1
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Warp 5... Warp 6...
2
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Warp 7. I've reached critical velocity.
3
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Everything looks good.
Fire up the new engines.
4
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Acknowledged. Engaging transwarp
drive in four... three... two...
5
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Transwarp on-line.
6
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Warp 9.2...
7
00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:30,437
9.3...
8
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- My vector's drifting.
- Stabilise your field symmetry.
9
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Got it. Warp 9.6...
10
00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:44,437
9.7... I'm reading a fracture
in the port nacelle pylon.
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- Power to structural integrity.
- Warp 9.9... 9.95...
12
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I'm approaching the threshold
but the nacelle isn't holding.
13
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- Tie in auxiliary power.
- It's no use.
14
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I'm breaking up! I'm breaking...
15
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You're dead.
16
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It's the pylon again. Every time we get
close to crossing the threshold,
17
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the subspace torque
rips a nacelle off the shuttle.
18
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What about a duranium alloy?
We could use it to reinforce...
19
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No, it's too brittle.
20
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More coffee?
21
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You look like a happy bunch.
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- We've hit a wall.
- Maybe I can help.
23
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Do you know anything
about quantum warp theory
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or multisprectral subspace
engine design?
25
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No. But I'm a quick study.
26
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What are we working on?
27
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Do you have anything to eat?
28
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There's some
Kalavian biscuits in the kitchen.
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I guess I'll go find them myself.
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Fill him in.
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Neelix, it would take too long...
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I'm not smart enough?
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I'll have you know I did two years
as an engineer's assistant.
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- I'm well versed in warp theory.
- OK. We'll tell you.
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We're trying to break
the maximum warp barrier.
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Nothing in the universe can go warp 10.
It's impossible.
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In principle, if you reached warp 10,
you'd be travelling at infinite velocity.
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Infinite velocity.
Got it. So that means very fast.
39
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It means that you would occupy every
point in the universe simultaneously.
40
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Time and distance
would have no meaning.
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If Voyager achieved warp 10, we could
be home in the push of a button.
42
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Wow! And you're working on this?
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We discovered a new form of dilithium
in an asteroid field.
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It remains stable
at a high warp frequency.
45
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But when we simulate
crossing the transwarp threshold,
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the nacelles get torn off the ship.
47
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I once lost a warp nacelle
going through a dark-matter nebula.
48
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- This is a different problem.
- I realise that. It's just an example.
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As the ship went through the nebula,
it sent out a dark-matter bow wave.
50
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Pressure built up
and tore the nacelle from its housing.
51
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Maybe it's the same thing.
52
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The simulations don't indicate
any subspace stress on the nacelles.
53
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- What about the shuttle itself?
- What do you mean?
54
00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:36,279
What if the nacelles
aren't being torn from the ship,
55
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but the ship from the nacelles?
56
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The shuttle hull
is made of tritanium alloy.
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At these speeds,
that alloy could depolarise.
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And create a velocity differential.
59
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The fuselage would travel faster
than the nacelles.
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We have to set up a depolarisation
matrix around the fuselage.
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That's it!
62
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Neelix, you're a genius.
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I have no idea what they just said.
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Warp 9.92.
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The pylons are secure.
Everything looks good.
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9.97...
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8...
68
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9...
69
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- Warp 10.
- You've crossed the threshold!
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And there's been no damage
to the nacelles.
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When you came to me a month ago
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and said you had a way
to cross the transwarp threshold,
73
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I thought it was more of a fantasy
than a theory.
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- Congratulations to all of you.
- So we can try a manned test flight?
75
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- What's your flight plan?
- I'll bring the shuttle up to speed.
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When crossing the threshold
I'll cut the engines and come about.
77
00:06:57,840 --> 00:07:00,912
Then we'll analyse
the shuttle's sensor logs.
78
00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:05,232
Once we know it's safe,
we'll try a more extended flight.
79
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It's almost frightening.
80
00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:13,437
It's always been theory. I never thought
it would happen. Are we ready for it?
81
00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:18,276
In the last couple of centuries,
we've used new technologies wisely.
82
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I'm sure this time won't be any different.
83
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Besides, there's no way
to put the genie back in the bottle.
84
00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:29,636
All we can do now
is keep moving forward. Carefully.
85
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Good luck, Mr Paris.
86
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If this works,
you'll join an elite group of pilots -
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Orville Wright, Neil Armstrong,
Zefram Cochrane... and Tom Paris.
88
00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:47,359
- I like the way that sounds.
- I thought you might.
89
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Come in.
90
00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:03,875
- Captain! I uh...
- At ease. I know it's late.
91
00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:09,918
- Can I get you anything?
