Tasty Mystery Baskets of Clips

- It is a force field of some kind. - Reaching up from the planet surface.

Which could mean they can shield their thoughts and emotions from others.

has seized us with a power almost beyond imagination.

I have phasers and torpedoes armed.

to seek out new life and new civilizations,

Then get unstuck and continue with the briefing.

Enough. Absurdities.

- and when not to fight." Hmm.

First you wanted to destroy each other.

They are dropping to sub-warp speed.

In their sights.

Are you suggesting otherwise?

It is released.

And learn ways to destroy you.

Colors representing countries at a time when they competed with each other.

I'm not usually one to distrust at first sight, but this may be an exception.

Your barbarous Federation placed it on one of our planets.

they will be waiting until we are most vulnerable.

On your command, captain.

We should take a look at it. Stand by with an away team.

Our impulse engines are surging now.

in the event the unknown Ferengi ask the unreasonable.

Hello, stranger.

"He will triumph who knows when to fight and when not to fight."

They may grow and learn.

Well, sir, I doubt they wear red, white and blue

What of you, with your empire gone?

It appears the Ferengi have us right where they want us:

and is draining our reserve power too.

None, sir. Only hearsay and third-hand reports, most of which conflict.

I'm not, sir. Something's wrong.

into a full-out combined phaser and photon torpedo salvo.

In life, one is always tested.