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Final round to Janeway.
Winner, Janeway.

2
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- Good game.
- For you.

3
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You won four out of ten rounds.

4
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I have superior vision and stamina.
I should have won every round.

5
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Velocity is a game of wits.

6
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You are a frustrating opponent.

7
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You did not even look at the disk.

8
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- Yet you acquired the target.
- Intuition.

9
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Intuition is a fallacy. The belief
that you can predict random events.

10
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Belief had nothing to do with it. At some
level, I was aware of several factors.

11
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The trajectory of the disk,
the sound it made on its return,

12
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and the shadow it cast.

13
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- Intriguing but implausible.
- I won, didn't I? Thanks for the match.

14
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- I wish to play again.
- Not today.

15
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You are fatigued
and concerned that I will defeat you.

16
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- Tired, yes. Concerned, no.
- Computer, begin first round.

17
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Belay that command.

18
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Seven, try to be a sport. Game's over.

19
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Captain's log, stardate 51978.2.

20
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It's five months since we received

21
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the message from the Alpha Quadrant.

22
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The transmission was from Starfleet

23
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but we still can't decrypt it.

24
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B'Elanna thinks it's a lost cause.

25
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But I keep hoping inspiration will strike.

26
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Good morning.

27
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What time is it?

28
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0500.

29
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Good morning.

30
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I just heard from Tom and Neelix.

31
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They're leaving the trading colony.

32
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Tom says the shuttle is so loaded down

33
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he won't make half impulse.

34
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Neelix wants to bring a local on board.

35
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He's been helpful. Neelix wants to give
him passage to the next system.

36
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Permission granted.

37
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- Grab some sleep. We have a big day.
- I will in a while.

38
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- Still hunting for buried treasure?
- We have it. I just can't pick the lock.

39
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I've tried 50 algorithms. I piece together
a datablock and ten more unravel.

40
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What did Starfleet send us?
A map? The location of a wormhole?

41
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If I could decode this,
we could be home tomorrow.

42
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Then again, it could be Admiral
Chapman's recipe for pound cake.

43
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I'm starting to wonder
about this message.

44
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One way or another we must find out.

45
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I'll talk to B'Elanna.
You could enlist Seven of Nine.

46
00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:49,076
She should have a few
Borg algorithms up her sleeve.

47
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- If she's in the mood.
- Problems?

48
00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:56,593
I don't know if she's restless
or if it's just me.

49
00:04:56,720 --> 00:05:01,635
But were butting heads more than usual.
She challenges everything I say.

50
00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:07,551
She's learnt a lot from you. Maybe
she thinks she's outgrowing her mentor.

51
00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:09,671
Maybe.

52
00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:15,078
This mentor would like
another cup of coffee.

53
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- Will you join me?
- Love to.

54
00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:28,511
This goes to engineering.
Sickbay. Storage.

55
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I hope that's not going to the mess hall?

56
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I don't remember what this is.
Neelix!

57
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This man is a genius. I was negotiating
with the xenon-based life-form

58
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when the translator went off-line.

59
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Arturis acted
as a perfect go-between.

60
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And he'd never heard our languages.

61
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- They were simple. No insult intended.
- Neelix!

62
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On my way. If you two will excuse me...

63
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Welcome. We're linguistically simple
but we're happy to give you a ride.

64
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- Let's find you some quarters.
- Voyager is a welcoming place.

65
00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:06,511
We do our best.

66
00:06:07,840 --> 00:06:10,958
I've never met
a living universal translator.

67
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My people have a way with languages.
I know over 4,000.

68
00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:17,554
I still struggle with basic Klingon.

69
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You couldn't have heard Neelix
say much.

70
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It was all I needed. Enough to grasp
the grammar and syntax.

71
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- Impressive.
- Not really. It's a natural ability.

72
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Some species have physical prowess.

73
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Others, like yours,
with a generosity of spirit.

74
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My people can see patterns
where others see only confusion.

75
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- Is something wrong?
- No.

76
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Tell me, how are you at computational
languages? Algorithms, trinary syntax?

77
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It's all the same to me.

78
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I was wondering
if you might do us another favour.

79
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This datastream
is badly damaged.

80
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I'd like to see the transmission again.

81
00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:06,796
- Are you Borg?
- Yes.

82
00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:09,912
You're more attractive
than the average drone.

83
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I am no longer part of the collective.

84
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I think I see the problem.

85
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- May I?
- Please.

86
00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:23,555
You've encountered his people before?

87
00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:26,877
- Species 116.
- Is that what you call us?

88
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Yes. The Borg has never been able
to assimilate them. Not yet.

89
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- Seven!
- It's all right.

90
00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:35,875
The collective is like a force of nature.

91
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You don't feel anger towards a storm
on the horizon. You just avoid it.

92
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Here it is.

93
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It's about extracting
the iconometric elements

94
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- and triaxilating a recursion matrix.
- I didn't think of that.

95
00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:54,594
It might be useful
to utilise the other monitors.

