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ENERGY LOSS IS LIMITED
BUT OUR RESERVES WILL BE DEPLETED IN THREE HOURS.
WE CAN'T HOLD OUR SHIELDS IN PLACE.
MR. WORF, HAVE YOU IDENTIFIED THE SOURCE OF THE RADIATION?
NO, SIR.
THE RADIATION FIELD INTERFERES WITH OUR SENSORS.
AND NO APPARENT EXPLANATION FOR THE ENERGY LOSS?
NO, SIR.
RY BOOKS
TO GIVE US A CLUE?
THERE ARE FASCINATING RECORDS OF MENTHAR BATTLE STRATEGY.
THEY WERE INNOVATIVE.
THEY WERE THE FIRST TO USE THE KAVIS TEKE ELUSIVE MANEUVER
AND THE PASSIVE LURE STRATEGY...
ANY MENTION OF A SITUATION LIKE THIS?
NO, SIR.
ER
WITH AN AWAY TEAM.
THEY WEREN'T SUCCESSFUL WITH THIS PROBLEM, COMMANDER.
THEY MAY HAVE KNOWN WHAT CAUSED TROUBLE
BUT COULD NOT GET OUT OF IT.
WHAT WOULD BE THE IMPACT OF LOWERING THE SHIELDS
FOR THE AWAY TEAM?
NEGLIGIBLE.
WON'T DO MUCH FOR OUR ENERGY CONSERVATION.
DETERMINE SOME WAY TO KEEP THE ENTERPRISE UP AND RUNNING.
DATA, JOIN COMMANDER RIKER ON THE AWAY TEAM.
FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED.
'T WE ?
COMPUTER, AS WE INCREASED OUR POWER LEVELS
WAS THERE ANY COUNTERREACTION?
Affirmative.
The opposing force grew in direct proportion
to the power output of the Enterprise.
SO IT KEPT US FROM FORMING A SUBSPACE FIELD
FOR THE WARP DRIVE?
That is correct.
COMPUTER, WHO IS THIS L. BRAHMS?
Doctor Leah Brahms, engineer.
Graduate of the Daystrom Institute
Theoretical Propulsion Group, Galaxy Class starships.
Team seven, junior member.
JUNIOR MEMBER?
LOOKS LIKE SHE WROTE THE BOOK ON PROPULSION.
CALL UP SUBSPACE DESIGN LOGS.
Select menu.
Visual records or L. Brahms' voice entries.
VOICE ENTRIES.
Brahms: Theoretical propulsion logs.
Federation Starship Enterprise, Galaxy Class.
pace.
Author: Leah Brahms.
GEORDI LA FORGE.
OC?
Specify program analysis.
YEAH, DOWN TO WORK.
YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
AND GROUP FAMILIES AND CREW
ON THE ODD-NUMBERED DECKS.
PROCEED.
I'D LIKE AN ASSEMBLY AREA FOR TREATING RADIATION SYMPTOMS.
30 MINUTES.
AFTER THAT, NOTHING CAN BE DONE.
terprise.
We found something.
There's a file of memory coils here.
THEY ARE IDENTICAL TO THE COIL WE FOUND EARLIER.
log, perhaps?
THAT'S WHAT WE THOUGHT.
MR. DATA, ARE THEY IN WORKING CONDITION?
I believe so, sir.
WE CAN ENHANCE THEM THROUGH THE IMAGE PROCESSOR.
GOOD. RETURN AT ONCE.
Aye, sir.
COMPUTER, GENERATE A CROSS-SECTION IMAGE
OF THE DILITHIUM CRYSTAL CHAMBER.
WHAT ABOUT REORIENTING THE CRYSTAL?
It is possible to reorient the crystals.
The key lies in adjusting the lattice structure direction.
This modification will be integrated
into the next class starship.
YOU AND ME, LEAH, WE GOT JUST TWO HOURS
TO FIGURE THIS THING OUT.
YOU KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO?
I NEED TO BE ABLE TO TURN THAT THING INSIDE OUT.
