Children of Time story

ds95x22 · 1997-05-05

An accident causes the crew to meet their own descendants - and presents them with an ethical dilemma. Directed by: Allan Kroeker. Story by: Gary Holland and Ethan H. Calk.

14 total · 4 choice · 3 major · 7 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
sacrifice for a loved one choice future Odo sacrificed 8000 friends for to save Kira
time travel choice Defiant crew was poised to be tossed 200 years into the past
time traveler's dilemma choice If Defiant crew did not preserve their descendants
what if I found myself in the past choice The Defiant crew was on the verge of being tossed 200 years into the past.
romantic love major future Odo confessed to Kira that he had always loved her
the calculus of human life major if the Defiant went back to space station to save Kira's life, then 8000 people on the planet stood to wink out of existence
what if I met my distant descendant major The Defiant crew met their distant descendants from another time line.
destiny minor Kira argued that letting the colonists die would be cheating fate.
euthanasia minor Worf was asked to mercy kill his alternate timeline descendants
expressing feelings minor Odo's trouble with telling Kira his feelings came to a head