Remmick’s Parasitic Core Exposed and Destroyed
Plot Beats
The narrative micro-steps within this event
Remmick begins to rise as phaser fire drives him back; his body dissolves into a liquid mass swirling with parasites, revealing a fetus-like monstrous core that roars before exploding under concentrated fire, leaving only a smoldering remnant.
Who Was There
Characters present in this moment
Resolute with underlying shock and disbelief, balancing duty with the painful recognition of betrayal and horror.
Captain Picard leads the pursuit, firing his phaser at Aaron, then cautiously approaches the door behind which Remmick operates. He reacts with urgency and suspicion as he witnesses Remmick’s parasitic transformation and ultimately coordinates phaser fire to destroy the alien threat, embodying resolute command blended with a deep personal struggle to confront betrayal.
- • Stop Admiral Aaron's escape and parasite spread
- • Uncover and neutralize parasitic hosts aboard the Enterprise
- • Protect the crew and Starfleet from alien infestation
- • Maintain command control during crisis
- • The parasite is a dire threat to Starfleet
- • Quick decisive action is necessary to contain it
- • Trusted officers may be compromised
- • Destroying the parasite is the only way to save lives
Highly alert and focused, exhibiting calm resolve tempered by wariness of the unexpected parasitic horror.
Commander Riker pursues alongside Picard, firing phasers at Aaron, then following the parasite into the hidden chamber. He exhibits tactical caution, ready to fire on the parasite climbing Remmick but defers to Picard’s judgment. Upon Remmick’s transformation, Riker participates decisively in the phaser assault to end the threat.
- • Apprehend or neutralize Admiral Aaron
- • Prevent parasite from infecting others
- • Support Picard’s command decisions
- • Protect the Enterprise and crew
- • The parasite is an existential threat
- • Immediate action is required to stop it
- • Trust must be measured cautiously among officers
- • Following Picard’s lead is crucial in crisis
Desperately clinging to survival while succumbing to inevitable defeat and loss of agency.
Admiral Aaron frantically runs down the Great Hallway, firing his phaser at Picard and Riker in a desperate attempt to escape, but is promptly hit and collapses as the parasite evacuates his body, symbolizing his loss of control and humanity.
- • Escape immediate capture by Picard and Riker
- • Protect the parasitic infestation by fleeing
- • Maintain deceptive control over his actions
- • Avoid revealing the parasitic presence
- • The parasite must be preserved at all costs
- • Picard and Riker intend to destroy him and the parasite
- • Running and fighting offers the best chance for survival
- • The parasitic infiltration can continue if he escapes
Composed and seemingly sincere, masking his true nature as a parasitic host with an eerie calmness and acceptance.
Commander Remmick sits calmly behind the sliding door, focused on a mysterious device akin to a typewriter. As the parasite climbs his body and enters his mouth, he reveals his parasitic identity with unsettling calm and sincerity before being violently destroyed under phaser fire, exposing the grotesque alien core within.
- • Conceal the parasite’s presence until it can fully integrate
- • Appease Picard and Riker with claims of peaceful intentions
- • Allow the parasite to take control
- • Survive as host for the parasite
- • Coexistence with the parasite is possible and preferable
- • Violence might be avoidable through diplomacy
- • The parasite’s survival depends on host acceptance
- • Picard and Riker will respond with aggression
Objects Involved
Significant items in this scene
The mysterious device similar to a typewriter, operated calmly by Remmick, emits a high-pitched beeping that signals covert activity. It serves as a narrative focal point that contrasts with the violent chaos outside, underscoring the secretive and sinister parasitic operations aboard the Enterprise.
Location Details
Places and their significance in this event
The Great Hallway serves as the narrow, tense battleground where the desperate chase unfolds. Its long, claustrophobic corridor heightens the urgency and inevitability of confrontation as Aaron’s last stand ends in collapse and parasite evacuation.
The Hidden Chamber behind the sliding door is the secretive enclave where Remmick operates the mysterious device and where the parasite fully reveals its presence. The confined, dim space amplifies the horror of the parasitic transformation and the shattering of trust within the crew.
Narrative Connections
How this event relates to others in the story
"Remmick’s explosive demise and Data’s detection of the transmitted homing beacon foreshadow ongoing, unresolved dangers and potential future threats beyond the immediate resolution."
"Remmick’s explosive demise and Data’s detection of the transmitted homing beacon foreshadow ongoing, unresolved dangers and potential future threats beyond the immediate resolution."
"Remmick’s explosive demise and Data’s detection of the transmitted homing beacon foreshadow ongoing, unresolved dangers and potential future threats beyond the immediate resolution."
Key Dialogue
"RIKER: Hold it, Aaron!"
"REMMICK: Can I help you, gentlemen?"
"REMMICK (voice distorted): We mean you no harm. We seek co-existence."