COMPUTER, IS THERE A CROSS-SECTION IMAGE
ODECK?
u:
or Prototype Schematic.
PROTOTYPE. ELABORATE.
A development stage prototype schematic
at Utopia Planitia, Drafting Room Five
of the Mars Station, Stardate 40174.
PERFECT.
ECK THREE.
STAY WITH ME, DOC.
DAMN
RIGHT BACK WHERE IT ALL STARTED.
OH, THIS IS INCREDIBLE.
LEAH, DID YOU DESIGN THIS?
The
was designed at Outpost designated Seran-T-One
Stardate 40052.
Some of the Federation's best engineering minds
pment.
THAT'S THE VISITING DIGNITARY TALK.
WHAT'S THE INSIDE STORY?
OFF THE RECORD.
Computer:
Personal logs are restricted.
ANOTHER WOMAN WHO WON'T GET PERSONAL WITH ME
ON THE HOLODECK.
LEAH, I WANT TO FIND A WAY
TO SUPPLEMENT THE ENERGY SUPPLY TO THE SHIP AND TO THE ENGINES.
COULD WE ALTER THE MATTER/ANTI-MATTER PATHS?
Leah: Theoretically, yes.
The system should accept more reactants
jection.
THIS IS YOUR BABY.
SHOW ME WHICH ONES.
COMPUTER, DID I ASK FOR A SIMULATION?
Affirmative.
You asked Dr. Brahms to show you
which system could accept reactants at a faster rate.
By accessing available imagery
an adequate facsimile was possible.
I DID DO THAT, DIDN'T I?
OK, WELL, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU, LEAH.
.
SYSTEM L-452 THROUGH L-575
WILL ACCEPT REACTANTS
PROVIDING ALL OTHER SYSTEMS ARE CALIBRATED
TO AN EQUAL FACTOR.
THEN, IF WE USE MULTIPLE INJECTOR STREAMS
HITTING MORE THAN ONE CRYSTAL FACET
T.
WE COULD HOLD OUR OWN.
LA FORGE TO PICARD.
Go ahead.
CAPTAIN, WE'VE FOUND A WAY TO EXTEND THE ENERGY SUPPLY.
WELL DONE.
IS THERE ENOUGH POWER TO GET OUT?
WE HAVEN'T ADDRESSED THAT.
FIRST PRIORITY WAS TO MAINTAIN SHIELDS.
ACKNOWLE
We'll work on it right away.
PASS MY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE REST OF YOUR TEAM.
THANKS, CAPTAIN.
WE'RE ALL SMILES DOWN HERE.
CAPTAIN, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO VERIFY
THAT THESE COILS ARE THE LOGS OF THE PROMELLIAN CAPTAIN
BUT MOST OF THEM HAVE DECAYED AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED.
Riker: DO YOU GET ANY PLAYBACK AT ALL?
ON MOST, THERE ARE BRIEF SECTIONS
WHICH MAY YIELD SOME INFORMATION.
LET'S JUST HOPE WE CAN GET THE SECTION WE NEED.
Picard: SURELY HE MUST HAVE LOGGED THE CAUSE OF THE SHIP'S DEATH.
WHAT CAPTAIN WOULDN'T?
THEY WERE FOUND IN AN OPEN LOCKER.
I DON'T THINK HE WAS TOO CONCERNED WITH SECURITY.
452 THROUGH SYSTEM L-575.
Computer: Adjustments to dilithium crystal
IMPACT ANALYSIS, COMPUTER.
Warp energy has increased 14 percent.
Reactants per unit time remaining steady.
YES, ALL RIGHT!
COMPUTER, DO YOU HAVE ANY...
YOU KNOW, PERSONALITY ON FILE FOR DR. BRAHMS?
Stardate personality profile analysis, Stardate 40056.
DID SHE EVER DEBATE AT THE INTERGALACTIC CAUCUSES
ON CHAYA-SEVEN?
Doctor Brahms attended Chaya-seven caucuses
on the following Stardates...
NEVER MIND THE DATES.
