Prophecy ( episode ) " Voyager " becomes a battleground for the descendants of a group of Klingon zealots , some of whom believe that B ' Elanna Torres ' s child is their savior . Summary . Teaser . is being attacked by a ship which just decloaked and then recloaked . They are all surprised when a disruptor they were hit with had a Klingon signature . A hail to the cloaked ship gets no response . They discover it is a cruiser , retired decades ago . With the age in mind , " Voyager " uses a metaphasic sweep to locate the ship , and fires . Aboard the Klingon ship , the cloak has failed . The captain orders his crew to answer the hail to buy time to repair the cloak . When Captain Kathryn Janeway asks them to stand down , they refuse to surrender to an enemy of the Klingon Empire . Act One . Janeway tries to explain that the Federation and the Klingon Empire signed a treaty eighty years earlier , but the captain won ' t believe it . Janeway states that she isn ' t lying , but even if she were not , the Klingons are no match for her ship . She says to prove it to them she will introduce him to " a Klingon serving on board " , referring to B ' Elanna Torres , though she doesn ' t divulge that Torres is half - Klingon . Kohlar agrees . Once aboard " Voyager " , Captain Kohlar refuses to answer any questions until he meets Torres . They arrive in the ready room , and immediately he asks about her child . He suddenly wants to return to his vessel , accepting the PADD containing the Khitomer Accords in passing , and even gives his word not to fire on " Voyager " again . Back on his ship , he defends the information to his comrades , citing religious scrolls and signs that this is true . Kohlar ' s second - in command , T ' Greth , expresses skepticism over whether the Federation and the Empire are at peace and if Torres ' child is the one they ' re looking for , insisting on further investigation . Kohlar rebukes him , reminding him that their ancestors had nothing but their faith when they began this voyage . He declares that the day of separation has arrived . Suddenly , the Klingon ship ' s warp core begins to overload , and Kohlar hails " Voyager " asking for emergency transport . Tuvok points out to Janeway that the Klingon crew outnumbers " Voyager " s , but Janeway decides to beam them aboard despite the security risk . She orders that the Klingons be placed in the shuttle bay behind force field s as a security precaution and once they are aboard , " Voyager " goes to warp to escape the blast . Kohlar shows up in the ready room to thank the captain , but Tuvok points out the containment failure was caused by a self - destruct mechanism , not damage . Kohlar explains it is a sacred duty to be here , and there was no other way to get everyone aboard . He explains that his great - grandfather was part of a sect that believed the Empire had lost its way . It told them to journey to a distant region of the galaxy , to find the savior of his people , the " kuvah ' magh " . He has determined that is the unborn child of Lieutenant Torres . At the staff meeting , Tom Paris and Torres can ' t believe it . Paris makes jokes , and Torres resents the whole thing . Tuvok is concerned about the security risk , but since the Klingon crew includes civilians Janeway isn ' t willing to keep them confined and allows them to live in normal quarters with extra security and sensitive areas of the ship off - limits . Kim brings up the problem of the limited amount of quarters aboard , and Neelix suggests that willing officers can double up . Despite Chakotay ' s suggestion they would never harm their messiah , she also has round - the - clock security put on Torres . Act Two . In the mess hall , Neelix begins serving " gagh " , and after Captain Janeway consults him , she concludes everything seems to be going well – but not for long . Two Klingons fight over their food , and security has to break them up . Harry Kim , part of the detail , is told by the female Klingon he would make a good mate . After a tiring day , Neelix returns to his quarters . . . or rather , Tuvok ' s quarters since he was the only crewmember who hadn ' t been paired up with anyone . Tuvok is very put out , in his Vulcan way , preferring solitude however since the alternative is to leave a Klingon family with nowhere to sleep he has no choice to agree . Neelix promises him they ' ll have ' fun ' and decides to teach him Klingon drinking songs . As Neelix makes himself at home nosily , Tuvok is left as exasperated as he can get . Torres is ambushed during her shift by groups of Klingons who just want to admire her , and has to transport herself to her quarters to avoid them . After all that , the captain asks her to speak with their