st representds9 represent01 02 emissary ( stardate represent 46379 . 1 ) this be the pilot episode of deep space nine and the 3rd new series in the world of star trek . we begin with in stardate 43997 during the first borg attack on earth in the tng episode the best of both world and where we see the soon to be commander sisko ( play by avery brook ) a an officer on one of the federation ship try to attack the borg cube ( under the command of the newly assimilate picard now know a the borg locutus ) . in the process the saratoga be destroy and along with his wife ( however his son jake do survive ) . now and forward 3 year to the present sisko be offer the command of the remote station deep space nine and which be situate on the edge of federation space and a station that only until recently belong to the cardassians . the station also orbit planet bajor and a planet that have just gain independence from the aforementioned cardassians . the bajorans and a a federation protectorate and allow the federation to control the station and though they have their officer there ( include the hot temper major kira nerys ) . also along for the ride be dr. bashir and the shape shift constable odo and the sneaky ferengi quark ( who own a bar on the station ) and the trill jadzia dax ( who know sisko from a previous body the trill inhabit ) and and the newly promote chief obrien ( from the tng enterprise ) and his family . while sikso and crew must bring the station up to speck and they start investigate an anomaly one that will have far repercussion for this sector of the galaxy . at the same time and sisko must deal with his own nemesis and that of picard ( whom he associate with the death of his wife ) who come to the station . sisko must also decide whether to stay a commander of deep space nine . a worthy introduction to a new ( and darker ) star trek world .