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That's one planet
that never showed up
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on the multiple choice exam.
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lts gravimetric readings
are similar
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to that
of a collapsed dwarf star.
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lt also resembles a quasar
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in that it has a high rate
of rotation- -
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approximately 58 revolutions
per minute.
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Shall we take a closer look?
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That's what we're here for.
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Tom,
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put us in a high orbit.
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Aye.
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Our warp drive
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is off- line.
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Why?
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Unknown.
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Back us off.
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Our impulse engines
aren't responding.
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Then use
the auxiliary thrusters.
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We're in some kind
of gravimetric gradient.
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lt's pulling us
toward the planet.
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The new one
is brighter than Tahal
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or any of his brothers
in the sky.
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What does he want from us?
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To answer that, we must learn
the nature of this god.
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We must understand
the reason for his arrival.
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You were making
an offering to Tahal.
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l placed the fire- fruit
on his altar.
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Then the ground shook.
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l looked up...
and the new one was there.
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The fire- fruit- - where is it?
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The new one doesn't want Tahal
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to have the fire- fruit.
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Make an altar for him...
as big as Tahal's.
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The fire- fruit
is only for the new one.
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No more for the people!
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lt is his alone.
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Ground Shaker...
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Light Bringer...
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take this today and every day!
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Accept our offering!
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Do not harm us.
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Report.
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We're in synchronous orbit
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57,000 kilometers
above the planet's equator.
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Good work, Tom. Now let's see...
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You're patting the wrong guy
on the back.
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Explain.
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Our thrusters went off- line
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halfway through our descent,
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and then we just stopped,
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like we were caught
in something.
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l'm picking up a strong
tachyon field along the hull.
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lt could be
what's holding us.
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Seven of Nine to the Bridge.
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Go ahead, Seven.
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Please report to Astrometrics.
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- There's something you must see.
- On my way.
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Chakotay.
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This planet has a tachyon core.
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lt's produced a subspace
particle field
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which runs between the poles.
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Voyager's arrival
disrupted that field.
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lt looks like
the ship's been caught
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in an eddy of some kind.
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lt's worse than that.
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Voyager seems to have become
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the planet's third pole.
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The imbalance is affecting
the outer crust.
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l've picked up indications of
high- frequency seismic activity.
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Caused by our presence?
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Possibly.
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Does anybody live down there?
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The atmosphere is having
a scattering effect
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on our sensors.
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ls that vegetation?
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According to sensors, yes.
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The tachyon core has created
a space- time differential
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between the planet
and the surrounding space.
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We're watching the seasons
change in a matter of seconds.
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For each second
that passes on Voyager,
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nearly a day goes by
on the planet.
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Scan for inhabitants.
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l can't isolate
individual life- forms.
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lt'll take time to correct
for the space- time differential.
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A couple of hundred
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years, maybe?
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lf our orbit starts to decay,
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Voyager will begin to feel
the effects of the differential,
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and we'll begin aging
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hundreds of times faster
than we would in normal space.
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Unless we want to live our lives
in the blink of an eye,
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l suggest we find
a way out of here.
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How's our warp core?
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The matter/antimatter reaction
is still active,
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but this field we're stuck in
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is raising hell
with the nacelles.
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Until we break orbit,
warp drive is off- line.
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And without warp drive,
we'll never leave orbit.
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lt does pose a
bit of a problem,
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doesn't it?
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Maybe the key is to learn
more about this planet,
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in case we're
missing something.
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The sensors aren't having
an easy time of it, either.
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Then let's modify
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a class- 5 probe
for low orbit.
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See what we can pick up.
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Configure the program
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to scan along all subspace
bands, and set it
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for visual images
every ten milliseconds.
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Snapshots.
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Why do l get the feeling
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you're not just interested
in tachyon fields?
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This could be the greatest
anthropological find
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of my career.
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lf there's an intelligent
species down there,
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we'll be able to track
their development- -
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not just for days or weeks,
but for centuries.
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Watch them discover
new and better ways
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of beating each other
over the head.
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They won't necessarily
follow the Klingon model.
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As opposed to the human model?
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lt'll take a few hours
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to make the adjustments.
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A few hours.
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We might miss the rise
and fall of a civilization.
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So we'll watch the next one.
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Oh. Oh, Protector.
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You're late.
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Well, the hill is steep,
and l...
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l'm not as young
as l used to be.
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More heat.
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Yes, Protector.
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There are grave matters
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of state here that
cannot be delayed.
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Oh, Protector,
what exactly are you doing?
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l'm sending him a letter.
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Him?
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S- S- Sending who a letter?
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The Ground Shaker.
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The Light Bringer.
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Well, had you been
more attentive to my lessons
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when you were a boy,
you would not be so gullible
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as a man.
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On the contrary- -
you taught me well.
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Our ignorant ancestors believed
every star was a deity.
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You taught me
how foolish that was.
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Superstition, you called it.
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And that's exactly what it is.
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Hungry?
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Well, it's, uh, bad fortune
to eat the fire- fruit.
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According to whom?
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Our ancestors?
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Don't tell me you believe
that old superstition.
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Perhaps we shouldn't completely
ignore the old beliefs,
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no matter how strange
they may seem today.
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Ground Shaker...
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Ground... Shaker.
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lsn't it possible the name
was not given arbitrarily?
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That this star
is indeed responsible
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for knocking down our walls
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and making us stumble
as we walk?
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Oh, yes, l heard about that- -
my condolences.
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You heard what?
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Well, that you stumbled
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in front of several
important people
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uh, d- d- during
the last ground shake.
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Uh, very embarrassing, l'm sure.
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l did nothing of the sort.
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Well, my, uh...
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uh, uh...
my hearing is not as good
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as it used to be,
nor my memory, either.
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Now, uh... uh,
what were we talking about?
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We were talking
about ancient superstitions.
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Now, l don't believe
for a moment
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that the stars are gods,
but then, what are they?
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A great mystery
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to which there is no answer.
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l believe the sky
is full of people
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just like ourselves.
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Wha...?
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Oh, nonsense.
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Prove me wrong.
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l say each star
encompasses a city,
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and the Ground Shaker rules
one of these cities- -
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a fellow Protector.
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lf l'm correct, then
he'll listen to me,
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one Protector to another.
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Your pen.
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l, Kelemane...
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''Kelemane...''
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son of Kelemane,
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ruler of the good people
of the land below you, demand
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- that you stop what you're...
- ''Demand''?
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''Would hope''?
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Ah, better. Much better.
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...would hope
that you might
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consider putting an end
to whatever it is you're doing
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that shakes our ground.
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lf this causes
you inconvenience,
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l'm willing
to offer a recompense.
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''...a recom... pense.''
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l await your reply.
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The next series of scans
is coming through.
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l'm downloading them
into the display buffer.
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No doubt about it.
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There's a city down there.
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Elevated levels
of carbon monoxide, ammonium- -
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that's progress, all right.
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They've developed
internal combustion technology
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since the last few scans.
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Look at those radial lines.
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lt looks like a
system of roads.
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Well, one thing hasn't changed.
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The geological disturbances that
Voyager seems to be causing.
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The probe recorded
half a dozen each month.
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Still no way to tell
how severe they are.
