- [Paris has asked Seven to join him on one of his 'Captain Proton' missions]
- Seven of Nine: My designation?
- Tom Paris: Ah, right. You're Constance Goodheart. You're... my secretary.
- Seven of Nine: Secretary?
- Tom Paris: Yeah, you tag along on all the missions. Now, I want you to keep the robot occupied, while I save Earth. Computer - run program.
- Satan's Robot: Citizen of Earth, surrender. Do not resist.
- Seven of Nine: I am Borg.
- [opens the control panel of the robot and pulls out a few wires]
- Satan's Robot: Surrennnnderrrr...
- [shuts down]
- Seven of Nine: The robot has been neutralized. May I leave now?
- [Voyager has been traveling through a starless void for two months]
- Tuvok: [of the Astrometrics Lab] I come here to meditate. Needless to say, the view from my quarters has been less than stellar lately.
- [Janeway intends to sacrifice herself to get Voyager out of the void]
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: Tom, set a course.
- [Tom remains in his seat with his arms crossed]
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: Lieutenant, I gave you an order.
- Tom Paris: I can't follow that order, ma'am.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: Harry, take the helm.
- Harry Kim: I'm sorry, Captain.
- [Janeway looks at the other crew members one by one, finally at Seven...]
- Seven of Nine: I will not comply.
- [... and the Doctor]
- The Doctor: What's a hologram to do?
- Tuvok: As you can see, you're not the only one who's had time to evaluate the past.
- Seven of Nine: Chance is irrelevant. We will succeed.
- The Doctor: A vote of Borg confidence. Who could argue with that?
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: You told them. They knew coming in.
- Chakotay: Let's just say I wouldn't be a fine first officer if I hadn't.
- The Doctor: I've given you a mild sedative. It should control the urge to hyperventilate and alleviate some of your anxiety.
- Neelix: Anxiety! Anxiety is what I feel when I burn a pot roast. This, this is more like...
- The Doctor: Dizziness, nausea, unspeakable dread?
- Neelix: Yes.
- The Doctor: Nihiliphobia, the fear of nothingness, or, in laymen's terms, the fear of... nothingness.
- Chakotay: Any chance I might persuade you to join me for a few rounds of velocity? It'll help clear your mind.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: My mind is perfectly clear.
- Chakotay: Then what if I told you I'm not leaving until you join me?
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: I'd say, have a seat, it'll be a while.
- [Morale Officer Neelix is feeling depressed by the void]
- The Doctor: If it's any consolation, I can relate to it. I go into a void every time I'm deactivated. Emptiness, complete and utter oblivion. I'll admit, it was unsettling at first - the existential horror of it all...
- Neelix: You're not helping, Doctor.
- B'Elanna Torres: You don't want to start a fight with me right now, not at 3am.
- Tom Paris: Three in the morning, four in the afternoon, what's the difference? You're angry twenty-four hours a day.
- Neelix: [looking out the window into the void] First thing in the morning, I replicate some curtains.
- Tuvok: She believes that she made an error in judgment four year ago, that she's responsible for stranding Voyager in the Delta Quadrant.
- Chakotay: She told you?
- Tuvok: No. I've been observing her behavior for the past four years. Guilt has been her constant companion.
- Chakotay: You've known her longer than anyone. Have you ever seen her like this?
- Tuvok: Only once. It was during her first year as a Commander on the USS Billings. She sent an away team to survey a volcanic moon. Their shuttle was damaged by a magma eruption, and three crew members were severely injured. The next day, she returned to the moon, alone, to complete the survey. She wanted the crew to know that their suffering had not been in vain. She could have been killed.
- Chakotay: Seeking redemption.
- Tuvok: Precisely. Captain Janeway's methods are unorthodox - it is her strength as a leader - but, unfortunately, it is also her greatest weakness.
- Chakotay: Stubborn as a Klingon.
- Tuvok: To put it mildly.
- Chakotay: If she tries something like that again, I want to be ready, and I'm gonna need your support.
- [Controller Emck is beamed aboard]
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: I'm afraid we'll have to talk here. You appear to be leaking.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: Chakotay, there's no one I trust more than you. You're a fine first officer. Are you ready to captain this ship?
- Chakotay: Yes.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: Assemble the crew.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: Would you be satisfied with, "I'm just catching up on some reading?" I'm not sure I understand it myself. It started when we entered this - what does the crew call it?
- Chakotay: The Void.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: Charming. Oh, what I wouldn't give for a few Borg cubes about now, anything for a little distraction. Strange as it sounds, I almost long for the days when we were under constant attack. No time to stop and think about how we got stranded in the Delta Quadrant. How did we end up here, Chakotay? Answer me.
- Chakotay: We were faced with a difficult choice. We had the means to get home, but using it would've put an innocent people at risk, so we decided to stay.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: No... no. I decided to stay. I made that choice for everyone.
- Chakotay: We're alive and well, and we've gathered enough data about this quadrant to keep Starfleet scientists busy for decades. Our mission's been a success.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: Very same words I've been telling myself for the past four years, but then we hit this void and I started to realize how empty those words sound.
- Chakotay: Kathryn...
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: I made an error in judgment, Chakotay. It was shortsighted and it was selfish, and now all of us are paying for my mistake; so, if you don't mind, Commander, I'll pass on that little game, and I'll leave shipboard morale in your capable hands. If the crew asks for me, tell them the Captain sends her regards.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: Four years ago, I destroyed the Caretaker's array to protect the Ocampa. That act of compassion stranded this crew in the Delta Quadrant. I'm not about to give that order again.
- Chakotay: This situation is a little different.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: Oh, it's close enough. I'm asking this crew to make too big a sacrifice. I won't make that same mistake.
- Tom Paris: There.
- B'Elanna Torres: What?
- Tom Paris: I saw something. A star.
- The Doctor: Remind me to check your eyesight.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: You realize you could all be hanged for mutiny. Looks like we need another option.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: This is Voyager. Stand down your weapons and fall back.
- [Voyager is hit with another blast]
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: I'll take that as a, "no."
- Dr. Chaotica: Captain Proton.
- Tom Paris: Spaceman First Class, Protector of Earth, Scourge of Intergalactic Evil - at your service.
- Tom Paris: Doc, this is the final chapter: Satan's Robot Conquers the World. We can't stop now.
- The Doctor: Does the phrase 'to be continued' mean anything to you?
- [first lines]
- Dr. Chaotica: Citizens of Earth, your destiny is in my hands. Those of you who acquiesce to my demands will be treated fairly. Oppose me, and you face a dire fate indeed - as my slaves in the mines of Mercury. You have one hour.