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''Enterprise'' discovers a deuterium mining colony that is being controlled by Klingon marauders. The crew trains the colonists to defend themselves and prepare for battle against their Klingon oppressors.
 
''Enterprise'' discovers a deuterium mining colony that is being controlled by Klingon marauders. The crew trains the colonists to defend themselves and prepare for battle against their Klingon oppressors.
   
 
== Summary ==
 
== Summary ==
[[Jonathan Archer|Archer]], [[T'Pol]] and [[Charles Tucker III|Tucker]] make a landing at a small [[mining]] [[colony]] where they hope to make a trade for [[deuterium]], but the colonists appear unwilling to trade even a small amount despite the fact that [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'']] has detected they have a large reserve. The colonists' leader, [[Tessic]], states they are keeping this reserve for someone else and demands the ''Enterprise'' crew leave immediately as the colonists are anxiously preparing for the arrival of this other [[spaceship|ship]]. By offering to help with repairs to some broken deuterium pumps however, the crew manages to make themselves more welcome. After further negotiations they strike a deal to exchange [[power cell]]s and medical supplies in exchange for deuterium, though only if they also manage to help repair the pumps within two days. Upon further inspection of the colony the crew learns how poor the colony is despite its deuterium riches.
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[[Jonathan Archer|Archer]], [[T'Pol]] and [[Charles Tucker III|Tucker]] make a landing at a [[mining]] [[colony]] where they hope to make a trade for [[deuterium]], but the colonists appear unwilling to trade even a small amount despite the fact that {{NX|Enterprise}} has detected they have a large reserve. The colonists' leader, [[Tessic]], states they are keeping this reserve for someone else and demands the ''Enterprise'' [[crew]] leave immediately as the colonists are anxiously preparing for the arrival of this other [[spaceship|ship]]. By offering to help with repairs to some broken deuterium pumps however, the crew manages to make themselves more welcome. After further negotiations they strike a deal to exchange [[power cell]]s and [[medical]] supplies in exchange for deuterium, though only if they also manage to help repair the pumps within two days. Upon further inspection of the colony the crew learns how poor the colony is despite its deuterium riches.
   
[[File:Korok (Captain).jpg|thumb|left|[[Korok (Captain)|Korok]], leader of the [[Klingon]] marauders]]
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[[File:D5 class tanker, aft view.jpg|thumb|left|{{dis|Korok|Captain}}'s ship in orbit over Tessic's colony]]
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[[File:Korok, 2152.jpg|thumb|Korok, leader of the [[Klingon]] marauders]]
While the ''Enterprise'' is still in [[orbit]] around the colony, a [[Klingon]] ship arrives. Archer orders the ''Enterprise'' to hide from the Klingon ship, while he and the rest of the crew stay out of sight in the colony observing Tessic's meeting with the Klingons. The Klingons turn out not to be interested in any trade with the colony; instead, they expect to be simply given all the deuterium reserves. Because of their early arrival and the broken pumps the reserves are not at the expected level and the Klingon leader [[Korok (Captain)|Korok]] turns violent against Tessic. Demanding that more deuterium be ready when they return within four days, the Klingons leave. Archer discusses the situation with Tessic, finding out that the Klingons have been bullying the colonists for some time already. While they did try to revolt, several colonists were killed in the attempt and Tessic now simply wants ''Enterprise'' to settle its deal and leave before the Klingons return.
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While the ''Enterprise'' is still in [[orbit]] around the colony, a [[Klingon]] starship arrives. Archer orders the ''Enterprise'' to hide from the Klingon ship, while he and the rest of the crew stay out of sight in the colony observing Tessic's meeting with the Klingons. The Klingons turn out not to be interested in any trade with the colony; instead, they expect to be simply given all the deuterium reserves. Because of their early arrival and the broken pumps the reserves are not at the expected level and the Klingon leader {{dis|Korok|Captain}} turns violent against Tessic. Demanding that more deuterium be ready when they return within four days, the Klingons leave. Archer discusses the situation with Tessic, finding out that the Klingons have been bullying the colonists for some time already. While they did try to revolt, several colonists were killed in the attempt and Tessic now simply wants ''Enterprise'' to settle its deal and leave before the Klingons return.
   
