Korris Asserts Command in the Last-Minute Rescue
Plot Beats
The narrative micro-steps within this event
Korris steps forward asserting his identity, but Riker cuts off formalities, pressing urgency to evacuate and confirming no other survivors.
Riker spots a third figure collapsed on the floor; Data scans and confirms the man is alive but critically wounded.
Data prepares to lift the wounded man, but Korris insists on carrying him himself, asserting control over the fragile rescue.
Who Was There
Characters present in this moment
Concerned and focused on maintaining communication and safety protocols.
Tasha communicates via com voice from a remote position, reporting that interference prevents transporter lock, increasing tension and underscoring the danger of their location and the urgency to move farther from the engineering section.
- • Establish transporter lock as soon as possible
- • Ensure safe extraction of away team
- • Safety depends on transporter readiness
- • Environmental interference complicates rescue
Calm and focused, prioritizing logical assessment and teamwork.
Data appears through the torn hatch, scanning a critically injured Klingon with his tricorder and attempting to lift him. He respects the chain of command when Korris insists on carrying the wounded himself, demonstrating his logical deference and cooperative nature.
- • Assess condition of injured Klingon
- • Assist in evacuation efforts
- • Objective data is essential for decision-making
- • Chain of command should be respected to maintain order
Anxious urgency tempered by calm command presence.
Riker balances urgent evacuation priorities with tactical assessment, questioning the presence of other survivors and directing Data to verify life signs. His leadership is marked by pragmatic decisiveness and a focus on crew safety.
- • Confirm status of survivors
- • Coordinate swift evacuation before ship destruction
- • Survival depends on quick, coordinated action
- • Information about survivors is critical for mission success
Tense anxiety fueled by technical assessments of imminent danger.
Geordi encourages immediate movement with anxious urgency, warning the team about the ship’s impending explosion. His technical awareness and quick decision-making help drive the evacuation momentum.
- • Ensure team moves quickly to safety
- • Provide timely warnings about environmental hazards
- • Time is critically limited
- • Technical data must inform action
Resolute and commanding, driven by honor and responsibility for his comrades despite the chaos.
Korris asserts himself as the Klingon captain, interrupting formalities to prioritize survival. He forcefully takes charge of the rescue by personally carrying the critically injured third Klingon, embodying a determined and culturally driven leadership amid crisis.
- • Ensure safe evacuation of surviving Klingons
- • Maintain authority and cultural honor in crisis
- • Klingon honor requires personal leadership in hardship
- • Survival depends on decisive command and action
Objects Involved
Significant items in this scene
The Starfleet tricorder is used by Data to scan the critically injured third Klingon, providing essential medical diagnostics that confirm the survivor's fragile state and inform the urgent decision to evacuate him.
The torn hatchway serves as the precarious entry and exit point through which Data appears and the away team maneuvers during the evacuation, embodying the damaged, unstable state of the Batris and underscoring the immediacy and danger of escape.
Location Details
Places and their significance in this event
The Enterprise Transporter Room is the critical extraction point referenced during the event. Communications with it reveal that transporter lock is not yet established due to interference, heightening tension and urgency as the away team attempts to reach it from the Batris.
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Key Dialogue
"KORRIS: I am Korris."
"RIKER: We'll handle the formalities later - right now we have to get off this ship. Are there any others still alive?"
"DATA: He is alive -- but just barely."
"KORRIS: No. I will carry him."
"DATA: As you wish."