Air & Darkness (episode)

Air & Darkness is the 9th episode of the third season of Starship Enterprise.
==Synopsis==
The crew of the USS Enterprise must battle Romulans to discover the secrets of an ancient alien artifact. 
==Script Chapters==
===Teaser===
FADE IN
EXT. EEDERATION-KLINGON BORDER, GAMMA HYDRA IV ORBIT - CONTINUOUS
An establishing shot of a Kerchan-class warbird as its flanked by two Valdore-class vessels.
INT. MAIN BRIDGE, IRW DECIUS - CONTINUOUS
The transparent shows a burst of light as the image zooms in and shows the U.S.S. Enterprise-E.
ROMULAN TACTICAL OFFICER: So far they've not detected us Commander.
CMDR. S'LOK: Good prepare for the attack.
The Romulan tactical officer works at the console.
[KLAXON BLARES] as the Romulan crew assumes their battle stations as Commander S'Lok smirks.
[END OF TEASER, FADE OUT]
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Theme Music:
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CAPTAIN'S OATH:
CAPT. MARTIN [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 over another Federation Starship as the USS Enterprise NCC-1701 is at Station keeping.
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STARSHIP ENTERPRISE
A STAR TREK FAN FILM PRODUCTION
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BASED ON STAR TREK CREATED BY: GENE RODDENBERRY
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The Enterprise exits dry-dock berth. 
JARVIS DAVIDSON 
 AS
CAPT. JOHN MARTIN 
An underbelly shot of the ventral section of the Enterprise as the moon is in full view. 
FELECIA LINKOUS 
 AS
CMDR. RO LAREN
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. COURTNEY JAMES 
Enterprise traversing a planetary debris field. 
JACOB ELLIOT 
 AS
DR. PETER LANGFORD
Enterprise flying by a binary pulsar. 
DELENA "DEE" LUSK 
 AS
LT. JAMIE KAYE
Enterprise heading towards Arcamon Science Station.
SADIE BRICKHOUSE 
 AS
LT. SITO JAXA
Enterprise flying by a comet. 
BECKY ELLIOT 
 AS
LTCMDR. T'MIR
The Enterprise's warp engines power up and she leaps into warp. 
CREATED BY:
JARVIS DAVIDSON & JEREMY REGAN
===Act 1===
FADE IN
EXT. GAMMA HYDRA IV SURFACE - DAY
An away team led by Commander Ro is being pursued by Romulan soldiers, as Lieutenant Mason fires his phaser.
LTCMDR. T'MIR: The tricorder range is still limited Commander.
CMDR. RO: Thank you T'Mir I got that.
She fires back and takes an officer down.
LT. MASON: Nice shot Commander.
CMDR. RO: Thanks Jack.
They continue their fire fight.
DR. LANGFORD: I guess we're at the area we need to be.
CMDR. RO: Yeah.
Jack fires his compression rifle.
CMDR. RO (tapped combadge): Ro to Enterprise John we're a bit pinned down here right now.
JUMP CUT TO:
INT. MAIN BRIDGE, U.S.S. ENTERPRISE - CONTINUOUS
Captain Martin walks around the bridge to the Captain's chair.
CAPT. MARTIN [to com]: We've given the Romulan vessels the slip and we should be back in orbit really soon what's your status?
EXT. GAMMA HYDRA IV SURFACE - DAY
They continue to fire back.
CMDR. RO [to com]: We've got a Romulan/Klingon squad firing at us but we're so far holding our own.
JUMP CUT TO:
INT. MAIN BRIDGE, U.S.S. ENTERPRISE - CONTINUOUS
Captain Martin sits in the Captain's chair.
CAPT. MARTIN [to com]: We'll be there soon just hang in there.
CMDR. RO [com voice]: We'll do what we can Ro out
Commander James comes up with an idea.
LTCMDR. JAMES: I've got an idea.
CAPT. MARTIN: Let's hear it.
LTCMDR. JAMES: What about an in system warp jump we could warp to the planet and beam the Away Team up and then warp out of here without them even getting a weapons lock on us.
CAPT. MARTIN: Can it be done?
LTCMDR. JAMES: It should be doable but I'll have to make the calculations to do it before we can be sure.
CAPT. MARTIN: You've got a few minutes before we approach the planet or before our friends decide to start shooting at us.
Commander James gets to work.
EXT. GAMMA HYDRA IV SURFACE - DAY
The Away Team is continuing their fire fight as well as falling back.
CMDR. RO: Jack what do you think we can do?
LT. MASON: Well we can either return to the ship or we can find out why this artifact led us here to this planet for the second time in a row this is Starfleet's personal record.
