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First officer's log,
stardate 50614.2.
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Kaplan and I are returning to Voyager
after scouting the Nekrit Expanse.
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The nebula's scrambling our readings.
I can't get a fix on our position.
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Are you saying we're lost, Ensign?
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That depends what you mean
by lost, sir.
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You can't get a fix on our position.
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- I'm sorry, sir.
- Try hailing Voyager again.
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We must still be out of com range.
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We'll have to navigate the old-fashioned
way. Engage optical scanners.
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I'm picking up an asteroid field
at coordinates 113, mark 7.
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- Record it.
- Sir, that asteroid field...
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It's the same one we passed
two hours ago.
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Great. We're not only lost,
we're flying in circles.
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It's a Federation hailing beacon,
originating bearing 309, mark 4.
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It's Voyager.
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- Someone knows where we are.
- Setting a course.
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- The signal's coming from the surface.
- Is it possible Voyager's landed?
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I'm detecting 80,000 humanoid lifesigns
on the western continent,
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some rudimentary structures,
but nothing big enough to be a starship.
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I'm getting another hail.
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The signal's very weak
and it's not being sent by Voyager.
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Try adjusting the bandwidth.
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We need your help urgently.
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This is Commander Chakotay
of the starship Voyager.
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I'm not reading you.
Federation vessel...
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- We lost them, sir.
- They know we're a Federation ship.
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- Who would know that?
- They're asking for our help.
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Launch a message buoy
letting Voyager know we've landed.
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This place looks like a war zone.
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I can't pinpoint the source
of the transmission.
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Commander.
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I'm Commander Chakotay
of the starship Voyager.
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We're responding to a distress call.
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We're looking for whoever
asked for our help.
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Commander!
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Take him inside.
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I'd lie still if I were you.
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You've got a nasty head injury.
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You're human.
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My name is Riley Frazier.
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What's yours?
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- Why did you attack us?
- Those weren't my people.
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I sent the distress call.
We rescued you.
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- What did you do with Kaplan?
- Your ensign?
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She didn't make it. I'm sorry.
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I've got to get to my shuttle.
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Your shuttle isn't there any more.
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The people who attacked you
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have already pulled it apart.
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Relax, Commander. I'm here to help you.
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- How did...
- How did I get here?
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I could ask you the same question.
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I was surprised when I picked up
a Federation ship,
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not that I wasn't happy.
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It's a long story.
Why don't you go first?
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Seven or eight years ago,
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I was working as a science officer
in the Bolian sector.
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We were attacked by aliens.
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Those of us who survived
were put in some kind of stasis.
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The next thing we knew
we were here on this planet.
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It didn't take long to realise we weren't
in the Alpha Quadrant any longer.
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- There are other humans here?
- Three that I know of.
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What was left of my crew.
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Along with some Klingons, Cardassians,
Romulans and dozens of others.
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- And the ones that put you in stasis?
- I don't know.
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They must have had a colony here
at some time
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because of the ruined buildings
and equipment they left.
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We've never seen them again.
Everyone here has the same story.
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They were just grabbed and dumped.
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Why did those people kill Kaplan?
We were no threat to them.
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There are dozens of different races
on this planet.
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Many of them are suspicious
of other species.
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It's not exactly a United Federation
around here.
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So those kind of attacks
go on all the time?
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Resources are limited.
It didn't take long for the fighting to start.
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First, a group of Klingons attacked
the Cardassians.
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Eventually things just got out of hand
and now it's anarchy.
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But a few hundred of us
have tried to make the best of it.
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We've established a co-operative,
sharing work and provisions.
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I've got to contact my ship.
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They destroyed the communications
array. It will take days to fix it.
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I can help you.
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You suffered serious neural trauma.
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You're staying put.
And that's an order, Commander.
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Captain's log, stardate 50622.4.
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While Chakotay scouts for
a faster route through the Expanse,
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we are continuing our month-long
journey through the region.
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They should rename this
the Negative Expanse.
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We haven't run across
anything interesting.
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If you're bored,
I can find something for you to do.
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The warp plasma filters
are due for cleaning.
