1 00:00:08,356 --> 00:00:10,401 Previously on Star Trek: Discovery... 2 00:00:10,445 --> 00:00:12,838 - Section 31? - She's tracking a suspected murderer. 3 00:00:12,882 --> 00:00:14,144 Mr. Spock is one of mine. 4 00:00:14,188 --> 00:00:15,493 I think there may be a connection between Spock 5 00:00:15,537 --> 00:00:17,539 and the signals around the universe. 6 00:00:17,582 --> 00:00:20,498 - Spock drew those images. - What is it? 7 00:00:20,542 --> 00:00:22,239 He called it the Red Angel. 8 00:00:22,283 --> 00:00:24,154 That vision changed him forever. 9 00:00:24,198 --> 00:00:25,590 I've seen this angel, too. 10 00:00:25,634 --> 00:00:27,070 I watched Tyler kill you. 11 00:00:27,114 --> 00:00:28,680 I held your body. 12 00:00:28,724 --> 00:00:30,160 He is alive. 13 00:00:30,204 --> 00:00:32,641 We're getting you out of here. 14 00:00:36,471 --> 00:00:38,168 Something has grabbed us out of warp, sir. 15 00:00:38,212 --> 00:00:39,561 We're locked into place. 16 00:00:39,604 --> 00:00:41,867 - Some kind of a life-form? - It must need something. 17 00:00:41,911 --> 00:00:43,347 It's trying to send us a message. 18 00:00:43,391 --> 00:00:45,610 Because it wants to be remembered, preserve 19 00:00:45,654 --> 00:00:47,482 its history using Discovery. 20 00:00:49,962 --> 00:00:51,442 Its final act was to save us. 21 00:00:51,486 --> 00:00:53,053 We have recorded everything 22 00:00:53,096 --> 00:00:54,880 it has seen and experienced. 23 00:00:54,924 --> 00:00:57,057 The Sphere is triggering the Kelpien biological 24 00:00:57,100 --> 00:00:59,102 process known as Vahar'ai. 25 00:00:59,146 --> 00:01:00,756 Signals when Kelpiens are 26 00:01:00,799 --> 00:01:02,714 ready for slaughter by the Ba'ul, 27 00:01:02,758 --> 00:01:04,064 the predator species 28 00:01:04,107 --> 00:01:05,543 on my homeworld of Kaminar. 29 00:01:05,587 --> 00:01:08,242 You are the only one who knows me. 30 00:01:08,285 --> 00:01:10,331 You replaced the sister I had on Kaminar. 31 00:01:10,374 --> 00:01:12,159 Your vital signs have returned to normal. 32 00:01:12,202 --> 00:01:14,813 I have never felt this way before. 33 00:01:14,857 --> 00:01:17,120 Fear is gone. 34 00:01:17,164 --> 00:01:22,256 What my people have accepted as the truth is a lie? 35 00:01:31,917 --> 00:01:35,530 We all come from somewhere. 36 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:45,409 We carry that place with us wherever we go. 37 00:01:59,206 --> 00:02:02,861 That never leaves our hearts. 38 00:02:02,905 --> 00:02:04,907 Not entirely. 39 00:02:14,264 --> 00:02:15,439 How's it going in here? 40 00:02:15,483 --> 00:02:16,962 Oh, my- well, 41 00:02:17,006 --> 00:02:18,747 without Airiam, we would have spent months 42 00:02:18,790 --> 00:02:20,314 trying to sort through the Sphere's data. 43 00:02:20,357 --> 00:02:21,793 But none of us can predict... 44 00:02:21,837 --> 00:02:23,186 Okay, look at this. This is incredible. 45 00:02:23,230 --> 00:02:24,622 ...where our voyage will lead. 46 00:02:24,666 --> 00:02:26,320 The data collection of the Sphere isn't random. 47 00:02:26,363 --> 00:02:27,973 Oh, no, it's not random at all. 48 00:02:28,017 --> 00:02:31,281 It's actually an impossibly sophisticated repository 49 00:02:31,325 --> 00:02:35,807 of... like, a slice of the galaxy's history. 50 00:02:35,851 --> 00:02:38,245 It's like this delicious slice of galaxy pie. 51 00:02:38,288 --> 00:02:42,118 We may suffer losses along the way, 52 00:02:42,162 --> 00:02:46,166 but we can hope to learn and grow from those experiences. 53 00:02:48,864 --> 00:02:53,216 And from those who accompany us on our journey. 54 00:03:09,189 --> 00:03:11,147 It is almost inconceivable 55 00:03:11,191 --> 00:03:15,238 to have you back with us, Dr. Culber. 56 00:03:15,282 --> 00:03:18,589 Inconceivable, yeah. 57 00:03:18,633 --> 00:03:23,203 There isn't a test or a, a scan Dr. Pollard hasn't run on me. 58 00:03:23,246 --> 00:03:24,595 Well, you appear yourself. 59 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:26,641 Well, I don't feel like myself. 60 00:03:30,514 --> 00:03:34,518 Enduring something no one thought possible 61 00:03:34,562 --> 00:03:39,741 can be transformative. 62 00:03:39,784 --> 00:03:42,352 Perhaps, 63 00:03:42,396 --> 00:03:47,009 perhaps, in feeling less like you were, 64 00:03:47,052 --> 00:03:52,623 you are more like who you were meant to become. 65 00:03:52,667 --> 00:03:54,756 Commander Saru? 66 00:03:54,799 --> 00:03:57,759 Your results. 67 00:03:57,802 --> 00:04:00,936 The most evident anatomical change from the Kelpien advent 68 00:04:00,979 --> 00:04:02,329 of your Vahar... 69 00:04:02,372 --> 00:04:03,721 - Vahar'ai. - Thank you. 70 00:04:03,765 --> 00:04:05,419 With the loss of your threat ganglia, 71 00:04:05,462 --> 00:04:08,509 the cartilage that housed it is reorganizing to accommodate 72 00:04:08,552 --> 00:04:10,685 a new type of keratin-based tissue. 73 00:04:10,728 --> 00:04:12,861 It looks like spikes growing in like teeth. 74 00:04:12,904 --> 00:04:14,906 Does that sound right? 75 00:04:16,125 --> 00:04:18,258 I would not know. 76 00:04:19,955 --> 00:04:24,568 Did you discover anything that might affect me psychologically? 77 00:04:24,612 --> 00:04:27,484 These are your neurotransmitter expression patterns, 78 00:04:27,528 --> 00:04:29,007 last year versus today. 79 00:04:29,051 --> 00:04:31,096 With you as my only Kelpien specimen- 80 00:04:31,140 --> 00:04:33,577 forgive the term- it's difficult to say 81 00:04:33,621 --> 00:04:35,057 with certainty what these changes mean. 82 00:04:35,100 --> 00:04:36,667 But if I had to guess, 83 00:04:36,711 --> 00:04:39,148 I'd say your fear responses are being repressed. 84 00:04:46,982 --> 00:04:50,768 What is a Kelpien without fear? 85 00:04:50,812 --> 00:04:54,250 I am losing the very thing that defines me. 86 00:04:56,296 --> 00:04:58,776 I am stumbling in the dark. 87 00:04:58,820 --> 00:05:00,952 And yet I cannot help but feel 88 00:05:00,996 --> 00:05:03,955 that somewhere within the unknown, 89 00:05:03,999 --> 00:05:07,611 there is purpose. 90 00:05:07,655 --> 00:05:11,702 And that we are being guided toward it. 91 00:05:11,746 --> 00:05:13,704 It's Section 31's position 92 00:05:13,748 --> 00:05:16,054 that if the entity we're calling the Red Angel 93 00:05:16,098 --> 00:05:17,621 is in fact generating these signals, 94 00:05:17,665 --> 00:05:20,798 it's also capable of time incursions. 95 00:05:20,842 --> 00:05:23,627 And should be considered dangerous. 96 00:05:23,671 --> 00:05:25,542 So far, these signals have led the Discovery 97 00:05:25,586 --> 00:05:27,152 on two rescue missions. 98 00:05:27,196 --> 00:05:28,980 Or two catastrophic events. 99 00:05:29,024 --> 00:05:30,852 Does the Angel merely appear at these crisis points, 100 00:05:30,895 --> 00:05:32,984 or is it creating them? 101 00:05:33,028 --> 00:05:34,856 We have to consider both options. 102 00:05:34,899 --> 00:05:36,466 So let's consider. 103 00:05:36,510 --> 00:05:39,251 The Red Angel appeared on Earth and transported people 104 00:05:39,295 --> 00:05:41,689 to Terralysium only moments before 105 00:05:41,732 --> 00:05:44,039 they would have died in a nuclear blast. 106 00:05:44,082 --> 00:05:45,693 It also guided Spock to rescue me when I was 107 00:05:45,736 --> 00:05:47,477 - a child on Vulcan. - I've seen the drawings 108 00:05:47,521 --> 00:05:50,350 from Spock's time in the psychiatric unit. 109 00:05:50,393 --> 00:05:52,917 Look, can either of you say for sure 110 00:05:52,961 --> 00:05:55,006 this thing didn't cause his nervous breakdown? 