96
00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:08,709
- You've done it.
- Almost.

97
00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:12,674
I've reconstructed lots of
information. A lot is still garbled.

98
00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:15,952
What about that datablock? 14-beta.

99
00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:19,994
That part of the message
is too degraded to recover.

100
00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:22,837
Captain, I've found a spatial grid.

101
00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:35,399
They've marked coordinates.
It's ten light years from here.

102
00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:38,797
Maybe Starfleet wants us
to proceed to that location.

103
00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:41,719
There's only one way to find out.

104
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- We're approaching the coordinates.
- Take us out of warp. Scan the vicinity.

105
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- I'm picking up a vessel.
- On screen.

106
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- Identify.
- The warp signature is Starfleet.

107
00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:20,239
- I'll be damned. They came through.
- Tuvok.

108
00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:22,351
Hailing them.

109
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- No response.
- Lifesigns?

110
00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:31,950
- There is no organic matter of any kind.
- No sign of damage to the outer hull.

111
00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:34,469
Primary systems are on-line.

112
00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:39,515
- Something happened to the crew.
- The answer is in that transmission.

113
00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:42,758
We need to finish decoding it.
May I call on you again?

114
00:09:42,880 --> 00:09:46,271
- Of course.
- Secure the vessel.

115
00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:48,869
Tom, Tuvok.

116
00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:55,029
Captain, I won't pretend to know you well

117
00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:59,199
but I'm surprised you're not
more encouraged by this discovery.

118
00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:03,831
I've learned to walk the line
between hope and caution.

119
00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:09,990
Other opportunities didn't work out.
But I'm leaning toward hope this time.

120
00:10:24,680 --> 00:10:27,798
- Wow.
- "Wow" indeed.

121
00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:42,752
I've never seen
this kind of hull geometry.

122
00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:45,872
Looks like a new approach
to starship design.

123
00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:52,110
USS Dauntless. Registry NX-01A.
Launch date, 51472.

124
00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:54,675
60,000 light years in three months?

125
00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:57,792
I'm trying to access the crew logs
but there are none.

126
00:10:57,920 --> 00:11:02,710
I don't think there was a crew.
This helm was set for auto-navigation.

127
00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:05,912
Starfleet has provided us
with a new ship.

128
00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:10,318
Let's not pack our bags yet.
I'd still like to know how they...

129
00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:15,199
Power fluctuations in the warp core.
If you can call it that.

130
00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:18,312
I don't recognise
this engine configuration.

131
00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:23,756
Let's go take a look.

132
00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:37,394
I think we've found our engine core.

133
00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:48,274
- Some kind of new warp drive?
- It's not antimatter. It's...

134
00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:54,075
I don't know what it is.

135
00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:07,473
- It's called a quantum slipstream drive.
- Quantum slipstream.

136
00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:10,831
I've never seen that
in engineering manuals.

137
00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:15,156
The ship is powering up.
Auto-navigation is kicking in.

138
00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:21,395
The vessel is moving at high-impulse.

139
00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:25,400
- I can't raise the away team.
- Pursuit course, Ensign.

140
00:12:29,120 --> 00:12:33,432
- I can't shut down the drive.
- Computer, disable propulsion.

141
00:12:33,560 --> 00:12:36,120
- Unable to comply.
- Hang on.

142
00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:46,200
Bridge to Janeway. They're gone.

143
00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:58,913
Energy from the quantum drive is being
routed through the main deflector.

144
00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:01,793
- That's creating the slipstream?
- Yes.

145
00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:08,519
- Fascinating. Can you make it stop?
- I'll try accessing helm controls.

146
00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:18,117
We're back in normal space.

147
00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:22,552
- Scan for Voyager.
- No sign of them.

148
00:13:22,680 --> 00:13:27,197
Commander,
we've travelled over 15 light years.

149
00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:34,391
Captain's log, supplemental.

150
00:13:34,520 --> 00:13:37,876
After two days, we've rendezvoused
with the Dauntless.

151
00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:41,436
Arturis has helped us
reconstruct the message.

152
00:13:41,560 --> 00:13:44,359
This puzzle is finally coming together.

153
00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:46,949
Slipstream technology is experimental.

154
00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:50,072
But it's come a long way
in the past year.

155
00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:53,556
We've conducted 47 trial runs,
all of them successful.

156
00:13:53,680 --> 00:13:55,830
But each lasted only five days.

157
00:13:55,960 --> 00:14:00,431
You'd have to remain
at slipstream velocity for three months.

158
00:14:00,560 --> 00:14:03,837
Can your crew survive?
We believe they can.

159
00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:08,079
We encourage you to try. Everything
you'll need is on the Dauntless.

160
00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:10,874
Power cells, supplies, living quarters.

161
00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:14,550
Safe journey.
We hope to see you soon.

162
00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:26,234
Admiral Hayes.
Good man, fine officer, bit of a windbag.

163
00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:29,791
Let's talk about the risk. Doctor?

