"Dax," Sisko said as his crew members and monks rearranged themselves in the north half of the room, "do you think you can access that data stream?"
"I have a better idea," Dax said as she crossed to a console. "Traejen, do you have a copy of the *Andromeda's* I/O protocols?"
"Yes." Traejen stood next to her and tabbed the console. The Commonwealth symbol appeared in the center of a screen.
"Ok," Dax said. "Opening a channel on this frequency." She turned to Sisko. "If I'm right, Andromeda will access us."
Kyra arched her eyebrows. "It's times like this I wonder if the prophets are a little nuts."
"Proceed with caution, Old Man," Sisko advised. "We don't know the whole story behind these people. If they turn out to be hostile, you'll have to pull the plug."
"Understood," Dax said…a little reluctantly. Then she turned back to the screen. "Come on," she implored softly, "be as smart as I think you are…"