Story:Star Trek: Challenger/Shakedown Cruise/Act Five

ACT FIVE

FADE IN

EXT-SPACE

The Warbird fires off several volleys of disruptor blots hitting the hullplating making it flicker on the hull.

INT-BRIDGE (TACTICAL ALERT)

(BANG!)

RUBIN (Off his console) Hullplating down to seventy percent.

(BOOM!)

TAYLOR (to Rubin) Torpedoes full spread!

Rubin inputs commands into his console and presses the fire button.

CUT TO: EXT-SPACE

Challenger fires a full spread of photonic torpedoes, one misses the warbird but the two strikes the port wing and the forward section of the Warbird causing explosions to erupt along the hits.

INT-BRIDGE (TACTICAL ALERT)

SUTHERLAND: We're being hailed audio only.

Taylor gets up from the command chair.

TAYLOR (tensed) (nods) On speakers.

Sutherland inputs commands into the console.

TAYLOR This is Marcia Taylor Captain of the United Earth Starship Challenger, (beat) What you've done is an act of war against my people!

ROMULAN COMMANDER (OC) What my people will be happy to see your race die off, (beat) Unless you give me the time acceleration device I will spare you and your crew.

TAYLOR I'll have to speak with my crew first.

ROMULAN COMMANDER You have two of your hours.

Channel closes.

EXT-SPACE

Challenger is nose to nose with the Romulan ship.