No women. Im not surprised. Well, personally,i. I mean, their ability to go without sleep. Im sure i could be more productive if i didnt have to regenerate every day. What is the point of doing battle if you cannot enjoy the fruits of your victory . You mean s sep . Good food, good drink. And good women. Now, we consider klingon women our partners in battle. They are the mothers of our children. And a lot of fu. True. chuckling why does he keep staring at us . I dont think its us hes staring at. I think its you. Dax the vorta probably consider ththfounders gods just like the jemhadar do. I am not a founder. Well, youre a changeling. Thats close enough. To them. I wonder what would happen if you went over there and ordered him to stand on his head. laughing its time. groans very well. Prepare six vials. Unlock. First, ometiklan can you vouch for the loyalty of your men . We pledge our loyalty to the founders from now until death. Then receive this reward from the founders. May it keep you strong. I guesesthats one way to assure loyalty. Loyalty bought at such a price is no loyalty at all. Come with me. It is time to resume our battle drills. In a minute. Im ready now. Well, im not. They stuff themselves with food bubuhave no appetite for battle. When the time comes, you will find us more than ready. Ready to flee at the first sign of danger. Lets go. Ive always wanted to kill a klingon. Thats enough the next one who throws a punch will have to answer to me i did. And i. You. Again. You knew my orders. And i defied them. I deserve punishment. And you shall l ve it. Why are you waiting . Kill him and be done withtht. Mr. Worf. When not on duty, you are confined to quarters for the remainder of this mission. Yes, sir. All right, lets break this up. Get back to your stations or to your quarters. Either way, i want this room cleared. Now a dead man cant learn from his mistakes. I dont get the same joy out of killing a ayou do. You think i enjoyed it . Tomantorax was my second. He sererd under me three years. I valued him. You have a. Funny way of showing it. I did what had to be done what any first would do. Above my personal feelings. Any soldier who cannot follow orders is a danger to his unit. And must be eliminated. Mr. Worf is not a danger to my command. But if i eliminate him for a simple breach of discipline then i would be. My men would stop trusting me you are weak. You should die in his place. And when this mission is over odo. May i speak with you for r moment . A moment. I have to admit i find it somewhat disturbing seeing you workininfor these. Federation people. Letting them order you around. You are a founder. You should be the one giving the orders to them to the jemhadar ororven me. So. If i order you to leave me alone you will . Of course. But before you do please, hear what i have to say. Your people want you to come home, odo. No matter what differences you may have with them no matter what mistakes you may have made they still love you. Well, maybe they do. And youre not very good at it but i dont love them. G them. So you may as well admit the truth. More than anything in your life. You want to retutu to your people. And i can make that possible. How . Let me worry about the how. All i need to know is. Are you ready to go home . No. Ation. Then its over. After all, you are a founder. Commander . For keiko . Its my 11th goodbye message since weve been married. Im averaging almost two a year. Does she know you do this . What would i say to her . You know, honey every time im about to go into battle i record a message for you and molly telling you how much i love you, just in case. Was sweet. Itd probably scare the hell out of her. To be honest, it scares the hell out of me. Every time i record one of these, i think this is it. This is s e one theyre going to end up hearing. Itll never happen. What makes you say that . Because when youve lived eight lifetimes you develop certain instincts. G to livand die in b ed surrounded by family and friends. Do you really believe that . Do you . Id like to. Thats all that matters. chuckles well, just to be on the safe side maybe youd better enter this in the ships log anyway. Ill put it right alongside my message to my mother. You record these too . Doesnt everyone . Well, it looks like the upgraded reactant injectors are working better than we thought. Captain. Mr. Worf. Battle drills ended ten minutes ago. You should be in your r arters. Im on my way. It looks like you got a little lost. It has come to my attention that first ometiklan has threatened to kill you. I didnt know that was public knowledge. You told commander dax. Well, that explains it. She is concerned about you and for good reason. As your executive officer