Breaking The Ice (NV episode)

Breaking The Ice is the 4th of Starship Enterprise Enterprise Season 1.
==Synopsis==
With a Vulcan ship on their tail, the Enterprise decides to investigate a comet.
==Script Chapters==
===Teaser===
FADE IN
EXT-SPACE
The Enterprise is right next to a ice comet.
CAPT. MARTIN [voice over]: Captain's Log Stardate 5348.2, We picked up a ice comet three days ago and we are studying it
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
Transparent viewer shows the ice comet.
CAPT. MARTIN: Take us in closer Lieutenant.
LT. CARLSON: Aye, sir.
CAPT. MARTIN [smiles]: Ever seen anything like that in your astronomy books?
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Wow, that's one big snowball.
Commander T'Shara studies her console read out turns to report.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: The diameter is eighty two point six kilometers.
CAPT. MARTIN: I always wanted to chase a comet. Maybe we should spend a few days following this one.
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY: You'll get no arguments from me.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Vulcan and human scientists have researched hundreds of comets. They've proven to be little more than rock and ice. 
John walks over to the rail.
CAPT. MARTIN: Except this one's bigger than any comet humans have ever seen. That's got to be worth a look. Stay with it, Kara.
LT. CARLSON: Aye, sir.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE DOCTOR CARLSON & COMMANDER T'SHARA'S QUARTERS
T'Shara stares at characters on a computer screen.
[END OF TEASER, FADE OUT]
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Theme music:
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Introduction:
CAPT. MARTIN'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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STARSHIP ENTERPRISE
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 MARTIN
The Enterprise flies by an asteroid
FELECIA LINKOUS
 AS
CMDR. UNA CHIN-RILEY
The Enterprise flies by Mars 
KEVIN REGAN
 AS
LT. JACK MASON
FERNE MYERS
 AS
LTCMDR. STEPHANIE WILLIAMS
USS Enterprise is flying next to a comet
DELENA "DEE" LUSK
 AS
LT. KARA CARLSON
BLAKE WAYMIRE
 AS
LT. TYSON MITCHELL
Enterprise approaches Starbase 22
JACOB ELLIOT
 AS
DR. PETER LANGFORD
The Enterprise flies under a Pioneer-Class vessel
SADIE BRICKHOUSE
 AS
LT. JULIA SMITH
The Enterprise flies by a planet as the sunsets 
BECKY ELLIOT
 AS
LTCMDR. T'SHARA
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: FALL OVER OPENING SCENES]
The Enterprise is next to the ice comet.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MESS HALL
Commander Williams selects a dish from the cabinet, then orders her drink from the dispenser.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS [to com]: Milk, cold.
Commander T'Shara enters.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Catching up on your reading? 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Stay away from the Zariphean blend unless you want to stay up for the next three days.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Caffeine has little effect on Vulcan physiology. Green tea, hot. 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Lucky, care to join me?
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: I'm very tired.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Tell me about it. I put out about a hundred fires in Engineering this afternoon and missed dinner. Then somebody told me Chef made a pecan pie, and suddenly my life brightened. It's been my favorite since I was a kid. Care for a bite?
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: No thank you.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: It's delicious.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: It is full of sugar.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: What, Vulcans don't have a sweet tooth? It may not be good for the body, but it sure is good for the soul. Mmm, I feel better already.
T'Shara reads her PADD.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Must be a real page turner. You alright?
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: I'm fine, Commander. Goodnight.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Sweet dreams.
EXT-FEDERATION SPACE
The Enterprise is next to the ice comet.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM
Wall monitor shows the comet.
CAPT. MARTIN [surprised]: Eisilium?
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: It's an extremely rare mineral. This comet appears to contain large quantities of it. 
CAPT. MARTIN: I've never heard of eisilium.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Vulcan chemists have only obtained small amounts. They've never been able to study it in detail. 
CAPT. MARTIN: This could be your chance. Can we collect a sample with the transporter? 
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Most of the eisilium deposits are at least twenty meters beneath the crust.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: That's too deep to get a lock.
LT. MASON: We've got the portable drilling rig, sir.
LT. CARLSON: The comet's certainly big enough to land on. We could take a shuttle. 
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: I'd advise setting down near one of the two poles. If you're out of direct sunlight, the surface ice will be more stable.
LT. MASON [nods]: Got it.
CAPT. MARTIN: How long would you need? 
LT. MASON: Shouldn't take more than three or four hours.
CAPT. MARTIN: You up for a comet walk?
