Its a bantaca spire. Ancient bajoran cities were built around them. They were all about 11 meters high made from hundreds of stones carved and fitted so tightly together they didnt need mortar. Its said they marked the citys place in the cosmos. Beautiful markings. Supposedly, theyre the coordinates of the lost city but because we cant see the markings on the other two sides theyre impossible to decipher. Before you pack it up, have it scanned into the computer. Youre going to study it . Maybe see if you can find the lost city . I was just thinking about zocals third prophecy. It said only someone who had been touched by the prophets. Could find the ruins of bhala. No pressure. laughs dismissively its a reflection. Magnify dtwo. Hmm. Computer, process sisko image file 376. Reduce in size 75 percent. chuckles oh. Superimpose grid dtwo. Reverse image and enhance. Sorry to disturb you, captain, but. s after 3 00 in the morning. 3 00 . Already . Time flies when youre having fun. Quark, i want you to save this program for me. What is it . An ancient puzzle. You know, captain if you like puzzles i have a wide assortment of pleasure mazes and they all come with a surprise in the center. Never mind, quark. groans computer, quark to infirmary. Medical emergency in holosuite four. [captioning sponsored by the u. S. Department of education but, odo, you said yourself the captains all right. Lucky for you. Then why am i being arrested . I already told you it was an accident a minor technical difficulty. You cant arrest someone for a minor technical difficulty. No, but i can arrest you for negligence. Which is what ive been telling chief obrien for the past week. I begged him to have rom fix them but you know what he said . Roms too busy upgrading the sensor array. Can you believe that . Anyone can fix the sensor array but no one can fix the holosuites like that idiot brother of mine. So, you see. If anyone should be arrested for negligence its chief obrien. Tell it to the magistrate. Well, theres no sign of any permanent neural damage. Although, i am reading some odd synaptic potentials. Let me ask you something. Does my uniform look any brighter to you . Yes. Everything does. Colors seem more intense and shapes more focused. Its called postneural shock syndrome. Your neural pathways were overloaded by the plasma burst. Its going to take a little while for things to settle down, though so im going to put you on restricted duty for the next three days and if you experience any other side effects such as headaches, dizziness, even nausea let me know immediately. Yes. In the meantime, enjoy the show. sighs so, did dinner meet with the sisko stamp of approval . I was a little worried i overcooked the lingta roast but, uh. Im glad you liked it anyway. Can i get you anything else . Oh, no. Im fine. I guess, uh. Youll be cooking tomorrow night. Why is that . To welcome back kasidy yates to the station maybe cook some of that jambalaya that she likes so much. For helping the maquis. Shes paid the price for what she did. I suppose so. I just hope you give her a chance, thats all. You two had something together. Dad. Dad, what is it . These shapes. I know what they mean. Dax ops to captain sisko. Go ahead. Sorry to disturb you, captain but i have admiral whatley calling from starfleet headquarters. Ill take it in here. Admiral. Howve you been . Never better. Glad to hear it. I know youve been waiting for this news. Im glad to be the one who tells you. Bajors petition to join the federation has been approved. Its about time. Congratulations, ben. Youve done a hell of a job out there. Thank you. And were not the only ones who think so. The bajorans requested that the signing ceremony take place on your station. So make sure you spruce up that floating bicycle wheel of yours. Count on a lot of brass showing up for this one, captain. Quark shh shh shh shhhh computer, spotlight. Drum roll welcome klingons. I see youre prepared for anything. Never hurts. I take it you think the federation membership is going to be good for business . Of course it is. This station is going to get busier than an alvanian beehive. I expect to do five times the volume in root beer alone. You see. Its all about foot traffic. The more people come in, the more they drink. The more they drink, the more they talk. The more they talk the more they let slip things that i shouldnt know and that. That always leads to latinum. Perhaps so, but there is one problem. Whats that . An ancient klingon proverb says you cannot loosen a mans tongue with root beer. dry chuckle it is wonderful news, vedek mera. Enjoying the celebration . As far as im concerned starfleet should accept a new member every week. And you, major, are you celebrating . You know, five years ago, i wouldnt have been. I didnt think federation membership was right for bajor. It hadnt been that long since the occupation and i thought it was important for us to learn to stand on our own two feet. And what changed your mind . A lot of things. My time on the station, my dealings with starfleet. But mostly the captain. He can be very persuasive. No doubt about it. He made me a believer. Well, ill drink to that. Where is the captain . Id like to congratulate him. Well, he was here for a little while but i think he went back to the holosuite. Dont worry, i fixed it. Sir . Is something wrong . Captain attention are you eligible for medicare . The medicare enrollment deadline is just a few days away. Changes to medicare plans could impact your healthcare costs. Are you getting all the benefits available to you . New plans are now available that could increase your benefits and lower how much you pay out of pocket. To update your coverage call healthmarkets. Well help you make sure you have the right medicare plan. Hi, im doctor martin gizzi. 