Such Great Patience's (ENT episode)

Such Great Patience's is the 6th episode of Star Trek: Continues Continues Season 1.
==Synopsis==
While on a exploration mission the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise encounters a huge alien spacecraft. Commander Scott Keller comes aboard to lead an exploratory team to the alien ship. Keller and the others come face to face with an alien. Genderless yet sophisticated in design, it moves gracefully with large eyes unblinking.
==Script Chapters==
===Teaser===
FADE IN
EXT-UNCHARTED SECTOR OF FEDERATION SPACE
Enterprise is at impulse speed.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE SICKBAY
Doctor Carlson is working at one of the medical consoles when the doors opened and Lieutenant Carlson enters. 
DR. CARLSON: Kara this is a surprise what can I do for you? 
KARA: I couldn't sleep well. 
He pats the bio-bed and Kara sits on it as Doctor Carlson gets his medical tricorder and scans his sister. 
DR. CARLSON: When did you start noticing these headaches? 
KARA: Since we entered this sector. 
He looks at the medical tricorder. 
DR. CARLSON: Elevated dopamine levels huh. 
KARA: Is something wrong? 
DR. CARLSON: I'm not sure but I've got fourteen crewmen complaining about the same thing and it all started when we entered this sector of space.
KARA: That's strange.
DR. CARLSON: Yes it is strange.
Doctor Carlson gets a hypospray and injects his sister with it. 
DR. CARLSON: This should help with the headaches but if they get worse I want you to come see me. 
KARA: Alright thanks Steven. 
Kara gets off the bio-bed and leaves sickbay.
EXT-UNEXPLORED SECTOR OF FEDERATION SPACE
Enterprise is at impulse speed.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
Captain Branson is in the captain's chair. 
CAPT. BRANSON (re: PADD): Thank you Ensign. 
He hands the PADD back to the young officer. 
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: We're the first manned vessel to be here.
Then the sensors start going crazy.
LTJG. T'LAR: Sir sensors are picking up something strange on long range. 
CAPT. BRANSON: What is it?
T'Lar studies her scanner scope.
LTJG. T'LAR: Unknown.
Then Lieutenant Mitchell reports.
LTJG. MITCHELL: I'm getting it as well on my navigational sensors whatever it is it's massive.
Captain Branson gets up from the Captain's chair and walks in front of the helm and navigational stations.
CAPT. BRANSON: On screen.
Transparent viewer shows the nebula opening up as a vessel starts to emerge from it.
CAPT. BRANSON: RED ALERT, DEFLECTORS UP! 
Lights dim and klaxons blare as the crew assume their battle stations. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Back us off Lieutenant. 
LT. CARLSON: Aye, sir. 
Lieutenant Carlson inputs commands into the helm station.
EXT-SPACE
Enterprise starts to back off as the larger vessel dwarfs the Jefferies-class vessel.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Viewer shows the large vessel. 
LTCMDR. IVANOVA (Surprised): Whoa that thing is huge what is it? 
LTJG. T'LAR: Unknown Commander our scans can't punch through their hull. 
'EXT-SPACE
The small Enterprise is over the large alien vessel. 
[END OF TEASER, FADE OUT]
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Theme Song:
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CAPTAIN BRANSON'S [voice over]: Space. The final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life
and new civilizations, to boldly go where no one has gone before
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Enterprise leaps into warp.
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STAR TREK: CONTINUES
A STAR TREK FAN FILM PRODUCTION
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BASED UPON STAR TREK CREATED BY: GENE RODDENBERRY
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The Enterprise flies over a gas giant's rings.
JARVIS DAVIDSON 
 AS
CAPT. JOHN BRANSON
The Enterprise flies by an asteroid
FELECIA LINKOUS
 AS
LTCMDR. ZHASA IVANOVA
The Enterprise flies by Mars 
KEVIN REGAN
 AS
LTJG. JACK MASON
FERNE MYERS
 AS
LTCMDR. STEPHANIE WILLIAMS
USS Enterprise is flying next to a comet
DELENA "DEE" LUSK
 AS
LTJG. KARA CARLSON
JACOB ELLIOT
 AS
DR. STEVEN CARLSON
The Enterprise flies under a Pioneer-Class vessel
SADIE BRICKHOUSE
 AS
LTJG. JULIA SMITH
The Enterprise flies by a planet as the sunsets 
BECKY ELLIOT
 AS
LTJG. T'LAR
The Enterprise flies by Earth and her warp nacelles power up and she leaps into warp.
