1 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:20,646 Full impact. 2 00:00:20,721 --> 00:00:22,086 Final round to Janeway. 3 00:00:22,155 --> 00:00:23,384 Winner: Janeway. 4 00:00:23,457 --> 00:00:24,618 Good game. 5 00:00:24,691 --> 00:00:25,886 For you. 6 00:00:25,959 --> 00:00:26,983 Oh, come on, Seven. 7 00:00:27,060 --> 00:00:28,391 You won four out of ten rounds. 8 00:00:28,462 --> 00:00:29,452 Nothing to be ashamed of. 9 00:00:29,596 --> 00:00:30,961 On the contrary. 10 00:00:31,031 --> 00:00:34,228 I have superior visual acuity and stamina. 11 00:00:34,301 --> 00:00:35,393 I should've won every round. 12 00:00:35,469 --> 00:00:37,437 Well, Velocity is more than a test of stamina. 13 00:00:37,504 --> 00:00:38,733 It's a game of wits. 14 00:00:38,805 --> 00:00:41,331 You are a frustrating opponent. 15 00:00:41,408 --> 00:00:43,934 During the final round after you dropped your phaser, 16 00:00:44,011 --> 00:00:45,604 you did not even look at the disk. 17 00:00:45,679 --> 00:00:47,738 And yet you were able to acquire the target. 18 00:00:47,814 --> 00:00:48,975 Intuition. 19 00:00:49,049 --> 00:00:51,381 Intuition is a human fallacy-- 20 00:00:51,451 --> 00:00:53,317 the belief that you can predict random events. 21 00:00:53,387 --> 00:00:54,946 Oh, belief had nothing to do with it. 22 00:00:55,022 --> 00:00:56,956 At some level, conscious or otherwise, 23 00:00:57,024 --> 00:00:58,651 I was aware of several factors-- 24 00:00:58,725 --> 00:01:01,217 the trajectory of the disk after I hit the wall, 25 00:01:01,295 --> 00:01:02,956 the sound it made on its return 26 00:01:03,030 --> 00:01:05,089 and the shadow it cast on the holo-grid. 27 00:01:05,165 --> 00:01:07,759 Intriguing, but implausible. 28 00:01:07,834 --> 00:01:08,926 I won, didn't 1? 29 00:01:09,002 --> 00:01:10,401 Thanks for the match. 30 00:01:10,470 --> 00:01:11,869 I wish to play again. 31 00:01:11,939 --> 00:01:12,929 Not today. 32 00:01:13,006 --> 00:01:14,303 You are fatigued 33 00:01:14,374 --> 00:01:16,604 and concerned that I will defeat you. 34 00:01:16,677 --> 00:01:19,112 Tired, yes; concerned, no. 35 00:01:19,179 --> 00:01:20,613 Computer, begin first round. 36 00:01:20,681 --> 00:01:22,308 Belay that command. 37 00:01:23,917 --> 00:01:25,578 Seven, try to be a sport. 38 00:01:25,652 --> 00:01:27,086 Game's over. 39 00:03:20,333 --> 00:03:24,099 Captain's Log, Stardate 51978.2. 40 00:03:24,171 --> 00:03:25,332 It's been 41 00:03:25,405 --> 00:03:26,895 five months since we received 42 00:03:26,973 --> 00:03:29,408 the encoded message from the Alpha Quadrant. 43 00:03:29,476 --> 00:03:32,446 We know that the transmission was from Starfleet Command, 44 00:03:32,546 --> 00:03:34,207 but we still can't decrypt it. 45 00:03:34,281 --> 00:03:36,215 B'Elanna thinks it's a lost cause, 46 00:03:36,283 --> 00:03:38,081 that too much of the datastream 47 00:03:38,151 --> 00:03:40,586 has been destroyed, but I haven't given up. 48 00:03:40,654 --> 00:03:44,648 I keep hoping inspiration will strike... somehow. 49 00:03:52,199 --> 00:03:53,724 Good morning. 50 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:54,824 What time is it? 51 00:03:54,901 --> 00:03:56,096 0500. 52 00:03:56,169 --> 00:03:57,295 Oh! 53 00:03:57,370 --> 00:03:58,769 Well, then good morning. 54 00:03:58,839 --> 00:04:00,238 I just heard from Tom and Neelix. 55 00:04:00,307 --> 00:04:02,173 They're about to leave the trading colony. 56 00:04:02,242 --> 00:04:03,539 Any luck? 57 00:04:03,610 --> 00:04:06,102 According to Tom, the shuttle's so loaded down with supplies 58 00:04:06,179 --> 00:04:07,613 he won't make half impulse. 59 00:04:07,681 --> 00:04:09,171 Neelix is asking permission 60 00:04:09,249 --> 00:04:10,910 to bring one of the locals on board. 61 00:04:10,984 --> 00:04:13,510 He's been very helpful, and Neelix wants to repay him 62 00:04:13,587 --> 00:04:15,521 by giving him passage to the next system. 63 00:04:15,589 --> 00:04:16,988 Permission granted. 64 00:04:17,057 --> 00:04:18,957 You might want to grab some sleep. 65 00:04:19,025 --> 00:04:20,424 We've got a big day ahead. 66 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:21,891 I will in a while. 67 00:04:21,962 --> 00:04:24,260 Still hunting for buried treasure. 68 00:04:24,331 --> 00:04:25,594 We've found the treasure. 69 00:04:25,665 --> 00:04:27,599 I just can't pick the lock. 70 00:04:27,667 --> 00:04:29,567 I've tried over 50 decryption algorithms. 71 00:04:29,636 --> 00:04:31,570 Every time I piece together a data block, 72 00:04:31,638 --> 00:04:32,764 ten more come unraveled. 73 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:34,136 What did Starfleet send us? 74 00:04:34,207 --> 00:04:36,232 A map? The location of a wormhole? 75 00:04:36,309 --> 00:04:38,368 If I could decode this today, Chakotay, 76 00:04:38,445 --> 00:04:39,913 we could be home tomorrow. 77 00:04:39,980 --> 00:04:42,642 Then again, it could be Admiral Chapman's recipe 78 00:04:42,716 --> 00:04:44,241 for the perfect pound cake. 79 00:04:44,317 --> 00:04:46,911 I've been pinning our hopes on this message, 80 00:04:46,987 --> 00:04:48,546 but I'm starting to wonder. 81 00:04:48,622 --> 00:04:51,114 One way or another, we've got to find out. 82 00:04:51,191 --> 00:04:53,455 I'll talk to B'Elanna. 83 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:55,585 You could enlist Seven of Nine. 84 00:04:55,662 --> 00:04:57,152 Hmm... 85 00:04:57,230 --> 00:05:01,030 She should have a few Borg algorithms up her sleeve... 86 00:05:01,101 --> 00:05:02,796 if she's in the mood. 87 00:05:02,869 --> 00:05:04,337 Problems? 88 00:05:06,339 --> 00:05:09,036 I don't know if she's restless or if it's just me, 89 00:05:09,109 --> 00:05:11,635 but we're butting heads more than usual lately. 90 00:05:11,711 --> 00:05:14,271 She seems to challenge everything I say. 91 00:05:14,347 --> 00:05:17,408 She's learned a lot from you over the last year. 92 00:05:17,551 --> 00:05:20,919 Maybe the pupil thinks she's outgrowing the mentor. 93 00:05:20,987 --> 00:05:22,318 Maybe. 94 00:05:24,291 --> 00:05:28,387 Well, this mentor would like another cup of coffee. 95 00:05:28,461 --> 00:05:29,758 Will you join me? 96 00:05:29,830 --> 00:05:31,696 Love to. 97 00:05:37,571 --> 00:05:40,165 This goes to Engineering... 98 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:41,833 Sick Bay... 99 00:05:41,908 --> 00:05:43,433 Storage. 100 00:05:43,510 --> 00:05:46,002 I hope that's not going to the Mess Hall. 101 00:05:46,079 --> 00:05:48,138 I don't remember what this is. 102 00:05:48,215 --> 00:05:49,376 Neelix! 103 00:05:49,449 --> 00:05:52,441 Captain, this man is a genius. 104 00:05:52,586 --> 00:05:55,419 I was trying to negotiate with a xenon-based life-form 105 00:05:55,488 --> 00:05:57,786 when the universal translator went off-line. 106 00:05:57,858 --> 00:05:59,155 Arturis here stepped in 107 00:05:59,226 --> 00:06:01,194 and acted as a perfect go-between, 108 00:06:01,261 --> 00:06:03,286 and he'd never heard either of our languages. 109 00:06:03,363 --> 00:06:04,296 Oh, they were simple. 110 00:06:04,364 --> 00:06:05,661 - Oh! - No insult intended. 111 00:06:05,732 --> 00:06:06,665 Neelix! 