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Good health, strong body, clear mind.
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And you. Your hospitality,
your generosity, your patience.
3
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Many thanks.
4
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My colleague's behaviour,
our apologies.
5
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- I assure you...
- Make her quiet.
6
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- Captain, please.
- I understand.
7
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Good health, strong body, clear mind.
8
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And you. Your journey home
short and safe.
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Captain's log, stardate 50425.1.
10
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Mr Neelix and I have completed
our trade mission with the Tak Tak,
11
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one of the more unusual species
we've encountered.
12
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We are en route back to Voyager.
13
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Oh.
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I've always been taught to be tolerant
of other cultures.
15
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But the Tak Tak are the most
unforgiving people I've ever met.
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- They are a little impatient.
- They make Klingons look sedate.
17
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I'll never put my hands on my hips again.
18
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You had no way of knowing it was
one of the worst insults possible.
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It's a good thing you were there,
Mr Neelix.
20
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I might have been shot at dawn.
21
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I have studied chromolinguistics,
American Sign Language,
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the gestural idioms of the Leyron.
But I couldn't get Tak Tak.
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It seemed like
more than just a language to me.
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A lot of their gestures were ritualistic.
You might even say superstitious.
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You have a genuine flair for diplomacy,
Mr Neelix.
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I may have to promote you
from morale officer to ambassador.
27
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I could use a man like you
at the front door.
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Ambassador Neelix.
I like the sound of that.
29
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We're approaching
the rendezvous coordinates.
30
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Dropping to one quarter impulse.
31
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Voyager's not there.
And they're not responding to hails.
32
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I'm running a long-range scan.
33
00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:17,357
There they are.
They're holding position in sector 38,
34
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coordinates 121, mark 6.
35
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- That's over a light year away.
- They could be in trouble.
36
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Engaging maximum warp.
37
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Janeway to Voyager.
Commander Chakotay, respond.
38
00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:44,514
The ship looks fine. There's no sign
of any external damage.
39
00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:48,309
- Any sign of the crew?
- There's some kind of interference.
40
00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:50,914
I can't get clear lifesign readings.
41
00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:55,710
The escape pods are in place.
No recent transporter activity.
42
00:02:56,800 --> 00:03:01,271
Grab a phaser, Ambassador.
We're going to get some answers.
43
00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:58,156
Still no sign of the crew,
44
00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:00,276
but these readings are erratic.
45
00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:02,908
A bioelectric field is permeating the ship.
46
00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:04,479
Where's it coming from?
47
00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:05,868
I don't know.
48
00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:09,669
Let's access the ship's internal sensors,
49
00:05:09,840 --> 00:05:12,274
see if we can get a better reading.
50
00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:21,956
Same problem.
51
00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:23,838
The main computer
52
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and the com system are off-line.
53
00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:27,872
This is strange.
54
00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:29,598
A bio-neural gel pack
55
00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:31,478
in the mess hall ruptured.
56
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Yet most of the systems in there
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seem to be functioning normally.
58
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Let's get to the bridge.
59
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Someone was working on this.
60
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All the equipment is still active,
61
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but the work hasn't been completed.
62
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It's like they dropped
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what they were doing and ran.
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Come on.
65
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- This isn't the welcome I expected.
- Me neither.
66
00:06:08,280 --> 00:06:10,236
But if there was an attack,
67
00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:13,995
why didn't Chakotay contact us
or send out a warning buoy?
68
00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:17,835
I'm picking up a com-signal,
about ten metres ahead.
69
00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:26,149
- It's coming from here.
- This is Ensign Wildman's quarters.
70
00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:29,118
- Is she in there?
- I can't tell.
71
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Let's take a look. Stand ready.
72
00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:44,234
Here's our com-signal. Your
"Good Morning, Voyager" program.
73
00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:47,995
Ensign Wildman is a dedicated viewer.
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She activated this program
approximately 11 hours ago.
75
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Why is it still running?
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It's set for automatic playback
until it's turned off.
77
00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:06,952
The baby's missing, too.
78
00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:11,910
I'd say Ensign Wildman
replicated this 11 hours ago.
