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lnertial dampers have failed.

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l can't get any response
from the field coils.

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Did you verify
the control inputs?

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Stand by.

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The inputs are blocked.

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We've got to flush
the plasma injectors.

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Or maybe it's just a phase
synchronization adjustment.

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-Plasma injectors.
-Plasma injectors.

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Right.

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Field coils responding.

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lnertial dampers back on line.

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That was not fair!

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As your flight instructor,

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it's my duty to prepare you
for anything, fair or not.

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Clogging someone's plasma
injectors is a dirty trick.

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Yes, well, l'm famous
for my dirty tricks, you know?

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W-What was that?

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l never said the simulation
was finished.

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Computer, evasive maneuvers.

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l'll be ready
for anything next time.

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Oh, sounds like
a challenge to me.

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Come in.

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l hope you have good news,
Commander.

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Based on this inventory,
our food reserves

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look to be down
to 30 percent of capacity.

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Good news and bad.

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We have located
an M-Class planet

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and it shows high amino acid
and protein readings.

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That should indicate
a healthy plant life.

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What's bad about it?

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lt's a full day out of our way.

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l don't think
we have any choice.

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lt's the first chance we've had

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to replenish
our supplies in weeks.

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And our long-range sensors

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can't confirm any plant life
on the surface.

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Why not?

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lt's one strange planet,
Captain.

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lt's shrouded.

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Vapors cover it like a curtain.

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EM disturbances
all over the atmosphere.

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Some of these readings

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suggest a planet
early in its evolution--

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almost like a primeval Earth.

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The people
in stellar cartography

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have already nicknamed it
''Planet Hell.''

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So it might be
a wild goose chase.

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Captain, l don't know
what we'll find

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when we get to the surface--
flora or fauna, friend or foe.

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lf we knew we'd find

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another M-Class planet soon,
l'd...

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Set a course for Planet Hell,
Commander.

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That was you?

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That was me.

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l'm impressed.

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l keep hearing my mother say,
''Practice, Harry, practice.''

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So l ate Neelix's food
for a week

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and used my replicator rations.

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Play something for me.

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Well, l've only had it for
a few days, and l don't think...

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Oh, come on!
Play something.

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Just pretend l'm not here.

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Play something different.

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Different?

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Something... not so cheerful.

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Why?

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What, you don't take requests?

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Something bothering you, Paris?

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Oh, Harry.

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l'm in trouble.

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What's new?

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l think l'm in love.

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What's new?

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With Kes.

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Kes?!

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l know, l know!

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l never even saw it coming.

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l thought we were
just good buddies.

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But there she was, in my arms.

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ln your arms?

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Paris... you didn't.

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What? Oh! No.

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l didn't.

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l wouldn't!

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She stumbled
during a flight simulation.

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l caught her.

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l held her for an instant.

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Are you going to play or not?

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A whole crew full of women
and l have to fall

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for the one l can't have.

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Why do l do this to myself?

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lf you ask me,
l say you enjoy it.

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Enjoy it?

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Only thing that makes sense.

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You've been doing
the same thing to yourself

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your whole life--

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setting yourself up
for rejection.

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You must enjoy playing the part.

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Hey, don't knock it
if you haven't tried it.

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l just have to be more careful.

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l can't let myself
be alone with her.

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There's an old
Chinese expression--

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''Stay out of harm's way.''

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That's not a Chinese expression.

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lf it works, use it.

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Of course, it would
help a little

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if Kes and l weren't going
to be stuck on the same ship

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for the rest of our lives.

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That's a pessimistic view.

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l'm in a pessimistic mood.

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Play something pessimistic.

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Practice, Harry, practice.

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And then suddenly, we fell
into a subspace anomaly.

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None of the readings
made any sense.

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l didn't know what to do.

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lt must have been
terrible for you.

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Uh, pepper, sweeting?

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Oh. Anyway, it was quite
a learning experience.

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l'm sure Lieutenant Paris
is a fine teacher.

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Oh, l almost forgot,
the Palliantyne peas.

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Uh...

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Hmm. Ever so lightly spiced.

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Analysis.

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High levels of trigemic vapors,

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but it should still
support humanoid life.

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Sick Bay to Bridge.

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Please turn to your emergency
medical holographic channel.

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l hope you don't mind
that l've been

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eavesdropping,
but l have something important

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to contribute.

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What is it, Doctor?

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Of course, it wouldn't
be necessary for me

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to eavesdrop, if l were included

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in these discussions as a matter
of operating protocol.

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Doctor...

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You should be aware
that trigemic vapors

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at the recorded levels

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can cause severe humanoid
skin irritations.

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Could you provide some sort of
skin protection that might help?

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l am whipping up

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a batch of dermal osmotic
sealant as we speak.

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Nevertheless, skin exposure

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to the atmosphere
should be limited.

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Noted, Doctor.
Thank you.

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Tell me, just how often
do you... eavesdrop?

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00:09:03,809 --> 00:09:07,370
l am simply
trying to monitor issues

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00:09:07,446 --> 00:09:09,607
involving the health
of the crew, Captain.

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00:09:09,682 --> 00:09:12,810
When activated,
the emergency medical program

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00:09:12,885 --> 00:09:14,216
establishes com-links

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with all key areas
of the ship, and l have...

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00:09:17,423 --> 00:09:18,549
on occasion...

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l am a doctor, not a voyeur.

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l am programmed to be discreet.

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l'm sure.

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Commander Chakotay will discuss
operating protocols with you

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at the earliest opportunity.

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ln the meantime,
no more eavesdropping, Doctor.

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-But, Captain, l...
-That's an order.

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There's another problem,
Captain.

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We won't be able
to transport to the surface

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because of the EM disturbances
in the atmosphere.

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They'll interfere
with our com-links, too.

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l'll have Mr. Kim take a look.

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Listen, why don't we take in
a holodeck program later?

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A Moliére comedy--
that'll cheer you up.

166
00:10:02,001 --> 00:10:04,060
l think l'll just eat later.

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00:10:08,574 --> 00:10:09,541
Damn.

168
00:10:09,609 --> 00:10:11,042
What do you want to do?

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00:10:11,110 --> 00:10:13,135
Very simple.
We just won't sit with her.

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00:10:13,212 --> 00:10:14,201
But that's rude.

171
00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:15,747
No, that's smart.

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00:10:15,815 --> 00:10:17,077
We'll make it look like

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00:10:17,149 --> 00:10:19,242
we have Bridge operations
to discuss.

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00:10:19,318 --> 00:10:24,221
Gentlemen, may l recommend
the Alfarian hair pasta today?

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00:10:24,290 --> 00:10:25,723
Hair pasta?

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00:10:25,791 --> 00:10:27,452
That is just an expression,
isn't it?

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00:10:29,395 --> 00:10:30,419
Not at all.

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00:10:30,496 --> 00:10:32,430
lt's actually made
from the follicles

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of the mature Alfarian.

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00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:36,930
We harvest the hair
during shedding season

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00:10:37,003 --> 00:10:38,527
in early fall.

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00:10:38,604 --> 00:10:41,300
lt's very high in protein.

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00:10:41,374 --> 00:10:42,807
Whatever.

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00:10:42,875 --> 00:10:44,502
We just have a lot

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00:10:44,577 --> 00:10:47,512
of Bridge operations
business to discuss.

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00:10:49,148 --> 00:10:50,137
Yeah.

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00:10:53,219 --> 00:10:55,847
Mr. Kim, please report
to the Bridge.

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00:10:57,556 --> 00:10:59,319
Have a nice lunch.

189
00:11:28,888 --> 00:11:31,356
You subclass genus.

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00:11:31,424 --> 00:11:33,517
l beg your pardon.

191
00:11:33,592 --> 00:11:35,389
Sitting with your backs
to each other

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00:11:35,461 --> 00:11:38,396
like two strangers
waiting for a transport.

193
00:11:38,464 --> 00:11:40,864
That's supposed to fool me?

194
00:11:40,933 --> 00:11:43,595
Oh. A guy just can't win.

195
00:11:43,669 --> 00:11:46,137
Look, there is nothing
to fool you about.

