Located perilously near the Cardassian border, the turbulent region of space known as the Badlands has been an interstellar hazard to navigation, for at least two generations. Many starships have been lost amidst its violent plasma storms, but the true danger may only be beginning! Armed with Janeway's hard-won knowledge, Captain Benjamin Sisko must deal with the exposed threat once and for all. But first the U.S.S. Defiant must battle both the Dominion and the Romulan Empire for control of an unleashed power source that could devastate the entire Alpha Quadrant!