Breaking The Ice (New Voyages episode)

Breaking The Ice is the 9th episode of Star Trek: New Voyages New Voyages Season 1.
==Synopsis==
With a Vulcan ship on their tail, the Enterprise decides to investigate a comet. 
==Script Chapters==
===Teaser===
FADE IN
EXT-FEDERATION SPACE
The Enterprise is at impulse speed as there's a comet flying by the vessel.
CAPT. BRANSON [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 comet as Captain Branson is standing behind both ops and helm stations.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: The comet has a lot of magnetite deposits in it's core that we maybe able to extract and use for O2 scrubbers.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA [smiles]: Looks like we've got a digging mission.
CAPT. BRANSON: Sounds like it.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Sir, sensors are detecting a vessel approaching us its not Romulans it reads as a Vulcan science vessel.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA (confused): Wonder why the Vulcans are here?
CAPT. BRANSON: Don't know Z but let's find out Julia open a channel.
LT. SMITH: They're responding sir.
Transparent viewer changed to the bridge of the Vulcan cruiser.
CAPT. BRANSON: Greetings I'm John Branson 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 Branson folds his arms.
CAPT. BRANSON: We're here to study this comet we picked it up three days ago.
CAPT. VANIAK (viewer): Mind if we observe
Captain Branson does the throat slash gesture as Lieutenant Smith mutes the audio.
CAPT. BRANSON: Comments Z?
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: I say we wait and see what he has to say.
CAPT. BRANSON: Resume audio.
Lieutenant Smith resumes the audio.
CAPT. BRANSON: Sure Captain you can observe.
CAPT. VANIAK (viewer): Thank you Captain
Transmission ends.
Captain Branson sits in the Captain's chair and turns to T'Shara.
CAPT. BRANSON: T'Shara get me all information on this Captain Vaniak.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Aye, sir.
Captain Branson is a bit worried.
[END OF TEASER, FADE OUT]
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Theme song:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZqTpbTsY70
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CAPTAIN'S OATH:
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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STAR TREK: NEW VOYAGES
A STAR TREK FAN FILM PRODUCTION
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BASED ON STAR TREK CREATED BY: GENE RODDENBERRY
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A shot of the secondary hull of the Enterprise
JARVIS DAVIDSON 
 AS
CAPT. JOHN BRANSON
The Enterprise flies by an asteroid
FELECIA LINKOUS
 AS
LTCMDR. ZHASA IVANOVA
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
BLAKE WAYMIRE
 AS
LT. TYSON MITCHELL
DELENA "DEE" LUSK
 AS
LT. KARA CARLSON
JACOB ELLIOT
 AS
DR. STEVEN CARLSON
The Enterprise flies under a Pioneer-Class vessel
BLAKE WAYMIRE
 AS
LT. TYSON MITCHELL
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: OPENING CREDITS FALL OVER OPENING SCENES]
Enterprise is next to the comet along with the Vulcan cruiser.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM
Lieutenant Commander T'Shara hands Captain Branson the PADD with Captain Vaniak's profile on it.
CAPT. BRANSON: This is all you were able to get?
LTCMDR. TSHARA: Yes my people didn't share much with Starfleet due to our early alliance with your people sir.
CAPT. BRANSON: For someone who is such an enligthen race he has a funny way of showing it.
LTCMDR. T'LAR (raises an eyebrow): Sir?
CAPT. BRANSON: Fine. If Vanik is the kind of guy who likes to watch, let him anything else T'Shara?
She hands him another PADD.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: We are to record a message to the Princeton Elementary School at 1400 hours today.
CAPT. BRANSON: Right have Julia get to work on that and have the necessary officers report to the bridge when its ready.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Aye, sir also I've detected something in the comet.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
On the science station shows the comet.
CAPT. BRANSON [surprised]: Eisilium? 
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: It's an extremely rare mineral. This comet appears to contain large quantities of it. 
CAPT. BRANSON: 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. BRANSON: 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. 
CAPT. BRANSON: How long would you need? 
LT. MASON: Shouldn't take more than three or four hours. 
CAPT. BRANSON: You up for a little comet walk? 
LT. MASON: By all means. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Get started. 
Both Lieutenant Mason and Lieutenant Kaye leave the bridge to head to the shuttle bay.
LT. SMITH: What do we do about our guest?
CAPT. BRANSON: We let them watch us work oh and I'll need these people for the recorded message we'll be sending to Earth at 1400 hours.
He hands out the PADDs to Commander Williams, Doctor Carlson, and Lieutenant Smith.