196
00:11:46,205 --> 00:11:47,672
Really. l swear.

197
00:11:47,740 --> 00:11:49,605
Liar.

198
00:11:52,244 --> 00:11:54,269
What the hell are you doing?!

199
00:11:59,452 --> 00:12:00,885
l'll kill you!

200
00:12:00,986 --> 00:12:02,044
lt's too late!

201
00:12:02,088 --> 00:12:06,650
l'm betting your hair pasta
already did the trick!

202
00:12:06,726 --> 00:12:09,718
Janeway to Lieutenant Paris
and Mr. Neelix.

203
00:12:09,795 --> 00:12:11,729
Go ahead.

204
00:12:11,797 --> 00:12:12,729
Yes, Captain?

205
00:12:12,798 --> 00:12:14,197
Please report to my ready room
right away.

206
00:12:14,266 --> 00:12:16,063
l have something important
to discuss with you.

207
00:12:16,135 --> 00:12:19,161
Uh, Captain, did you say
''right away''?

208
00:12:19,238 --> 00:12:20,364
lf we could have...

209
00:12:20,439 --> 00:12:21,599
That's what l said, Mr. Paris.

210
00:12:21,674 --> 00:12:23,005
Janeway out.

211
00:12:37,289 --> 00:12:39,951
Would anyone care to explain?

212
00:12:42,595 --> 00:12:46,031
lt might be too long to go
into right now, Captain.

213
00:12:48,300 --> 00:12:49,733
Very well.

214
00:12:49,802 --> 00:12:53,329
l have a mission
for the two of you.

215
00:12:53,405 --> 00:12:54,394
We have reason to believe

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00:12:54,473 --> 00:12:56,270
that there are food sources
on this planet,

217
00:12:56,342 --> 00:12:58,674
but we can't transport
to the surface.

218
00:12:58,744 --> 00:13:00,336
You're going to take
a shuttle down

219
00:13:00,412 --> 00:13:01,640
and do a little scouting.

220
00:13:01,714 --> 00:13:04,148
M-M-Me... and him?

221
00:13:04,216 --> 00:13:06,343
He's our best pilot

222
00:13:06,418 --> 00:13:07,407
and you're our expert

223
00:13:07,486 --> 00:13:09,647
on edible plant species
in this Quadrant.

224
00:13:09,722 --> 00:13:13,089
Uh, Captain, l'm not one
to pass up a mission,

225
00:13:13,159 --> 00:13:14,683
but in this circumstance,

226
00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:17,854
maybe Ensign Baytart,
who is a fine pilot...

227
00:13:17,930 --> 00:13:20,592
There are electromagnetic
anomalies in the atmosphere

228
00:13:20,666 --> 00:13:22,361
and l would rather have you
at the helm.

229
00:13:22,434 --> 00:13:25,369
Am l...

230
00:13:25,437 --> 00:13:28,634
discerning a personal problem
here, gentlemen?

231
00:13:31,677 --> 00:13:33,235
Frankly, yes, Captain.

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00:13:37,016 --> 00:13:38,449
Solve it.

233
00:13:38,517 --> 00:13:41,042
You leave at 1400 hours.

234
00:13:55,835 --> 00:13:57,462
We're modifying the transporter

235
00:13:57,536 --> 00:13:59,128
to try and penetrate
the atmosphere.

236
00:13:59,205 --> 00:14:01,002
So far no luck.

237
00:14:01,073 --> 00:14:02,631
However, we have been running

238
00:14:02,708 --> 00:14:04,141
computer simulations
to determine

239
00:14:04,210 --> 00:14:06,906
if the EM disturbances
follow any specific pattern.

240
00:14:06,979 --> 00:14:08,708
Our data analysis suggests that

241
00:14:08,781 --> 00:14:11,011
there may be occasional
atmospheric windows

242
00:14:11,083 --> 00:14:12,482
that would allow us
to get through.

243
00:14:12,551 --> 00:14:14,416
How occasional
and how long will they last?

244
00:14:14,486 --> 00:14:16,784
We should see one
every 30 hours or so,

245
00:14:16,856 --> 00:14:19,620
but they may only last
for a matter of minutes.

246
00:14:19,692 --> 00:14:20,886
l can't be sure yet.

247
00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:23,190
At least long enough for us
to beam up food supplies.

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00:14:23,262 --> 00:14:24,923
Mr. Paris, you
and Mr. Neelix will collect

249
00:14:24,997 --> 00:14:26,760
as many vegetables
and fruits as you can

250
00:14:26,832 --> 00:14:29,392
while we wait for this
atmospheric window to open.

251
00:14:29,468 --> 00:14:32,562
Mr. Kim, be sure your computer
simulations include...

252
00:14:45,150 --> 00:14:46,583
What happened?

253
00:14:46,652 --> 00:14:47,584
l heard that you...

254
00:14:47,653 --> 00:14:48,585
Nothing happened.

255
00:14:48,654 --> 00:14:51,384
They said that you
and Tom Paris...

256
00:14:51,457 --> 00:14:55,086
Kes, we'll talk when l get back.

257
00:14:55,160 --> 00:14:56,752
l want to know.

258
00:14:56,829 --> 00:14:59,161
Neelix, is it true
that you were fighting?

259
00:14:59,231 --> 00:15:01,529
When l get back.

260
00:15:01,634 --> 00:15:02,566
But...

261
00:15:02,601 --> 00:15:03,568
Shuttlebay.

262
00:15:08,173 --> 00:15:09,640
Good afternoon.

263
00:15:09,708 --> 00:15:12,438
When you have a chance,
could you run an analysis

264
00:15:12,511 --> 00:15:14,604
of the cytokinetic results
for...

265
00:15:14,680 --> 00:15:15,772
l did it during lunch.

266
00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:22,709
Are you all right?

267
00:15:22,788 --> 00:15:23,846
l'm fine.

268
00:15:23,923 --> 00:15:24,890
Are you sure?

269
00:15:24,957 --> 00:15:26,788
-You seem a little...
-l'm fine.

270
00:15:27,860 --> 00:15:30,055
You know, if you skipped
lunch, the result

271
00:15:30,129 --> 00:15:31,824
might be a lower blood
sugar level, which could...

272
00:15:32,831 --> 00:15:34,856
l'm sorry.
lt's in my program.

273
00:15:34,934 --> 00:15:37,767
l see something wrong,
l must attempt to diagnose it.

274
00:15:37,836 --> 00:15:39,394
There are some things
you can't cure.

275
00:15:43,509 --> 00:15:49,880
Neelix and Tom Paris had
a physical... fight.

276
00:15:49,949 --> 00:15:51,610
Over me.

277
00:15:51,684 --> 00:15:53,151
How delightful.

278
00:15:54,153 --> 00:15:55,711
Delightful?!

279
00:15:55,788 --> 00:15:58,222
You should consider it
a high compliment.

280
00:15:58,290 --> 00:16:01,782
Throughout history, men have
fought over the love of a woman.

281
00:16:01,860 --> 00:16:04,021
Why, l can quote you
autopsy reports

282
00:16:04,096 --> 00:16:06,064
from duels as far back as 1538.

283
00:16:06,131 --> 00:16:07,291
That's not funny.

284
00:16:07,366 --> 00:16:08,993
lt's not meant to be.

285
00:16:09,068 --> 00:16:11,502
You've always been interested
in autopsies.

286
00:16:11,570 --> 00:16:13,765
Are all Talaxians so jealous?

287
00:16:13,839 --> 00:16:14,863
l wouldn't know.

288
00:16:14,940 --> 00:16:16,407
l've only met one.

289
00:16:16,475 --> 00:16:17,669
l love Neelix.

290
00:16:17,743 --> 00:16:19,404
Why can't he just accept that?

291
00:16:19,478 --> 00:16:22,811
His suspicions about Tom
are completely unjustified.

292
00:16:22,881 --> 00:16:24,280
Are they?

293
00:16:24,350 --> 00:16:27,183
Lieutenant Paris' affection
for you is obvious.

294
00:16:27,252 --> 00:16:28,514
What do you mean?

