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When Seven of Nine locates an
alien relay station, she establishes a sensor link and detects a
Starfleet vessel in the Alpha Quadrant. Janeway uses the relay
network to send a message to the ship, but the transmission
degrades before it gets through. Their only other option is to
send a holographic datastream. The Doctor is recruited, and he
finds himself aboard the U.S.S. Prometheus, only to find that
the Starfleet crew is dead and the ship is in Romulan hands.
Prometheus is a prototype with advanced tactical abilities that
the Romulans are eager to test. They access the ship's
multi-vector assault mode and the vessel splits into three
separate ships. Moving into attack formation, they easily
destroy a Starfleet vessel, then reintegrate.
The Doctor activates the
Prometheus' Emergency Medical Hologram (EMH-2), and the two
agree to work together to stop the Romulans. They plan to use
the ventilation system to distribute an anesthetic gas, but the
Doctor must first reach the environmental controls on the
Bridge. He concocts a story about a virus to gain access to the
controls, but the Romulans are suspicious.
Meanwhile, Voyager's link to the relay station is severed by the
Hirogen, the species claiming ownership of the communications
network. Seven sends a mild shock to the Hirogen, giving them a
bit more time.
As the Doctor is grilled by the Romulans, gas suddenly pours
from the vents, incapacitating the enemy. EMH-2 explains that he
simulated a bio-hazard, and the computer opened the ventilation
system automatically. Now the doctors are faced with flying the
ship, which is headed into Romulan space. The Prometheus is
fired upon by enemy warbirds, but the doctors can't figure out
the controls. Then they're fired upon by Starfleet ships, who
think Romulans are still in command. At last EMH-2 accidentally
initiates the decoupling sequence, and the doctors score a
direct hit against a Romulan ship, causing the other warbirds to
retreat. Starfleet personnel beam aboard, and after speaking
directly with Headquarters, the Doctor is transmitted back to
Voyager, where he conveys a message: Starfleet Headquarters is
now aware of their predicament, and will do everything it can to
bring Voyager safely home.
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