Post by magicmuggle01 on May 11, 2019 11:04:41 GMT
The Bajoran scientist who used to be Odo's teacher arrives with evidence of others of Odo's kind.
Summary
In his bar, Quark is trying to sell pieces of Plegg to a Ferengi customer when Odo walks in and comes up to Quark. The other Ferengi leaves upon hearing Quark's asking price, and Odo takes out latinum as if to buy some of the remains, before informing Quark that he wants to buy parts of Plegg, but that is impossible because Plegg is still alive and well on Khosla II. As they are discussing this, Dr. Mora Pol enters the bar and calls out to Odo. As Quark starts to talk to Dr. Mora, Odo leaves in disgust, with Dr. Mora walking with him. They head to the Replimat, where Dr. Mora hints that he may have found a clue to Odo's origins.
Act One
Benjamin Sisko is sitting on a couch reading a PADD in his quarters when Jake tries to discreetly leave to meet Nog. Sisko asks Jake about his homework, and upon hearing that it is done, tells Jake he can't leave because he should be listening to Klingon opera to appreciate their culture. In frustration, Jake asks his father when was the last time he listened to Klingon opera. Sisko informs Jake that it was when he was his son's age, and then suggests that Jake invite Nog over and they can listen to the Klingon opera together. Jake walks off in frustration as Odo enters. Odo requests the use of a runabout for investigation of a planet in the Gamma Quadrant, where DNA similar to Odo's had been found.
Odo, Dax, and Mora on their way
to L-S VI
Jadzia joins Odo, Dr. Mora, and a Bajoran scientist, Dr. Weld on the runabout, and Dr. Mora encourages Odo to tell Jadzia the story of when he was in the lab, but Dr. Mora then repeatedly interrupts Odo to correct him. The four people beam down to the planet, L-S VI, and begin to scan the surrounding area. They come upon an artifact with unrecognizable letters on it. Jadzia suggests taking the artifact back to the station to let the computers there decipher it. As they are engaged in looking at the artifact, Dr. Weld comes across a lifeform which has similar DNA to Odo. The silicate-based creature is placed in a container, and the artifact is transported up to the runabout. As soon as it leaves the surface of the planet the ground begins to shake. Dr. Mora starts to cough, and then falls to the ground. Soon after, Jadzia and Weld do the same, and only Odo is left standing, when the computer locks onto their combadges and transports them back to the runabout.
Act Two
In the infirmary on the station, Dr. Bashir is caring for the two Bajorans and Jadzia Dax, though he will need more time to understand what happened. Odo wasn't affected by the gas that paralyzed the others as he has no respiratory system, so he joins Miles O'Brien in studying the silicate-based creature that was found on the planet. Along the way, Sisko walks with Odo, sensing he is worried about Mora as a son would see his father ill. Odo appreciates the thought, but affirms to Sisko that he doesn't see Mora as a father figure.
O'Brien states that the creature keeps changing, and that he's put a level 5 security field on it. It's been frequently reproducing and undergoing a metamorphosis. He observes the artifact they brought back for a second, then leaves.
That night, Sisko is sleeping when Major Kira wakes him up and asks him to come down to the science lab. He enters the lab, and sees that the lab has been trashed. The case that the lifeform was in has been broken apart.
Act Three
The crew looks for signs of what has happened, while Odo sets up a scan for the missing lifeform, and the station goes to yellow alert. O'Brien notes that the lifeform might have gone through the ventilation. Dax enters the science lab and Odo leaves to talk to Dr. Mora. There, Mora attempts to leave sickbay to help find the creature, but Odo convinces him to stay.
As O'Brien crawls through the ventilation duct in search of the lifeform with a tricorder, he is informed by Sisko there was a malfunction in the lab's security cameras and a temporary increase in heat. He suggests a lifeform that feeds off the computer's power, but there should have been an increase detected. Then, he hears something, and follows the sound. He comes across a structural breach, and when putting his hand up to touch the structure it breaks, pouring down some kind of liquid. He identifies it as the missing lifeform, and states that it is now dead.
