Star Trek: The Motion Picture Page #2

23 INT. EPSILON 9 - MONITOR ROOM - A VIEWER (O) 23

SHOWING the battle scene, and the VOICE OF THE KLINGON

CAPTAIN in his last stand against the Object; his VOICE

is weary, almost mechanical. On the adjacent viewer,

an English printout of the Klingon's words chatters

along the bottom of the picture:

KLINGON CAPTAIN:

(In Klingonese)

Imperial Klingon Cruiser Amar...

severely damaged by unfamiliar

weaponry... intruder unidentified..

24 WIDER ANGLE - EPSILON 9 STARFLEET PERSONNEL AND VIEWER (O) 24

At the viewers are a FEMALE LIEUTENANT and FOUR TECH-

NICIANS. COMMANDER BRANCH, a young, alert, enters hur-

riedly, scans he console.

LIEUTENANT:

Our sensor drone is intercepting

this on Quad L-14.

KLINGON CAPTAIN (V.O.)

... believe luminescent cloud

to be enormous power field

surrounding alien vessel...

size and description unknown..

our sensor scans unable to

penetrate. Imperial Klingon

Cruiser Amar... continuing

to attack.

BRANCH:

That's within Klingon boundaries.

Who are they fighting?

LIEUTENANT:

Unknown, sir.

A violent EXPLOSION inside the Klingon bridge -- Klingon

Captain's body is thrown violently against the bulkhead.

TECHNICIAN:

I have an exterior visual!

25 CLOSE ON VIEWER (O) 25

showing EXTERIOR of the Klingon vessel: a final,

frightening WHIPLASH ENERGY BOLT strikes it -- then

the same awesome IMPLOSION INTO FIREBALL.

26 WIDER ANGLE - PERSONNEL AND VIEWER (O) 26

The Starfleet station onlookers react to the utter

annihilation of the huge cruiser. And now, past where

the cruiser just disappeared -- the mysterious LUMINES-

CENCE approaching in distance. Technician hits a

switch, magnifying the strange CLOUD.

LIEUTENANT:

We've plotted a course on that

cloud, Commander: it will pass

into Federation Space fairly

close to us.

BRANCH:

Heading?

27 CLOSE ON THE MAIN MONITOR STATION (O) 27

as its focal point shifts to the huge elliptically-

shaped LUMINESCENCE racing across the sky. MUSIC

(V'GER THEME) COMMENCES in a low, unresolved CHORD

that remains in the background through the remainder

of this scene, and the beginning of the next one.

LIEUTENANT'S VOICE

Sir, it's on a precise heading

for Earth.

Ominously now the LUMINESCENCE increases in size, and

begins to fill the viewer. HOLD A MOMENT, and then:

28 EXT. SURFACE OF PLANET VULCAN - DAY (M) 28

with the CAMERA MOVING THROUGH masses of thick, steamy

vaporous clouds, swirling about, rising boilingly up

from some unseen, underground source. The CAMERA

CONTINUES MOVING through clouds.

And then... the Vulcan landscape. Harsh, strange

angular peaks and rock formations -- the barren, legend-

ary mountain home of Vulcan Masters.

29 EXT. VULCAN LEDGE - SPOCK ( M & F.P.) 29

Spock's lean features instantly recognizable despite

unkempt, longer hair and the fatigue born of a long,

harsh discipline he has undergone. His robes, tattered

and dust covered, are that of a Vulcan Aspirant in

study with the Masters. Under the V'ger THEME MUSIC

we HEAR a VOICE in ritual tones:

FEMALE MASTER'S VOICE

Spock, son of Sarek of Vulcan...

and of Amanda of Earth...

diligently you have labored for

purification of mind...

30 REVERSE ANGLE - SPOCK, VULCAN MASTERS AND RUINS 30

In b.g., gigantic ancient Vulcan statues and ruins. In f.g.,

the stone platform on which Spock stands facing a semi-circle

of three similar platforms. On them in regal robes are three

VULCAN MASTERS. The Master in the center is a female, the

other two Masters are male. The elderly female is holding a

cord and ancient pendant as if ready to place it around

Spock's neck at an appropriate moment. Spock is staring up

as V'ger THEME MUSIC fades.

MALE MASTER:

(chidingly)

Spock . . . !

Spock turns, giving a small contrite nod -- the ritual

continues.

FEMALE MASTER:

Here are these sands, our fore-

bearers cast out their animal

passions. Here our race was

saved by the first attainment of

Kolinahr.

MALE MASTER:

Kolinahr:
the final shedding of

all emotion.

FEMALE MASTER:

You have labored long, Spock.

Now receive from us this symbol

of total logic.

Spock starts to kneel... the Female Master moves in,

intending to put the ancient pendant around his neck.

But Spock now hesitates -- he's troubled as though

uncertain he deserves this symbol and waves the

pendant away. Then, a faint reprise of the V'ger THEME

MUSIC now causes the Female Master to look skyward.

She turns from this back to Spock as she exchanges a

look with the Male Masters.

FEMALE MASTER:

(gestures Spock forward)

Come, give me your thoughts.

She kneels with Spock -- lays her hands on his temples

in Vulcan mind-meld position.

FEMALE MASTER:

(continuing)

Our minds, Spock... One and

together....

Their eyes close -- their minds meld -- then her head

jerks slightly, her features change as her mind feels

Spock's reactions to the V'ger consciousness. A long

moment, then she opens her eyes, gets to her feet and

looks down on the still kneeling Spock. Then, she

casts aside the pendant she carries -- it falls into

the dust.

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