star trek - phase ii - in thy image - 1977-10-20 - rough draft

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STAR TREK I I

" I N THY I MAGE"

Ret ur n to Scr i pt Depar t mentPARAMOUNT PI CTURES CORPORATI ON5451 Mar at hon St r eetHol l ywood, Cal i f or ni a 90038

Scr eenpl ay

By

Har ol d Li vi ngst on

St or y

By

Al an Dean Fost er

Thi s scr i pt i s not f or publ i cat i on or r epr oduct i on.

No one i s aut hor i zed t o di spose of same. I f l ost

or dest r oyed, pl ease not i f y scr i pt depar t ment .

ROUGH DRAFT

Oct ober 20, 1977


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FADE I N:

1 1EXT. SPACE

The dept h of out er space, t he j ewel ed beaut y of bi l l i onsof s t ar sys t ems, spar k l i ng nebul ae, hydr ogen c l oudsswi r l i ng i n t hei r awesome vas t ness .

Al l t hi s you SEE now i n ut t er , absol ut e SI LENCE, and wer et ai n t hi s f eel i ng, t he br eat ht ak i ng mi nd- bendi ngi nf i ni t y of s pac e. And t hen, suddenl y , s hoc ki ngl y , t hes i l ence, t he ser eni t y , i s shat t e r ed as you WATCH:

2 2A KLI NGON HEAVY CRUI SER

sl i ci ng acr oss t he scene wi t h t he CAMERA HOLDI NG on i t

j us t l ong enough t o ESTABLI SH t he uni que Kl i ngon st ar shi pdes i gn. I t s t r eaks t hr ough t he bl ue- bl ack of space,smal l er and smal l er i n t he di st ance unt i l i t i s but api npoi nt of l i ght , l os t among t he ot her s t ar s . But al mos ti mmedi at el y f ol l owi ng i t :

3 3TWO MORE KLI NGON SHI PS

r aci ng af t er t he f i r st vess el , al l t hr ee mor e or l essi n a k i nd of f or mat i on. Then a sudden t ur bul ent whi pl ashof ener gy comes f r om OUT OF FRAME and st r i kes one oft he Kl i ngon c r u i s er s . I t i s not phaser f i r e; i t s awes omef or ce i s unl i k e any t hi ng we' v e ev er s een. The hi t c r ui s eri mpl odes i nt o a f l ash f i r ebal l whi ch qui ck l y becomesnot hi ngness.

4 4ANOTHER SHOT OF THE HEAVY CRUI SER

r ac i ng ac r oss t he spat i al backdr op. The t ur bul entwhi pl as h s t r i k es at t hi s c r ui ser , t oo, mi s ses . Suddenl y ,gr acef ul l y , t he Kl i ngon c r u i s er t ur ns , wheel s about i na per f ec t ar c , assumes an at t ack at t i t ude - - and t hen,PHASER GUNS FI RE: t wo st r eams of j et - yel l ow deat h at an

unseen adver sar y. The phaser s t r eams have har dl y l ef tt he Kl i ngon' s bat t er i es when we SEE t he st r ange whi pl ashof ener gy agai n - - t hi s t i me i t s t r i k es t he v er y hear tof t he Kl i ngon c r ui ser , whi ch i s bat hed i n a gr een gl ow,and t hen s eems t o s i mpl y di s sol v e i n a br i l l i ant whi t ef l ash.

The bl ackness of space i s i l l umi nat ed j us t one i ns t antand t hen - - wher e t he Kl i ngon was - - t her e i s not hi ng.


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5 5THE OTHER CRUI SERS

appear i ng, s t r eak i ng pas t - - and t hen t he same whi pl ashweapon f r om t he unseen adver sar y shoot s out , gl ancesof f one of t he c r u i s er s - - and t he cr ui s er s us t ai ni ng

t he hi t , paus i ng j us t an i ns t ant i n i t s smoot h c our s e,t hen cont i nui ng.

Then i t ' s hi t agai n, dest r oyed. CAMERA NOW CENTERS ont he r emai ni ng Kl i ngon cr ui ser , damaged, t r y i ng t o evadedes t r uc t i on.

6 6I NT. KLI NGON BRI DGE

wher e t he Kl i ngon CAPTAI N i s l ooki ng di r ect l y TOWARD( CAMERA) hi s own v i ewer , t r ansmi t t i ng:

CAPTAI N. . . bot h des t r oy ed, we ar e s ev er el ydamaged, r et ur ni ng f i r e. I r epeat ,t hi s i s Commander Bar ak of t heI mper i al Cr ui ser Amar , under at t ackby a huge vessel of unknown or i gi n,i ncr edi bl y power f ul . . .

Then al l at onc e t he ent i r e pi c t ur e f l ar es , s uddenl ybecomes whi t e, bl azi ng whi t e, and t hen t he SCREEN GOESBLANK.

7 7EXT. SPACE - THE FI NAL KLI NGON CRUI SER

as i t di es.

8 8EXT. STAR BASE ( OPTI CAL)

A space s t at i on or bi t i ng an unseen pl anet oi d.

The s t at i on wi l l r es embl e t he hex agonal or bi t al of f i c euni t s we wi l l see l at er . ( A number of hexagonal podsconnec t ed t o a cent er ax i s l i ke spokes of a wheel . ) A

shut t l e cr af t i s appr oachi ng, and CAMERA CLOSES on t heshut t l ecr af t so we can READ t he l egend on t he c r af t ' ssi de: UFP - St ar base 9.

9 9I NT. STARBASE - COMMANDANT' S OBSERVATI ON BAY

A young, ver y at t r act i ve f emal e LT. CMDR. BRANCH at ac ont r ol c ons ol e. The s t ar s of deep space ar e VI SI BLEt hr ough an obs er v at i on por t . A near by i nt er c om l i ghtf l ashes on, and t he gent l e BEEP of t he audi o si gnal .Br anch f l i c ks on t he s peak er :

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BRANCHCommander Br anc h.

MONI TOR ROOM VOI CE ( MALE)Our sensor dr ones have j ust moni t or ed

a t hr ee- c r ui ser Kl i ngon squadr onbei ng wi ped out . Wi t hi n t hei r ownboundar i es . . . !

BRANCH( r eac t s; cool )

How? Dest r oyed by what ?

MONI TOR ROOM VOI CEUnknown. The l ast Kl i ngonc ommuni cat i on c al l ed i t . . . quot e' huge, i nc r e di bl y power f ul . ' Wehave been abl e t o t r ack i t s magnet i c

f i el d, get a cour se f r om t hat .

BRANCHWel l . . . ?

MONI TOR ROOM VOI CEI t ' s headed t owar d Ear t h.

10 10EXT. SAN FRANCI SCO BAY AREA - DAY ( MATTE)

wi t h t he l egend " San Fr anci sco" SUPERI MPOSED over . Thi si s a PANORAMI C SHOT of t he ent i r e Bay Ar ea, wi t h t hef amous ant i qui t i es t he Gol den Gat e Br i dge and t he poi nt edTr ans- Amer i ca Bui l di ng t he onl y r ecogni zabl e l andmar ks .The v i s i bi l i t y i s per f ec t , c l ear as t he eye c an s ee,whi ch i ndi c at es s par k l i ng c l ean ai r . The s hor el i ne andBay as we once knew i t no l onger ex i s t - - t he ol d SanFr anc i sco c i t y ar ea i s now an i s l and wi t h t he ol d Baynow an i nl and ext ensi on of t he Paci f i c Ocean.

I ndust r y and t r anspor t ar e al l now under gr ound. Butwhat r eal l y st r i kes t he eye i s t he per f ec t har monybet ween nat ur al beaches, gr een meadows, cl ear st r eams.And t r ees . Gr oves of mar vel ous , huge, maj es t i c t r ees ,

many of t hem a cent ur y or mor e ol d. Cl ear l y Ear t h i snow t he home of a peopl e who l ove and r espect t hei rl i v i ng pl anet .

11 11EXT. PARKLAND - DAY

wher e, at f i r st , we HEAR VOI CES: CHI LDREN' S VOI CES,pl ayi ng, f r ol i cki ng, f ami l i es pi cni ck i ng - - her e a pai rof l ov er s st r ol l hand i n hand - - and t her e a whi t e-hai r ed, di s t i ngui shed ol der man s t r ol l s hand i n handwi t h a yout h i n hi s t went i es , a son or a t r easur ed

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16 16CLOSER ON THE GROUP

as we can SEE t he Man j ust f i ni sh i ng t he bi g cat ' s paw,addr ess i ng t he t een- ager s .

MANWel l . . . i f one of y ou t ak es car e of t hat paw, i t ' l l be good as new i n aweek.

The t een- ager s ( and t he cheet ahs) r omp of f . The Manbegi ns pac ki ng away hi s i ns t r ument s . Ki r k s t eps a l i t t l ec l oser .

KI RKThose cheet ahs never pay t hei r bi l l s ,Doct or .

The Man l aughs, t ur ns f ul l y I NTO THE CAMERA. And WeSEE t he Man i s:

17 17MCCOY

as he r eal i zes i t ' s Ki r k and t he l augh t r ai l s of f . Yett her e' s no doubt but t hat t hey' r e bot h v er y pl eas ed t osee t he ot her . Per haps t hey ' r e af r ai d t hey ' d be over -emot i onal i f t hey l et t hei r t r ue f eel i ngs sur f ace.

KI RKSo you came down f r om t he h i l l s .

MCCOY( shr ugs)

Jus t passi ng t hr ough.

They shake hands. And t hen, s t udy each ot her . They ' r ebot h awkwar d about t hi s meet i ng. For f i ve l ong year sof t he s t ar shi p mi ssi on, t hey wer e so c l ose t o eachot her . Now t hey f eel al most as s t r anger s .

MCCOY( c ont i nui ng)

Wel l . . . how' ve you been?KI RK

Thr ee l et t er s - - no answer .

MCCOYThe f ac t I di dn' t wr i t e. . . was myanswer .

Anot her hes i t at i on. Then Ki r k t r i es t o l i ght en t hemoment wi t h a gr i n.

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KI RKThey cal l you what ? The ' ani maldoct or ' ?

MCCOY

( nods)The onl y s ens i bl e pat i ent s I ' veever had.

KI RKYou coul d al ways heal anyt hi ng,Bones. Remember . . . what di d t heyc al l i t . . . t he Hor t a? You pat c hedher up wi t h s i l i cone cement .

McCoy has cl osed hi s i nst r ument bag, now sl ung i t overhi s shoul der , and t ur ned t o f ace Ki r k .

MCCOYWhat I r emember , J i m. . . ar e t hef r i ends who coul dn' t be put backt oget her . For f i v e year s. . . somany of t hem.

And he s t ar t s wal k i ng. Ki r k hes i t at es a moment , t hencat ches up.

18 18KI RK AND MCCOY WALKI NG - VARI OUS ANGLES AND POVS

as t hey pr oceed t hr ough t he gr ove, whi ch pr ovi des uswi t h ot her VI EWS of t he beaut y of t he sur r oundi ngs - -t he ease of l i f e.

KI RKThe Ent er pr i se wi l l be r eady f orcommi ssi oni ng i n a f ew weeks. She' sbeen r ef i t t ed and r edes i gned: newengi nes, new equi pment we neverdr eamed of .

MCCOY( al most amused)

You never gi ve up, do you?KI RK

Bones, she' l l be t he most power f uls t ar s hi p i n t he gal axy . She needsa cr ew t o mat ch t hat , t he mostexper i enced i n ever y depar t ment .

