"Home, Part I"
(On Deep Space 9, Ops)
Jadzia: Hey, Major. The Phoenix-X is coming through the wormhole.
Kira: Uh, finally. Where have they been?
Jadzia: They want to dock. They need repairs.
Kira: Let them in. Our door is always open.
(On the Phoenix-X)
Daniel: Well it looks like we're gonna be here a couple hours. I want all personnel to keep working on the ship. You have permission to go on DS9 and do whatever only when you're off shift. But be back in time.
Aeris: I've gotta contact my ship.
(On Deeps Space 9, Quark's Bar. BOB and Commander Gotens enter)
Quark: You again. If you're not here to gamble, drink or rent a holosuite, then get out of my face.
BOB: I don't need a job with you.
Quark: Oh, really. What did you do? Join Starfleet?
BOB: Nope, I joined Starfleet. Oh, wait. That's a yes.
Quark: Yeah, they really need you.
(He goes off to the Dabo tables. Captian Aeris enters)
Gotens: Hey, Captain.
Aeris: Hi, Commander. I thought you'd be on the Phoenix-X.
Gotens: Ah, you know me. If there are any Cholarian shakes not replicated, I'm there.
Aeris: At a time like this, I'd think you'd want to be on alert.
Gotens: Heh. Sometimes I think Lieutenant Commander Armond is on the bridge more than me.
Aeris: I could teach that guy a thing or two...
Gotens: What?
Nearby crowd: Dabo!!
Gotens: What am I supposed to be alert about anyways?
Aeris: Don't you even know yet?
Gotens: What?
Aeris: The Romulans are in the war. They declared war on the Dominion a couple days ago.
Gotens: Really? I didn't know that.
Aeris: Anyway, I gotta go meet Captain Sisko. I still need to contact my ship. See ya.
(She leaves)
Gotens: Argh!
(He faints)
(In Ops, Daniel and Aeris bump into each other in front of Sisko's office)
Daniel: I got here first.
Aeris: No, I think—
(The door opens)
Sisko: Hello, Captain. Captian.
Daniel: Greetings, Captian.
Aeris: Hey, Captain.
Daniel: I'm sorry, Captian, but I think I got here before the Captian here.
Aeris: Captian! I was here before you. Listen to me, Captain.
Sisko: Okay, okay, Captian... Captian.
Daniel: You're going to talk to me first Captain. Right, Captain?
Sisko: Well... Captian... Captian.
Aeris: Captian, I believe this Captian is at an error.
Daniel: I think this Captian was born an error.
Sisko: Captians.
Daniel: Captian?
Aeris: Yeah, Captain?
Sisko: I don't have time for this. Come inside.
(The three go into the office)
Kira: Hey, I heard that there's another Trill on the station.
Jadzia: Really?
Kira: Yup. And he already has a slug.
(In the office)
Sisko: Captian—
Aeris: Captian.
Daniel: Captian—
Sisko: Let's not start that again. Now, Captain Daniel.
Daniel: Yes, Ca—
Sisko: Starfleet has orders for you to patrol the Flortarios sector.
(Sisko hands him a PADD)
Daniel: The Flortarios sector? But Flortarios III is not even a Federation planet.
Sisko: Yes, but if the Dominion manages to take over that sector, they will be too close us. The Presidents and Prime Ministers have already accepted our free protection.
Daniel: No 'thank you's'?
Sisko: There are already a couple Federation ships there. Most of them are posted at the edge regions of the sector. You are the ship in command.
Daniel: Hm. Not bad. The Flortarios Sector is pretty big. I know I can handle it.
Sisko: That is all Captain Daniel. Captain Aeris, you wanted to see me?
Aeris: Aye, Cap'n. My ship, the Xena.
Sisko: Oh, yes.
(Daniel leaves)
(In Deep Space 9's Infirmary, Commander Night Gotens wakes up)
Gotens: Ugh.
Bashir: Lay still, Commander.
Gotens: Please, call me Gotens.
Bashir: Okay, please lie still, Gotens.
Gotens: What happened?
Bashir: I'm still trying to figure that out. There's a chemical imbalance in your Symbiont system. Do you have any idea what it is?
Gotens: Oh, crap. I think so. A couple weeks ago I was persuaded to eat a cookie. Only I didn't know it had some kind of knock-out chemical in it. I started having stomach cramps when I woke up from it.
