A Time to Stand (DS9 episode)
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"A Time to Stand" is the first episode of season six of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
An old, captured enemy ship might provide the way to infiltrate enemy territory and destroy a valuable stockpile of Ketracel White. This would be a powerful blow, as the Jem'Hadar need the substance to remain sane and live. Captain Benjamin Sisko and his command crew are assigned to pilot the captured Jem'Hadar attack ship into Dominion/Cardassian territory and destroy the Ketracel White facility.
The crew encounter several setbacks. First, the navigational eyepieces used on the Jem'Hadar vessel provoke nausea among humans who use them, including Captain Sisko. Elim Garak notes that Dukat was previously seen using such an eyepiece without apparent ill effects, and so volunteeres to wear the eyepiece and be the crew's "eyes and ears" in space.
In a second incident, Sisko's ship is fired upon by the USS Centaur, which is unaware that Sisko's ship is staffed by fellow Federation officers. Both ships escape but the danger is not over yet: the Starfleet officers are now deep behind enemy lines. They accomplish their mission but the ship's warp engines are heavily damaged. It will take them seventeen years to get back to Federation territory at the speeds they can manage... if they even survive.
[edit] External links
- A Time to Stand article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.
- Episode synopsis at Startrek.com - A Time To Stand
| Preceded by: "Call to Arms" |
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes | Followed by: "Rocks and Shoals" |
