Earth, Federation Council Building, side chamber
May 12, 2297
Purcell looked over the attire of the team one more time. Isaiah's tie was crooked so Purcell went over and rotated it slightly. Jidod fussed with the bow tie and it became crooked. "Why do I have to wear this thing?!" he slightly whined.
"Because you didn't want to wear a tie," said Purcell.
"I should be allowed to wear my armor!"
"Honey," said Genji, "you look good with a bow tie." She held up her communicator, using the camera mode as a mirror while she combed her hair.
"Then I shall wear this as a sacred symbol of honor!" He looked at his bat'leth. "Can I at least be allowed to bring in my weapon?"
"Why?" Purcell asked. "Who are you going to fight in an award ceremony?"
Jidod crossed his arms. "A Klingon should never be far from his weapon."
"But you're a federation member now," said Genji.
Jidod glared at her "I'm still a Klingon...honey."
"Fine, you can bring it. Just don't send the President to Romulus, OK?"
"Don't worry about it," said Isaiah. "I'll keep everyone safe." He was sitting and spinning in his chair while doing his homework. "Now, what's the answer to question 4?"
Jidod said "4."
"The question is about the atomic weight of neutronium."
"Still 4."
"OK… coulda swore it was heavier."
Purcell was about to say something when Enabran grabbed his attention and shook his head. So, Purcell decided to stay quiet.
Genji put away her comb and Enabran closed her communicator and returned it to her. "Are they ready yet?"
"I think-" Purcell was interrupted by the Tellarite aid to the president entering the room.
"The President is running a little late," the tall Tellarite said. He wiped some sweat from top of his brow near the hairline. "You can mingle with the council members while you wait. They have all arrived."
"Ah, so we may commence the human term of schmoozing," said Enabran.
"Thank you, Tevrin," said Purcell. Tevrin left the room as the team stood up. Purcell stepped in front of the closed door. "Now remember, if they ask questions, don't mention the superpowers or the Borg or the Q war or-"
"We understand it!" Jidod said as he picked up the bat'leth and put it on his back. "I still can't believe we have to hide our powers with these whiny brats!"
"They're politicians, Jidod," said Purcell. "They're supposed to be whiny. Besides, you wouldn't want the council members asking questions about how you got the bat'leth, would you?"
"Hmmm...see your point. BUT STILL!"
Isaiah patted him on the shoulder. "At least I can talk about MY powers! Just send them to me and I will impress them!"
Jidod elbowed him in the side, but softly. "Like that time you crashed into a tree? That was very impressive..."
"Be nice, everyone. Remember the words of our mayor- "Don't embarrass me!""
Federation Council Chamber,
a moment later.
While they waited for the president to arrive, the team chatted with the 40 representatives and officials who bothered to attend the ceremony. They regaled them with the carefully worded statement Section 31 required them to say, emphasizing parts where they fought the robots and leaving out parts about Snow Byte and how she blew up the facility. Then Isaiah and Enabran almost got into a fight over the last fried cheese ball on the buffet aisle.
Jidod allowed one of the Starfleet officers to hold his bat'leth, just as the Federation president arrived. Jidod turned his back to face the president and clap with everyone else. The officer softly placed the bat'leth back on his back and started clapping as well.
"Thank you, thank you," said president Ra-ghoratreii, an older man from Efrosia. "One more minute and we will begin the ceremony." The music began to play again. "Don't forget to try the Betazed snackcakes! They're to die for!" laughter from the crowd.
Isaiah walked over to the buffet table where the cookie-shaped snackcakes were. He was about to grab more than one when Jingwei called him on his in-brain communicator. {Attention, human child!} said Jingwei. {There is an explosive device 1.56 meters from your current position.}
Isaiah looked around. He saw the buffet table, the empty seats where the councilors sit during legislative meetings, the people standing around him, and a houseplant positioned next to the raised councilor seats. {Where? I don't see anything that looks like a bomb!}
"What are you searching around for?" asked Jidod. "The snackcakes are in front of you." He reached beside Isaiah and picked one up for himself.
Isaiah looked at Jidod. "Jingwei says there's a bomb here but I don't see it."
{The bomb is right in front of you, stupid enhanced human.}
"But Jidod's not a bomb, Jingwei," said Isaiah.
{No, where you were looking a second ago.}
"Oh...Still don't see it." Isaiah turned back.
"Why is there a plant that Efrosians are allergic to here?" Jidod asked. He pointed to the houseplant.
Isaiah asked his computer to scan it. He saw the results a few seconds later. "Hmm...lotta plasma for a houseplant."