Bashir: Hmm...
Gotens: Doctor Lox gave me a sedative to calm down the pain. He was supposed to operate but we couldn't get to it in time. I told him, later, because we were docking here again. Then it was forgotten.
Bashir: Is this Doctor Lox still on your ship?
Gotens: Yeah. Well, he might be off duty and roaming around the Promenade. I don't really know him.
Bashir: Well, I do. He's a careless Doctor that doesn't— care. He's been in trouble for this kind of stuff before. Starfleet must have given him one last chance.
Gotens: I never got that warning. Usually, I'm the first one to know about stuff like this.
Bashir: Lay down. I'll have a talk with Captain Daniel. Meanwhile, I'm going to have to operate.
Gotens: Ugh.
(Daniel enters)
Bashir: Speak of the Augment devil.
Daniel: Actually, I'm a god. I came as soon as I heard.
Gotens: Yeah, I hear word gets around here fast. Strange when it applies to non-local crew.
Bashir: There's a chemical imbalance in his Symbiont system, from a drug he ate in a cookie.
Daniel: Hmm. I remember that episode.
Gotens: The whole ship ate the cookies.
Daniel: Except I don't need to eat.
Bashir: It's going to take me a couple days to get the drug totally out of his system.
Daniel: What!? We need him, though.
Bashir: I'm sorry. But it could get a lot worse.
Gotens: Don't worry, Captain. I'll find a way to get back to the Phoenix-X.
Daniel: Okay. Good luck. We're patrolling the Flortarios sector.
Gotens: The Flortarios sector? Old memories, eh?
Daniel: Old memories?
Bashir: If you don't mind, gentlemen. I'd like to get this underway, soon.
Daniel: Right. See you later.
(He leaves)
(On the Promenade, Captian Daniel takes a stroll)
Daniel: Dotodotodoo...
Odo (intercepts): Uh, excuse me.
Daniel: Yes?
Odo: Hi.
Daniel: Hey.
Odo: I was wondering...
Daniel: What?
Odo: If you'd like to link with me.
Daniel: Oh. Good for you, you keep wondering about that. See you later.
Odo: Um! Do you want to? It's very relaxing.
Daniel: Me? Link with you?
Odo: Well, why not?
Daniel: You're a guy and I'm a guy.
Odo: That hardly matters. When I went into the future, I linked with my future self.
Daniel: Hmm. I'm not yet sure I'm comfortable with the idea of sharing all my inner thoughts, feelings and private experiences with other people.
Odo: Well, the offer is there.
Daniel: Thanks. I'm late to my ship. Bye.
(He starts to walk off, but hesitates)
Daniel Hmm. Odo! Wait. Hold on!
Odo: You want to link?
Daniel: I just wanted to ask you if you'd come along on my mission. I need someone to talk to and regenerate with that understands me. Besides that, I need a First officer. And maybe we can consider that link.
Odo: I don't know. I'll have to talk to Captain Sisko first.
Daniel: Great! If you are able to go, we are leaving in 10:00 hours. Be at Docking Bay 16.
Odo: Okay.
(On the Phoenix-X, in Engineering)
Kugo: Okay, realign coupling 42 to frequency 1.5.
Billy: Done.
Kugo: Great. I believe the whole ship should have all the systems operating with the power of a starbase. Thanks to that cloud.
(Captain Daniel beams into the transporter room and goes to the Bridge. It is 09:50 hours)
Daniel: The ship couldn't have looked better. Too bad the Commander can't be with us.
Ensign Dan: Now it's my chance to be promoted. Oh, Captain.
Daniel: Yes, Ensign?
Ensign Dan: I have cleaned out your cups in your quarters. I also went into the Starfleet logs and corrected the spelling and grammar errors.
Daniel: What?!!!!!! I can't believe you did this. You entered quarters that don't belong to you without consent. And, let alone, they were my quarters. You probably used the wrong soap. Then you went into classified files and corrected the spelling. You do not know how much trouble you are in. You are RELIEVED!
Ensign Dan: Jeez. I was just trying to help.
Daniel: Dismissed!
(Later. Phoenix-X log entries)
#Daniel: 09:56 hours and still no Odo...
(On the Bridge)
Daniel: I guess Odo is not going to join me. There goes my second officer.
#Odo: Odo to Captain Daniel.
Daniel: Daniel here.
