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Captain!
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- Report!
- The Kazon have retreated.
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- We must have hurt them.
- Not as bad as they hurt us.
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- All engines are off-line.
- Shields and weapons arrays are down.
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- We're sitting ducks!
- Engineering, what's your status?
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We had to shut down the warp engines
to avoid a breach.
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The impulse engines are gone, too.
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I can give you thrusters
but I've got a lot of casualties to tend to.
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Lieutenant! It's Kurt Bendera.
He's hurt pretty bad.
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His console exploded.
Caught him in the face.
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We've got to get him to sickbay.
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- Torres to sickbay.
- I hope this is urgent.
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- We have our hands full.
- I'm sending up an emergency.
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- One of my people is severely burned.
- We'll do what we can.
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Captain, there's a hull
breach on deck 4.
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Repair crews on the way.
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Casualties on all decks.
No fatalities so far.
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Request permission
to help Torres in engineering.
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- Maybe I can get propulsion running.
- Go ahead.
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The navigational deflector
has sustained massive damage.
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We must repair it
to achieve more than thruster power.
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Get it repaired. I want an analysis
of the damage we've sustained.
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He's not responding.
75 milligrams of impedrezene.
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That might stimulate his heart
but it may be too late.
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- It had no effect.
- Cortical stimulator.
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I'm sorry. He was too badly injured.
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He saved my life once,
near the Cardassian border.
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Come in.
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Crewman Bendera is dead.
The Doctor couldn't do anything.
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I'm sorry, Chakotay.
I know you were friends.
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- Will you arrange a memorial service?
- I'll get right on it.
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- Was there something else?
- Yes.
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We're in a situation
where the rules have changed.
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Maybe, if we're going to survive
out here, we have to change, too.
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What do you mean?
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When we first started our trip home,
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you decided to treat Voyager as
a Starfleet ship following Starfleet rules.
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Starfleet works well
in the Alpha Quadrant.
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But out here... maybe we should be
thinking more like the Maquis.
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The Maquis had to survive
on their own.
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We were up against
insurmountable odds.
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We had to create our own success
because nobody would help us.
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Sound like anybody you know?
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We can't abandon our principles
just because we're out of hailing range.
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This was the fourth attack
in two weeks.
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We've lost three crew members.
A dozen more are seriously injured.
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We'll be lucky
to get warp drive on-line again.
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And the Kazon will be back.
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We can't afford
to keep doing business as usual.
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A lot of us can say we are alive today
because of Kurt Bendera.
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There was never a better man
to have at your side,
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never anyone more willing
to take on the tough jobs.
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I first met him in a mining community
on Telfas Prime.
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Some miners objected to my humour
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and decided to break a few of my bones.
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There were four of them and one of me
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and I was taking a beating.
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Suddenly this man came from nowhere
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and evened things up.
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We stood back to back
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and the others decided
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my humour wasn't so bad after all.
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I thanked the man.
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He grinned and said, "I like a good fight."
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He was my friend from that moment on.
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And he kept fighting the good fight
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right up to the end.
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I'll miss him.
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Ensign.
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Captain, can I ask you something?
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A lot of people think
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we won't make it out of here alive.
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What do you have to say about that?
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What do you have to say about that?
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I assure you, you can speak freely.
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I'd give the Kazon what they want.
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Give them the replicators
and the transporters.
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- That would be a violation of the...
- I know about the Prime Directive.
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But the Federation
is 70,000 light years away.
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What does it matter
what these people do to each other?
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I appreciate your concerns,
but let me make it absolutely clear.
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I'll destroy this ship before I turn
any part of it over to the Kazon.
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So that's how the Maquis
would do it, hm?
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It's OK. I know Hogan's upset.
He and Bendera were close.
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- That's not why he thinks what he does.
- I've made my position clear on that.
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You have. But the crew haven't been
able to voice their opinions.
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This isn't a democracy.
I can't run this ship by consensus.
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The Maquis feel
the Federation abandoned them.
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You're willing to die for
Federation principles, but they're not.
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- You support that man's position?
- No.
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But isn't there something
in between your position and his?
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Deck 3.
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Maybe there's room for flexibility
in interpreting Starfleet's protocols.
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They weren't intended
for these situations.
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- They haven't let us down.
- Maybe this is the first example.
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Maybe we have to ask ourselves if
Starfleet principles are applicable here.
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Computer, hold turbolift.
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If you have a specific suggestion,
please feel free to make it.
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Make a deal. An alliance.
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- With the Kazon?
- With one or two of their factions.
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If we had the Ogla and the Relora as
our allies, the others wouldn't touch us.
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They're not trustworthy.
I can't imagine making a deal with them.
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Maybe that's because your imagination
is limited by Starfleet protocols.
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You're responsible for making decisions
in the best interest of your crew.
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I think you have to ask yourself
if you're doing that.
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Come in.