COMPUTER, IF YOU ADD DATA FROM ALL THESE SOURCES
COULD YOU SYNTHESIZE A TRUE REPRESENTATION OF DR. BRAHMS?
There would be a 9.37 percent margin of error
in the interactive responses from the facsimile.
I CAN LIVE WITH THAT.
DO IT.
DR. BRAHMS?
GEORDI, IT'S ME, LEAH.
DON'T CALL ME "DR. BRAHMS"
OR I'LL CALL YOU "COMMANDER LA FORGE."
RIGHT.
WE'VE MANAGED TO MAINTAIN ENERGY
BUT WE CAN'T LEAVE IT IN THIS REALIGNMENT FOREVER
WITHOUT BURNING OUT COMPONENTS.
WE NEED TO MOVE QUICKLY.
ARE YOU WITH ME?
YEAH.
YEAH, YEAH.
Galek Sar: We have been stripped of all propulsion
seless.
We cannot move and we cannot fight.
The ship is being lashed with lethal radiation
from the Aceton assimilators
concealed in the rubble surrounding.
ACETON ASSIMILATORS ARE PRIMITIVE GENERATORS
WHICH CAN DRAIN POWER FROM DISTANT SOURCES.
GENERATORS...
IT WOULD NOT BE DIFFICULT TO MODIFY THEM
TO CONVERT ENERGY INTO RADIATION.
THE MENTHARS HIDE THEM IN FLOATING DEBRIS
AN UNSUSPECTING SHIP FLIES IN...
INSTANT *** TRAP.
NOW WE'RE SUPPLYING THE DEVICES WITH THE ENERGY TO KILL US.
NO, NO, NO.
LISTEN TO ME.
YOU CAN'T BOOST WARP POWER THAT WAY.
WE CAN JUST INCREASE SPEED OF THE FIELD PROCESSOR
TO GAIN A QUICKER RESPONSE TIME...
I WANT ENOUGH POWER AND BARREL OUT OF HERE
NOT BLOW US UP.
THIS IS MY DESIGN.
I DID THE CALCULATIONS.
I DON'T CARE IF YOU BUILT IT WITH YOUR BARE HANDS.
IT'S GOING TO GO...
( imitates explosion )
AND WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH IT.
I AM NOT USED TO HAVING PEOPLE QUESTION MY JUDGEMENT.
I'M NOT USED TO DYING.
OKAY, LOOK.
YOU WORKED IN A LAB ON A STATIC MODEL.
THIS IS A WORKING MACHINE.
IT'S GOT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF LIGHT YEARS ON IT.
TRUE.
DAMN RIGHT.
LISTEN.
WE'D NEVER BE CERTAITHAT THE CIRCUIT PATHS ARE SEALED.
YOU'RE GOOD.
VERY GOOD.
I KNOW MY SHIP INSIDE AND OUT.
WELL, THEN YOU MUST KNOW ME INSIDE AND OUT.
BECAUSE A LOT OF ME IS IN HERE.
YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS WISHED
A CHIEF ENGINEER COULD BE PRESENT
WHEN A SHIP IS BEING BUILT.
THAT'S WHAT'S WRONG WITH DESIGNERS.
WE NEVER GET OUT IN SPACE.
WELL, YOU'RE THERE NOW.
Riker: Commander La Forge to the Bridge.
ON MY WAY, COMMANDER.
DON'T GO AWAY.
I MEAN...
COMPUTER, SAVE PROGRAM.
HOW MANY DEVICES ARE WE DEALING WITH, MR. DATA?
TO CREATE THIS RADIATION FIELD
IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND, SIR.
THERE MUST HAVE BEEN DETERIORATION.
THERE'S NO WAY TO CALCULATE THAT
BUT IT IS LIKELY.
IS THERE A WEAKNESS IN A SPECIFIC PART OF THE FIELD?
Worf: NOTHING SUBSTANTIAL, CAPTAIN.
OF ANY KIND?
THERE IS A .1% DIP
IN THE STRENGTH OF THE RADIATION FIELD
AT 21 MARK 8 BY 42 MARK 0.
I WANT THAT .1%.
