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We are the Borg.
Existence as you know it is over.
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We will add your biological and
technological distinctiveness to ours.
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Resistance is...
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The Cardinal is a thief.
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I delivered two portraits of his nephew
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more than three months ago,
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to be depicted in the heroic mode
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of an Hercules or an Achilles,
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so specified our contract.
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I complied, making that young fool
of a nephew look far more heroic
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than nature ever intended.
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An act on my part greater than anything
accomplished by Hercules or Achilles.
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And what have I, Leonardo da Vinci,
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received in payment?
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- The Cardinal's eternal gratitude?
- <i>Esatto!</i>
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In other words, less than nothing.
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All the more reason why you
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should accept my proposal.
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The money is beside the point.
Catarina, is it?
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I'm only asking for a corner, one bench,
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a place to work on my own projects,
paintings, sculptures.
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Just being in your company is inspiring.
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Flattery, Catarina,
is also beside the point.
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Besides, I prefer my solitude.
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- What will you call it?
- The Arm Of Hephaestus.
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The god of the forge.
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Every blacksmith who has swung a
hammer will thank me for this creation.
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Someone once said, "All invention
is but an extension of the body of man."
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Do not think that just because
I have enjoyed your visit today
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that I am prepared to turn
my workshop into a traveller's inn.
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- Here, let me help you.
- You will get covered in goose grease.
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It's good for the skin.
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Let's see if we can find his big brother.
Hopefully, he'll be stronger.
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Is this a flying machine?
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I thought my imagination
takes flight easily,
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so my body can do the same.
I was wrong.
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It's this flapping approach.
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You designed your machine to mimic
the way a bat or a sparrow flies.
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- So?
- So what if you based it...
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...on the hawk instead?
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The hawk.
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A creature that glides through the air.
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We will design a new machine.
And you, Catarina, will help me fly it.
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- I'll need someplace to work.
- A corner?
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- One workbench?
- That would be fine.
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Ten scudi a week
and provide your own materials.
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Seven. And I might need to borrow
a few things, on occasion.
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- Then we have an agreement.
- Chakotay to Janeway.
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We need you in engineering.
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- There's something you should see.
- On my way.
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Computer, end program.
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- What is it?
- Bad news.
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The probe we sent out
stopped transmitting.
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I thought it was
the communications grid,
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then I cleared up the telemetry.
Take a look at this.
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This could be it, Captain. Borg space.
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We don't know
how many vessels are out there,
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but their space appears to be vast.
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It includes thousands of solar systems,
all Borg.
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We are entering
the heart of their territory.
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There's no going around it,
but there may be a way through it.
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Before the probe was disabled,
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it picked up a narrow corridor
of space devoid of Borg activity.
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We called it the Northwest Passage.
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But it is filled
with gravimetric distortions,
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caused by quantum singularities.
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Better to ride the rapids
than face the hive.
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We'll set a course for it and go into
Tactical Alert. What about weapons?
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Phaser banks are reprogrammed
to a rotating modulation.
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- But the Borg will adapt quickly.
- We can use every edge. Ensign?
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The sensors will scan for transwarp
signatures. An early warning system.
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Good work.
Doctor, how is the medical front?
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I've analysed the Borg corpse
we recovered three months ago.
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I'm close to understanding
their assimilation technology
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and I may be able
to create a medical defence.
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Redouble your efforts. Top priority.
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Neelix, can we resupply
the ship any time soon?
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No problem. I plan to extend
our food and replicator rations.
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We have to act fast. The Borg
have captured one of our probes.
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They know we're out here. We'll do all
we can to avoid a direct confrontation,
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but if and when we do engage the Borg,
I'm confident we'll be ready.
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I have faith
in each and every one of you.
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Let's do it.
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Ensign, on the double!
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Coming through.
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Cut down the time taken
to seal off the decks.
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- In case we take on uninvited guests?
- Increase force field magnitudes.
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These injection tubules are the first step
in their assimilation process.
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They release nanoprobes
into the bloodstream.
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Maybe we can develop
a protective shielding.
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Unlikely. The tubules can penetrate
any known alloy or energy field.
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Which means our battle
must be waged inside the body.