McCoy s t ops abr upt l y , f aces Ki r k .

MCCOYThen why ar en' t you commandi ng her ?

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KI RKBecause I ' m not a capt ai n now.Admi r al s do ot her t hi ngs .

McCoy shakes hi s head i ndul gent l y, now r esumes wal ki ng.

Then:

MCCOYDoes Admi r al Ki r k do t hese ot hert hi ngs as happi l y ?

KI RKI f I wer en' t happy , Bones , I ' d r es i gnf r om t he ser vi ce.

MCCOYYou pr obabl y wi l l r es i gn i n t i me,Ji m.

KI RKYou' r e wr ong.

MCCOYI wi s h I wer e. But I l ear ned t oknow you t oo wel l .

At t hat i nst ant we HEAR t he f ami l i ar COMMUNI CATOR SI GNAL.Ki r k s t ops, gl ances wr y l y at McCoy, now pr oduces an ol d-s t y l e hand communi cat or , opens i t , AD LI BS i nt o t hespeak er : " Ki r k her e. . . "

COMMUNI CATOR VOI CEAdmi r al Ki r k , Admi r al Nogur a r equest syour pr esence at a pr i or i t y ones t af f c onf er enc e. Ur gent .I mmedi at el y , i f pos si bl e.

Ki r k gi ves McCoy a l ook , t hen speaks i nt o hi scommuni cat or .

KI RKKi r k, af f i r mat i ve. Lock i n, one t obeam back.

COMMUNI CATOR VOI CELock i ng i n. St and by .

KI RK( t o McCoy)

Bet y ou a di nner t hi s i s n' t t hatur gent .

MCCOY( smi l es; shakes head)

I ' m on my way agai n.

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KI RKI f I pr omi se no mor e ' r ecr ui t i ng' . . . ?

MCCOYYou woul dn' t know how t o st op.

I nt er r upt ed by t he SHI MMER OF THE TRANSPORTER EFFECT - -and i n an i ns t ant Ki r k has demat er i al i zed and i s gone.McCoy st ands wat chi ng t he spot , ent i r e gamut of emot i onsev i dent on hi s f ace.

19 19I NT. NOGURA' S OFFI CE

EFFECT appear s at Nogur a' s one- posi t i on t r anspor t erc hamber - - a nd Ki r k mat er i al i zes . Thi s i s a l ar ge of f i c eas woul d be appr opr i at e f or St ar - f l eet Of f i c erCommandi ng. Si mpl e f ur ni shi ngs , yet al l ver y f unc t i onal .

A gi gant i c s t ar map oc cupi es one ent i r e wal l - - i toc cas i onal l y c hange s i t s i mage f r om one por t i on of t hegal ax y t o anot her , bl i nk i ng dat a denot i ng t he l oc at i onsof var i ous vessel s . Nogur a' s desk i s at one s i de of t he r oom, on t he ot her a l ar ge hol ogr aph conf er encet abl e.

NOGURA, a handsome, gr eyi ng man i n hi s 50' s, gr eet sKi r k wi t h an AD- LI BBED " Admi r al , we' l l commencei mmedi at el y . . . " He seems t ense and wor r i ed as he gest ur esKi r k t o t he conf er ence t abl e, wher e we ar e AWARE ofanot her of f i c er s eat ed her e - - a ver y f ami l i ar f ac e:

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i n uni f or m, f ul l Commander ' s st r i pes .

He smi l es , pl eased t o see Ki r k , who r et ur ns an equal l ypl eased smi l e. Each AD LI ES a gr eet i ng: " Scot t y . . . "and Scot t says, " Admi r al . . . " As each t akes a seat ,Ki r k cont i nues t o Scot t , qui et l y :

KI RKThe new f uel i nt er - mi x r egul at or s .

I hear t hey ' r e i ns t al l ed now.NOGURA

( i nt er r upt i ng; t oKi r k)

You' r e not her e t o goss i p about t heEnt er pr i se r edes i gn, gent l emen.

Ki r k l ooks up i n sur pr i se at t he shar p- t oned r epr i mand.

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NOGURA( c ont i nui ng)

For gi ve me, Admi r al . . . Commander .What you' l l l ear n her e i s f ar f r ompl easant .

Nogur a has sat at t he head of t he t ab l e wher e he f l i ckssome but t ons on hi s consol e and, i ns t ant l y :

21 21FULL ON TABLE - HOLOGRAPHI C I MAGES ( OPTI CAL)

of t wo St ar f l eet of f i c er s , each at one of t he c onf er enc et abl e pos i t i ons , eac h of f i c er ' s i mage l i f e- s i z e. Ex ceptf or t he t r anspar ency of t hese i mages , i t woul d bedi f f i c ul t t o k now t he peopl e wer e not ac t ual l y t her e.One i s a hands ome woman, ADMI RAL CARSON; t he ot herCAPTAI N LEBUTU ( a mi ddl e- aged bl ack) .

NOGURA( t o t he i mages)

Admi r al Car son, Capt ai n Lebut u, youbot h know Admi r al Ki r k and CommanderScot t . . .

They nod at each ot her ' s i mages as Ki r k ADLI BS, " We' r eal l ol d f r i ends . " Sc ot t s ay s t o Car s on' s i mage," Admi r al . . . " and t o Lebut u, " How do you do, s i r ?" Car sonasks , " How' s your r ef i t comi ng?" Scot t t hr ows a l ook t oNogur a, says " Fi ne. " Nogur a get s down t o busi nessi mmedi at el y and gr i ml y :

NOGURAAs you know . . .

( i ndi c at i ng hi m). . . Lebut u' s sens or dr ones cons t ant l ymoni t or t he neut r a l zone bet weenour sel ves and t he Kl i ngon Empi r e.Two days ago one of our dr ones pi ckedup s i gns of Kl i ngon heavy c r ui seract i v i t y. I t got t o t he ar ea i nt i me t o r ecor d t he t r eat y v i ol at i on.I wi s h t hat wer e al l we' d l ear ned,

gent l emen.Meanwhi l e, Nogur a t ouches a cont r ol on hi s conf er encet abl e panel , dr aws t hei r at t ent i on t o t he of f i c e v i ewerwher e t hey see:

22 22ANGLE I NCLUDI NG VI EWER

on whi ch we SEE t he Kl i ngon heavy cr u i ser s l i c i ng acr osss pace. Then t he t wo ot her Kl i ngon cr ui s er s , al l t hr eei n l oos e f or mat i on.

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SCOTTBi g ones.

CARSONKor o c l ass. Thei r newest and best .

LEBUTU( noddi ng)

They ' ve spot t ed somet hi ng j us t outof our dr one' s camer a r ange.

( i ndi cat es)Now wat ch!

On t he v i ewi ng scr een t he sudden t ur bul ent whi pl ash of ener gy f r om OUT OF FRAME, dest r oyi ng one of t he Kl i ngonc r u i s er s.

23 23ANGLE ON KI RK AND THE OTHERS

r eact i ng har d, al mos t di s bel i ev i ngl y.

SCOTTMy God!

LEBUTUThey ' r e f i r i ng back now.

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on whi ch we SEE t he r emai ni ng t wo Kl i ngon vessel smaneuver i ng, f i r i ng t owar d t he unseen obj ec t . Then as ec ond cr ui s er i s hi t by t he i nc r edi bl e f l as h of ener gy .The l ead c r ui ser i s caught by t he edge of t he whi pl ash,damaged and hi t t i ng out of cont r ol .

LEBUTUAt t hi s poi nt our dr one pi cked upt hei r command f r equency.

On t he v i ewer t he SCENE suddenl y swi t ches t o i nt er i orKl i ngon c r ui ser br i dge wher e t he Kl i ngon Capt ai n i sl ooki ng di r ect l y TOWARD ( CAMERA) hi s own vi ewer ,t r ans mi t t i ng:

CAPTAI N. . . bot h des t r oy ed, we ar e s ev er el ydamaged, r et ur ni ng f i r e. I r epeat ,t hi s i s Commander Bar ak of t heI mper i al Cr ui ser Amar , under at t ackby a huge obj ect of unknown or i g i n,i ncr edi bl y power f ul . . .

Then al l at onc e t he ent i r e pi c t ur e f l ar es , s uddenl ybecomes whi t e, bl az i ng whi t e, and t hen t he scr een goesbl ank .


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I t i s t ak i ng t hem a moment t o absor b what t hey ' ve j us tseen. Then:

KI RKHuge obj ec t , i nc r edi bl y power f ul ,t hr ee Kl i ngon heavy cr ui ser s wi pedout l i k e t hey wer e c ar go f r ei ght er s .

CARSONA t ot al l y unpr ovoked at t ack.

KI RKLet ' s hope i t j ust doesn' t l i keKl i ngons.

( t o Nogur a)Recommend we t r y t o det er mi ne t hi s

obj ec t ' s pr esent cour se and war nof f any vessel s we have near by.

NOGURAI t s cour se i s known, Admi r al Ki r k .

( gr i m beat )I t ' s headed her e. Towar d Ear t h.

26 26ANOTHER ANGLE - KI RK

di ges t i ng al l t hi s , wei ghi ng t he i mpl i cat i on, as Car s onspeaks:

CARSONWe' ve moni t or ed i t f r om t hr eedi f f er ent st at i ons. Ther e i sn' tt he s l i ght es t doubt t hat i t s headi ngi s our sol ar s ys t em, t hi s pl anet .

27 27ACROSS THEM TO THE STAR MAP

as Nogur a r ef er s t o t he s t ar dat e chr onomet er ( di gi t al )on t he map:

NOGURA. . . i t wi l l ar r i ve i n exact l y 8. 6day s. . .

As he t al ks , Nogur a i s punchi ng consol e but t ons , sot hat t he appr opr i at e St ar Map quadr ant i s MAGNI FI ED,and now cover s t he ent i r e map ar ea. Ther e i s but as i ngl e l i ght i ndi c at i ng t he pr es enc e of a UFP v es sel , al onel y shi p i n a hos t i l e sea. Bes i de t he l i ght apr i nt out r eads: USS Aswan.

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NOGURA( c ont i nui ng)

. . . as you see, al l ot her UFP vessel sar e mor e t han ni ne days away. Thesol e Except i on - - and t he onl y one

i n posi t i on t o i nt er cept - - i s t heAswan.

KI RKSi r , t he As wan i s a l i ght c r ui s er :her weapons and def ense sys t emshave l ess t han hal f t he power t heKl i ngons had.

NOGURATher e i s anot her vessel t hat coul dback up t he Aswan. A vessel wi t hs t r onger f or c e- f i el ds and f i r epower

t han al l t hr ee Kl i ngon c r ui s er scombi ned.

Ki r k and Scot t gl ance at each ot her i n sur pr i se; eachr eal i zes what vessel Nogur a means.

SCOTTYou' r e r ef er r i ng t o t he Ent er pr i s e,s i r . . . ?

NOGURAHow soon can you move her out ?

SCOTT( appal l ed)

She' s not near r eady, Admi r al .Not hi ng' s been t es t ed: engi nes ,weapons, def l ec t or s . She r equi r esat l east 60 days of shakedown.

CARSONCommander , ar e you sayi ng t heEnt er pr i s e c an' t go out ?

SCOTT

I ' m s ayi ng she shoul dn' t , s i r .NOGURA

Your comment s ar e not ed, Commander .However , t he Ent er pr i se i s t o becommi ssi oned and under way wi t hi nt went y - f our hour s .

