New MAQUIS

Scene 1

Chakotay heard the guards shout and couldn't move. He didn't want to let go of Kathryn. He'd tried to ignore his feelings for her since they first met on Voyager.

"Chakotay, we have to move or they will execute both of us. We will continue with this later," said Kathryn.

"I've thought about this for so long . I want to take my time making love to you - sex should be slow and sensual. "

Kathryn closed her eyes because the guards were circling them. She concentrated on his voice. She imagined making love to him. He had such a sexy smile. She'd fantasised about kissing him from the moment they met. His lips were the perfect shape for kissing.

The guards pulled them away from each other. Chakotay started to struggle because they were taking him away from her.

She reassured him, "Chakotay, don't give them an excuse to shoot you. The only way we win is to walk out of here together. We haven't done anything wrong."

The guards dragged Chakotay away leaving Kathryn on her own. She sat on her bunk unable to move. She had to find a way to escape and rescue Chakotay before they were both executed. The other prisoners were sympathetic but they had learned to keep out of other people's business.

The guards dragged Chakotay to a cell under the main compound.

"Cool down! Your girlfriend caught the attention of the Magistrate. He wants to socialise with her tonight."

When Chakotay heard that he went berserk. He picked up everything that wasn't nailed down and threw it at the bars."

The guards were laughing, "We will be able to execute him as soon as the Magistrate confirms his identity. We should do it now it will save time, " joked the guards.

Kathryn sat on her bunk stunned by her response to Chakotay. Something was affecting their hormones in the prison. Everyone knew there was a chemistry between them. As professionals, they should be focusing on escape, not lust.

The authorities must be adding something to the food She had to get down to the cells to talk to Chakotay. She glanced at the other prisoners trying to find the trustee from earlier.

Scene 2

B'Elanna had avoided three fights on her first day in prison thanks to Ayala. Every time he saw a flashpoint he moved her to another place. He had to use all his senses to recognise the tension starting to build.

It was almost time for lights out. Ayala reasoned that even B'Elanna couldn't pick a fight in her sleep. Currently, she was crouching on the floor watching the other prisoners like a hawk. Since their imprisonment, her Klingon side had taken over.

"How are we going to sleep tonight?" asked B'Elanna.

"Well I thought I'd lie down and close my eyes and wait for oblivion," joked Ayala.

"Very funny, do you want to take the first watch?" asked B'Elanna.

"No, I'll sleep for a couple of hours then you can take over. Promise me that you'll wake me if there's any trouble?" asked Ayala.

"Scouts honour!" swore B'Elanna

"I thought they banned you from the scouts for fighting?" commented Ayala.

"I warned her if she called me names again I would chop her head off. She didn't believe me," explained B'Elanna.

"Little girls don't take weapons to a scouts meeting especially a bat'leth."

"You haven't seen the Klingon version of the scouts," explained B'Elanna.

"Let's go back to our bunks before lights out so we can rearrange the beds," suggested Ayala.

"Thank you for getting yourself placed here. I'd be dead if it wasn't for you - I won't forget it, Mike."

"Don't start getting sloppy with me. We need to concentrate on getting out of here before our patience wears out. Mine is stretching very thin. "

Scene 3

Tom was familiar with his surroundings and how to avoid getting shot. He kept his head down and tried to blend into the background. The work was relentless so he collapsed into his bed on the first day exhausted.

He had to turn off his brain and rely on his instincts which were finely tuned. Tom didn't want to waste any more of his life in prison. He had already started to look at ways to escape. All the exits were heavily guarded. He decided to spend the next two days checking out the guard's routine and look for any weaknesses.

He turned over in his bunk to try to get comfortable. There was an hour set aside during the evening for prisoner's recreation. The guards used that hour for a break. The theory was that there was less violence if prisoners were able to interact with each other.

Tom finished ten hours of backbreaking work the following day. After his shift all he could think about was sleep. He was on his way to the sleeping quarters when he met the trustee who had shown him the ropes.

"I heard you need to get out of here," said the trustee. "My name is Mila and I have been planning to escape since I was falsely imprisoned here."

"Aren't we all?" joked Tom.

Mila went to walk away, "Hey, if you're not interested just say so - I'm not wasting my time. "

"Slow down, I never said that I wasn't interested," said Tom.

Meet me here tomorrow and I'll go through my plan with you. Two other prisoners who have agreed to join me will be there."

Mila looked around him to make sure nobody was watching them then they all disappeared.

