Pitless as the Sun (episode)

Pitless as the Sun is the 21st episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds TOS Season 2.
==Plot==
Captain Branson is examining records of attacks on Inari freighters by unknown assailants. The Inari claim to have no enemies, and the freighters are carrying only ammonium phosphate fertilizer so they do not know who is attacking them, or why. 
==Script==
===Teaser===
FADE IN
EXT-SPACE
The Enterprise is next to the USS Century.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE TRANSPORTER ROOM
The transporter activates and Lieutenant Kyle Clarkson beams aboard.
CAPT. BRANSON [smiles]: Kyle its good to see you again man.
Kyle steps down and they shook hands.
LT. CLARKSON: Same here John.
They leave the transporter room.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE DECK SEVEN CORRIDOR
Captain Branson and Lieutenant Clarkson are walking through the corridor.
CAPT. BRANSON: Its good to have you onboard man we're heading to the homeworld of the Inari's.
LT. CLARKSON: I've heard of them Kirk encountered them during his five-year mission, they're a species that transports dirt?
CAPT. BRANSON: Yeah but in recent weeks they've been attacked by an unknown species and they're asking for Federation help, we've been ordered to head there when my mother ordered us to meet her here to pick you up.
They enter the turbo-lift.
CUT TO:
EXT-INARI ORBIT
The Enterprise is in orbit of the Inari world.
CAPT. BRANSON'S [voice over]; Captain's log Supplemental, The Enterprise is currently in orbit of the Inari homeworld after their government contacts Starfleet Command for some assistance with attacks that have been plaguing them for sometime now
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM
A recording of a very quick space battle is played on the viewscreen. A blonde woman is explaining the circumstances.
WHENDAR: The battleship came out of nowhere. No hails, no attempts to communicate. It just blasted our freighter to pieces. Thirty seven casualties.
CMDR. IVANOVA: So you don't know who they are?
WHENDAR: None. But they certainly know us. This makes the fifth attack in three months, same modus operandi. I just wish the bastards had the guts to show themselves. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Has it only been freighters?
WHENDAR (Nods): Everyone of them.
LT. MASON: Whoever it is they've got serious fire power.
CAPT. BRANSON: Cargo?
WHENDAR: Nothing out of the ordinary. Mostly the ships were carrying fertilizer. Ammonium phosphate. It's our main export. Inaris is a volcanic wasteland. Aside from a few mines, we don't have anything people want. 
Captain Branson thinks.
CAPT. BRANSON: This could be someone's attempt to destroy your economy. 
WHENDAR: Only one problem. We don't have any enemies. 
CAPT. BRANSON: You do now. 
WHENDAR: Captain, I know you weren't expecting this when we invited you to Inaris, but we don't have the resources to stop these attacks, and hundreds of our people are already dead. You have to help us. Please. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Look, I appreciate the gravity of the situation, but we can't just go running to the rescue every time some disadvantaged planet is having trouble, we've got our own issues prepping for a upcoming war with Klingon forces that are prepping for an invasion and we're busy with the Klingons we just don't know when they'll show up but I'll speak with Starfleet Command about the situation to see if they can spare us.
WHENDAR: Thank you Captain.
She leaves the briefing room.
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Bridge get me Commodore Kirk.
An hour later Kirk is on the monitor screen onboard his flagship the U.S.S. Farragut.
COMM. KIRK [monitor]: I'm granting the Enterprise on detached duty to the Inaris find out who these people are Captain
CAPT. BRANSON: Got it Jim.
COMM. KIRK [monitor]: Keep me posted Kirk out
Transmission ends as Captain Branson is worried.
[END OF TEASER, FADE OUT]
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Theme Song:
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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: STRANGE NEW WORLDS
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 BRANSON
The Enterprise flies by an asteroid
FELECIA LINKOUS
 AS
CMDR. 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
DELENA "DEE" LUSK
 AS
LT. KARA CARLSON
BLAKE WAYMIRE
 AS
LT. TYSON MITCHELL
JACOB ELLIOT
 AS
DR. STEVEN CARLSON
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
LT. T'LAR
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 heads to the rendezvous point with an Inrai cargo vessels.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE DECK SEVEN CORRIDOR
Captain Branson is leading Major Whendar and Lieutenant Gadell to the turbo-lift to head to the bridge.