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Now that you mention it, I find this region
of space a real navigational challenge.
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I may have found something else
to peak Mr Paris' interest.
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It's an unidentified ship
on long-range sensors.
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The vessel appears to be stopped
directly in our current flight path.
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- Harry, send a standard greeting.
- Aye, Captain.
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- They're not responding.
- Try wideband subspace.
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- Still no response.
- We are entering visual range.
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- The Borg.
- Red Alert.
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All stop, shields to maximum.
Tuvok, are they scanning us?
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None of the Borg systems
appears to be operational.
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Maybe they're trying to lull us
into a false sense of security.
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That would not be consistent
with Borg tactics.
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Try a multiphasic scan.
Tom, stand by to get us out of here.
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Proceed, Mr Kim.
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I'm not picking up any energy signatures.
And no lifesigns.
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- That's a relief.
- We should avoid complacency.
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The Borg are known to retrieve
their damaged technology.
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It is quite possible we will encounter
additional Borg vessels.
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That's exactly why
we're going to board that ship.
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This is a rare opportunity
to learn about Borg technology.
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I might be able to find out
what disabled their ship.
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We may find a weakness
we can use against them.
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In case we run into one of their ships.
Assemble an away team.
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Tom, take us into transporter range.
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We grow all our own food
in the co-operative garden.
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Sorry there's no meat.
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- No problem. I'm a vegetarian.
- Really?
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I have reoccurring dreams
about my mother's Texas barbecue.
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Your journey home. How much longer
do you expect it will take you?
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About 67 years,
provided we don't find a wormhole
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or some other faster way
of getting back.
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Haven't you thought about finding
a planet and putting down roots?
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We'd be missing an incredible
opportunity to explore unknown space.
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We've made a good life for ourselves
on Voyager.
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I'm sure Captain Janeway would take
as many of your people as possible.
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- Take us with you?
- That's not why you sent the call?
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You misunderstood.
We want to stay.
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You were brought here against your will.
You said it was dangerous.
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This place has become our home.
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The people in the co-operative
are like my ancestors.
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- Texas homesteaders.
- I understand that, but...
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We have a connection to one another
that I've never felt before.
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I guess it's because of what
we've gone through together.
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What about those neighbours of yours?
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We've brought a few into our group,
but you're right. They're a problem.
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That's why we want your help.
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Security upgrades, medical supplies.
Maybe some weapons.
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We're creating a society here based
on tolerance, shared responsibility
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and mutual respect that you and I
were raised to believe in.
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We won't give it up
just because it's difficult.
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I'd better get back to work
on the communications array.
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- I'll come with you.
- No.
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You're still in no shape to fight
if we're attacked.
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I'll be back to check on you soon.
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It's like a ghost ship.
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Allowing yourself to become
apprehensive is counterproductive.
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I'm not being apprehensive, Tuvok.
I'm just nervous as hell.
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This is an access node.
If we can get it operational,
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I should be able to tap into
the main data systems.
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Tuvok, there should be a compatible
conduit somewhere in that module.
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Connect it to this generator.
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Lieutenant.
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It's dead.
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All activity on the Borg ship
ceased abruptly five years ago.
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Scans have detected 1,100 corpses.
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A spatial vacuum
preserves several of the bodies.
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An autopsy might give us some clue
as to what killed them.
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Why have the Borg left one of
their ships and all its technology
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adrift in space for anyone to find?
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Perhaps the deactivation of the ship
severed the link with the collective.
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- But what caused the shutdown?
- Some kind of natural disaster.
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- Or...
- Or what?
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Maybe the Borg were defeated
by an even more powerful enemy.
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Continue scanning for Borg vessels
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and any other ships that might be
more powerful.
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B'Elanna, you and the Doctor
start on that autopsy.
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It would be a good idea to rendezvous
with Chakotay ahead of schedule
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and let him know
we've run into some old friends.
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Hello? Anybody there?
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Riley?
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Riley?
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- What are you? Are you Borg?
- We were Borg.
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You weren't just kidnapped.
You were assimilated by the collective.
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At Wolf 359. I was a science officer
aboard the Roosevelt.
