Sequel to DS9 episode "Meridian", Ezri Dax has waited a long long time. Everything Star Trek c/o Paramount and Gene Roddenberry.

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Retired Starship Captain Ezri Dax entered the Station Commander's office on Deep Space Nine where she was welcomed by Captain Avery.

"Welcome Captain Dax, I understand that you used to work here?"

"That's right Captain, I was last here 45 years ago, thank you for seeing me on such short notice."

"I imagine that things are a bit different since your day?"

"Well I am glad to see that you still have Benjamin's baseball on the desk, and it's good to see Quark's bar is still here."

"It hasn't been called Quark's bar for some time."

"Yes I know it is now run by Nog's son Brant, Quark's great nephew. Lots of other things have changed though."

"So how can I help you Captain."

"I need to borrow a ship for a trip to the Gamma Quadrant, I have a very important appointment to make in three days time….."

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Three days later Dax watched the Planet Meridian appear seemingly out of nowhere.

"Dax to Meridian, I want to speak to Doral or Seltin."

A couple of minutes later Seltin appeared on the viewscreen "This is Seltin, where are you Dax, I thought you would reappear with us?"

"No there was a problem, I wasn't able to disappear with you 60 years ago, I am in orbit."

"Please come down and join our firstmeal."

"I will do that, be aware that I have changed since last saw you."

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Five minutes later Dax was down on the planet.

"Hello Doral, it's me, Dax."

"You can't be Dax, she should have just reappeared with us."

"I know it looks rather strange. You just disappeared expecting a beautiful young woman and now here is a little old lady who looks nothing like Dax. You know that Dax is a Trill, a joined creature. You fell in love with Jadzia Dax 60 years ago. Jadzia died 57 years ago, I am Dax but I am Ezri Dax, Ezri is the next host of the Dax symbiont."

"What happened?"

"I wasn't able to go with you when you disappeared, The Defiant had to beam me out, I was very sad about that. I was determined to be back here in 60 years time to tell you what happened."

"What happened to your crew mates, Doctor Bashir, Sisko and O'Brien?"

"I married Julian and we were together for 40 years before he died. Chief O'Brien is now retired back on Earth, he is now a great-grandfather."

"How about Sisko, is he still alive?"

"Benjamin disappeared 56 years ago, nobody knew what happened to him, nobody has seen him since then."

"To me I saw them all yesterday, it's amazing that you waited all these years to tell me."

"I owed it to you and to Jadzia."

Seltin then appeared "won't you join us for firstmeal."

"No, I have done my duty to Jadzia, I will leave you to get on with your lives and let you rebuild your community. I will come back for a visit some time in the future and see how you are doing."

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10 years later

"Dax to Meridian, I want to speak to Doral or Seltin, this is Azul Dax…"