Comet's Core

Sensors from the Enterprise pierce the comet's icy crust to reveal its core, suspected cradle of the alien archive now infiltrating ship systems. Geordi and Riker pore over scans of its unknown depths, shrouded in rock and frozen gases, while Riker urges phaser strikes to blast away the veil. Data's sudden recognition of symbols—boundary, death, messenger—turns scrutiny into dread, marking this remote heart as conduit for existential peril amid the void's chill silence.