111 00:05:55,050 --> 00:05:56,704 Spock made no mention of the Red Angel 112 00:05:56,747 --> 00:05:58,662 when he asked for leave from the Enterprise. 113 00:05:58,706 --> 00:06:01,012 But Agent Tyler's correct, Captain. 114 00:06:01,056 --> 00:06:02,666 With so few data points, it is impossible 115 00:06:02,710 --> 00:06:06,496 to draw conclusions based on its nature and motivations. 116 00:06:06,540 --> 00:06:07,932 We need more information. 117 00:06:07,976 --> 00:06:09,456 What we need is Spock. 118 00:06:09,499 --> 00:06:11,545 Captain Leland has devoted significant 119 00:06:11,588 --> 00:06:13,721 Section 31 resources to finding him. 120 00:06:13,764 --> 00:06:16,767 But we're coming up empty-handed. 121 00:06:16,811 --> 00:06:18,595 As his sister, can you think of anywhere 122 00:06:18,639 --> 00:06:20,118 Spock might have gone? 123 00:06:20,162 --> 00:06:21,946 Someplace we might not have thought to look? 124 00:06:21,990 --> 00:06:23,557 Captain, 125 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:25,385 you are needed on the bridge. What is it? 126 00:06:25,428 --> 00:06:27,387 We have detected a new signal. 127 00:06:32,435 --> 00:06:34,524 Where is it this time? 128 00:06:34,568 --> 00:06:37,266 Outside of Federation space. 129 00:06:41,270 --> 00:06:42,445 Ah. 130 00:06:44,316 --> 00:06:45,622 Acquiring coordinates. 131 00:06:45,666 --> 00:06:47,407 On screen. 132 00:06:47,450 --> 00:06:49,234 We have a lock, sir. 133 00:06:49,278 --> 00:06:51,541 The signal is over an M-class planet. 134 00:06:51,585 --> 00:06:54,109 - It's listed in the Federation database as... - Kaminar. 135 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:57,417 - Commander Saru, that's... - Yes. 136 00:06:57,460 --> 00:07:01,072 Kaminar is my homeworld. 137 00:07:16,479 --> 00:07:18,438 ♪ 138 00:07:20,746 --> 00:07:26,067 Sync and corrections by:kDragon www.addic7ed.com 139 00:07:26,726 --> 00:07:31,697 Star Trek: Discovery SO2EO6 - The Sounds of Thunder 140 00:08:55,579 --> 00:08:59,496 Kaminar is populated by two sentient species: 141 00:08:59,540 --> 00:09:02,673 my people- the Kelpiens- and the Ba'ul. 142 00:09:02,717 --> 00:09:04,719 The Ba'ul are your predators. 143 00:09:06,285 --> 00:09:08,592 The Ba'ul achieved warp capability 20 years ago. 144 00:09:08,636 --> 00:09:11,421 The USS Archimedes made first contact with them 145 00:09:11,464 --> 00:09:13,423 after receiving a transmission from Kaminar. 146 00:09:13,466 --> 00:09:15,338 But once communication was established, 147 00:09:15,381 --> 00:09:16,774 the Ba'ul High Council proved hostile. 148 00:09:16,818 --> 00:09:18,297 So why did the Ba'ul send 149 00:09:18,341 --> 00:09:20,082 a transmission in the first place? 150 00:09:20,125 --> 00:09:21,300 They... 151 00:09:21,344 --> 00:09:23,302 did not. 152 00:09:23,346 --> 00:09:27,002 That transmission was from me. 153 00:09:27,045 --> 00:09:29,526 I coopted the Ba'ul's technology 154 00:09:29,570 --> 00:09:32,747 in order to send a message, with the hope 155 00:09:32,790 --> 00:09:35,619 that someone, somewhere, would receive it. 156 00:09:35,663 --> 00:09:37,882 And that someone was Captain Georgiou. 157 00:09:39,144 --> 00:09:40,189 She was a lieutenant then, 158 00:09:40,232 --> 00:09:43,018 serving on the Archimedes. 159 00:09:43,061 --> 00:09:44,846 Were it not for her, I would have been unable 160 00:09:44,889 --> 00:09:48,153 to flee Kaminar or be granted asylum. 161 00:09:49,198 --> 00:09:52,549 I promised never to return. 162 00:09:53,550 --> 00:09:55,552 That was the price of knowledge. 163 00:09:55,596 --> 00:09:57,510 And now, of the billions of planets 164 00:09:57,554 --> 00:09:59,512 in our galaxy, the signal just happens 165 00:09:59,556 --> 00:10:03,299 to show up above the homeworld of my first officer. 166 00:10:03,342 --> 00:10:06,476 - What are the odds? - It certainly isn't random. 167 00:10:06,519 --> 00:10:09,479 Discovery’s taken a serious interest in the Red Angel. 168 00:10:09,522 --> 00:10:10,872 Could be it's returning the favor. 169 00:10:10,915 --> 00:10:12,787 That's a leap. Commander Saru, 170 00:10:12,830 --> 00:10:15,180 are there angels of any sort in Kelpien culture? 171 00:10:16,224 --> 00:10:19,488 Kelpiens believe only in the Great Balance, 172 00:10:19,531 --> 00:10:21,403 which, if upset, would devastate 173 00:10:21,446 --> 00:10:24,188 the fragile ecosystem of our planet. 174 00:10:24,232 --> 00:10:29,541 And we are taught that the Ba'ul are the keepers of this balance. 175 00:10:29,585 --> 00:10:32,327 Do the Kelpiens worship the Ba'ul? 176 00:10:32,370 --> 00:10:35,330 It is their superior technology, of which Kelpiens live in awe, 177 00:10:35,373 --> 00:10:38,115 that allows the Ba'ul mastery over my people. 178 00:10:38,159 --> 00:10:40,204 They hide behind it. 179 00:10:40,248 --> 00:10:43,164 No Kelpien has even seen a Ba'ul in living memory. 180 00:10:43,207 --> 00:10:44,992 It is the same technology 181 00:10:45,035 --> 00:10:47,168 they use to keep Starfleet at arm's length. 182 00:10:47,211 --> 00:10:49,387 So we shouldn't expect a warm welcome. 183 00:10:49,431 --> 00:10:51,215 The Ba'ul are, by nature, isolationist. 184 00:10:51,259 --> 00:10:53,043 And they're committed to preserving 185 00:10:53,087 --> 00:10:55,524 - the status quo on Kaminar. - Well, they must have seen the signal, too. 186 00:10:55,567 --> 00:10:58,483 Maybe they wouldn't mind an offer to share information. 187 00:10:58,527 --> 00:11:00,094 Depending on how they're approached. 188 00:11:00,137 --> 00:11:02,574 Well, let's knock on the front door and see if they answer. 189 00:11:02,618 --> 00:11:05,403 And then what? Just ask nicely? 190 00:11:05,447 --> 00:11:09,190 Well, as unexpected guests, it never hurts to be polite. 191 00:11:15,675 --> 00:11:18,242 Prepare to disengage warp power. 192 00:11:18,286 --> 00:11:20,767 Sir, stopping out of warp above Kaminar. 193 00:11:27,338 --> 00:11:28,905 The signal disappeared 194 00:11:28,949 --> 00:11:30,515 before we arrived. 195 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:31,952 What else is new? 196 00:11:31,995 --> 00:11:34,432 Mr. Bryce, hail the Ba'ul on all channels. 197 00:11:34,476 --> 00:11:37,435 Commander Burnham, run planetary and full-spectrum scans 198 00:11:37,479 --> 00:11:39,263 on anything resembling our elusive angel. 199 00:11:39,307 --> 00:11:41,439 And any power source capable of generating these signals. 200 00:11:41,483 --> 00:11:43,137 The Ba'ul are not responding, sir. 201 00:11:43,180 --> 00:11:45,269 That's not entirely true, sir. 202 00:11:45,313 --> 00:11:47,707 They're scanning our weapons systems. 203 00:11:47,750 --> 00:11:49,926 Just our weapons systems. 204 00:11:49,970 --> 00:11:52,842 - So much for knocking on the front door. - Maybe the Ba'ul just 205 00:11:52,886 --> 00:11:55,184 haven't learned the importance of a good first impression. Burnham? 206 00:11:55,219 --> 00:11:57,107 I see no indication the Red Angel was here. 207 00:11:57,151 --> 00:12:00,284 - Or any immediate danger to the planet. - Then why are we here? Anybody? 208 00:12:00,328 --> 00:12:02,286 You're assuming the signals only appear for a reason. 209 00:12:02,330 --> 00:12:04,288 Yes, Mr. Tyler, that's exactly what I'm assuming. 