Star Trek vs. Star Wars By Robert Hollingshead -------------------------------------- Captains Log stardate 4455.5 We have appearantly stumbled upon a very bad situation. It seems that an energy field that we crossed has taken us out of Federation Space, and it has all but obliterated our warp engines Dylithium Crystal... FADE IN EXT: Starship Enterprise drifting wildly out of control. INT: The Engine Room Picard, Riker, and Geordi are looking at a fragmented and irrepearably damaged Dylithium Crystal. The Articulation Frame (that holds the Crystal) on the engine core is unlocked and open. PICARD (lightly frowning) Geordi, you mean there is no way we can restructure this Crystal without high-energy Photons from a nuclear reaction? GEORDI Yes Captain. RIKER Can't we replicate a high energy photon? GEORDI This type only occurs in nuclear reactions, and there is no way to store it. PICARD If only nuclear reactors were standard on a Starship. RIKER So you mean that unless Q was here and could snap his fingers, we are stranded here? GEORDI Yes, sir. But even if he were here, I wouldn't want to go through that energy field again. You did see what it did to the Crystal. RIKER (glancing down at a fragmented, blackened Crystal) I see what you mean. (Data comes on the intercom. He is in the bridge.) DATA (actually sounding concerned) Captain Picard, Riker, and Geordi, your presence up here would be greatly appreciated. PICARD (tapping com badge wich makes a confirm noise) Why? DATA You might wan't to find out for yourself. (Picard, Riker, and Geordi step into the Turbolift.) PICARD Bridge. (Turbolift doors close) EXT: The Enterprise now in recovery from the drift is being dwarfed by a huge, semmingly, man-made moon. INT: The Bridge. The Turbolift opens up and the three step out. Data turns around from his console and looks at Picard. DATA We have tried several times to communicate by hailing frequencies but with no success. We are now sending friendship messages on all frequencies. WORF (very concerned) Captain, we are now being hailed. PICARD On screen. WORF Audio only. PICARD Then put it on. WORF Yes Captain. (The audio comes on and a deep sound like someone breathing through a large tube can be heard.) PICARD This is Captain Jean Luke Picard of the Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise. Identify yourself. (The breathing suddenly is accompanied by a almost mechanical voice.) DARTH VADER I am Darth Vader of the Empire. You have invaded Imperial space. Surrender and prepare to be boarded. PICARD (now very concerned) We are sorry if we invaded your space. We have no intention of attack. But you see, our ship has been through a severe energy field and our engines have been damaged by it. Repair is impossible without the right equipment. DARTH VADER That still does not explain why you have invaded our space. (Picard turns to Troi who has been watching from her chair.) WORF (very official) Mute. PICARD Troi, have you been sensing anything unusual from that moon? TROI There seems to be an amazing sense of pride and hatred mixed together. Also, the space around us seems to have been enveloped in a field of negative emotional energy. PICARD Can you make out it's source? TROI It seems to be coming from, everywhare. RIKER (stunned) Everywhere? TROI Yes. (Picard turns to Worf who immediatly unmutes the channel) PICARD Perhaps if we met face to face we could sort this out. DARTH VADER And how do you plan on transporting yourself over here. PICARD We have a device called a transporter. It converts matter to energy and back again. If you could give us your location I could beam over there. DARTH VADER I will send the coordinates shortly. But first you must not be armed by anything but a communication device. (Picard turns to Worf who closes the channel.) PICARD Worf, when you recieve the coordinates send them to the main transporter room. Data come with me, you have the bridge Number One. RIKER Aye aye Captain. (The Turbolift doors close.) Captains Log supplimental In an effort to, sort things out, I have agreed to transport over to the man-made moon and confront this, Darth Vader face to face. EXT: The Enterprise is being blocked by a squadron of Tie-Interceptors and the Super Star Destroyer Executer. INT: Picard and Data now step into the Main Transporter Room and onto the transporter pad. PICARD Data, is your orders clear. DATA Yes sir, I will endeavur to collect as much information as I can. TRANSPORTER CHEIF Now recieving coordinates sir. PICARD Beam us back at the first sign of trouble... Energise. (The Transporter Cheif initiates the transport sequence with his left hand. The Transporter starts working, instantly turning Picard and Data into energy and then making them dissappear.) INT: On the Death Star (Darth Vader walks into a room surrounded by Storm Troopers. Two beams of energy appear and then take the form of a balding Captain and a digital Lt. Commander. Darth Vader is now quite convinced of the lifeforms technological advantages. Picard tries to greet him but is interrupted.) DARTH VADER Let's dispence with the greetings and move to business. Namely, why are you here?! PICARD I say again we drifted into your space unwillingly and unknowingly. DARTH VADER And I say, again, you have invaded our space. (now very loud) Your presence