Star Trek: The Next Generation: Hive #2 (of 4)

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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 • C OL O R S B Y H I - F I B Y S H AW N L E E • E D I T E D B Y s c ot t d u n b i e r

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Th e B o rg , w h i l e e x p e r i m e n t i n g with inter-dimensional travel to assimilate other galaxies, mistakenly unleash the Vo l d r a n a i i . N o w a n i m m i n e n t t h re a t t o b o t h t h e B o rg a n d t h e Fe d e r a t i o n , t h e Vo l d r a n a i i s e e k t o d e s t ro y a l l o t h e r s p e c i e s i n o rd e r t o p re v e n t f u t u re i n v a s i o n s o f t h e i r o w n w o r l d . Th e B o rg t u r n t o J e a n - L u c P i c a rd , t h e i r m o s t formidable opponent, to help t h e m f i g h t t h e Vo l d r a n a i i .

B u t w i l l Lo c u t u s , J e a n - L u c ' s re - a s s i m i l a t e d f u t u re s e l f , stop this cooperative effort?

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