295
00:16:28,587 --> 00:16:31,886
l mean he... desires you.

296
00:16:31,957 --> 00:16:33,424
That's not true.

297
00:16:33,492 --> 00:16:35,050
Tom and l enjoy
each other's company.

298
00:16:35,127 --> 00:16:36,094
We're friends.

299
00:16:37,229 --> 00:16:39,026
Whenever you walk into the room,

300
00:16:39,098 --> 00:16:41,430
his respiration increases,
his pupils dilate

301
00:16:41,500 --> 00:16:44,333
and the coloration of his ears
turns decidedly orange.

302
00:16:44,403 --> 00:16:45,631
Until l noticed the pattern,

303
00:16:45,704 --> 00:16:47,262
l thought he was suffering
from Tanzian flu.

304
00:16:47,339 --> 00:16:49,739
lt's there for anyone to see.

305
00:16:49,808 --> 00:16:51,969
Maybe not in the same diagnostic
detail as l see it,

306
00:16:52,077 --> 00:16:52,975
yet...

307
00:16:53,078 --> 00:16:54,978
Are you saying
that l didn't want to see it?

308
00:16:59,585 --> 00:17:01,849
You're only two years old.

309
00:17:01,954 --> 00:17:05,048
There may be a few things...

310
00:17:05,090 --> 00:17:08,253
you don't know
to look for in a man.

311
00:17:08,327 --> 00:17:10,659
ln time, you'll understand.

312
00:17:10,729 --> 00:17:13,323
On my homeworld,
it's so much simpler.

313
00:17:13,399 --> 00:17:14,559
You choose a mate for life.

314
00:17:14,633 --> 00:17:19,093
There is no distrust, no
jealously, no envy, no betrayal.

315
00:17:19,171 --> 00:17:23,039
Hmm, your world must have
very dry literature.

316
00:17:24,510 --> 00:17:27,104
l don't know how to handle
something like this.

317
00:17:27,179 --> 00:17:29,943
What am l going to do?

318
00:17:32,484 --> 00:17:33,473
You've done nothing

319
00:17:33,552 --> 00:17:35,520
to precipitate
this state of affairs.

320
00:17:35,587 --> 00:17:39,250
You may not be able to do
much to resolve it either.

321
00:17:39,324 --> 00:17:43,192
There are some things
you can't cure.

322
00:17:55,574 --> 00:17:59,908
Entry sequence at two minutes.
Mark.

323
00:17:59,978 --> 00:18:01,605
All systems normal.

324
00:18:01,713 --> 00:18:05,979
Trigemic density
at .041 and rising.

325
00:18:06,018 --> 00:18:10,819
We lost communication
with Voyager 30 seconds ago.

326
00:18:10,889 --> 00:18:14,381
You don't have to impress
me with your technobabble.

327
00:18:14,460 --> 00:18:17,258
l'm not trying
to impress anyone.

328
00:18:17,329 --> 00:18:19,695
l'm entering it
into the flight record.

329
00:18:21,133 --> 00:18:22,964
Look, can l make a suggestion?

330
00:18:23,035 --> 00:18:25,162
You're the commander
of this mission.

331
00:18:25,237 --> 00:18:27,034
You can make
any suggestion you want.

332
00:18:27,106 --> 00:18:29,370
And if you make it an order,
l'll even have to obey it.

333
00:18:30,576 --> 00:18:33,545
My suggestion is that we put
our personal problems aside

334
00:18:33,612 --> 00:18:36,308
until this mission is over,
okay?

335
00:18:36,381 --> 00:18:38,349
l left my personal problems
back on the ship.

336
00:18:38,417 --> 00:18:39,884
l can't speak for you.

337
00:18:39,952 --> 00:18:41,112
Fine. Let's get the job done.

338
00:18:41,186 --> 00:18:43,848
You get us down in one piece
and l'll take it from there.

339
00:18:49,161 --> 00:18:52,528
Entry sequence
at three minutes. Mark.

340
00:18:52,598 --> 00:18:53,997
All systems...

341
00:18:55,801 --> 00:18:56,825
Stand by.

342
00:18:56,902 --> 00:18:59,894
Have you been briefed
on shuttle operations?

343
00:18:59,972 --> 00:19:02,133
Ensign Baytart took me
through the basics.

344
00:19:02,241 --> 00:19:03,833
Of course, l, l didn't have

345
00:19:03,942 --> 00:19:06,410
the benefit
of your personal tutelage.

346
00:19:06,478 --> 00:19:07,706
Check your console.

347
00:19:07,779 --> 00:19:09,440
l'm reading
a power-output decline

348
00:19:09,515 --> 00:19:12,313
of... 15 percent.

349
00:19:12,384 --> 00:19:14,545
Confirmed.

350
00:19:14,620 --> 00:19:17,680
Warning. Vectored exhaust
controls malfunctioning.

351
00:19:18,824 --> 00:19:20,291
What does that mean?

352
00:19:20,359 --> 00:19:22,054
We're getting
some kind of reaction

353
00:19:22,127 --> 00:19:23,458
in our driver coil assembly

354
00:19:23,529 --> 00:19:25,554
from the EM anomalies
in the atmosphere.

355
00:19:27,566 --> 00:19:30,057
l'm going to abort the mission.
Hold on.

356
00:19:35,140 --> 00:19:36,869
We've lost our impulse drive!

357
00:19:36,942 --> 00:19:38,910
Shut off the deuterium flow.

358
00:19:38,977 --> 00:19:40,877
l'm dumping excess fuel.

359
00:19:40,946 --> 00:19:42,413
Deuterium flow sealed.

360
00:19:42,481 --> 00:19:45,075
Setting DCA pulse order
to neutral.

361
00:19:45,150 --> 00:19:47,448
Engaging thrusters.

362
00:19:47,519 --> 00:19:49,146
Can you regain control?

363
00:19:49,221 --> 00:19:50,381
l'm trying, Neelix.

364
00:19:50,455 --> 00:19:52,446
Prepare
for an emergency landing.

365
00:19:52,524 --> 00:19:54,492
Send out an EMS pulse.

366
00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:57,028
There's still a chance
Voyager will pick it up.

367
00:20:00,732 --> 00:20:01,756
Captain, we're picking up

368
00:20:01,833 --> 00:20:03,232
a locator signal
from the shuttle.

369
00:20:03,302 --> 00:20:04,496
Can you track it?

370
00:20:04,570 --> 00:20:07,562
Their last velocity vector
indicates a steep descent.

371
00:20:07,639 --> 00:20:10,107
We've lost contact.

372
00:20:10,175 --> 00:20:11,142
Bridge to Torres.

373
00:20:11,210 --> 00:20:12,199
Torres here.

374
00:20:12,277 --> 00:20:13,767
B'Elanna,
our shuttle's in trouble.

375
00:20:13,845 --> 00:20:15,642
Any progress
on modifying the transporter?

376
00:20:17,316 --> 00:20:18,408
Negative.

377
00:20:18,483 --> 00:20:20,451
lt's an extremely complex
interference pattern

378
00:20:20,519 --> 00:20:22,111
and it keeps changing.

379
00:20:22,187 --> 00:20:23,654
Bring in as much
help as you need.

380
00:20:23,722 --> 00:20:25,417
This is now a search
and rescue operation.

381
00:20:25,490 --> 00:20:27,117
Acknowledged.
Torres out.

382
00:20:27,192 --> 00:20:28,124
Keep me informed.

383
00:20:28,193 --> 00:20:29,160
l'll be in my ready room.

384
00:20:39,538 --> 00:20:41,802
l said...

385
00:20:41,873 --> 00:20:43,397
in one piece.

386
00:20:43,475 --> 00:20:44,840
Sorry.

387
00:20:44,910 --> 00:20:46,844
l did the best l could.

388
00:20:46,912 --> 00:20:48,777
Any broken bones?

389
00:20:50,415 --> 00:20:52,212
Everything seems to be working.

390
00:20:53,585 --> 00:20:54,847
l'm itching.

391
00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:56,581
l feel it, too.

392
00:20:56,655 --> 00:21:00,091
We've got atmospheric
leakage in the hull.

