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"A Time To Stand" |
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ABOUT THE
SHOW |
SHIPS & CHARACTERS
SEASON
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SEASON 2 |
SEASON
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SEASON 4 |
SEASON
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SEASON 6 |
SEASON
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 Several
months into their war against the Dominion/Cardassian alliance,
the Federation is fighting a losing battle. Having long ago
abandoned Deep Space Nine, Sisko and his crew have been taking
on the enemy from the U.S.S. Defiant. But they grow more and
more demoralized as fleets of promised reinforcements are
demolished. Reacting to the heavy losses, Federation Admiral
Ross informs Sisko that he is no longer in command of the
Defiant.
Ross soon reveals that the crew's new mission is to destroy the
main Alpha Quadrant storage facility of ketracel-white, the drug
to which the Jem'Hadar are genetically addicted. Without it,
they will die. Ross reveals that he has a secret weapon to help
them infiltrate Cardassian territory — a Jem'Hadar attack ship
Sisko captured the year before.
The crew soon embarks in the alien vessel. Unfortunately, the
headsets used for piloting are painful for humans, and Sisko
struggles with intense headaches. Suggesting Cardassian
physiology may be more compatible, Garak volunteers to wear the
headset, further proving his loyalty to Sisko. Meanwhile, Nog
delivers some bad news — a Federation ship, the Centaur, is
firing on them.
Unable to identify themselves, Sisko suggests heading into
Cardassian space in hopes that the Centaur will not follow. When
the Federation captain doesn't give up, Sisko orders O'Brien to
fire at his weapons array. The Centaur turns back toward
Federation space, and the crew soon realizes why — three
Jem'Hadar warships are approaching. Luckily, the enemy passes
them without incident. Sisko discovers from where the ships came
— the asteroid where the ketracel-white is stored. O'Brien sends
down empty canisters to be "filled," with a bomb hidden inside
one of them. Just as they prepare to leave, the facility raises
its safety net, trapping the ship.
Sisko realizes that the explosion will disable net before it
hits them, meaning they have a chance to outrun the blast. They
prepare to leave when the explosion hits early! The crew is able
to ride the "wave" to safety, and the facility is successfully
destroyed. However, the ship has been left without warp drive —
and more than 17 years from the nearest Federation Starbase.
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