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Captain, this is unexpected.
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- I've been in your quarters before.
- Indeed.
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But so rarely that I can remember
each instance.
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Vulcan spice tea, hot.
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It was always
when you were particularly troubled.
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Right as usual. Thank you.
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Chakotay has proposed that we make
an alliance with the Kazon.
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We wouldn't give them
weapons or technology
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but we would pledge to support them
if they were attacked.
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- I'm sure that made you uncomfortable.
- How can I consider it?
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I can't just walk away
from Starfleet precepts.
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You don't deal with outlaws or involve
yourself in the politics of other cultures.
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It goes against everything I believe,
everything experience has taught me.
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- Quite right.
- Do I hear a "however" coming?
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You are perceptive, Captain. I believe
Chakotay's suggestion has merit.
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Help me understand that.
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When I was young,
a great visionary named Spock
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recommended an alliance between
the Federation and the Klingons.
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This produced a major dispute.
The Klingons were outlaws.
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They employed violence and brutality
to build their empire.
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I spoke out against such a coalition.
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But the alliance was forged,
and it brought a stability
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that had not existed for 200 years.
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Spock's suggestion,
so controversial at first,
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proved to be the cornerstone of peace.
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There are some differences here.
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By allying ourselves to one faction,
we'd be giving it more power.
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That would affect the internal politics
of all the Kazon.
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I understand your concern,
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but it would be a temporary arrangement,
as we're on our way out of this quadrant.
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In the meantime, it might bring stability
to the region and security for us.
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Once we're gone,
they'll go back to their infighting.
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Perhaps. But temporary stability
can bring an appreciation for peace.
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This flower is a rare hybrid.
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As far as I know,
it exists nowhere else in the galaxy.
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I created it by grafting a cutting
from a South American orchid
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onto a Vulcan favinit plant.
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I doubted the graft would take,
and indeed, the plant was sickly at first.
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However, after a few weeks, both
plants adapted to their new condition,
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and, in fact, became stronger
than either had been alone.
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Consequently,
after much consideration,
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I've decided to seek an alliance
with one of the Kazon factions.
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- You can't be serious. This goes...
- Ensign.
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I'll discuss my reasoning
at a more appropriate time.
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But this meeting is not to debate the
decision, but to decide how to pursue it.
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- If I may?
- Yes, Mr Neelix.
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We're not far from a planet
known as Sobras,
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where there's a settlement inhabited
by a faction called the Pommar.
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My acquaintance there owes me some
favours. Some rather large favours.
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- Perhaps I could sound him out.
- Is he authorised to speak for his maje?
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Not exactly, but he does
have the maje's ear.
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This would be informal but it might
give us a reading on the possibility
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without the risk of confrontation.
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Good idea. Proceed, Mr Neelix.
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Why don't we just form an alliance
with Seska?
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That's a good idea.
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You're got to be kidding.
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Seska has been trying to forge
an alliance among the Kazon.
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If we went through Seska we could
ally ourselves with the Nistrim.
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- I think it's a bad idea.
- You can't have it both ways.
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If you want to get in the mud
with the Kazon, you might get dirty.
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Fine. I'll talk with Seska.
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No. You've been through
too much with her.
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Mr Neelix, prepare to take your shuttle
to Sobras. I'll make contact with Seska.
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Dismissed.
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Captain's log,
stardate 49337.4.
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After sending a message to Seska
and the Nistrim Maje Culluh,
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we have received a quick response.
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Captain Janeway.
Commander Chakotay.
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We were surprised to hear from you.
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- Will you meet with us?
- Your proposal is interesting.
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I've discussed it with Seska
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and she says you would not make
this gesture unless you were sincere.
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- I will talk with you.
- I suggest we rendezvous.
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- We'll transmit coordinates to you.
- We'll choose the coordinates.
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- Fine. Transmit them to us.
- We'll meet in approximately 20 hours.
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I must say, Captain,
I look forward to this opportunity.
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Hello, my friends.
Please, don't let me interrupt.
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I was hoping to find my good friend
Jal Tersa here. Has he been in tonight?
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Thank you.
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Tersa, my friend.
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It's dangerous sneaking up on a man.
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I'd never sneak up on you but you were
so engrossed in... whatever that is.
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A puzzle.
What brings you here, Talaxian?
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- Perhaps I could help.
- The dancer showed it to me.
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By moving two rods, this dodecahedron
can become a icosahedron.
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She said she'd spend the night
with the man who could solve it.
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A splendid motivation, to be sure.
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I just might be able
to make your night a memorable one.
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- You know how to solve this?
- I might. If you'll hear me out first.
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My fortunes have changed
since we last met.
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I've become a person of influence
aboard a starship known as Voyager.
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You must think us very isolated.
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Everyone knows that.
That's why you were allowed in.
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- Especially after last time.
- Just a simple misunderstanding.
