1 00:00:25,692 --> 00:00:28,028 Pike: Previously on Star Trek strange new worlds... 2 00:00:28,111 --> 00:00:29,321 Spock: You saw the future? 3 00:00:29,404 --> 00:00:32,491 Pike: I know exactly how and when my life ends. 4 00:00:32,574 --> 00:00:35,786 And I didn't just see it, I felt it, every agonizing second. 5 00:00:35,869 --> 00:00:37,287 Don't throw your life away, Chris. 6 00:00:37,371 --> 00:00:38,497 I made a choice. 7 00:00:38,580 --> 00:00:39,998 I accepted my fate. 8 00:00:40,082 --> 00:00:41,291 What if you're wrong? 9 00:00:41,416 --> 00:00:44,253 What if your fate is what you make it? 10 00:00:44,336 --> 00:00:46,547 - I hear you speak 12 languages. - Thirty-seven. 11 00:00:46,630 --> 00:00:49,049 I found early that if I wanted to be understood, 12 00:00:49,132 --> 00:00:51,052 it's best to communicate in someone's own tongue. 13 00:00:51,093 --> 00:00:52,719 So I learned them. 14 00:00:52,803 --> 00:00:55,847 Hemmer: Doctor, ineed to check your emergency medical transporter 15 00:00:55,931 --> 00:00:58,308 for systems integration and excess power usage. 16 00:00:58,392 --> 00:01:00,352 Please stop messing around in here! 17 00:01:00,435 --> 00:01:01,687 Hemmer's diagnostic 18 00:01:01,770 --> 00:01:04,565 shows you're keeping something in the pattern buffer. 19 00:01:05,274 --> 00:01:07,234 M'benga: Rukiya. My daughter. 20 00:01:07,317 --> 00:01:08,360 Hi, dad. 21 00:01:08,443 --> 00:01:11,530 You can't imagine what it's like to watch your child wither away. 22 00:01:11,613 --> 00:01:15,117 And somewhere is a planet that has the discovery I need. 23 00:01:20,330 --> 00:01:23,125 Pike: Captain's log, stardate 1943.7. 24 00:01:23,667 --> 00:01:25,544 We have arrived at the majalan system, 25 00:01:25,627 --> 00:01:28,589 a minor star cluster at the edge of federation space. 26 00:01:28,672 --> 00:01:32,050 I was last here ten years ago, on a rescue mission. 27 00:01:32,676 --> 00:01:35,846 When a pulsar nearly kills you, you tend not to forget. 28 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:39,683 Our mission today is a routine cartographic survey. 29 00:01:40,934 --> 00:01:42,728 I expect it will be a lot quieter. 30 00:01:43,395 --> 00:01:45,063 - Captain. - Cadet uhura. 31 00:01:49,234 --> 00:01:50,485 You all right? 32 00:01:51,111 --> 00:01:52,988 Oh, it's nothing. 33 00:01:53,071 --> 00:01:55,115 Just a little sore after combat training. 34 00:01:55,198 --> 00:01:58,535 Ah, right. You're on rotation with lieutenant noonien-Singh this week. 35 00:01:59,703 --> 00:02:01,913 Lesson one of security? 36 00:02:01,997 --> 00:02:05,917 "A rigelian tiger pounces with no warning." 37 00:02:06,001 --> 00:02:08,670 Yeah. I learned that one, all right. 38 00:02:08,754 --> 00:02:12,466 Well, I've come to understand la'an has a lot to teach. 39 00:02:12,549 --> 00:02:13,675 Although... 40 00:02:15,052 --> 00:02:16,637 Keep your eye out for lesson seven. 41 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:18,263 What's lesson seven? 42 00:02:26,897 --> 00:02:28,690 Nice of you to join us, cadet. 43 00:02:28,774 --> 00:02:30,984 Did you find your break restful? 44 00:02:31,068 --> 00:02:33,320 Super restful. Thanks for asking. 45 00:02:33,403 --> 00:02:35,197 Lesson two of security... 46 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:40,077 "There are no breaks in security because threats never take breaks." 47 00:02:40,911 --> 00:02:42,513 Una: Captain, we're receiving a distress call 48 00:02:42,537 --> 00:02:44,164 from a non-federation shuttle. 49 00:02:44,247 --> 00:02:46,249 - They say they're under attack. - From who? 50 00:02:47,250 --> 00:02:51,088 Scans indicate a small combat cruiser. Light armaments. Non-federation ID. 51 00:02:51,922 --> 00:02:53,799 Shields up and take us closer, Erica. 52 00:03:12,693 --> 00:03:14,778 Ensign shankar, hail that cruiser. 53 00:03:15,445 --> 00:03:16,571 No response, sir. 54 00:03:16,655 --> 00:03:18,240 Pike: Then get me an open channel. 55 00:03:18,323 --> 00:03:20,534 This is Christopher pike of the u. S. 8. Enterprise. 56 00:03:20,617 --> 00:03:22,452 You are committing an act of aggression. 57 00:03:23,245 --> 00:03:25,125 As the other vessel has appealed to us for help, 58 00:03:25,163 --> 00:03:27,963 I am obliged by both federation law and my own conscience to intervene. 59 00:03:27,999 --> 00:03:29,459 I order you to stand down. 60 00:03:34,131 --> 00:03:35,257 Damage? 61 00:03:35,340 --> 00:03:38,385 Negligible. Shield integrity is only down 0.02%. 62 00:03:40,554 --> 00:03:43,014 - Red alert and evasive maneuvers. - Aye, captain. 63 00:03:43,098 --> 00:03:46,518 Captain, they appear to be making an attack run at us. 64 00:03:46,601 --> 00:03:48,645 It's the little dog with the most to prove. 65 00:03:48,729 --> 00:03:51,064 - Sir? - It's an expression. 66 00:03:51,148 --> 00:03:52,583 You think you can take out their weapons 67 00:03:52,607 --> 00:03:54,047 without blowing them to smithereens? 68 00:03:54,526 --> 00:03:55,694 Charge phasers. 69 00:03:55,777 --> 00:03:57,904 - Minimum capacity. - Charging. 70 00:03:57,988 --> 00:03:59,548 They're locking phasers again, captain. 71 00:03:59,614 --> 00:04:00,991 Fire. 72 00:04:06,747 --> 00:04:07,873 Uhura: Apologies. 73 00:04:07,956 --> 00:04:09,583 Captain, I was trying to graze them, 74 00:04:09,666 --> 00:04:11,894 but they fired and changed course right into our weapons. 75 00:04:11,918 --> 00:04:13,378 I think they got the hint. 76 00:04:16,256 --> 00:04:18,341 Firing three times on a starfleet ship. 77 00:04:18,425 --> 00:04:20,385 If it wasn't our business before, it is now. 78 00:04:20,469 --> 00:04:23,722 Sir, shuttle is hailing us, requesting immediate evacuation. 79 00:04:23,805 --> 00:04:25,390 Their life support systems are failing. 80 00:04:25,474 --> 00:04:26,767 Prepare to beam them aboard. 81 00:04:26,850 --> 00:04:28,310 Let's go meet our guests. 82 00:04:32,314 --> 00:04:33,482 Deck 6. 83 00:04:47,454 --> 00:04:49,039 Lieutenant pike? 84 00:04:49,706 --> 00:04:51,124 Alora? 85 00:04:52,918 --> 00:04:55,003 You know her, captain? 86 00:04:56,671 --> 00:04:58,048 Or should I call you lieutenant? 87 00:05:09,059 --> 00:05:10,310 Pike: Space. 88 00:05:11,937 --> 00:05:13,522 The final frontier. 89 00:05:16,274 --> 00:05:19,236 These are the voyages of the starship enterprise. 