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Last time
on Star Trek: Voyager...
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My god.
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We don't know exactly
how many vessels are out there,
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but their space
appears to be vast.
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lt includes thousands
of solar systems--
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all Borg.
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We are, no doubt, entering
the heart of their territory.
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Captain, l'm detecting
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two residual weapon signatures
in the debris.
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One is Borg.
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The other is of unknown origin.
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l'd like to know what kind of
weapon could destroy the Borg.
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They refer to these new
aliens as"Species 8472."
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Captain, it's not the Borg
that we should be worried about.
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lt's them.
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The alien cells are consuming
his body from the inside out.
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ln developing a treatment
for Harry,
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the Doctor has found a way
to attack the aliens
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at a microscopic level.
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An alliance with the Borg?
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More like...an exchange.
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We offer them a way
to defeat their new enemy
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and, in return,
we get safe passage
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through their space.
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State your demands.
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Can you get a lock
on the Captain?
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Not yet.
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And now, the conclusion.
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Report.
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The Borg shields are off- line.
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l've got a lock
on Captain Janeway.
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Get her out of there
and break us free of the cube.
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Stand by all weapons.
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l'm trying to energize.
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The Borg are scattering
the beam.
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Compensate.
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No effect.
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We're being hailed.
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On screen.
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Commander,
cut the transporter beam.
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Captain?
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Do it.
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l have reached an agreement
with the collective.
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We're going to help them design
a weapon against Species 8472.
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ln exchange, they've granted us
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safe passage
through their space.
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Cube is altering course.
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They're heading toward
the Alpha Quadrant.
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That's part of the plan.
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We'll work on the weapon
en route.
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Once we're across
their territory,
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we'll give them the nanoprobes.
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They appear to be holding up
their end of the bargain.
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l suggest we do the same.
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How do you propose
we begin this"collaboration"?
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l'm going to work here
on the cube.
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They have technology
that'll make the job go faster.
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l want to take advantage of it.
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lt's not necessary
for you to stay there.
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We can set up a com- link
with the Borg...
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lt's part of the deal.
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l work here.
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All right.
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As long as we're cooperating...
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maybe the Borg would be willing
to disengage their tractor beam.
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We can match their course
without a leash.
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l'll propose it.
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Mr. Tuvok, transport
to my coordinates.
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Understood.
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We're going to make this work,
Commander.
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Janeway out.
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You heard the Captain.
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l've replicated nearly ten
million Borg nanoprobes,
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each of them reprogrammed
to my specifications,
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each capable
of targeting the alien tissue.
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Assimilating it?
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Just momentarily.
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The Borg technology will
denaturate within seconds
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taking the alien tissue
along with it.
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Mr. Kim, l'm about
to inject your carotid artery.
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You'll feel
a tingling sensation.
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Don't be alarmed.
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Nice to see you again, Ensign.
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lt's working.
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Prepare another dose
of nanoprobes.
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Yes, Doctor.
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Good work.
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Let me know when he's
back on his feet.
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Commander, l must tell you,
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l have my doubts
about this alliance.
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You may have convinced the Borg
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the nanoprobes
can defeat their enemy,
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but a medical treatment
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is a long way
from a weapon of war.
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We'll leave that to the Captain.
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This situation is unpredictable,
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so we're going to stay
at full Red Alert.
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Keep all information
about the nanoprobes
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stored in your holo- matrix.
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Don't worry.
l'll delete myself
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at the first sign of trouble.
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Well...maybe not
the first sign.
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We've just received word.
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Tuvok beamed to the cube.
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He's joined the Captain.
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Keep a transporter lock
on both of them.
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l'll try, but the Borg
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are already regenerating
their shields.
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Try matching
their shield frequencies.
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lt won't work.
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They'll be able
to adapt too quickly.
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l don't want to hear what we
can't do, Lieutenant!
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Just find a way
to get our people
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out of there if we have to.
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Aye, sir.
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They've released
their tractor beam.
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Match their course and speed.
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l never thought l'd hear
myself say this, but...
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looks like the Borg
are cooperating.
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Kes, Kes!
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Kes!
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What's wrong?
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They're watching us.
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May l ask
where we're being taken?
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Grid nine- two
of subjunction 12--
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our very own workspace.
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lt's near the center
of the cube.
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These are my tricorder readings
of the bioship we examined.
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l believe you will find
them most revealing.
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Have you compared this
to the Doctor's analysis
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of the alien tissue?
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Yes. Many of the cellular
structures are identical.
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The aliens and their ships
are made of the same
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organic material.
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Apparently so.
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You have entered grid nine- two
of subjunction 12.
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Proceed.
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All right.
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We've analyzed one
of the alien vessels
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and it appears to be constructed
of organic material
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vulnerable
to the modified nanoprobes.
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l suggest we begin thinking
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about a large- scale
delivery system--
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a way to infect their ships
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and destroy them
at the microsc...
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We will begin.
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What are you doing?
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A neuro- transceiver is required
for maximum communication.
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We will work as one mind.
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No, that wasn't the agreement.
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The neural link is temporary.
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You will not be damaged.
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l don't care.
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l prefer to communicate
verbally, thank you.
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Your primitive communication
is inefficient.
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On the contrary...
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we work better
with our individuality intact.
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Surely, we've proven that
to you by now.
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lrrelevant.
You must comply.
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We"must" do nothing.
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Tell your drone
to remove the transceiver.
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What about choosing
a representative--
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a single Borg we can work with
and talk to directly?
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Elaborate.
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You've done it before
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when you transformed
Jean- Luc Picard into Locutus.
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We will not be assimilated.
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Choose a representative,
or the deal's off!
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l speak for the Borg.
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l'm Captain Janeway.
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This is Lieutenant Tuvok.
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We are aware
of your designations.
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What's your designation?
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Seven of Nine,
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Tertiary Adjunct
of Unimatrix Zero One.
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But you may call me
Seven of Nine.
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You are proposing
a large- scale weapon.
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We concur.
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l thought you might.
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We could encase the nanoprobes
in some of our photon torpedoes
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in essence, turn them
into biomolecular warheads.
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Your torpedoes are inadequate.
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They lack the necessary range
and dispersive force.
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Do you have a better idea?
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We are Borg.
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l take that as a"yes."
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A multikinetic neutronic mine--
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five million isoton yield.
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An explosion that size
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could affect
an entire star system.
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Correct.
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The shock wave will disperse
the nanoprobes over a radius
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of five light- years.
