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Gedrin! Gedrin!
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What happened?
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l lost you.
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37 bio- pods were damaged.
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l had to disconnect them
from the reactor.
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Were they dead?
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l had no choice.
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The main power's holding.
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The rest of the bio- pods
are secure,
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and that leaves us.
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Don't look so worried.
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lt'll be like
a simple night's sleep.
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We're out of time.
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Do you think we'll dream?
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l don't know.
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We'll get through this.
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What if there's nothing left?
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We'll start again.
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Five years.
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Report.
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We've entered some kind
of a subspace corridor.
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We were cruising
at warp 6, then, wham.
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This thing pulled at our
warp field like a magnet.
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Where did that debris come from?
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Unknown, but the corridor
is filled with it.
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Metal fragments,
plasma exhaust, organic residue.
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Some of the debris
is over 800 years old, Captain.
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l'd like to avoid
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becoming part
of this garbage stream.
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Can you find a way out?
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l don't know.
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There's hundreds of corridors.
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lt's like a maze.
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Well, be a good rat
and find us the cheese, hmm?
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l'll do my best, Captain.
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Tuvok?
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lt was a vessel, sir.
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They are hailing us.
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Put it through.
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Who are you?
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l'm Captain Kathryn Janeway
of the Starship Voyager
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and you are...?
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This under- space belongs to us.
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We're here by accident.
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We're trying to find a way out.
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Can you help us?
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Help you?
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Yes. We'll help you.
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They are targeting
our shields
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with a resonance pulse.
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lt's altering the harmonics.
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We're being pushed
out of the corridor.
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We're clear.
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The vessel has exited
the corridor as well.
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Captain, we're over 200
light- years from where
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we entered the corridor.
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200 light- years in five minutes?
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Hail them.
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Thank you for your help.
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There's something
l'd like to ask you.
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We've got
a long journey ahead of us,
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and l was wondering
if we could negotiate
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passage through
this under- space of yours.
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Lower your shields.
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Prepare to be boarded.
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Boarded? For what reason?
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We must purge your computer.
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Remove all readings you've
gathered in our territory.
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We pose no threat to you.
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We're simply trying to...
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We're going to destroy
that information
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one way or another.
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Lower your shields.
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l won't do that.
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Evasive maneuvers.
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Try to disable them.
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Their vessel is
highly maneuverable.
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lt's difficult to get
a phaser lock.
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Picking up two more ships
heading our way.
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Direct hit.
Our warp drive is off- line.
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Shields down to 82 percent.
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60 percent.
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They're closing.
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We could use
some clever suggestions
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about now.
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There's a planet
eight million kilometers ahead- -
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uninhabited- -
but the atmosphere
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is charged
with radiogenic particles.
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How radiogenic?
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3,000 isorems.
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lf we route enough power
to the shields,
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we can survive in that,
but maybe our friends can't.
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Shields at 53 percent.
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Do it.
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Entering the thermosphere.
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Radiation levels at 3,000
isorems and climbing.
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The alien ships?
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ln pursuit and charging weapons.
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lncrease our descent vector.
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They're still closing.
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Direct hit to our aft shields.
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Find the highest
concentration of radiation,
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and take us through it.
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Proximity radiation
at 4,000 isorems...
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5,000...
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Six.
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Their shields are weakening.
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They're breaking off.
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Now... all we need
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is a place to set down
and make repairs. Tom?
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We're clearing
the lower stratosphere.
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On screen.
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l thought you said
this planet was uninhabited.
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The radiation must have
interfered with my scans.
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l doubt it's inhabited anymore.
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Looks like this planet's
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in the middle
of a nuclear winter.
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Agreed. Gamma radiation levels
are highly toxic.
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The impact crater suggests
an orbital bombardment.
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How long ago?
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From the rate of radiogenic
decay... 892 years.
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This must have been
a city of millions.
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Set us down.
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Disengaging engines.
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Stand down Red Alert.
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Assign damage repair teams,
and, Tom, make sure B'Elanna
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has enough help in Engineering.
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l want those warp
engines back on line.
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Yes, ma'am.
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Our ''friends''
are still in orbit.
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Circling like vultures.
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Well, they're going
to go hungry.
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Not if they find a way
to adapt their shields
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and come down after us.
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Captain... l'm detecting
faint life signs
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coming from a chamber
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several hundred meters
beneath the surface.
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Survivors.
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After 900 years?
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Oversee the repair teams.
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You're going down there.
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lf somebody survived
this catastrophe,
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they might need our help.
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Get a good fix
on those coordinates.
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l don't want to beam
into solid rock.
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Seven, Tuvok, you're with me.
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These walls have been reinforced
with tritonium.
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They built this place to last.
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Most of the power relays
are still active.
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Not bad after nine centuries.
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The main reactor
is drawing energy
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from the planet's
geothermal core.
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Efficient.
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Some kind of stasis pod.
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This display indicates
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that there are more chambers
behind these walls.
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Some of them have failed.
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lt's amazing
they survived at all.
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Let's see what else we can find.
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Seven?
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What are you doing?
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l've activated
the reanimation sequence.
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He may be able
to provide us with answers.
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We don't know anything
about this species.
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They could be hostile.
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Most humanoid cultures are.
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Remind me to reacquaint you
with away mission protocols.
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Who?
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lt's all right.
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We're not your enemy.
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We're from a starship.
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We discovered this chamber
and revived you.
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How long was l...?
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ln stasis?
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Close to 900 years.
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900?
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Jisa.
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Help her, please.
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No, Jisa.
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She was my wife.
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l won't hurt you.
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l was drifting in and
out of consciousness
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when they brought me here,
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but l thought l saw you
appear out of thin air.
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l'm a computer program,
a hologram.
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And the others?
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Flesh and blood, like yourself.
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You're the ones
that took me out of stasis.
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l don't recognize
your species.
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Human. Our home planet
is halfway across the galaxy.
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And you've expanded
your territory
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into this space?
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Our ship was
brought here by accident.
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We're trying to get home.
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You're Borg.
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How do you know that?
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Don't you recognize
my people, the Vaadwaur?
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The collective's memory
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from 900 years ago
is fragmentary.
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l've had many encounters
with your kind.
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And lived to tell about them?
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lmpressive.
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How did you find us?
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We needed someplace
to hide from the Turei,
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after they found us in one
of their subspace corridors.
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Their corridors?
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So they claimed.
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The corridors were ours.
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lt took centuries to map them.
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We were the envy
of a hundred species
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including the Turei.
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Are they responsible
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for what happened
to your planet?
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The Turei and a dozen others.
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What one couldn't accomplish,
the others finally did.
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l... would like to look
at what's left of my world.
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We made our final stand there.
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l've scanned the caverns.
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You've got a thousand more
stasis pods down there- -
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most of them still active.
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Hundreds of ships,
land vehicles... weapons.
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A single battalion
and their families.
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We had planned to come out
of stasis after five years.
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We believed that by then,
the alliance would have been
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at each other's throats.
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You were going to rebuild?
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No, not here.
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We knew this planet would
be poisoned for centuries.
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We were planning
to go to another world,
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start a colony,
hope to find new allies,
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learn from them.
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Your power core is
still functioning.
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lt was the controls
that were damaged
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in the attack.
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That's why you never
came out of stasis.
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Jisa and l lived there
in the old quarter.
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We had a garden
overlooking the street below.
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lt's a shame she didn't show
more courage at the end.
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Given the circumstances...
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Well, that's no excuse.
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Pardon me for saying this,
but that seems a bit heartless.
