The presence of the child having been in the Bajoran sector,invokes the interest of the Pariah The fire cave worm hole alien's, Durass, Kyi Wynn appear to to Sisko and Picard expressing interest in the child, and attempt to get Sisko to bring them the child, telling him the child will bring destruction, Sisko resists the Pariah's presence and they vanish, in place of the worm hole alien's who appear in the form of  Jaziah Dax and Sisko's deceaced wife Jenn, Sisko becomes aware of the importance of Ba'Lanna's child through these two visions of which Picard witnesses.