Tom hadn't seen any hint of defiance in the other prisoners. He thought about the crew stuck in the other prisons. They had to rely on Astra's ability to convince the authorities that they weren't escaped, prisoners. He needed to take control of his own destiny rather than rely on the others.

Scene 4

The shuttle landed on the last planet to use the prison service. The Captain was growing desperate. He had visions of his reception in the wrath prison. It contained some violent inmates.

The Captain felt that his life was spiralling out of control. He had to get rid of the woman so he could concoct a story to explain her death with his men to back him up. He wouldn't give the order to any of his men to kill her as they were squeamish about murdering females. He didn't want to kill anyone but the Magistrate hadn't left him with a choice.

Astra knew that the Captain would make his move soon. He was getting closer to his punishment and he would fight to the death to avoid it.

"When we land we will head straight to the prison transport office. Then I can inform the Magistrate that he can make your sentences permanent."

Astra didn't reply because she wanted to avoid provoking a hostile response.

When they landed on the planet they went straight to the office.

"Wait outside while I talk to the officials," ordered the Captain.

To ensure she couldn't run he left two of his largest guards outside with her. He didn't foresee that they wouldn't be up to the job.

As soon as the Captain went inside Astra decided that it was time for action.

She asked one of the guards, "These restraints are too tight could you loosen them please?"

The guards looked at each other. They couldn't imagine that this small female could cause them any problems.

The biggest guard bent down to loosen the restraints. When he was within reach Astra headbutted him in the face. He fell backwards in surprise which allowed Astra to free the blade in her sleeve. She held the blade to the guard's neck and ordered the other one to free her. He lumbered over to her intent on helping his friend. She settled and launched the knife at his throat. He collapsed on the floor with blood pouring from his wound. Astra stunned the guard lying on the floor by squeezing a nerve before he could get to his feet.

The Captain stepped out of the office and couldn't believe his eyes. His elite guards were lying on the floor bleeding. While the small female prisoner was sitting on a wall playing with her knife.

"Why didn't you run when you had the chance," asked the bewildered Captain.

"Your guards aren't dead - they're only injured. I could not abandon my friends. I knew you were planning to get rid of me so you could lie to the Magistrate," stated Astra.

He examined the devastation in front of him and decided to change his plans. If he returned now - the Magistrate would have him executed for dereliction of duty.

"I will help you free your friends but you have to take me with you," offered the Captain. "I have relatives on a mining planet who want me to go into partnership with them."

Astra thought for a few minutes then nodded her head.

"Agreed, now I need to hear your rescue plan so I can decide whether it will work."

Scene 5

Kathryn was getting frantic. She was sure that the prison authorities had found a way to manipulate their emotions. It was a device to keep the prisoner numbers down. Since the guards dragged Chakotay away they'd executed three more prisoners.

She kept her head down and tried to stay away from the guards and her fellow prisoners. Unfortunately one of the males didn't take the hint.

"You're new here. My name is Tyresia - what are you named?"

"Kathryn - I don't wish to be rude but I'd like some time on my own."

Tyresia continued, "It is difficult to stay private in here. They keep us all together like animals to take away our self-respect. Even the shower isn't private so we can't plan an escape anywhere."

"Has anyone managed to escape from the prison?" asked Kathryn.

"Not since I came here. The only way to leave this compound is through the punishment cells. I would imagine that is where your friend was heading to."

Kathryn knew what she had to do now. She looked around the compound to find a suitable candidate. Then she had an epiphany. She walked up to the nearest guard. Then she put her arms around his neck, closed her eyes and gave him a full passionate kiss before he could react.

When she finished she waited for them to take her down to the punishment cell.

The guard whispered in her ear, "We can finish this later before you visit the Magistrate.

Kathryn reacted straight away. She punched him in the nose. When he collapsed onto his knees she bounced his head off the floor.

The next guard pulled out his gun and aimed at her head. She kicked the gun out of his hand and planted her fist in his stomach. A group of guards headed towards her aiming their guns at her head. She sank to the floor with her hands behind her head.

She didn't know what she would have done if her backup plan hadn't worked.

The guards escorted her to the cells and they weren't gentle. They dragged her to one of their offices to teach her a lesson.

Kathryn wasn't expecting the first punch which dropped her to the floor. She struggled to stand up, wiping her lip.

"Okay, I deserved that!"

The next blow was a backhander which made her ears ring. She knew that she was in trouble. She thought they would behave like civilised people but she was mistaken.

