Death of a Neutron Star (TNG Novel)

Death of A Neutron Star is the 11th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 1.
==Plot==
The USS Enterprise-E is on a science mission to the Kavis Alpha Sector, with the Trill scientist Dr. Lenera Khan who is studying a neutron star that's on the verge of collapsing. But when a Romulan D'deriex-class warship attacks the Enterprise disabling her warp drive, and 30 seconds until the star goes nova how can the crew get out of this?
==Script Chapters==
===Teaser===
FADE IN
EXT-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR
The Enterprise approaches a Neutron Star. 
CAPT. BRANSON'S (voice over): Captain's Log Stardate 58784.1, We have entered a spectacular double star system in the Kavis Alpha sector on a most critical mission of astro-physical research 
INT-USS ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
Doctor Khan is standing next the Captain chair looking at the viewer as Captain Branson continues the log. 
CAPT. BRANSON'S (voice over, continuing): Our eminent guest, Doctor Lenara Khan, will attempt to study the decay of globules of neutronium expelled at relativistic speeds by a massive stellar explosion which will occur here in a matter of hours 
Ensign Carlson is at her station inputting commands. 
CAPT. BRANSON'S (voice over, Continuing): It is virtually a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity as dictated by the forces of nature. But frankly, Doctor Khan seems much calmer about it all than those of us who are simply charged with the responsibility of delivery and observation 
Captain Branson gets up from the Captain's chair. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Helm bring us within 200 kilometers of the star. 
ENS. KAYE: Aye, sir. 
Doctor Khan walks down to the steps and looks at the viewer as she turns to Ensign Kaye. 
DR. KHAN: Spectacular, isn't it, my young friend? 
Ensign Kaye looks at her and smiles. 
ENS. KAYE: Yes, ma'am it is. 
And she might as well be in her classroom, the professor sharing the excitement with a young student. 
DR. KHAN: Over and over again, the intense gravitational pull of the little neutron star sucks up the star material from the red giant, and it builds up on the surface until it explodes... every one hundred and ninety six years. Like clockwork. And it is but eighteen hours away.
Ensign Sito checks her console and reports.
ENS. SITO: Eighteen hours, seven minutes, and...ten seconds, Doctor. 
DR. KHAN (acknowledges): The interstellar counterpart to Earth's "Old Faithful". The only predictable burst of energy in the universe that can accomplish our goal. 
Captain Branson walks up next to her. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Doctor if you want to inspect the egg one more time before we launch it. 
DR. KHAN: Captain, I've been inspecting the Egg for the last twenty years. You may lay it when ready. 
CAPT. BRANSON (smiles): Jane?
LTCMDR. KAL [to com]: Bridge to shuttle bay 1 you may lay the egg. 
CUT TO:
INT-USS ENTERPRISE MAIN SHUTTLE BAY [RED ALERT]
Looks likes an egg it's about the size of a Buick...sitting aboard a small launch pad. In a control booth, a team of officers acknowledge the command. Looks likes an egg. it's about the size of a buick sitting aboard a small launch pad. In a control booth, a team of officers acknowledge the command. 
CUT TO:
INT-USS ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
As the senior staff are waiting for the probe to be launched all of the sudden the ship shakes hard as the officers hang onto their consoles and rails as the lights dimmed.
LTCMDR. KAL: What the hell was that?
LTJG. MASON: One Romulan warbird off the port bow!
WHUMPH!
WHUMPH! Ensign Kaye checks her console readings. 
ENS. KAYE: Warp drive is down! 
Commander Kal goes to Doctor Khan. 
LTCMDR. KAL (to com): Medical emergency main bridge! 
CAPT. BRANSON: All hands battle stations! 
CUT TO:
EXT-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR
A Romulan warbird fires its disruptors hitting the deflectors. 
