Jean - Luc Picard In a parallel universe , Jean - Luc Picard was a Starfleet officer and the captain of the USS " Enterprise " - D during the 24th century . In 2368 , he sent Commander Riker on a mission to check up on mining operations on Naia VII . After an accident there , he beamed down to the planet himself . He told Geordi La Forge that Starfleet was cutting corners in safety to rebuild the fleet after their losses to the Borg at Wolf 359 . After Riker , Data and Dr Crusher met the Eleventh Doctor , Amy Pond and Rory Williams in the holodeck of the " Enterprise " , Picard met them in the ship ' s observation lounge . He was politely sceptical of the three visitors . Their discussion was interrupted by news of the attack on Delta IV . He recognised the Borg ' s ships around the planet and agreed with the Doctor ' s sentiment that they " shouldn ' t be here " . Captain Picard then commanded for a red alert and for the Enterprise to raise shields . Their vessel had fallen under attack by the Borg / Cybermen alliance . Data was soon commanded by Picard to find cover in a nebula which he did . The Doctor soon relayed any and all knowledge of the Cybermen to Captain Picard and he at an instant distrusted him . He soon learns from Data that the Cybermen came to their universe before and the Doctor soon regained those memories . After that though , Captain Picard took the Doctor , Amy , and Rory to Guinan in Ten Forward . Picard had to ask Guinan if the Doctor could be trusted and she assured him that he can be . An attack on Cogen V was soon learnt of and an away team was sent to the planet . After examining Borg and Cybermen casualties , it was learnt that they turned on each other . The Borg reached out to Picard to forge an alliance , but he grimly refused . After sharing his history with the Borg to the Doctor , the Doctor tried to convince Picard to form the alliance . It was all for nothing so then Counselor Troi suggested that Amy speak with him . Which she did and Picard was asked to go to the holodeck to see " something " . Picard was taken into the TARDIS and then he was taken into this universe ' s future . Because the alliance was not met , the Cybermen converted the Borg and soon converted and enslaved both universes . After seeing these horrors , Captain Picard finally agreed to the alliance with the Borg . Then on planet Tau Lee along with an away team consisting of : himself , the Doctor , members of the Enterprise , and the Doctor ' s companions , the alliance was made . A Borg drone called the Conduit intended to aid the Enterprise in any way to eradicate the Cybermen because assimilation was impossible . The Doctor told Picard that the Cybermen have an aversion to gold so they beam to the planet Naia VII to ask the inhabitants for the gold . It was the Doctor that managed to get the resident Seelos to give the Enterprise the gold . As the Doctor intended to go back in time to the battle of Wolf 359 , Picard and Riker wished to go with him , but the Doctor refused . The Doctor and his companions met Picard ' s assimilated form Locutus and after a few near misses , they returned to the future with the Borg Executive Library . Picard led an away team to the main Cyber - Ship and after another near miss : the Doctor , Picard , Data , and the Conduit made it to the Cyber - Controller . He was defeated and the Borg were restored to full power . Captain Picard then bid farewell to the Doctor and his companions . Although he was happy that the Doctor came when he did , Picard admitted that he hopes that he and the Doctor never have to cross paths again . ( COMIC : " Assimilation² " ) Other references . Whilst under the influence of the Syntax , the Eighth Doctor ' s companion Izzy Sinclair hallucinated about Captain Picard . ( PROSE : " Syntax " )