Quotes
| Worf: |
"The Borg ship is undamaged." |
| Riker: |
"They couldn't have adapted that quickly." |
| Locutus: |
"The knowledge and experience of the human, Picard, is part of us now. It has prepared us for all possible courses of action." |
| Locutus: |
"Your resistence is hopeless...Number One." |
| Riker: |
"First Officer's Log, Stardate 44001.4. The Borg ship has resumed its course towards Earth. We are unable to pursue, pending repairs to the Enterprise." |
| LaForge: |
"We should be back up in eight to twelve hours, Admiral." |
| Hansen: |
"Well, we'll miss you at the party!" |
| Hansen: |
"We've mobilized a fleet of forty starships at Wolf-359, and that's just for starters. The Klingons are sending starships. Hell, we've even thought of opening communications with the Romulans!" |
| Hansen: |
"Lieutenant, a few years ago, I watched a freshman cadet pass four upperclassmen on the last hill of the forty-kilometer run at Delulin II. The damnest thing I ever saw, the only freshman to ever win the Academy Marathon. I made it my business to get to know that young fellow, and get to know him very, very well. And I'll tell you something. I never met anyone with more drive and determination or more courage than Jean-Luc Picard. And there is no way in hell that he would submit to the Borg. I want that clear." |
| Hansen: |
"He is...a casuality of war." |
| Hansen: |
"In less than twenty-four hours, this armada is going to hit that Borg vessel with everything we can muster. Either they survive or we don't. As for Picard, a great man has been lost. Your captain...my friend." |
| Hansen: |
"Commander Riker, I hearby promote you to the field commission of captain. The Enterprise is your ship now. Congratulations." |
| Riker: |
"Good luck, Admiral." |
| Hansen: |
"Hmm. To us all." |
| Shelby: |
"The main navigational deflector is functional again. Sherman and Barclay are running through the final testing sequence now." |
| Riker: |
"Commander, we don't have to like each other to work well together. As a matter of fact, I'd like you to continue to keep me on my toes." |
| Shelby: |
"Sir, I like to find that as the role of a first officer." |
| Riker: |
"Damn, you *are* ambitious, aren't you Shelby?" |
| Shelby: |
"Captain Riker, based on our past relationship, there's no reason for me to expect to becoming your first officer except that you need me. I know how to get things done and I have the expertise on the Borg." |
| Riker: |
"And you have a lot to learn, Commander." |
| Shelby: |
"Yes, sir." |
| Riker: |
"Almost as much as I had to learn when I came onboard as Captain Picard's first officer. A fact he reminded me of when I commented on what a pain-in-the-neck you were." |
| Shelby: |
"Yes, sir." |
| Data: |
"Starfleet reports it has engaged the Borg at Wolf-359, sir." |
| Riker: |
"Captain's Log, Stardate 44003.3. Repairs are complete, and the Enterprise is warping to rendevous with Starfleet at Wolf-359. Communications from the site of battle have been cut off, possibly due to Borg interferance." |
| Riker: |
"Lieutenant Worf, everyone in this room shares my respect for your service to this ship. But right now, I need your experience at Tactical. Commander Data, I realize your very nature omits ambition. Nevertheless, I want you to know that I seriously considered you as first officer." |
| Data: |
"Thank you, sir." |
| Riker: |
"But this is not the time for change. I need all of you where you are, where Captain Picard always relied on you. I have been, reluctantly, forced to conclude that Commander Shelby, our expert on the Borg is an ideal choice at this time for a first officer." |
| Troi: |
"In two or three weeks, Nanites may be all that's left of the Federation." |
| Riker: |
