Voyager-Season Seven

Episode 921 first aired September 22, 1999. Story by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga and Joe Menosky. Teleplay by Brannon Braga and Joe Menosky. Directed by David Livingston. Guest Starring: 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.

Stardate Unknown. The growing Alien threat hamers Voyager's attempts to rescue Seven of Nine and the Doctor, who have been taken hostage by hostile forces on the Equinox.

Episode 922 first aired September 29, 1999. Written by Ron Moore. Directed by Terry Wendell. Guest Starring: 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.

Stardate Unknown. In this episode, 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.

Episode 923 first aired October 6, 1999. Story by Ron Moore and Bryan Fuller. Teleplay by Bryan Fuller. Directed by Mike Vejar. Guest Starring: Eric Pierpoint as Kotar; Sherman Augustus as Hij'Qa; Karen Austin as Miral; John Kenton Shull as Brok'Tan.

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 revenge 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.

This episode is touted as having the most expensive set ever built for a Star Trek series and will feature a Barge of the Dead floating on a Klingon river of blood.

Episode 924 first aired October 13, 1999. Story by Bill Vallely. Teleplay by Joe Menosky Directed by John Bruno. Guest Starring: Jay Legget as Phlox; Googy Gress as the Overlooker; Robert Greenberg as Devro.

Stardate Unknown. In this episode, The Doctor experiences several different daydreams when he incorporates cognitive projection into his own program.

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 parts 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 Phylox 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. Phylox 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 instructs the release of his imaginary "photonic cannon," which destroys the Borg sphere.

Phylox 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 tels 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, Phylox 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 Phylox 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 alien attack, Phylox 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. Just as the alien vessel orders a type four assault, The Doctor instructs Chakotay to activate Voyager's phony "photonic cannon." Phylox reminds his commanders how the "photonic cannon" easily destroyed the Borg. As a result, the alien vessel retreats.

Episode 926 first aired October 20, 1999. Story by Juliann deLayne. Teleplay by Bryan Fuller and Michael Taylor. Directed by David Livingston.

Stardate Unknown. During a stopover at a space junkyard, Tom Paris convinces Chakotay to purchase a sporty space shuttle which Paris then constantly labors over to repair its extensive technology - but he's oblivious that the craft has assumed a sexy female persona that influences his mind to suit her own dangerous agenda.

Paris becomes addicted to "Alice," the loving name he bestows on the sleek shuttle that comes complete with an invasive personality capable of convincing him to cannabalize vital parts from the Voyager's systems to retrofit her own. In need of a pliant pilot to get to her destination, Alice tricks Paris into blasting off in the mini-ship while evading Janeway's desperate attempts to chase them.

Episode 927 first aired November 3, 1998. Story by Andre Bormanis. Teleplay by Robert Doherty. Directed by Roxann Dawson. Guest Starring: Mark Moses as Naroq.

Stardate Unknown. During negotiations with the Kesat government, Tuvok is zapped by a powerful energy force, suffers severe neurological trauma and emerges as a mere shell of his former self while Janeway searches for the mythical species responsible for the attack in hopes of finding a cure.

While the optimistic Neelix keeps pushing to restore the mental prowess of the confused Tuvok, Janeway works with Naroq, a Kesat inspector, as they try to solve the enigma of the cloaking device used by the hostile Ba'Neth -- or "shadow people" --who seek Voyager's technical data. Even as the crew pursues the elusive Ba'Neth for a solution to Tuvok's misfortune, the suddenly vulnerable Vulcan discovers emotions he never could appreciate before.

Episode 925 first aired November 10, 1998. Written by Michael Taylor. Directed by Rick Kolbe. Guest Starring: Jeff Allin as Gedrin; Ron Fassler as Morin; Robert Knepper as Gaul; Bob Stillman as Turei; Mimi Craven as Jisa; Scarlett Pomers as Naomi.

Stardate Unknown. Voyager suddenly begins to tremble. An enormous tunnel of energy filled with rushing debris and micro-meteoroids surrounds the ship. Voyager is racing through some kind of subspace corridor. Suddenly, an alien vessel flies past the ship 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 decent, 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 occured.

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.

Episode 928 first aired November 17, 1999. Written by Mike Wollaeger and Jessica Scott. Directed by Robert Picardo. Guest Starring: Phil Morris as Lt. John Kelly.

Stardate Unknown. The Voyager is nearly consumed by a massive rolling ball of energy but curiosity about the rare phenomenon prompts Janeway to launch a probe to investigate and search for a missing 300-year-old U.S. spacecraft trapped inside-a risky maneuver that may cost the lives of the shuttle crew.

