1 00:00:02,667 --> 00:00:05,036 ♪ ♪ 2 00:00:30,758 --> 00:00:33,893 Last season on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds... 3 00:00:34,028 --> 00:00:35,996 BATEL: Do you really still believe our futures 4 00:00:36,131 --> 00:00:37,197 are written in stone? 5 00:00:37,333 --> 00:00:38,803 PIKE: All I know is that 6 00:00:38,938 --> 00:00:40,797 I'm not ready to let you go. 7 00:00:40,933 --> 00:00:43,201 BATEL: Everything that happened to me 8 00:00:43,403 --> 00:00:44,301 was so I could do this. 9 00:00:44,436 --> 00:00:45,774 No, this is-- Marie... 10 00:00:45,909 --> 00:00:47,210 It's my destiny. 11 00:00:47,379 --> 00:00:49,207 You, of all people, can understand that. 12 00:00:49,409 --> 00:00:51,782 UNA: You have to tell me why things are so weird with you and Spoc. 13 00:00:51,951 --> 00:00:53,911 LA'AN: Spock and I made it very clear with each other-- no labels, 14 00:00:54,046 --> 00:00:58,216 no complicated expectations, just fun times. 15 00:00:58,352 --> 00:01:00,052 UNA: Is this 16 00:01:00,187 --> 00:01:01,957 a "hit it" situation? 17 00:01:02,092 --> 00:01:03,689 PIKE: It's a new future. 18 00:01:03,825 --> 00:01:06,526 It's whatever kind of adventure we want it to be. 19 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:18,376 PIKE: Captain's personal log. Stardate 2491.5. 20 00:01:18,578 --> 00:01:20,938 We're at the end of a routine mission on Tulaxar-- 21 00:01:21,140 --> 00:01:24,544 our 15th in a row-- and if I'm being honest, 22 00:01:24,679 --> 00:01:27,210 this may well be my favorite part. 23 00:01:27,345 --> 00:01:29,681 ♪ ♪ 24 00:01:52,172 --> 00:01:54,541 ♪ ♪ 25 00:02:21,070 --> 00:02:23,007 Were you followed? 26 00:02:23,142 --> 00:02:24,770 -LA'AN: No, sir. -And the meds? 27 00:02:24,905 --> 00:02:27,305 Handed off more than enough to save the planet. 28 00:02:27,441 --> 00:02:28,573 Any issues being discovered? 29 00:02:28,775 --> 00:02:30,145 LA'AN: Nothing I couldn't handle. 30 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:31,743 Four of the ones she drank with 31 00:02:31,945 --> 00:02:33,982 might need a day or two to sleep it off. 32 00:02:34,118 --> 00:02:35,920 (scoffs) Lightweights. 33 00:02:36,055 --> 00:02:37,253 -(comms chime) -(chuckles) 34 00:02:37,455 --> 00:02:38,249 UNA: Captain, we are in position. 35 00:02:38,385 --> 00:02:39,618 Ready to beam you up 36 00:02:39,854 --> 00:02:41,152 -on your order. -Copy that, Number One. 37 00:02:41,288 --> 00:02:43,154 You know what? 38 00:02:43,289 --> 00:02:45,361 We, uh... 39 00:02:46,758 --> 00:02:49,064 ...we might ride a little more. 40 00:02:49,266 --> 00:02:51,395 If you say so, Captain. 41 00:02:51,531 --> 00:02:54,938 You know, just to be safe. 42 00:02:55,140 --> 00:02:57,641 -(horse neighs) -Hyah. 43 00:02:57,776 --> 00:02:59,903 ♪ ♪ 44 00:03:14,127 --> 00:03:15,290 SPOCK: Welcome back, Captain. 45 00:03:15,493 --> 00:03:16,760 I can take your saddle, if needed. 46 00:03:16,895 --> 00:03:17,553 PIKE: Well, I, uh, 47 00:03:17,689 --> 00:03:19,389 prefer to carry my own gear. 48 00:03:19,524 --> 00:03:21,260 But thanks, Spock. 49 00:03:21,396 --> 00:03:22,966 But you knew that already. 50 00:03:23,102 --> 00:03:24,365 I felt it important to be here 51 00:03:24,501 --> 00:03:25,797 as soon as you returned to the ship. 52 00:03:25,932 --> 00:03:28,767 You wanted to see me in my outfit, didn't you? 53 00:03:29,709 --> 00:03:31,242 Perhaps. 54 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:38,843 Follow me to my quarters, Mr. Spock. 55 00:03:38,978 --> 00:03:41,813 These boots are hard to take off alone. 56 00:03:43,486 --> 00:03:45,418 UNA: Six months, Chris, nonstop. 57 00:03:45,553 --> 00:03:47,583 That's a lot of missions in a row. 58 00:03:47,719 --> 00:03:49,018 I'm just worried the crew 59 00:03:49,187 --> 00:03:50,790 is starting to feel the strain, that's all. 60 00:03:50,992 --> 00:03:54,797 Look, they came to Enterprise to see things, to... 61 00:03:54,932 --> 00:03:57,134 ...do things. 62 00:03:57,337 --> 00:03:59,898 And the more you see and do in the moment, 63 00:04:00,033 --> 00:04:03,967 the less you have to think about the past, right? 64 00:04:05,542 --> 00:04:08,272 We all need weekends once in a while. 65 00:04:08,474 --> 00:04:10,139 Even you. 66 00:04:10,742 --> 00:04:12,208 Understood, Number One. 67 00:04:12,343 --> 00:04:16,113 Not to mention, as much as I enjoy having the conn, 68 00:04:16,249 --> 00:04:19,318 I wouldn't mind a little time on-planet once in a while. 69 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:21,191 Next mission, I promise. 70 00:04:21,327 --> 00:04:23,491 That might be sooner than you think. 71 00:04:23,626 --> 00:04:27,331 Admiral April is on his way to see you. 72 00:04:30,133 --> 00:04:31,265 I told you, Bob, 73 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:33,531 I'm not looking for a promotion. 74 00:04:33,666 --> 00:04:35,137 Well, regardless of intent, 75 00:04:35,272 --> 00:04:37,235 you're being considered for one. 76 00:04:37,370 --> 00:04:39,239 To commodore. 77 00:04:39,375 --> 00:04:41,141 And that, as we both know, 78 00:04:41,276 --> 00:04:43,446 is a stepping stone. 79 00:04:44,847 --> 00:04:48,678 Look, I felt the same way when I was captain. 80 00:04:48,813 --> 00:04:50,248 You just need to think about it. 81 00:04:50,383 --> 00:04:53,084 Really think. 82 00:04:53,887 --> 00:04:56,360 You just might surprise yourself. 83 00:04:58,263 --> 00:04:59,961 How long do I have to consider? 84 00:05:00,096 --> 00:05:02,658 We'll need an answer when you get back from the next mission. 85 00:05:02,794 --> 00:05:04,995 Where are you sending us? 86 00:05:07,973 --> 00:05:09,967 This is a fun one. 87 00:05:12,372 --> 00:05:13,773 Really? 88 00:05:16,580 --> 00:05:17,943 You haven't heard the constant noises? 89 00:05:18,078 --> 00:05:20,243 Scotty acts like every time I steer the ship, 90 00:05:20,378 --> 00:05:24,054 it makes his job harder, so he added endless beeping 91 00:05:24,189 --> 00:05:27,050 to literally make my job harder. 92 00:05:29,126 --> 00:05:30,553 Are you listening? 93 00:05:31,423 --> 00:05:35,659 Sorry. I just have to get prepared for my mentee training. 94 00:05:35,861 --> 00:05:39,597 Right, your new Academy cadet. 95 00:05:39,733 --> 00:05:40,864 When I got to Enterprise, 96 00:05:41,033 --> 00:05:43,369 I didn't know anything about anything, 97 00:05:43,505 --> 00:05:44,837 and all of you helped me. 98 00:05:45,039 --> 00:05:46,775 I just want to pass that on to the next person. 99 00:05:46,911 --> 00:05:51,107 I've been practicing my Vulcan with Spock to improve it. 100 00:05:52,478 --> 00:05:54,077 (sighs) 101 00:05:55,416 --> 00:05:56,786 (clears throat) 102 00:05:57,388 --> 00:05:59,017 taz Nyota Uhura dwi-mâsh. 103 00:05:59,152 --> 00:06:01,421 tan-fi bo-shish ner gab-no-vet âs 104 00:06:01,556 --> 00:06:02,554 dwoz nufezh po nen lhi-de-mosh. 105 00:06:02,689 --> 00:06:05,094 Please do not speak Vulcan. 106 00:06:05,230 --> 00:06:07,295 Your accent is improper. 107 00:06:07,430 --> 00:06:11,395 I thought I got that right. 108 00:06:12,098 --> 00:06:14,164 I am fully versed in all human dialects. 109 00:06:14,299 --> 00:06:17,507 That is all that is required for us to communicate. 110 00:06:18,837 --> 00:06:20,975 Right. Let me start again. 111 00:06:21,177 --> 00:06:24,710 I am Ensign Uhura, but you can call me Nyota, if you like. 112 00:06:24,846 --> 00:06:26,515 I was at the Academy just a few years ago, 113 00:06:26,650 --> 00:06:28,451 so I know exactly how you must feel. 114 00:06:28,653 --> 00:06:32,389 You are several years older than I am, 115 00:06:32,525 --> 00:06:34,188 and since you are human, it is unlikely 116 00:06:34,323 --> 00:06:35,624 you know how I feel. 117 00:06:35,893 --> 00:06:37,161 Were you present for the K'thonia disaster? 118 00:06:37,296 --> 00:06:38,859 Or the FFakisha conflict? 119 00:06:39,595 --> 00:06:41,298 That all happened after I left. 120 00:06:41,500 --> 00:06:42,963 Your Vulcan is poorly pronounced, 121 00:06:43,166 --> 00:06:45,736 your time at the Academy was completely different than mine. 122 00:06:45,871 --> 00:06:49,000 It appears we do not have many shared experiences at all. 123 00:06:54,045 --> 00:06:56,139 (mouths) 124 00:07:00,584 --> 00:07:02,685 PIKE: This is an unusual mission. 125 00:07:02,820 --> 00:07:05,149 We are to face a category ten interstellar squall, 126 00:07:05,284 --> 00:07:07,224 something we rarely see in the Alpha Quadrant. 127 00:07:07,426 --> 00:07:08,855 PELIA: I-I've seen one once, 128 00:07:08,990 --> 00:07:11,560 a long time ago, but not from this close. 129 00:07:11,696 --> 00:07:15,292 I think I was in a phone box at the time. 130 00:07:15,428 --> 00:07:18,469 SPOCK: Such distortions are often briefly occurring. 131 00:07:18,671 --> 00:07:21,301 This one has appeared around the star Ithaxus. 132 00:07:21,436 --> 00:07:22,737 No explanation. 133 00:07:23,006 --> 00:07:24,439 Doesn't look like it's safe for us to get near it. 134 00:07:24,574 --> 00:07:25,870 LA'AN: Any inhabited planets 135 00:07:26,006 --> 00:07:27,438 nearby we should be worried about? 136 00:07:27,573 --> 00:07:28,473 UNA: None. 137 00:07:28,675 --> 00:07:29,775 Thank goodness. 138 00:07:30,044 --> 00:07:31,642 And that's the key element of this mission. 139 00:07:31,778 --> 00:07:33,177 No one we have to protect. 140 00:07:33,346 --> 00:07:36,787 We are here to observe an unusual stellar display. 