After returning to ''Enterprise'', Archer feels uncomfortable simply leaving the colony and wants to help. While T'Pol agrees interference would be allowable in this case, she argues it would only make matters worse for the colonists in the end as the Klingons will simply return when ''Enterprise'' is no longer around. Archer however returns to the colony to offer ''Enterprise''{{'}}s help not just to drive the Klingons off once, but to teach the colonists some self-defense.
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After returning to ''Enterprise'', Archer feels uncomfortable simply leaving the colony and wants to help. While T'Pol agrees interference would be allowable in this case, she argues it would only make matters worse for the colonists in the end as the Klingons will simply return when ''Enterprise'' is no longer around. Archer however returns to the colony to offer ''Enterprise''{{'}}s help not just to drive the Klingons off once, but to teach the colonists some [[self-defense]].
   
 
After Tessic accepts ''Enterprise''{{'}}s help, Reed and Sato teach some of the colonists improved fire aim, while T'Pol and Mayweather teach them [[Vulcan]] [[weapon]] strike avoidance techniques. A plan is also set up to lure the Klingons into a deuterium field trap, which involves moving all of the colony's buildings.
 
After Tessic accepts ''Enterprise''{{'}}s help, Reed and Sato teach some of the colonists improved fire aim, while T'Pol and Mayweather teach them [[Vulcan]] [[weapon]] strike avoidance techniques. A plan is also set up to lure the Klingons into a deuterium field trap, which involves moving all of the colony's buildings.
   
When the Klingons return, the colonists and the ''Enterprise'' officers manage to successfully battle them and lure them into the trap, setting the field on fire to block their path. Tessic demands the Klingons to beam back to their ship and not to return as the colonists will be ready for them next time. Korok seems humiliated, denounces the colony's deuterium as worthless and beams back. Before finally leaving the colony, the ''Enterprise'' is granted a lot more deuterium than originally agreed to in the deal as a reward for their help.
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When the Klingons return, the colonists and the ''Enterprise'' officers manage to successfully battle them and lure them into the trap, setting the field on [[fire]] to block their path. Tessic demands the Klingons to beam back to their starship and not to return as the colonists will be ready for them next time. Korok seems humiliated, denounces the colony's deuterium as worthless, not even fit for a [[Garbage scow]], and [[transporter|beams]] back. Before finally leaving the colony, the ''Enterprise'' is granted a lot more deuterium than originally agreed to in the deal as a reward for their help.
 
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== Memorable Quotes ==
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== Memorable quotes ==
 
''"There's a saying on my world: 'Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach him to fish and he eats for a lifetime.' "''
 
''"There's a saying on my world: 'Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach him to fish and he eats for a lifetime.' "''
 
: - '''Archer''', quoting a [http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/2279.html Chinese proverb] during a conversation with Tessic
 
: - '''Archer''', quoting a [http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/2279.html Chinese proverb] during a conversation with Tessic
   
   
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"''I sense what you're about to say is not going to make me happy.''"
''"Why not? I can shoot a sand lizard from 50 yards away"''<br/>
 
 
: - '''Korok''', to Tessic
''"Shooting a lizard is a lot different from shooting a person. And lizards don't shoot back."''
 
: - '''Q'Ell''' and '''Commander Tucker''', when the former expresses his desire to participate in the fight
 
   
   
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"''Klingons carry disruptors, but they prefer to use bladed weapons in combat. The two most common being the ''bat'leth'', a curved, bilateral sword, and the ''mek'leth'', two-pronged dagger. The ''bat'leth'' can decapitate its victim with one stroke, while the ''mek'leth'' is typically used to slash the throat... or disembowel.''"
"''You won't hurt me''."<br/>
 
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: - '''T'Pol''', to the miners
"''It's not'' you ''that I'm worried about''."
 
: - '''T'Pol''' and '''Ensign Mayweather''', demonstrating Vulcan self-defense tactics to the miners
 
   
   
 
"''You won't hurt me''."<br />
''"We can get deuterium anywhere! Yours isn't fit for a garbage scow!"
 
