"Vengeance"
(The shuttle Roche disembarks the Phoenix-X for a purple and pink nebula. On board, Armond and his fiancée Monique position themselves for a marriage ceremony)
Monique (holds hand): Isn't this romantic?
Armond: Yeah. Us, getting married near the Terrovian Nebula in this minimalistic, uninterruptable matrimony.
Daniel: I'm so proud of you two. Now that I'm an all-powerful omnipotent, my blessing means you have the cosmos behind you.
(He picks up a biblical PADD as they stand at the rear section. The witness gets up from the front cockpit)
Daniel: Ah, our witness Crewmen Doyle is finally here. Wait a minute, there is no Crewmen Doyle?!
X Doyle: I am X. Follower of the X that is now you. You were cunning enough to sense my cover persona.
Daniel: Hello.
X Doyle (reaches out): I have just reduced your uber, over-the-top powers. Or, as some may call them, OP.
Daniel: Uh! I retract my hello.
X Doyle: Until you can look inside yourself to the X, grow and earn your power through who you are, you will not be able to use omnipotent powers to their fullest extent. We call beings with this limited divinity, Omni.
Daniel (looks at hands): I sensed something like this would happen. That threshold of power has been sought by all kinds, for eons.
X Doyle (fades): Remember. It is not the power, but the purpose...
(The nebula outside the runabout sucks itself into oblivion)
Monique: Well, that kind of kills the mood.
Armond (rubbing eyes of X pixie dust): He ruined our wedding. It took months to schedule this timeslot and a millennium to create that nebula.
Daniel: A result of some kind of lateral descent happening from the Q Continuum all of a sudden. I wonder how many X there are now?
(The two officers look over at him)
Armond: Oh, sorry. I guess you'll be enterprising vengeance upon the X then?
Daniel: No. I kind of see his point. I was way too powerful. What would any mission be if I could just snap my fingers and solve every problem?
Armond: A breeze, Captain. Anyway, you could at least avenge our ruined wedding?
Monique: Yeah!
Daniel: Maybe this was meant to be? Oh, my gosh. I feel so demigod now.
Armond: Captain, you must promise us vengeance. Think of it as a wedding gift.
Daniel: Well, I did accidentally delete your registry link. Alright, alright. If I ever see him again I'll fight him for you.
(Half a lightyear away, the Phoenix-X is attacked by the Boosti starship Reneckle. Two torpedo discharges from the Reneckle puncture through the shields and hull of the Phoenix-X. The Phoenix-X shakes in utter chaos)
Gotens (holding): We must not surrender!
Red: Excellent choice. Klingons also do not surrender!!
(The Phoenix-X is ruptured once again, raining rocks and sparks everywhere)
Red: Okay, I'll make this one exception. But do not tell my qoch!
Gotens (hails): Don't listen to him. We are not the types to give up under pressure.
(A tall scaly green serpent woman beams onto the Bridge)
Kehlehmeh: We were not even asking!
(The Boosti woman liquefies her arms and jabs them into Gotens's shoulders. More Boosti beam onto the Phoenix-X)
(Four hours later, the Roche drops warp in front of the Phoenix-X)
Daniel: I sense something is wrong. I think? Sensing is spotty at best now.
Armond: Well, it could be that alien starship tractor beaming our vessel.
Armond: Yeah. Us, getting married near the Terrovian Nebula in this minimalistic, uninterruptable matrimony.
Daniel: I'm so proud of you two. Now that I'm an all-powerful omnipotent, my blessing means you have the cosmos behind you.
(He picks up a biblical PADD as they stand at the rear section. The witness gets up from the front cockpit)
Daniel: Ah, our witness Crewmen Doyle is finally here. Wait a minute, there is no Crewmen Doyle?!
X Doyle: I am X. Follower of the X that is now you. You were cunning enough to sense my cover persona.
Daniel: Hello.
X Doyle (reaches out): I have just reduced your uber, over-the-top powers. Or, as some may call them, OP.
Daniel: Uh! I retract my hello.
X Doyle: Until you can look inside yourself to the X, grow and earn your power through who you are, you will not be able to use omnipotent powers to their fullest extent. We call beings with this limited divinity, Omni.
Daniel (looks at hands): I sensed something like this would happen. That threshold of power has been sought by all kinds, for eons.
X Doyle (fades): Remember. It is not the power, but the purpose...
(The nebula outside the runabout sucks itself into oblivion)
Monique: Well, that kind of kills the mood.
Armond (rubbing eyes of X pixie dust): He ruined our wedding. It took months to schedule this timeslot and a millennium to create that nebula.
Daniel: A result of some kind of lateral descent happening from the Q Continuum all of a sudden. I wonder how many X there are now?
(The two officers look over at him)
Armond: Oh, sorry. I guess you'll be enterprising vengeance upon the X then?
Daniel: No. I kind of see his point. I was way too powerful. What would any mission be if I could just snap my fingers and solve every problem?
Armond: A breeze, Captain. Anyway, you could at least avenge our ruined wedding?
Monique: Yeah!
Daniel: Maybe this was meant to be? Oh, my gosh. I feel so demigod now.
Armond: Captain, you must promise us vengeance. Think of it as a wedding gift.
Daniel: Well, I did accidentally delete your registry link. Alright, alright. If I ever see him again I'll fight him for you.
