Chakotay’s Cave

CHAKOTAY: 

From the look of these sensor readings, 

Seska wants us to come after her.

JANEWAY: 

Commander.

CHAKOTAY: 

I think Seska's leading us into another trap. 

She masterminded a precision raid 

that made us look like first year Academy students, 

but she left a warp trail for us to follow. 

After such a flawless performance, 

why would she suddenly made that kind of mistake?

JANEWAY: 

You think she wants more than the transporter. 

Are you suggesting we don't follow her?

CHAKOTAY: 

No, I agree with everything you said about preventing the spread of our technology. 

But conventional tactics aren't 

going to work with Seska. 

We'll need to come at her 

with a few surprises of our own.

JANEWAY: 

I'm open to suggestions.

TUVOK: 

Perhaps Commander Chakotay 

could use his intimate knowledge of Seska 

to manipulate her in much the same way 

She manipulated Us.

[Engineering]

TORRES: 

The module Seska stole contains 

a quantum resonance oscillator. 

So, we modify this coil scanner to detect the oscillator, 

then we get close enough to beam it back.

CHAKOTAY: 

I'm betting Seska's figured out a way 

to shield the module from our transporters. 

We might have to destroy it instead.

TORRES: 

How do we do that?

CHAKOTAY: 

We borrow a trick from Seska's book. 

Remember how we disabled the computer core on the Cardassian frigate orbiting Bajor?

TORRES:

Seska modified an anti-proton beam 

to penetrate its shields and hull.

CHAKOTAY: 

Exactly.

TORRES: 

But if I remember correctly, 

the beam was only effective from an extremely close range. 

How do we get near enough to the Nistrim ship?

CHAKOTAY: 

One thing at a time.

TORRES: 

You're taking this all very personally, aren't you?

CHAKOTAY: 

Why shouldn't I?

TORRES: 

You're not responsible for what happened.

CHAKOTAY: 

Oh no? I let her join the Maquis. 

I took her into my confidence. 

I even got intimately involved with her.

TORRES: 

So you have lousy taste in women. 

Look, Chakotay, she fooled us all. 

She was My Best Friend. 

Or at least, that's what I thought.

CHAKOTAY: 

Well, I for one, am through being manipulated by her.

TORRES: 

Are you sure? Because she's affecting you. 

That's just where she wants you. 

Don't tense up.

CHAKOTAY: 

So now I'm getting advice about 

controlling My Emotions from you.

[Ready room]

JANEWAY: 

Come in.

TORRES: 

Do you have a minute, Captain? 

It's about Chakotay.

JANEWAY: 

That's not exactly my favourite subject 

right now, Lieutenant.

TORRES: 

Well, I thought that maybe I could explain -

JANEWAY: 

Explain what? Why my First Officer 

publicly defied my authority by 

commandeering a shuttle 

without permission?

TORRES: 

I know it was never his intention to defy you. 

He respects Your Authority.

JANEWAY: 

But?

TORRES: 

But he's a very proud man. 

And he's been embarrassed by Seska. 

JANEWAY: 

What Seska did, she did to all of us. 

Frankly, I find it more than a little self-indulgent 

of Chakotay to assume this is all about him.

TORRES: 

He never said it to me directly but, 

I think he was in love with her. 

And then he found out that 

everything he knew about 

her was a lie. 

You said that he publicly 

defied Your Authority. 

Can you imagine what it 

must have been like for 

someone as private as Chakotay 

to be publicly humiliated 

by someone he loved? 

And then, as if that weren't enough, 

she came back to taunt him 

in front of the entire Bridge crew.

JANEWAY: 

I'm sure it was very painful for him. 

But what you're saying is, he's got 

a personal score to settle.

TORRES: 

That's only part of it. 

I know Chakotay. 

This is his way 

of Taking Responsibility. 

In His Mind, he's trying to protect The rest of Us 

from a dangerous situation which he created.

JANEWAY: 

Maybe. But that doesn't give him the privilege 

of ignoring this ship's chain of command.

TORRES: 

I know that. It's just that 

Chakotay would never 

tell you any of this himself.

JANEWAY: 

And, assuming we get him back in one piece, 

you want to make sure I take his personal feelings into account before I decide how to discipline him.

TORRES: 

I know that you're well within your rights 

to throw him into the brig, but, well —

JANEWAY: 

Chakotay is lucky to have 

such a good friend. 

I'll tell you what. 

Why don't we deal with getting him back 

in one piece first? 

We can worry about the discipline later.

TORRES: 

Thank you.

I am The Interface

Emergence is a Simple Idea -- 

The Universe is The Way it is, 

because it Grew That Way.

CHAKOTAY: 

It looks like the bio-mass dissolved 

right through The Borg hull. 

TUVOK: 

This Borg is attempting to assimilate it. 

KIM: 

Doesn't look like he's having much luck. 

CHAKOTAY: 

There's a chamber beyond this opening. 

Forty meters wide, high concentrations of antimatter particles. 

It looks like a warp propulsion system of some kind. 

KIM: 

It's A Ship? 

TUVOK: 

Starfleet has encountered species 

that use organic-based vessels. 

