 | USS Voyager cruising at impulse speed. |
 | On Voyager's bridge, Kim is talking to Chakotay about an operational matter regarding the collection of fuel. "When the Captain told us to start collecting deuterium, Seven suggested a series of modifications to the Bussard collectors. Problem is: I didn't realise the extent of the modifications until after we'd begun the sweep. I mean, not that there was anything wrong with them, in fact efficiency is up 23 per cent-"
Chakotay: "In a nutshell, Harry." Kim: "The collectors are almost full but I can't tell exactly how full until I realign my sensors with Seven's." Chakotay: "Why didn't you just say so? Next time, work closer with her from the start." Kim feels a bit disconcerted. He once felt a romantic attraction towards Seven. "Closer? Right." |
 | As Chakotay goes to the First Officer's chair, Paris comes over to Kim.
Paris teases him: "So, you're going to realign your sensors with Seven's? Sounds like fun." Kim: "Very funny." |  |
 | Suddenly the ship lurches as something impacts the hull.
Chakotay: "What was that? Are you getting feedback from Seven's modifications?" Kim: "Negative." |
 | Janeway enters the Bridge. "Report."
Tuvok: "I am picking up proton surges just outside the ship. The first was off the port beam and the second two were off the starboard bow." |
 | Janeway: "On screen." The image comes up. "There's nothing out there." |
 | Paris: "Whatever it is, it's getting closer." |
 | Janeway: "Red alert." Via comms: "Janeway to Astrometrics."
Seven, in the Astrometrics Lab, via comms: "Yes, Captain." |
 | Janeway, via comms: "Use the astrometric sensors to scan for the disturbance."
Seven, via comms: "I'm detecting close-range weapons fire." Janeway: "Source?" Seven, via comms: "Proton surges suggest two cloaked ships engaged in battle." Kim: "With us caught in the middle." Janeway: "Evasive maneuvers." Paris: "Aye, sir." |
 | Chakotay: "There's a massive power surge, like one of the ships is exploding." |  |
 | Suddenly an alien spacecraft becomes visible.
Tuvok scans it. "Captain, there is one lifesign aboard the vessel." Puzzled: "It is no longer on our sensors." |  |
 | Kim: "We're being hailed, audio only." |
 | Janeway: "Let's hear it."
A female voice is heard: "Chakotay, please, I need your help! Chakotay, are you reading me? Please answer." Surprised, Chakotay answers: "This is Commander Chakotay. Who are you?" "Please, anyone on Voyager, if you can hear me, I need help!" |
 | Tuvok: "There has been an explosion on the vessel."
Kim: "The hull is destabilising. Life support is offline." Janeway: "Beam her directly to Sickbay." |
 | Kim: "Targetting her co-ordinates. I've lost her. Trying again. I don't understand. I get a clear lock then it drops out."
Chakotay to Janeway: "If we could get an away team over there we could stabilise her ship and tractor it in." Janeway: "Do it." Chakotay: "Tom, Tuvok, let's find out what's going on." They head for the turbolift. |
 | Chakotay, Tuvok and Paris beam aboard the alien ship. |
 | They scan using tricorders.
Tuvok reports his tricorder readings: "Environmental systems are not functioning. Oxygen levels are dangerously low." |  |
 | Chakotay: "Tom, try to get life support online."
Tuvok, from the tricorder: "No lifesigns." Chakotay to Tuvok: "See if you can stabilise the hull. I'll look for the pilot." |
 | Chakotay explores. He spots a leg sticking out from under some fallen debris. "Hello! Can you hear me?"
The pilot calls: "Chakotay! Is that you?" |
 | Chakotay: "Yes. I'm going to get this bulkhead off you."
Pilot: "But the beam will fall." |
 | Chakotay looks for a tool to use as a lever: "I'm going to pry the bulkhead off you. When I say 'now' get ready to roll out of there like your life depended on it."
Pilot: "Right." |
 | Chakotay: "Ready?"
Pilot: "Yes. Chakotay: "Now!" He levers up the bulkhead and the woman alien rolls out from under it to safety. She is injured. She tells him, relieved: "I knew you'd come." |
 | Chakotay: "Do I know you?" He taps his combadge.  combadge "Chakotay to Voyager. Two to beam directly to Sickbay." They dematerialises as the transporter beam locks onto them. |
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