112 00:06:06,733 --> 00:06:07,894 On my way. 113 00:06:07,968 --> 00:06:09,527 If you two will excuse me. 114 00:06:09,603 --> 00:06:11,401 Well, welcome to Voyager. 115 00:06:11,538 --> 00:06:13,404 We may be a linguistically simple folk, 116 00:06:13,540 --> 00:06:15,235 but we're happy to give you a ride. 117 00:06:15,308 --> 00:06:17,402 Let's see if we can find you some quarters. 118 00:06:17,544 --> 00:06:18,636 Neelix was right. 119 00:06:18,712 --> 00:06:20,510 Voyager is a welcoming place. 120 00:06:20,580 --> 00:06:21,945 Well, we do our best. 121 00:06:23,750 --> 00:06:26,720 I can't say I've ever met a living universal translator. 122 00:06:26,786 --> 00:06:28,845 Oh, my people have a way with languages. 123 00:06:28,922 --> 00:06:30,287 1, myself, know over 4,000. 124 00:06:30,357 --> 00:06:32,951 And to think I still struggle with basic Klingon. 125 00:06:33,026 --> 00:06:36,155 You couldn't have heard Neelix say more than a few phrases. 126 00:06:36,229 --> 00:06:37,594 It was all I needed. 127 00:06:37,664 --> 00:06:40,395 It was enough to grasp the grammar and syntax. 128 00:06:40,467 --> 00:06:41,400 Impressive. 129 00:06:41,468 --> 00:06:42,560 Oh, not really. 130 00:06:42,636 --> 00:06:43,762 It's a natural ability. 131 00:06:43,837 --> 00:06:46,363 Some species are born with great physical prowess, 132 00:06:46,439 --> 00:06:49,170 others, like yours, with a generosity of spirit. 133 00:06:49,242 --> 00:06:53,372 My people can see patterns where others see only confusion. 134 00:06:55,415 --> 00:06:56,940 Is something wrong? 135 00:06:57,017 --> 00:06:58,712 No. 136 00:06:58,785 --> 00:07:00,014 Tell me... 137 00:07:00,086 --> 00:07:02,521 how are you at computational languages? 138 00:07:02,589 --> 00:07:03,579 Algorithms? 139 00:07:03,657 --> 00:07:04,818 Trinary syntax? 140 00:07:04,891 --> 00:07:06,552 It's all the same to me. 141 00:07:06,626 --> 00:07:10,688 I was wondering if you might do us another favor. 142 00:07:12,332 --> 00:07:14,664 You weren't exaggerating, Captain. 143 00:07:14,734 --> 00:07:16,600 This datastream is badly damaged. 144 00:07:16,670 --> 00:07:20,402 I'd like to see the entire transmission again. 145 00:07:22,876 --> 00:07:24,366 Are you... Borg? 146 00:07:24,444 --> 00:07:25,605 Yes. 147 00:07:25,679 --> 00:07:28,671 You're much more attractive than the average drone. 148 00:07:28,748 --> 00:07:30,978 I am no longer part of the collective. 149 00:07:31,051 --> 00:07:32,382 Ah! I see, I see. 150 00:07:32,452 --> 00:07:34,420 I think I see the problem. 151 00:07:34,521 --> 00:07:35,784 Well, may 1? 152 00:07:35,855 --> 00:07:37,823 Please. 153 00:07:40,293 --> 00:07:42,421 Have you encountered his people before? 154 00:07:42,529 --> 00:07:43,621 Species 116. 155 00:07:43,697 --> 00:07:45,631 Is that what you call us? 156 00:07:45,699 --> 00:07:49,727 Yes. The Borg has never been able to assimilate them. 157 00:07:49,803 --> 00:07:50,736 Not yet. 158 00:07:50,804 --> 00:07:51,930 Seven... 159 00:07:52,005 --> 00:07:53,439 Oh, it's all right, Captain. 160 00:07:53,573 --> 00:07:55,439 The Borg collective is like a force of nature. 161 00:07:55,508 --> 00:07:57,909 You don't feel anger toward a storm on the horizon. 162 00:07:57,978 --> 00:08:00,106 You just avoid it. 163 00:08:00,180 --> 00:08:01,113 Ah. 164 00:08:01,181 --> 00:08:02,273 Here it is. 165 00:08:02,349 --> 00:08:03,612 It's a simple matter 166 00:08:03,683 --> 00:08:05,742 of extracting the iconometric elements 167 00:08:05,819 --> 00:08:07,787 and triaxilating a recursion matrix. 168 00:08:07,854 --> 00:08:09,583 Now, why didn't I think of that? 169 00:08:09,656 --> 00:08:11,750 There's a great deal of information here, Captain. 170 00:08:11,825 --> 00:08:14,624 I think it might be useful to utilize the other monitors. 171 00:08:26,706 --> 00:08:28,196 You've done it. 172 00:08:28,274 --> 00:08:31,938 Almost. I've reconstructed over 68 kiloquads of information, 173 00:08:32,012 --> 00:08:33,810 but a lot of it is still garbled. 174 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:36,315 What about that data block, 14-beta? 175 00:08:36,383 --> 00:08:42,322 That part of the message is too degraded to recover. 176 00:08:42,389 --> 00:08:44,585 Captain, I've found a spatial grid. 177 00:08:52,732 --> 00:08:55,667 They've marked a set of coordinates. 178 00:08:55,735 --> 00:08:57,430 It's less than ten light-years from here. 179 00:08:57,570 --> 00:08:59,937 Maybe Starfleet wants us to proceed to that location. 180 00:09:00,006 --> 00:09:03,943 Maybe. There's only one way to find out. 181 00:09:11,851 --> 00:09:13,717 We're approaching the coordinates. 182 00:09:13,787 --> 00:09:16,017 Take us out of warp. Scan the vicinity. 183 00:09:16,089 --> 00:09:18,683 I am picking up a vessel. 184 00:09:18,758 --> 00:09:20,317 On screen. 185 00:09:22,896 --> 00:09:24,386 Identify. 186 00:09:24,464 --> 00:09:30,164 Unless I am mistaken, Captain, the warp signature is Starfleet. 187 00:09:41,481 --> 00:09:42,414 I'll be damned. 188 00:09:42,549 --> 00:09:43,607 They came through. 189 00:09:43,683 --> 00:09:44,707 Tuvok? 190 00:09:44,784 --> 00:09:46,218 Hailing them. 191 00:09:48,188 --> 00:09:49,622 No response. 192 00:09:49,689 --> 00:09:50,747 Life signs? 193 00:09:50,824 --> 00:09:53,418 There is no organic matter of any kind. 194 00:09:53,493 --> 00:09:55,427 No sign of damage to the outer hull. 195 00:09:55,528 --> 00:09:57,428 Primary systems are on line, 196 00:09:57,497 --> 00:09:59,056 including life support. 197 00:09:59,132 --> 00:10:01,260 Something must have happened to the crew. 198 00:10:01,334 --> 00:10:04,269 The answer is somewhere in that Starfleet transmission. 199 00:10:04,337 --> 00:10:05,896 We need to finish decoding it. 200 00:10:05,972 --> 00:10:07,701 May I call on your talents again? 201 00:10:07,774 --> 00:10:08,969 Of course. 202 00:10:09,042 --> 00:10:10,441 Take an away team. 203 00:10:10,543 --> 00:10:11,635 Secure the vessel. 204 00:10:11,711 --> 00:10:13,201 Tom, Tuvok. 205 00:10:17,684 --> 00:10:20,278 Captain, I won't pretend to know you well, 206 00:10:20,353 --> 00:10:22,720 but I am surprised you're not more... 207 00:10:22,789 --> 00:10:25,690 encouraged by this discovery. 208 00:10:25,758 --> 00:10:29,058 I've learned to walk the line between hope and caution. 209 00:10:29,129 --> 00:10:32,190 We've had other opportunities that didn't work out. 210 00:10:32,265 --> 00:10:33,755 But I will admit, 211 00:10:33,833 --> 00:10:35,961 I'm leaning toward hope this time. 212 00:10:51,451 --> 00:10:52,714 Wow. 213 00:10:52,785 --> 00:10:54,378 Wow, indeed. 214 00:11:06,733 --> 00:11:08,963 I've never seen this kind of hull geometry. 215 00:11:09,035 --> 00:11:11,436 Looks like they're taking a whole new approach 216 00:11:11,571 --> 00:11:13,005 to starship design. 217 00:11:13,072 --> 00:11:14,836 The USS Dauntless. 218 00:11:14,908 --> 00:11:17,843 Registry: NX01-A. 219 00:11:17,911 --> 00:11:20,278 Launch date: 51472. 220 00:11:20,346 --> 00:11:22,075 60,000 light-years in three months. 221 00:11:22,148 --> 00:11:24,173 I'm trying to access the crew logs, 222 00:11:24,250 --> 00:11:25,217 but there are none. 223 00:11:25,285 --> 00:11:27,344 I don't think there was a crew. 224 00:11:27,420 --> 00:11:29,684 This helm was set for auto-navigation 225 00:11:29,756 --> 00:11:31,315 to these coordinates. 