Sisko: Anything yet?
O'Brien: She'll be here any minute. Running a little late.
Sisko: This is no way to start a relationship.
Bashir: Hi, Ezri.
Ezri: So, how's Odo?
Bashir: Oh, his body shows no signs of the changeling disease. I believe he's cured.
Ezri: Oh, that's great.
Bashir: Yes. In fact I'm going to diskharge him this afternoon.
Ezri: That's, that's really great.
Bashir: Yeah.
O'Brien: I don't get it. He's interested, she's interested. What's the problem?
Worf: He is an overgrown child and she is very confused.
O'Brien: It could still work. She's here.
Sisko: On screen.
Ezri: I didn't know we were getting another Defiant class ship.
Sisko: That's what happens when you miss staff meetings.
O'Brien: Looks just like her.
Sisko: Let's hope she fights like her.
Ross: All hands, attention to orders. From Starfleet Headquarters, Office of the Admiralty, to Captain Benjamin L. Sisko. As of this date, you are requested and required to take command of USS Sao Paulo. Signed, Vice Admiral William J. Ross, Stardate 52861.3. Computer, transfer all command codes to Captain Sisko.
Computer: Command codes transferred.
Sisko: I relieve you, sir.
Ross: I stand relieved. She's all yours, Ben. You've got a fine ship here.
Sisko: She has some big shoes to fill.
Bashir: I hate the carpet. I do.
Ross: Oh, by the way, there's something else on that PADD that might interest you.
Sisko: Special dispensation from the Chief of Starfleet Operations to change the name from Sao Paulo to Defiant.
O'Brien: Yeah, the Breen are going to be in for a surprise when they train their energy dampening weapon on this beauty, huh?
Worf: The shield generators have been completely reconfigured.
O'Brien: Let's go look.
Bashir: You know what, I want to check out my sickbay.
Ezri: Well, I'll let you two get acquainted.
Sisko: Hello, ship.
Garak: Cardassia. It's as beautiful as I remembered.
Damar: It won't be beautiful to my eyes until the Dominion is gone.
Seskal: Orbital traffic control is asking for our security clearance.
Garak: I'll handle it.
Kira: We're taking a big risk coming here. I hope it's worth it.
Damar: Gul Revok and Legate Goris are ready to bring their troops over to our side. That's over a half a million men. If we can convince Gul Seltan to join us as well, we'll have another hundred thousand. I think that is worth the risk.
Kira: And you're sure you want me around?
Damar: Before they join us, they'll want assurances that the Federation will support them.
Garak: We've been cleared for standard orbit.
Damar: Do you have transport coordinates?
Seskal: Yes. The transporter room is standing by.
Damar: The bridge is yours, Seskal.
Seskal: Good luck.
Voices: There he is! Is that all of them? Yes, sir! Check the other side of the cave. Inform the First that we have killed all the traitors. Yes, sir
Garak: How did they know?
Revok: What do we have here? I told them I could lure them here for you.
Damar: Gul Revok. He betrayed us.
Kira: Kira to Seskal. Get us out of here.
Seskal: We're under attack! I can't lower the shields. Lock disruptors and return fire! Transfer the auxiliary power to
Kira: Seskal? Seskal? Seskal? Seskal, do you read me?
Garak: I don't think they're up there anymore.
Kira: We've got to get out of here. Damar, do you know any place we can go?
Damar: Everyone I know on Cardassia has either been arrested or killed.
Garak: I think I know someone who might take us in. That is, if we can get to the capital.
Kira: We can't stay here.
Mila: If you don't mind hiding in a basement, I guess I don't mind having you down here. I don't hear from you for years, and then you show up on my doorstep with these people.
Garak: I do apologize for the intrusion, but you're the only person on Cardassia I could trust.
Mila: Well don't blame me if you don't have any friends left. Well now, where's that light switch.
Garak: It's smaller than I remember. I grew up in this house. Did I mention that?
Damar: I thought you said Enabran Tain used to live here.
Mila: Tain was Garak's father.
Garak: He was unable to acknowledge it publicly because he was head of the Obsidian Order. Mila was our housekeeper and most trusted confidante.
Mila: I was never much of a cook, but I knew how to keep a secret.
Kira: We need to contact the other resistance cells and warn them about Revok. Is there any way you can get us a comm. unit?
Garak: If it's not too much of an imposition.
Mila: You shouldn't be involved in this.
Damar: We're attempting to free our people. Do you want to live under the Dominion for the rest of your life?
Mila: I'm an old woman. I'm long past caring about such things. But I'll get you your comm. unit.
Garak: Mila. Thank you. I promise we won't stay long.
Mila: Well, you might as well make yourselves useful. This place hasn't been cleaned in years.
Kira: You heard the lady.
Garak: The glamor of being a revolutionary.
Bashir: Well, everything checks out fine. I'm certifying you fit for duty.
Odo: Finally. The last time I spoke with Kira, she wanted to know when I'd be rejoining her.
Bashir: Odo, there is something you need to know. When I first diskovered that you'd become infected with the morphogenic virus, I assumed you'd contracted it from the Founders.
Odo: Didn't I?
Bashir: No. The fact is, it was you who transmitted the disease to them.
Odo: But how did I get it?
Bashir: You were deliberately infected.
Odo: By whom?
Bashir: Section Thirty One. They used you as a carrier, hoping you would pass on the disease to the Founders. I'm sure you were never meant to develop symptoms.
Odo: I don't care whether they meant to kill me or not. The reality is the Federation set out to destroy my people.
Bashir: Section Thirty One aren't part of the Federation> They're a rogue organization that
Odo: Don't split hairs with me, Doctor. They used me as an instrument to try to commit genocide. Now we may be at war with the Founders, but that's no excuse.
Bashir: I completely agree.
Odo: And what does Starfleet intend to do about it?
Sisko: The Federation Council considered giving the Founders the cure, then they decided against it.
Odo: Then they're abetting genocide.
Sisko: I don't condone what Section Thirty One did, but the Founders started this war, not us. Giving them the cure would strengthen their hand. We can't do that. Not when there are still millions of men and women out there putting their lives on the line every day.
Odo: Well, I can see there's no point protesting. The decision's been made.
Sisko: Odo, I wish I didn't have to say this, but I need to know you're not going to take matters into your own hands.
Odo: You have my word.
Sisko: That's all I needed to hear.
Odo: Interesting, isn't it? The Federation claims to abhor Section Thirty One's tactics, but when they need the dirty work done, they look the other way. It's a tidy little arrangement, wouldn't you say?
Rom: Go ahead. What have you got to lose?
Leeta: Our jobs.
M'Pella: Let's do it. At this point, I don't care if he fires me.
Rom: That's the spirit. Remember, ask for ten percent, but settle for fifteen.
Leeta: Okay.
M'Pella: Quark, we have something to say.
Quark: Then say it.
Leeta: We don't think we should have to give you twenty percent of our tips.
Quark: Uh hmm.
Leeta: We think ten percent is more than fair and we're not going back to work until this is settled.
Quark: Ten percent?
Broik: Quark, there's an incoming transmission from Ferenginar. It's the Grand Nagus!
Quark: I'll take it in the back.
Leeta: Well?
Quark: I'll think about it.
Rom: What'd he say?
Leeta: He's going to think about it!
Zek: Is that you, ?
Quark: It's me.
Zek: I can barely see you.
Quark: It's the static.
Zek: Sorry about the static. It's raining here.
Quark: It's always raining there.
Zek: Not this kind of rain. There was an accident at the power plant. The contractor used substandard relays, the greedy bastard. There's a toxic electrostatic cloud hanging over the city. What a frigging mess.
Quark: So, to what do I owe the pleasure?
Zek: The pressure? That's an ungrateful thing . I'm not pressuring you.
Quark: No, the pleasure.
Zek: You're not making any sense. Now shut up and listen. I'm retiring. Your mother and I are moving to Risa to enjoy our old age and do a lot of , if you know what I mean.
Quark: Good for you, I guess.
Zek: I'll be coming to Deep Space Nine to name my successor.
Quark: Why here?
Zek: Why do you think?
Quark: To get away from the rain?
Zek: No, my boy. I've chosen you to succeed me. You're going to be the new Grand Nagus! Congratulations, !
Ezri: Whoa!
Bashir: Oh, sorry.
Ezri: I'm sorry.
Bashir: I'm sorry, really. Hi.
Ezri: Hi.
Bashir: Your lunch?
Ezri: It's that time.
Bashir: This is ridiculous.
Ezri: I know.
Bashir: Listen, I've been meaning to tell you
Ezri: I have a confession. You go first.
Bashir: No, it's all right.
Ezri: No, really, Julian. You go first.
Bashir: Okay. You know how much I value our friendship.
Bashir: Well, lately I've been wondering if maybe we could be
Ezri: Something more?
Bashir: Yes. Exactly.
Ezri: I've been wondering the same thing.
Bashir: Oh, I thought it was just me.
Ezri: Me too.
Bashir: That's why I've been so awkward around you.
Ezri: I've been trying to tell you, but every time I just couldn't get the words out.
Bashir: I know. What is that? I mean, I'm not usually like this. If I find someone attractive, I just, I just tell them. I don't play these ridiculous games.
Ezri: Neither do I. You know why we might be holding back? The friendship.
Bashir: You're right. Why jeopardize our friendship by trying to turn this into something else?
