Shockwave
(Part Two)
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and his Suliban soldiers board Enterprise to search the ship for
Captain Archer, who T'Pol insists disappeared when he left to give
himself up. Meanwhile, Archer is stuck in the 31st century with
Daniels, trying to determine why his removal from the 22nd century
led to the devastation they are witnessing. Daniels is stunned to
discover that a monument commemorating an organization called the
"Federation" was never built. The two find a dilapidated old library
and begin searching for answers there. On Enterprise, the Suliban
re-take the data disks stolen from them earlier showing they were
the ones responsible for the catastrophe on Paraagan II. They also
detect a temporal signature on board which proves T'Pol was not
lying after all about Archer, so rather than killing the crew, Silik
confines them to quarters and commandeers the ship. Meanwhile on
Earth, Ambassador Soval is incensed that Enterprise has failed to
follow instructions ending its mission, and tells Admiral Forrest
he has no choice but to send the Vulcan ship D'kyr in pursuit. Having
docked Enterprise with a Suliban helix, Silik refuses to destroy
it until he can contact his leader from the future for new instructions
because the temporal signature on Enterprise changes the whole scenario.
Failing that, he prepares to interrogate T'Pol. In the 31st century
library, Daniels reveals in vague terms that Archer was to have
played a key role in the eventual formation of the "Federation,"
and he realizes that by removing him from his time, Daniels caused
exactly what he was trying to prevent. Therefore Archer must be
returned, but since all the time-portal equipment is gone, Daniels
devises a plan that involves using parts from the captain's communicator
and scanner. Silik drugs T'Pol and questions her about Archer, but
though all her answers are truthful, they are of no help. Meanwhile
the rest of the quarantined crew finds a way to communicate with
each other through the door coms, and they begin plotting against
the Suliban. A wobbly T'Pol is returned to her quarters, and while
she tries to recuperate from the brutal interrogation she witnesses
a blurry visual communication from Archer he is calling from the
future, and he has instructions. Now that the crew is surreptitiously
talking to each other, T'Pol informs them of Archer's message and
they set out to execute a scheme to get by the Suliban and retrieve
a piece of futuristic equipment from Daniels' former quarters on
the ship. Lt. Reed finds the device in a dimensional "hole" in the
wall, but he is immediately captured by the Suliban and beaten for
information. Reed tells Silik that he doesn't know what the device
does, but was instructed by Archer, before he left, to destroy it
so Silik wouldn't find it and use it "to contact someone." This
leads Silik to believe the device will help him get in touch with
his leader. As Silik returns to his temporal chamber on the helix
with the device, Trip Tucker and T'Pol take back control of Engineering
and set into motion an apparent reactor breach. Hearing the news
of the impending explosion, Silik orders the Suliban forces to evacuate
the ship and tow Enterprise away from the helix. They do so, and
the Suliban cellships clear out as it appears Enterprise is about
to blow up. But then the starship jumps to warp it was all a fake
pyrotechnic display. But the Suliban are quickly on to them and
pursue. Meanwhile Silik is trying to tune the futuristic device
and contact his boss. A figure slowly takes shape in a column of
light, but then to Silik's surprise the figure leaps out and tackles
him it's Captain Archer! Holding a weapon to Silik's temple, Archer
demands the data disks back and takes him hostage as he leaves the
temporal chamber, destroying the futuristic device on the way. Meanwhile
Enterprise is engaged in a firefight with dozens of Suliban cellships,
and just when it seems defeat is imminent, the Suliban suddenly
stand down and peel away. One final cellship approaches manned by
Archer, back from the future, with an unconscious Silik in tow.
After rendezvousing with the D'kyr, Archer presents the evidence
regarding the Paraagan tragedy, and Enterprise is vindicated. Despite
that, Soval announces his intention to recommend the recall of Enterprise
based on its "reckless" first year in space. Archer finds himself
pleading for reconsideration, but then T'Pol steps in and points
out in an almost impassioned speech that Vulcans were once very
much like the humans now. Apparently she put it over the top, as
the decision is made that the Enterprise mission will continue.
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