Story:Starship Archer/Pria/Act Two

ACT TWO

FADE IN

EXT-SPACE

The Archer is trapped in a dark matter storm as one of the bubbles strikes the ship's port side causing it to till to port.

INT-BRIDGE (RED ALERT)

Sparks erupt from the ceiling and MSD.

MASON: (off his console) Sir! The impacts have severely weakened our shields, (beat) Structural damage is imminent.

Taylor gets up from the chair.

TAYLOR: Kara what are our options?

She raises her hands.

CARLSON (Conn Officer): Captain, I've never even seen a dark matter storm, (beat) let alone flown through one.

Pria chimes in.

PRIA: I can do it.

Martin gets up from the XO Chair.

MARTIN: What?

PRIA: I've done it before just give me helm control.

Taylor gets tenses up.

TAYLOR: (To Martin) Commander?

Another huge jolt rocks the ship harder as a huge shower of sparks erupt from the MSD and coolant vents from it, Mason walks up to his console.

MASON: (Off his console) Shields have failed one more hit will finish us.

Sito also chimes in.

SITO: Hull breaches on decks fourteen and seventeen sealing off those decks now.

CARLSON (Conn Officer): Might as well Captain.

TAYLOR: (nods) Do it.

Pria goes to helm console as Carlson gives it up and she inputs commands into the console.

EXT-SPACE

The Archer flies through the dark matter storm.

INT-BRIDGE (RED ALERT)

Pria is inputting several commands into the helm.

MASON: Captain we're coming towards a huge bubble of dark matter, (beat) if we don't take evasive action we'll be destroyed.

Pria inputs commands into the helm.

EXT-SPACE

The Archer goes between them and then exits the storm.

INT-BRIDGE (RED ALERT)

Everyone breathes a sigh of relief.

TAYLOR: Stand down from red alert.

The bridge lights up.

MARTIN: Damage report.

Mason inputs commands into the console.

MASON: Communications arrays have been destroyed, but, otherwise, we are intact.

Taylor chimes in.

TAYLOR: (To Sito) Our entire communications is down?

Sito chimes in.

SITO: Yes, Captain we're in total blackout.

TAYLOR: We'll have to put in at Starbase 157 off of the Romulan Neutral Zone, (beat) even though it's five days off our course.

Pria chimes in.

PRIA: Well you know, there's a Consortium base only a day away from here. I have some friends there, (beat) and I'm sure they'll be happy to refit your communications array. Plus, you can drop me off, I'll be out of your hair. It's the least I can do after everything you've done for me.

Martin chimes in.

MARTIN: Well you saved our ship, (beat) I'm pretty sure we're even.

Pria inputs commands into the helm.

PRIA: (to Carlson) there you go Lieutenant.

Carlson presses the engage button.

EXT-SPACE

The Archer leaps into warp speed.