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1 00:00:08,356 00:00:10,401 Previously on "Star Trek: Discovery"... Previously on "Star Trek: Discovery"...
2 00:00:10,445 00:00:12,838 - Section 31? - She's tracking a suspected murderer. - Section 31? - She's tracking a suspected murderer.
3 00:00:12,882 00:00:14,144 Mr. Spock is one of mine. Mr. Spock is one of mine.
4 00:00:14,188 00:00:15,893 I think there may be a connection between Spock I think there may be a connection between Spock
5 00:00:15,937 00:00:17,539 and the signals around the universe. and the signals around the universe.
6 00:00:17,582 00:00:20,498 - Spock drew those images. - What is it? - Spock drew those images. - What is it?
7 00:00:20,542 00:00:22,239 He called it the Red Angel. He called it the Red Angel.
8 00:00:22,283 00:00:24,154 That vision changed him forever. That vision changed him forever.
9 00:00:24,198 00:00:25,590 I've seen this angel, too. I've seen this angel, too.
10 00:00:25,634 00:00:27,070 I watched Tyler kill you. I watched Tyler kill you.
11 00:00:27,114 00:00:28,680 I held your body. I held your body.
12 00:00:28,724 00:00:30,160 He is alive. He is alive.
13 00:00:30,204 00:00:32,441 We're getting you out of here. We're getting you out of here.
14 00:00:36,471 00:00:38,168 Something has grabbed us out of warp, sir. Something has grabbed us out of warp, sir.
15 00:00:38,212 00:00:39,561 We're locked into place. We're locked into place.
16 00:00:39,604 00:00:41,867 - Some kind of a life-form? - It must need something. - Some kind of a life-form? - It must need something.
17 00:00:41,911 00:00:43,347 It's trying to send us a message. It's trying to send us a message.
18 00:00:43,391 00:00:45,610 Because it wants to be remembered, preserve Because it wants to be remembered, preserve
19 00:00:45,654 00:00:47,982 its history using Discovery. its history using Discovery.
20 00:00:49,962 00:00:51,442 Its final act was to save us. Its final act was to save us.
21 00:00:51,486 00:00:53,053 We have recorded everything We have recorded everything
22 00:00:53,096 00:00:54,880 it has seen and experienced. it has seen and experienced.
23 00:00:54,924 00:00:57,057 The Sphere is triggering the Kelpien biological The Sphere is triggering the Kelpien biological
24 00:00:57,100 00:00:59,102 process known as Vahar'ai. process known as Vahar'ai.
25 00:00:59,146 00:01:00,756 Signals when Kelpiens are Signals when Kelpiens are
26 00:01:00,799 00:01:02,714 ready for slaughter by the Ba'ul, ready for slaughter by the Ba'ul,
27 00:01:02,758 00:01:04,064 the predator species the predator species
28 00:01:04,107 00:01:05,543 on my homeworld of Kaminar. on my homeworld of Kaminar.
29 00:01:05,587 00:01:08,242 You are the only one who knows me. You are the only one who knows me.
30 00:01:08,285 00:01:10,331 You replaced the sister I had on Kaminar. You replaced the sister I had on Kaminar.
31 00:01:10,374 00:01:12,159 Your vital signs have returned to normal. Your vital signs have returned to normal.
32 00:01:12,202 00:01:14,813 I have never felt this way before. I have never felt this way before.
33 00:01:14,857 00:01:17,120 Fear is gone. Fear is gone.
34 00:01:17,164 00:01:20,856 What my people have accepted as the truth What my people have accepted as the truth
35 00:01:20,880 00:01:22,680 is a lie. is a lie.
36 00:01:32,117 00:01:35,130 We all come from somewhere. We all come from somewhere.
37 00:01:42,140 00:01:45,709 We carry that place with us wherever we go. We carry that place with us wherever we go.
38 00:01:59,306 00:02:02,261 That never leaves our hearts. That never leaves our hearts.
39 00:02:03,005 00:02:05,007 Not entirely. Not entirely.
40 00:02:14,264 00:02:15,439 How's it going in here? How's it going in here?
41 00:02:15,483 00:02:16,962 Oh, my... well, Oh, my... well,
42 00:02:17,006 00:02:18,747 without Airiam, we would've spent months without Airiam, we would've spent months
43 00:02:18,790 00:02:20,314 trying to sort through the Sphere's data. trying to sort through the Sphere's data.
44 00:02:20,357 00:02:21,793 But none of us can predict... But none of us can predict...
45 00:02:21,837 00:02:23,186 Okay, look at this. This is incredible. Okay, look at this. This is incredible.
46 00:02:23,230 00:02:24,622 where our voyage will lead. where our voyage will lead.
47 00:02:24,666 00:02:26,320 The data collection of the Sphere isn't random. The data collection of the Sphere isn't random.
48 00:02:26,363 00:02:27,973 Oh, no, it's not random at all. Oh, no, it's not random at all.
49 00:02:28,017 00:02:31,881 It's actually an impossibly sophisticated repository of... It's actually an impossibly sophisticated repository of...
50 00:02:32,125 00:02:35,807 like, a slice of the galaxy's history. like, a slice of the galaxy's history.
51 00:02:35,851 00:02:38,245 It's like this delicious slice of galaxy pie. It's like this delicious slice of galaxy pie.
52 00:02:38,288 00:02:42,118 We may suffer losses along the way, We may suffer losses along the way,
53 00:02:42,162 00:02:46,466 but we can hope to learn and grow from those experiences. but we can hope to learn and grow from those experiences.
54 00:02:48,864 00:02:53,316 And from those who accompany us on our journey. And from those who accompany us on our journey.
55 00:03:09,189 00:03:11,447 It is almost inconceivable It is almost inconceivable
56 00:03:11,491 00:03:14,538 to have you back with us, Dr. Culber. to have you back with us, Dr. Culber.
57 00:03:15,282 00:03:18,089 Inconceivable, yeah. Inconceivable, yeah.
58 00:03:18,633 00:03:23,203 There isn't a test or a, a scan Dr. Pollard hasn't run on me. There isn't a test or a, a scan Dr. Pollard hasn't run on me.
59 00:03:23,246 00:03:24,795 Well, you appear yourself. Well, you appear yourself.
60 00:03:24,839 00:03:26,841 Well, I don't feel like myself. Well, I don't feel like myself.
61 00:03:30,514 00:03:34,618 Enduring something no one thought possible Enduring something no one thought possible
62 00:03:34,962 00:03:39,441 can be transformative. can be transformative.
63 00:03:39,784 00:03:41,852 Perhaps, Perhaps,
64 00:03:42,396 00:03:47,009 perhaps, in feeling less like you were, perhaps, in feeling less like you were,
65 00:03:47,352 00:03:52,523 you are more like who you were meant to become. you are more like who you were meant to become.
66 00:03:53,267 00:03:55,056 Commander Saru? Commander Saru?
67 00:03:55,399 00:03:57,059 Your results. Your results.
68 00:03:58,502 00:04:02,336 The most evident anatomical change from the Kelpien advent of your Vahar... The most evident anatomical change from the Kelpien advent of your Vahar...
69 00:04:02,372 00:04:03,721 - Vahar'ai. - Thank you. - Vahar'ai. - Thank you.
70 00:04:03,765 00:04:05,419 With the loss of your threat ganglia, With the loss of your threat ganglia,
71 00:04:05,462 00:04:08,509 the cartilage that housed it is reorganising to accommodate the cartilage that housed it is reorganising to accommodate
72 00:04:08,552 00:04:10,685 a new type of keratin-based tissue. a new type of keratin-based tissue.
73 00:04:10,728 00:04:12,861 It looks like spikes growing in like teeth. It looks like spikes growing in like teeth.
74 00:04:12,904 00:04:15,106 Does that sound right? Does that sound right?
75 00:04:16,425 00:04:18,558 I would not know. I would not know.
76 00:04:19,955 00:04:24,168 Did you discover anything that might affect me psychologically? Did you discover anything that might affect me psychologically?
77 00:04:24,412 00:04:27,284 These are your neurotransmitter expression patterns, These are your neurotransmitter expression patterns,
78 00:04:27,328 00:04:29,007 last year versus today. last year versus today.
79 00:04:29,051 00:04:31,096 With you as my only Kelpien specimen, With you as my only Kelpien specimen,
80 00:04:31,140 00:04:33,277 forgive the term, it's difficult to say forgive the term, it's difficult to say
81 00:04:33,321 00:04:35,057 with certainty what these changes mean. with certainty what these changes mean.
82 00:04:35,100 00:04:36,767 But if I had to guess, But if I had to guess,
83 00:04:36,811 00:04:39,348 I'd say your fear responses are being repressed. I'd say your fear responses are being repressed.
84 00:04:47,182 00:04:50,668 What is a Kelpien without fear? What is a Kelpien without fear?
85 00:04:51,012 00:04:54,450 I am losing the very thing that defines me. I am losing the very thing that defines me.
86 00:04:56,396 00:04:58,776 I am stumbling in the dark. I am stumbling in the dark.
87 00:04:58,820 00:05:01,252 And yet I cannot help but feel that And yet I cannot help but feel that
88 00:05:01,296 00:05:03,955 somewhere within the unknown, somewhere within the unknown,
89 00:05:03,999 00:05:06,211 there is purpose. there is purpose.
90 00:05:07,855 00:05:11,302 And that we are being guided toward it. And that we are being guided toward it.
91 00:05:11,746 00:05:13,904 It's Section 31's position that It's Section 31's position that
92 00:05:13,948 00:05:16,054 if the entity we're calling the Red Angel if the entity we're calling the Red Angel
93 00:05:16,098 00:05:17,921 is in fact generating these signals, is in fact generating these signals,
94 00:05:17,965 00:05:20,798 it's also capable of time incursions. it's also capable of time incursions.
95 00:05:20,842 00:05:23,627 And should be considered dangerous. And should be considered dangerous.
96 00:05:23,871 00:05:27,142 So far, these signals have led the Discovery on two rescue missions. So far, these signals have led the Discovery on two rescue missions.
97 00:05:27,196 00:05:28,980 Or two catastrophic events. Or two catastrophic events.
98 00:05:29,024 00:05:31,152 Does the Angel merely appear at these crisis points, Does the Angel merely appear at these crisis points,
99 00:05:31,195 00:05:32,984 or is it creating them? or is it creating them?
100 00:05:33,028 00:05:34,856 We have to consider both options. We have to consider both options.
101 00:05:34,899 00:05:36,466 So let's consider. So let's consider.
102 00:05:36,510 00:05:40,751 The Red Angel appeared on Earth and transported people to Terralysium The Red Angel appeared on Earth and transported people to Terralysium
103 00:05:40,832 00:05:43,939 only moments before they would've died in a nuclear blast. only moments before they would've died in a nuclear blast.
104 00:05:44,082 00:05:46,893 It also guided Spock to rescue me when I was a child on Vulcan. It also guided Spock to rescue me when I was a child on Vulcan.
