Prey Line-by-Line

[Orac]

Janeway: I'm sending them back where they came from.

 

[Rocky6]

JANEWAY: I'm sending it back where it came from.

 

[Hopeful Romantic]

ALPHA: Surrender the creature to me and you will not be harmed.

 

[May 20]

JANEWAY: This isn't a hunt, it's a slaughter, and I'm calling it off right now.

 

[Orac]

A: We will not be denied our prey. Give us the creature, or your crew will take its place.

 

[Kertrats47]

JANEWAY: Tuvok.

[Corridor]

JANEWAY: Have Seven of Nine report to my ready room.

 

[Orac]

Tuvock: You intend to ask her to open a rift into Eight Four Seven Two's realm.

 

[Oddish]

JANEWAY: "She's the only one on board who knows how."

 

[Kertrats47]

TUVOK: Given her feelings towards the species, she may not want to cooperate.

 

[Orac]

Janeway: We'll see.

 

[Kertrats47]

[Ready room]

SEVEN: You wish to see me, Captain?

 

[Orac]

Janeway: I've made a decision about the scary monster. I'm going to return it to fluidic space. In order to do that, I need you to open a quantum singularity.

 

[May 20]

SEVEN: I don't believe that is a prudent course of action.

 

[Hopeful Romantic]

JANEWAY: I realize it may be difficult for you to help save this creature's life, but part of becoming human is learning to have compassion for those who are suffering, even when they're your bitter enemies.

 

[Rocky6]

SEVEN: Why?

 

[Orac]

Janeway: I remember when I was a Lieutenant. It was during a Cardassian border conflict. My away team was cut off while we were defending a Federation outpost. We'd been exchanging phaser fire with a group of Cardassians for about 3 days. A stalemate. One night, during a break in the fighting, we could hear this low moaning sound coming from somewhere in the brush. We knew that none of our people were out there, so it had to be a wounded Cardassian. You have to understand, we'd been killing each other for weeks on this planet. It was brutal. But our commanding officer decided that we couldn't just sit there and listen to that poor man suffer. So he ordered me and an Ensign to crawl out there and bring that Cardassian back to our camp. I thought he was crazy. He was risking our lives for someone who would have shot us without hesitation. But we did it, and the Cardassian lived. 3 days later we secured the outpost. It was a major victory. We were all decorated by Starfleet Command. But in retrospect, the thing I'm most proud of was the night we saved that man's life.

 

[Athena28]

SEVEN: Explain.

 

[May 20]

JANEWAY: A single act of compassion can put you in touch with your own humanity.

 

[Orac]

7: You are trying to justify your present decision.

 

[May 20]

JANEWAY: No, I'm trying to help you see this as an opportunity to grow. I know you don't want to do it, Seven, but I'm telling you as your Captain, and as your friend, you won't regret it.