Guns (episode)

Guns is the 48th of (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds) TOS Season 4.
==Synopsis==
Both Captain Branson and Lieutenant Commander Clarkson are taken hostage during a shoot-out with weapons smugglers. The Enterprise rescues a former Starfleet officer lost in space, with shocking consequences for the crew. 
==Script Chapters==
===Teaser===
FADE IN
EXT-FEDERATION SPACE
Enterprise is at impulse speed.
CAPT. BRANSON'S [voice over]: Captain's Log Stardate 7254.1 We're currently patrolling the Federation-Klingon Neutral Zone border, after weeks of not hearing from the Empire Starfleet Command believes that we're safe
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
Captain Branson sits at the Captain's chair.
LTJG. MITCHELL: We're currently on course for Starbase Six sir.
CAPT. BRANSON: Good we'll be able to take a few days leave there.
Then Lieutenant Smith reports.
LT. SMITH: Sir, we've got a mayday!
CAPT. BRANSON: From where?
She checks her communication console read out and reports.
LT. SMITH: Somewhere inside the Neutral Zone border it appears to be a Earth Cargo vessel ECS Houston.
LT. CARLSON: Why the hell would a cargo vessel be in the zone?
CAPT. BRANSON: Don't know but let's get them out of there before we're spotted.
LT. CARLSON: Aye, sir.
EXT-SPACE
Enterprise emerges from warp and engages her tractor beam and pulls the cargo vessel to the Federation side of the Zone.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LTCMDR. T'LAR: Captain sensors are detecting a Klingon squadron 5 battle cruisers K'Tinga-class.
CAPT. BRANSON: On screen.
Transparent viewer shows the Klingon squadron approaching them.
CAPT. BRANSON: Ready weapons full power to deflectors! Kara increase to full impulse.
LT. CARLSON: Aye, sir.
EXT-SPACE
Enterprise continues to tow the cargo vessel to their side of the zone.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LT. MASON: Their charging their forward launchers!
CMDR. IVANOVA: This is going to hurt.
CAPT. BRANSON: Full power to deflectors!
WHUMPH!
LT. MASON: Deflectors are down to 90%!
CAPT. BRANSON: Return fire!
Lieutenant Mason presses the firing button.
EXT-SPACE
Enterprise fires her photon torpedoes and phasers as she's towing the cargo vessel.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
WHUMPH! Sparks erupt from the ceiling and MSD.
LT. MASON: Deflectors are down to 87%!
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Bridge to transporter room standby to...
Transparent viewer shows the squadron retreating.
CMDR. IVANOVA: That's strange.
Then Commander T'Lar reports.
LTCMDR. T'LAR: Captain, sensors are detecting an escape pod. bearing 2-0-1 mark 20.
CAPT. BRANSON: Let's see it.
Transparent viewer shows the pod Captain Branson toggles the com panel.
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Branson to bridge lock onto the person in the pod and beam him directly to sickbay.
CHIEF MACKENZIE [com voice]: Aye, sir
CAPT. BRANSON: Z, take a boarding party and treat the crew aboard the cargo vessel.
CMDR. IVANOVA [nods]: Aye, sir.
Commander Ivanova and the others leave the bridge.
[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. 
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STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS
A STAR TREK FAN FILM PRODUCTION
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BASED ON STAR TREK CREATED BY: GENE RODDENBERRY
The Enterprise exits dry-dock berth.
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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-FEDERATION-KLINGON NEUTRAL ZONE BORDER
[EPISODE NOTES: OPENING CREDITS FALL OVER OPENING SCENES]
Enterprise tows the damaged cargo vessel to Starbase Six as the Sigma-class Starbase is flanked by two Ares-Class cruisers.
INT-STARBASE SIX WARDROOM
ADM. AUSTIN: How many?
CAPT. BRANSON: 24 crew we also found what appeared to be weapons but we can't get into the crates to see what type of weapons are in there.
ADM. AUSTIN: And your unexpected guest?
CAPT. BRANSON: Still in Sickbay he's human we were able to run his DNA into the main computer.
Wall monitor shows the file.
