not wrong. Serova's theories rested on unprovable assumptions. Seems to me she managed to prove them. By using methods any reputable scientist would never employ. Yeah. She was willing to die in order to make her point. We should have listened to her. We reviewed Serova's research to the best of our abilities. We were prepared to continue studying. But that was unsatisfactory. I can remember trying to get people to believe me without proof. You would not have resorted to such extremes. But she had to, just to get us to listen. Why was I so resistant? Her aggressive methods created an adversarial situation. Yeah. Maybe I was taking the whole thing personally. I do not understand. Maybe I was a little threatened. The thought that warp engines might be doing some kind of damage. It's going to take half an hour for the nacelles to saturate. Will you call me when they're done? - Commander. - May I join you? I'm sorry about your sister. Thank you. I'm trying to tell myself she died for what she believed in. But, somehow, that isn't much comfort. I wish it could have happened differently. I should have checked the research more closely. It's possible I missed something. No. You didn't miss anything. The problem was time. We needed more time to do the proper research. Serova wasn't willing to wait. Yeah. I guess the question is now, where do we go from here? We can't look at space travel the same way. We have to change. I've been in Starfleet a long time. We depend on warp drive. I don't know how easy it will be to change. It won't be easy at all. Warp-pulse calculations are complete. We will be firing the engines for 6.3 seconds before disengaging. - Damage-control teams standing by. - Course to the Fleming is plotted. Mr La Forge, whenever you're ready. Aye, sir. Initiating warp pulse now. Engines disengaged. We are now entering the rift. Hull stresses increasing. 83 percent of maximum tolerance and rising. - When will we reach the Fleming? - One minute, 22 seconds. Transporter rooms standing by. I'm picking up power emissions from the Fleming. They may be attempting to initiate their warp drive. They could have repaired their engines. - Captain, if they activate... - I know. - Can we establish communication? - There is too much interference. How long until we reach transporter range? - 53 seconds. - We're not going to make it. Captain, they have initiated warp drive. - Report. - Damage on decks six and 14. - Our integrity field is holding. - And the Fleming? Their life-support systems are failing. Transporter rooms, prepare evacuation procedures. Captain, when the Fleming activated their warp drive, the rift increased by 2.3 percent. We no longer have sufficient momentum to escape. Distortion-wave intensity has increased by a factor of ten. We are within transporter range of the Fleming. Commencing evacuation procedures. Distortion waves occurring every 59 seconds. Hull stress is nearing maximum tolerance. Can we force an EPS discharge through the impulse reactor? I do not believe so. The explosion would destroy the saucer section. Captain, we may not have to use warp engines. How, Geordi? When did you last go surfing? - A distortion wave. - Exactly. If we phase-match our shield to the EM variance of the distortion wave, the next one will pull us along with it. We could ride it through the rift then break away. - If we survive the ride. - Is everyone off the Fleming? The last of the crew has beamed aboard. Alright, Mr La Forge. Get us out of here. Yes, sir. Phase-matching the deflector shields now. The next wave will impact in 14 seconds. Matching phases. Prepare to engage the deflector shield on my mark. Ten seconds. And mark. Engage deflector shield, full power. We lost it. We were unable to maintain phase match. - What went wrong? - Speed differential was too high. Another ------------------------------ Читайте также: - текст Хоттабыч на английском - текст Письма мёртвого человека на английском - текст Соседские мальчишки на английском - текст Степфордские жены на английском - текст Упущенная галактика на английском |