Changes: Chaotic space

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Voyager trapped in a region of chaotic space

Chaotic space is an extremely energetic zone where the laws of physics are in a state of flux, causing an extreme hazard to navigation. Chaotic space would appear randomly and at unexpected locations, making it extremely unpredictable. Forces encountered inside the phenomenon included subspace flux, graviton waves and spatial sinkholes. The Borg had observed the phenomenon of chaotic space throughout the galaxy, although only one cube ever survived an encounter as of 2375.

In that year, the USS Voyager inadvertently entered a region of chaotic space in the Delta Quadrant through a trimetric fracture, subsequently becoming trapped. This zone was two light years across and emitted enough energy for a dozen stars. Initial attempts to navigate out of the zone met with failure, as the graviton shear threatened to breach the hull. The crew attempted to drop a series of beacons to help them navigate, but discovered that, while apparently traveling in a straight line, they had actually been navigating in a circle, which brought them back to the location where they had dropped the initial beacon.

Chaotic space graphic — An astrometrics graphic of a region of chaotic space

As the crew was attempting to locate a means by which they could escape the phenomenon, Commander Chakotay began experiencing a series of hallucinations, a result of the reactivation of a gene responsible for sensory tremens, a disorder from which his grandfather had suffered. It was eventually discovered that the reactivation of the gene had been initiated via an isolinear frequency, by a race of aliens indigenous to chaotic space, who were attempting to assist the Voyager crew in escaping. The aliens existed on a perceptual wavelength that normal humanoid senses could not detect. Though Chakotay did not completely understand the geometry involved, he managed to learn that chaotic space intersected the normal spacetime continuum at the eighteenth dimensional gradient, and that, by recalibrating Voyager's deflector dish, he could modify the ships warp field to a paralateral rentrillic trajectory with which to escape. Routing the deflector through the sensor array, and activating the dish to maximum amplitude, Chakotay managed to find Voyager a route out of chaotic space. (VOY: "The Fight")

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+[[File:Voyager in chaotic space.jpg|thumb|''Voyager'' trapped in a region of chaotic space]]
-'''Chaotic space''' is an area of [[space]] where the laws of physics are in a state of flux. It appears randomly and unexpectedly, and it has been observed throughout the [[Milky Way Galaxy|galaxy]]. It intersects "normal" space at the eighteenth dimensional gradiant.
+'''Chaotic space''' is an extremely energetic zone where the laws of [[physics]] are in a state of flux, causing an extreme hazard to navigation. Chaotic space would appear randomly and at unexpected locations, making it extremely unpredictable. Forces encountered inside the phenomenon included [[subspace flux]], [[graviton wave]]s and [[spatial sinkhole]]s. The [[Borg]] had observed the phenomenon of chaotic space throughout [[Milky Way Galaxy|the galaxy]], although only one [[Borg cube|cube]] ever survived an encounter as of [[2375]].
+In that year, the {{USS|Voyager}} inadvertently entered a region of chaotic space in the [[Delta Quadrant]] through a [[trimetric fracture]], subsequently becoming trapped. This zone was two [[light year]]s across and emitted enough energy for a dozen [[star]]s. Initial attempts to navigate out of the zone met with failure, as the graviton shear threatened to breach the [[hull]]. The crew attempted to drop a series of [[Stationary beacon|beacons]] to help them navigate, but discovered that, while apparently traveling in a straight line, they had actually been navigating in a circle, which brought them back to the location where they had dropped the initial beacon.
-The region of space appears to be home to a race of [[alien]]s beyond normal [[Human]] comprehension. To communicate with [[humanoid]] [[carbon]]-based [[lifeform]]s, they alter the [[brain]] in a way so that the communications are often misinterpreted as hallucinations by the humanoids and non-humanoids. It is possible that the aliens who inhabit this region of space are related to the [[Prophets]] of [[Bajor]]. This can be postulated due to the manner in which the aliens communicate - they subject an individual to visual and auditory stimuli, drawing on sounds and images from the individuals own memory.
+[[File:Chaotic space graphic.jpg|thumb|left|An [[astrometrics]] graphic of a region of chaotic space]]
-Chaotic space was encountered in the [[Delta Quadrant]] by [[USS Voyager|USS ''Voyager'']] in [[2375]], when they entered through a [[trimetric fracture]]. At that point the [[Borg]] had been aware of the phenomena for a long time, and only one [[Borg cube|cube]] had ever survived an encounter with chaotic space. While in chaotic space, the native aliens eventually were able to communicate to [[Chakotay]] that to escape, they would need to alter their [[warp field]] to a [[rentrillic trajectory]] and set the [[deflector dish]] to induce a paralateral rentrillic property. Chakotay was able to make these modifications to ''Voyager'' after being shown detailed instructions, allowing him to modify the [[sensor]]s using the deflector dish. ({{VOY|The Fight}})
+As the crew was attempting to locate a means by which they could escape the phenomenon, [[Commander]] [[Chakotay]] began experiencing a series of [[hallucination]]s, a result of the reactivation of a gene responsible for [[sensory tremens]], a disorder from which his grandfather had suffered. It was eventually discovered that the reactivation of the gene had been initiated via an [[isolinear frequency]], by a race of aliens indigenous to chaotic space, who were attempting to assist the ''Voyager'' crew in escaping. The aliens  existed on a perceptual wavelength that normal [[humanoid]] senses could not detect. Though Chakotay did not completely understand the geometry involved, he managed to learn that chaotic space intersected the normal [[spacetime continuum]] at the eighteenth [[dimensional gradient]], and that, by recalibrating ''Voyager''{{'}}s [[deflector dish]], he could modify the ships [[warp field]] to a paralateral [[rentrillic trajectory]] with which to escape. Routing the deflector through the [[sensor array]], and activating the dish to maximum amplitude, Chakotay managed to find ''Voyager'' a route out of chaotic space. ({{VOY|The Fight}})
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-:''While speculating why this phenomenon had never been seen in the [[Alpha Quadrant]] or recorded by any [[Starfleet]] vessels, Chakotay noted that many [[Federation]] starships disappear in mysterious circumstances and may have fallen prey to this effect.''
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