Chapter 8

Holosuite 11

Sisko and the rest of the crew were going to start a meeting. There was a problem though. Dax was missing.

" Does anyone know where Dax is? We really need to start. I need her to translate this alien language." Sisko whined. Julian looked up from his crossword puzzle.

" Can I try?" he asked.

" NO." answered Sisko. Sisko was getting impatient. He wanted Dax to come. "Alright. We need a volunteer to go find Dax." Everyone raised his or her hand. Except Odo. He didn't really care. Sisko thought and thought. Who would he send? Who could he trust? Who? Who? WHO?

" I choose you, O'Brien and Bashir!" Julian and O'Brien looked at each other and raced out the door.

" Huh," said Sisko," I wonder why they were so excited to leave." He shrugged. Julian and O'Brien split up to cover more distance. Also to get away from each other. O'Brien went to her quarters and the science lab. He thought maybe she would be eating ice cream sundaes and lost track of the time. He was wrong and could not find her anywhere. He went off to see if he could find Julian. Maybe he had some luck.

Julian had just walked into Quark's. He looked around to see if he could see and talk to Quark himself. Quark was walking out of Holosuite 11. Julian ran over to him.

" What were you doing in there? Do you know where Dax is?" Julian questioned Quark. Quark laughed.

" Dax is in Holosuite 11, and who-o boy, she's giving quite a performance." Quark walked away to help a customer. Julian raced up the stairs to the Holosuite. O'Brien walked into Quarks about the same time Julian was about to open the Holosuite door. O'Brien dashed after Julian.

" Hey Chief," said Julian, " Quark told me Dax was in here and that she gave quite a performance." " What could he mean by that?"

" I don't know. But we're about to find out." They opened the door.

Meanwhile, back in the meeting room, Sisko was reading the paper, and Kira and Odo had fallen asleep. All of a sudden, Sisko slammed his fist on the glass table centered in the middle of the room. The table broke in half, making Kira and Odo fall off their chairs and wake up.

" FIRE! IT BURNS!" Kira jolted up from her dream. Odo sat up and shook his head. Kira had yelled in his ear.

" I've had enough! They have been gone for an hour and I have had it! Where are they! If they do not show up with Dax in three minutes, I will personally march to wherever they are and. . . "

Just then, the door opened. Julian was first, O'Brien followed close behind, and after them was Dax in a knee-high silver glitter dress and matching high-heels. None of them said anything as they sat down in their chairs. They hadn't noticed the table was broken.

" Where was she?" Demanded Sisko. O'Brien and Julian looked at Dax and then at each other. Julian sighed and turned to Sisko.

" Holosuite 11," was all he said. Dax cleared her throat and the meeting began without further interruption.