1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:06,838 Captain's log, stardate 53896. 2 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:10,914 B'Elanna Torres has requested permission 3 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:16,519 to take the Delta Flyer and search for dilithium. 4 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:20,639 Shining Voyager, far from home, 5 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:24,270 far from the gleaming cities of Earth. 6 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:27,910 Headstrong B'Elanna Torres and young Harry Kim 7 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:32,995 speed away from Voyager on the Delta Flyer in search of their treasures. 8 00:00:33,160 --> 00:00:35,549 The sea is rough. 9 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:38,997 - Maybe we should return. - I know what I'm doing. 10 00:00:39,160 --> 00:00:41,993 A wave as high as a mountain 11 00:00:42,160 --> 00:00:44,754 struck the Delta Flyer. 12 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:47,673 - Get into the escape pod. - We die together. 13 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:51,117 No one is going to die. Go. 14 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:54,511 Young Harry Kim left her side 15 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:59,516 and B'Elanna Torres was thrown against the rocks. 16 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:03,275 The rocks of our very shore. 17 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:07,673 Which is where I, Kelis the poet, found her. 18 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:11,231 Broken, dying. 19 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:15,996 She told me her story 20 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:18,913 and now I've told you. 21 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:38,199 An excellent conceit, that you discovered her yourself. 22 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:42,433 But now that B'Elanna Torres has come to our shore, what will happen? 23 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:46,230 Does Captain Janeway search for her or give her up for lost? 24 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:50,359 - Who can say? - I would hope that you can. 25 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:53,273 I want to see more of these Voyager Eternals. 26 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:59,595 - Inspiration can't be forced. - One week. 27 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:03,238 Or three weeks, maybe two. 28 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:07,712 One week. The story will continue. 29 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:13,159 Have you noticed how thin my performers have gotten? 30 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:19,399 Let them eat this. 31 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:32,192 Ladies and gentlemen, our patron salutes you. 32 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:34,317 Finally. 33 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:37,393 We're doing another Voyager play. 34 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:40,200 As soon as I can write it. 35 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:45,671 - Shall we celebrate? - I have very little time. 36 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:48,593 Celebrating will have to wait. 37 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:29,557 - Who are you? - Kelis. Kelis the poet. 38 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:34,760 Your servant. 39 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:21,670 My servant? 40 00:05:21,840 --> 00:05:24,116 Then let me go. 41 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:28,709 - I... can't. - Why not? 42 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:32,752 You'll fly from me, 43 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:36,311 the way inspiration always does. 44 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:44,514 - You're trying to kill me. - I'm releasing the heat from your veins. 45 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:46,398 What are you talking about? 46 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:49,598 You've been in a fever. Bleeding is the best way to treat it. 47 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:51,751 I can see I'm in good hands. 48 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:54,389 Something tells me you have doubts. 49 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:58,194 There's a medkit over there. 50 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:01,637 A box, made out of metal. 51 00:06:04,840 --> 00:06:07,434 There's a small cylinder inside. 