DR. LANGFORD: It must of led us here for a reason.
CMDR. RO: We need to find it out.
EXT. WARP SPACE
The Stargazer, Titan, and Horizon are at warp to support the Enterprise.
INT. MAIN BRIDGE, U.S.S. STARGAZER - CONTINUOUS
REAR ADM. PICARD: How long till we reach the Gamma Hydra system?
LT. KEMI: One hour and thirty minutes Admiral.
CMDR. MARTIN: We'll get there sir.
REAR ADM. PICARD (sighs): I hope we can.
Picard tenses up.
[END OF ACT ONE, FADE OUT]
===Act 2===
FADE IN
INT. MAIN BRIDGE, U.S.S. ENTERPRISE - CONTINUOUS
CAPT. MARTIN: Report?
LTCMDR. JAMES: Ready sir.
CAPT. MARTIN [to com]: Bridge to transporter room 2 standby to beam the Away Team up to the ship.
JUMP CUT TO:
INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM II, U.S.S. ENTERPRISE - CONTINUOUS
CHIEF MACKENZIE [to com]: Ready sir.
INT. MAIN BRIDGE, U.S.S. ENTERPRISE - CONTINUOUS
But before Captain Martin could give the order Lieutenant Johnson reports.
LT. JOHNSON: Captain sensors are detecting a subspace surge directly aft.
EXT. FEDERATION-KLINGON BORDER, GAMMA HYDRA IV ORBIT - CONTINUOUS
The Enterprise approaches the planet as two Romulan Valdore-class vessels fire at the Enterprise hitting her aft deflectors.
INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM II, U.S.S. ENTERPRISE - CONTINUOUS
The transporter pad goes bang as sparks erupt from it.
INT. MAIN BRIDGE, U.S.S. ENTERPRISE - CONTINUOUS
LTCMDR. JAMES: Transporters are off-line!
CAPT. MARTIN: Evasive maneuver delta get us out of their weapons range.
LT. KAYE: Aye, sir.
EXT. FEDERATION-KLINGON BORDER, GAMMA HYDRA IV ORBIT - CONTINUOUS
The Enterprise IRW Kerchan de-cloaks and fires her disruptor beam at the Enterprise scoring a direct hit to her port nacelle causing it to vent drive plasma.
INT. MAIN BRIDGE, U.S.S. ENTERPRISE - CONTINUOUS
WHUMPH! Huge shower of sparks erupt from the ceiling and MSD as coolant vents from the ceiling.
LTCMDR. JAMES: We've sustained damage to the port nacelle we're venting drive plasma!
CAPT. MARTIN: Seal it! Re-route emergency power to secondary command processors.
LT. SITO: Already on it Captain.
WHUMPH!
LT. JOHNSON: Deflectors down to seventy-seven percent!
CAPT. MARTIN: Target that Romulan vessel torpedoes full spread.
Lieutenant Johnson presses the firing button.
EXT. FEDERATION-KLINGON BORDER, GAMMA HYDRA IV ORBIT - CONTINUOUS
The Enterprise unleashes a spread of photons but the energy blots hit the forward shields as the Kerchan continues firing at the Enterprise.
INT. MAIN BRIDGE, U.S.S. ENTERPRISE - CONTINUOUS
WHUMPH! Huge shower of sparks erupt from the ceiling and MSD as coolant vents from the ceiling.
CAPT. MARTIN [to com]: Medical team to the bridge!
Captain Martin tenses up.
[END OF ACT TWO, FADE OUT]
===Act 3===
FADE IN
EXT. FEDERATION-KLINGON BORDER, GAMMA HYDRA IV ORBIT - CONTINUOUS
The Enterprise is continuing its battle.
INT. MAIN BRIDGE, U.S.S. ENTERPRISE - CONTINUOUS
WHUMPH! As a medical team is treating the wounded and taking them off the bridge to be treated further.
LT. JOHNSON: Deflectors are buckling!
LT. SITO: Hull breaches on decks 12-23!
EXT. FEDERATION-KLINGON BORDER, GAMMA HYDRA IV ORBIT - CONTINUOUS
Then quantum's hit the port side of the Kerchan vessel hitting the port side of the Romulan vessel.
INT. MAIN BRIDGE, U.S.S. ENTERPRISE - CONTINUOUS
Smoke is around the bridge as console screens are fizzing in and out or burnt out, as Captain Martin gets up from the Captain's chair.
CAPT. MARTIN [confused]: Where did those quantum's come from?
LT. SITO: They came from the USS Stargazer!
Captain Martin smiles.
