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AUTHOR'S NOTES: Yes! that's right! Little does Gideon know that the cure is sooo close to home...
INT. LIANDRA - BRIDGE
Sarah is sat back in her usual position. Kitaro is working the main console, Na'Feel is opposite. The bridge is quiet for a BEAT before Martel and Dulann break back onto the bridge, followed by Hadann.
SARAH
Nice to have you back aboard guys.
MARTEL
Enjoy being the big cheese for a little while Sarah?
SARAH
If everyday as a Captain is like the one I've had I think I'll stay Weapons Officer.
MARTEL (Laughing)
Trust me Sarah it gets a lot worse.
NA'FEEL
Not going to introduce us too our new friend?
MARTEL
Oh! I'm sorry -
DULANN (Smiling and placing his hand on Hadann's shoulder)
(interrupting) - This is Hadann. He is from one of the settlements on the surface. He expressed a growing desire to leave that world.
MARTEL
Of course we couldn't bring everyone back with us.
(beat)
But we decided to make Hadann an exception seeing how he isn't Centauri.
DULANN
Has the Centauri ship left?
KITARO
Negative. A second Centauri vessel is set to arrive to deliver a remedy to this virus Firell says we've been infected with,
His console sudden goes off.
KITARO
The jump gate has just been activated. A vessel is coming through.
EXT. NORMAL SPACE - NEW HAVEN ORBIT
The Jump Gate bursts into life. The Centauri Primus Cruiser and the Liandra can be seen in the background. After a BEAT with the gate open a Drakh Cruiser finally emerges slowly and ominously from hyperspace.
INT. LIANDRA - BRIDGE
KITARO
Captain...
The scene is being displayed on the holographic display.
MARTEL
That isn't a Centauri vessel.
EXT. NORMAL SPACE - NEW HAVEN ORBIT
Once the Drakh vessel, twice the size of the Primus Cruiser, has fully emerged from the gate and as it powers down and the hyperspace vortex disappears the Drakh cruiser launches a small Centauri crafted pod from an open bay before coming about and reopening the jump gate.
INT. LIANDRA - BRIDGE
We watch the Drakh vessel disappearing back into hyperspace on the holographic display. After it's gone,
MARTEL
Na'Feel, Bring it aboard.
KITARO
The Centauri vessel is moving off.
EXT. NORMAL SPACE - NEW HAVEN ORBIT
The Primus Cruiser moves off and opens its own jump point diving strait into it.
INT. LIANDRA - BRIDGE
Na'Feel and Sarah are just leaving the bridge.
MARTEL (Turning to Hadann)
Think you'll want to stay aboard the Liandra with us? Always room for a 21st Crewman.
HADANN
Not sure what purpose I could serve Captain. But I'm willing to stay, if only to repay my debt to you.
MARTEL
I'm sure we'll find something for you to do.
INT. LIANDRA - CORRIDOR
Na'Feel and Sarah are walking side by side down a generic corridor. Suddenly Bester is stood at the end of the corridor. Sarah wants to ignore him and turns off onto another corridor. Na'Feel lingers for a moment however,
BESTER (PSYCHICALLY)
I know your secret.
Only Na'Feel can hear this.
SARAH
Come on Na'Feel. Don't let him intimidate you.
Na'Feel finally tears her eyes away from Bester and nods to Sarah and proceeds off.
We ZOOM on Bester's reaction as we,
FADE OUT:
END OF SHOW