Children of the Comet (NV episode)

Children of the Comet is the 2nd episode of Starship Enterprise Enterprise Season 1.
==Synopsis==
While on a survey mission, the USS Enterprise discovers a comet is going to strike an inhabited planet. They try to re-route the comet, only to find that an ancient alien relic buried on the comet's icy surface is somehow stopping them. As the away team try to unlock the relic's secrets, Martin and Commander Chin-Riley deal with a group of zealots who want to prevent the USS Enterprise from interfering. 
==Script Chapters==
===Teaser===
FADE IN
EXT-PERSEPHONE III SURFACE, DAY
The people of a desert village are going about their normal routine. Some have their eyes drawn upwards, where a comet crosses the sky. 
EXT-PERSEPHONE SYSTEM
The comet streaks by as the U.S.S. Enterprise is flying next to it as we hear Lieutenant Smith's log entry.
LT. SMITH [voice over]: Lieutenant Smith's Log Stardate 2912.4. The Enterprise is surveying the Persephone System where the crew is studying the behavior of an ancient comet, C/2260 Quentin. So duties are pretty slow at the moment. Except, of course, for a recent invitation to dinner at the captain's cabin, for which I have been encouraged by Lieutenant Kaye to dust off my dress uniform
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE DECK FIVE CORRIDOR
Turbo-lift doors opened and she walks to the Captain's quarters checking her sleeves when she sees Jamie in regular clothes. 
JULIA (sighs): You said it was formal? 
JAMIE: Actually, what I said was you might want to wear your dress uniform. 
JULIA: Are you kidding? This is your idea of a practical joke? 
JAMIE: Kinda. 
JULIA: I'm going to go change. 
She turns to go back to the lift when Kara stops her. 
JAMIE: You uh don't want to be late to the Captain's table especially since its your soon to be brother in law. 
She turns back towards her. 
JULIA: What is that suppose to mean? 
JAMIE: Come on Lieutenant you and I both know the reason that you got this assignment is because of your sister's boyfriend being the Captain of this ship. 
JULIA (rolls her eyes): Unbelievable the reason I got this assignment is because it was requested by my former commanding officer aboard the U.S.S. Hannibal.
They walk to the Captain's quarters and the doors opened and John is wearing regular clothes as well. 
INT-USS ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS
They enter as the doors closed and John walks over to Julia. 
JOHN (smiles): Come in and well its a bit over dressed Julia but we can fix that. 
JULIA: John its just being in the Captain's quarters means business sometimes. 
JOHN: True but here on the Enterprise we can let our hair down so to speak and just be people. 
John walks over to Nurse Chapel who's cutting up some vegetables after a few minutes they're sitting at the table.
JOHN: So I was taking a stroll at Earth Outpost Five along the Romulan Neutral Zone with my wife, and the next thing I know someone jacked my communicator so I ran after him and then I tripped over a Naussican who had his pants down if it wasn't for Jessica being there I don't think I'd be here right now. 
T'SHARA (confused): I've never understood the Human inclination to laugh at others' misfortune. It feels… impolite. 
PETER: Because its funny honey. 
T'SHARA: Because it breaks a social expectation? 
JOHN: T'Shara you'll have to learn that sometimes things go so badly, you just have to laugh. 
T'Shara is still confused as Una turns to Julia. 
UNA: So, Julia I hear you speak twelve languages. 
JULIA: Uh, 37 actually. 
JOHN: Wow 37 languages. 
UNA: So what are you wanting from Starfleet?
JULIA: Are you asking me what I want to be when I grow up, Commander?
 
UNA: Sure.
JULIA: I guess the truth is, I'm not sure I'm actually all that "Starfleet."
John chimes in.
JOHN [confused]: That's not something I've ever heard from a cadet. You worked pretty hard to get here. You beat out, how many, a thousand applicants?
T'SHARA: Several thousand.
JOHN: And now you're not sure if you want to be here?
JULIA: Well, as Jessica probably told you John is that I always wanted to study alien languages. I have an ear for them. And a gift for understatement.
JOHN: Well, I appreciate your honesty, and I sincerely hope you discover a place where you feel you do fit, wherever that may be.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE DECK FIVE CORRIDOR
Both Julia and T'Shara are walking through the corridor.
JULIA: Guess I kind of blew it in there, huh?
T'SHARA: Not at all Lieutenant the Captain appreciates honesty as do I.
JULIA: But?
