1. Last time on
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine...Copy !req
2. If you could do any
science project you wanted toCopy !req
3. anything at all...Copy !req
4. Visit the Gamma Quadrant?Copy !req
5. We've never heard
of the Jem'Hadar.Copy !req
6. Then you've been fortunate.Copy !req
7. Negotiations with the Dominion
can be a dangerous thing.Copy !req
8. The Dominion will
no longer stand byCopy !req
9. and allow ships from your side
to violate our territory.Copy !req
10. Starfleet's orders are simple.Copy !req
11. Traffic through the wormhole
will be suspendedCopy !req
12. until the Odyssey
can investigateCopy !req
13. the Jem'Hadar's threat.Copy !req
14. What about Benjamin
and the others?Copy !req
15. Don't worry, Lieutenant.Copy !req
16. Commander Sisko's return
is a top priority.Copy !req
17. If you're going to try
to rescue themCopy !req
18. then we're coming with you.Copy !req
19. Here they come.Copy !req
20. Major, one
of the Jem'Hadar shipsCopy !req
21. is making a direct run
at the Odyssey.Copy !req
22. The Jem'Hadar wanted us
to escape, didn't they?Copy !req
23. You have no idea
what's begun here.Copy !req
24. She'll be back.Copy !req
25. The question is
who she'll bring with her.Copy !req
26. If the Dominion
comes through the wormholeCopy !req
27. the first battle
will be fought hereCopy !req
28. and I intend
to be ready for them.Copy !req
29. And now, the continuation.Copy !req
30. We're in trouble, people.Copy !req
31. We've run seven simulations
and they all come out the same.Copy !req
32. The Jem'Hadar
overwhelm our defensesCopy !req
33. and board the station
within two hours.Copy !req
34. Two hours doesn't even
give us timeCopy !req
35. to get reinforcements
from Bajor.Copy !req
36. There must be something
we overlooked.Copy !req
37. Major, I'm the last one
to say it's hopelessCopy !req
38. but given DS9's
structural limitationsCopy !req
39. our available power supplyCopy !req
40. and the difficulty of defending
a stationary targetCopy !req
41. against a heavily
armed mobile forceCopy !req
42. I'd say two hours is optimistic.Copy !req
43. Well, regardless of the timeCopy !req
44. the casualties
would be appalling.Copy !req
45. All right, let's say we let
them board the station.Copy !req
46. That still doesn't mean
we have to surrender.Copy !req
47. What are you suggesting?Copy !req
48. We can, uh...Copy !req
49. we can hide in the conduits,
set up booby trapsCopy !req
50. prepare ambushes...