EXT. FEDERATION-KLINGON BORDER, GAMMA HYDRA IV ORBIT - CONTINUOUS
The Stargazer, Yorktown, and Horizon arrive.
INT. MAIN BRIDGE, U.S.S. ENTERPRISE - CONTINUOUS
Smoke is around the bridge as console screens are fizzing in and out or burnt out, as Captain Martin standing.
CAPT. MARTIN: Open a channel to the Stargazer.
Transparent viewer shows the bridge of the Stargazer.
REAR ADM. PICARD [viewer]: I just had that vessel fixed after the Shinzon incident John.
CAPT. BRANSON: The Romulans wrecked her sir how did you know where we were?
REAR ADM. PICARD [viewer]: Well I had a feeling that your little detour was here so I had both Captains Riker and Munro tag along to provide assistance
CAPT. MARTIN [smiles]: Glad to have your assistance sir.
INT. MAIN BRIDGE, U.S.S. STARGAZER - CONTINUOUS
REAR ADM. PICARD: Lieutenant Kemi come to course 2-1-4 mark 12.
LTJG. KEMI: Aye, sir.
EXT. FEDERATION-KLINGON BORDER, GAMMA HYDRA IV ORBIT - CONTINUOUS
The Stargazer, Titan, Horizon and Enterprise proceed to engage the Romulan forces.
INT. MAIN BRIDGE, U.S.S. TITAN - CONTINUOUS
CMDR. TUVOK: The port Romulan vessel has lost power to its port deflectors.
CAPT. RIKER: Acknowledged Mister Tuvok lock photon torpedoes on target.
Commander Tuvok works at the tactical console.
CMDR. TUVOK: Ready.
CAPT. RIKER: Fire!
EXT. FEDERATION-KLINGON BORDER, GAMMA HYDRA IV ORBIT - CONTINUOUS
The Titan fires a volley of photon torpedoes at the port Valdore-class warbird destroying it utterly.
EXT. GAMMA HYDRA IV SURFACE - DAY
The Away Team is continuing their fire fight as well as falling back.
CMDR. RO: T'Mir what's the device telling you?
Commander T'Mir looks at the artifact.
LTCMDR. T'MIR: We're were we need to be Commander.
Then they hear Romulan transporter beam hum.
LTCMDR. T'MIR [re: tricorder]: The Romulan soldiers have beamed back to their vessel.
DR. LANGFORD [confused]: Why?
JUMP CUT TO:
EXT. FEDERATION-KLINGON BORDER, GAMMA HYDRA IV ORBIT - CONTINUOUS
The Starfleet taskforce moves towards the Decius and the last remaining Valdore-class as both vessels re-cloak.
INT. MAIN BRIDGE, U.S.S. ENTERPRISE - CONTINUOUS
LT. SITO: The Kerchan has cloaked.
CAPT. MARTIN: That doesn't mean they're not out there still I'm taking a strike team down, Court you've got the bridge.
LTCMDR. JAMES: Aye, sir.
John gets up from the Captain's chair and heads to the turbo-lift.
EXT. GAMMA HYDRA IV SURFACE - DAY
The Away Team scares off the strike team as Captain Branson and a team of Marines beam down.
CAPT. MARTIN: Sorry we're late we had to deal with our old friend S'Lok and his new buddy Toral what's the situation down here?
CMDR. RO: We fended off a Romulan/Klingon soldier but they're not going to give up.
CAPT. MARTIN: Alright let's see what this artifact wants us to see.
Commander T'Mir activates it and it makes a doorway and they enter it.
JUMP CUT TO:
INT. ICONIAN OUTPOST ROOM
Captain Martin and Commander T'Mir are in a room.
CAPT. MARTIN: Where are we?
LTCMDR. T'MIR: It matches the same chamber that Admiral Picard encountered in 2365.
CAPT. MARTIN: So this is the same place where they can launch their probes that can screw with ship computers.
The Gateway door opens.
CAPT. BRANSON: Interesting.
LTCMDR. T'MIR: Same thing that Captain Sisko and Admiral Picard encountered.
CAPT. MARTIN: So how do we keep this from the Romulans or the House of Duras?
CMDR. S'LOK: You don't.
They turn and see Commander S'Lok with a Romulan disruptor aimed at them.
[END OF ACT THREE, FADE OUT]
===Act 4===
FADE IN
INT. ICONIAN OUTPOST ROOM
Captain Martin and Commander T'Mir are held at disruptor point.
CAPT. MARTIN: How did you get in here?
CMDR. S'LOK: We had the technology from the outpost you encountered in the asteroid field it wasn't hard to install it into our systems.
