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Captain's log, stardate 48693.2.
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We've altered course to investigate
photonic activity in a nearby protostar.
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Lieutenant Torres and I are
beaming aboard samples for analysis.
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- We're ready for transport.
- Energise.
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That's strange. Both containers
should have been filled.
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It's a breach
in the annular confinement beam.
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I'm aborting transport.
OK, let's try that again.
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Energising.
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All right. I'll get a phase spectrum
analysis on this as soon as possible.
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If this works, it could boost the
efficiency of our power converters 15%.
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- I'd say more like 20.
- How long for a preliminary analysis?
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- Six hours. Maybe more.
- I'd like to get it sooner than that.
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Ensign Kim is off duty.
Could you use his help?
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Can you convince him to help?
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I think I might be able to.
Janeway to Kim.
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That's odd.
Computer, locate Ensign Kim.
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Unable to comply.
Ensign Kim is not aboard the ship.
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There is no unauthorised transporter
activity and all shuttlecraft are there.
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If Kim left the ship, he did not do so
by conventional means.
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His last shift ended four hours ago. He
was scheduled for time on a holodeck.
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- No one has seen him since.
- Scan the holodeck.
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- What's the matter?
- There is interference in the holodeck.
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- I cannot obtain a clear scan.
- Is it a system malfunction?
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I do not believe so.
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Commander.
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The holodeck is active. There appears
to be a program in progress.
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Can you shut it down?
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Manual overrides are not functioning.
I cannot terminate the program.
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All right. Let's go in.
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Computer, identify program.
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The program in progress is a holonovel
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based on the epic Earth poem Beowulf.
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Beowulf?
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An ancient English epic, set in
6th Century Denmark, if I am correct.
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Beowulf fights a creature that terrorises
a kingdom and murders its subjects.
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Monsters and swordplay.
That sort of thing.
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I'm not detecting lifesigns,
but there's still interference.
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I can't determine the source.
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Speak as a friend...
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or stand challenged!
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Computer, delete character.
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The command systems
are not functioning.
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It is also possible that
the safety programs are malfunctioning.
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I am Freya, shield maiden,
daughter of King Hrothgar.
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I guard against intruders who would
bear us harm. So declare yourselves.
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I will hear your answer
before you march any further.
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We have no desire to trespass,
but we are on an urgent mission.
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If you allow us to continue,
we would appreciate it.
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What land do you call home?
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Your faces tell me
you are not men of the Danes.
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Are you... kinsmen of Beowulf?
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Yes. We are Beowulf's kinsmen.
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My name is Chakotay and this is
Tuvok. Have you seen Beowulf?
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Yes.
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He was like no other.
Hair straight and raven black.
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Eyes bright with fierce fire.
The burning gaze of a hero.
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That would qualify
as a description of Mr Kim.
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How did you know he was Beowulf?
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This is Harry's holonovel.
It'd make sense that he's the hero.
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She may help us figure out
what happened.
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- A reasonable assumption.
- Your kinsman was a noble warrior.
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It is right you avenge his death.
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Yes. But first we'd like to know
more about how Beowulf died.
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Of course.
Come. I will take you to the king.
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Hail, Lord Hrothgar!
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I bring Chakotay and Tuvok, kinsmen of
Beowulf who come to avenge his death.
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Greet them well.
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I would bid you welcome, but the days
of glad tidings are gone from this place.
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We grieve with you for your kinsman.
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We had hoped that a warrior
of Beowulf 's strength and renown
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would be able to deliver us
from our curse.
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Could you tell us what happened?
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He met with the same fate
as did 30 of our own warriors.
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- Grendel.
- That's the monster who attacks you?
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Repelled by light and laughter,
the beast waits until we slumber.
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Then, bereft of remorse,
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Grendel comes in murderous rage
to my hall to take my people.
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And there is nothing
anyone can do to stop it.
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If you are wise, you will forego
your vengeance and return home.
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- Death lives here now.
- My Lord is fatigued. It is time to retire.
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Would it be possible
to examine Beowulf's body?
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Beowulf's body is gone,
dragged to Grendel's foul lair, no doubt.
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- The beast leaves no traces.
- Did anyone see the battle?
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No.
Beowulf chose to face Grendel alone.
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- We'd like to see Grendel for ourselves.
- To what purpose?
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To raise false hopes in our king again,
as did your kinsman?
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- Leave us alone in our misery.
- Unferth, these men are our guests.
