Stardate 7403.6: Honorary Commander Ari bn Bem of planet Pandro is aboard the ship as an independent observer. After not showing much interest in previous missions, Bem is suddenly eager to join a landing party on Delta Theta III. Bem dislikes violence and has his own philosophy of exploration. Being able to split his body into multiple parts, he manages to steals the landing party's weapons and communicators and to explore the Reptilian native population on his own. When he is captured, Kirk and Spock come to the rescue. An energy lifeform, however, appears and demands that her "children" must not be harmed. While Bem escapes once again and hides in the woods, Kirk and Spock convince the entity to let them go, but not without their fellow crew member. After Bem is found, he recognizes his failure and strives to commit suicide. The entity, however, tells him that he must stay alive and learn from his errors.

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