Stardate: 52179.4 Paris is confined to the brig for thirty days, after he disobeys the Captain's orders and helps to destroy a reactor that may eventually destroy a water world the size of a planet. During his confinement, he recounts what happened in a letter to his father, Admiral Paris.
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.