LT. GADELL [smiles]: I can't believe we're actually going to see the Command deck of a Federation Heavy Cruiser ship.
MAJ. WHENDAR: You'll have to forgive Lieutenant Gadell's enthusiasm. We study Starfleet Fleet Operations at the Academy, and being on the Enterprise, well, it's like stepping into a legend.
CAPT. BRANSON [smiles]: I hope we live up to your expectations.
They enter the lift.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE TURBO-LIFT CART
John toggles the lever.
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Deck 1, main bridge.
Lift starts moving.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
The doors opened and they enter the bridge as both Gadell and Whendar sees the crew at work.
CAPT. BRANSON: Well what do you guys think?
MAJ. WHENDAR: Impressive.
CAPT. BRANSON: Thank you Lieutenant Carlson how far till we meet up with the Indari frigates?
LT. CARLSON: One hour and thirty minutes sir.
Captain Branson sits in the Captain's chair.
CAPT. BRANSON: Feel free to look around.
They looked around the bridge.
MAJ. WHENDAR: You're very lucky to be in command of such an amazing vessel, Captain Branson. Both Gadell and I hope to use our time here to become more familiar with her.
Then Lieutenant Carlson reports.
LT. CARLSON: Sir we're approaching the coordinates.
CAPT. BRANSON: Drop us out of warp Lieutenant.
LT. CARLSON: Aye, sir.
Lieutenant Carlson inputs commands into the helm station.
EXT-SPACE
Enterprise drops out of warp.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
Lieutenant T'Lar reviews her scanners and reports.
LT. T'LAR: Strange Captain I am not detecting the frigates.
Captain Branson gets up from the Captain's chair and walks over to rail.
CAPT. BRANSON: Maybe they're late?
LT. SMITH: I'm not detecting com traffic from them.
Then Lieutenant Mitchell reports.
LT. MITCHELL: Okay, this is bad. Make that very, very bad. 
Captain Branson walks over to him.
CAPT. BRANSON: What is it?
LT. MITCHELL: Well, unless we got the coordinates wrong, this is where we were supposed to rendezvous with the Inari frigates. And this debris just happens to look like the remnants of them.
CAPT. BRANSON: T'Lar confirm.
T'Lar checks her scanner and reports.
LT. T'LAR: Confirmed.
CAPT. BRANSON [tenses up]: You're right, Ty. This is very, very bad.
[END OF ACT 1, FADE OUT]
===Act 2===
FADE IN
EXT-SPACE
The Enterprise is flying through the debris field.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM
Samples of the debris have been brought on board.
LT. CLARKSON: And this is three inch thick thorine composite plating. Or at least it was.
 
[Clarkson snaps it in half and crumbles a corner.]
LT. CLARKSON: Now, let's run down the list of people we know who have weapons that could do this sort of thing. Nobody, that's who. That pretty much covers it. That's my list. 
LT. MASON: Some sort of continuous beam plasma cannon? 
CAPT. BRANSON: And powerful. At least a few dozen gigawatts. But not much of a range. They would've had to cripple the target ships first.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Yeah, and then close in and set their weapons to deep fry.
Branson turns to Whendar.
CAPT. BRANSON: Major how can you not know who's doing this to you? 
MAJ. WHENDAR: We've eliminated the usual suspects: Klingons, Romulans, Tholians. Beyond that, your guess is as good as ours. 
LT. CLARKSON: Oh, great. So now we can invite some new scary super villains to the People Who Suck party. 
Branson turns to Jack.
CAPT. BRANSON: Jack take us to yellow alert maintain sensor scans for whatever did this.
LT. MASON [Nods]: Aye, sir.
Lieutenant Mason leaves the ready room.
