Point of the Spear (episode)

'Point of the Spear is the 41st of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds) TOS Season 3.
==Synopsis==
A Pyrian battlegroup is heading towards Samsarra to colonize it but the people there are already living on the planet and its up to the Federation forces led by the U.S.S. Enterprise to defend the planet but can they hold the line? 
==Script Chapters==
===Teaser===
FADE IN
EXT-SAMSARRA SYSTEM
The U.S.S. Enterprise approaches the system.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE VARIOUS DECKS [RED ALERT]
[KLAXONS BLARING]
Crewmen are heading towards battle stations.
LT. SMITH [com voice]: Battle stations. All hands on deck. This is not a drill
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Turbo-lift doors opened as Captain Branson walks onto the bridge.
CAPT. BRANSON: Report?
LTCMDR. T'LAR: The Pyrians have placed twenty four fusion powered atmosphere generators across the planet. They're spewing CI2, methane, and sulphur dioxide, and nothing the colonists have done have been able to stop them. In a month, Samsarra will no longer be able to support oxygen breathing life.
CMDR. IVANOVA: Perfect, for Pyrians. Bad for colonists, all fifty six thousand three hundred and twelve of them. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Has there been any contact between the Pyrians and the colonist?
LT. SMITH: The colonists claim the Pyrian ships just dropped the generators and left without saying a word. All attempts to communicate have been rebuffed. 
LT. MITCHELL: Pyrians aren't good with chatting.
CAPT. BRANSON: Jack, target those generators with a full barrage of phasers. We'll show them lunch. 
LT. MASON: Gladly sir phasers locked on target.
CAPT. BRANSON: Fire.
Lieutenant Mason presses the firing button.
EXT-SPACE
Enterprise unleashes a single blue phaser beam that heads down to the surface.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Commander T'Lar reports.
LTCMDR. T'LAR: The Pyrian atmosphere generators have been destroyed. The climatic effects will begin to reverse themselves in a matter of days.
CMDR. IVANOVA: Well, if that doesn't get them to talk, nothing will. 
Captain Branson sits back in the Captain's chair.
CAPT. BRANSON: Julia, send a transmission to Starbase Six inform Admiral Austin of the situation, and I need a fleet to blockade Samsarra. And when the Pyrians show up, we'll tell them just what we've done to their generators. 
LT. SMITH: Aye, sir.
Captain Branson tenses up.
[END OF TEASER, FADE OUT]
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Theme Music:
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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 Has Gone Before....
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A shot over another Federation Starship as the USS Enterprise NCC-1701 is at Station keeping. 
STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS
A STAR TREK FAN FILM PRODUCTION
BASED ON STAR TREK CREATED BY: GENE RODDENBERRY
The Enterprise exits dry-dock berth. 
JARVIS DAVIDSON 
 AS
CAPT. JOHN BRANSON 
An underbelly shot of the ventral section of the Enterprise as the moon is in full view. 
FELECIA LINKOUS 
 AS
CMDR. ZHASA IVANOVA 
The Enterprise flying by an interstellar dust cloud. 
KEVIN REGAN 
 AS
LT. JACK MASON 
The Enterprise flying towards an M-Class planet. 
FERNE MYERS 
 AS
LTCMDR. STEPHANIE WILLIAMS 
Enterprise traversing a planetary debris field. 
JACOB ELLIOT 
 AS
DR. STEVEN CARLSON
Enterprise flying by a binary pulsar. 
DELENA "DEE" LUSK 
 AS
LT. KARA CARLSON
BLAKE WAYMIRE 
 AS
LT. TYSON MITCHELL
Enterprise heading towards Arcamon Science Station.
SADIE BRICKHOUSE 
 AS
LT. JULIA SMITH
JEREMY REGAN
 AS
LTCMDR. KYLE CLARKSON
Enterprise flying by a comet. 
BECKY ELLIOT 
 AS
LTCMDR. T'LAR
The Enterprise's warp engines power up and she leaps into warp. 
