The capture of the Delta Flyer by a Borg cube leads Janeway into tense negotiations for the release of Voyager hostages taken by a group of semi-assimilated Borg youngsters.

Ryan Spahn (Boy One/First)
Manu Intiraymi (Boy Two/Second)
Marley McClean (Girl One)
Kurt Wetherill (Boy Three)
Cody Wetherill (Boy Four)

• The Borg ship is damaged and its link to the Collective is severed. After the death of the 5000 drones, the five neonatal drones were prematurely released from their maturation chambers. At this point in their cycle, they are unable to assimilate the hostages.
  
• During the "Resistance is futile" announcement, the Borg have changed their pronunciation of the word "futile" from Jean-Luc Picard's fu-TILE to Seven of Nine's FU-til.
  
• The Borg children join the crew until they can be dropped off with their respective species.
  
• Second, Icheb, is a Brunali.
  
• Girl One, Mezoti, is a Norcadian (Species 689), who were introduced in the previous episode, "Tsunkatse".
  
• Boy Three's name is Azan, and Boy Four is Rebi. They are twins.
  
• In the upcoming episode "Child's Play", the source of the virus will be revealed.