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Oh!
2
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- Incredible.
- Absolutely thrilling.
3
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All I can say is... wow! I... I can't...
4
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What about you, Mr Vulcan?
Isn't that just... wow?
5
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Your inarticulate expression of awe
notwithstanding, it was fascinating.
6
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That's the shock wave. The pressure
is 30% more than we predicted.
7
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Back us off at full impulse.
I want to stay ahead of that wave.
8
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Congratulations. Only two other crews
have witnessed a supernova explosion.
9
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Neither was this close.
Ten billion kilometres. A record.
10
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- Who brought the champagne?
- If I thought you wanted...
11
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- Relax. It's a figure of speech.
- Thanks for inviting us to watch.
12
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It's got me interested
in stellar phenomena.
13
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Anyone can stargaze on the bridge.
Even a hologram with a mobile emitter.
14
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But the real action is always in sickbay.
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- How were the shield modifications?
- A 7% power drain.
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Good job. Chakotay, let's analyse
the carbon conversion readings.
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You've been on the bridge for 14 hours.
You deserve a rest.
18
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Harry and I will work on it
and we'll report in the morning.
19
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You win. I'll see you at 0700.
20
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- Janeway to security. Intruder alert.
- No need to call room service.
21
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- I've already ordered.
- Q!
22
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- You said you wanted champagne.
- Security. Intruder alert.
23
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No use. I took the proverbial phone off
the hook. We don't want interruptions.
24
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- What are you doing here?
- To us.
25
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- There is no us, Q.
- The night is young.
26
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- And the sheets are satin.
- I want you out. And get rid of this bed.
27
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I don't intend to get between Starfleet
sheets. They give me a terrible rash.
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Since you won't be using the bed,
don't worry.
29
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Kathy, don't be such a prude.
30
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Admit it. It has been a while.
31
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- It's going be a while longer. Get out.
- So tense.
32
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Why don't you slip
into something more comfortable?
33
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If you think this puerile attempt at
seduction will work, you're self-deluded.
34
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I see. You think I'm interested
in some tawdry one-night stand.
35
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That's because I haven't told you
why I'm here yet.
36
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Out of all the females,
of all the species, in all the galaxies,
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I have chosen you
to be the mother of my child.
38
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You're probably asking yourself,
39
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"Why would a handsome being like Q,
40
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"want to mate with a scrawny
41
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"little bipedal specimen like me?"
42
00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:09,038
Let me guess. No one will have you.
43
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I could have chosen a Klingon <i>targ</i>,
44
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the Romulan empress,
45
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a Cyrillian microbe.
46
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I beat out a single-celled organism?
47
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How flattering.
48
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It's an overwhelming honour.
49
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I can't get you out of my mind.
50
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You're confident, passionate...
51
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And totally uninterested.
52
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Kathy, you can't leave.
53
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My cosmic clock is ticking.
54
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You have no idea what you're missing.
55
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Foreplay with a Q can last for decades.
56
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I'm busy for the next 60 or 70 years.
57
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This is one of those silly human rituals.
58
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You're playing hard to get.
59
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For you, Q, I'm impossible to get.
60
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Goody! A challenge. This will be fun.
61
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Janeway to bridge.
62
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I thought you were going to sleep.
63
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I've had a visit from Q. He's gone now.
64
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But I want to be notified if he reappears
65
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or if anything odd starts to happen.
66
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Acknowledged. What did he want?
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Let's just say
he had a personal request.
68
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- Captain?
- I'm not sure what he's really up to.
69
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But I have a feeling he'll be back.
Janeway out.
70
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Come in.
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I've got the carbon conversion
readings from the supernova.
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Is there something else?
73
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- Have you heard anything more from Q?
- No.
74
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I wish I could believe he's gone for good.
75
00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:08,276
I was wondering what you meant when
you said he made a personal request.
76
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He wants to mate with me.
77
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- I see.
- Obviously, it's out of the question.
78
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And I suspect it's a smoke screen.
Q's probably got a hidden agenda.
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- Maybe.
- Chakotay...
80
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I have no right to feel this way,
but this bothers the hell out of me.
81
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You're jealous.
You didn't say there was another man.
82
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There isn't.
I'm just not interested in you.
83
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- Any more questions?
- I was wondering, Kathy.
84
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What could anyone see in this big oaf?
85
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Is it the tattoo? Because mine's bigger.
86
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Not big enough.
87
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Captain's log, stardate 50384.2.
88
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Q's visits continue. I suspect
he's up to more than pursuing me,
89
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so I've instructed the crew
to try to uncover his true motives.
90
00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:21,554
Who says crew performance reports
have to be a chore?
91
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- Sure beats working on the bridge.
- If we could just hold briefings here.
92
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That'll be the day.
93
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Nice program, Tommy. But it's
all just so much holo-pleasure.
94
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All right, Q, what do you want?
95
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Guys, I just don't understand
your captain. I've tried everything.
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Filling the bridge with roses,
writing Drabian love sonnets,
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- serenading her in her bath.