393
00:21:00,158 --> 00:21:03,184
The trigemic vapors
really sting.

394
00:21:03,262 --> 00:21:04,229
Here.

395
00:21:06,164 --> 00:21:07,893
Doc said
this would help a little.

396
00:21:09,101 --> 00:21:12,764
lf we have atmospheric leakage,
how can we fly out of here?

397
00:21:12,838 --> 00:21:15,033
We can't. We'll have to wait
for Voyager to find us.

398
00:21:15,107 --> 00:21:16,802
We're not even sure
they're looking for us yet.

399
00:21:16,875 --> 00:21:18,934
We don't know
if the EMS pulse got through.

400
00:21:19,011 --> 00:21:20,706
B'Elanna's working
on the transporter

401
00:21:20,779 --> 00:21:23,839
and one of those atmospheric
windows might open up.

402
00:21:23,915 --> 00:21:24,939
ln the meantime, we're going

403
00:21:25,017 --> 00:21:26,507
to have to look
for some kind of cover.

404
00:21:26,585 --> 00:21:28,644
l say we stay right here.

405
00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:30,551
The trigemic vapors
are going to...

406
00:21:30,622 --> 00:21:32,419
You're the one who wants
to go out into those vapors!

407
00:21:32,491 --> 00:21:34,857
Staying here is our best chance
of being found.

408
00:21:34,926 --> 00:21:36,188
You heard what they said.

409
00:21:36,261 --> 00:21:38,525
Those windows may only be open
for a matter of minutes.

410
00:21:38,597 --> 00:21:40,258
And we may be waiting here
for days.

411
00:21:40,332 --> 00:21:42,095
Exposure to these vapors
is too dangerous.

412
00:21:42,167 --> 00:21:43,498
We're leaving.
Grab your gear.

413
00:21:43,568 --> 00:21:45,695
ls that an order
or a suggestion?

414
00:21:45,771 --> 00:21:46,669
An order!

415
00:21:47,739 --> 00:21:49,070
Yes, sir.

416
00:21:51,510 --> 00:21:53,671
l hope you're satisfied.

417
00:21:53,745 --> 00:21:55,679
We were a lot more comfortable
inside the shuttle.

418
00:21:55,747 --> 00:21:58,045
l have red welts
all over my hands now.

419
00:21:58,150 --> 00:21:59,515
You know, it might be
more constructive

420
00:21:59,584 --> 00:22:01,415
if you could find us
something safe to eat.

421
00:22:01,520 --> 00:22:02,953
l certainly don't know

422
00:22:02,988 --> 00:22:05,456
why the ship's sensors
indicated this planet

423
00:22:05,524 --> 00:22:07,719
might be rich in food supplies.

424
00:22:07,793 --> 00:22:09,351
lt sure doesn't look it.

425
00:22:09,428 --> 00:22:11,794
Our emergency rations
won't last forever.

426
00:22:11,863 --> 00:22:14,559
l'll find something for us.

427
00:22:14,633 --> 00:22:16,225
Of course, it might not meet

428
00:22:16,301 --> 00:22:18,269
your personal
culinary standards.

429
00:22:18,337 --> 00:22:19,668
Oh, don't worry.

430
00:22:19,738 --> 00:22:21,205
l've learned
to lower my standards

431
00:22:21,273 --> 00:22:22,604
since you became cook.

432
00:22:24,509 --> 00:22:26,977
l'm picking up some caves
about a kilometer west of here.

433
00:22:27,045 --> 00:22:29,240
What good fortune.

434
00:22:33,151 --> 00:22:34,743
Come in.

435
00:22:34,820 --> 00:22:36,549
Harry.

436
00:22:36,621 --> 00:22:37,952
Any word yet?

437
00:22:39,758 --> 00:22:42,090
We're doing everything possible.

438
00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:44,390
The transporter just
doesn't want to work

439
00:22:44,463 --> 00:22:45,487
in that atmosphere.

440
00:22:45,564 --> 00:22:46,724
How are you doing?

441
00:22:46,798 --> 00:22:49,028
Oh, l'm all right.

442
00:22:52,270 --> 00:22:54,170
lt's just, uh...

443
00:22:55,407 --> 00:22:58,774
l was very angry at them
a few hours ago.

444
00:22:58,844 --> 00:23:00,778
You had every right to be.

445
00:23:00,879 --> 00:23:03,313
And now they might both be dead.

446
00:23:05,951 --> 00:23:09,148
And l'm sitting here...

447
00:23:09,221 --> 00:23:11,849
and l'm feeling guilty
for some reason.

448
00:23:11,923 --> 00:23:13,220
Guilty? Why?

449
00:23:13,291 --> 00:23:14,918
l don't know.

450
00:23:17,429 --> 00:23:19,897
But l don't like it.

451
00:23:19,965 --> 00:23:23,162
And it's their fault

452
00:23:23,235 --> 00:23:25,760
and l can't even tell them
how angry l am at them

453
00:23:25,837 --> 00:23:28,465
and l may never be able to tell
them how angry l am at them!

454
00:23:28,540 --> 00:23:29,598
So it doesn't matter, does it?

455
00:23:29,674 --> 00:23:30,766
Look, you know

456
00:23:30,842 --> 00:23:32,810
if there was any way
to land that shuttle,

457
00:23:32,878 --> 00:23:34,675
Tom Paris got it down.

458
00:23:36,415 --> 00:23:39,612
And no one has stronger
survival skills than Neelix.

459
00:23:39,684 --> 00:23:41,618
l'm sure they'll both be fine.

460
00:23:41,686 --> 00:23:43,449
Unless they kill each other.

461
00:23:45,223 --> 00:23:47,623
They're professionals.

462
00:23:47,692 --> 00:23:48,989
They better be all right,

463
00:23:49,060 --> 00:23:51,858
because when l see them, l'm
personally going to tell them

464
00:23:51,930 --> 00:23:54,296
that l never intend to speak
to either one of them again.

465
00:23:57,602 --> 00:23:59,968
Chakotay to crew.
Battle stations.

466
00:24:09,581 --> 00:24:11,048
This is good.

467
00:24:11,116 --> 00:24:12,879
We can last a while in here.

468
00:24:25,797 --> 00:24:27,287
That should do it.

469
00:24:28,300 --> 00:24:29,892
Garnesite.

470
00:24:31,903 --> 00:24:34,963
This will give us
a little heat at least.

471
00:24:43,081 --> 00:24:46,016
We better conserve
our beacon cells.

472
00:25:08,807 --> 00:25:10,866
So...

473
00:25:12,377 --> 00:25:17,007
what is Starfleet protocol
for situations like this?

474
00:25:17,082 --> 00:25:18,777
Oh, there's a whole course

475
00:25:18,850 --> 00:25:22,479
at the Academy full of all sorts
of survival strategies.

476
00:25:22,554 --> 00:25:24,454
l hope you had a passing grade.

477
00:25:24,523 --> 00:25:26,150
B-minus.

478
00:25:26,224 --> 00:25:28,385
That's not very encouraging.

479
00:25:28,460 --> 00:25:31,918
My father was teaching
the class that year.

480
00:25:32,864 --> 00:25:35,594
And he gave you a B-minus?

481
00:25:35,667 --> 00:25:38,261
l guess he didn't
play favorites, huh?

482
00:25:42,974 --> 00:25:45,534
What about Talaxian protocols?

483
00:25:46,845 --> 00:25:49,211
l wrote my own book.

484
00:25:49,281 --> 00:25:52,773
My life before Voyager was
no bed of Felaran rose petals.

485
00:25:53,885 --> 00:25:55,580
No, more like a bed of...

486
00:25:55,654 --> 00:25:57,451
What?

487
00:25:59,758 --> 00:26:00,747
Nothing.

488
00:26:00,859 --> 00:26:02,827
You were going
to say ''junk'' perhaps?

489
00:26:02,861 --> 00:26:05,329
Go ahead, say it-- junk.

490
00:26:05,397 --> 00:26:07,331
l was a dealer in junk.