CAPT. BRANSON: Geoff Kershaw former Starfleet Officer he was discharged due to severe injuries during the M5 incident he was serving under Commodore Wesley.
Admiral Austin looks at the file.
ADM. AUSTIN: I remember he was one of the wounded that was brought in when the Lexington returned for repairs.
CAPT. BRANSON: We also found this strange looking symbol on the bulkheads.
Monitor switches to the interior of the Houston.
ADM. AUSTIN: What is it?
CAPT. BRANSON: I'm not sure but I've got Commander T'Lar going through the information on known Orion pirate cells.
ADM. AUSTIN [sighs]: I'll contact the Excalibur and have them keep an eye out as well keep me posted on your guest Captain.
CAPT. BRANSON [nods]: Aye, sir.
CUT TO:
EXT-FEDERATION-KLINGON NEUTRAL ZONE BORDER
Starbase Six in orbit of a planet as ships are flying by.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE SICKBAY
The medical staff are treating the wounded cargo vessel crew as well as Geoff Kershaw who wakes up and looks around as Doctor Carlson walks over to him.
DR. CARLSON: Easy there Mister Kershaw you took a bit of a bad blow to the head we had to keep you sedated while I treated the sub cranial bleeding.
Geoff rubs his head.
GEOFF [groans]: Is that why my head feels like I had too much of the sauce?
DR. CARLSON: Pretty much.
The doors whooshed open as Captain Branson walks in.
CAPT. BRANSON: So how's our guest?
DR. CARLSON: He'll make a full recovery but he'll have to come in for a medical exam before we depart from Starbase Six.
Doctor Carlson walks over to go treat another patient.
CAPT. BRANSON: Welcome aboard Mister Kershaw I'm John Branson you're aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise.
Geoff sits up.
GEOFF: This is the Enterprise.
CAPT. BRANSON: That's right good old 1701 you're very lucky, Mr. Kershaw.
GEOFF [smiles]: Please call me Geoff.
CAPT. BRANSON: So, Geoff you're ex-Starfleet, you said? 
GEOFF [nods]: Yeah, I was the navigator aboard the Lexington, I swallowed the reactor back in 2269 and running a small export business out of Deep Space K-7 ever since.
CAPT. BRANSON: Is there anyone that we can contact there?
GEOFF: Nah, nah. I'm solo on that front.
CAPT. BRANSON: Got it.
GEOFF: Kind of like you.
John looks at him.
CAPT. BRANSON: I'm not married to my career unlike some Starfleet Officers I've got a family a wife and two girls both in the service.
GEOFF: Congratulations.
CAPT. BRANSON: We'll assign you guest quarters.
GEOFF: Thanks.
Captain Branson leaves sickbay.
CUT TO:
INT-ECS HOUSTON MAIN CARGO BAY
Commanders William and Clarkson are facing the container.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: I've tried every combination I could think of to unlock this damn thing I've even tried Vulcan nothing.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS [groans]: This is harder then I thought it would be.
Then something popped in her mind.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Wait you said you tried Vulcan code to open this?
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: Yeah, what are you getting at?
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Try Romulan.
Kyle walks over with the PADD and inputs the codes in Romulan language, and the crate unlocks.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: Impressive.
They open it and are shocked to see what's in it as Stephanie gets out her communicator and flips it open.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS [to com]: Williams to Branson.
CAPT. BRANSON [com voice]: Branson here go ahead
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS [to com]: You may want to come aboard the Houston we found something you're not going to like.
Both Kyle and Stephanie are shocked to see Federation weapons.
[END OF ACT 1, FADE OUT] 
===Act 2===
FADE IN
EXT-FEDERATION-KLINGON NEUTRAL ZONE BORDER
The camera pans in on the ECS Houston.
INT-ECS HOUSTON MAIN CARGO BAY
Captain Branson and Commander Ivanova enters.
CAPT. BRANSON: What did you find?
He looks in the crate.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: They're Federation weapons.
LT. MASON: 23 plasma rifles, two dozen stun grenades, 34 type-II hand phasers enough for a small army.
CMDR. IVANOVA: How the hell did these get onboard the Houston?
LT. MASON: We're not sure.
