A Call To Arms (TNG episode)

A Call To Arms is the 10th episode of the fifth season Finale of Starship Enterprise.
==Synopsis==
War with the Romulans is over the horizon as the crew of the Enterprise prepares for the upcoming engagement. 
==Script Chapters==
===Teaser===
FADE IN
EXT. ROMULAN SPACE
An establishing shot of a Romulan Outpost as its flanked by several Romulan warships.
INT. WARDROOM, ROMULAN OUTPOST
Several Romulan soldiers are gathered to hear the words of the Praetor standing in the middle of the room. 
PRAETOR TAL'URA: I was born in a time of dreams. We were pure of spirit and devout in our beliefs. The blessings of our gods were showered upon us and brought our greatest hopes to life. But now we face a looming nightmare.
The Romulan soldiers are listening.
PRAETOR TAL'URA: We brought this nightmare upon ourselves when we placed our fate into the hands of a false prophet. Supreme Chancellor Korin has turned his back on everything we hold sacred! 
The Romulan soldiers are listening.
PRAETOR TAL'URA: At this very moment, he consorts with our enemies a thousand light-years away, negotiating a treaty with the Federation, a treaty that will imperil our civilization. The Chancellor would have you believe that this treaty protects us. But in truth, it weakens us. It demands we surrender our divine right to expand our territory. It forces us to protect other worlds at the risk of our own to spill our blood, to expend our resources for their benefit! 
The Romulans cheer and chant her name.
EXT-UNKNOWN PLANET SURFACE-DAY
[Captain Martin and Commander Ro walk across a sea of sand.] 
CMDR. RO: We come in peace. That's why we're here. Isn't that the whole idea of Starfleet? 
CAPT. MARTIN: Jean-Luc taught me that when I was his xo aboard the Enterprise. 
CMDR. RO: You don't trust me, Captain? 
CAPT. MARTIN [half-laugh]: I trust you with my life Ro, but it doesn't change the fact that you're lost. Very lost. 
CMDR. RO: We're not lost. 
They walk on. 
CMDR. RO: This drought's going to last 89 years. The Crepusculans are facing extinction as a species. See those egg sacs? Those are their offspring. 
CAPT. MARTIN: These are incredible, and they've survived here for over a thousand years, Ro. 
CMDR. RO: Right, and if we don't do something now, they won't live another thousand hours. The ambient radiation from a nearby drilling accident dried out their water table. If we can get in and out without making contact, we can steer clear of General Order One. And there is the well. 
They walk over to the well. 
CAPT. MARTIN: I stand corrected. 
CMDR. RO: Ye of little faith John. 
CAPT. MARTIN: Don't tell Jean-Luc he'd never let me live it down. 
They stop at the well. 
CMDR. RO [re: tricorder]: The bedrock has blocked the water. 
John reveals a phaser rifle and powers it up. 
CAPT. MARTIN: Tell me what I need to break through this bedrock. 
CMDR. RO [re: tricorder]: Point 7 second field burst at level setting 13.5. 
John sets the phaser rifle power setting to 13.5 and aims down the well and fires three bursts down the shaft. Rumble, then water erupts out as John looks over at Ro.
CAPT. MARTIN [tapped combadge]: Martin to Enterprise two to beam up.
They are beamed aboard. 
EXT. CREPUSCULAN IV ORBIT, FEDERATION SPACE
The U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E a Sovereign-Class cruiser departs from orbit of the M-Class world and enters warp. 
[END OF TEASER, FADE OUT]
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Theme music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0MFmhCS08A
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INTRO:
CAPT. MARTIN [voice over]: Space the Final Frontier, These are the Voyages of the Starship Enterprise its continuing mission: To explore Strange New Worlds to seek out new life and new civilizations to boldly go where no one as go before! 
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A shot of the top of the Federation Dockyard as shuttles fly over the Federation base in orbit of Earth, as a Class-12 shuttle is shown launching and heads towards the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-E docked at the Dockyards.