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- They deserve our hospitality.
- They deserve nothing!
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If Beowulf was the champion he
claimed to be, Grendel would be dead.
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His head mounted on a spear!
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Instead, we spend
yet another night in terror.
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If you allow us to assist you,
we could alleviate your terror.
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Your names mean nothing to me.
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There are no songs of your deeds,
nor stories of your battles.
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Who are you to believe
you can slay Grendel?
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We don't intend to slay anyone.
We wish to examine the creature.
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Grendel might not wish to be examined
without a fight.
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And if you would fight Grendel,
then you will prove your worth to me.
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Defend yourselves!
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You are able warriors.
You may stand sentry tonight.
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You are brave men.
I hope to see you again, fate permitting.
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- Chakotay to Janeway.
- Go ahead.
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We haven't found
any definite signs of Harry,
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but we've encountered characters who
claim to know what happened to him.
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Mr Kim was running a holonovel
based on the poem Beowulf.
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He attempted to battle a creature
and was killed in the process.
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- Killed?
- Safety programs are malfunctioning.
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We must consider it.
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But you haven't found a body?
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No. If we shut down the program,
we'd know if he's here.
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Run a diagnostic
on the imaging control systems.
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If they're not working, repair them
and relay your scans to the bridge.
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- I'd like to analyse your readings.
- Aye, Captain.
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Primary imaging matrix
should be behind this wooden panel.
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I will attempt to locate
the auxiliary matrix.
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This Earth culture
is fascinated with monsters.
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Every culture has its demons. They
embody the dark emotions of its people.
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Giving them physical form in literature
is a way of exploring those feelings.
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The Vok'sha of Rakella Prime believe
hate is a beast living in the stomach.
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Their greatest mythical hero
ate stones for 23 days
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to kill the beast and became a saint.
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Fables are necessary only in cultures
which emphasise emotional behaviour.
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There are no demons
in Vulcan literature.
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That might account for its popularity.
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- Bridge to Chakotay.
- Chakotay here.
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Commander, we've analysed your data.
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A deep-level scan shows
minute quantities of photonic energy.
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How could it be in the holodeck?
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We beamed aboard
the samples from the protostar.
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There was a breach
in the annular confinement beam
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and photonic energy
leaked into the system.
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And into other systems.
We found some in the replicators.
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That raises
an uncomfortable possibility.
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Ensign Kim
may have inadvertently undergone
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the process of matter conversion.
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He may have been
converted into energy?
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We have to consider it a possibility.
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After all, the holodecks are
an outgrowth of transporter technology,
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changing energy into matter
and back again...
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every time a program is run.
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- It shouldn't convert people.
- Hold on, Captain. Something's coming.
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It is an object approximately
one metre in diameter.
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I think Grendel is paying us a visit.
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The characters told us
Kim was killed by Grendel.
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An examination of this part
of the program is advisable.
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Proceed.
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I'm picking up signs
of matter-energy conversion.
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- Emergency transport. Get them out.
- I can't get a lock.
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Commander Chakotay, report.
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- Mr Tuvok.
- I've lost their lifesigns. They're gone.
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This is a scan of the holodeck
just before we lost contact with them.
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The readings are garbled,
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but I still think there is a malfunction
in the matter conversion nodes.
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Photonic energy in the subsystems
could damage the nodes.
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It might have created a defect in
the program when Grendel shows up.
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It dematerialised our people.
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I won't accept
that Harry and the others are gone.
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Their molecular patterns
might still be there.
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If they are,
we might be able to rematerialise them.
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The only thing we can do
is go back into the holodeck,
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study this... energy surge
and find out what happened.
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Anyone who goes in there
will wind up like the others.
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Maybe not anyone.
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- Me?
- A hologram can't become energy.
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It already is energy.
You're the perfect choice.
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How will you
transfer me out of sickbay?
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We'll have to modify
your imaging systems.
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Going to the holodeck simplifies it.
The projection systems are in place.
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You have control
over your magnetic containment field.
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You can make yourself solid
or let matter pass through you.
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Nothing will be able
to touch you unless you want it to.
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- I see.
- Think of it as your first away mission.
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I can understand your hesitation.
But there are three lives at stake
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and you have the best chance
to save them.
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- Do you understand that?
- Yes.
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Good. Your job is to find the photonic
energy surge and scan it closely.
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We need all the data we can get.
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You'll have to interact
with the characters,
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so make sure you're familiar
with Beowulf.
