Negotiations (Phase II episode)

Negotiations is the 5th episode of Star Trek: Phase II Season 1.
==Synopsis==
After their narrow escape from the Tressaurians the Enterprise is docked at Starbase 6 for further repairs and shore leave for all hands but when there's threat of war between the Gorn and Lyran Star Empire its up to Captain Branson to negotiate the peace. 
==Script Chapters==
===Teaser===
FADE IN
EXT-FEDERATION-KLINGON NEUTRAL ZONE BORDER
Enterprise sits in the dry-dock berth.
CAPT. BRANSON [voice over]: Captain's Log Stardate 6452.1, After our harrowing encounter with the Tressaurian and Tholian forces, Enterprise has returned to Starbase 6. Here, the crew will be adjourning for some much-needed rest and relaxation
INT-STARBASE SIX MESS HALL
The crew is enjoying some well deserve food and drink as the camera shows John, Jessica, Jamie, and Kyle are having drinks.
JAMIE: The Tressaurians?
JOHN: Yeah the same ones me and Quincy encountered during our academy days.
KYLE: How are you holding up after what happened?
John drinks his ale.
JOHN: The crew's hanging in there especially Julia she was training Ensign Richards.
JESSICA: I've been helping her recover.
JOHN: I sent a letter to her parents but don't know if they'll get it or not.
Jamie looks at him.
JAMIE: I'm sure they'll understand.
Then John's communicator beeps and he gets it out of his pocket and flips it open. 
CAPT. BRANSON (to com): Branson here go ahead. 
LTCMDR. IVANOVA (com voice): Sorry to disturb you sir but Commodore Austin has requested your presence in his office 
CAPT. BRANSON (to com): I'm on my way Branson out. 
He closes the communicator. 
JESSICA: What's going on? 
JOHN: I'm not sure but I'll know once I go over to the Enterprise. 
They kiss and John leaves. 
KYLE (Somewhat embarrassed, he clears his throat): You'll have to excuse me as well, I've got to get back to my engineering team to schedule the next few days of work. 
Kyle stands up and as soon as he does so its revealed for a split second, that he was holding Jamie's hand. He notices it and quickly lets go, Kyle embarrassedly straighten his uniform and then quickly leaves the two women. 
JESSICA (Playfully suspicious): Alright, Jamie spill it. What's going on between you and Kyle? 
JAMIE (shyly): Umm... 
JESSICA (Pushing the subject): C'mon Jamie! You two have been making eyes at each other this whole time, and I just saw you were holding hands. 
JAMIE (Looks down bashfully she speaks quietly): We're in a relationship. 
JESSICA (smiles): Really? 
JAMIE (Defensively): It started when we met at the academy, I never thought that he'd be assigned to my ship. We still love each other after all this time apart. 
JESSICA: It's nothing to be ashamed of. Why do you hide it? 
JAMIE: We don't want it to get in the way of our work. 
JESSICA: That's sweet. You've got to tell me more about you guys. 
They continue to hang out. 
CUT TO:
INT-STARBASE SIX, COMMODORE AUSTIN'S OFFICE
[Doors chimed.]
COMM. AUSTIN: Come in Captain.
[Doors whooshed open and Captain Branson enters and faces his desk.]
CAPT. BRANSON: Captain John Branson reporting as ordered sir.
COMM. AUSTIN: At ease Captain.
[He goes to at ease.]
COMM. AUSTIN: I am wondering why I called you here.
CAPT. BRANSON: The thought did cross my mind sir.
COMM. AUSTIN: Well for starters the Gorn and Lyran Star Empire are threating war that could tear the entire Alpha and Beta Quadrant apart if its not stopped, so Starfleet has assigned you to meditate the negotiations.
CAPT. BRANSON [surprised]: Me sir? What about Ambassador Sarek?
COMM. AUSTIN [sighs]: He's conducting negotiations with Andorians and whoever they're have issues with.
[Commodore Austin hands him a PADD.]
COMM. AUSTIN: Both the Gorn Ambassador and Lyran Ambassadors will be here at 1300 hours, and you'll have to get ready before they arrive.
CAPT. BRANSON [re: PADD]: Alright, I'll have Lieutenant Mason prepare for their arrival.
COMM. AUSTIN: How's Lieutenant Mason doing I understand he heard what happened to Captain Mason.
CAPT. BRANSON: He's keeping up with his work as my chief tactical and security officer.
COMM. AUSTIN: Dismissed then Captain.
Captain Branson leaves the office.
