distortion wave approaching. Impact in 26 seconds. We can't handle many more jolts like that. Captain, I suggest we take the ship to full impulse. It will lessen the impact of the wave. Helm, full impulse. Mr Worf, all power to structural-integrity fields. - Aye, sir. - Stand by deflector shield. - We're ready. - Impact in five seconds. Engage deflector shield now. We are within the distortion wave. Hull stresses have exceeded maximum. Structural-integrity fields failing, decks ten to 16. Switching to backups. We're separating from the distortion wave. I'm compensating. - How long till we clear the rift? - 12 seconds. Hull stresses 120 percent above tolerance. A structural breach is imminent. We have cleared the rift, sir. Hull stress has returned to normal. Cancel red alert. Captain's log, stardate 47314.5. We have been continuing research while the Federation studies our preliminary reports on the rift. It appears certain that what we've seen here will have repercussions for many years. Our scans show a lot of subspace instability. If exposed to warp energies, they could create other rifts. - Dr Rabal? - Based on current patterns, we've projected where subspace rifts are likely to form over the next 40 years. This is how things are now. This is how they'll look in ten years. 20 years. 30 years. 40 years. Thank you, Doctor. Mr La Forge. We've received new directives from the Federation on this matter. "Until we can counteract the warp-field effect, our best course is to slow the damage." "Areas susceptible to warp fields are restricted to essential travel." "All Federation vessels as of now are limited to a speed of warp five." "Except in case of extreme emergency." The Klingons will observe that. The Romulans will not. And what about the Ferengi? And the Cardassians? The Federation's sharing our data with warp-capable species. We can only hope they realise it's in their own interests. Limiting warp speed will only prevent new rifts. What about this one? Right now there's not much we can do. The gravitational shifts are affecting my planet. Our climate is changing. The Federation will put a weather-control matrix on Hekaras II as a temporary solution. We're lucky the rift took place as far from the planet as it did. It gave us time. If there are no questions, you're dismissed. The thermal stabilisers for the Hekarans will be ready in a day. Very well. Geordi, I've spent the better part of my life exploring space. I've charted new worlds. I've met dozens of new species. I believe these were all valuable ends in themselves. Now, it seems that all this while, I was helping to damage the thing that I hold most dear. It won't turn out that way, Captain. We still have time to make it better.Captain's log, stardate 47410.2. The Atrean government has requested assistance in averting a natural disaster. Two geologists have come aboard. One is a human who has been living on Atrea IV. The situation has worsened since my husband and I contacted you. The molten core of our planet isn't just cooling, it's begun to solidify. Our gravitational field is affected. Seismic activity has increased by a factor of three. If the cooling continues at this rate, Atrea will become uninhabitable in 13 months. We could minimise seismic activity by creating isobaric fissures. That would be temporary. The only permanent solution is to reliquefy the core. These pockets in the magma layer, how close are they to the core? A few kilometres. Why? Data, is that close enough for ferroplasmic infusion? The procedure will involve using the ship's phasers to drill down through the planet's surface into the pockets where we would set up plasma-infusion units. We'll trigger the units by firing energy bursts through the shafts. I see. Injecting plasma directly into the core should trigger a chain reaction. That will reliquefy the magma. ------------------------------ Читайте также: - текст Бриллиантовая рука на английском - текст Хорнблауэр: Возмездие на английском - текст Тайна железной двери на английском - текст Протокол на английском - текст Мэри Поппинс на английском |