Story:Star Trek: Archer (22nd century)/Romulan Encounter/Teaser

Teaser

FADE IN

EX-SPACE (Warp field)

Archer is at warp five point two.

TAYLOR'S (VO): ''Captain's Starlog Supplemental. We're on course for sector seven eight four, to meet up with the ninth battle group. On a personal note John has been acting strange lately.''

INT-C Deck (Corridor)

John is jogging through the empty corridor, when Sutherland shows up.

SUTHERLAND: Commander?

MARTIN: Sutherland what did you find out about the incident?

SUTHERLAND: Just as the Intrepid's log says the core was on-line for an hour till it lost containment, but Clarkson wasn't responsible for the breach.

Martin wipes the sweat from his forehead and drinks a bottle of water.

MARTIN: What are you saying?

SUTHERLAND: As you've stated a lot is that Clarkson didn't kill those colonist of one thousand two hundred fifty-four Vulcans.

(Com beeps)

TAYLOR (OC): All hands tactical alert, I repeat all hands battle stations.

Martin and Sutherland head to the turbolift.

EXT-SPACE

Archer drops out of warp and approaches the colony.

INT-BRIDGE (TACTICAL ALERT)

The crew are at their battle stations as Ensign Sutherland and Commander Martin walks out of the lift and heads to their posts.

MARTIN: Sensors are picking up one Romulan Warbird in orbit of the planet, Captain it's a Storm-Class Warbird.

The viewer shows the vessel attacking the colony.

TAYLOR: Sutherland open a channel.

Sutherland inputs commands into her console.

SUTHERLAND: Channel open.

TAYLOR: Attention Romulan vessel this is Captain Marcia Taylor of the Coalition Starship Archer, (beat) you will cease fire on the colony or you will be fired upon.

MARTIN: You think they'll surrender?

Taylor shrugs her shoulders.

MARTIN: They've ceased fired on the colony.

Taylor smiles.

Viewer shows the Romulan vessel turning to face the NX-Class vessel.

MASON: They're targeting us.

Taylor is shocked.

(End of Teaser, Fade out, Starting credits)