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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:10,143 --> 00:00:11,872 Good morning, Commander. 2 00:00:11,911 --> 00:00:12,969 Data. 3 00:00:13,079 --> 00:00:14,376 Interesting night? 4 00:00:14,414 --> 00:00:16,848 I found it extremely interesting. 5 00:00:16,883 --> 00:00:18,578 The lateral sensor arrays 6 00:00:18,618 --> 00:00:20,779 ran three separate spectral analyses 7 00:00:20,820 --> 00:00:22,117 on the Alawanir Nebula 8 00:00:22,155 --> 00:00:23,952 on three distinct frequencies. 9 00:00:23,990 --> 00:00:25,321 I'm sorry I missed it. 10 00:00:25,358 --> 00:00:27,656 I will have the report sent to you, sir. 11 00:00:27,694 --> 00:00:30,094 We are still on course for the Gariman Sector. 12 00:00:30,130 --> 00:00:33,497 Our speed is warp six. ETA: 1300 hours. 13 00:00:33,533 --> 00:00:35,626 Sick Bay reported one minor injury 14 00:00:35,668 --> 00:00:38,762 in the exobiology department at 0420 hours. 15 00:00:38,805 --> 00:00:40,102 Very well. 16 00:00:40,140 --> 00:00:42,700 Isn't Lieutenant Worf scheduled to replace Ensign Torigan? 17 00:00:42,742 --> 00:00:44,471 Yes, sir. I was not informed 18 00:00:44,511 --> 00:00:46,502 of any change in the duty roster. 19 00:00:46,546 --> 00:00:48,275 He's never late. 20 00:00:48,314 --> 00:00:50,009 Riker to Lieutenant Worf. 21 00:00:53,286 --> 00:00:55,618 Computer, locate Lieutenant Worf. 22 00:00:55,655 --> 00:00:58,419 Lieutenant Worf is in his quarters. 23 00:00:58,458 --> 00:00:59,755 Something's wrong. 24 00:00:59,793 --> 00:01:01,784 Mr. Data, you have the Bridge. 25 00:01:01,828 --> 00:01:05,423 Security team, meet me on deck seven, section 25-baker. 26 00:01:05,465 --> 00:01:07,524 Aye, sir. 27 00:01:17,377 --> 00:01:20,972 Computer, override security lock on this door. 28 00:01:21,014 --> 00:01:23,346 Authorization: Riker-alpha-six-zero. 29 00:01:31,391 --> 00:01:36,328 Torva... Luk... Do... 30 00:01:36,362 --> 00:01:38,990 Shell. 31 00:01:39,065 --> 00:01:40,965 Torva... 32 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:42,331 Worf... 33 00:01:42,368 --> 00:01:44,233 what the hell are you doing? 34 00:02:17,937 --> 00:02:22,340 Space, the final frontier. 35 00:02:22,375 --> 00:02:26,209 These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. 36 00:02:26,246 --> 00:02:28,214 Its continuing mission... 37 00:02:28,248 --> 00:02:32,184 to explore strange new worlds 38 00:02:32,218 --> 00:02:36,655 to seek out new life and new civilizations 39 00:02:36,689 --> 00:02:41,149 to boldly go where no one has gone before. 40 00:03:41,087 --> 00:03:42,577 Enter. 41 00:03:54,867 --> 00:03:56,562 Captain... 42 00:03:59,839 --> 00:04:01,397 On your feet, Lieutenant. 43 00:04:04,844 --> 00:04:06,368 Sir. 44 00:04:06,412 --> 00:04:09,313 Mr. Worf, your personal affairs are strictly your own concern 45 00:04:09,349 --> 00:04:11,874 until they interfere with the operation of this ship. 46 00:04:11,918 --> 00:04:13,647 You have now crossed that line. 47 00:04:13,686 --> 00:04:17,645 As your Captain, I want to know exactly what is going on. 48 00:04:17,690 --> 00:04:19,521 It is difficult to explain. 49 00:04:19,559 --> 00:04:21,288 Try. 50 00:04:21,327 --> 00:04:24,524 Ever since I returned from the Carraya System 51 00:04:24,564 --> 00:04:27,362 I have felt... empty. 52 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:30,961 Does this have something to do with the Klingons you rescued 53 00:04:31,037 --> 00:04:32,971 from Carraya IV? 54 00:04:33,006 --> 00:04:34,974 They were young. 55 00:04:35,041 --> 00:04:37,566 They knew nothing of their heritage 56 00:04:37,610 --> 00:04:40,511 so while I was there, I tried to teach them... 57 00:04:40,546 --> 00:04:42,980 teach them about their people 58 00:04:43,049 --> 00:04:44,516 their culture. 59 00:04:44,550 --> 00:04:47,519 I told them our ancient stories 60 00:04:47,553 --> 00:04:50,147 instructed them in our customs 61 00:04:50,189 --> 00:04:51,554 explained our beliefs. 62 00:04:51,591 --> 00:04:53,991 And then I told them about Kahless... 63 00:04:54,093 --> 00:04:56,755 how he had united our people long ago 64 00:04:56,796 --> 00:04:58,991 how he gave us strength and honor 65 00:04:59,098 --> 00:05:01,726 and how he promised to return one day 66 00:05:01,768 --> 00:05:03,099 and lead us again. 67 00:05:10,243 --> 00:05:12,404 Is that what you're doing here? 68 00:05:12,445 --> 00:05:14,709 Trying to recapture those feelings? 69 00:05:14,747 --> 00:05:16,044 Yes. 70 00:05:16,082 --> 00:05:18,846 I was trying to summon a vision of Kahless. 71 00:05:18,885 --> 00:05:20,785 It's a pity that you didn't try the holodeck 72 00:05:20,820 --> 00:05:22,617 instead of setting fire to your quarters. 73 00:05:22,655 --> 00:05:25,818 Using the holodeck would not have been appropriate. 74 00:05:25,858 --> 00:05:29,157 Everything had to be real if Kahless were to appear. 75 00:05:30,830 --> 00:05:33,128 But all this... 76 00:05:33,166 --> 00:05:35,532 is for nothing. 77 00:05:35,568 --> 00:05:37,832 He did not come to me. 78 00:05:40,873 --> 00:05:43,967 I gave Toq and the others a belief in Sto-Vo-Kor... 79 00:05:44,077 --> 00:05:46,477 the life which lies beyond this life 80 00:05:46,512 --> 00:05:48,844 where Kahless awaits us. 81 00:05:48,881 --> 00:05:51,441 When I saw the power of their beliefs 82 00:05:51,484 --> 00:05:54,681 I began to question the strength of my own 83 00:05:54,721 --> 00:05:59,658 and I found it... wanting. 84 00:05:59,692 --> 00:06:03,526 Have you lost your faith in Sto-Vo-Kor? 85 00:06:03,563 --> 00:06:04,860 To lose something 86 00:06:04,897 --> 00:06:06,797 one must first possess it. 87 00:06:06,833 --> 00:06:10,291 I am not sure I ever had a true belief. 88 00:06:16,476 --> 00:06:19,070 But I should not have allowed it to interfere with my duties. 89 00:06:19,112 --> 00:06:20,101 My behavior has been... 90 00:06:20,146 --> 00:06:21,704 Inexcusable. 