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Look at the amount of iron
being used in that city.
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That's ten times
what you'd expect to see
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in a culture
at this stage of development.
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Do you think they're using it
to support their buildings?
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lf you lived on a planet
that wouldn't stop shaking,
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you might be doing
the same thing.
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lf they've reached this stage
of industrial development,
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they must be observing us.
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The probe's impulse thrusters
are starting to fail.
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At its present altitude,
it's been operating
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for over 200 years.
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lts orbit
is becoming decayed.
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lnitiate self- destruct.
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lt disintegrated
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in the upper thermosphere.
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lf they saw anything, it just
looked like a shooting star.
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Any response
to our transmission?
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00:14:01,273 --> 00:14:02,331
Nothing.
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No visual change either.
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00:14:05,911 --> 00:14:07,606
Surprised?
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Send it again.
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00:14:11,116 --> 00:14:13,778
The entire sequence?
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00:14:13,853 --> 00:14:15,616
How about
just the prime numbers?
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You're tired.
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00:14:17,723 --> 00:14:19,520
So are you.
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The prime numbers
and the elemental constants.
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Then we'll stop.
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An acceptable compromise.
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lt's not as if
they're going anywhere,
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if they even exist
in the first place.
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Do you doubt that?
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l doubt everything.
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00:14:37,576 --> 00:14:40,136
So you weren't one
of those children
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that had the entire series
of Sky Ship Friends, hmm?
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00:14:45,885 --> 00:14:48,149
Actually, l had them all,
even the duplicates.
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You couldn't walk into my home
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without tripping over
a friend or two.
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00:14:51,590 --> 00:14:53,353
Not in our home.
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00:14:53,425 --> 00:14:55,950
My grandfather
wouldn't allow it.
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He told us that the Sky Ship
was a palace
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where an evil Protector lived.
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He said that bad children
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were sent there to be punished.
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00:15:07,006 --> 00:15:13,241
At this point,
l'd be happy to see anything...
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evil or not.
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Can you boost
the signal?
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We're already at maximum.
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Maybe if we switched
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to a different carrier wave...
267
00:15:30,896 --> 00:15:33,421
lf there is somebody up there,
they don't like us very much.
268
00:15:33,499 --> 00:15:36,434
Any beings capable
of building that Sky Ship
269
00:15:36,535 --> 00:15:39,163
could have destroyed
our world long ago.
270
00:15:39,271 --> 00:15:41,102
They're not causing
271
00:15:41,173 --> 00:15:43,641
the tremors on purpose.
272
00:15:45,878 --> 00:15:47,903
What if they're all dead?
273
00:15:47,980 --> 00:15:51,916
lf you truly believe that,
why did you join this project?
274
00:15:51,984 --> 00:15:54,179
Well, l doubt everything,
remember?
275
00:15:54,253 --> 00:15:55,914
Even my own doubts.
276
00:15:57,222 --> 00:15:59,713
l hope someone is up there.
277
00:15:59,792 --> 00:16:01,259
So do l.
278
00:16:05,064 --> 00:16:07,032
lf they won't respond
to mathematics,
279
00:16:07,099 --> 00:16:08,361
perhaps we should try
280
00:16:08,434 --> 00:16:11,369
a more personal approach.
281
00:16:11,437 --> 00:16:13,598
Here.
282
00:16:18,077 --> 00:16:19,339
Say hello.
283
00:16:19,411 --> 00:16:21,606
How could they possibly speak
our language?
284
00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:22,977
There's only one way
285
00:16:23,048 --> 00:16:24,276
to find out.
286
00:16:26,518 --> 00:16:28,713
What... what should l say?
287
00:16:28,787 --> 00:16:30,846
Oh, ''Glad to meet you.
288
00:16:30,923 --> 00:16:32,584
''Where are you from?
289
00:16:32,658 --> 00:16:35,149
Please stop shaking our planet.''
290
00:16:44,570 --> 00:16:47,038
An ultrahigh frequency signal
291
00:16:47,106 --> 00:16:50,405
is being transmitted
from the surface.
292
00:16:51,643 --> 00:16:53,372
The modulation is unfamiliar.
293
00:16:53,445 --> 00:16:55,606
lts Doppler component is...
294
00:16:55,681 --> 00:16:58,206
Any signal from the surface
will be accelerated.
295
00:16:58,283 --> 00:16:59,807
When it reached
our time frame,
296
00:16:59,885 --> 00:17:00,943
the frequency would be
297
00:17:01,053 --> 00:17:03,021
thousands of times
higher than normal.
298
00:17:03,055 --> 00:17:04,750
l'll attempt to
slow it down.
299
00:17:06,492 --> 00:17:07,459
Again.
300
00:17:08,961 --> 00:17:11,020
Amplitude modulation.
301
00:17:11,096 --> 00:17:13,155
lt's a radio transmission.
302
00:17:14,700 --> 00:17:16,759
lt's a numerical sequence.
303
00:17:16,869 --> 00:17:20,305
Prime numbers.
304
00:17:20,372 --> 00:17:22,704
They're sending
a list of prime numbers.
305
00:17:22,775 --> 00:17:25,403
Followed by a sequence
of mathematical constants
306
00:17:25,477 --> 00:17:27,809
and what appears
to be a vocal modulation.
307
00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:29,211
Slow it down again.
308
00:17:31,183 --> 00:17:33,777
A little more.
309
00:17:33,852 --> 00:17:36,980
Good friends in the Sky Ship- -
310
00:17:37,056 --> 00:17:39,217
l call you that,
311
00:17:39,291 --> 00:17:42,226
hoping at least
you're not enemies.
312
00:17:42,294 --> 00:17:44,421
There's nothing on our world
313
00:17:44,496 --> 00:17:46,691
that resembles your technology,
314
00:17:46,765 --> 00:17:48,892
so we assume you came here
315
00:17:49,001 --> 00:17:52,437
from a nearby planet
or a distant star.
316
00:17:52,538 --> 00:17:57,271
Our ancient mythology describes
your arrival centuries ago
317
00:17:57,342 --> 00:17:58,900
coinciding with the tremors
318
00:17:59,078 --> 00:18:01,478
that continually
shake our planet
319
00:18:01,580 --> 00:18:05,209
and destroy so many
of our accomplishments.
320
00:18:05,250 --> 00:18:08,242
l hope that was never
your intention.
321
00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:11,483
But the result is the same.
322
00:18:11,557 --> 00:18:14,822
Respond if you can,
or if you wish,
323
00:18:14,893 --> 00:18:18,124
come down from your Sky Ship
and visit us.
324
00:18:18,197 --> 00:18:21,189
Well, we've got to let them know
we're not doing it on purpose.
325
00:18:21,266 --> 00:18:22,358
lnadvisable.
326
00:18:22,468 --> 00:18:24,129
The Prime Directive
still applies.
327
00:18:24,236 --> 00:18:27,262
This transmission was made
with primitive radio technology.
328
00:18:27,372 --> 00:18:29,465
They are not
a warp- capable civilization.
329
00:18:29,575 --> 00:18:31,668
To hell with the
Prime Directive.
330
00:18:31,743 --> 00:18:33,734
That man deserves an answer.
