Torment of Destiny (Phase II episode)

Torment of Destiny is the 21st episode of Star Trek: Phase II Phase II Season 2.
==Synopsis==
The Enterprise meets up with the U.S.S. Lexington to mediate a dispute between the Fabrini people and the people of the planet they arrived at thanks to Fleet Captain James T. Kirk and his crew during their five-year mission, but when some of the Fabrini people are wanting to convince the people of the world that they can't be trusted it's up to Captain Branson and the crew of the Enterprise to set things right.
==Script Chapters==
===Teaser===
FADE IN
EXT-PLANET ORBIT
The Enterprise and Lexington are in orbit of the planet that the Fabrini were on course for when it was first encountered by Fleet Captain James T. Kirk and his crew.
INT-NATRIA'S ROOM
Natria and Doctor McCoy are making out.
DR. MCCOY: I've missed you Natria the day you saved me from dying was the day that I knew that I could live for something more.
NATRIA: You're welcome my love.
They continue to make out unknown them a group of hooded figures ambush them and take them hostage.
EXT-PLANET SURFACE-DAY
Captain Branson and Commander Ivanova are walking with Vice Admiral Adam Withrow and two of his aides.
VICE ADM. WITHROW: I've been here for a few days talking to President Ro'Kail about his new guests.
CAPT. BRANSON: We read Jim's mission report on his encounter with the Fabini asteroid, as we were on route here.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: Are these people going to allow the Fabini to move from their home to the surface sir?
VICE ADM. WITHROW: We're not sure Commander.
They enter the building.
INT-FEDERATION CONFERENCE HALLWAY
The group are walking to the receptionist as John's communicator beeped.
CAPT. BRANSON: Excuse me for a second Admiral.
VICE ADM. WITHROW: A course Captain.
John gets out his communicator and flips it opened.
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Branson here.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON [com voice]: Captain, so far the sensors are not detecting any other vessels in the area
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: That's good Kyle maintain sensor scans.
The hooded figure reveals to be one of the Fabini people as he gets out a device and presses it as the recepitist activates the red alert as she ducks and an explosion erupts from his body as Commander Ivanova grabs John as the communicator is seen.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON [com voice]: Captain Branson do you read? John!
[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 5 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: PHASE II
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
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
JACOB ELLIOT
 AS
DR. STEVEN CARLSON
The Enterprise flies under a Pioneer-Class vessel
SADIE BRICKHOUSE
 AS
LT. JULIA SMITH
BLAKE WAYMIRE
 AS
LT. TYSON MITCHELL
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 IIN
INT-FEDERATION EMBASSY MAIN HALLWAY [BATTLE DAMAGED]
Lieutenant Mitchell and a relief team materialized and begin searching for survivors as they found both Captain Branson and Commander Ivanova, as Doctor Carlson scans him.
CAPT. BRANSON: I'm fine Steven just keep searching for survivors.
LT. MITCHELL: Captain, I am detecting a bio-sign very faint.
They go over to the source and removes the debris and sees that it's Admiral Withrow as Doctor Carlson scans him.
DR. CARLSON [re: medical tricorder]: He's got internal bleeding and hemmorging I need to get him to the ship.
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Branson to Enterprise I need a shuttle as well as trauma teams on standby.
NURSE CHAPEL [com voice]: Aye, sir
VICE ADM. WITHROW [groans]: C-Captain we need to find out who did this.
CAPT. BRANSON: Admiral we need to get you back to our vessel for some medical treatment we'll find out who did it.
Withrow nods at him.
CMDR. IVANOVA: John, someone did this.
CAPT. BRANSON: I know Z but who?
They walk away as sparks erupt and coolant continues to spew.
EXT-PLANET ORBIT
An establishing shot of the U.S.S. Lexington NCC-1709.
INT-U.S.S. LEXINGTON BRIEFING ROOM
CAPT. BRANSON: If it wasn't for Commander Ivanova I wouldn't be here I'd be in sickbay myself.