EXT-SPACE
The Enterprise is facing the debris field.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM [YELLOW ALERT]
Captain Branson looks out the window.
CAPT. BRANSON: Something doesn't feel right.
CMDR. IVANOVA: How so?
CAPT. BRANSON: Who are attacking the Inari's and why.
CMDR. IVANOVA: Maybe its something that has a beef with them.
CAPT. BRANSON [sighs]: Maybe but whoever they are they have a power weapon.
CMDR. IVANOVA: We need to attract them to us so we can take them out.
CAPT. BRANSON: But how?
CMDR. IVANOVA: If I take a shuttle out there with a hold full of ammonium phosphate it can bring them here.
CAPT. BRANSON: Wait you?
CMDR. IVANOVA: Yeah I'm a very good pilot.
CAPT. BRANSON [sighs]: Good luck we'll be right behind you.
Commander Ivanova leaves the ready room.
CUT TO:
EXT-SPACE
The shuttle flies out of the shuttle bay and leaps into warp along with the Enterprise following the shuttle.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [YELLOW ALERT]
Major Whendar walks over to Captain Branson who's sitting in Captain's Chair.
LT. GADELL: You were right. Zhasa Ivanova's an amazing pilot. 
MAJ. WHENDAR: And brave. Flying alone out there with a hold full of ammonium phosphate? How did you convince her to bait your trap? 
CAPT. BRANSON: She volunteered.
EXT-SPACE
The Enterprise emerges from warp and is in position.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [YELLOW ALERT]
LT. CARLSON: We're in position just outside of sensor range.
CAPT. BRANSON: Good T'Lar maintain long range scans of the shuttle.
LT. T'LAR: Aye, sir.
CAPT. BRANSON: Julia maintain long range coms with the shuttle.
LT. SMITH: Aye, sir.
CAPT. BRANSON: Mister Mason you've got the conn alert me if Commander Ivanova picks up whoever is attacking.
LT. MASON: Aye, sir.
Captain Branson gets up from the Captain's chair and enters the lift.
EXT-SPACE
Enterprise is at station keeping.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN ENGINEERING [YELLOW ALERT]
John walks into main engineering and sees Kyle at the main console in front of the warp core.
LT. CLARKSON [smiles]: John what brings you down here?
CAPT. BRANSON: I need your opinion on our guests and the situation we're in.
LT. CLARKSON: This is a strange situation we're in we don't know who's attacking them or why, but you are doing a great job helping them John.
John crosses his arms.
CAPT. BRANSON [smiles]: Thanks.
Then the com does its boatswain whistle.
LT. MASON [com voice]: Captain Branson report to the bridge
John leaves the engine room.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [YELLOW ALERT]
Captain Branson walks onto the bridge.
CAPT. BRANSON: Report?
LT. T'LAR: It worked sensors are picking up an unknown vessel bearing 2-3-4 mark 3-3-2 distances 5.4 light-years from the shuttle's position.
Then Lieutenant Smith has her fingers on the ear piece and reports.
LT. SMITH: We're being hailed by Commander Ivanova.
CAPT. BRANSON: On screen.
Transparent viewer shows the canopy of the shuttle.
CAPT. BRANSON: Z report?
CMDR. IVANOVA [viewer]: 'Looks like your trap is working, John. There's a big, nasty ship headed my way, and he's not making any attempts to be sneaky''
CAPT. BRANSON: Red Alert!
Lights dimmed and klaxons blare.
CAPT. BRANSON: Kara maximum impulse, Jack phaser banks and torpedoes on standby.
MAJ. WHENDAR (Surprised): Standby? Why aren't you activating your phaser banks and torpedoes? 
CAPT. BRANSON; This is an intelligence mission. We still haven't made contact with the bogey.
MAJ. WHENDAR: One of your people is in danger!
CAPT. BRANSON: Commander Ivanova is on her way home, As for firing on our enemy, I will make that decision if, and when, it's necessary. 
