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Episode 26

Star Trek: Phoenix-X
"Secret Shuttles, Part III: Persistence"

(In 2377, in the Prime Universe, on the Xena, Captain Aeris opens hailing frequencies upon approach of the Cardassian Galor-class Scorpion)
Aeris: We have contacted the Cardassian government and they have said that they are not responsible for your actions.
>Karette: Well, we have contacted the Federation government and they have said that they are not responsible for your actions!
Aeris: No, they didn't. You're a liar.
>Karette: No, you're a liar.
Aeris: Stop copying me!
>Karette: No, you stop copying me!
Aeris: Do you want me to fire on you?!
>Karette: Do you want me to fire on you???
Aeris: No!
>Karette: No?
Aeris: Arrgghh.
>Karette: Arrgghh.

(In 2374, the Klokian timeship Klon flashes in with Phoenix-X Vectors Alpha/Beta accelerating from, and at transwarp, away from it before dropping back into normal space and cloaking, undetected)
Red: Commander! I'm picking up something on sensors!!
Armond: Good! That means you are not sleeping on the job. I commend you for that.
Red: Thank you, sir. You, you don't know how much that means to me.
Armond (hand on shoulder): Well, Red. I meant every word of it.
(They are about to have a professional moment)
Shane: Uuhh. So, what's on sensors?

(The Klon cloaks as the Past, Past Phoenix-X and the Past, Past Cardassian Hideki-class Tarak swoop in, firing like crazy at each other. Everyone on the future cloaked vessels observe)
Tellus: Look how arrogant and immature the Phoenix-X is in this time period. They shoot first and don't even ask questions later.
(He notices Meloneus getting on the transporter pad with a gun)
Meloneus: Okay. Time to blow some heads! We'll shoot first. No time for questions—
Tellus: Where are you going?
Meloneus: I told Klokian to take me back to this time period so I can save my wife from a plasma explosion on my ship.
Tellus: Wow. That's a really noble and honourable thing to do.
Meloneus: I know. So, don't tell anyone. Remember, we're the bad guys.
Klokian (joins): Klokian send you back here only as favour for helping Klokian to get timeship.
Tellus: Where are you going?
Klokian: Klokian go and cripple Phoenix-X from inside.
Tellus: Oh, okay. I'll just stay here aaannd... look at some Cardassian Playreptile magazines.
(He looks through one)
Tellus: Wooh! Look at the scales on that baby.

(On the cloaked Phoenix-X Vectors Alpha/Beta, Matt enters the Bridge)
Armond: Lieutenant. We have a dire mission for you.
Matt: Oh, man. I don't even know what dire means.
Armond: Computer. Define the word, dire.
#Computer: The Computer will not misuse its purposes on such ill-advised drivel.
Matt: What does drivel mean?
Armond: Never mind. We detected Meloneus and Klokian beaming onto the Tarak and the Past, Past Phoenix-X.
Matt: Is Tarak the name of the Cardassian ship?
Armond: Yes, it is. In English it means, "to borrow one's wife for the night".
(Shane enters)
Armond: We need you and Shane to beam onto the Past, Past Phoenix-X and the Tarak to stop Klokian and Meloneus.
Shane: I still don't see why you need two people for that.
Armond: Quiet! You have to do it. Half the crew is missing and everyone else on the ship is actually working.
Matt: I was studying the Phoenix-X's database?
Shane: I was recording music for my career.
Armond: Exactly! You two have been wasting your time.
Shane (to Matt): He might be right. This could be a serious problem.
Matt (shrugs): What should we do?
Armond: I just gave you a mission!! Hurry up and do it!
Shane: Let's do that mission that Armond guy was talking about.
Matt: Okay. But this is highly irregular. We should talk to that Armond guy when we get back.
(They leave)
Armond: Arrgghh.

