Pakled Assault (TNG Era episode)

Pakled Assault is the 4th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation The Next Generation Season 1.
==Synopsis==
Captain Branson must find unconventional Starfleet methods to deal with a malevolent force that attacks the USS Enterprise.
==Script Chapters==
===Teaser===
FADE IN
EXT-WARP TUNNEL
Enterprise is at high warp on course to rendezvous with the U.S.S. Lydia to deliver some T'Kon artifacts to the Daystrom research outpost.
CAPT. BRANSON'S [voice over]: Captain's Log Stardate 54755.1, The Enterprise is on course to rendezvous with the U.S.S. Lydia to drop off some T'kon artifacts that the U.S.S. Horizon discovered on one of it's missions
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
The bridge crew are at their stations.
CAPT. BRANSON: ETA to rendezvous with the Lydia?
Lieutenant Kaye checks the helm console read out.
LT. KAYE: We're one hour and thirty minutes from the rendezvous point with the Lydia.
Captain Branson turns to Lieutenant Mason.
CAPT. BRANSON: Jack, send our ETA to the Lydia.
LT. MASON [nods]: Aye, Captain.
Commander Kal turns to him.
LTCMDR. KAL: You know Captain Rand?
He looks at her.
CAPT. BRANSON: Not personally no but he was present during the tactical briefing to invade Cardassian system, as well as when the Treaty of Bajor was signed.
Then Lieutenant Mason reports.
LT. MASON: Uh, sir I can't seem to raise the Lydia on any subspace transmissions.
Captain Branson thinks.
CAPT. BRANSON: Strange no nebulas in the sector that can cause communication issues.
LTCMDR. T'MIR: Not present no.
LT. KAYE: We're approaching the system.
CAPT. BRANSON: Drop us out of warp.
Lieutenant Kaye works the helm station.
EXT-FEDERATION SPACE
Enterprise emerges from warp.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
Captain Branson slowly gets up as he looks at the viewer seeing the debris field of the U.S.S. Lydia.
CAPT. BRANSON: My god what did that.
LT. SITO: I'm not sure I am reading Romulan.
Commander T'Mir turns from the science station.
CAPT. BRANSON [confused]: We've not heard from the Romulans since the Shinzon Incident.
LTCMDR. KAL: And this sector is nowhere near the Romulan Neutral Zone border.
Then Sito reports.
LT. SITO: I've got an incoming contact on long range.
CAPT. BRANSON: Let's see it.
Transparent viewer shows a Pakled Clumpship as everyone is in utter shock.
CAPT. BRANSON: RED ALERT, DEFLECTORS UP!
Lights dimmed and klaxons blare.
EXT-FEDERATION SPACE
Enterprise faces the Pakled Clumpship.
[END OF TEASER, FADE OUT]
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Theme music:
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Introduction:
CAPT. BRANSON'S [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 has gone before!
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A shot of Starbase 1 and the USS Enterprise as she slowly departs from the base, as her warp engines powered up and leaps into warp.
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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
A STAR TREK FAN FILM PRODUCTION
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'BASED UPON STAR TREK CREATED BY:
GENE RODDENBERRY
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JARVIS DAVIDSON 
 AS
CAPT. JOHN BRANSON
The Enterprise flies by an asteroid
FELECIA LINKOUS
 AS
LTCMDR. JANE KAL
The Enterprise flies by Mars 
KEVIN REGAN
 AS
LT. JACK MASON
FERNE MYERS
 AS
LTCMDR. COURTNEY JAMES
USS Enterprise is flying next to a comet
DELENA "DEE" LUSK
 AS
LT. JAMIE KAYE
JACOB ELLIOT
 AS
DR. PETER LANGFORD
The Enterprise flies under a Pioneer-Class vessel
SADIE BRICKHOUSE
 AS
LT. SITO JAXA
The Enterprise flies by a planet as the sunsets 
BECKY ELLIOT
 AS
LTCMDR. T'MIR
The Enterprise flies by Earth and her warp nacelles power up and she leaps into warp.
