Stardate not given: The Captain Janeway hologram explains to the young crew what the United Federation of Planets is and offers the "cadets" her help in the operation of the ship. But Dal, who declares that he is the captain, says that he wants to make his own decisions. As the ragtag crew familiarize themselves with the Protostar and Gwyn is locked up in the brig, the ship approaches a collapsing binary system and gets caught in its gravity well. Janeway again offers her support, but Dal deactivates the hologram. As the crew struggles to regain control of the ship, there is a power failure of the forcefield in the brig. Gwyn seeks a way off the ship, but all escape pods have been launched by Jankom Pog to save weight. She proceeds to the vehicle replicator to build a shuttle, where a fight with Rok-Tahk ensues. As the ship gets damaged by debris and is about to run into the star, Dal finally activates Janeway again. She tells the crew how to raise the shields again and how to blast the debris with phasers. Dal then orders a daring slingshot maneuver, which sets the Protostar free. Back in the Tars Lamora colony, the Diviner prepares his starship to pursue the fugitives and retrieve his daughter and the USS Prototstar.

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