- I bet she loved that.
98
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No matter what lengths I go to win
her heart, she rejects me. Me!
99
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How, I ask, is that possible?
100
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Did it occur to you
that she doesn't like you?
101
00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:04,234
No.
102
00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:09,474
Look, Q, we've been told about
your appearances on the Enterprise.
103
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Your visits usually turn out to be
more than meet the eye.
104
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So save your broken-heart routine
and tell us what you're after.
105
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I thought you two might be able
to give me some advice
106
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on how to break through Kathy's
icy exterior, you know, man-to-man.
107
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My advice would be to give up
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before you embarrass yourself
any more than you already have.
109
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Come on, Harry. We're not going
to get a straight answer out of him.
110
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You, bar rodent,
another one of these fruity concoctions.
111
00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:04,710
Not unless you tell me why
you're bothering Captain Janeway.
112
00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:09,715
That's a subject I want to discuss.
What are some of her favourite things?
113
00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:13,316
Chocolate truffles? Stuffed animals?
Erotic art?
114
00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:16,313
You can't bribe Captain Janeway.
115
00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:19,950
- Isn't that what you do?
- What are you talking about?
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I understand
that you acquire things for her,
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create little interesting diversions,
prepare little tasty treats.
118
00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:33,433
After all, why else would she be
so fond of your fur-lined face?
119
00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:39,148
Do you want to know
what Captain Janeway likes about me?
120
00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:43,393
I am respectful, loyal
and, most of all, sincere.
121
00:10:43,560 --> 00:10:48,588
Those are qualities which someone
like you could never hope to possess.
122
00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:28,756
- This isn't going to work, Q.
- How can you ignore that face?
123
00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:31,878
He's adorable. But this has to stop.
124
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Please, accept him
as a small token of my affection.
125
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- No.
- Suit yourself. May we talk? Just talk.
126
00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:06,236
Ahem.
127
00:12:11,800 --> 00:12:15,236
I'm afraid that I haven't been sincere.
128
00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:20,711
When you first asked
why I wanted to have a child with you,
129
00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:25,749
I made jokes, bragged about my
prowess, engaged in sexual innuendo.
130
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I was covering up my true feelings.
131
00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:31,830
And you want to share
your true feelings with me now?
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00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:36,400
- I'm lonely.
- Lonely?
133
00:12:36,560 --> 00:12:41,350
I know it's hard to believe,
but I've been single for billions of years.
134
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It was fun at first,
gallivanting around the galaxy,
135
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using my omnipotence
to impress females of every species.
136
00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:55,874
The fact of the matter is,
it left me empty.
137
00:12:56,040 --> 00:12:59,157
I want someone to love me for myself.
138
00:12:59,320 --> 00:13:04,189
I guess what I'm saying is,
I want a relationship.
139
00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:07,993
I just thought if you and I had a child,
140
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it would give me that kind of stability
and security that I've been missing.
141
00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:17,511
Sorry, Q. I'm not buying it.
142
00:13:17,680 --> 00:13:22,310
Oh. All right. Let's see if you buy this.
143
00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:29,917
You're stuck
thousands of light years from home
144
00:13:30,080 --> 00:13:33,038
and you aren't getting
any younger, are you?
145
00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:38,513
All your hopes for home, hearth,
a family, grow dimmer every day.
146
00:13:38,680 --> 00:13:41,274
Admit it, Kathryn, you're lonely, too.
147
00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:45,069
And you wonder
if you will ever have a child.
148
00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:49,749
You're right.
I would like to have a child someday.
149
00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:52,950
- But not with you.
- Why not?
150
00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:55,680
I'm not
the right kind of woman for you.
151
00:13:55,840 --> 00:14:01,039
- Truer words were never spoken.
- Q! How did you find me?
152
00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:04,590
Never mind that.
What are you doing with that dog?
153
00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:08,920
I'm not talking about the puppy.
154
00:14:13,680 --> 00:14:16,911
Can't you see I'm busy here?
Stop stalking me.
155
00:14:17,080 --> 00:14:23,189
- You should be back in the Continuum.
- Excuse me, but who are you exactly?
156
00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:29,708
- Kathryn Janeway, may I present Q.
- Not just any Q. His Q.
157
00:14:29,880 --> 00:14:34,556
- We were involved... for a while.
- About four billion years.
158
00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:41,239
And you desert me to pollute the
Continuum with this little being's DNA.
159
00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:45,075
- I never said it was exclusive.
- Stay away from him.
160
00:14:46,600 --> 00:14:49,717
Look, Miss Q,
I'll save you a lot of trouble.
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00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:53,555
- I have zero interest in him.
- See what you've done?
162
00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:58,953
- And I was finally making progress.
- Captain, come to the bridge.
163
00:14:59,120 --> 00:15:04,433
On my way. I'd appreciate you taking
this domestic squabble off my ship.
164
00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:13,276
- Report.
- You won't believe it.
165
00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:18,116
Another star went supernova.
It's.02 light years from our position.
