Death of A Neutron Star (NV episode)

Death of A Neutron Star is the 12th episode of Star Trek: New Voyages New Voyages Season 1.
==Synopsis==
While testing out the new upgrades to the main sensor array the U.S.S. Enterprise comes under heavy attack by an Orion Interceptor, with warp drive down how will the crew escape!
==Script Chapters==
===Teaser===
FADE IN
EXT-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR
The U.S.S. Enterprise is at impulse speed entering a double star system composed of a small neutron star orbiting a red giant star.
CAPT. BRANSON [voice over]: Captain's Log Stardate 5896.1, The Enterprise has entered the Kavis Alpha sector to study a neutron star that's orbiting a red giant star
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
The crew are at their stations as Captain Branson sits at the Captain's chair.as the transparent viewer shows the red giant and the neutron star.
CAPT. BRANSON [voice over, continuing]: We're also here to test out our new main sensor array that we were upgraded with at Starbase 23, this should be an uneventful mission
CAPT. BRANSON: Helm our position?
Lieutenant Carlson checks her console read out and reports.
LT. CARLSON: Approaching ten million kilometers from the neutron star...
CAPT. BRANSON: Slow to one third impulse speed.
LT. CARLSON: Aye, sir.
CMDR. IVANOVA: This should be an interesting mission.
CAPT. BRANSON: You're telling me Z.
Captain Branson gets up from the Captain's chair and stands next to Lieutenant Mitchell.
CAPT. BRANSON: T'Shara, how long till this starts?
Commander T'Shara studies her console read out and turns to report.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Eighteen hours, seven minutes, and ... ten seconds, Captain.
Captain Branson turns back to the transparent viewer.
CAPT. BRANSON: This is why I joined Starfleet so I can see things like this.
Then T'Shara reports.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Captain, sensors are detecting something.
Captain Branson walks over to the rail.
CAPT. BRANSON: What is it?
But before she can report her findings the ship suddenly jolts hard.
EXT-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR
A Orion raider fires at the Enterprise hitting her port nacelle as it surges with energy as it fires at the port side as the deflectors flickered.
[END OF TEASER, FADE OUT]
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Theme song:
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CAPTAIN'S OATH:
CAPT. BRANSON [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: THE NEW VOYAGES
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
CMDR. ZHASA IVANOVA
The Enterprise flies by Mars 
KEVIN REGAN
 AS
LT. JACK MASON
FERNE MYERS
 AS
LTCMDR. STEPHANIE WILLIAMS
USS Enterprise is flying next to a comet
DELENA "DEE" LUSK
 AS
LT. KARA CARLSON
BLAKE WAYMIRE
 AS
LT. TYSON MITCHELL
JACOB ELLIOT
 AS
DR. STEVEN CARLSON
The Enterprise flies under a Pioneer-Class vessel
SADIE BRICKHOUSE
 AS
LT. JULIA SMITH
The Enterprise flies by a planet as the sunsets 
BECKY ELLIOT
 AS
LTCMDR. T'SHARA
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
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
[EPISODE NOTES: OPENING CREDIT FALLS OVER OPENING SCENES]
WHUMPH!
LT. MASON: Deflectors are down to 80%!
CAPT. BRANSON: Evasive pattern delta seven.
LT. CARLSON: Aye, sir.
Lieutenant Carlson works at her console.
CAPT. BRANSON: Return fire!
Lieutenant Mason works at the tactical console.
EXT-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR
Enterprise pitches to port and returns fire as a single blue energy beam lances out and struck the ventral section of the Orion Interceptor as the vessel's deflectors flicker.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LT. MASON: Minimal damage to their ventral deflectors!
EXT-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR
The Orion Interceptor continues its assault and struck the starboard nacelle as it vents plasma.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
WHUMPH! Sparks erupt from the ceiling and MSD.
LT. MASON: Deflectors are down to 77%!
LT. MITCHELL: We've taken a hit to the starboard nacelle we're venting drive plasma!
