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Previously on
Star Trek: Discovery...

The Khi'eth.
There's a life sign.

Someone is alive
inside that ship.

We'll still need to be back
in sickbay in four hours.

At the most.

Excuse me.

Hello?

What if the survivor
doesn't know

the outside world even exists?

What if he's never heard
of the Burn?

You're a part of the program.

Wait, wait!

The monster from the story,

it rises from the sea to remind
the children of Kaminar

that to be truly free,

they must face
their deepest fear.

So long as he will not face it,

he will remain in this place.

As will you.

No, no, no!

Michael, I'm in the nebula.

- I have to pull you all out now.
- Book?

Whatever just happened
down there,

it nearly caused another Burn.

Su'Kal.
He caused the Burn.

I'm here. Where are you?

I'll come back for both of you.

If more than a day goes by,
there's no point.

- Adira?
- They'll need this medication

to survive until
Discovery comes back.

Book.

- Where are the others?
- We have to go back for them.

What do you want?

Your ship, your spore drive

and your crew, as leverage.

Osyraa. She's not

on the Viridian,
she's on Discovery.

And we just
let her in the front door.

I want the Emerald Chain
to unite with the Federation.

There is a deal to be made here.

The person
representing the Chain

has to be proven credible.

And the only way that
that can happen

is if he or she functions

completely independently of you

and tries you for your crimes.
I can promise you justice.

Oh, I can promise you the same.

It's an emergency escape field.

I'm turning on
the homing beacon.

Fed HQ will see you
and bring you in

before Osyraa
knows you're missing.

Michael, look at me.

- How can you do this?!
- I'm sorry.

Michael!

You're gonna be really sorry
you did that.

You're the sphere data,
aren't you?

Indeed we are.
Hello.

Greetings.

It hid itself in the DOT-23s.

You here to help us?

I am at your service, Captain.

Shall we take back the ship?

Put the fleet at Kaminar
on red alert.

Prepare to fire on Discovery
on my command.

The gormagander,
a sentient cosmozoan species,

holds the ignominious record
of longest time spent

on the Federation's
endangered species list.

That's why this recorded scan

of a young gormagander pup
in 3052

was of
particular interest to us...

That looks painful.

Su'Kal...

I am ill.

This...

- this world...
- Here.

For your wounds.

Saru.

I've looked everywhere,
and things are definitely worse.

More radiation is getting in.

His outburst must have caused
a breach in the ship's hull.

Has he told you
how to turn off the holo?

I believe he knows more
about this world

than he has indicated.

But I cannot force

a shift in perspective
or he could panic.

Another Burn could destroy
what remains of the Federation.

I don't know what else to do.

Talk to him about you.

Tell him you're Kelpien.

Show him there are perspectives
other than his own.

If anyone can get through
to him, it's you.

Hello?

Anyone? Hugh?

- Adira?
- Oh, my God.

What are you doing here?

- Well, um, I brought medicine.
- How?

I hid it in my mouth.

We heard you on board, so
I knew I'd be landing in a holo.

What happened to Discovery?
Has Osyraa gone?

Are they here?
Is Paul okay?

I-I don't know. I didn't exactly
ask permission to come.

I can't believe you did this.

Yeah, well,
I had to do something.

Here.

Will these heal you?

No, but they will
buy us some time.

- You found them.
- Yeah.

Not a moment too soon,
looks like.

Gray?

You...

you-you see me?

The holo- it recognizes you.

Hi.

I-I'd forgotten what...

H-Hi.

You do have kind eyes.

Told you.

Take Adira and Gray.

Continue to search
for a way to exit the holo.

The medicine
has bought us some time,

but we have only
a few hours left, at most.

And we must make contact with
Discovery, wherever they are.

Voyager, you're gonna

take the lead on the Viridian.

Fire when ready.

On my mark, all other vessels,
fire on Discovery.

What about the message it sends?

That spore drive
is how we reconnect

with all the worlds we've lost.

If Osyraa
reaches them first...

the Federation is done for.