CREATED BY:
JARVIS DAVIDSON & JEREMY REGAN
===Act 1===
FADE IN
EXT-SAMSARRA SYSTEM, SAMSARRA IV ORBIT
Enterprise is above the planet.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS [RED ALERT]
Captain Branson is getting ready to go to the bridge when the com activates.
CMDR. IVANOVA [com voice]: Bridge to Branson
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Branson here go ahead.
CMDR. IVANOVA [com voice]: I thought you should know. We've detecting multiple warp clusters across the outer solar system
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: I'm on my way.
He grabs his golden shirt and leaves his quarters.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Turbo-lift doors opened and Captain Branson is wearing the golden uniform and walks over to the Captain's chair.
CAPT. BRANSON: Our forces are early.
LTCMDR. T'LAR: The battlegroup is not from Starbase 6.
CMDR. IVANOVA: Then who is it?
Commander T'Lar checks her scanner scope and reports.
LTCMDR. T'LAR: As near as I can tell, it is a full Pyrian task force.
CAPT. BRANSON [surprised]: They're early.
LT. MITCHELL: And heading our way at full impulse speed ETA 23 hours.
Then Commander Clarkson walks onto the bridge from the turbo-lift.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: Commander Williams wanted me up here to coordinate with her.
CAPT. BRANSON: Glad to have you on the bridge Kyle.
Commander Clarkson takes the engineering console.
LT. MASON: Phaser banks are fully charged and torpedo bays are fully loaded.
Captain Branson is standing behind the helm and navigational stations.
CAPT. BRANSON: Any response to our hails?
LT. SMITH: Negative sir.
CMDR. IVANOVA: Why talk when you can deep fry your opponents.
Commander T'Lar checks her scanner scope and reports.
LTCMDR. T'LAR: The Pyrian fleet is protecting two dropships, which appear to be carrying fresh atmosphere generators.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON [confused]: How the hell did they know about us destroying their generators so quickly?
LTCMDR. T'LAR: Unknown.
CAPT. BRANSON: Replacements or not, they're going back to where they came from. And if we are very lucky, we can convince the Pyrians of that without firing a single shot. 
CMDR. IVANOVA: And if we're not very lucky?
Captain Branson turns to her.
CAPT. BRANSON: Well then, we'll sharpen our olive branch into the point of a spear. 
[END OF ACT 1, FADE OUT]
===Act 2===
FADE IN
EXT-SAMSARRA SYSTEM, SAMSARRA IV ORBIT
A Pyrian dropship explodes as the Enterprise flies over the fiery ball as two torpedoes struck the aft deflectors making them flicker.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
WHUMPH!
WHUMPH!
LT. MASON: Deflectors are down to 87%.
LT. CARLSON: We're losing speed!
CAPT. BRANSON: Their slowing us down.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: All the better for their torchships to come in close and roast us with plasma. You know, this is getting very annoying. What happened to the good old days when ships just sat around and fired broadsides at each other? 
CMDR. IVANOVA: The steam engine was invented.
CAPT. BRANSON: Deflectors to maximum, ready torpedoes full spread one shot per tube. Let's show the Pyrians we're taking this personally.
LT. MASON: Aye, sir.
LT. CARLSON: Evasive maneuvers sir?
CAPT. BRANSON: Oh Kara you know me so well. Plot a course back to Samsarra's largest moon. We'll use it for cover while we harass the Pyrian fleet. 
LT. CARLSON: Aye, sir.
Lieutenant Carlson works on the helm station as Lieutenant Smith has two fingers on her ear receiver and turns to report.
LT. SMITH; Captain, we're being hailed.
Captain Branson walks down in front of the helm and navigational stations to the transparent viewer.
CAPT. BRANSON: On screen.
Transparent viewer shows the bridge of the lead Pyrian vessel.
CAPT. BRANSON: I'm John Branson Captain of the Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise representing the United Federation of Planets, you will return to your borders and cease all actions on this system and this world.
PYRIAN CAPTAIN [viewer]: Attention, Federation vessel Enterprise. The hostilities you have initiated against this fleet can lead to nothing but your destruction. We urge you to withdraw from Samsarra before that event becomes unavoidable. We will not be deterred
Transmission ends as Captain Branson turns to Lieutenant Smith.