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Our cube was damaged
by an electrokinetic storm
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and our link to the collective
was severed.
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We could think for ourselves again.
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It was like waking from a nightmare.
We transported ourselves here.
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Everything was new again. The sounds
of our voices, forgotten memories.
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Our skin pigmentation came back,
we removed our Borg appendages.
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I was lucky enough to get a prosthetic
arm using Borg replication equipment.
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It was a joyous, hopeful time.
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Then after the euphoria wore off,
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people found they were living
among cultures they didn't understand,
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species they'd been taught to hate.
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- They turned against one another.
- The fighting. The raids.
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But everything I told you about
forming a co-operative, I meant it.
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Riley's telling the truth.
190
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I was Romulan. I was taught to hate
humans and the Federation.
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- Riley and I are friends now.
- Orum's our medic.
192
00:19:04,880 --> 00:19:07,110
Why didn't you tell me?
193
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I know how people feel about the Borg.
194
00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:13,310
They're right. We did terrible things.
195
00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:16,472
You weren't in control of your actions.
196
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Then you'll still help us?
197
00:19:22,320 --> 00:19:26,313
Right now it's Commander Chakotay
who needs our help.
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Captain's log, supplemental.
199
00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:33,116
We are moving towards
a message buoy launched by Chakotay.
200
00:19:33,280 --> 00:19:37,114
The autopsy
of the Borg corpse is under way.
201
00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:47,111
There's nothing like the vacuum of space
for preserving a handsome corpse.
202
00:19:50,160 --> 00:19:52,196
Hm...
203
00:19:52,360 --> 00:19:55,432
Subject's abdominal organs
are unremarkable.
204
00:19:55,600 --> 00:20:01,755
Pulmonary system exhibits evidence
of extensive alveolar damage.
205
00:20:02,720 --> 00:20:07,316
Ah. In addition there are signs
of severe cardiac depolarisation.
206
00:20:07,480 --> 00:20:10,119
Sounds like he was electrocuted.
207
00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:13,397
That would support our theory
about what happened.
208
00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:17,758
We think their power conduits were
overloaded by a massive discharge.
209
00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:22,835
- Hm. This is intriguing.
- What do you think that is?
210
00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:28,552
It may be some sort of axonal amplifier.
Kes, hand me a cortical probe.
211
00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:42,635
Shut it down!
212
00:20:51,320 --> 00:20:53,311
What the hell happened?
213
00:20:53,480 --> 00:20:57,075
- Is it still alive?
- Of course not.
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00:20:57,240 --> 00:21:02,439
Apparently, I inadvertently activated
a back-up neuroelectric power cell.
215
00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:05,876
The response was purely autonomic.
216
00:21:06,040 --> 00:21:08,873
- I wouldn't be so sure about that.
- Why?
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That response caused this drone
to reset back to its original programming.
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If the rest of those corpses reactivate...
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we have a major problem on our hands.
220
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- He's getting worse.
- There must be something we can do.
221
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You know how limited
our medical resources are.
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- There is only one option.
- Would it be safe?
223
00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:42,150
Would what be safe?
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The Borg collective consciousness
is extremely powerful.
225
00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:54,029
It allowed us to transfer information
instantaneously,
226
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to think with one mind.
227
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But the link also has
inherent medical applications.
228
00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:03,596
Medical applications?
229
00:22:03,760 --> 00:22:07,435
We were connected
by a continuous neuroelectric field
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capable of regenerating the damaged
components of an injured Borg.
231
00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:17,712
Think of it as a subspace transfusion,
only instead of one person giving blood,
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there are thousands of donors
transmitting neuroelectric energy.
233
00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:28,596
This process was successful in healing
organic and inorganic body parts.
234
00:22:28,760 --> 00:22:34,039
This is all very fascinating,
but I don't see how it helps me.
235
00:22:34,200 --> 00:22:38,159
We still have Borg neuroprocessors
in our nervous systems.
236
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- Removing them would have killed us.
- I see.
237
00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:46,515
Using a portable neurotransponder,
we can re-link our brain patterns.
