Dont touch that you almost kicked us into slipstream drive. Oh. I wouldnt want to do that. Ku cha meeroch. No problem. You speak klingon. I do now. Your captain was kind enough to let me review your linguistic database. I only speak a few phrases myself. Oh, shame. Its a robust language. A little too robust for me. Evacuate the repair teams. Captain . Do it. Explain yourself. I dont know what youre talking about. You fabricated the message from starfleet. I recovered the real transmission the one you said was irreparably damaged. Thats absurd. Ure not here to help. Please, i. Stay calm. There must be an explanation. I tried to ignore my gut feelings because i got carried away with the excitement of getting home, but you preyed on that. You took advantage of our hopes and now i want to know why. I. Believe that there is a threat here, captain but not from me. I didnt feel it was my place to make accusations but i saw her reconfigure several key algorithms two days ago in the Astrometrics Lab and it seemed obvious she must have been tampering with the starfleet message. You are lying. Shes been sabotaging your every effort to reach earth. You dont have to believe me, captain. You can find all the evidence in her personal database. Evidence you undoubtedly put there yourself in case you got caught. Take him to voyager. Throw him in the brig. all grunting janeway to voyager. Beam us out of here. Hes trying to deflect our transporters. Stand by. Ive got everyone but seven and the captain. Hes blocked their transport. The ships going into slipstream mode. Pursuit course. We lost them, commander. Tom, bring the warp core modifications online. Were going after them. Sir, we havent even had a trial run yet. Theres no time like the present. sighs where are you taking us . Home. Howd you create the starfleet bridge, holograms . Particle synthesis. Beyond your understanding. Is this what your people do prey on innocent ships . chuckles innocent. Typical of captain janeway selfrighteous. If ive offended you or your people in some way please tell me. Diplomacy, captain . Your diplomacy re you saying . You negotiated an agreement with the borg collective safe passage through their space and in return you helped them defeat one of their enemies. Species 8472. In your colorful language, yes species 8472. Did it occur to you there were those of us in the delta quadrant with vested interest in that war . Victory would have meant annihilation of the borg but you couldnt see beyond the bow of your ship species 8472 posed a greater threat than the borg. Who were you to make that decision a stranger to this quadrant . There wasnt exactly time to take a poll. I had to act quickly. My people managed to elude the borg for centuries outwitting them always one step ahead but in recent years, the borg began to weaken our defenses. They were closing in the outer colonies were the first to fall 23 in a matter of hours. Our sentry vessels tossed aside no defense against the storm and by the time they had surrounded our star system hundreds of cubes we had already surrendered to our own terror. A few of us managed to survive 10,00020,000. I was fortunate. I escaped with a vessel ve. I dont blame them. They were just drones acting with their collective instinct. You you had a choice i am sorry for what happened to your people but try to understand. I couldnt have known. It took me months to find you. I watched and waited for my opportunity and i knew that your selfish desire to get home would surface again that i could lure you to this vessel that i could see to it that youd all be assimilated and spend the rest of eternity as borg i was hoping to get your entire crew but ill settle for the two of you. In a matter of hours this ship will return to my homeworld. Inside borg space. When that happens, you will be assimilated as well. Thats irrelevant. This is what you wanted all along, isnt it . To go back to your collective . engine roaring report. But were not breaking through the quantum barrier. Im having trouble controlling field parameters. I need more power to the deflector. Bridge to torres. Im already on it. Stand by. Reroute auxiliary power to deflector control. Make sure that quantum warp field is stable. Aye, lieutenant. Deflector at maximum. Im focusing the quantum field. Make it quick. Were at slipstream velocity. Structural integrity is down nine percent. Weve got less than an hour before the hull starts to buckle. Ive located their slipstream. Im aligning ours to match. Were right behind them. How far behind . Just a few minutes. Tuvok is there any way to increase our speed . None. Were at maximum. Maintain course. If i know the captain shes already got a plan. Any ideas . Not presently. We better think of something. We come facetoface with your former family in less than an hour and thats one reunion id like to miss unless youre looking forward to rejoining the collective. I do not believe i am. Not the ringing opposition i was hoping for, but ill take it. A drone could walk through this force field like it was thin air. Is there enough borg Technology Left in your body to let it adapt . However, i would need to adjust my cranial implant. Would a microfilament do the trick . It might. Then lets get you one. Once you get outside, access that control panel and disable the force field. Then well try to reach the engine room. And employ the emergency shutdown procedure. Sufficient. You will need deja vu. Captain . If i recall this is where our relationship began in a brig nine months ago. I severed you from the collective and you werent exactly happy about it. No, i was not. I realize that ive been hard on you at times but it was never out of anger or regret that i brought you on board. Im your captain. That means i cant always be a friend. Understand . No. However, if we are assimilated