Story:Starship Helena/The Savage Empire/Act Three

Act Three

Fade In

Planet Surface:

Commander Martin, Lieutenant Mitchell, and Doctor Carlson are walking through the woods searching for the Commodore and his team, as Mitchell turns to him.

Lt. Mitchell: Commander I've read several mission reports of the USS Constitution during the Bolian incident, what happened to the colony?

Commander Martin looks at him.

Cmdr. Martin: The Constitution was assigned to deliver a power convert to the colonies newly develop power core, while we were in orbit the core mysteriously overloaded. Lieutenant Commander Clarkson my best friend well former best friend was attempting to stop it but the core was too far gone we beamed him up and jumped to warp before the planet blew he was charge with neglect and thrown out of Starfleet for it I haven't seen nor chat with him in years.

Ext. Space, Planet Orbit

Helena is in orbit

Int. Main Bridge

T'Shar turns to her.

Ltcmdr. T'Shar: Captain I've completed my scans of the debris field it was destroyed by Klingon disrupters, consistence of a D-7 Battlecruiser.

Then the sensors beeped rapidly.

Lt. Mitchell: Captain one Klingon Warship decloaking directly ahead, her weapons are armed and fully powered.

Captain Taylor turns to Smith.

Capt. Taylor: Smith open hailing frequencies to the Klingon Warship.

She inputs commands.

Capt. Taylor: Klingon vessel this the Federation Starship USS Helena we're on a rescue mission, and mean you no harm.

Commander Kor (oc): Helena you are requested to surrender and prepare to be boarded.

The crew is shocked.

Capt. Taylor: This is Federation Space you've got charge here to order us to surrender Commander, we're not a threat we're just searching for our missing Commodore and his team.

Commander Kor (oc): Captain Taylor you're Commodore and his team are dead.

Capt. Taylor: Damn it thank you Commander we'll beam our landing party up and be on our way Helena out.

She does the throat gesture and Smith cuts com-link.

Capt. Taylor: Bridge to transporter room beam up Commander Martin and his team.

Transporter Chief (oc): Aye, Captain

Ext. Space

The Helena and the Vorn leaves orbit of the planet and go there separate ways, as the Helena leaps into warp.