Alien Spotlight : Orions Summary . It is the mid - 2260 s , and Knox finds himself in Club Aknar , waiting to watch Leata , the Orion dancing girl . After her act , he goes backstage to see her , and she ' s left word to let him through . Upon entering her chambers , he tells her that he has the information she wanted and that " " He ' s on Babel . . . " " Leata takes her time to thank him for the information . On Babel , Christopher Pike , having been retired from active starship duty and now serving as Fleet Captain of Starfleet , is being introduced to various dignitaries . He is introduced to Sorak , the Vulcan Undersecretary for Agricultural Affairs . As Sorak begins to speak to him , Pike excuses himself and leaves the room even though his aide , Spence , wishes to introduce him to more people . Looking out of the windows , Pike wonders to himself how soon he will be available to leave the station . Spence rushes out and tells him that he is needed in the reception line shortly , and Pike tells him that he just wants to stretch his legs for a minute . Pike heads down to the Esplanade into the marketplace and sees an Orion woman pull a knife on a Tellarite . He runs over and knocks it out of her hands , knocking the Tellarite down in the process . The Tellarite , Muso , begins threatening Pike until he learns that the Orion woman , Leata , had pulled a knife on him . Muso pulls out a laser pistol and takes aim at Leata , but Pike knocks his aim astray . As she acrobatically leaps away , Leata tells Pike that she is in his debt , and she always repays her debts . Muso introduces himself to Pike and tells him that he carries the weapon for self - preservation . Pike suggests returning to the reception . Back at the reception , Pike is bothered by the incident with Leata and contacts Commodore Mendez to get more information about Muso . He discovers that Muso is highly placed in political circles and Mendez asks Pike to keep an eye on Muso until extra security arrives . While watching Muso , Pike overhears a business deal that sounds suspicious and shares those suspicions with Mendez . After the conversation , he heads to Muso ' s quarters , overriding his security code . While there , he overhears another conversation between Muso and his cohorts discussing a 10 , 000 credit bounty on a Rigellian , dead or alive . The tail of the conversation turns to plans to kill Pike himself . As Pike turns to leave , he spots Leata sitting on Muso ' s bed and they discuss the situation , with Leata suggesting that they work together to kill the Tellarite . Pike breaks her hands free and tells her " " That won ' t work on me , lady . I ' ve been mind - controlled by the best in the Galaxy . I know all the tricks . " " As they leave , they encounter Muso ' s cohorts . Pike pushes Leata behind him , but she flips over him and attacks their opponents , flattening two of them quickly . While Pike admires her handiwork , his arms are grabbed by two opponents . He head - butts the Tellarite in front of him and breaks free , just in time to face the Tellarite ' s phaser . As the Tellarite utters a threat , Leata plunges a knife into his back , without killing him . They are about to leave the scene and report to Starfleet when Muso grabs Leata from behind and aims his pistol at Pike . Leata grabs his arm and flips him over her head onto the ground . She attacks him , remembering his killing of her sister previously on Rigel II . Pike stops her and takes the laser pistol from her before she can kill Muso . Pike calls station security and points the pistol at Muso . Leata pulls out a memory record containing information on all of Muso ' s bounties and crimes over the past three years and gives it to Pike . When security arrives and takes hold of Muso , she embraces Pike , asking if her " " charms still hold no favor . " " As he ' s about to respond , one of the security men interrupts to tell Pike that Mendez wants an update . Pike turns to ask Leata if she minds coming along , but she has vanished . He heads down the hall after the security man , thinking to himself " " maybe these diplomatic functions aren ' t so bad after all . There may be hope for Babel yet . " " Memorable quotes . " " Babel . The last hurrah for used - up starship captains . You put in years in the captain ' s chair , and at the end you get trotted around at diplomatic functions , introduced to aliens who barely know who you are . The glories of being ' Fleet Captain ' . " " " " Don ' t you have anything better to do than watch me enjoy my meal , Pike ? " " " " It " is " a sight to see , Muso . " " " " We ' ll fetch him either whole or in parts . " " " " And that Human , Pike . . . he ' s been watching me too closely . We need to do something about that . " " " " Boss , Pike ' s a high - profile target . He ' s a guest of honor here . Are you sure . . . " " " " Kill him " discreetly " . Leave no trace of him behind . " " " " He ' s a Starfleet hero . But I ' ll find a way . " " " " ' Maybe you won ' t kill the woman . ' Was that what you said on Rigel II ? She had the sweetest soul , my sister did . The likes of you , however , won ' t be missed . " "