[END OF TEASER, FADE OUT]
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Theme Song:
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CAPTAIN OATH:
CAPT. BRANSON'S (voice over): Space. The final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no one has gone before
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STAR TREK: PHASE II
A STAR TREK FAN FILM PRODUCTION
BASED ON STAR TREK CREATED BY: GENE RODDENBERRY
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The Enterprise flies over a gas giant's rings.
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
LTJG. JULIA SMITH
The Enterprise flies by a planet as the sunsets 
BECKY ELLIOT
 AS
LTJG. 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-FEDERATION/KLINGON NEUTRAL ZONE BORDER
Enterprise sits in the dry-dock berth.
[EPISODE NOTES: OPENING CREDITS FALL OVER OPENING SCENES]
INT-USS ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS
Clothes are on the floor as John and Jessica are laying in bed.
JESSICA: Morning.
John turns to her.
JOHN: Morning.
JESSICA: The Gorn and Lyran delegates are due to arrive soon.
JOHN: I know.
John gets up from the bed and gets prepared to go on duty.
EXT-FEDERATION/KLINGON NEUTRAL ZONE BORDER
Three Gorn heavy cruiser is approaching the Starbase as the Enterprise and two Ares-class cruisers are between the Gorn vessels and the Starbase.
INT-USS ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [YELLOW ALERT]
Yellow lights are flashing as Captain Branson is standing up behind the helm and navigational stations.
CAPT. BRANSON: Report?
LTJG. T'LAR: Three Gorn heavy cruisers.
CMDR. IVANOVA: T'Lar what's the class?
LTJG. T'LAR: MA12-class.
LTJG. MITCHELL: Same class as the cruiser that faced Fleet Captain Kirk.
[Lieutenant Smith turns to Captain Branson and reports.]
LTJG. SMITH: We're being hailed by the lead Gorn vessel.
[Captain Branson is standing facing the transparent viewer.]
CAPT. BRANSON: On screen.
[Transparent viewer shows the bridge of the GCS Gres'sril from the Cestis III Massacre, and Commander S'alath.]
CAPT. BRANSON: Greetings Commander I am John Branson Captain of the Federation Starship USS Enterprise, representing the United Federation of Planets.
CMDR. S'ALATH [viewer]: We are honored to be here Captain Branson
Captain Branson turns to Zhasa and then back at the viewer.
CAPT. BRANSON: Thank you but remember your vessel and its escorts will be on a 24 hour watch if they so much as twitch.
CMDR. S'ALATH [viewer]: We agree to your terms
[Transmission ends.]
CAPT. BRANSON: Julia have the Athena and Hercules keep an eye on that Gorn cruisers.
LTJG. SMITH [nods]: Aye, sir.
CMDR. IVANOVA: Will this bring about peace with the Gorn?
CAPT. BRANSON: I'm not sure but I hope so now all we have to do is wait for the Lyran Empire.
[PROXMITIY ALARM SOUNDS.]
LTJG. T'LAR: Detecting a tachyon surge directly ahead.
[Captain Branson turns to the transparent viewer.]
CUT TO:
EXT-FEDERATION/KLINGON NEUTRAL ZONE BORDER
A squad of Cheetah-class cruisers decloak in front of the Enterprise.
INT-USS ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [YELLOW ALERT]
Transparent viewer shows this.
LT. CARLSON [shocked]: That is a lot of ships.
CAPT. BRANSON: Yeah it is.
Lieutenant Smith reports.
LTJG. SMITH: We're being hailed by the lead vessel.
CAPT. BRANSON: On screen.
Transparent viewer changes to the bridge of the lead Lyran vessel.
CAPT. BRANSON: Greetings I'm John Branson Captain of the Federation Starship USS Enterprise, we're here to represent the United Federation of Planets.
LYRAN COMMANDER (viewer): We are here to make peace with the vial creatures you call Gorn
Captain Branson turns to Zhasa then back to viewer.
CAPT. BRANSON: We're happy that you're doing this and may I say that you have a very big escort Commander.
The Lyran Commander snarls and cuts the transmission.
LTJG. MITCHELL: Very chatty fellow.
CAPT. BRANSON: If you say so Lieutenant.
[END OF ACT ONE, FADE OUT]
===Act 2===
FADE IN
EXT-FEDERATION/KLINGON NEUTRAL ZONE BORDER
Enterprise is over the Starbase.
INT-USS ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S QUARTER
John is getting his dress uniform on as the doors chimed.
CAPT. BRANSON: Come.
Doors opened and his ex-wife Lieutenant Commander Mikaela Allenby enters as John is surprised to see her.