(Half a lightyear away, the Phoenix-X is attacked by the Boosti starship Reneckle. Two torpedo discharges from the Reneckle puncture through the shields and hull of the Phoenix-X. The Phoenix-X shakes in utter chaos)
Gotens (holding): We must not surrender!
Red: Excellent choice. Klingons also do not surrender!!
(The Phoenix-X is ruptured once again, raining rocks and sparks everywhere)
Red: Okay, I'll make this one exception. But do not tell my qoch!
Gotens (hails): Don't listen to him. We are not the types to give up under pressure.
(A tall scaly green serpent woman beams onto the Bridge)
Kehlehmeh: We were not even asking!
(The Boosti woman liquefies her arms and jabs them into Gotens's shoulders. More Boosti beam onto the Phoenix-X)
(Four hours later, the Roche drops warp in front of the Phoenix-X)
Daniel: I sense something is wrong. I think? Sensing is spotty at best now.
Armond: Well, it could be that alien starship tractor beaming our vessel.
(He points out the window at the sight of it)
Monique: The Phoenix-X has been hijacked. We can't let them get us too.
Yeltso: There are only four us. We could sneak aboard?
Daniel: Alright. Mask the shuttle.
Monique: The Phoenix-X has been hijacked. We can't let them get us too.
Yeltso: There are only four us. We could sneak aboard?
Daniel: Alright. Mask the shuttle.
(They get to work and have the Roche emit an ionic scattering field as it gets closer to the Prometheus-class starship. The four beam into the Jeffries tubes)
Armond: What now?
Daniel: Spread out to different areas of the ship and peek outside to see what's going on. Armond and Monique will spy Vector Beta. Yeltso and I will spy Vector Alpha.
Armond: What about Vector Gamma?
Daniel: That's the forgotten vector.
Yeltso: But Ensign Dan and I share quarters there.
Daniel: Hence why I've never seen you before.
Armond: We should meet back here in four hours.
(Daniel nods. The two teams start crawling their separate ways)
(Armond and Monique crawl the Jefferies tubes and find a control panel)
Armond (accesses): Look at this. Grime and dust all over the touchscreen.
Monique: Armond!
Armond: Right. I'll see if I can find out what's going on. But we should be clean about things.
(He accesses external communications. He gets a transmission, but only the incoming part of it)
>Shangrilah: This is Shangrilah. Have you taken over the Federation starship? Good, good. The rest of the fleet is on its way. We will have this Federation taken over in a matter of days.
(Armond and Monique glance at each other)
Monique: If only we could hear who's talking with him.
Armond (wiping clean): Oh, sorry. I probably disabled the reciprocating channel.
>Shangrilah: I'm beaming aboard. I hope to be the one to catch whom ever came from that sleek yet small Class-9 shuttlecraft.
(On the Bridge)
Gotens-Kehlehmeh: Understood, Captain.
Armond: What now?
Daniel: Spread out to different areas of the ship and peek outside to see what's going on. Armond and Monique will spy Vector Beta. Yeltso and I will spy Vector Alpha.
Armond: What about Vector Gamma?
Daniel: That's the forgotten vector.
Yeltso: But Ensign Dan and I share quarters there.
Daniel: Hence why I've never seen you before.
Armond: We should meet back here in four hours.
(Daniel nods. The two teams start crawling their separate ways)
(Armond and Monique crawl the Jefferies tubes and find a control panel)
Armond (accesses): Look at this. Grime and dust all over the touchscreen.
Monique: Armond!
Armond: Right. I'll see if I can find out what's going on. But we should be clean about things.
(He accesses external communications. He gets a transmission, but only the incoming part of it)
>Shangrilah: This is Shangrilah. Have you taken over the Federation starship? Good, good. The rest of the fleet is on its way. We will have this Federation taken over in a matter of days.
(Armond and Monique glance at each other)
Monique: If only we could hear who's talking with him.
Armond (wiping clean): Oh, sorry. I probably disabled the reciprocating channel.
>Shangrilah: I'm beaming aboard. I hope to be the one to catch whom ever came from that sleek yet small Class-9 shuttlecraft.
(On the Bridge)
Gotens-Kehlehmeh: Understood, Captain.
>Shangrilah: Shangrilah out.
(They salute, then the screen goes off)
(On Deck 3, Armond and Monique kick the vent door out and step into their Living Quarters)
Monique: I'll contact the Federation.
Armond: Right! I'll lock out the main computer.
Monique: Wait! I need the main computer to contact the Federation?
Armond: Ah, good thinking. You see? Marriage is this whole thing.
(She calls in and Admiral Theseus goes on screen)
>Theseus: This is Starbase 55, your one stop chroniton particle shop!
(Armond and Monique just glance at each other)
>Theseus: Oh, it's the Phoenix-X crew? I see now that I must stop saying that as an opening before knowing who's on the other end.
Armond: Admiral, our ship is under occupation from an unknown alien species!
>Theseus: You got invaded? I specifically told you not to be done that to.
Monique: Ah.
>Theseus: Do you still have the torpedoes?
Armond: Yes, Admiral.
(The transmission starts to break up)
>Theseus: Use— th—m—!!!
(It cuts out. Armond taps away at the control panel)
Armond: The aliens are messing around with the main computer.
