1
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What's the matter, Harry?
You look a little pale.

2
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l volunteered for a test flight,
not a suicide mission.

3
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How can we put the new
Delta Flyer through her paces

4
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without taking a few risks?

5
00:00:22,355 --> 00:00:23,447
Another risk like that,

6
00:00:23,523 --> 00:00:26,287
and we'll have
to rebuild her all over again.

7
00:00:28,895 --> 00:00:31,420
There's a vessel coming up fast
off our starboard beam.

8
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Shields.

9
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Range: 50 kilometers.

10
00:00:35,602 --> 00:00:36,660
Ten.

11
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lt's pulling alongside.

12
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Wow, nice ship.

13
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lt's scanning us.

14
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This is Lieutenant Tom Paris.

15
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Please identify yourself.

16
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Vectored exhaust ports,
accelerated driver coils.

17
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Your vessel must be fast.

18
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Gets us where we want to go.

19
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Check your scanners.

20
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You'll see a comet

21
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on the other side
of the asteroid field.

22
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l wonder which of our ships
could get there first.

23
00:01:03,830 --> 00:01:05,889
Sounds like a challenge.

24
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Are you going to accept?

25
00:01:09,035 --> 00:01:11,663
We are not going to race her.

26
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This is a test flight, right?

27
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Yeah, but...

28
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What better way to test
the new ship than to see

29
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how it stands up
to a little competition.

30
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We're ready over here.

31
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Should l count to three?

32
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Guess not.

33
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She's a lot more
maneuverable than we are.

34
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Not that l'm endorsing

35
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this misguided exercise,
but maybe we can even the odds.

36
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The new impulse thrusters.

37
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Ah, now, that's the spirit,
Harry.

38
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We're catching up.

39
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100 meters.

40
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Fifty.

41
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Bring the backup generators
on line

42
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and reroute power
to the thrusters.

43
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And it's the Delta Flyer
by a nose.

44
00:04:03,943 --> 00:04:05,410
Something's wrong with her ship.

45
00:04:05,478 --> 00:04:08,072
The cabin's filling up
with nyocene gas.

46
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Stand by
for emergency transport.

47
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You all right?

48
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l think so.

49
00:04:21,327 --> 00:04:23,056
l told you
this wasn't a good idea.

50
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Oh, does that mean
you're afraid to try again?

51
00:04:26,666 --> 00:04:28,224
Yeah, Harry?

52
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You afraid?

53
00:04:29,702 --> 00:04:32,170
No. Of course not.

54
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lt's just... your ship
is in no shape for a rematch.

55
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My power transformer overloaded.

56
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l bet we could find you
a spare back on Voyager.

57
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We were about to head back
anyway.

58
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Right, Tom?

59
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Yeah, whatever you say,
Ensign Eager.

60
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l've been looking forward
to my holodeck time all week.

61
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Why can't you borrow three hours
from someone else?

62
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Yours are the last piece
to the puzzle.

63
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Tom and l have finally managed
to get a weekend off together.

64
00:05:04,203 --> 00:05:06,262
l've been trading favors
with members of the crew,

65
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so that we could get
the holodeck to ourselves.

66
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A romantic getaway?

67
00:05:09,409 --> 00:05:10,774
Well, that's the idea, yes.

68
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Well, ordinarily l wouldn't
hesitate to oblige.

69
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But l've been looking forward

70
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to indulging myself
in a new hobby.

71
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Something human doctors
have been enjoying

72
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for centuries.

73
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l've already booked a tee time.

74
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Well, if your ''tee time''

75
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is more important
than our happiness--

76
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our first chance
to be alone in months...

77
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Fine.

78
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Take my three hours.

79
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Thank you.

80
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So what program
are you planning to run?

81
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Something new called Gedi Prime.

82
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l've heard of that.

83
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The vacation paradise

84
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that makes Risa look
like a tourist trap.

85
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Endless kilometers

86
00:05:51,884 --> 00:05:53,875
of crystalline beaches,
mood reefs,

87
00:05:53,953 --> 00:05:55,113
bioluminescent waterfalls...

88
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And a championship golf course,
if l'm not mistaken.

89
00:05:58,424 --> 00:05:59,982
Why don't l just join you?

90
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Somehow, l don't think
that would add to the mood.

91
00:06:02,195 --> 00:06:04,356
Don't be so sure.

92
00:06:04,430 --> 00:06:06,455
You haven't seen me
in a bathing suit.

93
00:06:10,603 --> 00:06:12,195
Could you hand me
the veridium injector?

94
00:06:16,943 --> 00:06:18,570
Veridium injector.

95
00:06:18,644 --> 00:06:20,612
Uh... let's see.

96
00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:23,274
The one with the long handle.

97
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Of course.

98
00:06:32,291 --> 00:06:34,782
Comfortable.

99
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My copilot thinks so, too.

100
00:06:37,230 --> 00:06:38,390
Copilot?

101
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l was on my way to meet him
when l ran into you.

102
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So, tell me more
about where you're from.

103
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lt's a small trinary system
about half a parsec from here.

104
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Three suns-- it must make
for some long days.

105
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Are you always this inquisitive?

106
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That depends
on who l'm talking to.

107
00:07:03,489 --> 00:07:07,823
Your new power transformer
is installed and ready to go.

108
00:07:07,860 --> 00:07:09,259
Thanks.

109
00:07:09,328 --> 00:07:11,387
And your impulse drive
is a real beauty.

110
00:07:11,464 --> 00:07:12,988
l designed it myself.

111
00:07:13,065 --> 00:07:15,260
But l couldn't help noticing

112
00:07:15,368 --> 00:07:18,565
your warp system
seems so... rudimentary.

113
00:07:18,671 --> 00:07:22,004
Warp's fine, if you like
going fast in a straight line.

114
00:07:22,074 --> 00:07:24,542
But, to me, that's just physics,
not flying.

115
00:07:24,610 --> 00:07:26,544
l guess it's a matter of taste.

116
00:07:26,612 --> 00:07:29,206
Anyway, for the kind of flying
l'm here for,

117
00:07:29,282 --> 00:07:30,544
warp is not a factor.

118
00:07:30,616 --> 00:07:33,813
The race course is only
two billion kilometers long.

119
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Race course?

120
00:07:35,855 --> 00:07:38,050
What kind of race course?

121
00:07:38,124 --> 00:07:40,422
The Antarian
Trans-Stellar Rally--

122
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three segments covering
2.3 billion kilometers.

123
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With obstacles ranging
from dwarf star clusters

124
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to K-class anomalies.

125
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Two-man crews,
and most importantly

126
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each ship is limited
to sublight speeds.

127
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lt, it's the ultimate test

128
00:07:53,539 --> 00:07:55,439
of ship design
and piloting skills.

129
00:07:55,508 --> 00:07:59,205
Not to mention a serious drain
on Voyager's resources.

130
00:07:59,278 --> 00:08:01,974
You're suggesting
we reassign 15 crewmen

131
00:08:02,048 --> 00:08:03,948
to ''modify'' the Delta Flyer?.

132
00:08:04,016 --> 00:08:06,541
The race has very
specific guidelines.

133
00:08:06,619 --> 00:08:09,452
All the ships have to use
enriched deuterium fuel.

134
00:08:09,522 --> 00:08:11,820
The Delta Flyer's not
equipped for that.

135
00:08:11,924 --> 00:08:14,688
lrina agreed to lend us
a fuel converter.

136
00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:16,523
Captain, this race

137
00:08:16,596 --> 00:08:18,427
is more than just
a sporting event.

138
00:08:18,498 --> 00:08:20,796
Until recently,
this region was a war zone.

139
00:08:20,867 --> 00:08:21,925
Four different species fought

140
00:08:22,034 --> 00:08:23,331
for nearly a century
to control it.

141
00:08:23,436 --> 00:08:26,405
Now, for the first time,
they're competing peacefully

142
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to commemorate the new treaty
that ended the war.

143
00:08:29,275 --> 00:08:32,176
This race embodies everything
the Federation values--

144
00:08:32,245 --> 00:08:33,473
a peaceful coexistence,

145
00:08:33,546 --> 00:08:35,070
free exchange of ideas.

146
00:08:35,147 --> 00:08:37,012
l think it's a great idea.

147
00:08:37,083 --> 00:08:39,677
-You do?
-You do?

148
00:08:39,752 --> 00:08:41,549
Absolutely.

149
00:08:41,621 --> 00:08:44,886
This competition is just
the sort of break we need.

