1 00:00:07,659 --> 00:00:10,575 [exciting music] 2 00:00:10,662 --> 00:00:17,539 ♪ ♪ 3 00:01:40,883 --> 00:01:43,581 [lasers blasting] 4 00:01:43,668 --> 00:01:46,801 [suspenseful music] 5 00:01:46,889 --> 00:01:48,499 ♪ ♪ 6 00:01:48,586 --> 00:01:50,762 - There's nothing we can do. 7 00:01:50,848 --> 00:01:54,765 We can't warp away. We can't stop the signal. 8 00:01:54,853 --> 00:01:56,507 It's annihilation. 9 00:01:56,594 --> 00:02:00,294 - There is one thing we can do. 10 00:02:00,381 --> 00:02:02,209 We have to destroy the Protostar. 11 00:02:02,296 --> 00:02:03,340 - [gasps] 12 00:02:03,427 --> 00:02:05,125 - We can't destroy our ship! 13 00:02:05,212 --> 00:02:06,517 - It's the only surefire way 14 00:02:06,604 --> 00:02:08,215 to stop the long-range subspace signal. 15 00:02:08,301 --> 00:02:09,128 - No! - [squeaks] 16 00:02:09,216 --> 00:02:10,608 - We can't destroy our ship 17 00:02:10,695 --> 00:02:12,784 'cause if our Proto-Core blows, 18 00:02:12,871 --> 00:02:15,787 everything in a 50 million miles radius goes with it. 19 00:02:15,874 --> 00:02:18,877 Not even Murf can survive a supernova warp breach. 20 00:02:18,964 --> 00:02:20,531 - Jankom's correct. 21 00:02:20,618 --> 00:02:22,359 Destabilizing the Proto-Core would create 22 00:02:22,446 --> 00:02:24,666 a veritable supernova so large, 23 00:02:24,753 --> 00:02:27,147 only a Proto-Warp could get us that far away. 24 00:02:27,234 --> 00:02:28,974 - Hmm. - And even then-- 25 00:02:29,061 --> 00:02:33,153 - Unless we destabilize it at the exact moment we Proto-Jump. 26 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:35,677 The destructive energy released would be spread 27 00:02:35,764 --> 00:02:37,635 across space-time. - Hmm. 28 00:02:37,722 --> 00:02:39,985 - I know we just got our translators working, 29 00:02:40,072 --> 00:02:41,900 but could someone explain that to me? 30 00:02:41,987 --> 00:02:43,772 - Rok-Tahk's correct. 31 00:02:43,859 --> 00:02:46,253 Estimating the Proto-Core's remaining power, 32 00:02:46,340 --> 00:02:48,298 an explosion of that magnitude could wipe out 33 00:02:48,385 --> 00:02:51,997 this entire star system. 34 00:02:52,084 --> 00:02:55,349 But elongate that damage across dozens of lightyears 35 00:02:55,436 --> 00:02:56,654 in a short frame and-- 36 00:02:56,741 --> 00:02:58,613 - The destruction here is minimal. 37 00:02:58,700 --> 00:03:00,136 - [laughs] - No one else gets hurt. 38 00:03:00,223 --> 00:03:01,833 - No one else? Slow down! 39 00:03:01,920 --> 00:03:03,400 Pog isn't sure he likes this plan. 40 00:03:03,487 --> 00:03:05,185 - We can make a shuttlecraft 41 00:03:05,272 --> 00:03:08,492 with the Vehicle Replicator and eject before detonation. 42 00:03:08,579 --> 00:03:14,019 - Except the Protostar's auto-controls are fried. 43 00:03:14,106 --> 00:03:16,326 Someone will have to stay back to detonate it. 44 00:03:19,373 --> 00:03:20,765 I am the captain of this ship. 45 00:03:20,852 --> 00:03:22,376 - No, Dal. 46 00:03:22,463 --> 00:03:25,944 - Admiral Janeway is true to her word. 47 00:03:26,031 --> 00:03:28,643 She'll help you get into Starfleet, 48 00:03:28,730 --> 00:03:30,645 but she can't help me. 49 00:03:30,732 --> 00:03:33,648 - Or you let the hologram do it. 50 00:03:33,735 --> 00:03:35,389 When you were trapped in the Holodeck, 51 00:03:35,476 --> 00:03:38,696 you did grant me your command codes. 