91 00:06:23,282 --> 00:06:25,216 And understandable. 92 00:06:25,251 --> 00:06:27,378 It may be that what you are looking for 93 00:06:27,420 --> 00:06:29,581 cannot be found here on the Enterprise. 94 00:06:31,190 --> 00:06:33,249 Perhaps you need to immerse yourself 95 00:06:33,292 --> 00:06:35,692 in Klingon beliefs 96 00:06:35,728 --> 00:06:37,423 in order to discover 97 00:06:37,463 --> 00:06:39,931 if they can hold any truths for you. 98 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:43,525 Is there... something you can do? 99 00:06:43,569 --> 00:06:45,628 Is there somewhere you could go 100 00:06:45,671 --> 00:06:48,765 to explore your faith more fully? 101 00:06:50,710 --> 00:06:52,541 Boreth. 102 00:06:52,578 --> 00:06:55,672 The followers of Kahless await his return there. 103 00:06:55,715 --> 00:06:58,445 To Klingons, there is no more sacred place. 104 00:06:58,484 --> 00:07:03,421 Mmm. And Boreth is only 12 days from here by shuttle. 105 00:07:05,391 --> 00:07:08,383 As of this moment, Mr. Worf, you are on leave. 106 00:07:08,428 --> 00:07:10,453 Thank you, sir. 107 00:07:10,496 --> 00:07:13,863 But when you set foot on this ship again 108 00:07:13,900 --> 00:07:16,869 I expect you to perform your duties 109 00:07:16,903 --> 00:07:18,530 like a Starfleet officer. 110 00:07:18,571 --> 00:07:19,731 Yes, sir. 111 00:07:25,511 --> 00:07:28,207 And, Mr. Worf... 112 00:07:28,247 --> 00:07:31,375 I hope you find what you're looking for. 113 00:07:31,417 --> 00:07:32,975 Thank you, sir. 114 00:07:46,666 --> 00:07:52,605 Torva... Luk... Do... Shell. 115 00:07:52,638 --> 00:07:55,971 Torva... Luk... 116 00:07:56,008 --> 00:07:58,841 Do... Shell. 117 00:07:58,878 --> 00:08:05,113 Torva... Luk... Do... Shell. 118 00:08:05,151 --> 00:08:11,112 Torva... Luk... Do... Shell. 119 00:08:11,157 --> 00:08:14,388 Torva... Luk... Do... 120 00:08:14,427 --> 00:08:16,292 Kahless! 121 00:08:16,329 --> 00:08:17,489 I see Kahless! 122 00:08:17,530 --> 00:08:21,466 He is standing before me with a sword. 123 00:08:21,501 --> 00:08:23,093 He wants something. 124 00:08:23,135 --> 00:08:25,933 Me. 125 00:08:26,005 --> 00:08:28,098 He wants me. 126 00:08:28,140 --> 00:08:31,541 He wants me to go with him! 127 00:08:32,778 --> 00:08:36,111 It is a powerful vision you have had, Divok. 128 00:08:36,148 --> 00:08:39,743 Kahless wants you to join him in Sto-Vo-Kor. 129 00:08:39,785 --> 00:08:42,583 You're only 19, and yet your place 130 00:08:42,622 --> 00:08:45,614 among the honored dead is already secure. 131 00:08:45,658 --> 00:08:47,751 Take him back to his chamber. 132 00:08:47,793 --> 00:08:49,192 Let him sleep. 133 00:09:02,875 --> 00:09:05,742 You're leaving us? 134 00:09:05,778 --> 00:09:08,440 It has been ten days, Koroth. 135 00:09:08,481 --> 00:09:10,449 I have had no visions. 136 00:09:10,483 --> 00:09:12,678 I have received no insight. 137 00:09:12,718 --> 00:09:15,050 There is nothing here for me. 138 00:09:17,223 --> 00:09:20,454 What is the story of the promise, Worf? 139 00:09:23,229 --> 00:09:25,561 When Kahless had united our people 140 00:09:25,598 --> 00:09:27,725 and gave them the laws of honor 141 00:09:27,767 --> 00:09:29,860 he saw that his work was done 142 00:09:29,902 --> 00:09:32,427 so, one night, he gathered his belongings 143 00:09:32,471 --> 00:09:35,031 and departed for the edge of the city 144 00:09:35,074 --> 00:09:36,200 to say good-bye. 145 00:09:36,242 --> 00:09:37,573 The people wept. 146 00:09:37,610 --> 00:09:39,737 They did not want him to go. 147 00:09:41,581 --> 00:09:44,573 Then Kahless said, "You are Klingons. 148 00:09:44,617 --> 00:09:47,450 "You need no one but yourselves. 149 00:09:47,486 --> 00:09:50,455 "I will go now to Sto-Vo-Kor 150 00:09:50,489 --> 00:09:53,856 but I promise one day I will return." 151 00:09:53,893 --> 00:09:57,624 Then Kahless pointed to a star in the sky 152 00:09:57,663 --> 00:10:03,966 and said, "Look for me there on that point of light." 153 00:10:04,070 --> 00:10:06,971 So, here we are... 154 00:10:07,006 --> 00:10:11,807 on a world circling that distant point of light. 155 00:10:13,479 --> 00:10:17,074 It has been 15 centuries since he made that promise 156 00:10:17,116 --> 00:10:19,243 and still we wait. 157 00:10:19,285 --> 00:10:23,415 What are ten days in the life of one Klingon 158 00:10:23,456 --> 00:10:25,253 compared to that? 159 00:10:25,291 --> 00:10:30,251 Is the son of Mogh really so easily discouraged? 160 00:10:30,296 --> 00:10:32,992 You came to us seeking answers 161 00:10:33,099 --> 00:10:37,433 but this is a place of questions. 162 00:10:37,470 --> 00:10:40,769 Open your heart to Kahless. 163 00:10:40,806 --> 00:10:43,274 Ask him your questions 164 00:10:43,309 --> 00:10:45,277 let him speak to you 165 00:10:45,311 --> 00:10:48,803 with your mind unclouded by doubt or hesitation. 166 00:10:48,848 --> 00:10:52,614 Only then can you find what you are looking for. 167 00:10:52,652 --> 00:10:54,950 If you cannot do that 168 00:10:54,987 --> 00:11:00,425 then perhaps you should return to your starship. 169 00:11:13,673 --> 00:11:18,838 ... Luk... Do... Shell. 170 00:11:18,878 --> 00:11:25,408 Torva... Luk... Do... Shell. 171 00:11:25,451 --> 00:11:28,181 Torva... Luk... 172 00:11:35,394 --> 00:11:37,294 I see Kahless. 173 00:12:02,888 --> 00:12:04,879 You are real. 174 00:12:09,428 --> 00:12:12,556 I am Kahless 175 00:12:12,598 --> 00:12:15,829 and I have returned. 176 00:12:37,053 --> 00:12:38,543 What are you doing? 177 00:12:41,924 --> 00:12:43,915 Who are you? 178 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:45,655 It is Kahless. 179 00:12:50,533 --> 00:12:53,001 I have returned. 180 00:12:53,069 --> 00:12:56,197 You doubt me. 181 00:12:56,239 --> 00:13:01,836 Who here knows the story of how this sword was forged? 182 00:13:01,878 --> 00:13:03,175 No one knows. 183 00:13:03,212 --> 00:13:05,840 It is not written in the sacred texts. 