The Joy Of Snigglesnooshes
| Star Traks: Waystation | |
| Episode name | The Joy Of Snigglesnooshes |
|---|---|
| Season | Stardate 57--- |
| Episode number | 6 |
| Writer(s) | Brendan Chris |
| Year | 2380 |
| Stardate | 57553 |
| Chronology | |
| Previous in series | Estrangers In The Night |
| Next in series | Lockdown |
| Previous in timeline | Powers That Be Pt. 2 [VEX] |
| Next in timeline | Return To Orbit [VEX] |
Waystation is under quarantine. Cut off from help. And left all alone to face a horde of inexorable and insatiable foes. But they're so darn cute!
Summary
At the request of Frequoq Wuddle, Waystation has been put under quarantine; although, Captain Lisa Beck does not know why Wuddle insisted that she suspend all travel to and from the station, trapping hundreds of visitors on board. Due to the quarantine, a Ferengi visits Yeoman Tina Jones in the Waystation Welcome Center to request quarters for him and his pet, a creature about the size of a softball and covered in soft, downy fur with a squirrel-like face. With Jones distracted, the Ferengi disappears into the crowded mall concourse, leaving the creature behind.
When Jones tries to give it to Lieutenant Commander Sean Russell, the creature, called a snigglesnoosh, escapes into the station's maintenance crawlways. The snigglesnoosh feeds on energy and attaches itself to a power transfer conduit, at which point it begins growing and producing offspring.
The crew detects the power drain and quickly discovers the snigglesnoosh and the loads of offspring it is producing. Frequoq Wuddle arrives and beams aboard inside a transparent aluminum enclosure to maintain the quarantine. He explains that the snigglssnooshes will keep breeding and tells Captain Beck that they must be destroyed. There's one small problem: when shot with a phaser, the snigglesnooshes explode violently. As the crew begin trying to beam the creatures off of the station, Ih'mad and Krilik take matters into their own hands and discover that blades work quite well against the furry menaces. Unfortunately, one of the snigglesnooshes reaches the upper saucer power core and latches on, which causes it to grow instantly and send out waves of new snigglesnooshes.
A snigglesnoosh in Ops bites Lieutenant Commander Craig Porter and instantly dies. Porter deduces that his own bioelectric field killed it. Porter inceases the station's power output to attract every snigglesnoosh on the station, then, once they've all attached to power conduits and such, he alters the energy output to mimic his bioelectric field. The snigglesnooshes are all killed. Two days later, with the crew confident that everything is snigglesnoosh free, the quarantine is lifted.
Featuring
- Captain Lisa Beck
- Commander Walter Morales
- Lieutenant Commander Craig Porter
- Lieutenant Commander Sean Russell
- Yeoman Tina Jones
- Colonel Martin Lazlo
- Dr. Diantha