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(No stardate given). Major Kira Nerys is presented with evidence that Bajoran resistance leader Li Nalas, long thought to be dead, is in fact being held prisoner on Cardassia IV. Nerys is successful in freeing the near-legendary Li, who is honored upon his return by the Bajoran assembly. Li is subsequently assigned as Bajoran liaison to Deep Space 9, replacing Kira. The reassignment has been ordered by Minister Jaro Essa. minister of the Bajoran provisional government is reported to have been attacked and beaten. The attack is believed to be the work of the Circle, whose acts of violence in the streets of Bajor have increased dramatically. Two days before 'The Circle' (DS9). |
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(No stardate given). Terrorist activity sponsored by the Circle continues to escalate on Bajor and on station Deep Space 9. Despite efforts by the provisional government to suppress the violence, the Circle appears to operate with impunity. Evidence is uncovered that the Circle is obtaining weapons from Kressari agents, and further investigation suggests that the Kressari are acting as intermediaries for Cardassian forces seeking to destabilize the Bajoran government. Kira Nerys accepts an invitation to study at Vedek Bareil's temple, experiences the third orb, the orb of prophesy and change. She is kidnapped by Circle agents but later freed by Deep Space 9 personnel after learning that the Circle, under the covert leadership of Minister Jaro Essa, plans to attempt a coup d'état to depose the Bajoran provisional government. Starfleet admiral Chekote, upon being informed of the deteriorating situation on Bajor, and citing Prime Directive prohibitions against involvement in what is essentially a local dispute, orders the withdrawal of all Starfleet personnel from Deep Space 9. |
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(No stardate given). Starfleet and other Federation personnel evacuate station Deep Space 9 as Circle forces arrive to take control of the facility, part of the Circle attempt to seize power from the Bajoran provisional government. A handful of Starfleet personnel remain aboard Deep Space 9 in violation of orders and are successful in retaking the station from Circle operatives, although Bajoran resistance leader Li Nalas is killed in the operation. Major Kira Nerys is successful in eluding Circle forces and presents evidence to the Bajoran Chamber of Ministers linking the Circle and Minister Jaro Essa to secret Cardassian weapons shipments, discrediting the Circle, and thwarting Jaro's attempted coup d'état. Kira is subsequently reassigned to Deep Space 9. Starfleet personnel return to station Deep Space 9 as Starfleet reassumes administration of the facility. After 'The Siege' (DS9). Quark arranges for a Klingon operative named Yeto to visit station Deep Space 9 in order to purchase liquid data chains. In preparation for the transaction, Quark agrees to plant an illicit device to defeat station security sensors so that Yeto's arrival will not be detected. Prior to 'Invasive Procedures' (DS9). A violent plasma storm in the Bajoran star system forces evacuation of station Deep Space 9, leaving behind only a skeleton crew aboard the station. Just prior to 'Invasive Procedures' (DS9). |
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Stardate 47182.1. Deep Space 9 personnel render aid to the crew of the Ekina, a small space vessel reportedly damaged by the plasma storm. Their arrival is a ruse arranged by Quark for the sale of liquid data chains. The sale itself is quickly found to be a cover for Yeto's real objective: Yeto has delivered unsuccessful Trill initiate Verad to DS9, where he intends to steal the Dax symbiont from Jadzia. Although Verad is successful in forcing the removal of the symbiont from Jadzia and its implantation into himself, Verad is thereafter overpowered, and the Dax symbiont is returned to its rightful host. Verad and his accomplices are turned over to authorities. After 'Invasive Procedures' (DS9). |