SCOTT( hesi t at es , t hen s t ands )

I ' d bes t be get t i ng up t her e t hen,si r .

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Sc ot t s t ar t s t o l eav e, t hen s t ops and t ur ns .

SCOTT( c ont i nui ng)

The o l d c r ew, Admi r al , wi t h an

unt es t ed s t ar s hi p.

NOGURA( nods ; i nt er r upt i ng)

Commander Uhur a and Li eut enant Sul uar e a l r eady aboar d.

KI RKHow about Chekov? He' s t ops f orweapons and secur i t y.

NOGURA( t o Car son)

Get hi m.( t o Scot t )

Thank y ou, Commander .( t o Ki r k)

For sc i ence of f i cer , we' ve got al mos tSpock' s equal . Commander Ronak.

Scot t has nodded, ex i t s . Ki r k shakes hi s head, f r owni ng.

KI RKA f i ne c r ew on such shor t not i ce.

CARSONI f we had t he r i ght Capt ai n.

KI RK( puzz l ed)

Capt ai n Wah Chen i s one of t he best .

CARSONThe Ent er pr i se l eaves i n t went y-f our hour s, Admi r a l . Capt a i n Wahi s st i l l at St ar - base Si x, t hr eedays away at maxi mum war p.

NOGURA( t o Ki r k)Who i s t he nex t most qual i f i edc apt ai n?

KI RKBar - Lev.

NOGURAHe' s never commanded mor e t han al i ght cr ui ser .

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KI RKHe' s t he nex t qual i f i ed avai l abl e.

NOGURAKi r k! Who i s t he bes t qual i f i ed

av ai l abl e?

28 28EMPHASI ZI NG KI RK

hesi t at i ng a l ong moment . Then he l ooks up, meet s Nogur aeye t o eye.

KI RKI am.

FADE THROUGH BLACK TO:

29 29EXT. PLANET EARTH ( OPTI CAL)

sever al hundr ed mi l es BELOW US. We ar e ABOVE t he Nor t hAmer i can cont i nent , and under t he t hi n cl oud cover wecan MAKE OUT t he f ami l i ar , cur vi ng coast of t he Amer i canWes t : t he sout her n t i p of Al aska al l t he way t o Baj aCal i f or ni a. ( Los Angel es i s now an i s l and. ) ANGLEWI DENS SLI GHTLY TO I NCLUDE:

30 30AN ORBI TI NG SPACE/ WORK STATI ON

A space st at i on, hexagonal pod const r uct i on. The CAMERASTAYS wi t h t hi s i mpr essi ve s i ght al ong moment , t hest at i on r ot at i ng ever so sl owl y - - but per cept i bl y - -f r amed agai ns t t he bl ue- bl ack of sub space, and s l i ght l ybeyond - - and bel ow - - Ear t h.

31 31ANOTHER ANGLE - THE EDGE OF THE WORK PLATFORM

As t he st at i on mov es sl owl y , t ant al i z i ngl y, t he s pi der ynet wor k of t he dr y dock now comes I NTO VI EW. We wi l lSEE but a cor ner of i t , a gl i mpse - - and whi l e we see

not hi ng el se at t he moment we r eal i ze such a huge,i nt r i c at e s t r uc t ur e mus t c ont ai n a muc h l ar ger obj ec t .Whi l e we do not yet see i t , we r eal i ze somet hi ng qui t ei mpor t ant i s wi t hi n t he dr y doc k.

32 32I NT. ORBI TI NG WORK OFFI CE

A f ul l y equi pped, bus y of f i c e: dr af t i ng t abl es , PEOPLE( engi neer s , dr af t smen, t echni c i ans - - some i n uni f or m,some i n c i v i l i an c l ot hes ) mov i ng about .

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At one s i de, a doubl e pos i t i on t r anspor t er i n whi ch wesee t he f ami l i ar EFFECT.

33 33KI RK

mat er i al i z i ng i n t he t r ans por t er c hamber . He' s i nuni f or m now, and t ur ns t o Scot t , who c r osses over f r omt he dr af t i ng ar ea.

SCOTTWe' l l hav e t he Ent er pr i s e t r ans por t err eady i n a c oupl e of hour s, s i r .

KI RKI t ' s bet t er t hi s way. I ' l l get agood l ook at her .

SCOTTShe' s mor e beaut i f ul t han ever ,si r .

KI RK( s mi l es )

Show me.

Sc ot t ges t ur es Ki r k t o s t ep i nt o t he adj oi ni ng pod.

34 34OBSERVATI ON POD

A smal l er of f i ce- t ype r oom, but wi t h comf or t abl e benches.Ki r k si t s at t he obser vat i on wi ndow, whi l e Scot t t ouchessome but t ons whi ch ac t i vat e a s l i di ng door . The doorseal s of f t he pod f r om t he s t at i on pr oper , i n ef f ectpl aci ng t hem i n a s el f - c ont ai ned uni t . Scot t mani pul at essome but t ons - - t her e i s a SOUND of JETS I GNI TI NG - -and suddenl y t he pod begi ns movi ng.

35 35EXT. THE POD

movi ng, det achi ng i t sel f ent i r el y f r om t he space st at i on

as i t conver t s, l i t er al l y, i nt o a smal l shut t l e. I tf l oat s, pr opel l ed by t he t i ny j et s, t owar d t he f i l i gr eeddr y dock ( of whi ch we s t i l l can SEE onl y a gl i mpse) .

36 36I NSI DE THE POD - SCOTT AND KI RK AT THE WI NDOW

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37 37THE ENTERPRI SE

Fi r st t he l ef t engi ne, t hen t he c ur ve of t he hul l s auc er ,and t hen t he ent i r e hul l - - and t hen, f i nal l y , t he whol eshi p.

38 38ON KI RK

peer i ng at t he s hi p - - t he l ovel i es t s i ght he has seeni n mont hs. Hi s shi p, hi s l i f e. Hi s f ace r eveal s al l .Scot t gl ances at hi m, but says not hi ng; not hi ng needst o be sai d.

39 39EXT. ENTERPRI SE - FULL VI EW - VARI OUS ANGLES AND POVS

as t he pod appr oaches i t . The gr eat s t ar shi p dwar f s

ever y t hi ng i n si ght . The dr y dock f i l i gr eed i nst al l at i ont hat envel ops t he s hi p s eems f r agi l el y beaut i f ul wi t ht he whi t e bul k of t he Ent er pr i s e i nsi de of i t . Now,CLOSER, we can SEE smal l aut omat ed wel di ng devi ces movi ngal ong t he gi r der s . The wel di ng dev i ce s t ops , seal s awel d wi t h a br i ef , br i ght bl ue f l ar e, t hen mov es al ongagai n.

I n ot her ar eas of t he gi r der ed s t r uct ur e, s uppl i es andequi pment ar e bei ng l oaded ont o t he shi p.

And her e and t her e we can SEE TI NY FI GURES OF ORBI TALTECHNI CI ANS wor ki ng on t he hul l , t he engi ne pods, t hes t r ut s . They r esembl e specks of dus t s i l houet t ed agai ns tt he hul l whi t enes s.

The shut t l e pod moves cl oser t o wher e we SEE an AI RLOCK t he si ze of t he pod.

40 40ANGLE AT POD AI R LOCK

SHOWI NG t he pod gent l y set t l i ng i n nex t t o i t - - t henmagnet i cal l y l ocks cl ose. Then t he " WHOOSH" of t heai r t i ght door s bei ng secur ed, t he " CLANG" of t he secur i t y

bol t s .

41 41I NT. POD

as Scot t and Ki r k pr epar e t o l eave, Scot t compl et i ngt he i nst r ument f i nal l andi ng check. OVER THE I NTERCOM:

LANDI NG OFFI CER' S VOI CE( f i l t er ed)

Pod secur ed. Pr essur e equal i zed.

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Sc ot t s mi l es at Ki r k , t ouc hes t he c ont r ol openi ng t hehat ch whi ch i mmedi at el y sl i des up and open.

42 42I NT. ENTERPRI SE CARGO DECK CORRI DOR

The ent i r e c ar go dec k i s appar ent l y busy wi t h ac t i v i t yas var i ous suppl i es ar e bei ng s t or ed.

Per sonnel us e s mal l ant i - gr av s ( ant i - gr av i t y dev i c es )t o ef f or t l es sl y mov e l ar ge c ont ai ner s of s uppl i es andequi pment t o appr opr i at e sect i ons. CAMERA CENTERS ons hi p i nt er i or s i de of t he ai r l oc k as i t opens and Ki r kand Scot t emer ge f r om t he pod and ar e met by an ENSI GN.

ENSI GN( t o Scot t )

Si r , t hey' d l i ke you i n

Engi neer i ng. . .( r ecogni z es Ki r k ;

s ur pr i s ed)I beg your par don, s i r . No ones i gnal l ed a f l ag of f i c er comi ngaboar d.

KI RKWhat ' s t he pr obl em i n Engi neer i ng?

LANDI NG OFFI CERThey' r e havi ng some damage cont r olmoni t or r el ay pr obl ems , s i r .

( t o Scot t )They need you as soon as possi bl e,si r .

SCOTT( t o Ki r k)

I ' d bet t er get up t her e, si r .

Ki r k nods, and Scot t hur r i es away. Ki r k st ands a moment ,gaz i ng at al l t he ac t i v i t y . The Ensi gn has been wai t i ngner vous l y .

ENSI GNI ' d be pl eased t o show you ar oundt he s hi p, Admi r al .

Ki r k gl anc es s har pl y at t he Ens i gn- t hen r eal i z es t heyoung man doesn' t know t hat t hi s Admi r al i s t hes t ar s hi p' s f or mer c apt ai n. Ki r k r el ax es i nt o a s mal lsmi l e.

KI RKI t hi nk I can f i nd my way, Ens i gn.Thank you.

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And Ki r k t ur ns and s t ar t s of f ac r oss t he deck.

43 43ANOTHER ANGLE - KI RK

as he moves t hr ough t he deck, st eppi ng out of t he wayof a CREWMAN r ushi ng about on an er r and - - near l ybl ocki ng ot her CREWMEN engaged i n movi ng equi pment .( The poi nt of t he scene i s t hat Ki r k i s an obser ver ,not a par t i c i pant . ) To t he l ower deck c r ew her e, he' sa s t r anger , and i n t he way. A coupl e of CREW wi l l br ushpas t hi m, AD- LI BBI NG an i r r i t at ed, " . . . mov e as i de . . . ! "et c . , and t hen r eal i z i ng i t i s an Admi r al t hey ' v e pus hedar ound, i ns t ant l y apol ogi z i ng wi t h AD- LI BBED " Sor r y ,si r , I di dn' t r eal i ze. . . " et c. Ki r k set s t hem at easewi t h a ges t ur e, wal ks t owar d t he el evat or .

44 44I NT. ELEVATOR

as Ki r k ent er s , and t he door s cl ose, and Ki r k cal l s outhi s dest i nat i on:

KI RKBr i dge . . .

The t ur bo- el evat or begi ns goi ng up. Ki r k s t ands , gr i m,a mi l l i on t hought s whi r l i ng t hr ough hi s br ai n. Suddenl y ,t he el evat or comes t o a j ar r i ng, SCREECHI NG hal t .

45 45ANGLE ON ELEVATOR DOORS

as t hey snap open and f or mer Nur se CHAPEL backs i nt ot he cab, gui di ng a packet of medi cal suppl i es bei ngpushed by a Medi cal Techni ci an. She speaks over - shoul dert o Ki r k wi t hout r eal l y seei ng hi m.

