1 00:00:03,295 --> 00:00:06,715 Picard: Captain's log, stardate 47423.9. 2 00:00:06,882 --> 00:00:08,509 We have arrived at boraa/ ii 3 00:00:08,675 --> 00:00:10,594 in response to an emergency distress call 4 00:00:10,761 --> 00:00:13,555 from it. Worf's foster brother, Nikolai rozhenko. 5 00:00:13,722 --> 00:00:16,225 He has been stationed on the planet as a cultural observer. 6 00:00:17,726 --> 00:00:19,978 Analysis, Mr. Data? 7 00:00:20,145 --> 00:00:22,397 The planet's atmosphere is dissipating, sir. 8 00:00:22,564 --> 00:00:25,442 Intense plasmonic reactions are destroying it. 9 00:00:25,609 --> 00:00:27,903 The stratosphere is already breaking down. 10 00:00:28,070 --> 00:00:31,907 There are turbulent radiation storms across much of its surface. 11 00:00:32,074 --> 00:00:36,328 I estimate that the planet will be uninhabitable in less than 38 hours. 12 00:00:36,495 --> 00:00:39,122 The distress call came in only four days ago. 13 00:00:39,289 --> 00:00:42,709 Why would Dr. Rozhenko have waited so long before sending it? 14 00:00:42,876 --> 00:00:46,380 Atmospheric dissipation is a rare and essentially unpredictable event. 15 00:00:46,547 --> 00:00:48,507 When it occurs, it proceeds rapidly. 16 00:00:48,674 --> 00:00:51,260 Dr. Rozhenko may not have had sufficient warning. 17 00:00:51,426 --> 00:00:53,095 [Panel beeping] 18 00:00:53,262 --> 00:00:54,680 What was that? 19 00:00:54,846 --> 00:00:58,141 Dissipation effect is generating plasmonic energy bursts. 20 00:00:58,308 --> 00:00:59,726 Is there any danger to the ship? 21 00:00:59,893 --> 00:01:01,436 I do not believe so. 22 00:01:01,603 --> 00:01:04,273 However, we may experience intermittent system failures 23 00:01:04,439 --> 00:01:06,316 and power surges as a result. 24 00:01:06,483 --> 00:01:08,694 Keep an eye on it. 25 00:01:08,860 --> 00:01:10,821 Mr. Worf, any luck? 26 00:01:10,988 --> 00:01:13,824 There is still no response to our hail, sir. 27 00:01:13,991 --> 00:01:16,618 I am attempting to scan the observation post. 28 00:01:16,785 --> 00:01:19,162 He could be hurt. Maybe he can't respond. 29 00:01:19,329 --> 00:01:21,456 Worf: The sensor interference is significant, 30 00:01:21,623 --> 00:01:23,500 but the post appears to be intact. 31 00:01:23,667 --> 00:01:26,336 Their power grid is still functioning. 32 00:01:26,503 --> 00:01:31,425 However, I am reading no life forms within the structure. 33 00:01:31,592 --> 00:01:33,635 It's not like him to leave the post. 34 00:01:33,802 --> 00:01:35,470 Especially under these circumstances. 35 00:01:35,637 --> 00:01:38,390 Captain, I am detecting faint power emissions 36 00:01:38,557 --> 00:01:40,851 from a system of caverns near the post. 37 00:01:41,018 --> 00:01:42,352 It could be a deflector shield. 38 00:01:42,519 --> 00:01:44,563 It can't be native to the planet. 39 00:01:44,730 --> 00:01:47,410 The boraalans don't have anything close to that level of technology. 40 00:01:47,566 --> 00:01:50,485 Captain, request permission to lead an away team. 41 00:01:52,988 --> 00:01:54,489 Very well. 42 00:01:54,656 --> 00:01:57,075 But regardless of this planet's immediate situation, 43 00:01:57,242 --> 00:01:59,745 we must observe the prime directive. 44 00:01:59,911 --> 00:02:03,915 I want to minimize the risk of contact with the inhabitants. 45 00:02:04,082 --> 00:02:05,667 You will go down alone, Mr. Worf. 46 00:02:05,834 --> 00:02:07,502 And I want to have you surgically altered 47 00:02:07,669 --> 00:02:09,296 so that you could pass as a boraalan. 48 00:02:09,463 --> 00:02:11,256 Aye, sir. 49 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:21,475 You're worried about Nikolai, aren't you? 50 00:02:25,062 --> 00:02:26,563 Are the two of you close? 51 00:02:28,231 --> 00:02:30,025 We are brothers. 52 00:02:31,401 --> 00:02:33,654 You never talk much about him. What's he like? 53 00:02:35,155 --> 00:02:38,158 Nikolai is older than I. 54 00:02:38,325 --> 00:02:39,951 And we are not alike. 55 00:02:40,118 --> 00:02:43,580 We had many disagreements when we were growing up. 56 00:02:43,747 --> 00:02:45,582 That's not unusual. 57 00:02:46,750 --> 00:02:50,087 Nikolai has a mind of his own. 58 00:02:50,253 --> 00:02:52,673 He attended starfleet academy, 59 00:02:52,839 --> 00:02:55,550 but he was unable to follow the rules. 60 00:02:55,717 --> 00:02:58,470 He left after one year. 61 00:03:00,514 --> 00:03:02,099 But he has many fine qualities. 62 00:03:02,265 --> 00:03:06,728 He's brilliant, persuasive. 63 00:03:06,895 --> 00:03:08,271 A natural leader. 64 00:03:08,438 --> 00:03:10,107 Sounds intriguing. 65 00:03:10,273 --> 00:03:12,150 I look forward to meeting him. 66 00:03:27,874 --> 00:03:29,668 [Beeping] 67 00:03:34,631 --> 00:03:36,591 Boraalan: What are you doing here? 68 00:03:39,928 --> 00:03:41,471 You're not from our village. 69 00:03:41,638 --> 00:03:43,265 Who are you? 70 00:03:44,433 --> 00:03:46,810 Who is this? 71 00:03:49,187 --> 00:03:50,981 My name is worf. 72 00:03:51,148 --> 00:03:52,607 I am a traveler. 73 00:03:52,774 --> 00:03:54,568 How did you survive the storms? 74 00:03:54,735 --> 00:03:56,611 Nikolai: I would know that voice anywhere. 75 00:03:56,778 --> 00:03:59,906 Worf, is it really you? 76 00:04:02,826 --> 00:04:05,078 It's good to see you. 77 00:04:05,245 --> 00:04:08,874 You've changed a lot in four years. 78 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:12,836 - Nikolai? - Yes. Ha-ha-ha! 79 00:04:13,003 --> 00:04:14,337 Oh, worf. 80 00:04:14,504 --> 00:04:17,090 This is my brother, worf. He's come to help us. 81 00:04:17,257 --> 00:04:19,843 [Nikolai laughs] 82 00:04:50,123 --> 00:04:54,753 Picard: Space, the final frontier. 83 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:58,965 These are the voyages of the starship enterprise. 84 00:04:59,132 --> 00:05:04,471 Its continuing mission: To explore strange new worlds, 85 00:05:04,638 --> 00:05:09,017 to seek out new life and new civilizations, 86 00:05:09,184 --> 00:05:13,355 to boldly go where no one has gone before. 