our thoughts will become one and im sure i will understand perfectly. A joke, captain. You yourself have encouraged me to use my sense of humor. Well, its nice to know youve taken some of my advice to heart. You were correct, captain. Hmm . My desire to remain in the delta quadrant was based on fear. I am no longer borg but the prospect of becoming human is. Unsettling. You belong with us. electronic crackling the adaptations are complete. Were in business. I cant initiate the emergency shutdown. Our commands are being blocked from the bridge. Hes detected us. rumbling at our present speed we will enter borg space in less than 12 minutes. Do we have access to the Power Distribution grid . Yes. If we cant brake, lets swerve the wheel. Send a power surge into the starboard thrusters. The torsional stress could tear the ship apart. Its either that or join the hive. Do it. If were still in one piece try to gain control of navigation. Ill be on the bridge. We have a game of velocity scheduled for tomorrow. I expect you to keep the appointment. Aye, captain. grunting sorry about the bumpy ride. You can slow this ship down but you cant stop it. In four minutes, captain janeway will be gone and a new drone will be born. Dont count on it. Seven of nine has accessed your navigational systems. You taught us how to use this ship a little too well. I cant begin to imagine your loss but try to see beyond your desire for revenge. Revenge is all i have left. No, no. As long as youre alive, theres hope. Your peoples accomplishments their knowledge, their dignity can survive in you. End this. Ive just destroyed the navigational controls. No one can stop this ship now two minutes to borg space. both groaning direct hit. The vessels shields are down. Transporter standing by. Get a lock on our people. yelling voyager. Come with me. Its not too late. It is for you. Ive got them, commander transporter room two. Alter our slipstream, hard starboard. Collective we are the borg. You will be assimilated. Captains log, supplemental we remained in the quantum slipstream for an hour our diagnostics have concluded that we cant risk using this technology again but we did manage to get 300 light years closer to home. Computer full impact. Final round janeway. Winner janeway. Nice play. You almost had me. Almost. Go again . I must report to the Astrometrics Lab. There is work to be done. I gave the crew strict orders to take some r r i am attempting to design another method of traveling at slipstream velocities without damaging voyager. I thought that was impossible. Impossible is a word that humans use far too often. I wish to continue my efforts. A few days ago you were ready to abandon ship and here you are, practically laying in a course to earth. As we approached borg space i began to reevaluate my future. The prospect of becoming a drone. Sometimes youve got to look back in order to move forward. Sounds to me like youre starting to embrace your humanity. No. But as i said nothing is impossible. Computer. [captioning sponsored by paramount television and upn eerie whirring whirring continues . Live long and prosper. Board their ship take everything you can . Captioning sponsored by paramount television and upn forrest captains starlog, january 13, 2155. Weve left gorlan station and have set a course to rendezvous with our assault fleet. Major reed and the doctor have asked for a few minutes to show me their latest project. The booth will be far more effective than our previous disciplinary methods. It can stimulate the pain center of virtually any humanoid. A synaptic scan calibrates it for each species. They call this progress. Theres something to be said for a good, Old Fashioned flogging. Well, thats whats so exceptional about this device. Traditional forms of punishment can overwhelm the nervous system. After a time, the brain ceases to feel anything. These sensors continually shift the stimulation from one nerve cluster to another, i think you enjoy your work too much, doctor. Archer what, exactly, did mr. Terev do . Im not certain. I suspect he was late for his duty shift. Arent all tellarites guilty of something . Archer did you get a chance to look over my proposal . Forrest i read it. And . Were going to rendezvous ata from some anonymous source. Maybe you havent heard, but we have a rebellion to put down, and the tholians arent part of it. You saw the data. This technology would give us a tactical advantage. We could end the war tomorrow. Sir . You bring that ship home, and youll be a hero. Emperor pins a medal on your chest. You might even get that command youve always wanted. Resume your station. Captain, youre making a mistake. You can either go back to the bridge or take the place of that tellarite. Which do you prefer . What do you think youre doing . Im viewing status reports. This is supposed to be your sanctuary. A place to get away. From status reports. Mm. Youre the one person on this ship that i dont mind giving in to. And im probably the only one who doesnt want to slip a knife in your back. I heard the battle went well at tau ceti. Is that what you heard . Mm, word on the ship is the war may be over soon. At headquarters. Well have the weekends. Youve been listening to propaganda. Things went badly at tau ceti. Very badly. We lost 12 ships. Keep this to yourself. If the crew learns what really happened. Forget about the war. grunts dont r. Let me take him down to the cargo bay. Ill finish him quickly and quietly. I want him alive. Still, itd be tragic if there was an accident on the way to the brig. If anything happens to forrest, ill shoot you myself. Are we clear, major . Perfectly, sir. Stand aside, commander. Where is captain forrest . This is first officer archer. In accordance with starfleet orders this date, ive relieved captain forrest of duty and assumed command of enterprise. My orders are to take the ship into tholian space for a mission of vital importance to the empire. I cant reveal the details of our assignment, but i can tell you this if were successful, starfleet will crush the rebellion once and for all. No crew in starfleet has been tested more in battle. I know i can count on each of you to perform your duty to the best of your ability. Nothing will impede our march toward victory. Long live the empire. Crew long live the empire. Weve received no such communiqu . S it was sent on a private channel. Id like to see those orders. All in good time. Alter our heading. 