LT. MASON [smiles]: By all means.
CAPT. MARTIN: Get started.
They leave the ready room.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
They walk onto the bridge as Lieutenant Carlson reports.
LT. CARLSON: Captain, I'm detecting a vessel closing on our position. It's Vulcan.
Commander T'Shara studies her console and turns to Captain Martin.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: The starship Ti'Mur. 
CAPT. MARTIN: Hail them.
Captain Martin walks to the viewer as the screen changed to the Vulcan vessel. 
CAPT. MARTIN: Greetings I'm John Martin Captain of the Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise is there something we can do for you? 
CAPT. VANIAK (viewer): I'm Captain Vanik of the Vulcan cruiser Ti'Mur may I ask what are you doing here Captain?
Captain Martin crosses his arms. 
CAPT. MARTIN: We're here to study this comet we picked it up three days ago. 
CAPT. VANIAK (viewer): Mind if we observe
Captain Martin does the throat slash gesture and Lieutenant Smith mutes the 
transmission, as he walks over to Commander Chin-Riley. 
CAPT. MARTIN: What do you think?
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY: I say we wait and see what he has to say. 
CAPT. MARTIN: Resume audio.
LT. SMITH: Audio open.
CAPT. MARTIN: Sure Captain you can observe. 
CAPT. VANIAK (viewer): Thank you Captain 
Transmission ends. 
Captain Martin sits in the Captain's chair and turns to Commander Chin-Riley.
CAPT. MARTIN: Una, get me all information on Captain Vaniak.
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY: You got it.
John tenses up a bit.
EXT-SPACE
Enterprise and the Vulcan cruiser are next to the comet.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN SHUTTLE BAY
In the shuttlebay shuttlecraft Copernicus is being prep for take off as Captain Martin walks over to the landing party. 
LT. MASON: Captain we were just about to call you.
CAPT. MARTIN: Luckily I saved you the call I was just in the area and wanted to see how it was going.
LT. MASON: We're loading the drill up now.
LT. CARLSON: And we should be finished before the comet is out of range.
CAPT. MARTIN: Well remember we've got the Vulcans watching us so be careful.
LT. MASON: We will sir.
Captain Martin leaves as both Lieutenant Mason and Lieutenant Carlson enter the shuttle.
EXT-SPACE
The shuttle bay doors opened and the runabout leaves the heads towards the comet.
INT-RUNABOUT TENNESSEE CANOPY
Lieutenant Carlson is at the pilot station as Lieutenant Mason is at the co-pilot station.
LT. CARLSON: Wasn't expecting the turbulence to be this tough we should be in the eye of it.
LT. MASON: I wished I skipped lunch today.
Then the runabout stopped shaking.
LT. CARLSON: We're through the worst part of it which is a good thing, now all we need to do is to find a landing spot got one its about a kilometer from to Commander T'Shara's ore.
Lieutenant Carlson inputs commands into the helm station.
EXT-COMET SURFACE
The runabout lands and the door opened and both Lieutenant Mason and Lieutenant Carlson are in their EVA Suits and have the gear and are heading towards the drill site.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN ENGINEERING
Lieutenant Smith enters.
LT. SMITH: You wanted to see me Commander?
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Take a look at something, will you? I've been running diagnostics and I found some kind of power surge in the transceiver array.
She looks at the screen.
LT. SMITH: Looks like an encrypted transmission. It came from the Vulcan ship.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Who was it sent to?
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM
CAPT. MARTIN [distraught]: You're sure this was sent to her quarters.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: I wish I wasn't. Did she say anything to you about it? 
CAPT. MARTIN: No. We had an agreement. She promised not to speak to the Vulcans without telling me.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Looks like she's having some trouble keeping her promises. Should I have Julia decrypt it? 
John hands her the PADD.
CAPT. MARTIN: Tell her it's top priority. 
Steph leaves as John is shocked that T'Shara would keep this from him.
[END OF ACT ONE, FADE OUT]
===Act 2===
FADE IN
EXT-SPACE
Enterprise and the Vulcan cruiser are next to the comet.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
The people that are going to answer the questions are on the bridge.
LT. SMITH: Whenever you're ready, Captain.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: You sure you want me here for this? I've got a lot of work to do.
CAPT. MARTIN: You stay there Commander. This is important. Start the recording.
Lieutenant Smith starts the recording.
