For Want of a Nail (TOS episode)

For Want of a Nail is the 2nd episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds TOS Season 1.
==Plot==
Captain Branson, Lieutenant Mason, Ensign Nelson, and Doctor Carlson are thrown back in time while trying to transport to the planet Solon Prime. Finding themselves on Earth, in the middle of the American Revolutionary War, they must keep themselves from altering the future with their actions in the past.
==Script Chapters==
===Teaser===
FADE IN
EXT-WARP TUNNEL
Enterprise is at high warp.
CAPT. BRANSON'S [voice over]: Captain's Log Stardate 5685.1, We're on course for a stellar nursery to study it's wonder on a personal note we're paying respect to our fallen comrades. 
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN SHUTTLE BAY
The entire crew are gathered standing at attention as Captain Branson stands at a podium facing his crew.
CAPT. BRANSON: On this day in Earth's history we were ambushed by the Japanese forces at Pearl Harbor, while we mounted a somewhat successful defense, we sustained heavy losses during that day we now pay respect to those who lost their lives in that ambush.
The Starfleet Security guards fire their particle rifles to pay respect to the fallen. 
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS
John enters his quarters and starts to get out of his dress uniform when the com activates.
BRIDGE OFFICER [com voice]: Bridge to Captain Branson
John walks over to the com panel on his desk and presses it.
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Branson here go ahead.
BRIDGE OFFICER [com voice]: Captain we're receiving a hail from Starfleet Command it's Admiral Branson.
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Patch him to my quarters.
He sits at the desk and the desktop monitor activates.
VICE ADM. BRANSON [monitor]: John congrats on your new command sorry I wasn't there to congratulate you in person as you can see I've been swapped at Starfleet Command
CAPT. BRANSON [smiles]: Its ok father what can I do for you?
VICE ADM. BRANSON [monitor]: We're delaying your mission to the stellar nursery and altering your course to Solon Prime are you familiar with them?
CAPT. BRANSON: It was encountered by Captain Jonathan Archer and the crew of the Enterprise NX-01 in the Earth-Romulan War, and they had a bit of an issue with their first meeting and one of them didn't make it due to something about his biology killed him what's up?
VICE ADM. BRANSON [monitor]: We've received a hail from their government out of the blue requesting that we make an appearance it turns out that the Vulcans have been bragging about their first contact with us to people they meet, and they want to meet our kind and you're our ambassador cause your the closet ship to that sector
CAPT. BRANSON: Aye, sir we'll get it done.
VICE ADM. BRANSON [monitor]: Keep me posted Branson out
Transmission ends as John activates the com.
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Branson to bridge alter course to Solon Prime.
EXT-CELESTIAL SECTOR
The Enterprise slows to impulse and enters the system.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
Lieutenant Carlson reports.
LTJG. CARLSON: Entering the Celestial sector now sir.
CAPT. BRANSON: Standard orbit of their planet Lieutenant.
LTJG. CARLSON: Aye, sir.
Captain Branson turns to Lieutenant Smith at communications.
CAPT. BRANSON: Julia, send a continual hail on all languages and frequencies to their government.
LTJG. SMITH: Aye, sir.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: You think they'll respond?
CAPT. BRANSON: I hope so Z.
Then the ship jolts.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: What the hell was that??
Lieutenant T'Lar runs her scans.
LTJG. T'LAR: Unknown Commander.
LTJG. MITCHELL: Should I maneuver us out of orbit?
CAPT. BRANSON: Standby on that Ty.
Then a voice booms.
UNKNOWN VOICE: Welcome Captain John Branson and the crew of the Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise we've got a lot to discuss
Captain Branson is a bit tensed.
[END OF TEASER, FADE OUT]
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Theme Song:
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CAPTAIN 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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Enterprise leaps into warp.
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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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The Enterprise flies over a gas giant's rings.
JARVIS DAVIDSON 
 AS
CAPT. JOHN BRANSON
The Enterprise flies by an asteroid
FELECIA LINKOUS
 AS
LTCMDR. ZHASA IVANOVA
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
LTJG. 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-SOLON PRIME ORBIT
[EPISODE NOTES: OPENING CREDITS FALL OVER OPENING SCENES]
Enterprise in orbit of Solon Prime.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
The crew is still wondering where the booming voice is coming from. 
UNKNOWN VOICE: The Council of Elders is glad you're here
LTJG. MASON: Do you want me to raise deflectors?