52 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:10,996 Bring it here. 53 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:17,995 Give it to me. 54 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:27,952 Don't be afraid. It won't hurt you. 55 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:32,356 Here. 56 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:35,273 Pass it over where you cut me. 57 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:55,957 You're an Eternal. 58 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:58,236 Such things are to be expected. 59 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:01,518 What else is expected from an Eternal? 60 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:04,718 The power to make the sky fall. 61 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:06,632 All the strange events 62 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:08,837 sung by the ancient poets. 63 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,071 No poet has sung about your clan. 64 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:14,631 - I'm the first. - My clan? 65 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:17,394 The Eternals on Voyager. 66 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:20,678 Shining Voyager, far from home. 67 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:23,719 How do you know about that? 68 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:32,276 Delta Flyer log, stardate 53918. 69 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:35,159 We are continuing to the fourth planet. 70 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:38,995 Sensors have picked up natural dilithium deposits. 71 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:41,629 Has your warp core been damaged? 72 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:46,033 Yes. We're running on thrusters. Can you track our position? 73 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:50,313 How long have I been here? 74 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:54,917 Eight days. I was walking through these mountains. 75 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:59,517 I saw a light burn across the sky and I heard a terrible sound. 76 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:02,194 When I arrived, I found you. 77 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:05,478 - I treated your wounds. - And tied me to this chair. 78 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:10,874 When a gift falls from the heavens, only a fool would let her go. 79 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:17,593 You've already given me one play. The story told by those voices. 80 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:20,912 I pieced them together, tried to fill in the gaps. 81 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:23,196 You made a play out of our logs? 82 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:27,752 "The Away Mission Of B'Elanna Torres". 83 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:32,869 - My patron was impressed. - He has great taste. 84 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:36,112 Now take that knife and cut me free. 85 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:41,719 - That would be unwise. - Why? 86 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:46,158 My patron is intrigued by the Voyager Eternals. He wants another play. 87 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:49,950 To compose that I need more... details. 88 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:54,557 - And you expect to get them from me? - I did save your life. 89 00:08:57,280 --> 00:09:00,636 I need to get back to Voyager. 90 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:05,190 I need another play. 91 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:10,152 - What do you want to know? - Everything. 92 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:17,238 Impossible. We Eternals have our rules. We can't just give everything away. 93 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:23,033 - How did you get lost? - Cut me free and I'll tell you. 94 00:09:27,160 --> 00:09:30,516 - You won't leave me? - Cut me free. 95 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:48,914 You're the one who's leaving. 96 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:56,275 Don't come back. 97 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:07,440 Bring the subspace transmitter on-line. 98 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:09,796 - Unable to comply. - Why not? 99 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:12,031 Insufficient power. 100 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:24,915 - Great. Now there's no power. - Are you hungry? 101 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:30,717 - I told you not to come back. - You haven't eaten in days. 102 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:35,910 We have to support each other, we poets. 