Last Beam — Evacuation as the Batris Blows
Plot Beats
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Korris steps to offer formal greeting, but Riker cuts it off and snaps the priority to evacuation, confirming there are no other survivors. The mission locks onto escape now.
Data appears in the torn hatchway with a faster exit and Geordi drives the team forward. A viable path out snaps into view.
Riker flags an injured figure; Data scans him as barely alive, and when Riker orders the lift, Korris claims the burden to carry him. Under fire, triage hardens into cooperation.
They push through wreckage as the ship growls and Geordi warns they’re out of time. The countdown pressure spikes.
Who Was There
Characters present in this moment
Calm, methodical under pressure; procedural concern for life drives immediate medical action rather than emotional reaction.
Data appears through the torn hatchway, identifies a quicker route, scans the downed man with his tricorder, determines he is barely alive, and begins to lift him before Korris intercedes.
- • Assess the injured man's medical status quickly and accurately
- • Move the wounded out of danger to facilitate evacuation
- • Objective diagnosis should guide rescue decisions
- • Saving life is a priority even amid tactical danger
Urgent, controlled panic — urgency masks fear; laser-focused on getting people off rather than negotiating formality or blame.
Commander William Riker cuts off Klingon formalities, directs the evacuation, identifies the injured crewmember, calls for a transporter lock and repeatedly demands immediate beam-out as the corridor fills with gas and debris.
- • Evacuate surviving personnel from the Batris as quickly as possible
- • Secure a transporter lock and coordinate beam-out before the ship explodes
- • Speed and decisive orders save lives in imminent disaster
- • Formality and protocol are secondary to survival
Anxious urgency — professional fear translated into crisp action and push for faster extraction.
Geordi urges haste, recognizing environmental cues that the ship is about to blow, backing Riker's push for immediate beam-out and physically moving with the team through debris toward the transporter.
- • Get the away team clear of the engineering section before catastrophic failure
- • Assist in securing a transporter lock by moving the team into beamable position
- • Environmental indicators (gas, rumbling) predict imminent structural failure
- • Team cohesion and rapid movement increase chances of survival
Resolute compassion — a warrior's duty to preserve life and honor; calm determination under imminent threat.
Korris introduces himself briefly, then steps in to insist on carrying the barely alive survivor — taking physical responsibility and demonstrating Klingon loyalty as the group hurries through debris toward the transporter.
- • Ensure the injured man is carried to safety rather than left behind
- • Act with honor and fulfill Klingon obligations to comrades
- • Carrying the wounded is a duty that transcends rank or politics
- • Actions in crisis define honor; personal intervention is required
Objects Involved
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A medical tricorder is used by Data to scan the downed crewmember; it provides the clinical readout 'alive -- but just barely,' catalyzing the immediate decision to move the wounded. The tricorder functions as the factual touchstone that forces moral choice under time pressure.
The torn hatchway is where Data appears and where the team negotiates spatial access; it frames Data's entry and signals the ship's structural rupture, implying limited pathways and heightened danger while steering the group toward the transporter.
The heavy wall of debris physically blocks the corridor, forcing the away team to stop and attempt a beam-out from the obstruction's edge; it turns a hurried run into a trapped, single-point evacuation that intensifies dramatic stakes.
Location Details
Places and their significance in this event
USS Enterprise Transporter Room 4 functions as the extraction hub receiving desperate calls from the Batris; Tasha at the consoles battles interference, attempts to lock on, and represents the technical lifeline whose failure or success will determine survival.
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Key Dialogue
"RIKER: We'll handle the formalities later -- right now we have to get off this ship. Are there any others still alive?"
"DATA: I believe there is a quicker way out of here."
"GEORDI: We're out of time, Commander -- the ship's going to blow."