Nothing at all?' Tucker asked again.
There was that blast of static and then it all stopped. No more communication from the vessel,' she gestured at the space station on the screen. ...or whatever it is, and I can't raise the captain.'
Try again.'
Mr Tucker, our circumstances have not changed. Repeatedly committing the same errors will not bring about results.' For someone from a race that claimed no emotions, T'Pol always sounded angry or frustrated. Look again at the facts before us. The captain is not on the space station. His proximity set off a defensive response, resulting in his disappearance. Possibly his annihiliation.'
Tucker pointed a warning finger at her. Now don't you...'
However, we have found no trace in human remains. It seems more likely that he was caught up in an aftershock of the field effect we recorded emanating from the space station.'
Then we need to get on board and find out what that field being generated in there is all about,' suggested Reed.
We need to find the captain,' said Tucker.
Mr Reed, have you been able to pinpoint the defensive mechanism that was used against Captain Archer.'
Oh, yes.' Reed brought up a larger magnification of the space station. If we can disarm this port here, and this one over here, we should be right.'
Can you do that?'
I want to do minimum damage. I'm just going to stand in the airlock and shoot the bloody things with a phase pistol. Then I can get across to the space station and organise docking procedures from their side.'
The Vulcan shot him a questioning glance. You will be putting yourself at risk.'
The captain wasn't ready for the unpleasant greeting he was given.' Reed grinned and switched the setting on his phase pistol from stun to kill. I will be.'
The Vulcan nodded. Mr Mayweather you will begin a sensor sweep of the planet below.'
For the captain.'
For human life signs.'
But how could he get down there?'
That, surely is the sort of thing this ship has been assigned to learn.'