Stardate: 53263.2 Upon returning in a shuttle from a negation with a planet, a cloaked alien attacks and incapacitates Tuvok. Once Tuvok is onboard, the Doctor states that he needs more information on the weapon used to attack Tuvok, before he can work on healing him. This proves problematic, as the species they believe attacked Tuvok are extreme xenophobes.
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.