T'SHARA: But, I would say to you that Starfleet has been a lifelong dream for many, myself included. If it is not your path, you might consider making way for someone else who wants to walk it.
Julia thinks about what T'Shara says as they continue walking.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS
John is cleaning up as Una is giving him a hand. 
UNA: It was great to see Julia again after the last time I served with her. 
JOHN: Yeah it was before this I've not seen her since she left for the Gulliver but it's nice having her aboard.
Una sees a PADD and picks it up.
UNA: To Captain John Martin, Starship Enterprise. From Lieutenant Mikayla Allenby Starbase 12?
John walks over to her and takes the PADD.
JOHN: It's the divorce information that her lawyer sent me via subspace we've got joint custody of the girls but everything else she was able to get.
UNA: But you're with Jessica now what's stopping you from answering this?
JOHN: I did before we launched but to the distance between Earth and our position it's slow as a snail.
Then the com activates. 
LTCMDR. T'SHARA (com voice): Captain Martin to the bridge. There is a problem with the comet
John walks over to the com panel. 
JOHN (to com): On my way T'Lar duty calls. 
CUT TO:
INT-USS ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
Transparent viewer shows a simulation of the planet being destroyed by the asteroid, as the simulation ends and then goes back to the beginning as Commander T'Shara explains.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: The computer simulation suggests that, when the comet strikes the planet in two days, there will be no survivors. Persephone III is an M-Class world. Previous surveys suggests it is home to an intelligent, pre-warp species that call themselves the Deleb. Given their current state of technological advancement, it is highly unlikely that they are aware of the danger they are in. 
CAPT. MARTIN: Options?
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY: The Deleb can't move the comet, so we move it for them?
CAPT. MARTIN: T'Shara?
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: An ion engine. To be precise, four, programmed to fire in sequence to account for the comet's rotation.
CAPT. MARTIN: Commander?
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY: It could work.
LT. MASON: We could use photon torpedoes as launch vehicles. Take about an hour for the retrofit. 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: A rosy assessment, considering I'll be the one doing the retrofitting. 
Captain Martin sits back in the Captain's chair.
CAPT. MARTIN: Let's get it done, people. We've got a planet to save before breakfast. 
The crew gets to work as Captain Martin leans over to Una. 
CAPT. MARTIN (sotto): I love this job. 
LT. MASON: Torpedo modifications are ready sir. 
CAPT. MARTIN: Fire. 
He presses the firing button. 
CUT TO:
EXT-SPACE
The Enterprise launches the four torpedoes but they struck a strange field around the comet. 
INT-USS ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
Captain Martin gets up from the Captain's chair. 
CAPT. MARTIN (confused): Does anyone want to tell me why a comet has a force field? 
Everyone is just as confused as Captain Martin is. 
[END OF TEASER, FADE OUT]
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Theme Song:
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CAPTAIN MARTIN [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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STARSHIP ENTERPRISE
A STAR TREK FAN FILM PRODUCTION
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The Enterprise slowly leaves dry-dock.
Jarvis Davidson
 as
Captain John Martin
The Enterprise flies by a interstellar dust cloud.
Felecia Linkous
 as
Commander Una Chin-Riley
The Enterprise approaching a nebula.
Kevin Regan
 as
Lieutenant Jack Mason
The Enterprise approaches a planet.
Ferne Myers
 as
Lieutenant Commander Stephanie Williams
The Enterprise flies by a planetary system
Blake Waymire
 as
Lieutenant Tyson Mitchell
Delena "Dee" Lusk
 as
Lieutenant Jamie Kaye
The Enterprise flies through a debris of planets as a rock smashes into a larger rock.
Sadie Waymire
 as
Lieutenant Julia Smith
The Enterprise flies next to a Federation Dreadnought.
Jacob Elliot
 as
Doctor Peter Langford
The Enterprise departs from orbit.
Becky Elliot
 as
Lieutenant T'Shara
The Enterprise pauses as her warp engines power up and she leaps into warp as particle streams emit from the backs of her nacelles.
CREATED BY:
JARVIS DAVIDSON & JEREMY REGAN
===Act 1===
FADE IN
EXT-PERSEPHONE SYSTEM
[EPISODE NOTES: OPENING CREDITS FALL OVER OPENING SCENES]
The Enterprise is next to the comet.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM
Monitor shows the comet surface as Commander Chin-Riley is giving the briefing.
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY: We've tried every hail, every scan you can think of. If there's life on the comet, we can't find it. But we did find a structure. It's enormous and mostly subterranean. A structure suggests alien intelligence.
