Realizing his mistake, Sybok sacrificed his life by thrusting himself into the entity, so that the Enterprise crew could escape. Kirk ordered a photon torpedo to be fired, killing Sybok but not the entity, who was only rendered incapable for a few moments. Enraged, the entity attempted to kill the remaining three. Kirk had Spock and McCoy beam away, leaving himself to the mercy of the entity. Manning the weapons of a Klingon Bird-of-Prey, Spock fired upon the entity, hurting or possibly destroying it, and rescued Kirk from the planet. (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier)