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Why potatoes?
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Their first idea
was to clone Naomi,
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but l suggested they start
with something smaller.
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Quite a feat of engineering.
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lt's a Teirenian ant colony.
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l infused the soil
with a blue ion dye,
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so it'd be easier
to see the insects.
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They're luminescent.
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The drones produce
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a fluorescent enzyme
that's activated
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by the queen.
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Drones and queens?
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l thought we were trying
to get these children away
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from the Borg.
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The project was Mezoti's idea.
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l didn't want to discourage
her individuality.
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l like bugs.
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Well done.
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Let me know before
you take up beekeeping.
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What have we got here?
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lt's Kataris.
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Your father's planet.
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l've been learning all about it.
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Naomi programmed
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the geophysical
and atmospheric conditions.
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There's quite a storm
in those mountains.
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The Arpasian range
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is known for high winds
and hail.
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l'll remember to bring my coat.
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Now, this looks impressive.
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lt's a high- resolution
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gravimetric sensor array.
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Ambitious.
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lt'll augment
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our ability to scan
for the neutrino flux
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associated with wormholes.
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lt could help Voyager
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find a faster way home.
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The engineering principles
are sound.
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l expected these projects
to be interesting,
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but this is truly exceptional.
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Thank you, Captain.
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l am very interested
in astrophysics.
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Well, you've obviously got
a knack for it.
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Well done.
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How did you think of scanning
for neutrino fluctuations?
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l've been studying
Starfleet records.
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He's a remarkable young man.
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He hopes to earn
a permanent posting
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in Astrometrics one day.
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l'm afraid that
won't be possible.
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Captain, the boy has
a unique talent.
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lt's not a question of merit.
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We've made contact
with his parents,
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and l've set a course
for their planet.
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My scanner is calibrated
to pick up changes
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in neutrino trajectories.
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That's good news.
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You've exceeded your scheduled
time here by one hour.
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l am almost finished.
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Your work will have to wait.
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There's something
we need to discuss.
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Look at this.
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lt's a star forming
in the Orpisay nebula.
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The Orpisay nebula
is out of range
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of our sensors.
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l increased the resolution
of the long- range scanners.
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lmpressive.
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When l was on the cube,
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l never thought
about what was outside- -
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pulsars,
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quasars,
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nebulas- -
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but here in this lab,
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l feel like l can see
the entire galaxy.
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What did you want
to talk to me about?
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You said there was something
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we needed to discuss.
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Yes. That's correct.
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lt's time for you
to regenerate.
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Come in.
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l'd like the data
you've collected
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on lcheb's species
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so l can prepare him
for reassimilation.
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Maybe we could refer to it
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as ''getting reacquainted
with his family.''
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lf you prefer.
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l'll transfer the files
to Astrometrics.
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Thank you.
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How'd he take the news?
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You haven't told him.
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No.
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Why not?
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lt won't be easy for him
to accept.
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He's adapted to life on Voyager.
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And you've adapted
to having him here.
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My feelings are irrelevant.
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Are they?
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Would you like me to tell him?
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lt's my responsibility...
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but l am uncertain
how to proceed.
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Well, you've already
helped him make
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one difficult transition.
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How did you do that?
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By giving him the benefit
of my own experiences,
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encouraging him to be resilient
in the face of obstacles.
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Sounds like a good strategy.
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ls your alcove
malfunctioning?
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l'm calculating
neutrino trajectories.
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You need to regenerate.
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Very well.
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Wait.
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We've located your parents.
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Voyager is due to
arrive at their planet
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tomorrow.
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Do l have to stay with them?
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They're your parents.
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l don't remember them.
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After my parents
were assimilated,
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l never saw them again.
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You're fortunate
to have this chance.
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What about the others?
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We haven't been able
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to locate their families yet.
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That's not what l mean.
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What will happen to them
if l leave?
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They depend on me.
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They'll adapt.
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l'll never see you again?
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l've been studying
Brunali culture.
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lt's very different
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from what you've become
accustomed to on Voyager.
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ln what way?
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They're an
agrarian society.
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Their technological
resources are limited.
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Are they capable
of space travel?
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Yes, but most of their vessels
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were destroyed by the Borg.
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How will l continue my studies?
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l don't know.
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lcheb...
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l'm detecting
scattered enclaves
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on the northern continent- -
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all with populations
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of fewer than 10,000.
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Judging from the residual
gamma radiation,
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it appears they've suffered
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numerous Borg attacks
over the past decade.
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That's not surprising.
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There's a Borg transwarp conduit
less than a light- year away.
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Not exactly prime real estate.
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Tuvok, run continuous scans
for Borg activity.
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Tom, put us into
synchronous orbit.
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Yes, ma'am.
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Seven, you'd better get lcheb.
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According to these scans,
you're in perfect health.
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Then why does my stomach
feel so strange?
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Hmm.
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Oh, l should have known.
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You've got butterflies
in there.
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l never assimilated
butterflies.
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lt's an expression used
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to describe anxiety
or apprehension,
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both of which are
perfectly natural reactions
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for someone about to meet
his long- lost parents.
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lf it's any comfort,
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l'm sure they're just
as nervous about meeting you.
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Parents are irrelevant.
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Really.
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Do you think Naomi's mother
is irrelevant to her?
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l have Seven of Nine to
assist me in my education.
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l have you to care
for my medical needs.
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Your parents can nurture you
in ways this crew can't.
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They can explain
the Brunali culture,
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share their experiences
with you.
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You didn't have parents.
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No, but...
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You adapted to serve
a vital function
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aboard this vessel,
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forged relationships
with its crew- -
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all without the
benefit of parents.
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l had my programming
to fall back on.
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And how would your
programming respond
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if you were asked to
live with strangers?
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Are you damaged?
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He's fine.
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l was just giving him
a last- minute checkup.
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lt's time.
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The ''butterflies'' will go away.
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Hello.
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l'm Captain Janeway.
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lcheb.
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You've... grown.
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He spent several months
in a Borg
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maturation chamber.
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This is Seven of Nine.
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That's a Borg designation,
isn't it?
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Like your son, l was liberated
from the collective.
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Seven has been instrumental
in helping lcheb
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make his transition.
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Then we're very grateful
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to you.
