First officer's personal log, stardate 49005.3.
I have been granted the use of a shuttlecraft to perform the pakra,
a solitary ritual commemorating the anniversary of my father's death.
A-koo-chee-moya.
I pray on this day of memories to speak to my father,
the one whom the wind called Kolopak.
Though I am far from his bones,
perhaps there is a spirit in these unnamed skies who will find him
and honour him with my song.
A-koo-chee-moya.
There. You see?
We should teach them the price of trespassing in our space.
- I'll go. - Let Kar do it this time.
He's not ready.
He demands a chance to earn his name.
Do you believe he could do this?
Did you know you were ready for your first mission, Haliz?
Tell him.
Tell him today is the day he will finally be called Ogla.
Computer, report.
The shuttlecraft has sustained phaser fire.
Source?
A Kazon spacecraft closing at 195, mark 6.
Computer, open a channel to the Kazon vessel.
This is Commander Chakotay of the Federation.
- Why have you fired on me? - You are in Kazon-Ogla space.
I wasn't aware of that. I have no hostile intentions.
- I'll leave. - No one violating Ogla space leaves.
Son, my starship is only a few light years away.
I am not your son, Federation. I am your executioner.
Chakotay to Kazon vessel. Listen carefully.
I do not want a fight.
Stand down or I'll be forced to return fire.
I've established a direct weapons lock on your engine core.
This is my final warning. If you don't stand down, I will destroy your ship.
All right, if that's the way you want to play it.
Chakotay to Kazon vessel. Do you read me?
Computer, are there any lifesigns?
Affirmative. One lifesign.
Kazon ship, your engine core is critical.
You have less than 30 seconds to evacuate. Do you read me?
If you have an escape pod, you must eject now.
Establish a transporter lock on the life-form.
Acknowledged. Targeting scanners.
- Prepare to beam him aboard. - Scanners locked.
Energise.
Chakotay to Voyager.
Computer, damage report.
Long-range communications, sensor array and aft shields are off-line.
Great!
Welcome aboard.
I don't feel that I'm not contributing as chef and morale officer...
You're making significant contributions.
Well, if you insist, but...
How would Lieutenant Ayala handle the separation from his kids without you?
He misses his boys terribly. I wish I could do more for him.
- And your meals are getting to be... - Yes?
Almost certainly a highlight of every day.
Oh, Captain!
You always know how to touch one's heart. Thank you.
When I signed on, I promised you that...
I promised you that I would stand by your side
through this quadrant's dangers,
as guide, strategist, explorer, adventurer...
Yes?
I feel... under-utilised.
I can swashbuckle with the best of them.
You weren't invited to the defence simulations?
- No. - Captain, you are needed.
On my way. I'll see to it you're invited next time.
And now, please join me on the bridge.
Yes, sir... ma'am... Captain.
Commander Chakotay has still not returned.
- Have you tried hailing him? - No response.
- When did we last hear from him? - More than six hours ago.
According to this, he's not far. We'll have to get him.
I want all away teams back on board.
Mr Paris, plot a course for Chakotay's last known coordinates.
What am I doing here?
- You're welcome. - What?
You thank me for saving your life, I say, "You're welcome".
I accept your surrender. Look!
I promise you, we'll find a Kazon ship and hand you over to them.
- You should've let me die. - I don't kill children.
Warning. Alien vessel approaching at 022, mark 8.
- What's your name, son? - What?
- Your name. - Why do you want to know my name?
I want to let them know you're on board.
I'm called Kar.
Computer, open a channel.
Kazon vessel, I have a young man on board you might know.
He goes by the name of Kar. I'd say he's about 13.
I'd like to arrange for his transfer before I return to my ship.
Computer, confirm channel is open.
Confirmed. Transmission has been received.
Talk to them. Tell them you're OK.
Warning. Kazon vessel has engaged a tractor beam.
- Full reverse. - Unable to comply.
Tractor force exceeds available engine power.
They're pulling us in.
Kill me.
Please.
