 At a location other than on the bridge of the Defiant, Major Kira and Odo make their own way off the ship when they are under an overwhelming attack by The Jem Hadar and boarded. Instead of taking them back through the wormhole, Odo returns to a nebulae they once passed, where he s found others like himself. Meanwhile, having made their way back through the wormhole, the rest of the crew tries to deal with someone who calls himself one of the Founders, preaching peace and proposing a treaty between the Federation and the Dominion.