"Equinox'' Line-by-Line

KIM: Fissures are opening on decks one, eight and eleven!

 

CHAKOTAY: Reroute power!

 

KIM: What happened?

 

Tuvock: Apparently, the aliens began to focus their attacks on a single shield vector. It collapsed before the auxiliary emitters could respond.

 

CHAKOTAY: It looks like they've changed their tactics. We may have less time than we thought.

 

[Briefing room]

SEVEN: We've examined the schematics of your multiphasic chamber. It can be adapted. We intend to create an auto-initiating security grid.

 

TUVOK: The moment an alien invades either ship a force field will surround it.

 

SEVEN: Once we modify our field generator to emit multiphasic frequencies it will power the security grids on both ships.

 

Janeway: How long will it take?

 

TUVOK: Approximately 14 hours.

 

GILMORE: We don't know when they'll break through again. We may not last that long.

 

CHAKOTAY: We could cut the time in half if we evacuate all personnel from the Equinox and focus our efforts here on Voyager.

 

RANSOM: Remember, we are still thirty five thousand light years from Earth. We should try to preserve both ships.

 

BURKE: With two vessels we'd be able to pool our resources; doubling our chances of finding a short cut home.

 

Janeway: Normally I'd agree, but right now one of our ships in vulnerable. Chakotay's right, we should make our stand on Voyager.

 

RANSOM: I don't want to force the issue, but I am prepared to return to the Equinox with my crew. What is the protocol in this situation? We have two Captains and two ships. Who gets the last word?

 

Janeway: Starfleet Regulation 191, Article 14. ''In a combat situation involving more than one ship, command falls to the vessel with tactical superiority.'' I looked it up this morning.

 

Ransom: Good thinking.

 

JANEWAY: In this case, protocol recognizes my authority.

 

Ransom: Are you ordering me to abandon my ship?