Old Wound's (TOS Universe episode)

Old Wound's is the series opener to Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1.
==Plot==
While being refitted with new technology the starship USS Enterprise is now under the command of Captain John Branson, his first mission is to take Mara the wife of Captain Kang back to the Klingons to make sure to avert an all-out war between the two governments will John be able to or will his first day of Command be his last!?
==Script Chapters==
===Teaser===
FADE IN
EXT-FEDERATION SPACE
The USS Enterprise flies through a nebula cloud badly damaged with plasma venting from the starboard nacelle housing and several hull breaches along the ship's outer hull.
INT-USS ENTERPRISE SICKBAY [RED ALERT]
Wounded officers are being brought in and treated by the medical officers, as the cameras goes over to the surgical bio-bed as Doctor Carlson is treating a severally wounded Commander Spock who has as support beam in his side.
DR. CARLSON: Nurse give me 3ccs of cordianze.
Nurse Chapel gives him the hypo and he injects Spock with it as the vital monitor shows his vitals are barely hanging in there, as the Sickbay doors opened and Captain John Branson and he looks like he's been in a huge battle.
CAPT. BRANSON: Steven how is he?
Doctor Carlson walks over to him.
DR. CARLSON (sighs): I've done all I can do the power surge ruptured multiple arteries the tissue regenerators are working but I don't know if they'll be quick enough all we can do now is just wait.
Captain Branson remains far from the bio-bed when Lieutenant Williams enters.
LT. WILLIAMS: Sir?
Captain Branson walks over to her.
LT. WILLIAMS: Communications are out and half the ship systems are gone.
Captain Branson folds his arms.
CAPT. BRANSON: Weapon systems are a top priority.
LT. WILLIAMS: I've got five teams working on restoring tactical systems but like I said half the ship systems are gone and life-support is failing on all decks.
CAPT. BRANSON: The Cardassians have tasted blood they won't stop now start with the weapons systems we need them to defend ourselves.
LT. WILLIAMS: JOHN I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN'T GET THEM WORKING AGAIN! With all due respect Commander the Enterprise is lost abandoning ship is our best option.
CAPT. BRANSON: ABANDON SHIP HELL NO WE'RE NOT LOSING THIS SHIP NOT WHILE I'M IN COMMAND! I know its bad but we're not going to lose the Enterprise to those Cardassian bastards, keep her together we're not going down without a fight dismissed engineer.
LT. WILLIAMS: Aye, sir.
She leaves sickbay as John feels the pressure of the situation as his communicator beeps he gets it out and flips it open.
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Go ahead.
ENS. SMITH [com voice]: Sir, we've got two blips on the motion detectors
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: I'm on my way.
He closes his communicator and heads out.
EXT-FEDERATION SPACE, SECTOR 178
An unknown vessel is attacking the Enterprise causing massive damage to her.
INT-USS ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
WHUMPH!
ENS. MITCHELL: Sir we've lost helm control!
CAPT. BRANSON: maneuvering thrusters Mister Mitchell, Bridge to Engineering Williams we need impulse power back on-line.
LT. UHURA: Word from Doctor Carlson Commander Spock is dead.
Captain Branson is shocked 
EXT-FEDERATION SPACE, SECTOR 178
A unknown vessel has fired off a torpedo and a bright flash.
EXT-GAMMA HYDRA III SURFACE
A field has a ship crash-landed in it. Mara a female Klingon is running for her life as she's being chased by two Romulan soldiers.
CUT TO:
EXT-FARMHOUSE DAY
A middle-aged Farmer rushes out of his house seeing what's going on as we see from his POV the flashes of weapons fire, and movement through the cornfield he rushes back into the house.
MARA
breaks into the clear, quickly surveys the scene. She spots a nearby SILO and runs toward it with intent.
THE TWO ROMULAN SOLDIERS
emerge from the field and see Mara.
AT THE SILO
Mara quickly opens a large DOOR and steps inside. We hear the door LOCK.
THE FARMER
steps out of his house, armed with a 22nd century PLASMA SHOTGUN.