council of elders , because ten of the Klingons have started a hunger strike . When she arrives with Paris , the first thing they notice is she is not fully Klingon . T ' Greth gets angry , believing she can ' t be the mother of the " kuvah ' magh " . But Kohlar puts him back in line , saying it is written nowhere the messiah ' s blood is pure . When Paris says he is the father , T ' Greth can ' t believe it , and storms out . That ' s when Kohlar asks for her help to stop a holy war . Act Three . Back in the briefing room , he explains that , whether she believes her baby is a savior or not , she must help him convince his people it is . His people have suffered enough . He doesn ' t know whether her child is it , but he wants them to stop looking for it , since they have found nothing but hardship before . He asks for her to review the scrolls and create a " creative interpretation " to present before the council . They end up studying all night , but she argues for her not being the messiah , as he argues for it . Getting annoyed with her , he asks her if she honors any of their ways , and she says no . But he tries to build common ground ; he suggests they say a plea for the dead together , and helps her remember the words from her childhood . Harry Kim shows up in sickbay with a mark on his cheek . The Doctor doesn ' t believe he cut himself shaving , and recognizes it as a bite mark , indicative of a Klingon mating ritual . Kim wants to know how he can get out of this , but The Doctor says the only other way is to kill her . Since that ' s unacceptable , he hands Kim an authorization for intimate relations for an alien species , pending the captain ' s approval . She tells them exaggerated stories , and Kohlar applauds , but T ' Greth is unconvinced . Stories are not the issue , he says ; it is whether or not she carries their savior . She recites the scroll well , but T ' Greth believes ( correctly ) it is Kohlar doing the talking , and makes a remark which insults Paris . Since the scrolls also say he should be an honor able warrior , T ' Greth challenges him to a fight to the death , and he accepts . Act Four . Paris later justifies his decision to the captain , in the observation lounge . He says that if he had said no , they would have had a riot . Torres asks the captain to put a stop to it , and she agrees . She has Kohlar and T ' Greth come in and explains to them he is willing to fight , but she is the one preventing him from doing so . T ' Greth calls them all cowards , but Kohlar says there is a compromise . Emperor Mur ' Eq instituted a non - lethal form of combat so his warriors would kill their enemies and not each other in duels before battle . T ' Greth considers this cowardly as well , but when it ' s pointed out that an honorable leader of the Empire came up with it he finally accepts , since he has no other way to prove Paris ' lack of honor . Kim continues to hide from the female Klingon , officer Ch ' Rega . Fortunately , Neelix takes her off his hands by making him appear weak , and threatening to disembowel him if he eats that much food again . The female Klingon now looks with lust at Neelix . Meanwhile on the holodeck , the competition begins , both combatants wielding blunt " bat ' leth s " . However , after much dancing around and swinging to no avail , T ' Greth suddenly becomes weak , unable to stand , and collapses . Kohlar identifies it as the " nehret " , a disease which kills those not fortunate enough to die in battle . After moving him to sickbay , The Doctor identifies a retrovirus which attacks the cytoplasm of the cells . When he scans all of the Klingons , he finds they are all carriers . It is not contagious , except to Klingons . His next examination is of Lieutenant Torres . He finds that both she and the baby have the virus . T ' Greth awakens , and returns to the council . He tells them Torres and her child have the disease , which is not what the scrolls say . He convinces them that Kohlar will not believe them , and they have to take control by force . Act Five . Seven of Nine is scanning planets in astrometrics where the Klingons could settle , and T ' Greth asks to go along , saying he believes Kohlar . Meanwhile , another Klingon asks Kim how the transporters work , especially the way of transporting so many targets . When the first team is ready for transport , consisting of many Klingons and Chakotay , they all knock out him and Harry Kim . As Tuvok detects phaser fire and goes with a team , the Klingons try to transport all of " Voyager " s crew down to the surface . While a force field was erected around the bridge , they manage to transport crews from engineering and most of the ship . By the time Tuvok catches them , they have