Why are you so eager for me to kill you?
Because there are worse things than being killed by your enemy.
If you check your long-range sensors, you'll find a big ship out there.
Voyager. By now it's on its way to find me.
Kar, I told Razik you weren't ready.
I know why I'm here, but why are they doing this to you?
I was ready, Haliz, ready to kill or die. I felt the flames touch my skin.
Go back in, Kar.
It was this fool, this Federation,
who doesn't have the courage to kill his enemies.
He pulled me out with that transporter we've heard about.
Like the Nistrim and the Relora before you, you come into our space,
showing off your uniforms, displaying the markings of your Federation,
with no respect, as if you own this part of space.
But it belongs to us!
I tried to kill him, Haliz.
I want to see Razik.
Tell Razik I demand to see him.
Who's Razik?
Tell Razik that Federation Commander Chakotay demands to see him.
- What are you doing? - Razik is obviously your leader.
If he's strong enough to command, he's wise enough to listen to reason.
You see this? This is debris from a Nistrim frigate.
Razik destroyed it, killing more than 100 in a single shot.
Before that, his name was only Ra.
Now he is called Jal Razik.
And this tunic belonged to a Relora warrior.
He was killed by the bare hands of another Ogla called only Hali.
Now that man is called Jal Haliz, one of our greatest fighters.
And this bracelet belonged to the man who killed my brother...
my brother, Jal Kanal, who earned his Ogla name by dying bravely in battle.
But I... I will never earn my name, in life or in death,
and I have you to thank for that.
We're approaching Chakotay's last known coordinates.
All stop. Full sensor scan, Mr Kim.
I'm picking up floating debris - duranium, magnesite and electroceramics.
Also heavy traces of carbon residue.
Bridge to engineering. Prepare to receive debris samples for analysis.
Transport complete.
Captain, an ion trail is leading away from this location.
Chakotay's shuttle?
The radiation is not consistent with Federation propulsion systems.
So someone blew up Chakotay's shuttle and then took off?
That's speculation, Mr Paris.
But that trail's the only clue we have to Chakotay's whereabouts.
- Laying in a course. - Engage.
Hello, Kar.
I never thought I would see you like this.
It was not my fault. It was his technology.
Don't make excuses, Kar. An Ogla has no room for excuses.
No. No excuses.
I forgive you. Know that in your heart.
No. Please.
You will eat at my right hand tonight.
Why did you save him? It's a very ineffective way of waging war.
- I'm not at war with you. - I wish I could say the same.
We don't know this part of space.
If a map had identified this as Kazon-Ogla territory,
I wouldn't have been here.
Unfortunately, our territorial claims change every day.
Maps do not serve us well.
You did him a great disservice, you know.
If he had killed me, my uniform would have made a fine trophy.
Your uniform may yet decorate our wall.
You may not think you're at war with us, Commander Chakotay,
but you are a threat to us.
The Kazon fought for their independence from uniforms like yours.
Uniforms maybe, but not like mine.
Your uniforms, your laws, your technology.
You are not welcome here.
Get him something to eat. The execution is tonight.
Well?
Most of the debris is composed of a polyduranide alloy,
which isn't used in Federation spacecraft.
- Chakotay's shuttle wasn't destroyed? - This ship was Kazon.
You get them involved young.
As soon as they're old enough to protect their younger siblings.
So they brought you here to see your first human?
Take a good look. You won't see any hate in my eyes.
I'm a gentle man from a gentle people who wish you no harm.
- That's enough! - I know you'd like them to hate me,
but their first impression will be good.
You are here to learn what it means to be a Kazon male.
You all know Kar. You've learned to fight together, haven't you?
Kar was sent to kill this man to earn his Ogla name.
But Kar failed and will not earn his name even in death.
Who would be willing to kill the human?
So much for first impressions, Federation.
I'm proud of you. Each will get your chance someday.
But that's not what we're here for today.
We are here to learn the price of failure in battle.
- Take it. - What for?
To kill Kar, as you should have done in battle.
