1 00:00:21,938 --> 00:00:24,440 I think this is the place. 2 00:00:44,502 --> 00:00:46,628 Take a look around. 3 00:01:00,060 --> 00:01:02,144 Over here! 4 00:02:49,085 --> 00:02:52,796 Definitely humanoid but I don't recognize the species. 5 00:02:53,006 --> 00:02:54,548 Seems very well-preserved. 6 00:02:54,757 --> 00:02:57,593 Getting him out of here is going to be a delicate operation. 7 00:02:57,802 --> 00:03:00,262 - Drake to Arctic 1. - Go ahead. 8 00:03:00,471 --> 00:03:03,640 Set up a base camp, get alpha team started. 9 00:03:03,808 --> 00:03:06,894 - Acknowledged. - Contact Starfleet, 10 00:03:07,103 --> 00:03:09,897 tell Commander Williams he owes me a bottle of Scotch. 11 00:03:10,106 --> 00:03:13,817 - Sir? - He'll know what it means. Drake out. 12 00:03:14,027 --> 00:03:18,113 I'm picking up EM traces a few dozen meters under the glacier. 13 00:03:18,323 --> 00:03:21,325 There's a lot more here then we're seeing. 14 00:03:41,137 --> 00:03:43,180 We've got another one! 15 00:04:06,955 --> 00:04:11,291 - I give up, what is it? - An arm. It's his. 16 00:04:12,835 --> 00:04:14,002 You're joking. 17 00:04:14,212 --> 00:04:15,587 From what I can tell, 18 00:04:15,797 --> 00:04:19,132 it was integrated into his circulatory and nervous systems. 19 00:04:19,342 --> 00:04:22,844 He could probably operate it like it was his own flesh and blood. 20 00:04:23,054 --> 00:04:26,056 I met a Vulcan scientist who wore a prosthesis. 21 00:04:26,266 --> 00:04:27,808 He lost his forearm. 22 00:04:28,017 --> 00:04:31,395 It's pretty sophisticated but it doesn't compare to this. 23 00:04:31,604 --> 00:04:33,897 Take a look at the eyepiece. 24 00:04:34,691 --> 00:04:37,150 Judging by the optics, 25 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:40,112 I'd say he could see most of the EM spectrum. 26 00:04:40,613 --> 00:04:43,782 - Did you run a genetic analysis? - That's even more interesting. 27 00:04:45,493 --> 00:04:47,661 They don't have much in common. 28 00:04:47,829 --> 00:04:49,621 They belong to two different species. 29 00:04:50,456 --> 00:04:52,124 Transmit your findings to Starfleet. 30 00:04:52,333 --> 00:04:53,875 They'll find a match in their database. 31 00:04:54,085 --> 00:04:55,585 - Right away. - Sir? 32 00:04:55,795 --> 00:05:00,007 I've run every test in the book. I still can't identify this alloy. 33 00:05:00,216 --> 00:05:02,551 - What about this? - I thought it was thermal damage 34 00:05:02,719 --> 00:05:04,761 until I found signs of antimatter residue. 35 00:05:04,971 --> 00:05:06,305 Maybe their warp drive overloaded. 36 00:05:06,514 --> 00:05:08,724 That could explain why there's not much debris. 37 00:05:08,933 --> 00:05:11,310 - I did find some carbon traces. - Could you date them? 38 00:05:11,519 --> 00:05:13,645 This debris has been here for about a hundred years. 39 00:05:35,543 --> 00:05:37,586 Take a look at this. 40 00:05:40,256 --> 00:05:44,343 Do you see those devices? They're repairing the cell membranes. 41 00:05:44,552 --> 00:05:45,594 What are they? 42 00:05:45,803 --> 00:05:48,972 I believe you're looking at a form of nanotechnology. 43 00:05:49,182 --> 00:05:51,516 I found thousands of these in both aliens. 44 00:05:51,726 --> 00:05:53,685 They're not just regenerating the damaged tissue, 45 00:05:53,895 --> 00:05:56,313 they're repairing the mechanical components as well. 46 00:05:56,522 --> 00:05:59,733 As far as I can tell, this arm's as good as new. 47 00:06:00,276 --> 00:06:03,653 The Denobulans have experimented with nanotechnology, 48 00:06:03,863 --> 00:06:06,615 but they have nothing like this. 49 00:06:06,824 --> 00:06:09,534 Maybe we should move the bodies to Module 3, 50 00:06:09,702 --> 00:06:11,578 put them in cold storage with the other samples. 51 00:06:11,788 --> 00:06:14,539 That way, we can examine them later under controlled conditions. 52 00:06:15,958 --> 00:06:19,086 Couldn't the bodies be damaged if we freeze them again? 53 00:06:19,462 --> 00:06:21,338 I guess it's possible. 54 00:06:22,382 --> 00:06:25,675 Then we should leave them here, let the regeneration process continue. 55 00:06:25,885 --> 00:06:27,803 What if it revives more of their systems? 56 00:06:28,012 --> 00:06:29,930 We don't know anything about this species 57 00:06:30,139 --> 00:06:32,057 or what they were doing here a hundred years ago. 58 00:06:32,809 --> 00:06:34,518 There's no reason to assume they're hostile. 