164
00:14:29,920 --> 00:14:34,790
I've examined the away team for cell
damage, physiological stress. Nothing.

165
00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:38,390
- Their joyride didn't harm them.
- Long-term effects?

166
00:14:38,520 --> 00:14:42,673
I'm running the projections.
So far the results are encouraging.

167
00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:46,395
- And the Dauntless?
- It's in good shape, considering.

168
00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:49,592
I've been looking over
the primary systems.

169
00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:52,280
They're like Voyager's, but it's lean.

170
00:14:52,400 --> 00:14:55,518
No shuttlecraft,
no holodecks, no replicators.

171
00:14:55,640 --> 00:14:59,918
- Neelix, you'll have your work cut out.
- Ready and willing.

172
00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:03,874
- What are we waiting for?
- Your enthusiasm is premature.

173
00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:07,630
Voyager is proven.
It would be reckless to abandon it.

174
00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:09,751
Where's that Borg spirit?

175
00:15:09,880 --> 00:15:12,918
My Borg spirit
gives me an objectivity you lack.

176
00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:15,278
This would mean leaving
Voyager behind.

177
00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:20,635
Can we modify Voyager
to create a slipstream?

178
00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:25,994
In theory, but the ship might not
hold up for long under the stresses.

179
00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:28,157
Try to make the modifications.

180
00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:31,159
If we can bring Voyager along,
I'm all for it.

181
00:15:31,280 --> 00:15:34,910
Harry, B'Elanna, take
an engineering team to the Dauntless.

182
00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:39,318
Work on how to shut down the
slipstream drive at a moment's notice.

183
00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:42,239
With that safeguard,
we can make test flights.

184
00:15:42,360 --> 00:15:46,513
I want all crew to familiarise
with the ship. See to it.

185
00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:50,150
Dismissed.

186
00:15:51,440 --> 00:15:55,957
- Tuvok. Big day.
- Indeed.

187
00:15:56,080 --> 00:16:00,756
We've waited for this for years.
Why don't I feel more enthusiastic?

188
00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:04,475
Perhaps my mental discipline
is rubbing off on you.

189
00:16:04,600 --> 00:16:08,355
Perhaps.
What do you think of this little miracle?

190
00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:12,553
I share your concern about safety.
We must take very precaution.

191
00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:18,198
I don't think security protocols
will make me feel any better.

192
00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:20,834
Captain?

193
00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:28,593
All this is a little too perfect. The alien
with answers to all our problems.

194
00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:32,714
The message from Starfleet
saying everything we want to hear.

195
00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:36,515
A starship delivered to us.
What more could we ask for?

196
00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:38,631
They even turned down the beds.

197
00:16:38,760 --> 00:16:41,593
The only thing missing was chocolates.

198
00:16:41,720 --> 00:16:44,030
It does seem convenient.

199
00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:48,356
I can't put my finger on it,

200
00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:52,235
but from the moment this started
I sensed something was wrong.

201
00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:56,319
It started when Arturis boarded Voyager.

202
00:16:56,440 --> 00:16:58,511
Exactly.

203
00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:05,157
We'll proceed as planned.
But investigate that ship.

204
00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:09,717
Keep an eye on our guest.
See if you can find out more about him.

205
00:17:09,840 --> 00:17:14,550
Lets hope we're just suffering
from paranoia. Keep me posted.

206
00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:23,676
Captain's log, supplemental.

207
00:17:23,800 --> 00:17:28,112
So far the crew hasn't found evidence
to support my doubts about Arturis.

208
00:17:28,240 --> 00:17:32,279
Nevertheless, I've told them
to keep their optimism in check.

209
00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:34,630
That's an order they won't follow.

210
00:17:34,760 --> 00:17:39,596
Daily log, Seven of Nine.
Stardate 51981.6.

211
00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:43,350
I've analysed
the quantum slipstream technology.

212
00:17:43,480 --> 00:17:46,518
It's similar to the Borg transwarp drive.

213
00:17:46,640 --> 00:17:49,837
My expertise will be crucial
to the mission's success.

214
00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:53,191
Voyager's crew
is counting on that success.

215
00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:56,790
But I find myself ambivalent.
So I am carrying out my...

216
00:17:56,920 --> 00:18:01,551
I can't help but wonder
what I'll be doing in three months.

217
00:18:01,680 --> 00:18:05,992
Guiding Voyager through the Delta
Quadrant, searching for a way home?

218
00:18:06,120 --> 00:18:08,111
Or looking up old friends...?

219
00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:13,314
If we do return to Sector 001,
will I adapt to human civilisation?

220
00:18:13,440 --> 00:18:16,637
A single Borg
among billions of individuals.

221
00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:25,358
Initiate emergency shutdown
on my mark.

222
00:18:27,560 --> 00:18:29,437
Now.

223
00:18:30,760 --> 00:18:34,230
Quantum field strength down to 90%.

224
00:18:34,360 --> 00:18:37,990
80%... It's levelling off at 75%.

