1 00:00:02,089 --> 00:00:05,701 ♪ ♪ 2 00:00:44,087 --> 00:00:46,785 BETO: Space is filled with wonders. 3 00:00:46,916 --> 00:00:50,311 Bright and beautiful stars. 4 00:00:50,441 --> 00:00:52,574 We travel among them searching for answers, 5 00:00:52,748 --> 00:00:55,620 investigating the mysteries within ourselves. 6 00:00:56,708 --> 00:00:58,580 Starfleet presents themselves as our quadrant's 7 00:00:58,754 --> 00:01:01,322 shining example of duty, 8 00:01:01,452 --> 00:01:04,325 honor, peacekeeping. 9 00:01:06,109 --> 00:01:08,024 But what separates a "Federation" 10 00:01:08,155 --> 00:01:10,026 from an "Empire"? 11 00:01:16,859 --> 00:01:19,035 Red alert. All hands to battle stations. 12 00:01:19,166 --> 00:01:20,993 - [alarm sounding] - Arm photon torpedoes. 13 00:01:26,738 --> 00:01:28,349 BETO: Both colonize. 14 00:01:28,479 --> 00:01:32,092 Both impose their laws and doctrines on others. 15 00:01:32,222 --> 00:01:33,876 Torpedoes armed and locked on target. 16 00:01:34,006 --> 00:01:35,573 Ready to fire on your command. 17 00:01:35,660 --> 00:01:37,706 PIKE: You threaten one of us, you threaten all of us. 18 00:01:37,836 --> 00:01:40,796 Trust me when I say, you do not want the Federation as an enemy. 19 00:01:40,883 --> 00:01:44,365 BETO: Are they explorers as they claim? 20 00:01:46,410 --> 00:01:49,587 Or soldiers as they appear? 21 00:01:51,850 --> 00:01:55,724 They call their vessels starships. 22 00:01:56,768 --> 00:01:59,684 What distinguishes them from warships? 23 00:02:20,357 --> 00:02:22,577 PIKE: Starfleet officers take an oath. 24 00:02:22,664 --> 00:02:24,231 First, a vow to obey the laws 25 00:02:24,405 --> 00:02:25,841 of the United Federation of Planets, 26 00:02:26,015 --> 00:02:27,495 to defend its security, 27 00:02:27,625 --> 00:02:30,454 and to abide to the principles it stands for. 28 00:02:30,585 --> 00:02:32,282 Second, a vow 29 00:02:32,369 --> 00:02:34,589 to obey Starfleet's orders and responsibilities. 30 00:02:34,719 --> 00:02:35,981 BETO: Tell me about Starfleet. 31 00:02:36,068 --> 00:02:38,419 What can I say? 32 00:02:38,549 --> 00:02:40,812 What does Starfleet mean to me? 33 00:02:41,987 --> 00:02:44,076 No comment. Full stop. 34 00:02:46,557 --> 00:02:48,472 BETO: If you can look straight into the camera 35 00:02:48,559 --> 00:02:51,388 as you feel comfortable. Whenever you're ready. 36 00:02:51,519 --> 00:02:55,175 Violence is an acceptable level of risk. 37 00:02:55,349 --> 00:02:57,327 Vulcans have many more ways to handle this than humans. 38 00:02:57,351 --> 00:02:59,048 BETO: Aren't you half-Vulcan, half-human? 39 00:02:59,179 --> 00:03:00,615 SPOCK: On Vulcan, 40 00:03:00,745 --> 00:03:02,443 being half-human is viewed as a deficit, 41 00:03:02,530 --> 00:03:04,009 something to be excised 42 00:03:04,140 --> 00:03:05,837 or buried so deeply within the psyche 43 00:03:05,924 --> 00:03:07,622 that it will never reemerge. 44 00:03:07,752 --> 00:03:10,059 ♪ ♪ 45 00:03:15,325 --> 00:03:17,675 SPOCK: As a child, I had a friend... Sovrek. 46 00:03:19,155 --> 00:03:21,177 He was told by his parents to no longer associate with me 47 00:03:21,201 --> 00:03:22,680 because I was half-human. 48 00:03:26,380 --> 00:03:29,121 In response, I ran away to the desert, 49 00:03:29,296 --> 00:03:30,906 to the Plain of Blood. 50 00:03:32,299 --> 00:03:34,605 [grunting] 51 00:03:34,736 --> 00:03:37,608 Two days later, my father found me in a cave cutting 52 00:03:37,739 --> 00:03:39,915 into my skin with a Vantu blade. 53 00:03:40,002 --> 00:03:42,396 I was trying to cut away my human half. 54 00:03:46,356 --> 00:03:48,097 I have faced far worse 55 00:03:48,184 --> 00:03:50,317 for the benefit of Starfleet. 56 00:03:50,404 --> 00:03:53,407 BETO: I thought the Enterprise was an exploring vessel. 57 00:03:54,190 --> 00:03:55,670 It's space. 58 00:03:55,757 --> 00:03:57,802 It's unpredictable. That's why we don't go 59 00:03:57,933 --> 00:04:00,283 anywhere unarmed. 60 00:04:02,329 --> 00:04:04,287 It's stupid to. 61 00:04:06,637 --> 00:04:09,727 LA'AN: I've had 12 broken bones, a fractured skull, 62 00:04:09,858 --> 00:04:12,164 multiple phaser burns, 63 00:04:12,339 --> 00:04:14,254 radiation poisoning. 64 00:04:14,428 --> 00:04:17,169 Was even slashed open by a Kolaran blade. 65 00:04:18,170 --> 00:04:19,607 All hazards of the job. 66 00:04:22,218 --> 00:04:25,395 I am the ship's security and tactical officer. 67 00:04:25,482 --> 00:04:28,398 But Starfleet's primary mission is exploration. 68 00:04:28,485 --> 00:04:31,619 I don't think killing people is okay. 69 00:04:31,749 --> 00:04:33,838 I think sometimes it's necessary 70 00:04:34,012 --> 00:04:35,362 for the greater good. 71 00:04:35,492 --> 00:04:37,581 Sometimes that means we attack first. 72 00:04:37,755 --> 00:04:39,235 The weapons. 73 00:04:39,409 --> 00:04:42,151 Enterprise carries are primarily defensive. 74 00:04:42,282 --> 00:04:44,458 Our goal is to not have to use them. 75 00:04:46,111 --> 00:04:48,151 That doesn't mean we don't fight back if we have to. 76 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:50,681 BETO: If you were to encounter a ship you've fought with before, 77 00:04:50,812 --> 00:04:53,858 like the Gorn, would you fire first? 78 00:04:57,035 --> 00:04:58,863 Unless you can kill them first, 79 00:04:58,994 --> 00:05:00,604 the best move is to run. 80 00:05:07,176 --> 00:05:09,047 As first officer, 81 00:05:09,178 --> 00:05:11,615 my role is to support the captain and the crew. 82 00:05:11,789 --> 00:05:13,878 When it comes to executing Starfleet's orders, 83 00:05:14,052 --> 00:05:18,448 my job is to offer options, strategy, even alternatives. 84 00:05:18,579 --> 00:05:20,581 But my job isn't to question orders. 85 00:05:20,668 --> 00:05:22,060 Starfleet has 86 00:05:22,191 --> 00:05:23,497 the interests of Federation 87 00:05:23,627 --> 00:05:25,890 and non-Federation worlds clearly in mind. 88 00:05:26,064 --> 00:05:27,979 Our missions and the goals of Starfleet 89 00:05:28,110 --> 00:05:30,591 are always in alignment. 90 00:05:31,853 --> 00:05:32,984 [clears throat] 91 00:05:33,115 --> 00:05:34,508 Time for a mission brief. 92 00:05:34,638 --> 00:05:35,813 It's how we get our orders. 