(In 2375, in the Mirror Universe, Phoenix-X Vector Gamma and the shuttlecraft Roche power-surge in by reaching tendrils of iso-star energy. They just sit there, in amazement)
Wallace: Nice star.
Daniel: Shut up! And let me know when the computer beeps.
(The computer beeps)
Wallace: The computer beeped, sir.
Daniel: Aahh!!! I mean, what is it?
Wallace (checks): Alien vessels native to this Universe are approaching us. They appear Jem'Hadar.
Daniel: Take us out of here, Mr. Wallace.
Wallace: I can't. The primary energy coil distributors are in a reverse molecular flow to that of this Universe.
Daniel: What the heck does that mean? Never mind. Just scan the iso-star the way the Trill did, so it can take us back.
Wallace: I can't. The star that brought us here also pushed us too far from it for our scans to have any affect on it.
Daniel: Arrghh. Stupid Wallace and his stupid contradictions. Okay, okay, okay! I'm the Captain. I'll figure out what to do. After I regenerate in my gelatinous state.
(He walks away)
Wallace: You can't! The Doctor said that if you change shape, you'd cause temporal effects that would kill us all.
Daniel: Oh, yeah. How did you know that!? Oh, yeah, you're part of that Section 31 group.
(He just stands there looking out the viewscreen at the iso-star)
Daniel: You know, you're right. That is a nice star.

(As Night Seifer is confined to guest quarters, he activates the communications computer. Meanwhile, outside his locked door, there are two security officers)
Elly: Did we disconnect the computers in the Commander's room?
Yeltso (shrugs): Who knows.

(In Night Seifer's guest quarters, Lex from the Roche blinks on his laptop screen)
>Lex Gotens: Seifer! We have just about rebuilt our energy coils to match this universe's.
Night Seifer: You don't belong in this universe. No one does!! Except for the duplicate Gotens symbiont in James' stomach. But, other than that, no one does!! Except for all the other people in this universe. But, other than all the people in the Universe, no one does!!
>Lex Gotens: I know. I have taken the Mirror Gotens prisoner.
(She shows the Half-Mirror James Gotens locked up behind a force field)
Night Seifer: Yes! I knew my old symbiont would come to its senses.
>Lex Gotens: Now I plan to run away forever! Hahahaha!
(The screen clicks off)
Night Seifer: Oh yeah? Well, you're not getting away that easily.
(The screen clicks back on)
>Lex Gotens: Yes, I am!
(The screen clicks back off)
Night Seifer: Dammit.

(In 2374, in the Prime Universe, on the Past, Past, Phoenix-X, no one sees Matt beam on board)
Matt: Heh, heh.
(He feels lonely)
Matt: Aww. I wish someone could've seen that.
(He peers out into the hallway as crew are running around everywhere)
#Past, Past Night Gotens: Red alert. This is not a drill! I repeat. This is not a drill! Just because I said it wasn't a drill last time we had a drill, doesn't mean that it is now.
(Klokian sticks to the ceiling of the hallway, distorting in and out of sight)
Matt (watching carefully): Oh, so you gotta cloaking device on ya, eh?
(Klokian snaps his head in Matt's direction)
Matt: Oh, so you got really good hearing too, eh? Crap!
(The ship shakes from attacks. Klokian scurries away along the ceiling, invisible. Matt runs after)

(On the Past, Past Bridge)
Past, Past Daniel: Helm! They're coming around! Fire!!
Past, Past Night Gotens: Captain, I have a plan.
Past, Past Daniel (runs to a console): I have a better one! Maybe we can take home a prisoner.
(He beams a Cardassian over, whom is holding a Playreptile magazine)
Past, Past Agenos: What is going on here?! This isn't mine. I deny all allegations!
Past, Past Daniel: There. We have a prisoner. Let's see Gul Meloneus do something about that.
(Daniel is suddenly beamed off onto the Tarak)
Past, Past Night Gotens: Damn. That was my plan too.

