{47}{88}That's very good.
{202}{246}Well, that's very nice.
{250}{330}No, it isn't.|I just can't get it right.
{334}{414}- Do you think the wings are too big?|- No, not at all.
{418}{491}Birds have wings of all sizes, Eric.
{495}{563}You shouldn't worry|about making it perfect.
{567}{641}Mrs Narsu said|we should make our sculptures
{645}{683}as realistic as possible.
{687}{717}She's right.
{721}{842}It is important to make the clay|take the shape you want it to have.
{846}{920}But you're not to concentrate|on technique today.
{924}{1031}I'm here to help you focus|on the feelings you want to convey.
{1063}{1154}For instance, what do you|think about when you see a bird?
{1189}{1225}- Flying?|- Fine.
{1229}{1330}So, make your sculpture|make me think of flying, too.
{1537}{1601}- How's it going, Data?|- I have finished.
{1605}{1683}The dimensions are accurate|to within 1.3 percent.
{1687}{1724}I'm sure they are.
{1763}{1839}Data, you don't have a problem|with realism.
{1843}{1923}But you're here to work|on your imagination.
{1927}{2012}Maybe you should try|something a little more abstract.
{2041}{2070}Here.
{2102}{2169}I want you to start a new piece.
{2191}{2242}I'd like you to sculpt...
{2272}{2299}..music.
{2329}{2423}Counsellor, music is a collection|of acoustic vibrations.
{2427}{2492}How can I reproduce a sound|with clay?
{2505}{2584}Think of the effects|that sounds have on people,
{2588}{2663}the images that music|brings to your mind,
{2667}{2711}and then give it a form.
{3172}{3206}It's a start.
{3255}{3329}Riker to Data.|Please report to the bridge.
{3333}{3386}Acknowledged, sir. On my way.
{3400}{3493}Captain's log, stardate 47615.2.
{3497}{3589}We have encountered|a rogue comet in Sector 1156.
{3593}{3653}It is not native to this region
{3657}{3754}and there is no record of this|object on Federation charts.
{3758}{3800}Based on its trajectory,
{3804}{3890}the comet appears to have originated|in the D'Arsay system.
{3894}{3967}- That's over two sectors away.|- Correct, sir.
{3971}{4046}This object has been en route|for 87 million years.
{4050}{4119}That's a long time,|alone in the dark.
{4143}{4210}Begin a full sensor analysis,|Mr Data,
{4214}{4306}and log the findings with the|Federation Astrophysical Survey.
{4310}{4350}Aye, sir.
{4390}{4495}The outer shell is composed primarily|of gaseous hydrogen and helium
{4499}{4539}surrounding an icy mantle.
{4543}{4609}The inner core|consists of heavier elements...
{4724}{4837}- What was that?|- There is a distortion in the core.
{4841}{4914}I believe we experienced|an intense sensor echo.
{4918}{5004}- Can you correct for it?|- I am attempting to do so.
{5035}{5148}I have compensated for the effect.|Sensors are reconfigured.
{5152}{5252}We are picking up interference|but the distortion is manageable.
{5274}{5366}At these settings, the scan|will be complete in 39 hours.
{5506}{5602}Worf says he'll teach us|Mok'bara throwing techniques today.
{5606}{5655}More like falling techniques.
{5659}{5721}Last time, I was sore for a week.
{5725}{5790}- What's this?|- I have no idea.
{5810}{5893}- I've never seen it before.|- Maybe Will left it.
{5914}{6029}- It's not quite his style.|- Maybe it's a secret admirer.
{6058}{6102}That's an interesting thought.
{6106}{6191}Figure it out later.|Come on, we're gonna be late.
{7056}{7129}Space, the final frontier.
{7167}{7245}These are the voyages|of the Starship Enterprise.
{7266}{7369}Its continuing mission,|to explore strange new worlds,...
{7396}{7472}..to seek out new life|and new civilisations,...
{7504}{7593}..to boldly go|where no one has gone before.
{9135}{9176}That's nice.
{9269}{9381}Data, this is amazing.|How did you come up with this?
{9385}{9474}I followed your advice, Counsellor.|I used my imagination.
{9498}{9539}That's an understatement.
{9543}{9619}For some reason,|as I was shaping the clay,
{9623}{9710}the image of the mask|was exceptionally clear in my mind.
{9714}{9773}The design seemed to flow naturally.
{9795}{9840}Have you been in my quarters?