CREATED BY:
JARVIS DAVIDSON & JEREMY REGAN
===Act 1===
FADE IN
EXT-FEDERATION SPACE
[EPISODE NOTES: OPENING CREDITS FALL OVER OPENING SCENES]
The U.S.S. Enterprise faces the Pakled Clumpship.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE VARIOUS DECKS [RED ALERT]
The crew heads to their battle stations.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Red lights are flashing as the bridge is bathed in crimson red.
LT. MASON: Phaser banks are fully powered all torpedo bays are fully loaded.
CAPT. BRANSON: Hail them.
LT. SITO: No response sir.
LTCMDR. KAL: I thought the Pakled were considered a joke?
CAPT. BRANSON: They're not a joke anymore.
LT. MASON: They're powering their forward weapons array!
CAPT. BRANSON: All power to forward deflectors!
EXT-SPACE
The Clumpship fires at the Enterprise hitting her forward deflectors making them flicker.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
WHUMPH!
WHUMPH!
LT. MASON: Forward deflectors are down to ninety-four percent!
CAPT. BRANSON: Evasive maneuvers.
LT. KAYE: Aye, sir.
Lieutenant Kaye works at her console.
CAPT. BRANSON: Return fire!
EXT-SPACE
Enterprise pitches to port firing a spread of photon torpedoes the struck the Clumpship's starboard deflectors.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LT. MASON: Minimal damage to their starboard deflectors!
WHUMPH! Sparks erupt from the ceiling.
CAPT. BRANSON: Get us out of here maximum warp!
LT. KAYE: I can't warp drive is down!
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Bridge to Engineering Commander where's my warp drive?
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN ENGINEERING [RED ALERT]
Commander James and her team are working at the consoles.
LTCMDR. JAMES [to com]: We've sustained damage to the injectors, I need time to clear the injectors. 
She gets out an engineering tool.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Keep me posted Jamie how fast can you push full impulse.
Lieutenant Kaye checks her console.
LT. KAYE: The starboard nacelle is half damaged so I say about half impulse speed.
CAPT. BRANSON: Take us to Patten Echo Zeta.
LT. KAYE: Aye, sir.
Lieutenant Kaye works the helm station.
CAPT. BRANSON: Jack return fire!
Lieutenant Mason works the tactical console.
EXT-SPACE
Enterprise fires a torpedo volley at the Pakled vessel as the torpedoes score several hits but not deadly blows or crippling blows, as the Pakled vessel fires off a plasma torpedo and it struck the forward deflectors sending energy over Enterprise's hull.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
WHUMPH! Shower of sparks erupt from the ceiling and MSD as it knocks everyone about and making consoles explode.
CAPT. BRANSON: Damage report!
LT. MASON: Forward deflectors are down to 13%, starboard, port, and ventral deflectors are gone!
LT. SITO: Hull breaches on decks 4, 5, 6, 7!
LT. KAYE: I've lost lateral thrusters!
CAPT. BRANSON: What the hell hit us?
Commander T'Mir checks and reports.
LTCMDR. T'MIR: We've been hit by a plasma torpedo but not one I am familiar with it send a feedback pulse through our EPS grid!
LTCMDR. KAL: She's right I am getting reports of EPS shortages on decks 12 to 15.
Captain Branson thinks.
CAPT. BRANSON: Jamie find us a place to duck and cover we can't fight this Pakled vessel.
LT. KAYE: Aye, sir found the sixth planet in this system is a gas giant. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Perfect set a course Jack give me a full spread of countermeasures.
LT. MASON: Aye, sir countermeasures away.
Captain Branson leans back in his command chair.
EXT-FEDERATION SPACE
Enterprise heads towards the gas giant.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS
John comes out of the bedroom area after a shower and is getting dressed as he walks over to the desk and sits at it.
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Computer, bring up mission logs of U.S.S. Cerritos NCC-75567 Pakled encounter.
Desktop monitor shows the mission logs of the U.S.S. Cerritos as the doors chimed.
CAPT. BRANSON: Come.
Doors opened and Commander Kal enters.
LTCMDR. KAL [re: PADD]: A damage report from Commander James apparently the Pakled vessel did more damage to the warp plasma injectors then she realized they'll need to be repaired back at Starbase.
Captain Branson reviews the PADD.
CAPT. BRANSON: Can we replace them ourselves?