try and hold outCopy !req
51. until we can get
reinforcements.Copy !req
52. We can try,
but I don't thinkCopy !req
53. there'd be
much of a station leftCopy !req
54. by the time they got here.Copy !req
55. That leaves us
with two options...Copy !req
56. abandon the station
and make a stand on Bajor.Copy !req
57. Or... collapse the entrance
to the wormhole.Copy !req
58. No, I want a third alternative.Copy !req
59. I cannot believe
that we can't...Copy !req
60. Some kind of large subspace
surge has just activatedCopy !req
61. our security sensors.Copy !req
62. Where is it?Copy !req
63. Bearing 148 mark 215.Copy !req
64. Distance 300 meters.Copy !req
65. 300 meters?Copy !req
66. That's almost inside
our shield perimeter.Copy !req
67. From the intensity
in the harmonic signatureCopy !req
68. it could be a cloaked shipCopy !req
69. but I've never seen an energy
dispersal pattern like this.Copy !req
70. It's too close for comfort,
whatever it is.Copy !req
71. Red Alert.Copy !req
72. Raise shields.Copy !req
73. Energize phaser banks.Copy !req
74. Stand by to lock
photon torpedoes.Copy !req
75. The energy
signature's fluctuating.Copy !req
76. It's de-cloaking.Copy !req
77. It's definitely
a Federation starshipCopy !req
78. but I've never seen
that design before.Copy !req
79. A Federation ship
with a cloaking device?Copy !req
80. It's hailing us.Copy !req
81. On screen.Copy !req
82. Hello, Major.Copy !req
83. Sorry to startle you,
but I wantedCopy !req
84. to test the Defiant's
cloaking device.Copy !req
85. The Defiant?Copy !req
86. I've brought back a little
surprise for the Dominion.Copy !req
87. Officially, it's classified
as an escort vessel.Copy !req
88. Unofficially,
the Defiant's a warship...Copy !req
89. nothing more, nothing less.Copy !req
90. I thought Starfleet
didn't believe in warships.Copy !req
91. Desperate times breed
desperate measures, Major.Copy !req
92. Five years ago, Starfleet
began exploring the possibilityCopy !req
93. of building
a new class of starship.Copy !req
94. This ship would have
no families, no science labsCopy !req
95. no luxuries of any kind.Copy !req
96. It was designed
for one purpose only...Copy !req
97. to fight and defeat the Borg.Copy !req
98. The Defiant was a prototype.Copy !req
99. The first ship
in what would have beenCopy !req
100. a new Federation battle fleet.Copy !req
101. So what happened?Copy !req
102. The Borg threat
became less urgent.Copy !req
103. Also, some design flaws
cropped upCopy !req
104. during the ship's
shakedown cruiseCopy !req
105. so Starfleet decided
to abandon the project.Copy !req
106. What sort of design flaws?Copy !req
107. You'll have complete access
to the ship evaluation reportsCopy !req
108. but, to put it simply,
it's overgunnedCopy !req
109. and overpowered
for a ship its size.Copy !req
110. During battle drills,
it nearly tore itself apartCopy !req
111. when the engines were tested
at full capacity.Copy !req
112. And this is the ship
that Starfleet sends usCopy !req
113. to fight off an attack
by the Dominion?Copy !req
114. We're not going to fight
the Dominion, MajorCopy !req
115. at least, not yet anyway.Copy !req
116. Our mission is to take the
Defiant into the Gamma QuadrantCopy !req
117. and try to find the leaders
of the Dominion, the Founders.Copy !req
118. We have to convince them
that the FederationCopy !req
119. does not represent
a threat to them.Copy !req
120. What if they don't believe us?Copy !req
121. That's why I asked
for the Defiant.Copy !req
122. She may have flaws,
but she has teethCopy !req
123. and I want the Dominion to knowCopy !req
124. that we can and will defend
ourselves, if necessary.Copy !req
125. I've posted
two security officersCopy !req
126. at the Defiant's
docking port, sir.Copy !req
127. No one will get near
the cloaking deviceCopy !req
128. without us knowing about it.Copy !req
129. I wasn't informedCopy !req
130. about any special
security arrangements.Copy !req
131. The security arrangements
were by my requestCopy !req
132. to protect the cloaking device.Copy !req
133. A few introductions
are in order.Copy !req
134. This is Subcommander T'Rul,
from the Romulan Empire.Copy !req
135. She's here to operate
the cloaking deviceCopy !req
136. which her governmentCopy !req
137. so kindly loaned us
for this mission.Copy !req
138. Romulan interests will be
served through cooperationCopy !req
139. and my role is to keep
unauthorized personnelCopy !req
140. away from the cloaking device.Copy !req
141. May I present my officers.Copy !req
142. This is Major Ki...Copy !req
143. Thank you,
but I know their namesCopy !req
144. and I'm not here
to make friends.Copy !req
145. Charming.Copy !req
146. Well, I am here to make friends.Copy !req
147. I'm Lieutenant Commander
Michael EddingtonCopy !req
148. Starfleet Security.Copy !req
149. Major Kira Nerys.Copy !req
150. Odo, Head of Station Security.Copy !req
151. May I ask what your function
is here, Commander?Copy !req
152. There will be
a complete mission briefingCopy !req
153. at 1800 hours, but be preparedCopy !req
154. to depart the station
at 0700 tomorrow morning.Copy !req
155. Dismissed.Copy !req
156. You needn't brace yourselfCopy !req
157. to give me
unpleasant news, Commander.Copy !req
158. I'll save you the trouble.Copy !req
159. I've been relieved
as Chief of Security.Copy !req
160. Odo, wait!Copy !req
161. You've not been relieved.Copy !req
162. You're still in chargeCopy !req
163. of all non-Starfleet security
matters aboard this station.Copy !req
164. And what about matters
that are Starfleet?Copy !req
165. In those areas,
you coordinate your effortsCopy !req
166. with Commander Eddington.Copy !req
167. "Coordinate" is
another way of sayingCopy !req
168. I'll report to him.Copy !req
169. I'm sorry, Odo.Copy !req
170. This wasn't my idea.Copy !req
171. I'm sure it wasn't.Copy !req
172. You were just
following orders.Copy !req
173. An order I strongly
disagreed with.Copy !req
174. I did everything
I could to fight this.Copy !req
175. I even took itCopy !req
176. to the Chief of Starfleet
Security herselfCopy !req
177. but the decision was final.Copy !req
178. May I ask why?Copy !req
179. There were some concernsCopy !req
180. about several recent
security breaches.Copy !req
181. If I was given
the authority I asked forCopy !req
182. instead of being tied
to Starfleet regulationsCopy !req
183. there wouldn't have been
any security breaches.Copy !req
184. Odo, your resistance to
following Starfleet regulationsCopy !req
185. is part of the problem.Copy !req
186. Well, I think there might be a
simpler explanation, Commander.Copy !req
187. I think Starfleet
decided to bring inCopy !req
188. someone they could trust...Copy !req
189. someone besides
"the shape-shifter."Copy !req
190. This is not a racial issue, Odo.Copy !req
191. I understand
how you must feel, and I...Copy !req
192. Commander.Copy !req
193. I don't require
your understanding.Copy !req
194. My resignation will be logged
within the hour.Copy !req
195. Hey, hey, hey...Copy !req
196. I thought you were unpacking.Copy !req
197. I am.
I mean, I was.Copy !req
198. But I just kept looking
at the replicator and...Copy !req
199. And you just had to have
some I'danian spice pudding.Copy !req
200. You know, I still can't believeCopy !req
201. I couldn't get a decent bowl
back on Earth.Copy !req
202. That didn't stop you
from ordering itCopy !req
203. at every replicator you saw.Copy !req
204. So...Copy !req
205. is it good to be home?Copy !req
206. Yeah.Copy !req
207. I can't wait to sleep
in my own bed again.Copy !req
208. Whew.Copy !req
209. I wonder when that happened.Copy !req
210. What?Copy !req
211. When did I start thinking
of this Cardassian monstrosityCopy !req
212. as home?Copy !req
213. I think it happened...Copy !req
214. last Thursday.Copy !req
215. Around 1700 hours...Copy !req
216. when you took all of this stuff
out of storage back on Earth.Copy !req
217. I... Careful, that's
a 2,000-year-old Yoruba maskCopy !req
218. and that "stuff" is one
of the finest collectionsCopy !req
219. of ancient African art...Copy !req
220. You'll ever see.Copy !req
221. I know.Copy !req
222. And I also know
how much it means to you.Copy !req
223. But, to me, this will always beCopy !req
224. the stuff in your library...