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l'm Leucon, lcheb's father.
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This is his mother, Yifay.
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How are you?
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Fine.
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Do these hurt you?
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No.
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We're very happy to
have you back with us.
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Mala, Remi,
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Yivel.
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Welcome home, lcheb.
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l would like
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to return to Voyager now.
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Thank you for coming.
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Where's lcheb?
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l thought
it might be better
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if we talked
ourselves first.
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What exactly is
there to discuss?
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How to make this transition
easier for your son.
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Please, sit down.
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lt won't be easy for him
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to give up the luxuries
of your ship.
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lt's more than a
question of luxuries.
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lcheb has special medical needs.
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We have a physician
in our settlement.
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We should arrange for him
to consult with our Doctor.
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He also requires
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daily regeneration.
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l'm sure you can adapt
some of our technology
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to make that possible.
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What about his
educational needs?
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Our children go to school.
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Well he be able to continue
his studies
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in astrometrics
and spatial harmonics?
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lf lcheb has an
aptitude for science,
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l'm sure he'll find
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that we have a great
deal to teach him.
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For example?
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We've developed
sophisticated
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techniques
in agricultural genetics,
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which allow us to grow crops
in an inhospitable environment.
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lcheb has expressed no interest
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in agriculture.
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l'm sure, once he's been exposed
to the subject,
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he'll find it quite challenging.
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There's still the issue
of his safety.
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We're perfectly capable
of protecting our son.
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Your proximity to a Borg conduit
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makes you extremely vulnerable.
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l'm curious if you've
ever considered relocating.
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Seven.
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No.
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lt's all right, Captain.
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This planet is our home.
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We will never leave it.
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We will defend it
against the Borg,
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or anyone else who threatens us.
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Your courage is admirable
but unrealistic.
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Wait for me in my ready room.
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Captain...
Now.
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l apologize for her behavior.
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She and lcheb have
grown very close,
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but that's no excuse
for rudeness.
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We'd like to see
our son now.
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Please be patient.
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lf we rush things,
your next encounter with him
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may not go any better
than the last.
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Stay aboard Voyager for a while.
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lt'll give lcheb a
chance to get to know you
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in an environment
that's familiar to him.
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l'll have Neelix
do everything he can
273
00:15:46,278 --> 00:15:48,872
to make you comfortable
while you're here.
274
00:15:55,387 --> 00:15:58,550
Your attitude is making
a difficult situation worse.
275
00:15:58,624 --> 00:16:00,455
l was simply
attempting to ensure
276
00:16:00,526 --> 00:16:01,788
lcheb's well- being.
277
00:16:01,860 --> 00:16:03,020
By insulting his parents?
278
00:16:03,095 --> 00:16:04,790
Those issues needed
to be discussed.
279
00:16:04,863 --> 00:16:06,990
You could've done it
with a little more tact.
280
00:16:07,066 --> 00:16:09,193
Perhaps. But that
doesn't alter the fact
281
00:16:09,301 --> 00:16:12,270
that those individuals may
not be suitable guardians.
282
00:16:12,371 --> 00:16:14,839
Those individuals are
his mother and father.
283
00:16:14,940 --> 00:16:15,872
Which is no guarantee
284
00:16:15,941 --> 00:16:17,499
that they'll be able
to care for him.
285
00:16:17,609 --> 00:16:19,304
He's far more
likely to flourish
286
00:16:19,378 --> 00:16:20,709
if he remains on Voyager.
287
00:16:20,779 --> 00:16:22,713
That's not an option, Seven.
288
00:16:23,749 --> 00:16:25,148
Are you ordering
him off the ship...
289
00:16:25,217 --> 00:16:26,149
That's not what l said...
290
00:16:26,218 --> 00:16:27,480
...so that he can be
assimilated again?
291
00:16:27,553 --> 00:16:29,384
What makes you so sure
that's going to happen?
292
00:16:29,455 --> 00:16:31,685
They shouldn't remain
on that planet.
293
00:16:31,757 --> 00:16:32,587
lt's their home.
294
00:16:32,658 --> 00:16:34,091
lt's not worth protecting.
295
00:16:34,159 --> 00:16:36,821
Who are you to decide that?
296
00:16:38,163 --> 00:16:40,256
Anyone who values
their own goals
297
00:16:40,332 --> 00:16:43,699
over the safety of their
children is irresponsible.
298
00:16:43,802 --> 00:16:47,431
Are we talking
about lcheb's parents or yours?
299
00:16:47,539 --> 00:16:49,598
Both.
300
00:16:56,248 --> 00:16:59,149
lt's not like you to admit
to something like that.
301
00:16:59,218 --> 00:17:03,018
lt would be naive for me to
claim objectivity in this case,
302
00:17:03,122 --> 00:17:06,057
but l'm not prepared
to return lcheb to parents
303
00:17:06,091 --> 00:17:08,116
who may be as careless
as my own.
304
00:17:08,193 --> 00:17:10,184
l know what it's like
to feel protective
305
00:17:10,262 --> 00:17:13,254
towards someone you've helped
through a difficult period.
306
00:17:15,234 --> 00:17:18,226
But lcheb is an individual now.
307
00:17:18,337 --> 00:17:20,305
You have to give him a chance
308
00:17:20,372 --> 00:17:22,670
to form
his own opinions.
309
00:17:24,343 --> 00:17:26,072
lf l do...
310
00:17:26,145 --> 00:17:29,239
and he decides to
remain on Voyager...
311
00:17:29,314 --> 00:17:32,579
Then it'll be my problem.
312
00:17:34,853 --> 00:17:37,321
ls your mother pretty?
313
00:17:37,389 --> 00:17:39,516
What are they like?
314
00:17:39,591 --> 00:17:41,183
l'm busy.
315
00:17:41,260 --> 00:17:43,353
l never met my father.
316
00:17:43,429 --> 00:17:45,522
l don't remember ours.
317
00:17:45,597 --> 00:17:47,565
Neither do l.
318
00:17:47,633 --> 00:17:49,498
Are you going to stay with them?
319
00:17:49,601 --> 00:17:51,796
lf you leave,
320
00:17:51,904 --> 00:17:54,498
who is going to help us
with our science projects?