103 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:42,238 I'm an engineer. 104 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:44,630 I fix things. 105 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:47,872 From the looks of it, you're not doing so well. 106 00:10:48,040 --> 00:10:51,112 Are you a poet or a critic? 107 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:55,709 Tell me about Earth. 108 00:10:55,880 --> 00:11:00,511 - I have to sing for my supper? - We all do. 109 00:11:00,680 --> 00:11:03,149 In one way or another. 110 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:08,951 Earth. 111 00:11:15,120 --> 00:11:17,396 It's a... 112 00:11:17,560 --> 00:11:19,995 an island. 113 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:22,913 A beautiful island, blue and green. 114 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:28,109 - And Voyager? A great ship? - In a long line of great ships. 115 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:32,510 - How did Voyager get lost? - The Caretaker. 116 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:38,269 - An Eternal? - Yes, you could say that. 117 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:43,469 He caused a storm which blew us off course. 118 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:54,029 - Tom Paris. Are you in love with him? - Supper is over. 119 00:11:57,760 --> 00:11:59,717 Come with me. 120 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:29,953 This is where we put all the names when our heads won't hold any more. 121 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:33,238 - A memory. - Exactly. 122 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:37,155 Tell me, have you ever seen this before? 123 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:44,350 - Winter's tears. - Can you get me some? 124 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:50,957 - This is... dilithium, isn't it? - Where can I find it? 125 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:54,795 The only deposit I know of is on the grounds of my patron. 126 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:59,511 Maybe I'm more powerful than he is. 127 00:13:00,920 --> 00:13:04,038 Maybe I'm more powerful than he is. 128 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:08,831 Perhaps. But if he caught you, he'd force you to fight against his enemies. 129 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:13,312 They're constantly at each other's throats, bickering over territory, 130 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:17,030 starting wars when they can be guaranteed good weather. 131 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:22,070 And we suffer the consequences. You don't want to get involved with them. 132 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:26,837 - So you're going to get the dilithium. - I'd be executed if I'm caught. 133 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:29,071 The dilithium. 134 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:34,076 Or I don't say another word about shining Voyager, far from home. 135 00:13:37,840 --> 00:13:40,195 Did you...? 136 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:44,750 Don't get caught. 137 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:00,631 Well? 138 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:10,910 Beautiful. 139 00:14:11,080 --> 00:14:14,960 I've got an idea for your next play. 140 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:19,956 I've been visited by Inspiration herself. How does this sound? 141 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:24,159 "The Rescue of B'Elanna Torres". Right here, in one week. 142 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:26,231 - One week? - Let's get to work. 143 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:37,391 - Dismissed. - Mr Paris, try to stay calm. 144 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:40,473 Isn't there anything else we can do? 145 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:46,033 - Not until something shows on sensors. - I'll take a shuttle out myself. 146 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:49,158 - An inefficient plan. - And too dangerous. 147 00:14:49,320 --> 00:14:52,915 You could be hit by the eddies that sent the Flyer off course. 148 00:14:53,080 --> 00:14:57,870 We need to concentrate our efforts from here, Tom. All right? 149 00:14:59,320 --> 00:15:01,277 Dismissed. 150 00:15:10,920 --> 00:15:16,711 Steady-armed Paris, bound by a sleep that brings no rest. 151 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:21,078 The door opens. The shadow of a woman falls on the helmsman. 152 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:23,311 His eyes open. 153 00:15:24,120 --> 00:15:27,511 Seven of Nine, did you find B'Elanna Torres? 154 00:15:27,680 --> 00:15:31,230 - I'm sorry to disappoint you. - Closer. 155 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:37,312 Closer. 