Monique: Lock it out!
Armond: I just did, with an encryption code. It is highly unlikely they will break it. The code is PHOENIX-X.
Monique: Oh, that's original.
Armond: Hey, do I look like freakin Data over here?
Monique: Well, it would take a certain light. Come on, let's get to the Torpedo Bay.
(They crawl back through the Jefferies tubes)
(On Deck 1, Daniel and Yeltso spy from inside a vent over the Conference room where three scaly green Boosti are talking with some Starfleet officers)
Shangrilah: So, there are no more of your crew free?
Gotens-Kehlehmeh: Nope. They're all occupied. Isn't that great? Well, I think it is.
Shangrilah: I wanted to be one of the first people to occupy. Thanks for taking that away from me.
Gotens-Kehlehmeh: Well, you still can. Some free officer accessed the main computer on Deck 3, just a second ago.
(Shangrialh nods to one of the other Boosti to go ahead)
Shangrilah: Thanks! Uh...
Gotens-Kehlehmeh: It's me, Kehlehmeh!
Shangrilah: Oh, right. Thanks, Kehlehmeh. I didn't recognize you.
(He liquefies and goes through the floor)
(On Deck 10, Armond and Monique kick out the vent door to the Torpedo Bay)
Monique: Oh, my back is killing me. Can you fix it?
Armond: I don't have to do nothin until we're married!
(Shangrilah deliquefies from the ceiling and just hangs there above Monique)
Armond: It's Shangrilah!
(Shangrilah drops and splashes all over Monique. Armond tackles her, trying to save her, but the liquid sucks itself into Monique's body)
Monique-Shangrilah: Hello, Armond.
(They salute, then the screen goes off)
(On Deck 3, Armond and Monique kick the vent door out and step into their Living Quarters)
Monique: I'll contact the Federation.
Armond: Right! I'll lock out the main computer.
Monique: Wait! I need the main computer to contact the Federation?
Armond: Ah, good thinking. You see? Marriage is this whole thing.
(She calls in and Admiral Theseus goes on screen)
>Theseus: This is Starbase 55, your one stop chroniton particle shop!
(Armond and Monique just glance at each other)
>Theseus: Oh, it's the Phoenix-X crew? I see now that I must stop saying that as an opening before knowing who's on the other end.
Armond: Admiral, our ship is under occupation from an unknown alien species!
>Theseus: You got invaded? I specifically told you not to be done that to.
Monique: Ah.
>Theseus: Do you still have the torpedoes?
Armond: Yes, Admiral.
(The transmission starts to break up)
>Theseus: Use— th—m—!!!
(It cuts out. Armond taps away at the control panel)
Armond: The aliens are messing around with the main computer.
Monique: Lock it out!
Armond: I just did, with an encryption code. It is highly unlikely they will break it. The code is PHOENIX-X.
Monique: Oh, that's original.
Armond: Hey, do I look like freakin Data over here?
Monique: Well, it would take a certain light. Come on, let's get to the Torpedo Bay.
(They crawl back through the Jefferies tubes)
(On Deck 1, Daniel and Yeltso spy from inside a vent over the Conference room where three scaly green Boosti are talking with some Starfleet officers)
Shangrilah: So, there are no more of your crew free?
Gotens-Kehlehmeh: Nope. They're all occupied. Isn't that great? Well, I think it is.
Shangrilah: I wanted to be one of the first people to occupy. Thanks for taking that away from me.
Gotens-Kehlehmeh: Well, you still can. Some free officer accessed the main computer on Deck 3, just a second ago.
(Shangrialh nods to one of the other Boosti to go ahead)
Shangrilah: Thanks! Uh...
Gotens-Kehlehmeh: It's me, Kehlehmeh!
Shangrilah: Oh, right. Thanks, Kehlehmeh. I didn't recognize you.
(He liquefies and goes through the floor)
(On Deck 10, Armond and Monique kick out the vent door to the Torpedo Bay)
Monique: Oh, my back is killing me. Can you fix it?
Armond: I don't have to do nothin until we're married!
(Shangrilah deliquefies from the ceiling and just hangs there above Monique)
Armond: It's Shangrilah!
(Shangrilah drops and splashes all over Monique. Armond tackles her, trying to save her, but the liquid sucks itself into Monique's body)
Monique-Shangrilah: Hello, Armond.
Armond (steps back): What have you done to Monique?
Monique-Shangrilah: Haha! Nothing that won't happen to you soon enough.
(She leaves the Torpedo Bay, directing one of the other Boosti to where Armond is)
#Toguera (on comms): Toguera to the Phoenix-X. There should be three free Starfleet officers still around. If you see them, report their location to me so I may merge.
(A Boosti named Kelarou steps in with the doors closing behind)
Armond (hiding a phaser): Who are you people?
Kelarou: Don't talk to me, body. That's all that you are!
Armond: I'll reverse whatever it is your Captain has done to my soon-to-be wife.
Kelarou: Reverse? It is irreversible! We need your bodies for sustenance. When we leave them, they are dead. Hahahaha!
Armond: You're discounting Starfleet ingenuity, friend.
(Kelarou ignores and begins to liquify. Armond stuns him with the phaser. Kelarou falls to the floor)
Armond (punches a casing): Arrgh! Monique is dead and so is everyone else on this ship.