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Your modifications
will be ready in three hours.
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Yes, Captain.
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Computer, access full text
of ancient Earth epic Beowulf,
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including historical annotation
and cultural references.
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Data compilation in progress.
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- Doctor.
- Kes. Come in.
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I don't know how long I'll be gone,
but don't suspend your studies.
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- How is the protein synthesis text?
- I finished it yesterday.
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Then learn how to operate
the base-pair sequencer.
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The manual
is in the technical database.
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- Was there something else?
- Something's bothering you.
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Not at all. Excuse me.
I have a lot of preparation to do.
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- You're nervous about this mission.
- Nervous?
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I can perform emergency surgery
and not get nervous.
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I can make life-or-death decisions
and not get nervous.
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- What makes you think I'm nervous?
- Those things are familiar to you.
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You've been programmed to do them,
but...
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...this is different, isn't it?
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I can describe every detail
of all the equipment in this sickbay,
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from bio-bed to neurostimulator.
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But I've never even seen
a sky or a forest...
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let alone Vikings and monsters.
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I can't afford to fail.
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But I don't know what to expect
in that holodeck.
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You were saying you deserve
to be treated like the crew.
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Here's your chance.
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I can tell you none of the crew
knows what to expect
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when they go on an away mission.
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Doctor, have you chosen
a name for yourself yet?
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I have narrowed the list
to three possibilities.
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Then let me suggest
you choose one before you go.
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It might help you feel like an officer.
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You may be right.
I'll give it some thought.
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And, Kes...
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Thank you.
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Good luck.
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Paris to Janeway.
We're ready for the transfer.
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- Good. Go ahead.
- Are you ready, Doctor?
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Of course.
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I've already transported
a tricorder in there.
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Engaging transfer circuits... now.
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Is everything all right, Doctor?
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Yes. There were no problems
with the transfer. I'm on my way.
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Speak as a friend,
or stand challenged.
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- I am...
- Freya, the king's daughter.
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A female warrior, or shield maiden.
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We have never met
and yet you know my name?
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- Are you a sorcerer?
- No.
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It's simply
that your reputation precedes you.
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A warrior of your skill. You're quite
famous where I come from.
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Has word of my deeds carried to other
lands? Tell me what you have heard.
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Well, your battle with...
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- Scyld, the Gar-Dane?
- A legend. An incredible story.
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00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:13,993
I burned his hall to the ground.
There was nothing left but ashes.
234
00:19:14,160 --> 00:19:15,513
Charming.
235
00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:19,878
Did you hear of my campaign against
the Heatho-bards. I fought them...
236
00:19:20,040 --> 00:19:24,795
I'd love to hear about it, but I'm on an
urgent mission. I'm looking for Grendel.
237
00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:31,391
Only a warrior would seek that
which others flee. What is your name?
238
00:19:31,560 --> 00:19:35,872
I'm glad you asked.
My name is... Schweitzer.
239
00:19:36,040 --> 00:19:37,996
Doctor Schweitzer.
240
00:19:38,160 --> 00:19:40,116
Schweitzer.
241
00:19:41,320 --> 00:19:45,950
A hero's name.
Come, I will take you to the king.
242
00:19:48,080 --> 00:19:51,152
The hall is not far from here.
243
00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:56,478
Look. Fortune is with us.
244
00:19:57,600 --> 00:20:01,878
- Atuta, a most powerful plant.
- What do you intend to do with it?
245
00:20:02,040 --> 00:20:05,157
We brew it into a broth
and drink it before battle.
246
00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:09,552
It brings on the spirit of the bear
and strength to swing our swords.
247
00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:13,838
It brings on profuse sweating,
convulsions and acute delirium.
248
00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:19,233
Amanita muscaria is a fungus common
to subarctic climates and poisonous.
249
00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:22,836
Yes, but those it does not kill,
it makes strong.
250
00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:27,073
A most hardy plant.
Are you a master of herb lore?
251
00:20:27,240 --> 00:20:29,629
In a way, I suppose I am.
252
00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:32,872
You are a man of many talents,
Lord Schweitzer.
253
00:20:33,040 --> 00:20:37,477
- Your people must value you greatly.
- You would think so.
254
00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:40,596
Hail, Lord Hrothgar!
255
00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:44,833
I bring a new friend, Schweitzer,
who has come to destroy Grendel.
256
00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:46,956
Greet him well.