i recommend you remain on the ship during the away mission. That way, ometiklan will have no opportunity to carry out his threat. I appreciate the concern, but do you really think im going to follow that recommendation . No, sir, i do not. But t hope you will take some advice. Do not turn your back on him. I wont. Good. I also want you to know if somehow he does carry out his threat. He will not live to boast about it. Dax to sisko. Go ahead. Were approaching vandros four. On my way. Im waiting. Dont worry. These arent like the ones we gave you during the drill. Theyre fully charged. The weapons set on stun. Deactivate safeties. Reset weapons. To maximum power. The first joint operation between the federation and the dominion. E how it turns out. Prepare to transport. Wait. I am first ometiklan. And i am dead. As of this moment we are all dead. We go into battle. To reclaim our lives. This we do gladly remember victory is life. All victory is life. Such delightful people. I am chief miles edward obrien. Im very much alive and i intend to stay that way. Amen. You betrayed us. What a a you talking about . Our rifles are sabotaged. Hold on. Mines d dd too. Something interferes with our equipment. The gateway. Its probably generating some dampening field. If thats the e se, wed better come up with a new plan. yells in pain we lost ramirez too. It would appear we no longer have the element of surprise. I suppose you want to call off the mission. Guess again. Worf go ahead. Wellhold them off. Keep moving. Virakkara, are you still there . for a little while longer. Dont worry youll make honored elder. I think we have waited long enough. all grunt youre sure the explosives wont be affected by the gateway . The primary detonator might not work but theres a chemical backup. Lets move. yells yells yells i threatened to kill you but you were willing to sacrifice yourself to save my life. It looks that way. Why . If you have to ask, youll never understand. Obrien gentlemen. I think its time we were leaving. Odo dax, lets go. What about dax and the others . Worf here, captain. explosion so much for the gateway. Our weapons are working again. The fiants sensors registered a powerful explosion in the vicinity of the gateway. I trust your mission was a success . Well done, captain. Youve all doneneicely. Now, if you dont mind id like to inspect the wreckage. That was f f questioning. Our loyalty. I think theres been enough killing my men and i will remain here. There are still disloyal jemhadar on this planet. They must be hunted down and eliminated. Good luck. You fought well. But the next time we meet. Well be enemies. Ill keep that in mind. Well, i dont know about the rest of you but id like to get out of here. Sisko to defiant. Begin transport. And paramount Television Man citizens of earth, your destiny is in my hands. Those of you who acquiesce to my demands will be treated fairly. Oppose me, and you face a dire fate indeed as my slaves in the mines of mercury. You have one hour. Youll never get away with this. Oh, but i shall. Your onceproud country will fall to its knees. How ironic that i am using your rocket ship to lead my space force into battle. Youre wrong, chaotica. Before you came on board someone pushed the selfdestruct button. In three minutes, well all be dead. No door opens spaceman first class, protector of earth scourge of intergalactic evil. At your service. But i saw you fall into the fiery mouth a little lav of that volcano. A to stop captain proton. Now, i want you to call off your invasion and give me back my rocket ship. There is one force in t ts universe that even you cannot defeat. The same to you. Doc. Mr. Paris. I should have known it was you monopolizing the holodeck. Who is this insolent fool . Uh, hes one of our men. Computer, adjust the doctors spectrtr frequency. I have no interest in your frivolous fantasasy. Im here to rehearse a duet from don carlo enough robot, attack. screams start with him. Computer, freeze program. Doc, this is the final chapter satans robot conquers the world. We cantttop now. Does the phrase to be continued mean anything to you . Your opera can wait. This program is a waste of photonic energy. Oh, really . Take a look around you. This is how thth20th century saw the future. We are studying sociology. Perhaps you can teach a course at Starfleet Academy satans robot an historical overview. alarm blaring bridge to o lodeck one. Whats going on down there . Kim oh, nothing, commander. Just a little power surge. Says here the hologrid just blew out. Paris were fixing it now, sir. Well, make it quick. The last thing we need is a broken holodeck. Seven, i want good news. Thats an order. Then i must disobey. I have no good news to report. Nothing . Nothing. Why cant we see any stars beyond that . There are heavy concentrations of thetaradiation. It is occluding our sensors. Any other shshs out there . None. We are alone. Every sailors nightmare. Commander . Its like being becalmed in the middle of the ocean. If it werent for sensors we wouldnt even know we were at warp. Weve onlylyeen crossing this expanse for two months and were already feeling the strain. R two years . We will adapt. Easier said than done. Shall i inform the captain of my findings . No. First officers log, stardate 52081. 