90 00:05:21,738 --> 00:05:23,323 Its five-year mission, 91 00:05:24,282 --> 00:05:26,368 to explore strange new worlds... 92 00:05:28,745 --> 00:05:30,413 To seek out new life 93 00:05:31,748 --> 00:05:33,542 and new civilizations, 94 00:05:35,418 --> 00:05:38,755 to boldly go where no one has gone before. 95 00:06:56,041 --> 00:06:58,501 Pike: Alora and I met years ago. 96 00:06:58,585 --> 00:07:00,879 Alora: He rescued me from another shuttle. 97 00:07:01,671 --> 00:07:03,423 Seems like you have bad luck with shuttles. 98 00:07:03,506 --> 00:07:04,507 Or good, 99 00:07:05,342 --> 00:07:07,010 depending on how you look at it. 100 00:07:08,845 --> 00:07:11,681 Well, allow me to welcome you all to enterprise. 101 00:07:12,557 --> 00:07:15,685 Your, uh, new uniform is... 102 00:07:17,938 --> 00:07:19,022 Very yellow. 103 00:07:19,564 --> 00:07:21,775 Oh, it's gold, technically, 104 00:07:21,858 --> 00:07:23,652 because I'm, um... 105 00:07:23,735 --> 00:07:25,403 I'm a captain. So... 106 00:07:25,487 --> 00:07:28,448 Well, on behalf of majalis, we thank you for your help, 107 00:07:29,824 --> 00:07:30,909 captain pike. 108 00:07:31,451 --> 00:07:33,411 Uh, this is my number one. 109 00:07:34,663 --> 00:07:37,791 Una... uh, lieutenant commander una chin-Riley. 110 00:07:40,210 --> 00:07:42,879 Allow me to take you to the ready room to debrief. 111 00:07:43,713 --> 00:07:46,341 But first, I must insist you take us to your medical facility. 112 00:07:46,424 --> 00:07:49,094 Of course, right away. Uh, chief Kyle will escort you down. 113 00:07:49,177 --> 00:07:51,012 Uh, sorry, are you the boy's father? 114 00:07:51,096 --> 00:07:52,555 Strictly in the biological sense. 115 00:08:00,730 --> 00:08:02,565 "When king Ridley turned, 116 00:08:03,233 --> 00:08:05,193 "the wizard pollux pushed him 117 00:08:05,276 --> 00:08:06,945 - "right over the cliff!" - Rukiya: Daddy. 118 00:08:07,028 --> 00:08:10,407 You just read me the same exact chapter twice in a row. 119 00:08:10,490 --> 00:08:11,741 I did? 120 00:08:14,035 --> 00:08:15,161 Darling... 121 00:08:16,705 --> 00:08:18,540 You know how I've been keeping your pattern 122 00:08:18,623 --> 00:08:19,708 in the transporter buffer, 123 00:08:19,791 --> 00:08:21,793 so you don't keep getting sicker? 124 00:08:21,876 --> 00:08:23,878 - Yes. - Well... 125 00:08:24,921 --> 00:08:27,132 I can't keep you out of there for very long, 126 00:08:28,258 --> 00:08:31,136 and sometimes it's hard to keep track of the details. 127 00:08:31,928 --> 00:08:34,639 Sometimes you put me back in when I don't notice? 128 00:08:34,723 --> 00:08:37,434 So how long have you really been reading to me? 129 00:08:38,601 --> 00:08:40,145 Awhile. 130 00:08:41,021 --> 00:08:43,440 I've put the transport system on a timer, 131 00:08:43,773 --> 00:08:45,066 so as to not be disruptive. 132 00:08:45,150 --> 00:08:46,151 When will it... 133 00:08:54,784 --> 00:08:56,870 Come. 134 00:08:58,329 --> 00:08:59,664 Doctor. 135 00:08:59,748 --> 00:09:01,875 We've got people coming in with possible injuries. 136 00:09:08,590 --> 00:09:11,092 Alora: First servant is a very special child. 137 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:13,261 A holy figure. 138 00:09:14,304 --> 00:09:18,141 Chosen at birth by lottery to embody our Maxim, 139 00:09:19,142 --> 00:09:21,644 science, service, sacrifice. 140 00:09:22,479 --> 00:09:24,189 He's forsworn his own family 141 00:09:24,272 --> 00:09:27,067 because everyone on majalis is his family. 142 00:09:32,781 --> 00:09:34,449 Okay. 143 00:09:34,866 --> 00:09:37,660 Uh... what were you doing on that moon? 144 00:09:37,744 --> 00:09:41,915 On that moon is an ancient retreat for the first servant's studies. 145 00:09:41,998 --> 00:09:44,918 Elder gamal and I were returning him to majalis 146 00:09:45,001 --> 00:09:46,586 when the ship attacked us 147 00:09:46,669 --> 00:09:48,880 and demanded we surrender the child. 148 00:09:48,963 --> 00:09:50,924 And you have no idea who they were? 149 00:09:51,382 --> 00:09:53,551 The closest inhabitable planet is occupied 150 00:09:53,635 --> 00:09:57,097 by descendants of a long-abandoned alien colony. 151 00:09:57,180 --> 00:10:00,683 Still, our two worlds have coexisted peacefully for centuries. 152 00:10:05,146 --> 00:10:07,982 I believe it is possible they were after a ransom. 153 00:10:09,192 --> 00:10:10,902 In two days, I will be overseeing 154 00:10:10,985 --> 00:10:13,113 the first servant's ascension to the throne. 155 00:10:13,696 --> 00:10:15,532 It's a sacred ceremony. 156 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:19,702 If outsiders knew about that, 157 00:10:20,620 --> 00:10:23,706 they would also know majalis would pay anything 158 00:10:23,790 --> 00:10:25,125 for the child's safe return. 159 00:10:25,208 --> 00:10:28,294 We should send a landing party to investigate the crashed ship. 160 00:10:28,378 --> 00:10:31,464 There is a chance, however slight, your attackers survived. 161 00:10:31,548 --> 00:10:33,591 An investigation won't be necessary. 162 00:10:33,675 --> 00:10:36,219 All I ask is you return us peacefully to majalis. 163 00:10:36,302 --> 00:10:39,931 An investigation is not only necessary, it is required. 164 00:10:42,350 --> 00:10:43,726 Captain pike. 165 00:10:44,853 --> 00:10:46,896 My people didn'tjoin the federation. 166 00:10:48,273 --> 00:10:51,359 We've always handled things for ourselves. 167 00:10:51,442 --> 00:10:53,945 Please, let us handle this. 168 00:10:54,779 --> 00:10:57,657 Starfleet regulations requires us to investigate 169 00:10:57,740 --> 00:10:59,826 any vessel that attacks us, 170 00:10:59,909 --> 00:11:02,078 with or without your cooperation, I'm afraid. 171 00:11:02,162 --> 00:11:03,288 I'm sorry. 172 00:11:03,371 --> 00:11:04,789 If you insist, 173 00:11:06,124 --> 00:11:07,709 I'm coming, too. 174 00:11:08,751 --> 00:11:10,795 With or without your cooperation. 175 00:11:24,350 --> 00:11:27,604 It's showing a slight reduction in cerebral blood flow. 176 00:11:28,438 --> 00:11:30,273 Consistent with head trauma. 177 00:11:31,816 --> 00:11:33,985 Next time the hull falls on you, 178 00:11:34,652 --> 00:11:36,529 try not to block it with your head. 179 00:11:36,613 --> 00:11:38,948 Deal. 180 00:11:39,699 --> 00:11:42,827 - Do you have anything to eat? - Does this look like a mess hall? 181 00:11:45,747 --> 00:11:48,833 Ah. Please keep that butcher's knife away from the first servant. 