CAPT. BRANSON: Seal it, Jack ready another spread of torpedoes!
Lieutenant Mason works at the tactical console.
LT. MASON: Ready.
CAPT. BRANSON: Fire!
He presses the firing button.
EXT-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR
A spread of torpedoes launches from the forward launchers and score a deadly blow destroying the Interceptor.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Transparent viewer shows the destruction of the Orion Interceptor.
LT. MASON: Enemy vessel destroyed sir.
Captain Branson toggles the com panel.
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Damage control teams submit damage reports to first officer.
Commander Ivanova checks her console read out.
CMDR. IVANOVA: Sections 20-27 on decks four-six have breached and emergency bulkheads are in place and holding, Sickbay is reporting wounded 12 dead, 14 wounded, 4 critical.
Captain Branson turns to her.
CAPT. BRANSON: What about main engineering what's Steph's report?
Commander Ivanova checks and reports.
CMDR. IVANOVA: She's still checking and wants to tell you herself.
Captain Branson turns to looks at the transparent viewer showing the red giant and the neutron star.
CAPT. BRANSON: T'Shara keep your sensors on that star if it starts to go on the verge of implosion let me know.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Aye, sir.
Captain Branson worried.
[END OF ACT ONE, FADE OUT]
===Act 2===
FADE IN
EXT-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR'
Enterprise is at station keeping as he warp engines are off-line.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN ENGINEERING [RED ALERT]
Commander Williams is at the main console working on repairing the deflectors, as the com activates.
CAPT. BRANSON [com voice]: Bridge to engineering
Commander Williams toggles the com panel.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS [to com]: Williams here go ahead.
CAPT. BRANSON [com voice]: How long to full shield restoration?
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS [to com]: Working on it Captain standby.
She turns it off and walks over to a console.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Computer, reconfigure structural integrity power to feed inner deflector grid. 
COMPUTER VOICE: Unable to comply. Requested reroute would compromise operational safety limits
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS [to com]: To hell with the limits. Override. Authorization Williams theta 2-9-9-7. 
COMPUTER VOICE: Rerouting structural integrity power supply
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: Russell, watch the lateral grid balance. No. no, no, that's too much. We're going to have to do it manually. (activates wall com panel) Williams to bridge. 
CAPT. BRANSON [com voice]: Branson here go ahead Commander
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS [to com]: Captain, I'm trying to feed the inner grid by stealing some power from the structural integrity field. You should have partial deflector power in thirty minutes. 
CAPT. BRANSON [com voice]: You have ten. Branson out
Williams rolls her eyes and goes back to work. 
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Commander Ivanova turns to John.
CMDR. IVANOVA: John even if shields are restored we'll need warp drive to escape.
CAPT. BRANSON: I know Z but that Orion vessel had buddies out there and I want to be ready for them.
Transparent viewer shows the Neutron star flashing.
CAPT. BRANSON: We'll need to tackle one problem at a time.
EXT-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR
Enterprise at station keeping with her warp engines off-line.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM [RED ALERT]
The senior officers are around the table as Commander Williams briefs them on the damage.
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: The Orions took out our warp plasma regulators on deck 14 section A-14. 
CAPT. BRANSON [sighs]: How long till we can get full warp back. 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS [Sighs]: An hour maybe two. 
CMDR. IVANOVA [Sighs]: We're dead. 
Captain Branson turns to her. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Get started. 
Williams leaves to get started on repairing the warp drive. 
CAPT. BRANSON [to Smith]: Lieutenant send out a general mayday on all Federation channels we've sustained heavy damage we have no warp and the Neutron Star is due to implode in thirty-six hours. 
LT. SMITH [nods]: Aye, Captain. 
Captain Branson turns to T'Shara.
CAPT. BRANSON: T'Shara how's the neutron star?
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: So, far it has not emitted any gravimetric shears but it is only a matter of time that it will.
Captain Branson looks at her.
CAPT. BRANSON: Keep an eye on it.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Aye, sir.
CAPT. BRANSON: Dismissed.
The senior staff leaves the briefing room as John's worried.
