Stardate: 53556.4 When Voyager goes to the rescue of a strange race's ship, the race learns of "singing" from the Doctor. This race, who look down on the Voyager crew as being technologically inferior, are enthralled by this singing, which is new to them. They invite the Doctor to give a recital on their home world, and soon he decides he should stay there, on the planet, leaving Voyager to go on its way. However, the Doctor soon gets a big shock from his new friends.
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.