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00:15:18,280 --> 00:15:23,354
Make that two supernovas. I just picked
up another one at 217, mark 47.
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00:15:23,520 --> 00:15:27,399
- Time of implosion is 67 seconds.
- Get us out of here, Tom.
168
00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:31,394
I can't. A shock wave
is collapsing the warp field.
169
00:15:31,560 --> 00:15:33,835
Red Alert. Increase shield power.
170
00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:37,037
Tom, lay in a course
away from that shock wave.
171
00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:42,228
A star going supernova is an event that
occurs once a century in this galaxy.
172
00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:46,313
We're about to witness a third
in three days, all in the same sector.
173
00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:48,948
I suspect
you have something to do with this.
174
00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:53,636
She is from an intellectually-challenged
species, but she's right.
175
00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:57,839
Your irresponsible behaviour
has cosmic consequences.
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00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:03,279
Will you stop overreacting? Always
nagging. Now you see why I left her.
177
00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:07,274
- Are you causing these supernovas?
- Well, not exactly.
178
00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:09,795
- What does that mean?
- It's no use.
179
00:16:09,960 --> 00:16:12,872
- It is too fast for us.
- Evasive manoeuvres.
180
00:16:13,040 --> 00:16:15,190
A course correction is futile.
181
00:16:15,360 --> 00:16:20,718
Three shock waves are heading toward
us. It is impossible to avoid them all.
182
00:16:20,880 --> 00:16:24,839
Divert power to the shields.
You can get us out of here, so do it.
183
00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:28,072
16 seconds to impact.
The shields won't hold.
184
00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:30,754
Do something, Q.
185
00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:34,276
Well, if you insist.
186
00:16:35,760 --> 00:16:38,399
That two-timing toad!
187
00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:43,758
- Contact within three seconds.
- All hands brace for impact.
188
00:16:57,680 --> 00:17:00,274
Q, where have you taken me?
189
00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:18,916
Well, I must admit,
your gown is very becoming.
190
00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:22,914
I don't have time for your fantasies.
Return me to Voyager.
191
00:17:23,080 --> 00:17:27,710
This is no fantasy.
You're in the Q Continuum now.
192
00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:30,758
- The Continuum?
- That's right.
193
00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:36,676
You're perceiving it in the context
your human mind can comprehend.
194
00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:42,631
The last time you brought me here, it
was like a way station on a desert road.
195
00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:46,349
It was awfully drab, wasn't it? But this...
196
00:17:46,520 --> 00:17:50,957
This is a more colourful representation
for an American human.
197
00:17:51,120 --> 00:17:54,032
A manor house,
a beautiful southern belle,
198
00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:57,715
a Union officer
determined to win her affections,
199
00:17:57,880 --> 00:18:00,678
despite her hatred for Yankees.
200
00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:04,913
Enough. The only thing that interests
me is the welfare of my ship.
201
00:18:05,080 --> 00:18:08,755
Well, I'm sure your first officer...
Chuckles, is it?
202
00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:11,878
I'm sure
he's got everything under control.
203
00:18:12,040 --> 00:18:17,273
- I'd like to make sure of that myself.
- This has gone way beyond your ship.
204
00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:20,352
It's even gone beyond you and me.
205
00:18:20,520 --> 00:18:24,069
This is about the future
of the Continuum itself.
206
00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:27,789
Stop speaking in riddles
and tell me what's going on.
207
00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:31,077
I'll do better than that. I'll show you.
208
00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:43,110
The Continuum is burning.
The Q are in the middle of a civil war.
209
00:18:50,880 --> 00:18:54,429
- Start explaining.
- Do you remember our friend Quinn?
210
00:18:56,200 --> 00:18:58,509
He committed suicide aboard Voyager.
211
00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:03,595
Do you recall what I said might happen
if he took his own life?
212
00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:08,038
You said it would represent
an interruption to the Continuum.
213
00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:12,830
- It could have dire consequences.
- I'd say a civil war is pretty dire.
214
00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:15,639
His death caused this conflict?
215
00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:19,834
It caused chaos and upheaval.
216
00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:24,549
Because even though he was gone,
his calls for freedom
217
00:19:24,720 --> 00:19:30,078
still echoed in the ears of those who
believed in him, myself among them.
218
00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:33,357
I sounded the trumpet
and carried the banner.
219
00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:35,670
Naturally, others followed.
220
00:19:35,840 --> 00:19:39,992
The forces of the status quo
tried to crush us, but we fought back.
221
00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:45,188
Now there's a cosmic struggle for
supremacy and the battle is spreading,
222
00:19:45,360 --> 00:19:48,557
causing repercussions
throughout the galaxy.
223
00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:51,439
The supernovas.
224
00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:55,957
You might call them... galactic crossfire.
225
00:19:57,560 --> 00:20:01,348
It's terrible,
but it's also a wonderful opportunity.
226
00:20:03,040 --> 00:20:06,953
- I see nothing wonderful about war.
- It can bring change.
227
00:20:07,120 --> 00:20:09,714
It can transform society for the better.
