An Ancient Discovery (TNG episode)

An Ancient Discovery is the 3rd episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation The Next Generation Season 2.
==Synopsis==
When an archaeological expedition uncovers forgotten technology from the past, the crew of the USS Enterprise are forced to face their worst fears to save the future of the galaxy!
==Script Chapters==
===Teaser===
FADE IN
EXT-PLANETARY SYSTEM
The Enterprise is in orbit of a M-class planet.
CAPT. MARTIN (voice over): Captain's log Supplemental, While doing a planetary survey of a pre-warp world sensors detected an alien power signature
EXT-PLANET SURFACE, CAVERN
CAPT. MARTIN (voice over): I'm leading an away team to the surface accompanying us on the mission is Commodore Jean-Luc Picard
Captain MARTIN, Lieutenant Mason, Lieutenant Elias Sheridan and Commodore Picard are exploring the cave.
LT. SHERIDAN (re: Tricorder): This is interesting never seen this cave formation before.
Commodore Picard turns to see writing.
COMM. PICARD: John take a look at this.
John walks over to where Picard is at.
CAPT. MARTIN (re: Tricorder): It looks like writing.
COMM.. PICARD: But what does it mean.
LT. MASON: Probably a warning not to be here?
CAPT. MARTIN: Mister Sheridan download this into the Enterprise's main computer core.
LT. SHERIDAN (nods): Aye, sir.
COMM. PICARD: John look at this its bones.
Both Martin and Picard are kneeling at a few bones.
CAPT. MARTIN: Jean-Luc maybe we should leave we've not found what we're looking for.
COMM. PICARD [re: Tricorder]: There's no indication of blunt force trauma or shock he could of been a guard or something.
CAPT. MARTIN: But what was he guarding?
COMM. PICARD [smiles]: Something like that.
They walk over to see the strange device as Lieutenant Mason runs his security check.
LT. MASON: This the source of the energy readings.
CMDR. KAL [com voice]: Enterprise to away team
John tapped his combadge.
CAPT. MARTIN [to com]: Martin here go ahead.
CMDR. KAL [com voice]: We finished reading the transcript of the writing
CAPT. MARTIN [to com]: And?
CUT TO:
INT-USS ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
At the aft station Commander Kal and Commander T'Mir are at the science station.
LTCMDR. T'MIR [to com]: Its a warning against technology the people of this world destroyed their technology to protect themselves from an unknown force.
EXT-PLANETARY CAVERN
LT. MASON: Interesting they destroyed their technology to protect themselves.
CAPT. MARTIN: True.
Then the strange device activates.
LT. MASON [re: Tricorder]: Its activated.
Captain MARTIN walks over to him.
CAPT. MARTIN: Its tapped into the Enterprise's main computer.
CUT TO:
INT-USS ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
CMDR. KAL: Its downloading our computer John it's got a Borg signature to it!
EXT-PLANETARY CAVERN
Commodore Picard walks over to them.
COMM. PICARD [to com]: Commander lock it out now.
Then Borg assimilation tubes stab Jean-Luc in the neck and he falls to the ground.
CAPT. MARTIN: COMMODORE!
Picard beams away along with the device as the Away Team is shocked and surprised by what just happened.
(END OF TEASER, FADE OUT)
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Theme music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0MFmhCS08A
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INTRO:
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 as go before! 
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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
A STAR TREK FAN FILM PRODUCTION
BASED UPON STAR TREK CREATED BY:
GENE RODDENBERRY
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The Enterprise flies over a gas giant's rings.
JARVIS DAVIDSON 
 AS
CAPT. JOHN MARTIN
The Enterprise flies by an asteroid
FELECIA LINKOUS
 AS
CMDR. JANE KAL
The Enterprise flies by Mars 
KEVIN REGAN
 AS
LT. JACK MASON
FERNE MYERS
 AS
LTCMDR. COURTNEY JAMES
USS Enterprise is flying next to a comet
DELENA "DEE" LUSK
 AS
LT. JAMIE KAYE
JACOB ELLIOT
 AS
DR. PETER LANGFORD
The Enterprise flies under a Pioneer-Class vessel
SADIE BRICKHOUSE
 AS
LT. SITO JAXA
The Enterprise flies by a planet as the sunsets 
BECKY ELLIOT
 AS
LTCMDR. 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
(EPISODE NOTES: OPENING CREDITS FALL OVER OPENING SCENES)
EXT-COMMODORE PICARD'S MIND
Picard wakes up and is in John's ready room as he looks around.
COMM. PICARD (confused): W-Where am I what have you done to John's ship and who are you?
The figure turns around to reveal Jean-Luc's long dead best friend Jack Crusher.
JEAN-LUC [shocked]: Jack?
