1 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:05,297 That's very good. 2 00:00:09,259 --> 00:00:10,969 Well, that's very nice. 3 00:00:11,136 --> 00:00:12,429 No, it isn't. 4 00:00:12,596 --> 00:00:14,973 I just can't get it right. 5 00:00:15,140 --> 00:00:18,268 - Do you think the wings are too big? - Oh, no, not at all. 6 00:00:18,435 --> 00:00:21,271 Birds have wings of all sizes, Eric, 7 00:00:21,438 --> 00:00:24,274 and you shouldn't worry about making it look perfect. 8 00:00:24,441 --> 00:00:27,611 But Mrs. Narsu said we should try to make our sculptures 9 00:00:27,778 --> 00:00:29,571 as realistic: As possible. 10 00:00:29,738 --> 00:00:30,864 Well, she's right. 11 00:00:31,031 --> 00:00:33,116 It is important that you be able to make the Clay 12 00:00:33,283 --> 00:00:36,119 take the shape you want it to have. 13 00:00:36,286 --> 00:00:38,956 But you're not supposed to be concentrating on technique today. 14 00:00:39,122 --> 00:00:40,707 I'm here to help you focus 15 00:00:40,874 --> 00:00:43,961 on the feelings you want to convey with your sculpture. 16 00:00:45,295 --> 00:00:49,091 For instance, what do you think about when you see a bird? 17 00:00:50,300 --> 00:00:52,052 - Flying? - Fine. 18 00:00:52,219 --> 00:00:56,473 So make your sculpture make me think of flying too. 19 00:01:04,815 --> 00:01:07,693 - How's it going, data? - I have finished. 20 00:01:08,151 --> 00:01:11,154 The dimensions are accurate to within 1.3 percent. 21 00:01:11,321 --> 00:01:13,824 I'm sure they are. 22 00:01:14,491 --> 00:01:17,369 Data, you obviously don't have a problem with realism, 23 00:01:17,536 --> 00:01:21,164 but you're here to work on your imagination. 24 00:01:21,331 --> 00:01:24,876 Maybe you should try something a little more abstract. 25 00:01:25,544 --> 00:01:26,587 Here. 26 00:01:28,422 --> 00:01:32,009 I want you to start a new piece. 27 00:01:32,175 --> 00:01:35,220 I'd like you to sculpt... 28 00:01:35,762 --> 00:01:36,805 Music. 29 00:01:38,015 --> 00:01:41,935 Counselor, music is a collection of acoustic vibrations. 30 00:01:42,102 --> 00:01:44,855 How can I reproduce a sound with Clay? 31 00:01:45,397 --> 00:01:48,734 Well, think of the effects that sounds have on people. 32 00:01:48,900 --> 00:01:52,029 The images that music brings to your mind. 33 00:01:52,195 --> 00:01:53,989 And then give it a form. 34 00:02:13,008 --> 00:02:14,593 It's a start. 35 00:02:16,637 --> 00:02:19,556 [Over comm] Riker to data. Please report to the bridge. 36 00:02:19,723 --> 00:02:22,142 Acknowledged, sir. On my way. 37 00:02:22,643 --> 00:02:26,438 Picard: Captain's log, stardate 47615.2. 38 00:02:26,605 --> 00:02:30,442 We have encountered a rogue comet in sector 1156. 39 00:02:30,609 --> 00:02:33,028 It is not native to this region of space 40 00:02:33,195 --> 00:02:35,447 and there is no previous record of this object 41 00:02:35,614 --> 00:02:37,658 on any federation charts. 42 00:02:37,824 --> 00:02:39,117 Based on its present trajectory, 43 00:02:39,284 --> 00:02:43,038 the comet appears to have originated in the d'arsay system. 44 00:02:43,205 --> 00:02:44,581 That's over two sectors away. 45 00:02:44,748 --> 00:02:46,041 That is correct, sir. 46 00:02:46,208 --> 00:02:49,711 This object has been en route for 87 million years. 47 00:02:49,878 --> 00:02:52,923 - That's a long time alone in the dark. - Hm. 48 00:02:53,632 --> 00:02:56,301 Begin a full sensor analysis, Mr. Data, 49 00:02:56,468 --> 00:03:00,555 and log the findings with the federation astrophysical survey. 50 00:03:00,722 --> 00:03:02,140 Aye, sir. 51 00:03:02,307 --> 00:03:03,642 [Computer bleeping] 52 00:03:03,809 --> 00:03:05,811 The comet's outer shell is composed primarily 53 00:03:05,977 --> 00:03:10,273 of gaseous hydrogen and helium surrounding an icy mantle. 54 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:13,151 The inner core consists of heavier elements. 55 00:03:17,614 --> 00:03:18,657 What was that? 56 00:03:19,449 --> 00:03:22,619 There is a distortion within the comet's inner core. 57 00:03:22,786 --> 00:03:25,914 I believe we experienced an intense sensor echo. 58 00:03:26,081 --> 00:03:27,124 Can you correct for it? 59 00:03:27,290 --> 00:03:29,418 I am attempting to do so now, sir. 60 00:03:29,584 --> 00:03:30,627 [Computer bleeping] 61 00:03:30,794 --> 00:03:32,713 I have compensated for the effect. 62 00:03:32,879 --> 00:03:35,674 Sensors are reconfigured for a low-intensity sweep. 63 00:03:35,841 --> 00:03:37,481 We are still picking up some interference, 64 00:03:37,634 --> 00:03:40,554 but the distortion is manageable. 65 00:03:40,721 --> 00:03:46,268 At these settings, the scan will be complete in 39 hours. 66 00:03:50,605 --> 00:03:54,151 Worf says he's gonna teach us some mok'bara throwing techniques today. 67 00:03:54,317 --> 00:03:56,361 More like falling techniques. 68 00:03:56,528 --> 00:03:59,448 Last time we did that, I was sore for a week. 69 00:03:59,614 --> 00:04:00,824 What's this? 70 00:04:00,991 --> 00:04:02,909 I have no idea. 71 00:04:03,076 --> 00:04:04,119 I've never seen it before. 72 00:04:04,286 --> 00:04:07,664 Maybe will left it for you, a little present. 73 00:04:07,831 --> 00:04:09,750 It's not quite his style. 74 00:04:09,916 --> 00:04:13,378 - Then maybe it's a secret admirer. - Ooh. 75 00:04:13,545 --> 00:04:15,130 That's an interesting thought. 76 00:04:15,297 --> 00:04:16,715 Well, you'll figure it out later. 77 00:04:16,882 --> 00:04:19,217 Come on, we're gonna be late. 78 00:04:55,545 --> 00:05:00,175 Picard: Space, the final frontier. 79 00:05:00,342 --> 00:05:04,387 These are the voyages of the starship enterprise. 80 00:05:04,554 --> 00:05:09,726 Its continuing mission: To explore strange new worlds, 81 00:05:09,893 --> 00:05:14,397 to seek out new life and new civilizations, 82 00:05:14,564 --> 00:05:19,236 to boldly go where no one has gone before. 