228
00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:12,713
Your civil war
brought an end to slavery.
229
00:20:12,880 --> 00:20:18,113
Ours came before mankind had learned
to resolve disputes without bloodshed.
230
00:20:18,280 --> 00:20:23,957
Surely the Q have evolved and can find
a non-violent way to resolve a conflict.
231
00:20:24,120 --> 00:20:27,476
- That's where you come in.
- What have I to do with it?
232
00:20:27,640 --> 00:20:32,350
Help me transform the Continuum the
way civil war transformed your nation.
233
00:20:32,520 --> 00:20:36,274
- By mating with you?
- I know. It's brilliant, isn't it?
234
00:20:37,840 --> 00:20:42,231
How can a baby end a war being fought
by a race of omnipotent beings?
235
00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:45,949
It's simple.
Mating will create a new breed of Q.
236
00:20:46,120 --> 00:20:51,638
It will combine my omnipotence
and intellect with the best of humanity.
237
00:20:51,800 --> 00:20:55,679
You believe human DNA
is going to restore peace?
238
00:20:55,840 --> 00:21:01,472
Precisely. What the Continuum needs
right now is an infusion of fresh blood,
239
00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:05,713
a new sensibility, a new leader,
a new messiah.
240
00:21:07,720 --> 00:21:12,635
Think of it. Our child will be a precious
stone tossed into the cosmic lake,
241
00:21:12,800 --> 00:21:15,314
sending ripples of human compassion
242
00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:18,392
to wash up on every shore
of the universe.
243
00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:23,634
What greater contribution could a being
of your limited power hope to make?
244
00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:27,110
What is more important
to humanity than peace?
245
00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:32,149
I'm offering you the opportunity
to be the mother of peace.
246
00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:39,869
Well, what's it going to be?
247
00:21:41,040 --> 00:21:43,031
Q!
248
00:21:45,440 --> 00:21:47,396
You're bleeding.
249
00:22:03,600 --> 00:22:06,910
- Report.
- Shield strength is at 20%.
250
00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:09,071
Hull damage on decks 9 to 14.
251
00:22:09,240 --> 00:22:12,516
- Minor injuries on all decks.
- Warp drive off-line.
252
00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:14,671
According to these readings,
253
00:22:14,840 --> 00:22:19,630
we've been knocked 16 billion
kilometres from our previous location.
254
00:22:21,400 --> 00:22:23,709
What is going on?
Where is Janeway?
255
00:22:23,880 --> 00:22:28,670
Let me go before I hurl this ship
into the Therinian Ice Age.
256
00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:32,719
- I don't think you can.
- Don't be ridiculous.
257
00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:35,713
Something's affected your powers.
258
00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:38,917
Otherwise,
you wouldn't be here with a bruise.
259
00:22:39,080 --> 00:22:42,629
Now start talking
before I hurl you into the brig.
260
00:22:47,560 --> 00:22:52,395
And it's the war in the Continuum
that's causing the supernovas?
261
00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:58,157
I presume this conflict is responsible
for the weakening of your powers.
262
00:22:58,320 --> 00:23:01,915
The Vulcan talent for stating
the obvious amazes me.
263
00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:05,595
How could Q re-enter
the Continuum and you couldn't?
264
00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:09,309
I tried to return,
but I was wounded in the process.
265
00:23:09,480 --> 00:23:13,917
Don't try to understand. It's beyond
your capacity to comprehend.
266
00:23:14,080 --> 00:23:17,516
What's important is
I'm stuck here with you mortals
267
00:23:17,680 --> 00:23:23,676
and Q is probably irreparably harming
the Continuum with that woman.
268
00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:27,753
Tossed aside
for someone five billion years younger.
269
00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:30,434
If it weren't so laughable, I'd cry.
270
00:23:30,600 --> 00:23:34,957
Look, we want our captain back
and you obviously want to get home.
271
00:23:35,120 --> 00:23:39,557
- Why don't we help each other?
- How could you possibly help me?
272
00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:44,999
There has to be a way to the Continuum
besides snapping your fingers.
273
00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:47,993
Well, there's one possibility.
274
00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:53,712
I don't think this rickety barge or your
half-witted crew are up to the challenge.
275
00:23:53,880 --> 00:23:58,954
May I remind you, madam, that this
rickety barge and its half-witted crew
276
00:23:59,120 --> 00:24:01,475
are your only hope at the moment.
277
00:24:14,760 --> 00:24:16,910
- That hurts.
- Be still.
278
00:24:17,080 --> 00:24:19,514
I never thought a Q could be injured.
279
00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:22,797
This is only a perception
of what is happening.
280
00:24:26,160 --> 00:24:30,950
Those are not mere cannonballs
and lead charges being fired at us.
281
00:24:31,800 --> 00:24:34,519
So they're some sort of Q weapons?
282
00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:38,912
You'd be surprised what
munitions can be created
283
00:24:39,080 --> 00:24:42,197
by an immortal being
who's set his mind on killing.
284
00:24:42,360 --> 00:24:46,956
Hold your fire.
