Shore Leave (Ares episode)

Shore Leave is the 6th episode of Star Trek: Ares Ares Season 1.
==Synopsis==
After the events of the Neutral Zone incursion the crew of the Ares has returned to Earth for some much needed shore leave, as John is being questioned by Command for his command decisions during the events.
==Script Chapters==
===Teaser===
FADE IN
EXT-SOL SYSTEM, EARTH ORBIT
The U.S.S. Ares is docked at the Federation Dockyard as worker bees fly around her hull.
CAPT. BRANSON'S [voice over]: Captain's Log Stardate 55394.1, The Ares has been at Sector 001 for the past few days following the Neutral Zone incident, I have authorized the crew to take a few months of shore leave with their friends and family its not everyday we come by home
INT-U.S.S. ARES WEAPONS CONTROL ROOM [BATTLE DAMAGED]
Commander James is leading Captain Branson through the battle damaged room.
LTCMDR. JAMES: Watch your head sir. 
Captain Branson ducks under a support beam. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Man, the brunt of that plasma torpedo did some real damage. 
LTCMDR. JAMES [sighs]: Yeah, but luckily this room held together or otherwise we would of had a hull breach. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Speaking of hull breaches? 
LTCMDR. JAMES: Their being patched up right now. 
CAPT. BRANSON: How long are we looking at for repairs? 
LTCMDR. JAMES: 2 to 3 days if nothing else happens during the repairs. 
CAPT. BRANSON: I'll see that you get more help. 
LTCMDR. JAMES: Thanks. 
He leaves the weapons control room as Commander James surveys the damage. 
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ARES SICKBAY
Commander Kal is laying in the bio-bed as she comes to.
LTCMDR. KAL: Doctor?
Doctor Langford walks over to her.
DR. LANGFORD [re: medical tricorder]: I see you're awake Commander. 
LTCMDR. KAL: How long was I out? 
DR. LANGFORD: Three days you took a nasty fall when we took the brunt of that plasma torpedo. 
LTCMDR. KAL: I remember that who else was hurt? 
DR. LANGFORD: 14 other officers were reported injured we had one death Commander Tomlinson. 
Jane lays back on the bio-bed pillow. 
LTCMDR. KAL: I remember now he pushed me out of the way of the plasma conduit 
caught him in the face. 
DR. LANGFORD: You had a severe concussion and three broken ribs one punctured your kidney we had to do surgery on you to treat it so you didn't bleed out. 
Then the doors opened and Captain Branson walks in and walks over to the bio-bed. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Well how's Pete's favorite patient? 
LTCMDR. KAL: Ready to go back on duty. 
DR. LANGFORD: Not for a few more days. 
LTCMDR. KAL [scoffs]: Oh please I feel fine. 
She tries to get up but she holds her stomach soothing in pain and lays back down. 
LTCMDR. KAL [groans]: This time Pete, I'm not going to argue with you. 
Doctor Langford goes back to another wounded officer as John walks close to the bio-bed. 
JOHN: Jane, I am so sorry that you got hurt.
JANE [smiles]: Hey, it's all part of the adventure of space travel, right? 
JOHN [sighs]: I know but if I didn't have you down there when that plasma torpedo hit us. 
JANE: John, you are the Captain it was my choice to go down there and repair the weapons we needed them if that warbird decided to uncloak and take shots at us. 
Then the com activates. 
LTCMDR. T'MIR [com voice]: Bridge to Branson
John tapped his combadge.
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Branson here go ahead.
LTCMDR. T'MIR [com voice]: Sir, your presences has been requested at Starfleet Command 
Both John and Jane look at each other. 
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: I'm on my way. 
He leaves Sickbay. 
CUT TO:
EXT-EARTH SURFACE, SAN FRANSICO, CALIFORNIA-DAY
An establishing shot of Starfleet Command and in the background Archer's Arena.
INT-STARFLEET COMMAND BRIEFING ROOM
The doors opened and Captain Branson wearing his dress uniform. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Captain John Branson reporting as ordered sir. 
Captain Branson is surprised to see the Admiralty. 
VICE ADM. HALSEY: Have a seat Captain. 
Captain Branson sits at the other side of the table. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Is there something wrong? 
FLEET ADM. OZAWA: We're still trying to figure out what happened at the edge of the Neutral Zone border between Federation and Romulan Space. 
Captain Branson is surprised by that. 
[END OF TEASER, FADE OUT]
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Theme song:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZqTpbTsY70
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The Ares is at the Federation Dockyards
STAR TREK: ARES
A STAR TREK FAN FILM PRODUCTION
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The aft section of the U.S.S. Ares.