CREATED BY:
JARVIS DAVIDSON & JEREMY REGAN
===Act 1===
FADE IN
EXT-UNCHARTED SECTOR OF FEDERATION SPACE
Enterprise is over the larger unknown vessel.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM [RED ALERT]
[EPISODE NOTES: OPENING CREDITS FALL OVER OPENING SCENES]
The wall monitor shows the office of Fleet Admiral Alice Ozawa.
FLT ADM. OZAWA [monitor]: What's your take, Captain?
CAPT. BRANSON: I'm convinced now that the sounds coming from that alien ship are giving the crew headaches. 
FLT ADM. OZAWA (Monitor): And you don't consider that a threat?
CAPT. BRANSON (Confused): What the large ship outside our front door or the migraines? 
FLT ADM. OZAWA (Monitor): The Migraines
CAPT. BRANSON: Right now Doctor Carlson is helping the crew with their headaches but they look like they're subsiding. 
FLT ADM. OZAWA (Monitor): Aren't you being a little pie in the sky, Captain? I mean this noise is coming from an alien ship that you know nothing about 
CAPT. BRANSON: Isn't that why we're out here exploring? 
VICE ADM. OZAWA (Monitor): I'm dispatching the U.S.S. Yorktown to your position they'll be delivering scientists
CAPT. BRANSON: Very well we'll be waiting ma'am Enterprise out. 
Transmission ends. 
EXT-UNCHARTED SECTOR OF FEDERATION SPACE
The U.S.S. Yorktown emerges from warp and parks next to the Enterprise.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE TRANSPORTER ROOM
Commander Keller beams aboard the Enterprise as Captain Branson and Commander Ivanova are waiting. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Commander Keller welcome aboard the Enterprise I'm John Branson Commanding officer. 
They shake hands. 
LTCMDR. KELLER: Captain Branson how'd you keep Rear Admiral Tucker's Alpha Commandos off this mission? 
CAPT. BRANSON: I said a welcome wagon with a gun doesn't make a very good first impression. 
They leave the transporter room. 
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CORRIDOR [RED ALERT]
They're walking through the corridor. 
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: I'll have our chief science officer send you the data on what we were able to get from when we first encountered it. 
LTCMDR. KELLER: Why is your ship at red alert. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Because we're in front of a hostile vessel that's not answering our hails. 
Commander Keller turns to him. 
LTCMDR. KELLER: I need you to discontinue red alert. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Why? 
LTCMDR. KELLER: We can't risk that this thing could act hostile. 
CAPT. BRANSON (to com): Branson to Bridge stand down from red alert. 
Lights brighten up. 
LTCMDR. KELLER: Thank you. 
He walks away. 
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: Why is he such a jerk? 
CAPT. BRANSON: I don't know Z but whatever is going on I don't like it. 
He follows him as Ivanova follows.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM
The senior staff are around the table as Captain Branson, Commander Ivanova, and Commander Scott Miller walks into the room. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Everyone this is Lieutenant Commander Scott Keller from the Starfleet Science Division. 
LTCMDR. KELLER: So what can you tell me about this vessel? 
LTJG. T'LAR: Our sensors cannot penetrate its outer hull to get a life form reading. 
LTCMDR. KELLER: What are their weapons? 
LT. MASON: Unknown tactical sensors can't get a reading. 
LTCMDR. KELLER: Well we'll have to send over an away team. 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: The transporter sensors can't get a lock so anyone who beams over will be stuck there. 
CAPT. BRANSON: I'm not risking an away team till we fix the transporters. 
LTCMDR. KELLER: Then we'll take a shuttle over. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Didn't you hear me I'm not risking a landing party till I know what we're dealing with. 
LTCMDR. KELLER: Captain Branson I've read your service record and I'm not playing it safe this is the biggest science discovery of a lifetime, there could be some technology that could help us defend ourselves from either a Klingon or Romulan invasion in the near future so we're going over there. 
He leaves as Captain Branson crosses his arms.
EXT-UNCHARTED SECTOR OF FEDERATION SPACE 
Both Enterprise and Yorktown are over the large alien vessel.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS BEDROOM AREA
John is laying on the bed as Jessica is next to him.
JESSICA: Can't sleep?
John looks over at her.
JOHN [sighs]: No its Commander Miller he doesn't seem to care about the risks of going over to that vessel.