has disturbed the Emporer! (now quieter) He does not like unauthorized exploration in his territory. PICARD Then help us and we will be on our way. (Data breaks in.) DATA I do not believe this to be a good time to talk because you are at a disadvantage. PICARD (Notices Storm Troopers making small advancements.) I see what you mean. DARTH VADER You still have not told us why you are here. PICARD Vader, we need to go back to our ship. DARTH VADER We have other ways of finding out. (Storm Troopers move in. Picard slaps his com badge but does not listen for the confirm signal.) PICARD Energize! (The Storm Troopers start to fire.) EXT: The Squadron is still approaching. INT: The Transporter Room (Picard and Data suddenly appear as energy and then matter on the transporter pad.) PICARD (very loud) Red Alert! All hand's man battlestations! (now quieter) Data report to engineering. (Data runs out the Transporter Room and towards Engineering. Picard runs to an available Turbolift.) PICARD Bridge! EXT: Tie-Interceptors moving closer to Enterprise. INT: Picard arrives at the Bridge. WORF Captain, we only have 80% shield power left but I don't know if it will be enough. PICARD That would have to do for now. The first wave of Tie-Interceptors hit with their lazer cannons. WORF Captain our shields only drop point zero one percent each lazer blast so it is possible to hold out. EXT: Suddenly the Death Star comes to life! The blast that hits the Enterprise rocks the ship back and fourth, then the Shields drop. WORF Captain, our shields have dropped! PICARD Try to raise them! WORF I only have fourty percent shield power, but I fear another blast would completely destroy our shields! PICARD Understood. Open a hailing frequency. DARTH VADER (now sounding very devilish) I see you have more problems. PICARD (very grim) We surrender. DARTH VADER The Emporer will be quite pleased by your wise decision. I will give you 1 hour. FADE OUT FADE IN EXT: Tie-Interceptors blocking Enterprise INT: Briefing Room. Picard, Riker, Troi, Geordi, Dr. Crusher, Worf, and Data all sitting down. PICARD It seems that we have been given less than an hour to surrender. WORF Would it not be easier to attack and destroy us using that moon. TROI I sense that they are very curios about our technolog, you did beam over there Captain. PICARD Yes, I realize that. Data. DATA Yes Captain PICARD What were your observations when we beamed over there. DATA They appeared to be very concerned about our tecnology giving us an advantage. RIKER You mean, we have a better tecnology than them? DATA No sir, I meant that their tecnology is somewhat different toours. PICARD (very nervous) That's not all, I hope? DATA No sir. They also referred to the term "The Emporer" alot. This suggests a monarchy of some type. TROI An evil monarchy. PICARD I couldn't agree with you more. GEORDI Excuse me Captain, but I think I found a way to restructure the Dylithium. PICARD Let's have it. GEORDI Some of the decks during the blast from that moon recieved extensive flash burn damage from it. It could be possible to channel the blast into the Dylithium and cause a reaction that will make it restructure. RIKER Assuming that blast contains high-energy Photons. GEORDI Exactly. PICARD But how do we channel it to the engine core. DATA We may not have to sir. PICARD Explain. DATA It may be possible to beam the crystal into the path of the blast. PICARD How do we now where the beam will be aimed. DATA When it hits the shields, sensors indicate that it is attracted towards any object closest to it. Using this knowledge, when the blast hits we could beam the Crystal in a position closest to the shields. GEORDI I see! When the blast starts looking for something to hit, it will find the crystal instead of the ship. (Dr. Crusher breaks in.) DR. CRUSHER Excuse me but we overlooked something important. PICARD And that is. DR. CRUSHER We will have to move everybody to the center of the ship. DATA She is right, the blast can quite possibly last longer than the shields this time. DR. CRUSHER That means that the outer decks could experience high amounts of radiation. RIKER In that case we will have to use the Battle Bridge. PICARD Geordi and Data, get down to Engineering. Dr. Crusher, start moving everybody to the center of the ship. Number One, Counceler Troi, Worf, meet me in the Battle Bridge ASAP. INT: They all adjourn to report to their posts. EXT: The Tie-Interceptors now accompanied by a squadron of Assualt Gunboats and several Storm Trooper Tansports, get closer to the Enterprise. INT: Geordi is making the final configurations while Data is preparing to transport the black crystal to it's greeting point. DATA (on intercom with the Battle Bridge) Now ready to begin the process. PICARD Understood. Worf, load a barage of torpedoes to fire at that moon. WORF Where sir. PICARD (grinning) Try not to really damage the thing, we still need it to restructure the Dylithium Crystal. Fire when ready. WORF Aye aye sir. DATA (on intercom with the Battle Bridge) We are ready to beam on your command. EXT: The Enterprise suddenly let's loose a bright-red ball that instantly splits up into five seperate less-brilliant balls of light that seek out their target. The each target the Death Star at a certain spot, hitting instead what appears to be a