Star Trek Voyager Episode Guide
SEASON SIX (2376)
#121 “EQUINOX, PART II
Story by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga & Joe Menosky
Teleplay by Brannon Braga & Joe Menosky
Directed by David Livingston
Guest Stars: John Savage as Captain Ransom, Titus Welliver as Burke, Olivia
Birkelund as Gilmore, Rick Worthy as Lessing, Scarlett Pomers as Naomi, Steve
Dennis as crew member
Airdate 09/22/99
Stardate Unknown
As nucleogenic lifeforms attack Voyager,
Captain Janeway discovers that she can use a deflector pulse to reinforce the
shields and force the creatures off her ship. These attacks are occurring
because the aliens are angry with Captain Ransom and the crew of the U.S.S.
Equinox, another Starfleet vessel stranded in the Delta Quadrant. Ransom
and his crew have killed dozens of the lifeforms for their organic matter in
order to enhance the Equinox's propulsion systems and get back to the
Alpha Quadrant. Now the aliens are trying to destroy both Starfleet ships.
Ransom and his renegade crew have escaped
from Voyager's brig and taken back the Equinox, leaving Voyager
behind and effectively kidnapping Seven of Nine and the Doctor, who were on
board. When Ransom attempts to engage the enhanced warp drive, the ship stalls.
They learn that Seven has locked out the power relays with codes that only she
knows. Ransom tries to coerce the codes out of her, but when she refuses to
talk, Ransom deletes the Doctor's ethical subroutines in order to solicit his
help. The hologram then sets out to extract the information from Seven's
cortical implants, which will severely damage her brain.
While the Voyager doctor is on the Equinox,
the Equinox doctor in on Voyager. When Voyager gets away
from the aliens and catches up with Equinox, the Equinox doctor
manages to send Ransom a coded message to warn him. Janeway fires several
photon torpedoes, badly damaging the Equinox. Ransom knows he cannot win,
so he retreats into warp, temporarily escaping from Voyager. During the
battle, Janeway managed to beam three of Ransom's crew aboard her ship.
Janeway has one of Ransom's captured
crewmembers tied up and put in the cargo bay, ordering him to reveal Ransom's
tactical status. She's prepared to drop the shields around the room and allow
the alien lifeforms to come in and kill him. He refuses to talk, so Janeway and
Chakotay wait outside the cargo bay as a fissure begins forming in the cargo
bay. When Chakotay realizes that Janeway isn't bluffing, he breaks into the
room and fires his phaser at the fissure, collapsing it before an alien can
pass through. Janeway is shocked at Chakotay's disobedience and relieves him of
duty.
Voyager manages to contact the Ankari, the race who innocently introduced the
nucleogenic creatures to the Equinox crew. When the Ankari come aboard
and summon the aliens, Janeway tells them that she will lead them to Equinox.
When Voyager catches up with Equinox again, Ransom's conscience
gets the better of him and he tells his crew that he is willing to cooperate
with Janeway. Ransom's crew is not prepared to surrender, and his first
officer, Lt. Burke, has Ransom arrested and takes control of the ship. Voyager
begins firing on Equinox again, giving Ransom time to escape to the
transporter room. Ransom then contacts Janeway, telling her that he is
surrendering and will help her beam the Equinox crew aboard her ship.
The nucleogenic lifeforms also begin to
attack Equinox. They manage to kill Burke before Janeway can beam him to
Voyager. The only person left on board Equinox is Captain Ransom.
With the warp core about to breach, Ransom tells Janeway to get as far away as
possible, then he navigates his ship to a safe distance, sacrificing himself as
the Equinox explodes.
Janeway reinstates Chakotay and strips the
remaining Equinox crew of rank. She orders them to serve as Voyager
crewman and tells them that they will have to earn her trust.
#122 "SURVIVAL INSTINCT"
Written by Ron Moore
Directed by Terry Windell
Guest Stars: Scarlett Pomers as Naomi, Vaughn Armstrong as Two of Nine, Bertila
Damas as Three of Nine, Tim Kelleher as Four of Nine, Jonathan Breck as The
Dying Borg
Airdate 09/29/99
Stardate 53049.2
Seven of Nine is confronted with her
past as a Borg. She has several flashbacks when other members from the group of
Nine arrive on the ship.
Voyager is docked at the Markonian Outpost Space Station. Captain Janeway
announces to the crew that the doors have been opened for anyone to visit.
Seven of Nine and Naomi go to lunch together in the Mess Hall where they are
surrounded by numerous alien visitors.
A man approaches Seven of Nine and puts his
briefcase-sized container on a table. When Seven of Nine notices the Borg
equipment, she bolts up. Suddenly, Seven of Nine begins to experience memory
flashbacks from her past as a Borg.
The items turn out to be Borg relays from
Seven of Nine's original unimatrix. The man offers them to Seven of Nine, but
when he speaks it seems that his words are not his own and are instead chosen
for him. Seven of Nine accepts the Borg relays and she tells the man that
Captain Janeway will compensate him. As the man walks away, he communicates
telepathically with two others, telling them to prepare to penetrate Voyager's
security systems.
Seven of Nine brings the Borg relays to
Torres for her evaluation. Seven of Nine tells her how the items triggered
visual images, sense memories, sounds and smells. Torres suggests that Seven of
Nine was experiencing nostalgia when she first saw the relays. However, Seven
of Nine insists that she isn't having any feelings whatsoever about the past.
Seven of Nine leaves the relays for computer analysis. Just as she returns to
her alcove to regenerate, the Borg relays begin to emit a soft beeping.
Next, three Borg (the first is the man who
brought Seven of Nine the Borg relays) enter Seven of Nine's alcove. Two
assimilation tubes appear from one of the Borg's arms and begin to penetrate
Seven's neck. Seven of Nine unconsciously becomes aware of their presence and
when she opens her eyes she begins to fight them. Suddenly, Tuvok and the
Security team's phaser fire hits the three Borg and they crumple to the deck.
Seven identifies the three as Two of Nine,
Three of Nine, and Four of Nine. They were all once members of the same
unimatrix, but Seven of Nine has no idea why they were trying to access her
memories. The three Borg tell Captain Janeway that their goal was to break
their telepathic link and become individuals.
Apparently, Seven of Nine and the other three
Borg were the only survivors of a vessel crash eight years earlier. However,
when they were reassimilated into the Collective, the three were somehow linked
together permanently. When the three finally escaped, they had their implants
removed but they couldn't break the telepathic link between them. They were
hoping that Seven of Nine remembered what happened to them.
Seven of Nine suggests linking her neurally
to the three Borgs, in order for them to find the truth. Unfortunately, there
is the possibility that she becomes trapped in the neural link. Despite the
risks involved, Seven of Nine decides to go ahead. When Seven of Nine's neural
link is connected to the Borgs, they discover that Seven of Nine was the one
who reassimilated them.
The Doctor then breaks the neural link
between Seven of Nine and the other three Borg. As a result of the process, the
three Borg damage their brains which sends them into a comatose state. The Borg
will only survive for a month unless they are reassimilated into the
Collective.
Initially, Seven of Nine decides that their
survival is the most important. However, after she talks with Chakotay, she
decides that by removing their neural implants, they will be able to live as
individuals for a short time. When the three wake up, they begin to make
separate plans for their brief, yet individual futures.
#123 “BARGE OF THE DEAD”
Story by Ron Moore & Bryan Fuller
Teleplay by Bryan Fuller
Directed by Mike Vejar
Guest Stars: Eric Pierpoint as Kotar, Sherman Augustus as Hij'Qa, Karen Austin
as Miral, John Kenton Shull as Brok'Tan
Airdate 10/06/99
Stardate Unknown
After a near-death experience, B'Elanna
Torres embarks on a journey to Klingon hell to restore her mother's honor. Her
mythological adventure leads her to the "Barge of the Dead" where
damned souls are transported to hell. There, B'Elanna must outwit the demons of
the Klingon underworld to save herself and her mother's soul.
B'Elanna's shuttle runs into an ion storm
upon her return to Voyager. As the shuttle hits the deck, she is thrown
forward and hits her head. She is diagnosed with a mild concussion and she
retreats to her quarters to rest. Chakotay brings her a metal slat with a
Klingon insignia that was found attached to the rear of the shuttle.
B'Elanna puts the object down on her table
and she notices that blood begins to pool out of it. She also hears haunting
screams and otherworldly cries of pain radiating from the artifact. Tuvok
suggests that she was experiencing a subconscious manifestation of her hatred
of her Klingon heritage.
Neelix decides to throw a party to celebrate
the discovery of an object from Voyager's Alpha Quadrant. Just as
B'Elanna is to say a few words, a group of Klingons appear and kill Captain
Janeway. No one else sees what is happening and as B'Elanna tries to escape,
she too is attacked.
B'Elanna finds herself lying on the deck of a
Klingon ship. A Klingon approaches her and holds a branding iron to her cheek.
However, it doesn't embed the Klingon emblem since she is only half Klingon. A
Klingon male named Brok'tan tells her that she is on the Barge of the Dead
traveling to Gre'thor, or Klingon Hell, where dishonored souls are taken.
Next, it is announced that another dishonored
soul has been delivered. B'Elanna is completely shocked to find that it is her
mother, Miral. Suddenly, B'Elanna wakes up in the Sickbay. Apparently, she was
in a coma after her shuttle was caught in the vicious ion storm.
B'Elanna tells Chakotay that she thinks she
died and was on the Barge of the Dead. Later, after reading old Klingon
scrolls, she tells Paris that she sent her mother to the Barge because of her
dishonor. B'Elanna believes that she can save her mother before she passes
through the gates of hell by restoring the honor that was lost.
B'Elanna has a difficult time convincing
Captain Janeway to alter her vital signs. Janeway only gives her one hour to
accomplish this task. B'Elanna loses consciousness and finds herself back on
the Barge of the Dead. Brok'tan will help B'Elanna get to her mother by
distracting the guards.
Initially, Miral believes that her daughter
is only an illusion. B'Elanna finally convinces her mother that she can save
her from Klingon hell and send her to Sto-Vo-Kor. After performing the ancient
Klingon ritual, B'Elanna and Miral and disappointed with the failed results.
B'Elanna's only other option is to die for
Miral and take her place in hell. B'Elanna agrees and Miral is taken up towards
the sky to Sto-Vo-Kor. The gates of Gre'thor open ahead of the Barge and
B'Elanna is lead to her own hell aboard Voyager.
Suddenly, Miral appears to B'Elanna and tells
her daughter that she can be saved by freeing herself. All B'Elanna has to do
is live with honor and discipline, like a true Klingon. Suddenly, The Doctor
begins to bring B'Elanna out of her comatose state. Miral tells B'Elanna that
they will be reunited forever in Sto-Vo-Kor.
#124 “TINKER, TENOR, DOCTOR, SPY”
Story by Bill Vallely Teleplay By Joe Menosky
Directed by John Bruno
Guest Stars: Jay Legget as Phlox, Googy Gress as the Overlooker, Robert
Greenberg as Devro
Airdate 10/13/99
Stardate Unknown
The Doctor experiences daydreams when
he incorporates cognitive projection into his own program, but an alien vessel
eavesdropping on the Doctor's program doesn't realize these images are not
reality.