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Stardate 47177.2. Cardassian citizen Elim Garak is assaulted by Rugal, a Cardassian youth whose adoptive Bajoran parents are passing through station Deep Space 9. Cardassian authorities suggest that the bizarre incident might have been the result of Bajoran foster parents teaching their adoptive Cardassian child to hate Cardassians. Investigation into the incident by station commander Benjamin Sisko reveals this to be true, but further reveals that Rugal's initial placement into a Bajoran orphanage eight years ago was a plot intended by Gul Dukat to embarrass Rugal's natural father, Kotan Pa'Dar. Despite the fact that Rugal's adoptive parents have cared for and loved Rugal, Sisko rules that the Cardassian youth has been the victim of Dukat's conspiracy, and orders Rugal returned to the custody of his birth father. A new restaurant opens on the Promenade at station Deep Space 9. The new eatery features traditional Klingon-style cuisine, prepared by a master Klingon chef, who even takes pride in serenading his customers with Klingon music. Prior to 'Melora' (DS9). Starfleet Ensign Melora Pazlar is assigned to duty at station Deep Space 9 as a stellar cartographer. In preparation for her arrival, Chief Miles O'Brien and Dr. Julian Bashir modify a suite of living quarters to allow the artificial gravity to be shut off to approximate the low gravity conditions on her homeworld. They also fabricate a wheelchair to allow her mobility throughout the rest of the station. Prior to 'Melora' (DS9). |
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Stardate 47229.1. Ensign Melora Pazlar arrives at station Deep Space 9 aboard the Starship Yellowstone. Melora, an Elaysian, has initial difficulty adjusting to the one-gee gravity field on the station, but quickly demonstrates that she will not allow this challenge to compromise her performance as a Starfleet officer. She befriends Chief Medical Officer Julian Bashir, and the two become romantically involved. Fallit Kot, an old associate of Quark's, visits Deep Space 9, intending to exact revenge on Quark for a business deal that went bad eight years ago. Kot kidnaps Quark and takes other hostages, but is apprehended as he attempts to escape into the Gamma Quadrant. Pel, an ambitious young Ferengi entrepreneur, is hired as a waiter at Quark's bar on station Deep Space 9. Prior to 'Rules of Acquisition' (DS9). |
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(No stardate given). Ferengi Grand Nagus Zek returns to station Deep Space 9, offering Quark the opportunity to serve as his negotiator for Gamma Quadrant business. Quark learns that his first assignment, to negotiate the acquisition of tulaberry wine from the Dosi, is a ploy by Zek to learn about the Dominion at minimal risk to himself. The Dominion is believed to be a dominant power in the Gamma Quadrant. Quark suffers a setback in his standing with the nagus when Quark's associate, Pel, reveals herself to be a female posing as a Ferengi male. Editors' note: 'Rules of Acquisition' (DS9) marks the first mention of the Dominion. See also: Ferengi Rules of Aquisition During Quark's absence in the Gamma Quadrant for Zek, Rom is forced to break into Quark's latinum floor vault in order to assure the safety of Quark's profits. Rom has also been opening Quark's storeroom using a desealing rod without Quark's knowledge. 'Necessary Evil' (DS9). Rom wasn't clear that his break-in occurred during 'Rules of Acquisition' (DS9), but Quark did indeed visit the Gamma Quadrant during the episode. Pel departs station Deep Space 9 aboard an Andorian transport. After 'Rules of Acquisition' (DS9). Deep Space 9 commander Ben Sisko asks security chief Odo to record a daily log of law enforcement activities aboard the station. Quark travels to planet Bajor at the request of a woman named Pallra. Prior to 'Necessary Evil' (DS9). |
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Stardate 47282.5. Ferengi entrepreneur Quark is severely injured while in the employ of a Bajoran woman named Pallra, seeking to obtain a list of Bajoran nationals who collaborated with the Cardassians during the occupation. Pallra had hoped to use the list for blackmail purposes, but is thwarted when her actions are discovered by security chief Odo. Also uncovered in the investigation is the fact that Kira Nerys had been responsible for the death of Pallra's husband, Vaatrik, five years ago. The Dominion invades and conquers the T-Rogorans in the Gamma Quadrant, making it possible for some three million Skrreeans, who had been enslaved by the T-Rogorans, to flee. The Skrreeans hope to make a new home on the other side of the Bajoran wormhole, which they call the 'Eye of the Universe'. Several weeks prior to 'Sanctuary' (DS9). Exact date is conjecture, but Skrreean refugees arrived at Deep Space 9 in the episode, several weeks hence. Benjamin Sisko has trouble sleeping on the fourth anniversary of the devastating battle of Wolf 359 in which his wife, Jennifer, died aboard the Starship Saratoga. One day before 'Second Sight' (DS9), according to Sisko's log. Editors' note: The battle of Wolf 359 took place at the beginning of the fourth season of Star Trek: The Next Generation (early 2367). Four years after that should be the beginning of the third season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (early 2371), so Sisko's remembrance here would seem to be a little early. These kinds of minor slippages in dating rarely introduce serious internal contradictions in the Star Trek timeline, but are one reason why we usually avoid trying to derive exact calendar dates for the episodes. Noted terraformer Gideon Seyetik arrives at station Deep Space 9 aboard the Starship Prometheus. Prior to 'Second Sight' (DS9). |
