"Loyalties, Part II"
(The Phoenix-X sits, parked out in space next to the massive Ceavon Array and the six additional Starfleet starships from Task Force Epsilon. On the Phoenix-X, Armond's tactical console suddenly alerts)
Armond: Captain, main control is being re-routed by the Commander's authorization code.
Daniel: From where?
Armond: The Shark.
Daniel: Seifer!
(The Phoenix-X suddenly rotates its nose towards the Ceavon Array. The Phoenix-X then shoots out an orange particle stream from the deflector to the dish of the array. A light blinks on the array and a warning signal is sent out through a trans-subspace aperture to beyond the Milky Way Galaxy)
(In the Tagoth Galaxy, another identical Thalia Array receives the signal and someone on board it checks its computer)
Me5ura: Edf79Jgc 3rt2l33f 34qww!!
Jo4res: Sfgbc Fj421xxc fer8tu-i Ceavon.
(Me5ura glances at Jo4res, awaiting his order)
Jo4res Gbopws sD22 45-1e.
(Me5ura agrees and taps at the computer. The half the computer wall phase cloaks away, revealing a technical room beyond it. Me5ura activates an orb that appears in the room prompting a forcefield to go around it as the orb emits a multitude of particles)
Me5ura: 6sdf3gcv tYtvH.
(The Thalia Array then rotates, sending out a beam through the trans-subspace aperture)
(In the Milky Way Galaxy, the Ceavon Array gets the beam as the Phoenix-X maintains its orange beam)
Armond: Captain. The array has received a communication.
Daniel: See? I knew it was just for communicating. Letters from home!
Armond: But our transfer is interfering. We're receiving it instead.
Daniel: Kayl, see if you can overload the deflector and trigger an automated shut down.
(Nodding, the Lieutenant gets to work and causes the beam to blink out)
#Me5ura: 6sdf3gcv tYtvH.
Daniel: What was that?
Armond: The audio wrapper.
(The lights on the Phoenix-X static on and off)
Armond: The computer is processing the transmission. It's so much information that it's starting to take up all our resources.
Daniel: Can you stop it?
Armond: It's okay. It just finished.
(The lights go back to normal)
Kayl: The venting systems have been activated.
(The Evacel hails the Phoenix-X)
>Ozio: I warned you, Captain. I warned you to leave.
Daniel: No you didn't. You just warned me.
>Ozio: It's implied! Now, the spell has been cast and I'm as good as dead.
(The screen clicks out)
Daniel: What is he talking about?
(The Shark attempts to tractor beam the Ceavon Array)
Jet: It works!! Now Starfleet has trans-subspace particle transfer capabilities! Think of the types of particles we could transfer over long distances? Water, metal, plastic, asbestos.
Seifer: What century are you from?
Tyler (checks): The Ceavon fleet is turning around back to their home world. The Evacel is powering up its engines to leave too.
Jet: Good for them. Let's get this thing to Federation space.
(The Phoenix-X fires photon torpedoes at the Evacel, before it is able to depart. Its back section explodes, disabling the starship)
Daniel: Fire at the Shark until it disengages its tractor beam!
Armond: With pleasure, Captain.
(On the Shark, Seifer runs over to Tyler. The starship shakes)
Seifer: What are they doing??
Tyler: I don't know, but I just lost the tractor beam.
(The Phoenix-X next tractors the Ceavon Array, makes some modifications to its inertia dampeners and then enters both into a transwarp conduit. Task Force Epsilon circles the disabled Evacel. The Dropzone beams the survivors aboard)
Samya: What is the Phoenix-X up to?
#Wasyati: They have turned against the Federation. It is the way of their sneaky kind.
Samya: We've all thought about it, but would never. We better wait for Captain Jet's orders.
(The Shark suddenly goes into warp on the trajectory of the transwarp conduit)
Samya: Okay, maybe not.
(On the Shark)
Tyler: The Phoenix-X appeared a brief moment in Sector 781 and then conduited again towards the Ceavon planet Veracol.
Jet: Do they have the Ceavon Array with them?
Tyler: No, sir.
