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Last time on
''Star Trek - Deep Space Nine''.

l managed to save the Dax symbiont.

There was nothing
l could do for Jadzia.

Federation soldiers
have landed on Cardassia,

now you say the wormhole is gone

and with it any chance
of getting reinforcements?

The station's all yours, Major.

Let's go home, Jake.

l need a first officer
for a dangerous mission.

lt's dangerous enough to ensure Jadzia
a place in "Sto-Vo-Kor."

l had a vision from the Prophets.

l was on Tyree, in the desert,
and l uncovered the face of a woman.

- You had a wife before Mum?
- Sarah was your mother.

- Evacuate immediately.
- That's impossible.

Either you remove those weapons,
or we will.

- Hello, Benjamin.
- Do l know you?

lt's me. Dax.

And now, the continuation.

Dax? l can't believe it.

l can hardly believe it myself.
But l'm Dax.

l mean, l'm not Jadzia Dax.
l'm Ezri Dax.

But l have Jadzia's memories.

And Lela's, Tobin's, Emony's,
Audrid's, Joran's, Curzon's...

- Am l forgetting anyone?
- Torias.

Right. You're probably asking yourself,
who is this person?

Do l even want another Dax in my life?

These are good questions.
l wish l had good answers.

The answers can wait.
Right now, l'm just glad to see you.

Really? That is so nice of you to say.

l'm not usually this emotional.
lt must be the Emony in me.

At least l think it's Emony.

- Hi, Jake.
- Hi.

You seem taller. Or am l shorter?

None of this was my idea.
l never wanted to be joined.

- Then how did you get the symbiont?
- lt was an accident.

l was on the Destiny when the symbiont
was being taken back to Trill.

lt took a bad turn and needed to be
placed in a host immediately.

And you were the only Trill on board.

l laid down as one person
and woke up as a different person.

Well, eight different people.
l was not prepared for this.

You should get years of training
before you get joined.

All l got was a 15-minute lecture.

l'm starting to see the problem. Please.

l feel so much better
being here with you.

Couldn't the Symbiosis lnstitute
do anything for you?

l did meet with the Evaluation Board
several times.

And?

They gave me some books to read,
some counselling.

But once a host and symbiont are
joined, there's not much they can do.

My parents, my friends,
my crewmates...

it's like they don't know me anymore,

which is understandable
since l hardly even know myself.

That's why l took a leave of absence
to come here.

lf anyone can help me through this,
it's you.

l'll do all l can.
But the truth is, we're leaving for Tyree.

Fine. l'll come with you.

You don't even know why we're going.

lt doesn't matter. When do we leave?

- Today.
- Great. lt'll be just like old times.

Except different.

Quark, son of Keldar...

- Did l come at a bad time?
- What's he doing here?

Same thing you are.
l'm volunteering for this mission.

Why? You're a bartender, not a warrior.

True, but l loved Jadzia as much as
anyone in this room.

With maybe one or two exceptions.

And l'm willing to pledge my life
to see that she gets into "Sto-Vo-Kor."

Perhaps there is some Klingon in you
after all.

l wouldn't go that far.
So why all the cutlery?

We shed our blood to prove
we are not frightened of death.

Can't you just take my word for it?

Aargh!

- That hurts.
- lt's supposed to hurt.

- This is so embarrassing.
- lt's not your fault.

l'm a Starfleet officer.
l have no business getting space sick.

But since l got the symbiont,
warp speed makes me a little queasy.

A little?

The control panel's all cleaned up,

so if one of you would
get back into the pilot's seat,

it would sure make me feel better.

- Not that l don't trust the computer.
- You just prefer the human touch.

- Do you need to lie down?
- No, l'm fine. Really.

Well, it's time for my nap.

You're sure you're OK?

But l wish l could
stop thinking about Torias.

He was one of the previous hosts,
wasn't he?

He died in a shuttle accident.

l still remember the last few seconds
before the crash.

Maybe l don't belong
in Starfleet anymore.

Aren't you glad you brought me along?

Actually, l am.

My dad seems a lot happier
since you showed up.

