The meeting
Posted on Thu Aug 14th, 2025 @ 1:56am by Lieutenant JG Ngaza & Captain Rhenora Kaylen & Commander Savar cha'Salik hei-Surak Talek-sen-deen
452 words; about a 2 minute read
Mission:
For Bajor!
Location: Deep Space 9
The conference room on Deep Space 9 was quiet save for the low hum of the station's life support. Ngaza sat at the large obsidian table, a striking figure in his red-shouldered uniform. His singular, swirling purple eye was fixed on Major Kira, who stood before a holographic display of Bajor's meteorological data. Opposite him sat Captain Rhenora Kaylen and Commander Savar cha'Salik hei-Surak Talek-sen-deen, the Vulcan First Officer. Both watched Ngaza with a subtle intensity, their first opportunity to witness this enigma in person.
Kira gestured to the holomap, which showed large, brown swathes spreading across Bajor’s agricultural regions. "The drought is worse than anything in our recorded history," she said, her voice tight with concern. "The rains have stopped entirely, and the aquifers are drying up. Our hydrology experts can't find a cause. There's no orbital phenomenon, no seismic activity. It's as if the planet simply decided to stop being fruitful."
Captain Kaylen leaned forward, her hands clasped on the table. "Admiral Quinn's message was… sparse on details. Why us? Why the Sunfire?"
Kira’s gaze lingered on the captain and commander, a faint smile touching her lips. "Because I have a history with this crew," she explained. "This mission needs more than an efficient starship. It needs a crew that can think outside the box, a crew I know I can trust with my people’s lives. That's you."
Commander Savar’s stoic gaze settled on Ngaza. "Major Kira's confidence is noted. However, your official role is Strategic Operations. What is your initial hypothesis, given the meteorological data provided?"
Ngaza’s silence was absolute for a long moment, his eye seeming to process every data point on the display. When he finally spoke, his deep voice was calm, almost unnervingly so.
"The conventional analysis is correct. This is not a planetary problem," he rumbled. "The planet itself is functioning as designed. However, a system is a collection of components. The planet, its sun, its moon, its subspace field… even the spiritual and emotional state of the population. I believe the drought is a symptom, not the disease. The question is not what has stopped the rain, but what has deliberately altered the balance of the entire system to cause this effect."
He paused, letting his words hang in the air before continuing. "I believe this to be the work of the Pah-wraiths. Their influence is a poison that could infect the entire system, not just the Sacred Temple. This is a battle for the soul of Bajor, and it’s a battle that will not be won with phasers and torpedoes. We must look for a change in Bajor’s environment that has made it vulnerable to this phenomenon."
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