52 00:03:38,783 --> 00:03:41,177 - But you're not just a hologram to us. 53 00:03:41,264 --> 00:03:44,006 You've got memories, a personality-- 54 00:03:44,093 --> 00:03:46,356 you're our friend. 55 00:03:46,442 --> 00:03:49,707 - And that's why you'll make a copy of my program 56 00:03:49,793 --> 00:03:52,449 on an isolinear chip and bring me with you, 57 00:03:52,536 --> 00:03:56,410 that way I can be in two places at once. 58 00:03:56,497 --> 00:03:57,672 - How soon until we can jump? 59 00:03:57,759 --> 00:04:00,022 - It'd take any engineer at least a day, 60 00:04:00,109 --> 00:04:01,415 but-- [laughs] 61 00:04:01,502 --> 00:04:02,938 Jankom ain't any engineer. 62 00:04:03,025 --> 00:04:05,375 [laughter] 63 00:04:05,462 --> 00:04:07,072 - [purring cheer] - [laughs] 64 00:04:07,159 --> 00:04:10,032 - All right, let's get moving. Get impulse online. 65 00:04:10,119 --> 00:04:11,686 If our math's fuzzy, 66 00:04:11,773 --> 00:04:13,644 it'd be nice to have a little breathing room. 67 00:04:13,731 --> 00:04:16,995 [whirring and lasers blasting] 68 00:04:17,082 --> 00:04:18,954 [exciting music] 69 00:04:19,041 --> 00:04:21,261 [ship rumbling] 70 00:04:21,348 --> 00:04:28,093 ♪ ♪ 71 00:04:28,180 --> 00:04:28,920 - What are they doing? 72 00:04:33,969 --> 00:04:36,188 - Saving us all. 73 00:04:36,276 --> 00:04:43,413 ♪ ♪ 74 00:04:48,331 --> 00:04:49,680 [tools buzzing] 75 00:04:49,767 --> 00:04:52,553 - Jankom, how we doing on that razzle-dazzle? 76 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:54,119 - She's primed and ready to jump-- 77 00:04:54,206 --> 00:04:56,207 jump and explode, that is. 78 00:04:56,296 --> 00:04:58,254 Jankom's not just an engineer, 79 00:04:58,341 --> 00:05:00,691 he's a miracle worker. 80 00:05:00,778 --> 00:05:04,216 - Great. We've got one shot at this. 81 00:05:04,304 --> 00:05:06,262 - With so little time, 82 00:05:06,349 --> 00:05:09,265 we left out all comfort for basic life support. 83 00:05:09,352 --> 00:05:12,616 We have stabilizers, but the engines are crude. 84 00:05:12,703 --> 00:05:15,489 Its navigation is archaic. 85 00:05:15,576 --> 00:05:17,839 - We have Janeway for that. - Right. 86 00:05:17,926 --> 00:05:20,972 Seats--oh, what about the seats? 87 00:05:21,059 --> 00:05:23,758 - We leave in five. Maybe seat belts. 88 00:05:23,845 --> 00:05:25,890 - Forget belts. We'll just go 89 00:05:25,977 --> 00:05:28,023 with the hold-onto-your-butt grab handles. 90 00:05:31,592 --> 00:05:34,551 - Uploading holo-program. 91 00:05:34,638 --> 00:05:37,249 Insufficient capacity. [beeping] 92 00:05:37,337 --> 00:05:38,555 - [gasps] 93 00:05:41,863 --> 00:05:44,431 - How's it coming? Did you copy your program? 94 00:05:44,518 --> 00:05:45,823 Is everything okay? 95 00:05:45,909 --> 00:05:49,044 [soft dramatic music] 96 00:05:49,131 --> 00:05:52,308 ♪ ♪ 97 00:05:52,395 --> 00:05:54,789 - Watch out. Now you'll have two of me. 98 00:05:59,315 --> 00:06:00,534 - It's time to go. 99 00:06:00,621 --> 00:06:02,274 - [grunting] 100 00:06:02,362 --> 00:06:04,233 - Thank you, security officer. - [purring] 101 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:06,148 - I'll take it from here. 102 00:06:06,235 --> 00:06:09,499 Computer, place all controls under my authority 103 00:06:09,586 --> 00:06:11,327 and maintain this course. 