Story:Starship Archer/Past Sins/Act Two

ACT TWO

FADE IN

EXT-SPACE

The Archer is at high warp on course to meet up with the USS Sutherland a bit faster then it normal would take for a starship to meet up with another.

INT-ARCHER MAIN BRIDGE

Everyone is tensed up due to the fact of a Cardassian Gul is onboard the ship.

TAYLOR: (To Ensign Martin) Forward Sensors aft and at maximum I don't want what happened to the USS Honshu to happen to us, (to Martin) So how did it go with Sito Commander?

Commander Martin leans over to her.

MARTIN: She didn't take it well so I took her off todays duty roster so she can cool down till this is all over.

TAYLOR: I should of dropped her off at DS9 after the last engagement.

Before Martin can speak the Archer is rocked by multiple impacts as lights dimmed.

TAYLOR: (To Mason) Report?

Lieutenant Mason looks at his console.

MASON: (Off his console) Five Cardassian Warships approaching aft of us Captain shields down to ninety-two percent!

Another hit rocks the ship as power hums down.

CARLSON (Helm Officer): (Off her console) Our warp field's destabilizing. We're dropping to impulse.

EXT-SPACE

The Archer drops out of warp as plasma leaks from the port nacelle housing as the five Cardassian Warships emerge from warp as well and fire on the Sovereign-Class vessel.

INT-ARCHER MAIN BRIDGE (RED ALERT)

More weapons fire ROCKS the ship hard.

TAYLOR: Evasive pattern beta seven Lieutenant!

Lieutenant Carlson inputs commands into the helm console as another hit rocks the Archer harder and harder there's a big explosion on the Bridge.

MASON: (Off his console) Shields down to sixty-five percent, damage to secondary power relays on decks five, seven, and eight sickbay is reporting heavy causalities.

Another hit rocks the ship as sparks erupt from the MSD, and a plume of flame next them as three crewmen get extinguishers and puts the fire out.

TAYLOR: Return fire torpedoes full spread!

Lieutenant Mason inputs commands into his console and presses the fire button.

EXT-SPACE

The Archer fires a spread of photons that destroy four of the ships and damages the other and it retreats from the battle.

INT-ARCHER MAIN BRIDGE (RED ALERT)

ENS. MARTIN: The fifth ship is falling back Captain.

Captain Taylor leans back in her chair.

TAYLOR: (To com) Bridge to Engineering Mister Clarkson damage report!

CLARKSON (Com voice): We've taken damage to our warp plasma regulators it will be a few hours before we're underway, and we've also taken serious damage to the secondary plasma conduit but I think we've got it under control.

She hits her arm rest with her fist.

TAYLOR: Damn it very well Lieutenant get those regulators back on-line before more enemy ships show up.

CLARKSON (Com Voice): Aye, Captain Clarkson out.

Camera closes up on a worried Taylor.

(End of Act Two, fade out)