"In The Pale Moonlight" Line-by-Line

[Admiral Shran]

The ship is strangely generalised in design. There is no specific bridge, no command centre. There is no engineering section. I can identify no living quarters.

 

[Vanyel]

Life signs?

 

[Admiral Shran]

There is no indication of life.

 

[Vanyel]

Lieutenant Worf, what is its alert status?

 

[Admiral Shran]

I detect no shields, no weapons of any known design.

 

[Vanyel]

Hailing Frequencies.

 

[Admiral Shran]

Open.

 

[Vanyel]

This is Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the USS Enterprise.

 

[Admiral Shran]

No response.

 

[Vanyel]

This is Captain Picard representing the United Federation of Planets. Guinan, activate your view screen. I’d like you to monitor what’s going on up here. We may need your input.

 

[Admiral Shran]

I'm here, Captain.

Viewscreen's activated. I have the other ship.

 

[Vanyel]

You’re familiar with this life form?

 

[Admiral Shran]

Yes.

My people encountered them a century ago. They destroyed our cities

They scattered my people throughout the galaxy.

They're called the Borg. Protect yourself, Captain, or they'll destroy you.

 

[Vanyel]

Shields up.

 

[Admiral Shran]

Aye, sir.

 

[Vanyel]

All decks: stand by.

 

[Admiral Shran]

Security, report to main Engineering. We have an intruder.

 

[Vanyel]

Lieutenant. Status.

 

[Admiral Shran]

It seemed to make a visual survey of the engine core, sir, then it moved in here.

 

[Vanyel]

Interesting isn’t it? Not a he, not a she. Not like anything you’ve ever seen. An enhanced humanoid.