[Shuttlecraft] (Music) Sensors are not picking up any ships coming
from the surface.
Transmit a wideband co-variant signal.
That ought to get his attention.
He must be using the planet's rings to mask his approach.
The metaphasic radiation of the rings is in a state of extreme flux.
We'll steer clear of those.
'Come out, come out, wherever you are.'
Sir?
Oh, that's something that my mother...
(blasts hit the shuttlecraft) Hold on.
...Open all hailing frequencies.
...Data, this is Captain Picard.
Data, please respond!
(Data continues to attack the shuttlecraft) (Music)
If we fire a tachyon burst, it may force him to reset his shield harmonics.
When he does, we can beam him out.
Make it so.
(Music) Direct hit.
He is resetting his shield harmonics.
Beam him out!
He's activated a transport inhibitor.
Prepare to enter the atmosphere.
We'll use the ionospheric boundary to shake him.
Scanners are off line!
Evasive maneuvers, ...heading one four zero mark three one.
(Music) (Data flies the scout ship past the shuttlecraft
and makes eye contact with Picard) He can fly a ship.
He can anticipate tactical strategies.
Clearly his brain is functioning.
We've seen how he responds to threats.
I wonder how he would respond...
(another shot from Data) Mister Worf, do you know Gilbert and Sullivan?
No sir.
I have not had a chance to meet all the new crewmembers since I have been back.
They're composers, Worf, ...from the nineteenth century.
(Picard punches up the words for the song 'A British Tar' onto the console)
Data was rehearsing a production of H.M.S.
Pinafore just before he left.
(singing) 'A British tar is a soaring soul, as free as a mountain bird.'
[Scout ship] PICARD (on intercom): 'His energetic first
should be ready to resist' [Shuttlecraft]
'a dictatorial word.'
Sing, Worf, sing!
[Scout ship] PICARD (on intercom): 'His nose should pant'
'and his lip should curl.'
PICARD (on intercom): 'His cheeks should flame' 'and his brow should furl.'
[Shuttlecraft]
'His bosom should heave' DATA (on intercom): 'and his heart should
glow.'
PICARD/WORF and DATA (on intercom): 'and his fist be ever ready'
[Scout ship]
DATA and PICARD/WORF (on intercom): 'for a knock-down blow.'
[Shuttlecraft]
PICARD/WORF and DATA (on intercom): 'His nose should pant'
[Scout ship]
DATA and PICARD/WORF (on intercom): 'and his lip should curl.'
[Shuttlecraft and scout ship flying in planet's atmosphere]
PICARD/WORF/DATA (on intercom): 'His cheeks should flame and his brow should furl.
His bosom should heave and his heart should glow'
[Scout ship]
DATA and PICARD/WORF (on intercom): 'And his fist be ready for a knock-down blow.'
[Shuttlecraft]
Prepare the docking clamps.
DATA (on intercom): 'His eyes should flash with an inborn fire.'
[Scout ship]
'His brow with scorn be wrung.
He never should bow down' [Shuttlecraft]
DATA (on intercom): 'to a domineering frown' PICARD and DATA (on intercom): 'or the tang
of a tyrant tongue.'
'His heart should stamp [Scout ship]
'and his throat should growl.'
[Shuttlecraft]
'His hair should twirl' [Scout ship exterior]
DATA (on intercom): 'and his face should scowl.'
PICARD (on intercom): 'His eyes should flash' DATA (on intercom): 'and his breast protrude.'
[Shuttlecraft]
PICARD/WORF and DATA (on intercom): 'And this should be his customary attitude.'
[Shuttlecraft and scout ship flying in planet's atmosphere]
PICARD/WORF/DATA (on intercom): 'His foot should stamp'
[Scout ship]
PICARD/WORF and DATA (on intercom): 'and his throat should growl.'
(Data feels the thump as the docking clamps engage)
PICARD/WORF (on intercom): 'His hair should curl and his face...'
(the two craft, locked together, wrestle in the planet's atmosphere)
[Shuttlecraft]
Inertial coupling is exceeding tolerance.
If we do not release him, he may destroy both vessels.
I'm not letting go of him.
(they plunge towards the planet's surface spinning as they go)
We must stabilise the dampening fields.
Reroute emergency power to inertial dampers.
(Music) The auto-sequencer was damaged by phaser fire!
Transferring controls to manual.
Auto-sequencer realigned.
Engaging stabilisers.
Damping field established!
Maximum power!
(the two craft skim the ground throwing up earth and grass)
Now, Mister Worf!
[Scout ship] (Worf blows open the hatch into the scout
ship and disables Data with the modified tricorder) Captain, Commander Data is safely in custody.