210 00:12:04,332 --> 00:12:06,813 - Why won't the Ba'ul respond? - Perhaps, 211 00:12:06,856 --> 00:12:09,946 as I have said, it is because they are oppressors. 212 00:12:09,990 --> 00:12:12,383 And even had the Ba'ul answered our hails, 213 00:12:12,427 --> 00:12:14,777 why would you trust those who have enslaved my people 214 00:12:14,821 --> 00:12:16,561 for centuries with fear and lies? 215 00:12:18,259 --> 00:12:20,174 Your insights are invaluable, 216 00:12:20,217 --> 00:12:21,784 Mr. Saru. 217 00:12:21,828 --> 00:12:23,568 But the signal appeared here. 218 00:12:23,612 --> 00:12:25,483 And maybe the Red Angel, too. 219 00:12:25,527 --> 00:12:27,529 If you have any idea how I could make inquiries without... 220 00:12:27,572 --> 00:12:29,531 There is a Kelpien priest in every village. 221 00:12:29,574 --> 00:12:31,751 Priests not only serve as intermediaries 222 00:12:31,794 --> 00:12:34,536 between us and the Ba'ul, but they also connect 223 00:12:34,579 --> 00:12:37,365 all of our extended communities together. 224 00:12:37,408 --> 00:12:38,932 So if the Red Angel appeared on Kaminar, 225 00:12:38,975 --> 00:12:41,238 then a priest might be able to tell us about it. 226 00:12:41,282 --> 00:12:43,327 - Wouldn't that be a violation of General Order 1? - Though the Kelpiens 227 00:12:43,371 --> 00:12:45,286 aren't warp capable, they've seen warp-capable technology 228 00:12:45,329 --> 00:12:46,504 through the Ba'ul, 229 00:12:46,548 --> 00:12:48,811 and they know about spaceflight. 230 00:12:48,855 --> 00:12:51,118 First contact with the Kelpiens by Starfleet 231 00:12:51,161 --> 00:12:52,772 is a judgment call, 232 00:12:52,815 --> 00:12:54,774 but our mission to investigate these signals 233 00:12:54,817 --> 00:12:56,123 would seem to require it. 234 00:12:56,166 --> 00:12:57,515 We can stretch General Order 1, 235 00:12:57,559 --> 00:12:58,908 but let's try not to break it in the process. 236 00:12:58,952 --> 00:12:59,909 Burnham, 237 00:12:59,953 --> 00:13:01,171 as a xenoanthropologist, 238 00:13:01,215 --> 00:13:02,477 I think you're uniquely qualified 239 00:13:02,520 --> 00:13:04,131 to talk to a village priest. 240 00:13:04,174 --> 00:13:05,610 Sir, 241 00:13:05,654 --> 00:13:07,656 I am the logical choice. 242 00:13:07,699 --> 00:13:09,266 I offer my experience. 243 00:13:09,310 --> 00:13:10,833 To disregard it is to disregard the suffering 244 00:13:10,877 --> 00:13:12,835 of generations of Kelpiens. 245 00:13:12,879 --> 00:13:14,706 Given all that suffering, 246 00:13:14,750 --> 00:13:16,708 you're the most complicated choice. 247 00:13:16,752 --> 00:13:19,494 Do you doubt my ability to carry out the mission? 248 00:13:19,537 --> 00:13:20,756 Of course not. 249 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:22,062 But at present, we lack a full understanding 250 00:13:22,105 --> 00:13:23,846 of the biological... 251 00:13:23,890 --> 00:13:26,544 and behavioral changes you're undergoing. 252 00:13:26,588 --> 00:13:30,374 I can assure you, Captain, I am still very much myself. 253 00:13:30,418 --> 00:13:32,159 I can only imagine the pressure you might feel to share 254 00:13:32,202 --> 00:13:34,378 the truth with your people about Vahar'ai. 255 00:13:34,422 --> 00:13:35,771 Are you suggesting that I might be incapable 256 00:13:35,815 --> 00:13:37,207 of following Starfleet regulations? 257 00:13:37,251 --> 00:13:39,557 Or that I would disobey your orders? 258 00:13:44,084 --> 00:13:45,433 Captain. 259 00:13:47,914 --> 00:13:49,611 Kelpiens have no knowledge of Starfleet 260 00:13:49,654 --> 00:13:52,222 or any other inhabited worlds. 261 00:13:52,266 --> 00:13:53,920 Even though General Order 1 allows contact, 262 00:13:53,963 --> 00:13:57,053 my arrival could come as a complete shock to them. 263 00:13:57,097 --> 00:14:01,362 Commander Saru would be invaluable to have by my side. 264 00:14:01,405 --> 00:14:03,799 All right. 265 00:14:03,843 --> 00:14:07,063 But I'll remind you both, we're here to gather information 266 00:14:07,107 --> 00:14:08,891 about the signals and the Red Angel, 267 00:14:08,935 --> 00:14:12,503 not start a war between the Kelpiens and the Ba'ul. 268 00:14:14,288 --> 00:14:17,378 Mr. Saru? 269 00:14:17,421 --> 00:14:21,861 My duty, first and foremost, is to Discovery’s mission, sir. 270 00:14:21,904 --> 00:14:23,558 I never doubt that. 271 00:14:25,516 --> 00:14:26,909 Start in your own village. 272 00:14:26,953 --> 00:14:28,432 Maybe they'll be glad to see you. 273 00:14:35,004 --> 00:14:36,788 So, uh, 274 00:14:36,832 --> 00:14:39,922 what did the scan say? 275 00:14:39,966 --> 00:14:42,664 Read 'em yourself. 276 00:14:45,885 --> 00:14:48,278 All normal. 277 00:14:48,322 --> 00:14:49,627 You're you. 278 00:14:49,671 --> 00:14:51,412 Yes and no. 279 00:14:51,455 --> 00:14:53,849 Brain patterns and neural impulses are identical, 280 00:14:53,893 --> 00:14:55,024 but this body 281 00:14:55,068 --> 00:14:57,635 was entirely reconstituted from your DNA. 282 00:14:57,679 --> 00:15:01,813 It's brand-new down to the last molecule. You are, 283 00:15:01,857 --> 00:15:04,904 for lack of a better word, pristine. 284 00:15:09,604 --> 00:15:13,042 My scar, it's gone. 285 00:15:13,086 --> 00:15:14,304 It is? 286 00:15:14,348 --> 00:15:16,654 - I hadn't noticed that. - What scar? 287 00:15:16,698 --> 00:15:18,830 Oh, the scar he chose to keep. 288 00:15:18,874 --> 00:15:20,223 You never told her the story? 289 00:15:20,267 --> 00:15:24,836 He was hiking the cliffs of Cabo Rojo, alone. 290 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:26,273 I was 16... 291 00:15:26,316 --> 00:15:28,623 And apparently indestructible. 292 00:15:28,666 --> 00:15:30,059 The path he was on gave way, 293 00:15:30,103 --> 00:15:31,887 and he fell 30 meters. 294 00:15:32,801 --> 00:15:33,976 15, actually. 295 00:15:34,020 --> 00:15:35,586 Well, enough to puncture your shoulder. 296 00:15:35,630 --> 00:15:37,240 He would've bled out, too, 297 00:15:37,284 --> 00:15:39,155 if it weren't for a certain Dr. Kashkooli, 298 00:15:39,199 --> 00:15:40,983 who was half a kilometer behind him. 299 00:15:41,027 --> 00:15:43,768 She risked her own life to climb down and help him. 300 00:15:43,812 --> 00:15:45,770 She stitched his wound up with a fishing line. 301 00:15:45,814 --> 00:15:47,468 Gave him a very 302 00:15:47,511 --> 00:15:49,470 sexy scar 303 00:15:49,513 --> 00:15:51,515 and inspired him to go to medical school 304 00:15:51,559 --> 00:15:54,649 and become the man he is today. 305 00:15:57,391 --> 00:15:58,827 It is weird not seeing it on you. 306 00:15:59,871 --> 00:16:01,569 So, um... 307 00:16:03,397 --> 00:16:05,529 ...i-if my senses feel a little off, it's... 308 00:16:05,573 --> 00:16:07,792 It's because your new nervous system is still adjusting. 309 00:16:07,836 --> 00:16:11,144 I'd like to continue monitoring you, but I believe 310 00:16:11,187 --> 00:16:14,060 you're ready to resume your normal life soon. 311 00:16:36,517 --> 00:16:37,866 That pylon. 312 00:16:37,909 --> 00:16:40,521 It isn't Kelpien, is it? 313 00:16:41,522 --> 00:16:43,219 No. 314 00:16:43,263 --> 00:16:47,832 The Ba'ul have erected one in each village to observe us. 315 00:16:47,876 --> 00:16:50,661 It has earned them a fitting name among my people: 316 00:16:50,705 --> 00:16:53,534 the Watchful Eye. 317 00:16:53,577 --> 00:16:57,059 This pylon is connected to an incredibly vast network. 