You're surrounded, Q. Surrender now.
285
00:24:47,120 --> 00:24:50,237
- We'll be merciful.
- Call a truce. Talk to them.
286
00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:54,279
- You can resolve it peacefully.
- What's your answer?
287
00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:13,754
- I'll never surrender! You know that!
- Resume fire.
288
00:25:16,600 --> 00:25:20,798
- Get a rifle and take the other window.
- This is your fight, not mine.
289
00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:26,990
If their weapons can make me bleed,
what do you think they'll do to you?
290
00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:41,470
Q!
291
00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:44,757
Come on.
292
00:25:53,520 --> 00:25:56,830
First officer's log,
stardate 50392.7.
293
00:25:57,000 --> 00:26:00,310
While we don't understand
the astrophysics,
294
00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:03,074
the female Q has
suggested modifications
295
00:26:03,240 --> 00:26:06,755
to allow Voyager
to enter the Continuum.
296
00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:09,229
- Well?
- Well, what?
297
00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:11,356
Are you finished yet?
298
00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:16,116
This requires a reconfiguration
of the shield array. It takes a while.
299
00:26:16,280 --> 00:26:20,353
- For us mere morals.
- Surely you can speed up the process.
300
00:26:20,520 --> 00:26:24,308
If you're in a hurry,
snap your fingers and do it yourself.
301
00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:28,234
That's right. You've lost your powers
and you need our help.
302
00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:33,633
Do you understand it's imperative I get
back before Q mates with your captain?
303
00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:37,873
I understand. You aren't the first female
to have a man run out on her.
304
00:26:38,040 --> 00:26:42,830
I hope you're not comparing a failed
romance in your pitiful existence
305
00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:45,719
to my eternal association with Q.
306
00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:49,839
I have really had it
with this superiority complex of yours.
307
00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:54,437
- It's not a complex, dear. It's a fact.
- Here's another fact.
308
00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:57,717
If you don't stop pestering me,
I won't finish
309
00:26:57,880 --> 00:27:03,273
and your association with Q might
not be quite as eternal as you think.
310
00:27:06,120 --> 00:27:10,716
I've always liked Klingon females.
You've got such spunk.
311
00:27:50,680 --> 00:27:54,116
- Where are we?
- One of your faction's encampments.
312
00:27:55,600 --> 00:27:58,398
- How?
- I pulled you out of the mansion
313
00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:01,074
and hid you from the enemy patrols.
314
00:28:01,240 --> 00:28:05,392
Then I spotted some of your people
retreating from the battle.
315
00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:09,633
From the look of them,
I'd say you're not on the winning side.
316
00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:14,839
- You saved my life.
- Now it's time to end all this.
317
00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:17,878
I knew you'd come around.
318
00:28:20,520 --> 00:28:23,193
I've been thinking about what you said,
319
00:28:23,360 --> 00:28:26,750
that creating a new Q
could bring an era of peace.
320
00:28:27,920 --> 00:28:32,710
My wild, sweet Kathy.
I promise you won't regret it.
321
00:28:32,880 --> 00:28:36,156
Oh, you're not going
to have a child with me.
322
00:28:37,520 --> 00:28:42,548
You're going to mate with that charming
lady friend of yours on my ship.
323
00:28:47,040 --> 00:28:49,759
Mate with another Q? Ridiculous.
324
00:28:49,920 --> 00:28:53,549
It sounded like
you had a long-term relationship.
325
00:28:53,720 --> 00:28:55,711
Yes, but it was never physical.
326
00:28:55,880 --> 00:28:59,475
I mean, the Q are way beyond sex.
It's never been done.
327
00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:04,475
Really? Then how did the Q
come into existence in the first place?
328
00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:08,519
The Q didn't come into existence.
The Q have always existed.
329
00:29:08,680 --> 00:29:13,834
Besides, I can only mate with a species
capable of copulation, like you.
330
00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:18,988
- But I don't love you, Q.
- What has that got to do with it?
331
00:29:19,160 --> 00:29:23,073
It's the foundation of a family. I can't
have a child with someone I don't love,
332
00:29:23,240 --> 00:29:25,196
much less give it up to the Continuum.
333
00:29:25,360 --> 00:29:30,036
I would never dream of having you
give it up. Who would look after it?
334
00:29:30,200 --> 00:29:33,317
I'm really not cut out to be a wet nurse.
335
00:29:34,400 --> 00:29:39,349
- You're not willing to do the hard work?
- I'm an idea man.
336
00:29:39,520 --> 00:29:41,476
Hard work isn't my forte.
337
00:29:41,640 --> 00:29:46,714
Change specialties. The trouble
you're in needs more than a quick fix.
338
00:29:46,880 --> 00:29:51,317
You can't sprinkle human DNA
into the Continuum and make it all right.
339
00:29:51,480 --> 00:29:53,357
Why not?
340
00:29:56,600 --> 00:30:02,357
Those best qualities of humanity
aren't a simple matter of genetics.