Jet: Then they've dropped it off in Sector 781. Continue course.
Seifer: What about the Phoenix-X? We have go back for them. Something might be wrong!
Jet: Oh, who cares about them. Starfleet Intelligence wants that array.
(Task Force Epsilon detects the Phoenix-X and heads to Veracol. The Phoenix-X swoops towards the planet, firing and destroying orbital drone stations)
Armond: We're being tailed by four Ceavon attack ships.
Daniel: Red, get us behind them.
Red: Aye, sir.
(The Phoenix-X circles upward and then gets behind them before pumping out several pulse phaser shots, disabling them to the surface)
Shane (enters): What are we up to?
Daniel: We're destroying the Ceavon.
Shane: Ah. Classic us.
(All six starships of Task Force Epsilon come out of warp and approach Veracol. The Crucial takes command)
Menrow: Dropzone, you have to pick up as much survivors as possible.
#Reynolds: I'm on it.
Menrow: The Tsunami and the Ixion will try to evacuate who we can from the planet. Hijinx and Jenova, you're with me. We have to stop the Phoenix-X. We have reason to believe they are under an alien influence.
(The Crucial, Hijinx and Jenova fly past a league of Ceavon attack ships towards the Phoenix-X. The Ceavon fire at them. The three Starfleet starships fire at the Phoenix-X)
Kayl: Our own people are firing on us!
Daniel: Leak the warp plasma on them.
(The blue plasma spews from the four nacelles of the Phoenix-X onto the Starfleet and Ceavon attack ships behind it. The Ceavon fire, igniting the plasma all around them. All the ships are disabled)
Daniel: Take us down into the atmosphere.
(The Phoenix-X then nose dives down to Veracol. It swoops not too far above the surface, approaching the city Torol in the distance)
Daniel: Take it out.
Me5ura: Edf79Jgc 3rt2l33f 34qww!!
Jo4res: Sfgbc Fj421xxc fer8tu-i Ceavon.
(Me5ura glances at Jo4res, awaiting his order)
Jo4res Gbopws sD22 45-1e.
(Me5ura agrees and taps at the computer. The half the computer wall phase cloaks away, revealing a technical room beyond it. Me5ura activates an orb that appears in the room prompting a forcefield to go around it as the orb emits a multitude of particles)
Me5ura: 6sdf3gcv tYtvH.
(The Thalia Array then rotates, sending out a beam through the trans-subspace aperture)
(In the Milky Way Galaxy, the Ceavon Array gets the beam as the Phoenix-X maintains its orange beam)
Armond: Captain. The array has received a communication.
Daniel: See? I knew it was just for communicating. Letters from home!
Armond: But our transfer is interfering. We're receiving it instead.
Daniel: Kayl, see if you can overload the deflector and trigger an automated shut down.
(Nodding, the Lieutenant gets to work and causes the beam to blink out)
#Me5ura: 6sdf3gcv tYtvH.
Daniel: What was that?
Armond: The audio wrapper.
(The lights on the Phoenix-X static on and off)
Armond: The computer is processing the transmission. It's so much information that it's starting to take up all our resources.
Daniel: Can you stop it?
Armond: It's okay. It just finished.
(The lights go back to normal)
Kayl: The venting systems have been activated.
(The Evacel hails the Phoenix-X)
>Ozio: I warned you, Captain. I warned you to leave.
Daniel: No you didn't. You just warned me.
>Ozio: It's implied! Now, the spell has been cast and I'm as good as dead.
(The screen clicks out)
Daniel: What is he talking about?
(The Shark attempts to tractor beam the Ceavon Array)
Jet: It works!! Now Starfleet has trans-subspace particle transfer capabilities! Think of the types of particles we could transfer over long distances? Water, metal, plastic, asbestos.
Seifer: What century are you from?
Tyler (checks): The Ceavon fleet is turning around back to their home world. The Evacel is powering up its engines to leave too.
Jet: Good for them. Let's get this thing to Federation space.
(The Phoenix-X fires photon torpedoes at the Evacel, before it is able to depart. Its back section explodes, disabling the starship)
Daniel: Fire at the Shark until it disengages its tractor beam!
