Kes, captured, mistreated by the Kazon-Ogla [#1 and #2 Caretaker]

Being inquisitive and independently-minded, Kes escaped from the underground city where her people lived under the complete care of 'the Caretaker': she found her way through a breach in the protective forcefield. On the planet surface, an arid desert, she was captured by First Maje Jabin, leader of the Kazon-Ogla. At some point before then, it is not explained when, she met and fell in love with Neelix a Talaxian entrepreneur, who beguiled Janeway into bringing an away team to Jabin's settlement. They tried to trade the highly valuable resource of water for information to help find missing crewmembers Starfleet Ensign Harry Kim and the Maquis officer B'Elanna Torres. Neelix's main aim, however, was to rescue Kes.

Kes, having been beamed up to Voyager - her first arrival on the ship [#1 and #2 Caretaker]

Kes was duly rescued and offered to accompany an away team, led by Janeway, into the Ocampa underground city in search of Kim and Torres.

Kes, having been beamed up to Voyager - her first arrival on the ship, [#1 and #2 Caretaker]

Toscat and Kes [#1 and #2 Caretaker]

This was despite Toscat, an elder, coming up to her in the Ocampan underground city and telling her she should accept the path the Caretaker had set.

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above 6 pictures from [#1 and #2 Caretaker]: Kes and her friend Daggin make enquiries to find where Torres and Kim are, then Kes helps Torres and Kim, both of whom are ill, to the surface of the Ocampa planet which includes negotiating, thanks to her experience, the energy barrier protecting the city, where the three of them are beamed up to Voyager

Kes and Neelix: he persuades Janeway to let them stay on board, and later Janeway addresses the crew including Kes and Neelix, [#1 and #2 Caretaker]

When Kim and Torres were located, Kes beamed back to Voyager. Kes and Neelix, via Neelix's eloquence, were allowed to stay aboard Voyager.