Shore Leave (TOS episode)

Shore Leave is the 10th episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1.
==Plot==
After the events of the Neutral Zone incursion the crew of the Enterprise 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 Enterprise is docked Earth Spacedock as worker bees and robotic arms are along the outer hull.
CAPT. BRANSON'S [voice over]: Captain's Log Stardate 5785.1, The Enterprise has returned to Earth for much needed repairs after the Neutral Zone mission, I can only hope that Command will do something about the Romulan issue before it becomes worse then it already has become
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE WEAPON CONTROL ROOM [BATTLE DAMAGED]
Commander Williams and a repair team are working on the damaged weapons control room, as Captain Branson enters.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: 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. WILLIAMS [sighs]: Yeah, but luckily this room held together or otherwise we would of had a hull breach.
CAPT. BRANSON: Speaking of hull breaches?
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Their being patched up right now.
CAPT. BRANSON: How long are we looking at for repairs?
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: 2 to 3 days if nothing else happens during the repairs.
CAPT. BRANSON: I'll see that you get more help.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Thanks.
He leaves the weapons control room as Commander Williams surveys the damage.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE SICKBAY
Commander Ivanova lays in the bio-bed still recovering from her injuries.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: Doctor?
Doctor Carlson walks over to her.
DR. CARLSON [re: Medical tricorder]: I see you're awake Commander.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: How long was I out?
DR. CARLSON: Three days you took a nasty fall when we took the brunt of that plasma torpedo.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: I remember that who else was hurt?
DR. CARLSON: 14 other officers were reported injured we had one death Commander Tomlinson.
Zhasa lays back on the bio-bed pillow.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: I remember now he pushed me out of the way of the plasma conduit caught him in the face.
DR. CARLSON: 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 Steven's favorite patient?
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: Ready to go back on duty.
DR. CARLSON: Not for a few more days.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA [scoffs]: Oh please I feel fine.
She tries to get up but she holds her stomach soothing in pain and lays back down.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA [groans]: This time Steven, I'm not going to argue with you.
Doctor Carlson goes back to another wounded officer as John walks close to the bio-bed.
JOHN: Z, I'm really sorry you got hurt. 
Z: 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.
Z: 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.
LTJG. T'LAR [com voice]: Bridge to Captain Branson
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Branson here go ahead.
LTJG. T'LAR [com voice]: Sir, your presences has been requested at Starfleet Command
Both John and Zhasa look at each other.
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: I'm on my way.
He leaves Sickbay.
CUT TO:
EXT-EARTH SURFACE, DAY
An establishing shot at Starfleet Command and Archer 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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CAPTAIN'S OATH:
CAPT. BRANSON'S (voice over): Space. The final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its 5 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: STRANGE NEW WORLDS
A STAR TREK FAN FILM PRODUCTION
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BASED ON STAR TREK CREATED BY: GENE RODDENBERRY
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A shot of the secondary hull of the Enterprise
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-SOL SYSTEM, EARTH ORBIT
Enterprise sits in the dry-dock berth.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM
Captain Branson sits in his ready room shocked at what was told to him as the doors chimed.
CAPT. BRANSON: Come.
Doors opened and Lieutenant Mason enters holding a PADD.
LTJG. MASON: The phaser upgrades are on-line.
CAPT. BRANSON [surprised]: Already?
LTJG. MASON [nods]: We have begun power supply calibration. 
CAPT. BRANSON [smiles]: You're just too damned efficient, Lieutenant. 
LTJG. MASON (nods): Thank you Captain. 
CAPT. BRANSON [re: PADD]: 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 leaves the ready room as John looks at the other PADD showing the time for his debriefing at Starfleet Command.
CUT TO:
EXT-EARTH SURFACE, DAY
An establishing shot of Starfleet Command and Archer 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 Lieutenant T'Lar the station was subjected to intense plasma bombardment. 
CAPT. BRANSON: That's correct. 
REAR ADM. TUCKER: When the Romulan vessel decloaked why didn't you fire on it? 
CAPT. BRANSON: We weren't in weapons range yet and 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 Smith to hail the enemy vessel to make a challenge to get its attention on us but the vessel ignored us and destroyed the outpost. 
The Admirals look at each other as Admiral Ozawa looks at the PADD.
FLEET ADM. OZAWA: Captain we questioned Captain Kirk on his report of the events and he said that you wanted to disable the Romulan 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): But it didn't the Enterprise sustained damage due to an unexpected disabling of vessels warp drive resulting in me ordering 14 ships to cover the Enterprise so she can get her warp drive back on-line and three automatic freighters were destroyed did I leave anything out Captain? 
CAPT. BRANSON: No, sir you didn't. 
Admiral Tucker calms down. 
FLEET ADM. OZAWA: We'll reconvene at 1550hrs. 
CUT TO:
INT-STARFLEET COMMAND, FLEET CAPTAIN KIRK'S OFFICE 
Both John and Kirk are in his office as John's pacing about.
CAPT. BRANSON: I can't believe this is happening.
