The Andorian Incident (NV episode)

The Andorian Incident is the 5th of Starship Enterprise Enterprise Season 1.
==Synopsis==
Enterprise visits a Vulcan monastery, only to find that it is in the midst of being taken over by the Andorians.
==Script Chapters==
===Teaser===
FADE IN
INT-P'JEM MONASTERY MAIN AREA
Ambassador Sarek is mediating with several Vulcan monks as the peace and tranquility of a Vulcan monastery is shattered by the intrusion of four blue-skinned humanoids.
AMBASSADOR SAREK: What is the meaning of this?
CMDR. THOLOS: We're here to take this place over in the name of the Andorian Imperial Guard.
The Vulcan Monks are "stunned".
[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-WARP TUNNEL
[EPISODE NOTES: OPENING CREDITS FALL OVER OPENING SCENES]
Enterprise is at warp.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM
John looks over some crew and ship status reports when the doors chimed.
CAPT. MARTIN: Come.
Doors opened and Commander T'Shara enters.
CAPT. MARTIN: Ah, T'Shara yes come in.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: You wanted to see me Captain?
CAPT. MARTIN: There's a planet a few light years off our current heading.
He turns the screen as it shows the star chart.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: I'm familiar with it.
CAPT. MARTIN: Well the data indicates there's a remote outpost right here on the northern hemisphere.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Yes it is called P'Jem.
CAPT. MARTIN: The same P'Jem that President Archer visited in 2151?
LTCMDR. T'SHARA [nods]: Yes the same one.
CAPT. MARTIN: Well, Admiral April has assigned us to pick up Ambassador Sarek to deliver him back to Vulcan,
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: I've heard of Ambassador Sarek he's a respectful Ambassador he was the one who established the Treaty of Axanar in 2245 it will be an honor to meet him.
EXT-FEDERATION-VULCAN BORDER, PLANET ORBIT
Enterprise enters orbit of the planet.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE TRANSPORTER ROOM
The doors opened as Captain Martin, Lieutenant Commander T'Shara, and Lieutenant Mason enters wearing tactical vests and they step onto the pad.
CHIEF MACKENZIE: I've got the coordinates to the monastery entrance.
CAPT. MARTIN: Energize.
The three dematerialized.
CUT TO:
EXT-PLANET SURFACE-DAY
Captain Martin, Lieutenant Commander T'Shara, and Lieutenant Mason materialized and proceed to the doors as they see scratch marks on the door.
LT. MASON: You say this is a place to purge emotions? Looks like somebody had to purge pretty bad. He bashed the door in.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: The temple is almost three thousand years old, Lieutenant. You can't expect it to be in pristine condition. 
Both John and Jack look at each other as T'Shara pulls on a big bell rope. After a few moments, Martin pushes the doors open anyway and they enter.
INT-MONASTERY ATRIUM
They look around the place.
CAPT. MARTIN: I'm John Martin Captain of the Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise we're here to pick up Ambassador Sarek to return him to Vulcan.
ELDER: Ah, yes we are honored to have you here Captain but you came at an unexpected time.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: We have arrived at the time of kolinahr. The order must remain in silent reflection throughout the lunar cycle. They are not to be disturbed.
CAPT. MARTIN: Well at least we're here to pick up the Ambassador though.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Your service honors us. Before we leave, may I request the offering of the J'Kah stone for my distinguished guests.
ELDER: Of course.
He leaves to get the stone as T'Shara looks around.
CAPT. MARTIN: Something up?
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: It's probably nothing.
CAPT. MARTIN: But?
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: This is the main atrium. There should be more than one member of the order present, and the icon in that shrine is perched at an odd angle. 
LT. MASON: Oddly perched, huh. We'd better call Starfleet Command.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: That's not all, Captain. The Vulcan Elder seems agitated.
LT. MASON: You call that agitated?
The Vulcan Elder has the stone.
CAPT. MARTIN: You know, I think the oldest monastery I ever visited was in Ngari, Tibet, but it wasn't nearly as big as this place. 
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: I've heard it can take days to explore this site. 
[Lieutenant Mason stoops by the fallen jar.]
LT. MASON: It'd take at least that long to clean the place up.
ELDER: Forgive the disarray. Kolinahr encourages the members of our order to face their vestigial emotions. The repercussions can sometimes be violent. Please. This is the stone of J'Kah, which represents the foundation of all we believe. A life of order and control through logic. 
CAPT. MARTIN: I've heard of it Captain Spock told me about it I thought it'd be a bit bigger.
Martin puts his hand on the stone.
