Date not given: When entering orbit of a newly discovered Class-M world, Enterprise is struck and heavily damaged by a cloaked mine. Another mine is stuck to the hull and Reed goes out to disarm it. During his effort a spike stretches out from the mine, penetrates his leg and nails it to the ship's hull plate. Archer comes to help Reed, but he might have to let the hull plate float away together with Reed in order to save the ship. In the meantime, Romulan ships appear at the scene, claiming the planet for the Romulan Empire and demanding Enterprise to leave immediately. With no chance left to disarm the mine, Archer removes the spike in Reed's leg, thereby triggering the detonation mechanism. They protect themselves from the explosion hiding behind shuttle hatches.

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