150
00:08:44,957 --> 00:08:47,517
lt would give us a chance
to make some friends

151
00:08:47,593 --> 00:08:51,359
and allow the crew a little R&R.

152
00:08:53,199 --> 00:08:54,564
Request granted.

153
00:08:54,634 --> 00:08:56,226
Thank you, Captain.

154
00:08:56,335 --> 00:08:58,428
One thing, gentlemen.

155
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Now that we're in this race,

156
00:09:00,773 --> 00:09:02,138
we're in it to win.

157
00:09:02,208 --> 00:09:05,234
After all, Starfleet's honor
is at stake.

158
00:09:05,311 --> 00:09:07,040
Don't worry.

159
00:09:07,113 --> 00:09:09,980
lt's in good hands.

160
00:09:28,501 --> 00:09:30,093
A little tip, Doc.

161
00:09:30,202 --> 00:09:34,263
This game was not meant
to be played indoors.

162
00:09:34,373 --> 00:09:36,432
Here to rub salt in the wound?

163
00:09:36,542 --> 00:09:37,873
l beg your pardon?

164
00:09:38,010 --> 00:09:41,741
l planned to be putting
the greens at St. Andrews.

165
00:09:41,814 --> 00:09:45,147
lnstead... l'm putting
into beakers in Sick Bay,

166
00:09:45,217 --> 00:09:46,184
thanks to you.

167
00:09:46,252 --> 00:09:47,184
Me?

168
00:09:47,253 --> 00:09:48,242
Oh, don't be coy.

169
00:09:48,321 --> 00:09:49,754
l've already approved
your time off.

170
00:09:49,822 --> 00:09:52,450
The Captain's told you
about the race already?

171
00:09:52,525 --> 00:09:54,254
What race?

172
00:09:54,327 --> 00:09:56,625
l was referring
to your romantic getaway.

173
00:09:58,464 --> 00:09:59,556
Oh, no.

174
00:09:59,632 --> 00:10:02,624
Don't tell me you forgot.

175
00:10:02,702 --> 00:10:03,634
Uh, do me a favor, Doc.

176
00:10:03,703 --> 00:10:04,761
Keep a lock on my bio-signs.

177
00:10:04,870 --> 00:10:05,802
What for?

178
00:10:05,871 --> 00:10:07,566
Because in about five minutes,

179
00:10:07,673 --> 00:10:10,642
there may be a medical emergency
in Engineering.

180
00:10:11,811 --> 00:10:15,338
Hmm. Maybe l can get
that tee time back.

181
00:10:24,957 --> 00:10:26,049
Hi.

182
00:10:27,259 --> 00:10:28,954
You're early.

183
00:10:35,835 --> 00:10:36,961
You packed?

184
00:10:37,103 --> 00:10:39,196
Not yet.

185
00:10:39,305 --> 00:10:42,468
Um... actually...

186
00:10:42,541 --> 00:10:44,270
there might be a little problem.

187
00:10:44,343 --> 00:10:45,708
Problem?

188
00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:50,212
l have a chance
to pilot the Flyer in a race--

189
00:10:50,282 --> 00:10:52,477
uh, a really unique race--

190
00:10:52,551 --> 00:10:55,520
and the Captain thinks
it's a great idea...

191
00:10:55,588 --> 00:10:59,752
So, l guess l got so excited
that l forgot about our plans.

192
00:11:00,893 --> 00:11:02,451
But l-l don't have to do it.

193
00:11:02,528 --> 00:11:04,462
The Captain would understand.

194
00:11:04,530 --> 00:11:05,656
lt's all right.

195
00:11:05,731 --> 00:11:07,392
No, no,
l should have remembered.

196
00:11:07,466 --> 00:11:10,060
lt's just that this seemed like
such an amazing opportunity.

197
00:11:10,169 --> 00:11:11,136
Pilots from all over...

198
00:11:11,237 --> 00:11:12,932
l said it's okay.

199
00:11:14,907 --> 00:11:16,238
Really?

200
00:11:16,308 --> 00:11:19,209
The holodeck
will always be here.

201
00:11:19,278 --> 00:11:20,745
This race won't.

202
00:11:24,650 --> 00:11:27,175
l do not deserve you.

203
00:11:27,253 --> 00:11:29,517
You're right about that.

204
00:11:31,223 --> 00:11:34,818
So, um, we'll plan this vacation
for another time.

205
00:11:34,894 --> 00:11:36,122
Sure.

206
00:11:36,195 --> 00:11:38,095
l-l'm going
to make this up to you.

207
00:11:38,164 --> 00:11:39,654
l promise.

208
00:11:50,242 --> 00:11:51,766
Late night?

209
00:11:55,815 --> 00:11:57,214
Can l get you anything?

210
00:11:57,283 --> 00:11:58,773
No, thanks.

211
00:12:02,555 --> 00:12:03,817
Are you okay?

212
00:12:03,889 --> 00:12:05,652
Oh, my feet. Ah.

213
00:12:05,725 --> 00:12:07,625
l haven't had a chance
to sit down all day.

214
00:12:07,693 --> 00:12:09,752
lf you're thinking
of cheering me up,

215
00:12:09,829 --> 00:12:11,353
don't bother.

216
00:12:11,430 --> 00:12:13,990
Hmm. Who, me? Never.

217
00:12:14,066 --> 00:12:14,998
And by the way,

218
00:12:15,101 --> 00:12:16,864
you can have
your holodeck time back.

219
00:12:16,969 --> 00:12:19,437
What about your weekend
with Tom?

220
00:12:19,538 --> 00:12:21,972
He just canceled it.

221
00:12:23,542 --> 00:12:26,807
Does he have any idea
how much planning it took?

222
00:12:26,879 --> 00:12:28,506
No.

223
00:12:28,581 --> 00:12:31,072
And you're not going
to tell him, either.

224
00:12:32,852 --> 00:12:35,685
He just entered this big race,

225
00:12:35,755 --> 00:12:38,349
and he's really excited, and...

226
00:12:38,424 --> 00:12:40,790
l don't want
to spoil it for him.

227
00:12:40,860 --> 00:12:42,953
Well, l'm sure if you tell him

228
00:12:43,028 --> 00:12:45,758
how important
this weekend was to you,

229
00:12:45,831 --> 00:12:47,059
he'll reconsider.

230
00:12:47,133 --> 00:12:49,124
Probably.

231
00:12:49,235 --> 00:12:53,228
But he should be able
to do what makes him happy.

232
00:12:54,740 --> 00:12:56,605
What about what makes you happy?

233
00:12:56,675 --> 00:12:59,872
lt's time l faced facts,
Neelix.

234
00:13:02,414 --> 00:13:04,974
Tom and l just don't
belong together.

235
00:13:06,619 --> 00:13:08,883
Then you're not in love
with him anymore?

236
00:13:09,021 --> 00:13:11,148
l didn't say that.

237
00:13:12,525 --> 00:13:16,461
But, B'Elanna, if you still
love each other...

238
00:13:16,529 --> 00:13:18,520
Maybe that isn't enough.

239
00:13:18,597 --> 00:13:20,997
Call me a hopeless romantic,

240
00:13:21,066 --> 00:13:23,057
but l still think it is.

241
00:13:25,538 --> 00:13:27,529
Yeah, well,
there's a Klingon phrase

242
00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:31,201
that my grandmother
used to use-- mok'tah.

243
00:13:31,277 --> 00:13:33,939
lt means ''bad match.''

244
00:13:35,681 --> 00:13:38,844
That's what Tom and l are.

245
00:13:38,918 --> 00:13:41,409
l just hate
that it's taken me three years

246
00:13:41,487 --> 00:13:43,387
to realize it.

247
00:13:45,391 --> 00:13:48,053
lf you're really such a mok'tah,

248
00:13:48,127 --> 00:13:50,186
it must have been
an awful three years.

249
00:13:50,262 --> 00:13:52,662
No.

250
00:13:52,731 --> 00:13:55,199
Tom is a great guy.

251
00:13:55,301 --> 00:13:58,202
We've had a lot of fun together.

252
00:13:58,270 --> 00:14:00,602
And that seems to be
enough for him.

253
00:14:02,074 --> 00:14:05,009
But not for me.

254
00:14:06,278 --> 00:14:08,803
Why aren't you saying
all this to Tom?

255
00:14:08,881 --> 00:14:10,473
l plan to.

