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Synopsis:
While studying an asteroid,
the U.S.S. Enterprise is attacked by three Romulan vessels which
claim that the Federation ship has trespassed into Romulan space.
The U.S.S. Enterprise hides from the Romulans in a gaseous energy
field to avoid the close range barrage from the war ships.
The gas from the cloud
enters the Enterprise's computer systems and affects the functions
of the computer. When the ship leaves for repairs the computer
proceeds to play practical jokes on the crew by altering various
ship functions, so that drinks leak and silverware bends. Spock is
humiliated by his own microscope, and Scott is pelted with fruits
and pies from a food dispenser. The crew discovers the source of
the jokes when outrageous laughter is heard over the intercom. Sulu, McCoy and Uhura are trapped in a recreation room and Scott
is unable to fix the logic circuits because gravity has been shut
off. Life support systems are replaced by laughing gas, which
causes pain to Vulcans.
The ship returns itself to
the Neutral Zone, thereby inciting a Romulan attack. The ship then
plays a practical joke on the Romulans by creating a
balloon-shaped like the U.S.S. Enterprise. Kirk tricks the ship
back into the energy field, which is followed closely by the
Romulans. While in the energy field the computer is returned to
normal but the Romulan vessel begins to be affected by the same
symptoms. Kirk decides to wait a bit before telling the Romulans
how to remove their practical joker. |
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