Story:Star Trek: Archer (22nd century)/The Invasion Part 1/Act Five

Act Five

Fade in

Ext. Space

(Archer is under heavy attack from Romulan ships.)

Int. Main Bridge (Tactical Alert)

Sparks erupt from the ceiling as Mason goes to a monitor.

Ltjg. Mason: We've lost hullplating.

Carlson looks at her console.

Ens. Carlson: I still don't have helm control.

Another shower of sparks erupt from the ceiling.

Capt. Taylor: Taylor to Engineering.

Nothing as another shower of sparks erupt from the ceiling.

Cut to: Int. Main Engineering

(There are explosions going on down there.)

Int. Main Bridge (Tactical Alert)

Capt. Taylor: Engineering, report.

Cut to: Int. Main Engineering

Williams presses the com panel.

Ltcmdr. Williams: That last hit took out the starboard nacelle, we're dead in the water, bridge! bridge!

Int. Main Bridge (Tactical Alert)

Sutherland looks at her console.

Ens. Sutherland: Com's down.

Taylor turns to her.

Capt. Taylor: Get it back now!

(Explosions, collapsing superstructure including the central dome. Kara gets out of the way just in time.)

Ext. Space

Archer fires at a Romulan warbird and destroys it as it moves up and is still under heavy attack.

Int. Main Bridge

Fires burning, as Mason looks at his console.

Ltjg. Mason: We've got hull breaches on C, D and E.

Taylor turns to him.

Capt. Taylor: Emergency bulkheads.

He shakes his head.

Ltjg. Mason: The bulkheads aren't responding. We're venting atmosphere.

Cut to: Int. Main Engineering

(Alarms are blaring, Tucker uses an extinguisher on a burning crewman.)

Ltcmdr. Williams: Get him to Sickbay! CREWMAN: Yes, sir.

Ltcmdr. William: Willliams to the Bridge. If you can hear me, I've got coolant leaks all over the place. We're evacuating. (Warp Reactor hums and then sparks erupt from it and power hums down) Everybody out!

(On one of the decks crewmen are attempting to evacuate the deck then a explosion knocks them down.)

Ext. Space

Archer floats down as her starboard nacelle is venting plasma then one of the plasma blots hits the forward section then bodies float out of hull breaches.

Int. Main Bridge

(Crewmen are running from console to console as Mason helps a crewmen with another one as sparks erupt from the ceiling as Commander Martin looks at his console as sparks erupt from the ceiling as Captain Taylor sits wide-eyed and silent, waiting for the end.)

Ext. Space

Archer floats and tills down as the five Romulan vessels contining their assault on the ship.

(End of Act Five, Fade out To Be Continued......)