257
00:20:47,120 --> 00:20:49,839
I would bid you welcome to my hall,
258
00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:53,913
but the days of glad tidings
are gone from this place.
259
00:20:54,080 --> 00:20:59,757
I'm sorry to hear that. But with your
permission, I'd like to wait for Grendel.
260
00:20:59,920 --> 00:21:01,876
To what purpose?
261
00:21:02,760 --> 00:21:06,958
To raise false hopes again,
as have others before you?
262
00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:12,073
- Leave us alone in our misery.
- I'm afraid I can't do that.
263
00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:16,518
- I have a mission.
- Your name means nothing to me.
264
00:21:16,680 --> 00:21:20,958
There are no songs of your deeds,
nor stories of your battles.
265
00:21:21,120 --> 00:21:23,873
Who are you to believe
you can slay Grendel?
266
00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:26,918
I'm simply a... warrior.
267
00:21:28,240 --> 00:21:31,471
- I have no quarrel with you.
- Indeed you do.
268
00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:37,909
And if you will fight Grendel, then
you will first prove your worth to me.
269
00:21:39,280 --> 00:21:41,191
Defend yourself!
270
00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:49,436
Fate be with you.
271
00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:01,233
If this is your best,
then you should thank me.
272
00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:05,473
Grendel would destroy you
with far greater ease than I.
273
00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:08,916
This is absurd.
274
00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:16,234
So be it.
275
00:22:21,560 --> 00:22:24,677
Put some ice on that.
It'll take down the swelling.
276
00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:27,630
Our time of deliverance is at hand.
277
00:22:28,640 --> 00:22:32,553
We have been given a new champion,
one whom weapons cannot hurt!
278
00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:36,235
The one who will destroy
Grendel and end our suffering!
279
00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:40,473
All hail the hero!
All hail Schweitzer!
280
00:22:58,960 --> 00:23:00,916
Eat.
281
00:23:01,080 --> 00:23:03,594
- What is it?
- Elk.
282
00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:07,070
When I built this hall,
the forest ran thick with them.
283
00:23:07,880 --> 00:23:10,678
But today, game's more scarce.
284
00:23:10,840 --> 00:23:14,674
Enjoy it, Lord Schweitzer.
It is a great delicacy in our land.
285
00:23:27,080 --> 00:23:31,710
- It's quite good.
- We rarely hear stories of other lands.
286
00:23:31,880 --> 00:23:35,953
Honour us with a tale of your home
to gladden our hearts.
287
00:23:36,120 --> 00:23:38,315
I'm not much of a storyteller.
288
00:23:38,480 --> 00:23:44,237
- Please, indulge us.
- Tell us a tale of your prowess in battle.
289
00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:49,836
There was the time I managed
to stop the spread of Parinisti measles
290
00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:52,833
before it became epidemic.
291
00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:57,152
For a while, things were touch and go.
Six people came down with it.
292
00:23:57,320 --> 00:24:02,189
I isolated the endoplasmic virus
and replicated it to form an antibody.
293
00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:08,750
Even then, it wasn't altogether clear
I could create an effective vaccine,
294
00:24:08,920 --> 00:24:11,753
but I worked at it for 74 hours straight
295
00:24:11,920 --> 00:24:15,469
and managed to create an inoculation
to protect the crew.
296
00:24:16,240 --> 00:24:20,518
You'll excuse me, my Lord,
if I take leave of this folly!
297
00:24:22,840 --> 00:24:26,958
A truly unique tale.
Come, Lord Schweitzer.
298
00:24:27,120 --> 00:24:29,076
Allow me to show you my home.
299
00:24:30,600 --> 00:24:34,559
If you are in need of anything,
please do not hesitate to ask.
300
00:24:34,720 --> 00:24:39,350
- All I need is to find Grendel.
- A true champion. Always ready to fight.
301
00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:42,671
Would you like mead
to fortify yourself for battle?
302
00:24:42,840 --> 00:24:44,990
- No, thank you. I'm fine.
- Away!
303
00:24:45,160 --> 00:24:47,469
You're disturbing Lord Schweitzer!
304
00:24:48,560 --> 00:24:52,109
It was with that weapon
I made my first kill.
305
00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:54,430
I was 11 years old.
306
00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:57,909
You killed someone when you were 11?
307
00:24:58,080 --> 00:25:01,709
Well, it's a poor weapon, I agree,
but a token of my youth.
308
00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:04,678
You must have trophies
from your childhood.