226 00:11:31,391 --> 00:11:34,656 It appears that Starfleet has provided us with a new ship. 227 00:11:34,727 --> 00:11:36,559 Let's not pack our bags just yet. 228 00:11:36,629 --> 00:11:38,563 I'd still like to know how they... 229 00:11:39,899 --> 00:11:42,368 I'm reading power fluctuations in the warp core-- 230 00:11:42,435 --> 00:11:43,994 if you can call it a warp core. 231 00:11:44,070 --> 00:11:46,198 I don't recognize this engine configuration. 232 00:11:50,310 --> 00:11:52,540 Let's go take a look. 233 00:12:04,390 --> 00:12:07,485 I think we've found our engine core. 234 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:15,962 Some kind of new warp drive? 235 00:12:16,035 --> 00:12:17,434 It's not antimatter. 236 00:12:17,537 --> 00:12:18,834 It's... 237 00:12:21,941 --> 00:12:23,807 I don't know what it is. 238 00:12:33,653 --> 00:12:37,089 They call this thing a "quantum slipstream drive." 239 00:12:37,156 --> 00:12:38,851 Quantum slipstream? 240 00:12:38,925 --> 00:12:41,451 I've never seen that in the engineering manuals. 241 00:12:42,795 --> 00:12:44,320 The ship's powering up. 242 00:12:44,397 --> 00:12:46,866 Auto-navigation is kicking in. 243 00:12:49,936 --> 00:12:51,165 Bridge to Janeway. 244 00:12:51,237 --> 00:12:53,331 The vessel's moving away at high impulse. 245 00:12:53,406 --> 00:12:54,874 I can't raise the away team. 246 00:12:54,941 --> 00:12:56,602 Pursuit course, Ensign. 247 00:13:01,547 --> 00:13:03,345 I can't shut down the drive! 248 00:13:03,416 --> 00:13:05,908 Computer, disable propulsion! 249 00:13:05,985 --> 00:13:07,214 Unable to comply. 250 00:13:07,287 --> 00:13:08,686 Hang on! 251 00:13:16,062 --> 00:13:17,427 Bridge to Janeway. 252 00:13:17,563 --> 00:13:19,224 They're gone. 253 00:13:25,938 --> 00:13:27,337 Look at this. 254 00:13:27,407 --> 00:13:29,273 Energy from the quantum drive 255 00:13:29,342 --> 00:13:31,834 is being routed through the main deflector. 256 00:13:31,911 --> 00:13:34,141 Is that what's creating the slipstream? 257 00:13:34,213 --> 00:13:35,442 It looks that way. 258 00:13:35,548 --> 00:13:36,811 Fascinating. 259 00:13:36,883 --> 00:13:38,442 Can you make it stop? 260 00:13:38,584 --> 00:13:41,076 I'll try accessing helm controls. 261 00:13:49,729 --> 00:13:52,460 We're back in normal space. 262 00:13:52,598 --> 00:13:54,088 Scan for Voyager. 263 00:13:55,234 --> 00:13:56,929 No sign of them. 264 00:13:57,003 --> 00:13:58,869 Commander... 265 00:13:58,938 --> 00:14:01,964 we've traveled over 15 light-years. 266 00:14:06,713 --> 00:14:08,340 Captain's Log, supplemental. 267 00:14:08,414 --> 00:14:10,041 After two days at high warp, 268 00:14:10,116 --> 00:14:12,346 we've rendezvoused with the Dauntless. 269 00:14:12,418 --> 00:14:13,715 Arturis has helped us 270 00:14:13,786 --> 00:14:16,380 reconstruct most of the Starfleet message. 271 00:14:16,456 --> 00:14:19,858 The pieces of this puzzle are finally coming together. 272 00:14:19,926 --> 00:14:22,554 Slipstream technology is experimental and high risk, 273 00:14:22,628 --> 00:14:24,995 but it's come a long way in the past year. 274 00:14:25,064 --> 00:14:29,023 We've conducted 47 trial runs, all of them successful, 275 00:14:29,102 --> 00:14:31,298 but each flight lasted only five days. 276 00:14:31,371 --> 00:14:33,931 In order to reach Earth, you'd have to remain 277 00:14:34,006 --> 00:14:36,600 at slipstream velocity for a full three months. 278 00:14:36,676 --> 00:14:38,644 Can your crew survive that long? 279 00:14:38,711 --> 00:14:41,772 We believe they can, and we encourage you to try. 280 00:14:41,848 --> 00:14:43,145 Everything you'll need 281 00:14:43,216 --> 00:14:45,446 is on the Dauntless-- power cells, supplies, 282 00:14:45,585 --> 00:14:47,451 living quarters. 283 00:14:47,587 --> 00:14:49,282 Safe journey. 284 00:14:49,355 --> 00:14:51,153 We hope to see you soon. 285 00:14:59,031 --> 00:15:00,123 Admiral Hayes. 286 00:15:00,199 --> 00:15:01,166 Good man. 287 00:15:01,234 --> 00:15:02,360 Fine officer. 288 00:15:02,435 --> 00:15:03,527 Bit of a windbag. 289 00:15:05,104 --> 00:15:07,732 Let's talk about the risk. Doctor? 290 00:15:07,807 --> 00:15:10,401 I've examined the away team for signs of cell damage 291 00:15:10,476 --> 00:15:12,410 or physiological stress-- nothing. 292 00:15:12,512 --> 00:15:14,913 Their little joyride didn't harm them in the slightest. 293 00:15:14,981 --> 00:15:16,210 Long-term effects? 294 00:15:16,282 --> 00:15:18,717 I'm running the medical projections right now. 295 00:15:18,785 --> 00:15:20,685 So far, the results are encouraging. 296 00:15:20,753 --> 00:15:22,084 And the Dauntless itself? 297 00:15:22,155 --> 00:15:24,317 I'd say it's in pretty good shape, considering. 298 00:15:24,390 --> 00:15:25,721 I've been looking over 299 00:15:25,792 --> 00:15:27,658 the primary systems: helm, ops, tactical. 300 00:15:27,727 --> 00:15:30,560 They're comparable to Voyager's, but it's a lean ship, Captain-- 301 00:15:30,630 --> 00:15:32,428 no shuttlecraft, only one transporter, 302 00:15:32,532 --> 00:15:34,022 no holodecks, no replicators... 303 00:15:34,100 --> 00:15:36,762 Well, Mr. Neelix, you may have your work cut out for you. 304 00:15:36,836 --> 00:15:39,134 Ready and willing, Captain. 305 00:15:39,205 --> 00:15:40,570 So, what are we waiting for? 306 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:42,108 Your enthusiasm is premature. 307 00:15:42,175 --> 00:15:43,643 Voyager is a proven vessel. 308 00:15:43,709 --> 00:15:47,270 It would be reckless to abandon it so quickly. 309 00:15:47,346 --> 00:15:49,280 Come on, where's that Borg spirit? We'll adapt. 310 00:15:49,348 --> 00:15:52,113 My Borg spirit gives me an objectivity you lack. 311 00:15:52,185 --> 00:15:53,448 She has a point. 312 00:15:53,553 --> 00:15:55,885 This would mean leaving Voyager behind. 313 00:15:55,988 --> 00:15:57,820 Is there any way we could modify Voyager 314 00:15:57,890 --> 00:15:58,982 to create a slipstream? 315 00:15:59,058 --> 00:16:01,254 In theory, but I don't think the ship 316 00:16:01,327 --> 00:16:04,388 would hold up very long under the quantum stresses. 317 00:16:04,497 --> 00:16:07,194 Try to make the modifications. 318 00:16:07,266 --> 00:16:09,633 If there's a way we can bring Voyager along for the ride, 319 00:16:09,702 --> 00:16:11,170 I'm all for it. 320 00:16:11,237 --> 00:16:13,934 Harry, B'Elanna, I want you to take an engineering team 321 00:16:14,006 --> 00:16:15,030 down to the Dauntless. 322 00:16:15,107 --> 00:16:16,165 Start working on a way 323 00:16:16,242 --> 00:16:17,835 to shut down the slipstream drive 324 00:16:17,910 --> 00:16:19,742 - at a moment's notice. - Aye, Captain. 325 00:16:19,812 --> 00:16:21,405 Once we have that safeguard in place, 326 00:16:21,481 --> 00:16:23,108 we can start making the test flights. 327 00:16:23,182 --> 00:16:24,206 I want this entire crew 328 00:16:24,283 --> 00:16:26,115 to familiarize themselves with that ship. 329 00:16:26,185 --> 00:16:28,347 See to it. 330 00:16:28,421 --> 00:16:29,889 Dismissed. 331 00:16:31,891 --> 00:16:33,416 Tuvok... 