ELDER: Ishte acula bestalma itok, J'Kah.
CAPT. MARTIN: What's all that mean, anyway? 
ELDER: It is a traditional litany, passed down for generations. 
CAPT. MARTIN: Does it mean I get good luck or something?
LT. MASON: You're thinking of the Blarney Stone, Captain, or when you pat the Buddha's belly.
John sees a blue face reflected in a polished bowl.
CAPT. MARTIN: I guess you're right. Too bad we didn't bring a camera, huh, Lieutenant?
Lieutenant Mason gets out his phaser and powers it up as the light on the top is blue.
ELDER: Please, you must leave now.
LT. MASON: You ever been to San Francisco Zoo? Now there's something you should see. 
(The two men break through the partition and grab the eavesdropper, but the other three intruders appear with weapons.) 
CAPT. MARTIN: Friends of yours?
They aim their weapons at the landing party.
CAPT. MARTIN: Somehow I didn't think so.
[END OF ACT ONE, FADE OUT]
===Act 2===
FADE IN
INT-MONASTERY ATRIUM
As they are marched away.
KEVAL: Stop looking at me. 
LT. MASON: Okay, okay. Don't get your antennas in a twist. 
INT-MONASTERY LARGE ROOM
They're led into a large room.
CMDR. THOLOS: Why are you here?
CAPT. MARTIN: We came here to pick up Ambassador Sarek to deliver him back to Vulcan and we came here out of curiosity. Now, if you don't mind my asking, what are you doing here? 
Tholos hits Martin with the butt of his rifle.
LT. MASON: He's telling the truth we just came here to pick up the Ambassador as well as get a look at this place.
CMDR. THOLOS: We scanned your ship in orbit. You're very well armed for people who came for a visit. You and the pink skins have proven what we already knew. This is far more than a sanctuary.
They leave the room as Sarek walks over to the Enterprise landing party.
AMBASSADOR SAREK: I must apologize for the brute force of the Andorian soldiers Captain.
CAPT. MARTIN: It's alright Ambassador what are they talking about?
VULCAN ELDER: This is why I asked you to leave Captain.
CAPT. MARTIN: We're founding members of the Federation why are they treating you like they don't trust you?
AMBASSADOR SAREK: These must be Andorians that resent the Vulcans being one of the founding members of the Federation.
LT. MASON: But your people and the Andorians made peace in 2152.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: It is not logical for the Andorians to risk breaking away from the Federation.
CAPT. MARTIN: Whatever they're looking for they won't find it this place was rebuilt without the spy network.
EXT-FEDERATION-VULCAN BORDER, PLANET ORBIT
The Enterprise is in orbit of the planet.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
A close up of the screen on the science station shows a shuttle as the camera pans back to reveal Commander Chin-Riley and Lieutenant Hansen.
LT. HANSEN: A vessel, not Vulcan, and it's less than one kilometer from where the landing party beamed down.
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY: Have you been able to ID it?
LT. HANSEN: Not yet but I am working on it.
LT. SMITH: Maybe they're just some other visitors.
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY: Well, I for one would like to know who these visitors are. And why haven't we heard from the landing party?
Julia looks at her.
LT. SMITH: I've been monitoring communications so far nothing from them.
LT. MITCHELL: Commander, there appears to be another vessel in geo orbit with us on the far side of the planet.
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY: Have you been able to ID her?
Lieutenant Mitchell checks his console read out and is surprised.
LT. MITCHELL: Commander its Andorian a Kumari-class battle cruiser.
LT. CARLSON: Why would an Andorian war cruiser be here?
Commander Chin-Riley walks to the Captain's chair.
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY: Good question Kara but I am more worried about the landing party.
Lieutenant Carlson turns to Commander Chin-Riley.
LT. CARLSON: Commander, you sure you're not over-reacting? They're probably just taking a tour, observing some kind of meditation ritual.
CUT TO:
INT-MONASTERY ATRIUM
Tholos punches Captain Martin.
CMDR. THOLOS: Where's the sensor array? 
CAPT. MARTIN: From what I've been told there's not one.
He hits him harder.
CMDR. THOLOS: Where is it! 
CAPT. MARTIN; I don't know where it is Commander like I said we were sent here by Starfleet Command to pick up Ambassador Sarek to take him to Vulcan.
Then communicator chirps.
CAPT. MARTIN: That's the Enterprise contacting me.
Tholos opens the communicator.
CMDR. THOLOS [to com]: Enterprise?
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
Commander Chin-Riley toggles com panel.