225
00:18:38,120 --> 00:18:40,509
We must dampen the field
by at least 50%.

226
00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:44,349
Reverse the quantum field polarities.

227
00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:48,870
70%.

228
00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:55,194
55... 49%.

229
00:18:56,080 --> 00:19:00,995
- We did it. We've got our safety net.
- One step closer to home.

230
00:19:01,120 --> 00:19:05,637
Tuvok wants an analysis of the
bulkheads to look for anything unusual.

231
00:19:05,760 --> 00:19:11,039
Thank you. Run the analysis.
I'll be on the bridge with Arturis.

232
00:19:11,160 --> 00:19:15,757
Our genius said he'd help me figure out
how to use the control sequencers.

233
00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:19,635
Lieutenant,
you seem eager to return to Earth.

234
00:19:19,760 --> 00:19:22,912
Eager? I wouldn't go that far.

235
00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:31,631
You were a Maquis member. Starfleet
will hold you responsible for crimes.

236
00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:33,910
You will find nothing but adversity.

237
00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:38,591
That's looking on the bright side.
Let's put it this way.

238
00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:44,671
I'd rather face the music at home
than spend my life in the Delta Quadrant.

239
00:19:46,680 --> 00:19:50,310
What about you?
Looking forward to seeing Earth?

240
00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:53,558
- No.
- I'm not surprised.

241
00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:59,232
You think people will resent an
ex-Maquis. What about an ex-drone?

242
00:19:59,360 --> 00:20:01,556
We'll be outcasts together.

243
00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:04,957
I'm kidding, Seven. It's a joke.

244
00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:11,109
Work on that sense of humour.
It'll help you make friends on Earth.

245
00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:17,318
Seven, can you
give me a hand down here?

246
00:20:20,320 --> 00:20:23,517
I'm picking up
an anomalous energy surge.

247
00:20:26,840 --> 00:20:30,913
There are no power conduits
running through this section.

248
00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:39,639
Seven, one look at that big blue marble
and you'll fall in love.

249
00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:42,718
It's got every ecosystem
you can think of.

250
00:20:42,840 --> 00:20:44,990
Hundreds of species live there.

251
00:20:45,120 --> 00:20:50,718
Vulcans, Bolians, Ktarians.
If you like Ktarians.

252
00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:54,754
There are other planets to choose from.

253
00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:58,430
If you will excuse me,
I must speak to the captain.

254
00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:01,111
Seven...

255
00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:06,030
For what it's worth,
it won't be the same without you.

256
00:21:42,120 --> 00:21:44,999
- Kim to Tuvok.
- Tuvok here.

257
00:21:45,120 --> 00:21:49,910
I'm in the engine room and I've found
something that qualifies as unusual.

258
00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:52,316
I'll be right there.

259
00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:04,678
Computer, display datablock 14-beta.
Auxiliary display.

260
00:22:10,360 --> 00:22:13,000
Seven, I could use your help.

261
00:22:16,560 --> 00:22:19,791
I'm trying to reconstruct
the last bit of the message.

262
00:22:19,920 --> 00:22:24,391
- Arturis said it was irreparable.
- I think he gave up too easily.

263
00:22:25,360 --> 00:22:28,591
- Intuition?
- It's intuition if I'm right.

264
00:22:28,720 --> 00:22:32,953
I've designed a new decryption
algorithm. Let's give it a try.

265
00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:35,469
Captain...

266
00:22:35,600 --> 00:22:39,480
I will not be going with you
to the Alpha Quadrant.

267
00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:47,275
I can understand your reluctance.

268
00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:50,995
It's hard enough dealing
with a crew of 150 individuals.

269
00:22:51,120 --> 00:22:54,192
The prospect of a planet
must be overwhelming.

270
00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:57,233
I simply do not wish
to live among humans.

271
00:22:57,360 --> 00:23:00,955
Whether you like it or not,
you're one of us.

272
00:23:01,080 --> 00:23:05,711
You've come a long way
from that drone of nine months ago.

273
00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:10,391
Don't turn your back on humanity when
you're about to take your biggest step.

274
00:23:11,120 --> 00:23:13,794
Earth. Your home.

275
00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:17,952
I may have come a long way...

276
00:23:18,080 --> 00:23:20,230
but not in the direction you think.

277
00:23:21,840 --> 00:23:24,150
You've tried to influence me.

278
00:23:24,280 --> 00:23:27,272
You exposed me
to your culture, your ideals.

279
00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:30,392
You hoped to shape me
in your own image.

280
00:23:30,520 --> 00:23:32,796
But you have failed.

281
00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:36,197
You may have noticed
our tendency to disagree.

282
00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:40,279
- Oh, I've noticed.
- I do not share your values.

283
00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:42,755
Your desire to explore is inefficient.

284
00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:45,679
Your need for family is a weakness.

285
00:23:45,800 --> 00:23:49,555
Your infatuation
with this planet is irrational.

286
00:23:49,680 --> 00:23:53,833
I won't argue that you turned out
differently than I expected.

