Ghosts ( Marvel ) " Shadows of the past ! " – " Voyager " encounters a temporal rift , showing them a historical battle with the Borg . Summary . en route to the Alpha Quadrant , the suddenly encounters an all - too - familiar sight . On - screen , they witness the carnage of the Battle of Wolf 359 . Lieutenant Commander Tuvok suggests it may be some elaborate deception , noting that the battle took place six years prior . Ensign Kim however , informs Captain Janeway that he detects high concentrations of chroniton s , suggesting time travel is involved . As " Voyager " backs away , the images of the battle disappear , but in their place , the crew detects several Federation escape pod s . Tuvok again recommends caution , but Ensign Kim detects life sign s on board , as well as a genuine Federation distress signal . Further scans show the pods to be survivors of the , the , and the , the flagship of Admiral Hanson . " Voyager " is unable to communicate with the pods , so Captain Janeway orders the survivors to be beamed to sickbay . Tuvok informs her the transporter would be unsafe , due to the chroniton radiation , so the tractor beam is used to tow the pods into the shuttlebay . Janeway is still understandably apprehensive about the situation , so she orders security to meet her in the shuttlebay , including Lieutenant Josh Rand . The pod ' s hatch is opened , and members of various Federation species walk out led by Commander Athena Rand , a science division officer from the USS " Saratoga " , and the aunt of Josh Rand . Captain Janeway welcomes them aboard , curious as to how they got there . The survivors want to know if the Borg were ever defeated . Janeway explains how the caused the Borg cube to self - destruct in Earth orbit . The captain then has them sent to sickbay , to test for any effects of the temporal rift that carried them to the Delta Quadrant , escorted by Josh Rand , who is very excited to see his aunt again . Word quickly spreads through the ship that survivors of Wolf 359 have been found . Several crew members rush to sickbay in search of loved ones lost in the battle . Lieutenant Barriston is unable to find a woman named Selina , who was lost on the USS " Roosevelt " , but B ' Elanna Torres is able to find her long - lost friend Marshall Sinclair . On the bridge , the news is still spreading , and it is revealed that Josh and Athena Rand are relatives of Janice Rand , whom Tuvok served under during his time on the . Back in sickbay , The Doctor reveals that the radiation has not harmed the survivors , but it " has " forged a permanent link between them and the rift . He concludes that if the anomaly recurs , they will be pulled back into it . Torres thinks she has a way to reduce the radiation levels , and rushes to engineering to come up with a solution . The sixteen survivors are given quarters and begin mingling with the crew . Both sides explain their stories ; the " Voyager " crew explains how they were brought to the Delta Quadrant by the Caretaker , while the survivors explain their seemingly three month ( actually six year ) trip through the rift . The survivors quickly blend in , one of them , a Vulcan named T ' Pei , even befriending Tuvok . Unfortunately , the rift suddenly begins to appear , throwing the survivors into a seizure - like state . The rift stops , as do the seizures , but Torres realizes she must hurry to complete her device to hold onto the survivors . As she completes the device , the rift begins to appear again . She prepares to test it on Commander Rand , but the rift causes the survivors ' s to begin to destabilize rapidly . Once again , " Voyager " witnesses the Battle of Wolf 359 . " Voyager " goes to warp , but the rift follows , still tied to the survivors . The survivors have no choice but to re - enter the pods and return to the rift , with only minutes to say goodbye . As the pods enter the rift , Josh Rand steals an escape pod of his own , and attempts to go after them . " Voyager " tries to beam him back , but it is too late ; he , the rift , and the survivors have all disappeared . " Voyager " prepares to go to warp again when suddenly a large unidentified ship opens fire on them . . . Memorable quotes . " " Human heart s tighten in anguish at the sight of the conflagration that cost the Federation 39 ships and 11 , 000 lives . Even a Vulcan heart wrenches , just a little before the clarity of logic prevails . " "