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY [to com]: This is Commander Una Chin-Riley first officer of the Enterprise, I'm looking for Captain Martin and his team.
CMDR. THOLOS [com voice]: He's a prisoner of the Andorian Imperial Guard. We know you're in collaboration with the Vulcans
Commander Chin-Riley looks at the other confused.
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY [to com]: We're founding members of the Federation we came together to face the Romulan threat there is no conflict between Vulcan and Andoria.
CMDR. THOLOS [com voice]: Your ship
CUT TO:
INT-MONASTERY ATRIUM
CMDR. THOLOS [to com]: Is under constant surveillance. Arm your weapons or make any attempt to beam to the surface and I'll kill the hostages.
He closes the communicator and places it on the ground and picks up a rock and smashes it.
CAPT. MARTIN: WAIT!
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
LT. SMITH: I've lost the signal.
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY: Try Lieutenant Mason or Commander T'Shara.
CUT TO:
INT-MONASTERY ATRIUM
Commander Tholos smashes the others communicators as well.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
LT. SMITH: No response.
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY: Have a rescue team on standby.
LT. MITCHELL: Commander, you heard what he said. If we try to send more people.
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY: I don't take orders from a com voice, Lieutenant. Not unless that voice belongs to the Captain. Julia get me Starfleet Command on the double.
LT. SMITH: Aye, Commander.
Commander Chin-Riley tenses up.
[END OF ACT TWO, FADE OUT]
===Act 3===
FADE IN
EXT-PLANET SURFACE-DAY
An establishing shot of the Vulcan monastery.
INT-MONASTERY LARGE ROOM
The landing party and the monks are held up there as T'Shara goes to Sarek.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: You are hurt Ambassador.
AMBASSADOR SAREK: Let's just say that Commander Tholos was not gentle in his interrogation of me.
LT. MASON: What makes them think that this place has a spy network?
VULCAN ELDER: We were not proud of how we were in the 22nd century we were in conflict with the Andorians.
LT. MASON: We learned about the conflict in the Academy.
Then the doors opened as Captain Martin is tossed into the room as Lieutenant Mason goes to help him.
CAPT. MARTIN: Whose idea was it to visit this place? These guys are serious. They're going to start killing you people if they don't find what they're looking for.
VULCAN ELDER: There is nothing to find.
CAPT. MARTIN: I don't think they're buying that. Not this time. Looks like there are four of them. I saw some kind of scanning console. They talked a lot about searching rooms. 
LT. MASON: You'd think they could find whatever it is they're looking for with those antennas of theirs.
CAPT. MARTIN: They answered a hail from Enterprise. They threatened to kill us all if anyone attempts a rescue.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Commander Chin-Riley wouldn't be that reckless.
CAPT. MARTIN: I didn't recruit my xo to sit on her butt when she's threatened. The Andorians smashed our communicators. The longer we're out of contact the more likely Una will put together a landing party, warning or no warning. 
AMBASSADOR SAREK: It would be illogical for Commander Chin-Riley to risk our lives.
CUT TO:
EXT-FEDERATION-VULCAN BORDER, PLANET ORBIT
The U.S.S. Serbova a Shepard-class vessel emerges from warp and parks next to the Enterprise.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM
The doors opened and Captain Thy'kir Shran enters the ready room.
CAPT. SHRAN: What do you know Commander?
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY: So, far all we've got was a threat about sending a rescue team down or they'll kill the hostages.
Captain Shran looks at Commander Chin-Riley.
CAPT. SHRAN: We'll run this operation.
Commander Chin-Riley looks at him.
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY: Uh, sir did you not hear me they'll kill the hostages if we attempt a rescue.
CAPT. SHRAN: Yeah I heard you Commander but if we don't act now they'll kill the hostages anyway.
Captain Shran left as Commander Chin-Riley is worried.
[END OF ACT THREE, FADE OUT]
===Act 4===
FADE IN
EXT-PLANET SURFACE-NIGHT
An establishing shot of the Vulcan monastery.
INT-MONASTERY LARGE ROOM
The Andorians do a quick head count and leave again.
CAPT. MARTIN: I'm sure the Andorian Ambassador is going to have field day when we inform Starfleet Command of this.
LT. MASON: He'll be shocked to hear about this sir.
AMBASSADOR SAREK: They will probably deny knowing about it.
CAPT. MARTIN: Well, we can't wait for Enterprise to save us we've got to get out of here ourselves.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [YELLOW ALERT]
Commander Chin-Riley paces about.
LT. CARLSON: Ma'am, you're wearing a hole in the deck plating.