BASED ON STAR TREK CREATED BY:
GENE RODDENBERRY
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shot of the secondary hull of the Ares
JARVIS DAVIDSON 
 AS
CAPT. JOHN BRANSON
The Ares flies by an asteroid
FELECIA LINKOUS
 AS
LTCMDR. JANE KAL
The Ares flies by Mars 
KEVIN REGAN
 AS
LT. JACK MASON
FERNE MYERS
 AS
LTCMDR. COURTNEY JAMES
USS Ares is flying next to a comet
DELENA "DEE" LUSK
 AS
LT. JAMIE KAYE
JACOB ELLIOT
 AS
DR. PETER LANGFORD
The Ares flies under a Pioneer-Class vessel
SADIE BRICKHOUSE
 AS
LT. SITO JAXA
The Ares flies by a planet as the sunsets 
BECKY ELLIOT
 AS
LTCMDR. T'MIR
The Ares flies by Earth and as her warp nacelles rise up and power up and she leaps into warp.
CREATED BY:
JARVIS DAVIDSON & JEREMY REGAN
===Act 1===
FADE IN
EXT-EARTH SURFACE, SAN FRANSICO, CALIFORNIA-DAY
[EPISODE NOTES: OPENING CREDITS FALL OVER OPENING SCENES]
Establishing shots of Starfleet Command and Archer's Arena.
INT-STARFLEET COMMAND BRIEFING ROOM
A close of a screen that shows Outpost Four before its destruction, as the camera shows Captain Branson sitting in chair. 
CAPT. BRANSON: As soon as we arrived at the outpost there was a lot of debris in area. 
Commander Daryl Smith brother of both Lieutenant Julia Smith and Captain Jessica Smith picks up a PADD. 
CMDR. SMITH (re: PADD): According to your chief science officer Commander T'Mir the station was subjected to intense plasma bombardment. 
CAPT. BRANSON: That's correct. 
REAR ADM. TUCKER: When the Garidian warbird decloaked you couldn't get a phaser lock? 
CAPT. BRANSON: The vessel was out of phaser range so I ordered a spread of photon torpedoes, when they impacted the vessel's deflectors they weren't damaged at all so I asked if Commander Al-Salah had phasers to fire upon the enemy vessel, and he told me that he didn't cause the phaser crews were dead I then ordered Lieutenant Sito to hail the enemy vessel to make a challenge to get its attention on us but the vessel ignored us and destroyed the outpost. 
Admiral Ozawa picks a PADD up and looks at it.
FLT ADM. OZAWA: Captain we questioned your wife on her report of the events and she said that you wanted to disable the Garidian vessel. 
CAPT. BRANSON: That's correct ma'am. 
The Admirals looked at each other confused. 
VICE ADM. HALSEY: W-Why? 
CAPT. BRANSON: I wanted to establish a dialogue with the enemy and hopefully end the conflict without further bloodshed. 
REAR ADM. TUCKER (frustrated): We lost a lot of drone mining vessels in that little stunt by your wife Captain, not to mention the damage the Ares sustained by the Romulan flagship's plasma torpedo and you lost 13 crewmen and 23 sustained plasma burns and your armory is in shambles did I leave anything out Captain?
CAPT. BRANSON: No, sir.
Admiral Tucker calms down. 
FLT ADM. OZAWA: We'll reconvene at 1550hrs.
The Admiral's leave as John looks over at Janeway.
CAPT. BRANSON: What's going to happen if this goes sideways?
VICE ADM. JANEWAY: Removal of command.
John is shocked by this.
[END OF ACT 1, FADE OUT]
===Act 2===
FADE IN
EXT-SOL SYSTEM, EARTH ORBIT
The U.S.S. Ares is docked at the Federation Dockyards.
INT-U.S.S. ARES MAIN BRIDGE
Engineering teams are repairing the damage the ship sustained during the encounter with the Romulans, as Commander T'Mir is in command while Captain Branson is on the surface and while Commander Kal is recovering she's looking over the duty shifts on the PADD as an ensign is standing at ease waiting for her to finish.
LTCMDR. T'MIR [re: PADD]: Take these to Commander Williams in Main Engineering. 
The Ensign takes the PADDs and leaves as Lieutenant Mason walks over to her from his station.
LT. MASON: Phaser upgrades are back on-line. 
Commander T'Mir looks over at him.
LTCMDR. T'MIR; Already?
LT. MASON: Yes, ma'am we've begun power supply calibration. 
LTCMDR. T'MIR: Impressive Lieutenant.
LT. MASON: Thanks Commander.