He runs down the porch steps and heads toward the cornfield...
THE TWO ROMULAN SOLDIERS
have reached the locked silo door. One of them shoots the knob and forces the door open and they go inside to either kill or capture Mara.
TOP OF SILO
Mara breaks out another DOOR fifteen feet above ground. She LANDS on a nearby SHED, LEAPS to the dirt and draws her DISRUPTOR. She runs twenty feet, spins, and FIRES a single SHOT at the broken door she just came out of.
Destroying the Silo killing her pursers the Farmer having just arrived sees the destruction of the Silo then sees Mara.
FARMER: DROP YOUR WEAPON!
She turns to see the Farmer as she raises her hands up.
MARA: It's alright I am not going to harm you Earther.
FARMER: I've heard that before Klingon drop your weapon.
She releases her weapon it falls to the ground.
MARA: If you can help me contact my husband I will before forever in your debt.
FARMER: Stay right there.
She tries to walk to him and is shot sent flying and the farmer looks at the down Mara with burnt mark on her chest.
[END OF TEASER, FADE OUT]
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STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE
A STAR TREK FAN FILM PRODUCTION
===Act 1===
FADE IN
EXT-SOL SYSTEM, EARTH ORBIT
[EPISODE NOTES: OPENING CREDITS FALL OVER OPENING SCENES]
CAMERA PULLS BACK slightly to reveal we're in SPACEDOCK in orbit of EARTH. We only see a small section of what we'll learn is the STARSHIP ENTERPRISE. A tiny ORBITAL INSPECTION POD enters frame and flies along the underside of the hull. 
INT-INSPECTION POD CANOPY
CAPTAIN JOHN BRANSON & LIEUTENANT COMMANDER STEPHANIE WILLIAMS.
Both officers sit side by side in the cramped cockpit, John Branson is an African-American in his early thirties and is in civilian clothes, and Lieutenant Commander Stephanie Williams in her 20's wearing her red Starfleet uniform.
They're both looking straight up through a ceiling PORTAL at a section of the HULL. 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: The ventral team should be done in about three days.
CAPT. BRANSON: Be sure they match the color to the nacelle housings.
She looks over at him.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: You aiming to sit on the hull and pose for some postcards?
CAPT. BRANSON: Nope just want it to be the same color.
Captain Branson is amazed by his new command.
CAPT. BRANSON (Smiles): I hope so I want to get out there so we can explore.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS (Smiles): True sir.
CAPT. BRANSON: Let's take a look at the lateral sensor array.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Give me a sec.
Stephanie whips the control throttle to her left (intentionally harder than she needs to). 
EXT-SPACEDOCK
The orbital pod rolls steeply to a 90 degree angle as it continues along the side of the hull.
INT-INSPECTION POD SEVEN CANOPY
CAPT. BRANSON: Slow down. There. Those are the ports that buckled during the last test. They need to be reinforced. 
Stephanie grabs a high-tech stylus and pad, makes a note. With her hands off the controls, the pod drifts slightly toward Enterprise. 
EXT-SPACEDOCK
The pod gently bumps into the hull.
INT-INSPECTION POD SEVEN CANOPY
Commander Williams quickly grabs the throttle.
CAPT. BRANSON: Great you scratched the paint before we left Spacedock.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Sorry.
Then the com does its boatswain whistle as Commander Williams presses it.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS (to com): Orbital Seven here.
CREWMEN (Com voice): Captain Branson sir
CAPT. BRANSON (to com): Go ahead.
CREWMEN [com voice]: You're needed at Starfleet Medical by Fleet Admiral Ozawa
Off Branson's reaction....
CUT TO:
EXT-EARTH SURFACE, SAN FRANCISCO -NIGHT
An establishing shot of the Golden Gate Bridge.
INT-STARFLEET MEDICAL -ICU ANTEROOM -NIGHT
A dimly-lit chamber with a large window looking into a 23rd century intensive care unit. The Klingon female warrior is lying on a bed, unconscious, with myriad tubes and monitoring devices attached to her body. A small team of doctors and nurses are busily tending to him. Two armed Security Guards stand watch. 
