Jake and Nog's trip to Ferenginar is cut short by a Dominon attack. They are rescued in the nick of time by a ship they initially think is the Defiant, but is actually the USS Valiant. The Valiant is another Defiant-class ship, but this one was only meant to be a training vessel for the elite cadets on it. The commissioned officers were killed in action, leaving the group of cadets to run the ship. How will Jake and Nog handle life on the USS Lord of the Flies?