1 00:00:21,939 --> 00:00:24,441 Drake: I think this is the place. 2 00:00:44,503 --> 00:00:46,630 Take a look around. 3 00:00:49,925 --> 00:00:51,635 [Tricorder beeping] 4 00:01:00,060 --> 00:01:02,145 Over here! 5 00:02:49,086 --> 00:02:52,798 Definitely humanoid but I don't recognize the species. 6 00:02:53,006 --> 00:02:54,549 Seems very well-preserved. 7 00:02:54,758 --> 00:02:57,594 Getting him out of here is going to be a delicate operation. 8 00:02:57,803 --> 00:03:00,263 - Drake to arctic 1. - Man [over com]: Go ahead. 9 00:03:00,472 --> 00:03:03,642 Set up a base camp, get Alpha team started. 10 00:03:03,809 --> 00:03:06,895 - Man: Acknowledged. - Contact starfleet, 11 00:03:07,104 --> 00:03:09,898 tell commander Williams he owes me a bottle of scotch. 12 00:03:10,107 --> 00:03:13,819 - Man: Sir? - He'll know what it means. Drake out. 13 00:03:14,027 --> 00:03:18,115 I'm picking up em traces a few dozen meters under the glacier. 14 00:03:18,323 --> 00:03:21,326 There's a lot more here then we're seeing. 15 00:03:41,138 --> 00:03:43,181 We've got another one! 16 00:04:06,955 --> 00:04:11,293 - I give up, what is it? - An arm. It's his. 17 00:04:12,836 --> 00:04:14,004 You're joking. 18 00:04:14,212 --> 00:04:15,589 From what I can tell, 19 00:04:15,797 --> 00:04:19,134 it was integrated into his circulatory and nervous systems. 20 00:04:19,342 --> 00:04:22,846 He could probably operate it like it was his own flesh and blood. 21 00:04:23,054 --> 00:04:26,057 I met a vulcan scientist who wore a prosthesis. 22 00:04:26,266 --> 00:04:27,809 He lost his forearm. 23 00:04:28,018 --> 00:04:31,396 It's pretty sophisticated but it doesn't compare to this. 24 00:04:31,605 --> 00:04:33,899 Take a look at the eyepiece. 25 00:04:34,691 --> 00:04:37,152 Judging by the optics, 26 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:40,113 I'd say he could see most of the em spectrum. 27 00:04:40,614 --> 00:04:43,784 - Did you run a genetic analysis? - That's even more interesting. 28 00:04:45,494 --> 00:04:47,662 They don't have much in common. 29 00:04:47,829 --> 00:04:49,623 They belong to two different species. 30 00:04:50,457 --> 00:04:52,125 Transmit your findings to starfleet. 31 00:04:52,334 --> 00:04:53,877 They'll find a match in their database. 32 00:04:54,085 --> 00:04:55,587 - Right away. - Sir? 33 00:04:55,796 --> 00:05:00,008 I've run every test in the book. I still can't identify this alloy. 34 00:05:00,217 --> 00:05:02,552 - What about this? - I thought it was thermal damage 35 00:05:02,719 --> 00:05:04,763 until I found signs of antimatter residue. 36 00:05:04,971 --> 00:05:06,331 Maybe their warp drive overloaded. 37 00:05:06,515 --> 00:05:08,725 That could explain why there's not much debris. 38 00:05:08,934 --> 00:05:11,311 - I did find some carbon traces. - Could you date them? 39 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:13,647 This debris has been here for about a hundred years. 40 00:05:13,814 --> 00:05:15,690 [Whirring] 41 00:05:35,544 --> 00:05:37,587 Moninger: Take a look at this. 42 00:05:40,257 --> 00:05:44,344 Do you see those devices? They're repairing the cell membranes. 43 00:05:44,553 --> 00:05:45,595 What are they? 44 00:05:45,804 --> 00:05:48,974 I believe you're looking at a form of nanotechnology. 45 00:05:49,182 --> 00:05:51,518 I found thousands of these in both aliens. 46 00:05:51,726 --> 00:05:53,687 They're not just regenerating the damaged tissue, 47 00:05:53,895 --> 00:05:56,314 they're repairing the mechanical components as well. 48 00:05:56,523 --> 00:05:59,734 As far as I can tell, this arm's as good as new. 49 00:06:00,277 --> 00:06:03,655 The denobulans have experimented with nanotechnology, 50 00:06:03,864 --> 00:06:06,616 but they have nothing like this. 51 00:06:06,825 --> 00:06:09,536 Maybe we should move the bodies to module 3, 52 00:06:09,703 --> 00:06:11,583 put them in cold storage with the other samples. 53 00:06:11,788 --> 00:06:14,541 That way, we can examine them later under controlled conditions. 54 00:06:15,959 --> 00:06:19,087 Couldn't the bodies be damaged if we freeze them again? 55 00:06:19,462 --> 00:06:21,339 I guess it's possible. 56 00:06:22,382 --> 00:06:25,677 Then we should leave them here, let the regeneration process continue. 57 00:06:25,886 --> 00:06:27,804 What if it revives more of their systems? 58 00:06:28,013 --> 00:06:29,931 We don't know anything about this species 59 00:06:30,140 --> 00:06:32,060 or what they were doing here a hundred years ago. 60 00:06:32,809 --> 00:06:34,529 There's no reason to assume they're hostile. 