1. Commander's Log,
Stardate 48959.1.Copy !req
2. It is with mixed emotions
that I record thisCopy !req
3. my final Commander's Log.Copy !req
4. The last three years
have beenCopy !req
5. the most demanding
and rewarding of my career.Copy !req
6. I can only hope
that the future will holdCopy !req
7. even greater challenges.Copy !req
8. Dad, there's something
I've been wantingCopy !req
9. to say to you for a long time.Copy !req
10. And now that I
finally have the chanceCopy !req
11. I'm going to make it
short and simple.Copy !req
12. Congratulations...Copy !req
13. Captain Sisko.Copy !req
14. Well, now that you have
another pip on your collarCopy !req
15. does that mean I can't disagree
with you anymore?Copy !req
16. No, it just means
I'm never wrong.Copy !req
17. Oh, we'll see about that.Copy !req
18. Curzon would have been
proud of youCopy !req
19. but not as proud as I am.Copy !req
20. That means a lot to me, Dax.Copy !req
21. Though I don't fully understandCopy !req
22. this humanoid obsession
with rank and titleCopy !req
23. if anyone deserves
to be promoted, it's you.Copy !req
24. Thank you, Constable.Copy !req
25. Well, as someone who is obsessed
with rank and titleCopy !req
26. congratulations, Captain.Copy !req
27. That goes for me, too, Captain.Copy !req
28. This calls for a toast.Copy !req
29. That better not be
from a replicator, Quark.Copy !req
30. Chateau Cleon, 2303.Copy !req
31. I already put it
on your account.Copy !req
32. Can I?Copy !req
33. I guess a sip won't hurt.Copy !req
34. Well...Copy !req
35. Here's to the newest
and best Captain in StarfleetCopy !req
36. and all I can say is,
it's about time.Copy !req
37. - Hear, hear.
- Hear, hear.Copy !req
38. Cheers.Copy !req
39. Ah, ah, that's, that's enough.Copy !req
40. Thanks for coming, Ambassador.Copy !req
41. Those pips look good
on you, Captain.Copy !req
42. Though, to be honestCopy !req
43. I'm not really here
for the ceremony.Copy !req
44. I had that feeling.Copy !req
45. What can I do for you?Copy !req
46. Our intelligence
reports indicateCopy !req
47. there's been a coup d'état
on the Tzenkethi homeworld.Copy !req
48. I doubt anyone is going
to miss the Autarch.Copy !req
49. I know I won't.Copy !req
50. Unfortunately, it's too early
to tell who's in controlCopy !req
51. but we don't want
to take any chances.Copy !req
52. We need to remind the TzenkethiCopy !req
53. that the Federation
is committed to protectingCopy !req
54. our colonies near their border.Copy !req
55. You want to show the flag.Copy !req
56. Exactly.Copy !req
57. The Defiant will leave in two
days on a week-long patrol.Copy !req
58. I'll be coming along
as an observer.Copy !req
59. I've heard a lot
about the Defiant.Copy !req
60. I'm looking forward
to seeing her in operation.Copy !req
61. I don't think
you'll be disappointed.Copy !req
62. She's a fine ship.Copy !req
63. With a fine crew.Copy !req
64. Now what do you say
we get back to the party?Copy !req
65. Of course.Copy !req
66. For he's a jolly good fellowCopy !req
67. For he's
a jolly good fellowCopy !req
68. For he's a jolly good fellowCopy !req
69. Which nobody can deny.Copy !req
70. Hip, hip...Copy !req
71. Hooray!Copy !req
72. - Hip, hip...