Ezri: I've made that mistake before.
Bashir: Yes, and once you cross the line
Ezri: You can never go back.
Bashir: And if it doesn't work out, you can never be friends again.
Ezri: I can't bear the thought of losing you as a friend.
Bashir: Neither can I. So that's that.
Ezri: We've figured it out. You know, it takes a certain maturity to not be swept away by the romantic fantasy.
Bashir: That's right. Why let physical attraction overcome good sense?
Ezri: Chemistry isn't everything.
Bashir: Absolutely not. We're adults.
Ezri: I think we should be proud of ourselves.
Bashir: So do I. I feel much better. Friends?
Ezri: Friends.
Quark: Just think. This time next week I'll be living in the Nagal Residence.
Nog: They say even the waste extraction fixtures are plated with latinum.
Quark: That's right. Oh, the first thing I'm going to do is rip them out and replace them with solid latinum fixtures.
Leeta: That's a little indulgent, don't you think?
Quark: Of course, that's the point. A Nagus has to lead by example. My greed has to be a shining light to everyone. A testament to the rewards of avarice.
M'Pella: I hope you're not going to be lonely in that great, big Nagal Residence.
Quark: I've got a room picked out for you already, my dear. With a view of the Tower of Commerce. And there'll be a place for my dear brother, my brave nephew, my lovely sister-in-law.
Rom: Liquidator Brunt.
Quark: Not him.
Rom: No, he's here.
Quark: What brings you this time, Brunt?
Brunt: Ferenginar is rife with rumors. They say the Grand Nagus is coming to DS Nine to name his successor.
Quark: For once, the rumors are right.
Brunt: I see.
Brunt: A thousand congratulations, my Nagus!
Nog: He's not Nagus yet.
Brunt: It's never too early to suck up to the boss.
Quark: I think I'm going to like being Nagus. Don't stop.
Weyoun: And thanks to the heroic efforts of Gul Revok, Damar was lured to Cardassia to meet with five other traitors. But his co-conspirators were killed before they could begin plotting against the people of Cardassia. And Damar himself was killed while trying to penetrate our defense perimeters in a stolen Dominion vessel.
Kira: At least they're not looking for us.
Weyoun: I'm also pleased to report that just hours ago, acting on information obtained by our intelligence operatives, our brave troops began a coordinated assault on Damar's terrorist bases. From Atbar Prime to Regulak Four, from Simperia to Quinor Seven, our forces have eliminated a total of eighteen rebel bases.
Damar: All eighteen.
Weyoun: With the rebellion crushed, nothing can impede our march to final victory. Truly, this is a great day for the Dominion.
Damar: How could they have compromised our entire organization? We took every precaution, encrypted every transmission, screened every recruit
Kira: It doesn't matter how they did it! It's done! Now, we've got to find a way to get off Cardassia. Garak, can we use that thing to contact the Federation?
Garak: With a signal that strong the Dominion would trace our location in a matter of seconds.
Kira: Well, we've got to do something! We are not spending the rest of the war in this cellar, are we! Are we?
Quark: Financial advisor? I don't know.
Brunt: I do have lots of connections on Ferenginar.
Quark: I don't need your connections. As Nagus, people will be lining up to do business with me. You missed a spot.
Brunt: I'm sure there must be something I can do to change your mind.
Quark: Possibly.
Brunt: Would forty bricks of gold pressed latinum do the trick?
Quark: No. But seventy would.
Brunt: Fifty.
Quark: Sixty.
Brunt: Done. If you'll sign this.
Quark: What is it?
Brunt: A receipt.
Quark: For a bribe?
Brunt: Surely you're aware of the new regulation making all bribes tax deductible.
Quark: Wait, wait, wait, wait. Did you just use the T word?
Brunt: You mean tax?
Quark: Are you telling me there are T's on Ferenginar?
Brunt: You haven't been keeping up with the latest reforms, have you? Zek instituted progressive income tax three months ago.
Quark: You call that a reform? Taxs go against the very spirit of free enterprise. That's why they call it free.
Brunt: The government needed revenues to fund the new social programs. Wage subsidies for the poor, retirement benefits for the aged, health care for
Quark: Stop, stop, stop! I had no idea things had gotten so bad. This is all Moogie's fault. She's been polluting Zek's mind with notions of equality and compassion. Whatever happened to survival of the fittest? Whatever happened to the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer? Whatever happened to pure, unadulterated greed?
Brunt: Things change.
Quark: And they're going to change back. The first thing I'm going to do is eliminate these so called reforms, before Ferenginar ends up looking like a Federation planet.
Brunt: Oh, I'm not sure the Congress of Economic Advisors will approve.
Quark: I don't care who they are or what they are. As Nagus, I can do what I want.
Brunt: Not anymore. All regulations proposed by the Nagus have to be ratified by the Congress before they become law. You'll still be a powerful man. I wouldn't be sucking up to you otherwise.
Quark: Blessed Exchequer, forgive us. Tour children have gone astray.
Mila: If only they could see you now.
Garak: Who?
Mila: People in the street. Everyone's talking about Damar and his rebels.
Kira: What are they saying? How stupid we were for walking into a Dominion trap?
Damar: How arrogant we were to think we could beat them in the first place?
Garak: How glad they are that we're dead?
Mila: Actually, they don't really believe you are dead. Oh, you should hear the stories. Damar is alive. My cousin saw him on Kelvas Prime. He faked his own death. He is plotting a new offensive from his secret mountain hideaway.
Garak: You never told me you had a secret mountain hideaway.
Damar: I was going to surprise you.
Kira: I wonder why they refuse to believe you're dead?
Damar: Oh, they've been lied to so often, they don't trust anything the Dominion says.
Kira: What if it's more than that? What if we had more of an impact than we realized? What if we turned you into a legend?
Damar: Some legend.
Kira: Don't you see? People want to believe in you. We can use that. Yes, the organized resistance is gone, but there's an entire civilian population out there that is fed up with living under the occupation. And if Damar, the man they couldn't kill, tells the people of Cardassia to rise up against the Dominion
Garak: Then we might have a revolution on our hands.
Mila: Or you might really get yourselves killed.
Damar: Anything's better than rotting in this cellar. How do we begin?
Kira: Where's the closest Jem'Hadar barracks?
Founder: Come in.
Weyoun: Allow me to present Gul, no, I'm sorry, Legate Broca, the new leader of the Cardassian Union.
Broca: I serve the Founders in all things.
Founder: Your service is noted.
Broca: Thot Pran, I look forward to working with you and the Breen Confederacy.
Weyoun: Your first task will be to make a formal address to the Cardassian people, assuring them that the Dominion has their best interests at
Founder: That can wait.
Weyoun: But it can wait.
Founder: Now that the rebellion has been crushed, it is time to turn our attention to strategic matters. The enemy has devised a countermeasure to our energy-dampening weapons. Therefore we must alter our tactics. We're falling back.
Founder: No, I don't mean surrender.
Weyoun: Perish the thought. The Dominion has never surrendered in battles since its founding ten thousand years ago.
Founder: I am ordering our troops to retreat to Cardassian space. We will establish a new line of defense along this perimeter. With less territory to defend, we can concentrate our troops and hold off any attack if the enemy attacks at all.
Weyoun: The Federation is by its very nature timid. When they see we've pulled back, their first impulse will be to leave us alone.
Broca: But what about the Klingons and the Romulans and I meant no disrespect. I was simply asking a question.
Weyoun: Without the Federation, the others are no threat to us.
Founder: Once the new perimeter is established, we will redouble our shipbuilding efforts and increase production of Jem'Hadar troops. Retreat may prolong the war, but in the end, we will emerge stronger, and in a far better position to take the Alpha Quadrant once and for all.
Quark: Did you know this Congress of Economic Meddlers actually passed legislation making monopolies illegal? What's the point of being in business if you can't corner the market and gouge your customers?
Rom: There's something to be said for keeping prices down by ensuring healthy competition. So what are you going to do with the bar?
Quark: You can't even dump industrial waste anymore because it might harm the natural habitat. I'm supposed to start worrying about animals now? Look how they live, wallowing in dirt, sleeping in trees. That's not natural.
Rom: I suppose you could argue that Ferenginar's biodiversity is a precious resource that belongs to everyone. So, what are you going to do with the bar?
Quark: And don't even get me started about this whole labor rights thing. What have we come to if you can't demand sexual favors from people in your employ?
Rom: Unharassed workers are productive workers. So, what are you going to do with the bar?
Quark: Sell it. What would I want with it anymore?
Rom: I'll give you five thousand bars of latinum and not one slip more.
Quark: That's reasonable.
Rom: It is?
Quark: I'm telling you, Rom, our people have lost their way.
Rom: I just happen to have a contract right here.
Quark: I read a report that over forty percent of the population no longer believes that you have to buy your way into the Divine Treasury when you die.
Rom: Can I have your thumbprint here, please?
Quark: They don't teach children the Rules of Acquisition anymore.
Rom: And another print here.
Quark: There's a disease spreading through Ferengi society. It's making us soft.
Rom: The five thousand has been transferred to your account. It was a pleasure doing business with you.
Quark: Five thousand?
Rom: I thought you were going to hold me up for at least eight.
Quark: I didn't even haggle with you.
Rom: I know. It really threw me off.
Quark: What's wrong with me?