#Odo: I have permission to go.
Daniel: Okay, get to beaming. Transporter room 3, beam Odo over.
#Kayl: Okay.
Daniel: Red, it's time to go now. Is every personnel accounted for?
Red: The Commander is not aboard.
Daniel: He is not coming this time.
Red: Then there is BOB.
Daniel: Okay. Locate him then.
Red: He is in Quark's bar.
Daniel: Open a channel.
Red: Open.
Daniel: BOB, it's time to go. Get to a transporter room and get over here.
#BOB: Okay. Coming, sir. BOB out.
(Later...)
Red: Captain, everyone is aboard.
Daniel: That's great. Take us out at half impulse.
(On Deep Space 9, Infirmary)
Bashir: There. All fixed, several more days in advance thanks to some genetically enhanced thinking.
Gotens: That was fast. Gosh. Now I can get back on the ship in time. Gotens to Captain Daniel. Respond. Where is he? Computer, locate Captain Daniel.
#Computer: He is no longer on Deep Space Nine.
Gotens: Where is he?
#Computer: He left on the Phoenix-X at 10:00 hours.
Gotens: I have to catch up with them. Hmmm. I don't think Captain Sisko would mind if I borrowed one of his ships. I'll have to ask him first.
(Gotens goes to Sisko's office. Sisko is very busy, running around)
Sisko: What is it, Commander?
Gotens: I want to—
(A pile of PADDs fall to the floor)
Sisko: Out with it.
Gotens: I wanted to know if I can borrow—
Sisko: Yes?
Gotens: If I can use one of your ships—
Sisko: Computer, where is Worf?
Gotens: Well, Captain?
Sisko: Uhhh, what were you sayi— Ugh. Never mind. Just go ahead with whatever you want.
Gotens: Great! Thank you.
Sisko: Yeah, yeah.
(Gotens tours to the docking ring. He sees a bunch of ships but one catches his eye. It's the Defiant)
Gotens: Ahhh. This looks like a nice one. I'll take this one.
(He detaches the Defiant from the docking ring and rotates around in space. He then goes into high warp to try to catch up with the Phoenix-X)
(Later, on Deep Space 9, in Ops)
Kira: We are under seige from a Jem'hadar attack ship!
Sisko: Okay, everyone to the Defiant.
(Everyone goes to the docking ring, but find the port empty)
Sisko: What the hell? Where's the ship?
(Deep Space 9 shakes from the attack)
Kira: It must be a small fleet.
Worf: But they still pose a threat to the station.
Sisko: Send a message to any near Federation ships. Someone has hijacked the Defiant. Possibly a Dominion spy.
(On the Defiant)
Gotens: Nana na na nana... I wonder what this ship is called. Computer. What ship is this?
#Computer: This is the U.S.S. Defiant.
(Gotens gets up and approaches the Helm. He stops the ship)
Gotens: What did you just say?
#Computer: This is the U.S.S—
Gotens: —Defiant!?
(On the Xena)
Wendy: Commander, I've located the Defiant.
Wing: Ah good. Intercept.
(On the Defiant)
Gotens: Great. It's the Xena.
(The Xena approaches the Defiant and then halts. On the Xena)
Wing: Hail them.
(On the Defiant, Commander Wing clicks on screen)
>Wing: You are under arrest for stealing a Starfleet ship— Night? Night Gotens?
Gotens: Uh. This isn't what it looks like.
>Wendy: We are receiving an S.O.S. from Deep Space 9.
Gotens: Hey, you're a Commander?
>Wing: Yeah, just got promoted last week.
Gotens: I knew it was coming. What'd I tell ya?
>Wing: You said there was no way outta it. You wouldn't believe this amazing woman I met at my promotion party. Remember Doctor Lila...?
Gotens: Lila? Oh yeah! The uncontrollable-speed-of-each one?
>Wing: Yeah. She's got the biggest—
>Mable: Commander. If we could?
>Wing: Huh? Oh yeah. Commander.
Gotens: Commander.
>Wing: We are beaming you straight to the Brig. Sorry, Starfleet protocols. Energize.
Gotens: What? You didn't even give me a chance to expl—
(He is beamed out)
(On Deep Space 9)
Kira: The Xena has arrived with the Defiant.
Sisko: Very good. Maintain photon torpedo burts.