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When it rains, do you run
from doorway to doorway,
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trying to stay dry
getting wet all the while,
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or do you just accept
the fact that it's raining
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and walk with dignity?
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Rain's one thing.
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Plasma bombs are something else.
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But the principle is the same.
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l'd bring an umbrella.
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Maybe it's not too late
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to meet a new ally
and learn from her.
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l took the liberty
of preparing a large assortment
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of Delta Quadrant dishes.
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Hopefully, there's something
here that you'll like.
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You're Talax- ilzay.
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Talaxian, but you're right.
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My ancestors referred
to themselves as Talax- ilzay
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in the Old Tongue.
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The Old Tongue was new
when l met your race.
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You traveled
all the way to Talaxia?
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And farther.
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Our corridors took us
to many worlds.
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l'm curious.
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Have you heard of us,
the Vaadwaur?
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Oh, l'm afraid there aren't
many records from that period,
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but Vaadwaur is a word
in the Old Tongue.
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lt means, uh, ''foolish.''
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l'm, uh, l'm sure that it's, uh,
just a coincidence, of course.
269
00:15:24,723 --> 00:15:26,623
l... l didn't mean to be rude.
270
00:15:26,692 --> 00:15:28,421
Your ancestors were wise.
271
00:15:28,494 --> 00:15:32,931
Only fools would let
this happen to them.
272
00:15:36,035 --> 00:15:37,468
Chakotay to Captain Janeway.
273
00:15:37,536 --> 00:15:38,730
Go ahead.
274
00:15:38,837 --> 00:15:40,896
Looks like our friends in orbit
have found us.
275
00:15:41,006 --> 00:15:42,473
We're on our way.
276
00:15:45,511 --> 00:15:46,603
Report.
277
00:15:46,679 --> 00:15:49,739
Six Turei vessels are in orbit,
all firing plasma charges.
278
00:15:49,815 --> 00:15:52,943
That was 2,000 meters
to starboard.
279
00:15:53,018 --> 00:15:53,950
Looks like they can't
280
00:15:54,086 --> 00:15:55,485
get an exact fix
on our position.
281
00:15:55,554 --> 00:15:58,148
The radiogenic atmosphere must
be disrupting their targeting.
282
00:15:59,792 --> 00:16:00,690
900 meters.
283
00:16:00,793 --> 00:16:02,124
They're getting closer.
284
00:16:02,161 --> 00:16:03,423
Can we return fire?
285
00:16:03,495 --> 00:16:05,122
We have the same problem.
286
00:16:05,197 --> 00:16:06,357
Our torpedoes won't lock on.
287
00:16:06,432 --> 00:16:07,399
Direct hit.
288
00:16:07,466 --> 00:16:09,400
Aft shields down to 18 percent.
289
00:16:09,501 --> 00:16:11,662
Captain, can you
transmit a signal
290
00:16:11,770 --> 00:16:13,328
through this atmosphere?
291
00:16:13,439 --> 00:16:15,031
We've already tried
talking to them.
292
00:16:15,140 --> 00:16:17,335
l have no intention of
speaking with the Turei.
293
00:16:17,409 --> 00:16:18,967
We put a sentry
satellite in orbit
294
00:16:19,044 --> 00:16:20,170
directly above the city.
295
00:16:20,245 --> 00:16:23,976
You could use its sensors
to help guide your torpedoes.
296
00:16:24,049 --> 00:16:26,142
lt's there,
intact and functional.
297
00:16:27,519 --> 00:16:29,146
Open a channel.
298
00:16:29,221 --> 00:16:31,815
l'll give you
the activation code.
299
00:16:36,462 --> 00:16:38,623
l'm a few centuries out of date.
300
00:16:38,697 --> 00:16:40,562
You can enter
the activation code here.
301
00:16:43,902 --> 00:16:45,563
lt's processing our telemetry.
302
00:16:45,671 --> 00:16:46,660
Triangulate.
303
00:16:48,841 --> 00:16:50,741
Fire.
304
00:16:50,809 --> 00:16:51,741
Direct hit.
305
00:16:51,810 --> 00:16:54,438
The lead ship has lost shields.
306
00:16:54,513 --> 00:16:55,673
lts propulsion is down.
307
00:16:55,748 --> 00:16:57,409
One more torpedo
will finish them.
308
00:16:57,483 --> 00:16:59,542
The other ships are retreating.
309
00:16:59,618 --> 00:17:01,381
Captain, why don't you
keep firing?
310
00:17:01,487 --> 00:17:03,011
We've scared them off.
That's enough for now.
311
00:17:03,055 --> 00:17:05,489
But they'll come back
with twice as many ships.
312
00:17:05,557 --> 00:17:07,218
With any luck,
our warp drive will be
313
00:17:07,292 --> 00:17:08,259
back on line by then.
314
00:17:08,327 --> 00:17:10,454
The Turei may be cowards,
315
00:17:10,529 --> 00:17:13,657
but their technology has become
much more advanced than ours.
316
00:17:13,732 --> 00:17:17,429
lf you leave us,
we will be slaughtered again.
317
00:17:17,536 --> 00:17:18,969
What do you propose?
318
00:17:19,038 --> 00:17:21,006
Help us off this planet,
319
00:17:21,073 --> 00:17:24,509
and we will show you
subspace corridors
320
00:17:24,610 --> 00:17:26,510
known to nobody else.
321
00:17:26,578 --> 00:17:28,808
You will be free from the Turei,
322
00:17:28,881 --> 00:17:31,475
and you will be
a thousand light- years
323
00:17:31,550 --> 00:17:34,951
closer to your home.
324
00:17:38,157 --> 00:17:40,591
Let's wake up your battalion.
325
00:18:08,087 --> 00:18:09,019
Dragon's teeth.
326
00:18:09,088 --> 00:18:10,578
''Dragon's teeth''?
327
00:18:10,656 --> 00:18:12,214
An old Greek myth.
328
00:18:12,291 --> 00:18:14,555
After a dragon
was killed in a war,
329
00:18:14,626 --> 00:18:18,323
its teeth were spread out
over the battlefield.
330
00:18:18,397 --> 00:18:19,830
They took root,
331
00:18:19,965 --> 00:18:22,229
and warriors sprung
from the ground
332
00:18:22,301 --> 00:18:24,861
to continue the fighting.
333
00:18:31,276 --> 00:18:32,766
Captain's Log, supplemental.
334
00:18:32,878 --> 00:18:35,438
We've revived
nearly 200 of the Vaadwaur,
335
00:18:35,514 --> 00:18:40,042
and we're moving forward
with our unexpected alliance.
336
00:18:40,119 --> 00:18:42,019
Voyager was pulled
into the corridor,
337
00:18:42,087 --> 00:18:43,782
200 light- years from here.
338
00:18:43,856 --> 00:18:44,880
Pulled in?
339
00:18:44,990 --> 00:18:46,890
There must have been a break
along the radial wall.
340
00:18:47,025 --> 00:18:49,516
The corridors occur naturally,
but they're very unstable.
341
00:18:49,595 --> 00:18:51,085
They're damaged by use.
342
00:18:51,163 --> 00:18:53,324
Obviously, the Turei
don't have the wisdom
343
00:18:53,398 --> 00:18:54,763
to maintain them properly.
344
00:18:54,833 --> 00:18:56,733
They'll be very difficult
345
00:18:56,835 --> 00:18:58,359
to navigate after
centuries of neglect.
346
00:18:58,470 --> 00:18:59,528
We've only
347
00:18:59,638 --> 00:19:01,265
been able to chart
a few of the corridors.
