Q2 ( episode ) Facing his son ' s banishment from the Q Continuum , Q leaves him on " Voyager " in the hopes that he will gain self - discipline . Summary . Teaser . In her ready room , Captain Kathryn Janeway listens to Cadet Icheb ' s presentation about " Early Starfleet History " . Although Janeway breaks off his presentation – he wanted to be thorough so his presentation took more than the required 20 minutes – she congratulates him on passing the exam and walks him to the door . " " I would have failed him " " a voice sounds . When Janeway looks around she sees a young Human male , dressed in Starfleet command red and wearing the insignia of a Starfleet Captain . When Janeway calls for security there is no answer , and she is told the rest of " Voyager " s crew is in a time loop . When she asks him who he is , another , more familiar , voice sounds , that of Q . It turns out the young male is Q ' s son , Q Junior . Act One . Janeway is told by Q that Junior has taken a vacation from the Q Continuum , on , to experience Humanity first hand . After Q has left , Janeway , having no further say in the matter , tells Junior that some rules need to be followed , whereupon Junior tells her that he makes his own rules and with a flick of his fingers he disappears . On " Voyager " s bridge , Lieutenant Commander Tuvok is trying to locate where either Q is when Junior appears . He wants to see more interesting things than biped s pushing buttons or replacing relays and tries to convince Janeway to do something else , such as detonating some omega molecule s or flying into fluidic space and fighting Species 8472 . When Janeway refuses , Junior tells her he is bored and will amuse himself and disappears . The next moment Janeway is contacted by Chief Engineer B ' Elanna Torres , who requests her presence in main engineering . Accompanied by Tuvok and Commander Chakotay , Janeway enters main engineering where a party is going on . Torres warns Janeway that Junior ' s light show might cause a warp core breach but when Janeway tells Junior his party is over , he tells her that she has no unlimited control over space , matter and time so " he " gives the orders . With a flick of his fingers , he sends Janeway and company to the corridor . There they decide to try to ignore Junior in the hope he might get bored and leave " Voyager " . In the cargo bay , Junior removes Seven of Nine ' s clothing to stare at her naked body which he describes as " perfection " ; utterly nonplussed , Seven dismisses the incident as an attempt to embarrass her and continues her work , which has the desired effect of getting Junior to leave . Meanwhile , in the mess hall a food replicator tells Captain Janeway to " " Make it yourself " " when she asks for coffee . Neelix tells her that ignoring Junior might not be the best solution and offers to be his mentor . Neelix is greeted with " " Can I help you , kitchen rat ? " " when he enters astrometrics where Junior is watching a battle between Wyngari and Vojean starship s . The two species lived in peace when " Voyager " traveled through their region of space some time ago , but now , with some of Junior ' s help , are fighting each other . Neelix suggests playing Kadis - kot , but Junior is uninterested as it is a game without explosions . After Neelix suggests that Junior uses his powers to alleviate the food shortage on the Wyngari homeworld , Junior fuses Neelix ' s jaw and removes his vocal cords because he thinks he talks too much . While in sickbay , where Neelix is examined by The Doctor , Janeway is contacted by Junior , now on the bridge . When Janeway enters the bridge she sees three Borg cube s on the viewscreen , firing on " Voyager " . Junior wants to see how Humans act under pressure and tells Janeway that this time she will not defeat the Borg . Act Two . When Borg drone s appear on the bridge , Janeway is grabbed by one of them and just before the drone has a chance to use his assimilation tubule , they vanish . In their place is Q , who has reversed all the things Junior has done , including restoring Neelix ' s voice . When Janeway tells Q his son has no place on " Voyager " , he takes her aside to explain . In the following discussion it becomes clear that Junior ' s birth should have brought peace and compassion , but instead he brought chaos . Junior started wars , tampered with primordial gene pools and punched holes in the fabric of space - time . His mother was so humiliated that she disowned him . The Q Continuum held Q responsible and " that " was the reason Junior was brought to " Voyager " , in the hope that some of Starfleet ' s ideals would rub off on him . Janeway tells Q that Junior needs parenting and instead of dumping him on " Voyager " , he himself should set an example by spending time with Junior . Q finds Janeway a genius , kisses her and disappears . Janeway gets a surprise visit from Q , in her bath no less . He blames Janeway that her plan did not work . Q spent every minute of his time with Junior – ten minutes representing years in Q time – but the son ended up becoming embarrassed to be seen with the father . Junior shifted the tectonic plate s on Bozel Prime and refused to apologize for it . Janeway tells Q that Junior needs to understand that his actions have consequences . " " Consequences . . . mmm " " , Q mumbles . He takes back his last statement and goes to kiss her again only to meet her foot ; he instead kisses that and disappears . In " Voyager " s sickbay , Q returns his son from a life as an