Story:Star Trek: Archer/Shakedown Cruise/Act One

ACT ONE

FADE IN

EXT-SPACE

(Notes: Opening Credits fall over opening scenes.)

The Archer is at high warp.

MARTIN

(Voice Over)

''First Officer's Log Stardate 5874.7. The Archer is on course for Quadrant nine sector seventy-two, we're meeting up with the USS Tristan to receive our new Captain hopefully we can get to the bottom of this.''

INT-ARCHER MAIN BRIDGE

ENS. CARLSON

We're approaching Quadrant nine sector seventy-two sir, and picking up the Tristan.

CMDR. MARTIN

Drop us out of warp Ensign.

Ensign Carlson inputs commands into the helm console.

ENS. CARLSON

(To Martin)

Dropping out of warp sir.

EXT-SPACE

The Archer drops out of warp and is next to the USS Tristan as the two ships are next to each other.

CUT TO:

INT-TRANSPORTER ROOM

Commander Martin walks into the transporter room.

LTCMDR. WILLIAMS

Coordinates received Commander.

Martin turns to her.

CMDR. MARTIN

Energize.

Lieutenant Commander Williams inputs commands into the transporter console and runs her fingers on the console, and Captain Marcia Taylor beams onboard the ship.

CAPT. TAYLOR

(Sighs)

Premission to come aboard Commander?

She steps off the pad.

CMDR. MARTIN

Granted Captain welcome aboard I'm Commander John Martin your first officer.

They leave the transporter room.

EXT-SPACE

The ARCHER is next to the Tristan.

INT-BRIEFING ROOM

A distress call is being played as the senior staff is listening to it, and Captain Taylor turns it off.

CAPT. TAYLOR

(to Senior Staff)

That was about an hour ago, all contact with the freighter was lost.

Lieutenant Mason chimes in.

LT. MASON

What was the freighter carrying?

Captain Taylor hands him a PADD with a manifest of what is onboard.

CAPT. TAYLOR

A shipment of photon torpedoes, probes, and phasers both small units and rifles and anti-matter to replenish the fleet as well.

The senior staff was shocked by what she told them.

CMDR. MARTIN

The Admiral didn't tell us about the Cargo.