321
00:17:54,606 --> 00:17:56,301
lf you don't stop
asking questions,
322
00:17:56,375 --> 00:17:58,843
l'm going to put all of you
in a cargo container
323
00:17:58,911 --> 00:17:59,969
and transport you back
324
00:18:00,045 --> 00:18:01,672
to the Borg.
325
00:18:08,420 --> 00:18:10,320
Come with me.
326
00:18:10,389 --> 00:18:11,947
Where?
327
00:18:12,024 --> 00:18:13,821
To dinner with your parents.
328
00:18:13,892 --> 00:18:14,984
l'm working.
329
00:18:15,060 --> 00:18:17,119
You can continue
your work after the meal.
330
00:18:17,196 --> 00:18:20,757
l don't have anything
to talk about with them.
331
00:18:20,833 --> 00:18:23,427
Then it will be
a very quiet evening.
332
00:18:23,535 --> 00:18:25,730
l'm not going.
333
00:18:25,838 --> 00:18:27,965
Your attendance is not optional.
334
00:18:59,638 --> 00:19:01,162
Enjoy your meal.
335
00:19:05,577 --> 00:19:07,511
Come, sit down.
336
00:19:09,214 --> 00:19:10,806
l prefer to stand.
337
00:19:12,618 --> 00:19:16,520
Mr. Neelix let me use his galley
to prepare some poma.
338
00:19:16,588 --> 00:19:18,522
l'm not hungry.
339
00:19:20,192 --> 00:19:23,423
lt was your favorite food
when you were little.
340
00:19:23,495 --> 00:19:25,486
l'm not little anymore.
341
00:19:26,932 --> 00:19:28,797
No.
342
00:19:28,867 --> 00:19:31,768
No, you're not.
343
00:19:34,206 --> 00:19:39,610
Your mother worked hard
on that meal.
344
00:19:39,678 --> 00:19:41,771
Couldn't you at least try it?
345
00:20:20,052 --> 00:20:21,349
Good.
346
00:20:23,188 --> 00:20:24,621
lsn't it?
347
00:20:31,196 --> 00:20:33,460
Nice to see the family
back together again,
348
00:20:33,532 --> 00:20:34,829
isn't it?
349
00:20:36,568 --> 00:20:38,763
When you were little,
you would only eat...
350
00:20:56,855 --> 00:20:58,982
The Borg didn't leave us
much to work with,
351
00:20:59,057 --> 00:21:02,458
but we didn't need much,
just a little ingenuity.
352
00:21:02,561 --> 00:21:05,428
Everything you see,
we built with our own hands- -
353
00:21:05,464 --> 00:21:08,558
our homes, cultivation bays...
354
00:21:08,634 --> 00:21:10,602
What's this?
355
00:21:10,669 --> 00:21:12,796
A genetic resequencer.
356
00:21:12,904 --> 00:21:15,372
We use it to alter the
DNA of certain plants
357
00:21:15,474 --> 00:21:17,738
to conform with
environmental conditions.
358
00:21:17,809 --> 00:21:19,299
You built this as well.
359
00:21:19,411 --> 00:21:21,675
We adapted parts
from damaged vessels.
360
00:21:21,747 --> 00:21:23,806
Nothing's been wasted.
361
00:21:23,882 --> 00:21:25,440
Efficient.
362
00:21:25,517 --> 00:21:28,918
Efficiency's one attribute
we share with the Borg.
363
00:21:28,987 --> 00:21:31,012
ln our case,
it's a necessity.
364
00:21:33,525 --> 00:21:36,756
l know our settlement
seems primitive...
365
00:21:36,828 --> 00:21:38,762
compared to Voyager,
366
00:21:38,830 --> 00:21:41,390
but l promise you,
that will change.
367
00:21:41,466 --> 00:21:42,797
What about space travel?
368
00:21:42,901 --> 00:21:44,835
Someday...
369
00:21:44,903 --> 00:21:46,632
we'll have ships
that rival Voyager,
370
00:21:46,738 --> 00:21:48,103
but we need the dedication
371
00:21:48,173 --> 00:21:50,004
of young people like you
to help us.
372
00:21:50,108 --> 00:21:52,008
lcheb!
373
00:21:52,110 --> 00:21:53,509
How are you?
374
00:21:53,578 --> 00:21:55,978
Well! Thank you!
375
00:21:56,048 --> 00:21:58,812
Maybe later you can join us
up on the field
376
00:21:58,884 --> 00:22:00,749
for a game of pala!
377
00:22:02,754 --> 00:22:05,018
l don't remember how to play!
378
00:22:05,090 --> 00:22:07,490
lt will come back to you!
379
00:22:09,428 --> 00:22:11,692
You used to be
quite an athlete.
380
00:22:14,066 --> 00:22:15,897
You can make
a difference here, lcheb.
381
00:22:16,034 --> 00:22:18,127
l don't know anything
about agriculture...
382
00:22:18,236 --> 00:22:19,794
or genetics.
383
00:22:19,905 --> 00:22:22,169
lt won't take you long to learn,
384
00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:24,037
not with a mind like yours.
385
00:22:25,811 --> 00:22:27,938
lt's time to return to Voyager.
386
00:22:28,046 --> 00:22:30,378
l am staying here tonight.
387
00:22:30,449 --> 00:22:32,815
They don't have
a regeneration unit.
388
00:22:32,884 --> 00:22:34,852
We're going to have
to install one eventually.
389
00:22:34,920 --> 00:22:36,478
Might as well do it now.
390
00:22:37,889 --> 00:22:39,220
As far as l'm aware,
391
00:22:39,291 --> 00:22:41,054
he hasn't decided
to remain here yet.
392
00:22:41,126 --> 00:22:43,560
But he has asked
to stay tonight.
393
00:22:46,832 --> 00:22:48,697
Return with me to the ship.
394
00:22:48,767 --> 00:22:50,496
We'll prepare
a regeneration unit.
395
00:22:56,174 --> 00:22:57,903
l've adapted
this neural transceiver
396
00:22:57,976 --> 00:23:00,069
to interface
with the portable regenerator.
397
00:23:00,145 --> 00:23:03,512
lt has enough power
to complete one full cycle.
398
00:23:03,582 --> 00:23:06,278
We'll have to devise
a way of recharging it.