87 00:06:11,746 --> 00:06:13,498 But if you were able to get here, 88 00:06:13,665 --> 00:06:15,542 - storms must've subsided. - Please. 89 00:06:15,709 --> 00:06:18,003 Do you think it's safe to return to the surface? 90 00:06:18,169 --> 00:06:21,089 Please, I must speak to my brother. 91 00:06:25,427 --> 00:06:28,263 Nikolai, what have you done? 92 00:06:28,430 --> 00:06:29,848 They were dying. 93 00:06:30,015 --> 00:06:32,058 I refused to sit there safe in that observation post 94 00:06:32,225 --> 00:06:33,476 and watch it happen. 95 00:06:33,643 --> 00:06:35,061 I set up a deflector shield 96 00:06:35,228 --> 00:06:36,938 to screen these caves from the radiation 97 00:06:37,105 --> 00:06:39,190 and then I brought them here. 98 00:06:39,357 --> 00:06:41,568 - What did you tell them? - They think I'm a boraalan. 99 00:06:41,735 --> 00:06:43,820 I told them I was from another village far from here. 100 00:06:43,987 --> 00:06:45,780 Well, at least you had that much sense. 101 00:06:45,947 --> 00:06:49,034 When I sent the distress call, I knew the enterprise was in this sector, 102 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:50,880 but I wasn't sure you'd be the one to come. 103 00:06:51,036 --> 00:06:52,579 I'm so glad that you're here, worf. 104 00:06:52,746 --> 00:06:57,542 Nikolai, there is nothing we can do for these people. 105 00:06:59,002 --> 00:07:01,338 You have only postponed their deaths. 106 00:07:01,504 --> 00:07:03,590 I want to discuss that with your captain. 107 00:07:03,757 --> 00:07:07,427 And I am certain he will want to speak with you. 108 00:07:07,594 --> 00:07:10,472 Nikolai: Friends, my brother and I must go back to the surface. 109 00:07:10,639 --> 00:07:13,433 He has provisions and will need help bringing them here. 110 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:15,185 We'll return shortly. 111 00:07:15,352 --> 00:07:17,729 It's too dangerous. The storms can occur without warning. 112 00:07:17,896 --> 00:07:19,896 - If you're caught... - Don't worry, worf's a seer. 113 00:07:20,023 --> 00:07:21,733 He understands the nature of the storms. 114 00:07:21,900 --> 00:07:25,195 He'll know when it's safe to travel. 115 00:07:25,362 --> 00:07:28,198 Yes, that is correct. 116 00:07:28,365 --> 00:07:31,201 Our seer died when the storms first came. 117 00:07:31,368 --> 00:07:34,371 We've been without his guidance for many weeks. 118 00:07:34,537 --> 00:07:36,706 Vorin: Let me go with you. 119 00:07:36,873 --> 00:07:39,042 I know the terrain better than anyone and I can help. 120 00:07:39,209 --> 00:07:41,711 No, vorin. Worf and I will be safe. 121 00:07:41,878 --> 00:07:43,588 We'll return shortly. 122 00:07:50,971 --> 00:07:54,391 Doctor, you were fully aware that the atmospheric dissipation 123 00:07:54,557 --> 00:07:56,309 could not be stopped. 124 00:07:56,476 --> 00:07:59,354 What did you hope to accomplish by assisting these people? 125 00:07:59,521 --> 00:08:02,065 I was trying to give them a future. 126 00:08:02,232 --> 00:08:03,566 What I propose is, 127 00:08:03,733 --> 00:08:05,533 we create an atmospheric shield on the planet. 128 00:08:05,694 --> 00:08:08,738 We can camouflage the equipment, just as was done with my observation post. 129 00:08:08,905 --> 00:08:11,908 - No one will ever know it's there. - You can't be serious. 130 00:08:12,075 --> 00:08:13,326 Indeed, I am. 131 00:08:13,493 --> 00:08:16,788 I realize it will only provide atmosphere for a limited area on the surface, 132 00:08:16,955 --> 00:08:19,958 but it will be enough to save one village. 133 00:08:20,125 --> 00:08:22,205 I have no intention of compounding what you have done 134 00:08:22,335 --> 00:08:25,171 by committing another gross violation of the prime directive. 135 00:08:26,381 --> 00:08:30,135 Captain, the boraalans have a rich and beautiful culture. 136 00:08:30,301 --> 00:08:31,928 A deep spiritual life. 137 00:08:32,095 --> 00:08:34,431 They deserve the chance to survive. 138 00:08:34,597 --> 00:08:37,934 And isn't that what the prime directive was truly intended to do? 139 00:08:38,101 --> 00:08:40,645 To allow cultures to survive and grow naturally? 140 00:08:40,812 --> 00:08:43,690 Not exactly. The prime directive was designed 141 00:08:43,857 --> 00:08:45,775 to ensure non-interference. 142 00:08:45,942 --> 00:08:48,486 But aren't we interfering either way? 143 00:08:48,653 --> 00:08:50,155 If we take no action, 144 00:08:50,321 --> 00:08:52,407 it's a conscious decision to let the boraalans die. 145 00:08:52,574 --> 00:08:55,994 Exactly. We have the power to save some of them. 146 00:08:56,161 --> 00:08:57,996 All we have to do is exercise it. 147 00:08:58,163 --> 00:09:01,332 We have sworn to uphold the principle of the prime directive. 148 00:09:01,499 --> 00:09:02,667 And until that is changed, 149 00:09:02,834 --> 00:09:04,878 there is no further course of action we can take. 150 00:09:05,045 --> 00:09:06,337 Is that understood? 151 00:09:09,674 --> 00:09:12,761 Some of my log recorders 152 00:09:12,927 --> 00:09:15,263 are still in my observation post. 153 00:09:15,430 --> 00:09:16,973 They contain most of my research. 154 00:09:17,140 --> 00:09:20,060 Since it appears that the only way 155 00:09:20,226 --> 00:09:23,438 I'm going to preserve the boraalan culture is in a museum, 156 00:09:25,482 --> 00:09:28,818 I request permission to return to the surface and retrieve them. 157 00:09:28,985 --> 00:09:32,072 I'm afraid that won't be possible. 158 00:09:32,238 --> 00:09:34,240 But you can have full use of the ship's computer 159 00:09:34,407 --> 00:09:38,078 to set up a com link and upload your data from here. 160 00:09:38,244 --> 00:09:41,623 If there's nothing further, you're dismissed. 161 00:09:51,633 --> 00:09:54,302 I'm sorry, Nikolai. 162 00:09:54,469 --> 00:09:57,013 I wish there were another way. 163 00:10:03,603 --> 00:10:06,648 I am quite familiar with your communications systems. 164 00:10:06,815 --> 00:10:09,901 If you like, I will help you set up your com link. 165 00:10:13,238 --> 00:10:15,448 I'll do it myself. 166 00:10:18,785 --> 00:10:21,329 Captain, atmospheric dissipation 167 00:10:21,496 --> 00:10:24,207 has accelerated over the past several hours. 168 00:10:24,374 --> 00:10:26,876 I estimate the planet's atmosphere will be completely gone 169 00:10:27,043 --> 00:10:29,212 within three minutes. 170 00:10:29,379 --> 00:10:32,173 Captain, I've completed my data uplink. 171 00:10:32,340 --> 00:10:33,550 With your permission, 172 00:10:33,716 --> 00:10:35,385 I would like to integrate my research logs 173 00:10:35,552 --> 00:10:37,387 with the ship's library computer. 174 00:10:37,554 --> 00:10:38,930 Of course. 175 00:10:39,097 --> 00:10:41,141 Data: The mesosphere is gone, sir. 176 00:10:41,307 --> 00:10:45,353 Plasmonic reactions are now beginning to break down the troposphere. 177 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:47,397 Put it on-screen. 178 00:10:55,363 --> 00:10:56,739 What's going on? 179 00:10:56,906 --> 00:10:58,366 It appears the plasmonic reactions 180 00:10:58,533 --> 00:11:00,785 are continuing to interfere with our sensors. 181 00:11:00,952 --> 00:11:02,537 I thought you had compensated for that. 182 00:11:02,704 --> 00:11:04,205 I had, sir. 183 00:11:04,372 --> 00:11:07,876 I will attempt to engage additional filtering elements. 184 00:11:09,752 --> 00:11:11,379 Visual re-established. 185 00:11:16,509 --> 00:11:20,054 This is one of those times 186 00:11:20,221 --> 00:11:25,101 when we must face the ramifications of the prime directive 187 00:11:25,268 --> 00:11:30,231 and honor those lives which we cannot save. 188 00:11:30,398 --> 00:11:33,693 I find no honor in this whatsoever, captain. 189 00:11:36,029 --> 00:11:39,032 You will forgive me if I don't stay. 190 00:11:40,158 --> 00:11:42,285 [Sighs] 191 00:12:00,053 --> 00:12:02,347 You have the bridge, number one. 192 00:12:03,973 --> 00:12:05,642 Helm, take us out of orbit. 193 00:12:05,808 --> 00:12:08,686 Set a course for starbase 87, warp 5. 194 00:12:08,853 --> 00:12:10,939 Woman: Aye, sir. 195 00:12:11,105 --> 00:12:13,149 [Crackling, powering down] 196 00:12:13,316 --> 00:12:14,567 What happened? 197 00:12:14,734 --> 00:12:16,778 There appears to be an unusual power drain 198 00:12:16,945 --> 00:12:18,488 in the eps distribution net. 199 00:12:18,655 --> 00:12:20,073 Riker: What's the source? 200 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:22,992 Unknown, sir. It is difficult to localize. 201 00:12:23,159 --> 00:12:26,329 The power drain has registered on my security grid as well, sir. 202 00:12:26,496 --> 00:12:28,331 It appeared to be coming from deck 10. 203 00:12:28,498 --> 00:12:31,501 All right, Mr. Worf. Get a security team on it. 204 00:12:31,668 --> 00:12:33,294 Aye, sir. 205 00:12:34,837 --> 00:12:38,716 Concentrate your scans on the eps transfer links. 206 00:12:44,514 --> 00:12:46,975 [Beeping] 207 00:12:51,854 --> 00:12:54,148 Computer. 208 00:12:54,315 --> 00:12:55,733 Open holodeck 5. 209 00:12:55,900 --> 00:12:59,320 Computer: Unable to comply. Holodeck 5 is in use. 210 00:12:59,487 --> 00:13:03,157 Override. Authorization, worf, theta 619. 211 00:13:03,324 --> 00:13:04,826 Unable to comply. 212 00:13:04,993 --> 00:13:08,538 Holodeck control systems have been bypassed. 213 00:13:18,423 --> 00:13:20,883 Nikolai: Worf, come in. 214 00:13:29,309 --> 00:13:30,476 Worf: Nikolai? 215 00:13:31,811 --> 00:13:33,563 What are you doing here? 216 00:13:33,730 --> 00:13:35,565 Nikolai: I have something to show you. 217 00:13:35,732 --> 00:13:38,234 Whatever you do, stay quiet. 218 00:13:48,536 --> 00:13:50,997 [Chattering] 219 00:13:53,708 --> 00:13:57,170 I've done what you refused to do. I've saved them. 220 00:14:04,052 --> 00:14:05,892 Nikolai: I started thinking about this days ago 221 00:14:06,054 --> 00:14:08,306 when it became clear the planet was doomed. 222 00:14:08,473 --> 00:14:10,892 I knew if I could gain access to your ship's computer, 223 00:14:11,059 --> 00:14:13,061 I could generate a replica of the caves. 224 00:14:13,227 --> 00:14:15,063 The hard part was transporting the boraalans 225 00:14:15,229 --> 00:14:18,024 into the holodeck without anybody on the enterprise noticing. 226 00:14:18,191 --> 00:14:19,942 But I was able to blank out the sensors 227 00:14:20,109 --> 00:14:22,737 and make it look like interference from the plasmonic bursts. 228 00:14:22,904 --> 00:14:25,156 And it worked perfectly. 229 00:14:25,323 --> 00:14:27,533 The boraalans were transported while they were sleeping. 230 00:14:27,700 --> 00:14:29,410 They never knew anything had happened. 231 00:14:31,162 --> 00:14:33,498 Bddge. 232 00:14:33,664 --> 00:14:35,875 It's a simple plan, really. That's the beauty of it. 233 00:14:36,042 --> 00:14:39,087 Worf, trust me. This is going to work. 234 00:14:39,253 --> 00:14:41,339 Trust you? 235 00:14:41,506 --> 00:14:44,467 You never had any intention of obeying the captain. 236 00:14:44,634 --> 00:14:46,552 I wasn't going to let those people die 237 00:14:46,719 --> 00:14:50,264 just because your captain started quoting federation dogma to me. 238 00:14:50,431 --> 00:14:52,642 Your duty was to respect the captain's orders 239 00:14:52,809 --> 00:14:54,727 and to uphold the prime directive. 240 00:14:54,894 --> 00:14:56,354 Duty? 241 00:14:56,521 --> 00:14:58,481 That's all that really matters to you, isn't it? 242 00:14:58,648 --> 00:15:00,983 Well, I refuse to be bound by an abstraction. 243 00:15:01,150 --> 00:15:05,321 The lives of the people of boraal are far more important to me. 244 00:15:05,488 --> 00:15:07,949 You worry too much, worf. You always did. 245 00:15:08,116 --> 00:15:10,451 Everything will work out. 246 00:15:11,494 --> 00:15:13,788 You have disgraced yourself. 247 00:15:13,955 --> 00:15:16,332 And you have disgraced me. 248 00:15:16,499 --> 00:15:19,293 And I want nothing more to do with you. 249 00:15:23,089 --> 00:15:24,841 You realize your career is finished. 250 00:15:25,007 --> 00:15:27,176 I know that, captain. And I would do it all again. 