59 00:06:35,019 --> 00:06:37,854 Heh. They don't exactly look friendly. 60 00:06:38,064 --> 00:06:40,524 Starfleet has asked us to find out everything we can. 61 00:06:40,733 --> 00:06:44,152 Keep them here for now, we'll see what happens. 62 00:06:53,454 --> 00:06:55,247 - Anything? - Oh! 63 00:06:55,540 --> 00:06:56,915 Plenty. 64 00:06:57,125 --> 00:06:59,334 - You seem a little jumpy. - Cybernetic corpses, 65 00:06:59,544 --> 00:07:01,920 digging through frozen remains in the middle of the night. 66 00:07:02,130 --> 00:07:03,171 Why would I be jumpy? 67 00:07:03,381 --> 00:07:05,132 I'd be more worried about the polar bears. 68 00:07:05,299 --> 00:07:08,593 Heh. I've identified 22 fragments of the outer hull. 69 00:07:08,803 --> 00:07:10,971 Each one has the same curvature. 70 00:07:11,180 --> 00:07:13,640 I think this ship was a perfect sphere. 71 00:07:13,850 --> 00:07:17,936 - How big? - About 600 meters in diameter. 72 00:07:18,146 --> 00:07:20,730 The debris field could be a lot more extensive than we thought. 73 00:07:20,940 --> 00:07:23,316 We might wanna get another excavation team out here. 74 00:07:25,278 --> 00:07:28,822 - What is it? - A warp signature. 75 00:07:30,074 --> 00:07:32,242 Help me with this. 76 00:07:37,206 --> 00:07:40,667 Just what the doctor ordered. Thanks. 77 00:07:40,877 --> 00:07:45,088 - How are your friends? - A little on the quiet side. 78 00:07:45,298 --> 00:07:47,132 There's a broken heating unit in Module 3. 79 00:07:47,341 --> 00:07:50,760 They've asked me to take a look. Will you be all right here? 80 00:07:50,970 --> 00:07:53,013 Go ahead. I'll be fine. 81 00:07:53,931 --> 00:07:55,599 Okay. 82 00:08:23,544 --> 00:08:25,587 Feeling better? 83 00:08:28,382 --> 00:08:32,219 Deuterium residue. Might be some kind of warp coil? 84 00:08:32,428 --> 00:08:34,554 Seems too small for a ship this size. 85 00:08:34,764 --> 00:08:38,433 I'd like to bring it back to the lab, take a closer look. 86 00:09:34,490 --> 00:09:37,075 - Here, here. - Oh. 87 00:09:42,039 --> 00:09:43,081 Get me a medical kit. 88 00:09:51,841 --> 00:09:55,135 Admiral, there's a problem with the A-6 excavation team. 89 00:09:55,344 --> 00:09:58,388 The Science Council hasn't heard from them in three days. 90 00:10:00,308 --> 00:10:02,350 Get a shuttle ready. 91 00:10:45,394 --> 00:10:48,021 The admiral thinks that they're humanoids 92 00:10:48,189 --> 00:10:50,482 enhanced with technology. 93 00:10:51,317 --> 00:10:53,610 He believes they abducted the research team. 94 00:10:54,070 --> 00:10:56,905 We're a long way from the Arctic. What can we do? 95 00:10:57,114 --> 00:10:59,949 Earth tracking stations spotted the transport 96 00:11:00,159 --> 00:11:02,869 leaving orbit at warp 3.9. 97 00:11:03,079 --> 00:11:04,371 That's impossible. 98 00:11:04,580 --> 00:11:06,665 Those transports can't exceed 1.4. 99 00:11:07,166 --> 00:11:10,001 I think it's safe to assume these aliens reconfigured the engines 100 00:11:10,211 --> 00:11:13,004 using technology from their own ship. 101 00:11:13,214 --> 00:11:15,173 Does Starfleet know where the vessel is now? 102 00:11:15,383 --> 00:11:17,342 Not exactly. But their heading puts them 103 00:11:17,510 --> 00:11:20,679 within a half-dozen light years of our current position. 104 00:11:21,555 --> 00:11:23,640 We've been ordered to find the ship. 105 00:11:24,225 --> 00:11:26,643 It shouldn't be difficult to isolate their warp signature. 106 00:11:28,938 --> 00:11:33,441 We'll start searching at these coordinates. 107 00:11:33,984 --> 00:11:36,319 Go to tactical alert. Lay in a course. 108 00:11:36,529 --> 00:11:38,154 Aye, sir. 109 00:11:42,284 --> 00:11:44,744 Buried in the ice for a century. 110 00:11:44,954 --> 00:11:47,580 Hard to believe anything could survive. 111 00:11:48,791 --> 00:11:50,750 Handsome devil. 112 00:12:02,930 --> 00:12:05,890 - You wanted to see me, lieutenant? - Yes. 113 00:12:06,100 --> 00:12:10,562 The researchers gathered a great deal of biometric data on these aliens, 114 00:12:10,771 --> 00:12:12,939 but I'm having trouble making heads or tails of it. 115 00:12:13,149 --> 00:12:14,566 How can I help? 116 00:12:14,775 --> 00:12:18,319 Well, this arm might contain some sort of weapon. 117 00:12:18,529 --> 00:12:22,574 If I can determine its yield, we'll have a better idea of what we're facing. 