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The first tissue attacked is the victim's
blood. Assimilation is instantaneous.
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They take over blood cell functions,
like a virus.
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We should try to enhance
the immune system,
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to create an assimilation antibody.
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I doubt we can destroy the nanoprobes,
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but we may be able to slow them down.
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Let's try a submicron dissection
on the probes,
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see if we can discover
the assimilation mechanism.
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Kes, is something wrong?
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Kes?
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- I saw Borg.
- You've had a telepathic experience?
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There were bodies,
dozens of them dead.
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- How's Kes?
- Unsettled and uncertain.
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She has experienced
several telepathic visions
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about the death of Borg
and Voyager's destruction.
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- Premonitions?
- Possibly.
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We can't just ignore her intuition,
but I see no reason to alter our plan.
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I want you to keep an eye on...
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Sensors are picking up
transwarp signatures,
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5.8 light years distant,
closing from behind.
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- Red Alert.
- Evasive manoeuvres.
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- What's happening?
- We dropped out of warp.
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- Engineering, what's going on?
- I'm not sure.
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Subspace turbulence is preventing us
from creating a warp field.
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- Turbulence increasing.
- Two Borg vessels.
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Make that three.
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Four. No, five.
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Fifteen Borg vessels.
Distance, 2.1 light years and closing.
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Shields to maximum.
Stand by all weapons.
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- They're in visual range.
- On screen.
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My God!
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Captain.
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I'm picking up a polaron beam.
We're being scanned.
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Think good thoughts.
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The last cube has rejoined the others.
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- Did we sustain any damage?
- No. Shields held.
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Warp engines on-line.
All primary systems are stable.
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Stand down Red Alert. Harry, maintain
a sensor lock on that Borg armada.
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They seemed to be in quite a hurry.
I'd like to know what they're up to.
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I'll take this near miss as a good omen.
Resume our course, Mr Paris.
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If we needed evidence we entered
Borg space, we just got it.
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I'll be in my Ready Room.
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Yes, come in.
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We completed the latest sensor sweep.
So far, so good.
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- The passage is clear of Borg activity.
- I want to see a tactical update.
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By my calculation, we haven't eaten
since last night. Join me for dinner?
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I'm not hungry.
I've got a lot of work to do.
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I see.
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I've been looking through log entries
of captains who encountered the Borg.
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I've gone over every engagement,
from when Q flung the Enterprise
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into the path of that first cube
to the massacre at Wolf 359.
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Every battle, anything that might
give me an insight into them.
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- And?
- In the words of Jean-Luc Picard...
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"In their collective state,
the Borg are utterly without mercy,
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"driven by one will alone,
the will to conquer.
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"They are beyond redemption,
beyond reason."
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And then there's Captain Amasov
of the Endeavour.
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"The Borg are as close to pure evil
as any race we've ever encountered."
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- What's so funny?
- Nothing.
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You're smiling.
I've said something amusing.
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- You sounded just like Amasov.
- What?
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While you read his log,
you used his inflections.
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- I did not.
- Before that, you did a good Picard.
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- Did I?
- It's nothing to be ashamed about.
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Echoing the Greats. Ensign Hickman
does a passable Janeway.
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If we survive the next few days,
I'll have a chat with him.
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Imitating the Captain? Surely that
violates some kind of Starfleet protocol.
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This day was inevitable.
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We all knew it and we've all tried
to prepare for the challenge ahead.
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But at what point is the risk too great?
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At what point
do we retreat to friendly territory?
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Could the crew accept
living in the Delta Quadrant?
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I keep looking to all these captains,
my comrades in arms.
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But the truth is I'm alone.
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If that moment comes,
we'll face it together.
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And we'll make the right decision.
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You're not alone, Kathryn.
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Three years ago,
I didn't even know your name.
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Today I can't imagine a day
without you.
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Captain Janeway to the bridge.
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- Gentlemen.
- Something odd is going on.
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Borg power signatures
have terminated.
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- All of them?
- Dead in the water.
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- 5.2 light years away.
- Cause?
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Unknown.
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- Mr Paris.
- Captain?
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Set a course for their position.
Warp two.
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- We're approaching the ships.
- Slow to impulse. On screen.
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- Lifesigns?
