Ah. Odo wait a minute. I had to try that three times before you caught on. Actually, the first two times i didnt hold my shape on purpose. Youre not serious. I suppose i didnt want to give you the satisfaction. Hmph. Well, someday, if youre very lucky. This changeling. Will give you the satisfaction of saying thank you very much. You did so much for me. Then again. It may leave. The way you did. It will announce and you will never. Hear from it again. Im going to get something to eat. rustling both laughing quietly the eyes are incredible. For a minute there put that down; were celebrating. Its just that ive fallen behind in my security reports over these last few days. Well, you can catch up later. Arent you excited about what happened . Of course, im excited. You know, tomorrow we can expose the changeling to some simple lifeforms so it can mimic them some algae, some fungus in a few more days, maybe even an invertebrate. I cant wait until i communicate with it. Theres so much i want it to see the changeling is developing far faster than you did. I dont mean that as a criticism. If anything, its a compliment. I was wrong. Your approach to communicating to the changling was sound. I mean, dont you see . Its reaching out to you; its curious about you. The first time you ever did anything like that was when you formed a tentacle to slap my hand away from the control panel. I remember. You formed a connection with this changeling. That is something i was never able to do with you. Thats not true. I respected you. You feared me. You didnt know what i was. You were experimenting on what looked like a lump of organic residue. You dont know how much it means to me to hear you say that. Im sorry. I know this kind of talk makes you uncomfortable. But i suppose its all my fault. If i hadnt poked and prodded you so much you may have grown up with a less forbidding disposition. Well, something tells me no matter what we do to that changeling its going to have a more pleasant disposition than mine. Its just the way i am. Well. Ill leave you to your work. Dr. Mora . clearing throat two glasses of champagne, please. breathing deeply the baby has turned. Its time. Awake, child. We await you with love. And welcome you into the world. Why dont you stay there . I cant see from here. Exactly. Its my baby. Shh. It would make nerys uncomfortable. Shes lived in my home five months. Be quiet. Meaning what . Look, i missed mollys birth. I wont miss this one. Im trying to have a baby. I am sick tween the two of you. Now, if one of you says one more word youre going to have to leave. Just tell him to. Just tell him to. Okay, out both of you. Kira. Nerys. Go. Youre joking. Does it look like shes joking . Out. Nice going. Oh, do me a favor. Aby leave my girlfriend out of it, huh . Comes to. 324. Im going to have to start watering the drinks again. clanking constable . Quark what are you doing back there . Were closed. Have a seat. Youre in a good mood. Yes, i am. Which means youre probably about to arrest me on some trumpedup charge. Not at all. I am buying you a drink. Why . Dr. Mora has gone to sleep, and i. Still feel like celebrating. What are you up to . Cant you just accept that . No. It doesnt fit. If youre happy theres something very wrong in the world. The center cannot hold. There we go. Ive got it. Youre getting back at me for selling you that sick changeling. Actually, i should thank you. If you want the money back, just say so. It changed my life. I dont know what i did, but i did it. Just stop. I cant take it anymore. Do you ever think about having children . Huh . See, i never did. It just seemed like too much trouble but then fate. Dropped one into my lap. And i couldnt be happier. Cheers. Its strange. Over the past few months e any contact with my people again. They rejected me. They turned me into a humanoid and. Part of me was lost forever. But that. Little ball of goo back in the lab changed everything. I feel as if im. To be a changeling again. And somehow. Being a solid doesnt seem so bad anymore. both laughing fill me up. Computer security chief odo, please acknowledge. Go ahead. The lifeform being monitored is displaying biomimetic fluctuations beyond stated parameters. Have dr. Mora meet me in the science lab. Acknowledged. Whats happened . Its morphogenic matrix is destabilizing. Its lifesigns are fading. The radiation damaged its cytoplasm in a way we couldnt detect. There must be something you can do. Ic induction. That might stabilize the biomimetic fluctuations. Its worth a shot. It has to work. Odo, please, wait outside. Well do everything we can. I feel. So good. Here he comes. Keiko. Would you do me a favor . Kira said you can both come back in if you promise to behave. Oh, after you. Oh, no. After you. Please. Will you two get in here . Youre going to miss everything. Thats it, nerys. Relax. Let it come. Breathe. Thats right. Ohh. Look at him, miles. Hes beautiful. crying theres nothing we could do. Im sorry. It wont be very long now. Please. Dont