She walks back to the table as Captain Martin sits at the head of the table.
CAPT. MARTIN: Which is why I've asked Lieutenant Sam Kirk to join us we're familiar with your background in Xenoanthropology.
LT. KIRK: Thank you Captain alright then so, let's start with the obvious. It looks like a comet, has shields like a starship, and a building on its surface like a planet, but no life signs. Maybe it's not a comet at all, but some kind of derelict spacecraft?
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: So how do we stop a comet that has a deflector?
LT. MITCHELL: We can't tow it the tractor beam can't get a solid lock on the comet and we can't punch through it with our phasers.
LT. MASON: I could throw a couple of photons at the comet till its deflectors go down.
CAPT. MARTIN: Or we can beam a landing party over to get a look at the technology maybe find away to disable it there, and then we could launch tow vehicles to pull the comet away from the planet.
LT. MASON: Tactical sensors show no sign of anything that could be a threat to the landing party but I wouldn't trust the tactical sensors with this much interference from the force field.
Captain Martin looks at him.
CAPT. MARTIN: Alright then Mister Mason you'll lead the landing party take Mister Kirk with you he can help with understanding Xenoanthropology.
LT. MASON: Aye, sir.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE EVA ROOM
The landing party is getting prep to head out as Nurse Carlotti is there with a hypo.
NURSE CARLOTTI: The surface of the comet is bombarded by ridiculously high levels of cosmic rays. This will buy you two hours. Any more and your insides will turn to liquid.
She injects each member of the landing party with the hypo.
LT. KIRK: Ow! Ugh, you could've warned me.
NURSE CARLOTTI: Then you'd know it was coming.
After she injects each member of the landing party they get their helmets on and head to the transporter room.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE TRANSPORTER ROOM
The team walks onto the pad.
LT. MASON: Phasers on stun chief energize.
Chief Mackenzie inputs commands into the console and activates the transporter.
CUT TO:
EXT-COMET SURFACE
The landing party materializes on the surface of the comet.
LT. KIRK: You good?
LT. SMITH: Yeah, I'm standing on the surface of a comet.
They head to the doors.
INT-COMET STRUCTURE
The landing party enters the structure and turn their lights on the sides of their EVA suits on.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA [re: tricorder]: Curious. According to my readings, there is breathable
atmosphere inside the chamber.
LT. MASON: We should make sure it's secure. Commander T'Shara, you scan the room.
I'll do a perimeter sweep.
Lieutenant Mason begins his check of the area as Commander T'Shara is scanning the area with her tricorder.
LT. KIRK: These markings. What do you think, decorative or linguistic?
LT. SMITH: You're asking me? 
LT. KIRK: Don't study linguistics if you don't want people to ask you questions about it. 
LT. SMITH: Okay. Fine. It's just, uh
LT. KIRK: You're a Starfleet officer, it's your first away mission, I get it. But you're here for a reason.
LT. SMITH [re: tricorder]: These markings, they repeat in a sequence. A sequence, huh? Maybe a code? I don't know. Just Everything seems to point to this egg. It's important, just
I don't know how.
LT. KIRK: Do you think these markings indicate some kind of control? If they do, then perhaps this is how we can affect the comet's shields.
Lieutenant Mason walks back to the others.
LT. MASON: Perimeter's clear. No one here but us.
Then the strange object starts glowing as Lieutenant Kirk walks up to it.
LT. KIRK [smiles]: Yahtzee. Huh? It's an old Earth game.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: I am familiar with Yahtzee, Lieutenant, but I am reading a dangerous buildup of energy. Please step away from the egg.
LT. SMITH: I'm not reading any neural activity.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: His heart has stopped.
Lieutenant Mason gets out his communicator and flips it open.
LT. MASON [to com]: Landing party to Enterprise come in, Enterprise do you read me.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
LT. MASON [com voice, static]: Ent prise. We ne ergency beam out
CAPT. MARTIN [to com]: Jack your transmission is spotty transporter room beam the landing party back.
INT-USS ENTERPRISE TRANSPORTER ROOM
Chief Mackenzie inputs commands into the transporter console.
CHIEF MACKENZIE (to com): Trying to sir but I can't seem to get a solid lock on them I'm compensating with emergency power now.
A Medical team enters as Doctor Langford has a medical kit.
DR. LANGFORD: Alright Chief energize.
Chief Mackenzie activates the transporter and the landing party appears for about a few seconds then vanishes.
