Complications (TNG Era episode)

Complications is the 3rd episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation The Next Generation Season 3.
==Synopsis==
Lieutenant Kaye is given the assignment to go into the Venka Nebula and take readings. But she encounters a Romulan shuttle and meets Koval a young Romulan officer after she returns to the Enterprise General Tomalak demands his return and threatens to destroy the Enterprise. 
==Script Chapters==
===Teaser===
FADE IN
EXT-SHACKELTON EXPANSE
Runabout Tennessee approaches a nebula.
LT. KAYE [voice over]: Chief Conn Officer's Log Stardate 7258.1, We've been in the Shackleton Expanse for about a year now, and I've really haven't gotten to know that many people aside from the crew. But I feel that my luck is going to change! Captain Martin has just given me an assignment to explore a certain spot of the Venka Nebula
INT-RUNABOUT TENNESSEE CANOPY
LT. KAYE [voice over]: The captain told me that he needed his best pilot to navigate through the nebula. This will give me a chance to prove myself as a valuable crew member of the Enterprise, because I will be the only one in the shuttle. I’m preparing for my first major away mission, and hope that I will be able to impress the captain
Lieutenant Kaye is at the helm of the Tennessee.
LT. KAYE [to com]: Computer what's the time?
COMPUTER VOICE: 1345 hours
Jamie taps the console bored out of her mind but she makes the time.
LT. KAYE [to com]: Computer how long will it take to complete the scans?
COMPUTER VOICE: One hour and thirty seconds
LT. KAYE: Begin scans.
COMPUTER VOICE: Scan beginning now
Lieutenant Kaye sits at the helm waiting.
EXT-SHACKELTON EXPANSE, VENKA NEBULA
The Runabout is at impulse unknown to Lieutenant Kaye there's a Romulan warbird outside sensor range.
INT-IRW KERCHAN MAIN BRIDGE
Transparent viewer shows the Runabout.
CMDR. NAVAK: There. You see?
GEN. TOMALAK: Yes my son I do.
CMDR. NAVAK: We should teach them the price of displaying their markings in our space, I'll go and teach the Federation to never display their markings.
GEN. TOMALAK: No.
Navak walks up to his father.
CMDR. NAVAK: Father?
GEN. TOMALAK: Let your son go.
CMDR. NAVAK: But he's not ready.
GEN. TOMALAK: I wasn't ready when I took command of my first warbird Navak, tell him it's time that he earned his rank.
CUT TO:
INT-RUNABOUT TENNESSEE CANOPY
[As Lieutenant Kaye is reviewing the scans she's shaken by phaser hit.]
LT. KAYE: Computer report?
COMPUTER VOICE: The shuttlecraft has sustained phaser fire. Minor damage to aft shields
LT. KAYE: Source?
COMPUTER VOICE: A Romulan spacecraft closing at one nine five mark six
She sees the Klingon shuttle fly over head.
LT. KAYE: Computer, open a channel to the Klingon vessel. This is Lieutenant Jamie Kaye of the Federation Starship Enterprise. Why have you fired on me? 
KOVAL [monitor]: You're in Romulan Space Federation
LT. KAYE: I wasn't aware of that. I have no hostile intentions. Power down your weapons and I'll leave.
KOVAL [monitor]: No one who violates Romulan space leaves
LT. KAYE: Look, kid, my starship is only a few light years away.
KOVAL [monitor]: I am not your kid, Federation. I am your executioner
WHUMPH!
[END OF TEASER, FADE OUT]
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Theme Song:
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CAPTAIN'S OATH:
CAPT. MARTIN (voice over): Space the Final Frontier, These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise, its continuing mission: To explore Strange New Worlds, to Seek Out New Life and New Civilizations to Boldly Go Where No One has Gone Before....
Enterprise leaps into warp.
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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
A STAR TREK FAN FILM PRODUCTION'
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Enterprise emerges from warp.
BASED ON STAR TREK CREATED BY: GENE RODDENBERRY
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Enterprise flies by a Gas Giant
JARVIS DAVIDSON
 AS
CAPT. JOHN MARTIN
FELECIA LINKOUS
 AS
CMDR. JANE KAL
Enterprise flies by a Watchtower-Class Starbase
KEVIN REGAN
 AS
LT. JACK MASON
Enterprise flies by a interstellar dust cloud
FERNE MYERS
 AS
LTCMDR. COURTNEY JAMESS
Enterprise flies over Vulcan as Vulcan cruisers and frigates are flying by as there's a shot of a Vulcan Starbase in orbit.
SADIE BRICKHOUSE
 AS
LT. SITO JAXA
JACOB ELLIOT
 AS
DR. PETER LANGFORD
Enterprise departs from a Watchtower-class Starbase
DELENA "DEE" LUSK
 AS
LT. JAMIE KAYE
Enterprise flies over a comet
BECKY ELLIOT
 AS
LTCMDR. T'MIR
Enterprise flies over Earth and her warp engines power up and she leaps into warp.
