He then reports that the ship has reappeared. The sole survivor of Outpost 4, Commander Hansen, describes a powerful blast of energy from a ship they couldn't track and the destruction of Outpost 8. "Įarth Outposts 2 and 3 are found to be destroyed, and the Enterprise briefly contacts Outpost 4. Stiles shares his knowledge of Romulan ship markings, as a number of his relatives died in the Earth-Romulan war. Lieutenant Stiles assumes the attacking vessel is Romulan, but Kirk points out that after a century, no one would know what a Romulan ship looks like. The Enterprise and its crew are to be considered expendable. Kirk then tells the crew that while self-defense is permitted, they are forbidden by Starfleet Command's orders to violate the Neutral Zone. Neither race has had contact with the other since that time, and neither side knows what the other looks like. Spock explains to the crew that the Neutral Zone was established after the Earth-Romulan War over a century ago. The USS Enterprise investigates in the vicinity of the Romulan Neutral Zone, where an unknown assailant is methodically destroying each of the Earth outposts bordering the Zone. Kirk learns that Earth Outpost 4 is under attack as everyone runs to battle stations. Kirk is officiating at a wedding between two crew members, Angela Martine and Robert Tomlinson, when suddenly a red alert klaxon interrupts the ceremony, followed by a request for Captain Kirk to report to the bridge.
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