I walked through Deep Space Nine, while doing my rounds. It had been a slow day, a slow tedious day. A sure sign something was going to happen. The calm before storm, Taylor called it. Usually we were the storm but the saying was still true. I wished that something would happen, I wanted to prove that I was a good security officer. I wanted Commander Sisko to say, It's a good thing I hired Delia. I exhaled and made my way to the Promenade. I saw some idiot waving a phaser around. Here comes the storm! I leapt down onto the main floor. As I flew through the air, I just began to notice so flaws in my plan. I was surprised how loud the thump is. I could hear it echoing throughout the station. The idiot turned around toward me and fired his phaser. Before I could think about moving or dodging, it hit my shoulder. I heard people gasp and it hits. I could imagine what it looked like a phaser pulse hitting what looked like nothing. My body jerks back from the hit. I sucked in my breath from the pain of the pulse. I fell backwards my back hitting the floor first. I watched as my body goes from invisible to half invisible back to full invisibility. I couldn't hear anything except my blood rushing through my ears. My body quaked as I go fully visible. My ears made something out, something like a collective gasp. I felt someone touching my arm, saying something to me. I wanted to say that I was fine but I've seem to form the words. I was transported into Sick Bay. Someone gave me a hypo spray. The pain faded away slowly and my head starts to clear. I looked up and saw Dr. Bashir and some nurse.

"Get out." I ordered the nurse. She looked at the Doctor. "Now." I told her venom dripping from my voice. The Doctor nodded and she left. I turned my head trying to get a good look at my shoulder "How bad is it?"

"If it would have hit a major organ you would have died." He said. He looked at me in the eye. "Genetically Modified?" I gave a small nod.

"Surprise." I said to him lifeless smile.

"Does Odo know?" Bashir asked. I can't let them punish Odo for this. I kept calm when I answered.

"No. He doesn't know. I never told him." I told him. "It's not a crime you know the Bajorans have no laws about it. And technically I'm under Bajoran laws. I'm not technically a Starfleet member." I told him.

"Did you get the Modifications on your own? Was it your choice?" He asked.

"Do you think I would chose this?" I asked. I huffed and shook my head. "It wasn't. That's all I'm saying." I told him. I stood up. "Can I go now?" It wasn't a question. He shook his head.

"Yes but your off duty for three days to rest. Understand?" He said. That wasn't a question either. I nodded. I walked out the door and down somewhat of a secret hall to my room. I typed my password and walked into my room. I screamed as I kicked my dresser. They can't know. They can't know. I considered running away. Just right now on any ship I could find. I am so stupid. I'll just jump down and tackle him. I wasn't even thinking straight, what was I supposed to drag him to jail while I was still invisible? I heard the door open and I looked up. I saw Odo march in.

"Are you alright?" He asked. I hung my head down out of shame and embarrassment.

"I'm fine the Doctor said it was barely a scratch." I told him.

"What were you thinking?!" Odo bellowed at me. I was expecting this.

"I wasn't! I saw some idiot waving a phaser and I acted. I wasn't thinking about of what I was going when I got him. I was thinking how I was going to get him." I told him. "How I suppose to know that he was trigger happy?" Odo observed me clearly stressed.

"Commander Sisko has asked me to meet him in his office." He said.

"Say that you didn't know. I'll back you up. I told the Doctor that you didn't know." I said. "Please Odo this is my fault you're not going to get in trouble for it." I pleaded. Odo didn't say anything as he left. I waited two full minutes before I followed him. I prayed that Odo wouldn't notice me. He always saw me when I was invisible before, I hoped that he couldn't now. I followed him up to the bridge. Everyone was huddled around one of the conns, talking. About me. I almost went back to my room, out of shame and disgust of myself, of the fact that I got caught but I didn't. I kept following Odo into Sisko's office. Sisko looked distraught.

"Odo can you explain it?" He asked.

"Explain what sir?" Odo asked. Maybe Odo was going to deny, that he knew about me.

"Explain a how a normal human girl can turn invisible at will." Sisko asked. I hoped that Odo said he didn't know. Odo didn't say anything. "She is a shape shifter?" Sisko whispered. Odo gave a humorless smile.

