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Captain's log, stardate 8 1 30.3.

Starship Enterprise on training mission to Gamma Hydra.

Section 1 4, coordinates 2287 4.

Approaching Neutral Zone, all systems normal and functioning.

Leaving Section 1 4 for Section 1 5.

Stand by. Project parabolic course to avoid entering Neutral Zone.

Course change projected.

l'm getting something on the distress channel.

On speakers.

lmperative! This is the Kobayashi Maru, 19 periods out of Altair Vl.

We have struck a gravitic mine and have lost all power...

This is the Starship Enterprise. Can you give us your coordinates?

Enterprise, our position is Gamma Hydra, Section 1 0.

ln the Neutral Zone.

Hull penetrated, life support systems failing. Can you assist us?

Data on Kobayashi Maru.

Third-class neutronic fuel carrier, crew of 8 1. 300 passengers.

Damn!

Mr Sulu? Plot an intercept course.

May l remind the Captain that if a starship enters the Zone...

l'm aware of my responsibilities, Mister.

Estimating two minutes to intercept.

- Now entering the Neutral Zone. - Warning. Neutral Zone entered.

We are now in violation of Treaty.

Stand by, transporter room, ready to beam survivors aboard.

Captain! l've lost their signal.

Sensors indicate three Klingon cruisers, bearing 3 1 6, mark 4.

- Closing fast. - Visual.

Battle stations! Activate shields!

- Shields activated! - Say we are on a rescue mission.

- They're jamming all frequencies. - Klingons on attack course...

We're in over our heads. Mr Sulu! Get us out of here!

l'll try, Captain.

Alert! Klingon torpedoes activated.

Evasive action!

- Engineering! Damage report! - Main energiser hit!

Engage auxiliary power! Prepare to return fire!

Shields collapsing, Captain!

- Fire all phasers! - No power to the weapons, Captain.

Captain, it's no use! We're dead in space!

Activate escape pods! Send out the log buoy. All hands abandon ship.

Alright. Open her up.

- Any suggestions, Admiral? - Prayer, Mr Saavik.

The Klingons don't take prisoners.

Lights!

Motors on!

Captain?

Trainees, to the briefing room.

Maintenance crew, report to bridge simulator.

Maintenance crew, report to bridge simulator.

- Physician, heal thyself. - ls that all you've got to say?

- What about my performance? - l'm not a drama critic.

Are you gonna stay with the sinking ship?

- Permission to speak candidly, sir? - Granted.

l don't believe this was a fair test of my command abilities.

There was no way to win.

Every commander may face a no-win situation.

- Has that never occurred to you? - No, sir. lt has not.

How we deal with death is at least as important as how we deal with life.

As l indicated, that thought had not occurred to me.

Well, now you have something new to think about. Carry on.

Admiral? Wouldn't it be easier to put an experienced crew back on the ship?

Galloping around the cosmos is a game for the young, Doctor.

What is that supposed to mean?

Aren't you dead?

You want to learn what efficiency rating l'll give your cadets?

l am understandably curious.

They destroyed the simulator room and you with it.

The Kobayashi Maru scenario frequently wreaks havoc

with students and equipment. You took the test three times yourself.

Your final solution was, shall we say, unique.

lt had the virtue of never having been tried.

Oh, by the way... thank you for this.

l know of your fondness for antiques.

''lt was the best of times, it was the worst of times...''

- Message, Spock? - None that l'm conscious of.

Except, of course, happy birthday. Surely, the best of times.

Capt Spock, Capt Spock, space shuttle leaving in 1 5 minutes.

- Where are you off to? - The Enterprise.

l must check in before your inspection. And you?

Home.

Doctor! What beams you into this neck of the woods?

''Beware of Romulans bearing gifts.''

- Happy birthday, Jim! - Thanks.

Romulan ale! Bones, you know this is illegal.

l only use it for medicinal purposes. l got aboard a ship

that brings in a case now and then, across the Neutral Zone.

- Now, don't be a prig. - 2283.

Yeah, well, it takes this stuff a while to ferment.

Here, give me that. Now, you open this one.

l'm almost afraid to.

What is it? Klingon aphrodisiacs?

No. More antiques for your collection.

Oh, Bones, this is... charming.

They're 400 years old. You don't find many with the lenses still intact.

- What is it? - They're for your eyes.

For most patients your age, l'd administer Retnax V.

- l'm allergic to Retnax. - Exactly. Cheers!

Cheers.

Happy birthday.

- l don't know what to say. - You could say thank you.

Thank you.

Damn it, Jim! What the hell's the matter?

Why are we treating your birthday like a funeral?

- Bones, l don't want to be lectured. - What the hell do you want?

This is not about age. And you know it.

lt's about you flying a computer when you want to be hopping galaxies!

Spare me your notions of poetry. We all have our duties.

Bull! You're hiding, hiding behind rules and regulations.

- Who am l hiding from? - From yourself, Admiral.

Don't mince words, Bones. What do you really think?

Jim...

l'm your doctor and l'm your friend.

Get back your command.

Get it back before you turn into part of this collection.