332 00:16:33,559 --> 00:16:34,993 big day. 333 00:16:35,061 --> 00:16:35,994 Indeed. 334 00:16:36,062 --> 00:16:37,325 A way home. 335 00:16:37,396 --> 00:16:39,228 We've been waiting for this moment for years. 336 00:16:39,298 --> 00:16:41,790 Why don't I feel more enthusiastic? 337 00:16:41,868 --> 00:16:45,862 Perhaps my mental discipline is rubbing off on you. 338 00:16:45,938 --> 00:16:47,201 Perhaps. 339 00:16:47,273 --> 00:16:50,243 What do you think about this little miracle of ours? 340 00:16:50,309 --> 00:16:52,835 I share your concern about the crew's safety. 341 00:16:52,912 --> 00:16:54,573 We must take every precaution. 342 00:16:54,647 --> 00:16:57,082 Somehow, I don't think standard diagnostics 343 00:16:57,149 --> 00:16:58,310 and security protocols 344 00:16:58,384 --> 00:17:00,409 are going to make me feel any better. 345 00:17:00,486 --> 00:17:01,885 Captain? 346 00:17:05,358 --> 00:17:07,827 All of this is just a little too perfect. 347 00:17:07,894 --> 00:17:08,827 The alien genius 348 00:17:08,895 --> 00:17:11,125 with the answers to all of our problems... 349 00:17:11,197 --> 00:17:12,790 the message from Starfleet 350 00:17:12,865 --> 00:17:14,799 telling us everything we want to hear... 351 00:17:14,867 --> 00:17:16,892 a starship delivered to our doorstep... 352 00:17:16,969 --> 00:17:18,630 What more could we ask for? 353 00:17:18,704 --> 00:17:20,638 They even turned down the beds. 354 00:17:20,706 --> 00:17:23,641 The only thing missing was chocolates on the pillows. 355 00:17:23,709 --> 00:17:26,406 It does seem convenient. 356 00:17:29,048 --> 00:17:30,982 I can't put my finger on it, 357 00:17:31,050 --> 00:17:33,109 but from the moment this all started, 358 00:17:33,185 --> 00:17:35,051 I sensed something was wrong. 359 00:17:35,121 --> 00:17:38,489 It started when Arturis boarded Voyager. 360 00:17:39,559 --> 00:17:41,118 Exactly. 361 00:17:43,930 --> 00:17:47,264 We'll proceed as planned, but I want you to investigate 362 00:17:47,333 --> 00:17:51,201 that ship from stem to stern and keep an eye on our guest. 363 00:17:51,270 --> 00:17:52,931 See if you can find out more about him. 364 00:17:53,005 --> 00:17:54,200 Understood. 365 00:17:54,273 --> 00:17:55,604 Let's hope we're just suffering 366 00:17:55,675 --> 00:17:57,336 from some good old-fashioned paranoia. 367 00:17:57,410 --> 00:17:58,707 Keep me posted. 368 00:18:06,619 --> 00:18:08,212 Captain's Log, supplemental. 369 00:18:08,287 --> 00:18:10,688 So far, the crew hasn't found any evidence 370 00:18:10,756 --> 00:18:12,781 to support my doubts about Arturis. 371 00:18:12,858 --> 00:18:14,792 Nevertheless, I've told them to keep looking 372 00:18:14,860 --> 00:18:16,294 and to keep their optimism in check. 373 00:18:16,362 --> 00:18:17,591 But that's one order 374 00:18:17,663 --> 00:18:19,392 I don't expect them to follow to the letter... 375 00:18:19,532 --> 00:18:24,368 Daily Log, Seven of Nine, Stardate 51981.6. 376 00:18:24,437 --> 00:18:27,896 I've analyzed the quantum slipstream technology 377 00:18:27,974 --> 00:18:29,408 of the Dauntless. 378 00:18:29,475 --> 00:18:31,967 It is similar to the transwarp drive used by the Borg. 379 00:18:32,044 --> 00:18:33,409 As a result, my expertise 380 00:18:33,479 --> 00:18:35,777 will be crucial to the mission's success. 381 00:18:35,848 --> 00:18:39,512 Voyager's crew is counting on that success, 382 00:18:39,585 --> 00:18:43,283 but I find myself ambivalent, so I am carrying out my... 383 00:18:43,356 --> 00:18:44,790 Despite my apprehension, 384 00:18:44,857 --> 00:18:46,985 I can't help but wonder what I'll be doing 385 00:18:47,059 --> 00:18:48,549 in three months' time-- 386 00:18:48,628 --> 00:18:50,995 still guiding Voyager through the Delta Quadrant, 387 00:18:51,063 --> 00:18:52,258 searching for a way home, 388 00:18:52,331 --> 00:18:54,129 or looking up old friends in Indiana? 389 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:56,931 If we do return to Sector 001, 390 00:18:57,003 --> 00:18:59,768 will I adapt to human civilization-- 391 00:18:59,839 --> 00:19:03,241 a single Borg among billions of individuals? 392 00:19:09,215 --> 00:19:11,479 Initiate emergency shutdown on my mark. 393 00:19:14,487 --> 00:19:15,955 Now. 394 00:19:18,190 --> 00:19:20,750 Quantum field strength down to 90 percent. 395 00:19:22,161 --> 00:19:23,754 80 percent. 396 00:19:23,829 --> 00:19:25,991 It's leveling off at 75. 397 00:19:26,065 --> 00:19:28,625 We need to dampen the field by at least 50 percent. 398 00:19:28,701 --> 00:19:30,999 Try reversing the quantum field polarities. 399 00:19:34,407 --> 00:19:35,374 70 percent. 400 00:19:39,578 --> 00:19:43,208 55... 401 00:19:43,282 --> 00:19:44,716 49 percent. 402 00:19:44,784 --> 00:19:46,218 We did it. 403 00:19:46,285 --> 00:19:48,049 We've got our safety net. 404 00:19:48,120 --> 00:19:49,952 One step closer to home. 405 00:19:50,022 --> 00:19:52,423 Tuvok wants us to run a metallurgical analysis 406 00:19:52,558 --> 00:19:54,993 of the bulkheads to look for anything unusual. 407 00:19:55,061 --> 00:19:56,153 Thank you. 408 00:19:56,228 --> 00:19:57,525 You two run the analysis. 409 00:19:57,596 --> 00:19:59,325 I'll be on the Bridge with Arturis. 410 00:19:59,398 --> 00:20:02,060 Our resident genius said he'd help me figure out 411 00:20:02,134 --> 00:20:04,193 how to use the control sequencers. 412 00:20:05,671 --> 00:20:07,867 Lieutenant, you seem eager to return to Earth. 413 00:20:07,940 --> 00:20:10,966 "Eager." 414 00:20:11,043 --> 00:20:12,807 I wouldn't go that far. 415 00:20:15,715 --> 00:20:17,581 You were a member of the Maquis. 416 00:20:17,650 --> 00:20:19,140 Starfleet Command will no doubt 417 00:20:19,218 --> 00:20:21,880 hold you responsible for a multitude of crimes. 418 00:20:21,954 --> 00:20:24,321 You will find nothing on Earth but adversity. 419 00:20:24,390 --> 00:20:27,087 Well, that's looking on the bright side. 420 00:20:27,159 --> 00:20:28,820 Let's put it this way: 421 00:20:28,894 --> 00:20:30,988 I'd rather face the music at home 422 00:20:31,063 --> 00:20:34,033 than spend the rest of my life in the Delta Quadrant. 423 00:20:37,002 --> 00:20:38,663 What about you? 424 00:20:38,738 --> 00:20:40,934 Looking forward to seeing Earth? 425 00:20:41,006 --> 00:20:42,235 No. 426 00:20:42,308 --> 00:20:45,005 I'm not surprised. 427 00:20:45,077 --> 00:20:47,978 You think people are going to resent an ex-Maquis? 428 00:20:48,047 --> 00:20:49,606 What about an ex-drone? 429 00:20:49,682 --> 00:20:53,118 We'll be outcasts together. 430 00:20:53,185 --> 00:20:55,153 I'm kidding, Seven. 431 00:20:55,221 --> 00:20:56,711 It's a joke. 432 00:20:56,789 --> 00:21:00,692 Work on that sense of humor. 433 00:21:00,760 --> 00:21:03,127 It'll help you make friends on Earth. 434 00:21:06,165 --> 00:21:08,566 Seven, can you give me a hand down here? 435 00:21:12,605 --> 00:21:15,631 I'm picking up an anomalous energy surge. 436 00:21:19,145 --> 00:21:22,513 There are no power conduits running through this section. 437 00:21:27,620 --> 00:21:30,817 Believe me, Seven, one look at that big, blue marble 438 00:21:30,890 --> 00:21:32,153 and you'll fall in love. 439 00:21:32,224 --> 00:21:34,921 It's got just about every ecosystem you can think of 440 00:21:34,994 --> 00:21:37,725 and hundreds of different humanoid species live there: 441 00:21:37,797 --> 00:21:41,256 Vulcans, Bolians, Ktarians... 