309
00:25:06,080 --> 00:25:10,119
I... don't remember
much about my childhood.
310
00:25:10,280 --> 00:25:15,832
I'm certain you distinguished yourself
in battle and did honour to your father.
311
00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:20,152
My Lord! It grows late.
It is time to retire.
312
00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:22,959
Always with you, it is time to sleep.
313
00:25:23,120 --> 00:25:27,398
Perhaps you have forgotten
the work of a warrior is battle not rest.
314
00:25:27,560 --> 00:25:31,235
You would do well to learn
from Lord Schweitzer!
315
00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:36,316
This was a beautiful hall once,
before Grendel.
316
00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:39,956
You will make it so again.
317
00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:42,836
You have our thanks.
318
00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:46,230
I appreciate your faith in me, sire.
319
00:25:51,440 --> 00:25:53,396
Come, my Lord.
320
00:25:54,280 --> 00:25:57,238
You may have deceived them
with your tricks...
321
00:25:58,840 --> 00:26:03,789
...but the king is old and desperate
for hope. And the rest are just fools!
322
00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:06,633
You have nothing to worry about,
Unferth.
323
00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:10,349
- Once I'm done with Grendel, I'll leave.
- We shall see.
324
00:26:10,520 --> 00:26:14,672
The morning will prove if your deeds
are as strong as your words.
325
00:26:23,920 --> 00:26:25,876
The nights here are cold.
326
00:26:26,040 --> 00:26:29,316
I wanted to make certain
you were comfortable.
327
00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:31,436
I appreciate your concern.
328
00:26:36,560 --> 00:26:38,869
I thought everyone had gone to sleep.
329
00:26:41,720 --> 00:26:45,793
Sleep does not come easily
in this place.
330
00:26:46,880 --> 00:26:48,836
Not any more.
331
00:26:50,840 --> 00:26:53,718
I was taught the world
would end in winter.
332
00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:56,394
First there would be a desperate cold,
333
00:26:56,560 --> 00:26:59,472
followed by a demon
who would devour the sun.
334
00:27:00,840 --> 00:27:03,638
It has been long since we felt summer.
335
00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:07,110
And a demon does walk these halls.
336
00:27:09,240 --> 00:27:12,994
Freya,
your world isn't coming to an end.
337
00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:16,994
Perhaps not. But it has changed.
338
00:27:17,880 --> 00:27:20,440
Every night, the monster comes.
339
00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:24,673
And every day, our numbers are
lessened and no one will speak of it.
340
00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:27,957
No one speaks of the fear
that he will be next.
341
00:27:28,120 --> 00:27:30,839
Each meal becomes quieter
than the last.
342
00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:34,117
And after a time, we barely speak at all.
343
00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:41,000
Have you ever been alone among
many and unable to speak your fears?
344
00:27:43,840 --> 00:27:47,913
- I think I do.
- How do you survive?
345
00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:51,236
I'm still learning how.
346
00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:54,555
I'm sure that's not very helpful.
347
00:27:56,480 --> 00:28:00,314
Sometimes I believe I can see
the moment of my own death.
348
00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:06,438
It comes in battle, I think,
my sword raised high.
349
00:28:09,920 --> 00:28:14,948
It is said fate often spares a doomed
warrior if his courage can prevail.
350
00:28:16,520 --> 00:28:20,718
But there have been days
when I felt my own courage falter.
351
00:28:21,720 --> 00:28:26,111
- And then you came.
- I'm glad I could help.
352
00:28:26,280 --> 00:28:28,840
Perhaps I can help you.
353
00:28:31,120 --> 00:28:34,510
Before combat,
it is most important to stay warm.
354
00:28:36,920 --> 00:28:40,356
You've done an excellent job
with the fire. I'm sure...
355
00:28:51,200 --> 00:28:54,078
Fire is not the only heat,
Lord Schweitzer.
356
00:28:55,920 --> 00:28:57,876
You know where I sleep.
357
00:29:19,480 --> 00:29:22,597
- Holodeck to Bridge.
- We're monitoring you.
358
00:29:22,760 --> 00:29:25,638
I'm picking up readings
of photonic energy.
359
00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:36,874
It's right in front of me. It's some kind
of... photonic energy formation.
360
00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:43,629
Emergency! Get me out of here!
361
00:29:43,800 --> 00:29:47,031
- Now!
- Sickbay, emergency transfer.
362
00:29:47,200 --> 00:29:49,156
I'm on it.