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00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:16,039
We'll check the communications logs.
They might tell us...
80
00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:23,953
There!
81
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I can't tell if it's humanoid
but it's emanating a bioelectric field.
82
00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:32,316
Whatever it is,
it just ran into a dead end.
83
00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:50,790
Over here.
84
00:07:57,280 --> 00:08:01,558
Something just punched through
the floor, into the Jefferies tubes.
85
00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:03,551
What is it?
86
00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:05,711
Some sort of mucilaginous compound.
87
00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:09,395
High concentrations
of amino acids, proteins...
88
00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:12,438
and fragments of non-humanoid DNA.
89
00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:18,195
Well, Ambassador,
I'd say we have an unexpected guest.
90
00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:21,318
I don't think he's the diplomatic type.
91
00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:34,553
Main power is failing and
the environmental controls are off-line.
92
00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:40,078
Systems are shutting down one by one.
We'd better get to the bridge.
93
00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:56,753
We've still got auxiliary power.
Deck 1.
94
00:08:57,800 --> 00:08:59,995
It's getting awfully hot in here.
95
00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:04,950
Heat from the warp plasma conduits
can't be vented. Expect a heat wave.
96
00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:07,076
No problem. I'm used to it.
97
00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:10,789
I grew up near the Rinax marshlands.
Our summers were hot.
98
00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:17,593
50 degrees Celsius. 90% humidity.
And vicious lavaflies.
99
00:09:17,760 --> 00:09:20,399
Summers in Indiana were pretty similar.
100
00:09:20,560 --> 00:09:24,792
Except that we had three suns
and the lavaflies were 6cms long.
101
00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:28,669
- 6cms?
- Insect repellent sold very well.
102
00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:37,434
There's a life-form in the turboshaft.
I'm engaging the manual override.
103
00:09:42,560 --> 00:09:47,873
Ah... Captain. It sounds like our guest
has brought a few friends.
104
00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:52,636
One more second.
I can't get the pneumatic conduits to...
105
00:09:57,160 --> 00:09:59,469
That was no lavafly.
106
00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:05,274
There's no life-form above us.
We're getting out of here.
107
00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:20,799
- Are you all right?
- Yes.
108
00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:24,032
Disgusting, but all right.
109
00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:27,510
It's the same compound we saw
in the transporter room.
110
00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:31,268
Come on.
111
00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:50,435
What is it?
112
00:10:50,600 --> 00:10:54,513
Human lifesigns. Very faint.
30 or more.
113
00:10:54,680 --> 00:10:57,717
- Where are they coming from?
- Several decks above us.
114
00:10:57,880 --> 00:10:59,836
I can't pinpoint the location.
115
00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:04,790
Maybe the crew is hiding
and they set up a defence perimeter.
116
00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:09,795
One thing's for sure.
Whoever's up there is still alive.
117
00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:14,476
Once we get the main computer on-line,
we'll get a fix on their location.
118
00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:37,716
It's so hot! My head is spinning.
119
00:11:37,880 --> 00:11:40,678
You've got a fever.
Fluid in your lungs.
120
00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:45,868
The compound is acting quickly.
Try to hang on. Just three more decks.
121
00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:51,793
- Go on without me.
- I won't leave you.
122
00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:54,349
I can't... I'm so dizzy.
123
00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:56,875
There should be a medical kit
up that tube.
124
00:11:57,040 --> 00:12:00,715
I'll bring back something.
Don't go away.
125
00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:54,874
- Help! Captain!
- I'm coming, Neelix!
126
00:13:02,560 --> 00:13:05,711
Neelix!
127
00:17:09,800 --> 00:17:13,952
This is Captain Kathryn Janeway
of Voyager to anyone within range.
128
00:17:14,120 --> 00:17:18,955
My ship has been seized by unknown
life-forms. Require assistance.
129
00:19:18,120 --> 00:19:20,554
Harry.
130
00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:39,840
Chakotay.
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00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:49,592
Captain.
I thought you were something else.
