The Great "DS9 5-world [sic] Story" Part 3

Sisko wanted Defiant prepped and

 

ready for launch. Starfleet decided

 

to use it to cruise

 

around Dominion space to see

 

if there any signs of

 

intelligence.

"The species over there

 

..the ones eating with their

 

feet mostly, are so different

 

from us that it might

 

indicate that they aren't smart

 

. Hopefully, they're hygienic enough to

 

tolerate and they're house broken."

 

"Let's just scout another star

 

and see if we can

 

find a normal mystery to

 

uncover. I'm tired of wars.

 

I want to explore. Isn't

 

there a way we can

 

avoid all the ridiculous plotlines

 

and go back to the