348
00:19:01,373 --> 00:19:03,204
Can you provide us
with a more complete map?
349
00:19:03,275 --> 00:19:05,106
We've never kept
written records
350
00:19:05,177 --> 00:19:06,576
for security reasons.
351
00:19:06,645 --> 00:19:09,705
Of course, we've committed
all the corridors to memory- -
352
00:19:09,781 --> 00:19:12,181
every multifold,
every spatial intersect.
353
00:19:12,251 --> 00:19:14,082
We'll be happy to plot
a course for you,
354
00:19:14,153 --> 00:19:16,212
but first, we'll need
to get past the Turei.
355
00:19:16,288 --> 00:19:18,347
How many vessels are in orbit?
356
00:19:18,423 --> 00:19:19,822
Eleven.
357
00:19:19,892 --> 00:19:22,292
Mr. Gaul, Tuvok, start working
on a tactical plan.
358
00:19:22,361 --> 00:19:24,386
lf we do manage to escape,
359
00:19:24,463 --> 00:19:26,260
we'll need to locate
a habitable world.
360
00:19:26,331 --> 00:19:27,559
Seven,
361
00:19:27,633 --> 00:19:28,964
scan the astrometric
database.
362
00:19:29,067 --> 00:19:30,034
See what you can find.
363
00:19:30,135 --> 00:19:31,295
Someplace out of the way.
364
00:19:31,403 --> 00:19:32,597
Yes, Captain.
365
00:19:32,704 --> 00:19:35,036
Morin, take charge of reviving
the rest of our battalion.
366
00:19:35,107 --> 00:19:36,665
Many of our bio- pods
have been damaged.
367
00:19:36,775 --> 00:19:37,833
l could use some assistance.
368
00:19:37,943 --> 00:19:40,537
Our Chief Engineer will be glad
to give you a hand.
369
00:19:40,612 --> 00:19:41,579
Thank you.
370
00:19:41,647 --> 00:19:43,080
Well, let's get started.
371
00:19:43,148 --> 00:19:45,173
We've got a civilization
to rebuild.
372
00:19:58,864 --> 00:20:00,388
No story tonight, Naomi.
373
00:20:00,465 --> 00:20:02,865
l had to cook
for 200 people today.
374
00:20:02,968 --> 00:20:04,128
That's okay.
375
00:20:04,236 --> 00:20:05,533
l'm tired, too.
376
00:20:06,939 --> 00:20:10,739
Did you get a chance
to meet any of the children?
377
00:20:10,809 --> 00:20:13,437
l don't like them.
378
00:20:13,512 --> 00:20:15,173
Why not?
379
00:20:15,247 --> 00:20:16,942
l just don't.
380
00:20:17,015 --> 00:20:19,279
Well, that's not good enough.
381
00:20:19,351 --> 00:20:21,717
l'm the ship's Ambassador.
382
00:20:21,787 --> 00:20:23,152
You're the Captain's Assistant.
383
00:20:23,222 --> 00:20:24,746
We have to make
a- a good impression
384
00:20:24,823 --> 00:20:25,790
on our new friends.
385
00:20:25,857 --> 00:20:27,825
They're not my friends.
386
00:20:27,893 --> 00:20:30,862
Well... not yet.
387
00:20:30,929 --> 00:20:34,160
Listen... first thing tomorrow,
you and l will get together
388
00:20:34,233 --> 00:20:35,962
with a couple
of the children...
389
00:20:36,068 --> 00:20:37,092
No.
390
00:20:38,737 --> 00:20:41,797
Naomi, what's wrong?
391
00:20:41,907 --> 00:20:42,839
Nothing.
392
00:20:42,908 --> 00:20:43,966
l don't like them,
393
00:20:44,076 --> 00:20:46,237
and l don't want
to play with them.
394
00:20:46,311 --> 00:20:48,745
That doesn't sound like you.
395
00:20:48,814 --> 00:20:51,806
Tell me what happened.
396
00:20:51,883 --> 00:20:54,113
They called you names.
397
00:20:54,186 --> 00:20:56,518
Names?
398
00:20:56,588 --> 00:20:59,022
They said everybody from
your planet was stupid.
399
00:20:59,091 --> 00:21:00,581
They said your ears were funny.
400
00:21:00,692 --> 00:21:03,058
They said just looking
at you made them laugh.
401
00:21:03,095 --> 00:21:04,027
They said...
402
00:21:04,096 --> 00:21:07,259
l- l- l... l get the idea.
403
00:21:07,332 --> 00:21:10,859
Children can be
a little cruel sometimes,
404
00:21:10,969 --> 00:21:14,666
but there's no need
to take it personally.
405
00:21:14,773 --> 00:21:18,766
Besides, my ears are
kind of funny.
406
00:21:18,877 --> 00:21:21,903
l don't want to play with them.
407
00:21:21,980 --> 00:21:25,472
Well... and you don't have to.
408
00:21:25,550 --> 00:21:26,847
Okay.
409
00:21:26,918 --> 00:21:28,044
Come on.
410
00:21:31,123 --> 00:21:33,683
Good night.
411
00:21:33,759 --> 00:21:36,091
l'll tell you
a story tomorrow, l promise.
412
00:21:45,871 --> 00:21:48,431
l'm not happy
with these fluctuations.
413
00:21:48,540 --> 00:21:52,442
We may be trying to reactivate
too many ships at once.
414
00:21:52,511 --> 00:21:55,139
l suggest we focus
on the assault fighters.
415
00:21:58,016 --> 00:21:59,779
Qual tel t'pok.
416
00:22:01,186 --> 00:22:02,414
Thanks.
417
00:22:02,487 --> 00:22:04,387
When did you learn Klingon?
418
00:22:04,456 --> 00:22:05,889
Just a few phrases.
419
00:22:05,991 --> 00:22:08,084
l was studying your database.
420
00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:10,424
The Klingons are a noble race.
421
00:22:10,495 --> 00:22:12,827
They have their moments.
422
00:22:12,898 --> 00:22:15,059
''Today is a good day to die.''
423
00:22:15,167 --> 00:22:16,429
Pardon?
424
00:22:16,535 --> 00:22:18,628
Kahless, your greatest warrior.
425
00:22:18,737 --> 00:22:20,728
That was his battle cry.
426
00:22:20,839 --> 00:22:22,397
You seem to have taken
an interest
427
00:22:22,507 --> 00:22:23,633
in Klingon history.
428
00:22:23,742 --> 00:22:26,210
There are many parallels
between our cultures.
429
00:22:26,311 --> 00:22:30,247
The Vaadwaur have also learned
to embrace death without fear.
430
00:22:30,315 --> 00:22:33,614
As children, we're taught
to fall asleep each night
431
00:22:33,685 --> 00:22:37,553
imagining a different
way to die.
432
00:22:37,622 --> 00:22:39,089
l prefer curling up
with a good book.
433
00:22:39,157 --> 00:22:41,125
Hmm.
434
00:22:45,364 --> 00:22:49,391
Computer,
access my personal database.
435
00:22:49,501 --> 00:22:52,334
Access established.
436
00:22:52,404 --> 00:22:55,305
Go into the Talaxian
linguistic files,
437
00:22:55,374 --> 00:22:58,468
Old Tongue dialect.
438
00:22:58,543 --> 00:23:02,741
Find and define
the word ''Vaadwaur. ''
439
00:23:02,814 --> 00:23:05,578
Vaadwaur: archaic adjective.
440
00:23:05,650 --> 00:23:07,811
Primary meaning: foolish.