132
00:20:57,800 --> 00:21:01,554
The other aliens will sense you here
and will try to invade sickbay.
133
00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:05,429
- We don't have much time to treat you.
- What's going on?
134
00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:07,955
What are those... Argh!
135
00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:12,632
You've ruptured a muscle
and bruised two ribs.
136
00:21:12,800 --> 00:21:17,715
I'll have to perform surgery.
Lie on your side and try to be still.
137
00:21:18,920 --> 00:21:23,869
- Tell me what's happened.
- We've been infected by a macrovirus.
138
00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:26,918
A form of life I've never encountered.
139
00:21:27,080 --> 00:21:29,878
What about the crew?
140
00:21:30,040 --> 00:21:33,794
I will tell you exactly what happened
if you just lie still.
141
00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:39,318
Shortly after you left, we received
a distress call from a mining colony,
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00:21:39,480 --> 00:21:42,040
a race called the Garans.
143
00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:45,795
<i>They were experiencing</i>
<i>a minor viral outbreak.</i>
144
00:21:45,960 --> 00:21:51,717
Fever. Disorientation.
I think it's some kind of virus.
145
00:21:51,880 --> 00:21:55,429
Nothing serious,
but if we don't stop it now,
146
00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:57,909
we'll be forced
to shut down the operation.
147
00:21:58,080 --> 00:22:01,834
- We may be able to help.
- An antigen may do the trick.
148
00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:04,753
But it will have be modified
for this virus.
149
00:22:04,920 --> 00:22:08,799
I'd like to beam down
and examine a few of the infected.
150
00:22:08,960 --> 00:22:11,155
An away mission.
151
00:22:11,320 --> 00:22:14,835
I'm the only one who can enter a
contaminated environment without risk.
152
00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:19,437
Besides, I've been looking forward
to spreading my wings.
153
00:22:19,600 --> 00:22:23,195
Good enough. It will take us
about three hours to reach you.
154
00:22:23,360 --> 00:22:28,275
Thank you, Commander.
I don't think we'll be going anywhere.
155
00:22:29,240 --> 00:22:32,232
Download my program
into the autonomous emitter.
156
00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:34,152
Yes, Doctor.
157
00:22:39,040 --> 00:22:41,429
- They're not responding.
- Lifesigns?
158
00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:45,275
There's a lot of interference.
I can't get a clear reading.
159
00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:49,115
Perhaps their condition is serious.
I better get down there.
160
00:22:49,280 --> 00:22:54,070
Doctor, if anything happens to that
emitter, your program could be lost.
161
00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:58,552
I've been studying the Starfleet
guidelines for away team members.
162
00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:02,030
For a medical emergency
on alien terrain,
163
00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:04,998
it is recommended that we keep
an open com channel.
164
00:23:05,160 --> 00:23:09,392
- You heard the man.
- Channel open.
165
00:23:16,760 --> 00:23:22,073
Away team to Voyager. My portable
emitter is working perfectly.
166
00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:26,313
I am scanning the mineshaft
and proceeding along vector 147.
167
00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:29,552
Ambient temperature
is 16 degrees Celsius.
168
00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:34,032
Illumination is minimal
but that shouldn't pose a problem.
169
00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:37,670
The cave walls
are comprised of granite with a...
170
00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:43,790
We don't need that much information.
Tell us when you've found the miners.
171
00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:46,599
Oh. Very well. Stand by, then.
172
00:23:50,880 --> 00:23:53,314
Voyager, I've found one of the miners.
173
00:23:59,600 --> 00:24:03,434
He's suffering from
the advanced stages of viral infection.
174
00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:07,434
- Can you treat him?
- Not without an immunising agent.
175
00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:16,510
This is curious. The virus
is concentrating near his neck.
176
00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:21,071
It's using his glandular tissue
to create an orifice.
177
00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:25,988
Something is emerging.
178
00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:30,990
A life-form!
179
00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:36,550
Commander, I think
I've just discovered a new form of life!
180
00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:42,109
It appears to be
a macroscopic version of the virus.
181
00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:45,477
- The virus has grown?
- Yes.