Rom: Don't worry, brother. You're going to be so rich, what's a few thousand bars of latinum?
Quark: I've been infected, too. I haven't raised prices in months. I've even been considering letting the dabo girls keep most of their tips. I've gone soft!
Rom: I kind of like you better this way.
Quark: I don't. And I'm going to do something about it. This disease has got to be stopped before it destroys everything Ferenginar stands for. If Zek wants me to be Nagus, he's going to have to let me do things my way. Or else, I'll turn down the job!
Rom: Are you serious?
Quark: You bet I am.
Rom: But being Nagus will make you rich.
Quark: I don't care. I won't preside over the demise of Ferengi civilisation. Not me. The line has to be drawn here. This far and no further!
Kira: He's been in there too long. Something's wrong.
Jem'Hadar: You there. Stop. Let me see your work order.
Garak: But I showed it to you on the way in.
Jem'Hadar: This has not been approved by the First.
Garak: Ah. Yes. I can explain that.
Damar: How much time?
Kira: The detonator only had a three minute delay. The bomb could go off any second now.
Damar: Come on, Garak.
Kira: We have to do something.
Garak: I don't know why you're making such a fuss over this. I have a busy repair schedule and I can't stand here all night arguing with
Jem'Hadar: You will wait here until the First arrives.
Garak: And how long will that be?
Jem'Hadar: You will wait.
Damar: You! Jem'Hadar! Who are you to treat a Cardassian citizen like that?
Jem'Hadar: It's him. Damar. Hold him here. Surrender yourself or die.
Damar: I choose neither.
Damar: Get back! Get back!
Lonar: It's Damar. It's Damar! He's alive!
Damar: Citizens of Cardassia, hear me! The Dominion told you that the Rebellion has been crushed. What you have seen here today proves that that is yet another lie. Our fight for freedom continues, but it will take place here, in the streets. I call on Cardassians everywhere to rise up. Rise up and join me. I need you to be my army. If we stand together, nothing can oppose us. Freedom is ours for the taking!
Garak: Freedom!
Lonar: Freedom!
Crowd: Freedom! Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!
Bashir: Good morning.
Ezri: Good morning.
Ezri: What are you smiling at?
Bashir: You know, I was thinking. If it hadn't been for our little talk the other day, we'd probably be just standing here staring at our shoes.
Ezri: Not a chance. I'd have turned and walked the other way as soon as I saw you.
Bashir: I'm glad we've put it all behind us.
Ezri: Me too.
Bashir: Excuse me.
O'Brien: I guess they worked it out.
Brunt: It always brings a tear to my eye to see a Nagus pass his staff to his successor. It's a privilege to witness such a historic moment.
Quark: Just wait and see. It's going to be more historic than you think.
Leeta: They're here!
Zek: There you are, my boy! I have something for you.
Quark: Not so fast, Zek. We need to talk.
Ishka: I knew you were going to make this difficult.
Zek: My mind is made up, Quark. Whining and complaining won't do anything.
Quark: I won't have anything to do with you're doing to our once proud civilisation. A man can only be pushed so far. If you want me to be Nagus, you're going to have to let me do things my way.
Ishka: Who wants you to be Nagus?
Zek: Out of the way, Quark. Congratulations, Rom. You're going to make a fine Nagus.
Rom: I am?
Zek: What's wrong? You seemed so happy when I talked to you the other day.
Rom: I did?
Quark: That was me!
Zek: You? Ew. I thought I was talking to Rom. It must've been all the static. Glad we cleared that up.
Quark: This is insane. You actually want Rom to be Nagus?
Ishka: It was my idea.
Quark: Figures. He's an idiot.
Ishka: You've always underestimated your brother.
Zek: Shh. A new Ferenginar needs a new kind of Nagus. A kinder, gentler Nagus. And that's you, my boy. It's a great responsibility to stand at the bow of the Ferengi ship of state. A Nagus has to navigate the waters of the Great Material Continuum, avoid the shoals of bankruptcy and seek the strong winds of prosperity.
Rom: I'll do the best I can.
Brunt: May I be the first to offer my congratulations.
Leeta: Oh, Rom!
Nog: Way to go, Dad!
Quark: All right, you want Rom? You can have him. In fact, you deserve him. He's perfect for this new worker's paradise of yours! He can save the environment and levy all the taxs he wants.
Zek: He's not taking it very well.
Quark: In fact, as far as I'm concerned, the Ferenginar that I knew doesn't exist anymore. No, I take that back. It will exist. Right here in this bar. This establishment will be the last outpost of what made Ferenginar great. The unrelenting lust for profit. Broik, water the drinks! M'Pella, rig the dabo table! Rom, I want to buy back the bar.
Rom: That's all right, brother, I'll give it to you.
Quark: I suppose you're going to let me keep the five thousand bars of latinum too.
Rom: You're my brother.
Quark: And you're an idiot. But I love you. Congratulations. You're the perfect Nagus for this new Ferenginar.
Zek: Are you sure we picked the right brother?
Ishka: Come, my dear. Risa's waiting.
Zek: Good luck, kid. You're going to need it.
Ishka: I'm proud of you, son. Let's go, Zekkie.
Rom: You know, I could use a financial advisor.
Quark: No kidding. But it's not going to be me. This Ferengi belongs right here.
Brunt: I know someone who's available
Rom: Forget it!
Quark: Not so hasty. Let him give you a pedicure first. Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got to get back to work. There's money to be made.
Brunt: How can I serve you, my
Rom: Wow.
Ross: According to our intelligence reports, the Dominion has withdrawn completely from Klingon, Federation and Romulan space. They seem to be forming a new defensive perimeter within Cardassian territory.
Velal: They must know we've developed a countermeasure to the Breen weapon.
Sisko: That would be my guess.
Martok: There are advantages to falling back. They shorten their own supply lines while forcing us to lengthen ours.
Ross: And with a smaller perimeter they're less vulnerable to hit and run attacks. It would take a major offensive to break through their lines.
Velal: At a cost of thousands of ships. The wiser course would be to simply contain them within their perimeter.
Sisko: That's what they're hoping we'll do, give them time to rebuild their forces.
Martok: He's right. We have them on the defensive. We should hit them with everything we've got.
Ross: Break through that line would be a very ugly, very bloody job.
Sisko: If we do nothing, the Dominion could sit behind that perimeter for the next five years rearming themselves. And when they're ready to come out, God help us all.
Martok: The Klingon Empire votes to attack now before they have time to recover.
Ross: Considering the alternatives, I'm afraid I have to concur.
Velal: Very well.
Sisko: Then it's settled. We attack.
Sisko: You're up late. You were waiting for me? What's wrong?
Kasidy: I'm pregnant.
Sisko: Are you sure?
Kasidy: Of course I'm sure.
Sisko: Oh, baby, I didn't mean. A baby. You and me. Wow.
Kasidy: Surprise.
Sisko: Surprise is right. How did? You?
Kasidy: One of us
Sisko: One of us
Kasidy: Forgot our injection last month.
Sisko: Julian reminded me of that. It's just that the way things been going on
Kasidy: You don't have to apologize.
Sisko: I'm not. Are you kidding? This, this is wonderful.
Kasidy: I'm glad you think so.
Sisko: But you don't?
Kasidy: I just keep thinking about the Prophets. They warned you that marrying me would bring you sorrow.
Sisko: Kasidy, we have been through this.
Kasidy: I know we have. And I know that we said we wouldn't let the Prophets run our lives. But that was, that was before this. What if they were trying to tell you something? That something may happen to my baby?
Sisko: Shh. Nothing is going to happen to our baby.
Kasidy: Are you sure?
Sisko: I am the Emissary of the Prophets and I know that nothing is going to happen. Everything is going to be all right.
Kasidy: I hope you're right.
Sisko: We're going to have a baby.
Kasidy: A baby.


Computer: Doctor Bashir. The time is oh five hundred.
Bashir: Yeah, all right.
Ezri: Julian.
Bashir: Yes.
Ezri: We have to get up.
Bashir: Are you sure?
Ezri: It's a big day.
Bashir: It was a big night. It cleared up a lot of unanswered questions.
Ezri: Such as?
Bashir: Such as just how far these spots really go down.
Ezri: I suppose you'll want to tell Miles.
Bashir: Why would I want to do that?
Ezri: Because you tell him everything.
Bashir: True, but you know what? In this case, I'm going to make an exception.
Ezri: Good. Oh, we really should get up. We don't want the Defiant leaving without us.
Bashir: You know, I've never been into battle with someone I've slept with before.
Ezri: There's a first time for everything.
Bashir: Now that we're finally together, it'd be such a shame if something happened to one of us.
Ezri: Let's make a pact. We both come home alive.
Bashir: You've got yourself a deal.
Ezri: I'm holding you to that.
O'Brien: Oh, and don't forget Kirayoshi has his checkup at oh nine hundred tomorrow.
Keiko: I've already confirmed the appointment with Nurse Bandee. One more bite
O'Brien: And don't stay up too late writing that paper on, what those trees are called?
Keiko: Arfillian Ficus and they're not trees, they're shrubs.
O'Brien: Yeah, well, try to get some sleep. Oh, and
Keiko: Honey, we'll be fine. Stop worrying.
O'Brien: Right. Molly. Please don't touch that.
Molly: I let you play with my toys.