Armond: With pleasure, Captain.
(On the Shark, Seifer runs over to Tyler. The starship shakes)
Seifer: What are they doing??
Tyler: I don't know, but I just lost the tractor beam.
(The Phoenix-X next tractors the Ceavon Array, makes some modifications to its inertia dampeners and then enters both into a transwarp conduit. Task Force Epsilon circles the disabled Evacel. The Dropzone beams the survivors aboard)
Samya: What is the Phoenix-X up to?
#Wasyati: They have turned against the Federation. It is the way of their sneaky kind.
Samya: We've all thought about it, but would never. We better wait for Captain Jet's orders.
(The Shark suddenly goes into warp on the trajectory of the transwarp conduit)
Samya: Okay, maybe not.
(On the Shark)
Tyler: The Phoenix-X appeared a brief moment in Sector 781 and then conduited again towards the Ceavon planet Veracol.
Jet: Do they have the Ceavon Array with them?
Tyler: No, sir.
Jet: Then they've dropped it off in Sector 781. Continue course.
Seifer: What about the Phoenix-X? We have go back for them. Something might be wrong!
Jet: Oh, who cares about them. Starfleet Intelligence wants that array.
(Task Force Epsilon detects the Phoenix-X and heads to Veracol. The Phoenix-X swoops towards the planet, firing and destroying orbital drone stations)
Armond: We're being tailed by four Ceavon attack ships.
Daniel: Red, get us behind them.
Red: Aye, sir.
(The Phoenix-X circles upward and then gets behind them before pumping out several pulse phaser shots, disabling them to the surface)
Shane (enters): What are we up to?
Daniel: We're destroying the Ceavon.
Shane: Ah. Classic us.
(All six starships of Task Force Epsilon come out of warp and approach Veracol. The Crucial takes command)
Menrow: Dropzone, you have to pick up as much survivors as possible.
#Reynolds: I'm on it.
Menrow: The Tsunami and the Ixion will try to evacuate who we can from the planet. Hijinx and Jenova, you're with me. We have to stop the Phoenix-X. We have reason to believe they are under an alien influence.
(The Crucial, Hijinx and Jenova fly past a league of Ceavon attack ships towards the Phoenix-X. The Ceavon fire at them. The three Starfleet starships fire at the Phoenix-X)
Kayl: Our own people are firing on us!
Daniel: Leak the warp plasma on them.
(The blue plasma spews from the four nacelles of the Phoenix-X onto the Starfleet and Ceavon attack ships behind it. The Ceavon fire, igniting the plasma all around them. All the ships are disabled)
Daniel: Take us down into the atmosphere.
(The Phoenix-X then nose dives down to Veracol. It swoops not too far above the surface, approaching the city Torol in the distance)
Daniel: Take it out.
(The Phoenix-X smashes through the tallest building, regenerating the damage to the hull of the ship. The ship comes around again, firing on the city, smashing corners off buildings and toppling vehicles)
(The Tsunami and the Ixion swoop down from the blue sky and bombard the Phoenix-X with torpedoes and phasers. Canons from the Ceavon city Torol aim for all three Starfleet starships and fire at them. The Ixion flies over the Phoenix-X)
Wasyati: Phoenix-X, what is the matter with you? You must stop this!!
#Daniel: Okay, if you insist.
(The Phoenix-X flips over upside-down with its bottom pushing the bottom of the Ixion. The Phoenix-X rides the Ixion, pushing it up and then twirls both ships over. The Ixion is now on the bottom and the Phoenix-X is on the top as the Phoenix-X shoves the Ixion into the ground of the planet. The Phoenix-X flies off as the Ixion loses control and rolls along the ground, smashing into the cityscape)
Daniel: Activate multi-vector mode. Red, get us around the Tsunami.
Red: Aye, sir.
(The Tsunami pursues as the Phoenix-X splits in three, slows down and makes a triangle formation around the Tsunami)
Daniel: Re-route two mega tons of energy pulses to the tri-focal array.