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 Branson walks over to the landing party. 
LT. MASON: Captain we were just about to call you.
CAPT. BRANSON: 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. BRANSON: Well remember we've got the Vulcans watching us so be careful.
LT. MASON: We will sir.
Captain Branson leaves as both Lieutenant Mason and Lieutenant Kaye enter the shuttle.
EXT-SPACE
The shuttle bay doors opened and the Danube-class runabout leaves the heads towards the comet.
INT-COPERNICUS 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 Lieutenant Sito'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 Engineering and walks over to Commander Williams office.
LTJG. SMITH: You wanted to see me?
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS (nods): With my husband off the ship I guess that makes you acting Chief Security officer.
LTJG. SMITH: If you say so what's up?
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. 
Lieutenant Smith looks at the screens read out.
LTJG. SMITH: Its not a power surge or it would of overloaded by now, it looks like a encrypted transmission sent from the T'Miur.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Who was it sent to?
She checks.
LTJG. SMITH: Deck five section A-5 quarters 509.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Son of a bitch that's both Steven's and T'Shara's quarters.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM
Captain Branson reads the PADD.
CAPT. BRANSON: Are you sure it was sent to their quarters?
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: I wish we were wrong sir but it appears that it was sent to their quarters.
CAPT. BRANSON: Smith I want you to decrypt it.
LTJG. SMITH: Aye, sir.
She leaves the ready room.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: My question is why would they send a encrypted transmission to T'Shara they know they can go through official channels.
CAPT. BRANSON: Who knows why all I know is that we've got a Vulcan ship out there watching our every move and now a encrypted signal sent to my science officer without my knowledge.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS [nods]: Aye, sir.
She leaves the ready room as John's worried.
EXT-SPACE
The Enterprise and Vulcan vessel are following the comet.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
The people that are going to answer the questions are on the bridge.
LT. SMITH: We're coming at 1359 sir.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS (at Jack's station): You sure you want me here for this? I've got a lot of work to do.
CAPT. BRANSON: You stay there Commander.
LT. SMITH: Whenever you're ready sir.
CAPT. BRANSON (Sighs): Let's do this then Julia start.
LT. SMITH: Channel is open and we're recording.
CAPT. BRANSON (to com): To Mrs. Mullins class of Princeton Elementary in Princeton New Jersey, This is Captain John Branson 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 Communications 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. BRANSON: Thank you Julia.
He looks at the PADD.
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: 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 Commander Courtney James our Chief Engineer. Court.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Pause will you.
Lieutenant Smith pauses.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS (A bit confused): A poop question, sir? Can't I talk about the warp reactor or the transporter? 
CAPT. BRANSON: 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. WILLIAMS: They're going to think I'm the sanitation engineer. 
CAPT. BRANSON [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. BRANSON: Very enlightening, Commander.
He reads the next question.
CAPT. BRANSON: 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. BRANSON: 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 of Beta Quadrants Captain Martin out.
LT. SMITH: Channel closed.
CAPT. BRANSON: That was fun.
Commander Williams leans on her husbands station.
EXT-SPACE
Unknown to them they're being watched.
[END OF ACT 1, FADE OUT]
===Act 2===
FADE IN
EXT-FEDERATION SPACE
Enterprise and the Vulcan cruiser.
EXT-COMET SURFACE
The landing party is getting set up.
LT. MASON: I wish Stephanie could of been here.
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. CARLSON: 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. BRANSON (com voice): Enterprise to away team
LT. MASON (to com): Mason here.
CAPT. BRANSON (com voice): How are you doing Jack?
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 pair and the snowman.
CAPT. BRANSON (to com): I'm sure I don't need to remind you we're being observed.
LT. MASON (com voice): No, sir
CAPT. BRANSON (to com): We want this to go as smoothly as possible. 
EXT-COMET SURFACE
The pair are facing the snowman.
CAPT. BRANSON (com voice): Make a good impression
LT. MASON (to com): Right. 
CAPT. BRANSON [com voice]: So tell me
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
CAPT. BRANSON (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. BRANSON (to com): Branson out.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN ENGINEERING
Lieutenant Smith enters holding a PADD.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: What did you find out?
LTJG. SMITH: Sorry it took so long. The code was pretty complex.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: What did it say?
LTJG. SMITH: Its in Vulcan you'll have to run it through the translation matrix.
She starts to leave as Commander Williams looks at the PADD.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: You didn't read it?
LTJG. SMITH: didn't feel it'd be right. 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Thanks. 
