Apocalypse Rising
| "Apocalypse Rising" | |
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| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | James L. Conway |
| Written by |
Ira Steven Behr Robert Hewitt Wolfe |
| Featured music | Dennis McCarthy |
| Production code | 499 |
| Original air date | September 30, 1996 |
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"Apocalypse Rising" is the 99th episode of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the first episode of the fifth season.
Having learned from Odo that a Changeling has taken Gowron's form and is now in control of the Klingon empire, Sisko is ordered by Starfleet Command to expose the imposter. He, Odo, O'Brien, and Worf must get close enough to the false Gowron to expose him as a Changeling, and must pose as Klingons to do so. Julian Bashir is called upon to surgically alter them to that end (even Worf is altered so that his cranial ridges are different, to keep him from being recognized). Sisko is also given four metal spheres which, when activated, will emit radiation which will force any nearby Changeling to revert to its natural gelatinous state.
Sisko calls upon Gul Dukat, who had previously captured a Klingon Bird of Prey, which Sisko hopes can get them to Ty'Gokor, the heavily guarded headquarters of the Klingon military, undetected. On board the Bird of Prey, Worf trains the humans to behave like Klingons, while Dukat creates Klingon identities for each of the four, adding them to a list of candidates that will receive the Order of the Bat'leth, which is awarded by Gowron himself. Arriving at Ty'Gokor, Dukat transports them to the surface and leaves them to fend for themselves, as they will be able to leave Klingon space freely if they succeed and the war ends, or will be executed as spies if they fail.
The four arrive at the Hall of Warriors, where the ceremony has already begun, and try to blend in as best as they can - they take anti-intoxicants in advance to survive a night of drinking Klingon bloodwine. Soon General Martok, second in command to Gowron, arrives, indicating that Gowron will arrive soon. The four scramble to set up their emitters, not without some difficulty. O'Brien then encounters a problem: Martok seems to recognize him, though he is able to convince Martok that they fought in a battle together. The four finally set up the emitters, and Sisko is called to receive his award. He attempts to activate the emitters, but is knocked to the floor by Martok, who has finally recognized them and has them thrown in a security cell.
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