JOHN [surprised]: Mikaela, I thought you were at Starbase 12?
MIKAELA: I heard that you were here and I wanted to speak to you so the base Commander allowed me to take a shuttle.
John looks at her.
JOHN: So what do you wanna talk about?
MIKAELA: I want to talk about what happened between us John I wanna say that I am sorry for hurting you.
John looks at her.
JOHN: Which part the part where I was down in the dumps after I nearly killed Spock or the part where you cheated on me with the Andorian Ambassador?
MIKAELA: That's not fair.
John looks at her and starts to leave his quarters.
JOHN: Life isn't fair sometimes Mikaela but going behind my back wasn't fair either.
He leaves his quarters as Mikaela is standing there.
CUT TO:
INT-STARBASE SIX CONFERENCE ROOM
Doors opened and two Marines enter holding the type-3 particle rifles and have the hand phasers in their holsters wearing tactical vests, as the representatives of both the Gorn and Lyran Star Empire enter the room.
COMM. AUSTIN: Ambassadors welcome to Starbase Six I'm Commodore Joseph Austin commander of this base.
GORN AMBASSADOR (via universal translator): We are glad that the Federation is hosting these delegations
LYRAN AMBASSADOR (Scoffs): Is it because you'll attack us if we even try to talk about peace with you?
The Gorn Ambassador snarls as Captain Branson stands up.
CAPT. BRANSON: Gentlemen please we came this far let's not ruin it with senseless violence.
They sat down at the table.
CAPT. BRANSON: Now there's a few things that we want to go over for now no Gorn or Lyran vessel will power up their weapons to fight if they do so, we'll respond in kind and cripple your vessels.
GORN AMBASSADOR (via Universal Translator): We will adhered to your demands
LYRAN AMBASSADOR: Same here.
COMM. AUSTIN: Let's begin then.
LYRAN AMBASSADOR: Same here.
COMM. AUSTIN: Let's begin then.
EXT-KLINGON SPACE
A Klingon warship is watching the Federation from afar.
INT-KLINGON CRUISER MAIN BRIDGE
Transparent viewer shows Starbase Six flanked by Starfleet, Gorn, and Lyran vessels.
CMDR. KOR: What are they doing?
KLINGON OFFICER: Unknown my lord but it doesn't seem to be fighting each other.
LTCMDR. K'MOCK: They could be trying to gain an ally against us we should attack my lord.
Kor looks at his first officer.
CMDR. KOR: If we do attack the Orgainans will disable our vessels and outposts again, do you want that to happen to us again Commander?
K'Mock stands there.
CMDR. KOR: Monitor them and continue it but take no action.
Kor leaves the bridge to his cabin as K'Mock isn't happy about being there watching instead of attacking them.
[END OF ACT TWO, FADE OUT]
===Act 3===
FADE IN
EXT-FEDERATION/KLINGON NEUTRAL ZONE BORDER
The Enterprise is docked at Starbase Six.
INT-STARBASE SIX/CONFERENCE ROOM
GORN AMBASSADOR (via Universal Translator): We have a right to defend our border!
LYRAN AMBASSADOR: You attack our people without reason and killed our people and destroy our outposts and colonies!
CAPT. BRANSON: Alright so you attack they fight back or you attack and you fight back, but we need to come to a better understanding then that what if you act like us for a change.
Then they both snarl at Captain Branson and leave the conference room.
CAPT. BRANSON: Uh was it something I said?
COMM. AUSTIN: Oh yes it was.
He leaves as well.
CUT TO:
INT-USS ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM
John sits at his desk thinking when the com does it's boatswain whistle.
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Branson here.
CMDR. IVANOVA [com voice]: Commodore Austin needs you at the Starbase its urgent
John leaves the ready room.
CUT TO:
INT-STARBASE SIX MEDICAL WARD
[The Lyran Ambassador is on the bio-bed dead as Doctor T'Mera is giving her report.]
DR. T'MERA: His neck was snapped clean.
CAPT. BRANSON: What happened?
COMM. AUSTIN: We're not sure but it happened at 0900 hours last night.
DR. T'MERA: Then it could of been one of the Gorn?
COMM. AUSTIN: Its possible.
Captain Branson paces about.
CAPT. BRANSON: If it was the Gorn then we're sitting on a nuclear bomb.
COMM. AUSTIN: I'll put the Starbase and the ships around them to yellow alert.
CAPT. BRANSON: Aye, sir.
Then John's communicator beeps.
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Branson here.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA [com voice]: Sir, I think you and Commodore Austin better get over here we've got a problem
[Both John and Commodore Austin look at each other in confusion.]