Oprelian amoeba in a petri dish . Q tells him that he needs to become an upstanding citizen of the cosmos or he ' ll spend the rest of his life as an amoeba . Junior is given one week to change . To make matters worse for Junior his powers are temporarily removed by the Q Continuum . Despite Janeway ' s protest that Q had agreed to take a more active role in parenting , Q leaves Junior on " Voyager " and departs . An angry Junior leaves sickbay , crushing the petri dish under his foot on his way out , in search of a way to leave " Voyager " . Janeway calls security . While being escorted to his quarters , Junior is told by Janeway that he no longer has unlimited control over space , matter and time , meaning " she " gives the orders , not him . Janeway tells Junior she has prepared a curriculum for him to follow so he can learn some respect and responsibility . Junior thinks he has little hope because he ' s been abandoned on an antiquated flying machine run by primate s . Junior ' s first lesson is that of spatial causality , taught by Seven of Nine , who is also tutoring Icheb in the subject . Later , Junior is given diplomacy lessons , under the guidance of Commander Chakotay , who reminds him that one of the responsibilities of a is to maintain order in the universe . Junior refuses Chakotay ' s help and cheats on the lesson , changing the personality subroutine s of the people in the holographic program to make them more agreeable . In " Voyager " s mess hall , Junior helps Neelix . He complains to Neelix whether he " ever stopped talking ? " but there is nothing Junior can do about it . Here Junior again meets Icheb , who wants to know if he would like to participate in some recreational activities . Junior declines , saying " Aunt Kathy " wants him to write an essay about the history of the Q but he has no experience writing essays . After Icheb offers to help , Junior hands over Icheb ' s essay instead of writing his own . In the captain ' s ready room Janeway confronts Junior with his cheating , as Icheb ' s writing style is quite familiar to her , telling him " " We may be common bipeds but we ' re not stupid . " " Janeway tells him to wait for his father to return , and Junior objects , fearing he will be turned into an amoeba . Janeway offers to help him one more time but only if his motives are sincere . Act Three . In the mess hall Junior hands Janeway a new draft of his essay " " , although she did not ask for it . Junior says he owed it to her for giving him a second chance . That same moment Icheb walks in , asking if Junior would like to join him for a piloting lesson by Lieutenant Tom Paris . Janeway thinks he has earned a break and allows him to go . In the " Delta Flyer " , while maneuvering through an asteroid field , Junior is a little apprehensive and asks Icheb to be careful , since he is now mortal . Junior even gets a chance to fly himself , despite how the Q normally do not operate primitive machinery . When an alert sounds , Junior finds it distracting but because fixing it would require them to return to " Voyager " they ignore it . " " Hear what ? " " , Icheb replies when Junior asks him if he still hears the alert . Back on " Voyager " Janeway runs into Q again and tells him Junior has made progress . Junior presents his essay to them , concluding with saying " Voyager " s crew has taught him to see the Continuum as home instead of different perceptions of reality . Q is not impressed , which irritates Junior and Janeway . After Junior leaves , Janeway learns that Junior needed to display nothing more than exemplary Q - ness . Anything less would result in a life as an amoeba . When Janeway visits Junior in his quarters he tells her he does not care what Q thinks . Janeway offers to let him stay on " Voyager " , as a Human , if the Continuum decides not to turn him back into a Q . Junior thanks the captain , but tells her he doesn ' t want to be Human , he wants to be a Q , like his father . Act Four . Junior finds Icheb in a Jefferies tube – they refer to each other as " Itchy " and " Q - ball " – and asks him to help repair the fault which caused the alert during their piloting lesson . Icheb agrees , but soon finds himself trapped on the " Delta Flyer " where Junior starts the engines and erects a dampening field to prevent communication with " Voyager " . Junior wants to escape , by means of a spatial flexure , and hide from his father . Although he no longer has his powers , he still knows good hiding places . With the help of the " Delta Flyer " s phaser s , Junior destroys the shuttlebay door and escapes , despite " Voyager " s tractor beam trying to hold them . Icheb tells him to go back and apologize to Janeway but Junior does not listen . When a Chokuzan vessel appears , Junior chooses to attack it instead of complying with their demands , despite Icheb ' s comment that he learned from Janeway to respect other cultures ' laws . During the battle Icheb is critically injured . Junior takes Icheb back to " Voyager " , but The Doctor is unable to treat Icheb because he needs to know what weapon caused his injuries . Q appears , and at first , Junior tries to blame the whole incident on Icheb . Janeway sets the record straight , and Junior pleads with his father to save Icheb . Q refuses , telling Junior it is time to learn the consequences of his actions , and leaves . Act Five . Because Icheb is the only friend Junior has ever had , he agrees to go back with Captain Janeway to Chokuzan space and try to ascertain the type