318 00:16:57,103 --> 00:16:59,931 Must have taken the Ba'ul generations 319 00:16:59,975 --> 00:17:02,151 to integrate their technology and ideology 320 00:17:02,195 --> 00:17:04,066 into Kelpien society. 321 00:17:04,110 --> 00:17:07,069 Our two species have become so intertwined that, 322 00:17:07,113 --> 00:17:09,071 outside their technology, 323 00:17:09,115 --> 00:17:11,639 it is difficult to discern what is purely us 324 00:17:11,682 --> 00:17:14,207 and what is distinctly them. 325 00:17:14,250 --> 00:17:16,861 Where is everyone? 326 00:17:16,905 --> 00:17:19,603 The day's work is done. 327 00:17:19,647 --> 00:17:21,910 It will soon be nightfall. 328 00:17:21,953 --> 00:17:24,956 Kelpiens rarely venture out in the dark. 329 00:17:28,221 --> 00:17:30,397 I led this life once. 330 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:33,400 If I didn't know your people were oppressed, 331 00:17:33,443 --> 00:17:35,793 I'd think Kaminar was a paradise. 332 00:17:35,837 --> 00:17:37,621 Well, in many ways, it is. 333 00:17:37,665 --> 00:17:40,276 We live in harmony with each other, 334 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:42,496 in a world without hunger or poverty. 335 00:17:44,150 --> 00:17:45,629 The only violence we know is the culling, 336 00:17:45,673 --> 00:17:48,371 which Kelpiens have been misled to accept 337 00:17:48,415 --> 00:17:51,461 as a mercy by the Ba'ul. 338 00:17:51,505 --> 00:17:56,423 And our priests sustain that belief. 339 00:17:56,466 --> 00:17:59,121 Didn't you say your father was a priest? 340 00:17:59,165 --> 00:18:01,645 Yes, he was a collaborator, 341 00:18:01,689 --> 00:18:05,127 albeit an unwitting one, 342 00:18:05,171 --> 00:18:08,348 enforcing the grip the Ba'ul had on my people. 343 00:18:14,397 --> 00:18:16,443 Saru... 344 00:18:17,444 --> 00:18:21,709 For 18 years, 345 00:18:21,752 --> 00:18:24,625 I dreamt of returning to my village. 346 00:18:24,668 --> 00:18:28,281 It has not changed at all. 347 00:18:28,324 --> 00:18:31,414 But I see it... 348 00:18:31,458 --> 00:18:33,460 quite differently now. 349 00:18:53,828 --> 00:18:55,960 These are the same flowers from your quarters. 350 00:18:56,004 --> 00:18:57,919 Fredalia, yes. 351 00:18:57,962 --> 00:19:00,443 They do not grow quite so well on a starship. 352 00:19:17,047 --> 00:19:20,431 ______ 353 00:19:20,852 --> 00:19:22,777 ______ 354 00:19:30,691 --> 00:19:32,649 Brother? 355 00:19:32,693 --> 00:19:34,173 Siranna! 356 00:19:35,957 --> 00:19:38,089 Saru! 357 00:19:38,133 --> 00:19:40,614 You're alive. 358 00:19:40,657 --> 00:19:43,182 Oh, but how? 359 00:19:43,225 --> 00:19:44,661 We thought you were dead. 360 00:19:44,705 --> 00:19:46,315 Taken by the Watchful Eye for questions 361 00:19:46,359 --> 00:19:47,534 you should not have asked. 362 00:19:47,577 --> 00:19:49,753 Oh... 363 00:19:49,797 --> 00:19:52,887 Where have you been all this time? 364 00:19:52,930 --> 00:19:57,848 Siranna, 18 years ago, 365 00:19:57,892 --> 00:20:00,373 I thought I could find my future in the stars, 366 00:20:00,416 --> 00:20:04,246 and I did. Uh... 367 00:20:08,076 --> 00:20:12,036 I was welcomed 368 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:14,561 by an interstellar service called Starfleet, 369 00:20:14,604 --> 00:20:19,000 committed to peace and the exploration of our galaxy. 370 00:20:19,043 --> 00:20:21,481 An organization far more powerful than the Ba'ul. 371 00:20:23,526 --> 00:20:25,311 I found a new life. 372 00:20:32,970 --> 00:20:34,537 What are you? 373 00:20:34,581 --> 00:20:38,454 I'm human. My name is Michael. 374 00:20:38,498 --> 00:20:41,718 I come from a planet called Earth, 375 00:20:41,762 --> 00:20:44,982 and I work with your brother on the starship Discovery. 376 00:20:46,462 --> 00:20:49,857 How is it that we can understand one another? 377 00:20:49,900 --> 00:20:52,163 This device. 378 00:20:52,207 --> 00:20:54,340 It's able to translate over a thousand languages. 379 00:20:54,383 --> 00:20:57,952 You mean to say there are a thousand life-forms out there? 380 00:20:57,995 --> 00:21:01,651 Oh, not just a thousand- hundreds of thousands. 381 00:21:28,330 --> 00:21:29,984 So different and yet... 382 00:21:36,077 --> 00:21:38,862 The galaxy? 383 00:21:38,906 --> 00:21:40,473 Space travel? 384 00:21:45,956 --> 00:21:48,872 Do humans from Earth drink tea? 385 00:22:01,929 --> 00:22:05,454 Oh, how I have missed the Fredalia tea of home. 386 00:22:05,498 --> 00:22:09,153 We were blessed with a bountiful harvest this year. 387 00:22:09,197 --> 00:22:11,417 Oh, you sound just like Father. 388 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:15,290 Where is he? 389 00:22:15,334 --> 00:22:19,642 Father reached his Vahar'ai and joined the Great Balance 390 00:22:19,686 --> 00:22:24,212 not long after you... left us. 391 00:22:25,735 --> 00:22:29,348 How could you? 392 00:22:29,391 --> 00:22:32,394 And never even let us know that you were still alive? 393 00:22:32,438 --> 00:22:35,005 I thought it would be safer for you to believe I was dead. 394 00:22:35,049 --> 00:22:38,052 Safer? 395 00:22:38,095 --> 00:22:40,837 We believed you had outraged the Watchful Eye. 396 00:22:40,881 --> 00:22:44,014 We spent years in agony, fearing retribution. 397 00:22:44,058 --> 00:22:46,582 I dreamed of our reunion, brother. 398 00:22:46,626 --> 00:22:49,280 I could not be more sorry, Siranna. 399 00:22:49,324 --> 00:22:51,500 This is a longer conversation. 400 00:22:51,544 --> 00:22:56,070 But I sense that is not the reason you are here. 401 00:22:57,941 --> 00:22:59,726 I... 402 00:23:08,604 --> 00:23:11,520 We're looking for an entity 403 00:23:11,564 --> 00:23:14,697 that we call the Red Angel. 404 00:23:16,873 --> 00:23:21,356 We have reason to believe that it appeared here on Kaminar. 405 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:24,359 Is it another life-form? 406 00:23:24,403 --> 00:23:27,231 We do not yet know what it is, only that it appears 407 00:23:27,275 --> 00:23:29,843 in conjunction with a red burst of light in the sky 408 00:23:29,886 --> 00:23:33,020 and in places of crisis. 409 00:23:33,063 --> 00:23:36,502 The fiery sign... I saw it. 410 00:23:38,068 --> 00:23:41,594 Have you seen or heard anything that might be this Red Angel? 411 00:23:41,637 --> 00:23:43,378 Maybe from the priests 412 00:23:43,422 --> 00:23:45,815 in the other villages? 413 00:23:49,428 --> 00:23:50,777 This is why you have returned? 414 00:23:53,867 --> 00:23:56,043 I should have known you did not come back for me. 415 00:23:56,086 --> 00:23:59,002 Siranna, I ask you to... 416 00:23:59,046 --> 00:24:01,004 You ran away because you were 417 00:24:01,048 --> 00:24:04,094 not brave enough to face the Balance as the rest of us do. 418 00:24:15,802 --> 00:24:17,238 What's happening? 419 00:24:17,281 --> 00:24:18,587 The Ba'ul. 420 00:24:18,631 --> 00:24:20,589 They must have observed your return. 421 00:24:20,633 --> 00:24:22,809 Once again you disturb the Great Balance 422 00:24:22,852 --> 00:24:24,724 and put our village in danger. 423 00:24:24,767 --> 00:24:27,117 You must leave now! 424 00:24:27,161 --> 00:24:28,467 We won't be safe until you're gone. 425 00:24:31,034 --> 00:24:34,429 Siranna, this might be the last time we ever see each other. 426 00:24:34,473 --> 00:24:37,301 Return to the stars, Saru. There is no place for you here. 427 00:24:50,010 --> 00:24:52,012 They're coming. 428 00:24:53,056 --> 00:24:56,016 Discovery,beam us back. 429 00:25:18,691 --> 00:25:20,083 Yellow alert. 