ÿþ<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Genesis</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR=#000000"> <TABLE ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="595" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="3" BORDER="0"> <TR> <TD ROWSPAN="2" WIDTH="150" VALIGN=MIDDLE ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="STTNG Pictures/Next-Gen-Logo.gif" WIDTH="175" HEIGHT="117" BORDER="0" ALT="Star Trek The Next Generation Logo"></TD> <TD WIDTH="245" VALIGN=CENTER ALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR="#99CCFF" SIZE="3" FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Comic Sans"><B>'Genesis'</B><BR><BR><FONT SIZE="3">(Story Code 271)<BR>by Brannon Braga</TD> <TD ROWSPAN="2" WIDTH="200" VALIGN=CENTER ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="STTNG Pictures/STTNG S7 Cast.jpg" WIDTH="200" HEIGHT="143" ALT="Star Trek The Next Generation Cast"></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR="#99CCFF" SIZE="2" FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Comic Sans"> Aboard the <I>U.S.S. Enterprise</I> the daily routine continues; while Doctor Crusher prepares a synthetic T-cell for a flu-ridden Lieutenant Barclay, Lieutenant Commander Data prepares for the birth of Spot's kittens, and Nurse Ogawa announces that she is pregnant. Lieutenant Worf tests the ship's weapon upgrades, but one of the torpedoes malfunctions and veers off course; a bored Captain Picard leaves in a shuttle with Data to retrieve the missile. But while they are away, the crew begins exhibiting strange behaviour: Worf becomes more aggressive, Counselor Troi complains of the cold, Barclay becomes hyperactive, and Commander Riker has difficulty concentrating. Worf, now almost primal, bursts into Troi's quarters and forces himself upon her while she lies in a hot bath; when she tries to stop him, he viciously bites her on the cheek. The two are taken to Sickbay, where Worf suddenly spits venom at Doctor Crusher and then escapes; Riker tries to alert Starfleet, but is unable to remember the code for the secure channel& Some time later, Picard and Data return to the <I>Enterprise</I>, only to find it adrift in space; the ship's computers are down and power systems are off-line, and bizarre animal noises can be heard throughout the vessel. The two officers investigate Troi's quarters and discover that she has transformed into a hideous, amphibian-like creature; Data determines that her DNA has been altered, causing her cells to mutate. Heading for the Bridge, they find Riker, now a Neanderthal - somehow, something is causing the entire crew to <I>de</I>-evolve... <BR><BR> Patrick Stewart (<B>Captain Jean-Luc Picard</B>), Jonathan Frakes (<B>Commander William Thomas Riker</B>), LeVar Burton (<B>Chief Engineer Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge</B>), Michael Dorn (<B>Security Chief Lieutenant Worf</B>), Gates McFadden (<B>Doctor Beverly Crusher</B>), Marina Sirtis (<B>Councelor Deanna Troi</B>), Brent Spiner (<B>Lieutenant Commander Data</B>), Patti Yasutake (<B>Ogawa</B>), Dwight Schultz (<B>Lieutenant Reginald  Reg Barclay</B>), Carlos Ferro (<B>Ensign Dern</B>), Majel Barrett (<B>Computer Voice</B>) <BR><BR><B>Directed by Gates McFadden <BR>Produced by Ronald D. Moore and Peter Lauritson <BR>Co-Produced by Brannon Braga <BR>Executive Producers Jeri Taylor, Michael Piller and Rick Berman </B> <BR><BR><B>TX:</B> <FONT COLOR="#99CCFF" SIZE="2" FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Comic Sans"> <BR>21st March, 1994 <BR><BR><B>Notes:</B> <BR>*Featuring Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Commander William Thomas Riker, Chief Engineer Lieutenant Geordi La Forge, Security Chief Lieutenant Worf, Doctor Beverly Crusher, Councelor Deanna Troi, Lieutenant Commander Data and Lieutenant Reginald Barclay <BR><BR><BR> </BODY> </HTML>