You want me to kill a child in front of other children? What for?
It will teach these little boys an important lesson.
And after you do that, you'll be free to go.
You may think I want your friend Kar to die
but you'd be wrong.
I've seen too many Ogla die at the hands of our enemies.
That is why you must learn there are no second chances in battle.
That is why Kar must die.
If I refuse?
I'll be needing my shuttle back.
Do you really think you can escape us in that?
That's a chance I'm willing to take. What about you?
Let the coward run. Prepare his shuttle.
Wanna come?
There doesn't seem to be much of a future for you here.
He'd rather die than run like a Calogan dog with you.
If I stay here, I'll die without a name. Only cowards die without a name.
You won't find your name running after the Federation.
Maybe not, but that's a chance I'm willing to take.
I'll show you how to disable the weapons systems.
- Will Razik be all right? - Don't worry. He's only stunned.
They got those weapons back on-line quickly.
- Computer, prepare to go to warp. - No!
- We should try to outmanoeuvre them. - You're the boss.
Initiate evasive pattern Theta 2. Full impulse.
I can give you their shield frequencies. We can hit them back.
You may want you to die violently, but I'd like to get out without bloodshed.
- You'd rather die a wrinkled old man? - Sounds about right.
- Computer, damage report. - Aft shields at 63%.
We won't make it like this. Computer, scan for an M-Class atmosphere.
There is an M-Class moon at bearing 108, mark 18.
Distance, 1.9 million kilometres.
That's Tarok, where the Ogla conduct training exercises.
Anybody training there now?
Computer, lay in a course to the moon.
Evasive pattern Omega 1, maximum impulse.
Warning. Hull breach is imminent.
Prepare for transport. Two to beam to the surface.
Transport is not recommended. The moon is out of safety range.
- The ion trail is dissipating. - All stop.
I'm picking up debris again. More duranium, magnesite, carbon residue.
It's the remnants of another ship.
Engineering, prepare to receive another sample.
- Acknowledged. - Transport under way.
Torres to bridge. Sample received.
Let me know when you've got something.
I've got something right now. It's a piece of Chakotay's shuttle.
Kar.
It worked?
Transport wasn't recommended. It wasn't impossible.
I hope Razik thinks we didn't survive the explosion.
Then maybe you'll get your name for dying in battle.
In battle? That wasn't a battle!
We didn't even shoot back. And now I'm stranded here with you.
Yes, you're stranded here with me, and I'm stranded here with you
because, for some reason that escapes me, I keep saving your life.
If you want to hate me for that, fine.
But keep it to yourself.
- You don't... - To yourself!
First thing we've got to do is find some shelter. Any suggestions?
I think we're finally beginning to understand each other.
- You don't know what you're doing. - What did I just say?
Get down.
- What the hell was that? - A proton beam.
They're hidden everywhere, along with biomagnetic traps and disruptor snares.
I told you, the Ogla train on this moon. I was here myself last year with Razik.
- So you know your way around. - I know you're in my territory.
If you want to live to become that wrinkled old man, do what I say.
It looks like you just saved my life. Twice more and we'll be even.
I analysed the shuttle debris,
and I found no evidence of human remains.
Then it's possible Chakotay wasn't killed in the explosion.
That's great news. Thank you.
My pleasure. Now, would you mind transporting this junk to the cargo bay?
- It's cluttering up my lab. - Of course.
If Commander Chakotay wasn't in the shuttle, where is he?
We've been able to extrapolate his course prior to the explosion.
He was heading for an M-Class moon in this system.
We found residual energy displacement
that isn't consistent with the explosion.
He transported to that moon?
We tried to scan, but there is radiothermic interference.
- Radiothermic? - From subterranean energy sources,
concealed weapons systems -
phaser banks, force fields, proton dischargers...
Kazon. When they captured me, I saw how they concealed the weaponry.
I believe you call them booby traps.
Then this moon is some kind of Kazon fortification?
Or it may be a training site.
For the Kazon, live ammunition is a very effective teaching tool.
