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When Seven of Nine begins
experiencing flashbacks involving pursuit by Borg and a large
black bird, the Doctor attributes it to post-traumatic stress
disorder. He advises her to begin eating real food, something
she'll need to get used to now that she's human. But after a few
bites, Seven has another vision, and a piece of Borg hardware
pops through her skin. Reverting to Borg behavior, she threatens
Neelix with assimilation.
Meanwhile, Janeway faces tough
negotiations with representatives of the B'omar race for passage
through their region. Although the crew is immediately alerted
to Seven's odd behavior, they are unable to stop her from
leaving the ship. After transporting to a shuttle, she takes the
craft into B'omar space.
The Doctor concludes that Seven's dormant Borg nanoprobes have
somehow become reactivated. The B'omar refuse to allow Voyager
to enter their territory to pursue Seven, but Tuvok and Paris
sneak a shuttle past their perimeter grid and track her. When
they catch up, Tuvok beams over to her shuttle and a struggle
ensues. Seven easily wins and traps the Vulcan behind a force
field. From there, he questions her reasons for leaving Voyager.
Seven explains that she is responding to a Borg homing beacon.
Tuvok points out that there are no Borg ships in the region, but
Seven insists he's wrong.
 Seven tracks the signal to an alien moon and prepares to beam to
the surface. Tuvok asks to accompany her, but Seven expresses
concern that he'll be assimilated. Tuvok believes he has no
reason to fear that possibility. On the surface, they find an
old Federation vessel that was partially assimilated by the Borg
almost 20 years ago. It is the Raven, a vessel that belonged to
the Hansens — Seven's parents. Some of the Borg-modified
equipment was left active, including the beacon that triggered
her return. Seven confronts the haunting memories of her
assimilation by the Borg at the age of six, but is snapped out
of the reverie by an attack from B'omar ships. She and Tuvok
barely manage to escape the vessel before the Raven is
destroyed. They're beamed up by Paris and safely returned to
Voyager. |