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY: Sorry, just worried about the landing party.
Commander Chin-Riley walks over to Lieutenant Hansen at the science station.
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY: Report?
LT. HANSEN: Still no movement from the Andorian warship it seems like they're maintaining their distance at 1200 kilometers just outside the range of our weapons.
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY: But the second we try to save the landing party they'll open fire?
LT. HANSEN: It's a possibility Commander.
Una turns to Lieutenant Smith at com station.
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY: Anything?
LT. SMITH: No, ma'am nothing from the Andorians nor the landing party after the communicators were destroyed.
Then Lieutenant Hansen studies the science console and reports.
LT. HANSEN: Commander detecting some activity from the Sebrova.
Commander Chin-Riley turns to face the officer.
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY: What sort of activity?
LT. HANSEN: Their launching a shuttle detecting 14 bio-signs aboard the shuttle.
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY: What? Julia hail Captain Shran.
Lieutenant Smith works at the communication console.
LT. SMITH: Captain Shran is responding.
Transparent viewer shows the bridge of the Shepard-class vessel.
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY: Captain Shran what the hell are you doing?
CAPT. SHRAN [viewer]: We're rescuing the hostages before they're executed
CMDR. CHIN-RILEY: By what you're doing you put them at risk!
CAPT. SHRAN [viewer]: Admiral Kensington has already authorized the rescue don't try to stop me
Transmission ends as Commander Chin-Riley is shocked that Shran would risk the hostages lives.
CUT TO:
INT-MONASTERY ATRIUM
Two guards escort Captain Martin into the atrium as he sees a Vulcan Monk being held at gun point.
CAPT. MARTIN: What are you doing?
CMDR. THOLOS: I am going to give you a choice tell me what I need to know or I'll have this Vulcan killed.
CAP. MARTIN: I told you the truth we only came here to pick up Ambassador Sarek and maybe get a tour of the place before we leave.
[Just as Commander Tholos is about to give the order to fire to his officers an explosion blasts the door into pieces, as a security team emerges from the smoke and a fire fight starts as two Andorians are stunned but one of the officers is hit.]
CAPT. MARTIN [confused]: Captain Shran?
CAPT. SHRAN: Surprised to see me John?
CAPT. MARTIN: You could say that.
He hands Captain Martin, Lieutenant Mason, and Commander T'Shara phasers as the fire fight continues.
CMDR. THOLOS [to com]: Tholos to Shran request reinforcements now.
BRIDGE OFFICER [com voice]: We can't sir both Starfleet vessels has disabled our transporters and weapons array
LT. KEVALS: What do we do now?
CMDR. THOLOS: We fall back to the shuttle.
The Andorian soldiers fall back as they fire their weapons at the strike team and the landing party as they head to the shuttle.
EXT-FEDERATION-VULCAN BORDER, PLANET ORBIT
The Andorian shuttle leaves the surface as the IGS Shran is adrift and damaged as another Andorian Kovus-Class cruiser emerges from warp and locks the shuttle in a tractor beam.
INT-U.S.S. THELASA-VEI MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Captain Talas Shran gets up from the Captain's chair.
CAPT. SHRAN [to com]: This Captain Talas Shran Captain of the Andorian warship U.S.S. Thelasa-Vei, you are under arrest for crimes against the Federation.
EXT-WARP TUNNEL
The Enterprise is on course for Vulcan.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE SICKBAY
Doctor Carlson is treating John's wounds that he sustained from his interrogation by Commander Tholos.
DR. CARLSON: Your ribs will be a bit tender for a few days but hopefully you'll make a full recovery.
CAPT. MARTIN: Thanks Doc how's Sarek?
DR. CARLSON: He took the worse beatings but he should be fine in another day or so.
CAPT. MARTIN [sighs]: I thought that President Archer worked his butt off getting these two species to stop fighting over a planet and was able to get all four races to come together to form the Federation.
DR. CARLSON: Not everyone can forgive or forget.
EXT-VULCAN SPACE
Enterprise approaches Vulcan.
[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
===Special Guest Stars===
Character 	Actor(s)	Rank 	Position
Thy'kir Shran	TBA 	Captain 	Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Sebrova NCC-1685
Sarek 	TBA 	N/A 	Federation Ambassador
Tholos 	TBA 	Commander 	Commanding Officer, IGS Shran
Keval 	TBA 	Lieutenant	Chief tactical/Security Officer, IGS Shran
Vulcan Elder 	TBA 	N/A 	Elder of the P'Jem Monastery
==Trivia Notes==
===Background Information===