(The Tsunami and the Ixion swoop down from the blue sky and bombard the Phoenix-X with torpedoes and phasers. Canons from the Ceavon city Torol aim for all three Starfleet starships and fire at them. The Ixion flies over the Phoenix-X)
Wasyati: Phoenix-X, what is the matter with you? You must stop this!!
#Daniel: Okay, if you insist.
(The Phoenix-X flips over upside-down with its bottom pushing the bottom of the Ixion. The Phoenix-X rides the Ixion, pushing it up and then twirls both ships over. The Ixion is now on the bottom and the Phoenix-X is on the top as the Phoenix-X shoves the Ixion into the ground of the planet. The Phoenix-X flies off as the Ixion loses control and rolls along the ground, smashing into the cityscape)
Daniel: Activate multi-vector mode. Red, get us around the Tsunami.
Red: Aye, sir.
(The Tsunami pursues as the Phoenix-X splits in three, slows down and makes a triangle formation around the Tsunami)
Daniel: Re-route two mega tons of energy pulses to the tri-focal array.
(The three vectors shock the Tsunami over and over again with bands of energy pulses. The Tsunami gets weak and crashes along the surface)
(On the Shark, Seifer gets to a communications screen)
Seifer: Shark to Phoenix-X, come in.
>Ensign Dan: Phoenix-X here.
Seifer: What are you guys doing?
>Ensign Dan: Destroying the Ceavon.
Seifer: Why?
>Ensign Dan: Because.
Seifer: Because why?
>Ensign Dan: I— don't know. We just are?
>Daniel (walks over): If you were part of this crew, you'd be helping us!
(The screen cuts out)
Seifer: That doesn't sound right.
Jet (comes over): What doesn't sound right? Is it me? Am I not threatening enough?
Seifer: Captain, we have to go back to the Ceavon home world. They're being invaded by the Phoenix-X.
Jet: No!! We have to get that Array!
Seifer: But, Captain—
Tyler (stands): I have to agree with him and I think the rest of the crew would too. We're with the Captain until the end.
Seifer: Your loyalty is admirable.
(He takes out a phaser and stuns Tyler)
Jet: Fool! I thought you were one of us.
Seifer: One of the Shark? Not for all the espresso this ship has to offer.
(Jet takes out his phaser and fires at Seifer. Seifer dodges and takes out Jet. He puts the phaser on widespread and takes out everyone else on the Bridge)
Seifer: And that's what the Phoenix-X is all about, unnecessary excessive force!
(He takes helm control)
(On the Dropzone, Ozio enters the Bridge as they watch the Phoenix-X take on the Ceavon fleet)
Samya: You survived?
Ozio: Yeah. Thanks for saving our lives. We were wrong to provoke you so gleefully.
Samya: What's wrong with Phoenix-X?
Ozio: They are under the spell of the Thalia, our ancestors. The Thalia wants us destroyed.
Samya: Why can't the Thalia do it themselves?
Ozio: The Thalia are in the Tagoth Galaxy. They can't get here, because our people stole their means of cross-galaxy transportation centuries ago. Their only way to get us is the Ceavon Array, which the Phoenix-X was engaged in.
Samya: So, they effectively turned our own people into them. Brilliant.
(She notices him take out a vile with a liquid in it)
Ozio: Vent this into the Phoenix-X. This is the antidote.
(Meanwhile, the Phoenix-X ducks an aft torpedo, prompting them to phaser the aft hull of the Ceavon attack ship in front of them. A critical part is hit and the Ceavon attack ship loses trajectory forward into ricocheting off four other Ceavon attack ships. The Phoenix-X flies through the chaos. Quickly, the Dropzone joins and engages speed towards the Phoenix-X)
Daniel: I thought they were smarter than that?
Armond: They're locking a particle accelerator beam on us.
Daniel: Elude it.
(The Phoenix-X spins as the beam from the Dropzone shoots past)
Samya: Damn! I missed.
Ozio: Again!!
(The Dropzone shoots the beam again. The Phoenix-X splits into three, around the beam)
Daniel (taps comms): Vector Beta, propulsion. Vector Gamma, navigation. Armond, aim for the Bridge.
