Prophecy
- FIRST SHOWN (US)
- 7 February 2001
- ON
- UPN
- STARDATE
- 54518.2
- DIRECTED BY
- Terry Windell
- PRODUCTION NO.
- 260
WRITTEN BYTeleplay by Mike Sussman & Phyllis Strong; story by Larry Nemecek & J. Kelley Burke and Raf Green & Kenneth Biller
An ancient Klingon warship crewed by generations of believers arrives in the Delta Quadrant, convinced B'Elanna's unborn daughter is their promised saviour.
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Voyager encounters an old Klingon D7 warship. Its commander, Kohlar, explains that his people have been searching the Delta Quadrant for generations for the Kuvah'magh, a prophesied saviour. He becomes convinced that B'Elanna's unborn daughter is the one, and more than 200 Klingons transfer to Voyager. The hot-headed T'Greth doubts the claim and challenges Tom to a fight, which ends in an unexpected win for Tom. It emerges that T'Greth is suffering from an incurable disease, the nehret, and the Klingons' presence puts the crew in danger. T'Greth leads a takeover attempt, but the crew regains the ship. The Doctor develops a cure using stem cells from B'Elanna's unborn child, and the Klingons leave to settle on a habitable planet. Meanwhile, Harry fends off the attentions of a Klingon woman, Ch'Rega, who turns her interest to Neelix instead.
- 01The story began as a pitch from husband-and-wife writers Larry Nemecek and J. Kelley Burke. It was bought early in the show's run but not made until the final season.
- 02Nemecek is a Star Trek historian and author of The Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion.
- 03Wren T. Brown, who plays Kohlar, had appeared in The Next Generation's “Manhunt”.