441
00:23:07,886 --> 00:23:11,720
Additional meanings:
Weak- minded, reckless, blind.
442
00:23:13,992 --> 00:23:16,392
What's the first known usage?
443
00:23:16,461 --> 00:23:21,592
First written example appears
in Eldaxon's Collected Folklore,
444
00:23:21,666 --> 00:23:23,031
Second Edition.
445
00:23:23,135 --> 00:23:28,869
Year of publication,
5012, New Calendar.
446
00:23:30,509 --> 00:23:33,740
Computer,
name the specific folktales
447
00:23:33,812 --> 00:23:36,713
that use the word ''Vaadwaur.''
448
00:23:36,782 --> 00:23:39,808
''The Demon
with the Golden Voice,''
449
00:23:39,885 --> 00:23:43,321
''The Tale
of the Deadly Stranger,''
450
00:23:43,388 --> 00:23:47,188
''The Tale of the Boy
Who Lost His Head,''
451
00:23:47,259 --> 00:23:49,227
''The Tale of the Bloody Hand.''
452
00:23:49,294 --> 00:23:53,128
Not exactly Mother Goose.
453
00:23:53,198 --> 00:23:57,828
Computer, transfer the text
of those stories to my quarters.
454
00:23:57,936 --> 00:23:59,904
Transfer complete.
455
00:24:00,939 --> 00:24:03,237
That star cluster in Grid 1421?
456
00:24:03,308 --> 00:24:05,868
Nearly half the planets
are inhabitable.
457
00:24:06,011 --> 00:24:09,845
Unfortunately, they are already
occupied by the Borg.
458
00:24:09,915 --> 00:24:12,213
The Borg?
459
00:24:12,284 --> 00:24:14,718
ln my century,
they'd only assimilated
460
00:24:14,786 --> 00:24:16,549
a handful of systems.
461
00:24:16,621 --> 00:24:19,556
lt looks like they've
spread through the Quadrant
462
00:24:19,624 --> 00:24:21,387
like a plague.
463
00:24:21,460 --> 00:24:23,325
No offense.
464
00:24:23,395 --> 00:24:24,555
None taken.
465
00:24:24,629 --> 00:24:29,726
We had a colony near
the twin star in Grid 315.
466
00:24:29,835 --> 00:24:32,167
That is part
of the Devore lmperium now.
467
00:24:32,237 --> 00:24:33,761
And who are they?
468
00:24:33,872 --> 00:24:35,237
An authoritarian regime.
469
00:24:35,307 --> 00:24:37,241
They claim 1 1 systems
across three sectors.
470
00:24:37,309 --> 00:24:39,402
l don't suppose they'd
be willing to negotiate
471
00:24:39,478 --> 00:24:41,912
for a continent or two.
472
00:24:41,980 --> 00:24:44,107
The Devore are
intolerant of outsiders.
473
00:24:44,182 --> 00:24:45,149
Well, it doesn't matter.
474
00:24:45,217 --> 00:24:46,946
We have nothing
to negotiate with.
475
00:24:47,085 --> 00:24:49,849
Our technology is 900
years out of date.
476
00:24:49,921 --> 00:24:52,719
Your pessimism is irrelevant.
477
00:24:52,791 --> 00:24:55,453
We will find a home for you.
478
00:24:55,527 --> 00:24:57,688
l hope you're right.
479
00:24:57,762 --> 00:24:59,889
16 Turei vessels
are now in orbit.
480
00:24:59,965 --> 00:25:03,093
Long- range sensors
indicate five more on the way.
481
00:25:03,201 --> 00:25:04,395
l can understand
482
00:25:04,503 --> 00:25:06,095
that they want
the odds in their favor,
483
00:25:06,204 --> 00:25:07,330
but isn't that overkill?
484
00:25:07,439 --> 00:25:08,667
They may have detected us.
485
00:25:08,773 --> 00:25:11,970
lf they know their history,
they'll come prepared.
486
00:25:12,043 --> 00:25:14,204
900 years is a long time
to hold a grudge.
487
00:25:14,279 --> 00:25:15,974
The Turei would
like nothing more
488
00:25:16,047 --> 00:25:18,572
than to find the rest of
our subspace corridors.
489
00:25:18,650 --> 00:25:21,380
We can't allow that to happen.
490
00:25:21,453 --> 00:25:25,082
Then l suggest
we use the element of surprise.
491
00:25:25,156 --> 00:25:27,784
At 0600, Voyager
will leave the surface
492
00:25:27,859 --> 00:25:29,884
and engage the Turei ships
in orbit.
493
00:25:30,028 --> 00:25:31,518
As we draw their fire,
494
00:25:31,596 --> 00:25:33,154
the more powerful
Vaadwaur vessels
495
00:25:33,231 --> 00:25:35,529
will attack
from multiple vectors.
496
00:25:35,634 --> 00:25:37,465
The rest of the Vaadwaur
will break orbit
497
00:25:37,569 --> 00:25:39,161
from the opposite side
of the planet
498
00:25:39,271 --> 00:25:40,898
and proceed
to the subspace corridors.
499
00:25:41,072 --> 00:25:42,835
We'll rendezvous
with them afterwards.
500
00:25:42,908 --> 00:25:44,273
What if Voyager is disabled?
501
00:25:44,342 --> 00:25:45,331
We'll be defenseless.
502
00:25:45,443 --> 00:25:47,911
lf we armed my ships
with your photon torpedoes...
503
00:25:48,013 --> 00:25:49,571
l can't authorize that.
504
00:25:49,648 --> 00:25:50,740
Why not?
505
00:25:50,815 --> 00:25:52,248
Starfleet protocols
are very strict
506
00:25:52,317 --> 00:25:53,648
about the transfer of weapons.
507
00:25:53,718 --> 00:25:55,948
l'm not used to putting my life
into someone else's hands.
508
00:25:56,021 --> 00:25:57,921
There are a lot of things you're
going to have to get used to.
509
00:25:57,989 --> 00:26:00,287
We've faced enemies
worse than the Turei.
510
00:26:00,358 --> 00:26:01,552
l'm confident
we can handle them.
511
00:26:01,626 --> 00:26:03,287
l need those weapons.
512
00:26:03,361 --> 00:26:05,352
l'm sorry.
The answer's no.
513
00:26:05,430 --> 00:26:07,398
lf you want access
to our corridors...
514
00:26:07,465 --> 00:26:10,093
We'll continue home through
open space if we have to.
515
00:26:13,371 --> 00:26:14,838
All right.
516
00:26:14,940 --> 00:26:16,464
Our lives are in your hands.
517
00:26:19,010 --> 00:26:22,343
We've found a planet in a nebula
518
00:26:22,414 --> 00:26:25,815
near the junction
of Corridors 39 and 87 5.
519
00:26:25,884 --> 00:26:27,681
We'd be isolated
and relatively safe.
520
00:26:27,752 --> 00:26:29,413
''Relatively''?
521
00:26:29,487 --> 00:26:31,318
l'm afraid the planet
is somewhat harsh.
522
00:26:31,389 --> 00:26:33,016
There are no large
bodies of water,
523
00:26:33,091 --> 00:26:34,422
and the vegetation is sparse.
524
00:26:34,492 --> 00:26:35,584
This is absurd!
525
00:26:35,660 --> 00:26:39,619
Ensign, we need a power coupling
over here, on the double.