93 00:05:35,987 --> 00:05:37,815 Sometimes 94 00:05:37,946 --> 00:05:40,470 we don't know what we're supposed to do until we arrive. 95 00:05:54,528 --> 00:05:57,095 UHURA: Transport cargo to Lutani VII? 96 00:05:57,226 --> 00:05:58,793 Did Starfleet specify why? 97 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:01,099 That's classified. 98 00:06:01,230 --> 00:06:02,797 Are there any problems, Ensign? 99 00:06:02,884 --> 00:06:04,886 - No, sir. - UNA: Any other questions? 100 00:06:05,016 --> 00:06:06,888 ORTEGAS: The Lutani used to raid our cargo runs. 101 00:06:07,062 --> 00:06:08,890 Pretty sure they're helping the Klingons. 102 00:06:09,020 --> 00:06:11,303 - Is that a question, Lieutenant? - Are we helping the Lutani now? 103 00:06:11,327 --> 00:06:12,459 PIKE: Yes. 104 00:06:12,589 --> 00:06:14,765 But the why is... classified? 105 00:06:14,896 --> 00:06:17,072 That is correct. 106 00:06:17,202 --> 00:06:19,727 You will find out what you need to know on a need-to-know basis. 107 00:06:19,857 --> 00:06:21,729 Lieutenant? 108 00:06:21,816 --> 00:06:24,166 Crates are filling Cargo Bay 12. Lists on your PADD. 109 00:06:24,296 --> 00:06:26,168 We have armed escorts standing by in case... 110 00:06:26,255 --> 00:06:28,170 anything happens. 111 00:06:28,300 --> 00:06:30,128 Are we expecting anything to happen? 112 00:06:30,259 --> 00:06:32,827 Things do happen, whether or not we expect it. 113 00:06:32,957 --> 00:06:34,916 That's why, when we enter Lutani space, 114 00:06:35,046 --> 00:06:38,485 I've alerted phaser and photon torpedo crews to stand ready. 115 00:06:38,615 --> 00:06:41,226 It's an active war zone. 116 00:06:41,357 --> 00:06:42,880 Thank you. 117 00:06:42,967 --> 00:06:46,057 There is one more important element on this journey. 118 00:06:46,188 --> 00:06:47,624 UHURA: What's a Jikaru? 119 00:06:47,711 --> 00:06:49,670 Technically, it is livestock. 120 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:51,865 The Lutani intend to use it in their rebuilding efforts. 121 00:06:51,889 --> 00:06:54,152 We shall pick it up and we shall drop it off. 122 00:06:55,153 --> 00:06:56,546 We have to be at half impulse? 123 00:06:56,677 --> 00:06:58,263 We won't be able to run with that on the ship? 124 00:06:58,287 --> 00:07:00,376 It will not be on the ship. 125 00:07:00,507 --> 00:07:02,833 - It will be outside of the ship. - What else do we know about it? 126 00:07:02,857 --> 00:07:04,467 That's classified. 127 00:07:04,598 --> 00:07:05,903 Dismissed. 128 00:07:05,990 --> 00:07:07,557 ORTEGAS: Because it's none 129 00:07:07,688 --> 00:07:08,969 - of your business. - BETO: I-I'm just asking you, 130 00:07:08,993 --> 00:07:11,039 why do the Lutani need Starfleet's help? 131 00:07:11,169 --> 00:07:13,476 Because they're currently at war. 132 00:07:13,607 --> 00:07:15,304 BETO: Any thoughts on that? 133 00:07:15,391 --> 00:07:18,612 No. We received orders to transport cargo to Lutani VII, 134 00:07:18,742 --> 00:07:20,788 a non-Federation world in need of aid and supplies, 135 00:07:20,918 --> 00:07:22,398 and that's what we're doing. 136 00:07:22,572 --> 00:07:23,852 [quietly]: What kind of supplies? 137 00:07:23,921 --> 00:07:25,314 Easy guess. They're at war. 138 00:07:25,401 --> 00:07:27,664 - [turbolift bell chimes] - [door whooshes open] 139 00:07:27,751 --> 00:07:31,015 "Jikaru" is the Lutani word for "starlight." 140 00:07:31,189 --> 00:07:33,409 They have lived on the oceanic moon Tychus-B. 141 00:07:33,540 --> 00:07:35,890 Oh, and according to the data, 142 00:07:36,020 --> 00:07:39,023 one of the Jikaru has shown signs of a... 143 00:07:39,110 --> 00:07:40,808 transformation. 144 00:07:40,938 --> 00:07:43,593 Soon, it will be able to move through space. 145 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:46,640 There are a lot of restrictions around how we have to handle it. 146 00:07:46,770 --> 00:07:50,121 BETO: And Starfleet is helping move the creature to a war zone. 147 00:07:50,252 --> 00:07:52,428 Why? 148 00:07:54,430 --> 00:07:55,736 That's outside of my orders. 149 00:07:55,823 --> 00:07:57,477 LA'AN: We've input the codes 150 00:07:57,651 --> 00:07:59,391 for your orbital containment field. 151 00:07:59,479 --> 00:08:01,439 Una, stand by to lock onto it with a tractor beam. 152 00:08:01,568 --> 00:08:03,439 We'll bring it in close to the ship. 153 00:08:03,570 --> 00:08:05,528 This thing's really gonna fly into space? 154 00:08:06,834 --> 00:08:08,400 There is activity on the surface. 155 00:08:08,488 --> 00:08:10,838 - Containment field is now down. - UHURA: I can get 156 00:08:10,925 --> 00:08:13,623 - visual from the observation lab. - Tie us in. 157 00:08:14,581 --> 00:08:16,539 [creaky bellowing] 158 00:08:22,806 --> 00:08:24,721 [singing] 159 00:08:26,636 --> 00:08:28,116 The Jikaru will be in orbit soon. 160 00:08:28,203 --> 00:08:29,509 Tractor beams are ready. 161 00:08:29,596 --> 00:08:32,250 [singing] 162 00:08:36,037 --> 00:08:39,257 I'm getting a transponder signal from a Lutani vessel. 163 00:08:39,431 --> 00:08:40,800 ORTEGAS: Confirmed. It's a Lutani scout ship 164 00:08:40,824 --> 00:08:42,652 on an intercept course coming in hot. 165 00:08:42,783 --> 00:08:45,568 - Hail them. - No response. 166 00:08:45,699 --> 00:08:47,328 I'm getting strange readings from the Jikaru. 167 00:08:47,352 --> 00:08:49,616 Tractor beams cannot lock on. 168 00:08:49,703 --> 00:08:51,835 LA'AN: Captain, the scout ship is in range. 169 00:08:52,009 --> 00:08:54,272 - It's opening fire. - Shields up. 170 00:08:54,446 --> 00:08:56,710 They're not shooting at us. 171 00:08:56,840 --> 00:08:59,036 They're shooting at the Jikaru, but it's doing little damage. 172 00:08:59,060 --> 00:09:00,603 ORTEGAS: Definitely not a fighter pilot. 173 00:09:00,627 --> 00:09:02,498 Una, prepare phasers to fire on that ship. 174 00:09:04,282 --> 00:09:07,503 [Jikaru singing] 175 00:09:07,634 --> 00:09:10,419 ORTEGAS: Captain, what's the creature doing? 176 00:09:12,377 --> 00:09:16,207 - [static crackling] - [Jikaru bellowing] 177 00:09:19,254 --> 00:09:21,473 [sonic scream] 178 00:09:23,127 --> 00:09:24,520 ORTEGAS: What the hell was that? 179 00:09:24,651 --> 00:09:25,845 UNA: Massive surge of radiation. 