1 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:17,633 Come in. 2 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:20,474 Seven's shipwide efficiency analysis. 3 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:23,473 - Did we get a passing grade? - Barely. 4 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:27,190 - She wants to present it to us. - Put her on the schedule. 5 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:32,309 We're passing a Class-T cluster soon - gas giants, radiogenic sources. 6 00:00:32,480 --> 00:00:35,438 I'm not sure it's worth altering course. 7 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:38,877 We should at least send the Delta Flyer for a look. 8 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:42,112 Let's get a full range of sensor scans as we get closer. 9 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:49,516 Level-3 analysis of the cluster. Tom, prepare the Flyer and an away team. 10 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:52,194 Harry, start continuous scans. 11 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:54,749 - Kim to Seven of Nine. - Proceed, Ensign. 12 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:58,595 Can you increase radiogenic resolution in the sensors? 13 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:02,037 The captain wants to get a cleaner look at that cluster. 14 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:04,157 Acknowledged. 15 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:10,435 Take these specifications to Lieutenant Torres. 16 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:21,877 Deck 11. 17 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:32,996 What does our Borg Queen want now? 18 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:38,152 We need to route at least another five terawatts to the sensor array. 19 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:44,597 Deck 15. 20 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:54,357 Hello. 21 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:00,997 Sorry to interrupt. 22 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:05,119 I'm about to disprove Schlezholt's theory of multiple big bangs. 23 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:08,159 I had to demolish Wang's second postulate to do it. 24 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:10,357 Power transfer requisition. 25 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:14,598 You're standing in the way of cosmological history. 26 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:19,834 The cosmos is 16 billion years old. It can wait another few minutes. 27 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:30,631 Schlezholt would thank you for the reprieve. 28 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:32,714 Captain's log, stardate 53753.2. 29 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:34,837 Long-range scans of the T cluster 30 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:36,957 show some curious anomalies. 31 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:39,236 The away team should have a field day. 32 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:41,232 I may even join them myself. 33 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:45,717 Billy. 34 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:48,757 Billy, wake up. 35 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:51,597 What do you want? 36 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:53,797 - I need help. - Good night. 37 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:56,554 Billy, don't you dare go back to sleep. 38 00:04:57,880 --> 00:05:01,032 - What's the problem? - I'm in trouble. 39 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:04,033 - Go to sleep. - Help me first. 40 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:08,551 - With what? - This Level-3 sensor analysis. 41 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:11,599 I've got four hours of infrared to interpret. 42 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:15,515 - Scans on that cluster ahead? - Yes. 43 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:20,197 It's too complex to do over the com. We meet now or wait until tomorrow. 44 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:23,398 I don't want to get dressed and it can't wait. 45 00:05:23,560 --> 00:05:25,517 Your only options. 46 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:33,719 - I gave operations a rating of 76%. - Not exactly flying colours. 47 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:36,599 The crew you assign to the night shift 48 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:38,797 frequently have nothing to do. 49 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:41,076 The devil finds work for idle hands. 50 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:43,356 Religious metaphors are irrelevant. 51 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:46,717 You should assign them more tasks. 52 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:50,316 What's this? "Failure to use expertise.” 53 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:56,197 Crewman Mortimer Harren. 54 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:59,352 He has five degrees in cosmology, 55 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:02,558 but is assigned to the plasma relay room. 56 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:05,678 His talents could be put to better use. 57 00:06:05,840 --> 00:06:08,434 I've tried. I give him more responsibility, 58 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:10,557 but he doesn't do the work. 59 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:13,553 Harren wants to be on deck 15. It gives him more time 60 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:16,394 to repostulate the origins of the universe. 61 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:19,632 Security is at near perfect efficiency. 