Chapters Seven: Human Evolution

"His DNA sequences show genetic engineering of the kind like I never seen before in a human." Started the medical Chief Dr T'Selar. Then she added. "His body is saturated with an unknown substance."

She made a gesture to the bioscreen in front of Picard and she said.

"I will make some tests to see what kind of impact on his body this substance has."

"No need I can tell you everything you want to know about Melange." Said Idaho who had remained silent for the duration of the exam.

"Melange?" Ask Picard.

"It one of the name we are using to call the substance she's talking about."

"So what does it do?" Ask T'Selar showing some impatience for a Vulcan.

"It a geriatric drug and a food supplement, it also affects the mind of those who had the right genetic and training." Said Idaho.

"How old are you Mr Idaho the biobed said thirty-five but if this Melange influence the aging process I want to study the difference?" Ask T'Selar.

"This body is sixty-five years old, my memory that something else. The life-span of Melange user is up to four hundred years." Respond Idaho enjoying himself.

"Are you saying you remember more or less than sixty-five years?" Ask Picard getting a shill at the answer he was anticipating. Strangely it T'Selar who answers the Captain question pointing at the main viewscreen she said.

"He means more, this long strand of DNA is normally dormant but It is active in the sample I took from him. I believe this could well be genetic memory."

"Are you saying he is some form of a clone?" Ask Picard the memory of the mess he just had to fix with Shinzon still fresh on his mind.

"We prefer the term Ghola, a clone does not remember is past lives but a Ghola do." Reply Idaho.

"How many lives do you remember Commander?" Ask T'Selar being fascinated by the conversation.

"I remember four thousand eight hundred fifty seven lives." Reply Idaho

"Your kidding?" Ask Picard fearing he was not.

"The size of the DNA strand is huge as crazy as it sound he does remember, but how and why I cannot begin to guess." Said T'Selar

"The how would take a few week to explain, the why... I prefer not to speak of the why let me just say that I never asked for that fate to be mine."

"All right I give up! Considering what we just learn, can you help us?" Ask Picard.

"Are you asking me to reshape your universe with knowledge from mine?" Ask Idaho just to make the point clear.

"Yes I believe I am." Said Picard having made is mind.

"Sir this could well be seen has a reverse violation of the prime directive." Intrude T'Selar not liking the way this conversation was going.

"Youu Willl eerase EEEvery files, Annd SSSample YYou toook for thhis exaam. Yooou willl leaveee thiss rooom and forgeet everrrythiiing aboout the laast hour."

Said Idaho to T'Selar and to the surprise of the captain the doctor complies.

"How did you do that?" Ask Picard after T'Selar left.

"Voice induced suggestion, a Bene Gesserit mind trick if you like." Answer Idaho.

"Bene Gesserit?" Demand Picard.

"A training school that was dedicated to creating a better humanity. They developed many martial and mental art like Prana Bindu and The Voice." Said Idaho.

"About the Borg you spoke of handling them... How?"

"I must warn you captain it's a bloody way to eradicate the Borg, this solution resides deep inside our darkest part it is called holy war."

"You want to start a religious war against the Borg? ... How?" Demand Picard not believing that Idaho was being serious.

"The Borg with every world they destroy is creating for us an amazing reservoir of hate. When this reservoir will reach the breaking point, the religious fervor will rise to a peak level the result would be a war of galactic proportion. What I read about the Borg show this point is already reached all we need now is the right spark at the right place..."

Answer Idaho developing is main ideas and showing he's very serious indeed.

"Are you saying the Borg is creating this situation?" Ask Picard not following entirely where Idaho was going.

Duncan Idaho needed only one word. "Survivors."

"Where could we find them? ... The Delta Quadrant." Answer to himself Picard.

"Voyager return journey was too straight toward the Federation they had no chance to find those we need. I can assure you somewhere deep inside the delta quadrant there are peoples who live with only one thing in mind."

"Kill the collective Borg, complete and total eradication that what they have in mind." Said Picard understanding at last.

"Their numbers are growing with every world the Borg destroys all they require is a catalyst an event that would trigger the chain reaction."

"How?" Ask Picard.

"What the one thing the Borg is depending the most."

"If I have to make an educated guess I say TransWarp."

"We take that away what would hapen."

"Cage the tiger and we could roam the jungle freely. But what of the delta quadrant, would you condemn them to fight the Borg on their own."

"We will send help."

"How it impossible for us to travel there."

"Have you ever heard of Ixian No-ship."

"No should I?"

"Of course you should not let me explain it for you."

The explication lasted for the next five minutes by that time fire was on the eyes of the Captain.