

He replies that The Unwanted have been subdued with "minimal losses", to which The Diviner takes great insult. Meanwhile, back on Tars Lamora, The Diviner asks Drednok the status of the riots as armor is affixed to his body. Once Gwyn is behind the force field, Dal gloats about their change in roles, laughing at her threats, although Zero reveals Dal's true terror about The Diviner being after them. Rok-Tahk and Jankom go off to explore the ship. This leaves Murf to find starboard, who is then followed by Dal and Zero. She warns them that Dal has "a way with words". Gwyn scoffs, and the others seem skeptical.

Dal also explains that, while all authority lies, he only lies for them. Speaking from experience, Dal explains how the galaxy "really" works: the Federation is just someone else in charge, and if something sounds too good to be true, it's because it is. Jankom states how bad their situation is, and Zero suggests that the Federation may be able to protect them from The Diviner's tyranny. He then asks about the ship's brig.ĭal doesn't know where starboard is, but before he can work it out, Rok-Tahk asks why they are lying about being cadets. Referring to her as a " holo-nanny", he sets a random course in the opposite direction, over her attempted warnings. Enamored, the crew all want Janeway to set a course for the Federation, but Dal frets, and convinces the crew that they can instead chart their own course. She explains that Starfleet is the Federation's representatives for deep space exploration, on a mission to maintain peace and freedom, "to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new civilizations". "Reminding" the crew on Dal's behest of what the Federation does, Janeway explains that the United Federation of Planets is an interstellar union of different worlds and species, with shared principles of universal liberty, rights, and equality. The location of the Federation in the Alpha and Beta Quadrants Before Dal can conjure an explanation, Janeway assumes that they must be Starfleet cadets. Janeway explains that she is only there to offer advice and maintain lower-level functions and insists that there must be something else they aren't being honest with her about. Gwyn attempts to assert herself as such, ordering Janeway to take them back to Tars Lamora, but Dal R'El interjects, saying her brain is sick with " space flu", and that he is the captain. When the "crew" does not recognize her nor the Federation (including the Tellarite Jankom Pog, who does not recognize a Human), the holographic Janeway exasperatedly asks where the captain is. On the bridge of the USS Protostar, the escaped children are confused and fascinated by the unknown hologram, which introduces herself as " Kathryn Janeway", a holographic training advisor modeled after one of the most decorated captains in Starfleet history.
