Post by magicmuggle01 on Oct 15, 2018 9:28:31 GMT
While Spock lies ill, Orion pirates hijack the drug shipment desperately needed to save his life. (Season two premiere)
Summary
"Captain's log, stardate 6334.1. The outbreak of choriocytosis aboard the Enterprise seems to be under control. Dr. McCoy says the disease is no longer even as serious as pneumonia and there should be no problem completing our present mission, representing the Federation at the dedication ceremonies for the new Academy of Science on Deneb V."
While underway, however, Spock loses consciousness on the bridge and is taken to sickbay. Spock has contracted the disease, which, because of their copper-based blood, is fatal to Vulcans. The infection enters the bloodstream and encases the cells so they cannot carry oxygen, resulting in suffocation. A synthesized drug can control the disease, but only naturally-occurring strobolin will cure it. The drug is found on only a few worlds in the galaxy, the closest of which, Beta Canopus, is four days away at maximum warp speed. McCoy can slow it down with injections from a synthesized drug, but Spock only has two days before the disease builds up immunity to the drug. Then, by the end of the third day it will be irreversible.
"Captain's log, Supplemental. We have arranged to get the strobolin needed to save Mr. Spock's life. The starship Potemkin has already picked up the drug and will transfer it to a freighter, the SS Huron for delivery to the Enterprise."
In a briefing room, Kirk informs Spock of the situation and tells him his duty time has been cut in half. When Spock protests, McCoy asserts, "Doctor's orders." When Spock leaves Kirk says, "It'll hurt seeing him like that." McCoy agrees adding, "As much as it may seem at times that I can't stand that pointy-eared encyclopedia, I don't want to see that happen to him."
On the Huron's bridge, Captain O'Shea's freighter gets underway with the drug shipment. Without warning, they detect another vessel closing on them, of an Orion designation. They refuse to identify themselves or their purpose Spock is summoned to sickbay for another injection, but the synthesized treatments are losing effectiveness on maintaining his health.
The Huron hails the oncoming ship and Captain O'Shea again asks them to state their registry and purpose. When they don't answer, O'Shea sends out a distress signal to the Enterprise. The alien pirate craft then orders them to turn over their cargo of dilithium crystals or be destroyed. On the Enterprise, Spock falls unconscious, the drug no longer effective. The Enterprise finds the Huron, disabled. Kirk beams over with Uhura, Scott, and Nurse Chapel. They find the Huron's crew unconscious, with Captain O'Shea requiring surgery. Scott reports from the cargo hold that it is completely empty with its cargo missing. The landing party recovers the injured crew and beams back to the Enterprise. Spock now has only twenty hours to live.
"Captain's log, stardate 6335.6. The Huron has been left as space junk, its engines sabotaged. Captain O'Shea has no idea who attacked his ship, but the intruder must be found and the precious cargo retrieved."
The Enterprise sets out after the specific pattern of radioactive waste left by the intruder. They detect dilithium crystals in the cargo bay of a ship in a highly unstable asteroid field and the Orion vessel is fired upon by the Enterprise.
The Orion captain hails the Enterprise, protesting the pursuit of his vessel, but refuses a search. Kirk attempts to negotiate for the strobolin in exchange for not mentioning the stolen dilithium crystals to Starfleet, but the Orions suspect a ruse. Kirk agrees to meet the Orion captain on an asteroid knowing that it might be a trap, but worth the risk for Spock's life. Kirk and the Orion beam down to the asteroid, both wearing life support belts, to exchange the drug. Unknown to Kirk, the Orion arrives carrying a dilithium explosive set to disrupt the asteroid's molecular structure and destroy him, the asteroid, and both ships.
The Orion captain gives his ultimatum, but Kirk wrests the device and the drug from him and captures him. Scotty beams the explosive to the Enterprise, disarms it, and then beams up both captains and forces the Orion to stand trial for piracy. His crew becomes prisoners, ending Orion's neutrality in pirate activities.
"Captain's log, stardate 6336.2. The Orion crew is in our brig, their ship in tow, and the Enterprise is back on course for Deneb V."