104 00:06:11,414 --> 00:06:13,851 - Affirmative. 105 00:06:13,938 --> 00:06:17,115 - [groans] All this time, 106 00:06:17,202 --> 00:06:20,989 all the love we put into it and we're just gonna blow it up. 107 00:06:21,076 --> 00:06:23,121 I-it just doesn't feel right. 108 00:06:23,207 --> 00:06:26,037 - Think of it as 109 00:06:26,124 --> 00:06:30,259 letting a young star become what it's meant to be. 110 00:06:30,346 --> 00:06:32,522 - [groans affectionately] 111 00:06:37,092 --> 00:06:39,311 - We'll see you on the other side. 112 00:06:39,399 --> 00:06:41,531 - Of course you will, Captain. 113 00:06:41,618 --> 00:06:44,012 I just want you all to know 114 00:06:44,099 --> 00:06:47,668 what an honor it was to serve alongside you. 115 00:06:47,755 --> 00:06:50,627 - [soft chirruping] 116 00:06:58,635 --> 00:07:00,158 - [sighs] 117 00:07:09,559 --> 00:07:11,300 - [sighs] 118 00:07:11,387 --> 00:07:14,346 [anticipatory music] 119 00:07:14,434 --> 00:07:21,310 ♪ ♪ 120 00:07:21,397 --> 00:07:24,618 [alarm beeping steadily] 121 00:07:36,456 --> 00:07:37,631 [sniffles] 122 00:07:44,202 --> 00:07:51,122 ♪ ♪ 123 00:08:08,096 --> 00:08:08,966 - [sighs] 124 00:08:10,490 --> 00:08:13,101 [somber music] 125 00:08:13,188 --> 00:08:17,453 ♪ ♪ 126 00:08:17,540 --> 00:08:19,586 - Proto-Core is online. 127 00:08:22,414 --> 00:08:25,548 [electric humming] 128 00:08:31,728 --> 00:08:34,251 - On my mark. Ready? 129 00:08:35,558 --> 00:08:36,864 Go fast. 130 00:08:36,951 --> 00:08:39,823 [ship whirring] 131 00:08:42,433 --> 00:08:45,307 [triumphant music] 132 00:08:45,394 --> 00:08:48,832 ♪ ♪ 133 00:08:48,919 --> 00:08:51,792 [muted explosion] 134 00:08:59,756 --> 00:09:02,846 [tense music] 135 00:09:02,933 --> 00:09:04,500 - [chirruping] 136 00:09:04,587 --> 00:09:08,330 ♪ ♪ 137 00:09:08,417 --> 00:09:11,333 [exciting music] 138 00:09:11,420 --> 00:09:16,991 ♪ ♪ 139 00:09:18,906 --> 00:09:21,169 [alarm beeping] 140 00:09:24,302 --> 00:09:26,217 - We're no longer locked out. 141 00:09:26,304 --> 00:09:28,393 - Any sign of the USS Protostar? 142 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:29,917 - No, Admiral. 143 00:09:30,004 --> 00:09:30,570 I've tracked their warp signature, 144 00:09:30,657 --> 00:09:32,963 but read no signs of life. 145 00:09:33,050 --> 00:09:34,965 - Send a search party. - But, Admiral, 146 00:09:35,052 --> 00:09:36,750 the distance they crossed-- 147 00:09:36,837 --> 00:09:39,535 it would take months to scan that many star systems. 148 00:09:39,622 --> 00:09:42,016 - That crew just saved Starfleet. 149 00:09:42,103 --> 00:09:44,845 If they're out there, I want to know. 150 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:48,849 You got this far. 151 00:09:48,936 --> 00:09:51,852 Wherever you are, don't give up now. 152 00:09:58,423 --> 00:10:00,077 - We did it. 153 00:10:00,164 --> 00:10:03,124 - Ooh, Janeway would want to see this. 154 00:10:05,779 --> 00:10:09,043 [computer whirring] 155 00:10:09,130 --> 00:10:11,393 - Huh? Why is Janeway tiny? 156 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:13,221 That's not her hologram. 157 00:10:13,308 --> 00:10:15,136 - I bet right now Jankom is wondering 158 00:10:15,223 --> 00:10:16,877 why I'm not a hologram 159 00:10:16,964 --> 00:10:19,488 and just a prerecorded message. 