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That's somewhat larger
than l had in mind.
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You're proposing a weapon
of mass destruction.
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We are.
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Well, l'm not.
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You'd be endangering
innocent worlds.
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lt would be efficient.
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We would need approximately
50 trillion nanoprobes
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to arm this mine.
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lt would take the Doctor
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several weeks
to replicate that amount.
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You are losing this conflict.
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Are you willing
to risk further delay?
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Right now, your enemy
believes it is invulnerable.
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lf we create smaller weapons
using our torpedoes,
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and destroy
a few of their bioships
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it may deter them,
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convince them
to give up this war.
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You are individuals.
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You are small
and you think in small terms.
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But the present
situation requires
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that we consider your plan.
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Voyager's weapons inventory.
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Photon torpedo complement-- 32,
class- 6 warhead.
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Explosive yield-- 200 isotons.
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How did you obtain
this information?
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We are Borg.
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Naturally.
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Commander, we have
some disturbing news.
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At this point,
l'm getting used to it.
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Her telepathic visions
are increasing,
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both in frequency and intensity.
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lt feels different this time.
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lt's almost like...
they're right here in the room.
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There it is again.
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l'm trying to block them out...
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but l can't.
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Every time she has a vision,
specific regions
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of her cerebral cortex
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go into a state
of hyper- stimulation--
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memory engrams,
perceptual centers.
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l can't be sure, but l think
there's more going on here
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than just a simple"hello."
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Enhance this grid.
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l want to take a closer look
at the detonator.
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We must analyze the bioship.
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Your data.
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You're human, aren't you?
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This body was assimilated
18 years ago.
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lt ceased to be human
at that time.
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l'm curious.
What was your name before...?
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Do not engage us
in further irrelevant discourse.
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We are being hailed
by your vessel.
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Commander, what is it?
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lt's Kes.
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The Doctor believes
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that the aliens
are accessing her memory.
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lf that's true,
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they may already know
what we're planning.
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l've ordered long- range scans
for bioships.
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Nothing so far.
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We should alter course,
try to throw them off.
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00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:08,607
Agreed.
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00:15:11,377 --> 00:15:14,312
Our course and heading
have been changed.
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Match them and keep me apprised
of any changes in Kes.
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Chakotay out.
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We now require
one of your photon torpedoes
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and the nanoprobes.
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One step at a time.
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We're not safely across
your territory yet.
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We must construct
and test a prototype now.
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The risk of attack
has increased.
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lrrelevant.
266
00:15:34,466 --> 00:15:35,728
We have an agreement.
267
00:15:35,801 --> 00:15:37,928
You're asking me
to give up my only guarantee
268
00:15:38,003 --> 00:15:39,470
that you won't assimilate us.
269
00:15:39,538 --> 00:15:40,664
l won't risk it.
270
00:15:40,739 --> 00:15:44,402
Are you willing to risk
a direct confrontation with us?
271
00:15:45,945 --> 00:15:49,972
lf we transport
500 drones onto your vessel,
272
00:15:50,049 --> 00:15:52,984
do you believe you could offer
sufficient resistance?
273
00:15:53,085 --> 00:15:55,144
We'd die trying.
274
00:15:57,423 --> 00:15:59,857
That won't be necessary.
275
00:15:59,925 --> 00:16:01,324
We must construct
a launching system
276
00:16:01,427 --> 00:16:03,019
to accommodate this design.
277
00:16:07,967 --> 00:16:09,832
Glad you could join us, Mr. Kim.
278
00:16:09,902 --> 00:16:12,393
Harry, welcome back.
279
00:16:12,471 --> 00:16:14,371
Thanks.
Reporting for duty, sir.
280
00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:16,203
The Doctor gave me
a clean bill of health.
281
00:16:16,275 --> 00:16:17,867
Did l miss anything?
282
00:16:18,010 --> 00:16:20,205
Not too much.
283
00:16:20,279 --> 00:16:21,337
Take your station, Ensign.
284
00:16:27,419 --> 00:16:30,115
You've still got a tendril
up your nose.
285
00:16:31,290 --> 00:16:34,453
Commander, l'm picking up
gravimetric distortions.
286
00:16:34,526 --> 00:16:35,925
12, 000 kilometers aft.
287
00:16:36,028 --> 00:16:38,690
lt's a singularity.
288
00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:43,732
We are under attack.
289
00:16:47,806 --> 00:16:48,898
They're charging weapons.
290
00:16:48,974 --> 00:16:50,202
Shields.
291
00:16:50,275 --> 00:16:51,333
Keep a lock on the away team.
292
00:16:53,045 --> 00:16:54,979
Direct hit
to our secondary hull.
293
00:16:56,148 --> 00:16:57,206
Transporters are off- line.
294
00:16:57,282 --> 00:16:58,749
Shields and weapons are down.
295
00:17:04,256 --> 00:17:06,247
Voyager has taken heavy damage.
296
00:17:06,325 --> 00:17:09,192
We cannot let the nanoprobes
be destroyed.
297
00:17:11,196 --> 00:17:12,561
We're being targeted.
298
00:17:12,631 --> 00:17:13,655
Brace for impact.
299
00:17:35,621 --> 00:17:37,521
The cube?
300
00:17:37,589 --> 00:17:40,251
Destroyed...and it took
the bioship with it.
301
00:17:40,325 --> 00:17:42,885
Tuvok to Chakotay.
302
00:17:42,961 --> 00:17:44,553
Go ahead, Tuvok.
Where are you?
303
00:17:44,630 --> 00:17:46,291
l'm in Cargo Bay 2...
304
00:17:48,033 --> 00:17:50,763
along with the Captain...
305
00:17:50,836 --> 00:17:53,168
and a number of Borg.
306
00:17:53,238 --> 00:17:56,765
We were beamed over
just before impact.
307
00:17:56,842 --> 00:17:58,935
We require assistance.
308
00:18:00,012 --> 00:18:02,981
Tuvok? Tuvok?
309
00:18:03,015 --> 00:18:04,846
Secure that deck.
310
00:18:04,917 --> 00:18:06,714
Security team to Cargo Bay 2.
311
00:18:06,785 --> 00:18:08,776
Paris, you have the Bridge.
312
00:18:39,017 --> 00:18:41,076
Lower your weapons.
313
00:18:44,790 --> 00:18:47,486
We are here
with your Captain's consent.
314
00:18:47,559 --> 00:18:51,757
lt was necessary to sacrifice
our vessel to protect yours.
