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

ACT THREE

FADE IN

EXT-SPACE

The Archer is drifting damaged.

INT-ARCHER MAIN BRIDGE (RED ALERT)

Smoke is everywhere as the crew gets up from where they are laying.

CAPT. TAYLOR

Damage report?

Lieutenant Mason goes to his station and checks the read out.

LT. MASON

Shields down, tactical systems are down as well.

Captain Taylor presses the com panel on her chair arm rest.

CAPT. TAYLOR

(to com)

Sickbay report?

DR. CARLSON

(Com voice)

Fourteen people wounded, five seriously it could of been a lot worse if we were up close and personal with whatever attacked us Captain.

LTCMDR. WILLIAM

(Com Voice)

Shield generators are fried, main power is at five percent.

CAPT. TAYLOR

I need tactical systems back on-line on the double bridge out.

Lieutenant Smith listens in ear piece.

LT. SMITH

(to Taylor)

Captain I'm picking up an uncoded transmission its very faint.

Captain Taylor turns to her.

CAPT. TAYLOR

Source?

She works on her console.

LT. SMITH

From a Romulan warship to their homeworld of Romulus.

CAPT. TAYLOR

(Confused)

What does it say?

She listens.

LT. SMITH

The Romulan Commander states that the lead ship was crippled by the Federation vessel, but was able to self-destruct. Federation vessel disabled request orders to capture or destroy?

Commander Martin hits the rail.

CMDR. MARTIN

(Shocked)

Its a destroy order.

LT. MASON

CAPTAIN!

Viewer shows a Romulan Battlecruiser decloak.

LT. MASON

(Off his console)

Her weapons are primed and charged!

CMDR. MARTIN

Ensign can we maneuver?

Ensign Carlson inputs commands into the helm.

ENS. CARLSON

Damn we can move but she's sluggish sir.

Captain Taylor thinks.