LT. SMITH: I'm trying to keep the channel open, but the Pyrians are not responding.
CMDR. IVANOVA: Did you hear that? We will not be deterred. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Yeah I did.
WHUMPH!
LTCMDR. T'LAR: More AG packets.
LT. CARLSON: We're losing speed!
CAPT. BRANSON: Divert power to compensate. Engineering, initialize backup reactors.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: On it.
Kyle works on the engineering console.
EXT-SPACE
Enterprise keeps ahead of the Pyrian forces.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Captain Branson sits in the Captain's chair.
CAPT. BRANSON: Are the Pyrians ignoring us?
Commander T'Lar checks her console read out and reports.
LTCMDR. T'LAR: It would appear so Captain.
LT. MASON: The Pyrian fleet will be in range of Samsarra in less than twenty minutes.
CMDR. IVANOVA: Then we can kiss Samsarra goodbye.
CAPT. BRANSON: We're not going to let that happen Jack fire all weapons.
EXT-SPACE
Enterprise fires her phasers and photon torpedoes at the Pyrian forces.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
WHUMPH! Sparks erupt from the ceiling as debris flies and a crewmen is thrown from his feet to the deck.
LT. MASON: Deflectors are down to 65% re-routing power to secondary emitters.
WHUMPH!
LTCMDR. T'LAR: The Pyrians have just launched a barrage of neutron ground attack missiles at Samsarra.
LT. MITCHELL: What?
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: Neutron warheads only attack living things. 
LT. CARLSON: That's not good.
Captain Branson turns to Julia.
CAPT. BRANSON: Julia, raise the colonial government on coms. 
LT. SMITH: What do you want me to tell them?
CAPT. BRANSON: To pack their things and get the hell off the planet. We can't protect them and fight the Pyrians at the same time. We have to evacuate Samsarra. 
Captain Branson tenses up.
[END OF ACT 2, FADE OUT]
===Act 3===
FADE IN
EXT-SAMSARRA SYSTEM, SAMSARRA IV ORBIT
[Lots of little ships are streaming from Samsarra.]
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LT. SMITH: The colonial government reports evacuation is thirty seven percent complete.
LTCMDR. T'LAR: Of that, four percent of the transports have engaged their warp engines.
CAPT. BRANSON: Estimated time to mission completion?
LTCMDR. T'LAR: Three hours.
LT. MASON: We can't maintain this engagement for three more hours.
CAPT. BRANSON: We don't have a choice Jack.
WHUMPH!
LTCMDR. T'LAR: More AG mass packets.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: John, I don't have enough power to compensate.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS [com voice]: Good news, boss. My band of merry monkeys have scrubbed the hull clean. No more AG mass packets. Plus, we shampooed the decks, buffed the mirrors, and threw in some air freshener at no extra charge
CAPT. BRANSON: Thanks Steph.
LTCMDR. T'LAR: A pair of torchships have moved away from the main fleet and are moving to engage us. 
LT. MASON: Well, even crippled, I would much prefer to assume the offensive than instruct the crew to make peace with their various and sundry deities.
CAPT. BRANSON: Damn it! Prepare to warp out of here.
LT. MASON: And the Pyrians?
CAPT. BRANSON: Let those bastards come.
EXT-SPACE
The Pyrian Torch-ships approaching the Enterprise.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
CAPT. BRANSON: Ready all weapons.
LT. MASON: Ready.
Then Commander T'Lar reports.
LTCMDR. T'LAR: Captain, I'm detecting multiple warp clusters. 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: Great more Pyrians.
LTCMDR. T'LAR: No, a Federation battlegroup, along with warships from Federation member worlds.
Captain Branson is surprised.
EXT-SPACE
The Federation forces arrive.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Lieutenant Smith turns to Captain Branson. 
LT. SMITH: One of the transports has experienced a series of mechanical disasters on the launch pad. It can't leave, and the passengers can't be transferred.
CAPT. BRANSON: Z, you've got the bridge Kyle you're with me.
Kyle follows him into the lift as Commander Ivanova takes the chair.
