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Synopsis
OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS from
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Eager to raise the morale of the crew, Janeway jumps at the
chance to explore a nebula emitting a high level of omicron
particles, which might prove useful for the ship's energy
reserves. But shortly after Voyager enters the cloud-like
formation, it encounters an energy barrier that brings the
ship to a dead stop. Breaking through, the ship continues
its penetration of the nebula's inner reaches, only to be
bombarded by peculiar globules that attach themselves to the
hull. With the globules beginning to drain the starship's
energy reserves, Janeway orders the crew to leave the
nebula, but this time they can't get past the energy barrier
until they blast their way out with a photon torpedo.
The excitement over, Paris invites Kim to tag along for some
rest and recreation in Sandrine's, a holodeck recreation of
a French bar that Paris frequented in his Academy days. In
the meantime, Torres spends her time analyzing one of the
globules that attached itself to the hull. Surprised at the
results, she confirms her findings with the Doctor and then
notifies the Captain.
The globules are organic elements of a much larger lifeform,
she explains. In other words, the nebula was actually a
living entity and the phenomena they encountered were part
of the entity's natural defense systems. Concerned that the
encounter with Voyager may have caused the lifeform serious
injury, Janeway proposes returning and repairing the harm
they've done. The Doctor tells her that the organic samples
seem to indicate that the lifeform has the capacity to
regenerate, given the appropriate stimulation.
Returning to the "nebula," Voyager re-enters and prepares to
irradiate the wound with a nucleonic beam. But they're
interrupted when the lifeform's natural defense systems
again attack the ship, forcing them away from the wound.
Although the ship sustains damage, they are eventually able
to return to the injury site. The Doctor suggests a method
of "suturing" the wound, which they manage to do after
distracting the entity's defense systems with a microprobe.
Just before the wound seals over, Voyager escapes from the
cloud and sets course for a planet where they can replenish
their depleted energy reserves. En route, Janeway joins
Paris and her other senior staff officers at Sandrine's,
where everyone is surprised with her pool playing expertise.
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