When there is no response, V'Ger blasts energy bolts at the planet in an attempt to rid it of all its carbon infestations.

V'Ger arrives at Earth and signals its Creator. Furthermore, it is learned that a machine planet built the cloud and craft that house V'Ger. Taken to sickbay, Spock informs Kirk that his mind-meld did allow him to learn that V'Ger is lonely and seeking to learn why it was created. Spock tries to mind-meld with the life-form, but is short-circuited and barely makes it back to the U.S.S. His incredible visual journey to the center of the cloud culminates when Spock sees images of everything that V'Ger has experienced.

The Ilia-probe tells him that the carbon-units will be patterned for data storage.Дeciding that the best method of gathering more data about V'Ger is directly from the source, Spock dons a thruster suit and leaves the ship.

In an attempt to establish contact with V'Ger, Kirk trades on Decker's past association with Ilia and assigns Decker to work with the probe. Furthermore, the crew learns that V'Ger is on its way to Earth to join with its 'Creator.' Another probe, in the form of Ilia, appears and tells them that it has been sent by 'V'Ger' to study the carbon-based units that 'infest' the starship. Enterprise is then seized by a tractor beam and pulled inside the cloud to a large chamber. In his attempt to stop the violation, Spock is attacked, whereupon the probe vanishes with Ilia. Enterprise's consoles and computers, accumulating data from all parts of the ship. The crew can only watch helplessly as the probe accesses the U.S.S. When Spock attempts to communicate with the cloud by sending messages of non-aggression, a probe is triggered and sent from the center of the cloud. Enterprise on all levels and leaving the starship stricken. The starship eventually encounters the cloud-like being, yet the entity proves to be too strong, damaging the U.S.S. Overcome with joy at seeing Spock, Kirk is soon confronted with a cold, withdrawn stranger. Enterprise escapes, however, and is hailed by a courier vessel bearing Kirk's new science officer. Enterprise is suddenly faced with a giant wormhole and Kirk, unfamiliar with the design of the new vessel, almost allows the wormhole to destroy the ship. After a relatively uneventful departure from Earth's drydock facilities, the U.S.S. The accident behind them, Kirk gathers much of the crew together to deliver a mission briefing, stressing the enormous power of the entity they are faced with. In a tragic accident, two crew members are killed in a transporter malfunction - one of which was the new Vulcan science officer, Sonak. Also on board is a Deltan navigator, Ilia, who in the past was romantically involved with Will Decker. Christine Chapel, who steps down out of respect. Leonard McCoy, retired now, be recalled into service as the starship's doctor. Arriving on board the Enterprise, Kirk requests that Dr. Kirk to hand over command of the newly refit Starship Enterprise to him, superseding the vessel's present captain, Will Decker, who is unhappy with this new situation. Admiral Nogura is persuaded by Admiral James T. Enterprise is readying to investigate the cloud entity. Just then Spock's human half stirs in response to the cloud entity, interrupting his meditation and forcing the Vulcan masters to withdraw Spock's admission to their ranks. Meanwhile, on Vulcan, Spock is preparing to undergo the rite of Kolinahr - the achievement of total Vulcan logic - and the purging of all remaining emotion. Having monitored the surprise attack, Federation space station Epsilon IX is still unable to prevent itself from becoming the next victim of this vast, mysterious energy cloud. In 2271 an unknown, cloud-like entity descends upon several Klingon vessels and destroys them.

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