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An amber gold liquid burst from a small containment unit. The liquid began to take on the form of a tall humanoid with a half formed face, immaculately kept hair and bright blue eyes. The humanoid form the liquid took on was a male dressed in tan and brown security uniform with a Starfleet comm. badge.
Odo didn't know how long it had taken him to regain his ability to shape shift, but he could tell it had taken more than a few days. The Changeling looked around the room. It looked like a makeshift sickbay that also doubled as a storage room. Odo knew he had never been in this place before and yet it somehow looked familiar.
The Changeling walked through the open doorframe (there appeared to be no doors anywhere in the building) and began to search the building. There appeared to be no one in the building then Odo's half formed ears picked up the sound of three people talking. He followed the voices to their source and the glosser he caught, Odo realised he recognised the voices. The voices were that of Major Kira, Lt. Cdr. Dax and Dr. Bashir.
Odo stormed into what seemed to be a kitchen/dining area. He looked at Kira, Dax and Bashir and was shocked to see their current state. The three looked up from their meal and seemed just as surprised to see Odo as he was to see them.
Kira got up from her seat and slowly moved towards Odo. Odo looked at the Major, his oldest friend, and was disgusted by the state she was in. Kira had lost a good amount of bodyweight, her ribs partly showing through the tattered remains of her red uniform. The Major's usually cropped red hair was now shoulder length and looked like it hadn't been washed in over a week. But her eyes, those beautiful brown eyes, still show with all the strength and hope Odo remembered. Only there was something more in them, but Odo couldn't tell what.
Kira couldn't believe it. Odo was standing right in front of her. The Changeling hadn't been able to leave his natural liquid state since the Defiant crashed. Bashir had said the quantum energy barrier that surrounded the planet prevented Odo from changing shape. The doctor had assured Kira when she asked about Odo's condition that he would eventually learn to counteract the barrier's affects, but when was a mystery to him.
"Odo!" cheerfully said Kira.
Kira couldn't help herself. She threw her arms around her friend, catching the Changeling off guard. Odo hadn't been expecting Kira to act like this, and apparently neither had Jadzia or Bashir, judging by the way they looked at the two.
"Major, what's going on? Where are we and what happened to you?" asked Odo.
Kira released Odo from the unexpected hug and regained her composure.
"Constable, what's the last thing you remember?" wondered Kira.
Odo took a moment to think but he had a hard time remembering the last thing he had done clearly.
"I remember we were heading back to the station when we changed our course to investigate a planet. That's all I can remember." told Odo.
"Don't worry about your memory. We're all having a few problems recalling what happened just before we passed through the quantum barrier. Jadzia found a planet surrounded by a quantum energy barrier. We think we managed to land on the planet alright but when we tried to leave about thirty-nine hours after landing, we hit a part of the barrier and were somehow thrown two hundred years back in time. The Defiant crashed but luckily no one was seriously injured." explained Kira.
Jadzia and Bashir walked up behind the Major and Constable without them noticing. It took Odo to actually recognise the two. The good doctor's hair was shaggy and he had grown a beard. Jadzia's hair had also grown longer and her usual dark ponytail was messier than usual. The two were covered in dirt and their Starfleet uniforms were tattered, showing the outlines of their slightly underweight bodies.
"We almost had a serious injury, Kira, and you know it was pure blind luck that it didn't happen." stated Bashir.
"Julian, I thought we put this behind us weeks ago. I was thrown from my chair before I was shocked by that electric current. I'm fine and in as good of health as I can be. You cleared me just like everyone else after the crash." reminded Kira.
"And need I remind you once again that if you hadn't been thrown from your chair just seconds before that electric current passed through it, then you could very well be dead right now." exclaimed Bashir.
Everyone seemed to have forgotten about Odo because he continued to listen to Kira and Bashir argue about her health. Odo was horrified at the thought that his Kira could have been seriously injured or worse…
Jadzia seemed to remember Odo was in the room.
"Guys I don't mean to interrupt but I feel I need to remind you that we are not alone." said Jadzia.
Kira and Bashir suddenly realised that Odo was with them. For a brief instant Kira thought she saw a look of grief and shock cross Odo's face but it happened so fast that she didn't know if she had just imagined it.
"I'm sorry Odo. I forgot you were there." apologised Kira.
"That's alright, Major." replied Odo.
Jadzia and Bashir had finished their meal and went back to the field to continue planting. This left Kira and Odo alone. An awkward silence formed between the two. Use sure of what to do, Kira told Odo everything they had done since the Defiant crashed.
Odo had to admit he was impressed by the progress the crew had made. In a little over three months forty-eight people had managed to erect a durable shelter, start growing a decent crop, find possible medicines, and build the beginning of a decent running water system. It was quite impressive for a few dozen people to create with only a handful of resources at their disposal.
"Where is the Captain?" asked Odo.
"I think Sisko's overlooking the construction of the aqueduct system. I can take you to him." spoke Kira.
"That would be acceptable, Major. When do we depart?" calmly said Odo.
This is where the AU part starts. I wanted to do a scenario where Kira survived and having her thrown out of the chair was all I could think of. Tell me if anyone seems out of character. Comment if you like the story.