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Tersa, I know you have the ear of
your first maje, as I do of our Captain.
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- We could be quite useful to them.
- Go on.
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My Captain wants to talk to your maje
to discuss a possible alliance.
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Do you think he'd have any interest?
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An alliance? Between the Pommar
and the Federations?
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An interesting thought, isn't it?
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- You're coming with us.
- Explain to them we're friends!
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I don't know who he is. Some lunatic
who sat down and started babbling.
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I guess you'll be
spending the night alone.
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You've made a good choice.
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The Nistrim will be a potent ally.
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Will the Nistrim also be
an honourable ally?
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Will you adhere to the conditions
we establish?
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Tell the Kazon factions that Voyager
has formed a coalition with you
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and will be an ally
to any Nistrim ship or outpost.
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We'll provide emergency supplies
when needed-food, medicine, clothing.
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We will not provide
any of our technology or weaponry.
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Understood.
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Just one other detail.
An exchange of crew members.
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- An exchange?
- Yes.
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You'll agree that our alliance
should represent a genuine partnership.
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- Perhaps you should define that.
- It's obvious.
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Federation crew on my ship,
Nistrim crew on yours.
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Maje, I think that's a detail
we could work out later.
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I can assure you that
I would never agree to that.
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It's a natural extension
of your own proposal.
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- We don't have to decide now.
- I will determine what we decide.
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Yes, Maje.
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I won't have a woman
dictate terms to me.
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Culluh, I found the idea of an alliance
with you distasteful.
232
00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:15,154
I was willing to explore the possibility.
233
00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:18,073
But now I see my instincts
were dead on.
234
00:19:19,080 --> 00:19:24,598
- Talk to her. Tell her to be reasonable.
- This meeting is over.
235
00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:35,872
Your maje will be outraged
by my imprisonment.
236
00:19:36,040 --> 00:19:39,350
He won't look kindly on anyone
who's made such an error.
237
00:19:39,520 --> 00:19:42,876
What are you charging me with?
238
00:19:43,040 --> 00:19:45,679
- How long will I be held?
- Go.
239
00:19:45,840 --> 00:19:49,515
I assume you'll let me confer
with counsel.
240
00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:54,993
I can reward handsomely anyone
who shows me a bit of understanding.
241
00:19:56,800 --> 00:19:58,995
Is that a baby?
242
00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:21,233
My name is Neelix. I'm Talaxian.
243
00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:25,279
I'm Mabus. My friends and I are Trabe.
244
00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:32,392
- They hurt you.
- I wasn't walking quickly enough.
245
00:20:33,880 --> 00:20:37,077
Let's get the bleeding stopped,
then I'll clean it.
246
00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:42,473
- Why are they holding you?
- Because we're not Kazon.
247
00:20:43,360 --> 00:20:47,319
Several have been taken for
questioning and none have come back.
248
00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:50,472
- How long have you been here?
- Five days.
249
00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:55,791
They attacked us in space.
20 of our group died.
250
00:20:55,960 --> 00:21:01,318
We've lost another nine, including most
of the council. I'm the only one left.
251
00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:04,836
The Kazon won't be satisfied
until you're all dead.
252
00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:07,594
We've learned how to survive.
253
00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:12,358
How many guards are at the entrance?
254
00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:17,958
Two. I guess they assume this place
is so secure they don't need more.
255
00:21:18,120 --> 00:21:23,240
- Why do you ask?
- We don't plan to let them kill us all.
256
00:21:23,400 --> 00:21:27,359
We got a message to another Trabe
vessel before we were boarded.
257
00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:29,875
Help is on the way.
258
00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:33,834
Can we count on you?
259
00:21:36,360 --> 00:21:38,555
Captain's log, supplemental.
260
00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:40,836
We're going to rendezvous
with Mr Neelix.
261
00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:44,117
I hope he had more luck with the Kazon
than we did.
262
00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:46,669
We're approaching the coordinates.
263
00:21:46,840 --> 00:21:50,879
- All stop.
- I don't see any trace of him.
264
00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:55,795
There is no sign of his shuttle
within a two-light-year radius.
265
00:21:55,960 --> 00:21:59,509
- The Kazon have him.
- We cannot jump to conclusions.
266
00:21:59,680 --> 00:22:02,513
He may simply have been delayed.
267
00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:09,398
We'll stay here for two hours. If he
hasn't shown up, we'll go to Sobras.
268
00:22:22,040 --> 00:22:25,350
Lieutenant, could you fill us in a little?
269
00:22:25,520 --> 00:22:29,195
There are all kinds of rumours
flying around about the Kazon.
270
00:22:29,360 --> 00:22:33,433
The Captain's talk with Seska
fell apart pretty quickly.
271
00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:36,558
Nothing's going to come of all this.
272
00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:40,269
You were Seska's friend.
Couldn't you try to work things out?