256
00:14:10,549 --> 00:14:12,244
After the race.

257
00:14:12,318 --> 00:14:17,312
By which time, he'll already
have disappointed you again.

258
00:14:19,291 --> 00:14:22,590
l may not know as much
about Klingon tradition

259
00:14:22,661 --> 00:14:24,026
as your grandmother,

260
00:14:24,096 --> 00:14:26,656
but somehow,
keeping Tom in the dark

261
00:14:26,732 --> 00:14:28,825
doesn't seem very honorable.

262
00:14:33,606 --> 00:14:35,471
My feet are feeling better.

263
00:14:35,541 --> 00:14:37,304
l should go back to work.

264
00:14:43,782 --> 00:14:48,242
Captain's Log,
Stardate 54058.6.

265
00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:51,084
Our request to enter
the Delta Flyer into the rally

266
00:14:51,156 --> 00:14:52,453
has been accepted.

267
00:14:52,524 --> 00:14:55,960
l'm meeting with the race
coordinator, Ambassador O'Zaal,

268
00:14:56,061 --> 00:14:57,551
to work out the details.

269
00:14:57,630 --> 00:14:58,892
We have teams
that have traveled

270
00:14:58,964 --> 00:14:59,896
quite a distance, Captain,

271
00:14:59,965 --> 00:15:01,523
but none from as far
as the Alpha Quadrant.

272
00:15:01,634 --> 00:15:03,534
We're always willing to go
that extra light-year

273
00:15:03,602 --> 00:15:05,035
for a good cause.

274
00:15:05,104 --> 00:15:08,437
Well, your, uh,
entrance petition

275
00:15:08,507 --> 00:15:09,769
seems to be in order.

276
00:15:09,842 --> 00:15:11,833
The Delta Flyer
meets our guidelines.

277
00:15:12,011 --> 00:15:14,070
Now all you have to do is win.

278
00:15:14,146 --> 00:15:15,272
Something tells me

279
00:15:15,347 --> 00:15:17,315
the other teams aren't going
to make that too easy.

280
00:15:17,383 --> 00:15:18,680
Bridge to the Captain.

281
00:15:18,751 --> 00:15:20,082
Go ahead, Commander.

282
00:15:20,152 --> 00:15:21,881
There is
an incoming transmission

283
00:15:21,954 --> 00:15:22,978
for the Ambassador.

284
00:15:23,055 --> 00:15:24,317
Route it here.

285
00:15:35,935 --> 00:15:38,062
l asked not to be disturbed.

286
00:15:38,170 --> 00:15:40,866
l'm sorry, but the Aksani
are threatening to withdraw

287
00:15:40,973 --> 00:15:43,806
unless they're allowed to host
the post-race ceremony.

288
00:15:43,876 --> 00:15:44,865
Did you explain that

289
00:15:44,977 --> 00:15:46,672
we've already promised
that to the Chessu?

290
00:15:46,745 --> 00:15:49,612
Yes. They said
that was... unacceptable.

291
00:15:51,717 --> 00:15:53,412
Arrange for another meeting.

292
00:15:53,485 --> 00:15:56,283
l'll have to find
some way of appeasing them.

293
00:15:58,157 --> 00:16:00,421
Well, l hope the race
you just entered

294
00:16:00,492 --> 00:16:02,255
doesn't end before it begins.

295
00:16:02,328 --> 00:16:03,454
lt's that serious?

296
00:16:03,529 --> 00:16:05,326
The peace is still very fragile.

297
00:16:05,397 --> 00:16:07,922
Every decision l make,
no matter how trivial,

298
00:16:08,033 --> 00:16:09,557
is looked upon as symbolic.

299
00:16:09,668 --> 00:16:11,636
So, every time
you make a concession

300
00:16:11,737 --> 00:16:12,829
to one participant...

301
00:16:12,972 --> 00:16:14,337
Another is offended, yes.

302
00:16:14,406 --> 00:16:15,395
Maybe we can help.

303
00:16:15,507 --> 00:16:17,475
That would be wonderful,
but how?

304
00:16:17,576 --> 00:16:19,544
By providing neutral ground

305
00:16:19,611 --> 00:16:22,375
for the pre and post-race
activities.

306
00:16:22,448 --> 00:16:24,882
Since we've never taken
sides in your conflict,

307
00:16:24,984 --> 00:16:27,475
you couldn't be accused
of showing favoritism.

308
00:16:27,553 --> 00:16:29,282
lf your racing skills
are as sharp

309
00:16:29,355 --> 00:16:30,879
as your diplomatic instincts,

310
00:16:30,956 --> 00:16:32,821
the other teams
won't have a chance.

311
00:16:46,872 --> 00:16:49,170
There's someone
to watch out for.

312
00:16:49,241 --> 00:16:50,435
What's his story?

313
00:16:50,509 --> 00:16:51,806
His name is Assan.

314
00:16:51,877 --> 00:16:54,641
He was a fighter pilot--

315
00:16:54,713 --> 00:16:56,476
one of the most ruthless.

316
00:16:59,651 --> 00:17:01,141
Uh, where you going?

317
00:17:01,253 --> 00:17:03,813
A little personal
reconnaissance.

318
00:17:03,856 --> 00:17:05,221
We are the hosts.

319
00:17:09,128 --> 00:17:10,459
Lieutenant Tom Paris.

320
00:17:10,529 --> 00:17:12,497
Welcome aboard.

321
00:17:15,134 --> 00:17:16,829
Could l get you something?

322
00:17:17,002 --> 00:17:18,765
A drink?
Something to eat?

323
00:17:18,871 --> 00:17:20,236
Tour of the ship?

324
00:17:20,305 --> 00:17:22,603
Were you assigned to serve me?

325
00:17:22,674 --> 00:17:25,108
Um, not exactly.

326
00:17:25,177 --> 00:17:27,543
Are we friends?

327
00:17:27,613 --> 00:17:29,137
l guess not.

328
00:17:29,214 --> 00:17:31,307
Then you must be one
of those pilots

329
00:17:31,383 --> 00:17:33,749
who believes in the
fellowship of combat.

330
00:17:35,687 --> 00:17:37,086
Correct me if l'm wrong,

331
00:17:37,156 --> 00:17:40,489
but l thought this was
a friendly race, not a battle.

332
00:17:40,559 --> 00:17:42,720
lf that's what you believe,

333
00:17:42,795 --> 00:17:44,922
then you've already lost.

334
00:17:46,131 --> 00:17:50,397
Well... nice chatting with you.

335
00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:56,107
Learn anything?

336
00:17:56,208 --> 00:17:58,802
Yeah, l should leave
the hosting to Neelix.

337
00:17:58,877 --> 00:17:59,935
Joxom.

338
00:18:00,012 --> 00:18:00,979
Who?

339
00:18:01,046 --> 00:18:02,604
My copilot.

340
00:18:02,681 --> 00:18:05,047
lrina. Hi.

341
00:18:05,117 --> 00:18:06,812
Well. Looks like
they're good friends.

342
00:18:06,885 --> 00:18:07,909
They're teammates.

343
00:18:07,986 --> 00:18:08,918
Mm.

344
00:18:08,987 --> 00:18:10,978
Close...

345
00:18:11,056 --> 00:18:13,251
personal teammates.

346
00:18:13,325 --> 00:18:15,953
Oh, it was nice while it lasted.

347
00:18:16,028 --> 00:18:17,620
Come on.

348
00:18:20,899 --> 00:18:22,958
Seven, l need you
to run a diagnostic

349
00:18:23,068 --> 00:18:24,592
on the lateral sensor array.

350
00:18:24,703 --> 00:18:27,001
As soon as l'm finished.

351
00:18:27,072 --> 00:18:28,801
With what?

352
00:18:28,874 --> 00:18:30,341
Plotting the most
efficient course

353
00:18:30,409 --> 00:18:32,343
for the first segment
of the rally.

354
00:18:32,411 --> 00:18:35,744
Seems like the entire crew
has come down with race fever.

355
00:18:35,814 --> 00:18:38,248
Perhaps you could
persuade the Doctor

356
00:18:38,317 --> 00:18:39,784
to develop a vaccine.

357
00:18:41,420 --> 00:18:44,253
l'm surprised you're
putting time into this.

358
00:18:44,323 --> 00:18:47,690
lnitially, l did find
the activity irrelevant,

359
00:18:47,759 --> 00:18:49,522
but then l realized
that it's important

360
00:18:49,595 --> 00:18:50,755
for the crew's morale

361
00:18:50,829 --> 00:18:52,888
and for my relationship
with Lieutenant Paris.