105 00:05:46,921 00:05:50,250 I've seen the drawings from Spock's time in the psychiatric unit. I've seen the drawings from Spock's time in the psychiatric unit.
106 00:05:50,293 00:05:52,817 Look, can either of you say for sure Look, can either of you say for sure
107 00:05:52,861 00:05:55,006 this thing didn't cause his nervous breakdown? this thing didn't cause his nervous breakdown?
108 00:05:55,050 00:05:56,704 Spock made no mention of the Red Angel Spock made no mention of the Red Angel
109 00:05:56,747 00:05:58,662 when he asked for leave from the Enterprise. when he asked for leave from the Enterprise.
110 00:05:58,706 00:06:01,012 But Agent Tyler's correct, Captain. But Agent Tyler's correct, Captain.
111 00:06:01,056 00:06:02,666 With so few data points, it is impossible With so few data points, it is impossible
112 00:06:02,710 00:06:06,496 to draw conclusions based on its nature and motivations. to draw conclusions based on its nature and motivations.
113 00:06:06,540 00:06:07,932 We need more information. We need more information.
114 00:06:07,976 00:06:09,456 What we need is Spock. What we need is Spock.
115 00:06:09,499 00:06:11,545 Captain Leland has devoted significant Captain Leland has devoted significant
116 00:06:11,588 00:06:13,721 Section 31 resources to finding him. Section 31 resources to finding him.
117 00:06:13,764 00:06:16,467 But we're coming up empty-handed. But we're coming up empty-handed.
118 00:06:16,811 00:06:20,095 As his sister, can you think of anywhere Spock might have gone? As his sister, can you think of anywhere Spock might have gone?
119 00:06:20,162 00:06:21,946 Some place we might not have thought to look? Some place we might not have thought to look?
120 00:06:22,090 00:06:23,557 Captain, Captain,
121 00:06:23,600 00:06:25,485 - you are needed on the bridge. - What is it? - you are needed on the bridge. - What is it?
122 00:06:25,528 00:06:27,987 We have detected a new signal. We have detected a new signal.
123 00:06:32,635 00:06:34,524 Where is it this time? Where is it this time?
124 00:06:34,568 00:06:36,966 Outside of Federation space. Outside of Federation space.
125 00:06:41,670 00:06:42,845 Ah. Ah.
126 00:06:44,316 00:06:45,822 Acquiring coordinates. Acquiring coordinates.
127 00:06:45,866 00:06:47,407 On screen. On screen.
128 00:06:47,450 00:06:49,234 We have a lock, sir. We have a lock, sir.
129 00:06:49,278 00:06:51,641 The signal is over an M-class planet. The signal is over an M-class planet.
130 00:06:51,685 00:06:54,709 It's listed in the Federation database as... - Kaminar. It's listed in the Federation database as... - Kaminar.
131 00:06:55,240 00:06:57,417 - Commander Saru, that's... - Yes. - Commander Saru, that's... - Yes.
132 00:06:57,960 00:07:01,172 Kaminar is my homeworld. Kaminar is my homeworld.
133 00:08:55,779 00:08:59,496 Kaminar is populated by two sentient species: Kaminar is populated by two sentient species:
134 00:08:59,540 00:09:02,673 my people, the Kelpiens, and the Ba'ul. my people, the Kelpiens, and the Ba'ul.
135 00:09:02,717 00:09:05,219 The Ba'ul are your predators. The Ba'ul are your predators.
136 00:09:06,285 00:09:08,592 The Ba'ul achieved warp capability 20 years ago. The Ba'ul achieved warp capability 20 years ago.
137 00:09:08,636 00:09:11,421 The USS Archimedes made first contact with them The USS Archimedes made first contact with them
138 00:09:11,464 00:09:13,423 after receiving a transmission from Kaminar. after receiving a transmission from Kaminar.
139 00:09:13,466 00:09:15,338 But once communication was established, But once communication was established,
140 00:09:15,381 00:09:16,874 the Ba'ul High Council proved hostile. the Ba'ul High Council proved hostile.
141 00:09:16,918 00:09:20,097 So why did the Ba'ul send a transmission in the first place? So why did the Ba'ul send a transmission in the first place?
142 00:09:20,125 00:09:21,300 They... They...
143 00:09:21,344 00:09:23,302 did not. did not.
144 00:09:23,346 00:09:27,002 That transmission was from me. That transmission was from me.
145 00:09:27,045 00:09:29,526 I co-opted the Ba'ul's technology I co-opted the Ba'ul's technology
146 00:09:29,570 00:09:32,947 in order to send a message, with the hope that in order to send a message, with the hope that
147 00:09:32,990 00:09:35,619 someone, somewhere, would receive it. someone, somewhere, would receive it.
148 00:09:35,663 00:09:38,282 And that someone was Captain Georgiou. And that someone was Captain Georgiou.
149 00:09:39,144 00:09:42,189 She was a lieutenant then, serving on the Archimedes. She was a lieutenant then, serving on the Archimedes.
150 00:09:43,061 00:09:45,846 Were it not for her, I would have been unable to flee Kaminar Were it not for her, I would have been unable to flee Kaminar
151 00:09:45,889 00:09:48,353 or be granted asylum. or be granted asylum.
152 00:09:49,198 00:09:52,449 I promised never to return. I promised never to return.
153 00:09:53,550 00:09:55,552 That was the price of knowledge. That was the price of knowledge.
154 00:09:55,596 00:09:59,210 And now, of the billions of planets in our galaxy, And now, of the billions of planets in our galaxy,
155 00:09:59,256 00:10:03,299 the signal just happens to show up above the homeworld of my first officer. the signal just happens to show up above the homeworld of my first officer.
156 00:10:03,342 00:10:06,476 - What are the odds? - It certainly isn't random. - What are the odds? - It certainly isn't random.
157 00:10:06,519 00:10:09,479 Discovery's taken a serious interest in the Red Angel. Discovery's taken a serious interest in the Red Angel.
158 00:10:09,522 00:10:10,972 Could be it's returning the favour. Could be it's returning the favour.
159 00:10:11,015 00:10:12,787 That's a leap. Commander Saru, That's a leap. Commander Saru,
160 00:10:12,830 00:10:15,380 are there angels of any sort in Kelpien culture? are there angels of any sort in Kelpien culture?
161 00:10:15,424 00:10:18,688 Kelpiens believe only in the Great Balance, Kelpiens believe only in the Great Balance,
162 00:10:18,731 00:10:20,903 which, if upset, would devastate which, if upset, would devastate
163 00:10:20,946 00:10:23,588 the fragile ecosystem of our planet. the fragile ecosystem of our planet.
164 00:10:23,732 00:10:27,941 And we are taught that the Ba'ul are the keepers of this... And we are taught that the Ba'ul are the keepers of this...
165 00:10:27,965 00:10:29,184 balance. balance.
166 00:10:29,185 00:10:31,827 Do the Kelpiens worship the Ba'ul? Do the Kelpiens worship the Ba'ul?
167 00:10:31,870 00:10:34,830 It is their superior technology, of which Kelpiens live in awe, It is their superior technology, of which Kelpiens live in awe,
168 00:10:34,873 00:10:37,615 that allows the Ba'ul mastery over my people. that allows the Ba'ul mastery over my people.
169 00:10:37,659 00:10:39,704 They hide behind it. They hide behind it.
170 00:10:39,748 00:10:42,664 No Kelpien has even seen a Ba'ul in living memory. No Kelpien has even seen a Ba'ul in living memory.
171 00:10:42,707 00:10:44,492 It is the same technology It is the same technology
172 00:10:44,535 00:10:46,668 they use to keep Starfleet at arm's length. they use to keep Starfleet at arm's length.
173 00:10:46,711 00:10:48,887 So we shouldn't expect a warm welcome. So we shouldn't expect a warm welcome.
174 00:10:48,931 00:10:50,715 The Ba'ul are, by nature, isolationist. The Ba'ul are, by nature, isolationist.
175 00:10:50,759 00:10:53,343 And they're committed to preserving the status quo on Kaminar. And they're committed to preserving the status quo on Kaminar.
176 00:10:53,387 00:10:55,424 Well, they must have seen the signal, too. Well, they must have seen the signal, too.
177 00:10:55,467 00:10:57,983 Maybe they wouldn't mind an offer to share information. Maybe they wouldn't mind an offer to share information.
178 00:10:58,027 00:10:59,594 Depending on how they're approached. Depending on how they're approached.
179 00:10:59,637 00:11:02,074 Well, let's knock on the front door and see if they answer. Well, let's knock on the front door and see if they answer.
180 00:11:02,118 00:11:05,003 And then what? Just ask nicely? And then what? Just ask nicely?
181 00:11:05,047 00:11:08,890 Well, as unexpected guests, it never hurts to be polite. Well, as unexpected guests, it never hurts to be polite.
182 00:11:15,375 00:11:17,742 Prepare to disengage warp power. Prepare to disengage warp power.
183 00:11:17,886 00:11:20,667 Sir, dropping out of warp above Kaminar. Sir, dropping out of warp above Kaminar.
184 00:11:27,338 00:11:30,005 The signal disappeared before we arrived. The signal disappeared before we arrived.
185 00:11:30,059 00:11:31,452 What else is new? What else is new?
186 00:11:31,495 00:11:33,932 Mr. Bryce, hail the Ba'ul on all channels. Mr. Bryce, hail the Ba'ul on all channels.
187 00:11:33,976 00:11:36,935 Commander Burnham, run planetary and full-spectrum scans Commander Burnham, run planetary and full-spectrum scans
188 00:11:36,979 00:11:38,763 on anything resembling our elusive angel. on anything resembling our elusive angel.
189 00:11:38,807 00:11:40,939 And any power source capable of generating these signals. And any power source capable of generating these signals.
190 00:11:40,983 00:11:42,837 The Ba'ul are not responding, sir. The Ba'ul are not responding, sir.
191 00:11:42,980 00:11:47,269 That's not entirely true, sir. They're scanning our weapons systems. That's not entirely true, sir. They're scanning our weapons systems.
192 00:11:47,350 00:11:49,426 Just our weapons systems. Just our weapons systems.
193 00:11:49,470 00:11:52,342 - So much for knocking on the front door. - Maybe the Ba'ul just - So much for knocking on the front door. - Maybe the Ba'ul just
194 00:11:52,386 00:11:54,684 haven't learned the importance of a good first impression. Burnham? haven't learned the importance of a good first impression. Burnham?
195 00:11:54,719 00:11:56,607 I see no indication the Red Angel was here. I see no indication the Red Angel was here.
196 00:11:56,651 00:11:59,784 - Or any immediate danger to the planet. - Then why are we here? Anybody? - Or any immediate danger to the planet. - Then why are we here? Anybody?
197 00:11:59,828 00:12:01,786 You're assuming the signals only appear for a reason. You're assuming the signals only appear for a reason.
198 00:12:01,830 00:12:03,788 Yes, Mr. Tyler, that's exactly what I'm assuming. Yes, Mr. Tyler, that's exactly what I'm assuming.
