Stardate 41509.1: The Enterprise discovers the mythical world Aldea, which is usually hidden behind a cloaking field. The Aldeans welcome Riker, Troi and Dr. Crusher on their planet and propose them to provide the Federation with a great deal of knowledge, in exchange for some children. They have become sterile and they need a young generation to preserve their culture. The away team naturally refuses, upon which the Aldeans kidnap seven children from the Enterprise, including Wesley. The Enterprise is pushed away from the planet and it takes the ship three days to return. In the meantime Wesley has organized a hunger strike of the children. Picard and Dr. Crusher beam down, while Riker and Data manage to take control of the Aldean cloaking shield. Having retrieved the children, Picard assists the Aldeans in rebuilding their ozone layer, whose lack was the actual reason for their sterility.

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