362
00:18:52,965 --> 00:18:56,833
Your relationship
with Lieutenant Paris?

363
00:18:56,935 --> 00:18:59,460
l was speaking professionally.

364
00:18:59,571 --> 00:19:02,563
l often work with him
on navigational problems.

365
00:19:02,674 --> 00:19:05,302
He can be an erratic individual.

366
00:19:05,377 --> 00:19:07,504
But he's also
a very competent officer

367
00:19:07,579 --> 00:19:09,206
and clearly a skilled pilot.

368
00:19:09,281 --> 00:19:12,717
lt's the erratic individual
that takes getting used to.

369
00:19:12,784 --> 00:19:14,809
No doubt.

370
00:19:14,887 --> 00:19:18,152
But l've learned that if
l embrace some of his interests,

371
00:19:18,223 --> 00:19:19,815
support him
in his personal goals,

372
00:19:19,925 --> 00:19:22,655
we're able to function
more efficiently as crewmates.

373
00:19:35,674 --> 00:19:37,198
Harry, where have you been?

374
00:19:37,309 --> 00:19:38,640
Say Qapla'.

375
00:19:40,746 --> 00:19:42,976
lt means success.

376
00:19:43,048 --> 00:19:44,845
l just wanted
to capture the moment,

377
00:19:44,917 --> 00:19:47,351
not to mention that cute
bewildered expression.

378
00:19:47,419 --> 00:19:50,115
What are you doing
in that flight suit?

379
00:19:50,189 --> 00:19:51,486
There's been a change of plans.

380
00:19:51,557 --> 00:19:52,922
l'm your new copilot.

381
00:19:54,059 --> 00:19:56,425
Look, l don't have time
for practical jokes.

382
00:19:56,495 --> 00:19:57,723
Neither do l.

383
00:19:57,796 --> 00:19:59,787
Ready to bring
that impulse drive on line?

384
00:19:59,865 --> 00:20:00,889
B'Elanna...

385
00:20:00,966 --> 00:20:03,799
Okay, l was upset
that you canceled our weekend,

386
00:20:03,902 --> 00:20:04,994
but then l realized--

387
00:20:05,103 --> 00:20:07,128
why should we spend
this time apart

388
00:20:07,239 --> 00:20:10,902
when we can be together
doing something you like?

389
00:20:10,976 --> 00:20:13,410
What about Harry?

390
00:20:13,478 --> 00:20:17,539
l assigned him to a level-5
diagnostic in Engineering.

391
00:20:17,616 --> 00:20:18,947
Oh, that's terrible.

392
00:20:19,051 --> 00:20:20,484
l'm just kidding.

393
00:20:20,552 --> 00:20:23,419
l told him how hard it was
for us to get time together,

394
00:20:23,488 --> 00:20:24,477
and he understood.

395
00:20:24,556 --> 00:20:26,183
Anyway, the way l see it,

396
00:20:26,258 --> 00:20:29,489
you're trading an Ensign
for a Chief Engineer.

397
00:20:31,029 --> 00:20:33,361
Well, you don't have
to convince me.

398
00:20:33,432 --> 00:20:36,833
l couldn't ask
for a better copilot.

399
00:20:38,103 --> 00:20:40,663
Now just remember,
we're not on vacation.

400
00:20:40,772 --> 00:20:41,966
The point is to win.

401
00:20:42,107 --> 00:20:44,837
And you know how much
l hate to lose.

402
00:20:46,945 --> 00:20:48,469
Thrusters on line.

403
00:20:48,547 --> 00:20:50,879
Opening Shuttle Bay doors.

404
00:20:54,019 --> 00:20:56,283
The racers are moving
into position.

405
00:20:59,157 --> 00:21:00,590
Ambassador.

406
00:21:02,160 --> 00:21:04,060
Welcome to the first running

407
00:21:04,129 --> 00:21:06,529
of the Antarian
Trans-Stellar Rally.

408
00:21:06,598 --> 00:21:08,828
This moment
marks a hopeful point

409
00:21:08,900 --> 00:21:11,460
in our shared history--
a chance to put aside

410
00:21:11,570 --> 00:21:13,868
old animosities,
and come together

411
00:21:13,939 --> 00:21:16,669
in a spirit of peace
and friendly competition.

412
00:21:16,742 --> 00:21:18,369
Good luck to all of you.

413
00:21:18,443 --> 00:21:20,707
Prepare for the starting signal.

414
00:21:26,418 --> 00:21:28,716
Captain, the honor is yours.

415
00:21:29,821 --> 00:21:31,118
Mr. Tuvok.

416
00:21:32,357 --> 00:21:34,222
Fire.

417
00:21:59,618 --> 00:22:02,212
We passed two more ships,
three still ahead of us.

418
00:22:02,321 --> 00:22:03,618
How's my impulse engine?

419
00:22:03,655 --> 00:22:06,681
Hot, but stable, thanks
to the new fuel converter.

420
00:22:08,060 --> 00:22:10,221
That was the Number 8 ship.

421
00:22:10,295 --> 00:22:11,819
Assan.

422
00:22:11,897 --> 00:22:13,888
Whoever it is just grazed
our shields.

423
00:22:13,965 --> 00:22:15,432
Port thrusters are off-line.

424
00:22:15,534 --> 00:22:16,501
Compensating.

425
00:22:16,601 --> 00:22:18,899
Well, that was an old trick.

426
00:22:19,071 --> 00:22:22,507
Back at the Academy
we used to call that ''scraping.''

427
00:22:22,607 --> 00:22:25,542
Well, Assan just almost
scraped us out of the race.

428
00:22:25,610 --> 00:22:26,872
How are we doing on time?

429
00:22:26,945 --> 00:22:28,708
20 seconds to the third marker.

430
00:22:28,780 --> 00:22:31,943
Assan's already rounding it,
thanks to his little tactic.

431
00:22:32,050 --> 00:22:34,951
Well, it's a long race.

432
00:22:35,087 --> 00:22:37,248
We'll catch him.

433
00:22:39,024 --> 00:22:40,252
How's our team doing?

434
00:22:40,325 --> 00:22:42,623
l announced the
Delta Flyer's progress

435
00:22:42,694 --> 00:22:45,686
over the com 1 1 minutes ago.

436
00:22:45,764 --> 00:22:51,225
ln a race like this,
1 1 minutes can be an eternity!

437
00:22:51,303 --> 00:22:53,737
The Delta Flyer is
in fourth position,

438
00:22:53,805 --> 00:22:56,103
having completed
62 percent of the course.

439
00:22:56,174 --> 00:22:57,835
The Aksani vessel is
in third position

440
00:22:57,909 --> 00:23:00,139
having completed
68 percent of the course.

441
00:23:00,212 --> 00:23:02,476
You don't make it sound
very exciting.

442
00:23:02,547 --> 00:23:04,845
l'm relaying
the relevant information.

443
00:23:04,916 --> 00:23:06,008
lt's all in the delivery.

444
00:23:06,084 --> 00:23:07,051
Do you mind?

445
00:23:08,787 --> 00:23:10,618
Attention, all hands.

446
00:23:10,689 --> 00:23:12,748
Stand by for a race update!

447
00:23:12,824 --> 00:23:15,816
With only 58 million kilometers
left in the first segment,

448
00:23:15,894 --> 00:23:17,828
the Aksani, lmhotep
and Terrellian ships

449
00:23:17,896 --> 00:23:19,227
are still battling for the lead.

450
00:23:19,297 --> 00:23:22,164
Wait. The Number 8 ship
just cut off the Number 3

451
00:23:22,267 --> 00:23:23,256
in the Darla system.

452
00:23:23,368 --> 00:23:24,835
Now 3's changing course.

453
00:23:24,936 --> 00:23:26,198
Using the gravity
from a gas giant

454
00:23:26,304 --> 00:23:28,272
to boost its speed, it's
making up for lost ground!

455
00:23:28,340 --> 00:23:29,705
Sounds like quite a race.

456
00:23:29,775 --> 00:23:33,472
Apparently, it's all
in the delivery.

457
00:23:36,415 --> 00:23:38,315
So much for the Aksani.

458
00:23:38,383 --> 00:23:41,477
Now it's just down
to lrina and Assan.

459
00:23:41,553 --> 00:23:42,542
ln a few minutes,

460
00:23:42,621 --> 00:23:44,612
they'll just be echoes
in our aft scanners.