83 00:06:23,466 --> 00:06:25,760 That's nice. 84 00:06:31,308 --> 00:06:33,810 This is amazing. How did you come up with this? 85 00:06:33,977 --> 00:06:35,854 I followed your advice, counselor. 86 00:06:36,021 --> 00:06:37,647 I used my imagination. 87 00:06:38,648 --> 00:06:40,400 That's an understatement. 88 00:06:40,567 --> 00:06:43,612 For some reason, as I was shaping the Clay, 89 00:06:43,778 --> 00:06:47,449 the image of the mask was exceptionally clear in my mind. 90 00:06:47,616 --> 00:06:50,702 The design seemed to flow quite naturally. 91 00:06:50,869 --> 00:06:52,913 Data, have you been in my quarters? 92 00:06:54,289 --> 00:06:55,332 No, counselor. 93 00:06:55,498 --> 00:06:58,335 Someone left an object in my room. 94 00:06:58,501 --> 00:07:00,629 Some kind of artifact. 95 00:07:00,795 --> 00:07:03,173 And it has something very similar to this, 96 00:07:03,340 --> 00:07:05,091 and you don't know anything about it. 97 00:07:05,258 --> 00:07:07,344 I do not. 98 00:07:07,510 --> 00:07:10,180 Excuse me, counselor. 99 00:07:10,388 --> 00:07:12,057 [Computer bleeping] 100 00:07:12,223 --> 00:07:14,100 Can you help me with my terminal? 101 00:07:14,267 --> 00:07:16,478 It's not working right. 102 00:07:18,688 --> 00:07:21,733 Perhaps we should investigate this matter further. 103 00:07:23,026 --> 00:07:26,029 These symbols don't match anything in the federation linguistics banks. 104 00:07:26,196 --> 00:07:27,739 Some kind of alien information 105 00:07:27,906 --> 00:07:30,408 has been downloaded into our computer core. 106 00:07:30,575 --> 00:07:33,453 I don't know how it's working, but it's reconfiguring our systems. 107 00:07:33,620 --> 00:07:34,663 How did it get in? 108 00:07:34,829 --> 00:07:35,949 I was able to trace its path 109 00:07:36,081 --> 00:07:38,166 from the replicators to the sensor array. 110 00:07:39,042 --> 00:07:41,211 The sensors? 111 00:07:41,378 --> 00:07:43,880 They've been scanning that comet for the past 18 hours. 112 00:07:44,047 --> 00:07:46,841 Those energy readings from the comet's core, that sensor echo. 113 00:07:47,008 --> 00:07:48,568 We don't know what's inside that thing. 114 00:07:48,718 --> 00:07:51,346 Maybe it's about time we find out. 115 00:07:51,513 --> 00:07:54,766 Could we use the phasers to melt down the shell of the comet? 116 00:07:54,933 --> 00:07:58,186 La forge: Yeah. A dispersed wide-field beam might do the trick. 117 00:07:58,645 --> 00:08:01,005 It wouldn't take long to come up with the firing parameters. 118 00:08:01,147 --> 00:08:02,440 What do you think, data? 119 00:08:04,734 --> 00:08:07,570 Data, what's wrong? 120 00:08:07,737 --> 00:08:10,031 I believe I recognize these symbols. 121 00:08:10,198 --> 00:08:11,574 How? 122 00:08:11,741 --> 00:08:14,077 I do not know. 123 00:08:14,244 --> 00:08:16,746 Do you think maybe your systems have been affected? 124 00:08:16,913 --> 00:08:18,748 It is a possibility. 125 00:08:18,915 --> 00:08:21,418 I do not believe my systems are currently impaired, 126 00:08:21,584 --> 00:08:25,672 but I will run a full diagnostic to make certain. 127 00:08:26,089 --> 00:08:28,174 What do you think they mean? 128 00:08:29,092 --> 00:08:31,094 "Boundary. 129 00:08:31,261 --> 00:08:33,138 Border. 130 00:08:36,433 --> 00:08:38,351 Companion. 131 00:08:38,518 --> 00:08:39,811 Message. 132 00:08:39,978 --> 00:08:42,439 Messenger." 133 00:08:43,189 --> 00:08:44,232 What's that one? 134 00:08:51,990 --> 00:08:54,617 Captain, phasers are set for wide dispersal. 135 00:08:54,784 --> 00:08:56,202 Ten percent maximum power. 136 00:08:56,369 --> 00:08:59,289 The beam will automatically terminate once the comet's core is reached. 137 00:08:59,456 --> 00:09:01,624 Very well, Mr. Worf. 138 00:09:01,791 --> 00:09:03,752 Fire. 139 00:09:13,803 --> 00:09:15,346 Phasers have terminated. 140 00:09:36,618 --> 00:09:38,912 Mr. Data, what are we looking at? 141 00:09:39,079 --> 00:09:40,246 Is it a ship? 142 00:09:40,413 --> 00:09:41,456 [Computer bleeping] 143 00:09:41,623 --> 00:09:43,458 I do not know, sir. 144 00:09:43,625 --> 00:09:45,668 The object is nearly solid. 145 00:09:45,835 --> 00:09:50,673 It is composed primarily of fortanium and several unknown materials. 146 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:53,343 It is over 87 million years old. 147 00:09:53,510 --> 00:09:55,762 That's older than the comet itself. 148 00:09:55,929 --> 00:09:57,969 Could someone from the d'arsay system have built it? 149 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:03,853 There are no technologically advanced cultures in that system now. 150 00:10:04,229 --> 00:10:08,441 But perhaps 87 million years ago there were. 151 00:10:08,608 --> 00:10:10,860 Why would they want to hide that inside a comet? 152 00:10:11,778 --> 00:10:17,200 Possibly it accumulated those frozen gases over time 153 00:10:17,367 --> 00:10:18,535 as it traveled through space. 154 00:10:18,701 --> 00:10:20,703 In any case, it's definitely responsible 155 00:10:20,870 --> 00:10:23,373 for the system anomalies we've been experiencing. 156 00:10:23,540 --> 00:10:25,542 They're using our sensor beam as a carrier wave 157 00:10:25,708 --> 00:10:29,045 to transmit information into our computers and replicators. 158 00:10:29,212 --> 00:10:30,505 But the question remains, why? 159 00:10:30,672 --> 00:10:32,132 What is its purpose? 160 00:10:32,298 --> 00:10:37,637 Captain, I believe this object is an informational archive. 161 00:10:38,179 --> 00:10:39,889 Why do you say that, Mr. Data? 162 00:10:40,056 --> 00:10:41,349 Data: I do not know. 163 00:10:41,516 --> 00:10:44,644 However, I seem to have an intuitive understanding of its function. 