The Orb and the Bajoran Government

Rai had the Orb packaged and prepared for the Bajoran government. He waited for the low level government officials with Commander Tal'Ara at Cargo Bay 12.

Tal'Ara stood there with the Captain.

"I'm glad they have finally decided to take this thing off our hands," she said.

"They don't want it anymore than we do, honestly," he said to Tal, before the two squat Bajoran officials were within earshot. He had introduced himself to them, and prepared to make the exchange. He felt thoroughly confident letting Tal'Ara handle the Orb, there's nothing the Romulans could possibly want with a volatile hunk of Bajoran rock, or so he figured.

Tal'Ara handled the Orb's protective casing carefully and handed it over to the Bajoran officials.

"Enjoy," she said sarcastically.

Rai and Tal'Ara watched them depart with the orb on an armed runabout. Not but an hour later, Rai received information at Command that the runabout was destroyed, and the energy pattern led back to Ferengi space.