Editing Chakotay (section)

====The Kazon and Seska====
In the pilot episode of ''Voyager'', while the crew on the ''Val Jean'' seek to evade a Cardassian vessel captained by [[Gul Evek]] ([[Richard Poe]]) in the [[Badlands (Star Trek)|Badlands]], the vessel is transported some 70,000 light years across the galaxy into the [[Delta Quadrant]] by the creature known as the Caretaker. After the Federation starship [[USS Voyager (Star Trek)|USS ''Voyager'']] is also trapped in the Delta Quadrant and Tuvok was revealed to be a Starfleet agent, Chakotay agrees with Captain [[Kathryn Janeway]] ([[Kate Mulgrew]]) to work together to find two of their missing crew. Following an attack by the [[Kazon]], Chakotay destroyed the ''Val Jean'' to save ''Voyager'' and the Maquis crew joined the Federation ship. Chakotay was given a provisional rank of commander and named executive officer, the second-in-command of the vessel and the crew seeks to return home to the [[Alpha Quadrant]].<ref name=caretaker/>

The Kazon continue to be a hindrance during ''Voyager''{{'s}} initial period in the Delta Quadrant, with Chakotay dismayed in "[[State of Flux]]" when Seska is revealed as a Cardassian spy who has been providing technology to the Kazon to seek an alliance. She escapes ''Voyager'' and sides with the Kazon-Nistrim, one of the factions within that species.<ref name=stateofflux>{{Cite episode |title=State of Flux|episode-link=State of Flux|series=Star Trek: Voyager |series-link=Star Trek: Voyager |credits=Coyle, Paul Robert; Abbott, Chris|network=UPN |date=April 10, 1995 |season=1 |number=11}}</ref> Chakotay is rendered brain dead, but is made into a disembodied spirit able to possess other crewmembers in "[[Cathexis (Star Trek: Voyager)|Cathexis]]". The incident occurs while Tuvok and he were investigating a [[dark matter]] [[nebula]], and he sought to prevent the ship from returning there, as an alien species wants to feed on the crew's neural energy. After ''Voyager'' enters the nebula, Chakotay possesses Neelix ([[Ethan Phillips]]) and guides the ship out using a [[medicine wheel]] as a map. Shortly afterwards, The Doctor ([[Robert Picardo]]) is able to restore Chakotay's mind into his body.<ref name=Cathexis>{{Cite episode |title=Cathexis |episode-link=Cathexis (Star Trek: Voyager)|series=Star Trek: Voyager |series-link=Star Trek: Voyager |credits=Braga, Brannon; Menosky, Joe|network=UPN |date=May 1, 1995 |season=1 |number=13}}</ref> At the end of the first season, Chakotay supported Tuvok's aim of helping the former Maquis crew adapt better to life on ''Voyager'' in "[[Learning Curve (Star Trek: Voyager)|Learning Curve]]", by showing them the enforcement techniques of the Maquis.<ref name=learning>{{Cite episode |title=Learning Curve|episode-link=Learning Curve (Star Trek: Voyager)|series=Star Trek: Voyager |series-link=Star Trek: Voyager |credits=Matthias, Jean Louise; Wilkerson, Ronald|network=UPN |date=May 22, 1995 |season=1 |number=16}}</ref>

In the [[Star Trek: Voyager season 2|second season]] episode "Tattoo", Chakotay meets with an alien race who influenced the ancestors of his tribe. They perceived ''Voyager'' as a threat because they had thought his people had been wiped out. He was able to resolve the problem using the teachings of his father.<ref name=tattooep /> The Kazon returned and attacked ''Voyager'' in "[[Maneuvers (Star Trek: Voyager)|Maneuvers]]", where they stole a transporter control module. Chakotay took it upon himself to retrieve the device, recognising that Seska was behind it. He managed to destroy it, but was captured and tortured by the Kazon in the process. He was rescued by ''Voyager'', and shortly afterwards, he was contacted by Seska, who informed him that she had impregnated herself with his [[DNA]].<ref name=maneuvers>{{Cite episode |title=Maneuvers |episode-link=Maneuvers (Star Trek: Voyager)|series=Star Trek: Voyager |series-link=Star Trek: Voyager |credits=Biller, Kenneth|network=UPN |date=November 20, 1995 |season=2 |number=11}}</ref> In "[[Resolutions (Star Trek: Voyager)|Resolutions]]", Chakotay and Janeway are infected with a virus which requires them to quarantine themselves on a nearby planet. The two began to show signs of affection for each other, but their stay is short-lived after ''Voyager'' under the captaincy of Tuvok agrees a deal with the [[Vidiian]]s for a cure. The pair agree to return to the status quo on ''Voyager'', but remain good friends.<ref name=resolutions>{{Cite episode |title=Resolutions|episode-link=Resolutions (Star Trek: Voyager)|series=Star Trek: Voyager |series-link=Star Trek: Voyager |credits=Taylor, Jeri|network=UPN |date=May 13, 1996 |season=2 |number=25 }}</ref>

Chakotay was contacted by Seska in "[[Basics (Star Trek: Voyager)|Basics]]" to say that his son had been born, and the Kazon were threatening to condemn her to the life of a slave. ''Voyager'' attempted to extract Seska and the child, but it was a trap and resulted in the Kazon boarding the vessel and stranding the Federation/Maquis crew on a nearby planet. While [[Tom Paris]] ([[Robert Duncan McNeil]]), The Doctor, and [[Lon Suder]] ([[Brad Dourif]]), along with allied [[Talaxian]] forces, sought to retake ''Voyager'', Chakotay was instrumental in the crew's survival on the planet. He saved [[Kes (Star Trek)|Kes]] ([[Jennifer Lien]]) from a local tribe, and built an alliance with them. The crew retook ''Voyager'', and in the process Seska was killed. The child was discovered not to be Chakotay's, but instead a Cardassian/Kazon hybrid and the son of the Kazon-Nistrim leader First Maje Culluh ([[Anthony De Longis]]).<ref name=basics1>{{Cite episode |title=Basics (part 1)|episode-link=Basics (Star Trek: Voyager)|series=Star Trek: Voyager |series-link=Star Trek: Voyager |credits=Piller, Michael|network=UPN |date=May 20, 1996 |season=2 |number=26}}</ref><ref name=basics2>{{Cite episode |title=Basics (part 2)|episode-link=Basics (Star Trek: Voyager)|series=Star Trek: Voyager |series-link=Star Trek: Voyager |credits=Piller, Michael|network=UPN |date=September 4, 1996 |season=3 |number=1}}</ref>