156 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:47,949 Unpleasant news delivered by the most pleasing of messengers. 157 00:15:50,440 --> 00:15:53,114 No, no, no, no. 158 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:57,239 Seven of Nine is a Borg, the scourge of the Eternals. 159 00:15:57,400 --> 00:16:02,429 You're portraying her like a shy bride on her wedding night. Once more. 160 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:12,559 Seven of Nine, did you find B'Elanna Torres? 161 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:15,752 I am sorry to disappoint you. 162 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:25,078 I can't blame my performers. The Eternals are difficult to understand. 163 00:16:25,240 --> 00:16:27,754 Will you stop walking around? 164 00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:32,118 This Tuvok. He's not like anybody I've ever met. No emotions? 165 00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:35,750 - How is that possible? - It just is. 166 00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:41,792 - It worked? - It worked. 167 00:16:55,160 --> 00:17:00,439 OK. Computer, bring subspace transmitter on-line. 168 00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:04,874 - What happened? - I don't know. 169 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:09,352 The transmitter must have been weakened in the crash. 170 00:17:11,080 --> 00:17:13,833 - These Vulcans... - Enough! 171 00:17:19,200 --> 00:17:23,592 What kind of metallurgic technology do you people have? 172 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:28,231 Alloys. Which ones can you make? Steel, bronze? 173 00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:33,110 Bronze, all right. I need a plate of metal this big. 174 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:36,432 Three parts tin, five bronze. One side coated with gold. 175 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:39,877 - Gold is expensive. - Then you're going into debt. 176 00:17:40,040 --> 00:17:43,795 - Then tell me about the Vulcans. - Get me the plate and I'll tell you. 177 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:47,271 Everyone's asleep. I'll do it in the morning. 178 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:49,959 Vulcans? 179 00:17:57,680 --> 00:18:02,959 Maybe I've miscounted, but I don't think you've slept in ten days. 180 00:18:03,120 --> 00:18:05,953 Your count is accurate. 181 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:10,552 Don't you think you should go to bed? 182 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:15,669 As a Vulcan, I can function without sleep for more than two weeks. 183 00:18:15,840 --> 00:18:21,153 But there's a point of diminishing returns, when your mind starts to play tricks. 184 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:25,598 My mind, Mr Neelix, does not play tricks. 185 00:18:29,800 --> 00:18:33,270 This ship is lonely without them, isn't it? 186 00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:37,870 If you would allow me to continue my sensor analysis, 187 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:40,998 I might be able to locate them. 188 00:18:42,360 --> 00:18:45,557 If there's anything else you need. 189 00:18:45,720 --> 00:18:48,553 A stronger tea, perhaps. 190 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:58,033 When a friend is lost, the mind is split in half. 191 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:01,955 Divided between memory of the past and fear of the future. 192 00:19:02,120 --> 00:19:04,919 Harry Kim, Ensign. 193 00:19:05,080 --> 00:19:09,950 Only a boy when fate took you from the arms of blue, green Earth. 194 00:19:10,120 --> 00:19:13,397 B'Elanna Torres, half Klingon, half human. 195 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:17,718 - I am honoured to call you... - What are you doing? 196 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:21,157 - Is that a tear? - Yes. 197 00:19:22,320 --> 00:19:25,836 Logical Tuvok doesn't cry. That's why they call him logical. 198 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:30,836 - Everybody cries. - Vulcan has no laughter and no tears. 199 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:34,834 It is a very quiet place, calm. Just like Tuvok. 200 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:38,311 - I can't believe that. - You don't have to. Just don't cry. 201 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:40,437 The audience won't believe it. 202 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:44,480 They'll think Tuvok is an unfeeling monster or I'm a bad performer. 203 00:19:44,640 --> 00:19:49,510 They'll realise that beneath your exterior is a heart that's breaking, 204 00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:54,390 in more pain than we can understand because that's what it is to be Vulcan. 205 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:02,831 - Try it again. - Kelis! 