199 00:12:03,832 00:12:06,313 - Why won't the Ba'ul respond? - Perhaps, - Why won't the Ba'ul respond? - Perhaps,
200 00:12:06,356 00:12:09,446 as I have said, it is because they are oppressors. as I have said, it is because they are oppressors.
201 00:12:09,490 00:12:11,883 And even had the Ba'ul answered our hails, And even had the Ba'ul answered our hails,
202 00:12:11,927 00:12:14,377 why would you trust those who have enslaved my people why would you trust those who have enslaved my people
203 00:12:14,421 00:12:16,761 for centuries with fear and lies? for centuries with fear and lies?
204 00:12:17,759 00:12:19,674 Your insights are invaluable, Your insights are invaluable,
205 00:12:19,717 00:12:21,284 Mr. Saru. Mr. Saru.
206 00:12:21,328 00:12:23,068 But the signal appeared here. But the signal appeared here.
207 00:12:23,112 00:12:24,983 And maybe the Red Angel, too. And maybe the Red Angel, too.
208 00:12:25,027 00:12:27,029 If you have any idea how I could make inquiries without... If you have any idea how I could make inquiries without...
209 00:12:27,072 00:12:29,031 There is a Kelpien priest in every village. There is a Kelpien priest in every village.
210 00:12:29,074 00:12:31,251 Priests not only serve as intermediaries Priests not only serve as intermediaries
211 00:12:31,294 00:12:34,036 between us and the Ba'ul, but they also connect between us and the Ba'ul, but they also connect
212 00:12:34,079 00:12:36,865 all of our extended communities together. all of our extended communities together.
213 00:12:36,908 00:12:38,632 So if the Red Angel appeared on Kaminar, then So if the Red Angel appeared on Kaminar, then
214 00:12:38,675 00:12:40,738 a priest might be able to tell us about it. a priest might be able to tell us about it.
215 00:12:40,782 00:12:42,827 Wouldn't that be a violation of General Order 1? Wouldn't that be a violation of General Order 1?
216 00:12:42,871 00:12:44,386 Though the Kelpiens aren't warp capable, Though the Kelpiens aren't warp capable,
217 00:12:44,429 00:12:46,604 they've seen warp-capable technology through the Ba'ul, they've seen warp-capable technology through the Ba'ul,
218 00:12:46,648 00:12:48,311 and they know about spaceflight. and they know about spaceflight.
219 00:12:48,355 00:12:50,618 First contact with the Kelpiens by Starfleet First contact with the Kelpiens by Starfleet
220 00:12:50,661 00:12:52,272 is a judgement call, is a judgement call,
221 00:12:52,315 00:12:54,274 but our mission to investigate these signals but our mission to investigate these signals
222 00:12:54,317 00:12:55,623 would seem to require it. would seem to require it.
223 00:12:55,666 00:12:57,015 We can stretch General Order 1, We can stretch General Order 1,
224 00:12:57,059 00:12:58,408 but let's try not to break it in the process. but let's try not to break it in the process.
225 00:12:58,452 00:13:00,709 Burnham, as a xenoanthropologist, Burnham, as a xenoanthropologist,
226 00:13:00,715 00:13:03,577 I think you're uniquely qualified to talk to a village priest. I think you're uniquely qualified to talk to a village priest.
227 00:13:03,674 00:13:05,110 Sir, Sir,
228 00:13:05,154 00:13:07,156 I am the logical choice. I am the logical choice.
229 00:13:07,199 00:13:08,766 I offer my experience. I offer my experience.
230 00:13:08,810 00:13:12,233 To disregard it is to disregard the suffering of generations of Kelpiens. To disregard it is to disregard the suffering of generations of Kelpiens.
231 00:13:12,379 00:13:14,206 Given all that suffering, Given all that suffering,
232 00:13:14,250 00:13:16,208 you're the most complicated choice. you're the most complicated choice.
233 00:13:16,252 00:13:18,994 Do you doubt my ability to carry out the mission? Do you doubt my ability to carry out the mission?
234 00:13:19,037 00:13:20,256 Of course not. Of course not.
235 00:13:20,300 00:13:23,262 But at present, we lack a full understanding of the biological... But at present, we lack a full understanding of the biological...
236 00:13:23,390 00:13:26,044 and behavioural changes you're undergoing. and behavioural changes you're undergoing.
237 00:13:26,088 00:13:29,774 I can assure you, Captain, I am still very much myself. I can assure you, Captain, I am still very much myself.
238 00:13:29,918 00:13:31,659 I can only imagine the pressure you might feel to share I can only imagine the pressure you might feel to share
239 00:13:31,702 00:13:33,878 the truth with your people about Vahar'ai. the truth with your people about Vahar'ai.
240 00:13:33,922 00:13:35,271 Are you suggesting that I might be incapable Are you suggesting that I might be incapable
241 00:13:35,315 00:13:36,707 of following Starfleet regulations? of following Starfleet regulations?
242 00:13:36,751 00:13:39,057 Or that I would disobey your orders? Or that I would disobey your orders?
243 00:13:43,784 00:13:45,033 Captain. Captain.
244 00:13:47,214 00:13:49,311 Kelpiens have no knowledge of Starfleet Kelpiens have no knowledge of Starfleet
245 00:13:49,354 00:13:51,722 or any other inhabited worlds. or any other inhabited worlds.
246 00:13:51,766 00:13:53,620 Even though General Order 1 allows contact, Even though General Order 1 allows contact,
247 00:13:53,663 00:13:56,553 my arrival could come as a complete shock to them. my arrival could come as a complete shock to them.
248 00:13:56,597 00:14:00,962 Commander Saru would be invaluable to have by my side. Commander Saru would be invaluable to have by my side.
249 00:14:01,305 00:14:03,099 All right. All right.
250 00:14:03,343 00:14:06,563 But I'll remind you both, we're here to gather information But I'll remind you both, we're here to gather information
251 00:14:06,607 00:14:08,591 about the signals and the Red Angel, about the signals and the Red Angel,
252 00:14:08,635 00:14:11,903 not start a war between the Kelpiens and the Ba'ul. not start a war between the Kelpiens and the Ba'ul.
253 00:14:13,788 00:14:15,578 Mr. Saru? Mr. Saru?
254 00:14:16,921 00:14:21,361 My duty, first and foremost, is to Discovery's mission, sir. My duty, first and foremost, is to Discovery's mission, sir.
255 00:14:21,504 00:14:23,158 I never doubt that. I never doubt that.
256 00:14:25,016 00:14:26,409 Start in your own village. Start in your own village.
257 00:14:26,453 00:14:28,532 Maybe they'll be glad to see you. Maybe they'll be glad to see you.
258 00:14:34,904 00:14:36,388 So, uh, So, uh,
259 00:14:36,432 00:14:39,022 what did the scan say? what did the scan say?
260 00:14:39,466 00:14:41,764 Read 'em yourself. Read 'em yourself.
261 00:14:45,385 00:14:47,278 All normal. All normal.
262 00:14:47,622 00:14:49,127 You're you. You're you.
263 00:14:49,171 00:14:50,912 Yes and no. Yes and no.
264 00:14:50,955 00:14:53,749 Brain patterns and neural impulses are identical, Brain patterns and neural impulses are identical,
265 00:14:53,768 00:14:57,335 but this body was entirely reconstituted from your DNA. but this body was entirely reconstituted from your DNA.
266 00:14:57,379 00:15:00,913 It's brand-new down to the last molecule. It's brand-new down to the last molecule.
267 00:15:00,957 00:15:04,304 You are, for lack of a better word, pristine. You are, for lack of a better word, pristine.
268 00:15:09,504 00:15:12,542 My scar, it's gone. My scar, it's gone.
269 00:15:12,586 00:15:13,804 It is? It is?
270 00:15:13,848 00:15:16,154 - I hadn't noticed that. - What scar? - I hadn't noticed that. - What scar?
271 00:15:16,198 00:15:18,330 Oh, the scar he chose to keep. Oh, the scar he chose to keep.
272 00:15:18,374 00:15:20,023 You never told her the story? You never told her the story?
273 00:15:20,067 00:15:24,336 He was hiking the cliffs of Cabo Rojo, alone. He was hiking the cliffs of Cabo Rojo, alone.
274 00:15:24,380 00:15:25,773 I was 16... I was 16...
275 00:15:25,816 00:15:28,123 And apparently indestructible. And apparently indestructible.
276 00:15:28,166 00:15:29,559 The path he was on gave way, The path he was on gave way,
277 00:15:29,603 00:15:31,787 and he fell 30 meters. and he fell 30 meters.
278 00:15:32,101 00:15:33,476 15, actually. 15, actually.
279 00:15:33,520 00:15:35,086 Well, enough to puncture your shoulder. Well, enough to puncture your shoulder.
280 00:15:35,130 00:15:37,240 He would've bled out, too, if it weren't for a certain He would've bled out, too, if it weren't for a certain
281 00:15:37,284 00:15:38,655 Dr. Kashkooli, Dr. Kashkooli,
282 00:15:38,699 00:15:40,483 who was half a kilometre behind him. who was half a kilometre behind him.
283 00:15:40,527 00:15:43,268 She risked her own life to climb down and help him. She risked her own life to climb down and help him.
284 00:15:43,312 00:15:45,270 She stitched his wound up with a fishing line. She stitched his wound up with a fishing line.
285 00:15:45,314 00:15:46,968 Gave him a very Gave him a very
286 00:15:47,011 00:15:48,670 sexy scar sexy scar
287 00:15:49,013 00:15:51,115 and inspired him to go to medical school and inspired him to go to medical school
288 00:15:51,159 00:15:54,249 and become the man he is today. and become the man he is today.
289 00:15:56,891 00:15:59,127 It is weird not seeing it on you. It is weird not seeing it on you.
290 00:15:59,771 00:16:01,369 So, um... So, um...
291 00:16:02,897 00:16:05,029 if my senses feel a little off, it's... if my senses feel a little off, it's...
292 00:16:05,073 00:16:07,292 It's because your new nervous system is still adjusting. It's because your new nervous system is still adjusting.
293 00:16:07,336 00:16:10,644 I'd like to continue monitoring you, but I believe I'd like to continue monitoring you, but I believe
294 00:16:10,687 00:16:13,560 you're ready to resume your normal life soon. you're ready to resume your normal life soon.
295 00:16:36,117 00:16:37,666 That pylon. That pylon.
296 00:16:38,209 00:16:40,621 It isn't Kelpien, is it? It isn't Kelpien, is it?
297 00:16:41,422 00:16:42,719 No. No.
298 00:16:42,763 00:16:47,332 The Ba'ul have erected one in each village to observe us. The Ba'ul have erected one in each village to observe us.
299 00:16:47,376 00:16:50,261 It has earned them a fitting name among my people: It has earned them a fitting name among my people:
300 00:16:50,605 00:16:52,834 the Watchful Eye. the Watchful Eye.
301 00:16:53,077 00:16:56,559 This pylon is connected to an incredibly vast network. This pylon is connected to an incredibly vast network.
