Jim continued sniping from his position at the moving roots, keeping them from getting to near McCoy since the doctor was still unarmed. He waved the two crewmembers up to flank the sides so they could find a weak point while Jim made a dash to Sulu's side.

"What is this thing?" He demanded between intermittent fire. "You're the plant guy, shouldn't you know? I really don't want to have to set the whole goddamn forest on fire because of one plant."