180 00:09:25,869 --> 00:09:28,306 - La'An, status. - LA'AN: Shields holding. 181 00:09:28,437 --> 00:09:30,613 But the Lutani scout ship is completely disabled. 182 00:09:30,744 --> 00:09:33,573 No shields, and hull integrity failing. 183 00:09:35,357 --> 00:09:38,403 Lock transporters on that ship, beam the survivors aboard. 184 00:09:38,534 --> 00:09:39,816 Get that containment field back up. 185 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:41,581 And turn that damn thing off. 186 00:09:47,021 --> 00:09:48,346 We've recovered a pilot from the Lutani vessel. 187 00:09:48,370 --> 00:09:50,241 - She's in sickbay. - I want a full update. 188 00:09:50,328 --> 00:09:51,765 Who they are and why they came here. 189 00:09:51,895 --> 00:09:53,680 Can I have the Jikaru audio data? 190 00:09:53,810 --> 00:09:55,682 UHURA: I'm already on it. 191 00:09:55,812 --> 00:09:57,553 Are you all right? 192 00:09:58,293 --> 00:09:59,903 Your hand was shaking. 193 00:10:00,034 --> 00:10:02,234 All Vulcans who practice the ancient meditation of Surak 194 00:10:02,340 --> 00:10:04,691 experience an increase in esper sensitivity. 195 00:10:04,778 --> 00:10:07,389 It allows our mind melds to be more efficient. 196 00:10:07,563 --> 00:10:09,696 You felt the creature's mind? 197 00:10:09,826 --> 00:10:11,654 I sensed its aggression. 198 00:10:13,395 --> 00:10:14,614 But I have recovered. 199 00:10:17,921 --> 00:10:19,793 BETO: What would motivate this Lutani scientist 200 00:10:19,967 --> 00:10:22,883 to risk their life to sabotage their own project? 201 00:10:23,013 --> 00:10:26,190 M'BENGA: Dermal regenerator can't compensate for the organ damage. 202 00:10:26,321 --> 00:10:29,367 - Quadroline? - No, it's fatal to her species. 203 00:10:29,498 --> 00:10:31,302 - CHAPEL: Her vitals are crashing. - Radiation poisoning. 204 00:10:31,326 --> 00:10:32,501 Hyronalin hypospray. 205 00:10:32,632 --> 00:10:34,590 She's going into shock. 206 00:10:34,721 --> 00:10:36,940 We need to keep her conscious. 207 00:10:37,114 --> 00:10:38,550 Hey, hey, hey. Look at me. 208 00:10:38,681 --> 00:10:39,876 What's your name? Don't close your eyes. 209 00:10:39,900 --> 00:10:41,292 Tell me your name? 210 00:10:41,379 --> 00:10:43,251 - Dr. Gyud. - Gyud. 211 00:10:43,381 --> 00:10:44,818 - Hey, hey. - [gasping] 212 00:10:44,948 --> 00:10:46,036 GYUD: Don't let them use 213 00:10:46,167 --> 00:10:47,690 the Jikaru. 214 00:10:47,821 --> 00:10:51,346 It's a terrible, awful mistake. 215 00:10:51,476 --> 00:10:52,956 It's okay. 216 00:10:53,130 --> 00:10:54,436 We were wrong. 217 00:10:54,610 --> 00:10:56,960 - [choking] - [monitor beeping rapidly] 218 00:10:58,527 --> 00:11:00,355 - [gasps] - [sustained beep] 219 00:11:09,930 --> 00:11:12,584 M'BENGA: Well, I am a doctor. 220 00:11:13,324 --> 00:11:15,544 So... 221 00:11:15,718 --> 00:11:18,112 I have seen many deaths, I'm afraid. 222 00:11:18,242 --> 00:11:21,550 BETO: Have you ever been ordered by Starfleet to kill anyone? 223 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:26,250 I will defend myself, 224 00:11:26,337 --> 00:11:27,948 like anybody would. 225 00:11:28,035 --> 00:11:31,778 But it is not a function of my current job. 226 00:11:31,908 --> 00:11:35,477 You were in the Klingon War, yes? 227 00:11:35,607 --> 00:11:37,174 Yes. 228 00:11:37,305 --> 00:11:40,003 I was a field surgeon. 229 00:11:40,134 --> 00:11:41,962 [exhales] 230 00:11:42,049 --> 00:11:43,964 I am a doctor. 231 00:11:44,094 --> 00:11:45,966 I'm not the most qualified person 232 00:11:46,096 --> 00:11:50,492 to answer questions about Starfleet's military protocols. 233 00:11:53,887 --> 00:11:55,845 BETO: Mission assignments: Redacted. 234 00:11:56,019 --> 00:11:57,934 Protocol 12: Redacted. 235 00:11:58,065 --> 00:12:01,111 Battle of ChaKana, confirmed kills: Redacted. 236 00:12:01,242 --> 00:12:05,855 Battle of J'Gal, confirmed kills: Redacted. 237 00:12:08,249 --> 00:12:10,077 Have you ever scrubbed the surveillance logs 238 00:12:10,207 --> 00:12:11,687 from sickbay? 239 00:12:15,691 --> 00:12:17,911 I cannot recall. 240 00:12:22,829 --> 00:12:25,309 I cannot recall. 241 00:12:25,483 --> 00:12:29,792 UHURA: Before Starfleet, I was adrift. 242 00:12:29,923 --> 00:12:33,187 I'd lost my family, I'd lost myself, 243 00:12:33,317 --> 00:12:35,493 really. 244 00:12:35,624 --> 00:12:38,670 Starfleet sent me in a direction at just the right time. 245 00:12:38,758 --> 00:12:41,456 BETO: Were you close to anyone at the Academy? 246 00:12:43,501 --> 00:12:44,807 Not really. 247 00:12:44,938 --> 00:12:47,810 Except maybe Elena, my roommate. 248 00:12:47,941 --> 00:12:50,247 We hung out sometimes. 249 00:12:50,334 --> 00:12:53,424 Ensign Elena Cho. She was on the Cayuga. 250 00:12:53,511 --> 00:12:55,513 Did you know that? 251 00:12:59,909 --> 00:13:01,563 No. 252 00:13:02,651 --> 00:13:04,784 I didn't. I... 253 00:13:05,828 --> 00:13:08,875 Elena went down with the Cayuga? 254 00:13:22,062 --> 00:13:26,022 I didn't look at all the names on the ship, because it... 255 00:13:29,330 --> 00:13:31,114 PIKE: If that creature turns on us, sir... 256 00:13:33,987 --> 00:13:35,553 I know the mission, sir. 257 00:13:35,684 --> 00:13:38,382 I-I know the orders I was given. I'm not refusing command. 258 00:13:41,168 --> 00:13:42,996 Because my crew is required to do their job. 259 00:13:43,126 --> 00:13:45,694 We don't survive this, what Starfleet wants is irrelevant. 260 00:13:49,132 --> 00:13:51,178 Sir, 261 00:13:51,308 --> 00:13:54,007 you didn't see what it could do. 262 00:13:57,793 --> 00:14:00,535 I know why it's important, sir, I... 263 00:14:02,058 --> 00:14:03,973 I understand the stakes. 264 00:14:07,585 --> 00:14:09,457 We'll get it done. Enterprise out. 265 00:14:10,980 --> 00:14:13,417 - All decks, red alert. - Status report. 266 00:14:13,548 --> 00:14:15,743 UNA: The Jikaru has broken free of the containment field. 267 00:14:15,767 --> 00:14:17,136 - It's moving out of orbit. - ORTEGAS: It can do that? 268 00:14:17,160 --> 00:14:19,032 I thought we had to tractor it to Lutani VII. 269 00:14:19,162 --> 00:14:21,251 SPOCK: It appears the creature's evolved physiology 270 00:14:21,382 --> 00:14:23,427 allows it to act as a supercharged magnetosphere, 271 00:14:23,601 --> 00:14:25,386 using energized particles for propulsion. 