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KIRK: Damage report!
SULU: Weapons are way down. Shields are dropping.
[a second later]
DARWIN: We're defenceless, sir.
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Another blast rocked the artificial gravity on the bridge. If they lost that, Kirk knew, they would be almost helpless. “Evasive maneuvers! Get us to Earth now! Full impulse! Once we cross the halfway point between home and the moon, we can—”
“Shields are gone, Captain,” Sulu broke in. “Impulse power failing! We’re losing the last of our powered forward momentum.”...
Her eyes widened as the import of her father’s words struck home. As an all-too-familiar set of lights began to swarm her, she turned helplessly toward Kirk.
“Can we intercept their transport signal?” he called out.
“No, sir!” a tech quickly responded.