As Voyager shadows the powerful anomaly known as the Graviton Ellipse, Seven of Nine reluctantly joins a fascinated Paris and Chakotay on the shuttle as they look for the legendary Ares Four, the command module from an early manned mission to Mars. However, once found, the attempt to retrieve the craft and its noble dead pilot proves treacherous, and the small crew must improvise if they are to return at all before the ellipse disappears again into lethal subspace.

A homage to the space program and the Mars mission.

Episode 929 first aired November 24, 1999. Written by Joe Menosky. Directed by Terry Windell. Guest Starring: Albie Selznick as Tash; Scarlett Pomers as Naomi.

Stardate Unknown. When Voyager encounters an alien whose space "catapult" can speed them back home, a data-overloaded Seven of Nine causes chaos when she incites a civil war then divides the crew with secret allegations of treachery and insurrection.

While Janeway debates accepting the use of an alien's technology that can cut their trip back to the Alpha Quadrant by years, an earnest Seven of Nine processes accompanying information and convinces Chakotay that the captain is sabotaging the true mission of Voyager. Likewise, she privately informs Janeway of a budding rebellion, mysteriously fanning flames that threaten to tear the ship apart.

Episode 930 first aired December 1, 1999. Written by David Zabel. Directed by Mike Vejar. Guest Starring: Marina Sirtis as Counselor Deanna Troi; Dwight Schultz as Lieutenant Barclay.

Stardate Unknown. In San Francisco, an obsessed former Enterprise engineer Reginald Barclay recruits Counselor Deanna Troi to help him communicate with the distant Voyager via a radically innovative system that puts him at odds with his superiors.

Assigned to the Pathfinder Project, Barclay secretly creates a startlingly realistic simulated hologram of the Voyager and its lifelike crew which he believes has aided his quest to send a one-way message to the actual ship 60,000 light years away. However, his unorthodox manner and single-minded passion for the project anger his commanding officers, forcing Barclay to risk everything when he disobeys orders and tries to generate his transmission through a temporary micro-wormhole.

Episode 931 first aired January 12, 2000. Written by Robin Burger. Directed by Allan Kroeker. Guest Starring: Fintan McKeown as Michael; Richard Riehle as Seamus; Henriette Ivanans as Maggie; Duffie McIntire as Grace; Jan Claire as Frannie.

Stardate Unknown. Captain Janeway and her crew enjoy some hard-earned leisure time in the holographic setting of a charming Irish village where she can't help falling for a ruggedly handsome townsman-but their holiday is darkened by an approching wave of deadly neutron radiation.

Created by Paris as a diversion for himself and his mates, sunny Fair Haven offers Janeway a deceptively realistic fantasy figure named Michael, whose physical and intellectual specifications are made to order for her. Soon, her attention is commanded by the trailing edge of a speedy wavefront that poses more of a threat than anyone knows.

Episode 933 first aired January 19, 2000. Story by Michael Taylor. Teleplay by Scott Miller and Joe Menosky. Directed by Gabrielle Beaumont. Guest Starring: 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.

Stardate Unknown. When Voyager becomes ensnared in the orbit of a strange, primitive planet - its energized core enables it to rapidly develop into a society with warp technology. So Janeway briefly transports The Doctor to the alien world, only to learn that the presence of Voyager has inspired invention among the society, which without warning, aims its own weapons at Voyager.

Episode 934 first aired January 26, 2000. Written by Raf Green and Kenneth Biller. Directed by Les Landau. Guest Starring: Kamala Dawson as Tincoo; Ray Xifo as Abarca; Paul Williams as Koru; Marie Caldare as Azen; Nina Magnesson as Vinka.

Stardate Unknown. A superior alien race inexplicably worships The Doctor's singing voice, granting him rock-star status.

Episode 936 first aired February 2, 2000. Directed by Allan Kroeker. Story by Brannon Braga. Teleplay by Robin Burger. Guest Starring: 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.

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.

Episode 932 first aired February 9, 2000. Teleplay by Robert Doherty. Story by Gannon Kenney. Directed by Mike Vejar. Guest Starring: The Rock as Champion; J.G. Hertzler as Hirogen Hunter; Jeffrey Combs as Penk.

Stardate Unknown. 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.

Episode 935 first aired February 16, 2000. Teleplay by Michael Taylor. Directed by Allison Liddi. Guest Starring:

Stardate Unknown. Chakotay, Kim, Paris and Neelix are taken hostage when the Delta Flyer is captured by a Borg Cube. 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 of Nine tells Captain 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. The children insist that the Borg will come for them once their link is re-established.

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. 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.

