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 SILICON AVATAR  (#204)
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AN ALIEN KILLING FORCE ATTACKS AN INNOCENT PLANET...

   [ Riker on a planet's surface (Melona Four), looking up into the sky;
     an energy beam cuts across an open field, disintegrating everything
     in it's path; People are fleeing in the distance ]

   [ Riker in the Captain's ready room ]

  Riker:  It's already killed thousands.  
          It will undoubtedly continue to kill, unless we stop it. 

   [ Data running with many people following; more people running, 
     with Riker in their midst;  he is carrying a small child;
     Riker stops, and looks behind him ]

...BUT DATA MAY POSSES THE SECRET TO IT'S DEADLY POWER.

   [ Data in a cavern, studying tricorder readings ]

   [ The Crystalline Entity is near the surface of the planet,
     passing in front of the sun; Two people fall down in front 
     of the energy beam, and are disintegrated ]

  Data (to Marr):  Do you believe I lured the Entity here?

  Dr. Marr:  I am accusing you of collaborating with that monster!

NOW THE RACE IS ON TO STOP IT'S PATH OF DESTRUCTION!

   [ The Crystalline Entity is close to the ground, 
     and sends out another white energy beam ]

   [ Away Team in a dark cavern; Two phaser beams fire on an opening above ]

   [ Picard in Ready Room ]

  Picard:  I want to try and communicate with it.

  [ Crystalline Entity on the main viewscreen, closing fast on 
    the Enterprise;  Picard rises from his chair, Troi is sitting
    next to him;  The Entity is impacting with the shields ]

GAMBLING WITH FATE, ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.


Short version:

  The crew face attack from an unstoppable alien 
  force, on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.