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STARSHIP ENTERPRISE
A STAR TREK FAN FILM PRODUCTION
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BASED ON STAR TREK CREATED BY: GENE RODDENBERRY
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The docking clamps release from the port side of the saucer.
JARVIS DAVIDSON
 AS
CAPT. JOHN MARTIN
Enterprise flies from Earth.
FELECIA LINKOUS
 AS
CMDR. RO LAREN
Enterprise flies through a nebula
KEVIN REGAN
 AS
LT. JACK MASON
The Enterprise flies over Vulcan as ships are coming and going.
FERNE MYERS
 AS
LTCMDR. COURTNEY JAMES
The Enterprise flies towards a strange looking nebula
JACOB ELLIOT
 AS
DR. PETER LANGFORD
The Enterprise flies over a planet with a planet in the background
SADIE BRICKHOUSE
 AS
LT. SITO JAXA
The Enterprise approaches Starbase 157 as the 7th fleet is flanking the base.
BECKY ELLIOT
 AS
LTCMDR. T'MIR
A Starfleet-Klingon battlegroup is shown as the Enterprise departs from the group and her warp engines power up and she leaps into warp in a burst of light.
CREATED BY:
JARVIS DAVIDSON & JEREMY REGAN
===Act 1===
FADE IN
EXT. FEDERATION-ROMULAN NEUTRAL ZONE BORDER
Enterprise faces the damaged com relay as a worker bee is investigating it as debris floats around it. 
CAPT. MARTIN [voice over]: Captain's Log Stardate 53938.1, On Earth it's May 11th, 2384. A Sunday. The crew of the USS Enterprise has been ordered to the edge of Federation Space, to investigate damage done to one of our interstellar relays''
The camera moves pass the damaged relay and a worker bee and approaches the Enterprise.
CAPT. MARTIN [voice over]: Blast burns around the hole are inconclusive. Were they caused by an asteroid, or was it deliberately destroyed to limit Starfleet communications? And if so, by whom? Despite the risks of our mission, I remain optimistic. It's hard not to be in the face of such beauty. In this case, a binary star system. Around these two suns, ice, dust and gasses collide to form the planets future generations will call home. A humbling reminder that all life is born from chaos and destruction
INT. MAIN BRIDGE, U.S.S. ENTERPRISE
The crew are at their stations.
LT. SITO: Based on initial readings, I would say the relay doesn't appear to have been damaged naturally. 
LT. KAYE: I don't like the sound of that.
John looks at Sito.
CAPT. MARTIN: Keep scanning Sito something had to of damaged it and I agree with you Jamie this doesn't look good at all but whoever attacked this com relay wanted to get our attention. 
LT. MASON: Whoever did it doesn't want us to communicate with any of our bases along this sector of space.
CMDR. RO: Captain, I recommend we go to yellow alert.
John turns to her.
CAPT. MARTIN: Noted Ro but so far all we have is scans we need more before I call for battle stations.
Then Commander T'Mir reports.
LTCMDR. T'MIR: Captain, there is something else out there. 
Captain Martin walks over to the science station. 
CAPT. MARTIN: What is it T'Mir? 
Commander T'Mir works at her console. 
LTCMDR. T'MIR: Active scans are being deflected. I am having trouble locating the source. 
Captain Martin walks to the Captain's chair. 
CAPT. MARTIN: So something's out there, but no one can tell me where or what it is. 
LTCMDR. T'MIR: I have it. 
ANGLE ON TRANSPARENT VIEWER [OPTICAL]
shows the unknown object.
CAPT. MARTIN: Is that what damaged our relay? What am I looking at? 
LTCMDR. T'MIR: Object of unknown origin. 
CAPT. MARTIN: T'Mir, let's get a bit more specific. 
Commander T'Mir works at her console. 
LTCMDR. T'MIR: I am unable to bring it into focus but I have a location range is 2,000 
kilometers. Bearing 358 mark 269. Roughly 150 meters long, tucked into that accretion disk almost directly below us. 