272 00:14:25,516 --> 00:14:27,518 So, what? It's got its own engines? 273 00:14:27,649 --> 00:14:28,713 PIKE: What about the neural dampener attached to the creature? 274 00:14:28,737 --> 00:14:30,565 Shouldn't that keep it calm? 275 00:14:30,652 --> 00:14:31,892 UHURA: Scans show it was damaged 276 00:14:32,001 --> 00:14:33,568 during the attack on the scout ship. 277 00:14:33,698 --> 00:14:35,285 Without a neural dampener, we can't control it 278 00:14:35,309 --> 00:14:37,224 or stop it from attacking whatever it wants. 279 00:14:37,354 --> 00:14:38,794 And the big fella's picking up speed. 280 00:14:38,834 --> 00:14:40,096 Do we let it go? 281 00:14:40,183 --> 00:14:42,098 [Jikaru bellowing] 282 00:14:42,185 --> 00:14:43,708 SPOCK: It is now a weapon. 283 00:14:43,839 --> 00:14:45,188 But also a creature. 284 00:14:47,060 --> 00:14:48,409 Our orders are to take it 285 00:14:48,583 --> 00:14:50,367 to Lutani VII, so that's what we're gonna do. 286 00:14:50,454 --> 00:14:52,674 - How, sir? - I've done this kind of thing before, 287 00:14:52,804 --> 00:14:54,676 just usually on horseback. 288 00:14:54,763 --> 00:14:57,157 Chase down and lasso a bronco. 289 00:14:57,244 --> 00:14:59,376 BETO: Have you ever refused an order? 290 00:15:01,509 --> 00:15:05,208 Well, um... 291 00:15:05,339 --> 00:15:09,256 I think I can confidently say that that's classified. 292 00:15:15,305 --> 00:15:17,742 BETO: The Enterprise is following Starfleet's orders 293 00:15:17,873 --> 00:15:20,267 and transporting what they know is a weapon, 294 00:15:20,397 --> 00:15:22,660 - the Jikaru. - [Jikaru bellowing] 295 00:15:22,791 --> 00:15:24,532 - La'An, tractor beam? - LA'AN: I've tried. 296 00:15:24,662 --> 00:15:25,857 The creature's emitting a randomized 297 00:15:25,881 --> 00:15:27,143 electromagnetic field. 298 00:15:27,274 --> 00:15:28,666 The beam can't lock on. 299 00:15:28,797 --> 00:15:30,668 - What about the transporter? - Same problem. 300 00:15:30,799 --> 00:15:32,453 Can we match its frequency? 301 00:15:32,583 --> 00:15:34,213 Without precise readings, an incorrect beam could result 302 00:15:34,237 --> 00:15:36,674 in an energy feedback, disabling Enterprise. 303 00:15:36,805 --> 00:15:38,391 If tractoring isn't an option, why don't we follow it? 304 00:15:38,415 --> 00:15:40,635 - Keep it within visual range? - PIKE: Do it. 305 00:15:40,765 --> 00:15:42,637 ORTEGAS: Just not too close, okay? 306 00:15:42,724 --> 00:15:44,247 I don't want to get ripped apart. 307 00:15:44,334 --> 00:15:46,467 What about other ships? Anything it runs into, 308 00:15:46,597 --> 00:15:48,251 - it might attack. - I can send out 309 00:15:48,382 --> 00:15:49,620 a system-wide navigational bulletin to keep clear 310 00:15:49,644 --> 00:15:51,951 - of our coordinates. - Keep it vague. 311 00:15:52,081 --> 00:15:53,711 We don't want this weapon falling into the wrong hands. 312 00:15:53,735 --> 00:15:55,824 - Am I clear? - Aye, sir. 313 00:15:55,911 --> 00:15:57,217 LA'AN: If that's the order, 314 00:15:57,304 --> 00:15:59,349 we need to work on a plan to destroy the creature 315 00:15:59,523 --> 00:16:02,657 - if necessary. - ORTEGAS: Better that than Klingons get it. 316 00:16:04,702 --> 00:16:07,183 BETO: What makes you good at being head of security? 317 00:16:07,270 --> 00:16:09,011 I think what makes me good at my job 318 00:16:09,142 --> 00:16:11,318 is that I have a lot of experience. 319 00:16:11,448 --> 00:16:14,495 From a young age, I've had to look after myself, 320 00:16:14,625 --> 00:16:19,848 and I've learned to make logical decisions very quickly 321 00:16:19,979 --> 00:16:23,417 in tense, high-risk situations. 322 00:16:23,547 --> 00:16:26,463 BETO: What does it feel like to kill somebody? 323 00:16:31,729 --> 00:16:33,557 CHAPEL: This is incredible. 324 00:16:33,688 --> 00:16:35,951 Its autonomic systems can manipulate 325 00:16:36,082 --> 00:16:37,997 - and distribute energy. - SPOCK: It is... 326 00:16:38,127 --> 00:16:40,042 Fascinating? 327 00:16:40,129 --> 00:16:41,913 CHAPEL: Spock, I understand that, 328 00:16:42,088 --> 00:16:44,786 when the Jikaru "powered up," 329 00:16:44,960 --> 00:16:49,573 you-you had a-a reaction on the bridge? 330 00:16:49,747 --> 00:16:51,227 Your hand was shaking? 331 00:16:52,228 --> 00:16:55,057 I have been experiencing discomfort. 332 00:16:55,144 --> 00:16:57,581 It is manageable. 333 00:16:57,668 --> 00:16:59,255 UHURA: Engineering is working on recreating neural dampeners 334 00:16:59,279 --> 00:17:00,889 based on our scans of the device. 335 00:17:02,064 --> 00:17:04,849 This isn't just a neural dampener. 336 00:17:05,850 --> 00:17:07,896 It's a shock collar. 337 00:17:08,027 --> 00:17:11,421 It's become clear why they felt they needed that. 338 00:17:11,552 --> 00:17:14,033 SPOCK: The creature is, to the Lutani, a weapon. 339 00:17:14,207 --> 00:17:16,383 One they need to find a way to control. 340 00:17:16,470 --> 00:17:18,733 They should have tried talking to it first. 341 00:17:20,561 --> 00:17:23,651 But, hey, I'm just a communications officer. 342 00:17:26,001 --> 00:17:28,656 CHAPEL: You think you were actually in contact with the Jikaru? 343 00:17:28,743 --> 00:17:30,136 We heard it. 344 00:17:31,615 --> 00:17:33,095 It was talking. 345 00:17:35,663 --> 00:17:38,100 [Jikaru singing over recording] 346 00:17:45,977 --> 00:17:47,588 [singing stops] 347 00:17:47,718 --> 00:17:50,547 SPOCK: Perhaps. 348 00:17:50,634 --> 00:17:53,028 I believe I was sensing its emotions. 349 00:17:53,202 --> 00:17:57,293 Joseph told me about this, about how Vulcans abandoned 350 00:17:57,380 --> 00:17:59,339 these psionics centuries ago. 351 00:17:59,469 --> 00:18:02,951 Because of brain aneurysms, synaptic overload. 352 00:18:03,125 --> 00:18:04,474 Death. 353 00:18:04,605 --> 00:18:07,825 Perhaps I can shield my mind from its effect. 354 00:18:07,956 --> 00:18:09,740 It is a logical, reasonable option. 355 00:18:09,871 --> 00:18:12,569 [Jikaru singing over recording] 356 00:18:12,700 --> 00:18:15,094 BETO: Do you believe in every mission? 