After a bumpy ride though the Borg transwarp conduit, La Sirena arrives at Ghulion IV or Coppelius, Soji's homeworld. But Narek's Snakehead too emerges from the conduit and attacks. A Borg cube arrives as well. All three ships are brought down by defense drones looking like giant orchids that drain all power. After the crash landing of La Sirena, Picard confesses to his crew that he is terminally ill and begins to experience the symptoms. Before heading to Coppelius Station, the settlement of the Snyths, they investigate the downed Borg cube, to find many xBs as well as Elnor and Seven alive. With the long-range sensors of the cube, Raffi and Rios find out that 218 Romulan ships are on the way to attack the planet and kill all Synths. Elnor decides to stay on the Borg cube with Seven. At Coppelius Station, Picard and company run into many models of Synths that come as pairs, among them Arcana and Saga. They are greeted by Dr. Altan Inigo Soong, the son of Data's creator. There is also Sutra, the surviving sister of Jana. Sutra, who studied Vulcan culture, mind-melds with Jurati, as she suspects that the message in the "Admonition" was actually meant for Synths. Knowing that there is no means of defense against the whole Romulan fleet, Raffi and Rios leave to repair the ship to evacuate the Synths. Picard attempts to contact Starfleet, but receives no reply. In the meantime, the Synths have captured Narek and taken him into confinement. Sutra shows an odd interest in the Romulan. Briefly later, Saga is dead and Narek is on the run. Sutra says that the message in the "Admonition" was created by a powerful intergalactic race of Synths, and that it contains a subspace frequency to call them to exterminate organic lifeforms. Picard still tries to convince the Synths not to make that call, but they don't listen. Soong, Soji and Jurati are with the Synths in this regard. The Romulan fleet under the command of Oh is just one day away...

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