In a heated discussion is taking place between three Starfleet Officers (ADMIRAL ROBERT T. APRIL and REAR ADMIRAL HEIHACHIRO NOGURA, and newly promoted FLEET CAPTAIIN JAMES T. KIRK) and three Vulcan dignitaries (AMBASSADOR SELEK, T'LEK and SAREK FATHER OF SPOCK). 
REAR. ADM. NOGURA: Why was the Klingons chasing one of their own?
AMBASSAOR SELEK: We don't know. They were incinerated in the methane explosion, and the farmer's description was vague at best.
FLT CAPT. KIRK: How come our early warning system along the Klingon border didn't alert any patrolling vessel?
AMBASSADOR SAREK: We are still analyzing the Yorktown's sensor logs.
ADM. APRIL: I'd like to see those logs.
AMBASSADOR T'LEK: The Klingons made it very clear they want us to expedite this.
Fleet Captain Kirk looks over at him.
FLT. CAPT. KIRK: It happened on our soil. 
AMBASSADOR T'LEK: That's irrelevant. 
ADM. APRIL: Ambassador, with all due respect, we have a right to know what's going on here. 
AMBASSADOR SELEK: You will be apprised of all pertinent information. 
FLT CAPT. KIRK: And just who gets to decide what's pertinent information? 
At this point, the door opens and Branson ENTERS, still in civilian clothes. The conversation stops as everyone turns to him.
CAPT. BRANSON: Jim.
FLT CAPT. KIRK: John, I believe you know everyone.
CAPT. BRANSON: Is that Mara?
FLT CAPT. KIRK: Yes it is she was brought back here by your girlfriend Jessica and the Yorktown Doctor Carlson is currently working on saving her so she can tell us why she was in the Gamma Hydra system and why two Klingon soldiers were chasing her.
ADM. APRIL: I've read your report on your encounter with her and Captain Kang her husband from what I read he'll try to cross the border to get to her.
CAPT. BRANSON: What if he's already across the border?
AMBASSADOR T'LEK; That would be highly illogical Captain the Klingons will not risk upsetting the Organians.
ADM. APRIL: We would of been alerted by Starbase 22.
AMBASSADOR TOS: Fortunately, Sarek and I have maintained close contact with Kronos since the incident occurred.
CAPT. BRANSON: Huh, I feel like you're going to say something.
FLT CAPT. KIRK (carefully): Ambassador Sarek thinks it would be best if we push off your launch until we've cleared this up.
John hangs his head.
CAPT. BRANSON (dry): Well, isn't that a surprise? You'd think they'd've come up with something a little more imaginative this time.
AMBASSADOR SAREK: We are preventing war between the Federation and the Klingon Empire.
John turns to Ambassador Sarek.
CAPT. BRANSON: I heard that before from your mentor Soval when he was interviewed about the Four Years War between the Federation and the Klingon Empire it resulted in the unprovoked attack on Archanis IV.
Tos walks over to Branson.
AMBASSADOR TOS: If we hadn't convinced them to let us take Mara's corpse back to Kronos, Earth would most likely be facing a squadron of Warbirds by the end of the week.
CAPT. BRANSON (Confused): Corpse is she dead?
Branson walks to the door leading to the ICU, opens it and signals to one of the doctors, who approaches.
CAPT. BRANSON (CONT'D): Excuse me... is that woman dead?
Steven Carlson is a 32 year old chief medical officer wearing hospital garb, responds in a hurried voice and slight, distinctive accent:
DR. CARLSON: Her autonomic system was disrupted by the blast but her redundant neural functions are still intact which --
CAPT. BRANSON: Is she going to die?
DR. CARLSON: Not anytime soon.
Branson turns back to the room.
CAPT. BRANSON (Confused, crosses his arms): Let me get this straight... you're going to disconnect this woman from life support... even though she could recover. Where's the logic in that?
