The Assimilation of the Omega crew begins. Kirk beams over to confront Jurati. He speaks directly to Jurati as she was before assimilation. She tells of her plan, to resurrect the great James T. Kirk in an effort to save the Galaxy. And how that plan involves the mass assimilation of everyone, with Kirk as the Borg 'King'. He rejects this and asks her to join him. Meanwhile, Zed discovers that the massive amounts of chemicals he has been taking to stimulate himself are keeping assimilation at bay, and uses this to help the crew. Operating on a crewman Zed discovers a bomb inside the crewman.
The confrontation between Kirk and Jurati has been long coming, I feel. Their romantic connection feels like something used to get the reader's attention, but it is so infrequently used it feels hollow here. I would have liked a more solid rationale from Jurati, instead of the simplistic and vague notions of a masterplan that somehow involves resurrecting Kirk and having him become a Borg 'King'.
seven out of ten.