399
00:23:06,351 --> 00:23:08,649
lf lcheb decides to stay.
400
00:23:12,190 --> 00:23:14,488
My wife and l appreciate
401
00:23:14,559 --> 00:23:16,424
everything you've
done for our son.
402
00:23:16,495 --> 00:23:18,224
lt's obvious you
care about him.
403
00:23:18,296 --> 00:23:20,821
He's a unique individual.
404
00:23:20,899 --> 00:23:22,867
Yes, he is.
405
00:23:22,968 --> 00:23:25,232
To get him back is... well...
406
00:23:25,337 --> 00:23:27,134
a miracle.
407
00:23:28,507 --> 00:23:31,067
How was he taken?
408
00:23:35,213 --> 00:23:37,147
Since the Borg
first attacked us,
409
00:23:37,215 --> 00:23:40,707
we've taken great pains
to hide whatever new technology
410
00:23:40,786 --> 00:23:41,946
we develop.
411
00:23:42,053 --> 00:23:44,419
So that passing cubes won't be
attracted to your planet.
412
00:23:44,489 --> 00:23:48,255
Unfortunately, we haven't
always been successful.
413
00:23:50,629 --> 00:23:54,326
One morning, about
four years ago...
414
00:23:57,302 --> 00:23:58,826
lcheb heard me talking
415
00:23:58,937 --> 00:24:01,030
about a new
fertilization array
416
00:24:01,139 --> 00:24:03,699
we'd constructed
in the lower field.
417
00:24:03,809 --> 00:24:06,004
He wanted to see it.
418
00:24:06,077 --> 00:24:07,704
l told him l'd take
him the next day.
419
00:24:09,414 --> 00:24:11,541
But he was impatient,
the way boys can be.
420
00:24:11,683 --> 00:24:14,675
l never even realized
he'd wandered off
421
00:24:14,753 --> 00:24:16,618
when the alarm sounded.
422
00:24:16,688 --> 00:24:20,215
lt turns out the Borg
were just as interested
423
00:24:20,292 --> 00:24:23,090
in our new technology
as lcheb was.
424
00:24:24,596 --> 00:24:26,530
They took him...
425
00:24:26,598 --> 00:24:27,997
assimilated everyone
426
00:24:28,066 --> 00:24:30,466
in the area.
427
00:24:30,569 --> 00:24:34,061
Oh. lf only l'd kept
a closer eye on him.
428
00:24:34,172 --> 00:24:37,471
lcheb has a mind of his own.
429
00:24:39,010 --> 00:24:40,568
But still...
430
00:24:40,645 --> 00:24:43,478
it's hard not to blame myself.
431
00:24:43,548 --> 00:24:46,676
Your parents must've felt
the same way when they lost you.
432
00:24:46,751 --> 00:24:50,778
My parents were with me
when the Borg attacked.
433
00:24:50,856 --> 00:24:53,586
l can't imagine what that
must've been like for them,
434
00:24:53,658 --> 00:24:55,922
watching their daughter
being assimilated...
435
00:24:55,994 --> 00:24:58,792
helpless to defend her?
436
00:24:58,864 --> 00:25:02,595
lt's important that lcheb
regenerate for six uninterrupted
437
00:25:02,701 --> 00:25:04,862
hours.
438
00:25:04,970 --> 00:25:06,562
l understand.
439
00:25:06,671 --> 00:25:07,831
He may resist.
440
00:25:07,973 --> 00:25:10,498
He doesn't like to waste time.
441
00:25:12,010 --> 00:25:15,343
l have had to contend with
his lack of patience as well.
442
00:25:17,649 --> 00:25:21,642
Over there is a star
called Kelsin lll,
443
00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:24,883
and to the west is
the Orlitus Cluster.
444
00:25:24,990 --> 00:25:27,288
There, just above it,
445
00:25:27,359 --> 00:25:29,793
when you connect
those six stars,
446
00:25:29,861 --> 00:25:32,762
they form what we call
the Great Horn.
447
00:25:36,001 --> 00:25:37,969
l see it.
448
00:25:39,337 --> 00:25:41,134
You inherited your love
449
00:25:41,206 --> 00:25:43,674
of the stars from your father.
450
00:25:43,742 --> 00:25:45,937
Being on that starship,
451
00:25:46,077 --> 00:25:49,672
you learned much more
about astronomy than l have.
452
00:25:49,748 --> 00:25:51,477
Our little window can't compare
453
00:25:51,550 --> 00:25:53,313
to Voyager's Astrometrics Lab.
454
00:25:53,385 --> 00:25:54,579
No.
455
00:25:54,653 --> 00:25:56,416
But it's nice.
456
00:25:58,056 --> 00:25:59,648
You see?
457
00:25:59,724 --> 00:26:03,125
We have everything
we need right here- -
458
00:26:03,228 --> 00:26:08,666
a warm fire, good food
that we grow ourselves,
459
00:26:08,700 --> 00:26:11,134
and people who love us.
460
00:26:11,202 --> 00:26:13,670
lcheb has people on Voyager
461
00:26:13,772 --> 00:26:15,603
who love him, too.
462
00:26:18,243 --> 00:26:20,768
You've grown attached
to the crew on that ship,
463
00:26:20,845 --> 00:26:22,210
haven't you?
464
00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:26,046
They've provided for me,
given me opportunities.
465
00:26:26,117 --> 00:26:28,244
They're good people- -
466
00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:31,312
people who've experienced
hardship themselves.
467
00:26:31,389 --> 00:26:33,323
Seven of Nine
468
00:26:33,391 --> 00:26:36,053
told me
about your science project.
469
00:26:36,127 --> 00:26:38,891
She said it might prove
very useful.
470
00:26:38,964 --> 00:26:41,398
lt's designed
to detect wormholes.
471
00:26:41,466 --> 00:26:43,900
How will that benefit them?
472
00:26:44,002 --> 00:26:46,630
lt may help them find
a way back to Earth.
473
00:26:46,738 --> 00:26:48,763
Why is that so important
to them?
474
00:26:51,843 --> 00:26:53,777
lt's their home.
475
00:26:58,283 --> 00:26:59,716
lnteresting, isn't it?
476
00:26:59,784 --> 00:27:01,809
What?
