report sensors didn't detect the phenomenon until almost on top of it
captain it is a highly localized distortion of
the space-time continuum on screen
how did you think we head up this before
back us off ensign nice and slow aye sir captain maneuvering thrusters
are not responding the distortion field is fluctuating all main systems just
went down power levels are dropping rapidly there's an energy buildup in the
distortion field we have to get out of here now captain something is emerging
shields up evasive maneuvers the Helms not
responding the vessel is on a collision course impact in 36 seconds Hail them no
response suggestions decompress main shuttle bay explosive reaction may moves
out of the way captain I suggest we use the tractor beam to alta the other
ships trajectory make it so mr. Worf engaging tractor beam
the tractor beam will not be successful I am decompressing the main shuttle bay
we are clear of the distortion Data what happened at the last moment I speculated
that three might refer to the number of rank insignia on commander Rikers
uniform that indicated to me that his suggestion might be the correct course
faction Data you must have picked up a message we sent from the last loop and
stacked the deck in the poker game without realizing it that is possible I
may also have inadvertently been responsible for the unexplained
occurrences of the number three mr. wolf and red alert and try to access a
federation time-based beacon let's see if we can find out how long we've been
in this causality loop time-base confirms our chronometer Zaroff by
seventeen point four days
he said that Mr. Data aye sir captain we're being hailed by
the other vessel computer identifies it as a USS Bozeman a Federation starship
Sawyer's class Sawyer's class they haven't been in
service in over 80 years open a channel this is Captain Morgan Bateson of the
Federation starship Bozeman can we render assistance I'm Captain jean-luc
Picard of the Federation Starship Enterprise we were just kind of ask you
the same thing Captain Picard your vessel is not
familiar to us captain have you any idea what has just happened sensors detected
a temporal Distortion then your ship appeared we nearly hit you Enterprise
has been caught up in a temporal causality loop and I suspect that
something similar may have happened - you must be mistaken we left Starbase
only three weeks ago
captain
do you know what year this is course I do
it's 2278
perhaps you should be my board our ship
there's something we need to discuss
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