287
00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:57,112
And that we often have
conflicting points of view.

288
00:23:58,120 --> 00:24:01,431
But right now the stakes are higher.

289
00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:07,230
Abandon this crew and you diminish
their chances of getting home.

290
00:24:07,360 --> 00:24:09,351
- Irrelevant.
- No, it's not.

291
00:24:09,480 --> 00:24:13,269
We've given you a lot.
It's time you gave something back.

292
00:24:13,400 --> 00:24:18,600
I have. On many occasions.
Now I refuse.

293
00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:28,998
What would you do?
Go back to the collective?

294
00:24:29,120 --> 00:24:31,680
- I don't know.
- What do you have in mind?

295
00:24:31,800 --> 00:24:34,360
- I don't know.
- That's my point.

296
00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:37,757
You're asking me to cast you adrift
in the Delta Quadrant.

297
00:24:37,880 --> 00:24:41,953
I wouldn't grant that request
because it's too dangerous.

298
00:24:42,080 --> 00:24:45,960
- I will survive.
- On Borg perfection?

299
00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:49,277
- Precisely.
- I don't buy it.

300
00:24:50,120 --> 00:24:53,875
This isn't about your independence
or superiority.

301
00:24:55,760 --> 00:24:57,751
This is about your fear.

302
00:24:57,880 --> 00:25:01,669
You're not making this choice
because you've outgrown humanity.

303
00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:04,872
I think you're afraid to go back to Earth.

304
00:25:13,560 --> 00:25:17,679
The algorithm is working.
It's reconstructing the datablock.

305
00:25:23,920 --> 00:25:27,914
I thought we'd already recovered
this part of the message.

306
00:25:28,040 --> 00:25:31,032
Perhaps it is an addendum
from the admiral.

307
00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:35,313
- You did designate him a "windbag".
- I don't think so.

308
00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:41,919
The data index doesn't match.
This is a completely different message.

309
00:25:46,760 --> 00:25:49,593
Apologies from everyone at Starfleet.

310
00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:54,840
Our best people have tried to find
a wormhole, a new means of propulsion,

311
00:25:54,960 --> 00:25:57,031
anything to get you back home.

312
00:25:57,160 --> 00:25:59,276
But despite our best efforts...

313
00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:05,429
It's not what you'd hoped. But we have
sent you data on the Delta Quadrant.

314
00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:08,552
With luck you'll find some of it useful.

315
00:26:08,680 --> 00:26:12,469
Maybe enough
to shave a few years off your trip.

316
00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:17,510
Safe journey.
We hope to see you soon.

317
00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:26,029
- Your intuition was correct.
- Unfortunately.

318
00:26:26,160 --> 00:26:29,118
Arturis must have created
a false message.

319
00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:32,870
It sure as hell looks that way.
Janeway to Tuvok.

320
00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:38,029
- Yes, Captain.
- My suspicions have been confirmed.

321
00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:44,997
Arturis tampered with the message.
The Dauntless isn't what it appears.

322
00:26:45,120 --> 00:26:49,751
I agree. We've discovered
alien technology behind a bulkhead.

323
00:26:49,880 --> 00:26:52,474
- I can't identify it.
- Where's Arturis?

324
00:26:52,600 --> 00:26:57,037
- On the bridge working with Torres.
- Go there but don't tip our hand.

325
00:26:57,160 --> 00:26:59,515
I'll be there with a full security team.

326
00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:03,235
- Understood.
- Let's get weapons.

327
00:27:22,800 --> 00:27:25,030
Don't touch that.

328
00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:28,998
You almost kicked us
into slipstream drive.

329
00:27:29,120 --> 00:27:31,111
I wouldn't want to do that.

330
00:27:33,160 --> 00:27:38,439
- No problem. You speak Klingon.
- I do now.

331
00:27:38,560 --> 00:27:42,269
Your captain let me review
your linguistic database.

332
00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:45,358
- I only speak a few phrases.
- Shame.

333
00:27:45,480 --> 00:27:48,711
- It's a robust language.
- Too robust for me.

334
00:27:53,320 --> 00:27:57,553
- Evacuate the repair teams.
- Captain?

335
00:27:57,680 --> 00:28:01,275
- Explain yourself.
- I don't what you're talking about.

336
00:28:01,400 --> 00:28:07,919
You fabricated the Starfleet message.
I recovered the real transmission.

337
00:28:08,040 --> 00:28:12,113
- That's absurd.
- Starfleet didn't send us this vessel.

338
00:28:12,240 --> 00:28:16,279
- Is this your ship?
- There must be an explanation.

339
00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:21,110
I tried to ignore my gut feelings.
I was carried away by the excitement.

340
00:28:21,240 --> 00:28:26,394
You prayed on that. You took advantage
of our hopes. I want to know why.

341
00:28:26,520 --> 00:28:31,037
I believe that there is a threat here,
Captain.

342
00:28:31,960 --> 00:28:36,318
But not from me.
It wasn't my place to make accusations.

