An Ancient Discovery (TOS episode)

An Ancient Discovery is the 36th episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3.
==Plot==
When an archaeological expedition uncovers forgotten technology from the past, the crew of the USS Enterprise are forced to face their worst fears to save the future of the galaxy! 
==Script Chapter==
===Teaser===
FADE IN
EXT-PLANETARY SYSTEM
The Enterprise is in orbit of a M-class planet.
CAPT. BRANSON'S (voice over): Captain's log Supplemental, While doing a planetary survey of a pre-warp world sensors detected an alien power signature
EXT-PLANET SURFACE, CAVERN
CAPT. BRANSON'S (voice over): I'm leading an away team to the surface accompanying us on the mission is my father Vice Admiral James Branson
Captain Branson, Lieutenant Mason, Lieutenant Elias Sheridan and Commodore Branson are exploring the cave.
LT. SHERIDAN (re: Tricorder): This is interesting never seen this cave formation before.
Admiral Branson turns to see writing.
VICE ADM. BRANSON: John take a look at this.
John walks over to where his father is at.
CAPT. BRANSON (re: Tricorder): It looks like writing.
VICE ADM. BRANSON: But what does it mean.
LT. MASON: Probably a warning not to be here?
CAPT. BRANSON: Mister Sheridan download this into the Enterprise's main computer core.
LT. SHERIDAN (nods): Aye, sir.
VICE ADM. BRANSON: John look at this its bones.
Both Branson's are kneeling at a few bones.
CAPT. BRANSON: Dad maybe we should leave we've not found what we're looking for.
VICE ADM. BRANSON [re: Tricorder]: There's no indication of blunt force trauma or shock he could of been a guard or something.
CAPT. BRANSON: But what was he guarding?
VICE ADM. BRANSON [smiles]: Something like that.
They walk over to see the strange device as Lieutenant Mason runs his security check.
LT. MASON: This the source of the energy readings.
CMDR. IVANOVA [com voice]: Enterprise to away team
John gets out his communicator and flips it open.
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Branson here go ahead Z.
CMDR. IVANOVA [com voice]: We finished reading the transcript of the writing
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: And?
CUT TO:
INT-USS ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
LTCMDR. T'LAR (to com): Its a warning against technology the people of this world destroyed their technology to protect themselves from an unknown force.
EXT-PLANETARY CAVERN
LT. MASON: Interesting they destroyed their technology to protect themselves.
CAPT. BRANSON: True.
Then the strange device activates.
LT. MASON [re: Tricorder]: Its activated.
Captain Branson walks over to him.
CAPT. BRANSON: Its tapped into the Enterprise's main computer.
CMDR. IVANOVA [com voice]: Enterprise to Away Team we've got a problem up here!
CUT TO:
INT-USS ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LTCMDR. KAL: Its downloading our computer!
EXT-PLANETARY CAVERN
Admiral Branson walks over to them.
VICE ADM. BRANSON [to com]: Commander lock it out now.
Then Borg assimilation tubes stab Admiral Branson in the neck and he falls to the ground.
CAPT. BRANSON: FATHER!
Admiral Branson beams away along with the device as the Away Team is shocked and surprised by what just happened.
(END OF TEASER, FADE OUT)
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Theme music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0MFmhCS08A
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INTRO:
CAPT. 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 as go before! 
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STAR TREK: THE NEW VOYAGES
A STAR TREK FAN FILM PRODUCTION
BASED UPON STAR TREK CREATED BY:
GENE RODDENBERRY
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The Enterprise flies over a gas giant's rings.
STARRING
Jarvis Davidson 
 as
Captain John Branson
Felecia Linkous
 as
Commander Zhasa Ivanova
Enterprise flies next to a Federation-Class vessel
Kevin Regan
 as
Lieutenant Jack Mason
Ferne Myers
 as
Lieutenant Commander Stephanie Williams
USS Enterprise flies by a Watchtower Starbase
Jacob Elliot
 as
Doctor Steven Carlson
Sadie Brickhouse
 as
Lieutenant Julia Smith
Jeremy Regan
 as
Lieutenant Commander Kyle Clarkson
USS Enterprise flying through an Asteroid field
Delena "Dee" Lusk
 as
Lieutenant Kara Carlson
Blake Waymire 
 as
Lieutenant Tyson Mitchell
Becky Elliot
 as
Lieutenant Commander T'Lar
USS Enterprise flies by Earth as the ship's warp engines power up and she leaps into warp.
