Story:Starship Archer/In the Line of Duty/Act Three

ACT THREE

FADE IN

EXT-SPACE

Archer takes a defensive posture.

INT-BRIDGE (RED ALERT)

Mason walks back onto the bride and assumes his tactical console.

MASON: (off his console) Phasers are fully powered and photon torpedoes are fully loaded and shields are at full power.

TAYLOR: (to Ensign at Ops console) Open a channel.

He nods.

TAYLOR: (to com) Dominion vessels this is Captain Marcia Taylor commanding officer of the Federation Starship USS Archer, (beat) you will leave this system or we will be forced to open fire.

Carlson looks at her console.

CARLSON (Conn Officer): (Turns to Taylor) Their charging their forward weapons array!

Camera closes up on Taylor.

EXT-SPACE

The Archer starts shooting at the fighters as they fire back hitting the ship's port shield bubble.

INT-BRIDE (RED ALERT)

(BOOM!)

CARLSON (Conn Officer): (off her console) Shields are holding, (beat) thank god we got our shields upgraded at Starbase three-seven-five.

(BOOM!)

TAYLOR: (To Mason) Return fire!

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