Parturition

"Parturition" is the 23rd episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the seventh episode in the second season. Relations between Neelix and Tom Paris fall to a new low when they have a fight in the mess hall over Kes. Immediately after this they are sent on an away mission together to a planet in search of food supplies. On their way to the planet their shuttle craft crashes because of EM interference, then they must search for shelter as the atmosphere cont... more

"Parturition" is the 23rd episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the seventh episode in the second season. Relations between Neelix and Tom Paris fall to a new low when they have a fight in the mess hall over Kes. Immediately after this they are sent on an away mission together to a planet in search of food supplies. On their way to the planet their shuttle craft crashes because of EM interference, then they must search for shelter as the atmosphere contains dangerous levels of trigemic vapor. Once inside a cave they discover a nest of eggs out of which a reptilian type creature hatches. Voyager's attempts to find the shuttle craft are halted when they are attacked by an alien ship which places itself between Voyager and the planet, trying to block their access to the surface. Meanwhile, on the planet it seems like the reptilian creature is dying because it needs nourishment to survive. After field rations have no success it is discovered that the creature feeds on amino acids found in the... less