Kes: Something important is happening to me, and I want to explore it. But I can't stay here any longer. I'm a danger to all of you.
KES: Everybody thinks that what's happening is a medical condition. That's not it at all. I'm going though a transformation. I don't know how or why, but every cell in my body is telling me that I'm changing into something more.
JANEWAY: What if it's not true? What if you're simply being swept up in the excitement of something you think is happening, but it's not real? On the basis of a feeling, an intuition, you're asking me to let you go, quite likely for ever? Kes, I just can't do that.
JANEWAY: No. But argue with you? Even plead with you to reconsider? Absolutely, for as long as it takes.
KES: It won't work. Look at me, Captain. I'm the same Kes you've always known. I haven't lost my judgment. I'm not under some alien influence. I believe something crucial is happening to me and I want to see it through.
JANEWAY: You've lived most of your life here. Voyager has been your home. And you've been a vital part of this family. Oh, I'm going to miss you. (They hug.)
Kes: Now all I have to do is tell the Doctor. He's not going to be happy. (Kes briefly becomes translucent.) Kes: It's starting.
[Corridor] JANEWAY: Acknowledged. Looks like we're going to have to do this the hard way. (They run. The ship's hull starts to ripple.)