477
00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:04,286
With all their technology,
478
00:27:04,356 --> 00:27:08,622
their opportunity
to explore the galaxy,
479
00:27:08,693 --> 00:27:12,288
the thing they want most
is to get home.
480
00:27:21,940 --> 00:27:23,669
Good morning.
481
00:27:23,742 --> 00:27:26,142
Did you regenerate
successfully?
482
00:27:26,211 --> 00:27:28,406
Yes, and l slept...
483
00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:31,005
under the stars.
484
00:27:31,082 --> 00:27:33,016
You should try it.
485
00:27:33,084 --> 00:27:35,780
You weren't in
class this morning.
486
00:27:35,854 --> 00:27:37,583
The others missed you.
487
00:27:39,791 --> 00:27:41,782
l was helping my father.
488
00:27:43,628 --> 00:27:46,096
There is something
we need to discuss.
489
00:27:50,368 --> 00:27:52,336
What is it?
490
00:27:55,774 --> 00:27:57,901
You've decided
to stay with them.
491
00:27:59,978 --> 00:28:01,240
Yes.
492
00:28:01,346 --> 00:28:03,712
You're certain?
493
00:28:03,748 --> 00:28:05,943
This is my home.
494
00:28:06,017 --> 00:28:09,145
l have a responsibility
to help them rebuild it.
495
00:28:11,523 --> 00:28:13,457
l'll inform the Captain.
496
00:28:13,525 --> 00:28:15,493
Thank you.
497
00:28:17,262 --> 00:28:19,287
l'm sure you'll want
to say good- bye
498
00:28:19,364 --> 00:28:21,332
to the other children.
499
00:28:36,581 --> 00:28:37,843
lnside, you'll find padds
500
00:28:37,916 --> 00:28:40,180
containing data on
a variety of subjects
501
00:28:40,251 --> 00:28:43,379
that will allow you to
continue your studies.
502
00:28:43,455 --> 00:28:47,391
l've also included a
high- resolution telescope.
503
00:28:47,459 --> 00:28:49,757
lt's a poor substitute
for astrometric sensors.
504
00:28:49,828 --> 00:28:51,489
l will use it every day.
505
00:29:01,239 --> 00:29:04,003
Good- bye, lcheb, and good luck.
506
00:29:04,075 --> 00:29:06,543
Thank you, Captain.
507
00:29:06,644 --> 00:29:08,839
l hope you find a way home.
508
00:30:05,470 --> 00:30:06,698
Warning.
509
00:30:06,805 --> 00:30:09,103
Regeneration cycle incomplete.
510
00:30:13,578 --> 00:30:14,943
What is it?
511
00:30:15,079 --> 00:30:17,445
l can't regenerate.
512
00:30:18,516 --> 00:30:19,505
Warning.
513
00:30:19,584 --> 00:30:21,074
Explain.
514
00:30:21,152 --> 00:30:22,847
Regeneration cycle incomplete.
515
00:30:22,921 --> 00:30:24,912
l miss lcheb.
516
00:30:26,558 --> 00:30:28,549
So do l...
517
00:30:28,626 --> 00:30:30,218
but we'll adapt.
518
00:30:30,295 --> 00:30:31,956
Now return to your alcove.
519
00:30:32,030 --> 00:30:36,091
lf you find my parents,
will l have to go with them?
520
00:30:36,201 --> 00:30:40,137
We'll discuss that
when and if the time comes.
521
00:30:40,205 --> 00:30:43,299
l hope you don't find them.
522
00:30:45,777 --> 00:30:47,438
Regenerate.
523
00:30:53,885 --> 00:30:55,819
Seven?
524
00:30:55,887 --> 00:30:57,445
Yes?
525
00:30:57,522 --> 00:31:00,116
What if the Borg try to
assimilate lcheb again?
526
00:31:00,191 --> 00:31:01,852
His people lack resources.
527
00:31:01,926 --> 00:31:05,384
The Borg have little reason
to return to their planet.
528
00:31:05,463 --> 00:31:08,091
What if lcheb's on a ship?
529
00:31:08,166 --> 00:31:09,793
Unlikely.
530
00:31:09,901 --> 00:31:12,665
He was on a ship last time.
531
00:31:12,770 --> 00:31:14,670
You're mistaken.
532
00:31:14,739 --> 00:31:17,264
He was on the surface
when he was assimilated.
533
00:31:17,375 --> 00:31:18,899
No. He wasn't.
534
00:31:19,043 --> 00:31:21,273
A class- 1 transport
535
00:31:21,346 --> 00:31:24,179
was detected in Grid 649...
536
00:31:24,249 --> 00:31:25,341
one life- form...
537
00:31:25,416 --> 00:31:27,976
species: Brunali.
538
00:31:39,564 --> 00:31:41,498
This better be important.
539
00:31:41,566 --> 00:31:43,158
lt is.
540
00:31:43,268 --> 00:31:44,599
Sorry, l don't read Borg.
541
00:31:44,702 --> 00:31:45,964
You'll have
to translate.
542
00:31:46,070 --> 00:31:47,401
This is tactical data
543
00:31:47,472 --> 00:31:49,565
from the cube
where we found the children.
544
00:31:49,674 --> 00:31:51,005
lt says that lcheb was alone
545
00:31:51,142 --> 00:31:52,871
aboard an unarmed
transport vessel
546
00:31:52,944 --> 00:31:54,138
when the Borg took him.
547
00:31:54,212 --> 00:31:56,237
Oh, why are you
telling me this
548
00:31:56,314 --> 00:31:58,179
at 0300 hours?
549
00:31:58,249 --> 00:32:00,615
lcheb's father told me
the boy was assimilated
550
00:32:00,718 --> 00:32:02,015
on the planet's surface.
551
00:32:02,053 --> 00:32:04,521
ls it possible
you misunderstood?
552
00:32:04,589 --> 00:32:07,023
No. He was very specific.
553
00:32:07,091 --> 00:32:09,025
That cube was disabled
554
00:32:09,093 --> 00:32:10,321
by a deadly pathogen.
555
00:32:10,395 --> 00:32:11,862
lt suffered extensive damage.
556
00:32:11,930 --> 00:32:14,228
lsn't it possible
these records were corrupted?
