1 00:00:04,070 --> 00:00:08,404 Captain's Log, Stardate 54129.4. 2 00:00:08,475 --> 00:00:11,273 lt's a bittersweet day for the crew of Voyager. 3 00:00:11,344 --> 00:00:12,936 We've finally found a home 4 00:00:13,079 --> 00:00:15,274 for some of our most precious cargo. 5 00:00:15,348 --> 00:00:18,283 Thank you again for taking care of them, Captain. 6 00:00:18,351 --> 00:00:19,579 We're very grateful. 7 00:00:19,652 --> 00:00:21,586 We're just glad that Rebi and Azan will have 8 00:00:21,654 --> 00:00:23,588 a chance to grow up with their own people 9 00:00:23,656 --> 00:00:26,318 and that you've been kind enough to let Mezoti join them. 10 00:00:28,862 --> 00:00:30,693 You can still come with us. 11 00:00:30,764 --> 00:00:33,164 And you can still stay on Voyager. 12 00:00:33,233 --> 00:00:35,997 Adapting to your absence will be difficult. 13 00:00:37,070 --> 00:00:38,662 l'll miss you, too. 14 00:00:40,874 --> 00:00:42,341 lt's time. 15 00:00:43,943 --> 00:00:45,934 l've been studying all available data 16 00:00:46,012 --> 00:00:48,480 relevant to this species, as you recommended. 17 00:00:48,548 --> 00:00:50,482 Familiarizing yourself with their culture 18 00:00:50,550 --> 00:00:51,517 will help you adapt. 19 00:00:51,584 --> 00:00:55,020 On Wysanti, it's customary not to say good-bye, 20 00:00:55,121 --> 00:00:57,783 but l think l prefer the human way. 21 00:01:22,015 --> 00:01:24,142 Energize. 22 00:01:34,627 --> 00:01:37,619 We should deactivate the children's alcoves. 23 00:01:37,697 --> 00:01:38,959 Right now? 24 00:01:39,065 --> 00:01:41,966 They're a drain on Voyager's power reserves. 25 00:01:42,068 --> 00:01:44,298 ls there a problem? 26 00:01:44,404 --> 00:01:46,065 lt just seems like 27 00:01:46,172 --> 00:01:50,108 an insufficient amount of time has passed. 28 00:01:50,210 --> 00:01:52,678 You're having an emotional response 29 00:01:52,745 --> 00:01:54,610 to the children's departure. 30 00:01:54,681 --> 00:01:55,613 They'll be fine. 31 00:01:55,682 --> 00:01:57,513 We should be happy for them. 32 00:01:57,584 --> 00:01:58,949 Seven? 33 00:01:59,018 --> 00:02:00,610 Yes? 34 00:02:00,687 --> 00:02:03,212 You're crying. 35 00:02:06,126 --> 00:02:10,222 My ocular implant must be malfunctioning. 36 00:04:00,039 --> 00:04:02,200 Crying is nothing to be ashamed of, Seven. 37 00:04:02,242 --> 00:04:03,402 You should have seen me 38 00:04:03,443 --> 00:04:06,241 the first time l heard Puccini's Tosca in the holodeck. 39 00:04:06,312 --> 00:04:09,338 l sobbed through the entire third act. 40 00:04:09,415 --> 00:04:11,178 You're a hologram. You can't cry. 41 00:04:11,251 --> 00:04:12,878 Ordinarily, but Lieutenant Torres 42 00:04:12,952 --> 00:04:14,749 enhanced my emotional subroutines, 43 00:04:14,821 --> 00:04:17,346 so l could truly appreciate the performance. 44 00:04:17,423 --> 00:04:18,890 Then your reaction was the result 45 00:04:19,025 --> 00:04:20,458 of a technological enhancement, 46 00:04:20,526 --> 00:04:24,257 just as mine was the result of a technological malfunction. 47 00:04:24,330 --> 00:04:27,026 Saying good-bye to the children was a traumatic experience. 48 00:04:27,100 --> 00:04:29,068 Crying was a normal response. 49 00:04:29,135 --> 00:04:30,067 Except that l was 50 00:04:30,136 --> 00:04:31,603 in complete control of my emotions. 51 00:04:37,176 --> 00:04:40,168 Hmm. lt seems l owe you an apology. 52 00:04:40,246 --> 00:04:42,510 According to this, your tears were the result 53 00:04:42,582 --> 00:04:44,743 of a glitch in your primary cortical node. 54 00:04:44,817 --> 00:04:47,285 Have you experienced any other malfunctions lately? 55 00:04:47,353 --> 00:04:49,651 Headache? Dizziness? Diminished motor function? 56 00:04:49,722 --> 00:04:50,950 No. 57 00:04:51,057 --> 00:04:52,786 Really? 58 00:04:52,859 --> 00:04:54,952 Then you won't mind if l check 59 00:04:55,094 --> 00:04:58,621 the bio-monitors in your alcove just to be sure? 60 00:04:58,698 --> 00:05:01,064 l've experienced an occasional headache. 61 00:05:01,134 --> 00:05:02,499 Why didn't you come to see me? 62 00:05:02,602 --> 00:05:04,593 The malfunctions have not affected my work. 63 00:05:04,704 --> 00:05:06,831 Seven, if you're having problems, 64 00:05:06,973 --> 00:05:09,066 you need to let me know. 65 00:05:09,175 --> 00:05:11,143 lf it'll make you feel better, 66 00:05:11,244 --> 00:05:13,439 l'll be more forthcoming in the future. 67 00:05:13,513 --> 00:05:15,105 You're all heart. 68 00:05:15,181 --> 00:05:17,775 l'll schedule some follow-up tests 69 00:05:17,850 --> 00:05:19,613 and make my report to the Captain. 70 00:05:19,686 --> 00:05:22,280 l'd prefer to keep this between us. 71 00:05:22,355 --> 00:05:24,255 l don't want to worry the Captain. 72 00:05:24,324 --> 00:05:26,986 We've always kept her informed of your medical needs. 73 00:05:27,060 --> 00:05:30,086 lt was my understanding that all members of this crew 74 00:05:30,163 --> 00:05:32,893 have the right to doctor-patient confidentiality. 75 00:05:32,999 --> 00:05:36,594 lf you want to keep this between us, 76 00:05:36,703 --> 00:05:39,171 that's where it'll stay. 77 00:05:59,292 --> 00:06:03,524 Have you finished charting the nebula in Sector 949? 78 00:06:03,596 --> 00:06:05,860 Several hours ago. 79 00:06:12,171 --> 00:06:13,229 l've been thinking. 80 00:06:13,339 --> 00:06:15,637 While l'm grateful for the opportunity 81 00:06:15,708 --> 00:06:17,403 to assist you in Astrometrics, 82 00:06:17,477 --> 00:06:20,446 l'd like to take on more challenging assignments. 83 00:06:20,513 --> 00:06:22,845 l can assign you additional diagnostics. 84 00:06:22,915 --> 00:06:24,507 That's not what l meant. 85 00:06:24,584 --> 00:06:26,518 l want to work on the Bridge. 86 00:06:26,586 --> 00:06:28,884 You don't have the proper training. 87 00:06:28,988 --> 00:06:30,216 That's why l'd like to take 88 00:06:30,289 --> 00:06:32,450 the entrance exam for Starfleet Academy. 89 00:06:34,026 --> 00:06:35,357 l could forward it to Earth 90 00:06:35,428 --> 00:06:36,986 in the next datastream transmission. 91 00:06:37,063 --> 00:06:38,894 lf l pass, l could take the basic classes 92 00:06:38,998 --> 00:06:40,192 from Commander Tuvok. 