One iced "raktajino."

l know you're worried about your father,
but he'll be fine.

What makes you so sure?

l've known him for a long time.
And it's my job to know these things.

l'm an assistant ship's counsellor.

- You're a therapist?
- ls it that surprising?

A little.

You know,
l wasn't always this confused.

Before l was joined l was considered
a very promising young officer.

That is horrible. l hate "raktajino."

- Then why did you order it?
- Because Curzon liked it.

- So did Jadzia.
- Well, l don't.

l have to learn to control
some of these urges.

Colonel, l'm as outraged as you are.

The Romulans had no right
to place weapons on Derna.

- What are we going to do about it?
- The Federation has sent a protest.

- What happens next?
- They've sent a protest of our protest.

- Politics.
- You haven't answered my question.

Eventually, the Romulans
will remove the weapons.

When?
Are we talking days, weeks, months?

- l don't know but it will happen.
- Now you sound like a politician.

Maybe so. But facts are facts, Colonel.

The Bajorans can't drive the Romulans
off Derna without help,

and the Federation
isn't going to provide that help now.

We're not as important
to the war effort as the Romulans.

- That's a harsh way to put it.
- The truth often is.

l'd like to help you
but my hands are tied.

- Luckily, mine aren't.
- Meaning what?

The weapons
aren't fully operational yet.

They're still missing launch sequencers.
l'll make sure they never reach Derna.

- How?
- l'll set up a blockade.

lf you do that, you'll have a fight
on your hands. A fight you can't win.

We're entering orbit.
Prepare to beam down.

Why don't we use the ship's
scanners to find the Orb?

The ionisation in the atmosphere
will interfere with our sensors.

You sure you don't want to stay here
and wait for us?

And miss all the excitement?
Not a chance.

Be sure you're carrying plenty of water.

You, too. lt's dry down there.

Dr Wykoff,
please report to isolation ward 4.

Dr Wykoff,
please report to isolation ward 4.

- Did you hear that?
- Hear what?

Forget it.

lf there's an Orb buried around here,
my tricorder's not picking it up.

lt's out there someplace.
That's why the Prophets sent me here.

Did they give you any hint
of which way to go?

That way.

- The Prophets have spoken.
- l hope he heard them right.

Once we're close enough,
we can fire an EM pulse at the sun.

l thought we were
trying to destroy a shipyard.

lf you understand what he's talking
about, can you explain it?

We are going to fly so close
to the heart of the sun

that our ship will glow
like a flaming comet.

Hopefully not that close.

Close enough to trigger
a solar plasma ejection.

lt should incinerate anything
within 100 million kilometres.

lncluding the shipyard.

The glorious firestorm will illuminate
the gates of "Sto-Vo-Kor"

and provide a fitting welcome
for Jadzia.

The things we do for love.

- Did you see that?
- See what?

- The way he glared at me.
- He always glares at you.

l'm sick of it.
We're risking our lives for Jadzia.

The very least Worf could do
is show us some appreciation.

- ls it so hard to say thank you?
- Thank you.

Nice try but l want to hear it from him.

- Don't do this, Quark.
- Do what?

All l'm asking for is two little words.

- Be quiet.
- That's two words all right.

Just not the two l was hoping for.

Why should l feel any gratitude
toward you? l owe you nothing.

You are not here to help Jadzia
get into "Sto-Vo-Kor."

You are here to convince yourselves
that you are worthy of her.

But none of you could
ever hope to be worthy of her

or even understand
the kind of woman she was.

lt is you who should be
thanking me, Ferengi,

for allowing you to come on this
mission and pay honour to her memory.

- Think we're getting close?
- l have no idea.

- But we're headed the right way?
- l hope so.

Audrid loved to walk.
She preferred the woods.

Nice shady glens,
cool breezes, cold streams.

- What are you trying to say?
- We've been keeping a fast pace.

We should give
your father and Jake a rest.

lf they want a break,
they can go back.

l think we should stick together.

- Dad, how are you doing back there?
- Never better.

Soon we'll break through enemy lines.

Then we can drive the Alliance
out of Cardassian territory.

