Toress's crewmates are alarmed when she repeatedly engages in reckless activity including orbital skydiving. Meanwhile, after the U.S.S Voyager directs its probe into a hazardous atmosphere, protecting it from a Malon freighter, Lt Paris launches a newly constructed, all environment shuttlecraft, to retrieve it. A new Starfleet vessel, the Delta flyer, features an ultra-aerodynamic desing with a Borg inspired weapons system. Originally designed my Tom Paris as a warp powered ultra responsive, twenty-fourth century "hot-rod", it has traditional Starfleet design elements and some completely unique features, the result of the crew's diverse backrounds. |