93 00:06:40,266 --> 00:06:42,894 He was an instructor at the Academy. 94 00:06:43,002 --> 00:06:45,698 Your plan is ambitious. 95 00:06:45,805 --> 00:06:47,534 Then you think it's a good idea? 96 00:06:47,607 --> 00:06:50,235 You could take the classes with me. 97 00:06:50,309 --> 00:06:53,073 Earn your own commission. 98 00:06:53,146 --> 00:06:54,477 l believe l've already assimilated 99 00:06:54,547 --> 00:06:55,605 enough Starfleet training. 100 00:06:55,681 --> 00:06:58,206 l'll need a letter of recommendation from the Captain. 101 00:06:58,284 --> 00:07:00,309 l'll speak to her. 102 00:07:06,726 --> 00:07:08,819 l have work to complete in the cargo bay. 103 00:07:08,961 --> 00:07:10,019 Can you finish here? 104 00:07:10,096 --> 00:07:11,825 Of course. 105 00:07:24,677 --> 00:07:27,771 Computer, initiate regeneration cycle. 106 00:07:29,148 --> 00:07:30,672 Unable to comply. 107 00:07:30,750 --> 00:07:31,808 Why? 108 00:07:31,884 --> 00:07:33,852 The interface is incompatible. 109 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:37,515 Run a diagnostic of Alcove 01. 110 00:07:38,858 --> 00:07:40,587 Diagnostic complete. 111 00:07:40,660 --> 00:07:44,619 Alcove 01 is operating within normal parameters. 112 00:07:44,697 --> 00:07:48,155 lnitiate regeneration cycle. 113 00:07:49,569 --> 00:07:50,831 Unable to comply. 114 00:07:50,937 --> 00:07:52,029 Clarify. 115 00:07:52,138 --> 00:07:55,130 Your cortical node is malfunctioning. 116 00:08:05,017 --> 00:08:07,577 Seven. l didn't see you. 117 00:08:07,653 --> 00:08:09,712 l was just leaving. 118 00:08:09,789 --> 00:08:11,120 Before breakfast? 119 00:08:11,190 --> 00:08:13,784 What time is it? 120 00:08:13,860 --> 00:08:15,350 0500. 121 00:08:15,428 --> 00:08:19,057 Don't tell me you've been here all night. 122 00:08:19,131 --> 00:08:21,361 l was unable to regenerate. 123 00:08:21,467 --> 00:08:23,435 Anything on your mind? 124 00:08:23,536 --> 00:08:27,233 My alcove is malfunctioning. 125 00:08:27,340 --> 00:08:29,638 Well, you should ask B'Elanna to take a look at it. 126 00:08:29,709 --> 00:08:30,869 l didn't want to wake her. 127 00:08:30,943 --> 00:08:33,275 What's all this? 128 00:08:33,346 --> 00:08:35,871 Nutritional supplements. 129 00:08:35,982 --> 00:08:37,313 l thought they would compensate. 130 00:08:37,383 --> 00:08:39,510 Your own recipe? 131 00:08:39,585 --> 00:08:41,780 lt's a mixture of metabolic enzymes 132 00:08:41,854 --> 00:08:43,151 and protein extract. 133 00:08:43,222 --> 00:08:45,281 Let me make you one of my Talaxian omelets. 134 00:08:45,358 --> 00:08:48,486 lt may not have as many enzymes, but it'll taste better. 135 00:08:48,561 --> 00:08:50,028 That won't be necessary. 136 00:08:50,096 --> 00:08:52,826 l think l'll take your advice and wake Lieu... 137 00:08:52,899 --> 00:08:54,093 Lieutenant... 138 00:08:55,568 --> 00:08:56,899 Seven! 139 00:09:03,376 --> 00:09:04,468 Neelix to Sick Bay. 140 00:09:04,544 --> 00:09:05,636 Medical emergency. 141 00:09:18,991 --> 00:09:21,551 You lost consciousness in the Mess Hall. 142 00:09:24,897 --> 00:09:27,593 Your body's begun to reject your implants. 143 00:09:27,667 --> 00:09:30,033 l'm afraid it's a result of that glitch we found 144 00:09:30,136 --> 00:09:31,194 in your cortical node. 145 00:09:31,304 --> 00:09:34,034 Apparently, it's more serious than we thought. 146 00:09:37,176 --> 00:09:39,201 The node is destabilizing. 147 00:09:39,278 --> 00:09:42,270 lt's no longer able to regulate your implants. 148 00:09:42,348 --> 00:09:44,509 They're shutting down one by one. 149 00:09:45,618 --> 00:09:48,519 When you've disconnected implants in the past, 150 00:09:48,588 --> 00:09:49,885 l've always adapted. 151 00:09:49,956 --> 00:09:51,981 Minor implants-- 152 00:09:52,058 --> 00:09:53,753 an assimilation tubule here, 153 00:09:53,826 --> 00:09:55,316 a few nanoprobes there-- 154 00:09:55,394 --> 00:09:57,885 nothing crucial to your human physiology, 155 00:09:58,030 --> 00:10:01,124 but these implants control your vital functions. 156 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:04,294 And without my cortical node to regulate them, l'll die. 157 00:10:04,403 --> 00:10:05,665 Correct? 158 00:10:13,012 --> 00:10:15,378 Borg technology is highly adaptive. 159 00:10:15,448 --> 00:10:18,576 My cortical node will repair itself in time. 160 00:10:18,651 --> 00:10:19,811 l don't think so, Seven. 161 00:10:19,885 --> 00:10:22,251 lf anything, the deterioration is accelerating. 162 00:10:22,321 --> 00:10:24,448 You'll have to stay here for observation. 163 00:10:24,523 --> 00:10:27,151 l think l've been sufficiently observed. 164 00:10:27,226 --> 00:10:29,194 Would you excuse us, please? 165 00:10:31,931 --> 00:10:33,558 l'm sorry for what's happening. 166 00:10:33,633 --> 00:10:35,533 You have every right to be angry, 167 00:10:35,635 --> 00:10:38,365 but that isn't going to help us solve this problem. 168 00:10:38,471 --> 00:10:40,336 The node will correct itself. 169 00:10:40,406 --> 00:10:41,532 Suppose it doesn't? 170 00:10:41,641 --> 00:10:43,370 For the sake of argument. 171 00:10:43,442 --> 00:10:46,104 ls it possible to replicate a new one? 172 00:10:46,178 --> 00:10:48,373 The technology is too complex. 173 00:10:50,282 --> 00:10:51,840 What if this had happened 174 00:10:51,917 --> 00:10:54,385 when you were part of the collective? 175 00:10:54,453 --> 00:10:57,820 How would the Borg have repaired the damage? 176 00:10:57,890 --> 00:11:00,051 They wouldn't have. 177 00:11:00,126 --> 00:11:03,721 Trying to repair a node would be a futile exercise. 178 00:11:03,796 --> 00:11:06,162 The Borg would simply replace it. 179 00:11:10,469 --> 00:11:13,461 Harry, we passed a Borg debris field 180 00:11:13,572 --> 00:11:14,539 six or seven days ago 181 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:16,631 just outside the Yontasa Expanse. 182 00:11:16,742 --> 00:11:18,471 See if you can find it on long-range sensors. 