238
00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:49,558
- You said the link was severed.
- It was.
239
00:22:49,720 --> 00:22:53,395
But we can reinitiate it
among a small group for a short time.
240
00:22:53,560 --> 00:22:58,270
We could generate a neuroelectric field
that could heal your injuries.
241
00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:02,069
You want to hook up my mind
to some Borg collective?
242
00:23:02,240 --> 00:23:05,550
- No, that's not it at all.
- We'd be in control.
243
00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:09,679
You'd be linked for a limited period
of time to Riley, me
244
00:23:09,840 --> 00:23:12,308
and a few others in our group.
245
00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:16,598
I'm not letting anyone implant
a neuroprocessor in my brain.
246
00:23:16,760 --> 00:23:21,675
I'd attach a small neurotransceiver
to the base of your skull.
247
00:23:21,840 --> 00:23:25,799
The transceiver could be removed
as soon as the procedure was over.
248
00:23:25,960 --> 00:23:30,715
Other than repairing neural tissue,
there would be no lasting effects.
249
00:23:31,840 --> 00:23:34,957
Thanks, but I don't think so.
250
00:23:36,240 --> 00:23:40,028
I can see why you're sceptical.
I would be, too.
251
00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:46,116
Orum and I, the others, we're individuals.
We have distinct personalities.
252
00:23:46,280 --> 00:23:51,229
We're not about to turn you into
some kind of automaton.
253
00:23:51,400 --> 00:23:55,837
- I'll wait for Voyager.
- That help may come too late.
254
00:23:56,000 --> 00:24:01,154
If we don't slow the neural degradation
immediately,
255
00:24:01,320 --> 00:24:04,437
you will die.
256
00:24:11,280 --> 00:24:15,273
Chakotay, you have to make a decision.
257
00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:20,039
- Any sign of Voyager?
- No.
258
00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:23,078
I can't change who we are,
259
00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:28,075
but please believe me when I tell you
we only want to help you.
260
00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:33,951
Orum will take every precaution.
At least let us try and save you.
261
00:24:34,120 --> 00:24:37,669
It's either that
or the happy hunting grounds, huh?
262
00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:41,673
OK, then?
263
00:24:56,760 --> 00:25:00,275
This is the neurotransceiver.
264
00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:18,710
Don't be afraid, Chakotay.
We're here to help you.
265
00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:23,396
Open your mind to our thoughts
and concentrate on getting well.
266
00:25:23,560 --> 00:25:27,633
Hear our voices,
open your mind to our thoughts.
267
00:25:27,800 --> 00:25:30,872
Our collective strength can heal you.
268
00:25:31,040 --> 00:25:35,079
You're safe with us. Feel the connection.
We're with you.
269
00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:41,509
See who we are, know us.
Our strength is your strength.
270
00:25:41,680 --> 00:25:47,152
We can overcome your pain.
We welcome you into our thoughts.
271
00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:50,756
There's nothing to fear.
We won't let you die.
272
00:25:50,920 --> 00:25:54,595
We're all one circle,
no beginning, no end.
273
00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:31,348
How do you feel?
274
00:26:31,520 --> 00:26:34,318
Don't worry, it's gone.
275
00:26:35,600 --> 00:26:38,194
It looks like the treatment worked.
276
00:26:38,360 --> 00:26:42,353
The degraded tissue
has shown marked improvement.
277
00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:47,912
It was incredible.
278
00:26:48,640 --> 00:26:51,074
I know.
279
00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:59,677
I heard all of you, your thoughts, inside
my head, as if they were my thoughts.
280
00:26:59,840 --> 00:27:04,072
And I could see myself
through your eyes.
281
00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:08,074
Then you must have caught me staring.
282
00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:13,997
I saw faces, planets. What were they?
283
00:27:14,160 --> 00:27:18,631
Images from the minds of the people
who linked with you.
284
00:27:18,800 --> 00:27:22,554
Memories of their families, their homes.
285
00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:27,191
I know things about all of them,
about you.
286
00:27:28,760 --> 00:27:33,470
- You like blue bonnets.
- My favourite flower.