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE DECK SEVEN SECTION 14 [RED ALERT]
Meanwhile, Gadell is breaking into somewhere.
EXT-SPACE
The shuttle returns to the Enterprise.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Commander Ivanova enters and stands next to Captain Branson.
CAPT. BRANSON: Good work Commander.
CMDR. IVANOVA: Thanks. Fortunately, the debris field gave me enough cover to shake them for a while. So, what are the sensors telling us? 
LT. T'LAR: Not much I am afraid.
LT. MASON: Incoming fire!
WHUMPH! Sparks erupt from ceiling and MSD.
LT. MASON: Deflectors down to 96%
CAPT. BRANSON: Mr. Mason return fire torpedoes full spread!
LT. MASON: I'd love to comply, but circumstances dictate otherwise. 
CAPT. BRANSON: What do you mean?
LT. T'LAR: There is too much radiation around the targets. We cannot get a lock.
CAPT. BRANSON; Filter it out.
LT. MASON: Aye, sir filtering it out now.
Then T'Lar turns to Captain Branson.
LT. T'LAR: Captain, I think I know who we are dealing with. Look at the rad signatures.
Both Captain Branson and Commander Ivanova walk over to the Science station.
CAPT. BRANSON: I was afraid of that.
MAJ. WHENDAR: You know who we're fighting.
CAPT. BRANSON: Yes. Hopefully, I'm wrong. 
LT. T'LAR: I have gotten a composite image from the sensor returns.
CAPT. BRANSON: Let's see it.
Transparent viewer shows A big glowing white ball with five 'arms', as the crew are shocked by the sight of it.
CMDR. IVANOVA: Pyrians.
Captain Branson is stunned by the sight of the vessel.
[END OF ACT 2, FADE OUT]
===Act 3===
FADE IN
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
MAJ. WHENDAR: Look, now's our chance. Fire on them. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Kara break off, evasive maneuvers.
LT. CARLSON: Aye, sir.
WHUMPH! More sparks erupt from the ceiling.
CAPT. BRANSON: Julia, initiate Contact Protocol Red Fifteen! 
LT. SMITH: Aye, sir contact Protocol Red Fifteen initiated.
She turns back to her station as she's working.
LT. MASON: Sir I don't think that they're the protocol type.
Shooting stopped.
CMDR. IVANOVA: I guess they are.
LT. SMITH: Their hailing us.
CAPT. BRANSON: On screen.
Two blobby aliens appear on the viewscreen, hanging in midair as Captain Branson walks to the viewer and puts his hands behind his back.
CAPT. BRANSON: I'm John Branson Captain of the Federation vessel U.S.S. Enterprise why have you attacked the Inari's?
PYRIANS [on viewscreen]: We don't have to answer to the United Federation Of Planets, if you continue to protect the Inari, you will die. 
Transmission ends as Captain Branson turns to Kara.
CAPT. BRANSON: Kara get us out of here warp 5 hit it.
LT. CARLSON: Aye, sir.
Power can be heard humming from the two warp engines as the ship enters warp, and Captain Branson walks over to Major Whendell and Gandar.
CAPT. BRANSON: I'm only going to ask you this once. What the hell did you people do to piss off the Pyrians? 
EXT-WARP TUNNEL
The Enterprise is pulling back from the Pyrian vessel.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM [RED ALERT]
Monitor shows the Pyrian Torch ship.
CAPT. BRANSON: The Pyrians live on Venus-like worlds under extreme pressure and heat. They're technologically sophisticated, expansionistic, and more than a little anti-social. 
LT. MASON: And they were never part of the Federation?
CAPT. BRANSON: According to my father who was in command of a battlegroup, barely even acknowledged our existence. Their interests were so different from ours that there was very little contact except for the occasional clash over real estate.
CMDR. IVANOVA: Real estate? If the Pyrians are so alien, then why would they care about the same worlds that we do? 
CAPT. BRANSON: Raw materials. We terraform worlds to suit our requirements, the Pyrians pyroform. Our first battle was over Brahma. It was a planet similar to Venus. We ultimately agreed to give it to them when they signed a treaty.
