Story:Starship Challenger/Times/Act Four

ACT FOUR

FADE IN

EXT-SPACE

The Challenger is in formation with the Federation Fleet as the fleet faces down the Klingon Fleet.

INT-BRIDGE (Tactical Alert)

Taylor walks out of her ready room.

TAYLOR (to the crew) Bishop has informed me that reinforcements are on the way.

She paces about.

TAYLOR (continuing) It won't be for another hour our job is to hold off the Klingons till then.

Rubin chimes in.

RUBIN (Scoffs) This isn't our fight Captain we should be focusing on getting to our time and fight the Romulans.

Sutherland chimes in.

SUTHERLAND I'm all for it if it means getting home.

Sensors beeped rapidly.

MARTIN (off his console) The Klingon fleet is moving in!

Taylor sits in her chair.

TAYLOR Attack pattern alpha one Ensign.

CUT TO: EXT-SPACE

Challenger moves to starboard as the Federation and Klingon fleets engage each other as phasers and disruptors fill the space as a energy beam accidently hits Challenger on the forward plating.

INT-BRIDGE (TACTICAL ALERT)

(WHUMPH!)

RUBIN We're in the crossfire Captain!

(BOOM!)

CARLSON (Conn Officer) Attack pattern Alpha One Captain.

Taylor gets up from her chair.

TAYLOR Photonic Torpedoes full spread!

Rubin presses the fire button on his console.

CUT TO EXT-SPACE

Challenger unleashes a volley of photonic torpedoes, and it strikes the bird of prey that was chasing the Farragut destroying the warship.

INT-BRIDGE (TACTICAL ALERT)

SUTHERLAND The other cruiser's breaking off its attack.

Carlson chimes in.

CARLSON (conn officer) Now we're being targeted.

(Big bangs.)

TAYLOR EVASIVE!

Another shower of sparks erupts from the ceiling.

TAYLOR (to Rubin) Lieutenant!

(WHUMPH!)

RUBIN We're not making a dent in their shields.

Another jolt causes showers of sparks to erupts from the ceiling.

CUT TO: EXT-SPACE

Challenger tries to avoid the Klingon ships as she's taking hard hits from the two D-7 Warships following the NX-Class ship, then two Federation-Class ships move in and fires several volleys of photon torpedoes and phasers causing the two warships to move away from the vessel.

INT-BRIDGE (TACTICAL ALERT)

Everyone is surprised as the com beeps.

SUTHERLAND It's the Dominion.

Taylor nods as the bridge of the Federation-Class ship appears on the viewer.

GRISSIOM Your welcome Captain.

Transmission ends.

TAYLOR Nice guy.

Sensors beep.

MARTIN (Shocked) More Klingon ships moving in.

Taylor is shocked by this.

EXT-SPACE

More Klingon ships show up.

(End of Act Four, Fade out)