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Fury (Star Trek: Voyager)
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"Fury" is an episode of Star Trek: Voyager
, the 23rd episode of the sixth season. It saw the return, for this episode only, of former regular cast member Jennifer Lien
as her character Kes
. As with her final regular appearances in the first two episodes of Season Four of the show, Ms Lien is given an "Also Starring" on-screen credit, before the Guest Stars are listed.
. They make contact with it, and the bridge crew is shocked to see Kes
on the viewscreen, almost three years after she left the ship and was not heard from again. Now here she is, looking elderly, tired, and desperate. She begs permission to come aboard, which Captain Janeway
eagerly grants. Instead of docking her ship, Kes accelerates, ramming Voyager hard enough to breach the hull. Before the impact she had beamed herself aboard, and has begun stalking the decks of the ship, blowing out entire walls with neurogenic energy and the force of uncharacteristic anger.
Blowing past security Kes enters Engineering. She connects herself physically to the warp core and begins to absorb power from it. When B'Elanna
tries to intervene, Kes blasts her with energy, killing her instantly. Kes then disappears in a flash.
She materializes in an earlier time (2371). It's Voyagers first year in the Delta Quadrant and Kes assumes a younger appearance to blend in. She goes to the aeroponics
bay, where she stuns and hides her younger self. Barely disguising her anger and hostility, she interacts with the crew when she must, taps into the communications system and plots a course for her home world, Ocampa
.
Tuvok
, who has psionic
abilities similar to those of Kes, senses something amiss with her. He begins having strange hallucinations. He remembers the Delta Flyer three years before it was even built, and he has a vision of five-year-old Naomi Wildman, who has not yet been born. He follows the little girl into a cargo bay where he discovers Seven of Nine
in a Borg regeneration alcove. He snaps back into his own time, puzzled.
Meanwhile, Kes makes a covert transmission to the Vidiian
s, who are currently in conflict with Voyagers crew. They seek the crew, hoping to capture them and harvest their organs and tissues. Kes promises to hand them over in exchange for passage back to Ocampa. She has no affection for her former crewmates, who she believes abandoned her.
Tuvok has more intense hallucinations and collapses. At the same moment The Doctor and Janeway detect a burst of tachyon
particles in his vicinity, indicating temporal disturbances. His visions may actually be glimpses of the future.
Thanks to Kes' information, the Vidiians locate Voyager and attack. Janeway tracks down Kes' transmissions and goes after her. She finds Kes and her angry future counterpart, who lashes out at her. She cries that her life has been miserable since Janeway and crew encouraged her to develop her mental abilities. She feels she wasn't ready to leave the ship and wander the galaxy alone. For this she blames the Voyager crew and is determined to hurt them and rescue her younger, innocent self. She attacks Janeway, who is forced to kill her in self-defense. Voyager fights off the Vidiians, albeit with significant damage to the ship. The younger Kes, who has no idea what is going on, revives and assists Janeway and Tuvok. Kes creates a holographic message to give to her future self.
Five years later, Janeway and Tuvok remember the earlier encounter with Kes. When Kes appears and aims her ship at Voyager they prevent the collision, and then rush to Engineering, which has been safely evacuated. The furious elderly Kes has just been stopped in her tracks by the holographic recording of herself. The younger Kes gives her angry older self a message, imploring her to leave Voyager alone. When Janeway and Tuvok arrive, they talk her safely back to her undamaged ship, easing her anger, and wishing her well on her journey home.
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. Set in the 24th century from the year 2371 through 2378, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, which becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant 70,000 light-years from Earth while...
, the 23rd episode of the sixth season. It saw the return, for this episode only, of former regular cast member Jennifer Lien
Jennifer Lien
Jennifer Ann Lien is an American actress, known for playing the alien Kes on the television series Star Trek: Voyager.-Early life:...
as her character Kes
Kes (Star Trek)
Kes is a character in the television series Star Trek: Voyager, played by Jennifer Lien.She was a regular for the first three seasons, leaving the show in the season four episode "The Gift". She made one guest appearance two seasons later....
. As with her final regular appearances in the first two episodes of Season Four of the show, Ms Lien is given an "Also Starring" on-screen credit, before the Guest Stars are listed.
Plot
Voyager receives a distress call from a small ship. When they make a lifescan of the vessel, they are surprised that the occupant is an OcampaOcampa
Ocampa is the fictional home planet of the Ocampa, a fictional race of elf-like humanoids in the science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager....