442 00:21:41,333 --> 00:21:44,564 if you like Ktarians. 443 00:21:44,637 --> 00:21:47,902 And there are several other planets to choose from. 444 00:21:47,973 --> 00:21:49,873 If you will excuse me, Ensign, 445 00:21:49,942 --> 00:21:51,967 I must speak to the Captain. 446 00:21:52,044 --> 00:21:53,808 Seven. 447 00:21:55,314 --> 00:21:57,442 For what it's worth, 448 00:21:57,516 --> 00:22:00,349 it won't be the same without you. 449 00:22:38,123 --> 00:22:39,181 Kim to Tuvok. 450 00:22:39,258 --> 00:22:40,726 Tuvok here. 451 00:22:40,793 --> 00:22:42,852 I'm on the Dauntless in the Engine Room, 452 00:22:42,928 --> 00:22:45,829 and I found something that qualifies as unusual. 453 00:22:45,898 --> 00:22:47,662 I'll be right there. 454 00:22:56,275 --> 00:23:01,509 Computer, display data block 14-beta, auxiliary display. 455 00:23:07,419 --> 00:23:09,683 Seven, I could use your help. 456 00:23:13,626 --> 00:23:15,560 I'm trying to reconstruct the last fragment 457 00:23:15,628 --> 00:23:17,289 of the Starfleet message. 458 00:23:17,363 --> 00:23:19,229 Arturis said it was irreparably damaged. 459 00:23:19,298 --> 00:23:22,791 I know, but I think he gave up too easily. 460 00:23:22,868 --> 00:23:24,097 Intuition. 461 00:23:24,169 --> 00:23:26,399 It's intuition if I'm right. 462 00:23:26,472 --> 00:23:28,372 I've designed a new decryption algorithm. 463 00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:30,704 Let's give it a try. 464 00:23:30,776 --> 00:23:32,437 Captain... 465 00:23:32,578 --> 00:23:36,537 1 will not be going with you to the Alpha Quadrant. 466 00:23:43,555 --> 00:23:45,546 I can understand your reluctance. 467 00:23:45,624 --> 00:23:47,023 It's been hard enough 468 00:23:47,092 --> 00:23:49,789 dealing with a crew of 150 individual humans. 469 00:23:49,862 --> 00:23:52,832 The prospect of an entire planet must be overwhelming. 470 00:23:52,898 --> 00:23:54,059 I am not overwhelmed. 471 00:23:54,133 --> 00:23:56,261 I simply do not wish to live among humans. 472 00:23:56,335 --> 00:23:59,361 Well, whether you like it or not, you're one of us. 473 00:23:59,438 --> 00:24:01,770 You've come a long way from that drone 474 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:04,832 who stepped out of a Borg alcove nine months ago. 475 00:24:04,910 --> 00:24:06,901 Don't turn your back on humanity now, 476 00:24:06,979 --> 00:24:10,074 not when you're about to take your biggest step-- 477 00:24:10,149 --> 00:24:12,117 Earth... 478 00:24:12,184 --> 00:24:13,618 your home. 479 00:24:13,686 --> 00:24:17,850 I may have come a long way, 480 00:24:17,923 --> 00:24:19,914 but not in the direction you think. 481 00:24:22,027 --> 00:24:24,394 You've attempted to influence my development. 482 00:24:24,463 --> 00:24:27,023 You exposed me to your culture, your ideals. 483 00:24:27,099 --> 00:24:30,433 You hoped to shape me in your own image, 484 00:24:30,536 --> 00:24:32,561 but you have failed. 485 00:24:32,638 --> 00:24:35,972 You may have noticed our tendency to disagree. 486 00:24:36,041 --> 00:24:38,442 Oh, I've noticed. 487 00:24:38,544 --> 00:24:41,241 Then you must also recognize that I do not share your values. 488 00:24:41,313 --> 00:24:43,805 Your desire to explore space is inefficient. 489 00:24:43,882 --> 00:24:46,442 Your need for familial connections is a weakness. 490 00:24:46,585 --> 00:24:49,350 Your infatuation with this planet is irrational. 491 00:24:49,421 --> 00:24:52,118 I won't argue that you've turned out 492 00:24:52,191 --> 00:24:55,126 differently than I expected, 493 00:24:55,194 --> 00:24:59,324 and that we often have conflicting points of view. 494 00:24:59,398 --> 00:25:03,392 But right now, the stakes are higher. 495 00:25:03,535 --> 00:25:06,197 This crew needs your expertise. 496 00:25:06,271 --> 00:25:08,365 Abandon them, and you diminish their chances 497 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:09,999 - of getting home. Irrelevant. 498 00:25:10,075 --> 00:25:11,372 No, it's not. 499 00:25:11,443 --> 00:25:13,343 We've given you a lot, Seven. 500 00:25:13,412 --> 00:25:15,642 It's time you gave something in return. 501 00:25:15,714 --> 00:25:18,809 I have... on many occasions. 502 00:25:18,884 --> 00:25:21,182 Now I refuse. 503 00:25:28,527 --> 00:25:30,791 What would you do, go back to the collective? 504 00:25:30,863 --> 00:25:32,991 I don't know. 505 00:25:33,065 --> 00:25:34,829 Then what exactly do you have in mind? 506 00:25:34,900 --> 00:25:36,664 I don't know. 507 00:25:36,735 --> 00:25:37,702 That's my point. 508 00:25:37,770 --> 00:25:39,101 You're asking me to cast you adrift 509 00:25:39,171 --> 00:25:41,139 in the Delta Quadrant, alone and without support. 510 00:25:41,206 --> 00:25:44,039 I wouldn't grant that request to any member of this crew, 511 00:25:44,109 --> 00:25:45,543 because it's too dangerous. 512 00:25:45,611 --> 00:25:46,703 I will survive. 513 00:25:46,779 --> 00:25:48,406 On what, Borg perfection? 514 00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:50,972 Precisely. 515 00:25:51,050 --> 00:25:53,781 I don't buy it. 516 00:25:53,852 --> 00:25:55,616 This isn't about your independence, 517 00:25:55,687 --> 00:25:57,212 your superiority. 518 00:25:59,091 --> 00:26:01,992 This is about your fear. 519 00:26:02,061 --> 00:26:03,927 You're not making this choice 520 00:26:03,996 --> 00:26:06,090 because you've outgrown humanity. 521 00:26:06,165 --> 00:26:09,430 I think you're afraid to go back to Earth. 522 00:26:18,210 --> 00:26:20,042 The algorithm's working. 523 00:26:20,112 --> 00:26:22,171 It's reconstructing the data block. 524 00:26:28,520 --> 00:26:29,419 That's strange. 525 00:26:29,555 --> 00:26:30,750 I thought 526 00:26:30,823 --> 00:26:33,417 we already recovered this part of the message. 527 00:26:33,492 --> 00:26:36,427 Perhaps it is an addendum from the Admiral. 528 00:26:36,495 --> 00:26:39,430 You did designate him a windbag. 529 00:26:39,565 --> 00:26:41,556 Oh, I don't think so. 530 00:26:41,633 --> 00:26:45,536 The data index doesn't match. 531 00:26:45,604 --> 00:26:48,039 This is a completely different message. 532 00:26:53,011 --> 00:26:55,446 Apologies from everyone at Starfleet Command. 533 00:26:55,547 --> 00:26:58,278 We've had our best people working around the clock 534 00:26:58,350 --> 00:27:00,079 trying to find a wormhole, 535 00:27:00,152 --> 00:27:03,816 a new means of propulsion-- anything to get you back home. 536 00:27:03,889 --> 00:27:05,618 But despite our best efforts... 537 00:27:05,691 --> 00:27:08,820 I know it's not what you were hoping. 538 00:27:08,894 --> 00:27:10,555 But we have sent you all the data 539 00:27:10,629 --> 00:27:12,597 we've collected on the Delta Quadrant. 540 00:27:12,664 --> 00:27:15,793 With any luck, you'll find at least some part of it useful, 541 00:27:15,868 --> 00:27:18,803 maybe enough to shave a few years off your trip. 542 00:27:21,507 --> 00:27:23,305 Safe journey. 543 00:27:23,375 --> 00:27:24,900 We hope to see you soon. 544 00:27:28,714 --> 00:27:31,740 Your intuition was correct. 