Magnetic Shield. The Tie-Interceptors start to make some very aggressive maneuvers. PICARD Well. WORF (breaking in) We are being hailed. PICARD On speaker. DARTH VADER You have just sealed your fate. RIKER (very dramatic) This is First Officer William Riker to Darth Vader... Bite Me... (Worf closes the channel quickly.) RIKER That should tic them off thuroughly sir. PICARD (grinning) Very good Number One. (Suddenly the Tie-Interceptors start making massive clouds of bright green laser fire directed straight at the Enterprise.) PICARD Worf, have you included the laser fire in the shield estimation? WORF We still have enough shield strength. They are using a weak type of laser. INT: Engineering PICARD (on intercom with Engineering) Geordi, use the viewscreen. As soon as that moon prepares to fire, beam the Crystal into position. (The Death Star starts to fire.) GEORDI Beaming Crystal! EXT: The blast quickly connexts with the shields. Instantly rocking the Enterprise back and fourth. A bright green orb suddenly appears where the crystal was beamed, then starts to sparkle. The blast then expires. INT: Battle Bridge PICARD Damage report! WORF We have one percent shields remaining. No other damage reported sir. GEORDI Sir, about the crystal. PICARD What is it? GEORDI You might wan't to see for yourself. PICARD (getting up) You have the (looking around), Battle Bridge, Number One. RIKER Aye aye sir. (Picard steps into the Turbolift and the doors close.) WORF "Bite Me", sir? RIKER (grinning) I will explain some other time. EXT: The Tie-Interceptors are regrouping. INT: Engineering (Picard comes in and is suprised by Geordi trying to use a phaser to cut a chunk off of a now big Dylithium Crystal. PICARD Geordi, what happened. GEORDI Well sir. We beamed the Crystal and then beamed it back again. As you can see. We got more that we paid for. PICARD Put the rest in the cargo bay and put it under containment. GEORDI Yes sir. (Geordi takes the Crystal chunk and puts it into the Articulation frame. Making some final adjustments, he closes and locks the frame in place.) GEORDI Computer... Start initial engine activation sequence. COMPUTER Starting matter, anti-matter injection. (The engine core comes to life, instantly making the familiar deep ghhhh sound. EXT: The Enterprise's Nacelles suddenly start glowing blue. The Tie-Interceptors instantly react, firing at the newly recharged shield. INT: Main Bridge PICARD Ensign, warp 5 heading, 005.01 Engage. EXT: The Enterprise finally starts moving. The Nacelles flash and with a woosh, the Enterprise enters warp 5. INT: The Main Bridge GEORDI Captain. I think I found out why the crystal was enlarged. And why it was destroyed in the first place. PICARD Let's have it. GEORDI Well sir. I think that the crystal was destroyed when the energy field tried to match frequencies with the shield. Appearantly it went past the Dylithium Crystal's resonance frequency, but it was slow enough to make the Crystal shake itself apart. PICARD Why did it return twice as big. GEORDI Appearantly the elevated levels of high energy photon's from that blast added on the the structure by spacing the molecules farther away from each other. PICARD Would this have an affect on the warp capability of the ship. GEORDI It probably will not. (Picard turns quietly to go sit down on the captains chair.) PICARD Well Number One what do you think we should do. RIKER I think we should explore this area further. PICARD (Turns to Data) Mr. Data, is it possible that we could be destroyed by this energy field. DATA We should encounter the same thing next time through. PICARD Yes, except for the fact that we can contact Starfleet. DATA That's a correct assumption sir. PICARD Ensign, set course for the energy field, warp factor 5, engage. ENSIGN Aye aye sir. (The Enterprise drops out of warp 5, changes course, then reengages with another flash of blue and another woosh.) EXT: The Enterprise approaches the energy field. INT: The Main Bridge PICARD All hands Red Alert! Worf. PICARD Computer... What is the resonance frequency of a Dylithium Crystal. COMPUTER seventy five point four fifty two gigaherz. PICARD Worf. WORF Yes Captain. PICARD Can you keep the shield modulation at a frequency away from seventy five point four fifty two gigaherz. WORF Thats possible sir. PICARD Then make it so. EXT: The Enterprise hits the edge of the energy field. The shield is suddenly illuminated by the electostatic discharges from the energy field. INT: The Main Bridge DATA Showing warp factor acceleration sir. PICARD What factor. DATA Warp 10. (Suddenly a bright flash of light appears on view screen then recedes.) EXT: The ship is drifting wildly. INT: Engineering PICARD (on intercom from Main Bridge) Geordi, what is the status of our Dilythium Crystal. GEORDI (looks at a few readouts and then answers) Couldn't be better sir. INT: The Main Bridge PICARD Excellent job Worf. WORF (changing subject) We are recieving a message from, Starfleet sir. PICARD What is it. WORF It says welcome home... EXT: The Enterprise now heading home under impulse power. Captains Log stardate 9944.3 Using our log's the Starfleet has sent a research vessel to investigate this phenomena further. Meanwhile, the ship is running perfectly. We are very glad we are home... --------------------------------------