526
00:26:39,698 --> 00:26:41,131
Our plan was
527
00:26:41,199 --> 00:26:42,894
to reoccupy one of
our former colonies,
528
00:26:43,068 --> 00:26:45,127
gain allies,
rebuild our forces- -
529
00:26:45,236 --> 00:26:46,828
take back what was ours!
530
00:26:46,938 --> 00:26:49,566
Our former colonies
are destroyed or were occupied
531
00:26:49,674 --> 00:26:51,904
by species that are far
more advanced than we are.
532
00:26:51,977 --> 00:26:53,945
Then we'll find a way
to take them back.
533
00:26:54,012 --> 00:26:55,070
With what?
534
00:26:55,146 --> 00:26:57,671
A battalion of obsolete ships
and outdated weapons?
535
00:26:57,749 --> 00:27:01,981
No... with Voyager.
536
00:27:02,053 --> 00:27:03,816
l've been studying
their technology- -
537
00:27:03,922 --> 00:27:06,015
the control systems,
propulsion, weaponry.
538
00:27:06,091 --> 00:27:08,218
We could learn to operate
the vessel ourselves.
539
00:27:08,293 --> 00:27:10,193
What are you saying?
540
00:27:10,261 --> 00:27:11,558
After they engage the Turei,
541
00:27:11,630 --> 00:27:13,222
they'll expect us
to assist them.
542
00:27:13,298 --> 00:27:14,356
lnstead, we'll attack.
543
00:27:14,432 --> 00:27:16,161
We'll put as many
soldiers as we can
544
00:27:16,267 --> 00:27:18,394
onto Voyager and take it
into the corridors!
545
00:27:18,503 --> 00:27:20,232
This is a mistake.
546
00:27:20,338 --> 00:27:21,965
lf we fail,
we'll lose everything.
547
00:27:22,073 --> 00:27:24,564
lf you'd like, l can return you
to your stasis pod.
548
00:27:24,676 --> 00:27:26,940
lnform the others.
549
00:27:32,250 --> 00:27:34,684
This is an M- Class planet
in orbit of a Type- G star.
550
00:27:34,753 --> 00:27:36,687
We've located a continent
with edible vegetation
551
00:27:36,755 --> 00:27:39,724
and an underground water supply.
552
00:27:39,791 --> 00:27:41,986
Unfortunately, the region
is subject to windstorms.
553
00:27:42,060 --> 00:27:43,322
Not exactly paradise.
554
00:27:43,395 --> 00:27:44,885
You will adapt.
555
00:27:45,030 --> 00:27:46,895
Practical and to the point- -
556
00:27:46,965 --> 00:27:49,126
just like my wife.
557
00:27:49,234 --> 00:27:51,998
She had a knack
for cutting to the truth.
558
00:27:52,103 --> 00:27:53,900
She must have been
an efficient individual.
559
00:27:54,072 --> 00:27:55,471
Ah, to say the least.
560
00:27:55,540 --> 00:27:57,098
You would have enjoyed
her company.
561
00:27:57,208 --> 00:28:01,235
You are not at all
like the Borg l knew.
562
00:28:01,312 --> 00:28:07,148
As a drone, l helped assimilate
many civilizations.
563
00:28:07,218 --> 00:28:11,621
Now l have the opportunity
to help reconstruct one.
564
00:28:11,690 --> 00:28:13,988
l find the experience...
565
00:28:14,059 --> 00:28:16,289
gratifying.
566
00:28:16,361 --> 00:28:17,953
So do l.
567
00:28:18,029 --> 00:28:21,692
l'm curious- -
568
00:28:21,766 --> 00:28:27,363
has your crew ever considered
finding a planet of their own,
569
00:28:27,472 --> 00:28:28,939
a place to settle down?
570
00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:30,667
Captain Janeway is committed
571
00:28:30,742 --> 00:28:32,710
to getting Voyager
back to Earth.
572
00:28:32,811 --> 00:28:34,278
That could take decades...
573
00:28:34,345 --> 00:28:36,438
and there are
many dangers ahead.
574
00:28:36,514 --> 00:28:39,142
We will adapt.
575
00:28:40,518 --> 00:28:41,883
l suppose you will.
576
00:28:41,986 --> 00:28:43,749
Neelix to Seven of Nine.
577
00:28:43,822 --> 00:28:44,880
Yes?
578
00:28:44,956 --> 00:28:46,890
Could l see you in Cargo Bay 2?
579
00:28:46,991 --> 00:28:48,117
lt's important.
580
00:28:48,193 --> 00:28:49,660
Acknowledged.
581
00:28:49,728 --> 00:28:52,253
l'm due for a final briefing
with your Mr. Tuvok.
582
00:28:52,330 --> 00:28:54,127
l'll accompany you
to the Bridge.
583
00:29:06,478 --> 00:29:07,809
l'm sorry to bother you,
584
00:29:07,946 --> 00:29:10,471
but l've been doing
some research on our new allies,
585
00:29:10,548 --> 00:29:13,540
and l have found something
very interesting.
586
00:29:13,618 --> 00:29:16,052
ln dozens of the ancient
folktales of my people,
587
00:29:16,121 --> 00:29:17,611
there's a common theme.
588
00:29:17,689 --> 00:29:21,557
They describe a phantom army
that appears out of thin air,
589
00:29:21,626 --> 00:29:23,560
destroys entire colonies,
590
00:29:23,628 --> 00:29:26,028
and vanishes in the blink
of an eye.
591
00:29:26,097 --> 00:29:27,826
Sound familiar?
592
00:29:27,966 --> 00:29:29,957
The subspace corridors.
593
00:29:30,068 --> 00:29:31,296
Exactly!
594
00:29:31,402 --> 00:29:34,769
Gedrin claims they've been
using them as trade routes,
595
00:29:34,839 --> 00:29:36,773
but l'm starting to wonder.
596
00:29:36,841 --> 00:29:39,537
Your source material is
folktales, Mr. Neelix.
597
00:29:39,611 --> 00:29:41,977
But many fables have
a basis in reality.
598
00:29:42,046 --> 00:29:44,674
You've got
the collective knowledge
599
00:29:44,749 --> 00:29:45,977
of thousands of species.
600
00:29:46,050 --> 00:29:48,018
You could cross- reference
my findings.
601
00:29:49,287 --> 00:29:51,847
lt'll only take a few minutes.
602
00:30:07,105 --> 00:30:10,097
Come in.
603
00:30:10,208 --> 00:30:13,541
You wanted to see me, Captain?
604
00:30:13,611 --> 00:30:15,841
Yes.
605
00:30:15,914 --> 00:30:18,940
l need a little history lesson.
606
00:30:19,083 --> 00:30:22,644
Can't it... wait until after
we've reached the corridors?
607
00:30:22,720 --> 00:30:23,744
l'm afraid not.
608
00:30:23,822 --> 00:30:25,790
l've just had a conversation
609
00:30:25,857 --> 00:30:27,950
with Mr. Neelix
and Seven of Nine.
610
00:30:28,059 --> 00:30:30,493
They've been poring through
various databases
611
00:30:30,562 --> 00:30:33,895
and have come up with
some surprising findings.
612
00:30:33,965 --> 00:30:35,262
Surprising?
613
00:30:35,333 --> 00:30:37,767
You told me the Vaadwaur
were a culture
614
00:30:37,869 --> 00:30:41,532
of merchants and scientists,
who expanded their knowledge
615
00:30:41,639 --> 00:30:45,837
by using subspace corridors
to travel to other worlds.
616
00:30:45,910 --> 00:30:48,174
You were the envy
of hundreds of species,
617
00:30:48,246 --> 00:30:49,577
some of whom eventually
618
00:30:49,647 --> 00:30:51,672
wanted the corridors
for themselves.