(The Jem'Hadar attack ship Lyngon-951 is destroyed by a torpedo. Another Jem'Hadar attack ship, the Hinxen-332, maneuvers away from a torpedo and fires polaron beams on the station. It's then intercepted by the Xena and disabled by phasers)
Worf: But they still pose a threat to the station.
Sisko: Send a message to any near Federation ships. Someone has hijacked the Defiant. Possibly a Dominion spy.
(On the Defiant)
Gotens: Nana na na nana... I wonder what this ship is called. Computer. What ship is this?
#Computer: This is the U.S.S. Defiant.
(Gotens gets up and approaches the Helm. He stops the ship)
Gotens: What did you just say?
#Computer: This is the U.S.S—
Gotens: —Defiant!?
(On the Xena)
Wendy: Commander, I've located the Defiant.
Wing: Ah good. Intercept.
(On the Defiant)
Gotens: Great. It's the Xena.
(The Xena approaches the Defiant and then halts. On the Xena)
Wing: Hail them.
(On the Defiant, Commander Wing clicks on screen)
>Wing: You are under arrest for stealing a Starfleet ship— Night? Night Gotens?
Gotens: Uh. This isn't what it looks like.
>Wendy: We are receiving an S.O.S. from Deep Space 9.
Gotens: Hey, you're a Commander?
>Wing: Yeah, just got promoted last week.
Gotens: I knew it was coming. What'd I tell ya?
>Wing: You said there was no way outta it. You wouldn't believe this amazing woman I met at my promotion party. Remember Doctor Lila...?
Gotens: Lila? Oh yeah! The uncontrollable-speed-of-each one?
>Wing: Yeah. She's got the biggest—
>Mable: Commander. If we could?
>Wing: Huh? Oh yeah. Commander.
Gotens: Commander.
>Wing: We are beaming you straight to the Brig. Sorry, Starfleet protocols. Energize.
Gotens: What? You didn't even give me a chance to expl—
(He is beamed out)
(On Deep Space 9)
Kira: The Xena has arrived with the Defiant.
Sisko: Very good. Maintain photon torpedo burts.
(The Jem'Hadar attack ship Lyngon-951 is destroyed by a torpedo. Another Jem'Hadar attack ship, the Hinxen-332, maneuvers away from a torpedo and fires polaron beams on the station. It's then intercepted by the Xena and disabled by phasers)
(The Defiant maneuvers around the station and fires phaser cannon bursts into the Hinxen-332, destroying it)
(Deep Space 9 fires photon torpedoes and destroys another Jem'Hadar ship, the Lyngon-952. The other Jem'Hadar attack ships begin to retreat)
(On Deep Space 9)
Kira: Yes. Run.
Worf: They are gone.
Dax: What was this attack for? It was obvious they were going to be defeated...
Sisko: That is what I'd like to know. Sisko to Xena, is the prisoner who stole the Defiant transported to the Deep Space 9's Brig?
#Wing: Affirmative.
Aeris: Ah. My ship, finally.
(On the Phoenix-X)
Red: Entering the Flortarios sector.
Daniel: Well, Commander Odo. What do you think? It's a beautiful place, isn't it?
(The screen shows most of the sector. Sulphiruc red gasses design some background. A blue planet floats in the mists of a meteor belt and a sun gives highlight to the system)
Odo: Yes. I've seen many places like this and if we link then you'll see them too.
Daniel: Uhh— Oh, Armond, how sorry do you feel for that beat-up planet getting hit by all those meteors over there?
Armond: Luckily that planet over there isn't inhabited.
Daniel: Hey, there's the sun. Are we in the Flortarios system?
Kayl: Uh huh.
(An alert beeps go off)
Kayl: We're being contacted by a nearby Federation ship. The U.S.S. Dropzone. They say to meet in New Tallahassee city on Flortarios III. There, we will be debriefed on other ships' info and location strategies.
Daniel: Great. Lieutenant Red, set a course for Flortarios III. Engage.
Daniel: Hey, there's the sun. Are we in the Flortarios system?
Kayl: Uh huh.
(An alert beeps go off)
Kayl: We're being contacted by a nearby Federation ship. The U.S.S. Dropzone. They say to meet in New Tallahassee city on Flortarios III. There, we will be debriefed on other ships' info and location strategies.
Daniel: Great. Lieutenant Red, set a course for Flortarios III. Engage.
TO BE CONTINUED...