182 00:11:48,917 --> 00:11:51,628 - It's a subdermal scalpel. - I know what it is. 183 00:11:51,711 --> 00:11:53,671 All I needed was for you to scan him, that's all. 184 00:11:54,297 --> 00:11:55,506 May I? 185 00:11:56,758 --> 00:11:58,259 It's okay, nurse. 186 00:12:01,429 --> 00:12:02,805 Have at it. 187 00:12:11,522 --> 00:12:13,399 There. Just wanted to check 188 00:12:13,483 --> 00:12:15,860 that his quantum bio-implants are functioning. 189 00:12:16,319 --> 00:12:17,570 Thank you. 190 00:12:17,654 --> 00:12:19,197 He has quantum bio-implants? 191 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:21,241 They didn't show up on my scan. 192 00:12:21,324 --> 00:12:23,952 That's not surprising, considering the state of this abattoir. 193 00:12:24,035 --> 00:12:25,954 This is a state-of-the-art medical facility. 194 00:12:26,037 --> 00:12:27,038 Gamal: Maybe to you. 195 00:12:27,121 --> 00:12:29,707 In my clinic, healing begins at a subatomic level. 196 00:12:29,791 --> 00:12:32,252 It's true. My implants rebuild biological functions 197 00:12:32,335 --> 00:12:33,586 using quantum mechanics. 198 00:12:34,837 --> 00:12:36,130 What is that? 199 00:12:37,882 --> 00:12:40,551 Back up. You're a doctor. 200 00:12:40,635 --> 00:12:41,928 I was, 201 00:12:42,512 --> 00:12:44,430 until I became the father of the first servant. 202 00:12:44,514 --> 00:12:45,807 Now he's my only patient. 203 00:12:45,890 --> 00:12:48,309 This scanner is rudimentary, 204 00:12:48,393 --> 00:12:50,770 but still pretty interesting. 205 00:12:59,237 --> 00:13:00,488 He's improving. 206 00:13:00,571 --> 00:13:02,865 Gamal: I'd still like to keep him here for observation. 207 00:13:03,616 --> 00:13:05,034 So, in theory, 208 00:13:05,868 --> 00:13:08,454 your implants might re-align peptide bonds 209 00:13:08,538 --> 00:13:10,665 within any degraded protein? 210 00:13:11,207 --> 00:13:12,500 At the bare minimum. 211 00:13:12,583 --> 00:13:16,379 If this is true, disease and suffering would be things of the past. 212 00:13:17,880 --> 00:13:19,632 On majalis, we have a saying. 213 00:13:20,300 --> 00:13:22,760 "Let the tree that grows from the roots of sacrifice 214 00:13:22,844 --> 00:13:25,096 "lift us where suffering cannot reach." 215 00:13:27,181 --> 00:13:28,725 We have no disease of any kind. 216 00:13:58,755 --> 00:14:00,256 Life signs? 217 00:14:02,258 --> 00:14:04,052 No readings. 218 00:14:04,135 --> 00:14:06,012 Nothing's in here. 219 00:14:11,017 --> 00:14:12,643 La'an: Let's sweep the area. 220 00:14:12,727 --> 00:14:15,355 Be alert for any surprises they left behind. 221 00:14:25,448 --> 00:14:28,618 Congratulations. You just flunked lesson three of security. 222 00:14:29,619 --> 00:14:32,830 "Let your tricorder do the investigating." 223 00:14:32,914 --> 00:14:35,124 Some klingon ships are equipped with a scuttle system. 224 00:14:35,208 --> 00:14:38,169 Even the lightest touch could trigger an auto-destruct sequence. 225 00:14:43,966 --> 00:14:46,719 I don't think we're in any danger of blowing up. 226 00:14:46,803 --> 00:14:48,388 They wiped their data banks. 227 00:14:48,471 --> 00:14:50,306 Luck runs out fast, cadet. 228 00:14:50,390 --> 00:14:51,808 Next time, be more careful. 229 00:14:52,975 --> 00:14:55,311 Crash site is secure, lieutenant Spock. 230 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:01,109 Looks like they beamed out. 231 00:15:03,569 --> 00:15:06,739 The technology here is consistent with the colony I told you about. 232 00:15:23,297 --> 00:15:26,175 This does not appear to be a part of the ship's functions. 233 00:15:27,260 --> 00:15:29,554 - Do you recognize it? - No. 234 00:15:41,023 --> 00:15:42,567 But I recognize this. 235 00:15:45,319 --> 00:15:47,822 - Pike: What am I looking at? - An oath coin. 236 00:15:48,281 --> 00:15:49,615 Linnarean guards are given one 237 00:15:49,699 --> 00:15:52,410 when they swear to protect the life of the first servant. 238 00:15:52,493 --> 00:15:54,537 It's the highest of our military honors. 239 00:15:55,746 --> 00:15:57,039 Look. 240 00:15:58,708 --> 00:16:02,003 To deface a sacred symbol, it's forbidden. 241 00:16:02,962 --> 00:16:04,589 I have to entertain the possibility 242 00:16:04,672 --> 00:16:06,424 that one of our guards has betrayed his oath 243 00:16:06,507 --> 00:16:08,551 and joined forces with the alien colonists 244 00:16:08,634 --> 00:16:10,553 in trying to kidnap the first servant. 245 00:16:14,182 --> 00:16:15,808 The boy is in great danger. 246 00:16:17,477 --> 00:16:19,103 Frankly, so am I. 247 00:16:19,187 --> 00:16:21,981 You can all stay on the enterprise for as long as you need. 248 00:16:22,064 --> 00:16:23,733 I have duties on majalis. 249 00:16:24,567 --> 00:16:27,945 Peaceful transition of power, it's the cornerstone of our society. 250 00:16:28,029 --> 00:16:30,990 Any disruption now would create widespread panic. 251 00:16:31,073 --> 00:16:33,075 Then I'll send you with armed escorts. 252 00:16:33,493 --> 00:16:34,952 We're a private people. 253 00:16:36,621 --> 00:16:38,664 Foreign representatives aren't welcome. 254 00:16:43,503 --> 00:16:44,921 What about a friend? 255 00:16:46,172 --> 00:16:47,757 You can have friends, right? 256 00:17:18,538 --> 00:17:21,249 After your speech at the opening ceremony, 257 00:17:21,332 --> 00:17:23,876 you have the tree-planting at the sky garden, 258 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:27,463 and then you have the festival of gratitude all evening. 259 00:17:28,256 --> 00:17:30,800 - That's quite a schedule. - See why I couldn't stay away? 260 00:17:32,301 --> 00:17:34,178 I need to add something to the agenda. 261 00:17:34,262 --> 00:17:35,680 Please bring in the guards. 262 00:17:40,017 --> 00:17:42,311 Ready to shake the tree and see what falls out? 263 00:17:42,395 --> 00:17:43,563 Am I. 264 00:17:44,772 --> 00:17:46,107 Here we go. 265 00:17:54,824 --> 00:17:56,033 Elder gamal. 266 00:17:56,909 --> 00:17:58,452 A word in private? 267 00:18:11,007 --> 00:18:12,341 Do you recognize this? 268 00:18:14,176 --> 00:18:15,261 Gamal: No. 269 00:18:17,054 --> 00:18:20,349 My analysis indicates it is a kind of neural dampener, 270 00:18:20,433 --> 00:18:23,060 designed to reduce the brain's electrical activity. 