03x02 - Anomaly

[bunniefuu]

[Beeping]

[Whines]

[Whines]

[Barks]

Come here.

What's the problem?

[Thudding]

[Men chattering]

Commander.

This can't be right.

Did you run a diagnostic?

Twice.

Let's check those relays.

[Chirping]

Hi.

[Exclaiming]

[Grunts]

[Groans]

(T'pol over intercom)
captain to the bridge.

[Beeping]

We're getting
reports of anomalies
from all over the ship.

The warp field's fluctuating.

[Electronic buzzing]

(Archer over intercom)
bridge to engineering. Report.

I don't get it, captain.

Half the plasma relays
have reversed polarity.

Shut down the reactor.

I'm trying,
but it's not cooperating.

We're losing main power.

Now.

[Buzzing]

[Beeping]

♪ It's been a long road ♪

♪ Gettin' from there to here ♪

♪ It's been a long time ♪

♪ But my time
is finally near ♪

♪ And I will see my dream
come alive at last ♪

♪ I will touch the sky ♪

♪ And they're not gonna
hold me down no more ♪

♪ No, they're not gonna
change my mind ♪

♪ 'Cause I've got
faith of the heart ♪

♪ I'm going
where my heart will take me ♪

♪ I've got faith to believe ♪

♪ I can do anything ♪

♪ I've got
strength of the soul ♪

♪ No one's gonna bend
or break me ♪

♪ I can reach any star ♪

♪ I've got faith ♪

♪ I've got faith ♪

♪ Faith of the heart ♪

[Electricity humming]

I've restored
emergency power...

But most of our primary
systems are still off-line.

Including weapons.

Trip, what's your status?

We've got a hell of a mess
down here, captain.

It's going to
be a while before

I can even figure out
what just happened.

(Archer)
keep me posted.

Sir, I'm picking up a vessel.

8 Million
kilometers off port.

What's their heading?

Looks like they're
holding position,

Or they could be adrift.

Hail them.

Our transceiver's off-line.

What's our best speed?

One-quarter impulse.

Set a course.

[Beeping]

Bio-signs?

[Computer beeping]

None. And there's
no atmosphere aboard.

Artificial
gravity's down, as well.

Any sign of what
happened to them?

No, sir.

Have you spent much time
in gravity boots, corporal?

I did a 6-week tour
on jupiter station.

Grav-plating went
down a few times.

Only in simulations, sir.

Same here, captain.

This is an alien
ship we're boarding.

We could run into
magnetic variances.

Watch your step.

(All)
yes, sir.

We're looking
for anything that

Could tell us what
happened to them.

And don't forget

Just because sensors
didn't pick up any bio-signs

Doesn't mean we
won't encounter anyone.

Set weapons to stun.

Aye, sir.

[Humming]

[Beeping]

Weapons fire.

[Grunting]

[Gasps]

Captain.

No external injuries.

[Beeping]

Let's find the bridge.

Try to access that station.

Download what you can.

[Beeps]

We counted 17 bodies.

Most of them d*ed
when their
life-support ran out.

The others were
k*lled by particle weapons.

What's our status?

Ensign sato managed
to bring
the transceiver online,

But other than that...

Archer to mayweather.

(Mayweather)
go ahead, captain.

Resume our previous course,
one-quarter impulse.

Understood.

It might be best
to complete repairs

Before we head
deeper into the expanse.

If we encounter
any more anomalies...

Those people have been dead
for less than 2 days.

Whoever att*cked them
could still be nearby.

We'll have to make
repairs on the move.

Mr. Reed recovered some data
from their bridge.

See what you can make of it.

Let's try it again.
Watch that intermix ratio.

[Whooshing]

Looking good.

Bring her up to 40%.

[Buzzing]

Shut it down!

[People chattering]

(Archer)
how's it coming?

Could be better.

Creating a stable
warp field isn't easy

When the laws of physics
won't cooperate.

The cochrane equation.

It's not constant here.

The problem's in
the quantum variables.