302 00:16:57,003 00:16:59,431 Must have taken the Ba'ul generations Must have taken the Ba'ul generations
303 00:16:59,475 00:17:01,651 to integrate their technology and ideology to integrate their technology and ideology
304 00:17:01,695 00:17:03,566 into Kelpien society. into Kelpien society.
305 00:17:03,610 00:17:06,569 Our two species have become so intertwined that, Our two species have become so intertwined that,
306 00:17:06,613 00:17:08,571 outside their technology, outside their technology,
307 00:17:08,615 00:17:11,139 it is difficult to discern what is purely us it is difficult to discern what is purely us
308 00:17:11,182 00:17:13,707 and what is distinctly them. and what is distinctly them.
309 00:17:14,250 00:17:16,361 Where is everyone? Where is everyone?
310 00:17:16,405 00:17:19,103 The day's work is done. The day's work is done.
311 00:17:19,147 00:17:21,410 It will soon be nightfall. It will soon be nightfall.
312 00:17:21,453 00:17:24,556 Kelpiens rarely venture out in the dark. Kelpiens rarely venture out in the dark.
313 00:17:27,721 00:17:29,897 I led this life once. I led this life once.
314 00:17:30,140 00:17:32,900 If I didn't know your people were oppressed, If I didn't know your people were oppressed,
315 00:17:32,943 00:17:35,293 I'd think Kaminar was a paradise. I'd think Kaminar was a paradise.
316 00:17:35,337 00:17:37,121 Well, in many ways, it is. Well, in many ways, it is.
317 00:17:37,165 00:17:39,776 We live in harmony with each other, We live in harmony with each other,
318 00:17:39,820 00:17:42,696 in a world without hunger or poverty. in a world without hunger or poverty.
319 00:17:43,250 00:17:45,529 The only violence we know is the culling, The only violence we know is the culling,
320 00:17:45,573 00:17:48,671 which Kelpiens have been misled to accept as a which Kelpiens have been misled to accept as a
321 00:17:48,715 00:17:51,161 mercy by the Ba'ul. mercy by the Ba'ul.
322 00:17:52,305 00:17:55,923 And our priests sustain that belief. And our priests sustain that belief.
323 00:17:55,966 00:17:58,621 Didn't you say your father was a priest? Didn't you say your father was a priest?
324 00:17:58,665 00:18:01,145 Yes, he was a collaborator, Yes, he was a collaborator,
325 00:18:01,189 00:18:03,827 albeit an unwitting one, albeit an unwitting one,
326 00:18:04,371 00:18:08,148 enforcing the grip the Ba'ul had on my people. enforcing the grip the Ba'ul had on my people.
327 00:18:13,897 00:18:15,543 Saru... Saru...
328 00:18:17,844 00:18:20,309 For 18 years, For 18 years,
329 00:18:21,252 00:18:24,425 I dreamt of returning to my village. I dreamt of returning to my village.
330 00:18:24,668 00:18:27,681 It has not changed at all. It has not changed at all.
331 00:18:27,824 00:18:30,914 But I see it... But I see it...
332 00:18:30,958 00:18:33,460 quite differently now. quite differently now.
333 00:18:53,328 00:18:55,460 These are the same flowers from your quarters. These are the same flowers from your quarters.
334 00:18:55,504 00:18:57,419 Fredalia, yes. Fredalia, yes.
335 00:18:57,462 00:19:00,143 They do not grow quite so well on a starship. They do not grow quite so well on a starship.
336 00:19:30,691 00:19:32,249 Brother? Brother?
337 00:19:32,293 00:19:33,873 Siranna! Siranna!
338 00:19:35,857 00:19:37,389 Saru! Saru!
339 00:19:38,233 00:19:40,114 You're alive. You're alive.
340 00:19:40,457 00:19:42,682 Oh, but how? Oh, but how?
341 00:19:42,725 00:19:44,161 We thought you were dead. We thought you were dead.
342 00:19:44,205 00:19:45,815 Taken by the Watchful Eye Taken by the Watchful Eye
343 00:19:45,859 00:19:47,734 for questions you should not have asked. for questions you should not have asked.
344 00:19:47,777 00:19:49,053 Oh... Oh...
345 00:19:49,297 00:19:52,387 Where have you been all this time? Where have you been all this time?
346 00:19:52,430 00:19:53,948 Siranna, Siranna,
347 00:19:54,972 00:19:57,372 18 years ago, 18 years ago,
348 00:19:57,392 00:20:00,373 I thought I could find my future in the stars, I thought I could find my future in the stars,
349 00:20:00,816 00:20:03,546 and I did. Uh... and I did. Uh...
350 00:20:10,276 00:20:14,136 I was welcomed by an interstellar service called Starfleet, I was welcomed by an interstellar service called Starfleet,
351 00:20:14,204 00:20:18,500 committed to peace and the exploration of our galaxy. committed to peace and the exploration of our galaxy.
352 00:20:18,543 00:20:21,381 An organisation far more powerful than the Ba'ul. An organisation far more powerful than the Ba'ul.
353 00:20:23,026 00:20:24,911 I found a new life. I found a new life.
354 00:20:32,470 00:20:34,037 What are you? What are you?
355 00:20:34,081 00:20:35,954 I'm human. I'm human.
356 00:20:36,178 00:20:37,978 My name is Michael. My name is Michael.
357 00:20:37,998 00:20:41,318 I come from a planet called Earth, I come from a planet called Earth,
358 00:20:41,362 00:20:44,782 and I work with your brother on the starship Discovery. and I work with your brother on the starship Discovery.
359 00:20:45,962 00:20:49,357 How is it that we can understand one another? How is it that we can understand one another?
360 00:20:49,400 00:20:51,463 This device. This device.
361 00:20:51,707 00:20:53,840 It's able to translate over a thousand languages. It's able to translate over a thousand languages.
362 00:20:53,883 00:20:57,452 You mean to say there are a thousand life-forms out there? You mean to say there are a thousand life-forms out there?
363 00:20:57,495 00:20:59,551 Oh, not just a thousand... Oh, not just a thousand...
364 00:20:59,575 00:21:01,975 hundreds of thousands. hundreds of thousands.
365 00:21:27,830 00:21:29,984 So different and yet... So different and yet...
366 00:21:35,577 00:21:37,662 The galaxy? The galaxy?
367 00:21:38,406 00:21:40,473 Space travel? Space travel?
368 00:21:45,456 00:21:48,472 Do humans from Earth drink tea? Do humans from Earth drink tea?
369 00:22:01,429 00:22:04,954 Oh, how I have missed the Fredalia tea of home. Oh, how I have missed the Fredalia tea of home.
370 00:22:04,998 00:22:08,453 We were blessed with a bountiful harvest this year. We were blessed with a bountiful harvest this year.
371 00:22:08,697 00:22:11,217 Oh, you sound just like Father. Oh, you sound just like Father.
372 00:22:13,180 00:22:14,790 Where is he? Where is he?
373 00:22:14,834 00:22:19,142 Father reached his Vahar'ai and joined the Great Balance Father reached his Vahar'ai and joined the Great Balance
374 00:22:19,186 00:22:23,312 not long after you... left us. not long after you... left us.
375 00:22:26,335 00:22:28,348 How could you? How could you?
376 00:22:28,891 00:22:31,894 And never even let us know that you were still alive? And never even let us know that you were still alive?
377 00:22:31,938 00:22:34,805 I thought it would be safer for you to believe I was dead. I thought it would be safer for you to believe I was dead.
378 00:22:34,849 00:22:36,652 Safer? Safer?
379 00:22:37,595 00:22:40,337 We believed you had outraged the Watchful Eye. We believed you had outraged the Watchful Eye.
380 00:22:40,381 00:22:43,514 We spent years in agony, fearing retribution. We spent years in agony, fearing retribution.
381 00:22:43,558 00:22:46,082 I dreamed of our reunion, brother. I dreamed of our reunion, brother.
382 00:22:46,126 00:22:48,780 I could not be more sorry, Siranna. I could not be more sorry, Siranna.
383 00:22:48,824 00:22:51,300 This is a longer conversation. This is a longer conversation.
384 00:22:51,344 00:22:55,570 But I sense that is not the reason you are here. But I sense that is not the reason you are here.
385 00:22:57,441 00:22:59,026 I... I...
386 00:23:08,104 00:23:11,120 We're looking for an entity We're looking for an entity
387 00:23:11,764 00:23:14,797 that we call the Red Angel. that we call the Red Angel.
388 00:23:16,773 00:23:20,856 We have reason to believe that it appeared here on Kaminar. We have reason to believe that it appeared here on Kaminar.
389 00:23:21,100 00:23:23,859 Is it another life-form? Is it another life-form?
390 00:23:23,903 00:23:26,731 We do not yet know what it is, only that it appears We do not yet know what it is, only that it appears
391 00:23:26,775 00:23:29,643 in conjunction with a red burst of light in the sky in conjunction with a red burst of light in the sky
392 00:23:29,786 00:23:32,520 and in places of crisis. and in places of crisis.
393 00:23:32,563 00:23:34,602 The fiery sign... The fiery sign...
394 00:23:34,826 00:23:36,626 I saw it. I saw it.
395 00:23:37,568 00:23:41,094 Have you seen or heard anything that might be this Red Angel? Have you seen or heard anything that might be this Red Angel?
396 00:23:41,137 00:23:43,078 Maybe from the priests Maybe from the priests
397 00:23:43,122 00:23:45,315 in the other villages? in the other villages?
398 00:23:48,828 00:23:51,177 This is why you have returned? This is why you have returned?
399 00:23:53,367 00:23:56,043 I should have known you did not come back for me. I should have known you did not come back for me.
400 00:23:56,086 00:23:58,502 Siranna, I ask you to... Siranna, I ask you to...
401 00:23:58,546 00:24:00,504 You ran away because you were You ran away because you were
402 00:24:00,548 00:24:03,794 not brave enough to face the Balance as the rest of us do. not brave enough to face the Balance as the rest of us do.
403 00:24:15,302 00:24:16,738 What's happening? What's happening?
404 00:24:16,781 00:24:18,087 The Ba'ul. The Ba'ul.
405 00:24:18,131 00:24:20,089 They must have observed your return. They must have observed your return.
406 00:24:20,133 00:24:22,309 Once again you disturb the Great Balance Once again you disturb the Great Balance
407 00:24:22,352 00:24:24,424 and put our village in danger. and put our village in danger.
408 00:24:24,467 00:24:26,617 You must leave now! You must leave now!
409 00:24:26,761 00:24:29,067 We won't be safe until you're gone. We won't be safe until you're gone.
410 00:24:30,534 00:24:33,929 Siranna, this might be the last time we ever see each other. Siranna, this might be the last time we ever see each other.
411 00:24:33,973 00:24:37,001 Return to the stars, Saru. There is no place for you here. Return to the stars, Saru. There is no place for you here.
412 00:24:50,210 00:24:52,212 They're coming. They're coming.