CHAPELSor r y , I ' ve got some per i shabl esher e.

( t ur ni ng t o el evat orcont r ol )

Pr i or i t y, Level t en f i r st .The Techni c i an has backed away, r emai ni ng i n t he cor r i doras t he el evat or door s snap c l osed and t he t ur bo- cabs t ar t s upwar d i n r esponse t o Chapel ' s i ns t r uc t i ons .

CHAPEL( c ont i nui ng)

I r eal l y am sor r y but i f t hese getwar m. . .

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KI RKQui t e al l r i ght . . . Doct or . I t i sDoc t or Chapel now, i s n' t i t ?

She has t ur ned, r ec ogni z i ng Ki r k i n near di s bel i ef .

CHAPELCapt ai n. . . Admi r al , I s houl d s ay . . .

( as t hey shake hands). . . i t ' s wonder f ul t o see you.Espec i al l y t oday. Ar e you seei ngus of f ?

KI RKUh. . . not ex ac t l y . You s ee. . .

I t ' s i nt er r upt ed by t he el ev at or s t oppi ng and t he doorsnappi ng open. Chapel i s i mmedi at el y busy wi t h her

l oad.

CHAPELThat was a cl umsy quest i on. I knowhow you must f eel wi t h someone el set ak i ng her out .

KI RKWel l , act ual l y. . .

CHAPEL( i nt er r upt i ng)

I r eal l y do under s t and, s i r .( t ouchi ng her s l eeve

st r i pes)At l eas t , I ' m s uppos ed t o under s t ands uc h t hi ngs . The t r ut h i s, I wast he onl y hal f way qual i f i ed sur geonav ai l abl e.

I f t her e was any smal l smi l e on Chapel ' s f ace, i t was aver y ner vous one. She' s c l ear l y f eel i ng t he enor mousr es pons i bi l i t i es s he i s i nher i t i ng. The door s hav es t ar t ed t o c l ose, but Ki r k has put up a hand f r eez i ngt hem i n pos i t i on as:

KI RKDoct or . . . you' l l be i nt er es t ed t hatt hey ' v e pi c ked t he c apt ai n ex ac t l yt he same way.

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46 46I NT. BRI DGE - ELEVATOR DOOR

as t he t ur bo- l i f t door snaps open and Ki r k s t eps outont o t he br i dge. CAMERA I NTO MEDI UM CLOSE as he st ops,l ooks ar ound.

47 47ANGLE PAST KI RK

CAMERA TRAVELI NG t o emphasi ze f i r st UHURA who i s wor ki ngr api dl y and exper t l y at t he communi cat i ons s t at i ons or t i ng out and chec ki ng channel s . . . " Hai l i ng f r equenc yf our , c hec k. Hai l i ng f r equency f i v e. . . hai l i ng f r equenc yf i ve, wi l l someone gi ve me a check?" At t he hel m, SULUhas a ser v i ce pl at e open, peer i ng i ns i de whi l e he makesan ad j us t ment . . . " Hel m, gi ve me a r eadi ng on f our poi ntzer o zer o si x of f ul l . " We HEAR a VOI CE r espondi ng andSul u cont i nues on wi t h ot her r eadi ngs. At t he Weapons

Cont r ol St at i on CHEKOV i s havi ng an ar gument wi t h aTECHNI CI AN who keeps i nsi st i ng t he phot on t or pedoesr ead " r eady" whi l e Chekov ar gues t hat t he comput er i snot r el ayi ng t hat i nf or mat i on t o hi s weapons scanner .

48 48TRAVELI NG WI TH KI RK

Ot her n. d. Techni c i ans at wor k , t oo. The br i dge i s amess, ser v i ce panel s open, spar e par t s l y i ng about ,s ome c i r c ui t s st i l l l eadi ng acr os s dec k ar eas .

Ki r k moves besi de hi s command posi t i on. Uhur a l ooksup, f r eezes as she sees hi m and t hen r ecogni zes hi sexpr essi on f r om ol d. She wai t s as :

KI RKVi ewer , pl ease, Mr . Sul u.

SULU( i r r i t abl y)

What i n hel l ' s name. . . ?

Sul u bi t es of f hi s wor ds, s t ar i ng at Ki r k , di sbel i evi ngt hat he ac t ual l y hear d t he or der he t hi nks he hear d.

Chekov has spun, t oo, ast oni shed. Then he shout s atone of t he t echni ci ans who i s st i l l t al k i ng.

CHEKOVYonson, knock i t of f !

We can FAI NTLY HEAR t he wor k goi ng on near by i n ot hersec t i ons and l evel s . But t her e' s a hush on t he br i dge. . . Ki r k speaks i n a nor mal t one:

KI RKVi ewer , pl ease, Commander Sul u.

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SULU( puzz l ed)

Ay e, s i r .

49 49ANGLE TO I NCLUDE VI EWER ( OPTI CAL ANGLE)

as Sul u hi t s pr oper cont r ol . The VI EWER APPEARS. Hehas t ur ned t o Uhur a, t osses her a t i ny casset t e. Shecat ches i t exper t l y, wai t s.

KI RKPat ch t hat i nt o al l v i ewer s , al ldecks, pl ease.

As Uhur a compl i es, Ki r k bends t o punch t he Yel l ow Al er tbut t on at t he si de of hi s command chai r . We HEAR t heALERT SI GNAL SOUND t hr ee t i mes bef or e he r el eases i t

wi t h a nod t o Uhur a. She punches i n t he casset t e shehas i nser t ed. The STARFLEET COMMAND I NSI GNI A appear son t he v i ewer al ong wi t h a s i mpl e Shi p Commi ssi oni ngBUGLE CALL. Then t he f ace of Admi r al Nogur a appear s.

NOGURAThe commi ssi oni ng of even t hes mal l es t and l eas t di s t i ngui s hed of our v es sel s . . .

50 50I NT. VARI OUS ENTERPRI SE LOCATI ONS

I nc l uded ar e Cor r i dor s , Engi neer i ng, Si ckbay , Tr anspor t erRoom, Br i ef i ng, Rec r e at i on, et c . Al l of t hem l ook i nabout t he same unt i dy and r ushed condi t i on as t he pl aceswe' ve seen. I n al l of t hem, cr ew member s ar e l ooki ngup at v i ewer s.

NOGURA. . . i s al ways accompani ed by f armor e cer emony t han can be of f er edi n t he r ecommi ss i oni ng of t hi s vesselt oday. I ndeed, we must r egr et event hese f ew br i ef moment s. Wi t h t he

ai d of what ever Pr ovi dence gui deswe sai l or s and our shi ps , we wi l lone day r epai r t hi s ov er s i ght .

( pauses, t hen)By or der of St ar f l eet Command, t hi sFeder at i on vessel . . . Uni t ed Spaceshi pEnt er pr i s e i s dec l ar ed now f ul l ycommi ssi oned and i n ser vi ce.


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51 51I NT. BRI DGE - I NCLUDI NG VI EWER

as Admi r al Nogur a appear s t o be l ook i ng i ndi r ec t i on of t he command posi t i on.

NOGURAThe capt ai n wi l l r ead hi msel f aboar d.

The VI EWER I MAGE OF NOGURA i s r epl aced by t he I MAGE OFKI RK.

KI RKSt ar dat e 7411. 4, St ar f l eet Or der st o James T. Ki r k , pos t ed t o t het empor ar y r ank of c apt ai n. . .

Al r eady i nt er r upt i ng ar e Uhur a, Sul u, Chekov . Scot t y ,Yeoman RAND and ot her f ami l i ar f aces ar e al r eady ar r i v i ng

on t he br i dge. They' r e cal l i ng " They ' ve done i t ! " " I t ' sKi r k agai n! " " He' s wi t h us ! "

KI RK( cont i nui ng; t o br i dge

cr ew)At eas e! Si l enc e, al l of y ou!Commander !

The l ast " Commander ! " t o an al most danci ng CommanderUhur a who l ooked danger ousl y near huggi ng Ki r k.

52 52I NT. VARI OUS ENTERPRI SE LOCATI ONS

The same ar eas and t ypes of ar eas we saw bef or e. Ont he v i ewi ng scr eens, Ki r k has managed t o si l ence hi sbr i dge cr ew and has t ur ned back t o t he v i ewer t o r epeatand cont i nue.

KI RKRepeat i ng. . . t o James T. Ki r k , pos t edt empor ar y capt ai n, you ar e appoi nt ed,char ged and r equi r ed t o commandst ar s t hi s U. S. S. Ent er pr i s e. . .

We can HEAR NO MORE of Ki r k ' s wor ds . Cr ewmen and womenhave begun t o r eac t i n sur pr i se and del i ght , shout i ngt he news ar ound.

53 53I NT. BRI DGE ANGLE ON KI RK

f ac i ng vi ewer , c ompl et i ng hi s " r eadi ng i n" r equi r ement s .Even on t he encl osed br i dge we can HEAR a chant " JI MKI RK. . . J I M KI RK. . . J I M KI RK! " c omi ng f r om ev er y dec k,di v i s i on and s ec t i on.

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Ki r k has t o f i ght t o keep hi s voi ce even and l evel .

KI RK. . . and ar e so char ged at your per i lt o obey i n l et t er and spi r i t . . .

Si gned: Commandi ng Admi r al ,Ear t hbase, St ar f l eet .

DI SSOLVE TO:

54 54EXT. ENTERPRI SE I N DRY DOCK

t he St ar shi p r est i ng maj est i cal l y wi t hi n t he f i l i gr eedcr adl e, t he wel der s' ar cs s t i l l oper at i ng i n a f i nalr us h t o c ompl et i on. Anot her s hut t l ec r af t ( The Gal i l eo)appr oachi ng. The scene' s i nt ent i s mer el y t o SHOW t heac t i v i t y ar ound t he s hi p.

55 55I NT. BRI DGE

al i ve wi t h ac t i on- depar t ur e pr epar at i ons . At t he hel mpos i t i on i s Sul u, bus i l y engaged i n a count down checkout .And at Communi cat i ons i s Uhur a. ( Not e: Sul u wear s f ul lLt . ' s s t r i pes and Uhur a Lt . Commander ' s . ) Uhur a i st es t i ng her equi pment , AD- LI BBI NG " . . . t hi s i s t he USSEnt er pr i s e t es t i ng mai n hai l i ng f r equenc i es . I r epeat :t hi s i s a t est . . . " Et c. , et c .

The CAMERA PANS AROUND THE BRI DGE, var i ous CREWMEN andTECHNI CI ANS at t hei r consol es, t est i ng comput er r eadoutscr eens, i nst r ument s, et c. Now t he CAMERA FI NDS abr eat ht ak i ngl y beaut i f ul young woman, j us t ent er i ng t hebr i dge, s t r i di ng pur pos ef ul l y t owar d t hehel m/ nav i gat i onal pos i t i on. She i s a Lt . JG, whoses t unni ng f i gur e i s har dl y mi l i t ar y , but whos e mos tpr omi nent f eat ur e i s her head. She i s hai r l es s - -ent i r el y bal d, but f or del i c at el y - s l ant ed ey ebr ows , af eat ur e t hat st r angel y i s not at al l unat t r act i ve: wi t hher j ewel ed Del t an headband shadowi ng t he bal dness, sheemanat es a def i ni t e, al mos t i nt ense sensual i t y .