Jessica looks at her husband.
JESSICA: He's a bit stubborn about science and discovery.
John looks over at her.
JOHN: Yeah.
They embrace.
EXT-UNCHARTED SECTOR OF FEDERATION SPACE
Same shot.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM
The senior staff are around the table.
LTJG. T'LAR: So far nothing has come from the sensor reading we have been able to take of the vessel the outer hull is too dense.
CAPT. BRANSON: Can we tow it?
LT. MASON: Negative the tractor can't lock onto it.
LTCMDR. KELLER: Well we'll have to go inside it and get some scans ourselves.
Everyone looks at him.
LTCMDR. KELLER: What?
LT. MASON: Sensors can't get a good read on how many people are onboard the alien vessel we could be walking into a hostile situation.
CAPT. BRANSON: Agreed.
LTCMDR. KELLER: Captain need I remind you that Starfleet Science Department put me in charge of this operation?
CAPT. BRANSON: No you don't need to remind me Commander but I'm in charge of this ship and its boarding party and if I say boarding is a no go then its a no go, you're just going to have to make due with sensor logs and recordings.
Keller hits the table.
LTCMDR. KELLER: THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH!
CAPT. BRANSON: If you were a member of my crew I would have you thrown into the brig for your outburst Commander!
LTCMDR. KELLER: Well I'm not a member of your crew Captain and I will get aboard that vessel one way or another.
He storms out of the briefing room.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Charming fellow.
CAPT. BRANSON: If you say so Steph continue to try to scan the inside of the vessel, I want to know if its safe to send over a boarding party or not dismissed.
The senior staff leaves the briefing room.
EXT-UNCHARTED SECTOR OF FEDERATION SPACE
The Enterprise and Yorktown are side by side over the large alien vessel.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
CAPT. BRANSON: T'Lar anything?
T'Lar turns to report.
LTJG. T'LAR: Our sensors still cannot penetrate the hull of the vessel.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: So still a no go?
CAPT. BRANSON: Yeah still a no go.
Then Lieutenant Smith turns to report.
LTJG. SMITH: Captain we're being hailed by Starfleet Command its Admiral Kevlar Garth at Starbase Six.
CAPT. BRANSON: On screen.
Transparent viewer changed to the office of Admiral Kevlar Garth on the Federation Sigma-class base Starbase Six.
CAPT. BRANSON: Admiral Garth what can I do for you?
ADM. GARTH (viewer): Captain I just got off the com with Commander Keller and he says that you are refusing to send over a boarding party to an alien vessel?
CAPT. BRANSON: Yes, sir I made the choice not to send over a boarding party due to the lack of information on the inside of the vessel, it would be too risky to send over a boarding party without the Intel we need.
ADM. GARTH (viewer): Captain you're ordered to follow Commander Keller's orders to the letter but I don't blame you if you are wanting to play it safe, but right now we can't afford to play it safe not after losing 1100,000 people at the Battle of the Binary Stars in 2256
CAPT. BRANSON: Understood sir.
ADM. GARTH (viewer): Keep me informed Garth out.
Transmission ends.
CAPT. BRANSON: Z meet the Commander in the shuttle bay you'll be taking a marine dropship take every precaution.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA (nods): Aye, sir.
Commander Ivanova, Lieutenant Mason, and Lieutenant T'Lar leaves the bridge enters the turbo-lift and heads down to the main shuttle bay.
EXT-FEDERATION SPACE
The Marine Dropship heads towards the unknown alien vessel. 
INT-MARINE DROPSHIP CANOPY
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: Alright Foehammer take us in nice and slow. 
She walks to the aft compartment. 
INT-AFT COMPARTMENT
The landing party is gearing up. 
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: Alright we may encounter some strange things its best that we don't touch anything unless the egg heads tell us its not dangerous, set phasers to stun but be ready to change them incase its not enough. 
She checks her type-II phaser and puts it in the holster. 
LTCMDR. KELLER: You won't be needing your weapons Commander. 
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: Landing party protocols Commander we're not to board an unknown vessel or planet surface unarmed unless the people tell us we're not allowed to have them. 
LTCMDR. KELLER: This is a historic find I'm not going to have you and your crewmen ruin it. 
CMDR. IVANOVA: I'm sorry but orders are orders. 
EXT-SPACE 
The Marine dropship lands on top of the alien vessel. 
