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Synopsis:
The U.S.S. Enterprise enters
an uncharted sector of space where Federation and Klingon vessels
have been reported missing every 27 years. While in the Taurean
system signals begin to affect the male crew, causing them to
hallucinate about beautiful women in peaceful surroundings. Kirk,
Spock, and McCoy beam down to the source of the signals. After
arriving on the planet they are taken prisoner and rendered
unconscious by a group of beautiful, golden skinned women. Scotty
takes command of Enterprise but begins to act peculiar himself.
Upon waking, Kirk, Spock,
and McCoy discover that they are aging rapidly as a result of
life-draining headbands they are forced to wear. McCoy administers
cortropine to counter the aging process while Spock, having
obtained a communicator, unsuccessfully tries to contact the ship.
On board the Enterprise,
Uhura has taken command due to Scotty's irrational behavior, while
Nurse Chapel acts as Chief Medical Officer. Uhura orders an
all-female landing party to transport down to rescue the men. The
siren women explain to them that they had fled from a dying planet
only to arrive on Taurus II where they encountered the
life-draining force. The women developed a biological resistance
to the force, effective only if they can replenish their own
life-force every 27 years. Thus they capture men to drain their
energy. The landing party eventually beams the male landing party
back up to the ship just in time to replenish their life-force.
Kirk agrees to transport the women to a safe world where they will
again prosper. |
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