O'Brien: Yeah, but you see, this isn't a toy. This is a model.
Keiko: Maybe it belongs in a museum then.
O'Brien: I suppose I could give it to Julian.
Keiko: Sounds good to me. Speaking of Julian. Have you told him about Starfleet's offer yet?
O'Brien: No, not yet.
Molly: I knew it.
O'Brien: What's that supposed to mean?
Molly: We're not going back to Earth.
O'Brien: Of course we are. Daddy's going to teach at the Academy, when the war's over.
Molly: Then why haven't you told Julian?
Keiko: Out of the mouth of babes.
O'Brien: I'll tell him, you know, when I think he's ready to hear it.
Sisko: How's that?
Kasidy: Oh, it's doing wonders for my head, but it's my stomach that's bothering me.
Sisko: Well, if it will help, morning sickness ends after the first trimester.
Kasidy: Oh, that's two more months. I don't think I'm going to make it.
Sisko: You're going to make it.
Kasidy: Ben? Promise me something. Promise that you'll come home to us.
Sisko: I promise.
Kasidy: I don't believe it
Sisko: I said I promise.
Kasidy: No, it's not
Sisko: Come in.
Jake: Hey. I thought I'd walk you to the Defiant.
Sisko: I'd like that.
Jake: How's Kas?
Kasidy: Reports of my death have been exaggerated. But not by much.
Jake: Isn't there something she can take to make her feel better?
Sisko: She doesn't like taking medication unless it's absolutely necessary.
Jake: Sounds necessary to me.
Kasidy: Waiting for you to leave only makes me feel worse. If you're going to go, just go.
Sisko: You're sure I can't get you anything?
Kasidy: Just hurry up and come back home.
Odo: Mind if I walk with you, Commander?
Worf: Not at all. Captain Sisko informed me that you would be joining us on the mission. I hope that when we reach Cardassia, we find Colonel Kira alive and well.
Odo: So do I, Commander. So do I.
Nog: Captain on the Bridge.
Sisko: All right people, what do you say we end this war?
O'Brien: Sounds good to me.
Sisko: Ensign, I believe you know the way to Cardassia.
Nog: If I get lost, I'll just follow the ship in front of us.
Weyoun: The Federation invasion fleet has left Deep Space Nine. It will reach the Cardassian border by tomorrow night.
Founder: Our brave Jem'Hadar soldiers have a motto. Victory is Life.
Founder: I'm glad you're familiar with it. Because today, those words have meaning for us all. The outcome of this battle will determine the outcome of the war. Either we destroy their invasion forces or they destroy us. There is no other option.
Founder: Fight well today, and Romulus will be yours to do with as you wish.
Founder: Yes, yes and Earth too.
Founder: I assure you, the pleasure is all mine.
Founder: Is something bothering you?
Weyoun: Apparently, I was under the mistaken impression that all Federation territories would fall under my jurisdiction, including Earth.
Founder: And so they shall.
Weyoun: But you promised the Breen.
Founder: I would promise the Breen the entire Alpha Quadrant if I thought it would help win this war.
Weyoun: The Founder is wise in all things.
Broca: Founder. I've heard a disturbing rumor about the traitor Damar.
Weyoun: What about him?
Broca: He may be alive.
Founder: Is this possible?
Weyoun: I don't see how. We destroyed his ship, his rebel bases.
Founder: But his body was never found.
Broca: They say he's here on Cardassia Prime. In the capital, no less.
Founder: Look into this matter.
Weyoun: If Damar is alive
Broca: He won't be for long.
Jem'Hadar: Halt. Step forward. Slowly.
Garak: I'm sorry, have we done something wrong? We're new to the city and I'm afraid we're lost.
Jem'Hadar: Quiet! You are Legate Damar.
Garak: I told you you looked like him. I can't tell you how many times my cousin has been mistaken for that traitor.
Jem'Hadar: He will be taken to Dominion Headquarters. You will die here.
Jem'Hadar: I do not understand you.
Garak: I don't mean to sound ungrateful, but what are you doing here?
Kira: Watching your backs.
Damar: I thought we decided it would be safer if you stayed out of sight.
Kira: That's what the helmet's for. You should be wearing one too. Every Jem'Hadar and Breen soldier on Cardassia is looking for you.
Damar: If I'm going to lead this revolt, I can't do it hiding in a cellar. It was necessary for me to attend the gathering tonight.
Kira: Well, fill me in later. If anyone stops us, you're my prisoners.
Garak: But the vote was unanimous. The work disruptions begin tomorrow.
Damar: Power, communication and transportation facilities throughout Cardassia will be sabotaged.
Garak: The Dominion fleet will be cut off from all ground support.
Kira: That way, they'll have to face the invasion force on their own.
Damar: And once the Dominion is crushed
Mila: All Cardassia will be free again. Oh, when you were a small boy, I was worried about you. Always getting in trouble. So secretive, so full of deceit. Who would have thought those distasteful characteristics would be turned to virtues. More tea?
Garak: You're too kind.
Sisko: Do you hear that, Chief?
O'Brien: Sounds like the Doppler compensators are out of phase.
Sisko: Ensign, how's she handling?
Nog: She's not quite as smooth as the old Defiant, sir. Feels a bit sluggish.
Sisko: Chief?
O'Brien: I'm on it. O'Brien to Engineering.
Engineer: Engineering.
O'Brien: Recalibrate the inertial dampers and check the plasma flow regulators while you're at it.
Engineer: Right away, Chief.
O'Brien: You'd think someone would have come up with a better inertial control system.
Bashir: What's that, Miles?
O'Brien: I said I wish you'd wipe that grin off your face. You're not the first person to fall in love, you know.
Bashir: I thought you'd be happy for me.
O'Brien: I am happy for you. O'Brien to Engineering.
Engineer: Engineering.
O'Brien: Now try re-aligning the induction coils.
Engineer: Will do.
Ezri: You're sure you're not angry?
Worf: Why should I be angry? I have been asking you to tell the doctor how you feel about him for the past month.
Ezri: Well, now that he knows how I feel.
Worf: I am happy for you.
Ezri: That's a relief.
Worf: But I am going to kill him.
Ezri: You're kidding, right?
Worf: And Jadzia said I did not have a sense of humor.
O'Brien: Julian, there's something I need to talk to you about.
Bashir: You're getting pressure from Keiko, aren't you?
O'Brien: How did you know?
Bashir: It's a big decision. I'm surprised it didn't come up sooner.
O'Brien: Actually, we've been talking about it for quite a while.
Bashir: Well, you can stop talking about it. We'll move the Alamo into my quarters.
Nog: I could still use a little more equalization on the torque buffers.
O'Brien: Right. I'll try to compensate with the impulse response filters.
Bashir: That way, your quarters won't be so cluttered and you can still use it whenever you want.
O'Brien: I wasn't talking about the Alamo model. Besides, it's too big for your quarters.
Bashir: You let me worry about that. So, what were you talking about?
O'Brien: Oh, it's nothing that can't wait. Is that any better, Nog?
Nog: Torque buffers are stable.
Sisko: I wish she were here, too, Constable.
Odo: If we only knew where Kira was. If we could only be sure that she was all right.
Sisko: The Colonel's a survivor.
Odo: This war, Captain. It has to end.
Sisko: And it will. Soon. One way or the other.
Sisko: Mother?
Sarah: The Emissary's task is nearing completion.
Sisko: Are you talking about the war?
Sarah: You have walked the path the Prophets laid out for you, Benjamin. Do not falter now.
Sisko: I don't intend to.
Sarah: Know this, my son. Your journey's end lies not before you, but behind you.
Odo: Captain? Captain?
Sisko: The Prophets came to me in a vision
Odo: I take it they weren't bringing good news.
Sisko: I'm not sure. Only time will tell.
Dukat: Hello, Adami.
Winn: You're back.
Dukat: Is that all you have to say to me?
Winn: I see the Pah wraiths have restored your sight.
Dukat: Yes, they've forgiven me. I was hoping you could find it in your heart to do the same.
Winn: I don't forgive war criminals. To think I took Gul Dukat to my bed. One of the most hated men in Bajoran history.
Dukat: I've told you how much I regret my actions during the occupation.
Winn: Of course you do.
Dukat: Have you learned how to release the Pah wraiths?
Winn: The secrets of the Kosst Amojan have been revealed to me, yes.
Dukat: Then why haven't you gone to the Fire Caves and freed them?
Winn: I was waiting for you.
Dukat: Then you do forgive me.
Winn: I need your help, Dukat. It's as simple as that.
Dukat: All you have to do is ask. Together we will release the Pah wraiths so they can lay claim to the Celestial Temple and destroy the Prophets.
Winn: And their Emissary.
Dukat: No, no, no. Benjamin Sisko will be dealt with by me and me alone.
Winn: Assuming he survives the invasion of Cardassia.
Dukat: Oh, he'll survive. But I promise you, he'll wish he hadn't.
Vic: You going to sit there all night, Quark?
Quark: Got any threes?
Vic: Go fish.
Vic: Don't tell me you're quitting?
Quark: It's just not my game.
Vic: Want to try pinochle again? How about rummy, or gin rummy? Five card stud? Canasta?
Quark: How about some tongo?
Vic: Did they play tongo in Las Vegas in nineteen sixty two?
Quark: How could they? It's a Ferengi game.
Vic: Which is why my holographic program can't create it.
