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Reveal Title: Opening Sequence 1. INT Bridge of the Enterprise NIGHT
DATA Standby to enter standard orbit. RIKER I don’t like this Magnus character already. PICARD His work in climataforming is very important to the Federation. Someday we will run out of Class M Planets. The Federation then will face hard choices. Or turns to people like Magnus. RIKER Anyone who gets themselves in a mess with the Romulans and then demands our help- WORF No trace of a Romulan ship. PICARD Take us to Yellow Alert, Mister Worf. Klaxon sounds. Bridge flashes to Yellow Alert. RIKER They crossed the Neutral Zone to take one of his transports? Whatever’s on that transport better be good. PICARD Scan for a trace of the Magnus transport. WORF Undetected. It may be too small. Captain. Three small craft approaching. Bearing 307, Mark 2. Unmanned drones. One armed with phasers. They are moving quite fast. PICARD Red alert. Drones on screen. Worf presses a key at his console. Klaxon sounds. Bridge goes to Red Alert. Worf presses a few more keys, and the drones are on the Viewscreen as specks. A beat, then the image is amplified. RIKER And where is our friend Magnus now? This "client population" appears quite capable of defending itself. WORF Captain. The drones are accelerating. Range one hundred ten thousand kilometers and closing. 2. EXT Space NIGHT
3. INT Bridge of the Enterprise NIGHT PICARD Shields up. Ready phasers. Take one, Mister Worf. 4. EXT Space NIGHT
5. INT Bridge of the Enterprise NIGHT WORF Drone is destroyed. The others have not turned back. Range one hundred thousand kilometers. PICARD Continue firing, Mister Worf. Worf presses buttons on his console. 6. Space NIGHT
7. Bridge of the Enterprise NIGHT WORF Missed! They are very quick. PICARD Stay with them, Worf. Worf continues firing. INTERCUT his pressing of keys with exterior shots of ships dodging and puzzled looks of the Enterprise crew. WORF They are extremely quick. Finally, WORF (Klingon curse) Hit. One to go, sir. Closing very fast. RIKER Keep it away from the ship, Worf. WORF Yes, Commander. Retargeting phasers for short range. CAMERA looks over the shoulder of Worf towards the Viewscreen. Drone is on screen, closing fast. WORF Firing. No. RIKER Lead it. WORF Firing. No. It is too fast. PICARD Maximum shields. Prepare for impact. Image of the drone grows onto the screen, appearing like it will blast right into the Bridge. Drone roars past, as if it has moved behind the Enterprise. A beat. A tremendous shudder rocks the ship. Bridge officers are nearly knocked from their feet. RIKER Damage report. LAFORGE Drone is embedded in the second warp coil on the right nacelle. Main deflector shield is down! Warp core temperature is skyrocketing. PICARD Shut down main warp engines. WORF Captain! Warbird decloaking on our bow! Their weapons are fully powered! ALL turn to the Viewscreen. A Warbird materializes, with a transport in tow. PICARD All power to forward shields. Ready photon torpedoes. WORF Captain, we are receiving a transmission...It is not from the Warbird. It is from Pallarius. PICARD (turns head) Are you sure? WORF Yes, sir. It is weak, but I can boost it. PICARD (beat) Onscreen. Viewscreen image is replaced by gray-scale, fuzzy image of a creature dressed in ornamental robes. It is difficult to identify facial features. V.O. Leave our world and let us die. The gods have so decreed. CLOSE UP on Picard who gives a puzzled/alarmed expression. |
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