I had a very strange and neat dream.  I very unfortunately don't remember everything, but I was on what was supposed to be the starship Voyager.  It looked nothing like on TV, and the only characters from the show that were in the dream were Janeway and Tuvok.

  The ship was going through some strange area of space.  Everything outside was milky white.  At one point it was time for everyone to go to bed, and Tuvok stayed in a small bunk room with teenage Vulcans, though they had expressed emotions, and even he did a little.

  He stayed with them, because he was in charge of them, in a sort of camp councilor sort of way.  One of the kids got in the room late, then they all got in their beds, but the late one kept thinking about the problem the ship was having.

  He suddenly tells Tuvok to turn on some computer thing that was sort of like a small holographic simulator where you could see small scale experiments play out.  Tuvok was a little annoyed, but he did, and the kid fed in the information.

  The 3-d holographic model showed an outside view of two spirally tunnel looking things.  The ship was supposed to be in one, and the other was empty.  The kid's calculations had pointed out that if they continued with their current plan of escape, the two tunnels would collide and destroy the ship.  Tuvok admitted that it was a good thing the kid had him turn on the machine.

   The dream then switched to Janeway having gotten the information, and was now having everyone awake to work to come up with another plan.  They were in a large room, that was not simulated, but if it were in the actual show, it would have to be.

  Anyway, in the room, she had the computer create simulations of many famous people throughout history.  On one end of the room were some philosophers, inventors, and sailors (pirates).

  The history figures were to be like living reference books.  They stayed in one place, and any crew member who wished could just come up and ask them any questions.  Each of the figures had a book with them that was supposed to be all the known events in their life.

  This side of the room had an odd almost library look to it with what little furniture was there.  The other side of the long room was different.  It had rows of chairs, and a number of TV and movie celebrities had been simulated, though it seemed for no purpose useful to the plan making process.  The only two actors I saw clearly, or at least recall clearly, was Richard Dean Anderson and Christopher Lambert.  I went over there to see what was going on.

  Richard kept nearly falling asleep, and I said to everyone something like, "I bet I know why he's so tired." I then said to Richard, "It's because you're a relatively new father, isn't it?" And he tiredly confirmed with a nod.  I then went and sat down beside Christopher Lambert, and we had a couple of laughs as we talked about how we were similar to each other.

  Apparently, during that time, they had figured out a solution of sorts.  Janeway got everyone's attention and started her speech.  She said that they had poured over all of recorded history for possible solutions, (and this makes little real sense), but they have found that there has ever been only one god of Death, and he was signified by a pelican.

  This solution had been presented to her by the computer on what looked like about eight inches of toilet paper, only stronger, the solution itself being shown as some pictures printed in blue.  One, which I could not make out, was supposed to represent them and their problem, then there was an equals sign, then there was a picture of a pelican, which was representative of the solution.

  She said a few more somewhat commanding but morale lifting words.  There was a line of large windows at the right side of the room, through which could be seen the milky white area, and now there were things that looked like ghosts floating out there, and some flashing lights began.

  Though Janeway said nothing directly, it was understood by everyone that the way they would survive is by pretty much ignoring what was happening out there by keeping a happy attitude without fear of dying.  It was a little more complex than that, though.

  This is where it gets really weird.  Janeway starts singing something, and everyone stands and joins her.  There's a golden light outside, and there are more ghosts, but everyone was ignoring them.

  And now the really, really weird part.  Everyone starts into a song and dance number one might see on Broadway.  I really wish I could remember all the words, because I heard them very clearly, but all I can remember is one line.  "I've got a death wish that I'm keepin' alive."

  It was kind of funny, but despite all, the point of the whole song was that they did not fear death, because the afterlife is wonderful, but while they were alive, they were not going to let themselves die if they could prevent it.

  I swear, that's the first time I've ever dreamed a song and dance number.  Very strange.