141 00:07:36,923 --> 00:07:37,716 That is all. 142 00:07:37,851 --> 00:07:39,123 PELIA: Oh, it sounds like 143 00:07:39,258 --> 00:07:40,650 we're going to the theater. 144 00:07:40,853 --> 00:07:42,491 Minus the Playbill. 145 00:07:42,627 --> 00:07:43,923 SPOCK: A theater that would likely tear 146 00:07:44,058 --> 00:07:45,392 our ship into small particles of subspace 147 00:07:45,528 --> 00:07:46,827 should we get too close. 148 00:07:47,062 --> 00:07:48,565 Come on, Mr. Spock. Where's your sense of adventure? 149 00:07:48,700 --> 00:07:50,226 Perhaps I did not clearly state the part 150 00:07:50,361 --> 00:07:52,895 about being torn into small particles of subspace. 151 00:07:53,531 --> 00:07:58,737 Interstellar storms are like space-time gone wild, 152 00:07:58,872 --> 00:08:01,771 the very stuff of the universe. 153 00:08:01,974 --> 00:08:03,476 Don't you think a glimpse 154 00:08:03,612 --> 00:08:05,643 is worth a little risk? 155 00:08:05,779 --> 00:08:08,953 See? Now, that's the spirit. 156 00:08:09,088 --> 00:08:11,621 (Pelia chuckles) 157 00:08:25,899 --> 00:08:27,566 Keep us at arm's length, Erica. 158 00:08:27,702 --> 00:08:29,567 ORTEGAS: Aye, sir. 159 00:08:29,702 --> 00:08:31,070 Very long arms. 160 00:08:31,272 --> 00:08:33,341 LA'AN: I wish we could get closer, though. 161 00:08:33,477 --> 00:08:35,907 It's absolutely stunning. 162 00:08:36,043 --> 00:08:37,414 UHURA: I understand the feeling. 163 00:08:37,550 --> 00:08:40,947 To actually see something like this. 164 00:08:41,849 --> 00:08:44,753 Digital data is more relevant. 165 00:08:45,589 --> 00:08:46,985 SPOCK: Sensors are active. 166 00:08:47,187 --> 00:08:48,525 -Data is cogent. -If you had to give up 167 00:08:48,727 --> 00:08:50,291 seeing this kind of thing all the time, 168 00:08:50,426 --> 00:08:52,061 would you miss it? 169 00:08:52,263 --> 00:08:54,895 Every day. 170 00:08:56,001 --> 00:08:57,568 Yeah. 171 00:09:07,541 --> 00:09:08,509 (comms chime) 172 00:09:08,678 --> 00:09:10,779 Sir, I'm getting a comm signal. 173 00:09:10,914 --> 00:09:13,145 -Location, Nyota? -The signal's erratic, 174 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:17,318 but it seems to be coming from inside the storm. 175 00:09:17,454 --> 00:09:18,686 It's a mayday, sir. 176 00:09:18,822 --> 00:09:21,489 A ship is stuck inside the storm? 177 00:09:21,624 --> 00:09:23,292 That's what the signal's saying. 178 00:09:23,427 --> 00:09:24,692 Take us closer, Erica. 179 00:09:24,828 --> 00:09:26,327 But keep your foot on the brakes. 180 00:09:26,462 --> 00:09:27,592 Understood, Captain. 181 00:09:27,794 --> 00:09:30,568 (alert trilling) 182 00:09:32,567 --> 00:09:35,001 Not now, Scotty. 183 00:09:35,767 --> 00:09:38,136 ♪ ♪ 184 00:09:57,254 --> 00:09:59,461 Deeper scans suggest signal origin 185 00:09:59,597 --> 00:10:00,962 is a buoy inside of the storm. 186 00:10:01,231 --> 00:10:02,961 -A buoy? -UHURA: It's a starship distress buoy, 187 00:10:03,097 --> 00:10:04,768 but I can't get a lock on the signal. 188 00:10:04,903 --> 00:10:06,763 Any sign of the source of the buoy? Any ships? 189 00:10:06,898 --> 00:10:09,134 Scanning, Captain. 190 00:10:10,341 --> 00:10:11,873 (alarm sounds) 191 00:10:13,111 --> 00:10:14,272 Uh-oh. 192 00:10:14,407 --> 00:10:16,376 The storm is undergoing exponential expansion. 193 00:10:16,511 --> 00:10:17,746 You think? 194 00:10:18,015 --> 00:10:19,947 -Reverse course, Erica, fast. -Already on it. 195 00:10:37,533 --> 00:10:40,770 (alert chimes) 196 00:10:53,615 --> 00:10:54,983 We have life support. 197 00:10:55,185 --> 00:10:57,685 Unfortunately, that is the extent of the good news. 198 00:10:57,820 --> 00:11:00,521 No weapons functionality. Zero. 199 00:11:00,657 --> 00:11:01,822 Long-range comms are down. 200 00:11:02,025 --> 00:11:03,120 SCOTTY: Transporters are offline. 201 00:11:03,256 --> 00:11:05,596 Not sure when they'll be fixed, or if. 202 00:11:05,731 --> 00:11:07,825 PELIA: We have only the barest amount 203 00:11:08,028 --> 00:11:10,128 of impulse power. For now. 204 00:11:10,330 --> 00:11:12,631 -Warp? -SCOTTY: Out of the question. 205 00:11:12,766 --> 00:11:14,304 Look, our problem is, 206 00:11:14,440 --> 00:11:15,806 we lost all our iridium. 207 00:11:15,941 --> 00:11:17,869 Without it, we can't ignite the warp engines. 208 00:11:18,004 --> 00:11:19,773 We're basically stuck here. 209 00:11:19,908 --> 00:11:21,238 And do we know where "here" is? 210 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:22,874 All we've been able to determine is, 211 00:11:23,009 --> 00:11:24,447 the stellar storm somehow pulled 212 00:11:24,582 --> 00:11:25,914 the ship into a warp field. 213 00:11:26,116 --> 00:11:27,710 The stars aren't lining up to give us a location, 214 00:11:27,879 --> 00:11:30,151 but we think it's just the main computer coming back on line. 215 00:11:30,287 --> 00:11:31,682 Okay. 216 00:11:32,619 --> 00:11:35,053 Deploy a locator and send out a mayday. Let's use a flare. 217 00:11:35,189 --> 00:11:36,959 -On it. -SPOCK: Short-range scans 218 00:11:37,094 --> 00:11:38,992 suggest we can only extrapolate our position. 219 00:11:39,127 --> 00:11:40,824 Of the four planets scanned so far, 220 00:11:40,959 --> 00:11:41,924 three are M-class. 221 00:11:42,059 --> 00:11:43,293 Inhabited? Anyone who 222 00:11:43,429 --> 00:11:45,162 -might give us a hand? -Impossible to tell, 223 00:11:45,298 --> 00:11:47,036 given our current sensor capabilities. 224 00:11:47,239 --> 00:11:49,906 But we have detected iridium on the nearest M-class planet-- 225 00:11:50,042 --> 00:11:51,735 a few hours' journey with our current impulse engines. 226 00:11:51,871 --> 00:11:53,841 SCOTTY: And one of our shuttles is still functional enough 227 00:11:53,977 --> 00:11:56,213 to get us to the surface, I think. 228 00:11:56,415 --> 00:11:57,742 (exhales sharply) 229 00:11:57,944 --> 00:11:59,145 Well, Number One, 230 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:02,451 you wanted a mission on a strange new world. 231 00:12:02,587 --> 00:12:04,382 Looks like you got one. 232 00:12:05,318 --> 00:12:07,023 PIKE: Curie, this is Enterprise. 233 00:12:07,159 --> 00:12:09,059 You are now entering the planet's upper atmosphere. 234 00:12:09,194 --> 00:12:11,255 LA'AN: Heading towards the last known iridium location. 235 00:12:11,391 --> 00:12:13,730 The land mass is quite choppy down there. 236 00:12:13,866 --> 00:12:15,498 We're five-by-five. We might have to land 237 00:12:15,633 --> 00:12:16,796 pretty far from the signal. 238 00:12:16,931 --> 00:12:19,132 There aren't any closer options. 239 00:12:46,796 --> 00:12:49,195 (animals chirping, calling) 240 00:13:02,941 --> 00:13:05,310 ♪ ♪ 241 00:13:23,063 --> 00:13:25,231 The iridium's over there. 242 00:13:33,638 --> 00:13:37,276 ORTEGAS: Near what is definitely a volcano. 243 00:13:39,681 --> 00:13:42,017 ♪ ♪ 244 00:13:49,954 --> 00:13:51,857 Um... 245 00:13:52,060 --> 00:13:55,162 I'm detecting life signs. 246 00:13:56,668 --> 00:13:58,267 What kind of life signs? 247 00:13:58,402 --> 00:14:00,101 Large. 248 00:14:00,802 --> 00:14:02,667 Taller than us? 249 00:14:02,803 --> 00:14:03,935 Much taller. 250 00:14:04,071 --> 00:14:07,042 (creature stomps, growls) 251 00:14:08,174 --> 00:14:12,916 Is there a way around that? 252 00:14:13,846 --> 00:14:14,978 No. 253 00:14:15,113 --> 00:14:17,113 We want the iridium, 254 00:14:17,249 --> 00:14:21,122 we have to get past that. 255 00:14:23,093 --> 00:14:25,324 -(creature roars) -(creature 2 shrieks) 256 00:14:28,598 --> 00:14:30,131 Great news. 257 00:14:34,333 --> 00:14:35,872 I've got a fix on the creature. 258 00:14:36,007 --> 00:14:37,674 That's not the problem. It's, uh... 259 00:14:37,809 --> 00:14:39,635 trying to do something about i. 260 00:14:39,771 --> 00:14:41,906 -Can't you just stun it? -Well, if I had 261 00:14:42,042 --> 00:14:44,647 phasers, sure. Um... 262 00:14:44,783 --> 00:14:46,114 I might be able to send a bolt 263 00:14:46,316 --> 00:14:47,710 of electricity, but I don't want to kill the laddie. 264 00:14:47,845 --> 00:14:51,152 We should probably determine what it can withstand first. 265 00:14:52,085 --> 00:14:54,089 What are you doing? 266 00:14:59,762 --> 00:15:02,064 (creature growls) 267 00:15:03,801 --> 00:15:05,028 Why did you just shoot it? 268 00:15:05,163 --> 00:15:06,966 Wha-- I was on stun. 269 00:15:07,168 --> 00:15:08,533 And you saw. Nothing happened. 270 00:15:08,702 --> 00:15:09,903 (imitating Scotty's accent): The laddie may be a wee bit 271 00:15:10,039 --> 00:15:11,270 stronger than we anticipated. 272 00:15:11,506 --> 00:15:13,209 "Laddie"? You think that's what I talk like? 273 00:15:13,345 --> 00:15:14,875 -That's totally what you talk like. -Fine. 274 00:15:15,010 --> 00:15:17,414 -(loud crash) -(grunts) 275 00:15:17,616 --> 00:15:18,507 (alarms sounding) 276 00:15:18,710 --> 00:15:20,676 Something's just grabbed the ship. 277 00:15:41,201 --> 00:15:43,369 PIKE: Space. 278 00:15:44,237 --> 00:15:46,471 The final frontier. 279 00:15:47,940 --> 00:15:52,213 These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. 280 00:15:53,114 --> 00:15:55,884 Its five-year mission: 281 00:15:56,019 --> 00:15:59,253 to explore strange new worlds.. 282 00:16:00,187 --> 00:16:03,660 ...to seek out new life 283 00:16:03,795 --> 00:16:06,222 and new civilizations... 284 00:16:06,992 --> 00:16:11,467 ...to boldly go where no one has gone before. 