251 00:15:27,343 --> 00:15:29,303 What do you expect us to do now? 252 00:15:29,470 --> 00:15:31,639 You have left us with a colony of boraalans 253 00:15:31,806 --> 00:15:33,766 who think they're still on their own planet. 254 00:15:33,933 --> 00:15:35,601 I didn't beam them up without a plan. 255 00:15:35,768 --> 00:15:37,353 I've given this a lot of thought. 256 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:39,021 I think we can find a new planet. 257 00:15:39,188 --> 00:15:41,357 An m-class world that can be their new home. 258 00:15:41,524 --> 00:15:43,818 A home which would look very different from boraal. 259 00:15:43,985 --> 00:15:46,195 You can't really believe that they'll be fooled. 260 00:15:46,362 --> 00:15:48,030 That's where the holodeck comes in. 261 00:15:48,197 --> 00:15:50,783 I'll go back and tell the boraalans we're going on a journey, 262 00:15:50,950 --> 00:15:53,703 to a different place where they'll be safe from the storms. 263 00:15:53,870 --> 00:15:56,706 The holodeck can gradually change the terrain as we travel, 264 00:15:56,873 --> 00:15:59,625 so that in the end, the holodeck simulation 265 00:15:59,792 --> 00:16:01,836 will match the conditions on the new planet. 266 00:16:02,003 --> 00:16:04,505 Then we'll simply beam them down. 267 00:16:06,632 --> 00:16:09,469 What if it doesn't work? 268 00:16:09,635 --> 00:16:12,889 What if they become aware that something strange is going on? 269 00:16:13,055 --> 00:16:15,725 Captain, I can't prepare for every contingency. 270 00:16:15,892 --> 00:16:18,478 But I assure you, I'm accustomed to thinking on my feet. 271 00:16:18,644 --> 00:16:21,022 I'll deal with the situation as it evolves. 272 00:16:24,942 --> 00:16:28,529 I'm not enthusiastic about this plan. 273 00:16:28,696 --> 00:16:32,116 But I don't see that we have another option. 274 00:16:32,283 --> 00:16:34,368 Very well, let's give it a try. 275 00:16:34,535 --> 00:16:37,163 Thank you, captain. 276 00:16:41,334 --> 00:16:43,836 There are countless m-class planets in federation space 277 00:16:44,003 --> 00:16:47,006 that can support the boraalans. We need to narrow the parameters. 278 00:16:47,173 --> 00:16:49,467 Data: It will take approximately nine and one-half hours 279 00:16:49,634 --> 00:16:50,927 to complete the analysis. 280 00:16:51,093 --> 00:16:53,888 Even then, there's no guarantee that we'll find a suitable planet. 281 00:16:54,055 --> 00:16:55,431 That is correct, sir. 282 00:16:55,598 --> 00:16:58,309 Captain, you'd better take a look at this. 283 00:16:58,476 --> 00:17:01,062 - What is it? - We've got a problem, sir. 284 00:17:01,229 --> 00:17:04,565 I don't think it's gonna be possible to keep this holodeck simulation stable. 285 00:17:04,732 --> 00:17:06,025 Picard: Why not? 286 00:17:06,192 --> 00:17:07,985 The plasmonic energy bursts from the planet 287 00:17:08,152 --> 00:17:09,529 are affecting the ship's systems. 288 00:17:09,695 --> 00:17:11,447 We're having problems with the eps systems 289 00:17:11,614 --> 00:17:12,974 and the power distribution matrix. 290 00:17:13,115 --> 00:17:15,743 And as a result, the holodeck imaging processor 291 00:17:15,910 --> 00:17:17,912 has been severely destabilized. 292 00:17:18,079 --> 00:17:20,891 La forge: It's not a question of whether the simulation will break down. 293 00:17:20,915 --> 00:17:23,459 - It's a question of when. - There's no way around it? 294 00:17:23,626 --> 00:17:25,795 Not while it's running. In order to fix it, 295 00:17:25,962 --> 00:17:29,674 I'd have to shut down all the holodecks and re-initialize the entire system. 296 00:17:29,840 --> 00:17:31,467 That will take hours. 297 00:17:31,634 --> 00:17:34,387 We'll just have to hope the simulation holds long enough. 298 00:17:37,098 --> 00:17:38,683 Very well, let's try it. 299 00:17:38,849 --> 00:17:41,227 Mr. La forge, I want you to monitor the situation carefully 300 00:17:41,394 --> 00:17:43,312 and keep an open com link with the holodeck 301 00:17:43,479 --> 00:17:44,939 so as to be apprised of any problems. 302 00:17:45,106 --> 00:17:46,649 Aye, sir. 303 00:17:46,816 --> 00:17:48,256 Captain, I'll return to the holodeck 304 00:17:48,401 --> 00:17:50,321 as soon as my surgical alterations are completed, 305 00:17:50,486 --> 00:17:52,655 and I'll prepare the boraalans for theirjourney. 306 00:17:52,822 --> 00:17:54,532 Considering the situation you've put us in, 307 00:17:54,699 --> 00:17:57,010 I don't think it's wise to leave you alone with those people. 308 00:17:57,034 --> 00:17:59,287 Mr. Worf will accompany you. 309 00:18:00,496 --> 00:18:04,250 Sir, perhaps someone else would be a better choice. 310 00:18:04,417 --> 00:18:06,017 Well, counselor troi is familiar with... 311 00:18:06,168 --> 00:18:07,545 The boraalans already know you. 312 00:18:07,712 --> 00:18:09,672 There's no need to introduce them to anyone new. 313 00:18:11,215 --> 00:18:12,800 Aye, sir. 314 00:18:17,805 --> 00:18:20,141 Keep a close eye on your brother. 315 00:18:20,308 --> 00:18:22,935 I don't want him making the situation worse than it is. 316 00:18:33,404 --> 00:18:36,949 Nikolai: My friends, we have returned. 317 00:18:37,116 --> 00:18:38,993 We have food. 318 00:18:41,662 --> 00:18:46,334 This is difficult to say, but you have a right to hear it. 319 00:18:46,500 --> 00:18:48,878 By the time worf and I had reached the surface, 320 00:18:49,045 --> 00:18:50,671 the village was gone. 321 00:18:50,838 --> 00:18:52,715 The storms have destroyed everything. 322 00:18:52,882 --> 00:18:54,884 There is nothing left for us to return to. 323 00:18:55,051 --> 00:18:58,179 We can't survive in here. Our supplies won't last forever. 324 00:18:58,346 --> 00:18:59,930 That's why we must leave. 325 00:19:00,097 --> 00:19:03,017 There is a place far from here where there are no storms. 326 00:19:03,184 --> 00:19:04,560 It will be a difficult journey, 327 00:19:04,727 --> 00:19:06,729 but in the end, we will have a new home. 328 00:19:06,896 --> 00:19:08,814 I know a way through the caves. 