FLT CAPT. KIRK: John I know how you feel about this but the Admiralty only informed me after they towed the Farragut back here.
John looks at him.
JOHN: How can they be acting like I did something terrible.
JIM: I don't think you did anything wrong John.
John sits in a chair thinking.
JOHN: What's going to happen if they rule on the decision?
JIM [sighs]: I'm not sure but if I know Admiral Tucker as well as I do he might suggest removing you from command of the Enterprise, and assigning you to a planet side assignment or a Starbase command assignment. 
John is shocked by that. 
[END OF ACT 1, FADE OUT]
===Act 2===
FADE IN
EXT-EARTH SURFACE, DAY
An establishing shot of the Branson house.
INT-BRANSON HOUSE, KITCHEN
Jessica is pacing about.
John is sitting at the table as Jessica is pacing about. 
JESSICA: Removal of command? 
JOHN: That's what Jim told me. 
Jessica is freaking out a bit. 
JESSICA: I can't believe that this happening. 
John turns to her. 
JOHN: Me either Jim's report was read to me by Admiral Ozawa.
Jessica walks over to her husband and puts her forehead on his.
JESSICA: I am sure that Jim didn't mean to harm your command he chose you to replace him as Captain of the Enterprise.
JOHN [smiles]: Thanks honey.
They embrace.
CUT TO:
EXT-SOL SYSTEM, EARTH ORBIT
An shot of the Enterprise sitting in the dry-dock. 
INT-USS ENTERPRISE WEAPONS CONTROL ROOM
Both Commander Williams and Lieutenant Martine is working on one of the station as it comes back to life. 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS (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, Commander. 
They look at the station. 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: 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. 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Captain Branson had to inform his parents what happened to him. 
Martine looks at the console still. 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: 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 Williams 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 Williams who's wounded. 
CUT TO:
INT-BRANSON HOUSE HOLD, BEDROOM (DARKEN)
Both Jessica and John are asleep in the bed as John's communicator beeps as he stirs and wakes up and gets the communicator and flips it open as it beeps. 
CAPT. BRANSON (to com): Branson here go ahead. 
LTCMDR. IVANOVA (com voice): John there's been an accident
John is worried. 
[END OF ACT TWO, FADE OUT]
===Act 3===
FADE IN
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE SICKBAY
Commander Williams is on a bio-bed, unconscious.
NURSE CHAPEL [re: Medical tricorder]: Still no respiration. Her blood pressure's ninety over forty and dropping.
DR. CARLSON [re: Medical tricorder]: She has second degree burns on her lungs. I'll need to do a pulmonary regeneration. 
Chapel hands him the device and he starts treating her as Chapel reports.
NURSE CHAPEL [re: Medical tricorder]: Her neural tissues are starting to degenerate.
DR. CARLSON [re: Medical tricorder]: Oxygen deprivation. We've got to get her breathing. Try ten milligrammes pulmazine.
She gets the hypo and injects her with the meds.
NURSE CHAPEL: No effect.
DR. CARLSON: Again.
She gives her another dose.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS [gasps for air]: W-What happened?
DR. CARLSON: You were in an accident.
Jack enters and walks over to his wife and holds her hand.
JACK [smiles]: Hey there Steph.
Captain Branson enters and walks over to Doctor Carlson.
CAPT. BRANSON: How is she?
DR. CARLSON [sighs]: Another patient snatched from the jaws of death and she's lucky to be alive.
CAPT. BRANSON: How long will she be out?
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: I'm ready to go Captain.
DR. CARLSON: No you're not Commander you almost died from second degree burns to your lungs.
Captain Branson walks over to her.
CAPT. BRANSON: Steph, you'll be alright but for now rest let me take care of the rest.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS [nods]: Aye, sir.
He leaves sickbay.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE TRANSPORTER ROOM
Commander Clarkson materialized on the transporter pad.
CAPT. BRANSON (smiles): Commander Clarkson welcome aboard. 
Kyle walks off the pad. 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON (smiles): Thanks John its good to be aboard the Enterprise. 
They leave the transporter room. 
INT-USS ENTERPRISE DECK SIX CORRIDOR 
Both Captain Branson and Commander Clarkson are walking through the corridor. 
CAPT. BRANSON: I'm sure you read what happened? 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: 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. 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: John are you alright? 
CAPT. BRANSON: The Admiralty is thinking about removing me from command because of my command decisions at the Neutral Zone border. 
Kyle walks over to him. 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON (shocked): W-What why you did everything right to defend the Federation from a possible Romulan 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 ENTERPRISE WEAPONS CONTROL ROOM (BATTLE DAMAGED)
Lieutenant Mason and Ensign Holiday are running scans as to what caused the overload, when Captain Branson and Commander Clarkson enter. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Report? 
LTJG. MASON: So far we've not found the cause of what caused the overload we've got over this place with a fine toothcomb, I will take the scans that we took back to the security office and run a full scan. 
CAPT. BRANSON: I'm sure you remember Commander Clarkson he's come over to take over while Stephanie is recovering from her injuries. 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: Lieutenant Mason, Ensign Holiday. 