The Doctor is disappointed because he wanted
to travel with the Away Team to an unknown planet. He therefore files a formal
complaint with Captain Janeway regarding poor treatment by the crew. He also
requests to be made Emergency Command Hologram, or the new Captain, in the
event of a catastrophic emergency. However, Janeway tells him that it just
isn't possible.
In one of his daydreams, the Voyager
crew is sitting in a meeting when Torres begins to rub her foot up the Doctor's
leg. In the next daydream sequence, the Doctor walks into a party celebrating
his promotion as Emergency Command Hologram.
In the meantime, an alien vessel tries to
access Voyager's internal sensors. However, they are unable to get past
its security encryption. One of the aliens named Phlox discovers that the
Doctor is a computer program and he is able to watch everything that the Doctor
is experiencing on Voyager, including his daydreams. Phlox discovers
that Voyager is a lost vessel that is not from the Delta Quadrant.
In the Doctor's next dream, Voyager is
attacked by Borg. Tuvok and Chakotay begin to sprout Borg implants and Captain
Janeway is killed by the attack. The Doctor immediately takes control and tells
the computer to activate the Emergency Command Hologram. The Doctor's uniform
magically changes to a command style. The new Captain orders the release of his
imaginary "photonic cannon," which destroys the Borg sphere.
Phlox still doesn't know that what he is
witnessing is only taking place in the Doctor's imagination. The aliens think
that Captain Janeway was killed in the attack and that the hologram is now in
command of the vessel. They begin to plan their attack.
The Doctor tells Kim, Seven of Nine and
Torres that he is having cognitive projections or daydreams. However, because
his algorithms are malfunctioning, he is daydreaming whether he wants to or
not. As a result, he is randomly jumping from one daydream to the next.
The crew is able to watch what the Doctor is
experiencing. Captain Janeway is amazed when she sees the Doctor take command
of Voyager. Meanwhile, Phlox realizes that he was only watching the
Doctor's daydreams. He is afraid to tell his superiors because they don't
tolerate mistakes very easily. Because Phlox feels that he has gotten to know
the Doctor, he decides to transmit a simulacrum of himself into the Doctor's
program and warn Voyager of the alien attack.
In return for warning Voyager of the
attack, Phlox asks the Doctor to pose as the Captain in order to trick his
commanders. When Voyager is hailed by the alien vessel, Captain Janeway
tells the Doctor what to say by remote. Just as the alien vessel orders a
type-four assault, the Doctor instructs Chakotay to activate Voyager's
phony "photonic cannon." Phlox reminds his commanders how the
"photonic cannon" easily destroyed the Borg. As a result, the alien
vessel retreats.
#125 “ALICE”
Story by Juliann deLayne
Teleplay by Bryan Fuller & Michael Taylor
Directed by David Livingston
Guest Stars: Claire Rankin as "Alice", John Fleck as Abaddon
Airdate 10/20/99
Stardate Unknown
Tom Paris gets more than he bargained
for when he rebuilds an old shuttle.
When Voyager happens upon a junkyard
of old ships, the crew stops to purchase some parts from Abaddon, the salesman.
Tom Paris falls in love with a small shuttle he finds among the junked vessels,
and convinces Chakotay to let him restore it. He discovers the shuttle has a
neurogenic interface, allowing it to interact directly with the pilot's
thoughts. Tom gets to work immediately, naming his new toy "Alice."
After a brief trial of the interfacing technology, Tom calls it a night. When
he leaves, Alice powers on by herself, scanning Tom's brain imprint. In
his quarters, Tom hears a female voice calling for him.
Driven by Alice's seductive power, Tom
works nonstop on the shuttle. He and B'Elanna Torres try to celebrate its
christening together, but Tom is obsessed to the point of excluding everyone.
Tapping into Alice's database, he has found the flight suit design of
her last pilot and is now wearing it instead of his Starfleet uniform. When
Chakotay orders him to put his test flight on hold and attend to his official
duties, Tom complains to Alice, whom he is now imagining as a
flesh-and-blood woman. She eggs him on, convincing him to use the neurogenic
interface again.
Alice goads Tom into stealing power cells from Voyager. When Alice
traps B'Elanna, sealing a hatch and shutting off life support systems, Tom
realizes the neurogenic interface is out of control. He rescues B'Elanna and
tries to alert sickbay, but Alice won't let him. She forces him to
launch the shuttle and complete the interface, making him one with the machine.
As Captain Janeway and the crew realize what is happening, Tom fires on Voyager
and escapes into warp.
The Voyager crew turns to Abaddon for
answers. He explains that the shuttle Tom acquired is "haunted."
Before he can say more, he begins hallucinating himself and suffers a cerebral
hemorrhage. After receiving a cortical suppressant, Abaddon reveals that he too
was once linked with Alice. She was looking for a top biological entity
with which to work together in tandem, to guide her to an unknown point in
space. After reconstructing data Tom left behind, Seven of Nine discovers where
he and Alice are heading. They are going to an anomaly called a particle
fountain.
Because Tom's synaptic functions are linked
to the shuttle, Janeway cannot fire on him. Instead, Tuvok works to access the
main computer and transmit a shutdown sequence. B'Elanna taps into his
interface using a communication signal. With both B'Elanna's and Alice's
voices in his head, Tom cannot think straight. Just as he is about to suffer a
cerebral hemorrhage, Tuvok succeeds in shutting down Alice. Tom is
beamed safely to sickbay, and Alice is destroyed in the particle
fountain.
#126 “RIDDLES”
Story by Andre Bormanis
Teleplay by Robert Doherty
Directed by Roxann Dawson
Guest Star: Mark Moses as Naroq
Airdate: 10/27/99
Stardate 53263.2
Tuvok's suffers neurological damage and
must rely on Neelix's help in his rehabilitation.
Returning from a diplomatic mission with
Neelix, Tuvok picks up readings of a cloaked being within their shuttle, but
while scanning it with a tricorder he is attacked. Once back on Voyager,
Tuvok is rushed to sickbay suffering from neuroleptic shock. The Doctor treats
the officer but cannot reverse the damage until he understands the nature of
the weapon used against him. Captain Janeway questions Naroq of the Kesat
species with which Neelix was negotiating, and the visitor feels certain the
mythical Ba'Neth — or "shadow people" — were the ones who attacked
Tuvok. Legend has it the Ba'Neth attempt to assess foreigners' technology, but
stay cloaked because of an obsession with hiding their identity.
After gathering particles from the cloaking
field, Naroq uses a photolitic converter to illuminate the isotopes and reveal
what the alien looks like. Using the same idea with Voyager's deflector
array, they are able to uncloak nearby Ba'Neth ships. In fact, there is an
entire fleet surrounding Voyager and they begin to fire when hailed.
Unfortunately, they are soon out of range and disappear again. Meanwhile,
Tuvok's Vulcan brain has begun to rewire itself. When Neelix leads him on a
tour of the ship to jog his memory, he speaks for the first time.
Although Tuvok is speaking and recognizing
people again, his cognitive functions are still very simple. Experiencing
volatile emotions, he tries to come to grips with the damage he sustained. When
Naroq questions him about the cloaking frequency, Tuvok has a flashback but
cannot remember any details. Soon, he becomes angry. After studying his personnel
file and realizing how different he is from the Vulcan he used to be, Tuvok
lashes out at Neelix.
Neelix realizes that instead of pushing Tuvok
to be who he was, he should encourage him to discover who he can become. With
this in mind, the two begin to have fun together. Tuvok discovers the joy of
smiling and even tries his hand at baking desserts. When Janeway questions him
again about the cloaking frequency, Tuvok cannot find the words to express what
he saw. Instead, he draws it out in icing on his latest cake creation. Using
that pattern, the Voyager crew begins scanning for the cloaking
frequency.
Voyager discovers the hidden spacefaring civilization of the Ba'Neth, and
Janeway demands information about their weapon. Once she threatens to transmit
their coordinates to the Kesat, the Ba'Neth captain is willing to negotiate.
However, he learns that Naroq is on board and prepares to fire. In a show of
generosity, Naroq offers to give the Ba'Neth his photolitic converter in
exchange for the information Voyager wants. After analyzing the weapon,
the Doctor is able to devise a procedure that will restore Tuvok's Vulcan
personality. Although he is quite fond of his crewmate's new demeanor, Neelix
knows they need Tuvok at his post on the bridge more than they need a playmate.
After the procedure, Tuvok resumes his logical and subdued manner, but he has
learned to appreciate the word play of Neelix's riddles.
#127 “DRAGON'S TEETH”
Written by Michael Taylor
Directed by Rick Kolbe
Guest Stars: Jeff Allin as Gedrin, Ron Fassler as Morin, Robert Knepper as
Gaul, Bob Stillman as Turei, Mimi Craven as Jisa, Scarlett Pomers as Naomi
Airdate 11/10/99
Stardate 53167.9
Voyager suddenly begins to tremble. An enormous
tunnel of energy filled with rushing debris and micro-meteoroids surrounds the
ship. The ship is racing through some kind of subspace corridor. Suddenly, an
alien vessel flies past Voyager and hails them.
The alien from the Turei vessel tells Voyager
that they are travelling in their under-space. Captain Janeway insists that
they stumbled there by accident and she asks the Turei to help them get out of
it. The Turei ship is able to push them out of the subspace. According to Voyager's
calculations, it traveled 200 light years in just 2 minutes. Captain Janeway
asks the Turei if they could negotiate passage through their under-space, in
hopes of returning home to the Alpha Quadrant.
The Turei are not pleased with Captain
Janeway's request and they tell Voyager to prepare to be boarded.
Captain Janeway refuses and the Turei ships begin to power their weapons. Voyager
is rocked by a round of weapons fire. Their warp drive is down and shields are
only operating at 60 percent.
Captain Janeway leads Voyager to a hot
planet with a dark, swirling atmosphere. As it begins its descent, the Turei
back off. Voyager must land in order to repair its damage. As the ship
moves closer to the planet, the crew notices a decimated and burnt-out
megalopolis. Scans indicate that the civilization was destroyed from a
bombardment of plasma-based weapons, 500 years earlier.
Faint lifesigns are also detected in a
chamber beneath the surface. Janeway, Seven of Nine and Chakotay head into the
chamber and discover stasis pods which each contain some kind of lifeform.
Apparently, each pod was programmed for only five years. However, since 500
years have passed, some kind of failure must have occurred.
Without receiving Captain Janeway's
permission, Seven of Nine activates one of the pod's reanimation sequence. The
humanoid inside opens his eyes and is startled by the presence of the Voyager
crew. His primary concern is to open up the other pod that is covered with dirt
and debris. Unfortunately, he discovers that his wife didn't survive and he
passes out.
The humanoid wakes up in Sickbay and he
identifies himself as Gedrin of Vaadwaur. He tells Janeway that the subspace
corridors belonged to the Vaadwaurs. It took them centuries to map out and they
used the tunnels for exploration. As a result, their enemies combined forces
and launched an attack. The Vaadwaur designed the stasis network out of
desperation in hopes of saving their culture.