(The Phoenix-X vectors swarm the Dropzone like flies. Vector Beta phasers the propulsion and Vector Gamma phasers the navigation sensors. Vector Alpha pumps out phaser pulses towards the Bridge when suddenly Vector Alpha is jerked away by a tractor beam from the Shark. The pulses miss)
Seifer: This is your Commander speaking. Please keep all arms and legs inside the vector.
(The Shark rockets upwards, dragging Vector Alpha through the debris of the destroyed Ceavon attack ships. The vector takes heavy damage as the other two vectors come back to free it)
>Daniel: You betrayed us, Commander.
Seifer: You betrayed me first, Captain, ten years ago.
>Daniel: No, I didn't?
Seifer: Ah. Sorry, wrong grudge. This symbiont mixes me up so much.
(The Shark disengages the tractor hold and flies over to the Dropzone)
Seifer: Are you okay?
>Samya: We're disabled. You're the only Starfleet ship left.
(The Hijinx regains power)
>Samya: Except for the Hijinx.
(The Phoenix-X disables the Hijinx out)
>Samya: You're the only Starfleet ship left, again.
Seifer: Okay.
(On screen, Ozio takes out another vile)
>Ozio: You must vent this into the Phoenix-X's atmosphere.
(It's quickly beamed over)
Seifer: Okay.
>Samya: How many of those do you have?
>Ozio: Lots. There are whole lakes of them on the planet.
Seifer: Well, now.
(The Phoenix-X disables three more Ceavon attack ships as the Shark changes course to intercept)
Daniel: The Commander wants to take us on.
Red: He will not be victorious.
Daniel: Agreed.
(The Phoenix-X weaves through the fleet of Ceavon attack ships as the Shark follows closely behind until he smacks into one, taking it with him. Both ships shake like crazy)
Seifer: Aaahh!!
(Seifer pushes the Ceavon attack ship away with a repulser beam)
Seifer: Ha!
(The Phoenix-X dives down to the surface of the planet. The Shark follows and both ships come soaring down from the night sky. The Shark shoots a particle beam with the antidote in it, but misses the Phoenix-X. The Shark shoots the beam over and over again as the Phoenix-X continually dodges)
Seifer: Seifer to Phoenix-X Sickbay.
#Lox: Sickbay here.
Seifer: Doctor, the crew is under a spell—
#Lox: Spell? I know. I detected alien particles in the venting system. They came from the other galaxy.
Seifer: You know!?
#Lox: It isn't a spell. It's a molecule that attaches to the brain when inhaled. It gives a command to the command part of our brains. The whole crew is infected.
Seifer: I have the antidote! I'll beam it over.
#Lox: Yes. But after we destroy the Ceavon species.
Seifer: Don't you understand? The infection is making you do this!
#Lox: You have to stop your attack on us. It's only slowing us down. We will have to destroy you if you continue to obstruct us.
(The Commander cuts the transmission then checks a nearby console)
Seifer: Damn! I'm almost out of antidote.
(The Nova-class Shark chases the Prometheus-class Phoenix-X above the sandy badlands of the Ceavon planet Veracol. The Phoenix-X phasers the ground behind it, sending tons of rocks and dirt into the air, blinding the Shark)
Daniel: Ground them!
(The Phoenix-X rises, falls back above the Shark and slams the Shark into the ground. The Shark fires the particle beam, but the debris of sand distorts it)
Seifer: I'm out! I need more antidote.
(The Shark pushes the Phoenix-X off and heads off in the other direction)
Red: The fool is running.
Daniel: Don't let him get away.
(The Shark approaches a bunch of lakes in the distance)
Seifer: Computer, do any of these lakes match the molecule structure of the antidote residue in the particle array reserves?
#Computer: Affirmative.
Seifer: Beam it aboard.
(The Shark jabs a lake with a particle beam and sucks up the water.)
Daniel: He's vulnerable. Destroy him.
(The Phoenix-X pumps out a photon torpeodo hitting the Shark right on. The Shark is disabled and crashes into the small lake. Seifer beams onto Deck 12 of the Phoenix-X as it soars off)
Elly (walking by): Commander? What are you doing here?