363
00:29:54,640 --> 00:29:56,596
Sickbay, report.
364
00:29:58,120 --> 00:30:00,429
I have him, Captain... more or less.
365
00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:05,038
I think you'd better take a look at this.
366
00:30:22,720 --> 00:30:25,473
- How does it feel?
- Just like the old one.
367
00:30:25,640 --> 00:30:29,189
The photonic energy
disrupted your magnetic cohesion.
368
00:30:29,360 --> 00:30:31,999
We're not sure
if that happened to the others.
369
00:30:32,160 --> 00:30:35,709
Take a look at the readings
from the Doctor's tricorder,
370
00:30:35,880 --> 00:30:38,792
when the energy surge
made contact with him.
371
00:30:39,480 --> 00:30:41,789
They're showing a synaptic pattern.
372
00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:45,077
I wouldn't expect to see this
in photonic energy.
373
00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:47,754
Is this the first time
they have shown up?
374
00:30:47,920 --> 00:30:51,708
It's the first time we've had
clear readings from contact.
375
00:30:51,880 --> 00:30:56,908
I wonder if I could produce these
same patterns in the samples we have.
376
00:30:57,080 --> 00:31:02,837
You might get information about how
photonic energy damaged the systems.
377
00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:04,956
I'll give you a hand.
378
00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:14,196
OK, I've initiated a polarisation field.
I'm introducing it into the container.
379
00:31:14,360 --> 00:31:16,316
We're getting a reaction.
380
00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:21,235
It's producing a synaptic pattern,
all right. Highly complex.
381
00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:23,596
What's that?
382
00:31:26,600 --> 00:31:30,149
- It's cutting through the bulkheads.
- Let's contain it.
383
00:31:30,320 --> 00:31:35,189
- It's heading for Deck 14, Section C-5.
- I've got a containment field blocking it.
384
00:31:37,480 --> 00:31:41,029
It changed direction.
It avoided the containment field.
385
00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:45,193
Let's give it another try.
Now it's blocked on three sides.
386
00:31:45,360 --> 00:31:48,477
It's changing course,
heading for the open side.
387
00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:53,549
Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
388
00:31:53,720 --> 00:31:57,508
Those synaptic patterns
could be some sort of neural net.
389
00:31:57,680 --> 00:32:00,194
We may be dealing with a life-form.
390
00:32:00,360 --> 00:32:02,874
- Bridge to engineering.
- Torres here.
391
00:32:03,040 --> 00:32:06,396
We detected an energy mass
moving through the ship.
392
00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:08,755
It broke through the sample container.
393
00:32:08,920 --> 00:32:11,878
It's showing the properties
of a life-form.
394
00:32:12,040 --> 00:32:14,156
A life-form?
395
00:32:14,320 --> 00:32:18,598
It has a neural net and demonstrates
signs of intelligent behaviour.
396
00:32:18,760 --> 00:32:23,356
It's heading for the outer hull.
It'll breach in 15 seconds.
397
00:32:23,520 --> 00:32:25,476
Any critical systems in its path?
398
00:32:25,640 --> 00:32:27,596
- Negative.
- Let it go.
399
00:32:27,760 --> 00:32:32,880
Be ready to seal the hull breach.
A damage control team will do repairs.
400
00:32:33,040 --> 00:32:35,952
Let's track it on sensors
when it gets out.
401
00:32:36,120 --> 00:32:39,795
- It's penetrating the outer hull.
- Force field is in place.
402
00:32:39,960 --> 00:32:42,838
The energy form
is 100 meters off our port side.
403
00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:44,956
Let's get it on screen.
404
00:32:52,160 --> 00:32:54,116
What was that?
405
00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:03,117
It appears to be
some kind of photonic lattice.
406
00:33:03,280 --> 00:33:06,909
It seems that the energy
form was trying to get back to it,
407
00:33:07,080 --> 00:33:10,038
as though it's a shelter of some kind.
408
00:33:10,200 --> 00:33:14,512
Or maybe a transportation device.
Their equivalent of a ship.
409
00:33:14,680 --> 00:33:19,071
At any rate, we had sensor contact
for a few seconds
410
00:33:19,240 --> 00:33:23,631
and we picked up three distinct
bio-electrical patterns inside it.
411
00:33:23,800 --> 00:33:26,678
Bio-electrical?
What are you suggesting?
412
00:33:26,840 --> 00:33:28,910
We have three missing crewmen.
