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NOTE: This is part 4 of 7. If you would like to read from the beginning, please click here. Star Trek: The Lost Missions—Episode 1:
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.
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