03x19 - Damage

[bunniefuu]

(Male narrator)
previously on enterprise.

(T'pol)
this is going
to happen to me.

It's already started.
I can feel my control
slipping away.

We're talking
about a one-way trip.

I'll be flying
the mission.

I won't order
anyone else to die.

(Archer)
you know about the spheres.

They were constructed
by trans-dimensional beings.

Their purpose
is to reconfigure
the expanse

To make it habitable
for their species.

That's what
destroys the xindi,
not humanity.

We know exactly
where your ship is.

Another breach on c-deck!

(Reed)
e-deck's depressurizing!

We can't take
much more of this!

They've ceased f*ring.

They're moving off

Back into the system.

Ensign, get us out of here.

Thrusters are down.

I don't think
we're going anywhere.

♪ 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 ♪

You had no right
to recall my ships.

And you had no authorization
to launch an att*ck.

The humans
should've been destroyed

The moment
they were detected.

The council doesn't agree.

You're permitting
an enemy vessel
to remain in orbit

Near a m*llitary installation!

Their ship is
critically damaged.

They no longer
pose a thr*at.

Thanks to an att*ck
that you opposed.

At the very least,
we should board their vessel

And take them prisoner.

It is being considered.

On the subject of prisoners,

The council wants archer
for further interrogation.

We're not finished with him.

You've questioned him
long enough.

He hasn't provided us
with the necessary
information.

Perhaps the council
will have more success.

You're ordered to
release him immediately.

Very well.

We've arranged
for his transport.

We can deliver him.

He's already
been severely beaten
under your care.

He is the commander
of an enemy vessel.

We need archer
in good condition.

If he can't answer questions,

We can't interrogate him.

He will not be
harmed any further.

You have my assurances.

That isn't good enough.

Meaning?

It wouldn't be the first
of your assurances
that fell short.

The council has agreed
that the aquatics

Will transport
the prisoner.

They've sent a ship.
Get him ready.

[Men chattering]

(Reed)
the comm system's still down.

So we don't have
a complete casualty list yet.

But so far,
the news isn't good.

5 People are confirmed dead,
dozens wounded.

Most of the hull breaches
have been contained

With
emergency bulkheads.

(T'pol)
what about cargo bay 2?

I don't know.
There's no way to get to it.

A large portion of e-deck
is still decompressed.

Weapons?

The aft torpedo
launcher's working,
but that's about it.

[Surging]

I really don't know
what's holding us together,

But let's hope
it doesn't give out.

[Men continue chattering]

Commander.

(Trip)
the primary
warp coil's fried.

It has to be rebuilt
from scratch.

How long?

A couple of weeks
if we had the parts.
We don't.

As it stands now,
warp drive's out
of the question.

Impulse?

I'll have to inspect the hull
around the exhaust manifolds.

See the damage firsthand.

Make it a priority.

We've had a lot of
injuries down here.

It'll speed things up
if you assign me
some extra help.

[Whooshing]

[Men chattering]

Engineering isn't
the safest place
to be right now.

Indeed. We've already lost
one captain today.

[Grunts]

[Ship engine humming]

[Bubbling]

Where are you taking me?

[Hissing]

(Man)
get this at 1408
and weld it...

Emergency power's
back online.

We'll have phase cannons
in about an hour.

I'd like you to
begin repairs on e-deck.

I'll have to pull
people from other areas.

There are
engineering components
in cargo bay 2.

They're crucial to
commander tucker's repairs.

Aye.

[Alarm beeping]

There's a vessel approaching.

It's xindi.

Aft torpedoes.

Targeting.

The viewscreen?

Still off-line.

It appears to be
a one-man vessel.

No armaments.

Bio-signs?

One.

Bring it in.

[Bleeping]

Here.

No internal injuries,
numerous contusions

Consistent with blunt trauma.

How many have we lost?

14.

3 Are unaccounted for.

[People chattering]

Don't waste time on me.

It's good
to see you again, captain.

Damage report.

We'll have impulse power
in 6 hours.

Aft torpedo launchers
and one forward
phase-cannon are online.

Have hoshi and travis
start analyzing that pod.

Its configuration
suggests it's aquatic.

I was aboard
one of their ships.

That's the last thing
I remember.

Do you have any idea
why they released you?

I think I may
have gotten through
to one of them.

Degra.

[Grunts]

Thanks.

Are you all right?

I'm fine.

I should help lieutenant reed
with his repairs.