[END OF TEASER, FADE OUT]
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Theme music:
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Introduction:
CAPT. BRANSON'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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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
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
LTCMDR. JANE KAL
The Enterprise flies by Mars 
KEVIN REGAN
 AS
LTJG. JACK MASON
FERNE MYERS
 AS
LTCMDR. STEPHANIE WILLIAMS
USS Enterprise is flying next to a comet
DELENA "DEE" LUSK
 AS
ENS. JAMIE KAYE
JACOB ELLIOT
 AS
DR. PETER LANGFORD
The Enterprise flies under a Pioneer-Class vessel
SADIE BRICKHOUSE
 AS
ENS. SITO JAXA
The Enterprise flies by a planet as the sunsets 
BECKY ELLIOT
 AS
LTJG. T'MIR
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-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR
Enterprise is doing battle with a Romulan warbird.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
WHUMPH! Sparks erupt from ceiling as the crew hangs onto their stations and rails.
LTJG. MASON: Deflectors are down to 65%
CAPT. BRANSON: Evasive pattern delta seven return fire.
Both Kaye and Mason comply with the order.
EXT-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR
Enterprise pitches to port and fires her phasers at the Warbird's port nacelle punching through the port side deflectors causing an explosion to erupt and plasma to vent.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Transparent viewer shows the warbird recloak.
CAPT. BRANSON: Damn it. 
LTJG. MASON: Sir is he didn't deviate from his flight path. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Hold your fire we only have sixty quantum's and I don't want to waste them Jane damage report?
LTCMDR. KAL: Deflectors are down to thirty-one percent, main power is down emergency power is on-line, long range sensors are down as well. 
LTJG. T'MIR: Doctor Langford is reporting wounded but nothing serious, damage control teams have been dispatched to decks twelve through twenty-eight. 
Doors opened and a medical team enters and helps Doctor Khan to sickbay for treatment. 
Commander Kal turns to Captain Branson. 
LTCMDR. KAL: Without warp drive we can't escape from the Neutron Star when it goes up. 
CAPT. BRANSON (sighs): I know Susan. 
EXT-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR
The Enterprise is next to the neutron star but not too close.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE SICKBAY [RED ALERT]
[It's busy. They've even got Girl sitting on a bed. Doctor Khan is lying prone, being treated.]
NURSE: Lay down carefully. There you go. 
ENS. KAYE: Doctor Khan Captain Branson wanted to let you know that we're ready to resume the launch of the Egg as soon as you're fully healed. 
DR. KHAN: Thanks Ensign so Doctor how am I? 
Doctor Langford scans his with the medical tricorder. 
DR. LANGFORD: Well you've got a few bruises but you'll be fit as a fiddle in no time flat doctor Khan. 
Lenara looks at Doctor Langford. 
DR. KHAN: Thanks Doctor Starfleet Medical treatments help me once again, come on Jamie let's go see how the probe is doing. 
As they left Doctor Langford goes to treat another injured crewmen.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN ENGINEERING [RED ALERT]
Lieutenant Commander Williams is working with her staff to restore the deflectors incase the Romulans appear and start shooting, when the com activates. 
CAPT. BRANSON (com voice): Bridge to Engineering
Commander Williams tapped her combadge. 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS (to com): Williams here go ahead. 
CAPT. BRANSON (com voice): How long to full deflector restoration? 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS (to com): Working on it Captain standby. 
She turns it off and walks over to a console. 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Computer, reconfigure structural integrity power to feed inner deflector grid. 
COMPUTER VOICE: Unable to comply. Requested reroute would compromise operational safety limits 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: To hell with the limits. Override. Authorization Williams theta two-nine-nine-seven. 
COMPUTER VOICE: Rerouting structural integrity power supply 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Russell, watch the lateral grid balance. No. no, no, that's too much. We're going to have to do it manually. (taps her combadge) Williams to bridge. 
CAPT. BRANSON (com voice): Branson here go ahead Commander 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS (to com): Captain, I'm trying to feed the inner grid by stealing some power from the structural integrity field. You should have partial shielding in thirty minutes. 
CAPT. BRANSON [com voice]: You have ten. Branson out
Williams rolls her eyes and goes back to work. 
INT-USS ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE (RED ALERT)
LTJG. MASON: Sir if we don't have full deflector power. 
CAPT. BRANSON: We'll be wide open for a Romulan attack. 
[END OF ACT ONE, FADE OUT]
===Act 2===
FADE IN
EXT-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR
The Enterprise is over the Neutron Star but not too close. 
