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Proving Ground
An Andarian ship is apparently now in the Delphic expanse
to support Enterprise.
Role title credits, followed by the Xindi
saying that if tests are successful they could delploy the
weapon to destroy earth within a month. T’Paul
says they have picked up a faint signal. She also says she
has been putting together the databank with the help of Hoshi.
Enterprise heads into an anomaly and things start to get
rough but they are pulled out by a tractor beam. They are
greeted on the vision screen by the captain of the Andarian
vessel.
The captain comes aboard Enterprise and tells them that they
saw what happened on Earth and thought they could use an ally.
The Andarian points out the Vulcans
wouldn’t help them. The crew is uneasy about the Andarian’s
being aboard but Archer
says they need their help.
Commander Shran has a drink with Archer. They seem to be
looking forward to an alliance between their races. In engineering
Trip tells T’Paul
warp will be online a lot faster due to the Andarian help.
There is tension between Reed
and Lieutenant Tallas but he makes up and offers to have a
coffee with her.
They find a system full of uninhabited moons which have taken
heavy weapons damage. 4 Xindi ships are there. Archer suggests
the moons are being used for testing weapons. Commander Shran
says they don’t stand a chance against the Xindi ships.
Trip asks Commander Shran for an anti matter injector. He
is not sure about whether he should give Enterprise such advanced
technology. They talk about the death of his sister but Trip
says he is not looking for revenge. Command Shran agrees to
give him the anti matter injector.
The Andarian ship goes up to the Xindi pretending to be a
mining ship and manages to scan the ships. They see the weapon
is not that powerful enough to destroy a planet so Commander
Shran says that it’s not worth destroying but Archer
says that they are going to capture it so Starfleet can try
and figure out a defence.
Reed and Tallas manage to sort of the weapons out fairly
quickly. Meanwhile the Xindi test a weapon on the moon but
it is only blasted in two, it is not destroyed. The Xindi
are most unhappy. Archer remembers back to when the material
for the weapon was being made. Command Shran offers to take
the device aboard after Enterprise is unable to take it aboard
due to the radiation.
However in a communication, Commander Shran apparently has
an ulterior motive, probably to steal the weapon. The plan
works but the Andarian’s plan to head of with the weapon.
Archer is led towards an escape pod.
Once Archer is back on Enterprise he messages the Andarians.
He tells them that they suspected this and unless they give
the weapon back they will blow the weapon up. They refuse
and Enterprise makes good on his threat and explodes the device.
The ship is badly damaged.
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