118 00:12:26,620 --> 00:12:29,581 What sort of people would replace perfectly good body parts 119 00:12:29,790 --> 00:12:31,875 with cybernetic implants? 120 00:12:32,084 --> 00:12:35,503 You of all people should be open-minded about technology. 121 00:12:35,713 --> 00:12:40,175 I don't have a problem with it, as long as it stays outside of my skin. 122 00:12:40,384 --> 00:12:41,426 If your heart was damaged, 123 00:12:41,635 --> 00:12:43,803 would you want me to replace it with a synthetic organ, 124 00:12:44,013 --> 00:12:46,347 - or would you rather die? - That's different. 125 00:12:46,515 --> 00:12:48,850 Hmm. There's a species I once encountered 126 00:12:49,018 --> 00:12:50,685 in the Beta Magellan system, 127 00:12:50,895 --> 00:12:52,270 the Bynars. 128 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:55,106 When they're born, a surgeon removes the child's parietal lobe 129 00:12:55,316 --> 00:12:57,609 and replaces it with a synaptic processor. 130 00:12:57,818 --> 00:13:01,154 I saw the procedure performed once. It was very impressive. 131 00:13:01,363 --> 00:13:03,656 Yeah, I'm sure it was. 132 00:13:03,824 --> 00:13:07,202 - Anything? - I don't see any evidence of a weapon. 133 00:13:08,287 --> 00:13:11,331 The research team was heavily armed. 134 00:13:11,540 --> 00:13:15,001 How did these aliens manage to overpower them? 135 00:13:18,839 --> 00:13:20,590 Bridge to Captain Archer. 136 00:13:20,758 --> 00:13:21,800 Go ahead. 137 00:13:21,967 --> 00:13:23,927 We're receiving an automated distress call. 138 00:13:24,094 --> 00:13:26,429 It's from a Tarkalean freighter. 139 00:13:30,851 --> 00:13:33,061 There's a lot of interference. 140 00:13:33,938 --> 00:13:36,064 To any ship within range, 141 00:13:36,273 --> 00:13:39,359 we're under attack by an unknown species. 142 00:13:39,568 --> 00:13:42,487 Request immediate assistance. 143 00:13:43,030 --> 00:13:45,031 That's it, sir. 144 00:13:46,784 --> 00:13:48,785 How long to reach them? 145 00:13:49,453 --> 00:13:52,872 - About an hour. - Set a course. 146 00:14:05,761 --> 00:14:07,679 Open a channel. 147 00:14:08,556 --> 00:14:11,808 This is Captain Archer of the Starfleet vessel Enterprise. 148 00:14:12,017 --> 00:14:13,810 Stand down your attack or we'll open fire. 149 00:14:15,187 --> 00:14:16,813 They're charging weapons. 150 00:14:18,899 --> 00:14:20,608 Some kind of proton burst. 151 00:14:20,818 --> 00:14:22,318 Those transports aren't normally armed. 152 00:14:22,528 --> 00:14:25,738 Obviously, the engines aren't the only system they've upgraded. 153 00:14:25,948 --> 00:14:27,365 Any human bio-signs? 154 00:14:28,617 --> 00:14:32,120 Nine on the Arctic transport. The readings are erratic. 155 00:14:34,874 --> 00:14:38,084 - Can you disable their weapons? - I believe so. 156 00:14:45,885 --> 00:14:48,428 - Their weapons are down. - They're going to warp. 157 00:14:48,637 --> 00:14:51,055 Is there anyone alive on the Tarkalean ship? 158 00:14:53,058 --> 00:14:56,227 Two bio-signs on their upper deck. Reading minimal life support. 159 00:14:59,315 --> 00:15:02,233 Hold our position. Get a shuttle pod ready. 160 00:15:04,987 --> 00:15:06,738 You have the Bridge. 161 00:15:08,198 --> 00:15:09,949 The Tarkaleans should live. 162 00:15:10,159 --> 00:15:13,912 The nanoprobes have infiltrated their autonomic systems. 163 00:15:14,079 --> 00:15:20,335 Their renal glands have been replaced with devices like this. 164 00:15:20,544 --> 00:15:23,046 Essentially, these individuals are being transformed 165 00:15:23,255 --> 00:15:25,632 into some sort of cybernetic hybrid. 166 00:15:25,841 --> 00:15:28,176 You said the human bio-signs were erratic. 167 00:15:28,385 --> 00:15:32,555 It's likely the researchers are going through a similar transformation. 168 00:15:34,475 --> 00:15:37,602 - Can you remove the nanoprobes? - Not surgically. 169 00:15:37,811 --> 00:15:39,979 These devices are multiplying at an extraordinary rate. 170 00:15:40,189 --> 00:15:41,940 I could never extract them all. 171 00:15:42,149 --> 00:15:45,068 I'm attempting to slow their progress with a modified retrovirus, 172 00:15:45,277 --> 00:15:47,362 but so far, I haven't been very successful. 173 00:15:47,571 --> 00:15:49,614 Perhaps you should isolate them in the decon chamber. 174 00:15:50,199 --> 00:15:53,368 If you do that, I won't be able to treat them as effectively. 