DEEP SPACE NINE: "Shattered Mirror" - REV. 2/15/96 - ACT TWO    15.

18   CONTINUED:

	The screen comes alive with a SCHEMATIC of the Defiant.

					O'BRIEN
			Recognize her?

					SISKO
				(the last thing he expected)
			The Defiant.

					O'BRIEN 
			During our last encounter, when I
			"visited" your station...
				(pleased)
			... I took a moment and downloaded
			as many of your computer files as
			I could. Figured they'd come in
			handy one day. And they have.
				(a beat, then serious)
			You see, captain, taking Terok Nor
			was one thing... keeping it, now
			that's the tricky part. The
			Alliance fleet is already on its
			way and when they get here, I want
			to give them a proper welcome.

	Sisko looks over the blueprints carefully. He
	understands what O'Brien has in mind.

					SISKO
			These schematics look complete.
			If you want to build another
			Defiant, you don't need my help.

					O'BRIEN
			We've already built her. But
			every time we power up the
			engines, the whole ship damn near
			shakes itself apart.

					SISKO
			We had the same trouble. It's a
			powerful ship.

					O'BRIEN
			Well, right now it's a little too
			powerful for its own good. So how
			did you solve the problem?