In the absence of evidence to the contrary,
I believe Chakotay made it to that moon.
Mr Kim, determine the location he would have beamed to.
- Lieutenant, we'll lead the away team. - As you wish.
But we will not be able to communicate with the ship.
I'm working on a dampening field.
- It'll take several hours. - I don't wanna wait but keep trying.
Neelix and Kes are Kazon experts. Kes, come with us.
Neelix, you want more to do? Well, now is your chance.
I want you on the bridge in case we run into any Kazon ships.
Don't worry. You can count on me to keep those nefarious Kazon at bay.
Dismissed.
What are you doing?
I'm setting my tricorder to emit a homing signal
so my people will know where to look.
- They'll think you're dead. - I'm betting they haven't given up on me.
Maybe I should kill you and steal your technology for my people.
- Then they'd have to give me my name. - You just won't give up, will you?
I will earn my name, Federation.
Not Federation. Chakotay. That's my name.
Did you have to earn it?
- No, not exactly. - Then your name means nothing.
My name was a gift from my tribe.
I cherish it every day of my life.
Just as I cherish the Federation uniform.
I should respect you because of that uniform?
Your name, my uniform - not much difference.
We both have to earn them.
What did you have to do to earn it?
Study. Years of study.
Learning about science and ships and navigation.
You don't prove your battle skills?
No. We were prepared to defend ourselves in battle.
They prepared us very well.
We had to pass many difficult tests before we could wear the uniform.
You're saying that my name and your uniform mean the same thing.
- But you're wrong. - Why?
What's so different about us, except that I save your life
and you threaten to kill me?
I must protect my territory. Territory is power.
Let me tell you, I have no interest in your territory or anybody else's.
My people taught me a man does not own land.
He doesn't own anything but the courage and loyalty in his heart.
That's where my power comes from.
I think we could use some sleep, don't you?
Kazon raider approaching at bearing 288, mark 9.
On screen. Open a channel.
I'm Lieutenant Tom Paris of the starship Voyager.
Jal Razik, first maje of the Kazon-Ogla. I will speak to your captain.
I'm in command. You can speak to me.
You are trespassing in Ogla space. Why do you orbit our moon?
Just stopped to make a few repairs.
That is a lie. You are looking for Commander Chakotay.
- Now, how would you know about that? - Quite simply. We killed him.
- Under what circumstances? - He kidnapped a young man.
It became necessary to destroy his ship.
No doubt you found the remains. So I suggest you depart immediately.
- Thanks for the advice. - What a most unusual offer,
a Kazon-Ogla maje
allowing a trespasser to leave his space unharmed?
What would the other Kazons say about this new merciful attitude?
Don't tempt me, Talaxian. I would just as soon open fire.
- Would you? - Neelix.
No, I don't think so.
That would attract every rival Kazon sect to your secret training base.
I know your ships, Maje.
I even sold a few Plaxan sensors to the Ogla a few years back.
You've read the same lifesigns on that moon that we have.
Perhaps one of those lifesigns belongs to your captain.
If you've detected the weaponry deployed, know this -
with one command, I can cause that weaponry to self-destruct,
destroying the surface of the moon and everyone on it.
Neither of us wants that, do we?
Think of the cost of replacing the weapons. Awfully hard to come by.
And it would make you vulnerable to your enemies.
We'll leave when we've retrieved our crewmen,
all of them, including Chakotay, if he's alive.
And your man will be returned to you.
Looks like they're intending to enter the atmosphere.
I need communication with the surface, and soon.
I still can't get the dampening field working.
I can't even give you an estimate.
- Shall we take Voyager down? - I've run a soil analysis.
The surface won't support a landing.
The Captain will be greeted by unexpected visitors.
At least we bought her some time.
Good morning.
- How did you sleep? - Fine.
Really?
- You seemed a little restless to me. - What do you mean?
- Skulking around, throwing things. - You were awake?
You think I'd sleep around an Ogla warrior who wants to kill me?