JACK-BORG: We are Borg.
JEAN-LUC: The device I was struck with tubes.
JACK-BORG: Correct accessing memories.
(Flashes of Commodore Picard's memories to when he was struck by the tubes)
JEAN-LUC: John will stop you and I will fight.
JACK-BORG: You are already one with the Borg.
CUT TO:
INT-USS ENTERPRISE BACKUP CONTROL ROOM
Commodore Picard half assimilated injects assimilation tubes into the computer console as klaxons blare.
EXT-PLANTARY ORBIT
The Enterprise is in orbit of the planet as escape pods are being launched along with the shuttles.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE DECK 17 CORRIDOR [RED ALERT]
Commander James is ushering crewmen to shuttles and escape pods as Captain Martin is in a trance, as she sees him and walks over to him.
LTCMDR. JAMES: Captain? Sir!
John snaps out of his trance.
LTCMDR. JAMES: Sir are you alright?
CAPT. MARTIN: I'm fine report?
LTCMDR. JAMES [sighs]: I'm not sure one minute we were fine and then the next the ship started going haywire, main power is down we're operating on emergency power we're having to push the pods out of their launch hatches.
CAPT. BRANSON: Any sign of Commodore Picard?
LTCMDR. JAMES: No, sir.
CAPT. MARTIN: Alright first thing first we've got to get control of the Enterprise back and then rescue Picard.
LTCMDR. JAMES: Sir, the Commodore is gone and so is the Enterprise we've got to evacuate.
CAPT. MARTIN: NO ITS NOT WE'RE NOT GOING TO LOSE THE ENTERPRISE NOR THE COMMODORE TO THE BORG, NOW YOU WILL DO AS I COMMAND!
Commander James is surprised.
CAPT. MARTIN: Sorry, its just dealing with the Borg brought back some bad memories.
She puts her hand on his shoulder.
LTCMDR. JAMES: Its ok John we'll get him back.
Then a high pitch sound causes them to cover their ears.
LTCMDR. JAMES: What the hell!
CAPT. MARTIN: Come on I got an idea.
They head to one of the junction tubes.
INT-USS ENTERPRISE FORWARD TORPEDO BAY
Picard is working on the console.
EXT-COMMODORE PICARD'S MIND
COMM. PICARD: John and his crew are working to resist your attempts to contact the Borg.
JACK-BORG: They will fail.
COMM. PICARD: No they won't John is very resourceful and he will defeat you.
COMPUTER VOICE: Warning warp core breach in twenty minutes
JACK-BORG: The Collective has disconnected me from the Hive mind they want to terminate me.
COMM. PICARD: At the risk of John and his crew!
JACK-BORG: All who resist must be destroyed.
INT-USS ENTERPRISE JEFFERIES TUBE ACCESS AREA (RED ALERT)
Captain Martin and Commander James enter as she checks the console.
LTCMDR. JAMES: Whatever that sound was it overloaded the main power grid and triggered a warp core breach, John if this ship explodes with as much anti-matter we have it will take out a big chunk of the planet.
CAPT. MARTIN: Eject the core.
Commander James works the console.
LTCMDR. JAMES: I can't.
Then the com beeps.
LTCMDR. JAMES: We're receiving a transmission from within the ship.
CAPT. MARTIN: On screen.
Screen shows a half assimilated Commodore Picard
CAPT. MARTIN [shocked]: Jean-Luc.
LOCUTUS OF BORG [monitor]: That designation no longer exists I am Locutus of Borg
Both Captain Martin and Commander James are shocked by this still.
[END OF ACT 1, FADE OUT]
===Act 2===
FADE IN
INT-USS ENTERPRISE JUNCTION 12 [RED ALERT]
Screen still shows the half assimilated Picard.
CAPT. MARTIN: What do you want?
LOCUTUS OF BORG [monitor]: This vessel will be destroyed in 2.4 minutes
CAPT. MARTIN: What do you need? 
LOCUTUS OF BORG [monitor]: I require a shuttle
CAPT. MARTIN: Alright we'll give you a shuttle but only if you don't assimilate the ship and crew and give me back Picard. 
LTCMDR. JAMES: We can't trust it. 
LOCUTUS OF BORG [monitor]: You have little choice in the matter
CAPT. MARTIN: He's right. 
[Transmission ends]
CAPT. MARTIN: The refit allows us to manually eject the warp core in case the auto ejection is either damaged or destroyed.
LTCMDR. JAMES: But its on the outside of the ship.
[John turns to her.]
CAPT. MARTIN: Space walk?
[Stephanie turns to him.]
LTCMDR. JAMES: Space walk.
CAPT. MARTIN: Are you up for it?
LTCMDR. JAMES [nods, sighs]: I'll have to stomach it cause I never been a fan of wearing EVA suits.