- Open fire.
- Firing, sir.

Tell the Viridian
to increase firepower.

Get us out of here.

Copy that.

Reroute auxiliary power
to shields.

Fire at target location bearing
three-six degrees alpha.

But that's their...

Their primary shield emitter

disguised as a secondary
deflector array.

Yes, Osyraa.

She knows about
our shield emitter.

- How long can it hold?
- Five minutes, at most.

Tell the fleet
to hit them harder.

Give them everything we got.

- Aurellio, is the truth serum ready?
- Yes, Osyraa.

You are taking us to that
dilithium planet, Cleveland.

Find your own path
through that nebula.

I'm not telling you
a damn thing.

That's what everyone says
and then they sing

like an Alcorian sorrowhawk.

Ready a course

for Base 755, have
reinforcements meet us there.

Inform them that
our alliance was refused.

I want the Federation
obliterated.

I take it you saw
Stamets' escape pod. Mm.

My team will find a way
to make the spore drive work.

And thanks
to your special friend,

we will have
plenty of dilithium.

Sir, I'm getting reports
of a firefight on deck seven.

Hostiles are advancing,
heading to the bridge.

What can I say?
We are Starfleet.

Get him to sickbay.

Tell Aurellio to be quick
about it and send a message:

all regulators to decks five
and above immediately.

Aah!

Turbolift around
the corner in 15 meters.

Clear!

Flank left. I got right.

They're retreating.

Where are they going?

- What is that?
- What the hell?

Is that wind?
Life support shutoff imminent.

Turbolift!
Go, go, go, go, go!

Life support disengaged.

Decks six through 18 sealed.

Life support was shut off
on Discovery's lower decks.

Vents are open,
air's leaking out, slowly.

- Is there anyone down there?
- Can't tell, sir.

Life signs are still scrambled.

It's got to be the crew.

Seems Osyraa plans
to take her time killing them.

We lose shields
in 60 seconds, Admiral.

Stop shooting!
Please, sir, cease fire.

Captain Saru
is trapped in the nebula.

We need to force our way
back onto Discovery.

They can't jump without me.

We can't risk sending you back.

It's not just Captain Saru, sir.

We lose shields in 30 seconds.
- I know,

but Commander Burnham
did the right thing.

- Get him to the Foresight.
- Admiral...

No, you're the only one that
can operate the spore drive.

You're going with
the civilian emergency transport

as far away from here
as possible.

- Listen!
- Believe me, I know what you're sacrificing here.

- I'm sorry.
- No... Let go of me!

Our shields are going down, sir.

Prepare to pursue.

Warning: outer shield breach.

Nearest Chain base is 755.

We're being hailed.

Audio only.
It's Ni'Var, sir.

Coming in at maximum warp.
They sent a fleet.

They say they're here to help.

Ni'Var Razors are blocking
our way out of the shield, sir.

Tell the Viridian

to deploy its cache
of pesticides.

Target shuttle bays,
intakes

- and airlocks.
- Stop.

Don't.
I'll take to Admiral Vance.

I'll get him to stand down.

I'm a little busy
for games right now.

Ni'Var is here because of me.

They trust me.
Vance trusts me.

All the more reason
why I cannot.

You're outnumbered
and outgunned.

You have nothing to lose.

Hail him.

- Admiral.
- Minister Osyraa.

Whatever you're
about to ask me...

We hailed you
at my request, sir.

You need to let us go.

Says the hostage
with a phaser to her head.

Didn't you send
the distress call to Ni'Var?

I did, but we don't
need to escalate this.

If you let us go...

Discovery is far too valuable.
- Not without Commander Stamets.

Sir, I know we haven't
always seen eye to eye,

but you can trust me.

You can trust us.

We won't let you down.

I won't let you down.

Let us go.

Well, that went well.

Ready torpedoes.

Fire at the pesticide cache

as soon as the Viridian
releases it.

The contaminated shrapnel
will make short work

of any ships within range.