62 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:22,792 However, if you put the phasers in the weapons locker 63 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:27,591 with the smaller rifles in front, they could be more easily removed. 64 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:29,671 I'll look into it. 65 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:36,356 - Crewman William Telfer. - Billy. He certainly ruined my score. 66 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:40,115 He visits sickbay almost once a week complaining of illness. 67 00:06:40,280 --> 00:06:44,399 - Invariably, you find nothing wrong. - Mr Telfer is a hypochondriac. 68 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:47,757 I'd treat him for it but he's afraid of medication. 69 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:51,197 - Have you tried counselling? - He's afraid of that, too. 70 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:53,670 All I can do is scan him and reassure him. 71 00:06:53,840 --> 00:06:56,798 Wasting your time and medical resources. 72 00:06:56,960 --> 00:07:01,238 What about astrometrics? You could use some improvements, Seven. 73 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:03,550 You're correct, unfortunately. 74 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:10,394 Tal Celes, sensor analyst, grade three. Her work must be constantly checked. 75 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:15,236 She should be reassigned elsewhere. Perhaps to engineering. 76 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:19,074 Forget it. I've got my own problems, remember? 77 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:22,312 That'll be all, Seven. Thank you. 78 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:24,437 Dismissed. 79 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:31,917 Captain? 80 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:35,232 They've never been on an away mission. 81 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:41,396 Mortimer Harren, William Telfer, Tal Celes. None of them. 82 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:46,031 - They get off the ship to go on leave. - I mean a working away mission. 83 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:51,354 Harren never volunteers. Celes can't meet the proficiency requirements. 84 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:55,593 - And Telfer always gets a doctor's note. - Something's got to be done. 85 00:07:55,760 --> 00:08:00,436 There are always a few who don't make it past a year on a starship. 86 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:03,797 Normally they're reassigned. But in our case... 87 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:08,875 Maybe we should relieve them of duty. It wouldn't hurt efficiency. 88 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:13,273 They aren't drones, Chakotay. We can't just deactivate them. 89 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:18,718 - Is the Delta Flyer ready? - Flight-checked for a 72-hour mission. 90 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:23,439 What have you got in mind, Captain? 91 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:30,750 Three people have slipped through the cracks on my ship. 92 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:33,230 That makes it my problem. 93 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:43,515 The aspects of the subspace infrared algorithm are four-fold. 94 00:08:43,680 --> 00:08:48,038 - Unfortunately, I have a three-fold brain. - You just have to break it down. 95 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:52,159 - It's like four smaller algorithms. - OK, but what's the sequence? 96 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:55,073 It's "Zero G Is Fun". As you were. 97 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:01,312 Zeta particle derivation, gamma wave frequency, 98 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:03,949 ion distribution, flow rate of positrons. 99 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:08,956 ZGIF. Zero G Is Fun. That's how you remember the sequence. 100 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:13,796 - Thank you, Captain. I'll try. - Good, because you're going to need it. 101 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:19,956 I'll be briefing you this afternoon in astrometrics. We leave in the morning. 102 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:30,957 Deck 15. 103 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:52,833 - Captain on the deck! - At ease. 104 00:09:56,560 --> 00:09:59,234 - Junction room 167 - Over there, Captain. 105 00:10:01,680 --> 00:10:04,320 Crewman Mitchell, how have you been? 106 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:12,395 - Never better, ma'am. Yourself? - Not bad. Not bad at all. 107 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:20,595 - To the left, ma'am. - Thank you. 108 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:32,314 Crewman Harren. 109 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:37,270 - Captain Janeway. Are you lost? - I was, for a minute. 110 00:10:38,640 --> 00:10:43,316 - I'll be briefing you this afternoon. - There's been a mistake. 111 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:47,830 - Excuse me? - You've put me on an away mission. 112 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:50,196 I have my duties here. 113 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:55,992 Ensign Culhane will cover for you. The pre-flight schedule is all there. 114 00:10:56,160 --> 00:10:59,391 If this is charity, Captain, I don't want it. 115 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:02,954 I didn't ask you what you want. 116 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:07,637 I'm going on an astronomical survey mission and your expertise is needed. 117 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:09,871 What do you know about my expertise? 