331
00:18:33,812 --> 00:18:35,780
Don't forget
the temporal differential.
332
00:18:35,848 --> 00:18:37,873
That man has been dead
for a long time.
333
00:18:37,950 --> 00:18:39,850
Nearly a century by now.
334
00:18:39,918 --> 00:18:42,580
Okay, so we send a message
to his great- grandchildren.
335
00:18:42,654 --> 00:18:44,713
l'll gladly do the honors.
336
00:18:44,790 --> 00:18:46,348
Ancient mythology- - that means
337
00:18:46,425 --> 00:18:48,359
we've already
insinuated ourselves
338
00:18:48,427 --> 00:18:49,519
into their culture.
339
00:18:49,595 --> 00:18:51,392
Why not take the next step?
340
00:18:51,463 --> 00:18:53,897
First contact
with a pre- warp society.
341
00:18:54,032 --> 00:18:56,227
We've already made
first contact.
342
00:18:56,335 --> 00:18:58,303
They know we're up here.
343
00:18:58,370 --> 00:19:00,998
Well, they've known
for hundreds of years,
344
00:19:01,106 --> 00:19:04,269
which means our presence
has been tempered by time.
345
00:19:04,343 --> 00:19:07,312
We've gradually become
part of their mythos.
346
00:19:07,379 --> 00:19:11,406
Meeting us could throw that
belief system into chaos.
347
00:19:11,483 --> 00:19:13,542
But we're destroying
their planet.
348
00:19:13,619 --> 00:19:14,551
You heard him.
349
00:19:14,620 --> 00:19:16,383
A first contact, face- to- face,
350
00:19:16,455 --> 00:19:19,754
might give us information
we could use to leave orbit.
351
00:19:19,825 --> 00:19:21,622
That would stop the damage.
352
00:19:21,693 --> 00:19:23,388
lt's worth the risk.
353
00:19:23,462 --> 00:19:25,362
We don't even know
if an away team
354
00:19:25,430 --> 00:19:28,228
could survive the transition
to their time frame.
355
00:19:28,300 --> 00:19:30,063
Doctor, correct me if l'm wrong,
356
00:19:30,169 --> 00:19:32,228
but the physiological stress
could be fatal.
357
00:19:32,337 --> 00:19:34,828
For one of you, perhaps,
but not for me.
358
00:19:34,940 --> 00:19:37,101
My holo- matrix
would be unaffected.
359
00:19:45,017 --> 00:19:48,885
You'd be going
only as an observer.
360
00:19:49,021 --> 00:19:52,149
You're not to
make contact.
361
00:19:52,224 --> 00:19:54,522
l localized the source
of the transmission
362
00:19:54,593 --> 00:19:55,560
to a subcontinent
363
00:19:55,627 --> 00:19:57,185
in the southern
hemisphere.
364
00:19:57,262 --> 00:19:58,456
The Central Protectorate.
365
00:19:58,530 --> 00:19:59,758
How do you know that?
366
00:19:59,831 --> 00:20:01,298
l've been looking
at the data
367
00:20:01,366 --> 00:20:02,355
from Astrometrics.
368
00:20:02,434 --> 00:20:03,594
Seven's picked up a few
369
00:20:03,702 --> 00:20:05,135
of their local transmissions.
370
00:20:05,204 --> 00:20:08,071
l can tell you the names
of all 26 states on the planet.
371
00:20:08,140 --> 00:20:09,437
And all the best places to eat?
372
00:20:09,508 --> 00:20:10,634
Just about.
373
00:20:10,709 --> 00:20:12,472
So, is this Central
Protectorate
374
00:20:12,544 --> 00:20:14,409
a good place to
send the Doctor?
375
00:20:14,479 --> 00:20:16,811
Probably. Judging
from the transmissions,
376
00:20:16,882 --> 00:20:19,043
they seem to have
a tolerant society.
377
00:20:19,117 --> 00:20:22,280
Hmm. Well, just to
be on the safe side,
378
00:20:22,354 --> 00:20:24,914
l'll find him
an isolated spot.
379
00:20:24,990 --> 00:20:25,957
l'm giving you access
380
00:20:26,091 --> 00:20:27,718
to your facial
and epidermal parameters.
381
00:20:27,793 --> 00:20:29,522
You should be able
to mimic the appearance
382
00:20:29,595 --> 00:20:31,586
of whoever is down there
in a matter of seconds.
383
00:20:31,663 --> 00:20:35,531
What if they're big
purple blobs of protoplasm?
384
00:20:35,634 --> 00:20:37,602
Then you'll be the best- looking
blob on the planet.
385
00:20:37,703 --> 00:20:39,102
l'm keeping you down there
386
00:20:39,171 --> 00:20:40,638
for three seconds, Doctor.
387
00:20:40,706 --> 00:20:43,197
That'll be almost two days
in their time frame.
388
00:20:43,308 --> 00:20:44,798
Gather whatever data you can- -
389
00:20:44,910 --> 00:20:46,878
seismic charts,
meteorological records,
390
00:20:46,945 --> 00:20:50,005
anything that might give us
a clue about how to break orbit.
391
00:20:50,148 --> 00:20:51,581
Understood.
392
00:20:51,650 --> 00:20:52,708
This will speed up
393
00:20:52,784 --> 00:20:54,809
the scanning rate
of your program...
394
00:20:54,886 --> 00:20:56,820
allow you to make
the transition.
395
00:20:58,757 --> 00:21:01,419
See you soon.
396
00:21:04,963 --> 00:21:07,523
Energizing.
397
00:21:11,637 --> 00:21:12,899
One...
398
00:21:13,005 --> 00:21:15,098
two...
399
00:21:15,207 --> 00:21:16,265
three.
400
00:21:21,413 --> 00:21:23,677
The confinement beam
is destabilizing.
401
00:21:23,749 --> 00:21:25,273
lt's the temporal field.
402
00:21:25,350 --> 00:21:26,942
We'll have to recalibrate.
403
00:21:27,085 --> 00:21:28,552
Every second
he's down there,
404
00:21:28,620 --> 00:21:30,520
he's in danger of
being discovered.
405
00:21:30,589 --> 00:21:31,954
Locking on again.
406
00:21:37,529 --> 00:21:39,463
We've lost him.
407
00:21:44,636 --> 00:21:47,196
l'm scanning within
a 100- kilometer radius
408
00:21:47,306 --> 00:21:49,240
of where we sent
him- - nothing.
409
00:21:49,308 --> 00:21:51,538
He could've moved
across the continent by now
410
00:21:51,610 --> 00:21:53,305
or to the other side
of the planet.
411
00:21:53,378 --> 00:21:55,312
lncreasing radius
to 1,000 kilometers.
412
00:21:57,549 --> 00:21:59,642
Chakotay to Seven of Nine.
413
00:21:59,718 --> 00:22:01,117
Go ahead, Commander.
414
00:22:01,219 --> 00:22:03,278
Have you picked up
any information
415
00:22:03,322 --> 00:22:05,790
regarding opera houses
or concert halls?
416
00:22:05,857 --> 00:22:08,451
The cultural center
of the state runs
417
00:22:08,527 --> 00:22:11,257
along the shore
of the eastern lake.
418
00:22:14,533 --> 00:22:15,795
Got him.