(He punches again)
Armond: I will have my vengeance!
(He opens his eyes, pulls his fist away and notices that the whole bay is filled with slipstream torpedoes)
(Toguera walks down the hall and sees Armond running out of the Torpedo Bay)
Toguera (runs): Hey, Kelarou. Wait up! I want to talk about sports! Have you seen the Jellies this season?
(He stops just before the Torpedo Bay doors to see Kelarou inside, still in Boosti form, on the floor)
Toguera: Dead?
(Daniel crawls back through the Jefferies tubes to where everyone was supposed to meet, but he's the only one there)
Daniel: Ah. Should have known. My crew is so irresponsible! Now what?
(He hears a whispering voice)
#X Doyle: The force. Use the force.
Daniel: The who?
#X Doyle: Your qi. Use your qi.
Monique-Shangrilah: Haha! Nothing that won't happen to you soon enough.
(She leaves the Torpedo Bay, directing one of the other Boosti to where Armond is)
#Toguera (on comms): Toguera to the Phoenix-X. There should be three free Starfleet officers still around. If you see them, report their location to me so I may merge.
(A Boosti named Kelarou steps in with the doors closing behind)
Armond (hiding a phaser): Who are you people?
Kelarou: Don't talk to me, body. That's all that you are!
Armond: I'll reverse whatever it is your Captain has done to my soon-to-be wife.
Kelarou: Reverse? It is irreversible! We need your bodies for sustenance. When we leave them, they are dead. Hahahaha!
Armond: You're discounting Starfleet ingenuity, friend.
(Kelarou ignores and begins to liquify. Armond stuns him with the phaser. Kelarou falls to the floor)
Armond (punches a casing): Arrgh! Monique is dead and so is everyone else on this ship.
(He punches again)
Armond: I will have my vengeance!
(He opens his eyes, pulls his fist away and notices that the whole bay is filled with slipstream torpedoes)
(Toguera walks down the hall and sees Armond running out of the Torpedo Bay)
Toguera (runs): Hey, Kelarou. Wait up! I want to talk about sports! Have you seen the Jellies this season?
(He stops just before the Torpedo Bay doors to see Kelarou inside, still in Boosti form, on the floor)
Toguera: Dead?
(Daniel crawls back through the Jefferies tubes to where everyone was supposed to meet, but he's the only one there)
Daniel: Ah. Should have known. My crew is so irresponsible! Now what?
(He hears a whispering voice)
#X Doyle: The force. Use the force.
Daniel: The who?
#X Doyle: Your qi. Use your qi.
Daniel: My what?
#X Doyle: Stop the wanting. Stop the hate.
#X Doyle: Stop the wanting. Stop the hate.
Daniel: Huh?
#X Doyle: Summon your power! Clear your head and try to communicate with the miniscule X power within you!
#X Doyle: Summon your power! Clear your head and try to communicate with the miniscule X power within you!
Daniel: Oh, okay.
(He closes his eyes in meditation)
(On Deck 13, Monique enters Main Engineering. A lot of people are working there)
Monique-Shangrilah: Commander Kehlehmeh.
Gotens-Kehlehmeh: Captain. We were just trying to boot up this stupid transwarp function!
(He kicks it)
Monique-Shangrilah: I know the encryption code to unlock the main computer.
Gotens-Kehlehmeh: Excellent.
(Monique goes over to a control panel. Armond enters Engineering)
Gotens-Kehlehmeh: Identify yourself.
Armond: It's me, Toguera.
Gotens-Kehlehmeh: Oh, hey. I didn't have a chance to talk with you. How're you and your brother doing?
Armond: Uh, fine. Fine. He just bought a new Playstation 2377.
Gotens-Kehlehmeh: Oh yeah, oh yeah. Those are still around, huh? And adults are getting them?
Armond: Everyone's been merged now. You want me to contact the fleet and tell them to start the invasion of the Federation?
Gotens-Kehlehmeh: No! Are you crazy? We have to colonize first!
Armond: Oh, okaayyy.
Gotens-Kehlehmeh (at screen): This Federation planet, Kina IV. It's the only empty one with our native atmosphere. After we put everyone assigned to this galaxy there, we can start the invasion. You know the procedure!
(He closes his eyes in meditation)
(On Deck 13, Monique enters Main Engineering. A lot of people are working there)
Monique-Shangrilah: Commander Kehlehmeh.
Gotens-Kehlehmeh: Captain. We were just trying to boot up this stupid transwarp function!
(He kicks it)
Monique-Shangrilah: I know the encryption code to unlock the main computer.
Gotens-Kehlehmeh: Excellent.
(Monique goes over to a control panel. Armond enters Engineering)
Gotens-Kehlehmeh: Identify yourself.
Armond: It's me, Toguera.
Gotens-Kehlehmeh: Oh, hey. I didn't have a chance to talk with you. How're you and your brother doing?
Armond: Uh, fine. Fine. He just bought a new Playstation 2377.
Gotens-Kehlehmeh: Oh yeah, oh yeah. Those are still around, huh? And adults are getting them?
Armond: Everyone's been merged now. You want me to contact the fleet and tell them to start the invasion of the Federation?
Gotens-Kehlehmeh: No! Are you crazy? We have to colonize first!
Armond: Oh, okaayyy.