164 00:10:45,061 --> 00:10:48,940 La forge: Data, the internal structure of that thing is pretty complex. 165 00:10:49,107 --> 00:10:50,827 And it's got a repetitive node configuration 166 00:10:50,984 --> 00:10:52,704 which might suggest a database of some kind, 167 00:10:52,861 --> 00:10:54,904 but it could be practically anything. 168 00:10:55,071 --> 00:10:57,240 I don't see how you could know for sure what it is. 169 00:10:57,657 --> 00:11:00,618 Data, do you believe that you're in communication with that object? 170 00:11:01,744 --> 00:11:04,455 It is a possibility, sir. 171 00:11:04,622 --> 00:11:06,624 I recommend we run a level one diagnostic 172 00:11:06,791 --> 00:11:09,919 of my positronic net to determine if that is the case. 173 00:11:10,086 --> 00:11:11,838 Very well. Mr. La forge, give him a hand. 174 00:11:12,005 --> 00:11:13,464 Aye, sir. 175 00:11:14,674 --> 00:11:16,509 Do you think it's just trying to make contact? 176 00:11:16,676 --> 00:11:18,261 Yes, it's possible. 177 00:11:18,428 --> 00:11:21,181 But if that is an archive from some ancient civilization, 178 00:11:21,347 --> 00:11:24,517 we should allow it to do so. But we must be careful. 179 00:11:24,684 --> 00:11:26,269 Mr. Worf, keep an eye on the sensors. 180 00:11:26,436 --> 00:11:27,596 If the ship is in any danger, 181 00:11:27,729 --> 00:11:29,939 I want you to sever the connection immediately. 182 00:11:30,106 --> 00:11:31,983 Worf: Aye, sir. 183 00:11:37,530 --> 00:11:38,573 [Doorbell chirping] 184 00:11:38,740 --> 00:11:39,949 Come. 185 00:11:40,116 --> 00:11:43,536 - Captain? - Yes, come in, number one. 186 00:11:43,953 --> 00:11:45,413 We've confined the system corruption. 187 00:11:45,580 --> 00:11:47,874 It won't be spreading any further. 188 00:11:48,041 --> 00:11:51,961 But we still have alien symbols floating around in our computer. 189 00:11:53,963 --> 00:11:55,506 Quite a collection you've assembled. 190 00:11:55,673 --> 00:11:57,800 I've seen these things all over the ship. 191 00:11:57,967 --> 00:12:01,554 They all look the same, primitive and non-functional. 192 00:12:01,721 --> 00:12:05,308 Ceremonial and deceptively primitive. 193 00:12:05,475 --> 00:12:07,393 Only an advanced technological society 194 00:12:07,560 --> 00:12:09,103 could have built that object out there. 195 00:12:10,772 --> 00:12:15,693 These artifacts played a ritualistic role in that society, I think. 196 00:12:15,860 --> 00:12:18,071 Do you think data could be right? 197 00:12:18,238 --> 00:12:20,990 Could we have stumbled across some sort of alien library? 198 00:12:21,157 --> 00:12:22,200 Oh, yes, it's possible. 199 00:12:22,367 --> 00:12:25,078 And if so, this is a find of the most enormous significance. 200 00:12:25,912 --> 00:12:28,498 That library seems designed to do so much more 201 00:12:28,665 --> 00:12:30,124 than simply store information. 202 00:12:30,291 --> 00:12:32,835 Who knows what we might not learn from this. 203 00:12:33,002 --> 00:12:35,213 - I keep seeing this design. - Yes, this symbol 204 00:12:35,380 --> 00:12:38,049 - seems to be of significance. - What do you think it means? 205 00:12:38,216 --> 00:12:41,094 Well, the concept of the four cardinal compass directions 206 00:12:41,261 --> 00:12:43,346 are quite common in many different cultures. 207 00:12:43,513 --> 00:12:45,848 The words that data recognized in the computer, 208 00:12:46,015 --> 00:12:50,061 "boundary, border, road," they were all arranged in this design. 209 00:12:50,228 --> 00:12:53,982 Well, perhaps the artifacts that all have this compass symbol 210 00:12:54,148 --> 00:12:56,693 belong to the same theme, movement. 211 00:12:56,859 --> 00:13:00,613 Finding a direction, traveling a path, crossing a boundary. 212 00:13:00,780 --> 00:13:01,990 And death? 213 00:13:02,156 --> 00:13:04,867 One of the symbols was death. 214 00:13:05,034 --> 00:13:07,495 Well, the ultimate boundary. 215 00:13:08,204 --> 00:13:11,457 I've seen this symbol everywhere too. 216 00:13:11,624 --> 00:13:13,710 But much less prominently displayed. 217 00:13:13,876 --> 00:13:17,171 It's always in the background, much smaller than the others. 218 00:13:17,338 --> 00:13:19,757 Riker: What do you think it represents? 219 00:13:20,091 --> 00:13:22,510 I have no idea. 220 00:13:22,969 --> 00:13:26,097 Lower synaptic functions are completely normal. 221 00:13:26,264 --> 00:13:28,975 Autonomous systems all check out. 222 00:13:29,142 --> 00:13:31,644 I suggest we examine my memory subsystem next. 223 00:13:31,811 --> 00:13:33,021 All right. 224 00:13:33,187 --> 00:13:34,230 [Computer bleeping] 225 00:13:34,397 --> 00:13:35,732 [Data gasps] 226 00:13:35,898 --> 00:13:38,067 Data, what's wrong? 227 00:13:38,401 --> 00:13:40,903 I am not certain. 228 00:13:41,529 --> 00:13:45,825 I am experiencing a curious sensation. 229 00:13:45,992 --> 00:13:48,328 Well, what is it? 230 00:13:48,703 --> 00:13:49,871 An impulse. 231 00:13:50,038 --> 00:13:52,582 Impulse? What kind of impulse? 232 00:13:52,749 --> 00:13:55,168 I do not know. 233 00:13:56,252 --> 00:13:57,732 I'm gonna check your higher functions. 234 00:14:04,635 --> 00:14:11,351 What does it feel like when a person is losing his mind? 235 00:14:12,393 --> 00:14:15,813 Data, come on, you're scaring me now. What's going on? 236 00:14:16,272 --> 00:14:18,900 I do not know. 237 00:14:21,027 --> 00:14:24,238 I am different. 238 00:14:25,239 --> 00:14:27,450 Well, you're gonna be all right. 239 00:14:27,617 --> 00:14:29,702 You're with me, okay? 240 00:14:29,869 --> 00:14:31,871 Okay. 241 00:14:32,038 --> 00:14:35,500 Listen, I'm gonna disconnect you. 242 00:14:37,794 --> 00:14:39,879 [Bleeping] 243 00:14:44,300 --> 00:14:46,844 What's going on? 244 00:14:56,187 --> 00:14:59,440 Masaka is waking. 245 00:15:07,115 --> 00:15:09,325 - Captain... - Captain. 