413 00:24:52,556 00:24:55,516 Discovery, beam us back. Discovery, beam us back.
414 00:25:18,191 00:25:19,583 Yellow alert. Yellow alert.
415 00:25:19,627 00:25:21,468 Commander Saru, Commander Burnham, Commander Saru, Commander Burnham,
416 00:25:21,511 00:25:23,526 please report to the bridge. please report to the bridge.
417 00:25:29,558 00:25:33,119 Whatever you did, the Ba'ul are hailing us now. Whatever you did, the Ba'ul are hailing us now.
418 00:25:33,162 00:25:35,991 I'm going to guess it's not to invite us to a welcome party. I'm going to guess it's not to invite us to a welcome party.
419 00:25:36,035 00:25:38,124 Communication channel established. Communication channel established.
420 00:25:38,167 00:25:39,647 It's audio-only. It's audio-only.
421 00:25:39,690 00:25:41,692 Mr. Saru, I think it would be best Mr. Saru, I think it would be best
422 00:25:41,736 00:25:43,346 if you stay out of this conversation. if you stay out of this conversation.
423 00:25:43,590 00:25:46,862 This is Captain Christopher Pike of the USS Discovery... This is Captain Christopher Pike of the USS Discovery...
424 00:25:46,906 00:25:50,892 You have taken what belongs to us. You have taken what belongs to us.
425 00:25:51,267 00:25:53,129 What have we taken, exactly? What have we taken, exactly?
426 00:25:53,273 00:25:55,036 A Kelpien. A Kelpien.
427 00:25:55,379 00:25:57,739 Starfleet promised Starfleet promised
428 00:25:57,882 00:26:02,278 that it would not meddle in the internal affairs of our planet. that it would not meddle in the internal affairs of our planet.
429 00:26:02,322 00:26:05,412 We're investigating the signal that appeared over your planet, We're investigating the signal that appeared over your planet,
430 00:26:05,455 00:26:07,283 which I'm sure you noticed. which I'm sure you noticed.
431 00:26:07,327 00:26:09,729 These signals are typically followed by the arrival These signals are typically followed by the arrival
432 00:26:09,772 00:26:12,079 of an entity we call the Red Angel. of an entity we call the Red Angel.
433 00:26:12,122 00:26:14,002 Are you familiar with it? Are you familiar with it?
434 00:26:17,188 00:26:20,601 The Red Angel may pose a threat to Kaminar's Great Balance. The Red Angel may pose a threat to Kaminar's Great Balance.
435 00:26:20,644 00:26:22,416 Our mutual interest lies only Our mutual interest lies only
436 00:26:22,459 00:26:23,952 in keeping the peace, which we all... in keeping the peace, which we all...
437 00:26:23,995 00:26:28,261 No one is safer than under the Watchful Eye. No one is safer than under the Watchful Eye.
438 00:26:28,304 00:26:29,871 Return the Kelpien to us, Return the Kelpien to us,
439 00:26:29,914 00:26:33,179 and we will allow you to leave without harm. and we will allow you to leave without harm.
440 00:26:33,222 00:26:34,745 I am not yours to be returned! I am not yours to be returned!
441 00:26:34,789 00:26:35,616 Mr. Saru. Mr. Saru.
442 00:26:35,659 00:26:37,139 I am brother I am brother
443 00:26:37,183 00:26:39,924 to Siranna, who lives a life of oppression. to Siranna, who lives a life of oppression.
444 00:26:39,968 00:26:41,548 I am son of Aradar, I am son of Aradar,
445 00:26:41,591 00:26:44,277 who died needlessly at your hands. who died needlessly at your hands.
446 00:26:44,320 00:26:46,279 The Kelpien speaks. The Kelpien speaks.
447 00:26:46,322 00:26:48,063 I am Commander Saru, I am Commander Saru,
448 00:26:48,107 00:26:50,165 the first and only Kelpien to join Starfleet, the first and only Kelpien to join Starfleet,
449 00:26:50,209 00:26:52,241 and I know the truth about Vahar'ai. and I know the truth about Vahar'ai.
450 00:26:52,285 00:26:54,548 The Great Balance is the only truth, The Great Balance is the only truth,
451 00:26:54,591 00:26:56,793 and it must not be disturbed. and it must not be disturbed.
452 00:26:56,837 00:26:59,596 Your lies no longer work on me. Your lies no longer work on me.
453 00:26:59,640 00:27:01,468 I survived my Vahar'ai I survived my Vahar'ai
454 00:27:01,511 00:27:03,252 and I know that it means not death and I know that it means not death
455 00:27:03,296 00:27:07,169 but evolution, an evolution you murder my people to suppress. but evolution, an evolution you murder my people to suppress.
456 00:27:07,213 00:27:08,388 Commander... Commander...
457 00:27:08,431 00:27:12,087 You think you know everything, Kelpien, You think you know everything, Kelpien,
458 00:27:12,131 00:27:15,543 but you do not even know what you are. but you do not even know what you are.
459 00:27:15,786 00:27:17,179 Captain, I detect Captain, I detect
460 00:27:17,223 00:27:19,399 ten Ba'ul sentry ships on an intercept course. ten Ba'ul sentry ships on an intercept course.
461 00:27:19,442 00:27:22,214 Shields up. Red alert. Show me what we're dealing with. Shields up. Red alert. Show me what we're dealing with.
462 00:27:34,279 00:27:36,329 Ba'ul ships are powering up their weapons. Ba'ul ships are powering up their weapons.
463 00:27:36,372 00:27:38,200 - Warm up the phasers. - Aye, Captain. - Warm up the phasers. - Aye, Captain.
464 00:27:38,244 00:27:41,049 Whoever is listening to my voice, I advise that you consider Whoever is listening to my voice, I advise that you consider
465 00:27:41,072 00:27:42,378 your next move very carefully. your next move very carefully.
466 00:27:42,422 00:27:44,424 Give us the Kelpien. Give us the Kelpien.
467 00:27:44,467 00:27:46,626 Commander Saru is a political asylum seeker Commander Saru is a political asylum seeker
468 00:27:46,669 00:27:49,788 and a Starfleet officer, protected by the Federation. and a Starfleet officer, protected by the Federation.
469 00:27:50,081 00:27:54,014 You would risk the lives of your own people for one Kelpien? You would risk the lives of your own people for one Kelpien?
470 00:27:54,098 00:27:56,856 This Kelpien... is our people. This Kelpien... is our people.
471 00:27:57,001 00:27:59,700 And to defend him, I will do whatever I deem necessary. And to defend him, I will do whatever I deem necessary.
472 00:27:59,743 00:28:01,615 As will we. As will we.
473 00:28:01,658 00:28:04,238 The Ba'ul are activating the pylon in Commander Saru's village. The Ba'ul are activating the pylon in Commander Saru's village.
474 00:28:04,283 00:28:06,141 You have interfered You have interfered
475 00:28:06,185 00:28:08,578 in the affairs of this village. in the affairs of this village.
476 00:28:08,622 00:28:10,580 If you do not return the Kelpien, If you do not return the Kelpien,
477 00:28:10,624 00:28:12,016 there'll be blood on your hands. there'll be blood on your hands.
478 00:28:12,060 00:28:14,105 The pylons are weaponised. The pylons are weaponised.
479 00:28:14,149 00:28:16,020 They mean to destroy my village. They mean to destroy my village.
480 00:28:16,064 00:28:17,848 - We have to... - Mr. Saru! - We have to... - Mr. Saru!
481 00:28:17,892 00:28:19,546 You will remove yourself from the bridge. You will remove yourself from the bridge.
482 00:28:19,589 00:28:22,022 - But, Captain... - That's an order. - But, Captain... - That's an order.
483 00:28:46,703 00:28:48,357 Red alert. Red alert.
484 00:28:48,401 00:28:50,968 All crew to their assigned stations. All crew to their assigned stations.
485 00:29:06,332 00:29:08,334 You are relieved from duty. You are relieved from duty.
486 00:29:08,377 00:29:09,996 - Sir? - Get out. - Sir? - Get out.
487 00:29:21,521 00:29:23,157 Saru, I know what you're doing. Saru, I know what you're doing.
488 00:29:23,200 00:29:25,489 Move off the transporter pad now. Move off the transporter pad now.
489 00:29:34,185 00:29:36,605 Or what, Michael? Or what, Michael?
490 00:29:36,749 00:29:38,973 I don't want to use this. I don't want to use this.
491 00:29:39,016 00:29:40,670 But you're not thinking clearly, Saru. But you're not thinking clearly, Saru.
492 00:29:40,714 00:29:43,586 I have never felt more clarity than in this moment. I have never felt more clarity than in this moment.
493 00:29:43,630 00:29:45,758 This is the only way. This is the only way.
494 00:29:47,673 00:29:50,732 Would you not do the same for your own brother? Would you not do the same for your own brother?
495 00:30:07,170 00:30:10,552 Sir, someone is beaming down to planet surface. Sir, someone is beaming down to planet surface.
496 00:30:10,596 00:30:12,641 What? Who is it? What? Who is it?
497 00:30:12,685 00:30:14,643 Burnham to the bridge. It's Commander Saru. Burnham to the bridge. It's Commander Saru.
498 00:30:14,687 00:30:16,166 He's surrendering himself. He's surrendering himself.
499 00:30:16,210 00:30:17,690 - Damn it. - Captain, - Damn it. - Captain,
500 00:30:17,833 00:30:20,579 the sentry ships are powering down their weapons. the sentry ships are powering down their weapons.
501 00:30:31,921 00:30:34,315 Ops, track Saru's signal. Ops, track Saru's signal.
502 00:30:36,709 00:30:39,059 A Ba'ul ship has taken him. A Ba'ul ship has taken him.
503 00:30:39,102 00:30:41,714 They're travelling toward... I've lost the signal, sir. They're travelling toward... I've lost the signal, sir.
504 00:30:42,757 00:30:44,555 He's gone. He's gone.
505 00:30:58,078 00:31:00,167 Well, with 100,000 years' worth of data, Well, with 100,000 years' worth of data,
506 00:31:00,210 00:31:02,212 there has to be some information about Kaminar there has to be some information about Kaminar
507 00:31:02,256 00:31:04,519 in the Sphere's archive. - Well, what precisely are we looking for? in the Sphere's archive. - Well, what precisely are we looking for?
508 00:31:04,563 00:31:05,999 When the Ba'ul learned that Saru had When the Ba'ul learned that Saru had
509 00:31:06,042 00:31:08,948 survived his Vahar'ai, their determination to capture him increased. survived his Vahar'ai, their determination to capture him increased.
510 00:31:09,045 00:31:12,196 It was as if his continued existence threatened them. It was as if his continued existence threatened them.
511 00:31:12,240 00:31:13,963 You think the Ba'ul are hiding something? You think the Ba'ul are hiding something?
512 00:31:14,007 00:31:15,748 I think they know more about the changes I think they know more about the changes
513 00:31:15,791 00:31:17,750 brought on by Vahar'ai than the Kelpiens do. brought on by Vahar'ai than the Kelpiens do.