545 00:27:31,817 --> 00:27:33,911 Unfortunately. 546 00:27:33,986 --> 00:27:36,978 Arturis must have created a false message. 547 00:27:37,055 --> 00:27:39,615 It sure as hell looks that way. 548 00:27:39,691 --> 00:27:40,988 Janeway to Tuvok. 549 00:27:41,059 --> 00:27:42,754 Yes, Captain. 550 00:27:42,828 --> 00:27:46,093 My suspicions have been confirmed. 551 00:27:49,334 --> 00:27:51,666 Arturis tampered with Starfleet's message. 552 00:27:51,737 --> 00:27:54,069 The Dauntless isn't what it appears to be. 553 00:27:54,139 --> 00:27:55,573 I agree. We've discovered 554 00:27:55,641 --> 00:27:57,632 alien technology behind a bulkhead 555 00:27:57,709 --> 00:27:58,835 in Engineering. 556 00:27:58,911 --> 00:28:00,003 I can't identify it. 557 00:28:00,078 --> 00:28:01,603 Where's Arturis now? 558 00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:04,274 On the Dauntless Bridge, working with Lieutenant Torres. 559 00:28:04,349 --> 00:28:06,374 Go to the Bridge, but don't tip our hand. 560 00:28:06,451 --> 00:28:08,977 I'll be there with a full security team within minutes. 561 00:28:09,054 --> 00:28:10,681 Understood. 562 00:28:10,756 --> 00:28:12,451 Let's get weapons. 563 00:28:32,177 --> 00:28:33,770 Don't touch that! 564 00:28:35,647 --> 00:28:38,241 You almost kicked us into slipstream drive. 565 00:28:38,317 --> 00:28:41,582 Oh. I wouldn't want to do that. 566 00:28:41,653 --> 00:28:43,121 Ku cha mee-roch. 567 00:28:43,188 --> 00:28:45,020 No problem. 568 00:28:46,792 --> 00:28:48,282 You speak Klingon. 569 00:28:48,360 --> 00:28:49,293 I do now. 570 00:28:49,361 --> 00:28:50,419 Your Captain was kind enough 571 00:28:50,529 --> 00:28:52,896 to let me review your linguistic database. 572 00:28:52,965 --> 00:28:55,434 I only speak a few phrases myself. 573 00:28:55,567 --> 00:28:57,729 Oh, a shame. It's a robust language. 574 00:28:57,803 --> 00:28:59,999 A little too robust for me. 575 00:29:04,376 --> 00:29:06,811 Evacuate the repair teams. 576 00:29:06,878 --> 00:29:07,902 Captain? 577 00:29:07,980 --> 00:29:09,379 Do it. 578 00:29:09,514 --> 00:29:11,107 Explain yourself. 579 00:29:11,183 --> 00:29:13,311 I don't know what you're talking about. 580 00:29:13,385 --> 00:29:15,786 You fabricated the message from Starfleet. 581 00:29:15,854 --> 00:29:17,322 I recovered the real transmission-- 582 00:29:17,389 --> 00:29:20,256 the one you said was irreparably damaged. 583 00:29:20,325 --> 00:29:21,850 That's absurd. 584 00:29:21,927 --> 00:29:23,395 Starfleet didn't send us this vessel. 585 00:29:23,495 --> 00:29:25,486 And you're not here to help. Is this your ship? 586 00:29:25,564 --> 00:29:27,191 Please, I... stay calm. 587 00:29:27,266 --> 00:29:28,995 There must be an explanation. 588 00:29:29,067 --> 00:29:31,263 I tried to ignore my gut feelings, because I got 589 00:29:31,336 --> 00:29:33,600 carried away with the excitement of getting home. 590 00:29:33,672 --> 00:29:35,265 But you preyed on that, didn't you? 591 00:29:35,340 --> 00:29:38,332 You took advantage of our hopes, and now I want to know why. 592 00:29:41,046 --> 00:29:44,277 believe that there is a threat here, Captain. 593 00:29:44,349 --> 00:29:46,841 But not from me. 594 00:29:46,918 --> 00:29:49,853 I didn't feel it was my place to make accusations, 595 00:29:49,921 --> 00:29:53,414 but I saw her reconfigure several key algorithms 596 00:29:53,525 --> 00:29:56,790 two days ago in the Astrometrics Lab. 597 00:29:56,862 --> 00:29:58,352 And it seemed obvious 598 00:29:58,430 --> 00:30:01,365 she must have been tampering with the Starfleet message. 599 00:30:01,433 --> 00:30:02,696 You are lying. 600 00:30:02,768 --> 00:30:04,065 She's been sabotaging 601 00:30:04,136 --> 00:30:06,127 your every effort to reach Earth. 602 00:30:06,204 --> 00:30:08,002 You don't have to believe me, Captain. 603 00:30:08,073 --> 00:30:10,064 You can find all the evidence you need 604 00:30:10,142 --> 00:30:11,439 in her personal database. 605 00:30:11,543 --> 00:30:13,739 Evidence you undoubtedly put there yourself, 606 00:30:13,812 --> 00:30:15,143 just in case you got caught. 607 00:30:15,213 --> 00:30:16,339 Take him to Voyager. 608 00:30:16,415 --> 00:30:18,406 Throw him in the brig. 609 00:30:45,610 --> 00:30:48,079 Janeway to Voyager. Beam us out of here. 610 00:30:48,146 --> 00:30:50,706 He's trying to deflect our transporters. 611 00:30:50,782 --> 00:30:52,216 Stand by. 612 00:31:05,197 --> 00:31:06,926 I've got everyone but Seven and the Captain. 613 00:31:06,998 --> 00:31:08,693 He's found a way to block their transport. 614 00:31:08,767 --> 00:31:11,065 The ship's going into slipstream mode. 615 00:31:11,136 --> 00:31:12,934 Pursuit course. 616 00:31:25,350 --> 00:31:27,045 We lost them, Commander. 617 00:31:32,491 --> 00:31:35,722 Tom, bring the warp core modifications on line. 618 00:31:35,794 --> 00:31:36,989 We're going after them. 619 00:31:37,062 --> 00:31:38,928 Sir, we haven't even had a trial run yet. 620 00:31:40,532 --> 00:31:42,557 There's no time like the present. 621 00:31:51,843 --> 00:31:54,710 Where are you taking us? 622 00:31:54,780 --> 00:31:57,010 Home. 623 00:31:57,082 --> 00:31:59,380 How'd you create the Starfleet Bridge? 624 00:31:59,451 --> 00:32:01,078 Holograms? 625 00:32:01,153 --> 00:32:02,814 Particle synthesis. 626 00:32:02,888 --> 00:32:04,720 Beyond your understanding. 627 00:32:04,790 --> 00:32:06,519 Is this what your people do? 628 00:32:06,591 --> 00:32:08,286 Prey on innocent ships? 629 00:32:08,360 --> 00:32:09,794 "Innocent." 630 00:32:09,861 --> 00:32:12,853 Typical of Captain Janeway-- self-righteous. 631 00:32:14,466 --> 00:32:16,901 If I've offended you or your people in some way, 632 00:32:16,968 --> 00:32:18,265 please tell me. 633 00:32:18,336 --> 00:32:20,168 Diplomacy, Captain? 634 00:32:20,238 --> 00:32:23,697 Your diplomacy destroyed my world! 635 00:32:23,775 --> 00:32:25,800 What? What are you saying? 636 00:32:25,877 --> 00:32:28,244 You negotiated an agreement 637 00:32:28,313 --> 00:32:31,078 with the Borg collective-- 638 00:32:31,149 --> 00:32:35,643 safe passage through their space, and in return, 639 00:32:35,720 --> 00:32:38,212 you helped them defeat one of their enemies. 640 00:32:38,290 --> 00:32:39,758 Species 8472. 641 00:32:39,825 --> 00:32:42,726 In your colorful language, yes-- Species 8472. 642 00:32:42,794 --> 00:32:45,058 Did it ever occur to you that there were those of us 643 00:32:45,130 --> 00:32:47,724 in the Delta Quadrant with a vested interest in that war? 644 00:32:47,799 --> 00:32:50,393 Victory would have meant annihilation of the Borg, 645 00:32:50,469 --> 00:32:52,801 but you couldn't see beyond the bow of your own ship! 646 00:32:52,871 --> 00:32:54,464 In my estimation, 647 00:32:54,539 --> 00:32:57,975 Species 8472 posed a greater threat than the Borg. 648 00:32:58,043 --> 00:32:59,670 Who were you to make that decision-- 649 00:32:59,744 --> 00:33:01,838 a stranger to this Quadrant? 650 00:33:01,913 --> 00:33:04,007 There wasn't exactly time to take a poll. 651 00:33:04,082 --> 00:33:05,311 I had to act quickly. 652 00:33:05,383 --> 00:33:09,616 My people managed to elude the Borg for centuries-- 653 00:33:09,688 --> 00:33:13,386 outwitting them, always one step ahead. 