In
the 2470's
when
the Borg try once again to invade the Federation,
Captain
Jean Luc Picard can sense it in his nightmares.
Memories
of his assimilation as Locutus haunt him.
The
new Starship Enterprise is ordered to patrol
the
Romulan neutral zone because Starfleet feels that
Picard's
experience with The Borg could
endanger
their chances of overcoming the Borg.
When
the fleet is endanger of being destroyed by the Borg,
Captain
Picard disobeys orders and takes the Enterprise to
Sector
001, Earth, and takes command of the fleet.
Although
Picard and the fleet sucesfully destroy the Borg cube,
a
small borg sphere not only escapes,
but
manages to go back into earth's history by creating a temporal vortex.
They
manage to assimilate all of earth and it's population into 9 billion Borg.
Fortunately,
the Enterprise follows the Borg cube into the past
in
order to prevent this from happening.
In
the year 2063, the earth is recovering from a devestating third world war.
Somewhere
in central Montana at an old nuclear missle complex,
a
drunken Zephram Cochrane prepares for his attempt at
breaking
the warp speed barrier for the first time in human history.
When
the Borg arrive, they attack the missle complex, badly damaging the
the
warp ship Phoenix. The Enterprise destroys the Borg Sphere but,
doesn't
realize that the Borg have secretly transported aboard.
The
Enterprise crew begin repairs on the ship while trying to explain to
Zephram
Cochrane that he must complete his warp flight for a very special reason.
A
peaceful race of extra terrestrials called "Vulcans" will be making a pass
by
the
earth and when they detect that primitive humans have the technology
to
travel faster than light, they decide to visit the earth, right there in
Montana.
However,
this will never happen unless the warp flight is made.
Zephram
Cochrane realizes that the crew of the Enterprise are,
"...astronauts,
on some kind of star trek."
While
not ignoring other details of the film like Data's assimilation by the
Borg,
Picard's
relationship with Lily, Cochrane's reluctance to be a "statue",
and
the eventual defeat of the Borg queen, I must move ahead to the point of
the film.
Repairs
are made to the warp ship Phoenix and
it
makes it maiden flight, attracting the attention of the Vulcans.
The
Vulcans land in Montana and for the first time in human history,
we
make contact with an intelligent species from another world.
A
Vulcan approaches Cochrane and offers the traditional "Vulcan salute" and
says.
"Live
long and prosper."
Cochrane
attempts the salute but finds that he cannot duplicate it
and
instead, offers his handshake and in a very human like way says,
"Thanks.".
Thus,
the film ends, history is repaired, and Picard envies the world which is
about
to be built, as Cochrane introduces the Vulcans to the ancient
sound
of good old Rock and Roll.
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