LTCMDR. KAL: She says we only have 3 injectors and she doesn't want to risk full warp without all four the best she can give you warp 2.4 maybe 2.6 but she doesn't want to stress the engines.
John leans back in the chair.
CAPT. BRANSON [sighs]: That's not good.
She looks at the monitor.
LTCMDR. KAL: Cerritos past mission reports?
CAPT. BRANSON: Yeah, I was wondering if Captain Freeman came up with a battle tactic to defeat the Pakled vessel.
Ship jolts a bit.
LTCMDR. T'MIR [com voice]: Captain Branson report to the bridge
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: On my way T'Mir.
After he gets his uniform jacket on both Branson and Kal leaves his quarters.
[END OF ACT 1, FADE OUT]
===Act 2===
FADE IN
EXT-SPACE
A quantum torpedo streaks by as it struck the port side of the Pakled vessel causing the hull to erupt in a explosion, as the Enterprise flies by.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LT. MASON: Moderate damage to their port deflectors.
WHUMPH! Sparks erupt from the ceiling.
LT. MASON: Aft deflectors are down to 43% switching to emergency back ups.
CAPT. BRANSON: Evasive pattern delta 2.
LT. KAYE: Aye, sir.
WHUMPH!
LT. MASON: Our aft shields are down to thirty-three percent and dropping.
LT. SITO: Re-routing power to aft shields.
WHUMPH!
LT. MASON: Down another 12%!
LT. KAYE: Switching evasive pattern to theta one. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Jack, load torpedo bays one through four and stand by to fire on my order. 
LT. MASON: Aye, sir.
Lieutenant Mason works on the tactical console.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE SICKBAY [RED ALERT]
A wounded crewmen enters as a medical officer takes her to a bio-bed.
DR. LANGFORD [re: medical tricorder]: She has a broken arm set it with the osteogenic stimulator.
MEDICAL OFFICER: Yes Doctor.
WHUMPH!
EXT-FEDERATION SPACE
Enterprise unleashes a full spread of torpedoes at the Pakled vessel causing some damage but not enough to destroy the vessel.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LT. SITO: I'm reading a second vessel emerging from warp.
CAPT. BRANSON: Evasive.
LT. KAYE: Aye, sir.
EXT-SPACE
A second Pakled vessel emerges from warp and fires at the Enterprise hitting her starboard deflectors.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
WHUMPH!
WHUMPH!
LT. MASON: Starboard deflectors are down to 54%!
CAPT. BRANSON: Fire number one. Report.
LT. KAYE: Still coming!
CAPT. BRANSON: Fire the second one.
EXT-SPACE
The Enterprise fires a photon that struck one of the claws of the second clumpship and causes it to hurled into the deflector dish causing massive damage and it explodes into a thousand pieces.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LT. MASON: Enemy target destroyed sir.
CAPT. BRANSON: Get us out of here.
LT. KAYE: Gladly.
Lieutenant Kaye works at the helm.
[END OF ACT 2, FADE OUT]
===Act 3===
FADE IN
EXT-SPACE
Enterprise is a full impulse speed.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM [RED ALERT]
The senior staff are around the table.
LT. SITO: We've managed to repair the hull breach but we have no power on decks three through seven. 
LT. MASON: Aft shields are still completely non-functional. 
LTCMDR. JAMES: And last but not least, the dilithium matrix is destabilized, so we can't get the warp engines running. 
LTCMDR. KAL: : We're talking about at least another six days of repairs. 
CAPT. BRANSON: I don't wanna be in this system that long I need a plan for us to get out of here before the Pakled vessel bears down on us.
LT. MASON: In that case I suggest we make warp drive our priority. Any escape attempt will no doubt necessitate a rapid departure. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Agreed Courtney can you give me an estimate on repairing the dilithium matrix? 
LTCMDR. JAMES: How does seventy two hours sound?
CAPT. BRANSON: Like twenty four hours too long. Dismissed.
EXT-FEDERATION SPACE
Enterprise continues to flee from the first Pakled vessel.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM [RED ALERT]
Captain Branson is sitting at his desk thinking as the doors chimed.
CAPT. BRANSON: Come.
Commander Kal enters.
LTCMDR. KAL [re: PADD]: Here's the report on the repairs.