Dr. Bashir studies the lifeform, and determines that it needed more carbon dioxide to survive. As he is in the infirmary, he hears a noise coming from the ceiling. He is unable to find anything, but as he resumes his work a tentacle comes up from behind and grabs him. He struggles, it lets go, then he uses a laser scalpel to cut the creature. The lifeform retreats back through the ceiling vent, and Bashir calls security down to the infirmary, reporting an intruder alert.
Act Four
After a team arrives, Bashir explains to them what he has seen, but he's not too sure about it. However, he did agree it was warm and so Odo suggests looking for RF energy and the same power fluctuations they saw in the lab. Dax finds organic residue traces, giving more analysis to do. Sisko puts the station on red alert and Odo suggests to close the Promenade.
As Odo and Mora walk away from the infirmary, Mora remarks at Odo's handling of his job. He's quite proud, and talks about the similarities between police work and the scientific method like a parent recognizing a child following in their footsteps. Odo just says he was doing his job, but also that he hadn't thought of his approach to his work like that.
Odo and Mora arrive at the lab, and Jadzia reports no luck translating the symbols or with the residue. Jadzia runs a cross-tabulation analysis, and, during, Mora talks to Dax about him. Dax says he's private, but invaluable on the station. Mora clearly regrets the bad parting they had previously, and is pleased he is integrating into society. The analysis completes and they find that the lifeform found on the planet and the one that attacked Dr. Bashir in the infirmary don't have enough similarities to be the same lifeform. Dr. Mora has her run a lengthy analysis on the new sample, but he already knows what it is.
Mora goes to Odo's office to tell him he recognizes the organic sample as being from Odo himself.
Act Five
"You always had to learn your
lessons the hard way, didn't
you?"
Dr. Mora confronts Odo with the likelihood that it was probably Odo himself who committed the trashing of the science lab and the attack on Dr. Bashir during his regeneration period. Odo proposes the gas from the planet they were on affected him somehow, but Dr. Mora thinks it's gone on a long time. Dr. Mora attempts to convince Odo to return to the scientific center with him, since he has the experience, but Odo refuses. He says he doesn't trust Mora, which Mora resents. As they are arguing, Odo hits a security panel and he starts to change into something else. Dr. Mora flees from security.
Dr. Mora arrives at Ops as the station crew attempt to find out why the power in security has just failed. He explains that Odo is the creature, and that this metamorphosis is probably a reaction to the gas that was encountered on the planet. Dr. Mora volunteers to be bait to attract the creature that was Odo into a trap. Mora waits on the Promenade, along with Sisko, Kira, Bashir, and station security personnel. The creature comes out and into the force field waiting for it. Dr. Mora watches in distress as the creature slams itself into the force field again and again, realizing then how Odo must have felt during his time at the center – a prisoner. The force field drops and the creature morphs back into Odo and falls to the ground. Mora rushes over to him.
In the Infirmary, Odo is back to normal again, and Bashir informs him that the gas has been purged from his system with help from Dr. Mora. Odo apologizes to Dr. Mora for attacking him, and Mora apologizes for not seeing sooner how Odo felt. Mora says he would like to be a small part of Odo's life on the station and visit occasionally, and Odo accepts.
Memorable quotes
"I am merely a businessman. It would take an orator with the skills of the late, great Plegg himself to sing the praises of the late, great Plegg."
- Quark
"When was the last time you listened to Klingon opera?"
"When I was your age."
"There, you see?"
- Jake Sisko, explaining to his father Benjamin why studying for a test on Klingon opera is not important
"Humanoid death rituals are an interest of mine."
"Death rituals?"
"Everybody needs a hobby."
- Odo and Quark
"Doctor Bashir gave you permission to be up and about?"
"Doctor Bashir wouldn't listen to me and hid my clothes so I wouldn't leave. I had to sneak out to my quarters in a hospital gown that wouldn't close in the back."
- Sisko and Jadzia
"Feel like getting a raktajino before we call it a night?"
"My replicator or yours?"
- Jadzia and Bashir
"Constable?"
"It's a nickname that I barely tolerate."
"It's an expression of affection that you find difficult to accept."