CREATED BY:
JARVIS DAVIDSON
 &
JEREMY REGAN
===Act 1===
FADE IN
(EPISODE NOTES: OPENING CREDITS FALL OVER OPENING SCENES)
EXT-VICE ADMIRAL BRANSON'S MIND
Vice Admiral Branson wakes up and is in his son's ready room as he looks around.
COMM. BRANSON (confused): W-Where am I what have you done to my son's ship and who are you?
Then his wife Maria turns to face him but she's half Borg.
MARIA-BORG: We are Borg.
JAMES (shocked): No you're not your my wife what have they done to you?
MARIA-BORG: I am not your wife we are Borg.
JAMES: Wait you're not my wife I spoke to her while I was at Starbase 4.
MARIA-BORG: Correct accessing memories.
(Flashes of Admiral Branson's memories to when he was struck by the tubes)
VICE ADM. BRANSON: I was attacked by the device.
MARIA-BORG: You are already one with the Borg.
CUT TO:
INT-USS ENTERPRISE BACKUP CONTROL ROOM
Admiral Branson half assimilated injects assimilation tubes into the computer console as klaxons blare.
EXT-PLANTARY ORBIT
The Enterprise is in orbit of the planet as escape pods are being launched along with the shuttles.
INT-USS ENTERPRISE DECK 10 CORRIDOR (RED ALERT, EMERGENCY POWER)
Klaxons blare as Commander Clarkson is ushering crewmen to either escape pods or shuttles.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: Keep moving get to either the pods or shuttles.
Captain Branson walks down the corridor as he sees him in utter shock.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: Captain? John!
John snaps out of his trance.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: John are you alright?
CAPT. BRANSON: I'm fine Kyle report?
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: I'm not sure one minute we were find and then the next the ship started going haywire, main power is down we're operating on emergency power we're having to push the pods out of their launch hatches.
CAPT. BRANSON: Any sign of my father?
LTCMDR. CLARKSON [shakes his head]: No I'm sorry.
John thinks.
CAPT. BRANSON: Alright first thing first we've got to get control of the Enterprise back and then rescue my father.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: Sir with all due respect the Admiral is gone and the Enterprise is lost as well.
CAPT. BRANSON: NO ITS NOT WE'RE NOT GOING TO LOSE THE ENTERPRISE NOR MY FATHER TO WHOEVER IS DOING THIS, NOW YOU WILL DO AS I COMMAND!
Kyle is surprised by John's attitude.
CAPT. BRANSON: I'm sorry Kyle its just my father he's.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: Its ok John we'll get him back.
Then a high pitch sound causes them to cover their ears.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: What the hell!
CAPT. BRANSON: Come on I got an idea.
They head to one of the junction tubes.
INT-USS ENTERPRISE FORWARD TORPEDO BAY
Admiral Branson is working on the console.
EXT-ADMIRAL BRANSON'S MIND
VICE ADM. BRANSON: My son and his crew are working to resist your attempts to contact the your people.
MARIA-BORG: They will fail.
VICE ADM. BRANSON: No they won't my son is very resourceful and he will defeat you.
COMPUTER VOICE: Warning warp core breach in twenty minutes.
MARIA-BORG: The Collective has disconnected me from the Hive mind they want to terminate me.
VICE ADM. BRANSON: At the risk of my son and his crew!
MARIA-BORG: All who resist must be destroyed.
INT-USS ENTERPRISE JEFFERIES TUBE ACCESS AREA (RED ALERT)
Captain Branson and Commander Clarkson enter as she checks the console.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: Whatever that sound was it overloaded the main power grid and triggered a warp core breach, John if this ship explodes with as much anti-matter we have it will take out a big chunk of the planet.
CAPT. BRANSON: Eject the core.
Commander Clarkson works the console.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: I can't.
Then the com beeps.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: We're receiving a transmission from within the ship.
CAPT. BRANSON: On screen.
Screen shows a half assimilated Vice Admiral Branson.
CAPT. BRANSON [shocked]: Father.
VICE ADM. BRANSON-BORG [monitor]: That designation no longer exists we are Borg
Both Captain Branson and Commander Clarkson are shocked by this still.