at home.Copy !req
225. When you took it out of storage
so you could bring it hereCopy !req
226. it meant that Earth
wasn't home anymore.Copy !req
227. This was.Copy !req
228. So...Copy !req
229. what do you think?Copy !req
230. Perfect.Copy !req
231. Odo.Copy !req
232. There you are.Copy !req
233. I just finished talking
to the provisional governmentCopy !req
234. and they want you to go with us
to the Gamma Quadrant tomorrowCopy !req
235. to act as an official
Bajoran representative.Copy !req
236. I'm no diplomat.Copy !req
237. I know.Copy !req
238. That's why they want you to go.Copy !req
239. If we do locate the FoundersCopy !req
240. we're going to need
more than diplomacy.Copy !req
241. We're going to need
to size them upCopy !req
242. see what kind
of threat they poseCopy !req
243. to Bajor, analyze...Copy !req
244. You're the military
expert, Major, not me.Copy !req
245. And I doubtCopy !req
246. that the provisional
government contacted youCopy !req
247. and asked for my presence
on this mission.Copy !req
248. If I'm not mistakenCopy !req
249. this is a misguided attempt
to make me feel better.Copy !req
250. Maybe it is.Copy !req
251. Maybe I'm your friend.Copy !req
252. And maybe I want you to seeCopy !req
253. that you are still
needed here...Copy !req
254. no matter what some idiot
Starfleet admiral might think.Copy !req
255. The Defiant leaves at 700 hours.Copy !req
256. I'm a little confused,
Commander.Copy !req
257. You want me to go with you
to the Gamma QuadrantCopy !req
258. to help you locate
the Founders.Copy !req
259. See? It's not
so confusing after all.Copy !req
260. You're joking with me,
aren't you?Copy !req
261. Having a little fun with Quark.Copy !req
262. I'm quite serious.Copy !req
263. You can't be.Copy !req
264. I'm not a diplomatCopy !req
265. or an explorer
or a tactical officerCopy !req
266. or whatever else you
might need on this trip.Copy !req
267. Now, if you need a caterer,
I'd be happy to loan youCopy !req
268. a new replicator
that I just got...Copy !req
269. Eight months ago,
you helped the NagusCopy !req
270. establish a trade agreement
with the Karemma, uh...Copy !req
271. tulaberry wine, I believe.Copy !req
272. The Karemma are
part of the Dominion.Copy !req
273. A minor part...
a very minor part.Copy !req
274. They might still
be able to help usCopy !req
275. make contact with the Founders.Copy !req
276. Since you're experienced
in dealing with the Karemma,Copy !req
277. it seems to me that you're
the logical person...Copy !req
278. Actually, my brother Rom
did most of the talking.Copy !req
279. I think he'd be better suited
for this mission.Copy !req
280. Not Rom... you.Copy !req
281. But why?Copy !req
282. Rom only has a son
to think about.Copy !req
283. I have a business.Copy !req
284. You.Copy !req
285. I'm sorry, Commander,
but I must refuse.Copy !req
286. My last experience
with the Jem'HadarCopy !req
287. was not a pleasant oneCopy !req
288. and I have no intention
of repeating it.Copy !req
289. Now, there's no way you can
legally force me to do this.Copy !req
290. The scepter of the Grand Nagus.Copy !req
291. I had a chance to discuss
this mission with himCopy !req
292. on my way back from Earth.Copy !req
293. He seemed to agree with me.Copy !req
294. Unless peaceful contactCopy !req
295. can be established
with the FoundersCopy !req
296. business opportunities
in the Gamma QuadrantCopy !req
297. might suddenly dry up.Copy !req
298. He also agreed with me that you
are the perfect man to help me.Copy !req
299. I don't believe it.Copy !req
300. Which is why he sent this along.Copy !req
301. He thought it might convince youCopy !req
302. of the high value he holds
for the success of this mission.Copy !req
303. Now...Copy !req
304. are you going to defyCopy !req
305. the wishes of the Grand Nagus
himself?Copy !req
306. No, no... of course not.Copy !req
307. I'm happy to serve the Nagus
any way I can.Copy !req
308. Thanks, Quark.Copy !req
309. I knew I could count on you.Copy !req
310. Yeah.Copy !req
311. Quark?Copy !req
312. Aren't you forgetting something?Copy !req
313. Oh.Copy !req
314. I just thought
you'd like to know.Copy !req
315. The Defiant will be
ready at 0700 hours.Copy !req
316. Did it pass
the Chief's inspection?Copy !req
317. Does anything?Copy !req
318. His maintenance list
is as long as this table.Copy !req
319. But he did say it will
take us where we're going.Copy !req
320. And back, I hope.Copy !req
321. Well, he said
that was up to you.Copy !req
322. I'd never have volunteered
for this missionCopy !req
323. if I didn't think we had
a chance of coming back.Copy !req
324. How many times
did Curzon tell youCopy !req
325. never volunteer for anything?Copy !req