INT-AFT COMPARTMENT
Lieutenant Mason opens the bottom hatch and then gets a breach charge ring and activates it. 
LT. MASON: Fire in the hole. 
He sends it down and it blows up. 
LTCMDR. KELLER: You just ruined a ancient alien vessel Lieutenant. 
LT. MASON: Oops your welcome. 
He gets out a stun grenade and drops it and it goes off. 
LTCMDR. KELLER (Annoyed): Take an atmosphere reading. Heavy silicon compounds, large concentrations of xenon and argon. 
LTJG. T'LAR (Off the scanner): Traces of carbon, helium; parts per million asbestos. 
LTCMDR. KELLER: Not breathable, but it's not gonna corrode our suits either. 
CMDR. IVANOVA: You still wanna go inside? 
LTCMDR. KELLER: Try to stop me Commander. 
INT-ALIEN VESSEL CORRIDOR 
The landing party enters the alien vessel. 
LTCMDR. KELLER (to com): Am I supposed to say somethin' for mankind here? Somethin', somethin' important. 
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
Captain Branson walks to the ops and helm stations. 
CAPT. BRANSON (to com): Got something in mind? 
INT-ALIEN VESSEL CORRIDOR
LTCMDR. KELLER (to com): This is big, dark, and I'm very happy to be here. 
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: Well this is what Starfleet is all about Commander. 
LTCMDR. KELLER: Commander, somebody has to stay here and attach a permanent hatch here. You and the landing party are carrying guns, I'd prefer if you and them stayed on the dropship. 
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: What out of the question Commander you're not going alone. 
LTCMDR. KELLER: My mission my rules Commander I'll take Lieutenant T'Lar with me but she'll have to hand you her weapon. 
Lieutenant T'Lar removes her type-2 phaser and hands it to Lieutenant Mason and both Keller and T'Lar head out. 
LTCMDR. IVANOVA (annoyed): Arrogant son of a bitch. 
LTCMDR. KELLER: I heard that remain in contact as well as visual contact. 
Both Commander Keller and Lieutenant T'Lar are walking through the corridor. 
LTJG. T'LAR: This bulkhead is incredible my scanner cannot get a clear reading on it. 
Then they see a alien. 
LTJG. T'LAR: Fascinating. 
The alien looks at them. 
[END OF ACT 1, FADE OUT]
===Act 2===
FADE IN
EXT-UNCHARTED SECTOR OF FEDERATION SPACE
Enterprise and Yorktown are side by side over the larger alien vessel.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
Captain Branson turns to Lieutenant Smith.
CAPT. BRANSON: Anything from Commander Keller or Lieutenant T'Lar?
LTJG. SMITH: No, sir.
Captain Branson gets worried.
CUT TO:
INT-ALIEN CORRIDOR
Two aliens are standing in front of both T'Lar and Commander Keller. 
LTCMDR. KELLER (Smiles): Hello. On behalf of all our people, I welcome you. 
LTJG. T'LAR: I do not think he understands you sir. 
LTCMDR. KELLER: Somehow he does or we'd be dead Lieutenant.
Lieutenant T'Lar uses her tricorder.
LTJG. T'LAR: I'm reading neurological waves they are telepathic.
LTCMDR. KELLER: Impressive.
CUT TO:
INT-USS ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
Captain Branson exits the ready room. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Julia get me the boarding party. 
LTJG. SMITH: Aye, sir. 
INT-ALIEN VESSEL DOCKING HATCH 
LTCMDR. IVANOVA (to com): Ivanova here. 
CAPT. BRANSON (com voice): Z Have you heard anything more from Commander Keller?
LTCMDR. IVANOVA (to com): Negative Captain he took T'Lar with him. 
CAPT. BRANSON (Com voice): Let's hope she has her weapon
LTCMDR. IVANOVA (to com): About that I have her phaser. 
CAPT. BRANSON (com voice): WHAT! 
LTCMDR. IVANOVA (to com): It was per his request sir. 
CAPT. BRANSON (Com voice): Z go get them we can't raise them 
CMDR. IVANOVA (To com): Aye, sir Well, join the Starfleet, see the galaxy, and then some. (enters alien ship) Cap, Enterprise, anybody still read me? (notices alien) Wha…(the alien raises it's weapon) put that thing down. I don't want to have to fire. (the alien fires and she disappears) 
INT-ALIEN VESSEL MAIN AREA
Commander Keller and T'Lar are chatting with the alien as Keller has a map out. 