- No, thank you.
92
00:08:11,920 --> 00:08:15,151
I get the feeling
this isn't just a social call.
93
00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:18,919
I've just spoken to the Doctor.
94
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He suggests we let Ensign Kim
make the test flight.
95
00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:31,191
May I ask why?
96
00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:34,670
He saw your biometric readings
from the simulations.
97
00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:38,196
You have an enzymatic imbalance
in your cerebellum.
98
00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:41,557
- So?
- I know it doesn't sound like much,
99
00:08:41,720 --> 00:08:44,871
but he's not sure what will happen
when you cross the threshold.
100
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There's a chance that you could
suffer a brain haemorrhage.
101
00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:54,230
- How big a chance?
- 2%.
102
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2%!
103
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- I'll take that chance.
- There's no reason to.
104
00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:04,713
Ensign Kim is capable
of piloting the shuttle.
105
00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:09,078
- That's not the point.
- What is the point, Mr Paris?
106
00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:12,630
It's hard to explain, but...
107
00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:16,475
- This is my flight.
- Your flight?
108
00:09:21,560 --> 00:09:27,271
When I was a boy, my father
used to tell me that I was special.
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That one day I'd do
something significant.
110
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My teachers at school, all the kids,
everyone used to say,
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"Tom Paris is going to do something
important when he grows up."
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Obviously that didn't happen.
113
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This isn't about personal redemption.
It's about medical risk.
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Your life could be in danger.
115
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This is the first time in ten years
I feel I have a life to risk.
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- You're sure about this?
- I've never been so sure.
117
00:10:04,280 --> 00:10:06,236
Please.
118
00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:09,793
Please let me make the flight.
119
00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:19,675
Good luck, Lieutenant.
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00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:31,794
Torres to bridge.
The pre-launch sequence is complete.
121
00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:37,398
Acknowledged. Depressurise the
shuttle bay and open the space doors.
122
00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:42,750
Bridge to shuttlecraft Cochrane.
You're cleared for launch.
123
00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:45,036
Aye, Captain.
124
00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:47,316
See you at warp 10.
125
00:10:55,160 --> 00:10:59,472
Cochrane to Voyager. All systems
are nominal. I'm increasing speed.
126
00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:02,518
We'll keep up with you
as long as we can.
127
00:11:03,680 --> 00:11:06,717
Warp 7... Warp 8...
128
00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:11,317
- How's his dilithium matrix?
- Nothing to worry about.
129
00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:16,395
Torres to shuttlecraft Cochrane.
You're clear for transwarp velocity.
130
00:11:16,560 --> 00:11:18,312
Acknowledged.
131
00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:24,589
Engaging transwarp drive
in four... three... two...
132
00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:28,232
Warp 9.7...
133
00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:30,152
9.8...
134
00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:32,678
9.9...
135
00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:36,674
He's exceeding our maximum velocity.
I'm switching to long-range sensors.
136
00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:40,276
- Warp 9.95...
- He is approaching the threshold.
137
00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:43,193
Engine output at maximum.
138
00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:45,396
Velocity...
139
00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:49,755
Warp 10.
140
00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:55,040
Transwarp engines are stable.
So are the nacelle pylons.
141
00:11:58,280 --> 00:12:01,078
Lieutenant, can you hear me?
142
00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:03,913
Captain,
he just disappeared off sensors.
143
00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:06,753
Increase sensor gain to maximum.
144
00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:13,029
Nothing. I can't find him. He's gone.
145
00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:24,711
I've done three full sensor sweeps.
No sign of the shuttle.
146
00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:28,190
- Could it have been destroyed?
- I don't believe so.
147
00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:30,999
He did cross the warp threshold.
148
00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:33,913
Then he could be
anywhere in the universe.
149
00:12:34,080 --> 00:12:37,390
We'll have to keep searching
our small corner.
150
00:12:37,560 --> 00:12:39,915
- Run a multisprectral sweep...
- Captain.
151
00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:42,469
There's a quantum surge
off the port bow.
152
00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:44,790
Something is coming out of subspace.
153
00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:52,839
- Janeway to Paris.
- He's alive but his lifesigns are weak.
154
00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:55,992
Transporter room 2,
beam Mr Paris to sickbay.
155
00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:59,152
Bring the shuttle aboard.
I'll be in sickbay.
156
00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:01,519
Aye, Captain.
157
00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:05,754
His lifesigns are normal.
158
00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:10,152
A few elevated seratonin readings
in the hypothalamus.
159
00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:14,438
From what I can tell, he's just... asleep.
160
00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:17,194
- Can you wake him?
- I don't see why not.
161
00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:21,916
Wake up, Lieutenant!
