Story:Star Trek: Archer (22nd century)/The Slaughter of Altair IV/Act Three

Act Three

Fade In

EXT. SPACE (Altair IV)

The Coalition Fleet is nose to nose with the enemy fleet.

INT. Main Bridge (Tactical Alert)

The crew are at their battle stations.

Ens. Sutherland: (to Taylor) Captain the Endeavour is hailing the fleet.

Taylor nods.

Capt. Shea (OC): Endeavour to fleet maintain tactical formation and prepare to engage the enemy fleet, (beat) Andorian forces take on the frigates, Tellarite forces take on the first half of the Warbirds while the NX-Class and Daedalus-Class ships handle the main forces.

Capt. Taylor: (to Carlson) Move in Ensign.

Ens. Carlson: (inputs commands into the console.

EXT. SPACE (Altair IV)

The Coalition Fleet moves in and approaches the enemy fleet as they collide and the battle begins, as orange, blue, and green energy beams and blots fill the blackness of space as two NX-Class ships fire their phase cannons at one of the Warbirds taking it out of action, the Archer moves into the middle of the fighting as the ship and her escorts move in but take damage as well.

INT. Main Bridge (Tactical Alert)

Sparks erupt from ceiling and side consoles.

Ltcmdr. T'Shar: (to Taylor) you wanted the angry Captain, their angry at us.

Capt. Taylor: (leans on the conn) Come about to course 213 mark 15, (to Sutherland) have our escorts follow us as well Ensign.

Another shower of sparks erupts from the ceiling.

Ltjg. Mason: (to Taylor) We're coming across one of the Warbirds.

Capt. Taylor: (to Mason) Fire Phase Cannons.

EXT. SPACE (Altair IV)

Archer fires phase cannons at the warbirds as the ship and her escorts are duking it out with the Romulan forces.

INT. MAIN BRIDGE (TACTICAL ALERT)

Sparks erupt from the ceiling and then the back tactical area.

Ltjg. Mason: (looks at console) Aft Plating is down, Forward plating is down to ten percent.

Capt. Taylor: (hangs onto the conn) Keep us going we're moving through.

(End of Act Three, Fade out)