Her name i s I LI A ( eye- l ee- ah) , and she t akes her pl aceat Navi gat or ' s pos i t i on bes i de Sul u now. Sul u seemsunabl e t o pr ev ent hi ms el f f r om bei ng di s t r ac t ed by herpr esence. Though not l ook i ng at hi m she i s i mmedi at el yawar e of hi s eyes on her and soon t ur ns t o f ace hi mdi r ec t l y . She hol ds out a bar e ar m t o t he embar r assedhel msman.

I L I AGo ahead. I t ' s al l r i ght .

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SULU( f l us t er ed)

Go ahead? I ' m not sur e I know whatyou mean.

I L I AMr . Sul u, I am a nor mal Del t an f emal eand I can sense i t whenever a manwant s t o t ouch me. Ther e' s no needt o r epr ess i t so l ong as you ar eawar e t hat I am swor n t o cel i bacyf or t he dur at i on of t he mi s si on.

Sul u, c aught r ed- handed as i t wer e, s t i l l t r i es t o s qui r mout of i t :

SULUI was j us t adm. . .

I L I AMr . Sul u. Touch me and get i t outof your mi nd or you wi l l pr ove t obe a di s t r ac t i on t o me as wel l asyour s el f .

She r eof f er s her a r m. Awkwar dl y , sel f - consci ous l y ,Sul u r eaches out and st r okes her ar m. She t akes hi shand and gui des i t al ong her ski n, t hen she gr acef ul l yex t ends a hand t o Sul u' s f ace, car esses hi s ear l obewi t h a f i nger f or a moment bef or e br ushi ng hi s cheekwi t h t he gent l es t t ouc h of her pal m and f i nger t i ps .Sul u' s embar r assment l eaves hi m. He i s cal med.

I L I A( c ont i nui ng)

Bet t er ?

Sul u i s not qui t e sur e he under st ands how he has ar r i vedat hi s pr es ent emot i onal s t at e, but :

SULUYes. Thank you.

She r eaches agai n t o hi s f ace i n f i nal punc t uat i on asshe smi l es beaut i f ul l y and answer s hi s unasked quest i on:

I L I AWe can cal m as wel l as s t i mul at e. . .

Wi t h t hat , t he s ubj ec t c l os es and bot h r et ur n t o t hei rwor k at f ul l ef f i c i ency. Behi nd t hem, t he t ur bo l i f tdoor s open and Ki r k emer ges uncer t ai nl y ont o t he out erbr i dge pl at f or m.


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56 56ACROSS SULU TO THE BRI DGE ENTRANCE

as he l ooks up f r om hi s consol e t o see Ki r k .

SULU

Capt ai n, t hi s i s Li eut enant I l i a,our new navi gat or .

57 57ANOTHER ANGLE

as Sul u l eads Ki r k down t o her .

KI RKFr om Del t a 14. . . I ' ve hear d a l otabout you, Li eut enant .

I L I A

And I y ou, s i r .

58 58KI RK AND I LI A - TWO SHOT

as she peer s at hi m, t he Del t an seduc t i v enes s l i t er al l yooz i ng out of her . For j us t one i nst ant Ki r k i scompl et el y caught up i n i t - - and t hen he r eal i zes whoand wher e he i s.

KI RKWel l . . . pl ease, don' t l et mei nt er f er e wi t h your dut i es.

SCOTTY' S VOI CEScot t t o br i dge. . . i s t he Capt ai nt her e?

Bef or e Uhur a can speak, Ki r k has st epped t o t he i nt er com.

KI RK( i nt o i nt er c om)

Ki r k her e.

SCOTTY' S VOI CE

The new sc i ence of f i cer i s beami ngup now, s i r .


I ' l l be r i ght t her e. . .

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as Ki r k ent er s and announces hi s des t i nat i on.

KI RK

Mai n t r anspor t er r oom.

60 60I NT. ENTERPRI SE TRANSPORTER ROOM

wi t h Scot t and t wo TECHNI CI ANS wai t i ng, wat chi ng t her ecei vi ng chamber . The door opens now, and Ki r k ent er s.He gl ances at t he chamber s - - whi ch ar e empt y, gi ve noevi dence of a beami ng - - and t hen at Scot t , who i sst udyi ng t he chamber wi t h a ver y wor r i ed f r own. Hef l i ck s on hi s i nt er c om.

SCOTT

( i nt o i nt er c om)Ent er pr i se t o St ar f l eet t r anspor t er ;we' r e r eady t o r ecei ve.

But t he wor d i s har dl y out of Scot t ' s mout h when suddenl yt he ent i r e c onsol e ERUPTS I N A SHOWER OF SPARKS ANDFLAME. The HUMMI NG SOUND of t he Ener gi zer i s VERY LOUD,as t hough out of cont r ol . The f i gur e i n t he chamberSHI MMERS, and t hen mat er i al i zes, and t hen SHI MMERS agai n.

Scot t and t he ot her s ar e s t andi ng l i ke f r ozen s t at ues ,puzzl ed expr essi ons f i xed on t hei r f aces .

61 61EXT. THE ENTERPRI SE I N DRY DOCK - FULL SHOT

t he s hi p l oomi ng huge i ns i de t he del i c at e, f i l i gr eeddr y dock.

We NOTE t he wel der s ar e gone, and suppl y pods ar ef l oat i ng away f r om t he s hi p. The or bi t al s pac e of f i c ei s i n t he f . g. and now we SEE t hat t he gi r der s ar e s l owl yr i s i ng s o t hey wi l l be out of t he way of t he s hi p.( Thi s mi ght r esembl e a 20t h cent ur y dr awbr i dge i npr i nc i pl e. ) The l i t t l e yel l ow j et s spur t f r om t he suppl y

pods as t hey move away f r om t he shi p, and t he gi r der sopen mor e and mor e and we SEE t hat shor t l y t he bi g shi pwi l l be f r ee. A space t abl eau, wi t h appr opr i at e MUSI C,whi ch f ades sl i ght l y as OVER t hi s we HEAR:

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wi t h al l per s onnel oc cupi ed wi t h t hei r pr e- depar t ur et as ks . Sul u and I l i a at t hei r hel m and nav i gat i onals t at i ons . Uhur a at her pos t . And, a t t he Sc i ence

St at i on, Ki r k i s wi t h WI LL DECKER, a handsome man i nhi s ear l y 30' s ; he i s a bi g man, Decker , wi t h r ugged,har d f eat ur es - - a nd al er t , c ol d ey es . He' s peer i ngi nt o t he hooded vi ewer , punchi ng i n pr ogr ammed pr ocedur es - -Ki r k besi de hi m, as si s t i ng.

UHURA( f r om t he st ar t ,

c ont i nui ng)We ar e on yel l ow al er t .

KI RKI nf or m Engi neer i ng. . .

( t o Decker ; a l i t t l ei mpat i ent )

Can' t you pr ogr am a pr e- depar t ur epl an any f as t er ?

DECKER( t est i l y)

I f I di d, Capt ai n, we' d nev er l eav et he doc k: I ' m not a Sc i enceOf f i c er . . . or i s t hat what yout hought I was when you yanked meof f t he Bos t on t o ser ve her e?

63 63ANOTHER ANGLE - KI RK AND DECKER

as Ki r k moves next t o Decker at t he Sci ence st at i on andf or ces hi s anger i nt o qui et , pr i v at e c onv er s at i on.

KI RKCommander Decker , I am awar e t hatyou ar e not a sci ence Of f i cer - -but t hat ' s t he ver y r eason you wer e' yanked' of f t he Bost on - because of y our v er s at i l i t y . I need s omeone

l i ke you t o backst op not on l y me - -but t he ot her vi t al st at i ons aswel l .

DECKER( t i ght l y)

Yes , s i r .

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KI RK( c onc i l i at or i l y)

Look, Wi l l , I know you wer e s l at edf or your own command - - and you' l lhave i t . But r i ght now l et ' s

concent r at e on t he Ent er pr i se.

DECKERWhat ever you say, s i r .

Ki r k r eac t s , i s about t o r epl y ( angr i l y) , when Uhur ai nt er r upt s:

UHURATr ans por t er r oom r epor t s sc i enc eand medi cal of f i cer s beami ng up,Capt a i n.

KI RKI ' d bet t er get down t her e.

( t o Decker , f r i endl y)Do t he best you can.

And Ki r k qui ck l y l eaves t he br i dge. Decker g l ancesgr i ml y af t er hi m.

64 64I NT. TRANSPORTER ROOM

Scot t at t he cent er cont r ol panel , t wo TECHNI CI ANS att he ot her c ont r ol s . Ki r k ent er s , and Scot t gl anc es athi m.

SCOTTSt ar f l eet t r anspor t er ' s r epai r edand i n per f ec t wor k i ng or der , s i r .

Ki r k onl y l ook s at hi m wi t h gr i m hope.

65 65ACROSS THEM TO THE TRANSPORTER CHAMBERS

as t he SHI MMERI NG EFFECT commences . I t i s f ast , and

cor r ec t . Two f or ms mat er i al i ze - - one i s young, l onghai r ed, hi s uni f or m seemi ngl y shabby , al mos t r agged.Thi s i s XON, age 22, he l ooks ar ound cur i ousl y , as t r ange, s t eel - har d col dness i n hi s eyes . The ot herof f i cer i s LEONARD McCOY. Ki r k i s speechl ess, but Scot ti s ov er j oy ed.

SCOTTBones . . . !

And Scot t hur r i es ar ound t he consol e t o gr eet McCoywi t h an af f ec t i onat e embr ace, AD LI BBI NG " . . . I canna

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bel i eve my anc i ent eyes . . . ! " et c . At t he same t i me,Xon snaps t o at t ent i on.

XONLi eut enant Juni or Gr ade Xon, Sci ence

Of f i c er , r eques t i ng per mi ss i on t ocome aboar d, s i r .

No one pays hi m t he scant es t at t ent i on. Ki r k has s t eppedover t o McCoy, peer s at hi m, shakes hi s head i n ut t erdi sbel i ef .

MCCOYChi ef Medi cal Of f i cer McCoyr equest i ng per mi ssi on t o come aboar d,si r .

KI RK

( i ncr edul ous )Bones . . . how di d - - ? I s t hi s someki nd of j oke. . . ?

MCCOY( f l at , t i ght )

No j ok e, Capt ai n, s i r . I ' m s ur e acopy of my or der s i s al r eady i n t heper sonnel comput er .

XONLi eut enant Juni or Gr ade Xon,r equest i ng per mi ssi on t o come aboar d,si r .

KI RK( t o Xon)

Yes, yes , per mi ss i on gr ant ed.( t o McCoy)

What happened?

MCCOY( f l at , t i ght )

What happened, Capt ai n, s i r , wast hat our r ev er ed Chi ef of St af f ,

Admi r al Nogur a hi msel f , i nvoked al i t t l e known - - and s el dom us ed - -r es er v e ac t i v at i on c l aus e.

( ver y t i ght ). . . i n s i mpl er l anguage, Capt ai n,si r , I ' ve been dr af t ed. . . !

Ki r k i s so nonpl ussed he cannot f i nd wor ds - - can onl yl augh; and he gl ances at Scot t , who a l so i s unabl e t oconceal a del i ght ed smi l e.

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XONSi r , I am Li eut enant J uni or Gr adeXon - -

MCCOY

( har d , t o Xon)- - Yes , Li eut enant Juni or Gr adeXon, we can smel l you.

KI RKWher e wer e you t hat you got i nt os uc h a f oul s t at e, Li eut enant ?

XONThe h i gh Gobi deser t . I n amedi t at i v e monas t er y , s i r .