357 00:18:15,224 --> 00:18:17,096 Yes. 358 00:18:17,226 --> 00:18:18,967 Uh... 359 00:18:19,141 --> 00:18:23,189 I mean, of course I do. 360 00:18:23,319 --> 00:18:28,194 PIKE: Starfleet needs us to deliver the weapon or take it. 361 00:18:28,324 --> 00:18:30,021 Thoughts? 362 00:18:30,152 --> 00:18:32,067 UNA: The Lutani are at war. 363 00:18:32,198 --> 00:18:36,811 Understandably desperate, eager to shift the balance. 364 00:18:36,941 --> 00:18:38,821 This creature dies because of their experiments, 365 00:18:38,856 --> 00:18:40,945 it's nothing to them. 366 00:18:41,032 --> 00:18:44,253 If it saves them, it's everything. 367 00:18:46,690 --> 00:18:49,128 PIKE: And if it falls into the wrong hands? 368 00:18:49,215 --> 00:18:51,304 UNA: Then it's trouble for everyone. 369 00:18:51,478 --> 00:18:55,873 PIKE: How do you feel about what's happening to the Jikaru? 370 00:18:56,004 --> 00:18:59,573 UNA: You know how I feel. It's irrelevant. 371 00:18:59,703 --> 00:19:03,054 PIKE: We have our orders, whether we like it or not. 372 00:19:03,229 --> 00:19:05,579 Same goes for the crew as well. 373 00:19:05,753 --> 00:19:08,451 UNA: No one tells you about this part of the job, do they? 374 00:19:08,625 --> 00:19:10,758 The new neural dampeners are loaded into torpedo tubes 375 00:19:10,888 --> 00:19:12,063 and standing by. 376 00:19:12,194 --> 00:19:13,282 Uh, Captain? 377 00:19:14,544 --> 00:19:16,938 Mr. Spock and I are working on an alternative plan. 378 00:19:17,068 --> 00:19:18,505 A way to communicate with the Jikaru 379 00:19:18,635 --> 00:19:20,376 - without injuring it. - Communicate how? 380 00:19:20,507 --> 00:19:22,683 Oh, we're still working on that, but... 381 00:19:22,857 --> 00:19:24,989 PIKE: Unfortunately, we're out of time. 382 00:19:25,120 --> 00:19:26,793 The creature's trajectory will take it near a planet 383 00:19:26,817 --> 00:19:28,491 - with ships in orbit. - Captain, the neural dampener 384 00:19:28,515 --> 00:19:30,604 will put the Jikaru in a catatonic state. 385 00:19:30,734 --> 00:19:32,408 We won't be able to communicate with it in that condition. 386 00:19:32,432 --> 00:19:34,216 PIKE: We have our orders, Ensign. 387 00:19:34,347 --> 00:19:36,547 We don't have to like them, but we do have to obey them. 388 00:19:39,265 --> 00:19:41,267 [alert trilling] 389 00:19:41,397 --> 00:19:43,399 Captain, we're in range. 390 00:19:45,401 --> 00:19:47,447 PIKE: Fire. 391 00:19:48,926 --> 00:19:50,319 [Jikaru bellowing] 392 00:19:50,406 --> 00:19:52,626 Torpedo wasn't able to penetrate its skin. 393 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:55,063 LA'AN: It's a narrow target. The dampener has to reach 394 00:19:55,194 --> 00:19:57,370 a precise depth near its cerebral cortex. 395 00:19:57,544 --> 00:19:59,763 - PIKE: How many torpedoes do we have? - Three more. 396 00:19:59,937 --> 00:20:01,287 PIKE: Fire again. 397 00:20:04,246 --> 00:20:06,117 All power to shields. 398 00:20:07,031 --> 00:20:08,729 [grunting] 399 00:20:19,609 --> 00:20:21,829 Shields are down to 40%. 400 00:20:21,959 --> 00:20:23,570 PIKE: Ortegas, full power astern. 401 00:20:23,700 --> 00:20:24,982 Give us some distance from that thing. 402 00:20:25,006 --> 00:20:26,225 ¡Quítame eso de la cara! 403 00:20:26,312 --> 00:20:28,139 Engines answering full astern. 404 00:20:28,270 --> 00:20:30,011 Giving distance and lots of it. 405 00:20:30,185 --> 00:20:31,425 Damage report, all departments. 406 00:20:31,534 --> 00:20:33,338 All nonessential personnel off the bridge, now. 407 00:20:33,362 --> 00:20:35,234 UHURA: I'm sorry, Beto. You have to go. 408 00:20:35,321 --> 00:20:36,721 BETO: No, I'll-I'll stay right here. 409 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:38,019 - Wait. Nyota, no. - I'm sorry. 410 00:20:38,106 --> 00:20:40,064 - Just stop. Wait. - Sorry. 411 00:20:51,989 --> 00:20:53,382 [alert sounding] 412 00:20:53,469 --> 00:20:54,818 PIKE: Damage report. 413 00:20:54,905 --> 00:20:56,056 LA'AN: That attack drained our shields 414 00:20:56,080 --> 00:20:57,560 like nothing I've seen before. 415 00:20:57,647 --> 00:20:59,607 Another energy burst will disable them completely. 416 00:20:59,649 --> 00:21:02,086 Anyone else gonna have nightmares about space dragons? 417 00:21:02,261 --> 00:21:03,368 Captain, the Jikaru is in pursuit 418 00:21:03,392 --> 00:21:04,587 and energizing for another attack. 419 00:21:04,611 --> 00:21:05,786 Ortegas, get it off our tail. 420 00:21:05,873 --> 00:21:07,067 You don't have to tell me twice, 421 00:21:07,091 --> 00:21:08,199 but helm controls are sluggish. 422 00:21:08,223 --> 00:21:10,704 [Jikaru bellowing] 423 00:21:10,834 --> 00:21:12,706 It has to be stopped, Captain. 424 00:21:12,836 --> 00:21:14,901 I suggest we hit it with a full spread of photon torpedoes. 425 00:21:14,925 --> 00:21:16,318 SPOCK: I advise against that. 426 00:21:16,492 --> 00:21:17,730 The Jikaru could simply absorb the energy, 427 00:21:17,754 --> 00:21:18,886 then use it against us. 428 00:21:19,887 --> 00:21:21,062 BETO: How's your hand? 429 00:21:22,759 --> 00:21:23,804 It's fine. 430 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:26,589 Stop asking. 431 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:29,418 You can't prepare for the unknown. 432 00:21:31,115 --> 00:21:34,249 You face it, deal with it. That's it. 433 00:21:34,380 --> 00:21:38,166 End of story. [Sighs] 434 00:21:38,297 --> 00:21:40,473 UHURA: I'm sorry for being so abrupt. 435 00:21:40,647 --> 00:21:42,475 It's just when the ship's on alert, 436 00:21:42,605 --> 00:21:44,955 things move fast. We can't have any distractions. 437 00:21:45,086 --> 00:21:48,742 I get it, okay? Sure. 438 00:21:50,352 --> 00:21:53,790 What I don't get is how Starfleet can agree 439 00:21:53,921 --> 00:21:56,924 to bring a weapon of war to a distant planet. 440 00:21:59,187 --> 00:22:00,319 Help me understand that. 441 00:22:08,849 --> 00:22:11,068 Are you recording this? 442 00:22:11,199 --> 00:22:12,722 I am, yes. That's my job. 443 00:22:12,853 --> 00:22:14,439 Just like your job. You're delivering a weapon, 444 00:22:14,463 --> 00:22:17,423 or taking it, or-or maybe both. 445 00:22:17,553 --> 00:22:19,076 And you're all just following orders. 