From: Alex.Buchanan@f102.n514.z17.mtlnet.org (Alex Buchanan) Path: newserv.ksu.ksu.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uunet!newsflash.concordia.ca!altitude!Nyongwa.CAM.ORG!mtlnet!mtlnet.gateway Newsgroups: alt.startrek.creative Subject: Startrek deep space nine Message-ID: <750738738.AA01439@mtlnet.org> Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1993 17:34:00 -0500 X-FTN-To: All Lines: 276 @SUBJECT:STARTREK DEEP SPACE NINE SHORT STORY N StarTrek: Deep Space Nine Revenge of the Romulans In 2587, technology was at it's peak. The United Federation Of Planets was the strong and powerful alliance. That year, they made plenty of new scientific discoveries as well as planets and civilisations. But unfortunately, there was a dispute between two civilisations: the Bajorans and the Cardassians. Bajor is a planet located on the border of Cardassian space and the Federation's territories. The Bajorans claim that the Cardassians are bossing and bothering them ever since they constructed a space station located right off the orbit of planet Bajor. The U.S.S. Enterprise, lead by Captain Jean-Luc Picard, was sent there to settle the argument. Once arrived at the starbase, Picard and his crew started negotiations with the Cardassians. Finally, after the meeting concluded, the Cardassians agreed to hand over the starbase to the Federation. They baptised it Starbase Deep Space 9. The Enterprise returned to the next nearest starbase to pick up the officers who shall be positioned at Deep space nine. The commanding officer selected is Commander Benjamin Sisko. Sisko is a 31 year old administrator from planet Earth got promoted to Commander for his services to many spaceships; namely the U.S.S. Galador which got destroyed by the Borg, half-human half-robot humanoids. On that craft, he saved 1278 people, but lost his wife in an explosion. He will be joined by his son: Jake Sisko who survived the battle. Many other Ensigns, Lieutenants and other officers joined Sisko. During that time, on the Enterprise, Chief Miles O'Brien saw the possibilities on that starbase. He discussed it with his wife Keiko and decided to try out living there for a few months. He went to discuss the matter with Captain Picard. Jean-Luc decided to let them go and stay there for a while. O'Brien then said: ®Thank you sir, I'll keep in touch with you¯. As the Enterprise left the area with the new starbase crew, they were joined by the starship "Medico" which contains the doctors and physicians as well as the medical equipment. The only missing person is the chief medical officer who will be coming later. An hour later, the Enterprise received a message from Deep Space Nine: A woman appeared on the screen; she said: ® Hello! My name is Major Kira Nerys. I am the Bajoran liaison on Deep Space Nine. We are presently undergoing repairs in the station.The security chief has arrived here and is awaiting your arrival.Please dock at gate 3, that's the wing with the big "three" on it. Ha! Ha! Ha! See you later.¯ As the message ended, 200 light years away, Chief Medical Officer Julian Bashir, native from England on planet Earth, was boarding on a shuttlecraft, heading towards Deep Space Nine. He is accompanied by Jadzia Dax, a Trill. A Trill is a life form, which is the size of a toaster. It is a very intelligent being that moves into a person's stomach. The Trill combines with the host to become a very intelligent and superior form. To become a host, the person must have good physical abilities, and have university degrees in at least three different subjects. Attracted by Dax, Bashir said:®So, what's a beautiful Trill like you doing in this part of the galaxy? -My previous host was a man, you know¯ said Dax. -®But now you're a woman.Hee Hee Hee. -Concentrate on your drivin' and watch that asteroid field!¯ Travelling at warp 1.5, they should arrived at the starbase in 8 hours. A few hours earlier, the Enterprise docked at Deep Space Nine. They got acquainted with the starbase staff, dropped the new crewmembers then headed off to another mission. Commander Sisko met with the staff and went for a tour of the base. Chief O'Brien joined the engineer officers and worked with them on the minor problems around the station. Continuing his tour, Sisko met Quark, the Ferengi. He is the salesman, capitulating bartender who operates the bar and casino on the promenade. He constantly bothers Odo with his deals with customers which he often cheats. He is also the community leader and organizer of leisure activities. Just as Sisko's tour ended, Dax and Bashir arrived at the space station. Bashir said to Dax: ®How about dinner tonight? -I'll think about it¯ said Dax. ®Hello Dax¯ said Ben Sisko. ®Long time no see! I see that Doctor has a crush on you. Does he know that you are a Trill?