491
00:26:07,399 --> 00:26:08,559
Perhaps not worthy

492
00:26:08,633 --> 00:26:10,601
of a woman like Kes
in your opinion.

493
00:26:10,669 --> 00:26:12,136
Neelix, l didn't say that.

494
00:26:12,203 --> 00:26:13,135
l never even...

495
00:26:17,309 --> 00:26:19,072
Tell me something.

496
00:26:19,144 --> 00:26:22,113
ln that Starfleet
survival course,

497
00:26:22,180 --> 00:26:26,514
did your father teach you
to check for life signs

498
00:26:26,585 --> 00:26:28,576
before you seal yourself
inside a cave?

499
00:26:28,653 --> 00:26:31,053
l checked for life signs.

500
00:26:31,122 --> 00:26:32,555
There weren't any.

501
00:26:32,624 --> 00:26:35,184
There are now.

502
00:26:36,861 --> 00:26:38,089
Hail them.

503
00:26:38,163 --> 00:26:39,790
They do not respond, Captain.

504
00:26:49,441 --> 00:26:51,341
They're powering down
their weapon systems.

505
00:26:51,409 --> 00:26:53,809
The vessel has taken up
a position directly beneath us.

506
00:26:53,878 --> 00:26:55,345
What do you make of it,
Lieutenant?

507
00:26:55,413 --> 00:26:57,973
They would seem to have adopted
a defensive posture, Captain.

508
00:26:58,049 --> 00:27:00,882
l agree, but defending what?
The planet?

509
00:27:00,952 --> 00:27:02,510
Or something on it.

510
00:27:09,327 --> 00:27:11,386
Whatever this life-form is...

511
00:27:11,463 --> 00:27:14,193
its vital signs
are awfully faint.

512
00:27:15,634 --> 00:27:19,161
ln this atmosphere,
it could be dying of exposure.

513
00:27:19,237 --> 00:27:21,432
No, l don't think so.

514
00:27:21,506 --> 00:27:23,167
They're faint...

515
00:27:23,241 --> 00:27:24,708
but steady.

516
00:27:42,127 --> 00:27:45,324
l'd say it's becoming
more and more evident

517
00:27:45,397 --> 00:27:47,365
that we chose the wrong cave.

518
00:28:10,555 --> 00:28:13,524
This is where the life
signs are coming from.

519
00:28:15,026 --> 00:28:17,551
They're embryonic life-forms.

520
00:28:18,697 --> 00:28:21,666
These two are half formed.

521
00:28:21,733 --> 00:28:24,566
This one almost seems to be...

522
00:28:50,995 --> 00:28:54,158
The EM disturbance patterns
match the computer simulations.

523
00:28:54,232 --> 00:28:56,291
l'd say we'll get a shot
at an atmospheric window

524
00:28:56,367 --> 00:28:57,732
in about 53 minutes.

525
00:28:57,802 --> 00:28:59,565
Where does that leave us
with the transporter?

526
00:28:59,637 --> 00:29:02,731
Our range will still be limited,
but the transporter should work

527
00:29:02,841 --> 00:29:03,830
as long as we stay in an area

528
00:29:03,908 --> 00:29:05,341
with reduced
electromagnetic activity.

529
00:29:05,410 --> 00:29:06,342
The problem is, we don't

530
00:29:06,411 --> 00:29:07,571
know where our shuttle
went down.

531
00:29:07,645 --> 00:29:09,613
So there's no way
to know how close they'll be

532
00:29:09,681 --> 00:29:10,648
to the window when it opens.

533
00:29:10,715 --> 00:29:12,182
Recommendations?

534
00:29:12,250 --> 00:29:14,650
Take the ship through the window
into the atmosphere.

535
00:29:14,719 --> 00:29:16,346
The closer you can get us
to the surface,

536
00:29:16,421 --> 00:29:18,514
the better our chances
for a successful beam-out.

537
00:29:18,590 --> 00:29:19,579
Get on it.

538
00:29:19,657 --> 00:29:21,386
Are you going to be
able to warn us

539
00:29:21,459 --> 00:29:23,017
before the window closes again?

540
00:29:23,094 --> 00:29:24,026
l think so.

541
00:29:24,095 --> 00:29:25,687
Mr. Kim, that's not an answer
l can live with.

542
00:29:25,764 --> 00:29:27,356
l'll try to get you
a better one, Captain.

543
00:29:27,432 --> 00:29:30,162
Mr. Tuvok, we need you to find
a way to get us by that ship.

544
00:29:30,235 --> 00:29:32,396
l have anticipated
your request, Captain.

545
00:29:32,470 --> 00:29:34,529
Am l correct in the assumption
that you will want to use

546
00:29:34,606 --> 00:29:35,595
minimal force?

547
00:29:35,673 --> 00:29:36,867
Assumption confirmed.

548
00:29:37,008 --> 00:29:38,669
l cannot guarantee success.

549
00:29:38,743 --> 00:29:40,506
My evaluation
of their weapon systems

550
00:29:40,578 --> 00:29:41,909
suggests a capacity
equal to our own.

551
00:29:41,980 --> 00:29:42,912
However...

552
00:29:42,981 --> 00:29:44,073
You've come up

553
00:29:44,149 --> 00:29:46,083
with an ingenious plan
to neutralize them.

554
00:29:46,151 --> 00:29:47,709
l have.

555
00:29:47,786 --> 00:29:50,050
ln my analysis
of our first encounter,

556
00:29:50,121 --> 00:29:51,418
l have detected
what l believe to be

557
00:29:51,489 --> 00:29:54,049
a vulnerability
in their shield configuration.

558
00:29:54,125 --> 00:29:56,150
There appears to be
a slight phase retraction

559
00:29:56,227 --> 00:29:57,558
when auxiliary power
is transferred

560
00:29:57,629 --> 00:29:59,358
to their aft weapon systems.

561
00:29:59,430 --> 00:30:02,058
A covariant phaser pulse
into their aft control systems

562
00:30:02,133 --> 00:30:04,260
might disable
their entire weapons array.

563
00:30:04,335 --> 00:30:07,930
That was my ingenious plan,
Commander.

564
00:30:08,039 --> 00:30:09,233
You are correct.

565
00:30:09,307 --> 00:30:10,274
Very well.

566
00:30:10,341 --> 00:30:11,330
Red Alert.

567
00:30:11,409 --> 00:30:12,376
Mr. Kim, set coordinates.

568
00:30:12,443 --> 00:30:13,933
Torres, speed at 2,000 kph.

569
00:30:14,012 --> 00:30:14,979
Aye, Captain.

570
00:30:15,046 --> 00:30:16,308
Chakotay, take the helm.

571
00:30:16,381 --> 00:30:17,507
Coordinates entered.

572
00:30:17,582 --> 00:30:20,244
Engage.

573
00:30:22,020 --> 00:30:24,147
This creature's going
to have the ability

574
00:30:24,222 --> 00:30:25,154
to stand upright.

575
00:30:25,223 --> 00:30:27,691
lt has the skeletal system
of a humanoid.

576
00:30:27,759 --> 00:30:31,195
lt's cold-blooded,
has reptilian epidermis.

577
00:30:31,262 --> 00:30:33,253
lts brain
is significantly larger

578
00:30:33,331 --> 00:30:35,322
than most reptilian species.

579
00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:36,332
l'd say we're dealing

580
00:30:36,401 --> 00:30:38,130
with a sentient
life-form here, Neelix.

581
00:30:38,203 --> 00:30:40,000
lf this species is sentient,

582
00:30:40,071 --> 00:30:42,164
wouldn't that suggest

583
00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:44,674
that its parents might
return to care for it?

584
00:30:44,742 --> 00:30:46,642
lt's hard to say.

585
00:30:46,711 --> 00:30:48,611
Most common reptiles
lay their eggs

586
00:30:48,680 --> 00:30:50,614
and never return
to protect them.

587
00:30:50,682 --> 00:30:52,013
l think we've established

588
00:30:52,083 --> 00:30:53,710
we're not dealing
with a common reptile.

589
00:30:53,785 --> 00:30:54,774
True.