VULCAN AMBASSADOR SELK: They're a warrior race...they dream of dying in battle. If you understood the complexities of interstellar diplomacy you would --
CAPT. BRANSON (Annoyed): If the Klingons want their officer back find I can have Enterprise ready to go in three days, we'll take her back to her people alive.
ADM. APRIL: Heihachiro?
REAR ADM. NOGURA: What about your crew? Your Com Officer's in Brazil...you haven't selected a Medical Officer yet...
CAPT. BRANSON: Three days that's all I need sir.
REAR ADM. NOGURA: Very well we've been waiting to relaunch the Enterprise since she was brought back to be a test bed for the new technology.
The Vulcan Ambassadors leave as Captain Branson is looking at Mara as Fleet Captain Kirk walks up to him.
FLT CAPT. KIRK (Smiles): I had a feeling their approach wouldn't sit too well with you. (then) Don't screw this up.
As they EXIT, Branson walks to the large window and taps on the glass. Carlson and a couple of nurses turn to look. Branson gestures Carlson over. Carlson looks surprised--"me?" As he moves to Branson, curious...
CUT TO:
EXT-FEDERATION-KLINGON NEUTRAL ZONE BORDER
A freighter approaches the base that is on one of the asteroids. 
INT-SS SHENANDOAH MAIN BRIDGE
The crew are at their stations ready for a break and rest after hauling cargo to the colonies along the Neutral Zone.
CARGO CAPTAIN: Helm bring us in for docking, Lieutenant hail the base.
Both officers comply.
COM OFFICER: This is freighter Shenandoah to Antares Base requesting permission to dock, Shenandoah to Antares base come in please.
CARGO CAPTAIN: Something wrong Lieutenant?
COM OFFICER: I can't raise the base.
HELM OFFICER: That's because its not there its been destroyed.
Transparent viewer shows the destruction of the base and the two Federation vessels that are there defending it as the Cargo Captain slowly gets up from his chair in utter shock.
TACTICAL OFFICER: Sir two contacts Klingon D-7 cruisers!
Transparent viewer shows the two Klingon vessels decloaking.
CARGO CAPTAIN: RED ALERT, DEFLECTORS UP! Lieutenant get a distress call to Starfleet Command now!
Lights dim and klaxons blare.
COM OFFICER: Aye, sir this is Shenandoah to any ships in the sector we're under attack by Klingon vessels and are requesting any and all help, I repeat this is the freighter Shenandoah we're under attack by two Klingon battle cruisers need any and all assistance.
TACTICAL OFFICER: Their charging their forward disruptors!
CARGO CAPTAIN: BRACE FOR IMPACT!
EXT-FEDERATION-KLINGON NEUTRAL ZONE BORDER
The lead Klingon vessel destroys the freighter and then recloak.
[END OF ACT 1, FADE OUT]
===Act 2===
FADE IN
EXT-SOL SYSTEM, EARTH ORBIT
in orbit of Earth, as before. The Starship Enterprise is docked inside, but just barely visible at this angle.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE TRANSPORTER ROOM
TACTICAL OFFICER, LIEUTENANT JACK MASON and the HELMSMAN, LIEUTENANT KARA CARLSON are standing by the transport platform as a shipment of CARGO CONTAINERS MATERIALIZE.
Jack Mason a seasoned officer who has been in Starfleet since he graduated from Starfleet Academy in 50 and is at the age of 34, and Lieutenant Kara Carlson is a buttoned-up English woman in her 20s, Lieutenant Mason and Lieutenant Carlson kneels down and Mason opens the container.
LT. MASON (Frustrated): Damn it I asked for plasma coils and they sent me a case of valve sealant. There's no chance I can have the weapons on-line in three days. 
LT. CARLSON (confused): We're just taking a sick woman back to her homeworld... why do we need weapons?
LT. MASON: Didn't you read the profile report on these Klingons? Apparently, they sharpen their teeth before they go into battle.
Carlson gives him an uneasy half-smile,
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE DECK SIX CORRIDOR
Minutes later. Mason and Carlson are walking along. Crewmembers are putting finishing touches on the ship, working at wall panels and opened deck plating.