557
00:32:14,299 --> 00:32:16,893
Perhaps, but l found
another inconsistency
558
00:32:17,001 --> 00:32:18,229
in Leucon's story.
559
00:32:18,336 --> 00:32:21,203
He told me lcheb was assimilated
four years ago,
560
00:32:21,272 --> 00:32:23,172
but further analysis indicates
561
00:32:23,241 --> 00:32:24,708
the Borg attacked three times
562
00:32:24,809 --> 00:32:26,071
during the last decade- -
563
00:32:26,144 --> 00:32:27,668
nine years ago, six years ago
564
00:32:27,745 --> 00:32:29,042
and again last year.
565
00:32:31,049 --> 00:32:32,539
All right.
566
00:32:32,617 --> 00:32:35,484
Let's assume your information
is accurate.
567
00:32:35,553 --> 00:32:36,850
What does it prove?
568
00:32:36,921 --> 00:32:38,354
His father was lying.
569
00:32:38,423 --> 00:32:39,890
Why would he do that?
570
00:32:39,958 --> 00:32:41,949
l'm not certain, but we have
571
00:32:42,093 --> 00:32:43,754
an obligation to find out.
572
00:32:43,828 --> 00:32:45,352
What are you proposing?
573
00:32:45,430 --> 00:32:47,421
That we return to the planet,
574
00:32:47,498 --> 00:32:49,432
demand an explanation.
575
00:32:49,500 --> 00:32:51,297
Those people have
been through enough.
576
00:32:51,402 --> 00:32:53,199
Do we really need
to interrogate them?
577
00:32:53,304 --> 00:32:54,430
We have a responsibility
578
00:32:54,539 --> 00:32:55,733
to ensure lcheb's safety.
579
00:32:55,840 --> 00:32:59,640
He chose to stay
with his parents.
580
00:32:59,711 --> 00:33:01,372
Maybe he didn't have
all the information.
581
00:33:01,479 --> 00:33:04,277
Just because they weren't
completely candid with you
582
00:33:04,315 --> 00:33:05,247
doesn't mean
they're unfit parents.
583
00:33:05,316 --> 00:33:09,184
At some point...
you have to let go.
584
00:33:10,254 --> 00:33:12,518
l know what you're thinking- -
585
00:33:12,590 --> 00:33:14,319
that l'm having
emotional difficulty
586
00:33:14,392 --> 00:33:16,553
accepting my separation
from lcheb.
587
00:33:16,627 --> 00:33:19,596
And you're correct,
588
00:33:19,664 --> 00:33:22,030
but if there's a possibility
he's in danger,
589
00:33:22,100 --> 00:33:23,067
even a remote one,
590
00:33:23,167 --> 00:33:26,136
l have to do whatever l can
to protect him.
591
00:33:26,237 --> 00:33:30,697
lf l don't, l'll be no better
than my own parents.
592
00:33:34,012 --> 00:33:35,741
Couldn't we at least
wait a few days?
593
00:33:35,813 --> 00:33:37,178
What would that accomplish?
594
00:33:37,248 --> 00:33:38,545
He's just
getting settled.
595
00:33:38,616 --> 00:33:39,878
The longer we wait,
596
00:33:39,951 --> 00:33:41,919
the harder it'll be
for everyone.
597
00:33:41,986 --> 00:33:43,886
You know that.
598
00:33:43,955 --> 00:33:45,582
Why do it at all?
599
00:33:45,656 --> 00:33:47,487
There's nothing compelling us
600
00:33:47,558 --> 00:33:50,322
to go through with it.
601
00:33:50,395 --> 00:33:52,625
lt's what he was born for.
602
00:33:52,697 --> 00:33:54,961
Hasn't he been through enough?
603
00:33:55,033 --> 00:33:58,491
Why not give him a chance
at an ordinary life?
604
00:33:58,569 --> 00:34:00,469
He's not an ordinary child.
605
00:34:00,571 --> 00:34:02,300
No, but he can help us
in other ways.
606
00:34:02,373 --> 00:34:03,465
He's bright.
607
00:34:03,608 --> 00:34:04,597
He- he's hardworking...
608
00:34:04,709 --> 00:34:05,676
Leucon...
609
00:34:05,777 --> 00:34:07,745
his return was a gift.
610
00:34:07,812 --> 00:34:09,905
We can't waste it.
611
00:34:11,482 --> 00:34:14,007
l don't want to lose him
a second time.
612
00:34:14,085 --> 00:34:16,781
To survive, we all have
to make sacrifices.
613
00:34:16,854 --> 00:34:18,651
You taught me that.
614
00:34:20,491 --> 00:34:24,359
We won three games in a row.
615
00:34:25,730 --> 00:34:28,290
Sit down, lcheb.
616
00:34:33,738 --> 00:34:36,206
We need to talk.
617
00:34:42,580 --> 00:34:46,311
You know that
you're very important to us.
618
00:34:46,384 --> 00:34:48,318
Yes.
619
00:34:52,056 --> 00:34:54,354
What you don't know is why.
620
00:34:55,893 --> 00:34:57,520
What do you mean?
621
00:35:05,970 --> 00:35:07,130
What is that?
622
00:35:07,238 --> 00:35:09,263
lf you relax, it won't hurt you.
623
00:35:09,373 --> 00:35:10,431
Father...
624
00:35:10,541 --> 00:35:12,600
You'd better hold him.
625
00:35:12,677 --> 00:35:15,373
What are you doing to me?
626
00:35:15,446 --> 00:35:17,380
No!
627
00:35:25,323 --> 00:35:27,848
Prepare the launch.
628
00:35:38,736 --> 00:35:40,226
Hail them.
629
00:35:42,406 --> 00:35:44,169
We didn't expect
to see you again, Captain.
630
00:35:44,242 --> 00:35:46,267
We'd like to ask you
a few questions,
631
00:35:46,344 --> 00:35:47,936
if you don't mind.
632
00:35:48,012 --> 00:35:49,479
Questions?
633
00:35:49,547 --> 00:35:50,809
Regarding lcheb
634
00:35:50,882 --> 00:35:52,782
and the circumstances
of his assimilation.
635
00:35:52,850 --> 00:35:54,841
We've already discussed that.