die. Theres so much i want to show you. Remember . gasping what happened . Where did it go . It somehow integrated itself into odos body. gasping odo, whats wrong . It cant be what . gasping people murmuring this, uh, might be a good time to take some leave and come down to bajor. Mmm. Maybe in a few weeks. Right now, i feel like staying here. So you can be close to the baby. Mmhmm. Hes a goodlooking boy. He is, isnt he . Computer all passengers bound for bajor should board at this time. Youd better go. . Lend him a helping hand. . . Put a little love in your heart. . . Take a good look around. . . And if youre lookin down, . . Put a little love in your heart. . . Put a little love in your heart. . . In your heart. . avo the subaru share the love event is happening now and will have given ninety Million Dollars how does it feel to be yourself again . I just. Wish it hadnt happened the way it did. I am sorry. If it helps. Think of it as a gift. Something the changeling wanted you to have. Think. I finally understand how much i meant to you. And what you must have gone through when i left. You had to find your own way in the world. I should have included you in my life. Take care of yourself, odo. clearing throat major. Uh, i thought the obriens were having a party. Shakaar and i stopped by. I didnt feel much like celebrating. Oh . Needed my help. I never wanted a baby. But now . I just wish i could hold him in my arms. And never let him go. I think i know how you feel, nerys. Want to take a walk . [captioning sponsored by the u. S. Department of education and paramount Television Last time onstar trek voyager begin a salvage operation. Captain . There might be something we can use weapons, a transwarp coil. Is it true your parents were studying the borg . Yes. The hansens were exobiologists. Are. Im not leaving without you. Then you will be assimilated. Theyre gone captain. Welcome home. And now the conclusion. Youve changed. Your exoplating. Theyve taken you apart. And theyve recreated you in their own image. Hair. Garments. But at the core, you are still mine. The borg have changed as well. I expected reassimilation, not conversation. I see theyve also given you a sense of humor. My humor is my own. Spoken like a true individual. The last two years must have been a remarkable experience. You are unique. My experience will add to your perfection. Yes. You believe thatvoyager liberated you from the collective. Did you really think we would surrender you so easily . Explain. You must be tired. Its time to regenerate. Weve adapted an alcove just for you. Go. It will help order your thoughts. L continue our conversation. [captioning sponsored by paramount television United Paramount Network no sign of borg activity. We made a clean getaway. The sphere . It hasnt shown up on longrange sensors or subspace telemetry. It could be anywhere in the quadrant by now. Scan for residual transwarp signatures. Understood. Why choose this moment to rejoin the collective . Maybe shed been planning it all along. Shes had any number of opportunities to leave before now. But never direct access to a borg vessel. I will betray you. Thats what she said two years ago when you disconnected her from the hive. Two days ago, she told me most of the debris, but before we vaporize it id like to melt down the larger fragments and extract the polytrinic compounds. Makes sense. That leaves just one item seven of nines alcove. It requires a lot of power over 30 megawatts. Should i deactivate it . No, leave it alone. Janeway computer, run a transpectral analysis on all subspace fluctuations. door beeping yes . A member of the crew has requested an appointment with the captain. I informed her that you were occupied, but she was insistent. Whatever it is, im sure commander chakotay request granted. Send her in. Permission to submit a proposal for your review. Proposal . Its a rescue operation for seven of nine. Oh. You created this plan all by yourself . Yes, maam. You see, if we change our longrange sensors maybe we can find her. The delta quadrant is a very big place and seven could be thousands of lightyears from here. What if we boosted our sensor range with power from the main deflector . Youve been spending too much time in engineering. Im afraid its not quite that simple d. Captain . Youre not going to give up, are you . There are three things to remember about being a starship captain keep your shirt tucked in go down with the ship. quietly and never abandon a member of your crew. computer beeps transpectral analysis complete. Take a look at this, naomi. What do you see . Sensor logs. Janeway these arent random energy fluctuations. Theyre borg com signals and they were all directed at cargo bay two. You mean the borg were talking to seven of nine . Borg queen good morning. My visual cortex. Its been altered. Weve enhanced it with borg technology. Youve seen through human eyes long enough. Its a neural processing adjunct remove it. You prefer to remain small. I prefer to remain unique. Dont