LTCMDR. T'MIR: Continue with the testing Mister Mason, (hands him a PADD) Here's the final schedule for shore leave and personnel transfers. 
Lieutenant Mason takes the PADD and goes back to his station.
EXT-EARTH SURFACE, SAN FRANSICO, CALIFORNIA-DAY
A shot of the Branson house hold. 
INT-BRANSON HOUSE HOLD, KITCHEN
 
John is sitting at the table as Jessica is pacing about. 
JESSICA: Removal of command? 
JOHN: That's what Kathryn told me. 
Jessica is freaking out a bit. 
JESSICA: I can't believe that this happening. 
John turns to her. 
JOHN: Your report was read to me by Admiral Ozawa. 
JESSICA: Yeah they interviewed me the second the Yorktown was towed into dry-dock by the Titan and Cerritos. 
John gets up as Jessica looks at him. 
JESSICA (confused): You don't think that my report? 
Jessica walks over to him. 
JESSICA: John I love you and I would never hurt you or never take the Ares from you, cause you worked so hard to earn her. 
John holds his wife. 
JOHN (sighs): Sorry its just this whole situation has me steamed at the moment. 
JESSICA: I know honey I'm sorry. 
John and Jessica embrace.
INT-U.S.S. ARES WEAPONS CONTROL ROOM [BATTLE DAMAGED]
Both Commander James and Lieutenant Martine are working to repair the weapon control room.
LTCMDR. JAMES: (re: Tricorder): That should be the last one let's make sure that its not going to break on us again. 
LTJG. MARTINE (nods): Aye, Lieutenant.
 
They look at the station. 
LTCMDR. JAMES: You know a funeral was held for Robert we didn't see you there. 
They work on the console. 
LTJG. MARTINE: Yeah I was visiting my parents for a few days. 
She goes to one of the other stations as Courtney walks over to her.
LTCMDR. JAMES: Captain Branson had to inform his parents what happened to him. 
Martine looks at the console still. 
LTCMDR. JAMES: Angela take a break you've been in here helping for the last few weeks. 
LTJG. MARTINE (sighs): Alright, I'll take a few minutes to relax. 
She leaves the weapons control room, Commander James works on the consoles and she looks at the read out and starts working on what she discovered but a huge shower of sparks erupt from the ceiling and consoles as support beams fall and klaxons blare as the camera pans down to Commander James who's wounded. 
INT-BRANSON HOUSEHOLD, BEDROOM AREA
Both John and Jessica are sleeping as John's combadge beeps as he stirs and tapped him.
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Branson here go ahead.
LTCMDR. KAL [com voice]: John there's been an accident
John is worried. 
[END OF ACT 2, FADE OUT]
===Act 3===
FADE IN
INT-U.S.S. ARES SICKBAY
Lieutenant Williams is laying in the bio-bed as Nurse Takahashi is treating Courtney's wounds. 
CAPT. BRANSON: What happened? 
DR. LANGFORD: We're not sure but it looked like the weapons control room has an overload of some sort. 
LT. MASON: I've got a security team going through the weapons control room to see what happened. 
DR. LANGFORD: Don't worry Jack we'll take good care of her. 
LT. MASON (smiles): Thanks Pete. 
He leaves sickbay to start the investigation as to what happened in the weapons control room. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Keep me posted on her condition. 
DR. LANGFORD: Aye, sir. 
Both Captain Branson and Commander Kal leaves sickbay as both Doctor Langford and Nurse Takahashi are treating Commander James. 
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ARES DECK FIVE CORRIDOR
They walked out of sickbay. 
CAPT. BRANSON: This isn't good. 
LTCMDR. KAL: I agree. 
They're walking through the corridor. 
CAPT. BRANSON: With Courtney down we're going to need a back up Chief Engineer to oversee the repairs, Mister Payne is currently on a trip with his family so he's out of the question. 
LTCMDR. KAL: So what are we going to do?
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ARES TRANSPORTER ROOM 2
Commander Clarkson materialized on the pad with his engineering gear. 
CAPT. BRANSON (smiles): Commander Clarkson welcome aboard. 
Kyle walks off the pad. 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON (smiles): Thanks John its good to be aboard the Ares. 
They leave the transporter room. 
INT-U.S.S. ARES DECK THREE CORRIDOR
Both John and Kyle are walking through the corridor.
JOHN: It's good to see you again man.
KYLE [smiles]: Same here John.
JOHN: I'm sure you read what happened?
KYLE [nods]: Who hasn't read what happened at the Romulan Neutral Zone border, you did a lot of good there keeping the Romulans from destroying more of our outposts. 