326. As I recall, Curzon broke
that rule a few times himself.Copy !req
327. And regretted it every time.Copy !req
328. This is different.Copy !req
329. I'd be regretting it even moreCopy !req
330. if we just waited around
for an invasion.Copy !req
331. If I know Starfleet,
they must have runCopy !req
332. at least 200 probability studies
on this mission of ours.Copy !req
333. So what are the odds
of us succeeding?Copy !req
334. Slim.Copy !req
335. But better odds
than fighting offCopy !req
336. a Jem'Hadar assault
on this station.Copy !req
337. And if the station falls,
then Bajor fallsCopy !req
338. and I will not let that happen.Copy !req
339. You know, after Jennifer diedCopy !req
340. I never thought I would
see you this passionateCopy !req
341. about something again.Copy !req
342. Two months ago, I would
have agreed with you.Copy !req
343. Then I went back to EarthCopy !req
344. and I spent all
those weeks debriefingCopy !req
345. at Starfleet Headquarters.Copy !req
346. And I...Copy !req
347. I used to get a thrill
just walking into that building.Copy !req
348. I'd look around at the admiralsCopy !req
349. and think, "One day,
that's going to be me.Copy !req
350. "One day, I'm the oneCopy !req
351. that's going to be making
the big decisions."Copy !req
352. Curzon always thought
that was very funny.Copy !req
353. Did he?Copy !req
354. What I mean isCopy !req
355. he could never see a set of
admiral stars on your collar.Copy !req
356. He thought that just
making the decisionsCopy !req
357. would never satisfy you.Copy !req
358. You had to implement them...Copy !req
359. see the results,
face the consequences.Copy !req
360. Curzon always thought
you were the kind of manCopy !req
361. who had to be
in the thick of things...Copy !req
362. not behind some desk
at Headquarters.Copy !req
363. He was a smart old man,
wasn't he?Copy !req
364. He'd like to think so.Copy !req
365. You'd better get
a good night's sleep.Copy !req
366. I was just about to say
the same thing to you.Copy !req
367. I'll see you
in the morning, Benjamin.Copy !req
368. The medical database
is practically nonexistent.Copy !req
369. I've downloaded
as many of my filesCopy !req
370. from the station as I canCopy !req
371. but this ship
simply wasn't designedCopy !req
372. to handle many casualties.Copy !req
373. Do the best you can,
and let's hope we don'tCopy !req
374. have to put your new
database to a test.Copy !req
375. Yes, sir.Copy !req
376. Quark's settling
into his quartersCopy !req
377. and asked me to relay to you
his profound disappointmentCopy !req
378. in the accommodations,
and to inform youCopy !req
379. that he could
get you in touchCopy !req
380. with several reputable
interior decoratorsCopy !req
381. for a modest fee.Copy !req
382. I'll take his offer
under advisement.Copy !req
383. Stand by to get underway.Copy !req
384. Tactical and communications
are ready, sir.Copy !req
385. Navigation and operations,
ready.Copy !req
386. Weapons ready.Copy !req
387. Impulse engines on-line.Copy !req
388. Warp power available
at your command.Copy !req
389. Very well.Copy !req
390. Seal the airlock,
release docking clamps, aft...Copy !req
391. Just a moment, sir.Copy !req
392. There's someone in the airlock.Copy !req
393. It's Odo.Copy !req
394. Sisko to Odo.Copy !req
395. Is there a problem, Constable?Copy !req
396. No, Commander. I would like
permission to come aboard.Copy !req
397. I'm here at the request
of the Bajoran government.Copy !req
398. Permission granted.Copy !req
399. Thank you, sir.Copy !req
400. Dax, we'll have to arrange
some quarters for the Constable.Copy !req
401. I'll do it, sir.Copy !req
402. I need to go down to what is
laughingly called the Sick Bay.Copy !req
403. Thank you, Doctor.Copy !req
404. Odo's aboard, sir.Copy !req
405. The airlock's clear.Copy !req
406. Release docking clamps.Copy !req
407. Aft thrusters at one quarter.Copy !req
408. Port and starboard
at station keeping.Copy !req
409. We've cleared the station.Copy !req
410. Lay in a course
to the wormhole.Copy !req
411. I want to cloak as soon as
we reach the Gamma Quadrant.Copy !req
412. Understood.Copy !req
413. Course laid in, sir.Copy !req
414. Engage.Copy !req
415. The cloaking device is operating
within normal parameters.Copy !req
416. Set course
for the Karemma system.Copy !req
417. Warp 7.Copy !req
418. Aye, sir.Copy !req
419. Engage.Copy !req
420. Odo!Copy !req
421. Is this the best you can do?Copy !req
422. I'm afraid so.Copy !req
423. Most of the crew quarters
don't have life supports yet.Copy !req
424. Besides, I think
we'd all feel a bit betterCopy !req
425. with someone here
to watch over Quark.Copy !req
426. I take that
as a personal insult, Doctor.Copy !req