"That's the bomb, moron!" Jidod stuffed the snackcake in his mouth and grabbed his bat'leth.
{Detonation imminent!} Jingwei warned.
Isaiah aimed his palm at the enemy houseplant. "Shield bubble!" he ordered the computer. fwiiish! A shield appeared around the houseplant. A wormhole opened next to it and Isaiah flung the houseplant into it.
BOOOOM! The floor shook and the closest window to the explosion shattered from the force of the blast, the glass going outwards. People in the room screamed. Isaiah and Jidod ran to the window. They looked down as people ran away from the falling debris and glass.
"Why'd you toss it out there?" Isaiah asked.
"I thought it was a smaller bomb. So I send it 300 meters up."
Purcell ran to their side. "What was that about?" he asked.
Opening sequenceOpening song: gravityWall feat Feat. Tielle&Gemie by SawanoHiroyuki, start at 1:16
Zoom in on Jidod as he swings the Kahless bat'leth in training. Cut to K'mtar leaning against the wall, looking on sternly. Then cut to Isaiah sitting alone on a boulder, looking away, overlooking the colony. He looks a mixture of bored and hopeful. He raises his hand and the omega molecule dances above. He quickly looks to the right and the camera spins in that direction in a blur cut. Enabran is standing in the middle of a circle as the 5 cloaked pa wraths point their bony fingers at him and dance around him. Enabran has his hands up, ready to fight. They raise their hands and the camera points up. The scene is now outside the colony in the wasteland, following Genji from behind as she is running. Camera follows for 4 seconds and then Jingwei flies overhead, lands and opens the cockpit door. Camera cuts to inside the hero HQ as the 9 year old mayor throws her doll in disgust and Pense catches it.
I know you're craving for my blood…
The Khan Augments, Arik Soong, Founder Changling, Iconian Spirit, Snow Byte's drones, and Muffet fade in and out while making menacing faces and glowy eyes at the camera.
I'm screaming something to you, whatever something to me.
Genji and Jidod rest against each other's backs in a plain background. Isaiah sits away from them in another direction. Enabran sits with his brother, the flames dancing between their hands.
Now I don't know what I really want,
Camera cuts to Isaiah flying in the sky above the colony, looking angry. He fires a phaser blast from his hands. It goes past the camera. Camera pans left and Enabran is flying up as well and firing a green colored energy blast past the camera. Camera spins up 180 degrees, facing the sun. Jingwei flies and stops in front of the sun, eclipsing it totally. Scene cuts to front of Jingwei, dodging energy balls coming from behind the camera, then points the phaser rifle, dodges again, points the hand and missiles phase in from above Jingwei's back and fire past the camera. Cut to Jidod, standing on the ground, swatting energy bolts away with the bat'leth. Then he attaches the guiding device Pense gave him in season 1. He raises the bat'leth and swings. Camera cuts to behind him after he finishes the swing. An asteroid appears in the sky about 10 kilometers above but it's massive. It starts to fall to the ground. Camera cuts to above the planet, looking down as an asteroid the size of the one that killed the dinosaurs hits the planet. The asteroid explodes and the scene goes dark, and the music cuts. The words Star Trek Colony Season 2 appears in the blank screen. Episode 10: Awarded For Failure appear below it.
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Outside Federation Council building, San Francisco
five minutes later,
Starfleet and city police pulled tape and set up barriers when the team walked past. A crowd of people and reporters milled about, trying to learn what happened inside. The team was ignored by them as they stood in front of the barriers and tape, ostensibly waiting for President Ra-ghoratreii, who had a very high approval rating in this term of office. Walking with the team were three Starfleet security guards, armed with heavy phaser rifles. Jidod squinted when he stepped into the bright sunlight and wished he brought a hat with him.
Once they got past the crowds, it was safe to speak again. Purcell looked around and didn't see anyone within earshot besides the team and guards. "Keep a lookout. The bomber could strike again," he said.
"How'd you know it was there?" Genji asked.
"Jingwei told me," said Isaiah. They walked into the shade made by the tall skyscrapers around them. After making another left, they saw the sunbeams again and made a right onto that street. They came across the wide park in front of their hotel. Past the benches and statues of famous city heroes, in the middle of the park's empty space, was the kneeling Jingwei. A large crowd of people stood around Jingwei. Kids climbed and slid down Jingwei's legs. They walked towards the robot.
"Is that yours?" asked one of the guards to Purcell.
"Genji's, actually," replied Purcell. "Don't worry." He waved his hands playfully. "We have a permit for him."