CAPT. BRANSON'S (voice over): Captain's Log Supplemental, We're currently repairing our systems after we were attacked by a Romulan warship, so far no sign of them yet but we're not taking any chances we're ready for battle and will defend ourselves if we have to but I'm worried about the star going nova
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM [RED ALERT]
The senior staff are around the table. 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: We should have full warp in a few days the regulators are off-line I've got five teams working on repairing them right now. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Keep me posted Steph. 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS (nods): Aye, sir. 
She gets up and heads back to main engineering. 
LTCMDR. KAL: Warp isn't going to help us if that Romulan vessel decides to come back. 
DR. KHAN: What about the experiment? 
CAPT. BRANSON (sighs): I'm sorry Doctor we'll have to cancel it I know that this is a once in the life time thing but with the Romulans out there we can't risk it. 
DR. KHAN: Captain maybe we can do two at once we could still do the launch. 
LTCMDR. KAL: Was your head knocked off when we were first attacked? 
DR. KHAN: No Commander but I refuse to allow a Romulan warship to ruin what I worked an entire lifetime to do. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Can we launch the probe? 
LTJG. T'MIR: It should be possible but if my people are out there watching they'll use that moment to strike.
Lieutenant Mason chimes in.
LTJG. MASON: As chief tactical officer I agree with T'Mir on this one.
DR. KHAN [scoffs]: I can't believe you're allowing a Romulan warbird get under your skins?
CAPT. BRANSON: Doc we've got no phasers.
ENS. KAYE: No warp drive should we need it.
LTJG. MASON: And our deflectors are at 34% but recharging.
CAPT. BRANSON: I have to think about the 850 men and women under my command.
Doctor Khan leaves the room in frustration.
DR. LANGFORD: She's a bit grouchy.
CAPT. BRANSON: This is a once in a lifetime thing for her even though she's a Trill no offense Commander.
LTCMDR. KAL: None taken I haven't spoken to my family in awhile.
ENS. SITO: So what do we do?
CAPT. BRANSON: We'll continue our repairs and we'll get out of here on impulse speed dismissed.
The senior staff leaves.
A few seconds later Admiral Perry is on the monitor.
VICE ADM. PERRY [monitor]: Captain I don't need to remind you what's at stake here
CAPT. BRANSON: Sir, my ship is dangerously close to a collapsing neutron star and right now all I care about is getting the 850 men and women onboard her and all you care about is research?
VICE ADM. PERRY [monitor]: Captain you've been ordered to study a neutron star and you will follow those orders Perry out
Transmission ends as John sits at his desk.
EXT-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR
Enterprise is getting ready to depart.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Commander Williams turns from her station.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Warp engines have been repaired Captain.
CAPT. BRANSON: Very good then Ensign take us clear of the star's gravity well and we we're clear take us to warp seven.
ENS. KAYE: Aye, sir.
Ensign Kaye inputs commands into the helm station but nothing happens.
ENS. KAYE: Uh, sir helm isn't responding.
CAPT. BRANSON: Go to manual.
She works at the helm and holds her hands up.
ENS. KAYE: Still no response from helm sir.
Doors whooshed opened and Doctor Khan walks onto the bridge.
DR. KHAN: I've cut the connection to the warp engines from the helm Captain we're not leaving without completing this mission.
Before Captain Branson could speak to Doctor Khan Ensign Sito reports.
ENS. SITO: Sir, Romulan warbird decloaking directly ahead!
Captain Branson tenses up.
CUT TO:
EXT-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR
A Romulan D'Deriex-class warbird decloaks in front of the Enterprise.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Transparent viewer shows this as Branson tenses up.
[END OF ACT 2, FADE OUT]
===Act 3===
FADE IN
EXT-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR
Enterprise is facing a Romulan warbird.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Transparent viewer shows the menacing warship.
LTJG. MASON: It's the same warbird from before sir it still has the phaser damage we inflicted on its engine.
LTCMDR. KAL: I guess they've not repaired the damage we inflicted on it.
Captain Branson looks over at Doctor Khan.
CAPT. BRANSON: Restore the engine control to the helm Doctor.
DR. KHAN: No I will not.
CAPT. BRANSON: You are condemning 850 men and women to their deaths.
DR. KHAN: I am not leaving without finishing a life's work that I won't get another chance to work on.
CAPT. BRANSON: Doctor look we are facing a dangerous warship that can take us out at a moments notice and we are unable to maneuver or defend ourselves.
