Stardate: 50460.3 Ensign Kim asks for Tuvok's help in suppressing his strange desire for a holodeck woman he feels strongly about. Kim is incensed when he see Tuvok talking to the holodeck woman on more than one occasion. However, unusual spatial events lead Tuvok to wonder if there is more going on here. What he finds puts the entire crew in jeopardy.
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.