162
00:13:25,880 --> 00:13:29,873
- Are you all right, Tom?
- I'm back!
163
00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:33,919
You crossed the threshold
then disappeared from our sensors.
164
00:13:34,080 --> 00:13:36,753
Do you remember what happened?
165
00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:41,550
Oh, yeah.
166
00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:46,548
I was...
167
00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:51,794
I was staring at the velocity indicator.
It said warp 10.
168
00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:59,116
Then as I watched it I suddenly realised
that I was watching myself as well.
169
00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:01,236
I could see the outside of the shuttle,
170
00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:04,756
I could see Voyager,
I could see inside Voyager.
171
00:14:04,920 --> 00:14:08,117
I could see inside this room.
172
00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:12,717
For a moment, I was everywhere.
173
00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:16,429
I mean, everywhere, Captain.
174
00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:21,799
With the Kazon, back home,
with the Klingons. It was all there.
175
00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:28,713
I don't know how else to explain it.
It was like...
176
00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:32,429
No, it wasn't like anything.
177
00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:36,349
Well... l'm glad you had a good time.
178
00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:40,193
How did you get back to Voyager?
179
00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:44,275
I saw that you were looking for me
180
00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:48,592
so I took the new engines off-line
and ended up back where I started.
181
00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:51,956
But...
182
00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:59,349
It's starting to slip away.
It all was so vivid and now...
183
00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:03,793
I'm fine. How's the shuttle?
184
00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:07,919
It's back without a scratch.
Sensors confirm that you did it.
185
00:15:08,080 --> 00:15:11,595
- You made it to warp 10.
- Congratulations, Mr Paris.
186
00:15:11,760 --> 00:15:14,479
You've just made the history books.
187
00:15:14,640 --> 00:15:16,790
We should download the sensor logs,
188
00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:19,872
analyse the telemetry
before making another attempt.
189
00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:23,555
You're not going anywhere.
At least for a few hours.
190
00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:26,598
I have some tests I'd like to run
on Your Majesty
191
00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:29,832
before you go back
to the realm of ordinary humans.
192
00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:33,871
- You may proceed.
- We'll download the logs.
193
00:15:34,040 --> 00:15:36,315
I'll let you know what we find.
194
00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:48,591
- Janeway to Kim. We're ready.
- Acknowledged.
195
00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:52,116
I'm downloading the logs
into the computer core.
196
00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:58,835
This data describes, literally,
every cubic centimetre in the sector.
197
00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:02,310
It's over five billion gigaquads
of information.
198
00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:05,836
So the theory
of infinite velocity is correct.
199
00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:09,595
It may be possible to occupy
every point in the universe.
200
00:16:09,760 --> 00:16:14,629
It's a matter of navigation. If we can
work out how to come out of transwarp
201
00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:19,396
at a specific point,
this could get us home.
202
00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:25,669
It could do more than that. It could
change the nature of our existence.
203
00:16:25,840 --> 00:16:29,958
Think of it. There would be
nothing beyond our reach.
204
00:16:30,120 --> 00:16:33,351
This is giving us
an invaluable record of the sector.
205
00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:39,834
We can use it to make a star chart.
Transfer the logs to cartography.
206
00:16:44,360 --> 00:16:48,672
This is a new blend.
I'm calling it "Paris Delight".
207
00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:53,955
It's in honour of you.
208
00:16:54,720 --> 00:16:59,840
What? Oh, thanks.
That's very flattering.
209
00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:02,275
I can tell.
210
00:17:03,840 --> 00:17:07,230
You might as well get used to it.
You're a hero now.
211
00:17:07,400 --> 00:17:09,675
I wish I could say it was nothing.
212
00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:18,554
I wish Neelix would name something
after me that tasted better.
213
00:17:18,720 --> 00:17:22,998
- Smells OK.
- You're taking your life into your hands.
214
00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:28,837
I think the next step is to duplicate the
first shuttle flight, verify our results.
215
00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:32,310
I agree. We have to
confirm that none of this was a fluke.
216
00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:36,917
But I do think that we should increase
the shuttle's memory core by...
217
00:17:40,360 --> 00:17:42,316
What? What's wrong?
218
00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:46,913
I don't think that coffee
is settling too well.
219
00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:52,512
- You want to go back to sickbay?
- No, I've seen enough of the Doctor.
220
00:17:57,080 --> 00:17:59,958
On second thought, maybe I should...
221
00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:09,110
Torres to transporter room 2. Beam
Lieutenant Paris directly to sickbay.
222
00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:12,033
I can't.
His pattern keeps changing.
223
00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:15,431
Torres to sickbay. We need a medical
team in the mess hall.
