:07:00
Dytallix B is the fifth of six
planets circling the red giant, Mira.
:07:05
One side always faces the sun.
Temperatures reach 1 80 degrees.
:07:09
The mines line the temperate zone
between the day and night sides,
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but they are deserted.
:07:15
Why the devil
are we going to this planet?
:07:18
Are there any miners
or indigenous life forms there?
:07:21
The answer to both questions is no,
sir.
:07:24
It is nothing
but a lifeless hunk of rock,
:07:27
a useless ball of mud,
a worthless chunk...
:07:29
Thank you, Data, I get the idea.
:07:33
Captain, we are approaching
Dytallix B.
:07:36
Very good, Number One. I'm on my way.
:07:48
Captain, sensors are detecting
three Federation starships
:07:52
- already in orbit around the planet.
- Identify.
:07:56
Two are frigates. The Renegade,
commanded by Tryla Scott,
:07:59
and the Thomas Paine,
Capt Rixx commanding.
:08:05
The third
is coming into range now, sir.
:08:08
It is Ambassador-class
heavy cruiser USS Horatio.
:08:13
Horatio?
lsn't that Walker Keel's ship?
:08:17
Attempts at communication
have been ignored by all three.
:08:20
Make no further attempts, Mr Worf.
:08:23
Any life-form readings
on the surface?
:08:25
Three, sir. All gathered
inside what appears to be
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the entrance to a mining tunnel.
:08:31
Very well.
:08:33
Relay those coordinates to the
transporter room. I'm beaming down.
:08:37
- Alone, Captain?
- Alone, Number One.