427. You should.Copy !req
428. Now, I think
I'll let you two bunkmatesCopy !req
429. get more comfortable.Copy !req
430. Am I glad to see you.Copy !req
431. I have been stuck
down here in this miserable holeCopy !req
432. ever since I came on board.Copy !req
433. Bunk beds!Copy !req
434. No view.Copy !req
435. And I can't tell
you what came outCopy !req
436. of that replicator when
I asked for synthehol.Copy !req
437. So...Copy !req
438. what's your role
in this little adventure?Copy !req
439. Providing security, no doubt.Copy !req
440. Well, of course you are.Copy !req
441. I mean, why else
would you be here?Copy !req
442. I can tell you,
I feel much safer nowCopy !req
443. just knowing you're along,
because I know...Copy !req
444. I have been holding
this shape for 16 hours.Copy !req
445. I have to revert back
to my liquid stateCopy !req
446. but I don't want you to watch
and gawk at me!Copy !req
447. I understand, completely.Copy !req
448. This is a very private moment
and I won't interfere.Copy !req
449. This won't be so bad...Copy !req
450. I have no interest
in speaking to youCopy !req
451. or in listening
to your witless prattle!Copy !req
452. So stay out of my wayCopy !req
453. or you'll regret
the day you ever met me!Copy !req
454. Commander, long-range sensorsCopy !req
455. have picked up two Jem'Hadar
warships directly ahead.Copy !req
456. They're heading
this way at warp 5.Copy !req
457. How close will they pass us?Copy !req
458. 100,000 kilometers.Copy !req
459. That's well within range
of their weapons, Commander.Copy !req
460. Should I alter course?Copy !req
461. No, we need to know if they can
see through the cloaking deviceCopy !req
462. and this is
as good a time as any.Copy !req
463. Maintain course and speed.Copy !req
464. Red Alert.Copy !req
465. Aye, sir.Copy !req
466. Here they come.Copy !req
467. They'll pass us in five seconds.Copy !req
468. On screen.Copy !req
469. Track them.Copy !req
470. They're continuing
on their original heading.Copy !req
471. No indication that they saw us.Copy !req
472. Wait a minute.Copy !req
473. They're changing course.Copy !req
474. Heading this way.Copy !req
475. They must have seen us.Copy !req
476. They're powering
their weapon systems.Copy !req
477. Prepare to de-cloak,
lock phasers on the lead ship...Copy !req
478. No! We may not have
been detected.Copy !req
479. Explain.Copy !req
480. A cloaked ship radiates
a slight subspace varianceCopy !req
481. at warp speeds.Copy !req
482. I never heard that.Copy !req
483. It's not something
we've been eager to reveal.Copy !req
484. I suggest dropping out of warp.Copy !req
485. That will eliminate
the variance.Copy !req
486. When they reach our position,
they'll find nothing.Copy !req
487. Do it.Copy !req
488. All stop.Copy !req
489. Commander,
they're sweeping the areaCopy !req
490. with some kind
of an anti-proton scanCopy !req
491. and they're being
very thorough about it.Copy !req
492. Will an anti-proton scan
penetrate the cloak?Copy !req
493. That's a good question.Copy !req
494. I'm not sure.Copy !req
495. They're getting closer.Copy !req
496. Commander.Copy !req
497. The Defiant's power signatureCopy !req
498. is unusually high
for a ship this size.Copy !req
499. The cloaking device
may not be masking everything.Copy !req
500. Cut main power.Copy !req
501. The other one
has broken off its search.Copy !req
502. It's headed this way.Copy !req
503. Stand by weapons and shields.Copy !req
504. They've gone into warp...Copy !req
505. and resumed
their original course.Copy !req
506. The first thing to go rightCopy !req
507. in the Gamma Quadrant
in a long time.Copy !req
508. Let's hope it's not the last.Copy !req
509. Ship's Log, Stardate 48212.4.Copy !req
510. We have arrived
at the Karemma home worldCopy !req
511. and opened talks with one
of Quark's business partnersCopy !req
512. in an effort to contact
the Founders of the Dominion.Copy !req
513. The Grand Nagus himselfCopy !req
514. has sent me as an emissary
on his behalf.Copy !req
515. If you aid us in our missionCopy !req
516. I'm authorized
to increase our purchaseCopy !req
517. of tulaberry wine
to the Karemma by three percent.Copy !req
518. Hmm, looks like
a polyduranium alloy blend.Copy !req
519. Interesting, but the metal
has no real value.Copy !req
520. A three percent
increase is negligible.Copy !req
521. I have considerable leeway
to bargain in this circumstance.Copy !req
522. Name your terms.Copy !req
523. Nothing, nothing, nothing.Copy !req
524. The terms are not the issue.Copy !req
525. I cannot help you
locate the FoundersCopy !req
526. because I do not know
who they areCopy !req
527. or if they even exist.Copy !req
528. Nothing.Copy !req
