captain's log stardate 41263.2 this will be a rather unusual log
entry assuming Starfleet ever received it as I've already informed my crew a
phenomenal surge of power during a warp speed experiment has sent our starship
hurtling out of our own galaxy and past another taking us over two million seven
hundred thousand light-years in a few minutes
message on this has already been transmitted to Starfleet sir it's
traveling subspace they should receive in 51 years ten months nine weeks
sixteen days Mr. Data sir
Captain Picard I presume we're still trying to determine what happens
the truth is captain I made a mistake a wonderful incredible mistake just
explain what brought us as the power grew I applied the energy a
symptomatically I anticipated some tilling but it didn't occur no that was
my error using the Bessel functions at the beginning what is he saying number
one you tell the truth sir it sounds like nonsense to me but considering
where we are you must assume it isn't
can I do something to help I can call my mother she's a doctor now there's
nothing she can do I need to rest I've been away too long what happened to
you is a part of what happened to the ship please believe me I mean no harm to
this vessel or those in it
if Mr. Kosinski like he sounds and joke no it's too cruel he has then some small
part of this space and time and thought aren't the separate things they appear
to be
I just thought the formula you were using said something like that boy don't
ever say that again especially not at your age in a world
that's not ready for such such dangerous nonsense I've always suspected that this
rate of speed was possible of course but at this level no never
we're going to need new definitions new parameters perhaps you could call it the
Kaczynski scale why not yes of course since I'm the one who's made the
so-called warp barrier meaningless and captain this must be a special thrill
for you thrill mmm-hmm as an explorer in three
centuries of space travel we've charted just 11% of our galaxy and then we
accomplished this yes but isn't the real point can you do it again can you get us
home well of course I can I'll just do it I did before
coming wrecker commander Riker will join you the moment
comment is invited counselor he's convinced he's right I've no doubt
of that captain can you allow a man who's made
one mistake back into a position where he may make another captain what are our
options really I mean if this guy can't get us back who will captain we're here
why not avail ourselves of this opportunity for study there was a giant
protostar here in the process of forming no other vessel has been out this far
spoken like a true Starfleet graduate
it is temperature hey number one aye sir it is but as they say sir
you're the captain I know that if Kosinski can get us he'll star free can
use his technique to bring back a pure science vessel do even more
number one tell Kaczynski to prepare to get us out of here
aye sir