Story:Starship Archer/Over the Horizon/Act One

ACT ONE

FADE IN

EXT-SPACE

The Archer is at high warp.

INT-BRIEFING ROOM

The Wall monitor shows a tactical map on the Rumarda System.

TAYLOR: (To Senior Staff, Re: monitor) We're meeting up with the Fourth Fleet, (beat) our orders are to retake the system from the Dominion.

Martin chimes in.

MARTIN: According to Starfleet Command the Dominion are about to make a major push into other vital systems of the Federation, (beat) the fourth fleet has been sent to retake the Rumarda System from the Enemy fleet.

Kelly chimes in.

CADET MARTIN: Maybe the Dominion think that it could provide them with a way of constructing a wormhole device to bring in reinforcements from the Gamma Quadrant, (beat) I read the logs of Captain Sisko as I was preparing for this briefing.

TAYLOR (Smiles): Good thinking Cadet, (beat) we'll drop out of warp half a light-year from the system so we don't alert them to our presents.

Mason chimes in.

MASON: I've ordered all Security teams to be posted on all decks and I've also increased the power of the force fields, (beat) phasers are primed and charged and both photons and quantum's are loaded and ready to fire.

Taylor leans forward.

TAYLOR: (To senior staff) Now let's get to work let's......

A huge jolt rocks the ship hard as the senior staff staggers about walking out of the briefing room.

INT-BRIDGE (RED ALERT)

The senior staff and Cadet Martin stagger onto the bridge as the klaxons blare, sparks erupt from the ceiling.

TAYLOR: Stations everyone.

They go to their stations as the ship is rocked some more.

SITO: (off her console) I'm reading a Jem'hadar heavy cruiser off our port bow.

Mason chimes in.

MASON: Port shields down to eighty-three percent.

Another hit rocks the ship hard, as an officer is thrown from the right side of the bridge.

CARLSON (Conn Officer): (Off her console) We're dropping out of warp.

Close up on Taylor.

TAYLOR: Battle stations!

(End of Act One, Fade out)