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"Tears of the Prophets" |
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ABOUT THE
SHOW |
SHIPS & CHARACTERS
SEASON
1 |
SEASON 2 |
SEASON
3 |
SEASON 4 |
SEASON
5 |
SEASON 6 |
SEASON
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Starfleet Command decides to take
the offensive in the war against the Dominion, and Sisko is
chosen to lead the invasion of Cardassia. The first target is
the Chin'toka System, picked for its diminished defenses.
Unfortunately, the crew is unaware that the Cardassian/Dominion
Alliance has secretly deployed hundreds of orbital weapon
platforms to protect the system, and that Gul Dukat has returned
claiming he has the key to destroying Sisko and the Federation.
Sisko and Klingon General Martok meet with Romulan Senator
Letant and convince his people to join the invasion force.
Later, the Bajoran Prophets — the mysterious aliens who reside
in the wormhole — appear to Sisko in a vision and advise him not
to go to Cardassia.
Sisko requests permission to heed the Prophets' warning, but
Admiral Ross orders him to choose once and for all between his
roles as the Bajoran Emissary and a Starfleet Captain. Sisko
decides to proceed with leading the invasion, leaving Dax in
charge of the station. Meanwhile, Dukat reveals his plan is to
drive the godlike Prophets from the wormhole. Releasing an
energy vortex from a Bajoran wooden figurine, his body is taken
over by an evil Pah-wraith.
 The invasion force reaches Cardassian space just before the
defensive system becomes operational. Discovering all of the
platforms are using the same power source, the crew tries to
locate it. Back on the station, Dukat, possessed by the Pah-wraith,
materializes in the Bajoran shrine and injures Dax critically,
then destroys the sacred orb. The wormhole implodes and, at that
instant, Sisko staggers back with the uneasy feeling that the
Prophets are reaching out to him.
The power source is destroyed, disabling the weapon platforms
and allowing Sisko's forces to invade Cardassian soil. However,
their celebration is cut short by an urgent message from the
station. They return, and although Dr. Bashir was able to save
the Dax symbiont, Jadzia dies. Sisko, seeing that the wormhole
has closed and all of the orbs have gone dark, fears that the
Prophets have abandoned Bajor. Believing he has failed as both
Emissary and Captain, Sisko decides he needs time to think about
how to make things right. He takes a leave of absence from Deep
Space Nine, returning with Jake to Earth.         |
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