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Stardate 47329.4. Noted terraformer Gideon Seyetik is killed during an extraordinary experiment involving the use of protomatter to successfully reignite a dead star, Epsilon 119. He sacrificed himself on the altar of science. During Seyetik's stay at Deep Space 9, Benjamin Sisko meets an attractive woman named Fenna. Investigation reveals that Fenna is not a physical life-form, but is an illusory projection created by Seyetik's wife, Nidell, who has psychoprojective telepathic abilities. Nidell returns to her homeworld of New Halana, where she expects to spend the rest of her life. After 'Second Sight' (DS9). Major Kira Nerys begins discussions with Bajoran minister Rozahn regarding an irrigation project for the Trilar Peninsula on Bajor that is behind schedule. Two days before 'Sanctuary' (DS9). Noted Bajoran musician Varani begins performing at Quark's bar on Deep Space 9. Quark had promised Kira Nerys that he try Varani for a month, but Quark is alarmed to note that Varani's music is so compelling that revenue from drinks and gaming is down. Jake Sisko goes out on a date with Mardah, a young woman who works as a Dabo game operator at Quark's bar. Jake is tutoring Mardah in entomology. One day before 'Sanctuary' (DS9). |
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Stardate 47391.2. Large numbers of Skrreean refugees, fleeing from the Gamma Quadrant, arrive at Deep Space 9. After centuries of enslavement by the T-Rogorans, the Skrreeans seek sanctuary in a legendary place they call Kentanna. Skrreean leader Haneek believes planet Bajor to be their Kentanna, and requests that her people be permitted to settle on an uninhabited area of Bajor. The Bajoran provisional government refuses the request, and the Skrreean people depart Deep Space 9. Editors' Note: Both 'Sanctuary' (DS9) and 'Parallels' (TNG) were set on stardate 47391.2. ¥ An elderly couple from planet Pythro V files a complaint alleging that Martus Mazur has stolen their money through a confidence scam. Mazur flees to Deep Space 9, although station security chief Odo is alerted of his arrival. Deep Space 9 operations chief Miles O'Brien builds a racquetball court on the station. He subsequently engages in a series of games with Julian Bashir, although a tournament sponsored by Quark is not completed due to a crisis on the station. Prior to 'Rivals' (DS9). |
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(No stardate in episode.) A traveler visiting Deep Space 9 gives a small alien gambling device to entrepreneur Martus Mazur. It is not realized until later that the device actually affects the laws of probability, resulting in a number of extraordinarily improbable occurrences at the station. These include unexpected outcomes to sporting events, bizarre behavior of computer systems, unusual patterns of business activity, and an inexplicable distribution of solar neutrinos near the station. Editors' Note: This episode first establishes the name of the El-Aurian people, the race to which both Martus and Guinan belong. A Bajoran science probe scans a planet designated LS-VI, about six light years from the wormhole terminus in the Gamma Quadrant. Data returned by the probe indicate DNA patterns resembling those of Deep Space 9 security chief Odo. A few weeks before 'The Alternate' (DS9). |
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Stardate 47391.7. Deep Space 9 security chief Odo assists Dr. Mora Pol, studying planet LS-VI in the Gamma Quadrant, where evidence of life-forms chemically similar to Odo has been discovered. The expedition is cut short when members of the science party are exposed to noxious gases, apparently volcanic in origin. Upon returning to Deep Space 9, an unknown life-form assaults Dr. Julian Bashir and damages station science equipment. It is learned that the life-form is actually Odo, acting under the influence of the volcanic gas. Dr. Mora is successful in eliminating the gas from Odo's cellular structure. Dr. Mora returns home to Bajor. Jake Sisko and Nog take a test on Klingon opera. The day after 'The Alternate' (DS9). The T'Lani and Kellerun governments, finally at peace after centuries of war, request Federation aid in destroying stockpiles of deadly nanobiogenic weapons, called Harvesters. Deep Space 9 personnel are assigned to provide technical assistance aboard a T'Lani munitions ship. 'Armageddon Game' (DS9). Exact date is conjecture, but Bashir and O'Brien were aboard the T'Lani ship for at least a week prior to the episode, so the peace accord was presumably shortly before that. |