EXT-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR
Enterprise at station keeping.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
[KLAXON'S BLARE]
Captain Branson walks onto the bridge from the turbo-lift as Commander Ivanova vacates the Captain's chair.
CAPT. BRANSON: Report?
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Sensors have detected a squadron of Orion Interceptors.
CAPT. BRANSON: Their position?
Lieutenant Mitchell looks at the navigational station.
LT. MITCHELL: Bearing 2-1-0 mark 13!
CAPT. BRANSON: Ready weapons.
Lieutenant Mason works at the tactical console.
LT. MASON: Phaser banks are fully charged and torpedo bays are loaded.
CAPT. BRANSON: Deflector status?
LT. MASON: Deflectors are at 80%.
CAPT. BRANSON: Any response to our hails?
LT. SMITH: Negative Captain.
Captain Branson tenses up.
CUT TO:
EXT-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR
A squadron of Orion Interceptors approaches the system.
[END OF ACT TWO, FADE OUT]
===Act 3===
FADE IN
EXT-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR
Enterprise moves to port as she fires her phasers as two Orion vessels fire at the Enterprise hitting her aft and starboard deflectors.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
WHUMPH!
LT. MASON: Deflectors down to 78%!
WHUMPH!
CAPT. BRANSON: Hit them with everything we've got!
EXT-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR'
Enterprise fires another spread of torpedoes.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Transparent viewer shows the torpedoes struck the Orion interceptor as it slams into the other two vessels.
CAPT. BRANSON: Get to the escape pods get to the escape pods.
EXT-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR
The vessels fall into the neutron star as they explode.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Radiation is off the charts!
CMDR. IVANOVA: Not good.
Captain Branson tenses up.
[END OF ACT THREE, FADE OUT]
===Act 4===
FADE IN
EXT-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR
Enterprise at station keeping.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN ENGINEERING [RED ALERT]
Captain Branson and Commander Ivanova are in Main Engineering as Commander Williams is giving them a full report on the repairs of the warp drive. 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS [re: PADD]: Warp drive is on-line, but with so much radiation from the Neutron Star is putting out we can't risk it. 
Ivanova folds her arms. 
CMDR. IVANOVA: And thanks to those Orion vessels it made it worse.
The ship slightly jolts from the gravimetric shears.
CAPT. BRANSON: And we don't know if our distress call has been answered or not.
Then the com activates.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA [com voice]: Captain Branson report to the bridge
Both Captain Branson and Commander Ivanova leaves engineering.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Turbo-lift doors opened and both Captain Branson and Commander Ivanova walks onto the bridge.
CAPT. BRANSON: What's up?
Lieutenant Smith turns to Captain Branson.
LT. SMITH: The USS Excalibur picked up our distress call.
CMDR. IVANOVA: She's patrolling the Neutral Zone border.
CAPT. BRANSON: That means she's not far from our position if we have two ships here then we'll have a fighting chance.
Ship shudders a bit.
LT. MITCHELL: What was that?
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Gravity shears from the Neutron Star.
Captain Branson is a bit worried as the viewer shows the star then back on Captain Branson's expression of worried, then T'Shara looks over at Captain Branson.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Sensors have detected three Orion Interceptors bearing 180 mark 19.
CAPT. BRANSON: Let's see them.
Transparent viewer shows the three Orion Interceptors on an intercept course, Captain Branson is worried.
[END OF ACT FOUR, FADE OUT]
===Act 5===
FADE IN
EXT-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR
Four Orion Interceptors are approaching the Enterprise's position.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
[KLAXONS BLARING]
Crew head to their battle stations.
LT. MASON: Phaser banks are at 34% we've got 56 torpedoes and deflectors are at sixty-five percent.
Captain Branson thinks then comes up with a brilliant yet risky idea.
CAPT. BRANSON: Kara, adjust our heading course 2-1-2 mark 34.
Lieutenant Carlson inputs commands into the helm station as Lieutenant Mitchell checks his navigational read out.