She leaves. She goes to her console and translates it and is surprised on what she finds out.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM
 Doors chimed.
CAPT. BRANSON: Come.
Doors opened and Lieutenant Commander Williams enters.
CAPT. BRANSON: Report?
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS (sighs): Well, we decrypted the message. 
CAPT. BRANSON: What did you find out?
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: It's not exactly what we expected. It's a letter.
CAPT. BRANSON (confused): What did it say?
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Its personal.
CAPT. BRANSON (confused): What do you mean personal?
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Very personal. You could order me to tell you, sir, but you wouldn't be happy if I did.
CAPT. BRANSON: Why the hell was it encrypted? 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: I'm not sure, 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. BRANSON: Let it go Steph you made a mistake.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: I've got to tell her.
CAPT. BRANSON: What would that do?
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. BRANSON: You're a good woman. You might want to take a phaser with you. 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: I might need one.
She leaves the ready room as Captain Branson is a bit worried.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
Commander Williams walks towards T'Shara.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: T'Shara you've got a minute?
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: What's on your mind Commander?
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS (sighs): We found the 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. 
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Has anyone else read it?
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: No just me.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't mention it. 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: I won't, I promise.
She leaves the Bridge as Williams feels guilty.
[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. BRANSON [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. BRANSON [to com]: Standby, Julia inform the Vulcans that its about to get loud.
LT. SMITH: Aye, sir.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: You think they'll care?
CAPT. BRANSON: I'm not sure Z, Enterprise to Away Team.
LT. MASON [com voice]: Go ahead sir
CAPT. BRANSON [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 Branson is looking over reports and crew status reports when the doors chimed.
CAPT. BRANSON: Come.
Doors opened and Commander Kal enters.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: The Away Team has started drilling they should be done in a few hours.
CAPT. BRANSON: As soon as we're done we'll set course for Starbase 23 hopefully the Starfleet Science Division can use these ores for something.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: Same here.
CAPT. BRANSON: And soon we'll get rid of our spectators.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA [com voice]: Captain Branson report to the bridge
Both Branson and Ivanova leaves the ready room.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
The ready room doors opened and Captain Branson and Commander Ivanova walks onto the bridge.
CAPT. BRANSON: Report?
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Captain, you should take a look at this it's the comet.
Captain Branson looks at the scope scanner as it shows the comet is rotating.
CUT TO:
EXT-COMET SURFACE
Carlson & Mason are drilling.
CAPT. BRANSON (com voice): Enterprise to Away Team
LT. MASON (to com): Mason here go ahead sir.
CAPT. BRANSON (com voice): Report?
LT. MASON (to com): We hit a layer of magnetite and cracked a drill bit, but we've replaced it. 
CAPT. BRANSON (com voice): Well you may want to pick up the pace a bit
LT. MASON (to com, confused): Sir?
CAPT. BRANSON (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
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
CAPT. BRANSON (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. BRANSON (com voice): Be sure you are Branson out
They get back to work.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE STEVEN & T'SHARA'S QUARTERS
T'Shara is sitting on the floor meditating in front of a candle, when the doors chimed.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Come in.
Doors opened and Commander Williams enters.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Are you going to tell me why they sent you a letter through an encrypted channel?
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Please have a seat Commander.
Stephanie sits down.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: As you are aware of is that Vulcans have their marriages arrange during childhood.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Yeah pretty much but you're married to Steven.
T'SHARA: My grandparents think that it would be better if I was married to a Vulcan instead of a human.
STEPHANIE: But you and Steven are bonded if I remember correctly once the pair mated their bonded for life unless they die.
T'SHARA (nods): Correct they don't know that we have bonded and mated.
STEPHANIE: Have you talked to the guy?
T'SHARA: His name is Z'Tar he's the son of Ambassador Spock and Saavik.
STEPHANIE: T'Shara you've been a great officer and a great friend you've got a loving daughter who works at Starbase Six along the Klingon Border, and you and Steven are very happy together. It would break his heart if you divorced him for a guy that you've barely known.
T'SHARA: I have an obligation to my people.
STEPHANIE: I know that and I mean no disrespect to your culture and they're ways but you've got an obligation to yourself. You've spent the last year around humans. If there's one thing you should have learned it's that we're free to make our own decisions. There's a lot to be said for personal choice. 
CUT TO:
EXT-COMET SURFACE
[They're packing up to leave when Kara slips and falls back into the crater they blew.]
LT. MASON: KARA!
He goes to assist her.
LT. CARLSON: I'm ok Ah!
LT. MASON: What's wrong?
LT. CARLSON: It's my knee.