514 00:31:17,793 00:31:19,968 And I think they're willing to do almost anything to keep that secret. And I think they're willing to do almost anything to keep that secret.
515 00:31:20,013 00:31:21,928 Will they kill Saru? Will they kill Saru?
516 00:31:21,971 00:31:24,147 Not if we can find out what they're hiding in time. Not if we can find out what they're hiding in time.
517 00:31:24,191 00:31:26,628 And there has to be something in the Sphere's archive. And there has to be something in the Sphere's archive.
518 00:31:26,672 00:31:27,934 There has to be. There has to be.
519 00:31:27,977 00:31:30,676 Well, that's what Airiam and I are here for. Well, that's what Airiam and I are here for.
520 00:31:30,719 00:31:32,394 - We will find it. - There it is. - We will find it. - There it is.
521 00:31:32,513 00:31:35,028 When I said "we" I just meant Airiam. When I said "we" I just meant Airiam.
522 00:31:35,071 00:31:36,769 The Sphere did collect readings from Kaminar. The Sphere did collect readings from Kaminar.
523 00:31:36,812 00:31:39,206 Thousands of years' worth of statistical measurements. Thousands of years' worth of statistical measurements.
524 00:31:39,249 00:31:41,560 Transfer it over to this station, please. Transfer it over to this station, please.
525 00:31:46,300 00:31:50,260 And when Saru challenged the Ba'ul, they said, And when Saru challenged the Ba'ul, they said,
526 00:31:50,304 00:31:53,002 "You do not even know what you are". "You do not even know what you are".
527 00:31:53,046 00:31:56,092 So, what is Saru? So, what is Saru?
528 00:32:28,842 00:32:30,331 Siranna?! Siranna?!
529 00:32:30,574 00:32:32,089 Brother? Brother?
530 00:32:32,133 00:32:34,243 Oh, why did the Watchful Eye take me? Oh, why did the Watchful Eye take me?
531 00:32:34,287 00:32:36,093 It is not yet my time. It is not yet my time.
532 00:32:36,437 00:32:38,495 My sister has nothing to do with this! My sister has nothing to do with this!
533 00:32:38,539 00:32:40,841 I am the one you wanted. I am the one you wanted.
534 00:32:44,314 00:32:46,142 Why did you have to return? Why did you have to return?
535 00:32:46,186 00:32:48,423 Everyone else thought you were dead. Everyone else thought you were dead.
536 00:32:48,467 00:32:52,229 But the night you disappeared, I saw the light rising into the sky. But the night you disappeared, I saw the light rising into the sky.
537 00:32:56,849 00:32:59,286 I became a priest to seek that light. I became a priest to seek that light.
538 00:32:59,329 00:33:00,591 To seek you. To seek you.
539 00:33:00,635 00:33:02,681 Your face is beautiful to me, Your face is beautiful to me,
540 00:33:02,724 00:33:05,492 but part of me hoped I would never see it again. but part of me hoped I would never see it again.
541 00:33:07,207 00:33:10,136 Because it might mean you were free. Because it might mean you were free.
542 00:33:41,284 00:33:42,455 No! No. No! No.
543 00:33:46,246 00:33:47,713 Stop! Stop!
544 00:34:36,862 00:34:38,607 Fascinating. Fascinating.
545 00:34:38,951 00:34:40,509 Airiam, can you identify Airiam, can you identify
546 00:34:40,553 00:34:43,085 historical biological records from Kaminar's surface? historical biological records from Kaminar's surface?
547 00:34:43,129 00:34:44,391 Searching... Searching...
548 00:34:46,349 00:34:49,831 Yes, bio-signs were archived by the Sphere. Yes, bio-signs were archived by the Sphere.
549 00:34:49,875 00:34:52,286 Um, actually, I can use those current readings of the Ba'ul Um, actually, I can use those current readings of the Ba'ul
550 00:34:52,329 00:34:54,401 to distinguish their bio-signs from the Kelpiens'. to distinguish their bio-signs from the Kelpiens'.
551 00:34:54,444 00:34:57,232 Right, and we can cross-reference Saru's medical records Right, and we can cross-reference Saru's medical records
552 00:34:57,273 00:34:59,598 to isolate the post-Vahar'ai Kelpiens' to isolate the post-Vahar'ai Kelpiens'
553 00:34:59,641 00:35:01,930 historic bio-signs from the rest of their species. historic bio-signs from the rest of their species.
554 00:35:01,974 00:35:03,540 The Ba'ul could only know about The Ba'ul could only know about
555 00:35:03,584 00:35:05,673 the evolutionary consequences of Vahar'ai the evolutionary consequences of Vahar'ai
556 00:35:05,716 00:35:07,849 if at one time, they experienced them. if at one time, they experienced them.
557 00:35:07,893 00:35:09,808 Otherwise, why does it threaten them? Otherwise, why does it threaten them?
558 00:35:09,851 00:35:13,690 Well, if we, uh, go back 2,300 years, Well, if we, uh, go back 2,300 years,
559 00:35:13,734 00:35:16,623 there's a significant portion of the Kelpiens were like Saru. there's a significant portion of the Kelpiens were like Saru.
560 00:35:16,666 00:35:18,717 They survived Vahar'ai? They survived Vahar'ai?
561 00:35:18,860 00:35:20,670 The blue represents evolved Kelpiens, The blue represents evolved Kelpiens,
562 00:35:20,714 00:35:23,343 green unevolved, red Ba'ul. green unevolved, red Ba'ul.
563 00:35:23,386 00:35:25,206 Sorry, that... Sorry, that...
564 00:35:25,249 00:35:27,347 that doesn't look right. that doesn't look right.
565 00:35:27,390 00:35:30,023 The Ba'ul narrowly escaped extinction. The Ba'ul narrowly escaped extinction.
566 00:35:30,466 00:35:34,274 Then they turned around and wiped out the evolved Kelpiens. Then they turned around and wiped out the evolved Kelpiens.
567 00:35:34,702 00:35:36,660 Leaving only unevolved Kelpiens, but... Leaving only unevolved Kelpiens, but...
568 00:35:36,704 00:35:38,662 Wait, so all this would mean that... Wait, so all this would mean that...
569 00:35:38,706 00:35:40,664 The Ba'ul were originally the prey species. The Ba'ul were originally the prey species.
570 00:35:40,708 00:35:42,841 So they would think of Saru as a... So they would think of Saru as a...
571 00:35:42,884 00:35:44,586 Predator. Predator.
572 00:36:08,109 00:36:11,768 The first Kelpien to pass its Vahar'ai The first Kelpien to pass its Vahar'ai
573 00:36:11,826 00:36:13,828 in over 2,000 years, in over 2,000 years,
574 00:36:13,872 00:36:16,875 and your primal, feral responses and your primal, feral responses
575 00:36:16,918 00:36:19,921 are the same as centuries ago. are the same as centuries ago.
576 00:36:19,965 00:36:23,577 Your kind can never govern itself. Your kind can never govern itself.
577 00:36:24,020 00:36:26,327 The Federation has no idea The Federation has no idea
578 00:36:26,371 00:36:30,005 what they have welcomed into their ranks. what they have welcomed into their ranks.
579 00:36:30,249 00:36:32,903 They gave me the chance stolen by the Ba'ul. They gave me the chance stolen by the Ba'ul.
580 00:36:32,947 00:36:37,299 Your species does not deserve a second chance. Your species does not deserve a second chance.
581 00:36:37,343 00:36:40,824 The Great Balance is the only way to ensure The Great Balance is the only way to ensure
582 00:36:40,868 00:36:44,393 you do not destroy everything in your path. you do not destroy everything in your path.
583 00:36:44,437 00:36:47,875 The Great Balance is a lie The Great Balance is a lie
584 00:36:47,918 00:36:51,357 you created to defend yourselves from us, you created to defend yourselves from us,
585 00:36:51,400 00:36:53,620 and to absolve yourselves of murder. and to absolve yourselves of murder.
586 00:36:53,663 00:36:55,731 In truth, you are frail. In truth, you are frail.
587 00:36:55,775 00:36:58,159 You would be helpless without your technology. You would be helpless without your technology.
588 00:36:58,203 00:37:02,803 We will never allow the past to be repeated. We will never allow the past to be repeated.
589 00:37:02,846 00:37:07,329 No threat to the Great Balance will go unanswered. No threat to the Great Balance will go unanswered.
590 00:37:07,373 00:37:10,683 You cannot maintain what you think of as peace by continuing to cull us. You cannot maintain what you think of as peace by continuing to cull us.
591 00:37:10,737 00:37:13,292 Kelpiens are more than our instincts. Kelpiens are more than our instincts.
592 00:37:13,335 00:37:15,990 You are the only two Kelpiens to know the truth. You are the only two Kelpiens to know the truth.
593 00:37:16,034 00:37:20,373 You will undergo analysis and be neutralised. You will undergo analysis and be neutralised.
594 00:37:20,516 00:37:23,250 The truth will be contained. The truth will be contained.
595 00:37:24,694 00:37:25,895 Wait! Wait!
596 00:37:39,448 00:37:41,184 No, please, stop! No, please, stop!
597 00:37:48,718 00:37:49,976 Siranna! Siranna!
598 00:38:22,839 00:38:24,928 It is true, then. It is true, then.
599 00:38:24,972 00:38:27,366 You have survived Vahar'ai? You have survived Vahar'ai?
600 00:38:27,409 00:38:28,584 Yes. Yes.
601 00:38:28,628 00:38:31,065 I am what we used to become. I am what we used to become.
602 00:38:31,109 00:38:33,285 The form we were meant to take. The form we were meant to take.
603 00:38:33,328 00:38:34,838 The Great Balance... The Great Balance...
604 00:38:34,882 00:38:36,840 our sacrifice to the Watchful Eye... our sacrifice to the Watchful Eye...
605 00:38:36,884 00:38:38,159 it was all a lie. it was all a lie.
606 00:38:38,203 00:38:40,118 Forced upon us by the Ba'ul. Forced upon us by the Ba'ul.
607 00:38:40,161 00:38:42,772 That stole our mother and father from us. That stole our mother and father from us.
608 00:38:42,816 00:38:45,849 And generations of Kelpiens, beyond reckoning. And generations of Kelpiens, beyond reckoning.
609 00:38:45,993 00:38:48,691 And it must end. And it must end.
610 00:39:08,798 00:39:11,801 The Ba'ul used their technological advantage The Ba'ul used their technological advantage
611 00:39:11,845 00:39:14,630 to lock the Kelpiens into subservience, to lock the Kelpiens into subservience,
612 00:39:14,674 00:39:17,366 allowing them to live while eliminating the threat they posed. allowing them to live while eliminating the threat they posed.
613 00:39:17,459 00:39:19,331 And that's why the Ba'ul are afraid. And that's why the Ba'ul are afraid.