224
00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:18,194
Hang on, Tom.
225
00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:35,869
He's having an allergic reaction.
What did he ingest?
226
00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:37,951
Just a cup of Neelix's coffee.
227
00:18:38,960 --> 00:18:41,315
It's a miracle he's still alive.
228
00:18:47,120 --> 00:18:49,634
- This is strange.
- What is?
229
00:18:49,800 --> 00:18:53,873
He's definitely having an allergic
reaction. To the water in the coffee.
230
00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:56,156
He's allergic to water?
231
00:18:56,320 --> 00:19:01,599
I don't know how this is possible
but his entire biochemistry is changing.
232
00:19:01,760 --> 00:19:06,959
His electrolytes are breaking down,
interstitial fluids are congealing...
233
00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:22,592
The alveoli in his lungs are mutating.
234
00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:26,678
- He's not processing oxygen.
- What should we do?
235
00:19:26,840 --> 00:19:28,876
Stand back.
236
00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:36,915
Computer, erect an isolation field
around the surgical bay.
237
00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:41,155
Remove all the air from the force field
238
00:19:41,320 --> 00:19:44,949
and replace it with 80% nitrogen
and 20% acidichloride.
239
00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:56,675
He can breathe... for now.
240
00:19:56,840 --> 00:20:00,230
- What's happening to him?
- I have no idea.
241
00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:03,551
But I assume it had something to do
with his experience.
242
00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:13,753
His cellular membranes
are deteriorating. He's dying.
243
00:20:16,120 --> 00:20:19,271
I need to know about
what happened on the shuttle.
244
00:20:19,440 --> 00:20:22,876
Radiation levels,
unexplained anomalies, anything.
245
00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:42,952
You're losing me, aren't you?
246
00:20:43,120 --> 00:20:46,999
- I'm going to die.
- You're too stubborn to die.
247
00:20:48,400 --> 00:20:53,349
I want to try radiometric therapy.
It might slow down his cellular mutation.
248
00:20:53,520 --> 00:20:57,229
Here lies Thomas Eugene Paris,
beloved mutant.
249
00:20:57,400 --> 00:21:00,198
You don't need an epitaph just yet.
250
00:21:00,360 --> 00:21:04,478
- Radiometric emitters are ready.
- Begin with 45 rads per second.
251
00:21:06,160 --> 00:21:09,835
Great. Now it'll read,
"Beloved radioactive mutant."
252
00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:13,356
No effect. Increase the dosage
to 85 rads per second.
253
00:21:13,520 --> 00:21:16,830
I'm going to try inhibiting
the cell mitosis.
254
00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:22,836
Big funeral,
with lots of pretty girls, all crying.
255
00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:27,278
Except Torres. Torres doesn't cry.
Have you noticed that?
256
00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:30,750
I don't trust people who don't cry.
257
00:21:30,920 --> 00:21:35,436
Of course my father would say,
"Crying is a sign of weakness."
258
00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:38,717
I never believed that. Do you cry?
259
00:21:40,520 --> 00:21:43,478
- It's not in my program.
- Shame.
260
00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:49,432
You know, it's funny. What I remember
most about being a kid
261
00:21:49,600 --> 00:21:52,717
are the times I spent
in my room, crying.
262
00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:55,269
I liked my room, though.
263
00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:58,352
It was quiet in there.
People would leave me alone.
264
00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:01,512
I'd keep the door locked.
Read. Play games.
265
00:22:03,120 --> 00:22:09,036
I lost my virginity in that room. 17.
Parents were away for the weekend.
266
00:22:09,200 --> 00:22:11,634
I'll note that in your medical file.
267
00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:19,032
His lymphatic system is collapsing.
Increase to 98 rads per second.
268
00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:26,433
Pepperoni! God, I'd love a pepperoni
pizza with Kavarian olives right now.
269
00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:29,672
His lifesigns are critical.
Maximum dosage.
270
00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:33,556
- Kiss me.
- What?
271
00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:35,517
Not you. Her.
272
00:22:36,920 --> 00:22:40,310
- She can't breathe this atmosphere.
- It's a last request.
273
00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:43,472
If we let down the force field,
you'll suffocate.
274
00:22:44,840 --> 00:22:46,876
What's the difference?
275
00:22:48,360 --> 00:22:51,318
I'm dying anyway.
276
00:22:52,760 --> 00:22:56,958
Do me a favour. When I'm gone...
277
00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:04,152
call Starfleet Headquarters
and tell Dad that I did it.
278
00:23:06,120 --> 00:23:08,588
Tell him...
279
00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:16,957
Prepare to activate
the neural stimulator.