"No Sir. She is not a shape shifter. I don't know how she can turn invisible. She never told me how she could do it." Odo said. I cringed and covered my mouth with my hand. I stood breathless waiting for what Sisko would say next.

"What was your relationship with her?" Sisko asked. Odo takes a deep breath before he answered.

"I found her when I worked on Terok Nor. She stowed away on one of the ships. I found her as she was getting off it. I grabbed her to ask what she was doing there and when she heard another voice she turned invisible as I held on to her. When the Cardassian left I took her to a storage room, gave her some food and promised to come back later." Odo stops as if he's reliving it again. "When I came back she tried to attack me. I explained that I was a shape shifter and that I didn't mean to hurt her. I asked if she had any family or anything like that and she told me she didn't. So I made the decision that I should take care of her. Later I took her to Gul Dukat and asked if I could have her stay with me. Gul Dukat thought it was amusing so he allowed it." Odo said.

"You took care of a human child on Terok Nor? You didn't think that was unwise?" Sisko asked.

"No, I didn't take care of her in the sense your thinking. She helped me solve crimes on the station. It was a great advantage having her around." Odo said. I smiled a bit, thinking about how he would be furious after I disobeyed his orders but still helped him catch the criminal.

"Then why wasn't she here when the Federation took over?" Sisko asked.

"As I began to really get to know her and understand her. I realized the fact that she couldn't stay with me. That she needed a real education. So I sent her to a Federation school. She has just come back." Odo finished.

"And she 'just came back'?" Sisko said.

"Yes sir."

"And you gave her a job because of your past relationship with her?" Odo bristled at that comment. I also felt slightly indigent.

"Yes that and she is a good security officer." Odo said honestly.

"She jumped off a balcony and got shot." Sisko said dryly.

"She tried to sneak up on a suspect and take away his phaser. She put her life and her secret in danger to try and help." Odo is defending me. I was slightly surprised at that. I was not sure why.

"Why didn't she want anybody to know?" Sisko asked. I wanted to scoff at that.

"Because having any DNA sequencing is illegal in Federation space. She thought she couldn't work if it was known. I frankly don't blame her." Odo said.

"I can't believe that she would have it done to herself."

"She's never told my how or why. But when I first met her she was scared. My only guess is that she had it done against her will." I took deep breaths so I didn't make any noises.

"How is she?"

"The Doctor said it was luck that she didn't get killed. She's is off duty for the next three days."

"You're dismissed." Sisko said. Odo didn't move.

"What are you going to do?" Odo asked.

"I'm going to talk with her." Sisko said. Odo nodded and left the office. I followed him out the door and as soon as I could I bolted to my room. My secret is out. Fully and completely out. He's going to find me I know it. My stomach turned into a whirlpool. I'll be fine I'm safe here. It's been eight years and he hasn't found me yet. The doorbell rang and I jumped out of my chair. I replicated a cup of tea, sat down and took a sip.

"Come in." I said. I'm innocent and scared. Don't have to fake the scared. I watched as Commander Sisko walked in.

"Delia. How is your shoulder?" Commander Sisko asked.

"Its fine the Doctor said it's barely a scratch." I lied. I waited for Sisko to call out my lie out but he didn't.

"That's good. Delia I think you know why I'm here." I hung my head as if I was ashamed.

"You want to know how I'm able to turn invisible."

"Yes." I sat back trying to figure out how I was going to word this.

"When I was a child I had DNA sequencing. I don't know who did it or why. I don't even know how I got away." I said. Lie lie lie lie. "I went from planet to planet stowing away on ships. Odo was the first person to take me in. I never told anyone about it because I thought they would demand my sequencing be eliminated." I let my eyes tear up a bit before I brushed them away. "And it's become part of me. I can't imagine being without it." I let myself get choked up. I wanted Sisko to think that he had seen a secret part of me. Time to finish this act. "Please don't tell Starfleet. I'll always been seen as I threat and I'm not. I swear I'm not." Sisko looked moved.