LT. MASON: No doubt Commander Williams will reassure me that my equipment will be here tomorrow. Keep your shirt on, Lieutenant.
Mason pauses at an opened wall panel, where a young female CREWMAN is "tuning" a series of power conduits with a small device.
LT. MASON: You may find that if you re-balance the polarities, you'll get that done a bit faster, Crewman.
They continue down the corridor.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN ENGINEERING
Unlike the spacious, brightly-lit engine rooms of future starships, this is more like the cramped, red-lit nerve center of a nuclear submarine. We see crewmembers busily getting the ship ready for launch Stephanie is in her element. 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS (Amazed): (shouting down) Okay, Alex, give it some juice!
A crewman below throws a series of levers, and a pulsing pillar of PLASMA courses through the warp core.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS (CONT'D, shouting down): Beautiful! Lock it off right there!
Stephanie ducks and weaves through various outcroppings and slides down an access ladder, dropping to the deck below. She eyes the warp core, notices something, reaches in her pocket, pulls out a handkerchief and polishes off a small smudge on the casing. As she proudly inspects his work...
LT. MASON (O.S): I believe you missed a spot.
Stephanie turns to see her husband and Lieutenant Carlson standing at the rail.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS (Smiles): Very funny Jack and who's this?
LT. MASON: This is Lieutenant Kara Carlson our chief helm officer.
They shook hands.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Please to meet you I'm Stephanie Williams.
LT. CARLSON: Wow how fast have you gotten?
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Six point five we'll get her up to more speed when we leave spacedock, sure you can handle it.
LT. CARLSON (In awe): Six point five.
Lieutenant Mason puts his hands behind his back.
LT. MASON: Pardon me, but if I don't realign the deflector, the first grain of space-dust we come across will blow a hole through this ship the size of your fist.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Keep your shirt on Lieutenant your gear will be here by 1130 hours.
Mason gives Carlson a look.
CUT TO:
EXT-EARTH SURFACE, STARFLEET ACADEMY, DAY
Students are walking to and from the large building and various classes.
INT-STARFLEET ACADEMY, TRANSLATION CLASS
Twenty or so human Starfleet Academy STUDENTS are sitting in an open-air classroom, they're all learning about different languages of the different alien races within the Federation. As we're introduced to Julia Smith who's the younger sister of Captain Jessica Smith commanding officer of the U.S.S. Yorktown and the sister in law of Captain John Branson and Enterprise's Chief Communications officer who is in her dress uniform.
JULIA: Very good I hope that you all are going to do well in the exams and keep up the good work we'll have an exam on the language of the Andorian Empire in two weeks.
She sees her brother in law John Branson in his dress uniform.
JULIA: There's two more weeks before exams. It's impossible for me to leave now. 
JOHN: You've got to have someone who can cover for you. 
Julia turns to her brother in law.
JULIA: I wish I could John but I owe it to these kids. 
JOHN: I could order you to report to the Enterprise.
Julia turns to him.
JULIA (Smiles): There's one issue with that John.
JOHN: Oh what's that?
JULIA: I'm on leave from Starfleet, remember? You'd have to forcibly recall me, which would require a reprimand which would disqualify me from serving on an active vessel. 
John reaches into his pocket and gets out a small device and activates it and We HEAR the sound of a voice speaking the Klingon language. Julia reacts, intrigued. 
JULIA (Surprised): What's that?
JOHN: Its Klingon we were able to get a sample of the Klingon language from Fleet Captain Kirk.
Julia listens to the recording.
JULIA: Turn it up.
He turns it up.
JOHN: Think about it. You'd be the first human to talk to these people. (beat) Do you really want someone else to do it? 
Julia looks at him, breathes a sigh. They both know she's been hooked. 
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EXT-SOL SYSTEM, EARTH ORBIT, FEDERATION DOCKYARD
Enterprise sits between a Nelson Class and Federation-class vessel as shuttles fly by.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM
Captain Branson is reviewing crew and ship status reports when the doors chimed.
