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The Dominion has solidified its hold
in the Kalandra Sector.

They're trying to establish a supply line
running through Betazoid space

into the Argolis Cluster.

If they succeed, they will be able
to launch an attack against Vulcan.

Starfleet's going to try to cut them off
near the Tibor Nebula.

The Seventh Fleet will be
engaging the enemy in the morning.

The Seventh Fleet
is still at half-strength.

They took heavy losses at Sybaron.

Well, let's just hope
they can get the job done.

On a happier note,
I do have a bit of good news.

That makes a welcome change.

The Romulans have forced the Dominion
to retreat from the Benzite system.

That is good news.

The question is,

will the Romulans be willing
to leave Benzar after the war is over?

Once they capture territory,
they very rarely give it up.

Right now we need to concentrate
on beating the Dominion.

We'll worry about the Romulans later.

As some of you already know,
Major Kira, Jake, and I

will be leaving for Bajor at 2200.

There's a war on.
This isn't a time for a vacation.

The archaeologists excavating B'Hala

have found something
they want the Emissary to see.

We'll be returning tomorrow night.

That's all, people.

"Will the Romulans leave Benzar?"

You love to bring up
the worst-case scenario

in these meetings, don't you?

Somebody has to.

Besides, everyone expects me
to be dour and suspicious.

I don't want to disappoint them.

If only they knew the real you.

That is the real me...

at least as far
as everyone else is concerned.

I can't tell you how pleased we are
by your visit, Emissary.

I'm glad to be here, Ranjen.

Oh, there's no need
to keep calling me Ranjen.

I'm a simple monk.
My order is quite informal.

You've certainly been busy.

The last time I visited the ruins,
none of these tunnels had been cut yet.

It's been a great deal of work
but we do it gladly.

Excavating the Holy City is a privilege.

Our efforts are an expression
of our faith in the Prophets

and in the Emissary.

It's very inspiring to see.

Something wrong, Jake?

No.

It's just that my dad seems
to be taking his role as Emissary

very seriously these days.

You say that like you think
it's a bad thing.

Well, you have to admit, I mean...

it's a long way to come
to see some old ruins.

They may have found
some very important religious artifacts

in these "old ruins."

Yeah, I hope so.
Otherwise, I don't have a story.

Hey, try to look
like you're enjoying yourself.

Your father needs this.

It's good for him not to have to think
about the Dominion for a few hours.

Oh, don't let the bats bother you.

Don't worry.
They rarely bite.

Rarely?

We're directly below
the Temple of B'Hala.

These walls predate the ancient city
by 10,000 years.

Uh, who built this place?

We don't know much about
the original inhabitants

but it appears they abandoned this site
some 25,000 years ago.

Over time, sediment buried the ruins.

And then B'Hala was built on top of them.

Precisely.

In here.

It's over 30,000 years old.

These inscriptions...

they look like ancient Bajoran,
but I can't quite make it out.

Neither can we.

Though we've been able to piece
together a few of the translations.

The syntax is unusual

but all forms of Bajoran
share certain root-ideograms.

You may recognize this one.

"Welcome."

Here's where it gets interesting.

I see you recognize it.

Wha-what? I don't.

It says...

"Welcome, Emissary."

Now you know why I asked you here.

The Sisko has come.

The circle is complete.

The Reckoning must begin.

The Reckoning?

Much will depend on the Sisko.

He is corporeal.

Limited.

He is the Sisko.

He will not waver.

He is of Bajor.

He will bring the Reckoning.

What is it you expect of me?

It will be the end.

Or the beginning.

I don't understand.

The Sisko will know.

Dad?

Are you okay?

Yeah.

The Prophets...

they were here.

They spoke to me.

You had a vision, Emissary.
We saw nothing.

What did they say?

They mentioned something
about a Reckoning.

Is that a part of some prophecy?

Not one that I know of.

Let's get out of here.

It's all right, Jake.
We'll be leaving soon.

I have got to find out
what those inscriptions say.

