Doubt can be a bond as Powerful and Sustaining as Certainty.
When you are Lost,
You are Not Alone.
[Borg ship]
(The Borg ship drops out of warp. A fully Borgified Picard looks at the Enterprise approaching)
RIKER
[on viewscreen]:
Locutus of Borg, this is Captain William T. Riker of the USS Enterprise.
PICARD:
You may speak.
[Battle bridge]
RIKER:
We wish to end the hostilities.
LOCUTUS
[on viewscreen]:
Then you must unconditionally surrender.
RIKER:
We are prepared to meet to discuss your terms.
LOCUTUS
[on viewscreen]:
It is unlikely you are prepared to discuss terms.
It is more likely that this is an attempt at deception.
RIKER:
Come now, Locutus.
If Picard's knowledge and experience is part of you, then you know
I've never lied to him.
You should also implicitly trust me, is that not so?
PICARD
[on viewscreen]:
Picard implicitly trusted you.
RIKER:
Then trust me now.
Meet to discuss terms.
LOCUTUS
[on viewscreen]:
Discussion is irrelevant.
There are no terms.
You will disarm all your weapons and escort us to Sector zero zero one where we will begin assimilating your culture and technology.
(mute)
RIKER:
Mister Gleason, can you pinpoint the source of the Borg transmission?
GLEASON:
I can put you within thirty meters of it, sir.
RIKER:
O'Brien, report.
[Transporter room]
O'BRIEN:
The Borg have adapted their electromagnetic field to prevent main transporter functions, sir.
RIKER [OC]:
As expected.
Mister Data, Mister Worf, proceed as we discussed.
DATA:
Aye, Captain.
(They switch on devices on their arms)
[Battle bridge]
CREWMAN:
Channel open, sir.
RIKER:
We would like time to prepare our people for assimilation.
LOCUTUS ::
Preparation is irrelevant.
Your people will be assimilated as easily as Picard has been.
Your attempt at a delay will not be successful, Number One.
We will proceed to Earth, and if you attempt to intervene, we will destroy you.
RIKER :
Then take your best shot, Locutus,
because we are about to intervene.
CREWMAN:
Channel closed.
