Chapter 8:
Spiritual Journey: Trill

As the crew made their way to Trill, Jesus was praying to His Father and he heard a chime. "Come in, Mr. Garak." The doors slid open the Cardassian entered, "I'm so sorry for disturbing You, sir, but I'd thought I'd offer my services, clothing-wise." Jesus smiled, "I won't need your services. Thank you. But I believe I can help your people and your friend who happens to be on his way here." Jesus walked toward the door and saw the Ferengi was walking. "Ha. I was just passing by, but I'd like to invite you to a dabo game at the bar." Quark had a plate of a delicacy from Troas II. "Care for a bite?" Jesus declined and said, "I don't gamble. But, I will watch your patrons." As Jesus made His way to the Promenade, He stopped by the shrine for Bajorans and went in and touched the walls and it transformed into a church; but only people who were non-Bajorans could see the change. As He entered Quark's, Jesus saw many people around the dabo tables and he made His way toward the holosuites and found the captain, Ben Sisko, sitting there with his drink. "Captain." Ben looked up at his Master and said, "Please sit, Master." Jesus sat and said, "Do you see what I see?" Ben looked down and said, "People having a good time?" Jesus said, "No, I see sin. And I cannot look upon sin. We must change this whole place. I know you recognize many cultures and faiths, but when I'm here, I only recognize those who follow Me." Ben said, "I understand, Lord. I'll put a stop to it." Ben rose, but Jesus clutched his arm. "The time is not right for them, but it will come. Please wait until we're done with Trill and the planet of the Founders."

"If you don't mind, Sir, I'd like you to meet someone." Ben Sisko led Jesus into a holosuite program "Vic's" Vic Fontaine, "Captain, I didn't think I'd see you again after your trip to the Celestial Temple." Ben smiled, "It's alright, Vic. Vic Fontaine, Jesus of Nazareth." "Wow! Pally, quite a Guest you have here." Vic looked to the Lord and said, "Can you make me real?" Jesus said, "Yes, I can, but not at the moment." Vic sighed, "Hey, You're the Boss. Whatever You say, goes." Vic led Jesus to the stage, "How about a song?" Jesus laughed, "I know your talent for singing songs from the late great Frank Sinatra, Vic, but I do have another type of music for the people here." Jesus looked to Ben, "Bring in your crew."

The crew was an hour away from Trill and Jesus invited the crew to a concert. Bashir, O'Brien, and Sisko all made their way to their seats. "Is this still Vic's?" O'Brien, looking around, said, "Sure looks a little different." Just then, Vic Fontaine entered the stage, "Ladies and gentlemen, by the request of the King himself, and I ain't talking about Elvis," Everybody laughed, "His Holiness Jesus of Nazareth would like to invite you all to an Alpha Quadrant Homecoming, with Bill and Gloria Gaither and all their Homecoming friends." As the said couple approached, Bill told the crowds the history of Southern Gospel, Mark Lowry made people laugh with his comedy, but it was the sweet spiritual music that lifted the spirits of the people. At the final stretch, as his father was preaching to the war-loving Klingons, Franklin Graham preached in a casino of sorts. "Franklin Graham is a sinner, Benjamin Sisko is a sinner, but there is One here who has never sinned. It is Jesus Christ, the One who came to this galaxy, to this space station, to bring you unto Himself. But 2000 years ago, He went to a cross to die for all Humanity. God sent His Son to Planet Earth on a rescue mission, because God loves the people of earth and He loves you. All He wants from you is all of you. He wants to forgive your sins, give a new life and a new heart. But you must come to Him by faith, okay? He won't force Himself on you. If you'd like to have your sins forgiven, if you'd like to spend eternity in Heaven or in the New Jerusalem, won't you come to the front and say, "Yes, Jesus, I want you." You're not coming to Franklin Graham, your coming to Jesus. We'll wait." As people came in droves, Jesus breathed onto them new life and baptized them with the Holy Spirit.
After several hours, the station was put in orbit of Trill and Jesus said to Ezri on the Bridge. "I would like you to join Me." Jesus looked to Odo, "You may come, as a security guard." Odo didn't object. As Odo and Ezri beamed down, they didn't see the illustrious city; but saw an environment and thought they were in the holosuite. Ezri touched her combadge, "Chief, confirm we're not in a holosuite." O'Brien confirmed, "You're definitely on the planet and it looks like a beautiful day." Ezri countered, "This is not what Odo and I see." Then Jesus approached them, "You see it this way because I've brought the planet just as it was when the first two people discovered it. What you're about to see may be a little graphic." They turned and saw two people looking around, and one of them fell to the ground and shivered, as if he were eaten from the inside out and the second figure looked in horror as victim was shrinking in size and became enveloped by a covering, and became the first symbiont in the planet's history. The symbiont climbed into the mouth of the shocked human and then the human jerked as if having convulsions and then spots appeared from the temples of the head all the way down to the feet, therefore become the first Trill. A few centuries later, a second human came and met the first Trill host and thus the race started and continued unto today. Then, as if they were awakened from a trance, Odo and Ezri saw the beauty of the planet. "That is how your people came to be. I'm sorry you had to see that." Ezri was emotional. Odo asked, "So every symbiont…" Jesus finished, "was a human? Yes." So where did my symbiont go? "I restored it to its original form and he was sent to Heaven. Now, look." Ezri turned their heads and Ezri saw all the hosts of the Dax symbiont, from the first to Curzon and Jadzia. "They have been revived as I called them from their graves. You'll never have to cry again, except for tears of joy."

After the hosts were transported to Deep Space 9, Ben Sisko saw Curzon and Jadzia Dax and greeted them. Wolfgang (Worf) saw Jadzia and they embraced as if they were married all over again. As the Prophets were teaching the Gospel all over Bajor, they were then sent to Trill. Many Trill experienced a drastic change in their bodies, as the symbionts were restored to their original selves and sent to New Jerusalem on planet Earth.