- Inside Lysian space, racing towards the Lysian Central Command.
- On the USS Birnam
- Holding position near the Lysian Central Command.
Summary:
- 2393.05.23:
At 2300 hours, two thirds of the Atlantis crew gathered in the shuttle bay at Captain Torn's orders. Little did they know that their memories would be altered by the Ullian telepath Dobin, who imprinted in them a deep conviction that the Lysian Central Command had to be destroyed. Later, the remaining crew members had their memories altered as well. Only Lieutenant Jomorr and Ensigns Quinto and Sorek retained their original memories, as did diplomatic attaché Demetrius. Unfortunately, Jomorr, Quinto and Sorek were caught and placed in the brig as the Atlantis made its way towards the Lysian central command.
On the USS Birnam, meanwhile, the Atlantis away team had figured out how to shut down the neurogenic field generators which continued to broadcast hatred against the Lysians into the minds of everyone on board. Unfortunately, the procedure to shut down the generators activated a safety feature: the neurogenic field generators all over the ship started to broadcast a trigger signal, sending all Birnam crew members into fits of violence. Birnam STC McKnight also turned violent and attacked Doctor O'Gallagher. The battle between the two ended when O'Gallagher smashed McKnight into a console. The electric shock he received as a result proved to not only disable him, but also remove the violent emotions that had been triggered by the neurogenic field.
- 2393.05.24:
With the neurogenic field generators deactivated and the Birnam crew slowly recovering from their ordeal, the Galaxy class ship arrived at the Lysian Central Command in the early hours of the morning. The Lysians were not very friendly at first, believing that the Birnam was here to destroy the Central Command. When Velden convinced them that it was the Atlantis they should be worried about, the Lysian admiral didn't become any friendlier. He refused to evacuate and demanded that the Birnam stop the Atlantis at any cost.
The Atlantis, in the mean time, was only a few hours away and was closing fast. Captain Torn and doctor Oakeshott, still under the influence of Dobin's mind control, decided to pay a visit to the recently captured 'renegades'. Demetrius was there also, disguised as a guard. He watched as Jomorr and the others managed to get Captain Torn to doubt some of his altered memories. When Dobin showed up, however, all hope of convincing the Captain of the truth was gone... Or was it? Dobin, still struggling with his conscience, reluctantly restored Captain Torn's and doctor Oakeshott's memories, even though Lenox, the Satarran disguised as a Starfleet Commander, would kill Dobin's family for it if he ever found out.
Their memories restored, Captain Torn and Doctor Oakeshott joined up with Jomorr, Quinto, Sorek and Demetrius, and Dobin reluctantly joined their little group as well. They had just over four hours to stop the Atlantis from reaching the Lysian Central Command and prevent the deaths of thousands of innocent Lysians.