183 00:11:18,544 --> 00:11:19,602 Yes, ma'am. 184 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:22,147 lt's not every day we go looking for the Borg. 185 00:11:22,214 --> 00:11:23,545 What's up? 186 00:11:23,616 --> 00:11:25,777 Seven needs a new cortical node. 187 00:11:25,851 --> 00:11:27,614 Captain, need l remind you 188 00:11:27,687 --> 00:11:30,588 the Borg often return to salvage damaged cubes. 189 00:11:30,656 --> 00:11:32,419 lt's a risk l'm willing to take. 190 00:11:32,491 --> 00:11:34,356 l want to help Seven as much as anyone, 191 00:11:34,427 --> 00:11:35,621 but if we're not careful, 192 00:11:35,695 --> 00:11:37,492 we'll all end up with cortical nodes. 193 00:11:37,563 --> 00:11:39,463 That's why l'm taking the Flyer alone. 194 00:11:39,532 --> 00:11:41,466 l've located the debris field. 195 00:11:41,567 --> 00:11:43,535 Transmit the coordinates to the Flyer. 196 00:11:43,636 --> 00:11:45,228 You have the Bridge, Commander. 197 00:11:45,337 --> 00:11:46,565 With all due respect... 198 00:11:46,672 --> 00:11:48,697 the last time you took the Delta Flyer 199 00:11:48,808 --> 00:11:49,866 to confront the Borg, 200 00:11:49,975 --> 00:11:52,205 it ended up in a couple thousand pieces. 201 00:11:52,278 --> 00:11:54,803 l intend to bring it back in one piece this time. 202 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:56,848 A good pilot might be able to help you do that. 203 00:11:56,916 --> 00:11:58,781 Particularly if he's accompanied 204 00:11:58,851 --> 00:12:00,876 by an experienced Tactical Officer. 205 00:12:00,953 --> 00:12:02,921 You shouldn't do this by yourself, Captain. 206 00:12:05,791 --> 00:12:08,817 Well, then, gentlemen, l guess you're with me. 207 00:12:17,269 --> 00:12:18,463 Captain. 208 00:12:18,571 --> 00:12:20,801 l'll meet you in the Shuttle Bay. 209 00:12:20,873 --> 00:12:22,864 Have you talked to Seven? 210 00:12:22,975 --> 00:12:24,408 Just a few minutes ago. 211 00:12:24,477 --> 00:12:26,570 And you don't approve. 212 00:12:26,645 --> 00:12:27,942 Of what? 213 00:12:28,013 --> 00:12:29,207 My request. 214 00:12:29,281 --> 00:12:30,578 Request? 215 00:12:30,649 --> 00:12:33,140 l'm sure Seven will discuss it with you 216 00:12:33,219 --> 00:12:34,777 when she has the chance. 217 00:12:34,854 --> 00:12:37,152 l'm sorry l bothered you. 218 00:12:37,223 --> 00:12:39,418 Obviously, no one's told you. 219 00:12:39,492 --> 00:12:41,084 Told me what? 220 00:12:41,160 --> 00:12:42,787 Seven isn't well. 221 00:12:42,862 --> 00:12:45,490 What's wrong with her? 222 00:12:45,564 --> 00:12:47,498 Her cortical node is failing. 223 00:12:47,566 --> 00:12:48,965 Her cortical node? 224 00:12:49,101 --> 00:12:50,762 She's going to die. 225 00:12:50,870 --> 00:12:52,428 Not if we find a new node. 226 00:12:52,538 --> 00:12:55,473 We're on our way to search a Borg debris field. 227 00:12:55,541 --> 00:12:57,805 l have experience in Borg technology. 228 00:12:57,877 --> 00:12:59,208 Let me come with you. 229 00:12:59,278 --> 00:13:01,610 l appreciate the offer, but it's too dangerous. 230 00:13:01,680 --> 00:13:03,113 l'm willing to take the risk. 231 00:13:03,182 --> 00:13:04,547 l'm not willing to let you. 232 00:13:04,617 --> 00:13:07,381 l'll let you know how we did as soon as we're back. 233 00:13:07,453 --> 00:13:08,943 Don't worry. 234 00:13:21,634 --> 00:13:22,896 Seven? 235 00:13:28,274 --> 00:13:29,673 Why are you here? 236 00:13:29,742 --> 00:13:31,937 The Captain told me you were ill. 237 00:13:32,011 --> 00:13:33,137 l'm fine. 238 00:13:33,212 --> 00:13:34,702 Then why are you in Sick Bay? 239 00:13:34,780 --> 00:13:36,077 That's not your concern. 240 00:13:36,148 --> 00:13:37,479 You have work to complete. 241 00:13:37,550 --> 00:13:38,744 Report to Astrometrics. 242 00:13:38,818 --> 00:13:40,046 l've finished my work. 243 00:13:40,119 --> 00:13:41,552 Then l'll assign you more. 244 00:13:41,620 --> 00:13:43,451 ls there a problem? 245 00:13:43,522 --> 00:13:45,251 l wish to be alone. 246 00:13:45,324 --> 00:13:47,622 Come with me, please. 247 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:56,625 Why is she so angry with me? 248 00:13:56,735 --> 00:13:58,532 She's not angry with you. 249 00:13:58,637 --> 00:13:59,865 She's just angry. 250 00:13:59,972 --> 00:14:01,371 l don't understand. 251 00:14:01,473 --> 00:14:03,839 lt's a common response to serious illness. 252 00:14:03,909 --> 00:14:05,672 She's frustrated to be confined, 253 00:14:05,744 --> 00:14:07,609 embarrassed to appear vulnerable. 254 00:14:07,680 --> 00:14:09,875 She shouldn't be embarrassed in front of me. 255 00:14:09,949 --> 00:14:11,041 l'm her friend. 256 00:14:11,116 --> 00:14:12,549 And her pupil. 257 00:14:12,618 --> 00:14:14,779 She doesn't want you or anyone else to see her 258 00:14:14,854 --> 00:14:16,116 when she's not at her best. 259 00:14:16,188 --> 00:14:17,621 lt's not her fault that she's sick. 260 00:14:17,690 --> 00:14:18,884 Of course not, 261 00:14:18,991 --> 00:14:21,289 but we have to allow her to deal with this 262 00:14:21,360 --> 00:14:22,292 in her own way... 263 00:14:22,361 --> 00:14:24,158 with as much dignity as possible. 264 00:14:24,230 --> 00:14:25,561 Give her time. 265 00:14:25,631 --> 00:14:26,996 She may decide 266 00:14:27,066 --> 00:14:28,897 she wants company, and if she does, 267 00:14:29,068 --> 00:14:31,002 you're the first person l'll call. 268 00:14:47,086 --> 00:14:48,485 l have isolated a section 269 00:14:48,554 --> 00:14:51,489 that contains the bodies of approximately 37 drones. 270 00:14:51,557 --> 00:14:53,718 37 doesn't sound approximate to me. 271 00:14:53,792 --> 00:14:56,420 These drones were killed in an explosion. 272 00:14:56,495 --> 00:14:58,622 There are only a few left intact. 273 00:14:58,697 --> 00:15:01,461 Looks like there's still a breathable atmosphere inside. 274 00:15:01,533 --> 00:15:04,058 Any sign of active Borg ships in the vicinity? 275 00:15:04,169 --> 00:15:05,659 Nothing on sensors. 276 00:15:05,771 --> 00:15:07,500 Huh. That could change in a hurry. 277 00:15:07,606 --> 00:15:08,868 Run continuous scans. 278 00:15:08,974 --> 00:15:10,271 Yes, ma'am. 279 00:15:41,507 --> 00:15:42,474 Tuvok, here. 280 00:15:42,574 --> 00:15:45,008 Help me get this off him. 281 00:15:58,390 --> 00:16:00,290 No apparent damage to the cortical node. 282 00:16:47,172 --> 00:16:48,764 Captain, you've got company. 