Again, the Turei begin to fire plasma charges
from up above. Gedrin then remembers that the Vaadwaur have a satellite
directly above the city. Voyager uses the satellite to get a lock on one
of the Turei vessels and launches a torpedo. It is a direct hit and the
remaining Turei ships move off.
In exchange for subspace corridor passage, Voyager
decides that it will help Gedrin and his people fight their way off the planet
against the Turei. They wake up the rest of the Vaadwaur and reactivate their
ships. Captain Janeway and Gedrin decide that while the Turei try to anticipate
when Voyager will break for orbit, the Vaadwaur ships will head in the
opposite direction. Then, Voyager will fire at the Turei and follow the
Vaadwaur into the subspace corridor.
However, the Vaadwaur decide that they will
take over Voyager since they could survive comfortably aboard. In the
meantime, Neelix is suspicious of the Vaadwaur and their true intentions.
Captain Janeway also doesn't completely trust the Vaadwaur. Her skepticism is
confirmed when the Vaadwaur vessels begin heading for Voyager instead of
orbit. Voyager lifts off in hopes of escaping the Vaadwaur attacks.
Gedrin tells Captain Janeway that he can stop
the rest of the Vaadwaur by taking the remaining ships off-line. The Vaadwaur
now have no choice except to retreat into a subspace corridor.
#128 “ONE SMALL STEP”
Written by Mike Wollaeger & Jessica Scott
Directed by Robert Picardo
Guest Star: Phil Morris as Lt. John Kelly
Airdate 11/17/99
Stardate 53292.7
The U.S.S. Voyager initiates a
search for a long-lost Mars spacecraft from Earth.
An unidentified object closely follows Voyager.
Seven of Nine identifies the phenomenon as a huge mass of subspace energy that
is attracted to objects that emit electromagnetic energy. In order to avert the
graviton ellipse, which travels through subspace, Voyager must cut power
and reverse their shield polarity.
After a successful aversion, Chakotay and
Paris remind Captain Janeway of a similar phenomenon back in 2032, in which a
command module from one of the early Mars missions was consumed by a rolling
ball of deadly energy.
Captain Janeway decides to launch a search
for the missing U.S. spacecraft trapped inside the energy field. She instructs
Seven to join both Chakotay and Paris, as they hunt for the legendary Ares
IV, the command module from the first manned mission to Mars. Janeway hopes
that Seven will develop an appreciation for studying the past.
Before they leave on the Delta Flyer,
Chakotay and Paris view NASA's footage, which recorded the last seconds of
Lieutenant John Kelly's life within Ares IV. The Delta Flyer
finally enters the mass of energy, but not before encountering excessive
turbulence. Once inside, asteroid fragments and pieces of captured vessels come
into its view.
The exploratory crew has approximately five
hours before the energy ball heads to another subspace. However, back on Voyager,
Torres discovers that a dark matter asteroid is heading straight for the mass
of energy. With only minutes to spare, Captain Janeway immediately instructs
the Delta Flyer to break out. Chakotay goes against the Captain's orders
and decides to try to bring the module back with them. Unfortunately, the
weight of the Ares IV inhibits their swift escape, and the Delta
Flyer is unable to make it out in time without being affected by the
meteroid's impact.
Chakotay has been knocked unconscious and the
Delta Flyer is badly damaged. With their engines down and their shields
off-line, Chakotay, Seven, and Paris now only have two hours before the mass of
energy returns to subspace.
Finally, Voyager is able to
re-establish contact with the Delta Flyer. Seven is clearly dissatisfied
with Chakotay and his decision to disobey the Captain's orders. After
discussion with the Voyager crew, their only hope is to beam Seven over
to the Ares IV to obtain its ion distributor in order to supply power
for the Delta Flyer. Before Seven is beamed over to Ares IV,
Chakotay asks her to download whatever she can from the module's database.
Once inside the Ares IV, Seven enters
the cockpit where she sees the body of John Kelly still strapped in his chair.
Seven brings the main computer online, and a monitor immediately comes on which
contains an active datafile. Chakotay asks Seven if she could playback the
video log entries for them.
The video entries reveal that John Kelly was
not killed on impact with the mass of energy. Instead, he lived for many more
days until his life support system ran out. Due to power failure, the module
was unable to escape. John Kelly saw other spacecraft within the mass and
discovered before his death that the human race was not alone.
Seven is successfully able to obtain the
distributor. She also decides that she will beam John Kelly's body with her
back to the Delta Flyer. With only minutes to spare, the power
conversion is activated. Voyager gets as close as it can to the mass to
help rescue the Delta Flyer as the ball begins to retreat into subspace.
Luckily, the Delta Flyer makes it out
just in time. Back on Voyager, Captain Janeway and the rest of the crew
pay their respects to Lt. John Kelly and they release his body into space.
Seven is able to acknowledge that John Kelly's contribution helped secure
humanity's future.
#129 “THE VOYAGER CONSPIRACY“
Written by Joe Menosky
Directed by Terry Windell
Guest Stars: Albie Selznick as Tash, Scarlett Pomers as Naomi
Airdate 11/24/99
Stardate Unknown
Seven becomes convinced that the Voyager's
presence in the Delta Quadrant is no accident.
After encountering gravitation fluctuations,
Captain Janeway hails an approaching ship and meets its captain, Tash. He is
working on a catapult vessel, hoping to launch himself hundreds of light-years
away. If Tash's plan succeeds, it may shave years off the U.S.S. Voyager's
journey. Meanwhile, Seven of Nine has installed a cortical processing subunit
in her regeneration alcove, allowing her to assimilate the ships status
reports. Upon downloading data on Tash's work, she informs Janeway that his
catapult is the same technology that was used to trap them in the Delta
Quadrant.
Five years ago, when Voyager was
caught in the displacement wave that sent it 70,000 light years off course, a
tetryon beam was responsible. Now, Seven has discovered that a tetryon reactor
is powering the catapult. Although the Voyager crew believes they
destroyed the reactor, Seven finds out otherwise. Data shows a charge Tuvok
fired tore an opening in subspace, and a tractor beam from a cloaked ship
pushed the reactor into it. Seven alerts Chakotay to her startling conclusion
that Voyager was stranded in the Delta Quadrant on purpose and Janeway
is behind it.
Seven believes the captain is part of a
Federation conspiracy to establish a military presence in the Delta Quadrant.
Suddenly, Janeway's diplomacy begins to look suspiciously like establishing
tactical infrastructure. Seven believes the captain intends to use the catapult
to bring more ships from the Alpha Quadrant, creating a Federation/Cardassian
invasion force. When Tash makes a successful journey of 100 light years using
the apparatus, Chakotay secretly delays Voyager's shield modification to
give him more time to consider Seven's theories.
Seven returns to her alcove to assimilate for
more information. After her latest download, she summons Janeway and alerts her
that Chakotay is part of a Maquis rebellion. She believes he intends to use the
catapult to launch attacks against the Federation and Cardassian ships. Janeway
is doubtful, but Seven presents compelling theories, using some of the same
evidence she used to cast aspersions on Janeway, but drawing different
conclusions.
When Janeway and Chakotay compare notes, they
realize Seven has been filling both of their minds with paranoid theories. Once
the Doctor runs a diagnostic on her alcove, he finds that Seven has downloaded
more information than she can process. Janeway beams to the Delta Flyer,
which Seven is using to make a paranoid escape, and uses her own version of
past events to convince Seven that her synaptic patterns are in chaos. They
return to Voyager, and Seven is treated in sickbay.
#130 “PATHFINDER“
Written by David Zabel
Directed by Mike Vejar
Guest Stars: Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi™, Dwight Schultz as Barclay, Warren
Munson as Admiral Paris
Airdate 12/01/99
Stardate Unknown
Reg Barclay is determined to make
contact with the U.S.S. Voyager, and attempts to make others in
Starfleet greenlight his project.
Back on Earth, Lieutenant Barclay becomes
obsessed with making contact with Voyager. During his project to contact
Voyager, Barclay becomes consumed with the holographic recreations of
the Voyager crew. Barclay seeks advice from his old friend from the Enterprise,
Counselor Troi, who helps him deal with his growing problem.
Barclay is standing alone on the re-creation
of the Voyager bridge, until he is interrupted on the viewscreen by his
boss, Commander Peter Harkins. Harkins reminds Barclay of his duty to finish
the transmitter diagnostics, so Barclay immediately ends the program as the
bridge disappears.
Barclay then suggests that the team try to
use an approaching itinerant pulsar in order to make contact with Voyager.
By directing a tachyon beam at the pulsar, Barclay believes that it will
produce a surge powerful enough to create an artificial wormhole, thus
establishing two-way communication with Voyager. However, Harkins tells
Barclay that they need to instead be focusing their time on Admiral Paris'
visit and briefing.
Later that night when everyone has gone home,
Barclay decides to once again activate the hologrid. He enters the holo-mess
hall and sits down to play cards with holo-Paris, holo-Chakotay and holo-Kim.
Barclay is confident and relaxed among the holographic crew and he tells them
that they are his best friends. The next day, Barclay finds himself in the
holo-Sickbay where the holo-Doctor tells him that he is an invaluable member of
the crew. Then in the holo-mess hall, Kim and Paris both want to hang out with
him. Barclay responds by telling his holo-friends that there is plenty of him
to go around.
Back in the research lab, Harkins is briefing
Admiral Paris and the other Starfleet Officials on the last known position of Voyager.
Against Harkins' wishes, Barclay interrupts and begins telling Admiral Paris
about his wormhole theory. Harkins is so upset with Barclay that he sends him
home for the rest of the day. However, instead of following orders, Barclay
enters the holo-briefing room and asks his holo-friends for technological
advice. Janeway offers Barclay a team to help him work out the details.
Then, Harkins enters the lab and discovers
that Barclay has created holograms of the Voyager crew. Harkins suggests
that Barclay needs counseling because he has struggled with holo-addiction in
the past. In the meantime, Harkins decides to take Barclay off of the Voyager
rescue project.
Defying orders, Barclay goes to Admiral
Paris' office where he asks him for access to the lab for one more day. If he
is wrong about his theory, Barclay promises to resign from his position.
Admiral Paris only agrees to order an independent review of Barclay's findings.
If others agree that his idea is valid, then he'll order Commander Harkins to
pursue his claim.
Back at Barclay's apartment, Troi expresses
concern for Barclay's anxiousness and paranoia. Barclay begs Troi to tell the
Admiral that he is psychologically fit to return to work. Barclay admits that
he has created a new family since he left the Enterprise, however, the
family he has created is not real. Troi tells Barclay that she has requested a
temporary leave of absence from the Enterprise so she can stay a while
longer.
That night, Barclay once again defies order
and heads to the research lab. His code is de-authorized, so he manipulates the
computer to get inside. Once in the lab, Barclay accesses the MIDAS Array,
directs a tachyon beam toward the pulsar to open a micro-wormhole, and sends a
message to Voyager in hopes of getting a response. Suddenly, Harkins
enters the lab and instructs Barclay to step away from the controls. Instead of
following orders, Barclay tells the computer to transfer control to the
hologrid.