CAPT. MARTIN [re: PADD]: To Mrs. Mullins class of Princeton Elementary in Princeton New Jersey, This is Captain John Martin aboard the starship Enterprise. On behalf of the entire crew, I'd like to thank you for your transmission. We all got a real kick out of your drawings and letters. You asked a lot of interesting questions. I wish we had time to answer all of them, but if we did that, we wouldn't get much exploring done. So I've selected a few, and hopefully our answers will give you a better idea of what life is like out here. Liam Brennan asks 'what do you eat?' For the most part, the same things you eat at home. Our Chef can make anything from a peanut butter and jelly sandwich to turkey with all the trimmings. We have a hydroponic greenhouse onboard where we grow fruits and vegetables, and we can also replicate certain foods with our protein resequencer. Here's one from Geoff Miles. 'Is dating allowed on Enterprise?' Well, it's not discouraged, but there isn't a lot of privacy on a starship. Most of our crew share quarters with at least one other person, so it wouldn't exactly be practical. But if two crewmembers decide that they really like each other, there are a lot of places they can go to look at the stars. Chloe O'Shannon wants to know, 'how do we talk to aliens?' I think I'll give that one to my Chief Communication Officer Lieutenant Julia Smith.
LT. SMITH: Well, Chloe, that's a very good question. We use a device called the universal translator. It's like an alien dictionary with hundreds of languages programmed into it, and it can learn new languages very quickly, but it doesn't always work, and when that happens it's up to me to try to translate. I'm sure I don't have to tell you it can be really hard sometimes. One wrong word can mean the difference between saying 'take my hand' or 'take my life'. So far I have managed to do pretty well.
CAPT. MARTIN [smiles]: Thank you Julia, alright then Here's one from Molly McCook. 'When you flush the toilet, where does it go?' That sounds like an engineering question, so we'll ask Lieutenant Commander Stephanie Williams our Chief Engineer. Steph.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Pause will you.
Lieutenant Smith pauses.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS [a bit confused]: A question about human waste, sir? Can't I talk about the warp reactor or the transporter? 
CAPT. MARTIN: I think its a very valid question Stephanie.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS [sighs]: Alright resume, The first thing you've got to understand is we recycle pretty much everything on a starship. That includes waste, and the first thing that happens to the waste is it gets processed through a machine called a bio-matter resequencer. Then it gets broken down into. Hold on. 
Smith pauses recording.
LTCMDR. WILLAMS: They're going to think I'm the sanitation engineer. 
CAPT. MARTIN [smiles]: You're doing fine Commander.
The recording is resumed.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: So the waste is broken down into little molecules and then they get transformed into any number of things we can use on the ship. Cargo containers, insulation, boots, you name it. 
CAPT. MARTIN: Very enlightening, Commander.
He reads the next question.
CAPT. MARTIN: Gabrielle Witty wants to know if germs can live in space, and for that I am going to hand that off to my Chief Medical Officer Doctor Steven Carlson.
DR. CARLSON: Thank you Captain hello children now Gabrielle that's a very valided question germs. They may be tiny but they are among the most resilient organisms known to medical science. They can survive almost anywhere, on your kitchen counter, under your fingernail, in the vacuum of space. Over two hundred million space-dwelling microbes have been catalogued. One of the most virulent species lives inside grains of interstellar dust. Polycocyx astris. They can drift in a dormant state for millions of years and still cause a nasty cold. I once discovered a peculiar colony of spores on the hull of a.
CAPT. MARTIN: Thank you Steven I'm sure that you can record a class for them yourself when you have the time but I believe we've taken too much of their class-time, we miss home but we know that we're doing alot of good out here keeping the bad guys from getting to Earth and discovering new and different lifeforms and we're currently studying a comet the biggest one seen from anyone in the Alpha or Beta Quadrants Captain Martin out.
Lieutenant Smith ends the transmission.
CAPT. MARTIN: That was fun.
Commander Williams leans on her husbands station.
EXT-COMET SURFACE
The landing party is getting set up.
LT. MASON: I wish Stephanie could see this.
LT. CARLSON: I'm not sure she'd enjoy being on a comet in these damn EVA suits.
LT. MASON: True ah damn it.
LT. CARLSON: What?
LT. MASON: The ore is 20 meters deep we'll have to use charges in order to get to it.
LT. CARLSON: Lieutenant.
LT. MASON: Yes?
LT. CARLSO: What do you think?
She built a snowman.
LT. MASON: Impressive hang on.
Mason picks up a plasma torch and gives it two eyes and a smiling mouth, and sticks the charge in as a nose.
LT. CARLSON: Now all we need is a top hat and a pipe.
Then the com activates.
