Story:Star Trek: Archer (22nd century)/Moral Action/Teaser

Teaser

Fade in

EXT. SPACE

Archer is at impulse speed on patrol, as we hear the log entry of Captain Taylor.

Capt. Taylor's (VO): ''Captain's Starlog Supplemental. The Archer is on course for one of our new Starbases for rest and relaxation after numerous engagements against the Romulan forces.''

INT. Captain's Ready Room

Taylor is looking for something in her ready room that was knocked down during the last engagement, when the door chimed.

Capt. Taylor: Come.

Martin walks into the room.

Cmdr. Martin: Uh, Captain?

She waves her hand.

Capt. Taylor: (to Martin) Sorry I'm looking for a picture of me and James when we were married before the War with the Romulans started, and I can't find it (beat) I promised him that I'd keep it as something to remember him by incase anything happened to him.

Martin sees something.

Cmdr. Martin: (leans down) I think this is it.

She gets up from the floor and walks over to him.

Capt. Taylor: (gets picture) Thanks let's put it somewhere it won't go missing.

He helps her put it on the table and they look at each other.

Capt. Taylor: (to Martin) So what brings you here Commander?

Cmdr. Martin: (hands padd to her) The repair list from Commander Williams on how long it will take to repair the ships systems at the Starbase.

Capt. Taylor: (looks at padd) Wow that's a lot of systems that need to be repaired, get this looked at by the department heads and get back to the Commander and let her know what they think.

Com chirps.

Ens. Sutherland (OC): Captain to the Bridge

They leave the Ready Room.

Cut to: INT. Main Bridge

The door opens and Captain Taylor and Commander Martin walk onto the bridge as Taylor goes to the Chair as Lieutenant Mason gets up from it and assumes his station, as Commander Martin sits at his station when an Ensign gets up from the chair and heads to the Situation Room.

Capt. Taylor: (to Mason) Report?

Ltjg. Mason: (to Taylor) There's something along our flight path in our patrol route, but can't make it out though.

Capt. Taylor: (to Martin) Commander what to do the sensors say?

Cmdr. Martin: Uh, let's see it's a ship alright but it's not like any of the Romulan vessels we've encountered in our many engagements.

Taylor gets up from her chair.

Capt. Taylor: (goes in front of the conn.) On screen Ensign.

The viewer shows the drifting Romulan vessel and it's the same vessel that they've seen in every engagement they've been in.

Capt. Taylor: TACTICAL ALERT!

Lights dimmed.

(End of Teaser, fade out starring credits)