The Breen, for example. 

CHAKOTAY: 

There doesn't seem to be anybody on board. 

Chakotay to Voyager. 

JANEWAY [OC]: 

Go ahead, Commander. 

CHAKOTAY: 

Captain, we've found an entrance to the biomass. 

We think it may be a ship of some kind. 

Permission to go inside. 

JANEWAY [OC]: 

Granted. 

CHAKOTAY: 

Harry, that's a Borg distribution node. 

See if you can download their tactical database. 

It might contain a record of What Happened here. 

KIM: 

Aye, sir. 

CHAKOTAY: 

Tuvok.

[Alien Bioship]

(Lots of curves in stark contrast to The Borg angles.)

CHAKOTAY: 

They seem to be organic conduits. 

They're carrying electrodynamic fluid. 

TUVOK: 

Maybe an energy source. 

CHAKOTAY: 

Maybe. This looks like a binary matrix, 

but it's laced with neuropeptides. 

Could be their version of a computer core. 

Kim hears some clanging sounds 

and goes to investigate, 

then returns to his work.

TUVOK: 

This damage was caused by a Borg disrupter beam. 

The Wall appears to be regenerating itself. 

Commander! 

Tuvok discovers a Borg being 

absorbed by The Wall.

[TARDIS]

(The Doctor is on his knees.) 

Chinny : 

I'm shutting down. 

I need An Interface. 

Voice interface. 

Come on, emergency. 

HOLO-DOCTOR MK-III: 

Voice interface enabled. 

Chinny : 

Oh no, no, no, no, no. 

Give me someone I like. 

(Holo-Rose Tyler.)

Chinny : 

Oh, Thanks. Give me Guilt. 

(Holo-Martha Jones.) 

Chinny: 

Also, Guilt. 

(Holo-Donna Noble.) 

Chinny : 

More Guilt. Argh. 

Come on, there must be someone left 

in The Universe I haven't screwed up yet. 

HOLO-AMELIA (Aged 8) : 

Voice interface enabled. 

Chinny : 

Oh. Oh, Amelia Pond...

Before I got it all wrong. 

My sweet little Amelia. 

HOLO-AMELIA (Aged 8) : 

I am not Amelia Pond. 

I am a voice interface. 

Chinny : 

Hey, let's run away 

and have adventures. 

Come along, Pond. 

HOLO-AMELIA (Aged 8) 

I am not Amelia Pond. 

I am a voice interface. 

Chinny : 

You are so Scottish. 

How am I doing? 

HOLO-AMELIA (Aged 8) : 

Your System has been contaminated by The Poison of The Judas Tree. 

You will be dead in 

thirty two minutes. 

Chinny: 

Okay. So, basically better regenerate, 

that's what you're saying.

 

HOLO-AMELIA (Aged 8) :

Regeneration disabled. 

You will be dead 

in thirty two minutes. 

Chinny :

Unless I'm cured, yeah? 

HOLO-AMELIA (Aged 8) : 

There is no cure. 

You will be dead 

in thirty two minutes.

Chinny: 

Why do you keep saying that? 

HOLO-AMELIA (Aged 8) :

Because you will be dead in thirty two minutes.  

Chinny: 

You see? There you go again. Basically skipping 

thirty one whole minutes 

when I'm absolutely fine. 

Scottish, that's all I'm saying.

HOLO-AMELIA (Aged 8) :

 You will be fine for thirty one minutes. 

You will be dead in thirty two minutes. 

Chinny :

Scotland's never conquered anywhere, you know. 

Not even a Shetland. 

River needs me. 

She's only just beginning. 

I can't die now.

 

HOLO-AMELIA (Aged 8) : 

You will not die now. 

You will die in 

thirty two minutes.

Chinny :

I'm going out in the first round. Ringing any bells? 

Argh! Okay, need something 

for the pain now. 

Come on, Amelia. 

It's me. Please. 

HOLO-AMELIA (Aged 8) :

I am not Amelia Pond. 

I am a voice interface. 

Chinny :

Amelia, listen to me. 

I can be brave for you, 

but you have got to tell me how. 

HOLO-AMELIA (Aged 8) :

I am not Amelia Pond. 

I am a voice interface. 


Chinny : 

Amelia. Amelia, please. 

HOLO-AMELIA (Aged 8) :

Fish fingers and custard. 

Chinny :

What did you say? 

Fish fingers and custard? 

Oh, Amelia Pond. 

Fish fingers and custard. 

Fish fingers and custard!

There is No Reason to Be Afraid.

Stardate: 49578.2

[Drayan moon]

(Lush vegetation and a crashed shuttlecraft. A crewman is lying on the ground nearby. Tuvok fetches a medkit.) 

TUVOK: 

Tuvok to Voyager. 

Voyager, do you read?

You must lie still. 

BENNET: 

I can't, I can't feel my legs. 

TUVOK: 

Several of your vertebrae have been fractured. 

BENNET: 

Isn't there anything you can do? 

TUVOK: 

I'm afraid the shuttle's medical supplies are inadequate. 

We must wait for Voyager to find us. 

