Detailed synopses...

THE DREAM Captain Picard is among the countless drones that surround the Borg cube. Countless others have also been assimilated. Then a familiar voice speaks to him, "Locutus". Picard wakes from this terrible nightmare, and gets up. He goes to the bathroom in his Ready-Room to wash his face, but then realizes that something is wrong. Something within his face writhes and he realizes that it is one of the Borg servos which punches through his cheeks. Only a subspace transmission wakes him up from the nightmares, when Admiral Hayes informs him that Iborg colony has been totally destroyed and that long range sensors on Deep Space Five have picked up, when Picard intervenes and says "I know, the Borg." Admiral Hayes is dubious how Picard knew.

THE PRIME DIRECTIVE Picard soon receives word that the fleet have engaged the Borg. Picard rushes out to the Bridge and soon puts Starfleet audios on speakers. The Defiant, commanded by Lt. Commander Worf, one of their comrades, is among the ones battling the Borg. Picard soon asks for the transmission off and when he can't handle it himself, violates a direct order from Starfleet and heads for the front lines. Everyone obeys with Data saying, "To hell with our orders." Picard orders Red Alert and everyone to battlestations. He then takes his place on his chair and orders, "Engage".

THE BATTLE When the Enterprise arrive to its destination, they find the fleet heavily engaged with the Borg. Worf's Defiant is heavily damaged, and Worf suggests that it is a good day to die. He orders the conn to set a ramming course, but the conn picks up something on his sensors. He reports the ship as the Enterprise. The Enterprise draws the Borg ship's fire and soon Picard orders Transporter Room Three to beams over their survivors. Picard soon takes over the fleet when its flagship is destroyed. Picard orders every ship to fire on the coordinates he relayed.

MINOR VICTORY Data confirms that the target indicated is not a vital part of the ship. Picard says to trust him and when the fleet is ready, the fleet fires on the heavily damaged Borg ship. The Borg cube explodes in a fiery blaze, but just before its destruction, it releases a Borg sphere heading directly for Earth. Data soon reports that the Borg sphere is heading for Earth, and Picard orders a pursuit course. Meanwhile, Lt. Commander Worf comes onto the Bridge and Picard says, "We could use some help at tactical."

THE PAST When they arrive on Earth, Data reports that the Borg has created a temporal vortex and traveled back through time. It's population is nine-billion, all Borg. Everyone is shocked, and Picard reveals that they went back and assimilated earth in the year 2064, jeopardizing the first warp-flight test. Picard orders Lt. Hawk to enter the temporal vortex and the Enterprise just passes through as the vortex collapses, and he must do everything he can to save Earth and their own future. After the vortex closes, they see a Borg sphere firing on the hapless earth. Picard fires on the sphere and it is destroyed immediately.

THE DESTRUCTION On the past Earth, the Borg sphere has seemingly destroyed a small camp, where Dr. Zefram Cochrane and Lily Sloane were. Their is no sign of them. A landing party consisting of Picard, Data and Dr. Crusher go in search of survivors, and more importantly, Dr. Zefram Cochrane. They find no sign of them and Data informs that they must consider the possibility that they were killed in the attack. Picard is at the real Phoenix that embarked a whole new era of peace, thus the beginning of Starfleet. Soon Dr. Crusher informs that a radiation leak is poisoning the room and thus innoculates everyone.

THE ATTACK FROM LILY Soon the away-team is attacked by a fearful woman who assaults them with a primitive weapon. Picard tries to settle her down but to no avail. Thus he sends Data, who will be unaffected by the deadly bullets, to contact the afraid woman. He jumps forty-feet down the silo to the much surprise of a bewildered woman. The woman faints soon after. Picard and Crusher goes to her side to give medical aid, but Crusher says her radiation is too severe and must be treated in sickbay. Picard is about to object about the Prime Directive, but Crusher warns she will remain sedated.

THE DREADFUL POSSIBILITY Picard also informs Geordi to beam down the planet with a repair team to begin salvage operation of the damaged Phoenix. Geordi in Engineering leaves Porter in command, and asks him to find out why it's so hot in there. Counselor Troi informs Picard that she cannot find Cochrane anywhere and Picard orders her to resume the search. While Porter is scanning the Jefferies Tube for a malfunction, he sees a shadow crawling through. He asks if anyone is meant to be in the Jefferies Tube, but is soon met by the Borg's wrath. The lieutenant down below is worried and goes to rescue him, when she too is met by the Borg's wrath. Soon Picard senses an ominous threat aboard the Enterprise and checks to make sure if its alright. Worf explains that they are experiencing environmental difficulties and the temperature have risen the last few minutes. Picard and Data return to the ship, sending Riker to lead the away-team mission.

THE RECONAISSANCE TEAM Picard assembles a security team to combat the Borg. They have remodulated their phasers so that they can down the Borg, but Picard warns that they will adapt quickly. Plus Picard informs the team that they mustn't hesistate to fire upon their own crewmates who may have been assimilated by the Borg. Before they head off, Worf informs Picard that he should return to the Bridge and mustn't get involved with their team. Picard curtly notes his objection and heads off.

OUT OF TIME Meanwhile, on the surface below, Riker watches as Troi gets inebriated. He is surprised and his voice cannot be heard thanks to a blaring music that's coming from an old-fashioned jukebox. When he pulls the plug on the jukebox, he is met by a hurtling bottle, from the same inebriated Dr. Zefram Cochrane. The drunken Troi introduces Cochrane to Riker, to which Cochrane suggests, "Husband?" Troi answers no, to Cochrane's surprise and thankfulness. Riker soon informs Troi that they're running out of time, and must consider the possibility of telling him the truth. Troi says he wouldn't believe her cover story and that she must try every counselling technique in her book, as time is at a minimum. Cochrane finally finds the plug to the jukebox and music begins blaring again and Troi finally relents as she is knocked unconscious.

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