Seifer: Just visiting.
(He gives her a vile)
Seifer: The Bridge crew is starting to lose their interest in destroying the Ceavon. Put this in the ventilation systems and vent it through the whole ship. It'll make everyone back to normal again.
Elly (takes it): Aye, sir.
(On the Bridge, Seifer soon enters from the turbolift)
Seifer: I don't how Changelings were affected, but I bet the Thalia molecule couldn't resist infecting whatever makes you think.
Daniel: Seifer! You will pay for your insolence.
(He leans forward, shooting out his arm as a long metallic spike. Seifer rolls, dodging the spike and cuts his arm off with a phaser)
Daniel: Argh!!
(He liquefies his other arm around and picks Seifer up by the neck. Daniel raises Seifer into the air)
Daniel: Any protectors of the Ceavon will suffer!
Seifer (choking): I should have been there for my crew. People are more important than diversifying tactics. I see that now.
(The vents all around the Phoenix-X suddenly open up, leaking a white gas. Everyone inhales it and after a moment the Thalia molecule is neutralized)
Daniel: Huh? What's going on?
(He drops Seifer)
Seifer: Red, take us into orbit.
Red: Yes, sir.
(The Commander goes over to communications to alert the Dropzone and steps in a puddle of the Captain's arm)
Seifer: Yuck! I mean, it's good to have you back, Captain.
(On the Shark, Captain Jet hails the Phoenix-X)
Jet: Well, thanks to you, we don't know where the Ceavon Array is. Our computer memory was damaged and I can't remember because of your Commander's phaser!
>Daniel: Ceavon Array?
Jet: Yeah. You hid it!
>Armond (checks): It seems we deleted the known location of it after we hid it.
Jet: Doesn't any of you remember where it is?
(Everyone looks at each other, clueless)
Jet: Argh! Stupid crew. I'll get you for this, Phoenix-X. I know you have secrets! I will have my revenge!! But it's going to have to be a legal revenge because we're both on the same side.
(On the Phoenix-X, the transmission cuts out. Daniel collects his liquid)
Daniel: Thanks, Seifer. I guess you do have some loyalties, after all.
Seifer: Well, I wouldn't have realized them until you went crazy and tried to kill everyone. Appreciate that.
Daniel: No problem. But I hope we haven't harmed anyone on the planet.
Ozio: Vent this into the Phoenix-X. This is the antidote.
(Meanwhile, the Phoenix-X ducks an aft torpedo, prompting them to phaser the aft hull of the Ceavon attack ship in front of them. A critical part is hit and the Ceavon attack ship loses trajectory forward into ricocheting off four other Ceavon attack ships. The Phoenix-X flies through the chaos. Quickly, the Dropzone joins and engages speed towards the Phoenix-X)
Daniel: I thought they were smarter than that?
Armond: They're locking a particle accelerator beam on us.
Daniel: Elude it.
(The Phoenix-X spins as the beam from the Dropzone shoots past)
Samya: Damn! I missed.
Ozio: Again!!
(The Dropzone shoots the beam again. The Phoenix-X splits into three, around the beam)
Daniel (taps comms): Vector Beta, propulsion. Vector Gamma, navigation. Armond, aim for the Bridge.
(The Phoenix-X vectors swarm the Dropzone like flies. Vector Beta phasers the propulsion and Vector Gamma phasers the navigation sensors. Vector Alpha pumps out phaser pulses towards the Bridge when suddenly Vector Alpha is jerked away by a tractor beam from the Shark. The pulses miss)
Seifer: This is your Commander speaking. Please keep all arms and legs inside the vector.
(The Shark rockets upwards, dragging Vector Alpha through the debris of the destroyed Ceavon attack ships. The vector takes heavy damage as the other two vectors come back to free it)
>Daniel: You betrayed us, Commander.
Seifer: You betrayed me first, Captain, ten years ago.
>Daniel: No, I didn't?
Seifer: Ah. Sorry, wrong grudge. This symbiont mixes me up so much.
(The Shark disengages the tractor hold and flies over to the Dropzone)
Seifer: Are you okay?
>Samya: We're disabled. You're the only Starfleet ship left.