329 00:19:08,981 --> 00:19:12,401 We will travel safely until we return to the surface. 330 00:19:12,568 --> 00:19:13,903 Where is this new land? 331 00:19:14,070 --> 00:19:16,656 As we said, it is far from here. 332 00:19:16,822 --> 00:19:19,241 It will not be like the home you knew. 333 00:19:19,408 --> 00:19:21,243 Even the stars may be different. 334 00:19:21,410 --> 00:19:23,579 Why would they be different? 335 00:19:23,746 --> 00:19:25,665 And how do you know we'll be safe there? 336 00:19:25,831 --> 00:19:27,375 My brother is a seer. 337 00:19:27,541 --> 00:19:29,085 If he says we'll be safe, 338 00:19:29,251 --> 00:19:31,295 you must trust that we will be safe. 339 00:19:31,462 --> 00:19:33,339 [Woman screams] 340 00:19:33,506 --> 00:19:35,424 [All chattering] 341 00:19:35,591 --> 00:19:37,677 - What's wrong? - Look. 342 00:19:44,934 --> 00:19:47,853 Do not worry. It is an omen. 343 00:19:49,230 --> 00:19:50,690 What does it mean? 344 00:19:52,858 --> 00:19:55,778 It is the sign 345 00:19:55,945 --> 00:19:58,322 of la forge. 346 00:19:58,489 --> 00:20:00,574 It is a message to travelers. 347 00:20:00,741 --> 00:20:03,327 It is said when these lines appear 348 00:20:03,494 --> 00:20:05,621 and disappear in a pool of water, 349 00:20:05,788 --> 00:20:08,916 the road ahead will be filled with good fortune. 350 00:20:09,083 --> 00:20:11,460 Hang in there, worf. 351 00:20:11,627 --> 00:20:14,380 Give me just a second. 352 00:20:18,843 --> 00:20:21,846 There. That should do it. 353 00:20:30,771 --> 00:20:34,108 You see? Our journey is already blessed. 354 00:20:34,275 --> 00:20:35,609 The road ahead is long. 355 00:20:35,776 --> 00:20:37,027 Let us have a meal together, 356 00:20:37,194 --> 00:20:39,947 then we'll make preparations toleave. 357 00:20:44,577 --> 00:20:47,204 Worf, very good work. 358 00:20:47,371 --> 00:20:50,040 Apparently, we don't make such a bad team after all. 359 00:20:50,207 --> 00:20:52,960 We are not a team. 360 00:20:53,127 --> 00:20:55,838 I am here, because captain picard ordered me here. 361 00:20:56,005 --> 00:20:58,466 Worf, don't we both share the same goal? 362 00:20:58,632 --> 00:21:00,392 Aren't we both trying to make this plan work? 363 00:21:00,551 --> 00:21:02,470 Only because you forced us into it. 364 00:21:02,636 --> 00:21:05,765 I'm not ashamed of what I did. I'm not sorry I saved their lives. 365 00:21:07,099 --> 00:21:09,393 You have not changed. 366 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:12,730 You still expect people to solve the problems you create. 367 00:21:12,897 --> 00:21:15,691 I'm not here to work out the issues of our childhood. 368 00:21:15,858 --> 00:21:18,152 I'm here to save a people who I care about. 369 00:21:18,319 --> 00:21:21,572 And if that upsets you, then so be it. 370 00:21:27,328 --> 00:21:31,040 Data: These are the two planets which best match our search criteria. 371 00:21:31,207 --> 00:21:34,710 Draygo iv features an unusually large temperate zone. 372 00:21:34,877 --> 00:21:38,130 However, it is within three light years of cardassian space. 373 00:21:38,297 --> 00:21:41,217 There are constant border disputes in that sector. 374 00:21:41,383 --> 00:21:43,302 The alternative is vacca vi. 375 00:21:43,469 --> 00:21:46,055 It is located in the cabral sector. 376 00:21:46,222 --> 00:21:48,349 That's pretty isolated. 377 00:21:48,516 --> 00:21:50,267 It offers a less hospitable climate 378 00:21:50,434 --> 00:21:52,144 than the boraalans are accustomed to. 379 00:21:52,311 --> 00:21:55,731 However, it would still appear to be the better choice. 380 00:21:57,024 --> 00:21:59,485 - Do you disagree, doctor? - No, data, you're right. 381 00:21:59,652 --> 00:22:02,571 It's just that the enormity of what we're doing is overwhelming. 382 00:22:02,738 --> 00:22:05,282 We are deciding the future of a species. 383 00:22:05,449 --> 00:22:07,493 It is a formidable responsibility. 384 00:22:07,660 --> 00:22:10,579 There are so many questions we don't have answers to. 385 00:22:10,746 --> 00:22:12,665 What if the climate is so different 386 00:22:12,832 --> 00:22:15,167 that it affects them in a way that we can't anticipate? 387 00:22:15,334 --> 00:22:17,503 How do we even know they'll be able to survive? 388 00:22:17,670 --> 00:22:20,756 And if they do, how will their society evolve 389 00:22:20,923 --> 00:22:23,467 and what impact will it have on the vaccan system? 390 00:22:23,634 --> 00:22:27,221 We have no idea what this decision will mean to their future. 391 00:22:27,388 --> 00:22:30,766 Doctor, I do not believe we can offer any guarantees. 392 00:22:30,933 --> 00:22:33,686 We can simply make the best choice we have at the moment. 393 00:22:35,813 --> 00:22:37,773 All right, data. 394 00:22:37,940 --> 00:22:39,733 Vacca vi it is. 395 00:22:39,900 --> 00:22:42,611 - Data to bridge. - Picard: Picard here. 396 00:22:42,778 --> 00:22:45,364 We have located a new home for the boraalans, sir. 397 00:22:45,531 --> 00:22:48,409 It is vacca v/ in the cabral sector. 398 00:22:50,452 --> 00:22:53,080 We can reach that in 42 hours at maximum warp, sir. 399 00:22:53,247 --> 00:22:56,458 Very well. Helm, set course for vacca vi. 400 00:22:56,625 --> 00:22:58,377 Woman: Aye, sir. 401 00:22:58,544 --> 00:23:00,713 [All chattering] 402 00:23:03,632 --> 00:23:06,093 [Laughing] 403 00:23:29,617 --> 00:23:31,619 What is this? 404 00:23:31,785 --> 00:23:33,203 Our chronicle. 405 00:23:34,580 --> 00:23:37,666 The history of our village. 406 00:23:37,833 --> 00:23:39,627 Doesn't your village keep a chronicle? 407 00:23:39,793 --> 00:23:41,420 Not in this manner. 408 00:23:41,587 --> 00:23:44,757 Then how do you teach your children their history? 409 00:23:44,924 --> 00:23:47,259 Who their ancestors were, where they come from? 410 00:23:48,344 --> 00:23:51,472 We tell each other stories. 411 00:23:51,639 --> 00:23:52,890 Make up songs. 