be surprised. I don't know what you're talking about. Of course you don't. Welcome home, Worf. I hope you don't mind, I let myself in. I promised Alexander I'd feed his beetle while you were both away. - So you do not live here? - What's that supposed to mean? It is a long story. Happy birthday, Worf. Will wanted a surprise party, but I knew you'd hate it, so I talked him out of it. Thank you. I know Klingons like to be alone on their birthdays. You probably want to meditate or hit yourself with a painstik. Deanna. You do not have to leave. I have not had dinner. Would you care to join me? I'd love to. Champagne.I don't see why we have to do this every year. I thought the teachers agreed they wouldn't do this any more. Capt Picard Day is one of the children's favourite activities. They look forward to it all year. Why does it have to be me? You're the Captain. They look up to you. You're a role model for them. Well, they seem to have a somewhat exaggerated impression of me. The resemblance is striking. Wouldn't you agree, Number One? Isn't there something you can do? I'll be on the bridge. Will. The finalists will be here soon. You have to pick first, second and third, and four honourable mentions. Worf to Captain. Transmission from Admiral Blackwell. It is coded Priority One. Put it through. Excuse me. - Yes, Admiral? - Captain. What is your status? We are conducting energy-output studies of the Merkoria Quasar. All systems normal and fully operational. Good. I'm postponing the quasar study for the moment. The Enterprise is to rendezvous with the Starship Crazy Horse in Sector 1607 immediately. You may exceed warp-speed limitations for the duration of this assignment. I understand. What is our assignment? I'd prefer not to discuss it over subspace channels. The Crazy Horse will be carrying someone from Starfleet Intelligence. - He'll brief you when he arrives. - Very well. Capt Picard Day? Yes. It's for the children. I'm... - I'm a role model. - I'm sure you are. Starfleet out. So, who won the contest? Paul Menegay, a seven-year-old. He did a clay sculpture of my head. Was that the orange one with lumpy skin? Yes. You'll be interested in our Cmdr Riker Day next month. I'm considering making an entry myself. Great. - Energise. - Aye, sir. Will. I bet you never thought you'd see me again. It's good to see you. Sure. You look like you're about to faint. No. It's just been a long time. Capt Jean-Luc Picard. Admiral Erik Pressman. Pressman. Of course. You were Will's first commanding officer on the Pegasus. That's right. The Pegasus is the reason I'm here. Sir? She's still out there. And the Romulans have found her. 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. As you know, the Pegasus was lost 12 years ago with most of her crew. I was her captain. Cmdr Riker was my helmsman. I remember. The ship was destroyed by a warp-core breach. The Captain and I made it to a pod before the breach became critical. From space, we observed an explosion which vaporised the ship. No wreckage was found, so Starfleet declared the ship destroyed. However, all that changed three days ago. Starfleet Intelligence has an operative in Romulan High Command. He sent us a message that a Romulan warbird located a piece of debris which was identified as being from the Pegasus. The warbird was ordered to locate the rest of the ship. Why do they want pieces of a 12-year-old starship? The Pegasus was a prototype. Experimental engines. In fact, some of our designs were used on the Enterprise. There are things on board the Romulans would love to have. - What are our orders? - To find the ship. Salvage it if possible. Destroy it if ------------------------------ Читайте также: - текст Звезда на английском - текст В созвездии быка на английском - текст Код Да Винчи на английском - текст Ловец снов на английском - текст Свой среди чужих, чужой среди своих на английском |