206 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:05,959 What's wrong? 207 00:20:06,120 --> 00:20:09,317 Our patron has been insulted by his enemy to the north. 208 00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:13,394 - The armouries are open. - Has a battlefield been chosen? 209 00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:15,756 Not yet. 210 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:18,434 Then we have a chance. 211 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:31,993 - I need your help. - I've given you enough help. 212 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:34,834 Where's that piece of metal? 213 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:42,237 Not bad. 214 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:45,438 My patron's been angered by a neighbouring state. 215 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:48,433 He'll want revenge. It could lead to war. 216 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:52,275 We Eternals aren't supposed to take sides. 217 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:56,752 I'm not asking you to fight. I need a way to change his mind. 218 00:20:57,800 --> 00:21:01,839 - I don't have that kind of magical power. - Yes, you do. 219 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:06,915 I believe the right kind of play can turn the mind from violent thoughts. 220 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:10,835 The perfect play might even stop a war. 221 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:15,754 I can't fix the transmitter with this. 222 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:20,232 There's too many impurities. It'll never carry a plasma charge. 223 00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:25,997 If the fighting starts, scouts will start moving through these mountains. 224 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:28,549 You'll be discovered. 225 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:33,473 But my play, it could stop it from happening. 226 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:38,950 - You have to help me. - There's nothing I can do. 227 00:21:39,120 --> 00:21:43,079 Come with me. I'll show you what I've done so far. 228 00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:47,040 It's our only chance. 229 00:21:49,680 --> 00:21:54,914 She's a poet from across the eastern sea, an expert on the Voyager Eternals. 230 00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:58,869 She's devoted her life to them. She's here to help. 231 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:10,674 "The Rescue of B'Elanna Torres". 232 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:14,879 We begin with Harry Kim reaching Voyager in the escape pod. 233 00:22:15,040 --> 00:22:19,318 He tells Captain Janeway that B'Elanna Torres is lost. 234 00:22:19,480 --> 00:22:24,600 We continue to the point where they discover a piece of the Delta Flyer. 235 00:22:24,760 --> 00:22:26,797 After that... 236 00:22:28,040 --> 00:22:31,590 They search for B'Elanna Torres, B'Elanna Torres is found. 237 00:22:31,760 --> 00:22:34,513 - Or not found. - Or not found. 238 00:22:34,680 --> 00:22:37,638 The end. Sounds pretty straightforward to me. 239 00:22:37,800 --> 00:22:41,395 That's exactly the problem. Where's the mistaken identity? 240 00:22:41,560 --> 00:22:45,110 The discovery? The sudden reversal? 241 00:22:45,280 --> 00:22:50,070 Mistaken identity - a character who is someone else. 242 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:53,596 Discovery - the moment when that identity is revealed. 243 00:22:53,760 --> 00:22:58,470 Reversal - a situation that turns from good to bad in a blink of an eye. 244 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:01,758 Find the truth of your story 245 00:23:01,920 --> 00:23:05,311 and you won't need all those tricks. 246 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:08,916 I don't know how things are done across the eastern sea, 247 00:23:09,080 --> 00:23:12,960 but here poets have become lazy. 248 00:23:13,120 --> 00:23:18,194 They rely on manipulation to move their audience. 249 00:23:18,360 --> 00:23:23,070 It wasn't always that way. Welcome. 250 00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:25,675 Thank you. 251 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:32,039 The truth of my story. It's an old-fashioned idea. 252 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:36,592 Today, audiences want excitement, passion. 253 00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:42,077 Let me show you what I've done with Captain Janeway and Chakotay. 254 00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:47,636 Let's make a good impression on our visitor. 255 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:51,552 Chakotay, 256 00:23:51,720 --> 00:23:56,271 why must I be denied what every other female officer on this ship can have? 257 00:23:56,440 --> 00:23:58,317 Captain? 