Post by magicmuggle01 on Oct 13, 2018 11:12:23 GMT
A species of intelligent plants, led by a clone of a Eugenics Wars-era scientist, clones Spock with the intentions of creating a master race to keep the peace.
Summary
"Captain's log, stardate 5554.4. The Enterprise has been ordered to a new planet recently discovered at the periphery of the galaxy."
A landing party beams down and they discover an apparently abandoned city that gives off confused life and power readings. While the away team is exploring the city, Sulu picks up a mobile plant that is following him around and is poisoned. Spock discovers that they are being scanned. As Dr. McCoy tries to save Sulu without much hope, the alien inhabitants of the planet approach the landing party and save Sulu's life. The alien creatures, who are intelligent plantlike beings, welcome the USS Enterprise crew to the planet Phylos.
A Phylosian called Agmar tells Captain Kirk they did not wish to reveal themselves at first because they are a peaceful race and have a fear of aliens. McCoy asks, "How is it that you knew your antidote would work on a Human?" Agmar answers, "There have been humanoid aliens here before." He adds that a visitor came and the poison that affected Sulu was accidentally brought to the planet by this Human. It was like a plague, and they had no idea what was happening. The plague brought sickness and death to them but the Human subsequently worked to find a cure. They are a dying race; for the five surviving intelligent Phylosians are sterile.
The landing party is attacked by bat-like flying creatures, also plant-based. When Sulu tries to shoot them with his phaser and fails, Agmar tells them that there is a weapon deactivator in effect preventing their "destructive machines" from functioning. Spock is quickly abducted by the creatures and Agmar apologizes, claiming that there was no other way. He explains that Spock has been chosen to serve a greater cause: "The Master has searched many years to find a specimen like Spock, and now all the worlds of the galaxy will share in the beauty of peace and harmony!" As Kirk angrily demands to be taken to Spock, the Phylosians chant, "Praise to the Master, our Savior!"
The landing party eventually meets that visitor and discovers that he is a Terran scientist by the name of Dr. Stavos Keniclius 5. He claims Spock's essence belongs to him because he wishes to clone Spock to create a galactic peacemaker. Keniclius demands that Kirk return to his ship, but Kirk refuses to go without his first officer. Keniclius tells him to leave or suffer the consequences. Reluctantly, Kirk has himself and the landing party beams up.
"Captain's log, stardate 5554.8. We have come upon one of the most fascinating discoveries we have ever seen--plant life of extraordinary intelligence and technology. However, they have captured Mr. Spock, apparently under the orders of a Human named Keniclius. Lt. Uhura is trying to locate any reference to such a man in order to unravel the mystery of this giant Human."
On the bridge of the Enterprise, Uhura finds a story about a modern Diogenes wandering the galaxy looking for someone special – a perfect specimen. Stavos Keniclius, it proves, originally lived during the Eugenics Wars, but left Earth after "losing" a bitter disagreement with Earth authorities over the need (his view), or lack thereof (the Earth authorities' view), for a genetically superior master race to keep the peace. Kirk realizes that the original Dr. Keniclius has died, but also that he has left behind a clone of himself, by the name of Keniclius 5, to take his place, and that this clone has, through the original Keniclius' scientific specialties, eugenics and manipulative endocrinology, been deliberately grown to gigantism over, to date, four consecutive generations after the original Keniclius' death as a normal-sized Human. Kirk beams down and orders Scott to take the ship out of orbit, hoping the Phylosians will think they have left. Kirk finds Agmar and tries to convince him that they need Spock back. Agmar refuses, but offers to show Kirk that he is in good hands.
Keniclius 5 has already cloned Spock, a process which leaves the Vulcan at the edge of death, and proudly unveils his perfect being Spock Two. The giant clone is confused and unresponsive at first, as his mind is still sorting itself out from all the information it has just been given. Kirk realizes that the only way to save Spock is to recite aspects of Vulcan philosophy on life and death, such as the concept of the IDIC. Kirk convinces the clone that the Federation is already peaceful, which happened through their own efforts, not by having peace forced on them. Vulcan philosophy would never allow Spock Two to impose his will on other beings. Spock Two saves the original Spock's life using a Vulcan mind touch. Spock Two decides to remain on the planet with Keniclius and find a way to revitalize the dying Phylosian civilization.
Memorable quotes
"They're all over the place. I think it likes me."
"We always encourage our officers to make friends with the natives."
