Bride of Chaotica ! ( episode ) Trans - dimensional photonic lifeforms on an exploratory mission become entangled in a war with the characters from Tom Paris ' " Captain Proton " program after mistaking " Voyager " s holodeck for reality . Summary . Teaser . Tom Paris and Harry Kim are enjoying a chapter of " The Adventures of Captain Proton " on the holodeck as Proton and Buster Kincaid respectively , trying to save Proton ' s secretary , Constance Goodheart . Things are going according to the script until a ( colored ) subspace distortion appears in the middle of their black - and - white program . Act One . Unable to end the program or call the bridge , they try to exit the holodeck by finding a physical panel on the rocketship . Finally , they ' re able to leave via site - to - site transport . Meanwhile , the falls out of warp and loses control to several systems . Tuvok determines they have become trapped in a layer of subspace that is causing the loss of control . Unfortunately , they can ' t use warp drive , and upon trying the impulse drive , the ship shakes with no movement , so Captain Janeway goes to astrometrics to study the situation . There , B ' Elanna Torres and Seven of Nine inform Janeway that the subspace sandbar , as they call it , is a region of space where the interface between space and subspace is unstable , causing loss of control systems . Unfortunately , the computer core , tactical , holodeck s and all but a few replicator s are inaccessible . Recollecting a situation Janeway faced on the , the crew plans to shut down the warp core and use minimal thruster s so as not to increase the resistance to their movement . In the holodeck , however , the program is still running . From the distortions , two photonic lifeform s appear in the form of two men in suits . They begin to explore the Planet X when they encounter Lonzak . He assumes they are there to invade , and captures them to bring to Doctor Chaotica . There , the beings attempt to explain they are explorers , but Chaotica doesn ' t believe them , believing they are from the Fifth dimension . He shoots one of them while the other escapes using his own teleportation device . Act Two . After three days of being stuck , the crew is on edge , especially Janeway . She gets some coffee in the mess hall and reluctantly listens to some of the ship ' s problems from Neelix , including only a few replicators and lavatories are now functional . She leaves that problem to him to draw up a schedule while she gets back to the bridge . There , the crew try again to escape with their new plan , but are unsuccessful . Just then , weapon s fire is detected on , surprisingly , the holodeck . Paris and Tuvok investigate and discover a war scene in which the Goodheart character has died ( something that shouldn ' t be possible ) . Then , Paris finds Satan ' s Robot nearby , charred and barely operational , Paris fixes it and learns they believe invaders from the Fifth dimension have invaded . They go to the distortions and see the weapons fire coming from them . Paris brings Tuvok to the rocketship to get some more information , learning that Chaotica is at war with the aliens . Just then , the same being from before enters the rocketship and finds them . Paris doesn ' t recognize him . Act Three . Tuvok and Paris see that photonic lifeforms have mistaken the holodeck program for reality and are now at war with Doctor Chaotica . They try to explain to them that they are in a simulation but the aliens refuse to believe , oddly , as their " sensor s " can ' t pick up " biochemical lifeforms " , which they think are artificial . Suddenly , Satan ' s Robot barges in and knocks away the alien ' s weapon and he runs . Paris and Tuvok brief the senior staff on what they ' ve found . Janeway is in disbelief at the situation , as not only are they inadvertently fighting a war with aliens , but they can ' t communicate into or control the holodeck , nor do the aliens even detect " Voyager " itself . Paris suggests that the only way to end the conflict is to play along as the characters in " Captain Proton " , helping the aliens to defeat Chaotica and destroying his death ray . Paris details the plan , using all the terminology associated . The other crew smirk as they gradually catch on to the lingo and characters . Paris and Kim have their roles , but Paris suggests someone needs to play Queen Arachnia , who will be influential in dealing with Chaotica . Janeway looks to Seven , but Paris keeps his gaze on the captain . Janeway balks at the idea , but the rest of the crew join in to convince her . Paris and Kim will resume their previous roles and , with some help from B ' Elanna Torres , The Doctor will pose as the President of Earth . On the way to the holodeck , Paris briefs Janeway on the language she should use and how to interact with Chaotica , disturbing her a little . Her assignment is to get Doctor Chaotica to lower his lightning shield and disable the death ray . If she can ' t distract Chaotica , there ' s a vial of an irresistible potion she can use to put him under her spell . Back in the program , Chaotica is informed of further defeat in his fight . He orders full power to the death ray and announces his warning . He gets a response , but it is Arachnia . Janeway makes her entrance as dramatic as she can , and Chaotica bows to her . Act Four . Chaotica is happy to show Arachnia around , and Janeway makes her character impressed with what she