DR. KHAN: Not till we complete our mission.
CAPT. BRANSON [sighs]: Very well then Mister Mason escort Doctor Khan to her quarters she's to be confined there till she feels up to restoring our control to the engines.
LTJG. MASON: Aye, sir.
He leaves his station and escorts the Doctor off the bridge.
ENS. SITO: Sir, the Romulan vessel is hailing us.
Captain Branson turns to face the transparent viewer.
CAPT. BRANSON: On screen.
Transparent viewer changed to the bridge of the warbird.
CAPT. BRANSON: I am John Branson Captain of the Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise why have you violated the Neutral Zone treaty of 2160?
ROMULAN COMMANDER [viewer]: We've detected some strange readings in this sector and were sent to investigate it Captain
John turns to Commander Kal who's also just as confused as he is.
CAPT. BRANSON [confused]: W-What sort of strange readings?
ROMULAN COMMANDER [viewer]: That is classified Captain we will not share our findings with the Federation nor the Klingon Empire!
Captain Branson has his hands behind his back standing in front the ops and helm stations but then T'Mir gets up from her station and joins him.
LTJG. T'MIR: I think you better do as he says Commander.
ROMULAN COMMANDER [viewer]: And who are you?
LTJG. T'MIR: I am Commander T'Mir daughter of Commander R'Lok niece of General S'Lok I would hate to inform my uncle of your refusal to answer a simple question.
Romulan Commander starts sweating bullets and then speaks.
ROMULAN COMMANDER [viewer]: They were temporal readings but not the kind that were detected in the Devron System several years ago these are strange readings
John tenses up remembers reading Jean-Luc's past mission reports on the spatial anomaly in 2370.
CAPT. BRANSON: Mind if we have your sensor information so we can transmit it to our superiors?
ROMULAN COMMANDER [viewer]: Transmitting now
ENS. SITO: We have it sir.
LTJG. T'MIR: I'll overlook your insubordinate action next time but if I see your vessel on these scanners I will transmit it to my uncle do I make myself clear!
ROMULAN COMMANDER [viewer]: Y-Yes ma'am
Then the screen fizzes out as the viewer shows the warbird erupting in a fiery explosion.
ENS. PETERSON: I didn't fire sir.
LTJG. T'MIR: I'm detecting a squadron of Kerchan-class warbirds on an intercept course.
Camera pans close to John who's tensed up.
EXT-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR
Three Kerchan-Class warbirds approach the Enterprise.
[END OF ACT 3, FADE OUT]
===Act 4===
FADE IN
EXT-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR
A photon streaks by and struck the port side of one of the Kerchan-class warbirds as the Enterprise flies by it as a green energy beam lances out hitting the Enterprise's aft deflectors.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
WHUMPH!
CAPT. BRANSON: Pattern delta seven return fire!
WHUMPH!
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Bridge to engineering status?
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN ENGINEERING [RED ALERT]
WHUMPH!
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS [to com]: We're still working on it sir!
WHUMPH!
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Harris get me that coil spanner.
LTJG. PAYNE: Aye, Commander.
He gets the spanner and hands it to Commander Williams who gets to work on bypassing the lockout commands.
EXT-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR
Enterprise flies through the battle firing her phasers and photon torpedoes as she scores several critical hits on one of the Kerchan-class warbirds destroying it.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LTJG. MASON: One enemy vessel destroyed sir.
WHUMPH!
ENS. KAYE: I can't shake the other two vessels though sir.
CAPT. BRANSON: Keep trying Jamie don't get us so close to the gravity well.
ENS. KAYE: Aye, sir.
Ensign Kaye inputs commands into the helm station.
WHUMPH!
ENS. SITO: Hull breach deck 19 force fields are in place and holding.
CAPT. BRANSON: Photons full spread! 
Lieutenant Mason inputs commands into the tactical console and presses the fire button on his console. 
EXT-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR
The aft launcher launches a spread of photons, and the torpedoes strike the lead Romulan vessel and it blew the wing off and it collides into the second one and they fall into the Neutron Star and blows up. 
INT-USS ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Viewer shows what happened to the Romulan warbirds as Lieutenant T'Mir reports.