 
"''It's not ''you'' that I'm worried about''."
: - '''Korok''', just prior to leaving for good
 
 
: - '''T'Pol''' and '''Mayweather''', demonstrating Vulcan self-defense tactics to the miners
   
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== Background Information ==
 
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"[[PetaQ]]! ''You'll live to regret this!''"<br />
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"''If you're thinking about coming back, I wouldn't advise it. We'll be ready.''"
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: - '''Korok''' trapped by a ring of fire while '''Tessic''' demands he and his fellow Klingons leave
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== Background information ==
 
* The evasive techniques T'Pol teaches the colonists are drawn from the Vulcan martial art ''[[Suus Mahna]]'', which is named after [[Mike Sussman]].
 
* The evasive techniques T'Pol teaches the colonists are drawn from the Vulcan martial art ''[[Suus Mahna]]'', which is named after [[Mike Sussman]].
* Among the recycled [[phaser]]s used by the deuterium miners are [[Jem'Hadar]] hand phasers, [[Bajoran]] [[phaser rifle]]s, and the Klingon [[sniper rifle]] from {{film|6}}. This is also the first time we see the [[Starfleet|Starfleet (Earth)]] [[phase rifles]], which are a reuse of the Jem'Hadar phaser rifles.
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* Among the recycled [[phaser]]s used by the deuterium miners are [[Jem'Hadar]] hand phasers, [[Bajoran]] [[phaser rifle]]s, and the Klingon [[sniper rifle]] from {{film|6}}.
 
* A [[Kreetassan]] merchant recommended the colony, probably because the ''Enterprise'' visited the Kreetassan [[homeworld]] in the previous episode.
 
* A [[Kreetassan]] merchant recommended the colony, probably because the ''Enterprise'' visited the Kreetassan [[homeworld]] in the previous episode.
* We learn that the Doctor's [[osmotic eel]] (seen in {{e|Broken Bow}}) is a female.
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* We learn that Phlox's [[osmotic eel]] (seen in {{e|Broken Bow}}) is a female. In {{e|Minefield}}, however, it was stated to be male.
 
* This episode was inspired by the feature film ''The Magnificent Seven'', which itself was inspired by the Japanese film ''Seven Samurai''. The colony represents the village in that film; the deuterium represents the rice; the ''Enterprise'' crew represent the seven heroes; etc.
 
* This episode was inspired by the feature film ''The Magnificent Seven'', which itself was inspired by the Japanese film ''Seven Samurai''. The colony represents the village in that film; the deuterium represents the rice; the ''Enterprise'' crew represent the seven heroes; etc.
*Both Larry Cedar and Bari Hochwald guest-starred in ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''. Cedar played [[Nydrom]] in {{e|Armageddon Game}} and Hochwald played [[Doctor]] [[Elizabeth Lense]] in {{e|Explorers}}.
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*Both Larry Cedar and Bari Hochwald guest-starred in ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''. Cedar played [[Nydrom]] in {{e|Armageddon Game}} and [[Tersa]] in {{e|Alliances}}, while Hochwald played [[Doctor]] [[Elizabeth Lense]] in {{e|Explorers}} and {{dis|Brin|Uxali}} in {{e|Friendship One}}.
* Several items from this episode were sold off on the [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction]] on eBay, including a [[Klingon uniform#22nd century|Klingon padd pouch]] {{stala|8704}}, a metal [[canteen]] {{stala|8738}}, and a Klingon [[bat'leth]] strap. {{stala|9476}}
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* Several items from this episode were sold off on the [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction]] on eBay, including a [[Klingon Defense Force uniform#22nd century|Klingon PADD pouch]] {{stala|8704}}, a metal [[canteen]] {{stala|8738}}, and a Klingon [[bat'leth]] strap. {{stala|9476}}
   
 
== Links and references ==
 
== Links and references ==
 
=== Starring ===
 
=== Starring ===
*[[Scott Bakula]] as [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer]]
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* [[Scott Bakula]] as [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer]]
*[[John Billingsley]] as [[Doctor]] [[Phlox]]
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* [[John Billingsley]] as [[Doctor]] [[Phlox]]
*[[Jolene Blalock]] as [[Subcommander]] [[T'Pol]]
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* [[Jolene Blalock]] as [[Sub-Commander]] [[T'Pol]]
*[[Dominic Keating]] as [[Lieutenant]] [[Malcolm Reed]]
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* [[Dominic Keating]] as [[Lieutenant]] [[Malcolm Reed]]
*[[Anthony Montgomery]] as [[Ensign]] [[Travis Mayweather]]
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* [[Anthony Montgomery]] as [[Ensign]] [[Travis Mayweather]]
*[[Linda Park]] as [[Ensign]] [[Hoshi Sato]]
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* [[Linda Park]] as Ensign [[Hoshi Sato]]
*[[Connor Trinneer]] as [[Commander]] [[Charles Tucker III|Charles "Trip" Tucker III]]
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* [[Connor Trinneer]] as [[Commander]] [[Charles Tucker III|Charles "Trip" Tucker III]]
   
 
=== Guest stars ===
 
=== Guest stars ===
*[[Larry Cedar]] as [[Tessic]]
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* [[Larry Cedar]] as [[Tessic]]
*[[Steven Flynn]] as [[Maklii]]
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* [[Steven Flynn]] as [[Maklii]]
*[[Bari Hochwald]] as [[E'lis]]
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* [[Bari Hochwald]] as [[E'Lis]]
*[[Jesse James Rutherford]] as [[Q'Ell]]
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* [[Jesse James Rutherford]] as [[Q'ell]]
*[[Robertson Dean]] as [[Korok (Captain)|Korok]]
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* [[Robertson Dean]] as {{dis|Korok|Captain}}
   
 
=== Co-stars ===
 
=== Co-stars ===
*[[Wayne King, Jr.]] as [[Korok's freighter personnel#Klingon crewman 1|Klingon #1]]
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* [[Wayne King, Jr.]] as [[Klingon marauder 001|Klingon #1]]
*[[Peewee Piemonte]] as [[Korok's freighter personnel#Klingon crewman 2|Klingon #2]]
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* [[Peewee Piemonte]] as [[Klingon marauder 002|Klingon #2]]
   
 
=== Uncredited co-stars ===
 
=== Uncredited co-stars ===
*[[Vince Deadrick, Jr.]] as [[Korok's freighter personnel#Klingon crewman 3|Klingon #3]]
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* [[Brian Avery]] as [[Klingon marauder 006|Klingon marauder]]
*[[Christopher Doyle]] as [[Korok's freighter personnel#Klingon crewman 4|Klingon #4]]
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* [[Michael Bailous]] as [[Klingon marauder 004|Klingon marauder]]
*[[Leigh Hennessy]] as a [[List of Tessic's species#Woman 1|Female Miner]]
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* [[Christopher Doyle]] as [[Klingon marauder 005|Klingon marauder]]
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* [[Leigh Hennessy]] as [[Tessic's species female 001|colonist]]
*[[Unknown performers]] as
 
**[[Korok's freighter personnel#Klingon crewman 5|Klingon #5]]
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* [[Dan McCann]] as [[Klingon marauder 007|Klingon marauder]]
**[[Korok's freighter personnel#Klingon crewman 6|Klingon #6]]
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* [[Pablo Soriano]] as [[Klingon marauder 003|Klingon marauder]]
 
* [[Unknown performers]] as
**[[List of Tessic's species#Mining colonists|Mining colonists]]
 
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** [[Tessic's species female 005|Female colonist]]
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** [[Klingon marauder 008|Klingon marauder]]
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** [[Klingon marauder 009|Klingon marauder]]
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** [[Klingon marauder 010|Klingon marauder]]
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** [[Tessic's species male 001|Male colonist]]
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** [[Tessic's species male 002|Male colonist]]
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** [[Tessic's species male 003|Male colonist]]
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** [[Tessic's species male 004|Male colonist]]
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** [[Tessic's species male 005|Male colonist]]
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** [[Tessic's species male 006|Male colonist]]
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** [[Tessic's species male 007|Male colonist]]
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** [[Tessic's species male 008|Male colonist]]
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** [[Tessic's species male 009|Male colonist]]
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** [[Tessic's species male 010|Male colonist]]
   
 
=== Stunt double ===
 
=== Stunt double ===
*[[Bridgett Riley]] as [[stunt double]] for Jolene Blalock
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* [[Bridgett Riley]] as [[stunt double]] for [[Jolene Blalock]]
   