{9865}{9900}No, Counsellor.
{9904}{10030}Someone left an object in my room.|Some kind of artefact.
{10034}{10094}It has something very similar|to this.
{10098}{10131}You don't know anything?
{10135}{10173}I do not.
{10201}{10243}Excuse me, Counsellor.
{10308}{10400}Can you help me with my terminal?|It's not working right.
{10454}{10531}Perhaps we should investigate|this matter further.
{10563}{10642}The symbols don't match anything|in the linguistics banks.
{10646}{10739}Some alien information has been|downloaded into our computer core.
{10743}{10815}I don't know how,|but it's reconfiguring our systems.
{10819}{10924}- How did it get in?|- I traced it to the sensor array.
{10949}{10991}The sensors?
{10995}{11063}They've been scanning|that comet for 18 hours.
{11067}{11141}Those energy readings from the comet.|That sensor echo.
{11145}{11237}- We don't know what's inside.|- It's time we found out.
{11248}{11328}Could we use phasers to melt down|the shell of the comet?
{11332}{11404}A dispersed wide-field beam|might do the trick.
{11408}{11506}We'll work out the firing parameters.|What do you think, Data?
{11599}{11636}What's wrong?
{11640}{11694}I believe I recognise these symbols.
{11698}{11777}- How?|- I do not know.
{11793}{11851}You think your systems|have been affected?
{11855}{11907}It is a possibility.
{11911}{11972}I do not believe my systems|are impaired.
{11976}{12057}But I will run a full diagnostic|to make certain.
{12082}{12124}What do you think they mean?
{12152}{12182}Boundary.
{12205}{12229}Border.
{12257}{12288}Road.
{12326}{12367}Companion.
{12371}{12404}Message.
{12417}{12449}Messenger.
{12479}{12509}What's that one?
{12549}{12579}Death.
{12694}{12801}Captain, phasers are set for wide|dispersal. Ten percent maximum power.
{12805}{12874}The beam will terminate|once the core is reached.
{12878}{12912}Very well, Mr Worf.
{12932}{12960}Fire.
{13220}{13255}Phasers have terminated.
{13743}{13864}Mr Data, what are we looking at?|Is it a ship?
{13868}{13912}I do not know, sir.
{13916}{13966}The object is nearly solid.
{13970}{14085}It is composed primarily of fortanium|and several unknown materials.
{14089}{14145}It is over 87 million years old.
{14149}{14202}That's older than the comet.
{14206}{14274}Could someone|from the system have built it?
{14278}{14382}There are no technologically|advanced cultures in that system now.
{14409}{14508}But perhaps,|87 million years ago, there were.
{14512}{14590}Why would they hide something|like that inside a comet?
{14594}{14692}Possibly, it accumulated|those frozen gases
{14696}{14761}over time|as it travelled through space.
{14765}{14865}In any case, it's responsible|for our system anomalies.
{14869}{14916}They're using our sensor beam
{14920}{15001}to transmit information|into our computers and replicators.
{15005}{15069}But the question remains,|what is its purpose?
{15085}{15208}Captain, I believe this object|is an informational archive.
{15216}{15298}- Why do you say that?|- I do not know.
{15302}{15391}However, I seem to have an intuitive|understanding of its function.
{15395}{15479}Data, the internal structure|is pretty complex.
{15483}{15574}Its repetitive node configuration|might suggest a database.
{15578}{15622}But it could be anything.
{15626}{15694}I don't see how you can know|for sure what it is.
{15698}{15783}Do you believe you are|in communication with that object?
{15787}{15840}It is a possibility, sir.
{15858}{15935}I recommend a level-one|diagnostic of my positronic net
{15939}{15983}to determine if that is the case.
{15987}{16065}Very well.|Mr La Forge, give him a hand.
{16098}{16151}Do you think|it's just making contact?
{16155}{16263}It's possible. But if that is an|archive from an ancient civilisation,
{16267}{16343}we should allow it to do so.|But we must be careful.
{16347}{16466}Mr Worf, keep an eye on the sensors.|Any danger, sever the connection.
{16470}{16504}Aye, sir.
{16670}{16701}Come.
{16713}{16771}- Captain?|- Come in, Number One.
{16804}{16894}We've confined the system corruption.|It won't spread any further.
{16898}{16992}But we still have alien symbols|floating around on our computer.
{17039}{17137}This is quite a collection.|I've seen these all over the ship.
