Kazon Trophy Room

[Shuttlecraft]

(Kar wakes to find his hands tied behind his back.) 

KAR: 

What am I doing here?

CHAKOTAY: 

You're Welcome.

KAR: 

What?

CHAKOTAY: 

It's a human expression. 

You Thank Me 

for Saving Your Life, 

I say, “You're Welcome.” 

I accept your surrender. 

Look, I promise you, as soon as we get back to Voyager, 

we'll find a Kazon ship and hand you over to them.

KAR: 

You should've let me die.

CHAKOTAY: 

I'm not in the habit of 

Killing Children.

COMPUTER: 

Warning. 

Alien vessel approaching at 

zero two two mark eight.

CHAKOTAY: 

What's Your Name, son?

KAR: 

What?

CHAKOTAY: 

Your Name.

KAR: 

Why do you want to 

know My Name?

CHAKOTAY: 

I want to let them know 

you're on board.

KAR: 

I'm called Kar.

CHAKOTAY: 

Computer, open a channel. 

Kazon vessel, I have A Young Man on board you might know. 

He goes by the name of Kar. 

I'd say he's about thirteen. 

I'd like to arrange for his transfer before I return to My Ship. 

Computer, confirm channel is open.

COMPUTER: 

Confirmed. 

Transmission has been received.

CHAKOTAY: 

Talk to them. 

Tell them you're okay.

COMPUTER: 

Warning. 

Kazon vessel has engaged 

a tractor beam.

CHAKOTAY: 

Full reverse.

COMPUTER: 

Unable to comply. 

Tractor force exceeds available engine power.

CHAKOTAY: 

They're pulling us in.

KAR: 

Kill me. Please.

CHAKOTAY: 

Why are you so eager for me to kill you?

KAR: 

Because there are worse things 

than being killed by Your Enemy. 

(The tiny shuttlecraft is dragged into the massive Kazon ship.)

[Kazon trophy room]

(Chakotay and Kar are thrown into an area hung with skins and trophies.) 

CHAKOTAY: 

Look. If you check your long-range sensors, you'll find a big ship out there. 

It's called Voyager, and by now it's on its way to find me.

HALIZ: 

Kar, I told Razik you weren't ready.

CHAKOTAY: 

I have a fair idea why I'm here, 

but why are they doing this to you?

KAR: 

I was ready, Haliz, ready to Kill or Die. 

I felt the flames touch my skin.

HALIZ: 

Go back in, Kar.

KAR: 

It was this fool, this Federation, 

who doesn't even have the courage to kill his enemies. 

He pulled me out with that transporter we've heard about. 

Like the Nistrim and the Relora before you, you come into Our Space, 

showing off your uniforms and displaying the markings of your Federation with no respect, 

as if you own this part of space. 

But it belongs to us! 

I tried to kill him, Haliz. 

(Haliz knocks Kar down.) 

KAR: 

I want to see Razik. 

Tell Razik I demand to see him.

CHAKOTAY: 

Who's Razik? 

You tell this Razik that 

Federation Commander Chakotay 

demands to see him.

KAR: 

What are you doing?

CHAKOTAY: 

Razik is obviously Your Leader. 

I'm hoping if he's strong enough to be in command, 

he's wise enough to listen to reason.

(Kar shows Chakotay a piece of metal on display.) 

KAR: 

You see this? 

This is debris from a Nistrim frigate. 

The Man you are demanding to see destroyed it, 

killing more than one hundred in a single shot. 

Before that, His Name was only Ra. 

Now he is called Jal Razik. 

And this tunic belonged to a Relora warrior. 

He was killed by the bare hands of another Ogla, 

called only Hali. 

Now that man is called Jal Haliz, 

one of our greatest fighters. 

And this bracelet belonged to the man 

who killed My Brother, 

My Brother, Jal Kanal, 

who earned his Ogla name 

by dying bravely in battle. 

But I, I will never earn My Name 

in Life or in Death,

 and I have you to thank for that.

[Kazon trophy room]

RAZIK: 

Hello, Kar. I never thought I would see you like this.

KAR: 

It was not my fault. 

