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"The Reckoning" |
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ABOUT THE
SHOW |
SHIPS & CHARACTERS
SEASON
1 |
SEASON 2 |
SEASON
3 |
SEASON 4 |
SEASON
5 |
SEASON 6 |
SEASON
7 |
Sisko is called to Bajor when an
ancient tablet addressing the Emissary is discovered. Seeing the
tablet, Sisko launches into a vision, during which the Prophets
tell him "The Reckoning" must begin. Since no one knows exactly
what this means, Sisko takes the tablet back to Deep Space Nine
for Dax to translate. Kai Winn arrives on the station and pushes
Sisko to return it, but he refuses, convinced he is doing the
will of the Prophets.
Soon afterward, the wormhole begins opening and closing. When
the Kai informs Sisko that Bajor is suffering floods and
tornadoes and accuses him of angering the Prophets, Sisko agrees
to return the tablet on the next morning's transport. Later that
night, Sisko examines the tablet one final time. He
instinctively smashes it on the ground, releasing a strange
vortex of violent energy.
Sisko tells Winn he believes he has done what the Prophets
wanted him to do. While privately moved, she refuses to
acknowledge Sisko's faith in her gods and continues to blame him
for the destruction affecting Bajor. In the midst of Winn's
ranting, Sisko is called to the Promenade, where Kira is ablaze
with bluish energy. He realizes that she is no longer Kira, but
a Prophet announcing it is time for the Reckoning.
The Kira/Prophet reveals she is to fight an epic battle with an
Evil One, a Pah-wraith banished from Bajor's celestial temple.
Winn is thrilled — according to prophecy, the defeat of the Evil
One will usher in Bajor's Golden Age. Feeling he has no choice
but to allow the battle, Sisko orders the station evacuated. Dax
and Bashir rig a panel with radiation that will force the
Prophet to leave Kira's body, but Sisko insists the showdown
proceed without interference. He stands by his decision even
when the Pah-wraith takes over the body of his son, Jake.
Sisko watches helplessly as both Jake and Kira are wracked by
the conflict. Dax suggests using the radiation, but Sisko
refuses, believing that the Prophets will protect his son. When
the Kai sneaks away and triggers the radiation, she ends the
battle before one of the combatants is defeated. Later, Kira
escorts her off the station and is shocked to hear the religious
leader praising herself for saving Deep Space Nine. Kira answers
her with a conviction she has never known before, telling Winn
she has defied the Prophets so completely that even they may not
know what it means for Bajor.           |
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