419
00:22:15,901 --> 00:22:17,459
B'Elanna, stand by
420
00:22:17,569 --> 00:22:18,900
for the coordinates.
421
00:22:19,004 --> 00:22:20,494
Acknowledged.
422
00:22:20,605 --> 00:22:22,937
l've reinitialized
the confinement beam.
423
00:22:23,075 --> 00:22:24,167
lt's holding.
424
00:22:24,242 --> 00:22:25,368
Locking on.
425
00:22:33,552 --> 00:22:34,484
Captain!
426
00:22:34,553 --> 00:22:36,043
Lieutenant!
427
00:22:37,422 --> 00:22:39,515
l thought l'd never
see you again.
428
00:22:39,591 --> 00:22:41,684
Are you all right?
429
00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:43,057
Oh, l- l've had
a few close calls
430
00:22:43,128 --> 00:22:44,527
over the years,
but all in all...
431
00:22:44,596 --> 00:22:45,563
''Years''?
432
00:22:45,630 --> 00:22:47,097
lt's been over three.
433
00:22:47,165 --> 00:22:48,359
But at least l knew
434
00:22:48,433 --> 00:22:49,866
you hadn't left me behind.
435
00:22:49,968 --> 00:22:52,163
All l had to do was look
up, and there you were,
436
00:22:52,270 --> 00:22:53,669
the brightest star in the sky.
437
00:22:53,739 --> 00:22:55,297
Well, what do they know
about us?
438
00:22:55,407 --> 00:22:57,602
Only that we arrived here
centuries ago.
439
00:22:57,676 --> 00:22:58,608
They blame us
440
00:22:58,677 --> 00:23:00,269
for the seismic tremors,
441
00:23:00,345 --> 00:23:02,472
but everything else
is pure speculation.
442
00:23:02,547 --> 00:23:03,571
And let me tell you,
443
00:23:03,648 --> 00:23:04,979
they like nothing better
444
00:23:05,050 --> 00:23:06,779
than to speculate
about Voyager.
445
00:23:06,852 --> 00:23:09,047
Doric would go on and on- -
446
00:23:09,121 --> 00:23:10,053
''Sky Ship this,
447
00:23:10,122 --> 00:23:11,111
Sky Ship that.''
448
00:23:11,189 --> 00:23:12,121
Doric?
449
00:23:12,190 --> 00:23:14,249
The owner of the
building l lived in,
450
00:23:14,326 --> 00:23:15,623
until the war started.
451
00:23:15,694 --> 00:23:16,626
There was a war?
452
00:23:16,695 --> 00:23:18,754
Oh... the neighboring
state decided
453
00:23:18,830 --> 00:23:20,764
to lob a few cannon
shells at us.
454
00:23:20,832 --> 00:23:24,290
Our tactical air
command responded,
455
00:23:24,369 --> 00:23:25,563
and a new treaty
was signed...
456
00:23:25,670 --> 00:23:26,602
in a matter of weeks,
457
00:23:26,671 --> 00:23:28,502
but not before my
apartment was in ruins.
458
00:23:28,573 --> 00:23:30,939
Oh, so they have
aviation technology?
459
00:23:31,076 --> 00:23:32,907
They're hardly
savages, Captain.
460
00:23:32,978 --> 00:23:36,038
ln fact, they're making
great strides technologically,
461
00:23:36,114 --> 00:23:37,706
thanks, in part, to Voyager.
462
00:23:37,783 --> 00:23:39,375
What do you mean?
463
00:23:39,451 --> 00:23:42,045
From the moment our ship arrived
in the sky,
464
00:23:42,120 --> 00:23:44,315
they've been trying
to make contact.
465
00:23:44,389 --> 00:23:46,880
Our presence...
has encouraged invention,
466
00:23:46,958 --> 00:23:48,550
religion, science, art,
467
00:23:48,627 --> 00:23:50,288
even children's toys.
468
00:23:50,362 --> 00:23:53,957
They're all variations
on a single theme- - Voyager.
469
00:23:54,065 --> 00:23:56,090
Mariza even composed an aria
470
00:23:56,201 --> 00:23:57,964
based on the Sky Ship.
471
00:23:58,136 --> 00:23:59,694
l sang the lyric.
472
00:23:59,805 --> 00:24:01,067
Mariza?
473
00:24:01,173 --> 00:24:03,334
She was my...
474
00:24:03,375 --> 00:24:04,899
roommate.
475
00:24:09,314 --> 00:24:11,248
Three years is a long time,
476
00:24:11,316 --> 00:24:13,250
Captain.
477
00:24:13,318 --> 00:24:15,218
One needs...
478
00:24:15,287 --> 00:24:17,551
companionship.
479
00:24:17,689 --> 00:24:20,249
You'll get no argument from me.
480
00:24:22,027 --> 00:24:23,619
But did you learn anything
481
00:24:23,695 --> 00:24:25,560
that might help
us break orbit?
482
00:24:25,630 --> 00:24:27,495
lt's all in here.
483
00:24:29,901 --> 00:24:31,232
Meteorological records
484
00:24:31,336 --> 00:24:32,462
for the last 300 years- -
485
00:24:32,571 --> 00:24:34,198
l've committed them all
to memory.
486
00:24:34,306 --> 00:24:35,637
Some are inaccurate almanacs,
487
00:24:35,707 --> 00:24:38,676
but the more recent ones include
detailed seismic analyses.
488
00:24:38,777 --> 00:24:40,506
Get that information
to Astrometrics.
489
00:24:40,579 --> 00:24:42,740
See if you can find any
pattern to the quakes.
490
00:24:42,814 --> 00:24:44,679
Might help us figure
a way out of here.
491
00:24:44,749 --> 00:24:45,681
See you in Sick Bay.
492
00:24:45,750 --> 00:24:47,479
l'll download the data
from your program,
493
00:24:47,552 --> 00:24:49,520
and we'll do
a little cosmetic surgery, too.
494
00:24:49,588 --> 00:24:51,112
Lieutenant?
495
00:24:51,189 --> 00:24:53,282
Unless you prefer
looking like that.
496
00:24:55,994 --> 00:24:57,859
Of course- - l completely forgot.
497
00:24:58,897 --> 00:24:59,955
l must tell you,
498
00:25:00,031 --> 00:25:02,465
if some of the people
on the planet had their way,
499
00:25:02,501 --> 00:25:04,526
those weapons would
be pointed at Voyager.
500
00:25:04,636 --> 00:25:07,104
Luckily, the ship is still
out of range- - for now.
501
00:25:07,172 --> 00:25:08,730
l guess l can't
blame them.
502
00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:11,274
There's something
of a space race going on
503
00:25:11,343 --> 00:25:12,833
between the various states.
504
00:25:13,011 --> 00:25:15,878
Who can get to the starship
first with a rocket?
505
00:25:16,014 --> 00:25:18,881
Are we talking about a
capsule with an astronaut
506
00:25:18,950 --> 00:25:20,611
or a missile
with a warhead?
507
00:25:20,685 --> 00:25:21,879
l can't answer that.
508
00:25:22,020 --> 00:25:24,386
But at their present rate
of development,
509
00:25:24,456 --> 00:25:27,118
we won't have to wait
very long to find out.
