The Klingons

Synopsis
The Ironman receives anomalous readings from inside the asteroid field and launches the Ironboy to investigate. To the 'away team's' surprise, they found a heavily damaged alien vessel. The shuttle crew boards the ship to find two very different aliens; a female who was later revealed to be a Klingon, and a male Zhen'tok who was able to learn and communicate in English.

The Zhen'tok explained that his people and the Klingons are in a deeply rooted war, in which the Zhen'tok population has been infected with a terminal illness called the Macrophage. He explains to the shuttle crew that he and his Klingon colleague are researching a cure for the Macrophage, but the meeting is cut short when Klingons attack the already damaged vessel. The Ironman away team helps to defend the vessel and they manage to destroy the assailing Klingon ship. It is revealed at the end of the episode that the Klingon vessel sent out a distress call before being destroyed. The Zhen'tok male gives the shuttle crew a handful of Zhen'tok disruptors and a PADD containing spacial coordinates.

Trivia

 * This episode marks the first use of the SS Ironboy
 * This episode marks human's first contact with alien species.