175 00:15:53,577 --> 00:15:55,453 I don't believe they're a danger to the crew. 176 00:15:57,873 --> 00:15:59,749 I'm not so sure. 177 00:16:02,419 --> 00:16:03,962 I'll have Malcolm post a guard. 178 00:16:05,464 --> 00:16:07,382 Keep me updated. 179 00:16:20,813 --> 00:16:22,480 Come in. 180 00:16:24,441 --> 00:16:26,401 I've contacted Tarkalea. 181 00:16:26,610 --> 00:16:29,112 I told them we're doing everything we can for their crewmen. 182 00:16:30,030 --> 00:16:32,865 - Any sign of the transport? - Nothing. 183 00:16:35,661 --> 00:16:38,037 There was something familiar about all this 184 00:16:38,205 --> 00:16:40,540 but I couldn't put my finger on it until I found this speech 185 00:16:40,708 --> 00:16:43,376 Zefram Cochrane made 89 years ago. 186 00:16:43,585 --> 00:16:45,920 When I was a kid, I read everything I could about him. 187 00:16:46,130 --> 00:16:49,841 It took me a while but I finally found it in the database. 188 00:16:50,092 --> 00:16:52,969 He was giving a commencement address at Princeton 189 00:16:53,178 --> 00:16:58,057 when he started to talk about what really happened during first contact. 190 00:16:58,267 --> 00:17:01,185 He mentioned a group of cybernetic creatures from the future 191 00:17:01,395 --> 00:17:04,439 who tried to stop his first warp flight when he was living in Montana. 192 00:17:04,648 --> 00:17:07,692 He said they were defeated by a group of humans 193 00:17:07,901 --> 00:17:09,777 who were also from the future. 194 00:17:09,987 --> 00:17:13,823 As I recall, Cochrane was famous for his imaginative stories. 195 00:17:14,950 --> 00:17:18,119 He was also known to be frequently intoxicated. 196 00:17:18,328 --> 00:17:20,621 No one took him seriously, 197 00:17:20,831 --> 00:17:22,915 and he recanted the whole thing a few years later 198 00:17:23,083 --> 00:17:25,710 but you have to admit, there are similarities. 199 00:17:27,212 --> 00:17:30,757 He said their ultimate goal was to enslave the human race. 200 00:17:31,467 --> 00:17:33,426 If he was right, 201 00:17:34,136 --> 00:17:36,763 they might be heading back to their home world, 202 00:17:36,972 --> 00:17:38,514 so they can try again. 203 00:17:50,194 --> 00:17:54,030 - Who are you? - My name is Phlox. I'm a physician. 204 00:17:54,531 --> 00:17:58,242 You're aboard a starship. We responded to your distress call. 205 00:17:59,161 --> 00:18:00,828 What did you do to me? 206 00:18:00,996 --> 00:18:04,040 Your vessel was attacked. I'm doing my very best to treat you. 207 00:18:05,626 --> 00:18:06,667 I'm going to sedate him. 208 00:18:39,409 --> 00:18:40,952 Doctor. 209 00:18:41,411 --> 00:18:42,954 Phlox. 210 00:18:44,123 --> 00:18:47,792 - What happened? - We were attacked. 211 00:18:54,383 --> 00:18:57,510 I've been infected with the nanoprobes. 212 00:18:57,719 --> 00:19:00,847 One of the aliens injected me. Some sort of tubules. 213 00:19:01,056 --> 00:19:02,723 Captain? 214 00:19:03,934 --> 00:19:05,768 They left through here. 215 00:19:06,812 --> 00:19:10,189 Seal off the maintenance shafts. Post teams at every access point. 216 00:19:10,357 --> 00:19:12,525 When you find them, put them in decon, maximum security. 217 00:19:12,693 --> 00:19:13,734 Aye, sir. 218 00:19:13,902 --> 00:19:16,696 Use extreme caution, lieutenant. Their strength has been enhanced. 219 00:19:16,864 --> 00:19:19,907 It's critical that you don't let them touch you. 220 00:19:25,455 --> 00:19:29,208 - You haven't been infected. - Thanks, doctor. 221 00:19:30,002 --> 00:19:31,919 Stay here in case there are any more problems. 222 00:19:32,129 --> 00:19:33,963 Understood. 223 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:38,301 Call the Bridge if you need anything. 224 00:19:42,389 --> 00:19:45,808 Actually, it's, uh, feeding time for my Edosian slugs. 225 00:19:45,976 --> 00:19:49,562 They're quite partial to boiled root leaf. I usually pick some up from the galley. 226 00:19:49,730 --> 00:19:51,522 But under the circumstances... 227 00:19:53,692 --> 00:19:55,193 I'll have it brought down. 228 00:20:42,532 --> 00:20:44,325 They've modified most of the primary systems, 229 00:20:44,493 --> 00:20:46,911 engines, hull plating. These look like weapons nodes. 