I wish we could translate them
more quickly,

but we don't have the resources.

Fortunately, we do.

I had a pretty good idea what this was
the minute I laid eyes on it.

That confirms it.

It's a slab of stone
with some writing on it.

Dax...

What do you want me to say,
Benjamin?

I'm not picking up any
residual energy readings --

certainly nothing that would explain
how it threw you across the room.

I want you to translate the inscriptions.

I was afraid you
were going to say that.

The Ranjen's translation program.

It's not complete,
but at least it's a start.

Good luck.

Services are about to begin.

Captain, services are about to begin.

Ops to Captain Sisko.

Go ahead.

We just received
a communication from Bajor.

Kai Winn is on her way to the station.

Welcome to Deep Space Nine,
Your Eminence.

Thank you, Emissary.

What brings you to the station?

I should think that would be clear.

You removed an artifact
from an archaeological site

without consulting
the Vedek Assembly.

I meant no disrespect.

You can understand how we
would be sensitive to such matters.

During the Occupation,

the Cardassians plundered
Bajor's historical treasures

as if it were their right.

I never imagined that you
would behave in such a manner.

I assure you that the artifact
will be returned

as soon as I've finished studying it.

I was not aware that you had
expertise in Bajoran history.

I don't.

Then why not leave the artifact
in the hands of those who do?

There are scholars on Bajor

who've devoted their lives
to the study of such things.

I understand, but I brought it here

because I believe
that's what the Prophets want.

I see.

Then I take it this has
something to do with your vision?

Exactly.

Forgive me.

I-I didn't realize
that the Prophets told you

to bring the relic here.

Well, they didn't...
not in so many words.

I see.

Then exactly what did they say?

It's difficult to explain.

The Prophets are not always clear.

Well, since they have
never spoken to me,

I'll have to take your word for it.

All I know is, for now,
it belongs here.

Who am I to argue
with the Emissary of the Prophets?

And then she contacted Starfleet
and lodged a formal protest.

Is that why Admiral Ross
wanted to talk to you?

Well, how'd it go?

He told me to stop meddling
in Bajoran affairs

and return the damn tablet.

You know how Starfleet feels
about this Emissary thing.

It makes them very uncomfortable
that you've allowed the Bajorans

to view you as a religious icon.

It used to make you
uncomfortable, too.

Not anymore.

I guess the Prophets have
spoken to me one too many times.

I remember when you used
to call them "wormhole aliens."

Wormhole aliens or Prophets...
it really doesn't matter.

The fact is, they exist out of time
and over the centuries,

they've given the Bajorans
glimpses of the future,

glimpses that the Bajorans
have written down

to help them guide
succeeding generations.

If whatever is written here
can help me avoid mistakes,

can help me make
the right decisions,

then I'd be a fool to ignore it.

Fair enough, but if you don't mind

I'm going to continue to think
of them as wormhole aliens.

All I know is...

that they have a
relationship with Bajor

that stretches back
over a thousand years.

They care what happens to Bajorans.

They proved that
when they kept the Dominion fleet

from coming through the wormhole.

Didn't you have to talk them into it?

Didn't they say they would exact
some kind of penance for helping you?

Yes, but they listened,

and they saved Bajor
and the rest of the Alpha Quadrant.

Now they're asking me
for something in return.

I don't know what it is yet

and I'm not going to return
the tablet until I do.

It's the key. I can feel it.

I hope you're wrong about that,
Benjamin.

What have you got?

The computer has translated
part of the inscription.

It probably lacks the eloquence
of the original passage,

but you'll get the gist of it.

Here it is in modern Bajoran.

"The time of Reckoning is at hand.

"The Prophets will weep.

"Their sorrow will consume...

the Gateway to the Temple."

Tell me I'm wrong...

but isn't the Gateway
to the Temple Deep Space Nine?

I was just telling you
what the translation said.

I did not say I believed it.

Well, I'm not worried.

If you look hard enough,
you'll find a Bajoran prophecy

for just about anything.

