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Posted: 19:53:51 on August 09 2002
By: Steve Krutzler
Dept: Enterprise | stenterprise.com

The Klingons were somewhat of a regular mainstay last season on ENTERPRISE, with several encounters for the NX-01 crew. TrekWeb's just received the latest information about the Klingons' return in season two as a gang of pillagers in the episode "Marauders."

The episode begins as the Enterprise has been sent to a Quonset mining colony after a Kreeteesan merchant informed them it'd be a good place to resupply with deuterium after recent damage the ship took. Upon arriving, Archer, Trip and T'Pol take a shuttlepod down to the outskirts of the colony and meet with Tessic, the administrator of the facility.

Tessic is courteous and eager to help but he informs Archer that all the deuterium reserves they currently have on-hand have been promised to another buyer. Archer assures Tessic that a fair trade is possible but Tessic is unwilling to negotiate. An associate, Maklii, suggests that perhaps the Enterprise team could offer some help repairing two of their deuterium pumps, which are offline.

Trip returns to the shuttlepod to find Q'ell, a ten-year-old child, who has taken an interest in the shuttlepod. The two begin to talk about ships and Trip introduces himself as the chief engineer of the visiting starship. Q'ell demonstrates that he is familiar with spacecraft and wants to learn to fly the shuttlepod. Trip agrees to take him for a ride when they return to Enterprise.

Meanwhile, E'Lis -- a female doctor -- visits with Phlox in Sickbay to get some medical supplies such as dermaline gel, hexatriol, a neuro shock kit and a cardio-stimulator. Phlox gives her an auto-suture device as a gift, which she is reluctant to accept at first because she believes it is expensive. Phlox is doubtful of why she needs some of the supplies, however; hexatriol, for instance, is used for plasma burns. E'Lis assures him that deuterium when ignited can be similar to plasma.

But soon the cautiousness of the colonists is revealed when Klingons materialize at the colony, lead by Korok. They begin to pillage and fire some shots in the air and Tessic greets him warmly. Tessic explains that Korok is ahead of schedule and the damaged deuterium pumps have put them behind.

Tessic keeps Korok away from the main hut, where Archer and his party are hiding and explains the situation to Korok. Archer, Trip and T'Pol observe from inside the hut only T'Pol can hear what is being said outside: Archer and Trip are amazed at her excellent Vulcan hearing.

But conversation soon turns to violence as Korok threatens the miners to get the deuterium in one week before beaming away. Maklii is injured from the incident and taken inside the hut and for E'Lis to administer medical attention.

Archer confronts Tessic, who reveals that Korok and his band have stolen most of the deuterium for the last five seasons and barely leave enough to make the colonists through the winters. Tessic says they tried to resist in the past but four of the colonists died fighting the Klingons. Archer seems interested to help (though he doesn't say so) since the miners' homeworld is too distant offer assistance. He communicates with Malcolm on the Enterprise, who reports that the Klingon ship has gone to warp...

Please keep in mind that none of this has been officially confirmed by Paramount. Final scripts often change dramatically by the time they air and this portion may not give an entirely accurate description of the story. As always, the story is © 2002 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.