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S T O R Y B Y B R A N N O N B R AGA T E R RY M ATA L AS & TR AV I S F I C K ETT B Y J O E C O R R O N E Y • I N K A S S I S T B Y M ATT F I L L B ACH A N D S H AW N F I L L B ACH C O L O R S B Y H I - F I • L E T T E R I N G B Y S H AW N L E E • E D I T E D B Y S C O TT D U N B I E R SCRIPT BY
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Th e B o rg Q u e e n h a s l e d S t a r f l e e t into an ambush, and she now has c o n t ro l o v e r S e v e n o f N i n e ! I n h e r q u e s t t o re - a s s i m i l a t e J e a n - L u c , s h e h a s f o rc e d P i c a rd a n d h i s c re w i n t o t h e d a n g e ro u s Ty p h o n E x p a n s e . M e a n w h i l e , Lo c u t u s a n d D a t a h a v e d e s t ro y e d t h e B o rg Q u e e n 5 0 0 y e a r s i n t h e f u t u re . Wh i l e Lo c u t u s m a y h a v e made the ultimate sacrifice in e l i m i n a t i n g h e r, w i l l D a t a b e a b l e t o g o b a ck a n d a l t e r P i c a rd ’ s f a t e ?
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