{17141}{17223}They all look the same.|Primitive and non-functional.
{17227}{17291}Ceremonial|and deceptively primitive.
{17311}{17443}Only an advanced society could have|built that object out there.
{17447}{17562}These artefacts played a ritualistic|role in that society, I think.
{17566}{17620}Do you think Data could be right?
{17624}{17688}Could this be some alien library?
{17691}{17784}It's possible. If so, it's a find|of enormous significance.
{17809}{17913}That library seems designed to do|so much more than store information.
{17917}{17976}Who knows|what we might learn from this?
{17980}{18019}I keep seeing this design.
{18023}{18077}It is of particular significance.
{18081}{18106}What could it mean?
{18110}{18225}The concept of compass directions|is common in many cultures.
{18229}{18330}The words that Data recognised,|boundary, border, road,
{18334}{18391}they were arranged in this design.
{18395}{18479}Perhaps the artefacts|that have this compass symbol
{18484}{18549}belong to the same theme, movement.
{18553}{18643}Finding a direction, travelling|a path, crossing a boundary.
{18647}{18712}And death?|One of the symbols was death.
{18743}{18788}The ultimate boundary.
{18822}{18899}I've seen this symbol everywhere,|too,
{18903}{18959}but much less prominently displayed.
{18963}{19043}It's always in the background,|smaller than the others.
{19047}{19135}- What does it represent?|- I have no idea.
{19176}{19255}Lower synaptic functions|are completely normal.
{19259}{19319}Autonomous systems all check out.
{19323}{19382}Examine my memory subsystem next.
{19386}{19420}Alright.
{19487}{19527}Data, what's wrong?
{19551}{19589}I am not certain.
{19618}{19715}I am experiencing|a curious sensation.
{19738}{19774}What is it?
{19795}{19865}- An impulse.|- Impulse? What kind of impulse?
{19895}{19945}I do not know.
{19956}{20006}I'll check your higher functions.
{20069}{20111}Geordi.
{20171}{20309}What does it feel like|when a person is losing his mind?
{20363}{20429}Come on, you're scaring me.|What's going on?
{20453}{20495}I do not know.
{20569}{20621}I am different.
{20671}{20772}Well, you're gonna be alright.|You're with me, OK?
{20776}{20815}OK.
{20834}{20898}Listen. I'm gonna disconnect you.
{21125}{21167}What's going on?
{21412}{21470}Masaka is waking.
{21648}{21697}- Captain...|- Captain.
{21701}{21752}I've been waiting for you.
{21756}{21854}You should feel honoured.|I don't usually wait for anyone.
{21858}{21958}- What is it you want?|- Masaka is waking.
{21962}{22051}- Are you Masaka?|- I am not Masaka!
{22074}{22110}I am lhat.
{22158}{22248}- What have you done to Cmdr Data?|- Cmdr Data?
{22252}{22320}- You mean the one who was here?|- Yes.
{22324}{22389}He's gone. Who can say where?
{22471}{22561}Picard to Counsellor Troi.|Report to Main Engineering.
{22565}{22649}"Picard to Counsellor Troi.|Report to Main Engineering."
{22653}{22726}Ihat, this place you come from,
{22730}{22810}is it a cultural archive|of your species?
{22826}{22949}- I come from Masaka City.|- Are there others like you there?
{23216}{23265}There are no others like me.
{23403}{23436}Who is Masaka?
{23496}{23539}You will find out.
{23543}{23625}I would like to know Masaka,|speak with her.
{23629}{23681}Do you understand pain?
{23704}{23730}Death?
{23752}{23865}That is all you need to know|of Masaka. It is what she is.
{23906}{24022}Go. Leave this place|before she finds you.
{24026}{24071}It can be done.
{24091}{24135}I did it.
{24242}{24272}Masaka.
{24616}{24659}I am yours.
{24685}{24740}Every part of me is yours.
{24793}{24864}We should confine him to quarters.
{25161}{25251}This is a micrograph of what's|happened to Data's positronic net.
{25255}{25399}As near as I can tell, these are|behavioural nodes. I counted 14.
{25403}{25510}The archive is using Data to create|different people within its culture,
{25514}{25587}as it used our replicators|to create artefacts.
{25591}{25679}Data's real personality|has been completely buried.
{25683}{25793}In a sense, Data has the android|equivalent of multiple personalities.
{25797}{25850}The archive hasn't stopped yet.