"I'll have to think about it. Alright?" He said. I gave a small, timid nod. Commander Sisko left without another word. I leaned back and let out a deep breath. All of a sudden I got this enormous urge to laugh. I started the huge swell of laughter. I laughed and laughed because it was the first time since I've been here I had felt like laughing. When I finished I felt a pang of pain. I suddenly missed Taylor so much. She was the one who taught me how to act. It was how we got away with so much at school. I thought about sending her a letter asking how she is. She was the only person (other than Odo) that I trusted with my secret. She taught me how to act and I taught her how to fight. I stood up still shaking from the laughter to replicate some synthehol.

I was sure that Sisko is having a meeting right now with his senior officers. Talking about the 'threat' to Deep Space Nine. I assessed what problems they have with me being here. My real problem was the people who saw me on the Promenade, Garak being the worst. I had never killed anyone on purpose but I considered it for a second. But the Cardassians would have found out any way. Every spy and informant would be running to Cardassia Prime right about now. I would have hated to be in Gul Dukat's shoes when the head officials heard about this. When they figured out I worked on Terok Nor right under Dukat's nose. So I had made a couple of enemies today not my worst day ever. Not my best day but certainly not my worse.

When DS9 Was Terok Nor

I stepped out of the airlock trying to be careful, I could tell this is was Cardassian station. Which meant I'll have to get out of here soon. I heard someone turn the corner, I tried to hide but he saw me.

"What are you doing there?!" He yelled. He ran toward me and grabbed my arm. I took a good look at his face. It must have been deformed because I had never seen anyone like that before. I didn't answer his question so he shook me a bit.

"Odo what is going on?" A Cardassian asked from around the corner. Out of habit I turned invisible. The strange man looked down at me. He's eyes widen as he looked down and realized that he didn't see me. He thrust me behind some boxes. "Odo what do you have behind those boxes?" He asked. I held my breath.

"Nothing." The Stranger (Odo?) said. The Cardassian looked behind the boxes, straight at me and saw nothing. He grunted and left. I let out a sigh of relief. The Stanger picked me up. "I suggest that you stay still until I tell you otherwise." He whispered. I do as he said but my mind was flooded with worries. He took me to a storage room where he put me down. I moved back a foot or two away from him.

"Stay here until I come back." He said. I reappeared in front of him. "This is food in case you're hungry." He turned and left the storage room locking the door behind him. I ran toward the door trying to open it. I cursed out in anger, I felt so stupid. Anger was quickly replaced by hunger. I ripped open the emergency packs of food and ate two. I found a bottle of water taking huge gulps. My stomach felt full for the first time in a long while. After I finish eating, I grabbed a metal box from the large stack of them. I stood beside the door waited for the Stranger to come back. It took him hours but he finally does come back. As he came out the door, I attacked him with the box. I was able to hit him a few times. He easily disarmed me and held my arm behind my back.

"I'm trying to help you." He said.

"I've heard that before!" I told him. He let go of me. I turned and faced him.

"So you speak." He said. I didn't answer, I just rubbed my arm and wrist. "Do you have any family?" I shook my head no. "Anyone who can take care of you?" I shook my head once more. "Are you human?" I stood still for a second then nodded slowly. "Where did you get the power to turn invisible?" He asked.

"I'm not telling you that." I said through clenched teeth. He sighed.

"My name is Odo. I am what you would call a shape shifter." I looked at him with complete disbelief. I watch as he closed his eyes and turned into some sort of cat, he then turned back into what he was before. He studied me for a moment, and I realized that my mouth was hanging open. Slowly he stuck out his hand to me. Curiosity overwhelmed me as I touched his hand. It felt like any hand should. I looked up at him with wonder and amazement. His face turned into something that looked very much liked a smile, something I realize he hasn't done before now. "I want to help you. How would you like to stay with me?" I backed away from him again, this wasn't the first time that someone had offered me something like this. "No I promise I won't hurt you. We are alike we both have powers that people would like to use for their own purposes. I'll keep you safe. I promise." He said. I stared at him trying to decide. It was either him or the Cardassians.

"Alright." I said. "My name is Del."