The ancient texts are a tangle
of vague contradictions.

Well, this one is anything but vague

and Bajoran prophecies
have an odd way of coming true.

Don't say you believe
in this stuff, too?

Odo believes in
preparing for the worst.

True.

He's as bad as the Bajorans.

Business hasn't been this slow
since the Dominion was here.

You know, I feel I have a civic duty

to do something
about all this doom and gloom,

which is why I want to tell you
that I've extended happy hour.

Extended it?

From now on,
every hour is happy hour...

at least until business picks up.

Eat, drink, and be merry.

For tomorrow, we die.

So what does the
Captain say about this?

He is reserving judgment until the
computer has finished the translation.

Who knows? The rest
of the tablet probably says

"Go to Quark's. It's happy hour."

I like the way you think, Doctor.

Well, this is ridiculous.
Nothing's going to happen.

Someday, we're all going
to look back on this and laugh.

What was that?

How did that prophecy go again?

You don't have
to do this, you know.

Don't have to do what?

Sit here, watch me eat.

I don't mind.
In fact, I rather enjoy it.

You eat with such gusto...

most of the time.

Not today.

I just wish that we knew more
about the Reckoning.

It would give us a better idea
of what the Prophets want from us.

It seems to me that, if the Prophets

want the Bajoran people
to follow a given path,

they should provide
more specific directions.

It doesn't work like that.

Maybe it should.

The Kai would say
that you lack faith.

And you would agree.

I just don't know how people
make it through the day without it.

We manage.

Besides, I do have faith in some things.

Such as?

You.

I'll try not to disappoint you.

No doubt you've heard
the latest news from Bajor.

About the flooding
in the Rakantha Province, yes.

There was also an earthquake
in the Kendra Valley last night.

This morning,
a tornado struck Tamulna.

Our sensors indicate
that Bajor has been affected

by the instability of the wormhole.

How comforting.

Tell me, do your sensors
have an explanation

for the instability itself?

No.

Then I'll give you one.

You've angered the Prophets
by taking the tablet from Bajor.

As the spiritual leader
of the Bajoran people,

I'm asking you to return it.

And as the Emissary of the Prophets,

I will ask you to give me
more time to study it.

I believe it is the will of the Prophets.

Well, I disagree.

This is a formal request
from the First Minister

for you to turn over the relic to me.

You must have been very persuasive.

This is the first time you and
Shakaar have agreed on anything.

If you deny his request,
I promise you

it will damage relations
between Bajor and the Federation.

The tablet...

will be on its way to Bajor
on the morning transport.

As will I.

You're sending it back?
And I was just starting to have fun.

I'm not letting you
off the hook, old man.

I need these
inscriptions translated.

I can work off the holo-recordings
I took yesterday.

Have you made any more progress?

Good news or bad?

- That depends.
- On what?

On what this ideogram means.

The computer has given me
two possibilities.

They are?

During the Reckoning,

the Bajorans will either "suffer horribly"

or "eat fruit."

"Eat fruit"?

Given the tone
of the rest of the inscriptions

I would bet on horrible suffering.

What else do you have?

You'll love this. It's about you.

"Once the Reckoning begins,
the Emissary will..."

Go on.

I was hoping you could tell me.

Well, the rest of the
inscription's damaged.

Oh, that figures.

Oh, I wish the wormhole
would stop doing that.

So do I. Keep at it, old man.

Just do me one favor.

If you talk to the Prophets again
ask for a dictionary...

please.

I'll see what I can do.

Thank you.

Captain, I have a message for you
from General Martok.

Go ahead.

He's dispatched
three Klingon attack cruisers

to bolster the defense perimeter
around the Dorala system.

Good. I just hope
they can hold out

until Starfleet sends
in reinforcements.

The Klingons will hold out.
Martok will see to it.

Long day?

They seem to get longer.

You'll feel better in the morning...

once the Kai is off the station.

She may be the spiritual leader
of millions of Bajorans,

but she is not an easy woman to like.