61 00:06:35,020 --> 00:06:37,856 Heh. They don't exactly look friendly. 62 00:06:38,064 --> 00:06:40,525 Starfleet has asked us to find out everything we can. 63 00:06:40,734 --> 00:06:44,154 Keep them here for now, we'll see what happens. 64 00:06:53,455 --> 00:06:55,248 - Drake: Anything? - Oh! 65 00:06:55,540 --> 00:06:56,917 Plenty. 66 00:06:57,125 --> 00:06:59,336 - You seem a little jumpy. - Cybernetic corpses, 67 00:06:59,544 --> 00:07:01,922 digging through frozen remains in the middle of the night. 68 00:07:02,130 --> 00:07:03,173 Why would I be jumpy? 69 00:07:03,381 --> 00:07:05,133 I'd be more worried about the polar bears. 70 00:07:05,300 --> 00:07:08,595 Heh. I've identified 22 fragments of the outer hull. 71 00:07:08,803 --> 00:07:10,972 Each one has the same curvature. 72 00:07:11,181 --> 00:07:13,642 I think this ship was a perfect sphere. 73 00:07:13,850 --> 00:07:17,938 - How big? - About 600 meters in diameter. 74 00:07:18,146 --> 00:07:20,732 The debris field could be a lot more extensive than we thought. 75 00:07:20,941 --> 00:07:23,318 We might wanna get another excavation team out here. 76 00:07:23,485 --> 00:07:25,111 [Tricorder beeping] 77 00:07:25,278 --> 00:07:28,823 - What is it? - A warp signature. 78 00:07:30,075 --> 00:07:32,243 Help me with this. 79 00:07:37,207 --> 00:07:40,669 Just what the doctor ordered. Thanks. 80 00:07:40,877 --> 00:07:45,090 - How are your friends? - A little on the quiet side. 81 00:07:45,298 --> 00:07:47,133 There's a broken heating unit in module 3. 82 00:07:47,342 --> 00:07:50,762 They've asked me to take a look. Will you be all right here? 83 00:07:50,971 --> 00:07:53,014 Go ahead. I'll be fine. 84 00:07:53,932 --> 00:07:55,600 Okay. 85 00:08:06,403 --> 00:08:07,904 [Whirring] 86 00:08:23,545 --> 00:08:25,588 Feeling better? 87 00:08:28,383 --> 00:08:32,220 Deuterium residue. Might be some kind of warp coil? 88 00:08:32,429 --> 00:08:34,556 Seems too small for a ship this size. 89 00:08:34,764 --> 00:08:38,435 I'd like to bring it back to the lab, take a closer look. 90 00:08:45,442 --> 00:08:47,318 [Beeping] 91 00:08:50,989 --> 00:08:52,032 [Gasps] 92 00:09:09,257 --> 00:09:11,176 [Moninger yelling nearby] 93 00:09:34,491 --> 00:09:37,077 Drake: Here, here. Rooney: Oh. 94 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:43,160 Drake: Get me a medical kit. 95 00:09:43,833 --> 00:09:44,876 [Gasps] 96 00:09:51,841 --> 00:09:55,136 Admiral, there's a problem with the a-6 excavation team. 97 00:09:55,345 --> 00:09:58,389 The science council hasn't heard from them in three days. 98 00:10:00,308 --> 00:10:02,352 Get a shuttle ready. 99 00:10:45,395 --> 00:10:48,022 Archer: The admiral thinks that they're humanoids 100 00:10:48,189 --> 00:10:50,483 enhanced with technology. 101 00:10:51,317 --> 00:10:53,611 He believes they abducted the research team. 102 00:10:54,070 --> 00:10:56,906 We're a long way from the arctic. What can we do? 103 00:10:57,115 --> 00:10:59,951 Earth tracking stations spotted the transport 104 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:02,871 leaving orbit at warp 3.9. 105 00:11:03,079 --> 00:11:04,372 That's impossible. 106 00:11:04,581 --> 00:11:06,666 Those transports can't exceed 1.4. 107 00:11:07,167 --> 00:11:10,003 I think it's safe to assume these aliens reconfigured the engines 108 00:11:10,211 --> 00:11:13,006 using technology from their own ship. 109 00:11:13,214 --> 00:11:15,175 Does starfleet know where the vessel is now? 110 00:11:15,383 --> 00:11:17,343 Not exactly. But their heading puts them 111 00:11:17,510 --> 00:11:20,680 within a half-dozen light years of our current position. 112 00:11:21,556 --> 00:11:23,641 We've been ordered to find the ship. 113 00:11:24,225 --> 00:11:26,644 It shouldn't be difficult to isolate their warp signature. 114 00:11:28,938 --> 00:11:33,443 We'll start searching at these coordinates. 115 00:11:33,985 --> 00:11:36,321 Go to tactical alert. Lay in a course. 116 00:11:36,529 --> 00:11:38,156 Aye, sir. 117 00:11:42,285 --> 00:11:44,746 Buried in the ice for a century. 118 00:11:44,954 --> 00:11:47,582 Hard to believe anything could survive. 119 00:11:48,791 --> 00:11:50,752 Handsome devil. 120 00:12:02,931 --> 00:12:05,892 - You wanted to see me, lieutenant? - Reed: Yes. 121 00:12:06,100 --> 00:12:10,563 The researchers gathered a great deal of biometric data on these aliens, 122 00:12:10,772 --> 00:12:12,941 but I'm having trouble making heads or tails of it. 123 00:12:13,149 --> 00:12:14,567 How can I help? 124 00:12:14,776 --> 00:12:18,321 Well, this arm might contain some sort of weapon. 