Captain Martin approaches the viewer as she continues her report. 
LTCMDR. T'MIR: Its in a sensor dead zone. Some kind of scattering field is confounding the ship's ability to translate the image. 
CAPT. MARTIN: Can we move the ship closer? 
LT. KAYE: Negative those rocks are unpredictable we'd take a severe beating even with the deflectors at full power. 
CMDR. RO: What about a shuttle.
LT. KAYE: That could work.
CAPT. MARTIN: Get started.
Commander Ro, Lieutenants Kaye and Mason, and Commander T'Mir head to the turbo-lift.
EXT. SPACE
The shuttle leaves the Enterprise.
INT. CANOPY, SHUTTLE CRAFT GARDNER
Commander Ro and Lieutenant Kaye are at the forward consoles while Lieutenant Mason is at tactical and Commander T'Mir is at the science console, as the shuttles being buffered about by gravimetric shears.
LT. MASON: Deflectors are holding Commander.
CMDR. RO: Good let's hope they hold while we're scanning the object.
EXT-SPACE
The shuttle approaches the strange looking object. 
INT. CANOPY, SHUTTLE CRAFT GARDNER
CMDR. RO: Let's start scanning.
LTCMDR. T'MIR: Aye, Commander.
Commander T'Mir works at the science console.
LTCMDR. T'MIR: The object appears to be old centuries old from these scans. 
LT. MASON: Who built it? 
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Unknown. 
Then sensors beep rapidly. 
LT. MASON: I've got a contact bearing 2-3-4 mark 12 Commander its Romulan. 
Commander Ro is shocked by that. 
[END OF ACT ONE, FADE OUT]
===Act 2===
FADE IN
EXT. SPACE
A Romulan attack vessel attacks the shuttle as the deflectors flicker.
INT. CANOPY, SHUTTLE CRAFT GARDNER [RED ALERT]
[KLAXON BLARE] 
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY [to com]: I'm Commander Una Chin-Riley of the United Federation of Planets. 
WHUMPH! 
LT. MASON: Port deflectors are down to 80% Commander trying to re-route power to secondary emitters! 
WHUMPH! 
CMDR. RO: Jamie take us out of the field.
LT. KAYE: Aye, Commander.
CMDR. RO: Maybe the Enterprise can see us. 
Lieutenant Kaye works at the console 
LT. MASON: LIEUTENANT! 
Lieutenant Kaye sees this but its too late. 
EXT. SPACE
The shuttle collides with the attack vessel causing it to spin out of control and collide with one of the asteroids. 
INT. MAIN BRIDGE, U.S.S. ENTERPRISE
The crew are at their stations.
CAPT. MARTIN: Anything Sito?
LT. SITO: No sir.
Then Commander Sheridan reports. 
LTCMDR. SHERIDAN: Wait, I am detecting the shuttle it appears to be damaged. 
CAPT. MARTIN: Can we get a tractor beam lock? 
LTCMDR. SHERIDAN: Can't get a lock. We're running manual calculations. 
LT. SITO: The Away Team will soon exhibit symptoms of acute radiation syndrome. 
CAPT. MARTIN: Hang on team. 
EXT-SPACE
The shuttle drifts with scorch marks along the hull. 
LT. SITO [com voice]: Away team, Enterprise, please respond. Commander Ro? Commander, please respond. Enterprise to Commander Ro. Commander, do you read? Please respond 
[END OF ACT TWO, FADE OUT]
===Act 3===
FADE IN
EXT-SPACE
The Enterprise faces the asteroid field. 
INT. SICKBAY, U.S.S. ENTERPRISE
Commander Ro wakes up and looks around and sees her team on bio-beds as Doctor Langford walks over to her and opens his medical tricorder and gets out the scanner and scans her.
DR. LANGFORD [re: medical tricorder]: Easy there Commander. 
CMDR. RO [groans]: What happened? 
DR. LANGFORD [re: medical tricorder]: We transported you and the others back aboard three hours ago. 
CMDR. RO: How are they? 