(Meanwhile, Matt follows Klokian into the Past, Past Alpha Nacelle compartment at the top of Past, Past Phoenix-X)
Matt (aims phaser): Uhhh, stop!
(He approaches a  panel)
Klokian (hisses): This not you, human. You not fighter. You engineer!
Matt: No!
(Klokian activates an engine shut down)
Klokian: Besides, phaser not harm Klokian. Human only chance is to fight hand to hand.
(Matt begins to lower his phaser, about to take up his offer)
Klokian: Hhhhiiisssss...

(The Past, Past Phoenix-X is rendezvoused with the Past, Past Tarak. Past, Past Night Gotens shoves Agenos onto the pad in the Transporter room to trade crew members)
Past, Past Night Gotens: Gotens to Red. Ready?
#Past, Past Red: Yes.
Past, Past Night Gotens: Lower shields. Energize.
(Agenos gets beamed out but, suddenly, Night Gotens is also beamed out)

(Meanwhile, in the Alpha Nacelle compartment, Matt re-aims his phaser)
Matt: You're right.
Klokian: Just as Klokian thought.
Matt: But I can cause fusion.
(He fires a phaser beam at the nacelle. The glass shatters and blue plasma gas floods out attacking Klokian. The gas begins to spread)
Matt (taps comm.): Activate pre-destined beam out transfer.
(The plasma rolls towards his feet, so he jumps as he gets beamed out to the cloaked Phoenix-X Vectors Alpha/Beta)

(In 2375, in the Mirror Universe, on Phoenix-X Vector Gamma, the communications panel beeps)
Wallace: The Mirror Jem'Hadar are hailing.
Daniel: Ignore it! Are the coils reversed yet?
Wallace (checks): No. Lieutenant GoyCho and his team are still working on it.

(On Deck 10, Night Seifer exits his guest quarters and knocks down the two Security officers)
Night Seifer: That was easy.
(The two women get back up and start beating him up, back)
Night Seifer: Owe! Ack!! Ooff!! Ark!!
Yeltso (punching): Why is he making those sound effects?
Elly (punching): I don't know. Just keep on hitting.
(Seifer pushes them away)
Night Seifer: Oh, forget it. I'll just activate the spider program.
(He taps on the panel near him. The holo-emitters in the corridors project a tall, thin metallic spider. The spider speeds over and swipes the two guards away. Seifer runs off)

(On the Gamma Battle Bridge, Wallace's panel beeps again)
Daniel: Man. That is so irritating.
Wallace: Captain, the Commander has stolen the Paroga and has used a reverse plasma boost to push it towards the Roche. The Mirror Jem'Hadar are threatening to destroy it if we don't surrender.
Daniel: Oh, crap. He's still after the Gotens symbiont. Can you stop the Paroga in any way, or transport me there?
Wallace: No, sir.
Daniel: Man! You are so demoted later, Mr. Wallace.
(He runs off)

(In 2374, in the Prime Universe, no one sees Shane beam onto the Past, Past Cardassian Hideki-class Tarak, seconds before it warps away)
Shane: Heh, heh.
(He feels lonely)
Shane: Aawww. I wish someone could've seen that.
Past, Past Agenos (runs over): I saw it!
Shane: Shut up.
(He punches Agenos out. Shane has a hard time as he shapeshifts into a Cardassian)
Shane: There's a Changeling disrupter on this ship! Crud!
(Meloneus, from the Klon, runs by)
Shane: It's Meloneus, going to change the timeline! Crud!

(As the Past, Past Tarak has rendezvoused with two more Cardassian starships, Shane chases after and, noticing, Meloneus leads Shane through the Infirmary, Mess hall, Cardassian scales waxing room, and the Brig. They run off, not noticing Past, Past Daniel and Past, Past Night in separate jail cells)
Past, Past Daniel: Ughhh....... I'm losing my consciousness. I can't hold .......on.
Past, Past Night Gotens: The forefields don't extend to those trellium bars. If you can change shape, even for a second, you could escape and destroy that Obsidian Order device.
(Daniel slides through the bars, in his gelatinous state, reaches up from the puddle and crushes the shapeshifting disrupter with his remaining strength. He then regains his energy)
Past, Past Daniel: I'm back. Now they are going to pay.