"I'm sure Captain Picard would have something meaningful and inspirational to say right now. To tell you the truth, I wish he was here, 'cause I'd like to here it too. I know how difficult this transition has been you all of you. I can take over for him. But I can never replace Captain Picard, nor would I ever try. Whatever the outcome, I'm sure our efforts in the coming battle, will justify his faith in all of us. Dismissed." |
| Riker: |
[Looks at the captains empty chair] "What would you do?" |
| Guinan: |
"May I speak to you, Captain?" |
| Riker: |
"Actually, Guinan, I--" |
| Guinan: |
"You know, Picard and I used to talk every now and then when one of us needed to. I guess I'm just used to having the captain's ear." |
| Riker: |
"What's on your mind?" |
| Guinan: |
"I've heard a lot of people talking down in Ten-Forward. They expect to be dead in the next day or so. They trust you, they like you, but they don't believe anyone can save them." |
| Riker: |
"I'm not sure anyone can." |
| Guinan: |
"When a man is convinced he's going to die tomorrow, he'll probably find a way to make it happen. The only one who can turn this around is you." |
| Riker: |
"I'll do Best I can." |
| Guinan: |
"You're going to have to do something you don't want to do. You have to let go of Picard." |
| Riker: |
"Maybe you haven't heard, I tried to kill him yesterday!" |
| Guinan: |
"You tried to kill whatever that is on the Borg ship...not Picard. Picard is still here with us...in this room. If he had died, it would've been easier. But he didn't. They took him from us, a piece at a time. Did he ever tell you why we're so close?" |
| Riker: |
"No." |
| Guinan: |
"Oh. Then let me just say that...our relationship...is beyond friendship, beyond family. And I *will* let him go. And you must do the same. There can only be *one* captain." |
| Riker: |
"It's not that simple. This was his crew, he wrote the book on this ship!" |
| Guinan: |
"If the Borg know everything he knows, it's time to throw that book away. You must let him go, Riker. It's the only way to beat him... the only way to save him. And *that*, is now your chair, Captain." |
[Watching the destruction of the fleet]
| Shelby: |
"The Tolstoi...the Kyushu...the Melbourne." |
| Riker: |
"Commander Shelby, prepare to initiate your plan to separate the saucer section when we find the Borg." |
| Shelby: |
"Sir, I must remind you that Captain Picard was briefed on that plan. The Borg will be prepared for it." |
| Riker: |
"I'm aware of that, Commander. In fact, I'm counting on it." |
| Riker: |
"Mister Data, Mister Worf, I have a special mission for you." |
| Riker: |
"Locutus of Borg, this is Captain William T. Riker of the U.S.S. Enterprise." |
| Locutus: |
"You may speak." |
| Riker: |
"We wish to end the hostilities." |
| Locutus: |
"Then you must unconditionally surrender." |
| Riker: |
"We are prepared to meet to discuss your terms." |
| Locutus: |
"It is unlikely you are prepared to discuss terms. It is more likely that this is an attempt at deception." |
| Riker: |
"Come now, Locutus. If Picard's knowledge and experience is a part of you, then you know that I have never lied to him. You should also implicitly trust me, is that not so?" |
| Locutus: |
"Picard implicitly trusted you." |
| Riker: |
"Then trust me now. Meet to discuss your terms." |
| Locutus: |
"Discussion is irrelevant. There are no terms. You will disarm all your weapons and escort us to Sector 001, where we will begin assimilating your culture and techno--" |
| Riker: |
"We would like time to prepare our people for assimilation." |
| Locutus: |
"Preparation is irrelevant. Your people will be assimilated as easily as Picard has been. Your attempt at a delay will not be successful, Number One. We will proceed to Earth, and if you attempt to intervene, we will destroy you." |
| Riker: |
"Then take your best shot, Locutus, 'cause we are about to 'intervene'." |
| Riker: |
"Reset subspace communications, Scrambler Code Riker-Alpha." |
| Riker: |