CAPT. BRANSON: I want you to list the weapons and their serial numbers. Then post a sentry in this cargo hold no comes on or off without my direct authorization Kyle, Stephanie go to the bridge and download their flight path I wanna know where they were before they were in the Neutral Zone.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Aye, sir.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: Aye, sir.
Both Captain Branson and Commander Ivanova leaves the cargo hold.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE SICKBAY
Captain Branson and Commander Ivanova enter.
DR. CARLSON: The Captain's awake.
They walk over to the surgical bio-bed.
CAPT. BRANSON: I'm John Branson Captain of the Enterprise this is my first officer Commander Zhasa Ivanova.
CAPT. JOHNSON [groggy]: Peter Johnson Captain of the ECS Houston we didn't know if our distress call got out or not.
CAPT. BRANSON: Well you're very lucky we were in the sector why did your ship drift into the Neutral Zone?
CAPT. JOHNSON [groggy]: We were forced there by three unknown vessels they looked like Orion interceptors, we tried to fight them off but they were too strong for us to handle they threw us in one of the cargo holds and slowly vented the atmosphere I was able to stabilize the life support in the cargo hold till you arrived.
Both Captain Branson and Commander Ivanova look at each other.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM
The senior staff are around the table.
CAPT. BRANSON: So, they were forced into the Zone by Orion Interceptors.
LT. MASON: They match the vessels that President Archer encountered in 2154.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: They're outdated we can take them.
LT. MASON: Unless they improved their tech.
CMDR. IVANOVA: We were able to trace their course before they entered the zone.
Monitor shows the course of the Houston.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: Damn.
CAPT. BRANSON: Let's set a course for that asteroid field.
CMDR. IVANOVA [nods]: Aye, sir.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE GUEST QUARTERS
Geoff walks over to a desktop monitor gets out a strange device and places it on the monitor and activates it.
ORION PIRATE [monitor]: How can you transmit to us without Captain Branson and his crew knowing it?
GEOFF [smiles]: Well, that's for me to worry about. Let's just say I'm very familiar with communications protocols, now will you let me talk to your Captain?
ORION PIRATE [monitor]: Not without some proof you can be trusted
Geoff gets frustrated.
GEOFF: I can get you more weapons onboard this vessel sending over her tactical data now.
ORION PIRATE [monitor]: I'll convey your message. Contact me tomorrow and I'll let you know if she's willing to talk to you
Transmission ends as Geoff thinks.
[END OF ACT 2, FADE OUT]
===Act 3===
FADE IN
EXT-WARP TUNNEL
Enterprise soars at warp.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
LT. CARLSON: We're approaching the coordinates.
CAPT. BRANSON: RED ALERT, DEFLECTORS UP!
Lights dimmed as klaxons blare.
CAPT. BRANSON: Drop us out of warp.
EXT-SPACE
Enterprise emerges from warp.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Commander T'Lar is at her station looking through her scanner scope and reports.
LTCMDR. T'LAR: Detecting some ionized radiation that could be consistent of a cargo vessel's impulse trail.
LT. MITCHELL: So, the Houston did come through here.
CAPT. BRANSON: It would appear so.
Then T'Lar reports.
LTCMDR. T'LAR: Sensors show several objects in our path, sir. They are twenty nine meters in length and are unmanned.
LT. MASON: According to Starfleet records, they're sentry pods programmed to defend whatever base they're protecting.
Captain Branson gets up from the chair.
CAPT. BRANSON: What weapons are they carrying?
LTCMDR. T'LAR: The pods are equipped with fusion-generated pulse lasers and minimal shielding.
At engineering Commander Williams turns.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Not much power there.
CAPT. BRANSON: Take us straight through them.
LT. CARLSON: Aye, sir.
EXT-SPACE
Enterprise runs straight through the field of sentry pods. We instantly draw A THIN LASER BEAM TYPE FIRE from the pods that does nothing to the Enterprise. The Enterprise returns with PHASER FIRE -- a series of quick bursts, DESTROYING the pods with ease.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LTCMDR. T'LAR: We are through the perimeter, sir. 
CMDR. IVANOVA: That was too easy.