280
00:23:17,120 --> 00:23:19,634
- Ready.
- Now.
281
00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:24,151
Again.
282
00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:26,798
Again!
283
00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:40,351
- No neural activity.
- We can try to revive him.
284
00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:45,719
His cell membranes have degraded.
There's nothing more we can do.
285
00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:52,672
Computer, remove the acidichloride
gas from the isolation field...
286
00:23:54,440 --> 00:23:56,954
and deactivate the field.
287
00:24:16,240 --> 00:24:21,109
We must perform an autopsy
in the morning.
288
00:24:22,920 --> 00:24:26,037
Until then I... suggest you get some rest.
289
00:25:37,120 --> 00:25:39,839
You're alive!
290
00:25:52,080 --> 00:25:54,355
What's happening?
291
00:26:00,360 --> 00:26:03,830
All of your internal organs
are functioning again.
292
00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:07,788
In fact, you seem to have an extra one.
293
00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:10,637
What?
294
00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:14,393
You have two hearts.
295
00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:33,153
I have 30 seconds before
security picks up this transmission.
296
00:26:33,320 --> 00:26:36,949
I'm sending you all information
on the warp 10 flight.
297
00:26:37,120 --> 00:26:41,352
- Warp 10? That's impossible.
- Not any more.
298
00:26:41,520 --> 00:26:45,035
- Paris crossed the threshold today.
- He survived?
299
00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:48,590
In a way. It's all in the file.
300
00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:52,309
- This should prove my worth to you.
- We'll see.
301
00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:04,275
His body is going through
some sort of mutation.
302
00:27:04,440 --> 00:27:09,992
His DNA is rewriting itself.
To what end, I don't know.
303
00:27:10,160 --> 00:27:12,674
Is this about the enzymatic imbalance?
304
00:27:12,840 --> 00:27:14,990
- No.
- Can you stop it?
305
00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:19,870
Nothing has worked. The mutations
are unlike anything on record.
306
00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:22,429
His internal organs
are being rearranged.
307
00:27:22,600 --> 00:27:28,675
Some have atrophied, and three others
have appeared and have no function.
308
00:27:28,840 --> 00:27:30,239
And his brain?
309
00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:33,392
There are neuroelectrical
transmutations.
310
00:27:33,560 --> 00:27:36,757
His synaptic patterns
are changing every second.
311
00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:42,358
But he does still recognise me, the ship.
He knows who he is.
312
00:27:43,840 --> 00:27:46,195
- Can I talk to him?
- Of course.
313
00:27:46,360 --> 00:27:50,956
But I should caution you that,
while he still is Tom Paris,
314
00:27:51,120 --> 00:27:56,990
he's becoming something else as well.
His personality is erratic. Unpredictable.
315
00:27:57,160 --> 00:28:01,950
Moments of lucidity are interspersed
with almost... deranged behaviour.
316
00:28:02,120 --> 00:28:04,395
I'll keep it in mind.
317
00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:23,919
- Pretty disgusting, huh?
- You've looked better.
318
00:28:26,840 --> 00:28:31,914
- How do you feel?
- Like a lab experiment gone wrong.
319
00:28:32,080 --> 00:28:34,913
We're trying
to put that experiment right.
320
00:28:35,080 --> 00:28:38,470
- The Doctor's working on a way to...
- Why?
321
00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:42,553
- Excuse me?
- Why?
322
00:28:42,720 --> 00:28:45,439
What I'm becoming
will be better than who I was.
323
00:28:45,600 --> 00:28:50,958
- You know that's not true.
- Yes, it is. Admit it.
324
00:28:51,120 --> 00:28:53,918
Part of you will be glad to see me gone.
325
00:28:54,080 --> 00:28:58,278
I'm the Maquis traitor who sits on
your bridge and insults your uniform.
326
00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:01,591
We're all concerned.
We're here to help you.
327
00:29:01,760 --> 00:29:05,070
No, you're not.
You're trying to take this away from me.
328
00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:09,153
- Take what away from you?
- What I'm becoming.
329
00:29:09,320 --> 00:29:12,153
How do you know
this isn't good for me?
330
00:29:12,320 --> 00:29:15,517
That this isn't the best thing
that's ever happened to me?
331
00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:20,588
That's a possibility.
And then again, it could kill you.
332
00:29:20,760 --> 00:29:22,830
We need to know what's going on.
333
00:29:24,400 --> 00:29:27,710
You're lying. Just like him.
334
00:29:27,880 --> 00:29:31,475
Just like everyone around here.
Always lying.
335
00:29:31,640 --> 00:29:34,791
Always telling me
that you're glad I'm on the ship.