LTCMDR. KELLER: I assume you know where we are?, The outer edge of the Orion arm, thirty thousand light years from the center of the Milky Way galaxy. (alien points to planet) Coma Berenices, that's 
your constellation. 
The Alien moves back. 
LTJG. T'LAR: Something is happening here. 
LTCMDR. KELLER (confused): Did we do something wrong? (alien walks away) 
T'Lar is shot by one of the aliens. 
LTCMDR. KELLER: Oh god. 
EXT-SPACE
The two Starfleet vessels are over the alien vessel. 
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
Captain Branson is standing behind the ops and helm stations. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Julia anything from the boarding party? 
LTJG. SMITH: No sir nothing. 
ENS. CARLSON: Captain the Marine Dropship is returning. 
CAPT. BRANSON (to com): Medical team to shuttle bay four. 
He leaves the bridge. 
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN SHUTTLE BAY
The Marine Dropship lands and a security and medical team enter and Captain Branson opens the aft compartment. 
CAPT. BRANSON: What the hell? 
ENS. BENSON: Nothing sir but their phasers and communicators. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Strange. 
Then the intruder klaxons blare as Captain Branson walks over to the com panel. 
CAPT. BRANSON (to com): Branson to bridge report? 
LTJG. SMITH (com voice): Sir we've got a bio-sign in Main Engineering 
CAPT. BRANSON (to com): Branson to Engineering report? 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS (com voice): Engineering here
CAPT. BRANSON (to com): Who's in the reactor? 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS (com voice): No one sir
CAPT. BRANSON: Strange. 
LTJG. SMITH (com voice): Captain we're getting alot of sensor pings on all decks
Captain Branson is surprised. 
CAPT. BRANSON (to com): Bridge have the Yorktown move away from the alien vessel. 
LTJG. SMITH (Com voice): Aye, sir 
Captain Branson is worried. 
[END OF ACT 2, FADE OUT]
===Act 3===
FADE IN
EXT-UNCHARTED SECTOR OF FEDERATION SPACE
Enterprise is above the alien vessel.
INT-ALIEN VESSEL CORRIDOR 
Both Commander Keller and Lieutenant T'Lar are trying to find away to get off the ship. 
LTJG. T'LAR: These auxiliary lights aren't working either. 
LTCMDR. KELLER: Tether up. Let's go.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE DECK SEVEN CORRIDOR [RED ALERT]
Lieutenant Commander Williams, Doctor Carlson, Lieutenant Smith, and Captain Branson are gathered. 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Lost contact with sixteen crew members. We have confirmed sightings. 
DR. CARLSON: What does it look like? 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Like "Oh my God, no." That's all our people have time to say. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Crew quarters, galley, gym, he's looking us over. 
LTJG. SMITH: What for? 
CAPT. BRANSON: I haven't the foggiest. 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Maintenance and engineering. 
(they turn around to go) 
LTJG. SMITH: Captain I recommend that we set up check points on all decks and have force fields set up to trap whoever or whatever is onboard. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Agreed. 
DR. CARLSON: Sickbay. 
They head to sickbay. 
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE SICKBAY [RED ALERT]
The doors opened and they see that its empty. 
DR. CARLSON (Confused): Where's my people? 
LTJG. SMITH: Tricorder said it was here. 
Then they heard a scream. 
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE DECK B CORRIDOR [RED ALERT]
As they enter the hallway they spot the alien. A female crewman is frozen with fear and Branson moves her out of the way. Two guards run up behind the alien. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Don't shoot we mean you no harm. 
The alien points it's weapon at the two security officers and they disappear. 
CAPT. BRANSON (reholsters his Phaser): We, we won't hurt you. 
DR. CARLSON: Captain, it doesn't register. My scan shows nothing in front of us. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Why are you here? (the alien doesn't respond) We are friendly. 
the alien walks through the bulkhead, leaving sand on the wall. 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Captain its sand. 
Captain Branson walks up to it and touches it and sooths in pain. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Its hot. 
CUT TO:
INT-ALIEN VESSEL CORRIDOR
The boarding party is walking through the corridor. 
CMDR. IVANOVA: Uh, Commander, are you sure this is the right way? 
LTCMDR. KELLER: Its the only way Commander. 
LTJG. T'LAR: Reminds me of a science fiction story I read when I was a kid. These explorers found a downed space ship, just like we did, only after they went inside, it took off. Ship hadn't crashed at all. 