CREATED BY:
JARVIS DAVIDSON & JEREMY REGAN
===Act 1===
FADE IN
INT-RUNABOUT TENNESSEE CANOPY [RED ALERT]
[EPISODE NOTES: OPENING CREDITS FALL OVER OPENING SCENES.]
LT. KAYE [to com]: Kaye to Romulan vessel. Listen carefully. I do not want a fight. Stand down or I'll be forced to return fire. 
WHUMPH! 
WHUMPH! Lieutenant Kaye inputs commands into the helm station.
EXT-SPACE
The Tennessee pulls off an L-4 and gets behind the Romulan shuttle.
INT-RUNABOUT TENNESSEE CANOPY [RED ALERT]
LT. KAYE [to com]: Kaye to Romulan vessel. I've established a direct weapons lock on your engine core. This is my final warning. If you don't stand down, I will destroy your ship.
The Romulan shuttle unleashes a torpedo volley.
LT. KAYE: Alright, if that's the way you want to play it. 
EXT-SPACE
The Runabout fires her twin phasers as two orange energy beams lance out and score a direct hit causing damage to the shuttle.
INT-RUNABOUT TENNESSEE CANOPY [RED ALERT]
Window shows the damaged vessel.
LT. KAYE [to com]: Carlson to Romulan vessel. Do you read me? Computer, are there any life signs inside the Romulan vessel?
COMPUTER VOICE: Affirmative. One life sign
LT. KAYE [to com]: Romulan ship, your engine core is critical. You have less than thirty seconds to evacuate. Do you read me? If you have an escape pod, you must eject now. Computer, establish a transporter lock on the lifeform.
COMPUTER: Acknowledged. Targeting scanners
LT. KAYE: Prepare to beam him aboard.
COMPUTER VOICE: Scanners locked
LT. KAYE: Energize.
[Unconscious Koval is beamed aboard. His ship goes KaBOOM!]
LT. KAYE [to com]: Kaye to Enterprise, Enterprise do you read, computer, damage report.
COMPUTER: Long-range communications, lateral sensor array and aft shields are offline
LT. KAYE: Great! Welcome aboard.
CUT TO:
EXT-SHACKLETON EXPANSE
Enterprise is at impulse speed.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM
Captain Martin is at his desk reviewing crew and ship status reports, when the com activates.
CMDR. KAL [com voice]: Captain Martin report to the bridge
Captain Martin leaves the ready room.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
Captain Martin walks onto the bridge.
CAPT. MARTIN: Report?
Commander Kal vacates the Captain's chair.
CMDR. KAL: Lieutenant Kaye is overdue.
CAPT. MARTIN: What's her current position?
LT. SITO: Bearing 2-1-3 mark 5-5-4 the Venka Nebula.
CAPT. MARTIN: Helm set a course for her position.
RELIEF HELM OFFICER: Aye, sir.
EXT-SHACKELTON EXPANSE
The Shuttle is at impulse.
INT-RUNABOUT TENNESSEE CANOPY
Koval is tied up.
KOVAL: What am I doing here?
Lieutenant Kaye turns to him.
LT. KAYE: You're welcome.
Koval looks at her.
KOVAL: What?
LT. KAYE: It's a human expression. You thank me for saving your life, I say, you're welcome.
He tries to rush her but she stops him.
LT. KAYE: I accept your surrender. Look, I promise you, as soon as we get back to Enterprise, we'll find a Romulan ship and hand you over to them.
Koval looks at her.
KOVAL: You should've let me die.
LT. KAYE: I'm not in the habit of killing children.
She turns back to her console and sets course back to the Enterprise.
EXT-SHACKLETON EXPANSE
Runabout Tennessee approaches Enterprise and enters the main shuttle bay.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE DECK TEN CORRIDOR
Two security guards escort Koval to the brig.
CAPT. MARTIN: Jack, escort him to secure quarters and that he get a bath and a hot meal.
LT. MASON [nods]: Aye, sir.
Lieutenant Mason and his men take Koval to guest quarters.
CAPT. MARTIN: What happened?
LT. KAYE: His vessel just appeared out of nowhere and started opening fire on my shuttle, his shuttle took damage and I saved him.
Both Captain Martin and Commander Kal look at her.
CAPT. MARTIN: You should of let him die.
Both Kaye and Kal look at Martin.
[END OF ACT ONE, FADE OUT]
===Act 2===
FADE IN
EXT-SHACKLETON EXPANSE
Enterprise is heading towards Starbase 364 to drop off Koval.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM
Admiral Herbert is on the desktop monitor.
VICE ADM. HERBERT [monitor]: How far are you from the base?
CAPT. MARTIN: We're about an hour away from the Starbase.
VICE ADM. HERBERT [monitor]: I'll speak with the Romulan Ambassador here at 364 and see what I can get out of him
CAPT. MARTIN: Very well Admiral.
VICE ADM. HERBERT [monitor]: Keep me posted Herbert out
Transmission ends as John sits back in the chair thinking.
EXT-SHACKLETON EXPANSE
Enterprise is at impulse speed.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
CAPT. MARTIN: What's our ETA to Starbase 364?
