Janeway: "Captain's log, supplemental. We've arrived at what Tanis calls the meeting place, the region of space where Suspiria exists."
 | On the Bridge, Kim reports: "Nothing on sensors, Captain."
Tanis: "Captain, may I access your communications equipment?" Janeway: "Of course." Tanis: "I've sent out a subspace carrier wave. Suspiria should respond within the next 47 hours. I'll be in my quarters." Janeway: "We'll let you know when she makes her appearance." Tanis: "Oh, that won't be necessary. I'll know when she's here." He leaves the Bridge. |
 | Tuvok and Kes meet for another tutorial.
Kes places a cup of cold water on the table. "Tanis has shown me the next level: the psychokinetic manipulation of matter." Tuvok: "That is a large step for someone whose mental abilities are still undisciplined. Nevertheless, I am intrigued." |
 | Kes, indicating the cup: "May I?"
Tuvok: "Please." |
 | Kes: "He showed me how to use the fire in my mind."
She makes the water in the cup boil. |  |
 | Tuvok: "Fascinating. However, I would advise caution in exploring this ability until you have mastered the-" |
 | Kes' mind is locked, preoccupied with the water, unable to drag her thoughts away. |
 | Kes is unable to control her mind. The water boils so furiously that the cup shatters. |
 | Kes is shocked at the power of her thoughts. She thinks to Tuvok with increasing desperation: "I have to stop the fire. How do I stop the fire?!" Frantically: "Tuvok, Tuvok, can you tell me what to do?!?!" |
 | Her mind has lost control of the fire, and it turns for something else to boil, turning from the water which is now gone, to something else which is liquid - Tuvok's blood! |  |
 | Kes screams when she sees what is happening to him. |  |
 | Tuvok collapses! |
 | Sickbay.
Doctor: "Lieutenant. Can you hear me?" Tuvok: "What happened?" |
 | Doctor: "Your cell membranes went through hyperthermal conduction. The temperature of your blood rose by 37 degrees in a matter of seconds. You were in shock and I resuscitated you. I'm restricting you to light duties for the next three days. Try and get some rest."
Tuvok: "That will not be necessary. My Vulcan healing techniques do not require an extended period of convalescence." The Doctor sighs irritably. "Vulcans make the worst patients. Fine. But if you're feeling any nausea or dizziness I'm expecting you to report to Sickbay at once." Tuvok: "Of course." |
 | Kes: "Tuvok, I'm so-"
Tuvok: "You are probably feeling the emotion known as remorse, possibly guilt. I advise you to look on this incident as a learning experience." Kes: "It's not that easy. I almost killed you." Tuvok: "That is correct. But you did not. Try to remember that. I will see you tomorrow at 1500 hours, assuming you wish to continue your training." |
 | Kes: "You still want to teach me?"
Tuvok: "If this experience proves anything, it is that you need further instruction, and I would regret not continuing as your instructor." Kes: "Thanks, Tuvok." |
| Tanis meets Kes in the airponics bay again.