CAPT. MARTIN [com voice]: Enterprise to Away Team.
LT. MASON [to com]: Mason here go ahead.
CAPT. MARTIN [com voice]: How is it going?
LT. MASON [to com]: Just fine sir we're having a bit of fun before we work.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
Transparent viewer shows the Away Team and the snowman.
CAPT. MARTIN [to com]: I'm sure I don't need to remind you we're being observed.
LT. MASON [com voice]: No, sir
CAPT. MARTIN [to com]: We want this to go as smoothly as possible. 
EXT-COMET SURFACE
The pair are facing the snowman.
CAPT. MARTIN [com voice]: Make a good impression
LT. MASON [to com]: Right. 
CAPT. MARTIN [com voice]: So tell me,
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
CAPT. MARTIN [to com]: Who's the designer?
EXT-COMET SURFACE
LT. MASON [to com]: It won't be here for long sir.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
CAPT. MARTIN [to com]: Martin out.
Captain Martin looks over at Commander Chin-Riley.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN ENGINEERING
Lieutenant Smith enters holding a PADD.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Any luck? 
LT. SMITH [sighs]: Sorry it took so long. The code was pretty complex. 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: What's it say? 
LT. SMITH: It's in Vulcan. You'll have to run it through the translation matrix. 
She starts to leave as Steph looks at her.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: You didn't read it? 
LT. SMITH: Didn't feel right.
She leaves as Commander Williams goes to her console and translates the message.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM
Doors chimed.
CAPT. MARTIN: Come.
Doors opened and Commander Williams enters.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Well, we decrypted the message.
CAPT. MARTIN: And?
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: It's not exactly what we expected. It's a letter.
CAPT. MARTIN: What did it say?
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: It's personal.
CAPT. MARTIN: What do you mean?
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Very personal. You could order me to tell you, sir, but you wouldn't be happy if I did.
CAPT. MARTIN: Why the hell was it encrypted?
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS [confused]: That's what I want to know. Maybe Vulcans encrypt all their personal letters. All they had to do was send it through regular channels, mark it personal, and we'd have left it alone. But no, they had to encrypt it, force me to start snooping. I feel like I got caught with my hand in the cookie jar. 
CAPT. MARTIN: You couldn't of known Steph. Come on, it was an honest mistake.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: I can't let it go. I've got to tell her.
John looks at her.
CAPT. MARTIN: How's that going to help?
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: It's the right thing to do. At least I'll be able to look her in the eye without feeling guilty.
CAPT. MARTIN: You're a good woman Steph. You might wanna take a phaser with you.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS [sighs]: I might need one.
She leaves the ready room.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
Commander Williams walks onto the bridge and turns to see T'Shara and walks over to her.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: T'Shara can we talk in private.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Sure.
They chat.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Did you ever, did you ever do anything totally by mistake that you weren't very proud of? 
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: No.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Did you ever come across something that you thought was one thing so you reacted in a certain way, but then it turned out to be something completely different?
T'Shara looks over at her.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Your point Commander?
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS [sighs]: I found out about your message from the Vulcan ship. 
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: It was a personal matter. 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Why wasn't it sent through normal Starfleet channels? 
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: That takes time. The letter was important. 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: So they sent it in code? Do you have any idea how suspicious that looked? 
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: You read my letter? 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Believe me, I don't feel very good about it. 
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: I have more letters in my quarters. Would you like to read those as well? 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: I'm trying to apologize here. 
T'Shara leaves the bridge as Commander Williams stands there.
[END OF ACT TWO, FADE OUT]
===Act 3===
FADE IN
EXT-SPACE
The Enterprise and the Vulcan ship are next to the ice comet.
EXT-COMET SURFACE
(The snowman has gained a large pair of pointy ears.) 
LT. CARLSON: The ears are a nice touch. 
LT. MASON: I thought so. 
LT. CARLSON: We should get out more often. 
LT. MASON: Don't get too comfortable. This landscape is about to change. Mason to Enterprise. 
CAPT. MARTIN [com voice]: Go ahead
LT. MASON: Charges are set. 
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
Transparent viewer shows the Away Team's position.
CAPT. MARTIN [to com]: Standby, Julia inform the Vulcans that its about to get loud.
LT. SMITH: Aye, sir.
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY: You think they'll care?
CAPT. MARTIN: I'm not sure Una, Enterprise to Away Team.
LT. MASON [com voice]: Go ahead sir
CAPT. MARTIN [to com]: Blast away.
CUT TO:
EXT-COMET SURFACE
The pair gets behind cover.
