Marauders ( episode ) " Enterprise " discovers a deuterium mining colony that is being controlled by Klingon marauders . The crew trains the colonists to defend themselves and prepare for battle against their Klingon oppressors . Summary . Teaser . The colonists of a mining colony are busy working on a bright day . There is much to do , but then one of the colonists spot a shuttle approach . They don ' t recognize it , but are expecting one possibility . As it gets closer , they see it is someone else . A approaches and lands . Act One . Archer , T ' Pol , and Tucker exit the shuttle and meet the colonists ' leaders . They hope to make a trade for deuterium , but the colonists appear unwilling to trade even a small amount despite the fact that has detected they have a large reserve . The colonists ' leader , Tessic , states they are keeping this reserve for someone else and demands the " Enterprise " crew leave immediately as the colonists are anxiously preparing for the arrival of this other ship . By offering to help with repairs to some broken deuterium pumps however , the crew manages to make themselves more welcome . After further negotiations they strike a deal to exchange power cell s and medical supplies in exchange for deuterium , though only if they also manage to help repair the pumps within two days . Meanwhile , Tucker finds a boy named Q ' ell in the shuttle , having slipped in unnoticed to check out the shuttle . Tucker is amused , and talks with him about the shuttle and its capabilities . He appears to be very interested in ships . He offers to give him a ride to the " Enterprise " if he gets permission . Upon further inspection of the colony , the crew learns how poor the colony is despite its deuterium riches . T ' Pol dismisses the point of observing that , but Archer is suspicious , especially as they are expecting a certain deadline . E ' Lis is taken to the " Enterprise " and meets Doctor Phlox to get medical supplies . She ' s pleasant with him , but Phlox notes that he ' s surprised they don ' t have certain basic items . Also , she has requested some odd items to treat plasma burn s which seems unlikely . She explains it away calmly , but it seems something is bothering her . She doesn ' t explain , but thanks him as she leaves . On the bridge , Travis Mayweather spots a ship coming out of warp – Klingon s . Act Two . The colony learns of the Klingon ship and alerts everyone . It appears they are a few days early . Tessic demands that Archer hide instead of getting involved , preferring to handle the situation like they ' ve done before . Archer considers it and agrees , ordering the " Enterprise " to hide from the Klingon ship , while he and the rest of the crew stay out of sight in the colony observing Tessic ' s meeting with the Klingons . The Klingons turn out not to be interested in any trade with the colony ; instead , they expect to be simply given all the deuterium reserves . Because of their early arrival and the broken pumps the reserves are not at the expected level and the Klingon leader turns violent against Tessic . Demanding that more deuterium be ready when they return within four days , the Klingons leave . Archer discusses the situation with Tessic , finding out that the Klingons have been bullying the colonists for some time already . While they did try to revolt , several colonists were killed in the attempt and Tessic now simply wants " Enterprise " to settle its deal and leave before the Klingons return . They go , but not before Tucker says goodbye to Q ' ell , and to apologize for not being able to show him the ship . After returning to " Enterprise " , Archer feels uncomfortable simply leaving the colony and wants to help . While T ' Pol agrees interference would be allowable in this case , she argues it would only make matters worse for the colonists in the end as the Klingons will simply return when " Enterprise " is no longer around . Archer however returns to the colony to offer " Enterprise " s help not just to drive the Klingons off once , but to teach the colonists some self - defense . In the night , Archer returns to the colony and offers his help . He initially refuses , as more of his people will be killed . However , he is even having trouble with his equipment , so he pauses . Archer appeals to the long - term situation and promises to teach them . Act Three . After Tessic accepts " Enterprise " s help , they plan in a tent . Reed examines the weapons and states they will need some deception as well . T ' Pol notes that the Klingons are crude in their tactics , and slow to adapt . They plan on moving the colony , since all the buildings are modular , a bit to put it in range of the deuterium field . They confirm that they can hide the existing wellheads and that the hills are deep enough to hide in . Training will take place on the weapons . Archer , Mayweather and Tucker help move the buildings while Reed trains some of the colonists on the weapons on the " Enterprise " . Sato chimes in with a tip she learned as well through her training with Reed earlier . Later , T ' Pol , with Mayweather helping demonstrate , teaches the colonists some simple Vulcan weapon strike avoidance techniques . Progress is steady for the next few days . Weapon training gets better and the new location for the colony is coming together . Q ' ell is bringing water to everyone , pausing to talk to Tucker and say he wants to help and fight but won ' t be allowed . Archer enters a tent where a pondering Tessic is cleaning his weapon . Archer states they ' re ready , but Tessic reveals he ' s worried about losing people . Archer relates by saying he thought his mission would be peaceful , but , when he was shot in the leg by a Suliban , he saw his crew shot at while passing out . He had to be able to fight . He admits he ' s nervous , but he ' s confident they can do this . Just then , he gets a call to learn the Klingons are on their way . Act Four . The Klingons return to an empty colony . Korok shouts out to call someone toward them , but they only hear silent pumps and doors rustling open and shut . They don ' t realize the colony is in a different spot . One colonist draws them outward , where a trip - wire is set up , knocking one of them down , then Reed starts the firefight from the hills . Another colonist inside the colony draws a Klingon around a tent and successfully dodges his mek ' leth strikes and draws him into a tent where Archer is waiting to knock him out . T ' Pol uses her skills to disarm and knock out another Klingon . They retreat , allowing the Klingons to regroup . They now see that the colonists are all hiding in the hills and start to move toward them , angered with the humiliation they ' re experiencing . Archer and Reed determine they need to change the Klingons ' approach toward their trap , so they move carefully , knowing they ' re being seen . One of them steps on something , and realizes something is amiss . But they are within the trap , so they set the field on fire to block their path . Tessic approaches the Klingons and demands they to beam back to their starship and not to return as the colonists will be ready for them next time . Korok seems humiliated , denounces the colony ' s deuterium as worthless , not even fit for a garbage scow , and beams back . Relieved and cheering , the colonists stand . Before finally leaving the colony , the " Enterprise " is granted a lot more deuterium than originally agreed to in the deal as a reward for their help . Q ' ell sneaks into the shuttle again , and Tucker bids him farewell and leaves him schematic s of the " Enterprise " for reading . Archer bids the group farewell and they depart . Memorable quotes . " " There ' s a saying on my world : ' Give a man a fish and he eats for a day . Teach him to fish and he eats for a lifetime . ' " " " " I sense what you ' re about to say is not going to make me happy . " " " " Klingons carry disruptors , but they prefer to use bladed weapons in combat . The two most common being the " bat ' leth " , a curved , bilateral sword , and the " mek ' leth " , two - pronged dagger . The " bat ' leth " can decapitate its victim with one stroke , while the " mek ' leth " is typically used to slash the throat . . . or disembowel . " " " " You won ' t hurt me " . " " " It ' s not " you " that I ' m worried about " . " " PetaQ ! " You ' ll live to regret this ! " " " " If you ' re thinking about coming back , I wouldn ' t advise it . We ' ll be ready . " " " " I can get my deuterium anywhere ! Yours isn ' t even fit for a garbage scow ! " " Links and references . 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