Shore Leave (SNW episode)

Shore Leave is the 6th episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds SNW Season 1.
==Plot==
After the events of the Neutral Zone incursion the crew of the Enterprise has returned to Earth for some much needed shore leave, as John is being questioned by Command for his command decisions during the events.
==Script Chapters==
===Teaser===
FADE IN
EXT-SOL SYSTEM, EARTH ORBIT
Enterprise sits in the dry-dock berth as robotic arms are working on the damaged the ship sustained from the shockwave of the plasma torpedo that destroyed one of the mining freighters.
CAPT. BRANSON'S [voice over]: Captain's Log Stardate 6986.5, The Enterprise has been at Sector 001 for the past few days following the Neutral Zone incident, I have authorized the crew to take a few months of shore leave with their friends and family its not everyday we come by home
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE WEAPONS CONTROL ROOM [BATTLE DAMAGED]
Support beams are down as wires are hanging from the ceiling as Captain Branson and Commander Ivanova are walking through the room as Lieutenant Williams is giving them a damage reports. 
CAPT. BRANSON: How are we looking till we're back up and running. 
LT. WILLIAMS: Triple shifts we'll be looking at a month or two. 
Captain Branson crosses his arms. 
CAPT. BRANSON: I'll speak with Commander Johnson at the Starfleet Corps of Engineers to see if we he can spare some extra hands. 
LT. WILLIAMS: Thanks sir that would really be helpful. 
They leave as Lieutenant Williams and the engineers continue to work on the damaged room.
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INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE DECK SEVEN CORRIDOR
The pair are walking through the corridor as repair teams are working on damaged panels and conduits.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: At least we made it back alive. 
CAPT. BRANSON (sighs): Yeah. 
She turns to him. 
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: John, are you alright? 
They stopped walking. 
CAPT. BRANSON: We lost a crewmen Z. 
Then the com does the boatswain whistle. 
LTJG. T'LAR (com voice): T'Lar to Captain Branson
Captain Branson walks over to the com panel and toggles it. 
CAPT. BRANSON (to com): Branson here go ahead. 
LTJG. T'LAR (com voice): Vice Admiral Halsey has requested your presences at Starfleet Command 
Captain Branson turns to Commander Ivanova surprised. 
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EXT-EARTH SURFACE, DAY
An establishing shot of Starfleet Command and Archer's Arena in the background.
INT-STARFLEET COMMAND, BRIEFING ROOM
Doors opened and Captain Branson enters.
CAPT. BRANSON: Captain John Branson reporting as ordered sir.
Captain Branson then sees Fleet Admiral Ozawa and Rear Admiral Tucker.
VICE ADM. HALSEY: Have a seat Captain. 
Captain Branson sits at the other side of the table. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Is there something wrong? 
FLEET ADM. OZAWA: We're still trying to figure out what happened at the edge of the Neutral Zone border between Federation and Romulan Space. 
Captain Branson is surprised by that. 
[END OF TEASER, FADE OUT, STARTING CREDITS]
===Act 1===
FADE IN
EXT-SOL SYSTEM, EARTH ORBIT
Enterprise sits in the dry-dock berth.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM
Commander Ivanova sits at the table as an Ensign is standing at ease.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: Take these to Lieutenant Williams in Main Engineering. 
The Ensign takes the PADDs and leaves as Lieutenant Mason walks over to her. 
LTJG. MASON: The phaser upgrades are on-line.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA [surprised]: Already?
LTJG. MASON: We have begun power supply calibration. 
Commander Ivanova looks at him. 
LTCMDR. IVANOVA (Smiles): You're just too damned efficient, Lieutenant. 
LTJG. MASON (nods): Thank you Commander. 
Commander Ivanova picks up another PADD. 
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: Continue with the testing Mister Mason, (hands him a PADD) Here's the final schedule for shore leave and personnel transfers. 
Lieutenant Mason takes the PADD and leaves the ready room.
EXT-EARTH SURFACE, DAY
An establishing shot of Starfleet Command and Archer Arena.