510
00:25:29,394 --> 00:25:30,554
How does this sound?
511
00:25:30,629 --> 00:25:33,257
''The Weird Planet
Where Time Moved Very Fast
512
00:25:33,331 --> 00:25:35,629
and So Did the People
Who Lived There,''
513
00:25:35,700 --> 00:25:36,894
by Naomi Wildman.
514
00:25:37,068 --> 00:25:40,629
That's what l'm calling my
report for astronomy class.
515
00:25:40,739 --> 00:25:44,175
Neelix said l should choose
a planet to write about.
516
00:25:44,276 --> 00:25:45,743
So l picked this one.
517
00:25:45,810 --> 00:25:48,108
Your title is...
verbose.
518
00:25:48,179 --> 00:25:51,273
l suggest you try
to condense it.
519
00:25:51,349 --> 00:25:53,442
''The Weird Planet.''
520
00:25:53,518 --> 00:25:56,612
Better,
but it lacks precision.
521
00:25:56,688 --> 00:25:59,384
''The Weird Planet
Displaced in Time.''
522
00:25:59,457 --> 00:26:01,618
Perfect.
523
00:26:01,726 --> 00:26:03,318
Seven of Nine to the Bridge.
524
00:26:03,361 --> 00:26:06,455
l'm transmitting my calculations
directly to the helm.
525
00:26:06,531 --> 00:26:07,463
Acknowledged.
526
00:26:07,532 --> 00:26:08,464
What's happening?
527
00:26:08,533 --> 00:26:10,091
The Doctor brought back data
528
00:26:10,201 --> 00:26:12,226
regarding the planet's
graviton field.
529
00:26:12,337 --> 00:26:14,532
We're using it
to realign our thrusters.
530
00:26:14,639 --> 00:26:16,971
That'll be great for my report.
531
00:26:17,042 --> 00:26:18,270
All hands, this is the Captain.
532
00:26:18,343 --> 00:26:20,311
Secure your stations
and prepare to break orbit.
533
00:26:20,378 --> 00:26:21,345
Brace yourself.
534
00:26:25,717 --> 00:26:28,277
Our altitude
is increasing.
535
00:26:28,353 --> 00:26:30,287
50 meters...
536
00:26:30,355 --> 00:26:31,322
60...
537
00:26:34,526 --> 00:26:36,426
Seven of Nine to the Bridge.
538
00:26:36,494 --> 00:26:38,462
Our attempt to leave orbit
539
00:26:38,530 --> 00:26:41,294
is increasing
the seismic activity.
540
00:26:41,366 --> 00:26:42,628
We must abort.
541
00:26:42,701 --> 00:26:44,669
Agreed.
542
00:26:44,736 --> 00:26:46,670
ls the planet okay?
543
00:26:46,738 --> 00:26:50,606
Minimal damage along
the equatorial coastline- -
544
00:26:50,675 --> 00:26:52,609
nothing serious.
545
00:26:52,677 --> 00:26:56,135
Seven... do you think
we'll ever be able to leave?
546
00:26:56,214 --> 00:26:58,478
Eventually.
547
00:26:58,550 --> 00:27:00,415
l hope so.
548
00:27:00,518 --> 00:27:02,679
l need a way to end my report.
549
00:27:06,725 --> 00:27:08,454
Orbital 1
to Launch Control.
550
00:27:08,526 --> 00:27:11,324
We're ready to ignite
second- stage propellants.
551
00:27:11,396 --> 00:27:12,829
Proceed.
552
00:27:16,167 --> 00:27:18,829
Second- stage propellants
depleted.
553
00:27:18,937 --> 00:27:20,529
Final stage- - ready.
554
00:27:20,639 --> 00:27:23,233
Ready to ignite
final- stage propellants.
555
00:27:25,677 --> 00:27:26,769
Launch Control,
556
00:27:26,845 --> 00:27:29,313
we are awaiting
your command to proceed.
557
00:27:31,016 --> 00:27:32,608
What was that?
558
00:27:32,684 --> 00:27:36,620
There's nothing wrong
with the transponder.
559
00:27:36,688 --> 00:27:38,485
Orbital 1
to Launch Control.
560
00:27:38,556 --> 00:27:40,547
We're not receiving
your orders.
561
00:27:40,625 --> 00:27:41,557
Everything else
562
00:27:41,626 --> 00:27:43,594
is working perfectly.
563
00:27:43,662 --> 00:27:45,857
lgnite the final stage.
564
00:27:45,930 --> 00:27:47,625
We have to proceed
565
00:27:47,699 --> 00:27:49,997
with the mission.
566
00:27:57,342 --> 00:28:00,709
Final- stage propellants
depleted.
567
00:28:00,779 --> 00:28:03,907
lnitiate deceleration thrusters.
568
00:28:06,384 --> 00:28:07,681
Thrusters active.
569
00:28:09,954 --> 00:28:11,819
Watch your pitch angle.
570
00:28:11,956 --> 00:28:13,389
Correcting.
571
00:28:13,458 --> 00:28:16,222
Distance check.
572
00:28:16,294 --> 00:28:18,387
We're in rendezvous range.
573
00:28:18,463 --> 00:28:20,624
Rendezvous sequence...
574
00:28:20,699 --> 00:28:21,597
locked in.
575
00:28:21,666 --> 00:28:24,760
Moving into final position.
576
00:28:24,869 --> 00:28:26,564
Distance check.
577
00:28:26,671 --> 00:28:28,536
We're within scanning range.
578
00:28:28,606 --> 00:28:30,574
Let's take a look.
579
00:28:34,012 --> 00:28:36,606
The scans won't penetrate
their hull.
580
00:28:36,681 --> 00:28:38,774
l guess we'll
have to go inside.
581
00:28:38,850 --> 00:28:40,647
We're not authorized to do that.
582
00:28:40,719 --> 00:28:44,815
Our orders were to learn as much
as possible about the Sky Ship.
583
00:28:44,889 --> 00:28:46,049
That's my intention.
584
00:28:46,124 --> 00:28:47,989
l saw something
that looks like
585
00:28:48,059 --> 00:28:49,492
a transfer port.
586
00:28:49,561 --> 00:28:52,553
lt might be a
place we can dock.
587
00:28:52,630 --> 00:28:54,257
Move in closer.
588
00:29:07,245 --> 00:29:09,236
Wait, wait.
589
00:29:11,049 --> 00:29:12,380
Are you all right?
590
00:29:12,450 --> 00:29:14,918
A little...
disoriented.
591
00:29:16,454 --> 00:29:17,921
Let's keep going.
592
00:30:02,700 --> 00:30:04,691
l don't understand.
593
00:30:18,416 --> 00:30:20,384
Her skin feels warm.
594
00:30:24,923 --> 00:30:27,824
lt might be some sort
of metabolic stasis...
595
00:30:27,892 --> 00:30:29,951
but then,
why does it look like
596
00:30:30,028 --> 00:30:32,724
they're just going
about their business?
597
00:30:33,765 --> 00:30:34,857
This isn't right.
598
00:30:34,933 --> 00:30:36,366
We shouldn't be here.
599
00:30:36,467 --> 00:30:38,401
We were never
meant to be here.