230 00:20:47,120 --> 00:20:49,247 I don't even wanna guess what this thing's for. 231 00:20:51,124 --> 00:20:53,584 Doesn't look like they've enhanced the aft plating yet. 232 00:20:53,752 --> 00:20:55,253 If we can punch through it here, 233 00:20:55,462 --> 00:20:58,339 we should be able to knock out this EPS manifold, 234 00:20:58,507 --> 00:20:59,757 take down their main power. 235 00:20:59,925 --> 00:21:01,342 One or two torpedoes ought to do it. 236 00:21:01,510 --> 00:21:03,427 T'Pol to Captain Archer. 237 00:21:03,637 --> 00:21:04,804 Go ahead. 238 00:21:05,013 --> 00:21:07,306 I've located the transport on long-range sensors. 239 00:21:07,516 --> 00:21:09,600 They're traveling at warp 4.8. 240 00:21:09,810 --> 00:21:12,478 - How far are they? - Less than two light years. 241 00:21:13,105 --> 00:21:15,022 I need you to coax more power out of the engines. 242 00:21:15,190 --> 00:21:16,440 I'll give it a shot. 243 00:21:16,650 --> 00:21:19,402 Travis, lay in a course, warp 4.9. 244 00:21:19,611 --> 00:21:20,778 Aye, sir. 245 00:21:21,363 --> 00:21:23,614 They've doubled their top speed in less than 12 hours. 246 00:21:23,824 --> 00:21:26,242 Let's hope they didn't have time to upgrade their weapons. 247 00:22:27,262 --> 00:22:29,388 Stop what you're doing. 248 00:22:30,474 --> 00:22:33,017 I'll fire if I have to. 249 00:22:33,226 --> 00:22:35,102 I said, step away. 250 00:22:44,613 --> 00:22:46,530 Maximum setting. 251 00:22:50,660 --> 00:22:51,952 Fall back. 252 00:23:06,927 --> 00:23:08,177 Reed to the Bridge. 253 00:23:09,137 --> 00:23:10,179 Go ahead. 254 00:23:10,347 --> 00:23:12,348 They're in Maintenance Shaft C, junction 12. 255 00:23:12,557 --> 00:23:14,058 They appear to be modifying systems. 256 00:23:14,976 --> 00:23:18,562 - What's in that junction? - Warp plasma regulators. 257 00:23:18,772 --> 00:23:21,315 - Can you stop them? - Our weapons were useless. 258 00:23:21,483 --> 00:23:23,234 They're equipped with energy shielding. 259 00:23:23,860 --> 00:23:28,656 - Sir, our warp field's destabilizing. - It's them. 260 00:23:29,449 --> 00:23:31,200 Isn't there an outer hatch in that junction? 261 00:23:31,576 --> 00:23:32,618 Yes. 262 00:23:37,040 --> 00:23:38,624 Malcolm. 263 00:23:39,251 --> 00:23:41,335 Get out of that section and seal it off. 264 00:23:41,545 --> 00:23:43,129 Understood. 265 00:23:43,839 --> 00:23:45,131 Come on, go. 266 00:23:45,674 --> 00:23:47,466 Take us out of warp. 267 00:23:54,808 --> 00:23:56,517 We're clear, captain. 268 00:23:57,727 --> 00:23:59,395 Sub-commander? 269 00:24:11,950 --> 00:24:13,951 The junction's empty. 270 00:24:15,662 --> 00:24:18,372 Close the hatch and repressurize. 271 00:24:22,085 --> 00:24:26,547 Malcolm, I want you to work with Trip, find out what they were doing in there. 272 00:24:26,756 --> 00:24:28,382 Aye, sir. 273 00:24:28,884 --> 00:24:30,217 Resume course and speed. 274 00:24:32,304 --> 00:24:33,888 You had no choice. 275 00:24:45,192 --> 00:24:47,193 Room service. 276 00:24:47,736 --> 00:24:48,777 What's this? 277 00:24:49,821 --> 00:24:53,657 Root leaf lettuce for your slugs, Vulcan sandworms for the bat, 278 00:24:53,867 --> 00:24:57,119 and angel hair pasta for the ship's physician. 279 00:24:57,787 --> 00:25:00,122 It's best if I avoid food for the time being. 280 00:25:00,332 --> 00:25:02,249 You need to keep up your strength. 281 00:25:02,459 --> 00:25:04,793 If I eat, my cellular metabolism will accelerate. 282 00:25:05,003 --> 00:25:07,254 The nanoprobes could spread further. 283 00:25:09,758 --> 00:25:13,677 Well, it's right here if you change your mind. 284 00:25:13,887 --> 00:25:16,388 Why are you wearing a phase-pistol? 285 00:25:17,724 --> 00:25:20,226 Oh, it's Lieutenant Reed's idea. 286 00:25:20,435 --> 00:25:22,478 If you come near me, I'm supposed to shoot you. 287 00:25:23,230 --> 00:25:25,105 I hope you'll use the stun setting. 288 00:25:26,316 --> 00:25:29,985 It's gonna be a few hours before we catch up with that transport. 289 00:25:30,195 --> 00:25:32,238 I'm sure that Captain Archer wouldn't mind 290 00:25:32,447 --> 00:25:35,491 if I stayed for a little while, kept you company. 291 00:25:35,700 --> 00:25:36,742 I appreciate the offer, 292 00:25:36,952 --> 00:25:39,578 but it may not be safe to be near me right now. 293 00:25:39,788 --> 00:25:41,997 I'm armed, remember? 294 00:25:46,628 --> 00:25:50,381 You've looked after me more times than I can count. 295 00:25:50,590 --> 00:25:52,716 I wanna return the favor. 