412 00:23:54,725 --> 00:23:58,854 Stories change with each person who tells them. 413 00:23:59,021 --> 00:24:02,775 But this, this will always be the same. 414 00:24:03,984 --> 00:24:07,947 Our chronicle has been maintained for 17 generations. 415 00:24:09,448 --> 00:24:12,409 I was only able to save the last six. 416 00:24:15,287 --> 00:24:18,540 This shows the destruction of our village. 417 00:24:21,001 --> 00:24:24,004 This is you and Nikolai leading us to safety. 418 00:24:30,469 --> 00:24:34,181 We must leave. Gather your belongings. 419 00:24:44,149 --> 00:24:45,734 One of the scrolls is gone. 420 00:24:45,901 --> 00:24:48,404 I must have dropped it in the passageway. 421 00:24:48,570 --> 00:24:50,531 I'll go find it. 422 00:24:51,949 --> 00:24:54,159 We must stay together. 423 00:24:54,326 --> 00:24:56,036 You will have to leave it behind. 424 00:24:56,203 --> 00:24:59,665 Worf, the chronicle is the life of our village. 425 00:24:59,832 --> 00:25:03,794 Without that past, our future means nothing. 426 00:25:03,961 --> 00:25:06,296 I must find it. 427 00:25:07,381 --> 00:25:09,466 Go, and return quickly. 428 00:25:16,056 --> 00:25:18,892 Seen 429 00:25:19,059 --> 00:25:20,686 I am an old man. 430 00:25:20,853 --> 00:25:22,646 Would you help me with my gear? 431 00:25:22,813 --> 00:25:24,523 Of course. 432 00:25:29,278 --> 00:25:32,865 That is tarrana, my daughter. 433 00:25:33,032 --> 00:25:37,161 I am fortunate she was old enough to survive the storms. 434 00:25:37,327 --> 00:25:39,621 She is a fine girl. 435 00:25:39,788 --> 00:25:41,623 Oh, she is a beautiful girl. 436 00:25:41,790 --> 00:25:44,293 She has not been promised to anyone. 437 00:25:44,460 --> 00:25:48,589 If I do not reach our new home, 438 00:25:48,756 --> 00:25:51,800 I would like her to become your wife. 439 00:25:58,766 --> 00:26:01,560 You will reach your new home. 440 00:26:01,727 --> 00:26:03,187 I promise. 441 00:26:23,832 --> 00:26:26,210 [Crackling] 442 00:26:41,475 --> 00:26:43,977 [Gasps] 443 00:27:38,115 --> 00:27:40,617 [Crew chattering] 444 00:27:42,870 --> 00:27:44,872 Can I help you? 445 00:27:45,038 --> 00:27:47,416 - Woman: It's great, yeah. - Yeah. 446 00:27:47,583 --> 00:27:50,169 Man 1: It's all right. It's all right. 447 00:27:50,335 --> 00:27:51,813 - Are you okay? - Man 2: What have we here? 448 00:27:51,837 --> 00:27:54,673 Do you need some help? 449 00:27:54,840 --> 00:27:56,717 It's okay. 450 00:27:58,552 --> 00:28:01,054 All right, everybody, back off. Back off. 451 00:28:01,221 --> 00:28:02,824 Woman 1: It's all right... Woman 2: I can't do this. 452 00:28:02,848 --> 00:28:04,850 Man 1: No, I can't either. 453 00:28:11,064 --> 00:28:14,860 I know things must look very strange to you, 454 00:28:15,027 --> 00:28:17,321 but everything's going to be all right. 455 00:28:17,487 --> 00:28:20,657 No one's going to hurt you. 456 00:28:22,242 --> 00:28:27,080 We're friends of Nikolai and worf. Don't be afraid. 457 00:28:27,247 --> 00:28:30,626 - Nikolai? Troi: Yes. 458 00:28:30,792 --> 00:28:32,753 He's my friend. 459 00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:35,380 That means you are too. 460 00:28:36,924 --> 00:28:39,885 I promise, I won't hurt you. 461 00:28:40,886 --> 00:28:44,306 Please help me. 462 00:28:50,562 --> 00:28:52,731 Where am I? 463 00:28:57,861 --> 00:28:59,947 I'm sorry. There's nothing I can do. 464 00:29:00,113 --> 00:29:02,824 His neural physiology is very unusual. 465 00:29:02,991 --> 00:29:04,493 I can't wipe his memory. 466 00:29:04,660 --> 00:29:07,287 - I see. How is he? - As well as can be expected. 467 00:29:07,454 --> 00:29:10,999 I've given him a mild sedative and troi's been speaking with him. 468 00:29:11,166 --> 00:29:14,169 - And he seems much calmer. - Does he understand the situation? 469 00:29:16,129 --> 00:29:19,216 Contact Mr. Worf. Make sure that he knows what's going on. 470 00:29:21,468 --> 00:29:23,929 Troi: Here he is now. 471 00:29:24,096 --> 00:29:26,348 This is captain picard. 472 00:29:26,515 --> 00:29:29,434 Vorin, isn't it? 473 00:29:29,601 --> 00:29:31,144 Why did you bring us here? 474 00:29:32,688 --> 00:29:34,231 Your planet was dying. 475 00:29:34,398 --> 00:29:37,192 It could no longer support life. 476 00:29:37,359 --> 00:29:39,069 We took you away from it. 477 00:29:39,236 --> 00:29:43,198 But we never left the caves. 478 00:29:44,283 --> 00:29:47,160 We have the ability to create 479 00:29:47,327 --> 00:29:50,163 the illusion of other places, 480 00:29:50,330 --> 00:29:52,082 like the caves on your planet. 481 00:29:52,249 --> 00:29:57,254 You've actually spent the last two days here on this starship, 482 00:29:57,421 --> 00:29:59,673 not on boraal. 483 00:30:01,008 --> 00:30:05,178 Then our home is gone? 484 00:30:10,225 --> 00:30:12,060 Picard: Vorin, listen to me. 485 00:30:12,227 --> 00:30:14,187 We can visit many other worlds. 486 00:30:14,354 --> 00:30:18,317 We can take you to one where you can build a new life. 487 00:30:18,483 --> 00:30:20,027 A new life? 488 00:30:20,193 --> 00:30:23,655 A chance for your culture, your people, 489 00:30:23,822 --> 00:30:26,241 to survive and grow. 490 00:30:26,408 --> 00:30:29,661 How can we grow 491 00:30:29,828 --> 00:30:32,998 when everything that made us who we are is gone? 492 00:30:40,005 --> 00:30:42,841 [Coughs] 493 00:30:43,008 --> 00:30:44,760 Here. 494 00:30:44,926 --> 00:30:46,595 You got it? 495 00:30:46,762 --> 00:30:48,555 There's a rock there. 496 00:30:59,024 --> 00:31:01,151 Dobara, you go on ahead. 497 00:31:10,869 --> 00:31:15,082 I will carry your pack. Go join the others. 498 00:31:15,248 --> 00:31:17,125 Thank you, seer. 499 00:31:26,968 --> 00:31:28,553 It will be dark soon. 500 00:31:28,720 --> 00:31:30,430 A few hours. 501 00:31:35,018 --> 00:31:38,855 Would you ask Mr. La forge to create a suitable campsite for us 502 00:31:39,022 --> 00:31:41,316 a few kilometers from here? What's wrong? 503 00:31:41,483 --> 00:31:43,985 Vorin has left the holodeck. 504 00:31:44,152 --> 00:31:46,321 - How did he get out? - I do not know. 505 00:31:46,488 --> 00:31:49,199 But Dr. Crusher cannot erase his memory. 