To start off with, I must say that the Star Trek Universe (includes regular characters, places, gadgets, terminology, episode stories, ... you get the picture) belong to Paramount. There, I think that's a pretty standard catchall disclaimer. With that out of the way, let's get down to business.
I was quite disappointed that TPTB killed off Jadzia last year but it hit me that I could resurrect her with this. :-) I picked up pieces here and there as I see fit to weave my very own (and first) fan fiction. I'm doing this just for fun. The idea came right after I saw "Shadows & Symbols." From then on, I wrote and added current storylines as the season episodes aired. The main story idea (that is, of Jadzia returning) of this fanfic is mine. Characters and/or places not known currently in the Star Trek Universe are mine, too. [e.g. Ezri is Paramount's; Ezri Yal is my idea.
The idea of Ezri having the symbiont removed is based on the Dysfunctional season 7 episode predicted on SFX's Episode Guide to ST:DS9. Since it isn't on the roster of upcoming episodes, I'll credit this to SFX magazine.
It took me quite a while to get this together 'coz I wanted to make sure I got my ST facts straight. So, I think I'd better mention that I've used the following books for this ...
Star Trek Encyclopedia, Michael Okuda & Denise Okuda.
The Klingon Dictionary : English/Klingon Klingon/English, Marc Okrand, Dave Stern.
The Klingon Way : A Warrior's Guide, Marc Okrand.
Ok, I think that's about it. I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it. Any suggestions or comments may be sent to me. :-) But please be kind ... it's my first time to write a fanfic.
15 February 1999