DR. CARLSON: Our guests are quiet?
MAJ. WHENDAR: I don't know what to say. I'm still trying to absorb all this. 
CAPT. BRANSON: And I'm still waiting for an answer to the burning question of the day. What did your people do to provoke the Pyrians? 
MAJ. WHENDAR: I understand your frustration, Captain, but we didn't even know that it was the Pyrians until you told us. I mean, if you want me to guess, based on what we've just learned here, I'd say it's because Inaris has a volcanic atmosphere, ripe for pyroforming. 
CMDR. IVANOVA: And the lives of the people on the five freighters that were lost?
Then com activates.
LT. SMITH [com voice]: Bridge to Captain Branson
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Branson here.
LT. SMITH [com voice]: The hot and bothered brigade just came out of warp. 
The senior staff and the two Inari's guests leave the briefing room.
EXT-SPACE
The Pyrian torch vessel approaches the Enterprise.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LT. T'LAR: The Pyrians are just over one minute from entering weapons range.
LT. MASON: Deflectors are at 93% phaser banks are fully charged and torpedoes are fully loaded.
CAPT. BRANSON: Hold for my order Jack.
LT. MASON: Aye, sir.
CAPT. BRANSON: Any response to our hails?
LT. SMITH: No sir.
LT. MASON: Their firing!
EXT-SPACE
Several energy blots head towards the Enterprise and strike the Enterprise.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
WHUMPH!
LT. MASON: Deflectors are down to 87%
CAPT. BRANSON: Return fire!
LT. CARLSON: What the hell?
CAPT. BRANSON: Kara what's going on?
LT. CARLSON: Sir we're losing maneuvering. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Ty?
LT. MITCHELL: Confirmed sir.
LT. T'LAR: No major damage, but their warheads are AG mass packets, and they are scattered all over our hull.
LT. MITCHELL: Great their weighing us down so we can't flee.
CMDR. IVANOVA: Till they come up close and personal and deep fry us.
CAPT. BRANSON: Kara get us out of here we can't win.
LT. CARLSON: Aye, sir I'll try.
Lieutenant Carlson inputs commands into the helm station.
CAPT. BRANSON: We've got to get that junk off the Enterprise's hull so we can fight and maneuver, I'll be in my ready room Z you've got the bridge.
Captain Branson leaves the bridge as Commander Ivanova sits in the Captain's chair.
EXT-SPACE
The Enterprise approaches a Gas Giant.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE SICKBAY [RED ALERT]
Doctor Carlson and his staff are treating the wounded officers from the battle, when Captain Branson enters.
CAPT. BRANSON: How many?
DR. CARLSON: Fourteen were killed when the first salvo struck the ship five more critical but they'll pull through.
Captain Branson hangs his head shocked to hear that.
CAPT. BRANSON: How long till they get back on their feet?
DR. CARLSON: A few days.
CAPT. BRANSON: Thanks doc.
Branson leaves
EXT-INSIDE GAS GIANT
The Enterprise is hiding as flashes can be seen.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN ENGINEERING
The Engineering staff are repairing the damage the ship sustained in the two battles that the Enterprise lost as Lieutenant Clarkson is working at the main console and one of the Engineers Ensign Kieran Duffy is chatting with one of the officers.
ENS. DUFFY: I can't believe that the Captain gave the order to run twice.
ENS. CAREY: I know he's not a good Captain if I was in command we'd blow that Pyrian warship out of the stars.
LT. CLARKSON [clears throat]: Excuse me I didn't get that chat?
They both snap to attention.
ENS. DUFFY: Sir we were uh just talking.
LT. CLARKSON: Huh, let's make one thing clear to the both of you this Captain is the best that I've served with his choice to retreat twice was the right choice and right now he needs everyone on their best and if I hear that anyone is bashing my best friend then I'll have you both scrub the warp plasma manifolds for a week is that clear?
ENS. DUFFY & ENS. CAREY: YES, SIR!!!