315
00:18:58,036 --> 00:19:00,937
We have an alliance, do we not?
316
00:19:06,345 --> 00:19:07,676
For now, they're contained.
317
00:19:07,746 --> 00:19:09,145
They've assimilated Cargo Bay 2
318
00:19:09,214 --> 00:19:11,842
and are drawing energy from
the secondary power couplings.
319
00:19:11,917 --> 00:19:13,646
But they've gone no further?
320
00:19:13,719 --> 00:19:15,846
Not yet.
l've sealed off Decks 9
321
00:19:15,921 --> 00:19:18,754
through 13 and posted security
details at every access point.
322
00:19:18,824 --> 00:19:21,691
l suggest we increase security
around Sick Bay as well.
323
00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:22,727
Already done.
324
00:19:22,794 --> 00:19:24,557
How far did you get
on the weapon?
325
00:19:24,630 --> 00:19:26,120
We are ready
to construct a prototype.
326
00:19:26,198 --> 00:19:28,166
You're fit to return
back to duty, Lieutenant.
327
00:19:29,768 --> 00:19:31,668
And you, Kes?
328
00:19:31,737 --> 00:19:32,704
Oh, l'm all right.
329
00:19:32,771 --> 00:19:34,602
The visions
have stopped for now.
330
00:19:40,245 --> 00:19:43,214
The plasma burns to her
thoracic region l can treat
331
00:19:43,282 --> 00:19:45,375
and l've already stopped
the internal bleeding,
332
00:19:45,450 --> 00:19:47,918
but her neural injuries
are going to require some...
333
00:19:47,986 --> 00:19:49,317
creative thinking.
334
00:19:49,388 --> 00:19:50,855
Before we beamed out,
335
00:19:50,923 --> 00:19:53,824
an alien energy discharge
struck very near the Captain.
336
00:19:53,892 --> 00:19:55,291
Well, it appears to have
disrupted
337
00:19:55,360 --> 00:19:57,351
all her neuroelectrical
pathways.
338
00:19:57,429 --> 00:19:58,623
l'll have to induce a coma
339
00:19:58,697 --> 00:20:00,494
to protect
her higher brain functions,
340
00:20:00,566 --> 00:20:04,024
but l must tell you, unless
l can repair the damage...
341
00:20:04,102 --> 00:20:06,570
she may never
regain consciousness.
342
00:20:08,273 --> 00:20:09,763
Make sure those Borg stay put.
343
00:20:09,841 --> 00:20:11,638
l want tactical updates
every 20 minutes.
344
00:20:11,710 --> 00:20:12,768
Aye, sir.
345
00:20:12,844 --> 00:20:14,311
Shall l resume working
with them?
346
00:20:14,379 --> 00:20:15,869
Stand by for now.
347
00:20:15,948 --> 00:20:18,314
The Captain wishes
to speak with you.
348
00:20:18,383 --> 00:20:19,816
Please keep it brief.
349
00:20:28,694 --> 00:20:31,288
The Doctor...
350
00:20:31,363 --> 00:20:34,526
explained my condition.
351
00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:37,194
You are in command.
352
00:20:37,269 --> 00:20:39,032
l understand.
353
00:20:40,305 --> 00:20:42,273
They'll push you...
354
00:20:42,341 --> 00:20:44,536
they'll threaten you,
355
00:20:44,610 --> 00:20:47,579
but they need you.
356
00:20:47,646 --> 00:20:50,274
They need this alliance.
357
00:20:54,019 --> 00:20:57,455
You have to make this work.
358
00:20:57,522 --> 00:21:03,654
l want you to make this work.
359
00:21:03,729 --> 00:21:07,790
Get this crew home.
360
00:21:10,335 --> 00:21:11,529
l must begin.
361
00:21:58,550 --> 00:22:00,450
Where is your Captain?
362
00:22:00,519 --> 00:22:01,781
l must speak with her.
363
00:22:01,853 --> 00:22:03,787
ln our medical bay,
recovering.
364
00:22:03,855 --> 00:22:06,585
You'll be dealing with me now.
365
00:22:06,658 --> 00:22:09,252
Circumstances have changed.
366
00:22:09,328 --> 00:22:10,488
l'd say so.
367
00:22:10,562 --> 00:22:14,054
The loss of our vessel requires
that we modify our agreement.
368
00:22:14,132 --> 00:22:16,726
l've been giving that
some thought.
369
00:22:16,802 --> 00:22:19,771
l'm willing
to let you stay on board.
370
00:22:19,838 --> 00:22:22,170
We'll continue to work
with you on the weapon.
371
00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:24,765
Once we're safely out
of Borg territory,
372
00:22:24,843 --> 00:22:28,802
we'll give you the nanoprobes,
shake hands and part company.
373
00:22:30,048 --> 00:22:32,073
lnsufficient.
374
00:22:32,150 --> 00:22:34,175
Our latest tactical
projections indicate
375
00:22:34,252 --> 00:22:36,277
that the war
will be lost by then.
376
00:22:38,490 --> 00:22:41,618
The nearest Borg vessel
is 40 light- years away.
377
00:22:41,693 --> 00:22:44,992
You will reverse course
and take us to it.
378
00:22:45,063 --> 00:22:47,759
Even at maximum warp,
that's a five- day journey--
379
00:22:47,833 --> 00:22:49,198
in the wrong direction.
380
00:22:49,267 --> 00:22:51,497
We're supposed to be
heading out of Borg space
381
00:22:51,570 --> 00:22:52,935
not deeper into it.
382
00:22:53,004 --> 00:22:54,471
There is no alternative.
383
00:22:54,539 --> 00:22:55,506
Look...
384
00:22:55,574 --> 00:22:57,667
l'll honor
the original agreement,
385
00:22:57,743 --> 00:22:59,267
but l'm not turning
this ship around.
386
00:22:59,344 --> 00:23:00,777
lt's too dangerous.
387
00:23:03,115 --> 00:23:07,279
Denying our request
is also dangerous.
388
00:23:08,787 --> 00:23:10,516
l'll think about it.
389
00:23:10,589 --> 00:23:12,079
Think quickly.
390
00:23:18,296 --> 00:23:21,595
A five- day trip back into
the heart of Borg territory--
391
00:23:21,666 --> 00:23:23,930
it's too risky.
392
00:23:24,002 --> 00:23:26,232
With those drones
and the nanoprobes on board,
393
00:23:26,304 --> 00:23:29,068
we might as well have a
bull's- eye painted on our hull.