KI RK

Doi ng what ? Rol l i ng i n yak dr oppi ngs?

XONPr epar i ng mysel f f or dut y, s i r . I nt he event a shi pboar d assi gnmentshoul d occur .

KI RKYou' r e a Li eut enant ! You' ve neverhad shi pboar d dut y?

MCCOYJ i m, I . . . I t hi nk he was gr aduat eda Li eut enant .

( t o Xon)How l ong ago?

XONEi ght y - one days ago, s i r .

KI RK( t o McCoy)

He' s your s t hen. Medi cal Of f i cer .

MCCOY

( shakes head)He' s your s . Vul cans al so gr aduat eas Li eut enant s .

66 66EMPHASI ZI NG KI RK AND XON

The Capt ai n gi v i ng Xon a l ong, l ong l ook. Then:

KI RKPl ease t el l me you' ve got r oundedear s , Li eut enant .

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XONI see no r eason t o bei ng ourac quai nt anc e wi t h an i ns ul t , si r .

67 67EXT. THE ENTERPRI SE

movi ng away f r om t he dock , t he dock gi r der s compl et el yopen now, and t he Ent er pr i se' s maneuver i ng j et s spur t i ngl i ve f l ame as t he gr eat s t ar shi p begi ns edgi ng out of t he dock. Now t he f r ont of t he saucer i s c l ear ,maj es t i cal l y mov i ng ahead - - and now t he mai n hul l i sc l ear - - and t hen t he engi ne pods.

68 68I NT. BRI DGE

wi t h al l hands concent r at i ng on depar t ur e. Ki r k occupi es

t he c ommand chai r , Sul u and I l i a at t hei r s t at i ons .Behi nd t hem Uhur a wor ks communi cat i ons - - and Deckers t i l l sweat s at t he Sc i ence St at i on. And al so her e nowi s CHEKOV, wor ki ng f ever i shl y on hi s now di smant l eddamage cont r ol consol e.

KI RK( t o Chekov)

Ar e you maki ng any pr ogr ess, Mr .Chekov?

CHEKOVI t hi nk I ' v e al mos t got i t now,si r . A f aul t y r el ay i nt egr at or .

UHURAThe vessel i s c l ear of t he dock,Capt ai n - -

KI RKManeuver i ng j et s t o hol d.

SULU( wor k i ng c ont r ol s )

Maneuv er i ng j et s t o hol d, s i r .


Engi neer i ng. . .

SCOTT' S VOI CEEngi neer i ng.

KI RKMr . Scot t , ar e mai n engi nes r eadyy et ?


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The gr eat engi nes now suddenl y THROBBI NG, sl owl y bui l di ngup f r om a l ow gr owl t o a never - i nc r eas i ng, power f ulWHI NE. A di m r ed gl ow f r om t he uni t i ndi cat es t he

f us i on. Sc ot t i s at hi s cons ol e, wor k i ng t he c ont r ol s ,and now speaki ng i nt o t he i n t er com:

SCOTTAy e, s i r .

KI RK' S VOI CE( over i nt er com)

Engage.

SCOTTYes , s i r !

And he moves t he cont r ol s f or war d, t he ent i r e r oomshudder s s l i ght l y as t he gr eat engi nes dr aw mor e andmor e power ; t he r ed f us i on gl ow i ncr eases. Scot t pl aceshi s pal m agai ns t t he wal l behi nd hi m, f eel s t he engi nes 'pul se, smi l es wi t h pl easur e.

SCOTTAye, can' t wai t t o go, can you, youmar v el ous dar l i ngs . . . ?!

70 70I NT. BRI DGE - ANGLE ON THE MAI N VI EWER

whi ch shows t he bl ue- bl ack of subspace, t he spar k l i ngs t ar s . And j us t a gl i mps e of t he or bi t al wor k s t at i on.

Ki r k , i n t he command chai r , peer s at t he v i ewer . Sul ugl ances at hi m.

SULUAl l s ys t ems r eady , s i r .

KI RKNav i gat or . . .

( as I l i a t ur ns t o hi m)

Lay i n an i nt er cept i on cour se:coor di nat es 953 poi nt 2, mar k 6.( t o Sul u)

Hel msman - -

Ki r k hesi t at es j us t an i ns t ant , s eems t o hol d hi s br eat h - -and so does ever yone el se. And t hen:

KI RK( c ont i nui ng)

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KI RK( a beat )

Al l r i ght , Mr . Scot t , l et ' s go i nt oWar p Dr i ve. Ahead, War p One.

SCOTT' S VOI CE( exhi l ar at ed)Accel er at i ng t o War p One, s i r .

Ever yone wai t s t ensel y - - and t hen we HEAR t hei ncr easi ng, SMOOTH THROB on t he accel er at i ng engi nes.Ther e' s a gent l e SHUDDER as Sul u announces:

SULUWar p poi nt s ev en. . . Poi nt ei ght . . .poi nt ni ne - -

74 74EXT. THE ENTERPRI SE

showi ng shi p st r eaki ng al ong - - and t hen t he WARP DRI VEOPTI CAL EFFECT.

75 75I NT. BRI DGE

as t he same WARP DRI VE OPTI CAL EFFECT appear s, and t hens uddenl y al l i s qui et , and nor mal .

SULUWar p One.

Ever yone suddenl y r el axes , g r i ns . Ki r k get s out of hi schai r , addr esses Uhur a:

KI RKLi eut enant Uhur a, es t abl i sh a r el ayf r equency bet ween St ar f l eet Commandand t he Aswan. Pr i mar y r ecept i ont o us , pl ease.

UHURA( gent l y)

Si r , i t ' s Li eut enant Commander Uhur a - -KI RK

I beg your par don. . . Commander . . .

An apol oget i c smi l e.

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76 76ACROSS KI RK TO UHURA - DECKER I N THE B. G.

as she smi l es t he same apol oget i c smi l e back at hi m - -and t hen suddenl y t he smi l e f r eezes. She i s peer i ngO. S. And Decker , t oo, i s s t ar i ng O. S. I t i s as t hough

nei t her c an bel i ev e t hei r ey es.

77 77ANOTHER ANGLE - SULU AND I LI A

al so peer i ng i ncr edul ousl y O. S. Now Ki r k wheel s ar oundt o see:

78 78WHAT THEY ARE LOOKI NG AT - XON

i n t he door way, now spi c and span i n a c l ean, newuni f or m, h ai r r egul at i on s t y l e, c l ean shav en. And, f or

t he f i r s t t i me, we SEE hi s ear s : Vul can ear s . He i sver y somber , unsmi l i ng, cor r ec t .

XON( f r om t he st ar t )

Li eut enant Juni or Gr ade Xon, Sci enceOf f i cer , r epor t i ng f or dut y , si r .

For anot her moment al l st ar e at t he young man i n st unneds i l ence. Then:

I L I AYou' r e a Vul can. . .

XONObv i ous l y . . .

( t o Ki r k)Si r , may I assume my st at i on?

KI RK( nonpl ussed)

By al l means, Li eut enant .

And Xon s t r i des acr oss t he br i dge t o t he Sc i ence St at i on,whi ch Decker s t i l l occupi es .

79 79AT THE SCI ENCE STATI ON

as Xon ar r i ves , and Decker r i ses t o gr eet hi m.

DECKER( as an i nt r oduc t i on)

Wi l l Deck er . . .

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Xon s t ands f ac i ng Decker s t ol i dl y , unsmi l i ng. Decker ,who was smi l i ng, f r i endl i l y , say s not hi ng a di s t r ac t edmoment . Then:

DECKER

I ' v e c ompl et ed al l t he pr e- war ppr ogr ammi ng.

XONI f you wi l l per mi t me, si r . . .

He i ndi cat es chai r . Decker moves so t hat Xon can s i t .

Xon scans t he hooded vi ewer , now commences t o r emovet he comput er chi ps , r ever se t hem, and r epl ace t hem i nt ot he comput er .

DECKER

( pr ot est i ng)Li eut enant , y ou' r e er as i ng t hos et apes.

XONA qui t e l ogi cal deduct i on, si r .

And he cont i nues t hi s . Decker b l ocks t he Vul can' s hand.

DECKERI t t ook me mor e t han an hour t oassembl e t hem.

Xon l ooks at Decker squar el y , unbl i nk i ngl y .

XONSi r , t o f unct i on ef f i c i ent l y asSc i ence Of f i cer r equi r es my i nt i mat ef ami l i ar i t y wi t h each ci r cui t i nt hi s s yst em. To ac hi ev e t hi s , s i r ,r equi r es a compl et e pr ewar ppr ogr ammi ng of my own.

DECKERAr e y ou t r y i ng t o t el l me t hat al l

t hat wor k was f or not hi ng?XON

That i s t he l ogi c al c onc l us i on,si r . That i s not t o say your ef f or t sar e unappr ec i at ed - - but i t was awast e.

Decker , nonpl ussed at Xon' s apl omb, s t r uggl es t o cont r olhi s t emper . Xon i ndi cat es Decker ' s hand, whi ch s t i l lbl ocks Xon' s .

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XON( pol i t el y)

My hand, s i r .

80 80ACROSS THEM TO KI RK

who has been wat chi ng and l i s t eni ng cur i ousl y , as Deckernow r emoves hi s hand f r om Xon' s and st eps down t o t hecent er ar ea, addr esses Ki r k :

DECKERI hope your Sci ence Of f i cer knowswhat he' s doi ng.

XON( f r om hi s st at i on)

I do, si r .

( l ook s up f r om v i ewer ,unsmi l i ng)

However , i f your emot i onal secur i t yr equi r es i t , s i r , I can suppl y y ouwi t h a copy of my academy r ecor d.

KI RK( t ur ni ng t o Xon)

I t ' s your per f or mance her e t hati nt er es t s us , Li eut enant Xon.

XON( wi t hout l ook i ng up

f r om vi ewer )Thi s i s my f i r s t oper at i onalas si gnment , s i r .

And wi t h t hat , he cool l y t ur ns back t o t he v i ewer oncemor e.

Ki r k and Decker exchange gl ances; t hen Ki r k s t ar t s t ol eave t he br i dge.

KI RKTake t he Conn, Mr . Decker .

81 81ANGLE ON UHURA

as Ki r k wal ks t owar d t he ex i t . She cal l s out :

UHURACapt ai n, I ' ve es t abl i shed subspacec ont ac t wi t h t he l i ght c r ui s er As wan.We shoul d have a v i ewer l i nkup wi t h i nt he hour .

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KI RKI ' l l be i n my quar t er s - -

The wor ds ar e not out of Ki r k ' s mout h when al l at oncet he ALARM SI REN SOUNDS and t he comput er i zed war ni ng

VOI CE SPEAKS:

COMPUTER VOI CE( t er s e, f l at )

Col l i s i on al er t . . . ! Col l i s i onal er t . . . !

Ki r k has whi r l ed back t o t he command cent er , s t andsbehi nd Decker , who s i t s i n t he chai r .

KI RKMai n v i ewer . . . !

( t o Xon)

Sensor r eadi ng. . .

XONNav i gat i onal def l ec t or s and scanner sar e i noper at i v e, Capt ai n.

KI RK( di sbel i evi ng)

What ?!