[Men chattering]

[Buzzing]

[Metallic clinking]

[Beeps echoing]

They went to
a lot of trouble
to let you go.

Do you really think
they'll att*ck us again?

They're not exactly unified.

(Archer)
the reptilians came after us
on their own.

They might decide to finish
what they started.

We've run out of
moons to hide behind,

But there is
a cometary dust cloud
not too far off.

T'pol?

The diamagnetic fields
should shield us
from long-range scans.

How far away is it?

(Man)
engineering to the bridge.

We just picked up a surge
in the eps grid on a-deck.

Thanks for the warning.

[Coughs]

How far?

At the present speed,
about 3 days.

Set a course.

Aye, sir.

Instead of hiding,
shouldn't we be
looking for the w*apon?

Sensors are still off-line.

Let's focus on getting
ourselves operational.

We can't mount a search
with a ship coming down
on our heads.

[Electronic buzzing]

I thought
insectoid was tough.

Almost sounds like music.

My mother always wanted me
to take piano lessons.

I should've listened to her.

It's never too late.

You can start
when we get home.

We're getting home.

What makes you think
we can trust this guy?

Who?
Degra.

He seems like the last person
who'd come around
to our side.

I mean,
he designed the w*apon.

He may not be on our side,

But I get the feeling
he's starting
to question his.

Well, let's hope
you're right.

I think we're ready
to fire this up.

[Electronic buzzing
intensifying]

Maybe not.

(T'pol)
bridge to captain archer.

(Archer)
go ahead.

There's an unidentified vessel
approaching.

They're asking
for our assistance.

Any details?

Just that they've taken
heavy damage.

Join the club.

How long till they get here?

12 Minutes.

Set a rendezvous course.

Maybe we can help each other.

They've minimal weapons,
all powered down.

I'm detecting numerous
spatial anomalies
in the area.

Can you get us through them?

I believe so.

Hail them.

This is captain archer.

We're responding to
your distress call.

(Illyrian captain)
thank you for coming.

But be aware,
this region contains

Dangerous
spatial distortions.

We're run into them before.

They've damaged our engines
and life support.

We would appreciate
whatever assistance
you can give us.

We'll see what we can do.

What brings you
to this system?

Curiosity.

We're studying
the red giant.

It's the first one we've had
the opportunity to explore.

We weren't prepared for these
"spatial anomalies"
as you call them.

It seems you weren't, either.

Actually, this is all
the result of combat.

Combat?

Have you heard of a species
called the xindi?

No, we're new to
this region of space.

Let's talk about your ship.

We know a way to insulate
against the anomalies.

There's a substance
called trellium-d.

I've heard of it.
It's extremely rare.

I have 60 kilos
sitting in my cargo bay.

Perhaps we can work out
some sort of trade.

That's what I had in mind.

Given the condition
of my vessel,

I don't know what
we can offer you.

Our warp engine
is badly damaged.

We could probably spare
a few plasma injectors,

Maybe some antimatter.

I was thinking more
along the lines of
a warp coil.

I'm afraid that's one thing
we can't spare.

Maybe we can make
it worth your while.

We have certain technology
that you'd probably
find useful.

Without a warp coil,
the journey back
to our system

Would take 3 years.

We're not equipped
for a voyage of that length.

The xindi have wiped out
7 million of my people.

Now they're building a w*apon
to destroy our entire world.

I have to stop them.

Without warp drive,
I won't succeed.

I sympathize, captain.

I will help you
in any other way.

But I won't jeopardize
the lives of my crew.
I'm sorry.

[Both grunt]

[Panting]

[Screams]

[Grunts]

[Oxygen hissing]

[Choking]

[Panting]

The escape pod can
maneuver underwater.

Aside from that,
nothing out of the ordinary.

I've gone through
the data banks

Just your standard navigation
operational files.

But I did find one document.

An engineer
asking the supervisors
for additional parts.

Here's the translation.

The names of
these supervisors.

Piral, jaina, trenia.

The names of
degra's children.

I discovered
a set of coordinates
embedded in the document.

It's not a star system.

There was another
embedded number.

A stardate, 3 days from now.

How far away are
the coordinates?

4 Light-years.

We'll need at least warp 3
to make it in time.

It's unlikely that degra
will wait beyond 3 days.

He's all yours.

He was the perfect houseguest,
as usual.

You'll be happy to know
that I discharged
ensign ansara this morning.

And corporal o'malley
will be returning to duty
this afternoon.

Captain?