Lieutenant Kaye checks her console read out and reports.
LT. KAYE: At present speed we'll arrive at Starbase 364 in about a few hours from now.
CMDR. KAL: You in a rush or something?
CAPT. MARTIN: Just want to get this issue settled.
Then Lieutenant Mason reports.
LT. MASON: Sir, sensors are detecting tachyon emission bearing 2-3-4 mark 2-2-6 off our port bow, it reads as Romulan!
CAPT. MARTIN: Jamie bring her around 180 degrees battle stations ready weapons.
Lights dimmed as klaxons blare.
LT. MASON: I've lost the readings wait now its bearing 2-5-6 mark 40!
Before John could give an order Lieutenant Mason reports.
LT. MASON: Sensor contact has been lost.
CMDR. KAL: What the hell is going on?
CAPT. MARTIN: I'm not sure but it feels like we're being kept from going to Starbase 364 for some reason.
LTCMDR. T'MIR: Captain it appears that they're doing a type of military tactic they used during the Earth-Romulan in the 22nd century where they decloak for a few seconds to confuse an enemy vessel forcing them into what you humans would describe as kill circles.
CAPT. MARTIN: Jamie full stop maintain our position.
LT. KAYE: Aye, sir.
Then Lieutenant Mason reports.
LT. MASON: Detecting massive tachyon emissions!
Transparent viewer shows three Romulan warships decloaking as the crew is shocked to see the brand new warships of the Star Empire.
CAPT. MARTIN: What are those? Jack tactical scans.
Lieutenant Mason looks at the scans and reports.
LT. MASON: 4 heavy pulse disruptor cannons, 16 plasma torpedo tubes, primary and secondary deflectors.
LTCMDR. T'MIR: Captain that's the new battle cruisers we were suppose to launch against the Dominion during the war.
Commander T'Mir also runs her scans.
LTCMDR. T'MIR: Their deflector outpost is over 3,945,000 TeraJoules.
CMDR. KAL: That's higher then a Galaxy-class cruisers.
LT. MASON: We're being hailed.
Captain Martin gets up from the Captain's chair.
CAPT. MARTIN: On screen.
Transparent viewer shows the bridge of the lead vessel.
CAPT. MARTIN: General Tomalak.
GEN. TOMALAK [viewer]: Captain Martin I wasn't expecting to see you again this soon after the defector situation
CAPT. MARTIN: What can I do for you?
GEN. TOMALAK [viewer]: Captain you have one of my officers
CAPT. MARTIN: He attacked one of my officers while she was on a shuttle mission.
GEN. TOMALAK You will return my officer or I'll destroy your ship!
Transmission ends as Captain Martin turns to Lieutenant Mason.
CAPT. MARTIN: Jack, get me Starfleet Command.
LT. MASON: Aye, sir.
Captain Martin tenses up.
[END OF ACT TWO, FADE OUT]
===Act 3===
FADE IN
EXT-SHACKLETON EXPANSE
Enterprise continues to face the three warships.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM [RED ALERT]
The wall monitor shows the office of Admiral James Martin aboard his flagship the U.S.S. Korolev NCC-1421.
ADM. MARTIN [monitor]: What's the situation so far Captain?
CAPT. MARTIN: So far the Romulans haven't fired on us but General Tomalak has threaten to destroy us if we don't return his officer.
===Act 4===
===Act 5===
==Cast==
Character 	Actor(s) 	Rank 	Position
John Martin 	Jarvis Davidson 	Captain 	Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Jane Kal 	Felecia Linkous 	Lieutenant Commander	Executive Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Jack Mason 	Kevin Regan 	Lieutenant 	Chief Tactical, Security Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Courtney James	Ferne Myers 	Lieutenant Commander	Chief Engineer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Peter Langford	Jacob Elliot 	Lieutenant 	Chief Medical Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Jamie Kaye 	Delena "Dee" Lusk	Lieutenant 	Chief Helm Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Sito Jaxa 	Sadie Brickhouse 	Lieutenant 	Chief Operations Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
T'Mir 	Becky Elliot 	Lieutenant Commander	Chief Science Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
===Guest Stars===
Character 	Actor(s)	Rank 	Position
Harris Payne 	TBA 	Lieutenant	Assistance Chief Engineer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Elisa Sheridan 	TBA 	Lieutenant	Assistance Chief Science Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Kayla Mackenzie 	TBA 	Lieutenant	Transporter Chief, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Laurel Takahashi	TBA 	Lieutenant	Assistance Chief Medical Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
===Special Guest Stars===
Character 	Actor(s) 	Rank 	Position
April Herbert	TBA 	Vice Admiral 	Commanding Officer, Starbase 364 aka Narandra Station
James Martin 	Michael L. King	Vice Admiral 	Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Korolev NCC-1421
Tomalak 	TBA 	General 	Commanding Officer, IRW Kerchan
Koval 	TBA 	Sub-Lieutenant	Tactical Officer, IRW Kerchan
==Trivia Notes==
===Background Information===