246 00:15:09,492 --> 00:15:11,452 I've been waiting for you. 247 00:15:11,619 --> 00:15:13,621 You should feel honored. 248 00:15:13,788 --> 00:15:15,665 I don't usually wait for anyone. 249 00:15:15,832 --> 00:15:17,083 What is it you want? 250 00:15:17,250 --> 00:15:20,169 Masaka is waking. 251 00:15:20,628 --> 00:15:21,838 Are you masaka? 252 00:15:22,004 --> 00:15:24,674 I am not masaka. 253 00:15:24,841 --> 00:15:26,509 I am ihat. 254 00:15:28,386 --> 00:15:30,263 What have you done to commander data? 255 00:15:30,430 --> 00:15:32,181 Ihat: Commander data? 256 00:15:32,348 --> 00:15:35,059 - You mean the one who was here. - Picard: Yes. 257 00:15:35,226 --> 00:15:36,811 He's gone. 258 00:15:36,978 --> 00:15:38,146 Who can say where? 259 00:15:41,816 --> 00:15:43,192 Picard to counselor troi. 260 00:15:43,359 --> 00:15:45,361 Report to main engineering immediately. 261 00:15:45,528 --> 00:15:46,571 "Picard to counselor troi. 262 00:15:46,737 --> 00:15:48,698 Report to main engineering immediately." 263 00:15:48,865 --> 00:15:52,034 Ihat, this place you come from, 264 00:15:52,201 --> 00:15:55,705 is it a cultural archive of your species? 265 00:15:56,205 --> 00:15:58,207 I come from masaka city. 266 00:15:59,375 --> 00:16:01,544 Are there others like you there? 267 00:16:02,003 --> 00:16:05,047 [Chuckling] 268 00:16:12,555 --> 00:16:14,682 There are no others like me. 269 00:16:14,974 --> 00:16:16,934 [|hat laughing] 270 00:16:20,146 --> 00:16:22,482 Picard: Who is masaka? 271 00:16:24,233 --> 00:16:26,277 You will find out. 272 00:16:26,444 --> 00:16:28,362 I would like to know masaka. 273 00:16:28,529 --> 00:16:29,739 Speak with her. 274 00:16:29,906 --> 00:16:32,825 Do you understand pain? 275 00:16:32,992 --> 00:16:34,076 Death? 276 00:16:34,869 --> 00:16:37,288 That is all you need to know of masaka. 277 00:16:37,455 --> 00:16:40,791 It is what she is. 278 00:16:42,543 --> 00:16:46,255 Leave this place before she finds you. 279 00:16:46,422 --> 00:16:48,633 It can be done. 280 00:16:55,223 --> 00:16:57,391 Masaka. 281 00:17:10,738 --> 00:17:13,324 I am yours. 282 00:17:13,658 --> 00:17:17,286 Every part of me is yours. 283 00:17:18,412 --> 00:17:21,374 We should confine him to quarters. 284 00:17:33,803 --> 00:17:35,323 This is a micrograph of what's happened 285 00:17:35,471 --> 00:17:37,139 to data's positronic net. 286 00:17:37,306 --> 00:17:41,477 Now, as near as I can tell, these are behavioral nodes. 287 00:17:41,644 --> 00:17:43,646 I've counted 14 so far. 288 00:17:43,813 --> 00:17:45,565 I think the archive is using data 289 00:17:45,731 --> 00:17:48,276 to create different people within its culture, 290 00:17:48,442 --> 00:17:51,320 much in the same way it used our replicators to create artifacts. 291 00:17:51,487 --> 00:17:55,491 As a result, data's real personality has been completely buried. 292 00:17:55,658 --> 00:17:57,910 In a sense, data has the Android equivalent 293 00:17:58,077 --> 00:18:00,162 of multiple personalities. 294 00:18:00,329 --> 00:18:03,499 And the archive hasn't stopped yet. 295 00:18:03,666 --> 00:18:05,793 Data's positronic net is still being transformed. 296 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:10,131 There's no telling how many more personalities might emerge. 297 00:18:10,298 --> 00:18:12,550 Geordi, I want you to continue to scan the archive 298 00:18:12,717 --> 00:18:15,928 and see if you can find some way to access it. 299 00:18:16,512 --> 00:18:18,681 And in the meantime, I'll see what I can learn 300 00:18:18,848 --> 00:18:23,811 from these people inside data. 301 00:18:32,695 --> 00:18:34,071 I'm not going to hurt you. 302 00:18:34,822 --> 00:18:38,075 Only masaka can hurt me. 303 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:43,205 I am for her alone. 304 00:18:44,373 --> 00:18:47,209 I need to speak with ihat. 305 00:18:47,376 --> 00:18:49,045 Do you understand? 306 00:18:51,255 --> 00:18:52,465 [Grunts] 307 00:18:56,969 --> 00:18:59,055 Captain. 308 00:19:00,306 --> 00:19:03,267 That was a cruel joke you played on me. 309 00:19:03,434 --> 00:19:07,605 For a moment, a brief moment, 310 00:19:07,772 --> 00:19:10,733 I actually thought that woman was masaka. 311 00:19:10,900 --> 00:19:13,819 Whoever took your place wasn't afraid of masaka. 312 00:19:13,986 --> 00:19:15,821 He seemed eager for his fate. 313 00:19:16,238 --> 00:19:17,990 Pitiful, isn't it? 314 00:19:18,157 --> 00:19:21,160 You won't catch me humiliating myself for a woman, 315 00:19:21,327 --> 00:19:23,162 even if she were a queen. 316 00:19:25,581 --> 00:19:27,500 Then masaka is your queen. 317 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:30,419 She's a lazy creature. 318 00:19:30,586 --> 00:19:33,673 She spends most of her time sleeping. 319 00:19:33,839 --> 00:19:37,635 Problem is what she does when she's awake. 320 00:19:37,802 --> 00:19:39,929 Then we should try to keep her asleep. 321 00:19:40,137 --> 00:19:42,264 [Chuckling] 322 00:19:44,684 --> 00:19:49,397 Try to stop the sun from climbing the sky. Hm? Uh-uh. 323 00:19:49,563 --> 00:19:51,565 Only korgano can do that. 324 00:19:51,732 --> 00:19:53,317 And he's not here. 325 00:19:53,484 --> 00:19:54,527 Where is he? 326 00:19:56,862 --> 00:19:58,114 [Grunting] 327 00:20:04,912 --> 00:20:07,748 Help me. Please. 328 00:20:11,627 --> 00:20:13,003 What's wrong? 329 00:20:13,170 --> 00:20:14,338 I'm afraid. 330 00:20:14,505 --> 00:20:17,091 - Of what? - Her. 331 00:20:17,258 --> 00:20:19,343 - Masaka? - Her! 332 00:20:19,510 --> 00:20:22,221 [Rumbling] 333 00:20:22,763 --> 00:20:24,432 Picard to bridge. Report. 