INT-STARFLEET COMMAND BRIEFING ROOM
A close of a screen that shows Outpost Four before its destruction, as the camera shows Captain Branson sitting in chair. 
CAPT. BRANSON: As soon as we arrived at the outpost there was a lot of debris in area. 
Commander Daryl Smith brother of both Lieutenant Julia Smith and Captain Jessica Smith picks up a PADD. 
CMDR. SMITH (re: PADD): According to your chief science officer Lieutenant T'Lar the station was subjected to intense plasma bombardment. 
CAPT. BRANSON: That's correct. 
REAR ADM. TUCKER: When the Romulan vessel decloaked why didn't you fire on it? 
CAPT. BRANSON: We weren't in weapons range yet and I asked if Commander Al-Salah had phasers to fire upon the enemy vessel, and he told me that he didn't cause the phaser crews were dead I then ordered Lieutenant Smith to hail the enemy vessel to make a challenge to get its attention on us but the vessel ignored us and destroyed the outpost. 
Fleet Captain Pike sits there.
FLEET ADM. OZAWA: Captain we questioned Captain Kirk on his report of the events and he said that you wanted to disable the Romulan vessel. 
CAPT. BRANSON: That's correct ma'am. 
The Admirals looked at each other confused. 
VICE ADM. HALSEY: W-Why? 
CAPT. BRANSON: I wanted to establish a dialogue with the enemy and hopefully end the conflict without further bloodshed. 
REAR ADM. TUCKER (frustrated): But it didn't the Enterprise sustained damage due to an unexpected disabling of vessels warp drive resulting in me ordering 14 ships to cover the Enterprise so she can get her warp drive back on-line and three automatic freighters were destroyed did I leave anything out Captain? 
CAPT. BRANSON: No, sir you didn't. 
Admiral Tucker calms down. 
FLEET ADM. OZAWA: We'll reconvene at 1550hrs. 
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INT-STARFLEET COMMAND, COMMODORE KIRK'S OFFICE 
Both Fleet Captain Pike and Captain Branson are in his office. 
CAPT. BRANSON: A hearing due to my command choices at the Romulan Neutral Zone incursion are you kidding me? 
Kirk turns to him. 
FLT CAPT. PIKE: You've done a lot of good out there John but sooner or later this was coming to back to bite you in the ass. 
CAPT. BRANSON: I wish it was later. 
Jim walks over to his desk. 
FLT CAPT. PIKE (smiles): I don't blame you for saying that. 
John leans back in the chair. 
CAPT. BRANSON: So what's going to happen? 
FLT CAPT. PIKE (sighs): I'm not sure but if I know Admiral Tucker as well as I do he might suggest removing you from command of the Enterprise, and assigning you to a planet side assignment or a Starbase command assignment. 
John is shocked by that. 
[END OF ACT 1, FADE OUT]
===Act 2===
FADE IN
EXT-EARTH SURFACE, DAY
An establishing shot of the Branson house.
INT-BRANSON HOUSE, KITCHEN
Jessica is pacing about.
John is sitting at the table as Jessica is pacing about. 
JESSICA: Removal of command? 
JOHN: That's what Jim told me. 
Jessica is freaking out a bit. 
JESSICA: I can't believe that this happening. 
John turns to her. 
JOHN: Me either Jim's report was read to me by Admiral Ozawa.
Jessica walks over to her husband and puts her forehead on his.
JESSICA: I am sure that Jim didn't mean to harm your command Pike chose you to replace him as Captain of the Enterprise.
JOHN [smiles]: Thanks babe.
They embrace.
CUT TO:
EXT-SOL SYSTEM, EARTH ORBIT
An shot of the Enterprise sitting in the dry-dock. 
INT-USS ENTERPRISE WEAPONS CONTROL ROOM
Both Lieutenant Williams and Lieutenant Martine is working on one of the station as it comes back to life. 
LT. WILLIAMS (re: Tricorder): That should be the last one let's make sure that its not going to break on us again. 
LTJG. MARTINE (nods): Aye, Lieutenant. 