Well, if it's any comfort,
I don't think she likes you, either.

I've known that for a while.

I guess I should have consulted her

before I brought the artifact
up to the station.

She would have tried to stop you.

Ah... that's why I didn't ask her.

In a way, I feel sorry for her.

She spends her whole life
in service to the Prophets.

Then one day, after years
of self-sacrifice and commitment,

she gets her reward.
She's elected Kai.

Should've been the greatest
moment of her life.

But my being the Emissary
spoiled it for her.

Well, the Kai's always been
the spiritual leader of Bajor,

but Winn has to share that role with you,

and to make matters worse,

you're an outsider, a non-Bajoran.

That's something
she can never forgive you for.

I guess that's why she made
such an issue of the whole thing.

Well, she's jealous of you,

and of your relationship
with the Prophets.

I'm a little envious myself.

Why?

You speak with the Prophets.

They listen to you.

That's...

that's a rare gift.

Certainly nothing I asked for.

I guess that's why I don't
resent you, but the Kai does.

I'll keep that in mind.

Is something wrong, Eminence?

What makes you say that, child?

You seem troubled.

Not at all.

I am quite relieved

the Emissary has decided
to do the right thing.

Well, you didn't leave him
much choice, did you?

I suppose you think
I enjoyed forcing his hand.

I assure you, I did not.

I wish the situation had
been resolved more amicably.

Perhaps the next time
we have a disagreement

he'll consider my wishes
more thoughtfully.

The next time?

You're anticipating
more disagreements?

I merely meant to express
my hope that, in the future,

we can work together
for the good of Bajor.

Of course.

After all, you are on the same side,
aren't you?

Naturally.

We both serve the Prophets.

There is no higher calling.

Yes?

Jake-o.

You're up late.

Oh, so are you.

What's on your mind?

I don't know. I guess I just
wanted to see if you're all right.

I'm fine.

Since when did you
become a worrier?

I don't know.

It's this Emissary stuff.

It scares me a little.

Twice now...

twice in one year...

Dr. Bashir's called me
down to the Infirmary

to tell me something
was wrong with you

and there you were

lying unconscious on a bio-bed
having visions or something.

And there...

all I could do was just stand there

and, and wonder...

if you were ever going to wake up.

I know it hasn't been easy, Jake.

I don't want it to happen again.

You know, I didn't ask
to be the Emissary...

but, for better or worse,
I guess that's what I am...

except for being your dad.

Why do you always have to be
so damned mysterious?

Answer me.

I am tired of your riddles!

If there's something
you need me to do, say so!

Let me guess.

You accidentally knocked it over.

Not exactly.

I didn't think so.

So what did happen?

I just had this uncontrollable urge

to smash the tablet.

Oh, I get those urges all the time.

Of course, I never act on them.

I'm not reading
any residual energy signatures.

That's impossible.
Check the station's internal sensors.

Nothing.

I tell you, I saw something.

We believe you, Captain.

Oh, please, Constable,
don't patronize me.

Sisko to Ops. Report.

We just experienced
a station-wide power drain.

We're attempting to determine the source.

Keep me informed.

Aye, sir.

It's possible the power drain is related
to this energy discharge you saw.

I'm starting to think the same thing.

Benjamin, you're not getting
another urge, are you?

No.

I've done what I needed to do.

I know this might sound strange,

but I think the Prophets
wanted me to shatter the tablet.

Try explaining that to Kai Winn.

I can't believe that you'd be so petty

as to destroy the artifact
rather than turn it over to me.

That's not why I did it.

You expect me to believe
that the Prophets wanted you

to destroy a priceless piece
of Bajor's history?

That's exactly what
you have to believe.

And why would they do that?

I wish I had an answer for you.

Well, I'm sure you'll
come up with something.

You and I haven't always
seen things eye to eye,

but we have one thing in common --

we both believe that the Prophets
have a plan for Bajor.

Now, sometimes,
it's not easy to see the path

they've laid out for us.

