[Town square] (another day, and Gia is going to school with
her slate) Excuse me.
We're looking for a friend of ours.
He might have wandered into your village a few days ago.
You'd remember him.
He would have appeared very strange.
Pale skin, gold eyes.
He was your friend?
Yes.
Do you know him?
Where is he?
(Gia points to a plaque on a stone) I don't understand.
We didn't know his real name, so we called him Jayden.
You're saying he's dead?
They killed him because they were afraid of him, but he saved all of us from the sickness.
The sickness?
There were these pieces of metal.
They made everyone sick.
But Jayden put something in the water and now everyone's better.
What happened to these pieces of metal?
We buried them in the forest.
What was his real name?
Data.
He was my friend, too.
(Gia leaves and Beverly gets her tricorder out)
It's Data all right.
He's buried about two metres down.
He's been deactivated so I can't tell how bad the damage is.
We could beam him and the probe fragments right onto the ship.
No one would know.
[Sickbay] Positronic net online.
Subprocessor relays in place and neuroelectrical systems enabled.
(she switches him on and he instantly sits up)
Data, are you all right?
I do not know.
I am surprised to find myself here.
I thought I was on Barkon Four.
What's the last thing you remember?
I had located the crashed Federation probe and collected the radioactive fragments.
I was attempting to download the sensor logs from the probe's onboard computer.
There was a power surge.
I believe the surge overloaded my positronic matrix.
After that, I have no memory until this moment.
(looks at his clothes) It appears I had an interesting time.
We don't know much about what happened either.
Apparently you saved an entire village from radiation poisoning.
And you were a very special friend to a little girl.
Well, if you'll excuse me, I have the Bridge this watch.
Counsellor, have you been promoted in my absence?
That's right.
Which means from now on you can call me sir.
Yes, sir.