334 00:20:24,598 --> 00:20:26,976 The archive just activated some sort of tractor beam, sir. 335 00:20:27,143 --> 00:20:28,477 We're not able to disengage it. 336 00:20:28,644 --> 00:20:30,354 Has there been any damage to the ship? 337 00:20:30,521 --> 00:20:33,149 There was an emergency reported in ten-fonnard. Worf's on his way. 338 00:20:33,315 --> 00:20:36,610 There's some kind of energy pulse coming through the tractor beam. 339 00:20:36,777 --> 00:20:38,237 It's overriding our control systems. 340 00:20:38,404 --> 00:20:40,656 - Picard: I'll be right there. - Don't leave me. 341 00:20:41,490 --> 00:20:42,616 I won't leave. 342 00:20:43,451 --> 00:20:46,454 Please, let go of me. 343 00:20:47,246 --> 00:20:49,832 - Does it hurt? - Yes. 344 00:20:49,999 --> 00:20:52,626 She's gonna hurt us all. 345 00:20:58,799 --> 00:21:01,510 Now you've done it, captain. 346 00:21:01,844 --> 00:21:04,889 Masaka is awake. 347 00:21:13,355 --> 00:21:15,775 [Alarm sounds] 348 00:21:42,384 --> 00:21:44,553 Troi: Who's this? 349 00:21:50,893 --> 00:21:52,978 I'd say that that is masaka. 350 00:21:53,145 --> 00:21:55,523 Ihat referred to her as queen. 351 00:21:55,689 --> 00:21:57,566 And it's not unusual in ceremonial cultures 352 00:21:57,733 --> 00:22:00,736 to find royalty symbolized by a sun. 353 00:22:00,903 --> 00:22:05,282 Troi: You said the personalities inside data were in awe of her, even terrified? 354 00:22:05,449 --> 00:22:10,621 Well, according to data, the sun image is also a symbol for death. 355 00:22:13,666 --> 00:22:15,251 See? There it is again. 356 00:22:15,417 --> 00:22:18,629 Same u-shaped symbol, small and insignificant. 357 00:22:18,796 --> 00:22:20,589 Almost as if it's an afterthought. 358 00:22:20,756 --> 00:22:23,300 Captain, this is incredible. 359 00:22:23,467 --> 00:22:26,011 These artifacts weren't beamed here from the archives. 360 00:22:26,178 --> 00:22:28,931 The matter here in ten-fonnard has been transformed. 361 00:22:29,098 --> 00:22:31,350 Into living plants? How is that possible? 362 00:22:31,517 --> 00:22:35,813 I'm not sure, but bit by bit, this ship is being transformed. 363 00:22:35,980 --> 00:22:39,316 Worf: We have been receiving reports from the rest of the ship. 364 00:22:39,483 --> 00:22:42,611 Part of deck 12 is now an aqueduct. 365 00:22:42,778 --> 00:22:44,864 What are we being transformed into? 366 00:22:45,030 --> 00:22:47,449 I'm not sure I wanna find out. 367 00:22:47,616 --> 00:22:51,287 I don't think we have any choice. We must destroy that archive, Mr. Worf. 368 00:22:51,453 --> 00:22:55,416 Sir, our weapons control systems are inoperative. 369 00:22:55,583 --> 00:22:59,628 However, we could reconfigure a photon torpedo for a manual launch. 370 00:22:59,795 --> 00:23:01,881 Make it so. 371 00:23:07,803 --> 00:23:09,930 There's so much more here that we could have learned. 372 00:23:10,097 --> 00:23:13,809 I really regret losing that opportunity. 373 00:23:14,643 --> 00:23:16,645 Okay, I've locked in the targeting parameters. 374 00:23:16,812 --> 00:23:18,814 What's the phase alignment now? 375 00:23:18,981 --> 00:23:20,941 Less than 0.7 percent. 376 00:23:21,108 --> 00:23:22,568 Good, that'll do it. 377 00:23:22,735 --> 00:23:25,237 - I'm setting the yield at Max... - Sir. 378 00:23:25,404 --> 00:23:29,074 The on board power systems are not functioning. 379 00:23:34,204 --> 00:23:36,999 Let's see what's going on here. 380 00:23:39,001 --> 00:23:40,753 [Beeping] 381 00:23:49,845 --> 00:23:50,971 [Both gasp] 382 00:23:51,180 --> 00:23:52,640 [Hissing] 383 00:24:14,870 --> 00:24:17,957 Something tells me we'd better get out of here. 384 00:24:28,425 --> 00:24:30,511 Engineering to bridge. Emergency transport. 385 00:24:30,678 --> 00:24:32,805 Two to beam out. 386 00:24:42,398 --> 00:24:43,583 Riker: We better talk out here. 387 00:24:43,607 --> 00:24:46,860 The observation lounge has turned into a swamp. 388 00:24:47,027 --> 00:24:51,782 So, what's our status? 389 00:24:51,949 --> 00:24:53,993 Well, so far, the archive has transformed 390 00:24:54,159 --> 00:24:55,619 about 20 percent of the ship. 391 00:24:55,786 --> 00:24:58,346 We've lost main propulsion and the weapon systems in the process. 392 00:24:58,497 --> 00:25:00,791 What about communication, sensors, life support? 393 00:25:00,958 --> 00:25:02,918 We have communications and limited sensor control. 394 00:25:03,085 --> 00:25:05,004 Life support seems to be unaffected. 395 00:25:05,170 --> 00:25:07,464 I've analyzed the alien plant forms. 396 00:25:07,631 --> 00:25:09,191 They've developed from biological matter 397 00:25:09,341 --> 00:25:10,592 we have on the ship. 398 00:25:10,759 --> 00:25:14,013 The stone, the artifacts, are made in much the same way, 399 00:25:14,179 --> 00:25:15,931 extrapolating from the ship's own alloys. 400 00:25:16,098 --> 00:25:19,435 Apparently the archive can reorder and transform molecular structure, 401 00:25:19,601 --> 00:25:21,937 including DNA, into anything it wants. 402 00:25:22,104 --> 00:25:26,233 So it's using our ship, our alloys, our DNA, 403 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:29,611 - to create elements of its own culture. - But why is this happening? 404 00:25:29,778 --> 00:25:31,905 What does the archive hope to accomplish? 405 00:25:32,072 --> 00:25:36,118 Well, whatever the intent that lies behind its process, 406 00:25:36,285 --> 00:25:39,747 I'm not gonna permit this ship to be turned into an alien city. 407 00:25:39,913 --> 00:25:41,790 Mr. La forge, do you have any ideas? 408 00:25:41,957 --> 00:25:43,876 We still haven't been able to cut off that beam. 409 00:25:44,043 --> 00:25:45,627 But I have managed to access the archive 410 00:25:45,794 --> 00:25:48,255 by sending an energy pulse back along their signal path. 411 00:25:48,422 --> 00:25:50,799 If I could locate the transformation program, 412 00:25:50,966 --> 00:25:52,468 I might be able to control it. 413 00:25:52,926 --> 00:25:57,389 That's a good idea, but I feel that the answer lies there. 414 00:25:58,223 --> 00:26:00,059 With masaka. 