Kirche walks out of the<a class="postlink" href="http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Turbo_lift">turbolift</a>, onto his bridge. He walks over to the captains chair and sees a red blinking light, indicating an incoming transmission. At that moment the lights return and the computer gives the message "PRIMARY SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN RESTORED." Kirche pushes the intercom button and calls his senior officer to the bridge. Then opens a com-link to the station, "Eagle Three Niner Three, this is the federation starship Bismarck. We were pulled into a<a class="postlink" href="http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Gravimetric_distortion">gravimetric distortion</a>, and the ship was heavily damaged. Most systems are still off-line, but our<a class="postlink" href="http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Impulse_drive">impulse drive</a>is online. We request permission to dock.