[@Burning Kitty]"There's no way I'm going to join Origin," said Kira, "Much less become a Prior." "I'd listen to her if I were you." said a male voice, then in a flash of blue light Q appeared, propping against a bulkhead while wearing a Star Fleet Admiral's dress uniform. "In fact, nine years from now you'll lead the army that conquers Earth." "Not a chance." she responded. "Fine, then." responded Q. "If you don't believe me, ask your Prophets." He snapped his fingers and one of the Orbs appeared on the console in front of Kira. "They'll tell you the same thing." Kira reached out to touch the case, then looked at Q angrily. "Why are you even here, Q? Don't tell me this whole Origin thing is your doing." "Not in the slightest." replied Q. "This 'Orici' came here on her own. I'm merely here to guarantee that she doesn't become directly involved in battle, so it's a fair fight." "That sounds uncharacteristically generous of you." said Sisko. "Hardly." said Q. "If Adria wins this war, then by 2570 she will be strong enough to take on the Continuum. I can't let that happen." "Then why not just kill her now?" "Because, my dear Emissary, the Continuum frowns on the slaughter of lower lifeforms. But even if they didn't, this whole matter is very exciting. Rest assured that if she gets too powerful, we will deal with her, but you won't be around to see it. Now, I must go. There's a certain situation in the Delta Quadrant I need to look into." He looked at Munroe and winked. "But, before I go, I'd like to leave you with a present. Something to help you in your valiant struggle against the religious terrorist hoard." [@Dr Catfish]He snapped his fingers twice, the first time causing a flash a few thousand kilometers from DS9 which brought an apparently derelict station with it. The second made him disappear, with a quick "till we meet again" echoing around Ops for a few seconds.