Before you really do grow old.

Starship log, stardate 8 1 30.4.

Log entry by First Officer Pavel Chekov.

Starship Reliant on orbital approach to Ceti Alpha Vl,

in connection with Project Genesis.

We keep searching for a lifeless planet, to satisfy the requirements

of a test site for the Genesis Experiment. So far, no success.

Standard orbit, please. Mr Beach, any change in the surface scan?

Negative. Limited atmosphere dominated by craylon gas, sand,

high-velocity winds. lncapable of supporting life forms.

Does it have to be completely lifeless?

You've found something?

We've picked up a minor energy flux reading on one dynoscanner.

Damn. Are you sure? Maybe the scanner's out of adjustment.

l suppose it could be a particle of pre-animate matter

caught in the matrix.

Alright. Get on the comm-pic to Dr Marcus.

Maybe it's something we can transplant?

You know what she'll say.

Now, let me get this straight. Something you can transplant?

Something you can transplant?

l don't know.

lt may only be a particle of pre-animate matter.

Then again, it may not. You boys have to be clear on this.

There can't be so much as a microbe, or the show's off!

Have a look. But if it is something that can be moved...

You bet, Doctor. We're on our way.

Don't have kittens, Genesis is going to work.

They'll remember you in one breath with Newton, Einstein, Surak!

Thanks a lot. No respect from my offspring.

Par for the course. Are you teaming up with me for bridge after dinner?

Maybe.

What is it?

Every time we have dealings with Starfleet, l get nervous.

We are dealing with something that

could be perverted into a dreadful weapon.

That overgrown Boy Scout you used to know is exactly the kind of man...

Jim Kirk was many things, but he was never a Boy Scout!

Capt Terrell, stand by to beam down.

Chekov, are you sure these are the correct coordinates?

Captain, this is the garden spot of Ceti Alpha Vl.

l can barely see it.

There's nothing here! The tricorder must be broken.

Chekov! Over here!

Those look like cargo carriers.

Hey, give me a hand.

What the hell happened?

lf they crashed, where's the rest of the ship?

What the hell is that?

Botany Bay...

Botany Bay?!

Oh, no!

We've got to get out of here now! Damn!

- What about the... - Never mind that! Hurry!

Chekov, what's the matter with you?

Chekov!

Come on! Hurry!

Starship Reliant to Capt Terrell.

This is Cmdr Kyle. Will you please respond, Captain?

Capt Terrell! Respond, please!

Let's give them a little more time.

Khan!

l don't know you.

But you...

l never forget a face.

Mister...

..Chekov!

lsn't it?

l'd never thought to see your face again.

- Chekov, who is this man? - A criminal, Captain.

A product of late-20th-century genetic engineering.

- What do you want? Sir, l demand... - You are in a position

to demand nothing, sir.

l, on the other hand, am in a position to grant... nothing.

What you see is all that remains of the ship's company and crew,

of the Botany Bay,

marooned here 1 5 years ago by Capt James T Kirk.

- Listen! You men and women... - Captain! Captain...

Save your strength.

These people have sworn to live and die at my command

200 years before you were born.

Do you mean... he never told you the tale?

To amuse your captain? No?

Never told how the Enterprise picked up the Botany Bay, lost in space,

in the year 1 996, myself and the ship's company in cryogenic freeze?

- l've never even met Admiral Kirk. - Admiral?

Admiral?!

Admiral...

Never told you how... Admiral Kirk sent 70 of us into exile

on this barren sand heap,

with only the contents of these cargo bays to sustain us?

You lie! On Ceti Alpha V there was life!

- A fair chance! - This is Ceti Alpha V!

Ceti Alpha Vl exploded six months after we were left here.

The shock shifted the orbit of this planet and everything was laid waste.

Admiral Kirk... never bothered to check on our progress.

lt was only the fact of my genetically engineered intellect

that allowed us to survive.

On Earth,...

..200 years ago,...

..l was a prince...

..with power over millions!

Capt Kirk was your host! You repaid his hospitality

by trying to steal his ship and murder him!

You didn't expect to find me.

You thought this was... Ceti Alpha Vl !

Why are you here?

Why?!

Allow me to introduce you to Ceti Alpha V's only remaining

indigenous life form.

What do you think?

They've killed 20 of my people.

lncluding my beloved wife.

Oh, not all at once.

And not... instantly, to be sure.

You see, their young enter through the ears...

..and wrap themselves around the cerebral cortex.

This has the effect of rendering the victim extremely susceptible

to suggestion.

Later, as they... grow...

..follows madness.

And death.

Khan! Listen to me!

These are pets, of course.

Not quite domesticated.

Khan, Capt Kirk was only doing his duty.

No!

That's better.

Now, tell me... Why are you here?

And tell me where l may find...

..James Kirk.

Enterprise to Admiral Kirk's shuttle.

You're cleared for docking. Approach portside torpedo bay.

Enterprise, this is Admiral Kirk's party on final approach.

Enterprise welcomes you. Prepare for docking.

l hate inspections.

l'm delighted. Any chance to go aboard the Enterprise.

l am glad to have you at the helm for three weeks.

l don't think these kids can steer.