BENNET: 

It's getting worse. 

My whole body feels numb. 

TUVOK: 

I want you to slow your breathing, and relax your muscles. 

Try not to move. 

BENNET: 

All this time I thought I was so lucky…

No Family back Home. 

Nobody to miss. 

Now it seems kind of sad 

not to leave anybody behind. 

TUVOK: 

I believe Ensign Macormak 

would Miss You a great deal. 

BENNET: 

You think so? 

I was never really sure how she —

(Bennet dies. Tuvok sets up a stasis field over his body then hears a rustling in the bushes. He takes out his phaser and turns to see that it is a young girl. She tries to run across the clearing and he grabs her.) 

TUVOK: 

It's all right, don't be frightened. 

I won't Hurt You. 

TRESSA: 

Let me go! 

TUVOK: 

Will you run if I do?

(She struggles then gives up.) 

TRESSA: 

No.

TUVOK: 

My Name is Tuvok. 

Who are you? 

TRESSA: 

Tressa. 

You don't look Like Us. 

TUVOK: 

I am not A Member of Your Race. 

I am Vulcan. 

I thought this moon was uninhabited. 

Do you live here? 

TRESSA: 

We came here on a ship, 

but it crashed like yours. 

TUVOK: 

Where are your parents? 

TRESSA: 

Dead. Is he dead too? 

TUVOK: 

Yes. 

TRESSA: 

What were you doing to him? 

TUVOK: 

I put a stasis field around His Body 

to protect it until I can take it 

back to My Ship. 

TRESSA: 

Why? 

TUVOK: 

Some cultures, like Mister Bennet's, 

consider an appropriate burial 

to be a Sign of Respect. 

Tressa, is there anyone else here with you? 

(She nods.) 

TRESSA: 

It's all right. 

(Another girl and a boy come out of the bushes.) 

TUVOK: 

There is no one looking after you? 

TRESSA: 

Everyone Else died in The Crash. 

We're alone. 

TUVOK: 

There is No Reason 

to Be Afraid. 

I Will Take Care of You Now 

and See That You Get Home Safely. 

(The second girl and the boy run over and hug Tuvok, then Tressa joins in.)

Ride The Scorpion’s Back

“There's a story I heard as a child, a parable, and I never forgot it --

A Scorpion was walking along the bank of a river, wondering how to get to the other side. 

Suddenly he saw A Fox. 

He asked The Fox to take him on his back across The River. The Fox said, “No. If I do that you'll sting me, and I'll drown.”

The Scorpion assured him, “If I did that, we'd both drown.”

So The Fox thought about it and finally agreed. So The Scorpion climbed up on his back, and The Fox began to swim. 

But halfway across The River, The Scorpion stung him. As The Poison filled his veins, The Fox turned to The Scorpion and said “WHY did you DO that? Now you'll drown too.”

“I couldn't help it,” said The Scorpion. “It's My Nature.”

CHAKOTAY: 

I'm going to end This Alliance Here and Now. 

We're going to drop The Borg off 

on the next uninhabited planet, 

give them the nanoprobes 

and take our chances alone. 

They can wait for a Borg ship to pick 

Them up and finish The Weapon. 

I'm in command now and I have to do what I think is best for This Crew. 

Tom, I want you to scan for the nearest uninhabited planet and set a course. 


PARIS: 

Aye, sir. 


TUVOK: 

I must caution you, Commander. 

The Borg may not go quietly.


CHAKOTAY: 

We'll see. Bring that female drone 

to the Ready room. Dismissed.

[Ready room]

CHAKOTAY: 

Once we've beamed you to the surface, 

we'll send down the nanoprobes 

and all our research.


SEVEN: 

Unacceptable. 

We don't have time for 
—

CHAKOTAY: 

This isn't open for discussion. 

I'm not turning This Ship around. 

You're getting What You Wanted. 

I suggest we part ways amicably.


SEVEN: 

There is another option. 

We could assimilate your vessel.


CHAKOTAY: 

If a single drone steps one millimetre out of that Cargo Bay, 

I'll decompress the entire deck. 

You won't pose much of A Threat floating in Space.


SEVEN: 

When Your Captain first approached Us, 

We suspected that an agreement 

with humans would prove 

impossible to maintain. 

You are erratic, conflicted, disorganised. 

Every decision is debated, every action questioned.

Every individual entitled to 

their own small opinion. 

You lack harmony, cohesion, greatness. 

It will be your undoing.


CHAKOTAY: 

Escort our guest back to the Cargo Bay.

[Sickbay]

(Chakotay briefs his comatose Captain.) 


CHAKOTAY: 

Well, I've made My Decision. 

If it were only a matter of going against the orders of my superior officer. 

You're more than just my Captain. 

You're my friend. 

I hope you'll understand.

[Cargo Bay Two]

BORG [OC]: 

Species 8472 has penetrated Matrix zero one zero, grid nineteen. 

Eight planets destroyed. 

Three hundred twelve vessels disabled. 

Four million, six hundred twenty one Borg eliminated. 

We must seize control of the Alpha Quadrant vessel, 

and take it into the alien realm. 