341
00:30:03,320 --> 00:30:06,949
Love, conscience, compassion -
342
00:30:07,120 --> 00:30:10,954
they're attributes
that have developed over centuries.
343
00:30:11,120 --> 00:30:14,237
Values passed
from one generation to the next,
344
00:30:14,400 --> 00:30:16,914
taught by parents to their children.
345
00:30:18,760 --> 00:30:22,639
Creating a new kind of Q
is a noble idea,
346
00:30:22,800 --> 00:30:26,270
but it will take more than impregnating
someone and walking away.
347
00:30:26,440 --> 00:30:33,073
If you want your offspring to embrace
your ideals, teach them yourself.
348
00:30:33,240 --> 00:30:37,916
That's exactly why I want you here,
to nourish and guide the little tyke.
349
00:30:38,080 --> 00:30:40,389
Think of the opportunities here.
350
00:30:40,560 --> 00:30:44,189
The entire universe
would be our child's playground.
351
00:30:44,360 --> 00:30:49,878
Together the two of you could explore
dimensions you've never imagined.
352
00:30:50,040 --> 00:30:54,511
Fess up. Isn't it even slightly tempting?
353
00:30:56,080 --> 00:30:58,036
I'd be lying if I said no.
354
00:30:59,480 --> 00:31:05,476
What explorer isn't intrigued by the
idea of seeking out new dimensions?
355
00:31:05,640 --> 00:31:09,872
But I have other responsibilities
and I won't just abandon them.
356
00:31:10,040 --> 00:31:13,999
Oh, yes. The crew
of the intrepid starship Voyager.
357
00:31:15,080 --> 00:31:18,197
Perhaps you want to send them home.
358
00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:22,638
You tempted me
with that prospect before.
359
00:31:22,800 --> 00:31:27,032
But frankly, your credibility
is more than a little suspect.
360
00:31:29,320 --> 00:31:32,198
We will get home.
We're committed to that.
361
00:31:32,360 --> 00:31:36,319
We're going to do it through
hard work and determination.
362
00:31:36,480 --> 00:31:39,233
We are not looking for a quick fix.
363
00:31:42,040 --> 00:31:46,033
If I wanted to mate, I wouldn't know how.
It's unprecedented.
364
00:31:46,200 --> 00:31:50,318
You'll figure something out.
You are omnipotent, after all.
365
00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:53,313
- I need time to think about it.
- Time's up.
366
00:31:53,480 --> 00:31:57,917
You've got to stop this war
before it destroys the Continuum.
367
00:31:58,080 --> 00:32:00,799
I'm taking a white flag
to the enemy camp
368
00:32:00,960 --> 00:32:05,033
to tell them you're ready
to talk about terms for a ceasefire.
369
00:32:05,200 --> 00:32:10,228
- Kathy, don't be a hero.
- I'm going, Q.
370
00:32:10,400 --> 00:32:14,632
So if I were you, I'd start working
on a way to set that precedent.
371
00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:24,471
First officer's log, supplemental.
372
00:32:24,640 --> 00:32:31,318
We've laid in a course for where
the Q says we can enter the Continuum.
373
00:32:31,480 --> 00:32:36,918
You, helm boy.
Adjust course to heading 235, mark 0.8.
374
00:32:37,080 --> 00:32:40,516
- Increase speed to maximum impulse.
- Sir?
375
00:32:42,080 --> 00:32:44,196
- Commander?
- What is it?
376
00:32:44,360 --> 00:32:47,716
We're on course
for a star about to go supernova.
377
00:32:49,080 --> 00:32:52,470
- You wanted to go into the Continuum?
- In one piece.
378
00:32:52,640 --> 00:32:54,835
Try to wrap your mind around this.
379
00:32:55,000 --> 00:32:59,869
The supernovas are caused by spatial
disruptions within the Continuum.
380
00:33:00,040 --> 00:33:04,556
When a star implodes, a negative
density false vacuum is created,
381
00:33:04,720 --> 00:33:07,393
which sucks matter into the Continuum.
382
00:33:07,560 --> 00:33:10,677
- So we get pulled in?
- If we time it perfectly.
383
00:33:10,840 --> 00:33:13,957
Otherwise,
you'll be blown to fragments.
384
00:33:14,120 --> 00:33:19,353
I needn't remind you that close
proximity to a supernova will crush us.
385
00:33:19,520 --> 00:33:23,399
- Even if we time it perfectly.
- You're so negative.
386
00:33:24,320 --> 00:33:27,278
- He has a point.
- Humanoids. Q to engineering.
387
00:33:27,440 --> 00:33:30,557
- Go ahead, Q.
- Take warp drive off-line.
388
00:33:30,720 --> 00:33:33,837
Remodulate shields
to emit a beta-tachyon pulse.
389
00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:37,151
Emit focused antiproton beams
to the shield bubble.
390
00:33:37,320 --> 00:33:41,791
- Does this make any sense?
- I don't understand it completely.
391
00:33:41,960 --> 00:33:44,633
But if she's thinking what I think she is,
392
00:33:44,800 --> 00:33:48,952
we should increase power
to the shields by a factor of ten.
