Stardate: 54058.6 - Paris and Kim volunteer to enter a race that symbolises a peace treaty between four warring races. However, the race's peaceful intentions are undermined with plans of sabotage and cuddle. Torres feels she is nearing the end of her relationship with Paris. However, they work things out with surprising results.
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.