LT. MASON: We have yet to encounter any battleships. They may lie ahead.
CAPT. BRANSON [tensed up]: Load all torpedo bays, ready phasers.
LT. MASON: Aye, sir.
Lieutenant Mason works at his console.
EXT-ASTEROID FIELD
[Enterprise flies through the field we see that the asteroid is a docking port and facility for lots of Orion ships.]
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Transparent viewer shows this.
CAPT. BRANSON: Bio-signs?
Commander T'Lar runs her scans and reports.
LTCMDR. T'LAR: None it appears to be abandoned.
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Strike team to transporter room Z you've got the bridge.
CMDR. IVANOVA: Aye, sir.
CUT TO:
INT-ASTEROID BASE CORRIDOR
The strike team materialized as two security officers take up positions.
CAPT. BRANSON: Alright, guys, listen up. If Davis is on this base with his stolen hardware, he's not gonna give it up easily.
LT. MASON: What about our back up sir?
CAPT. BRANSON: Excalibur won't be here for another 48 hours she's coming from a patrol mission, I want teams of two Kyle you're with me Jack you take Johnson and Steph you take Parson watch your partner's back let's move out.
EXT-ASTEROID FIELD
Enterprise is next to the outpost.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Doors whooshed open and Geoff walks onto the bridge amazed at how much technology has improved.
CMDR. IVANOVA: Welcome to the bridge Geoff.
GEOFF: I was looking for your Captain.
CMDR. IVANOVA: He's currently on the outpost leading the strike team.
GEOFF: Hope everything goes well with him.
CMDR. IVANOVA [smiles]: I'm sure the Captain can take care of himself.
LT. SMITH: Commander I've got the Captain on the com.
CMDR. IVANOVA: Go ahead sir.
CAPT. BRANSON [com voice]: We might need some more numbers over here, Z, to cover more ground. Prep a second boarding party
CMDR. IVANOVA [to com]: Aye, sir.
CUT TO:
INT-ASTEROID BASE CORRIDOR
Lieutenant Mason and Ensign Johnson are walking through the corridor.
LT. MASON: You hear that?
ENS. JOHNSON: Sounds like weapons fire.
They go to the doors to the cargo hold as they see Shane Davis and two other people, then their spotted as Johnson takes a hit square in the chest and Lieutenant Mason fires his particle rifle and grabs Johnson drags him to cover while firing his weapon.
LT. MASON [to com]: Captain we're taking fire Johnson's been hit!
CAPT. BRANSON [com voice]: Copy that Jack we're on our way
Lieutenant Mason continues the fire fight as he gets out a stun grenade and tosses it and takes both men down as Captain Branson, Commander Clarkson, Commander Williams and Ensign Parson shows up.
CAPT. BRANSON: Well, Mister Davis it's a pleasure to meet you.
He gets up him and puts ties on his wrists and hands him over to Jack.
CAPT. BRANSON: Take him back to the ship.
LT. MASON: Aye, sir.
Both Jack and Stephanie and Parson with an injured Johnson takes Davis back to the ship.
CAPT. BRANSON: Come on.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: John, are you sure it's wise to not have a security officer with us?
CAPT. BRANSON: We can handle it Kyle and besides Johnson needs medical treatment.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE DECK 5, BRIG AREA, CELL 9
Shane Davis sits behind a level-10 force field.
CAPT. JOHNSON: Uh, Commander that's not the man who attacked us.
CMDR. IVANOVA: Are you sure?
CAPT. JOHNSON: I would remember seeing him.
Commander Ivanova walks over to the com panel.
CMDR. IVANOVA [to com]: Bridge get me in touch with the Captain.
INT-ASTEROID BASE CARGO BAY 2
Both Captain Branson and Commander Clarkson look at the crate as Kyle uses Romulan access codes to open it and opens the container and sees Federation weapons as well as Andorian and Vulcan.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: Looks like we hit the mother load John.
Captain Branson gets out his communicator.
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Branson here.
CMDR. IVANOVA [com voice]: Sir, the man that Jack and Stephanie brought back to the ship, he is not the one who attacked the crew of the Houston. There has to be more than one of them on the base
Then Kyle's shot in back and falls to the floor as Captain Branson turns to fire as he hears a Andorian particle weapon power up and feels the barrel on his neck.
