Crusher with him to represent the other parents, and assures them that the Enterprise will not leave without the children. Crusher along with Troi have a meeting with the other parents in the observation lounge to explain what's happened. He wants to discuss compensation, but Picard's response prompts him to close communication. Radue appears on the viewscreen and informs Picard that the children will be well looked after, and that they'll want for nothing. The captain is infuriated, and contacts Radue, demanding to have their children back.
Crusher's alarm, Wesley is beamed away by the Aldean's transporter, and the disappearances of several other children across the ship's primary hull are reported by Worf. Data reaches out to help him, but Picard warns him not to touch the teen, as they may unknowingly harm him. Meanwhile, strange beams of light come from the planet, scanning everyone on board but focused only on the children, such as Wesley Crusher on the bridge. Riker expresses his sympathy, but unequivocally declines their trade offer. Then Radue explains that the Aldean society is dying out, and they've become infertile. This outrages both Riker and Crusher, and Troi explains that Humans are very attached to their children other species might be tempted. However, the Aldean's motives are quickly revealed, as Radue explains that he wishes to acquire some of the Enterprise's children, in exchange for technology and information that would take the Federation centuries to acquire.
Crusher are transported from the Enterprise bridge to the surface of Aldea, and they're welcomed to their community. Without warning, Commander Riker, Deanna Troi, and Dr. They formally invite them to the planet, but also show visible signs of discomfort, which they justify by not being used to bright lights and soon afterwards they beam back on the planet. Suddenly, she and Radue, introducing himself as the leader, appear on the bridge, startling everyone, notably Doctor Crusher, as they did not undergo decontamination procedures by going through the transporter, but they quickly explain that the Enterprise's transporters won't work because of the planet's shields. On the viewscreen, a woman contacts the Enterprise and introduces herself as Rashella, welcoming them and wishing to talk with them. Then, all of a sudden, the crew of the USS Enterprise-D are witness to the revealing of the legendary planet Aldea. Lieutenant Yar is unfamiliar with the legend of Aldea and Riker explains that the inhabitants of Aldea were thought to be able to cloak their planet in darkness in order to hide it from marauders or hostile passers by. The system is thought to contain the legendary mythical world of Aldea, a place Riker puts on par with Atlantis of Earth or Neinman of Xerxes VII. Upon hearing the name of the system from Geordi La Forge, Riker now knows why Picard called him up to the bridge.
Riker witnesses the confrontation between father and son before limping away into a turbolift to take him to the bridge.Įntering the bridge, Picard informs Riker that the crew have been investigating faint energy readings coming from the nearby Epsilon Mynos system. It turns out that Harry was running away because he refuses to study calculus any longer. Harry falls to the floor and Riker helps him up.
As he continues down the corridor, a young boy named Harry is running away from his father and runs directly into Riker. Commander Riker walks down a corridor when Captain Picard contacts him and orders him to come up to the bridge.