343
00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:43,437
But I saw her reconfigure
several key algorithms two days ago.

344
00:28:43,560 --> 00:28:47,315
She must have been tampering
with the Starfleet message.

345
00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:51,877
- You are lying.
- She's been sabotaging your efforts.

346
00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:54,276
You don't have to believe me.

347
00:28:54,400 --> 00:28:57,950
You can find all the evidence
in her personal database.

348
00:28:58,080 --> 00:29:03,632
Evidence you put there yourself in case
you got caught. Throw him in the brig.

349
00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:33,240
Janeway to Voyager.
Beam us out of here.

350
00:29:33,360 --> 00:29:36,034
He's trying to deflect our transporters.

351
00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:51,877
I've got everyone
but Seven and the captain.

352
00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:55,914
- The ship's in slipstream mode.
- Pursuit course.

353
00:30:07,920 --> 00:30:10,070
We lost them, Commander.

354
00:30:14,640 --> 00:30:19,237
Bring the warp core modifications
on-line. We're going after them.

355
00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:24,389
- We haven't even had a trial run yet.
- There's no time like the present.

356
00:30:33,320 --> 00:30:37,393
- Where are you taking us?
- Home.

357
00:30:38,800 --> 00:30:42,156
How did you create the Starfleet bridge?
Holograms?

358
00:30:42,280 --> 00:30:45,432
Particle synthesis.
Beyond your understanding.

359
00:30:45,560 --> 00:30:49,349
Is this what your people do?
Prey on innocent ships.

360
00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:54,395
Innocent? Typical of Captain Janeway.
Self-righteous.

361
00:30:55,360 --> 00:30:58,637
If I've offended you or your people,
please tell me.

362
00:30:58,760 --> 00:31:03,596
Diplomacy, Captain?
Your diplomacy destroyed my world.

363
00:31:03,720 --> 00:31:05,950
What are you saying?

364
00:31:06,080 --> 00:31:10,517
You negotiated an agreement
with the Borg collective.

365
00:31:11,600 --> 00:31:13,910
Safe passage through their space.

366
00:31:14,040 --> 00:31:17,749
In return you helped them
defeat their enemy.

367
00:31:17,880 --> 00:31:19,871
Species 8472.

368
00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:22,958
In your colourful language, yes.
Species 8472.

369
00:31:23,080 --> 00:31:26,869
There were those of us
with a vested interest in that war.

370
00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:31,710
We could have annihilated the Borg.
But you couldn't see beyond your ship.

371
00:31:31,840 --> 00:31:36,710
In my estimation, Species 8472
posed a greater threat than the Borg.

372
00:31:36,840 --> 00:31:40,390
Who are you to make that decision?
A stranger.

373
00:31:40,520 --> 00:31:43,717
There wasn't time to take a poll.
I had to act quickly.

374
00:31:43,840 --> 00:31:47,959
My people
alluded the Borg for centuries.

375
00:31:48,080 --> 00:31:51,755
Outwitting them. Always one step ahead.

376
00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:56,755
But in recent years the Borg
started weakening our defences.

377
00:31:56,880 --> 00:32:02,956
Species 8472 was our last hope
to defeat them. You took that away!

378
00:32:04,320 --> 00:32:09,156
The outer colonies were the first to fall.
23 in a matter of hours.

379
00:32:09,280 --> 00:32:13,478
Our sentry vessels tossed aside.
No defence against the storm.

380
00:32:13,600 --> 00:32:17,594
By the time they'd surrounded
our star system, hundreds of cubes,

381
00:32:17,720 --> 00:32:21,076
we had already surrendered
to our own terror.

382
00:32:22,880 --> 00:32:26,760
A few of us managed to survive.
Ten, twenty thousand.

383
00:32:26,880 --> 00:32:32,876
I was fortunate. I escaped
with a vessel. Alone but alive.

384
00:32:34,120 --> 00:32:37,476
I don't blame them.
They were just drones.

385
00:32:38,320 --> 00:32:44,430
Acting with their collective instinct.
You... You had a choice.

386
00:32:46,480 --> 00:32:49,757
I'm sorry for your people
but try to understand.

387
00:32:49,880 --> 00:32:53,953
- I couldn't have known.
- It took me months to find you.

388
00:32:54,080 --> 00:32:58,950
I waited for my opportunity
to make you pay for what you'd done.

389
00:32:59,080 --> 00:33:03,392
Then, the Starfleet message and I knew
that your selfish desire to get home

390
00:33:03,520 --> 00:33:07,912
would surface again,
that I could lure you to this vessel.

391
00:33:08,800 --> 00:33:13,795
That I could see to it that you would be
assimilated and spend eternity as Borg.

392
00:33:13,920 --> 00:33:18,391
I was hoping to get your entire crew.

393
00:33:19,440 --> 00:33:22,353
But I'll settle for the two of you.

394
00:33:26,520 --> 00:33:31,674
In a matter of hours,
this ship will return to my homeworld.