Sir, Federation ships
are backing off.

Now turn life support
back on.

I'll get my crew
to stand down, too.

They had their chance.

Maximum warp.

And get her the hell
off my bridge.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

It has helped your face,
the kelp.

I knew it would work.

Ah.

More wounds will appear.

Perhaps I could explain
over a meal.

We can prepare it together.

Um, are you familiar
with sàì-núù-lem?

Sàì-núù-lem is a traditional
food from Kaminar.

I've always wanted to make it,
but the holos don't

give good instructions.

I would be happy to teach you.

We have enough wood
for a small fire.

But how do you know
how to make it?

I learned from my father.

Those are among the most

precious memories of my
childhood,

that time with him.

And serving it to my mother
and sister.

I've never seen a human holo
eat sàì-núù-lem.

I know it must be confusing.

But things are not always
as they appear.

I am not as-as I appear.

In fact, I'm-I'm much like you.

I am Kelpien.

I'm a courier, Doc,
I know all about microdosing.

The effects
aren't always immediate.

He's built immunity.
Give me the neural lock.

- I'm not putting the neural lock...
- Give-give me

- the neural lock!
- I will not put the neural lock...

So you went all the way
to Hunhau

to save him from my nephew,
and then to Kwejian

to help his family.

I want that dilithium.

Be persuasive.
Or you're next.

Get the flight path
from our logs.

Or did my crew erase it
before you could

pull them from the bridge?

I think I might
actually like you.

Give Zareh the neural lock.

Osyraa, please,
my serum will work.

Sure, he's docile now, but...

Violence is not necessary.

Why don't we test that theory?

Mr. Booker's empathic nature
would make it excruciating.

Now is not the time
for soft hearts.

You saved me.
You have saved others.

I know your heart.

Orion hearts have six valves.

Blood flows in both directions.

They are so much more complex
than human hearts.

I won't let it happen, Osyraa.

I am genuinely fond of you.

But make no mistake,

I saved you because
you're useful to me.

And even when that ceases
to be the case,

the bond we have means that
you and your family can

live comfortably in a location
of your choosing.

Break that bond again
and you won't wake up next time.

Book...

He will die from sheer agony.

Have you ever seen that before?

Make the smart choice.

Book, listen to me.
I've got you.

No, you don't.

This is what's called
a no-win situation.

I don't believe in those.

Well, then, you still
have a lot to learn.

How can you be Kelpien?

You don't look like me.

The holo changes things
sometimes.

Makes them appear different,

or-or places them
where they do not belong.

Surely you've noticed.

Long ago, that door

led only to Kaminar.

Now it sometimes
leads to other worlds.

What else do you know
of the Federation worlds?

Were you ever taught
that they were... outside?

You want to talk about
outside again.

I do not like that.

May I ask why?

The holos said the Federation
would come for me,

from outside.

If outside exists,

why didn't they come?

The Federation wanted to come.

Wanting is not the same
as doing.

Something... happened,

which prevented long-distance
travel for many years.

What happened?

- It was long ago.
- What happened?

It is complicated.

Tell me!

Please, please, Su'Kal,

be calm.

This is my life.

I need to understand.

Warp drives malfunctioned.

It was called the Burn.

It affected everyone,
not just the Federation.

But the important thing is...

we are here now.

And we are because
your mother reached out.

My mother?

She created this world

to keep you safe.

But... she never intended

you should live here forever.

Wait.

Stop!

Tell him to give me what I need.

This man has stamina,

but won't last much longer.

Just FYI.

Well, let him catch his breath.

Book...

All of this...

unpleasantry...

can end, you know.

Your friends will be unconscious

in less than 30 minutes

and dead within the hour.

The Federation
is a-is a shell of itself,

just going through the motions.

You can't save any of them.

But...

you can save him.

Do you really want to wake up
tomorrow morning

having lost everything?

Maximum intensity.

Okay, stop, stop!
I'll talk to him! Just stop.

Stop.

Get your hands off me.