sees . She identifies the death ray and allows herself to be led to the throne , where she also identifies the potion . Janeway quickly makes up a story about her " spider ships " arriving to join the fight in an effort to get Chaotica to lower the shield . He ' s reluctant , and says she could prove her loyalty by becoming his queen . She agrees , asking that her fleet witness the event . Chaotica agrees to lower the shield once the troops arrive . Meanwhile , The Doctor , as President , uses the alien ' s dropped device to signal him back into the holodeck . He arrives , and the President convinces him that they have a common enemy . Furthermore , Captain Proton is an agent of Earth and is not a threat to them , intent on destroying Chaotica ' s death ray . The alien agrees . Proton and Kincaid ready the rocketship , still with Satan ' s Robot feebly looking like he ' s helping . Paris briefly promises to delete the whole program later , with the trouble it ' s caused . The President arrives , informing them he ' s been successful , so they take off . Lonzak prepares Arachnia with the wedding when she turns to Chaotica for lowering the shield again , though he ' s still reluctant . Lonzak then sees Proton is preparing his attack , and Chaotica orders the death ray targeted on him . Janeway knocks out the operator and turns his ray gun on Chaotica . Lonzak tries to shoot him , but of course that doesn ' t hurt her , however , the " confinement rings " hold her , and she ' s unable to stop Chaotica from shooting Proton . They ' re hit , and the rocketship takes a dive . On the bridge , Torres finds that the weapons fire is increasing , and the ship is being pulled deeper into subspace . Act Five . Proton ' s rocket is still airborne , and Chaotica continues to fire while Arachnia is chained against a wall . She unleashes the potion , and the smell reaches across the room , however , it reaches Lonzak instead . He comes over and unties her , making his ray gun available to her and she successfully forces Chaotica to lower the shield . After Proton ' s team destroys the death ray , the aliens retreat and " Voyager " is free again . Chaotica is fatally wounded with the destruction of the death ray . As the others arrive , Chaotica declares that this isn ' t the last they will see of him . Memorable quotes . " " Coffee , black . " " " " Um , sorry captain . We lost two more replicators this morning . . . " " " " Listen to me very carefully because I ' m only going to say this once . Coffee , black . " " " " . . . Yes ma ' am . " " " " Well , he ' s been attacking the aliens with his death ray . " " " " It ' s a shame we don ' t have one . " " " " This is how you ' ve been spending your free time ? " " " " Well , I ' ve , uh , been studying how past generations view the future . " " " " And . . . ? " " " " Well ( chuckles ) , it didn ' t work out quite as black - and - white as they imagined . " " " " One more thing . If you have trouble with Chaotica , or you can ' t get to the death ray , you can always uncork the pheromones . " " " " I beg your pardon ? " " " " Ah , I see you ' ve kept my pheromones . I didn ' t realize you were the " scent - imental " type . " " " " Let me get this straight : trans - dimensional aliens have mistaken your Captain Proton simulation for reality . " " " " Yes ma ' am . " " " " And now an armed conflict has broken out between these aliens , and Chaotica ' s holographic army . " " " " Yes ma ' am . His army of evil . " " " " The Destructo beam on my rocket ship can disable the death ray , but only if someone gets inside the Fortress of Doom and can shut down the lightning shield . " " " Isn ' t anybody going to sing ' Hail to the Chief ' ? " " " " Mr . President ! How ' d it go ? " " " " My performance was unimpeachable . " " ( locating the source of voice ) " " Satan ' s Robot ! " ' " " " Naturally . " " " " HAH ! You ' re no match for Arachnia ! " " " " I don ' t know how to tell you this . . . " " ( shoots Chaotica with ray gun ) " " but the wedding ' s off ! " " " " Looks like he burned out a resistor . " ' " " " A " what " ? " " " " Intercepted communications between Dr Chaotica and Arachnia . Stop . Chaotica at war with aliens from fifth dimension . Stop . Must strike now to disable death ray . " ' " " " Stop . Please summarize the message . " " Links and references . References . 1930s ; " " ' ; access port ; " Al - Batani " , USS ; Army of Evil ; biochemical lifeform ; Bolian s ; brain probe ; Captain Proton ; " Captain Proton Versus the Cosmic Creature " ; carbon - based lifeform ; cliffhanger ; confinement rings ; cosmetic surgery ; Cradle of Persuasion ; crocodile ; death ray ; Den of Crocodiles ; destructo beam ; deutronic circuitry ; drawbridge ; Dungeon of Pain ; Earth ; Earthling ; ego ; fifth dimension ; Fortress of Doom ; gravimetric force ; " Hail to the Chief " ; harem ; holodeck ; Hollywood ; hyperbole ; imagizer ; impulse reactor ; intruder alert ; ; lavatory ; lightning shield ; megalomania c ; meter ; microphone ; mile ; Mines of Mercury ; pain modulator ; pheromone ; Planet X ; Arachnia ; President of Earth ; protonebula ; Photonic - Chaotica War ; photonic charge ; photonic lifeform ; polarity ; queen ; Queen Arachnia ; ray gun ; recap ; resistor ; rocket ship ; science fiction ; science officer ; silk ; sire ; slave ; sonic shower ; space drive ; " Spell of the Spider " ; Spider People ; Spider ship ; subspace ; subspace sandbar ; telegram ; Terran ; wedding ring