287
00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:37,952
You used to pick them back home
with a man who carried a walking stick.
288
00:27:38,120 --> 00:27:42,113
- My grandfather.
- I know so much about you.
289
00:27:43,280 --> 00:27:47,068
We shared a very rare experience.
290
00:27:53,360 --> 00:27:56,033
I felt that.
291
00:27:59,080 --> 00:28:01,548
What about this?
292
00:28:04,360 --> 00:28:08,638
It's a residual effect from the link.
293
00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:14,397
- How long will it last?
- An hour, maybe two.
294
00:28:16,280 --> 00:28:18,714
Long enough.
295
00:28:19,720 --> 00:28:22,109
- Can you hear what I'm thinking?
- Yes.
296
00:28:22,280 --> 00:28:26,831
Then you know I want to be
closer to you.
297
00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:30,834
I want us to know everything
about each other.
298
00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:34,993
I want you to feel everything I feel.
299
00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:51,668
Commander Chakotay
and Ensign Kaplan
300
00:28:51,840 --> 00:28:54,752
landed in response to a distress call.
301
00:28:54,920 --> 00:28:59,869
- Can you locate the shuttle?
- There's no sign of it.
302
00:29:00,040 --> 00:29:03,635
- What about their combadges?
- I'm only picking up one signal.
303
00:29:03,800 --> 00:29:07,349
It's in a heavily populated region.
Very weak.
304
00:29:07,520 --> 00:29:10,956
Voyager to Commander Chakotay.
Do you read?
305
00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:13,634
Ensign Kaplan, come in.
306
00:29:13,800 --> 00:29:19,238
Turbulence from the nebula
is interfering with the transmission.
307
00:29:26,360 --> 00:29:29,432
Hand me that hyperspanner.
308
00:29:32,760 --> 00:29:39,279
That should at least get
the short-range transmitters operational.
309
00:29:39,440 --> 00:29:42,830
I never would have figured you
to be quite so handy.
310
00:29:43,000 --> 00:29:45,514
I guess you haven't learnt
everything about me.
311
00:29:45,680 --> 00:29:50,435
Commander, I just wanted to say
how grateful to you we all are.
312
00:29:50,600 --> 00:29:54,639
- You saved my life.
- But you've added so much.
313
00:29:54,800 --> 00:29:58,031
A renewed sense of hope,
an infusion of energy.
314
00:29:58,200 --> 00:30:03,433
You have no idea how invigorating
it was to have a new mind in the link.
315
00:30:03,600 --> 00:30:07,673
There have been so few of us
for so long.
316
00:30:07,840 --> 00:30:11,628
Well, I'll let you two get back to work.
317
00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:19,392
I was so resistant to being linked,
now I'm almost sorry it's over.
318
00:30:19,560 --> 00:30:21,516
I know.
319
00:30:22,760 --> 00:30:27,675
Last night when we were connected,
I realised what it is you want from us.
320
00:30:27,840 --> 00:30:31,276
It's more than just supplies
and security upgrades.
321
00:30:31,440 --> 00:30:35,353
- That's right.
- It's a pretty radical concept.
322
00:30:35,520 --> 00:30:39,559
Sometimes radical problems
require radical solutions.
323
00:30:39,720 --> 00:30:43,110
We've detected a ship in orbit.
It must be Voyager.
324
00:30:43,280 --> 00:30:47,239
I hope you'll at least discuss our idea
with your captain.
325
00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:49,789
Why don't you tell her about it?
326
00:30:53,880 --> 00:30:59,318
We believe the solution to our problem
is to re-establish the neural link
327
00:30:59,480 --> 00:31:02,119
among all the former Borg
on the planet.
328
00:31:02,280 --> 00:31:04,874
You can't be serious.
329
00:31:05,040 --> 00:31:10,068
I know it sounds extreme,
but I think you should hear her out.
330
00:31:10,240 --> 00:31:13,869
When we were linked,
we had no ethnic conflict.
331
00:31:14,040 --> 00:31:17,874
There was no crime, no hunger,
no health problems.
332
00:31:18,040 --> 00:31:20,474
We lived as one harmonious family.
