War of the Gods (Part 9.1)
The hostage crisis deepens into a tense stand-off between the captured ships and the allied rescue force.
The CO comes up with a plan to take control of the ships using the prefix codes and activating the internal security system flooding every ship with sleep gas in a co-ordinated attack with RRT units backed up by security troopers from all the ships. Everything goes according to plan and all the ships are recaptured although several RRTs are injured as are some Trills.
During emergency surgery, the CMO learns that the Dominants cannot be removed without great danger to the dormant symbiont at least without the cooperation of the Dominant who of course refuses to leave. What is more troubling is that the Dominants have been able to tap into the knowledge of the various Trill they have captured and learn valuable secrets from the Dax and Odan symbionts relating to Federation military and political strengths and weaknesses.
Back at DS9, the Valkir just continue to observe, despite their promises of assistance, they have not given the alliance anything that would help them in the war. Although the Dominants have been largely confined to the Tantalus Nebula and the space around it, the alliance lines are not holding and temple ships are able to roam space relatively freely although new conquests are ruled out.
All through this Sisko is strangely closed mouthed about his apparent relationship with the Valkir. Several stormy meetings with Admiral Ross and other senior alliance officers cause Ross to distrust his old friend.
Meeting with the CO in private, Ross gives her secert instructions. The ship is to enter the Otanka Anomaly and learn more about the Valkir and where they come from. More importantly, to find out what their role in this war is and who's pulling the strings. The CO agrees to undertake the mission and the crew is beefed up with RRT troops and a pair of strikefighters.
The ship leaves DS9 apparently on a scouting mission but instead they head off for the Otanka Anomaly. The gravatic tidal forces almost pulls the ship apart but they find themselves in a time 65 million years in the past and are confronted by a massive fleet of Valkir ships. They are hailed by the Valkir and on the forward viewer Sisko but this Sisko appears to be Bajoran...
(End Part 9.1)
Arise, arise, Riders of Theoden!
Fell deed awake: fire and slaughter!
Spear shall be shaken, shields be splintered,
a sword-day, a red-day, ere the sun rises!
Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor!
Theoden King: The Return of the King