395
00:33:34,080 --> 00:33:38,950
- Inside Borg space.
- You will be assimilated as well.

396
00:33:39,080 --> 00:33:41,276
That's irrelevant.

397
00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:48,320
This is what you wanted all along,
isn't it? To go back to your collective?

398
00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:52,353
You should thank me.

399
00:34:10,200 --> 00:34:11,200
Report.

400
00:34:11,320 --> 00:34:15,678
We're at full impulse but we're not
breaking through the quantum barrier.

401
00:34:15,800 --> 00:34:20,590
- I need more power to the deflector.
- Bridge to Torres.

402
00:34:20,720 --> 00:34:22,950
I'm already on it. Stand by.

403
00:34:23,080 --> 00:34:28,359
Reroute power to deflector control.
Make sure that warp field is stable.

404
00:34:31,040 --> 00:34:34,078
I'm focusing the quantum field.

405
00:34:34,200 --> 00:34:37,477
Make it quick.
The hull temperature is at critical.

406
00:34:41,560 --> 00:34:45,554
- We're at slipstream velocity.
- Structural integrity is down by 9%.

407
00:34:45,680 --> 00:34:48,035
An hour before the hull starts buckling.

408
00:34:48,160 --> 00:34:52,870
I've located their slipstream.
I'm aligning ours to match.

409
00:34:53,000 --> 00:34:55,116
- We're behind them.
- How far?

410
00:34:55,240 --> 00:34:58,676
- Just a few minutes.
- Any way to increase speed?

411
00:34:58,800 --> 00:35:00,996
None. We're at maximum.

412
00:35:01,120 --> 00:35:06,877
Maintain course. If I know
the captain she's already got a plan.

413
00:35:08,720 --> 00:35:10,996
- Any ideas?
- Not presently.

414
00:35:11,120 --> 00:35:13,111
We'd better think of something.

415
00:35:13,240 --> 00:35:17,029
We'll be face to face
with your former family in an hour.

416
00:35:17,160 --> 00:35:21,870
Unless you're looking forward
to rejoining the collective?

417
00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:24,230
I do not believe I am.

418
00:35:24,360 --> 00:35:28,558
Not the ringing opposition
I was hoping for but I'll take it.

419
00:35:28,680 --> 00:35:32,674
A drone could walk through
this force field like it was thin air.

420
00:35:32,800 --> 00:35:36,430
Is there enough Borg technology
left in your body to adapt?

421
00:35:36,560 --> 00:35:40,918
Activating the appropriate nanoprobes
could alter my bio-electric field.

422
00:35:41,040 --> 00:35:43,509
I would need to adjust
my cranial implant.

423
00:35:43,640 --> 00:35:45,836
Would a micro-filament do the trick?

424
00:35:45,960 --> 00:35:49,510
- It might.
- Then let's get you one.

425
00:35:50,440 --> 00:35:54,274
Access the control panel
and disable the force field.

426
00:35:54,400 --> 00:35:56,391
We'll try to reach the engine room.

427
00:35:56,520 --> 00:35:59,751
And employ
the emergency shutdown procedure.

428
00:36:03,920 --> 00:36:09,154
Sufficient. You will need to cross-link
the third and sixth nodules.

429
00:36:17,840 --> 00:36:20,400
- Déjà vu.
- Captain?

430
00:36:21,280 --> 00:36:24,591
As I recall,
this is where our relationship began.

431
00:36:24,720 --> 00:36:27,155
In a brig, nine months ago.

432
00:36:27,280 --> 00:36:31,433
I severed you from the collective
and you weren't happy about it.

433
00:36:31,560 --> 00:36:33,551
No, I was not.

434
00:36:34,440 --> 00:36:38,035
In case I never get a chance
to say this...

435
00:36:38,160 --> 00:36:42,836
I realise that I've been hard on you
at times, but it was never out of anger,

436
00:36:42,960 --> 00:36:45,429
or regret that I brought you on board.

437
00:36:45,560 --> 00:36:50,475
I'm your captain. That means I can't
always be your friend. Understand?

438
00:36:51,600 --> 00:36:56,276
No. However, if we are assimilated,
our thoughts will become one,

439
00:36:56,400 --> 00:37:00,519
and I'm sure I will understand perfectly.

440
00:37:00,640 --> 00:37:06,636
A joke, Captain. You have encouraged
me to use my sense of humour.

441
00:37:07,880 --> 00:37:12,238
It's nice to know you've taken
some of my advice to heart.

442
00:37:16,280 --> 00:37:19,113
You were correct, Captain.

443
00:37:19,240 --> 00:37:23,199
My desire to remain in the Delta
Quadrant was based on fear.

444
00:37:24,560 --> 00:37:30,511
I am no longer Borg but the prospect
of becoming human is unsettling.

445
00:37:31,880 --> 00:37:34,952
I don't know where I belong.

446
00:37:35,080 --> 00:37:37,549
You belong with us.