WEAPON SMUGGLER #1: I wouldn't do that if I was you Captain.
John slowly drops his phaser rifle as the weapon smuggler removes his side arm and communicator.
[END OF ACT 3, FADE OUT]
===Act 4===
FADE IN
EXT-ASTEROID FIELD
Enterprise is next to the base.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LT. SMITH: All com systems are functioning normally Commander he should be receiving us.
CMDR. IVANOVA: Jack I want you and Steph to head back with an well armed security force and set up a search.
LT. MASON: Aye, Commander.
They leave the bridge.
INT-ASTEROID BASE BRIG AREA, CELL 2
Kyle stirs as he sits up rubbing his head.
KYLE: Oh man my head.
JOHN: You were stunned by a type-3 phaser rifle.
Kyle looks over at him.
KYLE: And you didn't call for an emergency beam out?
JOHN: They took us by surprise I didn't have time.
Then the door opened as they see Shane Davis.
CAPT. BRANSON: I'm guessing you're Shane Davis.
SHANE: That'd be me Captain.
CAPT. BRANSON: I'd hate to tell you this but soon a Starfleet taskforce will be arriving you'll have nowhere to run nor hide.
SHANE [snickers]: You see that's where you're wrong Captain I have two Federation hostages that will be taken to my new friends where they'll extract every bit of Federation defense codes and battlegroup deployments so they'll stay one step ahead of them after you help us move weapons.
The force field disengages.
WEAPON SMUGGLER #2: Let's go.
Both John and Kyle leave the brig cell as they're being pushed.
INT-ASTEROID BASE MAIN CARGO BAY
Captain Branson and Commander Clarkson are being forced to load the weapon containers onto an Orion Interceptor with the same logo that was on the bulkhead of the Houston.
CAPT. BRANSON [breathes heavily]: Where are you expecting to sell all this stuff?
SHANE: Oh I am not expecting to sell it to anyone but my new friends.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: The Orion Syndicate?
SHANE: Nope they're the Black Talons more powerful then the Orion Syndicate less of a bunch of push overs as well.
CAPT. BRANSON: Handing over Federation weapons to an Orion pirate group to do what?
SHANE: Well, we could attack several key bases along the Andorian border place Vulcan and Tellarite weapons at the site or Starfleet weapons.
Then they hear the hum of a transporter.
LT. MASON: Don't move.
A fire fight starts as John tackles Davis and they roll down the ramp to the interceptor as Kyle knocks out a weapon smuggler and takes the weapon to assist the rescue team, John and Shane fight each other as John gets a few good punches in and flips Shane over his shoulder takes back his phaser resets it to stun and points it at him.
CAPT. BRANSON: Don't move.
EXT-ASTEROID FIELD
Enterprise is flanked by Excalibur, Yorktown, and Cayuga-A.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
COMM. JAKANDE [viewer]: We'll remain here and collect the weapons to be returned to who they belong to
Captain Branson stands facing the viewer.
CAPT. BRANSON: Very well we'll take our prisoners back to Starbase Six so they can be transferred to the Janos II Stockades.
He nods and transmission ends.
CAPT. BRANSON: Kara, set course for Starbase Six warp seven.
LT. CARLSON: Aye, sir.
EXT-ASTEROID FIELD
Enterprise leaps into warp.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
CMDR. IVANOVA: Its a shame that we'll have to transport a well decorated Starfleet officer like Shane Davis to Starbase Six for trial.
Captain Branson sits in the Captain's chair.
CAPT. BRANSON [sighs]: I know we would of been able to learn a lot from Davis but in the end greed corrupts.
Commander Ivanova still facing him.
CMDR. IVANOVA: How well do you know Mister Kershaw?
CAPT. BRANSON: Never met him before. Why?
CMDR. IVANOVA: Well he seems to know a lot about you.
CAPT. BRANSON: Well, apparently, he went through officer training after me at ADFA. He's a bit of a strange one some of the things he said. Well, he's off the ship tomorrow.