118 00:11:10,040 --> 00:11:12,475 As much as I need to. 119 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:18,829 Well, I'm about to disprove Schlezholt's theory of multiple big bangs. 120 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:23,073 Really? Wang's second postulate has more lives than a cat, doesn't it? 121 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:26,437 Once you think you've eliminated it, it pops up again. 122 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:31,470 I'll give you a hand if you'd like, when the away mission is over. 123 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:49,758 Once we've reached the cluster, we'll maintain one quarter impulse 124 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:51,991 on the sweep through the protostars. 125 00:11:52,160 --> 00:11:54,390 I'll be piloting the Delta Flyer. 126 00:11:54,560 --> 00:11:59,270 Celes, you'll run a sensor analysis, providing data for your colleagues. 127 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:02,637 Mr Harren, you'll be looking at subspace particle decay 128 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:06,555 for anything new we might learn about star formation. 129 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:10,190 And Mr Telfer, your job will be to look for signs of life. 130 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:15,150 A long shot in this environment. But if it's out there, I'm sure you'll find it. 131 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:19,359 You'll have the evening to familiarise yourselves with the mission. 132 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:24,435 Excuse me, Captain. If we find a planet, we won't explore the surface, will we? 133 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:27,638 That's a stellar nursery. Planets will be gas giants. 134 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:29,950 - They may have moons. - Don't worry. 135 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:33,476 We'll scan for pathogens before we set foot anywhere. 136 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:36,996 And the Delta Flyer can deal with medical emergencies. 137 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:39,197 We'll be fine. 138 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:41,795 Shuttlebay 1, 0600 hours. 139 00:12:43,040 --> 00:12:44,997 Dismissed. 140 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:55,351 Celes is unreliable. Her sensor analyses will be full of errors. 141 00:12:55,520 --> 00:13:00,230 - You could be putting your lives at risk. - Don't worry, Seven. I'll check her work. 142 00:13:00,400 --> 00:13:03,074 This mission needs a more experienced crew. 143 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:05,436 No. Not this mission. 144 00:13:06,960 --> 00:13:09,918 Ever hear the tale of the Good Shepherd? 145 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:13,232 If even one sheep strayed into the wilderness, 146 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:17,598 the shepherd left the safety of the flock and went after it. 147 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:21,230 - So, you intend to rescue them? - In a manner of speaking. 148 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:25,951 Maybe all it will take will be some personal attention from their captain. 149 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:28,396 Maybe something more. 150 00:13:28,560 --> 00:13:31,313 But I won't abandon a member of this crew... 151 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:34,874 no matter what their problems might be. 152 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:55,272 Poor guy. Rotting away down on deck 15. 153 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:58,910 Counting the years till we get out of this quadrant. 154 00:13:59,080 --> 00:14:02,357 It's a shame he doesn't have a superior officer who cares. 155 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:05,797 It's not my job to make everybody who works for me happy. 156 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:08,110 Some people just don't want to fit in. 157 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:11,432 I'll bet you haven't said two words to him. 158 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:15,594 Two words exactly. We collided in the corridor during a Borg attack. 159 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:19,833 I said, "Excuse me." Since we were at Red Alert and about to be destroyed, 160 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:22,116 I think it was very considerate of me. 161 00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:26,990 Well, Mr Considerate, why don't you go and offer him some encouragement? 162 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:31,072 His first away mission. I'm sure he could use it. 163 00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:44,353 Brushing up on the Delta Flyer specs? 164 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:48,671 - I'm not a mechanic. - Oh. 165 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:51,677 Then, what are you doing? 166 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:02,357 Very interesting. 167 00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:06,912 What do you find most interesting about it? 168 00:15:08,360 --> 00:15:10,749 Your creative use of the minus sign. 169 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:17,040 I see you have an appreciation for multi-variate analysis. 170 00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:19,191 Maybe you missed your calling. 171 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:23,194 It's a shame. I imagine it gets tedious up at the helm. 172 00:15:24,520 --> 00:15:26,477 I enjoy the view. 173 00:15:32,360 --> 00:15:34,317 Well? 174 00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:37,757 I invited him over to watch our television set tonight. 175 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:40,560 You don't mind, do you? 176 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:49,355 Celes? Celes. Respond. 