COMM. WESLEY: So what do we know about these people?
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: Not much I been going over Fleet Captain Kirk's mission reports but so far I've not found anything that mentioned terrorism history.
COMM. WESLEY: That's not much to go on.
CAPT. BRANSON: We're trying sir but we've been through a lot these past few days.
COMM. WESLEY: Ah, yes your friend Mister Clarkson.
CAPT. BRANSON: Yes, sir.
COMM. WESLEY: Keep me posted.
They leave the briefing room.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE LIEUTENANT TANNER'S OFFICE
Kyle is pacing about.
LT. TANNER: Are you alright Mister Clarkson?
Kyle turns to her.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: No I don't know why I am here.
LT. TANNER: I've been helping you understand what happened to you when you were infected by the neural parasite.
Kyle stops walking and just stands there.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: I can still see images of what I did when I was under the control of that creature, the people I hurt and killed.
Kyle stands there.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: I-I had my hands around Jamie's throat I nearly killed John.
LT. TANNER: But you didn't you resisted long enough for Doctor Carlson to remove them and for the Captain to take you to Vulcan for a full recovery of your mental state.
Kyle looks at her.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: Yeah but it still doesn't make me feel better knowing that I wasn't in control of my own actions.
Lieutenant Tanner looks at Commander Clarkson.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM
John sits at his desk reviewing Jim's mission report from 2268 when he encountered the Fabini asteroid when the doors chimed.
CAPT. BRANSON: Come.
Doors opened and President Ro'Kail enters.
CAPT. BRANSON: President Ro'Kail welcome aboard my vessel what do you think?
PRESIDENT RO'KAIL: It's an impressive vessel Captain thank you for allowing me to come aboard.
CAPT. BRANSON: You're welcome I hope that we can find a better solution that will benefit both peoples, and stop this in fighting. 
Ro'Kail nods.
PRESIDENT RO'KAIL: I want to express my deepest apologize for what happened at your embassy.
CAPT. BRANSON: Well, I am sure that whoever did this just wanted to scare us off well they're in for a shock that we're not leaving till we solve this mystery.
PRESIDENT RO'KAIL: I was hoping to remain aboard after what happened I want to feel safe.
CAPT. BRANSON [nods]: We'll arrange quarters for you.
PRESIDENT RO'KAIL [nods]: Thank you Captain.
He leaves the ready room as Commander Ivanova enters.
CAPT. BRANSON: News on the Admiral?
CMDR. IVANOVA: He's still in surgery but Doctor Carlson believes he'll pull through.
CAPT. BRANSON: Where's Doctor McCoy?
CMDR. IVANOVA: He's not responding to his communicator.
John get up from the chair and leaves the ready room as Commander Ivanova follows.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
They walk onto the bridge.
CAPT. BRANSON: Julia contact the good Doctor.
LT. SMITH: Aye, sir Enterprise to McCoy do you read Doctor McCoy please respond no response sir.
Captain Branson stands next to the command chair.
CAPT. BRANSON: Keep trying Julia.
She nods and turns to her station.
CMDR. IVANOVA: Not right for him to not respond.
LT. MITCHELL: Unless he's with the high priestess Natria.
Captain Branson taps his command chair's right arm rest.
CAPT. BRANSON: When was his last communications?
LT. SMITH: An hour ago before the bombing.
John looks over at T'Lar.
CAPT. BRANSON: T'Lar scan the asteroid for McCoy's bio-signs.
Lieutenant T'Lar works at her console.
LT. T'Lar: Negative sir all I am detecting is Fabini bio-signs.
Captain Branson is worried.
CUT TO:
INT-ORACLE ROOM
Orthros enters the room and bows.
ORTHROS: Oracle, I sent one of our people to the Federation Embassy and bombed it.