336
00:29:34,960 --> 00:29:37,110
But none of that's true.
337
00:29:38,120 --> 00:29:40,350
Why can't you just say it?
338
00:29:40,520 --> 00:29:44,991
You're jealous that I broke the
transwarp barrier and you hope I'll die.
339
00:29:45,160 --> 00:29:50,154
You're right, Doctor. I don't think
there's anything I can do here.
340
00:29:50,320 --> 00:29:53,312
Wait, Captain. I'm sorry.
341
00:29:55,440 --> 00:29:58,000
Please come back.
342
00:29:58,920 --> 00:30:02,151
I know you're doing what you can.
It's just...
343
00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:07,913
I'm scared.
I didn't mean to lash out at you.
344
00:30:08,080 --> 00:30:12,073
What you're going through is scary
but you have to hang on.
345
00:30:12,240 --> 00:30:16,119
We're doing everything we can
to help you.
346
00:30:16,280 --> 00:30:18,748
I know you are.
347
00:30:19,960 --> 00:30:22,872
And I know you'll fail.
348
00:30:30,320 --> 00:30:34,359
You know, I used to look up to you.
349
00:30:35,640 --> 00:30:39,474
But now you seem so small.
So insignificant.
350
00:30:39,640 --> 00:30:43,235
You don't even know what...
351
00:31:09,440 --> 00:31:15,390
Doctor, the rate of genetic mutation
has accelerated by 12%.
352
00:31:16,680 --> 00:31:22,118
Run a scan to determine how much
of his original DNA is left intact.
353
00:31:22,280 --> 00:31:26,239
- I'm going to see about treating him...
- Doctor!
354
00:31:26,400 --> 00:31:30,518
- What is it now, Mr Paris?
- I need to talk.
355
00:31:30,680 --> 00:31:33,558
So I've noticed. Is it urgent? I'm busy.
356
00:31:34,400 --> 00:31:38,109
Urgent. Yes. Urgent.
357
00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:49,196
Let me out of here.
358
00:31:50,160 --> 00:31:53,869
- That's not possible.
- Please.
359
00:31:54,040 --> 00:31:58,431
I can't stay here.
I have to get off this ship.
360
00:31:58,600 --> 00:32:01,319
Leave Voyager? Why?
361
00:32:03,320 --> 00:32:10,192
I understand. It's all so clear now.
362
00:32:10,360 --> 00:32:12,920
What do you understand?
363
00:32:13,080 --> 00:32:17,676
The present. The past.
They're both in the future.
364
00:32:17,840 --> 00:32:22,834
- The future is in the past.
- I beg your pardon?
365
00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:27,915
Listen to me! I am more.
366
00:32:28,080 --> 00:32:31,516
I'm everything.
367
00:32:32,560 --> 00:32:35,438
- Let me go.
- Go where, Tom?
368
00:32:35,600 --> 00:32:37,556
I can't...
369
00:32:40,760 --> 00:32:42,796
Please.
370
00:32:43,840 --> 00:32:46,479
Please!
371
00:32:49,080 --> 00:32:51,275
Something tells me we'd better hurry.
372
00:32:53,200 --> 00:32:57,034
I believe the answer lies in forcing
his DNA to revert to its original coding.
373
00:32:57,200 --> 00:32:59,839
His body should return
to its former state.
374
00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:03,436
- How do we do that?
- We destroy all of the new DNA.
375
00:33:03,600 --> 00:33:06,558
His cells will have to use
the original coding.
376
00:33:06,720 --> 00:33:10,679
But I'd have to use highly focused
antiproton radiation.
377
00:33:10,840 --> 00:33:15,356
The only place that generates
antiprotons is the warp core.
378
00:33:15,520 --> 00:33:19,035
Exactly. I'd like to place Mr Paris
in an isotropic restraint
379
00:33:19,200 --> 00:33:21,919
and infuse it with
controlled antiproton bursts.
380
00:33:22,080 --> 00:33:24,992
Tricky but I see no other alternative.
381
00:33:25,160 --> 00:33:29,119
We'll have to take the warp core
off-line, then I'll need three hours.
382
00:33:29,280 --> 00:33:34,673
By then there won't be anything left
of him. We have to do it within an hour.
383
00:33:34,840 --> 00:33:36,956
Get moving.
384
00:33:59,560 --> 00:34:03,792
- What's your status?
- The interface is ready.
385
00:34:03,960 --> 00:34:06,758
Infuse him with
a two-second antiproton burst.
386
00:34:06,920 --> 00:34:09,639
Take the warp engines off-line.
387
00:34:11,120 --> 00:34:14,669
Bleed off 0.057 AMU's
of antiproton radiation.
