Star Trek: The Motion Picture Page #17

168 OMITTED 168

169 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE UNDER ATTACK (S) 169

The SHEET OF WRITHING-GREEN ENERGY enveloping the

entire vessel, outlining it starkly. (And outlining,

too, the forcefield screens and deflectors -- batter-

ing at them, seeking some gap through which to

penetrate.)

170 INT. BRIDGE - FAVORING THE VIEWER (O) 170

The bridge still darkened, and on the viewer the WHIP-

LASH ENERGY splattering the entire viewing screen with

GREEN ENERGY BRILLIANCE, forcing all to shield their

eyes against the impossible glare.

171 OMITTED 171

172 INT. ENGINEERING 172

A smoking panel BURSTS INTO A SHOWER OF SPARKS AND

FLAME, spewing over and past Scott and his crew.

SCOTT:

Bypass...! Alternate

Integrators!

173 INT. BRIDGE AND VIEWER (O) 173

as, first on the viewer, the WHIPLASH ENERGY BOLT

EFFECT clings another moment then begins FADING. And

then it is gone. The bridge lights go on again.

Elevator doors open. Doctor Chapel and Medical Corps-

men arrive and cross immediately to where Ilia tends

to the injured Chekov.

SULU:

The new screens held...!

SCOTT'S INTERCOM VOICE

Engineering to bridge; we cannot

hold full power on forcefields;

deflector power is down seventy

percent!

173A CHEKOV'S STATION 173A

Over the following, we will HEAR Captain Kirk AD LIB

order; "Divert auxiliary systems power to deflectors!"

and SCOTT INTERCOM VOICE answer: "All auxiliary power

to deflectors, sir." Meanwhile, Chapel and Corpsmen

giving medical treatment to Chekov who is in agony.

Chapel is about to give an injection.

ILIA:

No, I can stop his pain.

The Deltan woman takes Chekov's upper arm in both her

hands, kneading her fingers deep into nerve centers --

Chekov's pain begins to quickly recede and he is almost

startled by the sudden relief. Doctor Chapel, now

spraying plasti-skin on the burned hand and wrist,

gives Ilia a surprised, approving look and a flicker

of female friendship passes between the Deltan and

Earth woman. (setting up a later story point)

174 CLOSE ON VIEWER (O) 174

The energy brilliance gone now, we can SEE the CLOUD

is very close -- the closest we have seen it yet, and

the Aurora effect is spectacular; a vast, dense blan-

ket of SPARKLING, FLARING COLOR.

175 EMPHASIZING SPOCK 175

whirling abruptly in his chair, addressing Kirk:

SPOCK:

Captain, the Intruder has been

attempting to communicate! Now

placing their transmission on

the speaker...

Immediately, from the SPEAKER we HEAR a SHRILL, IN-

CREDIBLY FAST BEEP.

SPOCK:

(continuing)

... frequency more than one

million megahertz at such high

speed their entire message lasts

only a millisecond.

175A ANOTHER ANGLE 175A

Chapel and Corpsman are assisting Chekov from the

bridge (we'll have SEEN that the remarkable plasti-

skin sprayed on his hand has completley covered the

ugly burn marks - he is even able to move his fingers

a bit). Ilia returns to her station -- a relief CREW

WOMAN takes over from Decker at Chekov's console.

176 CLOSER ON SPOCK'S STATION 176

so we can SEE in more detail Spock's monitor -- various

oscillating waves, and HEAR more of the SHRILL BEEPS as

Spock manipulates his equipment, and continues:

SPOCK:

I suspect our messages were too

slow for them to be noticed.

(touches a control)

Programming computer to send

linguacode at their rate.

Decker has hurried in to assist the science console.

Spock indicates a console area -- Decker works there --

Spock works another section of console buttons.

177 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE AND THE CLOUD (S) 177

The Cloud ever closer to the ship now, which is a mere

dot in space compared to the immensity of the energy-

seething, continuous color-exploding Cloud. And then,

suddenly, from the Cloud -- ANOTHER WHIPLASH ENERGY

BOLT. Bearing down upon the Enterprise.

178 INT. BRIDGE - INCLUDING VIEWER 178

where the oncoming WHIPLASH BOLT is SEEN emerging from

the Cloud. In the b.g., ALARM KLAXONS are SOUNDING,

alert lights flashing, etc

SULU:

Here it comes...!

COMPUTER VOICE:

Incoming fire. Ahead, zero, mark,

zero, point two. Incoming fire.

Ahead, zero, zero, mark, zero...

KIRK:

(into intercom)

Engineering... what's happening

to our forcefields?!

179 INT. ENGINEERING 179

Much frenetic activity here, previous damage being

repaired, the main shaft GLOWING BLUE-WHITE, ENGINES

THROBBING AT FULL POWER, and a harassed Scott at the

intercom:

SCOTT:

Systems are overloading, Captain!

Our shields cannot handle another

attack!

180 OMITTED 180

181 EXT. SPACE - THE ENTERPRISE AND THE CLOUD (O) 181

The WHIPLASH BOLT streaking toward the ship.

182 INT. BRIDGE 182

KIRK:

(desperately)

Mr. Spock?

ILIA:

Impact in fifteen seconds...

Spock -- Decker assisting -- works frantically. Spock

is clearly dissatisfied, shakes his head tightly.

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