273
00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:43,830
No, I couldn't. Hogan, it's gone too far.
274
00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:49,757
Seska isn't the person we thought
she was. I don't trust her any more.
275
00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:52,798
Even if it means us getting home
in one piece?
276
00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:57,909
Or do you agree with our Captain
that our technology is worth dying for?
277
00:22:58,080 --> 00:23:00,196
Who are you to second guess her?
278
00:23:00,360 --> 00:23:03,158
All you have to do
is fill the dilithium chamber.
279
00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:08,952
She is trying to get us home and I don't
want to hear what you think of her.
280
00:23:09,120 --> 00:23:13,159
- Is that clear?
- Perfectly.
281
00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:24,034
The children are weak.
We'll have to carry them.
282
00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:27,636
- We can use another pair of arms.
- You can count on me.
283
00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:32,396
I can't promise we'll get out alive,
but if we stay here we'll die anyway.
284
00:23:32,560 --> 00:23:35,120
I'd rather go out fighting, myself.
285
00:23:37,800 --> 00:23:43,557
That one might be a problem. He could
start shooting at the first sign of trouble.
286
00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:46,359
I'll keep an eye on him.
287
00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:52,350
This may be it. Be ready.
288
00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:57,196
Stay back.
289
00:24:09,560 --> 00:24:12,472
Get back against the walls.
290
00:24:21,880 --> 00:24:25,839
Now! Let's go! Come on!
Come on, everyone! Let's go!
291
00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:27,991
Out! Let's go!
292
00:24:30,560 --> 00:24:34,075
Come on. Nice work, my friends.
Let's go.
293
00:24:43,240 --> 00:24:47,756
All right, we're going after him.
Set a course for Sobras, full impulse.
294
00:24:47,920 --> 00:24:52,550
Tuvok, arm the phaser banks
and load the forward torpedo bays.
295
00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:56,508
- Shields at full power.
- Yellow Alert, all hands at the ready.
296
00:24:56,680 --> 00:24:59,433
- Captain.
- What is it?
297
00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:03,354
Ships. Kazon ships
on long-range sensors. Closing fast.
298
00:25:03,520 --> 00:25:06,398
- Confirmed, Captain.
- On screen.
299
00:25:08,120 --> 00:25:11,556
It appears to be an armada
and their weapons are powered.
300
00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:13,756
Red Alert.
301
00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:27,710
Power all weapons systems and
stand ready. Mr Kim, hail the lead ship.
302
00:25:27,880 --> 00:25:30,997
They're hailing us. I'll put it on screen.
303
00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:35,517
Hello, Captain. I'd like you
to meet my good friend, Mabus.
304
00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:38,353
We've just escaped
from the Kazon-Pommar.
305
00:25:38,520 --> 00:25:42,149
- Why are you on a Kazon ship?
- They're Trabe vessels.
306
00:25:42,320 --> 00:25:45,073
The Kazon stole everything
from the Trabe.
307
00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:48,232
Mabus will tell you about it over dinner.
308
00:25:48,400 --> 00:25:51,756
The food hasn't been very good
where we've been.
309
00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:53,876
I look forward to it.
310
00:25:57,840 --> 00:26:03,392
I was eight when it started.
I wasn't particularly aware of the Kazon.
311
00:26:03,560 --> 00:26:08,509
They lived in restricted areas
that children weren't allowed to go near.
312
00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:14,910
I didn't know they lived
in poverty and filth.
313
00:26:17,040 --> 00:26:21,431
I didn't know they were persecuted
by the Trabe police.
314
00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:24,353
I was told they were
violent and dangerous
315
00:26:24,520 --> 00:26:28,832
and had to be kept isolated
so they wouldn't get loose and kill us.
316
00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:31,639
Which is exactly what they did.
317
00:26:31,800 --> 00:26:35,395
We brought it on ourselves.
The Trabe treated them like animals.
318
00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:40,998
Fenced them in, encouraged them
to fight amongst themselves,
319
00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:45,517
and sat by while they
turned into a violent, angry army.
320
00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:49,878
When they realised we were
their enemy, we didn't stand a chance.
321
00:26:50,040 --> 00:26:55,433
I was lucky. A friend's father took me
to a starship that managed to escape.
322
00:26:55,600 --> 00:26:58,672
I can still remember.
It happened so fast.
323
00:26:58,840 --> 00:27:04,710
One minute I was a happy child,
playing in a field,
324
00:27:04,880 --> 00:27:08,316
the next an orphan, exiled in space.
325
00:27:08,480 --> 00:27:14,476
It strikes me that in many ways
we're in the same predicament.
326
00:27:14,640 --> 00:27:19,236
Separated from the lives we knew,
searching for home.
327
00:27:21,400 --> 00:27:23,914
A goal you may well achieve, Captain.
328
00:27:24,080 --> 00:27:26,958
But the Kazon won't allow us
to find a new homeworld.