When Genji got within a few meters of Jingwei, it turned its head to look at her.
"How you doing, big guy?" Genji asked.
"I am operating normally," Jingwei started, "but I am dismayed by the number of tourists playing around me."
"Wow! It talks!" shouted a tourist.
"Amazing!" another tourist exclaimed.
"This is better than Starfleet museum!" said a kid.
"Just relax, big guy," said Genji. "We'll be out of here soon."
Some tourists walked over to Genji, getting up in her space.
"Did you built him yourself?" asked a tall tourist.
"How many credits did it cost?" asked a female Caitian tourist.
"Can you build one for me?" asked an Andorian guy with three head antennas.
"How did you solve the surface to volume ratio problem?" asked a Vulcan tourist.
"Did he just call me fat?" Jingwei asked.
"How did you know about the bomber?" Genji asked.
"The card I gave you has some sensors in it," he replied.
"OK, just...wait here," said Purcell. "We'll have you off your feet in an hour." Purcell turned around to leave and as he did, he saw a human male carrying a backpack with rainbow fabric that changed color as he walked. He didn't think anything suspicious of this, but he did when the man stared at Jingwei. Something about him didn't seem right. He stopped walking and turned round. "Hey Jingwei? Can you scan the man with the colorful backpack?"
Jingwei ignored the other tourists and turned his head to look at the man staring at him in front of the team's hotel. The man noticed he was being stared at. He started running away. "That bag has traces of the explosive," said Jingwei.
"Right, thanks! Let's get 'em team!"
Isaiah and the team turned around and saw the man running. Purcell ran after him. "I'll fly-"
"No flying!" Purcell interrupted Isaiah. "No obvious powers! Now come on!"
Isaiah and the team caught up with Purcell in their chase of the bomber through the busy park as they jumped over sleeping people, benches and bushes. The bomber quickly crossed the street, zig-zagged around tourists and went into an alley. "He shouldn't be faster than you!" Enabran said to Purcell.
"You're right. He's enhanced! In that case, use your super speed!" They followed him into the very clean yet poorly lit alley. Cleaning drones slid away from them in their mad chase.
Jidod ran faster than the team, jumping over the drones in his way. He shouted "Stop running and let me kill you!" at the bomber.
Enabran caught up with Jidod. He shouted "You will die tired at this rate! Your family will be embarrassed!"
Isaiah caught up with Enabran. All three of them were 5 meters from the bomber. "You're Khan, aren't you?! KHHAAANNNN!" The bomber looked back with a confused look on his face. "I knew it!"
The bomber slipped on a puddle of water and fell back first on the ground, sliding down the street. He reached for his wrist device. Jidod caught up to him first and swung his bat'leth down as the bomber slid along the street. wroom! A strange purplish light enveloped the bomber and he vanished just as the tip of Jidod's blade was going to slice his left arm off.
"Graag!" Jidod shouted! "Almost had him!"
"Quick, Jidod!" Purcell said in a quick breath as he caught up. "Take out your attachment and put it on the blade!" Purcell took out his tricorder and slowly waved it over the area the bomber was transported from as Jidod attached the mike-shaped device from his pocket to his bat'leth. It was the same device he used to make the portal that entered the Q realm.
"Now what?"
"I have the signal! Transmitting to your device."
"I feel a pulling feeling from the blade," said Jidod. He pointed the blade in the direction of the hotel. "He's this way, according to the blade."
"He must have used a short range transporter," said Genji. "Let's beam to him now!"
"No, it could be a trap!" said Purcell. "Let's head back to the park and get you into Jingwei. After that, we'll track him down." He ran towards the park, huffing as he did. "Ohhh, need more...calisthenics exercises!"
"You should just send us in first!" said Isaiah. "We can handle everything!"
"So...can...the Augments! Assuming...he is...one. But there's no way they...have...a counter...for Jingwei."
They got to the plaza and back to Jingwei's crouched right leg. "Hey Jingwei!" said Purcell. "Prepare for-" Purcell stopped when Jingwei raised his left arm and pointed to their hotel's fourth floor. "How did you know that?"
"You should have asked me," said Jingwei.
Commercial BreakFlashback to season 1, episode 14: Jingwei, piloted by Genji, has knocked Isaiah and Enabran senselessly into the ground. Isaiah opened his eyes. He saw the sun shining on him, and squinted. The robot floated in front of the sun. He could start to see the various alerts in his mind. Of special importance was the weakened structural integrity field and shields at ten percent, and the broken ribs.
"Tired of getting your ass whipped?" Genji asked with Jingwei's voice.
"You still alive?" Isaiah asked Enabran.