She crouched on the floor in a foetal position while they took it in turn to kick her. Finally, they ran out of energy.

They opened her cell door and threw her on the floor. As soon as they left she heard Chakotay's voice.

"Are you alright? What did you do to them to deserve that punishment?" asked Chakotay.

"They decided to spurn my affections so I decided to teach them a lesson," explained Kathryn.

"Why did you risk your safety? You told me to calm down so I didn't give them an excuse to shoot me."

Kathryn elaborated, "We have to escape. Someone mentioned that this is the only area prisoners can escape from."

"So you decided to provoke the guards so you could join me," stated Chakotay.

"Put like that it doesn't sound very sensible but I had run out of ideas," confessed Kathryn.

Chakotay was furious, "What damage did they inflict on you?"

I have a couple of broken ribs where they kicked me," explained Kathryn.

Chakotay made a vow to inflict the same damage on those cowards if he got the chance.

"Are there any other prisoners here?" asked Kathryn.

We're all on our own," replied Chakotay.

"Excellent - we have time to plan our escape without interruptions."

Scene 6

Tom finished work and made his way to the meal table. The food was awful by he knew that he'd weaken if he didn't eat. Tom stared at the gruel then choked it down spoon by spoon. His gag reflex was nonexistent now. When his dish was clean he stacked it on a tray and walked to the communal area. He hoped that Mila was serious about escaping from the prison. He could be an informant planted in the prison to report signs of unrest to the Magistrate.

Mila was sitting at a table playing a game with another prisoner. Tom wandered over to sit at the other end of the table. He didn't want to make it obvious that they were meeting as it was punishable by flogging.

Another prisoner sat with Tom. He put a board game on the table and laid out the pieces.

Mila started to outline his plan, "During recreation, there is one guard in the compound. All the others go back to their barracks to drink and play cards. We need to strike when the guard arrives for his duty. If we time it - we can jump him at the same time as the others leave by the other door.

"Won't he cry out when we attack him?" asked Tom.

Mila pointed to the prisoner opposite Tom.

"He is a professional assassin. The guard will die immediately because he will cut his throat with a wire. It is his weapon of choice."

Tom decided not to allow his partner to stand behind him during their escape.

"When are we going to do this?" asked Tom.

Mila looked around the table, "If you agree we'll do this tomorrow?"

Everyone agreed then they separated so the guards wouldn't take any notice of them.

Scene 7

The Captain summoned medical help for his guards. He allowed the others to stay with their friends while he returned the prisoner to the Prison Planet.

At the medical facility, he lied about their injuries.

Rebels attacked my guards outside the Prisoner Transport office. They tried to defend the prisoner but they were quick and efficient. The prisoner managed to hide until they left.."

The Captain and Astra walked back to their transport in silence. Astra kept a knife handy in case he double-crossed her.

"We should reach the prison in time for the morning roll call. If you hide on your ship, I will bring your friends to you.

Astra found a flaw "They won't let us leave. When they discover we're missing they will come straight after us"

"You can tell the authorities that you have taken me hostage to ensure a safe getaway. When we are certain that nobody is following us you can send them my location."

"I thought you didn't want to return to the planet?"

"We will send them a false trail to the farthest galaxy we can find," explained the Captain.

"How can I be sure that you won't hand me over to the prison authorities and charge me for their attack?" asked Astra.

"The first action in the medical facility will be to record the soldier's report of events. Their account must match mine exactly or I will be joining the prison population. I won't survive for a day in any of the compounds."

Now Astra understood why he couldn't return to the planet.

"Will you stay on the mining planet or use the money to start a new life?

"I don't know! I need time to think things through and make the right choice. I don't want to waste a second chance.

Scene 8

There were three consecutive escape attempts in progress at the prison. Chakotay and Kathryn planned to use the Magistrate's interest in Kathryn to help them escape. The plan was for Kathryn to feign illness. Chakotay would summon the guards and remind them that the Magistrate liked Kathryn a lot. When they entered the cell to check on her then she would incapacitate them and grab the keys. When they were both free they would have to work out a plan to free the others.

Tom was hard at work waiting for the labour period to finish. Then he would escape and try to free the others. He didn't want to hang around with the assassin and his friends after they were free.

B'Elanna and Ayala were trying to find a way to escape. All the prisoners in Wrath were violent and easy to provoke. Ayala wished that he could speak to Chakotay or Kathryn. He was a soldier, not an officer. B'Elanna had regressed since her imprisonment. It was getting more difficult to control her.