271 00:18:23,144 --> 00:18:24,854 We found it in the wreckage of the ship. 272 00:18:26,522 --> 00:18:28,274 Gamal: As I said, I've never seen this. 273 00:18:29,025 --> 00:18:30,192 Spock: Based on its size, 274 00:18:30,276 --> 00:18:32,236 logic suggests your attackers may have intended 275 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:33,654 to use it on the boy. 276 00:18:34,030 --> 00:18:35,156 First servant: Can I see it? 277 00:18:36,699 --> 00:18:38,075 I'd rather you didn't. 278 00:18:42,079 --> 00:18:45,499 - You must be the science officer. - I am. 279 00:18:45,583 --> 00:18:47,126 Do you know the speed of propagation 280 00:18:47,209 --> 00:18:50,254 of subspace radio signals in long-range communications? 281 00:18:55,301 --> 00:18:58,971 I believe it is roughly 52,000 times the speed of light. 282 00:18:59,055 --> 00:19:02,308 Really? Wow. That's super slow. 283 00:19:02,725 --> 00:19:04,894 No wonder you have to use subspace relays. 284 00:19:04,977 --> 00:19:07,271 At those distances, the signals would degrade 285 00:19:07,355 --> 00:19:10,066 long before they were received, even when radially polarized. 286 00:19:10,149 --> 00:19:13,486 I do not know many your age who grasp radial polarization. 287 00:19:13,569 --> 00:19:15,154 I'm interested in it because 288 00:19:15,237 --> 00:19:17,865 I thought it would be fun to have a friend across the galaxy. 289 00:19:18,574 --> 00:19:20,785 I once worked on my own subspace frequency. 290 00:19:20,868 --> 00:19:24,205 I bet I could generate one by rewiring this biobed. 291 00:19:24,288 --> 00:19:28,250 That would be an impressive feat, though Dr. M'benga might object. 292 00:19:31,712 --> 00:19:32,963 Pardon me, Mr. Spock. 293 00:19:34,256 --> 00:19:35,633 The boy needs his rest. 294 00:19:35,716 --> 00:19:37,301 He has a big day tomorrow. 295 00:19:38,928 --> 00:19:40,179 If you don't mind. 296 00:19:40,262 --> 00:19:42,014 Alora: It is the Eve of the first servant's 297 00:19:42,098 --> 00:19:43,474 ascension to the throne. 298 00:19:44,225 --> 00:19:46,394 In our most sacred time, 299 00:19:46,477 --> 00:19:49,689 it is important to remind ourselves of the sanctity of our calling. 300 00:19:50,189 --> 00:19:52,608 So I ask that you renew your vows. 301 00:19:54,235 --> 00:19:55,611 Present your coins. 302 00:20:01,242 --> 00:20:03,744 Will you uphold your covenant to majalis 303 00:20:05,121 --> 00:20:08,290 and faithfully defend the life of the first servant? 304 00:20:08,374 --> 00:20:09,959 You hold your oath, 305 00:20:10,751 --> 00:20:12,002 yourbond, 306 00:20:12,503 --> 00:20:13,921 in your hand. 307 00:20:18,467 --> 00:20:20,302 Kier, the case is damaged. 308 00:20:21,387 --> 00:20:22,930 Your coin... what happened? 309 00:20:23,431 --> 00:20:25,641 It's nothing. An accident. 310 00:20:28,811 --> 00:20:30,646 May I take a closer look? 311 00:21:02,386 --> 00:21:03,763 This way. 312 00:21:06,348 --> 00:21:07,683 Female guard: Spread out! 313 00:21:38,172 --> 00:21:39,590 It's not on stun. 314 00:21:41,884 --> 00:21:43,052 Kier. 315 00:21:44,094 --> 00:21:45,596 We just want to talk. 316 00:21:47,973 --> 00:21:49,225 Good. 317 00:21:49,683 --> 00:21:51,101 Now, tell me, 318 00:21:52,353 --> 00:21:54,605 why were you on that ship? 319 00:21:55,105 --> 00:21:56,732 To fulfill my oath, 320 00:21:56,816 --> 00:21:59,693 and to renounce everything this floating hell stands for. 321 00:22:01,862 --> 00:22:03,906 Long live the first servant. 322 00:22:20,965 --> 00:22:22,967 Careful, cadet. Remember to chew. 323 00:22:24,343 --> 00:22:27,263 Oh, right, you're on rotation with lieutenant noonien-Singh. 324 00:22:27,346 --> 00:22:28,848 Word gets around. 325 00:22:29,682 --> 00:22:31,851 Tell her from me, you deserve a full hour. 326 00:22:31,934 --> 00:22:33,769 You can tell me yourself, lieutenant. 327 00:22:34,603 --> 00:22:38,107 I would, but I'm, uh, conflict-averse. 328 00:22:43,070 --> 00:22:44,947 La'an: Take a look at these data chips. 329 00:22:46,448 --> 00:22:47,648 Are these from the crash site? 330 00:22:48,075 --> 00:22:49,535 I may have liberated them. 331 00:22:50,119 --> 00:22:52,788 But isn't taking them without permission against protocol? 332 00:22:53,330 --> 00:22:55,291 Lesson six of security, 333 00:22:55,374 --> 00:22:57,001 "know when to bend the rules." 334 00:22:57,084 --> 00:22:58,294 You're right. 335 00:22:58,377 --> 00:23:00,546 Starfleet wouldn't approve of how I acquired these, 336 00:23:00,629 --> 00:23:03,799 so I can't put them through the ship's translator. 337 00:23:03,883 --> 00:23:05,843 Fortunately for me, I don't have to. 338 00:23:05,926 --> 00:23:08,345 Following proper procedure would take weeks. 339 00:23:10,222 --> 00:23:12,683 You want me to translate all of these? 340 00:23:12,766 --> 00:23:14,206 Well, you're a linguist, aren't you? 341 00:23:22,902 --> 00:23:25,654 I see no signs there was ever any head trauma. 342 00:23:26,488 --> 00:23:30,284 To reconstitute the molecular structure of damaged tissue... 343 00:23:33,913 --> 00:23:35,497 It's revolutionary. 344 00:23:37,249 --> 00:23:40,544 May I ask a hypothetical, doctor to doctor? 345 00:23:41,420 --> 00:23:42,922 No one's stopping you. 346 00:23:44,089 --> 00:23:46,842 Say I had a patient with mast cell cygnokemia. 347 00:23:46,926 --> 00:23:48,636 11-year-old female. 348 00:23:49,637 --> 00:23:51,430 Could quantum bio-implants 349 00:23:51,513 --> 00:23:55,309 reverse cellular degranulation, even in the late stages? 350 00:23:55,392 --> 00:23:57,353 On majalis, it could be reversed. 351 00:23:58,062 --> 00:24:00,189 And if I ever had such a patient, 352 00:24:01,190 --> 00:24:03,108 could I send them your way? 353 00:24:03,192 --> 00:24:04,944 Gamal: I'm afraid not. 354 00:24:05,527 --> 00:24:07,279 It is illegal to share our technologies 355 00:24:07,363 --> 00:24:09,031 with unaffiliated races. 356 00:24:09,782 --> 00:24:11,367 The federation has similar policies. 357 00:24:11,450 --> 00:24:14,203 Not when it comes to medical interventions. 358 00:24:15,537 --> 00:24:16,956 Perhaps, one day, 359 00:24:17,039 --> 00:24:19,249 an alliance between our worlds could serve us all. 360 00:24:29,134 --> 00:24:31,261 Sure you don't want to get checked out by a doctor? 361 00:24:31,345 --> 00:24:32,972 I'm okay, Chris, really. 