CAPT. MARTIN: For now you're just going to have to deal with it.
LTCMDR. JAMES: What about you?
CAPT. MARTIN: I'll see if I can reactivate the deflectors and shut the torpedoes down.
[They start to split up.]
LTCMDR. JAMES: John remember he maybe Picard on the outside but inside he's Locutus of Borg if you feel threaten don't hesitate.
CAPT. MARTIN [nods]: Got it.
They split up.
EXT-PLANETARY ORBIT
Enterprise is in a high orbit.
EXT-USS ENTERPRISE VENTRAL HULL
Commander James is wearing the EVA suit and walking to the manual control release.
CAPT. MARTIN [com voice]: Martin to James
She activates the com.
LTCMDR. JAMES [to com]: James here go ahead.
CAPT. MARTIN [com voice]: How you doing out there Court?
LTCMDR. JAMES [to com]: I'm doing ok but I still hate these damn space suits.
INT-USS ENTERPRISE ARMORY [RED ALERT]
[Captain Martin gets on a tactical vest and gets the type-III phaser rifle and the type-II phaser.]
CAPT. MARTIN [to com]: As soon as you release the controls to the core ejection sequence let me know and I'll power the deflectors.
LTCMDR. JAMES [com voice]: Got it
[John heads out after he powers up the phaser rifle.]
EXT-USS ENTERPRISE OUTER HULL
Commander James walks along the hull towards the warp core ejection hatch. 
LTCMDR. JAMES [to com]: I'm almost to the manual release to the warp core ejection hatch. 
CAPT. MARTIN [com voice]: Acknowledged 
CUT TO:
INT-USS ENTERPRISE TORPEDO BAY
The doors opened and Captain Branson aims the phaser rifle as he enters the room and Commodore Picard awakens and steps out of the Borg Alcove. 
LOCUTUS OF BORG: You don't need that. 
CAPT. MARTIN: I will use this if I have to now stand aside.
Commodore Picard stands aside as Captain Branson walks over the console and works to shut down the torpedo system.
LOCUTUS OF BORG: You are familiar with this individual? 
CAPT. MARTIN: He's like a second father to me and I will do anything to defend my friends and family. 
LOCUTUS OF BORG: You will be one with the Borg.
Before Captain Martin could react He bashes John in the face causing him to hit the bulkhead and is out cold as he's works on the console to target the surface. 
[END OF ACT TWO, FADE OUT]
===Act 2===
FADE IN
EXT-OUTER HULL OF THE USS ENTERPRISE
Commander James rearranges the isolinear chips as the screen changes and she turns the lever, and the hatch opens and the core falls out from the ship. 
LTCMDR. JAMES (to com): James to Branson its done you can raise the deflectors. 
CUT TO:
INT-USS ENTERPRISE TORPEDO BAY [RED ALERT]
Locutus is at the console. 
LTCMDR. JAMES [com voice]: James to Branson, John now would be a good time to raise the deflectors
John is still out cold. 
EXT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE OUTER HULL
Commander James heads to the airlock hatch as she then sees a transwarp conduit opening and a class-four tactical cube emerges from it and slowly approaches the planet.
LTCMDR. JAMES [shocked]: Oh crap.
She quickly heads to the airlock.
Enterprise is in orbit as its warp core floats away but its not far enough away from the Enterprise.
EXT-USS ENTERPRISE OUTER HULL VENTRAL SECTION
LTCMDR. JAMES [to com]: John now would be a good time to raise our deflectors before we're incinerated by our own warp core, and before we're assimilated by the Borg!
INT-USS ENTERPRISE FORWARD TORPEDO BAY [RED ALERT]
Locutus works on the console as John slowly starts to stir.
CAPT. MARTIN: Guess the deal's off.
He shot Picard in the side as Locutus staggers a bit John grabs him and the two start struggling on the deck as he tries to assimilate John with the tubules but John keeps his arm from reaching his neck as he turns him on his stomach and rips out a tube as sparks erupt from it.
LOCUTUS OF BORG: AHHH!!! 
Captain Branson goes to the console and starts working on the console. 
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Branson to James the Commodore I mean Locutus is disabled but he's activated the torpedoes and I can't shut it down. 
LTCMDR. JAMES [com voice]: What are you planning on doing?
John thinks then starts working on the console.
CAPT. MARTIN [to com]: I'm going to turn us towards the Borg cube and let the torpedoes loose on them.
He inputs commands into the console to transfer helm control to his area as the ship jolts.
EXT-PLANET ORBIT
Enterprise is locked in a tractor beam as the cube is above the Starfleet vessel.