283 00:16:48,874 --> 00:16:51,843 There's a ship... 284 00:16:51,944 --> 00:16:55,038 Two to beam out. 285 00:16:55,114 --> 00:16:57,582 Delta Flyer, respond. 286 00:16:59,952 --> 00:17:02,921 Three humanoids have just transported aboard this vessel. 287 00:17:03,022 --> 00:17:05,149 Drones? 288 00:17:05,190 --> 00:17:07,681 The only drones here are dead... 289 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:09,489 and they belong to us. 290 00:17:12,498 --> 00:17:14,989 Who are you? 291 00:17:15,100 --> 00:17:17,330 Captain Kathryn Janeway of the Starship Voyager. 292 00:17:17,436 --> 00:17:20,064 This is my debris field, Captain. 293 00:17:20,172 --> 00:17:22,265 We weren't aware of that. 294 00:17:22,374 --> 00:17:24,535 What have you taken? 295 00:17:24,610 --> 00:17:25,872 A cortical node. 296 00:17:25,944 --> 00:17:27,673 We need it to save one of my crew. 297 00:17:27,746 --> 00:17:30,874 Everything here belongs to us. 298 00:17:31,016 --> 00:17:33,883 Put down your weapons, and l'll consider 299 00:17:33,952 --> 00:17:36,386 not activating this laser scalpel. 300 00:17:59,011 --> 00:18:00,876 Sorry about the delay. 301 00:18:00,979 --> 00:18:04,005 They knocked our transporters off-line. 302 00:18:15,861 --> 00:18:18,728 l need you at tactical! 303 00:18:18,797 --> 00:18:21,391 When l bring us around, target their engine core. 304 00:18:21,467 --> 00:18:22,957 Aye, sir. 305 00:18:32,878 --> 00:18:35,005 Nice shot. 306 00:18:35,080 --> 00:18:38,481 They're breaking pursuit. 307 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:57,400 May l ask what you're doing? 308 00:18:57,503 --> 00:18:59,232 Your filing system is inefficient. 309 00:18:59,338 --> 00:19:00,703 l'm implementing a new one. 310 00:19:00,806 --> 00:19:02,740 You should be in bed. 311 00:19:02,774 --> 00:19:04,708 Delivery for Seven of Nine. 312 00:19:04,776 --> 00:19:07,370 Tarcanian wildflowers. 313 00:19:07,446 --> 00:19:09,073 Cheery, don't you think? 314 00:19:10,282 --> 00:19:12,011 Ah. Well, if you prefer gladiolas, 315 00:19:12,084 --> 00:19:14,211 l could go back to the Airponics Bay. 316 00:19:14,286 --> 00:19:16,049 That won't be necessary, Mr. Neelix. 317 00:19:16,121 --> 00:19:19,386 The flowers are lovely, aren't they, Seven? 318 00:19:19,458 --> 00:19:20,823 Thank you. 319 00:19:20,959 --> 00:19:23,223 l'll admire them later. 320 00:19:23,295 --> 00:19:26,059 Actually, l thought l'd stay and keep you company. 321 00:19:26,131 --> 00:19:30,568 Uh, Seven prefers not to have visitors right now. 322 00:19:30,636 --> 00:19:33,230 Not even a visitor with a Kadis-Kot board? 323 00:19:33,338 --> 00:19:34,305 Correct. 324 00:19:34,373 --> 00:19:35,840 But it's your favorite game. 325 00:19:35,974 --> 00:19:37,874 Personally... 326 00:19:38,010 --> 00:19:40,444 l can't blame her. 327 00:19:40,512 --> 00:19:42,275 You're being extremely insensitive. 328 00:19:42,347 --> 00:19:43,871 l am? 329 00:19:44,016 --> 00:19:47,042 You know perfectly very well Seven is in a weakened state. 330 00:19:47,119 --> 00:19:49,451 She wouldn't stand a chance against you. 331 00:19:49,521 --> 00:19:50,647 You're right. 332 00:19:50,722 --> 00:19:53,384 l-l don't know what l was thinking. 333 00:19:53,458 --> 00:19:55,892 We'll play later when you're feeling up to it. 334 00:19:55,994 --> 00:19:57,018 Green. 335 00:19:57,095 --> 00:19:59,359 l beg your pardon? 336 00:19:59,431 --> 00:20:01,126 l prefer the green pieces. 337 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:02,861 You'll use red. 338 00:20:02,968 --> 00:20:05,402 Doctor, do you think she's up to it? 339 00:20:05,470 --> 00:20:07,131 As long as you go easy on her. 340 00:20:07,239 --> 00:20:09,207 Janeway to the Doctor. 341 00:20:09,274 --> 00:20:10,536 Yes, Captain. 342 00:20:10,609 --> 00:20:13,169 We're back, and we have the node. 343 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:37,896 l'm ready to disengage the damaged node. 344 00:20:38,003 --> 00:20:41,530 Transfer Seven's cortical functions to the computer. 345 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:43,107 Understood. 346 00:20:46,578 --> 00:20:48,170 Done. 347 00:20:48,247 --> 00:20:49,908 lnitiating the extraction. 348 00:21:04,696 --> 00:21:05,993 Vital functions are stable. 349 00:21:06,064 --> 00:21:07,531 -Time? -20 seconds. 350 00:21:08,634 --> 00:21:10,067 Not yet. 351 00:21:10,135 --> 00:21:12,831 l have to realign her primary neurodes first. 352 00:21:14,973 --> 00:21:17,669 The computer can't maintain her cortical functions much longer. 353 00:21:18,744 --> 00:21:20,712 Ready. 354 00:21:29,655 --> 00:21:31,350 Her neural relays are going to destabilize 355 00:21:31,423 --> 00:21:32,720 in ten seconds, nine... 356 00:21:32,791 --> 00:21:33,849 Almost finished. 357 00:21:33,925 --> 00:21:35,950 Eight, seven, 358 00:21:36,028 --> 00:21:38,496 six, five... 359 00:21:38,563 --> 00:21:41,327 Transfer Seven's cortical functions to the new node. 360 00:21:45,237 --> 00:21:46,636 Something's wrong. 361 00:21:46,705 --> 00:21:48,332 She's going into anaphylactic shock. 362 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:49,634 Her implants aren't adapting. 363 00:21:49,708 --> 00:21:51,005 They're rejecting the new node. 364 00:21:53,011 --> 00:21:54,273 She's losing synaptic cohesion. 365 00:21:54,346 --> 00:21:56,439 Apply a 20 millijoule neurostatic pulse on my mark. 366 00:21:58,216 --> 00:21:59,478 Now. 367 00:22:03,155 --> 00:22:03,883 No effect. 368 00:22:03,955 --> 00:22:06,116 Again. 369 00:22:08,093 --> 00:22:10,391 lncrease the pulse. 30 millijoules. 370 00:22:18,637 --> 00:22:22,266 Computer, end simulation. 371 00:22:24,176 --> 00:22:25,143 Why did you stop? 372 00:22:25,210 --> 00:22:26,575 lt wasn't working. 373 00:22:26,645 --> 00:22:27,634 Run it again. 374 00:22:27,713 --> 00:22:29,840 Captain, this was our 12th simulation. 375 00:22:29,915 --> 00:22:32,145 Something tells me 13 won't be our lucky number. 