415 00:26:00,225 --> 00:26:03,562 We must find her. Access her. 416 00:26:27,336 --> 00:26:32,049 Difficult to stay warm. 417 00:26:32,633 --> 00:26:34,760 It's not warm enough. 418 00:26:34,927 --> 00:26:37,846 Not for an old man. 419 00:26:38,013 --> 00:26:40,057 Tell me about masaka. 420 00:26:42,601 --> 00:26:45,687 My daughter. 421 00:26:47,439 --> 00:26:49,525 Tell me, how can I talk to her? 422 00:26:51,360 --> 00:26:55,614 As children grow... 423 00:26:55,781 --> 00:26:59,159 Forget their parents. 424 00:27:03,789 --> 00:27:08,544 Only korgano can talk to masaka. 425 00:27:08,710 --> 00:27:11,630 Korgano? Who is that? 426 00:27:19,346 --> 00:27:22,933 Well, aren't we the persistent one? 427 00:27:23,475 --> 00:27:26,687 - Ihat. - Is anyone else so charming? 428 00:27:27,271 --> 00:27:29,481 Masaka is taking over my ship. 429 00:27:29,648 --> 00:27:31,567 I told you she would. 430 00:27:31,733 --> 00:27:33,026 I want to talk with her. 431 00:27:33,193 --> 00:27:38,407 But I understand that korgano is the only one who can do that. 432 00:27:40,117 --> 00:27:41,577 Who told you that? 433 00:27:41,743 --> 00:27:43,662 An old man. 434 00:27:43,829 --> 00:27:45,455 Masaka's father. 435 00:27:45,622 --> 00:27:48,584 Oh, yes. Yes. 436 00:27:48,750 --> 00:27:53,297 Legend has it she chopped him up and used his bones to make the world. 437 00:27:53,463 --> 00:27:55,841 Any wonder he doesn't like to talk about her? 438 00:27:56,008 --> 00:27:57,676 How can I find korgano? 439 00:27:57,843 --> 00:27:59,511 I don't know. 440 00:27:59,678 --> 00:28:01,638 He's not chasing her anymore. 441 00:28:01,805 --> 00:28:02,848 Where has he gone? 442 00:28:03,015 --> 00:28:05,809 Stop asking me these questions. 443 00:28:05,976 --> 00:28:09,521 I was fast enough to get away once, I don't want her to find me again. 444 00:28:09,688 --> 00:28:12,608 I'll wind up on her sacrificial slab. 445 00:28:13,150 --> 00:28:19,198 Ihat, if she's looking for a sacrifice, she can take me. 446 00:28:19,364 --> 00:28:21,283 Perhaps then she'll stop looking for you. 447 00:28:23,535 --> 00:28:26,079 Well, there's an idea. 448 00:28:26,246 --> 00:28:27,581 Better you than me. 449 00:28:29,166 --> 00:28:31,627 Very well. 450 00:28:31,793 --> 00:28:33,003 What do we do? 451 00:28:36,757 --> 00:28:39,968 You must build masaka's temple. 452 00:28:40,135 --> 00:28:42,095 The queen's temple. 453 00:28:42,262 --> 00:28:43,972 That will get her attention. 454 00:28:44,681 --> 00:28:46,391 Very well, how do I do that? 455 00:28:46,558 --> 00:28:47,976 You need the sign. 456 00:28:48,143 --> 00:28:49,770 I could give it to you. 457 00:28:49,937 --> 00:28:51,647 So could the old man. 458 00:28:51,813 --> 00:28:53,982 But just try getting it out of him. 459 00:28:54,942 --> 00:28:56,026 Give me the sign. 460 00:28:56,818 --> 00:28:59,488 If she finds out, 461 00:29:00,530 --> 00:29:03,784 you can't imagine her rage. 462 00:29:04,576 --> 00:29:08,497 She lets people die of thirst. 463 00:29:13,252 --> 00:29:18,674 Sometimes she burns them alive. 464 00:29:20,384 --> 00:29:22,970 She's glorious. 465 00:29:23,136 --> 00:29:25,347 Ihat, the sign. 466 00:29:25,514 --> 00:29:26,640 Give it to me. 467 00:29:27,474 --> 00:29:30,769 If she comes, you will take my place? 468 00:29:30,936 --> 00:29:33,146 - Yes. - All right. 469 00:29:33,313 --> 00:29:34,393 Quickly, give me your hand. 470 00:29:37,109 --> 00:29:40,988 A line, as the unending horizon. 471 00:29:41,154 --> 00:29:44,157 A curve, as the... 472 00:29:46,702 --> 00:29:48,704 She has found me. 473 00:29:48,870 --> 00:29:51,999 Masaka, show yourself. 474 00:29:52,165 --> 00:29:53,875 I will go with you. 475 00:29:54,042 --> 00:29:59,172 It seems I was not fast enough. 476 00:29:59,339 --> 00:30:01,341 [Grunting] 477 00:30:03,885 --> 00:30:08,765 So hard to stay warm. 478 00:30:10,267 --> 00:30:13,353 Are you one of my children? 479 00:30:14,021 --> 00:30:16,106 I can't remember anymore. 480 00:30:16,273 --> 00:30:17,733 I need your help. 481 00:30:17,899 --> 00:30:21,111 I need the sign for the temple. For masaka's temple. 482 00:30:22,571 --> 00:30:25,240 It won't help you. 483 00:30:25,407 --> 00:30:29,453 Korgano no longer pursues her. 484 00:30:30,078 --> 00:30:34,249 Only he can stop her. 485 00:30:40,589 --> 00:30:44,801 A line, as the unending horizon. 486 00:30:45,344 --> 00:30:47,763 A curve, as... 487 00:30:52,642 --> 00:30:55,979 A line, as the unending horizon. 488 00:30:56,146 --> 00:30:57,856 A curve... 489 00:30:58,023 --> 00:31:01,943 As the rolling hillside. 490 00:31:02,611 --> 00:31:07,949 A point, as a distant bird. 491 00:31:08,450 --> 00:31:12,704 A ray, as the rising sun. 492 00:31:15,123 --> 00:31:16,208 Thank you. 493 00:31:18,293 --> 00:31:23,757 Now come sit with me. 494 00:31:24,299 --> 00:31:26,802 Tend the fire. 495 00:31:35,227 --> 00:31:37,437 I'm alone. 496 00:31:37,896 --> 00:31:40,357 No one left to help me. 497 00:31:40,524 --> 00:31:42,192 She's coming. 498 00:31:43,026 --> 00:31:44,778 Are all the others dead? 499 00:31:44,945 --> 00:31:46,780 Did masaka kill them? 500 00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:50,659 She sent them away. 501 00:31:50,826 --> 00:31:53,829 It will take them days to die. 502 00:32:28,071 --> 00:32:30,907 Picard: Any progress, Mr. La forge? 503 00:32:31,074 --> 00:32:34,035 I think I've found the archive's transformation program. 504 00:32:34,202 --> 00:32:36,371 Will it accept the symbol for masaka's temple? 505 00:32:36,538 --> 00:32:39,541 I think so. I've isolated the program's input pathways. 506 00:32:39,708 --> 00:32:41,877 They're keyed to accept symbols. 507 00:32:42,043 --> 00:32:46,339 If I input this one, it should initiate the transformation program. 