CHIEF MACKENZIE (annoyed, to com): Damn it, Mackenzie to bridge I've lost their signal the force field is causing too much interference I can't get a solid lock on them even if I compensate with emergency power it won't be enough.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
The crew are worried.
[END OF ACT ONE, FADE OUT]
===Act 2===
FADE IN
EXT-PERSEPHONE SYSTEM
The comet is heading towards the planet as the Enterprise is next to it.
INT-COMET STRUCTURE
The landing party rushes to save Lieutenant Kirk.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: I am using the tricorder as way to restart his heart clear.
Kirk jolts.
LT. MASON: Nothing hit him again.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Clear.
Kirk jolts again.
LT. MASON: He's back but he's got severe neural trauma we need to get him back to the Enterprise.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: It is going to be hard with the force field back up.
LT. MASON: This will keep him under till we get him back to the Enterprise for further treatment.
He injects him with a sedative.
LT. MASON: Relax Lieutenant the Captain will get us out of here.
LT. SMITH: Sorry this is my first away mission in such a long time my last one was on the Gulliver a Hermes-Class Destroyer.
LT. MASON: I read about that mission it was near the Klingon border, three members of the landing party was killed in a ambush by a Klingon raiding party it took the efforts of the Enterprise commanded by Vice Admiral Robert April and a few other Federation vessels to push the Klingons back to their side of the border.
LT. SMITH: I was in sickbay for a few months after that had to go through intense counseling sessions.
Jack pats her shoulder.
LT. MASON: We have a past trauma that we go through even the Captain.
Julia gets up and grabs her gear.
LT. SMITH: I'm going to get us out of here even if it takes me till we hit the planet.
She walks over to the egg as both T'Shara and Jack look at each other.
LT. MASON: I sure hope she's kidding.
T'Shara raises an eyebrow.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
Captain Martin walks around the bridge to the communication console where Ensign Christina is at.
CAPT. MARTIN: Report?
ENS. CHRISTINA: Nothing on coms sir it seems the force field is blocking all transmissions from the landing party.
Captain Martin walks back to the Captain's chair as Lieutenant Mitchell turns to Captain Martin.
LT. MITCHELL: We've got to help the landing party.
John pats his shoulder.
CAPT. MARTIN: Don't worry we will Tyson we've got a planet full of people who will die without our help, and our crew members are trapped on that comet. We need to get through that force field. How?
LT. MITCHELL: Phaser harmonics?
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY: A phaser at a higher frequency could cause resonance. The right frequency could shatter it.
CAPT. MARTIN (smiles): I like that plan its a good plan let's do it Kara bring us around towards the comet Una take tactical standby to fire when ready.
LTCMDR. CHIN-RILEY (nods): Aye, sir.
She walks over to the tactical station.
CUT TO:
INT-COMET STRUCTURE
Lieutenant Smith is scanning the egg from a distance so she doesn't get hit with the same energy that hit Lieutenant Kirk, as Commander T'Shara walks over to her.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Report Lieutenant.
LT. SMITH: At the moment, pretending not to be in way over my head. Too honest?
T'Shara puts her hands behind her back.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: I am Vulcan we are "too honest" by nature.
LT. SMITH: And also pain in the human race's ass your people were wanting to ground our exploration of our galaxy twice.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Your people weren't ready to venture into the galaxy and it seems that my people were right, but after the efforts of President Jonathan Archer the first Captain of the Enterprise discovering a plot by the Romulans my people decided to as you humans put it "loosen the reins" and your people flourished quite well.
LT. SMITH: Alright.
She continues to work.
CUT TO:
EXT-PERSEPHONE SYSTEM
The Enterprise is next to the comet.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
Lieutenant Kaye reports.
LT. KAYE: We're in position sir.
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY: Phasers locked and ready, Captain.
CAPT. MARTIN: On your command Commander.
But before she can press the panel.
WHUMPH!
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY: Incoming weapons fire!
CAPT. MARTIN: Damage report?
Console screen shows the shield read out.
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY: Minimal damage to port nacelle. Deflectors holding at 70%.
CAPT. MARTIN: Who hit us?
LT. KAYE: Uh, they did.
EXT-SPACE
The Enterprise is dwarfed by a larger vessel.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
Transparent viewer shows the unknown vessel Captain Martin walks over to Ensign Sheridan at the science station.
CAPT. MARTIN: What can our sensors tell us about them?
ENS. SHERIDAN: Not much the vessel appears to be over a 1000 years old it has a power source that our sensors can't get a good reading on.