Hard to imagine
that we'll ever

Get this ship
back the way it was.

It's a simple
matter of repairs.

Well, perhaps
not that simple.

Somehow, I don't think
it's the damage

To enterprise
that's troubling you.

How long have
you been a doctor?

Nearly 40 years.

And in all that time,

Did you ever do anything
you thought was unethical?

Twice.

Why?

I'm about to
step over a line.

A line I thought
I would never cross.

And given
the nature of our mission,

It probably
won't be the last.

Probably not.

May I ask what
you're planning to do?

There could be
more casualties.

I'll be ready.

Put together
an armed boarding party.

Who are we boarding, sir?

The alien ship
we docked with.

I don't understand.

We need their warp coil.

They won't give it to us,
so we're going to
have to take it.

Captain.

Get your men together!

(Sphere-builder)
where are the other members
of the council?

We didn't want them here.

Why?

We've learned something
about the reptilians
that concerns us.

There's distrust amongst you.

You can help alleviate it.

Continue.

We were told the reptilians
attempted to
build a bio-w*apon.

Who told you this?

We've also learned
that they were building

This bio-w*apon in the past

On earth.

As far as we're aware,

Reptilians don't possess
the technology
for time travel.

You want to know
if they had my help.

Did they?

Yes.

After you prohibited them
from constructing
the bio-w*apon,

The reptilians and
the insectoids were

Prepared to
withdraw from the council.

I assisted them
so the council
would remain unified.

You helped them to circumvent
our authority.

I protected your authority

By keeping
the council intact.

(Degra)
what happened
to the bio-w*apon?

It was never completed

And the 3 reptilians
were never found.

(Arboreal)
you can't locate them?

There are limits
to what we can do
in your realm.

It seems you can do
more than we thought.

Is it true your
species built the spheres?

What makes you think you can
subject me to
this interrogation?

If it weren't
for my assistance,

Your species would
be facing destruction.

We're grateful for the help
that you've given us.

Then prove it.

Focus on the task at hand.

The w*apon is
nearly complete.

If you permit yourselves
to become distracted,

You'll fail to destroy
your real enemy

The enemy of all xindi.

Don't summon me again

Unless every member of
the council is present.

I won't help fuel
your internal bickering.

You don't believe her.

Do you?

Why should we take
archer's word over hers?

Because archer offered
something she hasn't.

Proof.

(Reed)
under normal circumstances,
they'd be no match for us.

But we've sustained
a lot more damage
than they have.

This could be risky.

One lucky sh*t to
our starboard nacelle.

Let's make sure
they don't get
any lucky sh*ts.

Why don't we just transport
their warp coil
to enterprise?

It's tied into
their injector system.

If we use the transporter,
we'd destroy their engines.

I've got to get in there,
decouple it by hand.

How long?

10 Minutes, give or take.

Can't tell for sure
until I see it.

If they fight back,

10 Minutes could be
a very long time.

Perhaps we should
reconsider negotiation.

We can't risk
tipping them off.

We have to take
them by surprise.

That'll reduce
the losses on both sides.

We'll disable their ship
as quickly as we can

Beam over, extract
the warp coil, and get out.

Hopefully
without any casualties.

Set a course.

Can I have a word with you?
Not right now.

If I had another option,
I'd take it.

We're no different
than the marauders
who att*cked us

When we entered the expanse.

We're a lot different.

By stealing their warp coil,
we could be
condemning them to death.

We're going to
leave them a supply of
trellium,

Along with some extra food.

I'm not saying
it'll be easy for them,

But they'll
stand a decent chance
of making it home.

You're forgetting that
we're in a dangerous
region of space.

Our as*ault could cr*pple
their ability to
defend themselves.

Not if we do it right.

And what if
something goes wrong?

We can debate this all day.

I've made my decision.

"We can't save
humanity without

Holding on to
what makes us human."

Those were your words to me.

I'm no happier
doing this than you are,

But we're not going
to make a habit of it.

Once you rationalize
the first misstep,

It's easy to fall into
a pattern of behavior.

I'm not rationalizing
anything.

I know full well
what I'm doing.

I can't justify
this course of action.

We don't have a choice.

I won't let you do it!

We've had our share
of disagreements,

But you've never taken it out
on my desk before.

I apologize.

What's happening to you?

It's been
a difficult few days.

I haven't had
the time to meditate.

Maybe you
should find the time.

I didn't mean what I said.

I'm glad to hear it.

I'll be leading
the boarding party.

There's no margin for error.