Captain Branson reviews the PADD.
CAPT. BRANSON: I hope we can reach the star in this system.
LTCMDR. KAL: Me too John have you spoken to Courtney? 
CAPT. BRANSON: No not since we plotted a course for the sun.
She sits in the chair in front of the desk.
LTCMDR. KAL: She's killing herself trying to repair all the damage we've sustained. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Well with her staff busy repairing the warp drive and restoring power to the deflectors. 
LTCMDR. KAL: According to Jack she's not slept in three days since the attack.
CAPT. BRANSON: I'll talk to her.
EXT-SPACE
Enterprise speeds towards the systems sun.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE STARBOARD NACELLE TUBE [RED ALERT]
[Commander James inserts a chip and the panel goes dark. She thumps it and it comes back on.] 
CAPT. BRANSON: You're suppose to fix my ship not beat her death. 
LTCMDR. JAMES: Sorry. Sometimes high tech problems demand low tech solutions. 
CAPT. BRANSON: True. 
He hands her a PADD. 
LTCMDR. JAMES [re: PADD]: Nice! What is it? 
CAPT. BRANSON: An FMS. Footprint Magnification System. Better known as a f. Well, the polite version is Fire At Me switch. The FMS makes a small vessel look like a big juicy ship of the line. They were used during battles to draw torpedo fire away from high value assets. 
LTCMDR. JAMES [re: PADD]: Uh-huh. Kinda like a big neon Kick Me in the Assets sign. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Exactly. 
LTCMDR. JAMES [re: PADD]: I'm going to have to custom machine some of these parts. The casing looks a little bulky. If you're planning on sticking this on a drone, I'm going to have to build you a smaller version. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Size isn't the issue, it's power. Just get it to work. We'll rig it to something. 
WHUMPH! 
LTCMDR. JAMES: You know, that is really starting to annoy me. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Join the club. 
They both leave the nacelle tube. 
EXT-JUBAL SYSTEM, JUBAL SUN
Enterprise approaches the sun.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
WHUMPH!
CAPT. BRANSON: Report?
LT. MASON: Aft deflectors are still down!
LT. SITO: Hull breach deck 12 emergency force fields are in place and holding.
LTCMDR. T'MIR: We are fifteen kilometers from the star's corona. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Maintain course and speed Jamie. 
LT. KAYE: Aye, sir. 
Commander T'Mir looks at her. 
LTCMDR. T'MIR: Have you done this before? 
LT. KAYE: First time for everything. 
EXT-ABOVE THE SUN
Enterprise flies around the solar flares as the torpedoes follow the vessel but are taken out by the solar flare. 
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LTCMDR. T'MIR: The torpedoes were destroyed by the solar flare. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Divert what power we have to the deflectors to bleed some of the heat and radiation. 
LT. MASON: Aye, sir. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Jane, talk to Doctor Langford about giving the crew some hyrondlin as well. 
LTCMDR. KAL: Aye, sir. 
Captain Branson leans back in the chair. 
EXT-ABOVE THE STAR
Enterprise is at impulse as the sun shines off her hull. 
[END OF ACT 3, FADE OUT]
===Act 4===
FADE IN
EXT-ABOVE THE SUN
Enterprise is above the systems star.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
The crew is working hard to repair the damage the ship sustained in battle against the Pakled Clumpship.
CAPT. BRANSON: How about now?
Lieutenant Mason checks his tactical console.
LT. MASON: Nothing yet.
CAPT. BRANSON: There must be one data conduit on this deck that's not fried or severed. Try rerouting from environmental controls. 
LT. MASON: Aye, sir.
Lieutenant Mason works at his console.
LT. MASON: Tactical systems are back on-line.
CAPT. BRANSON: There. Another victory for the good guys. 
Lieutenant Commander Kal walks over to Captain Branson.
LTCMDR. KAL: Targeting system's back online. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Now all we need to do is to restore weapons and warp drive and we can get out of here.
LT. MASON: That's going to be hard to do.
CAPT. BRANSON: I have faith that you can do it Jack.
LTCMDR. KAL: John, can I talk to you?
CAPT. BRANSON: Sure Jane my ready room T'Mir you've got the bridge.
LTCMDR. T'MIR [nods]: Aye, sir.