2. Its been 53 days since we entered this desolate region. Ifife want to continue our course toward home we have no choice bubuto cross it. We wont have an opportunity to take on fresh supplies or fuel so ive ordered all departments to create an energy reserve. Were using power cells to stockpile deuterium. In some ways, this is the most knowing each day will be just like the last. Torres this wont be much of a briefing. Theres nothing new to report. Humor me. All right. Lets see. Warp cores at peak efficiency just like last week and the week before that. And my engineering staff is going stircrazy. Thanks. Ensign . Nada. Within normal parameters. Anything new on sensors . I detected a sudden increase of thetaradiation in the vicinity. Source . Unknown. Could be worth a look. Finally, some excitement radiation. Next piece of business. Crew morale deteriorating. Obviously. I have a f f suggestions that might boost peoples spirits. Please. I myself wouldnt t nd squeezing in a little tactical training. Noted. Neelix and the holodecks have been in high demand. I was thinking. We could install a few emitters in cargo bay two turn it into a third holodeck. Hear, hear. Chokotay see totot, harry. One other item, sir. Point of, uh, concern among some of the crew. Its. Well, its the captain. Whats your point . People take comfort in talking to her. When they see that the captains happy, theyre happy. Rumor has it she never leaves her quarters. Captains privilege. Shell come to the bridge if and when shes needed. Spspe us the protocol. Its pretty odd, youve got to admit it. Its her choice. She can run this ship from wherever the hell she wants to. Understood . Yeah. Sure. sighs were all feeling the pressure, including me. Listen, maybe weve got the wrong attitude. Lets think of this as a twoyear vacation. Dismissed. Thats a great idea, harry. Wow, harry. Youre a real genius. How do you come up with these Brilliant Ideas . gasping panting computer, lights maximum level. Bergamot tea, hot. Tains. Predictable. Thats because you always fall for it. sighing i feel like weve played this matat a hundred times. Derata is a game of subtlety. Too subtle for me. Hmm. Ill bet. Whats that supposed to mean . Well, if it doesnt involve klingon pain sticks. Good night. Thereryou go. Just when im winning. Whos predictable . You dont want to start a fight with me now not at 3 00 a. M. 3 00 in the morning, 4 00 in the afternoon whats the difference . Youre angng 24 hours a day. Everything is a joke to you. Good evening. Or should i say good morning . I guess you couldnt sleep, either. Why sleep when were having so much fun . Hes joking, neelix. Werrall supposed to laugh. I certainly am laughing on the inside. Smiling, anyway. Lets start a new game. Cards . A little snack . No. I have a better idea i can start one, you can start one. Please. I am really tired of these games. Well, thenendont play them. shouts stop you are you are susuosed to be setting an example for the rest. gasping the rest of the crew. hyperventilating neelix . I cant breathe. Paris to sick bay. Some morale officer i turned out to be. Iveveiven you a mild sedative. Late and alleviate some of your anxiety. Anxiety . Anxietys what i feel when i burn a pot roast. This. This is more like. Dizziness . Nausea . Unspeakable dread . Yes. Nihiliphobia the fear of nothingness or in laymans terms, the fear of. Nothingness. If its any consolation, i can relate to it. Ter oblivion i go into a void every time im deactivated. The existential horror of it all. Youre not helping, doctor. Sorry. Pe s my point is, youll get used to it. O. door opens seven commander. Am i disturbing you . No. Is the Astrometrics Lab designated for Recreational Use . Ive come here to meditate. Needless to say, the view from my quarters has been less than stellar lately. Astronomical phenomenon help you to focus your mind. Yes. I imagine that each star represents a single thought. Meditation it rejuvenates you . Indeed it does. I suggest you try borg regeneration. Its much more efficient. A simple cortical implant would be requirered. Another time, perhaps. beeping what is it . Dangerously high levels. Source . Unknown. Its probably nothing, just. Background thetaradiation. But it could mean theres someone nearby. Janeway distance . Approximately 25 lightyears. Its a long shot, but alter course. Yes, maam. If thats all, commander. Actually, id like to make a request. Ive been saving up my holodeck rations three full hours coming. Any chance i might persuade you to join me for a few rounds of velocity . Itll help clear your mind. My mind is perfectly clear. And what if i told you im not leaving until you join me . Id say, have a seat, itll be a while. Then ill be blunt. Youve picked a bad time to isolate yourself from the crew. This ship needs s captain, especially now. Im not sure i understand it myself. It started when we entered this what does the crew call it . The void. Charming. claps hands oh, what i wouldnt give for a few borg cubes about now anything for a little distractionon. Strange as it sounds, i almost long for the days when we were under constata attack. No time to stop and think about how we got stranded in the delta quadrant. How did we end up here, chakotay . Answer me. We were faced with a difficult chchce. We had the means to get home but using it would have putt k so we decided to stay. No. No, no. I decided to stay. I made that choice for everyone. Were alive and well our missions been a success. Very same words ive been telling myself for the past four years. But then we hit this void and i started to realize how empty those words sound. Kathryn. I made an error in judgment, chakotay. It was shortsighted and it was selfish and now all of us are paying for my mistake. So if you dont mind, commander, ill pass on that little game and ill leave shipboard morale in your capable hands. If the crew asks for me tell them the captain sends her regards. door opens sir. Relax, ensign. Anything to report . Not even a stray electron concerto. I call it echoes of the void. Got a minute . Too many, in fact. Tell me what you think. continues playing in minor key now, when we last saw our heroes they had just retaken their rocket ship. To foil captain proton. My designation . Ah, right. Youre constancncgoodheart. Youre. My secretary. Secretary . Yeah. You tag along on all the missions. 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You can feel confident we can help you protect the people who matter most to you with guaranteed acceptance Life Insurance. His number. I was hoping for a change of pace but a blackout isnt exactly what i had in mind. Get inside those plasma i iectors infuse them manually if you have to. Just a second. Im not sure how to work this thing. Captain proton to the rescue. Its not exactly starfleet issue. Ower, auxiliary. Independent subsystems are operational environmental controls, holodecks. Reroute power from this holodedeck to the emergency relays. Yes, maam. No luck. The hololoid is frozen. Ixix dont mind me. Theres been a power loss. Nothing to worry about. Whos worried . Comemen. Take deep breaths nice and slow. Thatat it. beeping bingo weve got partial sensors. I found the cause of our power drain. Thats about all i can tell you. On screen. Do we have the power to launch a proton torpedo . Maybe one. Why . On our predicament. Im reconfiguring the torpedo to emimia sustained polyluminous burst. A warp flare. Precisely. I need something to pry open this hatch. yells computer, disengage safety protocols i saw something im telling you, i saw something. I may be nihiliphobic but my eyes work just fine. breathing nearby i can hear breathing. Follow me. Yes, maam. Torpedo reconfigured. Away. I can barely see the injector ports. How about a little light over here . We can do better than that. This power cell shouldlde enough to get emergency power back on line. Up here emergency power just came back. Weve got tactical. Raising shields. Torres the wars on line. Janeway to bridge. Report. Tuvok the dampening field has been blocked, captain. We are surrounded by three alien vessels. 17 intruders are on board. The ships arent responding to hails. We do have weapons on line. Tuvok, target the ship off our r rt bow. Fire a few warning shots. Tuvok shields down to 64 . Do we have propulsion . Not yet. 