413
00:33:29,080 --> 00:33:33,471
Our best guess is they were converted
into energy on the holodeck.
414
00:33:33,640 --> 00:33:35,949
We find no sign of them on this ship.
415
00:33:36,120 --> 00:33:39,749
Then we pick up three discrete patterns
in that lattice
416
00:33:39,920 --> 00:33:44,675
that don't match anything else in there
and which have biological components.
417
00:33:44,840 --> 00:33:49,391
I don't think it's a stretch to hypothesise
those are our crew members,
418
00:33:49,560 --> 00:33:52,279
converted into a kind
of photonic energy.
419
00:33:52,440 --> 00:33:55,796
What are they doing over there?
How did they get there?
420
00:33:55,960 --> 00:34:00,954
We have good evidence that there are
photonic beings living in that protostar.
421
00:34:01,120 --> 00:34:03,429
Life-forms that have intelligence.
422
00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:07,673
We didn't know that when we beamed
those energy samples on board.
423
00:34:07,840 --> 00:34:12,470
We had no idea that what we were
doing was capturing those life-forms.
424
00:34:13,280 --> 00:34:17,159
We locked them in a containment field
and experimented on them.
425
00:34:17,920 --> 00:34:22,710
If my people were taken like that,
I know what my response would be.
426
00:34:22,880 --> 00:34:26,316
I would do whatever was necessary
to get them back.
427
00:34:26,480 --> 00:34:29,790
Then you think
they have retaliated against us?
428
00:34:31,840 --> 00:34:37,153
They can manifest themselves on the
holodeck in the matrix of a character.
429
00:34:37,320 --> 00:34:40,551
That's how they took
our crew members hostage.
430
00:34:40,720 --> 00:34:44,679
If you're right, we should return
the remaining life-form.
431
00:34:44,840 --> 00:34:49,470
A gesture to show we mean well.
It's certainly worth a try.
432
00:34:49,640 --> 00:34:51,596
If I took it onto the holodeck
433
00:34:51,760 --> 00:34:55,992
and released it, maybe they'll
understand and release our people.
434
00:34:56,160 --> 00:35:02,235
Officers have intensive training before
they're put into a first contact situation.
435
00:35:03,760 --> 00:35:05,910
You're the only one who can do this.
436
00:35:06,080 --> 00:35:09,516
I'd like to finish what I started, Captain.
I can do this.
437
00:35:09,680 --> 00:35:11,477
I agree.
438
00:35:12,800 --> 00:35:16,998
Transfer the life-form to a container
so the Doctor can carry it.
439
00:35:19,480 --> 00:35:25,589
But remember, if you're holding the
container you have to stay in solid form.
440
00:35:26,760 --> 00:35:29,149
I understand.
441
00:35:32,360 --> 00:35:34,316
Freya!
442
00:35:42,760 --> 00:35:44,716
Lord Schweitzer!
443
00:35:45,960 --> 00:35:49,714
- We thought Grendel had taken you.
- Not entirely.
444
00:35:49,880 --> 00:35:54,908
- How did you survive?
- That would be difficult to explain.
445
00:35:55,080 --> 00:35:57,753
But that's not important right now.
446
00:35:58,680 --> 00:36:03,435
- This is a talisman to destroy Grendel.
- You lie!
447
00:36:03,600 --> 00:36:08,116
No man could survive Grendel unless
he were in league with the beast.
448
00:36:09,160 --> 00:36:12,118
You have brought that talisman
to destroy us!
449
00:36:12,280 --> 00:36:18,549
- That is not true. He has come to help.
- No! You speak his lies now.
450
00:36:18,720 --> 00:36:20,676
He has bewitched you.
451
00:36:20,840 --> 00:36:24,435
Unferth,
I need to get this talisman to the hall.
452
00:36:24,600 --> 00:36:28,991
Then that gives me reason enough
to make sure it never gets there.
453
00:36:37,240 --> 00:36:40,118
No. Please, you don't know
what you're doing.
454
00:36:53,320 --> 00:36:55,276
Prepare to die, demon.
455
00:37:05,680 --> 00:37:07,636
Freya...
456
00:37:11,160 --> 00:37:13,116
My Lord...
457
00:37:15,200 --> 00:37:19,273
- My time has come.
- Freya, I'm sorry.
458
00:37:21,120 --> 00:37:25,989
- There's nothing I can do.
- It is a good death.