506 00:31:49,366 --> 00:31:50,867 What will they do with him? 507 00:31:51,034 --> 00:31:52,619 They've explained the situation to him. 508 00:31:52,786 --> 00:31:55,872 - He must make his own decisions. - Wait. 509 00:31:56,039 --> 00:31:59,543 Are you saying that if vorin wants to come back in here, they'll let him? 510 00:31:59,709 --> 00:32:02,963 That is right. He is not a prisoner. 511 00:32:03,130 --> 00:32:06,091 If he comes back and tells the others what he has seen on the enterprise, 512 00:32:06,258 --> 00:32:08,009 everything we have done will be for nothing. 513 00:32:08,176 --> 00:32:11,263 Then you should have considered that before you beamed them on board. 514 00:32:11,430 --> 00:32:14,182 But you never think of the consequences of your acts. 515 00:32:14,349 --> 00:32:16,389 If you mean by that that I'm willing to do something 516 00:32:16,476 --> 00:32:18,145 while others hesitate, that's true. 517 00:32:18,311 --> 00:32:21,106 Everywhere you go, you create chaos. 518 00:32:21,273 --> 00:32:23,567 How many times did our parents lie awake at night 519 00:32:23,733 --> 00:32:25,485 wondering what kind of trouble you were in? 520 00:32:25,652 --> 00:32:27,237 Oh, if only I could have been like you. 521 00:32:27,404 --> 00:32:29,948 - Worf, the perfect son. - I was not perfect. 522 00:32:30,115 --> 00:32:33,076 But I was not wild and disobedient. 523 00:32:33,243 --> 00:32:35,370 Of course not. You were too busy doing your duty. 524 00:32:35,537 --> 00:32:39,166 I would rather be accused of that than making our mother weep. 525 00:32:39,332 --> 00:32:42,210 But I see it is clear, you have no intention of changing. 526 00:32:42,377 --> 00:32:45,005 I see no reason to discuss it further. 527 00:33:15,952 --> 00:33:19,414 Commander, the holodeck malfunctions are increasing. 528 00:33:19,581 --> 00:33:22,417 I'm running every stabilization routine I know. 529 00:33:22,584 --> 00:33:24,878 Worf: How much longer until we reach the new planet? 530 00:33:25,045 --> 00:33:26,546 We'll be there in less than 8 hours. 531 00:33:26,713 --> 00:33:29,883 You're just gonna have to hold things together a little while longer. 532 00:33:30,050 --> 00:33:31,510 Someone is coming. 533 00:33:37,432 --> 00:33:39,434 May I speak with you? 534 00:33:39,601 --> 00:33:41,686 Yes, of course. 535 00:33:51,112 --> 00:33:53,198 I don't know what Nikolai said to you, 536 00:33:53,365 --> 00:33:57,619 but please, forgive him. 537 00:33:58,495 --> 00:34:01,331 It is an old argument. 538 00:34:01,498 --> 00:34:03,792 I've never seen him like this. 539 00:34:03,959 --> 00:34:08,004 He's usually so confident, so sure of himself. 540 00:34:08,171 --> 00:34:12,175 But now he seems different. 541 00:34:13,468 --> 00:34:15,679 Do you know why? 542 00:34:17,013 --> 00:34:19,432 No. No, I do not. 543 00:34:20,934 --> 00:34:24,771 Ever since vorin was lost, people have been afraid. 544 00:34:24,938 --> 00:34:28,191 Worried that we won't reach our new home. 545 00:34:28,358 --> 00:34:31,945 We need Nikolai's strength now more than ever. 546 00:34:32,112 --> 00:34:34,948 When the storms first came to our village, 547 00:34:35,115 --> 00:34:37,534 many of us were ready to die. 548 00:34:37,701 --> 00:34:40,412 But Nikolai refused to let us. 549 00:34:40,579 --> 00:34:43,832 He gathered us together and led us into caves. 550 00:34:43,999 --> 00:34:46,585 He saved us. 551 00:34:46,751 --> 00:34:50,547 He is a brave and compassionate man. 552 00:34:50,714 --> 00:34:52,465 And I love him. 553 00:34:53,633 --> 00:34:56,720 Please, go to him. 554 00:34:56,886 --> 00:34:59,931 Make things right between you. 555 00:35:00,098 --> 00:35:02,142 I want us to be a family. 556 00:35:06,646 --> 00:35:09,774 I want you to consider yourself my brother. 557 00:35:09,941 --> 00:35:11,818 After all... 558 00:35:17,574 --> 00:35:20,243 You're going to be the uncle of my child. 559 00:35:40,930 --> 00:35:43,391 We are in synchronous orbit over the beam-down site, sir. 560 00:35:43,558 --> 00:35:45,226 Good. Mr. La forge, 561 00:35:45,393 --> 00:35:47,520 how much longer before we can transport the boraalans? 562 00:35:47,687 --> 00:35:50,690 La forge: A few more hours, captain. But we've got some problems here. 563 00:35:50,857 --> 00:35:52,901 I don't think the holodeck's gonna last that long. 564 00:35:53,068 --> 00:35:54,653 We've had materialization errors 565 00:35:54,819 --> 00:35:56,821 and resolution failures all over the place. 566 00:35:56,988 --> 00:35:58,281 And it's getting worse. 567 00:35:58,448 --> 00:36:00,867 The simulation could fall apart any minute. 568 00:36:01,034 --> 00:36:02,754 We'll have the transporter room standing by. 569 00:36:02,911 --> 00:36:05,747 But we may have to transport the boraalans whether you're ready or not. 570 00:36:05,914 --> 00:36:08,875 - Please keep Mr. Worf apprised. - Aye, sir. 571 00:36:10,126 --> 00:36:12,545 You have the bridge, number one. 572 00:36:12,712 --> 00:36:16,383 We still have one more problem to worry about. 573 00:36:19,052 --> 00:36:21,554 [Door chiming] 574 00:36:30,313 --> 00:36:32,273 Yes? 575 00:36:34,901 --> 00:36:37,529 We have arrived at the planet that I told you about. 576 00:36:37,696 --> 00:36:39,406 Have you made a decision? 577 00:36:40,949 --> 00:36:43,326 I believe I would like to go back to my people. 578 00:36:44,994 --> 00:36:47,122 I see. 579 00:36:47,288 --> 00:36:49,207 What do you intend to tell them? 580 00:36:52,627 --> 00:36:55,130 I don't know. 581 00:36:56,631 --> 00:36:59,759 If you tell them the truth, what will happen? 582 00:36:59,926 --> 00:37:01,970 Will they believe you? 583 00:37:02,137 --> 00:37:04,472 [Voril laughing] 584 00:37:04,639 --> 00:37:07,058 I'm not sure. 585 00:37:07,225 --> 00:37:09,018 It is a fantastic story. 586 00:37:10,895 --> 00:37:15,567 Perhaps they will think that you have had an hallucination. 587 00:37:15,734 --> 00:37:17,318 Or that you're insane. 