614 00:39:19,374 00:39:22,659 Well, if we can help them understand that Saru is not a threat, Well, if we can help them understand that Saru is not a threat,
615 00:39:22,682 00:39:24,423 that his people need not be a threat... that his people need not be a threat...
616 00:39:24,466 00:39:26,207 Sir, we're receiving a hail... Sir, we're receiving a hail...
617 00:39:26,251 00:39:28,209 from the Ba'ul. from the Ba'ul.
618 00:39:31,038 00:39:33,040 We should accept it. We should accept it.
619 00:39:39,790 00:39:42,611 Discovery, this is Commander Saru. Discovery, this is Commander Saru.
620 00:39:43,355 00:39:45,183 It's good to hear your voice, Commander. It's good to hear your voice, Commander.
621 00:39:45,226 00:39:48,360 I am with Siranna, inside a Ba'ul structure. I am with Siranna, inside a Ba'ul structure.
622 00:39:48,403 00:39:51,148 But we have no other indicators of our position. But we have no other indicators of our position.
623 00:39:51,467 00:39:53,756 We can't seem to get a lock on your coordinates either. We can't seem to get a lock on your coordinates either.
624 00:39:53,800 00:39:55,789 Your location must be shielded from our sensors. Your location must be shielded from our sensors.
625 00:39:55,832 00:39:57,425 Have you come in contact with the Ba'ul? Have you come in contact with the Ba'ul?
626 00:39:57,469 00:39:59,240 Yes. It was... Yes. It was...
627 00:39:59,784 00:40:01,286 enlightening. enlightening.
628 00:40:01,329 00:40:02,578 Commander Saru, Commander Saru,
629 00:40:02,622 00:40:04,419 we used the Sphere's archives we used the Sphere's archives
630 00:40:04,463 00:40:05,986 to analyse your planet's history, to analyse your planet's history,
631 00:40:06,029 00:40:07,944 and it's far more complex than we thought. and it's far more complex than we thought.
632 00:40:07,988 00:40:10,208 All evidence indicates that... All evidence indicates that...
633 00:40:10,251 00:40:13,167 Kelpiens, in post-Vahar'ai form, Kelpiens, in post-Vahar'ai form,
634 00:40:13,211 00:40:15,735 were once the Ba'ul's predators. were once the Ba'ul's predators.
635 00:40:15,778 00:40:17,911 That confirms my suspicions. That confirms my suspicions.
636 00:40:17,954 00:40:19,739 And the Ba'ul's belief that, And the Ba'ul's belief that,
637 00:40:19,782 00:40:21,175 after passing Vahar'ai, after passing Vahar'ai,
638 00:40:21,219 00:40:22,829 my people can only be predators. my people can only be predators.
639 00:40:22,872 00:40:25,614 They will do anything to continue the culling. They will do anything to continue the culling.
640 00:40:25,658 00:40:28,269 And to keep more Kelpiens from learning the truth. And to keep more Kelpiens from learning the truth.
641 00:40:28,313 00:40:30,619 It will not be easy to convince my people It will not be easy to convince my people
642 00:40:30,663 00:40:33,013 the Great Balance is a deception, the Great Balance is a deception,
643 00:40:33,056 00:40:35,189 but we must find a way to save them. but we must find a way to save them.
644 00:40:35,233 00:40:38,269 Thousands of years of conditioning will take time to undo. Thousands of years of conditioning will take time to undo.
645 00:40:38,279 00:40:39,759 But Siranna is right. But Siranna is right.
646 00:40:39,802 00:40:41,948 We must demonstrate to Kelpiens and Ba'ul alike We must demonstrate to Kelpiens and Ba'ul alike
647 00:40:41,991 00:40:43,284 what we could become. what we could become.
648 00:40:43,328 00:40:44,677 The same way I was shown. The same way I was shown.
649 00:40:44,720 00:40:46,327 The Sphere. The Sphere.
650 00:40:47,070 00:40:48,594 The Sphere triggered your Vahar'ai. The Sphere triggered your Vahar'ai.
651 00:40:48,637 00:40:50,343 Yes, but we need to accelerate the process. Yes, but we need to accelerate the process.
652 00:40:50,386 00:40:51,945 We cannot allow the Ba'ul We cannot allow the Ba'ul
653 00:40:51,988 00:40:55,296 to take action before Vahar'ai is complete for all Kelpiens. to take action before Vahar'ai is complete for all Kelpiens.
654 00:40:55,340 00:40:58,460 If we isolate the active frequencies in the Sphere's transmission, If we isolate the active frequencies in the Sphere's transmission,
655 00:40:58,504 00:41:02,150 the corresponding sound wave should speed up the biological response, right? the corresponding sound wave should speed up the biological response, right?
656 00:41:02,175 00:41:03,375 I got it. I got it.
657 00:41:03,419 00:41:07,352 And the Ba'ul will have no choice but to face our evolved race. And the Ba'ul will have no choice but to face our evolved race.
658 00:41:07,395 00:41:09,484 What if history repeats itself? What if history repeats itself?
659 00:41:09,528 00:41:12,531 We can't be responsible for the extinction of the Ba'ul species. We can't be responsible for the extinction of the Ba'ul species.
660 00:41:12,574 00:41:15,273 But the Ba'ul are still vastly technologically superior. But the Ba'ul are still vastly technologically superior.
661 00:41:15,316 00:41:19,187 It would take the Kelpiens generations to become a serious threat. It would take the Kelpiens generations to become a serious threat.
662 00:41:19,277 00:41:21,235 Generations during which the Ba'ul could face Generations during which the Ba'ul could face
663 00:41:21,279 00:41:23,237 the thing they fear most about us. the thing they fear most about us.
664 00:41:23,281 00:41:26,240 Not our so-called baser instincts. Not our so-called baser instincts.
665 00:41:26,284 00:41:27,850 Our rage. Our rage.
666 00:41:27,894 00:41:32,681 But we will prove to them that we can move beyond it. But we will prove to them that we can move beyond it.
667 00:41:32,725 00:41:34,248 We will not perpetuate the cycle. We will not perpetuate the cycle.
668 00:41:34,292 00:41:37,210 We will create a new balance. We will create a new balance.
669 00:41:38,426 00:41:40,559 Captain, I cannot prove it, Captain, I cannot prove it,
670 00:41:40,602 00:41:44,302 but I believe this is what the signal brought us here to do. but I believe this is what the signal brought us here to do.
671 00:41:44,345 00:41:45,694 Very well, Commander. Very well, Commander.
672 00:41:45,738 00:41:48,367 Discovery will help you amplify the signal. Discovery will help you amplify the signal.
673 00:41:48,410 00:41:50,612 How will we broadcast the Sphere's transmission How will we broadcast the Sphere's transmission
674 00:41:50,656 00:41:52,048 to all Kelpiens at once? to all Kelpiens at once?
675 00:41:52,092 00:41:54,928 The same way I made first contact with Captain Georgiou. The same way I made first contact with Captain Georgiou.
676 00:41:54,964 00:41:58,577 By using the Ba'ul's own technology against them. By using the Ba'ul's own technology against them.
677 00:41:58,620 00:42:00,405 That should do the trick. That should do the trick.
678 00:42:00,448 00:42:02,376 Commander Saru, I'm sending you the modified Commander Saru, I'm sending you the modified
679 00:42:02,420 00:42:04,626 Sphere transmissions now. Sphere transmissions now.
680 00:42:17,987 00:42:20,281 Once I do this, Once I do this,
681 00:42:20,425 00:42:23,645 all Kelpiens, including you, will begin Vahar'ai. all Kelpiens, including you, will begin Vahar'ai.
682 00:42:23,689 00:42:25,952 Everything will change. Everything will change.
683 00:42:25,995 00:42:27,744 I'm afraid... I'm afraid...
684 00:42:28,168 00:42:30,968 it'll be much more painful, it'll be much more painful,
685 00:42:30,987 00:42:33,568 like being torn apart from within. like being torn apart from within.
686 00:42:33,612 00:42:35,091 Just promise me, brother, Just promise me, brother,
687 00:42:35,135 00:42:37,398 that this will not be the end of our people. that this will not be the end of our people.
688 00:42:37,442 00:42:38,802 No. No.
689 00:42:39,126 00:42:41,726 It will be a new beginning. It will be a new beginning.
690 00:42:46,059 00:42:48,248 Then let it begin. Then let it begin.
691 00:43:14,583 00:43:16,742 Bio-sign readings indicate that Vahar'ai Bio-sign readings indicate that Vahar'ai
692 00:43:16,785 00:43:19,866 has initiated in 63% of Kelpiens and rising. has initiated in 63% of Kelpiens and rising.
693 00:43:28,444 00:43:31,430 I'm sorry. It will be over soon. I'm sorry. It will be over soon.
694 00:43:38,994 00:43:42,714 Sir, I'm detecting massive activity beneath the surface of the lake. Sir, I'm detecting massive activity beneath the surface of the lake.
695 00:43:42,807 00:43:44,199 On screen. On screen.
696 00:43:44,343 00:43:46,924 There's a structure rising above the water. There's a structure rising above the water.
697 00:43:46,967 00:43:49,421 At least 50 kilometres in diameter. At least 50 kilometres in diameter.
698 00:44:24,426 00:44:27,851 - A Ba'ul stronghold. - Protected by a powerful force field. - A Ba'ul stronghold. - Protected by a powerful force field.
699 00:44:27,930 00:44:30,731 That might be where they're holding Commander Saru and Siranna captive. That might be where they're holding Commander Saru and Siranna captive.
700 00:44:30,768 00:44:33,144 Red alert. Rhys, target that structure's shields. Red alert. Rhys, target that structure's shields.
701 00:44:33,187 00:44:36,646 If we destroy them, maybe we can get a lock on Saru and his sister's location. If we destroy them, maybe we can get a lock on Saru and his sister's location.
702 00:44:44,664 00:44:46,709 You have survived. You have survived.
703 00:44:57,372 00:44:59,657 We have angered the Ba'ul. We have angered the Ba'ul.
704 00:45:06,329 00:45:09,419 Owosekun, tell me what I'm looking at. Owosekun, tell me what I'm looking at.
705 00:45:09,563 00:45:12,299 That Ba'ul structure is activating pylons across the planet, That Ba'ul structure is activating pylons across the planet,
706 00:45:12,392 00:45:15,720 with an energy build-up capable of destroying every Kelpien village. with an energy build-up capable of destroying every Kelpien village.
707 00:45:15,787 00:45:17,615 Rather than let them evolve, Rather than let them evolve,
708 00:45:17,658 00:45:19,320 the Ba'ul are committing genocide? the Ba'ul are committing genocide?
709 00:45:19,364 00:45:21,431 Bryce, hail these bastards. Bryce, hail these bastards.
710 00:45:21,475 00:45:24,616 Rhys, forget the stronghold. Get a target lock on those pylons. Rhys, forget the stronghold. Get a target lock on those pylons.
711 00:45:24,709 00:45:27,136 - They're not responding, sir. - Open a channel. - They're not responding, sir. - Open a channel.
712 00:45:28,234 00:45:30,202 This is Captain Pike. This is Captain Pike.