They look at the station. 
LT. WILLIAMS: You know a funeral was held for Robert we didn't see you there. 
They work on the console. 
LTJG. MARTINE: Yeah I was visiting my parents for a few days. 
She goes to one of the other stations. 
LT. WILLIAMS: Captain Branson had to inform his parents what happened to him. 
Martine looks at the console still. 
LT. WILLIAMS: Angela take a break you've been in here helping for the last few weeks. 
LTJG. MARTINE (sighs): Alright, I'll take a few minutes to relax. 
She leaves the weapons control room, Lieutenant Williams works on the consoles and she looks at the read out and starts working on what she discovered but a huge shower of sparks erupt from the ceiling and consoles as support beams fall and klaxons blare as the camera pans down to Lieutenant Williams who's wounded. 
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INT-BRANSON HOUSE HOLD, BEDROOM (DARKEN)
Both Jessica and John are asleep in the bed as John's communicator beeps as he stirs and wakes up and gets the communicator and flips it open as it beeps. 
CAPT. BRANSON (to com): Branson here go ahead. 
LTCMDR. IVANOVA (com voice): John there's been an accident
John is worried. 
[END OF ACT TWO, FADE OUT]
===Act 3===
FADE IN
INT-USS ENTERPRISE SICKBAY
Lieutenant Williams is laying in the bio-bed as Nurse Chapel is treating Stephanie's wounds. 
CAPT. BRANSON: What happened? 
DR. CARLSON: We're not sure but it looked like the weapons control room has an overload of some sort. 
LTJG. MASON: I've got a security team going through the weapons control room to see what happened. 
DR. CARLSON: Don't worry Jack we'll take good care of her. 
LTJG. MASON (smiles): Thanks Steven. 
He leaves sickbay to start the investigation as to what happened in the weapons control room. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Keep me posted on her condition. 
DR. CARLSON: Aye, sir. 
Both Captain Branson and Commander Ivanova leaves sickbay as both Doctor Carlson and Nurse Chapel are treating Lieutenant Williams. 
CUT TO:
INT-USS ENTERPRISE DECK SEVEN CORRIDOR
They walked out of sickbay. 
CAPT. BRANSON: This isn't good. 
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: I agree. 
They're walking through the corridor. 
CAPT. BRANSON: With Stephanie down we're going to need a back up Chief Engineer to oversee the repairs, Mister Payne is currently on a trip with his family so he's out of the question. 
EXT-SOL SYSTEM, EARTH ORBIT
The USS Harrison NCC-7645 a Daedalus-Class vessel parks next to the dry-dock berth. 
INT-USS ENTERPRISE TRANSPORTER ROOM
Commander Clarkson materialized on the pad with his engineering gear. 
CAPT. BRANSON (smiles): Commander Clarkson welcome aboard. 
Kyle walks off the pad. 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON (smiles): Thanks John its good to be aboard the Enterprise. 
They leave the transporter room. 
INT-USS ENTERPRISE DECK SIX CORRIDOR 
Both Captain Branson and Commander Clarkson are walking through the corridor. 
CAPT. BRANSON: I'm sure you read what happened? 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: Who hasn't read what happened at the Romulan Neutral Zone border, you did a lot of good there keeping the Romulans from destroying more of our outposts. 
Captain Branson stops as Commander Clarkson turns to him. 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: John are you alright? 
CAPT. BRANSON: The Admiralty are thinking about removing me from command because of my command decisions at the Neutral Zone border. 
Kyle walks over to him. 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON (shocked): W-What why you did everything right to defend the Federation from a possible Romulan invasion, they should be giving you a medal for that. 
CAPT. BRANSON (sighs): Yeah but Admiral Tucker wants me removed for my decisions. 
They continue to the turbo-lift. 
CUT TO:
INT-USS ENTERPRISE WEAPONS CONTROL ROOM (BATTLE DAMAGED)
Lieutenant Mason and Ensign Holiday are running scans as to what caused the overload, when Captain Branson and Commander Clarkson enter. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Report? 