362 00:24:33,889 --> 00:24:35,224 I just... 363 00:24:36,725 --> 00:24:39,311 I knew him. Kier. 364 00:24:39,395 --> 00:24:42,064 - For years. - He would've killed you. 365 00:24:43,524 --> 00:24:45,734 - He almost did. - That's exactly it. 366 00:24:45,818 --> 00:24:49,321 I mean, what if there are others who feel the same way he did? 367 00:24:49,405 --> 00:24:51,031 That I thought I knew. 368 00:24:53,450 --> 00:24:55,119 I feel like there's no one I can trust. 369 00:24:56,078 --> 00:24:58,247 I'm gonna put a guard out here, just to be safe. 370 00:24:59,415 --> 00:25:00,874 You don't have to do that. 371 00:25:02,084 --> 00:25:04,753 I didn't save you from a pulsar just to let you get killed. 372 00:25:09,133 --> 00:25:10,342 I meant... 373 00:25:11,760 --> 00:25:14,054 You could come in with me instead. 374 00:25:51,258 --> 00:25:53,510 Pike: I have a confession to make. 375 00:25:53,594 --> 00:25:55,512 That first time we met... 376 00:25:56,764 --> 00:25:58,599 I may have been hitting on you, 377 00:25:59,308 --> 00:26:00,809 just a little. 378 00:26:02,186 --> 00:26:04,021 Oh, you definitely were. 379 00:26:09,818 --> 00:26:11,111 Got to admit... 380 00:26:12,863 --> 00:26:15,032 It's pretty crazy we met again. 381 00:26:17,159 --> 00:26:18,994 It does seem unlikely. 382 00:26:22,331 --> 00:26:24,833 I did think about you every now and then. 383 00:26:25,709 --> 00:26:27,169 Yeah, me too. 384 00:26:29,129 --> 00:26:30,631 I thought... 385 00:26:32,174 --> 00:26:34,510 "I wonder what ever happened to that majalan girl 386 00:26:34,635 --> 00:26:36,136 "who couldn't fly a shuttle." 387 00:26:36,637 --> 00:26:38,514 Stop it. 388 00:26:39,723 --> 00:26:41,767 I knew how to fly it. 389 00:26:41,850 --> 00:26:44,728 Yeah. I just flew it into the wrong place. 390 00:26:49,650 --> 00:26:51,652 I don't know, I felt like... 391 00:26:52,778 --> 00:26:55,239 We recognized something in each other. 392 00:26:56,824 --> 00:26:59,910 It was a shame that we never got to follow through with that. 393 00:26:59,993 --> 00:27:02,079 Was I wrong? 394 00:27:02,162 --> 00:27:04,498 - I mean, I wasn't expecting this. - Mmm. 395 00:27:06,792 --> 00:27:09,378 But it's rare to know what's in your future. 396 00:27:10,003 --> 00:27:11,880 Yeah, it is rare. 397 00:27:15,342 --> 00:27:17,386 Some of us get a glimpse, though. 398 00:27:18,303 --> 00:27:19,888 What do you mean? 399 00:27:23,392 --> 00:27:24,977 In ten years, 400 00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:28,564 there's going to be an accident. 401 00:27:30,774 --> 00:27:33,068 It doesn't end well for me. 402 00:27:34,444 --> 00:27:38,407 Even the best of federation medicine won't be able to help me. 403 00:27:39,408 --> 00:27:40,951 How can you know this? 404 00:27:41,952 --> 00:27:43,036 I know. 405 00:27:44,913 --> 00:27:48,417 Our doctors are capable of things that you can't imagine. 406 00:27:49,793 --> 00:27:52,087 - Only... - Only? 407 00:27:52,880 --> 00:27:53,922 Only you'd 408 00:27:54,882 --> 00:27:56,925 have to be one of us 409 00:27:57,926 --> 00:27:59,803 to live here, 410 00:28:00,679 --> 00:28:01,763 our way. 411 00:28:01,847 --> 00:28:05,475 Science, service, sacrifice? 412 00:28:10,981 --> 00:28:13,609 That future is still very far away. 413 00:28:14,735 --> 00:28:17,821 - Sorry, I've overstepped. - Mmm, no, you didn't. 414 00:28:19,031 --> 00:28:20,532 Thank you for telling me. 415 00:28:20,616 --> 00:28:22,784 You'd be welcome here. It's just... 416 00:28:26,121 --> 00:28:28,373 Another part of the future to consider. 417 00:28:38,717 --> 00:28:40,510 You called, cadet? 418 00:28:40,594 --> 00:28:43,180 You asked for a needle in a haystack, and I found it. 419 00:28:43,263 --> 00:28:44,431 I translated their dialect 420 00:28:44,514 --> 00:28:46,391 and cross-checked it the old-fashioned way, 421 00:28:46,475 --> 00:28:47,726 and I know where they're from. 422 00:28:48,393 --> 00:28:49,871 So, you did the bare minimum I asked for. 423 00:28:49,895 --> 00:28:52,022 No. I also parsed their dialects 424 00:28:52,105 --> 00:28:54,274 and isolated the roots of their language. 425 00:28:54,358 --> 00:28:56,485 I found more than what you asked for. 426 00:28:57,945 --> 00:28:59,446 A lot more. 427 00:29:05,661 --> 00:29:07,829 I think we should take this to the captain. 428 00:29:07,913 --> 00:29:10,540 - Okay. Well, let me know what he says. - Cadet. 429 00:29:10,624 --> 00:29:13,168 It's your work. You should present it. 430 00:29:16,463 --> 00:29:18,548 If you're sure of your findings, that is. 431 00:29:20,884 --> 00:29:22,469 I am, sir. 432 00:29:24,137 --> 00:29:25,347 Right. 433 00:29:46,660 --> 00:29:47,703 Rukiya? 434 00:29:48,870 --> 00:29:50,914 Dad, look what he made. 435 00:29:51,707 --> 00:29:53,542 Sorry, I hope you're not mad. 436 00:29:54,334 --> 00:29:55,961 The grid was just made of noble gasses 437 00:29:56,044 --> 00:29:57,963 I took from the atmospheric processor. 438 00:29:58,046 --> 00:30:01,258 They're non-reactive, so I figured they'd be safe. 439 00:30:01,341 --> 00:30:02,801 Darling. 440 00:30:02,884 --> 00:30:04,386 You shouldn't be up. 441 00:30:08,015 --> 00:30:09,391 Please sit. 442 00:30:13,186 --> 00:30:15,063 I was having fun. 443 00:30:20,068 --> 00:30:21,611 How did you know about her? 444 00:30:21,695 --> 00:30:23,172 First servant: You and the elder talk loud, 445 00:30:23,196 --> 00:30:26,074 and when I couldn't find anyone with cygnokemia in sickbay, 446 00:30:26,158 --> 00:30:28,660 I checked the places I'd try to hide in. 447 00:30:28,744 --> 00:30:30,746 Do I have to go back in? 448 00:30:32,164 --> 00:30:33,498 Yes. 449 00:30:38,587 --> 00:30:40,630 But maybe not for much longer. 450 00:30:49,181 --> 00:30:51,933 Goodbye, rukiya. I didn't mean to get you in trouble. 451 00:31:03,528 --> 00:31:05,280 You can't tell anyone about her. 452 00:31:05,781 --> 00:31:06,782 Why not? 453 00:31:10,035 --> 00:31:11,995 I heard some noises. What's going on? 454 00:31:16,041 --> 00:31:18,043 I was just looking for a midnight snack. 455 00:31:18,126 --> 00:31:20,837 Seems more like you were showing off. Come on. We're going. 456 00:31:26,551 --> 00:31:29,179 I beamed up. Someone want to explain to me 457 00:31:29,262 --> 00:31:32,391 why I had to hear this extremely urgent report in person? 458 00:31:32,474 --> 00:31:33,892 Some information has come to light 459 00:31:33,975 --> 00:31:35,575 that we thought you might want to discuss 460 00:31:35,644 --> 00:31:38,355 without the risk of minister alora overhearing. 