258 00:23:58,480 --> 00:24:02,189 The privilege... of your touch. 259 00:24:16,960 --> 00:24:20,715 Come in. 260 00:24:22,600 --> 00:24:26,559 If that was good news, you'd be smiling. 261 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:29,678 I was just contacted by an alien vessel. 262 00:24:29,840 --> 00:24:33,720 They picked up the Delta Flyer's distress call. 263 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:40,392 The primary controls are off-line. I've ordered Harry to eject. 264 00:24:40,560 --> 00:24:44,679 I'm setting course for an L-Class planet. I'll try to maintain contact. 265 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:48,629 They couldn't get a fix on her position. That was ten days ago. 266 00:24:50,120 --> 00:24:54,273 B'Elanna ordered Harry into a pod. What's the longest he could survive? 267 00:24:56,160 --> 00:24:58,993 Less than ten days. 268 00:24:59,160 --> 00:25:03,119 - An L-Class planet. - I've narrowed the search parameters. 269 00:25:03,280 --> 00:25:07,239 If B'Elanna made it there, it's possible Harry did, too. 270 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:14,437 Good night, Commander. 271 00:25:15,240 --> 00:25:17,151 Captain. 272 00:25:26,440 --> 00:25:29,796 We'll have a final rehearsal in the morning. 273 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:35,711 The last Tuvok scene doesn't make sense to me 274 00:25:35,880 --> 00:25:38,440 and we still don't have an ending. 275 00:25:38,600 --> 00:25:43,549 I've got the rest of the night to work on it. Maybe you can get some sleep. 276 00:25:54,200 --> 00:25:59,070 - What did you think? - Captain Janeway kissing Chakotay? 277 00:25:59,240 --> 00:26:02,756 Tom Paris kissing Seven of Nine? 278 00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:07,437 - I don't see the point. - Anger is like fire. 279 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:11,389 Love can be the rain that extinguishes it. 280 00:26:11,560 --> 00:26:16,873 My patron is filled with hatred, so our play should be filled with love. 281 00:26:17,040 --> 00:26:21,318 You can't change somebody's way of life with a few lines of dialogue. 282 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:25,189 Yes, you can. It's been done before. 283 00:26:25,360 --> 00:26:29,069 Do you know what this place used to be 100 years ago? 284 00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:32,676 A temple and this was the altar stone. 285 00:26:32,840 --> 00:26:37,357 Every year, a victim would be sacrificed on it in honour of winter. 286 00:26:37,520 --> 00:26:40,751 Then one year, nobody remembers exactly when or why, 287 00:26:40,920 --> 00:26:44,311 a play took the place of the ritual 288 00:26:44,480 --> 00:26:47,598 and no one had to die here again. 289 00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:52,276 Why can't my play take the place of a war? 290 00:26:52,440 --> 00:26:57,196 You're going to have to do better than Harry Kim kissing the Delaney sisters. 291 00:26:57,360 --> 00:26:59,192 Why? 292 00:26:59,360 --> 00:27:03,558 Because when you think that you are surrounded by enemies, 293 00:27:03,720 --> 00:27:07,953 when you're up against the Borg or Species 8472, 294 00:27:08,120 --> 00:27:12,000 the last thing on your mind is romance. 295 00:27:12,160 --> 00:27:16,472 You're an Eternal. You have to help me. 296 00:27:21,520 --> 00:27:24,160 I'm sorry, Kelis. 297 00:27:24,320 --> 00:27:26,436 The Borg. 298 00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:31,153 Tell me more about them. 299 00:27:32,520 --> 00:27:37,196 They're soldiers, part of a vast army. 300 00:27:38,320 --> 00:27:41,119 They all think the same thoughts 301 00:27:41,280 --> 00:27:45,751 and they travel on ships that look like hives. 302 00:27:45,920 --> 00:27:49,629 - Like insect colonies. - They even have a queen. 303 00:27:50,800 --> 00:27:53,599 That sounds terrifying. 304 00:27:53,760 --> 00:27:56,798 Captain Janeway hasn't been able to destroy them. 305 00:27:56,960 --> 00:27:59,270 She is a Starfleet officer, 306 00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:02,512 trained to avoid violence whenever possible. 307 00:28:02,680 --> 00:28:06,355 She would make peace with the Borg if she could. 308 00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:09,478 This is what I need. An enemy. 309 00:28:10,360 --> 00:28:15,878 Someone to stand in the way of Voyager finding B'Elanna Torres. 310 00:28:16,040 --> 00:28:20,432 Captain Janeway must seek out the queen of the Borg. 311 00:28:20,600 --> 00:28:25,117 The audience thinks she plans to destroy them all, but... 312 00:28:26,240 --> 00:28:28,754 - Goon. - The sudden reversal. 313 00:28:28,920 --> 00:28:32,914 Janeway, her spear at the queen's throat, throws her weapon aside, 314 00:28:33,080 --> 00:28:38,473 as she argues passionately to put an end to their conflict 315 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:42,952 in words... no one will fail to understand. 