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Synopsis:
In the shuttlecraft
Copernicus, Spock, Uhura, and Sulu are en-route to Starbase 25 to
deliver a stasis box a rare artifact of the Slaver culture which
stops time inside so any object can last forever. The now-extinct
Slavers used these objects to carry weapons, valuables, and other
scientific instruments and data. The boxes can detect each other
and evidence shows that another device is located nearby. Spock
begins to investigate. The shuttle lands on an ice planet where
hostile Kzinti lie in ambush with an empty stasis box. The Kzinti
once controlled the entire empire but now are bound to keeping
peace. However, many Kzinti still take part in raiding Federation
shipping and seek Slaver weapons to regain control of their
empire.
The Kzinti take the shuttle
crew hostage in an effort to take the box and its contents. The
Kzinti leader obtains the weapon, but while tampering with it he
enables the crew to escape. Spock steals back the weapon, but
Uhura is recaptured. After Sulu creates an explosion with the
weapon, it is recaptured by the Kzinti, who are killed when the
device self-destructs. |