Crash Down

## Stranded - Season 1 - Episode 01

### Synopsis

Chief medical officer Dr. Sofi Robinson awakens from unconsciousness to find out the ship, NOMAD-1, has crash-landed on Tellus Prime. Her hand is trapped under a metal girder and she is unable to move. Master at arms Cpl. Daven Garrison finds her and offers assistance, but the girder is too heavy for him. He rushes to get help and returns with Jasia Morrigan and Hagen Culliver. Together, they free Sofi, who's hand is severely broken. They continue searching for survivors while Sofi seeks medical equipment to bandage her injured hand.

Sofi wraps her hand as best as she can on the fly and meets up with Theo Verespy, Roberta Soto, and Wald Matthews in the ships' command center, an area that is not critically damaged. Theo and Wald have brought the ship's pilot, Levi Dowl, who is critically injured. Sofi bandages herself as she supervises Theo doing CPR to Levi, but he is already gone. Roberta reassures her there was nothing she could have done, and assists in wrapping Sofi's hand.

Vonn Misawa tries to get the ship's main computer working so they can communicate with Satellite Artemis, but the ship is wrecked and it's going to take a long time before she can restore communications, if she can at all. Sofi asks Theo if he needs medical assistance because he is bleeding from the head, but he says he didn't even notice. The group freezes when they hear scratching sounds coming from outside the ship - something is trying to get in.

Predators from the outside attempt to get into the ship just before Daven, Jasia, and Hagen reach the weapons room, where they find the ship's chief electrical engineer, Lance Carlisle, who is doing his best to close the safety doors for the adjacent compromised compartment. He gets the door closed just before the predators get in. Daven barely gets out with the guns.

Daven, Jasia, Hagen, and Lance return with Ellis Shedlock and Keri Keiper. Lance triggers the safety doors to shut the survivors off from all of the compromised compartments, keeping them safe - at least temporarily. No one knows exactly what it outside or if it is capable of getting in. Daven has brought all the guns he could find, and Jasia gives medical supplies to Sofi, who gets to work treating those with injuries, like Theo. Keri assists. Theo then goes to help Vonn with the computer.

There are 11 survivors from a crew of 46. Morale has plummeted and it seems as if their mission is doomed before it has a chance to begin. Daven and Lance explain the situation when more scratching and clawing is heard and the predators try to get into their sealed compartment. Tension and silence before the creatures give up and wander off. Lance tries to get the ship's exterior lights activated to get a better view of their surroundings and hopefully keep any more predators at bay.

Sofi finishes patching up Wald, who then goes to the window to see if the creatures have gone. It is dark and difficult to see outside. He thinks he sees something - or someone - outside. The exterior lights come on and he sees Tamsin Mertano lying face-down just a few dozen yards from the ship. Monitoring screens blink to life and there are 12 vital signs, not 11.

It is decided they should bring her in before any predators return. Episode ends with Daven, Jasia, and Hagen rushing outside to retrieve the ship's design engineer, all armed.

### Characters

In order of appearance:

* Sofi Robinson
* Daven Garrison
* Jasia Morrigan
* Hagen Culliver
* Theo Verespy
* Levi Dowl
* Roberta Soto
* Wald Matthews
* Vonn Misawa
* Lance Carlisle
* Ellis Shedlock
* Keri Keiper
* Tamsin Mertano

### Notes and Trivia

* Next episode: 1.02 - At First Light
* First and only appearance of pilot Levi Dowl, who died upon impact when the NOMAD-1 crash-landed on Tellus Prime.