316 00:28:44,400 --> 00:28:47,040 Including your patron? 317 00:28:51,200 --> 00:28:54,955 It's much better than all that kissing. 318 00:29:01,280 --> 00:29:05,672 Stay and help me. I still need an ending. 319 00:29:05,840 --> 00:29:08,480 You'll figure something out. 320 00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:11,632 B'Elanna Torres dies tragically. 321 00:29:13,720 --> 00:29:16,758 You wouldn't dare. 322 00:29:38,360 --> 00:29:42,479 I followed you here expecting to find a love nest. 323 00:29:44,800 --> 00:29:47,189 It's quite a nest. 324 00:29:49,520 --> 00:29:54,640 You're no poet from across the sea. You're an Eternal. 325 00:29:54,800 --> 00:30:00,000 - Maybe even B'Elanna Torres herself. - Don't be ridiculous. 326 00:30:03,520 --> 00:30:06,876 All he thinks about is you. 327 00:30:07,040 --> 00:30:09,919 We're collaborators, that's all. 328 00:30:10,920 --> 00:30:15,596 If you come to the performance tomorrow night, I'll expose you. 329 00:30:15,760 --> 00:30:18,195 Just leave us alone. 330 00:30:18,360 --> 00:30:21,591 Fix your ship and go. Please. 331 00:30:27,760 --> 00:30:29,751 Friend of yours? 332 00:30:31,600 --> 00:30:33,796 Harry? 333 00:30:36,080 --> 00:30:39,755 - Give me a hand. - Here. How? 334 00:30:39,920 --> 00:30:45,074 I ran into turbulence in the escape pod. Decided to follow your ion trail. 335 00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:48,278 - Landed 200 kilometres from here. - You walked? 336 00:30:48,440 --> 00:30:53,992 At night. I tracked your position and tried to stay hidden during the day. 337 00:30:54,160 --> 00:30:57,278 I've got some emergency rations left, 338 00:30:57,440 --> 00:31:01,957 a phaser and the escape pod's transmitter, which I didn't... 339 00:31:02,120 --> 00:31:05,078 Harry Kim saves the day. 340 00:31:05,720 --> 00:31:08,997 Just the ending I was looking for. 341 00:31:20,120 --> 00:31:23,715 The final moment, the last scene. 342 00:31:23,880 --> 00:31:27,669 More important than anything that's gone before. 343 00:31:28,920 --> 00:31:31,275 But what is it? 344 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:46,551 - Where is she? - Probably halfway across the sea. 345 00:31:46,720 --> 00:31:49,314 She'll be here. 346 00:31:49,480 --> 00:31:52,552 You said we'd have an ending by mid-morning. 347 00:31:52,720 --> 00:31:56,190 - We won't have time to learn it. - It'll come to me. 348 00:31:56,360 --> 00:31:58,510 Don't worry. 349 00:32:08,640 --> 00:32:12,554 - Want to give it a try? - Why not? 350 00:32:12,720 --> 00:32:15,599 The 38th time might be the charm. 351 00:32:23,120 --> 00:32:27,034 - It's working. - The subspace transmitter is on-line. 352 00:32:28,120 --> 00:32:30,475 Why don't you do the honours? 353 00:32:30,640 --> 00:32:34,110 Voyager, this is the Delta Flyer. 354 00:32:38,480 --> 00:32:41,996 Our patron has arrived. 355 00:32:42,160 --> 00:32:45,949 - He's not in a very good mood. - He will be. 356 00:32:46,120 --> 00:32:49,954 - Not if this is any indication. - This is no way to end a play. 357 00:32:50,120 --> 00:32:52,794 It doesn't make sense. 358 00:32:53,920 --> 00:32:57,276 It'll have to. Go, go. 359 00:33:07,800 --> 00:33:11,759 Who are the enemies of Voyager? The Borg. 360 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:18,790 You know where the ridge ends below the peak? Run there. 361 00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:22,078 You'll find a vessel wrecked against the rocks. 362 00:33:22,240 --> 00:33:26,996 Go inside and give this to our friend. Don't be frightened. Go. 363 00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:52,276 Tuvok. 364 00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:58,953 - Tuvok! - As you were. 365 00:34:07,200 --> 00:34:10,352 - Bridge to Chakotay. - Go ahead. 366 00:34:10,520 --> 00:34:16,198 - Request permission to be relieved. - Understood. I'll be right there. 367 00:34:20,960 --> 00:34:23,315 A subspace transmission. 368 00:34:23,480 --> 00:34:27,439 - Starfleet frequency. - It's a little rough. Hang on. 369 00:34:30,960 --> 00:34:33,520 Harry and I are all right. 370 00:34:33,680 --> 00:34:37,753 We're on an L-Class planet. Propulsion is down. 371 00:34:39,360 --> 00:34:42,478 - Origin? - 5.2 light years. 372 00:34:42,640 --> 00:34:45,473 F-type star. Looks like the fourth planet. 373 00:34:45,640 --> 00:34:49,110 Lay in a course. Maximum warp. 374 00:34:49,280 --> 00:34:53,478 Seven of Nine, the Delta Flyer has been found 375 00:34:53,640 --> 00:34:56,393 in pieces on a rocky shore. 376 00:34:56,560 --> 00:35:00,394 - And B'Elanna Torres? - No sign of her. 377 00:35:00,560 --> 00:35:05,316 You are my eyes and my ears. If anyone can find her, it is you. 378 00:35:06,880 --> 00:35:11,113 Her eyes and her ears. 379 00:35:11,280 --> 00:35:13,840 And the viper in her nest. 380 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:18,153 I, Seven of Nine, have no intention of finding B'Elanna Torres. 