333
00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:24,189
With all due respect,
you were one harmonious family
334
00:31:24,360 --> 00:31:27,796
bent on the violent assimilation
of innocent cultures.
335
00:31:27,960 --> 00:31:31,873
But we're not Borg any more
and we've learnt from our past.
336
00:31:32,040 --> 00:31:36,716
All we want to do is take
the one good thing that existed -
337
00:31:36,880 --> 00:31:40,316
our unique ability to co-operate
and problem solve
338
00:31:40,480 --> 00:31:43,916
and use it to create a safe,
productive community.
339
00:31:44,080 --> 00:31:47,516
Tell me how exactly.
340
00:31:47,680 --> 00:31:52,879
The neurotransponder we've built
can only link a small group of people,
341
00:31:53,040 --> 00:31:56,157
like the one that helped heal Chakotay.
342
00:31:56,320 --> 00:31:58,595
The effect is only temporary.
343
00:31:58,760 --> 00:32:01,797
To reconnect
the population permanently,
344
00:32:01,960 --> 00:32:04,474
we'd need a bigger generator.
345
00:32:04,640 --> 00:32:08,792
- We don't have anything like that.
- But the Borg cube does.
346
00:32:08,960 --> 00:32:12,873
They're asking us to reactivate
that ship's generator
347
00:32:13,040 --> 00:32:16,874
and redirect it toward the planet.
348
00:32:18,160 --> 00:32:21,709
They want us to reactivate
a Borg ship?
349
00:32:21,880 --> 00:32:24,155
Just the generator.
350
00:32:24,320 --> 00:32:27,869
It only needs to be operational
for a few minutes.
351
00:32:28,040 --> 00:32:33,990
There's no telling what would happen
if we turned on one of the generators.
352
00:32:34,160 --> 00:32:38,199
I can assure you
we'd take every precaution.
353
00:32:39,960 --> 00:32:44,875
I admire your tenacity,
I respect your courage.
354
00:32:46,040 --> 00:32:50,909
I'll give you medical supplies,
I'll assist you with your security,
355
00:32:51,080 --> 00:32:53,640
I'll even take some of you with us,
356
00:32:53,800 --> 00:32:58,430
but as to what you're proposing,
I'm extremely sceptical.
357
00:32:58,600 --> 00:33:03,390
In fairness, however,
I will give it some further thought.
358
00:33:03,560 --> 00:33:05,710
Thank you.
359
00:33:14,400 --> 00:33:16,356
What do you think?
360
00:33:16,520 --> 00:33:20,638
If you're asking me whether
she's sincere, I have to say yes.
361
00:33:24,080 --> 00:33:26,594
You got to know them very well.
362
00:33:26,760 --> 00:33:29,752
That's an understatement.
I heard their thoughts,
363
00:33:29,920 --> 00:33:34,391
felt their feelings,
saw through their eyes.
364
00:33:36,760 --> 00:33:42,312
You never sensed anything negative?
No hidden agenda, destructive intent?
365
00:33:44,200 --> 00:33:46,589
No.
366
00:33:46,760 --> 00:33:51,470
Bottom line-do you think
we should do what they're asking?
367
00:33:54,960 --> 00:33:58,509
I really care about what happens
to these people.
368
00:33:58,680 --> 00:34:03,959
So in my heart, I'd like to do everything
we can to help them.
369
00:34:04,120 --> 00:34:09,194
But if I were you, I'd take
other considerations into account.
370
00:34:13,960 --> 00:34:18,954
Not only would it mean imposing
a choice on thousands of people,
371
00:34:19,120 --> 00:34:21,998
it would also be taking a terrible risk.
372
00:34:22,160 --> 00:34:25,038
Helping to create a new collective.
373
00:34:25,200 --> 00:34:29,432
Who knows what the repercussions
might be?
374
00:34:33,360 --> 00:34:36,318
I'll let Riley know.
375
00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:49,755
- I'm afraid her decision was final.
- I expected as much.
376
00:34:49,920 --> 00:34:53,708
How long do you think you can hold out
against the raiders?