ORACLE: Very well Orthros you have been very impressive
ORTHROS: Thank you and I have a prisoner the same man that was here last time.
Two guards bring in McCoy and Natria who have hoods over their heads.
DR. MCCOY: I DEMAND TO KNOW WHY I AM HERE!
Orthros walks over to them.
ORTHROS: Doctor Leonard McCoy chief medical officer of the U.S.S. Farragut former chief medical officer of the U.S.S. Enterprise.
DR. MCCOY: This place never changed.
ORTHROS: You'll be punished.
[McCoy is lit up as if by electricity.]
NATRIA: NO STOP PLEASE STOP!
[McCoy is still being tortured.]
[END OF ACT ONE, FADE OUT]
===Act 2===
FADE IN
EXT-PLANET ORBIT
Enterprise and Lexington are in orbit.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPISE TRANSPORTER ROOM
Captain Branson and Lieutenant Mason materialized.
CAPT. BRANSON: We found his communicator and it seems the room was ransacked.
CMDR. IVANOVA: So he was attacked?
LT. MASON: Looks like it Commander we'll know more when I review our scans.
Lieutenant Mason leaves the transporter room.
CAPT. BRANSON: How's the Admiral?
CMDR. IVANOVA: He's responding well to treatment he'll be out for a few days those.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON [com voice]: Captain Branson report to the bridge
Both Branson and Ivanova leave the transporter room.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
They walk onto the bridge.
CAPT. BRANSON: What's up?
Lieutenant T'Lar reports.
LT. T'LAR: I was able to locate Doctor McCoy he's located here in what appears to be some sort of cell.
CAPT. BRANSON: Can you get a lock on him?
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: Negative some sort of force field is blocking our transporters.
CAPT. BRANSON: A force field or their Oracle is blocking the transporter.
LT. SMITH: Captain, we're being hailed by the Asteroid.
CAPT. BRANSON: On screen.
Transparent viewer shows the Oracle room.
CAPT. BRANSON: I'm John Branson Captain of the Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise and you are?
ORTHROS [viewer]: I am Orthros leader of the Fabini people it's nice to be speaking to you Captain Branson
CAPT. BRANSON: Where's Doctor McCoy?
ORTHROS [viewer]: He's alive for now
Captain Branson walks up to the viewer.
CAPT. BRANSON: For now? What does that mean?
ORTHROS [viewer]: If you know what we're capable of you know my threat is very serious
EXT-PLANET ORBIT
A torpedo launches from the asteroid and flies towards the Enterprise.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
LT. MASON: One torpedo has launched it's heading straight towards us!
CAPT. BRANSON: RED ALERT, DEFLECTORS UP!
Lights change to red and klaxons blare.
CAPT. BRANSON: Jack, Prepare phaser banks one and two.
Lieutenant Mason works at the console.
LT. MASON: Phasers one and two locked in and ready.
CAPT. BRANSON: Fire phasers.
Mason presses the firing button.
EXT-SPACE
The Enterprise fires her phasers and torpedo is obliterated.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LT. T'LAR: Torpedo has been destroyed sir.
CAPT. BRANSON: You must know our response time Orthros now you'll hear my request you return Doctor McCoy to us now.
ORTHROS [viewer]: Your request is denied Captain
Transmission ends.
CAPT. BRANSON: T'Lar find us away to beam over to the asteroid.
LT. T'LAR: Aye, sir.
Captain Branson goes back to the ready room.
INT-ROOM
McCoy is laying on the bed beaten and bruised as Natria rushes over to him.
NATRIA: Oh my dear Leonard I am sorry for what has happened to you.
LEONARD [groggy]: It's not your fault Natria its mine I shouldn't of pressured Jim to help these people.
NATRIA: You and your friends saved us from death.
She kisses him.
INT-FABINI MAIN HALLWAY
Both Captain Branson, Lieutenant Mason and two guards materialized as Lieutenant Mason gets out his tricorder.