182
00:24:45,640 --> 00:24:48,108
By a factor of billions.
183
00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:52,273
The virus absorbed
the miner's growth hormones
184
00:24:52,440 --> 00:24:55,557
and used them to increase
its own mass and dimensions.
185
00:24:55,720 --> 00:24:58,951
The virus has found a way
to leave the microscopic world
186
00:24:59,120 --> 00:25:01,156
and enter the macroscopic world.
187
00:25:02,360 --> 00:25:05,193
It's a remarkable
evolutionary development.
188
00:25:10,680 --> 00:25:13,831
The virus is attracted
to infra-red radiation.
189
00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:16,468
It's mistaking my holomatrix
for body heat.
190
00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:25,278
This one's approximately
0.5 millimetres in diameter.
191
00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:28,557
But it's growing
at 30 microns every second.
192
00:25:28,720 --> 00:25:32,315
Permission to beam the virus aboard
for analysis.
193
00:25:32,480 --> 00:25:37,474
No. Our biofilters might not recognise it.
You'll have to use tricorder data.
194
00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:40,154
Very well. But I think I should...
195
00:25:42,440 --> 00:25:45,000
Stand by, Voyager.
196
00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:53,792
- Hold on! Stop!
- You've got to help us.
197
00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:56,872
I intend to,
but first I must return to my ship.
198
00:25:57,040 --> 00:26:00,953
- Take me with you.
- No. We'd risk infecting the crew.
199
00:26:01,120 --> 00:26:04,396
You can't leave me.
200
00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:08,516
Please.
201
00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:14,871
Commander, if we established a force
field around sickbay and beamed...
202
00:26:15,040 --> 00:26:17,429
I'm afraid
we can't take the chance.
203
00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:19,875
- But these people need...
- Doctor.
204
00:26:20,040 --> 00:26:23,555
Away team guidelines forbid
the transport of unknown...
205
00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:29,192
...of unknown infectious agents without
establishing containment protocols.
206
00:26:29,360 --> 00:26:31,715
I understand.
207
00:26:34,840 --> 00:26:37,434
I'll do my best to help you.
208
00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:40,717
Away team to Voyager.
One to beam up.
209
00:26:45,760 --> 00:26:48,752
Doctor to bridge.
Checking the biofilters.
210
00:26:52,840 --> 00:26:55,832
Several viral organisms
were beamed up.
211
00:26:56,000 --> 00:27:00,118
- The biofilter has isolated them.
- Purge the filters.
212
00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:03,628
Purging is complete. I'll be in sickbay.
213
00:27:04,440 --> 00:27:07,671
<i>In the few seconds it took me</i>
<i>to purge the filters,</i>
214
00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:10,559
<i>the virus had migrated</i>
<i>into the transporter buffer.</i>
215
00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:14,919
- Any luck?
- I'm creating a synthetic antigen.
216
00:27:15,080 --> 00:27:17,640
It will prevent
the virus from replicating.
217
00:27:17,800 --> 00:27:21,998
But I don't know
how to restore infected cells.
218
00:27:22,160 --> 00:27:26,631
As for the larger versions of the virus,
the macrovirus,
219
00:27:26,800 --> 00:27:28,950
I would suggest a fly swatter.
220
00:27:29,120 --> 00:27:33,033
- How long before the antigen's ready?
- Another 12 hours.
221
00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:37,352
We'll rendezvous with the captain
and deal with this after she's aboard.
222
00:27:37,520 --> 00:27:41,877
Commander, I'd like to apologise
for my over-zealous behaviour.
223
00:27:42,040 --> 00:27:44,759
Compassion is nothing
to be sorry about.
224
00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:47,753
You were faced with a moral dilemma.
225
00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:52,516
But if it makes you feel better,
your performance was exemplary.
226
00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:54,636
Thank you.
227
00:27:55,720 --> 00:28:00,669
- I told you he'd understand.
- Yes. You did.
