Synopsis:
Chakotay faces an unlikely enemy: a Kazon boy who hopes to
achieve warrior status by killing him.
Janeway gives Chakotay permission to borrow a shuttlecraft so
he can perform a solitary ritual commemorating his father's
death. His vessel inadvertently drifts into Kazon-Ogla space and
Chakotay is targeted by Kar, a Kazon youth attempting to earn
his warrior name by killing the Federation trespasser. Instead,
Chakotay destroys Kar's ship, but beams the boy aboard before it
explodes. When Chakotay tries to return Kar to his people, he's
taken hostage.
The Kazon view Kar with contempt, and Kar blames Chakotay for
his fate. Dying in battle would have been more honorable and far
preferable to his dismal future. Now, Kar may never win his
warrior name. The Kazon leader, Razik, ominously informs
Chakotay that "the execution is tonight." But later
Razik tells Chakotay that he will free him, but only if he
agrees to kill Kar. Chakotay refuses, overpowers Razik and
demands the return of his shuttlecraft. Facing certain death
himself, Kar leaves with Chakotay. Damaged by Kazon fire,
they're forced to beam down to a nearby moon, which Kar says
serves as a training base for the Kazon-Ogla. Back on Voyager,
the crew, which has been looking for its missing first officer,
finds traces of Chakotay's shuttlecraft and continues their
search.
Kar helps Chakotay negotiate safely around the surface of the
moon, which is riddled with booby traps as part of the Ogla
training. Taking shelter in a cave, Kar waits until Chakotay
falls asleep and then raises his weapon. But he finds himself
unable to murder him.
Arriving at the moon, the Away Team runs into Razik and his
henchmen, who offer to lead them to Chakotay and Kar. Razik
hopes to trap the crew, but he isn't successful. Chakotay comes
up with a plan to help Kar win his name, but Kar comes up with
an alternative. Chakotay is not his enemy, Razik is. He kills
the Ogla leader, and then Razik's second in command--now the
First Maje--pronounces Kar a warrior. Before the crew beams back
to Voyager, Kar warns Chakotay that the next time they meet, he
won't hesitate to kill him.
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Cast:
Kate Mulgrew as Kathryn Janeway™
Robert Beltran as Chakotay™
Roxann Biggs-Dawson as B'Elanna Torres™
Robert Duncan McNeill as Tom Paris™
Jennifer Lien as Kes™
Ethan Phillips as Neelix™
Robert Picardo as The Doctor
Tim Russ as Tuvok™
Garrett Wang as Harry Kim™
Guest Cast:
Aron Eisenberg as Kar
Patrick Kilpatrick as Razik
Tim de Zarn as Haliz
Creative staff:
Director: Winrich Kolbe
Written By: Kenneth Biller
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