SHORT STORY
"Second star to the right..."
Attribution
Series:	Deep Space Nine
Author(s):	Judith Reeves-Stevens and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
Publication information
Printed:	The Lives of Dax
Pages:	3-39 (trade)
Chronology
Date:	2374 & 2375

Contents 1 Summary 2 References 2.1 Characters 2.2 Locations 2.3 Starships 2.4 Species 2.5 States and organizations 2.6 Other 3 Related Stories 4 Connections

SummaryEdit

Ezri Dax opens up to Vic Fontaine, revealing for the first time the full story of how she ended up with the Dax symbiont.

ReferencesEdit

CharactersEdit

Dax • Ezri Dax • Brinner Finok • Vic Fontaine • Odo • Raymer • Franklin Solon • T'pek

Referenced only 

Amber • Julian Bashir • Audrid Dax • Curzon Dax • Emony Dax • Jadzia Dax • Joran Dax • Tobin Dax • Torias Dax • Jimmy Durante • Felix • Kira Nerys • James T. Kirk • Morn • Miles O'Brien • Quark • Raifi • Frank Sinatra • Benjamin Sisko • Jake Sisko • Norvo Tigan • Yanas Tigan • Jayvin Vod • Kasidy Yates

LocationsEdit

Bajoran system • Deep Space 9 • Quark's

Referenced only 

Africa • Bajor • Caesar's Palace • Earth • Golden Nugget • Las Vegas • Las Vegas Strip • Sappora VII • Silver Slipper • Trill • Utopia Planitia

StarshipsEdit

USS Destiny

SpeciesEdit

Bajoran • Changeling • Human • Trill • Vulcan

Referenced only 

Betazoid • Cardassian • Ferengi • Jem'Hadar • Klingon • Saurian • Trikon

States and organizationsEdit

Bajoran Militia • Dominion • Founders • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets

Referenced only 

Klingon Defense Force • Regimental Volunteers • Starfleet Academy • Starfleet Command • Trill Symbiosis Commission

OtherEdit

1962 • 2053 • bar mitzvah • bloodwine • bloodkill • Buck Rogers • Creator of All Things • dabo girl • Dominion War • Emergency Medical Hologram • First Screening • Flash Gordon • holosuite • Kobayashi Maru scenario • Man in the Moon • Neverland • Orb • raktajino • Saurian brandy • samsit • Siege of Las Vegas • transtator • Trikon brainwipe chamber • Young Electric Sign Company • World War III

Related StoriesEdit

• "Tears of the Prophets" (DS9 episode)
• "Shadows and Symbols" (DS9 episode)
• "Ninety-three Hours" (DS9 short story)

This SNW story is an alternate version of Ezri's tale.

ConnectionsEdit

published order
Previous story: first story	The Lives of Dax	Next story: First Steps
chronological order
Previous Adventure: The Left Hand of Destiny, Book Two	Pocket	Next Adventure: ... and straight on 'til morning
The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2375. The Pocket Books Timeline places events from this story in one other timeframe:
Previous Adventure: Ninety-three Hours	2374 Section 1 and 6	Next Adventure: Orphans