(The Hijinx regains power)
>Samya: Except for the Hijinx.
(The Phoenix-X disables the Hijinx out)
>Samya: You're the only Starfleet ship left, again.
Seifer: Okay.
(On screen, Ozio takes out another vile)
>Ozio: You must vent this into the Phoenix-X's atmosphere.
(It's quickly beamed over)
Seifer: Okay.
>Samya: How many of those do you have?
>Ozio: Lots. There are whole lakes of them on the planet.
Seifer: Well, now.
(The Phoenix-X disables three more Ceavon attack ships as the Shark changes course to intercept)
Daniel: The Commander wants to take us on.
Red: He will not be victorious.
Daniel: Agreed.
(The Phoenix-X weaves through the fleet of Ceavon attack ships as the Shark follows closely behind until he smacks into one, taking it with him. Both ships shake like crazy)
Seifer: Aaahh!!
(Seifer pushes the Ceavon attack ship away with a repulser beam)
Seifer: Ha!
(The Phoenix-X dives down to the surface of the planet. The Shark follows and both ships come soaring down from the night sky. The Shark shoots a particle beam with the antidote in it, but misses the Phoenix-X. The Shark shoots the beam over and over again as the Phoenix-X continually dodges)
Seifer: Seifer to Phoenix-X Sickbay.
#Lox: Sickbay here.
Seifer: Doctor, the crew is under a spell—
#Lox: Spell? I know. I detected alien particles in the venting system. They came from the other galaxy.
Seifer: You know!?
#Lox: It isn't a spell. It's a molecule that attaches to the brain when inhaled. It gives a command to the command part of our brains. The whole crew is infected.
Seifer: I have the antidote! I'll beam it over.
#Lox: Yes. But after we destroy the Ceavon species.
Seifer: Don't you understand? The infection is making you do this!
#Lox: You have to stop your attack on us. It's only slowing us down. We will have to destroy you if you continue to obstruct us.
(The Commander cuts the transmission then checks a nearby console)
Seifer: Damn! I'm almost out of antidote.
(The Nova-class Shark chases the Prometheus-class Phoenix-X above the sandy badlands of the Ceavon planet Veracol. The Phoenix-X phasers the ground behind it, sending tons of rocks and dirt into the air, blinding the Shark)
Daniel: Ground them!
(The Phoenix-X rises, falls back above the Shark and slams the Shark into the ground. The Shark fires the particle beam, but the debris of sand distorts it)
Seifer: I'm out! I need more antidote.
(The Shark pushes the Phoenix-X off and heads off in the other direction)
Red: The fool is running.
Daniel: Don't let him get away.
(The Shark approaches a bunch of lakes in the distance)
Seifer: Computer, do any of these lakes match the molecule structure of the antidote residue in the particle array reserves?
#Computer: Affirmative.
Seifer: Beam it aboard.
(The Shark jabs a lake with a particle beam and sucks up the water.)
Daniel: He's vulnerable. Destroy him.
(The Phoenix-X pumps out a photon torpeodo hitting the Shark right on. The Shark is disabled and crashes into the small lake. Seifer beams onto Deck 12 of the Phoenix-X as it soars off)
Elly (walking by): Commander? What are you doing here?
Seifer: Just visiting.
(He gives her a vile)
Seifer: The Bridge crew is starting to lose their interest in destroying the Ceavon. Put this in the ventilation systems and vent it through the whole ship. It'll make everyone back to normal again.
Elly (takes it): Aye, sir.
(On the Bridge, Seifer soon enters from the turbolift)
Seifer: I don't how Changelings were affected, but I bet the Thalia molecule couldn't resist infecting whatever makes you think.
Daniel: Seifer! You will pay for your insolence.
(He leans forward, shooting out his arm as a long metallic spike. Seifer rolls, dodging the spike and cuts his arm off with a phaser)
Daniel: Argh!!
(He liquefies his other arm around and picks Seifer up by the neck. Daniel raises Seifer into the air)
Daniel: Any protectors of the Ceavon will suffer!
Seifer (choking): I should have been there for my crew. People are more important than diversifying tactics. I see that now.