I RECOMMEND WE FIRE DIRECTIONAL PHASERS
AT THOSE COORDINATES.
WE CAN'T MAINTAIN ENERGY RESERVES.
WE MIGHT LOSE CIRCUITS.
HOW CRITICAL WILL THE LOSSES BE?
IT WON'T SHUT DOWN ENGINES
BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT I CAN HOLD THE SHIELDS.
THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY
THAT THE PHASERS WILL SUPPLY THE ASSIMILATORS WITH ENERGY.
YOU KNOW, I IMAGINE A VERY SIMILAR DISCUSSION
TAKING PLACE IN OUR NEIGHBOR SHIP
OVER A THOUSAND YEARS AGO.
LET'S HOPE OUR DECISION IS MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN THEIRS WAS.
MR. LA FORGE, RETURN TO ENGINEERING
AND CONTINUE WITH YOUR EFFORTS.
MR. WORF, PREPARE THE PHASERS.
PHASERS LOCKED ON COORDINATES.
FIRE.
NOTHING.
RADIATION LEVELS INCREASING 8%... 10%.
Data: ENERGY RESERVES ARE DROPPING RAPIDLY, SIR.
DAMN YOU.
WOULDN'T THAT OUTPUT INCREASE GAIN A QUICKER RESPONSE TIME?
THE PROCESSORS CAN HANDLE EXTRA INPUT.
BUT HOW DO WE RECONFIGURE?
Computer: Energy reserves reaching critical stage.
Standard procedure requires termination of all simulations.
COMPUTER, OVERRIDE STANDARD PROCEDURE.
Override authority restricted.
WHAT?
COMPUTER?!
La Forge: The crystal lattice is breaking down.
We'll have to pick up repairs when we reach a Starbase.
THE OPTIMIST OF THE GROUP.
Picard: HOW LONG DO WE HAVE SHIELDS?
UNDER TWO HOURS.
AND THE RADIATION FIELD HAS INCREASED BY 17%.
WHAT IMPACT WILL THAT HAVE ON FATAL EXPOSURE?
DOWN TO 26 MINUTES.
IF WE RESIST, WE DIE.
IF WE DON'T RESIST, WE DIE.
MR. LA FORGE, HAVE WE SHUT DOWN ALL NON-ESSENTIAL ENERGY USAGE?
YES, I EVEN NEED SOME BACK.
I'M RUNNING A PROGRAM ON HOLODECK THREE.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE?
Well, I've gone back to the beginning
TO THE EARLIEST CONSTRUCTION ENTRIES OF THE ENTERPRISE.
I'VE CREATED A PROPULSION DESIGN MODEL TO ASSIST ME.
I believe we're making progress.
COMPUTER, REINSTATE HOLODECK THREE PROGRAM.
Holodeck three program is reinstated.
MR. LA FORGE, YOUR BEST SUGGESTION IN ONE HOUR.
Picard out.
UTER, RESUME HOLODECK THREE PROGRAM.
Enter when ready.
T.
WE HAVE TO GENERATE ENOUGH ENERGY TO GET OUT OF HERE.
WE'VE GOT A *** TRAP THAT EATS ENERGY FOR BREAKFAST.
WE KNOW THAT FOR EVERY MOVE THE ENTERPRISE MAKES
THERE'S A COUNTERMOVEMENT BY THE ENERGY FIELD.
CAN WE USE THAT TO OUR ADVANTAGE?
MAYBE.
THERE MUST BE A TIME DIFFERENTIAL
BETWEEN THE FORCE AND COUNTERFORCE.
S
WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO MOVE THIS BUCKET.
YES!
LEAH...
DO YOU LIKE ITALIAN FOOD?
IT?
WAIT TILL I MAKE YOU MY FUNGILLI.
OKAY, FUSION REACTOR UPLINK TO NAVIGATION PROCESSOR.
HMM, THEN WE HAVE TO ADJUST THE VECTOR PROCESSOR
AND THE DRIVE COILS.
THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE!
MMM...
DON'T DO THAT.
I'M SORRY.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD FEEL GOOD.