619
00:30:55,753 --> 00:30:57,983
Your point?
620
00:30:58,056 --> 00:31:00,786
Let me give you another
version of events.
621
00:31:03,394 --> 00:31:06,693
The Vaadwaur were
an aggressive culture,
622
00:31:06,764 --> 00:31:08,493
who expanded their territory
623
00:31:08,566 --> 00:31:11,694
by using the corridors
to attack other worlds...
624
00:31:11,803 --> 00:31:14,271
until some of those
worlds banded together
625
00:31:14,339 --> 00:31:15,431
to defend themselves
626
00:31:15,540 --> 00:31:17,440
and put an end
to the Vaadwaur threat
627
00:31:17,508 --> 00:31:18,941
once and for all.
628
00:31:19,043 --> 00:31:21,511
Would you care to set
the record straight?
629
00:31:21,579 --> 00:31:23,444
That was 900 years ago.
630
00:31:23,514 --> 00:31:26,312
lf we're going to be
fighting side- by- side,
631
00:31:26,384 --> 00:31:28,579
l have to trust you.
632
00:31:28,653 --> 00:31:29,677
l need to be certain
633
00:31:29,754 --> 00:31:31,619
you don't have
any ulterior motives.
634
00:31:31,689 --> 00:31:34,214
Our only motive is survival.
635
00:31:34,292 --> 00:31:36,556
lf l were to take you
at your word,
636
00:31:36,628 --> 00:31:39,825
the ancient Talaxians
might call me Vaadwaur- -
637
00:31:39,898 --> 00:31:41,229
''foolish.''
638
00:31:41,299 --> 00:31:43,096
That's what they
came to call anyone
639
00:31:43,201 --> 00:31:45,863
who allowed themselves
to be deceived by an enemy.
640
00:31:45,970 --> 00:31:48,837
There are hundreds of other
references just like it.
641
00:31:49,908 --> 00:31:53,503
Both versions of our history
are true.
642
00:31:53,578 --> 00:31:56,172
We did use the corridors
to explore,
643
00:31:56,247 --> 00:31:59,011
and, on occasion,
expand our territory,
644
00:31:59,150 --> 00:32:00,845
but, Captain, we have gone
645
00:32:00,952 --> 00:32:03,352
from a population
of six billion to 600.
646
00:32:03,388 --> 00:32:04,878
Our weapons are archaic.
647
00:32:05,023 --> 00:32:08,151
Do you really think that
we are prepared to declare war
648
00:32:08,226 --> 00:32:09,716
on the Delta Quadrant?
649
00:32:09,794 --> 00:32:11,159
Not yet,
650
00:32:11,229 --> 00:32:13,697
but right now,
it's Voyager l'm worried about.
651
00:32:13,765 --> 00:32:15,858
The Turei are going to be firing
652
00:32:15,934 --> 00:32:18,129
everything they've got
at my ship.
653
00:32:18,236 --> 00:32:19,999
You might try
to take advantage of that.
654
00:32:20,104 --> 00:32:22,800
What are you going to do- -
put us all back into stasis?
655
00:32:22,907 --> 00:32:26,365
We said we'd try to help you
make a new start,
656
00:32:26,477 --> 00:32:28,945
and l want to keep that promise,
657
00:32:29,047 --> 00:32:32,210
but l can't ignore history,
Mr. Gedrin.
658
00:32:43,528 --> 00:32:47,328
Make yourself comfortable,
Mr. Gedrin.
659
00:32:47,398 --> 00:32:49,298
Chakotay...
660
00:32:49,367 --> 00:32:52,359
l don't know whether
to believe him or not.
661
00:32:52,437 --> 00:32:54,905
What l wouldn't give
for a Betazoid about now.
662
00:32:54,973 --> 00:32:57,874
lf Mr. Neelix is right,
we should be ready for anything.
663
00:32:57,942 --> 00:32:59,603
Their technology
may be outdated,
664
00:32:59,677 --> 00:33:01,542
but it can still do
a lot of damage.
665
00:33:01,646 --> 00:33:02,578
Agreed.
666
00:33:02,613 --> 00:33:04,547
Maintain a full security alert
667
00:33:04,615 --> 00:33:07,106
and have Tuvok keep
a weapons lock
668
00:33:07,185 --> 00:33:08,812
on their primary reactor.
669
00:33:08,886 --> 00:33:11,184
Are we still proceeding
at 0600 hours?
670
00:33:11,255 --> 00:33:12,222
Yes,
671
00:33:12,290 --> 00:33:15,521
but with a few modifications.
672
00:33:15,593 --> 00:33:17,060
What's Mr. Gaul's location?
673
00:33:17,128 --> 00:33:19,528
He's in the Central Chamber.
674
00:33:19,597 --> 00:33:22,395
Hail him.
675
00:33:22,467 --> 00:33:25,061
Captain, we've reactivated
73 assault vessels.
676
00:33:25,169 --> 00:33:26,693
Our pilots are standing by.
677
00:33:26,804 --> 00:33:32,936
l need to inform you
about a change of plan.
678
00:33:33,077 --> 00:33:35,375
l want you to deactivate
the particle cannons
679
00:33:35,446 --> 00:33:37,914
on all but ten
of your assault vessels.
680
00:33:37,982 --> 00:33:39,813
Then we'll proceed on schedule.
681
00:33:39,884 --> 00:33:41,442
l don't understand.
682
00:33:41,519 --> 00:33:44,647
Only ten of your ships
are going to engage the Turei.
683
00:33:44,722 --> 00:33:48,089
The others will head directly
for the subspace corridors.
684
00:33:48,159 --> 00:33:50,389
l see no reason
for those to be armed.
685
00:33:50,461 --> 00:33:51,723
Something could go wrong.
686
00:33:51,796 --> 00:33:53,161
Why leave them defenseless?
687
00:33:53,231 --> 00:33:57,099
Voyager will defend them.
688
00:33:57,201 --> 00:33:58,964
What prompted this change?
689
00:33:59,103 --> 00:34:02,004
You haven't been completely
honest about your past,
690
00:34:02,106 --> 00:34:05,439
and that makes me a little
uncertain about the present.
691
00:34:07,345 --> 00:34:09,040
Gedrin.
692
00:34:09,113 --> 00:34:11,240
l suggest you listen to her.
693
00:34:11,315 --> 00:34:13,340
Request denied, Captain.
694
00:34:13,418 --> 00:34:15,045
lt's not a request.
695
00:34:15,119 --> 00:34:17,713
You can call it an ultimatum
if you like.
696
00:34:17,789 --> 00:34:18,983
Unacceptable.
697
00:34:19,057 --> 00:34:20,752
l'm going to leave this planet
698
00:34:20,825 --> 00:34:22,656
in one hour with or without you.
699
00:34:22,727 --> 00:34:27,494
We did not spend 900 years in
stasis to take orders from you.
700
00:34:31,936 --> 00:34:33,096
Contact the battalion.
701
00:34:33,204 --> 00:34:35,195
Tell them to prepare
for the attack.
702
00:34:37,842 --> 00:34:39,503
l don't know
about the rest of you,
703
00:34:39,577 --> 00:34:40,908
but l'm ready to get moving.
704
00:34:40,978 --> 00:34:41,910
What's our status?
705
00:34:41,979 --> 00:34:43,344
lmpulse engines are on line.
706
00:34:43,414 --> 00:34:45,814
Shields at maximum.
Weapons standing by.
