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.