600
00:30:38,469 --> 00:30:39,401
Try and stay calm.
601
00:30:39,470 --> 00:30:40,402
We've seen enough.
602
00:30:40,471 --> 00:30:41,631
Please, we have to leave.
603
00:30:41,739 --> 00:30:42,899
You're the best pilot we have.
604
00:30:43,007 --> 00:30:44,406
That's why you're
on this mission.
605
00:30:44,475 --> 00:30:46,534
This is no different
than flying your favorite...
606
00:30:46,611 --> 00:30:48,306
Oh, it's different.
607
00:30:49,814 --> 00:30:51,577
l can't argue with that.
608
00:30:51,649 --> 00:30:54,846
Another few minutes,
then we'll go back.
609
00:31:01,159 --> 00:31:03,992
This looks like
their command center.
610
00:31:23,548 --> 00:31:27,746
This is not metabolic stasis.
611
00:31:27,819 --> 00:31:30,845
Could the laws of physics
be different here?
612
00:31:30,922 --> 00:31:33,390
Maybe they're just
a little slower.
613
00:31:34,425 --> 00:31:35,392
What's wrong?
614
00:31:45,637 --> 00:31:46,763
lntruder alert.
615
00:31:46,871 --> 00:31:49,101
Security Team to Deck 1.
616
00:31:49,173 --> 00:31:50,538
Captain, l'm picking up a ship
617
00:31:50,608 --> 00:31:51,540
at Docking Port 1.
618
00:31:51,609 --> 00:31:52,667
lt just appeared there.
619
00:31:52,744 --> 00:31:54,712
Bridge to Sick Bay.
Medical emergency.
620
00:31:58,850 --> 00:32:00,044
What can you tell me?
621
00:32:00,151 --> 00:32:01,914
The transition
to our time frame
622
00:32:01,986 --> 00:32:03,578
was a little rough for them.
623
00:32:03,655 --> 00:32:06,021
l'm afraid his colleague
didn't make it.
624
00:32:06,090 --> 00:32:07,148
How is he?
625
00:32:07,225 --> 00:32:08,419
Recovering.
626
00:32:08,493 --> 00:32:11,326
Lucky for him, l'm as good
as his family doctor.
627
00:32:11,396 --> 00:32:12,886
After three years
628
00:32:12,964 --> 00:32:14,761
of poring over their
medical journals,
629
00:32:14,832 --> 00:32:18,268
l know as much about their
physiology as l do yours.
630
00:32:23,675 --> 00:32:25,802
Easy.
631
00:32:29,180 --> 00:32:30,772
Where's Terina?
632
00:32:30,848 --> 00:32:33,544
She didn't survive
the transition.
633
00:32:33,618 --> 00:32:35,643
l'm very sorry.
634
00:32:35,720 --> 00:32:37,449
Transition?
635
00:32:37,522 --> 00:32:39,285
To your time frame?
636
00:32:41,893 --> 00:32:44,327
You understand
what's happened to you.
637
00:32:44,395 --> 00:32:46,329
l'm beginning to.
638
00:32:46,397 --> 00:32:49,730
Voyager exists
in the same space- time
639
00:32:49,834 --> 00:32:51,927
as the rest of the galaxy.
640
00:32:52,036 --> 00:32:53,970
Your planet is different.
641
00:32:55,740 --> 00:32:58,709
So you really haven't been
watching us for centuries.
642
00:32:58,776 --> 00:33:01,643
Actually, we just got here...
643
00:33:01,746 --> 00:33:05,409
and we're hoping you can help us
find a way to leave.
644
00:33:11,356 --> 00:33:13,017
So, if what you're
saying is true,
645
00:33:13,091 --> 00:33:18,358
everyone l know...
everyone l knew is gone.
646
00:33:18,429 --> 00:33:20,056
That's correct.
647
00:33:22,533 --> 00:33:25,058
Captain, l'm an
accomplished pilot.
648
00:33:25,169 --> 00:33:28,661
That's why they chose me
for this mission.
649
00:33:28,773 --> 00:33:31,333
l don't have the courage
of the others.
650
00:33:31,442 --> 00:33:33,569
They made a mistake
choosing me.
651
00:33:33,644 --> 00:33:35,202
l have to disagree.
652
00:33:35,279 --> 00:33:37,372
For someone whose
life has just been
653
00:33:37,448 --> 00:33:40,246
turned upside down, l
think you're doing fine.
654
00:33:42,153 --> 00:33:43,950
When l was a young child,
655
00:33:44,022 --> 00:33:47,389
the toys hanging above my crib
depicted the Sky Ship.
656
00:33:47,458 --> 00:33:50,188
lt's the first thing
l ever remember seeing,
657
00:33:50,261 --> 00:33:52,661
even before my mother's face...
658
00:33:52,730 --> 00:33:56,632
and now l'm the only one
that knows its name- -
659
00:33:56,734 --> 00:33:58,702
Voyager.
660
00:34:00,705 --> 00:34:03,697
l suppose it'll be
the last thing l see as well.
661
00:34:03,808 --> 00:34:05,435
Well, that's up to you.
662
00:34:05,510 --> 00:34:06,442
l have no intention
663
00:34:06,511 --> 00:34:08,274
of keeping you here
against your will.
664
00:34:08,346 --> 00:34:11,577
The Doctor spent some
time on your planet
665
00:34:11,649 --> 00:34:13,048
collecting data that
we hoped would help us
666
00:34:13,117 --> 00:34:15,142
find a way to leave orbit.
667
00:34:15,219 --> 00:34:16,447
We need you to assist us
668
00:34:16,521 --> 00:34:19,046
in interpreting
that information.
669
00:34:19,123 --> 00:34:23,526
However...
the longer you stay on board,
670
00:34:23,594 --> 00:34:25,892
the more difficult it will be
for you to go home.
671
00:34:25,963 --> 00:34:27,362
Your culture is changing
672
00:34:27,432 --> 00:34:29,457
every second you're here.
673
00:34:29,534 --> 00:34:31,297
By the time you go back,
674
00:34:31,402 --> 00:34:34,394
you might find it
more alien than ours.
675
00:34:39,077 --> 00:34:42,205
Star of the night,
star of the day
676
00:34:42,280 --> 00:34:47,183
Come to take my tears away
677
00:34:47,251 --> 00:34:51,915
Make my life always bright...
678
00:34:55,059 --> 00:34:56,959
lt's a child's prayer.
679
00:34:57,095 --> 00:34:58,722
To Voyager?
680
00:34:58,796 --> 00:35:01,458
Yes.
681
00:35:01,566 --> 00:35:04,091
l hope you're not disappointed.
682
00:35:04,168 --> 00:35:09,663
How often does your
very first dream come true?
683
00:35:10,975 --> 00:35:12,943
Of course l'll help you.
684
00:35:17,115 --> 00:35:19,811
The information l brought back
is in Voyager's database.
685
00:35:19,884 --> 00:35:22,045
Seven of Nine has been trying
to make sense of it.
686
00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:23,417
She'll welcome
your assistance.
687
00:35:23,488 --> 00:35:25,319
Mountain or Lakeside?
688
00:35:25,389 --> 00:35:26,447
Mountain, of course.