160 00:10:19,575 --> 00:10:22,360 - Uh... - [sighs] 161 00:10:22,447 --> 00:10:25,059 - What does she mean, "prerecorded"? 162 00:10:25,146 --> 00:10:27,801 - I imagine you have questions. 163 00:10:27,888 --> 00:10:30,717 I'm sorry, but I lied to you. 164 00:10:30,804 --> 00:10:33,545 - What? I'm so confused. - [groans] 165 00:10:33,633 --> 00:10:35,983 - What's going on? 166 00:10:36,070 --> 00:10:38,072 Where is Janeway? - [purrs] 167 00:10:38,159 --> 00:10:40,204 - There was no way for me to leave. 168 00:10:40,290 --> 00:10:41,945 - [groans] 169 00:10:42,032 --> 00:10:44,948 - Over the course of my time with you, I've grown. 170 00:10:45,035 --> 00:10:48,865 Literally--my program has become too large, 171 00:10:48,952 --> 00:10:53,478 too rich, and complex for some tiny, little chip. 172 00:10:53,565 --> 00:10:55,045 It just wasn't possible to remove me 173 00:10:55,132 --> 00:10:57,657 from the computers in time. 174 00:10:57,744 --> 00:11:02,009 - [sniffles] She stayed on the ship, Rok. 175 00:11:02,096 --> 00:11:05,403 - No. - Janeway. 176 00:11:05,490 --> 00:11:07,667 [sniffles] No. 177 00:11:07,754 --> 00:11:09,364 [sniffles] 178 00:11:09,451 --> 00:11:11,453 - And knowing how stubborn you all are, 179 00:11:11,540 --> 00:11:14,586 especially you, Jankom, 180 00:11:14,674 --> 00:11:16,066 I did what I had to, 181 00:11:16,153 --> 00:11:18,721 so that you could fulfill your potential. 182 00:11:18,808 --> 00:11:23,465 I'm truly proud to have seen how far you've all come. 183 00:11:23,552 --> 00:11:26,033 My only regret is not being there when you arrive 184 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:28,383 at the steps of Starfleet Academy. 185 00:11:28,470 --> 00:11:29,950 - [sniffling] 186 00:11:30,037 --> 00:11:32,474 But--but we don't have navigation! 187 00:11:32,561 --> 00:11:35,390 - You may think you need me to get there, 188 00:11:35,477 --> 00:11:38,436 but after seeing everything you've accomplished, 189 00:11:38,523 --> 00:11:42,702 I have full confidence you'll find your way. 190 00:11:42,789 --> 00:11:47,445 Because together, your potential is infinite. 191 00:11:47,532 --> 00:11:49,491 - [whimpering] 192 00:11:49,578 --> 00:11:52,886 - Now, go boldly. 193 00:11:58,369 --> 00:11:59,980 - Janeway. 194 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:05,420 - [chuckles] Always telling us what to do. 195 00:12:07,596 --> 00:12:09,772 Even to the end. 196 00:12:16,866 --> 00:12:19,782 [birds chirping] 197 00:12:21,871 --> 00:12:23,307 - While the ship's crew is still missing, 198 00:12:23,394 --> 00:12:24,787 we did find this. 199 00:12:24,874 --> 00:12:27,137 When the Protostar destabilized their core, 200 00:12:27,224 --> 00:12:29,139 while simultaneously engaging warp, 201 00:12:29,226 --> 00:12:32,142 it not only lessened the degree of decimation 202 00:12:32,229 --> 00:12:34,449 so as to save others, but at the point of impact, 203 00:12:34,536 --> 00:12:36,494 it created an interspatial rift. 204 00:12:36,581 --> 00:12:39,584 - Excuse me. A rift? 205 00:12:39,671 --> 00:12:41,499 - More specifically, a wormhole. 206 00:12:41,586 --> 00:12:43,110 From this, one of our stations 207 00:12:43,197 --> 00:12:45,025 picked up a signal from the Protostar. 