TEASER
FADE IN:
EXT. EXCALIBUR
Establishing shot. The Excalibur is stationary in hyperspace.
INT. EXCALIBUR – BRIDGE
The CAMERA is looking back from the front of the bridge. It follows as GIDEON enters,
GIDEON Why aren't we moving Lieutenant.
MATHESON Thorium levels in our gravimetric engines are depleted.
GIDEON You mean we're out of gas?
MATHESON In so many words.
GIDEON How the hell can that have happened? I thought these new engines regenerated Thorium crystals, meaning they didn't need replenishing for five years.
MATHESON It was a puzzle to us to sir. Until we discovered this…
The CAMERA swings around to face the front of the bridge.
Matheson works the controls and the main screen displays the shuttle bay, with a large connection tube running from the wall to a port in Galen's ship.
Gideon gives Matheson a face showing his annoyance before turning and leaving the bridge without another word.
INT. EXCALIBUR – SHUTTLE BAY, NEXT TO GALEN'S SHIP
GIDEON Galen! Galen!
GALEN (Appearing from behind his ship)
What are you screaming about Matthew?
GIDEON Looked outside recently?
GALEN No, watching hyperspace moving for too long can give me headache.
GIDEON Well you'd be alright at the moment. We're completely stationery.
GALEN We've stopped? Have we run into something interesting out here in the middle of nothingness?
GIDEON We've stopped because YOU have drained out energy reserves.
GALEN Come now Matthew you don't begrudge your savyour a little Thorium do you?
GIDEON Normally no. But when that "little Thorium" constitutes stopping MY ship –
GALEN
My apologies Matthew, I didn't realize this vessel wasn't equipped with the proper safeguards to prevent the Thorium levels from dropping to low.
(beat)
My mistake for thinking humanity had finally gained a bit of sense I suppose.
We focus on Gideon's annoyed face before we CUT,
INT. MERC SHIP – BRIDGE
Xandokan is of an Alien race we've never seen before. Merc #1 is a Drazi. Other members of the crew we can see are of different races, this isn't a military ship… merely a pirate ship with individuals gathered from many races.
The entire look is that of a rundown aging but non-human vessel.
MERC #1 Xandokan! Scanners have detected a ship in hyperspace…
XANDOKAN How can that be? There isn't a shipping lane for lightyears.
MERC #1 See for yourself.
Xandokan moves the Merc out of the way and checks the scanner's reports himself.
XANDOKAN You're right. Ha! And there was me thinking we'd gone hungry today.
Xandokan goes to the front of the bridge and spins around.
XANDOKAN Tell the men! Prepare a boarding party!
We zoom on Xandokan face as we,
FADE TO BLACK
END OF TEASER