John walks to the viewer.
CAPT. MARTIN: Ensign open a channel to that vessel.
Transparent viewer changes to the bridge of the unknown vessel.
CAPT. MARTIN: I'm John Martin of the Federation starship Enterprise. Who are you and why are you attacking our vessel?
SHEPHERD CAPTAIN [viewer]: We are the Shepherds
Martin turns to Ensign Christina.
CAPT. MARTIN: Really?
ENS. CHRISTINA: Its how the translator translated it sir.
He turns back to the viewer.
SHEPHERD CAPTAIN [viewer]: We escort M'hanit
CAPT. MARTIN: The comet?
SHEPHERD CAPTAIN [viewer]: The M'hanit is far more than a comet. M'hanit is one of the ancient arbiters of life
CAPT. MARTIN [confused]: Okay?
SHEPHERD CAPTAIN [viewer]: If you tamper with it again, we will not hesitate to destroy you
John tenses up a bit after that threat from the Shepherd Captain.
[END OF ACT TWO, FADE OUT]
===Act 3===
FADE IN
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
Captain Martin walks over to the helm and navigational station.
CAPT. MARTIN: Una full scan of that ship I wanna know what they're packing.
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY: Aye, sir.
She gets to work on scanning the vessel's weapons.
LT. MITCHELL: What are we going to do about the landing party on the comet sir?
CAPT. MARTIN: We'll get them out of there Ty I promise.
John walks up to the viewer.
CAPT. MARTIN: Captain our intentions were not hostile. M'hanit is on a collision course with an inhabited planet. We were simply trying to divert its trajectory.
SHEPHERD CAPTAIN (viewer): Absurd. Would you adjust the height of the waves or the position of the stars? M'hanit's course is preordained.
CAPT. MARTIN: There are millions of people on that planet. The impact will kill them all and likely blow your comet Uh Blow your M'hanit into just as many pieces.
SHEPHERD CAPTAIN (viewer): Are you a reasonable man Captain Martin?
Captain Martin puts his hand behind his back.
CAPT. MARTINN: I-I seem to think so.
SHEPHERD CAPTAIN (viewer): Then please entertain the proposition that M'hanit is not, as you continue to call him, a comet. It is an instrument, an ancient arbiter, one of the few remaining in the galaxy. If it is his will to move, he will move. If it is his will to bring life, he will bring life. If M'hanit wills the planet to die, even chooses to die with it, then that is what will happen. As I said, it is preordained. Since before our distant ancestors touched the sky and the stars beyond, my people have been charged with the protection of the arbiters. None of us even remember when the charge first came to us, but we accepted the mantle with honor. For centuries, we have protected the arbiters as they follow courses set long before our suns first burned in the sky, bringing life across the galaxy. It is not our prerogative to interfere, Captain, nor is it yours
CAPT. MARTIN: Excuse us for a moment pause com.
ENS. CHRISTINA: Audio paused.
LT. KAYE: Wow sounds like the preachers back home.
CAPT. MARTIN [sighs]: Shepherd's more like zelaots what were you able to find out about their weapons.
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY: Their systems are incredibly advanced, their ships faster than ours, and their weapon systems.
LT. KAYE: Let's just say that you don't want to piss them off.
Captain Martin turns back to the viewer.
CAPT. MARTIN: We've got to prevent that comet from destroying the planet.
LT. MITCHELL: How we can't even touch it without them getting pissed off.
Captain Martin looks over at him.
CAPT. MARTIN: We've got to buy the landing party time to get that force field down and keep the Shepherds from finding out about them being on the surface. Ensign resume communications.
Transmission resumes.
CAPT. MARTIN: Sorry about that I had to chat in private with my senior staff but as I'm sure you understand me when I say this Captain, You have your sacred duty. We have ours. The Federation doesn't interfere in the development of species, but we also don't just let them die. We don't mean to disrespect M'hanit. We'd do the same for you if you were in danger.
SHEPHERD CAPTAIN (viewer): You say you don't interfere, that you mean no disrespect, but your crew has desecrated the temple on his surface.
Captain Martin tenses up.
LT. KAYE: I guess they already know about the landing party.
CAPT. MARTIN: Believe me when I say we had no idea that it was a sacred object we thought that if we beam over there we could find out how to turn it away from the planet to prevent the people on the planet from dying.