- Hooray!Copy !req
73. Hip, hip...Copy !req
74. Hooray!Copy !req
75. I want a complete overhaulCopy !req
76. of the deflector
shield generatorsCopy !req
77. and targeting sensors.Copy !req
78. Oh, yes... take on a full
complement of photon torpedoes.Copy !req
79. Don't worry, Captain.Copy !req
80. If the Tzenkethi
try to start any troubleCopy !req
81. we'll be ready for them.Copy !req
82. I don't doubt it, Chief.Copy !req
83. Captain?Copy !req
84. Getting jumpy
in your old age, O'Brien.Copy !req
85. My son, the writer,
thinks I should sayCopy !req
86. something profound
on this occasion.Copy !req
87. He even offered to write me
a brief statement.Copy !req
88. I told him
I'd take care of it myself.Copy !req
89. But as it turns out, the only
thing I can think of is:Copy !req
90. Begin Captain's Log,
Stardate 48960.9.Copy !req
91. So, have you told her yet?Copy !req
92. Told who?Copy !req
93. Captain Yates.Copy !req
94. About your promotion.Copy !req
95. Yeah, I barely had timeCopy !req
96. to send my father
a transmission.Copy !req
97. In fact, I don't even know
where Kasidy is.Copy !req
98. She's hauling a load
of duridium ore to Solais V.Copy !req
99. Oh.Copy !req
100. You could probably
contact her on subspace.Copy !req
101. I'd rather tell her in person.Copy !req
102. When's she due back
on the station?Copy !req
103. About a month.Copy !req
104. A month?Copy !req
105. Ah, there's nothing worseCopy !req
106. than a long-distance
relationship.Copy !req
107. I wouldn't call it
a relationship, Dax.Copy !req
108. I've only taken her out once.Copy !req
109. Okay, twice.Copy !req
110. I think the exact
figure is three times.Copy !req
111. She's quite
an interesting woman.Copy !req
112. She's very independent,
a little opinionatedCopy !req
113. but she has
a nice sense of humor.Copy !req
114. And?Copy !req
115. And? What do you want me
to tell you, Dax?Copy !req
116. That you miss her.Copy !req
117. That you can't wait to see her.Copy !req
118. I don't know.
Anything.Copy !req
119. Kira, O'Brien, BashirCopy !req
120. they're all dying of curiosity,
and...Copy !req
121. well, I have to tell them
something.Copy !req
122. Fine. You tell them
when she gets backCopy !req
123. I'm going to take her
to the holosuiteCopy !req
124. and we're going to watchCopy !req
125. the seventh game
of the 1964 World Series.Copy !req
126. You do like her.Copy !req
127. Captain on the Bridge.Copy !req
128. Ambassador.Copy !req
129. Captain.Copy !req
130. All stations, report.Copy !req
131. Helm ready.Copy !req
132. Weapons ready.Copy !req
133. Communications systems
standing by.Copy !req
134. Warp and impulse engines
are on line.Copy !req
135. Seal the airlock,
release docking clamps.Copy !req
136. Docking clamps released.Copy !req
137. Engage thrusters.Copy !req
138. Clearing the station.Copy !req
139. Lay in a course for the
Tzenkethi border, warp eight.Copy !req
140. Aye, aye, Captain.Copy !req
141. Engage.Copy !req
142. Hello?Copy !req
143. Who's there?Copy !req
144. Julian!Copy !req
145. You called me, Chief?Copy !req
146. Why didn't you answer me?Copy !req
147. I had this spanner in my mouth.Copy !req
148. What are you doing here, anyway?Copy !req
149. I was connecting
my new diagnostic consoleCopy !req
150. to the Medical Bay's power grid.Copy !req
151. Well, I could have
done that for you.Copy !req
152. Oh, just putting my engineering
extension courses to work.Copy !req
153. Besides, I know
you have your hands full.Copy !req
154. Oh.
Where are you going now?Copy !req
155. I'm done.Copy !req
156. Huh.Copy !req
157. Not bad for an extension course.Copy !req
158. You wanted to see me, sir?Copy !req
159. Yes, Commander.Copy !req
160. It's about Ambassador Krajensky.Copy !req
161. Please.Copy !req
162. I know Starfleet doesn't intend
for this to be a combat mission.Copy !req
163. But just in case the Tzenkethi
have other ideasCopy !req
164. I want make sure the Ambassador
is kept out of harm's way.Copy !req
165. Yes, sir.Copy !req
166. I'll see to it that,
if hostilities do occurCopy !req
167. the Ambassador is
escorted off the Bridge.Copy !req
168. He won't like it.Copy !req
169. I won't let that bother me.Copy !req