LTJG. T'MIR: RADIATION IS OFF THE CHARTS! 
CAPT. BRANSON (To T'Mir): How long till the star implodes? 
LTJG. T'MIR: An hour and twenty seconds. 
Ship jolts hard from the gravity shears. 
LTCMDR. KAL: We're doomed. 
Branson is shocked.
[END OF ACT 4, FADE OUT]
===Act 5===
FADE IN
EXT-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR
Enterprise is next to the Neutron Star but not to close.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM [RED ALERT]
Wall Monitor shows the Neutron Star as Lieutenant T'Mir gives the briefing.
LTJG. T'MIR: According to the probe the star's fusion core is on the verge of imploding. 
CAPT. BRANSON: How long to we have?
LTJG. T'MIR: We only have about 1:12:00 till it implodes. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Thank you T'Mir now what's our status? 
LTJG. MASON: Deflectors should be back on-line in a few hours we're working on restoring them. 
LTCMDR. KAL: Not if that star implodes. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Keep at it. 
LTJG. MASON: Aye, sir. 
Lieutenant Mason leaves to get back to work on the deflectors. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Steph what's the status on the warp drive? 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: We've got impulse power, but I've got to take the warp engines offline while we recalibrate the intermix regulators. 
He looks at the table then looks at her. 
CAPT. BRANSON: How long?. 
She looks at him. 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Captain, we're looking at twenty hours work here, double shifts. 
Branson looks at him. 
CAPT. BRANSON: We don't know that we have twenty hours. That star could explode at any moment. 
She looks at him. 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: I'll see what I can do Captain. 
He nods at her Lieutenant Commander Williams leaves the briefing room to restore the shields and warp drive, then Captain Branson turns to the senior staff. 
CAPT. BRANSON: All right we've got five hours to get the ship back on-line does anyone else have anything to add?
T'Mir comments.
LTJG. T'MIR: Sensors picked up four Romulan warships heading our way they'll be here in five hours.
Commander Kal comments.
LTCMDR. KAL: We've got to get the ship up and running or we'll be dust. 
He nods at her. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Agreed let's get to work dismissed. 
The senior staff leaves the briefing room. 
EXT-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR
The Enterprise is at station keeping next to the Neutron Star.
INT-USS ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS, BEDROOM AREA
John is laying on the couch thinking about what's going to happen if the Neutron Star implodes, then the com activates. 
LTCMDR. KAL [com voice]: Captain Branson report to the bridge
Captain Branson sits up and grabs his uniform jacket and heads to the bridge.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
The turbo-lift doors opened and Captain Branson walks onto the bridge and walks up next to Commander Kal.
CAPT. BRANSON: Report?
LTCMDR. KAL: A Romulan battlegroup has been detected heading towards us. 
LTJG. MASON: Confirmed 7 older model warbirds.
CAPT. BRANSON: Status?
LTCMDR. KAL: Commander Williams is almost done breaking the lockout commands but it's going to take time.
LTJG. MASON: Deflectors are at 89% phasers are out of commission but we've got torpedoes.
EXT-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR
A battlegoup of five Romulan bird of preys are approaching the Enterprise's position. 
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
ENS. KAYE: The Enterprise can't handle seven bird of preys. 
Captain Branson tenses up a bit.
EXT-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR
A battlegroup of older model Romulan bird of preys heading towards the Enterprise's position. 
INT-USS ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Captain Branson is tensed up. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Time to intercept? 
LTJG. T'MIR: One hour and thirty seconds. 
LTJG. MASON: And we can't handle 7 warbirds. 
LTCMDR. KAL: This is not good. 
Then John comes up with an idea. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Jamie come to course 2-3-2 mark 3-4-3 full impulse. 
Ensign Kaye inputs commands into the helm console and turns to Captain Branson. 
ENS. KAYE: Uh, sir that course takes us awfully close to the star. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Exactly. 
LTCMDR. KAL: John what are you getting at? 
CAPT. BRANSON: We use the gravity of the star to throw us clear of the neutron star before it implodes. 
LTJG. T'MIR (raises an eyebrow): You want to use the gravity well as a sling-shot. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Right T'Mir it should give Steph time to restore warp. 
ENS. KAYE: I'll do my best sir. 