461
00:23:45,724 --> 00:23:47,749
Well, we still got
the Mobius lnversion coming up.

462
00:23:47,826 --> 00:23:48,918
The what?

463
00:23:48,994 --> 00:23:51,462
Tell me you read
the course manual.

464
00:23:51,530 --> 00:23:55,830
l skimmed it... more or less.

465
00:23:55,934 --> 00:23:58,368
Oh, great.

466
00:23:58,437 --> 00:24:01,201
So, what exactly is
this Mobius whatever?

467
00:24:01,273 --> 00:24:02,638
Take a look.

468
00:24:02,707 --> 00:24:06,973
Covers the entire last third
of the course.

469
00:24:07,045 --> 00:24:10,640
Level-6 subspace distortions,
gravimetric shears.

470
00:24:10,715 --> 00:24:13,275
Just think of it
as a little wormhole

471
00:24:13,351 --> 00:24:14,818
with a big attitude.

472
00:24:16,822 --> 00:24:19,882
The Terrellian and lmhotep ships
are still in the lead;

473
00:24:20,025 --> 00:24:21,890
the Delta Flyer trailing
by a few seconds.

474
00:24:22,027 --> 00:24:24,689
Meanwhile, the two Chessu ships
are continuing to advance

475
00:24:24,763 --> 00:24:26,390
claiming fourth
and fifth position.

476
00:24:26,465 --> 00:24:27,591
My weekly security report.

477
00:24:27,666 --> 00:24:28,598
l'll read it later.

478
00:24:28,667 --> 00:24:30,658
There are a few matters
we should discuss.

479
00:24:30,735 --> 00:24:31,827
She said later, Tuvok.

480
00:24:31,937 --> 00:24:32,904
Something's wrong.

481
00:24:32,971 --> 00:24:35,303
They're disappearing.

482
00:24:35,373 --> 00:24:36,897
Radiation
from the Mobius lnversion

483
00:24:37,008 --> 00:24:38,134
is blocking our sensors.

484
00:24:38,210 --> 00:24:39,643
How will we track
their progress?

485
00:24:39,711 --> 00:24:41,508
We can't.
Not until they emerge

486
00:24:41,580 --> 00:24:43,639
from the other side
of the anomaly.

487
00:24:43,715 --> 00:24:45,808
Want to talk about
that report now, Tuvok?

488
00:24:45,884 --> 00:24:48,648
Later, if that's permissible.

489
00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:50,347
50 meters.

490
00:24:50,422 --> 00:24:52,083
Forty.

491
00:24:52,157 --> 00:24:54,250
We can get through.

492
00:24:54,326 --> 00:24:55,793
No, they're too close
to each other.

493
00:24:55,861 --> 00:24:57,385
l'm reversing
our deflector polarity.

494
00:24:57,462 --> 00:24:58,690
lt'll repel their shields.

495
00:24:58,763 --> 00:25:00,890
Why wait for an opening
when you can make one?

496
00:25:00,999 --> 00:25:01,931
No, it's too risky.

497
00:25:02,033 --> 00:25:03,000
Too risky?

498
00:25:03,101 --> 00:25:05,535
That doesn't sound
like the Tom Paris l know.

499
00:25:05,604 --> 00:25:06,468
What are you doing?

500
00:25:06,538 --> 00:25:07,698
Deploying auxiliary thrusters.

501
00:25:07,806 --> 00:25:10,036
We'll need the extra maneuvering
power to get through the gap.

502
00:25:10,108 --> 00:25:11,040
B'Elanna...

503
00:25:11,109 --> 00:25:12,406
Just steer the ship.

504
00:25:22,487 --> 00:25:25,285
lt's them. lt's the Delta Flyer.

505
00:25:25,357 --> 00:25:26,881
They're in the lead!

506
00:25:27,025 --> 00:25:28,754
They're pulling away!

507
00:25:28,827 --> 00:25:30,158
We did it!

508
00:25:30,228 --> 00:25:31,388
You should have waited.

509
00:25:31,463 --> 00:25:32,828
l saw a chance and l too...

510
00:25:32,898 --> 00:25:33,830
l'm the pilot.

511
00:25:33,899 --> 00:25:35,833
That means l do the flying.

512
00:25:35,901 --> 00:25:38,563
Attention all racers.
There's been an accident.

513
00:25:38,670 --> 00:25:41,639
Stay in order
and shut down your engines.

514
00:25:57,522 --> 00:25:58,454
Report.

515
00:25:58,523 --> 00:25:59,956
His condition's stabilizing.

516
00:26:00,025 --> 00:26:00,957
l should be able to start

517
00:26:00,992 --> 00:26:02,516
dermal regeneration
in a few hours.

518
00:26:02,561 --> 00:26:04,461
This was Assan's fault.

519
00:26:04,529 --> 00:26:05,461
Why?

520
00:26:05,530 --> 00:26:07,225
He collided with me
so many times

521
00:26:07,299 --> 00:26:08,994
my shield generator overloaded.

522
00:26:09,100 --> 00:26:10,499
Joxom's console exploded.

523
00:26:10,602 --> 00:26:12,035
He's lucky he's alive.

524
00:26:14,673 --> 00:26:17,141
lf l'm guilty of anything,
it's of coming in second,

525
00:26:17,242 --> 00:26:19,870
a situation l'll remedy
in the next leg.

526
00:26:19,978 --> 00:26:22,879
You're doing a poor job
of defending yourself.

527
00:26:22,948 --> 00:26:25,109
We may have had
something to do with this, too.

528
00:26:25,183 --> 00:26:28,243
We grazed both of their shields
while in the anomaly.

529
00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:30,584
lntentionally?

530
00:26:30,655 --> 00:26:31,986
lt was a tight course.

531
00:26:32,057 --> 00:26:34,491
Everyone was flying
very aggressively.

532
00:26:34,559 --> 00:26:36,993
Your team is not responsible,
Captain.

533
00:26:37,062 --> 00:26:38,893
My generators were
already overloading

534
00:26:38,964 --> 00:26:40,090
when they made contact.

535
00:26:40,165 --> 00:26:42,895
Perhaps none of you
is to blame.

536
00:26:43,034 --> 00:26:45,696
l found this interfaced

537
00:26:45,804 --> 00:26:48,102
with her ship's
shield generator.

538
00:26:48,173 --> 00:26:51,165
l ran an analysis.

539
00:26:51,276 --> 00:26:52,903
lt's a phase inverter,

540
00:26:52,978 --> 00:26:55,538
designed to cause
a system overload.

541
00:26:55,614 --> 00:26:56,876
Well, it's hard to believe

542
00:26:56,948 --> 00:26:59,610
someone would go this far
just to knock a competitor

543
00:26:59,684 --> 00:27:00,981
out of the race.

544
00:27:01,086 --> 00:27:02,144
This may be more

545
00:27:02,187 --> 00:27:04,951
than a simple case
of cheating, Captain.

546
00:27:05,023 --> 00:27:09,119
l think someone's trying
to end the peace.

547
00:27:15,300 --> 00:27:16,733
Maybe l'm missing something,

548
00:27:16,835 --> 00:27:19,326
but we're talking
about a single act of sabotage.

549
00:27:19,437 --> 00:27:21,268
How does that threaten
your treaty?

550
00:27:21,339 --> 00:27:22,966
By itself, it wouldn't.

551
00:27:23,041 --> 00:27:25,441
But we've received
several threats

552
00:27:25,510 --> 00:27:27,307
of a more serious nature.

553
00:27:27,379 --> 00:27:28,346
From whom?

554
00:27:28,413 --> 00:27:30,142
Groups opposed to the alliance--

555
00:27:30,215 --> 00:27:34,174
arms dealers, isolationists,
political extremists.

556
00:27:34,252 --> 00:27:36,652
Up until now l wasn't sure
how seriously to take them.

557
00:27:36,721 --> 00:27:38,348
Clearly, they pose
a security threat.

558
00:27:38,423 --> 00:27:39,412
Yes, yes.

559
00:27:39,491 --> 00:27:40,856
We've done everything
we could

560
00:27:40,925 --> 00:27:41,892
to protect the racers,

561
00:27:42,027 --> 00:27:43,324
but that may not be enough.

562
00:27:45,463 --> 00:27:48,364
l don't want to risk
any more lives.