Open the airlock.

- Permission to come aboard, Captain. - Welcome. You know my training crew.

They certainly know you.

Yes. We've been through death and life together.

Mr Scott, you old space dog! You're well?

l had a wee bout, sir, but Dr McCoy pulled me through.

- A wee bout of what? - Shore leave, Admiral.

- And who is this? - Midshipman First Class.

- Peter Preston, engineer's mate! - First training voyage?

- Yes, sir! - l see.

Well, shall we start with the engine room?

We'll see you there. Everything is in order.

That'll be a pleasant surprise, Mr Scott.

l'll see you on the bridge, Admiral. Company dismissed!

l believe you'll find everything shipshape.

Do you? Do you have any idea, Midshipman Preston,

how many times l've heard Mr Scott telling me his troubles?

Do you know the ribbing l endured in the officers' mess

to the effect that the Enterprise is a flying death trap?

No, sir. This is the finest engine room in the whole starfleet.

lf the Admiral can't see the facts, then with all due respect,

he's as blind as a Tiberian bat.

Sir.

Midshipman, you're a tiger.

My sister's youngest, Admiral. Crazy to get to space.

Every young man's fantasy. l seem to remember it myself.

Mr Scott, are your engines capable of handling a minor training cruise?

- Give the word, Admiral! - Mr Scott, the word is given.

Admiral, how about the rest of the inspection?

Later.

Starfleet Operations. Enterprise is cleared for departure.

Admiral on the bridge.

Running lights on.

Very well, Mr Saavik. You may clear all moorings.

- All moorings are clear, Captain. - Thank you.

Lieutenant? Have you ever piloted a starship out of spacedock?

Never, sir.

Take her out, Mr Saavik.

Aye, sir.

For everything there is a first time, Lieutenant. Don't you agree, Admiral?

- Aft thrusters, Mr Sulu. - Aft thrusters.

- Would you like a tranquilliser? - Ahead one quarter impulse power.

- We are free and clear to navigate. - Course heading, Captain?

- Captain's discretion. - Mr Sulu? You may... indulge yourself.

Aye, sir.

That about do it?

There can't be more information we could squeeze into the memory banks.

- Next time we'll design a bigger one. - Who'd build it?

Dr Marcus? Comm-pic coming in on hyperchannel.

- lt's the Starship Reliant. - On the screen, please, Jedda.

Come in, please. This is Reliant calling Regula l.

Repeat, this is USS Reliant.

Commander, we are receiving. This is Regula l. Go ahead.

Dr Marcus. We're en route to you and should be there in three days.

En route? Why? We weren't expecting you for another three months.

- Has something happened? - Ceti Alpha Vl has checked out.

- Then l don't understand why you... - We have received new orders.

Upon our arrival at Regula l, all materials of Project Genesis

will be transferred to this ship for testing on Ceti Alpha Vl.

Who the hell do they think they are?

Cmdr Chekov, this is completely irregular.

Who gave the order?

The order comes from Starfleet Command,

direct from the general staff.

This is a civilian...

Genesis is a civilian project under my control.

- l have my orders. - Pin him down, Mother!

Who gave the order?

The order comes from... Admiral James T Kirk.

l knew it! All along the military's wanted to get...

This is completely improper, Cmdr Chekov!

l do not intend to allow Reliant or any other unauthorised personnel

access to our work or materials.

l'm sorry that you feel that way. Admiral Kirk's orders are confirmed.

Please prepare to deliver Genesis to us upon our arrival. Reliant out.

Well done, Commander.

You realise, sir, they will attempt to contact Admiral Kirk

and confirm the order.

Hold, please.

Thank you, sir.

Lieutenant, are you wearing your hair differently?

lt's still regulation, Admiral.

May l speak, sir?

Self-expression doesn't seem to be one of your problems.

You're bothered by your performance on the Kobayashi Maru.

- l failed to resolve the situation. - lt's a test of character.

May l ask how you dealt with the test?

You may ask.

That's a little joke.

Humour. lt is a difficult concept.

- lt is not logical. - We learn by doing.

Who's been holding up the damn elevator?

- Did she change her hairstyle? - l hadn't noticed.

Wonderful stuff, that Romulan ale.

- Admiral Kirk? - Kirk here.

An urgent comm-pic from Space Lab Regula l for you. Dr Carol Marcus.

- l'll take it in my quarters, Uhura. - lt never rains but it pours.

As a physician, you should appreciate the dangers of reopening old wounds.

- Sorry. - Jim, can you read me?

l can hear you, Carol. What's the matter?

Why are you taking Genesis away from us?

Taking Genesis? Who is taking Genesis?

- l can see you, but l can't hear. - Carol...

- Jim, did you give the order? - What order? Who is taking Genesis?

Please help us! l won't let them have Genesis without authorisation!

On whose authority can they do this?

- No one's authority! - Please do something.

- Uhura, what's happening? - Transmission jammed at source.

Alert Starfleet Headquarters. l want to talk to Starfleet Command.