376 00:22:32,217 --> 00:22:35,812 The salvaged node has been inactive too long. 377 00:22:35,887 --> 00:22:37,855 Then we'll find one that hasn't. 378 00:22:39,825 --> 00:22:41,816 No matter how many debris fields we sift through, 379 00:22:41,893 --> 00:22:44,259 a node from a dead drone isn't going to work. 380 00:22:44,329 --> 00:22:45,956 Who said anything about a dead drone? 381 00:22:46,064 --> 00:22:47,224 What's that supposed to mean? 382 00:22:47,299 --> 00:22:48,857 We've infiltrated Borg vessels before. 383 00:22:48,934 --> 00:22:50,424 lf that's what it's going to take to save Seven, 384 00:22:50,535 --> 00:22:51,593 we'll do it again. 385 00:22:51,703 --> 00:22:53,671 Are you suggesting ending one life to save another? 386 00:22:53,772 --> 00:22:54,966 l'm not giving up on her. 387 00:22:55,073 --> 00:22:57,303 Neither am l! 388 00:22:57,376 --> 00:22:59,344 l'll do everything in my power to help her, 389 00:22:59,411 --> 00:23:01,402 but we both have to face the possibility 390 00:23:01,513 --> 00:23:03,811 that it may not be enough. 391 00:23:10,655 --> 00:23:13,146 Red. Grid 13-3. 392 00:23:16,395 --> 00:23:18,488 They should've finished the simulation by now. 393 00:23:18,563 --> 00:23:21,054 l'm sure they'll let you know as soon as they do. 394 00:23:21,133 --> 00:23:22,566 Your move. 395 00:23:22,634 --> 00:23:25,194 Don't you have more important duties to attend to? 396 00:23:25,303 --> 00:23:28,101 Nothing that can't wait. 397 00:23:28,173 --> 00:23:29,470 Despite what the Doctor told you, 398 00:23:29,541 --> 00:23:30,530 l feel perfectly fine. 399 00:23:30,642 --> 00:23:31,631 Really? 400 00:23:31,743 --> 00:23:33,973 Because it looks to me like you're about to lose. 401 00:23:38,750 --> 00:23:40,240 Kadis-Kot. 402 00:23:40,318 --> 00:23:42,582 l should've seen that coming. 403 00:23:42,654 --> 00:23:44,884 Oh, well, that makes what, uh, 404 00:23:44,956 --> 00:23:46,890 16 to 3, your lead? 405 00:23:46,958 --> 00:23:47,947 16 to 2. 406 00:23:48,026 --> 00:23:50,051 Oh, my mistake. 407 00:23:53,498 --> 00:23:55,898 Oh, uh... well, l should really see 408 00:23:55,967 --> 00:23:58,765 how things are going in the Mess Hall... 409 00:23:58,870 --> 00:24:01,896 but l'll be back later for a rematch. 410 00:24:02,007 --> 00:24:03,338 Are you ready to proceed? 411 00:24:06,344 --> 00:24:07,641 According to the simulations, 412 00:24:07,712 --> 00:24:09,407 the salvaged node isn't going to work. 413 00:24:09,481 --> 00:24:10,880 l'm sorry. 414 00:24:10,982 --> 00:24:13,712 l'm still researching alternative treatments, 415 00:24:13,785 --> 00:24:17,414 and Harry and B'Elanna are going to try to repair the faulty node 416 00:24:17,489 --> 00:24:19,116 using components from your alcove. 417 00:24:19,191 --> 00:24:20,681 They'll fail. 418 00:24:23,895 --> 00:24:25,624 We're not giving up hope. 419 00:24:25,697 --> 00:24:27,358 Neither should you. 420 00:24:31,036 --> 00:24:31,900 With your permission, 421 00:24:32,037 --> 00:24:33,698 l'd like to return to my duties. 422 00:24:33,805 --> 00:24:34,897 That's not possible. 423 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:36,337 l need to monitor your condition. 424 00:24:36,408 --> 00:24:37,340 Captain? 425 00:24:37,409 --> 00:24:41,470 l'm afraid l have to defer to the Doctor. 426 00:24:41,546 --> 00:24:45,380 lf you'd like, l can ask lcheb to bring some of your work here. 427 00:25:09,307 --> 00:25:10,672 Doctor? 428 00:25:12,844 --> 00:25:14,209 Computer, locate the Doctor. 429 00:25:14,279 --> 00:25:15,837 The EMH is off-line. 430 00:25:15,914 --> 00:25:17,506 Activate the EMH. 431 00:25:17,582 --> 00:25:19,379 ..forced to sedate you! 432 00:25:19,451 --> 00:25:20,782 Doctor? 433 00:25:20,852 --> 00:25:21,876 l'm sorry, lcheb. 434 00:25:21,987 --> 00:25:23,477 l wasn't talking to you. 435 00:25:23,555 --> 00:25:24,579 Where's Seven? 436 00:25:24,656 --> 00:25:25,623 l wish l knew. 437 00:25:25,690 --> 00:25:26,884 When l refused to release her, 438 00:25:26,958 --> 00:25:29,324 she overrode my autonomy protocols... 439 00:25:29,394 --> 00:25:31,658 in the middle of a sentence, no less. 440 00:25:31,730 --> 00:25:34,130 Computer, locate Seven of Nine. 441 00:25:34,199 --> 00:25:36,531 Seven of Nine is in Sick Bay. 442 00:25:47,012 --> 00:25:49,071 He's looking for you... 443 00:25:49,147 --> 00:25:50,705 the Doctor. 444 00:25:51,816 --> 00:25:53,613 l ran into him in the corridor. 445 00:25:53,685 --> 00:25:57,883 He's about 30 seconds away from calling a shipwide alert. 446 00:25:57,956 --> 00:26:00,447 Are you going to tell him where l am? 447 00:26:00,525 --> 00:26:04,962 Nope. l know what it's like to be stuck in Sick Bay. 448 00:26:05,030 --> 00:26:09,262 l've escaped the Doctor myself once or twice. 449 00:26:09,367 --> 00:26:10,356 Thank you. 450 00:26:10,468 --> 00:26:11,526 Anytime. 451 00:26:13,805 --> 00:26:15,397 Lieutenant... 452 00:26:19,611 --> 00:26:21,772 when you die, 453 00:26:21,846 --> 00:26:25,373 do you believe your spirit will go to Sto-Vo-Kor?. 454 00:26:25,450 --> 00:26:27,850 You shouldn't be thinking about dying. 455 00:26:27,919 --> 00:26:29,682 According to the Doctor's simulations, 456 00:26:29,754 --> 00:26:32,985 any attempt to adapt the salvaged node will fail. 457 00:26:41,366 --> 00:26:44,460 Sto-Vo-Kor, Lieutenant... 458 00:26:44,569 --> 00:26:46,560 do you believe you'll go there? 459 00:26:46,671 --> 00:26:53,839 l guess it all depends on how honorable my death is. 460 00:26:53,912 --> 00:26:57,348 But you do believe there's something after death? 461 00:26:57,415 --> 00:26:59,940 l hope so. 462 00:27:06,057 --> 00:27:07,854 What about you? 463 00:27:10,095 --> 00:27:14,293 The Borg have no concept of an afterlife. 464 00:27:14,366 --> 00:27:16,834 However, when a drone is deactivated, 465 00:27:16,968 --> 00:27:19,163 its memories continue to reside 466 00:27:19,270 --> 00:27:21,636 in the collective's consciousness. 467 00:27:21,706 --> 00:27:27,872 As long as the hive exists, so will a part of that drone. 468 00:27:27,946 --> 00:27:31,438 You don't seem to take much comfort in that. 469 00:27:32,517 --> 00:27:34,348 My link to the collective 470 00:27:34,419 --> 00:27:36,319 has been severed for nearly four years. 