170. Very good, Commander.Copy !req
171. That will be all.Copy !req
172. Captain.Copy !req
173. I just want to say that...Copy !req
174. I agree with
what Chief O'Brien saidCopy !req
175. about your promotion.Copy !req
176. It's about time.Copy !req
177. I appreciate the sentiment,
CommanderCopy !req
178. but it really
doesn't change anything.Copy !req
179. I have the assignment I want.
I have the crew that I want.Copy !req
180. The rank doesn't
make much difference.Copy !req
181. You'd be surprised.Copy !req
182. People don't enter Starfleet
to become CommandersCopy !req
183. or Admirals, for that matter.Copy !req
184. It's the Captain's chair
that everyone has their eye on.Copy !req
185. That's what I wanted
when I joined up, but...Copy !req
186. you don't get to be a Captain
wearing a gold uniform.Copy !req
187. You could always transfer
from security to command.Copy !req
188. Then who would protect
the Ambassador?Copy !req
189. Dismissed, Mr. Eddington.Copy !req
190. Thank you, sir.Copy !req
191. Captain's Log, Stardate 48962.5.Copy !req
192. We are 12 hours from the border.Copy !req
193. I haven't been in this areaCopy !req
194. since the last
Federation-Tzenkethi war.Copy !req
195. Being here brings back a lot
of memories, most of them bad.Copy !req
196. Captain, we're receiving
a priority one distress signalCopy !req
197. from Barisa Prime, audio only.Copy !req
198. Put it through.Copy !req
199. Under heavy fire
from Tzenkethi warships.Copy !req
200. I don't know how much longer
we can hold out.Copy !req
201. Can anyone hear me?Copy !req
202. This is...Copy !req
203. Constable?Copy !req
204. We've lost contact.Copy !req
205. Try to reestablish.Copy !req
206. It's no use, Captain.Copy !req
207. They're gone.Copy !req
208. Captain's Log, supplemental.Copy !req
209. We've been unable
to reestablish contactCopy !req
210. with Barisa Prime.Copy !req
211. Therefore, I've no choice
but to assumeCopy !req
212. we are at war
with the Tzenkethi.Copy !req
213. Lieutenant, set a course
for Barisa Prime, maximum warp.Copy !req
214. I want continual scans
for Tzenkethi ships.Copy !req
215. Constable, contact
Starfleet Command.Copy !req
216. Let them know what happened.Copy !req
217. Major, what other starships
are in this sector?Copy !req
218. The closest one is the Ulysses.Copy !req
219. They're studying
protoplanetary massesCopy !req
220. in the Helaspont Nebula.Copy !req
221. That puts them...Copy !req
222. 20 hours away at maximum warp.Copy !req
223. Lieutenant, transmit a message
to Captain EntebeCopy !req
224. on the Ulysses.Copy !req
225. Captain, I'm having troubleCopy !req
226. getting through
to Starfleet Command.Copy !req
227. There seems to be
a power fluctuationCopy !req
228. in the communications system.Copy !req
229. I can't get a message out,
either.Copy !req
230. The console is
functioning normally.Copy !req
231. The problem must be in
the transceiver assembly.Copy !req
232. I need that system
back on line, Chief.Copy !req
233. I'll get on it right away.Copy !req
234. Lieutenant, I could
use some help.Copy !req
235. Major, take the helm.Copy !req
236. Yes, sir.Copy !req
237. What do you make
of this, Lieutenant?Copy !req
238. I've never seen
anything like it.Copy !req
239. It's spreadingCopy !req
240. through the system
like some kind of parasite.Copy !req
241. It seems to be linked
to key pointsCopy !req
242. within the transceiver assembly.Copy !req
243. Better get it out of there.Copy !req
244. A force field.Copy !req
245. Come on.Copy !req
246. Where are we going?Copy !req
247. I want to check
the other command systems.Copy !req
248. I have a bad feeling about this.Copy !req
249. You say these things
are all over the ship?Copy !req
250. They've attached themselvesCopy !req
251. to the command
and communication relaysCopy !req
252. the internal sensors,
the transporterCopy !req
253. the deflector shield grid...Copy !req
254. almost every critical system.Copy !req
255. Is there any way to get
past the force fields?Copy !req
256. None that we've found yet.Copy !req
257. We're still working on it.Copy !req
258. Hmm.Copy !req
259. Well, I guess the question isCopy !req
260. how did they get aboard?Copy !req