508 00:32:46,506 --> 00:32:49,176 - And create the temple? - La forge: Well, I hope so. 509 00:32:49,342 --> 00:32:51,178 If this is wrong, it might turn the enterprise 510 00:32:51,344 --> 00:32:53,388 into a big chunk of rock. 511 00:32:53,555 --> 00:32:54,806 No way to know for sure. 512 00:32:54,973 --> 00:32:57,392 Question is, can we trust a personality 513 00:32:57,559 --> 00:33:01,730 from an alien archive that seems bent on taking us over? 514 00:33:01,897 --> 00:33:04,983 Ihat risked his life to show me that symbol. 515 00:33:05,150 --> 00:33:07,736 And masaka killed him for doing it. 516 00:33:07,903 --> 00:33:10,280 I think we have to risk it. 517 00:33:16,578 --> 00:33:18,830 Captain, the entire deck has been cleared of personnel. 518 00:33:18,997 --> 00:33:20,582 We may proceed. 519 00:33:20,749 --> 00:33:22,209 Commander riker, we're ready. 520 00:33:22,375 --> 00:33:23,919 Riker [over comm]: Understood. 521 00:33:24,628 --> 00:33:26,671 Initiate transformation. 522 00:33:26,838 --> 00:33:29,508 Inputting the symbol now. 523 00:33:36,723 --> 00:33:39,559 It would seem that this is masaka's temple. 524 00:33:39,726 --> 00:33:41,895 There is no one else here. 525 00:33:42,062 --> 00:33:47,901 Picard: Ihat said that if we created the temple, that it would get her attention. 526 00:33:48,401 --> 00:33:51,363 It may be some time before she shows herself. 527 00:33:51,530 --> 00:33:53,615 Worf: Ow will she do that? 528 00:33:53,782 --> 00:33:55,992 Picard: I don't know. 529 00:33:59,037 --> 00:34:03,333 Captain, take a look at this. 530 00:34:14,135 --> 00:34:17,347 This is the first time I've seen these two symbols paired. 531 00:34:17,514 --> 00:34:18,598 That could be significant. 532 00:34:20,642 --> 00:34:23,103 Look, there it is again. 533 00:34:24,062 --> 00:34:25,939 And again. 534 00:34:26,106 --> 00:34:28,316 And there, again. 535 00:34:29,150 --> 00:34:32,320 This is obviously an important pairing. 536 00:34:37,325 --> 00:34:39,869 "He isn't chasing her anymore." 537 00:34:41,329 --> 00:34:46,835 Ihat said that someone called korgano isn't chasing masaka anymore. 538 00:34:47,002 --> 00:34:52,007 And the old man said, "he pursues her no longer." 539 00:34:52,173 --> 00:34:59,764 In a sense, the small symbol might be seen to be chasing masaka. 540 00:34:59,931 --> 00:35:04,853 Well, the symbol suggests antlers of some kind, horns. 541 00:35:05,020 --> 00:35:08,523 Maybe it is meant to represent an animal. 542 00:35:08,690 --> 00:35:11,276 Animals are worshipped in many cultures. 543 00:35:11,443 --> 00:35:15,322 That smaller symbol could represent korgano. 544 00:35:15,488 --> 00:35:18,950 Ihat and the old man said that korgano was the only one 545 00:35:19,117 --> 00:35:21,119 who could control masaka. 546 00:35:21,703 --> 00:35:26,416 Many ritualistic cultures incorporate the idea of balance 547 00:35:26,583 --> 00:35:28,209 into their belief systems. 548 00:35:28,376 --> 00:35:33,423 Now, masaka is a queen. 549 00:35:33,590 --> 00:35:37,427 A powerful godlike figure. 550 00:35:38,053 --> 00:35:41,222 It's not unrealistic to believe 551 00:35:41,389 --> 00:35:45,560 that she might have a counterpart, a consort. 552 00:35:45,727 --> 00:35:50,357 Look around, see if you can see that horn-like symbol anywhere else. 553 00:36:44,661 --> 00:36:46,496 Troi: This is the most prominent instance 554 00:36:46,663 --> 00:36:48,248 of the horn symbol we've seen yet. 555 00:36:48,415 --> 00:36:51,835 Worf: But now it appears as though masaka's sun is chasing it. 556 00:36:52,001 --> 00:36:54,254 Troi: The sun chasing an animal? 557 00:36:54,421 --> 00:36:55,755 Maybe it's simpler than that. 558 00:36:55,922 --> 00:37:00,969 Maybe their relationship is more like the sun and the moon. 559 00:37:01,302 --> 00:37:02,971 I see. 560 00:37:03,138 --> 00:37:06,975 Masaka and korgano switching positions. 561 00:37:07,142 --> 00:37:09,062 - The sun setting and the moon rising. - Exactly. 562 00:37:09,227 --> 00:37:14,315 Like two powerful rulers changing places in a continual cycle. 563 00:37:14,482 --> 00:37:16,322 And like the sun and the moon, only one of them 564 00:37:16,484 --> 00:37:19,654 can be in ascendance at any given time. 565 00:37:19,821 --> 00:37:25,410 If we can find korgano in the archive and bring him out, 566 00:37:25,577 --> 00:37:29,164 then perhaps he could force masaka to leave. 567 00:37:29,330 --> 00:37:33,168 But would we be better off with him? 568 00:37:34,502 --> 00:37:38,548 Ihat and the others didn't seem to be frightened of korgano. 569 00:37:38,715 --> 00:37:40,467 [Rumbling] 570 00:37:45,013 --> 00:37:46,097 Masaka. 571 00:37:52,729 --> 00:37:54,731 Masaka. 572 00:37:55,273 --> 00:37:57,859 I'm captain Jean-Luc picard of the federation starship... 573 00:37:58,026 --> 00:38:00,403 Go away. 574 00:38:00,945 --> 00:38:03,656 Picard: Please, hear us. 575 00:38:05,241 --> 00:38:09,454 - Your archive is destroying our... - I do not hear you. 576 00:38:09,829 --> 00:38:11,790 She will not even listen to us. 577 00:38:12,665 --> 00:38:16,085 Then we will have to find someone to whom she will listen. 578 00:38:18,463 --> 00:38:20,131 [Bleeping] 579 00:38:21,716 --> 00:38:23,551 I found it, captain. 580 00:38:23,718 --> 00:38:25,220 This is the only place in the archive 581 00:38:25,386 --> 00:38:28,056 where korgano's moon symbol appears by itself, 582 00:38:28,223 --> 00:38:30,308 not linked with masaka's. 583 00:38:30,475 --> 00:38:33,895 All right, Mr. La forge, I want you to access the transformation program. 584 00:38:34,062 --> 00:38:36,147 And when you're ready, input the symbol. 585 00:38:36,314 --> 00:38:37,565 Isn't that a little risky? 586 00:38:37,732 --> 00:38:39,526 We have no idea what the result would be. 587 00:38:39,692 --> 00:38:42,320 The symbol might generate anything from korgano's temple 588 00:38:42,487 --> 00:38:43,947 to korgano himself. 