329
00:27:27,120 --> 00:27:30,829
Every time we try to settle somewhere,
they drive us away.
330
00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:35,471
We're scattered like nomads,
with no home and little hope.
331
00:27:39,040 --> 00:27:42,919
It happened 30 years ago,
and they're still punishing you?
332
00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:45,230
Remarkable, isn't it?
333
00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:51,594
Most of the Trabe who persecuted
the Kazon are dead or old men by now.
334
00:27:51,760 --> 00:27:55,150
Most of us were children
when the uprising occurred,
335
00:27:55,320 --> 00:27:57,356
and our children are innocent.
336
00:27:57,520 --> 00:28:02,036
But the Kazon's desire for revenge
is as strong as ever.
337
00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:10,836
How could you transmit to us secretly?
338
00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:16,438
I'll worry about that. I'm very familiar
with communications protocols.
339
00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:19,717
Now, will you let me talk to Seska?
340
00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:24,795
- Not without proof you can be trusted.
- We knew each other for a long time.
341
00:28:24,960 --> 00:28:28,111
She knows I can be trusted.
Let me talk to her.
342
00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:32,910
I'll convey your message. Contact me
tomorrow and she might talk to you.
343
00:28:42,560 --> 00:28:46,838
Before the uprising, the Trabe
were a highly evolved species.
344
00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:49,878
They produced widely admired
artists and scholars
345
00:28:50,040 --> 00:28:53,794
and their technology was among
the finest in the quadrant.
346
00:28:53,960 --> 00:28:57,714
No one really knew about
how the Kazon were being treated.
347
00:28:57,880 --> 00:29:02,476
Why not? Holding another culture
in slavery wouldn't go unnoticed.
348
00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:06,076
You have to understand
the Trabe were rich and powerful.
349
00:29:06,240 --> 00:29:09,038
They manipulated information
350
00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:13,273
and no one wanted to offend them
and lose opportunities for trade.
351
00:29:13,440 --> 00:29:15,590
It seems they've learned their lesson.
352
00:29:15,760 --> 00:29:19,469
Mabus acknowledged they were
responsible for what happened.
353
00:29:19,640 --> 00:29:25,033
Still, it is not a good idea to form an
alliance with the enemies of the Kazon.
354
00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:27,760
We risk uniting
all the factions against us.
355
00:29:27,920 --> 00:29:31,708
They only thing they agree on
is that we are their common enemy.
356
00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:33,950
It can't get much worse.
357
00:29:34,120 --> 00:29:37,078
The Trabe have a lot of ships
and weapons.
358
00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:39,754
This alliance would be better than none.
359
00:29:39,920 --> 00:29:42,514
I'd rather not make an alliance at all
360
00:29:42,680 --> 00:29:46,150
but that may be a luxury
we simply don't have.
361
00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:50,233
My gut tells me we don't have
any friends among the Kazon.
362
00:29:50,400 --> 00:29:55,474
As for the Trabe... I believe that people
have a capacity to change.
363
00:29:55,640 --> 00:30:00,589
Starfleet has always dealt with
new species with openness and trust
364
00:30:00,760 --> 00:30:03,274
until proven otherwise.
365
00:30:08,080 --> 00:30:13,074
Captain, I wanted to thank you
for the use of your medical facilities.
366
00:30:13,240 --> 00:30:17,472
- We have very few doctors.
- Everyone's in good condition.
367
00:30:17,640 --> 00:30:21,633
Malnutrition is common
but it's easily alleviated.
368
00:30:21,800 --> 00:30:26,112
- How much longer do you need?
- Less than an hour.
369
00:30:26,280 --> 00:30:29,033
- Will you walk with me?
- Of course.
370
00:30:32,360 --> 00:30:36,512
I've been thinking
about our conversation at dinner,
371
00:30:36,680 --> 00:30:38,636
about the things we share.
372
00:30:38,800 --> 00:30:41,917
We could be of mutual benefit
to each other.
373
00:30:42,080 --> 00:30:43,638
Go on.
374
00:30:43,800 --> 00:30:49,318
What would you say to the possibility
of our joining forces?
375
00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:51,436
We'd be a strong force if we did.
376
00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:54,751
We could travel together
while it's advantageous.
377
00:30:54,920 --> 00:30:59,710
We'll find our way out of Kazon territory
and you could find a new homeworld.
378
00:30:59,880 --> 00:31:04,715
I have no objection, Captain, but it
would only benefit your group and mine.
379
00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:08,156
Other Trabe wouldn't enjoy
the same protection.
380
00:31:08,320 --> 00:31:12,677
I wonder if you might consider
a somewhat more bold plan.
381
00:31:12,840 --> 00:31:14,796
Tell me.
382
00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:17,315
The Voyager and the Trabe
would be strong.
