Sisko fights Jem'Hadar for
alien warship on TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE. DETAILED REPORT
While exploring a Gamma
Quadrant world, Sisko, Dax, Worf, O'Brien, and Muniz --
one of O'Brien's men -- watch as a Jem'Hadar warship
crashes into the planet's surface. The survives the
impact, and Sisko's group finds a way into the alien
craft. Once inside, they determine that all aboard are
dead, and Sisko -- realizes the tactical advantage that
could be gained -- decides to get the ship back to Deep
Space nine for study. He sends for the U.S.S. Defiant to
haul the vessel with its tractor beam, while O'Brien and
Muniz try to get the ship's systems on line. However,
their work stops when another Jem'Hadar warship appears
and destroys their orbiting Runabout, killing all of
Sisko's crewmembers still aboard.
Sisko and the others n
the surface flee inside the Jem'Hadar ship for cover.
Muniz is wounded, but all make it inside alive. They
prepare for the Jem'Hadar soldiers to transport inside
and kill them, but no onecomes. Instead, a Vorta -- the
alien race that the Jem'Hadar serves -- named Kilana
makes contact and requests a meeting with Sisko outside.
Kilana asks him to relinquish the ship, but he refuses.
While they talk, a Jem'Hadar soldier secretly
materializes aboard the vessel.
On the ship, the crew
spots a sensor device that wasn't there when they
arrived. They then see the Jem'Hadar soldier, and the
invader is killed after a brief fight. Since the
Jem'Hadar won't attack the vessel, the crew realizes
there must be something onboard they want. Meanwhile,
Muniz's condition worsens -- the bleeding won't stop.
O'Brien realizes he is dying. Later, Kilana requests
another meeting and offers Sisko the ship in exchange for
what she really wants -- the item hidden aboard. Sisko
refuses, not believing Kilana will really let him take
the vessel. Kilana doesn't trust Sisko to bring her the
item, so she won't tell him what it is. She then
dematerializes, and huge explosions begin rockingthe
ship. The explosions continue, and Muniz grows weaker.
Finally, O'Brien is able to restore main power, giving
Sisko hope that they may be able to fly the vessel. They
strap Muniz to the bulkhead and attempt to make their
move. Unfortunately, an imminent core breach forces Sisko
to cut power. O'Brien unstraps Muniz, only to make the
horrible realization that his friend is dead. Then ,
suddenly, Dax notices liquid dripping to the floor. They
look up, and see a Changeling.
The Creature tries to
attack Sisko and Dax, but it cannot hold its shape. They
realize it is dying -- and that this is what the Vorta
wants. The Jem'Hadar couldn't attack the ship and risk
killing a Founder. As the creature dies, it emits a
high-pitched humming sound. Then the sound stops -- along
with the explosions outside the ship. Kilana then
materializes in front of Sisko. They realize that their
mistrust has cost two lives -- if she had told Sisko
about the Founder,he would have let her take the creature
before it died. If Sisko had trusted Kilana to come
aboard and get what she wanted, he could have taken the
ship before Muniz died. He is left to ponder the cost of
their mistrust as the U.S.S. Defiant arrives to tow the
Jem'Hadar vessel.
