When Archer meets the Sloth leader of the facility, an entity named 'Gralik', he is told that the Sloth are forced to create the weapon by other Xindi subspecies, including a particular Xindi-Humanoid. Gralik tells Archer that a sixth subspecies--Xindi-Avians--were wiped out in a war with Reptilians and Insectoids that resulted in the destruction of the Xindi's homeworld.

Although Archer feels sympathy for the position of Gralik, he has no choice but to destroy the facility before it can manufacture another weapon. But even as he and the Enterprise MACO's prepare to launch their strike, a Xindi-Reptilian and Humanoid show up to rain on the party...

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