(Meanwhile, as Past, Past Phoenix-X has dropped transwarp and split into multi-vector attack mode, Shane finds he can shapeshift again, so he liquefies through the floors to find Meloneus in Main Engineering, looking for his wife)
Meloneus: Sarella! You have to get away from that plasma window before the glass shatters!!
Past, Past Sarella: What are you talking about, Meloneus? Have you been drinking the used containers of Cardassian scale wax again?
Shane (enters): Oh I get it. You're here to save your wife!
Meloneus: Yes I am and, oh my Cardassian gods, you're a Changeling!
(He gasps)
Meloneus: Gasp!
Shane: That's right! I'm Shane! The Changeling!
(He stands like a hero. Meloneus gasps again)
Meloneus: Gasp!
Shane: Stop that.
(The Past, Past Tarak shakes as Past, Past Phoenix-X vectors finalize their attack)
Shane (points): Uhh, is the glass supposed to crack like that?
(The plasma containment chamber shatters, spilling out blue plasma all over Sarella)
Past, Past Sarella: AAAaaahhhh!!!!!
(Sarella's bio matter destabilizes and she vapourizes)
Meloneus: Nnoooo!!!!
#Tellus: Meloneus. Those Starfleet prisoners have retaken the Bridge and their ship is towing the Tarak. I'm transporting you out of there.
(Shane liquefies out of sight as Meloneus is beamed out)

(In 2375, in the Mirror Universe, Daniel runs really fast aboard Phoenix-X Vector Gamma. He slams right through wall and reshapes outside on the hull of the ship. He crouches and pushes away from Vector Gamma, into space, towards the Paroga. The Mirror Jem'Hadar attack ships fire at the Paroga just as Daniel grabs onto the hull and liquefies inside to meet Night Seifer)
Night Seifer: Hey.
Daniel: Hey, you're about to be destroyed.
(He reaches for the panel and alters the course, as the torpedo misses the Paroga)
Daniel: You're so bent on getting your symbiont back, that you don't even know what's going on around you!
(Seifer is busy changing the course back)
Night Seifer: Huh? What? I don't have time to turn around to see who's talking. Leave your name on a piece of paper and I'll get back to you.
(Daniel turns Seifer's chair around)
Night Seifer: Oh, hey! Wow, you really came through for me. You risked causing the deaths of everyone by changing shape to come here and save my life.
(The Captain looks up and ponders that)
Daniel: Oh yeahhh. I did, didn't I? I guess that X material is controlled by my consciousness. When I stopped thinking about it, it stopped being a threat.
(Seifer uses this opportunity to hail the shuttlecraft Roche)
Night Seifer: Night to Roche. You must surrender the symbiont!
Daniel: Hey, I'm pondering here!
Night Seifer: Oh, sorry. You know, you really are a true friend.
(The Captain looks up and ponders that.)
Daniel: Yeah.
(Seifer uses this opportunity to hail the Roche again)
Night Seifer: This your last warning, Roche.
Daniel: Hey. Stop that!
>Lex Gotens: Seifer. You have to face the fact that you can't have this symbiont back!
Night Seifer: No, I don't. I don't know any facts!
Daniel: Listen, Trill. If you don't surrender yourself, I will come over there myself and surrender yourself for myself.
>Lex Gotens: No, I mean it is impossible for the Night host to take the symbiont back. From my new symbiont's knowledge, he's already had four operations relative to symbiosis transfer procedure. Another one could kill him.
(Pause)
Night Seifer: Oh.
(He sits back)
Night Seifer: Well, never mind about all that trying to chase you stuff. I'll just have to learn to just live with the Seifer symbiont.
>Lex Gotens: Good. Then farewell.
(The screen clicks off)
Night Seifer: I won't really. I'm gonna find a way to heal myself and come back for her.
(The screen clicks back on)
>Lex Gotens: No you won't!
(The screen clicks back off)
Night Seifer: How does she keep doing that?