394
00:23:29,141 --> 00:23:32,599
We're a prime target
for Species 8472.
395
00:23:32,677 --> 00:23:34,440
We'd never survive
another attack.
396
00:23:34,513 --> 00:23:36,640
What is the alternative?
397
00:23:36,715 --> 00:23:39,707
l'm going to end this alliance,
here and now.
398
00:23:39,785 --> 00:23:42,913
We're going to drop the Borg off
on the next uninhabited planet,
399
00:23:42,988 --> 00:23:45,684
give them the nanoprobes
and take our chances alone.
400
00:23:45,757 --> 00:23:47,554
They can wait for a Borg ship
to pick them up
401
00:23:47,626 --> 00:23:48,854
and finish the weapon.
402
00:23:48,927 --> 00:23:50,258
l'm in command now and l
403
00:23:50,328 --> 00:23:52,660
have to do what l think
is best for this crew.
404
00:23:52,731 --> 00:23:53,789
Tom, l want you to scan
405
00:23:53,865 --> 00:23:56,333
for the nearest uninhabited
planet and set a course.
406
00:23:56,401 --> 00:23:57,333
Aye, sir.
407
00:23:57,402 --> 00:23:59,495
l must caution you, Commander.
408
00:23:59,571 --> 00:24:01,505
The Borg may not go quietly.
409
00:24:01,606 --> 00:24:02,937
We'll see.
410
00:24:02,974 --> 00:24:05,499
Bring that female drone
to the ready room.
411
00:24:05,577 --> 00:24:06,737
Dismissed.
412
00:24:09,881 --> 00:24:12,076
Once we've beamed
you to the surface,
413
00:24:12,150 --> 00:24:14,345
we'll send down the nanoprobes
and all our research.
414
00:24:14,419 --> 00:24:15,716
Unacceptable.
415
00:24:15,787 --> 00:24:16,913
We don't have time...
416
00:24:16,988 --> 00:24:18,478
This isn't open for discussion.
417
00:24:18,557 --> 00:24:20,354
l'm not turning
this ship around.
418
00:24:21,660 --> 00:24:23,491
You're getting what you wanted.
419
00:24:23,562 --> 00:24:25,723
l suggest we part ways amicably.
420
00:24:27,098 --> 00:24:29,293
There is another option.
421
00:24:29,367 --> 00:24:30,664
We could assimilate
your vessel.
422
00:24:30,735 --> 00:24:31,667
lf a single drone
423
00:24:31,736 --> 00:24:33,897
steps one millimeter
out of that cargo bay,
424
00:24:33,972 --> 00:24:36,839
l'll decompress the entire deck.
425
00:24:36,908 --> 00:24:39,536
You won't pose much of a threat
floating in space.
426
00:24:42,314 --> 00:24:43,975
When your Captain
first approached us,
427
00:24:44,049 --> 00:24:46,483
we suspected that an agreement
with humans would prove
428
00:24:46,551 --> 00:24:48,746
impossible to maintain.
429
00:24:48,820 --> 00:24:53,951
You are erratic, conflicted,
disorganized.
430
00:24:54,025 --> 00:24:57,654
Every decision is debated,
every action questioned,
431
00:24:57,729 --> 00:25:03,099
every individual entitled
to their own small opinion.
432
00:25:03,168 --> 00:25:06,604
You lack harmony, cohesion...
433
00:25:06,671 --> 00:25:08,571
greatness.
434
00:25:11,209 --> 00:25:13,609
lt will be your undoing.
435
00:25:15,547 --> 00:25:18,675
Escort our guest back
to the cargo bay.
436
00:25:48,647 --> 00:25:51,138
Well, l've made my decision.
437
00:25:51,216 --> 00:25:52,615
lf it were only a matter
438
00:25:52,684 --> 00:25:55,881
of going against the orders
of my superior officer...
439
00:25:57,989 --> 00:26:01,356
You're more
than just my Captain.
440
00:26:01,426 --> 00:26:03,553
You're my friend.
441
00:26:05,630 --> 00:26:07,962
l hope you'll understand.
442
00:26:29,454 --> 00:26:36,155
Species 847 2 has penetrated
matrix 010, grid 19.
443
00:26:36,227 --> 00:26:39,253
Eight planets destroyed.
444
00:26:39,331 --> 00:26:41,925
31 2 vessels disabled.
445
00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:46,494
4, 000, 621 Borg eliminated.
446
00:26:46,571 --> 00:26:49,506
We must seize control
of the Alpha Quadrant vessel
447
00:26:49,574 --> 00:26:51,633
and take it
into the alien realm.
448
00:26:51,710 --> 00:26:53,541
We understand.
449
00:27:06,391 --> 00:27:09,417
Class- H moon,
oxygen- argon atmosphere.
450
00:27:09,494 --> 00:27:10,552
lt'll do.
451
00:27:10,629 --> 00:27:11,823
Take us out of warp,
and enter orbit.
452
00:27:11,896 --> 00:27:12,863
Aye, sir.
453
00:27:12,931 --> 00:27:15,058
Tuvok...stand by
to transport the Borg
454
00:27:15,133 --> 00:27:16,691
directly from the cargo bay.
455
00:27:16,768 --> 00:27:18,827
After they're on the surface,
have security run a sweep of...
456
00:27:18,903 --> 00:27:21,667
l'm reading power fluctuations
in the deflector array.
457
00:27:21,740 --> 00:27:23,037
Cause?
458
00:27:23,108 --> 00:27:24,905
lt looks like the Borg have
accessed deflector control.
459
00:27:24,976 --> 00:27:26,307
They're trying to realign
the emitters.
460
00:27:26,378 --> 00:27:27,572
Shut them out.
461
00:27:31,149 --> 00:27:33,310
They've bypassed
security protocols.
462
00:27:41,259 --> 00:27:43,352
They're emitting
a resonant graviton beam.
463
00:27:43,428 --> 00:27:45,896
lt's creating
another singularity!
464
00:27:45,964 --> 00:27:46,931
Reverse course.
465
00:27:47,032 --> 00:27:51,059
We're fighting intense
gravimetric distortion.
466
00:27:51,136 --> 00:27:52,865
l can't break free!
467
00:27:52,937 --> 00:27:55,428
Bridge to Cargo Bay 2.
468
00:27:55,507 --> 00:27:56,701
Stop what you're doing,
469
00:27:56,775 --> 00:27:59,505
or l'll depressurize that deck
and blow you out into space.