Lieutenant Clarkson leaves them as Commander Williams saw this and smirks and goes back to work.
EXT-INSIDE GAS GIANT
The Enterprise is rocked about.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
WHUMPH!
LT. T'LAR: That is the second charge to go off.
CMDR. IVANOVA: Their looking for us Lieutenant Gadell can I see you in the Captain's ready room I need your help with something.
LT. GADELL: Major?
MAJ. WHENDAR [Nods]: Very well.
CMDR. IVANOVA: T'Lar you've got the bridge.
Commander Ivanova leaves the bridge as Lieutenant T'Lar sits in the Captain's chair.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM [RED ALERT]
The pair enters the ready room as Ivanova locks the doors.
CMDR. IVANOVA: Since we all may be incinerated in a few minutes, I'll cut to the chase. I know you're hiding something, Lieutenant, and I think you owe it to Captain Branson to come clean.
LT. GADELL: You've been watching me!?
CMDR. IVANOVA: Not that hard to tell when someone is hiding something.
LT. GADELL (Confused): I don't know what you're talking about.
CMDR. IVANOVA: Oh please I've seen the reactions according to our chief medical officer who took scans of you, Elevated pulse and respiration rates, adrenal secretions thirty two point five percent above normal. Brain function...
LT. GADELL: All of those symptoms are consistent with situations of extreme jeopardy. 
CMDR. IVANOVA: I'm not done yet, his scans are very precise, Lieutenant. And I can differentiate between many related but distinct conditions, like fear, anxiety, and guilt. 
LT. GADELL: Well, I'm not sure even the truth will make a difference now. 
CMDR. IVANOVA: That's not your call to make. Despite what my scans detect, I believe you are a good man. So is Captain Branson. Let him try to help you. It seems to me you have nothing to lose. 
Ivanova unlocks the doors and Lieutenant Gadell leaves as Commander Ivanova thinks.
EXT-INSIDE GAS GIANT
Flashes get closer and closer as the Enterprise is at full stop.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Commander Williams and Lieutenant Clarkson enter.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: We were able to get the stuff off the outer hull.
CAPT. BRANSON: Good job now let's get these guys battle stations, Kara take us out let them see us.
Lights dimmed and klaxons blare.
LT. CARLSON: Aye, sir.
Lieutenant Carlson inputs commands into the helm station.
EXT-SPACE
The Enterprise emerges from the gas giant.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LT. T'LAR: Sensors see them bearing 2-4-5 mark 2-2-3.
CAPT. BRANSON: Deflectors to full power standby phaser banks and torpedoes.
LT. MASON: Aye, sir.
EXT-SPACE
Pyrian warship is slowly moving.
END OF ACT THREE, FADE OUT]
===Act 4===
FADE IN
EXT-SPACE
Enterprise fires her blue phasers and photon torpedoes scoring good hits on the Pyrian vessel.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
WHUMPH!
LT. MASON: Deflectors down to ninety-five percent!
CAPT. BRANSON: Bring us to an attack vector of one-one-five mark twenty and increase to full impulse.
LT. CARLSON: Aye, sir.
LT. MITCHELL: Coming to course one-one-five mark twenty.
EXT-SPACE
The Pyrian vessel fires at the Enterprise as it misses the port nacelle by a meter as the Enterprise flies towards the vessel.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Transparent viewer shows the Pyrian vessel.
LT. MASON: Torpedoes locked on sir.
CAPT. BRANSON: Julia, hail them inform them that they're to fall back or we'll fire.
LT. SMITH: Aye, sir.
Lieutenant Smith works on her station and reports.
LT. SMITH: No response sir.
CAPT. BRANSON: Fire!
Lieutenant Mason presses the firing button.
EXT-SPACE
A spread of red photon torpedoes launch from the two ventral launchers of the saucer section, the spread of torpedoes score several hits as explosions erupt from where the torpedoes struck.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
T'Lar turns to report.
LT. T'LAR: The Pyrian Torchship has been disabled sir.