590
00:30:54,853 --> 00:30:56,047
And if this thing does
have a mother,

591
00:30:56,120 --> 00:30:58,588
l'd say we don't want
to be around when she gets back.

592
00:30:58,656 --> 00:30:59,623
Come on.

593
00:30:59,691 --> 00:31:01,283
We can't just leave it here.

594
00:31:01,392 --> 00:31:02,450
We're not leaving it here.

595
00:31:02,493 --> 00:31:03,926
lts mother left it here.

596
00:31:04,028 --> 00:31:05,518
We just happened to wander in.

597
00:31:05,597 --> 00:31:07,531
But we blocked off the cave.

598
00:31:07,599 --> 00:31:09,260
The mother might have been
trapped outside.

599
00:31:09,334 --> 00:31:12,701
We'll leave the door open
for her when we go, okay?

600
00:31:12,770 --> 00:31:14,704
Look, it's not that simple.

601
00:31:16,007 --> 00:31:18,100
What if she can sense
we were here?

602
00:31:18,176 --> 00:31:19,939
She... she might
be able to smell

603
00:31:20,044 --> 00:31:22,171
that faux lime
aftershave of yours.

604
00:31:22,247 --> 00:31:24,545
l'm sure you realize

605
00:31:24,616 --> 00:31:26,447
many species won't return
to a nest

606
00:31:26,517 --> 00:31:28,144
after it's been tampered with.

607
00:31:28,219 --> 00:31:31,677
Well, there's not much we can
do about that now, is there?

608
00:31:31,756 --> 00:31:33,986
We should just leave all this
the way we found it.

609
00:31:34,058 --> 00:31:34,990
No.

610
00:31:35,093 --> 00:31:35,991
Neelix!

611
00:31:36,094 --> 00:31:37,994
This creature is
our responsibility.

612
00:31:38,062 --> 00:31:39,324
Ours?

613
00:31:39,397 --> 00:31:41,524
The moment we came in here,
it became our responsibility.

614
00:31:41,599 --> 00:31:43,624
And you expect to take care
of this thing until what?

615
00:31:43,701 --> 00:31:46,226
lt graduates
from high school, college?

616
00:31:46,304 --> 00:31:48,135
And what if Mom
doesn't come back?

617
00:31:48,206 --> 00:31:50,174
Are you planning to bring
this with us back on the ship?

618
00:31:50,241 --> 00:31:53,404
Look, if she does return
and accepts the hatchling,

619
00:31:53,478 --> 00:31:54,877
it'll solve everything.

620
00:31:54,946 --> 00:31:57,574
We just have to wait
and see what she does.

621
00:31:57,649 --> 00:31:59,310
l don't know how it is
in your Quadrant,

622
00:31:59,384 --> 00:32:02,012
but in mine we don't
abandon a newborn...

623
00:32:03,121 --> 00:32:04,520
thing.

624
00:32:08,126 --> 00:32:09,753
Fine.

625
00:32:09,827 --> 00:32:11,590
Fine, you made your point.

626
00:32:13,765 --> 00:32:17,201
l officially designate you
its godfather.

627
00:32:19,037 --> 00:32:20,664
lt stopped crying.

628
00:32:20,738 --> 00:32:21,796
lt's shivering.

629
00:32:21,873 --> 00:32:24,341
That's normal... isn't it?

630
00:32:24,409 --> 00:32:28,402
l mean, newborn life-forms
do shiver, don't they?

631
00:32:28,479 --> 00:32:32,415
To be honest, l haven't
been around many newborns.

632
00:32:33,985 --> 00:32:35,452
Me neither.

633
00:32:44,295 --> 00:32:48,163
Oh... look at this, Paris.

634
00:32:49,167 --> 00:32:50,498
lt stopped shivering.

635
00:32:59,344 --> 00:33:00,333
lt's asleep.

636
00:33:03,815 --> 00:33:06,113
Forget what l said, Neelix.

637
00:33:06,184 --> 00:33:07,811
You're not its godfather.

638
00:33:07,885 --> 00:33:09,147
You're its godmother.

639
00:33:17,662 --> 00:33:19,357
The atmospheric window
is forming, Captain.

640
00:33:19,430 --> 00:33:21,022
30 degrees
off the predicted coordinates.

641
00:33:21,099 --> 00:33:22,930
How soon will we have
maximum aperture, Mr. Kim?

642
00:33:23,034 --> 00:33:24,092
Nine minutes.

643
00:33:24,168 --> 00:33:25,760
All right, Commander,
let's try to draw some fire

644
00:33:25,837 --> 00:33:26,929
from their aft weapon systems.

645
00:33:27,038 --> 00:33:28,369
Bring us within ten kilometers.

646
00:33:34,278 --> 00:33:35,643
Shields at 80 percent.

647
00:33:35,713 --> 00:33:38,546
Minor damage
to our port nacelle.

648
00:33:38,616 --> 00:33:39,981
Rerouting power
to lateral thrusters.

649
00:33:40,084 --> 00:33:41,244
Tuvok?

650
00:33:41,319 --> 00:33:43,310
So far, l'm not detecting
the same vulnerability

651
00:33:43,388 --> 00:33:44,616
in their shields this time,
Captain.

652
00:33:44,689 --> 00:33:46,782
We may have to resort
to additional force.

653
00:33:46,858 --> 00:33:48,189
Arm photons.

654
00:33:48,259 --> 00:33:49,191
Ready.

655
00:33:49,260 --> 00:33:50,192
Prepare to...

656
00:33:50,261 --> 00:33:51,193
Stand by, Captain.

657
00:33:51,262 --> 00:33:53,230
l'm detecting an opening.

658
00:33:59,737 --> 00:34:01,864
Direct hit to their
aft control systems.

659
00:34:01,973 --> 00:34:03,668
Their weapons are disabled.

660
00:34:03,741 --> 00:34:05,766
Commander, proceed
to Mr. Kim's coordinates.

661
00:34:05,843 --> 00:34:07,435
One-half impulse.

662
00:34:10,214 --> 00:34:12,808
Oh, come on.
Come on.

663
00:34:12,884 --> 00:34:15,910
Doesn't seem to care
for Starfleet rations.

664
00:34:16,020 --> 00:34:18,352
lf l were in my kitchen,

665
00:34:18,423 --> 00:34:22,519
l could cook you up some
delightful leola root broth.

666
00:34:22,593 --> 00:34:23,890
Are you serious?

667
00:34:23,961 --> 00:34:27,055
Ugh, l hope l never
see another leola root,

668
00:34:27,131 --> 00:34:28,393
and you are certainly
not feeding

669
00:34:28,466 --> 00:34:30,866
any of that hideous
broth to my niece...

670
00:34:30,935 --> 00:34:33,529
or nephew...

671
00:34:33,604 --> 00:34:35,162
whatever it is.

672
00:34:38,676 --> 00:34:40,940
lts heartbeat is getting weaker.

673
00:34:41,012 --> 00:34:43,276
l don't like it.

674
00:34:43,347 --> 00:34:45,178
Come on, kid.

675
00:34:45,249 --> 00:34:46,876
You've got to eat something.

676
00:34:46,951 --> 00:34:51,320
lt seems far more interested
in my jacket than your food.

677
00:34:55,093 --> 00:34:58,426
Neelix, it's not your jacket.

678
00:34:58,496 --> 00:35:01,260
lt's the residue of the trigemic
vapors we walked through.

679
00:35:01,365 --> 00:35:02,889
Think about it.

680
00:35:02,934 --> 00:35:04,367
Voyager's sensors

681
00:35:04,535 --> 00:35:06,867
picked up high levels
of proteins and amino acids,

682
00:35:06,938 --> 00:35:08,462
which we assumed meant
this was a planet

683
00:35:08,539 --> 00:35:11,099
filled with vast supplies
of edible plant life.

684
00:35:11,175 --> 00:35:12,540
We were certainly
wrong about that.

685
00:35:12,610 --> 00:35:16,376
The residue is a concentration
of proteins and amino acids.

686
00:35:16,447 --> 00:35:19,382
The perfect source of nutrition
for the hatchling.

687
00:35:19,450 --> 00:35:22,044
The source we cut off
when we blocked the cave.