447
00:37:39,120 --> 00:37:41,509
The adaptations are complete.

448
00:38:00,280 --> 00:38:02,271
We're in business.

449
00:38:20,880 --> 00:38:27,229
- I can't initiate the shutdown.
- Our commands are being blocked.

450
00:38:28,960 --> 00:38:31,713
The ship's velocity has just increased.

451
00:38:31,840 --> 00:38:34,992
We will enter
Borg space in twelve minutes.

452
00:38:35,120 --> 00:38:38,351
Do we still have access
to the power distribution grid?

453
00:38:38,480 --> 00:38:40,869
- Yes.
- Let's swerve the wheel.

454
00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:43,116
Send power into the thrusters.

455
00:38:43,240 --> 00:38:47,996
- Torsional stress may destroy the ship.
- It's that or join the hive. Do it.

456
00:38:48,120 --> 00:38:51,750
Try to gain control of navigation.
I'll be on the bridge.

457
00:38:51,880 --> 00:38:54,872
We have a game of Velocity
scheduled for tomorrow.

458
00:38:55,000 --> 00:38:58,231
- I expect you to keep the appointment.
- Aye, Captain.

459
00:39:35,200 --> 00:39:40,513
- Sorry about the bumpy ride.
- You can't stop this ship.

460
00:39:40,640 --> 00:39:44,793
In four minutes, Janeway will be gone
and a new drone will be born.

461
00:39:44,920 --> 00:39:47,036
Don't count on it.

462
00:39:48,120 --> 00:39:50,509
Seven has accessed navigation.

463
00:39:50,640 --> 00:39:54,235
You taught us how to use this ship
a little too well.

464
00:39:54,360 --> 00:39:58,638
I can't begin to imagine your loss
but try to see beyond revenge.

465
00:39:58,760 --> 00:40:02,549
- Revenge is all I have left.
- You're alive. There's hope.

466
00:40:02,680 --> 00:40:08,995
Your people's accomplishments
and dignity can survive in you. End this.

467
00:40:20,080 --> 00:40:22,879
I've destroyed
the navigational controls.

468
00:40:23,000 --> 00:40:26,436
No one can stop this ship now.
Not even me.

469
00:40:28,240 --> 00:40:30,709
Two minutes to Borg space.

470
00:40:37,400 --> 00:40:41,917
Direct hit. The vessel's shields
are down. Transporter standing by.

471
00:40:42,040 --> 00:40:44,554
Get a lock on our people.

472
00:40:57,720 --> 00:41:01,270
- Voyager!
- Come with me. It's not too late.

473
00:41:01,400 --> 00:41:04,756
It is for you.

474
00:41:04,880 --> 00:41:07,315
I've got them. Transporter room 2.

475
00:41:07,440 --> 00:41:11,991
Alter our slipstream. Hard starboard.
Take us back the way we came.

476
00:41:30,000 --> 00:41:36,838
We are the Borg. You will be
assimilated. Resistance is futile.

477
00:41:39,480 --> 00:41:41,676
Captain's log, supplemental.

478
00:41:41,800 --> 00:41:45,953
We remained in the slipstream
for an hour before it collapsed.

479
00:41:46,080 --> 00:41:50,438
Our diagnostics concluded that
we can't use this technology again.

480
00:41:50,560 --> 00:41:53,632
But we managed
to get 300 light years closer to home.

481
00:41:56,480 --> 00:41:59,996
Full impact. Final round to Janeway.
Winner, Janeway.

482
00:42:00,120 --> 00:42:03,476
Nice play. You almost had me.
Go again?

483
00:42:03,600 --> 00:42:06,956
I must go. There is work to be done.

484
00:42:07,080 --> 00:42:12,075
I gave the crew strict orders to take
some R&R over the next few days.

485
00:42:12,200 --> 00:42:14,191
I'm attempting to design

486
00:42:14,320 --> 00:42:18,757
a method of travelling at slipstream
velocities without damaging Voyager.

487
00:42:18,880 --> 00:42:23,670
- I thought that was impossible.
- That's a word humans use too often.

488
00:42:23,800 --> 00:42:26,519
I wish to continue my efforts.

489
00:42:26,640 --> 00:42:28,711
You were ready to abandon ship

490
00:42:28,840 --> 00:42:32,879
and here you are,
practically laying in a course to Earth.

491
00:42:33,000 --> 00:42:38,120
As we approached Borg space
I began to re-evaluate my future.

492
00:42:38,240 --> 00:42:44,031
The prospect of becoming
a drone... was unappealing.

493
00:42:44,160 --> 00:42:47,391
You've got to look back
in order to move forward.

494
00:42:47,520 --> 00:42:50,592
You're starting to embrace
your humanity.

495
00:42:50,720 --> 00:42:52,711
No.

496
00:42:52,840 --> 00:42:57,437
But as I said, nothing is impossible.

497
00:43:02,640 --> 00:43:06,679
Computer... one more game.

498
00:44:02,000 --> 00:44:03,000
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