{25879}{25936}Data's net|is still being transformed.
{25940}{26026}There's no telling how many more|personalities might emerge.
{26041}{26098}Continue to scan the archive.
{26102}{26171}See if you can find some way|to access it.
{26187}{26221}In the meantime,
{26225}{26334}I'll see what I can learn|from these people inside Data.
{26578}{26684}- I'm not going to hurt you.|- Only Masaka can hurt me.
{26732}{26819}I am for her alone.
{26850}{26925}I need to speak with lhat.
{26929}{26970}Do you understand?
{26974}{27005}Ihat.
{27162}{27201}Captain.
{27236}{27307}That was a cruel joke|you played on me.
{27315}{27390}For a moment, a brief moment,...
{27418}{27486}..I actually thought|that woman was Masaka.
{27490}{27608}Whoever took your place wasn't|afraid. He seemed eager for his fate.
{27621}{27659}Pitiful, isn't it?
{27663}{27784}You won't catch me humiliating myself|for a woman, even a queen.
{27843}{27888}Then Masaka is your queen.
{27908}{28012}She's a lazy creature. She spends|most of her time sleeping.
{28038}{28130}The problem is, what she does|when she's awake.
{28134}{28185}Then we should keep her asleep.
{28301}{28376}Try to stop the sun|from climbing the sky?
{28419}{28502}Only Korgano can do that,|and he's not here.
{28506}{28536}Where is he?
{28789}{28844}Help me. Please.
{28952}{29011}- What's wrong?|- I'm afraid.
{29015}{29082}- Of what?|- Her.
{29086}{29129}- Masaka?|- Her!
{29220}{29259}Picard to bridge. Report.
{29263}{29350}The archive activated a tractor beam.|We can't disengage it.
{29354}{29395}Has there been any damage?
{29399}{29463}There was an emergency|in ten-forward.
{29466}{29544}Captain, there's an energy pulse|in the tractor beam.
{29548}{29613}- It's overriding our systems.|- I'll be there.
{29617}{29688}- Don't leave me.|- I won't leave.
{29716}{29821}- Please, let go of me.|- Does it hurt?
{29837}{29860}Yes.
{29864}{29912}She's gonna hurt us all.
{30083}{30131}Now you've done it, Captain.
{30154}{30204}Masaka is awake.
{31102}{31144}Who's this?
{31304}{31406}I'd say that that is Masaka.|Ihat referred to her as queen.
{31410}{31467}It's not unusual|in ceremonial cultures
{31471}{31540}to find royalty|symbolised by a sun.
{31544}{31649}You said the personalities|were in awe of her, even terrified.
{31653}{31756}According to Data, the sun image|is also a symbol for death.
{31848}{31881}There it is again.
{31885}{31963}The same U-shaped symbol,|small and insignificant.
{31967}{32037}- Almost as if it's an afterthought.|- Captain.
{32041}{32140}This is incredible. These weren't|beamed here from the archives.
{32144}{32216}The matter here in ten-forward|has been transformed.
{32220}{32290}- Into living plants. How?|- I'm not sure.
{32294}{32381}But bit by bit,|this ship is being transformed.
{32385}{32466}We have been receiving reports|from the rest of the ship.
{32470}{32543}Part of deck 12 is now an aqueduct.
{32547}{32596}What are we being transformed into?
{32600}{32662}I'm not sure I want to find out.
{32666}{32758}I don't think we have any choice.|We must destroy that archive.
{32762}{32850}Our weapons' control systems|are inoperative.
{32854}{32951}However, we could reconfigure|a photon torpedo for a manual launch.
{32955}{32995}Make it so.
{33143}{33200}There's so much|we could have learned.
{33204}{33286}I really regret|losing that opportunity.
{33316}{33405}I've locked in the parameters.|What's the phase alignment now?
{33409}{33505}- Less than 0.7 percent.|- Good, that will do it.
{33509}{33564}- I'm sending...|- Sir.
{33568}{33634}The onboard power systems|are not functioning.
{33781}{33831}Let's see what's going on here.
{34753}{34824}Something tells me|we'd better get out of here.
{35080}{35169}Engineering to bridge.|Emergency transport, two to beam out.
{35407}{35440}We'd better talk here.
{35444}{35523}The observation lounge|has turned into a swamp.
{35527}{35615}So, what's our status?
{35643}{35728}So far, the archive has transformed|20 percent of the ship.
{35732}{35796}We've lost propulsion|and weapon systems.
