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Enterprise Episode Guide - Season One Episode: 12
Silent Enemy
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| Mission Date: August 31st 2151 |
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An encounter with an inexplicably hostile race tested the mettle of the Enterprise crew, who proved to be not as ill-prepared for the perils of space as first thought. In late August 2151, the Enterprise crew began to deploy a series of subspace amplifiers to allow better communications with Earth. Upon launch of the second amplifier, an unidentified vessel dropped out of warp, strangely refused any contact, and warped away again. Although disturbed by this "silent treatment," the crew turned their attention to putting the amplifiers to use, and Captain Archer specifically set out to plan a surprise birthday celebration for one of his officers, Lt. Reed.
Without warning the alien vessel returned and fired weapons upon Enterprise, retreating just as quickly. After damage was repaired, Archer ordered the ship to return home in order to be fitted with phase cannons, advanced weaponry that was never installed because Enterprise left spacedock ahead of schedule. His officers objected, insisting their own crew could build the phase cannons as proficiently as the engineers at Jupiter Station. Archer granted them permission to proceed while en route.
Later the hostile vessel returned again and knocked out Enterprise's warp drive and tactical systems. The aliens, of an unknown species, boarded the ship and were seen performing some kind of invasive scans on the bodies of two crewmembers. Phase-pistol fire at the aliens was blocked by energy shields. The aliens retreated to their ship, fired again and escaped, leaving Enterprise adrift. Captain Archer later learned the aliens also destroyed the subspace amplifiers, preventing him from calling the Vulcan High Command for help. Arming of the phase cannons stepped into high gear, and during a test of the new weapon on a nearby moon, a massive power surge occurred that destroyed a big chunk of the moon and knocked out several decks. The crew discovered the surge was caused by a spying device left on the ship by the enemy aliens, which they promptly destroyed.
When the alien ship returned again, the phase cannons were used against it, but its shields deflected the weapons fire. Archer ordered Lt. Reed to recreate the power surge they experienced earlier, despite the damage it would cause to the ship. The resulting blast disabled the aliens' shielding, and Reed immediately fired two spatial torpedoes that penetrated the alien ship, which retreated for good. The crew was then able to relax and celebrate the armory officer's birthday.
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