Barclay tells holo-Tuvok that there are two
security guards after him, and he orders the computer to trap them with a
forcefield. While Harkins works on shutting down the program by simulating a
warp core breach, Barclay continues to work on making contact with the real Voyager
through the wormhole. Harkins and two other guards catch up with Barclay on the
holo-Bridge, where holo-Janeway alerts the crew to the presence of intruders.
Barclay immediately commands a forcefield, which prevents Harkins and the
guards from reaching him, while he begs for more time. However, the holo-Voyager
is about to self-destruct, so Barclay voluntarily ends the program and gives
himself up.
Meanwhile on the real Voyager, Seven
of Nine has detected an artificial micro-wormhole whose origin is in the Alpha
Quadrant. Janeway immediately instructs Paris to lay in a course toward the
range.
Back in the Pathfinder lab, just as Harkins
asks Admiral Paris what he should do with Barclay, they receive a response from
Voyager. Janeway and Admiral Paris are able to converse briefly and he
tells her that they are doing everything in their power to bring Voyager
back.
Harkins apologizes to Barclay for ever
doubting him, and Admiral Paris announces the beginning of "Project
Voyager." Meanwhile in the Delta Quadrant, the Voyager crew toasts
Barclay, even though they don't personally know him, for his extraordinary
efforts. Back on Earth, Troi congratulates Barclay, and he tells her about the
woman he's started dating.
#131 “FAIR HAVEN”
Written by Robin Burger
Directed by Allan Kroeker
Guest Stars: Fintan McKeown as Michael, Richard Riehle as Seamus, Henriette
Ivanans as Maggie, Duffie McIntire as Grace, Jan Claire as Frannie
Airdate 01/12/00
Stardate Unknown
A new holodeck creation, Fair Haven,
provides some romance and excitement for the Voyager crew.
Harry Kim and Tom Paris create a new holodeck
program, which is set in the Irish village of Fair Haven. However, the crew of
the U.S.S. Voyager soon learns that the vessel is headed on a collision
course with an interstellar hurricane. While the crew prepares for the
approaching impact, Captain Janeway grants permission for the new holodeck
program to have a 24-hour open door policy to keep the crew's mind off of the
looming threat.
Janeway also visits Fair Haven, where she
spends an evening with Michael Sullivan, a local bartender. Because she is so
drawn to him, she decides to make a few modifications to his subroutine. She
also tells him that her name is Katie.
The hurricane arrives, but thankfully the
vessel is able to clear its heaviest portion. However, Voyager must
spend at least three days inside the storm. During much of that time, many of
the crewmembers return to the holographic creation. While spending more time
with Michael, Janeway discovers that her amendments were almost too good to be
true, because she finds herself falling in love with him. Instead of meeting
him the next day as promised, Janeway doesn't show up. Michael is confused and
upset and he demands that Paris tell him where she is.
The storm causes problems for the ship's
systems and all power is diverted to the tractor beam. Thankfully, Voyager
successfully makes it out of the hurricane. However, the holodeck program has
been damaged and it must be shut down temporarily while it is repaired.
Before the program is momentarily put to
rest, Janeway tells Michael that she is leaving Fair Haven for a while. Even
though she cannot give him a definitive reason why, Michael still reveals his
love for her. She ends the holodeck program and instructs the computer to deny
Captain Janeway any future access to Michael's behavioral subroutines.
#132 “BLINK OF AN EYE”
Story by Michael Taylor
Teleplay by Scott Miller & Joe Menosky
Directed by Gabrielle Beaumont
Guest Stars: Melik Malkasian as Shaman, Walter H. McCready as Tribal Alien, Obi
Ndefo as Protector, Olaf Pooley as Cleric, Daniel Zacapa as Astronomer, Jon
Cellini as Technician, Daniel Dae Kim as Pilot, Kat Sawyer-Young as Astronaut
Airdate 01/19/00
Stardate Unknown
Voyager encounters a strange new world that's here
today, but tomorrow...?
As the U.S.S. Voyager approaches a
planet with extremely high revolutions, the ship enters a gravometric gradient,
pulling it into orbit. A tachyon core has created a space-time differential,
meaning that a second on Voyager is a day on the planet. On the planet,
much time has already passed since the initial sighting of the "star"
which was believed to be a deity.
When Seven of Nine receives a transmission
from the planet, the message, now centuries old, tells the crew they have
insinuated themselves into the planet's mythology. For centuries, this pre-warp
society has endured ground shaking brought about by this "sky ship."
Unwilling to throw their civilization's belief system into chaos by making
first contact, Captain Janeway sends the Doctor on an undercover mission to
gather clues that may help Voyager break orbit. His holomatrix will be
unaffected by the differential. As Janeway prepares to beam him back, she loses
his signal.
Once they recover the Doctor, three years
have passed on the planet. He alerts Janeway that Voyager has encouraged
much invention through the centuries. The inhabitants are in a space race to
make contact. Using the Doctor's data to realign thrusters, the crew attempts
to break orbit, but stops when it increases seismic activity. A shuttle from
the planet docks on Voyager, and the visitors find the crew in what
appears to be a metabolic stasis. Because of the time differential, they are
seeing less than a second on board the ship, causing them to think the crew is
not moving. When Janeway resumes motion, the visitors have collapsed on the
bridge.
The surviving pilot explains that he has
grown up in awe of the "sky ship," even praying to it as a child.
Although any time he spends on Voyager means losing years of his life at
home, he agrees to help them interpret the Doctor's data and find a way to
break out of orbit. As Seven scans the planet's surface, she detects that they
are now experimenting with warp technology. Soon, Voyager is under
attack from antimatter torpedoes.
Janeway sends the pilot back to his planet
with Voyager's specifications, hoping that he can convince his people to
find a way to help them break orbit. After several more attacks, but more than
a year since the pilot returned to his planet, two ships materialize next to Voyager
and use a tractor beam to pull it out of orbit. Using a temporal compensator
his planet has devised, the pilot returns to Voyager one more time to
say goodbye before the "sky ship" is gone forever.
#133 “VIRTUOSO”
Written by Raf Green & Kenneth Biller
Directed by Les Landau
Guest Stars: Kamala Dawson as Tincoo, Ray Xifo as Abarca, Paul Williams as
Koru, Marie Caldare as Azen, Nina Magnesson as Vinka
Airdate 01/26/00
Stardate 53556.4
The Doctor experiences fleeting fame
and decides to leave the ship.
While the crew of the U.S.S. Voyager
helps a Qomari ship make repairs, the Qomar on board thumb their noses at the
crew's inferiority. They live in a closed system and are not well-versed in
social interaction. Nor are they familiar with singing, which the Doctor does
as he tends to their medical needs. The visitors are quickly enthralled with
the Doctor's voice and invite the Voyager crew to visit their nearby
planetary alliance. As a goodwill gesture, Captain Janeway arranges a musical
concert starring the Doctor, of whom the Qomar cannot seem to get enough.
After a recital, the Doctor is invited to
perform on the Qomar planet and introduce the concept of music to all of its
inhabitants. He excitedly agrees and plans a dazzling operatic performance
complete with costumes and an elaborate set. Tincoo assures him she will make
any arrangements he may need and is baffled by his crew's seeming lack of appreciation
of his talents. As he steps onto the stage, he receives a standing ovation from
the packed stadium.
Following the Doctor's latest concert, Voyager's
communication system is inundated with transmissions to the maestro. Seven of
Nine mistakes it for attempted sabotage, but Janeway explains that the
correspondence is just fan mail. Qomari visitors flood the ship for a chance to
see him, and the Doctor is pleased with the attention. Janeway is eventually
annoyed by his neglect of his duties and admonishes him to get back to work.
Tincoo urges the Doctor to stay on Qomar with her after Voyager leaves.
Believing he can realize his life dreams and
enjoy the love of a woman, the Doctor turns in his resignation. Despite
Janeway's protests, the Doctor insists he should have the right to
self-determination. His life on Voyager becomes routine and he believes
that the Qomar really appreciate him for who he is and his ability to bring
music to their lives. As the Doctor says goodbye to the crew, Tincoo summons him.
She has created a superior holomatrix that can hit the high notes the Doctor
cannot reach and explains that he is no longer needed on their planet.
Although the Doctor protests that a superior
holomatrix cannot replace the passion and artistry that he brings to the music,
Tincoo only sees the situation from a mathematical angle. She is more concerned
with hitting the scales than understanding their beauty. Heartbroken, the
Doctor fills his final show with the melancholy of lost love. Afterwards, the holomatrix
steps in with a purely technical performance, which the Qomar applaud wildly.
Back on Voyager, the Doctor realizes he has friends there who do truly
appreciate him as an individual with unique abilities.
#134 "MEMORIAL"
Story by Brannon Braga
Teleplay by Robin Burger
Directed by Allan Kroeker
Guest Stars: Scarlett Pomers as Naomi Wildman, Fleming Brooks as Soldier One,
Joe Mellis as Young Soldier, Susan Savage as Alien Woman, Maria Spassoff as
Female Colonist, Robert Allen Colaizzi, Jr. as Dying Colonist, David Keith
Anderson as Crew Member
Airdate 02/02/00
Stardate Unknown
The crew is haunted by vivid images of
a battle they don't remember fighting.
Having returned from a two-week away mission
of scanning planets and gathering dilithium ore, Chakotay, Tom, Harry and
Neelix begin experiencing strange visions. While Tom dreams he is engaged in an
alien battle, Harry has an anxiety attack during a routine check of a plasma
leak. Meanwhile, Chakotay suffers from violent dreams that put him in the
middle of an offensive, and Neelix, reacting to the weapons fire he is hearing
in his head, takes Naomi hostage in the mess hall.
Once the Doctor runs some tests, he discovers
the increased engrammatic activity of Chakotay and the others suggests they are
reacting to memories, not delusions. As Janeway asks them to retrace their
mission, they begin having flashbacks of their roles in an attack force against
the Nikon. Commander Saavedra ordered them to evacuate the Nikon from their
remote colony, but a small group of the colonists began firing weapons. Chakotay
and the others on the force panicked in the ensuing chaos and shot back,
murdering 82 civilians in the process.
Trying to piece together the puzzle, Janeway
orders Voyager into the system the away team was scanning and joins
Seven in reviewing the Delta Flyer's sensor logs. As soon as the Captain
sees Tarakis, the second planet encountered by the away team, she also begins
having flashbacks of the massacre. She remembers pleading with Saavedra to
admit their mistake, but he continues to vaporize the evidence of the
colonists' bodies. When she wakes up later in sickbay, Janeway learns that
other crewmembers have also begun experiencing the battle memories.
The Captain sets a course for Tarakis. Once Voyager
is in its orbit, Harry picks up a weak power signature from the planet.
Janeway, Chakotay, Tom, Tuvok and Harry beam to the surface, but there seems to
be no trace of a massacre. Soon, however, Harry locates a familiar rock
formation, and he and Tuvok descend into the tunnels where he remembers killing
two of the innocent colonists. After Tuvok scans their remains, he determines
that they died 300 years ago. Meanwhile, Janeway and Chakotay find a large
structure erected in the middle of a grassy field.