228
00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:05,436
<i>We continued working on the antigen.</i>
<i>But the macrovirus was working faster.</i>
229
00:28:05,600 --> 00:28:10,674
<i>It had moved from the transporter</i>
<i>buffer into an adjacent system.</i>
230
00:28:17,320 --> 00:28:20,153
Thank God you're here.
The natives are restless.
231
00:28:20,320 --> 00:28:24,996
- What's the emergency?
- I'm helping while Neelix is away.
232
00:28:25,160 --> 00:28:29,278
The heating array incinerated
a 12-kilo pot roast
233
00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:31,396
and all the replicators went off-line.
234
00:28:31,560 --> 00:28:33,516
Looks delicious.
235
00:28:33,680 --> 00:28:38,037
Maybe there's a problem
with the bio-neural gel pack.
236
00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:42,557
Actually, I'm a good cook
when engineering is doing its job.
237
00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:48,199
- So this is my fault?
- The gel packs are your department.
238
00:28:48,360 --> 00:28:52,876
And what was I supposed to tell
all these hungry, irritable people?
239
00:28:53,040 --> 00:28:56,191
A plasma relay on deck 7
really needs repairing.
240
00:28:56,360 --> 00:29:01,388
- You can't leave me now.
- You need me? I'm touched.
241
00:29:04,840 --> 00:29:09,755
What's going on here? It looks like
this gel pack has an infection.
242
00:29:09,920 --> 00:29:15,153
Half the neurodes are burned out
and the pack is filled with a compound.
243
00:29:16,160 --> 00:29:18,469
Call the Doctor and tell him...
244
00:29:18,640 --> 00:29:20,596
B'Elanna!
245
00:29:30,840 --> 00:29:34,799
- Were any other gel packs infected?
- No, just that one.
246
00:29:34,960 --> 00:29:38,316
The ship is healthy.
It's the crew I'm worried about.
247
00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:41,995
Your bones have healed
but the tissue will be sensitive.
248
00:29:43,800 --> 00:29:47,793
- It's getting warmer in here.
- It's not just the ship.
249
00:29:47,960 --> 00:29:52,192
It's you. You've been infected
with the macrovirus. It's a high fever.
250
00:29:52,360 --> 00:29:55,477
Yes, on the bridge.
I was bitten by one of them.
251
00:29:55,640 --> 00:29:58,393
Your glandular system
is being affected.
252
00:29:58,560 --> 00:30:01,757
If I don't treat you now
you'll end up like the others.
253
00:30:03,520 --> 00:30:09,117
I've spent hours perfecting the antigen
but I haven't tested it on a live subject.
254
00:30:09,280 --> 00:30:11,635
I'll have to be your guinea pig.
255
00:30:11,800 --> 00:30:14,792
Why are the crew in the mess hall
and cargo bays?
256
00:30:14,960 --> 00:30:18,839
The larger macroviruses
are driven by some instinct
257
00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:21,070
to assemble their host population.
258
00:30:21,240 --> 00:30:25,153
Tell me what happened
after B'Elanna was exposed.
259
00:30:26,600 --> 00:30:29,194
I was faced with an imminent epidemic.
260
00:30:35,200 --> 00:30:37,589
Oh, no.
261
00:30:37,760 --> 00:30:42,993
Doctor to the bridge. The macrovirus
is on board and appears to be airborne.
262
00:30:43,160 --> 00:30:46,357
I suggest a quarantine of the mess hall.
263
00:30:46,520 --> 00:30:50,718
Acknowledged. Red Alert.
Initiate quarantine protocols on deck 2.
264
00:30:50,880 --> 00:30:53,110
Aye, sir.
265
00:30:53,280 --> 00:30:55,840
All hands,
this is Commander Chakotay.
266
00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:59,754
We've detected a virus in the mess hall.
Deck 2 is under quarantine.
267
00:30:59,920 --> 00:31:04,391
No crew member is to leave
or enter any section on deck 2.
268
00:31:04,560 --> 00:31:06,437
Stand by.
269
00:31:06,600 --> 00:31:10,275
I've erected the biocontainment fields.
The area has been sealed.