¯ -®Yeah, he finds me intriguing.¯ Then Sisko hailed all the senior officers and asked them to come to Ops (operations station). All staff got acquainted and the Commander decided to make a list of his main officers: ----------------------------------------------------------------- Commanding Officer: Commander *** Benjamin Sisko 1st Officer: Major Kira Nerys Science Officer: Lieutenant ** Jadzia Dax Engineering Officer: Chief-Lieutenant *o Miles O'Brien Chief Medical officer: Lieutenant *o Julian Bashir Security Chief: Constable Odo ----------------------------------------------------------------- The crew looked at the list and confirmed it's accuracy. It was then when Ben Sisko had a real conversation with Odo. He learned that he is a tough "cop" who believes in justice more than the law and regulations. He also learned that he is a Shape-shifter: a being that can transform itself into any form. Odo worked there since the previous operators: the pesky Cardassians. A few weeks later, after hours of treacherous work, the Starbase was fit and ready to start docking visiting spaceships. During several days, 12 ships came and docked there, including the U.S.S. Infinity, one of the finest Starfleet ships. But one day, a beaten up ship came in. It looked as if it was in a fight. Chief O'Brien was sent to repair and find out what happened to that ship. Arrived at the dock, O'Brien said to the Captain: ®Your ship has been badly bruised, I'll see what I can do about it.¯ The Chief started working and as he was finishing on the engine, he asked the owner:®So what happened anyways? -Oh I just got in a little skirmish. -With whom? -Uh, well, it doesn't matter. Anyhow, we worked it out and all's well.¯ Miles (O'Brien) knew that he was hiding something so he reported it to Sisko. The Commander then remembered about Odo being a Shape-shifter and then said to O'Brien: ®Ask our nice Constable if he can shift into a chair for a while. I just think we can figure out his secret.¯ After a few minutes of discussions, the plan was in action. O'Brien lied to the visitor with the broken ship and said that repairs could only be completed the next day. So he had an escort bring him to his room. But unbeknownst to him, Odo has transformed into a sofa, hoping to overhear any conversation between the stranger and any of his crewmembers. But, those efforts were useless as the captain went to sleep and left his quarters right at dawn. As he was going to leave the station, Sisko received a call from Major Kira. She said:® Sir, we are detecting an energy fluctuation in space in front of us. -Could it be an after-effect of the Wormhole? said Sisko -No, if the sensors are accurate, it is a cloaked ship. -But who would want to hide from us? -I doubt that the... wait, the ship is uncloaking; my goodness, it's a Romulan Warbird! -I'm coming to Ops right away.¯ As Commander Sisko was rushing to the Operations room, he was thinking: ®What in the galaxy are the Romulans doing here?¯ Benjamin was joined by Odo and Dax as they arrived to Ops. As soon as they got there, they were hailed by the vessel. ®This is Moratedek of the ship "Gearth". Where is that puny spaceship that escaped from our clutches? -What ship? said Sisko. -The one with the damages.¯ Said Moratedek angrily. Realising what vessel he was talking about, they asked why they were looking for that craft. He responded that he committed a felony in Romulan territory and that he was going to get punished for his crime. And then, acting quickly, Odo said:® Quick, seal the docking door where the damaged vessel is. -But sir, they just left.¯ said one of the Ensigns in Ops. ®Quick, said Sisko, engage the tractor beam and bring him back. With quick reflexes, they nabbed him and brought him right back. The Romulans did not appreciate that last maneuver as they hailed Deep Space Nine again:®Why did you do that? said Moratedek furiously, That man and his crew are criminals and deserve to be punished for that. -And what did these people do to you?¯ said Kira with a short grin. Moratedek didn't seem to appreciate that question as he was looking around at his Officers, like if he was looking for an answer. ®Well he fired on us and tried to run away; but we caught up to him and returned fire. All that was in Romulan territory. We consider that as an act of war. He should be destroyed. Hand him in to us or must we come and get him.