Seven identifies the structure as a synaptic
transmitter sending neurogenic pulses throughout the system. Anyone who enters
will experience the memories of the battle — a memorial to the victims and a
vivid reminder to never let such a tragic mistake happen again. Because the
power cells are deteriorating, the memories are fragmented. The crew, still
shaken by the disturbing realism of the visions they were forced to endure,
wants to shut down the transmitter, but Janeway orders them to recharge the
power cells. The memorial will continue to spread its hauntingly effective
message.
#135 “TSUNKATSE”
Teleplay by Robert Doherty
Directed by Michael Vejar
Guest Stars: The Rock as Champion, Jeffrey Combs as Penk, J.G. Hertzler as
Hirogen Hunt
Airdate 02/09/00
Stardate 53447.2
A Voyager crewmember is forced
to fight for the entertainment of others.
While on shoreleave, Chakotay and Torres
attend a Tsunkatse match in a nearby alien world. In the meantime, Captain
Janeway is off touring a planet in a neighboring system. However, before
Chakotay can attend another match, he first must get another crewmember to
cover his duties.
Meanwhile, Seven of Nine and Tuvok ask
Chakotay if they can study a micro-nebula on an away mission. Chakotay grants
them permission, telling them that they can spend their shoreleave in whatever
manner they choose.
While in the shuttle, Seven of Nine and Tuvok
are captured by an alien vessel. An alien named Penk welcomes Seven of Nine to
Tsunkatse, telling her that she is going to be a very popular attraction. Seven
demands to see Tuvok, who was injured when their shuttle was hit.
While attending to Tuvok, Seven of Nine tells
Penk that she has no intention of participating in his game. However, Seven
agrees to fight for Tuvok in exchange for his medical care.
Back on Voyager, Chakotay, Kim, Paris
and Torres engage in a conversation about boxing and fighting matches. And The
Doctor tries to get Neelix to go with him to the Norcadian Museum of Entomology
instead of attending the Tsunkatse matches with Chakotay.
At the match, Chakotay, Kim, Paris and Neelix
are shocked to discover that Seven of Nine, dressed in an alien fight suit, is
the challenger of the Tsunkatse match. Seven tells her opponent in the ring
that she doesn't want to fight. Meanwhile, Chakotay leads the others through
the crowd, struggling to get closer to the pit.
From Voyager, Torres calls Chakotay
looking for an update on the match. Chakotay tells her what's going on and
instructs her to beam Seven out. However, Torres is unsuccessful because she
thinks that Seven's lifesigns are masked somehow.
Torres tells Chakotay that the figures in the
pit are photonic, or holographic projections that are being transmitted from a
different location. Drawing back his arm, the Champion swings at Seven who
falls to the ground.
In the meantime from the Delta Flyer,
Captain Janeway asks Chakotay and Torres for an update. And while Seven of Nine
is nursing her injuries, Penk tells her that he is entering her in the Red
Match, where only one of the opponents leaves the ring alive. Penk's sidekick
The Hunter promises to train Seven for the match. He reminds her that there are
no individuals in Tsunkatse, only prey.
Continuing the effort to rescue Seven of
Nine, the Norcadian Ambassador tells Neelix that he will begin an immediate
investigation. However, Neelix is not convinced that the Ambassador has nothing
to do with the fact that friendly aliens are being forced to compete in
Tsunkatse matches against their will.
Torres tells Chakotay that they were having
trouble isolating the source of the transmissions because they never seemed to
be coming from the same place. They realized that the transmissions are
emanating from a ship that is protected from neutronic weaponry.
Back on the alien ship, Seven is instructed
to rest before her match. Just as the match is about to begin, Seven is shocked
when The Hunter enters the ring. The Hunter tells Seven that he was training
her so that she could kill him and give him an honorable death.
Meanwhile, Voyager finally tracks down
the Tsunkatse Vessel. Chakotay tells Penk that they only have 30 seconds to
return Seven and Tuvok before Voyager begins firing. Back in the ring,
Seven tries to convince The Hunter that they both should refuse to fight. Voyager
and the Tsunkatse Vessel begin to exchange fire, allowing the crew to beam
Tuvok over. However, they are unable to get a lock on Seven's individual
positioning, and instead beam both Seven and The Hunter onto Voyager.
Back on Voyager, Paris instructs The
Hunter to step away from Seven. Chakotay tells The Hunter that a Hirogen
hunting party has agreed to meet with them. The Hunter discloses his
gratefulness to the crew and tells them that he plans to look for his son.
#136 “COLLECTIVE”
Teleplay by Michael Taylor
Directed by Allison Liddi
Guest Stars: Ryan Spahn as Teenage Drone Leader, Manu Intiraymi as Icheb,
Marley S. McClean as Mezoti, Kurt Wetherill as Azan, Cody Wetherill as Rebi
Airdate 02/16/00
Stardate Unknown
The U.S.S. Voyager takes on some
new crewmembers — Borg children.
Chakotay, Kim, Paris and Neelix are taken
hostage when the Delta Flyer is captured by a Borg Cube. However, it is
inhabited by a small group of Borg children who were left behind, unworthy of
assimilation. The underdeveloped Drones attempt to assimilate their captives,
while Captain Janeway sends Seven of Nine to negotiate.
After the Delta Flyer is intercepted
by a Borg Cube, Chakotay, Paris and Neelix find themselves placed in what
appears to be an assimilation chamber. However, Kim is not with them. A dead
body lies on a table in the center of the room. It's partly Borgified and its
face and arm are covered with implants that appear crudely inserted.
Meanwhile, Voyager discovers that the
Borg Cube's propulsion system is off-line. The Cube first targets Voyager's
warp core and then moves to its impulse engines. While the Cube's attack
strategy is erratic and inefficient, Voyager capably disables the Cube's
weapons. Seven discovers that there are only five signatures, instead of
thousands of Borg, manning the vessel.
The Borg will return the crewmembers in
exchange for Voyager's navigational deflector. However, Voyager
will be unable to go to warp without it. Seven tells Janeway that the Borg most
likely want Voyager's deflector in order to contact the Collective
because their own is damaged.
While stalling the Borg, Janeway tells them
that she is sending Seven over to make sure that her crewmembers are unharmed.
Aboard the Borg Cube, Seven discovers that it is manned by neonatal Drones, or
children, who have not matured long enough. The children insist that the Borg
will come for them once their link is re-established.
Seven returns to Voyager along with a
dead body of an adult Drone. She tells the Borg children that it must be
examined in order to establish what went wrong aboard the ship. The Doctor
discovers that a spaceborne virus attacked the Drones and is responsible for
their deaths. The virus never reached the developing drones because they were
protected within the maturation chambers. Malfunctions caused by the deaths of
the adults led several chambers to open prematurely. The Doctor also discovers
that if the pathogen is revived, it could be used to neutralize the Drone
children.
Because Voyager cannot give up its
deflector, Janeway offers Seven's services in repairing the Cube's technology.
One of the Borg children tells Janeway that she has exactly two hours before
one of the hostages dies. Meanwhile, Kim wakes up after lying unconscious
within the Delta Flyer and attempts to contact Voyager. And while
speaking with the Borg children, Seven tries to jostle their memories in hopes
that they will turn away from the Collective and come aboard Voyager.
While working on the Cube's repairs, Seven
discovers that the Collective did receive the Drones' initial distress call and
that they never dispatched a vessel to rescue them. The Collective declared the
neonatal Drones irrelevant and damaged, severing their link to the Hive
permanently. However, the Drone children were unable to decrypt this message,
which stated that they are unworthy of re-assimilation. Meanwhile, Kim is
captured and he awakes to raw-looking implants on his face.
By this point, one of the boy Drones becomes
so frustrated that he insists that Voyager turn over their deflector
immediately. Seven tells the Drone children that the Hive will never come back
for them and that their call for help was ignored.
Meanwhile, Voyager works to beam the
hostages back by emittiing an energy pulse over the Borg Cube. Tuvok
successfully beams Chakotay, Paris and Neelix onto Voyager. However,
Seven and Kim are being held in a shielded area of the Cube.
Angered, one of the boy Drones shoves tubules
into Seven's neck. However, another boy Drone pulls him away from Seven. As the
Cube's transwarp core begins to destabilize, Seven instructs evacuation.
However, the first Drone boy refuses to leave and he is shocked and is knocked
to his feet. Seven comforts him while he dies.
Back on Voyager, The Doctor
successfully removes the children's implants. Seven was able to salvage part of
the Cube's database, which includes the children's original assimilation
profiles. Thus, the children discover that their names are Icheb, Mezoti, Azan,
and Rebi.
#137 "SPIRIT FOLK"
Written By Bryan Fuller
Directed by David Livingston
Guest Stars: Henriette Ivanans as Maggie, Richard Riehle as Seamus, Fintan
McKeown as Michael, Ian Abercrombie as Milo
Airdate 2/23/00
Stardate Unknown
Problems begin to arise when Voyager
runs a holodeck program non-stop. Characters within the holographic re-creation
of Fair Haven become suspicious of the Voyager crew when they begin to
notice strange, otherworldly happenings.
The city of Fair Haven is set within
19th-century Ireland. While driving along a road, Tom Paris crashes his vintage
automobile. Seamus Driscol, one of the townsfolk, cannot believe his eyes when
he sees Paris' tire magically repair itself. He immediately heads to Sullivan's
Pub, and tells its inhabitants that he believes Tom is from the spirit world.
Back in town, Kim and Maggie are walking
together and holding hands. Meanwhile, they are unaware that Seamus and Milo
are watching their every move. Just as the two are about to kiss, Paris plays a
trick on Kim by morphing Maggie into a cow in a holographic effect. Kim can
hear Paris laughing, just as they are instructed through a com call to return
to the bridge.
Seamus tells his priest exactly what he saw. Acting
as his priest, the Doctor tells Seamus that Tom Paris is a known prankster and
that he is not to worry. Later that day, Seamus and Milo run into Maggie who
tells them that she feels like she woke up from the strangest dream where she
was walking around town with a bell around her neck.
Soon, the townsfolk gather and exchange
similar stories. Michael Sullivan tells Katie that the townsfolk think that she
and her friends are not from this earth. Because he believes that Katie is
lying to him, Janeway decides to end the program. Back on Voyager,
Janeway doesn't know how the holodeck characters could possibly be asking so
many questions about their origin.
Back on Voyager, Paris instructs the
computer to display all of Fair Haven's characters. Michael Sullivan appears
and is suprisingly aware of his surroundings. Kim discovers that each
characters' perceptual filters are off-line. The Voyager crew decides
that they will repair the malfunction by accessing each of the characters'
controls from Sullivan's Pub.
Back at Sullivan's Pub, Michael remembers
being "spirited" away to an unknown place where there was talk of
changing the people of Fair Haven. At the church, several of the townfolk begin
to assemble and warrant their concerns. They storm into Sullivan's Pub, where
Kim and Paris are working on the Starfleet control panel. Before the two can
react, a net of red twine is thrown over them, knocking them to the ground.
Milo suddenly fires his gun at the panel which causes sparks to fly. Paris
instructs the computer to freeze the program, but since it is damaged only some
of the animated townsfolk are frozen.