125 00:12:18,529 --> 00:12:22,575 If I can determine its yield, we'll have a better idea of what we're facing. 126 00:12:26,621 --> 00:12:29,582 What sort of people would replace perfectly good body parts 127 00:12:29,791 --> 00:12:31,876 with cybernetic implants? 128 00:12:32,085 --> 00:12:35,505 You of all people should be open-minded about technology. 129 00:12:35,713 --> 00:12:40,176 I don't have a problem with it, as long as it stays outside of my skin. 130 00:12:40,385 --> 00:12:41,427 If your heart was damaged, 131 00:12:41,636 --> 00:12:43,805 would you want me to replace it with a synthetic organ, 132 00:12:44,013 --> 00:12:46,349 - or would you rather die? - That's different. 133 00:12:46,516 --> 00:12:48,851 Hmm. There's a species I once encountered 134 00:12:49,018 --> 00:12:50,687 in the beta Magellan system, 135 00:12:50,895 --> 00:12:52,272 the bynars. 136 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:55,108 When they're born, a surgeon removes the child's parietal lobe 137 00:12:55,316 --> 00:12:57,610 and replaces it with a synaptic processor. 138 00:12:57,819 --> 00:13:01,155 I saw the procedure performed once. It was very impressive. 139 00:13:01,364 --> 00:13:03,658 Yeah, I'm sure it was. 140 00:13:03,825 --> 00:13:07,203 - Anything? - I don't see any evidence of a weapon. 141 00:13:08,288 --> 00:13:11,332 The research team was heavily armed. 142 00:13:11,541 --> 00:13:15,003 How did these aliens manage to overpower them? 143 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:20,591 T'pol [over com]: Bridge to captain Archer. 144 00:13:20,758 --> 00:13:21,801 Archer: Go ahead. 145 00:13:21,968 --> 00:13:23,928 T'pol: We're receiving an automated distress call. 146 00:13:24,095 --> 00:13:26,431 It's from a tarkalean freighter. 147 00:13:30,852 --> 00:13:33,062 Hoshi: There's a lot of interference. 148 00:13:33,938 --> 00:13:36,065 To any ship within range, 149 00:13:36,274 --> 00:13:39,360 we're under attack by an unknown species. 150 00:13:39,569 --> 00:13:42,488 Request immediate assistance. 151 00:13:43,031 --> 00:13:45,033 That's it, sir. 152 00:13:46,784 --> 00:13:48,786 How long to reach them? 153 00:13:49,454 --> 00:13:52,874 - About an hour. - Set a course. 154 00:14:05,762 --> 00:14:07,680 Open a channel. 155 00:14:08,556 --> 00:14:11,809 This is captain Archer of the starfleet vessel enterprise. 156 00:14:12,018 --> 00:14:13,811 Stand down your attack or we'll open fire. 157 00:14:13,978 --> 00:14:15,021 [Panel beeps] 158 00:14:15,188 --> 00:14:16,814 They're charging weapons. 159 00:14:18,900 --> 00:14:20,610 Some kind of proton burst. 160 00:14:20,818 --> 00:14:22,338 Those transports aren't normally armed. 161 00:14:22,528 --> 00:14:25,740 Obviously, the engines aren't the only system they've upgraded. 162 00:14:25,948 --> 00:14:27,367 Any human bio-signs? 163 00:14:28,618 --> 00:14:32,121 Nine on the arctic transport. The readings are erratic. 164 00:14:34,874 --> 00:14:38,086 - Can you disable their weapons? - I believe so. 165 00:14:44,675 --> 00:14:45,718 [Panel beeps] 166 00:14:45,885 --> 00:14:48,429 - Their weapons are down. - They're going to warp. 167 00:14:48,638 --> 00:14:51,057 Is there anyone alive on the tarkalean ship? 168 00:14:53,059 --> 00:14:56,229 Two bio-signs on their upper deck. Reading minimal life support. 169 00:14:59,315 --> 00:15:02,235 Hold our position. Get a shuttle pod ready. 170 00:15:04,987 --> 00:15:06,739 You have the bridge. 171 00:15:08,199 --> 00:15:09,951 Phlox: The tarkaleans should live. 172 00:15:10,159 --> 00:15:13,913 The nanoprobes have infiltrated their autonomic systems. 173 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:20,336 Their renal glands have been replaced with devices like this. 174 00:15:20,545 --> 00:15:23,047 Essentially, these individuals are being transformed 175 00:15:23,256 --> 00:15:25,633 into some sort of cybernetic hybrid. 176 00:15:25,842 --> 00:15:28,177 You said the human bio-signs were erratic. 177 00:15:28,386 --> 00:15:32,557 It's likely the researchers are going through a similar transformation. 178 00:15:34,475 --> 00:15:37,603 - Can you remove the nanoprobes? - Not surgically. 179 00:15:37,812 --> 00:15:39,981 These devices are multiplying at an extraordinary rate. 180 00:15:40,189 --> 00:15:41,941 I could never extract them all. 181 00:15:42,150 --> 00:15:45,069 I'm attempting to slow their progress with a modified retrovirus, 182 00:15:45,278 --> 00:15:47,363 but so far, I haven't been very successful. 