this effort.
{75525}{75568}It was no effort.
{75569}{75604}You are my son.
{75657}{75687}Besides...
{75689}{75723}I'm most impressed
{75725}{75795}with your performance|in this crisis.
{75797}{75836}Most kind.
{75861}{75892}As I recall,
{75893}{75939}I opposed your enlistment
{75941}{75979}in Starfleet.
{75981}{76012}It is possible
{76013}{76052}that judgment|was incorrect.
{76084}{76103}Your associates
{76105}{76175}are people|of good character.
{76202}{76249}They are my friends.
{76283}{76321}Yes, of course.
{76367}{76446}Do you have a message|for your mother?
{76448}{76491}Yes.
{76493}{76523}Tell her...
{76525}{76584}I feel fine.
{76643}{76719}Live long and prosper, father.
{76746}{76811}Live long and prosper,|my son.
{77545}{77577}The bureaucratic mentality
{77579}{77646}is the only constant|in the universe.
{77648}{77709}We'll get a freighter.
{77711}{77745}With all respect, doctor,
{77747}{77793}I'm counting on Excelsior.
{77795}{77821}Excelsior?
{77823}{77905}Why would you want|that bucket of bolts?
{77907}{77933}A ship is a ship.
{77935}{77993}Whatever you say, sir.
{77995}{78037}Thy will be done.
{78639}{78686}My friends...
{78715}{78762}we've come home.
{79003}{79037}Helm ready, Captain.
{79038}{79073}All right, Mr. Sulu.
{79136}{79190}Let's see what she's got.Captain's log: Star date 8031
in the 23rd Century.
As commanding officer
of the USS Enterprise,
I look back on our most recent
adventure and realise
I could not have asked for a more
dependable ship or dedicated crew.
Chekov, Dr McCoy,
Uhura, Scotty, Sulu,
and our late comrade Spock,
whose heroic sacrifice during
our last mission is now deeply felt.
Our ship and our lives have been
endangered by the project Genesis,
designed to bring new life
to barren moons.
We sent Spock's body there
to rest in peace.
Why did you leave him on Genesis?
Spock trusted you,
and you denied him his future.
- I saw no future.
- Only his body was in death, Kirk.
Bring him to us. And bring that
which he gave you, his living spirit.
If there's even a chance
that Spock has an eternal soul,
that's my responsibility.
Give me back the Enterprise.
Out of the question, my friend!
- The word, sir?
- The word...
..is no. I am therefore
going anyway.
Sir! Someone is stealing
the Enterprise.
All stations Yellow Alert.
Commander Starfleet
on emergency channel.
He orders you
to surrender this vessel.
- No reply, Chekov.
- One minute to space doors.
Kirk! If you do this, you'll never
sit in the Captain's chair again.
- Warp speed.
- Warp speed...
Best speed to Genesis.
Unfortunately we were not
the first to arrive.
Klingon bird of prey, sir.
She's arming torpedoes.
Your presence here is an act of war.
Quickly overpowered, we had
to allow the Klingons aboard.
The only way to defeat them
was to destroy the Enterprise.
- The ship appears to be deserted.
- They're hiding!
Leaving our ship for the last time,
we fled to Genesis.
- Five.
- Get off!
- What have I done?
- What you had to do.
Just as the planet began to self-
destruct, we found Spock, alive.
His body had been regenerated,
but his mind was a blank.
Escaping Genesis, we used
the captured Klingon vessel
to transport us to Vulcan,
where a mysterious ceremony
was performed by Spock's people,
in an attempt to restore his memory.
You came back for me?
You would have done
the same for me.
Why would you do this?
Because the needs of the one
outweigh the needs of the many.
Meanwhile, back on Earth,
the punishment
for our disobedience awaited us.
What do you make of it?
It appears to be a probe from an
intelligence unknown to us.
Transmit "peace" and "hello"
in all known languages.
- Get me Starfleet Command.
- Ready, Captain.
This is U.S.S. Saratoga patrolling
sector five, neutral zone.
We're tracking a probe
headed for the Terran solar system.
Attempts to communicate
have been negative.
Continue tracking, we will