Gotens-Kehlehmeh (at screen): This Federation planet, Kina IV. It's the only empty one with our native atmosphere. After we put everyone assigned to this galaxy there, we can start the invasion. You know the procedure!
Armond: Oh, yeah. Of course. It's not like I'm an unmerged host just pretending to be occupied. Heh.
Gotens-Kehlehmeh: Haha! That would be hilarious. The most obvious flaw, but really happening?
Armond: Right? Hahaha!
Gotens-Kehlehmeh: Okay, seriously. Get to the Bridge and tell Lieutenant Borabora to take us to Kina IV.
(Armond nods. He eyes Monique as he leaves Engineering)
(On Deck 13, Armond walks through the corridors, passing friends and co-workers, not saying anything to them. Yeltso catches up to him)
Yeltso-Toguera (whispering): Armond!
Gotens-Kehlehmeh: Haha! That would be hilarious. The most obvious flaw, but really happening?
Armond: Right? Hahaha!
Gotens-Kehlehmeh: Okay, seriously. Get to the Bridge and tell Lieutenant Borabora to take us to Kina IV.
(Armond nods. He eyes Monique as he leaves Engineering)
(On Deck 13, Armond walks through the corridors, passing friends and co-workers, not saying anything to them. Yeltso catches up to him)
Yeltso-Toguera (whispering): Armond!
Armond: Ensign! You're still alive?
Yeltso-Toguera: The Captain and I almost have this thing figured out. Everyone on the ship is possessed by these Boosti.
Armond: Well, the Boosti are about to get the booty.
Yeltso-Toguera: Ha! I'm okay with that alliteration.
Armond: Also, I think I've figured out how to eliminate them.
(He shakes his head in anger)
Armond: They've taken the lives of everyone on this ship, including my fiancée. I will have vengeance.
(They enter the turbolift. The doors close. The turbolift goes up and Yeltso steps up to Armond)
Yeltso-Toguera: What would you know about vengeance?
Armond: Who are you?
Yeltso-Toguera (grabs neck): Toguera, you fool. You killed my brother in the Torpedo Bay!
Armond: Argh— He's jus— stunned—!!
Yeltso-Toguera: Liar!
(Armond kicks her away)
Yeltso-Toguera: Aarrgghh!
(She spins and kicks to Armond's head. Armond dodges. Yeltso spins again, stabbing her foot right under Armond's chin. Armond is pushed against the wall)
Armond: Ackk!!
Yeltso-Toguera: You are no match for a trained guard.
Armond (phasers her): You're no match for a holder of weapons.
(The turbolift doors open and Armond steps onto the Bridge)
Kayl-Jeymola: Identify yourself.
Yeltso-Toguera: The Captain and I almost have this thing figured out. Everyone on the ship is possessed by these Boosti.
Armond: Well, the Boosti are about to get the booty.
Yeltso-Toguera: Ha! I'm okay with that alliteration.
Armond: Also, I think I've figured out how to eliminate them.
(He shakes his head in anger)
Armond: They've taken the lives of everyone on this ship, including my fiancée. I will have vengeance.
(They enter the turbolift. The doors close. The turbolift goes up and Yeltso steps up to Armond)
Yeltso-Toguera: What would you know about vengeance?
Armond: Who are you?
Yeltso-Toguera (grabs neck): Toguera, you fool. You killed my brother in the Torpedo Bay!
Armond: Argh— He's jus— stunned—!!
Yeltso-Toguera: Liar!
(Armond kicks her away)
Yeltso-Toguera: Aarrgghh!
(She spins and kicks to Armond's head. Armond dodges. Yeltso spins again, stabbing her foot right under Armond's chin. Armond is pushed against the wall)
Armond: Ackk!!
Yeltso-Toguera: You are no match for a trained guard.
Armond (phasers her): You're no match for a holder of weapons.
(The turbolift doors open and Armond steps onto the Bridge)
Kayl-Jeymola: Identify yourself.
Armond: Toguera. Identify yourself.
Kayl-Jeymola: Jeymola.
Armond: I think we may have an unmerged Starfleet officer roaming the ship, pretending to be a Boosti.
Kayl-Jeymola: I'll check on it.
(She leaves the Bridge. Red is the only other person there)
Red-Borabora: Toguera, man! How you doing?
Kayl-Jeymola: Jeymola.
Armond: I think we may have an unmerged Starfleet officer roaming the ship, pretending to be a Boosti.
Kayl-Jeymola: I'll check on it.
(She leaves the Bridge. Red is the only other person there)
Red-Borabora: Toguera, man! How you doing?
Armond: I'm in a bad mood. Don't talk to me!
Red-Borabora (turns to helm): Man. He really hurt my feelings.
(The computer comes back online. Red engages the ship to Kina IV. Armond beams Daniel to the Bridge)
Daniel (sitting and meditating): Huummmmm. Awwwww. Ehhhhhhh.
Armond: What are you doing?
Daniel: Trying to contact my inner X as if it's more fun putting more work into it now.
Red-Borabora: What is the meaning of this!?
Armond: Shut up, Lieutenant Borabora!
(Red runs off the Bridge, crying. Armond accesses his station)
Armond: I'm putting ionic force fields all over the ship to confine everyone.