- A few, but they're erratic.
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I'm detecting two residual
weapons signatures in the debris.
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One is Borg,
the other is of unknown origin.
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Who could do this to the Borg?
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Someone more powerful
than the Borg? Hard to imagine.
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But they did it. Fifteen Cubes.
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We might have just found our ticket
through Borg space, an ally.
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Let's not jump to conclusions.
Scan the vicinity for vessels.
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- There are none.
- Hold on. I'm picking up bio-readings.
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They're coming
from the hull of a Borg ship.
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Let's see it.
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Magnify, Mr Kim.
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It's organic,
but our sensors can't penetrate it.
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- Send a standard greeting.
- No response.
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Is it a space-dwelling organism
or biological weapon?
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What weapon could destroy the Borg?
Can we beam it away from the ship?
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- I can't get a lock on it.
- Tractor beam?
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No effect.
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Whatever it is,
it's impervious to our technology.
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Tuvok, are you reading
an atmosphere in the cube?
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Affirmative.
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Commander Chakotay.
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I want you to take an away team inside.
Get a scan of the biomass.
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There are unstable Borg lifesigns.
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We'll keep an active transporter lock
and pull you out at any sign of trouble.
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Tuvok, Harry, you're with me.
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This way.
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Lower your phasers. If we don't appear
threatening, they should ignore us.
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Looks like they're a little preoccupied.
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The alien bio-readings
are getting stronger. We're close.
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Commander.
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- Curious.
- That's not the word I had in mind.
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Those bodies are reminiscent
of one of Kes's premonitions.
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Didn't Kes say we were all going to die?
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Let's keep moving.
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It looks like the biomass
dissolved through the Borg hull.
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This Borg is trying to assimilate it.
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Doesn't look like he's having much luck.
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A chamber is beyond here,
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40 metres wide, high concentrations
of antimatter particles.
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- It looks like a warp propulsion system.
- It's a ship?
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Some species use organic-based
vessels. The Breen, for example.
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There doesn't seem
to be anybody inside.
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- Chakotay to Voyager.
- Go ahead, Commander.
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We've found
an entrance to the biomass.
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We think it is a ship.
Permission to go inside?
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- Granted.
- Harry, that's a Borg distribution node.
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Download their tactical database. It
might have a record of what happened.
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Tuvok.
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They seem to be organic conduits,
carrying electrodynamic fluid.
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- Maybe an energy source.
- Maybe.
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This looks like a binary matrix,
laced with neuropeptides.
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Could be their computer core.
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This damage was caused
by a Borg disruptor beam.
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The wall appears
to be regenerating itself.
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Commander.
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- Kes?
- Harry's in danger.
238
00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:42,314
- Get them out!
- Sickbay to Janeway.
239
00:22:42,480 --> 00:22:44,436
Commander!
240
00:22:48,840 --> 00:22:52,037
There's something in here
and it's not the Borg.
241
00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:56,273
- It's within 20 meters.
- Perhaps the pilot has returned.
242
00:22:56,440 --> 00:22:59,034
- Voyager to away team.
- Go ahead.
243
00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:02,158
Stand by for transport.
We're getting you out.
244
00:23:02,320 --> 00:23:04,754
- Good idea.
- Energise.
245
00:23:04,920 --> 00:23:07,229
- I can't get a lock.
- What is it?
246
00:23:07,400 --> 00:23:10,198
Bioelectric interference
from something.
247
00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:15,199
It's within seven metres.
Let's get out.
248
00:23:17,440 --> 00:23:21,718
- Narrow the confinement beam.
- No effect.
249
00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:24,599
- I'm going to try a skeletal lock.
- A what?
250
00:23:24,760 --> 00:23:27,957
I can get a lock on minerals
in their bone tissue.
251
00:23:28,120 --> 00:23:30,236
I just came up with it.
252
00:23:44,120 --> 00:23:47,430
- It's five metres away and closing.
- From where?
253
00:23:59,480 --> 00:24:01,436
I've got them.
254
00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:06,628
A skeletal lock? We'll have to add
that one to the transporter manual.
255
00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:11,715
Captain, the bio-ship is powering up,
like it's charging a weapon.