285 00:16:11,669 --> 00:16:14,400 ♪ ♪ 286 00:16:41,830 --> 00:16:44,166 ♪ ♪ 287 00:17:07,856 --> 00:17:10,192 ♪ ♪ 288 00:17:33,916 --> 00:17:37,113 (alarms sounding) 289 00:17:37,315 --> 00:17:38,787 (Pelia grunts) 290 00:17:38,923 --> 00:17:40,355 Where did they come from? 291 00:17:40,658 --> 00:17:42,318 SPOCK: Unclear, Captain. Our sensors are functioning 292 00:17:42,454 --> 00:17:43,720 below normal parameters. 293 00:17:44,022 --> 00:17:45,122 PELIA: They seem to have attached some kind 294 00:17:45,258 --> 00:17:46,825 of energy tendrils. 295 00:17:47,027 --> 00:17:48,490 SPOCK: They are similar to our tractor beams, but the style 296 00:17:48,626 --> 00:17:49,964 is one I am not familiar with. 297 00:17:50,099 --> 00:17:51,164 Do we have any weapons? Shields? 298 00:17:51,367 --> 00:17:52,529 PELIA: No, the shields are still 299 00:17:52,832 --> 00:17:54,663 not functioning, Captain, and Scotty cannot 300 00:17:54,799 --> 00:17:57,200 repair the weapons without iridium. 301 00:17:57,336 --> 00:17:58,502 We-we are crippled. 302 00:17:58,638 --> 00:17:59,809 They're literally towing us away. 303 00:17:59,945 --> 00:18:01,009 Do we have impulse? Anything? 304 00:18:01,212 --> 00:18:02,575 PELIA: No, using impulse engines 305 00:18:02,777 --> 00:18:04,978 would be like trying to free ourselves from a boat 306 00:18:05,114 --> 00:18:07,045 using a pair of flippers. 307 00:18:07,180 --> 00:18:08,347 Small flippers. 308 00:18:08,583 --> 00:18:10,217 Flippers that could be lost at any time. 309 00:18:10,353 --> 00:18:12,020 Comms are still functioning, sir. 310 00:18:12,222 --> 00:18:13,416 As is our universal translator. 311 00:18:13,618 --> 00:18:15,087 Does anyone recognize that ship? 312 00:18:15,223 --> 00:18:16,322 SPOCK: I do not, 313 00:18:16,524 --> 00:18:17,627 and it does not exist in our database. 314 00:18:17,762 --> 00:18:19,054 Hail them, Nyota. 315 00:18:19,323 --> 00:18:21,162 Let's try the friendly approach first. We don't have much else 316 00:18:21,298 --> 00:18:22,865 -to work with. -Hailing them, sir. 317 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:24,295 This is Captain Christopher Pike 318 00:18:24,497 --> 00:18:25,899 of the starship Enterprise. 319 00:18:26,035 --> 00:18:27,669 You seem to have... 320 00:18:28,572 --> 00:18:33,143 ...you seem to have accidentally taken hold of our ship. 321 00:18:34,008 --> 00:18:34,942 Anything? 322 00:18:35,078 --> 00:18:37,573 They're responding, sir. 323 00:18:37,708 --> 00:18:39,909 (alien language translating) 324 00:18:40,044 --> 00:18:41,746 CASSELL: I am Battle Commander Cassell. 325 00:18:41,881 --> 00:18:43,847 We didn't attach our tethers by accident. 326 00:18:43,982 --> 00:18:46,047 We seized your damaged ship as salvage. 327 00:18:46,183 --> 00:18:51,128 Your ship and its resources are now our property. 328 00:18:51,930 --> 00:18:53,293 Still nothing from the ship. 329 00:18:53,428 --> 00:18:55,291 Scotty said he'd come right back. 330 00:18:55,427 --> 00:18:57,733 He didn't. Typical. 331 00:18:57,868 --> 00:18:59,002 I don't like it. 332 00:18:59,204 --> 00:19:01,101 We may be on our own, at least for now. 333 00:19:01,603 --> 00:19:03,871 We need to get a better idea of what we're facing. 334 00:19:04,006 --> 00:19:05,268 What about the new... 335 00:19:05,403 --> 00:19:06,809 vaporization thingy? 336 00:19:06,945 --> 00:19:08,507 You know what it's called. 337 00:19:08,643 --> 00:19:10,373 Scotty's not even here to get annoyed. 338 00:19:10,509 --> 00:19:11,474 Just makes me feel better. 339 00:19:11,610 --> 00:19:12,875 The phasers have been modified 340 00:19:13,010 --> 00:19:15,682 with a contained disintegration function. 341 00:19:15,817 --> 00:19:18,751 We need to get a clear shot at that copse of trees. 342 00:19:18,887 --> 00:19:22,156 Maybe we can see the "laddie" that's hiding behind it. 343 00:19:22,292 --> 00:19:23,353 PIKE: Commander Cassell, 344 00:19:23,489 --> 00:19:26,229 we are members of Starfleet. 345 00:19:27,330 --> 00:19:29,894 Any actions against us will be seen 346 00:19:30,029 --> 00:19:32,162 as actions against the United Federation of Planets. 347 00:19:32,298 --> 00:19:34,130 CASSELL: We aren't familiar with your Starfleet 348 00:19:34,332 --> 00:19:37,905 or Federation, but if you're in league with the Dol'drm, 349 00:19:38,041 --> 00:19:40,177 we will destroy you. 350 00:19:40,844 --> 00:19:43,741 (comms chime) 351 00:19:44,814 --> 00:19:45,641 What? 352 00:19:45,877 --> 00:19:47,349 Be careful what you say, Captain. 353 00:19:47,484 --> 00:19:49,185 If they are not familiar with Starfleet, 354 00:19:49,321 --> 00:19:50,816 it is possible that they are pre-warp. 355 00:19:50,952 --> 00:19:52,783 They may be seizing our ship to learn about our technology, 356 00:19:52,918 --> 00:19:55,253 which is strictly against our prime directive. 357 00:19:55,389 --> 00:19:56,719 They have the ship, Spock. 358 00:19:56,855 --> 00:19:58,388 Right now talking is our only way out. 359 00:19:58,524 --> 00:20:00,126 Allow me to scan it further. 360 00:20:00,328 --> 00:20:02,291 Perhaps you could stall. 361 00:20:02,426 --> 00:20:03,661 (comms chime) 362 00:20:03,797 --> 00:20:07,301 We are not familiar with the Dol'drm. 363 00:20:07,437 --> 00:20:08,830 We're new to this region of space, 364 00:20:08,966 --> 00:20:11,038 and if you don't know the Federation, 365 00:20:11,174 --> 00:20:12,469 we also don't know you. 366 00:20:12,604 --> 00:20:13,836 We are at war, Captain, 367 00:20:14,105 --> 00:20:16,610 with a terrible and destructive enemy, 368 00:20:16,745 --> 00:20:18,680 and as part of our wartime covenants, 369 00:20:18,816 --> 00:20:21,747 we have seized your ship as scrap for our war effort. 370 00:20:21,882 --> 00:20:24,287 If you are not aligned with the Dol'drm, 371 00:20:24,422 --> 00:20:26,454 you will be released when we return home. 372 00:20:26,589 --> 00:20:28,524 You can't just take our ship without consequences. 373 00:20:28,727 --> 00:20:32,027 And yet you have shown us none. This discussion is over. 374 00:20:32,163 --> 00:20:33,790 Commander, we do have weapons, 375 00:20:33,992 --> 00:20:36,464 and Starfleet has more-- a lot more. 376 00:20:36,600 --> 00:20:38,164 Do you really want us to turn all of them on you 377 00:20:38,366 --> 00:20:40,303 just to prove our point? 378 00:20:44,174 --> 00:20:45,803 Why don't you come aboard? 379 00:20:48,106 --> 00:20:50,443 I can show you myself, and we can discuss ways 380 00:20:50,578 --> 00:20:52,909 that the Federation can help you. 381 00:20:55,518 --> 00:20:57,350 I don't think this will be useful. 382 00:20:58,019 --> 00:21:01,188 But if you have weapons to show us, personally, 383 00:21:01,323 --> 00:21:02,589 I'll come on board to see them. 384 00:21:02,757 --> 00:21:04,520 That-That's not exactly what I said. I... 385 00:21:04,655 --> 00:21:06,058 End communication. 386 00:21:06,260 --> 00:21:07,225 (comms chime) 387 00:21:07,360 --> 00:21:09,728 Okay, not ideal. 388 00:21:13,366 --> 00:21:16,138 (phaser charges) 389 00:21:16,273 --> 00:21:18,071 You sure this is going to work? 390 00:21:18,273 --> 00:21:21,003 Not in the slightest. 391 00:21:22,708 --> 00:21:24,612 Well, at least we're talking. 392 00:21:24,747 --> 00:21:27,078 SPOCK: I am afraid our circumstance is... 393 00:21:28,081 --> 00:21:30,385 ...slightly more complicated than we realized, Captain. 394 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:32,722 I have determined our current location. 395 00:21:33,592 --> 00:21:36,856 Scans have revealed that we are in the Sol system. 396 00:21:36,991 --> 00:21:37,986 Sol? 397 00:21:38,121 --> 00:21:40,258 Spock, this doesn't make any sense. 398 00:21:40,393 --> 00:21:41,927 Three M-class worlds? 399 00:21:42,096 --> 00:21:44,662 The stellar storm created an incredible amount of energy, 400 00:21:44,798 --> 00:21:46,767 far beyond what our ship is capable of. 401 00:21:46,903 --> 00:21:51,341 However, where it sent us is less relevant than when. 402 00:21:52,709 --> 00:21:56,742 Currently, we are 65 million years in the past. 403 00:22:00,213 --> 00:22:04,246 The planet Commander Cassell is dragging us toward is Mars. 404 00:22:04,382 --> 00:22:06,154 Mars? 405 00:22:06,990 --> 00:22:10,921 Then that would mean the planet that Una flew the shuttle to... 406 00:22:14,130 --> 00:22:16,399 Is Earth, Captain. 407 00:22:20,201 --> 00:22:23,806 (growls) 408 00:22:23,941 --> 00:22:26,101 (roaring) 409 00:22:36,084 --> 00:22:37,851 ORTEGAS: So, according to Enterprise, we can't harm 410 00:22:37,986 --> 00:22:40,315 any native life because doing so could wreck the future. 411 00:22:40,451 --> 00:22:42,658 LA'AN: Unfortunately, the dinosaurs do not share 412 00:22:42,794 --> 00:22:46,821 our temporal prohibitions when it comes to eating us. 413 00:22:46,957 --> 00:22:48,832 (dinosaur bellows in distance) 414 00:22:48,967 --> 00:22:50,192 I have an idea. 415 00:22:50,328 --> 00:22:52,233 But I don't think either of you are gonna like it. 416 00:22:52,369 --> 00:22:53,530 ORTEGAS: Oh, we are way 417 00:22:53,666 --> 00:22:56,004 -past that. -Yeah. 418 00:22:56,140 --> 00:22:57,269 What you got, boss? 419 00:22:57,404 --> 00:22:58,571 (phaser charges) 420 00:22:58,774 --> 00:23:00,175 M'BENGA: They have never heard 421 00:23:00,311 --> 00:23:01,769 of Starfleet or the Federation 422 00:23:01,905 --> 00:23:03,474 because neither will exist 423 00:23:03,676 --> 00:23:05,211 for millions of years. 424 00:23:05,413 --> 00:23:06,647 It may be challenging 425 00:23:06,816 --> 00:23:08,849 to form a shared frame of reference, Captain. 