LT. MASON [to com]: Aye, sir fire in the hole.
He flips the switch and the charges go off and they inspect the crater.
LT. CARLSON: Impressive.
LT. MASON: I was hoping for a little more symmetry.
LT. CARLSON: I'll get the drill.
She goes to get the drill.
EXT-SPACE
The Enterprise and Vulcan cruiser is next to the comet.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM'''
Captain Martin is looking over reports and crew status reports when the doors chimed.
CAPT. MARTIN: Come.
Doors opened and Commander Chin-Riley enters.
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY [re: PADD]: The Away Team has started drilling they should be done in a few hours.
CAPT. MARTIN: As soon as we're done we'll set course for Starbase 216 hopefully the Starfleet Science Division can use these ores for something.
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY: Same here.
CAPT. MARTIN: And soon we'll get rid of our spectators.
Then the com activates.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA [com voice]: Captain Martin report to the bridge
Both Captain Martin and Commander Chin-Riley leaves the ready room.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
They walk onto the bridge as they walk over to the science station.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Captain, you should take a look at this.
John looks into the scanner scope.
EXT-COMET SURFACE
The pair are still drilling as the com activates.
CAPT. MARTIN [com voice]: Enterprise to away team
LT. MASON [to com]: Mason here go ahead sir.
CAPT. MARTIN [com voice]: Report?
LT. MASON (to com): We hit a layer of magnesite and cracked a drill bit, but we've replaced it.
CAPT. MARTIN [com voice]: Well you may want to pick up the pace a bit.
LT. MASON [to com, confused]: Sir?
CAPT. MARTIN [com voice]: The comet's rotational axis shifted when you set off those charges. In about two hours the runabout will be facing the star
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
CAPT. MARTIN [to com]: The temperature's going to shoot up by a couple of hundred degrees. I want you out of there before then.
EXT-COMET SURFACE
LT. MASON [to com]: We'll be done with time to spare, sir.
CAPT. MARTIN [com voice]: Be sure you are Martin out
They get back to work.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
Transparent viewer shows the Away Team picking up the pace a bit.
CAPT. MARTIN [to com]: Bridge to transporter room do you have a lock on the away team?
CHIEF MACKENZIE [com voice]: The comet's rotating axis is making it tough to get a solid lock on their bio-signs sir
CAPT. MARTIN: Keep at it Mac.
EXT-COMET SURFACE
As the Away Team is packing up Kara slips and falls back into the crater.
LT. CARLSON: AHHHHHH!!!!
Jack goes to her.
LT. MASON: You alright?
LT. CARLSON [groans]: I think my foot is broken.
[He helps her up from the crater and grabs the ore they extracted and heads to the runabout as a white dawn is looming below the horizon.]
LT. MASON: We're almost there.
LT. CARLSON: It might be faster without the suits. 
LT. MASON: Yes, and a lot colder. 
[The sun has risen. There's a cracking sound.]
LT. MASON: What was that?
[They look down to see a network of cracks appearing in the ice in front of them. As they approach the runabout, the cracks start to become crevasses.]
LT. CARLSON: I hope I never see snow again.
[They enter the runabout.]
INT-RUNABOUT TENNESSEE CANOPY
They sit at the consoles as Lieutenant Carlson quickly bring the engines on-line.
EXT-COMET SURFACE
The runabout powers up and starts to lift off.
INT-RUNABOUT TENNESSEE CANOPY
Alarms goes off.
LT. MASON: What's wrong?
LT. CARLSON: We're having trouble lifting off!
EXT-COMET SURFACE
The runabout falls into the crevasses.
INT-RUNABOUT TENNESSEE CANOPY [RED ALERT]
Sparks fly from the ceiling and console screens fizzing in and out as red lights flash.
LT. MASON: You alright? 
LT. CARLSON [groans]: We should have never ignited the thrusters. 
LT. MASON: Well, it's not like we had a choice. 
It rumbles a bit.
[END OF ACT THREE, FADE OUT]
===Act 4===
FADE IN
EXT-COMET SURFACE
The Runabout is in the craves that it fell in.
INT-RUNABOUT TENNESSEE CANOPY [RED ALERT]
Sparks are still raining down as Lieutenant Mason goes to one of the consoles as the screen says incoming transmission he presses the button.
LT. MASON [to com]: This is Lieutenant Jack Mason does anyone read?
CAPT. MARTIN [com voice]: You two okay?
LT. MASON: More or less how far did we fall?