689
00:35:26,524 --> 00:35:28,219
Don't tell me
you're a Lakeside supporter.
690
00:35:28,292 --> 00:35:29,884
You really were
on the surface.
691
00:35:29,961 --> 00:35:31,258
How are they doing this season?
692
00:35:31,329 --> 00:35:33,820
Not good- - five wins, 12 losses.
693
00:35:33,898 --> 00:35:36,128
l don't believe it.
Who's guarding for them?
694
00:35:36,234 --> 00:35:37,201
Torelius.
695
00:35:37,268 --> 00:35:38,394
Any relation
to the Torelius?
696
00:35:38,503 --> 00:35:39,470
His grandson.
697
00:35:39,537 --> 00:35:41,903
l saw the original
defend for Mountain
698
00:35:41,973 --> 00:35:43,804
in the playoffs
against Red River.
699
00:35:43,875 --> 00:35:45,274
That was before
l was born.
700
00:35:45,343 --> 00:35:47,208
He would have gone
into voluntary exile
701
00:35:47,278 --> 00:35:49,075
after a 5- 12 season!
702
00:35:50,348 --> 00:35:52,248
This information
is out of date.
703
00:35:52,316 --> 00:35:55,251
We were far more advanced
than this when l left.
704
00:35:55,319 --> 00:35:56,718
l can help you correct it.
705
00:35:56,787 --> 00:35:58,049
Very well.
706
00:35:58,122 --> 00:35:59,987
Let's start
with the geological data.
707
00:36:00,091 --> 00:36:03,583
The seismic detectors back then
were off by a variance of 3.8.
708
00:36:03,628 --> 00:36:06,188
A simple conversion will
compensate for that.
709
00:36:09,033 --> 00:36:11,968
Does every planet
look like ours?
710
00:36:12,036 --> 00:36:13,333
None that l've seen.
711
00:36:13,437 --> 00:36:15,302
Your world appears to be unique.
712
00:36:15,373 --> 00:36:18,103
lf we're so out of step
with everything else,
713
00:36:18,176 --> 00:36:21,577
we'll never be able to explore
space the way you have.
714
00:36:21,646 --> 00:36:23,136
You're a highly adaptable
species.
715
00:36:23,214 --> 00:36:25,239
Your scientists will find
a way to compensate
716
00:36:25,316 --> 00:36:26,783
for the temporal differential.
717
00:36:26,851 --> 00:36:29,445
They'd better do it
before you leave.
718
00:36:30,688 --> 00:36:32,622
Without the Sky Ship
up above them,
719
00:36:32,690 --> 00:36:35,158
my people might lose interest
in progress.
720
00:36:35,226 --> 00:36:37,854
There wouldn't be anything left
to reach for.
721
00:36:37,929 --> 00:36:39,897
Perhaps they'll
miss Voyager so much,
722
00:36:39,997 --> 00:36:42,488
they'll do everything they can
to follow us.
723
00:36:42,567 --> 00:36:43,966
Maybe so.
724
00:36:46,604 --> 00:36:47,662
What was that?
725
00:36:47,772 --> 00:36:50,332
An antimatter implosion.
726
00:36:50,441 --> 00:36:53,137
Your world is experimenting
with warp technology.
727
00:36:53,211 --> 00:36:55,145
Sensors detected
an early test.
728
00:36:56,714 --> 00:36:59,205
Another test- -
six weeks later.
729
00:37:00,451 --> 00:37:03,181
And a third- - more
controlled each time.
730
00:37:03,254 --> 00:37:05,017
They're learning quickly.
731
00:37:08,292 --> 00:37:09,919
Too quickly.
732
00:37:09,994 --> 00:37:11,586
What was that?
733
00:37:11,662 --> 00:37:14,654
Unknown, but our shields
are down to 82 percent.
734
00:37:17,201 --> 00:37:19,169
64 percent.
735
00:37:19,237 --> 00:37:21,171
l don't know what's causing it.
There's nothing on sensors.
736
00:37:21,239 --> 00:37:22,570
Janeway to Seven of Nine.
737
00:37:22,640 --> 00:37:23,607
Go ahead, Captain.
738
00:37:23,674 --> 00:37:25,141
Are you picking up anything
739
00:37:25,209 --> 00:37:26,403
in Astrometrics?
740
00:37:26,477 --> 00:37:27,739
The inhabitants
appear to have
741
00:37:27,812 --> 00:37:30,246
developed antimatter
torpedo technology.
742
00:37:30,314 --> 00:37:31,906
l believe we're under attack.
743
00:37:40,891 --> 00:37:43,985
Another direct hit.
Shields at 49 percent.
744
00:37:44,061 --> 00:37:45,323
Captain, l apologize
for this attack.
745
00:37:45,396 --> 00:37:46,420
They have no right.
746
00:37:46,497 --> 00:37:48,897
Unfortunately,
they've got every right.
747
00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:50,331
Let me talk to them.
748
00:37:50,434 --> 00:37:51,696
We've already tried
to hail them.
749
00:37:51,802 --> 00:37:53,099
lt doesn't look
like they're able
750
00:37:53,204 --> 00:37:54,364
to receive our transmissions.
751
00:37:54,472 --> 00:37:56,940
They still don't know
about the time differential.
752
00:37:57,008 --> 00:37:58,305
A logical assumption.
753
00:37:59,143 --> 00:38:00,337
Shields down
754
00:38:00,444 --> 00:38:01,934
to 34 percent.
755
00:38:01,979 --> 00:38:04,038
The torpedoes are being fired
at three- day intervals.
756
00:38:04,115 --> 00:38:05,480
They're making
refinements each time,
757
00:38:05,549 --> 00:38:06,811
increasing the detonation yield.
758
00:38:06,884 --> 00:38:08,374
Captain, isn't it time
759
00:38:08,452 --> 00:38:09,384
we returned fire?
760
00:38:09,453 --> 00:38:10,385
We've done enough
761
00:38:10,454 --> 00:38:11,352
damage to these people
762
00:38:11,422 --> 00:38:12,514
over the last thousand years.
763
00:38:17,094 --> 00:38:18,322
You've got to go back.
764
00:38:18,396 --> 00:38:19,829
lt's the only way.
765
00:38:19,897 --> 00:38:21,728
Make them understand who we are.
766
00:38:21,799 --> 00:38:23,926
You have the specifications
of this ship.
767
00:38:24,035 --> 00:38:27,129
Your scientists might be able
to use them to help free us.
768
00:38:27,238 --> 00:38:29,706
At the very least,
get them to hold their fire.
769
00:38:29,807 --> 00:38:31,638
Captain, the transporters
are off- line.
770
00:38:31,709 --> 00:38:33,108
ls his vessel still intact?
771
00:38:33,177 --> 00:38:35,304
The docking port
hasn't been hit yet.
772
00:38:35,379 --> 00:38:37,870
Good luck.
773
00:38:44,388 --> 00:38:47,152
This will accelerate your
metabolic functions- -
774
00:38:47,224 --> 00:38:48,885
help you make the transition.
775
00:38:48,959 --> 00:38:50,551
Thank you
for everything, Doctor.
776
00:38:50,628 --> 00:38:53,358
lt was a pleasure to
treat a fellow citizen.