LTJG. MASON: Come on Ensign let's get to work. 
They leave the weapons control room. 
CAPT. BRANSON: You've got your work cut out for you Kyle. 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON (smiles): I can see that. 
John leaves as Kyle starts working on repairing the weapons control room with some help from the engineers. 
CUT TO:
EXT-EARTH SURFACE, NIGHT
An establishing shot of Starfleet Command. 
INT-STARFLEET COMMAND, BRIEFING ROOM
Commander Williams speaks. 
CMDR. WILLIAMS: The details of this debriefing will remain classified, as ordered by the Command Council. 
FLEET 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 Enterprise, but it's obvious now that I was wrong. 
CAPT. BRANSON (surprised): Oh? 
REAR ADM. TUCKER: Captain Kirk explained the reason as to why you wanted to conduct peaceful negotiations with the Commander of the Romulan vessel, and you were defusing a situation before it became critical. 
[Admiral Tucker extends his hand.] 
REAR ADM. TUCKER: I am glad that Kirk chose you. 
[Branson shakes his hand.] 
CUT TO:
INT-USS ENTERPRISE 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
INT-USS ENTERPRISE 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-USS ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
[T'Lar is at her station and reports.] 
LTJG. T'LAR: Captain, my scanners have detected weapons discharge. 
Captain Branson walks over to her station.
CAPT. BRANSON: Where?
She inputs commands into her station.
LTJG. T'LAR: Deck eight, weapons control room.
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Bridge to weapons control room, Commander Clarkson respond.
Nothing over the com.
CAPT. BRANSON: Jack take a security team down there and see what's going on.
LTJG. MASON [nods]: Aye, sir.
Lieutenant Mason leaves the bridge.
INT-USS ENTERPRISE WEAPONS CONTROL ROOM
[Kyle has his hands up as the engineer is holding him at phaser point.] 
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: Who are you? 
[The engineer speaks Romulan.]
LTCMDR. CLARKSON [surprised]: You're a Romulan.
ENGINEER: I did it for my people and our empire as I see your Federation is still weak you couldn't even defeat one of our Romulan warbirds. 
[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. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
[Transparent viewer shows this as the bridge crew shields their eyes from the bright flash.] 
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Bridge to weapons control room respond?
LTJG. MASON [com voice]: We're alright sir
INT-USS ENTERPRISE WEAPONS CONTROL ROOM 
LTJG. MASON (to com): Commander Clarkson just saved the ship sir. 
EXT-SOL SYSTEM, EARTH ORBIT 
[Repairs to the Enterprise are completed.] 
CAPT. BRANSON'S (voice over): Captain's Log supplemental, Repairs to the Enterprise are finished and the crew are very anxious to continue our five-year mission as am I
INT-USS ENTERPRISE 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 Enterprise and perhaps might want to transfer over in the near future, Lieutenant Williams 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-USS ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE 
[The turbo-lift doors opened and Captain Branson walks onto the bridge as Commander Ivanova gets up from the Captain's chair.] 
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: Captain on the bridge. 
[The bridge crew stands at attention.] 
CAPT. BRANSON (smiles): As you all were. 
[The bridge crew resumes their stations.] 
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: Good that you're still in command. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Its good to be back aboard her Z she looks as good as I remember her. 
[Commander Ivanova assumes her station, as Captain Branson sits down in the Captain's chair and toggles the com panel.] 
CAPT. BRANSON (to com): Bridge to Engine room Steph are we ready to get underway? 
CUT TO:
INT-USS ENTERPRISE MAIN ENGINEERING
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS (to com): Yes, sir you'll have warp as soon as we clear space dock. 
INT-USS ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
CAPT. BRANSON: Lieutenant Carlson take us out one half impulse speed and as soon as we clear space dock set course 213 mark 40 warp factor seven. 
LTJG. CARLSON: Aye, sir. 
[Ensign Carlson inputs commands into the helm station.] 
EXT-SOL SYSTEM, EARTH ORBIT
[Enterprise moves slowly out of the dry-dock berth.] 
INT-USS ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE 
LTJG. CARLSON: We've cleared space dock sir. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Hit it. 
[Lieutenant Carlson activates the warp drive.] 
EXT-SPACE
[The Enterprise's warp engines 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 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
*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 Transporter Chief Kayla Mackenzie
*TBA as Ensign Dana Christina
*TBA as Lieutenant Samuel Kirk
*TBA as Ensign Elias Sheridan
*TBA as Lieutenant Junior Grade Angela Martine
*Jeremy Regan as Lieutenant Commander Kyle Clarkson
===Special Guest Stars===
*TBA as Vice Admiral Robert April
*Ashley M. Kalfas as Captain Jessica Smith
*TBA as Vice Admiral Thomas Halsey
*TBA as Fleet Admiral Alice Ozawa
*TBA as Rear Admiral Duncan Perry
*TBA as Admiral Ronald Tucker
==Trivia Notes==
===Background Information===