470
00:27:59,577 --> 00:28:01,408
This is your final warning.
471
00:28:04,149 --> 00:28:05,138
Do it.
472
00:28:28,139 --> 00:28:30,039
Decompression cycle complete.
473
00:28:33,244 --> 00:28:35,371
l still don't have
deflector control.
474
00:28:35,447 --> 00:28:38,007
Commander,
a single Borg has survived.
475
00:28:44,055 --> 00:28:46,023
We're being pulled in!
476
00:28:58,403 --> 00:28:59,665
Report.
477
00:28:59,738 --> 00:29:02,832
We appear to have crossed
an interdimensional rift.
478
00:29:03,908 --> 00:29:05,637
We've definitely
left our galaxy.
479
00:29:05,710 --> 00:29:07,735
No stars, no planets.
480
00:29:07,812 --> 00:29:09,211
Let's see.
481
00:29:12,550 --> 00:29:14,177
l'm recalibrating sensors.
482
00:29:16,788 --> 00:29:19,848
The entire region
is filled with...
483
00:29:19,924 --> 00:29:22,154
with some kind of organic fluid.
484
00:29:23,228 --> 00:29:25,093
This isn't space.
485
00:29:25,163 --> 00:29:27,063
lt's matter.
486
00:29:28,700 --> 00:29:30,190
Commander Chakotay.
487
00:29:30,268 --> 00:29:33,863
We have entered the domain
of Species 8472.
488
00:29:34,005 --> 00:29:36,735
Report to the cargo bay.
489
00:29:36,808 --> 00:29:40,744
Paris, repressurize Cargo Bay 2.
490
00:29:40,812 --> 00:29:42,143
Tuvok.
491
00:29:49,420 --> 00:29:53,379
Our entry into fluidic space
has created a compression wave.
492
00:29:53,458 --> 00:29:55,255
They know we're here.
493
00:29:55,326 --> 00:29:58,921
A fleet of bioships is already
converging on our position.
494
00:29:58,997 --> 00:30:02,091
Time to intercept:
three hours, 17 minutes.
495
00:30:02,167 --> 00:30:05,534
You've been here before.
496
00:30:05,603 --> 00:30:07,298
How else could you know
about fluidic space?
497
00:30:07,372 --> 00:30:09,840
We must prepare this vessel
for the altercation.
498
00:30:09,908 --> 00:30:11,739
We will construct a complement
of biomolecular war...
499
00:30:11,810 --> 00:30:15,405
Why?
Why were you here?
500
00:30:18,783 --> 00:30:22,776
You started this war...
didn't you?
501
00:30:24,122 --> 00:30:25,089
What's the matter?
502
00:30:25,156 --> 00:30:27,147
Our galaxy wasn't
big enough for you?
503
00:30:27,225 --> 00:30:29,159
You had to conquer
new territory?
504
00:30:29,227 --> 00:30:31,718
But this race fought back--
505
00:30:31,796 --> 00:30:34,264
a species as malevolent
as your own.
506
00:30:36,367 --> 00:30:41,634
Species 8472 was more resistant
than we anticipated.
507
00:30:41,706 --> 00:30:44,334
Their technology
is biogenically engineered.
508
00:30:44,409 --> 00:30:46,877
lt is superior to that
of all other species
509
00:30:46,945 --> 00:30:48,276
we have previously encountered.
510
00:30:48,346 --> 00:30:51,008
Which is precisely
what you wanted.
511
00:30:51,082 --> 00:30:53,880
They are the apex
of biological evolution.
512
00:30:53,952 --> 00:30:56,512
Their assimilation
would have greatly added
513
00:30:56,588 --> 00:30:57,919
to our own perfection.
514
00:30:57,989 --> 00:31:00,082
So, instead of assimilating
these aliens,
515
00:31:00,158 --> 00:31:02,854
you opened a door for them
to our galaxy.
516
00:31:04,863 --> 00:31:07,525
There is only one
course of action.
517
00:31:07,599 --> 00:31:09,794
Destroy them first.
518
00:31:09,868 --> 00:31:11,836
My subspace link
to the collective
519
00:31:11,903 --> 00:31:14,701
has been weakened
by the interdimensional rift.
520
00:31:14,772 --> 00:31:16,763
We cannot signal for help.
521
00:31:16,841 --> 00:31:18,138
We are alone.
522
00:31:18,209 --> 00:31:22,373
We must construct a complement
of biomolecular warheads
523
00:31:22,447 --> 00:31:24,074
and modify your weapons
to launch them.
524
00:31:24,148 --> 00:31:25,877
l've got a better idea.
525
00:31:25,950 --> 00:31:28,316
Why don't you open up
that rift again
526
00:31:28,386 --> 00:31:29,978
and take us back?
527
00:31:30,088 --> 00:31:33,615
lf l do that, you will
no longer cooperate.
528
00:31:33,691 --> 00:31:34,988
Doctor to Chakotay.
529
00:31:35,093 --> 00:31:36,151
Go ahead.
530
00:31:36,227 --> 00:31:37,990
Report to Sick Bay at once.
531
00:31:38,062 --> 00:31:39,757
On my way.
532
00:31:46,004 --> 00:31:46,993
Captain?
533
00:31:47,138 --> 00:31:49,936
Ah, as you can see,
534
00:31:50,008 --> 00:31:52,203
l've repaired her neural damage.
535
00:31:52,277 --> 00:31:55,713
Ensign Kim, the Captain--
l'm two for two.
536
00:31:55,780 --> 00:31:57,680
Doctor, if you'll excuse us
for a moment.
537
00:31:57,749 --> 00:31:59,148
Hmm?
538
00:31:59,217 --> 00:32:00,741
Eh?
539
00:32:00,852 --> 00:32:04,219
Oh. Gladly.
540
00:32:04,255 --> 00:32:05,984
Computer,
deactivate EMH program.
541
00:32:09,093 --> 00:32:10,924
The Doctor brought
me up to speed,
542
00:32:11,029 --> 00:32:15,227
but he couldn't tell me
what l really wanted to know.
543
00:32:15,300 --> 00:32:17,860
Why?
544
00:32:17,936 --> 00:32:20,370
The collective ordered me
to reverse course,
545
00:32:20,438 --> 00:32:22,929
travel 40 light- years
back the way we came.
546
00:32:23,041 --> 00:32:23,973
What would you have done?