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Call this number to get informatatn and a free quote for guaranteed acceptance Life Insurance. The call is free, and theres no obligation. The biofilters are detecting high levels of thetaradiation. Compensate. Welcome aboard. Im afraid well have to talk here. You appear to be leaking. Yes, yes. My isolation suit. Dont be alarmed. Emck. Controller emck malon export vessel, eleventh gradient. Its a pleasure to meet you and a relief. Id advise you to turn around immediately. There are more of those creatures ahead thousands of vessels. They are almost impossible to detect. You wont survive another attack. We cant go back. Were crcrsing this expanse to reach our home. Mmm. Then, uh. It appears youll be coming with me. What do you mean . Theres a spatial vortex e of the expanse. Weve been using it for years. That would get us out of the void and cut two years off our journey home. Well, thank you again. Im curious, mr. Emck. What are you doing here besides rescuing starships in distress . Ah. Im on a. Transport mission. My sensors tell me that one of the creatures is still aboard your ship. It was injured during the attack. Our doctors treating it. Why . Give me the creature and ill take you to the vortex. Well, my apologies, mr. Emck but id like to know whats going on here. Are you at war with these beings . None of your concern. Your vessel seems to be leaking large amounts of thetaradiation. What kind of transport mission are you on exactly . My ship will depart in two hours. Cooperate or stay behind. I wont be coming to your rescue im finished here. I think its time we heard the other side o othe story. Watch your step. Ive had to lower the lights. My patient is extremely photosensitive. That could explain why they dampened our power. My feelings exactly. This lifeform mayaye indigenous to the void. His physiology has evolved to survive in complete darkness. His condition . Minor injuries phaser wounds to the chest and neck but thats the least of his problems. Hes dying, captain. Every organ is degrading at the cellular level. Janeway thetaradiation poisoning. Doctor the final stages. My guess is hes been exposed to it over a long period. Theres nothing i can do. Im kathryn janeway, captain of this vessel. You are allies with the malon. No. Were simply trying to cross this region. We never met the malon before today. They will want me. Well, i have no intention of giving you to them. Youre not a captive here. shivering grunt doctor. Are you at war with the malon . Their ships are poison. The thetaradiation. Theyre killing us. You . Nothing. This will help alleviate the pain. I dont understand. We were ignorant. We attacked you. Forgive us. Of course, but i need to understandn. You say the malon are killing your people but there must be a reason. Theyre e isoning our space. We dont know why. gasping for breath hes in respiratory distress. W how to treat him. I will show you how. I need a workstation. Route it to the helm. If you enter the coordinates my pilot will set a course. I am grateful. Take the bridge. Ill stay here. We still dont have a defense against their dampening field. If they decide to attack again. Im confident thth wont. Finally something to put in my logbook. Tuvok. I need your advice. A first. Look, i realize were not exactly beststriends. From day one, weve kept each other at arms length but ive always respected your judgment and right now, i could use a little vulcan clarity. Proceed. Its the captain. As you may have noticed, shes isolated herself from the crew. She believes that she made an error in judgment four years ago in the delta quadrant. She told you . No. Ive been observing her behavior for the past four years. Guilt has been her constant companion. Youve known her longer than anyone. Have you ever seen her like this . Only once. It was during her first year as a commander on the uss billings. She sent an away team to survey a volcanic moon. Their shuttle was damaged by a magma eruption and three crew members were severely injured. The next day, she returned to the moon, alone to complete the survey. She wanted the crew to know that their suffering had not been in vain. She could have been killed. Seeking redemption. Precisely. Captain janeways methods are unorthodox. It is her strength as a leader s a klingo but, unfortunately, it is also her greatest weakness. N. To put it mildly. If she tries Something Like that again were at the coordinates. All stop. Shields up. Tuvok. Nothing on sensors. Bridge to captain. Weve arrived. Stand by. Theyre here, but i must tell them you are a friend. Your Communications System . M picking up photonic surges. Theyre all around us. Captain, weve got Company Eight ships. 12 more approaching. Lets run a full bioscan. We have lived here for millions of years undisturbed until the malon came. Captain, every one of them appears to be suffering from thetaradiation exposure. We tell them they are killing us. Ry to stop the m. Theyre too strong. What about the vortex can you close it . Keep them out . We dont know how. Your ship is powerful. Your people resourceful. We need your help. Bridge to captain. Theyre locking onto the alien ininick bay. Lower the shields
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