Object

Ansata Interdimensional Limpet Satchel Charge (Pulsing Beacon)

A palm- to fist-sized Ansata-deployed limpet satchel charge clamped to the Enterprise warp chamber with an integrated pulsing beacon. The device hums with exotic energy, actively scrambles ship sensors, resists immediate transporter lock-on, and emits a field that can facilitate inter‑dimensional materialization. Crew treat it as a live explosive-scrambler; Geordi La Forge surgically severs and isolates the device under fire, after which it is beamed clear and detonates harmlessly. Functions narratively to provoke Red Alert, expose attackers’ capabilities, and force engineering/command emergency responses.

2 appearances

Purpose

A covert explosive/booby-trap designed to attach to a starship's hull or critical engineering component, scramble sensors via an active beacon, and detonate to disable or destroy the vessel.

Significance

Serves as the crisis catalyst: its presence forces Red Alert, exposes the attackers' interdiction capabilities, compels evacuation and saucer‑separation contingencies, and provides a moment for Geordi's improvisational skill and the crew's coordinated emergency response to be dramatized.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S3E12 · The High Ground

Dimensional Ambush: Bridge Assault and Picard's Abduction

A limpet-style satchel charge is tossed onto the warp chamber from the upper catwalk; its pulsing beacon scrambles sensors and prevents precise transporter locks. Geordi surgically severs and removes it, affixes his communicator to it, and has Transporter Room beam it two kilometers off the starboard nacelle where it detonates harmlessly, converting an imminent catastrophe into a controlled explosion.

Before: Affixed to the main warp chamber with pulsing beacon active, scrambling local sensors and locked by terrorist placement.

After: Transported two kilometers off the starboard nacelle and detonated; neutralized without damage to the ship.

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S3E12 · The High Ground

La Forge Removes the Limpet Charge on the Warp Chamber

A limpet-style satchel charge with a pulsing beacon is affixed to the main warp chamber by the Ansata terrorist; its beacon scrambles sensors, prevents transporter locks, and forces manual removal. After Geordi severs and isolates it, Transporter Room beams it two kilometers off the starboard nacelle where it detonates, neutralizing the immediate threat but proving the attackers' intent to disable the ship.

Before: Affixed to the side of the warp chamber and actively pulsing; in possession of the attackers at the moment of activation.

After: Transported two kilometers off the starboard nacelle and detonated harmlessly in vacuum.

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