430 00:25:20,127 --> 00:25:21,868 Commander Saru, Commander Burnham, 431 00:25:21,911 --> 00:25:23,826 please report to the bridge. 432 00:25:29,658 --> 00:25:33,619 Whatever you did, the Ba'ul are hailing us now. 433 00:25:33,662 --> 00:25:36,491 I'm going to guess it's not to invite us to a welcome party. 434 00:25:36,535 --> 00:25:38,624 Communication channel established. 435 00:25:38,667 --> 00:25:40,147 It's audio-only. 436 00:25:40,190 --> 00:25:42,192 Mr. Saru, I think it would be best 437 00:25:42,236 --> 00:25:43,846 if you stay out of this conversation. 438 00:25:43,890 --> 00:25:46,762 This is Captain Christopher Pike of the USS Discovery... 439 00:25:46,806 --> 00:25:50,592 You have taken what belongs to us. 440 00:25:51,767 --> 00:25:53,029 What have we taken, exactly? 441 00:25:53,073 --> 00:25:55,336 A Kelpien. 442 00:25:55,379 --> 00:25:58,339 Starfleet promised 443 00:25:58,382 --> 00:26:02,778 that it would not meddle in the internal affairs of our planet. 444 00:26:02,822 --> 00:26:05,912 We're investigating the signal that appeared over your planet, 445 00:26:05,955 --> 00:26:07,783 which I'm sure you noticed. 446 00:26:07,827 --> 00:26:09,829 These signals are typically followed by the arrival 447 00:26:09,872 --> 00:26:12,179 of an entity we call the Red Angel. 448 00:26:12,222 --> 00:26:13,702 Are you familiar with it? 449 00:26:17,488 --> 00:26:21,101 The Red Angel may pose a threat to Kaminar's Great Balance. 450 00:26:21,144 --> 00:26:23,016 Our mutual interest lies only 451 00:26:23,059 --> 00:26:24,452 in keeping the peace, which we all... 452 00:26:24,495 --> 00:26:28,761 No one is safer than under the Watchful Eye. 453 00:26:28,804 --> 00:26:30,371 Return the Kelpien to us, 454 00:26:30,414 --> 00:26:33,679 and we will allow you to leave without harm. 455 00:26:33,722 --> 00:26:35,245 I am not yours to be returned! 456 00:26:35,289 --> 00:26:36,116 Mr. Saru. 457 00:26:36,159 --> 00:26:37,639 I am brother 458 00:26:37,683 --> 00:26:40,424 to Siranna, who lives a life of oppression. 459 00:26:40,468 --> 00:26:41,948 I am son of Aradar, 460 00:26:41,991 --> 00:26:44,777 who died needlessly at your hands. 461 00:26:44,820 --> 00:26:46,779 The Kelpien speaks. 462 00:26:46,822 --> 00:26:48,563 I am Commander Saru, 463 00:26:48,607 --> 00:26:50,565 the first and only Kelpien to join Starfleet, 464 00:26:50,609 --> 00:26:52,741 and I know the truth about Vahar'ai. 465 00:26:52,785 --> 00:26:55,048 The Great Balance is the only truth, 466 00:26:55,091 --> 00:26:57,093 and it must not be disturbed. 467 00:26:57,137 --> 00:27:00,096 Your lies no longer work on me. 468 00:27:00,140 --> 00:27:01,968 I survived my Vahar'ai 469 00:27:02,011 --> 00:27:03,752 and I know that it means not death 470 00:27:03,796 --> 00:27:07,669 but evolution, an evolution you murder my people to suppress. 471 00:27:07,713 --> 00:27:08,888 Commander... 472 00:27:08,931 --> 00:27:12,587 You think you know everything, Kelpien, 473 00:27:12,631 --> 00:27:16,243 but you do not even know what you are. 474 00:27:16,286 --> 00:27:17,679 Captain, I detect 475 00:27:17,723 --> 00:27:19,899 ten Ba'ul sentry ships on an intercept course. 476 00:27:19,942 --> 00:27:21,814 Shields up. Red alert. Show me what we're dealing with. 477 00:27:27,210 --> 00:27:29,212 ♪ 478 00:27:35,479 --> 00:27:36,829 Ba'ul ships are powering up their weapons. 479 00:27:36,872 --> 00:27:38,700 - Warm up the phasers. Aye, Captain. 480 00:27:38,744 --> 00:27:40,049 Whoever is listening to my voice, 481 00:27:40,093 --> 00:27:41,529 I advise that you consider 482 00:27:41,572 --> 00:27:42,878 your next move very carefully. 483 00:27:42,922 --> 00:27:44,924 Give us the Kelpien. 484 00:27:44,967 --> 00:27:46,926 Commander Saru is a political asylum seeker 485 00:27:46,969 --> 00:27:48,188 and a Starfleet officer, 486 00:27:48,231 --> 00:27:50,538 protected by the Federation. 487 00:27:50,581 --> 00:27:52,714 You would risk the lives of your own people 488 00:27:52,758 --> 00:27:54,455 for one Kelpien? 489 00:27:54,498 --> 00:27:55,456 This Kelpien 490 00:27:55,499 --> 00:27:57,458 is our people. 491 00:27:57,501 --> 00:28:00,200 And to defend him, I will do whatever I deem necessary. 492 00:28:00,243 --> 00:28:02,115 As will we. 493 00:28:02,158 --> 00:28:03,638 The Ba'ul are activating the pylon 494 00:28:03,682 --> 00:28:04,639 in Commander Saru's village. 495 00:28:04,683 --> 00:28:06,641 You have interfered 496 00:28:06,685 --> 00:28:09,078 in the affairs of this village. 497 00:28:09,122 --> 00:28:11,080 If you do not return the Kelpien, 498 00:28:11,124 --> 00:28:12,516 there'll be blood on your hands. 499 00:28:12,560 --> 00:28:14,605 The pylons are weaponized. 500 00:28:14,649 --> 00:28:16,520 They mean to destroy my village. 501 00:28:16,564 --> 00:28:18,348 - We have to... - Mr. Saru! 502 00:28:18,392 --> 00:28:20,046 You will remove yourself from the bridge. 503 00:28:20,089 --> 00:28:22,222 - But, Captain... - That's an order. 504 00:28:47,203 --> 00:28:48,857 Red alert. 505 00:28:48,901 --> 00:28:51,468 All crew to their assigned stations. 506 00:29:00,434 --> 00:29:02,436 ♪ 507 00:29:06,832 --> 00:29:08,834 You are relieved from duty. 508 00:29:08,877 --> 00:29:10,096 - Sir? - Get out. 509 00:29:22,021 --> 00:29:23,457 Saru, I know what you're doing. 510 00:29:23,500 --> 00:29:25,589 Move off the transporter pad now. 511 00:29:34,685 --> 00:29:36,905 Or what, Michael? 512 00:29:36,949 --> 00:29:39,473 I don't want to use this. 513 00:29:39,516 --> 00:29:41,170 But you're not thinking clearly, Saru. 514 00:29:41,214 --> 00:29:44,086 I have never felt more clarity than in this moment. 515 00:29:44,130 --> 00:29:45,958 This is the only way. 516 00:29:47,873 --> 00:29:50,832 Would you not do the same for your own brother? 517 00:30:07,370 --> 00:30:10,852 Sir, someone is beaming down to planet surface. 518 00:30:10,896 --> 00:30:12,941 What? Who is it? 519 00:30:12,985 --> 00:30:14,943 Burnham to the bridge. It's Commander Saru. 520 00:30:14,987 --> 00:30:16,466 He's surrendering himself. 521 00:30:16,510 --> 00:30:17,990 Damn it. 522 00:30:18,033 --> 00:30:20,079 Captain, the sentry ships are powering down their weapons. 523 00:30:32,221 --> 00:30:34,615 Ops, track Saru's signal. 524 00:30:37,009 --> 00:30:39,359 A Ba'ul ship has taken him. 525 00:30:39,402 --> 00:30:42,014 They're traveling toward... I've lost the signal, sir. 526 00:30:42,057 --> 00:30:44,755 He's gone. 527 00:30:58,378 --> 00:31:00,467 Well, with 100,000 years' worth of data, 528 00:31:00,510 --> 00:31:02,512 there has to be some information about Kaminar 529 00:31:02,556 --> 00:31:04,819 - in the Sphere's archive. - Well, what precisely are we looking for? 530 00:31:04,863 --> 00:31:06,299 When the Ba'ul learned that Saru 531 00:31:06,342 --> 00:31:07,648 had survived his Vahar'ai, 532 00:31:07,691 --> 00:31:09,302 their determination to capture him increased. 533 00:31:09,345 --> 00:31:12,696 It was as if his continued existence threatened them. 534 00:31:12,740 --> 00:31:14,263 You think the Ba'ul are hiding something? 535 00:31:14,307 --> 00:31:16,048 I think they know more about the changes 536 00:31:16,091 --> 00:31:18,050 brought on by Vahar'ai than the Kelpiens do. 537 00:31:18,093 --> 00:31:19,268 And I think they're willing to do 538 00:31:19,312 --> 00:31:20,269 almost anything to keep that secret. 