270
00:31:10,440 --> 00:31:12,396
<i>We avoided a ship</i>- <i>wide
outbreak,</i>
271
00:31:12,560 --> 00:31:15,791
<i>but everyone on deck 2</i>
<i>had been contaminated.</i>
272
00:31:15,960 --> 00:31:19,077
<i>I collected a single live specimen</i>
<i>of the macrovirus</i>
273
00:31:19,240 --> 00:31:22,596
<i>and returned to sickbay</i>
<i>in hopes of finding a cure.</i>
274
00:31:22,760 --> 00:31:26,070
- Ready, Doctor.
- Optimal magnification.
275
00:31:27,080 --> 00:31:30,834
The specimen has synthesised
B'Elanna's growth hormone.
276
00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:36,870
That should give information to destroy
the virus without killing its host cells.
277
00:31:39,400 --> 00:31:42,153
The virus has grown by 150 microns.
278
00:31:42,320 --> 00:31:46,632
That shouldn't hinder our analysis,
as long as its structure stays the same.
279
00:31:51,160 --> 00:31:53,720
Doctor.
280
00:31:53,880 --> 00:31:57,793
Computer, erect a force field
around the microscope station.
281
00:32:08,840 --> 00:32:10,956
So much for lunch.
282
00:32:12,840 --> 00:32:16,037
I may never look at food again.
283
00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:21,911
I thought Klingons didn't get nauseated.
You have a redundant stomach.
284
00:32:22,080 --> 00:32:26,039
Right now, they're both unhappy.
285
00:32:40,960 --> 00:32:43,474
Paris to sickbay.
286
00:32:43,640 --> 00:32:46,837
Two macroviruses
just came out of B'Elanna's neck.
287
00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:49,878
Stand by.
We're close to formulating an antigen.
288
00:32:50,040 --> 00:32:52,873
The virus has grown to 0.3 metres.
289
00:32:55,360 --> 00:32:59,751
On the microscopic level, the virus
uses that projection to penetrate a cell.
290
00:32:59,920 --> 00:33:03,469
On our level, it probably impales
its victim that way,
291
00:33:03,640 --> 00:33:06,757
infusing him with its own genetic code.
292
00:33:06,920 --> 00:33:08,956
The antigen is ready.
293
00:33:09,120 --> 00:33:11,429
Kes?
294
00:33:14,600 --> 00:33:16,875
Computer, deactivate force field.
295
00:33:26,240 --> 00:33:28,196
Well...
296
00:33:30,520 --> 00:33:33,159
One down, ten billion to go.
297
00:33:36,080 --> 00:33:40,437
<i>Eager to inoculate the infected,</i>
<i>I headed for the quarantined area.</i>
298
00:33:40,600 --> 00:33:44,559
<i>Though their condition had grown</i>
<i>worse, it was the least of our problems.</i>
299
00:33:44,720 --> 00:33:50,636
Lieutenant, if you can hear me,
I'm going to give you an injection.
300
00:33:50,800 --> 00:33:53,633
It should eliminate the virus.
301
00:33:54,680 --> 00:33:59,913
- What is that?
- You don't want to know.
302
00:34:11,240 --> 00:34:16,234
Doctor to the bridge.
Intruder alert, deck 2, section 13.
303
00:34:16,400 --> 00:34:22,111
<i>Within minutes, dozens of the larger</i>
<i>organisms overwhelmed the ship.</i>
304
00:34:22,280 --> 00:34:25,033
Before long,
the crew was incapacitated.
305
00:34:25,200 --> 00:34:28,590
I've developed a vaccine,
but I can't administer it.
306
00:34:28,760 --> 00:34:33,038
Every time I try to get to the crew,
I'm attacked. Perhaps with your help...
307
00:34:33,200 --> 00:34:35,839
How many of the larger macroviruses
are there?
308
00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:40,198
Dozens, perhaps hundreds. They're
replicating at an exponential rate.
309
00:34:40,360 --> 00:34:43,511
By tomorrow there could be thousands.
310
00:34:43,680 --> 00:34:47,434
Speak of the devil.
311
00:34:53,360 --> 00:34:56,432
- You're cured.
- Question is...
