| Pa: |
I should do it, Captain?
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| Ja: |
Thank you, Mr. Paris. I feel better already. Any luck getting the
doctor back on line?
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| Ki: |
Not yet. Wherever this put one holo-low block, I'm gonna have to
break through at least 6 rows ofencryptions to access the holo-emitters.
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| Ja: |
How long is it going to take?
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| K: |
Two, maybe three hours.
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| To: |
Torres to Janeway.
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| Ja: |
Go ahead.
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| To: |
Captain. Can you come down to Engineering? There's something here I
think you should see.
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| Ja: |
I'm on my way. Mr. Paris, you are a temporal medic until the doctor
returns.
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| Pa: |
Right.
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| Ja: |
Ensign, I need you on the Bridge.
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| To: |
I've been trying to reconstruct the damaged sensor logs from Tuvok and
Chakotey shuttle craft. I didn't have any luck until I ran a parity trace
scan. Captain. The sensor logs weren't destroyed by energy discharge.
Someone erased them and then overloaded sensor matrix to make a look like
they've been damaged. And it gets worse, there was enough information
left on the backup logs for me to reconstruct what happened during the
attack. They were in near the dark matter nebula and energy discharge did
breach the hull, but there was no other ship.
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| Ja: |
No ship?
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| To: |
I'm certain of it. From them, I can tell the energy discharge came
from the nebula itself.
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| Ja: |
Why would Tuvok lie about an attack?
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| To: |
He must be under the alien's influence.
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| Ki: |
Bridge to Janeway. We're approaching the dark matter nebula.
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| Ja: |
Acknowledged. How long until the magneton flask scan ready to go?
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| To: |
The sensor arrays are charging now. 15, maybe 20 minutes.
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| Ja: |
When it's ready, transfer the control of the scan to the Bridge. And
in the meantime, I think we should take a look exactly what it is. We are
not supposed to see.
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| Ja: |
Mr Tuvok. Can you locate the iron trail of the alien ship that
attacked you?
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| Tu: |
I believe so. Mr. Kim, lay in that course. Shields are maximum,
Captain. All preparation for entering the nebula are complete.
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| Pa: |
Captain. I finished the bio-analysis the doctor was running on Kess
before he was deactivated. I think he's owned something. If I'm
interpreting his data correctly, the bruise on Kess's neck and shoulders
were the result of Vulcan neck pinch.
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| Ja: |
Lieutenant?
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| Tu: |
I have no memory of injuring Kess. Perhaps, I was occupied by the
alien at that time.
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| Ja: |
Perhaps so. But, then, why does it keep attacking you? In three separate
instances now, it's assaulted you.
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| Tu: |
I am a Chief of Security. It may see me as a particular threat.
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| Ja: |
So far, you pose no greater threat than anyone else. And yet it keeps
going after you.
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| Tu: |
Captain. I believe you're having a typical human response to
circumstances which are frightening and inexplicable, commonly known as
paranoia.
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| Ja: |
Maybe. But I don't think it's paranoia that's keeping me from picking
up this iron trail of yours. What then?? there you want?
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| Tu: |
I'm using a multi-phasic scan. If you examine alpha cave band(?),
you will see it.
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| Ja: |
Yes, here it is, a very interesting iron trail. There's no sign of any
subspace distortions in its wake. According to these readings, it's a ship
without engines. You're lying, Tuvok. There is no alien ship and there
never was. We are not going inside that nebula until we get some answers.
Mr. Kim, reverse course...
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| Tu: |
Belay that order. That is exactly what the alien's been trying to do.
Keep us from entering the nebula. I suspect Captain has been occupied.
I'm relieving her command. Ensign. Proceed into the nebula 1/2 impulse.
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| Ja: |
Don't do it, Harry.
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| Tu: |
Now, Ensign.
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| Ki: |
No, sir. I won't do it.
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| Tu: |
I must inform you this phasor is on wide beam dispersal and set to
kill. I'm taking command of this Bridge. I must ask you all to stand
together where I can see you. Step away from the console, Ensign.
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| ?: |
Captain. We're entering the nebula.
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