529. Ah, here's something
interesting.Copy !req
530. Appears to be
diamide-laced beritium.Copy !req
531. Appears to be
diamide-laced beritium.Copy !req
532. I'll give you 52 diraks for it.Copy !req
533. Done.Copy !req
534. Quark.Copy !req
535. I mean, one bargain
at a time, Ornithar.Copy !req
536. We were talking
about the Founders.Copy !req
537. There is nothing further to say.Copy !req
538. If the Founders existCopy !req
539. they clearly do not wish
to be contactedCopy !req
540. and that is good enough for me.Copy !req
541. Who's your contact
in the DominionCopy !req
542. regarding administration,
trade, defense?Copy !req
543. Our only contact
with the DominionCopy !req
544. has been through the Vorta.Copy !req
545. I have no idea
who they report to.Copy !req
546. All I know is that the Vorta say
to do something and you do it.Copy !req
547. Why?Copy !req
548. Because if you do not, they
will send in the Jem'Hadar...Copy !req
549. and then you die.Copy !req
550. Will you put us in contact
with the Vorta?Copy !req
551. Commander, we do only
as we are told, nothing more.Copy !req
552. And so far, we have not been
told to help you in any way.Copy !req
553. You haven't been told not to,
either.Copy !req
554. No, but I prefer to err
on the side of caution.Copy !req
555. In this case, being cautious
will cost youCopy !req
556. a substantial profit.Copy !req
557. The Ferengi will ceaseCopy !req
558. purchasing tulaberry
wine immediately.Copy !req
559. If you lost such
a valuable contractCopy !req
560. with the Alpha Quadrant,
it might displease the Vorta.Copy !req
561. They may even send the Jem'Hadar
to find out what happened.Copy !req
562. I will need to access one
of our computers on the surface.Copy !req
563. This is the Callinon system.Copy !req
564. The Dominion maintainsCopy !req
565. an unmanned subspace relay
on the seventh planet.Copy !req
566. We have been told by the VortaCopy !req
567. to direct
all communications there.Copy !req
568. Where the messages are sent
after that is not our concern.Copy !req
569. What is that?Copy !req
570. It is the Omarion Nebula.Copy !req
571. The Omarion Nebula...Copy !req
572. If there is nothing else,
I would like to leave now.Copy !req
573. Of course.Copy !req
574. Uh, Commander, I believeCopy !req
575. I fulfilled my role
in this missionCopy !req
576. so if you don't mind...Copy !req
577. You want to stay behind?Copy !req
578. That was our agreement.Copy !req
579. How can you be sureCopy !req
580. he won't turn you
over to the DominionCopy !req
581. as soon as we leave?Copy !req
582. He may serve the DominionCopy !req
583. but I'm the one lining
his pockets with latinum.Copy !req
584. I'll book passageCopy !req
585. on the next ship going
through the wormholeCopy !req
586. and, uh, I'll make a profit
in the process.Copy !req
587. All right, Quark.Copy !req
588. Good luck.Copy !req
589. Same to you, Commander.Copy !req
590. Lay in a course
for the Callinon system.Copy !req
591. Aye, sir.Copy !req
592. Come in.Copy !req
593. Did I wake you?Copy !req
594. Not quite.Copy !req
595. What can I do for you, Major?Copy !req
596. It's about Odo.Copy !req
597. You're worried about him.Copy !req
598. Is it that obvious?Copy !req
599. No, I'm worried about him, too.Copy !req
600. But, at the moment, I don't know
what to do about it.Copy !req
601. Can I speak freely?Copy !req
602. What the hell is wrong
with Starfleet?Copy !req
603. How could they do this to him?Copy !req
604. This has been a long time
coming, Major.Copy !req
605. Starfleet has never been
happy with the Constable.Copy !req
606. They've been pressing me
to replace himCopy !req
607. for the last two years.Copy !req
608. Because he worked
for the Cardassians.Copy !req
609. No, it goes deeper than that.Copy !req
610. Odo is not what you'd call
a team player.Copy !req
611. Why? Because sometimes heCopy !req
612. doesn't go through
the proper channels?Copy !req
613. Well, that's a start.Copy !req
614. You know Odo.Copy !req
615. He enjoys thumbing his nose
at authority.Copy !req
616. He files reports
when he feels like it.Copy !req
617. His respect for the chain
of command is minimal.Copy !req
618. He gets the job done.Copy !req
619. Starfleet likes team players.Copy !req
620. Starfleet likes
the chain of commandCopy !req
621. and, frankly, so do I.Copy !req
622. So you agree
with their decision?Copy !req
623. No, but I understand it.Copy !req
624. And when this mission is over,
you're just going to let him go?Copy !req
625. Look, Major, I want him
to stay as much as you doCopy !req
626. but he has to want to stay.Copy !req
627. Bridge to Commander Sisko.Copy !req
628. We've reached
the Callinon system.Copy !req
