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Star Trek: Voyager

This is what you wanted all along, isn't it... to go back to your Collective? You should...

Seven of Nine:
[Janeway and Seven are behind a forcefield on the bridge of the Dauntless, an alien ship disguised as a Starfleet vessel with Arturis, their deceiver at the helm]
Where are you taking us? Arturis:
[without turning around]
Home. Captain Janeway:
How'd you create the Starfleet Bridge? Holograms? Arturis:
Particle synthesis. Beyond your understanding. Captain Janeway:
Is this what your people do? Prey on innocent ships? Arturis:
Innocent? Typical of Captain Janeway... self-righteous. Captain Janeway:
[that gives Janeway pause for thought]
If I've offended you or your people in some way... please tell me. Arturis:
[wheeling around]
Diplomacy, Captain? Your diplomacy destroyed my world! Captain Janeway:
[aghast]
What? What are you saying? Arturis:
[slowly approaches them both]
You negotiated an agreement with the Borg Collective - safe passage through they're space... and in return, you helped them defeat one of they're enemies. Seven of Nine:
Species 8472. Arturis:
In your colourful language, yes... Species 8472. [back to Janeway] Arturis:
Did it ever occur to you that there were those of us in the Delta Quadrant with a vested interest in that war? [months of suppressed anger now comes pouring out of him] Arturis:
Victory would have meant annihilation of the Borg... but you couldn't see beyond the bow of your own ship! Captain Janeway:
In my estimation, Species 8472 posed a greater threat than the Borg. Arturis:
Who were you to make that decision? A stranger to this quadrant! Captain Janeway:
There wasn't exactly time to take a poll - I had to act quickly. Arturis:
My people managed to elude the Borg for centuries. Outwitting them... always one step ahead. But in recent years, the Borg began to weaken our defences... they were closing in... and Species 8472 was our last hope to defeat them. You took that away from us! The outer colonies were the first to fall. 23 in a matter of hours. Our sentry vessels tossed aside... no defence against the storm... and by the time they had surrounded our star system... hundreds of Cubes... we had already surrendered to our own terror. A few of us managed to survive. 10... 20,000. I was fortunate. I escaped with a vessel. Alone... but alive. [pointing at Seven but still talking to Janeway] Arturis:
I don't blame them. They were just drones... acting with they're collective instinct. You... you had a choice! Captain Janeway:
[more sympathetic now]
I'm sorry for what happened to your people but try to understand... I couldn't have known. Arturis:
It took me months to find you. I watched... and waited for my opportunity to make you pay for what you'd done. Then, the Starfleet message... and I knew that you're selfish desire to get home would surface again. That I could lure you to this vessel... That I could see to it that you'd all be assimilated and spend the rest of eternity as Borg. I was hoping to get your entire crew... but I'll settle for the two of you. [he returns to the helm] Arturis:
In a matter of hours, this ship will return to my homeworld... inside Borg space. Seven of Nine:
When that happens, you will be assimilated as well. Arturis:
That's irrelevant. [to Seven] Arturis:
This is what you wanted all along, isn't it... to go back to your Collective? You should thank me. [focuses all his attention on piloting the Dauntless now, oblivious to a worried Janeway and a pensive Seven]

Full Transcript

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What What are you saying
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You negotiated an agreement
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with the Borg collective
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safe passage through their space and in return
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you helped them defeat one of their enemies
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Species 8472
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ln your colorful language yes Species 8472
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Did it ever occur to you that there were those of us
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in the Delta Quadrant with a vested interest in that war
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Victory would have meant annihilation of the Borg
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but you couldn't see beyond the bow of your own ship
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ln my estimation
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Species 8472 posed a greater threat than the Borg
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Who were you to make that decision
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a stranger to this Quadrant
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There wasn't exactly time to take a poll
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l had to act quickly
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My people managed to elude the Borg for centuries
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outwitting them always one step ahead
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But in recent years the Borg began to weaken our defenses
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They were closing in
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and Species 8472 was our last hope to defeat them
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You took that away from us
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The outer colonies were the first to fall
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23 in a matter of hours
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Our sentry vessels tossed aside
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No defense against the storm
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And by the time they had surrounded our star system
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hundreds of cubes
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we had already surrendered to our own terror
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A few of us managed to survive ten 20 000
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l was fortunate
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l escaped with a vessel alone but alive
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l don't blame them
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They were just drones
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acting with their collective instinct
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You
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You had a choice
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l am sorry for what happened to your people
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but try to understand
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l couldn't have known
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lt took me months to find you
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l watched and waited for my opportunity
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to make you pay for what you'd done
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Then the Starfleet message
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And l knew that your selfish desire to get home
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would surface again
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that l could lure you to this vessel
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that l could see to it that you'd all be assimilated
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and spend the rest of eternity as Borg
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l was hoping to get your entire crew
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but l'll settle for the two of you
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ln a matter of hours
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this ship will return to my homeworld
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inside Borg space
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When that happens you will be assimilated as well
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That's irrelevant
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This is what you wanted all along isn't it
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To go back to your collective
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You should thank me
Duration
177 seconds
Views
746
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:24
Uploaded
Apr 22, 2023
Season
4
Episode
26
Production
Procinex,Protor Film,Prisma de Cinematografía

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Movie Summary

Pulled to the far side of the galaxy, where the Federation is seventy-five years away at maximum warp speed, a Starfleet ship must cooperate with Maquis rebels to find a way home.