Star Trek: The Animated Series (TV Series)
The Pirates of Orion (1974)
James Doohan: Scott, O'Shea, Arex, Orion Captain, Transporter Chief
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Quotes
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Orion Captain : Enterprise, we demand that you cease your pursuit immediately. I must protest as a representative of a neutral planet.
Capt. Kirk : This is Captain Kirk. For a neutral planet, you were pretty quick to fire your phasers.
Orion Captain : We couldn't be sure you were non-hostile.
Capt. Kirk : Orion's neutrality has been in dispute ever since the affair regarding the Coridan planets and the Babel Conference of stardate 3850.3. Yesterday a Federation freighter was attacked in this quadrant, its cargo hijacked. As the first alien ship encountered, we require you to submit to search as per Babel Resolution A-12. Reply!
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Orion lieutenant : We can't outshoot the Enterprise and we can't outrun it, sir.
Orion Captain : You're saying we can't escape?
Orion lieutenant : No, sir, we can't.
Orion Captain : Orion's official neutrality comes before this ship or its crew. We can't take Kirk's word that he won't report this incident to Starfleet.
Orion lieutenant : The only way to avoid that is to destroy the Enterprise, and the only way to do that is to destroy ourselves, too.
Orion Captain : Do you have a plan, Lieutenant?
Orion lieutenant : Yes, sir. These asteroids are made of highly explosive minerals.
Orion Captain : Can we convert the asteroid we're orbiting into a doomsday bomb that will destroy both ships?
Orion lieutenant : Yes, sir, but...
Orion Captain : But what?
Orion lieutenant : Analysis of the asteroid shows that it can't be detonated by our phasers.
Orion Captain : What will it take?
Orion lieutenant : A powerful explosive right on the asteroid's surface. I could rig a remote control device...
Orion Captain : No. I'll take it with me when I beam down to meet Captain Kirk. I want the satisfaction of seeing his face when I tell him he and his crew are going to die with us.
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Orion Captain : All unsuccessful Orion mission ends in suicide.
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[an explosion outside the ship]
Lt. Arex : These asteroids are composed of a highly unstable mineral combination, sir. They explode upon impact with each other.
Capt. Kirk : Or anything else. Keep those deflectors up, Mr. Scott.
Scott : Captain, if the power of those rocks could be harnessed, they'd make a fantastic source of energy.
Capt. Kirk : Also make quite a weapon.