Stardate: 52081.2 - Voyager enters a desolate expanse of space where no stars are visible and will take two years to cross. The lack of starlight causes morale issues with the crew, and Janeway questions the choices that stranded her crew in the Delta Quadrant so far from home. They encounter two mysterious alien races who may be at war with each other. Janeway comes to the aid of one of them.