1-11: Vortex

Starfleet assumes command of a remote outpost in the midst of major conflict following the end of a violent 50-year occupation.

When a stubborn Bajoran farmer refuses to give up his land, Kira is sent to negotiate.

Lwaxana Troi is one of several ambassadors to arrive in the midst of major station malfunctions.

A fast-spreading illness causes an aphasia throughout the station.

Miles is dismayed when Bajoran villagers believe his story telling can protect them from attack.