- Sulu and Kirk, after a retlaw plant takes a liking to Sulu on Phylos
"Now, just a minute! I can't let you, whatever you are, inject him with some – alien dewdrop!"
"To wait is to assure your friend's death. I must proceed."
- McCoy and Agmar
"Captain, these beings are of botanical origin."
"Intelligent PLANTS?!?"
"So it would seem."
- Spock and McCoy
"Readings indicate the beings used almost 70% of their brains – a very high ratio."
- Spock
"I am Doctor Stavos Keniclius 5. Welcome to Phylos, Captain Kirk."
"Where is Mr. Spock?"
"He is mine. The essence of him is mine. Return to your ship. Here is your communicator. Go back to your ship."
"Not without my first officer!"
"I am sorry, captain. You will leave now, or suffer the consequences."
"Kirk to Enterprise. Beam us up, Scotty."
- Stavos Keniclius 5 and Kirk
"It is too late, Captain Kirk! In a few minutes your friend will be gone. But as Keniclius 1 lives on in each of his clones, so will Mr. Spock. Behold, gentlemen, the dawning of a new era... the salvation of a galaxy... Spock Two!!"
- Stavos Keniclius 5
"Well, how 'bout that. Great-granddaddy's weed spray still works."
- McCoy
"You talk about creating life with your clones! But you have to murder to do it!"
- Kirk, to Stavos Keniclius 5
"Spock, what is the logic in letting a man die for the sake of creating his duplicate? Explain it to me, sir – explain it to me!"
- Kirk, to Spock Two
"All this has been a waste, Keniclius. There's been peace in the Federation for over one hundred years."
"That is a lie. What about the Eugenics Wars? The galactic wars? What of the depredations of the Romulans, the Klingons and the Kzinti? An army of Spock duplicates is necessary to subdue them."
"You're the fifth Keniclius. What make you so sure what you believe is truth isn't just old news? Your predecessors could have been out of touch with our advances for two centuries."
"The Master always speaks the truth."
- Kirk, Stavos Keniclius 5, and Agmar
"Murderer! You've killed Spock!"
- Kirk
"By the way, Mr. Sulu, any chance of teaching me that body throw? Could come in handy some time."
"I don't know, sir. It isn't just physical, you know. You have to be inscrutable."
"Inscrutable?!? Sulu, you're the most scrutable man I know."
- Kirk and Sulu
Summary
"Captain's log, stardate 5554.4. The Enterprise has been ordered to a new planet recently discovered at the periphery of the galaxy."
A landing party beams down and they discover an apparently abandoned city that gives off confused life and power readings. While the away team is exploring the city, Sulu picks up a mobile plant that is following him around and is poisoned. Spock discovers that they are being scanned. As Dr. McCoy tries to save Sulu without much hope, the alien inhabitants of the planet approach the landing party and save Sulu's life. The alien creatures, who are intelligent plantlike beings, welcome the USS Enterprise crew to the planet Phylos.
A Phylosian called Agmar tells Captain Kirk they did not wish to reveal themselves at first because they are a peaceful race and have a fear of aliens. McCoy asks, "How is it that you knew your antidote would work on a Human?" Agmar answers, "There have been humanoid aliens here before." He adds that a visitor came and the poison that affected Sulu was accidentally brought to the planet by this Human. It was like a plague, and they had no idea what was happening. The plague brought sickness and death to them but the Human subsequently worked to find a cure. They are a dying race; for the five surviving intelligent Phylosians are sterile.
The landing party is attacked by bat-like flying creatures, also plant-based. When Sulu tries to shoot them with his phaser and fails, Agmar tells them that there is a weapon deactivator in effect preventing their "destructive machines" from functioning. Spock is quickly abducted by the creatures and Agmar apologizes, claiming that there was no other way. He explains that Spock has been chosen to serve a greater cause: "The Master has searched many years to find a specimen like Spock, and now all the worlds of the galaxy will share in the beauty of peace and harmony!" As Kirk angrily demands to be taken to Spock, the Phylosians chant, "Praise to the Master, our Savior!"
The landing party eventually meets that visitor and discovers that he is a Terran scientist by the name of Dr. Stavos Keniclius 5. He claims Spock's essence belongs to him because he wishes to clone Spock to create a galactic peacemaker. Keniclius demands that Kirk return to his ship, but Kirk refuses to go without his first officer. Keniclius tells him to leave or suffer the consequences. Reluctantly, Kirk has himself and the landing party beams up.