177 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:51,477 Celes, Respond. 178 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:57,352 - You're not sick. - Yes, I am. 179 00:15:57,520 --> 00:16:00,273 - No, you're not. - Really, I am. 180 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:03,512 - We have to sleep. - I can't go on this mission. 181 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:06,240 - Yes, you can. - No, I can't. 182 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:08,596 - Bye. - Wait! 183 00:16:11,640 --> 00:16:13,233 See? 184 00:16:13,400 --> 00:16:15,630 - It's nothing. - It's a fever. 185 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:18,758 Your temperature is 0.2 degrees above normal. 186 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:21,912 A typical deviation prompted by stress. 187 00:16:22,080 --> 00:16:26,074 - Or a multiphasic prion. - You have not been infected by a prion. 188 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:29,710 - They attach themselves... - I've already scanned you. 189 00:16:29,880 --> 00:16:32,918 - You can barely see them. - They aren't there. 190 00:16:33,080 --> 00:16:37,074 If they migrate to my cell membranes while I'm on the away mission... 191 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:41,996 I am not giving you a medical excuse. Not this time. 192 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:44,117 Try to get some sleep. 193 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:47,796 You shouldn't even have a medical tricorder. 194 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:51,794 Believe me, you'll be so caught up in the excitement of exploration 195 00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:56,830 there won't be any time for worrying about infections. 196 00:16:57,000 --> 00:17:01,756 There's nothing like an away mission to remind a person of why we're out here. 197 00:17:12,080 --> 00:17:14,037 I'm going to one quarter impulse. 198 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:18,398 - Should I start the sensor sweeps? - We don't want to miss anything. 199 00:17:18,560 --> 00:17:21,916 - Engine status? - Within parameters. That wasn't us. 200 00:17:22,080 --> 00:17:24,037 Anything on sensors? 201 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:26,760 0.005 fluctuation in the spatial continuum. 202 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:29,912 It looks like simple background noise. 203 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:34,274 - I agree. - Anybody for lunch? 204 00:17:34,440 --> 00:17:37,114 - Are you volunteering? - Yes, ma'am. 205 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:40,796 - I'll help. What would you like, Captain? - Mortimer? 206 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:42,951 Even my mother didn't call me that. 207 00:17:43,920 --> 00:17:48,198 - Well then, Mr Harren, are you hungry? - No... thank you. 208 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:53,754 I'll have the pasta soup. It should be listed under Neelix 651. 209 00:17:53,920 --> 00:17:56,639 - I'll try that, too. - I'm sure you'll like it. 210 00:17:56,800 --> 00:18:00,350 I'm sure I will. Thanks for the suggestion. 211 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:06,152 I'd better get back there. 212 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:12,959 Neelix 651, two servings. 213 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:17,072 Neelix 651, two servings. 214 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:21,189 What's wrong? 215 00:18:21,360 --> 00:18:26,639 - The captain checks everything I do. - That's just standard procedure. 216 00:18:26,800 --> 00:18:29,952 Then why isn't it standard procedure for you or Harren? 217 00:18:30,120 --> 00:18:32,589 Maybe she's giving you special attention. 218 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:35,149 Because she's knows I need it. 219 00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:40,199 - I wish I could go back to Voyager. - Me, too. 220 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:45,355 - There's always the escape pods. - Can you imagine? 221 00:18:47,800 --> 00:18:52,829 I understand you grew up on Vico V. No wonder you became a cosmologist. 222 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:57,233 - Wildest sky in the Alpha Quadrant. - So they say. I've never been there. 223 00:18:57,400 --> 00:19:01,871 You think a child's environment is more important than genetic behaviour? 224 00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:03,951 I'm just making conversation. 225 00:19:04,120 --> 00:19:07,829 Conversation filled with assumptions, which I don't agree with. 226 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:12,756 I'm a product of my nucleic acids. How I was raised is beside the point. 227 00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:17,994 If you're trying to understand me better, questions about my home are irrelevant. 228 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:22,074 All right, then. How's your thirteenth chromosome? 229 00:19:22,240 --> 00:19:25,232 Missing a couple of base pairs in gene 178? 230 00:19:28,320 --> 00:19:32,279 I signed on to Voyager because I needed a year of hands-on experience. 231 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:36,354 It was required to get into the Institute of Cosmology on Orion I. 232 00:19:36,520 --> 00:19:40,673 If we hadn't gotten lost in the Delta Quadrant, I'd be there right now. 233 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:43,229 Sorry to have delayed your career plans, 234 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:45,710 but all our lives have been interrupted. 235 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:48,838 The nature of space exploration is unpredictable. 236 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:52,550 Which is why I don't like space exploration. 237 00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:57,237 Stumbling from star to star like a drunken insect towards a light source 238 00:19:57,400 --> 00:20:00,472 is not my idea of a dignified existence. 