184 00:13:08,918 --> 00:13:12,046 I went into the mountains 185 00:13:12,088 --> 00:13:15,524 all the way to the volcano at Kri'stak. 186 00:13:15,558 --> 00:13:18,527 There I cut off a lock of my hair 187 00:13:18,561 --> 00:13:22,497 and thrust it into the river of molten rock 188 00:13:22,531 --> 00:13:25,056 that poured from the summit. 189 00:13:25,101 --> 00:13:27,262 The hair began to burn. 190 00:13:27,303 --> 00:13:31,205 Then I plunged it into the lake of Lusor 191 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:35,904 and twisted it into this sword. 192 00:13:35,945 --> 00:13:40,075 And after I used it to kill Molor 193 00:13:40,116 --> 00:13:42,584 I gave it a name... 194 00:13:42,618 --> 00:13:45,086 bat'leth... 195 00:13:45,121 --> 00:13:47,749 the sword of honor. 196 00:13:47,790 --> 00:13:50,088 You know. 197 00:13:50,126 --> 00:13:52,094 The story of the sword 198 00:13:52,128 --> 00:13:54,528 is known only to the high clerics. 199 00:13:54,563 --> 00:13:56,394 It was never written down 200 00:13:56,432 --> 00:14:00,698 so that if he returned, we could be sure it was Kahless. 201 00:14:00,736 --> 00:14:02,203 I have returned 202 00:14:02,238 --> 00:14:05,833 because there is a great need in my people. 203 00:14:05,875 --> 00:14:10,209 They fight amongst themselves in petty wars 204 00:14:10,246 --> 00:14:13,113 that corrupt the glory of the Klingon spirit. 205 00:14:13,149 --> 00:14:16,209 They have lost their way... 206 00:14:16,252 --> 00:14:18,618 but it is not too late. 207 00:14:18,654 --> 00:14:21,282 I have returned 208 00:14:21,324 --> 00:14:25,260 and I will lead my people again. 209 00:14:26,362 --> 00:14:31,459 Vorch-doh-baghk, Kahless. 210 00:14:31,500 --> 00:14:36,904 Vorch-doh-baghk, Kahless. 211 00:14:36,939 --> 00:14:41,308 Vorch-doh-baghk, Kahless. 212 00:14:48,351 --> 00:14:51,843 What is it you are doing? 213 00:14:53,689 --> 00:14:55,680 I was getting my tricorder. 214 00:14:55,725 --> 00:14:57,750 Tricorder? 215 00:14:57,793 --> 00:14:59,488 Is it a weapon? 216 00:14:59,528 --> 00:15:01,996 No. No. It is a tool. 217 00:15:02,031 --> 00:15:04,795 I intended to use it to see if... 218 00:15:04,834 --> 00:15:07,166 To see if I was real. 219 00:15:09,338 --> 00:15:10,930 Proceed. 220 00:15:11,007 --> 00:15:13,237 Use your tricorder. 221 00:15:25,187 --> 00:15:26,814 Well? 222 00:15:28,657 --> 00:15:30,249 You are Klingon. 223 00:15:30,292 --> 00:15:33,090 What else could I be? 224 00:15:33,129 --> 00:15:35,063 There are many possibilities... 225 00:15:35,097 --> 00:15:38,692 a shape-shifter, a holographic projection. 226 00:15:38,734 --> 00:15:40,964 So, you are a skeptic, Worf. 227 00:15:41,070 --> 00:15:42,537 I like that. 228 00:15:42,571 --> 00:15:45,904 How do you know my name? 229 00:15:45,941 --> 00:15:48,409 We have met before. 230 00:15:48,444 --> 00:15:53,381 I appeared to you in a vision in the caves of No'Mat. 231 00:15:53,416 --> 00:15:55,907 You were just a child then. 232 00:15:55,951 --> 00:15:59,443 I told you that you would do something 233 00:15:59,488 --> 00:16:02,924 that no Klingon had ever done before. 234 00:16:03,025 --> 00:16:09,692 You still do not believe it is me, do you, Worf? 235 00:16:09,732 --> 00:16:12,098 I want to believe. 236 00:16:15,738 --> 00:16:18,332 That is a beginning. 237 00:16:33,789 --> 00:16:35,347 Gowron is the leader of the Council. 238 00:16:35,391 --> 00:16:37,052 He commands the entire defense force. 239 00:16:37,093 --> 00:16:38,890 If he chooses to oppose you... 240 00:16:38,928 --> 00:16:40,225 Do not worry. 241 00:16:40,262 --> 00:16:43,959 We are on the threshold of a new era for our people. 242 00:16:44,066 --> 00:16:46,398 Klingons from all over the Empire 243 00:16:46,435 --> 00:16:48,164 will flock to my banner. 244 00:16:50,039 --> 00:16:52,405 And yet... 245 00:16:52,441 --> 00:16:57,708 something still weighs heavy on the brow of the son of Mogh. 246 00:16:57,746 --> 00:17:01,113 Are you contemplating yet another question for me? 247 00:17:01,150 --> 00:17:04,483 After three days, I am beginning to wonder 248 00:17:04,520 --> 00:17:07,489 if you know how to do anything else. 249 00:17:07,523 --> 00:17:09,923 Questions are the beginning of wisdom 250 00:17:09,992 --> 00:17:11,857 the mark of a true warrior. 251 00:17:11,894 --> 00:17:15,330 Do not forget that a leader need not answer questions 252 00:17:15,364 --> 00:17:16,524 of those he leads. 253 00:17:16,565 --> 00:17:19,056 It is enough that he says to do a thing 254 00:17:19,101 --> 00:17:20,398 and they will do it. 255 00:17:20,436 --> 00:17:22,666 If he says to run, they run. 256 00:17:22,705 --> 00:17:25,333 If he says to fight, they fight. 257 00:17:25,374 --> 00:17:28,366 If he says to die... 258 00:17:28,410 --> 00:17:30,275 they die. 259 00:17:33,415 --> 00:17:37,215 If the commander is worthy of that trust. 260 00:18:33,242 --> 00:18:35,369 What is wrong? 261 00:18:35,411 --> 00:18:41,281 Is there only anger and bloodlust in your souls? 262 00:18:41,317 --> 00:18:45,651 Is that all that is left in the Klingon heart? 263 00:18:45,688 --> 00:18:49,146 We do not fight merely to spill blood 264 00:18:49,191 --> 00:18:52,354 but to enrich the spirit. 265 00:18:52,394 --> 00:18:53,952 Look at us... 266 00:18:53,996 --> 00:18:57,659 two warriors locked in battle 267 00:18:57,700 --> 00:19:00,134 fighting for honor! 268 00:19:00,169 --> 00:19:04,731 How can you not sing for all to hear 269 00:19:04,773 --> 00:19:07,435 "We are Klingons!" 270 00:19:09,778 --> 00:19:12,713 Yes. 271 00:19:12,748 --> 00:19:14,181 Let it out. 272 00:19:14,216 --> 00:19:17,276 Let the joy in your heart be heard. 273 00:19:17,319 --> 00:19:22,222 We are Klingon! We are Klingon. 274 00:19:23,926 --> 00:19:25,826 We are Klingons! 275 00:19:25,861 --> 00:19:30,025 We are Klingons! We are Klingons! 276 00:19:30,065 --> 00:19:32,465 We are Klingons! 277 00:19:32,501 --> 00:19:37,268 We are Klingons! We are Klingons! 278 00:19:37,306 --> 00:19:38,534 We are Klingons! 