Quark: I know, I know, this place is period specific. For a hologram, you're not very accommodating.
Vic: Oh, is that why you dropped by? To insult me?
Quark: I dropped by because I had nothing else to do. My bar hasn't had half a dozen customers all day. Everyone's off fighting this stupid war.
Vic: It's not easy staying behind, is it? Knowing that your friends are out there risking their lives.
Quark: They think they have it rough? They should try leading my life for a day. The hospitality industry isn't for the faint-hearted.
Vic: A bartender's life is a lonely one.
Quark: That's true, but few people understand that. They think it's one big, happy party. They forget that the person giving the party never has any fun. He's too busy making sure everybody else is having fun. All I do all day long is give, give, give.
Vic: Bartending is a very noble profession. You do it well, under some very difficult circumstances, I might add. You should be proud.
Quark: You think so?
Vic: I know so, pallie.
Quark: I just hope Nog and the rest of those heroic idiots come back in one piece.
Ginger: There you are. Vic, sweetie, are you ready? Jimmy and Peter are about to go on.
Vic: Sorry, pallie, got to run. Durante and Lawford are at the Sands. Can't miss that.
Quark: I thought you said a bartender's life was a lonely one?
Vic: It is. But I'm not a bartender.
Quark: Go fish.
Dukat: Is it really necessary to rest so often?
Winn: You don't need to wait for me. Go on ahead. Wander aimlessly through these caves for the rest of your miserable life.
Dukat: I'm in no hurry. During the occupation, my people found the Bajorans' fear of these caves amusing. And yet we never took the time to visit them. And now, here I am. It's ironic, isn't it?
Winn: I don't care.
Dukat: Excuse me? I just meant
Winn: I'm sure you have many interesting anecdotes about the occupation, but I don't have any desire to hear them.
Dukat: I meant no disrespect, Adami.
Winn: And stop calling me Adami. That privilege is no longer yours.
Dukat: How should I address you then?
Winn: From now on, you will address me as Eminence. Is that clear?
Dukat: Perfectly. Eminence.
Founder: I see your point. But for two millennia the Jem'Hadar have been the Dominion's first line of defense. It would damage their morale to have to take a back seat to the Breen.
Founder: Very well. In the spirit of our new alliance, I will inform the Jem'Hadar that the Breen forces will stand alongside them.
Founder: I'm glad that pleases you.
Weyoun: I think we have a problem.
Weyoun: Our lines are spread too thin, especially here, at the center. We need to despatch reinforcements immediately.
Founder: Do you agree?
Founder: Notify the Jem'Hadar. Order them to reinforce the center of their lines.
Founder: Now what?
Computer: Emergency power engaged.
Broca: Founder, I'm relieved to see that you're all right.
Weyoun: Long range communications are down. I can't contact the Jem'Hadar.
Weyoun: Of course I'll keep trying.
Founder: What caused the power failure?
Broca: I'm afraid it was sabotage.
Weyoun: Almost every Dominion installlation on Cardassia Prime has suffered damage.
Founder: Damar.
Broca: We captured some of the terrorists, but they're not soldiers. They're ordinary citizens.
Founder: Are you telling me the Cardassian people are rising up against us?
Broca: I'm sure it's only a small number of malcontents.
Founder: But we have no way of knowing that, do we?
Weyoun: Founder, may I make a suggestion?
Founder: Yes, I am sure that Broca would be very happy to hear what you have to say.
Weyoun: If the Cardassian people are responsible for these acts of terrorism, if Damar and his fanatics have turned them against us, then it's the people who should be punished.
Founder: Now what do you say to that?
Broca: Severely punished.
Founder: Well I'm glad we all agree. See to it.
Damar: It's been twenty four minutes.
Kira: Not bad.
Garak: If the Dominion hasn't been able to restore power to the capital, then the entire planet must be in chaos.
Damar: I hope so.
Mila: I'm afraid I was only able to find two more lightsticks. There's more about the house somewhere but I just couldn't
Garak: Just stop dawdling and give them to me.
Mila: How well I remember that tone of voice. It reminds me of the demanding and inconsiderate boy you used to be.
Garak: I haven't changed much, have I?
Damar: This will send a clear message to the Dominion. The Cardassian people will fight to regain their freedom.
Kira: I hope they realize their fight is just beginning. We're going to have to hit the enemy again and harder this time.
Garak: That won't be easy. They will have tightened their security.
Kira: That doesn't matter. We can't lose our momentum.
Damar: The Commander is right. We cannot rest until Cardassia's free. And when it is, we'll have you to thank for it. Without you, this rebellion would have died in its infancy.
Garak: Ironic, isn't it? The savior of Cardassia a former Bajoran terrorist.
Kira: Don't canonize me just yet.
Damar: It's been twenty six and a half minutes. Let's see what the Dominion has to say for itself.
Weyoun: Citizens of Cardassia. This latest wave of vandalism directed against your Dominion allies must stop.
Garak: I wouldn't count on it.
Weyoun: We know these disgraceful acts of sabotage were carried out by a mere handful of extremists. But these radicals must come to realize that their disobedience will not be tolerated. That you, the Cardassian people, will suffer the consequences of their cowardly actions. Which is why I must inform you a few moments ago, Dominion troops reduced Lakarian City to ashes. There were no survivors. Two million men, women and children gone in a matter of moments. For each act of sabotage committed against the Dominion, another Cardassian city will be destroyed. I implore you not to let that happen. Let us return to the spirit of friendship and cooperation between our peoples, so that together, we can defeat our common enemies, the Federation, the Klingons, the Romulans and all the others that stand against us. Thank you.
Damar: I should've killed that Vorta jackal when I had the chance.
Kira: You want another one? We'll attack Dominion Headquarters.
Garak: Chop off a snake's head and the body will die.
Kira: Exactly. Damar, for the past two years you've practically lived in that building.
Damar: If you're asking me if I know a way in, the answer is no. Not without a valid security protocol.
Kira: We'll use force. We're going to need some kind of explosives.
Garak: I'll get right on it.
Mila: What you're proposing is suicide.
Garak: If you don't have anything positive to say, Mila.
Mila: All right, I'll prepare some food. Nobody should die on an empty stomach.
Ezri: Sir, Chancellor Martok would like to speak to you and Admiral Ross.
Sisko: Put them through.
Martok: Gentlemen, a magnificent victory lies before us.
Ross: I trust those are prophetic words, Chancellor.
Martok: They are. And I've not forgotten the promise I made to both of you.
Sisko: That the three of us would share a bottle of bloodwine on Cardassia Prime.
Martok: A bottle? I brought a barrel of twenty three oh nine. There is no finer vintage.
Ross: Then I'll meet you two on Cardassia.
Martok: We'll see who gets there first.
Nog: The Chancellor makes victory sound easy.
Sisko: He knows it won't be. Sisko to all hands. Prepare to engage the enemy.
Nog: I'll say one thing for the Breen. They know how to pilot their ships.
Sisko: So do you, Ensign.
O'Brien: Stay with him.
Nog: I'm trying. He's slippery.
Sisko: Mister Worf?
Worf: Unable to lock target.
Odo: We have two Jem'Hadar ships coming aft of us, bearing one three six mark four.
Sisko: Evasive action, pattern Delta.
Nog: Hang on.
Sisko: Well done, Ensign.
Nog: But I lost the Breen ship we were after.
Sisko: I wouldn't be too worried about it. There are plenty more to choose from.
Mila: You've hardly touched your meal. No wonder you're not looking well.
Garak: I'm not looking well because I live in a cellar.
Mila: Well, so does Legate Damar.
Garak: And what about him?
Mila: Well, he's finished everything on his plate. Which explains why he is such a fine, handsome figure of a man.
Garak: I'm afraid I don't follow you.
Kira: I do. Mila, I believe you're falling in love.
Mila: Oh, I'm old enough to be his mother.
Damar: Nonsense.
Mila: Politicians.
Garak: Who could that be?
Mila: I'll go see.
Mila: May I help you?
Damar: What's taking her so long?
Garak: I don't know.
Garak: Mila!
Kira: Garak! Garak, get out of there!
Bashir: I can't look away for a second.
O'Brien: Just fix the shoulder.
O'Brien: Careful!
Bashir: Sit still or you'll end up with one arm shorter than the other.
O'Brien: You'd do anything to beat me at darts.
Bashir: I haven't lost a game to you in months.
O'Brien: I'm going to miss our games, Julian.
Bashir: What are you talking about? You're going to be fine
O'Brien: I'm leaving DS Nine, Julian. I'm moving back to Earth.
Bashir: Why?
O'Brien: I've been offered a position at Starfleet Academy. Professor of Engineering.
Bashir: When?
O'Brien: When the war's over.
Bashir: Oh. I see.
O'Brien: Somebody has to teach you officers the difference between a warp matrix flux capacitor and a self sealing stembolt.
Bashir: Of course.
Ezri: Captain, Admiral Ross for you.
Sisko: On screen.
Ross: The Romulan flagship's been destroyed. Their entire line is collapsing.
Sisko: We'll try to help.
Ross: With what? Ben, we're losing too many ships. We've got to find a way to turn the Dominion's left flank.
Sisko: It's too well protected, but their lines are spread pretty thin in the middle.
Ross: You help the Romulans. Martok and I'll hit the center.
