Story:Star Trek: The Romulan War/A Call to Arms/Act One

ACT ONE

FADE IN

EXT-SPACE

(Notes: Opening credits fall over opening scenes)

The Enterprise is docked with worker bees around the ship.

INT-ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE

The crew are all around at the consoles working on the systems, the lift doors open and Captain Taylor walks onto the bridge as Lieutenant Mason sees her.

LT. MASON: CAPTAIN ON THE BRIDGE!

The crew snaps to attention.

CAPT. TAYLOR: As you were.

The crew clapped.

CAPT. TAYLOR: Thank you all this is a wonderful time for the Federation so let's not let them down.

Lieutenant Mason walks over to Captain Taylor.

LT. MASON: Captain welcome aboard I'm Lieutenant Jack Mason ship's chief security/tactical officer.

They shook hands.

CAPT. TAYLOR: Thank you Lieutenant how's the ship?

He hands her a PADD.

LT. MASON: As you can see the ship's new systems are on-line, and ready for testing.

The map shows the system.

CAPT. TAYLOR: When is our new first officer gonna be here?

LT. MASON: He's arriving soon.

EXT-SPACE

A Starfleet shuttle heads to the dry-dock holding the Enterprise.

INT-ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE

The lift doors open and the camera moves up to reveal the new first officer.

LT. MASON: Welcome aboard Commander I'm Lieutenant Jack Mason ship's chief security/tactical officer.

They shook hands.

CMDR. MARTIN (Smiles): Please to meet you Mister Mason, where's the Captain at?

LT. MASON: She's in her new Ready Room reviewing our status before we depart for our shakedown cruise.

Commander Martin folds his arms.

CMDR. MARTIN (nods): All right resume tactical testing.

LT. MASON: Aye, sir.

Lieutenant Mason goes to his console to resume the tactical testing as Commander Martin sits in the Captain's Chair looks at the viewer.

INT-CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM

Captain Taylor is reviewing ship readiness reports and looking at Commander Martin's personnel file, when the com activates she presses the com panel on her desk.

CAPT. TAYLOR: (To com) Taylor here go ahead.

LT. SMITH (Com Voice): Captain incoming fleet wide broadcast from Starfleet Command.

She puts the PADD down.

CAPT. TAYLOR: I'm on my way.

She gets up from her desk and leaves her ready room.

CUT TO:

INT-ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE

She walks onto the bridge as Commander Martin gets up from the center seat.

CAPT. TAYLOR: Let's see it Lieutenant.

Lieutenant Smith inputs commands into her console and brings the hail up on the main viewer as Commodore Thomas Owens appears on the main viewer.

COMMODORE OWENS (Viewer): This is a fleet wide alert, the Romulans have attacked one of our Starbases along the border a state of war has now been declared the Federation and Romulans are now at war with each other.

The Crew is shocked by what they heard from the Commodore.

(End of Act One, fade out)