Captain Branson gets up from the Captain's chair.
CAPT. BRANSON: Julia, hail the Pyrian vessel and demand their surrender.
Then they see another Pyrian Torchship drop out of warp.
CMDR. IVANOVA: Not good.
Then Gadell speaks up.
LT. GADELL: That's it! Whendar, I'm sorry, but these people deserve to know why they're dying. 
MAJ. WHENDAR: Gadell. 
LT. GADELL: Captain Branson, the Pyrians have been ambushing our ships because they want to destroy the ammonium phosphate before it reaches their worlds. 
CMDR. IVANOVA: Something tells me this isn't about fertilizer. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Actually, I suspect that the Lieutenant is about to tell us that, for the Pyrians, ammonium phosphate is something very different. 
LT. GADELL: It's a drug. For Pyrians, a highly addictive and fatal one. The Inari economy is based on harvesting the ammonium phosphate and selling it on the Pyrian black market. 
MAJ. WHENDAR: Gadell! What the hell are you talking about? 
LT. GADELL: Give it up, Major. I won't go along with this anymore. We knew all along who was conducting the attacks. We never thought you'd recognize them.
CAPT. BRANSON: So you contacted Starfleet Command to destroy them, Kara break off we've got to end this.
LT. CARLSON: Aye, sir.
Lieutenant Carlson inputs commands into the helm.
EXT-SPACE
The Enterprise breaks off its attack and flees as the Pyrian vessel follows.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LT. MITCHELL : They're in pursuit sir.
CAPT. BRANSON: Jack try to keep them off our tail.
LT. MASON: Aye, sir.
CAPT. BRANSON: Julia inform Starfleet Command of what is going on.
LT. SMITH: Aye, sir.
Lieutenant Smith sends the transmission.
CAPT. BRANSON: Now tell what in the world is going on!
EXT-SPACE
The Enterprise flees with the Pyrian vessel following.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM [RED ALERT]
Captain Branson, Commander Ivanova, Major Whendar, and Lieutenant Gadell are in the room.
MAJ. WHENDAR: Captain Branson forgive me for not being truthful with you.
CAPT. BRANSON: How you'd justify lying to me and my crew and using us to do your dirty work?
MAJ. WHENDAR: Believe me when I say that we don't have the technology to fight the Pyrian forces.
CAPT. BRANSON: I lost fourteen members of my crew and thirteen more are wounded.
LT. GADELL: And we're sorry for that Captain believe us.
Captain Branson thinks.
CAPT. BRANSON: I've got an idea have both Kyle and Stephanie bring 10 liters of ammonium phosphate to the main shuttle bay.
CMDR. IVANOVA: Aye, sir.
Commander Ivanova leaves the ready room.
EXT-SPACE
The Enterprise is continuing to flee from the Pyrian vessel.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE SHUTTLE BAY [RED ALERT]
The engineering team brings the ammonium phosphate into the shuttle bay.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Is this all?
LT. CLARKSON: Yeah it is.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS [to com]: Williams to Branson we're ready down here.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Acknowledged get your team out of there.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS [com voice]: Aye, sir
Captain Branson gets up from the command chair.
CAPT. BRANSON: Bring us to course 2-5-3 mark 0-2-3.
LT. CARLSON: Aye, sir coming to course 2-5-3 mark 0-2-3.
CAPT. BRANSON: Open the bay doors and eject the cargo.
MAJ. WHENDAR: The shuttle bay doors? Captain, what are you doing?
CAPT. BRANSON: Giving the Pyrians what they want. 
(Cargo pods float out into space.) 
MAJ. WHENDAR: The ammonium phosphate. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Jack lock torpedoes on target
LT. MASON: Aye, sir torpedoes ready.
CAPT. BRANSON: FIRE!
EXT-SPACE
The launchers unleash a spread and the cargo containers explode into a green cloud engulfing the Pyrian vessel causing damage to it.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LT. T'LAR: They have sustained heavy damage to their hull.
CAPT. BRANSON: Julia hail them.