CAPT. BRANSON: Standby on that for now Jack where did that voice is coming from T'Lar???
Lieutenant T'Lar runs her scans and reports.
LTJG. T'LAR: Some sort of field is vibrating along our hull it is harmless.
Then Lieutenant Smith reports.
LTJG. SMITH: It's coming on all frequencies Captain but I didn't do anything.
Captain Branson crosses his arms.
CAPT. BRANSON: Julia can you give me a visual?
LTJG. SMITH: Standby.
Lieutenant Smith inputs commands into the communication console and the transparent viewer shows the inside of the chambers.
COUNCIL MEMBER ALANDAR [Viewer]: Greetings Captain Branson I am Alandar leader of the council of elders, we're glad that you're here but you arrived ahead of schedule
CAPT. BRANSON: Ahead of schedule?
COUNCIL MEMBER BATARUS [viewer]: Time is a very tricky thing when you're guessing the arrival of someone
Captain Branson turns to Commander Ivanova and then back to the viewer.
CAPT. BRANSON: I'm happy that you've agreed to meet the United Federation of Planets and I'm hoping to establish a peace with you and your people.
COUNCIL MEMBER ALANDAR [viewer]: I am also glad to meet the United Federation of Planets as well and we'd like to meet you and talk about the chance to meet other people from Earth
CAPT. BRANSON: If you can send us your beam down coordinates we'll come down in a shuttle.
He nods and transmission ends.
CAPT. BRANSON: Z you've got the bridge Lieutenant Mason you're with me have Doctor Carlson and Ensign Nelson meet us in the transporter room.
Captain Branson, and Lieutenant Mason head towards the turbo-lift as Commander Zhasa Ivanova sits in the Captain's chair as N.D. take the tactical station.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE TRANSPORTER ROOM
Captain Branson and Lieutenant Mason enter as Doctor Carlson and Ensign Nelson are waiting for them.
CAPT. BRANSON: Ready?
DR. CARLSON: My first landing party mission.
They step onto the pad.
CAPT. BRANSON: Well, you'll never forget your first.
CHIEF MACKENZIE: Coordinates received sir.
CAPT. BRANSON: Energize.
Chief Mackenzie inputs commands into the transporter console and activates it, as the landing party dematerialized something strange happened.
CHIEF MACKENZIE: What the hell? Transporter room to bridge I am losing the landing party's transporter patterns, I need more power to the annual confinement beam.
CUT TO:
EXT-UNKNOWN PLANET SURFACE
The landing party materialized on the surface as Captain Branson gets out his communicator and flips it open as Lieutenant Mason and his two security officers get out their phasers.
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Landing party to Enterprise, Enterprise are you there? Enterprise respond, is everyone alright?
DR. CARLSON: I think I lost my lunch but other then that I'm alright.
LTJG. MASON: I'm alright, Captain we've got to move to cover we're too exposed.
CAPT. BRANSON: Agreed.
The landing party moves to the cover.
CUT TO:
EXT-SOLOANI PRIME ORBIT
Enterprise is in orbit.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM
Commander Ivanova ,Lieutenant T'Lar, Lieutenant Mitchell, and Lieutenant Carlson are at the monitor.
CHIEF MACKENZIE: I've gone over the transporter four times there was no problems during transport till the power drain.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: Could it of been a transporter malfunction?
CHIEF MACKENZIE: I ran a level four diagnostic two days ago.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: Run it again this time level-5.
Chief Mackenzie leaves the briefing room.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: Could they of beamed to another planet in the system?
LTJG. T'LAR: There are four planets in the system other then Solon Prime none support life.
Commander Ivanova paces about.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: Inform Starfleet Command of what has happened to the Captain and his team.
LTJG. SMITH: Aye, Commander and what do we do in the meantime??
CMDR. IVANOVA: We do what we must we continue to search for the Captain and his team but if and when Starfleet orders us to leave we must honor that order.
They leave the briefing room as Commander Ivanova stands there worried about the Captain's and his team.
EXT-EARTH SURFACE, DAY
The landing party are in cover.
CAPT. BRANSON: Ok so no response from the Enterprise.
DR. CARLSON [re: Medical tricorder]: Captain I'm picking up several plants that are familiar to the scanners poison ivy, oak, and suemack.
LTJG. MASON: Maybe your tricorder is broken.
DR. CARLSON: I checked it before we left the ship and its working just fine.
CAPT. BRANSON [Surprised]: That can't be right but what if?