629. On my way.Copy !req
630. Ship's Log, supplemental.Copy !req
631. The Defiant has cloakedCopy !req
632. and assumed standard orbit
around Callinon VII.Copy !req
633. I plan to send Dax and O'BrienCopy !req
634. down to survey the relay station
on the surface.Copy !req
635. According to our sensor sweepsCopy !req
636. it looks like Ornithar
was telling the truthCopy !req
637. when he said the relay
station was unmanned.Copy !req
638. It also appears there are very
few security measures in place.Copy !req
639. Nothing fancy.Copy !req
640. Get in, find what we
need and get out.Copy !req
641. Understood.Copy !req
642. On your way.Copy !req
643. The transporter will need
six seconds to beam them down.Copy !req
644. I want to de-cloak
for exactly six seconds.Copy !req
645. Dax to Bridge.Copy !req
646. We're ready, Benjamin.Copy !req
647. All right.Copy !req
648. Disengage cloak.Copy !req
649. Energize.Copy !req
650. They're on the surface.Copy !req
651. Were we scanned
during transport?Copy !req
652. I don't think so.Copy !req
653. Dax to Defiant.Copy !req
654. Go ahead, Dax.Copy !req
655. We're in what seems to be
the central computer room.Copy !req
656. The user interface
is a little unusualCopy !req
657. but I think we can access it.Copy !req
658. Keep us posted.Copy !req
659. I'm into the main directory.Copy !req
660. That was fast.Copy !req
661. Yes, it was.Copy !req
662. A bit too fast, if you ask me.Copy !req
663. Any indication
that we've trippedCopy !req
664. some kind of
security protocol?Copy !req
665. No, I still have
access to everything.Copy !req
666. Then let's get the information
and get out of here.Copy !req
667. That's fine with me.Copy !req
668. I've should have taken
Quark up on his offerCopy !req
669. for a new replicator.Copy !req
670. Sir?Copy !req
671. Nothing.Copy !req
672. Let's make good use
of this time, Major.Copy !req
673. Begin running a level-3
diagnostic...Copy !req
674. Dax to Defiant.Copy !req
675. I think we have something,
Benjamin.Copy !req
676. We've accessed
a communications logCopy !req
677. of outgoing transmissions.Copy !req
678. From the way I read this, sirCopy !req
679. it looks like 80%
of all outgoing trafficCopy !req
680. is sent to one location.Copy !req
681. It's my guess it's either
another relay stationCopy !req
682. or a command center.Copy !req
683. Do you have the coordinates?Copy !req
684. I'm sending them to you now.Copy !req
685. We've lost contact with them.Copy !req
686. Get them out of there!Copy !req
687. I can't.Copy !req
688. Some kind of shield has
appeared around the outpost.Copy !req
689. I can't get through it.Copy !req
690. We're picking up three
Jem'Hadar ships, CommanderCopy !req
691. heading this way.Copy !req
692. Can we punch
through the security shieldCopy !req
693. with our phasers
before the ships get here?Copy !req
694. I'm not sure.Copy !req
695. I've never seen
this kind of field before.Copy !req
696. In order to use the phasers,
we will have to de-cloak.Copy !req
697. That means, we'll be seen
by the Jem'Hadar.Copy !req
698. Well, we've got to do something.Copy !req
699. We can't just leave them there.Copy !req
700. That's exactly
what we should do, Doctor.Copy !req
701. Leave them.Copy !req
702. We came here to locate
the Founders.Copy !req
703. Not to fight the Jem'HadarCopy !req
704. over two expendable
crew members.Copy !req
705. No one is expendable.Copy !req
706. The Jem'Hadar have
entered the system.Copy !req
707. They'll be in orbit
in 30 seconds.Copy !req
708. Prepare to leave orbit, Major.Copy !req
709. Commander...Copy !req
710. As you were, Doctor.Copy !req
711. Lay in a course
to the coordinates Dax sent us.Copy !req
712. Course laid in.Copy !req
713. Warp 7. Engage.Copy !req
714. What do you think will happen
to Dax and O'Brien?Copy !req
715. They'll probably be held
for interrogation.Copy !req
716. If I know Dax,
she'll use the opportunityCopy !req
717. to try to contact the Founders,
and I intend to do the same.Copy !req
718. Sisko to Odo.
Report to the Bridge, Constable.Copy !req
719. I want to discuss the security
arrangements for our...Copy !req
720. I'm presently indisposed,
Commander.Copy !req
721. Please find someone else
for the job.Copy !req
722. That doesn't sound like Odo.Copy !req
723. No, it doesn't.Copy !req
724. I'd better have a talk with him.Copy !req
725. Uh, let me, sir.Copy !req
726. I think he'll listen to me.Copy !req
727. Three Jem'Hadar ships
have just entered sensor range.Copy !req
728. Bearing 037 mark 215.Copy !req
729. Is there any sign
they've detected us?Copy !req
730. Negative.Copy !req
731. Bring us out of warp
and then cut main power.Copy !req
732. We'll wait here until they pass.Copy !req