296 00:25:52,926 --> 00:25:55,511 The technology could assert itself at any moment. 297 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:58,764 I don't know what will happen if it does. 298 00:25:59,307 --> 00:26:00,849 I underestimated these nanoprobes once. 299 00:26:01,017 --> 00:26:03,352 I don't intend to make the same mistake twice. 300 00:26:06,982 --> 00:26:09,024 Do you mind if I feed your animals before I go? 301 00:26:31,506 --> 00:26:33,757 They did a real number on these circuits. 302 00:26:33,925 --> 00:26:36,176 It could take days to get all this junk out. 303 00:26:36,386 --> 00:26:39,972 - What do you think they were doing? - I don't know. 304 00:26:40,765 --> 00:26:43,726 But they almost overloaded the plasma regulators. 305 00:26:43,935 --> 00:26:45,519 Doesn't make a whole lot of sense. 306 00:26:45,729 --> 00:26:47,980 Why blow up the ship if you're still on it? 307 00:26:48,189 --> 00:26:49,481 Hand me that, will you? 308 00:26:50,775 --> 00:26:52,776 That shielding of theirs was impressive. 309 00:26:52,986 --> 00:26:55,154 We might as well have been firing holographic bullets. 310 00:26:55,739 --> 00:26:58,240 Too bad you didn't get a closer look. 311 00:26:58,450 --> 00:27:00,659 That kind of technology could come in handy. 312 00:27:00,869 --> 00:27:04,246 There's got to be a way to get through those shields with phase-pistols. 313 00:27:04,456 --> 00:27:08,334 If I cross-polarized the power cells, it might increase the particle yield. 314 00:27:08,543 --> 00:27:10,502 I'll be in the armory. 315 00:27:24,809 --> 00:27:26,727 Coffee with cream. 316 00:27:29,814 --> 00:27:31,774 I believe Crewman Cunningham is in the galley 317 00:27:31,983 --> 00:27:33,651 if you'd like something else. 318 00:27:35,528 --> 00:27:37,321 This'll be fine. 319 00:27:40,742 --> 00:27:43,452 - Is this seat taken? - Please. 320 00:27:50,919 --> 00:27:52,086 Lieutenant Reed informed me 321 00:27:52,295 --> 00:27:55,673 that you plan to disable the transport when we find it. 322 00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:57,549 He thinks we can knock out the power systems 323 00:27:57,717 --> 00:27:59,134 without causing too much damage. 324 00:27:59,969 --> 00:28:02,346 So you still intend to rescue the humans? 325 00:28:02,889 --> 00:28:04,765 That's the general idea. 326 00:28:04,974 --> 00:28:07,434 If they've already been transformed, that could be difficult. 327 00:28:09,104 --> 00:28:11,563 I wanna take these people home, 328 00:28:12,023 --> 00:28:14,983 the humans and the Tarkaleans, 329 00:28:15,485 --> 00:28:17,444 no matter what state they're in. 330 00:28:17,987 --> 00:28:20,739 There are 29 life forms on that transport. 331 00:28:20,949 --> 00:28:23,575 It's logical to assume they've all been infected. 332 00:28:23,785 --> 00:28:26,620 We could endanger Enterprise if they're brought aboard. 333 00:28:26,830 --> 00:28:29,164 Perhaps you should reconsider. 334 00:28:29,374 --> 00:28:31,333 Are you saying we shouldn't go after that ship? 335 00:28:31,543 --> 00:28:34,545 I'm saying we destroy it. 336 00:28:35,338 --> 00:28:37,631 Phlox to Captain Archer. 337 00:28:42,887 --> 00:28:45,347 - Go ahead. - Would you please come to Sickbay? 338 00:28:45,557 --> 00:28:47,349 On my way. 339 00:28:50,437 --> 00:28:53,605 I'm not ready to declare them a lost cause. 340 00:29:09,497 --> 00:29:11,457 How are you feeling? 341 00:29:12,167 --> 00:29:14,293 Better than I anticipated. 342 00:29:14,502 --> 00:29:18,297 The nanoprobes seem to be having trouble with my immune system. 343 00:29:18,506 --> 00:29:22,551 But they are persistent little fellows. It won't be long before they adapt. 344 00:29:23,344 --> 00:29:26,346 - Any progress finding a treatment? - Possibly. 345 00:29:26,556 --> 00:29:28,974 I've been attempting to treat the infection as if it were, 346 00:29:29,184 --> 00:29:31,185 well, an infection, then it suddenly occurred to me, 347 00:29:31,394 --> 00:29:32,936 this isn't a biological problem. 348 00:29:33,146 --> 00:29:36,023 I need to think like an engineer, not a physician. 349 00:29:36,232 --> 00:29:38,108 I extracted several of the devices 350 00:29:38,318 --> 00:29:40,694 and subjected them to different forms of radiation. 351 00:29:40,904 --> 00:29:44,156 Their intermolecular processors appear to be vulnerable 352 00:29:44,365 --> 00:29:45,699 to omicron particles. 