Mosquito

The Phoenix-X encounters a large space creature called a Trump which destroys the planet Eluvae IV right in front of them. But before the crew can destroy it, the creature disappears out of sight. Meanwhile, Lox is put into the Brig for the unexplained death of one of his patients only a few hours after a visit to Sickbay. Out in space, the Phoenix-X tracks down a small Eluvae ship of survivors. Inside, the ocupants are flustered and upset - unable to speak correctly - but somehow manage to warn of a shadow-man that was also killing their people (before the Trump attack). Back on the ship, more and more people fall ill to the same sickness that killed Lox's previous patient. Lox does all he can to figure out what is going on, while battling his own inner loyalty to the crew of the Phoenix-X.

When the Phoenix-X gets to Earth, Doctor's Julian Bashir and Beverly Crusher are forced to help find a cure. To Lox's dismay at needing their help, he suddenly conjures up the perfect cure. Quickly creating it, a cure which utilizes the gene samples of each specific sick-patient, he runs off to administer help to the crew. But when narrowing down the number of sick people, he discovers the shadow-man: a Trump Parasite that has attracted the Trump itself.

Such a parasite, appearing to be comepletely black, is capapble of jumping in and out of occupants' bodies. In the meantime, the large Trump creature exposes itself and its hiding place, by flying out of the Atlantic Ocean, near Tampa Bay, Florida, and into space - revealing its true motives: to destroy the Trump Parasite.

Lox leads the Trump Parasite onto the Eluvae ship, where all its occupants have died. He then leads the parasite into a shelf full of viles of DNA - organic DNA being the main occupying area of the parasite. As soon as the parasite is trapped within the viles, Lox beams back to the Phoenix-X and allows the Eluvae ship to be destroyed by the Trump creature. The creature then disppears out of sight, having completed its business. After these actions, Lox has proven himself to the crew and himself.

Memorable Quotes
"Only I can hear it, just like last time. It's coming from something... something alien."

- Red

"You will only find honour in sacrificing your own life now."

- Kortos

"Aren't you guys needed in other ship's or space stations"

- Matt to Bashir and Crusher after the parasite threat has been neutralized

Background Information

 * With the destruction of the small Eluvae ship, it is apparant that the entire species of the Eluvae are now extinct. But fortunately, Lox saves copies of DNA samples from the ship before it is destroyed. He later recovers the civilization in the episode "Civilizations".
 * In this episode, the special medical shuttle Angel Wing is aquired.

Links
Episode 41 - "Mosquito"