{35799}{35856}Communications,|sensors, life-support?
{35860}{35908}We have communications|and sensors.
{35912}{35951}Life-support is unaffected.
{35955}{36013}I've analysed the alien plant forms.
{36017}{36089}They've developed|from biological matter on the ship.
{36093}{36169}The stone artefacts|are made in much the same way,
{36173}{36229}extrapolating from the ship's alloys.
{36233}{36300}The archive can transform|molecular structure,
{36304}{36357}including DNA,|into anything it wants.
{36361}{36463}So it's using our ship,|our alloys, our DNA,
{36467}{36521}to create elements|of its own culture.
{36525}{36608}But why? What does|the archive hope to accomplish?
{36612}{36696}Whatever the intent|that lies behind its process,
{36700}{36785}I won't permit this ship|to become an alien city.
{36789}{36832}Mr La Forge, any ideas?
{36836}{36890}We still haven't cut off that beam,
{36894}{36993}but I have accessed the archive|with an energy pulse.
{36997}{37089}If I locate the transformation|program, I could control it.
{37093}{37208}That's a good idea, but I feel|that the answer lies there.
{37229}{37272}With Masaka.
{37285}{37340}We must find her, access her.
{37381}{37419}Talk to her.
{37840}{37863}Hello.
{37930}{38006}Difficult to stay warm.
{38059}{38150}It's not warm enough,|not for an old man.
{38185}{38224}Tell me about Masaka.
{38294}{38367}My daughter.
{38405}{38458}Tell me, can I talk to her?
{38507}{38569}Children grow.
{38610}{38659}Forget their parents.
{38734}{38770}No.
{38793}{38900}Only Korgano can talk to Masaka.
{38921}{38987}Korgano? Who is that?
{39163}{39258}Well, aren't we the persistent one?
{39262}{39293}Ihat.
{39297}{39415}- Is anyone else so charming?|- Masaka is taking over my ship.
{39419}{39500}- I told you she would.|- I want to talk with her.
{39504}{39629}But I understand that Korgano|is the only one who can do that.
{39662}{39707}Who told you that?
{39718}{39798}An old man. Masaka's father.
{39802}{39874}Yes.
{39878}{39990}Legend has it she chopped him up|and used his bones to make the world.
{39994}{40047}Any wonder he won't talk about her?
{40051}{40139}- How can I find Korgano?|- I don't know.
{40143}{40194}He's not chasing her any more.
{40198}{40292}- Where has he gone?|- Stop asking me questions.
{40296}{40340}I got away from her once.
{40344}{40449}I don't want her to find me.|I'll wind up on her sacrificial slab.
{40468}{40592}Ihat, if she's looking|for a sacrifice, she can take me.
{40616}{40681}Perhaps then,|she'll stop looking for you.
{40718}{40808}Well, there's an idea.|Better you than me.
{40849}{40931}Very well. What do we do?
{41033}{41089}You must build Masaka's temple.
{41113}{41202}The Queen's temple.|That will get her attention.
{41223}{41297}- Very well. How?|- You need the sign.
{41308}{41388}I could give it to you,|so could the old man.
{41392}{41489}- But just try getting it from him.|- Give me the sign.
{41513}{41557}If she finds out,...
{41605}{41653}..you can't imagine her rage.
{41702}{41787}She lets people die of thirst.
{41832}{41875}A terrible death.
{41908}{42007}Sometimes, she burns them alive.
{42082}{42117}She is glorious.
{42140}{42224}Ihat, the sign. Give it to me.
{42249}{42330}If she comes,|you will take my place?
{42334}{42410}- Yes.|- Quickly. Give me your hand.
{42484}{42551}A line as the unending horizon.
{42568}{42627}A curve as...
{42712}{42752}She has found me.
{42756}{42802}Masaka.
{42806}{42873}Show yourself. I will go with you.
{42887}{42994}It seems I was not fast enough.
{43123}{43221}So hard to stay warm.
{43276}{43343}Are you one of my children?
{43369}{43456}- I can't remember any more.|- I need your help.
{43460}{43531}I need the sign for Masaka's temple.
{43574}{43618}It won't help you.
{43640}{43727}Korgano no longer pursues her.
{43752}{43820}Only he can stop her.
{44005}{44073}A line as the unending horizon.
{44118}{44170}A curve as...
{44294}{44361}A line as the unending horizon.
{44379}{44415}A curve...