NURSE TAKAHASHI: You all were lucky that the deflectors protected you from the radiation.
Commander Ro gets off the bio-bed and heads for the bridge.
JUMP CUT TO:
INT. MAIN BRIDGE, U.S.S. ENTERPRISE
The turbo-lift doors opened and Commander Chin-Riley walks onto the bridge. 
CAPT. MARTIN: How are you feeling? 
CMDR. RO: Good, but we've got a problem. 
CAPT. MARTIN: Romulans Jack told me about your encounter. 
CMDR. RO: We've got to go to red alert. 
CAPT. MARTIN: Red Alert, deflectors up! 
Lieutenant Mason takes the ship to red alert as klaxons blare. 
CAPT. MARTIN: Tell me what happened? 
CMDR. RO: We were just scanning the object then a Romulan attack craft came out of nowhere no warp signature detected. 
Captain Martin thinks. 
CAPT. MARTIN: Jack, lock weapons onto the object but hold fire. 
LT. MASON: Aye, sir. 
Lieutenant Mason locks weapons onto the object. 
LT. SITO: Something is scanning us. They've detected our weapons signature. 
Then she reports.
LT. SITO: Detecting a tachyon surge its massive!
ANGLE ON TRANSPARENT VIEWER [OPTICAL]
shows several Romulan warships de-cloaking one at a time.
CAPT. MARTIN: Mister Mason, disengage weapon targeting. And contact Starfleet Command. Send an encoded message. Tell them we have engaged the Romulans.
LT. MASON: Aye, sir.
EXT-SPACE
The Enterprise faces the vessel.
INT. MAIN BRIDGE, U.S.S. ENTERPRISE
Red lights are flashing as the crew are at their battle stations and Commander Ro is in command while Captain Martin is advising Starfleet Command.
LT. MASON: Unidentified Klingon vessel, this is the Federation Starship Enterprise. Please respond. Is there any chance they can't hear us? 
LT. SITO: You're transmitting on every subspace channel there is. Your orders, Commander? 
CMDR. RO: Keep sending the hail they've got to hear us. 
LT. MASON: Aye, Commander. 
CMDR. RO: T'Mir, you've got the bridge.
LTCMDR. T'MIR [nods]: Aye, Commander.
Commander Ro gets up from the Captain's chair and walks to the doors to the ready room.
CUT TO:
INT. CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM, U.S.S. ENTERPRISE [RED ALERT]
ANGLE ON WALL MONITOR [OPTICAL]
shows the office of Commodore Sasha Holland.
COMM. HOLLAND [monitor]: It feels like a setup. Maybe our relay got too close for Romulans comfort, and they destroyed it to lure us out here
Then Commander Ro enters.
CAPT. MARTIN: I'm sure you remember my XO Commander Ro Laren.
CMDR. RO: Commodore.
COMM. HOLLAND [monitor]: Next time, you might try not disturbing the property of a warrior race we've hardly spoken to. Our only choice now is to navigate this situation with as much finesse as possible
CAPT. MARTIN: Commodore, these are Romulans after what happened at Draken IV I think we should... 
COMM. HOLLAND [monitor]: The Federation and the Romulan Empire have always been on the cold side of war
CAPT. MARTIN: But ma'am...
COMM. HOLLAND [monitor]: We've had only fleeting run-ins with them for a few years since the Shinzon coup failed, and now you presume to know their motivation because it is in their nature? The Europa and all fleet vessels within range will be at your coordinates in two hours. Hold your position. Do nothing. Absent provocation, understood?
CAPT. MARTIN [sighs]: Yes, ma'am. 
ANGLE ON WALL MONITOR [OPTICAL]
shows the Federation symbol and under it reads: END TRANSMISSION.
CAPT. MARTIN [sighs]: That went well what's the mood outside? 
CMDR. RO: So far everyone is doing their job but their nervous they've not seen the Romulans since Lieutenant Darden's death. 