EXT-SPACE
The Federation fleet engages the Pyrians as the Kate Kennard descends to Samsarra. 
INT-KATE KENNARD CANOPY [RED ALERT]
Captain Branson is at the helm and Commander Clarkson is at the co-pilot station.
CAPT. BRANSON: Distance to the transport ship?
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: We're almost in tractor range.
EXT-SAMSARRA IV SURFACE, DAY
The Runabout flies over the medical convoy.
INT-KATE KENNARD CANOPY [RED ALERT]
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: We're above them.
CAPT. BRANSON: Engaging tractor beam now.
EXT-SAMARRA IV SURFACE, DAY
The Kennard locks a tractor beam onto the medical transport and takes it up to space.
INT-KATE KENNARD CANOPY [RED ALERT]
WHUMPH!
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: AG packets are slowing us down!
CAPT. BRANSON: Cook the engines to one hundred and twenty five percent to compensate. 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: Got it.
Commander Clarkson inputs commands into the console.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: If this keeps up, we'll never make it back to the Enterprise. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Is that transport warp-capable?
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: Yes.
CAPT. BRANSON: Alright, they don't need us to slow them down. I'm going to point us in the direction far from the battle. As soon as we're up to speed, I want you to disengage the tractor. The inertia will carry them on. 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: Good plan John ready.
CAPT. BRANSON: Now.
Commander Clarkson inputs commands into the console.
EXT-SPACE
The Kate Kennard disengages the tractor beam as the medical transport moves and its warp engines power up and it leaps into warp.
INT-KATE KENNARD CANOPY [RED ALERT]
CAPT. BRANSON: Heading back to the Enterprise.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Captain Branson and Commander Clarkson walks out of the bridge.
CAPT. BRANSON: Report?
CMDR. IVANOVA: We've got them on the run.
CAPT. BRANSON: Better than that. We've corralled them. They can't get out of here unless they come through us. Julia, send a message to the fleet. Tell them we've got one more job to do. We are going to drive the Pyrians from Samsarra forever. 
EXT-SAMSARRA SYSTEM, SAMSARRA IV ORBIT
The Federation battlegroup is in orbit.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Captain Branson are sitting Captain's chair.
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: This is Captain John Branson, Commodore of the Federation fleet. You have twenty minutes to completely withdraw from Samsarra or I will remove you myself. Branson out. 
CMDR. IVANOVA: Am I the only one who feels it's weird that the Pyrians left themselves with no way out?
CAPT. BRANSON: Right now, the Pyrians are up against the wall. If we give them anymore time, we lose our advantage. 
LT. MASON: And your plan if and when they don't respond?
Captain Branson walks over to the viewer.
CAPT. BRANSON: Julia, hail the battlegroup.
Lieutenant Smith inputs commands into the communication station.
LT. SMITH: Channel opened sir.
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: All ships this is Captain John Branson of the Starship Enterprise, we thank you for arriving to provide assistance to defend the system. I am sure you all are wondering what the plan is well here's the plan This is our objective. Two Pyrian dropships carrying atmosphere generators. We destroy them, the Pyrians go home. Phase one, the Dreadnoughts will engage the Torch-ships.
EXT-SPACE
The dreadnought group is led by the U.S.S. Dominion NCC-2115.
INT-U.S.S. DOMINION MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
The crew are ready for battle as Captain Farrell sits in the Command chair.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Phase two, warships from the member worlds led by the U.S.S. Farragut and her frigates will engage the cruiser escorts, forcing them to reduce their coverage on the dropships.
EXT-SPACE
Federation member world vessels are being led by the U.S.S. Farragut NCC-1647 a Bellaphon-class vessel.
INT-U.S.S. FARRAGUT MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
The crew are at their stations as Captain Sarah Branson is sitting in the Captain's chair.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: which brings us to phase three. T'Lar, play back the simulation, please. The main element of our fleet will launch a massive attack on the dropships. Dropships gone. We switch fire to the remaining cruiser escorts. The dreadnought element falls back, leaving the torchships, which are now vulnerable to a long range torpedo attack. 