183 00:15:47,572 --> 00:15:49,652 Perhaps you should isolate them in the decon chamber. 184 00:15:50,199 --> 00:15:53,369 If you do that, I won't be able to treat them as effectively. 185 00:15:53,578 --> 00:15:55,455 I don't believe they're a danger to the crew. 186 00:15:57,874 --> 00:15:59,750 I'm not so sure. 187 00:16:02,420 --> 00:16:03,963 I'll have Malcolm post a guard. 188 00:16:05,465 --> 00:16:07,383 Keep me updated. 189 00:16:19,604 --> 00:16:20,646 [Door chimes] 190 00:16:20,813 --> 00:16:22,482 Archer: Come in. 191 00:16:24,442 --> 00:16:26,402 I've contacted tarkalea. 192 00:16:26,611 --> 00:16:29,113 I told them we're doing everything we can for their crewmen. 193 00:16:30,031 --> 00:16:32,867 - Any sign of the transport? - Nothing. 194 00:16:35,661 --> 00:16:38,039 There was something familiar about all this 195 00:16:38,206 --> 00:16:40,566 but I couldn't put my finger on it until I found this speech 196 00:16:40,708 --> 00:16:43,377 Zefram Cochrane made 89 years ago. 197 00:16:43,586 --> 00:16:45,922 When I was a kid, I read everything I could about him. 198 00:16:46,130 --> 00:16:49,842 It took me a while but I finally found it in the database. 199 00:16:50,092 --> 00:16:52,970 He was giving a commencement address at Princeton 200 00:16:53,179 --> 00:16:58,059 when he started to talk about what really happened during first contact. 201 00:16:58,267 --> 00:17:01,187 He mentioned a group of cybernetic creatures from the future 202 00:17:01,395 --> 00:17:04,440 who tried to stop his first warp flight when he was living in Montana. 203 00:17:04,649 --> 00:17:07,693 He said they were defeated by a group of humans 204 00:17:07,902 --> 00:17:09,779 who were also from the future. 205 00:17:09,987 --> 00:17:13,824 As I recall, Cochrane was famous for his imaginative stories. 206 00:17:14,951 --> 00:17:18,120 He was also known to be frequently intoxicated. 207 00:17:18,329 --> 00:17:20,623 No one took him seriously, 208 00:17:20,831 --> 00:17:22,917 and he recanted the whole thing a few years later 209 00:17:23,084 --> 00:17:25,711 but you have to admit, there are similarities. 210 00:17:27,213 --> 00:17:30,758 He said their ultimate goal was to enslave the human race. 211 00:17:31,467 --> 00:17:33,427 If he was right, 212 00:17:34,136 --> 00:17:36,764 they might be heading back to their home world, 213 00:17:36,973 --> 00:17:38,516 so they can try again. 214 00:17:43,312 --> 00:17:45,106 [Patient groaning] 215 00:17:50,194 --> 00:17:54,031 - Who are you? - My name is phlox. I'm a physician. 216 00:17:54,532 --> 00:17:58,244 You're aboard a starship. We responded to your distress call. 217 00:17:59,161 --> 00:18:00,830 What did you do to me? 218 00:18:00,997 --> 00:18:04,041 Your vessel was attacked. I'm doing my very best to treat you. 219 00:18:04,250 --> 00:18:05,459 [Groans] 220 00:18:05,626 --> 00:18:06,669 I'm going to sedate him. 221 00:18:14,343 --> 00:18:15,469 [Grunts] 222 00:18:35,406 --> 00:18:37,366 [Voices chattering] 223 00:18:39,410 --> 00:18:40,953 Archer: Doctor. 224 00:18:44,123 --> 00:18:47,793 - What happened? - We were attacked. 225 00:18:54,383 --> 00:18:57,511 I've been infected with the nanoprobes. 226 00:18:57,720 --> 00:19:00,848 One of the aliens injected me. Some sort of tubules. 227 00:19:01,057 --> 00:19:02,725 Reed: Captain? 228 00:19:03,934 --> 00:19:05,770 They left through here. 229 00:19:06,812 --> 00:19:10,191 Seal off the maintenance shafts. Post teams at every access point. 230 00:19:10,358 --> 00:19:12,558 When you find them, put them in decon, maximum security. 231 00:19:12,693 --> 00:19:13,736 Aye, sir. 232 00:19:13,903 --> 00:19:16,697 Use extreme caution, lieutenant. Their strength has been enhanced. 233 00:19:16,864 --> 00:19:19,909 It's critical that you don't let them touch you. 234 00:19:25,456 --> 00:19:29,210 - You haven't been infected. - Thanks, doctor. 235 00:19:30,002 --> 00:19:31,921 Stay here in case there are any more problems. 236 00:19:32,129 --> 00:19:33,964 Understood. 237 00:19:36,801 --> 00:19:38,302 Call the bridge if you need anything. 238 00:19:42,390 --> 00:19:45,810 Actually, it's, uh, feeding time for my edosian slugs. 239 00:19:45,976 --> 00:19:49,563 They're quite partial to boiled root leaf. I usually pick some up from the galley. 240 00:19:49,730 --> 00:19:51,524 But under the circumstances... 241 00:19:53,693 --> 00:19:55,194 I'll have it brought down. 242 00:20:42,533 --> 00:20:44,326 They've modified most of the primary systems, 243 00:20:44,493 --> 00:20:46,912 engines, hull plating. These look like weapons nodes. 