208 00:12:45,112 --> 00:12:46,766 - The Protostar is gone. 209 00:12:46,853 --> 00:12:50,682 - Ah, the one stolen by the criminals on Tars Lamora, yes. 210 00:12:50,770 --> 00:12:53,468 - You mean the heroes that saved our hides 211 00:12:53,555 --> 00:12:55,687 when we nearly destroyed ourselves. 212 00:12:55,775 --> 00:12:58,429 In their absence and in my presence, 213 00:12:58,516 --> 00:13:00,344 they get our respect. 214 00:13:00,431 --> 00:13:02,738 - We mean no disrespect, Admiral. 215 00:13:02,825 --> 00:13:05,480 [device beeps] Because of their sacrifice, 216 00:13:05,567 --> 00:13:08,309 we picked up this. 217 00:13:08,396 --> 00:13:10,615 [device beeps] 218 00:13:10,702 --> 00:13:13,314 - Mayday. Mayday. 219 00:13:13,401 --> 00:13:16,621 - I've already heard this. - Not this message. 220 00:13:16,708 --> 00:13:18,710 - It's day 72 since the Vau N'Akat... 221 00:13:18,798 --> 00:13:20,103 - [gasps] - Captured the Protostar. 222 00:13:20,190 --> 00:13:21,365 They're planning to launch it back 223 00:13:21,452 --> 00:13:22,671 through the wormhole with a weapon aboard. 224 00:13:22,758 --> 00:13:24,325 - This was sent from another time, 225 00:13:24,412 --> 00:13:26,240 52 years from now. 226 00:13:26,327 --> 00:13:30,200 - Half my crew's gone, but I'm trying to hang on. 227 00:13:30,287 --> 00:13:33,682 - How? How is that possible? 228 00:13:33,769 --> 00:13:36,816 - The hologram adviser's last act was to duplicate 229 00:13:36,903 --> 00:13:39,296 the parameters logged in the original wormhole 230 00:13:39,383 --> 00:13:41,995 Captain Chakotay was lost in. 231 00:13:42,082 --> 00:13:44,911 Thusly, creating an interspatial flecture 232 00:13:44,998 --> 00:13:47,391 to approximately the same space-time coordinates 233 00:13:47,478 --> 00:13:48,915 in an alternate future. 234 00:13:49,002 --> 00:13:50,917 - He's alive, 235 00:13:51,004 --> 00:13:54,355 and she pointed us in the right direction. 236 00:13:54,442 --> 00:13:57,662 - There are discussions of sending an exploratory ship. 237 00:13:57,749 --> 00:14:00,056 - I want to be on it. 238 00:14:00,143 --> 00:14:03,103 [door opens] - I-I'm sorry for interrupting. 239 00:14:03,190 --> 00:14:05,061 - What is it? 240 00:14:05,148 --> 00:14:07,498 - Admiral, it's them. 241 00:14:09,805 --> 00:14:12,677 [indistinct chatter] 242 00:14:12,764 --> 00:14:15,680 [hopeful music] 243 00:14:15,767 --> 00:14:22,644 ♪ ♪ 244 00:14:25,386 --> 00:14:28,302 [triumphant music] 245 00:14:28,389 --> 00:14:35,004 ♪ ♪ 246 00:14:35,091 --> 00:14:36,919 [gavel banging] 247 00:14:37,006 --> 00:14:39,530 - Stealing a Federation ship, 248 00:14:39,617 --> 00:14:43,795 impersonating officers, 249 00:14:43,883 --> 00:14:47,321 even illicitly inhabiting the mind of an esteemed admiral. 250 00:14:47,408 --> 00:14:50,280 - All in an effort to warn us. 251 00:14:50,367 --> 00:14:53,631 - The list of offenses would take me all afternoon to read, 252 00:14:53,718 --> 00:14:55,459 yet you want us to consider letting them 253 00:14:55,546 --> 00:14:57,505 apply to Starfleet Academy. 254 00:14:57,592 --> 00:14:59,855 - Including this augment. 255 00:14:59,942 --> 00:15:02,423 - The Academy is not a space camp for children. 256 00:15:02,510 --> 00:15:04,599 This is a serious disciplined institution 257 00:15:04,686 --> 00:15:06,209 designed for only our brightest. 