539 00:31:20,313 --> 00:31:22,228 Will they kill Saru? 540 00:31:22,271 --> 00:31:24,447 Not if we can find out what they're hiding in time. 541 00:31:24,491 --> 00:31:26,928 And there has to be something in the Sphere's archive. 542 00:31:26,972 --> 00:31:28,234 There has to be. 543 00:31:28,277 --> 00:31:30,976 Well, that's what Airiam and I are here for. 544 00:31:31,019 --> 00:31:32,194 We will find it. 545 00:31:32,238 --> 00:31:33,369 There it is. 546 00:31:33,413 --> 00:31:35,328 When I said "we," I just meant Airiam. 547 00:31:35,371 --> 00:31:37,069 The Sphere did collect readings from Kaminar. 548 00:31:37,112 --> 00:31:39,506 Thousands of years' worth of statistical measurements. 549 00:31:39,549 --> 00:31:41,160 Transfer it over to this station, please. 550 00:31:46,600 --> 00:31:50,560 And when Saru challenged the Ba'ul, they said, 551 00:31:50,604 --> 00:31:53,302 "You do not even know what you are. " 552 00:31:53,346 --> 00:31:56,392 So, what is Saru? 553 00:32:28,642 --> 00:32:30,731 Siranna?! 554 00:32:30,774 --> 00:32:32,689 Brother? 555 00:32:32,733 --> 00:32:34,343 Oh, why did the Watchful Eye take me? 556 00:32:34,387 --> 00:32:36,693 It is not yet my time. 557 00:32:36,737 --> 00:32:38,695 My sister has nothing to do with this! 558 00:32:38,739 --> 00:32:40,741 I am the one you wanted. 559 00:32:44,614 --> 00:32:46,442 Why did you have to return? 560 00:32:46,486 --> 00:32:48,923 Everyone else thought you were dead. 561 00:32:48,967 --> 00:32:50,229 But the night you disappeared, 562 00:32:50,272 --> 00:32:52,231 I saw the light rising into the sky. 563 00:32:57,149 --> 00:32:59,586 I became a priest to seek that light. 564 00:32:59,629 --> 00:33:00,891 To seek you. 565 00:33:00,935 --> 00:33:02,981 Your face is beautiful to me, 566 00:33:03,024 --> 00:33:05,592 but part of me hoped I would never see it again. 567 00:33:07,507 --> 00:33:10,336 Because it might mean you were free. 568 00:33:41,584 --> 00:33:42,455 No! No. 569 00:33:46,546 --> 00:33:48,113 Stop! 570 00:33:51,116 --> 00:33:52,769 ♪ 571 00:34:37,162 --> 00:34:39,207 Fascinating. 572 00:34:39,251 --> 00:34:41,209 Airiam, can you identify 573 00:34:41,253 --> 00:34:43,385 historical biological records from Kaminar's surface? 574 00:34:43,429 --> 00:34:44,691 Searching... 575 00:34:46,649 --> 00:34:50,131 Yes, bio-signs were archived by the Sphere. 576 00:34:50,175 --> 00:34:52,786 Um, actually, I can use those current readings of the Ba'ul 577 00:34:52,829 --> 00:34:54,701 to distinguish their bio-signs from the Kelpiens'. 578 00:34:54,744 --> 00:34:55,832 Right, and we can cross-reference 579 00:34:55,876 --> 00:34:57,530 Saru's medical records 580 00:34:57,573 --> 00:35:00,098 to isolate the post-Vahar'ai Kelpiens' 581 00:35:00,141 --> 00:35:02,230 historic bio-signs from the rest of their species. 582 00:35:02,274 --> 00:35:03,840 The Ba'ul could only know about 583 00:35:03,884 --> 00:35:05,973 the evolutionary consequences of Vahar'ai 584 00:35:06,016 --> 00:35:08,149 if, at one time, they experienced them. 585 00:35:08,193 --> 00:35:10,108 Otherwise, why does it threaten them? 586 00:35:10,151 --> 00:35:14,590 Well, if we, uh, go back 2,300 years, uh, 587 00:35:14,634 --> 00:35:16,723 there's a significant portion of the Kelpiens were like Saru. 588 00:35:16,766 --> 00:35:19,117 They survived Vahar'ai? 589 00:35:19,160 --> 00:35:20,770 The blue represents evolved Kelpiens, 590 00:35:20,814 --> 00:35:23,643 green un evolved, red Ba'ul. 591 00:35:23,686 --> 00:35:25,906 Sorry, that... 592 00:35:25,949 --> 00:35:27,647 that doesn't look right. 593 00:35:27,690 --> 00:35:29,823 The Ba'ul narrowly escaped extinction. 594 00:35:29,866 --> 00:35:33,174 Then they turned around 595 00:35:33,218 --> 00:35:34,958 and wiped out the evolved Kelpiens. 596 00:35:35,002 --> 00:35:36,960 Leaving only unevolved Kelpiens, but... 597 00:35:37,004 --> 00:35:38,962 Wait, so all this would mean that... 598 00:35:39,006 --> 00:35:40,964 The Ba'ul were originally the prey species. 599 00:35:41,008 --> 00:35:43,141 So they would think of Saru as a... 600 00:35:43,184 --> 00:35:45,186 Predator. 601 00:35:45,230 --> 00:35:47,493 ♪ 602 00:36:08,209 --> 00:36:10,168 The first Kelpien 603 00:36:10,211 --> 00:36:12,082 to pass its Vahar'ai 604 00:36:12,126 --> 00:36:14,128 in over 2,000 years, 605 00:36:14,172 --> 00:36:17,175 and your primal, feral responses 606 00:36:17,218 --> 00:36:20,221 are the same as centuries ago. 607 00:36:20,265 --> 00:36:23,877 Your kind can never govern itself. 608 00:36:23,920 --> 00:36:26,227 The Federation has no idea 609 00:36:26,271 --> 00:36:30,405 what they have welcomed into their ranks. 610 00:36:30,449 --> 00:36:33,103 They gave me the chance stolen by the Ba'ul. 611 00:36:33,147 --> 00:36:37,499 Your species does not deserve a second chance. 612 00:36:37,543 --> 00:36:41,024 The Great Balance is the only way to ensure 613 00:36:41,068 --> 00:36:44,593 you do not destroy everything in your path. 614 00:36:44,637 --> 00:36:48,075 The Great Balance is a lie 615 00:36:48,118 --> 00:36:51,557 you created to defend yourselves from us, 616 00:36:51,600 --> 00:36:53,820 and to absolve yourselves of murder. 617 00:36:53,863 --> 00:36:56,431 In truth, you are frail. 618 00:36:56,475 --> 00:36:58,259 You would be helpless without your technology. 619 00:36:58,303 --> 00:37:03,003 We will never allow the past to be repeated. 620 00:37:03,046 --> 00:37:07,529 No threat to the Great Balance will go unanswered. 621 00:37:07,573 --> 00:37:09,183 You cannot maintain what you think of as peace 622 00:37:09,227 --> 00:37:10,793 by continuing to cull us. 623 00:37:10,837 --> 00:37:13,492 Kelpiens are more than our instincts. 624 00:37:13,535 --> 00:37:16,190 You are the only two Kelpiens to know the truth. 625 00:37:16,234 --> 00:37:20,673 You will undergo analysis and be neutralized. 626 00:37:20,716 --> 00:37:23,850 The truth will be contained. 627 00:37:24,894 --> 00:37:25,895 Wait! 628 00:37:39,648 --> 00:37:41,084 No, please, stop! 629 00:37:48,918 --> 00:37:49,876 Siranna! 630 00:38:23,039 --> 00:38:25,128 It is true, then. 631 00:38:25,172 --> 00:38:27,566 You have survived Vahar'ai? 632 00:38:27,609 --> 00:38:28,784 Yes. 633 00:38:28,828 --> 00:38:31,265 I am what we used to become. 634 00:38:31,309 --> 00:38:33,485 The form we were meant to take. 635 00:38:33,528 --> 00:38:35,138 The Great Balance... 636 00:38:35,182 --> 00:38:37,140 our sacrifice to the Watchful Eye... 637 00:38:37,184 --> 00:38:38,359 It was all a lie. 638 00:38:38,403 --> 00:38:40,318 Forced upon us by the Ba'ul. 639 00:38:40,361 --> 00:38:42,972 That stole our mother and father from us. 640 00:38:43,016 --> 00:38:46,149 And generations of Kelpiens, beyond reckoning. 641 00:38:46,193 --> 00:38:48,891 And it must end. 642 00:39:08,998 --> 00:39:12,001 The Ba'ul used their technological advantage 643 00:39:12,045 --> 00:39:14,830 to lock the Kelpiens into subservience, 644 00:39:14,874 --> 00:39:16,266 allowing them to live 645 00:39:16,310 --> 00:39:17,616 while eliminating the threat they posed. 646 00:39:17,659 --> 00:39:19,531 And that's why the Ba'ul are afraid. 647 00:39:19,574 --> 00:39:21,359 Well, if we can help them understand 648 00:39:21,402 --> 00:39:22,838 that Saru is not a threat, 649 00:39:22,882 --> 00:39:24,623 that his people need not be a threat... 