This is Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the U.S.-- We have analyzed your defensive capabilities as being unable to withstand us. If you defend yourselves, you will be punished. Captain, you are being hailed. I am? Yes, Captain. By name. Data, is it the same ship we faced at J-25? Uncertain Commander, but the
dimensions are precisely the same. On screen. I am Captain Jean-Luc Pica--- Jean-Luc Picard, Captain of the starship Enterprise,
registry NCC-1701-D, You will lower your shields and prepare to transport yourself aboard our vessel. If you do not cooperate, we will destroy your ship. You have committed acts of aggression
against the United Federation of Planets. If you do not withdraw immed-- You will surrender yourself or we will destroy your ship. Your defensive capabilities are unable to withstand a--- Captain Jean-Luc Picard, you lead the strongest ship of the Federation fleet. You speak for your people. I have nothing to say to you and I
will resist you with my last ounce of strength. Strength is irrelevant. Resistance is futile. We wish to improve ourselves. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to
our own. Your culture will adapt to service ours. Impossible. My culture is based on freedom and self-determination. Freedom is irrelevant. Self-determination is irrelevant. You must comply. We would rather die. Death is irrelevant. Your archaic cultures are authority driven. To facilitate our introduction into your societies, it has been
decided that a human voice will speak for us in all communications. You have been chosen to be that voice. We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ships. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to
our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile. We are the Borg.
Existence as you know it is over. We will add your biological and technological
distinctiveness to our own. Resistance is fut-- They are hailing us. Open a channel. We are the Borg. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile. They've locked onto us with
a tractor beam. Borg vessel This is Captain Janeway of the starship Voyager. I have tactical information about Species 8472. I want to negotiate. Negotiation is irrelevant. You will be assimilated. Borg vessel, what you're receiving is a sample of the knowledge we possess. If you don't disengage your tractor beam immediately, I will have that data destroyed. You have ten seconds to comply. We know you're in danger of being defeated. You can't afford to risk losing this information. Disengage your tract-- State your demands. I want safe passage through your space. Once my ship is beyond Borg territory, I'll give you our research. Unacceptable. Our space is vast. Your passage would require too much time. We need the technology now. If I give it to you now, you'll assimilate us. Species 8472 must be stopped. Our survival is your survival. Give us the technology. No. Safe passage first--or no deal. State your proposal. Let's work together, combine our resources. Even if we do give you the technology now,
you're still going to need time to develop it. By working together...we can create a weapon more quickly. If you escort us through your space,
we can perfect the weapon as we-- You have entered Grid 92 of Subjunction 12. Proceed. All right. We've analyzed one of the alien vessels...and it appears to be constructed of organic material vulnerable to the modified nanoprobes. I suggest we begin thinking about
a large-scale delivery system: A way to infect their ships and destroy them at the mic-- We will begin. What are you doing? A neural transceiver is required for maximum communication. We will work as one mind. No, that wasn't the agreement. The neural link is temporary. You will not be damaged. I don't care. I prefer to communicate verbally, thank you. Your primitive communication is inefficient. On the contrary; we work better with our individuality intact. Surely we've proven that to you by now. Irrelevant. You must comply. We must do nothing. Tell your drone to remove the transceiver. Species 8472 has penetrated Matrix 010 Grid 19. Eight planets destroyed, three hundred twelve vessels disabled: Four million six hundred twenty-one Borg eliminated. We must seize control of the Alpha Quadrant vessel and take it into the alien realm. We understand. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile. Your distinctiveness will be added to our own. Annika! You will be assimilated. You will be assimilated. Seven of Nine, Grid Nine Two of Subjunction Twelve, You will be assimilated. You have been experiencing hallucinations, flashbacks? Yes. Does that usually occur when a resonant signal is activated? No. Seven of Nine, Grid 92 of Subjunction 12. But I can hear them...calling me. You don't have to beg me, you don't even have to ask. All you have to do is make a choice. I can survive alone. That's where you belong. No. End your pain! Just walk through that door and you'll never be alone again. It's not real! Seven of Nine, Resistance is futile. Bridge! We are the Borg. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile. A Borg proximity signal has been detected. Origin: Unimatrix 325 Grid 006. Alter course to intercept. This station will give you access to the shield generators. They are hailing us. Open a channel. We are the Borg. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile. I can hear them...in my mind. He's inside the sphere. We are the Borg. You will be assimilated. My technology is superior. Stop your attack or I will destroy you. Your technological distinctiveness will be added to our own. Resistance is futile. It's heading directly for the nebula. If they get too close, their hull will collapse. Terminate your interface. A vessel has been detected: Unimatrix 424 Grid 116. Activate. Alter course to intercept. Vessel identified: Federation Starfleet, Intrepid class. 143 life forms. Prepare for assimilation. We are the Borg. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile. Break off your pursuit or we'll open fire. Irrelevant. Is it? You've scanned our vessel. You know we can match your firepower. You will be assimilated. Regenerate primary shield
matrix. Remodulate weapons. Security breach: Starfleet photon torpedo. Disarm weapon. A vessel has been detected: Unimatrix 424 Grid 03. Activate. Vessel identified: Federation Starfleet, Class 2 shuttlecraft. Three life forms. It's no use. They've locked onto our shield modulators. They're adapting the second we change frequencies. We are the Borg. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile. You have failed them. Shields to maximum, photon torpedoes full volley. Fire. Computer, report. Enemy shields are intact. We are the Borg. I know very well who you are. Stand down your weapons. State your designation. Emergency command hologram, at your service. Designation unknown. Not for long. This is the last time I'm going to ask you: stand down your weapons. Turn back, while you still can. You will be assimilated. Over my dead program. Computer, activate the photonic cannon. The photonic cannon is online. Fire! There should be thousands of drones manning
the vessel but I'm picking up only five signatures. We are the Borg. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile. It doesn't sound like they've lost their confidence. Their shield generators are too deep inside the vessel.
Our weapons can't reach them. Open a channel. Borg vessel, this is the starship Voyager. You're holding our crewmen. We're willing to cease firing if you return them. Negotiation is irrelevant. You will be assimilated. Not today and not by you. Agree or I'll resume firing. They are scanning us. We will return your crew members...in exchange for specific technology. Talk about unusual behavior: the Borg negotiating? What technology? Your navigational deflector. Disengage it from your secondary hull. I'll consider the exchange, but first I want to
be certain my crewmen are unharmed and alive. You have scanned our vessel. Our scans were inconclusive. We want to see them for ourselves. You may transport one individual. Seven. State your designation. Seven of Nine. These drones have not fully matured; where are the others? There are no others. The drones aboard this vessel were-- --deactivated. We are the Borg. Target their tractor beam generator. Phasers targeted. Fire. No effect. We are the Borg. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile. Perhaps not. Vessel identified: U.S.S. Voyager. We will pursue and assimilate. No, they haven't compromised our security.
Let the vessel continue...for now. I'll keep an eye on them. Voyager has altered course. Current position:
Spatial Grid 362. Trajectory: 112 mark 5. I don't know how you do it: all those voices talking at once.
You must get terrible headaches. Voyager has entered Aperture 823.
Access Transwarp Corridor 09. Redirect vessels to intercept active subject-- --corridor--corridor-- --Voyager--4D--F--U.S.S.--S.--0--09--9--9-- --transwarp--transwarp--intercept--intercept-- Must be something you assimilated. They set us up. They're hailing us: audio only. This is Captain-- You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile. --prepare for assimilation--116 grid 03--grid 03-- Doctor? We are Borg.