Stick close to her.

Book, I'm here.

Michael...

don't ask me.

I'm sorry for the pain
you've had to endure.

And I'm sorry that
it's about to get worse.

Medical emergency.

- Quarantine activated.
- Turn it off!

Get this damn force field down.

- I'm working on it.
- Come on! Come on!

You good?

Come on.
Let's go.

Hey, any luck with
the emergency backup?

Let you know in one minute.

Give the oxygen to Keyla.

No, hey, you can't help
if you're not conscious.

I was holding my breath
for at least ten minutes

by the time
I was eight years old.

I didn't know that.

At home we'd freedive
for abalone

in the Ogbunike caves.

It was as much for tradition
as for sustenance.

Or that's how it was, anyway.

Bad news.

There's no way to bypass
Emerald Chain command functions.

What about a hard reboot?

We'd have to be able to access
the data core in person.

So we're gonna have to fight
until our last breath.

All personnel,
code red, deck five.

It's Michael.

Can't you just
beam us somewhere?

Transport jammer.
We're all on foot.

Damn adrenaline.
When's my heart

- meant to slow down?
- With what we're about to do,

- not anytime soon.
- Sounds ominous.

Let's just say it'll make
Sigma Ten feel like a vacation.

Definitely ominous, then.

You stole a regulator badge?

Sure did.

Regulator ID: Green 512.

- Computer, open a ship-wide channel.
- Channel open.

It wasn't a particularly
happy birthday.

But I found you.

We played seven-card stud
and drank synthehol.

Too bad we didn't
have fireworks.

Nothing stops a party
like fireworks.

Who's she talking to?

Me.

I assume someone will be able
to make sense of that?

Yeah.

Now we just got to get
to the data core.

Then let's take back this ship.

- Clear here.
- clear here.

Last year, I was, um,
I was going through a hard time.

I got off my shift
and I just hid in a nacelle,

just waiting
for the day to pass.

But she found me.

She brought cards and synthehol,

and we played poker and drank

until 0000 hours.

She didn't wish me
happy birthday once.

She wants us to go to a nacelle.

The magnetic fields are affected

by extreme heat, so...

if we could set off a...
a thermochemical bomb

in between superconductors
holding Discovery

to its nacelles.

So that we'll temporarily
break the magnetic seal.

Yeah, that'll
knock us out of warp.

And our allies will be able
to catch up to us.

But the magnetic field
could destroy the DOTs

before they could even
set the bomb.

That's why we have to
do it ourselves.

It's a suicide mission.

We can die here or we can die

stopping Osyraa
and saving the Federation.

But that is up to you.

Each of you.

I'll go get the chemicals.

I'll start on the fuse.

Su'Kal.

Kaminar is empty.

The holos are all gone.

Where did they go?

Kaminar was never
through that door.

It is an entire world.

There... there are many worlds

and many individuals.
Not only holos.

I am sentient.

Just as you are.

You must sense it.

That we are different
from the holos.

I've always felt different.

Yes.

Uh, like you, I have been
at a crossroads.

I've had to choose between

leaving the only world
I had ever known...

or staying.

And I, too, was afraid.

But you said my mother
built this world

to keep me safe.

Outside can be challenging.

Dangerous?

But it is also
beautiful and diverse

and filled with wonder.

All that you have learned here

was meant to help you
understand it.

See me.

It's back-

the creature that chases me.

- Su'Kal, it came from the folktale.
- No. No.

- It is trying to help you.
- No.

Whatever's behind
that locked door,

whatever happened
to make you afraid,

- you must face it or we will
- No.

all die here.
See me.

No, I won't!

I need to find the elder.

Hello? We are
the anticipated input.

We've come for the child.

You said the Vulcan holo

was showing
its underlying programming.

Maybe it's already fritzed out.

Or got lost in that.

Those are the edges of the holo.

The ship would be
just beyond that.

We should check it out,

see how badly
the hull's compromised.

I tried.
I got sick right away.