713 00:45:30,245 00:45:33,126 I will not allow you to wipe out an entire race. I will not allow you to wipe out an entire race.
714 00:45:33,369 00:45:35,502 Your fear of the Kelpiens has blinded you Your fear of the Kelpiens has blinded you
715 00:45:35,545 00:45:37,478 to a peaceful solution. to a peaceful solution.
716 00:45:37,622 00:45:40,540 Starfleet can help you negotiate a new balance between your two species, Starfleet can help you negotiate a new balance between your two species,
717 00:45:40,550 00:45:42,652 protecting everyone on your world. protecting everyone on your world.
718 00:45:42,696 00:45:44,829 However, if you choose However, if you choose
719 00:45:44,872 00:45:47,692 to murder the entire Kelpien population... to murder the entire Kelpien population...
720 00:45:48,571 00:45:51,192 you will become our enemies. you will become our enemies.
721 00:45:51,836 00:45:53,838 Choose wisely. Choose wisely.
722 00:45:56,623 00:46:01,032 Sir, they've activated all 4,056 pylons Sir, they've activated all 4,056 pylons
723 00:46:01,075 00:46:03,151 in every Kelpien village. - Lieutenant Rhys? in every Kelpien village. - Lieutenant Rhys?
724 00:46:03,195 00:46:04,992 There are too many pylons to target at once, sir. There are too many pylons to target at once, sir.
725 00:46:05,036 00:46:06,633 Let's get started. Let's get started.
726 00:46:06,676 00:46:08,765 Arm photon torpedoes. Arm photon torpedoes.
727 00:46:10,506 00:46:12,225 On my order. On my order.
728 00:46:16,643 00:46:18,919 The Ba'ul mean to kill us all! The Ba'ul mean to kill us all!
729 00:46:18,963 00:46:21,042 Discovery will stop them. Discovery will stop them.
730 00:46:23,171 00:46:24,372 No, no! No, no!
731 00:46:58,424 00:47:00,339 Sir, sensor readings indicate Sir, sensor readings indicate
732 00:47:00,382 00:47:03,531 a massive spike in electromagnetic radiation in the Ba'ul structure. a massive spike in electromagnetic radiation in the Ba'ul structure.
733 00:47:03,559 00:47:05,997 The pulse has deactivated all the pylons across Kaminar. The pulse has deactivated all the pylons across Kaminar.
734 00:47:06,040 00:47:08,498 Rhys, hold your fire. What the hell is happening? Rhys, hold your fire. What the hell is happening?
735 00:47:08,521 00:47:10,175 The Ba'ul weapons and shields have all been disabled, The Ba'ul weapons and shields have all been disabled,
736 00:47:10,218 00:47:11,872 but I can't get a reading on what caused it. but I can't get a reading on what caused it.
737 00:47:11,916 00:47:13,774 The technology required to generate The technology required to generate
738 00:47:13,818 00:47:15,536 electric and magnetic fields that wide... electric and magnetic fields that wide...
739 00:47:15,680 00:47:18,017 This should be impossible. This should be impossible.
740 00:47:42,990 00:47:45,745 That is what you came to find. That is what you came to find.
741 00:47:48,326 00:47:50,376 A saviour. A saviour.
742 00:48:26,077 00:48:28,731 Siranna, what has happened? Siranna, what has happened?
743 00:48:28,775 00:48:31,952 How have we survived the Vahar'ai? How have we survived the Vahar'ai?
744 00:48:31,996 00:48:34,834 The truth has survived. The truth has survived.
745 00:48:35,477 00:48:38,780 It is time for a true balance to be restored. It is time for a true balance to be restored.
746 00:48:49,927 00:48:52,429 You do not have to be afraid anymore. You do not have to be afraid anymore.
747 00:49:06,421 00:49:08,219 Attention, all personnel... Attention, all personnel...
748 00:49:22,046 00:49:23,569 What's this? What's this?
749 00:49:23,612 00:49:25,632 Commander Saru's report, Commander Saru's report,
750 00:49:25,675 00:49:27,529 shared in the spirit of cooperation. shared in the spirit of cooperation.
751 00:49:27,573 00:49:30,315 Thanks to Commander Saru's enhanced eyesight, Thanks to Commander Saru's enhanced eyesight,
752 00:49:30,358 00:49:33,840 he was able to get a better look at the Red Angel. he was able to get a better look at the Red Angel.
753 00:49:33,883 00:49:37,017 "The entity appears to be a humanoid "The entity appears to be a humanoid
754 00:49:37,061 00:49:40,020 "wearing a mechanised suit, "wearing a mechanised suit,
755 00:49:40,064 00:49:44,035 "exhibiting technology far beyond present Federation capabilities". "exhibiting technology far beyond present Federation capabilities".
756 00:49:44,168 00:49:45,828 So, So,
757 00:49:45,852 00:49:48,052 it's someone. it's someone.
758 00:49:48,072 00:49:50,457 And whether human or alien, And whether human or alien,
759 00:49:50,500 00:49:52,946 it has extremely advanced technology. it has extremely advanced technology.
760 00:49:52,990 00:49:56,336 Someone who is manipulating the fates of entire species. Someone who is manipulating the fates of entire species.
761 00:49:56,380 00:49:58,004 Control, Control,
762 00:49:58,047 00:50:00,140 which models Section 31's threat assessments, which models Section 31's threat assessments,
763 00:50:00,184 00:50:02,621 is probably rightfully alarmed by... is probably rightfully alarmed by...
764 00:50:02,664 00:50:04,718 What is it? A... What is it? A...
765 00:50:04,862 00:50:08,648 a time-travelling being pursuing its own agenda? a time-travelling being pursuing its own agenda?
766 00:50:11,573 00:50:14,198 When we forced the Ba'ul to decentralise their power When we forced the Ba'ul to decentralise their power
767 00:50:14,241 00:50:16,448 across the entire planet, across the entire planet,
768 00:50:16,491 00:50:19,407 the Red Angel took advantage of their temporary exposure the Red Angel took advantage of their temporary exposure
769 00:50:19,451 00:50:22,136 and used its advanced technology and used its advanced technology
770 00:50:22,180 00:50:24,064 to save the Kelpiens from genocide. to save the Kelpiens from genocide.
771 00:50:24,108 00:50:27,544 And what happens when that technology is turned against us? And what happens when that technology is turned against us?
772 00:50:28,512 00:50:30,641 Section 31... Section 31...
773 00:50:31,985 00:50:35,075 and Control's threat-assessment models... and Control's threat-assessment models...
774 00:50:35,119 00:50:37,298 seem a bit paranoid. seem a bit paranoid.
775 00:50:38,948 00:50:41,107 You're aware we're no longer at war? You're aware we're no longer at war?
776 00:50:41,150 00:50:43,910 And we don't want to end up in one again. And we don't want to end up in one again.
777 00:50:43,953 00:50:46,652 This last war, sir, took a toll This last war, sir, took a toll
778 00:50:46,695 00:50:48,889 on those who fought it. on those who fought it.
779 00:50:49,133 00:50:51,692 Some of us are still torn apart. Some of us are still torn apart.
780 00:51:13,857 00:51:16,884 I felt the same way the first time I saw it, I felt the same way the first time I saw it,
781 00:51:17,074 00:51:20,526 looking down on our planet, our home. looking down on our planet, our home.
782 00:51:21,469 00:51:23,602 Well, you took home with you. Well, you took home with you.
783 00:51:23,645 00:51:26,039 Well, seeds of it, yes. Well, seeds of it, yes.
784 00:51:26,083 00:51:31,566 This little garden was all I had for so many years. This little garden was all I had for so many years.
785 00:51:31,610 00:51:33,699 But I realised But I realised
786 00:51:33,742 00:51:37,398 there was so much more out there. there was so much more out there.
787 00:51:40,619 00:51:43,752 You could come with me, Siranna, You could come with me, Siranna,
788 00:51:43,796 00:51:45,445 if you wanted to see it. if you wanted to see it.
789 00:51:45,489 00:51:48,161 Just for a while. Just for a while.
790 00:51:49,436 00:51:51,182 No. No.
791 00:51:51,325 00:51:54,198 I must stay for my people. I must stay for my people.
792 00:51:54,241 00:51:56,548 There is a long road ahead, There is a long road ahead,
793 00:51:56,591 00:51:58,854 Our minds must truly be free Our minds must truly be free
794 00:51:58,898 00:52:01,735 before Kelpien and Ba'ul accept each other. before Kelpien and Ba'ul accept each other.
795 00:52:03,859 00:52:06,079 But I am happy, brother. But I am happy, brother.
796 00:52:06,123 00:52:10,014 I know you did not leave Kaminar in fear, I know you did not leave Kaminar in fear,
797 00:52:10,257 00:52:12,673 but in hope. but in hope.
798 00:52:13,217 00:52:15,580 And you brought that hope back with you. And you brought that hope back with you.
799 00:52:15,623 00:52:18,073 You and your Red Angel. You and your Red Angel.
800 00:52:45,118 00:52:48,876 You are welcome to return home whenever you would like, brother. You are welcome to return home whenever you would like, brother.
801 00:52:49,688 00:52:52,465 I will, sister. I will, sister.
802 00:53:24,331 00:53:26,860 Thank you, Michael. Thank you, Michael.
803 00:53:29,162 00:53:31,991 I'm reminded. Do you know Aeschylus? I'm reminded. Do you know Aeschylus?
804 00:53:32,034 00:53:33,645 An ancient Greek tragedian, An ancient Greek tragedian,
805 00:53:33,688 00:53:36,169 born circa 525 BC. born circa 525 BC.
806 00:53:36,213 00:53:38,954 "He who learns must suffer. "He who learns must suffer.
807 00:53:38,998 00:53:41,914 And even in our sleep..." And even in our sleep..."
808 00:53:41,957 00:53:44,917 "Pain that cannot forget "Pain that cannot forget
809 00:53:44,960 00:53:48,573 falls drop by drop upon the heart". falls drop by drop upon the heart".
810 00:53:55,319 00:54:01,094 Knowing that my sister has a chance to evolve, Knowing that my sister has a chance to evolve,
811 00:54:01,238 00:54:03,910 to live a full life, to live a full life,
812 00:54:04,153 00:54:07,444 it makes me feel I can endure anything. it makes me feel I can endure anything.
813 00:54:09,246 00:54:12,292 I am sure, given the opportunity, I am sure, given the opportunity,
814 00:54:12,336 00:54:15,769 you would do the same for your own brother. you would do the same for your own brother.
815 00:54:18,385 00:54:20,469 If I could find him. If I could find him.
816 00:54:26,393 00:54:29,942 But seeing you with Siranna has made one thing very clear to me. But seeing you with Siranna has made one thing very clear to me.
817 00:54:30,005 00:54:32,278 And that is? And that is?
818 00:54:32,921 00:54:35,620 I need to go home as well. I need to go home as well.
819 00:54:35,663 00:54:37,574 To Vulcan. To Vulcan.