SHEPHERD CAPTAIN (viewer): ABSURD! Their presence is blasphemy. M'hanit will be their tomb. Any further action to rescue them will be considered an act of war
Transmission ends as the Shepherd vessel takes up a defensive posture.
LT. MITCHELL: They're taking up a defensive posture between us and the comet.
LT. KAYE: They've blocked us completely off from getting to the others.
CAPT. MARTIN: Find a way to get through to the landing party right now. Break the laws of physics if you have to.
The crew gets to work.
CUT TO:
INT-COMET STRUCTURE
Commander T'Shara is checking on Lieutenant Kirk as Lieutenant Mason walks over to her.
LTJG. MASON: How is he doing?
LT. T'LAR: Stable and holding.
LTJG. SMITH: I think I found it the comet responds to song. 
She starts humming a tune her father would sing to her every night when she and Jessica were little, the walls of the structure lights up as T'Lar and Jack are amazed by that.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
Ensign Christina is listening to something and then turns to Captain Branson.
ENS. CHRISTINA: Captain I'm picking up something on the low EM signature.
Captain Martin walks over to her.
CAPT. MARTIN: What are you listening to?
ENS. CHRISTINA: Its music.
John listens and remembers the time Jessica hummed that same tune to him.
CAPT. MARTIN (smiles): That's Julia alright.
LT. MITCHELL: Sir the force field is down.
Captain Martin walks over to his chair.
CAPT. MARTIN (to com): Martin to transporter room beam landing party back to the ship now.
CHIEF MACKENIZE (com voice): Got them sir
Captain Martin still standing.
CAPT. MARTIN: Good work red alert deflectors up.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE TRANSPORTER ROOM [RED ALERT] 
The landing party materialized as the medical team goes to Lieutenant Kirk and takes him to sickbay as the others go to the bridge. 
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
The rest of the landing party walk onto the bridge. 
CAPT. MARTIN: Welcome back everyone where's Mister Hansen?
LT. MASON: He was taken to sickbay he was injured when he touched the strange object in the center.
LT. SMITH: Sir we're being hailed by the Shepherd's vessel.
Captain Martin walks to the viewer.
CAPT. MARTIN: On screen.
The bridge of the Shepherd vessel appears.
CAPT. MARTIN: What is it now?
SHEPHERD CAPTAIN (viewer): You continue to interfere
CAPT. MARTIN: Well technically we....
SHEPHERD CAPTAIN (viewer): You were warned!
CAPT. MARTIN: Look, let's talk about this. Find some common ground.
Transmission ends as Captain Martin turns to Lieutenant Kaye with a worried look on his face.
LT. KAYE: I think that went well.
WHUMPH!
LT. MASON: Deflectors down to sixty-eight percent! I'm reading three more torpedoes inbound!
CAPT. MARTIN: Full power to forward deflectors brace for impact!
EXT-SPACE
The Enterprise takes some hits.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
WHUMPH!
WHUMPH!
LT. MASON: Deflectors down to forty-nine percent!
CAPT. MARTIN: Evasive maneuver.
Lieutenant Kaye works at the helm.
EXT-PERSEPHONE SYSTEM
The Enterprise evades some of the torpedoes.
INT-USS ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LT. MITCHELL: The Shepherds are in pursuit.
LT. MASON: Return fire?
CAPT. MARTIN: No, Jamie escape pattern Kirk Omega-3.
LT. KAYE: Aye, sir.
She inputs commands into the helm.
LT. MASON: Sir as chief tactical officer its my recommendation that we retreat.
CAPT. MARTIN: We're already on the run.
LT. MASON: We need to warp out and regroup. Facing off with them is suicide. We're outgunned here.
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY: He's right John.
WHUMPH!
LT. MASON: Deflectors down to forty percent!
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Sir, when we were on the surface, I believe the comet was trying to communicate with us.
CAPT. MARTIN: Right, the music you guys recorded any idea what it means?
LT. SMITH: I haven't been able to translate it yet. It might take days.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: We have less than one hour before the comet hits Persephone III.
Julia turns to T'Shara.
LT. SMITH: You do a lot of reminding people of deadlines, ma'am.
T'Lar raises an eyebrow.
CAPT. MARTIN: She has a point T'Lar.
WHUMPH!
LT. MASON: Captain, unless we want them to blow us out of the sky.
CAPT. MARTIN: Lock phasers and photon torpedoes target weapons and engines I don't want to hurt them.
WHUMPH!
LT. KAYE: Wish they felt the same way about us.
Lieutenant Mason inputs commands into the tactical console. 