388
00:34:14,840 --> 00:34:17,957
- Shunt it through the interface.
- Transfer underway.
389
00:34:27,160 --> 00:34:31,153
The mutated DNA in his liver cells
has begun to deteriorate
390
00:34:31,320 --> 00:34:33,276
but the original coding isn't taking over.
391
00:34:33,440 --> 00:34:35,954
I don't understand.
This should be working.
392
00:34:36,120 --> 00:34:38,236
Increase the duration of the bursts.
393
00:34:38,400 --> 00:34:44,077
Lieutenant, prepare a five-second burst.
You'll need to begin depolarising the...
394
00:34:44,240 --> 00:34:48,279
- Oh, my God.
- Lieutenant?
395
00:34:49,240 --> 00:34:51,629
Lieutenant, what's happening?
396
00:35:02,480 --> 00:35:07,315
This is a level-3 security alert.
All hands report to duty stations.
397
00:35:12,280 --> 00:35:16,239
- Janeway to bridge. Report.
- Paris broke out of confinement.
398
00:35:16,400 --> 00:35:21,793
He used a phaser on the port plasma
conduit. We have power failures.
399
00:35:21,960 --> 00:35:26,112
We can't track him
or get power to the internal sensors.
400
00:35:26,280 --> 00:35:28,475
Tuvok has Security searching.
401
00:35:28,640 --> 00:35:30,596
I'm on my way to the bridge.
402
00:35:46,880 --> 00:35:50,077
- Phaser discharge on deck 6.
- Localise it.
403
00:35:50,240 --> 00:35:52,390
I'm still having trouble with sensors.
404
00:35:52,560 --> 00:35:56,348
It came from somewhere between
sections 21 and 27 Alpha.
405
00:35:57,920 --> 00:36:00,514
Tuvok doesn't have Security
in that area.
406
00:36:00,680 --> 00:36:04,036
Chakotay to Tuvok.
We think Paris may be on deck 6.
407
00:36:04,200 --> 00:36:07,431
Deploy Security to
sections 21 through 27 Alpha.
408
00:36:18,520 --> 00:36:22,798
Commander, someone's
depressurising shuttle bay 2.
409
00:36:22,960 --> 00:36:26,077
- There's a launch in progress.
- Tractor beam.
410
00:36:26,240 --> 00:36:28,959
- It's off-line.
- Tuvok to bridge.
411
00:36:29,120 --> 00:36:31,998
We found the Captain's phaser,
but not her.
412
00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:38,594
Maintain a sensor lock on that shuttle.
413
00:36:38,760 --> 00:36:43,550
- I've got main power back.
- Engage warp engines. Follow them.
414
00:36:49,040 --> 00:36:53,591
- They're approaching warp 9.9.
- Increase speed to match.
415
00:36:53,760 --> 00:36:56,832
Warning.
Nearing maximum warp velocity.
416
00:36:57,000 --> 00:36:59,958
Structural collapse is imminent.
417
00:37:00,120 --> 00:37:03,510
- Are we in tractor range?
- No. And they're still accelerating.
418
00:37:03,680 --> 00:37:06,353
Warp 9.97.
419
00:37:06,520 --> 00:37:11,071
Warning. At present speed,
structural failure in 45 seconds.
420
00:37:12,480 --> 00:37:17,838
Reduce speed to warp 9.5. Keep
a sensor lock on them while you can.
421
00:37:18,920 --> 00:37:22,549
I've lost them, Commander.
They've gone to transwarp.
422
00:37:39,840 --> 00:37:43,753
First officer's log,
stardate 49373.4.
423
00:37:43,920 --> 00:37:46,195
It's taken us three days
to locate the shuttle.
424
00:37:46,360 --> 00:37:50,353
It dropped out of transwarp
in an uninhabited star system.
425
00:37:50,520 --> 00:37:55,469
I've re-examined the data on Mr Paris
and I understand what's happening.
426
00:37:55,640 --> 00:37:59,599
- The mutations we saw are natural.
- Natural?
427
00:37:59,760 --> 00:38:03,912
The changes in his DNA are consistent
with the evolution of the human genotype
428
00:38:04,080 --> 00:38:06,355
observed over
the past four million years.
429
00:38:06,520 --> 00:38:10,069
Increased brain capacity,
the loss of vestigial organs...
430
00:38:10,240 --> 00:38:13,391
Are you saying Lieutenant Paris
is evolving?
431
00:38:13,560 --> 00:38:18,350
Yes. The only difference between
natural evolution and Mr Paris
432
00:38:18,520 --> 00:38:21,080
is that his changes
took place in 24 hours.