Right now, I don't know
what they want from me,

but I'm willing to take a leap of faith
and trust that they're guiding me

and I'm asking you to
take that leap with me.

There's no need
for a leap of faith, Emissary.

The Prophets have
made it quite clear.

Two-thirds of the
Rakantha wheat harvest

have been destroyed by floods.

Earthquakes have devastated
Kendra Province

leaving hundreds homeless.

Bajorans are suffering
because of you.

They're paying the price
for your act of sacrilege.

Odo to Captain Sisko.

Go ahead.

You'd better come
down to the Promenade, sir.

Is there a problem?

I'll let you
be the judge of that.

I think we've found the source
of the power fluctuations.

When I tried to talk to her,
she ignored me.

You... are the Sisko.

Keep your hands off your weapons.

It's a Prophet.

Why have you taken
this woman's body?

This vessel is willing.

The Reckoning...

it is time.

The Reckoning... what is it?

The end...

or the beginning.

I don't understand.

I await Kosst Amojan.

The Evil One.

A Pah-wraith
banished from the Celestial Temple.

You're saying a Pah-wraith
will take corporeal form as well?

The battle will be joined.

This battle... is it to be fought here?

Bajor will be reborn.

Shabren's Fifth Prophecy --

the Rebirth.

If the Evil One is destroyed,
it will bring a thousand years of peace --

the Golden Age of Bajor.

If it is destroyed?

Who will prevail is not known.

What do you want from me?

Am I supposed to
help you in some way?

The Sisko has completed his task.

Forgive my blindness.

Prophet, hear me.

I am the Kai of Bajor.

I offer myself to you
as your humble servant.

I await their vessel.

Speak to me.

Tell me what I should do.

We're evacuating.

You can't be serious.

This battle could destroy the station.

Then don't let it be fought here.

I don't have any choice.

Yes, you do.

We can flood the Promenade
with chroniton radiation.

Are you suggesting
that we kill a Prophet?

I won't do that.

You don't have to.

If you ramp up the
chroniton levels slowly,

you'll give the wormhole alien
a chance to leave

Kira's body without getting hurt.

We have everything rigged
and ready to go.

Just say the word.

No.

Benjamin.

Deep Space Nine is critical
to the defense of the Federation.

We cannot risk destroying it.

When the Dominion fleet was
about to come through the wormhole,

I asked the Prophets for their help.

They gave it to me.

Now they're asking for my help.

They need to fight
this battle here, now.

I'm not going to jeopardize my crew,

but I'm not going to stand
in the way of the Prophets, either.

What if the Prophets lose?

Are you willing to sacrifice Kira?

The Prophet said she was willing
to be their instrument.

And you believe that?

I do.

I know how important
her faith is to her and...

I have no doubt that
she would allow the Prophets

to use her as their instrument.

I'll notify Starfleet that
we're abandoning the station.

Begin the evacuation immediately.

Hurry along, now.
Hurry along.

- Is this transport full?
- There's room.

I'm going to check the
Promenade for stragglers.

Odo, you should've helped us
persuade the Captain to end this.

I had to respect Kira's wishes.

If it were Dax, I am not sure
I could've done the same.

Well, just be grateful
you didn't have to make that choice.

For your sake, I hope
the Prophets are victorious.

They will be
if Kira has anything to do with it.

Come on.

Report.

We expect to be down to a
skeleton crew within the hour.

Very well.

What did Starfleet have to say?

I managed to convince them

that we couldn't afford
to defy the Prophets.

They are the only thing
that's keeping the Dominion

from coming through the wormhole.

The only problem is, there's no guarantee
the Prophets will win this battle.

Odo to Sisko.

Go ahead, Constable.

Captain, there's
a group of Bajorans

on the Promenade
who are refusing to leave.

The last transports are standing by.

Eminence.

Emissary.

These people have to go.

We're offering prayers
for the Prophets' victory.

The Prophets will hear your prayers
wherever you are.

It isn't safe here.

Then why are you still here,
Emissary?