Daniel: Make it so. The Phoenix-X must've got word of the invasion just before we left to the Terrovian Nebula.
Red-Borabora (turns to helm): Man. He really hurt my feelings.
(The computer comes back online. Red engages the ship to Kina IV. Armond beams Daniel to the Bridge)
Daniel (sitting and meditating): Huummmmm. Awwwww. Ehhhhhhh.
Armond: What are you doing?
Daniel: Trying to contact my inner X as if it's more fun putting more work into it now.
Red-Borabora: What is the meaning of this!?
Armond: Shut up, Lieutenant Borabora!
(Red runs off the Bridge, crying. Armond accesses his station)
Armond: I'm putting ionic force fields all over the ship to confine everyone.
Daniel: Make it so. The Phoenix-X must've got word of the invasion just before we left to the Terrovian Nebula.
Armond: They must've started building the slipstream torpedoes right after we left.
Daniel: Take over for the moment. I'm going to try summoning my powers to fix things once and for all.
Armond: Yes! That.
Daniel: Hummm. X? X, is that you? I see a light. What? Walk towards the light?
(The Phoenix-X drops out of transwarp along with the other two Boosti ships, the Reneckle and the Fecknoval. They rendezvous in orbit of Kina IV, where a fleet of forty-four other large Boosti starships await. Its lead vessel, the Geveklynuh, hails them)
Daniel: Hummm. X? X, is that you? I see a light. What? Walk towards the light?
(The Phoenix-X drops out of transwarp along with the other two Boosti ships, the Reneckle and the Fecknoval. They rendezvous in orbit of Kina IV, where a fleet of forty-four other large Boosti starships await. Its lead vessel, the Geveklynuh, hails them)
>Captain Smalsh (on screen): What's up?! You're finally here? We were about to start the colonization of the planet. We must breed more Boosti. The Federation has a lot more people than we thought. Heh, heh. This is going to be fun.
Armond: Not so fast, scaly green alien guy! I'm going to have to cut your breeding capabilities short.
>Smalsh (covers himself): No, not mine!?
(Armond presses fire. The Phoenix-X discharges a slipstream torpedo towards the crowd of Boosti ships. The sparkly torpedo suddenly bursts into long cracks of lighting in space. The other Boosti ships move away from it)
Armond: That was just a warning shot. I demand your fleet leave our galaxy immediately, or I will destroy you all in a fit of unresolved rage.
>Smalsh: Damn, man. What's up your gluteus maximus? Someone merge with your wife? Heh, heh! That'd be so funny!
(Meanwhile, Toguera's brother, Kelarou, wakes up in the Torpedo Bay. He passes through the force fields and makes his way down to Main Engineering)
Gotens-Kehlehmeh (touches forcefield): Damn these bodies!
Kugo-Yengi (checks): Kelarou is the only other non-merged Boosti on the ship.
(The Phoenix-X shakes)
Gotens-Kehlehmeh: Panehmah, see if you can contact Shangrilah's ship.
Shane-Panehmah (working): I can't. These modified shields are blocking the transmission.
Armond: Not so fast, scaly green alien guy! I'm going to have to cut your breeding capabilities short.
>Smalsh (covers himself): No, not mine!?
(Armond presses fire. The Phoenix-X discharges a slipstream torpedo towards the crowd of Boosti ships. The sparkly torpedo suddenly bursts into long cracks of lighting in space. The other Boosti ships move away from it)
Armond: That was just a warning shot. I demand your fleet leave our galaxy immediately, or I will destroy you all in a fit of unresolved rage.
>Smalsh: Damn, man. What's up your gluteus maximus? Someone merge with your wife? Heh, heh! That'd be so funny!
(Meanwhile, Toguera's brother, Kelarou, wakes up in the Torpedo Bay. He passes through the force fields and makes his way down to Main Engineering)
Gotens-Kehlehmeh (touches forcefield): Damn these bodies!
Kugo-Yengi (checks): Kelarou is the only other non-merged Boosti on the ship.
(The Phoenix-X shakes)
Gotens-Kehlehmeh: Panehmah, see if you can contact Shangrilah's ship.
Shane-Panehmah (working): I can't. These modified shields are blocking the transmission.
(The starship shakes again. Bulkheads and support beams fall)
Kugo-Yengi: They're firing on us.
Kelarou (steps through the shields): Perhaps you all should unmerge.
Wallace-Epheral: Unmerge? You know how dangerous that is this early in the stage.
Monique-Shangrilah: Get to the Bridge and merge with Armond. Now!!
Kelarou: Yes, Captain.
(The Bridge is a mess. Armond's eye twitches as he watches Smalsh on the viewscreen)
>Smalsh: How is this possible? We had no idea you had a weapon of this magnitude.
Armond (readies finger): And I'm about to give you a better idea.
(He's about to press fire when Yeltso tackles him from the side. They roll and fight)
Daniel (meditating): I see a gate. A golden gate.
(Armond dodges a punch and knees her. She over takes him)
Yeltso-Toguera: You killed my brother!!
Armond: He's right there!
(Kelarou walks through the force field and enters the Bridge)
Yeltso-Toguera: I won't fall for your tricks.
(She doesn't look up and continues to fight Armond. Kelarou suddenly begins to liquefy and shoot towards Armond, but bursts into bunch of pieces from a powerful shock wave from Daniel)
Daniel: I have done it.