707
00:34:45,883 --> 00:34:48,181
Tom, prepare to initiate
the ascent sequence in...
708
00:34:48,252 --> 00:34:49,810
Report.
709
00:34:49,887 --> 00:34:52,617
Massive energy readings
coming from the Central Chamber.
710
00:34:52,690 --> 00:34:53,850
lt's the Vaadwaur.
711
00:34:53,925 --> 00:34:55,654
They're launching
the first wave of ships.
712
00:34:55,726 --> 00:34:58,490
17 vessels have broken
through the surface.
713
00:34:58,563 --> 00:34:59,825
They're at an altitude
714
00:34:59,897 --> 00:35:02,263
of 2,000 meters
and charging weapons.
715
00:35:02,366 --> 00:35:05,267
Ma'am, they're not ascending
into orbit.
716
00:35:05,303 --> 00:35:07,635
They're heading straight
for Voyager.
717
00:35:14,779 --> 00:35:16,144
Tom?
718
00:35:16,214 --> 00:35:17,875
Engaging thrusters.
719
00:35:17,949 --> 00:35:19,974
lnitiating ascent sequence.
720
00:35:20,051 --> 00:35:22,281
Vaadwaur ships approaching
off our starboard bow.
721
00:35:25,656 --> 00:35:27,521
Target phasers, full spread.
722
00:35:30,161 --> 00:35:31,492
We're airborne.
723
00:35:31,562 --> 00:35:33,325
What altitude do we need
on this planet, Tom,
724
00:35:33,397 --> 00:35:34,455
before we can go to warp?
725
00:35:34,532 --> 00:35:36,762
We'll have to clear
the thermosphere.
726
00:35:36,868 --> 00:35:38,699
280 kilometers at least.
727
00:35:41,772 --> 00:35:43,637
Shields at 92 percent.
728
00:35:43,708 --> 00:35:44,902
Phasers.
729
00:35:53,684 --> 00:35:56,847
We've disabled
four of their ships.
730
00:35:56,921 --> 00:35:58,855
They've launched
another 39 vessels.
731
00:35:58,923 --> 00:36:00,185
Evasive maneuvers.
732
00:36:00,291 --> 00:36:01,223
lt's no use.
733
00:36:01,259 --> 00:36:03,386
They're closing on all sides.
734
00:36:03,461 --> 00:36:05,486
Direct hit
to the port thrusters.
735
00:36:05,563 --> 00:36:06,495
We're losing altitude.
736
00:36:06,564 --> 00:36:08,054
Reroute emergency power.
737
00:36:08,132 --> 00:36:09,827
We need to get into orbit.
738
00:36:10,001 --> 00:36:11,696
Targeting sensors off- line.
739
00:36:11,802 --> 00:36:13,167
Switching to manual.
740
00:36:13,237 --> 00:36:15,967
Harry, can you open
a secure channel
741
00:36:16,040 --> 00:36:17,974
to the Turei ships in orbit?
742
00:36:18,042 --> 00:36:20,203
Yes, ma'am, but that
would give away our position.
743
00:36:20,278 --> 00:36:21,609
They could lock on
with plasma charges.
744
00:36:21,679 --> 00:36:23,704
l think it's time we reacquaint
a couple of old friends.
745
00:36:23,781 --> 00:36:24,713
Hail them.
746
00:36:24,782 --> 00:36:26,750
Voyager shields are weakening,
747
00:36:26,817 --> 00:36:28,341
but they're gaining
altitude again.
748
00:36:28,419 --> 00:36:30,114
They're approaching
the thermosphere.
749
00:36:30,188 --> 00:36:31,348
Launch another squadron.
750
00:36:38,963 --> 00:36:41,796
We've got nine more fighters
on our tail.
751
00:36:41,866 --> 00:36:44,391
Aft shields down to 20 percent.
752
00:36:44,502 --> 00:36:46,060
Captain, the Turei
are responding.
753
00:36:46,170 --> 00:36:47,432
Put them through.
754
00:36:48,906 --> 00:36:49,895
What do you want?
755
00:36:50,007 --> 00:36:51,531
l've got a proposition for you.
756
00:36:51,642 --> 00:36:52,574
No more talk.
757
00:36:52,643 --> 00:36:54,110
Prepare to be boarded.
758
00:36:54,212 --> 00:36:56,680
Tell me, have you
been picking up weapons fire?
759
00:36:56,747 --> 00:37:01,343
We have detected some unusual
energy signatures, yes.
760
00:37:01,419 --> 00:37:05,219
That's because we're
under attack by the Vaadwaur.
761
00:37:05,289 --> 00:37:06,586
lmpossible.
762
00:37:06,657 --> 00:37:08,420
They were destroyed
centuries ago.
763
00:37:08,492 --> 00:37:10,926
Some of us have survived.
764
00:37:10,995 --> 00:37:13,225
They've got over 200 ships.
765
00:37:13,297 --> 00:37:14,958
They said something
about wanting
766
00:37:15,032 --> 00:37:16,499
their subspace corridors back.
767
00:37:16,601 --> 00:37:17,727
l suggest we join forces
768
00:37:17,835 --> 00:37:20,099
and try to neutralize
the threat here and now.
769
00:37:20,204 --> 00:37:21,637
What's more important to you?
770
00:37:21,706 --> 00:37:23,731
Deleting the records
of a Federation ship
771
00:37:23,841 --> 00:37:26,207
that means you no harm,
or defending yourselves
772
00:37:26,277 --> 00:37:28,142
against hundreds
of Vaadwaur fighters
773
00:37:28,212 --> 00:37:30,578
who are determined to
invade your under- space?
774
00:37:30,648 --> 00:37:32,115
l suggest you pick your enemy.
775
00:37:32,183 --> 00:37:34,174
Our sensors can't penetrate
the atmosphere.
776
00:37:34,252 --> 00:37:36,152
How can we fight
an enemy we can't see?
777
00:37:36,220 --> 00:37:38,882
We have access to one of their
surveillance satellites.
778
00:37:38,956 --> 00:37:39,888
We could use it
779
00:37:40,024 --> 00:37:41,787
to transmit their vital
coordinates to you.
780
00:37:43,227 --> 00:37:44,319
lf this is a deception...
781
00:37:44,395 --> 00:37:46,863
l'm having trouble establishing
a link with the satellite.
782
00:37:46,931 --> 00:37:48,364
Our sensor array
took heavy damage.
783
00:37:48,432 --> 00:37:49,592
l could access it
784
00:37:49,667 --> 00:37:50,895
from the underground
control chamber.
785
00:37:51,002 --> 00:37:51,969
Transport me there.
786
00:37:54,639 --> 00:37:57,369
Not all of my people
are stuck in the past, Captain.
787
00:37:57,441 --> 00:37:59,739
Tuvok, go with him.
788
00:38:04,181 --> 00:38:06,115
We've impacted their hull.
789
00:38:06,183 --> 00:38:07,980
There are breaches in progress
on two decks.
790
00:38:08,052 --> 00:38:10,714
They'll have to reroute power
from their shields to seal them.
791
00:38:10,788 --> 00:38:12,415
They'll have no choice
but to put down.
792
00:38:12,490 --> 00:38:13,718
Have our ground forces ready.
793
00:38:28,906 --> 00:38:31,204
We've lost impulse
engines and navigation.
794
00:38:31,275 --> 00:38:32,867
Thrusters are failing.
795
00:38:32,943 --> 00:38:34,205
We're losing altitude.
796
00:38:34,278 --> 00:38:35,711
Tuvok, status.