LTJG. MASON: So far we've not found the cause of what caused the overload we've got over this place with a fine toothcomb, I will take the scans that we took back to the security office and run a full scan. 
CAPT. BRANSON: I'm sure you remember Commander Clarkson he's come over to take over while Stephanie is recovering from her injuries. 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: Lieutenant Mason, Ensign Holiday. 
LTJG. MASON: Come on Ensign let's get to work. 
They leave the weapons control room. 
CAPT. BRANSON: You've got your work cut out for you Kyle. 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON (smiles): I can see that. 
John leaves as Kyle starts working on repairing the weapons control room with some help from the engineers. 
CUT TO:
EXT-EARTH SURFACE, NIGHT
An establishing shot of Starfleet Command. 
INT-STARFLEET COMMAND, BRIEFING ROOM
Commander Williams speaks. 
CMDR. WILLIAMS: The details of this debriefing will remain classified, as ordered by the Command Council. 
FLEET ADM. OZAWA: If there are no further questions? 
(Everyone rises and leaves the room, except Branson and Tucker.) 
CAPT. BRANSON: Admiral, I want to apologize for what I said to you the other day. I was out of line. 
REAR ADM. TUCKER: Yes you were Captain. 
CAPT. BRANSON: I'm glad we can finally agree on something. 
REAR ADM. TUCKER: Captain. Your actions, while being morally questionable, were necessary. I opposed your appointment as captain of Enterprise, but it's obvious now that I was wrong. 
CAPT. BRANSON (surprised): Oh? 
REAR ADM. TUCKER: Your wife explained the reason as to why you wanted to conduct peaceful negotiations with the Commander of the Romulan vessel, and you were defusing a situation before it became critical. 
[Admiral Tucker extends his hand.] 
REAR ADM. TUCKER: I am glad that Kirk chose you. 
[Branson shakes his hand.] 
CUT TO:
INT-USS ENTERPRISE WEAPONS CONTROL ROOM
Repairs are almost done again as an engineer is at one of the consoles and tags it with a small device. 
ENGINEER: Commander can you come and look at this? 
Kyle walks over to the console. 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: What's wrong? 
ENGINEER: It appears that the main phaser couplings are having issues. 
[Kyle works at the console and he sees something and he removes it and sees that its a device, and deactivates it and scans it with a tricorder but then hears a phaser power up and turns to see the engineer.] 
[END OF ACT THREE, FADE OUT]
===Act 4===
FADE IN
INT-USS ENTERPRISE WEAPONS CONTROL ROOM
[Kyle is held at phaser point by the engineer.] 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: What's going on? 
ENGINEER: The Federation is weak they don't even defend their bases. 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: What? 
He shot the bulkhead as it erupts in a shower of sparks. 
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INT-USS ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
[T'Lar is at her station and reports.] 
LTJG. T'LAR: Commander my scanners have detected weapons discharge in the weapons control room. 
Commander Ivanova walks over to her station. 
LTCMDR. IVANOVA (confused): Why would a phaser be discharged in there Jack take a security team down there and figure out what the hell is going on. 
LTJG. MASON (nods): Aye, Commander. 
[Lieutenant Mason walks into the turbo-lift and the doors closed, as Commander Ivanova is worried.] 
INT-USS ENTERPRISE WEAPONS CONTROL ROOM
[Kyle has his hands up as the engineer is holding him at phaser point.] 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: Who are you? 
[The Engineer speaks Klingon.] 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON (shocked): You're a Klingon agent like Darbass was. 
ENGINEER: I did it for my people and our empire as I see you Federation dogs are still weak you couldn't even defeat a Romulan warbird. 
[Then Kyle jumps him and they wrestle for the phaser as Kyle kicks him in the face, as he attempts to grab the phaser meanwhile Lieutenant Mason and two security officers are heading to support Kyle. As the hand to hand combat is going ok for Kyle who picks the phaser up and aims it at the engineer.] 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: Now tell me what the hell is going on? 