383
00:31:17,480 --> 00:31:19,436
Suppose we took advantage of that
384
00:31:19,600 --> 00:31:23,752
and asked all the Kazon factions
to join us at the bargaining table.
385
00:31:23,920 --> 00:31:28,311
- In order to achieve what?
- Peace.
386
00:31:28,480 --> 00:31:31,790
We would represent
a stabilising force in the quadrant.
387
00:31:31,960 --> 00:31:33,916
Bring the factions together.
388
00:31:34,080 --> 00:31:38,039
Convince them that an end to violence
would be good for everyone.
389
00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:41,510
Think about it. I believe it could work.
390
00:31:41,680 --> 00:31:44,831
It's a message from Voyager.
391
00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:48,197
They've formed an alliance
with the Trabe!
392
00:31:48,360 --> 00:31:50,794
The Trabe?!
393
00:31:50,960 --> 00:31:54,316
They're calling for a conference
of all first majes.
394
00:31:54,480 --> 00:31:56,516
How could this have happened?
395
00:31:56,680 --> 00:32:01,276
You let Voyager slip away,
right into the hands of the Trabe,
396
00:32:01,440 --> 00:32:04,671
by insisting on that ridiculous
exchange of crews.
397
00:32:04,840 --> 00:32:09,072
I could not let the negotiations
be dictated by that woman!
398
00:32:09,240 --> 00:32:11,913
That's becoming a tired refrain.
399
00:32:12,080 --> 00:32:17,234
- That attitude will be your undoing.
- Watch your tongue.
400
00:32:17,400 --> 00:32:21,996
Or what? I'm carrying your child.
401
00:32:22,160 --> 00:32:24,879
You wouldn't do anything
to jeopardise him.
402
00:32:26,600 --> 00:32:29,353
We can still turn this to our advantage.
403
00:32:29,520 --> 00:32:33,559
We have a crewman on Voyager
who will provide information to us.
404
00:32:33,720 --> 00:32:37,872
There's long-term potential in that.
We mustn't lose sight of it.
405
00:32:38,040 --> 00:32:40,918
You're not suggesting
we go to this conference?
406
00:32:41,080 --> 00:32:44,675
That we run like a Calogan dog
when the Federations call?
407
00:32:44,840 --> 00:32:50,710
Could you risk being the only maje who
doesn't attend? Of course you'll go.
408
00:32:50,880 --> 00:32:54,668
And listen.
Nothing should be negotiated there,
409
00:32:54,840 --> 00:32:57,274
not at the point of a Federation weapon.
410
00:32:57,440 --> 00:33:01,433
But you can learn a great deal.
Assess the mood of the other majes.
411
00:33:01,600 --> 00:33:04,592
Find out the strength
of the Trabe convoy.
412
00:33:06,880 --> 00:33:12,000
- You may be right.
- You can come out of this a hero.
413
00:33:12,160 --> 00:33:16,676
You can use this conference
to unite the factions,
414
00:33:16,840 --> 00:33:23,678
eradicate the Trabe once and for all,
and take Voyager as a trophy.
415
00:33:28,200 --> 00:33:31,909
Captain's log,
stardate 49342.5.
416
00:33:32,080 --> 00:33:36,073
Neelix has returned from Sobras,
where he learned something
417
00:33:36,240 --> 00:33:38,879
that may require us to rethink our plans.
418
00:33:39,040 --> 00:33:43,431
He was a Takrit, a band of mercenaries
that operates in this system.
419
00:33:43,600 --> 00:33:46,239
What was he doing
when he was arrested?
420
00:33:46,400 --> 00:33:50,234
He was making a sketch
of the conference site.
421
00:33:50,400 --> 00:33:52,675
The Takrit are not known for their art.
422
00:33:52,840 --> 00:33:56,037
- Who sent him?
- That's as much as I know.
423
00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:59,078
Someone wants to sabotage
this conference.
424
00:33:59,240 --> 00:34:03,870
- One of the majes.
- Wipe out your rivals all at once.
425
00:34:04,040 --> 00:34:08,033
One of them will try to leave
before the meeting is finished.
426
00:34:08,200 --> 00:34:10,794
You should consider not going.
427
00:34:11,960 --> 00:34:17,398
No. If I can stabilise this quadrant
I won't walk away because of a rumour.
428
00:34:17,560 --> 00:34:20,836
A rumour that must be
taken seriously nonetheless.
429
00:34:21,000 --> 00:34:22,956
Agreed.
430
00:34:23,120 --> 00:34:27,955
Commander, monitor all
the Kazon vessels carefully
431
00:34:28,120 --> 00:34:30,509
and look for suspicious ship movement.
432
00:34:30,680 --> 00:34:35,310
Keep us on a transporter lock
so we can beam out if we have to.
433
00:34:35,480 --> 00:34:38,438
Tuvok, Neelix, you're with me.