{44419}{44496}..as the rolling hillside.
{44535}{44625}A point as a distant bird.
{44674}{44763}A ray as the rising sun.
{44822}{44851}Thank you.
{44910}{44940}Now...
{44970}{45011}Come sit with me.
{45050}{45094}Tend the fire.
{45313}{45348}I'm alone.
{45374}{45435}No one left to help me.
{45439}{45475}She's coming.
{45502}{45541}Are all the others dead?
{45545}{45611}- Did Masaka kill them?|- No.
{45627}{45740}She sent them away.|It will take them days to die.
{46548}{46588}Any progress, Mr La Forge?
{46614}{46692}I think I've found|the transformation program.
{46696}{46748}Will it accept the symbol?
{46752}{46822}I think so.|I've isolated the input pathways.
{46826}{46876}They're keyed to accept symbols.
{46880}{46979}If I input this one,|it should initiate the program.
{46983}{47047}- And create the temple?|- I hope so.
{47051}{47182}If this is the wrong symbol, it|might turn us into a chunk of rock.
{47186}{47250}The question is,|can we trust a personality
{47253}{47349}from an alien archive|that seems bent on taking us over?
{47353}{47429}Ihat risked his life|to show me that symbol.
{47433}{47548}Masaka killed him for doing it.|I think we have to risk it.
{47704}{47804}The deck has been cleared|of personnel. We may proceed.
{47808}{47873}- Cmdr Riker, we're ready.|- Understood.
{47900}{47997}- Initiate transformation.|- Inputting the symbol now.
{48196}{48262}It would seem|that this is Masaka's temple.
{48266}{48319}There is no one else here.
{48323}{48396}Ihat said|that if we created the temple,
{48400}{48466}then it would get her attention.
{48470}{48546}It may be some time|before she shows herself.
{48550}{48636}- How will she do that?|- I don't know.
{48729}{48758}Captain.
{48787}{48826}Take a look at this.
{49081}{49170}This is the first time I've seen|these two symbols paired.
{49174}{49216}That could be significant.
{49240}{49296}Look, there it is again.
{49331}{49374}And again.
{49378}{49421}And there again.
{49447}{49512}This is obviously|an important pairing.
{49645}{49702}"He isn't chasing her any more."
{49706}{49744}Sir?
{49748}{49874}Ihat said that someone called Korgano|isn't chasing Masaka any more.
{49878}{49999}And the old man said,|"He pursues her no longer."
{50003}{50179}In a sense, the small symbol|might be seen to be chasing Masaka.
{50183}{50301}The symbol suggests antlers|of some kind. Horns.
{50305}{50388}Maybe it is meant|to represent an animal.
{50392}{50456}Animals are worshipped|in many cultures.
{50459}{50552}That smaller symbol|could represent Korgano.
{50556}{50648}Ihat and the old man|said Korgano was the only one
{50652}{50691}who could control Masaka.
{50706}{50825}Many ritualistic cultures|incorporate the idea of balance
{50829}{50868}into their belief systems.
{50872}{50964}Now, Masaka is a queen.
{50994}{51060}A powerful, godlike figure.
{51101}{51175}It's not unrealistic to believe
{51179}{51268}that she might have a counterpart,|a consort.
{51272}{51382}Look around, see if you can see|that horn-like symbol anywhere else.
{52697}{52783}This is the most prominent|instance of the horn symbol.
{52787}{52873}Now it appears as though|Masaka's sun is chasing it.
{52877}{52960}- The sun chasing an animal?|- Maybe it's simpler.
{52964}{53062}Maybe their relationship|is more like the sun and the moon.
{53096}{53133}I see.
{53137}{53222}Masaka and Korgano,|switching positions.
{53226}{53274}The sun setting, the moon rising.
{53278}{53403}Exactly. Like two powerful rulers|changing places in a continual cycle.
{53407}{53516}And like the sun and the moon,|only one can be in ascendance.
{53540}{53670}If we can find Korgano in the archive|and bring him out,
{53674}{53764}then perhaps he could force|Masaka to leave.
{53768}{53835}But would we be better off|with him?
{53891}{53981}Ihat and the others didn't|seem to be frightened of Korgano.
{54061}{54095}Sir.
{54142}{54166}Masaka.
{54390}{54452}I am Capt Picard of the Federation...
{54456}{54498}Go away!
{54530}{54576}Please, hear us.