LT. MASON: What happened to the people? 
LTJG. T'LAR: Well they were dissected, eaten. 
LT. MASON: They were. Oh, I get it, har har. Har har de ahhh. (falls down hole) 
LTJG. T'LAR: LIEUTENANT! 
She grabs him finally stop him from falling. 
LTCMDR. KELLER: Are you alright? 
LT. MASON: No I am down a hole do I look alright!? 
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: Hang on we're going to pull you up. 
LT. MASON (looks up and sees the alien): No, I think you better come down here. 
They turn to see the aliens.
CUT TO:
EXT-UNCHARTED SECTOR OF FEDERATION SPACE
Enterprise is above the large vessel.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM [RED ALERT]
Wall monitor shows the alien in the brig behind a level-10 force field and two guards on both sides of the door.
DR. CARLSON: This new life form is fascinating. There doesn't appear to be an interacting intelligence of freedom of will. 
Captain Branson folds his arms. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Meaning what? 
DR. CARLSON: I'm not sure but whatever it is he didn't come from our galaxy. 
CAPT. BRANSON (Sighs): Too bad T'Lar isn't onboard right now I'd have her attempt to find out where this thing came from. 
DR. CARLSON: I can't believe that you put my wife on the boarding party. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Steven we're not going to go through that again, now what about the sand residue? 
Doctor Carlson leads him to the container holding the sand residue. 
DR. CARLSON: I call attention to our earlier encounter with the alien. Notice the sand residue when it passes through the bulkhead. 
LTJG. SMITH: Could this be silicon magnetics? 
DR. CARLSON: Unknown at the moment.
Then the lights start flickering as they leave the ready room.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
CAPT. BRANSON: Report?
LTJG. MITCHELL: We're losing main power!
Captain Branson sits in the Captain's chair.
CAPT. BRANSON: Engage emergency back ups.
Commander Williams gets to work.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: No luck sir.
LT. CARLSON: We're losing propulsion, guidance systems, and life support have been shut down in sequence. We're dead in the water!
Then Ensign Sheridan reports.
ENS. SHERIDAN: Sir, sensors are detecting three Chakuun Ghost-ships on an intercept course!
CAPT. BRANSON: How long till they arrive?
LTJG. MITCHELL: At present speed little over an hour.
LT. CARLSON: We're no match for their ghost-ships.
CUT TO:
EXT-WARP TUNNEL
Three Chakuun Ghost-ships at high warp.
[END OF ACT THREE, FADE OUT]
===Act 4===
EXT-UNCHARTED SECTOR OF FEDERATION SPACE
Enterprise is darken as she's over the large vessel.
INT-ALIEN VESSEL MAIN AREA 
The boarding party enter a large chamber where the alien signal can be heard. It's very loud. 
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: Whoa. 
LTCMDR. KELLER: Look at that. 
LT. MASON: Ah god my head. 
LTJG. T'LAR: Your headache is back? 
LT. MASON (nods): Yeah. 
LTCMDR. KELLER: Mine too. 
T'Lar scans the area. 
LTJG. T'LAR [re: tricorder]: This looks like the source of their power. How can their signal still be broadcasting after a million years? 
LTCMDR. KELLER: I don't think a million years means too much to them, Commander. 
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
Captain Branson sits in the Captain's chair worried about his officers and the approaching Chakuun vessels. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Anything from the boarding party? 
LTJG. SMITH: No sir. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Can we maneuver? 
LT. CARLSON: Negative sir. 
LTJG. MITCHELL: We can't even fire our weapons or power our deflectors. 
Lieutenant Smith walks over to Captain Branson. 
LTJG. SMITH: I was able to work on the alien transmission and I think its addressed to someone. 
He looks at the PADD. 
CAPT. BRANSON (Re: PADD): T'Lar's family. 
LTJG. SMITH: Pretty much. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Send it. 
Before she could an alien appears and has it's weapon pointed at them. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Its ok we're T'Lar's crewmates. 
The alien lowers its weapon and vanishes and then lights come back on-line. 
LT. CARLSON: We've got engines back on-line. 
LTJG. MITCHELL: We've got weapons and shields back on-line here comes the Chakuun! 
EXT-UNCHARTED SECTOR OF FEDERATION SPACE
The three Chakuun ghost-ships emerge from warp and approach the Enterprise and the large alien vessel.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
CAPT. BRANSON: Charge phaser banks and load torpedo launchers. 