426 00:23:08,984 --> 00:23:11,317 It shouldn't be that different from any first contact 427 00:23:11,453 --> 00:23:12,785 with a pre-warp species. 428 00:23:12,954 --> 00:23:15,689 Except you invited her on board your starship. 429 00:23:16,357 --> 00:23:17,691 Yeah, there is that. 430 00:23:17,893 --> 00:23:20,228 Look, by the time our present comes around, 431 00:23:20,363 --> 00:23:21,959 Mars has been lifeless for eons. 432 00:23:22,094 --> 00:23:24,100 I'm going to wager that nothing we say here 433 00:23:24,302 --> 00:23:25,667 is going to change the future, 434 00:23:25,836 --> 00:23:28,163 so long as she doesn't leave the ship with anything material. 435 00:23:28,299 --> 00:23:30,935 Alternatively, any single one of our actions 436 00:23:31,071 --> 00:23:33,410 could result in our future never occurring. 437 00:23:33,612 --> 00:23:35,539 Okay, so out of an abundance of caution, 438 00:23:35,741 --> 00:23:37,176 we'll keep her from... 439 00:23:37,311 --> 00:23:38,413 Everything? 440 00:23:38,615 --> 00:23:39,941 It feels like you're not helping. 441 00:23:40,076 --> 00:23:42,577 -(instrument beeping) -That's odd. 442 00:23:43,513 --> 00:23:46,415 Scanners seem to have detected something on the hull. 443 00:23:46,551 --> 00:23:49,156 COMPUTER: Possible hull breach on Deck Seven. 444 00:23:49,291 --> 00:23:50,491 We're on Deck Seven. 445 00:23:50,627 --> 00:23:52,927 No adjustment in air temperature. Strange. 446 00:23:53,062 --> 00:23:53,896 Where? 447 00:23:54,031 --> 00:23:55,663 Corridor. 448 00:23:57,463 --> 00:24:00,602 (whooshing) 449 00:24:03,637 --> 00:24:05,772 PIKE: Commander Cassell. 450 00:24:14,679 --> 00:24:16,381 I'm Captain Pike. 451 00:24:16,516 --> 00:24:18,455 You are... short. 452 00:24:18,590 --> 00:24:21,624 Our-our planet's a little heavier than yours. 453 00:24:21,759 --> 00:24:24,626 Hence this unpleasant artificial gravity on your ship? 454 00:24:24,761 --> 00:24:26,761 -Too unpleasant? We can adjust. -No need. 455 00:24:26,896 --> 00:24:28,890 We're obviously considerably stronger than you are. 456 00:24:29,025 --> 00:24:30,528 How did you get inside our ship? 457 00:24:30,664 --> 00:24:32,568 We phased through your wall. 458 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:36,001 Do you not have phasing technology? 459 00:24:36,136 --> 00:24:39,267 Well, no, but we have transporters which allow us... 460 00:24:39,469 --> 00:24:41,975 Which we can gladly discuss at a later juncture. 461 00:24:42,111 --> 00:24:44,942 PIKE: Allow me to introduce our science officer Spock, 462 00:24:45,077 --> 00:24:49,552 Dr. M'Benga, and our engineer Mr. Scott. 463 00:24:51,387 --> 00:24:52,587 Forgive me if I don't. 464 00:24:52,789 --> 00:24:53,950 My guards are under standing orders 465 00:24:54,085 --> 00:24:56,055 to kill anyone who comes too close. 466 00:24:56,257 --> 00:24:57,554 Okay. 467 00:24:58,490 --> 00:25:01,027 PIKE: I assure you, that won't be necessary, Commander. 468 00:25:01,163 --> 00:25:03,596 -You're here as our guests. -We're here as your captors 469 00:25:03,732 --> 00:25:06,061 to see your weaponry, Captain Pike. 470 00:25:06,197 --> 00:25:07,665 Commander, you are not our enemy. 471 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:10,002 That assessment is mine to make. 472 00:25:10,204 --> 00:25:13,169 You would do the same in my position, would you not? 473 00:25:16,407 --> 00:25:18,609 Our transporter typically sweeps our visitors 474 00:25:18,744 --> 00:25:19,877 for health and safety. 475 00:25:20,079 --> 00:25:22,113 Would you permit me to examine you? 476 00:25:22,248 --> 00:25:25,217 To ensure you haven't brought any pathogens aboard 477 00:25:25,352 --> 00:25:28,888 and that you can handle any you might find aboard as well. 478 00:25:29,023 --> 00:25:31,590 Well, I am confident our biological prophylaxis 479 00:25:31,725 --> 00:25:34,463 will keep all parties safe. 480 00:25:34,599 --> 00:25:36,466 However, given I also trained in medicine, 481 00:25:36,601 --> 00:25:39,165 I am curious to see what technology you have. 482 00:25:40,034 --> 00:25:43,540 After that, we will see your weapons systems. 483 00:25:51,314 --> 00:25:52,714 ORTEGAS: Stun? 484 00:25:52,850 --> 00:25:57,049 Your plan is to get close and just use stun? 485 00:25:57,251 --> 00:25:58,982 -UNA: That is correct. -LA'AN: I'll remind you, 486 00:25:59,118 --> 00:26:00,984 we tried it. It didn't faze it one bit. 487 00:26:01,120 --> 00:26:02,555 I mean, we could just disintegrate it, 488 00:26:02,690 --> 00:26:03,956 if it wasn't for, you know, 489 00:26:04,124 --> 00:26:05,928 the whole "destroy the entire future" part. 490 00:26:06,064 --> 00:26:08,224 UNA: I'm going to get close enough so it opens its mouth, 491 00:26:08,360 --> 00:26:11,229 shoot in its soft palate, and hope it works. 492 00:26:11,432 --> 00:26:13,733 And that it doesn't decide you're maybe a delicious snack 493 00:26:13,869 --> 00:26:15,097 with several more yummies nearby? 494 00:26:15,232 --> 00:26:16,599 We'll kill it if it gets to that. 495 00:26:16,735 --> 00:26:17,969 UNA: Don't. 496 00:26:18,171 --> 00:26:19,638 We genuinely don't know the future effects 497 00:26:19,774 --> 00:26:21,237 of anything we might do here. 498 00:26:23,678 --> 00:26:26,611 I'll stun, and then we run. 499 00:26:26,746 --> 00:26:27,610 ORTEGAS: Crazy. 500 00:26:27,745 --> 00:26:29,014 Dangerous. 501 00:26:29,216 --> 00:26:31,614 Maybe even insane. But I'm kind of impressed. 502 00:26:31,750 --> 00:26:33,222 Is that weird? 503 00:26:33,358 --> 00:26:36,223 (pterodactyls squawking) 504 00:26:36,358 --> 00:26:38,155 (growling) 505 00:26:46,765 --> 00:26:48,565 Hey! Dinosaur! 506 00:26:48,700 --> 00:26:51,168 You there! 507 00:26:51,968 --> 00:26:53,306 (phaser charges) 508 00:26:53,441 --> 00:26:54,769 (bellows) 509 00:26:54,904 --> 00:26:57,240 (squawking) 510 00:27:00,745 --> 00:27:02,916 (roars) 511 00:27:08,555 --> 00:27:12,222 (growling) 512 00:27:16,695 --> 00:27:17,900 (grunts) 513 00:27:18,302 --> 00:27:21,201 (phaser charges) 514 00:27:21,337 --> 00:27:22,664 (roars) 515 00:27:22,800 --> 00:27:24,039 (Una grunts) 516 00:27:24,175 --> 00:27:26,742 (groans) 517 00:27:28,873 --> 00:27:31,312 Did it eat her? 518 00:27:31,447 --> 00:27:32,576 It's not chewing. 519 00:27:32,711 --> 00:27:34,417 (snoring) 520 00:27:34,552 --> 00:27:37,148 UNA: It's asleep. Stun worked! 521 00:27:40,150 --> 00:27:42,256 And you didn't kill him. 522 00:27:42,458 --> 00:27:43,690 Nice work. 523 00:27:43,826 --> 00:27:47,790 Let's move. Before she wakes up. 524 00:27:47,925 --> 00:27:49,862 -She? -Yeah. 525 00:27:49,998 --> 00:27:52,768 It's not a "laddie," it's a "lassie." 526 00:27:56,736 --> 00:27:59,300 CASSELL: There are many different types of people on this ship. 527 00:27:59,436 --> 00:28:00,707 SPOCK: In this room alone, we have 528 00:28:00,842 --> 00:28:03,240 humans, Vulcans and Tellarites. 529 00:28:03,375 --> 00:28:04,709 As members of Starfleet, we've encountered 530 00:28:04,845 --> 00:28:05,844 countless other species. 531 00:28:06,046 --> 00:28:07,682 We come from different planets, 532 00:28:07,818 --> 00:28:09,247 but we have ways to work together. 533 00:28:09,416 --> 00:28:12,918 And none of these countless species wish to destroy you? 534 00:28:13,054 --> 00:28:16,018 -Members of the Federation, no. -Ah, 535 00:28:16,153 --> 00:28:18,559 but I get the feeling others do? 536 00:28:18,695 --> 00:28:20,160 Well, those that don't like us 537 00:28:20,362 --> 00:28:21,991 aren't against just one of us, they're against all of us. 538 00:28:22,126 --> 00:28:23,994 Our unity is our best deterrent. 539 00:28:24,129 --> 00:28:26,399 Again, because of your weapons? 540 00:28:27,268 --> 00:28:29,400 Federation members do bring weapons to the table, 541 00:28:29,536 --> 00:28:32,675 but that same unity means we often do not have to use them. 542 00:28:32,877 --> 00:28:35,003 I must admit, I have difficulty imagining 543 00:28:35,139 --> 00:28:37,446 such an alliance as this. 544 00:28:37,582 --> 00:28:39,240 Many worlds working together. 545 00:28:39,442 --> 00:28:40,681 CHAPEL: Technically, we... 546 00:28:40,816 --> 00:28:42,345 we don't just work together, we... 547 00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:43,981 we pick up a lot of stuff from each other. 548 00:28:44,116 --> 00:28:45,681 CASSELL: None of those others 549 00:28:45,816 --> 00:28:48,984 are concerned that you'll turn their weapons against them? 550 00:28:49,120 --> 00:28:51,521 Sometimes it's just recipes. 551 00:28:51,657 --> 00:28:53,626 Or... 552 00:28:53,762 --> 00:28:55,462 music. Whatever we share, 553 00:28:55,597 --> 00:28:57,566 it tends to add up 554 00:28:57,768 --> 00:28:59,433 to more than the sum of its parts. 555 00:28:59,568 --> 00:29:01,501 I only know my world 556 00:29:01,636 --> 00:29:02,767 and the Dol'drm. 557 00:29:02,903 --> 00:29:04,636 "Alien" to me means evil. 558 00:29:04,771 --> 00:29:05,871 PIKE: Humans 559 00:29:06,074 --> 00:29:07,304 have a way of saying, when it comes 560 00:29:07,473 --> 00:29:09,608 to facing an enemy, the carrot or the stick. 561 00:29:09,743 --> 00:29:11,743 What is a carrot? 562 00:29:11,879 --> 00:29:14,014 Is it a weapon of some sort? 563 00:29:14,149 --> 00:29:16,550 I imagine it is more persuasive than a stick. 564 00:29:16,686 --> 00:29:18,182 (chuckles) Yeah, it is, 565 00:29:18,317 --> 00:29:19,817 but not in the way that you're thinking. 566 00:29:19,953 --> 00:29:21,421 No, um, you eat a carrot. 