381 00:35:18,320 --> 00:35:22,154 I, Seven of Nine, am queen of the Borg. 382 00:35:22,320 --> 00:35:26,029 Surprised? No one will be more surprised than Janeway 383 00:35:26,200 --> 00:35:29,909 when I take my revenge on Voyager. Say nothing... 384 00:35:30,960 --> 00:35:33,839 ...or you, too, will be assimilated. 385 00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:39,152 Captain, I will comply. 386 00:35:44,080 --> 00:35:48,836 My enemies are everywhere, without and within. 387 00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:52,630 Seven of Nine is queen of the Borg. 388 00:35:52,800 --> 00:35:55,394 Surprised? 389 00:35:55,560 --> 00:35:57,710 So was I. 390 00:35:57,880 --> 00:36:02,033 Tell her nothing or I will lose my advantage... 391 00:36:03,120 --> 00:36:06,238 ...and my ship, as well. 392 00:36:07,360 --> 00:36:10,273 - Are you OK? - We're fine. 393 00:36:10,440 --> 00:36:13,432 Good to hear it. We'll see you soon. 394 00:36:25,280 --> 00:36:27,715 Don't be afraid. 395 00:36:45,120 --> 00:36:47,350 What is it? 396 00:36:49,520 --> 00:36:51,909 "Without inspiration, 397 00:36:52,080 --> 00:36:55,710 "B'Elanna Torres will perish." 398 00:36:55,880 --> 00:36:58,679 He's threatening to kill off B'Elanna. 399 00:36:58,840 --> 00:37:02,435 - As the climax to his play. - Let him. 400 00:37:02,600 --> 00:37:06,355 That means that he still can't figure out the ending. 401 00:37:06,520 --> 00:37:09,751 - Who cares? - I do. 402 00:37:09,920 --> 00:37:11,877 You're serious? 403 00:37:13,280 --> 00:37:17,399 Harry, have you ever inspired anybody? 404 00:37:17,560 --> 00:37:22,157 - That's a strange question. - It's been a strange couple of weeks. 405 00:37:22,320 --> 00:37:25,358 He needs me or he'll die on that stage. 406 00:37:25,520 --> 00:37:29,639 - What are you talking about? - The transporter is on-line. 407 00:37:29,800 --> 00:37:32,679 - Tell the captain I'll be a little late. - B'Elanna... 408 00:37:32,840 --> 00:37:35,434 Wait for my signal. 409 00:37:42,320 --> 00:37:46,029 My death is irrelevant. You'll never see the cities of Earth. 410 00:37:46,200 --> 00:37:49,909 - You will be assimilated. - And if I let you live? 411 00:37:51,000 --> 00:37:54,356 - Also irrelevant. - You don't believe that. 412 00:37:57,880 --> 00:38:00,838 The battle is over. Go home. 413 00:38:01,960 --> 00:38:04,998 How foolish to let me go, free to attack you again. 414 00:38:05,160 --> 00:38:07,151 And again and again, 415 00:38:07,320 --> 00:38:10,392 until all your drones and all my crew are destroyed. 416 00:38:10,560 --> 00:38:15,350 Until everything we value is gone and there is nothing left 417 00:38:15,520 --> 00:38:18,194 but our hatred. 418 00:38:19,320 --> 00:38:23,598 This final scene will ruin everything. We'll have to improvise. 419 00:38:23,760 --> 00:38:25,910 - It's too late! - No, it's not. 420 00:38:26,080 --> 00:38:28,959 - I knew you'd come. - And I told you not to. 421 00:38:29,120 --> 00:38:31,760 Wait! 422 00:38:31,920 --> 00:38:33,911 Let's go. 423 00:38:35,000 --> 00:38:39,870 Finally, Voyager has reached our shores. 424 00:38:40,040 --> 00:38:43,158 And not a moment too soon. 425 00:38:43,320 --> 00:38:46,438 Kelis the poet must say goodbye 426 00:38:46,600 --> 00:38:49,911 as B'Elanna Torres returns to the Eternals 427 00:38:50,080 --> 00:38:53,550 in a dazzling blaze of light. 428 00:38:53,720 --> 00:38:56,234 On a faraway show-covered peak... 429 00:38:56,400 --> 00:38:59,916 No. Right here, before your eyes. 430 00:39:00,080 --> 00:39:03,994 Wait! She's not from across the eastern sea. She's an Eternal. 431 00:39:04,800 --> 00:39:08,714 She's B'Elanna Torres! I saw her ship. 432 00:39:11,120 --> 00:39:15,114 The lead actress, in a fit of jealousy, 433 00:39:15,280 --> 00:39:17,749 brands her rival an Eternal. 434 00:39:17,920 --> 00:39:21,879 Our patron rises to his feet to stop the play. 435 00:39:31,040 --> 00:39:33,554 Nicely done. 436 00:39:35,280 --> 00:39:38,033 I almost believed you. 437 00:39:39,240 --> 00:39:41,277 Continue. 438 00:39:47,200 --> 00:39:49,510 Stay. 439 00:39:49,680 --> 00:39:53,036 Voyager needs me. 440 00:39:53,200 --> 00:39:56,591 - So do I. - No, you don't. 441 00:39:57,680 --> 00:40:00,911 You have all that you need right here. 442 00:40:06,240 --> 00:40:09,073 I'll be inspired... 443 00:40:10,920 --> 00:40:13,560 ...every time I think of you. 444 00:40:15,280 --> 00:40:17,794 One to beam... 445 00:40:18,840 --> 00:40:22,310 ...to ascend to the heavens. 446 00:40:29,440 --> 00:40:33,673 And so ends "The Rescue Of B'Elanna Torres”, 447 00:40:33,840 --> 00:40:36,354 half Klingon, half human. 448 00:40:36,520 --> 00:40:40,400 B'Elanna Torres, chief engineer. 449 00:40:40,560 --> 00:40:43,791 These stories will continue 450 00:40:43,960 --> 00:40:47,794 for as long as we have the breath to tell them. 451 00:40:47,960 --> 00:40:52,238 And as long as our patrons remain wise 452 00:40:52,400 --> 00:40:54,357 and compassionate. 453 00:40:54,520 --> 00:40:59,196 And Voyager will continue on her journey to the gleaming cities of Earth 454 00:40:59,360 --> 00:41:01,795 where peace reigns 455 00:41:01,960 --> 00:41:05,351 and hatred has no home.