CMDR. IVANOVA: At which point, we should be able to force a surrender. 
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Oh, at that point, we win we're Starfleet get it done Branson out.
Transmission ends.
EXT-SPACE
The Dreadnought element approaches the torch-ships.
INT-U.S.S. DOMINION MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
CAPT. FARRELL [to com]: Okay, folks, here we go. Stay steady and ready for fun. It's about to get very hot and busy. Stay alert and hold formation. Mister O'Brien fire when ready.
LT. O'BRIEN: Aye, Captain.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LT. SMITH: The Commander of the Andorian detachment reports he has engaged the cruisers. The dropships are undefended. 
Captain Branson remains standing.
CAPT. BRANSON: Signal the battle group to initiate phase three. 
LT. SMITH: Aye, sir all ships are responding.
CAPT. BRANSON: Kara, set an intercept course full impulse.
LT. CARLSON: Aye, sir.
CAPT. BRANSON: Ready all weapons Jack.
LT. MASON: All weapons are ready.
CAPT. BRANSON: Fire.
EXT-SPACE
The main battlegroup opens up on the dropships destroying them one by one as the Enterprise flies through the forces firing her phasers and photons.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LTCMDR. T'LAR: Targets destroyed. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Prepare to shift fire to cruisers.
Then T'Lar checks her console read out and reviews her scanner scope and reports.
LTCMDR. T'LAR: Several Pyrian torchships have engaged the Andorian detachment. 
CAPT. BRANSON [confused]: I thought the Dominion and her forces drew them off.
LTCMDR. T'LAR: They did. These are new torchships. 
LT. SMITH: I am receiving a distress call from the Andorian command vessel.
ANDORIAN COMMODORE [com voice]: We're taking heavy fire, primary systems have failed we've got a core breach in.....
LTCMDR. T'LAR: The detachment's Command ship has been destroyed.
LT. SMITH: Other ships are reporting taking heavy fire!
CAPT. BRANSON: T'Lar ping that battlegroup, Julia have the Andorian detachment fall back ad consolidate on us.
LT. SMITH: Aye, sir.
LTCMDR. T'LAR: I've traced the Pyrian reinforcements trajectory back to their point of origin. They came from the far side of the star.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: They knew we'd attack this way.
CAPT. BRANSON: We'll withdraw to the outer solar system and assess our situation. But for now, the Pyrians have taken Samsarra. 
Captain Branson feels defeated.
[END OF ACT 3, FADE OUT]
===Act 4===
FADE IN
EXT-OUTER EDGE OF SAMSARRA SYSTEM
The Federation battlegroup is beaten and battered as several ships have scorch marks or hull breaches along their hulls as the camera pushes in on the Enterprise who has a few scorch marks along her hull.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM [RED ALERT]
The senior staff are at the briefing table.
CMDR. IVANOVA: We got our asses handed to us out there.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: That's an understatement Commander.
LT. MASON: But it's true.
LT. CARLSON: How the hell did those new vessels got on our position so quickly?
LTCMDR. T'LAR: The Pyrian reinforcements must have arrived after we swept the system, before we could do anything. 
Captain Branson turns to face his bridge crew.
CAPT. BRANSON: So, what's our status?
DR. CARLSON: We've lost 5 officers 23 are seriously wounded but they'll pull through.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: I just spoke with Commander Williams in main engineering we've taken some damage to our primary power couplings on decks 11-20 but she's got a repair team on it, but she wishes she could come up for this briefing but she's got her hands full.
LT. MASON: Deflectors are down to 23% but their recharging we've got 15 photon torpedoes left and our phaser banks have been reduced to 40% charge.
CAPT. BRANSON: Divert emergency power to the phaser banks.
CMDR. IVANOVA: You know what bothers me?
CAPT. BRANSON: What's that Z?
CMDR. IVANOVA: How did the Pyrians react so quickly? It's like they're three moves ahead of us at every turn. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Hmm. It's like someone handed them our playbook before the game even got started. 
EXT-SPACE
The Federation battlegroup is licking its wounds.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Console screens are flickering or burnt out from the damage the ship received as repair teams are hard at work repairing the damage the Enterprise sustained, as Lieutenant Smith turns to report.