Every time I
try to compensate,

The spatial gradients
get thrown out of whack.

Either we get away
from these anomalies,

Or we're going to have
to rewrite
the book on warp theory.

And I don't have to tell you
how long...

It took zefram cochranethe firs.

What about
tactical systems?

Weapons should be up
and running within an hour
or two.

Make it a priority.

You worried about something?

Weapons, trip.

As quickly as you can.

Where's isaac newton
when you need him?

[Computers beeping]

Distance?

3,000 Meters and closing.

They're charging weapons.

Can you give me
hull plating?

I'm sorry, sir.

Hail them.

2,000 Meters.

[Groans]

[Groans]

[Buzzing]

[g*n fires]

[Groans]

Hold your fire.

Are those warheads armed?

Yeah.

Stun grenade.

Go.

How many more?

2 In cargo bay 1,
4 more in engineering.

Get down there and help trip.

Corporal.

Woods, you're with me.

[Buzzing]

[Beeping]

[Computer beeping]

They're trying to
download our database.

Lock them out.

[Grunting]

[Buzzing]

Increase his
anaprovaline by 50 mg.

How are they?

Stable.

However, they've suffered
extensive disruptor burns.

I'd like to start them
on regeneration therapy,

But the imaging chamber
was damaged in the att*ck.

I'll need a repair team
as soon as possible.

Understood.

Crewman fuller.
I did everything I could.

What about him?

A few internal injuries.

I'll need to keep
him under observation.

You can observe him
in the brig.

See to it.

Aye, sir.

You might be
interested to know
that I recognize his species.

He's osaarian.

He's not from the expanse?

Not originally.

How bad is it?

They made off
with 3 photonic torpedoes,

A case of plasma r*fles,
2 dozen stun grenades.

Chef says they cleaned out
half the food stores.

Cargo bay 2 has been stripped
to the bulkheads.

But that's not
the worst of it.

They took every one
of our
antimatter storage pods.

All we've got left
is what's in the main reactor.

How long will that last?
A month?

Tops.

After that,
we're out of gas.

This is all you've got?

The high command hasn't
had much contact
with the osaarians.

They have
a large merchant fleet,

But there's
no record of piracy.

Any luck tracking their ship?

Not yet.

They've found a way
to mask their ion trail.

For people with
no history of piracy,

They've gotten
pretty good at it.

Keep looking.

It appears they've adapted
their weapons and engines

To compensate
for the anomalies.

Pursuing them
will be dangerous.

We should consider
other alternatives.

Such as what?

Waiting for our
antimatter to run dry?

I'm only suggesting
that we may be able

To replenish our
supplies elsewhere.

Keep looking.

Open it.

[Beeping]

Dr. Phlox said your
injuries were minor.

Please get up.

Why?

I have a dead crewman.

I didn't k*ll him.

No.

One of your friends did.

But I don't have
one of your friends,
I have you.

So get up and look at me.

Thank you.

You're going to
help me find your ship.

[Scoffs]

And after I've taken back
what they stole from me,

You and your colleagues
are free to go.

If you went
anywhere near that ship,

You'd have more
than one dead crewman.

I can't help you.

Even if I could,
my captain wouldn't...

Be very interested
in having me back.

Would he?

Not after I told you
where to find him.

That's a risk
you'll have to take.

Because the alternative
is going to be
a lot less pleasant.

[Scoffs]

I don't think you'd
be very comfortable
torturing another man.

You and your crewmates
are far too
civilized for that.

Too moral.

I need what was
stolen from me.

There's too much
at stake to let

My morality get in the way.

You're obviously
new to this expanse.

If you weren't,
your ship's hull

Would be
insulated with trellium-d.

Do you have any idea what
a spatial
distortion can do to a ship

That is not
insulated with trellium-d?

What it can do

To the people
inside that ship?

You masked your ion trail.
How?

Well,

My captain's
a very clever man.

He has to be.

When you're forced to resort
to desperate measures
in order to survive...

