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Caretaker Part II
Opens with Janeway
giving her report as a voice over. They hail a small vessel.
Aboard it is Neelix,
saying claim to the debris. Neelix tells them the caretaker
has been bringing ships here for months now. Neelix agrees
to trade his services and expertise in exchange for all the
water he wants. He is beamed aboard Voyager.
In the transporter room, Tuvok
talks about the different cultures. He says he is Vulcan.
Neelix thinks it is his name and says he is called Neelix
(probably why he calls from Mr. Vulcan throughout the whole
run of Voyager).
Harry and B'Elanna
wake up in some kind of alien prison. B'Elanna refers to Harry
as 'Starfleet.' He calls her 'Marquee' until she tells him
her name. Someone enters and tells them the are guests as
they were brought here by the caretaker. Their guide tells
them the caretaker build their whole underground city.
The guide tells them that they were probably sent their because
of the illness they have even though they did not get it until
they came into contact with the caretaker. Tuvok enters Neelix's
quarters to find him having a bath. When Voyager reaches the
Southern continent Neelix, Tom,
Janeway, Chakotay
and Tuvok beam down.
The tribes on the surface do not trust them however when
Janeway beams down a few containers of water they decide to
help them find the Ocampa. The leader points out an Ocampa
who lives in the surface - Kes.
The leader tells them there is a barrier underground that
stops them getting down to the Ocampa. It turns out Neelix
was trying to save Kes all along.
In Sickbay, Janeway is not happy about what Neelix did. The
EMA orders everyone who is not a patient out but she deactivates
him. The array stops sending out pulses. Janeway makes it
down into the city but only to find Harry and B'Elanna gone
as they have headed up one of the ancient tunnels.
Tuvok explains to the rest of the away party that he thinks
the Caretaker is closing the energy conduits after giving
them enough energy for five years because he is dieing. Transporters
go offline on Voyager and the party head up the ancient tunnel
to find Harry and B'Elanna as well as a way out.
Kes leads them to a tunnel where there is a gap in the energy
barrier. She tells them not to touch it. When they reach the
top of the tunnel, Neelix blasts a whole in the top and they
see daylight. Tom emerges first onto the barren surface, followed
by Kes, Harry, B'Elanna and Neelix.
Meanwhile behind them still in the tunnel, Janeway, Chakotay
and Tuvok are hit by falling rocks from a blast hitting the
surface. Tom and Neelix head back inside to find them while
the others are beamed to Voyager. Chakotay does not want Tom
to rescue him but agrees in the end. They make it off the
stairs just before they collapse.
In sickbay, the Doctor is not happy about how they all leave
rather than resting and that they don't turn his programme
off when they leave. Two Kazon ships arrive at the array and
tell them they cannot board the array. They fire on Voyager.
Janeway orders them to fire phasers.
Janeway and Tuvok beam over to the array while Chatokay,
back on his ships, tries to hold the Kazon ship. Aboard the
array they find an old time stable and the caretaker playing
the banjo. The caretaker tells them he hasn't got enough strength
to send them home. Janeway works out the caretaker turned
the planet into a dessert and two of the aliens from the other
galaxy were picked.
The caretaker tells them the disease was testing for compatibility
so the caretaker could procreate so that his offspring could
take on the roll of a caretaker. More Kazon ships arrive.
Chakotay decides to set a collision course into one of the
ships, the crew beam over to Voyager.
The collision course works and the Kazon ship is crippled.
Tuvok tells Janeway he can activate the array in several hours.
However the caretaker tells them that he has set it on self
distruct to stop the Ocampa's enemies from controlling it.
The old time stable fades to a high tech array.
The self district does not work and the caretaker tells Janeway
she must destroy the array. Janeway arrives back on the bridge
and tells the Kazon she is going to destroy the array. B'Elanna
challenges her but Chakotay supports Janeway. The array is
destroyed.
Janeway calls Tom to her ready room and says he is promoted
to lieutenant and Chakotay is going to be her first officer.
Neelix and Kes come in and tell her they want to be part of
her crew. On the bridge Janeway gives an inspiring style speech
and tells Tom to set a course for home.
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