Ayala was lying on his bunk with his eyes closed. B'Elanna was sleeping so he had the time to think about how to get out of their current predicament. He was thinking about the ratio of prisoners to guards. If he could incite the whole prison population to riot at the same time it would give them time to escape. He would need to move quickly before they managed to summon reinforcements. If they took a long time to regain control then he'd use the confusion to free the others.

Scene 8

Wrath

Ayala waited for the changeover of guards to start the riot. He went over to the area where the largest, most violent prisoners congregated.

Ayala pointed to another muscular prisoner who resembled a mountain bear.

"He said you are a stinking, low-life coward and we would be off if you died!"

Both prisoners ran towards each other bellowing profane insults. They clashed heads then fell straight back. One of them tried to stop Ayala but after a roundhouse kick and a devastating right hook he ended up on the floor. Fights were breaking out all around them.

"Stand by the wall and wait for me. As soon as the reinforcements enter, leave and make your way to the cells."

Ayala went back to the affray and threw a few more punches to keep the momentum. He was looking for an unconscious guard. He knew he had to hurry before the alarm went off.

Sloth

Tom was about to meet up with his conspirators when he heard the alarm. The guards were unsure of what to do because they'd never dealt with a riot before.

Two of them stayed in the compound while the others left to help their comrades.

As soon as the last one left Tom stuck his foot in the door so it wouldn't close. He beckoned Mila and they both slipped out. Tom was glad because he didn't want to be responsible for the assassin's next victims.

They ran to the entrance. Nobody took any notice of them because they were running to the Wrath compound.

Lust

The alarm went off in the cells. There were four guards. Three guards left to deal with the riot leaving one guard to protect the 'prisoner's safety'

Chakotay saw his chance, "My friend isn't feeling well - could you check on her. You don't want to explain to the Magistrate how you let her die."

Kathryn was lying on her bunk with her arm across her head. The guard propped his weapon against the bed. He reached over to remove her arm. Kathryn picked his gun up and aimed it at his chest.

"If you touch me again - I will put a huge hole in your chest. You were the first coward to kick me while I was lying on the floor."

She forced him, with the gun in his back, to walk over to Chakotay's cell, "Get the keys out of his pocket."

Chakotay found the keys and unlocked the cell. He used his devastating right hook to dump the guard on his ass.

"I detest cowards who hit defenceless females."

They heard a noise at the door which sounded like an attempt to open it. The voices were loud. B'Elanna walked through the door followed by a guard. Chakotay was about to shoot him. He lowered the weapon when he heard a familiar voice.

"Chakotay, if you kill me I will be very annoyed. I wanted to be the one to release you from your cell."

Chakotay grinned, "Don't worry I'm sure you'll get another chance. Stay in the guard's uniform. We will walk in front of you so it looks as though you're escorting us back to the compound."

"How do we get them to open the gate?" asked Ayala.

"We will sort that out when we get there." Chakotay was impatient to escape as Kathryn needed medical help.

There was one sentry left at the door. He crumpled to the floor when B'Elanna hit him from behind.

They heard more voices. Ayala took the sentry's place while they dragged him into a cupboard, with the others,

Ayala raised the rifle, aiming it at the doorway. Luckily Tom was the first one through. When he saw Tom's companion he aimed his rifle at him.

Tom introduced him, "Don't worry, he's friendly! Say hello to my crewmates, Mila."

The Gate alarm started to buzz as there was an unauthorised entry in progress. Chakotay groaned nothing was going right for them.

Chakotay and Ayala stood in front of the others to protect them. The door swung open to reveal Astra and the Captain of the guards.

Chakotay took the safety off his gun and prepared to fire again. The Captain had caused them enough trouble already.

"Don't shoot, he's our ticket out of here," shouted Astra. "Let's get out of here while they're still occupied.

They all piled outside and crammed themselves into a military-style jeep. Tom took the controls as he was the only one who could drive. The jeep was slow as it wasn't meant to carry six people. Everyone kept looking behind them.

Before they reached the ship, they came under heavy fire. The crew plus Mila boarded the ship first. Kathryn was slower due to her injuries. She was at the beginning of the ramp when she felt a sharp pain in her back - she cried out!.

"Kathryn!" screamed Chakotay. He ran back and carried her in his arms. Tom started the launch sequence. The Javert took off as the guards arrived.

.