Paris and Kim are soon on the run with the
mob of townsfolk following close behind. They instruct the computer to exit the
program, but unfortunately their commands are unrecognized. Meanwhile on Voyager,
Torres suggests cutting power to the hologrid. Although the inhabitants of Fair
Haven are not real people, but rather holograms, Janeway possesses genuine
feelings towards them.
Paris and Kim find themselves tied to chairs
near the altar of the church. Reading from a thick, old book, Seamus demands
the return of the prisoners to the otherworld. Nothing happens and Seamus
instructs the others to tie the Doctor up as well.
Seamus hypnotizes the Doctor, asking him
questions about banishing the spirit-folk to the "otherworld." The
Doctor begins to tell them about Voyager, and Michael demands that he
instruct him on how to be transported to Katie's location.
Janeway tries to explain to Michael that they
are simply explorers that like to spend time in Fair Haven. Janeway and Michael
both return to the holodeck, and Michael tries to calm the townsfolk down,
insisting that the Voyager crew means no harm.
While the damaged holodeck is being repaired,
the Voyager crew decides to have one last night at Sullivan's Pub before
Fair Haven is temporarily put to rest. It is clear that Janeway and Michael
have formed a special bond with one another, as Michael reaches and takes her
hand.
#138 "ASHES TO ASHES"
Story by Ronald Wilkerson
Teleplay by Robert Doherty
Directed by Terry Windell
Airdate 03/01/00
Stardate Unknown
A crewman, thought dead, returns to Voyager.
As a tiny Delta Quadrant shuttle outruns a
larger vessel, the shuttle's pilot tries to radio the U.S.S. Voyager.
When she does contact Voyager, she claims she is Lyndsay Ballard, a
former shipmate who has been dead for three years. Nobody on Voyager
believes her story because she no longer looks human. She tells Captain Janeway
and the crew that a Delta Quadrant race known as the Kobali had found her body
drifting in space and reanimated it. The Kobali procreate by altering the DNA
of the dead they salvage from other races. Her former best friend Harry Kim was
with her when she died and believes her story based on the facts she gives
about her death. The Doctor finds traces of human DNA in her, which convinces
Janeway she is telling the truth.
Seven of Nine has been placed in charge of
four Borg children that are onboard Voyager. She plans every hour of
their day, including an hour for fun, and does not understand why the children
are so rowdy. When the children do not play games according to the rules she
makes them stand in a corner.
The Doctor creates a hypospray that can make
Ballard look human again. She does begin to look more human, but the hypospray
makes her feel sick. When she eats her former favorite meal, she claims that it
tastes funny. As she returns to her post in engineering she begins to speak in
Kobali.
Seven asks Chakotay if she can be relieved of
her duty as guardian of the Borg children. Chakotay tells her that she is
treating the children like they are on a Borg cube, while she should be
treating each child as an individual. He denies her request.
The Kobali vessel that had been chasing
Ballard makes contact with Voyager. The vessel's commander, Q'ret, asks
to speak with Ballard. Q'ret asks Ballard to return to their planet. He tries
to confuse her emotions by accusing the Voyager crew of setting her
adrift like trash and telling her that her Kobali sister misses her. She refuses
to go back.
As Kim talks with Ballard later, she admits
that she does feel more at home with the Kobali now. Q'ret begins to fire on Voyager
and insists he will not stop until Ballard comes back. When Kim attempts to
return fire, Ballard tells him that she wants to go. Kim is sad, but lets her
go.
#139 "CHILD'S PLAY"
Story by Paul Brown
Teleplay by Raf Green
Directed by Mike Vejar
Guest Stars: Manu Intiraymi as Icheb, Tracey Ellis as Icheb's Mother, Mark A.
Sheppard as Icheb's Father, Scarlett Pomers as Naomi Wildman, Marley McClean as
Mezoti, Kurt Wetherill as Azan, Cody Wetherill as Rebi, Eric Ritter as Yivel
Airdate 03/08/00
Stardate Unknown
One of the Borg children prepares to
leave Voyager into the care of his "family."
Captain Janeway tells Seven of Nine that one
of the children Seven has been taking care of, Icheb, is going to have to leave
the U.S.S. Voyager. Icheb is one of the four children that were
liberated from the Borg collective. Voyager's crew managed to locate
Icheb's parents and are planning to take him back to them. Seven is upset at
this because she has come to think of Icheb as a son.
When they near Icheb's home planet, readings
indicate there is a Borg transwarp conduit very nearby and the planet has been
attacked by the Borg several times. When Janeway, Seven, Icheb and Tuvok beam
to the surface, they meet the planet's inhabitants, the Brunali. They notice
that most of the buildings are small huts and the Brunali tell them that have
to keep things very low-tech or the Borg will detect them and attack the planet
again. The only time the Borg attack is when they think they can get new
technology.
When the away team is greeted by Icheb's
parents, Luecon and Yifay, Icheb asks to go back to the ship. The away team and
Icheb's parents all go back to Voyager and discuss how to make the
transition easier but Seven begins to argue with the boy's parents. While
onboard, Yifay makes Icheb's favorite meal, which he really enjoys. Leucon
explains to Seven that the Borg took Icheb four years ago when he wandered off
to see a new fertilization array. Leucon explains how sad he was when he lost
the boy.
After spending time with his parents, Icheb
decides to stay with the Brunali. He knows that his knowledge of technology can
help them rebuild their villages. Seven is sad to see him go.
As Voyager leaves orbit from the
planet, one of the three remaining Borg children, Mezoti, cannot sleep because
she misses Icheb. As she talks about it with Seven, she mentions that Icheb
told her he was taken from a ship, not from the planet's surface. Seven is
curious why Leucon had lied to her and begins to research the planet. Her
research reveals that the Borg did not attack the planet four years ago, so
Icheb could not have been taken at that time. When Seven gives this information
to Janeway, the Captain turns the ship around and heads back to the Brunali
planet.
On the Brunali world, Icheb's parents grab
him and inject him with an alien medical device. The device renders Icheb
unconscious and his parents put him on a shuttle heading for the Borg transwarp
conduit.
When Voyager returns to the planet,
Leucon is defensive and tells them to leave. Harry Kim scans the planet for
Icheb's life sign but does not find him. Seven discovers the shuttle heading
for Borg space, and Voyager pursues. Seven manages to transport Icheb
onto Voyager just as a Borg Sphere emerges from the conduit and traps
both the Brunali shuttle and Voyager in a tractor beam. The crew
transports a photon torpedo to the shuttle, which detonates inside the Sphere
and damages it, allowing Voyager to escape.
The Doctor determines that Icheb had been
genetically engineered at birth with anti-Borg pathogens. His parents had
raised him specifically to infect the Borg and stop the attacks on their
planet. The Doctor is able to suppress the anti-Borg virus, but Seven is not
sure she will be able to help Icheb come to terms with what has happened. Seven
trusts her maternal instincts and begins to help Icheb understand that on Voyager
he has a family that loves him and will never let him go.
#140 "GOOD SHEPHERD"
Story by Dianna Gitto
Teleplay by Dianna Gitto & Joe Menosky Directed by Winrich Kolbe
Guest Stars: Jay Underwood as Crewman Mortimer Harren, Michael Reisz as Crewman
William Telfer, Zoe McLellan as Tal Celes, Kimble Jemison as Engineer, Tom
Morello as Junction Operator
Airdate 03/15/00
Stardate Unknown
Janeway takes three underperforming
crewmembers on a mission.
Upon completing a routine shipwide efficiency
analysis, Seven of Nine determines that three of Voyager's young
crewmembers are unable to perform at acceptable levels. Normally after six
months or a year, a crewmember that has been assigned to a Starship will simply
be reassigned to a less challenging Federation vessel if their limitations
cannot be corrected. However, this is not an option since the three crewmembers
are stranded in the Delta Quadrant on Voyager.
When Captain Janeway becomes aware of the
situation, she decides to take the three young crewmembers on an away mission
with her aboard the Delta Flyer. The first of the trio is Celes, an
Astrometrics assistant who constantly has to have all of her work
double-checked. Crewman Mortimer Harren has five advanced degrees in
Theoretical Cosmology, but would rather spend his time down on Deck 15 and
figure out the origin of the universe. Finally there is William Telfer, a
Security Officer and hypochondriac who visits Sickbay weekly and is afraid of
medication.
First and foremost, Janeway briefs the trio
on their duties. Celes will be running an on-going sensor analysis and Harren
will be looking for subspace particle decay which may offer new information
about star formation. Meanwhile, Telfer will be on the lookout for any signs of
life. Before they leave, Seven of Nine warns Janeway that an experienced crew
would better serve the mission.
Not long into the mission, an invisible force
suddenly strikes the Delta Flyer. Its propulsion has been knocked
off-line and 90 percent of its antimatter has been neutralized. Harren suggests
to Janeway that a comet-like assemblage of dark matter is responsible for the
neutralization. Furthermore, he proposes that they eject their remaining
antimatter in order to avoid another impact. However, according to Janeway, his
theory is still an unproven hypothesis and she needs more convincing evidence.
Returning once again, Janeway decides to fire
a photon torpedo at the force. Suddenly, the three crewmembers hear a humming
sound and look on as Telfer begins to unexpectedly dematerialize and then
disappear. Suddenly, he reappears and collapses to the floor and it appears as
if something is writhing beneath his skin.
Janeway has no choice except to fire a phaser
at Telfer when he reveals that the phenomenon is activating his motor neurons.
As he struggles to stay on his feet, a stick-like, segmented entity extends out
of an incision wound on his neck. The entity flings itself onto a console and
attaches itself to the surface. Harren immediately aims the phaser, but Janeway
instructs him to hold his fire. Ignoring the Captain's order, Harren fires and
vaporizes the entity. Frustrated with Harren, Janeway suggests that the entity
was simply trying to communicate with the crew.
Janeway decides to lead the Delta Flyer
to a nearby planet where she hopes to reinitialize its warp core. Suddenly, a
slow-moving swath begins to open up in the glowing particles of the planet's
radiogenic ring. An unknown force is heading toward the vessel.
Janeway instructs her crew to get into the
escape pods and to plot a course away from the planet. However, Celes tells
Janeway that a crew never abandons its captain. Suddenly, Harren releases one
of the escape pods and heads toward the swath while inside. Over the com, he
tells Janeway that it will allow the Delta Flyer some extra time to make
an escape. Janeway decides to go after the pod instead. Just a split second
before it collides with the swath, the Delta Flyer's transporters lock
onto the pod. The Delta Flyer then begins to fire phaser volleys at the
glowing ring behind it, igniting a chain reaction of blazing, exploding light.
Suddenly, the Flyer begins to shake as bright
light pours in the windows. The vessel is rocked hard and a blinding white
light flashes outside the windows.
Next, a confused Janeway wakes up in Sickbay.
Chakotay reports that Voyager received her initial distress call and
found the Flyer drifting above a gas giant with everyone unconscious inside.
Janeway tells Chakotay that the Good Shepherd went looking for a few lost
members of her flock and ended up running into a wolf. However, in the end, the
Good Shepherd did find them.