[Then the doors opened and Lieutenant Mason and his security team shows up also aiming their phasers at the engineer.] 
ENGINEER: All I can tell you is that my people are going to rule the entire Alpha and Beta Quadrants. 
[He gets out a small dagger and stabs his arm and twists as blue veins pop out and he chants in Klingon, as Kyle realizes what he's doing and goes to a console and taps into the transporter controls and beams the engineer off the ship.] 
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EXT-SOL SYSTEM, EARTH ORBIT
[The engineer explodes.] 
INT-USS ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE 
[Transparent viewer shows this as the bridge crew shields their eyes from the bright flash.] 
LTCMDR. IVANOVA (to com): Bridge to weapons control what the hell just happened? 
INT-USS ENTERPRISE WEAPONS CONTROL ROOM 
LTJG. MASON (to com): Commander Clarkson just saved the ship ma'am. 
EXT-SOL SYSTEM, EARTH ORBIT 
[Repairs to the Enterprise are completed.] 
CAPT. BRANSON'S (voice over): Captain's Log supplemental, Repairs to the Enterprise are finished and the crew are very anxious to continue our five-year mission as am I
INT-USS ENTERPRISE TURBO-LIFT CART
[Captain Branson is standing in the cart with his hands behind his back.] 
CAPT. BRANSON'S (voice over, continuing): I wasn't able to see Kyle off but he has informed my first officer that he enjoyed his time on the Enterprise and perhaps might want to transfer over in the near future, Lieutenant Williams has fully recovered from her injuries which is good and she is impressed with how well Kyle was able to finish the repairs in such record time
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INT-USS ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE 
[The turbo-lift doors opened and Captain Branson walks onto the bridge as Commander Ivanova gets up from the Captain's chair.] 
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: Captain on the bridge. 
[The bridge crew stands at attention.] 
CAPT. BRANSON (smiles): As you all were. 
[The bridge crew resumes their stations.] 
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: Good that you're still in command. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Its good to be back aboard her Z she looks as good as I remember her. 
[Commander Ivanova assumes her station, as Captain Branson sits down in the Captain's chair and toggles the com panel.] 
CAPT. BRANSON (to com): Bridge to Engine room Steph are we ready to get underway? 
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INT-USS ENTERPRISE MAIN ENGINEERING
LT. WILLIAMS (to com): Yes, sir you'll have warp as soon as we clear space dock. 
INT-USS ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
CAPT. BRANSON: Ensign Carlson take us out one half impulse speed and as soon as we clear space dock set course 213 mark 40 warp factor seven. 
ENS. CARLSON: Aye, sir. 
[Ensign Carlson inputs commands into the helm station.] 
EXT-SOL SYSTEM, EARTH ORBIT
[Enterprise moves slowly out of the dry-dock berth.] 
INT-USS ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE 
ENS. CARLSON: We've cleared space dock sir. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Hit it. 
[Ensign Carlson activates the warp drive.] 
EXT-SPACE
[The Enterprise's warp engines powered up and she leaps into warp onto her next adventure.] 
[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 Junior Grade Jack Mason
*Delena Lusk as Ensign Kara Carlson
*Blake Waymire as Lieutenant Junior Grade Tyson Mitchell
*Sadie Brickhouse as Lieutenant Junior Grade Julia Smith
*Ferne Myers as Lieutenant Commander Stephanie Williams
*Jacob Elliot as Doctor Steven Carlson
*Becky Elliot as Lieutenant Junior Grade T'Lar
===Guest Stars===
*TBA as Nurse Christine Chapel
*TBA as Transporter Chief Kayla Mackenzie
*TBA as Lieutenant Angela Martine
*Jeremy Regan as Lieutenant Commander Kyle Clarkson
===Special Guest Stars===
*TBA as Fleet Captain Christopher Pike
*Ashley M. Kaflas as Captain Jessica Smith
*TBA as Vice Admiral Thomas Halsey
*TBA as Fleet Admiral Alice Ozawa
*TBA as Rear Admiral Ronald Tucker
==Trivia Notes==
===Background Information===