We must have order in here. This has to be some sort of mistake.

Mistake?! We're all alone here.

They waited until everyone was on leave to do this.

Reliant is supposed to be at our disposal.

- Starfleet clearly never intended... - l know, but...

Scientists have always been pawns of the military.

Starfleet has kept the peace for 1 00 years.

l will not subscribe to your interpretation of this event!

You may be right, Doctor. But what about Reliant? She's on her way.

Get your gear together where it's handy.

Where are we going?

That's for us to know and Reliant to find out.

Something may be wrong in Regula l. We've been ordered to investigate.

lf memory serves, Regula l is a scientific research laboratory.

l told Starfleet Command all we had was a boatload of children.

But... we're the only ship in the quadrant.

These cadets of yours, how will they respond under real pressure?

As with all living things, each according to his gifts.

Of course, this ship is yours.

No, that won't be necessary. Just get me to Regula l.

As a teacher on a training mission, l'm happy to command the Enterprise.

lf we are to go on actual duty, the senior officer must assume command.

lt may be nothing.

Garbled communications. You take the ship.

You proceed from a false assumption.

l'm a Vulcan. l have no ego to bruise.

You remind me that logic dictates your actions?

l would not remind you of that which you know so well.

lf l may be so bold, it was a mistake for you to accept promotion.

Commanding a starship is your first, best destiny.

Anything else is a waste of material.

- l would not presume to debate you. - That is wise.

ln any case, were l to invoke logic, logic clearly dictates

that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.

Or the one.

You're my superior officer. You are also my friend.

l have been and always shall be yours.

Stop energisers. Put me on speakers.

An emergency situation has arisen. By order of Starfleet Command,

as of now, 1 800 hours, l'm assuming command of this vessel.

Duty Officer, so note in the log. Plot a new course

for Space Laboratory Regula l. Engine room.

Mr Scott! We'll be going to warp speed.

- Course plotted for Regula l. - Engage warp engines.

- Prepare for warp speed. - Ready, sir.

l know that none of you were expecting this. l'm sorry.

l'm going to have to ask you to grow up a little sooner than you expected.

Warp five, Sulu.

So much for the little training cruise.

Course to intercept Enterprise ready.

Excellent.

- Helmsman? - Sir. May l speak?

We're all with you, sir.

But consider this.

We are free. We have a ship and the means to go where we will.

We have escaped permanent exile on Ceti Alpha V.

You have proved your superior intellect

and defeated the plans of Admiral Kirk.

You do not need to defeat him again.

He tasks me.

He tasks me, and l shall have him.

l'll chase him round the moons of Nibia

and round the Antares maelstrom and round perdition's flames

before l give him up! Prepare to alter course.

Space Station Regula l, please come in.

Dr Marcus, please respond.

This is Enterprise call...

There's no response from Regula l.

- But no longer jammed? - No, sir. No nothing!

There are two possibilities. They're unable or unwilling to respond.

- How far? - 1 2 hours, 43 minutes, present speed.

Give up Genesis, she said. What does that mean? Give it up to whom?

lt might help if l knew what Genesis was, beyond the biblical reference.

Uhura, have Dr McCoy join us in my quarters.

Mr Saavik? You have the conn.

l've got sickbay ready. Will someone please tell me what's going on?

Computer. Request security procedure.

Have access to Project Genesis summary.

ldentify for retina scan.

Kirk, Admiral James T.

Security scan approved.

Summary, please?

Project Genesis. A proposal to the Federation.

- Carol Marcus. - Yes.

What exactly is Genesis?

Well, put simply, Genesis is life from lifelessness.

lt is a process whereby molecular structure is reorganised

at the subatomic level into life- generating matter of equal mass.

Stage One of our experiments was conducted in the laboratory.

Stage Two will be attempted in a lifeless underground.

Stage Three will involve the process on a planetary scale.

lt is our intention to introduce the Genesis device

into a preselected area of a lifeless space body, such as a moon.

The device is delivered, instantaneously causing

what we call the Genesis Effect.

Matter is reorganised with life-generating results.

lnstead of a dead moon, a living, breathing planet

capable of sustaining whatever life forms we deposit on it.

Fascinating.

The moon simulated here represents a fraction of Genesis's potential,

should the Federation wish to fund the experiment to its conclusion.

When we consider the cosmic problems of population and food supply,

the usefulness of this process becomes clear.

This concludes our proposal. Thank you for your attention.

lt literally is Genesis.

The power of creation.

- Have they proceeded? - The tape was made a year ago.

l can only assume they've reached Stage Two by now.

But, dear Lord, do you think we're intelligent enough to...

Suppose... What if this thing were used where life already exists?

lt would destroy such life in favour of its new matrix.

lts new matrix? Do you have any idea what you're saying?

l was not attempting to evaluate its moral implications.

ln cosmic history, it has always been easier to destroy than to create.

Not any more! Now we can do both at the same time.

According to myth, Earth was created in six days.

Now watch out! Here comes Genesis! We'll do it for you in six minutes!

l do not dispute that in the wrong hands...

ln the wrong hands? Would you mind telling me

whose are the right hands, my logical friend?