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(No stardate given.) Dr. Julian Bashir and Miles O'Brien, assisting the T'Lani and Kellerun governments in destroying stockpiled Harvester weapons, are believed killed by an old security booby trap aboard a T'Lani munitions ship. Investigation later reveals that this is not true; that they are the target of a joint T'Lani and Kellerun effort to destroy all records of the Harvesters and to kill anyone with technical knowledge of their workings. Bashir and O'Brien are able to elude an initial attempt on their lives, and Deep Space 9 personnel are able to extract them from T'Lani territory before a second attempt is successful, although the runabout Ganges is destroyed in the process. Miles O'Brien is released from the Deep Space 9 infirmary following treatment for exposure to a Harvester weapon. A day after 'Armageddon Game' (DS9). Michael O'Brien, father to Miles O'Brien, remarries following the death of his wife last year. Miles is less than pleased that his father has married a woman he's never met. 'Whispers' (DS9). 'Last Spring' prior to the episode. Stardate 475542.9. Starfleet admiral Gupta arrives at Deep Space 9 to personally assess Cardassian movements across the border, in response to complaints by Federation colonists in the Demilitarized Zone. 'Whispers' (DS9). Stardate given in Sisko's log playback. Both sides in the Parada civil war indicate a willingness to participate in peace talks at Deep Space 9. Miles O'Brien travels to the Parada System to discuss technical issues relating to security for the talks. 'Whispers' (DS9). Nine days prior to the episode (assuming he left seven days before the fake O'Brien returned). Current events at Deep Space 9 include the discovery of a new protozoic life-form, the loss of a shuttlepod somewhere in the vicinity of the third moon of Bajor VII, and a new request by the Bajoran Chamber of Ministers. 'Whispers' (DS9). All these things happened prior to stardate 47569.4, according to log playbacks. Paradan authorities warn Commander Ben Sisko that one faction may have substituted a replica for the real Miles O'Brien. 'Whispers' (DS9). After stardate 47569.5, but before the episode. A duplicate of Miles O'Brien returns to Deep Space 9. Station personnel, mindful of the Paradan warning, keep the duplicate under observation, although tests to determine whether or not he is a duplicate are inconclusive. The duplicate O'Brien, believing that he is in fact the original, grows suspicious of his coworkers, believing that they may have been tampered with or replaced. Fifty-two hours prior to 'Whispers' (DS9). |
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Stardate 47581.2. The duplicate Miles O'Brien returns to the Parada System, and is killed while attempting to learn what happened. He still believes that he is the original, although it is now clear to Deep Space 9 personnel and Paradan authorities that he had been programmed to disrupt the upcoming peace talks. Peace talks are conducted aboard Deep Space 9 between the combatants in the Paradan civil war. Dr. Julian Bashir and Miles O'Brien play a racquetball tournament against each other. After 'Whispers' (DS9). The racquetball tournament was set for the week after the episode. Benjamin Sisko and Miles O'Brien embark upon a mission aboard the Rio Grande to survey planets for possible colonization. Prior to 'Paradise' (DS9). |
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Stardate 47573.1. While surveying an M-class planet orbiting Orellius Minor, Sisko and O'Brien are captured by the inhabitants of a colony previously unknown to Federation authorities. It is learned that the colony's anonymity is by design: Colony leader Alexus had arranged for their transport vessel to make an unscheduled landing, and subsequently established a powerful duonetic electromagnetic damping field around the landing site, stranding the colonists and forcing them to live without any technological assistance. Sisko and O'Brien's arrival are unwelcome as they disrupt Alexus's authority over the surviving colonists. Upon arrival of a rescue team from Deep Space 9, Alexus is taken into custody for having caused the death of several colonists, but the remaining survivors elect to continue living in the community she established. Presidents of the settlement on planet Yadera II in the Gamma Quadrant begin to disappear mysteriously. 'Shadowplay' (DS9). 'Last Fall' prior to the episode. An unusual field of omicron particles is detected in the Gamma Quadrant. Deep Space 9 science officer Dax and security chief Odo, aboard the Runabout Orinoco, are dispatched to investigate the phenomenon. Kono, cousin to Deep Space 9 entrepreneur Quark, arrives at the station. Kono, who believed to have robbed a museum on Cardassia V, departs hastily when questioned by station authorities. Prior to 'Shadowplay' (DS9). |