Sisko: On my way. Dax, have attack wings sixty four and sixty five follow us.
Ezri: Aye, sir.
Founder: What's taking so long?
Weyoun: Our engineers have assured me that our long range communications will be restored momentarily.
Founder: But you have been saying that for hours. And meantime, there's no way of contacting our ships. No way of knowing how the battle is progressing.
Broca: Founder, our troops have captured the traitor Damar.
Founder: Finally, some good news.
Broca: And there's more. Colonel Kira and Garak have been apprehended with him.
Weyoun: Even better. Shall I have them brought here?
Founder: What for? Have them executed immediately.
Weyoun: With pleasure.
Jem'Hadar: Understood. It will be done at once. On your feet.
Kira: Why?
Jem'Hadar: We prefer our prisoners to be standing when they die.
Garak: Does anyone have any last words?
Damar: You may kill us, but Cardassia will never
Jem'Hadar: Enough. Final words are not permitted.
Garak: How disappointing.
Jem'Hadar: Ready weapons. On my mark.
Ekoor: That's for Lakarian City. Legate Damar, I pledge my life to free Cardassia from the Dominion.
Damar: With men like you on our side, how can we fail?
Nog: Jem'Hadar ship off the port bow.
Worf: Shields are down to sixty percent.
Bashir: Miles, this is no good. I'm going to have to get you to Sickbay.
O'Brien: I'm kind of busy right now.
Bashir: That's an order.
O'Brien: Look, Julian.
Sisko: You heard him, Chief.
O'Brien: Yes, sir.
Nog: Another Jem'Hadar to port.
Worf: Transferring auxiliary power to port shields.
Sisko: Dax, we need some support from our attack fighters.
Ezri: Aye, sir.
Nog: Breen ship off the starboard aft.
Ezri: Sir, most of our fighters are either destroyed or under attack themselves.
Sisko: Ensign, get us out of here.
Nog: I'm trying, sir.
Odo: Sir, the Cardassians. They're attacking the other Dominion ships.
Ezri: They've switched sides.
Nog: Yes!
Sisko: The timing couldn't be better. Come about and head for the center of their lines. This is our chance to punch through.
Nog: Aye, sir.
Weyoun: Founder, our long range communications are back online.
Founder: It's about time.
Weyoun: I don't believe it.
Founder: What now?
Weyoun: The Cardassian fleet has turned against us.
Founder: Have our forces pull back and regroup at Cardassia Prime.
Weyoun: But we'll be totally surrounded.
Founder: There will be no more running.
Founder: We should have rid ourself of the Cardassians at the first sign of rebellion.
Broca: If I could talk to the rebels, get them to change their minds.
Weyoun: Perhaps you could reawaken their patriotic spirit?
Broca: Exactly.
Weyoun: On the other hand, they're just as likely to convince you to betray us.
Broca: Me, betray you? Never!
Founder: That's right. We are not going to give you that opportunity.
Broca: Wait! You're making a terrible mistake.
Founder: I don't think so.
Broca: But I've done everything you've asked! I tell you I'm loyal. I believe in the Dominion! No! Wait! No!
Weyoun: I won't miss him.
Founder: I want the Cardassians exterminated.
Weyoun: Which ones?
Founder: All of them. The entire population.
Weyoun: That will take some time.
Founder: Then I suggest that you begin at once.
Worf: Captain, the Dominion forces are retreating toward Cardassia Prime.
Ezri: Sir, Admiral Ross and Chancellor Martok would like to talk to you.
Sisko: On screen.
Ross: I never thought I'd say this, but thank god for the Cardassians.
Martok: As I predicted, the day is ours.
Sisko: Not yet it isn't.
Ross: Ben, we've driven the Dominion back into Cardassia Prime. We can keep them bottled up there indefinitely.
Sisko: What if they use this time to rebuild their fleet?
Martok: He's right. The Dominion has displayed an ability to build ships at an impressive rate. We should continue the attack.
Ross: At what cost? We've already lost a third of our fleet.
Martok: And we must see to it that those soldiers did not die in vain.
Sisko: Admiral, with the Cardassians joining us, we have an opportunity to put an end to this war once and for all.
Ross: All right, gentlemen. We press on.
Martok: My friends, songs will be sung about this day.
Sisko: All right, people. You heard the orders. Let's finish what we started.
Dukat: Let me guess. We're here.
Winn: We've reached the end of one journey and stand ready to begin another. What's the matter, Dukat? You look disappointed.
Dukat: Well, this may sound naive, but I was expecting to see fire. They are called the fire caves.
Winn: And with good reason.
Winn: Lano ka'la bo'shar lanu no'vala, pahrom carana mokado ba'jah. Ko'se nusso ma'kora kajani. Lano ka'la Kosst Amojan.
Winn: Is that better?
Ekoor: According to this map, it's a long way from the cargo door to the briefing room.
Kira: Well, that could be a problem if we get trapped in the corridor.
Kira: What the hell?
Garak: It's the Jem'Hadar. They're leveling the city building by building.
Kira: All right, we have to go now.
Damar: Once we get inside the complex, we stop at nothing until we capture the changeling.
Ekoor: Let it be done!
Cardassian: We're with you!
Damar: For Cardassia.
Cardassians: For Cardassia!
Kira: Garak.
Garak: All during the years of my exile I imagined what it would be like to come home. I even thought of living in this house again with Mila. But now she's dead, and this house is about to be reduced to a pile of rubble. My Cardassia's gone.
Kira: Then fight for a new Cardassia.
Garak: I have an even better reason, Commander. Revenge.
Kira: That works too.
Winn: Oh. I rid myself of the Prophets and shed a lifetime of hypocrisy.
Dukat: I've never seen you look so radiant.
Winn: I feel like a young woman waiting for my lover to sweep me away.
Dukat: Do you give yourself willingly to the Pah wraiths?
Winn: With all my heart.
Dukat: Then call to them.
Winn: Bring me the book. Meek rak dorrah Pah wran Yelim cha ono Kosst Amojan shay ta hel ter rah no'vala de ram
Sisko: Sisko to Bashir. Report.
Bashir: Three dead, eight wounded, four of them critically.
Sisko: Doctor, I need every able-bodied crewman at their post.
Bashir: I won't keep anybody here a second longer than I have to, sir.
Bashir: Put him over here, will you.
Nog: She did pretty well for a first date, don't you think, Captain?
Sisko: I'd say she did fine, Ensign. Mister Worf?
Worf: Sir, phaser banks are fully charged, but we are down to forty five quantum torpedoes.
Sisko: That'll have to do. How are you holding up, old man?
Ezri: All things considered, I think I'd rather be on Risa.
Sisko: Well, that makes two of us.
Odo: Have you seen these reports, Captain? The Dominion has begun destroying Cardassian cities. Millions of people are dying.
Nog: Captain, we're approaching the Dominion defense perimeter.
Sisko: Well, let's see what they have waiting for us. On screen.
Sisko: Now we know.
Garak: We have a problem.
Kira: Just one?
Garak: I'm afraid it's a rather large problem. The cargo door is made of neutronium.
Kira: Then the explosives we brought aren't even going to make a dent.
Garak: You see the problem.
Ekoor: What do we do?
Damar: I don't know, but I'm through hiding in basements. I fail to see what is so funny, Garak.
Garak: Isn't it obvious? Here we are, ready to storm the castle, willing to sacrifice our lives in a noble effort to slay the Dominion beast in its lair and we can't even get inside the gate.
Kira: Maybe we could go to the door and ask the Jem'Hadar to let us in.
Damar: Or just have them send the shape-shifter out to us.
Garak: As I said, we have a problem.
Founder: But I've come to depend on having you here at my side.
Founder: Your advice to the Dominion has proven invaluable
Founder: Very well. If you feel the situation on the front lines demands your presence, I will not stand in your way. Knowing that you'll be leading our troops into battle is very reassuring.
Weyoun: I still can't help but wonder.
Founder: Wonder what?
Weyoun: What's under that helmet?
Founder: A braver man than you. Though I do find the shrillness of his voice very tiresome.
Weyoun: Founder, what's wrong?
Founder: I'm dying, that's what's wrong.
Weyoun: Perhaps you should rest for a while. Revert to your natural state.
Founder: I haven't been able to change form in weeks. It's ironic, isn't it, that I should die as a Solid.
Weyoun: You're not going to die. You're a god.
Founder: My loyal Weyoun. The only solid I have ever trusted.
Weyoun: I live only to serve you.
Founder: And you have served me well. I don't mind dying. It's knowing that my entire race is dying of the same illness and there is nothing I can do about it.
Weyoun: I would give my life to save yours.
Founder: If only it were that simple.
Damar: What if I give myself up? Pretend to be your prisoner.
Kira: They'd kill you on sight.
Garak: And us along with you.
Ekoor: The cargo door.
Broca: You're making a terrible mistake. I'm not a traitor! Please, just let me speak to the Founder. No, wait!
Damar: No!
Ekoor: For Cardassia!
Garak: Fall back, fall back.
Damar: Keep
Garak: He's dead.
Kira: Remember his orders. We stop for nothing.
Garak: For Cardassia!
Cardassians: For Cardassia!
Weyoun: We have a security breach.
Founder: The guards will deal with it. Is there a problem?
Weyoun: The guards. There're only a handful left in the building. I sent the rest to help eradicate the Cardassians.
