Captain Picard, upon learning that Lieutenant Data has been taken hostage on the planet Baku, immediately leads the USS Enterprise to rescue him. When they arrive at the planet Baku, they find that only six hundred Bakunese inhabit the entire planet, living in isolation, rejecting technology, advocating for peace, and leading a simple life; Data's abduction does not seem consistent with Bakunese behavior, implying that there might be a hidden agenda. Captain Picard meets a Bakunese woman named Anij, from whom he learns that although the Bakunese appear young, the native inhabitants of the planet are actually over three hundred years old. Faced with the aging Sons, the discovery of the Bakunese's secret to longevity lies in the special radiation surrounding the planet Baku that continually restructures their genetic makeup. Now the Bakunese face the threat of extinction... The Sons from outer space connect with the interstellar alliance and create a replica environment based on the original Bakunese village, planning to relocate the Bakunese to this virtual village in an attempt to monopolize the fountain of youth. The leader of the Sons, Ru'afo, disguises his intentions under the guise of a cultural inspection and leads a group to invade the planet Baku, attempting to drive out the Bakunese and occupy their planet. Captain Picard reports the information he has gathered to Commander Dougherty, only to find that the commander and the headquarters of the Federation have already...