256
00:24:14,760 --> 00:24:17,672
Mr Paris, get us out of here.
Maximum warp.
257
00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:45,875
The alien ship is not pursuing.
258
00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:52,517
- Kes?
- I could hear its thoughts.
259
00:24:52,680 --> 00:24:56,753
The pilot of the bio-ship was trying
to communicate with me.
260
00:24:57,800 --> 00:25:02,828
They're telepathic. I've been aware
of the premonitions for some time.
261
00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:06,754
It's not the Borg
we should be worried about, it's them.
262
00:25:06,920 --> 00:25:09,229
What did it say to you?
263
00:25:09,400 --> 00:25:11,356
It said...
264
00:25:13,080 --> 00:25:16,311
..."The weak will perish".
265
00:25:25,600 --> 00:25:28,910
Captain's log, stardate 50984.3.
266
00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:32,629
It's been 12 hours since
our confrontation with the life-form.
267
00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:38,834
We're not being pursued and we've had
no further encounters with the Borg.
268
00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:41,150
I've decided to hold our course.
269
00:25:41,320 --> 00:25:44,756
The passage is only a day away
and I won't allow fear
270
00:25:44,920 --> 00:25:49,948
to undermine this crew's sense
of purpose, even if that fear is justified.
271
00:25:55,360 --> 00:25:57,271
The infection is spreading.
272
00:25:57,440 --> 00:26:00,796
What began with a few cells
contaminating the wound
273
00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:03,190
is now infusing every bodily system.
274
00:26:03,360 --> 00:26:06,079
It looks like he's being transformed.
275
00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:11,712
Not exactly. The alien cells are
consuming his body from the inside out.
276
00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:15,429
In essence, Mr Kim is being eaten alive.
277
00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:19,358
- He's conscious.
- I gave him a sedative.
278
00:26:19,520 --> 00:26:24,548
But it was rejected. Every treatment
I've tried has been neutralised.
279
00:26:30,160 --> 00:26:32,116
These are alien cells.
280
00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:36,914
Each one contains more than
100 times the DNA of a human cell.
281
00:26:37,080 --> 00:26:42,313
The most densely coded life-form I've
seen. I would need years to decipher it.
282
00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:46,075
They have
an extraordinary immune response.
283
00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:49,357
Anything that penetrates
the cell membrane,
284
00:26:49,520 --> 00:26:53,069
chemical, biological, technological.
285
00:26:55,080 --> 00:26:59,676
It's instantly destroyed. That's why
the Borg can't assimilate them.
286
00:26:59,840 --> 00:27:03,674
Resistance in this case is far from futile.
287
00:27:03,840 --> 00:27:08,630
Nevertheless, I believe Borg technology
holds the key to saving Mr Kim.
288
00:27:08,800 --> 00:27:12,270
- How so?
- I hope to unleash an army
289
00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:16,877
of Borg nanoprobes into his
bloodstream to eradicate the infection.
290
00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:22,755
I've been analysing the nanoprobes.
They're efficient assimilators.
291
00:27:22,920 --> 00:27:28,278
I admire the workmanship.
But they're no match for the alien cells.
292
00:27:28,440 --> 00:27:34,834
I dissected a nanoprobe and managed
to access its re-coding mechanism.
293
00:27:35,000 --> 00:27:40,313
I programmed it to emit electrochemical
signatures the same as the alien cells.
294
00:27:40,480 --> 00:27:45,349
The probe can do its work
without being detected. Observe.
295
00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:49,479
The alien cells are oblivious
to the probe until it's too late.
296
00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:52,552
But I've only created a few prototypes.
297
00:27:53,840 --> 00:27:58,356
I'll need several days to modify enough
nanoprobes to cure Ensign Kim.
298
00:27:58,520 --> 00:28:02,399
- Does Harry have several days?
- I wish I knew.
299
00:28:11,040 --> 00:28:15,636
Fight it, Harry. That's an order.
300
00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:21,878
We analysed the Borg's tactical
database.
301
00:28:22,040 --> 00:28:25,191
They refer to these new aliens
as Species 8472.
302
00:28:25,360 --> 00:28:29,114
Over five months, the Borg have been
attacked 12 times.
303
00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:33,876
- They were defeated swiftly.