If we don't do this right,
people are going to die.

We need you on the bridge.

Understood.

Doctor.
Yes, this will just
take a moment.

What is it?

There's a good deal
of residual trellium
in your bloodstream.

How long have you
been doing this?

3 Months.

I need to know precisely
what has been happening.

When I was exposed
to trellium aboard the seleya,

It affected me in a way
that I wasn't prepared for.

As I recall, you were
homicidal and paranoid.

The initial effects were

Overwhelming,
but as they began to wear off,

I discovered I was
able to access certain

Emotions.

I wanted more.

I began to experiment
by ingesting small amounts
of trellium.

I devised a way to inject it
into my bloodstream.

You must have known
it was dangerous.

Trellium exposure
is deadly to vulcans.

It eats away at
the neural pathways.

I thought, in small amounts,
it would be safe.

At first,
I was able to control
the new emotions,

My interactions
with the crew improved.

Commander tucker, for example.

When did you realize
you were becoming addicted?

2 Days ago.

The damage to e-deck made it
impossible to access
the cargo bay.

I began experiencing
agitation, anxiety,

Withdrawal symptoms.

You're not
experiencing them now?

I was able to
retrieve the trellium.

I was almost k*lled
in the process.

This will help stabilize
your synaptic pathways,

But the withdrawal symptoms
will return in a few days.

It's going to take time.

It won't be easy.

I understand.

(Archer)
archer to t'pol.

Go ahead.

We're approaching the vessel.
Report to the bridge.

I'm on my way.

You should remain here
for observation.

The captain needs me.
I have to go.

I expect you to
report back here
at the first sign of trouble.

Are you going to discuss this
with the captain?

This is between
you and your doctor.

Good luck.

You have the bridge.

Stand by weapons.

Run another test.

If it doesn't hold,
we'll bypass
the entire assembly.

[Beeping]

What is it?

(Man)
sir, there's
a vessel approaching.

It's the earth ship.

Have you contacted them?

They're not responding.

They're still hailing us.

200 Kilometers.

Target their
propulsion systems.

Aye.

Fire.

Their warp drive's off-line.

They're charging weapons.

Bridge to transporter.

They're f*ring.

Energize.

[Explosions]

That's the access port.

Stun grenade.

Go!

Their weapons are at 50%.

We've another hull breach
on e-deck.

[expl*si*n]

Our port thrusters
are off-line.

We have to take out
their weapons.

We can't leave them
defenseless.

If we want to
get through this, in one
piece, we have no choice.

The captain's orders.

Clear!

[Grunts]

Cover.

Archer.
(Trip)
captain.

We've hit a little snag.

They're targeting
our starboard nacelle.

Evasive maneuvers.

T'pol to the captain.

Go ahead.

We're taking heavy damage.

There's a forcefield
around the warp coil.
Trip's trying to disable it.

[Hissing]

Try it now.

Archer to enterprise.

(T'pol)
go ahead.

Parson's been hit.

Lock onto her comm signal
and beam her out of here.

Lieutenant.

We're venting
atmosphere on c-deck!

T'pol!

Adjust phase-cannons
to a narrow confinement beam.

Target this power junction.

Got it.

Fire.

(Trip)
right there.

[Whirring]

Archer.

Commander tucker's aboard.
We have it.

Stand by to beam us out.

Fall back.

What you can't have,
you take by force?

We've beamed 3 containers
of trellium into
your cargo hold

As compensation.

There's also
food and supplies.

You're stranding us
3 years from home.

Why are you doing this?

Because I have no choice.

Energize.

I'm not sure why I asked you
to come see me.

Perhaps you just
needed some company.

Perhaps.

How do you feel?

I thought that
without the trellium,

I would no
longer have difficulty

Suppressing my emotions.

But that's not true.

It's not surprising
that there are
residual effects.

They're probably temporary.

And if they're not?

Then you'll learn
to cope with them.

I'm not certain
I'll be able to.

I'm...

Afraid?

Vulcans don't
experience fear.

You sought these emotions.

Don't expect them
to vanish overnight.

Patience.

[Man chattering]

A few tweaks and
it fit right in.

What's our top speed?

3.2.

That should get us to
the rendezvous point
with time to spare.

You did the right thing.

Seems the longer
we're out here, the more

I have to keep
saying that to myself.

Those people will be ok.
They'll get home.

Captain to the bridge.

(Reed)
go ahead.

Prepare to go
to maximum warp.

Aye, sir.