Meanwhi l e, t he vi ewer , we SEE a HUGE ASTEROI D: i t i sr el at i v el y smal l when we f i r s t SEE i t , but i t gr owsi ncr eas i ngl y l ar ge. ( NOTE: Thr oughout t h i s sequence,t he SI REN wi l l cont i nue and t he col l i s i on war ni ng VOI CEwi l l cont i nue: " Col l i s i on al er t . . . ! Col l i si on al er t . . . ! "et c. , et c. )

82 82ANOTHER ANGLE - THE TURBOLI FT DOORS

as Chekov emer ges i n r ecr eat i ona l c l o t hi ng.

83 83FOLLOW CHEKOV

as he r uns t o hi s st at i on and punches some but t ons onhi s consol e.

CHEKOVWeapon def l ec t or s ac t i vat ed. Ful lpower .

84 84ANOTHER ANGLE - FAVORI NG DECKER AND KI RK

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DECKERHar d t o por t . . .

SULUThe hel m i s not r es pondi ng. . . !

DECKERManual ov er r i de. . . !

As Su l u t ouches t he cont r ol s , Ki r k st eps f or war d andknocks Sul u' s hand away:

KI RKBel ay t hat or der ; ac t i v at e t he mai nphaser s.

( t o Decker )We' l l bl ast i t out of t he way.

( t o Chekov)

Lock on and pr epar e t o f i r e !

CHEKOVMai n phaser s r eady. Tar get l ockedon.

On t he sc r een t he as t er oi d LOOMS LARGER AND LARGER,di r ec t l y i n t he shi p' s pat h.

KI RKFi r e. . . !

85 85EXT. THE ENTERPRI SE AND THE ASTEROI D

SHOWI NG t he shi p and t he oncomi ng r ock, hur t l i ng ateach ot her . The ast er oi d i s now cl ose enough so youc an c ompar e i t s si z e wi t h t he Ent er pr i se: t he r oc k i sper haps a mi l e i n di amet er , and r esembl es a met al l i cbasket bal l appr oachi ng a whi t e t enni s bal l . The t wor us h c l os er and c l os er - - and, c ons pi c uous l y , t her e i sno phas er f i r e f r om t he Ent er pr i s e.

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wi t h al l peer i ng at t he monst er as t er oi d t hat now seemst o occupy t he ent i r e scr een. Chekov i s punchi ng t hephaser cont r ol s . No r esponse.

KI RKFi r e, Mr . Chek ov . Fi r e. . .

CHEKOVTher e' s no r es pons e, s i r . . . !

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CHEKOV ( CONT' D)I ' l l have phot on t or pedoes ar medand r eady i n a mi nut e, s i r . They ' r eoper at i onal .

KI RKMr . Chekov, we don' t have a mi nut e.

Chekov cont i nues t o wor k at gr eat speed.

87 87ANOTHER ANGLE - FAVORI NG THE VI EWI NG SCREEN

as al l can do not hi ng but s t ar e hel pl essl y at t he scr een,t he as t er oi d r ushi ng at t hem whi ch sur el y wi l l now smasht hem i nt o a pul p.

CHEKOV

Phot on t or pedoes ar e away!

For anot her i ns t ant t he r ock r aces t owar d t hem, nowl i t er al l y FI LLS THE SCREEN so cl ose a l l t he j agged peaksand val l eys ar e c l ear l y VI SI BLE. And t hen t he bur s t sof phot o t or pedo f i r e spur t out - - s t r i ke t he ast er oi dwhi ch, bef or e our eyes di s i nt egr at es . I nt o a t housandf r agment s t hat r ace t owar d t he v i ewi ng sc r een l i kepel l et s r el eas ed f r om a cannon.

The f r agment s sc r eam i n TOWARD US, but bounce away,s hoot i ng i nt o s pac e as t he def l ec t or s bl oc k t hei r pat h.But t he br i dge qui ver s and shakes wi t h t he cont i nuali mpact . And t hen one gi gant i c f r agment s t r i k es t hedef l ec t or s , t he s hi p s hudder s .

And at t he moment i t i s over . The scr een i s bl ank butf or t he STAR EFFECT.

KI RKDamage r epor t .

CHEKOVNo damage r epor t ed, si r .

SULUThe hel m i s r espondi ng now, s i r .

CAMERA PANS acr oss t o Xon.

KI RKFul l r epor t , Mr . Xon.

XONAl l sys t ems ar e now nor mal , s i r .

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KI RKMr . Xon, why wer en' t t hey nor mal 30seconds ago?

XON

( f l at , unemot i onal )The phaser and di r ec t i onal cont r olcoupl i ngs wer e di sengaged f r om t hemai n comput er . The same was t r ueof t he Nav i gat i onal scanner s .

Xon pauses, and Ki r k wai t s f or mor e expl anat i on - - butXon mer el y r egar ds hi m bl andl y . Ki r k gl ances at Uhur ai n exasper at i on; she r et ur ns t he gl ance wi t h equalex asper at i on. Ki r k s t r ai ns t o k eep hi s v oi c e c al m andl evel .

KI RK

( t o Xon)Expl anat i on, Mr . Xon.

XONWhen we went i nt o War p Dr i ve, I di dnot pr ogr am t hat ef f ect i nt o t hecomput er .

KI RKI t shoul d have done t hataut omat i c al l y .

XONI t coul dn' t , s i r ; I had pr evi ousl ydi sengaged al l t hr ee syst ems i nor der t o r epr ogr am t hem.

UHURA( aghast )

Al l t hr ee. . . ?!

XONI t was t he mos t ef f i c i ent way of doi ng i t . By odds of s l i ght l y ov erel even t housand t o one, we shoul d

not have encount er ed t hat emer gency.Ki r k i s s o hor r i f i ed he i s s peec hl ess .

XON( c ont i nui ng)

Yes , Capt ai n, I was i n er r or t oeven r i sk t hose odds. I pr esume i thas occur r ed t o you t hat Mr . Spockwoul d not have made t hat same er r or .

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KI RK( eyes Xon; t hen)

That i s not a subj ect i t i s wi sef or y ou t o r ai s e, Li eut enant .

XONYour human emot i ons make compar i sonsbet ween mysel f and Mr . Spocki nev i t abl e, Capt ai n. I mer el y want edt o assur e you t hat t hi s does nott r oubl e me.

KI RKI ' m del i ght ed you' r e not t r oubl ed,Mr . Xon. Because I am t r oubl ed,ver y t r oubl ed. . .

XON

( f i ni s hi ng sent enc e). . . by t he er r or s I ' ve made. I t ' squi t e nat ur al y ou ar e t r oubl ed,si r . Just as i t i s expect ed I woul dmake a f ew er r or s. But my er r or swi l l be f ew and wi l l r api dl y di mi ni sht o a near zer o l evel .

Xon' s c al m and l ogi c al r ec i t at i on has Ki r k near an angr yout bur st . He cont r ol s hi msel f wi t h di f f i cul t y, t ur nst o ex i t br i dge.

DECKERAr e you l eav i ng me t he conn, s i r ?

KI RK( snaps)

I gav e i t t o y ou ear l i er , Mr . Dec ker .

DECKERYou t ook i t back, s i r , when youover r ul ed my or der t o t he hel m.

Ki r k now gi ves Decker t he same ki nd of l ook he' s beengi v i ng Xon.

KI RKI see. Then per haps you' l l j oi n mei n my cabi n, Commander ?

DECKERAs you wi sh, s i r .

KI RKLi eut enant I l i a, you have t he conn.

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Ki r k t ur ns , c r os ses t o t he el ev at or wi t h Dec ker f ol l owi nghi m. Then Ki r k t ur ns agai n t owar d Uhur a.


Have Doct or McCoy j oi n us t her e,pl ease.

UHURAAy e, s i r .

Ki r k and Decker boar d t he el evat or and t he door s snapc l osed.

88 88I NT. KI RK' S CABI N

as McCOY and CHAPEL ent er . Ki r k i s seat ed; Decker i s

s t andi ng, i l l at eas e. Mc Coy i ndi c at es Chapel t o Ki r k .

MCCOYMi nd? I asked my col l eague t o comeal ong.

CHAPEL( s mi l es )

' Col l eague' i s a r el at i ve t er m,s i r . I f s i c kbay s s t i l l used bedpans,I ' d s t i l l be empt y i ng t hem.

KI RKSt i l l , you wer e al mos t our s hi p' ssur geon. Unt i l t hi s r enegadevet er i nar i an r epl aced you.

CHAPELTo my enor mous r el i ef , s i r .

DECKER( t o Ki r k , st i f f l y)

Woul d you l i ke me t o r et ur n l at er ,si r ?

McCoy t hr ows Decker a qui ck, cur i ous l ook.MCCOY

What ' s eat i ng you, Decker ?

DECKER( annoyed)

Not hi ng i s ' eat i ng me, ' Doct or McCoy.I t ' s a pr i v at e mat t er bet ween t heCapt ai n and mysel f .

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MCCOYOh? I t ' s t oo per sonal even f or aphysi c i an?

DECKER

I t ' s a. . . a shi p' s command mat t er ,Doct or .

MCCOYEx cel l ent !

( i ndi cat es)Doct or Chapel i s an exper t i n soc i o-psychol ogy.

DECKER( angr i l y, t o Ki r k)

Capt ai n, I obj ec t t o t hi s c as ual ,mocki ng appr oach t o a mat t er I

c ons i der e xt r emel y i mpor t ant . . .per haps ev en c r i t i c al t o t he shi p' ss af et y .

KI RKWhi c h i s pr ec i s el y why I i nv i t edmedi cal her e. Any di sput e bet weenf i r s t and second i n command i s ver ymuch t hei r busi ness.

89 89ANGLE EMPHASI ZI NG DECKER

as he wr es t l es wi t h t he dec i s i on, f i nal l y dec i des " whynot . " He f aces Ki r k squar el y .

DECKERA f ew mi nut es ago you ver y near l ys t eer ed us st r ai ght i nt o an ast er oi d.

Pauses.

KI RKCont i nue.

DECKERThe si mpl e cour se change I or der edwoul d have put us wel l out of t heas t er oi d' s pat h.

KI RKAgr eed, i f t hi s wer e a l i ght sc outc r ui ser of t he t ype you' r e accus t omedt o maneuver i ng. Wi t h our aut omat i cdi r ec t i onal cont r ol out , conver t i ngt o manual coul d have been a f at aldel ay .

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DECKERI f I r ecal l , s i r , t her e was somedel ay engagi ng manual phaser f i r e.And t hat was ver y near l y f at al ,t oo.

KI RKWe di dn' t know t he phaser s wer eout .

DECKERI beg your par don, Capt ai n, but i ti s r easonabl e t o assume t ha t i f aut omat i c di r ect i onal cont r ol i si noper at i ve, t hen aut omat i c weaponsc ont r ol al s o mi ght be - - as i t was .

I t i s a good poi nt , and Decker knows he' s scor ed.

KI RKYou' r e qui t e r i ght , Dec ker . I s houl dhave t hought of t hat .

DECKER( s t i f f )

May I be excused, s i r ?

KI RKI n j ust a moment , Commander .

( t ur n i ng t o McCoy)Whi ch i s one r eason I want ed you i non t hi s . I ' ve been al mos t t wo year sout o f t hat c ent er s eat . I ' m al mos tcer t ai nl y st al e. Pl us. . .

Ki r k t akes a moment t o sel ect hi s next wor ds. Then:


. . . pl us, I had no i dea how muchI ' ve mi ssed bei ng t her e. I neverexpec t ed t o si t t her e agai n. I t . . .I t means so much t o me t hat i t may

af f ect my j udgment .The l ast of t hi s has been sai d t o Chapel who nods herunder s t andi ng of t he psychol ogi cal i mpl i cat i ons . NowKi r k t ur ns back t o Decker .