LT. MITCHELL: Uh, sir that course takes us dangerously close to the Neutron Star.
CAPT. BRANSON: I know Ty but we can't handle four Orion Interceptors Kara go.
Lieutenant Carlson works at the helm station.
EXT-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR
Enterprise speeds towards the Neutron Star as the four Orion cruisers are in pursuit.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Transparent viewer shows the Neutron Star.
LT. CARLSON: Range forty meters and closing. 
LT. MITCHELL: Re-routing power to deflectors.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Hull stress is at thirty teradynes and rising!
CMDR. IVANOVA: I'm transferring more power to the structural integrity field, but I don't know how long it can hold.
[Ship starts rocking about.]
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Captain, the Klingon vessels are trying to discontinue pursuit.
EXT-NEUTRON STAR OUTER EDGE
The four Orion cruisers are being torn to shreds by the gravimetric shearing force, as the heat builds on the forward section of saucer, deflector dish and port nacelle housing.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
[Things start to go bang.]
CMDR. IVANOVA: There are breaches on decks four, seven, eight and twelve.
LTCMDR. T'SHARA: Main power is off-line!
Branson hangs onto his chair. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Lieutenant standby for warp on my command. 
LT. CARLSON [Off her console]: Ready! 
T'Shara looks at her scanner. 
LTCMDR. T'SHARA [off her console]: We're coming out to the otherside Captain! 
Viewer shows open space. 
CAPT. BRANSON: NOW GO! 
Lieutenant Carlson inputs commands into the helm and presses the warp button. 
EXT-KAVIS ALPHA SECTOR
The Enterprise leaps into warp as the star implodes.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Smoke is everywhere from the battle and the gravity shears of the Neutron Star, as Captain Branson turns to Commander T'Shara. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Report? 
T'Shara turns to him. 
LTCMDR. T'SHARA [off her console]: Neutron Star has imploded Captain. 
He goes back to his chair and sits down in it. 
CAPT. BRANSON [Sighs, to Smith]: Lieutenant hail Captain Smith and set up a rendezvous coordinates. 
She turns to her console. 
LT. SMITH [off her console]: Captain the Yorktown has confirmed rendezvous coordinates. 
He leans back. 
CUT TO:
EXT-SPACE
The Enterprise and Excalibur are next to each other. 
CAPT. BRANSON [voice over]: Captain's Log Stardate 5866.2, The Enterprise has rendezvous with the Excalibur, after our encounter with the Orions
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM
Captain Allenby sits in the chair in front of the desk as Captain Branson gets two cups of tea from the food maker, and sets them down on the table. 
CAPT. ALLENBY (Smiles): Thanks for the tea Captain. 
She sips it. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Your welcome. 
He sits in the chair in front of the desk as Mikaela drinks her tea. 
CAPT. ALLENBY: We were worried we wouldn't make it, but when we heard from you we were relieved. 
Captain Branson leans back. 
CAPT. BRANSON: (Sighs): Its weird Orion activity shouldn't be this large, (beat) it was weird seeing those Interceptors so far from their border. 
Mikaela thinks. 
CAPT. ALLENBY: According to Earth Outposts along the Federation-Romulan Neutral Zone border, Romulan activity has also been increasing. 
Branson is surprised by that. 
CUT TO:
EXT-SPACE
Both Enterprise and Excalibur approach Starbase twenty-four. 
[END OF ACT FIVE, 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 Tyson Mitchell
*Delena "Dee" Lusk as Lieutenant Kara Carlson
*Jacob Elliot as Doctor Steven Carlson
*Sadie Brickhouse as Lieutenant Julia Smith
*Becky Elliot as Lieutenant Commander T'Shara
===Guest Cast===
*TBA as Lieutenant Harris Payne
*TBA as Nurse Christine Chapel
*TBA as Transporter Chief Kayla Mackenzie
*TBA as Lieutenant Lindsey Tanner
===Special Guest Star===
*Alexandra Rexford as Captain Mikaela Allenby
==Trivia Notes==
===Background Information===