688
00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:25,146
Come on, we've got
some rocks to move.

689
00:35:27,825 --> 00:35:29,816
The atmospheric window
is at full aperture, Captain.

690
00:35:29,894 --> 00:35:31,327
We should have
at least 17 minutes

691
00:35:31,395 --> 00:35:32,521
before it starts to close.

692
00:35:32,597 --> 00:35:34,462
Captain, the alien vessel
is in pursuit.

693
00:35:34,532 --> 00:35:36,432
Are their weapon systems
back on line already?

694
00:35:36,501 --> 00:35:38,526
Negative.
They are still disabled.

695
00:35:38,603 --> 00:35:39,934
They couldn't be preparing
to ram us, could they?

696
00:35:40,004 --> 00:35:40,936
Hold your course.

697
00:35:41,005 --> 00:35:42,233
We need to get
through that window,

698
00:35:42,306 --> 00:35:43,933
but prepare to take
evasive action if necessary.

699
00:35:44,075 --> 00:35:45,042
Understood.

700
00:35:45,109 --> 00:35:47,703
Alien vessel closing
to 1,000 kilometers.

701
00:35:47,778 --> 00:35:49,439
Five hundred.

702
00:35:49,514 --> 00:35:51,607
Three hundred.

703
00:35:51,682 --> 00:35:52,614
lt has passed us

704
00:35:52,683 --> 00:35:54,173
and is proceeding
toward the surface.

705
00:35:54,252 --> 00:35:55,651
Take us down, Commander.

706
00:36:07,365 --> 00:36:08,957
lt's not breathing!

707
00:36:09,033 --> 00:36:10,500
l don't think it's breathing!

708
00:36:10,568 --> 00:36:13,537
Come on, suck in some of those

709
00:36:13,604 --> 00:36:14,536
hearty vapors.

710
00:36:15,740 --> 00:36:17,298
lt's just too weak.

711
00:36:20,411 --> 00:36:23,278
There must be something in here
we can use to resuscitate it.

712
00:36:23,347 --> 00:36:25,542
Neelix, we did
the best we could.

713
00:36:25,616 --> 00:36:26,708
No!

714
00:36:26,784 --> 00:36:28,149
lt's our fault, it's our fault.

715
00:36:28,219 --> 00:36:29,777
lf we hadn't come...

716
00:36:29,854 --> 00:36:32,914
Here. Cordrazine.

717
00:36:32,990 --> 00:36:34,014
This is a stimulant.

718
00:36:34,091 --> 00:36:35,558
You can't pump it full of drugs

719
00:36:35,626 --> 00:36:37,423
without knowing
its body chemistry.

720
00:36:37,495 --> 00:36:39,122
So we should just let it die?

721
00:36:44,902 --> 00:36:46,836
Give me that.

722
00:36:48,806 --> 00:36:52,435
When l was a kid,
a baby bird fell out of a nest

723
00:36:52,510 --> 00:36:54,876
and landed on the windowsill
next to my bed.

724
00:36:54,946 --> 00:36:56,641
We had to feed it water
with an eyedropper

725
00:36:56,714 --> 00:36:58,341
to keep it alive.

726
00:36:58,416 --> 00:37:00,179
What are you doing?

727
00:37:00,284 --> 00:37:02,650
Filling the eyedropper.

728
00:37:02,687 --> 00:37:04,848
Can you hold its mouth open?

729
00:37:10,895 --> 00:37:12,328
Do it again.

730
00:37:12,396 --> 00:37:13,693
Again.

731
00:37:17,602 --> 00:37:18,864
lt's working.

732
00:37:18,936 --> 00:37:20,062
lt's working!

733
00:37:21,439 --> 00:37:23,407
Life signs are getting stronger.

734
00:37:23,474 --> 00:37:24,873
You did it!

735
00:37:24,976 --> 00:37:26,603
We did it.

736
00:37:26,677 --> 00:37:30,044
You know, l never would have
thought of that hypospray, if...

737
00:37:30,114 --> 00:37:31,877
The vapors.

738
00:37:31,949 --> 00:37:34,076
Who cares?

739
00:37:49,200 --> 00:37:51,065
Sensors are operating
as well as can be expected

740
00:37:51,135 --> 00:37:52,568
under these conditions.

741
00:37:52,637 --> 00:37:55,265
Either we're just not close
enough to where they landed

742
00:37:55,339 --> 00:37:57,807
to pick up their com signals,
or they never landed.

743
00:37:57,875 --> 00:38:00,105
Their shuttle might have
burned up in the atmosphere.

744
00:38:00,211 --> 00:38:01,678
l'm not willing
to concede that yet.

745
00:38:01,712 --> 00:38:02,679
Any sign of the alien ship?

746
00:38:02,747 --> 00:38:03,805
No, Captain.
We've lost them.

747
00:38:03,914 --> 00:38:06,212
Mr. Kim, how much longer before
that window starts to close?

748
00:38:06,284 --> 00:38:07,478
Nine minutes, 20 seconds.

749
00:38:07,551 --> 00:38:08,848
Chakotay, extend our
surveillance pattern.

750
00:38:08,953 --> 00:38:10,250
lf we don't find them
in five minutes,

751
00:38:10,321 --> 00:38:11,310
we'll head back to the window.

752
00:38:11,389 --> 00:38:12,686
Aye, Captain.

753
00:38:27,938 --> 00:38:29,462
l'm sorry.

754
00:38:29,540 --> 00:38:30,905
Hmm?

755
00:38:35,146 --> 00:38:37,410
l feel l owe you an apology.

756
00:38:40,284 --> 00:38:42,115
No, you don't.

757
00:38:43,487 --> 00:38:46,786
l had no right to push
that pasta in your lap.

758
00:38:46,857 --> 00:38:51,055
Well... think of it this way.

759
00:38:51,128 --> 00:38:52,720
lt saved me
from having to eat it.

760
00:38:52,797 --> 00:38:54,094
Nothing personal,

761
00:38:54,165 --> 00:38:57,191
but l just don't have an
affinity for hair in my food.

762
00:38:57,268 --> 00:39:00,169
l haven't been fair to you.

763
00:39:02,273 --> 00:39:06,369
You know, l hear people talking
about you in the Mess Hall.

764
00:39:07,578 --> 00:39:10,012
No kidding.

765
00:39:10,081 --> 00:39:12,311
What do they say?

766
00:39:12,383 --> 00:39:15,250
Oh, that you used to be a coward

767
00:39:15,319 --> 00:39:17,253
and couldn't be trusted.

768
00:39:18,889 --> 00:39:20,618
lt's typical of Kes
that she would

769
00:39:20,691 --> 00:39:23,387
befriend someone like you--

770
00:39:23,461 --> 00:39:26,487
someone who really
needs a friend.

771
00:39:26,564 --> 00:39:30,330
And l guess l...
just got a little jealous.

772
00:39:30,401 --> 00:39:33,165
l got more
than a little jealous.

773
00:39:34,839 --> 00:39:36,397
l realize now l was wrong.

774
00:39:48,786 --> 00:39:50,344
Neelix, l told you the truth

775
00:39:50,421 --> 00:39:53,390
when l said that nothing
happened between me and Kes.

776
00:39:54,959 --> 00:39:56,551
l know.

777
00:39:56,627 --> 00:39:59,357
And l promise you,
nothing ever will,

778
00:39:59,430 --> 00:40:01,295
but...

779
00:40:03,334 --> 00:40:05,427
you weren't wrong about me.

780
00:40:06,537 --> 00:40:07,526
What do you mean?

781
00:40:09,140 --> 00:40:10,107
l...

782
00:40:13,077 --> 00:40:16,911
Well, l guess the only way
to say it is to say it.

783
00:40:16,981 --> 00:40:19,449
l am attracted to Kes.

784
00:40:20,851 --> 00:40:21,818
Oh?

785
00:40:21,886 --> 00:40:23,877
To be honest,
if you weren't around,

786
00:40:23,954 --> 00:40:25,854
l'd be knocking at her door.

787
00:40:25,923 --> 00:40:28,289
But l respect you, Neelix.

