luke@nmtvax.UUCP (02/26/84)
> The "slug" didn't exactly kill Captain Merrik (of the Reliant). What > happened was that Merrik refused Khan's orders to kill Kirk. Since > the "slug" didn't like this, (Merrik's refusal of the order), it put > Merrik into mucho pain. Merrik then turned the phaser on himself. > Merrik died. (no shit). "Merrik"? Perhaps you mean *Terrell*! Merik [aka Merikus] was the First Citizen of the neo-Rome in "Bread and Circuses." Clark Terrell was the captain of Reliant. > There was a brief struggle and, if my memory serves me correctly, > Chekov was stunned by a phaser shot. The "slug" then left Chekov's > head and was promptly fried by a clean phaser shot form Kirk. The > slug died. (no shit). When everyone was beamed up to the ENTERPRISE, > Chekov was checked into the dispensary by the good Dr. McCoy. Your memory doesn't serve you correctly. After Terrell bought the farm, it was Chekov's turn to kill Kirk (per Khan's orders) but the pain was to great, he folded up, and the sand-eel squirmed out of his head. Like a true scientist, Kirk shot first and asked questions later. End of sand eel. S. Luke Jones