CAPT. MARTIN: There is a space station at Eagle Twelve, three light years away. The Andorian colony at Gamma-Hydra is six. Enterprise is their only line of defense if the Romulans attack. 
CMDR. RO: John, you and I both know that the Romulans will attack regardless. 
EXT. SPACE
Several FLASHES, As 10 Starfleet vessels slowly slip out of warp one at a time.
INT. MAIN BRIDGE, U.S.S. ENTERPRISE [RED ALERT]'''
LT. MASON: Starships Clarke, Shran, T'Plana-Hath, Kerala, Sioux, Ride, Earhart, Dana, Edison, Yeager dropped out of warp. 
CAPT. MARTIN: Where's the Commodore? 
LT. KAYE: The Europa is still 800 AUs out. 
Captain Martin stands up from the Captain's chair. 
CAPT. MARTIN: Lieutenant Mason open a channel. 
LT. MASON: Channel opened. 
CAPT. MARTIN: Unidentified Romulan vessel, this is Captain John Martin of the Federation Starship USS Enterprise. 
INT. MAIN BRIDGE, IRW KERCHAN
ANGLE ON TRANSPARENT VIEWER [OPTICAL]
shows the bridge of the U.S.S. Enterprise and Captain Martin.
CAPT. MARTIN [viewer]: We are on the outermost borders of Federation space, but make no mistake, you and your artifact are in our territory. We regret the situation has resulted in the death of your soldiers. We offer you two choices. Leave immediately or open a dialogue with us. Hopefully, it is the latter, so that we can reengage with the Romulan Star Empire and prove to you that now, as always
General Tebok waits for the "lie".
CAPT. MARTIN [viewer]: We come in peace
Transmission ends. 
GEN. TEBOK: No! They do not! The come to destroy our individuality. Shall we rise up together and give them the fight they deserve? 
His crew cheers and hollers.
GEN. TEBOK: Order all ships to open fire DESTROY THEM!
[END OF ACT THREE, FADE OUT]
===Act 4===
FADE IN
EXT. FEDERATION-ROMULAN NEUTRAL ZONE BORDER
The Romulan forces open fires at the Federation forces as the Starfleet forces open up as well.
INT. MAIN BRIDGE, U.S.S. ENTERPRISE [RED ALERT]
CAPT. MARTIN: Evasive maneuver. 
Lieutenant Kaye inputs commands into the helm station. 
EXT-SPACE
The larger Romulan vessel powers up its forward launcher and a torpedo streaks out and struck the port ventral section of the Enterprise's saucer as the deflectors flicker and crackled. 
INT. MAIN BRIDGE, U.S.S. ENTERPRISE [RED ALERT]
A shower of sparks erupts from one of the side consoles causing the officers there to fall from their stations.
CAPT. MARTIN: Damage report!
LT. MASON: Port ventral deflectors down to 83%!
LT. SITO: We've got a hull breach on decks 9 and 10 emergency force-fields are in place and holding!
WHUMPH!
LT. SITO: The Kerala took hits sir. 
CAPT. MARTIN: Have them peel off we'll cover them. 
LT. MASON: Aye, sir.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: The USS T'Plana-Hath is under heavy attack from three Romulan vessels.
 
CAPT. MARTIN: Jamie, come to course 2-3-4 mark 10 let's give them some help.
LT. KAYE: Aye, sir.
EXT-SPACE
The T'Plana-Hath takes brutal hits as the Enterprise swoops in firing her phasers and torpedoes. 
INT. MAIN BRIDGE, U.S.S. ENTERPRISE [RED ALERT]
Lieutenant Mason turns from the tactical station and reports. 
LT. MASON: Incoming warship on attack vector. They've locked on to us. 
CAPT. MARTIN: Divert all power from nonessential systems to aft shields. 
The crew works at their consoles. 
CUT TO:
INT. MAIN ENGINEERING, U.S.S. ENTERPRISE [RED ALERT]
WHUMP! A huge shower of sparks erupts as an engineer is thrown from his station as Commander James ducks as debris flies everywhere. 
