About a decade after the Dominion War, Cardassia and Bajor were more accepting of each other. Rascism towards the other was looked down upon among themselves and as time went by the Cardassians and Bajorans who together more often. Deep Space Nine became a hub not only for traffic in or from the Wormhole, but also for Cardassians who wanted to trade with the Beta Quadrant, just as well as Bajorans and other Alpha Quadrant races.
Mavek Senior was a Cardassian living on DS9 and was eventually appointed to handle any problems with Cardassian freighter captains that might arrive. Erzu Pati was a Bajoran Starfleet security officer posted on DS9. The two would eventually fall in love and conceive a child. The first Cardassain/Bajoran child not born out of shameful acts during the Occupation, but out of love between two equals. Arken Mavek embodied everything both Bajor and Cardassia were eventually striving for.
When Mavek turned 16 he decided he wanted to join Starfleet and did just so. Now fresh out of the academy, his career is about to begin.
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