[END OF ACT 1, FADE OUT]
===Act 2===
FADE IN
INT-USS ENTERPRISE JUNCTION 12 [RED ALERT]
CAPT. BRANSON: Never heard of your species before I am John Branson Captain of this vessel we represent the United Federation of Planets, what do you want to discuss?
VICE ADM. BRANSON-BORG [monitor]: This vessel will be destroyed in 2.4 minutes
CAPT. BRANSON: What do you want? 
VICE ADM. BRANSON-BORG [monitor]: I require a shuttle
CAPT. BRANSON: Alright we'll give you a shuttle but only if you don't assimilate the ship and crew and give me back my father. 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: We can't trust it. 
VICE ADM. BRANSON-BORG [monitor]: You have little choice in the matter
CAPT. BRANSON: He's right. 
[Transmission ends]
CAPT. BRANSON: The refit allows us to manually eject the warp core in case the auto ejection is either damaged or destroyed.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: But its on the outside of the ship.
[John turns to him.]
CAPT. BRANSON: Space walk?
[Kyle turns to him.]
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: Space walk.
CAPT. BRANSON: Are you up for it?
LTCMDR. CLARKSON [nods]: I'll have to stomach it cause I never been a fan of wearing EVA suits.
CAPT. BRANSON: For now you're just going to have to deal with it.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: What about you?
CAPT. BRANSON: I'll see if I can reactivate the deflectors and shut the torpedoes down.
[They start to split up.]
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: John remember he maybe your father on the outside but inside he's something else if you feel threaten don't hesitate.
CAPT. BRANSON: I won't.
They split up.
EXT-PLANETARY ORBIT
Enterprise is in a high orbit.
EXT-USS ENTERPRISE VENTRAL HULL
Commander Clarkson is wearing the EVA suit and walking to the manual control release.
CAPT. BRANSON [com voice]: Branson to Clarkson
Kyle activates the com.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON [to com]: Clarkson here go ahead John.
CAPT. BRANSON [com voice]: How you doing out there buddy?
LTCMDR. CLARKSON [to com]: I'm doing ok but I still hate these damn space suits.
INT-USS ENTERPRISE ARMORY [RED ALERT]
[Captain Branson gets on a tactical vest and gets the type-III phaser rifle and the type-II phaser.]
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: As soon as you release the controls to the core ejection sequence let me know and I'll power the deflectors.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON [com voice]: Got it
[John heads out after he powers up the phaser rifle.]
EXT-USS ENTERPRISE OUTER HULL
Commander Clarkson walks along the hull towards the warp core ejection hatch. 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON [to com]: I'm almost to the manual release to the warp core ejection hatch. 
CAPT. BRANSON [com voice]: Acknowledged 
CUT TO:
INT-USS ENTERPRISE TORPEDO BAY
The doors opened and Captain Branson aims the phaser rifle as he enters the room and Commodore Branson awakens and steps out of the Borg Alcove. 
VICE ADM. BRANSON-BORG: You don't need that. 
CAPT. BRANSON: I will use this if I have to now stand aside.
Admiral Branson stands aside as Captain Branson walks over the console and works to shut down the torpedo system.
VICE ADM. BRANSON-BORG: COMM. BRANSON-BORG: You are familiar with this individual? 
CAPT. BRANSON: He's my father and I will do anything to defend my friends and family. 
COMM. BRANSON-BORG: You will be one with the Borg.
Before Captain Branson could react He bashes John in the face causing him to hit the bulkhead and is out cold as he's works on the console to target the surface. 
EXT-OUTER HULL OF THE USS ENTERPRISE
Commander Clarkson rearranges the isolinear chips as the screen changes and she turns the lever, and the hatch opens and the core falls out from the ship. 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON (to com): Clarkson to Branson its done you can raise the deflectors. 
CUT TO:
INT-USS ENTERPRISE TORPEDO BAY [RED ALERT]
The Commodore Branson Borg is at the console. 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON [com voice]: Clarkson to Branson, John now would be a good time to raise the deflectors
John is still out cold. 
[END OF ACT 2, FADE OUT]
===Act 3===
FADE IN
EXT-PLANETARY ORBIT
Enterprise is in orbit as its warp core floats away but its not far enough away from the Enterprise.
EXT-USS ENTERPRISE OUTER HULL VENTRAL SECTION
LTCMDR. CLARKSON [to com]: John now would be a good time to raise our deflectors before we're incinerated by our own warp core.
