Stardate: 48546.2 With the reality of their situation setting in, Captain Janeway tries to think up some ways to better relate to a crew that finds itself a long way from home. Continuing their long journey to Federation space, the ship comes across a nebula where omicron particles have been detected. With the chance that they could be used as a fuel source, Janeway sends Voyager into the nebula to harvest them. However, the nebula turns out to be an organic life form, and is injured by Voyager's presence in its body. Facing attack, the crew desperately tries to break free from the entity's defensive systems in order to get out alive.
While chasing a renegade Maquis ship in the Badlands, the USS Voyager and the Maquis ship they are chasing are pulled into a vortex, which sends them instantly to the Delta Quadrant. However, after the destruction of the device that transported them to the Delta Quadrant, the crew of Voyager and the crew of the Maquis ship must join together to fight their way back to their home in the Alpha quadrant, which is many years away. They will meet many foes and many obstacles along the way, but they will also bond as a crew, between those of the Maquis and those of Starfleet.