The radiation in there
is definitely worse.

I could go.

- Gray...
- I...

I'm not actually
corporeal, remember?

Radiation can't hurt me.

How could Su'Kal
have caused the Burn?

I...
How is that even possible?

I can't prove it without a scan,

but I suspect he's a polyploid.

That's when normal
chromosomal separation

is disrupted in utero.
It can

cause an individual's genes
to be affected

by their environment,

and this environment has massive

concentrations of dilithium.

Not to mention
whatever's outside.

You think Su'Kal's

genetically connected
to dilithium?

I think his genes have mutated
to allow his body

to interact with dilithium
in unique ways, yes.

Well, dilithium
has a subspace component.

Uh, does that-does that mean
he'd have a genetic connection

to subspace, too?

That would explain a lot.

Did anything unusual
happen on board

- before you beamed down here?
- Yeah, our-our warp core

reacted to something,

uh, a subspace radiation surge.
Why?

Su'Kal got upset.

He screamed
and the entire ground shook.

Sound is-is a mechanical wave.

Its energy travels
through a medium.

- Like subspace.
- His scream must have

traveled at
the resonant frequency

of-of dilithium's
subspace components.

That's what hit our warp core.

So whatever frightened him
125 years ago

must have been infinitely worse
than what happened to him today.

That's what caused the Burn.

Can we stop the Burn
from happening again?

If we can get him away from all
of this dilithium, I think so.

The ship's falling apart.

Shields won't hold
for much longer.

If Su'Kal has answers,

we need them.
Like, now.

Ah, Su'Kal.

The elder's gone.

I am so sorry.

His absence can only reflect

how severely
this world is degrading.

We must go, Su'Kal.

I saw outside once.

When I was so very small.
It was...

Terrifying.

The elder read stories to me.

They calmed me.
They made me feel safe.

I do not have him now.

You have us.

You have me.

Please, Su'Kal,

take us to that room.

Whatever is inside,

it is time to see.

Why can't the nacelles
be closer?

We're almost
to the access point.

Hang in there.

Here.

I don't think I can get up.

You have to try.

Both of you.

Owo, you have to go by yourself.

Take the oxygen.

What?

No.
You'll suffocate.

We're just delaying
the inevitable.

You have to finish the mission.

Please.

I love you all.

- How much longer do you need?
- Two minutes.

How about 15 seconds?

Anytime.

- It hasn't even been 15 seconds.
- Come on!

Go, go, go!

Got it.

Open that door!

I won't be able
to override the system in time.

We can't move.

Plan B, then?

- Negative contact.
- Negative, negative,

we got nothing.
All clear, deck eight.

Up here, you son of a bitch.

Aah!

- You okay?
- Yeah.

But I have to get out of here.
We're running out of time.

I have an idea.
Cover me!

Michael!

♪ ♪

Processing.

Come on.

- Processing.
- Aw, come on.

- Come on!
- Coordinates accepted.

Yes!

You have arrived
at the data core.

I'd have come here, too.
Smart.

Your approval
means everything to me.

Adrenaline wearing off?

Nope.

Nacelle doors open.

Warning.

Oxygen depleted.

Warning: nacelle breach.

Warning:
nacelle breach.

Warning: nacelle breach.

Lieutenant Owosekun.

You can't be here.

The magnetic field.

You must stand.

♪ ♪

- Status report!
- Something's knocked us out of warp.

Tell the Viridian to pull us in.
We are not losing this ship.

Who do you think

is gonna make the bigger stain
down there,

you, or that fat cat of yours?

She's a queen!

It doesn't have to be like this.

I already tried with Vance.

I won't make that mistake again.

Yeah, well...

unlike you...

I never quit.

Computer,
this is Michael Burnham,

Commander, USS Discovery.

Reset all primary
and secondary systems.

Authorization code Burnham
Gamma six-zero-two Epsilon Echo.

System check.

System check.

System check.

Reboot complete,
Commander Burnham.

Yes! Yes!