433
00:38:21,240 --> 00:38:23,435
Travelling at infinite velocity
434
00:38:23,600 --> 00:38:27,434
accelerated the evolutionary process
by millions of years.
435
00:38:27,600 --> 00:38:31,388
Mr Paris may represent
a future stage in human development.
436
00:38:31,560 --> 00:38:33,516
It's not very attractive.
437
00:38:33,680 --> 00:38:37,468
- What do we do about it?
- My antiproton approach was correct.
438
00:38:37,640 --> 00:38:40,712
However, I'll need to
intensify the treatment.
439
00:38:40,880 --> 00:38:42,916
Bridge to Chakotay.
440
00:38:43,080 --> 00:38:47,790
I've found the shuttlecraft. It's on
the fourth planet near the equator.
441
00:38:47,960 --> 00:38:51,509
Tuvok, have a security team
meet us transporter room 3.
442
00:39:58,720 --> 00:40:01,598
There are traces of human DNA.
It's them.
443
00:40:03,000 --> 00:40:06,549
But I have to admit,
I'm not sure which one is the Captain.
444
00:40:06,720 --> 00:40:09,871
The female. Obviously.
445
00:40:25,200 --> 00:40:31,275
- How will I enter this into the log?
- I look forward to reading it.
446
00:40:32,160 --> 00:40:34,435
First officer's log, supplemental.
447
00:40:34,600 --> 00:40:37,433
We've transported the Captain
and Mr Paris to sickbay.
448
00:40:37,600 --> 00:40:42,754
As for their offspring, I've decided
to leave them in their new habitat.
449
00:40:42,920 --> 00:40:46,356
I've eradicated all traces
of the mutant DNA
450
00:40:46,520 --> 00:40:48,511
and restored your original genome.
451
00:40:48,680 --> 00:40:52,355
- Congratulations. You're human again.
- Thank you, Doctor.
452
00:40:52,520 --> 00:40:55,830
It'll take time
for your genetic codes to stabilise.
453
00:40:56,000 --> 00:41:00,312
I'd like you to remain here
for three days. Just to be safe.
454
00:41:00,480 --> 00:41:02,596
Excuse me.
455
00:41:05,640 --> 00:41:07,835
Captain.
456
00:41:10,760 --> 00:41:16,153
I've thought about having children but I
never considered having them with you.
457
00:41:18,160 --> 00:41:21,118
Captain, I'm sorry.
I don't know what to say.
458
00:41:21,280 --> 00:41:28,436
Except I don't remember
very much about... you know.
459
00:41:28,600 --> 00:41:31,831
What makes you think it was your idea?
460
00:41:32,000 --> 00:41:36,437
Sometimes the female of the species
initiates mating.
461
00:41:36,600 --> 00:41:38,670
But apology accepted.
462
00:41:39,840 --> 00:41:43,719
You may like to know
I'm putting you in for a commendation.
463
00:41:44,760 --> 00:41:49,038
Regardless of the outcome,
you did make the first transwarp flight.
464
00:41:50,280 --> 00:41:54,990
- Thank you, Captain.
- Is there something wrong?
465
00:41:56,440 --> 00:41:58,829
I don't know.
466
00:41:59,000 --> 00:42:03,118
This whole experience
has left me a little overwhelmed.
467
00:42:03,280 --> 00:42:05,748
Flying at warp 10,
468
00:42:05,920 --> 00:42:10,072
evolving into a new life-form,
mating, having alien offspring.
469
00:42:10,240 --> 00:42:13,676
You've broken more than one record,
that's for sure.
470
00:42:13,840 --> 00:42:20,518
Breaking the threshold.
It was... incredible.
471
00:42:21,640 --> 00:42:25,679
But somehow it doesn't mean
as much as I thought it would.
472
00:42:25,840 --> 00:42:29,355
I guess I went into this
looking for a quick fix.
473
00:42:29,520 --> 00:42:35,311
I thought making history would change
my service record and my reputation.
474
00:42:35,480 --> 00:42:39,996
If I'm not mistaken, you've changed
quite a few minds on this ship.
475
00:42:40,160 --> 00:42:45,075
- You've earned respect and admiration.
- Yeah.
476
00:42:45,240 --> 00:42:50,837
But I'm starting to realise it's not other
people's opinions I should worry about.
477
00:42:51,000 --> 00:42:53,958
It's mine.
478
00:42:54,120 --> 00:42:57,476
Seems that I still have
a few barriers to break.
479
00:42:57,640 --> 00:43:00,837
I just hope they're not
theoretical impossibilities.
480
00:43:01,000 --> 00:43:06,358
Somehow... I don't think they will be.
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