Captain Branson stops as Commander Clarkson turns to him. 
KYLE: John, what's wrong?
JOHN [sighs]: They're thinking about removing from command of the Ares.
Kyle looks over at him.
KYLE: Why?
JOHN: I'm not sure.
KYLE: you did everything right to defend the Federation from a possible Romulan/Garidian invasion, they should be giving you a medal for that. 
CAPT. BRANSON (sighs): Yeah but Admiral Tucker wants me removed for my decisions. 
They continue to the turbo-lift. 
CUT TO:
INT-USS ARES WEAPONS CONTROL ROOM [BATTLE DAMAGED]
Lieutenant Mason and Lieutenant Hansen are examining the damaged room as Captain Branson and Commander Clarkson enter.
CAPT. BRANSON: Report?
Lieutenant Mason closes his tricorder and walks over to him.
LT. MASON: We're not sure but we have ran 12 scans and can't find what caused the console that Courtney was working on to overload.
CAPT. BRANSON: I'm sure you all know Commander Clarkson.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON [nods]: Mister Mason and Mister Hansen.
LT. MASON: Commander.
LTJG. HANSEN: Commander.
They both leave as Captain Branson looks over at Kyle.
CAPT. BRANSON: You've got your work cut out for you Kyle.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON [sighs]: Thanks John.
John leaves the control room as Kyle gets to work.
CUT TO:
EXT-EARTH SURFACE SAN FRANSICO CALIFORNIA-NIGHT
An establishing shot of Starfleet Command. 
INT-STARFLEET COMMAND, BRIEFING ROOM 
Commander Smith speaks. 
CMDR. SMITH: The details of this debriefing will remain classified, as ordered by the Command Council. 
FLT ADM. OZAWA: If there are no further questions? 
(Everyone rises and leaves the room, except Branson and Tucker.) 
CAPT. BRANSON: Admiral, I want to apologize for what I said to you the other day. I was out 
of line. 
REAR ADM. TUCKER: Yes you were Captain. 
CAPT. BRANSON: I'm glad we can finally agree on something. 
REAR ADM. TUCKER: Captain. Your actions, while being morally questionable, were necessary. I opposed your appointment as captain of Ares, but it's obvious now that I was wrong. 
CAPT. BRANSON (surprised): Oh? 
REAR ADM. TUCKER: Your wife explained the reason as to why you wanted to conduct peaceful negotiations with the Commander of the Garidian vessel, and you were defusing a situation before it became critical. 
[Admiral Tucker extends his hand.] 
REAR ADM. TUCKER: I am glad that Halsey chose you. 
[Branson shakes his hand.] 
INT-U.S.S. ARES WEAPONS CONTROL ROOM
Repairs are almost done again as an engineer is at one of the consoles and tags it with a small device. 
ENGINEER: Commander can you come and look at this? 
Kyle walks over to the console. 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: What's wrong? 
ENGINEER: It appears that the main phaser couplings are having issues. 
[Kyle works at the console and he sees something and he removes it and sees that its a device, and deactivates it and scans it with a tricorder but then hears a phaser power up and turns to see the engineer.] 
[END OF ACT THREE, FADE OUT]
===Act 4===
FADE IN
EXT-SOL SYSTEM, EARTH ORBIT
The Ares is docked at the Federation Dockyards.
INT-U.S.S. ARES WEAPONS CONTROL ROOM
[Kyle is held at phaser point by the engineer.] 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: What's going on? 
ENGINEER: The Federation is weak they don't even defend their bases. 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: What? 
He shot the bulkhead as it erupts in a shower of sparks. 
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ARES MAIN BRIDGE
LT. MASON: Captain my sensors have detected weapons fire in the control room.
Captain Branson looks over at him.
CAPT. BRANSON: Who's in there besides Commander Clarkson?
Lieutenant Mason checks and reports.
LT. MASON: Ensign Jonas.
LT. SITO: Isn't he on leave as well?
CAPT. BRANSON: Yeah he is Jack take a security team and go check it out.
LT. MASON: Aye, sir.
Lieutenant Mason leaves the bridge.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ARES WEAPON CONTROL ROOM
[Kyle has his hands up as the engineer is holding him at phaser point.] 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: Who are you? 
[Engineer speaks Romulan.] 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON [shocked]: You're Romulan disguised as a human. 
ENGINEER: I did it for my people and our empire as I see you Federation dogs are still weak you couldn't even defeat a Garidian warbird. 
[Then Kyle jumps him and they wrestle for the phaser as Kyle kicks him in the face, as he attempts to grab the phaser meanwhile Lieutenant Mason and two security officers are heading to support Kyle. As the hand to hand combat is going ok for Kyle who picks the phaser up and aims it at the engineer.] 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: Now tell me what the hell is going on? 
