Waking Moments

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Star Trek: VOY episode
"Waking Moments"
A nightmare Voyager crew
Episode no.	81
Prod. code	182
Airdate	January 14, 1998
Writer(s)	Andre Bormanis
Director	Alexander Singer
Guest star(s)	Mark Colson as Dream Alien Jennifer Grundy as Ensign
Year	2374
Stardate	51471.3
Episode chronology
Previous	"Mortal Coil"
Next	"Message in a Bottle"

"Waking Moments" is an episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the 13^th episode of the fourth season. The episode has an average rating of 4.4/5 on the official Star Trek website (as of November 15, 2007).

[edit] Plot

USS Voyager encounters an alien race which live their natural lives asleep and who interfere with the crew's journey by trapping them all in a collective dream. The aliens fear creatures who are awake and have planned retaliation. First, a few crewmen cannot awaken, then the aliens attack. They take over the ship, or so it seems.

Chakotay uses lucid dreaming techniques practiced by his people to escape the collective unconscious. With chemical assistance provided by the Doctor he manages to stay awake long enough to awaken one of the aliens. He threatens to destroy the entire chamber unless his people are freed. The aliens allow Voyager to go on their way.