beamed onto the bridge . After a fire fight , all of the Klingons are down , and the crew is transported back aboard . T ' Greth wakes up in sickbay , not " Sto - vo - kor " , because The Doctor synthesized an antivirus from the child ' s hybrid stem cell antibodies . T ' Greth , now fully cured , is surprised , but begins believing again : the child has indeed saved his people . Tuvok returns to his quarters to find them locked by Neelix . As he is about to use his security clearance to override the seal , Neelix emerges with Ch ' Rega following what has obviously been a very intense lovemaking session . Tuvok finds the quarters totally wrecked , and orders Neelix out when he offers to stay and clean . As he departs , Kohlar gives Torres a " bat ' leth " owned by his great grandfather as a gift for her daughter and asks for her promise to tell her daughter about him and his people . Later in their quarters , Paris and Torres discuss recent events and if what happened was truly destined given all the " coincidences " involved . Paris suggests they name their daughter Kuvah ' magh " just to be safe " , since she did indeed become the Klingons ' savior and Torres agrees to add it to the list . Memorable quotes . " " I ' ve been studying Klingon etiquette . You shouldn ' t quarrel over food . Save your strength for battle , to fight those who would challenge you . " " " " You ' re going to get yourself killed ! " " < br > " " What makes you so sure I ' d lose ? " " < br > " " Oh , please . " " " " Today would be a very " bad " day to die . " " " " I see fear in your eyes , Human . " " " " The only Klingon I ' m afraid of is my wife after she ' s worked a double shift . " " " " Grant me a warrior ' s death , I beg of you . " " " " Sorry , no mercy killings on my bridge . " " " " When I say you ' re limited to two servings of " brak ' t " , that ' s all you get ! Do you understand me , ensign ? " " " " The child cured me ? " " " " Well , I was the one who devised the treatment . " " " " Doctor . " " " " Yes , of course , the child cured you . " " " " Where are the images of Kahless ? Where ' s your family crest ? " " " " They clashed with the carpet . " " " " What happened to you ? " " " " I cut myself shaving . " " " " Is that a bite mark ? " " " " One of the Klingons attacked me . " " " " Did you do something to provoke him ? " " " " Not him . . . Her . And she wasn ' t provoked , she was . . . aroused . " " " " Ah . . . " " " " I salute you , captain . You did more damage to our vessel than my engineer thought . " " " " This is Captain Kathryn Janeway of the Federation starship " Voyager " . Stand down . " " " " We will not surrender to sworn enemies of the Klingon Empire . " " " " I think there ' s been a misunderstanding . The Empire signed a peace treaty with the Federation . If I ' m not mistaken , it ' s still in effect . " " " " The scrolls say ' You will find me , when two warring houses make peace . ' Our people and the Federation , our greatest enemy , are at peace . " " " " T ' Greth , there is precedent for an honorable compromise . A non - lethal bout , fought with blunted " bat ' leths " . The victory goes to the first warrior to knock his opponent to the ground three times . " " " " A coward ' s rule ! " " " " Was the Emperor Mur ' Eq a coward ? ! He was the one who instituted these rules to ensure that his warriors would kill their enemies , and not each other ! " " " " Gentlemen , I ' m afraid Lieutenant Paris had no authority to accept this challenge - there will be no death matches aboard my ship . " " " " Is that how you remember it ? " " < br > " " Exaggeration is a big part of Klingon story telling . She ' s doing great . " " < br > " " Then maybe you can tell me how to convince a female twice my size that I ' m not interested ! " " < br > " " Hmm . You probably can ' t . " " < br > " " Great . " " < br > Links and references . References . Amar ; antivirus ; " bat ' leth " ; bedchamber ; bite mark ; Borg ; Cavern of Despair ; cloaking device ; cytoplasmic membrane ; Day of Separation ; " Delta Flyer II " ; disruptor s ; ; emergency power ; evasive maneuvers ; Federation ; " gagh " ; hemisphere ; Hirogen ; holy war ; hunger strike ; Kahless the Unforgettable ; Khitomer Accords ; Klingon Council of Elders ; Klingon drinking song ; Klingon emperor ; Kohlar ' s battle cruiser ; Klingon mating ritual ; Kolax ; Krelik ; K ' Rene ; " kuvah ' magh " ; L ' Naan ; mercy killing ; messiah ; Milky Way Galaxy ; mongrel ; Mur ' Eq ; " nay ' Poq " ; " nehret " ; " par ' machkai " ; Plea for the Dead ; puppet ; Qo ' noS ; " racht " ; Sacred Scrolls ; red alert ; shaving ; stem cell ; " Sto - vo - kor " ; Sword of Kahless ; Talij ; " targ " ; topographical scan ; ; towel ; Vulcan