LT. MASON [re: tricorder]: I got McCoy's bio-signs as well as Natria's in a room about five kilometers away.
CAPT. BRANSON: Let's move out.
They head to the room.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN ENGINEERING [RED ALERT]
The engineering team are hard at work at their stations as a Fabini in disguise walks over to the console that has the warp plasma regulators she gets a small device and attaches it to the warp reactor an sets it to go off.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: What are you doing?
She gets out a weapon and starts shooting as the engineers take cover, as Kyle toggles the com panel.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON [to com]: Security report to Main Engineering!
Commander Clarkson tackles the person and wrestles the gun from her as the security team rushes in and takes her to the brig, Kyle goes over to the warp reactor.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON [to com]: Engineering to bridge, explosive charge on the main warp chamber!
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LTCMDR. IVANOVA [to com]: Begin emergency evacuation. Stand by for saucer separation, Kyle, can you remove the charge from the engine core? 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON [com voice]: I'm trying. Hold on
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN ENGINEERING [RED ALERT]
Commander Clarkson examines the device and sees if he came remove it.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON [to com]: They've got it locked on somehow. Stand by. 
[He gets a laser tool and cuts it off the core, and he quickly rushes it out of the engine room, he enters the lift as it closes.]
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE TRANSPORTER ROOM [RED ALERT]
He quickly enter the transporter room puts it on a pad and goes to the console.
EXT-SPACE
There's a bang in space.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
[Everyone covers their eyes from the bright flash, as it subsides and Lieutenant T'Lar reports.]
LT. T'LAR: The bomb just blew off our port bow.
Commander Ivanova sits in the Captain's chair.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA [to com]: Kyle get with Steph, get to work on figure out if there's anymore bombs.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON [com voice]: Aye, Commander
Commander Ivanova ends the com call.
INT-THE ORACLE ROOM
The doors opened as the rescue team enters.
ORTHROS: Captain, it's good that you are here.
CAPT. BRANSON: Where's Doctor McCoy?
Orthros stands as the security team has their rifles aimed at him.
ORTHROS: He's safe so is Natria.
CAPT. BRANSON: You are going away for attacking a Starfleet Officer and the bombing of...
[Orthros smirks as the away team are lit up as if by electricity. They collapse, unconscious.]
[END OF ACT TWO, FADE OUT]
===Ac 3===
FADE IN
EXT-PLANET ORBIT
Both the Enterprise and Lexington are facing the asteroid.
IN-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
COMM. WESLEY [viewer]: How long has it been since you've heard from the Captain's team?
CMDR. IVANOVA: A few hours sir.
COMM. WESLEY [viewer]: Keep at it Commander we need to get in contact and find out what's going on
CMDR. IVANOVA [nods]: Aye, sir.
Transmission ends as Commander Ivanova is worried.
CUT TO:
INT-ROOM
[They wake up in a nicely furnished room.]
LT. MASON: Ah, my head.
Captain Branson wakes up and looks around the room.
CAPT. BRANSON: Bones?
John walks over to McCoy who's beaten and battered.
LT. MASON: I've got a pulse but he's in need of medical attention.
Natria walks over to them.
NATRIA: It's all my fault that he's like this.
John looks over at her.
CAPT. BRANSON: You healed his body and gave him his life back.
NATRIA [smiles]: Yeah I did Captain when him and his friends first came over.
John looks at her.
CAPT. BRANSON: I am sure that you are a very nice woman but whatever Orthros is planning we got to stop it.
LT. MASON: But how they took our gear.
CAPT. BRANSON: Jack, we've been in tighter spots then this.
DR. MCCOY [groans]: J-John is that you?
John walks over to him.
JOHN [smiles]: Hey there Leonard we came to rescue you and Natria.
DR. MCCOY: Well you've got a lousy way of rescuing us.
CAPT. BRANSON: It may of side tracked a bit but we're working on a plan of escape.
