Insurrection Alpha Insurrection Alpha was a holonovel program created by security chief Tuvok , a realistic depiction of " Voyager " and her crew in which the former Maquis members rise up in armed rebellion against the Starfleet crew members . It was originally designed in early 2371 when Tuvok believed that there was a strong likelihood of a real Maquis mutiny on the ship , and he intended to use the holoprogram as a " tactical simulation " to train his security officers to prepare them for the possibility of fighting their crewmates . However , before Tuvok completed the program , he decided that the Starfleet and Maquis crews were integrating better than anticipated , and realized that his program would only exacerbate tensions rather than solve problems . He therefore deleted the program . . . or so he thought . Unbeknownst to Tuvok , Seska ( a Cardassian spy posing as a Bajoran member of the Maquis ) discovered the program and hacked into it on stardate 48671 . She created a backup version of the program with an extension that would activate the next time someone tried to change the program ' s narrative parameters . With this extension active , the goal of the program was to arrange for Tuvok ' s death as revenge for his " betrayal " of the Maquis . The altered program lay undiscovered until late 2373 , when it was found by B ' Elanna Torres during a routine computer purge . She decrypted the program and played it , and quickly became fascinated by the fictional story about herself and her crewmates . She shared the program with Tom Paris , and unintentionally let knowledge of the existence of the program slip to The Doctor , and soon the whole thing became an open secret among the " Voyager " crew . After Paris discovered that the program came to an end just after Janeway and Paris returned to " Voyager " to try and retake the ship , the program became the topic of a senior staff briefing , prompting Tuvok to admit that he was the author and explain his reasons for creating the original program . Rather than getting upset about the potentially inflammatory material that the holoprogram addressed , Captain Janeway endorsed a continuation of the program for entertainment purposes on the ship , citing a need for original sources of entertainment because of their long distance from the Federation . Tuvok and Paris agreed to collaborate on writing the rest of the program , albeit with different agendas . However , when the two officers attempted to access the narrative parameters , they unintentionally triggered Seska ' s modifications , which not only disabled the holodeck safeties and sealed access to the holodeck controls , but also sabotaged any system on the ship which could be used to rescue them . In Seska ' s altered program , members of the " Voyager " crew were disturbing mirrors of the real people ; for example , The Doctor " treated " a phaser wound Paris had received with nitric acid before strangling Tuvok . Booby traps ( such as rigged phaser rifle s and exploding EPS conduit s ) were planted around the ship as well , and the program itself was designed to adapt itself to any outside changes that would give those participating in it an advantage . Ultimately , Captain Janeway was able to gain access to the program ' s narrative and character parameters from outside the holodeck , and altered the program sufficiently to allow Tuvok and Paris to rig a booby trap of their own , which " killed " the Seska hologram , somehow ending the program . ( ) Holoprogram story . In the program , one played as a Starfleet security officer with the rank of ensign . The first scene was in the corridor where you speak with Chakotay and he discusses a possible mutiny , through portraying Captain Janeway and Tuvok as unpopular . He informs you that there are going to be some changes aboard the ship , and that all of the Maquis and about twenty - five of the Starfleet officers are willing to support him . If you agree , you are told to put the crew quarters on lockdown when the time is right . On the bridge , one took an aft console as they watched a conversation between Janeway and Chakotay . Janeway was leaving on an away mission with Tom Paris , leaving Chakotay in charge . When they both left the bridge , Chakotay would go up to the player and ask a question confirming that the internal sensor upgrade is complete , a code phrase asking if the lockdown was successful . Two security officers would arrive on the bridge giving Chakotay a report . He would then call over communications to commence the mutiny . At this point , Chakotay and the security officers attacked the bridge crew . The player would have the chance to take out the bridge crew or the mutineers . Follow the mutineers . If the player followed Chakotay , they would be called to assist in a quarrel in the mess hall . Working with Seska and Chakotay , the player helped to stop any retaliation from officers in the mess . Neelix , who originally tried to start a counter - revolution , then switches sides and joins Chakotay , ordering the others to drop their weapons . The player then helped Seska to take the remaining officers locked in quarters to a cargo bay so Chakotay could talk to them . In the cargo bay , Chakotay would give a speech asking people if they wished to join his side . Those who joined became part of the Maquis crew who would find a way