“The fact that it controls us.
I don’t know why all people aren’t fascinated with it.
It makes beautiful sounds, and it makes a lot of times some incredible light.
It runs many things in Our World and it’s beautiful.
It’s sometimes Dangerous, but it’s Magical.
It’s such a power and it can make some beautiful images… and sounds.”
- Why David Lynch
finds Electricity fascinating
“Warm or Cold,
I’m bringing you in.”
WORF:
Sir, The Borg have halted their approach to Earth.
SHELBY:
I think we got their attention.
RIKER:
Time to intercept?
WESLEY:
Two minutes, four seconds, sir.
RIKER:
They're worried.
They're worried because
we've got access to Picard.
Mister Data, we have two minutes
to figure out what we can do with it.
DATA:
Sir, it is clear the Borg are either
unwilling or unable
to terminate their subspace links.
CRUSHER:
That may be their Achilles heel, Captain —
Their Interdependency.
RIKER:
What do you mean, Doctor?
CRUSHER :
He's part of their collective consciousness now.
Cutting him off would like asking one of us to disconnect an arm or a foot
We can't do it.
SHELBY:
They operate as a single mind.
RIKER:
One jumps off a cliff,
They all jump off?
Data, is it possible to plant a command into
The Borg Collective consciousness?
Not all of it, obviously --
Not the UniMatricies back in The Delta Quadrant, or the cubes cut off from the rest of The Collective by ion storms or nebulae,
just the part of LOCAL Consciousness correspondong to the ONE Cube/Universe directly in front of you, right now --
DATA:
It is conceivable, sir,
but it would require altering the pathway from the root command to affect all iterative branch points in the —
RIKER:
Make every effort, Mister Data.
DATA :
Sir —
What command shall I try to plant?
RIKER:
Something straightforward,
like disarm your weapons systems.
WORF:
Visual contact with The Borg.
SHELBY:
On screen.
RIKER:
Magnify.
WORF:
Sensors reading increased power generation
from The Borg.
RIKER:
Red Alert.
Load all torpedo bays. Ready phasers.
WORF:
Aye, Captain.
RIKER:
Status of Borg weapons?
WORF:
Their weapon systems are fully charged.
RIKER:
Data?
DATA:
Attempting to re-route subcommand paths, Captain.
Defence systems are protected by access barriers.
WORF:
Borg attempting to lock on tractor beam.
RIKER:
Rotate shield frequencies.
Data, report?
DATA:
I am unable to penetrate
defence systems command structure, Captain.
SHELBY:
Try the power systems, Data.
See if you can get them to power down.
DATA :
Acknowledged.
Attempting new power subcommand path.
LAFORGE:
Shields have Failed.
They've Locked on, sir.
They're pulling us in.
RIKER:
Fire all weapons.
DATA:
I cannot penetrate Borg power subcommand structure, sir.
All critical subcommands are protected, Captain.
SHELBY:
Then it's over.
RIKER:
Mister Crusher, ready a collision course with the Borg ship.
You heard me. A collision course.
WESLEY:
Yes, sir.
RIKER:
Mister La Forge, prepare to go to warp power.
LAFORGE :
Aye, sir.
PICARD:
Sleep.
CRUSHER:
He's regaining consciousness.
PICARD:
Sleep.
TROI:
It is Captain Picard speaking,
not Locutus.
PICARD:
Sleep, Data.
CRUSHER:
He's exhausted.
DATA:
Yes, Doctor, but if I may make a supposition,
I do not believe his message was intended to express fatigue
but to suggest a course of action.
WORF:
Borg cutting beam activated.
RIKER:
Mister Crusher?
Engage --
DATA :
Data to Bridge.
Stand by.
RIKER:
Stand by, all stations.
DATA:
I am attempting to penetrate
The Borg regenerative subcommand path.
It is a low priority system and may be accessible.
When you think about it, it would have to be --
They would need to have a KillSwitch for deactivating damaged or rogue drones -- or rouge ship, or even rogue planets of Borg, in order to disconnect them, repair them or run diagnostics, and it would HAVE to be accessible and remotely triggerable by the rest of The Network, and it would HAVE to be exposed in the uppermost levels of consciousness, but tapping directly into the underlying fundamental base of the command structure --
Like an exposed Exhaust Port Vent.
The OTHER Borg have to be able to switch them off from a distance, should they become INFECTED.
Warning.
Outer hull breach.
WORF:
Sir, shall I execute evacuation sequence?
RIKER:
Negative, Mister Worf.
Mister Data, your final report.
DATA:
Stand by.
RIKER:
I can't, Mister Data.
Warning. Inner hull failure imminent
on decks twenty three, twenty four,
and twenty five.
Decompression Danger.
(Then suddenly it all goes quiet. No shaking, no cutting)
RIKER:
Mister Data,
What The Hell happened?
DATA:
I successfully planted a command into
[ this local bit of ]
The Borg Collective consciousness, sir.
It misdirected them to believe it was time to regenerate.
In effect, I put them all to sleep.
RIKER:
To sleep?
DATA:
Yes, sir.
RIKER:
Status of Borg power drive?
WORF:
Minimal power.
RIKER:
Electromagnetic field?
WORF:
Nonexistent(!)
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