SEVEN: 

We understand. 


(Seven enters a Jefferies tube.)

[Bridge]

PARIS: 

Class H moon. 

Oxygen-argon atmosphere.


CHAKOTAY: 

It'll do. Take us out of warp 

and enter orbit.


PARIS: 

Aye, sir.


CHAKOTAY: 

Tuvok. Stand by to transport the Borg directly from the Cargo Bay. 

After they're on the surface, have security run a sweep of 
—

KIM: 

I'm reading power fluctuations in the deflector array.


CHAKOTAY: 

Cause?


KIM: 

It looks like The Borg 

have accessed deflector control. 

They're trying to realign the emitters.


CHAKOTAY: 

Shut them out.
KIM: They've bypassed security protocols.
(A green beam is emitted from the deflector dish.) 


TORRES: 

We're emitting a resonant graviton beam. 

It's creating another singularity.


CHAKOTAY: 

Reverse course.


PARIS: 

We're fighting intense gravimetric distortion. 

I can't break free. 


CHAKOTAY: 

Bridge to Cargo Bay Two : 

Stop what you're doing, 

or I'll depressurise that deck and blow you out into Space. 

This is your final warning. 

Do it! 


(Borg drones are expelled from Voyager. Seven manages to hang on in the Jefferies tube.) 


TUVOK: 

Decompression cycle complete.


KIM: 

I still don't have deflector control.


TUVOK: 

Commander, A Single Borg 

has Survived.


PARIS: 

We're being pulled in!
CHAKOTAY: Report.
TUVOK: We appear to have crossed an interdimensional rift.


PARIS: 

We've definitely left Our Galaxy. 

No stars, no planets.


CHAKOTAY: 

Let's see.


(The viewscreen shows a murky brown green expanse.) 


TORRES: 

I'm re-calibrating sensors. 

The entire region is filled with some kind of organic fluid. 

This isn't Space. It's matter.


SEVEN : 

Commander Chakotay. 

We have entered 

The Domain of Species 8472. 

Report to the Cargo Bay.


CHAKOTAY: 

Paris, repressurise Cargo Bay two. Tuvok.

[Cargo Bay Two]

SEVEN: 

Our entry into fluidic space has created a compression wave. 

They know We're Here. 

A fleet of bioships is already converging on our position. 

Time to intercept, three hours, 

seventeen minutes.


CHAKOTAY: 

You've been here before. 

How else could you know about fluidic space?


SEVEN: 

We must prepare This Ship for The Altercation. 

We will construct a complement 

of biomolecular warheads. 


CHAKOTAY: 

Why? Why were you here? 

You started This War, didn't you? 

What's the matter, Our Galaxy 

wasn't big enough for you? 

You had to conquer new territory? 

But this race fought back. 

A species as malevolent as your own.


SEVEN: 

Species 8472 was more resistant than we anticipated. 

Their technology is biogenically engineered. 

It is Superior to that of 

all species we have previously encountered.


TUVOK: 

Which is precisely what you wanted.


SEVEN: 

They are The Apex 

of Biological Evolution. 

Their assimilation would have greatly added to 

Our Own Perfection. 


TUVOK: 

So instead of assimilating these aliens you opened a door for them to our galaxy. 


SEVEN: 

There is only one course of action. 

Destroy Them first. 

My subspace link to The Collective 

has been weakened by 

the interdimensional rift. 

We cannot signal for help. 

We are alone. 

We must construct a compliment of biomolecular warheads and modify your weapons to launch them.


CHAKOTAY: 

I've got a better idea. 

Why don't you open that rift again 

and take us back?

SEVEN: 

If I did that, you will 

no longer cooperate.

The Boy

The Batman :
Is that what I think it is..?

 

Kid Flash :

(He doesn’t like being called an ‘it’….)

 

Superboy :

I’m Superman’s Clone.

 

THE BATMAN :

Apple Pie.

The Devil’s Food.

SUPERMAN :

Something tells me this isn't about dessert.

THE BATMAN :

The Boy needs You. 

SUPERMAN :

No. He needs you. 

He needs Red [Tornado]

I'm just a constant reminder 

of What He's Not.

THE BATMAN :

Sorry, Clark, but you're 

DEAD WRONG.

Look, I know he troubles you.

But he's here. 

You have to get over 

the How and Why —

Trust Me on This :

THIS Boy Needs 

His Father.

SUPERMAN :

I'm NOT His Father.

I'll take that pie to go.

Prof. IVO :

Oh. Hello.

SUPERBOY: 

You? You're Ivo? 

I'm whelmed.

Prof. IVO :

You're One to Talk.

Now, since when does 

The Big Blue Boy Scout 

have a brat?

Superboy :

He doesn't.

Prof. IVO :

Yeah. If you say so.

My Android has 

The Strength of Superman.

What chance do you have?

[GROWLS]

[GRUNTING]

Prof. IVO : 

Oh, sorry. Did that strike a nerve?

Amazo, strike a few more.

AMAZO :

Access Black Canary.

[SCREAMS]

[GRUNTS]

Access Flash.