- Mora and Odo
"I prescribe rest, because it's hard for a doctor to go wrong with that one."
- Bashir
Summary
In his bar, Quark is trying to sell pieces of Plegg to a Ferengi customer when Odo walks in and comes up to Quark. The other Ferengi leaves upon hearing Quark's asking price, and Odo takes out latinum as if to buy some of the remains, before informing Quark that he wants to buy parts of Plegg, but that is impossible because Plegg is still alive and well on Khosla II. As they are discussing this, Dr. Mora Pol enters the bar and calls out to Odo. As Quark starts to talk to Dr. Mora, Odo leaves in disgust, with Dr. Mora walking with him. They head to the Replimat, where Dr. Mora hints that he may have found a clue to Odo's origins.
Act One
Benjamin Sisko is sitting on a couch reading a PADD in his quarters when Jake tries to discreetly leave to meet Nog. Sisko asks Jake about his homework, and upon hearing that it is done, tells Jake he can't leave because he should be listening to Klingon opera to appreciate their culture. In frustration, Jake asks his father when was the last time he listened to Klingon opera. Sisko informs Jake that it was when he was his son's age, and then suggests that Jake invite Nog over and they can listen to the Klingon opera together. Jake walks off in frustration as Odo enters. Odo requests the use of a runabout for investigation of a planet in the Gamma Quadrant, where DNA similar to Odo's had been found.
Odo, Dax, and Mora on their way
to L-S VI
Jadzia joins Odo, Dr. Mora, and a Bajoran scientist, Dr. Weld on the runabout, and Dr. Mora encourages Odo to tell Jadzia the story of when he was in the lab, but Dr. Mora then repeatedly interrupts Odo to correct him. The four people beam down to the planet, L-S VI, and begin to scan the surrounding area. They come upon an artifact with unrecognizable letters on it. Jadzia suggests taking the artifact back to the station to let the computers there decipher it. As they are engaged in looking at the artifact, Dr. Weld comes across a lifeform which has similar DNA to Odo. The silicate-based creature is placed in a container, and the artifact is transported up to the runabout. As soon as it leaves the surface of the planet the ground begins to shake. Dr. Mora starts to cough, and then falls to the ground. Soon after, Jadzia and Weld do the same, and only Odo is left standing, when the computer locks onto their combadges and transports them back to the runabout.
Act Two
In the infirmary on the station, Dr. Bashir is caring for the two Bajorans and Jadzia Dax, though he will need more time to understand what happened. Odo wasn't affected by the gas that paralyzed the others as he has no respiratory system, so he joins Miles O'Brien in studying the silicate-based creature that was found on the planet. Along the way, Sisko walks with Odo, sensing he is worried about Mora as a son would see his father ill. Odo appreciates the thought, but affirms to Sisko that he doesn't see Mora as a father figure.
O'Brien states that the creature keeps changing, and that he's put a level 5 security field on it. It's been frequently reproducing and undergoing a metamorphosis. He observes the artifact they brought back for a second, then leaves.
That night, Sisko is sleeping when Major Kira wakes him up and asks him to come down to the science lab. He enters the lab, and sees that the lab has been trashed. The case that the lifeform was in has been broken apart.
Act Three
The crew looks for signs of what has happened, while Odo sets up a scan for the missing lifeform, and the station goes to yellow alert. O'Brien notes that the lifeform might have gone through the ventilation. Dax enters the science lab and Odo leaves to talk to Dr. Mora. There, Mora attempts to leave sickbay to help find the creature, but Odo convinces him to stay.
As O'Brien crawls through the ventilation duct in search of the lifeform with a tricorder, he is informed by Sisko there was a malfunction in the lab's security cameras and a temporary increase in heat. He suggests a lifeform that feeds off the computer's power, but there should have been an increase detected. Then, he hears something, and follows the sound. He comes across a structural breach, and when putting his hand up to touch the structure it breaks, pouring down some kind of liquid. He identifies it as the missing lifeform, and states that it is now dead.