446 00:22:19,207 --> 00:22:21,078 None of you like it, so I just want to... 447 00:22:21,165 --> 00:22:22,795 I just want to know why, because it feels like 448 00:22:22,819 --> 00:22:25,256 the actions of a colonizer, who takes. 449 00:22:32,742 --> 00:22:34,570 [whispering]: Oh, my God. 450 00:22:36,355 --> 00:22:38,139 Th-This is what you've been after all along. 451 00:22:38,226 --> 00:22:39,096 Nyota, I've been af... [stammers] 452 00:22:39,227 --> 00:22:41,055 - You should go. - Wait. 453 00:22:41,185 --> 00:22:43,492 And don't come back to the bridge. 454 00:22:45,494 --> 00:22:48,976 [Uhura scoffing] 455 00:22:55,417 --> 00:22:57,017 PIKE: And you really think this will work? 456 00:22:57,114 --> 00:22:59,334 UHURA: With a neural amplifier, we believe Spock can 457 00:22:59,421 --> 00:23:00,529 communicate with the Jikaru. 458 00:23:00,553 --> 00:23:01,989 SPOCK: The amplifier should allow me 459 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:03,679 to mind-meld with the creature remotely. 460 00:23:03,773 --> 00:23:05,185 I have already sensed impressions from it. 461 00:23:05,209 --> 00:23:06,820 PIKE: Spock, you have no way of knowing 462 00:23:06,950 --> 00:23:09,344 what connecting with this creature might do to you. 463 00:23:10,650 --> 00:23:12,173 I'll be monitoring Spock's vital signs 464 00:23:12,303 --> 00:23:13,827 during the procedure, 465 00:23:13,914 --> 00:23:17,961 so if there's any complications, the link can be severed. 466 00:23:18,048 --> 00:23:21,400 We just... We need to be close enough to link them. 467 00:23:21,574 --> 00:23:23,014 I still can't believe I'm letting you 468 00:23:23,053 --> 00:23:25,055 approach the Jikaru in a shuttlecraft. 469 00:23:25,186 --> 00:23:28,015 UHURA: Hopefully the shuttle's small size won't alarm it. 470 00:23:28,145 --> 00:23:29,973 And if you do rile it, 471 00:23:30,104 --> 00:23:31,801 you won't last a second in that shuttle. 472 00:23:31,888 --> 00:23:33,455 None of you will. 473 00:23:33,586 --> 00:23:35,762 The creature nearly destroyed our ship, Captain. 474 00:23:35,892 --> 00:23:38,025 It might try it again. Given our orders, 475 00:23:38,155 --> 00:23:39,766 the shuttle is our smallest risk of loss 476 00:23:39,896 --> 00:23:41,332 against the creature. 477 00:23:46,642 --> 00:23:48,078 Godspeed. 478 00:23:50,646 --> 00:23:55,259 CHAPEL: Easy. Easy. We don't want to make it upset. 479 00:23:56,217 --> 00:23:59,960 Yes. Closer. 480 00:24:02,876 --> 00:24:04,791 [Jikaru bellowing] 481 00:24:04,965 --> 00:24:08,229 CHAPEL: Spock has made connection with the Jikaru. 482 00:24:08,316 --> 00:24:10,623 SPOCK: I am not sensing any aggression, 483 00:24:10,753 --> 00:24:13,713 but I do believe it is aware of our presence. 484 00:24:14,844 --> 00:24:16,498 I see her, 485 00:24:16,672 --> 00:24:18,587 - feel her. - [Jikaru moans] 486 00:24:18,718 --> 00:24:22,461 Something... so sublime. 487 00:24:23,505 --> 00:24:25,625 - [alert chiming] - Ship quartering in at high impulse. 488 00:24:28,771 --> 00:24:30,207 It's a Lutani warship. 489 00:24:31,295 --> 00:24:32,819 We're being hailed. 490 00:24:32,949 --> 00:24:35,952 Captain Pike, now you're tracking the creature 491 00:24:36,126 --> 00:24:37,737 to take it back to Starfleet. 492 00:24:37,867 --> 00:24:40,130 I question the wisdom of trusting Starfleet. 493 00:24:40,261 --> 00:24:41,543 LA'AN: Captain, the Lutani warship 494 00:24:41,567 --> 00:24:43,177 - is powering up weapons. - Red alert. 495 00:24:43,307 --> 00:24:44,707 I think they pissed off the big guy. 496 00:24:44,787 --> 00:24:46,461 With the Galileo right in their line of fire. 497 00:24:46,485 --> 00:24:49,226 [Jikaru bellowing] 498 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:51,335 PIKE: Enterprise to Galileo. Get the hell out of there. 499 00:24:51,359 --> 00:24:53,666 CHAPEL: Spock's vitals are spiking. 500 00:24:57,147 --> 00:24:58,671 - [explosion] - [grunts] 501 00:24:59,802 --> 00:25:02,065 PIKE: You're right, people do die. 502 00:25:02,152 --> 00:25:04,024 Have you ever seen somebody die? 503 00:25:11,335 --> 00:25:13,642 I don't recommend it. 504 00:25:15,862 --> 00:25:18,908 And if it ever does happen to you... 505 00:25:20,823 --> 00:25:23,870 I don't think you would enjoy being questioned about it. 506 00:25:30,180 --> 00:25:32,661 PIKE: We don't always like our orders, but... 507 00:25:35,664 --> 00:25:37,013 I trust my crew, they trust me, 508 00:25:37,144 --> 00:25:38,537 and sometimes that's all we have. 509 00:25:41,975 --> 00:25:44,847 PIKE: What is the creature doing? 510 00:25:44,978 --> 00:25:47,633 As far as I can tell, watching the Lutani ship. 511 00:25:47,763 --> 00:25:51,593 After it attacked our shuttle, it started doing laps. 512 00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:55,292 Well, now we know not to try talking to it. 513 00:25:55,423 --> 00:25:57,643 I'm not so sure. 514 00:25:57,817 --> 00:25:59,617 Before the Lutani got there, Spock was able to 515 00:25:59,688 --> 00:26:00,907 connect his mind with hers. 516 00:26:00,994 --> 00:26:03,170 I felt it, too. She bonded with me. 517 00:26:03,344 --> 00:26:04,693 How are they? 518 00:26:04,780 --> 00:26:06,652 Christine is stable. 519 00:26:06,826 --> 00:26:10,743 I have Spock in an induced coma so his brain can heal. 520 00:26:10,873 --> 00:26:12,222 He needs some time. 521 00:26:12,353 --> 00:26:14,398 Did we learn anything more about the Jikaru? 522 00:26:14,573 --> 00:26:16,792 According to the data, 523 00:26:16,966 --> 00:26:19,534 her brain chemistry was artificially altered 524 00:26:19,665 --> 00:26:23,494 to focus solely on violence and destruction. 525 00:26:23,625 --> 00:26:25,453 It causes her great pain. 526 00:26:25,584 --> 00:26:27,150 UNA: Can you reverse it? 527 00:26:27,281 --> 00:26:29,805 No. She's too far gone. 528 00:26:29,936 --> 00:26:32,373 I still think we just need to talk to her. 529 00:26:32,503 --> 00:26:34,723 UNA: How? Spock's in a coma. 530 00:26:34,854 --> 00:26:37,770 The Jikaru's telepathic ability was too strong for Spock. 531 00:26:37,857 --> 00:26:39,728 Maybe someone who isn't as sensitive. 532 00:26:39,859 --> 00:26:41,184 Uhura, I know where you're going with this. 533 00:26:41,208 --> 00:26:43,471 Instead of a shuttle, we use Enterprise. 534 00:26:43,602 --> 00:26:45,516 - Neural link me. - Nyota... 