Story:Star Trek: Helena/Betrayal/Act Three

Act Three Fade In

Ext. Space (nebula cloud)

Helena is taking hits from the Dominion Battle Cruiser.

Int. Main Bridge, Red Alert

Shower of sparks erupt from the MSD and ceiling.

Lt. Crusher: Shields down to 45%, damage to lateral Phaser array.

Taylor looks at Ensign Kaye.

Capt. Taylor: Ensign Kaye evasive pattern beta 3.

Ensign Kaye inputs commands into the helm console, another shower of sparks erupt from the ceiling.

Lt. Crusher looks at his console.

Lt. Crusher: Shields down another 12%.

Sito looks at her console.

Ens. Sito: I'm getting reports of extensive damage on decks nine and ten.

Taylor turns to Crusher.

Capt. Taylor: Mr. Crusher load the aft launchers and fire photons.

He inputs commands into the console and pressed the fire button.

Ext. Space (Nebula)

Two photons launch from the two launchers and harmlessly strikes the shields, the Cruiser fires several more shots at the Helena hitting the aft shields making them flicker.

Int. Main Bridge, Red Alert

Boom! kills the anonymous Engineer at the Engineer console, Commander Martin goes over to him and checks his pulse and looks at Captain Taylor and shakes his head.

Capt. Taylor: Mr. Crusher fire quantum torpedoes.

He inputs commands and presses the fire button.

Ext. Space (Nebula cloud)

Four Quantum Torpedoes launch out of the launcher and destroys the Cruiser.

Cut to: Int. Main Bridge, Red Alert

The viewer shows the explosion of the Dominion Battle Cruiser.

Lt. Crusher: Enemy vessel destroyed.

Captain Taylor looks at the viewer.

Capt. Taylor: Maintain red alert that was way too easy to destroy that Dominion Battle Cruiser, Ensign hail Starfleet Command inform them of our encounter with a Dominion Cruiser and it's destruction.

Sito looks at her console then reports.

Ens. Sito: We're being jammed by an unknown source Captain.

She folds her arms when Commander Williams sits at the Engineering console after it's power was restored, and she starts scanning the debris field.

Int. Ensign Thorn's Quarters

Ensign Thorn contacts the Dominion.

Ens. Thorn: The Helena destroyed a Battle Cruiser with the new Quantum Torpedoes just now and I have thirty seconds before security picks up this transmission. I'm sending you all current information on Doctor Langford's medical examinations on Ensign Nelson as well as the tactical information on the ship if you encounter her in the future.

TALAK'TALAN responds.

Talak'Talan (OC): Your ship destroyed one of our Warships.

Thorn looks at the monitor.

Ens. Thorn: That was unavoidable This should prove my worth to you, Talak'Talan.

Talak'Talan smirks.

Talak'Talan (OC): It remains to be seen Mr. Thorn

The transmission ends.

(End of Act Three, Fade out)