LTCMDR. JAMES: GET A MEDIC DOWN HERE NOW! 
Commander James and several other engineers rush to remove the debris from the officer, as coolant spews.
INT. MAIN BRIDGE, U.S.S. ENTERPRISE [RED ALERT]
Lieutenant Mason turns from the tactical station and reports. 
LT. MASON: We just lost port deflectors on the secondary hull! 
LTCMDR. T'MIR: We have taken heavy damage to main engineering sub-section A-18! 
EXT-SPACE
Then The U.S.S. Europa emerges from warp as the battle wages around her. 
INT. MAIN BRIDGE, U.S.S. EUROPA [RED ALERT]
Red lights are flashing as the crew are all at their stations, the bridge of the U.S.S. Europa is like an Aircraft Carrier as Commodore Holland is standing. 
TACTICAL OFFICER: The battle isn't going well sir. 
COMM. HOLLAND: Where's the Enterprise? 
SCIENCE OFFICER: Bearing 2-1-0 mark 16. 
COMM. HOLLAND [to com]: This is Commodore Holland to all ships regroup and fall back to rally point gamma with the 8th battlegroup, I repeat fall back.
INT. MAIN BRIDGE, U.S.S. ENTERPRISE [RED ALERT]
CAPT. MARTIN: You heard the Commodore get us out of here.
Lieutenant Kaye works the helm station.
EXT. SPACE
The remaining Starfleet vessels enter warp. 
INT. MAIN BRIDGE, U.S.S. ENTERPRISE [RED ALERT]
The mood on the bridge isn't good as they feel defeated.
LT. KAYE: We should rendezvous with the Federation task force in forty eight hours.
CMDR. RO: And then what?
LT. MASON: And then we make the Romulans sorry they ever started this war with the Federation.
John turns to Lieutenant Mason.
CAPT. MARTIN: Lieutenant, you took the words right out of my mouth. 
EXT. SPACE
As the Enterprise and surviving Starfleet vessels approach a combined Federation, Romulan Rebels, and Klingon battlegroup. We hold on this impressive sight for a beat, then...
[FADE OUT, END OF ACT FOUR, ENDING CREDITS] 
==Cast==
===Main Cast===
Character 	Actor(s) 	Rank 	Position
John Martin 	Jarvis Davidson 	Captain 	Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Ro Laren 	Felecia Linkous 	Commander 	Executive Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Jack Mason 	Kevin Regan 	Lieutenant 	Chief Tactical/Security Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Courtney James	Ferne Myers 	Lieutenant Commander	Chief Engineer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Peter Langford	Jacob Elliot 	Lieutenant Commander	Chief Medical Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Jamie Kaye 	Delena "Dee" Lusk	Lieutenant 	Chief Conn Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Sito Jaxa 	Sadie Waymire 	Lieutenant 	Chief Operations Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
T'Mir 	Becky Elliot 	Lieutenant Commander	Chief Science Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
===Guest Stars===
Character 	Actor(s)	Rank 	Position
Harris Payne 	TBA 	Lieutenant 	Assistance Chief Engineer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Kayla Mackenzie 	TBA 	Chief Petty Officer 	Transporter Chief, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Laurel Takahashi	TBA 	Lieutenant Junior Grade	Assistance Chief Medical Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Peter Johnson 	TBA 	Lieutenant 	Security Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Ethan Novakovich	TBA 	Crewmen second class 	Science division, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Elizabeth Cutler	TBA 	Crewmen first class 	entomologist, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Sean Hansen 	TBA 	Lieutenant Commander 	Science Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Elisa Sheridan 	TBA 	Lieutenant Junior Grade	Assistance Chief Science Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
===Special Guest Stars===
Character 	Actor(s)	Rank 	Position
Tal'aura 	TBA 	N/A 	Praetor of the Romulan Star Empire
Tebok 	TBA 	General 	Commanding officer, IRW Kerchan
Sasha Hollands	TBA 	Commodore	Starfleet Flag Officer
==Trivia Notes==
===Background Information===