650 00:39:24,666 --> 00:39:26,407 Sir, we're receiving a hail... 651 00:39:26,451 --> 00:39:28,409 from the Ba'ul. 652 00:39:31,238 --> 00:39:33,240 We should accept it. 653 00:39:40,290 --> 00:39:43,511 Discovery, this is Commander Saru. 654 00:39:43,555 --> 00:39:45,383 It's good to hear your voice, Commander. 655 00:39:45,426 --> 00:39:48,560 I am with Siranna, inside a Ba'ul structure. 656 00:39:48,603 --> 00:39:49,648 But we have no other indicators 657 00:39:49,691 --> 00:39:51,824 of our position. 658 00:39:51,867 --> 00:39:53,956 We can't seem to get a lock on your coordinates either. 659 00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:56,089 Your location must be shielded from our sensors. 660 00:39:56,132 --> 00:39:57,525 Have you come in contact with the Ba'ul? 661 00:39:57,569 --> 00:39:59,440 Yes. It was... 662 00:39:59,484 --> 00:40:01,486 enlightening. 663 00:40:01,529 --> 00:40:02,878 Commander Saru, 664 00:40:02,922 --> 00:40:04,619 we used the Sphere's archives 665 00:40:04,663 --> 00:40:06,186 to analyze your planet's history, 666 00:40:06,229 --> 00:40:08,144 and it's far more complex than we thought. 667 00:40:08,188 --> 00:40:10,408 All evidence indicates that 668 00:40:10,451 --> 00:40:13,367 Kelpiens, in post-Vahar'aiform, 669 00:40:13,411 --> 00:40:15,935 were once the Ba'ul's predators. 670 00:40:15,978 --> 00:40:18,111 That confirms my suspicions. 671 00:40:18,154 --> 00:40:19,939 And the Ba'ul's belief that, 672 00:40:19,982 --> 00:40:21,375 after passing Vahar'ai, 673 00:40:21,419 --> 00:40:23,029 my people can only be predators. 674 00:40:23,072 --> 00:40:25,814 They will do anything to continue the culling. 675 00:40:25,858 --> 00:40:28,469 And to keep more Kelpiens from learning the truth. 676 00:40:28,513 --> 00:40:30,819 It will not be easy to convince my people 677 00:40:30,863 --> 00:40:33,213 the Great Balance is a deception, 678 00:40:33,256 --> 00:40:35,389 but we must find a way to save them. 679 00:40:35,433 --> 00:40:36,869 Thousands of years of conditioning 680 00:40:36,912 --> 00:40:38,436 will take time to undo. 681 00:40:38,479 --> 00:40:39,959 But Siranna is right. 682 00:40:40,002 --> 00:40:42,048 We must demonstrate to Kelpiens 683 00:40:42,091 --> 00:40:43,484 and Ba'ul alike what we could become. 684 00:40:43,528 --> 00:40:44,877 The same way I was shown. 685 00:40:44,920 --> 00:40:47,227 The Sphere. 686 00:40:47,270 --> 00:40:48,794 The Sphere triggered your Vahar'ai. 687 00:40:48,837 --> 00:40:50,143 Yes, but we need to accelerate the process. 688 00:40:50,186 --> 00:40:52,145 We cannot allow the Ba'ul 689 00:40:52,188 --> 00:40:55,496 to take action before Vahar'ai is complete for all Kelpiens. 690 00:40:55,540 --> 00:40:58,760 If we isolate the active frequencies 691 00:40:58,804 --> 00:41:01,850 in the Sphere's transmission, the corresponding sound wave 692 00:41:01,894 --> 00:41:02,340 should speed up the biological response, right? 693 00:41:02,375 --> 00:41:05,375 - I got it. - And the Ba'ul will have no choice 694 00:41:05,419 --> 00:41:07,552 but to face our evolved race. 695 00:41:07,595 --> 00:41:09,684 What if history repeats itself? 696 00:41:09,728 --> 00:41:12,731 We can't be responsible for the extinction of the Ba'ul species. 697 00:41:12,774 --> 00:41:15,473 But the Ba'ul are still vastly technologically superior. 698 00:41:15,516 --> 00:41:17,387 It would take the Kelpiens generations 699 00:41:17,431 --> 00:41:19,433 to become a serious threat. 700 00:41:19,477 --> 00:41:21,435 Generations during which the Ba'ul could face 701 00:41:21,479 --> 00:41:23,437 the thing they fear most about us. 702 00:41:23,481 --> 00:41:26,440 Not our so-called baser instincts. 703 00:41:26,484 --> 00:41:28,050 Our rage. 704 00:41:28,094 --> 00:41:32,881 But we will prove to them that we can move beyond it. 705 00:41:32,925 --> 00:41:34,448 We will not perpetuate the cycle. 706 00:41:34,492 --> 00:41:35,710 We will create 707 00:41:35,754 --> 00:41:37,146 a new balance. 708 00:41:38,626 --> 00:41:40,759 Captain, I cannot prove it, 709 00:41:40,802 --> 00:41:44,502 but I believe this is what the signal brought us here to do. 710 00:41:44,545 --> 00:41:45,894 Very well, Commander. 711 00:41:45,938 --> 00:41:48,767 Discovery will help you amplify the signal. 712 00:41:48,810 --> 00:41:50,812 How will we broadcast the Sphere's transmission 713 00:41:50,856 --> 00:41:52,248 to all the Kelpiens at once? 714 00:41:52,292 --> 00:41:53,728 The same way I made first contact 715 00:41:53,772 --> 00:41:55,121 with Captain Georgiou. 716 00:41:55,164 --> 00:41:58,777 By using the Ba'ul's own technology against them. 717 00:41:58,820 --> 00:42:00,605 That should do the trick. 718 00:42:00,648 --> 00:42:02,476 Commander Saru, I'm sending you the modified 719 00:42:02,520 --> 00:42:04,826 Sphere transmissions now. 720 00:42:18,187 --> 00:42:20,581 Once I do this, 721 00:42:20,625 --> 00:42:23,845 all Kelpiens, including you, will begin Vahar'ai. 722 00:42:23,889 --> 00:42:26,152 Everything will change. 723 00:42:26,195 --> 00:42:31,244 I'm afraid it'll be much more painful, 724 00:42:31,287 --> 00:42:33,768 like being torn apart from within. 725 00:42:33,812 --> 00:42:35,291 Just promise me, brother, 726 00:42:35,335 --> 00:42:37,598 that this will not be the end of our people. 727 00:42:37,642 --> 00:42:41,602 No. It will be a new beginning. 728 00:42:46,259 --> 00:42:48,348 Then let it begin. 729 00:43:14,983 --> 00:43:16,942 Bio-sign readings indicate that Vahar'ai 730 00:43:16,985 --> 00:43:19,466 has initiated in 63% of Kelpiens and rising. 731 00:43:28,344 --> 00:43:31,130 I'm sorry. It will be over soon. 732 00:43:39,094 --> 00:43:41,314 Sir, I'm detecting massive activity 733 00:43:41,357 --> 00:43:42,663 beneath the surface of the lake. 734 00:43:42,707 --> 00:43:44,099 On screen. 735 00:43:44,143 --> 00:43:46,624 There's a structure rising above the water. 736 00:43:46,667 --> 00:43:48,321 At least 50 kilometers in diameter. 737 00:44:24,226 --> 00:44:26,751 A Ba'ul stronghold. 738 00:44:26,794 --> 00:44:28,187 Protected by a powerful force field. 739 00:44:28,230 --> 00:44:29,231 That might be where they're holding 740 00:44:29,275 --> 00:44:30,624 Commander Saru and Siranna captive. 741 00:44:30,668 --> 00:44:32,844 Red alert. Rhys, target that structure's shields. 742 00:44:32,887 --> 00:44:34,846 If we destroy them, maybe we can get a lock on Saru 743 00:44:34,889 --> 00:44:36,151 and his sister's location. 744 00:44:44,464 --> 00:44:46,509 You have survived. 745 00:44:57,172 --> 00:44:58,957 We have angered the Ba'ul. 746 00:45:06,529 --> 00:45:09,619 Owosekun, tell me what I'm looking at. 747 00:45:09,663 --> 00:45:11,099 That Ba'ul structure is activating pylons 748 00:45:11,143 --> 00:45:12,448 across the planet, 749 00:45:12,492 --> 00:45:14,320 with an energy buildup capable of destroying 750 00:45:14,363 --> 00:45:15,843 every Kelpien village. 751 00:45:15,887 --> 00:45:17,715 Rather than let them evolve, 752 00:45:17,758 --> 00:45:19,020 the Ba'ul are committing genocide? 753 00:45:19,064 --> 00:45:21,631 Bryce, hail these bastards. 754 00:45:21,675 --> 00:45:23,416 Rhys, forget the stronghold. Get a target lock 755 00:45:23,459 --> 00:45:24,765 on those pylons. 756 00:45:24,809 --> 00:45:26,636 - They're not responding, sir. - Open a channel. 757 00:45:28,334 --> 00:45:30,902 This is Captain Pike. I will not allow you 758 00:45:30,945 --> 00:45:33,426 to wipe out an entire race. 759 00:45:33,469 --> 00:45:35,602 Your fear of the Kelpiens has blinded you 760 00:45:35,645 --> 00:45:37,778 to a peaceful solution. 