- A bit more "kanar?"
- Please.

To victory.

On all fronts.

Damar, have you...

Weyoun, this is Siana.

We met at the dinner last night
honouring Legate Hovas.

Damar, you and l
have things to discuss,

things that your guest
doesn't want to hear.

And why is that?

Because if she does,
l'll be forced to have her executed.

l really should be going.

Until tonight.

What a pleasant woman.

Now...

we must increase production
at the Monac shipyard.

We need more assault ships
to retake the Chin'toka System.

Damar, are you listening to me?

lncrease production.
Yes, l heard you. By how much?

- 15% would be ideal.
- That won't be easy.

l'm sure you'll find a way.
You're very resourceful.

A blockade?
How many ships are we talking about?

Twelve impulse ships.
That's all the Council could spare.

How effective do you think they'll be
against even one Romulan warbird?

You sound like Admiral Ross.

l was hoping our relationship
would be a long and happy one

but l suppose l'm willing to settle
for short and exciting.

l take it you're going to be
commanding the blockade?

- That's right.
- Then l'm going to be there with you.

- You don't have to do that.
- Yes, l do.

Well, l wouldn't start writing
our epitaphs just yet.

l'll wait until the first wave of Romulan
ships decide to run the blockade.

l don't intend to get into a fire fight
with a squadron of Romulan warbirds.

- You mean you're bluffing?
- lf the Romulans fire on us,

they jeopardise our alliance.

l'm hoping that's a risk
they don't want to take.

And l'm hoping they don't call your bluff.

You sure you don't
want to go up to the runabout?

We started this together,
we'll finish it together. l owe it to Ben.

l got you.

Let's go.

Dr Wykoff, please come
to isolation ward 4 immediately.

To isolation ward 4.
Dr Wykoff. Dr Wykoff.

Please come
to isolation ward 4 immediately.

Benjamin. Benjamin.

- ls this it?
- l think so.

You're not sure?
Ben, that's not good enough.

Ben.

Are you listening to me?

- There.
- Where?

That's where we start digging.

Why there?
l wasn't even aiming at anything.

Maybe my memories are playing tricks
on me but have you got stranger?

Ship's log, stardate 52152.6.

We've set up a blockade
around Derna.

No Romulan ships
have tried to challenge it.

''Kiss me Deadly.'' lnteresting title.

The book isn't bad. l think you'll enjoy it.

ls this the right time
to start reading a book?

Maybe not, but l know how much
you hate waiting

and Mike Hammer has certain qualities
l think you'll appreciate:

he's as tough as they come and
he hates waiting as much as you do.

l like him already.

Colonel, there's a transmission from
Deep Space 9. lt's Admiral Ross.

Put him through.

Colonel, 14 Romulan warbirds
are on their way to Derna.

They'll arrive in eight hours
with medical supplies.

When did the Romulans start using
warbirds to deliver medical supplies?

We want to make sure
they arrive safely.

They won't get through the blockade.

That kind of talk won't help. You want to
avoid a confrontation, not provoke one.

The Romulan ships
aren't a peace offering.

l wasn't happy to hear about that either.

But we only have a few hours
to reach a compromise.

- Then people will start dying.
- Talk about compromise all you want.

Any ship attempting to break
through the blockade will be fired upon.

Do you think your impulse ships
stand a chance against our warbirds?

We'll find out soon enough,
won't we?

End transmission.

- How did l do?
- Mike Hammer would've been proud.

- You're concerned.
- Aren't you?

Not really. The colonel is brave woman,
but she's not stupid.

She's bluffing.

Right over there in the shade.

Here.

There you go, Grandpa.

Dr Wykoff, please
come to isolation ward 4.

Dr Wykoff to isolation ward 4.

- l wish he'd get there.
- Who?

Dr Wykoff. They're waiting
for him in the isolation ward.

You have definitely gotten stranger.

What about me? Would you rather
l hadn't come on this mission?

That is not what l am saying.
You are different.

You are a Klingon and Jadzia
was a member of your House.

These men were her friends.
They honour her with their presence.