567 00:29:21,557 --> 00:29:22,822 It's a reward. 568 00:29:22,957 --> 00:29:24,858 Uh, it helps to form an alliance. 569 00:29:24,993 --> 00:29:27,393 No, the stick is the only weapon. 570 00:29:28,296 --> 00:29:30,664 So you're benevolent until that no longer works, 571 00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:32,665 and only then are you hostile? 572 00:29:32,801 --> 00:29:35,197 It's a strategy of sorts. 573 00:29:35,332 --> 00:29:36,672 M'BENGA: I'm happy to say 574 00:29:36,874 --> 00:29:38,707 we have no issues of contamination. 575 00:29:38,842 --> 00:29:40,541 You clearly dedicate many resources 576 00:29:40,677 --> 00:29:41,775 to this medical facility. 577 00:29:41,911 --> 00:29:44,076 Frankly, it's something of a wonder 578 00:29:44,211 --> 00:29:46,710 to see so few occupied beds or injuries. 579 00:29:46,845 --> 00:29:48,280 Captain Pike, 580 00:29:48,549 --> 00:29:52,149 perhaps I have been too quick to judge you and your crew. 581 00:29:52,285 --> 00:29:54,489 It appears you are not the enemies 582 00:29:54,691 --> 00:29:56,457 we perceived you to be. 583 00:29:56,592 --> 00:29:57,853 Glad to hear it. 584 00:29:58,489 --> 00:30:00,892 But appearances can be deceiving. 585 00:30:01,028 --> 00:30:02,861 Do you have this saying, too? 586 00:30:02,996 --> 00:30:05,132 Take me to your weapons systems, 587 00:30:05,267 --> 00:30:08,767 and then I may better understand what this alliance 588 00:30:08,903 --> 00:30:10,673 with its many points of view 589 00:30:10,809 --> 00:30:13,073 and carrots and sticks has to offer. 590 00:30:15,412 --> 00:30:16,905 Of course. 591 00:30:17,341 --> 00:30:19,209 CASSELL: Phasers and photon torpedoes are your ship's primary weapon? 592 00:30:19,344 --> 00:30:21,246 PIKE: But not the part most used. 593 00:30:21,382 --> 00:30:24,654 I assume you are referring to defensive systems? 594 00:30:24,789 --> 00:30:26,983 You mentioned the use of shields. 595 00:30:27,119 --> 00:30:28,483 Our shields are damaged. 596 00:30:28,618 --> 00:30:30,654 Given time, our engineering station 597 00:30:30,789 --> 00:30:33,963 or our science station will find ways of repairing our systems. 598 00:30:34,098 --> 00:30:37,161 What is the main purpose of your science station? 599 00:30:37,297 --> 00:30:39,335 Is it to assess the vulnerability 600 00:30:39,470 --> 00:30:40,903 of potential enemies? 601 00:30:43,600 --> 00:30:45,338 Science allows us a broad understanding 602 00:30:45,541 --> 00:30:47,637 of every culture we encounter so we can share strengths 603 00:30:47,773 --> 00:30:49,911 and compensate for each other's respective weaknesses. 604 00:30:50,047 --> 00:30:51,540 Understanding other cultures has allowed us 605 00:30:51,675 --> 00:30:54,345 to advance faster than if we were alone. 606 00:30:55,620 --> 00:30:57,580 I am sorry for your loss? 607 00:30:58,216 --> 00:31:00,454 You used the word "alone." 608 00:31:00,589 --> 00:31:01,757 Our people 609 00:31:02,060 --> 00:31:05,091 have ten individual words for such a state, 610 00:31:05,227 --> 00:31:07,529 differentiated by emotional inflection. 611 00:31:07,665 --> 00:31:09,130 I'm sorry, I don't follow. 612 00:31:09,265 --> 00:31:12,561 Your translating machine used the word "widower." 613 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:16,367 And so my condolences. 614 00:31:20,806 --> 00:31:24,707 Our captains are not permitted relationships during war. 615 00:31:24,842 --> 00:31:30,719 They leave us vulnerable, too hesitant to sacrifice. 616 00:31:30,854 --> 00:31:33,015 And we have always been at war. 617 00:31:33,717 --> 00:31:36,453 Well, isn't love part of what we fight for? 618 00:31:39,497 --> 00:31:41,657 If not that, then... 619 00:31:42,593 --> 00:31:45,495 Have you ever seen my homeworld of Mars? 620 00:31:47,833 --> 00:31:50,300 We are not familiar with the current condition of Mars. 621 00:31:50,436 --> 00:31:52,168 If the ship's scanners are repaired, 622 00:31:52,304 --> 00:31:54,504 will you pull it up on-screen? 623 00:31:55,578 --> 00:31:57,012 Please. 624 00:32:03,952 --> 00:32:05,649 -It's beautiful. -Yes. 625 00:32:05,784 --> 00:32:09,120 But there is something more important for you to see. 626 00:32:09,255 --> 00:32:12,555 Turn the planet view 173 degrees. 627 00:32:18,635 --> 00:32:19,894 Valles Marineris. 628 00:32:20,063 --> 00:32:23,938 That crater was caused when the Dol'drm crashed a ship 629 00:32:24,074 --> 00:32:28,241 onto the surface and fed on our world. 630 00:32:29,473 --> 00:32:30,846 The only way to stop them was 631 00:32:30,982 --> 00:32:33,944 to tear away the very land around them. 632 00:32:34,079 --> 00:32:35,647 The invaders died. 633 00:32:35,816 --> 00:32:41,217 But that crater and two million lives is the price we paid. 634 00:32:41,719 --> 00:32:44,120 -That's horrible. -That's why your discussions 635 00:32:44,256 --> 00:32:45,891 of cultures, of science, 636 00:32:46,027 --> 00:32:48,563 although kind and hopeful, 637 00:32:48,698 --> 00:32:49,932 are not relevant. 638 00:32:50,101 --> 00:32:52,661 What we need to do is destroy the Dol'drm 639 00:32:52,796 --> 00:32:55,002 before they devour the rest of our planet 640 00:32:55,138 --> 00:32:56,701 and turn it all into a red wasteland. 641 00:32:56,836 --> 00:32:58,972 Well, have you ever tried communicating with the Dol'drm? 642 00:32:59,108 --> 00:33:00,976 We cannot. They are insects. 643 00:33:01,178 --> 00:33:04,143 They do not speak or reason as we do. 644 00:33:04,279 --> 00:33:07,914 They simply feed and move forward. 645 00:33:08,049 --> 00:33:09,411 You may have other options. 646 00:33:09,546 --> 00:33:12,947 Some on our planet argued this. 647 00:33:13,083 --> 00:33:16,020 They believed there were other ways to deal with them. 648 00:33:16,156 --> 00:33:18,456 As they talked, we died. 649 00:33:18,591 --> 00:33:21,495 There's only one thing that's ever worked. 650 00:33:21,630 --> 00:33:22,992 Force. 651 00:33:23,628 --> 00:33:25,734 What if we could offer you something 652 00:33:25,869 --> 00:33:27,368 that would work without weapons? 653 00:33:28,437 --> 00:33:31,634 Something only Starfleet's resources can provide? 654 00:33:33,537 --> 00:33:36,207 The Federation have met maybe 655 00:33:36,342 --> 00:33:38,708 65 different insectoid species. 656 00:33:38,844 --> 00:33:41,944 Of those, 17 of them don't use sonic communication, 657 00:33:42,080 --> 00:33:43,248 like us. 658 00:33:43,384 --> 00:33:45,186 This is where xenoanthropology helps. 659 00:33:45,321 --> 00:33:46,583 We've been able to design multiple systems 660 00:33:46,785 --> 00:33:48,789 that work for creatures who communicate 661 00:33:48,924 --> 00:33:50,752 using light, touch or, 662 00:33:50,887 --> 00:33:53,662 in one particularly difficult case, smell. 663 00:33:53,798 --> 00:33:57,628 Which stunk. (chuckles) 664 00:33:57,763 --> 00:34:01,697 But it did allow us, eventually, to speak with them. 665 00:34:02,771 --> 00:34:04,172 Fascinating. 666 00:34:04,308 --> 00:34:05,873 PIKE: You keep insisting it's impossible 667 00:34:06,008 --> 00:34:07,836 to communicate with the Dol'drm. 668 00:34:08,038 --> 00:34:10,009 If we find out we can, maybe we could find a way 669 00:34:10,145 --> 00:34:11,175 to stop them without weapons. 670 00:34:11,377 --> 00:34:13,146 What if we could end your war? 671 00:34:13,282 --> 00:34:16,414 What if we could offer them something? 672 00:34:16,549 --> 00:34:19,319 Isn't it worth a brief consideration? 673 00:34:21,657 --> 00:34:23,323 Brief. 674 00:34:26,326 --> 00:34:27,891 PIKE: You have an update? 675 00:34:28,060 --> 00:34:30,361 As more systems come on line, the introduction of variables 676 00:34:30,497 --> 00:34:32,565 still generates a consistent outcome. 677 00:34:32,767 --> 00:34:34,803 Quantum entanglement has Enterprise firmly anchored 678 00:34:34,939 --> 00:34:36,366 65 million years in the past. 679 00:34:36,501 --> 00:34:37,705 You're saying we're stuck here? 680 00:34:37,840 --> 00:34:40,272 Yes. And also no. 681 00:34:40,408 --> 00:34:41,337 The nature of quantum entanglement 682 00:34:41,472 --> 00:34:42,604 could theoretically snap us 683 00:34:42,806 --> 00:34:43,943 right back to the moment we left. 684 00:34:44,078 --> 00:34:45,078 Well, that seems good. 685 00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:47,081 However, to do so would require 686 00:34:47,217 --> 00:34:48,643 the power equivalent of a supernova, 687 00:34:48,779 --> 00:34:50,779 the very same amount that sent us here. 688 00:34:50,914 --> 00:34:53,250 Without it, we are trapped in the past. 689 00:34:53,385 --> 00:34:54,919 -Less good. -Indeed. 690 00:34:55,121 --> 00:34:56,256 (comms chime) 691 00:34:56,458 --> 00:34:57,453 UHURA: Captain, Commander Cassell 692 00:34:57,588 --> 00:34:58,819 and her guard have left the la. 693 00:34:58,955 --> 00:35:00,526 -Where did they go? -I don't know. 694 00:35:00,761 --> 00:35:02,095 They just phased through the floor and were gon. 695 00:35:02,231 --> 00:35:04,095 -Engineering. -Pike to Engineering. 696 00:35:04,231 --> 00:35:05,497 What's happening down there? 697 00:35:05,732 --> 00:35:07,435 SCOTTY: That tall, scary Martian lady 698 00:35:07,637 --> 00:35:09,236 just came right through the bulkhead and took it. 699 00:35:09,372 --> 00:35:10,967 -We couldn't stop her. -Took what? 700 00:35:11,136 --> 00:35:15,637 PELIA: The ship's primary antimatter fuel cell. 701 00:35:15,773 --> 00:35:17,810 SPOCK: Cassell's location keeps moving. 