"Captain's log, stardate 5554.8. We have come upon one of the most fascinating discoveries we have ever seen--plant life of extraordinary intelligence and technology. However, they have captured Mr. Spock, apparently under the orders of a Human named Keniclius. Lt. Uhura is trying to locate any reference to such a man in order to unravel the mystery of this giant Human."
On the bridge of the Enterprise, Uhura finds a story about a modern Diogenes wandering the galaxy looking for someone special – a perfect specimen. Stavos Keniclius, it proves, originally lived during the Eugenics Wars, but left Earth after "losing" a bitter disagreement with Earth authorities over the need (his view), or lack thereof (the Earth authorities' view), for a genetically superior master race to keep the peace. Kirk realizes that the original Dr. Keniclius has died, but also that he has left behind a clone of himself, by the name of Keniclius 5, to take his place, and that this clone has, through the original Keniclius' scientific specialties, eugenics and manipulative endocrinology, been deliberately grown to gigantism over, to date, four consecutive generations after the original Keniclius' death as a normal-sized Human. Kirk beams down and orders Scott to take the ship out of orbit, hoping the Phylosians will think they have left. Kirk finds Agmar and tries to convince him that they need Spock back. Agmar refuses, but offers to show Kirk that he is in good hands.
Keniclius 5 has already cloned Spock, a process which leaves the Vulcan at the edge of death, and proudly unveils his perfect being Spock Two. The giant clone is confused and unresponsive at first, as his mind is still sorting itself out from all the information it has just been given. Kirk realizes that the only way to save Spock is to recite aspects of Vulcan philosophy on life and death, such as the concept of the IDIC. Kirk convinces the clone that the Federation is already peaceful, which happened through their own efforts, not by having peace forced on them. Vulcan philosophy would never allow Spock Two to impose his will on other beings. Spock Two saves the original Spock's life using a Vulcan mind touch. Spock Two decides to remain on the planet with Keniclius and find a way to revitalize the dying Phylosian civilization.
Memorable quotes
"They're all over the place. I think it likes me."
"We always encourage our officers to make friends with the natives."
- Sulu and Kirk, after a retlaw plant takes a liking to Sulu on Phylos
"Now, just a minute! I can't let you, whatever you are, inject him with some – alien dewdrop!"
"To wait is to assure your friend's death. I must proceed."
- McCoy and Agmar
"Captain, these beings are of botanical origin."
"Intelligent PLANTS?!?"
"So it would seem."
- Spock and McCoy
"Readings indicate the beings used almost 70% of their brains – a very high ratio."
- Spock
"I am Doctor Stavos Keniclius 5. Welcome to Phylos, Captain Kirk."
"Where is Mr. Spock?"
"He is mine. The essence of him is mine. Return to your ship. Here is your communicator. Go back to your ship."
"Not without my first officer!"
"I am sorry, captain. You will leave now, or suffer the consequences."
"Kirk to Enterprise. Beam us up, Scotty."
- Stavos Keniclius 5 and Kirk
"It is too late, Captain Kirk! In a few minutes your friend will be gone. But as Keniclius 1 lives on in each of his clones, so will Mr. Spock. Behold, gentlemen, the dawning of a new era... the salvation of a galaxy... Spock Two!!"
- Stavos Keniclius 5
"Well, how 'bout that. Great-granddaddy's weed spray still works."
- McCoy
"You talk about creating life with your clones! But you have to murder to do it!"
- Kirk, to Stavos Keniclius 5
"Spock, what is the logic in letting a man die for the sake of creating his duplicate? Explain it to me, sir – explain it to me!"
- Kirk, to Spock Two
"All this has been a waste, Keniclius. There's been peace in the Federation for over one hundred years."
"That is a lie. What about the Eugenics Wars? The galactic wars? What of the depredations of the Romulans, the Klingons and the Kzinti? An army of Spock duplicates is necessary to subdue them."
"You're the fifth Keniclius. What make you so sure what you believe is truth isn't just old news? Your predecessors could have been out of touch with our advances for two centuries."
"The Master always speaks the truth."
- Kirk, Stavos Keniclius 5, and Agmar
"Murderer! You've killed Spock!"
- Kirk
"By the way, Mr. Sulu, any chance of teaching me that body throw? Could come in handy some time."
"I don't know, sir. It isn't just physical, you know. You have to be inscrutable."
"Inscrutable?!? Sulu, you're the most scrutable man I know."
- Kirk and Sulu