279 00:19:42,645 --> 00:19:46,342 Captain's Log, Stardate 46852.2. 280 00:19:46,382 --> 00:19:49,442 The Enterprise is to proceed directly to the planet Boreth 281 00:19:49,485 --> 00:19:53,216 to take aboard a very unusual guest. 282 00:19:53,255 --> 00:19:56,315 Did you take any other tricorder readings... 283 00:19:56,359 --> 00:19:59,624 an anatomical profile or a neurophysiology scan? 284 00:19:59,662 --> 00:20:00,959 No. 285 00:20:01,063 --> 00:20:02,894 It's going to be very difficult 286 00:20:02,932 --> 00:20:05,662 to eliminate any possibilities at this point. 287 00:20:05,701 --> 00:20:08,602 He may be a coalescent being taking Klingon form 288 00:20:08,637 --> 00:20:09,661 or a bioreplicant 289 00:20:09,705 --> 00:20:12,640 or even a Klingon who has been surgically altered 290 00:20:12,675 --> 00:20:13,835 to look like Kahless. 291 00:20:13,876 --> 00:20:15,741 There is another possibility. 292 00:20:16,746 --> 00:20:19,943 He could be the real Kahless. 293 00:20:19,982 --> 00:20:22,576 He may have actually returned as he promised. 294 00:20:22,618 --> 00:20:24,677 The appearance of Kahless in the lava caves 295 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:26,381 is consistent with the stories 296 00:20:26,422 --> 00:20:27,889 found in the Klingon sacred texts. 297 00:20:27,923 --> 00:20:30,824 Worf, no offense, but I have trouble believing 298 00:20:30,860 --> 00:20:34,796 that the man that I escorted from deck eight is supernatural. 299 00:20:34,830 --> 00:20:36,491 I did not say that he is. 300 00:20:36,532 --> 00:20:37,829 I merely think 301 00:20:37,867 --> 00:20:41,530 we should not completely reject the possibility. 302 00:20:41,570 --> 00:20:44,869 Look, we have no reason to rule out anything. 303 00:20:44,907 --> 00:20:46,238 We are not ordered 304 00:20:46,275 --> 00:20:49,142 to investigate the origins of our guest 305 00:20:49,178 --> 00:20:51,544 nor to tell anyone what they should believe. 306 00:20:51,580 --> 00:20:54,515 We are simply to transport Kahless to the homeworld 307 00:20:54,550 --> 00:20:57,542 and while he's here with us 308 00:20:57,586 --> 00:21:00,248 he will be treated as an honored guest. 309 00:21:03,626 --> 00:21:05,355 Lieutenant. 310 00:21:08,731 --> 00:21:10,062 May I ask a question? 311 00:21:10,099 --> 00:21:13,557 In the absence of empirical data, how will you determine 312 00:21:13,602 --> 00:21:16,162 whether or not this is the real Kahless? 313 00:21:16,205 --> 00:21:18,105 It is not an empirical matter. 314 00:21:18,140 --> 00:21:21,109 It is a matter of... faith. 315 00:21:21,143 --> 00:21:22,735 Faith. 316 00:21:22,778 --> 00:21:26,305 Then you do believe Kahless may have 317 00:21:26,348 --> 00:21:27,747 supernatural attributes. 318 00:21:27,783 --> 00:21:29,978 As an android, I am unable to accept 319 00:21:30,019 --> 00:21:33,250 that which cannot be proven through rational means. 320 00:21:33,289 --> 00:21:36,383 I would appreciate hearing your insights on this matter. 321 00:21:36,425 --> 00:21:39,861 Perhaps some other time, Commander. 322 00:21:39,895 --> 00:21:44,764 I... do not believe I can provide much... insight 323 00:21:44,800 --> 00:21:46,358 at this moment. 324 00:22:03,152 --> 00:22:04,676 Welcome aboard, Gowron. 325 00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:07,211 Where is he, Picard? 326 00:22:08,324 --> 00:22:10,792 I assume that you are referring to Kahless. 327 00:22:10,826 --> 00:22:13,158 I am referring to the filthy pahtak 328 00:22:13,195 --> 00:22:14,594 who is using his name. 329 00:22:14,630 --> 00:22:17,827 Well, the person in question 330 00:22:17,867 --> 00:22:20,131 is in his quarters at the moment. 331 00:22:20,169 --> 00:22:22,831 What have you learned about him so far? 332 00:22:22,872 --> 00:22:24,806 What kind of medical analysis have you made? 333 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:26,967 Do you have any theories about his true origin? 334 00:22:27,009 --> 00:22:28,237 We haven't done any analysis. 335 00:22:28,277 --> 00:22:30,973 What kind of fools do you have working for you, Picard? 336 00:22:31,013 --> 00:22:33,481 The impostor's been aboard for nearly a day. 337 00:22:33,516 --> 00:22:35,177 If you had wanted to run tests on Kahless 338 00:22:35,217 --> 00:22:36,980 you should have sent a Klingon ship for him. 339 00:22:37,086 --> 00:22:39,247 And have him begin spreading his poisonous lies 340 00:22:39,288 --> 00:22:41,688 through a ship of Ioyal Klingons? Never. 341 00:22:41,724 --> 00:22:42,816 If he really is an impostor 342 00:22:42,858 --> 00:22:44,382 then you have nothing to worry about. 343 00:22:44,426 --> 00:22:46,519 Kahless has been dead for 1,000 years 344 00:22:46,562 --> 00:22:48,757 but the idea of Kahless is still alive. 345 00:22:48,797 --> 00:22:50,924 Have you ever fought an idea, Picard? 346 00:22:50,966 --> 00:22:54,129 It has no weapon to destroy, no body to kill. 347 00:22:54,170 --> 00:22:58,368 The idea of Kahless' return must be stopped here, now 348 00:22:58,407 --> 00:23:02,241 or it will travel through the Empire like a wave 349 00:23:02,278 --> 00:23:05,577 and leave nothing but destruction behind. 350 00:23:13,222 --> 00:23:16,157 So, Gowron has come on board in order to test your claim. 351 00:23:16,192 --> 00:23:18,786 Gowron knows that his days are nearly over. 352 00:23:18,827 --> 00:23:21,955 Now he comes crawling aboard with some kind of test. 353 00:23:22,031 --> 00:23:24,625 We do not have to prove anything to Gowron. 354 00:23:24,667 --> 00:23:25,759 What is this test? 355 00:23:25,801 --> 00:23:27,200 He has brought a knife with him... 356 00:23:27,236 --> 00:23:29,431 a knife that is supposed to be stained 357 00:23:29,471 --> 00:23:30,961 with the blood of Kahless. 358 00:23:31,073 --> 00:23:33,132 Gowron has brought the Knife of Kirom? 359 00:23:33,175 --> 00:23:34,904 No one is permitted to remove it 360 00:23:34,944 --> 00:23:36,172 from the sacred vault. 