Chapter One Beth N. Groth PRESENT Colonel Kira flips in her bed from a restless sleep. She opened her huge brown eyes and looks up at the ceiling. Thoughts started running though her head. Her thoughts went from Odo the man she will always love to Captain Sisko. Sometimes she would find tears in her eyes. She cared deeply for these two men. She sat up in her bed. She might as well take a walk and see if Counselor Ezri Dax is available. She found a wonderful friendship with Ezri since Odo left and Ben disappeared. Ezri had the wisdom of Jadzia, whom Kira missed awfully. Jadzi's death was the greatest lose for her. But, with Ezri it was easy to remember her friend. Ezri is friend. She touched Kira's life, as did Jadzi. Kira adjusts her uniform and proceed out the door. The station is quiet. People are scattered, mostly non-crew members. At this hour the station operates on a light crew. Kira makes her way pass Quark's. Then her combadge went on with a Ferengi's voice," Colonel Kira could you come to the bridge please." "Aye Lt. Nog," Kira turns around and heads for the bridge, "what is going on up there, Nog?" "Some strange activity in the wormhole." Lt. Nog answers. Kira picked up her pace," what kind of strange activity En...I mean lieutenant." The Combadge was silent for a few moments. "Nog?" Kira calls his name. She can hear the Ferengi cough, "the wormhole is spinning backwards and it looks like it is fading, Colonel." Kira's brown eyes widen, "I will be there in a few," Kira gets on the turbolift. On the Bridge, Lt. Nog greets Colonel Kira and explains what he witness with the wormhole and how it was effecting the engineering functions. Kira looks at the wormhole and the activity. It was always a beautiful sight but, this sight was breathtaking. Kira walks over to her office. She sits in Sisko's chair the way he left it. She pushes the Com button on her desk. "Ensign Rinna could you connect Star- fleet Command for me please." Sisko's baseball still sat on the desk. Kira know that he must be coming back he never would have left it if he were coming back. She watches the wormhole hoping that the Prophets would return their Emissary. Maybe he is just coming back. Her thoughts are interrupted by Ensign Rinna, " Colonel, I have Starfleet Command." Kira interrupted him, " thank you Ensign." Kira turned to the screen, "Hello Admiral Reese." The Admiral on screen wears a Starfleet uniform very snugly and she is a human woman in her mid-40's. "How can I help you Colonel?" she smiles. "I am going to put more pressure on you Admiral about the new Science officer. I have something here that will interest you and Starfleet." "Oh really?" "Yes! The wormhole is very active and irregular." Kira answers. "In what capacity, Colonel?" "For what I have observed and what a Science officer can see more clearly then myself. The wormhole is very active and it is spinning backwards." "Backwards, Colonel?" "Yes! Admiral." "I will see what I can do," Admiral Reese's voice is now distant. Kira opens her mouth, "Admiral, I have one other question for you?" The Admiral looks at Kira attentively, "Yes, Colonel." "Why hasn't Starfleet assigned anyone to Deep Space 9, yet?" Kira inquires, "Bajor has been in the Federation for about a month now. Have we lost that many in the war?" The Admiral's face soften, "it will take Starfleet a very long time to recover from the lost of this war." Kira says in a low voice," I will wait." Admiral Reese nods, "we will get someone out there to look at that wormhole Immediately." "Aye." Colonel Kira nods and turns off the screen. Kira clinches the baseball in her hand. He closes her eyes and she contacts Bajor. She has not talked to Minster Shakaar in a long time. She reached him rather quickly. He appears on screen. His blonde hair is worn different and his eyes stayed the same. His lips curved into a smile," Kira Nerys!" "Minister Shakaar," she turns on her professional voice, the official business voice. "How can I help you? Colonel." he now returns the tone. "The wormhole, it has been overly active in the last hour," Kira kept her cool. Minister Shakaar's eyes focuses on Colonel Kira with intensely and his informalities became less apparent; "I will send some scientists up. Nerys do you think the Prophets are give us some kind of sign?"