Story:Star Trek: Archer/If the Stars Should Appear/Act One

ACT ONE

FADE IN

EXT-SPACE

(Note: Opening Credits fall over opening scenes)

The Archer is next to the bio-ship.

INT-ARCHER MAIN BRIDGE (YELLOW ALERT)

Viewer shows the bio-ship.

CAPT. TAYLOR: What kind of ship is this?

Lieutenant Commander T'Lar looks at her scanner.

LTCMDR. T'LAR: Well sensors can't penetrate the outer hull but analysis of the hull indicates the ship is approximately 2,000 years old.

CAPT. TAYLOR: (To Smith) Lieutenant send a standard greeting.

Lieutenant Smith inputs commands into the com console.

LTCMDR. T'LAR: Captain I've mapped the ship's trajectory. If it keeps drifting in this direction, in about six months,it'll collide with star J-2837.

CAPT. TAYLOR: Commander assemble a landing party.

CMDR. MARTIN: (Nods) Aye, Captain Mason, T'Lar your with me, Steph and Steve meet us in the transporter room.

They walk into the turbo-lift and head to the transporter room.

INT-MEADOW

Five transporter beams the landing party onboard the ship.

CMDR. MARTIN (Surprised): Whoa this is huge.

LTCMDR. T'SHAR: It's a biosphere Commander, its larger inside then out.

Commander Martin opens his communicator.

CMDR. MARTIN: Martin to Archer.

Static on his communicator.

CMDR. MARTIN: Martin to Archer do you read?

Still static on communicator.

LTCMDR. T'LAR: I think its logical to assume the ships hull is blocking our com signal.

Commander Martin puts his communicator away.

CMDR. MARTIN: Alright we'll have to make contact then we'll break into two teams, Doctor you and Lieutenant Mason will be with me and T'Lar and Commander Williams will take the starboard side we'll meet back here at 1300 hours.

They split up.

EXT-SPACE

Archer is next to the bio-sphere.

INT-ARCHER MAIN BRIDGE (YELLOW ALERT)

Lieutenant Smith is inputting commands into her console.

LT. SMITH: Archer to landing party, Commander Martin please respond. Still nothing from the Landing party Captain.

Taylor leans forward.

CAPT. TAYLOR (Sighs): Objectively something is blocking our coms to the landing party, keep trying Lieutenant we've got to get into contact with the landing party.

LT. SMITH: (Nods) Aye, Captain.

Lieutenant Smith inputs commands into the com station and listens with her ear set.