Story:Starship Calisto/Death of A Neutron Star/Act Five

ACT FIVE

FADE IN

EXT-SPACE

Calisto speeds towards the neutron star, with the two remaining Romulan warbirds pursue them.

INT-CALISTO MAIN BRIDGE (RED ALERT)

The edge of the neutron star gets closer on the viewer.

ENS. CARLSON: RANGE FORTY-ONE METERS AND CLOSING!

Mason chimes in.

LT. MASON: Re-routing power to shields.

Captain Taylor activates the ship-wide.

CAPT. TAYLOR: All hands this is the Captain we're about to head into the Neutron Star, I want you all to remain calm and pray that we can get through this. All hands batten down the hatches secure all primary systems brace for impact!

Ship starts to shake.

LTCMDR. T'LAR: Gravimetric shears.

Ship shakes harder.

ENS. CARLSON: We've entered the outer edge!

Ship starts violently shaking now as the everyone hangs onto their consoles and the rails on the Bridge.

EXT-SPACE

Calisto is rocking back and forth and side to side as the heat starts to build up on the outer hull and the port nacelle housing, the Romulan ships can't stand the shears and are torn apart.

INT-CALISTO MAIN BRIDGE (RED ALERT)

Sparks erupts from the ceiling and the MSD.

LTJG. SITO: Both Romulan vessels have been destroyed!

Another shower of sparks erupts as Mason chimes in.

LT. MASON: SHIELDS HAVE FAILED, STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY DOWN TO TWENTY PERCENT!

More sparks erupt from the ceiling as coolant vents from the ceiling.

LTCMDR. T'LAR: HULL BREACHES ON DECKS FOUR-TWELVE!

CMDR. MARTIN: Emergency force fields are in place and holding.

Taylor hangs onto her chair.

CAPT. TAYLOR: Ensign standby for warp on my command.