Star Trek: The Motion Picture Page #18

KIRK:

Transmit, Mr. Spock! Now!

ILIA:

Ten seconds....

183 CLOSER ON SPOCK'S STATION 183

as Spock hits the "transmit" button, and we HEAR the

SHRILL BEEP SOUND (lasting but a fraction of a second),

and Decker calls to Kirk:

DECKER:

Transmitting...!

ILIA'S VOICE

... five seconds.

184 ANGLE ON MAIN VIEWER (O) 184

where the WHIPLASH BOLT is now BRILLIANT, almost upon

us! Then the WHIPLASH ENERGY BOLT abruptly VANISHES.

In the blink of an eye, the entire EFFECT IS GONE.

185 REACTIONS 185

relief, incredulity.

SPOCK:

It appears that our message has

been understood, Captain.

KIRK:

(to Uhura)

Any reply from them?

UHURA:

Negative, no reply, sir.

KIRK:

(returning to Spock)

Spock, have you sensed anything

else?

Spock turns, gives the O.S. viewer a glance. Then he

shakes head.

SPOCK:

The 'puzzlement' I sensed was

fleeting... minor...

(ponders, then)

... as if carrying a sense of

our insignificance, Captain.

KIRK:

Our... 'insignificance'?

All have reacted to this; Kirk exchanges a look with

Spock who nods firmly. Then Kirk sees that both Decker

and Sulu are throwing him a questioning look. In b.g.

McCoy and Chapel have EXITED bridge with Chekov.

SPOCK:

We are obviously confronted by

a highly advanced mentality...

yet they cannot understand who

we are, or what we want.

KIRK:

But they understood our messages;

they broke off the attack.

DECKER:

They may have attacked only as

a warning to us, Captain. To

keep away.

SPOCK:

That would presuppose a feeling,

Commander... compassion. I sensed

no emotion, only...

(reverentially)

... pure logic.

Kirk peers at Spock hoping for some assistance on

the decision; but Spock merely peers back at him ex-

pressionlessly:
the decision is Kirk's. Kirk faces

Spock one last beat, then turns and starts back to-

ward his chair, calling to Ilia.

KIRK:

Tactical plot on viewer.

185XC ANGLE INCLUDING MAIN VIEWER (O) 185XC

where the IMAGE of the "powerfield Cloud: changes to a

tactical plot of Enterprise's conic flight path ap-

proach. It shows a large schematic of the Cloud itself

as well as a series of FAINTLY BLINKING schematics of

various recent positions and directional attitudes of

the Enterprise during its approach. These blinking

Enterprise schematics show that the starship has gone

from a head-on approach to the Cloud into a (tech.

advice) skidding movement around the Cloud (the star-

ship always heading directly toward Cloud center),

with the last Enterprise positions now showing it ap-

roaching the Cloud from a quartering rear approach.

185XD REVERSE ANGLE 85XD

ILIA:

Thirty seconds to Cloud

boundary...

KIRK:

Opinion, Mister. Spock?

SPOCK:

Recommend we proceede, Captain.

KIRK:

Mr. Decker... ?

DECKER:

I advise caution, Captain; we

can't withstand another attack.

KIRK:

That thing is twenty hours from

Earth. We know nothing about it yet.

Decker glances around, moves close to Kirk so only

Spock is able to overhear:

DECKER:

That's precisely the point,

Captain. We don't know

it will do. Moving into the

cloud -- at this time, is

an unwarranted gamble.

KIRK:

How do you define unwarranted,

mister?!

DECKER:

You asked my opinion, sir.

Kirk looks at him, then at Spock, who once more is

peering in momentary concentration at the viewer,

feels Kirk's gaze -- and turns to him, again expres-

sionlessly; it's up to Kirk.

ILIA:

Fifteen seconds to Cloud Boundary.

KIRK:

Viewer, standard ahead.

185XE ANGLE TO INCLUDE VIEWER (O) 185XE

Main viewer IMAGE reverts to the "powerful cloud."

All peer in grim fascination at the cloud another

moment. Then:

186 OMITTED 186

187 Kirk sits contemplating his next move. Once again, the 187

decision is his. He looks to the Viewer a moment, then:

KIRK:

(to Helm)

Mr. Sulu, steady as she goes.

SULU:

Aye, sir.

188 EXT. SPACE - ENTERPRISE 188

as the Enterprise slowly enters deeper toward the chamber

ahead. We SEE the sheer size of the Cloud as opposed to

that of the small ship now entering unknown territory.

As the Enterprise enters the Cloud:

189 INT. BRIDGE - REACTIONS AT WHAT THEY ARE SEEING 189

On Viwscreen we SEE a vast array of IMAGES, spiralling

IMAGES, changing in size, shape, colour. Its walls

spinning and turning, looping and twisting, as the

Enterprise proceeds further Into the Cloud.

Amazed bridge crew members can do nothing but awe at

the sight before thier eye's. Even Spock has turned to

view the sight now illuminating the View screen. Kirk

sits pondering, amazed, thinking "What comes next?"

189A EXT. SPACE - ENTERPRISE AND V'GER 189A

Moving slowly through the maze of VISUAL'S seen from

the Main Viewer.

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