 
=== References ===
 
=== References ===
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[[arm]]; [[armory]]; [[artery]]; [[assignment patch]]; [[auto-suture]]; [[aye]]; ''[[bat'leth]]''; [[beard]]; [[belt]]; [[binoculars]]; [[biosign]]; [[bird call]]; [[blood]]; [[book]]; [[bridge]]; [[cannon]]; [[canteen]]; [[canyon]]; [[captain]]; [[cardiostimulator]]; [[carpet]]; [[chair]]; [[circuit]]; [[colony]]; [[command chair]]; [[commander]]; [[communications]]; [[communicator]]; [[control arm]]; [[coolant line]]; [[corridor]]; [[cotton bud]]; [[cranial ridge]]; [[crawler]]; [[crew]]; [[cup]]; [[D5 class]]; [[dagger]]; [[day]]; [[death]]; [[Denobulan]]; [[desktop monitor]]; [[deuterium]]; [[deuterium field]]; [[deuterium pump]]; [[deuterium tank]]; [[disruptor]]; [[doctor]]; [[door]]; [[drill rig]]; [[drink]]; [[ear]]; [[Earth]]; [[warp engine|engine]]; [[engineer]]; [[ensign]]; {{EnterpriseNX}}; [[evasive technique]]; [[extraction pump]]; [[eye]]; [[Familial connection#Parents|father]]; [[fire]]; [[fire extinguisher]]; [[firework]]; [[first contact]]; [[fish]]; [[flashlight]]; [[food]]; [[forehead]]; [[fountain]]; [[freighter]]; [[garbage scow]]; [[gas giant]]; [[gully]]; [[gymnasium]]; [[hail]]; [[hand hold]]; [[headband]]; [[hexatriol]]; [[hill]]; [[homeworld]]; [[Human]]; [[imaging chamber]]; [[impulse]]; [[induction valve]]; [[ingestion]]; [[intercom]]; [[Kellenite ship]]; [[kilometer]]; [[Klaang]]; [[Klingon]]; [[Klingon battle cruiser]]; [[Klingon blade weapons]]; [[Klingon communicator]]; [[Klingon disruptor]]; [[Klingonese]]; [[Klingon High Council]]; [[Klingon ship]]; [[Korok's ship]]; [[Kreetassan]]; [[Unnamed Kreetassans#Merchant|Kreetassan merchant]]; [[ladder]]; [[leg]]; [[lesion]]; [[lieutenant]]; [[liter]]; [[map]]; [[marauder]]; [[martial arts]]; [[medicine]]; ''[[mek'leth]]''; [[merchant]]; [[meter]]; [[microscope]]; [[millibar]]; [[mining]]; [[mister]]; [[month]]; ''[[navorkot]]''; [[neural shock kit]]; [[night]]; [[nutrient broth]]; [[orbit]]; [[osmotic eel]]; [[PADD]]; [[paper]]; [[phase inverter]]; [[phase-pistol]]; [[photograph]]; [[pilot]]; [[plasma]]; [[plasma burn]]; [[plasma rifle]]; [[power cell]]; [[power coupling]]; [[price]]; ''[[p'taQ]]''; [[Q'ell's father]]; [[rank pip]]; [[ready room]]; [[release valve]]; [[remote control]]; [[rock]]; [[saying]]; [[scan]]; [[schematic]]; [[season]]; [[sensor]]; [[shib'a lizard|''shib'a'' lizard]]; {{dis|shuttlepod|22nd century}}; ''[[Shuttlepod 1]]''; [[sickbay]]; [[sink]]; [[sir]]; [[situation room]]; [[socks]]; [[south]]; [[spacedock]]; [[speaker]]; [[species]]; [[spotlight]]; [[star cluster]]; [[Starfleet]]; [[Starfleet Medical]]; [[starship]]; [[star system]]; [[sub-commander]]; [[Suliban]]; ''[[Suus Mahna]]''; [[sweat]]; [[sword]]; [[table]]; [[tactical officer]]; [[tank]]; [[targ]]; [[targeting holo-emitter]]; [[target practice]]; [[tent]]; [[Tessic's species]]; [[Unnamed Alpha and Beta Quadrant planets#Tessic's species homeworld|Tessic's species homeworld]]; [[thruster control]]; [[torpedo]]; [[transporter]]; [[trap]]; [[throat]]; [[trousers]]; [[unnamed engineering tools]]; [[Unnamed Humans (unknown era)|unnamed Humans]]; [[unnamed medications]]; [[Dead members of Tessic's species|unnamed members of Tessic's species]]; [[Unnamed Alpha and Beta Quadrant planets#Deuterium mining colony|unnamed planet]]; [[unnamed plants]]; [[unnamed tools and technology]]; [[vascular adhesive]]; [[Vulcan]]; [[Vulcan uniform#Excursion uniform|Vulcan uniform]]; [[warp]]; [[water]]; [[weapon]]; [[weapons locker]]; [[weather]]; [[week]]; [[welder]]; [[wellhead]]; [[window]]; [[winter]]; [[world]]; [[wrench]]; [[year]]; [[zipper]]
[[autosuture|auto-suture]]; ''[[bat'leth]]''; [[canteen]]; [[Cardiostimulator|cardio-stimulator]]; [[colony]]; [[crawler]]; [[D5 class#Design variant|D5 class]]; [[deuterium]]; [[disruptor]]; [[drill rig]]; [[extraction pump]]; [[garbage scow]]; [[gas giant]]; [[hexatriol]]; [[induction valve]]; [[Kellenite]]; [[Kellenite starship]]; [[Klaang]]; [[Klingon]]s; [[Klingon freighter]]; [[Klingon High Council]]; [[Kreetassan]]; [[liter]]; ''[[mek'leth]]''; [[millibar]]; ''[[Navorkot]]''; [[neural shock kit]]; [[osmotic eel]]; [[phase inverter]]; [[plasma]]; [[plasma burn]]; [[power cell]]; [[power coupling]]; [[shib'a lizard|''shib'a'' lizard]]; ''[[Shuttlepod 1]]''; [[star system]]; [[Suliban]]; ''[[Suus Mahna]]''; ''[[targ]]''; [[Tessic's species]]; [[vascular adhesive]], [[Vulcan]]s
 
