New Episode 5: A Helping Hand

This was probably my longest episode of the lot, it took quite a lot of compressing, but it's certainly a less daunting wall of text now. I don't think that I cut any necessary plot points out either.

New:

The captain is pacing, trying to figure a way out of this situation. He asks SAI for suggestions, she responds that using basic propulsion it would take over 100 years to reach a nearby star. The crew begins to panic as the gravity of the situation sets in. Their panic is interrupted by a transmission from an alien race offering help, and soon after a large alien ship warps in above them. A bright light engulfs the ship and seconds later they are in orbit around a large blue star. SAI informs them that she cannot detect the alien ship, and begins to scan Rigel, relaying the information. The captain asks how exactly they got here so quickly when a calm voice speaks from behind them, one of the aliens who just rescued the crew. He explains that his crew have been attempting to contact them for a while and that he has been left to share his knowledge with them. He and the captain exit for a private conversation, leaving the crew anxiously pacing on the bridge. They re-enter the bridge and the captain formally introduces the alien Noko as the newest crew member.

Old:

The captain is pacing deep in thought, trying to conjure a way out of this situation, he asks SAI for any solutions, to which she responds "Using basic plasma propulsion we can reach the nearest safe star for energy gathering within 100 years, though I'm quite sure that isn't an acceptable solution", and it sets in just how bad a situation this is for the crew. Right when all seems lost the ship receives another transmission from an unknown source but it's clear this time, the alien race is offering help and shortly after warps into view. A bright light engulfs the ship and seconds later the crew find themselves somewhere completely different, now in orbit around a huge blue star and the alien ship no where to be seen. SAI notifies the crew that they are now in orbit around the star Rigel and that energy reserves are rapidly filling, though she can detect no sign of the alien ship or how they arrived here so quickly. It is then that a calm voice speaks from behind the crew, it is an alien, one of the crew that just rescued them. He introduces himself and explains that his crew have been attempting to make contact with them for some time and that luckily they were able to follow them to the neutron star and retrieve them, and he has been left to join the crew and share any knowledge that he can. He and the captain leave the bridge and have a private conversation about the nature of his joining the crew and about his species' interest in the crew and then return to the crew on the bridge. The captain formally introduces the alien Noko as the newest crew member.