353 00:29:47,410 --> 00:29:52,122 But if one of the nanoprobes survives, it will start to multiply again, 354 00:29:52,332 --> 00:29:55,375 so I'll need to program a rather excessive dose. 355 00:29:56,294 --> 00:29:59,713 The side effects will not be pleasant to say the least. 356 00:29:59,923 --> 00:30:04,426 You, uh, may want to keep this in the event I'm unsuccessful. 357 00:30:04,886 --> 00:30:08,597 - What is it? - A cure of sorts. 358 00:30:08,807 --> 00:30:11,475 It contains a neural toxin that will terminate my synaptic functions 359 00:30:11,643 --> 00:30:13,811 within a matter of seconds. 360 00:30:14,521 --> 00:30:16,980 Aren't you jumping the gun a little? 361 00:30:17,190 --> 00:30:22,069 I have no intention of turning into one of those cybernetic creatures. 362 00:30:25,573 --> 00:30:29,910 Increase power another five megajoules. 363 00:30:30,119 --> 00:30:31,537 Fire. 364 00:30:32,247 --> 00:30:36,375 Keep it going. Increase to seven megajoules. 365 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:38,377 Try eight. 366 00:30:39,712 --> 00:30:41,255 Nine. 367 00:30:42,298 --> 00:30:44,925 The density's holding. Bring it up to ten. 368 00:30:49,681 --> 00:30:52,140 That should do it. 369 00:30:52,350 --> 00:30:54,810 We'll reach that transport in less than an hour. 370 00:30:55,520 --> 00:30:58,522 Let's modify as many of these as we can. 371 00:31:07,824 --> 00:31:10,701 The vessel's mass has increased by 3 percent. 372 00:31:10,910 --> 00:31:13,078 They've improved their defenses since we last saw them. 373 00:31:14,497 --> 00:31:15,956 They're accelerating. 374 00:31:16,124 --> 00:31:18,667 Warp 4.96. 375 00:31:18,877 --> 00:31:20,544 - Nine-eight. - Increase speed. 376 00:31:26,384 --> 00:31:28,218 We're closing. 377 00:31:29,387 --> 00:31:32,014 Target that EPS manifold. 378 00:31:33,391 --> 00:31:34,641 They're dropping to impulse. 379 00:31:43,610 --> 00:31:46,862 They're sending a transmission, some kind of activation sequence. 380 00:31:47,071 --> 00:31:50,115 - Block it. - I can't. 381 00:31:57,415 --> 00:31:58,790 Tucker to the Bridge. 382 00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:01,376 These cybernetic circuits just lit up like a Christmas tree. 383 00:32:04,589 --> 00:32:07,507 They're disrupting our plasma network. Main power is failing. 384 00:32:07,717 --> 00:32:09,760 We're losing weapons. 385 00:32:10,595 --> 00:32:12,346 They set us up. 386 00:32:14,140 --> 00:32:17,601 They're hailing us, audio only. 387 00:32:19,687 --> 00:32:21,897 - This is captain... - You will be assimilated. 388 00:32:22,106 --> 00:32:24,524 Resistance is futile. 389 00:32:44,879 --> 00:32:46,797 Hull plating's down to 81 percent. 390 00:32:47,006 --> 00:32:48,882 Trip, we could use weapons. 391 00:32:50,051 --> 00:32:52,135 It's gonna be a few minutes. 392 00:32:54,222 --> 00:32:56,181 Plating's down another 12 percent. 393 00:32:57,225 --> 00:32:59,226 - Is the transporter still online? - For the moment. 394 00:32:59,394 --> 00:33:01,144 Then you're with me. 395 00:33:01,354 --> 00:33:05,273 - Captain... - I'm counting on you to pull us out. 396 00:33:11,906 --> 00:33:13,615 Doctor? 397 00:33:15,952 --> 00:33:17,786 I've programmed the irradiation sequence 398 00:33:17,996 --> 00:33:20,330 but I'll need you to activate it. Once the chamber's sealed, 399 00:33:20,540 --> 00:33:23,083 all you have to do is press this. 400 00:33:52,196 --> 00:33:53,822 I've doubled the particle yield. 401 00:33:54,032 --> 00:33:56,700 It may take a few seconds to recharge after each shot. 402 00:33:56,909 --> 00:33:59,161 Put us as close as you can to their EPS manifold. 403 00:33:59,370 --> 00:34:00,996 Aye, sir. 404 00:34:36,657 --> 00:34:38,784 Hull plating's at 23 percent. 405 00:35:33,923 --> 00:35:35,507 This was one of the researchers. 406 00:35:35,716 --> 00:35:36,883 Was? 407 00:35:38,261 --> 00:35:41,721 Look at these bio-signs. They're not human anymore. 408 00:35:42,682 --> 00:35:44,516 Sir. 409 00:35:52,692 --> 00:35:55,026 We've been boarded. Six bio-signs, C-Deck. 410 00:35:55,236 --> 00:35:56,403 Alert Security. 411 00:35:56,612 --> 00:35:57,863 Bridge to Commander Tucker. 412 00:35:59,532 --> 00:36:01,700 - Go ahead. - How much longer? 413 00:36:01,909 --> 00:36:03,702 I think I've isolated one of the power relays. 