For what seemed the twelfth hour, Captain Sisko hung blindfolded, chained, and suspended above a fiery sauna-like pit. He drew in his resolve.

"Whoever you are, I won't break this easily! Do you hear me? I've endured far, far worse than this.......hello?"

Below him, his vengeful captors feasted on Meatball Parmiagiono and Chili Cheese Fries with Chocolate Shakes.

"Will he be all right?"

"Quite so. The air has just enough humidity to keep one alive. Not that he'll notice."

"He really shouldn't have done what he did. He had this coming, taking from us what was ours without compensation."

"A toast then. To Captain Sisko on the road to Stovokahr."

"Here, here. To Captain Sisko, on the LONG fast that leads to Stovokahr."

After that, Bashir and O'Brien merely resumed eating. Inside the secured holosuite, Benjamin Sisko began to break.

"I must be losing my mind---I smell Pepperoni Pizza!"