261. Or should I say,
who placed them here?Copy !req
262. Well, I don't know who did itCopy !req
263. but I know it
definitely happenedCopy !req
264. after we left the station.Copy !req
265. I ran a systems check
before our departure.Copy !req
266. They weren't there then.Copy !req
267. Which means someone aboard
this ship is a saboteur.Copy !req
268. We've got 47 people on board.Copy !req
269. Theoretically, any one of themCopy !req
270. could have planted
those devices.Copy !req
271. Chief?Copy !req
272. It's nothing, sir.Copy !req
273. It's not even worth mentioning.Copy !req
274. It doesn't sound like you're
too sure about that.Copy !req
275. Well, I did see someoneCopy !req
276. crawling about in one
of the Jefferies tubesCopy !req
277. the other day.Copy !req
278. Who?Copy !req
279. It was Julian.Copy !req
280. He was connectingCopy !req
281. a medical console
to the power grid.Copy !req
282. Which is right next
to the communications relay.Copy !req
283. Are you accusing Julian
of sabotage?Copy !req
284. No one's accusing anyone
of anything, I...Copy !req
285. But I want to talk to Julian.Copy !req
286. Wait.Copy !req
287. I think I have a better idea.Copy !req
288. This crew has been
through a lot together.Copy !req
289. In fact, I would trust any
one of you with my life.Copy !req
290. But after looking
at the evidenceCopy !req
291. there's only one conclusion
I can draw:Copy !req
292. Someone on this ship
is guilty of sabotage.Copy !req
293. With your permission, Captain,
the Constable and ICopy !req
294. can begin questioning
the crew immediately.Copy !req
295. That won't be necessary.Copy !req
296. Lieutenant?Copy !req
297. We found one of the devicesCopy !req
298. planted
in the warp plasma conduitCopy !req
299. which means whoever put it there
would have been exposedCopy !req
300. to trace amounts
of tetryon particles.Copy !req
301. And those particles would still
be detectable on the saboteur?Copy !req
302. Yes, but not for much longer.Copy !req
303. They dissipate quickly.Copy !req
304. So you're going to scanCopy !req
305. all the members of the crew
for tetryon particles.Copy !req
306. Starting with the senior staff.Copy !req
307. O'Brien and I already
scanned positiveCopy !req
308. since we opened up
the warp core controlsCopy !req
309. during our investigation.Copy !req
310. You realize, of course, that
if no one else tests positive...Copy !req
311. We'll be the prime suspects.Copy !req
312. Yes, we know that.Copy !req
313. We might as well get started.Copy !req
314. You're clean.Copy !req
315. I'm glad to hear it.Copy !req
316. Might as well do me next.Copy !req
317. You're okay, too.Copy !req
318. Julian.Copy !req
319. Hmm?Copy !req
320. Of course.Copy !req
321. Nothing.Copy !req
322. You sound relieved.Copy !req
323. Well, I am.Copy !req
324. After all, you were in that
conduit the other day.Copy !req
325. Ambassador, if you please?Copy !req
326. Certainly.Copy !req
327. I was never in any conduit.Copy !req
328. Of course you were.Copy !req
329. I saw you there.Copy !req
330. It's a changeling.Copy !req
331. We've cloaked.Copy !req
332. Lieutenant,
bring us out of warp.Copy !req
333. Full stop...Copy !req
334. now.Copy !req
335. Constable, Commander...Copy !req
336. deploy security
teams immediately.Copy !req
337. I want that changeling foundCopy !req
338. before he can do
any more damage.Copy !req
339. Yes, sir.Copy !req
340. Captain, the helm's
not responding.Copy !req
341. We're still at warp.Copy !req
342. I can't deactivate
the cloaking device.Copy !req
343. The weapons array is activated.Copy !req
344. The phaser banks are charging.Copy !req
345. And we've got photon torpedoes
on line and ready to launch.Copy !req
346. The ship's no longer
under our control.Copy !req
347. Our security teams
have gone overCopy !req
348. every centimeter of the shipCopy !req
349. checked every piece of cargoCopy !req
350. questioned every crew member.Copy !req
351. We still haven't been able
to find the changeling.Copy !req
352. Is there any way
he could have beenCopy !req
353. transported off the ship?Copy !req
354. At warp?Copy !req
355. It's unlikely, but...Copy !req
