Story:Star Trek: Four Years War/Arsenal of Freedom/Act Three

ACT THREE

FADE IN

EXT-SPACE

The Procyon is out of the weapons range.

INT-PROCYON MAIN BRIDGE

Doctor Carlson is on the bridge trying to convince Commander Branson to leave the system to take the wounded to Starbase 12 for treatment.

DR. CARLSON: I've got wounded who need treatment at a Starbase.

CMDR. BRANSON: Doctor we can't the Captain and the landing party is on the surface.

He walks to the Captain's chair.

DR. CARLSON: YOU ARE CONDEMENING THEM TO DEATH!

He looks at him.

CMDR. BRANSON: That's enough Doctor.

He storms off the bridge and back to Sickbay.

CMDR. BRANSON: We need to find away to get Captain Taylor and the others off the planet.

Commander Williams chimes in.

LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: I could create a feedback loop, it could cause an overload to disable it.

Branson thinks.

CMDR. BRANSON: Get started on it.

She nods and leaves the bridge to head to Main Engineering to get the feedback loop prep as Ensign Carlson chimes in.

ENS. CARLSON: Sir we're going to get wasted.

Branson sits in the chair.

CMDR. BRANSON (Sighs): I know Carlson I know.

CUT TO: EXT-PLANET SURFACE

The landing party is working on the panel of the device to disable it.

CAPT. TAYLOR (Frustrated): Damn it this is tough without T'Lar, how is she Lieutenant?

Mason turns to the Captain.

LT. MASON (Sighs): I've done all I can for her Captain she'll need the Doctor back on the ship.

Then they see another volley.

ENS. JONES: Wonder what its shooting at now?

They look at each other.

EXT-SPACE

The energy beam destroys a probe.

INT-PROCYON MAIN BRIDGE (RED ALERT)

Transparent viewer shows the probe exploding.

CMDR. BRANSON: Damn it.

Smith chimes in.

LTJG. SMITH: That's the fourth com probe we've lost.

Carlson chimes in.

ENS. CARLSON: I'm not bring the Procyon in till its disabled sir, I maybe the best pilot in the fleet but I'm not that good.

Branson sits in the Captain's chair.

CMDR. BRANSON: Nice shooting.

(END OF ACT THREE, FADE OUT)