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The prophets chose well so how does it all fit together . I wish i knew. Someone woke me up. I was worried about you. I understand. If i found you in the middle of a paghtemfar id be worried about you, too. Obrien to captain sisko. Go ahead. Sir, ive just received word that kai winn is on her way to the station. She should arrive in less than two hours. Major kira will greet her at the airlock. Make my apologies. Tell the kai that i am busy today but ill meet with her tomorrow. Tell. Make something up. Where are you going to be . Right here. The answer is in this spire. Kai winn. Greetings, my child. You look. Very sweet. Looks can be deceiving. But you dont need me to tell you that. Why isnt the emissary here to greet me . Im afraid captain siskos busy at the moment. Still basking in the adulation of starfleet command. Well, Something Like that. Im sure the federation is very pleased with the job hes done. I thought everyone was. Well, not everyone. You know, our culture has had only five short years to recover from the occupation. Only five years of freedom. It hardly seems enough time, does it . Bajor is still going to be free. Joining the federation isnt going to change that. I see working beside captain sisko all these years has had quite an influence on you. I have to give you credit. You just never give up. Will consider everything you have to say and then bajors admittance can go forward. Unobstructed. I await the will of the prophets. sighs yes. Hello, ben. Kasidy. Jake said i could find you here. moaning something wrong . Uh, no. Not at all. Im just a little surprised. I didnt know youd be happy to see me. What are you doing for the next few hours . I dont know. I just got here. To bajor with me . Right now . I think i know where to find bhala the sacred lost city of bajor. You see these markings here . Theyre a coordinate system keyed to mark the position of stars at a certain time of night. You dont have the faintest idea of what im talking about, do you . Uh, not a clue. Well, why dont you come to bajor and i will show you. Im not even sure where im staying yet. You can have your old quarters. Theyre Still Available . Everything is just as you left it. I have some pull with the stations c. O. Ben. Ive missed you. Im glad youre back. Now, what do you say we go find bhala . This way. We must be 200 meters underground. I dont want to be negative, ben but this doesnt look like a lost city to me. Youre looking at 20,000 years of sediments here. Come on. Stay close. Were not far from. Whats the matter . Its nothing. Ill be all right in a second. Julian said that headaches might be a side effect of the accident. Or obsessing over an ancient bajoran city is that a side effect, too . Youre being negative again. Come on. What is it . Bhala. Ben, its a wall of stone. [ boomer ] just what youd expect from tommie copper another gamechanging innovation. 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These quarters are not appropriate for admiral colti. She outranks admiral veta. Then well put her in h2 veta in d9, and rifkin in k4. That will not do. Rifkin commands a starship. Protocol requires he be given equal quarters. But hes only a captain. It is naval tradition. So is keelhauling, but right now dont you agree, major . Major . Hmm . Im sorry. I didnt mean to interrupt your reverie. I was just thinking about captain sisko finding bhala. Bajoran archaeologists have been searching for the sacred city for 10,000 years. He found it in just a few days. Your gods granted the captain a powerful vision. Or else he made a very lucky guess. Its a sign. Find quarters for captain rifkin. I hope im not interrupting. I was wondering, could i have a word with you, major . Of course. Good luck. I was about to say the same to you. Child you and the emissary are close, are you not . I consider captain sisko a friend. So you know his mind how he thinks, how he reacts in certain situations. Im not really sure what youre asking. Im asking if you think the emissary will forgive me. Forgive you . For doubting him. He must have been aware that i never truly believed he was the emissary. Well, i was wrong. I know that now. Only someone touched by the prophets could have found bhala. Does that mean youre not going to try to block bajors admittance into the federation . Im going to follow the path the emissary has laid out for us. I. Ii, i must admit im surprised to hear that. It takes a lot of courage to admit youre wrong. And you think i lack courage . I didnt say that. But it is what you think. Those of you who were in the resistance youre all the same. You think youre the only ones who fought the cardassians that you saved bajor singlehandedly. Perhaps you forget, major the cardassians arrested any bajoran found r five years and i can remember each and every beating i suffered and while you had your weapons to protect you all i had was my faith and my courage. Walk with the prophets, child. I know i will. Hello, admiral. Ben. So this is the ancient city of balla. Bhala. Missing for 20,000 years, and you found it. Pretty impressive. Howd you know where to look . You might say it came to me in a vision. I know thats what the bajorans think but just between me and you, what really happened . I know its hard to understand but it really was a vision. For the past few days ive had these moments of insights. Flashes of understanding. And they started after that accident. Mmhmm. Ben. This is a little strange. You didnt come here to see bhala, did you, admiral . No. I came to see you and i was surprised you werent on the station when i arrived. Im sorry about that. Not sorry enough to return my com signals all three of them. That could get an officer in a lot of trouble. Nt on you. Now, bajors admission is only the beginning. Now comes the hard part. Federation Council Members have to be chosen. The bajoran militia has to be absorbed into starfleet. There are thousands of details that have to be overseen and youre our point man here. That means we need to depend on you more than ever. Dont worry. I wont let you down. Im glad to hear that. What do you say we get back to the station . Im sure the bajorans can take it from here or were you thinking of digging up this entire city all by yourself . Charlie. I just need a little more time. For what . For answers. Theres. Theres clarity here. Ii wish i could explain it better but i cant youre scaring me with this, ben. All right. Ill give you some time but i want you back on the station by 0700 hours tomorrow. Youre to report to dr. Bashir for a complete physical. Ill be there. Good. Its 0715. Where the hell is he . His runabout only docked 25 minutes ago, sir. Im sure hes on his way. Give him a full workup. I examined him before he left. He didnt complain of any new symptoms but my scan still showed the same odd synaptic potentials. But it hasnt. Isnt there something you can do to help . I could try neuropolaric induction but thats a very serious operation and id rather not do that unless it were absolutely necessary. So in the meantime, hes going to keep having visions. I knew we were headed for trouble the minute he allowed the bajorans to call him emissary. He didnt have much choice. The bajorans are deeply committed to their spirituality they believe that captain sisko is the emissary and nothings going to change their minds. clamoring i told you hed be here, sir. Theres no need to worry