CAPT. BRANSON: Come.
Doors opened and Commander Zhasa Ivanova enters the ready room wearing her dress uniform holding a PADD Zhasa Ivanova is a Russian female who has been in Starfleet for awhile now achieved the rank of Commander in 2269 and was assigned to the Enterprise as first officer and John has served with her before on the Io outpost on the outer edge of the Terran System.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA (hands John a PADD): This confirms that I was formally transferred to your command at oh eight hundred hours. Reporting for duty.
Branson eyes the PADD.
CAPT. BRANSON: Welcome aboard Z its great that we're serving together again.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA (Smiles): Same here John.
They shook hands and Ivanova leaves the ready room.
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INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
The crew are at their stations as the doors to the ready room open and Captain Branson walks onto the command center and goes to the center chair and sits in it.
CAPT. BRANSON: Status report.
Lieutenant Junior Grade Tyson Mitchell the chief navigator turns to Captain Branson to give him a report.
LTJG. MITCHELL: Navigational systems are ready sir.
Lieutenant Mason reports.
LT. MASON: Shields and weapons are ready sir.
LT. CARLSON: Warp and impulse engines are ready on your command sir.
Then the doors to the turbo-lift opened and Lieutenant Junior Grade T'Lar enters the command center now T'Lar is a Vulcan female who is blonde haired and short but has years of experience in Starfleet and was posted to the U.S.S. Enterprise at the recommendation of Spock to be the Chief Science Officer.
LTJG. T'LAR: Lieutenant Junior Grade T'Lar reporting for duty sir.
Captain Branson gets up from the Captain's chair. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Welcome aboard Lieutenant T'Lar.
LTJG. T'LAR: Permission to assume my post?
CAPT. BRANSON: Take your station.
Lieutenant T'Lar goes to her station as Captain Branson turns to Lieutenant Smith at the communications station.
CAPT. BRANSON: Hail the dock master.
Lieutenant Smith inputs commands into the console.
LTJG. SMITH: Channel open sir.
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Control, this is Enterprise...requesting permission to depart
DOCK MASTER [com voice]: This is control. Enterprise, Permission to depart granted
Captain Branson sits back in the captain's chair.
CAPT. BRANSON: Thank you control take us out Kara straight and steady.
LT. CARLSON: Aye, sir.
Lieutenant Carlson works on the console.
CUT TO:
EXT-SOL SYSTEM, EARTH ORBIT FEDERATION DOCKYARD
Mooring lines and Umbilical cords SNAP AWAY in bursts of frozen vapor as the Enterprise's impulse engines power up and the ship slowly moves out of the berth.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN ENGINEERING
While Commander Williams is working on a panel an officer hands her a PADD as the com does its boatswain whistle as she presses it.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS [to com]: Williams here.
CAPT. BRANSON [com voice]: How are we doing Steph
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS [to com]: We're all set here.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Prepare for warp.
LT. CARLSON: Ready to get underway sir.
Captain Branson leans back in the chair and puts his hand on the arm rest.
CAPT. BRANSON: Hit it.
Lieutenant Carlson activates the warp drive.
EXT-SPACE
The Enterprise's warp engines power up and leap into warp.
[END OF ACT TWO, FADE OUT]
===Act 3===
FADE IN
EXT-WARP TUNNEL
Enterprise speeds towards the Federation-Klingon Neutral Zone border.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE SICKBAY
Doctor Carlson is reviewing his medical scans of Mara when Captain Branson enters and walks over to Doctor Carlson.
DR. CARLSON (Smiles): Captain I was just about to call you.
CAPT. BRANSON: I wanted to save you the com call how's our guest doing?
DR. CARLSON: She's still unconscious but I've been able to get detail scans of her so incase we run into an injured Klingon I'll be able to treat their wounds.
CAPT. BRANSON: Will she be able to walk under her own power?
DR. CARLSON: Its uncertain but I'm started her on a neurological treatment that should be completed by the time we reach the Klingon homeworld.
CAPT. BRANSON: Lieutenant Carlson tells me we'll be to Kronos in about eighty hours. Any chance she'll be conscious by then? 