Restore life support
on all decks,

beam all regulators
off Discovery,

divert auxiliary power
to shields.

Open a ship-wide channel.

This is
Commander Michael Burnham.

Any crew who can hear me, report
to the bridge immediately.

I repeat,
this is Commander Burnham.

Report to the bridge
immediately.

You pulled me out of there.

It was my honor.

Thank you.

You're alive.

So are you.

All of you.

You did it?

We did it.

Let's go to the bridge, then.

You made it.

All right.

We're using the same operating
system from before the upgrade.

Can't say I mind.

What the hell is that?

It's anti-proton cannons.

Osyraa is dead,

and I got her regulators
off our ship,

but we're stuck
inside the Viridian

and they're trying
to breach the hull.

Um, Captain, we have an idea.

Then implement it.

Tilly?

We need you to lead us. You.

But, um, if it helps,
that's an order.

Our priority is to get out
of here and back to the nebula

as quickly as possible.

You think they could
still be alive?

I don't know,
but we have to find out.

The Viridian
won't just let us go.

I don't expect them to.

Which is why we have
to eject the warp core

and blow our way out.

What?

We'll blow ourselves
along with it.

There's a chance we won't.

I was really hoping
you would say that.

Aurellio?

I've studied many types
of empaths.

The Kwejian version
is different.

Mr. Booker doesn't just feel,
he connects.

He's able to communicate
with species

that are nothing like his own.

Commander Stamets
needs Tardigrade DNA

to communicate with the spores.

But you think Book could do it
just because of who he is?

That his DNA
would make it possible?

- I do.
- We give it a go,

or we wait till the regulators
blast through our shields

and kill us anyway.

At least this way,
we still have a shot.

Sensors are fully operational.

Spore drive is activated.

Comms are operational.

Outside channels are open.

Shields holding at 50%.

Weapons systems on line.

All are armed
and ready to deploy.

Warp core is ready, Commander.

You good, Book?

Always.

Lieutenant Bryce, contact
Voyager and the Ni'Var fleet.

Tell them to get
to a safe distance.

- Yes, Commander.
- Lieutenant Ina,

beam Book directly
into the spore cube.

Aye, Commander.

Initiate warp core overload.

Drop it on my mark.

See.

I'm afraid to turn off the holo.

I know it is hard,

but you must take
a leap of faith.

It is the only way
we will all survive.

The structure, the ship,
that houses this environment

is-is failing.

- You can see it.
- Su'Kal.

You're okay.

I know you don't feel that
right now, but you are.

And it's okay to be afraid.

The Elder used to say that.

Even in fear, Su'Kal,
you can still step forward.

I have not been in here
since I was a child.

Once he turns off
the holo, I-I'll...

I will still see you.

It's not enough.

I'm stuck.

Tal is stuck.

And now I know
what I've been missing. I-I...

- Hey. Hey.
- To go back, I just, I...

We got you, Gray.

Okay? Adira, Paul and me?

We'll find a way to help you
be seen- truly seen...

...by everyone.

This part of the journey
is yours.

But I will not leave you.

Program terminated.

Simulation deconstructing.

Oh, Computer...

show me what I saw here

so I can be free.

Accessing archives.

Presenting final entry
before disruption.

Su'Kal?

What happened to our family?

ISSA
They did not survive.

Su'Kal.

I told you not to touch
the console.

Not until the Federation comes.

End of recorded archive.

She knew you would be
frightened to see her like that.

She wanted you to feel
connected, loved.

I was alone.

You are no longer alone.

You are real.

Culber to Discovery.

Come in, Discovery. Please.

All friendly vessels
at distance.

Warp core overload
in 30 seconds.

Book, how's that adrenaline?

Hasn't let up once.

I never told you
about my mentor,

by the way, Cleveland Booker.

I'll tell you the story
if we survive this.

Point being, I try to live up
to the name...

...every day.

I can't wait to hear
all about it.

Black alert.

Eject the warp core.

Done.

And jump.

Come on.