702 00:35:17,945 --> 00:35:20,010 Deck Ten. 703 00:35:20,145 --> 00:35:21,876 Deck Nine. 704 00:35:22,078 --> 00:35:25,286 Deck Eight. She's headed for her egress point. 705 00:35:30,057 --> 00:35:30,989 I'm not armed. 706 00:35:31,124 --> 00:35:33,624 I just want to talk. 707 00:35:35,227 --> 00:35:36,394 We were helping you, 708 00:35:36,597 --> 00:35:39,267 and now you're taking our fuel cell? Why? 709 00:35:42,739 --> 00:35:45,635 Captain... 710 00:35:45,771 --> 00:35:48,710 ...I have been nothing but honest with you. 711 00:35:48,912 --> 00:35:50,410 And consistent. 712 00:35:50,612 --> 00:35:53,277 You, however, have not been equally truthful. 713 00:35:53,412 --> 00:35:54,410 What are you talking about? 714 00:35:54,546 --> 00:35:56,246 You spoke to me of Starfleet, 715 00:35:56,382 --> 00:35:57,947 of all that you've achieved. 716 00:35:58,083 --> 00:36:01,985 It was easy to get a sense of your respect for your values, 717 00:36:02,120 --> 00:36:06,292 your deep feeling for those you have fought for and loved. 718 00:36:06,428 --> 00:36:08,361 With these things you were frank. 719 00:36:08,497 --> 00:36:11,796 You also spoke to me of where you are from. 720 00:36:12,432 --> 00:36:15,096 But you failed to explain when. 721 00:36:15,699 --> 00:36:17,104 Your Federation doesn't exist. 722 00:36:17,240 --> 00:36:18,938 -That's not entirely true. -Yet. 723 00:36:19,073 --> 00:36:21,408 It doesn't exist yet. 724 00:36:23,112 --> 00:36:24,177 You showed me your computer 725 00:36:24,413 --> 00:36:26,114 so I could speak with the Dol'drm. 726 00:36:26,250 --> 00:36:28,643 It was simple to understand from there 727 00:36:28,778 --> 00:36:31,012 how you determine time with it. 728 00:36:31,148 --> 00:36:35,389 Your Federation won't exist for millions of years. 729 00:36:35,524 --> 00:36:38,891 And by then my civilization will be gone. 730 00:36:39,026 --> 00:36:40,355 I'm sorry. 731 00:36:40,490 --> 00:36:41,657 Our regulations-- 732 00:36:41,826 --> 00:36:43,595 they forbid me from telling you that. 733 00:36:43,730 --> 00:36:45,859 But that doesn't mean that we can't find a way 734 00:36:46,062 --> 00:36:48,364 -out of this for both of us. -Captain. 735 00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:52,104 I understand you are trying to save your people. 736 00:36:52,240 --> 00:36:54,472 As I am doing for mine. 737 00:36:54,608 --> 00:36:58,346 But we live now, not in the future. 738 00:36:59,283 --> 00:37:01,244 Your ship's given us exactly what we need 739 00:37:01,379 --> 00:37:03,582 to win our war. 740 00:37:05,085 --> 00:37:06,918 I'm sorry. 741 00:37:07,054 --> 00:37:08,719 Commander... 742 00:37:12,521 --> 00:37:15,429 (whooshing) 743 00:37:31,475 --> 00:37:33,843 (thunder cracking) 744 00:37:44,993 --> 00:37:48,256 UNA: This wreckage is apparently the source of the iridium. 745 00:37:49,293 --> 00:37:52,360 ORTEGAS: And that's, like, an alien spaceship. 746 00:37:52,495 --> 00:37:54,431 On Earth. 747 00:37:54,566 --> 00:37:59,572 65 million years before us. 748 00:37:59,707 --> 00:38:02,538 I have to say this out loud to believe it. 749 00:38:02,673 --> 00:38:06,246 Those burns-- a weapon did that. 750 00:38:06,381 --> 00:38:07,808 ORTEGAS: It was shot down. 751 00:38:07,943 --> 00:38:10,748 -Our Martian friends? -Mm-hmm. 752 00:38:12,285 --> 00:38:13,686 The iridium's inside. 753 00:38:13,955 --> 00:38:16,351 No life signs, but there might be an engine compartment. 754 00:38:16,486 --> 00:38:18,019 Wait here. 755 00:38:29,037 --> 00:38:31,769 (chittering) 756 00:38:43,682 --> 00:38:45,318 LA'AN: All these cryobeds? 757 00:38:45,453 --> 00:38:47,884 I think this was a colony ship. 758 00:38:55,430 --> 00:38:58,664 Must have all died on impact. 759 00:39:00,432 --> 00:39:01,297 (creature screeches) 760 00:39:01,432 --> 00:39:02,800 (exhales) 761 00:39:04,809 --> 00:39:06,170 (scoffs) 762 00:39:06,305 --> 00:39:07,470 Reflexes. 763 00:39:07,605 --> 00:39:09,939 They must all be dead. 764 00:39:10,740 --> 00:39:11,906 If they were settlers, 765 00:39:12,109 --> 00:39:14,977 I'm not sure if I should feel sad or... 766 00:39:16,315 --> 00:39:17,815 ...relieved. 767 00:39:18,952 --> 00:39:21,655 Whatever the reason they were in cryosleep, 768 00:39:21,791 --> 00:39:25,191 they were shot down and died on a planet far from home, 769 00:39:25,393 --> 00:39:26,823 headed who knows where. 770 00:39:26,959 --> 00:39:29,563 They may be different from us, but... 771 00:39:30,498 --> 00:39:32,929 ...they wanted to survive, too. 772 00:39:35,104 --> 00:39:36,534 Iridium fuel pod. 773 00:39:36,669 --> 00:39:37,998 The only one that wasn't damaged. 774 00:39:38,134 --> 00:39:39,572 LA'AN: Let's hope Scotty and Pelia 775 00:39:39,774 --> 00:39:40,635 can jury-rig it to the Enterprise. 776 00:39:40,770 --> 00:39:41,936 Can we go now, please? 777 00:39:42,072 --> 00:39:43,942 This place is giving me the creeps. 778 00:39:44,078 --> 00:39:45,678 Yeah. 779 00:39:50,652 --> 00:39:53,185 -(creature screeches) -(La'An grunts) 780 00:39:53,321 --> 00:39:54,852 (creature whimpers) 781 00:39:55,453 --> 00:39:56,887 (snarls) 782 00:39:58,357 --> 00:40:00,990 (chitters) 783 00:40:01,724 --> 00:40:03,465 (laughs softly) 784 00:40:12,504 --> 00:40:14,369 You just punched it. 785 00:40:14,504 --> 00:40:18,843 Yeah, well, I didn't have time to shoot it in the mouth, did I? 786 00:40:20,376 --> 00:40:23,585 Well, if you two are finished just standing here... 787 00:40:25,422 --> 00:40:28,215 SCOTTY (over comms): Hey, I've managed to hook up the backup antimatter pod. 788 00:40:28,351 --> 00:40:30,291 You gotta hurry up with that iridium. 789 00:40:30,426 --> 00:40:33,022 Yeah, yeah, we're coming. Geez. 790 00:40:51,911 --> 00:40:54,410 CHAPEL: You punched a dinosaur? 791 00:40:54,545 --> 00:40:55,951 (exhales) 792 00:40:56,086 --> 00:40:57,382 M'BENGA: Well, 793 00:40:57,585 --> 00:40:59,051 I'm sure it had it coming. 794 00:40:59,187 --> 00:41:01,655 (laughs) 795 00:41:02,487 --> 00:41:03,822 What is it? 796 00:41:04,091 --> 00:41:07,525 It's just, I broke my hand and I don't feel any pain. 797 00:41:07,660 --> 00:41:09,964 Well, how is that possible? 798 00:41:10,099 --> 00:41:11,295 It isn't. 799 00:41:11,497 --> 00:41:13,435 The truth is, 800 00:41:13,570 --> 00:41:15,736 I've felt different for a while now. 801 00:41:15,872 --> 00:41:17,832 I-I've always had elevated strength and reflexes, 802 00:41:18,034 --> 00:41:19,836 but now it's-it's almost like 803 00:41:19,971 --> 00:41:22,643 my whole body feels more attuned. 804 00:41:23,344 --> 00:41:24,572 And your mind? 805 00:41:24,707 --> 00:41:26,009 Confused. 806 00:41:26,144 --> 00:41:30,317 Look, I carry recessive augmented DNA, right? 807 00:41:30,452 --> 00:41:31,984 Now, is it possible that somehow 808 00:41:32,120 --> 00:41:36,922 all I've been through has activated those recessive genes? 809 00:41:37,057 --> 00:41:40,595 Are you going to try and take over the galaxy now? 810 00:41:41,295 --> 00:41:42,564 I don't know. 811 00:41:42,832 --> 00:41:46,233 Hey. You may be carrying enhanced warrior genes, 812 00:41:46,369 --> 00:41:49,230 but it's not who you are. 813 00:41:51,768 --> 00:41:53,839 I've got to go. 814 00:41:57,775 --> 00:42:00,780 -(boatswain's whistle blows) -Iridium is installed and ready to function, 815 00:42:00,916 --> 00:42:03,284 as long as we don't want to double-check it. 816 00:42:03,420 --> 00:42:04,584 Do we need to double-check it? 817 00:42:04,787 --> 00:42:06,116 We need to get a fix on that Martian ship. 818 00:42:06,251 --> 00:42:08,716 Are you concerned or are you worried, Mr. Scott? 819 00:42:08,851 --> 00:42:10,090 Just worried, sir. 820 00:42:10,225 --> 00:42:11,492 Good man. 821 00:42:11,627 --> 00:42:13,089 UNA: Bridge is coming back on line. 822 00:42:13,224 --> 00:42:15,592 -Long-range sensors? -SPOCK: Reinitializing. 823 00:42:15,794 --> 00:42:17,227 -PIKE: Time? -15 seconds. 824 00:42:17,363 --> 00:42:18,697 PIKE: Every second could be getting Commander Cassell 825 00:42:18,833 --> 00:42:20,396 closer to detonating that antimatter. 826 00:42:20,531 --> 00:42:22,334 SCOTTY: Well, I can't get power to the ship's systems 827 00:42:22,469 --> 00:42:24,067 any faster, Captain. 828 00:42:25,709 --> 00:42:27,237 -Screens are working, Chris. -Great. How about 829 00:42:27,440 --> 00:42:30,541 -long-range comms? -On and functioning, sir. Orders? 830 00:42:30,677 --> 00:42:32,640 Connect the Martian ship. 831 00:42:32,842 --> 00:42:33,943 Hailing them. 832 00:42:34,079 --> 00:42:36,077 And initializing ship-to-ship visuals. 833 00:42:36,213 --> 00:42:37,812 Commander Cassell, this is Captain Pike 834 00:42:37,948 --> 00:42:39,885 of the USS Enterprise. 835 00:42:40,919 --> 00:42:43,289 I should have told you where... 836 00:42:43,424 --> 00:42:45,156 when we're from. 837 00:42:45,358 --> 00:42:47,154 I should have been honest, because then you might have 838 00:42:47,290 --> 00:42:48,694 believed me about everything else. 839 00:42:48,830 --> 00:42:50,693 There are other ways of solving conflict. 840 00:42:50,829 --> 00:42:52,228 I understand how you... 841 00:42:52,597 --> 00:42:54,633 CASSELL: Captain, you have lost crewmates? 842 00:42:54,768 --> 00:42:56,836 -Friends? -Yes. Many. 843 00:42:56,971 --> 00:42:59,203 Imagine those losses a thousandfold. 844 00:42:59,339 --> 00:43:03,143 Imagine a wound on your planet that will never heal. 845 00:43:03,278 --> 00:43:07,012 A memorial to millions of dead etched in rock and blood. 