the 29th day of mutara nebula. i believe i am beginning to feel the effects of this prolonged isolation. my dreams have been... disturbing but i am determined to fulfill my responsibilities. with the doctor confined to sick bay constant maintenance in order to avert disaster. this morning i must purge the auxiliary plasma vents. end log. computer, trim heading by .31 degrees port. computer, respond. computer, trim heading by .31 degrees port. standby. attempting to make correction. unable to comply. manual override. computer, initiate level-four diagnostic of your command processor. diagnostic in progress. astrometrics. diagnostst complete. analyze. reroute all functional relays through sub-processor chi-one-four. rerouting complete. relay failures bypassed. display voyager's current position within the nebula. how long to complete passage through the nebula? six days, five hours. six days. paris: seven... computer: proximity alert. vessel approaching. the vessel is hailing. open a channel. channel open. this is th

perhaps the nebula is masking a vessel. no, not a chance. a ship wouldn't last ten seconds in there-- not even a borg cube. maybe it's a false alarm. your transceiver could be malfunctioning. it is possible. why don't you pay a visit to sick bay? in the meantime, we'll redouble our scans, just to be sure. very well. i'll get the scans underway. if you don't mind being an ensign again. seven? my proximity transceiver activated again. looks like someone's rerouting power from the warp conduits. to where? deck eight, section 22. the science lab. bridge to science lab. ensign mulchaey, respond. harry. commander, the force field has a borg signature. red alert. captain to the bridge. tuvok, take a security team to the science lab. chakotay to seven of nine, you were right. we've detected borg on the ship-- deck eight, science lab. how many drones? unknown. tuvok's headed there now. i will join him. the science lab? my mobile emitter's in there. this technology resembles a borg maturation chamber ard: commander! he was punctured by an extraction t

this is our rendezvous point inside this nebula. unfortunately, the transport vessel we're supposed to meet is no longer there. one of a dozen positioned throughout the nebula-- all invisible to our sensors until kashyk showed me how to compensate for their refractive shielding. your soldiers intercepted the transport ship? over a week ago. we were the ones who changed the rendezvous coordinates. two vessels carrying refugees have already been seized. voyager would have been next. all right, inspector you helped us avoid this ambush. what now? we'll have to get your passengers to the wormhole on our own. these are the schedules and routes of our patrols along with tactical data on our shield and weapons configurations-- enough to ensure that you avoid another inspection. how long before you're missed? well, i took two weeks' leave. enough time, i hope, to find the wormhole and get the passengers safely through it and myself, as well. your data is useful but it doesn't guarantee our success. no. for that, you'll need my guidance and

there's a nebula about 300,000 kilometers from here. i've been watching it on the sensors for the past few days. oh, i would love to see it with my own eyes. have a seat. look at this-- a subspace vacuole near the center of the cloud. it must act as a gravitational anchor. there's so much data here do you have a storage device? we need to download these readings. what? i've just never seen anyone so excited about a class-three nebula before. maybe you've been taking them for granted. maybe i have. don't stop. you're beautiful when you're scanning. is that what you say to every girl you take for a ride? i bet you've left a trail of broken hearts across the delta quadrant. ( beeping ) actually... problem? stray radiation from the nebula. i thought it was a proximity alarm. you said we had a couple of hours. no one's going to come looking for us. oh, you don't know commander tuvok. if he sees one electron out of place he calls for red alert. ( laughing ) ( frustrated sigh ) those things are important. i think about them, too. but sometimes

the planetary nebula? that was nothing more than a survey ship. so why didn't they respond to our hails? get the feeling they're looking over our shoulder a little too often. that seems unlikely. we'll see. fine. if vanik is the kind of guy who likes to watch... let him. i've never stood on a comet before. has anyone? good question. i've only seen snow twice in my life. well, then it's only fitting that we commemorate the occasion. you mean plant a flala ah, too predictable. snowball fight. ev suits would take all the fun out of that. we'll just have to see how the spirit moves us commander, you wanted to see me? take a look at something, will you? i've been runnnng diagnostics and i found some kind of power surge in the transceiver array. looks like an encrypted transmission. it came from the vulcan ship. you're sure this was sent to her quarters? i wish i wasn't. did she say anything to you about it? not a word. she promised not to speak to the vulcans without telling me. looks like shehe having some trouble keeping her promises. should i have h