393
00:33:49,120 --> 00:33:52,635
Assuming the shield bubble
doesn't burn us to a crisp.
394
00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:57,555
We'll reach the star in 13 seconds.
I still have time to change course.
395
00:33:58,600 --> 00:34:02,388
Maintain your course.
B'Elanna, remodulate the shields.
396
00:34:02,560 --> 00:34:06,030
- Get ready to emit the antiprotons.
- Acknowledged.
397
00:34:10,640 --> 00:34:14,394
Entering the star's corona
in three seconds.
398
00:34:14,560 --> 00:34:17,313
Antiprotons now, B'Elanna.
399
00:34:31,560 --> 00:34:35,712
Ah. Captain Janeway, I presume.
You're dismissed.
400
00:34:35,880 --> 00:34:40,317
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting,
madam, but... Ah, please sit down.
401
00:34:41,760 --> 00:34:44,877
I understand
you walked into our camp unarmed?
402
00:34:45,040 --> 00:34:48,510
- That's right.
- The Continuum is dangerous for us all,
403
00:34:48,680 --> 00:34:52,719
not to mention a solitary human female.
I admire your bravery.
404
00:34:52,880 --> 00:34:55,314
I come with an offer of a truce from Q.
405
00:34:55,480 --> 00:34:58,631
I'm afraid the time for diplomacy
has passed.
406
00:34:58,800 --> 00:35:03,430
If we don't end the war quickly,
subspace damage will be irreversible.
407
00:35:03,600 --> 00:35:07,479
- You agree the fighting has to stop?
- Most certainly.
408
00:35:07,640 --> 00:35:12,191
We intend to conclude this war
by the most expedient means possible.
409
00:35:12,360 --> 00:35:14,920
I'm relieved to hear you say that.
410
00:35:16,120 --> 00:35:19,032
- May I ask how?
- Quite simple, really.
411
00:35:19,200 --> 00:35:24,274
Since Q is the ringleader of the freedom
faction, we have to execute him.
412
00:35:26,240 --> 00:35:31,189
With all due respect, there are no
chapters in my own people's history
413
00:35:31,360 --> 00:35:35,319
more tragic than wars
which set neighbour against neighbour.
414
00:35:35,480 --> 00:35:40,474
Q has an idea for a non-violent way
to bring this conflict to an end.
415
00:35:40,640 --> 00:35:43,234
I urge you to listen
to what he has to say.
416
00:35:43,400 --> 00:35:48,758
We are already resolved. I'd be in your
debt if you'd tell me where to find him.
417
00:35:48,920 --> 00:35:52,959
- I won't do that.
- No, I didn't think you would.
418
00:35:53,120 --> 00:35:55,076
Excuse me, sir.
419
00:35:56,120 --> 00:36:00,796
- We won't need your assistance.
- He's willing to negotiate. Let him go.
420
00:36:00,960 --> 00:36:04,316
- She's right.
- Grovel all you want, Q.
421
00:36:04,480 --> 00:36:08,519
I've waited for this for an eternity.
Put them in chains.
422
00:36:08,680 --> 00:36:11,433
Wait! What are you charging me with?
423
00:36:11,600 --> 00:36:17,357
Collaborating with the enemy. In the
Continuum, that is punishable by death.
424
00:36:38,480 --> 00:36:40,710
- Captain.
- Private.
425
00:36:40,880 --> 00:36:45,670
Why won't you listen to me?
We can resolve the situation peacefully.
426
00:36:48,200 --> 00:36:52,113
If it's any consolation,
some will remember us as martyrs.
427
00:36:52,280 --> 00:36:55,158
I'd rather skip that particular honour.
428
00:36:56,880 --> 00:37:01,908
Still, there's something romantic
about going to our deaths together.
429
00:37:05,000 --> 00:37:07,036
Do you have any last words?
430
00:37:07,200 --> 00:37:12,638
I won't plead for my own life. From
your perspective it seems insignificant.
431
00:37:12,800 --> 00:37:17,032
But what is not insignificant is that the Q,
as an omnipotent race,
432
00:37:17,200 --> 00:37:23,355
have an opportunity to set a higher
standard for other beings in the galaxy.
433
00:37:23,520 --> 00:37:26,398
I implore you, don't go through with this
434
00:37:26,560 --> 00:37:30,189
and continue using violence
to resolve differences.
435
00:37:31,400 --> 00:37:33,595
Q, do you have anything to add?
436
00:37:37,400 --> 00:37:43,953
Today I sacrifice my existence for the
principles of freedom and individuality
437
00:37:44,120 --> 00:37:46,953
that I have fought for so long.
438
00:37:47,120 --> 00:37:49,315
But this woman is innocent.
439
00:37:50,360 --> 00:37:55,753
What's more, she saved my life and
she tried to save us from each other.
440
00:37:55,920 --> 00:38:01,153
Kill me if you must, but let her go.
441
00:38:02,480 --> 00:38:04,630
A very touching speech, Q.
