▁and ▁sends ▁him ▁on ▁routine ▁pat rol ▁duties ▁along ▁the ▁Federation ▁Ne ut ral ▁Zone . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁first ▁pat rol , ▁Tor lek ▁disco vers ▁a ▁r use ▁by ▁forces ▁still ▁loyal ▁to ▁Mel kor . ▁They ▁create ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁a ▁Federation ▁invasion ▁to ▁draw ▁Ch ang ▁and ▁the ▁bulk ▁of ▁the ▁K ling on ▁fleet ▁away ▁from ▁Q o ' no S , ▁while ▁a ▁massive ▁Rom ul an ▁invasion ▁force ▁se izes ▁the ▁home world ▁and ▁forces ▁G ork on ▁from ▁power . ▁Ch ang ' s ▁deep - se ated ▁hat red ▁of ▁the ▁Federation ▁leads ▁him ▁to ▁fall ▁for ▁the ▁trick , ▁but ▁Tor lek ▁convin ces ▁him ▁to ▁place ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁K ling on ▁people ▁first . ▁They ▁war p ▁back ▁to ▁Q o ' no S ▁together , ▁defeat ▁the ▁Rom ul ans ▁a ▁second ▁time ▁and , ▁with ▁the ▁nearby ▁presence ▁of ▁a ▁then - capt ain ▁K ' m pec , ▁finally ▁kill ▁Mel kor . ▁ ▁The ▁final ▁cut scene ▁shows ▁the ▁K ling on ▁Empire ▁stabil ized ▁under ▁Chan cell or ▁G ork on ▁but ▁des perate ▁for ▁energy ▁production . ▁Following ▁the ▁Tal ' I hn or ▁G ates ▁incident , ▁they ▁are ▁rav aging ▁the ▁K ling on ▁moon ▁Pra xis ▁for ▁more ▁energy . ▁Ch ang ' s ▁last ▁meeting ▁with ▁Tor lek ▁for eb odes ▁the ▁dark ▁turn ▁of ▁events ▁in ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁VI . ▁He ▁assign s ▁his ▁" cons cience "