{54628}{54726}- Your archive is destroying...|- I do not hear you.
{54736}{54782}She will not even listen to us.
{54806}{54885}Then we will find someone|to whom she will listen.
{55022}{55068}I've found it, Captain.
{55072}{55146}This is the only place|where Korgano's moon symbol
{55150}{55225}appears by itself,|not linked with Masaka's.
{55229}{55310}I want you to access|the transformation program.
{55314}{55365}When you're ready, input the symbol.
{55369}{55455}- Isn't that risky?|- What will the result be?
{55459}{55553}The symbol might generate|Korgano's temple or Korgano himself.
{55566}{55648}In one sense,|Korgano is Masaka's nemesis.
{55652}{55767}Whatever this symbol represents,|it could be a means to control her.
{55771}{55848}If anyone has a better idea,|I will entertain it.
{55869}{55958}- I've accessed the program.|- Initiate the transformation.
{56207}{56245}Another mask.
{56366}{56454}You know, we could be|going about this the wrong way.
{56458}{56593}This is a ritualistic culture|based on symbol and myth.
{56597}{56671}Perhaps we should try|to confront them on those terms.
{56675}{56778}If I could incorporate myself|in their ritual,...
{56815}{56876}..then perhaps|Masaka would listen to me.
{56880}{56947}You're going to pose as Korgano?
{56951}{57067}We know so little about this culture,|and even less about Korgano.
{57071}{57136}How would you convince Masaka|that you're him?
{57140}{57176}I'm really not certain.
{57180}{57278}But there are similarities between|this culture and others I've studied.
{57282}{57361}I would imagine I'll improvise.|What's our status?
{57365}{57469}We have less than two hours before|there is nothing left of the ship.
{57473}{57531}At least, nothing we can recognise.
{57925}{57951}Masaka.
{58306}{58337}Korgano.
{58341}{58435}- Are you surprised to see me?|- I thought I had escaped you.
{58439}{58489}You should know that is impossible.
{58525}{58578}You are a fine hunter.
{58582}{58649}But I am a powerful prey.
{58653}{58691}You will never catch me.
{58695}{58783}Do you want to be the prey forever?
{58898}{58943}I thought I was alone.
{59020}{59101}I thought I would not|have to share the sky with you.
{59105}{59202}But without me, you are not complete.
{59253}{59292}I know you so well.
{59306}{59375}You live for the chase, as do I.
{59379}{59501}Will you not miss being the hunter,|pursuing me,
{59505}{59612}forcing me from the sky,|so that you can rise again?
{59635}{59686}You know me well, Korgano.
{59690}{59798}I think|that you are beginning to tire.
{59833}{59910}It is difficult,|brightening the sky forever.
{59978}{60023}I am getting sleepy.
{60101}{60154}You always do that to me.
{60193}{60260}So that you can wake|with the dawn,...
{60315}{60374}..and begin the hunt again.
{60406}{60449}Let the hunt begin again.
{60541}{60590}I am eager for that.
{60943}{60979}As am I.
{61078}{61172}Riker to Picard. It looks|like everything's back to normal.
{61176}{61219}Acknowledged.
{61279}{61325}Mr Data, are you alright?
{61329}{61424}I believe so, sir.|I am not certain what has happened.
{61428}{61474}Have I been dreaming again?
{61478}{61554}I'm afraid that would take|some time to explain.
{61602}{61680}Captain's log, stardate 47618.4.
{61684}{61797}Cmdr La Forge has disabled|the alien transformation program.
{61801}{61914}Starfleet has dispatched|archaeologists to study the archive.
{61918}{61951}I don't understand.
{61955}{62019}All the alien artefacts disappeared.
{62022}{62102}That one was not created|by the archive, sir.
{62106}{62193}That is the mask I originally made.|I have painted it.
{62197}{62236}- A memento.|- Yes, sir.
{62240}{62374}Although I am relieved to be rid|of those alien personalities,
{62378}{62460}in a sense, I am now empty.
{62488}{62544}I can imagine. Dr Crusher told me
{62548}{62640}that there were possibly|dozens of personalities inside you.
{62644}{62698}I suspect the number was greater.
{62702}{62805}My impression was of thousands,|of all ages and walks of life.
{62832}{62885}It was a remarkable experience.
{62898}{62984}Well, Data, you never|may become fully human,
{62988}{63093}but you've had an experience|that transcends the human condition.
{63097}{63174}You've been an entire civilisation.