Story:Starship Helena/The Savage Empire/Act Two

Act Two

Fade In

Ext. Space, Klingon border

The Helena drops out of warp.

Capt. Taylor (vo): ''Captain's Log Stardate 5467.9. The Helena is approaching Diotma III along the Klingon border, and it looks like we're too late. But we're going to check for survivors and see if we can save anyone but it doesn't look good.''

Int. Main Bridge

Captain Taylor looks at the main viewer showing the debris field of a Federation Starship that was studying the planet, as she turns to Lieutenant Commander T'Shar.

Capt. Taylor: T'Shar what am I looking at?

She looks at her console and reports.

Ltcmdr. T'Shar: It appears to be a debris field of the size of a Destroyer-Class Starship.

Captain Taylor looks at the main viewer then turns to Commander Martin.

Capt. Taylor: Commander lead an away team down to the surface and confirm that the Commodore and his team are alive, and if you encounter any Klingons we'll beam you out at the first sign of trouble.

He looks at her.

Cmdr. Martin: Aye, Captain Mitchell, Samson you're with me have Doctor Carlson meet us in Transporter Room 2.

Dr. Carlson (oc): Aye, Commander

Ext. Space, Ditoma Orbit

The Helena enters orbit of the planet.

Planet Surface:

The Away Team beams down to the surface as Commander Martin opens his communicator.

Cmdr. Martin: Martin to Helena.

Capt. Taylor (oc): Go ahead Commander

He looks around.

Cmdr. Martin: Nothing so far we'll search for the Commodore and his team, contact you every 20 minutes.

Capt. Taylor (oc): Acknowledge Commander Helena out.

He closes the communicator.

Cmdr. Martin: All right let's get to work Mr. Samson take Jameson and Nelson and search that area of the woods me, Lieutenant Mitchell, and Doctor Carlson will take this search area.

Samson looks at him.

Ltcmdr. Samson: Aye, Commander.

The three security officers leave.

Cmdr. Martin: All right let's get this started.

Commander Martin, Lieutenant Mitchell, and Doctor Carlson head in the other direction.

Ext. Space, Planet Orbit

Helena is in orbit around the planet.

Int. Main Bridge

Lieutenant Commander T'Shar turns to Captain Taylor.

Ltcmdr. T'Shar: Captain I scanned the debris field it matches the USS Tia an Men.

Taylor looks at her then at the main viewer.

Capt. Taylor: What could of destroyed a Saladin-Class Destroyer?

She looks at the Captain.

Ltcmdr. T'Shar: Unknown at the moment I need to do further review of the debris field.

She looks at T'Shar and then at the viewer.

Capt. Taylor: Understood.

(Fade out, End of Act Two)