239 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:06,033 - Pure theory is all that concerns me. - Well, I'm not trying to change that. 240 00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:10,990 I'm simply trying to get my crew working to their full capacity, including you. 241 00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:16,872 You don't feel responsible, Captain, for having three misfits on your ship? 242 00:20:17,040 --> 00:20:22,319 Well, if there's anything I can do to relieve your guilt, please let me know. 243 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:26,196 I'll keep that in mind. 244 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:31,515 Maybe I will join my colleagues for lunch. 245 00:20:31,680 --> 00:20:35,230 All of this exploration has given me an appetite. 246 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:48,670 Computer, identify the source of that spatial fluctuation. 247 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:51,070 Source unknown. 248 00:20:54,200 --> 00:20:59,752 Red Alert! Aft section, report. Report! 249 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:07,757 Captain, are you all right? 250 00:21:07,920 --> 00:21:13,279 We need to get propulsion on-line and figure out what hit us. What's out there? 251 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:16,393 I don't know. But it tore a section off the hull. 252 00:21:16,560 --> 00:21:20,155 90% of our antimatter has been neutralised. 253 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:21,754 So much for warp drive. 254 00:21:21,920 --> 00:21:26,118 I'm bringing impulse engines on-line, but they've been damaged. 255 00:21:27,120 --> 00:21:29,191 We can do one eighth impulse, no more. 256 00:21:29,360 --> 00:21:32,796 We'll get to the rendezvous point with Voyager in ten years. 257 00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:37,477 - Think they'll wait for us? - Is the subspace transmitter on-line? 258 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:39,597 Voyager, this is the Delta Flyer. 259 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:43,355 We've been hit by an unknown phenomenon and are damaged. 260 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:45,636 We require immediate assistance. 261 00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:48,952 Transmit that on all subspace frequencies. 262 00:21:49,120 --> 00:21:51,350 - Anything on scans? - Not yet. 263 00:21:51,520 --> 00:21:54,592 - It was a proto-comet. - I read a paper on that. 264 00:21:54,760 --> 00:21:58,754 - Written by me. - Well, enlighten us. 265 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:05,110 I hypothesised about a comet-like assemblage of dark-matter. 266 00:22:05,280 --> 00:22:08,716 It would be attracted to antimatter and neutralise it. 267 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:11,520 So it detected the antimatter in our warp core? 268 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:16,629 That suggests a consciousness. This is a mindless astrophysical phenomenon. 269 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:20,475 We should eject our antimatter or we'll suffer another impact. 270 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:25,077 I can't do that on the basis of an unproven hypothesis. 271 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:28,596 If we're hit again, we could lose our entire outer hull. 272 00:22:28,760 --> 00:22:31,957 Eject the warp core and we won't get warp drive back. 273 00:22:32,120 --> 00:22:34,760 I need evidence and sensors aren't talking. 274 00:22:34,920 --> 00:22:39,118 Maybe they are talking but someone doesn't know how to listen to them. 275 00:22:39,280 --> 00:22:43,513 - You're out of line. - Forget her feelings. We're in trouble. 276 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:46,718 That hull plate is less than ten kilometres away. 277 00:22:46,880 --> 00:22:50,236 A dark-matter impact might have left a quantum signature. 278 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:53,313 There's the evidence. Do we have transporters? 279 00:22:53,480 --> 00:22:56,552 - Yes, I've locked onto it. - Beam it to the aft section. 280 00:22:56,720 --> 00:23:00,395 Celes, you're with me. Continue the repairs. 281 00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:12,915 No sign of burns... or plasma residue. 282 00:23:16,040 --> 00:23:21,592 It seems to have been sheared off. Download this into the main computer. 283 00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:32,919 - Captain, I'm sorry. - For what? 284 00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:37,950 I thought that spatial fluctuation we ran into was background noise. Some noise. 285 00:23:38,120 --> 00:23:41,750 I saw the same sensor readings and came to the same conclusion. 286 00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:44,514 You don't have to doubt yourself all the time. 287 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:46,637 Yes, I do. And you should too. 288 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:51,317 - You're right to look over my shoulder. - We all make mistakes. Even me. 289 00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:55,360 Every day? Every time you report for duty? 290 00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:59,631 On Voyager it doesn't matter. Nothing I do is critical. 291 00:23:59,800 --> 00:24:02,269 Seven doesn't give me anything important. 292 00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:06,274 The crew is protected from my mistakes by the people around me, 293 00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:08,829 but out here I could get us killed. 294 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:13,471 - You went through Starfleet training. - I had to cram for every exam. 295 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:16,758 At the Academy I was infamous for my all-nighters. 296 00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:23,030 Every night? That's what it took. That's the only way I made it through. 