- They have very little information.
304
00:28:34,040 --> 00:28:37,635
Is anything known
about where they come from?
305
00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:39,756
I'm afraid so.
306
00:28:42,560 --> 00:28:44,516
Get the captain.
307
00:28:46,440 --> 00:28:48,635
The Northwest Passage.
308
00:28:48,800 --> 00:28:53,874
- It's clear of Borg activity for a reason.
- I'm detecting 133 bio-ships.
309
00:28:54,040 --> 00:28:56,554
- More are approaching.
- From where?
310
00:28:56,720 --> 00:28:59,314
They are coming from
a quantum singularity.
311
00:28:59,480 --> 00:29:02,995
- Localising gravimetric distortions.
- On screen.
312
00:29:08,760 --> 00:29:12,833
- Kes, anything?
- Yes, I can hear them.
313
00:29:17,040 --> 00:29:20,157
They're in a place
where they're all alone.
314
00:29:20,320 --> 00:29:23,437
- A parallel universe?
- I don't know.
315
00:29:24,840 --> 00:29:27,752
I feel malevolence, a cold hatred.
316
00:29:28,800 --> 00:29:33,316
"The weak will perish." It's an invasion.
317
00:29:34,400 --> 00:29:38,996
- They intend to destroy everything.
- Reverse course, maximum warp.
318
00:29:39,160 --> 00:29:42,835
Five light years out. Hold position.
Maintain Red Alert.
319
00:29:43,800 --> 00:29:45,518
Commander.
320
00:29:53,640 --> 00:29:57,076
That moment we spoke about, it's here.
Any thoughts?
321
00:29:57,240 --> 00:30:00,118
Flying into that corridor
would mean death.
322
00:30:00,280 --> 00:30:04,034
Agreed. The Northwest Passage
is no longer an option.
323
00:30:04,200 --> 00:30:09,035
So now the choice is between facing
the Borg, or finding a nice planet
324
00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:12,749
in the Delta Quadrant
and giving up on ever getting home.
325
00:30:12,920 --> 00:30:17,550
We wouldn't be giving up.
We may find another way home.
326
00:30:19,920 --> 00:30:24,391
I'm not ready to tell the crew
we're quitting. Not yet.
327
00:30:24,560 --> 00:30:30,954
- There must be an alternative.
- You haven't slept in two days.
328
00:30:31,120 --> 00:30:34,112
Try getting some rest
and clearing your head.
329
00:30:34,280 --> 00:30:39,308
We're safe for the moment. We can tell
the crew tomorrow if we have to.
330
00:30:39,480 --> 00:30:41,436
See you in the morning.
331
00:31:07,920 --> 00:31:09,876
Maestro?
332
00:31:13,760 --> 00:31:15,716
Leonardo?
333
00:31:21,400 --> 00:31:26,030
- Am I disturbing you?
- What do you see?
334
00:31:27,280 --> 00:31:30,158
A wall with candlelight reflecting on it.
335
00:31:31,560 --> 00:31:33,710
Why? What do you see?
336
00:31:34,720 --> 00:31:37,029
A flock of starlings,
337
00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:43,833
the leaves of an oak, a horse's tail,
a thief with a noose around his neck...
338
00:31:47,240 --> 00:31:52,268
...and a wall
with the candlelight reflecting on it.
339
00:31:54,680 --> 00:32:01,392
There are times, Catarina, when I am
transfixed by a shadow on the wall,
340
00:32:01,560 --> 00:32:04,358
or the splashing of water
against a stone.
341
00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:08,035
I stare at it, the hours pass,
342
00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:11,875
the world around me drops away,
343
00:32:12,040 --> 00:32:15,476
replaced by worlds being created
344
00:32:15,640 --> 00:32:20,111
and destroyed by my imagination.
345
00:32:21,640 --> 00:32:24,757
A way to focus the mind.
346
00:32:24,920 --> 00:32:28,629
Sit and tell me why you have come.
347
00:32:36,480 --> 00:32:41,395
There's a path before me,
the only way home.
348
00:32:41,560 --> 00:32:46,918
And on either side, mortal enemies
bent on destroying each other.
