FADE IN
On Ghioghe, a terrestrial M-class planet.
Glowing with an almost eerie radiance in the pitch black of space, its sun burning chartreuse in the distance, Ghioghe has in its orbit thirteen starships. Three of these ships — the Federation-class dreadnought Entente, the Detroyat-class heavy destroyer Sardaukar, and the Newton-class starship Lydia Sutherland — belong to the United Federation of Planets while the remaining ten — an assortment of frigates, corvettes, and destroyers — belong to Ghioghe's defense fleet. The two sides are locked in battle, and the Federation ships — outnumbered, outgunned — are losing the fight.
INT. LYDIA SUTHERLAND/BRIDGE
Seated in the command chair, dressed in the shiny black jackboots, black trousers, green undershirt, gray jacket, and insignia pin of a Starfleet commanding officer, is COMMANDER JAMES R. KIRK. Well-built, handsome, with a square jaw and dark blond hair, Kirk is a Human male who glows with an intense, fierce determination which belies his young age of thirty-one years. Located directly in front of the command chair are the navigation, tactical, and helm stations. Manning these stations are three individuals: Thelin, a gracile Andorian male; Rlad, a stocky Tellarite male; and Cojji, a Human female. Their uniforms are nearly identical to Kirk's, though Cojji and Rlad wear different insignia and beige undershirts in place of green.
EXT. SPACE — GHIOGHE
As the Lydia Sutherland moves into position, twin azure beams flash from the starship's forward phasers, converging upon the portside engines of the blade-shaped corvette engaging it. Minimal damage is inflicted to the corvette. A destroyer joining the corvette, the two Ghioghe ships open fire on the Newton-class starship. Six purple beams burn through the starship's failing deflector shields, slicing through the forward section.
INT. LYDIA SUTHERLAND/BRIDGE
Several control panels explode. Many officers, caught in the blast, are blown out of their seats. The lights aboard the bridge begin flickering erratically.
KIRK: Damage report!
Unfortunately for the commander, most of the bridge crew now lie strew about the bridge deck unconscious, dying, or dead. Pressing a button set in his chair's controls, Kirk activates the red alert, sending the ship klaxons blaring. Leaving his seat, Kirk quickly goes to the navigation, tactical, and helm stations. Rlad and Cojji — bodies charred black from the blasts — are dead, but Thelin escaped the brunt of the explosion alive, if grievously burned.
Returning to his chair, Kirk activates the intercom.
KIRK: Medical personnel, report to the bridge! We have injured here!
EXT. SPACE — GHIOGHE
The Ghioghe ships open fire upon the Lydia Sutherland again. This time the beams cut into the ship's impulse engines.
INT. LYDIA SUTHERLAND/BRIDGE
With a terrific explosion, violent shocks reverberate through the length of the ship. Tossed clear off his feet, Kirk is sent forward into the forward viewscreen. Hitting the surface at an odd angle, he then collapses to the deck, face bloody, eyes closed. The internal lighting and artificial gravity fail as the ship's power dies.
EXT. SPACE — GHIOGHE
Coming to the Sutherland's aid, the Entente passes over the Newton-class starship like an avenging angel, training its phaser banks on two Ghioghe destroyers. Opening fire, the Federation -class dreadnought decimates the ships completely. Catching the Lydia Sutherland in its tractor beam, the Entente, along with the Sardaukar, turn away from the enemy fleet and head away from the planet. Once they have cleared some distance, the three Federation craft jump to the safety of warp.
INT. LYDIA SUTHERLAND/TRANSPORTER ROOM
At the back end of the room, built into its own alcove, is the ship's transporter. Consisting of two components — a round pad set in the floor; a round projector set in the ceiling — it is equipped with its own generator, leaving it ready for operation though the rest of the Sutherland's systems have gone dead. A large tube of blue energy manifests within the transporter. Energized particles pool within the tube, coalescing into sixteen distinct shapes. The transport process complete, the tube dissipates, leaving a rescue party of SIXTEEN STARFLEET PERSONNEL standing there.
Attired in gray excursion jumpsuits, medical equipment at hand, the rescue party members reach for the visors around their eyes, setting them on infrared mode, allowing them to see in the dark. One brings out her comcorder, a mechanical device resembling an early 21st century flip phone. Springing it open with the press of a button, she brings a holographic display of technical readouts up from the comcorder's small projector.
INT. LYDIA SUTHERLAND/BRIDGE
Forcing the bridge door open, the rescue party enters. Inside, they find the bridge crew members — the dead and the barely alive — floating about like prone, motionless ghosts. Moving inward, taking care to locate and administer aid to the survivors, they soon come upon Cmdr. Kirk himself.
FADE OUT
BEGIN OPENING CREDITS
FADE IN
On a black starfield.
Travelling through this starfield, we pass by several exotic planets and colourful nebulae until we finally come to focus on the Constitution-class starship USS Enterprise.
KIRK: (V.O.) Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise: to explore strange new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no Man has gone before.
The Enterprise vanishes from sight as it goes to warp.
STAR TREK
Starring
? as CAPT. JAMES R. KIRK
? as LT. CMDR. GARY MITCHELL
? as LT. CMDR. S'POCK
JOHN NOBLE as DR. MARK PIPER
? as LT. CMDR. MONTGOMERY SCOTT
? as LT. NYOTA UHURA
? as LT. HIKARU SULU
NOA TISHBY as MAJ. HADIA RUAN
and ? as YN. JANICE RAND
END OPENING CREDITS