442
00:38:04,800 --> 00:38:10,158
But as usual, your rhetoric fails
to compensate for your irresponsibility.
443
00:38:25,960 --> 00:38:28,110
Ready!
444
00:38:30,320 --> 00:38:32,629
Aim!
445
00:38:37,040 --> 00:38:40,874
- I'm sorry.
- I know.
446
00:38:42,520 --> 00:38:44,954
- Fire!
- I'm hit!
447
00:38:46,480 --> 00:38:48,391
I'm dying!
448
00:38:51,840 --> 00:38:55,389
Q, they're not firing at us.
449
00:38:55,560 --> 00:38:58,074
They're not?
450
00:39:09,640 --> 00:39:12,234
Harry, get to the captain!
451
00:39:30,200 --> 00:39:32,509
- Are you all right?
- I'm fine.
452
00:39:32,680 --> 00:39:36,070
Darling, I knew you'd come.
Won't you untie me?
453
00:39:36,240 --> 00:39:39,835
How do I know you wouldn't run off
with a bipedal female?
454
00:39:40,000 --> 00:39:44,073
I have a proposal
which will reassure you of my devotion.
455
00:39:50,600 --> 00:39:52,556
Put down the gun.
456
00:40:03,560 --> 00:40:08,588
Think of it, Q. We'd be visionaries,
innovators, the parents of peace.
457
00:40:08,760 --> 00:40:13,311
- That does have a ring to it.
- Captain, what should I do with him?
458
00:40:13,480 --> 00:40:16,074
We can end the war.
Call off your troops.
459
00:40:16,240 --> 00:40:18,629
Do as she says and I'll call them off.
460
00:40:18,800 --> 00:40:22,554
They may be humanoids,
but they're using our weapons.
461
00:40:23,760 --> 00:40:26,274
Cease fire!
462
00:40:26,440 --> 00:40:30,638
- Tell our people to stop shooting.
- Hold your fire!
463
00:40:30,800 --> 00:40:35,999
Have you thought how we might
accomplish this act of procreation?
464
00:40:36,160 --> 00:40:41,188
I've thought of nothing else since
you suggested it. As a matter of fact...
465
00:40:45,040 --> 00:40:49,397
- I love it when you talk dirty.
- I'll give you some privacy.
466
00:40:49,560 --> 00:40:51,516
Don't you like to watch?
467
00:41:03,680 --> 00:41:07,593
- I was good, wasn't I?
- Very good.
468
00:41:07,760 --> 00:41:10,433
That was it?
469
00:41:10,600 --> 00:41:14,149
You had your chance.
Don't go crying about it now.
470
00:41:20,920 --> 00:41:23,832
Lieutenant Paris, what's our position?
471
00:41:25,240 --> 00:41:29,358
- We're back on our original course.
- All crew accounted for.
472
00:41:29,520 --> 00:41:32,318
Ensign Kim, any sign of supernovas?
473
00:41:33,680 --> 00:41:38,913
No, ma'am. Nothing but calm space
ahead. Looks like the war is over.
474
00:41:40,440 --> 00:41:44,399
Mr Chakotay, run a series
of standard diagnostics.
475
00:41:44,560 --> 00:41:47,677
If everything checks out,
take us to warp 6.
476
00:41:47,840 --> 00:41:50,718
- Aye, Captain.
- I'll be in my ready room.
477
00:41:54,440 --> 00:41:56,032
Yabba-dabba doo!
478
00:41:56,200 --> 00:41:58,156
Q!
479
00:41:58,320 --> 00:42:02,154
- He's got my cheekbones.
- He's adorable.
480
00:42:05,080 --> 00:42:07,753
I'd say fatherhood agrees with you.
481
00:42:07,920 --> 00:42:12,436
I'll admit, I look at the universe
in an entirely different way now.
482
00:42:12,600 --> 00:42:17,833
I can't go around causing temporal
anomalies or subspace inversions
483
00:42:18,000 --> 00:42:20,798
without considering
the impact on my son.
484
00:42:20,960 --> 00:42:24,316
I'm glad to hear you intend
to set a good example.
485
00:42:24,480 --> 00:42:26,516
Did I tell you how smart he is?
486
00:42:26,680 --> 00:42:30,559
I've taught him how
to knock small planets out of orbit.
487
00:42:30,720 --> 00:42:33,598
What about teaching
love and conscience?
488
00:42:33,760 --> 00:42:39,676
Oh. That's why we want Auntie Kathy
to be the godmother, don't we?
489
00:42:41,720 --> 00:42:46,316
- I'm honoured.
- Wait until we ask you to baby-sit.
490
00:42:46,480 --> 00:42:49,836
Can't leave the little guy alone
for a nanosecond.
491
00:42:50,800 --> 00:42:54,190
Well, it's time to be going.
492
00:42:54,360 --> 00:42:58,717
The old ball and chain
really hates it when we're late.
493
00:42:58,880 --> 00:43:01,189
Say bye-bye.
494
00:43:02,680 --> 00:43:05,194
Bye-bye.
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