DR. CARLSON: There's a chance she'll be conscious within the next ten minutes... just not a very good one. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Eighty hours, Doctor. If she doesn't walk off this ship on her own two feet, she doesn't stand much of a chance. 
DR. CARLSON (nods): I'll do my best.
Then the com does the boatswain whistle and Captain Branson goes to the panel and activates it.
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Branson here.
CMDR. IVANOVA [com voice]: Sir we're receiving a hail from Starfleet Command its Vice Admiral Nogura
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: I'm on my way.
Branson ends the call and leaves sickbay.
EXT-WARP TUNNEL
Enterprise at high warp.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM
The senior staff are around the table listening to the com.
CARGO CAPTAIN [com voice]: This is Shenandoah to any ships in the sector we're under attack by Klingon vessels and are requesting any and all help, I repeat this is the freighter Shenandoah we're under attack by two Klingon battle cruisers need any and all assistance
Captain Branson turns the com off.
CAPT. BRANSON: All contact was lost at 1400 hours and so far no further contact has been made.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: What were they carrying?
CAPT. BRANSON: Research supplies to be taken from Starbase Six to Antares Outpost.
LTJG. T'LAR: Antares base is on our side of the Neutral Zone.
CAPT. BRANSON: That's correct T'Lar so we might be looking for the survivors, Doctor Carlson have medical teams on standby.
DR. CARLSON (Nods): Aye, sir we'll be ready.
LT. MASON: Uh what about our guest in sickbay, survivors might not like seeing a Klingon in a Federation sickbay.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: We could convert Cargo bays one & two into triage centers for the wounded, that would lower the risk of them freaking out about seeing a Klingon.
LTCMDR. WILLAMS: It should be doable.
LTJG. MITCHELL: Do we know if they're any survivors?
CAPT. BRANSON: It wouldn't hurt to check how long till we reach the Neutral zone border?
LTJG. MITCHELL: One hour and thirty minutes sir.
LTJG. SMITH: What's the mission sir?
CAPT. BRANSON: Search for survivors and sort this out with whoever attacked the outpost it may of been the Klingons or someone else but we need to be ready.
LT. MASON: Tactical systems should be on-line by the time we get there.
Captain Branson stands up and looks at the senior staff.
CAPT. BRANSON (Sighs): We'll try our best to avoid a fight with the Klingons but if it comes to a fight with the Klingons we'll be ready let's bring it.
INT-VARIOUS DECKS OF THE U.S.S. ENTERPRISE
The crew working, urgent, focused:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN ENGINEERING
Lieutenant Commander Williams and N.D.s working. Every panel that can be opened has been opened-we get the sense that major work is being done.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE ARMORY
Lieutenant Mason and Lieutenant Carlson and several other N.D.s are working on getting the weapons on-line.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CORRIDOR
Several N.D.s carrying equipment... a few others racing down the hall...urgent.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE/WEAPONS STORAGE
Three N.D.s pulling phaser rifles out of the weapons locker, making adjustments. Branson looks on...
EXT-FEDERATION-KLINGON NEUTRAL ZONE BORDER
Enterprise emerges from warp as debris floats by the Starfleet vessel.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Lieutenant T'Lar is at her station and turns to report.
LTJG. T'LAR: I have just completed a scan of the debris it matches the S.S Shenandoah.
CAPT. BRANSON: Survivors?
LTJG. T'LAR: None I have also run a scan of the debris I am detecting weapons signatures they are Klingons.
LT. MASON: By the scans of the debris I say it must of been a pair of D-7 warbirds.
Captain Branson leans forward in the Captain's chair as he's looking at the transparent viewer that shows the debris field.
CAPT. BRANSON: Julia inform Starfleet of the destruction of the freighter and no survivors have been found.
LTJG. SMITH: Aye, sir.
Lieutenant Smith turns to face her console to send the reports to Starfleet Command, as John toggles the com panel.
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Branson to Sickbay.
