Teaser/Diverted to Babel

TEASER

FADE IN

EXT-SPACE

The Archer is in orbit of an Class-L world.

CAPT. TAYLOR'S (Voice Over): ''Captain's Log Stardate 5877.4. The Archer is in orbit of a Class-L planetoid, studying it for maybe use of a artic outpost in the near future and we're also on the look out for any Romulans in the area you can bet they're still seething from the defeat we handed them at Draken IV. True we're at war with them but first and foremost we're explorers and we'll do what we can to explore this galaxy.''

INT-ARCHER MAIN BRIDGE

The crew are at their stations gathering data on the Class-L World, as Captain Taylor sits in her Captain's Chair looking at a PADD an Ensign handed her and she hands it back to him as Lieutenant Commander T'Lar chimes in.

LTCMDR. T'LAR: (off her console) Survey is nearly complete Captain.

CAPT. TAYLOR: Nice work Commander, (to Carlson) Ensign set course for Outpost 3 full impulse.

Ensign Carlson inputs commands into the helm.

ENS. CARLSON: Course set and laid in Captain.

Then Lieutenant Smith chimes in.

LT. SMITH: Captain we're being hailed by Starfleet Command its Admiral Eric Halsey.

CAPT. TAYLOR (Confused): On screen Lieutenant.

Lieutenant Smith brings the Admiral up on the main viewer.

CAPT. TAYLOR (Smiles): Admiral Halsey what can I do for you sir?

VICE ADM. HALSEY (Viewer): I hear that you're on course for Outpost three for an overhaul of your major systems?

CAPT. TAYLOR (Smiles): (Nods) Yes, sir its been overdue, is something wrong?

VICE ADM. HALSEY (Viewer, sighs): Captain we're diverting you to the neutral planet known a Babel, the delegates of the Andorian, Vulcan, and Tellarite governments are questioning our war with the Romulans.

CAPT. TAYLOR (Worried): Are they planning on leaving the Federation sir?

Admiral Halsey leans forward and interlaces his fingers.

VICE ADM. HALSEY (Viewer): We're not sure at this moment, we're sending you all the information on the situation but if it turns into what happened in the last war then we better be ready to go down fighting.

Taylor leans forward.

CAPT. TAYLOR: Aye, Admiral we'll get it done Archer out.

Hail ends.

CMDR. MARTIN (Sighs): This should be an interesting mission.

Taylor leans back.

CAPT. TAYLOR: Helm set course for Babel maximum warp.

Ensign Carlson chimes in.

ENS. CARLSON: Course set and laid in Captain.

CAPT. TAYLOR: Engage.

Ensign Carlson presses the warp button on the console.

EXT-SPACE

The Archer's warp engines power up and the ship leaps into warp with an energy stream following it.

(End of Teaser, Fade out, Start Credits)