Dr. Bashir studies the lifeform, and determines that it needed more carbon dioxide to survive. As he is in the infirmary, he hears a noise coming from the ceiling. He is unable to find anything, but as he resumes his work a tentacle comes up from behind and grabs him. He struggles, it lets go, then he uses a laser scalpel to cut the creature. The lifeform retreats back through the ceiling vent, and Bashir calls security down to the infirmary, reporting an intruder alert.
Act Four
After a team arrives, Bashir explains to them what he has seen, but he's not too sure about it. However, he did agree it was warm and so Odo suggests looking for RF energy and the same power fluctuations they saw in the lab. Dax finds organic residue traces, giving more analysis to do. Sisko puts the station on red alert and Odo suggests to close the Promenade.
As Odo and Mora walk away from the infirmary, Mora remarks at Odo's handling of his job. He's quite proud, and talks about the similarities between police work and the scientific method like a parent recognizing a child following in their footsteps. Odo just says he was doing his job, but also that he hadn't thought of his approach to his work like that.
Odo and Mora arrive at the lab, and Jadzia reports no luck translating the symbols or with the residue. Jadzia runs a cross-tabulation analysis, and, during, Mora talks to Dax about him. Dax says he's private, but invaluable on the station. Mora clearly regrets the bad parting they had previously, and is pleased he is integrating into society. The analysis completes and they find that the lifeform found on the planet and the one that attacked Dr. Bashir in the infirmary don't have enough similarities to be the same lifeform. Dr. Mora has her run a lengthy analysis on the new sample, but he already knows what it is.
Mora goes to Odo's office to tell him he recognizes the organic sample as being from Odo himself.
Act Five
"You always had to learn your
lessons the hard way, didn't
you?"
Dr. Mora confronts Odo with the likelihood that it was probably Odo himself who committed the trashing of the science lab and the attack on Dr. Bashir during his regeneration period. Odo proposes the gas from the planet they were on affected him somehow, but Dr. Mora thinks it's gone on a long time. Dr. Mora attempts to convince Odo to return to the scientific center with him, since he has the experience, but Odo refuses. He says he doesn't trust Mora, which Mora resents. As they are arguing, Odo hits a security panel and he starts to change into something else. Dr. Mora flees from security.
Dr. Mora arrives at Ops as the station crew attempt to find out why the power in security has just failed. He explains that Odo is the creature, and that this metamorphosis is probably a reaction to the gas that was encountered on the planet. Dr. Mora volunteers to be bait to attract the creature that was Odo into a trap. Mora waits on the Promenade, along with Sisko, Kira, Bashir, and station security personnel. The creature comes out and into the force field waiting for it. Dr. Mora watches in distress as the creature slams itself into the force field again and again, realizing then how Odo must have felt during his time at the center – a prisoner. The force field drops and the creature morphs back into Odo and falls to the ground. Mora rushes over to him.
In the Infirmary, Odo is back to normal again, and Bashir informs him that the gas has been purged from his system with help from Dr. Mora. Odo apologizes to Dr. Mora for attacking him, and Mora apologizes for not seeing sooner how Odo felt. Mora says he would like to be a small part of Odo's life on the station and visit occasionally, and Odo accepts.
Memorable quotes
"I am merely a businessman. It would take an orator with the skills of the late, great Plegg himself to sing the praises of the late, great Plegg."
- Quark
"When was the last time you listened to Klingon opera?"
"When I was your age."
"There, you see?"
- Jake Sisko, explaining to his father Benjamin why studying for a test on Klingon opera is not important
"Humanoid death rituals are an interest of mine."
"Death rituals?"
"Everybody needs a hobby."
- Odo and Quark
"Doctor Bashir gave you permission to be up and about?"
"Doctor Bashir wouldn't listen to me and hid my clothes so I wouldn't leave. I had to sneak out to my quarters in a hospital gown that wouldn't close in the back."
- Sisko and Jadzia
"Feel like getting a raktajino before we call it a night?"
"My replicator or yours?"
- Jadzia and Bashir
"Constable?"
"It's a nickname that I barely tolerate."
"It's an expression of affection that you find difficult to accept."
- Mora and Odo
"I prescribe rest, because it's hard for a doctor to go wrong with that one."
- Bashir