¯ As soon as he pronounced those last words, Moratedek hung up. Sisko immediately sent security Officers to the docking bay where the ship is located. Once there, they took him in to custody and interviewed him. But unfortunately, he refused to answer any questions and surrender to the Romulans. Sisko then hailed back the "Gearth" and told Captain Moratedek about his unwillingness to cooperate. Furious, Moratedek said:® Well we'll just have to bring him by force.¯ As soon said, as soon done. Suddenly, three Romulan officers beamed up on Ops. Unhappy of their unwarranted visit, Benjamin Sisko ordered the intruders off the space station. Seeing that they didn't budge at all, he decided to take offensive moves. He took out his phaser gun and fired on the gun held by one of the Romulans; thus destroying his weapon. The other two shot right back but Sisko took some safety precautions as he turned on the Neuroforsfield just in the nick of time. That shield protects a person from any phaser or mechanical weapon. Seeing that they were outnumbered and weak, the Romulans transported back to the "Gearth". The Romulans realized that they had a problem on their hands: they couldn't just take the criminal away from the station. So, they decided to use some aggressive measures. They hailed the Space station and said:® Hand over the prisoner to us or we'll destroy you.¯ Sisko was worried, the Romulan vessel is much stronger than the spacestation. As he was thinking, Lieutenant Dax said:®Ben, they are locking their phasers on us, they're firing! -shields up.¯ said Sisko with a panicky scream. The reflex was good as the shields went up just as the beam headed towards Deep Space Nine. There was no damage but one injury. Doctor Bashir attended to the victim immediately. Commander Sisko then hailed the Romulans. He stated that war is no solution to the problem. But the enemy wouldn't listen. All they cared about was getting the prisoner and leaving. ®Maybe we can talk this over?¯ said Sisko. But the Romulans still ignored them. Then, the prisoner spoke up and said:® Let me go, I am causing too much trouble.¯ Just then, Quark, the barkeep appeared from the turbolift. He said:® Before you leave, you must try my excellent food. I'll even give you a special "going away" rebate. -Oh knock off it, said Odo, leave at once. -Sheesh, nobody lets me do some marketing. Oh madam, I... -Good, he's gone, now where were we.¯ During that time, no one was paying attention to the criminal. They looked around but couldn't find him. ®He's here, said Moratedek. -But... Sisko responded. -He volunteered to come here himself.¯ Interrupted Moratedek. The Romulans lowered their shields, disarmed all their disrupter rays and started to leave when, the starbase's tractor beam activated and caught the "Gearth". Soon, the Romulan ship was back near the station and the screen lit up with Moratedek speaking:® What is the meaning of this?¯ Shouted the Captain with all his might. Sisko explained all he had to tell and both leaders, Sisko and Moratedek started negotiations. The starfleet crew pondered the whole time about their first big thriller since their arrival here. At the end of the talks, it was decided that the just the captain of the prisoner ship would be sent to a federation prison. Sisko arranged transport for the criminal and in 6 days, the trial started. Assisting was the Romulans and 3 Deep Space Nine officers of low rank who happened to be in Ops at the time of the crisis. The judge sentenced him to 2 years in the brig for instigating a war and attack on a allied vessel. The rest of the felon's crew was let go because they were not responsible for that act; it was the Captain's orders. The Romulans were thanked for their cooperation and returned back to their home space. Along the next following months, the Starbase crew kept on improving the station, Quark keeps on cheating his customers and Odo still nabs him and makes him pay back the money which he gypped. Keiko, Chief O'Brien's wife is now the school teacher. She has 12 students including Jake Sisko, the Commander's son, Ahmied, Quark's child and will soon have her daughter who is presently 2 « years of age. Chief O'Brien is fixing all the defective machines. Dax is playing hard-to-get with Bashir. And the space station is maintaining pretty well. The prisoner from the ordeal is still serving his time. You want to know about the Romulans? Well, they had a navigational problem and they hit an asteroid. The whole ship blew up: No survivors. Now what? Oh! you want to see some illustrations. Well turn the page and enjoy! Alex Buchanan