471 00:27:38,390 --> 00:27:40,415 lf l die, 472 00:27:40,492 --> 00:27:42,585 everything that l've accomplished in that time, 473 00:27:42,661 --> 00:27:45,528 everything l achieved as an individual, 474 00:27:45,597 --> 00:27:47,531 will be lost. 475 00:27:47,599 --> 00:27:52,366 My memories, my experiences... 476 00:27:52,470 --> 00:27:56,099 it will be as if they... 477 00:27:56,207 --> 00:27:59,643 as if l never existed. 478 00:28:04,482 --> 00:28:07,645 l think you're a little more memorable 479 00:28:07,719 --> 00:28:11,018 than you're giving yourself credit for. 480 00:28:11,089 --> 00:28:15,185 You don't need the collective to validate your existence. 481 00:28:15,260 --> 00:28:19,253 You've made an impact on every member of this crew. 482 00:28:19,330 --> 00:28:21,230 That's your legacy. 483 00:28:22,801 --> 00:28:24,098 There you are. 484 00:28:25,937 --> 00:28:27,564 l should have known she'd be the one 485 00:28:27,672 --> 00:28:28,639 to harbor a fugitive. 486 00:28:28,740 --> 00:28:32,608 We difficult patients need to stick together. 487 00:28:32,677 --> 00:28:35,771 l want you to return to Sick Bay immediately. 488 00:28:35,847 --> 00:28:37,872 Have you devised a new treatment? 489 00:28:37,982 --> 00:28:39,472 Not yet. 490 00:28:39,551 --> 00:28:41,485 Then it's best that l don't distract you 491 00:28:41,553 --> 00:28:42,577 from finding one. 492 00:28:42,654 --> 00:28:44,781 Seven, if you continue to exert yourself, 493 00:28:44,856 --> 00:28:47,586 your condition will only deteriorate more rapidly. 494 00:28:47,659 --> 00:28:49,627 ls that what you want? 495 00:28:49,694 --> 00:28:52,288 What l want is to be useful. 496 00:28:54,032 --> 00:28:55,363 l really could use her help. 497 00:28:55,433 --> 00:28:59,164 l promise not to let her overdo it. 498 00:29:01,606 --> 00:29:05,736 You can stay, provided you wear this cortical monitor. 499 00:29:12,484 --> 00:29:14,577 Thank you. 500 00:29:36,141 --> 00:29:39,042 Are you feeling better? 501 00:29:39,110 --> 00:29:41,476 My condition is unchanged. 502 00:29:45,216 --> 00:29:46,808 l've spoken to the Captain 503 00:29:46,885 --> 00:29:49,877 about your desire to apply to Starfleet Academy. 504 00:29:50,021 --> 00:29:52,854 She's agreed to administer the entrance exam 505 00:29:52,924 --> 00:29:57,361 before we send the next datastream to Earth. 506 00:29:57,428 --> 00:30:00,886 lt's a list of crewmen who can help you study. 507 00:30:01,032 --> 00:30:02,795 Lieutenant Torres is extremely well-versed 508 00:30:02,901 --> 00:30:04,198 in warp mechanics. 509 00:30:04,302 --> 00:30:08,602 Ensign Kim claims to have aced the quantum theory section. 510 00:30:08,673 --> 00:30:10,607 What about astrometrics? 511 00:30:10,675 --> 00:30:16,238 You know more about astrometrics than most Starfleet officers. 512 00:30:16,314 --> 00:30:18,509 Still, l'll need someone to review the material with me. 513 00:30:18,583 --> 00:30:21,279 l'll ask Lieutenant Paris to set aside some time. 514 00:30:21,352 --> 00:30:22,717 l'd rather study with you. 515 00:30:26,858 --> 00:30:29,156 You've become too dependent on me. 516 00:30:29,227 --> 00:30:31,127 You must learn to rely on others. 517 00:30:31,196 --> 00:30:32,595 And if l don't want to? 518 00:30:32,664 --> 00:30:34,256 What you want is irrelevant. 519 00:30:34,332 --> 00:30:36,163 Why are you acting like this? 520 00:30:36,267 --> 00:30:38,235 ls it because you think you're dying? 521 00:30:38,336 --> 00:30:39,394 l am dying. 522 00:30:42,674 --> 00:30:45,165 l'm sorry. 523 00:30:45,276 --> 00:30:49,144 You may have given up, but l haven't. 524 00:31:26,451 --> 00:31:28,248 l know how to save her. 525 00:31:28,319 --> 00:31:30,253 l'm certainly open to suggestions. 526 00:31:30,321 --> 00:31:33,222 l've been analyzing the simulations you performed. 527 00:31:33,291 --> 00:31:35,759 They failed because you tried to implement 528 00:31:35,827 --> 00:31:37,795 a cortical node from a dead drone. 529 00:31:37,862 --> 00:31:38,954 That's correct. 530 00:31:39,030 --> 00:31:40,691 What you require is a live drone. 531 00:31:40,765 --> 00:31:43,427 l've already been through that with Captain Janeway. 532 00:31:43,534 --> 00:31:45,161 My cortical node is operational. 533 00:31:45,270 --> 00:31:48,137 l want you to remove it and give it to Seven. 534 00:31:48,206 --> 00:31:49,173 Absolutely not! 535 00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:51,003 Well, at least review my research. 536 00:31:51,109 --> 00:31:52,838 lt may as well be a suicide note. 537 00:31:52,911 --> 00:31:53,843 l don't agree. 538 00:31:53,912 --> 00:31:55,004 Well, that's comforting. 539 00:31:55,146 --> 00:31:57,876 You took these scans of me when l left the collective. 540 00:31:57,949 --> 00:31:59,143 By your own estimation, 541 00:31:59,217 --> 00:32:01,151 l emerged from my maturation chamber 542 00:32:01,252 --> 00:32:02,913 before l was fully assimilated. 543 00:32:03,021 --> 00:32:04,454 As a result, my physiology 544 00:32:04,522 --> 00:32:06,422 is less dependent on my implants. 545 00:32:06,491 --> 00:32:08,891 They still regulate many of your vital functions. 546 00:32:08,960 --> 00:32:09,892 What about my age? 547 00:32:09,961 --> 00:32:11,588 l'm younger, so it should be easier 548 00:32:11,663 --> 00:32:13,654 for my body to adapt to the loss. 549 00:32:13,731 --> 00:32:14,663 You're obviously too young 550 00:32:14,732 --> 00:32:15,994 to understand the risks involved. 551 00:32:16,067 --> 00:32:17,864 l understand the risks perfectly. 552 00:32:17,969 --> 00:32:20,529 lf we continue to do nothing, Seven will die. 553 00:32:20,638 --> 00:32:21,605 And if we proceed with your idea, 554 00:32:21,706 --> 00:32:22,638 you could both die! 555 00:32:22,707 --> 00:32:24,106 According to my research, 556 00:32:24,175 --> 00:32:25,836 there's an 86.9 percent chance 557 00:32:25,910 --> 00:32:28,401 that Seven's implants will adapt to my node. 558 00:32:28,479 --> 00:32:30,106 ''Eighty-six...'' 559 00:32:30,181 --> 00:32:31,546 Point nine. 560 00:32:32,850 --> 00:32:33,942 And what about you? 561 00:32:34,085 --> 00:32:35,518 Without a cortical node, 562 00:32:35,586 --> 00:32:37,816 how will you regulate your implants? 