i found something-- a nebula. class? mutara. distance: three light-years. i'm setting a course. the particle density's too high. our hull would breach. we can reinforce structural integrity. we'll find somewhere else to hide. there's no time. it's been three hours and the cube hasn't found us yet. as long as we can keep masking our warp trail... the entire collective knows about us by now. they'll send more ships. the nebula's too dangerous! we've had close calls before. remember when the transporters failed? and you had to spend the night in a maturation chamber with 52 neonatal drones? (alarm beeping) a transwarp conduit, 2.3 light-years starboard. it's a cube heading right for us. time to intercept? one hour, maybe less. annika: papa? be right there, annika. start looking for an m-class planet. we'll abandon ship if we have to. hey. are we going to be assimilated? not if i can help it. go back to sleep. your mother and i have work to do. are the borg mad at us? no. then why are they chasing our ship? they're curious about us... like we are about them but don't worry. soon. pa

a few years back al-batani we tried to navigate a dense proto-nebula. it stoppededs dead in our tracks. for three days, we attempted to force our way out ununl we realized we were trying too hard. captain? when we engaged the engines we were increasing the resistance of the nebula's particle field. we may be facing a similar situation. our own warp field may be increasing the gravimetric forces. if we power down the core and use minimama thrusters we might be able to break free. lanncould work. now that we have your blessing... let's give it a try. halt, in the name of chaotica! we intend no harm. seize them! lower the drawawidge. we are bringing prisoners. your majesty. where's proton? he, uh... escaped. fool! you will pay for your incompetence! seize him! surrender. but, majesty... i have brought prisoners. more earthlings? no! they claim they're from another dimension. bring them to me. identify yourself. ( laughing ) you insult me! i am chaotica, ruler of the cosmos! kneel before his majesty! you... have invaded my planet. why? to contact othth phot

i'll take it to the jenkata nebula. come back in a week. with any luck, we'll have a cure by then. um... i'm sorry i can't offer you more space. oh, don't be. this is fine. um, can i use this table to set up my equipment? whatever you need. did you do this? my husband did. he died last winter. it's what he imagined our world used to be like. he painted a mural similar to that on a building near here-- traded a good pair of boots for the paint he needed. ive them something to work toward. well, maybe later, you can take us to see it. all right. well, it looks like we have ourselves a clinic. the first thing i have to do is run a complete bio-spectral analysis on an asymptomatic individual. loosely translated that means he needs a volunteer. just have a seat the doctor will be with you in a moment. they love to keep you waiting. to see a pictu it, uh, makes them feel important. re there it is. let me see. wha-- what's happened? we've isolated the virus. is that a good thing? it means we can start analyzing its molecular structure-- look for binding sites to tailor an antigen. dax: ye

i imagine you go around the rolor nebula. if you're really this interested in my flight plans why don't you look them up? you are the commander of the station, after all. forget i brought it up. okay, everyone grab a plate and prepare to be dazzled. you first. you're not going to hurt me, are you? normally, i would simply make a strategic withdrawal at the first sign of trouble but there doesn't seem to be a way out of here. you could always call security. oh, true, but it would take them a few minutes to arrive and by then, it might be too late. i don't think i'll hurt you. i'm gratified to hear that. in fact, i think it's safe to say you have nothing to fear from me. this is ridiculous. we have perishable goods in the hold and we cannot allow... what is going on? we need to make a class two inspection of your cargo before we can allow you to leave. inspection? for what? there've been reports of an outbreak on bajor so we're scanning all ships in cargo before they leave. none of my cargo came from bajor. i'm afraid the rules

no, the amleth system's located inside an emission nebula. thklgon clki dic wod ule. i knowhe ty' gne-- that's on the other side of the sector. a long way from the cardassian fleet. from what it says here loval is mainly a civilian outpost with a small subspace relay station. what it says there is not exactly true. loval is also a weapons research installation which is supposed to be a closelelguarded secret. now, considering the targets the klingons have hit so far i think we've underestimated their intelligence network. sounun like a choice target. loval it is. the question is... even if we're right, can we s sp them? all we need is one good shot with the new disruptor. which won't be easy to get considering they'll be cloakak. we don't have to find them. we have to make them come to us. lure them in. make them think that we're a helpless freighter. we have to make them think d? i can get damar to modody the subspace transceiver array to emit a false dilithium signal. now, if i know the klingons they'll lock their tractor beam on us and try to take our cargo. we'll

