

Reed and Tucker show off the prototype phase cannon

Archer gives them the green light, and as they get to work, Archer orders Mayweather to set a course for home. Reed asks for permission to start the work, as it would mean less time in spacedock. Tucker assures Archer that his engineers are just as good, but Archer says that other systems need overhauls as well.
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Talking this over with Reed and Tucker in the armory however, they are convinced they can install the phase cannons within two weeks as they already have most of the parts anyway Archer mentions that the crew at Jupiter Station is trained for the work. There are phase cannon ports, but the weapons weren't installed because of their early departure from Earth. Back in the turbolift, Archer tells T'Pol that Enterprise just wasn't equipped to handle some of the threats they are facing. It came uncomfortably close to breaching a bulkhead with only open space on the other side: Tucker and the 12 other crewmen working in the section at the time would have had no chance. Archer tells them to stay on long-range sensors, and leaves the bridge with T'Pol.Īrcher, T'Pol, and Tucker assess the damage caused by the alien's attack. Reed doubts that their spatial torpedoes would have made much difference anyway.

He detects at least fifteen bio-signs, but T'Pol doesn't recognize the species. Reed managed to get some scans when the vessel fired, as their shielding dropped for just a few seconds. T'Pol says that they're being scanned, as the alien ship comes about and fires on the defenseless Enterprise, before going to warp. Sato then picks up something, and a high-pitched squeal is heard, temporarily startling the bridge crew, who clasp their hands over their ears in pain. Their conversation is cut short however, as the Enterprise drops out of warp and Archer is called to the bridge the alien ship has returned.Īrcher tries hailing the alien vessel again, although the results are the same as the previous attempt. Archer then talks about Reed, saying that they don't know much about him at all. He received a letter from "the Natalie from Pensacola", who thought that their long distance relationship wouldn't work – after all, they are 100 light years apart. Tucker has been catching up with people from home. Tucker missed "dinner and a show" – T'Pol's latest bout with chopsticks. Sato thinks that maybe Chef would be a better choice, but Archer claims that as it is a "delicate assignment", it needs her "finesse." Sato says that she's busy, but Archer orders her to complete the task.Īrcher is talking to Trip Tucker. However, they don't know if he has a favorite food, as he "always ate what was put in front of him." Ending the conversation, Archer finds Sato and asks her to find out instead. Archer then says that he is going to be making a special dinner for Malcolm's birthday, and he would like to know what he likes to eat. Reed says that the Reeds have been Navy men for generations. Reed says that Malcolm's grandfather would be pleased – he was an ordnance officer in the Royal Navy. When Archer tells them he is an armory officer, Mr. Archer finds out that they don't even know what position Malcolm has taken aboard Enterprise. Stuart and Mary Reed speak to Captain Archer, thinking that perhaps Malcolm is in trouble. As Archer tells them to calibrate the new subspace amplifier, Sato speaks to the captain in private, saying that she has tracked down Reed's parents, who currently live in Kotabaru, Malaysia. Travis Mayweather thinks the aliens didn't find them interesting. Sato guesses that perhaps Enterprise's signal didn't make sense to the alien ship, but T'Pol thinks that they simply didn't understand their motives. The vessel then warps away, leaving Captain Archer to surmise, " Was it something I said?" The only information Malcolm Reed is able to gather from their first contact is that their ship is protected by a sensor-dampening field, preventing the Enterprise from scanning the vessel. Their configuration is unknown, but the captain tries to hail them, sensing an opportunity for first contact. Hoshi Sato wants to run some tests, which will take about an hour. Enterprise NX-01 launches Echo Two, a subspace amplifier.