(The vents all around the Phoenix-X suddenly open up, leaking a white gas. Everyone inhales it and after a moment the Thalia molecule is neutralized)
Daniel: Huh? What's going on?
(He drops Seifer)
Seifer: Red, take us into orbit.
Red: Yes, sir.
(The Commander goes over to communications to alert the Dropzone and steps in a puddle of the Captain's arm)
Seifer: Yuck! I mean, it's good to have you back, Captain.
(On the Shark, Captain Jet hails the Phoenix-X)
Jet: Well, thanks to you, we don't know where the Ceavon Array is. Our computer memory was damaged and I can't remember because of your Commander's phaser!
>Daniel: Ceavon Array?
Jet: Yeah. You hid it!
>Armond (checks): It seems we deleted the known location of it after we hid it.
Jet: Doesn't any of you remember where it is?
(Everyone looks at each other, clueless)
Jet: Argh! Stupid crew. I'll get you for this, Phoenix-X. I know you have secrets! I will have my revenge!! But it's going to have to be a legal revenge because we're both on the same side.
(On the Phoenix-X, the transmission cuts out. Daniel collects his liquid)
Daniel: Thanks, Seifer. I guess you do have some loyalties, after all.
Seifer: Well, I wouldn't have realized them until you went crazy and tried to kill everyone. Appreciate that.
Daniel: No problem. But I hope we haven't harmed anyone on the planet.
Kayl: The Ceavon are reporting no casualties, but many injuries.
Ensign Dan: Also, I contacted Task Force Epsilon. They say they still owe us their loyalty even after we beat them up.
Seifer: Sounds unhealthy.
Ensign Dan: And they told me to get more help, so I called the Xena and the Manila over.
Daniel: Aw man! The Manila is Starbase 55's ship. They'll tell Cloud everything!
Ensign Dan: Oops. I guess I'm relieved of duty then.
Daniel: No! Get back to work. Your shifts are doubled!
(The Phoenix-X regenerates its hull damage and rendezvous' with the Excelsior-class U.S.S. Manila in orbit of Veracol)
>Cid: This is the worst mess you've caused in your career, Phoenix-X!
Daniel: I never considered the ship having its own career track.
>Cid: Luckily for you, the Ceavon understand and are not going to go to war with us. They have to live with the betrayal of their forefathers.
Seifer: I understand how that would be difficult.
>Cid: Admiral Cloud says for you to continue on wherever you were headed before all this. The Manila and the Xena are to help repair the Task Force Epsilon ships and provide any support needed on the planet.
Daniel: We're more than willing to help?
Seifer: Sounds unhealthy.
Ensign Dan: And they told me to get more help, so I called the Xena and the Manila over.
Daniel: Aw man! The Manila is Starbase 55's ship. They'll tell Cloud everything!
Ensign Dan: Oops. I guess I'm relieved of duty then.
Daniel: No! Get back to work. Your shifts are doubled!
(The Phoenix-X regenerates its hull damage and rendezvous' with the Excelsior-class U.S.S. Manila in orbit of Veracol)
>Cid: This is the worst mess you've caused in your career, Phoenix-X!
Daniel: I never considered the ship having its own career track.
>Cid: Luckily for you, the Ceavon understand and are not going to go to war with us. They have to live with the betrayal of their forefathers.
Seifer: I understand how that would be difficult.
>Cid: Admiral Cloud says for you to continue on wherever you were headed before all this. The Manila and the Xena are to help repair the Task Force Epsilon ships and provide any support needed on the planet.
Daniel: We're more than willing to help?
>Cid: No! Just go for now. The sight of you offends them.
(He shakes his head)
Daniel: What?
>Cid: I don't understand. Task Force Epsilon is some of our best combo of fighters and you took them all down.
(The screen cuts out and the crew glances at each other. The Phoenix-X transwarps out of there)
(He shakes his head)
Daniel: What?
>Cid: I don't understand. Task Force Epsilon is some of our best combo of fighters and you took them all down.
(The screen cuts out and the crew glances at each other. The Phoenix-X transwarps out of there)