Story:Starship Archer/Dictum Factum Part Two/Act Four

ACT FOUR

FADE IN

EXT-SPACE

The Archer is at high warp heading towards Earth.

INT-BRIDGE (RED ALERT)

Commander Martin is pacing about as Sito looks up from the tactical console.

SITO (Worried): John you're going to wear out the deck plating.

He walks over to her.

MARTIN: Sorry I'm just worried about both the Captain and Kyle.

Tactical console beeps.

SITO (Worried): I'm picking up com chatter over the com.

MARTIN: (To Sito) Let's hear it.

Sito runs her fingers across the tactical console.

On the viewer it shows the Terra Prime Symbol as Martin gets up from the chair.

MARTIN (Shocked): What the hell?

Ens. Martin: That's the Symbol I saw once before we left sector 654.

Viewer changes to a hooded figure.

KILLER #1 (On viewer): For years we have watched our brothers and sisters throw Earth to non-humans, (beat) but no more we demand all non-humans leave the Terran System or we will kill the hostages how we killed Vice Admiral Nakamura.

Viewer show Captain Taylor, Kyle Clarkson, Arrel Shaw, Admiral T'Lara, and Captain Louvois as Martin and the others are shocked.

KILLER #1 (On viewer): Terra Prime Forever.

The channel closed.

CUT TO: INT-Starbase Court Room

Captain Taylor and the others are being guarded.

CLARKSON: They've made the same demands that Praxton made in 2155, (beat) they've armed a payload of photon torpedoes locked onto key locations.

Taylor paces about.

TAYLOR (Worried): Damn we can't wait for the Archer to come and rescue us.

CLARKSON (Surprised): So we need to break ourselves out?

TAYLOR: (Nod) Yeah.

EXT-SPACE

Archer enters the Terran System.

CUT TO: INT-BRIDGE (RED ALERT)

Martin paces about.

MARTIN (Worried): Are we there yet Lieutenant?

Carlson inputs commands into the helm console.

CARLSON (Conn Officer): (off her console) One hour and thirty seconds till we reach Earth.

Sensors beep rapidly.

SITO (Shocked): ONE ROMULAN WARBIRD DECLOAKING!!!!!!