Then Lieutenant Mason walks over to them.
LTJG. MASON: Guys we found something.
They walks over to a body with a weapon next to him.
CAPT. BRANSON: Oh crap.
[END OF ACT ONE, FADE OUT]
===Act 2===
FADE IN
EXT-SOLOAN ORBIT
The Enterprise is next to the planet.
CMDR. IVANOVA [Voice over]: First officer's Log Supplemental, We're currently in orbit around Solon Prime trying to figure out what happened to the Captain and his landing party, so far nothing we're getting has helped us in our search
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
Commander Ivanova and Lieutenant T'Lar are at her station as she's reporting her scans.
LTJG. T'LAR: So far I've not been able to find any sign of the Captain or his team on Solon Prime.
Commander Ivanova crosses her arms.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA [sighs]: Damn it.
LTJG. MITCHELL: What about that time wave that hit us.
LTJG. CARLSON: Yeah it felt weird.
LTJG. MITCHELL: So what you're saying is that they went back in time???
LTJG. T'LAR: I'm not sure but it looks like that's what I am saying.
CMDR. IVANOVA: But where could they be in time?
T'Lar shrugs her shoulders.
CUT TO:
EXT-EARTH SURFACE
In the 19th century the landing party is watching Doctor Carlson scanning the dead body, as Lieutenant Mason, Corporals Lance and Chow are standing guard with their phaser pistols and particle rifles.
CAPT. BRANSON: What killed him Steven?
DR. CARLSON (Sighs): He was killed about an hour ago he's no more then fifteen years old, and he was shot in the chest with a small bullet.
LT. MASON: What the hell are 15 years olds doing shooting each other?
DR. CARLSON: I'm not sure.
CPL. LANCE: Sir, we've seen about 8 more bodies it looked like they were covering a retreat the scanner picked up several other soldiers in a cluster about forty clicks from here.
Captain Branson is pacing about thinking.
CAPT. BRANSON:You guys what was that wave that struck the runabout? 
LT. MASON (nods): Yeah it was a time displacement wave but the first one was light and then the second one was really huge.
While their talking someone is in the treelines aims his weapon as Commander Williams walks over to them. 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS Whoa.
And the soldier shot Commander Williams in the abdomen and she falls down to the ground as Chow and Lance are about to aim their particle rifles. 
CAPT. BRANSON: WEAPONS DOWN!
LANCE CPL. CHOW (Shocked): Sir?
CAPT. BRANSON: That's an order Corporal.
LT. MASON: Sir he shot my wife!
CAPT. BRANSON: I'm not changing the timeline weapons down now.
He reholsters his phaser and holds his hands up.
CAPT. BRANSON: We surrender.
Lieutenant Mason, Lance Corporal Chow and Corporal Lance do the same thing as the soldiers walk over to them.
[END OF ACT TWO, FADE OUT]
===Act 3===
FADE IN
The soldiers walk up to them.
AMERICAN SOLDIER: Who are you?
CAPT. BRANSON: Captain John Branson of the Military cruiser Enterprise these are my officers.
2ND AMERICAN SOLDIER: There ain't no blacks in the military they're slaves.
John tenses up a bit hearing that.
CAPT. BRANSON (Calms down): There were a shortest of men during the early hours of the war, take us to your commanding officer I want to speak with him.
1ST AMERICAN SOLDIER: Pick up your wounded and follow us.
Both Doctor Carlson and Lieutenant Mason help Commander Williams and they follow the soldiers back to their camp.
EXT-SOLON PRIME ORBIT
Enterprise is in orbit.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM
Commander Ivanova is reviewing the transporter diagnostic reports when the com activates.
LTJG. SMITH [com voice]: Bridge to Commander Ivanova
She activates the com panel.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA [to com]: Ivanova here.
LTJG. SMITH [com voice]: Commander we're being hailed by the Soloni Council of Elders
LTCMDR. IVANOVA [to com]: Patch it to the ready room.
A few hours later the screen shows the Council chamber and Councilor Alandar.
COUNCILOR ALANDAR (monitor): Commander we're awaiting for your Captain and his team I hope nothing has happened to them?
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: We lost contact with our team just moments they started to beam down to the surface.
COUNCILOR ALANDAR (monitor): We've might of been experiencing some issues with our time device hope we didn't damage your ship in anyway, please forgive my people
LTCMDR. IVANOVA [Smiles]: We're not mad at you and who said we're ruthless and unrelenting?