846 00:43:07,147 --> 00:43:11,313 I know you believe that what you're doing is right. 847 00:43:11,449 --> 00:43:14,085 But I have seen a future where species can coexist. 848 00:43:14,220 --> 00:43:15,890 And I have seen one on your computers 849 00:43:16,025 --> 00:43:19,258 where my homeworld is a barren red wasteland. 850 00:43:20,394 --> 00:43:22,931 Can you tell me the Dol'drm are not responsible for that? 851 00:43:23,067 --> 00:43:24,260 No, I can't. 852 00:43:24,395 --> 00:43:26,768 But I can tell you that if you use our technology 853 00:43:26,903 --> 00:43:29,934 to change the future, millions of lives may be lost. 854 00:43:30,136 --> 00:43:32,736 And millions of lives may be saved. 855 00:43:32,871 --> 00:43:35,442 The lives of my people. 856 00:43:35,577 --> 00:43:37,871 Isn't that what a captain does? 857 00:43:38,007 --> 00:43:40,242 Save her people? 858 00:43:40,910 --> 00:43:43,945 Wouldn't you? 859 00:43:44,080 --> 00:43:46,246 Uh, she shut off her comms. 860 00:43:46,448 --> 00:43:48,017 And they're not responding to hails. 861 00:43:48,153 --> 00:43:49,456 -Engines? -SCOTTY: Half-impulse. 862 00:43:49,591 --> 00:43:50,857 Erica, plot an intercept course. 863 00:43:50,992 --> 00:43:52,287 We're gonna try to stop them from using 864 00:43:52,456 --> 00:43:53,825 -our antimatter. -UNA: The only question is, 865 00:43:53,961 --> 00:43:55,324 where are they planning to use it? 866 00:43:55,459 --> 00:43:57,162 They don't have warp. Where is this enemy planet? 867 00:43:57,298 --> 00:43:58,597 SPOCK: Long-range sensors are fully operational. 868 00:43:58,732 --> 00:44:00,763 Extrapolating their course. 869 00:44:01,499 --> 00:44:03,299 They are headed for the fifth planet in the system. 870 00:44:03,435 --> 00:44:05,833 -Jupiter? -No, this planet is much smaller. 871 00:44:06,035 --> 00:44:07,236 Similar to Mars. 872 00:44:07,504 --> 00:44:09,207 At a distance of 480 million kilometers from Sol 873 00:44:09,343 --> 00:44:11,111 and 120 million kilometers from the Martian solar rotation. 874 00:44:11,246 --> 00:44:13,444 But there's no fifth planet like that in our solar system. 875 00:44:13,579 --> 00:44:17,614 SPOCK: The planet is populated by billions of life-forms. 876 00:44:17,749 --> 00:44:19,718 An arachnid species. 877 00:44:20,287 --> 00:44:24,759 That's what we found crashed on Earth, with the iridium. 878 00:44:25,762 --> 00:44:27,053 The fifth planet of our solar system 879 00:44:27,189 --> 00:44:28,630 is the Dol'drm homeworld. 880 00:44:28,766 --> 00:44:30,532 Captain, the Martian warship is approaching 881 00:44:30,668 --> 00:44:33,134 the fifth planet at high impulse. 882 00:44:33,269 --> 00:44:35,099 On screen. 883 00:44:36,938 --> 00:44:38,201 SPOCK: We will be in firing range 884 00:44:38,403 --> 00:44:39,806 of the Martian ship in less than one minute. 885 00:44:39,941 --> 00:44:40,970 SCOTTY: Phasers aren't working yet. 886 00:44:41,105 --> 00:44:42,403 PIKE: We just need to disable 887 00:44:42,572 --> 00:44:44,376 the Martian ship. Can we try a tractor beam? 888 00:44:44,578 --> 00:44:45,774 -There's not enough power at this range. -Photon torpedoes? 889 00:44:45,909 --> 00:44:46,943 We need something. 890 00:44:47,078 --> 00:44:48,276 -Checking. -SPOCK: Captain, 891 00:44:48,478 --> 00:44:50,215 my calculations indicate that if the Martians 892 00:44:50,351 --> 00:44:51,885 detonate our antimatter pod at their current proximity, 893 00:44:52,021 --> 00:44:54,353 they will be unable to escape the explosion. 894 00:44:55,123 --> 00:44:57,659 It's her only way to guarantee a kill shot. 895 00:44:57,794 --> 00:44:59,492 She's gonna sacrifice her ship and her crew 896 00:44:59,627 --> 00:45:00,894 to destroy the planet. 897 00:45:01,129 --> 00:45:02,590 LA'AN: Captain, I think we have enough power 898 00:45:02,725 --> 00:45:04,060 -to fire one photon torpedo. -As soon as we're in range. 899 00:45:04,196 --> 00:45:05,827 UNA: The Martian ship just activated 900 00:45:05,963 --> 00:45:07,696 a missile launcher. 901 00:45:07,832 --> 00:45:09,298 (weapon fires) 902 00:45:10,807 --> 00:45:12,939 They have deployed the antimatter. 903 00:45:23,118 --> 00:45:24,552 PIKE: Can we shoot it down without detonating it? 904 00:45:24,754 --> 00:45:25,784 Yes, but we're still not in range. 905 00:45:25,920 --> 00:45:27,016 PIKE: Spock, how long to impact? 906 00:45:27,152 --> 00:45:28,582 -SPOCK: 30 seconds. -Erica, 907 00:45:28,818 --> 00:45:30,219 give it everything you've got. Push it right to the edge. 908 00:45:30,354 --> 00:45:31,889 -We have to get in range. -Aye, sir. 909 00:45:32,024 --> 00:45:33,729 Come on, baby. You've got this. 910 00:45:33,864 --> 00:45:35,528 -SPOCK: 20 seconds to impact. -PIKE: Erica? 911 00:45:35,664 --> 00:45:36,829 Pegging the redline, sir. 912 00:45:36,965 --> 00:45:38,933 There's a reason for those lights. 913 00:45:39,068 --> 00:45:41,031 -Shut them off, Scotty. -LA'AN: Sir, we're in range. 914 00:45:41,167 --> 00:45:42,871 Locking photon torpedo on target. 915 00:45:43,073 --> 00:45:44,404 -SPOCK: 12 seconds to impact. -Target locked. 916 00:45:44,539 --> 00:45:46,071 We've got it, sir. 917 00:45:49,477 --> 00:45:51,179 Captain. 918 00:45:51,314 --> 00:45:53,815 Fire, sir? 919 00:45:58,083 --> 00:45:59,681 Do not fire. Repeat, do not fire. 920 00:45:59,816 --> 00:46:02,752 -But, sir... -UNA: Captain, that planet's about to be destroyed 921 00:46:02,887 --> 00:46:04,021 by our technology. 922 00:46:04,223 --> 00:46:06,027 Our future's at stake. We must fire. 923 00:46:06,163 --> 00:46:08,355 You heard my order. Hold fire, stand down photon torpedo. 924 00:46:08,491 --> 00:46:10,196 Chris, our future notwithstanding, 925 00:46:10,398 --> 00:46:13,334 we can't just sit here and let that entire planet be destroyed. 926 00:46:13,469 --> 00:46:15,397 In our future... 927 00:46:16,067 --> 00:46:18,539 ...there is no fifth planet. 928 00:46:18,674 --> 00:46:20,270 SPOCK: Three seconds. 929 00:46:21,377 --> 00:46:23,878 Two. One. 930 00:46:45,995 --> 00:46:48,199 ♪ ♪ 931 00:46:57,911 --> 00:46:59,573 (softly): I'm sorry. 932 00:47:06,220 --> 00:47:07,917 ORTEGAS: That blast wave's gonna hit us. 933 00:47:08,119 --> 00:47:10,590 But I think I can outrun it. 934 00:47:10,725 --> 00:47:12,221 No. We should not run. 935 00:47:12,357 --> 00:47:14,154 We need to head into the blast wave. 936 00:47:14,290 --> 00:47:15,589 UNA: Head into that? 937 00:47:15,724 --> 00:47:17,526 You saw what just happened to the Martian ship. 938 00:47:17,661 --> 00:47:20,365 We may be able to use it to send us back to our time. 939 00:47:20,501 --> 00:47:22,399 The antimatter explosion, combined with the explosion 940 00:47:22,534 --> 00:47:24,434 of the planet's core, has created the necessary energy 941 00:47:24,570 --> 00:47:26,741 to free Enterprise from this temporal anchor point, 942 00:47:26,877 --> 00:47:28,402 snapping the quantum entanglement 943 00:47:28,538 --> 00:47:30,207 back to the exact point we came from. 944 00:47:30,342 --> 00:47:32,708 Before the blast wave tears our ship apart? 945 00:47:32,844 --> 00:47:34,146 Unknown. 946 00:47:34,415 --> 00:47:38,183 But it is our only option if we intend to go home. 947 00:47:39,687 --> 00:47:41,316 Erica, come about. 948 00:47:41,452 --> 00:47:43,454 Take us straight into the blast wave. 949 00:47:43,589 --> 00:47:46,526 Spock, if you have any calculations, now's the time. 950 00:47:47,128 --> 00:47:49,964 Helm, come to course 1-4-7, mark 2. 951 00:47:51,731 --> 00:47:52,996 Roger that. 952 00:47:53,131 --> 00:47:56,469 Everybody, hang on to something. 953 00:47:56,604 --> 00:47:58,071 Anything. 954 00:47:59,541 --> 00:48:01,239 Everything. 955 00:48:13,555 --> 00:48:16,155 ♪ ♪ 956 00:48:28,834 --> 00:48:31,137 ♪ ♪ 957 00:48:54,856 --> 00:48:56,526 SPOCK: After running multiple simulations, 958 00:48:56,661 --> 00:48:59,061 I determined that a fragment from the Dol'drm planet 959 00:48:59,197 --> 00:49:00,627 is the Chicxulub asteroid. 960 00:49:00,762 --> 00:49:02,965 LA'AN: The one that hit Earth 961 00:49:03,100 --> 00:49:04,434 65 million years ago? 962 00:49:04,703 --> 00:49:08,201 UNA: And led to the extinction of the dinosaurs. 963 00:49:08,336 --> 00:49:09,804 Does that mean... 964 00:49:10,006 --> 00:49:11,109 Yes. 965 00:49:11,345 --> 00:49:13,340 The remaining debris, less than four percent 966 00:49:13,476 --> 00:49:14,916 of the planet's original mass, 967 00:49:15,052 --> 00:49:16,750 eventually became part of the asteroid belt 968 00:49:16,885 --> 00:49:18,215 as we have come to know it. 969 00:49:18,351 --> 00:49:19,647 Furthermore, the absence of the planet 970 00:49:19,782 --> 00:49:21,449 caused a gravimetric shift in the system, 971 00:49:21,584 --> 00:49:23,323 moving Mars further from the sun. 972 00:49:23,459 --> 00:49:26,391 Its atmosphere cooled to become the Mars we know today. 973 00:49:26,526 --> 00:49:30,564 Earth also cooled, ushering in the Cenozoic Era, 974 00:49:30,699 --> 00:49:32,226 and eventually... 975 00:49:32,362 --> 00:49:34,728 The evolution of humanity. 976 00:49:36,840 --> 00:49:40,071 Even I remember a part of that. 977 00:49:40,273 --> 00:49:42,742 ORTEGAS: So, we only exist 978 00:49:42,878 --> 00:49:45,774 because of what we did? 979 00:49:45,909 --> 00:49:49,444 I think we might exist because of what we didn't do. 980 00:49:49,580 --> 00:49:52,813 The Martians had to take our weapons. 981 00:49:52,949 --> 00:49:57,487 And we had to let them destroy the Dol'drm planet. 