Story:Star Trek: Archer (fan film)/In the Line of Duty/Act One

ACT ONE

FADE IN

EXT-SPACE

(Note: Opening credits fall over opening scenes.)

The Archer is at high warp.

INT-BRIEFING ROOM

Taylor, Martin, Carlson, Sito, Mason, T'Shar, Williams and Carlson are looking at a Okudagram schematic diagram of the Olympia on one of the monitors. Taylor is standing next to the monitor..

TAYLOR: (re: monitor) The Starship USS Olympia she's a war-time Galaxy-Class refit, (beat) she was leading the ninth fleet when we were at Korvan II and she's currently under the command of Vice Admiral James Martin our first officer's father.

Everyone looks at Commander Martin.

MARTIN: (re: monitor) She was on a training mission with the ninth fleet when they received a distress call from Starbase 211 along the Cardassian Border, (beat) our mission is to rescue the crew off the ship and scuttle it.

Taylor chimes in.

TAYLOR: (To rest of senior staff) Now we may find the Olympia heavily damaged or we may find a lifeless hulk, (beat) but we've got a duty to help those in need.

The rest of the staff look at each other, when Sito chimed in.

SITO: (To Taylor) We're ready Captain.

Taylor smirks.

TAYLOR: (SMILES) Let's bring it.

CUT TO: EXT-SPACE

The Archer slows to Impulse speed as her nacelles come down to the flatten position.

INT-BRIDGE (RED ALERT)

Everyone is at their battle stations, as klaxons sound and red lights flash.

CARLSON (Pilot): (Off her console) Slowing to one-half Impulse speed now Captain.

Taylor is standing behind the helm station, looking at the viewer with her arms folded.

TAYLOR: (To Sito) Sito scan for any Federation signatures, (beat) if the Olympia is here I wanna know about it.

Sito inputs commands into the console.

SITO: Captain I'm picking a Federation signature its minimal and is coming from the middle of the asteroid field, (beat) checking sensors (smiles) it's the Olympia's signature transferring it to the helm.

Carlson looks at the helm.

CARLSON (Pilot): (turns to Taylor) I got the coordinates Captain setting course now.

EXT-SPACE

The Archer approaches the Olympia that is drifting and damaged.

INT-BRIDGE (Red Alert)

Viewer shows the Battle Damaged Starfleet vessel.