With the medicine administered, Spock is saved, but McCoy wants him to admit that this time his green blood almost did him in. He just says he prefers his own physiology. McCoy laughs that he's just as stubborn as usual. Kirk says that everything is back to normal.
Memorable quotes
"Prepare to surrender your cargo or be destroyed."
- Orion commander
"Blasted Vulcan, why can't you have red blood like any normal Human?"
- McCoy
"Underneath all the tricks, I might as well be practicing in the Middle Ages."
"If you really believed that Bones, you wouldn't still be a doctor after twenty-five years."
- McCoy feeling helpless to save a dying Spock while Kirk consoles him
"Analysis, Mr. Sulu."
"Standard phasers, sir, weak though. A diffused low quality beam. Our deflectors can stop them."
"I recognize the ship's markings captain. It's an Orion."
- Kirk, Sulu, and Arex
"Orion's neutrality has been in dispute ever since the affair regarding the Coridan planets and the Babel Conference of Stardate 3850.3. Yesterday, a Federation freighter was attacked in this quadrant, its cargo hijacked. As the first alien ship encountered we require you to submit to search as per Babel Resolution A-12. Reply!"
"We have no Federation cargo aboard. Orions are not thieves. If you don't cease this harassment we will lodge a formal protest with your government!"
- Kirk and Orion commander
"Enterprise to Orion vessel. I have a proposal to make. If you do have the Huron's cargo there was some perishable drugs in it that we desperately need."
"What would these drugs be worth to you, if we had them?"
"You keep the dilithium shipment, no mention of the whole incident to Starfleet or in my log, plus an additional galactic standard weight container of dilithium as payment for the drug."
"We get what we want, plus our neutrality remains intact? We will consider your offer."
- Kirk and Orion commander
"Orion's official neutrality comes before the ship or its crew. We can't take Kirk's word that he won't report this incident to Starfleet."
"The only way to avoid that is to destroy the Enterprise, and the only way to do that is to destroy ourselves, too."
- Orion commander and Orion lieutenant
"Spock, that green blood of yours may have saved you once, but this time it almost did you in! You can't deny it!!"
- McCoy to Spock
Summary
"Captain's log, stardate 6334.1. The outbreak of choriocytosis aboard the Enterprise seems to be under control. Dr. McCoy says the disease is no longer even as serious as pneumonia and there should be no problem completing our present mission, representing the Federation at the dedication ceremonies for the new Academy of Science on Deneb V."
While underway, however, Spock loses consciousness on the bridge and is taken to sickbay. Spock has contracted the disease, which, because of their copper-based blood, is fatal to Vulcans. The infection enters the bloodstream and encases the cells so they cannot carry oxygen, resulting in suffocation. A synthesized drug can control the disease, but only naturally-occurring strobolin will cure it. The drug is found on only a few worlds in the galaxy, the closest of which, Beta Canopus, is four days away at maximum warp speed. McCoy can slow it down with injections from a synthesized drug, but Spock only has two days before the disease builds up immunity to the drug. Then, by the end of the third day it will be irreversible.
"Captain's log, Supplemental. We have arranged to get the strobolin needed to save Mr. Spock's life. The starship Potemkin has already picked up the drug and will transfer it to a freighter, the SS Huron for delivery to the Enterprise."
In a briefing room, Kirk informs Spock of the situation and tells him his duty time has been cut in half. When Spock protests, McCoy asserts, "Doctor's orders." When Spock leaves Kirk says, "It'll hurt seeing him like that." McCoy agrees adding, "As much as it may seem at times that I can't stand that pointy-eared encyclopedia, I don't want to see that happen to him."
On the Huron's bridge, Captain O'Shea's freighter gets underway with the drug shipment. Without warning, they detect another vessel closing on them, of an Orion designation. They refuse to identify themselves or their purpose Spock is summoned to sickbay for another injection, but the synthesized treatments are losing effectiveness on maintaining his health.
