Once all of the crew Starfleet and Maquis Captain Lutgen with the others knew they had to get their stations and so it was they left sick bay once again, this time the doctor was angry they were leaving and they still were injured, he advised them like a doctor would do but once they were gone he looked and said out loud, "You forget to turn off my program, again!"
Once on the bridge Captain Lutgen asked for a status report from Rollins, Rollins responded with, "Their are three Kazon ship approaching they are charging their weapons and preparing to fire on us and the Maquis vessel!"
The Captain knew he would have to go over to the array and get the Caretaker to open a rift for both vessels to return to Federation space. So Captain Lutgen and Tuvok returned to the array.
"Tuvok go and find the section that contains the helm so we can go home."
While Tuvok was trying to find the panel to get both ships home Captain Lutgen went to find the Caretaker and see if he would help them get home, some how he had to explain that the ships he brought from the other side of the galaxy did not belong here and that they wanted to go home. When He found him the Caretaker looked up at him and then looked back down at the banjo he was playing, Captain Lutgen sat next to him "Help us, help us return home to where we belong!"
"I can't if I do that who will keep the Ocompa safe, they will end up getting overruled by other aliens in this space. No, no I can't you do not understand they are children they do not how to take care of themselves!"
"Why, why did you do all of this, bringing us from our homes and putting us through hell with your medical exams, I do not understand?"
"I did it because their is a debt that I never can repay, see we are just like you explorers, their were two of us, we were running an experiment and something happened. No you must leave I activated a self destruct mode this whole installation will explode in 5minutes leave while you can."
"No I can not do that, we want to go how, our home not spend the rest of our life's here, you need to help us, did you ever stop to think that the Ocompa will adapt and take care of themselves? In our culture we learned how take care off ourselves and better ourselves as well, even children need to grow up!"
"No, if the Kazon get ahold of this array they will annihilate thee Ocompa, I am sorry but I can not send you home!"
Captain Lutgen knew that this was not going to work but yet he could not leave this array knowing that innocent lives will be at steak, yet then their was the prim directive which stated that they were not aloud to interfere with other cultures that were not yet warp civilized do too the repercussions it would have and the Ocompa were still pre-warp. Right as Captain Lutgen reached his decision Tuvok came around and then Stacy came over their communication badges, "Captain, we are taking a beating over here how are things going over their?"
"We are still trying!"
Then Chakotay came over, "We will take a little heat off your backs but we will not be able to take much we are barely maintianing power and our shields are damaged."
"Ok, we will give you about 5minutes Captain and that is all!"
"Acknowledged!"
Captain Lutgen turned and looked at Tuvok, "Captain I believe I know how to return us to Federation space but it will take at least several hours!"
"We do not have that much time, he activated a self destruct and this array will explode in 5minutes."
"Do you want me to deactivate it?"
"No, we must stay and help finish what the Caretaker begun!"
"Captain, in doing so we are violating the prim directive!"
"Are we? We did not ask to be involved but we are, and there for in this case the prim directive would apply!"
Meanwhile back on Voyager they were taking a beating by the lead Kazon vessel they were making sure that Voyager took a beating and then some. The Maquis vessel was the same, Chakotay knew that they were not going to make it through this battle alive if they stayed on this ship so he called over to Voyager
"Hey Jennings have one of your Starfleet crackerjacks standing by to transport my crew to your vessel!"
"Ok I will." Knowing well what Chakotay was doing Torres began to transfer the power supply to the engines so he could do what he needed. Once that was done everyone but Chakotay went over to Voyager, On the bridge Stacy was watching and waiting but when the ship got to close Stacy yelled over, "You are beginning to break up, I am going to get you out of their!"
"NO, don't just a little longer!"
Right as that was said the Maquis crew came onto the bridge and watched on the view screen to see what was happening. Voyager and her crew did not yet know that they would be stranded in the Delta Quadrant but they knew that they would now have to be one crew and a good one at that!! Finally when Chakotay knew he was to close He yelled over, "Now Stacy!"
Ad they were able to transport him before his ship hit the Kazon's. After the transport Chakotay went over hit the Officers shoulder and said, "You can tell them they have!"
