<strong>Name/Rank:</strong>Lieutenant Thera Regina-Garak<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Cardassia<br/><strong>Activity:</strong>Answering a hail<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Open<br/><hr/><br/>"Admiral Quinn sir, what can I do for you?" The face of the Trill on the screen looked grave, and almost immediately Thera was on edge. The Admiral began to explain about there being some problems with the Bajoran Wormhole, apparently there were strange fluctuations in the stability, almost as if someone was attacking it from<em>inside</em>. This news concerned Thera greatly, and she called for her husband, inquiring whether or not she could go with him to Bajor when he attended the peace treaty signing with Counsellor Damar.<br/><br/>Of course, Garak was concerned about having her coming with them, due to her<em>condition</em>, but after reassurances from both her<em>and</em>the Admiral, he acquiesced. It wasn't unusual for Thera to get what she wanted from her husband, but ever since finding out about their little miracle, he'd been<em>-for lack of a better phrase-</em>rather protective of her. Hell, he didn't even let her go to the<em>hospital</em>on her own, and whenever she went to work, he<em>always</em>made sure that she had at least<em>one</em>guard on her.<br/><br/>They were due to leave on Garak's flagship the<em>C.U.V Tain</em>the next day, and though Thera hadn't actually been<em>off</em>-world since having married her mate in the traditional Cardassian way, she couldn't say that she was excited to be going to Bajor on her first off-world trip. A trip that could<em>possibly</em>end with her being recalled into Starfleet. She<em>was</em>however, quite excited by the idea of heading to Deep Space Nine afterwards to see her best friend, maybe then Garak would<em>trust</em>the young doctor to give her a check-up and not keep her in his sights at<em>all</em>times.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Whilst Damar and Garak were meeting with the Kai, Thera made her way towards Sisko's house. It wasn't too far from where the treaty meeting was being held, but it was far enough that Garak wanted her to take a<em>guard</em>in case of dissidents. Admittedly, there<em>were</em>times when it<em>really</em>annoyed her, but she understood that her husband just wanted to keep her and their child safe. Upon arriving at the absolutely<em>beautiful</em>little house, she instructed the guard to wait outside, saying that there was<em>nothing</em>dangerous in the house, unless the guard counted a baby as<em>dangerous</em>.<br/><br/>As she walked up the path, the bright red door opened, revealing one Kasidy Sisko with a baby in her arms. "Thera!" She beamed. Thera smiled and stepped towards her, pulling her into a hug and wiggling her finger at the infant in the other woman's arms. It was amazing really, how Thera went from being<em>suspicious</em>of the former freighter captain, to being protective of her when she found out that the other was with child. She guessed it was something to do with the pride mentality of her feline side. "How are you Kass?" Thera asked.<br/><br/>The two of them spoke for a while, before Kasidy asked the question that was absolutely<em>burning</em>in her mind. "Not that I'm not grateful for the company Thera, but...why are you here?" She asked. Thera inhaled deeply and let it out slowly, before placing her teacup on the table and folded her hands in her lap. "Is Ben around?" Kasidy raised an eyebrow and motioned to the shed in the large garden, the place that he'd dubbed his<em>Man Cave</em>. Thera thanked the other woman, and stood from the chair and headed out to the shed, where she knocked on the door.<br/><br/>When it opened, it was clear that Sisko expected to see his wife stood there, but when he saw Thera, his eyes widened and a huge smile spread over his face. "Thera!" The Shifter chuckled and allowed herself to be pulled into a tight hug. "Careful! Careful Ben," she said. At her warning, Sisko pulled back and frowned, before Thera chuckled and put her hand on her stomach. Sisko looked down at her hand, and then looked up with even<em>more</em>surprise on his face. "Congratulations Lieutenant Regina-Garak!" He gushed. He asked her to give him a few minutes whilst he sorted something out, telling her that he'd meet her back in the house when he was done.<br/><br/>With a nod, the Shifter made her way back to the house and waited. Ten minutes later, Sisko arrived and gave his wife a peck on the cheek, his son a kiss on the forehead and then turned to Thera, who was now looking quite grave. "What's wrong?" He asked. Thera gave a sigh and began to explain about the fluctuations that had been documented in the Wormhole, asking whether he'd received any<em>visions</em>from the prophets to explain what these<em>fluctuations</em>were. Sisko shook his head, saying that he hadn't had<em>any</em>visions from the prophets since what had happened in the fire caves, though at the same time he hadn't been<em>searching</em>for them either.<br/><br/>Thera nodded and asked him whether it was possible that the Dominion Fleet that the Prophets made<em>disappear</em>, was trying to find its way back, as it was either<em>that</em>or Dukat's possession by Pah-Wraith had done more damage than they<em>thought</em>. After a while, the door was knocked and Kasidy opened it to reveal the Cardassian Guard that had been charged with protecting Thera, who said that he'd been contacted by Counsellor Damar. They were ready to leave for Deep Space Nine, and were waiting for Thera's arrival. At hearing this, Thera said her goodbyes to the Sisko's and made her way towards the skimmer with her guard.<br/><br/>It didn't take them long to get to the beam-out point, and when they did Garak's gaze roamed over her as if he was checking her for injuries. Thera rolled her eyes good-naturedly, but still held out her hand for the traditional Cardassian show of affection. The trio beamed up to the<em>Tain</em>, and started towards Deep Space Nine.<br/><br/><strong>Edited:</strong><em>Added extra story to allow for continuation in the <strong>Deep Space Nine</strong> thread</em>