377
00:34:53,880 --> 00:34:56,394
We'll have to do the best we can.
378
00:34:56,560 --> 00:35:00,314
Maybe we'll find some other way
to reinitiate the link.
379
00:35:00,480 --> 00:35:06,669
Come with us. We could replicate
some Texas barbecue.
380
00:35:06,840 --> 00:35:11,436
Don't think it's not tempting,
but my place is here.
381
00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:14,353
I know you understand.
382
00:35:14,520 --> 00:35:18,638
I've never understood anyone better
in my life.
383
00:35:18,800 --> 00:35:21,951
We're finished laying in the supplies.
384
00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:24,998
Thank you, Neelix.
385
00:35:25,160 --> 00:35:28,072
We'd better get going.
386
00:35:48,120 --> 00:35:50,714
Are you OK?
387
00:35:54,720 --> 00:36:00,317
You need a thrashing on the hoverball
court to take your mind off things.
388
00:36:00,480 --> 00:36:03,677
- You're on.
- Good.
389
00:36:03,840 --> 00:36:07,594
I'll reserve some holodeck time
as soon as we're back.
390
00:36:07,760 --> 00:36:10,718
Chakotay, can you hear us?
391
00:36:12,160 --> 00:36:15,755
- Did you say something?
- No.
392
00:36:15,920 --> 00:36:19,879
- Are you getting a com transmission?
- No. Why?
393
00:36:21,840 --> 00:36:24,718
Must have been my imagination.
394
00:36:25,600 --> 00:36:29,878
- You're sure you're OK?
- I'm fine.
395
00:36:32,240 --> 00:36:36,233
Chakotay, we need your help.
396
00:36:36,400 --> 00:36:39,915
- Chakotay?
- We need your help.
397
00:36:40,080 --> 00:36:43,755
I'm going to tell the Doctor
he needs to take a look at you.
398
00:36:43,920 --> 00:36:48,038
- Torres to sickbay.
- Don't do that.
399
00:36:48,200 --> 00:36:51,078
Chakotay, give me the phaser.
400
00:37:02,680 --> 00:37:05,638
Chakotay's shuttle has changed course.
401
00:37:05,800 --> 00:37:09,076
- Try hailing them.
- No response.
402
00:37:09,240 --> 00:37:12,038
They're increasing speed
to maximum impulse.
403
00:37:12,200 --> 00:37:16,876
Lay in a pursuit course. Tell Neelix
we'll rendezvous with him later.
404
00:37:23,880 --> 00:37:28,908
Chakotay,
transport to module 47 Omega.
405
00:37:29,080 --> 00:37:33,471
The bunker is under attack.
47 Omega, section 9.
406
00:37:33,640 --> 00:37:36,632
Mark co-ordinates.
We are under attack.
407
00:37:36,800 --> 00:37:39,360
9 Alpha Alpha. We must hurry.
408
00:37:39,520 --> 00:37:43,911
The bunker is under attack.
47 Omega, section 9.
409
00:37:44,080 --> 00:37:46,594
We are under attack.
410
00:37:56,800 --> 00:38:00,031
Proceed to
interlink console 3 Beta 6.
411
00:38:00,200 --> 00:38:02,634
Hear our thoughts.
412
00:38:02,800 --> 00:38:07,954
Interlink 3 Beta 6. Proceed
to interlink console 3 Beta 6.
413
00:38:08,120 --> 00:38:10,588
Hear our thoughts.
414
00:38:36,520 --> 00:38:38,795
This way.
415
00:38:51,400 --> 00:38:55,632
Lower right panel.
Attach power conduit 166.
416
00:38:55,800 --> 00:38:59,793
Hurry. Pathway Pi 2.
We are under attack.
417
00:38:59,960 --> 00:39:02,428
Pathway Pi 2.
418
00:39:11,040 --> 00:39:16,398
Activate the neuroelectric generator.
Quickly. Power circuit mechanism.
419
00:39:16,560 --> 00:39:18,994
Activate the generator. Help us.
420
00:39:19,160 --> 00:39:22,869
We must activate
the neuroelectric generator now.