349
00:32:47,080 --> 00:32:51,631
If I attempt to pass through them,
I'll be destroyed as well.
350
00:32:51,800 --> 00:32:57,750
But if I turn around, that would end
all hope of ever getting home.
351
00:32:58,800 --> 00:33:03,920
And no matter how much I try to focus
my mind, I can't see an alternative.
352
00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:10,997
When one's imagination
cannot provide an answer,
353
00:33:11,160 --> 00:33:14,232
one must seek out
a greater imagination.
354
00:33:15,600 --> 00:33:20,310
There are times when even
I find myself kneeling in prayer.
355
00:33:21,360 --> 00:33:25,558
I must deliver a <i>bronzetto</i>
to the monks at Santa Croce.
356
00:33:25,720 --> 00:33:27,870
Come with me, Catarina.
357
00:33:29,560 --> 00:33:34,475
We will wake the Abbot,
visit the chapel and appeal to God.
358
00:33:34,640 --> 00:33:38,189
Somehow, I don't think
that's going to work for me.
359
00:33:46,920 --> 00:33:50,799
But there is an alternative
I hadn't considered.
360
00:33:52,520 --> 00:33:55,637
What if I made an appeal...
361
00:33:57,000 --> 00:33:59,309
...to the devil?
362
00:34:03,520 --> 00:34:08,310
- An alliance with the Borg?
- More like an exchange.
363
00:34:08,480 --> 00:34:12,439
We offer them a way to defeat
their new enemy and, in return,
364
00:34:12,600 --> 00:34:15,273
we get safe passage
through their space.
365
00:34:15,440 --> 00:34:20,639
In developing a treatment for Harry, the
doctor found a way to attack the aliens.
366
00:34:20,800 --> 00:34:24,475
It's still experimental.
I've only made a few prototypes.
367
00:34:24,640 --> 00:34:27,837
If we teach the Borg
how to modify their nanoprobes,
368
00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:30,798
they can create a weapon
to fight the aliens.
369
00:34:30,960 --> 00:34:33,076
In theory, yes.
370
00:34:33,240 --> 00:34:35,390
It's clear from the Borg database
371
00:34:35,560 --> 00:34:38,996
that they know practically nothing
about Species 8472.
372
00:34:39,160 --> 00:34:43,312
What they can't assimilate,
they can't understand.
373
00:34:43,480 --> 00:34:49,430
But we don't assimilate. We investigate.
In this case, that's given us an edge.
374
00:34:49,600 --> 00:34:52,353
We've discovered
something they need.
375
00:34:52,520 --> 00:34:55,637
But the Borg aren't known
for their diplomacy.
376
00:34:55,800 --> 00:34:58,189
How can we expect them
to cooperate?
377
00:34:58,360 --> 00:35:03,559
If what I've learned from the aliens is
true, the Borg are losing this conflict.
378
00:35:03,720 --> 00:35:06,393
The Borg are no different than we are.
379
00:35:06,560 --> 00:35:12,112
They're trying to survive. They won't
refuse an offer that will help them.
380
00:35:12,280 --> 00:35:17,195
Won't the Borg attempt to take the
information by assimilating Voyager?
381
00:35:17,360 --> 00:35:19,874
That won't get them anywhere.
382
00:35:20,040 --> 00:35:24,397
You're the only one with knowledge
of the nanoprobe modifications.
383
00:35:24,560 --> 00:35:28,439
Transfer all that research
into your holo-matrix.
384
00:35:28,600 --> 00:35:30,556
You're my guarantee.
385
00:35:30,720 --> 00:35:36,716
If the Borg threaten us, we'll erase
your program. But it won't come to that.
386
00:35:36,880 --> 00:35:41,078
It's in the collective's interest
to cooperate.
387
00:35:41,240 --> 00:35:43,390
Voyager is only one ship.
388
00:35:43,560 --> 00:35:47,712
Our safe passage is a small price
to pay for what we're offering.
389
00:35:50,040 --> 00:35:52,713
- Assist the Doctor.
- Aye, Captain.
390
00:35:52,880 --> 00:35:57,954
Mr Paris, locate the nearest
Borg vessel and lay in a course.
391
00:35:58,120 --> 00:36:01,715
- They shouldn't be difficult to find.