547
00:32:24,042 --> 00:32:25,509
l probably would have
reversed course--
548
00:32:25,576 --> 00:32:27,237
maintained the alliance
as long as possible.
549
00:32:27,312 --> 00:32:29,337
ln my mind, the alliance
was already over.
550
00:32:29,414 --> 00:32:30,381
You never trusted me.
551
00:32:30,448 --> 00:32:31,972
You never believed
this would work.
552
00:32:32,050 --> 00:32:33,813
You were just waiting
for an opportunity
553
00:32:33,885 --> 00:32:34,977
to circumvent my orders.
554
00:32:35,053 --> 00:32:36,680
Trust had nothing to do with it.
555
00:32:36,754 --> 00:32:38,119
l made a tactical decision.
556
00:32:38,189 --> 00:32:39,417
And so did l.
557
00:32:39,490 --> 00:32:41,617
They've been taking advantage
of us from day one.
558
00:32:41,693 --> 00:32:43,490
We made concessions,
so did they.
559
00:32:43,561 --> 00:32:44,687
They lied.
560
00:32:44,762 --> 00:32:48,129
The Borg started the war
with Species 8472.
561
00:32:51,869 --> 00:32:54,531
We've only got one Borg left
to worry about.
562
00:32:54,605 --> 00:32:55,697
We should try to disable her
563
00:32:55,773 --> 00:32:57,240
and get back
to the Delta Quadrant.
564
00:32:57,308 --> 00:32:59,936
We might be able to duplicate
the deflector protocols
565
00:33:00,011 --> 00:33:01,603
they used to open a singularity.
566
00:33:01,713 --> 00:33:04,113
No.
567
00:33:04,148 --> 00:33:07,083
l won't be caught tinkering
with the deflector
568
00:33:07,151 --> 00:33:08,778
when those aliens attack.
569
00:33:08,853 --> 00:33:11,014
There is no other way out
of this, Chakotay.
570
00:33:11,089 --> 00:33:12,454
lt's too late for opinions.
571
00:33:12,523 --> 00:33:13,820
lt's too late for discussion.
572
00:33:13,891 --> 00:33:15,916
lt's time to make the call,
and l'm making it.
573
00:33:15,994 --> 00:33:19,430
We fight the aliens, in full
cooperation with the Borg.
574
00:33:19,497 --> 00:33:22,159
l was linked
to a collective once, remember?
575
00:33:22,233 --> 00:33:24,758
l had a neuro- transceiver
embedded in my spine.
576
00:33:24,836 --> 00:33:26,463
l know who we're dealing with.
577
00:33:26,537 --> 00:33:28,596
We've got to get rid
of that last Borg
578
00:33:28,673 --> 00:33:30,163
and take our chances alone.
579
00:33:30,241 --> 00:33:33,005
lt won't work.
580
00:33:34,312 --> 00:33:36,177
This isn't working, either.
581
00:33:36,247 --> 00:33:37,407
There are two wars going on--
582
00:33:37,482 --> 00:33:38,676
the one out there
583
00:33:38,750 --> 00:33:42,151
and the one in here, and...
we're losing both of them.
584
00:33:44,055 --> 00:33:45,716
"lt will be your undoing."
585
00:33:45,790 --> 00:33:47,018
What?
586
00:33:49,360 --> 00:33:53,694
Our conflicted nature,
our individuality.
587
00:33:53,765 --> 00:33:55,790
Seven of Nine said
that we lacked
588
00:33:55,867 --> 00:33:57,835
the cohesion
of a collective mind.
589
00:33:57,902 --> 00:33:59,733
That one day,
it would divide us
590
00:33:59,804 --> 00:34:01,431
and destroy us.
591
00:34:01,539 --> 00:34:04,531
And here we are,
proving her point.
592
00:34:04,575 --> 00:34:07,669
l'll tell you when we lost
control of this situation,
593
00:34:07,745 --> 00:34:10,475
when we made our mistake.
594
00:34:10,548 --> 00:34:13,244
lt was the moment
we turned away from each other.
595
00:34:13,317 --> 00:34:15,683
We don't have to stop being
individuals to get through this.
596
00:34:15,753 --> 00:34:18,847
We just have to stop
fighting each other.
597
00:34:31,102 --> 00:34:32,467
Captain Janeway.
598
00:34:32,537 --> 00:34:35,199
l've relieved Mr. Chakotay
of his duties
599
00:34:35,273 --> 00:34:36,672
and confined him to the brig.
600
00:34:36,741 --> 00:34:38,470
l'm back in command.
601
00:34:41,012 --> 00:34:43,879
And you understand
the situation?
602
00:34:43,948 --> 00:34:45,210
Completely.
603
00:34:45,283 --> 00:34:47,615
Tuvok, give her the nanoprobes.
604
00:34:47,685 --> 00:34:48,652
Work with her.
605
00:34:48,719 --> 00:34:50,846
Build as many warheads
as you can
606
00:34:50,922 --> 00:34:52,947
and start modifying
our weapon systems.
607
00:34:53,024 --> 00:34:56,482
l suggest we think about
enhancing our defenses as well.
608
00:34:56,561 --> 00:34:57,960
lf we're going
to fight this battle,
609
00:34:58,029 --> 00:34:59,656
l intend to win it.
610
00:34:59,730 --> 00:35:01,027
We are in agreement.
611
00:35:01,132 --> 00:35:02,224
Good.
612
00:35:03,501 --> 00:35:05,332
This is the plan.
613
00:35:05,403 --> 00:35:08,634
We engage the enemy here,
in their space.
614
00:35:08,706 --> 00:35:10,401
We show them
what they're up against.
615
00:35:10,475 --> 00:35:12,238
lf they have any sense
of self- preservation,
616
00:35:12,310 --> 00:35:13,436
they'll back off,
617
00:35:13,511 --> 00:35:15,809
pull their ships
out of the Delta Quadrant.
618
00:35:15,880 --> 00:35:17,541
That's provided
the weapons are effective.
619
00:35:17,615 --> 00:35:18,707
lf they aren't...
620
00:35:18,783 --> 00:35:21,274
it's been nice working with you.
621
00:35:23,788 --> 00:35:25,255
We've got to get this ship
armed and ready
622
00:35:25,323 --> 00:35:27,553
in under two hours.
623
00:35:28,860 --> 00:35:30,418
We're going to war.
624
00:35:52,717 --> 00:35:54,309
Borg modifications are complete.
