Who's this?
I'd say that that is Masaka.
lhat referred to her as queen.
It's not unusual
in ceremonial cultures
to find royalty
symbolised by a sun.
You said the personalities
were in awe of her, even terrified.
According to Data, the sun image
is also a symbol for death.
There it is again.
The same U-shaped symbol,
small and insignificant.
- Almost as if it's an afterthought.
- Captain.
This is incredible. These weren't
beamed here from the archives.
The matter here in ten-forward
has been transformed.
- Into living plants. How?
- I'm not sure.
But bit by bit,
this ship is being transformed.
We have been receiving reports
from the rest of the ship.
Part of deck 12 is now an aqueduct.
What are we being transformed into?
I'm not sure I want to find out.
I don't think we have any choice.
We must destroy that archive.
Our weapons' control systems
are inoperative.
However, we could reconfigure
a photon torpedo for a manual launch.
Make it so.
There's so much
we could have learned.
I really regret
losing that opportunity.
I've locked in the parameters.
What's the phase alignment now?
- Less than 0.7 percent.
- Good, that will do it.
- I'm sending...
- Sir.
The onboard power systems
are not functioning.
Let's see what's going on here.
Something tells me
we'd better get out of here.
Engineering to bridge.
Emergency transport, two to beam out.
We'd better talk here.
The observation lounge
has turned into a swamp.
So, what's our status?
So far, the archive has transformed
20 percent of the ship.
We've lost propulsion
and weapon systems.
Communications,
sensors, life-support?
We have communications
and sensors.
Life-support is unaffected.
I've analysed the alien plant forms.
They've developed
from biological matter on the ship.
The stone artefacts
are made in much the same way,
extrapolating from the ship's alloys.
The archive can transform
molecular structure,
including DNA,
into anything it wants.
So it's using our ship,
our alloys, our DNA,
to create elements
of its own culture.
But why? What does
the archive hope to accomplish?
Whatever the intent
that lies behind its process,
I won't permit this ship
to become an alien city.
Mr La Forge, any ideas?
We still haven't cut off that beam,
but I have accessed the archive
with an energy pulse.
If I locate the transformation
program, I could control it.
That's a good idea, but I feel
that the answer lies there.
With Masaka.
We must find her, access her.
Talk to her.
Hello.
Difficult to stay warm.
It's not warm enough,
not for an old man.
Tell me about Masaka.
My daughter.
Tell me, can I talk to her?
Children grow.
Forget their parents.
No.
Only Korgano can talk to Masaka.
Korgano? Who is that?
Well, aren't we the persistent one?
lhat.
- Is anyone else so charming?
- Masaka is taking over my ship.
- I told you she would.
- I want to talk with her.
But I understand that Korgano
is the only one who can do that.
Who told you that?
An old man. Masaka's father.
Yes.
Legend has it she chopped him up
and used his bones to make the world.
Any wonder he won't talk about her?
- How can I find Korgano?
- I don't know.
He's not chasing her any more.
- Where has he gone?
- Stop asking me questions.
I got away from her once.
I don't want her to find me.
I'll wind up on her sacrificial slab.
lhat, if she's looking
for a sacrifice, she can take me.
Perhaps then,
she'll stop looking for you.
Well, there's an idea.
Better you than me.
Very well. What do we do?
You must build Masaka's temple.
The Queen's temple.
That will get her attention.
- Very well. How?
- You need the sign.
I could give it to you,
so could the old man.
- But just try getting it from him.
- Give me the sign.
If she finds out...
...you can't imagine her rage.
She lets people die of thirst.
A terrible death.
Sometimes, she burns them alive.
She is glorious.
lhat, the sign. Give it to me.
If