Story:Starship Archer/The Front/Act Two

ACT TWO

FADE IN

EXT-SPACE

The Archer is in formation with the Eighth fleet awaiting the arrival of the oncoming storm of the Dominion/Cardassian Alliance fleet.

INT-BRIEFING ROOM

Captain Taylor, Commander Martin, Ensign Carlson, Ensign Sito, Lieutenant Mason, Lieutenant Commander Williams, Lieutenant Junior Grade T'Shar, and Doctor Carlson are around the table.

TAYLOR: (To Sito) Anything on sensors Sito?

She shakes her head.

SITO: No nothing yet Captain.

Taylor paces about.

MARTIN: (To Sito) Sito what if their shielding their ships?

Sito thinks.

SITO: (To Martin) It's possible.

Mason chimes in.

MASON: (to the others) I rigged fourteen anti-matter mines.

Taylor hits the table.

TAYLOR: (to the senior staff) We need to focus on the enemy!

Martin gets up and looks at the others.

MARTIN: (To Senior Staff) Keep at it dismissed.

Everyone leaves.

MARTIN: (To Taylor) You and me need to have a word now.

She walks away from the table.

TAYLOR: (To Martin) What?

He looks at her.

MARTIN: (To Taylor) Captain I believe that you're emotionally unable to command this ship.

Taylor walks up to him.

TAYLOR: (To Martin) You believe?

He looks at her.

MARTIN:(To Taylor) Yes I believe that ever since James's death at Tyra you've been hard on this crew, (beat) and they don't want a drill sergeant.