297 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:27,433 Plus the sympathy votes. The conflict on Bajor worked in my favour. 298 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:30,592 The Federation was eager for Bajorans in Starfleet, 299 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:33,149 so I was given the benefit of the doubt. 300 00:24:33,320 --> 00:24:36,950 You did the same when you accepted my application. 301 00:24:37,120 --> 00:24:39,714 You showed unconventional thinking. 302 00:24:39,880 --> 00:24:43,316 Not everybody would have retrieved that hull plating. 303 00:24:43,480 --> 00:24:46,677 Just don't trust me with the analysis. I'll get it wrong. 304 00:24:46,840 --> 00:24:52,119 - Well, with that attitude, you will. - This has nothing to do with attitude. 305 00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:54,840 You and I are wired differently. 306 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:57,514 To you this is nothing but data. 307 00:24:57,680 --> 00:25:02,311 To me it's a monster with fangs and claws. 308 00:25:02,480 --> 00:25:05,836 In my nightmares I am chased by algorithms. 309 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:09,038 My brain just wasn't built to understand this. 310 00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:12,390 We can find you another post on Voyager. 311 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:17,118 There's isn't another post on Voyager, not for me. 312 00:25:17,280 --> 00:25:20,159 Unless you need a waitress in the mess hall. 313 00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:26,271 You know... there's more to duty than the ability to manipulate algorithms. 314 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:33,477 Everybody has showed courage beyond what I expected. So have you. 315 00:25:33,640 --> 00:25:39,272 If we were in the Alpha Quadrant, would that be enough to keep me on board? 316 00:25:40,360 --> 00:25:42,351 I can't answer that. 317 00:25:42,520 --> 00:25:45,512 I don't deserve to be on your ship, Captain. 318 00:25:45,680 --> 00:25:49,594 And I'm not really a part of Voyager. I just live there. 319 00:25:56,520 --> 00:26:00,559 Pressure's increasing. The EPS relays are fused. Cut the plasma flow. 320 00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:03,234 Cut the plasma! 321 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:09,913 I could have been killed. What's wrong with you? 322 00:26:10,080 --> 00:26:12,037 Everything. 323 00:26:12,800 --> 00:26:17,510 If you want something to fantasise about, imagine our hull is breached. 324 00:26:17,680 --> 00:26:21,196 Our blood with vaporise and our cell membranes will rupture. 325 00:26:21,360 --> 00:26:26,912 - Surely you know the symptoms. - Let's not talk about it, all right? 326 00:26:27,080 --> 00:26:32,871 I don't want to put theories into practice, but there's no choice. So, pay attention. 327 00:26:33,040 --> 00:26:35,236 You can go to sickbay when we return. 328 00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:39,030 - And you can go to deck 15. - That's right. 329 00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:43,353 Where I don't have to rely on you or your intellectually deficient friend. 330 00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:46,512 At least I have a friend. 331 00:26:49,520 --> 00:26:52,911 Don't you ever get lonely down there? 332 00:26:53,080 --> 00:26:57,233 In the company of my own thoughts? Never. 333 00:26:57,400 --> 00:27:00,153 I don't believe that. 334 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:04,473 Spend some time with us when we get back. You might enjoy yourself. 335 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:10,272 A hypothesis that would require testing. I'm a theoretician, remember? 336 00:27:11,360 --> 00:27:15,274 Captain's log, Delta Flyer, stardate 53764.3. 337 00:27:15,440 --> 00:27:17,477 We're on minimal power. 338 00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:21,599 Still no response to our distress call and no answers on what hit us. 339 00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:23,717 For now, we're on our own. 340 00:27:23,880 --> 00:27:26,838 Our scans of the hull fragment were inconclusive. 341 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:30,391 Positrons could indicate a dark-matter impact. 342 00:27:30,560 --> 00:27:33,552 - But could be something else. - Proof enough. 343 00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:38,954 Not enough for me. Not enough to jettison the remaining antimatter. 344 00:27:39,120 --> 00:27:42,431 There's a gas giant a few hours from our current position. 345 00:27:42,600 --> 00:27:47,037 T-Class, surrounded by orbital rings, including one that's radiogenic. 346 00:27:47,200 --> 00:27:50,716 We could use the particles to reinitialise our warp reaction. 347 00:27:50,880 --> 00:27:52,837 With 10% of our antimatter left 348 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:55,360 we'd only make warp 2, but it would get us back on the road. 349 00:27:57,000 --> 00:27:58,911 Set a course. 350 00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:06,553 - A spatial fluctuation. - Can you localise it? 351 00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:10,509 It's somewhere within the distance of 10,000 kilometres. 352 00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:14,439 Another one. About 7,000 kilometres. 353 00:28:14,600 --> 00:28:17,274 It's drawn to our antimatter. Eject the core. 354 00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:20,273 Open a channel, all hailing frequencies. 355 00:28:21,160 --> 00:28:24,710 This is Captain Janeway of the Federation vessel Delta Flyer. 356 00:28:24,880 --> 00:28:29,238 We're on a mission of peaceful exploration. Please identify yourself. 357 00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:34,275 - No response. - Of course not. 358 00:28:34,440 --> 00:28:37,478 It's a natural phenomenon. We only have a few seconds. 359 00:28:37,640 --> 00:28:39,597 I'm firing a photon torpedo. 