461 00:31:38,855 --> 00:31:41,233 And what could that possibly be? 462 00:31:41,942 --> 00:31:42,984 Cadet uhura? 463 00:31:49,491 --> 00:31:51,651 Uhura: We matched the language spoken by the kidnappers 464 00:31:51,701 --> 00:31:54,704 to a non-federation colony. Prospect vii. 465 00:31:54,788 --> 00:31:57,332 That's an I-class planet a couple light years away. 466 00:31:57,416 --> 00:31:59,418 Very barren, harsh climate. 467 00:31:59,501 --> 00:32:01,753 The colony is barely above a subsistence level. 468 00:32:01,837 --> 00:32:04,339 Yes. Alora told us about them. I suppose it makes sense. 469 00:32:04,423 --> 00:32:05,966 Desperate people do desperate things. 470 00:32:06,049 --> 00:32:07,926 Here's the surprising part. 471 00:32:08,009 --> 00:32:12,514 This language has common roots with the dialect spoken on majalis. 472 00:32:12,597 --> 00:32:15,100 Linguistically speaking, it's impossible. 473 00:32:15,183 --> 00:32:18,937 This colony isn't alien, captain. It has to be an offshoot of majalis. 474 00:32:19,020 --> 00:32:21,690 At the end of the day, we have to ask ourselves, 475 00:32:21,773 --> 00:32:24,526 why would anyone leave paradise for prospect vii? 476 00:32:24,609 --> 00:32:25,735 There has to be a reason. 477 00:32:25,819 --> 00:32:27,529 And if the colony is connected to majalis, 478 00:32:27,612 --> 00:32:30,365 why would elder gamal and minister alora tell us othennise? 479 00:32:32,576 --> 00:32:34,578 Majalans aren't trusting of outsiders. 480 00:32:34,661 --> 00:32:36,788 That's how alora and I met. Her shuttle failed. 481 00:32:36,872 --> 00:32:39,374 It led to an invitation to join the federation. 482 00:32:39,458 --> 00:32:41,251 If that accident had never happened, 483 00:32:41,334 --> 00:32:43,378 I'm not sure our two peoples would have ever met. 484 00:32:43,462 --> 00:32:45,630 There must be a reasonable explanation for this. 485 00:32:45,714 --> 00:32:47,841 M'benga to bridge. 486 00:32:47,924 --> 00:32:50,427 Elder gamal just walked out with the first servant. 487 00:32:50,510 --> 00:32:51,761 I couldn't stop them. 488 00:32:51,845 --> 00:32:54,306 They said they were going back to the planet. 489 00:32:57,601 --> 00:32:59,811 Gamal: Captain, good. Tell your transporter chief 490 00:32:59,895 --> 00:33:01,646 that we need to return to the surface now. 491 00:33:01,730 --> 00:33:03,833 Pike: We agreed that the first servant was safer here. 492 00:33:03,857 --> 00:33:05,650 If I could ask you to step down. 493 00:33:05,734 --> 00:33:07,777 With due respect, I don't believe you're truly 494 00:33:07,861 --> 00:33:09,279 capable of keeping him safe here. 495 00:33:11,573 --> 00:33:12,967 Who told you you could beam them down? 496 00:33:12,991 --> 00:33:14,242 Uh, no, it wasn't me, captain. 497 00:33:14,326 --> 00:33:16,244 Someone else must have locked onto their signals 498 00:33:16,328 --> 00:33:18,514 - while our shields were down. - What the hell is going on? 499 00:33:18,538 --> 00:33:19,706 See if you can get them back. 500 00:33:19,789 --> 00:33:22,959 Pike to bridge. Number one, I need you to scan for nearby ships. 501 00:33:23,585 --> 00:33:26,421 Una: Reading one, captain. A combat cruiser attempting to flee. 502 00:33:30,926 --> 00:33:32,344 Where is the first servant? 503 00:33:33,762 --> 00:33:35,013 Red alert. 504 00:33:39,768 --> 00:33:41,186 Status. 505 00:33:42,354 --> 00:33:44,272 Sensors picked up the first servant's life signs 506 00:33:44,356 --> 00:33:45,357 on the combat cruiser. 507 00:33:45,440 --> 00:33:47,585 Their deflector shields prevent us from beaming him back. 508 00:33:47,609 --> 00:33:49,778 - Have we tried hailing them? - Several times. 509 00:33:49,861 --> 00:33:52,781 - They're ignoring us. - I'll remind them we're bigger. 510 00:33:54,366 --> 00:33:55,646 Mitchell, deploy a tractor beam. 511 00:33:55,700 --> 00:33:56,761 We can't let them go to warp. 512 00:33:56,785 --> 00:33:58,954 Targeting and deploying now, sir. 513 00:34:07,254 --> 00:34:09,464 Sir, they're going to warp anyway. 514 00:34:09,548 --> 00:34:11,550 They really want to play tug-of-war with us? 515 00:34:14,594 --> 00:34:17,347 The stress is creating a catastrophic strain imbalance. 516 00:34:17,430 --> 00:34:20,016 I have to increase our structural integrity field. 517 00:34:20,100 --> 00:34:22,245 If they still try to go to warp, it could destroy the cruiser. 518 00:34:22,269 --> 00:34:24,271 We can't risk harming them. Disengage. 519 00:34:26,439 --> 00:34:27,816 Now, Mitchell. 520 00:34:50,088 --> 00:34:51,840 How could this happen, Chris? 521 00:34:52,632 --> 00:34:55,302 - You said he was safe. - Pike: It's an unimaginable loss. 522 00:34:55,760 --> 00:34:57,846 If the federation can be of any assistance 523 00:34:57,929 --> 00:34:59,306 guiding your people through it... 524 00:34:59,389 --> 00:35:03,018 There's nothing to guide us through. It means our world is over. 525 00:35:03,101 --> 00:35:06,187 Alora, it's a tragedy, 526 00:35:06,730 --> 00:35:09,232 and I understand the symbolic significance, but... 527 00:35:09,316 --> 00:35:10,650 You don't understand. 528 00:35:10,734 --> 00:35:15,030 If the first servant doesn't ascend, majalis will fall out of the sky. 529 00:35:15,905 --> 00:35:19,200 The surface of our planet is nothing but rivers of lava 530 00:35:19,284 --> 00:35:20,535 and lakes of acid. 531 00:35:20,619 --> 00:35:21,995 We 7! Be destroyed. 532 00:35:22,454 --> 00:35:25,040 How can any of that rest on the fate of one child? 533 00:35:28,501 --> 00:35:29,753 Damn it. 534 00:35:30,378 --> 00:35:31,713 Can someone tell me how the hell 535 00:35:31,796 --> 00:35:34,507 that combat cruiser managed to beam someone off my ship? 536 00:35:37,052 --> 00:35:39,220 Uhura: I think I can, captain. 537 00:35:46,269 --> 00:35:48,313 - The girl is deluded. - I'm not. 538 00:35:48,396 --> 00:35:51,858 She is just summarizing facts and drawing the logical conclusion. 539 00:35:51,941 --> 00:35:53,276 Isn't that right, uhura? 540 00:35:53,902 --> 00:35:56,655 Yes, sir. Thank you. 541 00:35:56,738 --> 00:35:58,073 Walk me through it, cadet. 542 00:35:58,156 --> 00:36:00,551 To beam someone off the enterprise without us knowing about it, 543 00:36:00,575 --> 00:36:03,453 you'd have to lock on to that signal really fast. 544 00:36:03,536 --> 00:36:05,163 Which means you'd need full biopatterns 545 00:36:05,246 --> 00:36:07,499 like the ones we keep on file in sickbay. 