[Then the doors opened and Lieutenant Mason and his security team shows up also aiming their phasers at the engineer.] 
ENGINEER: All I can tell you is that my people are going to rule the entire Alpha and Beta Quadrants. 
[He gets out a small dagger and stabs his arm and twists as blue veins pop out and he chants in Romulan, as Kyle realizes what he's doing and goes to a console and taps into the transporter controls and beams the engineer off the ship.] 
CUT TO:
EXT-SOL SYSTEM, EARTH ORBIT
[The engineer explodes.] 
INT-U.S.S. ARES MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
[Transparent viewer shows this as the bridge crew shields their eyes from the bright flash.] 
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Branson to control room, Mister Mason respond!
INT-USS ARES WEAPONS CONTROL ROOM [RED ALERT]
Lieutenant Mason tapped his combadge. 
LT. MASON (to com): Mason to bridge we're still here. 
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ARES MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]'''
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: What the hell just happened? 
INT-U.S.S. ARES WEAPONS CONTROL ROOM [RED ALERT] 
LT. MASON [to com]: Commander Clarkson just saved the ship from a Romulan spy who tried to blow us up. 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON [to com]: It will all be in my report Captain. 
EXT-SOL SYSTEM, EARTH ORBIT
[Repairs to the Ares are completed.] 
CAPT. BRANSON'S (voice over): Captain's Log supplemental, Repairs to the Ares are finished and the crew are very anxious to continue our mission of exploration and discovery as am I
INT-U.S.S. ARES TURBO-LIFT CART 
[Captain Branson is standing in the cart with his hands behind his back.] 
CAPT. BRANSON'S (voice over, continuing): I wasn't able to see Kyle off but he has informed my first officer that he enjoyed his time on the Ares and perhaps might want to transfer over in the near future, Commander James has fully recovered from her injuries which is good and she is impressed with how well Kyle was able to finish the repairs in such record time 
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ARES MAIN BRIDGE
[The turbo-lift doors opened and Captain Branson walks onto the bridge as Commander Kal gets up from the Captain's chair.] 
LTCMDR. KAL: Captain on the bridge. 
[The bridge crew stands at attention.] 
CAPT. BRANSON (smiles): As you all were. 
[The bridge crew resumes their stations.] 
LTCMDR. KAL: Good that you're still in command. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Its good to be back aboard her Jane she looks as good as I remember her. 
[Commander Kal assumes the first officer chair, as Captain Branson sits down in the Captain's chair and tapped his combadge.] 
CAPT. BRANSON (to com): Bridge to Engine room Courtney are we ready to get underway? 
CUT TO:
INT-USS ARES MAIN ENGINEERING
LTCMDR. JAMES (to com): Yes, sir you'll have warp as soon as we clear space dock. 
INT-USS ARES MAIN BRIDGE
CAPT. BRANSON: Lieutenant Kaye take us out one half impulse speed and as soon as we clear space dock set course 213 mark 40 warp factor seven. 
LT. KAYE: Aye, sir. 
[Lieutenant Kaye inputs commands into the helm station.] 
EXT-SOL SYSTEM, EARTH ORBIT
[Ares moves slowly out of the Federation Dockyard.] 
INT-USS ARES MAIN BRIDGE
LT. KAYE: We've cleared space dock sir. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Hit it. 
[Lieutenant Kaye activates the warp drive.] 
EXT-SPACE
[The Ares's warp engines rise up and they powered up and she leaps into warp onto her next 
adventure.] 
[END OF ACT FOUR, 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 Jack Mason
*Ferne Myers as Lieutenant Commander Courtney James
*Jacob Elliot as Doctor Peter Langford
*Sadie Waymire as Lieutenant Sito Jaxa
*Delena "Dee" Lusk as Lieutenant Jamie Kaye
*Becky Elliot as Lieutenant Commander T'Mir
===Guest Stars===
*TBA as Transporter Chief Kayla Mackenzie
*TBA as Lieutenant Junior Grade Harris Payne
*TBA as Lieutenant Junior Grade Sean Hansen
*TBA as Lieutenant Junior Grade Angela Martine
===Special Guest Stars===
*TBA as Vice Admiral Kathryn Janeway
*TBA as Lieutenant Commander Daryl Smith
*TBA as Rear Admiral Ronald Tucker
*TBA as Vice Admiral Thomas Halsey
*Jeremy Regan as Lieutenant Commander Kyle Clarkson
==Trivia Notes==
===Background Information===