(Armond throws Yeltso away and crawls to his tactical station. He lifts his arms above it and eye's Smalsh)
Armond (twitching): You killed my wife and everyone on this ship. This is where it ends.
(He's about to press fire)
Daniel: Lieutenant Commander, stop! Are you really ready to commit mass murder? Look at what vengeance has done to her!
(The human looks over at Yeltso, whose eye is also twitching, before looking back to Smalsh)
Kugo-Yengi: They're firing on us.
Kelarou (steps through the shields): Perhaps you all should unmerge.
Wallace-Epheral: Unmerge? You know how dangerous that is this early in the stage.
Monique-Shangrilah: Get to the Bridge and merge with Armond. Now!!
Kelarou: Yes, Captain.
(The Bridge is a mess. Armond's eye twitches as he watches Smalsh on the viewscreen)
>Smalsh: How is this possible? We had no idea you had a weapon of this magnitude.
Armond (readies finger): And I'm about to give you a better idea.
(He's about to press fire when Yeltso tackles him from the side. They roll and fight)
Daniel (meditating): I see a gate. A golden gate.
(Armond dodges a punch and knees her. She over takes him)
Yeltso-Toguera: You killed my brother!!
Armond: He's right there!
(Kelarou walks through the force field and enters the Bridge)
Yeltso-Toguera: I won't fall for your tricks.
(She doesn't look up and continues to fight Armond. Kelarou suddenly begins to liquefy and shoot towards Armond, but bursts into bunch of pieces from a powerful shock wave from Daniel)
Daniel: I have done it.
(Armond throws Yeltso away and crawls to his tactical station. He lifts his arms above it and eye's Smalsh)
Armond (twitching): You killed my wife and everyone on this ship. This is where it ends.
(He's about to press fire)
Daniel: Lieutenant Commander, stop! Are you really ready to commit mass murder? Look at what vengeance has done to her!
(The human looks over at Yeltso, whose eye is also twitching, before looking back to Smalsh)
Armond: Your people will not survive here.
(He taps the control panel and then presses fire, again and again and again and again)
Armond: Aaaaaaaahhhh!!!!
(The Phoenix-X rotates the other way, pumping out eight to twelve slipstream torpedoes toward the planet. The planet shakes as the torpedoes tear into it. The Boosti ships move away but the Phoenix-X just sits there as the planet begins to burst into a billion large pieces. The pieces shoot by the Phoenix-X and out into space)
Armond: Leave. Now.
>Smalsh: Uhhhh, okay. Yeah, sure. Leaving. Right away.
(The entire Boosti fleet turns around one by one, including the Geveklynuh, and transwarps out of there. Shangrilah's ship, the Fecknoval, also transwarps out, leaving the original, and empty, invading ship Reneckle with the Phoenix-X. The two ships hover among the planetary debris)
(He taps the control panel and then presses fire, again and again and again and again)
Armond: Aaaaaaaahhhh!!!!
(The Phoenix-X rotates the other way, pumping out eight to twelve slipstream torpedoes toward the planet. The planet shakes as the torpedoes tear into it. The Boosti ships move away but the Phoenix-X just sits there as the planet begins to burst into a billion large pieces. The pieces shoot by the Phoenix-X and out into space)
Armond: Leave. Now.
>Smalsh: Uhhhh, okay. Yeah, sure. Leaving. Right away.
(The entire Boosti fleet turns around one by one, including the Geveklynuh, and transwarps out of there. Shangrilah's ship, the Fecknoval, also transwarps out, leaving the original, and empty, invading ship Reneckle with the Phoenix-X. The two ships hover among the planetary debris)
Armond: Can you do it, Captain? Can you unmerge the Boosti?
Daniel: I believe so.
(He places two fingers on his forehead and concentrates with his inner X)
Daniel: Humm...
(Each and everyone else on the ship is suddenly possessed by a bright white light. Some of the planetary debris around the Phoenix-X bursts into smaller pieces. The bright white light around every person fades. They find themselves alive and back to normal, sitting next to the Boosti who had merged with them)
(Gotens looks at Kehlehmeh, on the floor beside him)
Gotens: Man. What happened?
Kehlehmeh: Argh!! How could this be possible!?
(She tries to liquefy but can't)
Kehlehmeh: I— I don't understand? Am I to be one of those special Boosti?? Nooooo!
(She looks around and sees everyone else unmerged)
Kehlehmeh: Noooooo!!
(She looks around and sees a normal Ensign Dan waving to her)
Kehlehmeh: Noooooo!!!
(Yeltso gets up and looks over at Toguera)
Yelto: I'm sorry about your brother.
(Everyone on the ship gets back to their duties. Monique enters the Bridge to embrace Armond. Gotens shoves Kehlehmeh and Shangrilah onto the Bridge)
Daniel: I have taken your easy access ability to liquefy away from you. To liquefy, you must look inside yourself to your inner X.
Shangrilah: But we don't have those?
Daniel: Oh. Then good luck with all your other things, I suppose. Also, you're under arrest.
(Gotens contacts the Federation)
>Theseus: This is Starbase 55. Your one stop Section 31 supply shop!
Armond: I'm sorry, Admiral. We weren't able to destroy the Boosti fleet as planned.