244 00:20:47,121 --> 00:20:49,248 I don't even wanna guess what this thing's for. 245 00:20:51,125 --> 00:20:53,605 Archer: Doesn't look like they've enhanced the aft plating yet. 246 00:20:53,753 --> 00:20:55,254 If we can punch through it here, 247 00:20:55,463 --> 00:20:58,340 we should be able to knock out this eps manifold, 248 00:20:58,507 --> 00:20:59,759 take down their main power. 249 00:20:59,925 --> 00:21:01,365 One or two torpedoes ought to do it. 250 00:21:01,510 --> 00:21:03,429 T'pol [over com]: T'po/ to captain Archer. 251 00:21:03,637 --> 00:21:04,805 Go ahead. 252 00:21:05,014 --> 00:21:07,308 I've located the transport on long-range sensors. 253 00:21:07,516 --> 00:21:09,602 They're traveling at warp 4.8. 254 00:21:09,810 --> 00:21:12,480 - Archer: How far are they? - Less than two light years. 255 00:21:13,105 --> 00:21:15,025 I need you to coax more power out of the engines. 256 00:21:15,191 --> 00:21:16,442 I'll give it a shot. 257 00:21:16,650 --> 00:21:19,403 Travis, lay in a course, warp 4.9. 258 00:21:19,612 --> 00:21:20,780 Mayw eath e r: Aye, sir. 259 00:21:21,363 --> 00:21:23,616 They've doubled their top speed in less than 12 hours. 260 00:21:23,824 --> 00:21:26,243 Let's hope they didn't have time to upgrade their weapons. 261 00:22:27,263 --> 00:22:29,390 Reed: Stop what you're doing. 262 00:22:30,474 --> 00:22:33,018 I'll fire if I have to. 263 00:22:33,227 --> 00:22:35,104 I said, step away. 264 00:22:44,613 --> 00:22:46,532 Maximum setting. 265 00:23:06,927 --> 00:23:08,178 Reed to the bridge. 266 00:23:09,138 --> 00:23:10,180 Go ahead. 267 00:23:10,347 --> 00:23:12,349 They're in maintenance shaft c, junction 12. 268 00:23:12,558 --> 00:23:14,059 They appear to be modifying systems. 269 00:23:14,977 --> 00:23:18,564 - What's in thatjunction? - Warp plasma regulators. 270 00:23:18,772 --> 00:23:21,317 - Can you stop them? - Our weapons were useless. 271 00:23:21,483 --> 00:23:23,235 They're equipped with energy shielding. 272 00:23:23,861 --> 00:23:28,657 - Sir, our warp field's destabilizing. - It's them. 273 00:23:29,450 --> 00:23:31,201 Isn't there an outer hatch in thatjunction? 274 00:23:37,041 --> 00:23:38,626 Malcolm. 275 00:23:39,251 --> 00:23:41,337 Get out of that section and seal it off. 276 00:23:41,545 --> 00:23:43,130 Understood. 277 00:23:43,839 --> 00:23:45,132 Come on, go. 278 00:23:45,674 --> 00:23:47,468 Take us out of warp. 279 00:23:54,808 --> 00:23:56,518 We're clear, captain. 280 00:23:57,728 --> 00:23:59,396 Sub-commander? 281 00:24:11,951 --> 00:24:13,953 The junction's empty. 282 00:24:15,663 --> 00:24:18,374 Close the hatch and repressurize. 283 00:24:22,086 --> 00:24:26,548 Malcolm, I want you to work with trip, find out what they were doing in there. 284 00:24:26,757 --> 00:24:28,384 Aye, sir. 285 00:24:28,884 --> 00:24:30,219 Resume course and speed. 286 00:24:32,304 --> 00:24:33,889 You had no choice. 287 00:24:45,192 --> 00:24:47,194 Room service. 288 00:24:47,736 --> 00:24:48,779 What's this? 289 00:24:49,822 --> 00:24:53,659 Root leaf lettuce for your slugs, vulcan sandworms for the bat, 290 00:24:53,867 --> 00:24:57,121 and angel hair pasta for the ship's physician. 291 00:24:57,788 --> 00:25:00,124 It's best if I avoid food for the time being. 292 00:25:00,332 --> 00:25:02,251 You need to keep up your strength. 293 00:25:02,459 --> 00:25:04,795 If I eat, my cellular metabolism will accelerate. 294 00:25:05,004 --> 00:25:07,256 The nanoprobes could spread further. 295 00:25:09,758 --> 00:25:13,679 Well, it's right here if you change your mind. 296 00:25:13,887 --> 00:25:16,390 Why are you wearing a phase-pistol? 297 00:25:17,725 --> 00:25:20,227 Oh, it's lieutenant Reed's idea. 298 00:25:20,436 --> 00:25:22,479 If you come near me, I'm supposed to shoot you. 299 00:25:23,230 --> 00:25:25,107 I hope you'll use the stun setting. 300 00:25:26,316 --> 00:25:29,987 It's gonna be a few hours before we catch up with that transport. 301 00:25:30,195 --> 00:25:32,239 I'm sure that captain Archer wouldn't mind 302 00:25:32,448 --> 00:25:35,492 if I stayed for a little while, kept you company. 303 00:25:35,701 --> 00:25:36,744 I appreciate the offer, 304 00:25:36,952 --> 00:25:39,580 but it may not be safe to be near me right now. 305 00:25:39,788 --> 00:25:41,999 I'm armed, remember? 306 00:25:46,628 --> 00:25:50,382 You've looked after me more times than I can count. 307 00:25:50,591 --> 00:25:52,718 I wanna return the favor. 