434
00:34:52,160 --> 00:34:57,188
I gave a lot of thought to the shape of
the table. I finally decided on a triangle.
435
00:34:57,360 --> 00:35:00,796
Your group will sit on one side,
the majes on the other two.
436
00:35:00,960 --> 00:35:03,713
Does that seem appropriate?
437
00:35:03,880 --> 00:35:07,509
Have you heard anything more
about the matter we discussed?
438
00:35:07,680 --> 00:35:11,514
Don't talk about that here!
It could mean my head!
439
00:35:11,680 --> 00:35:14,399
Does the table shape
seem acceptable?
440
00:35:14,560 --> 00:35:17,074
I am here with a powerful starship.
441
00:35:17,240 --> 00:35:20,516
- Tell me everything you know.
- I am, I swear.
442
00:35:20,680 --> 00:35:25,435
Thank you for making it possible
to have the conference here on Sobras.
443
00:35:25,600 --> 00:35:29,309
My maje has rewarded me
for the prestige it affords him.
444
00:35:29,480 --> 00:35:33,678
If there is any further way I can be
of service, please let me know.
445
00:35:39,560 --> 00:35:43,997
He's frightened. He must believe
something's going to happen.
446
00:35:45,600 --> 00:35:48,637
The first majes of the Kazon order.
447
00:35:51,120 --> 00:35:53,350
Minnis of the Pommar.
448
00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:00,639
Surat of the Mostral.
449
00:36:04,200 --> 00:36:06,156
Loran of the Hobii.
450
00:36:10,640 --> 00:36:13,200
Valek of the Oglamar.
451
00:36:16,400 --> 00:36:18,675
And Culluh of the Nistrim.
452
00:36:22,480 --> 00:36:26,075
Captain. We seem destined
to encounter each other.
453
00:36:26,240 --> 00:36:29,789
This is Mabus, a governor of the Trabe.
454
00:36:29,960 --> 00:36:33,032
Maje Culluh,
I am gratified to be meeting you like this.
455
00:36:33,200 --> 00:36:35,953
I hope we'll be able to come to terms.
456
00:36:36,120 --> 00:36:40,636
I never thought I'd see the day when
we would sit at a table with the Trabe.
457
00:36:40,800 --> 00:36:43,872
- Times change, Maje.
- Perhaps.
458
00:36:44,040 --> 00:36:46,235
Shall we?
459
00:36:50,160 --> 00:36:56,156
Jal Minnis has provided food and drink
to make our discussions more pleasant.
460
00:36:56,320 --> 00:37:00,950
We appreciate your coming. We hope
this will lead to a new climate of peace.
461
00:37:01,120 --> 00:37:05,989
Peace? With the Trabe?
Forgive me if I'm a bit sceptical.
462
00:37:06,160 --> 00:37:11,029
After decades of antagonism,
you're bound to be suspicious.
463
00:37:11,200 --> 00:37:15,955
But surely everyone here
is tired of constant violence.
464
00:37:16,120 --> 00:37:19,795
Aren't you really trying to get us
to relax our guard
465
00:37:19,960 --> 00:37:22,599
so the Trabe can conquer us again?
466
00:37:22,760 --> 00:37:25,320
How could we do that? We're scattered.
467
00:37:25,480 --> 00:37:29,951
We just want a chance to find
a new homeworld and settle peacefully.
468
00:37:30,120 --> 00:37:32,475
Excuse me.
469
00:37:40,680 --> 00:37:47,358
I'm curious as to the nature of this
alliance you've struck with the Trabe.
470
00:37:47,520 --> 00:37:51,559
Especially since you refused
my offer of a similar pact.
471
00:37:51,720 --> 00:37:55,030
I found the goals of the Trabe
to be compatible with ours.
472
00:37:55,200 --> 00:37:59,716
My organisation is devoted to
peaceful coexistence among people.
473
00:37:59,880 --> 00:38:01,996
The Trabe want that.
474
00:38:02,160 --> 00:38:05,789
The Trabe have always wanted
peace for themselves.
475
00:38:05,960 --> 00:38:10,556
But we paid the price. They lived
in luxury and we lived in squalor.
476
00:38:10,720 --> 00:38:14,633
I fear that this union
you've made with the Trabe
477
00:38:14,800 --> 00:38:17,439
is an effort to force us to capitulate.
478
00:38:17,600 --> 00:38:21,434
If so, we assure you
it is doomed to failure.
479
00:38:21,600 --> 00:38:26,594
I won't pretend that our alliance wasn't
an attempt to make a show of strength.
480
00:38:26,760 --> 00:38:29,479
Separately,
we and the Trabe are vulnerable.
481
00:38:29,640 --> 00:38:34,270
- Together we are stronger.
- Are you threatening us, Captain?
482
00:38:34,440 --> 00:38:39,150
It is important that you understand
our determination, but it's not a threat.