361 00:23:36,212 --> 00:23:38,544 Gowron does not care about what is sacred. 362 00:23:38,581 --> 00:23:40,879 He wants to run a genetic analysis 363 00:23:40,916 --> 00:23:43,441 on a sample of the blood, and on you. 364 00:23:43,485 --> 00:23:46,386 That should tell us if there is a biological match. 365 00:23:46,422 --> 00:23:47,753 Now, if you agree to the test 366 00:23:47,790 --> 00:23:50,315 I will make the Enterprise facilities available 367 00:23:50,359 --> 00:23:53,260 to ensure that it is conducted impartially. 368 00:23:53,295 --> 00:23:57,698 Perhaps it is time to settle the doubts 369 00:23:57,733 --> 00:24:01,635 of those who still do not believe. 370 00:24:01,670 --> 00:24:04,434 I will allow this test. 371 00:24:08,777 --> 00:24:11,041 There, that should do it. 372 00:24:12,948 --> 00:24:16,384 Computer, run a genetic comparison 373 00:24:16,418 --> 00:24:18,386 on this blood sample 374 00:24:18,420 --> 00:24:21,878 and the tissue belonging to Kahless. 375 00:24:21,924 --> 00:24:24,358 The genetic patterns are identical. 376 00:24:25,628 --> 00:24:27,220 But how? 377 00:24:27,263 --> 00:24:29,857 How can this be? 378 00:24:32,368 --> 00:24:34,336 It is true. 379 00:24:36,739 --> 00:24:39,435 Kahless has returned. 380 00:24:47,349 --> 00:24:50,716 Ah... 381 00:24:50,752 --> 00:24:51,980 I am sorry. 382 00:24:52,020 --> 00:24:54,318 Our replicators do not do justice 383 00:24:54,356 --> 00:24:55,846 to Klingon warnog. 384 00:25:02,530 --> 00:25:05,328 It's been so long since I have tasted 385 00:25:05,367 --> 00:25:06,925 any food or drink. 386 00:25:07,035 --> 00:25:10,368 There are many things I have forgotten. 387 00:25:14,042 --> 00:25:15,373 Kahless... 388 00:25:18,046 --> 00:25:22,676 may I ask you about... death... 389 00:25:22,717 --> 00:25:24,651 and Sto-Vo-Kor? 390 00:25:24,686 --> 00:25:27,120 Tell me... 391 00:25:27,155 --> 00:25:29,851 what awaits us beyond this life? 392 00:25:31,359 --> 00:25:34,487 I do not have those answers. 393 00:25:34,529 --> 00:25:36,656 I am merely a traveler... 394 00:25:36,698 --> 00:25:39,428 someone who has journeyed back and forth 395 00:25:39,467 --> 00:25:41,662 between this world and the next. 396 00:25:41,703 --> 00:25:43,330 While I am in this form 397 00:25:43,371 --> 00:25:45,862 I know only about this world. 398 00:25:47,041 --> 00:25:48,474 And there is 399 00:25:48,510 --> 00:25:51,206 much work for me to do in this world. 400 00:25:51,246 --> 00:25:53,680 And you will be part of it, Worf. 401 00:25:53,715 --> 00:25:55,114 Me? 402 00:25:55,150 --> 00:25:57,141 It was your purity of heart 403 00:25:57,185 --> 00:26:00,916 that summoned me back from Sto-Vo-Kor 404 00:26:00,955 --> 00:26:02,252 and Koroth has told me 405 00:26:02,290 --> 00:26:04,281 about the respect you have earned 406 00:26:04,325 --> 00:26:06,259 in the Federation and the Empire. 407 00:26:06,294 --> 00:26:09,422 I want you to have a place at my side 408 00:26:09,464 --> 00:26:12,433 as we restore honor to our people. 409 00:26:14,502 --> 00:26:19,667 Let me tell you about this new Empire we will forge. 410 00:26:23,178 --> 00:26:25,305 It will be glorious! 411 00:26:25,346 --> 00:26:26,779 It will be war! 412 00:26:29,517 --> 00:26:31,382 You're not a fool, Worf. 413 00:26:31,419 --> 00:26:34,820 Do you really think that every Klingon in the Empire 414 00:26:34,856 --> 00:26:37,825 will bend his knee and grovel before this man 415 00:26:37,859 --> 00:26:40,419 just because Koroth says he is Kahless? 416 00:26:40,462 --> 00:26:42,692 He is Kahless. 417 00:26:44,199 --> 00:26:45,962 Your own test proved it. 418 00:26:46,034 --> 00:26:49,094 I will not hand over the Empire to Koroth 419 00:26:49,137 --> 00:26:50,661 because of one test. 420 00:26:50,705 --> 00:26:52,434 It is not Koroth, it is... 421 00:26:52,474 --> 00:26:54,271 Of course, it is Koroth! 422 00:26:54,309 --> 00:26:56,106 Open your eyes! 423 00:26:56,144 --> 00:27:00,444 Koroth and the other guardians have always opposed me. 424 00:27:00,482 --> 00:27:02,643 This is nothing more than a ploy 425 00:27:02,684 --> 00:27:04,777 for them to finally seize power. 426 00:27:04,819 --> 00:27:08,380 Even now, there are warriors on my own ship 427 00:27:08,423 --> 00:27:10,448 who want to see Kahless. 428 00:27:10,492 --> 00:27:13,461 There are others who believe he is an impostor. 429 00:27:13,495 --> 00:27:15,929 The divisions are already forming. 430 00:27:15,997 --> 00:27:18,727 But it does not have to be this way. 431 00:27:18,766 --> 00:27:22,293 We could all join together and welcome Kahless 432 00:27:22,337 --> 00:27:23,929 as a united people. 433 00:27:24,005 --> 00:27:25,632 Don't you see? 434 00:27:25,673 --> 00:27:29,109 This is exactly why they want you to join them 435 00:27:29,143 --> 00:27:32,135 because your brother sits on the Council 436 00:27:32,180 --> 00:27:35,911 and your voice carries weight in the Empire. 437 00:27:35,950 --> 00:27:40,080 They want you to influence others to follow them. 438 00:27:40,121 --> 00:27:41,816 Worf... 439 00:27:41,856 --> 00:27:44,950 we fought together once, side by side 440 00:27:45,059 --> 00:27:48,586 to keep the Empire from being torn apart. 441 00:27:48,630 --> 00:27:50,154 Will you stand by 442 00:27:50,198 --> 00:27:52,428 and let these impostors destroy 443 00:27:52,467 --> 00:27:55,800 all that we fought so hard to protect? 444 00:27:59,641 --> 00:28:01,939 Renounce him, Worf. 445 00:28:01,976 --> 00:28:03,500 Stand with me 446 00:28:03,545 --> 00:28:07,777 and we can hold the Empire... 447 00:28:07,815 --> 00:28:09,282 together. 448 00:28:11,986 --> 00:28:13,613 You do not understand. 449 00:28:13,655 --> 00:28:15,452 Kahless is our future. 450 00:28:15,490 --> 00:28:16,923 Only with his help 451 00:28:16,991 --> 00:28:20,927 can we revive the pure warriors within ourselves. 452 00:28:20,995 --> 00:28:22,792 Listen to him, Gowron. 453 00:28:22,830 --> 00:28:23,922 Open your heart. 454 00:28:23,998 --> 00:28:25,363 Hear his words. 