It was his technology! 

RAZIK: 

Don't make excuses, Kar. 

An Ogla has no room for excuses.

KAR: 

No. No excuses.

RAZIK: 

I forgive you. 

Know that in your heart.

KAR: 

No. Please.

(Razik kisses Kar, who bursts into tears.) 

RAZIK: 

You will eat at my right hand tonight. 

Why did you save him? 

It's a very ineffective way of waging war.

CHAKOTAY: 

I'm not at war with you.

RAZIK: 

I wish I could say the same.

CHAKOTAY: 

We're not familiar with this part of space. 

If I'd seen a map identifying this as Kazon-Ogla territory, 

I wouldn't have been anywhere near it.

RAZIK: 

Unfortunately, our territorial claims change every day. 

Maps do not serve us well. 

You did him a great disservice, you know.

CHAKOTAY: 

I guess if he had killed me, my uniform 

would've made you all a fine trophy.

RAZIK: 

Your uniform may yet decorate our wall. 

You may not think you're at war with us, 

Federation Commander Chakotay, 

but everything you are is a threat to us. 

The Kazon fought long and hard 

for their independence 

from uniforms like yours.

CHAKOTAY: 

Uniforms maybe, 

but not like mine.

RAZIK: 

Your uniforms, your laws, your technology. 

You are not welcome here. Get him something to eat. 

The execution is tonight.

[Kazon trophy room]

(Haliz brings other young Kazon with him.) 

CHAKOTAY: 

You get them involved young, Haliz.

HALIZ: 

As soon as they're old enough to protect 

their younger siblings.

CHAKOTAY: 

So they brought you here to see your first human. 

Take a good look. You won't see any hate in my eyes. 

I'm a gentle man from a gentle people 

who wish you no harm.

RAZIK: 

That's enough!

CHAKOTAY: 

I know you'd like them to hate me, Razik, 

but I want their first impression of humans to be a good one.

RAZIK: 

You've been brought here to learn 

what it means to be a Kazon male. 

You all know Kar. 

You've learned to fight together, haven't you? 

Kar was sent to kill this man 

to earn His Ogla Name. 

But Kar failed, 

and will not earn his name 

even in Death. 

Who would be willing to kill the human? 

(All the boys reach for the proffered weapon.) 

RAZIK: 

So much for first impressions, Federation. 

I'm proud of you. Each will get your chance someday. 

But that's not what we're here for today. 

We are here to learn 

the price of failure in battle. 

(Razik holds the weapon out to Chakotay.) 

RAZIK: 

Take it.

CHAKOTAY: 

What for?

RAZIK: 

So that you can kill Kar, 

as you should have done in battle.

CHAKOTAY: 

You want me to Kill A Child 

in front of other children? 

What would it accomplish?

RAZIK: 

It will teach these little boys an important lesson. 

And after you do that, you'll be free to go. 

You may think I want your friend Kar to die 

but you'd be wrong. 

I've seen too many Ogla die 

at the hands of Our Enemies. 

That is why they must learn 

there are no second chances in battle. 

That is why Kar must die.

CHAKOTAY: 

If I refuse? 

(No answer. The weapon drops to the floor. Chakotay bends to pick it up, attacks Razik and gets him on his knees with arms pinned behind his back. He holds the weapon to the leader's head.) 

CHAKOTAY: 

I'll be needing my shuttle back.

HALIZ: 

Do you really think you can escape us in that little vessel of yours?

CHAKOTAY: 

That's a chance I'm willing to take. 

What about you?

RAZIK: 

Let The Coward run. Prepare his shuttle.

CHAKOTAY: 

Want to come? There doesn't seem to be 

much of A Future for you here.

HALIZ: 

He'd rather die than run like a Calogan dog 

with you, Federation.

(So Kar hits him and takes his gun.)

KAR: 

If I stay here, 

I'll die without A Name. 

And Razik taught me 

only cowards die without A Name.

RAZIK: 

You won't find Your Name running after The Federation, Kar.

KAR: 

Maybe not, but that's a chance I'm willing to take. 

I'll show you how to disable the weapons systems.