625
00:35:54,385 --> 00:35:56,376
Bring them on line.
626
00:36:01,359 --> 00:36:03,486
Torpedo launch tubes active.
627
00:36:03,561 --> 00:36:04,994
Hull armor engaged.
628
00:36:05,062 --> 00:36:06,495
Shield enhancements stable.
629
00:36:06,564 --> 00:36:08,395
Biomolecular weapons are ready.
630
00:36:08,466 --> 00:36:12,732
13 standard photon torpedoes
and one class- 10 armed
631
00:36:12,803 --> 00:36:14,532
with a high- yield warhead.
632
00:36:14,605 --> 00:36:17,039
All hands, this is the Captain.
633
00:36:17,108 --> 00:36:18,405
Ready your stations,
634
00:36:18,476 --> 00:36:21,001
seal all emergency
bulkheads, and prepare
635
00:36:21,078 --> 00:36:22,045
to engage the enemy.
636
00:36:22,113 --> 00:36:23,603
Stand by for my orders.
637
00:36:29,754 --> 00:36:32,723
Four bioships
have just entered sensor range.
638
00:36:32,790 --> 00:36:33,916
Battle stations.
639
00:36:35,092 --> 00:36:37,424
l've got a visual.
640
00:36:37,495 --> 00:36:39,258
On screen.
641
00:36:49,340 --> 00:36:50,307
l can hear them.
642
00:36:50,374 --> 00:36:51,898
They want to talk through me.
643
00:36:53,211 --> 00:36:56,544
They say we've contaminated
their realm.
644
00:36:56,614 --> 00:36:57,979
Tell them we had no choice.
645
00:36:58,049 --> 00:37:00,108
We were only trying
to defend ourselves.
646
00:37:04,956 --> 00:37:07,447
They say our galaxy is impure.
647
00:37:07,525 --> 00:37:12,827
lts proximity is a threat
to their...genetic integrity.
648
00:37:12,897 --> 00:37:15,593
Tell them we have a weapon,
a devastating weapon
649
00:37:15,666 --> 00:37:17,531
that can destroy them
at the cellular level.
650
00:37:17,602 --> 00:37:20,002
lf they don't stop their attacks
on the Delta Quadrant,
651
00:37:20,071 --> 00:37:21,231
we'll be forced to use it.
652
00:37:24,609 --> 00:37:28,067
They said,"Your galaxy
will be purged."
653
00:37:44,528 --> 00:37:46,519
Shields and weapons
are off- line!
654
00:37:46,597 --> 00:37:48,497
Rerouting emergency power
to the launchers.
655
00:37:48,566 --> 00:37:50,227
They're coming around
for another assault!
656
00:37:50,301 --> 00:37:51,359
l've lost thrusters!
657
00:37:51,435 --> 00:37:53,835
Biomolecular warheads
are charged and ready.
658
00:37:53,904 --> 00:37:55,462
Fire.
659
00:38:03,481 --> 00:38:06,177
Direct hit on all four vessels.
660
00:38:06,250 --> 00:38:07,444
No effect.
661
00:38:08,386 --> 00:38:09,785
They're charging weapons.
662
00:38:23,734 --> 00:38:26,862
The nanoprobes were successful,
if not prompt.
663
00:38:26,937 --> 00:38:29,235
All four ships
have been destroyed.
664
00:38:29,307 --> 00:38:32,105
l think we've made our point.
665
00:38:32,176 --> 00:38:34,303
Now open a singularity
and get us out of here.
666
00:38:50,227 --> 00:38:51,524
Captain.
667
00:38:55,766 --> 00:38:56,926
Kes, are you still in contact?
668
00:38:57,001 --> 00:38:58,901
Yes.
669
00:38:58,969 --> 00:39:00,459
Tell them if they continue
their attack,
670
00:39:00,571 --> 00:39:01,697
we'll use the weapon again.
671
00:39:05,042 --> 00:39:06,202
They're not responding.
672
00:39:06,277 --> 00:39:07,471
Evasive maneuvers.
673
00:39:07,545 --> 00:39:08,569
Aye, Captain.
674
00:39:10,081 --> 00:39:11,013
They're in pursuit.
675
00:39:11,082 --> 00:39:12,845
Prepare to fire
the high- yield warhead.
676
00:39:12,917 --> 00:39:14,350
Aft torpedo bay.
677
00:39:21,926 --> 00:39:23,018
Ready, Captain.
678
00:39:23,094 --> 00:39:24,061
Do it.
679
00:39:34,405 --> 00:39:36,737
13 bioships have been destroyed.
680
00:39:36,807 --> 00:39:38,866
The others are in retreat.
681
00:39:38,943 --> 00:39:42,310
l have regained full contact
with the collective.
682
00:39:44,615 --> 00:39:46,014
What are they saying?
683
00:39:48,886 --> 00:39:51,753
All remaining bioships
in the Delta Quadrant
684
00:39:51,822 --> 00:39:53,813
are returning to their realm.
685
00:39:54,825 --> 00:39:56,793
The Borg have prevailed.
686
00:39:56,861 --> 00:40:00,297
With a little help from us.
687
00:40:00,464 --> 00:40:03,126
Now, it's time you fulfilled
your end of the agreement.
688
00:40:03,200 --> 00:40:06,692
Tell the collective we expect
safe passage from here on out.
689
00:40:06,771 --> 00:40:08,136
We'll give you a shuttlecraft.
690
00:40:08,205 --> 00:40:10,469
You can head
for the nearest Borg ship.
691
00:40:11,542 --> 00:40:13,169
Unacceptable.
692
00:40:13,244 --> 00:40:15,337
This alliance is terminated.
693
00:40:15,413 --> 00:40:19,247
Your ship and its crew
will adapt to service us.
694
00:40:23,587 --> 00:40:25,817
Resistance is futile.
695
00:40:29,260 --> 00:40:30,750
Captain, she's tapping
into helm control.
696
00:40:30,828 --> 00:40:32,728
She's trying to access
our coordinates.
697
00:40:32,797 --> 00:40:34,890
Shut her out.
698
00:40:34,965 --> 00:40:35,932
l can't.
699
00:40:36,000 --> 00:40:36,989
Bridge to Chakotay.
700
00:40:37,067 --> 00:40:38,261
Scorpion.
701
00:40:44,608 --> 00:40:47,577
Seven of Nine,
stop what you're doing.
702
00:40:47,645 --> 00:40:51,376
You're human,
a human individual.