"Gagh" for breakfast,
"gagh" for lunch, "gagh" for dinner.

Klingon menus
need to have more variety.

You can complain about the "gagh."

But don't complain in the mess hall
surrounded by Klingons.

All right, l get the point. But l think some
of those Klingons agreed with me.

Worf, if this has anything to do
with what happened in the mess hall...

No, it does not.

Come up with a few more insults
to throw at us?

- l wish to apologise.
- l'm listening.

Jadzia meant a great deal to all of you
and you meant a great deal to her.

When we discussed our day,

she would repeat something
that you had told her,

or describe the intricacies
of some new scheme of yours.

She often talked about all of you.

lt seemed as though
even when we were alone,

one of you was always with us.

You were jealous.
She liked us better than you.

Quark, would you please keep quiet?

She was my wife, my "par'machkai."

l did not like having to share
her affections.

That's why you didn't want us
on this mission.

You wanted to get her into "Sto-Vo-Kor"
without our help.

l wanted it to be my gift to her.

Go on.

There is nothing more to say.

Except that l am pleased you are here.

l have never heard Worf
apologise to anyone.

l don't know about you,

but l was hoping for something
a little more...intriguing.

Such as?

You know, like...Jadzia used to
call my name out when she slept.

Or wanted to name
her first child after me.

Chief. The Monac shipyard.

- lmpressive.
- Display our target.

How close do we have to get to that?

- Too close.
- Perfect.

- Have you found something?
- Stay back.

The Orb of the Emissary.

- What are you going to do?
- Open it.

Mr Russell.

Mr Russell, put it down.

Benjamin, what's wrong? Benjamin.

l said put down the pencil.

- Put it down, Mr Russell.
- But l haven't finished my story yet.

Captain Sisko
has found the Orb of the Emissary.

But he hasn't opened it yet.

Mr Russell, you promised
not to write on the walls.

No one will give me any paper...

We agreed
that you weren't going to write.

- That you needed to rest.
- l need to tell my stories.

You were doing so well, Benny.
Making real progress.

- We were all so proud of you.
- l need to go home.

- You'll go home when you're well.
- l'm fine!

People who are fine
don't write on walls.

Then get me a typewriter.

The stories must stop.
They're too dangerous.

- Too dangerous to whom?
- To you.

This world you've created,
this Deep Space 9,

Captain Sisko, Kira and the others.
None of it is real.

lt is to me.

lf l don't finish my story,

if Sisko doesn't open the Orb box,

then he cannot contact the Prophets.

lt doesn't matter, Benny.
The Prophets don't exist.

They're figments of your imagination.
Get rid of them.

lt's the only way you'll get well.

- Now give me the pencil, Benny.
- But my story!

lt's over. Let it go.

What are you waiting for?
Open it. That's why we're here.

He can't hear you.

Jake!

- Jake, are you all right?
- Yeah.

Ship's log, supplemental.

Senator Cretak said the warbirds
would be here in eight hours.

She was wrong.
They're two hours early.

They'll be in weapons range
in eight minutes.

- Open a channel.
- Go ahead.

This is Colonel Kira
of the Bajoran Militia.

Any ship within transporter range
of Derna will be fired upon.

They're not responding.

Kira to all Bajoran ships.
Prepare to engage.

- Admiral Ross wants to speak to you.
- Put him through.

l'm appealing to you
to end this blockade.

You know l can't do that, Admiral.

l will use whatever force is necessary

to see that our medical supplies
reach their destination.

However, l may also seek
a negotiated settlement.

My government has made
its position quite clear.

There will be no negotiations as long as
there are weapons on Derna.

lf you open fire on those ships,
we all lose.

To beat the Dominion
we must keep our alliance intact.

l'd hate to see you
throw your life away.

Your concern is touching, Senator.

But l'm not dead yet. End transmission.

At least not for another six minutes.

- You still think she'll back down?
- She has to. Because l won't.

Take me out of the oven, Moogie.
l'm cooked.

l've found the magnetic instability
near the sun's equator.

Let's trigger that solar ejection and go.