356. with Dominion technology,
I suppose it's possible.Copy !req
357. He's still here.Copy !req
358. He won't leave until he's
completed his mission.Copy !req
359. Which is?Copy !req
360. It looks like the Dominion
is hoping to start a warCopy !req
361. between the Federation
and the Tzenkethi.Copy !req
362. Well, if you ask me,
the TzenkethiCopy !req
363. are doing a pretty good job
of that all by themselves.Copy !req
364. Not necessarily.Copy !req
365. The transmissionCopy !req
366. we received from Barisa Prime
could have been fakedCopy !req
367. using that device
we found implantedCopy !req
368. in the
communications relay.Copy !req
369. In fact, our entire
mission could have beenCopy !req
370. engineered by the Dominion.Copy !req
371. Think about it.Copy !req
372. We've been all over this ship
and we have not seen a traceCopy !req
373. of the real
Ambassador KrajenskyCopy !req
374. nor his remains.Copy !req
375. Which means, he was
probably replacedCopy !req
376. before we left the station.Copy !req
377. Maybe the real AmbassadorCopy !req
378. never came
to Deep Space 9 at all.Copy !req
379. So everything Ambassador
Krajensky told usCopy !req
380. could have been a lie...Copy !req
381. the Tzenkethi coup d'étatCopy !req
382. increased tension
along the borderCopy !req
383. the threat of an attack.Copy !req
384. And now, here we are, cloaked,
armed for battleCopy !req
385. and heading
into Tzenkethi space.Copy !req
386. If we can't stop this ship
before we cross the borderCopy !req
387. we may wind up causing a war
rather than preventing one.Copy !req
388. Which is, no doubt
what my people are hoping for.Copy !req
389. A war between the Tzenkethi
and the FederationCopy !req
390. would destabilize
the Alpha QuadrantCopy !req
391. making it that much easier
for the Dominion to move in.Copy !req
392. I wish the internal sensors
were on line.Copy !req
393. It'd make it a lot easier
to track down the changeling.Copy !req
394. I'm not sure
the sensors would help.Copy !req
395. If you scan me while I'm a rock,
you'll detect a rock.Copy !req
396. I may not be able to duplicate
a humanoid perfectlyCopy !req
397. but I'm guessing he can.Copy !req
398. We scanned Krajensky
for tetryon particles.Copy !req
399. He registered as human.Copy !req
400. Well then, right nowCopy !req
401. the changeling could be
anything...Copy !req
402. or anyone on this ship.Copy !req
403. Then we have to narrow
his options.Copy !req
404. Confine all nonessential
personnel to their quartersCopy !req
405. and seal them in
with force fields.Copy !req
406. Doctor, I want you to review
all the tricorder readings.Copy !req
407. See if you can find anythingCopy !req
408. that will help us
find the changeling.Copy !req
409. And take some security with you.Copy !req
410. From here on, no one
is to be left alone.Copy !req
411. We have seven hours
before we enter Tzenkethi space.Copy !req
412. I want that changeling
found before then.Copy !req
413. That won't be easy.Copy !req
414. Let's face it, no matter
how many precautions we takeCopy !req
415. he could replace any one of usCopy !req
416. and we won't know it
until it's too late.Copy !req
417. Thank you for your cooperation.Copy !req
418. Hopefully,
this will be over soonCopy !req
419. and you'll be able
to return to duty.Copy !req
420. All right, let's go.Copy !req
421. This may take a while.Copy !req
422. Keep your phasers on stun
and stay calm.Copy !req
423. I don't want anyone
getting nervousCopy !req
424. and shooting one
of us by mistake.Copy !req
425. You sure I can't interest
you in one of these?Copy !req
426. I don't use them.Copy !req
427. Besides, in the history
of my peopleCopy !req
428. no changeling has
ever harmed another.Copy !req
429. I'd hate to be the first.Copy !req
430. Apparently, that changeling
doesn't feel the same way.Copy !req
431. If we don't stop himCopy !req
432. no one on board will escape
unharmed, including you.Copy !req
433. You may be right.Copy !req
434. But I've been a security officer
most of my humanoid existenceCopy !req
435. and in all that time, I've
never found it necessaryCopy !req
436. to fire a weapon or take a life.Copy !req