761 00:45:37,822 --> 00:45:39,040 Starfleet can help you negotiate a new balance 762 00:45:39,084 --> 00:45:40,607 between your two species, 763 00:45:40,650 --> 00:45:42,652 protecting everyone on your world. 764 00:45:42,696 --> 00:45:44,829 However, if you choose 765 00:45:44,872 --> 00:45:47,092 to murder the entire Kelpien population... 766 00:45:48,571 --> 00:45:51,792 ...you will become our enemies. 767 00:45:51,836 --> 00:45:53,838 Choose wisely. 768 00:45:56,623 --> 00:46:00,932 Sir, they've activated all 4,056 pylons 769 00:46:00,975 --> 00:46:03,151 - in every Kelpien village. - Lieutenant Rhys? 770 00:46:03,195 --> 00:46:04,892 There are too many pylons to target at once, sir. 771 00:46:04,936 --> 00:46:06,633 Let's get started. 772 00:46:06,676 --> 00:46:07,765 Arm photon torpedoes. 773 00:46:10,506 --> 00:46:11,725 On my order. 774 00:46:16,643 --> 00:46:18,819 The Ba'ul mean to kill us all! 775 00:46:18,863 --> 00:46:20,342 Discovery will stop them. 776 00:46:23,171 --> 00:46:24,172 No, no! 777 00:46:58,424 --> 00:47:00,339 Sir, sensor readings indicate 778 00:47:00,382 --> 00:47:01,731 a massive spike in electromagnetic radiation 779 00:47:01,775 --> 00:47:03,516 in the Ba'ul structure. 780 00:47:03,559 --> 00:47:05,997 The pulse has deactivated all the pylons across Kaminar. 781 00:47:06,040 --> 00:47:06,998 Rhys, hold your fire. 782 00:47:07,041 --> 00:47:08,477 What the hell is happening? 783 00:47:08,521 --> 00:47:10,175 The Ba'ul weapons and shields have all been disabled, 784 00:47:10,218 --> 00:47:11,872 but I can't get a reading on what caused it. 785 00:47:11,916 --> 00:47:13,874 The technology required to generate 786 00:47:13,918 --> 00:47:15,136 electric and magnetic fields that wide... 787 00:47:15,180 --> 00:47:17,617 This should be impossible. 788 00:47:42,990 --> 00:47:45,645 That is what you came to find. 789 00:47:48,126 --> 00:47:50,476 A savior. 790 00:48:26,077 --> 00:48:28,731 Siranna, what has happened? 791 00:48:28,775 --> 00:48:31,952 How have we survived Vahar'ai? 792 00:48:31,996 --> 00:48:35,434 The truth has survived. 793 00:48:35,477 --> 00:48:38,480 It is time for a true balance to be restored. 794 00:48:49,927 --> 00:48:51,929 You do not have to be afraid anymore. 795 00:49:06,421 --> 00:49:08,119 Attention, all personnel... 796 00:49:22,046 --> 00:49:23,569 What's this? 797 00:49:23,612 --> 00:49:25,832 Commander Saru's report, 798 00:49:25,875 --> 00:49:27,529 shared in the spirit of cooperation. 799 00:49:27,573 --> 00:49:30,315 Thanks to Commander Saru's enhanced eyesight, 800 00:49:30,358 --> 00:49:33,840 he was able to get a better look at the Red Angel. 801 00:49:33,883 --> 00:49:37,017 "The entity appears to be a humanoid 802 00:49:37,061 --> 00:49:40,020 "wearing a mechanized suit, 803 00:49:40,064 --> 00:49:41,935 "exhibiting technology far beyond 804 00:49:41,979 --> 00:49:44,024 present Federation capabilities. " 805 00:49:44,068 --> 00:49:48,028 So, it's someone. 806 00:49:48,072 --> 00:49:50,857 And whether human or alien, 807 00:49:50,900 --> 00:49:52,946 it has extremely advanced technology. 808 00:49:52,990 --> 00:49:56,036 Someone who is manipulating the fates of entire species. 809 00:49:56,080 --> 00:49:58,604 Control, 810 00:49:58,647 --> 00:50:00,040 which models Section 31's threat assessments, 811 00:50:00,084 --> 00:50:02,521 is probably rightfully alarmed by... 812 00:50:02,564 --> 00:50:04,218 what is it? A... 813 00:50:04,262 --> 00:50:08,048 a time-traveling being pursuing its own agenda? 814 00:50:11,573 --> 00:50:14,098 When we forced the Ba'ul to decentralize their power 815 00:50:14,141 --> 00:50:16,448 across the entire planet, 816 00:50:16,491 --> 00:50:19,407 the Red Angel took advantage of their temporary exposure 817 00:50:19,451 --> 00:50:22,236 and used its advanced technology 818 00:50:22,280 --> 00:50:24,064 to save the Kelpiens from genocide. 819 00:50:24,108 --> 00:50:25,544 And what happens when that technology 820 00:50:25,587 --> 00:50:27,024 is turned against us? 821 00:50:28,112 --> 00:50:31,941 Section 31... 822 00:50:31,985 --> 00:50:35,075 and Control's threat-assessment models... 823 00:50:35,119 --> 00:50:36,598 seem a bit paranoid. 824 00:50:38,948 --> 00:50:40,907 You're aware we're no longer at war? 825 00:50:40,950 --> 00:50:43,910 And we don't want to end up in one again. 826 00:50:43,953 --> 00:50:46,652 This last war, sir, took a toll 827 00:50:46,695 --> 00:50:49,089 on those who fought it. 828 00:50:49,133 --> 00:50:52,092 Some of us are still torn apart. 829 00:51:13,157 --> 00:51:14,984 I felt the same way 830 00:51:15,028 --> 00:51:17,030 the first time I saw it, 831 00:51:17,074 --> 00:51:21,426 looking down on our planet, our home. 832 00:51:21,469 --> 00:51:23,602 Well, you took home with you. 833 00:51:23,645 --> 00:51:26,039 Well, seeds of it, yes. 834 00:51:26,083 --> 00:51:31,566 This little garden was all I had for so many years. 835 00:51:31,610 --> 00:51:33,699 But I realized 836 00:51:33,742 --> 00:51:37,398 there was so much more out there. 837 00:51:40,619 --> 00:51:43,752 You could come with me, Siranna, 838 00:51:43,796 --> 00:51:45,145 if you wanted to see it. 839 00:51:45,189 --> 00:51:48,061 Just for a while. 840 00:51:49,236 --> 00:51:51,282 No. 841 00:51:51,325 --> 00:51:54,198 I must stay for my people. 842 00:51:54,241 --> 00:51:56,548 There is a long road ahead, 843 00:51:56,591 --> 00:51:58,854 Our minds must truly be free 844 00:51:58,898 --> 00:52:01,335 before Kelpien and Ba'ul accept each other. 845 00:52:03,859 --> 00:52:06,079 But I am happy, brother. 846 00:52:06,123 --> 00:52:10,214 I know you did not leave Kaminar in fear, 847 00:52:10,257 --> 00:52:13,173 but in hope. 848 00:52:13,217 --> 00:52:15,480 And you brought that hope back with you. 849 00:52:15,523 --> 00:52:17,873 You and your Red Angel. 850 00:52:45,118 --> 00:52:47,076 You are welcome to return home 851 00:52:47,120 --> 00:52:48,687 whenever you would like, brother. 852 00:52:49,688 --> 00:52:52,865 I will, sister. 853 00:53:24,331 --> 00:53:27,160 Thank you, Michael. 854 00:53:29,162 --> 00:53:31,991 I'm reminded. Do you know Aeschylus? 855 00:53:32,034 --> 00:53:33,645 An ancient Greek tragedian, 856 00:53:33,688 --> 00:53:36,169 born circa 525 BC. 857 00:53:36,213 --> 00:53:38,954 "He who learns must suffer. 858 00:53:38,998 --> 00:53:41,914 And even in our sleep... " 859 00:53:41,957 --> 00:53:44,917 "Pain that cannot forget 860 00:53:44,960 --> 00:53:48,573 falls drop by drop upon the heart. " 861 00:53:55,319 --> 00:54:01,194 Knowing that my sister has a chance to evolve, 862 00:54:01,238 --> 00:54:04,110 to live a full life, 863 00:54:04,153 --> 00:54:07,244 it makes me feel I can endure anything. 864 00:54:09,246 --> 00:54:12,292 I am sure, given the opportunity, 865 00:54:12,336 --> 00:54:15,469 you would do the same for your own brother. 866 00:54:18,385 --> 00:54:20,169 If I could find him. 867 00:54:26,393 --> 00:54:27,742 But seeing you with Siranna 868 00:54:27,786 --> 00:54:29,962 has made one thing very clear to me. 869 00:54:30,005 --> 00:54:32,878 And that is? 870 00:54:32,921 --> 00:54:35,620 I need to go home as well. 871 00:54:35,663 --> 00:54:37,274 To Vulcan. 872 00:55:19,772 --> 00:55:23,070 Sync and corrections by:kDragon www.addic7ed.com 873 00:55:23,070 --> 00:55:27,136 Star Trek: Discovery SO2EO6 - The Sounds of Thunder