546 00:36:07,582 --> 00:36:09,918 So, I checked our records, and it turns out 547 00:36:10,001 --> 00:36:12,003 elder gamal accessed them right before 548 00:36:12,087 --> 00:36:14,047 he took the first servant to the transporter room. 549 00:36:14,130 --> 00:36:16,675 I'm his doctor. I'm entitled to his medical records. 550 00:36:16,758 --> 00:36:19,803 You didn't just access his biopattern, you did a full scan on yourself 551 00:36:19,886 --> 00:36:21,304 and uploaded that, too. 552 00:36:22,722 --> 00:36:24,962 La'an: I think my promising young cadet just demonstrated 553 00:36:25,016 --> 00:36:27,102 lesson seven of security on you. 554 00:36:27,936 --> 00:36:30,271 "Leave no stone unturned." 555 00:36:30,814 --> 00:36:32,607 I usually require cadets to look under 556 00:36:32,691 --> 00:36:34,484 mugatan breathing stones for that one. 557 00:36:34,734 --> 00:36:36,528 - Oh... - La'an: That won't be necessary. 558 00:36:36,611 --> 00:36:38,154 What aren't you telling us, gamal? 559 00:36:39,531 --> 00:36:40,699 Now's the time. 560 00:36:46,454 --> 00:36:49,082 Spock: Captain, can you join me on deck 17? 561 00:36:49,165 --> 00:36:51,418 I have discovered something I think you need to see. 562 00:36:51,960 --> 00:36:54,796 Okay. Escort the elder to the brig. 563 00:37:01,970 --> 00:37:04,764 The first servant was a rather ingenious child, captain. 564 00:37:04,848 --> 00:37:06,349 He devised a method of generating 565 00:37:06,433 --> 00:37:08,893 his own subspace channel on an unused frequency. 566 00:37:08,977 --> 00:37:11,396 I thought there might be some utility in monitoring it. 567 00:37:11,479 --> 00:37:13,648 And I assume that's why you dragged me down here. 568 00:37:14,441 --> 00:37:16,651 This is a distress signal from him. 569 00:37:18,153 --> 00:37:19,362 How? 570 00:37:19,946 --> 00:37:22,323 No one on that combat cruiser could have survived. 571 00:37:22,407 --> 00:37:24,492 Perhaps he was never on that combat cruiser. 572 00:37:25,118 --> 00:37:26,870 I believe his kidnappers transported him 573 00:37:26,953 --> 00:37:29,789 to where the signal originates, here, on enterprise. 574 00:37:31,499 --> 00:37:33,001 To be precise... 575 00:37:36,963 --> 00:37:38,339 Right here, captain. 576 00:37:48,183 --> 00:37:50,226 It's all right. You're safe now. 577 00:37:51,060 --> 00:37:52,687 Okay, come with me. 578 00:37:53,813 --> 00:37:55,064 Let's get him to sickbay. 579 00:37:55,148 --> 00:37:56,816 I need to get to the ascension. 580 00:37:56,900 --> 00:37:58,902 There will be plenty of time for all that. 581 00:37:58,985 --> 00:38:02,489 No, it's starting now. Majalis needs me. 582 00:38:03,031 --> 00:38:04,032 Okay. 583 00:38:05,033 --> 00:38:06,469 Captain to bridge. 584 00:38:06,493 --> 00:38:08,953 Open a channel to majalis and tell minister alora 585 00:38:09,037 --> 00:38:10,705 I've got some news she'll want to hear. 586 00:38:28,556 --> 00:38:31,810 Alora: As the first servant dedicates himself to majalis, 587 00:38:31,893 --> 00:38:34,646 all of majalis dedicates itself to him. 588 00:38:36,356 --> 00:38:38,066 It's, uh... it's beautiful. 589 00:38:41,236 --> 00:38:43,863 It wouldn't have happened without you, Chris. 590 00:38:44,405 --> 00:38:45,740 You saved us. 591 00:38:47,408 --> 00:38:49,661 You still haven't explained how the fate of your planet 592 00:38:49,744 --> 00:38:52,163 could rest on the head of this child. 593 00:38:52,872 --> 00:38:55,708 It's complicated. Sacrosanct. 594 00:38:55,792 --> 00:38:58,294 Or why elder gamal would kidnap his own son 595 00:38:58,378 --> 00:39:00,171 and put the fate of his planet at risk. 596 00:39:00,255 --> 00:39:01,690 I can't speak to the motives of one... 597 00:39:01,714 --> 00:39:05,343 Or why you failed to mention that the kidnapping plot 598 00:39:05,426 --> 00:39:07,595 started on a colony of your people, 599 00:39:08,054 --> 00:39:09,430 prospect vii. 600 00:39:15,395 --> 00:39:17,355 We begin the procession. 601 00:39:18,273 --> 00:39:19,566 Rejoice. 602 00:39:27,448 --> 00:39:29,659 I shouldn't be in here. I'm not a federation citizen. 603 00:39:29,742 --> 00:39:30,827 I've done nothing wrong. 604 00:39:30,910 --> 00:39:32,871 You tampered with the enterprise's transporter, 605 00:39:32,954 --> 00:39:34,831 using it to illegally transport a minor, 606 00:39:34,914 --> 00:39:37,083 whom you then hid on our ship. 607 00:39:37,792 --> 00:39:40,295 A violation of multiple federation laws. 608 00:39:40,378 --> 00:39:43,506 I took my own child for his safety. 609 00:39:45,300 --> 00:39:47,760 Is that why your associates had a neural dampening device? 610 00:39:48,553 --> 00:39:50,680 - For his safety? - Yes. 611 00:39:50,763 --> 00:39:52,015 Its purpose 612 00:39:52,765 --> 00:39:56,519 is to make him unable to fulfil his duties as the first servant. 613 00:39:56,603 --> 00:39:58,062 I want to talk to captain pike. 614 00:39:58,146 --> 00:40:00,690 Captain pike is on majalis with the first servant, 615 00:40:01,274 --> 00:40:03,026 so I'm afraid you're stuck with me. 616 00:40:03,109 --> 00:40:04,444 You returned him? 617 00:40:07,405 --> 00:40:08,406 Hmm. 618 00:40:10,575 --> 00:40:12,160 So the ceremony has begun? 619 00:40:13,244 --> 00:40:15,371 By now, presumably, yes. 620 00:40:16,039 --> 00:40:17,040 I was wrong. 621 00:40:17,123 --> 00:40:20,501 I deserve to be in here, commander, I know that. 622 00:40:21,002 --> 00:40:22,337 I didn't just 623 00:40:23,338 --> 00:40:25,298 violate the law of my planet, 624 00:40:25,381 --> 00:40:26,925 I violated my own principles. 625 00:40:27,008 --> 00:40:29,385 My most deeply held beliefs. 626 00:40:31,679 --> 00:40:33,681 - Why? - For him. 627 00:40:37,769 --> 00:40:39,228 For my son. 628 00:40:41,606 --> 00:40:43,232 It was unthinkable, 629 00:40:44,233 --> 00:40:47,445 and I just needed to save him. 630 00:40:48,488 --> 00:40:49,781 From what? 631 00:40:54,702 --> 00:40:56,037 Man: Thank you! 632 00:40:56,120 --> 00:40:57,872 Where are they taking him? 633 00:40:58,498 --> 00:41:00,291 The sacred chamber. 634 00:41:00,375 --> 00:41:02,543 We've never let an outsider in before, 635 00:41:03,628 --> 00:41:05,922 but the ruling council agreed to let you be a part of this 636 00:41:06,005 --> 00:41:07,382 because you saved his life. 637 00:41:07,465 --> 00:41:08,591 And also, 638 00:41:10,301 --> 00:41:12,220 because I want you to be a part of this. 639 00:41:13,805 --> 00:41:16,182 - A part of what? - First servant: Captain. 