Story:Starship Archer/Silentium Est Aurem/Act Three

ACT THREE

FADE IN

EXT-SPACE

The Archer is docked at Starbase three-seven-seven.

TAYLOR'S (VO): ''Military log, Combat-date 53654.5. While docked at Starbase three-seven-seven, we've encountered the brother of Commander Martin thought to have been killed when the Dominion attacked every Maquis colony and outpost along the DMZ why was he stealing our information?''

INT-BRIG

Brandon sits on the cot as the doors opened and John walks into the room.

MARTIN: (To Brandon) I thought you were killed by the Dominion?

He gets up and walks up to the force field.

BRANDON: (To John) I thought I was killed but I wasn't I was captured by those Cardassian monsters, (beat) they almost killed me but I escaped I set a course for the nearest Maquis outpost when I got there everyone was killed without mercy even the kids weren't spared John. Those Dominion monsters killed everyone I loved and cared about even my wife and kids that's when I decided that I'd get revenge against them for what they did that's why I send a transmission to the nearest Dominion fleet to this colony.

John gets close to the force field.

MARTIN: Brandon they'll slaughter the colony.

He just backs up and sits on the cot.

CUT TO:

INT-WAR ROOM

TAYLOR: (To Martin) He send a transmission to the Dominion?

MARTIN: (Nods) Yes he did they killed his family, (beat) I met them once when I was at the colony before the treaty was reformed five years ago.

Taylor thinks.

TAYLOR: I've sent my report to Starfleet they're sending the Twenty-First fleet here, (beat) the Talarian republic is sending a fleet of their own ships to the Starbase.

Com beeps.

MASON (OC): Bridge to Taylor.

TAYLOR: (To com) Go ahead.

MASON (OC): Sensors are picking up a massive Dominion fleet heading our way, they'll be here in under three hours.

Both Taylor and Martin look at each other.

EXT-SPACE

The Dominion/Cardassian Fleet heads towards the colony.

(End of Act Three, Fade out)