360 00:28:39,760 --> 00:28:44,630 There's enough antimatter inside to draw that proto-comet if that's what it is. 361 00:28:46,320 --> 00:28:52,760 The torpedo's away. Distance, 1,000 kilometres... 1,500. 362 00:28:52,920 --> 00:28:56,276 No spatial disruptions. 363 00:28:56,440 --> 00:28:59,193 Find the source of that sound. 364 00:29:10,480 --> 00:29:11,993 Oh, no. 365 00:29:14,080 --> 00:29:17,436 - That's not possible. - Where is he? 366 00:29:18,440 --> 00:29:21,717 - I can't locate his bio-signature. - He's not out there. 367 00:29:21,880 --> 00:29:24,759 He's not in space or subspace. Doesn't make sense. 368 00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:36,356 Inside... me. 369 00:29:44,280 --> 00:29:49,354 Activate the transporter. Try to get a lock on whatever's inside him. 370 00:29:58,800 --> 00:30:01,189 - I'm not picking up anything. - I feel it. 371 00:30:01,360 --> 00:30:04,716 I can't get a lock. It's like it's there, but it's not there. 372 00:30:04,880 --> 00:30:08,032 It's there. 373 00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:10,157 Unfortunately, I have to agree. 374 00:30:10,320 --> 00:30:13,039 It wasn't a proto-comet that hit us. I was wrong. 375 00:30:13,200 --> 00:30:15,840 Maybe you weren't, not entirely. 376 00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:20,756 Sensors can't scan it or lock onto it. Maybe it's a dark-matter life-form. 377 00:30:20,920 --> 00:30:25,710 That's impossible. Molecules that complex could never support life. 378 00:30:25,880 --> 00:30:28,713 It might be time to revise your theory. 379 00:30:28,880 --> 00:30:32,839 - Where did they take you? - I don't know. It was dark. 380 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:37,039 - I could feel breathing. - Did anyone communicate with you? 381 00:30:37,200 --> 00:30:42,149 I couldn't see. I tried to speak, but there wasn't enough air. 382 00:30:42,320 --> 00:30:46,393 I tried to move but something was pressing down on me. 383 00:30:47,480 --> 00:30:50,154 Hypospray. Tetrovalaine. I'll put me out. 384 00:30:50,320 --> 00:30:54,996 Sedating you could lower your immune response. You need to stay conscious. 385 00:30:55,160 --> 00:30:57,197 Do you understand? 386 00:30:58,440 --> 00:31:01,671 Billy, if it wanted to kill you it would have done it by now. 387 00:31:01,840 --> 00:31:07,392 It would never have sent you back. Maybe it was trying to scan you. 388 00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:13,670 If it wanted to get to know me better, it should have asked me out for a drink. 389 00:31:18,120 --> 00:31:20,077 Celes... 390 00:31:27,600 --> 00:31:30,274 Keep an eye on him. Harren. 391 00:31:36,120 --> 00:31:39,795 I'm going to those rings. Shunt power to the impulse engines. 392 00:31:39,960 --> 00:31:44,875 - We never should have left Voyager. - Voyager isn't exactly a safe haven. 393 00:31:45,040 --> 00:31:48,396 We've been chased by far worse than whatever's out there - 394 00:31:48,560 --> 00:31:52,440 the Vidiians, Species 8472, the Borg. 395 00:31:52,600 --> 00:31:56,559 I guess if somebody's hiding down on deck 15 they may not be aware of it. 396 00:31:56,720 --> 00:32:01,635 - I wasn't meant to be an explorer. - I wasn't meant to guide a ship here. 397 00:32:01,800 --> 00:32:04,110 We're both victims of circumstance. 398 00:32:04,280 --> 00:32:08,797 I've seen things I've never imagined and grown closer to people. 399 00:32:08,960 --> 00:32:13,033 I'm not a victim and I wouldn't trade the last six years for anything. 400 00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:18,036 Then you've been deluded by the human capacity to avoid the truth. 401 00:32:18,200 --> 00:32:21,079 You're the one hiding, not me. 402 00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:24,517 - I've got you 3% more impulse. - I'll take it. 403 00:32:24,680 --> 00:32:27,433 Setting a course. 404 00:32:32,240 --> 00:32:35,790 Isn't there any part of you that feels a bond with the rest of us? 405 00:32:35,960 --> 00:32:38,839 When we escape from the Borg or discover a new star, 406 00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:41,992 don't you feel some pride of accomplishment? 407 00:32:42,160 --> 00:32:49,032 When you're alone in the mess hall, don't you see the friendships around you 408 00:32:49,200 --> 00:32:53,239 and wish, even for a microsecond, you were a part of them? 409 00:32:56,880 --> 00:32:58,837 You don't know me at all. 410 00:32:59,000 --> 00:33:03,676 No, but I'd like to. That was the whole point of this mission. 411 00:33:05,720 --> 00:33:08,951 But I guess it hasn't worked out like I planned. 412 00:33:11,360 --> 00:33:13,476 - Incoming transmission. - Source? 413 00:33:13,640 --> 00:33:17,759 It's a Starfleet frequency. Must be Voyager. 414 00:33:17,920 --> 00:33:21,959 Unknown phenomenon... Heavy damage... 415 00:33:22,120 --> 00:33:27,320 Repeat, require immediate... Immediate... This is... Flyer... 416 00:33:28,280 --> 00:33:30,237 - Subspace echo. - Maybe not. 417 00:33:30,400 --> 00:33:33,074 There's a 0.005 deviation in the carrier wave. 418 00:33:33,240 --> 00:33:38,030 That's the same degree of spatial fluctuation left by our pursuers. 419 00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:44,640 - They've sent our distress signal back. - They might be trying to communicate. 420 00:33:46,560 --> 00:33:49,712 - They're taunting us. - Not necessarily. 421 00:33:49,880 --> 00:33:52,679 - Adjust the universal translator. - Captain! 422 00:33:54,320 --> 00:33:58,200 - He went right through the force field. - Billy, what are you doing? 423 00:33:58,360 --> 00:34:02,991 It's activating my motor neurons. I can't make it stop. 424 00:34:03,160 --> 00:34:07,119 I'm sorry, Captain. You've got to stop it. 425 00:34:10,840 --> 00:34:14,151 It's OK. Billy, it's OK. 426 00:34:15,960 --> 00:34:18,713 It's in here. 427 00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:28,112 - It's tapping into our systems. - Wait. It may be trying to communicate. 428 00:34:35,720 --> 00:34:39,475 - It's into our environmental controls. - Hold your fire! 429 00:34:42,360 --> 00:34:45,079 - What's wrong with you? - It would kill us. 430 00:34:45,240 --> 00:34:47,516 You don't know that. I gave you an order. 