cannot continue with this investigation. I wish to be deactivated until the emotion chip is removed. Are you having some kind of malfunction? No, sir. I simply do not have the ability to control these emotions. Data, I have nothing but sympathy for what you're feeling, but right now, I need you to... Sir, I no longer want these emotions! Deactivating me is the only viable solution. Part of having feelings is learning to integrate them into your life, Data. Learning to live with them... - Sir... I cannot! - No matter what the circumstances. You will not be deactivated. You're an officer, and I require you to perform your duty. - That is an order, Commander. - Yes, sir. I will try, sir. Sometimes it takes courage to try, Data. Courage can be an emotion, too. Can you project the course of the ribbon? I believe so. Enhance grid 9-A. Where was the Amargosa star? You said that when the Amargosa star was destroyed, it affected the gravitational forces in this sector. Did the computer take that into account when it projected the ribbon's course? No. I will make adjustments. PICARD: That's what Soran's doing. He's changing the course of the ribbon. But why? Why would he... Why would he try to change its path? Why doesn't he fly into it with a ship? Every ship which has approached the ribbon has either been destroyed or severely damaged. He can't get to the ribbon, so he's trying to make the ribbon come to him. Does it pass near to any M-class planets? Yes, sir. There are two in the Veridian system. Well, it gets close to Veridian III, but not close enough. Data, what would happen to the ribbon's course if Soran destroyed the Veridian star itself? That's where he's going. It should be noted, sir, that the collapse of the Veridian star would produce a shock wave similar to the one we observed at Amargosa, destroying all the planets in this system. Veridian III is uninhabited. However, Veridian IV supports a pre-industrial humanoid society. Population? 230 million, sir. - Picard to bridge. - 'Worf here, sir.' Set a course for the Veridian system, maximum warp. KLINGON GROWLS Did you get anything from the human? No. His heart just wasn't in it. We have entered orbit of Veridian III. Prepare to transport me to the surface. Wait! When do we get our payment? Ha ha ha! LAUGHS This contains all the information you'll need to make a trilithium weapon. Hey! It's been coded. Once I'm safely to the surface, I'll transmit the decryption sequence to you...not before. Mistress, a Federation starship is entering the system. What? On viewer. HELMSMAN: They're hailing us. Du'cha. LURSA: We're still cloaked. They can't see us. PICARD: 'Klingon vessel. 'We know what you are doing, 'and we will destroy any probe launched toward the Veridian star. 'We demand that you return our chief engineer 'and leave this system immediately.' There's no time for this. Eliminate them. That is a galaxy-class starship. We are no match for them. I think it's time we gave Mr LaForge his sight back. WHISPERS Maybe they're not out there. They're trying to decide if a 20-year-old Klingon Bird of Prey can be a match for the Federation flagship. Perhaps they're on the surface. Sir. According to my calculations, a solar probe launched from either the Klingon ship or the planet's surface will take 11 seconds to reach the sun. But, since we do not have a point of origin, it'll take between 8 and 15 seconds to lock our weapons onto it. - That's a big margin of error. - Much too big. How long before the ribbon arrives? Approximately 47 minutes, sir. I have got to find some way to get to Soran. Klingon vessel decloaking directly ahead, sir. - They are hailing. - On screen. Captain. What an unexpected pleasure. Lursa, it is very important that I speak with Soran. I'm afraid the doctor is no longer aboard our ship. Then I will beam to
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