LT. SMITH: Aye, sir.
Captain Branson walks to the viewer and puts his hands behind his back.
CAPT. BRANSON: This is Captain John Branson of the Starfleet Starship Enterprise. You have seen our power and what we can do I suggest that you fall back and return to Pyrian Space.
Transparent viewer shows the same image from act two.
PYRIANS [viewer]: Very well
Transmission ends.
LT. T'LAR: Pyrian vessel is limping back to Pyrian Space.
Captain Branson turns to both Major Whendar & Lieutenant Gadell.
CAPT. BRANSON: Major Whendar, you're under arrest for conspiracy to transport a controlled substance. 
MAJ. WHENDAR [shocked]: You can't do this. You have no authority over me. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Watch me Mister Mason escort her to the brig.
LT. MASON: Gladly sir Major?
Whendar leaves as Lieutenant Mason follows close behind her.
CMDR. IVANOVA: What about him?
CAPT. BRANSON: Yes, what about him. Somehow, I don't think the Pyrians will want to prosecute one of their best informants, do you, Lieutenant Gadell? 
LT. GADELL: I doubt it and how did you know?
CAPT. BRANSON [Smiles]: Space is big, cargo ships are small. You obviously had a lot of information you weren't sharing with Major Whendar, which made me think you reported to someone else Kara set course to Inari and warp six we'll let the Inari authority handle the Major.
LT. CARLSON: Aye, sir.
EXT-WARP TUNNEL
The Enterprise heads towards Inari.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM
Captain Branson is looking over the damage reports and repairs when the doors chimed.
CAPT. BRANSON: Come.
Doors opened and Lieutenant Clarkson enters.
LT. CLARKSON: More damage reports sir.
CAPT. BRANSON [Re: PADDs]: Thanks Kyle I'll add it to the other PADDs with damage reports.
LT. CLARKSON: Anything else?
CAPT. BRANSON: Yeah I've been looking over your record and was updating it a bit report to the Mess Hall by 0900 hours I've got a surprise for you.
LT. CLARKSON: I'll be there.
He leaves the ready room.
EXT-WARP TUNNEL
The Enterprise is traveling to Inari.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MESS HALL
The doors opened and Kyle is wearing his dress uniform and is surprised to see the crew there and he walks to where both Captain Branson, Commander Ivanova, Lieutenant Mason, Lieutenant Mitchell, Lieutenant T'Lar, Lieutenant Commander Williams, Lieutenant Carlson & Doctor Carlson is standing.
LT. CLARKSON: What's this?
CAPT. BRANSON: Its a promotion ceremony.
LT. CLARKSON: Promotion ceremony I thought that I couldn't regain my Lieutenant Commander rank.
CAPT. BRANSON: Let me worry about Starfleet Command on this time and date I hereby promote you Lieutenant Kyle Clarkson to the rank of Lieutenant Commander with all the rights and privileges of that rank.
John hands him the box holding Lieutenant Commander bars.
CAPT. BRANSON: Congratulations Kyle.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: I won't let you down sir any of you.
EXT-SPACE
The Enterprise meets up with an Inari frigate.
[END OF ACT FOUR, 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
*Blake Waymire as Lieutenant Tyson Mitchell
*Delena "Dee" Lusk as Lieutenant Kara Carlson
*Sadie Brickhouse-Waymire as Lieutenant Julia Smith
*Jacob Elliot as Doctor Steven Carlson
*Becky Elliot as Lieutenant T'Lar
===Guest Stars===
*TBA as Nurse Christine Chapel
*TBA as Security Officer Joshua Holiday
*TBA as Transporter Chief Kayla Mackenzie
*TBA as Lieutenant Junior Grade Angela Martine
*Jeremy Regan as Kyle Clarkson
===Special Guest Stars===
*Mike Longo as Commodore James T. Kirk
*TBA as Pyrian Captain
*TBA as Pyrian First Officer
*TBA as Major Whendar
*TBA as Lieutenant Gadell 
==Trivia Notes==
===Background Information===