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I'm replacing you as Captain of the Enterprise. |
You'll stay aboard as Executive Officer... a temporary grade reduction to Commander. |
You, personally, are assuming command? |
Yes. |
May I ask Why? |
My experience five years out there dealing with unknowns like this my familiarity with the Enterprise, this crew... |
Admiral, this is an almost totally new enterprise. You don't know her a tenth as well as I do. |
That's why you're staying aboard. I'm sorry, Will. |
No, Admiral. I don't think you are; not one damned bit. I remember when you recommended me for this command. You told me how envious you were, and if only you could find a way to get a starship command again. Well, sir, it looks like you found a way. |
We'll have to replace Commander Sonak. I'd still like a Vulcan there, if possible... |
None available, Captain. There's no one in fact, who's fully rated on this design. |
You are, Mister Decker. I'm afraid you'll have to double as Science Officer. |
Programming ready? |
Program set for standard Warp entry, Captain... |
... but I still recommend further simulation study. |
Mister Decker; every minute brings that object nearer Earth! Engineering! Stand by for Warp Drive. |
Explanation, Mr. Decker: Why was my phaser order countermanded? |
Sir, the Enterprise redesign increases phaser power by channeling it through the main engines. When they went into antimatter imbalance, the phasers were automatically cut off. |
Then you acted properly, of course. |
Thank you, sir. I'm sorry I embar rassed you. |
You saved the ship. |
I'm aware of that, sir. |
Stop competing with me, Decker! |
Permission to speak freely, sir? |
Granted. |
Sir, you haven't logged a single star hour in two and a half years. That, plus your unfamiliarity with the ship's design in my opinion, sir, seriously jeopardizes our mission. |
I trust you will... nursemaid me through these difficulties, Mister? |
Yes, sir, I'll do that. |
If our Executive Officer has no objections...? |
Of course not. I'm aware of Mister Spock's qualifications. |
Mister Chekov, log Mister Spock's Starfleet commission reactivated; list him as Science Officer; both effective immediately. |
Recommend defensive posture, Captain: Screens and shields. |
No... ... that could also be misinter preted as hostile, Mr. Decker. Cloud composition, Mr. Spock? |
Captain, we've seen what their weapons can do. Shouldn't we take every possible precaution ? |
Mr Decker.... |
I advise caution, Captain; we can't withstand another attack. |
That thing is twenty hours from Earth. We know nothing about it yet. |
That's precisely the point, Captain. We don't know it will do. Moving into the cloud at this time, is an unwarranted gamble. |
How do you define <U>unwarranted</U>, <U>mister</U>?! |
You asked my opinion, sir. |
<U>Computer off</U>! |
It's taken control of the computer...! |
It's running our records! Starfleet strength, Earth defenses... |
The ship is under attack...! Man all defensive stations...! |
Forcefields, full remaining strength...! Total reserve! |
Why bring us inside? Not to destroy us; they could have done that outside. |
They could have many ways of destroying things, Mr. Decker. |
Captain, what's the next move? |
The question is, Mr. Decker, <U>is</U> there a next move... |
Well, Mr. Decker, it seems my bluff is being called. |
I'm afraid our hand is pretty weak, Captain. But it's the only game in town. |
, if we do not provide V'ger with certain information, we won't have twentytwo <U>seconds</U>; the plan must be implemented upon arrival. |
Captain, we can't be sure that our... move... will actually save Earth. |
No! |
Mr. Decker... I will contact you every five minutes. Otherwise... inform Mr. Scott immediately. |
Captain... I'd like to go along... |
The fault is here, sir, not in the transmission. The antenna leads have been disconnected. V'ger never intended to accept a transmitted signal. |
Capture God! In order to retrieve V'ger's data, the Creator has to physically come here!... |
And plug the signal directly into the circuitry at this... ... point here, Captain. It should pick up even a tricorder playback. |
Enterprise, I want that signal again. Transmit! |
Departure angle on viewer. |
Departure angle. |
It is a courier, Captain. Grade One priority. Nonbelligerency confirmed. |
Very well, Mr. Chekov, see to it. Viewer off. |
Deck four, Captain; Officers' Quarters...! |
Have a security team meet me at Deck Four main elevator! |
Sir! Airlock four has been opened; a thruster suit is reported missing! |
Spock...! Get a fix on his position! |
Mr. Chekov, when do those devices activate? |
They reach final position in... Twentyseven minutes mark. |
Engineering... |
Tractor beam strength lessening, Captain. |
Mr. Scott... on my next signal. |
The crews of the previous Enterprises were also carbon units. In what way is the life form in your vessel different? |
Carbon units are not true life forms... Do those images repre sent how Enterprise has evolved into its present form? |
Yes. |
Carbon units have clearly retarded Enterprise's proper evolvement. |
What is Enterprise's proper evolvement? |
Enterprise should not require the presence of carbon units. |
Enterprise would be unable to function <U>without</U> carbon units. |
More data concerning this functioning is necessary before carbon units can be patterned for data storage. |
What does that mean? |
When my examination is complete, the carbon units will be reduced to data patterns. |
Within you are memory patterns of a carbon unit. If I can help you revive these patterns; you could understand our functions better. |
That is logical. You may procede. |
Does V'ger object to the presence of the two carbon units? |
The carbon units are of no consequence; V'ger will determine their purpose. |
You said V'ger's purpose was to find and join with the Creator. |
That is how V'ger will survive. |
A machine...! Then it had to be programmed. By <U>whom</U>...? |
By the Creator. |
To join, and become One with the Creator? |
To learn all that is learnable; to deliver all collected data to the Creator on the third planet. That is the programming. |
As I stated, V'ger calls to the Creator. |
V'ger is announcing that it has arrived, sir that it's ready to deliver the information it was programmed to collect... |
'To learn all that is learnable.' |
It expects a return signal now, ordering it to transmit that information to the Creator. |
And when V'ger melds? What will happen to you? |
It will... take me from <U>you</U>... |
Who is...'V'ger'...? |
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