414 00:36:03,870 --> 00:36:05,620 Stand by. Ah! 415 00:36:16,674 --> 00:36:18,592 Another human? 416 00:36:19,427 --> 00:36:21,469 Same as the others. 417 00:37:20,947 --> 00:37:22,697 That's it. 418 00:37:32,750 --> 00:37:34,334 Captain! 419 00:37:45,304 --> 00:37:46,888 We've lost hull plating. 420 00:37:47,723 --> 00:37:49,057 They're cutting into the hull. 421 00:37:49,267 --> 00:37:52,394 - E-Deck, starboard forequarter. - Evacuate that section. 422 00:37:53,521 --> 00:37:56,648 They've adapted. Hurry, Malcolm. 423 00:37:56,816 --> 00:37:59,442 Archer to Enterprise. Stand by, transporter. 424 00:37:59,652 --> 00:38:00,735 Acknowledged. 425 00:38:01,112 --> 00:38:02,696 Now. 426 00:38:26,262 --> 00:38:28,263 - Tucker to the Bridge. - Go ahead. 427 00:38:28,431 --> 00:38:30,098 The alien circuits are losing power. 428 00:38:30,266 --> 00:38:33,143 - Do we have weapons? - They're coming online now. 429 00:38:41,902 --> 00:38:42,944 Report. 430 00:38:43,112 --> 00:38:44,904 Our engines and weapons are back online. 431 00:38:45,114 --> 00:38:48,867 The transport's been disabled. So has the alien circuitry. 432 00:38:49,076 --> 00:38:51,411 Did you find the research team? 433 00:38:54,540 --> 00:38:57,292 There isn't anyone on that ship we can help anymore. 434 00:39:00,546 --> 00:39:03,548 Sir, something's happening on the transport. 435 00:39:04,175 --> 00:39:07,510 Their systems are being restored. They're charging weapons. 436 00:39:07,678 --> 00:39:10,847 Target their warp core. Hit them with everything we've got. 437 00:39:28,366 --> 00:39:30,533 Get me Admiral Forrest. 438 00:39:36,707 --> 00:39:40,502 Captain's starlog, March 1 st, 2153. 439 00:39:40,711 --> 00:39:42,879 Repairs to the ship are underway 440 00:39:43,089 --> 00:39:45,965 and we've resumed our previous heading at low warp. 441 00:39:46,175 --> 00:39:50,136 Doctor Phlox is confident he'll make a complete recovery. 442 00:39:54,225 --> 00:39:56,101 Aren't you supposed to be in bed? 443 00:39:56,310 --> 00:39:58,478 I'm merely catching up on some paperwork. 444 00:39:58,687 --> 00:40:01,356 Nothing too strenuous, I assure you. 445 00:40:01,565 --> 00:40:05,610 It's vital to keep the mind occupied during the healing process. 446 00:40:05,820 --> 00:40:08,696 They say doctors make the worst patients. 447 00:40:10,032 --> 00:40:12,992 Captain, there's something you should know. 448 00:40:13,494 --> 00:40:17,539 I had a rather strange experience while I was infected. 449 00:40:17,748 --> 00:40:20,542 I believe I was connected with the aliens, 450 00:40:20,751 --> 00:40:23,795 possibly through some form of telepathy. 451 00:40:24,380 --> 00:40:26,631 Do you think they were trying to communicate with you? 452 00:40:26,841 --> 00:40:28,258 Not precisely. 453 00:40:28,467 --> 00:40:32,095 It felt as though I was part of a group consciousness. 454 00:40:32,304 --> 00:40:34,514 You were under extraordinary physical stress. 455 00:40:34,723 --> 00:40:36,599 You may have imagined it. 456 00:40:36,767 --> 00:40:38,685 It seemed quite real. 457 00:40:38,853 --> 00:40:40,728 I couldn't understand most of what I was hearing 458 00:40:40,938 --> 00:40:42,313 but I got the distinct impression 459 00:40:42,523 --> 00:40:46,151 they were trying to send a subspace message. 460 00:40:46,360 --> 00:40:49,195 They transmitted a numerical sequence. 461 00:40:50,948 --> 00:40:53,908 I heard it over and over again. 462 00:41:01,208 --> 00:41:02,834 Come in. 463 00:41:06,672 --> 00:41:09,174 The computer analyzed Phlox's numbers. 464 00:41:09,383 --> 00:41:10,758 They're pulsar frequencies 465 00:41:10,968 --> 00:41:13,803 with geometric light-year measurements. 466 00:41:14,096 --> 00:41:15,680 Spatial coordinates. 467 00:41:18,309 --> 00:41:21,394 They told their home world how to find Earth. 468 00:41:21,604 --> 00:41:23,855 Did you learn where the message was sent? 469 00:41:24,732 --> 00:41:27,775 Somewhere deep in the Delta Quadrant. 470 00:41:27,985 --> 00:41:30,737 Then I doubt there's any immediate danger. 471 00:41:30,946 --> 00:41:33,072 It would take at least 200 years 472 00:41:33,282 --> 00:41:35,283 for a subspace message to reach the Delta Quadrant, 473 00:41:35,451 --> 00:41:37,076 assuming it's received at all. 474 00:41:39,163 --> 00:41:44,083 Sounds to me like we've only postponed the invasion until, what? 475 00:41:44,376 --> 00:42:53,695 The 24th century?