Are you, by any chance, in favour of these experiments?

Gentlemen...

Really, Dr McCoy, you must learn to govern your passions.

They will be your undoing. Logic suggests...

Logic?! My God, the man's talking about logic!

We're talking about universal Armageddon!

- You green-blooded, inhuman... - Bridge to Admiral Kirk.

Sensors indicate a vessel in our area, closing fast.

- What do you make of her? - lt's one of ours. lt's Reliant.

Try the emergency channels.

Picture, Mr Saavik.

Slow to one-half impulse power.

- Let's be friends. - Slowing to one-half impulse power.

Reliant in our section. This quadrant, sir. And slowing.

Sir? May l quote general order 1 2? ''On the approach of any vessel,

when communications have not been established...''

The Admiral is well aware of the regulations.

Aye, sir.

ls it possible their comm system has failed?

lt would explain many things.

They're requesting communications, sir.

Let them eat static!

They're still running with shields down.

Of course! We are one big happy fleet!

Ah, Kirk, my old friend! Do you know the Klingon proverb that tells us,

''Revenge is a dish that is best served cold''?

lt is very cold... in space.

This is damned peculiar.

- Yellow alert. - Energise defence fields.

A voice message.

They say their chambers coil is overloading their comm system.

Scanning. Their coil emissions are normal!

- Their shields are still down. - Raise ours.

- Their shields are going up. - Lock phasers on target.

Locking phasers on target.

- They're locking phasers. - Raise shields.

Fire!

- Get those shields up! - Trying, sir.

l can't get power, sir!

Scotty?

- Turn off those channels! - Mr Scott on the screen.

We're just hanging on, sir! The main energiser's out!

- Try auxiliary power! - Aye, sir.

Damage report.

- They knew exactly where to hit us. - Who knew where to hit us? And why?

One thing is certain. We cannot escape on auxiliary power.

Visual!

- Sulu, divert all power to phasers. - Too late.

Hang on!

Scotty! What's left?

Just the batteries! l can have auxiliary power in a few minutes!

We don't have a few minutes!

- Can you give me phaser power? - A few shots!

- Not enough against their shields. - Who are they?

Admiral! The commander of the Reliant is signalling!

He wishes to discuss terms of our surrender.

Put it on screen.

Do it! While we still have time.

On screen, sir.

- Khan! - You still remember, Admiral.

l cannot help but be touched.

l, of course, remember you.

What is the meaning of this attack? Where is the crew of the Reliant?

Surely l have made my meaning plain?

l mean to avenge myself upon you, Admiral.

l've deprived your ship of power and will deprive you of your life!

But l wanted you to know first who it was who had beaten you.

Khan...

lf it's me you want,

l'll have myself beamed aboard. Spare my crew!

l make you a counterproposal. l'll agree to your terms if,

if... in addition to yourself, you hand over to me

all data and material regarding the project called... Genesis.

- Genesis? What's that? - Don't insult my intelligence.

Give me some time to recall the data on our computers.

l give you 60 seconds, Admiral.

Clear the bridge.

At least we know he doesn't have Genesis.

Keep nodding as though l'm still giving orders.

Mr Saavik, punch up the data charts of Reliant's command console.

- Hurry! - 45 seconds.

The prefix code?

- The chart's up, sir. - Admiral!

We're finding it.

- Admiral! - Please.

Please, give us time. The bridge is smashed, the computers inoperative.

Time is a luxury you don't have, Admiral.

Damn!

- Admiral? - lt's coming through now, Khan.

Reliant's prefix number is 1 6309.

l don't understand.

You have to learn why things work on a starship.

Each ship has its own combination code.

To prevent an enemy from doing what we're attempting.

Using our console to order Reliant to lower her shields.

Assuming he hasn't changed the combination.

1 5 seconds.

Khan, how do we know you'll keep your word?

l've given you no word to keep, Admiral.

ln my judgement, you simply have no alternative.

l see your point.

Stand by to receive our transmission.

Mr Sulu, lock phasers on target and await my command.

Phasers locked.

Time's up... Admiral.

Here it comes.

Now, Mr Spock.

Sir! Our shields are dropping!

Raise them!

l can't!

Where's the override?!

Fire!

Fire!

Fire! Fire!

- We can't fire! - Why can't you?

They've damaged the photon control and the warp drive. We must withdraw.

- No! No! - Sir, we must!

The Enterprise can wait. She's not going anywhere!

- Sir, you did it! - l did nothing!

Except get caught with my breeches down. l must be getting senile.

Mr Saavik? You go right on quoting regulations!

ln the meantime, let's find out how badly we've been hurt.

- ls the word given, Admiral? - The word is given.

- Warp speed. - Aye.

Why?

He wants to kill me

for passing sentence on him 1 5 years ago.

And he doesn't care who stands between him and his vengeance.

l'm sorry, Scotty.

He stayed at his post... when the trainees ran!

- Admiral? This is Spock. - Yes, Spock?

Engine room reports auxiliary power restored.

We can proceed at impulse power.