777
00:38:53,431 --> 00:38:54,898
Would you do me a favor?
778
00:38:54,965 --> 00:38:56,398
Certainly.
779
00:38:56,467 --> 00:38:57,627
Find out what happened
780
00:38:57,735 --> 00:38:59,259
to a boy named Jason Tabreez.
781
00:38:59,370 --> 00:39:01,338
He lived in the
Central Protectorate.
782
00:39:01,439 --> 00:39:03,498
Jason? An unusual name.
783
00:39:03,607 --> 00:39:05,802
Yes. He was my...
784
00:39:05,943 --> 00:39:07,376
son.
785
00:39:07,445 --> 00:39:09,208
But you're a hologram.
786
00:39:09,280 --> 00:39:10,542
lt's a long story.
787
00:39:10,614 --> 00:39:12,377
He's dead by now,
788
00:39:12,450 --> 00:39:15,214
but perhaps you could
discover what happened to him.
789
00:39:15,286 --> 00:39:17,117
Maybe he had children
790
00:39:17,188 --> 00:39:18,815
or grandchildren.
791
00:39:18,889 --> 00:39:20,550
You could tell them about me.
792
00:39:20,624 --> 00:39:23,491
l will.
793
00:39:32,937 --> 00:39:34,632
Orbital 1 to Launch Control.
794
00:39:34,739 --> 00:39:36,036
Please respond.
795
00:39:38,008 --> 00:39:39,600
Launch Control, please respond.
796
00:39:39,677 --> 00:39:41,338
Who is this?
797
00:39:41,412 --> 00:39:43,437
Pilot First Rank Gotana- Retz.
798
00:39:43,514 --> 00:39:44,776
Clear this channel,
799
00:39:44,849 --> 00:39:46,874
or l'm going to report you
to the Command Center.
800
00:39:47,017 --> 00:39:48,177
ls this Launch Control?
801
00:39:48,252 --> 00:39:51,278
l'm the Weather Coordinator
for Station 004.
802
00:39:51,355 --> 00:39:53,880
You're in violation
of transmission regulations.
803
00:39:54,024 --> 00:39:55,355
Please, listen to me.
804
00:39:55,426 --> 00:39:57,621
l'm trying
to reach Launch Control.
805
00:39:57,695 --> 00:39:58,787
Let me guess.
806
00:39:58,863 --> 00:40:00,296
You finally decided
to come home.
807
00:40:00,364 --> 00:40:01,296
You're Gotana- Retz?
808
00:40:01,365 --> 00:40:02,798
Gotana- Retz. Yes.
809
00:40:02,867 --> 00:40:04,892
Now, please transfer me
to Launch Control.
810
00:40:05,069 --> 00:40:07,629
Launch Control became
the Tactical Command Center
811
00:40:07,738 --> 00:40:08,898
50 years ago.
812
00:40:09,073 --> 00:40:10,335
You're dead.
813
00:40:10,408 --> 00:40:12,342
l've been inside the Sky Ship.
814
00:40:12,410 --> 00:40:14,435
Then it's a good thing
you decided to leave.
815
00:40:14,512 --> 00:40:15,945
They're about to shoot it down.
816
00:40:16,080 --> 00:40:17,945
l've got to speak with them!
817
00:40:18,082 --> 00:40:20,846
Tactical Command frequencies
are classified.
818
00:40:20,918 --> 00:40:22,510
Now, get off this channel.
819
00:40:22,586 --> 00:40:25,180
lf you've ever wanted
to report more than the weather,
820
00:40:25,256 --> 00:40:26,518
now is your chance.
821
00:40:26,590 --> 00:40:29,115
Tell them to clear Central Lake
of all traffic.
822
00:40:29,193 --> 00:40:33,061
Orbital 1 is coming in
for a landing.
823
00:40:37,802 --> 00:40:40,737
Shields at 23 percent.
824
00:40:40,805 --> 00:40:43,171
17 percent.
825
00:40:44,542 --> 00:40:46,066
Shields are down.
826
00:40:46,177 --> 00:40:47,804
What was that last one?
827
00:40:47,878 --> 00:40:49,573
A tricobalt device.
828
00:40:49,647 --> 00:40:51,342
What'll they think of next?
829
00:40:51,415 --> 00:40:53,280
Damage reports
coming in- - imminent
830
00:40:53,350 --> 00:40:55,341
hull breaches on Decks
8, 9 and 10.
831
00:40:55,419 --> 00:40:56,681
Life support is failing.
832
00:40:56,754 --> 00:40:58,745
Our astronaut should
have made it by now.
833
00:40:58,823 --> 00:41:02,122
Based on his descent velocity,
he landed about ten minutes ago.
834
00:41:02,226 --> 00:41:03,352
That's a year
and a half.
835
00:41:03,394 --> 00:41:04,656
Then he must have failed.
836
00:41:06,030 --> 00:41:07,463
l'm picking up
another launch- -
837
00:41:07,531 --> 00:41:08,896
two massive energy signatures.
838
00:41:09,033 --> 00:41:10,295
Tricobalt devices?
839
00:41:10,401 --> 00:41:11,629
Unknown.
840
00:41:11,735 --> 00:41:13,202
Brace yourselves.
841
00:41:19,210 --> 00:41:20,837
We're in some kind
of tractor beam.
842
00:41:20,911 --> 00:41:22,742
Captain...
843
00:41:22,813 --> 00:41:24,075
if l alternate thrusters,
844
00:41:24,148 --> 00:41:25,911
l might be able
to break us free.
845
00:41:25,983 --> 00:41:29,248
No. Let's give our friends
the benefit of the doubt.
846
00:41:35,392 --> 00:41:37,519
They're pulling us away
from the planet.
847
00:41:40,698 --> 00:41:42,825
We've broken orbit.
848
00:41:42,900 --> 00:41:44,367
Try hailing them.
849
00:41:51,408 --> 00:41:52,739
lt's good to see you all again.
850
00:41:52,810 --> 00:41:55,711
Looks like somebody down there
listened to you.
851
00:41:55,779 --> 00:41:57,508
l'm sorry it took so long.
852
00:41:57,581 --> 00:42:00,209
And now we can make first
contact the proper way.
853
00:42:00,317 --> 00:42:02,683
Unfortunately,
that won't be possible.
854
00:42:02,720 --> 00:42:04,745
A temporal compensator.
855
00:42:04,822 --> 00:42:07,154
lt allows me to exist
in your time frame
856
00:42:07,224 --> 00:42:10,785
without actually leaving my own,
but, uh, only for a few minutes.
857
00:42:10,861 --> 00:42:13,193
l'm afraid it'll be a while
before my people actually
858
00:42:13,264 --> 00:42:15,255
join the rest of the galaxy.
859
00:42:15,332 --> 00:42:17,163
Captain, we'll
be able to bring
860
00:42:17,268 --> 00:42:19,702
the warp drive back on line
in approximately two hours.
861
00:42:19,770 --> 00:42:23,262
Very good.
862
00:42:23,374 --> 00:42:25,672
Thank you.
863
00:42:25,743 --> 00:42:27,870
l feel like
l'm saying good- bye
864
00:42:27,945 --> 00:42:30,004
to an old friend.
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