#141 "LIVE FAST AND PROSPER"
Teleplay By: Robin Burger
Director: LeVar Burton
Guest Stars: Kaitlin Hopkins as Dala, Greg Daniel as Mobar, Francis Guinan as
Zar, Dennis Cockrum as Orek, Ted Rooney as Varn
Airdate 4/19/00
Stardate Unknown
Captain Janeway and her officers get blamed for the deceptions of a band of con
artists impersonating them. The Voyager crew must bring the imposters to
justice, or pay for their crimes.
Two aliens are part of a band of "con artists" who believe that they've stumbled upon the greatest scam of their careers: Impersonating Janeway and her senior officers. Using their new Starfleet identities, they move from system to system engaging in a series of lucrative deceptions. Eventually, the real Janeway and her crew are blamed for these deceptions when the con artists do not deliver the goods as promised. Ultimately, the Voyager crew must bring the imposters to justice.
Neelix and Paris remember that they met two clerics named Dala and Mobar three weeks earlier while on shore leave. Apparently while Neelix and Paris weren't paying attention, Voyager's entire database was downloaded from the Delta Flyer. As a result, Dala and Mobar were able to obtain the information they wanted in order to pose as Federation officers.
In an attempt to track down the con artists, Janeway asks Orek, a Telsian who has been cheated by Dala and Mobar, for access to the scans of the imposters' vessel in order to derive their warp signature. Meanwhile, Paris and Neelix are frustrated with themselves for being duped so easily.
Back on the bridge, Tuvok detects a vessel whose warp signature matches the imposter's ship they are looking for. There's a larger vessel alongside the imposters which belongs to Varn, another angry alien who also was duped by the two con artists. Dala tells Varn that their "mothership" Voyager has arrived to defend them. Varn's ship begins firing at Voyager. The starship is successfully able to strike Varn's ships with its phasers, and knock out the tractor beam holding Dala's vessel.
Janeway instruct Seven to transport everyone on Dala's vessel to Voyager. However, because Voyager's transporters are damaged, Seven is only able to beam Dala onto the ship. Aboard Voyager, Dala refuses to reveal a detailed account of everyone they cheated, as well as the location of the stolen property. Janeway instructs Tuvok to hail Telsian Security and tell them that they have a prisoner to turn over (pulling a scam on Dala herself by relating how barbaric Telsian prisons are). In actuality, Janeway doesn't want Tuvok to call the Telsians just yet because she wants Dala to sit and think for awhile first.
Neelix visits Dala in the brig and engages in a heart-to-heart conversation with her regarding her options. However, when Neelix turns the other way, Dala knocks him to the ground and grabs the phaser from his belt. She takes off running down a corridor and stuns Tuvok with the phaser. She climbs inside the Delta Flyer and immediately escapes at warp speed.
Dala catches up with
Mobar and Zar, a third con artist posing as Chakotay, and asks them to beam her
aboard. In the meantime, Paris has been hiding in the Delta Flyer. He activates
the mobile emitter and the Doctor shimmers in. Paris and the Doctor
successfully capture Dala and the Doctor then turns into Dala in holographic
disguise. He beams himself to the bridge of the imposters' vessel and cleverly
manipulates Mobar and Zar into revealing the location of their stolen loot.
Meanwhile, Voyager is waiting in the wings, and the two remaining con artists
are apprehended.
#142 “MUSE”
Written By: Joe Menosky
Director: Mike Vejar
Guest Cast: Joseph
Will as Kelis, Kellie Waymire as Layna, Tony Amendola as Chorus #3, Jack
Axelrod as Chorus #1, Michael Houston King as Jero, Kathleen Garrett as Tanis, Stoney
Westmoreland as Warlord, John Schuck as Chorus #2
4/26/2000
Stardate 53896
Torres, on a mission with Harry Kim to find dilithium that may send the Voyager
home, crashes the Delta Flyer and finds herself stranded on an L-Class planet
without the resources necessary to get back to Voyager.
Torres is slumped in the pilot's chair of the Delta Flyer. She has a wound on her forehead and she is unconscious. She had ordered Kim into the escape pod before the crash, but he is nowhere to be found. As Torres is coming to, she notices someone standing over her. It is Kelis, an actor and playwright on the L-Class planet, who is trying to heal her wounds. Torres, startled, jumps to her feet and questions his intentions. Kelis replies saying that he is her servant and she is her muse.
Kelis' intentions are to keep Torres on the planet as his inspiration. Kelis feels that Torres can inspire him to put together a play that will promote peace between the Warlord, his clan, and the rival clan.
Kelis further explains that the Warlord became insulted over a dowry offered by a patron from Kelis' clan. Kelis feels that the play may help the Warlord and the patron forget their anger.
Meanwhile back on Voyager, the crew is busy searching for Kim and Torres. Tuvok is very upset about the loss of his comrades. He has not slept in the eight days and exhaustion is starting to take its toll on him. Chakotay tells him that he can take over the search, but Tuvok sternly refuses.
Back on the L-Class planet Torres is trying to repair the ship, however the propulsion has died and the ship will not start. Kelis offers to help her in return for stories about the Voyager and its crew. He feels the stories will promote enough interest among the patrons that they will forget why they are fighting. He offers her food and supplies that she desperately needs. She reluctantly agrees to help Kelis.
It has been almost two weeks and Torres and Kelis have been rehearsing the play non-stop. They still do not have an ending to the show that is opening the following day. Layna, an alien actress portraying Torres in the play, has grown jealous of Torres' relationship with Kelis.
The night before the performance, Layna follows Torres back to the ship and confronts her. She threatens to expose Torres' real identity to the Warlord if Torres does not leave at once.
After Layna leaves, Kim appears through the window of the ship. Kim ran into turbulence and decided to turn around and follow Torres' signature. He tracked Torres' position with a tricorder. Kim has a Starfleet satchel that contains emergency rations such as a phaser and the escape pods emergency transmitter.
All the while, Kelis is preparing for the big night. He is waiting for Torres, but the patrons are growing impatient and he must start the show.
On Voyager, Tuvok is caught sleeping by Paris who decides it is time for him to take a break. As Chakotay enters to relieve Tuvok, they hear the messages sent by Kim and Torres.
While waiting for word from Voyager, Torres receives a note from Kelis implying that there will be a war if she does not help him come up with an ending to the play. He needs her for inspiration. Torres, feeling obligated to help Kelis, tells Kim she will be back and leaves for the play.
Torres enters the
stage and begins performing an ending that she has come up with. She came up
with a scene in which she and Kelis say good-bye because it is time for her to
leave. Layna tries to sabotage everything by telling the Warlord that Torres is
really an Eternal, but Kelis pretends that it is part of the play and that Layna
is just playing the part of the jealous girlfriend. The Warlord loves the plot
twist. The show is a success and there will be no war. Kim then beams Torres up
and they return back to Voyager.
#143 “FURY”
Story By: Rick Berman & Brannon Braga
Teleplay By: Bryan Fuller & Michael Taylor
Director: John Bruno
Guest Cast: Jennifer Lien as Kes, Nancy Hower as Samantha Wildman, Scarlett Pomers as Naomi Wildman, Vaughn Armstrong as Vidiian Captain, Josh Clark as Carey, Kurt Wetherill as Azan, Cody Wetherill as Rebi, Tarik Ergin as Security Guard
5/3/2000
Stardate Unknown
Kes returns a
vengeful woman bent on destroying Janeway and Voyager. Using her
advanced mental abilities, Kes journeys into the past, intent on delivering the
crew into the hands of one of their earliest and most dangerous enemies.
Voyager
receives a distress call from a small vessel, piloted by a much older and
weathered Kes. Captain Janeway grants her permission to come aboard, but she
comes in much too fast and the vessel collides with Deck 9. However, Kes beams
herself aboard Voyager just before impact.
A cold and angry Kes
uses her psychokinetic abilities to disable the ship's systems, giving off high
levels of neurogenic energy that destroy everything in her path. Even a
forcefield and a phaser shot from a security guard cannot stop her as she
carves a path of destruction toward Engineering. Torres and Seven of Nine,
shocked to see that the invader is Kes, train weapons on her, but the phasers
ripple and distort in their hands. Kes steps up to the warp core and places her
hands upon it. Just as Torres goes to shut down the core, she is struck by a
tendril of energy. Seven rushes over to Torres' dead body, while Kes vanishes
in a flash of light.
When Kes disappears,
she travels backward in time to Voyager as it was five years earlier,
only a few weeks since being pulled into the Delta Quadrant. Sneaking up behind
the original Kes, the undetected Kes from the future injects her with a
hypospray, rendering her unconscious.
The Janeway of this
time period is concerned that another conflict may soon ensue with the Vidiians
since two more ships have been detected on long-range sensors. On a secure
channel, Kes from the future makes contact with the Vidiian captain. She tells
him she will provide him with information necessary to capture Voyager,
in return for her safe passage home to Ocampa.
Meanwhile, Tuvok
seems to be experiencing premonitions. Stepping into a turbolift, he encounters
a young girl who identifies herself as Naomi Wildman. Tuvok follows the girl
into the Cargo Bay, and when the doors open he sees Seven of Nine and the Borg
children from the future regenerating in Borg alcoves.
The Doctor confirms
for Captain Janeway that Ensign Wildman is expecting a baby girl. Back in
Engineering, Tuvok is once again having visions of the future. This time he
experiences a fragmented replay of events when Torres is struck in the back
with an energy tendril as a much older Kes looks on. Tuvok is brought to
Sickbay where he begins to convulse upon the surgical bed. Janeway views the
proximity scan of Tuvok at the time he collapsed in Engineering, and discovers
there was a surge of tachyon particles. Since tachyons are normally generated
by temporal distortions, Janeway concludes there's some form of time travel
involved.
When Janeway orders
the bridge crew to scan for tachyon particles, Voyager suddenly finds
itself under attack by the Vidiians. The crew realizes the Vidiians know more
than they should about Voyager, including when they would be coming out
of warp, their shield frequencies and which systems to target. Chakotay detects
a transmission originating in the Airponics Bay, where he picks up two
bio-readings that both read as Kes. Janeway heads to Airponics with a Security
team as the bridge crew tries to break off the grappling hook that the Vidiian
ship has attached to Voyager's hull. Meanwhile the Vidiians have started
boarding Voyager, and Janeway must evade them in order to enter the
Airponics Bay.
She makes it, and
confronts the Kes from the future. Kes tells Janeway she wants to rescue her
past self, that she was taken from her home and made a prisoner on the ship,
corrupted with ideas of exploration and discovery. She accuses the Captain of
encouraging her to develop her mental abilities before she was ready, and now
she would not be able to return home to Ocampa because her people would be
frightened of her. Kes attacks Janeway telekinetically, but meanwhile Voyager
breaks free of the Vidiian ship, and the resulting jolt leaves Kes off balance.
Eventually Janeway is able to blast the future Kes with a phaser and kill her.
When the Kes of the past recovers, Janeway asks her help to prevent something
terrible from happening in the future.