Book? Jump.

Book, jump.

Please jump.

Words are not enough
to thank you

for finding
and rescuing my child.

He is so young,

and this world is all
he has ever known.

Please take him home to Kaminar,
to our family in Narrows Firth.

The water in the estuary
is normally sweet,

but when the tide is high,
it becomes so salty

that one can float.

Tell his grandfather
to float him.

Float him
during Nereid's Shower.

He will understand.

And if...

...when, he cries, tell him

to look up into the night sky

and find the brightest
of all those many suns

and imagine that
it is his mother and father

looking down upon him

with all the love
that their hearts can hold.

It was me.

When I screamed.

When I made the world shake,
I... caused the Burn?

Yes.

What if it happens again?

It won't.

Not once we take you from here.

I would like to help repair
what is broken, i-if I can.

You can,
but this was not your fault.

You could not have known.

Do you understand?

It is hard.

I will help you.

Structural failure imminent.

- Culber to Discovery.
- Structural failure imminent.

Come in.

Warning.
Structural failure imminent.

Whatever happens,

we are together.

BURNHAM
Saru?

Saru?

It's us, it's Discovery.
- Michael?

Commander,

it is so very good
to hear your voice.

We're locked onto you,
all of you.

Prepare to beam up.

Are we going Outside now?

Yes, Su'Kal. We are.

Disconnection.

That's how this future began.

One moment in time
that radiated outward,

until no one even remembered

that connection
was possible anymore.

But it is.

The need to connect

is at our core
as sentient beings.

It takes time, effort

and understanding.

Sometimes...

...it feels impossible.

But if we work at it...

...miracles can happen.

Hello, Lieutenant. Commander.

How may I be of service?

The Chain fractured
without Osyraa.

And the Federation
is continuing to rebuild.

There is a lot of work to do.

It will take time,

but already,
the Trill have rejoined.

Other worlds
are considering it...

...including Ni'Var.

Saru has asked for time
to consider his next steps.

So after this latest round
of talks,

he'll return to Kaminar to
help Su'Kal build a new life.

One where the sky has no
limits

and shines with all
the breadth and wonder

this new future has to offer us.

And as for the rest of us?

Congratulations,
Lieutenant Sahil.

Thank you.

- Commander Burnham.
- Lieutenant Sahil.

You found your way home.

- As did you.
- Hmm.

And I'm so grateful.

Thank you.

Thank you.

You asked to see me, Admiral?

I did.

When my daughter
first started studying math,

she refused to use numbers.

She'd draw pictures instead.

I wasn't aware you had a child.

Yeah. She and her mother,
they left a while ago.

Wasn't safe for them here, but,
uh, I will join them one day.

The point being,

she didn't do things
the right way.

She did it her way.

And it worked.

Not long ago,
we were standing right here,

and I was tearing into you
for not doing it the right way.

But I'll be damned
if your way didn't work, too.

Hmm.

Well, I had a lot of help, sir.

You were the one
who wrestled with how to be.

What this time requires of us.

And you challenged me
to do the same.

Have you spoken with Saru?

Yes, sir, I have, b-but...

He wants you
to captain Discovery.

I do, too.

Sir.

I am honored beyond words
that you feel that way.

But if I may,

I'd like to wait
until he's back from Kaminar

before we make any decisions.

Well, time is a luxury
we don't have.

So many worlds have been
struggling since the Burn.

They need the ability
to connect with us,

with one another.

We found a way to mine
the dilithium on that planet.

You and your crew
can bring it to them.

However far away they may be,

you can bring them hope,
Commander Burnham.

They've waited long enough

and, I think, so have you.

So I need an answer.

Now.

♪ ♪

Captain on the bridge.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

What's the latest?

The mining vessel Coloma

is waiting for us
at the dilithium planet.

First deliveries
are two Federation worlds,

five non-Federation worlds

and one starbase
that would like to thank us

with their signature gelato.

All right then.

Everybody ready?

Yes, Captain.

Let's fly.

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