258 00:15:06,296 --> 00:15:08,211 - What about the written and oral tests, 259 00:15:08,298 --> 00:15:09,560 psych evaluations? 260 00:15:09,647 --> 00:15:11,911 This is unprecedented, even reckless. 261 00:15:11,998 --> 00:15:14,217 [sighs] Good intentions 262 00:15:14,304 --> 00:15:16,698 do not make up for Federation crimes. 263 00:15:16,785 --> 00:15:19,135 - [groans] - Good intentions? 264 00:15:19,222 --> 00:15:22,095 I know my prior statements about my experience 265 00:15:22,182 --> 00:15:24,880 with the accused were unusual to say the least, 266 00:15:24,967 --> 00:15:28,188 but one year ago, not one of them had ever heard 267 00:15:28,275 --> 00:15:31,234 of the United Federation of Planets. 268 00:15:31,321 --> 00:15:35,325 Yet through fate, engineered by their own ingenuity, 269 00:15:35,412 --> 00:15:37,849 they set their compass to Starfleet 270 00:15:37,937 --> 00:15:41,462 and without their intervention, I cannot say with certainty 271 00:15:41,549 --> 00:15:44,290 if all of us would be sitting here right now. 272 00:15:44,378 --> 00:15:47,337 - Go get 'em, Janeway. [scattered laughter] 273 00:15:47,424 --> 00:15:51,037 - The Protostar, named after the early stage 274 00:15:51,124 --> 00:15:54,475 in the formation of a star, powered by it, 275 00:15:54,562 --> 00:15:57,260 we designed a ship that could explore the far reaches 276 00:15:57,347 --> 00:16:00,742 of our understanding in hope of finding others 277 00:16:00,829 --> 00:16:02,962 who share our ideals, 278 00:16:03,049 --> 00:16:06,400 so that we may create a stronger alliance. 279 00:16:06,487 --> 00:16:10,317 Stack up those tests, the psych evaluations, 280 00:16:10,404 --> 00:16:13,537 interviews, they don't hold a candle 281 00:16:13,624 --> 00:16:15,539 to what this crew has been through. 282 00:16:15,626 --> 00:16:17,454 And concerning the augment, 283 00:16:17,541 --> 00:16:20,501 whose name you've conveniently forgotten, 284 00:16:20,588 --> 00:16:23,025 his name Dal R'El. 285 00:16:23,112 --> 00:16:25,245 Is he genetically engineered? 286 00:16:25,332 --> 00:16:27,464 Yes. 287 00:16:27,551 --> 00:16:30,380 Was he enhanced in every way? 288 00:16:30,467 --> 00:16:31,729 Look at him. 289 00:16:31,816 --> 00:16:33,905 Of course not. - [sighs] 290 00:16:33,993 --> 00:16:37,822 - But his heart is bigger than any in this room, 291 00:16:37,909 --> 00:16:40,564 I should know. 292 00:16:40,651 --> 00:16:44,915 The Federation is made up of over 150 member species. 293 00:16:45,004 --> 00:16:48,659 Dal's DNA includes 26 of those, 294 00:16:48,746 --> 00:16:50,879 so I ask you, 295 00:16:50,966 --> 00:16:53,229 is there a better living embodiment 296 00:16:53,316 --> 00:16:56,624 of what our alliance represents? 297 00:16:56,711 --> 00:16:57,538 [gavel banging] 298 00:17:01,498 --> 00:17:04,109 [anticipatory music] 299 00:17:04,196 --> 00:17:08,330 ♪ ♪ 300 00:17:08,417 --> 00:17:09,550 [door opens] 301 00:17:15,643 --> 00:17:17,688 - They've dropped all charges. 302 00:17:17,775 --> 00:17:19,038 [all cheering] 303 00:17:19,125 --> 00:17:20,647 - We did it, Murf! 304 00:17:22,084 --> 00:17:24,955 - What about Starfleet Academy? 