The tones
correspond roughly
to an alphabet.
Were you able to make sense
of the symbols?
The obelisk is a marker,
as I thought.
It was left
by a super race
known as
the Preservers.
They passed
through the galaxy
rescuing
primitive cultures
which were in danger
of extinction
and seeding them,
so to speak,
where they could
live and grow.
I've always wondered
why there were so many humanoids
scattered through
the galaxy.
Apparently
the Preservers account
for a number of them.
That's probably how
the planet has survived
all these centuries.
The Preservers put an asteroid
deflector on the planet.
Which has now
become defective
and is failing
to operate.
And we have to
find that deflector
and put it back
into working order, otherwise ...
Precisely, Doctor.
There's the false one!
Die! Die! Die!
No! No! Don't hurt him!
Miramanee!
Don't hurt him!
He can save us!
He's false!
I belong to him.
Then go.
Go die with
your false god.
You'll be killed!
Kill them!
We're all doomed!
Murder the impostor!
You lied to us!
You're not a god!
We'll kill you now!
I need Nurse Chapel.
Spock to Enterprise.
[Mr. Scott]
Come in, Mr. Spock.
We've located the captain.
Beam down Nurse Chapel
with an emergency
surgical kit.
My wife ...
is she all right?
Wife?
Hallucinations?
Jim.
Miramanee.
Miramanee.
The nurse has
given you something
to ease the pain.
Why were you
being stoned?
Kirok could not get back
into the temple.
Naturally, since he did not
come from there.
I saw him come -- come.
Does he recognize us?
His brain
is unimpaired.
Everything else
is functionally normally
except his memory.
Can you help him?
It'd take time.
Time is the one thing
we do not have
in abundance.
[Beep Beep]
Spock here.
[Mr. Sulu]
Tracking report, sir.
65 minutes to end
of safety margin.
Report noted.
Doctor, is he strong enough
for the Vulcan mind fusion?
We have no choice.
I am Spock.
You are James Kirk.
Our minds
are moving closer ...
closer ...
closer ...
closer, James Kirk.
Closer.
No!
James Kirk.
Miramanee!
No!
Miramanee!
Our minds ...
are one.
I ...
am ...
Kirok.
I ...
am ...
Kirok.
I am Kir --
I ...
am Kirok!
I am ...
Spock!
What is it?
His mind.
He is ...
an extremely
dynamic individual.
It worked.
Captain, were you
inside this structure?
Yes. What's inside
is loaded
with scientific
equipment.
This obelisk is one huge
deflector mechanism.
It is imperative
that we get inside immediately.
Captain, we do not have
much time.
McCoy.
I don't know how
to get inside.
If we are not able
to gain entry
and activate
the deflector mechanism
within the next
50 minutes,
this entire planet
will be destroyed.
The key must be
in these symbols.
We've got to decipher them.
I already have
to some extent.
They are
musical notes.
Entry can be gained
by playing certain notes
on a musical instrument?
That would be
one method.
Another would be a series
of tonal qualities spoken
in their proper
sequence.
Give me your communicator.
Tonal control,
consonants and vowels --
I must have
hit it accidentally
when I contacted the ship.
If you could remember
your exact words, Captain.
Kirk to Enterprise.
[Mr. Scott]
Aye, Captain.
Scotty, if the deflector
isn't activated within 20 minutes,
get out of orbit.
Get the Enterprise
out of the danger zone.
The landing party
is expendable.
The Enterprise isn't.
Kirk out.
Miramanee.
Bones, stay with her.
Do what you can.
It is similar to deflector panels
I've seen, Captain,
but far more
complicated.
Careful.
I must have hit
something accidentally.
The beam caught me,
and that's when
I stopped remembering.
Probably
a memory beam.
You must have
activated it
out of sequence.
More symbols.
Can you read them?
I do have
an excellent eye
for musical notes,
Captain.
They would seem
to indicate
that this series
of relays
activated
in their proper --