563
00:27:48,433 --> 00:27:50,526
We should cancel the race

564
00:27:50,635 --> 00:27:51,602
or at least postpone it,

565
00:27:51,670 --> 00:27:53,331
until we can guarantee
everyone's safety.

566
00:27:53,438 --> 00:27:55,906
No. lf we stop now,

567
00:27:56,041 --> 00:27:58,009
we'll be letting
these extremists win.

568
00:27:58,109 --> 00:28:00,475
She's right.

569
00:28:03,615 --> 00:28:04,775
Very well, then.

570
00:28:04,849 --> 00:28:06,544
lf that's the consensus,

571
00:28:06,618 --> 00:28:09,178
we'll resume tomorrow
as scheduled.

572
00:28:09,254 --> 00:28:10,380
Of course, Captain,

573
00:28:10,455 --> 00:28:13,083
if you decide to withdraw,
we'd understand.

574
00:28:13,158 --> 00:28:16,650
Well, the last time l checked,
l believe we were winning.

575
00:28:23,601 --> 00:28:24,568
There you are.

576
00:28:24,669 --> 00:28:27,160
Congratulations
on taking the lead.

577
00:28:27,272 --> 00:28:28,204
Thanks.

578
00:28:28,273 --> 00:28:30,104
Of course, uh, you're
not going to win.

579
00:28:30,175 --> 00:28:31,107
Why is that?

580
00:28:31,176 --> 00:28:32,268
Because we are.

581
00:28:32,343 --> 00:28:34,402
You're looking
at your new copilot.

582
00:28:34,479 --> 00:28:36,879
l checked with one
of the race officials.

583
00:28:36,981 --> 00:28:38,175
lt's perfectly legal

584
00:28:38,249 --> 00:28:42,413
and it's a chance for both of us
to get back in the race.

585
00:28:42,487 --> 00:28:45,217
l appreciate the gesture,
but my ship's damaged.

586
00:28:45,290 --> 00:28:46,723
You don't know our Harry.

587
00:28:46,791 --> 00:28:48,725
Once we sets his mind
on something...

588
00:28:48,793 --> 00:28:50,317
He'll not only fix
your ship,

589
00:28:50,395 --> 00:28:51,885
he'll polish the bulkheads.

590
00:28:51,963 --> 00:28:53,191
How can you turn me down?

591
00:28:53,264 --> 00:28:56,165
Apparently, l can't.

592
00:29:02,107 --> 00:29:04,905
Come on, you can say it.

593
00:29:04,976 --> 00:29:06,671
lt's embarrassing.

594
00:29:06,745 --> 00:29:08,542
l just want to make sure we're
clear on what we're doing.

595
00:29:10,882 --> 00:29:14,682
''Right at the light,
then readjust my sight.''

596
00:29:14,753 --> 00:29:16,687
Meaning?

597
00:29:16,755 --> 00:29:19,087
Come about 86 degrees
at the red giant

598
00:29:19,157 --> 00:29:20,624
then recalibrate sensors

599
00:29:20,692 --> 00:29:23,183
to compensate
for photonic interference.

600
00:29:23,261 --> 00:29:24,728
Great. Next?

601
00:29:24,796 --> 00:29:26,457
Do l really have to spend
my morning

602
00:29:26,531 --> 00:29:27,691
reciting nursery rhymes?

603
00:29:27,766 --> 00:29:29,825
lt got me through the Academy.

604
00:29:29,934 --> 00:29:31,526
You were expelled.

605
00:29:35,039 --> 00:29:37,007
Okay, repeat after me.

606
00:29:37,108 --> 00:29:38,234
''l am not the pilot.

607
00:29:38,309 --> 00:29:40,470
l will not attempt
to fly this ship.''

608
00:29:40,545 --> 00:29:43,070
That one doesn't even rhyme.

609
00:29:45,150 --> 00:29:46,082
Anyone home?

610
00:29:46,151 --> 00:29:48,381
Well, if it isn't
our competition.

611
00:29:48,453 --> 00:29:49,579
Here to spy on us?

612
00:29:49,654 --> 00:29:52,589
l just stopped by to borrow
a hyperspanner.

613
00:29:52,657 --> 00:29:54,488
Looks like you didn't
get much sleep.

614
00:29:54,559 --> 00:29:56,584
lrina and l were up all night.

615
00:29:56,661 --> 00:29:58,424
Oh, really?

616
00:29:58,496 --> 00:29:59,588
Making repairs.

617
00:29:59,664 --> 00:30:00,596
Uh-huh.

618
00:30:00,665 --> 00:30:02,656
To be honest, l can't remember

619
00:30:02,734 --> 00:30:04,895
the last time
l had so much fun.

620
00:30:05,036 --> 00:30:06,469
She's funny, smart,

621
00:30:06,538 --> 00:30:09,132
we get along without trying.

622
00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:10,571
l'm going to ask her
if she wants

623
00:30:10,642 --> 00:30:12,542
to spend some time
on Voyager after the race.

624
00:30:12,610 --> 00:30:14,703
What about Joxom?

625
00:30:14,779 --> 00:30:17,179
Turns out
they're just teammates.

626
00:30:17,248 --> 00:30:19,580
l know what you're going to say.

627
00:30:19,651 --> 00:30:20,709
No, no.

628
00:30:20,785 --> 00:30:23,049
Actually, l was just
going to congratulate you.

629
00:30:23,121 --> 00:30:24,952
l mean, she's not a Borg,
she's not a hologram

630
00:30:25,056 --> 00:30:27,524
and she's not dead.

631
00:30:27,592 --> 00:30:29,287
Looks like you might have
finally found yourself

632
00:30:29,360 --> 00:30:30,292
the perfect woman.

633
00:30:30,361 --> 00:30:32,226
All teams report to your ships.

634
00:30:32,297 --> 00:30:34,128
The race will resume
in 30 minutes.

635
00:30:34,199 --> 00:30:37,191
See you on the course.

636
00:30:49,581 --> 00:30:50,912
Attention all hands.

637
00:30:50,982 --> 00:30:53,280
Stand by
for another race update.

638
00:30:53,351 --> 00:30:55,148
After fighting off
a formidable challenge

639
00:30:55,220 --> 00:30:57,245
from the Terrellian team,

640
00:30:57,322 --> 00:30:59,449
the Delta Flyer has managed
to hold onto its lead

641
00:30:59,524 --> 00:31:01,151
going into the third
and final segment.

642
00:31:07,732 --> 00:31:10,064
Approaching the pulsars.

643
00:31:10,168 --> 00:31:12,602
''Straight through the gate.''

644
00:31:12,670 --> 00:31:14,604
''Then remodulate.''

645
00:31:14,672 --> 00:31:17,732
Harry sure had that glow,
didn't he?

646
00:31:17,842 --> 00:31:18,866
What glow?

647
00:31:18,977 --> 00:31:20,239
You know,

648
00:31:20,311 --> 00:31:22,506
that look you get
when you first meet someone.

649
00:31:22,580 --> 00:31:25,276
Yeah. His cheeks were
a little redder than usual.

650
00:31:25,350 --> 00:31:28,342
We're through the pulsars.

651
00:31:28,419 --> 00:31:30,785
Harry and lrina
are right behind us.

652
00:31:30,855 --> 00:31:32,948
You can ease up
off the thrusters now.

653
00:31:33,024 --> 00:31:36,289
l want to conserve some fuel
for the final leg.

654
00:31:36,361 --> 00:31:38,090
lf circumstances were right,

655
00:31:38,162 --> 00:31:40,653
they might even have
a future together.

656
00:31:40,732 --> 00:31:41,858
What?

657
00:31:41,933 --> 00:31:44,128
Harry and lrina.

658
00:31:44,235 --> 00:31:45,224
Oh, they just met.

659
00:31:45,336 --> 00:31:47,964
lt's a little early
to be planning a wedding.

660
00:31:48,106 --> 00:31:51,200
No, l just meant that some
people just fit together

661
00:31:51,309 --> 00:31:53,004
without having to work at it.

662
00:31:53,111 --> 00:31:56,012
And other people,
no matter how much they try...

663
00:31:56,147 --> 00:31:58,741
Are we talking about them or us?

664
00:31:58,816 --> 00:31:59,976
What?

665
00:32:01,986 --> 00:32:03,317
No, l didn't mean...

666
00:32:03,388 --> 00:32:06,118
lf something's bothering you,
let's talk about it.

667
00:32:08,126 --> 00:32:10,094
We should concentrate
on the race.

