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The da Vincis latest mission involves bringing precious cargo to the Mu Arae systeman entire world that, through a miraculous feat of engineering, is being stored in a small, pyramidshaped box. Unfortunately, a hostile species wants the pyramidand its amazing technologyfor itself, and wont hesitate to go through the da Vinci to get it. To make matters worse, the caretaker of the world is in critical condition in sickbay. The S.C.E. must figure out the secret of the planetinabox before its destroyed

In Small World, the crew of the USS da Vinci is sent to come to the aid of Araneus, a Koas whose ship is destroyed as he attempts to bring a piece of very precious cargo to Federation space. That cargo is Araneus's home world, Koa. Through a miraculous feat of engineering, the planet is being stored in a small, pyramid-shaped box. Unfortunately, a hostile species, the Silgov, wants the pyramid and it's amazing technology for itself, believing that the technology can be used to fashion a weapon. In a race against time, the S.C.E. must decipher the secrets of the planet-in-a-box before they are destroyed themselves.