Weyoun: You two, get out there and see that no one gets through that door. You, stay here. In case they fail.
Ross: We'll launch a three pronged attack. The Romulans and our new Cardassian allies will engage the Jem'Hadar forces. The Klingons will target the Breen and the Federation will take on the orbital weapon platforms. Any questions?
Sisko: When do we go?
Ross: As soon as everyone's in position.
Martok: It will be a glorious battle.
Ross: But a costly one. Estimates project our casualties to be as high as forty percent. There's no telling how much higher they'll go once we send in our ground forces.
Sisko: The Dominion is beaten and they know it, but they're going to make us pay for every kilometer of the planet.
Ross: Yes, they will.
Sisko: Let's get on with it.
Ross: Godspeed, everyone.
Martok: Qapla!
Weyoun: Founder, perhaps we should consider finding a safer location.
Founder: And just where would that be?
Weyoun: Well, Colonel Kira. What a pleasant surprise.
Kira: The pleasure's all mine.
Ekoor: The Federation fleet has surrounded the planet.
Kira: I want you to contact the Jem'Hadar and the Breen, and you order their ships to stand down.
Garak: And order their troops on Cardassia to do the same.
Founder: I will do no such thing.
Weyoun: Tell me, where's my old friend Damar?
Garak: Damar's dead.
Weyoun: What a pity.
Garak: He died trying to free Cardassia.
Weyoun: What's left of it.
Founder: I wish you hadn't done that. That was Weyoun's last clone.
Garak: I was hoping you'd say that.
Kira: This war's over. You lost.
Founder: Have I? I think you'll find that neither the Jem'Hadar or the Breen will agree with that assessment. They will fight to the last man.
Kira: And what will that accomplish?
Founder: Isn't it obvious? You may win this war, Commander, but I promise you, when it is over, you will have lost so many ships, so many lives, that your victory will taste as bitter as defeat.
Sisko: We're glad to find you in one piece, Commander.
Odo: Very glad.
Sisko: What's your status?
Kira: Only three of us made it to the briefing room.
Odo: What about Damar?
Kira: He's dead.
Sisko: Is your position secure?
Kira: I don't think the Jem'Hadar will attack. They won't risk endangering the Founder. She's in pretty bad shape. She just sits at her desk, deteriorating.
Worf: If she dies before ordering the Jem'Hadar to surrender
Sisko: Then they will fight to the last man.
Odo: Captain, I should beam down there. The Founder will speak to me. I can reason with her.
Sisko: You haven't had much success with her in the past.
Odo: It's worth a try. Think of the lives it could save.
Sisko: Very well. Commander, tell the Founder that Odo is going to pay her a visit.
Winn: Tarna pur ono ull kess pah ran. Lano ka'la bo'shar lanu.
Winn: After you.
Dukat: I'm honored.
Dukat: Now you.
Dukat: Why?
Winn: The Pah wraiths demand a sacrifice. Someone worthy of them. Who better than you?
Dukat: No!
Winn: I offer you this life as nourishment to feed your hunger, to fuel the fires that will set you free. Kosst Amojan, I am yours now and forever.
Odo: Nerys.
Kira: It's been a while.
Odo: Yes.
Kira: Watch yourself. I don't trust her.
Odo: But you trust me.
Kira: Of course.
Odo: That's all I need to know.
Garak: Constable.
Odo: Garak.
Founder: You're looking well, Odo.
Odo: Thank you for seeing me.
Founder: It's always good to see you. But I have no intention of surrendering my forces. It would be a sign of weakness on my part. An invitation to the solids to cross into the Gamma Quadrant and destroy the Great Link.
Odo: Believe me, I'm well aware that the Federation has its flaws, but a desire for conquest isn't one of them.
Founder: And what of the Klingons and the Romulans? Can you make that claim for them too?
Odo: The Klingon and Romulan Empires are in no shape to wage a war against anyone. Besides, the Federation wouldn't allow it.
Founder: The Dominion has spent the last two years trying to destroy the Federation, and now you're asking me to put our fate in their hands?
Odo: Yes.
Founder: I can't do that, Odo. I don't have your faith in the solids.
Odo: Perhaps I can change your mind. Link with me.
Kira: Odo, what are you doing?
Founder: I'm afraid I can't Link with you, Odo. My disease prevents me from changing form.
Odo: If we Link, I believe I can cure you.
Garak: That's a very bad idea, Constable.
Kira: I agree.
Odo: Nerys, I know what I'm doing. Please, take my hand.
Founder: And if you cure me, what will you ask in return?
Odo: All I ask is that you Link with me.
Garak: I'm warning you, Odo.
Odo: Nerys.
Kira: Garak, put down your weapon.
Garak: I don't think so.
Kira: I said, put it down.
Garak: Move aside, Odo.
Odo: That won't be necessary. Will it?
Founder: If you will stand aside, I'll order the Jem'Hadar to cease fire.
Garak: I suggest we secure her in a containment field.
Odo: Don't worry, Garak. She won't try to escape. She's agreed to stand trial and accept responsibility for what she's done.
Kira: I would have thought she'd insist on going back to the Gamma Quadrant to cure her people.
Odo: There's no need for that. I'm going in her place.
Kira: For how long?
Odo: Nerys, it's time I rejoined the Great Link.
Martok: This is a moment worth savoring. To victory, hard fought and well earned.
Martok: What's wrong?
Sisko: Suddenly I'm not thirsty.
Ross: Neither am I.
Martok: Before you waste too many tears, remember, these are Cardassians lying dead at your feet. Bajorans would call this poetic justice.
Sisko: That doesn't mean I have to drink a toast over their bodies.
Martok: Humans. Pah. Ka DiJaQ.
Bashir: Eight hundred million dead.
Garak: And casualty reports still coming in. Well, aren't you going to congratulate me, Doctor? My exile is now officially over. I've returned home. Or rather, to what's left of it.
Bashir: Listen, I know that this must seem bleak
Garak: Some may say that we've gotten just what we deserved. After all, we're not entirely innocent, are we? And I'm not just speaking of the Bajoran occupation. No, our whole history is one of arrogant aggression. We've collaborated with the Dominion, betrayed the entire Alpha Quadrant. Oh, no, no. There's no doubt about it. We're guilty as charged.
Bashir: You and I both know that the Cardassians are a strong people. They'll survive. Cardassia will survive.
Garak: Please, Doctor. Spare me your insufferable Federation optimism. Of course it will survive, but as not the Cardassia I knew. We had a rich and ancient culture. Our literature, music, art were second to none. And now, so much of it is lost. So many of our best people, our most gifted minds.
Bashir: I'm sorry, Garak. I didn't mean
Garak: Oh, it's quite all right, Doctor. You've been such a good friend. I'm going to miss our lunches together.
Bashir: I'm sure we'll see each other again.
Garak: I'd like to think so, but one can never say. We live in uncertain times.
Founder: The war between the Dominion and the Federation Alliance is now over.
Ross: Four hundred years ago, a victorious general spoke the following words at the end of another costly war. Today the guns are silent. A great tragedy has ended. We have known the bitterness of defeat and the exultation of triumph. From both we have learned there can be no going back. We must go forward to preserve in peace what we've won in war.
Founder: It's up to you now, Odo.
Ezri: You're coming to Vic's tonight, right?
Worf: I will be there, but I will not dance.
Ezri: Who's asking?
Sisko: Commander Worf.
Worf: Captain.
Sisko: Can you spare a moment?
Worf: Yes, sir.
Martok: We've been discussing your plans for the future.
Worf: I was not aware I had any plans.
Ross: Commander, how would you feel about being named Federation Ambassador to Kronos?
Worf: I am not a diplomat.
Martok: And I am not a politician. But sometimes fate plays cruel tricks on us, Worf. Come. Kronos needs you. And what's more, I need you.
Ezri: You helped him become Chancellor. You can't very well turn your back on him now.
Worf: Well my first loyalty is to you, Captain.
Sisko: Thank you, Mister Worf. I'll probably regret this in the morning, but if it's what you want, then by all means.
Worf: It has been a great honor serving with you, sir.
Sisko: The honor is mine.
Worf: I accept.
Martok: Excellent. An Ambassador who'll go targ hunting with me. Well, perhaps being Chancellor won't be so bad after all.
Ezri: Congratulations, Worf.
Kira: When will you be going?
Odo: Soon.
Kira: You could come back, you know, once you've cured your people.
Odo: I could.
Kira: But you're not going to do that.
Odo: Nerys. You know my feelings for you will never change, but I have to do this. My people need me. They need to know what I know, to learn what I've learned from living among solids. It's the only way they'll ever learn to trust you.
Kira: You don't have to justify your decision, Odo. There's just one thing.
Odo: Anything.
Kira: I'd like to take you back to your homeworld.
Odo: I'd like that. I'd like that very much.
Vic: Hey, pallie. If you're here for another game of 'go fish,' I'm a little busy right now.
Quark: Actually, I'm here for the end of the war goodbye to Chief O'Brien goodbye to Odo goodbye to Worf party.
Vic: At the bar.
Bashir: No, seriously, Miles, I envy you. Going back to Earth, a chance to enjoy paradise again.
Jake: Any idea where you're going to live?
O'Brien: No. Keiko and I are still mulling over a few possibilities.
Worf: Have you ever considered Minsk?