be afraid. We wont turn you into a drone. Youre much too valuable to us with your individuality intact. Theyve corrupted you. But the damage can be repaired. Why . Isnt it obvious . Youre going to help us assimilate humanity. We failed in our first attempt to assimilate earth and we wont succeed the next time unless we understand the nature of their resistance. We want you to be our eyes. Let us see humanity. While i was regenerating, you assimilated my memories. Our thoughts are one. Then you already possess all of my knowledge. What more do you want . You are the only borg that has ever returned to a state of individuality. We want to keep you exactly the way you are. Otherwise, you would lose your human perspective. We dont want another drone. We want you. Whats happening . Our vessel is disengaging from the unicomplex. Were setting a course for grid 532. State our purpose. Assimilation. Our presence is not required but i thought the experience would be a rewarding one for you. Ecies 10026. How many lifeforms . 392,000. Youre experiencing compassion a human impulse. Youve forgotten what it means to be borg. Its been a busy week. The cube linked with another borg vessel and received over 50,000 new drones. We now begin the dangerous task of identifying the newcomers. Species 6961. Ktarian. Tritanium infrastructure. Hes a tactical drone. Take a look at his proximity transceiver. Lets check his previous designation. Unimatrix one. I want to keep an eye on this one. Lets tag him. Bring me the subdermal probe, will you . Is he special . Veryspecial. We think he used to work near the borg queen. If he ever goes back there. Well be able to track him now. Does the queen have a throne . Nobody knows. We think shes more like the queen of an insect colony. E helps coordinate all the other drones. alarm buzzes his regeneration cycles almost complete. We better get him back. Bye. Hes in his alcove. Nobody missed him. Enough drones for one day. Anybody hungry . Me. You two go ahead. I want to read through his cranial transceiver logs dont be long. Chakotay it turns out his hunch was right the drone had been receiving direct commands from this. Borg queen. I analyzed the com signals. Look at the transpectral frequencies. They match the ones that were sent to seven. What did the hansens learn one thing is certain she contacted seven of nine and the next day, seven rejoined the borg. Obviously, she exerts some influence. You think seven was instructed to leavevoyager . Instructed. Coerced. Sheinsistedshe join the away team. She was adamant that if she didnt board that sphere our mission would fail. Sounds to me like she was being threatened. My instincts told me she was i didnt pursue it. I let her go. If you hadnt, we might all be drones by now. Whats running through that collective mind of yours . Youve got thousands of species to choose from billions of individuals. Why seven of nine . You shouldve assimilated us while you had the chance. Captain . I want you to keep analyzing the hansens database. Compile a list of every technology they created to track the borg. Assemble a team of engineers to assist you. If youre planning a rescue mission that research will only take us so far. Oh . Ive studied their log entries long enough to realize that as brilliant as the hansens were they made a fatal mistake. They became overconfident. Tactical rescue. It could take days, even weeks, to find our missing crewman. Lieutenant torres is equipping thedelta flyer with the transwarp coil. Itll allow us to cover more territory. An away team will take it into transwarp space where tuvok believes we can track the sphere that abducted seven of nine. Thanks to the hansens, well be wellprepared for an encounter with the borg. Their multiadaptive shielding will make theflyer virtually invisible to borg sensors and narrow beam transporters te the sphere. Mr. Paris, youll man the helm. Commander tuvok, tactical. Doctor, theres no telling what condition seven will be in when we find her. Youll come along. Ill be leading the away team. The rest of you will remain onvoyager and maintain position at the threshold of our transwarp conduit. We may need tactical support when we return. Youll be taking your orders from commander chakotay. Well be searching for one individual among thousands of drones. T to let her go. Lets get started. All systems go. Were ready for the jump. Bring the coil online. Prepare for transwarp. Were at critical velocity. Engage, mr. Paris. Trswarp in four. Three. Weve arrived. Are you ready . I have familiarized myself with the species. weapons fire 39 of their vessels are converging on our position. Theyre firing weapons. Our shields are failing. We will be destroyed. How do you propose we adapt . I was thinking the same thing. Adaptation complete. Theyre no longer a threat. Go to the primary assimilation chamber. Youll monitor the bioextraction process. You look reluctant. Maybe ive been you can assist with the repairs to our shield matrix instead. Seven of nine. Be efficient. distant yelling groans gasps assist me. I am not borg. I will help you escape. Assist me. Im detecting one of your vessels. Its heavily damaged. The crew is dead. The borg are ignoring it. Its propulsion system is still functioning. I will transport you aboard. Remain there until the borg leave orbit. Then set a course on a heading do you understand . Regarding . Assimilation is complete. 