LT. MASON: You rest here.
LT. CARLSON: I'm alright.
LT. MASON: Alright.
[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 Kaye 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 creavess 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. BRANSON [com voice]: You two okay?
LT. MASON: More or less how far did we fall?
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Red lights flashing as Captain Branson sits in the Captain's chair.
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: About eighteen meters. We'll get you out of there. 
INT-RUNABOUT TENNESSEE CANOPY [RED ALERT]
CAPT. BRANSON [com voice]: Just sit tight
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LTCMDR. SHARA: It'll be tough with the tractor beam they're in a narrow part of the cavern.
Captain Branson gets up from the Captain's chair and walks to the helm station.
CAPT. BRANSON: I'll take it from here Ensign.
The relief conn officer vacates the helm station as Captain Branson sits down at it and inputs commands into 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 Branson is at the helm station as Lieutenant Commander Williams is studying her console.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Bring us in another fifty meters.
CAPT. BRANSON: Got it.
He inputs commands into the helm.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Two meters starboard. A little more. 
Captain Branson presses the panel that has the maneuvering thrusters and brings the ship a bit more to starboard.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: There, right there. Synchronize to the rotation. Almost got it. 
She works on the console to get a solid lock then T'Shara reports.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Captain, detecting another vessel entering the system it's Starfleet.
CUT TO:
EXT-FEDERATION SPACE
The U.S.S. Crusader NCC-9011 emerges from warp and approaches the comet.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Lieutenant Smith turns to report.
LT. SMITH: We're being hailed its the Crusader.
CAPT. BRANSON: Take a message I'm busy.
LT. SMITH: They're wanting to know if we need assistance.
CAPT. BRANSON: No, tell him we've got everything under control.
He works on the helm station.
EXT-ABOVE THE COMET SURFACE
The Enterprise's ventral section fires a tractor beam, that locks onto the runabout and starts to lift it up but then it starts fizzing in and out of phase.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LT. MITCHELL: I'm losing the tractor lock!
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Those eisilium deposits are disrupting the tractor lock.
CAPT. BRANSON: Divert emergency power to the emitters.
Lieutenant Mitchell works at the navigational console.
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]
Branson turns to T'Shara.
CAPT. BRANSON: How far are they?
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: They've fallen another nine meters.
CAPT. BRANSON: Reset the tractor we'll try again.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Captain, they're moving out of the sunlight. The surface ice is recrystallizing.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA [worried]: In less than an hour that chasm will be sealed up again. 
CAPT. BRANSON: We'd better hurry then.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: John, there is another way Captain Ramses.
CAPT. BRANSON: I rather leave him out of this.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: John I know that you have something called pride every Captain has it even Captain Kirk but you've got to learn to ask for help when you can't get the job done.
Captain Branson 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. RAMSES [com voice]: This is Captain Terry Ramses of the U.S.S. Crusader 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 Crusader.
CAPT. BRANSON: 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. RAMSES [viewer]: Thank you Captain we'll be able to get this back to Starfleet Command and the science division, how's your helm officer?
CAPT. BRANSON: She's got a broken knee but she'll make a full recovery.
CAPT. RAMSES [viewer]: We'll proceed to our normal patrol route along the Klingon border then
CAPT. BRANSON: Stay safe along the border Captain.
Captain Ramses nods and transmission ends.
CAPT. BRANSON: Helm set course for Medical outpost 12 warp 7 hit it.
EXT-FEDERATION SPACE
Both the Constitution-class and Vulcan vessels depart from each other and enter warp in different directions.
[END OF ACT FOUR, FADE OUT, ENDING CREDITS]
==Cast==
===Starring===
*Jarvis Davidson as Captain John Branson
*Felecia Linkous as Lieutenant Commander Zhasa Ivanova
===Also Starring===
*Kevin Regan as Lieutenant Jack Mason
*Ferne Myers as Lieutenant Commander Stephanie Williams
*Blake Waymire as Lieutenant Tyson Mitchell
*Delena "Dee" Lusk as Lieutenant Kara Carlson
*Jacob Elliot as Doctor Steven Carlson
*Sadie Waymire as Lieutenant Julia Smith
*Becky Elliot as Lieutenant Commander T'Shara
===Guest Stars===
*TBA as Nurse Christine Chapel
*TBA as Lieutenant Harris Payne
*TBA as Lieutenant Lindsey Tanner
===Special Guest Stars===
*TBA as Captain Vanik
*Jose Cepeda as Captain Terry Ramses
==Trivia Notes==
===Background Information===