 
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Enterprise discovers a deuterium mining colony that is being controlled by Klingon marauders. The crew trains the colonists to defend themselves and prepare for battle against their Klingon oppressors.

Summary

Archer, T'Pol and Tucker make a landing at a mining colony where they hope to make a trade for deuterium, but the colonists appear unwilling to trade even a small amount despite the fact that Enterprise has detected they have a large reserve. The colonists' leader, Tessic, states they are keeping this reserve for someone else and demands the Enterprise crew leave immediately as the colonists are anxiously preparing for the arrival of this other ship. By offering to help with repairs to some broken deuterium pumps however, the crew manages to make themselves more welcome. After further negotiations they strike a deal to exchange power cells and medical supplies in exchange for deuterium, though only if they also manage to help repair the pumps within two days. Upon further inspection of the colony the crew learns how poor the colony is despite its deuterium riches.

D5 class tanker, aft view

Korok's ship in orbit over Tessic's colony

Korok, 2152

Korok, leader of the Klingon marauders

While the Enterprise is still in orbit around the colony, a Klingon starship arrives. Archer orders the Enterprise to hide from the Klingon ship, while he and the rest of the crew stay out of sight in the colony observing Tessic's meeting with the Klingons. The Klingons turn out not to be interested in any trade with the colony; instead, they expect to be simply given all the deuterium reserves. Because of their early arrival and the broken pumps the reserves are not at the expected level and the Klingon leader Korok turns violent against Tessic. Demanding that more deuterium be ready when they return within four days, the Klingons leave. Archer discusses the situation with Tessic, finding out that the Klingons have been bullying the colonists for some time already. While they did try to revolt, several colonists were killed in the attempt and Tessic now simply wants Enterprise to settle its deal and leave before the Klingons return.

After returning to Enterprise, Archer feels uncomfortable simply leaving the colony and wants to help. While T'Pol agrees interference would be allowable in this case, she argues it would only make matters worse for the colonists in the end as the Klingons will simply return when Enterprise is no longer around. Archer however returns to the colony to offer Enterprise's help not just to drive the Klingons off once, but to teach the colonists some self-defense.