intelligent, beautiful and with a chip on her shoulder the size of the horsehead nebula. she also had a kind of vulnerability that made her... . and the others. from m mperspective i saw them all only a few days ago. but in fact, it's been centuries. and i'll never seeeehem again. didithey ever reach home? i wonder. i've always wondered that, too. from as far back as i can remember. really? ever since i was a small child the first time i heard the namevoyager it conjured up my imaginationon. even though we were the bad guys. that didn't matter. i was too young to understand the implications. the fact you were so far from home traveling across the stars. oh, i found it all very heroic. i supposevoyager is what made me fall in love with history. you would have made a fine member of our crew. i hope that's part of the simulation. no, it isn't. (people shouting) (breaking glass) no! stop this! we know about the hologram! this museum's filled with lies! stop! listen to me! we've listened long enough! they're using photon grenades. we've got to take cover. this way! what's happ

next time you run across a class-three nebula think of me. think of me. chronic sleep loss, acute gastroenteritis-- you must feel awful, yet you're still refusing treatment? captain, just the person i wanted to see. order mr. kim to take his medicine. is his condition fatal? that's hardly the point. that's hardly the point. will he recover without taking his medicine? yes, but it could takekeeeks, even months. well, then, if mr. kim wants to suffer... sometimes i think everyone on this ship has been possessed by alien hormones. would you excuse us, please? thank you. oh, don't thank me. i have no intention of relieving you of your duties no matter how lousy you feel. i understand. i've been thinking about how i reacted to your relationship with tal. you reacted like any captain would. probably, but i can't help wondering if my response would have been the same if it had been, say, tom parisi. oh, don't get me wrong. i wouldn't have been surprised. because ensign kim doesn't break the rules. the truth is, harry... i think about you differently which isn't

you know, i am right the crab nebula. >> did each represents a single goal galaxy. and then that would be right here. >> and then stretching is the backgrounds here. and then to see all round us. and that is the universe. [applause] and that is about 5% of the the of book. we have tim microphones. >> we will be out in the hall to sign books this is the only occasion role three of us will sign the book. this is unique just so you know, . with people lining up if you must leave now because you part to a faraway you can pick up a book that is pre-signed c. don't have to wait in line. >> we encourage people with children and particular one. >> >> xx plan to do a video lecture series based on the book lacks. >> may be. >> the way to get it is the book. >> can you explain why there is no center of the universe even if you look from where the edge of the universe is quite. >> if you imagine a big balloon in did is pulling up this is the picture of space expanding if he sits ulysses all the other queens fleeing from you so looks like you're at the center. we think we're sta

novakovich: i thought we were headed for a nebula. anybody hear about this? not a word. i wonder if somebody lives there. there's a lot of plant life. it might be an oxygen atmosphere. yeah. what do you think? they live underground or in the water. is that snow on these mountains? you'd think the captain would make an announcement or something. well, call him. t'pol? t'pol: 17% oxygen 81% nitrogen. sounds like home. any people? t'pol: the planet supports a diverse ecology but there are no signs of humanoid life. still, someone may have a claim on it. backyard. scan for marker buoys, beacons manmade satellites. none in range, sir. looks like no one's planted a flag just yet. prep a shuttlepod, mr. tucker. i like the looks of the northern continent. see if you can find a good place to set down. yes, sir. captain... there are a number of protocols you may want to consider. down to collect more detailed scans. if the planet proved to be minshara-class we would then conduct a geophysical survey from orbit. minshara-class? suitable for humanoid life. how long would all that ta

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crab nebula. >> here is the of lump all of galaxies and they guinness book of world records each represents a single delicacy. finally the most distant will be right here. >> then stretching is uh uh cosmetic sphere half of it is up there. there is. all around that it is the light coming to us leftover from the big banks' demand that is the universe. [laughter] [applause] and that is about 5% of the book. we do have to microphones for questions and answers we will be involved all -- out to to was selling books. by a when this is the only occasion or all three of us will be signing the book so this will be unique just so you know, . about 10 minutes and also if you must leave now because you parked too far away, you can pick up a book to have that preselling don't have to wait in line. >> we encourage the children in particular to come up and ask. >> the plan to do a video lecturer series on the book? >> may be.acks. >> may be. not yet. the way to get it is above book. >> can you explain why there is no center of the university look at it from the edge? from the center to the edge? but if yo