CAPT. BRANSON: I know Jamie. 
She inputs commands into the helm station. 
EXT-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR 
The Enterprise flies towards the Neutron Star with the four birds of prey close behind her.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Transparent viewer shows the Neutron Star. 
ENS. KAYE: Range forty meters and closing.
T'Mir reports.
LTJG. T'MIR: Rerouting power to the shields. 
Ship starts rocking about. 
LTJG. T'MIR (off her console): Gravimetric shears Captain! 
Branson activates the ship-wide. 
CAPT. BRANSON (to com): All hands this is the Captain we're about to head into the Neutron Star, I want you all to remain calm and pray that we can get through this. All hands batten down the hatches secure all primary systems brace for impact! 
Ship starts violently shaking now as the everyone hangs onto their consoles and the rails on the bridge. 
EXT-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR
The Enterprise rocks about as the heat starts to build up on the outer hull and the port nacelle housing, the Romulan vessels can't handle the stress of the gravity shears and are ripped to shreds.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Sparks erupts from the ceiling and one of the consoles. 
LTJG. MASON: DEFLECTORS HAVE FAILED, STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY DOWN TO TWENTY PERCENT! 
More sparks erupt from the ceiling as coolant vents from the ceiling. 
LTJG. T'MIR: HULL BREACHES ON DECKS FOUR-TWELVE! 
LTCMDR. KAL: Emergency force fields are in place and holding. 
Branson hangs onto his chair. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Ensign standby for warp on my command. 
ENS. KAYE: Aye, sir.
Commander Williams turns from her station.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: We've got warp power.
CAPT. BRANSON: JAMIE HIT!
Ensign Kaye engages the warp drive.
EXT-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR 
The Enterprise leaps into warp as the star implodes. 
INT-USS ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
Lights brighten up as Captain Branson gets up from the captain's chair. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Report? 
LTJG. T'MIR: The Neutron Star has imploded sir. 
LTCMDR. KAL: Any sign of Romulan forces? 
LTJG. MASON: Nothing on long range scanners. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Set course for Starbase 218. 
ENS. KAYE: Aye, sir. 
CUT TO:
EXT-SPACE
The Enterprise is docked at Starbase 218. 
CAPT. BRANSON'S (voice over): Captain's Log Stardate 5866.2, The Enterprise has docked at Starbase 218 for repairs, the USS Venture my father's ship will return Doctor Khan to Trill. I hope this will be the last time that we have to fight the Romulans 
INT-USS ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM 
Captain Branson is sitting at his desk reviewing damage control and repair times the doors chimed.
CAPT. BRANSON: Come.
Commander Kal enters.
LTCMDR. KAL [re: PADD]: Repair report from Commander Williams on how long we'll be docked.
Captain Branson reviews it.
CAPT. BRANSON: Thanks Jane.
LTCMDR. KAL: You're welcome John is there anything else? 
CAPT. BRANSON: Extend shore leave for all personnel. 
LTCMDR. KAL (nods): Very well. 
Commander Kal leaves as John thinks. 
EXT-STARBASE TWO HUNDRED EIGHTEEN
The Enterprise is being worked on. 
[END OF ACT FIVE, FADE OUT, ENDING CREDITS]
==Cast==
===Starring===
*Jarvis Davidson as Captain John Branson
*Felecia Linkous as Lieutenant Commander Jane Kal
===Also Starring===
*Kevin Regan as Lieutenant Junior Grade Jack Mason
*Ferne Myers as Lieutenant Commander Stephanie Williams
*Jacob Elliot as Doctor Peter Langford
*Delena "Dee" Lusk as Ensign Jamie Kaye
*Sadie Brickhouse as Ensign Sito Jaxa
*Becky Elliot as Lieutenant Junior Grade T'Mir
===Guest Stars===
*TBA as Nurse Laurel Takahashi
*TBA as Transporter Chief Kayla Mackenzie
*TBA as Lieutenant Samuel Kirk
*TBA as Ensign Elias Sheridan
*TBA as Lieutenant Junior Grade Angela Martine
===Special Guest Stars===
*TBA as Vice Admiral Donald Perry
*TBA as Doctor Lenara Khan
*TBA as Romulan Commander
==Trivia Notes==
===Background Information===