You have to be clever.

You need to know how to hide.

So you were
forced into piracy.

When we entered this expanse,
we were no different than you.

2 Merchant ships
looking for trade routes.

Then the first
distortion hit us.

We decided to return home.
But the perimeter,

The thermobaric clouds,
they let you in,

But they don't let you out.

One of our ships
was destroyed trying.

After a few more encounters
with the anomalies,

It wasn't long before
we became predators.

This section of the expanse
proved to be
ideal for hunting.

When a ship runs aground
due to spatial distortions,

It becomes an easy target.

Our captain told us
we wouldn't harm anyone

And we didn't.

Not at first.

It takes time
to learn to k*ll
without remorse.

You're not prepared
to k*ll, or t*rture.

[Scoffs]

Not yet.

I'm prepared to do
whatever it takes
to find your ship.

And if that ends up
causing me remorse,

Then it's something
I'm willing to live with.

Think about it.

I've been studying the data
recovered from the derelict.

Apparently,
they decided to look
for the osaarians as well.

They found a way to
modify their sensors

To detect the ion trail.

But their life-support failed

Before they had
a chance to start.

Did they leave a record
of the modifications?

I've already given it
to ensign mayweather.

What's our
tactical situation?

Hull plating's back online.

We should have
phase-cannons within the hour.

Torpedoes?

Lieutenant reed is still
having difficulty modifying
the guidance systems...

To compensate
for the anomalies.

I'll be in the armory.

[Beeping]

Black tea, hot.

You finished
rewriting the physics books?

I don't think I'll
be taking home the nobel prize

Anytime soon.

A few hours rest
might do you a world of good.

No kidding.

You still can't sleep?

T'pol's been trying to help,

Showing me how to
stimulate my neural nodes.

It's not what you think.

Oh, I wasn't
thinking anything.

How are the weapons coming?

The captain and I managed
to bring
the guidance systems online,

But I'm going
to need more time
for the aft launchers.

Fuller knew
those torpedo systems
better than anyone.

He won't be easy to replace.

Considering all the hostile
aliens we've met,

I suppose it's fortunate
we haven't lost more people.

I doubt he'll be the last.

There's no reason
to get cynical.

Every species we run into
seems to be gunning for us.

We might as well
paint a giant bulls-eye
on the hull.

What do you suggest we do?

Turn around
and go back to earth?

All I'm saying is
that this mission,

Whether it succeeds or not,

Is looking like
a one-way ticket all the time.

(Archer)
captain's starlog,
supplemental.

We've been tracking
the osaarians' ion trail

For the past 4 hours.

There's still
no sign of them.

The trail ends
about 20,000 kilometers ahead.

[Beeping]

Any sign of a ship?

Nothing.

(Archer)
t'pol?

Curious.

The trail resumes
after another
70,000 kilometers.

Let's see it.

(Mayweather)
should I alter course?

Not yet.

Why would there be
such a large gap?

The ions
may have been dispersed
by stellar winds.

There would still be
some residual particles.

Captain.
The particle decay rates
don't match.

This one is
at least 9 hours old.

This one was left
less than an hour ago.

Bring weapons online.

Take us to where
the first trail ends.

[Rumbling]

Travis?

I'm not reading anything.

Power's fluctuating.

[Electricity buzzing]

Forward plating's down.

Micro-fractures are forming
on the outer hull.

We should come about.

Keep going.

[Buzzing]

T'pol.

It's approximately
19 kilometers in diameter.

Ever seen anything like it?

No.

It's constructed
entirely of a single alloy.

Who could build
something that big?

Take us in closer.

That cloaking field
is enormous.

Whoever built this thing
went to a great deal
of trouble to conceal it.

Judging from
those ion trails,

The osaarians
spent over 8 hours here.

I want to find out why.

Any luck
scanning the interior?

Our sensors are
being deflected.

See if you can find something
that looks like a way in.

Take us into orbit.

[Beeping]

I'm detecting
what appears to be a portal

22 Degrees north
of our current position.

Put it up.