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Stardate 47603.3. Odo and Dax determine the omicron particle field to originate from a generator on surface of planet Yadera II, in the middle of a village of humanoids. Further investigation reveals the village and most of its inhabitants to be holographic projections, but their holographic programs are found to be so sophisticated that the inhabitants qualify as bonafide life-forms. Odo and Dax assist in repairing a malfunction to the generator, thereby insuring the survival of the sentient holographic life-forms. Vedek Bareil arrives at station Deep Space 9 to speak at the station's shrine. He and Major Kira Nerys become romantically involved. Kono, who has returned to DS9, is found to be in possession of bone carvings that had been reported stolen from the museum on Cardassia V. Jake Sisko, at his father's suggestion, begins working as an assistant to Operations Officer Miles O'Brien. The assignment helps Jake realize that he does not want to pursue a Starfleet career. Trill host candidate Arjin completes fifth level flight training. One month before 'Playing God' (DS9). Dr. Julian Bashir and Trill initiate Arjin travel by transport ship from Starbase 41 to station Deep Space 9. Voles begin infesting parts of Deep Space 9 that they had previously avoided. Unfortunately, these Cardassian rodents are attracted to electromagnetic fields, so they chew on power cables, wreaking havoc with station systems. Prior to 'Playing God' (DS9). |
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(No stardate given). Jadzia Dax serves as field docent for Trill host candidate Arjin, who visits Deep Space 9 for his required field training experience. While on a science mission in the Gamma Quadrant, Dax and Arjin's runabout suffers an accidental impact with a subspace interphase pocket, after which an energy mass is discovered adhering to the ship. Upon returning to DS9, study of the energy mass reveals it to be a protouniverse in early stages of development. Although the expansion of the protouniverse poses a serious threat to the station and the Bajor system, sensor readings indicate the possibility that sentient life may exist in the microcosm. Accordingly, the protouniverse is returned to its original location in the Gamma Quadrant. Jake Sisko, continuing to tutor Mardah in entomology, finds himself increasingly attracted to her, and is pleased to find that she returns the feelings. Deep Space 9 entrepreneur Quark somehow manages to obtain a small cloaking device. Despite the fact that possession of such a device is a violation of Bajoran law, Quark makes it quietly known that it is for sale. Prior to 'Profit and Loss' (DS9). |
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(No stardate given). Deep Space 9 personnel rescue a Cardassian shuttle that had reportedly suffered damage in a meteor storm. It is soon learned that the shuttle had been carrying Cardassian political dissidents Natima Lang, Rekelen, and Hogue, and that the damage to their ship had been inflicted by a pursuing Cardassian warship. The dissidents are wanted because they publicly oppose continued military dominance of the Cardassian government. The Cardassian Central Command demands the extradition of the fugitives, but the trio escape, aided by Quark and Garak. Quark's assistance is motivated by his past romantic involvement with Lang. Garak later remarks enigmatically that his assistance in the matter was because of his love for Cardassia. A former wife of the criminal known as the Albino dies at her home on planet Dayos IV. A week later, an amulet that she had worn is delivered by messenger to Klingon warrior Kang. Inside the amulet, Kang finds information revealing that the Albino's sanctuary is located in the Sekarus system. Kang travels the to Sekarus system in an attempt to verify the information in the amulet. While Kang at Sekarus, the Albino contacts Kang and challenges him to one last battle. Kang subsequently summons his old comrades, Koloth, Kor, and Curzon Dax so that they may fulfill a blood oath that all four took some eighty years ago. 'Blood Oath' (DS9). Three months before the episode. Klingon Dahar Master Kor arrives at station Deep Space 9. Also en route to DS9 are fellow warriors Koloth and Kang. Prior to 'Blood Oath' (DS9). |
