While over on the array the crew went through major exams and testing for what thought they do not know, but one by one they began to wake up and they began to realize that they were gone from their ship and were put in a situation that was dangerous or possibly deadly, the Captain realized that they were now in a situation were they were weak and alone, then an officer came across the communications system and said
"Captain Lutgen, The Maquis ship is powering it's engines."
"Tractor the ship and hail him I will be right their!"
Once on the bridge the Captain looked and asked, "How long were we over on the array?"
"We were over their for three days!"
"Three days!"
"Captain he's responding."
"Open a channel."
"Channel open!" "Hello, My name is Captain Kenneth Lutgen of the Federation Starship Voyager, Chakotay we are in need of your help, is any of your crewman missing, if so we are in the same situation one of crewman did not come back I think we need to work together, do you agree?"
In dismay thinking that he is being set he look at the Vulcan who he thinks is on his side, the Vulcan gives his approval and as it was Chakotay responds "Three of us will beam over to your ship!"
While waiting for them to beam over Captain Lutgen asks, "Computer how many crewman unaccounted for?"
The computer responds "One Ensign Val Connell!"
Right after all is said and done Chakotay and three of his crew appear on the bridge of the ship with phasers in hand, the security officer pulls his and Captain Lutgen tells him to lower his weapon, just like that the crewman lowers his weapon and all is good, but just when all is good Stacy enters the bridge and sees the three crewmen from the other ship, just as it was and the anger that came with it Chakotay looks at her and say's "Well look who is here a criminal, what did you do this bribe someone from Starfleet Command, bribe your daddy who is the what Admiral or who is it that paid you bar bill this time you no good..."
Right as Chakotay was about to finish his last words Captain Lutgen turns to him and says, "She is apart of my crew, I expect you to treat her with the same respect as I would treat a member of yours!!!"
While he was saying this he noticed that Tuvok was looking at him just by the way he was looking the Captain was getting the impression that he was glad this was all over and done with, so in an effort to show he was glad to have him back aboard he say's
"Tuvok glad to have you home with us!!" Right after that was Chakotay turns and looks at the Vulcan, anger in his eyes he then turns again to look at the Captain and then he makes his remark on the whole situation "So what was it you were to do? Deliver us in to their waiting hands?"
Knowing well that in away Tuvoks mission was to do just that but to be impressive he responds, "I was sent to observe Maquis activities and then deliver you into their waiting hands!"
"Well at least you were doing your job and her over there, I do not about her!"
That comment alone angered the Captain, I mean after all Stacy might have been a criminal and just an observer but now in the time when Voyager just lost her Lt. At con Captain Kenneth Lutgen needed her and the experience she possessed, so he looked at Chakotay and said, "Look, we both lost crewman do to this array, let's find them and then get the hell home, we do not this part of space, all we know is that their could be some type of alien that could kill us and then do with us as pleased, so let's get them and then get out of here!!"
Chakotay in agreement he said, "We will go back to our ship and begin organizing a team of our own that will work with yours too and then we will begin to find them, is that good enough for you?"
The Captain in his own mind wanted to yell at Chakotay and tell him where he could take his ship and then shove it, but he knew if that happened their would be an armed conflict or something so he responded by saying, "Ok then that sounds good enough to me contact me once you are ready."
Once the two crewman of the ship left Captain Lutgen turned and said, "All hands ready your stations and begin repairs on the ship, we have a huge task at hand and we need to get under way, Captain out!"
Then if wondering what do I do I do for a helms officer, he looked at Stacy and said "Stacy, take the helm!"
After the word was given to get to the helm she looked and began to wonder why he told her to go to helm, after all she was to be an observer and observers do not do this, their jobs are to observe and give guidance when it is needed, but she did as told and took the helm. After all this was done the Captain need to know where he could find his crewman so he ordered a scan of the area, ships planets things like that, when the officer at tactical began to scan the area he found an "M" class planet just 3 light years from where they were holding position, Captain Lutgen hailed the Maquis ship and told them of this and Chakotay agreed that they needed to start their, so they both laid in their course and began their voyage to the planet. On the way the two ships came along a big debris field they scanned it and found that their was one life form inside the ship so the Captain ordered the officer to hail the ship, after this was done the officer reported that their was a channel open to the other ship knowing well how to deal with these situations the Captain looked at the screen and said, "This is Captain Kenneth Lutgen of the federation starship Voyager, we mean you no harm."
This alien so funny looking with different color skin and wild hair and other things that were wired turned to the view screen and said, "This is my debris get your own, I am on a salvage mission, I found this first!"
The Captain looking at this alien thinking we do not need your "junk" said, "Do not worry we are interested in this stuff, we are from another galaxy somewhere called Earth, it is over 70 thousand light years from here, we were brought here by an array..."
Then as if it were an everyday story the alien said, "Well then, if you are not interested in the debris then let me tell you my name Nellix, and this thing an array you said it has been bringing ships here now for months, are their any crew missing?"
"Yes, it just so happens that the both of us are missing crew, do you know where we could find them?"
"OH why yes, yes, you see these people called the Ocompa he cares for them, they call him the Caretaker, he provides them with what they need and gives them the things they need to survive, but I do not if they would be their."
The Captain looking in complete amazement said, "Ok then we will beam you over to your ship and put you debris in our shuttle bay, if that is all right with you?"
"Beam"
"Yes sees we have this technology to transport you from one end to the other without harming them, if that is all right with you!"
"Well then beam me over then I am ready!"
Nellix not knowing what this was going to feel like or even know what it would be like raises his hands and stands back. Meanwhile while Tuvok was waiting down in the transporter room, When the officer had him Tuvok told him to energize, as if it were magic Neillx was standing in front of him looking around scared of what he just been through, then in excitement he goes to Tuvok and says, "Boy this is a big room, look at all of this stuff, What does all of this do!!"
"It would take a lot of time to expain, let me show you to your room, maybe you would like you would like to take a bath!"
In confusion Nellix looks at the Vulcan and asks, "Bath, what is that?"
Meanwhile back on the bridge Captain Lutgen the crew have decided to go to the planet but first they have some questions about this planet, who are the Ocompa, are they friendly are they hostile, what are their cultural believes and do they have warp capabilities, the crew still in debriefing look ate each other just as they break to go their station, Tuvok was to go and get the alien who's name was Nellix and bring him to the bridge so they could better understand the situation they are up against. When Nellix arrives Captain Lutgen looks at him and asks, "Is this the planet the Ocompa live on?"
Nellix not so sure responds, "Well maybe, most likely, not for sure but it is a possibility, how ever we will need water, and lots of it to."
The Captain wandering why he would need to bring such thing was amazed at the way Nellix handled himself. "Ok then let's go to transporter room 3 and go down there and then get our people."
