Hviezdny dátum 1739.12: Keď je Enterprise vo vesmírnom doku a kapitán Christopher Pike je na domácej dovolenke v Montane, jeho komunikátor opakovane pípa, ale na hovory neodpovedá. Pike je vonku na koni, keď sa objaví raketoplán s admirálom April. Admirál mu povie, že Una Chin-Riley, Pike's Number One, zmizla na misii prvého kontaktu. Pike kontaktuje Spocka na Vulcane, ktorý sa rozlúči so svojou snúbenicou T'Pring a vráti sa na Enterprise. Poručík La'an Noonien-Singh pôsobí ako dočasný prvý dôstojník lode. Ako jediná prežila incident so záhadným druhom známym ako Gorn. Enterprise opúšťa vesmírny dok a mieri ku Kiley 279, poslednej známej pozícii Unovej lode, Archer. Keď jeho loď prešla do warpu, Pike sa stiahne do svojej kajuty. Sužuje ho vidina nehody, ktorá ho zanechá paralyzovaného. Archer je stále na obežnej dráhe Kiley 279, ale nikto nie je na palube. Noonien-Singh odporúča zdvihnúť štíty. O niečo neskôr loď zasiahlo niekoľko plazmových torpéd, ktoré však vďaka štítom spôsobili len malé škody. Celkovo, ak vezmeme do úvahy nízku technologickú úroveň planéty, warp podpis odtiaľ prijatý je nepravdepodobný. Spock dospel k záveru, že jedna z bojujúcich frakcií Kiley 279 nepostavila warpový pohon, ale warpovú bombu. Pike, Spock a La'an pokračujú na ošetrovňu, kde ich víta Dr. M'Benga. Nurse Chapel pripravila injekcie, ktoré by dočasne zmenili ich vzhľad, aby vyzerali ako obyvatelia Kiley 279. Zhmotňujú sa mimo komplexu, kde sa vyrába bomba, a preberajú identitu dvoch vedcov. Samotní vedci sú vyzvaní, aby extrahovali extra DNA na stabilizáciu Spockovho prestrojenia. Dostávajú sedatívy, ale jeden z nich sa prebudí a utečie. Pomocou núdzového zdravotníckeho transportéra sa ho Chapelovi napokon podarí dobehnúť, keď sa spolu s Uhurom dostane na most, ktorému sa ho podarilo upokojiť. Pike, Spock a La'an sa zvezú výťahom dolu do oblasti, kde je zadržiavaná Una a jej dvaja členovia posádky. Una hovorí, že červia diera otvorená pre Discovery upútala pozornosť obyvateľov planéty. Potom reverzne skonštruovali technológiu warp pohonu. Keď je šesť dôstojníkov Hviezdnej flotily na ceste späť na povrch, Spockov vzhľad sa vráti do normálu, čo upozorní mimozemšťanov. Nasleduje bitka, no do výťahu sa dostanú. Pike sa rozhodne, že sa neprenesie, ale porozpráva sa s vodcami planéty. Po stretnutí s Pikeom vláda a povstalci prvýkrát po storočí vstupujú do rozhovorov. Pike sa opäť lúči a ukazuje, čo sa nevyhnutne stane, ak bude planetárny konflikt pokračovať, pomocou záberov z tretej svetovej vojny na Zemi. V nasledujúcom texte ľudia z Kiley 279 menia svoj názor a pracujú na spoločnom cieli vyraziť do vesmíru namiesto toho, aby sa navzájom bojovali na smrť.

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Stardate 1739.12: As the Enterprise is in spacedock and Captain Christopher Pike is on home leave in Montana, his communicator repeatedly beeps but he doesn't answer the calls. Pike is out for a ride on his horse when a shuttle with Admiral April appears. The admiral tells him that Una Chin-Riley, Pike's Number One, has gone missing on a first contact mission. Pike contacts Spock on Vulcan, who says goodbye to his fiancée T'Pring and returns to the Enterprise. Lieutenant La'an Noonien-Singh acts as the ship's temporary first officer. She is the sole survivor of an incident with a mysterious species known as the Gorn. The Enterprise leaves spacedock and heads for Kiley 279, the last known position of Una's ship, the Archer. As his ship as gone to warp, Pike retreats to his quarters. He is plagued by the vision of the accident that will leave him paralyzed. The Archer is still in orbit of Kiley 279, but no one is aboard. Noonien-Singh recommends to raise the shields. A bit later, several plasma torpedoes hit the ship but inflict only minor damage thanks to the shields. Overall, considering the low technology level of the planet, the warp signature received from there is implausible. Spock concludes that one of the warring factions of Kiley 279 has not built a warp drive, but a warp bomb. Pike, Spock and La'an proceed to sickbay, where they are greeted by Dr. M'Benga. Nurse Chapel has prepared injections that would temporarily alter their appearances to look like the inhabitants of Kiley 279. They materialize outside a complex where the bomb is being built and assume the identities of two scientists. The scientists themselves are beamed up to extract extra DNA to stabilize Spock's disguise. They are being kept sedated, but one of them wakes up and runs away. Using the emergency medical transporter, Chapel finally manages to catch up with him when he reaches the bridge together with Uhura, who managed to calm him down. Pike, Spock and La'an take an elevator down to the area where Una and her two crewmates are being held. Una says that the wormhole opened for the Discovery caught the attention of the planet's inhabitants. They then reverse-engineered the technology of the warp drive. As the six Starfleet officers are on their way back to the surface, Spock's appearance reverts to normal, which alerts the aliens. A brawl ensues, but they make it to the elevator. Pike decides not to beam up but to speak to the leaders of the planet. After meeting with Pike, the government and the rebels enter talks for the first time in a century. Pike beams down again and illustrates what is bound to happen if the planetary conflict continues, with footage of Earth's World War III. In the following, the people of Kiley 279 change their minds and work on the common goal to go out into space instead of fighting each other to death.

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