"Open fire, all weapons." |
| Riker: |
"Evasive manuevers, Pattern Riker-Alpha." |
| Wesley: |
"They're ignoring the saucer section completely." |
| Riker: |
"Just as you should, Captain." |
| Riker: |
"Ensign, evasive pattern, Riker-Beta." |
| Shelby: |
"Fire antimatter spread." |
| Data: |
"Shuttle launch confirmed. Departing Enterprise in exactly three seconds." |
| Worf: |
"Shuttle has penetrated the Borg electromagnetic field." |
| Worf: |
"Mission accomplished. We have him." |
| O'Brien: |
"Transport successful, sir." |
| Riker: |
"Once he was wired into the Borg, they knew everything that he knew. I just hope it goes both ways." |
| Beverly: |
"Jean-Luc, it's Beverly. Can you hear me?" |
| Locutus: |
"Beverly...Crusher, Doctor." |
| Beverly: |
"Yes." |
| Locutus: |
"A futile manuever. Incorrect strategy, Number One, to risk your crew and ship to retrieve only one man. Picard would never have approved. You underestimate us, if you believe this abduction is any concern." |
| Locutus: |
"There is no need for apprehension. I intend no harm...no harm. I will continue aboard this ship to speak for the Borg while they continue, without further diversion, to Sector 001, where they will force your unconditional surrender." |
| Beverly: |
"As long as these Borg implants are functioning, there's no way I can separate the man from the machine." |
| Data: |
"Then perhaps, there is a way I can access the machine, Doctor." |
| Locutus: |
"Worf, Klingon species, a warrior race. You too will be assimilated." |
| Worf: |
"The Klingon Empire will never yield!" |
| Locutus: |
"Why do you resist? We only wish to raise quality of life for all species." |
| Worf: |
"I like my 'species' the way it is!" |
| Locutus: |
"A narrow vision. You will become one with the Borg. You will all become one with the Borg." |
| Locutus: |
"The android, Data, primitive artificial organism. You will be obsolete in the new world order." |
| Shelby: |
"Captain, the Borg have entered Sector 001." |
| Riker: |
"Ensign Crusher, at their current speed, when will they reach Earth?" |
| Wesley: |
"Twenty-seven minutes." |
| Riker: |
"The soonest we can intercept?" |
| Wesley: |
[Sighs] "Forty-two minutes." |
| Data: |
"Counselor, hopefully you will be able to determine whether I am reaching Captain Picard." |
| O'Brien: |
"At what point should I shut it down if there's a problem?" |
| Data: |
"I do not know. I have never done this before." |
| Data: |
"Initiating first neural link." |
| Data: |
"First neural connection is confirmed. I cannot report any significant access to the Borg consciousness." |
| Data: |
"Second neural connection is confirmed. I still cannot report any significant access." |
| Data: |
"Proceeding with the final link." |
| Data: |
"Neural connection is complete. I have access to the Borg subspace signal. Processing...processing." |
| Troi: |
"Data..." |
| Data: |
"Standby. Processing...processing." |
| Data: |
"Fascinating. The Borg group consciousness is divided into subcommands, necessary to carry out all functions. Defense, communications, navigation. They are all controlled by a root command." |
| Data: |
"What is causing the increased neural activity is unclear." |
| Troi: |
"No it's not. It's him! It's Picard!" |
| Troi: |
"Troi to Bridge. Data has made first contact with Captain Picard." |
| Data: |
"It is Captain Picard himself who has somehow managed to intiate contact." |
| Worf: |
"Sir, the Borg have halted their approach to Earth." |
| Troi: |
"I think we got their attention." |
| Riker: |
"They're worried. They're worried because we have access to Picard. Mister Data, we have two minutes to figure out what we can do with it." |
| Data: |
"It is clear the Borg are either unwilling or unable to terminate their subspace links." |
| Beverly: |
"That might be their Achille's heel, Captain...their interdependency." |
| Riker: |