437. I don't intend to start now.Copy !req
438. This is O'Brien.Copy !req
439. I need a security team in
the Engine Room immediately.Copy !req
440. It must have been
the changeling.Copy !req
441. I went down the hall to get
an interphasic compensator.Copy !req
442. I heard a noise,
and when I came back...Copy !req
443. She has a severe concussion.Copy !req
444. Give me a hand.Copy !req
445. We've got to get her to
the Medical Bay immediately.Copy !req
446. Stay here with the Chief.Copy !req
447. Damage control team,
report to the Engine Room.Copy !req
448. Aye, sir.Copy !req
449. Dax is still unconscious.Copy !req
450. I've given her
cortical analepticsCopy !req
451. to stabilize her condition.Copy !req
452. She should be all
right in a day or twoCopy !req
453. but until then...Copy !req
454. Is there any way
to speed up the process?Copy !req
455. I could use a neural stimulatorCopy !req
456. but that might cause
irreversible brain damage.Copy !req
457. I don't recommend it.Copy !req
458. Then Chief O'Brien
is going to haveCopy !req
459. to regain control of the ship
without her.Copy !req
460. I'm afraid so.Copy !req
461. I should get back to my patient.Copy !req
462. The changeling's very clever.Copy !req
463. Taking Dax out makes
O'Brien's job a lot harder.Copy !req
464. One thing's for sure.Copy !req
465. We're not going to start a war
with the Tzenkethi.Copy !req
466. If O'Brien can't regain control
before we cross the borderCopy !req
467. I'll have no choice
but to destroy the Defiant.Copy !req
468. Our objective is simple.Copy !req
469. Find the changeling
and stop himCopy !req
470. before he can do
any more damage.Copy !req
471. We'll break
into two-person teams.Copy !req
472. Each team will be armed
with phaser rifles.Copy !req
473. Now, we've reconfigured
the riflesCopy !req
474. to fire
an expanding energy pulse.Copy !req
475. Phasers have been setCopy !req
476. low enough to prevent
damaging equipmentCopy !req
477. but high enough
to affect the changeling.Copy !req
478. The changeling
could be hiding anywhere.Copy !req
479. He could look like anything.Copy !req
480. So we're going to have
to systematicallyCopy !req
481. sweep the ship with phaser fire.Copy !req
482. Every conduit, every corridor.Copy !req
483. If he's out there,
we'll find him.Copy !req
484. Any questions?Copy !req
485. What if the changeling's
not out there?Copy !req
486. What if he's one of us?Copy !req
487. That's why everyone
will be in teams.Copy !req
488. Keep your partner in sight
at all times.Copy !req
489. And if we see anyone
without a partner?Copy !req
490. Escort them to the brig.Copy !req
491. We don't want
to take any chances.Copy !req
492. Let's go.Copy !req
493. All right, let's go.Copy !req
494. After you.Copy !req
495. Don't you trust me?Copy !req
496. No, I don't.Copy !req
497. I know exactly how you feel.Copy !req
498. Follow me.Copy !req
499. Don't you ever sweat?Copy !req
500. No, I don't.Copy !req
501. It's the modified phaser beam.Copy !req
502. It's heating up the air.Copy !req
503. Hmm.Copy !req
504. You know,
this would be a lot easierCopy !req
505. if we knew where he was hiding.Copy !req
506. Where would you be
if you were him?Copy !req
507. I wouldn't know.Copy !req
508. I'm not him.Copy !req
509. He is one of your people.Copy !req
510. Now, can't you put yourself
in his position?Copy !req
511. Try to anticipate
his next move?Copy !req
512. I've thought about it,
but the truth isCopy !req
513. I don't understand my people
all that well.Copy !req
514. That's too bad.Copy !req
515. Yes, it is.Copy !req
516. For all of us.Copy !req
517. Watch my back.Copy !req
518. Over here.Copy !req
519. On three.Copy !req
520. One...Copy !req
521. two...Copy !req
522. This is Sisko.Copy !req
523. The changeling is
in Jefferies tube 7-ACopy !req
524. heading to the lower deck.Copy !req
525. I'm in pursuit!Copy !req
526. The changeling...Copy !req
527. he's right over there.Copy !req
528. Put your phaser down.Copy !req
529. It's me, Kira.Copy !req
530. We were on our wayCopy !req
531. to meet you and we got
separated for a second.Copy !req
532. The next thing I know,
he opens fire.Copy !req
533. You can't fool me.Copy !req
