Story:Starship Archer/Heavy Losses/Act Two

ACT TWO

FADE IN

EXT-SPACE

Archer is docked at DS9.

INT-ARCHER BRIDGE

Ensign Martin is sitting in the center chair working the night shift, when the turbo-lift doors open and Commander Martin walks out of the lift holding a PADD as Kelly sees her father and gets up from the chair.

ENS. MARTIN Commander sir how did you sleep?

MARTIN (Smiles) Well enough. What's new?

She thinks and picks up a PADD.

ENS. MARTIN (Sighs) The causality list back home is still being revised again, seven million people were lost in the Breen attack sir.

John takes a step back as he's shocked by this news.

MARTIN Damn those Breen why did they attack Earth anyway, it doesn't make sense.

Before Ensign Martin can speak the lights dimmed and klaxon blares, Ensign Martin goes to the Ops console and relieves the Ensign at the console and she checks the console read out.

MARTIN (Confused) Who the hell ordered a red alert?

Captain Taylor walks out of the ready room.

TAYLOR we just got word, the Breen have launched a counteroffensive against our forces in the Chin'toka System Admiral Ross has ordered reinforcements to head to the Chin'toka System and push the attack back. (to Carlson) Lieutenant prep us for departure when we cleared Deep Space Nine enter formation with the Federation Battlegroup and set course for the Chin'toka System full impulse speed.

Lieutenant Carlson turns to her console.

CARLSON (Helm Officer) Aye, Captain.

Captain Taylor sits in her chair and activates the shipwide.

TAYLOR All hands this is the Captain as you've heard the Dominion/Cardassian/Breen Alliance has launched as massive counter offensive on our forces in the Chin'toka System we're to head to the system and push them back, because if we lose our only foothold in enemy space the war will last a lot longer then we want it to. I am very proud of you these past few years you've faced down the enemy never flinching or wanting to hide and we will win this war all hands prep for departure.

CUT TO: EXT-SPACE

The Archer departs from the upper pylon and is next to the USS Defiant as the two ships head out to meet up with the assault fleet at the edge of the Chin'toka System.

INT-SITO'S QUARTERS

Sito gets ready to head out when she sees fire and coolant vents from the ceiling and sparks rain down as she sees Gul Rejak shooting the crew that is trying to stop him from taking the ship over, he grabs John and snaps his neck and Sito is shocked by this and she's shot by him then it goes back to her in her quarters in the fetal position crying.

(End of Act Two, Fade out)