LT. SMITH: Captain, I just received an encoded message from the U.S.S. John Chamberlin Admiral Austin's flagship.
CAPT. BRANSON: Decode and bring it up.
LT. SMITH: Stand by.
She works at the communications console to decode the transmission and Admiral Austin appears on the transparent viewer.
ADM. AUSTIN [viewer]: Our long range scouts have detected Pyrian battle fleets assembling across the three sectors, so it appears Samsarra is merely the opening salvo with a full-fledged Pyrian campaign against thousands of oxygen breathing worlds. Most of the threatened planets are non-aligned or hostile to us, but several are Federation members and allies
Captain Branson is surprised by this.
ADM. AUSTIN [viewer]: We deployed the Wrath of Achilles and the Twelve Centuries with task forces to defend Enkindu and the Andorian homeworld Andoria, we've also sent ambassadors to try to negotiate with the Tholians, Gorn, Romulans, and Klingons but it's not looking good it looks like war
Transmission ends as the crew is worried at words of war.
CMDR. IVANOVA: A war we can't win.
CAPT. BRANSON: They picked Samsarra for a reason. If we stop them here, maybe we stop them everywhere.
John leaves the bridge as Commander Ivanova stands at the viewer.
EXT-SPACE
The Federation battlegroup is slowly recovering.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM [RED ALERT]
John looks at the causality reports while he's drinking a glass of whiskey as the monitor beeps he presses it and his wife appears on the screen.
JOHN [smiles]: Hey stranger I was wondering when you were going to call.
JESSICA [monitor]: Well, I heard what was going on and I wanted to see how you were holding up
JOHN: I'm good never better Jess.
JESSICA [monitor]: John, you can tell me what's on your mind
John leans forward on his desk.
JOHN [sighs]: The Pyrians had back up and we sustained heavy losses we had to retreat to the outer edge of the system to lick our wounds and bury the dead, which I am sure the Pyrians are going to take full advantage of.
JESSICA [monitor]: At least you evacuated the planet of all life
JOHN: And now they're threating all life that breathes oxygen.
JESSICA [monitor]: I'd come help if I could but I've been assigned to Admiral Allenby's battlegroup
JOHN [smiles]: I know just watch your back alright.
JESSICA [monitor]: You to I love you
JOHN [smiles]: I love you to.
Transmission ends as John thinks of a way to turn the tide of battle in the Federation's favor, he comes up with an idea and leaves his ready room.
EXT-SPACE
A torpedo streaks towards the battlegroup and explodes.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LTCMDR. T'LAR: The Pyrians are firing low-velocity standoff weapons at us and the fleet. Not enough to really hurt us. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Their probing our defenses looking for a weak spot to punch through and give us a bloody nose.
LT. MASON: Sooner or later they'll find it.
Captain Branson thinks as the ship jolts harder.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE DECK EIGHT CORRIDOR [RED ALERT]
Crewmen are running through the debris filled corridor as the bulkhead breaches and three crewmen are vented into space.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
WHUMPH! Sparks erupt from the ceiling and MSD.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: That one felt like it hurt.
LTCMDR. T'LAR: Hull breach deck eight we're venting atmosphere!
CAPT. BRANSON: SEAL IT!
EXT-SAMSARRA SYSTEM
The Federation battlegroup and Pyrian battlegroup are now close to each other as phasers, torpedoes and disruptors and AG Packets fill the blackness of space.
INT-U.S.S. FARRAGUT MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Sparks fly from the ceiling and MSD as crewmen are running from console to console as Captain Sarah Branson sits in her command chair.
CAPT. S BRANSON: Re-route emergency power to secondary emitters!
LTCMDR. CHEKOV: Aye, Keptain!
WHUMPH!
LTCMDR UHURA: Sickbay is reporting heavy casualties!
WHUMPH!
CAPT. S BRANSON: Lieutenant Illia go to evasive pattern delta.
LT. ILLIA: Aye, Captain.
The young Deltan officer works at her console.