534. You're the changeling!Copy !req
535. I saw you come out of that hatch
and go around the corner!Copy !req
536. I didn't see anyone!Copy !req
537. What...Copy !req
538. Maybe he morphed
into the ventilation system...Copy !req
539. or maybe he didn't.Copy !req
540. For all we know,
you may be the changeling.Copy !req
541. Keep back!Copy !req
542. Both of you, put
your weapons down now!Copy !req
543. I can't do that, Captain.Copy !req
544. You heard him!Copy !req
545. What happened?Copy !req
546. How long have
the two of you been apart?Copy !req
547. At least a minute.Copy !req
548. Then we've got a problem.Copy !req
549. Any one of us could be
the changeling.Copy !req
550. You, Kira, Eddington, even me.Copy !req
551. Not you.Copy !req
552. What do you mean?Copy !req
553. You're bleeding.Copy !req
554. I cut my hand
when the changeling attacked me.Copy !req
555. What are you getting at?Copy !req
556. When blood leaves a humanoid
body, it's still blood.Copy !req
557. But when any part of me
separatesCopy !req
558. from my body...Copy !req
559. It reverts back
to a gelatinous state.Copy !req
560. Sisko to Bashir.Copy !req
561. This is Bashir.Copy !req
562. Doctor, meet us in the Mess Hall
immediately.Copy !req
563. This shouldn't take long.Copy !req
564. Satisfied?Copy !req
565. So far.Copy !req
566. Who's next?Copy !req
567. I'll go.Copy !req
568. I'd say the Major is exactly
who she appears to be.Copy !req
569. Try not to look so surprised.Copy !req
570. There doesn't seem
to be any pointCopy !req
571. in obtaining a sample
from the Constable.Copy !req
572. I guess that just leaves
the three of us.Copy !req
573. Let's get this over with.Copy !req
574. You better come with us.Copy !req
575. This is ridiculous.Copy !req
576. I'm not the changeling.Copy !req
577. If I were, don't you thinkCopy !req
578. I'd put up a little more
of a fight?Copy !req
579. Inside.Copy !req
580. You're making a mistake.Copy !req
581. Do as he says!Copy !req
582. Will someone please
get me out of here!Copy !req
583. Bridge to Captain Sisko.Copy !req
584. Sisko here.Copy !req
585. Sir, we're entering
Tzenkethi space.Copy !req
586. Any sign of Tzenkethi ships?Copy !req
587. Sensors aren't picking up
any warp signatures.Copy !req
588. We've altered course.Copy !req
589. Our new heading is 015 mark 47.Copy !req
590. We're headed directlyCopy !req
591. for the Tzenkethi settlement
on M'kemas III.Copy !req
592. How long before we're in weapons
range of the settlement?Copy !req
593. 12 minutes.Copy !req
594. Computer.Copy !req
595. This is Captain Benjamin Sisko.Copy !req
596. Initiate autodestruct sequence.Copy !req
597. Sisko-alpha-one-alpha.Copy !req
598. Identity confirmed.Copy !req
599. Additional authorization
required.Copy !req
600. This is First Officer
Kira Nerys.Copy !req
601. Autodestruct authorization:
Kira-beta-two-beta.Copy !req
602. Identity confirmed.Copy !req
603. Autodestruct sequence armed.Copy !req
604. Set the countdown
for ten minutes from my mark.Copy !req
605. Sisko-one-five destruct.Copy !req
606. Mark.Copy !req
607. Sequence initiated.Copy !req
608. Autodestruct
in nine minutes, 55 seconds.Copy !req
609. Sisko to O'Brien.Copy !req
610. O'Brien here.Copy !req
611. I could use some good news
right now, Chief.Copy !req
612. How about this?Copy !req
613. I think I may be able
to shut downCopy !req
614. the changeling's force fieldsCopy !req
615. and gain access
to the sabotaged systems.Copy !req
616. The only problem is
we may loseCopy !req
617. our force fields, too.Copy !req
618. Autodestruct in seven minutes.Copy !req
619. Just tell me
how long it will take.Copy !req
620. Well, I guess it'll have to beCopy !req
621. less than seven minutes,
won't it?Copy !req
622. That'd be my suggestion.Copy !req
623. Sisko out.Copy !req
624. Doctor, how's Lieutenant Dax?Copy !req
625. Still unconscious.Copy !req
626. The changeling gave
her enough sedativeCopy !req
627. to keep her under for days.Copy !req
628. I've managed
to filter most of itCopy !req
629. out of her system,
but she'll be outCopy !req
630. for another few hours.Copy !req
631. I wish I could do more.Copy !req
632. You've done all you can