636
00:35:54,919 --> 00:35:58,184
The story you told me
was inconsistent with our data.
637
00:35:58,256 --> 00:36:00,486
We don't owe you
any explanations.
638
00:36:00,591 --> 00:36:02,855
ln that case,
l'd like to talk to lcheb.
639
00:36:02,894 --> 00:36:04,486
He's not here.
640
00:36:04,562 --> 00:36:06,996
Where is he?
641
00:36:07,064 --> 00:36:09,089
That's not your concern.
642
00:36:09,167 --> 00:36:11,135
Scan for his bio- signs.
643
00:36:13,771 --> 00:36:15,830
He is not in the settlement.
644
00:36:15,940 --> 00:36:18,135
l'm detecting
a Brunali transport vessel.
645
00:36:18,209 --> 00:36:20,074
Distance:
nine million kilometers.
646
00:36:20,144 --> 00:36:23,477
lt's heading for the coordinates
of the transwarp conduit.
647
00:36:23,548 --> 00:36:25,709
According to these readings,
648
00:36:25,783 --> 00:36:27,717
that ship is traveling
at warp 9.8.
649
00:36:27,785 --> 00:36:28,979
lt only looks that way.
650
00:36:29,053 --> 00:36:31,180
lt's been designed to emit
a false warp signature- -
651
00:36:31,255 --> 00:36:33,883
strong enough to
penetrate subspace.
652
00:36:33,991 --> 00:36:37,483
They're using it as bait
to attract the Borg.
653
00:36:37,562 --> 00:36:40,030
lcheb's on that vessel,
isn't he?
654
00:36:40,097 --> 00:36:42,395
He's fighting for his people.
655
00:36:42,466 --> 00:36:44,866
Alone, on an unarmed transport.
656
00:36:44,969 --> 00:36:46,596
We don't have particle weapons
657
00:36:46,704 --> 00:36:48,831
or powerful starships
at our disposal.
658
00:36:48,940 --> 00:36:52,068
We're forced to use
the only resource we have.
659
00:36:52,143 --> 00:36:53,405
Your children?
660
00:36:53,477 --> 00:36:54,535
No.
661
00:36:54,612 --> 00:36:56,705
Our genetic expertise.
662
00:36:56,781 --> 00:36:59,113
lcheb's not bait.
663
00:36:59,183 --> 00:37:00,480
He's a weapon.
664
00:37:00,585 --> 00:37:02,985
The first cube that captured him
665
00:37:03,020 --> 00:37:04,954
was infected by a pathogen.
666
00:37:05,022 --> 00:37:07,183
lcheb was the carrier,
wasn't he?
667
00:37:07,258 --> 00:37:09,488
Every time we try to rebuild,
begin to make progress,
668
00:37:09,560 --> 00:37:11,653
the Borg come
and take it away from us.
669
00:37:11,729 --> 00:37:14,061
Tom, set a course
for that transport vessel,
670
00:37:14,131 --> 00:37:15,063
full impulse.
671
00:37:15,132 --> 00:37:16,394
Aye, Captain.
672
00:37:16,500 --> 00:37:18,195
You have no right to interfere.
673
00:37:18,302 --> 00:37:20,167
We're trying to save
our civilization.
674
00:37:20,238 --> 00:37:22,172
By taking away lcheb's future.
675
00:37:22,240 --> 00:37:24,401
lf we don't stop the Borg,
676
00:37:24,475 --> 00:37:26,875
the Brunali have no future.
677
00:37:26,944 --> 00:37:28,844
Captain, a Borg ship
678
00:37:28,913 --> 00:37:31,507
will emerge from that conduit
at any moment.
679
00:37:31,582 --> 00:37:32,776
You'll be destroyed.
680
00:37:32,850 --> 00:37:34,112
We'll take our chances.
681
00:37:34,185 --> 00:37:35,277
End transmission.
682
00:37:37,188 --> 00:37:41,352
Red Alert. Battle stations.
683
00:37:45,429 --> 00:37:46,896
We're coming within range,
Captain.
684
00:37:46,964 --> 00:37:47,896
l'm picking up
685
00:37:47,965 --> 00:37:49,159
lcheb's life- signs.
686
00:37:49,267 --> 00:37:51,326
Bio- scans indicate
he's unconscious.
687
00:37:51,435 --> 00:37:52,993
Transport him to Sick Bay.
688
00:37:53,104 --> 00:37:54,799
l can't. There's some kind
of interference.
689
00:37:54,905 --> 00:37:56,372
lt's the conduit.
690
00:37:56,440 --> 00:37:58,499
By my estimate,
a Borg vessel will emerge
691
00:37:58,609 --> 00:37:59,906
in less than 40 seconds.
692
00:37:59,977 --> 00:38:01,968
Transfer auxiliary power
to the transporters.
693
00:38:03,881 --> 00:38:06,679
l still can't establish a lock,
not at this distance.
694
00:38:06,751 --> 00:38:07,809
30 seconds.
695
00:38:07,918 --> 00:38:10,079
Tom, get us closer to that ship.
696
00:38:10,154 --> 00:38:11,519
Yes, ma'am.
697
00:38:17,795 --> 00:38:19,456
The conduit's opening.
20 seconds.
698
00:38:19,530 --> 00:38:20,588
Seven?
699
00:38:20,665 --> 00:38:21,927
Still out of range.
700
00:38:21,999 --> 00:38:22,966
You heard her, Tom.
701
00:38:23,034 --> 00:38:24,626
When that Borg ship
comes through,
702
00:38:24,735 --> 00:38:27,363
l'm going to have a hell
of a time getting away from it.
703
00:38:27,471 --> 00:38:28,699
One problem at a time.
704
00:38:28,806 --> 00:38:29,830
Ten seconds...
705
00:38:29,974 --> 00:38:31,669
nine... eight...
706
00:38:31,742 --> 00:38:32,970
l've got a lock.
707
00:38:33,044 --> 00:38:34,306
Transport in progress.
708
00:38:34,378 --> 00:38:36,346
- ...five... four...
- He's in Sick Bay.
709
00:38:36,414 --> 00:38:38,314
Get us out of here, maximum...
710
00:38:43,921 --> 00:38:45,684
Target their tractor beam
generator.