308 00:25:52,926 --> 00:25:55,512 The technology could assert itself at any moment. 309 00:25:55,721 --> 00:25:58,766 I don't know what will happen if it does. 310 00:25:59,308 --> 00:26:00,851 I underestimated these nanoprobes once. 311 00:26:01,018 --> 00:26:03,353 I don't intend to make the same mistake twice. 312 00:26:06,982 --> 00:26:09,026 Do you mind if I feed your animals before I go? 313 00:26:26,168 --> 00:26:27,920 [Creatures soueaking] 314 00:26:31,507 --> 00:26:33,759 Trip: They did a real number on these circuits. 315 00:26:33,926 --> 00:26:36,178 It could take days to get all this junk out. 316 00:26:36,386 --> 00:26:39,973 - What do you think they were doing? - I don't know. 317 00:26:40,766 --> 00:26:43,727 But they almost overloaded the plasma regulators. 318 00:26:43,936 --> 00:26:45,521 Doesn't make a whole lot of sense. 319 00:26:45,729 --> 00:26:47,981 Why blow up the ship if you're still on it? 320 00:26:48,190 --> 00:26:49,483 Hand me that, will you? 321 00:26:50,776 --> 00:26:52,778 That shielding of theirs was impressive. 322 00:26:52,986 --> 00:26:55,155 We might as well have been firing holographic bullets. 323 00:26:55,739 --> 00:26:58,242 Too bad you didn't get a closer look. 324 00:26:58,450 --> 00:27:00,661 That kind of technology could come in handy. 325 00:27:00,869 --> 00:27:04,248 There's got to be a way to get through those shields with phase-pistols. 326 00:27:04,456 --> 00:27:08,335 If I cross-polarized the power cells, it might increase the particle yield. 327 00:27:08,544 --> 00:27:10,504 I'll be in the armory. 328 00:27:17,678 --> 00:27:19,429 [Door opens] 329 00:27:24,810 --> 00:27:26,728 Coffee with cream. 330 00:27:29,815 --> 00:27:31,775 I believe crewman Cunningham is in the galley 331 00:27:31,984 --> 00:27:33,652 if you'd like something else. 332 00:27:35,529 --> 00:27:37,322 This'll be fine. 333 00:27:40,742 --> 00:27:43,453 - Is this seat taken? - Please. 334 00:27:50,919 --> 00:27:52,087 Lieutenant Reed informed me 335 00:27:52,296 --> 00:27:55,674 that you plan to disable the transport when we find it. 336 00:27:55,841 --> 00:27:57,561 He thinks we can knock out the power systems 337 00:27:57,718 --> 00:27:59,136 without causing too much damage. 338 00:27:59,970 --> 00:28:02,347 So you still intend to rescue the humans? 339 00:28:02,890 --> 00:28:04,766 That's the general idea. 340 00:28:04,975 --> 00:28:07,436 If they've already been transformed, that could be difficult. 341 00:28:09,104 --> 00:28:11,565 I wanna take these people home, 342 00:28:12,024 --> 00:28:14,985 the humans and the tarkaleans, 343 00:28:15,485 --> 00:28:17,446 no matter what state they're in. 344 00:28:17,988 --> 00:28:20,741 There are 29 life forms on that transport. 345 00:28:20,949 --> 00:28:23,577 It's logical to assume they've all been infected. 346 00:28:23,785 --> 00:28:26,622 We could endanger enterprise if they're brought aboard. 347 00:28:26,830 --> 00:28:29,166 Perhaps you should reconsider. 348 00:28:29,374 --> 00:28:31,335 Are you saying we shouldn't go after that ship? 349 00:28:31,543 --> 00:28:34,546 I'm saying we destroy it. 350 00:28:35,339 --> 00:28:37,633 Phlox [over com]: Phlox to captain Archer. 351 00:28:42,888 --> 00:28:45,349 - Go ahead. - Would you please come to sickbay? 352 00:28:45,557 --> 00:28:47,351 On my way. 353 00:28:50,437 --> 00:28:53,607 I'm not ready to declare them a lost cause. 354 00:29:09,498 --> 00:29:11,458 How are you feeling? 355 00:29:12,167 --> 00:29:14,294 Better than I anticipated. 356 00:29:14,503 --> 00:29:18,298 The nanoprobes seem to be having trouble with my immune system. 357 00:29:18,507 --> 00:29:22,552 But they are persistent little fellows. It won't be long before they adapt. 358 00:29:23,345 --> 00:29:26,348 - Any progress finding a treatment? - Possibly. 359 00:29:26,556 --> 00:29:28,976 I've been attempting to treat the infection as if it were, 360 00:29:29,184 --> 00:29:31,224 well, an infection, then it suddenly occurred to me, 361 00:29:31,395 --> 00:29:32,938 this isn't a biological problem. 362 00:29:33,146 --> 00:29:36,024 I need to think like an engineer, not a physician. 363 00:29:36,233 --> 00:29:38,110 I extracted several of the devices 364 00:29:38,318 --> 00:29:40,696 and subjected them to different forms of radiation. 365 00:29:40,904 --> 00:29:44,157 Their intermolecular processors appear to be vulnerable 366 00:29:44,366 --> 00:29:45,701 to omicron particles. 