589 00:38:44,113 --> 00:38:47,742 In one sense, korgano is masaka's Nemesis. 590 00:38:47,909 --> 00:38:49,702 And whatever this symbol represents, 591 00:38:49,869 --> 00:38:52,831 it could be for us a means to control her. 592 00:38:52,997 --> 00:38:56,334 Now, if anyone has a better idea, I'm very happy to entertain it. 593 00:38:56,960 --> 00:38:59,045 I've accessed the program, captain. 594 00:38:59,212 --> 00:39:00,839 Initiate the transformation. 595 00:39:02,006 --> 00:39:04,259 [Computer bleeping] 596 00:39:10,932 --> 00:39:13,434 Another mask. 597 00:39:17,939 --> 00:39:21,109 You know, we could be going about this all the wrong way. 598 00:39:21,276 --> 00:39:27,407 This is a very ritualistic culture, one based on symbol and myth. 599 00:39:27,574 --> 00:39:30,159 Perhaps we should try to confront them on those terms. 600 00:39:30,326 --> 00:39:35,665 If I could somehow incorporate myself in their ritual, 601 00:39:36,541 --> 00:39:39,043 then perhaps masaka would listen to me. 602 00:39:39,210 --> 00:39:41,880 You're going to try to pose as korgano? 603 00:39:42,046 --> 00:39:44,090 Captain, we know so little about this culture, 604 00:39:44,257 --> 00:39:47,218 and even less about korgano. 605 00:39:47,385 --> 00:39:50,013 How would you convince masaka that you're him? 606 00:39:50,179 --> 00:39:51,890 Well, I'm really not certain. 607 00:39:52,056 --> 00:39:53,433 But there are similarities 608 00:39:53,600 --> 00:39:55,643 between this culture and others that I've studied. 609 00:39:55,810 --> 00:39:57,979 I would imagine I'm just going to improvise. 610 00:39:58,146 --> 00:40:01,482 - Mr. Worf, what's our status? - We have less than two hours 611 00:40:01,649 --> 00:40:03,776 before there is nothing left of the ship. 612 00:40:03,943 --> 00:40:06,946 At least, nothing we can recognize. 613 00:40:22,921 --> 00:40:23,963 Picard: Masaka. 614 00:40:38,686 --> 00:40:40,104 Korgano. 615 00:40:40,271 --> 00:40:41,940 Are you surprised to see me? 616 00:40:42,106 --> 00:40:44,192 I thought I had escaped you. 617 00:40:44,359 --> 00:40:46,527 You should know that is impossible. 618 00:40:47,695 --> 00:40:50,031 You are a fine hunter. 619 00:40:50,198 --> 00:40:52,867 But I'm a powerful prey. 620 00:40:53,034 --> 00:40:54,869 You will never catch me. 621 00:40:55,036 --> 00:40:59,207 Do you want to be the prey forever? 622 00:41:03,336 --> 00:41:06,005 I thought I was alone. 623 00:41:08,591 --> 00:41:12,011 I thought I would not have to share the sky with you. 624 00:41:12,178 --> 00:41:17,141 But without me, you are not complete. 625 00:41:18,101 --> 00:41:19,894 I know you so well. 626 00:41:20,061 --> 00:41:23,398 You live for the chase, as do I. 627 00:41:23,564 --> 00:41:27,276 Will you not miss being the hunter, 628 00:41:27,610 --> 00:41:31,155 pursuing me, forcing me from the sky 629 00:41:31,322 --> 00:41:34,075 so that you can rise again? 630 00:41:34,242 --> 00:41:36,411 You know me well, korgano. 631 00:41:36,577 --> 00:41:41,082 I think that you are beginning to tire. 632 00:41:42,208 --> 00:41:46,754 It is difficult, brightening the sky forever. 633 00:41:48,464 --> 00:41:51,342 I am getting sleepy. 634 00:41:53,594 --> 00:41:55,847 You always do that to me. 635 00:41:57,265 --> 00:42:01,269 So that you can wake with the dawn 636 00:42:02,603 --> 00:42:05,273 and begin the hunt again. 637 00:42:06,149 --> 00:42:09,152 Let the hunt begin again. 638 00:42:11,821 --> 00:42:14,615 I am eager for that. 639 00:42:28,838 --> 00:42:31,132 As am I. 640 00:42:34,135 --> 00:42:36,280 [Over comm] Riker to picard. I don't know what you did, sir, 641 00:42:36,304 --> 00:42:38,144 but it looks like everything is back to normal. 642 00:42:38,306 --> 00:42:40,308 Acknowledged. 643 00:42:42,643 --> 00:42:44,395 Mr. Data, are you all right? 644 00:42:44,562 --> 00:42:46,314 I believe so, sir. 645 00:42:46,481 --> 00:42:48,858 I am not entirely certain what has happened. 646 00:42:49,025 --> 00:42:50,651 Have I been dreaming again? 647 00:42:50,818 --> 00:42:54,614 I'm afraid that would take some time to explain. 648 00:42:55,990 --> 00:42:59,452 Picard: Captain's log, stardate 47618.4. 649 00:42:59,619 --> 00:43:01,621 Commander la forge has managed to disable 650 00:43:01,788 --> 00:43:04,082 the alien transformation program. 651 00:43:04,248 --> 00:43:06,793 Starfieet has dispatched an archaeological team 652 00:43:06,959 --> 00:43:09,295 to study the archive further. 653 00:43:09,462 --> 00:43:11,982 Picard: I don't understand. I thought all of the alien artifacts 654 00:43:12,006 --> 00:43:13,466 had disappeared from the enterprise. 655 00:43:13,633 --> 00:43:16,886 Data: That one was not created by the archive, sir. 656 00:43:17,053 --> 00:43:19,263 That is the Clay mask I originally made. 657 00:43:19,430 --> 00:43:20,515 I have since painted it. 658 00:43:20,681 --> 00:43:22,725 - A memento. - Yes, sir. 659 00:43:22,892 --> 00:43:28,397 Although I am relieved to be rid of those alien personalities, 660 00:43:28,564 --> 00:43:32,110 in a sense, I am now empty. 661 00:43:33,194 --> 00:43:34,195 I can imagine. 662 00:43:34,362 --> 00:43:36,155 Dr. Crusher told me 663 00:43:36,322 --> 00:43:39,242 that there were possibly dozens of personalities inside you. 664 00:43:39,408 --> 00:43:41,619 And I suspect the number was much greater. 665 00:43:41,786 --> 00:43:43,830 My impression is that there were thousands. 666 00:43:43,996 --> 00:43:46,999 Of all ages and walks of life. 667 00:43:47,542 --> 00:43:49,752 It was a remarkable experience. 668 00:43:49,919 --> 00:43:53,756 Well, data, you never may become fully human, 669 00:43:53,923 --> 00:43:58,052 but you've had an experience that transcends the human condition. 670 00:43:58,219 --> 00:44:02,306 You've been an entire civilization.