[GRUNTING]

Prof. IVO : 

Oh, no wonder Daddy 

keeps you hidden away.

You're not really doing Justice to 

the old S-shield, are you? Ha.

Martian Manhunter.

[GRUNTING]

Access Superman.

[SCREAMS]

[GIBBERING]

Finish him.

Priority Alpha.

So you changed too.

You kidding?

I feel naked in civvies. Still tracking the parts?

They were heading through Gotham. But they veered.

Wait. Dude, they're at my school.

[GROANING]

That all you got?

Access Captain Atom.

[GRUNTING]

[CLAPPING]

I don't usually attend these things in person...

...but, heh, this was too good to miss.

AMAZO: 

Access Superman.

[GRUNTING]

KID FLASH: Yoink.

Martian Manhunter.

Access Red Tornado.

[GROANING]

Access Captain Atom.

Access Black Canary.

Superman.

Martian Manhunter.

Superman.

[SCREAMS]

Martian Manhunter.

Access Black Canary.

Superman.

Access Black Canary.

Oh, yawn. Normally, Amazo would study and mimic your abilities during battle.

But what's the point?

You're all such poor copies of the originals.

[GIBBERING]

So everyone keeps saying.

It makes me angry.

Wanna see me channel that anger?

Great. He's gone ballistic again.

Maybe not.

Amazo, protect your master.

Priority alpha.

Captain Atom.

Anyone wanna play keep away?

Ooh, ooh. Me, me. Access Superman.

Martian Manhunter.

Superman.

ROBIN: Help me disassemble him. Now!

Dude, the guy has no head.

AQUALAD: Don't take any chances.

Superboy. Are you all right?

I'm fine.

Feeling the aster.

Hey, where's Ivo?

THE BATMAN: 

The Amazo android is in pieces again, being safely being analyzed at the two separate S.T.A.R. Labs.

But Ivo escaped.

And since he originated the tech he's arguably more dangerous than the android.

Capturing the professor will be a League priority.

But we understand your mission encountered other complications.

Complications come with the job.

Your ability to handle them has impressed the League.

SUPERBOY :

The whole League?

THE BATMAN:

Given time, yes.

Kryptonians, as you know, have very hard heads.

Of course, there's no shame in asking for help.

That's why the League exists.

Because there are some problems 

even we can't handle individually.

Please.

If we needed help, we'd never get the chance to ask.

Look familiar?

You were following us. Babysitting.

You still don't trust us. 

We didn't follow you.

And that's not your arrow.

But that means... Speedy.

He has our backs.

Souvenir.

[SUPERBOY CLEARS THROAT]

I'm ready. Good.

Because I'm here.

Yer Main Man, Lobo :
Look at Da Little SUPERMAN.

 

I know dis kid.

 

From Earth and Stuff.

 

Little Superman on a Field Trip?

Didya bring the whole Little Justice League, too?

 

Jon Kent :

SuperBOY.

 

Yer Main Man, Lobo :

What?

 

Jon Kent :

You and all your little 

Galactic Bounty Hunter Pals

can call me 

SuperBOY.

 

Yer Main Man, Lobo :

Uh-huh.

 

Jon Kent :

Yeah, “Uh-huh.” 

 

Yer Main Man, Lobo :

Guess no one ever told you yet —

 

Jon Kent :

What’s THAT?

 

Yer Main Man, Lobo :

Yer A Man when YOU DECIDE ta Be...

…ain’t no one handin’ out certificates or nothin’.

 

DECIDE to.

 

Cheers to The House of FRACKIN’ El.

Say Hi to yer Pops. Heh.

 

 

 

Terry McGinnis: 

How could you do it to me, Bruce?!

 

Bruce Wayne: 

The only thing that matters is The Mission. 

You know that.

 

Terry McGinnis: 

What about people, Bruce? 

Dick, Barbara, Tim, Selina - 

they all loved you, but eventually 

every single one of them left you! 

Ever wonder why?

 

Bruce Wayne: 

Not for an instant. 

They quit because when it came down to it, 

they didn't have the heart for The Mission. 

Are you about to quit too? 

It doesn't really surprise me.

 

Terry McGinnis: 

My Dad wasn't a superhero. 

He didn't save the world from the near-apocalypse of '09, 

he never went toe-to-toe with Mr. Freeze, 

but he was a good man just the same. 

 

Even after he and Mom got divorced, 

he always tried to do the right thing. 

 

My brother and I were always provided for; 

when Mom couldn't quite make the bills, 

he always helped out. 

 

He tried to teach me right from wrong - 

would have too, if I'd ever listened to him. 

 

And he never laid a hand on me, 

although Lord knows I was asking for it.

 

Bruce Wayne: 

What's your point?

 

Terry McGinnis: 

[angrily] 

"What's my point"?! 

My Point is, I never once doubted

he loved me with all his heart! 

 

My Point is, all those 

warm feelings 

I had for My Dad -

turns out they were 

just another lie! 

 

Another in a long list of things you've stolen from me! 

My Point is, I just found out that 

Warren McGinnis isn't my father! 

YOU are.