455 00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:30,463 He will restore your faith as he has restored mine. 456 00:28:30,505 --> 00:28:33,633 Give him a chance to lift your spirit 457 00:28:33,675 --> 00:28:35,540 and cleanse your heart 458 00:28:35,577 --> 00:28:38,011 before you take up arms. 459 00:28:52,794 --> 00:28:54,261 Koroth... 460 00:28:54,295 --> 00:28:56,661 I see that not all fools die young. 461 00:28:58,166 --> 00:29:00,396 Kahless. 462 00:29:05,306 --> 00:29:09,834 Kahless, may I present Gowron, leader of the High Council. 463 00:29:09,877 --> 00:29:12,607 Kahless. 464 00:29:17,819 --> 00:29:23,451 Long ago, a storm was heading toward the city of Quin'lat. 465 00:29:23,491 --> 00:29:26,619 The people sought protection within the walls... 466 00:29:26,661 --> 00:29:29,323 all except one man who remained outside. 467 00:29:29,364 --> 00:29:32,765 I went to him and asked what he was doing. 468 00:29:32,800 --> 00:29:35,928 "I am not afraid," he said. 469 00:29:36,037 --> 00:29:40,633 "I will not hide my face behind stone and mortar. 470 00:29:40,675 --> 00:29:45,635 I will stand before the wind and make it respect me." 471 00:29:45,680 --> 00:29:49,172 I honored his choice and went inside. 472 00:29:49,217 --> 00:29:52,084 The next day, the storm came 473 00:29:52,120 --> 00:29:55,647 and the man was killed. 474 00:29:55,690 --> 00:30:01,151 The wind does not respect a fool. 475 00:30:01,195 --> 00:30:05,393 Do not stand before the wind, Gowron. 476 00:30:05,433 --> 00:30:08,493 What was his name? 477 00:30:10,605 --> 00:30:12,505 What? 478 00:30:12,540 --> 00:30:14,440 If you were really there 479 00:30:14,475 --> 00:30:16,841 you should be able to tell us 480 00:30:16,878 --> 00:30:19,608 the name of the man outside the walls. 481 00:30:19,647 --> 00:30:22,343 Describe him to us. 482 00:30:22,383 --> 00:30:24,851 What was he wearing? 483 00:30:24,886 --> 00:30:27,514 How tall was he? 484 00:30:27,555 --> 00:30:29,648 What color were his eyes?! 485 00:30:29,691 --> 00:30:32,683 I do not remember. 486 00:30:32,727 --> 00:30:36,356 It was long ago and in another lifetime. 487 00:30:36,397 --> 00:30:38,991 What matters is I have returned 488 00:30:39,067 --> 00:30:42,366 to restore faith and hope to my people 489 00:30:42,403 --> 00:30:45,702 to lead them back to the way of honor 490 00:30:45,740 --> 00:30:48,208 and the glory that once was theirs 491 00:30:48,242 --> 00:30:50,210 and can be again. 492 00:30:50,244 --> 00:30:53,008 Is that what you oppose, Gowron? 493 00:30:53,114 --> 00:30:55,480 I oppose you. 494 00:30:55,516 --> 00:30:57,177 I say you are not Kahless. 495 00:30:58,386 --> 00:31:00,411 And I will not 496 00:31:00,455 --> 00:31:06,325 bend my knee to you... as long as I can draw breath... 497 00:31:06,360 --> 00:31:08,692 or pick up a blade. 498 00:31:18,039 --> 00:31:19,301 No! 499 00:31:19,340 --> 00:31:19,931 Koroth! 500 00:31:32,987 --> 00:31:35,717 Good try, Gowron, but not enough. 501 00:31:49,437 --> 00:31:52,429 You have no joy, Gowron. 502 00:31:52,473 --> 00:31:55,203 Is your heart so full of mistrust and suspicion 503 00:31:55,243 --> 00:31:57,006 that you've forgotten what it means 504 00:31:57,111 --> 00:31:58,373 to be truly Klingon? 505 00:32:08,356 --> 00:32:09,948 Kahless... 506 00:32:10,024 --> 00:32:13,016 the greatest warrior of them all. 507 00:32:27,541 --> 00:32:29,133 Everything will be all right. 508 00:32:29,176 --> 00:32:30,234 We will say that... 509 00:32:30,277 --> 00:32:32,404 that Gowron used a dishonorable tactic 510 00:32:32,446 --> 00:32:33,879 in his fight with Kahless. 511 00:32:33,914 --> 00:32:34,881 That he cheated. 512 00:32:34,915 --> 00:32:36,075 That is a lie. He did not... 513 00:32:36,117 --> 00:32:37,982 We do not need to hear any more from the son of Mogh. 514 00:32:38,085 --> 00:32:39,245 None of this would have happened 515 00:32:39,286 --> 00:32:40,651 if you had not brought them together. 516 00:32:40,688 --> 00:32:41,655 I am Kahless. 517 00:32:41,689 --> 00:32:43,816 I am the strongest, the bravest warrior. 518 00:32:43,858 --> 00:32:45,553 Do not think about what happened. 519 00:32:45,593 --> 00:32:48,118 You must think of the future, of the Empire. 520 00:32:48,162 --> 00:32:50,255 There is no future here 521 00:32:50,297 --> 00:32:53,130 no glorious new era for our people. 522 00:32:53,167 --> 00:32:55,328 Gowron was right. 523 00:32:55,369 --> 00:32:58,497 You did not know the name of the man who faced the storm. 524 00:32:58,539 --> 00:33:01,440 You do not even know what real warnog tastes like 525 00:33:01,475 --> 00:33:03,340 and you certainly are not the greatest warrior of all. 526 00:33:03,377 --> 00:33:06,608 Whoever you are, you are not Kahless. 527 00:33:06,647 --> 00:33:08,581 You have said enough. 528 00:33:08,616 --> 00:33:10,106 Now, get out! 529 00:33:10,151 --> 00:33:12,176 You are using the name of Kahless 530 00:33:12,219 --> 00:33:13,652 for some twisted game. 531 00:33:13,687 --> 00:33:16,087 For that alone, you should die 532 00:33:16,123 --> 00:33:18,216 and if you do not tell me what you have done 533 00:33:18,259 --> 00:33:19,590 I will kill you right here! 534 00:33:23,697 --> 00:33:25,961 Problems with your memory 535 00:33:26,033 --> 00:33:29,662 are the result of the way you returned. 536 00:33:29,703 --> 00:33:32,228 What do you mean? 537 00:33:32,273 --> 00:33:33,467 We, the guardians 538 00:33:33,507 --> 00:33:36,601 have been awaiting your return for centuries 539 00:33:36,644 --> 00:33:39,169 but we did not have the technology 540 00:33:39,213 --> 00:33:41,204 to bring you back until now. 541 00:33:41,248 --> 00:33:43,978 We were able to use an organic sample 542 00:33:44,051 --> 00:33:47,282 of the first Kahless to give you life. 543 00:33:47,321 --> 00:33:48,879 The first Kahless? 544 00:33:48,923 --> 00:33:50,481 A clone. 545 00:33:55,496 --> 00:33:58,090 He is a clone. 546 00:33:58,132 --> 00:34:01,124 What is a clone? 