Best speed to Regula l. Kirk out.

l have to ask, is there any chance of getting the mains back on the line?

l do not think so, sir, but you'll have my best.

Thanks. l know you tried, Doctor.

Are you alright?

l don't know.

Doctors lose patients sometimes.

Damn it! l'm still in the dark. How did he know about Genesis?

l don't know.

But what's important now is to stop him getting his hands on it.

lt's a bang that could rearrange the universe.

There still may be time.

You gave as good as you got.

We're alive only because

l knew something about these ships that he didn't.

Approaching Regula and Space Lab Regula l.

Space Station Regula l, this is the Starship Enterprise. Come in.

Space Station Regula l, do you read?

Space Station Regula l, this is Enterprise. Please acknowledge.

This is Enterprise. Do you read me?

Space Station Regula l, do you read? Please come in.

There's no response, sir.

Sensors, Captain?

Still inoperative. There's no way to ascertain what's inside the station.

No way of telling if Reliant is still in the area.

What do you make of that planetoid beyond?

Regula is Class-D. lt consists

of various unremarkable ores. Essentially a great rock in space.

- Reliant could be behind the rock. - A distinct possibility.

- Engineering? - Aye, sir.

Mr Scott, do you have enough power for transporters?

Barely, sir.

- l'm going down there. - Khan could be there!

He's been there, hasn't found what he wants. Who can you spare?

l can spare me.

Begging your pardon. General order 1 5. ''No flag officer shall beam

into a hazardous area without armed escort.''

There's no such regulation!

OK, join the party. Mr Spock, the ship is yours.

- Jim, be careful. - We will!

lndeterminate life signs.

Phasers on stun.

Move out.

Jim!

Rigor hasn't set in. This couldn't have happened too long ago.

Carol... !

Enterprise calling Space Lab Regula l. Respond, please.

Admiral. Over here.

Dr Marcus, come in, please!

Oh, my God!

Please acknowledge signal! Please...

This is Lt Saavik. We're alright. Please stand by.

Oh, sir! lt was Khan!

- We found him on Ceti Alpha V. - Easy...

He... put creatures in our bodies

to control our minds!

lt's alright. You're safe now.

Made us say lies, do things.

But we beat him. He thought he controlled us, but he did not!

- The Captain was strong. - Captain...

Where's Dr Marcus? Where are the Genesis materials?

He couldn't find them. Even the data banks were empty.

- Erased? - He tortured those people.

But none of them would tell him anything. He went wild.

He slit their throats. He wanted to tear the place apart.

But he was late. He had to get back to Reliant to blow you to bits!

Where's Reliant's crew? Dead?

Marooned on Ceti Alpha V.

He's mad. He blames you for the death of his wife.

l know what he blames me for.

The escape pods are all in place. Where's the transporter room?

- Did he make it down here? - lt was not my impression.

He spent most of his time trying to wring information out of the people.

The unit's been left on, which means nobody remained to turn it off.

Those people bought escape time for Genesis with their lives.

This is not logical. These coordinates are deep inside Regula.

A planetoid we know to be lifeless.

lf Stage Two was completed, it was going to be underground.

- Underground, she said! - Stage Two of what?

- Kirk to Enterprise. - Spock here.

Capt Spock, damage report.

lf we go by the book, like Saavik, hours could seem like days.

- l read you. Let's have it. - The situation is grave.

We won't have main power for six days.

Auxiliary power has temporarily failed.

Restoration may be possible in two days, by the book, Admiral.

You can't even beam us back?

Not at present.

Capt Spock. lf you don't hear from us within one hour,

your orders are to restore what power you can,

take the Enterprise to the nearest starbase

and alert Starfleet when out of jamming range.

Sir, we won't leave you behind!

Uhura, if you don't hear from us, there won't be anybody behind.

Gentlemen, you can stay here, or...

lf it's all the same, Admiral, we'd like to share the risk.

Right. Let's go. Saavik.

- Go? Where are we going? - Where they went.

Suppose they went nowhere?

Then this will be your big chance to get away from it all.

Admiral...

Genesis, l presume.

Phasers down!

You!

- Where's Dr Marcus? - l'm Dr Marcus!

Jim!

ls that David?

Mother! He killed everybody we left behind.

Of course he didn't. David, you're just making this harder.

l'm afraid it's even harder than you think, Doctor.

Please don't move.

Chekov!

l'm... sorry, Admiral.

Your Excellency, have you been listening?

l have indeed, Captain. You have done well.

l knew it! You son of a bitch!

- Don't move! Anybody! - Captain? We are waiting.

- What's the delay? - All is well, sir.

You have the coordinates to beam up Genesis.

First things first, Captain.

Kill Admiral Kirk.

Sir, it is difficult. l...

- l try to obey, but... - Kill him!

l...

Kill him, Terrell, now!

God's sakes!

What is it?

Khan, you bloodsucker!

You're gonna have to do your own dirty work now! Do you hear me?

Kirk!

Kirk, you're still alive, my old friend.

Still, ''old friend''! You've managed to kill just about everyone else,

but like a poor marksman, you keep missing the target.

