The last of the airlock door opened and I walked out into the corridor, avoiding the other disembarking passengers as they gave me a wide berth, it did not bother me all that much, as you get used to strange looks when you are the daughter of a Klingon mother and a Human father. "

" Lieutenant" I hear turning toward the sound I see a small delegation of officers

" I am Lt Kadryna Foster, you must be Captain Sisko". I say upon approaching them

" yes welcome to DS9, this", he said gesturing toward a Bajoran women" is my first officer Colonel Kira, and my Strategic services officer, Lt. Commander Worf" he concluded gesturing toward the tall Klingon officer

"Nice to meet you all" I said.

"Colonel would you please show the Lieutenant to her quarters."

"Certainly Captain, if you'll follow me lieutenant". Replied the Bajoran woman

I followed her down. The corridor and into a turbo-lift where upon she called for level twelve.

"So do you know anything about the station lieutenant"? Asked the colonel .

" no I was wondering why you would need a new science officer, its not exactly a security position."

" our previous science officer was killed recently."

"Who was she" I inquired

" her name was Lt Commander Jadzia Dax, she was married to Commander Worf."

"Was she a relation to Curzon Dax?"

"She was the new host of the Dax symbiont after curzon died as our current counsellor, Ezri is the host of the symbiont now."

"Dax is an honoured name among my people"

"I know"

With that we turned and approached a set of doors which we walked through.

"These will be your quarters the food replicator should be working now, I believe chief O'Brien just finished fixing the ones on this level".

"Thank you sir."I replied

All of a sudden there was an alarm that went off followed by the call of "all defiant officers report for duty"

"Looks like you aren't going to have anytime to unpack right now " stated the Colonel before taking me into the corridor and flagging down a young Ferengi in a Starfleet Operation uniform

"Ensign take Lt. Foster to the Defiant please she is our new science officer"

"Aye sir this way sir." He replied I followed thinking that now is not exactly the best time to get acquainted with my new post and crew mates.