547 00:34:01,168 --> 00:34:03,568 A being created in a laboratory 548 00:34:03,604 --> 00:34:07,062 by using genetic material from another being. 549 00:34:07,108 --> 00:34:08,939 You are a copy, a fraud! 550 00:34:09,043 --> 00:34:10,874 You are not just a copy. 551 00:34:10,911 --> 00:34:13,607 We gave you more than the body of Kahless. 552 00:34:13,647 --> 00:34:15,274 We found a way 553 00:34:15,316 --> 00:34:18,717 to imprint specific information in your neurosynaptic patterns. 554 00:34:18,752 --> 00:34:20,947 We gave you memories, and not just any memories. 555 00:34:21,055 --> 00:34:23,922 We gave you the experiences of Kahless 556 00:34:23,958 --> 00:34:26,153 as written in the sacred texts. 557 00:34:26,193 --> 00:34:27,558 So... 558 00:34:27,595 --> 00:34:31,895 I did not do any of the things that I remember. 559 00:34:31,932 --> 00:34:35,197 I was never in the city of Quin'lat. 560 00:34:35,236 --> 00:34:38,694 I never went to the Kri'stak Volcano. 561 00:34:38,739 --> 00:34:40,331 You were not awakened 562 00:34:40,374 --> 00:34:43,309 until we transported you into the cave 563 00:34:43,344 --> 00:34:44,436 and you appeared to Worf. 564 00:34:44,478 --> 00:34:46,207 Before that, you were unconscious in a laboratory 565 00:34:46,247 --> 00:34:48,147 where we accelerated your growth 566 00:34:48,182 --> 00:34:50,742 corrected any genetic anomalies that occurred 567 00:34:50,784 --> 00:34:53,150 gave you the wisdom and memories that... 568 00:34:56,824 --> 00:35:01,591 They grew you in a test tube like some kind of fungus 569 00:35:01,629 --> 00:35:04,655 and programmed you like a machine. 570 00:35:04,698 --> 00:35:06,325 You are twisting the truth. 571 00:35:06,367 --> 00:35:08,130 You talk to me of truth. 572 00:35:08,169 --> 00:35:12,629 You who have brought to life this lie and called it Kahless. 573 00:35:12,673 --> 00:35:13,935 It is not a lie. 574 00:35:14,041 --> 00:35:16,305 Genetically, he is Kahless 575 00:35:16,343 --> 00:35:19,141 and he is needed by our people. 576 00:35:19,180 --> 00:35:21,546 You know better than anyone the corruption and dishonor 577 00:35:21,582 --> 00:35:22,879 that is destroying the Empire. 578 00:35:22,917 --> 00:35:24,179 They need him. 579 00:35:24,218 --> 00:35:26,243 They do not need a false god! 580 00:35:26,287 --> 00:35:28,346 How do you know that this was not the way 581 00:35:28,389 --> 00:35:30,220 the prophecy was to be fulfilled? 582 00:35:30,257 --> 00:35:32,589 Who is to say that what we did was wrong? 583 00:35:32,626 --> 00:35:34,116 I am. 584 00:35:34,161 --> 00:35:37,756 I will not let this fraud continue. 585 00:35:37,798 --> 00:35:38,890 Worf! 586 00:35:41,068 --> 00:35:43,559 You cannot tell Gowron of this. 587 00:35:43,604 --> 00:35:46,300 Do not give me orders, Koroth. 588 00:35:46,340 --> 00:35:48,706 All right, but consider this. 589 00:35:48,742 --> 00:35:53,076 If you tell Gowron what we have told you 590 00:35:53,113 --> 00:35:56,947 it will destroy him, and with him 591 00:35:56,984 --> 00:36:02,854 the last chance to restore hope to our people. 592 00:36:02,890 --> 00:36:05,154 It's your choice. 593 00:36:26,013 --> 00:36:29,881 They have been sitting here for three hours, 17 minutes. 594 00:36:29,917 --> 00:36:32,442 They refused to return to their ship 595 00:36:32,486 --> 00:36:34,647 with the rest of Gowron's men. 596 00:36:34,688 --> 00:36:39,057 They insisted upon waiting here until they see Kahless again. 597 00:36:39,093 --> 00:36:41,653 Their faith appears to be unaffected 598 00:36:41,695 --> 00:36:43,959 by his inability to defeat Gowron. 599 00:36:44,031 --> 00:36:45,692 They still believe. 600 00:36:47,868 --> 00:36:49,233 Then they are fools. 601 00:36:49,269 --> 00:36:51,203 Does that mean you no longer believe 602 00:36:51,238 --> 00:36:52,762 this is the real Kahless? 603 00:36:52,806 --> 00:36:54,068 Yes. 604 00:36:54,108 --> 00:36:56,599 I am curious. 605 00:36:56,643 --> 00:36:57,837 Do you still think 606 00:36:57,878 --> 00:37:00,312 the real Kahless will return someday 607 00:37:00,347 --> 00:37:01,712 or has this experience 608 00:37:01,749 --> 00:37:03,410 only deepened the spiritual crisis 609 00:37:03,450 --> 00:37:05,281 which originally sent you to Boreth? 610 00:37:10,157 --> 00:37:12,352 I do not know. 611 00:37:12,393 --> 00:37:14,190 I understand your dilemma. 612 00:37:14,228 --> 00:37:16,662 I once had what could be considered 613 00:37:16,697 --> 00:37:18,289 a crisis of the spirit. 614 00:37:18,332 --> 00:37:19,924 You? 615 00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:21,092 Yes. 616 00:37:21,135 --> 00:37:22,625 The Starfleet officers 617 00:37:22,669 --> 00:37:25,229 who first activated me on Omicron Theta 618 00:37:25,272 --> 00:37:26,864 told me I was an android 619 00:37:26,907 --> 00:37:29,467 nothing more than a sophisticated machine 620 00:37:29,510 --> 00:37:30,841 with human form. 621 00:37:30,878 --> 00:37:34,075 However, I realized that if I were simply a machine 622 00:37:34,114 --> 00:37:36,708 I could never be anything else. 623 00:37:36,750 --> 00:37:40,186 I could never grow beyond my programming. 624 00:37:40,220 --> 00:37:42,916 I found that difficult to accept 625 00:37:42,956 --> 00:37:46,323 so I chose to believe that I was a person 626 00:37:46,360 --> 00:37:49,591 that I had the potential to be more than a collection 627 00:37:49,630 --> 00:37:51,495 of circuits and subprocessors. 628 00:37:51,532 --> 00:37:54,399 It is a belief which I still hold. 629 00:37:57,805 --> 00:38:01,172 How did you come to your decision? 630 00:38:01,208 --> 00:38:06,646 I made... a leap of faith. 631 00:38:22,162 --> 00:38:27,623 The man who appeared to me on Boreth is not Kahless. 632 00:38:27,668 --> 00:38:30,136 He is a clone. 633 00:38:30,170 --> 00:38:31,603 A clone? 634 00:38:31,638 --> 00:38:32,696 Yes. 635 00:38:32,739 --> 00:38:34,138 Did you really think 636 00:38:34,174 --> 00:38:36,938 you could get away with this kind of fraud, Koroth? 