EXT-WARP TUNNEL
Enterprise heads back to Starbase Six.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE DECK 8 BRIG AREA, CELL 3
Shane and his comrades are in the cell when they hear a thud and see Geoff with a phaser set to kill.
SHANE: About time you showed up.
GEOFF: Shut up I was waylaid by the mother of all Ion Storms.
WEAPON SMUGGLER #2: Ours is crashed at a nearby planet.
SHANE: So how do you plan on getting those weapons off this vessel?
GEOFF: You let me worry about that.
He leads them out of the brig area.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE DECK EIGHT CORRIDOR [RED ALERT]
[In the corridor, MACOs and Weapon Smugglers are fighting a running battle.]
SHANE: WE'VE GOT TO GET OFF THIS DECK!
GEOFF: UP THAT TUBE GO!
Geoff lays down cover fire as they climb up the junction tube as Captain Branson and a MACO are in pursuit, as he sees a grenade rolling down as it's live.]
CAPT. BRANSON: TAKE COVER!
[The grenade goes off as sparks rain down and debris flies everywhere.]
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
T'Lar's screen shows where the explosion accrued.
LTCMDR. T'LAR: Deck eight section 23.
CMDR. IVANOVA: That's where the Captain's team is at Ivanova to Branson come in?
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE DECK EIGHT CORRIDOR [RED ALERT, BATTLE DAMAGED]
Sparks rain down as coolant spews as Captain Branson gets up from the floor.
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Yeah, but we've got wounded have Steven come to my location at the rush, I'll follow the smugglers.
CMDR. IVANOVA [com voice]: Acknowledged
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN SHUTTLE BAY [RED ALERT]
The smugglers head to a shuttle that's loaded with the weapons, but Captain Branson intercepts them as he fires his phaser making them take cover as they fire back as Lieutenant Mason and his security team provide cover.
CAPT. BRANSON: IT'S OVER SHANE YOU'LL NEVER ESCAPE AT WARP YOU KNOW THAT WE CAN'T LAUNCH A SHUTTLE AT WARP IT'LL DESTROY THE SUBSPACE LAYER AND SHRED THE SHUTTLE TO PIECES!
SHANE: IF I'M GOING DOWN I'M TAKING YOU WITH ME!
He sets the phaser to overload and tosses it into the shuttle with the weapons.
GEOFF: ARE YOU INSANE!
He stabs Geoff with a Mek'leth.
SHANE: That was for enjoying your life aboard this vessel!
He pushes him away.
CAPT. BRANSON: Crap everyone out!
Everyone clears the shuttle bay as the weapons explode into a thousand pieces killing Shane and his men.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE DECK 10 CORRIDOR [RED ALERT]
Captain Branson leaps out of the bay in time and closes the doors as debris flies everywhere as the ship rocks about.
LT. MASON: That was too close sir.
CAPT. BRANSON: Yeah but we lost our only lead to whoever is doing this.
CUT TO:
EXT-FEDERATION-KLINGON NEUTRAL ZONE BORDER
Enterprise sits in the dry-dock berth as her shuttle bay is being repaired and restored.
CAPT. BRANSON'S [voice over]: Captain's Log Stardate 7254.9, We've returned to Starbase Six for some repairs after the damage our shuttle bay received, I can only hope that this is the last we saw of whoever is doing this
INT-STARBASE SIX WARDROOM
ADM. AUSTIN: It's a shame that we weren't able to bring in those men they could of told us who was behind the theft of the Federation weaponry and the attack on the Houston.
CAPT. BRANSON: It's a shame sir but at least we stopped something worse from happening.
ADM. AUSTIN [sighs]: True.
EXT-FEDERATION-KLINGON NETURAL ZONE BORDER
Enterprise being repaired.
[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 Geoff Kershaw
*TBA as Weapon Smuggler #1
*TBA as Weapons Smuggler #2
*TBA as Weapons Smuggler #3
*TBA as Weapons Smuggler #4
===Special Guest Stars===
*Josh Irwin as Admiral Joseph Austin
*Warren Hawk as Commodore Imari Jakande
==Trivia Notes==
===Background Information===