483
00:38:39,320 --> 00:38:42,835
It's an offer.
A negotiated peace among all of us
484
00:38:43,000 --> 00:38:48,199
would provide a greater stability.
That could only benefit us all.
485
00:38:49,160 --> 00:38:55,395
I can't speak for all of you, but I don't
think we can trust this proposal.
486
00:38:55,560 --> 00:39:00,953
A woman and a Trabe.
How can we listen to them?
487
00:39:01,120 --> 00:39:04,192
I find you nothing but a hypocrite,
Captain,
488
00:39:04,360 --> 00:39:08,273
allying yourselves to
the greatest villains in this quadrant.
489
00:39:08,440 --> 00:39:13,753
If this is where your Federation values
have taken you, I want no part of it.
490
00:39:13,920 --> 00:39:17,993
Gentlemen, allow me to confer
with my Federation colleagues.
491
00:39:18,160 --> 00:39:22,153
Please have some refreshments
and let us continue soon.
492
00:39:22,320 --> 00:39:25,630
Captain, would you please join me?
493
00:39:32,880 --> 00:39:36,156
Captain, I really need
to talk to you now.
494
00:39:37,000 --> 00:39:38,353
Get down.
495
00:39:40,760 --> 00:39:43,513
What is this, Captain?
496
00:39:43,680 --> 00:39:45,955
It's a trap. Take cover.
497
00:39:48,360 --> 00:39:51,193
- Voyager, Red Alert.
- We're on it.
498
00:40:25,600 --> 00:40:29,991
You've ruined what would have been
the greatest step toward peace.
499
00:40:30,160 --> 00:40:32,355
Peace? A massacre?
500
00:40:32,520 --> 00:40:36,798
If I decimated the leadership it would
have taken them years to recover.
501
00:40:36,960 --> 00:40:41,909
You planned this whole thing, and used
our goodwill to ensure your success.
502
00:40:42,080 --> 00:40:45,038
There's no dealing with the Kazon.
503
00:40:45,200 --> 00:40:48,715
- Violence is all they understand.
- It's all you understand.
504
00:40:48,880 --> 00:40:54,477
You're naive, Captain. You have
no understanding of this part of space.
505
00:40:54,640 --> 00:40:57,632
What I tried to do
was as much for you as for us.
506
00:40:57,800 --> 00:41:00,712
I'm not grateful,
and I want you off my ship.
507
00:41:00,880 --> 00:41:03,633
Beam our former guest
back to his vessel.
508
00:41:03,800 --> 00:41:07,156
- Don't do this. You'll need us.
- I don't think so.
509
00:41:07,320 --> 00:41:11,632
The Kazon will seek revenge.
How can this one ship hope to survive?
510
00:41:11,800 --> 00:41:15,031
Not by making deals with executioners.
Energise.
511
00:41:20,480 --> 00:41:23,233
Let us depart before the Kazon
can return to their ships.
512
00:41:23,400 --> 00:41:26,358
Janeway to Paris, get us out of here.
513
00:41:34,920 --> 00:41:37,798
We're more vulnerable now than ever.
514
00:41:37,960 --> 00:41:41,077
We have to make sure
we're prepared for an attack.
515
00:41:41,240 --> 00:41:43,913
I want continual diagnostics
on all systems.
516
00:41:44,080 --> 00:41:46,799
I will schedule additional battle drills.
517
00:41:46,960 --> 00:41:50,873
- What about our food supplies?
- We're in good shape.
518
00:41:51,040 --> 00:41:53,838
- We shouldn't have to stop for weeks.
- Good.
519
00:41:54,000 --> 00:41:56,798
What's the condition
of our propulsion systems?
520
00:41:56,960 --> 00:41:59,315
We have enough antimatter.
521
00:41:59,480 --> 00:42:03,712
We should have maximum performance
of warp and impulse engines.
522
00:42:05,520 --> 00:42:08,034
There's just one more thing
I want to say.
523
00:42:08,200 --> 00:42:10,634
I hope there's a lesson
for all of us in this.
524
00:42:10,800 --> 00:42:13,712
Although some species here
have been peaceful,
525
00:42:13,880 --> 00:42:17,316
others are governed
only by their own self-interests.
526
00:42:17,480 --> 00:42:21,393
This region of space
doesn't have many rules.
527
00:42:21,560 --> 00:42:24,996
But I believe we can learn something
from these events.
528
00:42:25,160 --> 00:42:27,799
In a part of space
where there are few rules,
529
00:42:27,960 --> 00:42:31,350
it's important that we hold fast
to our own.
530
00:42:31,520 --> 00:42:36,753
When shifting allegiances are common,
we have to have something to rely on.
531
00:42:36,920 --> 00:42:42,278
And we do. The principles and ideals
of the Federation.
532
00:42:42,440 --> 00:42:48,310
As far as I'm concerned,
those are the best allies we could have.
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