The first 200 lines.
Damn it, man! That was our ride! You just stunned our ride!
Oh, great.
Run!
What the hell did you take?
I have no idea, but they were bowing to it.
Kirk to Shuttle One.
Locals are out of the kill zone.
You are clear. Repeat.
Spock, get in there, neutralize the volcano and let's get out of here.
We have to do this now! I told the Captain
the shuttle wasn't built for this kind of heat.
Captain, did the indigenous life forms see you?
No, Mr. Spock, they did not.
The Prime Directive clearly states
there can be no interference
with the internal development of alien civilizations.
I know what it says! Which is why I'm running
through the jungle wearing a disguise!
Now drop off your super ice cube and let's go! Kirk out!
You're good.
If we're gonna do this, we've got to do it now!
This ash is killing our coils.
You sure you don't want me to go instead?
That would be highly illogical as I am already outfitted...
Spock, I was kidding.
- You got this. - Guys! We have to go! Now!
They're trying to kill us!
They're trying to kill us, Jim!
I'll see you in 90 seconds.
Do it, do it!
Prerequisite change, 2-7-3...
I can't hold this position.
Spock, I've got to pull you back up.
Negative. This is our only chance to save this species.
If this volcano erupts, the planet dies.
Pull him back up. Now!
SPOCK, are you okay?
lam,
surprisingly, alive. Stand by.
We have to get him back. I'll suit up. I'm gonna go down.
We have to abandon the shuttle.
- We can't just leave him, Sulu! - We don't have a choice!
Uhura, I'm sorry.
Spock, we're going back to the Enterprise.
We'll get you out of there.
Captain, I'm ditching the shuttle.
You've got to make it to the Enterprise on your own.
Wonderful!
- Uhura! You ready to swim? - I'm ready.
Jim!
Jim! The beach is that way!
I know! We're not going to the beach!
Oh, no, no, no!
I hate this!
I know you do!
Do you have any idea how ridiculous it is
to hide a starship on the bottom of the ocean?
We've been down here since last night!
The salt water's gonna ruin the...
Scotty! Where's Spock?
Still in the volcano, sir.
Captain on the bridge!
Lieutenant, do we have an open channel to Mr. Spock?
The heat's frying his comms, but we still have contact.
Spock?
I have activated the device, Captain.
When the countdown is complete,
the reaction should render the volcano inert.
Yeah, and that's gonna render him inert!
Do we have use of the transporters?
- Negative, sir. - Not with these magnetic fields.
I need to beam Spock back to the ship.
Give me one way to do it.
Maybe if we had a direct line of sight.
- If we got closer... - Hold on, wee man!
You're talking about an active volcano!
Sir, if that thing erupts,
I cannae guarantee we can withstand the heat!
I don't know that we can maintain that kind of altitude.
Our shuttle was concealed by the ash cloud,
but the Enterprise is too large.
If utilized in a rescue effort,
it would be revealed to the indigenous species.
Spock, nobody knows the rules better than you,
but there has got to be an exception.
None. Such action violates the Prime Directive.
Shut up, Spock! We're trying to save you, damn it!
Doctor, the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.
Spock, we're talking about your life!
The rule cannot be broken...
Spock!
Try to get him back online.
Ninety seconds to detonations.
If Spock were here and I were there, what would he do?
He'd let you die.
Spock!
You all right?
Captain, you let them see our ship.
He's fine.
- Bridge to Captain Kirk. - Yes, Lieutenant.
Is Commander Spock on board, sir?
Safely and soundly.
Please notify him that his device
has successfully detonated.
You hear that? Congratulations, Spock.
You just saved the world.
You violated the Prime Directive.
Oh, come on, Spock. They saw us. Big deal.
I can save her.
What did you say?
Your daughter.
I can save her.
Who are you?
Oh, Jim. Come on, let it go.
Jim!
You're not actually gonna answer that, are you?
Spock, I'm telling you, this is why he called. I can feel it.
Your feeling aside, I consider it highly unlikely
that we will be selected for the new program.
Why else would Pike want to see us?
Forget about seniority.
They gave us the newest ship in the fleet.
I mean, who else are they gonna send out?
I can think of numerous possibilities.
A five-year mission, Spock!
That's deep space! That's uncharted territory!
Think how incredible that's gonna be.
Hey, ladies. Jim Kirk.
-"Uneventful." - Admiral?
It's the way you described the survey of Nibiru in your captain's log.
Yes, sir, I didn't want to waste your time going over the details.
Tell me more about this volcano.
Data says it was highly volatile.
If it were to erupt, it would wipe out the planet.
Let's hope it doesn't, sir.
Something tells me it won't.
Well, sir, volatile is all relative.
Maybe our data was off.
Or maybe it didn't erupt
because Mr. Spock detonated a cold fusion device
inside it right after a civilization
that's barely invented the wheel
happened to see a starship rising out of their ocean!
That is pretty much how you describe it, is it not?
- Admiral... - You filed a report?
Why didn't you tell me?
I incorrectly assumed that you would be truthful in your captain's log.
Yeah, I would have been if I didn't have to save your life.
A fact for which I am immeasurably grateful
and the very reason I felt it necessary
to take responsibility for the actions...
Take responsibility, yeah.
That'd be so noble, pointy,
if you weren't also throwing me under the bus.
"Pointy"? Is that a derogatory reference to...
Gentlemen.
Starfleet's mandate is to explore and observe, not to interfere.
Had the mission gone according to plan, Admiral,
the indigenous species would never
have been aware of our interference.
That's a technicality.
I am Vulcan, sir. We embrace technicality.
Are you giving me attitude, Spock?
I'm expressing multiple attitudes simultaneously, sir.
To which are you referring?
Out.
You're dismissed, Commander.
You have any idea what a pain in the ass you are?
I think so, sir.
So tell me what you did wrong.
What's the lesson to be learned here?
Never trust a Vulcan.
Now, see, you can't even answer the question. You lied.
On an official report, you lied.
You think the rules don't apply to you
'cause you disagree with them.
That's why you talked me into signing up in the first place.
It's why you gave me your ship.
I gave you my ship because I saw a greatness in you.
And now, I see you haven't got an ounce of humility.
What was I supposed to do, let Spock die?
You're missing the point.
I don't think I am, sir. What would you have done?
I wouldn't have risked my First Officer's life
in the first place!
You were supposed to survey a planet,
not alter its destiny!
You violated a dozen Starfleet regulations
and almost got everyone under your command killed.
Except I didn't!
You know how many crew members I've lost? Not one!
That's your problem, you think you're infallible!
You think you can't make a mistake.
It's a pattern with you!
- The rules are for other people! - Some should be.
And what's worse is you using blind luck
to justify your playing God!
Given the circumstances,
this has been brought to Admiral Marcus's attention.
He convened a special tribunal, to which I was not invited.
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