The Prophet told you
your task was done.

I am Captain of this station

and I will do everything
in my power to save it.

Now, are you going to
tell these people to go

or shall I?

My children,

the Prophets have
heard your prayers.

You must go.

Take them to the transports.

All right, this way.

Congratulations, Emissary.

Thanks to you the Prophets'
victory is at hand.

I hope you're right.

Where is your faith, Emissary?

You don't think the Evil One
will be victorious, do you?

Rest assured,
the Golden Age is upon us.

The Prophets and the people
will be as one.

Think of it.

There will be no
need for vedeks or kais

or even Emissaries.

Kosst Amojan has
chosen its vessel.

Let it begin.

Leave my son and take me instead!

Your Emissary offers himself to us.

His faith wavers.

Emissary, we must go.

Benjamin, Worf is standing by in Ops.

He can trigger the chroniton generator
at your command.

You can still end this, Ben.

No, I've got to play this thing out.

That is your son out there.

Don't you think I know that?
The Prophets will protect him.

They're trying to kill him.

No. They're trying
to destroy the Pah-wraith.

The Prophets will not let
anything happen to him.

How do you know that?

I know.

We've got to get out of here.

According to the sensors,

the energy building between them
could explode at any second.

I'm not going to leave Jake here.

We must go, Emissary.

Benjamin...

Get out of here!
Get off the station, both of you!

That's an order!

Come, child. We must go.

Dax to Worf.

Go ahead.

Meet me at Airlock Eight. We're leaving.

Go on ahead.
Airlock Eight is down to the right.

This way. Move quickly.

Let's go. Come on.

Hurry up.

It's okay, it's okay.

I think the transport is down here.

No!

Chroniton levels at 37% and rising.

May the Prophets forgive me.

Jake...

Captain's Log, supplemental.

The station's population has returned
and repairs are underway.

Major Kira has recovered
from her experience...

but my son is still in the Infirmary.

Jake?

He'll be, uh, laid up for a few days,
but he'll be all right.

May I see him?

Oh, yes.

Jake...

Dad.

How are you feeling?

Could be worse.

You'll be up and about in no time.

I don't know what to say.

Say you're happy to see me.

You know I am.

I wish I...

I want to explain what happened...

but I'm not sure that I can.

You don't have to explain.

When the Pah-wraith was inside me,

I could feel its hatred

and I knew that no matter what,

it couldn't be allowed to win...

even if it meant I had to die.

You did the right thing.

How was the prayer service?

To tell you the truth
I didn't pay that much attention.

I'm still trying to make sense
out of everything that happened.

I mean, of all the people on this station,
the Prophets chose me.

I'm not sure I know why
I deserve that honor.

Perhaps that's why you were chosen.
You have faith and humility.

I heard that you told the Captain

that I was willing to give my life
to serve the Prophets.

I appreciate that you respect my beliefs.

Just the same,

I wouldn't have minded if the
Prophets had chosen someone else.

I have to go.

I'll drop by Security
after I take the Kai to her shuttle.

The Emissary couldn't escort me himself?

He's with his son.

I would think he'd want to thank me.

For what?

I prevented the destruction
of this station.

I saved the Emissary's life
and the life of his son.

Don't pretend you
did it for the Captain.

I did it for Bajor.

If you haven't heard,
the floodwaters have receded

and the earthquakes have stopped.

And you're going to take credit for that?

I take it as a sign I did the right thing.

You defied the will of the Prophets,

and you did it

because you couldn't stand
the fact that a human, an infidel,

had a stronger faith than you.

The Emissary was willing
to sacrifice his own son

to serve the Prophets.

My faith is as pure as the Emissary's.

I think you're confusing faith
with ambition.

I'm not confusing anything,
child, you are.

The Prophets chose you
as their instrument.

That doesn't mean
you can speak for them.

Because of your interference,
the Reckoning was stopped.

The evil still exists.

And I'm not sure if even the Prophets know
what that will mean for Bajor.