 

Bruce Wayne:

 ...What do you want from me?

 

Terry McGinnis: 

I wanna know 

The Whole Truth.

 

Bruce Wayne: 

Sounds like you already do.

 

Terry McGinnis: 

Guess I didn't wanna believe you were so incredibly ARROGANT

that you thought The World couldn't go on without you.

 

Bruce Wayne: 

Or someone like me. 

It's not arrogance, it's fact.

 

Terry McGinnis: 

You set the whole thing up!

 

Bruce Wayne: 

How? You were already a teenager

when I first met your mother.

 

Terry McGinnis: 

I don't know. Maybe you dug up some of that old Cadmus nanotech,

used it to have my genes rewritten to match yours!

 

Bruce Wayne: 

That technology's been illegal for over 40 years.

 

Terry McGinnis: 

Didn't stop The Joker 

from using it on Tim Drake!

 

[Bruce's eyes widen in shock over the comment]

 

Terry McGinnis: 

[remorseful] 

All right, low blow. 

[smiling sarcastically] 

Because you'd NEVER lie to me, right?

 

Bruce Wayne: 

Fine. Believe what you want. 

But you know 

as well as I do,

accident or not -

it's a good thing that 

You're almost 

A Clone of me. 

 

The World DOES 

need A Batman, 

and it always will. 

 

[suddenly groans in pain, clutches at his heart and tries to open a medication bottle] 

 

The Mantle of Batman 

is An Honour, Terry... 

 

[groans again, spilling the bottle and pills across the floor]

 

Terry McGinnis: 

You know what, Old Man? 

All those years, turns out 

everybody was right.

You are insane. 

Being Batman's 

no honour.

It's a Curse.

 

 

Amanda Waller: 

Honey, Bruce didn't overwrite your DNA with his - I did.

 

Terry McGinnis: 

[astonished] 

How? Why?

 

Amanda Waller: 

Because The World 

always needs a Batman. 

 

Not that I always thought so, mind you. 

Before you were born, 

Bruce and I were enemies. 

 

His Justice League was easily the most powerful force on Earth. 

As you know, I was in charge of Project Cadmus.

Over the years I came to respect Batman,

even Trust Him.

 

Terry McGinnis: 

I guess the law of averages 

means somebody'd have to.

 

Amanda Waller:
Did you know I was The Government Liaison

with the Justice League for a while? 

 

I met some extraordinary 

people in that job,

but none of them were 

the equal of Batman.

 

Terry McGinnis:

[bitterly] 

Right, who could be?

 

Amanda Waller: 

Not My Point.

I saw him Save The Day dozens of times

with nothing but his wits, body and will.

 

But I saw something else as the years passed -

he was getting older. Slower.

 

Soon he'd have to retire, or more likely,

someone would finally manage to kill him.

 

The Thought of A World without 

Batman was unacceptable. 

So, I decided to make 

a new one.

 

I used my old Cadmus connections 

to gather the technology necessary for 

Project : Batman Beyond. 

 

Bruce's DNA was easy 

enough to obtain. 

He left it all over town. 

 

[Terry gives her a look] 

 

Not REMOTELY what I meant! 

 

[Cut to a shot of Batman being bandaged by a paramedic] 

 

Then I found a young Neo-Gotham couple,

with psychological profiles nearly identical

to those of Bruce's parents. 

 

Your Father thought he was 

getting a flu shot —

actually it was a 

nanotech solution

programmed to rewrite 

his reproductive material

into an exact copy 

of Bruce Wayne's. 

 

A little over a year later, 

Your Mother gave birth 

to You, a child sharing 

half her genetic material... 

and half Bruce's. 

 

But when you're making A Batman,

genetics is only part of The Story - 

the rest is Tragedy.

 

[Cut to outside a movie theater playing The Grey Ghost Strikes; a young Terry leaves with his parents while Waller narrates]

 

Amanda Waller: 

Stop Me if You've Heard it Before :

You're eight years old, 

Your Parents have just 

taken you to a rousing 

adventure film, 

a grand time 

is had by all.

 

[Cut to theater parking lot; The Phantasm waits in The Darkness]

 

Amanda Waller:

But unknown to you, 

a mysterious figure
hides in The Shadows.

My Plan was simple - 

The Killer would leap out 

at you and kill Your Family.

The Trauma would 

put you on The Path 

to becoming Batman.

One Problem: 

My Assassin wouldn't 

pull The Trigger.

 

[Phantasm backs off and leaves unnoticed; cut to Phantasm with Waller]

 

Amanda Waller:

I argued with her, but 

deep down, I knew 

she was right.

 

People say Batman's obsessive,

that he'd do anything to achieve his goals -

but he'd never resort to murder.

So if I was to honor all he stood for...

neither could I.

 

Terry McGinnis:

And yet my dad wound up murdered, anyway.

Don't you get it?

 

No matter what you did or didn't do,

I was gonna end up being Bruce's carbon copy. It was Fate.

 

Amanda Waller:

You know, the Lord's been a great comfort to me all these years.

 

Try not to look so surprised.