COUNCILOR ALANDAR [monitor]: The Klingons they visited our world a few days ago and they were in a hurry when they picked up your ship entering the system, they made me promise not to tell you what happened to your Captain and his landing party
Commander Ivanova tenses up.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: Councilor get your people to a shelter and stay there until we contact you we'll figure out how to get our people back.
He nods and ends the transmission as Commander Ivanova activates the ship wide.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA [to com]: All hands battle stations red alert!
Klaxons blare as Commander Ivanova leaves the ready room.
CUT TO:
EXT-EARTH SURFACE, DAY/AMERICAN MILITARY CAMP'
In the 19th century at a camp that was made by the soldiers Captain Branson, Doctor Carlson, Lieutenant Mason, Corporal Lance and Chow and the wounded Commander Williams are taken into the house.
INT-MAKESHIFT MEDICAL AREA
Mason and Lance lay Stephanie on the table as Doctor Carlson gets to work on treating the wound. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Can you help her Doc?
DR. CARLSON: I can try its not that deep but I'll have to operate.
He looks up at both Jack and John.
DR. CARLSON (Pissed off): Either of you ever assisted in surgery before? between the bullet, the boat ride and the cold, I'm not in the best of moods!
They back up and Lieutenant Mason looks out the door.
LTJG. MASON: It's strange they didn't take our weapons most of the time when I was on a rescue mission the captive was disarmed and beaten and bruised.
Captain Branson crosses his arms.
CAPT. BRANSON (Sighs): I'm guessing they don't think our weapons are much of a threat, that one right there is very interested in seeing what the Doctor is doing until we fine a way to get out of here let's make plans to escape.
LT. MASON (nods): I'll make the plan with both Chow and Lance.
He walks over to the MACOs to chat with them then the Commanding officer of the army enters and everyone is shocked.
CAPT. BRANSON (Shocked): General George Washington.
DR. CARLSON: Someone who's important huh?
(END OF ACT THREE, FADE OUT)
===Act 4===
FADE IN
EXT-SOLAN ORBIT
Both the U.S.S. Agamemnon a Federation-class Dreadnought and U.S.S. Yorktown a Sombra-Class vessel emerge from warp and are on both sides of the Enterprise.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM [RED ALERT]
Fleet Captain Kirk, Captain Smith and Commander Ivanova are at the table as Lieutenant T'Lar is giving her report.
LTJG. T'LAR: You see this it is a time spike we've been reviewing our sensor readings when we first came into the system, and this is the wave that grazed our hull plating and this is the two waves that pulled the landing parties transporter pattern that's when we lost contact with them.
CAPT. SMITH: So they're still alive.
LTJG. T'LAR: We think so ma'am.
FLT CAPT. KIRK: Then where are they?
CUT TO:
INT-MAKESHIFT MEDICAL AREA
The away team is shocked by seeing the General.
GEN. WASHINGTON: So, Captain Branson I believe it is right?
CAPT. BRANSON (Nods): That's right sir.
GEN. WASHINGTON: Sorry for staring it's hard to believe that someone of color is a commander of an army helping us fight the British, care to explain how you got your command?
CAPT. BRANSON: We were on our way back to a forward command base when our original commanding officer Colonel Black was shot dead, that made me assume command of the overall forces I ordered them to retreat and we got separated from them.
General Washington has his hands behind his back.
GEN. WASHINGTON: Ah, that's interesting sorry for your lost you'll have to forgive my men for shooting your engineer he didn't know if she was a friendly or not.
CAPT. BRANSON: Its alright Doctor Carlson is a very impressive doctor he'll help her.
They continue walking through the camp.
GEN. WASHINGTON: As you can see my men are war weary and tired of relentless fighting and seeing friends die on the battlefield or in the medical hut.
CAPT. BRANSON [sighs]: Understandable.
CUT TO:
EXT-SOLAN ORBIT
The Enterprise, Agamemnon and Yorktown are in orbit over the planet as three Klingon vessels decloak.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Transparent viewer shows the three Klingon vessels as red lights bathe the bridge in crimson red, as Lieutenant T'Lar turns from her station to report.
LTJG. T'LAR: Three Klingon vessels have decloaked.
LTJG. MITCHELL: Their disruptors are primed and charged.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: Julia open a channel.
Lieutenant Smith inputs commands into the communications console.
LTJG. SMITH: Channel opened Commander.