of weapon used to wound Icheb . When the Chokuzan Captain agrees to give them the information to save Icheb , he also tells them that in Chokuzan culture , adults are held responsible for the actions of their children . Captain Janeway will be punished for Junior ' s actions . Junior does not agree and takes full responsibility , even if it means execution , to save the life of his friend . When the Chokuzan captain hears this he starts to laugh . It turns out the Chokuzan is actually Q . When Junior tells him they have no time for his games , Q tells them he was the one they fired on and that Icheb is alive and well . It turned out it was a test and according to Q , better than the tests Janeway devised , and Junior passed it . It was now time to face the Continuum ' s verdict . Back on " Voyager " , Janeway , Q and Junior face three Q judge s for the verdict , " " We , the Continuum have found that Q has not made sufficient progress to warrant the reinstatement of his powers " " . Although Q objects , saying Junior was willing to sacrifice his life to save that of his friend , the judge dismisses it . She reasons it was Junior who endangered the Icheb ' s life in the first place . However , because of his subsequent actions , Junior is not condemned to spend his life as an Oprelian amoeba but to suffer the next worse fate , to remain Human . Q , declaring the verdict an outrage , disappears right after the judges do . A disappointed Junior talks with Janeway in her ready room . He wanted to continue his training , despite having nothing more to prove to the Continuum . Junior does not expect to see his father again anytime soon because Q already left him on " Voyager " , twice . Q appears in the corner of the room , saying , " " The question you should be asking is why I keep coming back . " " He apologizes for his abrupt disappearance and explains to Janeway and Junior that he threatened to leave the Continuum if Junior was not reinstated . According to Q , the Continuum crumbled like a Gelbian sandsculpture at the prospect of losing Q , to Junior ' s admiration , and already have returned Junior ' s powers . As a gift to Janeway , Junior places red roses all over her office and leaves for Golos Prime where his father will meet him after finishing talking to Janeway . Janeway does not believe the Continuum ' crumbled ' and Q , knowing that she was not fooled like his inexperienced son was , freely admits he had to make some concessions . He will have eternal custody and has to go wherever Junior goes . Q gives Captain Janeway a PADD , as a thank you for her help , containing information which will enable " Voyager " to shave a few years off from their journey to Earth . When Janeway asks Q why he doesn ' t just send them all the way , he tells her " " What sort of an example would I be setting for my son if I did all the work for you ? " " and disappears . Memorable quotes . " " Coffee , black . " " " " Make it yourself . " " " " Then it ' s single - cellular city for you my boy ! " " " " Kirk may have been a lowly Human , but at least he had pizazz . That report made him sound as interesting as a Vulcan funeral dirge ! " " " " Itchy , are you in here ? Itchy ? ? " " " " What can I do for you , Q - Ball ? " " " " If the Continuum has told you once , they have told you a thousand times : DON ' T PROVOKE THE BORG ! ! ! " " " " You can ' t just dump your child on someone and hope he learns something . " " " " I can ' t ? " " " " You really should have picked a better godparent . " " " " Hmm , wonder if it ' s too late to ask Jean - Luc ? " " " " You ' re not going to do your son any favors by indulging him . " " " " I ' m sure you ' ll do whatever you can to avoid returning to that petri dish . " " " " Don ' t tell me you ' re actually going through with Q ' s plan . " " " " I may not approve of his methods , but for once his heart seems to be in the right place . " " " " Talk about perfection . " " " " Can I see you naked again ? " " " " I ' m offering him the chance to fail . " " " " Tell me , how do you save a race that is already omnipotent ? " " " " You ' re a genius ! ! " " " " The boy needs to demonstrate nothing less than exemplary Q - ness . " " " " And what exactly is Q - ness ? ! " " " " Oh , it ' s impossible for your minuscule mind to comprehend , but I know Q - ness when I see it . And this [ indicates PADD with Q Junior ' s essay ] is not it . " " " " Don ' t you ' Aunt Kathy ' me ! " " " " Yell at me later , we need to get Icheb to sickbay . " " " " If your little playmate has to die to teach you a lesson , then so be it . " " " " In our culture adults are accountable for the actions of their children . " " " " I wish you could see the look on your faces ! Oh wait , you can ! " " " " He ' s been here for five days and what have you taught him ? How to scribble essays and play with holograms ? What ' s next , basket weaving ? " " " " What do you want , Kitchen Rat ? " " " " We could play kadis - kot ? " " " " Are there explosions in kadis - kot ? ! " " " " Well , no , but . . . " " " " Then I ' m not interested ! " " " " He isn ' t so bad once you get to know him . He ' s just misunderstood . " " " " He tried to kill my crew ! " " " " No one was hurt . I repaired the damage to your ship . I even gave your pet Talaxian his vocal chords back . Everything ' s exactly as it was . " " " " What sort of an example would I be setting for my son if I did all the work for you ? " " Links and references . 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