Perhaps l no longer need to try, Admiral.

He can't take it!

Khan!

You've got Genesis, but you don't have me!

You were going to kill me, Khan! You're going to have to come here!

l've done far worse than kill you.

l've hurt you.

And l wish to go on... hurting you.

l shall leave you as you left me.

As you left her.

Marooned for all eternity, in the centre of a dead planet.

Buried alive!

Buried alive!

Khan!

Khan!

This is Lt Saavik calling Enterprise. Can you read us?

- He's coming around. - Pavel?

lt's no use, Admiral. They're still jamming all channels.

lf Enterprise followed orders, she's gone.

lf she couldn't obey, she's finished.

So are we, it looks like.

l don't understand! Who's responsible for all this?

Who is Khan?

- lt's a long story. - We appear to have plenty of time.

ls there anything to eat? l don't know about you, but l'm starved.

How can you think of food now?

First order of business. Survival.

There is food in the Genesis cave.

Enough to last a lifetime, if necessary.

- We thought this was Genesis. - This?

lt took the Starfleet Corps of Engineers

ten months in spacesuits to tunnel out all this.

What we did in there, we did in a day.

David, why don't you show Dr McCoy and the Lieutenant our idea of food?

- We can't just sit here! - Oh, yes, we can.

This is just to give us something to do, isn't it?

Come on.

- Admiral? - As your teacher, Mr Spock, says,

''l like to think that there always are... possibilities.''

l did what you wanted.

l stayed away.

- Why didn't you tell me? - How can you ask me that?

Were we together?

Were we going to be?

You had your world and l had mine.

And l wanted him in mine.

Not chasing through the universe with his father.

Actually, he's a lot like you.

ln many ways.

Please tell me what you're feeling.

There's a man out there l haven't seen in 1 5 years

who's trying to kill me.

You show me a son that'd be happy to help him.

My son...

My life that could have been...

..and wasn't.

And what am l feeling?

Old.

Worn out.

Let me show you something

that'll make you feel young, as when the world was new.

lmpulse power restored.

Excellent. More than a match for poor Enterprise.

You did all this in a day?

The matrix formed in a day.

The life forms grew later, at a substantially accelerated rate.

Jim! This is incredible! Have you ever seen the like?

Can l cook or can't l?

Where is she?

Sir? May l ask you a question?

- What's on your mind, Lieutenant? - The Kobayashi Maru.

Are you asking if this is that scenario?

On the test, will you tell me what you did? l would really like to know.

Lieutenant, you are looking at the only Starfleet cadet

who ever beat the no-win scenario.

How?

l reprogrammed the simulation so it was possible to rescue the ship.

- What? - He cheated!

l changed the conditions of the test.

l got a commendation for original thinking. l don't like to lose.

Then you never faced that situation? Faced death?

l don't believe in a no-win scenario.

- Spock. lt's two hours. Ready? - Right on schedule.

Just give us your coordinates and we'll beam you aboard.

l don't like to lose.

But we were immobilised. Capt Spock said it'd be two days.

Lieutenant, you of all people go by the book. Spock!

- You know Dr Marcus. - Of course.

- l'm taking this bunch to sickbay. - By the book?

Regulation 46A. ''lf transmissions are monitored during battle...''

''..no uncoded messages on an open channel.''

- You lied. - l exaggerated.

Hours instead of days. Now we have minutes instead of hours.

- lnoperative below C deck. - What is working?

We have partial main power. Best we could do in two hours.

That young man is my son.

Fascinating.

- Admiral on the bridge. - Battle stations!

Tactical!

She can still outrun us, and outgun us.

- But there is the Mutara Nebula. - Scotty, can we make it inside?

The energiser's bypassed, so don't give me too many bumps.

- No promises. On your way. - Trouble with the nebula

is all that static discharge and gas clouds our tactical display.

Visual won't function and shields will be useless.

Sauce for the goose, Mr Saavik.

The odds will be even.

There she is!

There she is!

Not so wounded as we were led to believe.

So much the better.

Estimating nebula penetration in 2.2 minutes.

Reliant is closing.

lf they go in there, we'll lose them.

Explain it to them.

- That was close. - They don't want us going in there.

Admiral, what happens if Reliant fails to follow us into the nebula?

l think we can guarantee that she'll follow us.

Remind me to explain to you the concept of the human ego.

Best speed, Scotty.

One minute to nebula perimeter.

Why are we slowing?

We daren't follow them into the nebula. Our shields would be useless.

- They are reducing speed. - Uhura, patch me in.

You're on, Admiral.

Admiral Kirk here. We tried it your way, Khan. Game for a rematch?

Khan! l'm laughing

at the ''superior intellect''.

- Full impulse power. - No, sir!

You have Genesis. You can have whatever...

Full power! Damn you!

l'll say this for him, he's consistent.

We are now entering the Mutara Nebula.

Emergency lights.

Tactical.

lnoperative.

Raise the shields.

As l feared, sir, not functional. l'm reducing speed.

Target, sir.

- Phaser lock inoperative. - Best guess, Sulu. Fire when ready.