"What do you mean, Doctor?" |
| Beverly: |
"He is part of their collective consciousness now. Cutting him off would be like asking us to disconnect an arm or a foot. We can't do it." |
| Shelby: |
"They act as a single mind." |
| Riker: |
"One of them jumps off a cliff, they all jump off?" |
| Riker: |
"Mister Data, is it possible to plant a command into the Borg collective consciousness?" |
| Data: |
"It is conceivable, sir. But it would require altering the pathway from the root command, to affect all intricate branchpoints in the--" |
| Riker: |
"Make every effort, Mister Data." |
| Data: |
"Sir, what command shall I attempt to plant?" |
| Riker: |
"Something straightforward, like 'Disarm your weapons systems.'" |
| Data: |
"Attempting to reroute subcommand paths, Captain. Defense systems are protected by access barriers." |
| Data: |
"I am unable to penetrate the base systems command structure, Captain." |
| Shelby: |
"Try the power systems, Data. See if you can get them to power down." |
| Data: |
"Acknowledged. Attempting new power subcommand path." |
| Data: |
"I cannot penetrate Borg power subcommand structure, sir. All critical subcommands are protected, Captain." |
| Riker: |
"Mister Crusher, ready a collision course with the Borg ship." |
| Wesley: |
[What?] |
| Riker: |
"You heard me, a collision course!" |
| Wesley: |
"Yes, sir." |
| Riker: |
"Mister LaForge, prepare to go to warp power." |
| LaForge: |
"Aye, sir." |
| Picard: |
"Sleep..." |
| Beverly: |
"He's regaining consciousness." |
| Picard: |
"Sleep..." |
| Troi: |
"It's Captain Picard speaking, not Locutus." |
| Picard: |
"Sleep, Data." |
| Beverly: |
[To Picard] "You're exhausted." |
| Data: |
"Yes, Doctor. But If I may make a supposition. I do not believe his message was intended to express fatigue, but to suggest a course of action." |
| Riker: |
"Mister Crusher, engag--" |
| Data: |
"Data to Bridge, standby." |
| Data: |
"I am attempting to penetrate the Borg regenerate subcommand path. It is a low priority system that may be accessable." |
| Riker: |
"Mister Data, your final report." |
| Data: |
"Standby." |
| Riker: |
"I can't, Mister Data!" |
| Riker: |
"Mister Data, what the hell happened?" |
| Data: |
"I successfully planted a command into the Borg collective consciousness. It misdirected them to believe that it was time to regenerate. In effect, I put them all to sleep." |
| Riker: |
"'Sleep'?" |
| Data: |
"Yes, sir." |
| Riker: |
"Commander Shelby, take an Away Team and confirm that the Borg are... asleep." |
| Shelby: |
"Delighted, sir." |
| Shelby: |
"I'd say we're looking at a self-destruct sequence initiated by the Borg's malfunction. Do you want us to attempt to disarm it?" |
| Beverly: |
"There's no way to know what the destruction of the Borg ship will do to him." |
| Data: |
"We should also consider the advantages of further examination of the Borg and their vessel, sir." |
| Riker: |
"I don't think so." |
| Troi: |
"How do you feel?" |
| Picard: |
"Almost human...with just...a bit of a headache." |
| Riker: |
"How much do you remember?" |
| Picard: |
"Everything...including some brilliantly unorthodox strategy from...a former first officer of mine." |
| Picard and Riker: |
"Come." |
| Picard: |
"You'll make a fine officer for the task force, Commander." |
| Shelby: |
"We'll have the fleet back up in less than a year." |
| Shelby: |
"I imagine you'll have your choice of any Starfleet command, sir." |
| Riker: |
"Everyone is so concerned about my next job. With all due respect, Commander," [To Picard] "Sir, my career plans are my own business, and no one else's. but it's nice to know I have a few options." |
| Shelby: |
"I hope I have the fortune of serving with you again, sir." |
| Riker: |
"Course for Station McKinley ready and laid in, sir." |
| Picard: |
"Make it so, Number One." |
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