Episode 115. The Ultimate Sacrifice

With a knot in my stomach, I watch the survival pods carrying my crew away from the Enterprise and the combat zone. Angie and I are the last ones aboard, and we coordinate our efforts to prepare our final fight.

Tarsi's image is immediately replaced by the imposing Tarantula. We move toward a console, our hands brushing as we pass, and begin the Enterprise self-destruct sequence. The countdown begins and, while Angie recovers the last drops of available energy to redirect them to propulsion and weapons, I send the virus created by Emilie, which neutralizes the Tarantula's defenses almost instantly.

The Enterprise, now committed to a collision course with the Tarantula, fires everything it has left as it charges forward. During that fateful instant, we hold hands tightly, a final gesture of love and courage before the fatal impact. Our eyes lock together, accepting our fate. A few seconds later, the two ships collide and a cataclysmic explosion engulfs the surrounding space. Aboard Tal'Kyr, Tarsi and T'Met helplessly witness the horror of the scene.

Once docked with Schak'Irra, T'Met and Tarsi hurry to the bridge. T'Met finds herself face to face with her younger self, a Captain T'Met who never spent 70 years in captivity among the Russians. The two Vulcans study each other impassively as each raises an eyebrow.