GoldiSpock and the Three Bears (Part 4)
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Star Trek: The Lost Missions—Episode 1:
GoldiSpock and the Three Bears (PART 4)
Last time on Star Trek: The Lost Missions
The whereabouts of the Enterprise were finally ascertained, right where it should have been—in orbit. While Sulu proudly reminded everyone that he is George Takei, Scotty attempted to pinpoint the cause of the communications failure. Meanwhile, on the planet's surface, Kirk and McCoy found out that "eyeballing it" probably isn't the best way to make medicines and killed a bear. Spock and company continued to wait offstage for the needle to stop spinning.
And now the continuation...
The needle didn't stop.
They waited patiently for more than half an hour, but the needle didn't stop.
"It would seem," he observed, "that this spinning wheel just got to go 'round. Have you experienced previous difficulties with this instrument, Lieutenant Uhura?"
"It's strange Mr. Spock," said Uhura. "It's never done this before."
"It must be being affected by some sort of fluctuation in the planet's magnetic field," responded Spock.
Ensign Chekhov was pacing a few feet away, keeping silent but growing impatient. Finally he became too restless and broke in to the conversation.
"Vat do we do now, sir?" he asked, his Russian accent cutting through.
"We must find another method of locating the cottage, Ensign."
"And how do we do that?" asked Uhura.
"I'm not sure," said Spock, "but the next logical step would be to think of something."
"Vat would we do without you," replied Chekhov sarcastically.
James T. Kirk had seen a
lot of men die during his Starfleet career, but never a bear. The sight of the
huge brown hulk lying crumpled in the clearing was somehow surreal to him. How
had a bear set such a trap, and why? These were questions that would now go
unanswered. If Spock were here, he'd ask him to attempt a mind meld. But somehow
he didn't much think it would work, seeing as how the bear was dead and all. And
besides, Spock wasn’t here. He'd just have to go on wondering why it came to
this, why a bear had to die.
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