Doctor.Copy !req
633. Now it's up to Chief O'Brien.Copy !req
634. Autodestruct in six minutes.Copy !req
635. All right, we're almost there.Copy !req
636. Now, look,
when we set this device offCopy !req
637. there's a possibility
we may loseCopy !req
638. the protective field
around the warp core.Copy !req
639. If that happens, this room's
going to heat up real fast.Copy !req
640. So give the warp core
a wide berthCopy !req
641. or you'll get a dose
of radiation poisoningCopy !req
642. even Bashir can't cure.Copy !req
643. Where's the changeling?Copy !req
644. I lost him in the conduits.Copy !req
645. We haven't seen him.Copy !req
646. Wait!Copy !req
647. It's me, Odo.Copy !req
648. You don't say?Copy !req
649. Chief, remember the last timeCopy !req
650. we went kayaking
in the holosuite?Copy !req
651. You had lamb stew for lunch.Copy !req
652. That's right.Copy !req
653. But you forgot to bring a fork.Copy !req
654. Anyone could have gotten
that information.Copy !req
655. Autodestruct in five minutes.Copy !req
656. You'd better make a decision.Copy !req
657. We're running out of time.Copy !req
658. Look, I've more important
things to doCopy !req
659. than play
"choose the changeling."Copy !req
660. Keep the phaser on both of them.Copy !req
661. The shuttlebay doors are sealed.Copy !req
662. The evacuation pods
are locked down.Copy !req
663. We have no way out.Copy !req
664. Weapons are fully charged
and ready to fire.Copy !req
665. Tactical systems
are programming an attack runCopy !req
666. on the Tzenkethi settlement.Copy !req
667. Chief, what are you doing?Copy !req
668. Autodestruct in four minutes.Copy !req
669. You'll see.Copy !req
670. Now!Copy !req
671. Warp core field breach.Copy !req
672. Engine Room will be sealed
in ten seconds.Copy !req
673. Evacuate immediately.Copy !req
674. Shut down the main power grid!Copy !req
675. No!Copy !req
676. Engine room sealed.Copy !req
677. Why are you protecting
these solids?Copy !req
678. You don't belong with them.Copy !req
679. You belong with us.Copy !req
680. Autodestruct in three minutes.Copy !req
681. Let go.Copy !req
682. Don't you see?
You've lost.Copy !req
683. It's too late
for you to help themCopy !req
684. but it's not to late
to help yourself.Copy !req
685. Link with me, Odo.Copy !req
686. We can escape together.Copy !req
687. I... don't...Copy !req
688. think... so!Copy !req
689. Autodestruct in two minutes.Copy !req
690. You've got to regain
control of the ship!Copy !req
691. Odo.Copy !req
692. I never wanted to harm you.Copy !req
693. O'Brien to Bridge.Copy !req
694. Go ahead, Chief.Copy !req
695. I've restored control
to the helm.Copy !req
696. She's all yours, Captain.Copy !req
697. Hard aport, Major.Copy !req
698. Take us away
from the settlement.Copy !req
699. Computer, end
autodestruct sequence.Copy !req
700. Sisko-omega-one-seven abort.Copy !req
701. This is Kira Nerys,
First Officer.Copy !req
702. I concur.Copy !req
703. Autodestruct sequence aborted.Copy !req
704. Phaser banks are powering down.Copy !req
705. Take us home, Major.Copy !req
706. Captain's Log, supplemental.Copy !req
707. We've returned to the station
without further incident.Copy !req
708. However, I'm concerned
about my Chief of SecurityCopy !req
709. who hasn't said a word
since we left Tzenkethi space.Copy !req
710. The real Ambassador KrajenskyCopy !req
711. was supposed to be
on his way to RisaCopy !req
712. for an extended vacation,
but he never arrived.Copy !req
713. Starfleet Security
believes he's been kidnappedCopy !req
714. or possibly killed.Copy !req
715. What about the coup
on the Tzenkethi homeworld?Copy !req
716. It never happened.Copy !req
717. Starfleet Command wantsCopy !req
718. a detailed report
from each of us.Copy !req
719. Odo, are you all right?Copy !req
720. I'm fine.Copy !req
721. I hope I'm not interrupting.Copy !req
722. Not at all.Copy !req
723. Have a seat.Copy !req
724. Captain...Copy !req
725. there's something
you need to know.Copy !req
726. The changeling,
before he... diedCopy !req
727. he whispered something to me.Copy !req
728. Go on.Copy !req
729. He said...Copy !req
730. "You're too late.Copy !req
731. We are everywhere."Copy !req