Yeah, I've got a lot to answer for when I meet Him,

but I'd like to believe for all the harm I've caused,

I've also done some good.

 

Maybe the angels need a sharp sword too.

 

Like The Good Book says,

He moves in mysterious ways.

 

His Plan is A Mystery,

but here's what isn’t :

 

He gave us Free Will.

 

We choose our own Fate,

for Good or Ill.

 

I've known Bruce Wayne for over fifty years,

and I've been keeping an eye on you your whole life.

You're not Bruce's Clone, 

You're His Son.

 

There are similarities, mind you,

but more than a few differences too.

 

You don't quite have his magnificent brain, for instance.

You do have His Heart, though.

 

And for all that fierce exterior,

I've never met anyone who cared as deeply

about his fellow man as Bruce Wayne -

except maybe you.

 

You wanna have a better life than The Old Man's?

Take care of The People Who Love You.

Or Don't. It's Your Choice.

 

 

 

Bruce Wayne:

You're in My Chair.

 

Terry McGinnis:

Yeah, guess I am.

[gets up]

 

Bruce Wayne:

Where the devil have you been?

[sits down]

 

Terry McGinnis:

I had some stuff to take care of.

 

Bruce Wayne:

Enigma's overrated - especially at 3 A.M.

You could've called.

I made you some soup, but it's cold.

 

Terry McGinnis:

Sorry - didn't mean to worry you.

 

Bruce Wayne:

[trying to open his medication bottle]

I was WORRIED about Gotham.

If Batman's not around--

 

Terry McGinnis:

[opens bottle for Bruce and holds out the pills]

I've got it covered. Always.

 

Bruce Wayne:

[looks at Terry for a moment and takes the pills]

Kent called. Nothing apocalyptic,

he just wants your opinion on a case he's working.

Said you could meet him at the Metro Tower.

 

Terry McGinnis:

Right. Better suit up.

[heads for Batcave entrance]

 

Bruce Wayne:

You should eat something first.

Keep up your strength.

 

Terry McGinnis:

When I get back.

 

Bruce Wayne:

You're a stubborn piece of work,

you know that?

 

Terry McGinnis:

[smiling]

Just like My Old Man.

 


JANEWAY: 

Take us out of warp.

Open a channel. 


 

SESKA 

[on viewscreen]: 

Chakotay, they're going to take Your Son. 

When Culluh saw the baby --

I hear them coming. 

I don't have much time. 

When he saw the baby wasn't his --

Please Chakotay, help us. 

Not for me, for Your Son. 

 

(Static on the viewscreen.) 


CULLUH [OC]: 

I told you to stay out of here. 

 

SESKA [OC]: 

No, please don't. 

Don't take him! I beg you. 

No! Please, no! 


 

CULLUH [OC]: 

I'm taking him! 


 

SESKA [OC]: 

No!

 

[Ready room]

 

CHAKOTAY:

This is not My Responsibility!

She has no right to expect me to --

 

JANEWAY:

She knows you, Chakotay.

She knew how you'd react when you saw

Your Son in Danger.




CHAKOTAY:

I have a duty to this crew.

I can't just leave and go looking for the child. 


 

JANEWAY:

And I'd never consider letting you go into

a Kazon-Nistrim stronghold by yourself.

 

If we do this, we do it together.

That's something else Seska would know, too. 


 

CHAKOTAY:

Do you think it's A Trap?

 


JANEWAY:

Do I think Seska is capable of manipulating

you and me with this?

Oh, yes. 


 

CHAKOTAY:

On the other hand, it was time for her to deliver,

and that baby we saw did look

part Cardassian and part human. 


 

JANEWAY:

And knowing Culluh, I'm sure his pride was wounded

when he realised the child wasn't his.

It makes sense, Chakotay. It might all be true.




CHAKOTAY:

Still, the safest thing would be to

ignore this message and resume our course. 


 

JANEWAY:

I'm not going to resume our course just yet.

 

I want you to think about it, Chakotay.

This has to be your decision.

 

If you choose to go after him,

I know I speak for the entire crew,

Starfleet and Maquis alike, when I say

We'll Stand Behind You.

 

[Chakotay's quarters]

(Chakotay goes on a vision quest.) 


 

CHAKOTAY:

A-koo-chee-moya.

We are far from the sacred places of our grandfathers.

We are far from the bones of my people.

 

But I ask, on this Day of 

Sorrow and Uncertainty,

that The Wisdom of My Father 

find me, and help me understand 

my dilemma.

 

Speak to me, Father.

Speak to Me in My Dreams. 


 

KOLOPAK [OC]:

I've never seen you so troubled, Chakotay.

[Forest clearing]

(Kolopak is carefully building a fire.) 


 

CHAKOTAY:

I have a son, Father. 


 

KOLOPAK:

A Son, Chakotay?

Oh. This is the reason for your despair.

Was he born with two arms and two legs and a heart that beats? 


 

CHAKOTAY:

Yes, but --


 

KOLOPAK:

Then it's a cause for celebration.

You will make a fine Father. 

You needn't worry. 


 

CHAKOTAY:

I'm not sure I'm willing

to be A Father to him. 