367 00:29:47,411 --> 00:29:52,124 But if one of the nanoprobes survives, it will start to multiply again, 368 00:29:52,332 --> 00:29:55,377 so I'll need to program a rather excessive dose. 369 00:29:56,295 --> 00:29:59,715 The side effects will not be pleasant to say the least. 370 00:29:59,923 --> 00:30:04,428 You, uh, may want to keep this in the event I'm unsuccessful. 371 00:30:04,886 --> 00:30:08,598 - What is it? - A cure of sorts. 372 00:30:08,807 --> 00:30:11,487 It contains a neural toxin that will terminate my synaptic functions 373 00:30:11,643 --> 00:30:13,812 within a matter of seconds. 374 00:30:14,521 --> 00:30:16,982 Aren't you jumping the gun a little? 375 00:30:17,190 --> 00:30:22,070 I have no intention of turning into one of those cybernetic creatures. 376 00:30:25,574 --> 00:30:29,911 Increase power another five megajoules. 377 00:30:30,120 --> 00:30:31,538 Fire. 378 00:30:32,247 --> 00:30:36,376 Keep it going. Increase to seven megajoules. 379 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:38,378 Try eight. 380 00:30:39,713 --> 00:30:41,256 Nine. 381 00:30:42,299 --> 00:30:44,926 The density's holding. Bring it up to ten. 382 00:30:52,351 --> 00:30:54,811 We'll reach that transport in less than an hour. 383 00:30:55,520 --> 00:30:58,523 Let's modify as many of these as we can. 384 00:31:07,824 --> 00:31:10,702 The vessel's mass has increased by 3 percent. 385 00:31:10,911 --> 00:31:13,080 They've improved their defenses since we last saw them. 386 00:31:14,498 --> 00:31:15,957 They're accelerating. 387 00:31:16,124 --> 00:31:18,668 Warp 4.96. 388 00:31:18,877 --> 00:31:20,545 - Nine-eight. - Increase speed. 389 00:31:26,385 --> 00:31:28,220 We're closing. 390 00:31:29,388 --> 00:31:32,015 Target that eps manifold. 391 00:31:33,392 --> 00:31:34,643 They're dropping to impulse. 392 00:31:43,610 --> 00:31:46,863 They're sending a transmission, some kind of activation sequence. 393 00:31:47,072 --> 00:31:50,117 - Block it. - I can't. 394 00:31:57,416 --> 00:31:58,792 Tucker to the bridge. 395 00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:01,378 These cybernetic circuits just lit up like a Christmas tree. 396 00:32:01,586 --> 00:32:04,005 [Systems powering down] 397 00:32:04,589 --> 00:32:07,509 They're disrupting our plasma network. Main power is failing. 398 00:32:07,717 --> 00:32:09,761 We're losing weapons. 399 00:32:10,595 --> 00:32:12,347 They set us up. 400 00:32:12,514 --> 00:32:13,974 [Panel beeps] 401 00:32:14,141 --> 00:32:17,602 They're hailing us, audio only. 402 00:32:19,688 --> 00:32:21,898 - This is captain... - Borg: You will be assimilated. 403 00:32:22,107 --> 00:32:24,526 Resistance is futile. 404 00:32:44,880 --> 00:32:46,798 Hull plating's down to 81 percent. 405 00:32:47,007 --> 00:32:48,884 Trip, we could use weapons. 406 00:32:50,051 --> 00:32:52,137 It's gonna be a few minutes. 407 00:32:54,222 --> 00:32:56,183 Plating's down another 12 percent. 408 00:32:57,225 --> 00:32:59,265 - Is the transporter still online? - For the moment. 409 00:32:59,394 --> 00:33:01,146 Then you're with me. 410 00:33:01,354 --> 00:33:05,275 - Captain... - I'm counting on you to pull us out. 411 00:33:07,903 --> 00:33:10,030 [Voices chattering] 412 00:33:11,907 --> 00:33:13,617 Doctor? 413 00:33:15,952 --> 00:33:17,787 I've programmed the irradiation sequence 414 00:33:17,996 --> 00:33:20,356 but I'll need you to activate it. Once the chamber's sealed, 415 00:33:20,540 --> 00:33:23,084 all you have to do is press this. 416 00:33:47,359 --> 00:33:49,694 [Groaning] 417 00:33:52,197 --> 00:33:53,823 Reed: I've doubled the particle yield. 418 00:33:54,032 --> 00:33:56,701 It may take a few seconds to recharge after each shot. 419 00:33:56,910 --> 00:33:59,162 Put us as close as you can to their eps manifold. 420 00:33:59,371 --> 00:34:00,997 Crewman: Aye, sir. 421 00:34:36,658 --> 00:34:38,785 Hull plating's at 23 percent. 422 00:35:09,482 --> 00:35:11,192 [Footsteps] 423 00:35:33,923 --> 00:35:35,508 Archer: This was one of the researchers. 424 00:35:35,717 --> 00:35:36,885 Was? 425 00:35:38,261 --> 00:35:41,723 Look at these bio-signs. They're not human anymore. 426 00:35:42,682 --> 00:35:44,517 Sir. 427 00:35:50,982 --> 00:35:52,525 [Panel beeps] 428 00:35:52,692 --> 00:35:55,028 We've been boarded. Six bio-signs, c-deck. 429 00:35:55,236 --> 00:35:56,404 Alert security. 430 00:35:56,613 --> 00:35:57,864 Bridge to commander Tucker. 431 00:35:59,532 --> 00:36:01,701 - Go ahead. - How much longer? 432 00:36:01,910 --> 00:36:03,710 I think I've isolated one of the power relays. 433 00:36:03,870 --> 00:36:05,622 Stand by. Ah! 434 00:36:16,675 --> 00:36:18,593 Another human? 