Chakotay finds the Nebula, but he also finds some unwanted company, Kazon battleships firing phasers into the nebula. "HARRY SCAN THAT NEBULA" Chakotay ordered over the blaring Red Alert klaxons. Harry's hand fly across his consul activating the long range scanners. "Sir, they are firing at the Delta Flyer." Harry stated mournfully.

"Harry hail the lead vessel." Chakotay ordered, Sounding like he was near panic.

"They are answering, sir" Harry stated after five agonizing minutes of waiting.

"On screen." Chakotay orders, attempting to hold himself together.

An Kazon Maj appears on the viewscrean. "Why are you here, federation!"

"I'm am truly apologetic for interrupting whatever you are doing here... but we have picked up an distress call from one of our shuttles from inside that nebula."

"that shuttle is ours!"

"No, Maj. The Delta Flier is ours, and we have an injured crewman on there let us get to it then we will get out of the way."

"NO DEAL." The Kazon ship comes about to face Voyager and charges weapons.

"Kazon ship stand..." The Kazon ship had ended the transmission. "down."

Back onboard the Delta Flyer Tom Paris attempts to get the warp engines back online. Under and open access panel he thinks he has the repairs finished, but when he tries to activate the warp cover the couplings burn out like the last 6 times he tried to initiate the warp reaction. Tom runs back to the cargo hold and looks down at his Captain. "I'm sorry Captain, I'll keep trying."

"Don't... bother. Tom. you 'll just... have to... wait." Kathryn manages to choke out.

"I just hope Chakotay finds us soon."

"Me too, Tom. I'm... holding out hope of this one... because I still have to tell him that... Tom?"

"Yes, Captain?"

"I'm sleepy"

"Captain, you have to fight it just a little longer." Tom realizes that the Kazon weapons fire is no longer aimed at them. "Captain don't go to sleep im going to check something ok."

"m'kay" Kathryn barely mumbled to Tom. As Tom walked out of the storage bay he remembers hearing her start praying that the love of her life will save them, so she can finally tell him her true feelings. Tom knew she loved Chakotay, but she wouldn't let herself show it. Tom checks the few short range sensors they have left to find that the Kazon were now firing at Voyager. Tom begin to feel more hopeful now since he now knows Voyager is coming for them. He runs back to the storage area to tell Kathryn the good news to find her head to the side facing away from him. He runs over to her and finds that she had indeed fell asleep. He taps her face a few times to no anvil then pulls out an tricorder, that tells him that she slipped into an coma.

"They'll get us, captain. Then you'll get to tell Chakotay all of those beautiful things about him that you told whatever god, I wont let you die. I promise." Tom Sat on the deck next to her and pushed her hair out of her face.

After trying to fix the Impulse engines failed, He ran back and once more like the 11 time in an hour Checked on the Captain. "You doing OK, keep fighting it my friend."

As if fate was on his side, the COMM system came to life. "Delta Flyer this is Voyager."

"Voyager where are you?" Tom asked with an ergancy.

"Right outside of the nebula you are hiding in. Do you have Impulse Engines?"

"Negative, Sir. We don't have much more time. The Captain fell into an coma about 2 hours ago, and has beginning to get worse. I need an emergency beam-out to sickbay for her , Sir.

"Tom, transporters won't cut threw the interference of the nebula. We are going to have to tractor you guys out of the nebula before we can get her out." Stated Chakotay with clear panic in his voice. Tom looked down at Kathryn and pushed her hair out of her face again that feel there during the last set of ranking convulsions that her body had to endure. He thinks to himself Kathryn I hope we can get you back home and well so you two can talk. you both have so much pent up love for each other. Tom feels the jolt of Voyagers tractor beam catching them and feels the shuttle beginning to move.

Tom whispers to Kathryn. "We're almost home, Captain hold on, please hold on."