They head to the ready room.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM [RED ALERT]
They enter the ready room.
CAPT. BRANSON: What's on your mind?
LTCMDR. KAL: Well, I was just on deck twenty-two checking the readings. Radiation levels are up twelve percent in the last hour alone. 
CAPT. BRANSON: I know.
LTCMDR. KAL: So, were you planning on staying here until we're all extra crispy, or could we get out of here while we're still only medium rare? 
CAPT. BRANSON: If we leave before weapons and sensors are repaired, we'll get a lot worse than that. 
LTCMDR. KAL: Maybe so, but we've been hiding out here and soaking up radiation for the last day. I mean, to be honest, getting shot at is looking more attractive all the time. Anything's better than sitting here and watching my hair and teeth fall out. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Don't worry, I don't want to lose my hair either.
LTCMDR. KAL: John, what's your plan? In case you haven't noticed, we're one for three against these guys. 
CAPT. BRANSON [smiles]: Stick around. I'm predicting a knockout in round four. 
EXT-ABOVE THE SUN
Enterprise is over the sun.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE SICKBAY [RED ALERT]
Doctor Langford and his staff are treating the wounded as Captain Branson walks in. 
DR. LANGFORD: Captain, this is a surprise. 
CAPT. BRANSON: How many? 
DR. LANGFORD: Fourteen were killed five more are missing. 
John leans on the empty bio-bed. 
CAPT. BRANSON: 14 officers. 
DR. LANGFORD: I've given 32 officers hyrondlin treatments. 
CAPT. BRANSON [sighs]: Good keep at it. 
Captain Branson leaves Sickbay. 
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN ENGINEERING [RED ALERT]
Commander James is working on the new device. 
LTCMDR. JAMES [sighs]: Whew! T'Mir, is it my imagination or is it beginning to get really hot in here? 
LTCMDR. T'MIR [com voice]: Temperature readings are stable, and the deflectors are still radiating heat perfectly. It's all in your mind 
LTCMDR. JAMES [to com]: Oh, good. Insanity I can deal with. Maybe I'll go to hydroponics afterward and run through the sprinklers. 
[Courtney coughs up blood.] 
LTCMDR. JAMES [surprised]: Whoa.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Captain Branson standing in front of the viewer. 
CAPT. BRANSON: You know, a person could get a tan this way. 
LTCMDR. T'MIR: Should I turn down the screen intensity? 
CAPT. BRANSON [smiles]: No, no, no. I like the reminder. I just wish we'd come at night. So, what have you got for me. 
T'Mir hands him the PADD. 
LTCMDR. T'MIR: A report from Engineering still no warp drive. But fire control and sensors are almost fully operational. Which leaves us right back where we were before. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Getting shot at. 
Then the turbo-lift doors opened as Commander James enters with the new device. 
LTCMDR. JAMES: Captain, where er, where do you want this? 
Courtney collapses to the deck as Captain Branson gets the medic kit. 
LTCMDR. JAMES: Yeah, I am just going to rest here for awhile. 
[Captain Branson gets a hypo and injects her with some medication.] 
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Bridge to Sickbay medical emergency. 
Jack goes to his wife. 
LT. MASON: Hey there honey it's alright. 
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE SICKBAY [RED ALERT]
[Doctor Langford scans Commander James with his medical tricorder.]
DR. LANGFORD [re: Medical Tricorder]: She's dying. 
CAPT. BRANSON: How? 
LTJG. T'LAR: Our deflectors are running at 105% but it seems that some of the radiation has penetrated our deflectors on the secondary hull. 
LT. MASON: How long do you plan on keeping us here sir? 
CAPT. BRANSON: How long till her condition becomes untreatable? 
DR. LANGFORD: 4 hours maybe less. 
CAPT. BRANSON: I'll have us out of here before then. But if we leave before warp drive's back on line, we still won't be able to get out of the system. 
LT. MASON: Captain, we have to get out of here now before she dies. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Jack, we can't not without warp drive. 
Lieutenant Mason look at him. 
LT. MASON: You're killing my wife! 
LTCMDR. JAMES [groggy]: Ooo, shiny. 
Captain Branson walks over to the side as Commander Kal follows. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Have Jamie, bring out slowly on the otherside of the star. 
