Kirk: Excuse me, I'd just like to ask a question.
-: Who is this creature?
(Kirk chuckles)
(Star Trek theme)
That's what this starship is all about.
-: Where you come from,
are there a lot of people without the power,
and my size?
McCoy: You are looking at the only Starfleet cadet
who ever beat the no-win scenario.
-: I don't like to lose.
-: Then you never faced that situation.
You know that pain and guilt can't be taken away
with the wave of a magic wand.
They're the things we carry with us. The things that make us who we are.
If we lose them, we lose ourselves.
I don't want my pain taken away.
Spock: You came back for me.
Why would you do this?
(hopeful music)
Kirk: Close to retirement?
Let me tell you something.
Don't.
Don't let them promote you.
Don't let them transfer you.