535 00:26:45,647 --> 00:26:47,606 I've studied for this. 536 00:26:47,780 --> 00:26:50,173 Communication with a new species. 537 00:26:50,304 --> 00:26:51,871 I won't risk another crew member. 538 00:26:52,001 --> 00:26:54,177 You don't have to. 539 00:26:54,264 --> 00:26:55,875 I'm volunteering. 540 00:26:56,832 --> 00:27:00,096 [Jikaru screeching] 541 00:27:00,227 --> 00:27:02,098 [doors whoosh open] 542 00:27:02,272 --> 00:27:04,231 [grunting] 543 00:27:05,362 --> 00:27:06,625 [doors whoosh shut] 544 00:27:11,630 --> 00:27:14,633 [humming] 545 00:27:14,763 --> 00:27:16,460 BETO: What makes you a good medic? 546 00:27:19,550 --> 00:27:21,378 I care about my patients. 547 00:27:22,118 --> 00:27:24,251 [Uhura groaning] 548 00:27:28,559 --> 00:27:31,998 - [Jikaru singing] - [Uhura humming] 549 00:27:32,128 --> 00:27:34,870 Uhura, you're risking permanent brain damage. 550 00:27:35,001 --> 00:27:37,307 [humming forcefully] 551 00:27:38,918 --> 00:27:40,876 [whimpering] 552 00:27:43,313 --> 00:27:46,882 This is one of the last photos I took with my family. 553 00:27:47,013 --> 00:27:51,147 This is... very important to me. 554 00:27:51,278 --> 00:27:53,236 [device chiming] 555 00:27:53,367 --> 00:27:55,282 [grunting softly] 556 00:27:55,412 --> 00:27:58,677 [singing sustained note] 557 00:27:58,807 --> 00:28:00,504 Destroy. 558 00:28:01,636 --> 00:28:03,116 Attack. 559 00:28:04,465 --> 00:28:06,075 Destroy me. 560 00:28:06,206 --> 00:28:07,598 What does that mean? 561 00:28:07,686 --> 00:28:10,601 She wants us to attack her. 562 00:28:10,689 --> 00:28:12,603 Then she'll turn her aggression on us 563 00:28:12,734 --> 00:28:14,823 and let the Lutani ship go. 564 00:28:15,868 --> 00:28:17,826 BETO: Boy, you all look very happy. 565 00:28:17,913 --> 00:28:20,046 We-we are. 566 00:28:20,176 --> 00:28:21,743 We were. 567 00:28:23,571 --> 00:28:24,964 UHURA: The sun. 568 00:28:25,965 --> 00:28:28,271 If we attack her, she'll follow us there. 569 00:28:28,402 --> 00:28:30,317 The sun? 570 00:28:31,927 --> 00:28:34,364 She's tired of being a weapon. 571 00:28:34,495 --> 00:28:35,539 [Uhura sobbing] 572 00:28:35,714 --> 00:28:37,150 Yes. 573 00:28:37,280 --> 00:28:38,542 [crying] 574 00:28:38,717 --> 00:28:40,849 [Jikaru cries] 575 00:28:41,894 --> 00:28:42,938 BETO: You're doing okay? 576 00:28:43,069 --> 00:28:44,505 Yeah, thanks. 577 00:28:45,898 --> 00:28:47,073 She... 578 00:28:47,203 --> 00:28:48,857 wants to die. 579 00:28:50,076 --> 00:28:52,556 It's the only way she can find peace. 580 00:28:55,646 --> 00:28:56,952 PIKE: Yeah, when I was 14, 581 00:28:57,083 --> 00:29:00,521 I had a bronco that fought so hard she fell. 582 00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:06,048 Broke her rib... 583 00:29:06,179 --> 00:29:09,356 straight into her lung, and, um, she couldn't breathe. 584 00:29:12,446 --> 00:29:15,362 [sniffles] I didn't like what I had to do, but, um... 585 00:29:18,974 --> 00:29:20,149 I did it. 586 00:29:22,499 --> 00:29:24,675 That's the job, sometimes. 587 00:29:25,720 --> 00:29:29,768 When the costs we pay for our missions, 588 00:29:29,855 --> 00:29:32,945 for our choices... comes due. 589 00:29:45,827 --> 00:29:47,829 PIKE: I just spoke with Command. 590 00:29:47,916 --> 00:29:49,352 They weren't thrilled with me, 591 00:29:49,439 --> 00:29:52,051 but given the circumstances, we're in agreement now. 592 00:29:52,225 --> 00:29:53,574 La'An, let's get her attention. 593 00:29:53,704 --> 00:29:55,228 Firing a low-yield burst. 594 00:29:55,358 --> 00:29:56,988 Enough to annoy her, but not enough for her 595 00:29:57,012 --> 00:29:58,579 to reflect back against us. 596 00:29:58,709 --> 00:29:59,710 [beeping] 597 00:29:59,798 --> 00:30:01,974 [Jikaru screeching] 598 00:30:07,675 --> 00:30:10,112 UNA: She released the Lutani ship. 599 00:30:10,243 --> 00:30:12,201 Ortegas, set a course for the system's sun. 600 00:30:15,378 --> 00:30:17,293 Aye, sir. 601 00:30:17,424 --> 00:30:20,601 The Jikaru's children on her homeworld, 602 00:30:20,731 --> 00:30:21,950 they haven't been altered. 603 00:30:22,081 --> 00:30:24,170 She's worried for them. 604 00:30:25,171 --> 00:30:28,043 Understood. Tell her, um... 605 00:30:31,220 --> 00:30:33,701 Tell her that we'll make sure they stay that way. 606 00:30:35,529 --> 00:30:36,922 That's a promise. 607 00:30:37,966 --> 00:30:40,273 ♪ ♪ 608 00:30:58,552 --> 00:31:01,120 Ensign Elena Cho, 609 00:31:01,294 --> 00:31:02,730 my friend... 610 00:31:04,297 --> 00:31:07,126 died doing what she believed in. 611 00:31:09,519 --> 00:31:11,521 It's what I believe in, too. 612 00:31:13,045 --> 00:31:14,220 [sighs] 613 00:31:16,483 --> 00:31:17,919 This is the job. 614 00:31:18,050 --> 00:31:19,834 We're often in a situation where, 615 00:31:19,965 --> 00:31:22,576 if we don't do anything, people will die. 616 00:31:22,750 --> 00:31:25,666 But is it really just all on Starfleet? 617 00:31:25,796 --> 00:31:27,886 Don't you think we should take a step back? 618 00:31:28,016 --> 00:31:32,151 There are other people trying to help, sure, but... 619 00:31:32,325 --> 00:31:34,675 none with our resources. 620 00:31:34,805 --> 00:31:36,503 If not us, then who? 621 00:31:37,547 --> 00:31:39,027 I do think it's brave, 622 00:31:39,158 --> 00:31:42,378 that you ask all these questions. 623 00:31:42,552 --> 00:31:44,076 No one should accept anything blindly. 624 00:31:44,206 --> 00:31:46,556 And that's... 625 00:31:46,687 --> 00:31:48,819 That's all I was trying to do, I was just, I was just 626 00:31:48,950 --> 00:31:51,300 trying to provide a counterpoint. 627 00:31:51,431 --> 00:31:53,539 I believe you think that's what you were trying to do, 628 00:31:53,563 --> 00:31:56,523 but you came here angry. 629 00:31:56,653 --> 00:31:59,091 You had a point to prove. 630 00:31:59,221 --> 00:32:01,049 W-What was my point? 631 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:03,747 [sighs] 632 00:32:03,834 --> 00:32:07,186 You blame Starfleet for taking your sister away. 633 00:32:07,316 --> 00:32:09,797 And then, when she got hurt, 634 00:32:09,928 --> 00:32:12,713 you needed someone to blame for almost losing her. 635 00:32:15,281 --> 00:32:19,067 The thing is, she's still here. 636 00:32:19,198 --> 00:32:22,984 Erica and I chose to be a part of Starfleet. 