The ejection has to have the right
trajectory to destroy the shipyard.

- How do we do that?
- We have to get closer. Much closer.

He's right.

"Sto-Vo-Kor," here we come.

- Take it, Benny.
- What for?

l'm offering you the opportunity
to wipe away all your mistakes.

- You want me to paint over my story?
- They're only words.

Meaningless words
that no one cares about.

Get rid of them and you can walk
out of here a free man.

Go ahead. Save yourself.

- Ben?
- Got to cover it up. Bury it.

Ben, what are you doing?

lt's for your own good, Benny.

Wipe away the words.
Destroy them before they destroy you.

Ben, stop!

The Romulans have
powered their weapons.

- They're calling your bluff.
- Auxiliary power to forward shields.

Kira to all ships. Hold your positions.

Nerys, if you're going to end this,
l suggest you do it now.

Time to fold, Colonel.

Damn it.

We're ready, General.

Decloak and prepare to fire.

On Worf's command.

Fire!

lt didn't work.

- Oh, well. We tried. Time to go.
- No! Not until we complete our mission.

We'll have to increase
the magnetic gradient.

No time. Three Jem'Hadar ships are
approaching, bearing 005, mark 190.

l suggest you work quickly, Chief.

No!

Get out of my way.

You came here to find the Prophets,
remember?

Move!

You promised Jadzia you'd make things
right. Now is your chance.

Open the box, Ben.

No!

Colonel, do we stand down?

We're getting a transmission
from Deep Space 9.

The wormhole. lt's back!

On screen.

Nerys?

Open a channel to all Bajoran ships.

Hold your positions and prepare to fire
on my command. Lock targets.

- Still glad you came?
- l wouldn't have missed it.

l'm afraid the Colonel
has run out of time.

Worf, did l not promise you
a glorious battle?

lt is everything l hoped for.

EM pulse ready, General.

- What are you waiting for? Fire!
- By all means, Chief. Fire!

- lt's working!
- Great. Now can we leave?

Full impulse.

Qapla'!

- l'm sure Jadzia appreciates all this.
- l'm sure she does.

Nerys, they're pulling back.

Admiral Ross
would like to speak with you.

Put him through.

You can blink now, Colonel.
You've won.

- The Senator will remove the weapons.
- What changed her mind?

l told her that if she didn't remove them,
l would.

- And what changed your mind?
- You did.

Remind me
never to play poker with you.

Show yourselves.
l've come to speak with you.

The Sisko has completed his task.

Sarah?

The Kosst Amojan
no longer threatens us.

You mean the "Pah-wraith?"
lt's no longer in the wormhole?

l have cast it out.

Did the Prophets send me to Tyree
to release you from the Orb?

The Kosst Amojan
tried to stop you with a false vision.

But you did not waver.
You fulfilled your destiny.

My destiny?
You talk as if my life is over.

The Sisko must still face many tasks.

You won't tell me what they are?

The Emissary is corporeal. Linear.

- Linear or not, l need some answers.
- The Sisko is intrusive.

Are you Sarah Sisko?
Are you my mother?

Sarah Sisko was corporeal.
For a time, l shared her existence.

You took over her body,

made sure she married my father...

so that she'd give birth to me.

The Sisko is necessary.

And once you didn't need her anymore,
you left her.

No wonder
she walked out on my father.

She didn't choose him. You did.

The Sisko would prefer
different answers.

What you're saying isn't easy
to accept. You arranged my birth.

- l exist because of you.
- The Sisko's path is a difficult one.

But why me? Why did it have to be me?

Because it could be no one else.

Benjamin?

That must've been
some Orb experience.

l'll tell you about it someday.

- Welcome back, Captain.
- We missed you.

Thank you
for bringing the Prophets back.

l heard you've all been
pretty busy yourselves.

Odo! Nerys! Julian!
lt's so good to see you.

- Worf, we need to talk.
- Who's that?

- lt's Dax.
- Dax?

That's right, Ezri Dax.
lncredible, isn't it?

- lt cannot be.
- She's so much shorter.

Just when you thought things
couldn't get more interesting.