LT. MASON: Deflectors down to twenty-five percent phasers and photons locked on target. 
CAPT. MARTIN: Kara bring us about to one hundred eighty mark ten and fire! 
He presses the firing button. 
EXT-SPACE
The Enterprise comes about and fires a spread of photon torpedoes and a blue phaser beam that scored a direct hit to the port side of the Shepherd vessel. 
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LT. MASON: Direct hit they're moving off probably to regroup which I suggest we do the same thing.
CAPT. MARTIN: We have to save that planet we brought down the force field so how to we move this comet?
LT. KAYE: Sir, let's face it, the crazy space monks will blow us out of the sky if we try anything to move that comet.
T'Shara turns to the Captain and walks over to him.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: What if we did not move the comet? What if it moved itself past the planet?
John turns to her.
EXT-PERSEPHONE SYSTEM
The Shepherd vessel moves in on the Enterprise after recovering from that phaser and torpedo strike.
(END OF ACT THREE, FADE OUT]
===Act 4===
FADE IN
INT-USS ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Turbo-lift doors close as we see the science station unoccupied.
CAPT. MARTIN: Alright is everyone ready?
Everyone nods.
CAPT. MARTIN: Take us in maximum impulse.
LT. MITCHELL: They're gaining on us.
LT. MASON: When they close they're going to go for the kill shot.
Captain Martin walks over to the helm.
CAPT. MARTIN: Jamie you remember when you said that you were the best pilot to graduate the Academy. 
LT. KAYE: What's your point sir? 
CAPT. MARTIN: Time you show off those skills. 
LT. KAYE (smirks): Aye, sir. 
She gets to work. 
CAPT. MARTIN: Come to course 216 mark 14. 
LT. KAYE: Aye, sir. 
She inputs commands into the helm station as Captain Branson is worried. 
EXT-SPACE'
The Enterprise maneuvers as the Shepherd's vessel fires at the ship as it dodges, but takes hits and moves to the port side of the vessel heading towards the comet. 
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LT. MASON: Sir are you taking us to that comet? 
CAPT. MARTIN: If we are near it they won't fire on it. 
The crew is worried as Captain Branson is worried as well. 
EXT-COMET DEBRIS TRAIL
The Shepherd vessel follows the Enterprise fires at the Starfleet vessel scores hits on her secondary hull and starboard nacelle pylon making the deflectors flicker.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LT. MASON: They've stop firing sir. 
CAPT. MARTIN: They don't want to risk the comet. 
EXT-COMET TRAIL
The Enterprise flies through the debris field as rocks are bouncing off the deflectors making them flicker as the Enterprise moves. 
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Then console screens start flickering as Lieutenant Smith turns and reports. 
LT. SMITH: I think they're hailing us. Yeah, they are. Captain? 
CAPT. MARTIN: Not yet, Jamie bring us about and hold our position. 
LT. KAYE: Aye, sir Rerouting to bearing 180 mark five. 
CAPT. MARTIN: Reverse thrusters, full stop. 
LT. KAYE: Reversing thrusters and we are coming to a full stop sir and what plan is this? 
CAPT. MARTIN: Its not completed yet Steph shut down all power except life-support. 
Power starts shutting down as coolant is still venting as Captain Branson and Commander Chin-Riley approach the viewer. 
CAPT. MARTIN: Julia open a channel. 
Transparent viewer shows the Shepherd main bridge. 
CAPT. MARTIN: We surrender your attack has cause a complete system failure. 
SHEPHERD CAPTAIN (viewer): Then we will destroy you for touching the M'hanit! 
CAPT. MARTIN: Or you can help us we'll collide with the comet and when we do the trilithium resin in the warp core and utterly destroying it. And it will also happen if you destroy our ship. 
The Shepherd Captain doesn't respond. 
CAPT. MARTIN: Please help me and my crew I give you my word we'll never touch the M'hanit again. 
Transmission ends as Una walks over to him. 
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY: If this doesn't work. 
CAPT. MARTIN: I know Una. 
Then Lieutenant Kaye checks her read out. 
LT. KAYE: They've locked a tractor beam on us and pulling us away. 
CAPT. MARTIN [smiles, to com]: Martin to T'Shara you're up. 
CUT TO:
INT-GALILEO CANOPY
LTCMDR. T'SHARA (to com): Very well Captain I'm on my way. 
She activates the shuttle systems. 
EXT-COMET DEBRIS TRAIL
The Galileo unclips from a piece of debris and heads towards the comet. 
