▁a ▁cave , ▁having ▁been ▁dead ▁for ▁about ▁three ▁years . ▁O ' B rien ▁( Col m ▁Mean ey ) ▁the or izes ▁that ▁the ▁energy ▁field ▁caused ▁their ▁communic ations ▁to ▁travel ▁through ▁time . ▁S isko ▁orders ▁them ▁to ▁collect ▁C us ak ' s ▁body ▁and ▁gives ▁her ▁a ▁proper ▁bur ial ▁back ▁on ▁Deep ▁Space ▁N ine ▁as ▁a ▁Star f le et ▁officer ▁and ▁trust ed ▁friend . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁Qu ark ▁( Ar min ▁Sh im erman ) ▁tal ks ▁O do ▁( R en é ▁A uber j ono is ) ▁into ▁prepar ing ▁an ▁extra v ag ant ▁celebr ation ▁to ▁end ▁his ▁first ▁month ▁with ▁Major ▁K ira ▁( N ana ▁Vis itor ). ▁He ▁tells ▁J ake ▁S isko ▁( C ir roc ▁Lo ft on ), ▁who ▁is ▁writing ▁a ▁story ▁about ▁crim inals , ▁that ▁while ▁O do ▁is ▁occupied ▁he ▁will ▁sell ▁rare ▁cry st als ▁for ▁profit . ▁However , ▁O do ▁dec ides ▁to ▁change ▁his ▁rom antic ▁evening ▁for ▁the ▁following ▁night , ▁ru ining ▁Qu ark ' s ▁plan . ▁T aking ▁pity ▁on ▁him , ▁O do ▁dec ides ▁to ▁let ▁him ▁off ▁this ▁one ▁time ▁and ▁has ▁his ▁evening ▁with ▁K ira ▁when ▁he ▁originally ▁planned . ▁ ▁F ict ional ▁space craft ▁designs ▁The ▁sh utt le ▁of ▁the ▁Def i ant ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Ch aff ee ▁sh utt le craft ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁Star ship ▁Sp ot ter