home without stopping for any irrelevant anomalies and forgetting " almighty " Starfleet principles in favor of focusing on acquiring any necessary technology that might shorten their journey . Crew that did not comply were beam ed down to the nearest class - M planet , along with the senior staff , to whom Chakotay did not give an option . On the bridge two days after the mutiny , everything would be in order , but the warp engines would be offline due to apparent sabotage . Janeway ' s shuttle would appear and Chakotay would try to persuade her not to intervene and would give her supplies to buy her off . She did not comply and secretly beamed on board " Voyager " to free the officers trapped in the brig . While doing so , Chakotay and others would find Janeway and Paris freeing the prisoners . The program would then stop abruptly , as no subsequent narrative was programmed . Against the mutineers . Going against the mutineers would most likely result in a stun by either Chakotay or one of the two security officers . The person would then miss the mess hall and crew collection scene and would go straight to the cargo bay . Chakotay then gives the same speech asking Starfleet crewmen to join him , and the player had the chance to join or stay with Starfleet . If they did not comply , they would be sent to the brig until Janeway and Paris came and tried to save them . If the player finally agreed to join Chakotay ' s rebellion , he would become so suspicious of their motives that they would be assigned to lubricate the warp plasma manifolds . The program then stopped abruptly . Other approaches . Neelix mentioned his own efforts to go through the program , attempting to send an encoded message to Janeway ' s shuttle before he was caught by Chakotay and phasered , causing the program to reset . He speculated that , on his next attempt , he would pretend to go along with the insurgency and then stage a counter - strike . Possible continuation . When Tom Paris assumed the writing assignment when Tuvok opted not to , Paris suggested that Captain Janeway retake " Voyager " and decides to execute all the conspirators . While Tuvok protested due to the fact that Janeway would not do that in reality , Paris believed that what keeps readers interested is " unexpected plot twists . " He also sarcastically suggested adding a " steamy love scene between the Starfleet conn officer and the Maquis engineer " , a reference to the relationship between himself and B ' Elanna Torres , in response to her observation that the story had been all action so far and required something else to engage the readers . Neelix suggested an edit of previous material on the grounds that his character would never have so quickly betrayed Janeway in that manner , while The Doctor also had several suggestions for new chapters and dialogue edits . Seska ' s version . On Stardate 48671 , Seska discovered the program and reprogrammed it so that when Tuvok accessed the narrative parameters file , he and anyone else with him at the time started off in the brig , where a holographic version of herself interacted with them , telling Tuvok that what he was experiencing was payback for his undercover infiltration of the Maquis prior to " Voyager " being stranded in the Delta Quadrant . She then gives them ten seconds to flee before she opens fire . Characters were radically different to their real - life counterparts ; The Doctor injected Tom Paris with nitric acid and strangled Tuvok before throwing them out when the two entered sickbay . Chakotay was also very attracted to Seska , the two sharing a kiss after they kill Captain Janeway , and was more willing to harm anyone who opposed him in contrast to the original holographic version of him who preferred to take the ship without any bloodshed . The holographic characters were also programmed to recognize the real - life participants , as shown when Janeway called Tuvok and Paris by their names , unlike the original program made by Tuvok in which whoever is participating is merely an unnamed ensign . In addition to the characters behaving differently , the holodeck safeties are offline and any means of freeing those in the program are immediately sabotaged upon activation of the program ; the power grid would explode if the holodeck doors are opened or if the self - destruct on the holographic " Voyager " was triggered , and the transporters are disabled ; anyone in the program is also prevented from using the comm system to contact those outside the holodeck , though limited communication was possible by programming messages onto consoles . The program was also adaptive to any external changes made by the " Voyager " crew outside the holodeck , such as Seska shooting down Chakotay when he was reprogrammed to be more merciful towards their captives . Tuvok speculated that it was impossible to implement relatively major changes to the program . Excluding the program ending in a victory for the Maquis and the deaths of all real - life participants , the program only ceases once Seska is killed ; since the holographic " Voyager " s self - destruct or opening the holodeck doors would result in the power grid exploding , either of these actions would also terminate the program , although Seska ' s death is the only known way of doing so without damaging the real - life Voyager or killing any of her crew . ( )