305 00:17:25,044 --> 00:17:28,743 - After carefully considering all sides to the argument, 306 00:17:28,830 --> 00:17:31,876 they felt strongly that fast-tracking non-Federation 307 00:17:31,963 --> 00:17:35,358 citizens into the Academy wasn't fair to the other 308 00:17:35,445 --> 00:17:38,753 more qualified entrants currently awaiting their turn, 309 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:42,931 but I was able to convince them to permit five of you 310 00:17:43,018 --> 00:17:47,196 to be taken under my wing as warrant officers in training 311 00:17:47,283 --> 00:17:51,026 under my personal command of a ship of my choosing. 312 00:17:51,113 --> 00:17:52,897 [all cheer] - So we haven't been accepted 313 00:17:52,984 --> 00:17:54,421 into the Academy, 314 00:17:54,508 --> 00:17:56,423 but we are part of Starfleet? 315 00:17:56,510 --> 00:17:58,425 - You're gonna be our captain? 316 00:17:58,512 --> 00:18:00,557 - In a way. Welcome aboard. 317 00:18:00,644 --> 00:18:03,734 - Yes! - Yes! Oh, yeah. 318 00:18:03,821 --> 00:18:06,433 - Five? But there are six of us. 319 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:08,043 Who didn't get in? 320 00:18:08,130 --> 00:18:09,958 - [groans] 321 00:18:10,045 --> 00:18:12,743 - It's okay, guys. - Oh, Dal. 322 00:18:12,830 --> 00:18:14,615 - [squeals] - What's important is 323 00:18:14,702 --> 00:18:16,965 you get to carry on this adventure. 324 00:18:17,052 --> 00:18:20,229 - Dal, you got in. 325 00:18:20,316 --> 00:18:23,711 - What? Me? 326 00:18:23,798 --> 00:18:26,409 [chuckles] I don't understand. 327 00:18:30,021 --> 00:18:33,068 - [breathes deeply] 328 00:18:33,155 --> 00:18:34,722 I won't be joining you. 329 00:18:34,809 --> 00:18:36,202 - What? - I don't understand. 330 00:18:36,289 --> 00:18:38,552 - First contact with Solum hasn't happened yet, 331 00:18:38,639 --> 00:18:40,684 but it will with someone, someday. 332 00:18:40,771 --> 00:18:43,209 Knowing what will happen to my people, 333 00:18:43,296 --> 00:18:45,515 I have to go. 334 00:18:45,602 --> 00:18:48,170 My father made mistakes, but he was right. 335 00:18:48,257 --> 00:18:51,130 I need to save the Vau N'Akat in my own way. 336 00:18:51,217 --> 00:18:55,569 - Starfleet has offered aid to return Gwyn to her home planet. 337 00:18:55,656 --> 00:18:57,919 - Maybe hearing about the greater universe 338 00:18:58,006 --> 00:19:01,401 from one of their own will open them to a brighter future. 339 00:19:01,488 --> 00:19:04,447 - Gwyndala, the Unifier. 340 00:19:04,534 --> 00:19:06,623 - [purrs] - I like the sound of that. 341 00:19:06,710 --> 00:19:08,538 - [purrs] 342 00:19:10,279 --> 00:19:12,194 - Jankom Pog's gonna miss you. 343 00:19:12,281 --> 00:19:14,501 [sentimental music] 344 00:19:14,588 --> 00:19:17,373 - Yeah, we all are. 345 00:19:18,679 --> 00:19:21,377 - I'll miss you guys too. 346 00:19:21,464 --> 00:19:22,770 - I have the unique privilege 347 00:19:22,857 --> 00:19:24,685 to have grown up with Starfleet. 348 00:19:24,772 --> 00:19:26,208 - [gasps softly] - But there are parts 349 00:19:26,295 --> 00:19:28,906 of our universe still unexplored. 350 00:19:28,993 --> 00:19:31,735 Those uninitiated who have never been 351 00:19:31,822 --> 00:19:33,694 under the protection of an alliance 352 00:19:33,781 --> 00:19:36,610 or pursued dreams beyond their scope. 353 00:19:36,697 --> 00:19:39,134 Today, the crew of the Protostar 354 00:19:39,221 --> 00:19:41,092 has been given a chance. 