711
00:38:45,756 --> 00:38:47,690
Phasers targeted.
712
00:38:47,758 --> 00:38:49,282
Fire.
713
00:38:52,997 --> 00:38:53,895
No effect.
714
00:38:54,031 --> 00:38:54,895
We are the Borg.
715
00:38:55,032 --> 00:38:57,125
You will be assimilated.
716
00:38:57,234 --> 00:38:58,895
Resistance is futile.
717
00:38:59,070 --> 00:39:00,037
Perhaps not.
718
00:39:00,137 --> 00:39:02,503
There is a way to get a weapon
through their shields.
719
00:39:02,573 --> 00:39:03,801
l'm listening.
720
00:39:03,874 --> 00:39:05,705
Transport a photon torpedo
to the Brunali vessel.
721
00:39:05,776 --> 00:39:07,607
Set it to detonate as soon
as it's inside the sphere.
722
00:39:07,678 --> 00:39:11,444
That will occur
in approximately 20 seconds.
723
00:39:11,515 --> 00:39:14,245
However, Voyager will be inside
less than three seconds later.
724
00:39:14,318 --> 00:39:15,580
Tom, full reverse thrusters.
725
00:39:15,653 --> 00:39:17,280
lt might buy us
a couple more seconds.
726
00:39:17,355 --> 00:39:18,185
Do it.
727
00:39:21,392 --> 00:39:24,020
Transport complete.
728
00:39:24,095 --> 00:39:26,427
Detonation in
ten, nine...
729
00:39:30,534 --> 00:39:31,660
...five... four...
730
00:39:31,769 --> 00:39:32,997
Tom, go to warp on my mark.
731
00:39:33,104 --> 00:39:34,071
Three, two...
732
00:39:34,138 --> 00:39:35,571
All hands, brace for impact.
733
00:39:39,076 --> 00:39:41,476
Now, Mr. Paris!
734
00:39:44,548 --> 00:39:46,140
The Borg vessel has taken
735
00:39:46,217 --> 00:39:47,309
heavy damage.
736
00:39:47,385 --> 00:39:48,682
They are not pursuing.
737
00:39:56,994 --> 00:39:59,895
Are you saying
his parents reinfected him?
738
00:39:59,997 --> 00:40:01,897
No. They merely sedated him.
739
00:40:01,999 --> 00:40:03,591
l don't understand.
740
00:40:03,701 --> 00:40:05,760
He was genetically engineered
741
00:40:05,870 --> 00:40:09,271
to produce the pathogen...
from birth.
742
00:40:10,975 --> 00:40:12,670
Bred to kill Borg.
743
00:40:12,743 --> 00:40:14,404
ls he in danger?
744
00:40:14,478 --> 00:40:16,412
l can suppress the pathogen.
745
00:40:16,480 --> 00:40:19,574
He'll be fine... physically.
746
00:40:21,852 --> 00:40:23,183
He's going to need help
747
00:40:23,254 --> 00:40:25,415
coming to terms
with what's happened.
748
00:40:25,489 --> 00:40:26,820
Captain, l...
749
00:40:26,891 --> 00:40:28,859
Use your maternal instincts.
750
00:40:28,926 --> 00:40:30,450
They worked before.
751
00:40:46,343 --> 00:40:48,004
l thought you were studying
752
00:40:48,112 --> 00:40:49,636
spatial harmonics.
753
00:40:49,713 --> 00:40:52,876
My parents suggested
l might have an aptitude
754
00:40:52,950 --> 00:40:55,145
for genetics as well.
755
00:40:57,221 --> 00:40:58,381
l see.
756
00:41:04,228 --> 00:41:06,492
What have you learned?
757
00:41:06,564 --> 00:41:10,557
This is the genome
of a typical Brunali male...
758
00:41:10,668 --> 00:41:13,603
and this is my DNA.
759
00:41:13,671 --> 00:41:15,536
They're nearly identical,
760
00:41:15,606 --> 00:41:18,131
but do you notice
the differences
761
00:41:18,242 --> 00:41:21,370
in the third, 13th
and 17th chromosomes?
762
00:41:21,445 --> 00:41:22,776
Yes.
763
00:41:22,847 --> 00:41:25,407
My parents made
microgenetic alterations
764
00:41:25,483 --> 00:41:27,610
so l would produce the pathogen.
765
00:41:27,685 --> 00:41:29,846
Quite ingenious.
766
00:41:31,222 --> 00:41:33,213
lt's also barbaric.
767
00:41:33,290 --> 00:41:35,758
They were trying
to defend themselves...
768
00:41:35,826 --> 00:41:37,054
their way of life...
769
00:41:37,127 --> 00:41:39,561
preserve their species.
770
00:41:39,630 --> 00:41:41,860
l know how difficult it is
771
00:41:41,932 --> 00:41:44,958
to acknowledge
your parents' faults,
772
00:41:45,135 --> 00:41:47,603
but what they did was wrong.
773
00:41:47,671 --> 00:41:50,401
You don't have to forgive them.
774
00:41:50,474 --> 00:41:54,410
Do you think
they will ever forgive me?
775
00:41:54,478 --> 00:41:56,207
For what?
776
00:41:56,280 --> 00:41:58,908
l could have destroyed
that sphere.
777
00:41:58,983 --> 00:42:00,780
l failed them.
778
00:42:00,885 --> 00:42:02,648
You would have been
reassimilated.
779
00:42:02,686 --> 00:42:05,280
l know, but...
780
00:42:05,356 --> 00:42:07,688
But what?
781
00:42:07,758 --> 00:42:10,727
Maybe it was my destiny.
782
00:42:12,730 --> 00:42:14,197
Maybe.
783
00:42:16,734 --> 00:42:19,396
ln the future, you may choose
to fight the Borg,
784
00:42:19,503 --> 00:42:21,403
but you'll do it
in your own way.
785
00:42:23,574 --> 00:42:25,132
You're an individual,
786
00:42:25,242 --> 00:42:29,178
and you have the right
to determine your own destiny.
787
00:42:31,815 --> 00:42:34,215
lt's time to regenerate.
788
00:42:40,424 --> 00:42:42,619
And if l prefer
to continue studying?
789
00:42:47,298 --> 00:42:49,596
lt's your decision.
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