563 00:32:37,889 --> 00:32:41,347 You should be able to compensate with genetic resequencing. 564 00:32:41,426 --> 00:32:43,587 This isn't suicide, Doctor. 565 00:32:43,661 --> 00:32:45,959 l believe it can work. 566 00:32:46,097 --> 00:32:48,565 All l ask is that you consider it. 567 00:32:56,941 --> 00:32:59,273 Earth's biggest ditch. 568 00:32:59,344 --> 00:33:01,972 That's what my father used to call it. 569 00:33:02,080 --> 00:33:05,072 We hiked the north rim when l was nine. 570 00:33:05,116 --> 00:33:07,141 lt's an impressive geological formation. 571 00:33:07,218 --> 00:33:10,654 Too dusty. l've always preferred farm country myself. 572 00:33:13,591 --> 00:33:16,287 Bloomington, lndiana, your hometown. 573 00:33:16,361 --> 00:33:19,819 You've mentioned it on several occasions. 574 00:33:19,897 --> 00:33:21,728 So, what do you think? 575 00:33:21,799 --> 00:33:25,326 lt appears to be a pleasant environment. 576 00:33:25,436 --> 00:33:28,030 When we get to Earth, l'll take you there. 577 00:33:28,139 --> 00:33:29,071 lt's more likely 578 00:33:29,140 --> 00:33:31,301 this crew will reach Earth without me. 579 00:33:31,376 --> 00:33:33,674 You don't know that. 580 00:33:33,745 --> 00:33:37,943 You refuse to acknowledge the severity of my condition, 581 00:33:38,049 --> 00:33:39,846 just as l did at first. 582 00:33:39,917 --> 00:33:42,852 Are you giving up? 583 00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:45,514 l'm merely accepting reality. 584 00:33:46,591 --> 00:33:49,890 lf l'd accepted reality six years ago, 585 00:33:49,961 --> 00:33:52,054 l'd have settled on the first M-Class planet 586 00:33:52,130 --> 00:33:53,062 we came across. 587 00:33:53,131 --> 00:33:55,463 lnstead, l'm 30,000 light-years closer 588 00:33:55,533 --> 00:33:56,966 to Bloomington, lndiana. 589 00:33:57,101 --> 00:33:59,296 Minus several members of your crew. 590 00:34:00,972 --> 00:34:04,169 Ensign Marie Kaplan, 591 00:34:04,242 --> 00:34:07,040 Ensign Lyndsay Ballard, Crewman Timothy Lang... 592 00:34:07,111 --> 00:34:08,601 ls there a point to this? 593 00:34:08,679 --> 00:34:12,171 Every person on this list died under your command. 594 00:34:12,250 --> 00:34:15,083 You accepted their deaths, 595 00:34:15,153 --> 00:34:18,350 but l don't believe you'll accept mine. 596 00:34:18,423 --> 00:34:20,118 That's presumptuous. 597 00:34:20,191 --> 00:34:21,886 l'm not being egotistical. 598 00:34:21,959 --> 00:34:24,826 On the contrary, l'm trying to make a point. 599 00:34:24,896 --> 00:34:26,363 Which is? 600 00:34:28,666 --> 00:34:32,534 All of these crew members came to Voyager 601 00:34:32,637 --> 00:34:35,105 with unique personalities, 602 00:34:35,206 --> 00:34:37,800 but l have required your constant assistance 603 00:34:37,909 --> 00:34:39,706 to develop my individuality. 604 00:34:39,777 --> 00:34:41,438 And you've come a long way. 605 00:34:41,512 --> 00:34:42,672 But not far enough. 606 00:34:42,747 --> 00:34:45,841 l've disappointed you. 607 00:34:45,917 --> 00:34:48,750 You feel your task is incomplete. 608 00:34:48,820 --> 00:34:51,880 That's why my death will be difficult for you to accept. 609 00:34:51,956 --> 00:34:54,288 ls that what you think? 610 00:34:54,358 --> 00:34:58,920 That you haven't lived up to my expectations? 611 00:34:58,996 --> 00:35:00,896 Clearly, l haven't, 612 00:35:00,998 --> 00:35:03,466 but l want you to know 613 00:35:03,568 --> 00:35:08,198 that the failure has been mine, not yours. 614 00:35:09,307 --> 00:35:13,073 You haven't failed, Seven. 615 00:35:13,144 --> 00:35:16,136 You've exceeded my expectations. 616 00:35:16,214 --> 00:35:17,875 You've become an individual, 617 00:35:17,982 --> 00:35:19,882 an extraordinary individual. 618 00:35:20,017 --> 00:35:23,248 lf l'm having trouble accepting your condition, 619 00:35:23,321 --> 00:35:27,621 it's only because l don't want to lose a friend. 620 00:35:29,827 --> 00:35:31,454 Doctor to the Captain. l need to see you 621 00:35:31,529 --> 00:35:33,827 and Seven right away. 622 00:35:36,167 --> 00:35:38,465 lt would be a complicated procedure. 623 00:35:38,569 --> 00:35:39,501 No doubt. 624 00:35:39,570 --> 00:35:41,128 But you believe it'll work. 625 00:35:41,239 --> 00:35:43,639 There are significant risks involved... 626 00:35:43,708 --> 00:35:44,800 to Seven and lcheb, 627 00:35:44,909 --> 00:35:46,900 but if you're asking me if it's possible, 628 00:35:47,011 --> 00:35:48,035 l'd have to say yes. 629 00:35:48,112 --> 00:35:49,204 What sort of precautions...? 630 00:35:49,280 --> 00:35:50,770 No matter how many precautions you take, 631 00:35:50,848 --> 00:35:52,145 it's not worth the risk to lcheb. 632 00:35:52,216 --> 00:35:53,274 Seven, this could work. 633 00:35:53,351 --> 00:35:54,682 l'm not willing to extend my life 634 00:35:54,752 --> 00:35:55,946 at the cost of yours. 635 00:35:56,087 --> 00:35:57,952 But you haven't reviewed all the data. 636 00:35:58,022 --> 00:35:59,751 As long as there is any chance 637 00:35:59,824 --> 00:36:02,224 you won't survive, the data is irrelevant. 638 00:36:02,326 --> 00:36:04,385 l'd like to return to Sick Bay now. 639 00:36:04,428 --> 00:36:06,157 As you wish. 640 00:36:10,401 --> 00:36:11,459 You're the Captain. 641 00:36:11,569 --> 00:36:13,196 You could order her to do it. 642 00:36:13,304 --> 00:36:15,204 l have to respect her wishes. 643 00:36:15,273 --> 00:36:16,672 Even if it kills her? 644 00:36:16,741 --> 00:36:19,574 l want to help her just as much as you do. 645 00:36:19,644 --> 00:36:23,307 lf that were true, you wouldn't let her die. 646 00:36:33,858 --> 00:36:36,884 ls there anything l can bring from the Cargo Bay 647 00:36:37,028 --> 00:36:38,893 to make you feel more at home? 648 00:36:39,030 --> 00:36:40,088 No, thank you. 649 00:36:40,164 --> 00:36:42,496 Something from the Mess Hall? 650 00:36:42,567 --> 00:36:43,898 A piece of fruit? 651 00:36:44,001 --> 00:36:46,731 Are you offering me my last meal? 652 00:36:46,837 --> 00:36:48,828 l... o-of course not. 653 00:36:48,940 --> 00:36:50,635 ls that what you thought? 