When an older Kes
hails Voyager again in the future, the crew is already prepared. This
time Captain Janeway orders the warp core shut down completely. When Kes enters
Engineering, the Kes from the past appears in a message that she recorded to
herself five years earlier. She reminds the older Kes that she made her own
choices, and that the people she came back to harm care about her. Janeway
approaches and reminds her why she made that recording. She urges her to stay
on Voyager, but Kes says she needs to be with her own people. Finally
she remembers making the holo-recording, and her anger dissipates. Realizing
she can go home after all, she transports back to her vessel after a brief and
awkward reunion with Neelix.
#144 “LIFE LINE”
Story By: John Bruno & Robert Picardo
Teleplay By: Robert Doherty & Raf Green and Brannon Braga
Director: Terry Windell
Guest Cast: Dwight
Schultz as Barclay, Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi, Tamara Craig Thomas as Haley,
Jack Shearer as Admiral Hayes
5/10/2000
Stardate Unknown
When Earth's
"Pathfinder Project" transmits its first block of data to Voyager,
the Doctor receives disturbing news — Lewis Zimmerman, the creator of modern
holography and the Doctor's program, is dying.
Hoping to save this
"father" he never met, whose likeness he shares, the Doctor's program
is transmitted back to the Alpha Quadrant.
Instead of being
pleased with the Doctor's attempts to help, Doc Zimmerman is completely
standoffish. Zimmerman tells the Doctor that he is simply a Mark One hologram.
He has been examined by the Mark Two, Mark Three and Mark Four, in addition to
the finest "real" doctors in Starfleet, and none of them have been
able to help him. Barclay points out that the Doctor has been running almost
continuously for six years and that he has seen things that most doctors
couldn't even imagine. Zimmerman eventually becomes frustrated with all of the
Doctor's questioning and he abruptly instructs the computer to transmit the
Doctor to the living quarters.
Meanwhile, Barclay
pleads with Counselor Troi to return from the U.S.S. Enterprise in order
to counsel Doc Zimmerman. However, when she does show up, things seem to be
worse between the two doctors. Troi tries to convince Zimmerman that the Doctor
has developed a promising treatment.
While the arguing
continues between the Doctor and Zimmerman, Barclay discovers a problem with
the Doctor's program. His program is unraveling and there is nothing that
Barclay can do because the damage is too severe. Zimmerman is the only one who
can save the Doctor, but of course he refuses to help a "replaceable"
computer program.
In an attempt to
convince him to help the Doctor, Zimmerman's right-hand hologram Haley tells
him that she will ask to be installed elsewhere unless he does something to
save the Doctor.
Zimmerman
successfully identifies an error within the Doctor's pattern buffer.
Thankfully, the Doctor is able to stop him from changing his personality
subroutine as well. In the process, the two seem to make peace with each other
and Doc Zimmerman finally agrees to treatment.
#145 “THE HAUNTING
OF DECK TWELVE”
Story By: Mike Sussman
Teleplay By: Mike Sussman and Kenneth Biller & Bryan Fuller
Director: David
Livingston
Guest Cast: Manu Intiraymi as Icheb, Marley
McClean as Mezoti, Zoe McLellan as Tal Celes, Kurt Wetherill as Azan, Cody
Wetherill as Rebi
5/17/2000
Stardate Unknown
A strange lifeform
invades the ship, and Neelix spooks the Borg children.
Various crewmembers
are making sure the power at their stations is shut down. The ship is sent into
darkness as even the holographic doctor is turned off. As the power to the
regeneration alcoves is removed, the four Borg children are awakened and
confused.
The children find
Neelix waiting for them with a plasma lantern, and inquire what is wrong with
the ship. He does his best to encourage the kids to relax; telling them the
shut down is only temporary.
As Captain Janeway
instructs the last of the ship to be shut down, the Borg children gather around
Neelix's lantern. As they try to guess what is wrong with the ship, they decide
it must have something to do with the "ghost" that is said to haunt a
sealed off section of Deck 12. Neelix wants to make sure their imagination does
not get the best of them and proceeds to tell them the story of the last nebula
Voyager traveled through.
As Neelix's story
opens, Voyager is cruising into a nebula similar to the one that is
responsible for the power shut down. Neelix is explaining his own over-active
imagination to Tuvok while Voyager collects deuterium outside.
Kim notices the
collection was destabilizing the nebula and Chakotay convinces Janeway to stop
the extraction. A second before Voyager leaves the nebula, an electric
bolt rocks the ship! The captain immediately begins scanning the ship for
damage and injuries, gradually finding that most of the electrical systems are
failing.
Various functions on
board begin to malfunction when Janeway notices they are off course and
returning to the nebula they just left. Down in the cargo bay, where Seven of
Nine is working, the air begins to fill with colorful gas, similar to that of
the nebula. When Seven attempts to escape the room, she is surrounded by a
forcefield and knocked unconscious by an energy beam moving through the gas.
In another part of
the ship, Kim orders Neelix to remain in the mess hall while the other officers
go to their posts. As the others leave, the lights in the mess hall go out,
leaving Neelix alone in the dark.
While trying to bring
the engines back on line, Paris is attacked by the same energy surge that got
Seven. When Janeway and Tuvok take him to see the Doctor, they find a now
conscious Seven of Nine, having been rescued by Chakotay. When the captain
learns what happened to Seven, she begins to figure out what the problem with
the ship really is.
Still in the dark,
Neelix hears a thumping noise and moves to investigate. He is frightened when
he sees a monster in the hallway, but is relieved to find it's only Tuvok in a
gas mask. Tuvok has Neelix follow him through a Jefferies Tube, heading to
engineering where the others are waiting.
Captain Janeway
realizes that she can talk to this new electric life form through the ship's
computer as it instructs her to go to the Astrometrics Lab. The lab reveals
that the nebula the alien came from is no longer there. Out of anger, the
computerized voice commands the Voyager crew to abandon ship.
In the Jefferies
Tube, Tuvok is attacked by the electricity and wounded. Facing his fears,
Neelix gains the courage to drag Tuvok through the dark all the way to
engineering.
Reluctantly, Janeway
complies with the abandon ship order, evacuating the entire crew except
herself, who remains, trapped by the electric being. Reasoning with the new
life, she convinces it that she can take it to a new nebula if it gives her
back control of the ship. The creature agrees and releases Janeway.
When Janeway gets her
crew back on board, they seal the alien off on Deck 12. This ends the story
Neelix is telling the Borg children. When a loud thud is heard, Neelix explains
to the kids that it's the alien being released into the new nebula.
The kids are excited
about his story, but some of them are afraid that the creature did not leave
and will attack them in the regeneration alcoves. Neelix then tells the
children that he made the whole thing up. On the bridge, Captain Janeway confirms
that the electric life form is now safely outside, happy in its new home.
#146 “UNIMATRIX
ZERO, PART I”
Story By: Mike Sussman
Teleplay By: Brannon Braga & Joe Menosky
Director: Allan
Kroeker
Guest Cast: Ryan Sparks as Alien Child, Susanna Thompson as Borg Queen, Mark
Deakins as Axum, Jerome Butler as Korok, Joanna Heimbold as Laura, Tony Sears
as Borg Drone
5/24/2000
Stardate Unknown
When the Borg Queen
discovers that some of the Drones have a recessive mutation that allows them to
travel to a place where they become almost "human," she is determined
to stop them.
Seven of Nine awakens
from a "nap" in an uneasy state. She Dreamed of a beautiful forest
with trees and flowers. In this place people knew her as Annika and she was
almost human. Seven is not used to "dreaming" so she is unsettled by the
experience.
Paris, thinking he is
being reprimanded by the crew for being late, is surprised by being awarded an
Officer's Pip. He is then reinstated to Lieutenant by Captain Janeway.
Seven retires again
to her alcove wearing the cortical monitor the Doctor gave her and closes her
eyes. She finds herself back in the beautiful forest. She tells herself that
this is "not real" when suddenly a voice is heard assuring her that
it is. It is the voice of Axum, someone she has seen before in this
environment. He calls this place Unimatrix Zero.
Axum explains to
Seven that Unimatrix Zero is a place where the Drones go during regeneration so
they can exist as individuals. The Collective knows about this place but cannot
find it. The Drones who visit Unimatrix Zero have the recessive mutation that
the Borg Queen is trying to find and destroy.
Axum informs Seven
that she used to visit Unimatrix Zero before she escaped the Collective. She
too has the recessive mutation that only one in a million Drones has. Axum
tells her that the Collective has found a way to detect them, so it is only a
matter of time before they find enough of the Drones to isolate the interlink
frequency and demolish Unimatrix Zero.
Axum begs Seven for
her help, even though she is no longer a part of the Collective. Seven is their
only hope because unlike her, after the Drones complete their regeneration they
have no memory of Unimatrix Zero.
When Seven awakens
she informs the crew of what she encountered. The Doctor confirms that she was
not just having a dream, she never reached REM, therefore what she is telling
the crew is real. Seven asks the Voyager crew for their help to save Unimatrix
Zero.
Meanwhile, the Borg
Queen is coming closer and closer to finding Unimatrix Zero. She has continued
to dismantle other Drones in order to observe their parts and find a way into
Unimatrix Zero.
Janeway feels that
the crew should help, because it is a new aspect of the Collective and a
potential weakness. They begin coming up with a plan to help the Drones.
Tuvok suggest a
Vulcan technique known as the "Bridging of Minds," Janeway agrees.
Janeway, Seven, and Tuvok will be hooked up to monitors. Tuvok will oversee
their thoughts and Janeway will go with Seven back to Unimatrix Zero.
Upon their arrival
they find Drones, sent by the Borg Queen, trying to destroy Unimatrix Zero. A
battle ensues and Janeway defeats the last of the Drones. The Borg Queen has
seen the fight through the eyes of a regenerating Drone and does not like what
she sees. Janeway assures Axum that they will help defeat the infiltration of
the Borg Queen's Drones into Unimatrix Zero.
Janeway and Seven
begin working on a plan to help Axum and the others. The crew is trying to find
a way to deploy a highly experimental "nanovirus" designed to target
all the Drones with the recessive mutation and reprogram their memory centers.
That way, when they leave their alcoves they will retain their memories.
Janeway tells Seven to go back and reassure Axum that they are working on a
plan and will be there as soon as they can.
Seven arrives at
Unimatrix Zero and things have gotten worse, however the Klingons have banded
together and are fighting off the Borg Queen's Drones. Axum confesses to Seven
that they were involved before she escaped the Borg. They had promised not to
leave one another, but as things got worse Axum insisted that she leave him
behind and save herself. Although Seven feels familiar with Axum and Unimatrix
Zero, she still does not remember what he is talking about.
Back on Voyager,
Janeway is preparing to transform herself into a Drone in order to implement
the nanovirus, Chakotay does not think it is a good idea. While they are
arguing, the power beings to flicker and the command center becomes dark and
foggy. The Borg Queen appears on the screen and threatens Janeway and her crew
by informing them that she knows they have been in contact with Starfleet. The
Queen informs Janeway that if she becomes involved with helping Unimatrix Zero,
Voyager will have a difficult time making it home. Janeway does not back down,
frustrated, the Borg Queen disappears and the crew knows they are going to have
a fight on their hands.
Voyager
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