>Theseus: I never ordered you to destroy the fleet. I ordered you to destroy the planet so they'd have no where to breed. You did exactly what we wanted.
Armond: Oh. Well then.
Kehlehmeh: We'll just be going home now.
Gotens (grabs her): No you won't. We have laws.
Kehlehmeh: Grrr! We have unblockable transporter beams!
(The Boosti beam back to the Reneckle and transwarp away before they can be tracked. The Phoenix-X takes some time to get fully back online and Armond and Monique decide to have their wedding on the ship with everyone, converting Deck 7, Conference Room 2)
Daniel: I believe so.
(He places two fingers on his forehead and concentrates with his inner X)
Daniel: Humm...
(Each and everyone else on the ship is suddenly possessed by a bright white light. Some of the planetary debris around the Phoenix-X bursts into smaller pieces. The bright white light around every person fades. They find themselves alive and back to normal, sitting next to the Boosti who had merged with them)
(Gotens looks at Kehlehmeh, on the floor beside him)
Gotens: Man. What happened?
Kehlehmeh: Argh!! How could this be possible!?
(She tries to liquefy but can't)
Kehlehmeh: I— I don't understand? Am I to be one of those special Boosti?? Nooooo!
(She looks around and sees everyone else unmerged)
Kehlehmeh: Noooooo!!
(She looks around and sees a normal Ensign Dan waving to her)
Kehlehmeh: Noooooo!!!
(Yeltso gets up and looks over at Toguera)
Yelto: I'm sorry about your brother.
(Everyone on the ship gets back to their duties. Monique enters the Bridge to embrace Armond. Gotens shoves Kehlehmeh and Shangrilah onto the Bridge)
Daniel: I have taken your easy access ability to liquefy away from you. To liquefy, you must look inside yourself to your inner X.
Shangrilah: But we don't have those?
Daniel: Oh. Then good luck with all your other things, I suppose. Also, you're under arrest.
(Gotens contacts the Federation)
>Theseus: This is Starbase 55. Your one stop Section 31 supply shop!
Armond: I'm sorry, Admiral. We weren't able to destroy the Boosti fleet as planned.
>Theseus: I never ordered you to destroy the fleet. I ordered you to destroy the planet so they'd have no where to breed. You did exactly what we wanted.
Armond: Oh. Well then.
Kehlehmeh: We'll just be going home now.
Gotens (grabs her): No you won't. We have laws.
Kehlehmeh: Grrr! We have unblockable transporter beams!
(The Boosti beam back to the Reneckle and transwarp away before they can be tracked. The Phoenix-X takes some time to get fully back online and Armond and Monique decide to have their wedding on the ship with everyone, converting Deck 7, Conference Room 2)
Yeltso: Isn't this romantic?
Ensign Dan: Maybe, if I wasn't relieved.
(The X follower appears in the crowd, next to Shane and the Commander)
X Doyle: The X has achieved the first step.
(Shane and Gotens glance at each other)
Shane: The first step to what?
X Doyle: After the X merged with him, it sparked a great disturbance in the Q Continuum. Some of us revolted and began the X Continuum. Do not tell your Captain, but he will one day have to take his place with us in our new realm.
Gotens: But why choose the letter X?
(X Doyle just looks at him and disappears)
Gotens: Personally, I'd go with the letter R.
(He turns to Shane)
Gotens: Should we tell him?
Shane: We better not. The X are powerful and could turn us into weird animals and, plus, this could be the best for him.
Gotens: Perhaps.
(The bride and groom walk down the aisle)
Armond: Thanks for helping me out on the bridge, back there.
Daniel: Don't thank me, thank the X. He helped me find myself. And I'm glad you didn't lower yourself to destroying the Boosti.
Armond: Thanks, Captain. Hey, uhh, aren't we trying to have a wedding here?
Daniel: Yes, of course. But, since I'm mortal now, you only have the backing of short-livers and vagrants.
Armond: That's fine. One more thing, don't worry about getting that revenge on the X for me.
(Daniel nods and starts the ceremony)
Ensign Dan: Maybe, if I wasn't relieved.
(The X follower appears in the crowd, next to Shane and the Commander)
X Doyle: The X has achieved the first step.
(Shane and Gotens glance at each other)
Shane: The first step to what?
X Doyle: After the X merged with him, it sparked a great disturbance in the Q Continuum. Some of us revolted and began the X Continuum. Do not tell your Captain, but he will one day have to take his place with us in our new realm.
Gotens: But why choose the letter X?
(X Doyle just looks at him and disappears)
Gotens: Personally, I'd go with the letter R.
(He turns to Shane)
Gotens: Should we tell him?
Shane: We better not. The X are powerful and could turn us into weird animals and, plus, this could be the best for him.
Gotens: Perhaps.
(The bride and groom walk down the aisle)
Armond: Thanks for helping me out on the bridge, back there.
Daniel: Don't thank me, thank the X. He helped me find myself. And I'm glad you didn't lower yourself to destroying the Boosti.
Armond: Thanks, Captain. Hey, uhh, aren't we trying to have a wedding here?
Daniel: Yes, of course. But, since I'm mortal now, you only have the backing of short-livers and vagrants.
Armond: That's fine. One more thing, don't worry about getting that revenge on the X for me.
(Daniel nods and starts the ceremony)