O'Brien, Dax, Dr. Bashir, and their runabout are reduced in size while investigating an anomaly. However, when the Jem'Hadar attack and commandeer the Defiant, the trio are left with no choice but to take their miniature runabout inside the Defiant to help Sisko and the others retake the ship.

On a mission to recover a Federation informant from the Dominion world of Soukara, Dax is injured and Worf must choose between completing the mission or saving his wife. on DS9, O'Brien enlists Bashir's help to defeat Quark in a game of tongo.