668
00:32:16,067 --> 00:32:17,466
Well, maybe Harry and lrina

669
00:32:17,568 --> 00:32:19,365
aren't such a great team
after all.

670
00:32:19,470 --> 00:32:21,938
They're falling behind.

671
00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:24,338
l'm reading malfunctions
in the EPS relays,

672
00:32:24,409 --> 00:32:26,673
but we double-checked
all of them last night.

673
00:32:26,744 --> 00:32:28,075
We must have missed something.

674
00:32:28,146 --> 00:32:30,239
At this rate, we're going
to be out of the race

675
00:32:30,315 --> 00:32:31,612
in a couple of minutes.

676
00:32:31,683 --> 00:32:35,517
l think l can reroute power
through the impulse manifold.

677
00:32:35,586 --> 00:32:36,518
No.

678
00:32:36,587 --> 00:32:38,851
Why not?

679
00:32:38,923 --> 00:32:41,118
lt could damage
the reactor coils.

680
00:32:41,192 --> 00:32:42,955
What do the reactor coils
have to do

681
00:32:43,094 --> 00:32:44,527
with the impulse manifolds?

682
00:32:44,595 --> 00:32:46,961
These systems are different
than what you're used to.

683
00:32:47,065 --> 00:32:50,330
You do want to win, don't you?

684
00:32:51,436 --> 00:32:53,404
Of course l do.

685
00:32:53,504 --> 00:32:57,463
lt just seems like every time
l make a suggestion,

686
00:32:57,575 --> 00:33:00,009
you find a reason to reject it.

687
00:33:00,078 --> 00:33:03,047
l'm more familiar
with my ship than you are.

688
00:33:04,182 --> 00:33:05,171
Now what?

689
00:33:05,249 --> 00:33:07,683
l think it's the injector ports.

690
00:33:07,752 --> 00:33:11,119
No, it's an overload
in my console.

691
00:33:15,393 --> 00:33:18,624
That's the second time
your copilot's console exploded.

692
00:33:18,696 --> 00:33:20,323
Quite a coincidence.

693
00:33:21,632 --> 00:33:23,691
l'm sorry, Harry.

694
00:33:23,801 --> 00:33:25,496
l really am.

695
00:33:31,542 --> 00:33:33,476
You sabotaged your own ship--

696
00:33:33,544 --> 00:33:35,637
twice.

697
00:33:35,713 --> 00:33:39,740
Why are you trying so hard
to get out of this race?

698
00:33:51,396 --> 00:33:53,125
What the hell is going on?

699
00:33:54,365 --> 00:33:55,798
Sit down and hold still!

700
00:34:02,273 --> 00:34:03,604
All right.

701
00:34:03,674 --> 00:34:05,767
lf you won't talk to me,

702
00:34:05,843 --> 00:34:08,607
maybe you'll talk
to Antarian Security.

703
00:34:11,649 --> 00:34:13,708
You disabled the com system.

704
00:34:15,219 --> 00:34:16,447
We'll just wait.

705
00:34:16,521 --> 00:34:19,285
Someone will come along
eventually.

706
00:34:24,829 --> 00:34:26,729
We're past the last marker.

707
00:34:26,798 --> 00:34:28,766
Time to deploy the thrusters?

708
00:34:28,833 --> 00:34:30,164
Whatever you say.

709
00:34:30,268 --> 00:34:32,930
What happened
to ''l'm the pilot''?

710
00:34:34,038 --> 00:34:36,871
That really bothered you,
didn't it?

711
00:34:36,941 --> 00:34:37,908
lt's why you think

712
00:34:38,042 --> 00:34:40,476
we don't fit together
as well as Harry and lrina?

713
00:34:40,545 --> 00:34:41,807
Could we talk about this later?

714
00:34:41,879 --> 00:34:43,141
Assan is gaining on us.

715
00:34:43,214 --> 00:34:45,512
Well, then, l guess you'd better
deploy the thrusters.

716
00:34:45,583 --> 00:34:47,710
Thrusters deployed.

717
00:34:49,654 --> 00:34:52,122
This isn't about the race
anymore, is it?

718
00:34:52,190 --> 00:34:53,657
You tell me.

719
00:35:00,665 --> 00:35:02,360
lf we're going to just sit here,

720
00:35:02,433 --> 00:35:04,333
we might as well see
who's winning.

721
00:35:04,435 --> 00:35:07,370
You're not exactly in a position
to be making requests.

722
00:35:07,438 --> 00:35:11,534
Admit it, Harry--
you're curious, too.

723
00:35:18,349 --> 00:35:20,613
The Delta Flyer is still
in the lead.

724
00:35:20,685 --> 00:35:24,177
Good for them.

725
00:35:26,724 --> 00:35:29,420
l thought that if we could
do this one thing together,

726
00:35:29,494 --> 00:35:31,018
something that you cared about,

727
00:35:31,095 --> 00:35:32,892
that it might help
our relationship.

728
00:35:32,964 --> 00:35:34,625
l didn't know it needed help.

729
00:35:34,699 --> 00:35:37,133
Well, that's part
of the problem.

730
00:35:37,235 --> 00:35:39,499
What's the rest?

731
00:35:39,604 --> 00:35:40,901
You know the rest.

732
00:35:42,974 --> 00:35:45,875
So we scrape shields
occasionally.

733
00:35:45,943 --> 00:35:47,877
lt keeps things interesting.

734
00:35:47,945 --> 00:35:50,175
Maybe interesting
isn't enough for me.

735
00:35:54,185 --> 00:35:55,675
What are you doing?

736
00:35:55,753 --> 00:35:57,380
They're stopping.

737
00:35:57,455 --> 00:35:59,286
They're dead in the water.

738
00:35:59,357 --> 00:36:00,187
Ah-ah.

739
00:36:03,594 --> 00:36:05,528
How far from the finish line?

740
00:36:05,596 --> 00:36:07,894
Less than a million kilometers.

741
00:36:11,569 --> 00:36:13,264
That was Assan!

742
00:36:13,371 --> 00:36:15,202
Why are we just sitting here?

743
00:36:15,273 --> 00:36:16,672
lf we've got a problem,

744
00:36:16,741 --> 00:36:19,869
we're going to resolve it
right here, right now.

745
00:36:19,977 --> 00:36:21,877
You've done everything possible
to take yourself

746
00:36:21,979 --> 00:36:24,413
out of the race,
and now you seem worried

747
00:36:24,482 --> 00:36:26,973
that the Delta Flyer
won't reach the finish line.

748
00:36:30,555 --> 00:36:31,886
l'm counting more than a dozen

749
00:36:32,023 --> 00:36:35,390
ships there--
spectators, officials...

750
00:36:35,459 --> 00:36:38,519
All congregated
in the name of peace.

751
00:36:38,596 --> 00:36:40,154
Touching, isn't it?

752
00:36:40,231 --> 00:36:42,893
You've planned
some sort of attack.

753
00:36:43,034 --> 00:36:46,470
There are hundreds of
innocent people there.

754
00:36:46,537 --> 00:36:48,095
How can you do that?

755
00:36:49,373 --> 00:36:53,139
Not everyone is as comfortable
mixing with other species

756
00:36:53,211 --> 00:36:54,371
as you are, Harry.

757
00:36:54,445 --> 00:36:58,176
Some of us believe it was better
when we were separate.

758
00:36:58,249 --> 00:36:59,807
Hey, l never asked you
to give up this race,

759
00:36:59,884 --> 00:37:01,408
or anything else
that you care about.

760
00:37:01,519 --> 00:37:03,282
l never asked you
to stop being yourself.

761
00:37:03,321 --> 00:37:04,811
The only self that l want to be

762
00:37:04,922 --> 00:37:06,787
is the guy
that you're in love with.

763
00:37:06,857 --> 00:37:11,624
Wow... l didn't know
you felt that way.

764
00:37:11,696 --> 00:37:13,459
How can you say that?

765
00:37:15,733 --> 00:37:18,702
Well, you always seem
to have other priorities.

766
00:37:18,769 --> 00:37:22,102
l'm showing you my priorities
right now.

767
00:37:22,173 --> 00:37:24,505
The Delta Flyer wouldn't even be
in this race

768
00:37:24,575 --> 00:37:26,236
if you hadn't told us about it.

769
00:37:26,310 --> 00:37:30,337
You gave us the fuel converter
so we could qualify.

770
00:37:30,414 --> 00:37:32,348
The fuel converter.

