wasting
your time, Doctor.
It is my time
to waste, Ambassador.
Doctor,
the captain asked me
to come here for safety.
Safety?
What is your estimate of
our chances for survival, Doctor?
That is the captain's
responsibility, Ambassador.
Captain, message
from the Klingon ship.
They're ordering us to stand by
for boarding or be destroyed.
They demand
an immediate reply.
They're trying
to force a fight.
Scotty, what's
our energy status?
93% of impulse power, sir.
We can still maneuver.
Maneuver? Aye.
We can wallow like
a garbage's cow
against a warp-driven
star ship.
Our shields will hold
for a few passes,
but without the matter-
anti-matter reactor,
we've no chance.
Captain, can you not
call Starfleet?
And let the Klingons
know they succeeded
in wiping out
our warp engines?
Help could not
arrive before
the Enterprise
was destroyed.
Now that we
are all about to die,
I ask you once again
to accept this necklace,
and to wear it
as a token of respect
for the desperate wishes
of your people and mine
for peace.
That's all you men
of other worlds can speak of,
duty and responsibility.
We'll stall for time.
Proceed on course and hope
the Klingons can be bluffed,
or that they're not prepared
for a general war.
Open a hailing frequency.
Frequency open, sir.
This is Captain James Kirk
of the U.S.S. Enterprise
on Federation business.
Our mission is peaceful,
but we're not prepared
to accept any interference.
Enterprise, prepare
to be boarded or destroyed.
I'd say our strategy
wasn't totally effective.
Captain, the Klingon ship
is closing
on an intercept course.
500,000 kilometres.
Deflector shields up.
Scotty, can you give me
partial power on the phaser banks?
No, sir,
not a chance.
300,000 kilometres.
I told you
to stay in Sick Bay.
I want to die with you.
We're not going to die.
Now get off the bridge.
100,000 kilometres.
He's past us.
All shields held.
Mr. Sulu, bring her
to 143 mark 2.
Keep our forward
shields to him.
Here he comes again, sir.
Stay with the controls.
Keep our forward shields
to him.
Better than warp 7.
Hard over, Sulu.
Bring her around.
He's going for our flank.
Sulu!
Sorry, Captain. She won't respond
fast enough on impulse.
He's past us again.
Damage to number four shield.
How bad?
It will not withstand
another full charge, Captain.
I'm getting some very peculiar
energy readings.
He's paralleling us again.
He seems to have
broken off the attack.
What sort of readings,
Mr. Spock?
She is the source.
Elaan?
The necklace.
What kind of jewels
are in this?
They call them radans.
The necklace is supposed to
bring you luck.
It is of little value.
They are common stones.
These are common stones?
See, Captain?
Here and here.
Common stones?
Now I see why
the Klingons are interested
in this system.
May I have this?
If I can be of any help,
of course.
You may have
Just saved our lives.
Mr. Spock, do you think
Scotty could make use
of dilithium crystals?
No doubt, Captain.
[Sulu]
He's coming in again, sir.
Mr. Sulu,
prepare on my order
to turn quickly to port.
Try and protect
the number four shield.
Aye, sir.
Now, Sulu.
hard to port!
Shields holding,
but weakened, sir.
Captain.
Message coming in.
Enterprise,
our readings confirm
your power extremely low,
your shields buckling.
This is your last chance
to surrender.
Captain, number four shield
just collapsed.
Impulse power
down to 31%.
Lieutenant Uhura,
open a hailing frequency.
Channel open, sir.
This is Captain James Kirk
of the United Spaceship
Enterprise.
May I request your terms
for surrender?
No terms.
Surrender must be
unconditional and immediate.
Scotty, your estimate.
We're fitting it now, sir,
but we'll have to run tests
to make sure.
Test it in combat.
Captain, these are
crude crystals.
There's no way to judge
what the unusual shapes
will do to the energy flow.
That could blow us up --
Let me