INT-GALILEO CANOPY
T'Shara is working on the console. 
CUT TO:
INT-USS ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Transparent viewer shows the comet. 
LT. MASON: Its changing course. 
LT. SMITH: But what about Commander T'Shara? 
Then a hint of static comes over the com. 
LTCMDR. T'SHARA (com voice): Galileo to Enterprise I am returning to the ship now 
CAPT. MARTIN (smiles, to com): Great work T'Shara we'll be waiting for your arrival, get me the Shepherd vessel now. 
Transparent viewer shows the shepherd vessel's main bridge. 
CAPT. MARTIN: I gave you my word that we wouldn't touch it again and I kept my word as I always do my word is my bond. 
SHEPHERD CAPTAIN (viewer): The glory and the mercy that is M'hanit
CAPT. BRANSON: I agree. 
SHEPHERD CAPTAIN (viewer): Perhaps in the future, the Federation would not be so quick to judge the faith of others, and now, we need not part as enemies 
CAPT. MARTIN: I will make that note to my superiors and we have witnessed a huge miracle as the people on the surface have been given a chance to live and grow. 
Shepherd Captain nods and transmission ends. 
CAPT. MARTIN: Cancel red alert, Kara set course for Starbase Six warp factor three engage. 
LT. KAYE: Aye, sir. 
EXT-WARP TUNNEL 
The Enterprise is at warp. 
CAPT. MARTIN (voice over): Captain's Log Supplemental, We're on course for Starbase Six for some repairs and treatment of wounded
INT-USS ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM 
CAPT. MARTIN (to recorder): As I sit and wonder about the comet who made it and why was it abandoned and why did it pick that star system to go to, well I guess we'll never find out seeing that I gave the Shepherd Captain my word that we'll never bother the M'hanit. 
Doors chimed. 
CAPT. MARTIN: Come. 
Doors opened and Lieutenant Smith enters. 
LT. SMITH: John you got a minute? 
CAPT. MARTIN: Sure Julia come in. 
She enters and the doors closed. 
JOHN: What's on your mind Julia?
She stands with her hands behind her back.
JULIA: I was wondering if you were going to transfer me to another vessel.
John looks confused.
JOHN: I'm sorry w-what transfer you to another vessel for what reason?
JULIA: Well we're family and Starfleet has strict regulations about family serving onboard a Federation vessel together, you risked the Enterprise to get not only your officers back aboard the Enterprise but me as well I can't have that on my mind if something like that happens again.
John gets up and walks over to her.
JOHN: Julia we're family but not by blood and you're apart of this crew and you proved that today.
JULIA (smiles): Thanks John I think I found where I belong.
They leave the ready room together.
EXT-WARP TUNNEL
The Enterprise soars at high warp.
[END OF ACT FOUR, FADE OUT, ENDING CREDITS]
==Cast==
===Main Cast===
Character 	Actor(s) 	Rank 	Position
John Martin 	Jarvis Davidson 	Captain 	Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
Una Chin-Riley 	Felecia Linkous 	Commander 	Executive Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
Jack Mason 	Kevin Regan 	Lieutenant 	Chief Tactical Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
Stephanie Williams	Ferne Myers 	Lieutenant Commander	Chief Engineer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
Tyson Mitchell 	Blake Waymire 	Lieutenant 	Chief Navigational Officer U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
Julia Smith 	Sadie Waymire 	Lieutenant 	Chief communications Officer, US.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
Jamie Kaye 	Delena "Dee" Lusk	Lieutenant 	Chief Helm Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
Peter Langford 	Jacob Elliot 	Lieutenant Commander	Chief Medical Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
T'Shara 	Becky Elliot 	Lieutenant Commander	Chief Science Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
===Guest Stars===
Character 	Actor(s)	Rank 	Position
Harris Payne 	TBA 	Lieutenant Junior Grade	Assistance Chief Engineer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
Kayla Mackenzie 	TBA 	Lieutenant Junior Grade	Transporter Chief, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
Gabrielle Carlotti	TBA 	Lieutenant Junior Grade	Assistance Chief Medical Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
Elisa Sheridan 	TBA 	Ensign 	Assistance Chief Science Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
Sam Kirk 	TBA 	Lieutenant 	Xenobologist, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
===Special Guest Star===
Character 	Actor(s)	Rank 	Position
Shepard Captain	TBA 	Captain	Commanding Officer, Unknown vessel
==Trivia Notes==
===Background Information===
*A Julia Smith focus episode.