He walks over to the console and T'Mir backs up and joins Captain Martin.
LTCMDR. T'MIR: Logic dictates that you plan on using it for some plot against the Federation.
CMDR. S'LOK (smirks): You're right about that Commander you see I agree with everything that the current Praetor says we should remain enemies of the Federation, we shouldn't have to conform to your ideals or your notion of peaceful cooporation or anything of the sort we're Romulans and we have to conqueor our foes not make peace with them or anything of the sort!
CAPT. MARTIN: So you are what just going to kill us and take the technology?
CMDR. S'LOK: Oh no my dear Captain I'm going to take you and the Commander prisoner and then take you back to Romulus and then interrogate and extract information from you regarding Federation defenses and then you will be executed in front of every Romulan and subject to see so it will inspire many of our soldiers for generations to come.
John kicks the disruptor out of his hand and they start fighting and start fighting over the weapon and then John pushes him back and then John is in front of the gateway as he waits for something.
CMDR. S'LOK: I'LL KILL YOU!!!!!
He rushes John but John tosses him to Cardassia as T'Mir closes the doorway.
EXT. CARDASSIA PRIME, SURFACE-DAY
S'Lok sees where he's at and he screams.
JUMP CUT TO:
INT. ICONIAN OUTPOST ROOM
Captain Martin leans on the console.
CAPT. MARTIN [pants]: We can't allow this tech to be around.
They both look at each other.
JUMP CUT TO:
EXT. SPACE
The Stargazer is towing the Enterprise back to Starbase Six.
INT. REAR ADMIRAL PICARD'S READY ROOM, U.S.S. STARGAZER - CONTINUOUS
Captain Martin is standing in front of his desk.
REAR ADM. PICARD: I've got your report and I agree that we can't leave that tech standing.
CAPT. MARTIN: I understand sir.
Jean-Luc walks over to John.
JEAN-LUC: John I know you want to take this responsibility but you almost got killed so next time I want you to also inform Starfleet Command of your findings not just me is that clear.
JOHN (nods): Perfectly.
JEAN-LUC: Dismissed.
John leaves his office as Jean-Luc folds his arms.
EXT. SPACE
The Stargazer is towing the Enterprise towards Starbase Six.
[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-E
Ro Laren 	Felecia Linkous 	Commander 	Executive Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Jack Mason 	Kevin Regan 	Lieutenant 	Chief Tactical/Security Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Courtney James	Ferne Myers 	Lieutenant Commander	Chief Engineer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Peter Langford	Jacob Elliot 	Lieutenant Commander	Chief Medical Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Jamie Kaye 	Delena "Dee" Lusk	Lieutenant 	Chief Conn Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Sito Jaxa 	Sadie Waymire 	Lieutenant 	Chief Operations Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
T'Mir 	Becky Elliot 	Lieutenant Commander	Chief Science Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
===Guest Stars===
Character 	Actor(s)	Rank 	Position
Harris Payne 	TBA 	Lieutenant 	Assistance Chief Engineer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Kayla Mackenzie 	TBA 	Chief Petty Officer 	Transporter Chief, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Laurel Takahashi	TBA 	Lieutenant Junior Grade	Assistance Chief Medical Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Peter Johnson 	TBA 	Lieutenant 	Security Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Ethan Novakovich	TBA 	Crewmen second class 	Science division, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Elizabeth Cutler	TBA 	Crewmen first class 	entomologist, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Sean Hansen 	TBA 	Lieutenant Commander 	Science Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Elisa Sheridan 	TBA 	Lieutenant Junior Grade	Assistance Chief Science Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
===Special Guest Stars===
Character 	Actor(s) 	Rank 	Position
S'Lok 	TBA 	Commander 	Commanding Officer, IRW Kerchan
Jean-Luc Picard	Josh Irwin 	Fleet Captain 	Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Stargazer NCC-82893
Sarah Martin 	TBA 	Commander 	First Officer, U.S.S. Stargazer NCC-82893
Urtern 	TBA 	Lieutenant Junior Grade	Chief Tactical, Security Officer, U.S.S. Stargazer NCC-82893
Sing 	TBA 	Ensign 	Chief Operations Officer, U.S.S. Stargazer NCC-82893
Kemi 	TBA 	Lieutenant 	Chief Helm Officer, U.S.S. Stargazer NCC-82893
Beverly Crusher	TBA 	Commander 	Chief Medical Officer, U.S.S. Stargazer NCC-82893
Will Riker 	Tyler Dunivan	Captain 	Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Titan NCC-80102
Christine Vale 	TBA 	Commander 	Executive Officer, U.S.S. Titan NCC-80102
==Trivia Notes==
===Background Information===