Muse ( episode ) Torres is stranded on a pre - industrial planet where she becomes the inspiration for a local poet . Summary . Teaser . In an open - air theater , a Greek - style Chorus recites a " Captain ' s log entry " outlining an away mission by " B ' Elanna Torres " and " Harry Kim " to search for " Dilithium " . Kelis the poet appears and describes the journey as though it were that of a sailing ship : the ship is struck by " a wave as high as a mountain " ; Harry ejects in an escape pod , and B ' Elanna is " thrown against the rocks " . The play ends and the patron of the theater applauds enthusiastically . He demands to see another play in the series about the " Voyager Eternal s " in one week ' s time . Kelis brings the good news to his troupe , and declares there will be another " Voyager " play " " as soon as [ he ] can write it " " . One of the actresses , Layna , asks Kelis flirtatiously if he wants to celebrate their good fortune , but Kelis declines , saying that he has very little time . She is clearly unhappy . Later , in the wreckage of the " Delta Flyer " , which has crashed on a mountainside , Kelis introduces himself to an injured B ' Elanna and declares that he is " her servant " . Act One . B ' Elanna is injured and feverish , and Kelis has been treating her with bloodletting . He has also tied her to her seat so that she will not " fly from him , as inspiration always does " . She convinces him to treat her with a dermal regenerator from a medkit . Kelis expects similar great miracles from B ' Elanna since she is an " Eternal " . He tells her he was inspired to write an epic play from the recordings of logs and communications he was able to play back . She convinces him to release her , then threatens him with a phaser and tells him to leave and never return . The next day , B ' Elanna is trying to bring communications online , but the " Delta Flyer " lacks the power to do so . Kelis returns with food , and asks her to tell him about Earth and " Voyager " and how it got lost . She gives a vague description of a beautiful blue and green island , and an Eternal called the Caretaker . Kelis hits an obviously raw nerve when he asks her if she is in love with Tom Paris . Using the ship ' s database , she shows Kelis a picture of dilithium , which he recognizes as " Winter ' s tears " and tells her that the only deposit he knows of is on the hunting grounds of his patron . She asks him to bring her some . He tells her that the Nobles of his civilization are constantly fighting with each other , and that she doesn ' t want to get involved . She tells him no dilithium , no more stories about " Voyager " . A conveniently timed thunderclap emphasizes her demand . Act Two . Kelis returns , drenched , but bearing the dilithium she needs . She tells him she has an idea for his next play . Kelis tells his troupe he has been visited by inspiration herself , and that they will perform a new play , " The Rescue of B ' Elanna Torres " , in one week . On a meeting in the briefing room ends with a very unhappy Tom Paris wanting to take a shuttle himself to look for Harry and B ' Elanna . Captain Janeway does not allow the request , telling him that their efforts will be more effective if they coordinate them from the ship . Back on the planet , the troupe is rehearsing the play . Layna , the actress playing " Seven " is depicted as being romantically involved with " Tom Paris " . Back in the " Flyer " , Kelis expresses his bewilderment as to how Vulcan s can have no emotions . B ' Elanna manages to get power restored to the ship temporarily , but then it overloads when she tries to get communications on line . She asks Kelis to bring her a piece of metal - - " three parts tin , five parts bronze , one side coated with gold " — to use to fix communications . He agrees even though it will be prohibitively expensive , but demands a description of the Vulcans in exchange . On " Voyager " , Tuvok is working on a PADD in the mess hall . Neelix brings him some tea , and observes that Tuvok has been awake for ten days straight . Neelix comments that the ship is lonely without Harry and B ' Elanna . Tuvok asks him to leave him alone so that he might be able to find them . On the planet , the actor playing " Tuvok " starts getting emotional while rehearsing his part . Kelis berates him , telling him " " Logic al ' Tuvok ' doesn ' t cry ! " " Kelis then tells him that the " Land of Vulcan " has no laughter , and no tears ; it is a very quiet place , just like " Tuvok " . " Tuvok " declares that the audience will think that either " Tuvok " is an unfeeling monster or that he is a bad actor , or both , but Kelis assures him that the audience will realize that underneath " Tuvok ' s " calm exterior is a heart that is breaking silently , and in more pain than anyone can imagine . Suddenly , another actor runs in and tells Kelis that another war is about to start between his Patron and another noble to the north . Kelis realizes his only chance to stop it is with his new play . On the " Flyer " , Kelis begs B ' Elanna to help him write the perfect play that can stop the war , and gives her the metal she requested . She tells him the " Eternals " aren ' t supposed to take sides . After scanning it , B ' Elanna finds that the metal has too many impurities and is useless . Kelis tells her that if the war starts , she could be discovered by scouting parties moving through the mountains . This convinces her to return with him to the theater , and he introduces her as a fellow poet from across the eastern sea while Layna storms off in a jealous rage . Act Three . Kelis outlines what he has written so far about " The rescue of B ' Elanna Torres " while Layna continues to glare at them jealously . Kelis asks her where they can put in the plot twists and reversals that will make the play interesting . An older actor encourages him to put aside the tricks and find the truth of his story . Here , he says , poets have become lazy , relying on manipulation to move the audience . Kelis says that such an idea is old - fashioned , and that audiences want excitement and passion . To demonstrate , Kelis shows her a rehearsal where " Janeway " is shown making romantic advances to " Chakotay " . B ' Elanna looks on , stunned . On " Voyager " , the real Chakotay informs the Captain that an alien transport vessel detected the " Flyer " ' s distress call stating that the " Flyer " was heavily damaged and headed for an L - Class planet and that B ' Elanna ordered Harry into an escape pod . Captain Janeway is clearly distressed by the news . Back on the Planet , the final rehearsal has ended , but the play still has no ending . B ' Elanna is dismayed by all the romantic scenes she has seen . She tells Kelis that lives can ' t be changed with a few lines of dialogue . He tells her she is wrong , declaring that it ' s been done before . He then tells her that the theater they are in what was a temple 100 years ago where a victim would be ritually sacrificed every year in honor of winter , but then one year , no one knows when or why , a play took the place of the sacrifice . He hopes that his play will prevent the coming war before it starts . B ' Elanna tells him that when war is looming , the last thing on anyone ' s mind is romance . He asks her to tell him more about the Borg . Her description reminds him of insect colonies . She tells him that Captain Janeway is a Starfleet officer , who would make peace with the Borg if she could . Kelis tells her that " that " could be the sudden reversal - - " Janeway " , after defeating the " Borg Queen " could offer her peace instead of destroying her . This could inspire his patron to stop the impending war . " Much better than all that kissing " , B ' Elanna says . Kelis wants her to stay and help him write the ending , but she declines . He threatens to kill off her character . " You wouldn ' t dare " , she replies . Back on the " Flyer " , Layna has followed B ' Elanna , expecting to find a love nest . Instead , she finds B ' Elanna ' s secret . B ' Elanna tries to convince her that there is nothing between her and Kelis , but the woman doesn ' t believe her and tearfully threatens to expose B ' Elanna if she doesn ' t leave . After she leaves , Harry appears outside the broken viewport , having walked ( at night ) the 200 kilometer s from his location to hers , and she discovers he is carrying the exact part B ' Elanna needs to fix the communications system . Act Four . An agitated Kelis is trying to figure out the ending to his play . Layna and another actor come in and tell him his collaborator is probably long gone . Kelis is worried . On the " Flyer " , Harry and B ' Elanna , having apparently worked all night , manage to get the communications system back on line . They send a communication to " Voyager " . Later that night , at the theater , the play is about to start , and the troupe is very disappointed by the ending that Kelis has written . He sends one of the copy writers to run to the " Flyer " with a message for B ' Elanna . On " Voyager " , Tom Paris is at the helm when he hears loud snoring . He turns and sees Tuvok in the command chair , sound asleep . Tom wakes him , and Tuvok contacts Chakotay and requests relief . At that moment , they receive the transmission from B ' Elanna . They set a course for the planet at maximum warp . In the theater , " Captain Janeway " and " Seven of Nine " are talking . They have found the " Delta Flyer " , wrecked on a faraway shore . " Janeway " tells " Seven " that she is the only one who can find " B ' Elanna " . " Seven " then reveals to the audience that she is the " Borg Queen " , and tells them to say nothing . " Janeway " , then reveals to the audience that she knows " Seven " is the queen , and also tells them to say nothing . On the " Flyer " , Harry and B ' Elanna have re - established communications with " Voyager " and report their status , then are surprised by the copy writer . He hands her Kelis ' s message , threatening " B ' Elanna " with death . She realizes that this means that Kelis still hasn ' t figured out an ending . B ' Elanna , realizing just how much she has inspired Kelis and now very involved with the play , realizes that she has to help him . She beams herself to the theater , after telling Harry to wait for her signal . Act Five . On the stage , " Janeway " has " Seven " on the ground held at spearpoint . " Seven " tells " Janeway " that even if " Janeway " kills her , more " Borg " will rise to take her place and destroy " Janeway " . " Janeway " then throws her spear aside , telling " Seven " that if they continue to war , their races will both be destroyed and all that will be left is their hatred . An actor tells Kelis that the final scene will ruin everything , then B ' Elanna appears . She goes onstage to say that Kelis must say goodbye to the " Eternal " B ' Elanna Torres , as she must return to the " Eternals " " right here before your eyes " . Layna runs out into the audience to reveal B ' Elanna ' s real identity to the patron , but the other actors quickly improvise and make it part of the play . B ' Elanna then says goodbye to Kelis and Kelis says she will inspire him every time he thinks of her . B ' Elanna then signals " Voyager " and asks to " Ascend to the Heavens " . B ' Elanna is beamed up in front of a shocked audience . The chorus ends the play , and Kelis tells his patron that he will continue to tell the stories of the " Voyager Eternals " as long as they have the breath to tell them and as long as their patrons remain wise and compassionate , and that " Voyager " will continue her journey to " " the gleaming cities of Earth " " where hatred has no home . Memorable quotes . " " One to beam – to ascend . . . to the heavens . " " " " Logical Tuvok does not cry . That ' s why they call him logical ! " " " " They ' ll understand that beneath their unfeeling exterior is a heart that ' s breaking silently and in more pain then any of us could possibly understand . Because that ' s what it is to be Vulcan . " " " " Harry Kim saves the day . Just the ending I was looking for ! " " " " Huh ? " " " " I ' m an engineer . I fix things . " " " " From the looks of it , you ' re not doing so well . " " " " Are you a poet or a critic ? " " Links and references . 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