788
00:40:28,359 --> 00:40:30,827
And that's that.

789
00:40:33,697 --> 00:40:36,393
Everything you heard
those guys saying about me...

790
00:40:36,467 --> 00:40:39,231
well, it was true.

791
00:40:39,303 --> 00:40:41,999
But it's not who l am anymore.

792
00:40:42,072 --> 00:40:44,506
At least not who l want to be.

793
00:40:44,575 --> 00:40:49,603
This upside-down mission
to the wrong side of the galaxy

794
00:40:49,680 --> 00:40:52,308
is giving me a second chance

795
00:40:52,383 --> 00:40:55,113
and l don't intend to blow it.

796
00:40:56,620 --> 00:40:58,588
l see.

797
00:40:58,656 --> 00:41:02,217
Well, in a way,
l can't say l blame you.

798
00:41:03,694 --> 00:41:06,060
She is very attractive.

799
00:41:09,467 --> 00:41:12,595
She's devoted to you, you know?

800
00:41:12,670 --> 00:41:15,036
Well, l did save her life.

801
00:41:15,105 --> 00:41:17,164
l'm sure she's grateful.

802
00:41:17,241 --> 00:41:19,607
Oh, she's a lot
more than grateful.

803
00:41:19,677 --> 00:41:22,475
She loves you, Neelix.

804
00:41:22,546 --> 00:41:24,173
l wouldn't stand a chance.

805
00:41:24,248 --> 00:41:25,442
Nobody would.

806
00:41:26,684 --> 00:41:27,981
There are others?

807
00:41:28,052 --> 00:41:32,614
lf you ever doubt yourself,
just look into her eyes.

808
00:41:32,690 --> 00:41:35,090
See the way she looks at you.

809
00:41:35,159 --> 00:41:37,855
You'll never doubt
yourself again.

810
00:41:39,463 --> 00:41:44,196
And as far as l'm concerned,
l'll just be her friend.

811
00:41:44,268 --> 00:41:47,760
l mean, if you don't mind.

812
00:41:48,806 --> 00:41:51,798
l don't pick Kes' friends
for her.

813
00:41:53,544 --> 00:41:55,409
Just my own.

814
00:41:59,517 --> 00:42:01,917
Voyager, this is Lieutenant
Tom Paris and Mr. Neelix.

815
00:42:02,019 --> 00:42:02,951
Do you read?

816
00:42:02,987 --> 00:42:03,919
We do, Mr. Paris.

817
00:42:03,988 --> 00:42:04,920
Are you all right?

818
00:42:04,989 --> 00:42:06,217
Aside from a nasty rash, yes.

819
00:42:06,290 --> 00:42:07,757
Have you encountered life-forms?

820
00:42:07,825 --> 00:42:08,917
Actually, yes.

821
00:42:09,026 --> 00:42:10,550
Are they hostile?

822
00:42:10,628 --> 00:42:12,061
No.

823
00:42:12,129 --> 00:42:14,427
Just... young.

824
00:42:14,498 --> 00:42:15,692
Young?

825
00:42:15,766 --> 00:42:16,926
Yes, we found a nest,

826
00:42:17,034 --> 00:42:19,025
and one
of the creatures hatched.

827
00:42:19,103 --> 00:42:20,331
Be aware, we encountered

828
00:42:20,404 --> 00:42:22,099
a hostile ship
of unknown origin,

829
00:42:22,172 --> 00:42:23,537
and we're showing that ship
on the surface

830
00:42:23,607 --> 00:42:25,131
approximately one kilometer
from your position.

831
00:42:25,209 --> 00:42:27,439
We're attempting to lock on
to you for transport.

832
00:42:27,511 --> 00:42:28,478
Stand by.

833
00:42:28,546 --> 00:42:29,535
We can't leave yet.

834
00:42:29,613 --> 00:42:30,580
What? Why?

835
00:42:30,648 --> 00:42:32,616
What if the mother rejects it?

836
00:42:32,683 --> 00:42:34,514
Neelix, one thing's for sure--

837
00:42:34,585 --> 00:42:36,212
whether the mother
rejects it or not,

838
00:42:36,287 --> 00:42:37,720
she will reject you and me.

839
00:42:37,788 --> 00:42:40,279
We promised each other
we wouldn't abandon it until...

840
00:42:42,326 --> 00:42:44,191
Away team, we're showing
a life-form moving

841
00:42:44,261 --> 00:42:45,193
toward your position.

842
00:42:45,262 --> 00:42:46,194
Prepare to transport.

843
00:42:46,263 --> 00:42:47,696
Captain, this is Neelix.

844
00:42:47,765 --> 00:42:49,995
Are you in a particular
rush to leave?

845
00:42:50,067 --> 00:42:51,694
Did you hear what l just said,
Mr. Neelix?

846
00:42:51,769 --> 00:42:53,134
Yes, but, uh...

847
00:42:53,203 --> 00:42:54,727
we're not quite
finished here yet.

848
00:42:54,805 --> 00:42:55,737
Finished with what?

849
00:42:55,806 --> 00:42:56,898
We have an atmospheric window

850
00:42:56,974 --> 00:42:58,202
closing
in less than six minutes.

851
00:42:58,275 --> 00:42:59,867
And another one
will be coming in how long?

852
00:42:59,944 --> 00:43:00,842
Days.

853
00:43:00,945 --> 00:43:01,877
ls there a problem?

854
00:43:01,912 --> 00:43:03,573
The problem is, Captain,

855
00:43:03,647 --> 00:43:05,274
if we leave
our little hatchling here

856
00:43:05,349 --> 00:43:06,475
and the mother rejects it,

857
00:43:06,550 --> 00:43:08,814
it might die of exposure
before we get back.

858
00:43:08,886 --> 00:43:10,148
l appreciate your concern

859
00:43:10,220 --> 00:43:11,152
for its welfare...

860
00:43:11,221 --> 00:43:12,245
How long can you give us,
Captain?

861
00:43:14,191 --> 00:43:15,852
One minute, ten seconds, max.

862
00:43:15,926 --> 00:43:16,893
We'll take it!

863
00:43:16,961 --> 00:43:17,928
Lock on to us, Voyager.

864
00:43:17,995 --> 00:43:19,656
lf you hear muffled screams,

865
00:43:19,730 --> 00:43:21,925
consider that a request
for a beam-out.

866
00:43:51,328 --> 00:43:53,159
There's nothing
like a family reunion.

867
00:43:54,665 --> 00:43:56,155
Voyager, two to beam out!

868
00:43:58,035 --> 00:43:59,468
As soon as you're ready.

869
00:44:06,076 --> 00:44:07,373
Kes!

870
00:44:07,444 --> 00:44:09,378
We didn't know if you
were dead or alive.

871
00:44:09,446 --> 00:44:10,413
What happened?

872
00:44:12,750 --> 00:44:14,217
l became an uncle.

873
00:44:14,284 --> 00:44:16,047
And l'm a godmother.

874
00:44:18,856 --> 00:44:21,916
l'd say this is
the special occasion

875
00:44:21,992 --> 00:44:24,620
l've been waiting for
to open up that bottle

876
00:44:24,695 --> 00:44:27,391
of Potak cold fowl
l've been saving.

877
00:44:27,464 --> 00:44:28,795
Cold fowl in a bottle?

878
00:44:28,866 --> 00:44:30,800
That's just an expression,
isn't it?

879
00:44:30,868 --> 00:44:33,234
No. lt's actually made
from the glandular secretions

880
00:44:33,303 --> 00:44:36,397
of an adult dunghill bird
found only on Potak lll.

881
00:44:36,473 --> 00:44:40,705
lt's very rare, very exquisite.

882
00:44:40,778 --> 00:44:42,803
There are, l believe

883
00:44:42,880 --> 00:44:45,849
only 27 bottles
in existence at this time.

884
00:44:45,916 --> 00:44:47,816
lt has a rather smoky flavor,

885
00:44:47,885 --> 00:44:50,683
uh... going well
with strong meaty dishes,

886
00:44:50,754 --> 00:44:53,279
but l prefer it for sipping...