[END OF ACT THREE, FADE OUT]
===Act 4===
FADE IN
EXT-PLANET ORBIT
Enterprise is in a tractor beam as a class-4 tactical Borg Cube is above the Federation Flagship.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE FORWARD TORPEDO BAY [RED ALERT]
Captain Martin works at the console as Commander James enters.
LTCMDR. JAMES: The cube has us in a tractor beam.
CAPT. MARTIN: I've noticed that I am attempting to remodulate the deflectors to repel it.
EXT-PLANET ORBIT
The Enterprise's deflectors pushes back the tractor beam and causes it to fizz out as the Enterprise continues to turn as she unleashes a volley of photon torpedoes causing damage to the cube.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE FORWARD TORPEDO BAY [RED ALERT]
LTCMDR. JAMES: Direct hit!
CAPT. MARTIN: I'm taking us to the warp core hopefully it's not breached yet.
EXT-SPACE
Enterprise flees from the cube as it chased the vessel as it fires the torpedoes as the vessel turns to port as the warp core slams into the cub and a shockwave emits and strikes the Enterprise's deflectors.]
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE FORWARD TORPEDO BAY [RED ALERT]
Both Captain Martin and Commander James are flung from the two stations as John's knocked out cold.
[END OF ACT FOUR, FADE OUT]
===Act 5===
INT-USS ENTERPRISE SICKBAY 
John gasps as he opens his eyes and looks around as he sees Jessica at his bedside, as Doctor Langford is scanning him. 
DR. LANGFORD: Welcome back Captain. 
John sits up. 
CAPT. MARTIN: W-What happened? 
JESSICA: We picked up the Enterprise distress call and came here as fast as we could we found the ship damaged and drifting we found Commander Williams floating in space, it appeared that she was flung from the ship when the shockwave struck.
JOHN: And Picard?
JESSICA: Doctor Langford was able to reverse whatever happened to him and removed the technology from his body.
DR. LANGFORD: I used the mission reports from Doctor Crusher when Picard was assimilated the first time in 2366.
[John looks over at Picard who's resting and recovery well.]
EXT-FEDRATION SPACE
Enterprise is docked at Starbase 5 as worker bees and the robotic arms of the dry-dock berth are working on her outer hull.
CAPT. MARTIN [voice over]: Captain's Log Supplemental, The Enterprise is docked at Starbase 5 for some extensive repairs and a brand new warp core to be installed, the Borg components are being taken to Starfleet Science department''
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS
John walks to the table. 
JOHN: Sorry I had to finish my log entry so where were we? 
JESSICA [smiles]: We were going to have dinner and a night with each other. 
Then the doors chimed and Captain Martin walks over to the doors and the doors opened. 
JOHN (surprised): Jean-Luc? 
JEAN-LUC: I hope I am not interrupting anything?
JESSICA [smiles]: No, sir what brings you here? 
JEAN-LUC: I just want to say thank you for saving my life and preventing the destruction of an entire pre-warp civilization at the hands of The Borg. 
JOHN: You're welcome. 
JEAN-LUC: Well I better be going I have to go to Starfleet Command for a debriefing. 
He leaves the quarters. 
EXT-FEDERATION SPACE
Stargazer leaves the Starbase.
[END OF ACT FIVE, FADE OUT, ENDING CREDITS]
==Cast==
Character 	Actor(s) 	Rank 	Position
John Martin 	Jarvis Davidson 	Captain 	Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Jane Kal 	Felecia Linkous 	Lieutenant Commander	Executive Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Jack Mason 	Kevin Regan 	Lieutenant 	Chief Tactical, Security Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Courtney James	Ferne Myers 	Lieutenant Commander	Chief Engineer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Peter Langford	Jacob Elliot 	Lieutenant 	Chief Medical Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Jamie Kaye 	Delena "Dee" Lusk	Lieutenant 	Chief Helm Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Sito Jaxa 	Sadie Brickhouse 	Lieutenant 	Chief Operations Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
T'Mir 	Becky Elliot 	Lieutenant Commander	Chief Science Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
===Guest Stars===
Character 	Actor(s)	Rank 	Position
Harris Payne 	TBA 	Lieutenant 	Assistance Chief Engineer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Kayla Mackenzie 	TBA 	Lieutenant Junior Grade	Transporter Chief, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Laurel Takahashi	TBA 	Lieutenant 	Assistance Chief Medical Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
===Special Guest Stars===
Character 	Actor(s) 	Rank 	Position
Jean-Luc Picard	Josh Irwin 	Commodore 	Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Stargazer NCC-8293
Jack Crusher 	TBA 	Lieutenant Commander	Second Officer/Science Officer, U.S.S Stargazer NCC-2893
Jessica Smith 	Ashley Kalfas	Captain 	Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Yorktown NCC-1717
==Trivia Notes==
===Background Information===