312
00:34:56,600 --> 00:34:58,750
how do we cure the rest of the crew?
313
00:34:58,920 --> 00:35:02,435
Can this antigen be distributed
in a gaseous form?
314
00:35:02,600 --> 00:35:05,433
For absorption via
the respiratory system?
315
00:35:05,600 --> 00:35:07,750
Environmental controls are off-line.
316
00:35:07,920 --> 00:35:09,990
I have limited engineering expertise.
317
00:35:10,160 --> 00:35:13,914
All we have to do is get to deck 12.
318
00:35:14,080 --> 00:35:18,198
We'll run into the problem I faced
on the way to the mess hall.
319
00:35:18,360 --> 00:35:22,194
Not if I can help it.
Prepare two canisters of antigen.
320
00:35:22,360 --> 00:35:26,592
We'll take different routes
to environmental control.
321
00:35:26,760 --> 00:35:30,548
If you get there first,
I'll talk you through the repairs.
322
00:35:30,720 --> 00:35:33,393
The macroviruses are attracted
to infra-red radiation.
323
00:35:33,560 --> 00:35:38,509
Set your tricorder to emit
a thermal scattering signal.
324
00:35:38,680 --> 00:35:40,750
Ready when you are.
325
00:35:45,280 --> 00:35:47,236
We'll be right with you.
326
00:35:56,560 --> 00:35:58,994
Take Jefferies tube 11.
327
00:35:59,880 --> 00:36:02,792
- What's wrong?
- I've studied the ship.
328
00:36:02,960 --> 00:36:06,157
I know most of it,
but how do I get there from here?
329
00:36:06,320 --> 00:36:09,437
Jefferies tube 11.
Take a left at section 31.
330
00:36:09,600 --> 00:36:12,068
Straight down until you hit deck 10.
331
00:36:12,240 --> 00:36:15,471
- Follow the corridor until...
- I hit the shuttlebay.
332
00:36:15,640 --> 00:36:20,031
Crawl through access port 9, go past
three airlocks and two decks down.
333
00:36:20,200 --> 00:36:23,670
Environmental control
is at the end of the hall.
334
00:36:23,840 --> 00:36:26,832
- Who designed this ship, anyway?
- Good luck.
335
00:36:54,920 --> 00:36:58,151
- Doctor to Captain Janeway.
- Go ahead.
336
00:36:58,320 --> 00:37:00,436
I won't be joining you.
337
00:37:00,600 --> 00:37:05,469
The macroviruses overwhelmed me
and my emitter was nearly destroyed.
338
00:37:05,640 --> 00:37:09,189
I've taken refuge in the shuttlebay,
in a shuttlecraft.
339
00:37:09,360 --> 00:37:13,433
Stay put, Doctor.
I'm close to environmental control.
340
00:37:30,800 --> 00:37:34,315
Janeway to Doctor.
Environmental controls back on-line.
341
00:37:34,480 --> 00:37:38,075
Set the dispersal nodes
to one part per thousand.
342
00:37:40,120 --> 00:37:44,557
- What's going on?
- I think someone's firing at Voyager.
343
00:37:44,720 --> 00:37:48,998
Find out what's happening
and patch the data to me.
344
00:37:53,920 --> 00:37:55,831
It's the Tak Tak.
345
00:37:58,120 --> 00:38:02,716
- Open a channel and hail their captain.
- Stand by.
346
00:38:02,880 --> 00:38:05,838
This is Captain Janeway.
Why are you firing at us?
347
00:38:06,000 --> 00:38:09,151
The Garan mining colony infected.
We've purified them.
348
00:38:09,320 --> 00:38:13,359
Your distress call received. Voyager
infected. We are purifying you.
349
00:38:13,520 --> 00:38:16,512
- Purifying or destroying us?
- No choice.
350
00:38:16,680 --> 00:38:19,831
No cure for the virus.
Voyager's existence a threat.
351
00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:22,434
Your illness, our apologies.
352
00:38:22,600 --> 00:38:24,591
Wait! We've developed a cure,
353
00:38:24,760 --> 00:38:28,469
but your torpedoes just stopped us
putting an end to this.