703
00:40:51,449 --> 00:40:54,009
Our minds are linked.
We are one.
704
00:40:54,084 --> 00:40:55,813
l can hear your thoughts.
705
00:40:55,886 --> 00:40:58,286
His link is stable,
but it won't be for long.
706
00:40:58,355 --> 00:40:59,447
You must hurry.
707
00:40:59,523 --> 00:41:02,720
Just a few more seconds.
708
00:41:02,827 --> 00:41:04,761
l can see your memories.
709
00:41:06,931 --> 00:41:08,364
You remember being human.
710
00:41:08,432 --> 00:41:10,764
We are Borg.
711
00:41:10,835 --> 00:41:13,531
l see a young girl.
712
00:41:14,672 --> 00:41:16,902
A family.
713
00:41:19,543 --> 00:41:20,601
lrrelevant.
714
00:41:20,678 --> 00:41:23,112
Your appeal to my humanity
is pointless.
715
00:41:23,180 --> 00:41:24,909
Almost there, Chakotay.
716
00:41:24,982 --> 00:41:26,074
You've got
to keep her distracted
717
00:41:26,150 --> 00:41:27,276
if we're going
to make this work.
718
00:41:27,351 --> 00:41:29,785
Listen to your human side...
719
00:41:29,854 --> 00:41:31,412
to yourself...
720
00:41:31,489 --> 00:41:32,421
the little girl.
721
00:41:33,824 --> 00:41:36,588
Seven of Nine...Annika.
722
00:41:36,660 --> 00:41:38,389
He's losing the link!
723
00:41:38,462 --> 00:41:40,157
lnitiating power surge...
724
00:41:40,231 --> 00:41:41,994
now!
725
00:42:00,818 --> 00:42:03,378
Her connection
to the collective is severed.
726
00:42:03,454 --> 00:42:04,944
Get her to Sick Bay.
727
00:42:06,490 --> 00:42:07,548
Bridge to Doctor.
728
00:42:07,625 --> 00:42:08,717
Report.
729
00:42:11,095 --> 00:42:13,689
Commander Chakotay's going
to be all right,
730
00:42:13,764 --> 00:42:16,096
although he may wake up
with a bit of a headache.
731
00:42:16,166 --> 00:42:18,794
Tom, plot a course
out of Borg space--
732
00:42:18,869 --> 00:42:20,359
maximum warp.
733
00:42:20,437 --> 00:42:21,995
Yes, ma'am.
734
00:42:23,741 --> 00:42:28,542
Captain's Log, Stardate 51003. 7.
735
00:42:28,612 --> 00:42:32,070
Three days, and no sign
of Borg or bioships.
736
00:42:32,149 --> 00:42:33,878
We appear to be out of danger,
737
00:42:33,951 --> 00:42:36,249
but the entire crew is on edge
738
00:42:36,320 --> 00:42:37,753
and so am l.
739
00:42:37,821 --> 00:42:40,756
Not even the calm
of Master da Vinci's workshop
740
00:42:40,824 --> 00:42:42,519
is enough to ease my mind.
741
00:42:56,307 --> 00:42:57,467
Am l interrupting?
742
00:42:57,541 --> 00:42:58,667
Not at all.
743
00:42:58,742 --> 00:43:00,642
l'm just finishing up my log.
744
00:43:00,744 --> 00:43:02,211
The old- fashioned way.
745
00:43:02,246 --> 00:43:03,907
l wanted to get as far away
746
00:43:03,981 --> 00:43:06,575
from bio- implants
and fluidic space and...
747
00:43:06,650 --> 00:43:10,313
and this feels
more human somehow.
748
00:43:10,387 --> 00:43:11,911
l hate to spoil the mood,
749
00:43:12,022 --> 00:43:13,216
but you might want
to take a look
750
00:43:13,290 --> 00:43:14,279
at this Engineering report.
751
00:43:14,358 --> 00:43:15,450
lt'll take at least two weeks
752
00:43:15,526 --> 00:43:18,324
to remove the Borg technology
from our systems.
753
00:43:18,395 --> 00:43:19,794
B'Elanna did note
754
00:43:19,863 --> 00:43:22,798
that the power couplings
on Deck 8 work better
755
00:43:22,866 --> 00:43:24,356
with the Borg improvements.
756
00:43:24,435 --> 00:43:26,164
Leave them.
757
00:43:26,236 --> 00:43:27,362
How is our passenger?
758
00:43:27,438 --> 00:43:29,133
The Doctor says
she's stabilizing.
759
00:43:29,206 --> 00:43:31,674
Her human cells
are starting to regenerate.
760
00:43:31,742 --> 00:43:35,178
l wonder what's left under
all that Borg technology...
761
00:43:35,245 --> 00:43:37,611
if she can ever
become human again.
762
00:43:37,681 --> 00:43:39,273
You plan to keep her on board?
763
00:43:39,350 --> 00:43:40,977
We pulled the plug.
764
00:43:41,085 --> 00:43:43,576
We're responsible
for what happens to her now.
765
00:43:45,756 --> 00:43:48,418
She was assimilated
at a very young age.
766
00:43:48,492 --> 00:43:50,983
The collective's all she knows.
767
00:43:51,095 --> 00:43:53,791
She might not want to stay.
768
00:43:53,864 --> 00:43:55,695
l think she might.
769
00:43:55,766 --> 00:43:59,065
We have something
the Borg could never offer.
770
00:44:01,071 --> 00:44:03,005
Friendship.
771
00:44:05,109 --> 00:44:07,168
l want you to know
that disobeying your orders
772
00:44:07,244 --> 00:44:09,872
was one of the most difficult
things l've ever had to do.
773
00:44:09,947 --> 00:44:12,177
l understand.
774
00:44:12,249 --> 00:44:15,047
And l respect
the decision you made,
775
00:44:15,119 --> 00:44:17,144
even though l disagree with it.
776
00:44:17,221 --> 00:44:19,655
What's important
is that, in the end,
777
00:44:19,723 --> 00:44:21,782
we got through this, together.
778
00:44:21,859 --> 00:44:24,293
l don't ever want that
to change.
779
00:44:24,361 --> 00:44:26,226
Agreed.
780
00:44:26,296 --> 00:44:28,355
Good.
781
00:44:28,432 --> 00:44:29,421
Well...
782
00:44:29,500 --> 00:44:32,094
l think it's time
we get back to our Bridge.
783
00:44:32,169 --> 00:44:33,500
No argument there.
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