Can you tell
what the door's made of?

Polyduranium. The same metal
as the osaarian's hull.

Can we fit through?

Not with enterprise.

Then get a pod ready.

[Beeping]

I've cycled through
the standard frequencies.

Did you find
the locking mechanism?

On the lower right side.

Hold our position.

Try it now.

[Beeping]

There's no indication
of any ships, sir.

Archer to enterprise.

(T'pol)
go ahead.

We're heading in.

Understood.

There's enough energy
running through here

To power a dozen cities.

[Rumbling]

What's that, down there?

[Computer beeping]

Those modules
have a breathable atmosphere.

Let's hope
there's no one home.

Do you see that
docking port, ensign?

Yes, sir.

We're all clear, sir.

They've been busy.

(Archer)
there are a lot of
modules to search.

Fan out.
Keep open comm-links.

They're not going to
run out of
stem-bolts anytime soon.

This way.

Starfleet ration packs.

[Device beeps]

Archer.

(Mayweather)
I've found something, captain.

(Archer)
travis?

Over here, sir.

[Buzzing]

I'm pretty sure
it's a cargo manifest.

How's your osaarian?

Not very good, sir.

Download what you can.
Get it to hoshi.

Tell t'pol
we're going to need
another search team.

Aye, sir.

[Rumbling]

(Reed)
check behind those canisters.

[Men chattering]

(Mckenzie)
I need help here.

Look at this.

[Whizzing]

[People chattering]

[Panting]

Commander?

I had a little accident, doc.

I was reinstalling
the deuterium injectors.

One of them must have had
a little juice left in it.

Second-degree burn.

Hmm, why don't you
have a seat?

I could have sworn
that injector
was depolarized.

I guess I'm
getting a little punchy.

When's the last time
you've slept?

I got a full hour last night.

I'm surprised
the neuro-pressure
isn't helping.

T'pol told me your
first treatment went well.

Well,
we only had the one session.

Haven't had a lot
of free time lately.

Are you certain
that's the reason?

What do you mean?

Vulcan neuro-pressure
requires a certain
degree of intimacy.

I can understand
that it might make
you, uh, uncomfortable.

It doesn't make
me uncomfortable.

I just can't
afford to spend an hour

Every night in
t'pol's quarters.

Can't you just give me
another one of
those injections?

They put me out
like a light.

They're not meant to be taken
for extended periods.

There is another treatment
that might be helpful.

All right,
what have you got?

Aldebaran mud leeches.

What am I
supposed to do with them?

Place one on your chest
and one on your abdomen

An hour before going to bed.

Their secretions act
as a natural sedative.

Oh, uh, please, be careful
to sleep on your back.

If you roll over,
you might anger them.

Maybe an hour
a night with t'pol
isn't so bad.

The search teams have found
nearly 80% of our antimatter.

They're looking for the rest.

Probably running through
the reactor of
that osaarian ship.

We've also recovered
most of our weapons.

How's trip doing?

He'll have warp drive online
within the next 30 minutes.

Have the away teams
speed it up.

I want to go to warp
as soon as they're back.

Quantum scans indicate
it's nearly 1,000 years old.

What else?

The structure contains
7 fusion reactors.

Each one is almost
12 kilometers long.

Only 3 are still operational.

Any idea what they
were designed for?

The sphere is emitting
massive amounts of
gravimetric energy.

It may have something to do
with the spatial anomalies.

Take as many scans
as you can.

(Hoshi over intercom)
bridge to captain archer.

Go ahead.

Sir, could you come
to the situation room?

While I was translating
the cargo manifest...

Something caught my eye.

Look at these markings.

I had to double-check,
but I was pretty sure

That I had seen
this ideography before.

This is a piece
of the xindi probe
that crashed on earth.

At least 3 of the symbols
are an exact match.

Your ship
att*cked a xindi vessel.

I want to know everything
you can tell me about them.

Xindi?

You heard me.

I don't remember
a species with that name.

