EPISODES 76 & 77 : PART C

In his office Annorax looks at the only part of his wife he has left - a lock of her hair.

Obrist reports to Annorax on the temporal incursion at the Zahl homeworld, i.e. its destruction using the temporal weapon: "The Krenim Imperium has been restored to power. Our territory now includes 849 inhabited worlds spanning 5,000 parsecs. ... No superior enemy forces, no unexpected diseases. Calculations indicate a 98% restoration. Our race is thriving once again!"
Annorax: "The er colony at Kyana Prime. That was restored as well?"
Obrist: "No, sir. In this timeline the Imperium does not extend that far."
Annorax: "Then our mission has failed. Begin calculations for the next incursion."
Obrist: "Sir, we have just accomplished the impossible. A 98% restoration! Another incursion, even a minor one, could undermine everything. We should dismantle this weapon, and rejoin our people."
Annorax: "No, not until every colony, every individual, every blade of grass is restored."
Obrist: "Please, we should be satisfied with what we have accomplished. For two hundred years we have never come this close!"
Annorax: "Not close enough."

Obrist: "If I may speak my thoughts. Many among the crew are convinced you have lost your objectivity. They think your quest for precision is unrealistic. Sir, we will never restore 100% of what we had. We can manipulate the time continuum for another ten centuries. It will never happen."

Annorax: "Return to your station and begin a new set of calculations. Is that clear?" Obrist: "Perfectly." Annorax: "You surprise me, Obrist. After so many years, you still see time through conventional eyes. 'Never' is a word that has no meaning here. As long as we stay on this vessel, protected from space time, we have all eternity to accomplish our mission."

DAY 32

Voyager continues to be attacked by the Krenim. Fire cannot be returned because weapons are down, and Tuvok also reports that his attempt to modify Voyager's shielding was unsuccessful.

Tuvok says that Voyager has 11 photon torpedoes left. The torpedo launchers are offline, so Janeway orders Tuvok to deploy 4 of the torpedoes like mines.

The Krenim ship explodes. For picture sequence of the photon torpedoes being deployed like mines, beam here.

Janeway to Chakotay: "I'll be in my Ready Room. You have the Bridge. What's left of it."

Chakotay visits Janeway in her damaged Ready Room.

Chakotay: "I'll be blunt. Our strategy is failing. It was a good idea to try and create temporal shielding, but it isn't working."
Janeway: "Not yet but it will. With every attack we're getting more information about their chronoton weapons."
Chakotay: "How many attacks will it take? Before long there won't be a ship left to protect."
Janeway: "We don't have a choice."
Chakotay: "Maybe we do."
Janeway: "Here comes the part I'm not going to like."

Chakotay: "We should consider leaving the ship behind. Breaking the crew into smaller groups: escape pods, shuttles, each one with its own course. If all goes well we'll rendezvous the other side of Krenim space." Janeway: "Then what?" Chakotay: "We'll cross that bridge when we come to it, but at least we'd be increasing our chances of survival." Janeway: "Abandon ship? The answer's no. I'm not breaking up the family, Chakotay. We're stronger as a team - one crew, one ship. The moment we split apart we loe the ability to pool our talents, we become vulnerable, we'll get picked off one by one. Now I say we make our stand together."

When the Krenim attack again, Janeway's lucky tea-cup is jolted to the edge of the desk, falls and shatters.