Ther ef or e, y ou wi l l c ont i nue t ocl osel y moni t or my c ommandper f or mance and make r egul ar r epor t st o Doct or McCoy. Al so. . .

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DECKERSi r ! You c an' t be s er i ous. I f y ou' r e sugges t i ng I c ar r y r epor t sabout you t o t he Doc t or . . .

KI RKI ' m not sugges t i ng i t , Commander .I ' m or der i ng i t .

DECKER( nonpl ussed;

i nt er r upt i ng)But Capt ai n, i t ' s al so poss i bl et hat I ' ve been over cr i t i cal of y ou.I was t r ansf er r ed away f r om my owncommand. . .

KI RK

( i nt er r upt i ng)Whi ch i s why you wi l l a l so maker egul ar r epor t s t o Doct or Chapelassessi ng your own per f or mance andat t i t ude.

DECKERYes , s i r .

( wai t s , l ook i ng ar ound)And t hat ' s i t , si r ? I . . .

( openl y ). . . I had no i dea t hi ngs wer e handl edt hi s way. . .

MCCOYI t i sn' t on al l vessel s.

DECKER( of f er i ng hand t o

Ki r k)I ' m happy t o be on t hi s one, Capt ai n.

MCCOYWhi l e we' r e her e, any comment s ont he young Vul can?

CHAPEL( war ml y)

He i s sweet , i s n' t he!

KI RK( t o Decker )

Our medi c al s t af f i s not wi t houti t s f l aws and bl i nd s pot s - -

( t o McCoy)Let ' s see how f ast he comes ar ound.

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DECKERMeanwhi l e, he c oul d k i l l us , si r .

KI RK( s mi l es )

As you poi nt ed out , so coul d 1.

At t hat i ns t ant t he i nt er c om f l as hes r ed, and t he AUDI OSI GNAL i s HEARD.

UHURA' S VOI CECommuni cat i ons t o Capt ai n Ki r k . . .


Ki r k her e.

UHURA' S VOI CE

Si r , we have v i ewer cont ac t wi t ht he Aswan.

KI RKI ' m on my way . . .

( st ar t s out , s t opssuddenl y t o f aceMcCoy )

I don' t t hi nk you ev er f or get how - -

And he l eaves. McCoy gazes af t er hi m, eyebr ows r ai sedbemusedl y.

90 90I NT. BRI DGE - ANGLE ON THE VI EWER

wi t h t he i mage of COMMANDER CORYELL, young, st er nl yr ugged and v er y gr i m, f i l l i ng t he s cr een. Dec ker i s i nt he command chai r , and now - - as Ki r k ar r i ves - - movest o r i se. Ki r k ges t ur es Decker t o r emai n seat ed addr essest he v i ewer :

KI RKCommander Cor yel l , t hi s i s Capt a i nKi r k . What i s t he Aswan' s pr esent

pos i t i on and s t at us ?CORYELL

Coor di nat es 912 poi nt 4, mar k 3,hi gh quadr ant . We have a gr ade-f our s ens or r eadi ng i ndi c at i ng anex t r emel y st r ong magnet i c f i el d.We ant i c i pat e a v i sual moment ar i l y .I have or der ed a f ul l - ahead sensorscan.

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KI RKHave you at t empt ed communi cat i on?

CORYELLOn al l hai l i ng f r equenc i es, Capt ai n.

No r esponse.

KI RKKeep t hi s channel open, Commander ,and keep me i nf or med.

CORYELLYes, si r . . .

( abr upt l y)We have t he vi sual .

Cor yel l i s f ac i ng away f r om t he v i ewi ng sc r een, but hi seyes ar e open wi de i n f ear and i ncr edul i t y .

CORYELL( c ont i nui ng)

My God. . . ! ! !

And suddenl y Cor yel l ' s i mage on t he v i ewi ng scr een i sbat hed i n an eer i e gr een gl ow t hat qu i ckl y envel opest he ent i r e scr een and becomes whi t e now - - whi t er andwhi t er . Ther e i s NO SOUND, onl y t he bl azi ng whi t enessof t he vi ewer . And t hen, j ust an i ns t ant l at er , i t i sbl ank .

Ki r k and t he ot her s peer i ncr edu l ous l y at t he now bl ankvi ewer . Then:

KI RKNav i gat or - -

I L I AYes , s i r .

KI RKAdj us t your cour se f or an i nt er ceptal ong a t angent i al l i ne f r omcoor di nat es 912 poi nt 4, mar k 3,

hi gh quadr ant .I L I A

912 poi nt 4, mar k 3. Adj us t i ng,si r .

KI RK( t o Sul u)

I ncr ease t o War p 6.

SULUI ncr easi ng t o War p 6.

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KI RKMr . Xon. . .

XONSi r .

KI RKEs t i mat ed t i me t o I P. . . ?

Xon g l ances i nt o hi s hooded v i ewer , r epl i es al mosti mmedi at el y :

XON68. 2 hour s , Capt ai n, i f we mai nt ai nWar p 6

KI RK( t o Uhur a)

Lt . Uhur a, i nf or m St ar f l eet Commandof t he Aswan' s pr obabl e des t r uc t i on,and t hat we ar e pr oceedi ng t o PI atopt i mum speed.

91 91EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRI SE

at War p speed.

KI RK ( V. O. )Capt ai n' s Log, s t ar dat e 7420. 1.Li ght Cr ui ser U. S. S. Aswan i s gone.Obl i t er at ed by a weapon we wer eunabl e t o i dent i f y or under s t and.We al so know not hi ng of what ever i ti s t hat used t hat weapon. Ourf or war d sensor scans ar e bei ngabsor bed by what ever obj ec t i t i st hat we ar e now about t o i n t er cept .

92 92I NT. BRI DGE

SHOWI NG al l per sonnel manni ng t hei r st at i ons and Chekov

s t andi ng on s i de of t he Capt ai n' s chai r , Decker on t heot her . The mai n v i ewer i s on, but at t he moment al lt hat i s seen i s our passage t hr ough t he s t ar s .

I L I AVi sual cont ac t i n t hr ee mi nut es ,Capt a i n.

KI RK( t o Xon)

Sensor r eadi ngs?

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XONSt i l l none, si r .

Ki r k swi v el s hi s chai r f ul l y ar ound t o f ac e Xon:

KI RKAny i ndi cat i on t hat i t ' s sc anni ngus?

XONI t i s possi bl e, Capt ai n.

KI RK( f l ar i ng)

I f i t ' s possi bl e, I need t hati nf or mat i on wi t hout as ki ng!

XON

( unper t ur bed)I t i s equal l y possi bl e, s i r , t hatwe ar e not bei ng scanned.

Ki r k gl ances t i ght l y at Decker , who i mmedi at el y s t epsup t o t he Sc i ence St at i on, gl ances i n t o t he hoodedVi ewer .

DECKERHe' s c or r ec t , Capt ai n. We' r e pi c ki ngup f or cef i el d pat t er ns, but of at ype I ' ve never seen bef or e .

KI RKOpen hai l i ng f r equenci es, CommanderUhur a.

Uhur a mani pul at es t he appr opr i at e cont r ol s :

UHURAHai l i ng f r equenc i es open, Capt ai n.

Ki r k swi v el s ar ound i n hi s c hai r agai n, f ac es t he v i ewi ngscr een, whi ch i s st i l l bl ank but f or t he st ar s.

KI RKThi s i s t he U. S. S. Ent er pr i s e,Capt ai n James T. Ki r k commandi ng.We ar e a Uni t ed Feder at i on of Pl anet ss t ar s hi p. Our mi s si on i s peacef ul ,our i nt ent i on t o mak e c ont ac t wi t hyou.

They wai t - - no r esponse. Af t er a moment , Ki r k gl ancesat Uhur a. She shakes her head.

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UHURAThe message was si mul cast on al lf r equenci es , Capt ai n, i n al l knownl i nguac odes . I ' m r epeat i ng i t now.

Agai n t hey wai t - - and agai n, no r esponse.

KI RKMoni t or i t on a gr ade f our sensorl evel , Mr . Xon.

XON( i nst ant l y)

I have, si r ; t her e i s a def i ni t esub- space nul l di r ec t l y ahead. Themessage i s bei ng r ecei ved, s i r .

I L I A

Vi sua l cont ac t i n one mi nut e andt wel ve seconds, Capt ai n.

KI RKFor cef i el d scr een?

SULUFor cef i el d scr eens up and at f ul lpower , si r .

KI RKAl so, f ul l def l ect or s f or war d, Mr .Sul u. And Sound a r ed al er t . Bat t l est at i ons.

93 93ANOTHER ANGLE - XON

as he ac t i vat es hi s sensor s , and at t he same t i me t her ed war ni ng l i ght s begi n f l ashi ng, and t he comput erVOI CE i n t he backgr ound begi ns i t s monot one: " . . . Redal er t ! Bat t l e st at i ons. Thi s i s a r ed al er t . . . ! "

Then as Xon peer s i nt o t he v i ewer , hi s en t i r e consol eFLARES wi t h LI GHT - - and t hen i nst ant l y goes bl ank. At

t he same moment t he yel l ow f l ashi ng l i ght s t ur n t o r ed ,and t he Al ar m SI REN begi ns HOWLI NG, and t he COMPUTERVOI CE begi ns i nt oni ng: " Comput er mal f unc t i on. . . !Comput er mal f unc t i on. . . ! "

SULUCapt ai n, t he hel m i s dead. . .

KI RKAl l s ys t ems , manual ov er r i de. . . !

( t o Chekov)Weapons c ont r ol , s t at us r epor t . . . !

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CHEKOVWeapons ar e on manual cont r ol ,Capt a i n!

KI RK

( i nt o i nt er c om)Engi neer i ng - -

94 94I NT. ENGI NE ROOM

Wi t h Scot t and hi s Techni c i ans busy at t hei r cont r ol s ,and t he ENGI NES THROBBI NG smoot hl y. But i n t he b. g.t he r ed war ni ng l i ght s ar e f l ashi ng, and t he SI REN HOWLS.

SCOTT( i nt o i nt er c om)

The engi nes ar e f i ne, Capt a i n. But

what ' s happeni ng? Ar e we underat t ac k?

95 95I NT. BRI DGE

as Ki r k r e pl i es t o Sc ot t i nt o t he i nt er c om:

KI RKWe t hi nk t hat our own sensor pr obewas r ef l ec t ed back so i nt ensel y i tbur ned out al l our comput erI nt egr at or s - -

96 96ANOTHER ANGLE - SULU AND I LI A

peer i ng at t he ( o. s . ) mai n v i ewer , and r eac t i ng wi t hdi sbel i ef .

I L I ACapt ai n. . . !

Ki r k t ur ns t o t he v i ewer , and hi s expr es si on i s equal l yi nc r edul ous .

97 97WHAT KI RK SEES ON THE VI EWER - THE ALI EN SPACESHI P

but , at f i r st , onl y a sect i on of t he f r ont of i t . Whatwe SEE r esembl es a gi gant i c chr ome and si l ver obj ect ,al most l i ke t he gapi ng mout h of some unbe l i evabl e l ar gemet al l i c ani mal - - and j us t a GLI MPSE of a huge ci r cul arwi ndow or engi ne duc t on t he s i de of t he " head, " t hi sgl owi ng r ed and bl ue. I t i s per f ec t l y s ymmet r i c al , t hes i des of t he " mout h" c ons t r uc t ed i n equal l y - s i z ed sl absof met al .

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