Aft torpedoes! Fire!

Hold your course.

Evasive starboard!

Fire!

Damage, Mr Scott?

Admiral, l've got to take the mains off the line.

- The radiation... - Scotty?!

Joachim!

Yours... is the... superior...

l shall avenge you!

Could you use another hand, Admiral?

Man the weapons console, Mr Chekov.

- Spock. - Sporadic energy readings.

Portside, aft. Could be an impulse turn.

He won't break off now.

He followed me this far, he'll be back.

But from where?

He's intelligent, but not experienced.

His pattern indicates two-dimensional thinking.

- Full stop. - Full stop, sir.

Z minus 1 0,000 metres. Stand by photon torpedoes.

Torpedoes ready, sir.

Look sharp.

Fire!

Fire!

Uhura, send to Commander, Reliant. ''Prepare to be boarded.''

Aye, sir.

Commander, Reliant, this is Enterprise.

Surrender and prepare to be boarded.

Enterprise to Reliant. You are ordered to surrender your vessel.

Reliant! Come in, Reliant. You are ordered to surrender your vessel.

Enterprise to Reliant. You're ordered to surrender your vessel. Respond.

No, Kirk.

The game's not over.

To the last, l will grapple with thee!

Admiral? Scanning an energy source on Reliant.

A pattern l've never seen before.

- lt's the Genesis wave! - What?

They're on a build-up to detonation!

- How soon? - We encoded four minutes.

- We'll beam aboard and stop it. - You can't.

Scotty! l need warp speed in three minutes, or we're all dead.

- No response, Admiral. - Scotty!

Mr Sulu, get us out of here. Best possible speed.

Are you out of your Vulcan mind?! No human can tolerate that radiation!

As you are so fond of observing, Doctor, l am not human.

- You're not going in there! - Perhaps you're right.

- What is Mr Scott's condition? - Well, l don't think that he...

l'm sorry, Doctor, l have no time to discuss this logically.

Remember.

Spock! Get out of there! Spock!

Spock! Get out of there!

- Time from my mark? - Two minutes, ten seconds.

Engine room! What's happening?

- Spock! - Good God, man, get out of there!

No! Spock, don't!

Time?

Three minutes, 30 seconds.

- Distance from Reliant? - 4,000 kilometres.

We're not going to make it, are we?

No!

No! You can't get away!

From hell's heart, l stab at thee!

For hate's sake, l spit my last breath at thee!

- Sir! The mains are back on line! - Bless you, Scotty. Go, Sulu!

My God, Carol. Look at it.

Engine room? Well done, Scotty.

Jim! l think you'd better get down here.

- Bones? - Better hurry.

Saavik, take the conn.

No! You'll flood the whole compartment!

- He'll die! - Sir! He's dead already.

lt's too late.

Spock!

Ship... out of danger?

Yes.

Don't grieve, Admiral.

lt is logical.

The needs of the many outweigh...

..the needs of the few.

Or the one.

l never took... the Kobayashi Maru test.

Until now.

What do you think of my solution?

Spock... !

l have been,

and always shall be,

your friend.

Live long... and prosper!

No!

We are assembled here today to pay final respects to our honoured dead.

And yet it should be noted that, in the midst of our sorrow,

this death takes place in the shadow of new life.

The sunrise of a new world.

A world that our beloved comrade gave his life to protect and nourish.

He did not feel his sacrifice a vain or empty one.

And we will not debate his profound wisdom at these proceedings.

Of my friend, l can only say this.

Of all the souls l have encountered in my travels...

..his was the most...

..human.

Honours... hup!

Come.

l don't mean to intrude.

No, not at all. l should be on the bridge.

- Can l talk to you for a minute? - Would you like a drink?

Lt Saavik was right.

You never have faced death.

No, not like this.

l haven't faced death.

l've cheated death.

l've tricked my way out of death,

and patted myself on the back for my ingenuity.

- l know nothing. - You knew enough to tell Saavik

that how we face death is at least as important as how we face life.

- Just words. - But good words.

That's where ideas begin. Maybe you should listen to them.

l was wrong about you. And l'm sorry.

ls that what you came here to say?

Mainly.

And also that l'm proud,...

..very proud, to be your son.

Captain's log, stardate 8 1 4 1.6. Starship Enterprise departing

for Ceti Alpha V to pick up the crew of USS Reliant.

All is well.

And yet, l can't help wondering about the friend l leave behind.

''There are always possibilities, '' Spock said.

And if Genesis is indeed ''life from death'',

l must return to this place again.

He's really not dead. As long as we remember him.

''lt's a far, far better thing l do, than l have ever done before.''

''A far better resting place

that l go to, than l've ever known.''

ls that a poem?

Something Spock was trying to tell me. On my birthday.

You OK, Jim? How do you feel?

Young.

l feel young.

Space, the final frontier.

These are the continuing voyages of the Starship Enterprise.

Her ongoing mission, to explore strange new worlds,...

..to seek out new life forms and new civilisations,...

..to boldly go where no man has gone before.

(ENGLlSH)