"Ummhuh…" he replied with a mumble. Isaiah looked at him. Enabran's head was stuck in the ground. Isaiah reached over and pulled his friend out of the ground. "Thanxz." He wiped the dirt from his face. "What's the new plan?"
"We blast it to pieces!"
"An excellent strate-cough!"
We now return to Star Trek Colony.
Only Toonami.The bomber sat on the floor of the hotel, trying his best to stay out of sight. He reached inside his backpack and pulled out an energy pistol, a substantially larger model than the current federation models. What in the name of kah-less is going on in this era? Giant robots? Superhumans? Super Klingons? And why is a Cardassian here? The Cardassians don't fight the federation for another 40 years. And why was that kid calling me Khan? What the hell's a Khan?
In front of him, between the human bed and the non-human environmental sleep pod, a portal opened up. Jidod, Isaiah, and Enabran stepped into the room. "Where-?" Isaiah started to ask.
Frrzzs Frrzzss Frzzss! The bomber on the floor fired three times in a desperate sweeping motion. Enabran's, Isaiah's, and Jidod arms were blasted off, the disrupter energy somehow bypassing their shields. "AARGH!" they screamed, holding their smoldering stumps and falling back against the beds and walls.
{I…} the glasses wearing Pah Wraith said before vanishing. Apparently he resided in Enabran's right arm.
The bomber stood up and aimed his weapon at the enemies around him. "How? What are you frakbars?"
A transporter light filled the room. Before he could react, pssst! The weapon, and his arm were phasered from his body. Genji saw her wounded teammates and got mad. She hit the bomber with the butt of her rifle in the head, then stood over him, kicking him in the chest and face. "Who! Are! YOU! Working! For!" she shouted at him as she stomped him.
The door swung open and the Starfleet guards entered the room. Purcell pulled her off him. "OK, that's enough. Help your team!" He pushed the smoking arm of the bomber away and stood over him as the guards surrounded the room. Purcell leaned over the wounded man. "Why did you try to blow up the President? Are you a Khan?"
"I'm not a Khan. I'm a Klingon," the fallen man muttered. "I'm..time traveler." He spat up blood. "I'm here to save the future."
20 minutes later.
One more run of the dermal regenerator and Jidod's arm was finally reattached. Enabran and Isaiah's only took a few minutes to reattach, given that they had magic and science powers to speed up the process. The guards carried away the thoroughly beaten Klingon and one carried away his arm.
"What was his malfunction anyway?" Isaiah asked Purcell once Jidod could move his arm again.
"He's a time traveler from 2660. The Klingon empire collapsed and merged with the Federation. He wanted to weaken the Federation and stop its Golden age. But he didn't count on us being there."
"Are we still going to get medals?"
"Yes, but we won't be meeting the president anymore. I'd say it's time we went home."
On board the Section 31 ship,
One hour later.
As the ship zig-zagged around the busy space of Earth, the team met in front of Jingwei in the cargo bay. Purcell opened the boxes and took out the medals. He held them out in front of the team. "Here are your medals. Take a good look at them."
"Wow, that's nice. Sweet!" said Jidod, Genji, and Isaiah. They reached out to touch them.
"And that's all you will get." Purcell snatched them back.
"What? Oh come on! That's not fair!" said Jidod, Genji, and Isaiah.
"Look, when the time traveler did not know who you were, it was clear that Section 31 covered up your identities. That means no recognition for you."
"I suspected as much," said Enabran. "We are your shadow puppets, are we not?"
"Precisely," said Purcell. He walked over to Jingwei, then to his right hand. "You, our very large friend, get the medals. You did most of the work and nobody's going to check the inside of your cockpit."
"As you wish," said Jingwei with barely any emotion in his voice. "The recognition of lesser beings is hardly important to me." He put his hand on his upper chest and continued to brag. "An empire as large as the federation should be strong enough to weather anything, even the loss of a leader. The T'Kon survived for thousands of years without a leader for we had collective will."
"But I want it all…" Isaiah whined. "The recognition, the glamour, all of it…"
While Jingwei put the medals in his cockpit, Purcell walked over to the moping Isaiah and whapp! slapped him upside the head. "Quit whining. You're famous enough on New Busan and Yorktown. That should be enough."
"I wanted glory as well," said Jidod in a sad voice.
Genji walked over and wrapped her arms around him. "You're my hero. That's enough, isn't it?" said Genji.
"Mmmmm," Jidod hummed.
"Oh get me a room!" Enabran threw his arms out and walked away from his whiny teammates.
End chapter 10.