733. Odo, it's time we had a talk.Copy !req
734. I'm not going to the Bridge,
so you can save your breath.Copy !req
735. And I'd appreciate being
left alone right now.Copy !req
736. Well, you tried being alone
and it hasn't done any good.Copy !req
737. So maybe it's time to stop
brooding and start talking.Copy !req
738. Are you the ship's counselor
now?Copy !req
739. No... I'm your friend.Copy !req
740. You know, the one
who comes to youCopy !req
741. when she needs help.Copy !req
742. I'm just trying
to return the favor.Copy !req
743. Well, you can return the favorCopy !req
744. by giving me a shuttlecraft
and letting me go.Copy !req
745. Go? Go where?Copy !req
746. We're in the heart
of the Dominion.Copy !req
747. Where the hell do you think
you're gonna go?Copy !req
748. The Omarion Nebula.Copy !req
749. Why?Copy !req
750. I'm not sure why.Copy !req
751. I just know I have to,
that's all.Copy !req
752. Y-You... you're going to have
to do a lot better than that.Copy !req
753. Odo...Copy !req
754. talk to me.Copy !req
755. Tell me what's going on.Copy !req
756. Ever since we've come
into the Gamma Quadrant...Copy !req
757. I've had this feeling...
of being drawn somewhereCopy !req
758. pulled by some instinct
to a specific place...Copy !req
759. the Omarion Nebula.Copy !req
760. Why there?Copy !req
761. I don't know.Copy !req
762. All right.Copy !req
763. Once we've contacted
the FoundersCopy !req
764. I'm sure Commander Sisko...Copy !req
765. No!Copy !req
766. Not after we've contacted
the Founders... now!Copy !req
767. I have to leave now!Copy !req
768. Look, I understand
this is important to youCopy !req
769. but we have a mission to...Copy !req
770. Direct hit on the port nacelle!Copy !req
771. How did they see through
the cloaking device?Copy !req
772. They might have analyzed
the sensor informationCopy !req
773. on the anti-proton scanCopy !req
774. and found a way
to penetrate the cloak.Copy !req
775. We'll have to save
the speculation for later.Copy !req
776. Disengage the cloak, raise the
shields and fire on my command!Copy !req
777. Communications
and long-range sensors are out!Copy !req
778. What's the status
of the warp drive?Copy !req
779. The starboard power coupling
is destroyed!Copy !req
780. I'm trying
to reroute main power!Copy !req
781. He's gone!Copy !req
782. I'll take the helm!Copy !req
783. Locking onto the lead ship!Copy !req
784. - Ready?
- Ready!Copy !req
785. Fire!Copy !req
786. The other two are moving
out of phaser range.Copy !req
787. They're coming back
for another pass.Copy !req
788. They're moving
a little slower now.Copy !req
789. They'll be
more cautious this time.Copy !req
790. Doctor, use
evasive pattern delta-5.Copy !req
791. We need to keep them off balance
until we get warp power back.Copy !req
792. Aye, sir.Copy !req
793. Are you all right?Copy !req
794. Just a few bruises.Copy !req
795. Kira to Bridge.Copy !req
796. Kira to Bridge!Copy !req
797. We have to get up there.Copy !req
798. T'Rul, where's my warp power?Copy !req
799. I can't get the phase inducers
to alignCopy !req
800. with the ODN matrixes!Copy !req
801. Commander, three more
Jem'Hadar warshipsCopy !req
802. approaching off the port bow!Copy !req
803. Full impulse!
Get us out of here!Copy !req
804. We've lost main power.Copy !req
805. We've got to get to a shuttle.Copy !req
806. Our duty is to get to the Bridge
and help defend the ship.Copy !req
807. If main power is out,
then the shields are out, Kira.Copy !req
808. The ship is defenseless!Copy !req
809. Main power is off-line!Copy !req
810. The shields have collapsed!Copy !req
811. I've lost helm control.Copy !req
812. Inertial dampers failing.Copy !req
813. Ready escape pods.Copy !req
814. Prepare to abandon ship.Copy !req
815. Where am I?Copy !req
816. You're in a shuttlecraft.Copy !req
817. You were wounded.Copy !req
818. Try not to move around.Copy !req
819. Odo, what happened?Copy !req
820. We were under attack.Copy !req
821. The ship was boarded.Copy !req
822. You were wounded in the attack.Copy !req
823. I managed to get us
to the shuttlecraftCopy !req
824. but I don't know
much more than that.Copy !req
825. The last time I saw the Defiant,
she was dead in spaceCopy !req
826. and surrounded
by Jem'Hadar ships.Copy !req
827. Sisko? Bashir?Copy !req
828. I don't know.Copy !req
829. Where are we?Copy !req
830. We're approaching
the Omarion Nebula.Copy !req
831. You should have taken us
back to the wormhole.Copy !req
832. You didn't object at the time.Copy !req
833. I was unconscious.Copy !req
834. You found anything?Copy !req
835. That's a Class-M planet.Copy !req
836. No star system.Copy !req
837. A rogue planet?Copy !req
838. Yes.Copy !req
839. Welcome home.Copy !req