The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail

"Sir, have you heard of Asaasllich, Destroyer of Worlds? It – it also translates as Astrovore."

"Astrovore? No."

"Well, every child growing up on a remote colony world has."

"Different names, same story. Scavenger ship, hundreds of years old, prowling just beyond the edges of known space."

"Consuming resources from planets and any ship unlucky enough to cross its path."

"I heard a version when I was posted near the border. The Klingons called it Chach-Ka. "The Annihilator.""

"Admiral Sawyer told a story like that in his Stellar Cartography class. The monster past the edge of the map."

"Whether or not this is that ship, we know it's a scavenger. We have to assume that their intention is to tear the Enterprise apart as well."

"The captain has given his orders"

"I still feel funny being called that when V'Rel's alive"

"I promise to demote you at the earliest opportunity"

"Is this, uh, a personal massager?"

"Oh, this was once a state-of-the-art communicator. You had to plug it into the wall, but if people annoyed you, you'd put them on hold."

"Captain? The life signs."

"Yes, Mr. Spock?"

"The life signs are all Human."