After Sisko and his crew successfully lure the Cardassians away and
disable their Sensor-System, Sisko and Dax take a Runabout to study more about this Denorios
Belt and the appearance of the Orbs within it. They soon find that the Orbs found their way into
the Bajoran System through the use of a stable wormhole, the so-called Celestial Temple. Sisko
is excited about this find and decides to write their names in the history books. However, as
they make their way back to the wormhole, their Runabout stalls and lands on a habitable
surface.
Sisko exits to find a barren world, while Dax exits
to find an idyllic garden setting. It is obvious that whoever created these vision wanted a
different perception of the two. Soon, an Orb appears and greets them. Dax and Sisko is struck
down by the Orb, and Sisko is dragged further into an alternate reality, while the Orb returns
Dax to the station.
On the station, Kira and the others prepare to go
in search and rescue mission of their missing commander, and Kira wants the station to be moved
to the mouth of wormhole. All O'Brien has to do is lower the inertial mass of the station to
make it feasible for their trip to the Denorios Belt. Odo, meanwhile, has more pressing issues
to deal with, such as discovering if there are others like him on the other side of the
wormhole, as he, too, was discovered in the Denorios Belt. Soon, Kira, Dax, Odo and Bashir take
a Runabout to discover their wormhole.
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Meanwhile, Commander Sisko is having visions and his first meeting
with the mysterious Prophets of Bajor. He tries to explain to them that he is not a threat and
that he is merely here to understand one another. The wormhole aliens are having a hard-time
understanding Sisko's explanation, and imposes question after question to Commander Sisko, who
must try to answer it in the best possible manner.
Meanwhile, on DS9, O'Brien is having a difficult
time with the station's computer as he tries to break orbit and head for the Denorios Belt. The
Cardassian computer isn't as proficient as the Enterprise's computer, and he has to manually
fly the station through space. He finally achieves thrust out of Bajor and head for the
Denorios Belt.
Kira, meanwhile, is on her way to the mouth of the
wormhole, as is Gul Dukat, whose sensors have just been restored. Dukat, obviously not in the
mood for reasoning, ignores Kira's warning that the wormhole could be dangerous and heads
straight for it. Kira hopes that they reach it first before Dukat does. Kira is unsuccessful as
she watch Dukat's ship enter the wormhole and disappear.
The wormhole aliens takes Sisko on a wild journey
and takes him back to the moment where the Saratoga blows up and informs him that his existence
lies here, just before collapsing the wormhole after Gul Dukat's ship enter the wormhole,
leaving Sisko stranded. Kira can't believe it as the wormhole disappears right in front of her.
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After the aliens collapse the wormhole, Sisko tries to explain that
they are not a threat, but to co-exist one another. The alien's understanding of the human's are
slim-to-none as Sisko tries to explain the matter of human behavior by using linear time as an
example. After explaining all this, the alien's continue to take Sisko back to the time the
Saratago blew up, with the alien's saying "this is where he belongs," much to Sisko's chagrin
and confusion.
Meanwhile, Kira returns to DS9 in the Denorios Belt
and has a few problems. The Cardassian ship's, in orbin of Bajor, have detected Gul Dukat's
disappearance, and is on it's way to get an explanation from the Major. Their leader, Gul
Jasad, doesn't appreciate Kira's explanation and advises her that she is to surrender the
station or a battle will begin. Jasad also blocks all communication with Starfleet.
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On Deep Space Nine, Major Kira Nerys prepare to battle the
Cardassians, while Sisko continues his mystical journey with the wormhole aliens. With the help
of the Kai Opaka alien, Sisko suddenly realizes the message to him. He chose to die with
Jennifer during the battle of Wolf-359, and couldn't live with the consequences of living
without her. The alien's begin to understand Sisko's turmoil.
Major Kira gives Jasad his answer, when she fires
the remaining torpedoes left to provoke Jasad. However, Jasad doesn't believe the station is
capable of defending itself and moves into attack formation. The station suffers minor damage
and casualties, and when all hope begins to fade, the wormhole reopens to reassure Jasad. Sisko
brings back the lost Cardassian warship and the Cardassian's withdraw, saving the Major from any
further loss of life.
Picard and Starfleet congratulate Sisko for putting
Bajor on the map to the Federation, and Sisko re-evaluates his decision to leave Starfleet and
decides to remain and make sure that Bajor becomes a Federation member. After repairing the
station, normal activity continue in the new commercial space-station: Deep Space Nine...