CUT TO:
EXT-FEDERATION/KLINGON NEUTRAL ZONE BORDER
The Gorn taskforce as well as the Lyran taskforce leave the Starbase deflector range, and proceed out into open space.
INT-USS ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
[Klaxons are blaring as Captain Branson and Commodore Austin walks onto the bridge, as the boatswain whistle sounds, and Commander Ivanova vacates the command chair as she gives her report.]
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: Both taskforces have moved outside of the Starbase's deflectors, and are moving into open space.
[Captain Branson sits in the Captain's chair as the transparent viewer shows this.]
CAPT. BRANSON: If they start shooting they could hit the Starbase and not care who gets hurt or killed, Kara put us between both battlegroups if they want to start a war they're going to have to go through us in order to do it.
LT. CARLSON: Aye, sir.
Lieutenant Carlson works on her console.
EXT-FEDERATION/KLINGON NEUTRAL ZONE BORDER
Enterprise moves between both battlegroups.
[END OF ACT THREE, FADE OUT]
===Act 4===
FADE IN
EXT-FEDERATION/KLINGON NEUTRAL ZONE BORDER
Enterprise is between both Gorn and Lyran battlegroups.
INT-USS ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
[Red lights continue to flash as the crew are at their battle stations, Commodore Austin is standing next to the Captain's chair as Captain Branson remains sitting in the chair determined to keep the peace as Lieutenant Smith turns to report.]
LTJG. SMITH: Captain, we're being hailed by the lead Lyran cruiser as well as the lead Gorn cruiser.
CAPT. BRANSON: Put them both on the main viewer.
Both bridges of the lead vessels appear.
CAPT. BRANSON: Gentlemen what can I do for you?
GORN COMMANDER [viewer, via universal translator]: Captain Branson I recommend that you withdraw from here before your ship is littered with Lyran blood
LYRAN COMMANDER [viewer]: Captain Branson will you please tell this Gorn that you're here representing the Lyran Star Empire and your Federation.
Captain Branson gets up from the Captain's chair.
CAPT. BRANSON: Save it I haven't had the best day right now and I have something to say to the both of you, that you should take to heart your ships will leave Federation Space in peace before we have to do something that we're both going to regret.
GORN COMMANDER [viewer, via universal translator]: Captain what are you saying?
CAPT. BRANSON: I'm saying that both of you have this rival issue that needs to be resolved right now, so each of your vessels will eject your primary phaser coils as you depart Federation Space.
LYRAN COMMANDER [viewer]: BUT WE'LL BE DEFENSELESS
CAPT. BRANSON: That's my offer take it or leave it.
Both commanders think and then transmission ends.
EXT-FEDERATION/KLINGON NEUTRAL ZONE BORDER
The Gorn and Lyran forces enter warp one at a time after they ejected their primary phaser coils.
INT-USS ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
LTJG. T'LAR: The Gorn and Lyran forces are departing the sector sir.
[Captain Branson sits in the command chair breathing a sigh of relief.]
CAPT. BRANSON: Stand down from red alert.
[Lights brighten up as the two security officers leave the bridge, as Commodore Austin walks over to him.]
COMM. AUSTIN: I am impressed Captain.
CAPT. BRANSON: Thank you sir negotiation 101 from a former teacher of mine at the Academy.
[Commodore Austin leaves the bridge.]
CMDR. IVANOVA: I think he's warming up to you John.
[Captain Branson smirks.]
EXT-FEDERATION/KLINGON NEUTRAL ZONE BORDER
Enterprise returns to Starbase Six.
[END OF ACT FOUR, FADE OUT, ENDING CREDITS]
==Cast==
===Starring===
*Jarvis Davidson as Captain John Branson
*Felecia Linkous as Lieutenant Commander Zhasa Ivanova
===Also Starring===
*Kevin Regan as Lieutenant Junior Grade Jack Mason
*Ferne Myers as Lieutenant Stephanie Williams
*Blake Waymire as Lieutenant Junior Grade Tyson Mitchell
*Sadie Brickhouse as Lieutenant Junior Grade Julia Smith
*Jacob Elliot as Doctor Steven Carlson
*Delena "Dee" Lusk as Ensign Kara Carlson
*Becky Elliot as Lieutenant Junior Grade T'Lar
===Guest Stars===
*TBA as Nurse Christine Chapel
*TBA as Security Officer Joshua Holiday
*TBA as Lieutenant Samuel Kirk
*TBA as Transporter Chief Kayla Mackenzie
===Special Guest Stars===
==Trivia Notes==
===Background Information===