You're lying!

The manifest said
you took their ship
less than 2 weeks ago!

What manifest?

Tell me what you know.

It was a small ship.

They were no match for us.

Where are they now?

[Scoffs]

You destroyed them?

They resisted.
We had no choice.

Where did they come from?

I have better things to do
than familiarize
myself with our victims.

Which species of
xindi were they?

What did they look like?

I don't remember.

[Beeping]

Are you sure?

Your threats
aren't very convincing.

I told you,
you're too civilized.

We'll see about that.

Sir?

As you were.

Ensign.

Are you taking me to
your t*rture chamber?

Shut up.

Get in.

[Beeping]

The xindi.

This tactic doesn't
suit you, captain.

This airlock has
a decompression rate

Of 0.5 atmospheres per minute.

You'd better
start talking now,

Because in about 40 seconds

You won't be able to.

[Gasping]

The xindi.

Captain?

Everything's under control,
lieutenant.

The airlock's decompressing,
sir.

[Gasping]

He'll die.

Not for another 20 seconds,
he won't.

The xindi.

Sir?

Your memory getting
any better? Say again?

Captain.

[Beeping]

[Gasping]

(Archer)
take him back to the brig.

Let's go.

(T'pol)
was he cooperative?

Eventually.

When they
att*cked the xindi ship,

They took more than
fuel and supplies.

They downloaded
their database.

How close would
we have to get

To tap into
their main computer?

Pretty close,
less than a kilometer.

But we need to
have the access codes.

He gave them to me. Here.

They are heavily armed.

Are you sure it's
wise to engage them?

I want that database.
Go to tactical alert.

Tell trip we will need
all the power he can spare

For weapons and hull plating.

Their ion trail's
already started to decay.

They're going to
be hard to find.

We're going to wait
for them to find us, travis.

[Beeping]

Something's passing
through the cloaking field.

Move us into position.
Stand by.

Have they detected us?

Not yet.

[Computer beeping]

Open a channel.

(Hoshi)
go ahead.

This is captain archer.
Remember us?

You've probably noticed
that our weapons
are back online.

You're outdone,
so stand down.

[g*ns f*ring]

They're moving off.

One kilometer, travis.
Get ready.

[f*ring continues]

Hull plating's holding.

They're heading back
into the cloaking field.

Stay with them.

Hoshi?

We're not close enough.

Stand by.

Another 50 meters.

I'm into the computer.

[Beeping]

Anything?

I haven't found
the xindi database.

[Rumbling]

I'm losing them.

Travis.

Forward hull plating
is off-line.

I found it, captain.

How long do you need?

A few minutes.

[Crashing]

Hull fracture on e-deck,
section 14.

We're venting atmosphere.

Emergency bulkheads.

They're getting too far away.

I'm losing
the comm-link again.

Our impulse
drive's destabilizing.

We've got to get out
of the cloaking field, sir.

Head back to the sphere.

Where are they?

Still inside the field.

How much did you get?

About a third of it.

Take us closer
to that portal.

Let's see if we can
lure them back in here.

Use our forward phase-cannon.

Fire a single burst,
minimum yield.

Travis?

No sign of them.

Again.

That got their attention.

They're coming through.

[Zapping]

[Crashing]

Stay within a kilometer.
Return fire.

I'm back in.

[Rumbling]

Can you take
out their engines?

Not without risking damage
to their main computer.

Ensign.

I've got 80%, 85%.

[Crashing]

Hull plating's off-line.

They're targeting
our reactor.

I've got 90%.

Good enough. Mr. Reed.

Their engines are down.

Keep our weapons
locked on them.

Your codes worked.
Get him out of there.

Now that I've
served my purpose,

You're taking me
back to the airlock?

Escort him to the launch bay.

We're taking you
back to the sphere.

So you have let your morality
get in the way after all.

Mercy is not
a quality that will

Serve you well
in the expanse, captain.

[Sighs]

Computer,

Load the xindi database.

[Beeping]