LTCMDR. KAL: Aye, sir. 
Commander Kal leaves. 
EXT-ABOVE THE SUN
The Enterprise moves slowly out of the sun's light.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LT. MASON: Probe is ready for launch.
CAPT. BRANSON: Launch probe.
Lieutenant Mason inputs commands into the tactical console.
EXT-SPACE
The probe flies away from the ship. 
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LT. MASON: Probe is away sir.
CAPT. BRANSON: Activate the FMS. 
Lieutenant Commander T'Mir activates the device. 
LTCMDR. T'MIR: The probes sensors are emitting at full power. 
LTCMDR. KAL: Courtney did a good job, if I didn't know better, I would swear the probe was us. 
LT. SITO: Apparently you're not the only one. I'm getting a sensor contact at extreme range and closing fast on the probe. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Jamie, all ahead full. 
LT. KAYE: Aye, sir. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Jack, ready phaser and photon torpedoes we're only going to get that tiny opening. 
LT. MASON: All weapons are ready sir. 
EXT-SPACE
The probe moves away as the Pakled vessel follows.
[END OF ACT 4, FADE OUT]
===Act 5===
FADE IN
EXT-SPACE
The Pakled vessel fires at the probe but keeps missing.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LT. SITO: Pakled vessel is firing at the probe.
Captain Branson stands behind Lieutenant Kaye.
CAPT. BRANSON: Fire!
Lieutenant Mason presses the firing button.
EXT-SPACE
A close up of the two forward launchers unleash a torpedo spread scoring brutal hits on the aft section of the Pakled vessel as the U.S.S. Horizon emerges from warp.
INT-U.S.S. HORIZON MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
CAPT. HARRIMAN: U.S.S. Ares this is U.S.S. Horizon we're here to render aid.
CMDR. BRANSON: The Pakled vessel's aft deflectors are down!
CAPT. HARRIMAN: Fire phasers.
EXT-SPACE
The assault from both the Enterprise and Horizon deals deadly blow to the Pakled vessel but it escapes.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LT. MASON: Pakled vessel is in retreat sir.
LT. SITO: We're being hailed by the Horizon its Captain Harriman. 
CAPT. BRANSON: On screen. 
Transparent viewer shows the bridge of the Horizon. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Captain Harriman thanks for the save.
CAPT. HARRIMAN [viewer]: It was our pleasure Captain we'll escort you to the nearest Starbase
CAPT. BRANSON: Thank you.
He nods and transmission ends.
EXT-WARP TUNNEL
Both the Enterprise and Horizon is at high warp.
CAPT. BRANSON'S [voice over]: Captain's Log Supplemental, We're on course for the nearest Starbase after our encounter with the Pakled Clumpship, I can only hope this is the last time we encounter the Pakled
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE SICKBAY
Commander James wakes up as Doctor Langford is over her with a medical tricorder.
DR. LANGFORD [re: Medical tricorder]: Ah, you're awake Commander.
Courtney looks over at him.
LTCMDR. JAMES: What happened?
DR. LANGFORD: You took a lethal dose of radiation from the sun the Captain got us out of there and was able to chase off the Pakled vessel.
She smiles as Doctor Langford goes to treat more wounded.
EXT-FEDERATION SPACE
Enterprise and Horizon approach the Starbase.
[END OF ACT 5, FADE OUT, ENDING CREDITS]
==Cast==
===Starring===
*Jarvis Davidson as Captain John Branson
*Felecia Linkous as Lieutenant Commander Jane Kal
===Also Starring===
*Kevin Regan as Lieutenant Jack Mason
*Ferne Myers as Lieutenant Commander Courtney James
*Jacob Elliot as Doctor Peter Langford
*Sadie Brickhouse as Lieutenant Sito Jaxa
*Delena "Dee" Lusk as Lieutenant Jamie Kaye
*Becky Elliot as Lieutenant Commander T'Mir
===Guest Stars===
*TBA as Transporter Chief Kayla Mackenzie 
*TBA as Lieutenant Junior Grade Harris Payne
==Trivia Notes==
===Background Information===
*One month after the destruction of the U.S.S. Solvag.
*A Captain Branson focus episode.