421
00:39:23,040 --> 00:39:25,713
We need your help. Losing time.
422
00:39:25,880 --> 00:39:27,438
Commander...
423
00:39:27,600 --> 00:39:30,239
take your hand away from that console
or I will be forced to fire.
424
00:39:32,200 --> 00:39:36,193
You must not let them stop you.
You must do this.
425
00:39:40,840 --> 00:39:45,595
You must move power circuit
mechanism Alpha to position 1.
426
00:39:55,120 --> 00:39:59,318
Hear our voices.
We welcome you into our thoughts.
427
00:39:59,480 --> 00:40:01,436
Feel the connection.
428
00:40:20,760 --> 00:40:22,910
Mr Kim.
429
00:40:29,160 --> 00:40:32,072
Voyager, emergency beam out.
430
00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:38,310
Chakotay, B'Elanna
and the away team are back.
431
00:40:38,480 --> 00:40:43,315
- And we've tractored in the shuttle.
- Take us out of here slowly.
432
00:40:44,520 --> 00:40:47,239
The Borg ship is powering weapons.
433
00:40:47,400 --> 00:40:50,949
Full power to the shields.
Prepare to fire.
434
00:40:51,120 --> 00:40:55,671
The Borg ship has initiated
a self-destruct sequence.
435
00:40:55,840 --> 00:40:58,115
Get us out of here.
436
00:41:04,840 --> 00:41:07,274
- Report.
- Shields are holding.
437
00:41:07,440 --> 00:41:11,399
- No injuries or hull damage.
- What happened back there?
438
00:41:11,560 --> 00:41:15,348
Audio transmission
from the planet's surface.
439
00:41:15,520 --> 00:41:17,636
Let's hear it.
440
00:41:17,800 --> 00:41:22,476
We are the new co-operative.
We have destroyed the Borg cube.
441
00:41:22,640 --> 00:41:26,553
We regret that we forced
Commander Chakotay to assist us,
442
00:41:26,720 --> 00:41:29,553
but it was necessary for our survival.
443
00:41:29,720 --> 00:41:33,554
His link with the co-operative
has now been severed.
444
00:41:33,720 --> 00:41:36,518
Our lasting gratitude.
445
00:41:43,360 --> 00:41:45,715
His neuropeptide levels are normal.
446
00:41:45,880 --> 00:41:48,030
There are no traces of the link?
447
00:41:48,200 --> 00:41:50,919
How did they re-establish
the connection?
448
00:41:51,080 --> 00:41:55,039
The neuropeptides
heightened his telepathic receptivity.
449
00:41:55,200 --> 00:41:59,751
I thought they couldn't form the link
over great distances.
450
00:41:59,920 --> 00:42:05,836
The communications array amplified
the signal from the neurotransponder.
451
00:42:06,000 --> 00:42:08,958
Would you two please excuse us?
452
00:42:15,280 --> 00:42:18,829
I don't know what to say
except I'm sorry.
453
00:42:19,000 --> 00:42:22,959
It's clear you were acting
against your will.
454
00:42:23,120 --> 00:42:27,238
Maybe so, but somehow that
doesn't make me feel any better.
455
00:42:27,400 --> 00:42:32,030
I helped them repair
their communications array.
456
00:42:32,200 --> 00:42:35,670
Helping others is part of who you are.
457
00:42:35,840 --> 00:42:39,310
I don't see how you could have
behaved differently.
458
00:42:39,480 --> 00:42:43,234
I couldn't have been more wrong
about them, could I?
459
00:42:43,400 --> 00:42:47,598
I don't know. I'm not saying I'm happy
about what happened,
460
00:42:47,760 --> 00:42:51,196
but they haven't acted
like typical Borg.
461
00:42:51,360 --> 00:42:53,999
They saved us from that cube.
462
00:42:54,160 --> 00:42:58,950
But they didn't hesitate to impose
their collective will on me, did they?
463
00:42:59,120 --> 00:43:02,032
No, they didn't.
464
00:43:02,200 --> 00:43:07,479
I wonder how long their ideals will last
in the face of that kind of power.
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