"The Jem'Hadar"
Sisko's plans for father-son bonding are ruined when Jake invites
Nog to accompany them on a trip to the Gamma Quadrant. Quark insists
on coming to escort his nephew, and the not-so-happy foursome wind
up camping out on a primitive, uninhabited planet. Quark and Sisko
argue, sending an embarrassed Nog off into the woods, with Jake
chasing after him. Then, a terrified alien woman runs out of the
forest, telling Sisko and Quark that she is running from a group of
alien soldiers called the Jem'Hadar, who then suddenly appear and
take the trio prisoner.
Returning to camp to find Sisko and Quark gone, Jake and Nog set out
in search of them. Meanwhile, Sisko, Quark and the woman, Eris, are
taken to a cave where they are imprisoned by a force field. Eris is
unable to disable the field telekinetically because of a collar the
Jem'Hadar have placed around her neck. She tells Sisko that the
Jem'Hadar are soldiers of the Dominion, who rule the Gamma Quadrant,
and is resigned to the fact that they are doomed. Sisko, however, is
sure they can outsmart the four guards stationed to watch them, and
decides to start by removing Eris' collar. While he works on it,
Jake and Nog find the cave where Sisko and Quark are being held, but
cannot get past the guards to save them.
Third Talak'talan, leader of the Jem'Hadar group, tells Sisko, Quark
and Eris that the Dominion will no longer tolerate the presence of
ships from the other side of the wormhole. Meanwhile, Jake and Nog
return to the runabout and try to beam Sisko and Quark aboard. When
this fails, Jake realizes he'll have to get help, but can't
disengage the ship's autopilot to escape orbit. Later, Talak'talan
materializes on DS9 and tells the crew that Sisko is being detained
by the Dominion, then transports away before he can be caught.
After several hours, Sisko is finally able to remove part of Eris'
collar, and enlists Quark to pick the lock. Meanwhile, Jake is
finally able to disengage the autopilot. Back at the station,
Captain Keogh of the starship Odyssey arrives and informs the crew
of his plans to rescue Sisko. Kira, Dax, Bashir, Odo and O'Brien
take off in two runabouts, following the Odyssey through the
wormhole and eventually finding Jake and Nog. O'Brien beams aboard
their ship and promises to take them back to rescue Sisko and
Quark.
Quark manages to remove Eris' collar, then she disengages the force
field, and the three escape. Meanwhile, the Odyssey and the
runabouts are attacked, while O'Brien beams aboard Sisko, Quark and
Eris. One of the Jem'Hadar ships then flies directly into the
Odyssey and destroys it in a suicide run. Back at the station, Quark
discovers Eris' collar is a fake, and they deduce that she is a spy
for the Dominion. But, before they can arrest her, she disappears,
leaving the crew with the realization that their dealings with this
new enemy have only begun.
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