. They make contact with it, and the bridge crew is shocked to see Kes
Kes (Star Trek)
Kes is a character in the television series Star Trek: Voyager, played by Jennifer Lien.She was a regular for the first three seasons, leaving the show in the season four episode "The Gift". She made one guest appearance two seasons later....
on the viewscreen, almost three years after she left the ship and was not heard from again. Now here she is, looking elderly, tired, and desperate. She begs permission to come aboard, which Captain Janeway
Kathryn Janeway
Kathryn Janeway, played by Kate Mulgrew, is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise. As the captain of the Starfleet starship USS Voyager, she was the lead character on the television series Star Trek: Voyager, and later, a Starfleet admiral, as seen in the 2002 feature film Star Trek...
eagerly grants. Instead of docking her ship, Kes accelerates, ramming Voyager hard enough to breach the hull. Before the impact she had beamed herself aboard, and has begun stalking the decks of the ship, blowing out entire walls with neurogenic energy and the force of uncharacteristic anger.
Blowing past security Kes enters Engineering. She connects herself physically to the warp core and begins to absorb power from it. When B'Elanna
B'Elanna Torres
B'Elanna Torres is a main character in Star Trek: Voyager played by Roxann Dawson. She is portrayed as a half-human half-Klingon born in 2349 on the Federation colony Kessik IV. Torres joined the Maquis in 2370 and was serving on the Val Jean when brought to the Delta Quadrant...
tries to intervene, Kes blasts her with energy, killing her instantly. Kes then disappears in a flash.
She materializes in an earlier time (2371). It's Voyagers first year in the Delta Quadrant and Kes assumes a younger appearance to blend in. She goes to the aeroponics
Aeroponics
Aeroponics is the process of growing plants in an air or mist environment without the use of soil or an aggregate medium . The word "aeroponic" is derived from the Greek meanings of aero- and ponos . Aeroponic culture differs from both conventional hydroponics and in-vitro growing...
bay, where she stuns and hides her younger self. Barely disguising her anger and hostility, she interacts with the crew when she must, taps into the communications system and plots a course for her home world, Ocampa
Ocampa
Ocampa is the fictional home planet of the Ocampa, a fictional race of elf-like humanoids in the science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager....
.
Tuvok
Tuvok
Tuvok is one of the main characters on the television series Star Trek: Voyager. Tuvok is a Vulcan who serves as the ship's chief of security and its chief tactical officer. Tim Russ portrayed Tuvok throughout the show's run, from 1995 to 2001....
, who has psionic
Psionics
Psionics refers to the practice, study, or psychic ability of using the mind to induce paranormal phenomena. Examples of this include telepathy, telekinesis, and other workings of the outside world through the psyche.-History and terminology:...
abilities similar to those of Kes, senses something amiss with her. He begins having strange hallucinations. He remembers the Delta Flyer three years before it was even built, and he has a vision of five-year-old Naomi Wildman, who has not yet been born. He follows the little girl into a cargo bay where he discovers Seven of Nine
Seven of Nine
Seven of Nine is a fictional character on Star Trek: Voyager, portrayed by actress Jeri Ryan. Born human, she was assimilated by the Borg at the age of six. Eighteen years later, Voyager left Borg space with Seven on board, after attempts to negotiate passage through Borg space proved only...
in a Borg regeneration alcove. He snaps back into his own time, puzzled.
Meanwhile, Kes makes a covert transmission to the Vidiian
Vidiian
The Vidiians are a fictional race in the science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager, located in the Delta Quadrant. The Vidiians suffer from a necrotizing plague called "the Phage"...
s, who are currently in conflict with Voyagers crew. They seek the crew, hoping to capture them and harvest their organs and tissues. Kes promises to hand them over in exchange for passage back to Ocampa. She has no affection for her former crewmates, who she believes abandoned her.
Tuvok has more intense hallucinations and collapses. At the same moment The Doctor and Janeway detect a burst of tachyon
Tachyon
A tachyon is a hypothetical subatomic particle that always moves faster than light. In the language of special relativity, a tachyon would be a particle with space-like four-momentum and imaginary proper time. A tachyon would be constrained to the space-like portion of the energy-momentum graph...
particles in his vicinity, indicating temporal disturbances. His visions may actually be glimpses of the future.
Thanks to Kes' information, the Vidiians locate Voyager and attack. Janeway tracks down Kes' transmissions and goes after her. She finds Kes and her angry future counterpart, who lashes out at her. She cries that her life has been miserable since Janeway and crew encouraged her to develop her mental abilities. She feels she wasn't ready to leave the ship and wander the galaxy alone. For this she blames the Voyager crew and is determined to hurt them and rescue her younger, innocent self. She attacks Janeway, who is forced to kill her in self-defense. Voyager fights off the Vidiians, albeit with significant damage to the ship. The younger Kes, who has no idea what is going on, revives and assists Janeway and Tuvok. Kes creates a holographic message to give to her future self.
Five years later, Janeway and Tuvok remember the earlier encounter with Kes. When Kes appears and aims her ship at Voyager they prevent the collision, and then rush to Engineering, which has been safely evacuated. The furious elderly Kes has just been stopped in her tracks by the holographic recording of herself. The younger Kes gives her angry older self a message, imploring her to leave Voyager alone. When Janeway and Tuvok arrive, they talk her safely back to her undamaged ship, easing her anger, and wishing her well on her journey home.