LTJG. SMITH: Captain the alien vessel is charging some kind of weapons. 
EXT-SPACE
The large alien vessel fires its weapons destroying all three Chakuun vessels. 
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Captain Branson gets up from the Captain's chair. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Whoa. 
LT. CARLSON: Uh sir the alien vessel is powering up some sort of light speed drive. 
LTJG. SMITH: I've got communications with the boarding party. 
CAPT. BRANSON (to com): Enterprise to boarding party. 
CUT TO:
INT-ALIEN VESSEL MAIN AREA
LTCMDR. KELLER (to com): John you won't believe what's happened. 
CAPT. BRANSON (on Enterprise): I'll match you story for story, but right now you've got about fifteen minutes to get out of there. We're sending another dropship. 
LTCMDR. KELLER (to com): Acknowledged let's go. 
EXT-SPACE
The dropship flies away from the alien vessel. 
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
ENS. SHERIDAN: Sir I'm picking up something it looks like blips but sensors are reading life, it matches the crew. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Let's go get them. 
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE DECK TWENTY CORRIDOR 
A crewman is walking by and suddenly all 31 missing crew members appear in the moon pool. The crewman is surprised. 
EXT-SPACE
The alien vessel engages its FTL drive causing the backwash to flip and rock the Enterprise. 
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Sparks erupt from the ceiling and MSD. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Damage report? 
LTJG. SMITH: Minor hull buckling on Deck eight repair teams are responding. 
LT. CARLSON: Captain my navigation sensors just lost the alien vessel they're gone. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Probably heading home I think we should do the same. 
LT. CARLSON: Aye, sir. 
EXT-WARP TUNNEL 
The Enterprise heads to Starbase 18 to drop off Commander Keller. 
CAPT. BRANSON'S (voice over): Captain's Log Supplemental, The Enterprise is on course for Starbase 18 to drop off Commander Keller after our encounter with the alien vessel 
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM
CAPT. BRANSON: I'll forward my report to you when its finished. 
REAR ADM. TUCKER (Monitor): Very well Captain I look forward to reading it Tucker out
Transmission ends. 
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: You're not going to tell them what really happened are you? 
CAPT. BRANSON: The part where they took out all three Borg vessels without breaking a sweat no not really. 
LTCMDR. KELLER: John I want to say that I'm sorry for the way I acted during the mission, it was just rare that I got to be onboard an alien vessel. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Its alright Scott I forgive you. 
LTJG. T'LAR: Oh I have a message that we can send to our new friends. 
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: What does it say? 
LTJG. T'LAR [re: PADD]: In the spirit of cooperation and knowledge, the residents of our planet welcome and invite you. Lieutenant Smith has translated it. 
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: With the Enterprise as the return address. 
CAPT. BRANSON: All in favor of this? 
The senior staff raises their hands. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Permission to transmit granted. 
LTJG. T'LAR: Commander Keller would you do the honor? 
She hands him the PADD. 
LTCMDR. KELLER: Nah, why don't you do it John this is your ship and you are the one that saved everyone. 
He hands it to Captain Branson who presses the button. 
EXT-WARP TUNNEL
The message can be heard as the Enterprise is traveling to Starbase 18. 
[END OF ACT FOUR, FADE OUT, ENDING CREDITS]
==Cast==
===Starring===
*Jarvis Davidson as Captain John Branson
*Felecia Linkous as Lieutenant Commander Zhasa Ivanova
===Also Starring===
*Kevin Regan as Lieutenant Jack Mason
*Ferne Myers as Lieutenant Commander Stephanie Williams
*Blake Waymire as Lieutenant Junior Grade Tyson Mitchell
*Delena "Dee" Lusk as Lieutenant Kara Carlson
*Jacob Elliot as Doctor Steven Carlson
*Sadie Waymire as Lieutenant Junior Grade Julia Smith
*Becky Elliot as Lieutenant Junior Grade T'Lar
===Guest Stars===
*TBA as Nurse Christine Chapel
*TBA as Lindsey Tanner
*TBA as Transporter Chief Kayla Mackenzie
===Special Guest Stars===
*Ashley M. Kalfas as Captain Jessica Smith
*TBA as Fleet Admiral Alice Ozawa
*TBA as Commander Scott Miller
*TBA as Alien #1
*TBA as Alien #2
*TBA as Alien #3
==Trivia Notes==
===Background Information===