CMDR. SCOTT [com voice]: Scott to bridge
Sarah toggles the com panel.
CAPT. S BRANSON [to com]: Go ahead Scotty.
CMDR. SCOTT [com voice]: How much longer must we endure this I canna keep her together
CAPT. S BRANSON [to com]: Hopefully you won't have to much longer.
WHUMPH! Sparks rain down as Sarah is wondering what's keeping her father so long as to make sure the Pyrians don't destroy the entire battlegroup. 
EXT-SPACE
The Federation and Pyrian forces are clashing as the Enterprise and her escorts are flying through the battle, one of the Federation ships -- the Sitak -- is already crippled, spinning out of control. Then the other ship takes a hit and is destroyed.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Smoke, sparks, and burnt-out panels are everywhere as the Enterprise, like the rest of the Federation fleet, takes a pounding.
LTCMDR. T'LAR: Sir, we've just lost the Sitak and the Majestic.
ANOTHER SERIES OF HITS ROCK the ship.
LTCMDR. T'LAR: Four enemy ships directly ahead.
as the ship takes another HIT, and we:
CUT TO:
EXT-SAMSARRA SYSTEM
Enterprise fires a spread of torpedoes destroying a Pyrian cruiser.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
A wounded officer is being taken off the bridge on a stretcher.
LT. CARLSON: I'm losing lateral thrusters!
Then the ship stops shaking as coolant spews and console screens flicker or are burnt out, as the crew are confused as to why the shooting has stopped.
CAPT. BRANSON: Status on the Pyrians?
LTCMDR. T'LAR: Holding their position. It's as if they're waiting for something or someone. 
Then Lieutenant Smith turns to report.
LT. SMITH: We're receiving a coded message from the Pyrians.
CAPT. BRANSON: On screen.
Transparent viewer shows the bridge of the Pyrian Torch-ship.
PYRIAN CAPTAIN [viewer]: Captain Branson, as per the terms of the treaty with the United Federation of Planets, we wish to open negotiations over the status of all disputed worlds. We await your reply
Transmission ends.
CMDR. IVANOVA [surprised]: Wow.
CAPT. BRANSON: Yeah, I agree.
EXT-FEDERATION-KLINGON NEUTRAL ZONE BORDER
Enterprise is towing a damaged Federation vessel as she's flanked by the rest of the battlegroup as they approach Starbase 6 a Sigma-class Starbase as it's flanked by two Ares-Class cruisers.
[END OF ACT 4, FADE OUT, ENDING CREDITS]
==Cast==
===Starring===
*Jarvis Davidson as Captain John Branson
*Felecia Linkous as Commander Zhasa Ivanova
===Also Starring===
*Kevin Regan as Lieutenant Jack Mason
*Ferne Myers as Lieutenant Commander Stephanie Williams
*Jeremy Regan as Lieutenant Commander Kyle Clarkson
*Delena "Dee Lusk as Lieutenant Kara Carlson
*Blake Waymire as Lieutenant Tyson Mitchell
*Sadie Brickhouse as Lieutenant Julia Smith
*Jacob Elliot as Doctor Steven Carlson
*Becky Elliot as Lieutenant Commander T'Lar
===Guest Stars===
*TBA as Nurse Christine Chapel
*TBA as Lieutenant Joshua Holiday
*TBA as Transporter Chief Kayla Mackenzie
*TBA as Crewmen Jason Bowlus
*TBA as Lieutenant Harry Frymire
===Special Guest Stars===
*Josh Irwin as Admiral Joseph Austin
*Ashley M. Kalfas as Captain Jessica Smith
*Victoria Avalon as Captain Maria Farrell
*TBA as Captain Sarah Branson
*TBA as Commander Sonak
*TBA as Farragut Crewmen
*TBA as Lieutenant Commander Pavel Chekov
*TBA as Commander Hikaru Sulu
*TBA as Lieutenant Illia
*TBA as Lieutenant Commander Montgomery Scott
*TBA as Doctor Leonard McCoy
*TBA as Pyrian Captain
*TBA as Pyrian First Officer
==Trivia Notes==
===Background Information===