The Huron hails the oncoming ship and Captain O'Shea again asks them to state their registry and purpose. When they don't answer, O'Shea sends out a distress signal to the Enterprise. The alien pirate craft then orders them to turn over their cargo of dilithium crystals or be destroyed. On the Enterprise, Spock falls unconscious, the drug no longer effective. The Enterprise finds the Huron, disabled. Kirk beams over with Uhura, Scott, and Nurse Chapel. They find the Huron's crew unconscious, with Captain O'Shea requiring surgery. Scott reports from the cargo hold that it is completely empty with its cargo missing. The landing party recovers the injured crew and beams back to the Enterprise. Spock now has only twenty hours to live.
"Captain's log, stardate 6335.6. The Huron has been left as space junk, its engines sabotaged. Captain O'Shea has no idea who attacked his ship, but the intruder must be found and the precious cargo retrieved."
The Enterprise sets out after the specific pattern of radioactive waste left by the intruder. They detect dilithium crystals in the cargo bay of a ship in a highly unstable asteroid field and the Orion vessel is fired upon by the Enterprise.
The Orion captain hails the Enterprise, protesting the pursuit of his vessel, but refuses a search. Kirk attempts to negotiate for the strobolin in exchange for not mentioning the stolen dilithium crystals to Starfleet, but the Orions suspect a ruse. Kirk agrees to meet the Orion captain on an asteroid knowing that it might be a trap, but worth the risk for Spock's life. Kirk and the Orion beam down to the asteroid, both wearing life support belts, to exchange the drug. Unknown to Kirk, the Orion arrives carrying a dilithium explosive set to disrupt the asteroid's molecular structure and destroy him, the asteroid, and both ships.
The Orion captain gives his ultimatum, but Kirk wrests the device and the drug from him and captures him. Scotty beams the explosive to the Enterprise, disarms it, and then beams up both captains and forces the Orion to stand trial for piracy. His crew becomes prisoners, ending Orion's neutrality in pirate activities.
"Captain's log, stardate 6336.2. The Orion crew is in our brig, their ship in tow, and the Enterprise is back on course for Deneb V."
With the medicine administered, Spock is saved, but McCoy wants him to admit that this time his green blood almost did him in. He just says he prefers his own physiology. McCoy laughs that he's just as stubborn as usual. Kirk says that everything is back to normal.
Memorable quotes
"Prepare to surrender your cargo or be destroyed."
- Orion commander
"Blasted Vulcan, why can't you have red blood like any normal Human?"
- McCoy
"Underneath all the tricks, I might as well be practicing in the Middle Ages."
"If you really believed that Bones, you wouldn't still be a doctor after twenty-five years."
- McCoy feeling helpless to save a dying Spock while Kirk consoles him
"Analysis, Mr. Sulu."
"Standard phasers, sir, weak though. A diffused low quality beam. Our deflectors can stop them."
"I recognize the ship's markings captain. It's an Orion."
- Kirk, Sulu, and Arex
"Orion's neutrality has been in dispute ever since the affair regarding the Coridan planets and the Babel Conference of Stardate 3850.3. Yesterday, a Federation freighter was attacked in this quadrant, its cargo hijacked. As the first alien ship encountered we require you to submit to search as per Babel Resolution A-12. Reply!"
"We have no Federation cargo aboard. Orions are not thieves. If you don't cease this harassment we will lodge a formal protest with your government!"
- Kirk and Orion commander
"Enterprise to Orion vessel. I have a proposal to make. If you do have the Huron's cargo there was some perishable drugs in it that we desperately need."
"What would these drugs be worth to you, if we had them?"
"You keep the dilithium shipment, no mention of the whole incident to Starfleet or in my log, plus an additional galactic standard weight container of dilithium as payment for the drug."
"We get what we want, plus our neutrality remains intact? We will consider your offer."
- Kirk and Orion commander
"Orion's official neutrality comes before the ship or its crew. We can't take Kirk's word that he won't report this incident to Starfleet."
"The only way to avoid that is to destroy the Enterprise, and the only way to do that is to destroy ourselves, too."
- Orion commander and Orion lieutenant
"Spock, that green blood of yours may have saved you once, but this time it almost did you in! You can't deny it!!"
- McCoy to Spock