435 00:36:19,427 --> 00:36:21,471 Same as the others. 436 00:36:54,003 --> 00:36:55,714 [Reed grunts] 437 00:36:55,880 --> 00:36:57,674 [Gasping] 438 00:37:20,947 --> 00:37:22,699 That's it. 439 00:37:32,751 --> 00:37:34,335 Reed: Captain! 440 00:37:45,305 --> 00:37:46,890 We've lost hull plating. 441 00:37:47,724 --> 00:37:49,058 They're cutting into the hull. 442 00:37:49,267 --> 00:37:52,395 - E-deck, starboard forequarter. - Evacuate that section. 443 00:37:53,521 --> 00:37:56,649 Archer: They've adapted. Hurry, Malcolm. 444 00:37:56,816 --> 00:37:59,444 Archer to enterprise. Stand by, transporter. 445 00:37:59,652 --> 00:38:00,737 Acknowledged. 446 00:38:26,262 --> 00:38:28,342 - Tucker to the bridge. - T'pol [over com]: Go ahead. 447 00:38:28,431 --> 00:38:30,099 The alien circuits are losing power. 448 00:38:30,266 --> 00:38:33,144 - Do we have weapons? - They're coming online now. 449 00:38:41,903 --> 00:38:42,946 Report. 450 00:38:43,112 --> 00:38:44,906 Our engines and weapons are back online. 451 00:38:45,114 --> 00:38:48,868 The transport's been disabled. So has the alien circuitry. 452 00:38:49,077 --> 00:38:51,412 Did you find the research team? 453 00:38:54,541 --> 00:38:57,293 There isn't anyone on that ship we can help anymore. 454 00:38:59,337 --> 00:39:00,380 [Panel beeps] 455 00:39:00,547 --> 00:39:03,550 Sir, something's happening on the transport. 456 00:39:04,175 --> 00:39:07,512 Their systems are being restored. They're charging weapons. 457 00:39:07,679 --> 00:39:10,849 Target their warp core. Hit them with everything we've got. 458 00:39:28,366 --> 00:39:30,535 Get me admiral forrest. 459 00:39:36,708 --> 00:39:40,503 Archer: Captain's star/cg, march 1st, 2153. 460 00:39:40,712 --> 00:39:42,881 Repairs to the ship are unden/vay 461 00:39:43,089 --> 00:39:45,967 and we've resumed our previous heading at low warp. 462 00:39:46,175 --> 00:39:50,138 Doctor phlox is confident he'll make a complete recovery. 463 00:39:54,225 --> 00:39:56,102 Archer: Aren't you supposed to be in bed? 464 00:39:56,311 --> 00:39:58,479 I'm merely catching up on some papennork. 465 00:39:58,688 --> 00:40:01,357 Nothing too strenuous, I assure you. 466 00:40:01,566 --> 00:40:05,612 It's vital to keep the mind occupied during the healing process. 467 00:40:05,820 --> 00:40:08,698 They say doctors make the worst patients. 468 00:40:10,033 --> 00:40:12,994 Captain, there's something you should know. 469 00:40:13,494 --> 00:40:17,540 I had a rather strange experience while I was infected. 470 00:40:17,749 --> 00:40:20,543 I believe I was connected with the aliens, 471 00:40:20,752 --> 00:40:23,796 possibly through some form of telepathy. 472 00:40:24,380 --> 00:40:26,633 Do you think they were trying to communicate with you? 473 00:40:26,841 --> 00:40:28,259 Not precisely. 474 00:40:28,468 --> 00:40:32,096 It felt as though I was part of a group consciousness. 475 00:40:32,305 --> 00:40:34,515 You were under extraordinary physical stress. 476 00:40:34,724 --> 00:40:36,601 You may have imagined it. 477 00:40:36,768 --> 00:40:38,686 It seemed quite real. 478 00:40:38,853 --> 00:40:40,733 I couldn't understand most of what I was hearing 479 00:40:40,939 --> 00:40:42,315 but I got the distinct impression 480 00:40:42,523 --> 00:40:46,152 they were trying to send a subspace message. 481 00:40:46,361 --> 00:40:49,197 They transmitted a numerical sequence. 482 00:40:50,949 --> 00:40:53,910 I heard it over and over again. 483 00:40:59,999 --> 00:41:01,042 [Door chimes] 484 00:41:01,209 --> 00:41:02,835 Come in. 485 00:41:06,673 --> 00:41:09,175 The computer analyzed phlox's numbers. 486 00:41:09,384 --> 00:41:10,760 They're pulsar frequencies 487 00:41:10,969 --> 00:41:13,805 with geometric light-year measurements. 488 00:41:14,097 --> 00:41:15,682 T'pol: Spatial coordinates. 489 00:41:18,309 --> 00:41:21,396 They told their home world how to find earth. 490 00:41:21,604 --> 00:41:23,856 Did you learn where the message was sent? 491 00:41:24,732 --> 00:41:27,777 Somewhere deep in the delta quadrant. 492 00:41:27,986 --> 00:41:30,738 Then I doubt there's any immediate danger. 493 00:41:30,947 --> 00:41:33,074 It would take at least 200 years 494 00:41:33,282 --> 00:41:35,284 for a subspace message to reach the delta quadrant, 495 00:41:35,451 --> 00:41:37,078 assuming it's received at all. 496 00:41:39,163 --> 00:41:44,085 Sounds to me like we've only postponed the invasion until, what? 497 00:41:44,377 --> 00:41:46,295 The 24th century?