982 00:49:58,762 --> 00:50:01,095 Because they always have. 983 00:50:02,192 --> 00:50:03,892 We were always there. 984 00:50:04,795 --> 00:50:07,369 So we were never in danger of changing anything? 985 00:50:07,504 --> 00:50:09,036 O-Or were we? 986 00:50:09,172 --> 00:50:10,805 CHAPEL: What about Commander Cassell? 987 00:50:10,940 --> 00:50:14,141 Did she destroy her own planet? 988 00:50:20,110 --> 00:50:21,777 I think... 989 00:50:22,379 --> 00:50:24,618 ...we could all use a night off. 990 00:50:24,753 --> 00:50:26,348 (Uhura mutters) 991 00:50:26,483 --> 00:50:28,648 ORTEGAS: Yeah, I heard it. 992 00:50:28,784 --> 00:50:30,823 Let's go before he changes his mind. 993 00:50:30,958 --> 00:50:32,890 UHURA: Mm-hmm. 994 00:50:33,025 --> 00:50:35,162 You're all dismissed. 995 00:50:38,601 --> 00:50:40,134 Thank you. 996 00:50:48,909 --> 00:50:51,640 Commander Cassell. 997 00:50:53,876 --> 00:50:55,479 She just wanted to save her own people. 998 00:50:55,614 --> 00:50:58,378 I would have done exactly the same thing. 999 00:50:58,514 --> 00:51:00,188 And now they're all gone, 1000 00:51:00,390 --> 00:51:03,150 without a trace of their ever having existed. 1001 00:51:03,352 --> 00:51:06,160 Not entirely. 1002 00:51:07,395 --> 00:51:11,060 I ran Cassell's DNA through our database. 1003 00:51:11,630 --> 00:51:13,596 It appears that Martian DNA is present 1004 00:51:13,732 --> 00:51:16,834 in innumerable species throughout the galaxy. 1005 00:51:16,969 --> 00:51:18,606 They escaped? 1006 00:51:18,741 --> 00:51:20,073 Some, at least. 1007 00:51:20,275 --> 00:51:22,940 The commander may not have survived, 1008 00:51:23,076 --> 00:51:24,711 but her people did. 1009 00:51:24,846 --> 00:51:27,280 And the Dol'drm? 1010 00:51:28,417 --> 00:51:32,547 If their planet had remained in the system, 1011 00:51:32,683 --> 00:51:36,756 entire histories would be erased. 1012 00:51:36,892 --> 00:51:39,721 Trillions of lives. 1013 00:51:40,895 --> 00:51:43,123 Evolutions undone. 1014 00:51:43,259 --> 00:51:45,331 Yeah, but... 1015 00:51:46,568 --> 00:51:49,863 I didn't know that in the moment that I made that call. 1016 00:51:52,033 --> 00:51:54,972 It was a hunch-- it was a good one, but... 1017 00:51:55,107 --> 00:51:56,438 but I had no data. 1018 00:51:56,573 --> 00:51:59,776 You, more than anyone that I know, 1019 00:51:59,911 --> 00:52:04,251 have thought about the past and the future a great deal. 1020 00:52:06,022 --> 00:52:08,783 But most of us live in the now. 1021 00:52:10,858 --> 00:52:12,494 I guess... 1022 00:52:13,263 --> 00:52:16,527 ...never slowing down, never stopping... 1023 00:52:17,861 --> 00:52:20,861 ...it's been quieter than being in my head. 1024 00:52:21,531 --> 00:52:24,766 A bit of unsolicited advice. 1025 00:52:27,210 --> 00:52:30,178 Find a way to make peace with both. 1026 00:52:32,749 --> 00:52:35,309 (door whooshes open) 1027 00:52:35,444 --> 00:52:38,615 (door whooshes shut) 1028 00:52:46,589 --> 00:52:49,697 A Princess of Mars. 1029 00:52:50,333 --> 00:52:52,326 Who knew that book would be so prophetic? 1030 00:52:52,461 --> 00:52:53,999 (laughs softly) 1031 00:52:54,601 --> 00:52:56,830 "I have ever been prone to seek adventure 1032 00:52:57,032 --> 00:52:59,604 "and to investigate and experiment, 1033 00:52:59,740 --> 00:53:03,937 where wiser men would have left well enough alone." 1034 00:53:06,244 --> 00:53:08,077 Love this book. 1035 00:53:08,880 --> 00:53:10,681 My father-- he-he always laughed at the idea 1036 00:53:10,883 --> 00:53:14,152 of Martians existing before Federation terraforming. 1037 00:53:15,055 --> 00:53:18,359 -Ugh, if I could just go back and tell him now. -(chuckles) 1038 00:53:18,495 --> 00:53:21,723 I think one time-travel adventure a day is enough. 1039 00:53:21,858 --> 00:53:25,129 And this one needs to stay a secret. 1040 00:53:25,265 --> 00:53:26,531 Thought you'd say that. 1041 00:53:26,766 --> 00:53:28,202 Well, if it were up to me, everyone would know 1042 00:53:28,338 --> 00:53:29,463 that the Enterprise was responsible 1043 00:53:29,598 --> 00:53:30,898 for humanity's origin. 1044 00:53:31,133 --> 00:53:33,670 But the Federation Council might want us to pause 1045 00:53:33,805 --> 00:53:37,008 before we rush in to amend history books. 1046 00:53:37,144 --> 00:53:38,972 So, what do we say? 1047 00:53:39,848 --> 00:53:41,179 The truth. 1048 00:53:41,781 --> 00:53:44,584 We lost contact with your ship for a few moments. 1049 00:53:44,786 --> 00:53:48,016 Then the solar storm collapsed, exploded and vanished. 1050 00:53:48,152 --> 00:53:51,757 By the time the ensuing gamma-ray burst had dissipated, 1051 00:53:51,892 --> 00:53:55,059 communication with the Enterprise was reestablished. 1052 00:53:55,261 --> 00:53:57,564 And what about... 1053 00:53:58,200 --> 00:54:01,765 ...us answering our own Mayday 1054 00:54:01,900 --> 00:54:07,538 from a subspace buoy we deployed 65 million years ago? 1055 00:54:07,673 --> 00:54:10,505 One sent here by a storm that we created 1056 00:54:10,641 --> 00:54:14,243 after it sent us back in time. 1057 00:54:14,378 --> 00:54:16,309 (Pike laughs softly) 1058 00:54:16,444 --> 00:54:17,813 Chris, 1059 00:54:17,948 --> 00:54:20,216 everything happened as it was meant to. 1060 00:54:20,352 --> 00:54:22,890 That much is clear. 1061 00:54:23,025 --> 00:54:24,655 So don't overthink it. 1062 00:54:27,129 --> 00:54:28,996 What about the promotion? 1063 00:54:29,132 --> 00:54:31,926 Hmm? Had any time to consider? 1064 00:54:33,263 --> 00:54:35,895 Yeah. 1065 00:54:36,031 --> 00:54:37,931 I saw the past, present and future 1066 00:54:38,133 --> 00:54:42,574 in a way that I never thought possible. 1067 00:54:44,080 --> 00:54:46,113 I want to focus on my now, 1068 00:54:46,248 --> 00:54:49,676 and that's here with Enterprise. 1069 00:54:49,811 --> 00:54:52,518 I'm not ready for the promotion. 1070 00:54:53,921 --> 00:54:55,720 But... 1071 00:54:56,423 --> 00:54:58,823 ...I know someone else who is. 1072 00:54:59,459 --> 00:55:01,923 (gasps) I... That's... 1073 00:55:02,765 --> 00:55:03,725 Chris. 1074 00:55:03,928 --> 00:55:07,098 Eh, you don't have to say anything. 1075 00:55:07,233 --> 00:55:09,233 So I'll say it. 1076 00:55:09,369 --> 00:55:13,273 To Commander Una Chin-Riley. 1077 00:55:13,409 --> 00:55:14,634 Congratulations on your promotion. 1078 00:55:14,770 --> 00:55:16,636 You more than deserve it. 1079 00:55:16,772 --> 00:55:18,979 One step closer to captain 1080 00:55:19,114 --> 00:55:22,416 and your own starship. 1081 00:55:25,119 --> 00:55:26,313 (Pike chuckles) 1082 00:55:26,448 --> 00:55:27,716 Cadet. 1083 00:55:27,852 --> 00:55:29,557 I wanted to see how you're feeling 1084 00:55:29,693 --> 00:55:32,692 after your first real adventure on the Enterprise. 1085 00:55:32,828 --> 00:55:35,963 I have learned that Starfleet is not what I expected. 1086 00:55:36,099 --> 00:55:38,025 Oh, it can surprise you. 1087 00:55:38,161 --> 00:55:41,068 My family was disappointed that I was not placed 1088 00:55:41,270 --> 00:55:42,568 at the Vulcan Science Academy. 1089 00:55:42,770 --> 00:55:45,467 I thought this would be a good alternative. 1090 00:55:45,603 --> 00:55:47,775 Well, it very well could be. 1091 00:55:47,910 --> 00:55:49,003 It is not. 1092 00:55:49,205 --> 00:55:52,045 I now understand why my parents were disappointed. 1093 00:55:52,181 --> 00:55:53,346 This is a chaotic place. 1094 00:55:53,582 --> 00:55:55,608 It likely helps that Spock is part human. 1095 00:55:55,744 --> 00:55:57,318 I, however, am not. 1096 00:55:57,454 --> 00:55:58,978 Thank you for your questions, Ensign, 1097 00:55:59,114 --> 00:56:02,086 but any further are not necessary. 1098 00:56:02,221 --> 00:56:03,721 (stammers) 1099 00:56:04,421 --> 00:56:05,553 (sighs) 1100 00:56:05,689 --> 00:56:06,654 ORTEGAS: Honestly? 1101 00:56:06,790 --> 00:56:09,229 She might just be very Vulcan. 1102 00:56:09,364 --> 00:56:10,998 -That's all. -(laughs softly) 1103 00:56:11,134 --> 00:56:13,095 It's gonna be a long year. 1104 00:56:13,231 --> 00:56:16,399 Come on. La'An and Una and I are gonna talk about dinosaurs. 1105 00:56:16,535 --> 00:56:18,901 Way more worth your time. 1106 00:56:19,876 --> 00:56:21,002 (both grunt) 1107 00:56:22,109 --> 00:56:23,174 Scotty. 1108 00:56:23,309 --> 00:56:25,710 Are you gonna... 1109 00:56:26,377 --> 00:56:27,812 Say sorry? 1110 00:56:27,981 --> 00:56:30,151 You wrench jockeys are kind of sensitive, aren't you? 1111 00:56:30,286 --> 00:56:32,083 -(sighs) -Frickin' engineers. 1112 00:56:32,285 --> 00:56:34,455 Bloody pilots. 1113 00:56:37,356 --> 00:56:39,724 (indistinct chatter) 1114 00:56:46,099 --> 00:56:47,798 So... 1115 00:56:47,933 --> 00:56:51,269 are you guys gonna tell us about the dinosaurs? 1116 00:56:51,405 --> 00:56:52,335 SCOTTY: Oh, yeah. 1117 00:56:52,470 --> 00:56:54,236 (soft laughter) 1118 00:56:54,438 --> 00:56:56,543 Come on. 1119 00:56:59,510 --> 00:57:04,749 It was... something. 1120 00:57:06,381 --> 00:57:09,723 We've seen a lot of strange new worlds, 1121 00:57:09,859 --> 00:57:14,290 but we'll never see something like this again. 1122 00:57:14,425 --> 00:57:16,794 ♪ ♪ 1123 00:57:26,273 --> 00:57:28,171 (low bellowing) 1124 00:57:28,373 --> 00:57:30,643 (screeching) 1125 00:57:49,229 --> 00:57:51,491 (squawking) 1126 00:57:51,627 --> 00:57:53,963 (chittering) 1127 00:58:06,015 --> 00:58:09,242 (roars) 1128 00:58:13,721 --> 00:58:17,320 Captioning sponsored by CBS 1129 00:58:17,522 --> 00:58:22,156 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org