custody.
- Alpha seven to Alpha nine.
- Go ahead.
- Stand by to beam me aboard.
- Standing by.
Take the ship
back to the Enterprise.
You're going with them?
It's been a long time since
I really felt I belonged somewhere.
Could you tell Capt Picard
something for me?
- Of course. What is it?
- Tell him I'm sorry.
So long, Ro. Take care of yourself.
Goodbye, Will.
Energise.
She seemed very sure
that she was doing the right thing.
I think her only regret
was that she let you down.
Here's my report.That was an incredible program!
I am glad you approve.
I have always found the Black Sea
at night to be most stimulating.
Worf, we were walking barefoot
on the beach
with balalaika music in the air,
an ocean breeze washing over us,
stars in the sky, a full moon rising,
and the most you say
is "stimulating"?
It was...
...very stimulating.
What?
I don't spend nearly enough time
on the holodeck.
I should take my own advice
and go there to relax.
Next time, I'll choose the program.
If you like the Black Sea,
you'll love Lake Cataria on Betazed.
Deanna, perhaps before the next time,
we should discuss Cmdr Riker.
- Why? Is he coming along?
- No.
But I do not wish...
It would be unfortunate if he...
If you and I are going to continue,
I do not wish to hurt his feelings.
Worf, I think it's alright
to concentrate on our feelings,
yours and mine.
Counsellor!
What's today's date?
The date!
- Stardate 47988.
- 47988...
- Captain, what's wrong?
- 47988.
I'm not sure.
I don't know how or why, but...
...l'm moving back and forth
through time!
Space, the final frontier.
These are the voyages
of the Starship Enterprise.
Its continuing mission,
to explore strange new worlds...
...to seek out new life
and new civilisations...
...to boldly go
where no one has gone before.
I felt as if
I had physically left the Enterprise.
I was in another time, another
place. I was somewhere in the past.
Can you describe where you were?
What it looked like?
You see,
it's all slipping away so fast.
It's like... It's like waking up
from a nightmare.
I...
It was years ago, before I
took command of the Enterprise.
I was talking to someone,
I can't remember who!
And then it all changed.
I was no longer in the past.
I was now an old man in the future.
And I was outside
and I was doing something.
I can't remember what it was.
I'm sorry. It's all gone.
I just can't remember.
It's alright. Have you considered
that this might be just a dream?
No, it was much more than a dream.
The smells, the sounds,
the very touch of things...
...much more real than a dream.
How long did you spend
in each time period?
Did it seem like minutes, hours?
You see, I can't say.
At first, I had a sense
of confusion, disorientation.
I wasn't sure where I was.
And then, all that passed
and it all seemed perfectly natural,
as though I belonged in that time.
But I can't...
Capt Picard to the bridge!
Captain, we've got a problem with
the warp core or the phase inducers
or some other damn thing!
Geordi!
Hello, Captain,
or should I call you Ambassador?
I haven't been called that
for some time, either.
How about Mr Picard?
How about Jean-Luc?
I don't think
I could get used to that.
Good Lord. Geordi.
- Well! How long has it been?
- Nine years.
No, no, no!
Since you last called me Captain,
since we were all together
on the Enterprise?
Close to 25 years.
25 years!
Well, time has been good to you.
A little too good in some places.
Can I give you a hand here?
Well, I'm just tying up some vines.
You've got leaf miners. You might
want to try a bacillus spray.
My wife is quite a gardener.
I've picked up a little bit of it.
- How is Leah?
- Just wonderful.
Busy as ever. She's just been made
director of the Daystrom Institute.
What about the little ones?
Brett, Alandra and...
- Sydney.
- Sydney.
Well, they're not so little any more.
Brett is applying
to Starfleet Academy next