654 00:36:50,708 --> 00:36:53,472 l was attempting to lighten the mood. 655 00:36:53,544 --> 00:36:56,069 Ah, yes. Well done. 656 00:36:56,147 --> 00:36:57,580 lcheb to the Doctor. 657 00:36:57,648 --> 00:37:00,208 Report to Cargo Bay 2 immediately. 658 00:37:00,284 --> 00:37:01,546 He's persistent. 659 00:37:01,619 --> 00:37:03,211 Not to worry. 660 00:37:03,287 --> 00:37:07,053 l'll make it clear to him that persistence is futile. 661 00:37:14,332 --> 00:37:16,926 You were summoned, too? 662 00:37:17,034 --> 00:37:19,127 lcheb doesn't seem to have grasped 663 00:37:19,237 --> 00:37:20,761 the chain of command yet. 664 00:37:20,871 --> 00:37:23,704 Remind you of anyone we know? 665 00:37:23,774 --> 00:37:25,105 lcheb! 666 00:37:30,681 --> 00:37:32,876 He's disengaged his cortical node! 667 00:37:32,984 --> 00:37:33,973 How? 668 00:37:34,051 --> 00:37:35,075 My alcove... 669 00:37:35,152 --> 00:37:37,643 l programmed it to disconnect my neural relays. 670 00:37:37,722 --> 00:37:38,814 Can you reconnect them? 671 00:37:38,889 --> 00:37:40,686 He's locked me out of the controls. 672 00:37:40,758 --> 00:37:41,850 How could you do this? 673 00:37:41,926 --> 00:37:44,053 lt was the only way l could prove to you 674 00:37:44,128 --> 00:37:45,186 that it would work. 675 00:37:58,809 --> 00:37:59,935 What's wrong with him? 676 00:38:00,011 --> 00:38:02,206 lcheb decided to perform a little operation 677 00:38:02,246 --> 00:38:03,372 on himself. 678 00:38:03,414 --> 00:38:05,746 You have to reconnect his node immediately. 679 00:38:05,816 --> 00:38:07,078 l intend to. 680 00:38:07,151 --> 00:38:09,745 No. lf Seven can refuse treatment, so can l. 681 00:38:09,820 --> 00:38:10,980 We don't have time for this. 682 00:38:11,055 --> 00:38:12,283 Well, then, check your scans. 683 00:38:12,356 --> 00:38:13,687 You'll see l'm already adapting. 684 00:38:13,758 --> 00:38:15,817 Some of your implants have adapted, but not all. 685 00:38:15,926 --> 00:38:17,826 Then apply the resequencing technique l researched. 686 00:38:17,962 --> 00:38:19,395 This debate is pointless. 687 00:38:19,463 --> 00:38:20,828 l won't accept the node. 688 00:38:20,931 --> 00:38:22,455 And l won't keep it. 689 00:38:22,533 --> 00:38:24,057 Someone had better use the damn thing. 690 00:38:24,168 --> 00:38:25,635 lf it stays disconnected much longer, 691 00:38:25,736 --> 00:38:27,169 it won't do either of you any good. 692 00:38:27,238 --> 00:38:29,172 You're acting like a child. 693 00:38:29,240 --> 00:38:30,673 l'm trying to save your life. 694 00:38:30,741 --> 00:38:32,709 Only because you've grown too dependent on me. 695 00:38:32,777 --> 00:38:34,972 So you think l need to learn to rely on other people? 696 00:38:35,046 --> 00:38:36,070 -Yes. -What about you? 697 00:38:36,147 --> 00:38:39,514 You've refused to rely on a single member of this crew. 698 00:38:39,583 --> 00:38:41,608 You hid your condition from the rest of us. 699 00:38:41,686 --> 00:38:42,880 You deactivated the Doctor, 700 00:38:42,987 --> 00:38:45,387 and now you're rejecting my help. 701 00:38:45,456 --> 00:38:47,856 You're the one who needs to rely on others. 702 00:38:47,925 --> 00:38:50,018 lsn't that what people on this ship do? 703 00:38:50,094 --> 00:38:51,220 They help each other? 704 00:38:51,295 --> 00:38:52,353 Whenever we can. 705 00:38:52,430 --> 00:38:55,228 lf the Captain were dying, 706 00:38:55,299 --> 00:38:57,563 you'd risk your life to save her, wouldn't you? 707 00:38:57,668 --> 00:38:59,067 And when you respond to a distress call, 708 00:38:59,136 --> 00:39:01,036 you're risking the life of everyone on this ship 709 00:39:01,138 --> 00:39:04,198 to respond to the aid of strangers. 710 00:39:04,308 --> 00:39:05,866 He's right. 711 00:39:05,976 --> 00:39:08,570 Captain, he's just a child. 712 00:39:08,646 --> 00:39:11,012 l don't think he is... 713 00:39:11,082 --> 00:39:13,016 not anymore. 714 00:39:13,084 --> 00:39:14,711 Doctor. 715 00:39:14,785 --> 00:39:17,413 Don't look at me. 716 00:39:17,488 --> 00:39:19,683 Please. 717 00:39:19,757 --> 00:39:21,622 Just let us help you. 718 00:39:37,942 --> 00:39:39,967 Let's begin. 719 00:41:11,569 --> 00:41:13,730 Good morning. 720 00:41:13,838 --> 00:41:16,136 How long have l been regenerating? 721 00:41:16,207 --> 00:41:17,299 Six days. 722 00:41:17,408 --> 00:41:19,308 We needed to make sure your implants 723 00:41:19,376 --> 00:41:21,469 had completely adapted to the new node. 724 00:41:21,545 --> 00:41:23,638 The good news is they have. 725 00:41:26,550 --> 00:41:27,642 lcheb. 726 00:41:30,888 --> 00:41:31,946 His road to recovery 727 00:41:32,089 --> 00:41:34,489 has been a little bumpier than yours. 728 00:41:34,558 --> 00:41:37,493 Has he suffered any permanent damage? 729 00:41:37,561 --> 00:41:38,823 l don't think so. 730 00:41:38,896 --> 00:41:41,228 He's been experiencing some pain, 731 00:41:41,298 --> 00:41:43,391 but l believe it's temporary. 732 00:41:43,467 --> 00:41:44,832 Pain l caused him. 733 00:41:44,935 --> 00:41:47,495 Pain he was willing to endure. 734 00:42:04,488 --> 00:42:05,750 You've recovered. 735 00:42:05,823 --> 00:42:08,383 l expect the same from you. 736 00:42:08,459 --> 00:42:12,589 The Doctor wants to keep me here another week, 737 00:42:12,663 --> 00:42:17,760 but l'm sure l'll be back on my feet in half that time. 738 00:42:17,868 --> 00:42:21,031 l suggest you get as much rest as you can. 739 00:42:21,138 --> 00:42:22,935 You're going to need it. 740 00:42:23,073 --> 00:42:24,938 Why? 741 00:42:25,075 --> 00:42:27,339 l've decided to help you prepare 742 00:42:27,411 --> 00:42:30,938 for the astrometrics portion of the Academy exam. 743 00:42:31,048 --> 00:42:34,506 You can expect a rigorous and grueling schedule. 744 00:42:38,556 --> 00:42:40,148 Seven... 745 00:42:40,224 --> 00:42:41,486 Yes. 746 00:42:41,559 --> 00:42:43,652 Your ocular implant-- 747 00:42:43,727 --> 00:42:46,025 it's malfunctioning again. 748 00:42:51,201 --> 00:42:52,429 Actually... 749 00:42:52,536 --> 00:42:54,663 it's functioning perfectly. 9999 00:00:0,500 --> 00:00:2,00 www.subtitleonline.com