Story:Star Trek: Archer/Shakedown Cruise/Act Four

ACT FOUR

FADE IN

EXT-SPACE

The Archer heads towards the star with a cloaked Romulan battlecruiser in pursuit.

INT-ARCHER MAIN BRIDGE (RED ALERT)

CMDR. MARTIN What are you planning Captain?

Taylor turns to him.

CAPT. TAYLOR The USS Farragut under the command of Captain Jack Carter was along the Romulan Neutral Zone, to meditate a dispute Captain Carter and his father Doctor Gene Carter were forced to crash on an M-Class planet. So under the command the ship's first officer Commander Robert Tackett they were under attack by a Romulan vessel, they were crippled so they uses the sun to their advantage and knock out the Romulan vessel's defenses.

T'Lar chimes in.

LTCMDR. T'LAR Our shield strength is low Captain, I don't think it will be strong enough to protect the crew from the UV radiation.

CAPT. TAYLOR Mister Mason divert warp power to the shields.

Lieutenant Mason inputs commands into the tactical console.

EXT-SPACE

Archer flies over the sun as a solar image of the warbird appears, as it fires disrupter bolts at the ship hitting it's aft shields.

INT-ARCHER MAIN BRIDGE (RED ALERT)

Sparks erupt from the ceiling and other consoles.

LTCMDR. T'LAR (Off her console) Picking up something its the warbird transferring coordinates to tactical.

CAPT. TAYLOR HELM BRING HER AROUND HUNDRED EIGHTY DEGREES!

Ensign Carlson inputs commands into the helm.

ENS. CARLSON (Off her console) Hundred eighty degrees Aye, Captain everyone hang on.

CUT TO: EXT-SPACE

The Archer spins to face the Battlecruiser.

INT-ARCHER MAIN BRIDGE (RED ALERT)

Viewer shows the image of the warbird and targets to hit.

CAPT. TAYLOR ALL WEAPONS FIRE AT WILL!

Lieutenant Mason presses the fire button on his console.

EXT-SPACE

The Archer unleashes a photon and phaser barrage at the Romulan battlecruiser scoring five direct hits on the battleship disabling it.

INT-ARCHER MAIN BRIDGE (RED ALERT)

Viewer shows the damaged Romulan battleship.

LTCMDR. T'LAR The Romulan vessel has lost weapons, shields, and engines even their self-destruct is down as well.

Captain Taylor gets up from her command chair.

CAPT. TAYLOR (Smiles) Good job Mister Mason (to Smith) Lieutenant Smith open a hailing frequency to the battleship.

LT. SMITH Hailing frequency open Captain.

CAPT. TAYLOR Romulan vessel this is Marcia Taylor Commanding officer of the Federation Starship USS Archer, prepare yourselves to be boarded.

(End of Act Four, Fade out)