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An alien probe unleashes an
assault upon Earth. Enterprise is recalled, and along the way
home Captain Archer acquires information that the perpetrators
come from a mysterious region of space known as the Delphic
Expanse.
A probe from an unknown alien
source unleashes a devastating assault on Earth, cutting a swath
from Florida to Venezuela. Millions are killed, including Trip's
younger sister, and Enterprise is called home. On the way back,
the ship encounters a Suliban vessel that abducts Archer. Once
again, Archer comes face to face with Silik and the mysterious
humanoid figure. The figure informs him that the probe that
attacked Earth was sent by the Xindi, a race that believes
humans will destroy their homeworld in the future. They were
given this information by individuals from the future who can
communicate through time. The figure also tells Archer that the
Xindi are working on a much more powerful weapon that they will
use to destroy Earth. The humanoid figure believes that
deploying such a weapon will contaminate the timeline.
Once Archer is returned to his ship and Enterprise reaches
Earth, the crew is confronted with yet another obstacle — a
Klingon bird-of-prey commanded by the vengeful Duras, who is
determined to have his revenge on Archer and reclaim his honor.
Luckily, a few Starfleet vessels are onhand to assist Enterprise
in fending off the attack and the Klingons retreat. At Starfleet
Headquarters, Archer tries to convince Admiral Forrest and
Ambassador Soval that the threat the Xindi pose is very real. He
even has a set of coordinates, given to him by the mysterious
figure. The coordinates are inside the Delphic Expanse, an area
that's something like the Bermuda Triangle of space. Soval and
Forrest aren't convinced that Archer's information justifies a
mission into this area. Luckily, the humanoid figure has also
provided Archer with proof. Archer scans the remains of the
Xindi probe with a quantum-dating device, which shows that some
of the debris is from the future.
With this information, Starfleet gives Archer the go-ahead for a
new mission to the Delphic Expanse. Enterprise is fitted with
new weapons and equipment and assigned some military personnel.
Meanwhile, the Vulcan High Command informs T'Pol that they do
not want to her to go on the mission. — if she decides to remain
onboard Enterprise, she will lose her commission.
Enterprise sets off, planning for a stop on Vulcan along the way
to drop off T'Pol. First, however, they must deal once again
with Duras, who attacks once again. The crew manages to fend him
off using the newly-upgraded weapons. Meanwhile, T'Pol has come
to a decision — she wants to remain on Enterprise. She has
resigned from the High Command. With that settled, Archer sets a
course for the Delphic Expanse.
As they approach the Expanse, Duras attacks once again — and
this time, he has two other birds-of-prey to assist him. Though
two of the Klingon ships turn back as they get close to the
Expanse, Duras presses on. Through some clever maneuvering,
Archer manages to avoid the Klingon ship and eventually destroys
it. With no other obstacles in their way, the crew of the
Enterprise bravely heads for the Expanse ... and the unknown.
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