300,000 individuals have been transformed into drones. Should they be congratulated as well . They should be. Theyve left behind their trivial, selfish lives and theyve been reborn with a greater purpose. Weve delivered them from chaos. Into order. Me instead of resistance is futile. You may elicit a few volunteers. You cling to sarcasm because you are afraid to see the truth. Species 10026 is already adding to our perfection. You can feel their distinctiveness coursing through us. Enhancing us. Stop resisting. Take pleasure in this. I will not take pleasure e. Human sentiment. Compassion. Guilt. Empathy. Theyre irrelevant. Not to me. Me . There is no me. There is only us. One mind. My thoughts are my own. Weve overlooked something. A ship. Theyre trying to escape. How do you suggest we proceed . Destroy the vessel or assimilate it . Neither. There are only four lifeforms and the vessel is heavily damaged. It would be an inefficient use of our resources. We should ignore it. In this case, our thoughts are not one. If those individuals are allowed to survive species 10026 will survive and continue to resist us. But thats what you were hoping for, wasnt it . You tried to mask their life signs. But i detected them. Release the vessel. But you are a difficult pupil. Abandon your human frailties. They are the cause of your pain. Let them go. Please. Hi mom. Just checking back to see how youre doing. Ill be alright. But it was a shock. I never saw it coming. I know. I cant believe they would let you go, ings are starting to sink in. I realize ive got decisions to make. Like how to replace the Life Insurance i had through work. Life insurance . Id think youd have other priorities. My priority is making sure you dont get stuck with a lot expenses if something happens to me. Mom, theres no reason to think anything is going to happen. A couple of days ago, there was no reason to think id lose my job. 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Call now to learn more about guaranteed acceptance Life Insurance. Call magnus field notes, u. S. S. Raven, stardate 32634. 9 theravenwas hit by a subspace particle storm. We took heavy damage and our multiadaptive shielding went offline for 13. 2 seconds. Unfortunately, it was long enough for the borg to perceive us as a threat. I found something a nebula. Class . Mutara. Distance three lightyears. Im setting a course. The particle densitys too high. Our hull would breach. We can reinforce structural integrity. Well find somewhere else to hide. Theres no time. Its been three hours and the cube hasnt found us yet. As long as we can keep masking our warp trail. The entire collective knows about us by now. Theyll send more ships. The nebulas too dangerous weve had close calls before. Remember when the transporters failed . And you had to spend the night in a maturation chamber with 52 neonatal drones . alarm beeping a transwarp conduit, 2. 3 lightyears starboard. Its a cube heading right for us. Time to intercept . One hour, maybe less. Annika papa . Be right there, annika. Start looking for an mclass planet. Well abandon ship if we have to. Hey. Are we going to be assimilated . Not if i can help it. Go back to sleep. Your mother and i have work to do. Are the borg mad at us . No. Then why are they chasing our ship . Theyre curious about us. Like we are about them but dont worry. Soon. Papa . Will it hurt to be a drone . Sleep. Doctor captain. Hmm . Id like to suggest a few modifications to the com array. Yes . Ive studied sevens cranial schematics and ive isolated the frequency of her interplexing beacon. When we catch up with the sphere we might be able to send her a brief message. What if shes already been linked to the hive mind . Every drone has its own translink signature. Only seven will be able to hear our message. The hansen diaries not exactly light reading. Ive been poring over their last log entries for any details we might have missed. I want to make sure history doesnt repeat itself. They should have quit while they were ahead. Ten million teraquads of data three years in the wild. They could have studied the borg for another three decades and still have barely scratched the surface. I agree their methods were unorthodox but thats been true of most great explorers. Most explorers dont take de. Well get her back, doctor. With her parents help. alarm beeping captain, ive got a fix on the spheres location. Its in a region about 200 lightyears from here. Red alert. Bring the multi adaptive shielding online. Set a course for those coordinates and prepare to disengage
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