Story:Starship Challenger/Times/Act Five

ACT FIVE

FADE IN

EXT-SPACE

The Federation Fleet is taking heavy losses, as the Challenger flies over a hulk of a destroyed Saladin-Class ship as the D-7 Warship fires at the NX-Class ship hitting the ship's outer hull causing explosions to erupt.

INT-BRIDGE (TACTICAL ALERT)

Huge showers of sparks erupts from the ceiling and behind Lieutenant Rubin as the crew hangs onto their consoles and rails as coolant vents from the ceiling.

RUBIN We've lost torpedo launchers!

More showers of sparks erupts.

SUTHERLAND Hull breaches on decks D-H emergency bulkheads are in place and holding!

TAYLOR Where's the hell Bishop!

Another shower of sparks erupt from the ceiling.

RUBIN The Klingons are keeping the Valiant busy, it really looks like we're on our own.

Another shower of sparks erupts.

EXT-SPACE

D-7 warship fires a torpedo and it struck the port engine of the Challenger as it leaks drive plasma.

INT-BRIDGE (TACTICAL ALERT)

Coolant spews from the ceiling, as sparks erupt from the ceiling and MSD.

TAYLOR (sighs) Kara set a collision course with the Klingon dreadnought.

Carlson turns to her in shock.

TAYLOR You heard me a collision course.

Taylor activates the com on the left arm rest of her Captain's Chair.

TAYLOR (to com) Steph standby to engage warp.

WILLIAMS (OC) We're ready.

EXT-SPACE

The Federation Fleet is battered and damaged or destroyed, as the Challenger heads to the Klingon Dreadnought on a collision course for it.

INT-BRIDGE (TACTICAL ALERT)

Sensors beep!

MARTIN (Surprised) Picking up a warp cluster its the Federation reinforcements!

Taylor turns to the viewer.

EXT-SPACE

The Federation reinforcements emerge from warp forcing the enemy fleet back.

INT-BRIDGE (TACTICAL ALERT)

TAYLOR (Surprised) Thanks Captain Colt is it?

Colt nods on the viewer when the sensor beeps!

MARTIN (Shocked) The rift is starting to fade, it's about It's down to one hundred ten meters wide!

Viewer shows the rift shrinking as Martin's console beeps.

MARTIN (off his console) Hang on both the Enterprise and Valiant are taking up positions.

EXT-SPACE

Both the Enterprise and the Valiant fire energy beams into the rift opening it wide enough for the Challenger to enter it.

INT-BRIDGE (TACTICAL ALERT)

Com beeps.

SUTHERLAND It's the Enterprise.

Taylor nods.

KIRK (OC) It's wide enough go now!

com ends.

TAYLOR Kara take us in full impulse speed.

Carlson inputs commands into the helm console.

EXT-SPACE

Challenger enters the rift.

INT-BRIDGE (TACTICAL ALERT)

Lights start flickering and people fall about.

CUT TO: EXT-SPACE

Challenger exits the rift.

INT-BRIDGE

Lights come back on as the crew are getting up from the floor and helping others up.

TAYLOR (Worried) Position?

Carlson looks at her console.

CARLSON (Conn Officer) Five-nine-six mark four, back where we started.

Taylor sits back in her chair.

TAYLOR (Smiles) Steady as she goes Kara.

EXT-SPACE

Challenger is at impulse speed.

(End of Act Five, Fade out, Ending Credits)