Episode 937 will first air February 23, 2000. Written by Brian Fuller. Directed by David Livingston. Guest Starring: Henriette Ivanans as Maggie; Richard Riehle as Seamus; Fintan McKeown as Michael; Ian Abercrombie as Milo; Ian Patrick Williams as ; Duffie McIntire as ; Bairbre Dowling as Edith; Majel Barrett as Computer Voice.

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. After several incidents in which Fair Haven residents observe Voyager crew members use 24th century technology, the townsfolk gather and exchange the similar stories.

As the townsfolk begin to recognize that their existance is not what it seems to be, the safety of anyone from Voyager visiting Fair Haven is at risk.

Episode 938 will first air March 1, 2000. Story by Ronald Wilkerson. Teleplay by Robert Doherty. Directed by Terry Windell. Guest Starring:

Stardate Unknown. A transmission from a rogue alien ship reveals dead starship crew member to be alive, asking for immediate sanctuary aboard Voyager and an old friendship becomes a love affair while alien genes affect the future.

Episode 939 first aired March 8, 2000. Teleplay by Raf Green. Story by Paul Brown. Directed by Mike Vejar. Guest Starring: Manu Intiraymi; Tracy Ellis; Mark A. Sheppard; Scarlett Pomers as Naomi Wildman; Marley McClean as Mezoti; Kurt Wetherill as Azan; Cody Wetherill as Rebi; Eric Ritter as Yivel; Majel Barrett as Computer Voice.

Stardate Unknown. The Brunali use their children as bait to lure the Borg.

Episode 940 first aired March 15, 2000. Teleplay by Dianna Gitto and Joe Menosky. Story by Dianna Gitto. Directed by Winrich Kolbe. Guest Starring: Jay Underwood as Mortimer Harren; Michael Reisz as William Telfer; Kimble Jemison as Crewman Mitchell; Zoe McLellan as Tal Celes; Tom Morello as Junction Operator; Majel Barrett as Computer Voice.

Stardate Unknown. A routine mission with an inexperienced crew turns into a fight for survival.

Episode 942 first aired April 19, 2000. Teleplay by Robin Burger. Directed by LeVar Burton. Guest Starring: Kaitlin Hopkins as Dala; Greg Daniel as Mobar; Francis Guinan as Zar; Dennis Cockrum as Orek; Ted Rooney as Varn.

Stardate 53849.2. A band of Delta Quadrant con-artists have stumbled across the greatest scam of their careers: Impersonating Captain Janeway and her senior officers. Using their new identities, they move from system to system engaging in a series of lucrative deceptions.

Eventually, the real Captain 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 either bring the imposters to justice, or pay for their crimes.

Episode 944 first aired April 26, 2000. Written by Joe Menosky. Directed Mike Vejar. Guest Starring: Joseph Will as Kelis; Kellie Waymire as Lanya; 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.

Stardate Unknown. Torres becomes the obsession of a well-meaning alien poet who uses her Voyager stories as inspiration for his theatrical work.

Episode 941 first aired May 3, 2000. Directed by John Bruno. Story by Rick Berman and Brannon Braga. Teleplay by Bryan Fuller and Michael Taylor. Guest Starring: 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.

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.

Episode 943 will first air May 10, 2000. Directed by Terry Windell. Story by John Bruno and Robert Picardo. Teleplay by Robert Doherty, Raf Green and Brannon Braga. Guest Starring: Dwight Schultz as Barclay; Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi; Tamara Craig Thomas as Haley; Jack Shearer as Admiral Hayes.

Stardate Unknown. The Doctor transmits his program back to the Alpha Quadrant in order to save the life of his creator, Dr. Lewis Zimmerman, with the help of Reginald Barclay and Deanna Troi.

Episode 945 will first air May 17, 2000. Directed by David Livingston. Story by Mike Sussman. Teleplay by Mike Sussman, Kenneth Biller and Bryan Fuller. . Guest Starring: Manu Intiraymi as Icheb; Marley McClean as Mezoti; Zoe McLellan as Tal Celes; Kurt Wetherill as Azan; Cody Wetherill as Rebi.

Stardate Unknown. Neelix, in charge of pacifying the Borg children when lights on the ship flicker and fail, lets his imagination run wild and turns reality into a fantastic but utterly believable story which mesmerizes the children into believing that a ghost actually dwells on Deck Twelve.

As Neelix tells it, months ago an electromagnetic lifeform took possession of the ship, shutting down all life support systems, while trying to communicate with Janeway its need to return to the nebula from which it came. Area by area was cordoned off by an invisible force field, and injected with poisonous gas, while the captain set up an emergency command post in the Engineering Room.

Episode 946 will first air ?. Directed by ?. Teleplay by ?. Guest Starring: Susanna Thompson as The Borg Queen.

Stardate Unknown. The Borg supposedly capture and assimilate Janeway, Tuvok, and Torres.