654 00:33:13,458 --> 00:33:17,224 But in recent years, the Borg began to weaken our defenses. 655 00:33:17,295 --> 00:33:18,888 They were closing in, 656 00:33:18,964 --> 00:33:22,992 and Species 8472 was our last hope to defeat them. 657 00:33:23,068 --> 00:33:24,934 You took that away from us! 658 00:33:26,771 --> 00:33:29,138 The outer colonies were the first to fall-- 659 00:33:29,207 --> 00:33:31,767 23 in a matter of hours. 660 00:33:31,843 --> 00:33:34,039 Our sentry vessels tossed aside. 661 00:33:34,112 --> 00:33:35,876 No defense against the storm. 662 00:33:35,947 --> 00:33:38,678 And by the time they had surrounded our star system-- 663 00:33:38,750 --> 00:33:40,616 hundreds of cubes-- 664 00:33:40,685 --> 00:33:44,053 we had already surrendered to our own terror. 665 00:33:45,857 --> 00:33:50,090 A few of us managed to survive-- ten, 20,000. 666 00:33:50,161 --> 00:33:51,322 I was fortunate. 667 00:33:51,396 --> 00:33:57,301 I escaped with a vessel, alone... but alive. 668 00:33:57,369 --> 00:33:58,598 I don't blame them. 669 00:33:58,670 --> 00:34:01,571 They were just drones, 670 00:34:01,640 --> 00:34:04,735 acting with their collective instinct. 671 00:34:04,809 --> 00:34:06,072 You! 672 00:34:06,144 --> 00:34:08,613 You had a choice! 673 00:34:10,649 --> 00:34:13,118 I am sorry for what happened to your people, 674 00:34:13,184 --> 00:34:14,413 but try to understand. 675 00:34:14,486 --> 00:34:15,885 I couldn't have known. 676 00:34:15,954 --> 00:34:18,423 It took me months to find you. 677 00:34:18,523 --> 00:34:21,254 I watched and waited for my opportunity 678 00:34:21,326 --> 00:34:23,522 to make you pay for what you'd done. 679 00:34:23,595 --> 00:34:25,063 Then the Starfleet message. 680 00:34:25,130 --> 00:34:28,395 And I knew that your selfish desire to get home 681 00:34:28,466 --> 00:34:29,991 would surface again, 682 00:34:30,068 --> 00:34:32,833 that I could lure you to this vessel, 683 00:34:32,904 --> 00:34:35,669 that I could see to it that you'd all be assimilated 684 00:34:35,740 --> 00:34:39,233 and spend the rest of eternity as Borg! 685 00:34:39,311 --> 00:34:44,579 I was hoping to get your entire crew, 686 00:34:44,649 --> 00:34:46,777 but I'll settle for the two of you. 687 00:34:52,023 --> 00:34:54,788 In a matter of hours, 688 00:34:54,859 --> 00:34:57,851 this ship will return to my homeworld... 689 00:35:00,231 --> 00:35:02,700 inside Borg space. 690 00:35:02,767 --> 00:35:05,395 When that happens, you will be assimilated, as well. 691 00:35:05,537 --> 00:35:07,972 That's irrelevant. 692 00:35:09,507 --> 00:35:12,408 This is what you wanted all along, isn't it? 693 00:35:12,510 --> 00:35:15,207 To go back to your collective? 694 00:35:15,280 --> 00:35:18,944 You should thank me. 695 00:35:38,036 --> 00:35:39,060 Report. 696 00:35:39,137 --> 00:35:40,434 We're at full impulse, 697 00:35:40,572 --> 00:35:43,735 but we're not breaking through the quantum barrier. 698 00:35:43,808 --> 00:35:45,276 I'm having trouble controlling the field parameters. 699 00:35:45,343 --> 00:35:47,710 I need more power to the deflector. 700 00:35:47,779 --> 00:35:48,712 Bridge to Torres. 701 00:35:48,780 --> 00:35:51,306 I'm already on it, Commander. Stand by. 702 00:35:51,383 --> 00:35:53,283 Reroute auxiliary power to deflector control. 703 00:35:53,351 --> 00:35:55,251 Make sure that quantum warp field is stable. 704 00:35:55,320 --> 00:35:56,947 Aye, Lieutenant. 705 00:35:59,658 --> 00:36:00,989 Deflector at maximum. 706 00:36:01,059 --> 00:36:02,891 I'm focusing the quantum field. 707 00:36:02,961 --> 00:36:04,019 Make it quick. 708 00:36:04,095 --> 00:36:05,893 Hull temperature's at critical. 709 00:36:10,702 --> 00:36:12,192 We're at slipstream velocity. 710 00:36:12,270 --> 00:36:14,398 Structural integrity is down by nine percent. 711 00:36:14,472 --> 00:36:15,837 We've got less than an hour 712 00:36:15,907 --> 00:36:17,602 before the hull starts to buckle. 713 00:36:17,676 --> 00:36:19,303 I've located their slipstream. 714 00:36:19,377 --> 00:36:21,903 I'm aligning ours to match. 715 00:36:21,980 --> 00:36:23,414 We're right behind them. 716 00:36:23,515 --> 00:36:24,778 How far behind? 717 00:36:24,849 --> 00:36:26,112 Just a few minutes. 718 00:36:26,184 --> 00:36:28,414 Is there any way to increase our speed? 719 00:36:28,553 --> 00:36:29,816 None. 720 00:36:29,888 --> 00:36:31,322 We're at maximum. 721 00:36:31,389 --> 00:36:32,914 Maintain course. 722 00:36:32,991 --> 00:36:34,857 If I know the Captain, 723 00:36:34,926 --> 00:36:37,156 she's already got a plan. 724 00:36:38,630 --> 00:36:40,394 Any ideas? 725 00:36:40,465 --> 00:36:41,728 Not presently. 726 00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:43,063 We better think of something. 727 00:36:43,134 --> 00:36:45,068 We come face-to-face with your former family 728 00:36:45,136 --> 00:36:46,194 in less than an hour, 729 00:36:46,271 --> 00:36:47,864 and that's one reunion I'd like to miss. 730 00:36:47,939 --> 00:36:49,600 Unless, of course, you're looking forward 731 00:36:49,674 --> 00:36:50,800 to rejoining the collective. 732 00:36:52,777 --> 00:36:54,905 I do not believe I am. 733 00:36:54,979 --> 00:36:56,606 Not the ringing opposition 734 00:36:56,681 --> 00:36:59,013 I was hoping for, but I'll take it. 735 00:36:59,084 --> 00:37:01,451 A drone could walk through this force field 736 00:37:01,519 --> 00:37:03,283 like it was thin air. 737 00:37:03,354 --> 00:37:05,254 Is there enough Borg technology 738 00:37:05,323 --> 00:37:07,519 left in your body to let it adapt? 739 00:37:07,592 --> 00:37:09,856 If I activate the appropriate nanoprobes, 740 00:37:09,928 --> 00:37:12,363 I could alter my bioelectric field. 741 00:37:12,430 --> 00:37:15,331 However, I would need to adjust my cranial implant. 742 00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:17,994 Would a microfilament do the trick? 743 00:37:18,069 --> 00:37:19,503 It might. 744 00:37:19,571 --> 00:37:22,336 Then let's get you one. 745 00:37:22,407 --> 00:37:24,967 Once you get outside, access that control panel 746 00:37:25,043 --> 00:37:26,636 and disable the force field. 747 00:37:26,711 --> 00:37:28,805 Then we'll try to reach the engine room. 748 00:37:28,880 --> 00:37:31,713 And employ the emergency shutdown procedure. 749 00:37:36,187 --> 00:37:37,621 Sufficient. 750 00:37:37,689 --> 00:37:39,316 You will need 751 00:37:39,390 --> 00:37:42,621 to cross-link the third and sixth nodules. 752 00:37:50,235 --> 00:37:52,169 Déja vu. 753 00:37:52,237 --> 00:37:54,228 Captain? 754 00:37:54,305 --> 00:37:55,363 If I recall, 755 00:37:55,440 --> 00:37:58,307 this is where our relationship began 756 00:37:58,376 --> 00:38:00,276 in a brig nine months ago. 757 00:38:00,345 --> 00:38:02,279 I severed you from the collective, 758 00:38:02,347 --> 00:38:05,282 and you weren't exactly happy about it. 759 00:38:05,350 --> 00:38:08,285 No, I was not. 760 00:38:08,353 --> 00:38:11,721 In case I never get a chance to say this... 761 00:38:11,790 --> 00:38:14,816 I realize that I've been hard on you at times, 762 00:38:14,893 --> 00:38:16,987 but it was never out of anger 763 00:38:17,061 --> 00:38:19,826 or regret that I brought you on board. 