Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of DS9, though Niela is my own.
A\N: Thanks to everyone who reviewed! Lilith Kayden- Whoops! The omission of Odo was an honest mistake. (Just cause I don't like the guy…)
Anyhow, keep reviewing, peoples!
It had been two weeks since Captain Sisko had left. Surprisingly, the station had remained pretty much the same. People had expected there to be a huge fight, maybe even a civil war on the station, but no one had really started anything. Until, one day, Niela went too far.
"Constable!" Niela hurried past the crowd on the station towards Odo. "Where have you been?"
"I was taking a little break, Captain." Many of the DS9 crew, Odo included, had taken to, unconsciously, saying the word 'Captain' in a tone that said 'You are so not Captain'. They hadn't really noticed it, but Niela had. She, however, kept he feelings inside.
"Constable, you are expected to remain in your office at all times while you are on duty. If you want to go 'take a break', you can do it on your own time."
Odo muttered something resentfully, and Niela, who had turned to go, spun around.
"Is there a problem, Constable?" she asked in a dangerously low voice.
Odo didn't care. "Yes, I do have a problem, as a matter of fact. You may have not noticed, but the crew has seemed rather…resentful of you."
"Yeah, I noticed. Yourself included. Doesn't bother me. You ca hate me, for all I care. The moment I win this war for you, I am leaving this place."
Odo's blood began to boil. "You'll win this war for us? I suppose single-handedly you'll fly the ship, fire the phasers, and rescue everyone else, because apparently we're to…slow to actually fight."
A few days before, Niela had made some comment about the Ops crew being too slow, and no one had let her forget it.
"You are making a mistake here, Odo," Niela said, in a voice that said that she didn't care, "you do not want me for an enemy."
Odo glared at her for a minute, then stormed away, muttering something that sounded like 'At least Sisko let us take a break."
Niela stared at him for a moment, bemused, and then hurried on. She had to find O'Brien. She needed to begin the Plan.
O'Brien straightened up when he heard the new Captains voice say his name. Niela hated when her officers were dirty. She liked neat, orderly rows. O'Brien self-consciously flicked a piece of dirt off his uniform as he eyed Niela with great distaste.
"Yes?"
'I have, as you know, been working on a plan of a attack, as you know. I have one, but I need you to work on a little something for me." She held out a large padd. O'Brien glanced at it.
"There is no way that this is Starfleet approved."
'I am not working under Starfleet's restricting rules."
Miles almost smiled. He was thinking 'Wow, Kira would really like this woman. So would Odo, as a matter of fact.'
"All senior staff members, please report to the Wardroom immediately."
Five minutes later, everyone was assembled, no one wanting to cross Niela.
"All right. As you know, Mr. O'Brien and I have been working on a plan. It is now complete. Mr. O'Brien, please show them what we have."
Miles stepped up to the large viewer in the front of the room.
One hour later, the senior staff filed out of the Wardroom, all looking very impressed.
"Wow. You realize, if this…thing works, we'll win this war?" Kira turned to Odo to see what he thought.
"If it works. I doubt it will." Odo said, a bit grumpily.
"What is wrong with you, Odo? Why are you so pessimistic about this plan?"
"oh, I'm not pessimistic about the plan. Only the person who thought it up."
'O'Brien?" Kira asked jokingly.
Odo gave her a Look, and stormed away, looking even more mad than before.
'Now she even has Kira liking her. It's not fair, I know she's going to fail. How could she not, if she doesn't believe in teamwork? Captain Sisko ALWAYS briefed us, before he began working on something. Unless it was absolutely necessary for him not to. I hate this woman…'