215 mark 13. Maximum warp. Yes, captain. Corporal, escort commander tpol to cargo bay two. Youll find a suliban cloaking device there. Bring it to engineering and help tucker install it. 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I wonder how history wouldve played out if cochrane hadnt turned the tables on your invasion force. Humans might be your slaves instead of the other way around. I am not a slave. Youre vulcan. Never forget that. How long until we cross into tholian space . Its likely we already have. They frequently annex systems outside their core territory. Theres a warp signature encoded on this. Notify me the moment you find it. If theres nothing further. There is. Im promoting you to first officer. Major reeds next in line. He wont be pleased. Reeds a capable soldier, but he has trouble following orders, and i know he has ambitions of his own. Youve made it clear you dont approve of vulcans. Maybe this is my way of saying thank you y, the empire wouldnt be where it is today. Dismissed. Archer serving as my personal guard will have its privileges. Youll have your own quarters. Better food. Youll accept orders from me and me alone, is that clear . Yes, sir. And captain, if i may. Id like to be the first to congratulate you on a brilliant strategy. Im certain that in years to come. You already have the job, sergeant. Dont talk yourself out of it. menacing growl dont mind porthos. He hasnt had his dinner yet. door chimes sato you didnt receive a communiqu . From starfleet. I would have known if something came through. quiet laugh a mutiny, oh. Didnt think you had it in you. Ill take that as a compliment. Wheres captain forrest . Hes safe. How do i know that you didnt push him out of an airlock . I want to talk to him. Not right now. Hell remain alive as long as you dont cause any trouble. No hidden distress signals to starfleet. Is that all you need . Youve never forgiven me for leaving. Im sorry if i hurt you. You saw an opportunity for advancement, and you took it. Just as you did. You shouldve been captain from the moment we left spacedock. Youve always known that. Conspiring behind your back, enterprise would have been yours. Tradition says that whatever belonged to the previous captain. Is yours for the taking. com beeps tpol to captain archer. Maybe we should keep our relationship on a professional level. Tpol captain archer, please respond. Go ahead. Were approaching the warp signature. On my way. I expect you to be in a better mood when i get back. Captain on the bridge. Were closing on target. 20,000 kilometers. Reed theres one biosign aboard tholian. Hes seen us. Hes arming weapons. Disable his ship. I dont want the pilot injured. Done. Theres an overload building in his reactor. Major it wasnt my doing, sir. I targeted his weapons only. I believe the pilot may be attempting to destroy his own ship. Beam him into the decon chamber. Captain. We have the pilot. Archer to sick bay. We beamed a tholian into decon. Modify the atmosphere in there. It may take a moment. Increasing temperature to 480 kelvin. How is he . How is it would be more accurate. Tholians possess both male and female characteristics. Its biosigns, such as they are, appear to be stable. Im captain archer. Youre on board the terran flagship enterprise. Answer my questions, or you will be harmed. tholian screeches over com system its demanding to be released. scoffs i want to know where youre holding the terran vessel you captured. tholian screeching my people will find your ship and destroy it. A minor adjustment to life support should make it more cooperative. Decreasing temperature 50 degrees. Something about your maternal ancestor. Take it down another 50. tholian wailing its exoskeleton is beginning to fracture. tholian speaks in frantic clicks and pops i agree. I agree. Go on. The ship is in the vintaak system. At a facility orbiting the gas giant. electronic warbling what the hell is that . A shortrange transmission. Reed a distress signal. You think it has a com device in there . T pol its crystalline ststcture may act as a natural transmitter. Reed sir, i recommend we beam it into space immediately. What its told us. Find some way to knock that thing out. Yes, captain. Biggs get the commander a radiation meter. You dont want to end up like me, do you . Ive absorbed enough delta rays to guarantee my grandchildren glow in the dark. Flfl coupler. They say for every year you spend next to one of these things. You lose a decade off your life expectancy. Which means ill probably be dead by the end of the weekek you could talk to him for me. Why would i do that . Well, i did you a favor once. We agreed never to discuss that. And i havent. Id hardly call it a favor. You enjoyed yourself. Several times, as i recall. So, how many years is it until your pon farr comes around again . loud whine where the hells that coming from . Pull the matrix converters groaning in agony can you repair the cloak . Itll take at least a day. You have six hours. There are dozens of eps feeds on this deck, and the only one that overloads is the one connected to the cloaking device. Internal sensors are down, weve lost gravplating on gdeck. Archer the cloak is your first priorit