Why didn't you go through with it?
- I am a coward. - I don't believe that.
I don't believe you do either.
Maybe you're beginning to realise I'm not your enemy,
and only a fool would kill a friend.
If you are my friend, then you're my only one.
What happens to me now? Where do I go?
Would any other Kazon sect accept you?
I would be a govern, an outcast.
Each Kazon sect I meet would cut one digit off, send me away.
- How many Kazon sects are there? - Changes every day.
- Yesterday there were 18. - You could come with us.
- To dress in a uniform? - You wouldn't have to wear a uniform.
And the closer you get to your home, the farther I would be from mine.
If only you had killed me.
Captain, four life-forms approaching. 40 metres.
They appear to be Kazon.
Put your weapons away. We've come to help.
Help us? With what?
We learned of the plight of your missing crewman.
We've come to offer our assistance in finding him.
- That's very kind of you. - You're on dangerous ground.
There are concealed weapons everywhere.
We will lead you through them.
Very well.
Tell me about the other uniforms, the ones the Kazon fought.
The Trabe. The Kazon shared their homeworld, if you can call it sharing.
They had everything, we had nothing,
until we took it from them in the revolt 26 years ago.
What is it?
People coming this way, humans and Kazon.
What are we going to do?
The only way back to the Ogla for you is earning your name.
- So that's what you'll have to do. - But how?
You're gonna have to kill me.
The signal seems to be coming from some caves 40 metres ahead.
Your technology amazes us. It would have taken us weeks to track them.
- We'll have to discuss an alliance. - I would welcome your friendship.
I'm reading elevated radiothermic levels here.
The Ocampa female is correct. This is a dangerous place.
We lose many trainees here. Perhaps we should proceed alone.
- They can't be far now. - Thanks, but we'll stick together.
- Voyager to away team. - We're here.
Captain, are you all right? We had a run-in...
We have the assistance of the Ogla.
I was gonna tell you to expect that.
- Lock onto Commander Chakotay. - Stand by.
- Voyager to Chakotay. Do you read? - I'm fine, Paris.
- Stand by for us to beam you out. - Belay that, Voyager. Stand by.
- The away team's 50 metres away. - Right, but don't...
Alert sickbay to prepare for a Code White resuscitation.
- Did you say Code White? - Correct.
I don't have time to explain now. Chakotay out.
It's OK. They can revive me even if I'm brain dead for two minutes.
Why are you doing this?
It's my fault you don't have your name. I can't leave you behind like this.
- Chakotay to away team. - Good to hear your voice.
Proceed with caution. I've been taken prisoner by a young Kazon.
He's threatening to kill me.
- This way. It's safer. - I would beg to differ.
Based on these readings, that way would seem the logical choice.
I apologise for my comrade. He's trying to mislead you.
So, your technology is not always an ally.
Sometimes it betrays you. Pity.
I'm afraid you would not score well in our training exercises.
- Away team to Voyager. - That panel is a micro-generator.
- We could disable it. - We could remodulate the phasers.
Make it fast.
I've been waiting for you, Razik.
So, the Federation commander is your prisoner.
- I only came with him so I could kill him. - So you could earn your name.
That's what I've been hoping for, Razik. But you taught me well.
I know what you're going to say. You've said it so many times before.
"In battle, there are no second chances.”
But you are not my enemy. He is.
My name is Jal Karden, Kazon-Ogla.
You are first maje now, Haliz. My life is yours.
Kill me if you wish.
Or let me live and I will follow you into battle whenever you command.
Jal Karden.
Kazon-Ogla.
The Federation does not belong here.
If we meet again, I will kill you.
I understand.
Janeway to Voyager. Five to beam up.
A-koo-chee-moya.
I pray on this day of memories to speak to my father,
the one whom the wind called Kolopak.
Father, if you can hear me among these unnamed stars,
I ask you to continue to watch over me as you've always done.
I ask you also to watch over a boy called Karden,
who has a difficult path to travel.
A-koo-chee-moya.