Story:Starship Archer/Grace Under Pressure/Act One

ACT ONE

FADE IN

EXT-Colony Settlement

(Notes: Opening Credits fall over the opening scenes)

The colonist has their weapons trained on both Lieutenant Carlson and Lieutenant Commander T'Shar, as Kara introduces themselves to the people.

CARLSON (Helm Officer) Uh hi I'm Lieutenant Kara Carlson of the Federation Starship USS Archer, and this is Lieutenant Commander T'Shar we're here in response to your distress call.

The Settlers are getting ready to have a fire fight with the two Starfleet Officers when the leader of the colony appears and she calms the colonists down.

MINISTER JONES (to the colonists) Hold your fire stand down everyone their here from the Federation.

The colonists lower their weapons as Carlson and T'Shar put their type-2 phasers into their holsters.

MINISTER JONES (To both Carlson and T'Shar) Forgive them we've been on edge for over two years now after we heard the declaration of war, we feared that the Dominion/Cardassian Alliance would attack us.

T'SHAR Minister we're here in response of your distress call what's the situation?

She leads them into her house.

INT-MINISTER JONE'S HOUSE

She hands them some cups of tea and explained why they sent the distress call.

MINISTER JONES (Smiles) Yes we feared the will come our way, (beat) with the addition to the Breen on the side of the Dominion we are worried that we'll be annexed again.

Carlson chimes in.

CARLSON (Helm Officer) That could happen soon Minister, our base two hundred eleven picked up a fleet of Dominion/Cardassian/Breen ships entering Federation Space.

MINISTER JONES Oh my.

CARLSON (Helm Officer) Sorry Minister but we do have some good news Starfleet has dispatched a Federation Battlegroup from Earth they'll be here in a few hours.

Minister Jones gets worried as she looks out at her people.

(End of Act One, Fade out)