 

KOLOPAK:

Hmm. Not willing? 


 

CHAKOTAY:

He was born without my consent.

I had no part in it. 


 

KOLOPAK:

No part in it?

Well, it's been a long time, 

so forgive me, but —

it seems that I had to play a part

before Your Mother could conceive. 


 

CHAKOTAY:

My DNA was taken from me,

used by a woman to impregnate herself

without My Permission.

 

KOLOPAK:

I see. You're trying 

to decide whether you should

accept The Child in Your Heart. 

 

CHAKOTAY:

It's more than that. 

 

KOLOPAK:

But it must begin with that! 

 

CHAKOTAY:

How do you take 

A Child into Your Heart 

Who is Forced upon You 

by A Mother's Deception? 


 

KOLOPAK:

He knows nothing of Deception —

He is Innocent.

 

....Centuries ago, 

when The Women of Our Tribe

were raped by White Conquerors,

many gave birth to Their children --

and We did not reject Them.

They were accepted 

by The Tribe.

 

One was a direct ancestor 

of Ours, Chakotay.

His Name was Ce Acatl.

He became 

A Great Leader of Our People.

 

Here is A Man — who was given Life,

without His Mother's consent.

 

Are you so different from her?

 

And is Your Child so different 

from Ce Acatl...? 

 

CHAKOTAY:

No. 

 

KOLOPAK:

He is Your Son, Chakotay,

and he is A Child of Our People.

 

[Briefing room]

NEELIX:

I've been in touch with the Talaxian mining colony on Prema Two.

They're willing to come to our assistance if we run into Trouble. 

 

PARIS:

That's good for about forty hours 

if we average warp two.

After that we're out of their comm. range.

 

JANEWAY:

Well, it's nice to know we have friends in the area.

Thank you, Neelix. 


 

TUVOK:

I recommend a full diagnostic of our tactical array prior to the start of the mission, Captain. 


 

JANEWAY:

Agreed. But I want more from Tactical, Lieutenant.

I want to anticipate a trap, and I want a few tricks up our sleeves if we need them. 


 

KIM:

Captain. I could programme the deflector grid to make it look like we have help on the way.

I'll show you what I mean. Excuse me, Doctor. 


 

TORRES:

Echo displacement. 


 

KIM:

Exactly. This is how we'd look to the enemy's sensors.

If we generate multiple decoy images like these, the Kazon would think that ships are coming toward us.

We could create as many as we want. 


 

JANEWAY:

That's a good start, Harry.

It should distract them for a while.

But what else can we do if we're eventually

intercepted by a superior force? 


 

EMH [OC]:

If you don't mind, I do have something to add. 


 

(Kim restores the EMH to the wall monitor.) 


 

EMH [on monitor]:

Thank you. Captain, I hesitate to offer suggestions

in a field of endeavour that is not within my usual area of expertise.

 


JANEWAY:

Please, Doctor, your suggestions on any subject are always welcome. 


 

EMH [on monitor]:

Really? In that case, you may expect several more on a variety of matters in the near future.

Right now may I suggest that we also consider attempting to create an actual holographic illusion of friendly ships? 


 

TORRES:

With all due respect, Doctor, we can't even figure out how to project you into this room.

How are we supposed to create holographic ships in Space? 


 

EMH [on monitor]:

I would humbly submit that My Programme

is far more sophisticated than your run of the mill hologram.

In fact, projecting the illusion 

of a large, three-dimensional object 

has been a trick of Magicians for centuries.

 

PARIS:

We'll just do it with Mirrors. 

 

EMH 

[on monitor]:

Mister Paris's predictable attempts 

at humour notwithstanding,

that is precisely what I would suggest.

 

Installing holo-emitters along the hull

with parabolic mirrors to enlarge the images

as they are reflected into space.

 

KIM:

We're going to use up a lot of our Power reserves trying to pull it off.

 

CHAKOTAY:

If these ships can fool the Kazon, it's worth it.

 

TUVOK:

But can they? 

If the Kazon scan the holograms,

they will immediately realise

there are no life signs on board,

no power signatures.

 

JANEWAY:

Okay, so we can't fool them for long,

but maybe it'll be long enough.

 

It's an advantage, and we'll need

every advantage we can get on this mission.

Work with the Doctor on it, B'Elanna.

 

Mister Kim.

Cut power to all systems to minimum requirements.

I don't want to show up on any Kazon long range scanners.

 

Mister Paris, 

locate the warp signature from Culluh's ship

and set a course to follow, warp two. 

 

PARIS:

Aye, Captain. 

 

JANEWAY:

Dismissed. 

 

CHAKOTAY:

Uh, excuse me, but there is one more thing.

 

Thank You.

'This policy and reverence of age makes the world bitter to the best of our times; keeps our fortunes from us till our oldness cannot relish them. 

I begin to find an idle and fond bondage in the oppression of aged tyranny; who sways, not as it hath Power, but as it is suffered. 

Come to me, that of this I may speak more. 

If Our Father would sleep till I waked him, 

you should half his revenue for ever, 

and live the beloved of  Your Brother, 

EDGAR.'