797
00:38:35,780 --> 00:38:36,712
Tuvok?
798
00:38:36,781 --> 00:38:39,443
l've lost his signal.
799
00:38:39,517 --> 00:38:41,781
All hands, this is the Captain.
800
00:38:41,852 --> 00:38:44,480
lnitiate
emergency landing procedures
801
00:38:44,555 --> 00:38:45,886
and arm yourselves.
802
00:38:45,990 --> 00:38:48,254
lf the Vaadwaur board this ship,
803
00:38:48,326 --> 00:38:51,489
we'll fight them hand- to- hand
if we have to.
804
00:38:52,730 --> 00:38:54,891
Once we've secured Voyager,
execute the crew.
805
00:38:54,965 --> 00:38:56,125
Wait!
806
00:38:56,200 --> 00:38:58,100
We have hundreds
of bio- pods still intact.
807
00:38:58,202 --> 00:38:59,191
Put them into stasis.
808
00:38:59,303 --> 00:39:01,100
ln a few hundred years,
maybe someone
809
00:39:01,205 --> 00:39:02,797
will be kind enough
to revive them.
810
00:39:02,940 --> 00:39:05,534
What is that?!
811
00:39:06,977 --> 00:39:08,569
lt's a plasma charge.
812
00:39:08,646 --> 00:39:10,170
lt came from orbit.
813
00:39:11,716 --> 00:39:13,809
lt's the Turei.
They've isolated our location.
814
00:39:13,951 --> 00:39:15,179
How?!
815
00:39:15,252 --> 00:39:16,412
One of the surveillance
satellites has been activated.
816
00:39:16,487 --> 00:39:17,351
Shut it down!
817
00:39:18,322 --> 00:39:20,222
They're blocking my commands.
818
00:39:20,291 --> 00:39:23,692
l'm rotating
the carrier frequencies.
819
00:39:27,131 --> 00:39:29,190
The chamber is destabilizing.
820
00:39:29,266 --> 00:39:30,597
We must evacuate.
821
00:39:30,701 --> 00:39:31,827
No, not yet.
822
00:39:31,969 --> 00:39:34,301
lf we're going
to succeed, l need to transmit
823
00:39:34,372 --> 00:39:36,704
the signatures of our fighters
to the Turei.
824
00:39:36,774 --> 00:39:38,401
You go.
825
00:39:47,385 --> 00:39:49,615
Six Vaadwaur ships were just
destroyed by the Turei.
826
00:39:49,687 --> 00:39:50,984
The others are breaking off
their attack.
827
00:39:51,055 --> 00:39:52,579
lmpulse engines?
828
00:39:52,656 --> 00:39:53,384
Still off- line.
829
00:39:53,457 --> 00:39:54,685
How about emergency power?
830
00:39:54,759 --> 00:39:56,454
Barely enough for life- support,
Captain.
831
00:39:56,527 --> 00:39:58,995
Harry, the radiogenic particles
in the atmosphere- -
832
00:39:59,063 --> 00:40:00,860
could we use them
as a power source?
833
00:40:00,931 --> 00:40:03,491
Well, we'd have to modify the
warp core's conversion matrix.
834
00:40:03,601 --> 00:40:04,499
lt could take hours.
835
00:40:04,602 --> 00:40:05,762
What if we drew the particles
836
00:40:05,870 --> 00:40:07,337
directly
into our plasma manifold?
837
00:40:07,405 --> 00:40:09,202
That would give us
one hell of a boost.
838
00:40:09,273 --> 00:40:11,935
lt could also blow out
every power relay on the ship.
839
00:40:12,009 --> 00:40:14,034
Damned if we do;
damned if we don't.
840
00:40:14,111 --> 00:40:15,738
Open the forward nacelle ports
841
00:40:15,813 --> 00:40:17,678
and reverse
the pressure gradient.
842
00:40:17,748 --> 00:40:20,148
Take in 600 kilograms.
843
00:40:24,221 --> 00:40:27,190
The chamber's collapsing, sir!
844
00:40:29,193 --> 00:40:31,218
We'll take as many ships
as we can.
845
00:40:31,295 --> 00:40:34,196
Try to reach
the subspace corridor!
846
00:40:47,111 --> 00:40:50,342
Particle concentration
at 3,000 parts per million.
847
00:40:50,414 --> 00:40:51,813
Release the manifold.
848
00:40:51,882 --> 00:40:56,581
Rerouting plasma
to the power conduits.
849
00:40:56,654 --> 00:40:58,121
We have impulse.
850
00:40:58,189 --> 00:40:59,588
Take us up.
851
00:41:06,564 --> 00:41:08,828
13 power relays just
blew out on Deck 6.
852
00:41:08,899 --> 00:41:09,888
Steady.
853
00:41:10,000 --> 00:41:12,161
We're crossing the thermosphere.
854
00:41:12,269 --> 00:41:13,497
Any sign of pursuit?
855
00:41:13,604 --> 00:41:16,596
None. Looks like the Vaadwaur
have their hands full.
856
00:41:16,707 --> 00:41:18,265
Altitude?
857
00:41:18,375 --> 00:41:22,106
260 kilometers, 270...
858
00:41:23,547 --> 00:41:25,310
We've cleared the thermosphere.
859
00:41:25,382 --> 00:41:26,644
Go to warp, Mr. Paris.
860
00:41:26,717 --> 00:41:28,412
Yes, ma'am.
861
00:41:43,901 --> 00:41:47,359
Captain's Log, Stardate 53167.9.
862
00:41:47,471 --> 00:41:49,939
After two days,
there's been no sign
863
00:41:50,040 --> 00:41:52,008
of the Vaadwaur or the Turei.
864
00:41:52,076 --> 00:41:55,842
However, Seven of Nine has made
an unsettling discovery.
865
00:41:55,913 --> 00:41:58,006
How many ships?
866
00:41:58,082 --> 00:41:59,947
Astrometric scans detected
867
00:42:00,017 --> 00:42:02,986
53 ion signatures
entering the corridors- -
868
00:42:03,087 --> 00:42:04,645
all Vaadwaur.
869
00:42:04,688 --> 00:42:06,121
The underground chambers?
870
00:42:06,190 --> 00:42:08,852
They were destroyed
by the Turei bombardment.
871
00:42:14,632 --> 00:42:16,099
Captain...
872
00:42:16,166 --> 00:42:19,727
l believe l made
an error in judgment.
873
00:42:19,837 --> 00:42:22,169
Oh?
874
00:42:22,239 --> 00:42:26,403
By awakening Gedrin,
l initiated a chain of events
875
00:42:26,477 --> 00:42:29,344
that nearly led
to our destruction.
876
00:42:29,413 --> 00:42:34,043
l wanted to help revive
a civilization, not start a war.
877
00:42:34,118 --> 00:42:37,383
You thought you were
acting out of compassion.
878
00:42:37,454 --> 00:42:39,820
l might have done
the same thing,
879
00:42:39,890 --> 00:42:42,791
but that doesn't
make it right, Seven.
880
00:42:42,860 --> 00:42:45,795
The repercussions of this
could be catastrophic.
881
00:42:45,863 --> 00:42:48,525
Their technology
is nine centuries out of date.
882
00:42:48,599 --> 00:42:50,897
Their plans for conquest
are irrelevant.
883
00:42:51,001 --> 00:42:54,960
They're a resourceful
species, determined.
884
00:42:55,105 --> 00:42:56,572
They'll adapt.
885
00:42:56,640 --> 00:42:59,973
l doubt we've seen
the last of them.
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