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
CAPT. MARTIN [to com]: About eighteen meters. We'll get you out of there.
INT-RUNABOUT TENNESSEE CANOPY [RED ALERT]
CAPT. MARTIN [com voice]: Just sit tight
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
CAPT. MARTIN: Ready the tractor beam.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: The mouth of that chasm's a little narrow.
CAPT. MARTIN: I'll get you closer.
[John walks to the helm and relieves the relief officer and sits at the helm station.]
EXT-ABOVE COMET SURFACE
The Enterprise flies over the runabout's former landing site.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Captain Martin is at the helm station as Commander Williams studies the console read out.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: I see them adjusting sensors to cut through the interference.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Bring us in another fifty meters.
CAPT. MARTIN: Got it.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Two meters starboard. A little more.
Lieutenant Smith turns from the communication console.
LT. SMITH: The Vulcan ship's hailing us. 
CAPT. MARTIN: Take a message, I'm busy.
LT. SMITH: Captain Vanik wants to know if we require assistance.
CAPT. MARTIN: Tell him we've got everything under control.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: There, right there. Synchronize to the rotation. Almost got it. 
She works on the console to get a solid lock.
EXT-ABOVE COMET SURFACE
The Enterprise engages her tractor beam as it grabs the runabout.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: I'm losing the tractor lock.
CAPT. MARTIN: Can you compensate?
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Working on it.
Commander Williams works at the console to recalibrate the tractor beam.
EXT-COMET SURFACE, CAVERN
The tractor beam starts fizzing out.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: No luck.
CAPT. MARTIN: Ease them back down.
EXT-COMET CAVERN
The tractor beam fizzes out and the Runabout falls.
INT-RUNABOUT CANOPY [RED ALERT]
More sparks erupt and Lieutenant Mason falls to floor.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
T'Shara turns to Martin.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: They've fallen another nine meters.
CAPT. MARTIN: Reset the tractor we'll try again.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Captain, they're moving out of the sunlight. The surface ice is recrystallizing.
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY [worried]: In less than an hour that chasm will be sealed up again. 
CAPT. MARTIN: We'd better hurry then.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: There is another option. Captain Vanik.
CAPT. MARTIN: I'd rather leave him out of this. 
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: His ship's tractor beam is calibrated to handle the esillium interference.
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY: John, I know you are a bit worried but we might need their help.
Captain Martin thinks.
CUT TO:
INT-RUNABOUT TENNESSEE CANOPY [RED ALERT]
[A big jolt.]
LT. CARLSON: They've got us.
Console beeps as he presses it.
LT. MASON [to com]: Go ahead Enterprise?
CAPT. VANIK [com voice]: This is Captain Vanik of the Vulcan ship Ti'Mur. Stand by to ignite your engines and return to your ship
EXT-COMET SURFACE
The Runabout's engines come to life and it flies back to the Enterprise and enters the shuttle bay.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
Transparent viewer shows the bridge of the Ti'Mur.
CAPT. MARTIN: I thought you might want to take a look at the data we collected. You helped us bring it back, it's the least we can do. 
CAPT. VANIK [viewer]: As your science officer told you, we have little interest in comets
CAPT. MARTIN: Yeah she has mentioned that.
CAPT. VANIK [viewer]: We'll be leaving within the hour. Is there anything else we can help you with?
CAPT. MARTIN: No you've done enough for us safe journey to you and your crew Captain.
Vanik nods and transmission ends.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Captain, with your permission, I'd like to transmit a message to the Ti'Mur, to send to Vulcan.
CAPT. MARTIN: Granted T'Shara.
T'Shara leaves the bridge.
EXT-FEDERATION SPACE
Both vessels depart from each other and the comet.
[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/Security 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
Kara Carlson 	Delena "Dee" Lusk	Lieutenant 	Chief Conn Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
Steven Carlson 	Jacob Elliot 	Lieutenant Commander	Chief Medical Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
Julia Smith 	Sadie Brickhouse 	Lieutenant 	Chief Communication 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
Gabriella Carlotti	TBA 	Lieutenant 	Assistance Chief Medical Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
Peter Johnson 	TBA 	Lieutenant 	Security Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
Kayla Mackenzie 	TBA 	Petty Chief 	Transporter Chief, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
Ethan Novakovich 	TBA 	Crewmen second class 	Science division, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
Elizabeth Cutler 	TBA 	Crewmen first class 	entomologist, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
Vannik 	TBA 	Captain 	Commanding Officer of the Ti'Mur.
==Trivia Notes==
===Background Information===