[Commander Clarkson starts walking back to the airlock.]
INT-USS ENTERPRISE PORT TORPEDO BAY [RED ALERT]
Admiral Branson works on the console as John slowly starts to stir.
CAPT. BRANSON: Guess the deal's off.
He shot his father in the side as Admiral Branson staggers a bit John grabs him and the two start struggling on the deck as the Admiral tries to assimilate his own son with the tubules but John keeps his dad's arm from reaching his neck as he turns him on his stomach and rips out a tube as sparks erupt from it.
VICE ADM. BRANSON: AHHH!!! 
Captain Branson goes to the console and starts working on the console. 
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Branson to Clarkson my father I mean the Borg is disabled but he's activated the torpedoes and I can't shut it down. 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON [com voice]: What are you planning on doing?
John thinks then starts working on the console.
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: I'm going to erect a low-level deflector around the forward launcher. 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON [com voice]: John that'll destroy the port side launcher 
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: We're out of options Kyle! 
Captain Branson activates the field and he picks up his father and gets him out of the torpedo bay. 
EXT-USS ENTERPRISE OUTER HULL VENTRAL SECTION
[Kyle continues to the airlock when a bright flash emits from the warp core's explosion and a shockwave strikes the Enterprise's deflectors.]
INT-USS ENTERPRISE DECK FOURTEEN [RED ALERT]
Both Captain Branson and Vice Admiral Branson are thrown against the bulkhead after the torpedo bay was destroyed.
[END OF ACT THREE, FADE OUT]
===Act 4===
FADE IN
INT-USS ENTERPRISE SICKBAY 
John gasps as he opens his eyes and looks around as he sees Jessica at his bedside, as Doctor Carlson is scanning him. 
DR. CARLSON: Welcome back Captain. 
John sits up. 
CAPT. BRANSON: W-What happened? 
JESSICA: We picked up the Enterprise distress call and came here as fast as we could we found the ship damaged and drifting we found Commander Clarkson floating in space, it appeared that he was flung from the ship when the shockwave struck.
JOHN: And my father?
JESSICA: Doctor Carlson was able to reverse whatever happened to him and removed the technology from his body.
DR. CARLSON: I used the mission reports from Doctor McCoy when Chekov was infected with what struck your father.
[John looks over at his father who's resting and recovery well.]
EXT-FEDRATION SPACE
Enterprise is docked at Starbase 5 as worker bees and the robotic arms of the dry-dock berth are working on her outer hull.
CAPT. BRANSON'S [voice over]: Captain's Log Supplemental, The Enterprise is docked at Starbase 5 for some extensive repairs and a brand new warp core to be installed, the alien components are being taken to Starfleet Science department to better understand where it came from and why it chose my father to speak to us through''
INT-USS ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS
John walks to the table. 
JOHN: Sorry I had to finish my log entry so where were we? 
JESSICA: We were going to have dinner and a night with each other. 
Then the doors chimed and Captain Branson walks over to the doors and the doors opened. 
JOHN (surprised): Dad? 
JAMES: I hope I am not interrupting anything? 
JESSICA: No, sir what brings you here? 
JAMES: I just want to say thank you for saving my life and preventing the destruction of an entire pre-warp civilization at the hands of whoever was it I was captured by. 
JOHN: You're welcome dad. 
JAMES: Well I better be going I have to go to Starfleet Command for a debriefing. 
He leaves the quarters. 
EXT-FEDERATION SPACE
Venture leaves the starbase.
[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 Tyson Mitchell
*Sadie Brickhouse-Waymire as Lieutenant Julia Smith
*Delena Lusk as Lieutenant Kara Carlson
*Jacob Elliot as Doctor Steven Carlson
*Becky Elliot as Lieutenant Commander T'Lar
===Guest Stars===
*TBA as Nurse Christine Chapel
*TBA as Transporter Chief Kayla Mackenzie
*Ashley M. Kalfas as Captain Jessica Smith
===Special Guest Stars===
*Michael L. King as Rear Admiral James Branson
*TBA as Borg Drone-Maria Branson
==Trivia Notes==
===Background Information===
*Inspired by These are the Voyages Anthology series second season episode "Resistance".
*This shows an early version of the Borg Collective before they're invasion in the 24th century.
*The first time the warp core has ever been ejected in the 23rd century.