Category: Star Trek Voyager

Rating: PG

Disclaimer: Star Trek: Voyager and all things contained therein are the property of Paramount and Viacom. I will receive no profit from this story.

Author: Raven

Author's note: This is a massive work in progress that started out as an assignment for a Theatre class so it is in script format.

Summary: The time set is approximately one month after the episode "Human Error".
Seven's life is in danger and is forced to undergo the fail-safe procedure that will change her life forever.

Title: Resistance is Futile - Act Six

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ACT SIX

FADE IN:

EXT. VOYAGER ORBITING M-CLASS PLANET

JANEWAY
(V.O.)
"Captain's log star date 55372.43. After traveling at high warp for almost two months, we've entered orbit of the M-Class planet. Ship's sensors have located the deuterium source in a remote area underneath the planet's surface. To determine what method of extracting the substance, I've instructed Chakotay to take an away team to the surface and gather some information about the planet. With Seven of Nine back at her post, she has been instrumental in exploring this sector and will be joining the away team. Computer...end log."

INT. TRANSPORTER ROOM

Chakotay gathers his team and allocates their responsibilities.

CHAKOTAY
Harry, Seven, Tom, Tuvok; you're with me.

B'ELANNA
You'll need an experienced engineer to determine if
the deuterium is compatible with our systems. I should
be the one to go.

CHAKOTAY
(smiling)
Not in your present condition. You can deliver
anytime. We'll manage without you.

TOM
He's right you know. We'll be back in a few hours.

B'ELANNA
(angry)
Fine!

SEVEN
Lieutenant, if it's any consolation, I can relate to
your displeasure.

B'Elanna's scowl turns into a smile and gives Seven a look of understanding. The away team makes their way to the transporter platform and beams down to the planet's surface.

EXT. M-CLASS PLANET SURFACE

Materializing on the surface. The planet appears to have a reddish sky with fast rotating luminous clouds. It has high mountainous peaks and cliffs with vertical drops in excess of a hundred feet. There are also fossilized remains indicating that the planet may have sustained life at one time but has been struck by multiple asteroids causing enormous craters on its surface. Tuvok and Seven pull out their tricorders and begin to scan for the deuterium. Tom and Harry begin their exploration of the planet by taking samples to bring back to Voyager.

TOM
This place is like the Grand Canyon.

TUVOK
I'm detecting deuterium approximately 60 feet in
this direction.

SEVEN
Yes, but its 120 feet below the surface.

CHAKOTAY
(taps his com badge on his chest)
Away team to Voyager.

JANEWAY
(V.O.)
Go ahead Away team.

CHAKOTAY
We've found the source of the deuterium, however,
It's more than 100 feet below the surface. I'm sending
Harry and Tom back to Voyager with samples. Try and s
ee if we can penetrate the surface and beam directly to it's
source. It may save us some time.

JANEWAY
(V.O.)
Understood Commander, I'll get B'Elanna and the Doctor
on it right away.

CHAKOTAY
Tuvok, Seven and I are going to remain and see if
we can find another way to the deuterium.

JANEWAY
(V.O.)
Sounds like a plan. Report to Voyager in two hours with
an update.

CHAKOTAY
Acknowledged... Away team out.

EXT. CAVE

The remaining away team begin their journey towards the deuterium source and enter a cave. To compensate for the darkness, wrist lights are used to guide their way into the darkness. As they progress deeper into the cave, water and other minerals are detected including large amounts of sulfuric acid. As they plunge deeper into the darkness, they hit a dead end.

TUVOK
Commander, this wall doesn't appear to be thicker
than 10 feet. If we combine our phasers, we may be
able to cut through.

CHAKOTAY
I don't want to collapse the cave, set phasers to the
lowest setting and fire.

All three fire their weapons, nothing happens.

CHAKOTAY
Increase your phaser settings. Commence firing.

The rocky wall comes crumbling down and a new opening is born. The away team make their way through the opening. As they enter another corridor, the ground beneath them begins to shake and rocks begin to fall from above.

CHAKOTAY
Take Cover!

Seven and Chakotay run to the far right and hide below a larger rock that seems to deflect the falling stones. Tuvok is unable to take cover in time and is knocked unconscious by falling debris. When the rumbling stops, Chakotay and Seven run over to Tuvok. Seven pulls out a tricorder and informs Chakotay that their comrade has a concussion and internal bleeding.

SEVEN
We need to get him to sickbay. His injuries are severe.

CHAKOTAY
OK, we'll accompany Tuvok back to Voyager. After
the Doctor completes his diagnostics of the planet's
samples, we'll return and obtain the deuterium.

SEVEN
Commander, I'm detecting increased levels of sulfuric
acid. I believe these quakes are related to a nearby active
volcano.

CHAKOTAY
(taps his com badge)
Away team to Voyager.

JANEWAY
(V.O.)
Go ahead Chakotay. We've detected some seismic
activity, are you okay?

CHAKOTAY
No Captain, I have wounded. Tuvok needs medical
attention.

INT. BRIDGE

JANEWAY
Harry, get a lock on the away team and beam them
directly to sickbay.

HARRY
Captain, I'm picking up some interference. I can only
transport one at a time.

CAPTAIN
Beam Tuvok up first.

HARRY
Acknowledged... Captain, the interference is increasing.
I'm losing his pattern.

CAPTAIN
Reset pattern buffers.

HARRY
Resetting pattern buffers to full... Got him Captain but the
EPS relays are overloaded. Transporter control is offline.

EXT. CAVE

CHAKOTAY
Captain, we're still here, what's happening?

JANEWAY
(V.O.)
The transporters are off line. The EPS relays have
overloaded the systems. It'll take at least 48 hours to
get transporter control back. You and Seven will have
to stay put until we can make repairs.

CHAKOTAY
Understood Captain. We'll be in touch.

The cave begins to rumble again forcing Seven and Chakotay to take cover once more.

FADE OUT:

END OF ACT SIX