764 00:38:19,898 --> 00:38:21,263 I'm your Captain. 765 00:38:21,332 --> 00:38:23,733 That means I can't always be a friend. 766 00:38:23,802 --> 00:38:25,133 Understand? 767 00:38:25,203 --> 00:38:27,501 No. 768 00:38:27,572 --> 00:38:30,803 However, if we are assimilated our thoughts will become one, 769 00:38:30,875 --> 00:38:33,139 and I'm sure I will understand perfectly. 770 00:38:35,713 --> 00:38:37,340 A joke, Captain. 771 00:38:37,415 --> 00:38:40,942 You yourself have encouraged me to use my sense of humor. 772 00:38:42,020 --> 00:38:43,749 Well, it's nice to know 773 00:38:43,822 --> 00:38:46,723 you've taken some of my advice to heart. 774 00:38:51,629 --> 00:38:53,393 You were correct, Captain. 775 00:38:53,464 --> 00:38:54,898 Hmm? 776 00:38:54,966 --> 00:38:57,367 My desire to remain in the Delta Quadrant 777 00:38:57,435 --> 00:39:00,029 was based on fear. 778 00:39:00,104 --> 00:39:01,902 I am no longer Borg, 779 00:39:01,973 --> 00:39:04,567 but the prospect of becoming human is... 780 00:39:04,642 --> 00:39:07,577 unsettling. 781 00:39:07,645 --> 00:39:10,307 I don't know where I belong. 782 00:39:10,381 --> 00:39:12,975 You belong with us. 783 00:39:15,553 --> 00:39:18,420 The adaptations are complete. 784 00:39:38,276 --> 00:39:40,040 We're in business. 785 00:39:59,130 --> 00:40:01,428 I can't initiate the emergency shutdown. 786 00:40:01,532 --> 00:40:03,432 Our commands are being blocked from the Bridge. 787 00:40:03,568 --> 00:40:04,729 He's detected us. 788 00:40:07,705 --> 00:40:09,935 The ship's velocity has just increased. 789 00:40:10,008 --> 00:40:11,339 At our present speed, 790 00:40:11,409 --> 00:40:14,140 we will enter Borg space in less than 12 minutes. 791 00:40:14,212 --> 00:40:16,442 Do we still have access to the power distribution grid? 792 00:40:16,547 --> 00:40:17,878 Yes. 793 00:40:17,949 --> 00:40:20,145 If we can't throw on the brakes, let's swerve the wheel. 794 00:40:20,218 --> 00:40:22,585 Send a power surge into the starboard thrusters. 795 00:40:22,654 --> 00:40:24,053 The torsional stress at these speeds 796 00:40:24,122 --> 00:40:25,146 could tear the ship apart. 797 00:40:25,223 --> 00:40:27,021 It's either that or join the hive. Do it. 798 00:40:27,091 --> 00:40:28,456 If we're still in one piece, 799 00:40:28,559 --> 00:40:30,254 try to gain control of navigation. 800 00:40:30,328 --> 00:40:31,386 I'll be on the Bridge. 801 00:40:31,462 --> 00:40:32,827 We have a game of Velocity 802 00:40:32,897 --> 00:40:34,456 scheduled for tomorrow, Holodeck One. 803 00:40:34,532 --> 00:40:36,364 I expect you to keep the appointment. 804 00:40:36,434 --> 00:40:38,368 Aye, Captain. 805 00:41:16,441 --> 00:41:18,603 Sorry about the bumpy ride. 806 00:41:18,676 --> 00:41:21,043 You can slow this ship down, 807 00:41:21,112 --> 00:41:22,602 but you can't stop it. 808 00:41:22,680 --> 00:41:25,115 In four minutes, Captain Janeway will be gone, 809 00:41:25,183 --> 00:41:26,947 and a new drone will be born. 810 00:41:27,018 --> 00:41:28,213 Don't count on it. 811 00:41:30,154 --> 00:41:32,953 Seven of Nine has accessed your navigational systems. 812 00:41:33,024 --> 00:41:35,152 You taught us how to use this ship 813 00:41:35,226 --> 00:41:36,352 a little too well. 814 00:41:36,427 --> 00:41:38,395 I can't begin to imagine your loss, 815 00:41:38,463 --> 00:41:41,057 but try to see beyond your desire for revenge. 816 00:41:41,132 --> 00:41:42,793 Revenge is all I have left. 817 00:41:42,867 --> 00:41:45,393 No, no. As long as you're alive, there's hope. 818 00:41:45,470 --> 00:41:47,063 Your people's accomplishments 819 00:41:47,138 --> 00:41:49,903 their knowledge, their dignity can survive in you. 820 00:41:49,974 --> 00:41:52,136 End this. 821 00:42:03,888 --> 00:42:06,516 I've just destroyed the navigational controls. 822 00:42:06,591 --> 00:42:08,821 No one can stop this ship now, 823 00:42:08,893 --> 00:42:10,588 not even me. 824 00:42:12,163 --> 00:42:14,097 Two minutes to Borg space. 825 00:42:21,706 --> 00:42:22,798 Direct hit. 826 00:42:22,874 --> 00:42:24,433 The vessel's shields are down. 827 00:42:24,509 --> 00:42:26,170 Transporter standing by. 828 00:42:26,244 --> 00:42:28,110 Get a lock on our people. 829 00:42:42,360 --> 00:42:43,987 Voyager. 830 00:42:44,062 --> 00:42:45,188 Come with me. 831 00:42:45,263 --> 00:42:46,662 It's not too late. 832 00:42:46,731 --> 00:42:48,495 It is for you. 833 00:42:50,368 --> 00:42:52,837 I've got them, Commander -- Transporter Room Two. 834 00:42:52,904 --> 00:42:55,168 Alter our slipstream, hard starboard. 835 00:42:55,239 --> 00:42:57,435 Take us back the way we came. 836 00:43:16,160 --> 00:43:18,060 We are the Borg. 837 00:43:18,129 --> 00:43:19,858 You will be assimilated. 838 00:43:19,931 --> 00:43:21,899 Resistance is futile. 839 00:43:26,204 --> 00:43:28,172 Captain's Log, supplemental. 840 00:43:28,239 --> 00:43:31,174 We remained in the quantum slipstream for an hour 841 00:43:31,242 --> 00:43:33,108 before it finally collapsed. 842 00:43:33,177 --> 00:43:34,975 Our diagnostics have concluded 843 00:43:35,046 --> 00:43:38,141 that we can't risk using this technology again, 844 00:43:38,216 --> 00:43:41,277 but we did manage to get 300 light-years closer to home. 845 00:43:44,122 --> 00:43:45,055 Full impact. 846 00:43:45,123 --> 00:43:47,023 Final round to Janeway. Winner: Janeway. 847 00:43:47,091 --> 00:43:48,183 Nice play. 848 00:43:48,259 --> 00:43:49,385 You almost had me. 849 00:43:49,460 --> 00:43:50,450 Almost. 850 00:43:50,595 --> 00:43:51,687 Go again? 851 00:43:51,762 --> 00:43:53,730 I must report to the Astrometrics Lab. 852 00:43:53,798 --> 00:43:55,129 There is work to be done. 853 00:43:55,199 --> 00:43:57,930 Work? I gave the crew strict orders to take some RandR 854 00:43:58,002 --> 00:44:00,471 over the next few days, and that includes you. 855 00:44:00,571 --> 00:44:02,096 There are more pressing needs. 856 00:44:02,173 --> 00:44:04,870 I am attempting to design another method of traveling 857 00:44:04,942 --> 00:44:07,411 at slipstream velocities without damaging Voyager. 858 00:44:07,512 --> 00:44:09,207 I thought that was impossible. 859 00:44:09,280 --> 00:44:12,215 "Impossible" is a word that humans use far too often. 860 00:44:12,283 --> 00:44:14,251 I wish to continue my efforts. 861 00:44:14,318 --> 00:44:17,413 A few days ago, you were ready to abandon ship, 862 00:44:17,555 --> 00:44:21,287 and here you are, practically laying in a course to Earth. 863 00:44:21,359 --> 00:44:26,798 As we approached Borg space, I began to reevaluate my future. 864 00:44:26,864 --> 00:44:30,562 The prospect of becoming a drone... 865 00:44:30,635 --> 00:44:32,569 was unappealing. 866 00:44:32,637 --> 00:44:34,935 Sometimes you've got to look back 867 00:44:35,006 --> 00:44:36,872 in order to move forward. 868 00:44:36,941 --> 00:44:38,272 Sounds to me 869 00:44:38,342 --> 00:44:40,640 like you're starting to embrace your humanity. 870 00:44:40,711 --> 00:44:42,440 No... 871 00:44:42,513 --> 00:44:47,781 but as I said, nothing is impossible. 872 00:44:52,156 --> 00:44:54,784 Computer... 873 00:44:54,859 --> 00:44:56,850 one more game.