:46:32,331 How many more like it are out there? 672 00:46:36,794 --> 00:46:38,879 Was it coincidence that fostered the chance 673 00:46:38,963 --> 00:46:40,506 for more life on persephone ill? 674 00:46:42,717 --> 00:46:43,968 Or something more? 675 00:46:47,471 --> 00:46:50,016 Look, we already knew how to turn musical notes 676 00:46:50,099 --> 00:46:51,618 into numbers, right? 677 00:46:51,642 --> 00:46:53,686 But the computer helped me turn those numbers 678 00:46:53,769 --> 00:46:55,146 into numerical coordinates. 679 00:46:55,896 --> 00:46:58,316 You're saying the numbers painted a picture? 680 00:46:58,399 --> 00:47:00,609 Uhura: Yes. But not just any picture. 681 00:47:00,693 --> 00:47:03,154 The music contained this image. 682 00:47:04,071 --> 00:47:06,490 This is a star chart showing the comet's course, 683 00:47:06,574 --> 00:47:09,327 a course that includes it moving past persephone III. 684 00:47:10,036 --> 00:47:11,596 You are suggesting the comet was telling us 685 00:47:11,620 --> 00:47:13,664 it did not intend to hit persephone ill? 686 00:47:13,748 --> 00:47:14,749 Yes. 687 00:47:15,374 --> 00:47:17,001 It meant no harm. 688 00:47:17,084 --> 00:47:18,627 That was the message. 689 00:47:19,587 --> 00:47:22,107 But if I had not interfered, it would have destroyed the planet. 690 00:47:22,673 --> 00:47:24,759 Okay, here's where things get weirder. 691 00:47:26,594 --> 00:47:29,263 When we zoom in on the image, we find this shape. 692 00:47:30,514 --> 00:47:32,850 And this is an image of the chunk of ice 693 00:47:32,933 --> 00:47:36,145 that broke off from the comet as lieutenant Spock flew his mission. 694 00:47:37,396 --> 00:47:38,606 They're identical. 695 00:47:38,689 --> 00:47:40,691 You're saying the comet sent this message 696 00:47:40,775 --> 00:47:43,611 before Spock was able to correct the comet's course? 697 00:47:44,070 --> 00:47:45,988 We recorded it hours earlier. 698 00:47:46,447 --> 00:47:48,991 It is highly improbable the comet could have randomly guessed 699 00:47:49,075 --> 00:47:51,869 the shape the ice that fell off would take with such accuracy. 700 00:47:52,453 --> 00:47:54,080 Unless your flight was foretold. 701 00:47:54,789 --> 00:47:57,708 You're suggesting the comet had foreknowledge 702 00:47:57,792 --> 00:47:59,293 of future events? 703 00:47:59,377 --> 00:48:01,712 The comet's flight path and its, 704 00:48:01,796 --> 00:48:03,964 I don't know, mission to seed that planet 705 00:48:04,048 --> 00:48:06,884 was predicated on you flying that shuttle to move it. 706 00:48:08,177 --> 00:48:10,179 It knew its fate, you might say. 707 00:48:13,557 --> 00:48:15,476 Thank you for your report, cadet. 708 00:48:21,482 --> 00:48:22,650 Cadet uhura. 709 00:48:25,277 --> 00:48:28,656 As I said, many dream of being worthy of starfleet, 710 00:48:29,240 --> 00:48:33,494 of representing its values of selflessness, courage, sacrifice. 711 00:48:33,577 --> 00:48:35,013 I know it shouldn't have been me down there... 712 00:48:35,037 --> 00:48:36,372 I have not finished, cadet. 713 00:48:39,959 --> 00:48:41,460 The odds of us surviving were, 714 00:48:42,420 --> 00:48:43,879 in fact, quite low. 715 00:48:43,963 --> 00:48:46,382 No pep talk could have increased them. 716 00:48:47,508 --> 00:48:50,219 I understand you did not come to starfleet the way many of us have. 717 00:48:50,761 --> 00:48:52,388 That you are not sure you wish to stay. 718 00:48:53,305 --> 00:48:55,433 But, having observed your actions on the comet, 719 00:48:55,850 --> 00:48:57,685 I am certain, should you choose to, 720 00:48:58,477 --> 00:49:01,021 starfleet would be fortunate to have an officer like you. 721 00:49:02,189 --> 00:49:03,190 Thank you, sir. 722 00:49:20,708 --> 00:49:24,378 A little piece of ice and dust roaming through space brings life. 723 00:49:28,090 --> 00:49:30,634 I bet you not one of us could have predicted how. 724 00:49:32,761 --> 00:49:33,804 I'll give you that. 725 00:49:35,514 --> 00:49:38,058 So, just because you receive a message from the future 726 00:49:38,601 --> 00:49:40,060 doesn't mean you understand it. 727 00:49:40,644 --> 00:49:43,272 We're not talking about the comet anymore, are we? 728 00:49:47,693 --> 00:49:49,053 Don't throw your life away, Chris. 729 00:49:50,488 --> 00:49:52,281 - Number one... - I know you had 730 00:49:52,364 --> 00:49:55,284 - a vision of the future, but... - I made a choice. 731 00:49:55,910 --> 00:49:57,411 I accepted my fate. It... 732 00:49:58,412 --> 00:49:59,914 It goes beyond my own life. 733 00:50:00,331 --> 00:50:01,665 What if you're wrong? 734 00:50:02,583 --> 00:50:03,918 What if you got that message 735 00:50:04,001 --> 00:50:05,961 so you could save those kids and that's it? 736 00:50:06,629 --> 00:50:09,131 What if you don't have to ruin your life, too? 737 00:50:10,466 --> 00:50:12,718 How do you know you can't make a different choice? 738 00:50:13,761 --> 00:50:15,262 One that saves all of you? 739 00:50:18,474 --> 00:50:19,934 What if your fate 740 00:50:21,101 --> 00:50:22,394 is what you make it? 741 00:50:32,696 --> 00:50:33,697 Computer. 742 00:50:35,491 --> 00:50:38,619 Call up all available information for the following federation citizens. 743 00:50:43,123 --> 00:50:44,667 Dusty Swender. 744 00:50:45,584 --> 00:50:46,627 T'quiel dawn. 745 00:50:49,255 --> 00:50:50,881 Muliq ai alcazar. 746 00:50:53,551 --> 00:50:54,927 Yuuto hoshide. 747 00:50:57,846 --> 00:50:59,014 Andrea Lopez.