588 00:37:17,485 --> 00:37:19,696 I don't think I would like to live 589 00:37:19,863 --> 00:37:22,699 the rest of my life knowing what I know 590 00:37:22,866 --> 00:37:25,702 and being regarded as a madman. 591 00:37:25,869 --> 00:37:30,165 On the other hand, they may believe your fantastic story. 592 00:37:30,331 --> 00:37:33,668 They would learn about alien worlds, starships. 593 00:37:33,835 --> 00:37:36,838 That would be disastrous. 594 00:37:37,005 --> 00:37:39,966 It would destroy everything they believed in. 595 00:37:45,096 --> 00:37:47,557 I can't tell them the truth. 596 00:37:49,768 --> 00:37:53,897 But I don't think I can live with a secret. 597 00:37:55,440 --> 00:37:58,193 Then stay here. 598 00:37:58,359 --> 00:38:00,987 Make a future for yourself with us. 599 00:38:06,910 --> 00:38:09,454 I need some time. 600 00:38:10,455 --> 00:38:11,998 Please. 601 00:38:25,094 --> 00:38:27,639 How could you have mated with a boraalan? 602 00:38:27,806 --> 00:38:30,600 - What were you thinking? - I don't owe you an explanation. 603 00:38:30,767 --> 00:38:32,602 This is a matter between dobara and myself. 604 00:38:32,769 --> 00:38:35,063 As usual, you are only thinking of yourself. 605 00:38:35,230 --> 00:38:37,630 And as usual, you are here to point out the error of my ways. 606 00:38:37,774 --> 00:38:40,151 You have treated dobara with dishonor. 607 00:38:40,318 --> 00:38:42,718 I have not. I love her, we're gonna raise our child together. 608 00:38:42,862 --> 00:38:45,698 That is not possible. I cannot allow you to remain here. 609 00:38:45,865 --> 00:38:47,367 You'll have to kill me first. 610 00:38:47,534 --> 00:38:48,952 [Crackling] 611 00:38:49,118 --> 00:38:51,579 [All clamoring] 612 00:38:53,373 --> 00:38:55,875 - What does it mean? - Nikolai: The storms have returned. 613 00:38:56,042 --> 00:38:57,126 We'll all be killed. 614 00:38:57,293 --> 00:38:59,045 No, you won't. Worf has the power 615 00:38:59,212 --> 00:39:02,298 to end the storms once and for all. 616 00:39:02,465 --> 00:39:05,552 Yes. But everyone must take shelter in the tents. 617 00:39:05,718 --> 00:39:07,011 The tents won't protect us. 618 00:39:07,178 --> 00:39:08,818 Worf will protect you, you must trust him. 619 00:39:08,847 --> 00:39:10,640 Hurry, hurry. Get to your tents now. 620 00:39:10,807 --> 00:39:13,643 Commander, it might be helpful if you could produce a storm, 621 00:39:13,810 --> 00:39:15,019 wind, lightning and thunder. 622 00:39:15,186 --> 00:39:17,355 I'll see what I can do. 623 00:39:21,401 --> 00:39:24,696 [Thunder crashing] 624 00:39:24,863 --> 00:39:27,949 Nikolai: Get in. Get in. 625 00:39:28,116 --> 00:39:30,326 The storm is getting worse. 626 00:39:32,036 --> 00:39:34,247 Stay inside. 627 00:39:36,332 --> 00:39:39,294 Worf and I will take care of you. 628 00:39:44,966 --> 00:39:46,885 Commander, energize. 629 00:40:00,231 --> 00:40:02,942 [All chattering] 630 00:40:07,906 --> 00:40:11,034 The storms will not return. 631 00:40:12,243 --> 00:40:16,789 As I said he would, my brother, worf, has saved us all. 632 00:40:25,465 --> 00:40:29,260 Picard: Captain's log, stardate 47427.2. 633 00:40:29,427 --> 00:40:31,429 The boraalans have safely reached the site 634 00:40:31,596 --> 00:40:33,848 of what will eventually become their new village. 635 00:40:34,015 --> 00:40:36,601 None of them suspects they ever left their planet. 636 00:40:36,768 --> 00:40:40,396 However, our success has come at a high price. 637 00:40:40,563 --> 00:40:43,650 Crusher: I think it was some form of ritual suicide. 638 00:40:45,026 --> 00:40:47,612 He said that he had nowhere to go. 639 00:40:47,779 --> 00:40:49,864 He would have died even if we hadn't interfered. 640 00:40:50,031 --> 00:40:52,533 But he wouldn't have died alone. 641 00:40:52,700 --> 00:40:54,410 And afraid. 642 00:40:54,577 --> 00:40:57,330 Are you saying you're sorry we saved the boraalans? 643 00:40:57,497 --> 00:40:58,748 No, of course not. 644 00:40:58,915 --> 00:41:00,750 Our plan for them worked out well. 645 00:41:00,917 --> 00:41:02,418 [Sighs] 646 00:41:02,585 --> 00:41:05,713 But I wish that vorin could have bridged the gap 647 00:41:05,880 --> 00:41:08,174 between our two cultures. 648 00:41:10,176 --> 00:41:13,721 I would have liked the chance to have known him better. 649 00:41:26,859 --> 00:41:28,653 Nikolai: What? 650 00:41:32,782 --> 00:41:33,908 Go inside. 651 00:41:34,075 --> 00:41:36,369 - Nikolai, don't. - Please. 652 00:41:52,885 --> 00:41:56,764 I told you, you would have to kill me to get me away from here. 653 00:41:58,933 --> 00:42:01,310 I do not want to fight you, Nikolai. 654 00:42:07,525 --> 00:42:09,694 Things were never easy between us, were they? 655 00:42:17,160 --> 00:42:18,911 It's my fault. 656 00:42:20,705 --> 00:42:22,957 If I'd been more like you, 657 00:42:23,124 --> 00:42:25,126 we wouldn't have had so many problems. 658 00:42:27,795 --> 00:42:30,548 If you had been more like me, 659 00:42:30,715 --> 00:42:33,593 these people would not be here now. 660 00:42:37,096 --> 00:42:39,474 You gave them a chance at a new life. 661 00:42:39,640 --> 00:42:42,560 And I intend to share that life with them. 662 00:42:43,978 --> 00:42:45,521 The village will need a new chronicle. 663 00:42:45,688 --> 00:42:48,232 Someone has to begin it. 664 00:42:48,399 --> 00:42:50,109 My child will need a father. 665 00:42:51,694 --> 00:42:54,280 My place is here. 666 00:42:54,447 --> 00:42:57,200 I'm finally taking responsibility. 667 00:43:02,622 --> 00:43:05,333 You were never good at drawing. 668 00:43:05,500 --> 00:43:07,251 How will you keep a chronicle? 669 00:43:07,418 --> 00:43:08,669 I learn quickly. 670 00:43:10,671 --> 00:43:13,299 Then perhaps there is hope. 671 00:43:35,446 --> 00:43:36,989 Could I take this with me? 672 00:43:37,156 --> 00:43:40,493 Mm. It's yours. 673 00:43:46,749 --> 00:43:49,669 I will have to explain all of this to mother and father. 674 00:43:49,836 --> 00:43:51,462 They won't understand. 675 00:43:51,629 --> 00:43:53,631 They may. 676 00:43:53,798 --> 00:43:57,885 I will tell them that you are happy.