637 00:32:23,071 --> 00:32:26,161 And you can choose to shut us out for that 638 00:32:26,292 --> 00:32:28,033 or you can accept it. 639 00:32:28,163 --> 00:32:31,819 But Starfleet isn't keeping you from mending things. 640 00:32:40,697 --> 00:32:43,004 [doors whoosh open] 641 00:32:43,135 --> 00:32:45,572 [doors whoosh shut] 642 00:32:48,009 --> 00:32:49,141 How we doing? 643 00:32:50,620 --> 00:32:53,319 The Jikaru is still pursuing us, just out of range. 644 00:32:53,406 --> 00:32:54,668 PIKE: And the Lutani ship? 645 00:32:54,842 --> 00:32:56,713 Heavily damaged, but still intact. 646 00:32:56,844 --> 00:32:58,541 PIKE: Hail them. 647 00:32:59,629 --> 00:33:01,849 [trilling] 648 00:33:02,850 --> 00:33:04,132 What are you doing with the Jikaru? 649 00:33:04,156 --> 00:33:05,418 Where are you leading it? 650 00:33:05,548 --> 00:33:07,159 Honoring her final wish. 651 00:33:07,246 --> 00:33:08,987 No. We've spent years on this project. 652 00:33:09,117 --> 00:33:10,684 - You can't just... - PIKE: Project? 653 00:33:10,814 --> 00:33:12,991 This is an intelligent, emotional creature. 654 00:33:13,078 --> 00:33:14,383 She has a right to her free will. 655 00:33:14,470 --> 00:33:16,110 - You took that from her. - VOOR: Captain, 656 00:33:16,255 --> 00:33:18,344 I'm sure we can come to some arrangement. 657 00:33:18,474 --> 00:33:20,365 PIKE: I'm shutting down your metamorphosis program, 658 00:33:20,389 --> 00:33:22,261 and have been authorized to quarantine Tychus-B 659 00:33:22,435 --> 00:33:24,611 as a sanctuary world for the Jikaru. 660 00:33:24,698 --> 00:33:27,440 No. You can't do this, you mustn't. 661 00:33:27,570 --> 00:33:29,703 Countless Lutani will die without this weapon. 662 00:33:29,877 --> 00:33:32,029 The Federation will continue to provide help in other ways. 663 00:33:32,053 --> 00:33:33,794 Just... not like this. 664 00:33:33,924 --> 00:33:36,101 VOOR: And if we refuse to allow you to do this? 665 00:33:36,231 --> 00:33:38,059 We have other warships in the area. 666 00:33:38,190 --> 00:33:39,994 You threaten one of us, you threaten all of us. 667 00:33:40,018 --> 00:33:43,412 Trust me when I say, you do not want the Federation as an enemy. 668 00:33:47,416 --> 00:33:50,115 [Jikaru bellowing] 669 00:34:00,603 --> 00:34:05,130 ♪ ♪ 670 00:34:16,054 --> 00:34:18,099 [Jikaru screeching] 671 00:34:31,547 --> 00:34:32,635 [distant impact] 672 00:34:52,699 --> 00:34:53,961 [sniffles] 673 00:34:57,138 --> 00:34:59,009 So much loss. 674 00:35:00,054 --> 00:35:03,797 ORTEGAS: For me, joining Starfleet was something I could control. 675 00:35:06,452 --> 00:35:08,671 Mom was dying. 676 00:35:08,758 --> 00:35:11,109 I couldn't do anything about it. 677 00:35:12,588 --> 00:35:14,808 I was lost... 678 00:35:14,938 --> 00:35:16,549 scared, I couldn't face it. 679 00:35:18,899 --> 00:35:20,553 I couldn't face it. 680 00:35:22,598 --> 00:35:24,992 Okay. Do it. [Clears throat] 681 00:35:26,776 --> 00:35:30,215 I figured, out here, I'm in control. 682 00:35:30,345 --> 00:35:32,913 Every day, I get to prove what I'm made of. 683 00:35:33,043 --> 00:35:34,741 I'm the best. 684 00:35:34,828 --> 00:35:37,309 Nothing can touch me, until it did and now... 685 00:35:38,353 --> 00:35:41,095 there are days when I'm as scared as I was then. 686 00:35:41,226 --> 00:35:45,012 I'm here because these people are my family now. 687 00:35:45,143 --> 00:35:47,754 Just as much as you're my family. 688 00:35:48,929 --> 00:35:51,366 They give me hope. 689 00:35:51,453 --> 00:35:53,127 Don't tell them I said that. [chuckles softly] 690 00:35:53,151 --> 00:35:55,501 [both grunting] 691 00:35:55,631 --> 00:35:59,635 UNA: Someone once said space is dark and cold 692 00:35:59,766 --> 00:36:01,724 and full of death. 693 00:36:02,943 --> 00:36:04,379 Our job 694 00:36:04,510 --> 00:36:05,859 is to bring light, 695 00:36:05,989 --> 00:36:08,427 bring warmth, bring life 696 00:36:08,601 --> 00:36:10,429 to wherever we go. 697 00:36:11,604 --> 00:36:12,866 That's our mission. 698 00:36:13,040 --> 00:36:15,521 UHURA: Before Starfleet, 699 00:36:15,651 --> 00:36:18,219 I was adrift. 700 00:36:19,655 --> 00:36:20,743 I'd lost my family. 701 00:36:20,874 --> 00:36:22,832 I'd lost myself. 702 00:36:24,617 --> 00:36:27,185 Starfleet sent me in a direction at just the right time. 703 00:36:29,230 --> 00:36:33,191 LA'AN: Without Starfleet, I'd either be dead 704 00:36:33,365 --> 00:36:34,801 or undisciplined, 705 00:36:34,975 --> 00:36:37,543 consumed by my own anger. 706 00:36:37,673 --> 00:36:39,085 SPOCK: Starfleet has allowed me to explore 707 00:36:39,109 --> 00:36:40,241 my human half. 708 00:36:42,809 --> 00:36:46,334 Had I attempted this exploration on Vulcan, 709 00:36:46,465 --> 00:36:48,162 I would have been shunned 710 00:36:48,293 --> 00:36:49,903 or banished. 711 00:36:52,732 --> 00:36:54,995 BETO: I have now been invited to see a side of Starfleet 712 00:36:55,125 --> 00:36:56,910 I didn't expect. 713 00:36:56,997 --> 00:37:00,218 ♪ ♪ 714 00:37:03,438 --> 00:37:05,397 [indistinct chatter] 715 00:37:06,746 --> 00:37:09,662 - ♪ - [chatter continues] 716 00:37:09,792 --> 00:37:11,838 Thank you very much. 717 00:37:13,231 --> 00:37:14,754 BETO: What separates a "Federation" 718 00:37:14,884 --> 00:37:16,799 from an "Empire"? 719 00:37:16,930 --> 00:37:18,801 And a starship from a warship? 720 00:37:18,888 --> 00:37:20,673 [laughter] 721 00:37:20,803 --> 00:37:23,023 [overlapping chatter] 722 00:37:24,067 --> 00:37:25,634 - Oh, yes! - [chatter, laughter] 723 00:37:25,765 --> 00:37:27,810 UHURA: What is Starfleet? 724 00:37:27,897 --> 00:37:29,638 It's the people. 725 00:37:29,725 --> 00:37:31,423 All of us. 726 00:37:31,553 --> 00:37:33,425 We make Starfleet what it is. 727 00:37:33,555 --> 00:37:35,209 Not the other way around. 728 00:37:37,472 --> 00:37:39,431 ♪ ♪ 729 00:37:55,273 --> 00:37:58,276 Captioning sponsored by CBS. 730 00:37:58,406 --> 00:38:01,322 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org 731 00:38:13,639 --> 00:38:15,510 ♪ ♪ 732 00:38:45,148 --> 00:38:47,368 ♪ ♪ 733 00:39:09,651 --> 00:39:11,914 ♪ 734 00:39:21,359 --> 00:39:23,578 ♪ ♪ 735 00:39:52,955 --> 00:39:54,827 ♪ ♪