Story:Starship Archer/No Rest for the Wicked/Act Three

ACT FOUR

FADE IN

EXT-INSIDE ESD

Archer being worked on.

INT-CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM

Doors chimed.

TAYLOR (Sighs) Come.

The doors open and Lieutenant Clarkson walks into the ready room.

CLARKSON You wanted to see me Captain?

TAYLOR (Smiles) Yes please sit down, I've spoken to Admiral T'Lara she wanted me to inform you that your father is gravely ill and he's been trying to contact you for months.

Kyle leans back.

CLARKSON (Sighs) Thank you for telling me Captain.

He goes to leave.

TAYLOR (Confused) Lieutenant didn't you hear me that your father is dying and you're not phased by this?

CLARKSON (Sighs) Me and my father never saw eye to eye on Starfleet, that's why I left Archanis.

He left the ready room.

CUT TO: INT-CAPTAIN'S MESS

MARTIN You want me to talk to him>

He eats a piece of pie.

TAYLOR John its his father, this may be the last time he would get to hash out his issues with his father, just try your best he's your best friend.

MARTIN (Sighs) Alright I'll try.

CUT TO: INT-ARCHER MAIN BRIDGE

Repair teams are working on the MSD and other consoles and systems as Lieutenant Sito is working on her station, when the doors to the turbo-lift open and Lieutenant Clarkson walks out holding a repair kit.

CLARKSON You're having issues with your Station Lieutenant Sito??

She steps back.

SITO Yeah I think it might be a faulty relay in the console, during our last engagement.

He's working on it.

CLARKSON Yeah its a bad relay alright.

Unknown to him John shows up behind him.

MARTIN Nice work buddy.

Kyle looks up and sees him.

CLARKSON (Smiles) Is this about my father?