459
00:37:28,040 --> 00:37:32,830
Take my sword.
Stop Unferth and Grendel.
460
00:37:34,400 --> 00:37:36,356
I won't forget you.
461
00:37:37,840 --> 00:37:40,149
Then I die happily...
462
00:37:41,640 --> 00:37:43,949
with your name on my lips.
463
00:37:45,840 --> 00:37:49,719
Farewell, Schweitzer.
464
00:38:14,080 --> 00:38:16,036
Here, sire.
465
00:38:20,520 --> 00:38:23,910
My Lord,
you know me as a true warrior.
466
00:38:24,080 --> 00:38:27,390
I am your one hope
to rid your kingdom of Grendel.
467
00:38:27,560 --> 00:38:31,189
The talisman will aid me
in my conquest. I must have it.
468
00:38:31,360 --> 00:38:35,512
Do not listen to him.
He has already killed Freya.
469
00:38:53,560 --> 00:38:56,677
Stop him, my Lord! He is a madman!
470
00:38:58,000 --> 00:39:03,632
The only reason you won't die
is that I've taken an oath to do no harm.
471
00:39:22,280 --> 00:39:24,874
Grendel, I'm ready for you.
472
00:39:38,480 --> 00:39:40,994
I don't know if you can understand me.
473
00:39:41,920 --> 00:39:45,515
But watch. I'm setting this one free.
474
00:39:55,800 --> 00:39:58,314
There's no need for any more of this.
475
00:39:58,480 --> 00:40:00,436
Please.
476
00:40:01,480 --> 00:40:03,630
We ask you to return our crew.
477
00:40:09,960 --> 00:40:13,999
- The photonic lattice has reappeared.
- Scan it. All sensors.
478
00:40:14,160 --> 00:40:17,516
I'm reading a massive particle surge
on our holodeck.
479
00:40:18,320 --> 00:40:20,276
The lattice is gone again.
480
00:40:20,440 --> 00:40:22,954
- Holodeck to bridge.
- Go ahead, Doctor.
481
00:40:23,120 --> 00:40:26,112
- What is it?
- We have them back, Captain.
482
00:40:26,280 --> 00:40:29,158
- All three of them.
- Good work, Doctor.
483
00:40:29,320 --> 00:40:32,995
Yeah, good work.
Would you mind telling me where I was?
484
00:40:35,280 --> 00:40:38,636
Captain's log, stardate 48710.5.
485
00:40:38,800 --> 00:40:40,950
Since the return of our crewmen,
486
00:40:41,120 --> 00:40:45,079
we've been unable to locate
any traces of the photonic aliens.
487
00:40:45,240 --> 00:40:49,677
I don't know if the being understood
language or just my behaviour.
488
00:40:50,760 --> 00:40:53,718
It would have been
interesting to pursue further.
489
00:40:53,880 --> 00:40:57,509
It's an exciting aspect of space
exploration, meeting new species,
490
00:40:57,680 --> 00:41:02,196
establishing communication,
sharing differences and similarities.
491
00:41:02,360 --> 00:41:06,035
- I'm sorry none of that happened.
- But it did.
492
00:41:06,200 --> 00:41:08,998
It just didn't happen in predictable ways.
493
00:41:09,960 --> 00:41:14,795
But if you think about it, we entered
into conflict, communicated
494
00:41:14,960 --> 00:41:17,838
and then established
a peace treaty with them.
495
00:41:21,320 --> 00:41:23,834
I'm placing a commendation in the logs
496
00:41:24,000 --> 00:41:29,472
for exemplary performance by the chief
medical officer during an away mission.
497
00:41:33,920 --> 00:41:36,673
- Thank you.
- I'd like to cite you by name.
498
00:41:38,280 --> 00:41:41,272
Kes tells me you've chosen one.
Is that true?
499
00:41:41,440 --> 00:41:44,557
I had, but I'm not sure I want to keep it.
500
00:41:45,960 --> 00:41:49,714
The last time I heard that name spoken
was a painful one.
501
00:41:49,880 --> 00:41:51,950
I don't think I want to be reminded.
502
00:41:52,120 --> 00:41:56,079
Sounds like you had
quite an adventure on that holodeck.
503
00:41:57,080 --> 00:41:59,594
Yes, I would say so.
504
00:41:59,760 --> 00:42:05,756
Well, something tells me
you haven't had your last one.
505
00:42:12,000 --> 00:42:14,195
Something tells me the same thing.
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