| I,
as Resa, was on DS9 as part of a landing party. A
large, lifeless ship had arrived through the
wormhole and we were going to check it out. So
far, our group consisted of Kira, Odo, and
myself... we needed one more. As we reached the
Promenade, we looked up and saw Bashir leaning
against the railing watching us. Kira asked, "Are
you coming?" He nodded once. The dream jumped and we found ourselves
on the ship. There was an odd feeling about the
place and a strange smell lingered in the air. We
had beamed in just outside the doorway to a
semi-large room. Walking slowly, we investigated
the room. Inside, there were large box-shaped
things that came up to our shoulders. On each
side was a black monitor. The walls were also
covered with different sized monitors... all
silent and black.
Each time I passed one of the
viewers, I felt weaker... as though they were
sapping my energy. One caught my attention and I
stopped to stare into it. The shadow of a young
boy moved inside the monitor and disappeared. I
put my hand up to the glass and it went through.
I quickly tried to withdraw my hand, but
something held onto it. After some struggle, I
was finally able to pull it out. I called out to
Kira, who happened to be the closest, and
reported what had just happened. She and Odo
approached to investigate while Bashir and I
returned to the doorway to wait.
After a while, Kira called out
for me. I left Bashir and, after talking to Kira
and Odo, walked back toward the doorway. As I
passed the monitors, I began to feel sick...
pains everywhere. I leaned against one of the
boxes and gasped for air. As I touched the box,
it felt as though my head had exploded and I
dropped to the ground in pain. Everything was
flashing and I couldn't see anything around me. I
called out to Bashir for help. Running over, he
opened his medical tricorder and checked my
vitals... pulse racing... shock... pain.... I
tried to get up and, as he attempted to keep me
still, I explained I needed to get away from the
boxes and back to safety of the hallway.
Kira and Odo returned as we
made it out of the room. They had found something
and insisted we needed to leave the ship as
quickly as possible. The shadow of the boy
flashed by again. Kira tapped her comm badge to
request a beam out.
I was beamed onto a bio bed and
Bashir quickly approached as warning lights
appeared on the scanners.
Blackout.
I found myself back on the
ship, as a combination of Resa and myself. This
time, it wasn't empty. I was in their habitat
section, which was designed almost like a dorm...
and I was a high school senior. I don't remember
much except that I walked around the hallways and
noticed someone's door was open. I looked in and
saw a girl arguing with a guy... trying her best
to kick him out. The guy noticed me as I walked
into the room. Angry at my interference, he tried
to punch me... but I caught the punch. Glaring, I
said, "That was really dumb, wasn't
it?" I don't remember his reply, but he
ran from the room... afraid.
Blackout.
Hours had passed and, for some
reason, I had to get out of the habitat section
in a hurry. Alarms were sounding and everyone was
rushing for the exits. There was no way I could
make it down the stairs... as they were packed
with so many people trying to escape the section.
There was no elevator.
The stairwell was surrounded by
a protective metal cage, which ran from the top
floor all the way to the ground. I jumped onto
the cage from one of the landings and began to
climb down to safety as fast as I could... mostly
sliding and holding on to make sure I wouldn't
fall out of control. Suddenly, someone [sounding
a lot like Bashir] called my name from above. I
looked up, but couldn't see a face. They told me
to climb up quickly. I don't know why, but I
suddenly sensed danger below... as though
everyone fleeing in that direction would be
killed. I began to climb up as fast as I could...
not using my legs, just my arms. About half way
up, I was starting to get tired.
End.
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