Commander Ivanova gets up from the Captain's chair.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: Klingon vessels this Lieutenant Commander Zhasa Ivanova of the Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise you're trespassing in Federation space, you will return to your side of the border or we will open fire.
Ivanova does the throat slash gesture and Julia ends the hail.
LTJG. CARLSON: Do you think they'll listen?
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: I hope so.
The ship jolts under the fire.
LTJG. MITCHELL: Deflectors are down to 89%
WHUMPH! 
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: Kara, evasive pattern delta return fire.
EXT-SOLON PRIME ORBIT
Enterprise, Yorktown, and Agamemnon scatter as the two Klingon vessels move in on the two vessels as the Enterprise does battle with the lead vessel.
CUT TO:
INT-MAKESHIFT MEDICAL AREA
Doctor Carlson extras the small bullet and gets out a dermal regenerator and starts running it over the wound.
LTJG. MASON: So she's alright?
DR. CARLSON: I'll know once I get her back to the ship and run a full scan.
Then they hear explosions as the soldiers in the camp are starting to freak out and grab their weapons thinking their under attack, as Captain Branson enters.
CAPT. BRANSON: We've got to get out of here come on help her.
Doctor Carlson and Lieutenant Mason help Commander Williams off the table and take her to the beam down site as the soldiers are distracted and they're being flung around as explosions erupt from behind them or near them the Away Team leaves the camp and they were able to reach the beam down area.
LTJG. MASON [re: tricorder]: The energy signature is Klingon!
Explosions erupt around the landing party.
DR. CARLSON: How are the Klingons able to get here?
CAPT. BRANSON: I'm guessing the Enterprise is looking for us.
CUT TO:
EXT-SOLAN ORBIT
The Enterprise, Agamemnon, and Yorktown are having a shoot out with a trio of Klingon warbirds. 
INT-AGAMEMNON MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LTCMDR. SULU: The Klingon vessel's deflectors are buckling sir.
FLT CAPT. KIRK: One torpedo should do it fire!
He presses the firing button.
EXT-SOLON PRIME ORBIT
The Federation-Class vessel fires a photon and destroys the Klingon cruiser.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LTJG. T'LAR: Commander I am detecting the landing party feeding coordinates to the transporter room.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: Ensign lower deflectors transporter room energize.
LTJG. T'LAR: COMMANDER KLINGON VESSEL ARMING PHOTON TORPEDOES!
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: BRACE FOR IMPACT!
EXT-SOLON PRIME ORBIT
Klingon vessel's forward launcher powers up but a volley of photon torpedoes struck the vessel's deflectors then the last one struck the aft section causing the vessel to tilt down and then force it to retreat after the other two vessels were destroyed.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LTJG. T'LAR: The remaining Klingon vessel is retreating.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: Stand down from red alert.
EXT-WARP TUNNEL
Enterprise is at high warp.
CAPT. BRANSON'S [voice over]: Captain's Log Stardate 5784.4, We're on course for Starbase Medical Outpost 13 for more evaluations after our ordeal, I've also spoken with Fleet Captain Kirk on the Klingon issue he's taking it up to Starfleet Command''
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM
Captain Branson is reviewing damage reports.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: As you can see we'll need to put in for repairs at the earliest so we don't grind to a halt.
CAPT. BRANSON: Thank you Steph that will be all.
She turns to leave as she stops and turns back to Captain Branson.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: You did the right thing in stopping Jack.
CAPT. BRANSON: He doesn't believe so.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Give him time sir.
She leaves the ready room.
EXT-WARP TUNNEL
Enterprise soar at warp.
[END OF ACT FOUR, 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 Commander Stephanie Williams
*Blake Waymire as Lieutenant Junior Grade Tyson Mitchell
*Delena "Dee" Lusk as Lieutenant Junior Grade Kara Carlson
*Sadie Brickhouse-Waymire as Lieutenant Junior Grade Julia Smith
*Jacob Elliot as Doctor Steven Carlson
===Guest Stars===
*TBA as Nurse Christine Chapel
*TBA as Security Officer Joshua Holiday
*TBA as Transporter Chief Kayla Mackenzie
===Special Guest Stars===
*Michael L. King as Vice Admiral James Branson
*TBA as Alondar 
*TBA as Batarus
*TBA as Solonai Technician 1
*TBA as Solonai Technician 2
*TBA as General George Washington
*TBA as General Washington's Aide
==Trivia Notes==
===Background Information===