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(No stardate given). Klingon warriors Kor, Koloth, and Kang, along with Jadzia Dax, depart Deep Space 9 to planet Secarus IV, where they seek the criminal known as the Albino. The four fight the Albino and 40 of his troops for having murdered the firstborn children of Kor, Koloth, and Kang nearly eight decades ago. It is Kang that delivers the killing blow against the Albino. Kang and Koloth are both killed gloriously in battle, in a manner befitting a Klingon warrior. The Maquis, a small, but growing number of Federation citizens living near the Cardassian border who have banded together in self-defense against the Cardassians, begins to take a more militant posture. They acquire ships and weapons in increasing numbers, worrying both Federation and Cardassian authorities. The Maquis are resentful of Federation concessions to the Cardassians made in the recent border treaty, and feel the only way to protect themselves is to take matters into their own hands. Prior to 'The Maquis, Part I' (DS9) Relationships between Federation and Cardassian citizens in the Demilitarized Zone continue to deteriorate. Two Federation colonists in Ropal City are stoned by a Cardassian mob. Reports suggest local Cardassian authorities may have encouraged the incident. Three days before 'The Maquis, Part I' (DS9). |
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(No stardate given). Cardassian freighter Bok'Nor explodes at station Deep Space 9. Cardassian authorities blame Maquis terrorists for the crime, accusing the Federation of being lax in policing its colonists in the Demilitarized Zone. As evidence that Federation citizens are responsible for Maquis activity, Cardassian authorities produce a recording of colonist William Samuels, in which Samuels admits responsibility for the explosion of the Bok'Nor. Unfortunately, Samuels dies of an apparent suicide while in Cardassian custody, making further interrogation impossible. Gul Dukat, unofficially assisting with the investigation, is abducted by Maquis operatives and taken to an asteroid in the Badlands. Benjamin Sisko, hoping to avoid a more serious diplomatic incident, commands a rescue mission in pursuit of Dukat's abductors. Sisko's attempt to negotiate Dukat's release from Maquis operatives is unsuccessful, and Sisko rescues Dukat by force. During the rescue, evidence is uncovered suggesting that Cardassian authorities had been secretly providing arms to Cardassian colonists in the Demilitarized Zone, in direct violation of the Federation-Cardassian treaty. Sisko and Dukat act decisively to prevent a Maquis strike against a Cardassian weapons depot, since such an offensive would result in many civilian Cardassian casualties, almost certainly leading to war. Keiko O'Brien departs station Deep Space 9 to attend a hydroponics conference on Rigel IV. Prior to 'The Wire' (DS9). Dr. Julian Bashir stays up late reading the last few chapters of the epic Cardassian novel, The Never Ending Sacrifice. The evening before 'The Wire' (DS9). |
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(No stardate given). Deep Space 9 medical officer Julian Bashir observes that station resident Elim Garak appears to be in serious pain, although Garak refuses to be examined and declines offers of help. Investigation by Bashir reveals the fact that Garak had been using a neural implant device to subject himself to abnormally high concentrations of certain endorphins, producing a powerful narcotic effect. A malfunction of the neural implant is found to be causing severe withdrawal symptoms in Garak. Bashir is successful in obtaining Cardassian biomedical information from Garak's former associate, Enabran Tain, to allow treatment of Garak. Deep Space 9 officers Kira and Bashir travel to the New Bajor colony in the Gamma Quadrant to assist with opening the colony's hospital. Prior to 'Crossover' (DS9). |
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(No stardate given). Returning from the Gamma Quadrant a runabout piloted by Kira and Bashir suffers a partially collapsed warp field while in the Bajoran wormhole. The malfunction transposes the ship into a mirror universe, the same alternate reality visited by Captain James Kirk and members of his crew a little over a century ago. In the mirror universe, Kira and Bashir are captured by agents of the Alliance of the Cardassians and the Klingons that overthrew the Terran Empire many decades ago and enslaved humanity. They are taken to station Terok Nor, still orbiting Bajor in the mirror reality, where they escape with the aid of Terran slaves, the mirror versions of Benjamin