431 00:34:47,680 --> 00:34:52,993 - What if you were wrong? - I could hear its thoughts. 432 00:34:53,160 --> 00:34:57,552 - Explain. - I could hear what it was thinking. 433 00:34:59,080 --> 00:35:03,438 "Do not belong." That's what it said. "Do not belong." 434 00:35:03,600 --> 00:35:07,594 - We don't belong here. - Or it didn't belong in the Delta Flyer. 435 00:35:07,760 --> 00:35:11,230 Maybe that's why it tapped into the environmental controls - 436 00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:14,119 to survive in a place it didn't belong. 437 00:35:14,280 --> 00:35:17,557 - That's speculation. - Based on direct observation. 438 00:35:17,720 --> 00:35:22,510 You murdered an alien and destroyed the chance to make first contact. 439 00:35:25,280 --> 00:35:27,556 We've lost another section of the hull. 440 00:35:27,720 --> 00:35:31,270 - How far is the gas giant? - 200,000 kilometres. 441 00:35:31,440 --> 00:35:33,716 I'm taking us into the radiogenic ring. 442 00:35:33,880 --> 00:35:37,510 - They may not follow. - We'll only survive for a few minutes. 443 00:35:37,680 --> 00:35:41,435 That should be enough to reinitialise the warp core. 444 00:35:57,200 --> 00:36:01,114 Start transport of radiogenic particles into the reaction chamber. 445 00:36:01,280 --> 00:36:06,593 When it's approaching critical mass, let me know. Watch for any sign of pursuit. 446 00:36:07,560 --> 00:36:09,870 How are you doing? 447 00:36:10,040 --> 00:36:16,116 I always had this alarm in my head, sort of an internal Red Alert. 448 00:36:16,280 --> 00:36:23,118 It was like a warning system that would tell me I was sick or dying or something. 449 00:36:24,160 --> 00:36:28,631 Mitochondrial prions, food poisoning, a head cold. 450 00:36:29,880 --> 00:36:34,750 - It was always there. - And now it's not? 451 00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:40,597 It's gone. I don't understand. 452 00:36:41,560 --> 00:36:46,873 Maybe I do. When I was girl, I was afraid of the ocean. 453 00:36:47,040 --> 00:36:51,273 I liked to swim, but in a pool or a pond, where I knew what was beneath me. 454 00:36:51,440 --> 00:36:55,070 But in the open water, with no way to know what was down there, 455 00:36:55,240 --> 00:36:57,470 it scared me to death. 456 00:36:57,640 --> 00:37:00,598 It wasn't until my first year at the Academy, 457 00:37:00,760 --> 00:37:07,678 after I went through zero-G training in the Coral Sea... that I finally got over it. 458 00:37:10,160 --> 00:37:12,160 I think you just came up from your first deep dive. 459 00:37:13,760 --> 00:37:15,592 They're in pursuit. 460 00:37:22,480 --> 00:37:24,869 Three minutes to intercept. 461 00:37:25,040 --> 00:37:27,509 We need more to reinitialise warp reaction. 462 00:37:27,680 --> 00:37:30,149 - Get into the escape pods. - Captain... 463 00:37:30,320 --> 00:37:32,470 Plot a course away from the planet. 464 00:37:32,640 --> 00:37:37,237 I'll fire phasers and set off a reaction of radiogenic particles. 465 00:37:37,400 --> 00:37:40,199 - It might disable them. - You'll be disabled too. 466 00:37:40,360 --> 00:37:44,797 Not if I go to full thrusters and keep in front of the shock wave. 467 00:37:44,960 --> 00:37:47,839 If I don't make it, head for the L-Class moon nearby. 468 00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:52,153 You could survive there for weeks. Voyager will find you. 469 00:37:52,320 --> 00:37:55,312 - Now get moving. - No. 470 00:37:55,480 --> 00:37:58,632 - You'll have a better if we're with you. - Go! 471 00:37:58,800 --> 00:38:02,077 We didn't do much on Voyager, but what we do here matters. 472 00:38:02,240 --> 00:38:05,790 We're the crew here and the crew does not abandon its captain. 473 00:38:15,440 --> 00:38:17,397 All right. It's your choice. 474 00:38:19,200 --> 00:38:23,034 - Then I'll be going alone. - Good luck. 475 00:38:26,320 --> 00:38:30,598 Charge phaser banks. Stand by to divert all power to thrusters. 476 00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:34,640 Escape pod 1 is occupied and ready. 477 00:38:34,800 --> 00:38:37,440 - Launch pod 1. - Escape pod away. 478 00:38:37,600 --> 00:38:40,752 - How close are our pursuers? - 65 seconds to intercept. 479 00:38:40,920 --> 00:38:43,150 Stand by to fire. 480 00:38:44,640 --> 00:38:47,792 The pod is altering course. It's heading for the aliens. 481 00:38:47,960 --> 00:38:50,236 Janeway to Harren. What are you doing? 482 00:38:50,400 --> 00:38:54,234 If they have to deal with me, it should give you more time to get away. 483 00:38:54,400 --> 00:38:56,357 That's my theory anyway. 484 00:38:56,520 --> 00:38:59,592 - Resume your escape course now! - It's too late. 485 00:38:59,760 --> 00:39:02,991 - Don't make another mistake. - I'm done hiding. 486 00:39:03,160 --> 00:39:09,031 With some exposure to real life, maybe I'll understand what I've been missing. 487 00:39:10,480 --> 00:39:14,394 - He closed the channel. - Get a transporter lock on that pod. 488 00:39:14,560 --> 00:39:18,315 - I can't. We're out of range. - More power to the thrusters. 489 00:39:24,480 --> 00:39:26,915 - Celes. - We're still not close enough. 490 00:39:27,080 --> 00:39:29,037 Thrusters at maximum. 491 00:39:34,120 --> 00:39:36,509 - Got him. - Fire! 492 00:39:43,960 --> 00:39:50,400 Shock wave approaching. Contact in four... three... two... one... 493 00:39:53,200 --> 00:39:55,714 More or less. 494 00:40:13,080 --> 00:40:15,037 - My crew... - Easy. 495 00:40:19,640 --> 00:40:24,316 They're sleeping. No serious injuries. Everyone's all right. 496 00:40:24,480 --> 00:40:28,838 Though you gave us a good scare for a while. We received your distress call. 497 00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:34,074 We found the Flyer drifting above a gas giant. You were all unconscious. 498 00:40:34,240 --> 00:40:39,030 Any sign of... another vessel or some kind of entity? 499 00:40:39,200 --> 00:40:41,157 No. 500 00:40:45,040 --> 00:40:47,475 What happened? 501 00:40:49,080 --> 00:40:54,154 The "good shepherd" went after some lost sheep... 502 00:40:54,320 --> 00:40:56,277 and ran into a wolf. 503 00:40:58,400 --> 00:41:00,550 Did she find them? 504 00:41:10,320 --> 00:41:12,834 I think she did.