DR. CARLSON [com voice]: Carlson here
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Is Mara able to come to the bridge?
DR. CARLSON [com voice]: I believe so I'll have Nurse Chapel bring her up
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Acknowledged.
Then T'Lar's console beeps.
LTJG. T'LAR: Captain sensors are detecting a tachyon emission directly ahead!
CAPT. BRANSON: Let's see it.
Transparent viewer shows a Klingon D7-class warbird decloaking as Captain Branson slowly gets up from the Captain's chair, as everyone is shocked about seeing a Klingon vessel decloak.
EXT-FEDERATION-KLINGON NEUTRAL ZONE BORDER
The Klingon D7-warbird approaches the Enterprise.
[END OF ACT 3, FADE OUT]
===Act 4===
FADE IN
EXT-FEDERATION-KLINGON NEUTRAL ZONE BORDER
Enterprise is facing the Klingon warbird.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Transparent viewer shows the Klingon battle cruiser.
CAPT. BRANSON: Ready phasers and photon torpedoes all power to deflectors Julia hail them.
LTJG. SMITH: Hailing them now they're responding.
Transparent viewer shows the bridge of the Klingon cruiser.
CAPT. BRANSON: I'm John Branson Captain of the Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise you're in violation of the Neutral Zone treaty.
CAPT. KANG [viewer]: I am here in search of my wife Mara she never returned to my vessel
Captain Branson puts his hands behind his back.
CAPT. BRANSON: Captain Kang we've got your wife aboard our vessel she is very much alive and we're here to return her.
CAPT. KANG [viewer]: She's alive?
CAPT. BRANSON [nods]: Yes she is.
The turbo-lift doors opened and both Nurse Chapel and Mara walk onto the bridge as Nurse Chapel is helping her walk due to her injuries from the Farmer shooting her.
CAPT. BRANSON: There was a bit of an incident on one of our colonies the Farmer shot her but she's alive and is receiving help.
CAPT. KANG [viewer]: Mara my love are you alright?
MARA [nods]: Yes my love these humans spared my life again.
CAPT. BRANSON: Kang we'll return her to you but we'd like for you to disarm your disruptors.
Kang turns to one of his officers off screen and nods.
LT. MASON: They've powered down their disruptors.
CAPT. BRANSON: Thank you Kang.
CAPT. KANG [viewer]: We'll await my wife to be beam back aboard my vessel.
CAPT. BRANSON [nods]: We'll return her to you.
Transmission ends.
CAPT. BRANSON: Stand down from red alert.
Lights brighten up as Captain Branson turns to Nurse Chapel.
CAPT. BRANSON: Escort our guest to the transporter room.
NURSE CHAPEL [nods]: Aye, sir.
She helps Mara to the turbo-lift.
LTCMDR. IVANOVA: That was a close one John.
CAPT. BRANSON: Too close Z let's hope we can keep the drums of war from sounding.
EXT-SPACE
The Enterprise and IKS Klolode depart from each other.
[END OF ACT 4, 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 Jack Mason
*Ferne Myers as Lieutenant Commander Stephanie Williams
*Blake Waymire as Lieutenant Junior Grade Tyson Mitchell
*Delena "Dee" Lusk as Lieutenant Kara Carlson
*Jacob Elliot as Doctor Steven Carlson
*Sadie Brickhouse as Lieutenant Junior Grade Julia Smith
*Becky Elliot as Lieutenant Junior Grade T'Lar
===Guest Stars===
*TBA as Nurse Christine Chapel
*TBA as Transporter Chief Kayla Mackenzie
*TBA as Lieutenant Junior Grade Tina Branson
===Special Guest Stars===
*TBA as Lieutenant Mara
*TBA as Captain Kang
*TBA as Vice Admiral Robert T. April
*Mike Longo as Fleet Captain James T. Kirk
*TBA as Captain of the Shenandoah
*TBA as Rear Admiral Heihachiro Nogura
*TBA as Ambassador Sarek
*TBA as Ambassador Tos
*TBA as Ambassador T'Lek
==Trivia Notes==
===Background Information===