- Yes, ma'am.
392
00:36:03,040 --> 00:36:04,393
Dismissed.
393
00:36:11,080 --> 00:36:13,150
You were awfully quiet.
394
00:36:14,400 --> 00:36:19,190
I didn't want the others to hear this,
but I think this is too great a risk.
395
00:36:19,360 --> 00:36:21,316
How so?
396
00:36:21,480 --> 00:36:26,952
There's a story I heard as a child,
a parable, and I never forgot it.
397
00:36:27,120 --> 00:36:32,513
A scorpion was walking by a river bank,
wondering how to get to the other side.
398
00:36:32,680 --> 00:36:34,636
Suddenly, he saw a fox.
399
00:36:34,800 --> 00:36:38,873
He asked the fox to take him
on his back across the river.
400
00:36:39,040 --> 00:36:45,434
The fox said, "No. If I do that,
you'll sting me and I'll drown."
401
00:36:47,040 --> 00:36:51,318
The scorpion assured him,
"If I did that, we'd both drown."
402
00:36:51,480 --> 00:36:55,598
So the fox thought about it
and finally agreed.
403
00:36:55,760 --> 00:37:00,788
So the scorpion climbed up on his back
and the fox began to swim.
404
00:37:00,960 --> 00:37:05,511
But halfway across the river,
the scorpion stung him.
405
00:37:05,680 --> 00:37:10,310
As the poison filled his veins,
the fox turned to the scorpion and said,
406
00:37:10,480 --> 00:37:14,393
"Why did you do that?
Now you'll drown, too."
407
00:37:14,560 --> 00:37:18,678
"I couldn't help it", said the scorpion.
"It's my nature."
408
00:37:20,960 --> 00:37:23,793
I understand the risk.
409
00:37:25,120 --> 00:37:30,148
I'm not proposing we change the nature
of the beast, but this is unique.
410
00:37:30,320 --> 00:37:35,519
They have never been so threatened.
We can take advantage of that.
411
00:37:35,680 --> 00:37:40,117
If we negotiate an exchange, will they
keep up their end of the bargain?
412
00:37:40,280 --> 00:37:43,158
It could take months
to cross Borg territory.
413
00:37:43,320 --> 00:37:46,835
We'd face thousands of systems,
millions of vessels.
414
00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:49,514
But we've got them over a barrel.
415
00:37:49,680 --> 00:37:53,229
We don't need to give them information
until we're safe.
416
00:37:53,400 --> 00:37:56,039
We just need courage
to see this through.
417
00:37:56,200 --> 00:38:01,035
There is the courage to accept some
situations are beyond your control.
418
00:38:02,120 --> 00:38:05,874
- Not every problem has a solution.
- Should we turn around?
419
00:38:06,040 --> 00:38:09,589
We should get out of harm's way.
Let them fight it out.
420
00:38:09,760 --> 00:38:12,718
There's plenty of Delta Quadrant
to explore.
421
00:38:12,880 --> 00:38:17,670
- We may find another way home.
- Or something a year down the road.
422
00:38:17,840 --> 00:38:22,630
After Species 8472 gets through with
the Borg, we could be in the line of fire
423
00:38:22,800 --> 00:38:26,395
and we'll have missed the opportunity
that exists now.
424
00:38:26,560 --> 00:38:29,677
- How much is our safety worth?
- What do you mean?
425
00:38:29,840 --> 00:38:33,719
We'd be giving an advantage
to a race who murdered billions.
426
00:38:33,880 --> 00:38:38,635
We'd be helping the Borg assimilate
a species just to get home. It's wrong!
427
00:38:38,800 --> 00:38:41,917
Tell that to Harry Kim.
He's barely alive.
428
00:38:42,080 --> 00:38:46,870
Maybe helping to assimilate them
isn't a bad idea. This could be a favour.
429
00:38:47,040 --> 00:38:51,830
I don't think you believe that.
You're struggling to justify your plan,
430
00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:57,836
because your desire to get this crew
home is blinding you. I know you.
431
00:38:58,000 --> 00:39:02,915
Sometimes you don't know
when to step back.
432
00:39:03,960 --> 00:39:06,599
- Do you trust me?