637 00:38:36,977 --> 00:38:39,639 I will have you and this abomination put to death. 638 00:38:39,680 --> 00:38:41,511 It does not matter, Gowron. 639 00:38:41,548 --> 00:38:44,881 You will still not be able to stand against him. 640 00:38:44,918 --> 00:38:46,180 What? 641 00:38:46,220 --> 00:38:47,414 He's not real. 642 00:38:47,454 --> 00:38:48,944 You just said so. 643 00:38:48,989 --> 00:38:50,616 I said he was not Kahless 644 00:38:50,657 --> 00:38:52,682 but, in the minds of our people 645 00:38:52,726 --> 00:38:55,251 he can be just as powerful as Kahless. 646 00:38:55,295 --> 00:38:57,889 Even now, two members of your own crew 647 00:38:57,931 --> 00:39:01,594 are sitting on our holodeck waiting for him to return. 648 00:39:01,635 --> 00:39:04,001 I do not care what they think. 649 00:39:04,037 --> 00:39:05,868 But they are not alone. 650 00:39:05,906 --> 00:39:07,464 Like many of our people 651 00:39:07,508 --> 00:39:09,772 they need something to believe in 652 00:39:09,810 --> 00:39:13,075 just like I did... something larger than themselves 653 00:39:13,113 --> 00:39:15,673 something that will give their lives meaning. 654 00:39:15,716 --> 00:39:16,910 They need Kahless. 655 00:39:16,984 --> 00:39:19,418 But when they find out the truth... 656 00:39:19,453 --> 00:39:21,318 It does not matter, Gowron. 657 00:39:21,355 --> 00:39:25,121 Despite the facts, they will still believe. 658 00:39:25,158 --> 00:39:28,355 They will make a leap of faith 659 00:39:28,395 --> 00:39:30,920 and there will be others just like them... 660 00:39:30,998 --> 00:39:32,590 not everyone, but enough 661 00:39:32,633 --> 00:39:34,897 to plunge the Empire into civil war 662 00:39:34,935 --> 00:39:36,129 if you oppose them. 663 00:39:36,169 --> 00:39:37,466 What are you saying? 664 00:39:37,504 --> 00:39:40,029 That I should just hand over the Empire? 665 00:39:40,073 --> 00:39:43,634 No, that would be unwise as well. 666 00:39:43,677 --> 00:39:46,612 Then what are you proposing, Worf? 667 00:39:48,715 --> 00:39:52,549 You were right about one thing, Koroth. 668 00:39:52,586 --> 00:39:57,182 Our people are becoming decadent and corrupt. 669 00:39:57,224 --> 00:39:59,954 They need moral leadership. 670 00:39:59,993 --> 00:40:04,157 Kahless can be that leader... 671 00:40:04,197 --> 00:40:05,596 as Emperor. 672 00:40:05,632 --> 00:40:08,965 There hasn't been an Emperor in three centuries. 673 00:40:09,002 --> 00:40:12,802 The political power will remain with the High Council. 674 00:40:12,839 --> 00:40:14,898 Kahless would be a figurehead 675 00:40:14,942 --> 00:40:18,309 but he will have the ability to rally the people 676 00:40:18,345 --> 00:40:19,642 to lead by example 677 00:40:19,680 --> 00:40:21,978 to guide them in spiritual matters. 678 00:40:22,049 --> 00:40:25,985 The title is meaningless without the power to back it up. 679 00:40:26,019 --> 00:40:30,615 Real power comes from within the heart. 680 00:40:30,657 --> 00:40:34,184 You would have the power to mold the Klingon heart. 681 00:40:34,227 --> 00:40:36,957 You could return them to honorable ways 682 00:40:36,997 --> 00:40:39,659 according to the original teachings of Kahless 683 00:40:39,700 --> 00:40:40,928 which are within you. 684 00:40:40,968 --> 00:40:43,436 It would be a great challenge 685 00:40:43,470 --> 00:40:46,667 if you have the courage to accept it. 686 00:40:46,707 --> 00:40:51,007 And what will we tell the people about their new Emperor? 687 00:40:51,078 --> 00:40:54,377 That he appeared in a cave or a laboratory? 688 00:40:54,414 --> 00:40:57,508 We will tell them the truth. 689 00:41:00,187 --> 00:41:02,485 All of the truth 690 00:41:02,522 --> 00:41:03,887 but we will tell them 691 00:41:03,924 --> 00:41:06,154 that, even if he is not the real Kahless 692 00:41:06,193 --> 00:41:08,525 he is the rightful heir to Kahless. 693 00:41:08,562 --> 00:41:11,725 And if I refuse to go along with this? 694 00:41:11,765 --> 00:41:15,223 Then my brother and those who support him on the Council 695 00:41:15,268 --> 00:41:17,566 will fight you, and I will fight you 696 00:41:17,604 --> 00:41:21,597 and the Empire will fall back into civil war. 697 00:41:23,877 --> 00:41:26,402 What do you say about this, Koroth? 698 00:41:26,446 --> 00:41:30,576 What I say is unimportant. 699 00:41:35,222 --> 00:41:37,747 It is acceptable. 700 00:41:53,173 --> 00:41:54,435 Join with me, Gowron. 701 00:41:54,474 --> 00:42:00,504 Let us usher in this new era together. 702 00:42:03,850 --> 00:42:10,517 Vorch-doh-baghk... 703 00:42:16,029 --> 00:42:18,589 Kahless. 704 00:42:27,207 --> 00:42:29,072 Farewell, Worf. 705 00:42:29,109 --> 00:42:31,669 Good-bye. 706 00:42:31,712 --> 00:42:33,145 What's wrong? 707 00:42:33,180 --> 00:42:37,082 You should be proud of what you've accomplished. 708 00:42:42,889 --> 00:42:47,417 I went to Boreth to find my faith. 709 00:42:47,461 --> 00:42:50,988 For a time, I thought I had 710 00:42:51,031 --> 00:42:54,762 but my heart is empty again. 711 00:42:54,801 --> 00:42:58,828 I do not know what to believe. 712 00:42:58,872 --> 00:43:02,330 You doubt the real Kahless will return one day. 713 00:43:02,375 --> 00:43:05,105 You doubt that he is still waiting for you 714 00:43:05,145 --> 00:43:08,205 in Sto-Vo-Kor. 715 00:43:11,184 --> 00:43:17,748 Kahless left us, all of us, a powerful legacy 716 00:43:17,791 --> 00:43:22,728 a way of thinking and acting that makes us Klingon. 717 00:43:22,763 --> 00:43:27,928 If his words hold wisdom and his philosophy is honorable 718 00:43:27,968 --> 00:43:30,960 what does it matter if he returns? 719 00:43:31,071 --> 00:43:36,668 What is important is that we follow his teachings. 720 00:43:36,710 --> 00:43:39,338 Perhaps the words 721 00:43:39,379 --> 00:43:44,407 are more important than the man. 722 00:43:44,451 --> 00:43:49,889 Qapla', son of Mogh. 723 00:43:53,493 --> 00:43:56,860 Qapla', Kahless. 51488

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