After Tessic accepts Enterprise's help, Reed and Sato teach some of the colonists improved fire aim, while T'Pol and Mayweather teach them Vulcan weapon strike avoidance techniques. A plan is also set up to lure the Klingons into a deuterium field trap, which involves moving all of the colony's buildings.

When the Klingons return, the colonists and the Enterprise officers manage to successfully battle them and lure them into the trap, setting the field on fire to block their path. Tessic demands the Klingons to beam back to their starship and not to return as the colonists will be ready for them next time. Korok seems humiliated, denounces the colony's deuterium as worthless, not even fit for a Garbage scow, and beams back. Before finally leaving the colony, the Enterprise is granted a lot more deuterium than originally agreed to in the deal as a reward for their help.

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Memorable quotes

"There's a saying on my world: 'Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach him to fish and he eats for a lifetime.' "

- Archer, quoting a Chinese proverb during a conversation with Tessic


"I sense what you're about to say is not going to make me happy."

- Korok, to Tessic


"Klingons carry disruptors, but they prefer to use bladed weapons in combat. The two most common being the bat'leth, a curved, bilateral sword, and the mek'leth, two-pronged dagger. The bat'leth can decapitate its victim with one stroke, while the mek'leth is typically used to slash the throat... or disembowel."

- T'Pol, to the miners


"You won't hurt me."
"It's not you that I'm worried about."

- T'Pol and Mayweather, demonstrating Vulcan self-defense tactics to the miners


"PetaQ! You'll live to regret this!"
"If you're thinking about coming back, I wouldn't advise it. We'll be ready."

- Korok trapped by a ring of fire while Tessic demands he and his fellow Klingons leave

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arm; armory; artery; assignment patch; auto-suture; aye; bat'leth; beard; belt; binoculars; biosign; bird call; blood; book; bridge; cannon; canteen; canyon; captain; cardiostimulator; carpet; chair; circuit; colony; command chair; commander; communications; communicator; control arm; coolant line; corridor; cotton bud; cranial ridge; crawler; crew; cup; D5 class; dagger; day; death; Denobulan; desktop monitor; deuterium; deuterium field; deuterium pump; deuterium tank; disruptor; doctor; door; drill rig; drink; ear; Earth; engine; engineer; ensign; Enterprise NX-01; evasive technique; extraction pump; eye; father; fire; fire extinguisher; firework; first contact; fish; flashlight; food; forehead; fountain; freighter; garbage scow; gas giant; gully; gymnasium; hail; hand hold; headband; hexatriol; hill; homeworld; Human; imaging chamber; impulse; induction valve; ingestion; intercom; Kellenite ship; kilometer; Klaang; Klingon; Klingon battle cruiser; Klingon blade weapons; Klingon communicator; Klingon disruptor; Klingonese; Klingon High Council; Klingon ship; Korok's ship; Kreetassan; Kreetassan merchant; ladder; leg; lesion; lieutenant; liter; map; marauder; martial arts; medicine; mek'leth; merchant; meter; microscope; millibar; mining; mister; month; navorkot; neural shock kit; night; nutrient broth; orbit; osmotic eel; PADD; paper; phase inverter; phase-pistol; photograph; pilot; plasma; plasma burn; plasma rifle; power cell; power coupling; price; p'taQ; Q'ell's father; rank pip; ready room; release valve; remote control; rock; saying; scan; schematic; season; sensor; shib'a lizard; shuttlepod; Shuttlepod 1; sickbay; sink; sir; situation room; socks; south; spacedock; speaker; species; spotlight; star cluster; Starfleet; Starfleet Medical; starship; star system; sub-commander; Suliban; Suus Mahna; sweat; sword; table; tactical officer; tank; targ; targeting holo-emitter; target practice; tent; Tessic's species; Tessic's species homeworld; thruster control; torpedo; transporter; trap; throat; trousers; unnamed engineering tools; unnamed Humans; unnamed medications; unnamed members of Tessic's species; unnamed planet; unnamed plants; unnamed tools and technology; vascular adhesive; Vulcan; Vulcan uniform; warp; water; weapon; weapons locker; weather; week; welder; wellhead; window; winter; world; wrench; year; zipper

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