771
00:37:32,416 --> 00:37:33,974
That's why you're so concerned

772
00:37:34,051 --> 00:37:37,214
about Tom and B'Elanna's
crossing the finish line.

773
00:37:37,288 --> 00:37:39,222
What'd you do to it?

774
00:37:39,290 --> 00:37:40,985
Rig it to explode?

775
00:37:48,733 --> 00:37:51,600
How come you never talked
to me about this before?

776
00:37:51,702 --> 00:37:56,401
Well, you've got that tough
Klingon exterior, and...

777
00:37:56,474 --> 00:37:59,409
l didn't think you liked
the mushy stuff.

778
00:37:59,477 --> 00:38:02,344
Do l look that tough right now?

779
00:38:02,446 --> 00:38:07,383
Well, does that mean you're in
the mood for some mushy stuff?

780
00:38:07,418 --> 00:38:09,511
Maybe.

781
00:38:09,587 --> 00:38:12,681
Exactly what kind of mush
are we talking about?

782
00:38:12,757 --> 00:38:15,692
You tell me.

783
00:38:15,760 --> 00:38:19,059
Well, there's, um...

784
00:38:23,200 --> 00:38:25,259
kissy stuff.

785
00:38:25,369 --> 00:38:29,032
That was nice.

786
00:38:29,140 --> 00:38:31,700
And there's the...

787
00:38:31,809 --> 00:38:35,575
''you're the most important
person in the world to me.''

788
00:38:35,646 --> 00:38:37,876
l like that one, too.

789
00:38:37,982 --> 00:38:42,885
And there's
the ''happily ever after.''

790
00:38:42,987 --> 00:38:45,046
How does that one work?

791
00:38:46,657 --> 00:38:51,219
Well, traditionally,
it requires a proposal...

792
00:38:59,670 --> 00:39:03,003
We're being scanned by some kind
of modulating pulse.

793
00:39:03,107 --> 00:39:04,540
lt's from lrina's ship.

794
00:39:04,575 --> 00:39:06,941
They must be wondering
why we stopped.

795
00:39:07,011 --> 00:39:08,945
There's something odd
about the amplitude.

796
00:39:09,013 --> 00:39:10,776
Wait a minute.
Di-di-da...

797
00:39:10,848 --> 00:39:14,181
That's Morse code.

798
00:39:14,251 --> 00:39:17,345
Harry and l use it in the
Captain Proton holoprogram.

799
00:39:17,421 --> 00:39:18,820
What's he saying?

800
00:39:18,956 --> 00:39:23,950
''Fuel... converter...

801
00:39:24,028 --> 00:39:25,757
''rigged.

802
00:39:25,830 --> 00:39:26,922
Eject.''

803
00:39:26,997 --> 00:39:28,726
What does he mean by ''rigged''?

804
00:39:28,799 --> 00:39:31,791
That converter's leaking
veridium isotopes.

805
00:39:31,869 --> 00:39:34,429
Why didn't the computer warn us?

806
00:39:34,538 --> 00:39:37,268
The on-line sensors
have been tampered with.

807
00:39:37,341 --> 00:39:39,070
Can you contain the leak?

808
00:39:39,143 --> 00:39:40,735
Too late. The veridium
is already reacting

809
00:39:40,811 --> 00:39:41,743
with the warp plasma.

810
00:39:41,812 --> 00:39:43,609
That'll cause
a warp core breach.

811
00:39:43,681 --> 00:39:44,579
ln less than a minute.

812
00:39:44,648 --> 00:39:45,580
Then do what Harry said.

813
00:39:45,649 --> 00:39:46,479
Eject the converter.

814
00:39:46,550 --> 00:39:47,482
lt's too late.

815
00:39:47,551 --> 00:39:48,779
l have to eject the core.

816
00:39:48,853 --> 00:39:49,979
Here?

817
00:39:50,054 --> 00:39:52,284
We'll never survive the blast.

818
00:39:52,356 --> 00:39:56,315
Neither will anyone else
within a million kilometers.

819
00:39:57,895 --> 00:39:59,328
They're moving again.

820
00:40:02,299 --> 00:40:05,791
Away... from the finish line.

821
00:40:12,143 --> 00:40:14,703
Warp core breach in 30 seconds.

822
00:40:14,779 --> 00:40:16,940
Where are we going?

823
00:40:17,014 --> 00:40:18,914
A J-class nebula
filled with ionized gas.

824
00:40:18,983 --> 00:40:20,143
Should contain the explosion.

825
00:40:20,217 --> 00:40:22,947
l can't get the ejection
subroutines on line.

826
00:40:23,087 --> 00:40:25,078
Warp core breach in 20 seconds.

827
00:40:25,156 --> 00:40:27,420
So what's your answer?

828
00:40:27,491 --> 00:40:28,583
My answer?

829
00:40:28,659 --> 00:40:31,287
Will you marry me?

830
00:40:31,362 --> 00:40:33,455
Warp core breach in 15 seconds.

831
00:40:33,531 --> 00:40:34,964
You're proposing now?

832
00:40:35,032 --> 00:40:36,294
lt's as good a time as any.

833
00:40:36,367 --> 00:40:38,858
Subroutines back on line.

834
00:40:38,936 --> 00:40:41,404
Warp core breach in ten seconds,
nine, eight...

835
00:40:45,009 --> 00:40:45,941
Clear!

836
00:40:46,010 --> 00:40:46,874
-...four...
-Go!

837
00:40:46,944 --> 00:40:47,968
...three...

838
00:41:02,226 --> 00:41:03,420
Damn.

839
00:41:07,865 --> 00:41:11,323
l'm sorry your team
didn't win, Captain.

840
00:41:11,402 --> 00:41:13,336
Janeway to the Bridge.
Report.

841
00:41:13,404 --> 00:41:16,840
That was a shock wave
from an antimatter explosion

842
00:41:16,941 --> 00:41:19,842
approximately 1.2 million
kilometers from here.

843
00:41:19,910 --> 00:41:21,207
Excuse me.

844
00:41:28,853 --> 00:41:30,616
B'Elanna...

845
00:41:33,791 --> 00:41:35,224
l guess we lost.

846
00:41:35,292 --> 00:41:37,226
That depends.

847
00:41:37,294 --> 00:41:39,091
On what?

848
00:41:39,163 --> 00:41:41,757
On how you answer my question.

849
00:41:41,832 --> 00:41:43,732
l thought you only asked it

850
00:41:43,834 --> 00:41:46,234
because we were
about to explode.

851
00:41:46,303 --> 00:41:48,567
Well, we're still alive...

852
00:41:48,639 --> 00:41:50,539
and l'm still asking.

853
00:41:53,744 --> 00:41:55,837
How come you never
asked me before?

854
00:41:55,913 --> 00:41:57,471
How come you're still
avoiding the question?

855
00:41:57,548 --> 00:41:58,480
l'm thinking.

856
00:41:58,549 --> 00:41:59,743
Think faster.

857
00:41:59,817 --> 00:42:01,444
Why? You're gonna
withdraw the question?

858
00:42:01,552 --> 00:42:03,884
No, but l might start to beg.

859
00:42:03,921 --> 00:42:05,821
Could get embarrassing.

860
00:42:08,826 --> 00:42:11,659
Captain's Log, supplemental.

861
00:42:11,729 --> 00:42:13,754
The Antarians have invited us

862
00:42:13,831 --> 00:42:16,197
to participate
in the post-race festivities,

863
00:42:16,267 --> 00:42:19,395
which has allowed me to give
two of my senior officers

864
00:42:19,503 --> 00:42:22,597
time off for a well-deserved
romantic getaway.

865
00:42:22,706 --> 00:42:25,334
The Delta Flyer still needs
a new warp core,

866
00:42:25,409 --> 00:42:28,742
but l don't think they're
in a hurry to get anywhere.

867
00:42:28,812 --> 00:42:32,111
To... the winners.

868
00:42:37,154 --> 00:42:40,248
''B'Elanna Paris''--
that has a nice ring to it.

869
00:42:40,324 --> 00:42:42,292
Thanks, but l
already have a ring.

870
00:42:44,328 --> 00:42:47,786
Anyway, l kind of like
the sound of ''Tom Torres.''

871
00:42:47,865 --> 00:42:49,730
l hope you're kidding.

872
00:42:49,800 --> 00:42:53,292
Hey... it is the 24th century.

9999
00:00:0,500 --> 00:00:2,00
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