Tanis: "How's the Vulcan? Is he going to recover?" Kes: "You heard?" Tanis: "In a manner of speaking. I was aware of what happened." Kes: "He's going to be alright, no thanks to me. Tanis, I've been thinking: I don't know if I'm ready for this." Tanis: "What's wrong?" Kes: "If I can't control my abilities there might be another accident." Tanis: "I'm afraid it isn't going to get any easier, Kes. You're already starting to manifest abilities far beyond anything you ever imagined. Soon you'll be so far beyond the other beings on this ship that you'll look at them as they look at pets." Kes: "They're not pets. They're people. They're my friends." Tanis: "And I'm sure you care for them very much. I'm sure they're wonderful people. Well, they certainly seem that way to me. But it's time that you began to accept how different you are from them. The people on this ship, they live their lives trapped inside their primitive skulls, depending on flesh and bone to tell them what the universe is like. They don't know what it is to see beyond the physical." He indicates a flowering plant. "Touch it. This is how they universe - they touch the flower, their nerve impulses travel up their arm to the brain and in their mind they sense the moisture, the petals, the texture of the leaves, the sharpness of the thorns, and they think they know what it feels like. But they don't. Now touch it. Reach out with your thoughts. Feel it for the very first time. Think of nothing but the flower. That's the only object in the universe. Know it. Know it in a way only an Ocampa can. Can you see it?" Kes: "Yes! It's more than seeing. It's more than touching. I know this flower." Tanis: "You can do more. Reach out. Feel all the life in this room." Kes: "Yes, I can feel it. I know them all. They're so beautiful!" Tanis: "It can be more beautiful. Bring the fire!" Kes unleashes the powerful fire in her mind. Afterwards, he helps her up. The flowers are all burned. Tanis: "How did it feel?" Kes realises: "They're dead. They're all dead. Amazing." Tanis: "You felt life. You embraced its essence with your mind, and then you transformed it. There's nothing else like it in the universe." Kes: "I killed those plants, just like I almost killed Tuvok. But I don't want to hurt anybody." Tanis: "Of course you don't. That's not the point. Hurt people, help them, give life, kill: it's all the same. Once you've seen beyond the physical, you see the universe as it truly is. Now you know why you can't stay with these people, why you have to come with me. Come back to the station. We'll care for you. We'll train you." Kes: "Oh, I don't know." She is torn. "I still need some more time to think about it." Tanis: "Take all the time you want. But when you meet Suspiria, I think you'll decide to join us." Kes: "Because?" Tanis: "Because Suspiria is your future. She's part of us and we're part of her. All the Ocampa here are connected in a way that can't be put into words. And if you develop your abilities far enough, Suspiria will invite you to go with her to Exosia." Kes: "Exosia?" Tanis: "A place the humanoids call a subspace layer - a place of pure thought, pure energy, a place of mind. Think about it, Kes. When you're ready, Suspiria will embrace you. Good night." |
 | In engineering Torres notices that the Caretaker's remains are vibrating and making a high-pitched sound. She taps her combadge.  combadge "Torres to bridge. The Caretaker's remains are resonating again. It's developing reacting to a sporocystian lifeform and from what I can tell, that lifeform is right on top of us."
On the Bridge, Janeway replies, via comms: "Acknowledged." |
 | Kim: "Captain, there's a subspace rupture forming directly ahead."
Janeway: "Yellow alert." Via comms: "Janeway to Tanis. Will you please come to the Bridge. I believe we've made contact with Suspiria." Tanis, via comms: "I know. I'm on my way." |
| Torres tells an engineer: "I think we should run a bio-spectral analysis. Some of these readings are pretty strange. And get me the sensor logs on that subspace rupture out there." |  |
 | Kim: "Captain, I'm picking up some strange readings in Engineering. Some kind of plasmatic energy field is forming."
Janeway, via comms: "Janeway to Torres. We're picking up some odd plasmatic readings down there. Can you confirm?" There is no reply. "Janeway to Torres." Tuvok contacts security: "Security, meet me in Main Engineering." He heads for the turbolift. Security, via comms: "Aye, sir." |
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| Tanis enters the Messhall and tells Kes: "It's time to go."
Kes: "Go? Where?" Tanis: "Back to the Ocampa station. Everyone's waiting for you, Kes. The connection has been made. You're part of us now. Your future has already begun." 
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 | Tuvok and a security team enter engineering, phasers ready. What he sees makes him tap his combadge. "Tuvok to bridge." |  |
 | Janeway, via comms: "Go ahead."
Tuvok, via comms: "I believe the female Caretaker is here." |
 | Janeway to Chakotay: "Commander, you have the Bridge." She enters the turbolift to head for engineering. |  |
 | Messhall.
Tanis: "Can't you feel the connection? Your people are calling to you. Listen to them." Kes: "Yes! I can hear them. All of them." Tanis: "And can you hear Suspiria?" |
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 | Janeway enters engineering which appears to be empty. She calls: "Tuvok." She hears the sound of crying. She explores cautiously. Suddenly she comes upon a young girl sitting on the floor, crying as she cradles the Caretaker's remains. |
 | Janeway: "Who are you?"
Girl: "Suspiria." Janeway: "I've been looking forward to meeting you." Suspiria: "Why?" Janeway: "Because I had the opportunity to talk to your companion before he died." Suspiria: "Yes, I know." |
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