355 00:19:41,180 --> 00:19:44,008 A chance to discover who they are... 356 00:19:44,095 --> 00:19:46,794 - You seem rather adept with Murf. 357 00:19:46,881 --> 00:19:49,318 Have you ever considered becoming a xenobiologist? 358 00:19:49,405 --> 00:19:52,713 - Xenobiologist? What's that? 359 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:56,412 - It's the study of new life-forms. 360 00:19:56,499 --> 00:19:59,023 - A chance to prove what they're capable of... 361 00:19:59,110 --> 00:20:00,808 - Aha! 362 00:20:00,895 --> 00:20:03,289 [grunting] 363 00:20:05,334 --> 00:20:07,728 [laughs] 364 00:20:07,815 --> 00:20:10,339 - A chance to improve themselves... 365 00:20:15,692 --> 00:20:18,434 - It's perfect. 366 00:20:18,521 --> 00:20:22,264 - And finally, a chance of finding their place 367 00:20:22,351 --> 00:20:24,527 in an endless universe. 368 00:20:24,614 --> 00:20:27,487 - Remember when you called me a chump for ever thinking 369 00:20:27,574 --> 00:20:29,532 I would get off that rock? 370 00:20:29,619 --> 00:20:32,492 - [laughs] Now, look at us. 371 00:20:32,579 --> 00:20:36,539 To think, the two of us would be in cat boots. 372 00:20:36,626 --> 00:20:40,630 - [laughs] You mean cahoots. 373 00:20:40,717 --> 00:20:42,980 - How far away is Solum? 374 00:20:43,067 --> 00:20:45,766 - I recognized these particular star clusters 375 00:20:45,853 --> 00:20:50,118 from the ones visible in the Solum holo-program. 376 00:20:50,205 --> 00:20:53,556 I know where my home world is now. 377 00:20:53,643 --> 00:20:55,950 - He's still out there, isn't he? 378 00:20:56,037 --> 00:20:58,431 Your father. - Crazy, huh? 379 00:20:58,518 --> 00:21:00,389 [chuckles] Time travel. 380 00:21:00,476 --> 00:21:03,479 - I don't want you to leave. 381 00:21:03,566 --> 00:21:04,872 - I know. 382 00:21:10,007 --> 00:21:12,271 - Promise me, we'll see each other again. 383 00:21:12,358 --> 00:21:14,403 - We got this far, didn't we? 384 00:21:17,319 --> 00:21:20,191 [bright dramatic music] 385 00:21:20,279 --> 00:21:26,937 ♪ ♪ 386 00:21:27,024 --> 00:21:29,026 - There she goes! 387 00:21:29,113 --> 00:21:32,029 [all cheering] 388 00:21:37,905 --> 00:21:41,082 - I hope you find what you're looking for, Gwyn. 389 00:21:43,911 --> 00:21:45,608 - Whoa. 390 00:21:45,695 --> 00:21:47,697 Guys. Guys, guys! - Huh? 391 00:21:47,784 --> 00:21:50,657 [triumphant music] 392 00:21:50,744 --> 00:21:55,488 ♪ ♪ 393 00:21:55,575 --> 00:21:56,967 - Whoa! [overlapping chatter] 394 00:21:57,054 --> 00:21:59,448 This is crazy. - [laughing] 395 00:22:03,713 --> 00:22:05,236 - Brilliant! 396 00:22:05,324 --> 00:22:07,761 - Is that what I think it is? - No way! 397 00:22:12,983 --> 00:22:16,073 - Your previous ship was a prototype, 398 00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:19,338 but Starfleet's now approved a new Protostar class. 399 00:22:19,425 --> 00:22:21,470 - Magnificent. 400 00:22:21,557 --> 00:22:23,994 - So... 401 00:22:24,081 --> 00:22:26,040 are we, uh-- 402 00:22:26,127 --> 00:22:29,043 is that our ship? 403 00:22:29,130 --> 00:22:33,743 - Oh, I have a much bigger plan for us. 404 00:22:37,399 --> 00:22:40,533 Well, are you coming or not? 405 00:22:42,012 --> 00:22:44,275 [laughter] 406 00:22:44,363 --> 00:22:51,544 ♪ ♪