FADE IN
On Ghioghe, a roughly Earth-sized planet covered in large mauve landmasses and medium-sized turquoise oceans.
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 Worlds while the remaining ten – an assortment of sinister-looking frigates, corvettes, and destroyers – belong to Ghioghe’s native race.
The two sides are locked in battle, and the Federation ships – outnumbered, outgunned – are losing the fight.
INT. LYDIA SUTHERLAND/BRIDGE
Buffeted by weapons’ fire from the enemy vessels, the starship rattles violently. Though they try to hold on to a facade of cool-headedness, the officers of the bridge crew grow visibly anxious as the odds fall further and further out of their favour.
Seated in the command chair, dressed in the shiny black jackboots, black trousers, green undershirt, and gray jacket of a Starfleet commanding officer, is COLONEL 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.
KIRK: Ens. Cojji, go to 090-mark-90! Lt. Rlad, target the corvette’s portside engines and fire phasers, maximum power!
Located directly ahead of the command chair are the navigation, tactical, and helm stations. Behind these stations sit three individuals – a gracile Andorian male; a stocky Tellarite male; and a Human female – all dressed in uniforms similar to Kirk’s safe for beige undershirts in place of green. Cojji and Rlad – the Human and Tellarite, respectively – obey their commanding officer with silent acknowledgement.
EXT. SPACE – GHIOGHE
As the Lydia Sutherland moves into position, twin azure beams flash out from the starship’s forward phasers, converging upon the portside engines of the blade-shaped corvette directly before them. Within seconds, the port engines go critical and explode, sending the craft into a spin which sends it careening into another Ghioghe corvette, demolishing both with a brilliant explosion.
Before the Sutherland can reorient itself, two Ghioghe destroyers – one coming down from above, the other up from below – zero in on the Newton-class starship and open fire with their energy weapons. Six purple beams slam into the starship’s deflector shields, overwhelm them, and then slice on through the forward section.
INT. LYDIA SUTHERLAND/BRIDGE
With showers of sparks, several control panels explode. Several officers, caught in the blast, are blown out of their seats. The lights aboard the bridge begin to flicker erratically.
KIRK: Damage report!
Unfortunately for the colonel, most of the bridge crew now lie strew about the bridge deck unconscious, dying, or dead; the science officer – a semi-Human with iridescent scales – can be counted among the latter third.
Pressing a button set into one of his chair’s armrests, Kirk activates the red alert and klaxons begin to blare throughout the ship. Getting up from his seat, Kirk then quickly moves forward to the navigation, tactical, and helm stations. Rlad and Cojji – bodies charred black from the blasts – are dead, but Thelin – the Andorian – while covered in severe burns of his own, seems to have escaped the brunt of the explosion and remains breathing.
Bringing up his left arm, Kirk activates the comcorder secured to his wrist.
KIRK: (into comcorder) Medical personnel, report to the bridge! We have injured here!
EXT. SPACE – GHIOGHE
The two Ghioghe destroyers, having reoriented themselves, move in upon the Lydia Sutherland again, opening fire with their purple beams. This time the beams cut into the engines of the ship.
INT. LYDIA SUTHERLAND/BRIDGE
With a terrific explosion, violent shocks resound through the length of the ship into the bridge. Thrown clear off his feet, Kirk is sent forward into the forward viewscreen. Hitting the transparent aluminum surface at an odd angle, he then collapses to the deck, face bloody and eyes closed. The internal lighting and artificial gravity then go out as the ship’s power fails.
EXT. SPACE – GHIOGHE
With one of their own hopelessly crippled, the Entente and Sardaukar decide now is the time to hightail it out of the system.
Coming to the Sutherland’s aid, the Entente passes over the Newton-class starship like an avenging angel, training its phaser banks on the 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 separate components – a round pad set in the floor and a round projector set in the ceiling – it is connected to its own generator, leaving it ready for operation even though the rest of the Sutherland’s systems have gone dead.
A large tube of blue energy suddenly manifests within the transporter. Energized particles quickly pool within the tube, coalescing into sixteen distinct shapes. The radiant shapes – all more-or-less humanoid – lose their glow as they become conventional matter. With the transport process completed, the tube dissipates, leaving a rescue party of SIXTEEN STARFLEET PERSONNEL – all dressed in hermetically sealed environment suits – standing there with various medical equipment on hand.
Without gravity to hold them in place, the new arrivals begin to float up from the pad. Reaching for their suits’ controls, they activate the magnetic soles in their boots and are immediately pulled back down. They then activate the lamps attached to their helmets to bring some light to the dark interior.
Bringing up their left arm, one of the suited figures presses another of their suit’s controls; in the blink of an eye, a rectangular holographic display covered in technical readouts springs to life from a small projector affixed to their wrist.
PARTY MEMBER #1: Atmospheric readings are normal; the hull wasn’t compromised, at least not on this section of the ship.
PARTY LEADER: We needn’t take any chances. Leave your helmets on. (beat) Signal the Entente and tell them to send the next party through. There’re a lot of injured people here that need our assistance.
Stepping off the transporter pad, the rescue party moves out to explore the rest of the ship.
INT. LYDIA SUTHERLAND/BRIDGE
Pulling open the bridge door, the party members step inside, where 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 the form of Col. 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.) The Delta Sector: a vast expanse of space bordered on three sides by the United Federation of Worlds, Klingon Empire, and Romulan Star Empire; lightly charted and largely unexplored, it is the latest great frontier of the known galaxy. My name is James R. Kirk, and I am the captain of the Federation starship Enterprise. Our five-year mission: to patrol our border with the sector, to offer aid and assistance to our outlying outposts and colonies, to curb the schemes and machinations of our enemies, and to ultimately go where no man has gone before.
The Enterprise vanishes from sight as it goes to warp.
STAR TREK
Starring
WILLIAM SHATNER as CAPT. JAMES R. KIRK
GARY LOCKWOOD as MAJ. GARY MITCHELL
LEONARD NIMOY as MAJ. S’POCK
PAUL FIX as DR. MARK PIPER
JAMES DOOHAN as MAJ. MONTGOMERY SCOTT
NICHELLE NICHOLS as 1ST LT. NYOTA UHURA
GEORGE TAKEI as 1ST LT. HIKARU SULU
JEAN SIMMONS as 1ST LT. HADIA RUAN
and GRACE LEE WHITNEY as YN. JANICE RAND
END OPENING CREDITS