Sisko and Miles O'Brien. Kira and Bashir's presence in the mirror universe helps the mirror Sisko and O'Brien realize that they can fight for human freedom. Keiko O'Brien returns to station Deep Space 9 after having attended a hydroponics conference on planet Rigel IV. A week after 'The Wire' (DS9). On planet Bajor, the political scene heats up with the upcoming election to replace Kai Opaka. Among the leading candidates to become the next kai are Vedek Tolena, Vedek Winn, and Vedek Bareil. A few weeks prior to 'The Collaborator' (DS9). Vedek Bareil, campaigning to become the next kai, takes three days off to visit Kira Nerys at station Deep Space 9. Although Bareil is favored to win, Vedek Winn continues to campaign hard. Three days before 'The Collaborator' (DS9). |
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(No stardate given). On the eve of Bajor's election to determine the next kai, Vedek Winn quietly reveals allegations that Vedek Bareil had, years ago, been a Cardassian collaborator. Winn accuses Bareil of having been the informer who caused the infamous Kendra Valley massacre in which 42 Bajorans were killed, including the son of then-Kai Opaka. Preliminary investigation supports these charges. Although Winn has publicized neither the accusations nor the investigation, Bareil withdraws from the election. Winn is elected kai, becoming the new spiritual leader of the Bajoran people. Editors' note: Bareil's appearance of guilt in 'The Collaborator' (DS9) was because he was remaining silent to protect Kai Opaka, who had in fact allowed the massacre (and the death of her son), to save the lives of over a thousand other Bajorans. Only Bareil and Kira (and probably Winn) knew of Opaka's role in the tragedy, but they were likely to keep the secret, so it's likely that neither the Federation nor the Bajoran public learned the truth. The Kendra Valley massacre happened several years in the past, probably less than ten because Kubus was on the station at the same time as Dukat. Nevertheless, we don't really know enough to hazard a reliable guess as to when the massacre took place. |
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Stardate 47944.2. Miles and Keiko O'Brien depart station Deep Space 9 for a much-needed vacation. While en route via runabout, Miles O'Brien is abducted by a Cardassian patrol ship and taken to Cardassia to stand public trial for alleged involvement in illegal arms shipments to the Maquis. As is normal in the Cardassian system of justice, O'Brien's being brought to trial means that he has already been found guilty by the government; the trial merely serves as public confirmation of that guilt. Nevertheless, investigation by DS9 security chief Odo reveals that O'Brien had, in fact been framed by Cardassian operatives seeking to link Starfleet with Maquis terrorist acts. Unwilling to permit public disclosure of this evidence, the Cardassian government, in an almost unprecedented move, sets aside the verdict and orders O'Brien released. Miles and Keiko O'Brien finally get to take their vacation. After 'Tribunal' (DS9). Jake Sisko begins work on a science project to determine root growth of different Bajoran katterpod hybrids. Prior to 'The Jem'Hadar' (DS9). |
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(No stardate given). Commander Ben Sisko, Jake Sisko, Quark, and Quark's nephew, Nog, on a camping expedition to a planet in the Gamma Quadrant, are captured by Jem'Hadar soldiers, the first known direct Federation contact with members of the Dominion. Shortly thereafter, a Jem'Hadar vessel arrives at station Deep Space 9, demanding an end to all traffic through the wormhole, threatening to destroy any Federation ship in the Gamma Quadrant. The threat is emphasized by the destruction of several Alpha Quadrant ships and the massacre of colonists at the New Bajor colony. The Starship Odyssey, commanded by Captain Keogh, docks at station Deep Space 9 to confer with station personnel regarding the Jem'Hadar threat. Deep Space 9 runabouts Mekong and Orinoco accompany the Odyssey into the Gamma Quadrant to investigate the situation. Although the runabout crews are successful in rescuing Sisko and company, the Odyssey is destroyed in a Jem'Hadar attack, resulting in the loss of all hands. It is subsequently learned that the entire Jem'Hadar offensive had been an attempt to plant a spy in Federation territory, although the spy escapes upon being discovered. Commander Benjamin Sisko files a request with Starfleet Command for additional equipment to protect Deep Space 9 and the Bajor Sector in the event of a Dominion incursion through the wormhole. After 'The Jem'Hadar' (DS9). |
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