O'Brien: I don't think that's on our list.
Sisko: New Orleans is a gorgeous city.
Kasidy: I've heard great things about Paris.
Worf: Minsk.
Ezri: Jadzia loved Rio.
Odo: You've certainly got a lot of choices.
O'Brien: Yeah. Too many.
Worf: Minsk.
Bashir: Wherever you decide to go, I'm sure that you and Keiko will be very happy.
O'Brien: Listen, Julian, I know Earth isn't exactly around the corner, but I still expect you to visit.
Bashir: I intend to.
O'Brien: Yeah, you and me taking a little trip to Texas.
Bashir: Standing side by side in front of the Alamo.
O'Brien: The real Alamo. You see? It's going to be great.
Bashir: Absolutely.
Quark: I don't see how great it would be. Earth's nothing more than a rotating ball of boredom. If you ask me, you'd be better off staying here. And that goes for you and Worf as well.
Kira: Don't tell me you're getting sentimental, Quark.
Quark: Me? Not a chance. I just don't like change.
Sisko: You'd better get used to it. Things are going to be pretty different around here now. To the best crew any captain ever had. This may be the last time we're all together, but no matter what the future holds, no matter how far we travel, a part of us, a very important part, will always remain here on Deep Space Nine.
O'Brien: Hear, hear.
Bashir: Cheers.
Vic: Ladies and gentlemen. Tonight is a very special night for some friends of mine. They've been together a long time. But like the man said, nothing lasts forever. So, gang, this one's from the heart.
Winn: Dorra tolka bre tri pah wran. Kosst Amojan, come to me! I await you.
Winn: No!
Kasidy: Ben, what's wrong?
Sisko: I understand now.
Kasidy: Understand what?
Sisko: What I have to do. What I was meant to do. Kasidy, I have to go.
Kasidy: Go where?
Sisko: To Bajor. To the fire caves.
Kasidy: I'll go with you.
Sisko: No, I have to do this alone.
Dukat: Did you really think the Pah wraiths would choose you to be their Emissary? Soon the Pah wraiths will burn across Bajor, the Celestial Temple, the Alpha Quadrant. Can you picture it? A entire universe set in flames, to burn for all eternity. The Prophets have sent me a gift. Their beloved Emissary, sent forth like an avenging angel to slay the demon.
Sisko: I should have known the demon would be you.
Dukat: Go on. Kill me if you can.
Dukat: You'll have to do better than that, Captain.
Dukat: This is too easy. That's it. Come closer. That's it.
Dukat: Now bow to me. I said bow.
Sisko: You are pathetic.
Dukat: Then why are you the one on your knees?
Sisko: First the Dominion, now the Pah wraith. You have a talent for picking the losing side.
Dukat: Benjamin, please. We've known each other too long. And since this is the last time we will ever be together, let's try to speak honestly. We've both had victories and our defeats. Now it's time to resolve our differences and face the ultimate truth. I've won, Benjamin. You've lost.
Sisko: The Pah wraith will never conquer anything. Not Bajor. Not the Celestial Temple. And certainly not the Alpha Quadrant.
Dukat: And who's going to stop us?
Sisko: I am.
Dukat: You can't even stand up.
Winn: Then I'll stop you.
Dukat: Are you still here?
Winn: Emissary, the book!
Dukat: Farewell, Adami.
Sisko: Sarah? Are you here? What happened?
Sarah: The Emissary has completed his task.
Sisko: But the Pah wraiths.
Sarah: You've returned them to their prison within the fire caves.
Sisko: The book was the key, wasn't it?
Sarah: To a door that can never be opened again.
Sisko: And Dukat? Is he dead?
Sarah: He's where he belongs, with the Pah wraiths. Your time of trial has ended. You need to rest now.
Sisko: I intend to. As soon as I return to Deep Space Nine.
Sarah: That won't be necessary. You're with us now.
Ezri: We found the Captain's runabout orbiting Bajor.
Worf: But when we scanned the fire caves, there was no sign of him.
Bashir: Tarkalian tea. Soothing.
Ezri: Better keep it coming.
Jake: You're not calling off the search yet, are you?
Odo: Not until we find your father.
Jake: What about the Kendra Province, where he bought that land. Maybe he went there for some reason.
Worf: Colonel Kira and Chief O'Brien have completed another scan of the planet. As far as they can tell, he is not there.
Kasidy: Something's happened to Ben. Something bad. I can feel it. The Prophets warned us.
Kasidy: Hello? Is anyone here? Ben? Is that you?
Sisko: Kasidy.
Kasidy: Oh, Ben! I've been so worried about you. Where are we?
Sisko: The Celestial Temple.
Kasidy: This is scaring me. Let's go home.
Sisko: I can't. Not now.
Kasidy: Why not? Oh, God. This is it, isn't it? The sorrow that the Prophets warned us about.
Sisko: It's difficult to explain. It's not linear.
Kasidy: What isn't?
Sisko: My life, my destiny. The Prophets saved me, Kasidy. I'm their Emissary and they still have a great deal for me to do. But first, there is much to learn. Things only the Prophets can teach me.
Kasidy: When will you be back?
Sisko: It's hard to say. Maybe a year, maybe yesterday. But I will be back.
Kasidy: And I will be waiting.
Jake: Kas, can you hear me? You seemed pretty far away for a second.
Kasidy: I was talking to your father.
Scene: (Jake takes a model chair from the house that Sisko built, and remembers when his dad told him they were going to DS9, the hugs, the laughter, the solar-
wind powered spaceship.)
Kira: You sure you want to leave without saying goodbye?
Odo: I'm sure. I've never been good at goodbyes.
Kira: There are going to be a lot of people that are disappointed.
Odo: If they don't know how I feel about them now, a few parting words won't make the difference.
Quark: Ah ha! I knew it! When I saw the two of you slip out, I said to myself, that no good, misanthropic, cantankerous, changeling is trying to sneak off the station without anyone noticing.
Odo: That was the idea.
Quark: Well, it's not going to happen.
Odo: Apparently not.
Quark: So, now that I'm here, is there something you want to say to me?
Odo: Such as?
Quark: Such as, 'Goodbye, you certainly were a worthy adversary.' Or maybe something with the words mutual respect in it.
Odo: No.
Quark: No? What do you mean no?
Odo: I mean no. I have nothing I want to say to you.
Quark: You're telling me that after all these years, after all we've been through, you're not even going to say goodbye to me?
Odo: That's right. Nerys, I'll be on the runabout. Huh.
Kira: Don't take it hard, Quark.
Quark: Hard? What are you talking about? That man loves me. Couldn't you see? It was written all over his back.
Kira: The Link. It's so different.
Odo: They're dying.
Kira: You should go to them.
Odo: Nerys, please tell everyone I'll miss them.
Kira: Even Quark?
Odo: Even Quark. But most of all
Kira: I know.
Kira: Odo.
Odo: You always said I looked good in a tuxedo.
Kira: You do.
Odo: Then this is the way I want you to remember me.
Kira: I'll never forget you.
Odo: Goodbye, Nerys.
Nog: The duty roster, Colonel.
Kira: Nice work. Congratulations on your promotion, Lieutenant.
Nog: Thank you, sir. I guess putting me in for promotion was one of Captain Sisko's last official acts.
Kira: I'm sure he's very proud of you, Nog.
Nog: I'd like to think so, sir.
Kira: Now about the cargo inventories.
Nog: I'll get right on it.
Bashir: You know, the thing of it is, the apoptosis is really just part of the normal cardiac renewal process. What do you think?
Ezri: I think that after dinner tonight, we should go to Quark's, spend some time in a holosuite.
Bashir: Oh. I'd like a trip to Vegas.
Ezri: Actually, I was thinking about the Alamo.
Bashir: We can't go there.
Ezri: Why not?
Bashir: Because that's what Miles and I did. But I do have a new program. The Battle of Thermopylae. Do you know it? Well, it's about a force of Spartans led by King Leonidas, who defend a mountain pass against a vast army of Persians.
Ezri: What happens then?
Bashir: For two days, the Spartans lead a heroic struggle.
Ezri: Until they're wiped out.
Bashir: Yes. How'd you know?
Ezri: Lucky guess. I take it we'll be the Spartans?
Bashir: Fighting to the last man.
Ezri: Just like the Alamo.
Bashir: Exactly.
Ezri: Have you talked to a counselor about these annihilation fantasies?
Bashir: Do you think I should?
Ezri: I'll set up a session for you tomorrow.
Bashir: What about tonight?
Ezri: Tonight we defend the pass.
Quark: Don't worry, it's guaranteed to grow hair within a week. Though if you ask me, that dome of yours is hairy enough. Besides, hasn't there been enough change around here already?
Kira: Quark! You mind explaining this?
Quark: Oh. That's this week's betting pool.
Kira: You're taking bets on who's going to be the new Kai?
Quark: It's a wide open field. Just between you and me, the smart money is on Vedek Ungtae.
Kira: Well just between you and me, all bets are off.
Quark: What are you talking about?
Kira: As of this moment, betting pools of any kind are illegal on this station. I catch someone placing a bet, I put you in a holding cell for fifteen days. Is that clear?
Quark: Fifteen days! Can I bring my own pillow?
Kira: Quark.
Quark: It's clear. It's clear.
Kira: It better be.
Quark: It's like I said. The more things change, the more they stay the same.