“Voyager… if you can hear us… come home. The mission is over. We’re turning off the beacon.”

(Entering an alien cavern)

“Understood. Beginning ascent.”

(Final visual: The Exo dives into the black hole. Screen goes white.) Text on screen: The signal never ended. It only changed frequency.

“Confirmed, Voyager. You are go for departure. Remember – the signal originated from beyond the heliopause. We have no idea what you’ll find out there. Trust the Exo. Let it guide you.”

That is the first Exo. That is the last one.

“…you… breaking up… years… we thought you were…”