640 00:41:18,393 --> 00:41:21,354 Come with us. I want you to be there when I ascend. 641 00:41:23,481 --> 00:41:25,191 Shankar: I've... I've tried everything. 642 00:41:25,274 --> 00:41:27,902 The planet's put up some kind of electromagnetic pulse 643 00:41:27,986 --> 00:41:29,529 that's blocking our communications. 644 00:41:30,071 --> 00:41:32,907 Mr. Spock, prepare a landing party to beam down to the surface. 645 00:41:34,492 --> 00:41:35,576 Negative, commander. 646 00:41:35,660 --> 00:41:37,620 There is interference in the planetary atmosphere. 647 00:41:37,704 --> 00:41:39,497 The same energy signature as the pulse. 648 00:41:39,580 --> 00:41:41,580 You're saying there's no way to contact the captain 649 00:41:41,624 --> 00:41:43,584 exactly when I need to talk to him? 650 00:42:08,776 --> 00:42:11,654 Do you freely offer this gift of self 651 00:42:11,738 --> 00:42:13,781 to the people of majalis? 652 00:42:14,615 --> 00:42:17,285 With joy and gratitude, I do. 653 00:42:17,827 --> 00:42:20,121 Alora: Do you freely choose your fate? 654 00:42:20,955 --> 00:42:22,832 With joy and gratitude, 655 00:42:27,879 --> 00:42:29,422 Oh, my god. 656 00:42:36,304 --> 00:42:37,680 It's okay. 657 00:42:38,556 --> 00:42:39,807 He can see. 658 00:42:56,532 --> 00:42:58,034 Pike: It's a child. 659 00:42:59,327 --> 00:43:00,328 Stop it. 660 00:43:02,538 --> 00:43:04,207 Alora. Alora. 661 00:43:05,708 --> 00:43:07,293 Alora, you have to stop this. 662 00:43:07,376 --> 00:43:09,253 He chooses it freely. 663 00:43:10,838 --> 00:43:13,925 - And we honor his sacrifice. - What? 664 00:43:22,183 --> 00:43:24,811 - Alora: Long live the first servant. - Alora. 665 00:43:25,520 --> 00:43:27,730 Alora, you can't do this to him. Stop! 666 00:43:29,107 --> 00:43:30,108 You can't. 667 00:44:12,233 --> 00:44:14,068 Pike: What did you do to that boy? 668 00:44:14,777 --> 00:44:17,405 The last thing I want to do is hurt you. 669 00:44:19,574 --> 00:44:21,242 So I'm your prisoner now? 670 00:44:22,410 --> 00:44:23,786 Of course not. 671 00:44:26,080 --> 00:44:28,958 The ascension is complete. You may go. 672 00:44:33,212 --> 00:44:34,589 You can go, too. 673 00:44:36,090 --> 00:44:37,592 But I hope you won't. 674 00:44:40,428 --> 00:44:42,138 You're damn right I'm going. 675 00:44:42,930 --> 00:44:45,099 Getting that child the hell away from that thing. 676 00:44:45,474 --> 00:44:47,643 Even if you could get into the chamber, 677 00:44:49,103 --> 00:44:51,439 severing the connection would only kill him. 678 00:45:08,789 --> 00:45:10,917 Serving majalis is his destiny. 679 00:45:12,710 --> 00:45:14,378 His reason for being. 680 00:45:15,087 --> 00:45:17,465 Without him, majalis could not be. 681 00:45:17,548 --> 00:45:20,635 You plugged a kid into a machine. 682 00:45:22,929 --> 00:45:24,472 What's it gonna do to him? 683 00:45:25,473 --> 00:45:26,807 We don't know. 684 00:45:27,308 --> 00:45:30,811 The machine needs the neural network of a child to function. 685 00:45:30,895 --> 00:45:33,481 Our founders designed it that way. We don't know why. 686 00:45:33,564 --> 00:45:36,359 We've hunted for centuries for alternatives 687 00:45:36,442 --> 00:45:37,693 and found nothing. 688 00:45:37,777 --> 00:45:39,987 It was the purpose of my research when we met. 689 00:45:40,071 --> 00:45:41,447 Will he suffer? 690 00:45:42,490 --> 00:45:43,741 Yes. 691 00:45:43,824 --> 00:45:47,870 We don't pretend othennise. We live in gratitude for him. 692 00:45:47,954 --> 00:45:51,290 And when a new first servant ascends, we will live for her. 693 00:45:52,041 --> 00:45:54,001 Your whole civilization... 694 00:45:56,295 --> 00:45:57,463 All your... 695 00:45:59,006 --> 00:46:00,007 This. 696 00:46:02,593 --> 00:46:04,178 It's all founded 697 00:46:05,263 --> 00:46:06,973 on the suffering of a child. 698 00:46:07,848 --> 00:46:10,309 Can you honestly say that no child suffers 699 00:46:10,393 --> 00:46:12,520 for the benefit of your federation? 700 00:46:15,982 --> 00:46:18,025 That no child lives in poverty 701 00:46:18,859 --> 00:46:20,361 or squalor, 702 00:46:21,404 --> 00:46:23,990 while those who enjoy abundance look away? 703 00:46:30,162 --> 00:46:32,873 The only difference is we don't look away. 704 00:46:32,957 --> 00:46:34,750 And because of that, the suffering is borne 705 00:46:34,834 --> 00:46:36,544 on the back of only one. 706 00:46:36,627 --> 00:46:38,629 That's what makes it a sacred honor. 707 00:46:38,713 --> 00:46:40,798 That's why I choose our way. 708 00:46:52,268 --> 00:46:53,811 The first chance I get, 709 00:46:55,479 --> 00:46:57,106 I'm reporting this to starfleet. 710 00:46:57,189 --> 00:46:58,399 And what? 711 00:47:00,067 --> 00:47:02,903 We're not a federation world. You have no jurisdiction. 712 00:47:09,577 --> 00:47:11,162 Maybe in the future, 713 00:47:12,747 --> 00:47:14,248 you'll feel differently. 714 00:47:14,332 --> 00:47:16,334 Now, number one. 715 00:47:31,515 --> 00:47:33,184 Doctor, a word. 716 00:47:34,310 --> 00:47:35,936 Sorry for the interruption. 717 00:47:36,854 --> 00:47:37,938 It's fine. 718 00:47:39,231 --> 00:47:42,026 I'm told you've requested transit to prospect vii. 719 00:47:42,985 --> 00:47:45,071 I used to think they were a planet of traitors 720 00:47:45,154 --> 00:47:46,989 committed to destroying our way of life. 721 00:47:47,615 --> 00:47:48,657 And now? 722 00:47:48,741 --> 00:47:50,785 They tried to help me save my child, 723 00:47:51,869 --> 00:47:53,120 and I failed. 724 00:47:55,289 --> 00:47:56,624 But maybe I could... 725 00:47:58,167 --> 00:47:59,919 Help them save the next one. 726 00:48:00,628 --> 00:48:02,004 I wish you luck. 727 00:48:02,088 --> 00:48:03,255 And I you, doctor. 728 00:48:03,339 --> 00:48:04,465 Which is why I'm here. 729 00:48:04,548 --> 00:48:08,177 That hypothetical patient with cygnokemia, 730 00:48:08,260 --> 00:48:09,970 her case stuck with me. 731 00:48:10,471 --> 00:48:12,556 I thought perhaps if I could take a look at the file, 732 00:48:12,640 --> 00:48:15,059 I could walk you through the theory behind the treatment. 733 00:48:15,142 --> 00:48:16,435 It's not a cure, but... 734 00:48:16,519 --> 00:48:18,521 But it could be the first step to one.