of Navajo, Mohican,
and Delaware, I believe.
All among the more advanced
and peaceful tribes.
It's like
discovering Atlantis ...
or Shangri-la.
Mr. Spock,
is it possible
there's a more evolved civilization
somewhere else on this planet,
one capable of building
that obelisk
or developing
a deflector system?
Highly improbable,
Captain.
Sensor probes indicate only
one type of life-form here.
Shouldn't we contact them,
Jim, tell them?
Tell them what?
That an asteroid's coming
to smash their world
into atoms?
Too primitive to grasp
the concept of space flight.
Our appearance here would only
confuse and frighten them.
We've got a job to do.
Let's get back
to the Enterprise.
What's the matter, Jim?
What?
Oh, nothing.
Just so peaceful,
uncomplicated.
No problems,
no command decisions.
Just living.
Typical human reaction
to an idyllic natural setting.
In the twentieth century, we referred
to it as the Tahiti Syndrome.
It's particularly common
to over pressured leader types,
like star ship captains.
Ah, Tahiti Syndrome.
Let's go take care
of that asteroid.
But first I want another look
at that obelisk.
- Doctor?
- Yes.
I suggest that
any further research on your part
be delayed until after
we have diverted the asteroid.
- Kirk to Enterprise.
- [Scott] Yes, sir.
Space --
the final frontier.
These are the voyages
of the star ship Enterprise.
Its five-year mission --
to explore
strange new worlds,
to seek out new life
and new civilizations,
to boldly go where
no man has gone before.
Captain 's Log :
Star date 4842.6.
First Officer Spock
commanding.
Numerous search parties
and repeated sensor probes
of the area
have failed to locate
Captain Kirk.
Spock to Enterprise.
[Scott] Enterprise.
Come in, Mr. Spock.
Prepare to beam us up.
We're warping out of orbit.
Leaving?
You can't be serious, Spock.
Doctor, that asteroid is almost
as large as your earth's moon.
Far enough away,
the angle necessary
to divert it enough
to avoid destruction is minute,
but as the asteroid
approaches this planet,
the angle becomes so great that
even the power of a star ship --
The devil with an asteroid!
It won't get here for two months!
If we arrive
at the deflection point in time,
it may not get here
at all.
What about Jim?
Once the asteroid has been diverted,
we'll resume the search.
That may be hours from now.
He may be injured or dying.
Doctor, assume this is
the planet we're on.
This is the approaching
asteroid.
If we don't get
to that deflection point in time,
it will become physically
impossible to divert this asteroid.
In that case, everyone
on this planet will die,
including the captain.
Can a few more minutes
matter, Spock?
In the time it's taken me
to explain the problem,
the asteroid has moved
from here to here.
The longer we delay,
the less the likelihood
of being able
to divert it.
Beam us up, Mr. Scott.
Where am I?
What place is this?
What are these?
I feel should know.
They're familiar
and yet unfamiliar.
How did I get here?
Who am I?
Try to remember.
Wait.
Who are you?
We are your people.
We've been waiting
for you to come to us.
Captain's Log :
Star date 4843.6.
First Officer Spock
commanding.
We've been en route to
the asteroid for several hours.
Our delay on the planet's surface
has made it imperative
that we proceed
at maximum warp speed
for a period which exceeds
the recommended safety margin.
I can't give you warp 9
much longer, Mr. Spock.
These engines are beginning
to show signs of stress.
Stress or not,
we cannot reduce speed.
I do not intend to miss
that deflection point.
All right, but we're moving further
into the danger range all the time.
Objection noted,
Mr. Scott.
Carry on.
Miramanee has said
that you appeared to her
and to her hand maiden
from the walls of the temple,
just as our legend
foretells.
We do not doubt the words
of our priestess,
but these
are