(In 2374, in the Prime Universe, the reintegrated Past, Past Phoenix-X tractor beams the Tarak into warp. Both the cloaked timeship Klon and the cloaked Phoenix-X Vectors Alpha/Beta now uncloak)
Tellus: Hey! The Phoenix-X was with us all along! Well, at least the top two-thirds of it.
Meloneus: Shut up and bring us out of here!
(They activate temporal device and Phoenix-X Vectors Alpha/Beta follows it through the temporal jump)

(In 2377, both the Klokian timeship Klon and Phoenix-X Vectors Alpha/Beta flash back to their original present. The Galaxy-class Xena and the Galor-class Scorpion are just sitting there)

(On the Xena)
Aeris: It seems to be some kind of timeship. Tractor it!

(On the Scorpion)
Karette: It seems to be some kind of timeship. Tractor it!

(The Xena, Scorpion and Phoenix-X Vectors Alpha/Beta all fan tractor beams upon the Klon)
Meloneus: Set the timeship to go more into the future. I wanna see what happens since there is nothing else to do.
Tellus: Okay. But if space doesn't exist in the future, don't blame me.
(He taps at the panels as the Scorpion hails them)
>Karette: I have to beam you two out of there. We're losing our tractor beam to the two other ships and we can't let you be taken prisoner.
Meloneus: No!!

(But Meloneus and Tellus are beamed out per Karette's desire, prompting her to next warp the Scorpion away in retreat. The timeship Klon then begins to flash. Armond taps his commbadge)
Armond: Armond to Transporter Room 3. If anyone is there, beam onto the timeship before it goes.

(Quickly, Matt is in the transporter room and beams himself onto the Klon)
Matt: Hello? Anyone here? I guess not.
(Shane liquefies from the wall)
Shane: I am. I snuck onboard with Meloneus. So, how you doing?
Matt: I'm fine. I'm just trying to get used to all this crazy space traveling. You?
Shane: I'm okay. I just feel bad for Meloneus because he saw his wife die.

(In 2375, in the Mirror Universe, the shuttlecraft Roche warps out of there as Daniel and Seifer on the shuttlecraft Paroga are suddenly tractored by Wallance from Phoenix-X Vector Gamma)
>Wallace: Sir. The Mirror Jem'Hadar are firing on us again.
Daniel: Do you have power back?
>Wallace: Yes.
(Pause)
>Wallace: Oh. You probably want me to fire back at them. Heh, heh.
Daniel: No. Just do the intensive scan thing on the iso-star, so we can get out of this freakin universe!
>Wallace: Well, okay. Can't I fire at least once?
Daniel: No!
>Wallace: Okay.
(Phoenix-X Vector Gamma activates the iso-star which then tendril-grabs both the Vector and the Paroga and a bunch of the Mirror Jem'Hadar attack ships. They all disappear)

(In the Prime Universe, all the starships re-appear causing the iso-star to dissipate. On Phoenix-X Vector Alpha/Beta, Lieutenant Wallace takes notice)
Wallace: Finally, we're home.
(He then sees that he brought the Mirror Jem'Hadar attack ships with him)
Wallace: Oops. Oh, well. It'll take them forever to figure out and do what they have to fix on their ships to be able to move in this universe.
(The Mirror Jem'Hadar suddenly reboot their systems with inverse energy. They warp out of there)
Wallace: Oh, well. I have a feeling that we'll never see them again.
(He then shudders, scared that he'll see them again)

(In 2400, on the Klokian timeship Klon, Shane and Matt continue to have a conversation)
Shane: So, anyways, that's the story of my life.
Matt: Wow. It was way longer than mine.
(They both look out the cockpit window and see that there are no ships outside)
Matt: Hey. Did you notice that we leaped through time all the while we were talking?
Shane: Are you saying we were so boring that we sat here for years talking?
Matt (nods): It is theoretically possible.
(He checks the computer)
Matt: We're twenty-three years into the future.

(The Phoenix-X of this future suddenly approaches them. Kugo goes on screen)
>Kugo: Matt, Shane. We've been waiting twenty-three years for you.