remaining Borg, but it was soon accomplished.

“Thank you very much, crew of the Iditarod,” said Sisko “You saved us all and our station. We can never fully thank you.”

"Captain Balto?"

Balto reached up and touched his comm badge "Yes, what is it?"

"You have a person on board who wishes to see you" said Major Kira. It was a few days after the Borg had been defeated and the station was getting back to normal.

"Who is it?" Balto was sure he could her Kira sigh over the comm.

"I am Kai Winn" said a voice behind him. He turned around to look and saw a very regal looking Bajoran standing there. And she was not happy.

"May I help you?" asked Balto

"You should be ashamed of yourself! Collapsing the wormhole without my authorization!" Already Balto didn't like this lady.

"Look you idiot, it was for the good of Bajor." Balto walked off, vowing to never talk to this lady again. Kai Winn watched Balto walk off and mumbled to herself "Hmm. My own best line used against me."

Fortunately, there was some good news. As Balto was walking away, he was passing through the promenade, where there were many people staring out the windows.

"What's so exciting?" he asked a teenager, whom he realized was Jake Sisko, Benjamin's son.

Jake replied "We were just watching the wormhole open. I always like seeing it."

"Ah." said Balto, and he started walking again. Then he paused. He went over to a window, and saw something he couldn't believe. The wormhole! It was opening!

"How can this be?" he thought. "We collapsed it!" He ran toward Ops. He burst in and shouted "The wormhole opened!"

"What?" asked Sisko. "You made it collapse!"

"I know, but it opened! Do you have any idea how that's possible?"

O'Brien spoke up. "What exactly did you use to make it collapse?"

"Just a quantum torpedo rebuilt into a mine."

"Hmm. Sir, maybe the charge wasn't powerful enough, so the wormhole only temporarily collapsed."

"Well, however it happened, we should be thankful.''

Later, the Iditarod was entirely repaired, and was off for their next mission. But that mission would have its trials. Some very odd trials.

The End