- That isn't the issue.
433
00:39:06,760 --> 00:39:11,788
It is. Yesterday you were saying we'd
face this together. You'd be at my side.
434
00:39:11,960 --> 00:39:15,270
I have to tell you what I believe.
I'm no good if I don't.
435
00:39:15,440 --> 00:39:20,230
I appreciate that, but the time for debate
is over. I've made my decision.
436
00:39:20,400 --> 00:39:23,551
Now, do I have your support?
437
00:39:25,160 --> 00:39:29,950
You're the captain. I'm the first officer.
I'll follow your orders.
438
00:39:30,120 --> 00:39:33,351
But my belief
is we're making a fatal mistake.
439
00:39:35,640 --> 00:39:38,552
Then I guess I am alone, after all.
440
00:39:40,680 --> 00:39:42,033
Dismissed.
441
00:39:56,000 --> 00:40:00,198
There are three planets in this system.
Inhabitants all Borg.
442
00:40:00,360 --> 00:40:03,796
- A vessel is approaching.
- All stop. Shields up.
443
00:40:09,680 --> 00:40:12,956
- They're hailing us.
- Open a channel.
444
00:40:13,120 --> 00:40:16,715
We are the Borg.
You will be assimilated.
445
00:40:16,880 --> 00:40:21,431
- Resistance is futile.
- We're locked onto their tractor beam.
446
00:40:21,600 --> 00:40:26,720
Borg vessel, this is Captain Janeway
of the starship Voyager.
447
00:40:26,880 --> 00:40:33,228
I have tactical information about
Species 8472. I want to negotiate.
448
00:40:33,400 --> 00:40:37,871
Negotiation is irrelevant.
You will be assimilated.
449
00:40:42,240 --> 00:40:46,472
Borg vessel, what you're receiving
is a sample of our knowledge.
450
00:40:46,640 --> 00:40:51,316
If you don't disengage your tractor
beam, I will destroy that data.
451
00:40:51,480 --> 00:40:54,790
You have ten seconds to comply.
452
00:40:58,400 --> 00:41:03,952
You're in danger of being defeated.
You can't risk losing this information.
453
00:41:04,120 --> 00:41:06,554
Disengage your tractor...
454
00:41:09,480 --> 00:41:11,436
State your demands.
455
00:41:13,960 --> 00:41:16,633
I want safe passage
through your space.
456
00:41:16,800 --> 00:41:21,635
Once my ship is beyond Borg territory,
I'll give you our research.
457
00:41:21,800 --> 00:41:25,998
Unacceptable.
Our space is vast.
458
00:41:26,160 --> 00:41:29,470
Your passage
would require too much time.
459
00:41:29,640 --> 00:41:31,870
We need the technology now.
460
00:41:33,160 --> 00:41:36,914
If I give it to you now,
you'll assimilate us.
461
00:41:37,080 --> 00:41:40,834
Species 8472 must be stopped.
462
00:41:41,000 --> 00:41:45,994
Our survival is your survival.
Give us the technology.
463
00:41:48,520 --> 00:41:50,590
No.
464
00:41:50,760 --> 00:41:54,833
Safe passage first, or no deal.
465
00:41:57,880 --> 00:41:59,836
State your proposal.
466
00:42:00,000 --> 00:42:03,117
Let's work together,
combine our resources.
467
00:42:03,280 --> 00:42:08,479
Even if we give you the technology
now, you'll still need time to develop it.
468
00:42:09,520 --> 00:42:14,071
By working together,
we can create a weapon more quickly.
469
00:42:15,120 --> 00:42:18,908
If you escort us through your space,
we can perfect it...
470
00:42:24,680 --> 00:42:28,958
- Where did that ship come from?
- A quantum singularity has appeared.
471
00:42:29,120 --> 00:42:31,236
The bio-ship is going to the planet.
472
00:42:31,400 --> 00:42:34,233
Borg shields weakening.
We could break free.
473
00:42:34,400 --> 00:42:37,756
- Can you get a lock on the captain?
- Not yet.
474
00:42:37,920 --> 00:42:42,072
There are nine more bio-ships
coming out of the singularity.
475
00:43:01,960 --> 00:43:03,916
What's going on?
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