Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - 018 - Objective: Bajor by John Peel

Author:John Peel [Peel, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, General, Science Fiction, American Fiction
ISBN: 9780671568115
Publisher: Star Trek
Published: 1996-01-02T08:00:00+00:00

Two hours later, Sisko stood once again in the Hivemasters' assembly room. Much of the confusion seemed to have settled down by now, but there was still plenty of action going on. Sisko had quietly gravitated to the rear of the room while Dron took initial charge of the tidying-up operations and then handed the task over to Industry Master Boran, with clear instructions to get the work back on target once again.

Sisko was piecing the information he'd been gathering together in his head, and trying to work out exactly what was going on, and how he could use whatever information he got out of this visit to the best advantage. He was still musing over possibilities when Odo returned.

"Dax will be fine," the constable reported, handing Sisko a new communications badge. "She lost a lot of blood through her leg wound, but Dr. Bashir says we got her back in plenty of time. She'll just have to take it easy for a while."

"Which I doubt Dax will agree to," Sisko replied, clipping on his badge. He felt dressed again now. "Anything else?"

"Nothing that won't wait awhile." Odo stared around the room. "Has anything significant happened here?"

"It's hard to say. I'm not in the loop, so to speak." Sisko nodded at the small clutch of Hivemasters at the end of the room. "Dron and his senior associates are conferring about getting their construction back on-line."

"And how is Tork?"

Sisko shrugged. "No sign of him yet, but I think we'd have heard if he were injured. There is one significant thing, though." He blinked. "Ah—action, at last."

The group had broken up, and Dron proceeded across the room. to join Sisko and Odo. "We owe you both our thanks," Dron announced, obviously for everyone in the room to hear. "Without your aid, the disaster might have been much worse. If there is any way we can repay you—"

"There is," Sisko replied, without expecting much. "Call off the move on Bajor."

"That, I am afraid, is impossible, Captain." Dron spread his hands. "Surely you realize that all our resources are being used up in forming the two Hives. They must be replenished, and Bajor is the closest suitable world. We have no option but to absorb it. I wish that it were otherwise, but it is so."

"I see." Sisko frowned. "I had hoped that our display of good intentions would influence your decision."

"Your help is very much appreciated, Captain, believe me," Dron informed him. "But we cannot change what must be."

At that moment, the door irised open and Tork hurried in. He appeared tired, drained, and still shaken, but there was a grim resolve in his eyes. "Captain!" he called loudly. "Captain, I cannot possibly thank you enough for what you did." He hurried across, and held out his hand, and then stopped in confusion. "My apologies. I was about to greet you as one of the Hive, and for a moment I forgot that you were not one of us."

'I'll bet," muttered Odo.

"You have, of course, no shell to stroke," Tork added.

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