354
00:38:28,640 --> 00:38:32,315
- A cure?
- Yes. We've tested it and it works.
355
00:38:32,480 --> 00:38:35,995
I can prove it.
I'll share the antigen with you.
356
00:38:36,160 --> 00:38:39,596
But you've got to give me a chance
to save my crew.
357
00:38:39,760 --> 00:38:43,435
A chance. One hour.
358
00:38:48,160 --> 00:38:52,631
Doctor, that last torpedo destroyed
the secondary power couplings.
359
00:38:52,800 --> 00:38:55,758
I can't get the environmental controls
back on-line.
360
00:38:55,920 --> 00:38:58,434
We appear to be low on options.
361
00:38:59,320 --> 00:39:02,995
We only have access to systems
with independent power sources -
362
00:39:03,160 --> 00:39:05,958
shuttlecraft, life support, the holodecks.
363
00:39:08,360 --> 00:39:12,911
You said the macroviruses
are attracted to infra-red signatures.
364
00:39:13,080 --> 00:39:16,595
- That's right.
- You and I are the only targets left.
365
00:39:17,680 --> 00:39:20,478
What if we gave them
something new?
366
00:39:20,640 --> 00:39:23,029
What are you suggesting?
367
00:39:41,560 --> 00:39:46,395
It's working. I've programmed the
characters to react to the viruses.
368
00:39:46,560 --> 00:39:49,518
We don't have much time.
Get to the crew.
369
00:39:49,680 --> 00:39:53,639
You've got a clear path to
the mess hall and cargo bays.
370
00:39:53,800 --> 00:39:59,318
- What about you?
- I've put together an antigen bomb.
371
00:39:59,480 --> 00:40:02,199
Now all I have to do is drop it.
372
00:41:17,480 --> 00:41:21,234
Doctor to Captain Janeway.
Captain, please respond.
373
00:41:22,560 --> 00:41:25,233
- Go ahead.
- It worked.
374
00:41:25,400 --> 00:41:28,198
The macroviruses
have been destroyed.
375
00:41:28,360 --> 00:41:30,590
And the ship?
376
00:41:30,760 --> 00:41:35,072
Heavy damage on holodeck 2
but there are no hull breaches.
377
00:41:38,480 --> 00:41:41,153
Astonishment. Your vessel, purified.
378
00:41:41,320 --> 00:41:43,993
And we'd share the cure with you
379
00:41:44,160 --> 00:41:47,516
if you'd be kind enough
to forgo destroying our ship.
380
00:41:47,680 --> 00:41:52,595
Of course. Purification will cease.
My word.
381
00:41:52,760 --> 00:41:54,830
Many thanks to Captain of Voyager.
382
00:41:55,880 --> 00:41:58,110
Good health.
383
00:42:01,960 --> 00:42:04,679
Good health.
384
00:42:09,520 --> 00:42:13,877
Come in.
385
00:42:14,040 --> 00:42:17,396
Good morning, Captain.
Here's an update on repairs.
386
00:42:20,120 --> 00:42:22,236
- How's the crew?
- They're fine.
387
00:42:22,400 --> 00:42:25,790
Although a few people
are reporting queasiness.
388
00:42:25,960 --> 00:42:28,030
I'm not surprised.
389
00:42:28,200 --> 00:42:31,670
I'm granting extended R&R
for all personnel.
390
00:42:31,840 --> 00:42:35,196
- Work out the shift rotations.
- Aye, Captain.
391
00:42:35,360 --> 00:42:38,670
Speaking of R&R, a few of us
are going skiing on the holodeck.
392
00:42:38,840 --> 00:42:42,799
The Ktarian glaciers. Fresh air,
good workout. Care to join us?
393
00:42:42,960 --> 00:42:45,918
- No, thank you, but have fun.
- Not your cup of tea?
394
00:42:46,080 --> 00:42:51,837
I love to ski. But I've had enough
of a workout for the time being.
395
00:42:53,680 --> 00:42:55,636
Understood.
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