NATRIA: And how are we going to do that?
John thinking.
CAPT. BRANSON: I think I got an idea.
John and Jack knock out the guards and they exit the room.
[END OF ACT THREE, FADE OUT]
===Act 4===
FADE IN
INT-THE ORACLE ROOM
They enter the room as John walks over to the Oracle and disables it and gets his communicator.
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Branson to Enterprise do you read?
CMDR. IVANOVA [com voice]: Ivanova here John it's good to hear your voice we were getting worried Commodore Wesley wanted to destroy the Asteroid if they didn't give you and the team back
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Z, can you get a lock on McCoy?
CMDR. IVANOVA [com voice]: Not yet sir but we're trying
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Keep trying.
Doctor McCoy holds his side as Natria holds him.
NATRIA: His wounds are getting worse.
John walks over to them.
CAPT. BRANSON: Hang in there Doc.
[A strong wind blows, and some of the panels on the wall glow deep red. The air shimmers in the heat.]
LT. MASON [re: tricorder]: Temperature one hundred eleven degrees and rising.
CAPT. BRANSON: Natria how do we shut that device off?
LT. MASON [re: tricorder]: Temperature one hundred fifteen degrees.
NATRIA: Press the three lower planets on the left-hand side simultaneously.
[John goes to the side of the Oracle and opens the panel and deactivates the Oracle.]
LT. MASON [re: tricorder]: Temperature is lowering.
John walks over to them.
CAPT. BRANSON: We got to get McCoy to a medical area for medical attention.
The guards and Orthros enters the room.
ORTHROS: You and your friend will be put to death!
He grabs John who fights with him as they fight Orthros gets out a device and aims it at John but Natria is shot with it as she falls to the ground as she slowly crawls to McCoy.
NATRIA: M-My love I am sorry.
LEONARD: I forgive you Natria.
She dies in his arms as John grabs his phaser turns and fires it but doesn't see that it's set on kill.
CUT TO:
EXT-PLANET ORBIT
Enterprise and Lexington is at orbit.
CAPT. BRANSON [voice over]: Captain's Log Supplemental, Doctor McCoy is responding well to treatment, so far the Fabini and Darran people have made peace with each other in honor of Natria afterwards we'll deliver McCoy to the Farragut
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE LIEUTENANT TANNER'S OFFICE
Doctor McCoy sits at the couch.
LT. TANNER: How do you feel about what happened to Natria?
DR. MCCOY: I feel like I should of done something to save her.
LT. TANNER: You feel guilty about what happened to her?
DR. MCCOY [nods]: Yes I do.
LT. TANNER: It will take time for you to recover Doctor but it will take time.
EXT-WARP TUNNEL
Enterprise soars at warp.
[END OF ACT FOUR, FADE OUT, ENDING CREDITS]
==Cast==
===Starring===
*Jarvis Davidson as Captain John Branson
*TBA 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
*Sadie Brickhouse as Lieutenant Julia Smith
*Jacob Elliot as Doctor Steven Carlson
*Delena "Dee" Lusk as Lieutenant Kara Carlson
*Becky Elliot as Lieutenant T'Lar
===Guest Stars===
*TBA as Nurse Christine Chapel
*TBA as Transporter Chief Kayla Mackenzie
*TBA as Lieutenant Samuel Kirk
*TBA as Lieutenant Lindsey Tanner
*TBA as Lieutenant Angela Martine
*Jeremy Regan as Lieutenant Commander Kyle Clarkson
===Special Guest Stars===
*TBA as Vice Admiral Adam Withrow
*TBA as President Ro'Kail
*TBA as To'Rya
*TBA as Orthros
*TBA as Commodore Robert Wesley
*TBA as Doctor Leonard McCoy
*TBA as Natira
*TBA as The Oracle
==Trivia Notes==
===Background Information===
*This episode is a sequel to the TOS 3rd season episode "For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky".