- We're back on Saratoga as the crew members look at sensor data. As they do, a strangely familiar squealing sound rises in the background.
- The probe approaches the ship. It's a gigantic, sleek cylinder with a beam of energy holding an orb below. Strange, to say the least.
- Suddenly, the probe emits an energy wave that shuts down all of Saratoga's systems, leaving the ship on reserve power.
- The crew tries to contact Starfleet, but it doesn't seem like the message is going through.