I DON'T WANT TO FEEL THAT GOOD RIGHT NOW.
WHAT TIME IS IT?
COMING UP ON 1600 HOURS.
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO TELL THE CAPTAIN?
IT'S POSSIBLE AND YET IT'S NOT POSSIBLE.
EVERYTHING WE'VE DONE SAYS WE CAN'T ADJUST THAT FAST
BUT IF WE COULD, IT MIGHT WORK.
I COULD DO IT.
DATA COULDN'T EVEN DO IT.
IT WILL TAKE 100, MAYBE 1,000 ADJUSTMENTS EVERY SECOND.
IT'S HUMANLY IMPOSSIBLE.
I'M NOT HUMAN.
YOU, UH...
YOU MEAN THE COMPUTER COULD DO IT?
La Forge: CAPTAIN, THIS IS, UH...
THIS IS A HOLOGRAPHIC SIMULATION OF ONE OF THE PROPULSION EXPERTS
WHO DESIGNED THE ENTERPRISE ENGINES, LEAH BRAHMS.
I'VE BEEN EXAMINING
THE FORCE-COUNTERFORCE RESPONSE TIMES
TO SEE IF WE COULD CREATE LINKAGE AT MAXIMUM POWER.
AND...?
THERE'S UH...
THERE'S A CHANCE WE COULD MANEUVER OUT OF THIS TRAP
IF WE TURN THE SHIP OVER
TO THE COMPUTER.
WHAT KIND OF A CHANCE?
I DON'T KNOW YET.
WE COULD PROGRAM IT AND TRY A FEW SIMULATED RUNS.
THIS IS THE ONLY WAY?
I THINK SO, SIR.
( door chimes )
COME.
ANY WORD FROM LA FORGE?
' COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT MAY GIVE US A CHANCE
IF WE AGREE TO STAY OUT OF IT.
SIR?
HE PROPOSES TO TURN TOTAL CONTROL OF THE SHIP
OVER TO THE COMPUTER
BECAUSE IT IS CAPABLE OF MAKING QUICKER ADJUSTMENTS
THAN ANY HUMAN BEING.
COMPUTERS HAVE ALWAYS IMPRESSED ME
WITH THEIR ABILITY TO TAKE ORDERS.
I'M NOT NEARLY AS CONVINCED
OF THEIR ABILITY TO CREATIVELY GIVE THEM.
YOU KNOW, NUMBER ONE
YOU MISSED SOMETHING NOT PLAYING WITH MODEL SHIPS.
THEY WERE THE SOURCE OF IMAGINARY VOYAGES
EACH HOLDING A TREASURE OF ADVENTURES.
MANNING THE EARLIEST SPACECRAFT
FLYING AN AEROPLANE
WITH ONLY ONE PROPELLER TO KEEP YOU IN THE SKY.
CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT?
NOW THE MACHINES ARE FLYING US.
COMPUTER, REDUCE THRUST LEVELS ANOTHER 4%.
ADJUST TRAJECTORY ANGLE TO COMPENSATE.
BEGIN SIMULATION AGAIN.
THERE YOU GO.
WE GOT OUT.
REPEAT SIMULATION.
SAME LEVELS.
Computer: End simulation. Fatal exposure.
SEE? SAME VARIABLES
ONLY THIS TIME, THE COMPUTER DIDN'T QUITE MAKE IT.
Computer: Deflector shield failure.
Lethal radiation levels.
Fatal exposure in 26 minutes.
THURSDAY NIGHT, CHILI'S GRILL AND BAR.
AFTER LOOKING OVER THE MENU,
WE WERE ALL LEANING TOWARDS CHICKEN.
ESS MENU.
THERE WERE CHICKEN NACHOS, SOFT CHICKEN TACOS,
CHICKEN SANDWICHES, GRILLED CARIBBEAN CHICKEN SALADS...
AND CHICKEN FAJITAS.
THEY HAD ALL KINDS OF DISHES.
EVERYTHING WAS GREAT. WE GAVE OUR SERVER A BIG TIP.