Star Trek: The Motion Picture Page #22

Before Spock can reply:

UHURA:

They're pulling us inside...!

All face the Viewer again, react, with McCoy who has

been observing all these reactions now galvanized

into action:

McCOY

(to Chekov)

Medical observers to all decks!

And he hurries toward the elevators, CAMERA WITH HIM

a moment, then SWINGING BACK TO:

240A PAST KIRK TO VIEWER (O) 240A

Kirk staring at the viewer -- the "iris" now fully open

so that the exterior of V'ger is no longer visible --

and all we can SEE is the monstrous void dead ahead,

which is looming faster and larger before our eyes.

And now we are inside.

241 OMITTED 241

- -

243 243

244 EXT. ENTERPRISE AND V'GER - AT THE "IRIS" (S) 244

Enterprise now being pulled past the opening -- into

the ship proper. Now we can SEE that the dark void

is actually a vast chamber, dimly and intermittently

lit by POWERFIELDS appearing and vanishing along the

vessel's inner walls, which are miles away in the

distance. And here and there in the chamber gigantic

ENERGY DISPLAYS erupt briefly with a certain symmetry

that suggests they must be part of V'ger's ower or

control systems.

245 INT. BRIDGE - INCLUDING VIEWER (O) 245

Kirk peering awed at the Viewer, the incredible sight

of the chamber -- suddenly glances up to see that

Spock is standing beside him -- Decker nearby, turns

to Spock:

DECKER:

(to Spock)

Why bring us inside? Not to

destroy us; they could have

done that outside.

KIRK:

They could have many ways of

destroying things, Mr. Decker.

SPOCK:

(peering at Viewer)

Something about us puzzles them...

perhaps even concerns them.

245A ANGLE ON UHURA 245A

Reacting to a console reading:

UHURA:

Captain, photic-sonar readings

indicate the aperture is closing;

we're trapped, sir...!

246 EXT. THE ENTERPRISE ENTERING V'GER (S) 246

The starship is pulled inside, the "iris" is closing

behind it.

247 INT. BRIDGE - FAVORING THE VIEWER (O) 247

The viewer image changing from the huge dark chamber,

rear angle shot, showing the "iris" closing.

SULU:

Reverse angle on the viewer,

Captain.

On the viewer the final glimmer from exterior space

as the "iris" closes completely.

248 REACTIONS 248

All eyes on the viewer, CAMERA FINDING ONE FACE AFTER

ANOTHER, the reality of the situation etched into

each face. Then:

248A FAVORING KIRK 248A

As Spock turns from a reading:

SPOCK:

The tractor beam has released

us, Captain.

DIFALCO:

Confirmed:
Vessel is floating

free. No forward momentum.

KIRK:

Viewer ahead.

SULU:

Viewer ahead, sir.

248B INSERT - MAIN VIEWER 248B

Ahead, the cavernous interior of V'ger.

248C BACK TO SHOT 248C

Kirk eying the main viewer -- Decker watching Kirk.

KIRK:

Maneuvering thrusters, Mr.

Sulu; ahead one third.

(to Spock)

Full sensor scan, Mr. Spock;

they can't expect us not

to look them over now!

SULU:

(manipulating controls)

Thrusters ahead, one third.

SPOCK:

(manipulating

controls)

Commencing sensor scans.

Kirk rises, goes to Spock's station.

249 INT. V'GER ENTRANCE CHAMBER - ENTERPRISE (S) 249

The Enterprise moving slowly forward in this vastness,

its running lights merely specks of light, candles in

the darkness. In the distance those occasional ERUPT-

ING POWER DISPLAYS in distant locations, sizes, shapes

and patterns.

250 INT. BRIDGE - INCLUDING MAIN VIEWER (O) 250

showing another persective of the above, and further

away GLOWING ENERGY FIELDS dimly illuminating the alien

ship's walls -- miles away. Strange semi--solid LIGHT

SHAPES (some are "sensor-bee" swarms) traverse the dark-

ness in random directions. But in the distance ahead,

there seems to be an opening to another chamber.

SULU:

(of Viewer)

Something ahead, sir; looks

like another area...

(reacts)

It's closing up...!

Sulu is indicating what appears to be a lace-bulwark of

POWERFIELD PATTERNS closing off the "chamber" in the

distance ahead. Kirk, from the Science Station calls

out:

KIRK:

Hold station...!

SULU:

(manipulating

controls)

Thrusters at station keeping...

251 ANGLE EMPHASIZING SPOCK 251

at his Science consoles, working rapidly, shifting from

one set of controls to another. Now he hits a master

control -- his console monitors FLASH, then go dark.

SPOCK:

Captain...

Spock brings a monitor IMAGE ON again, indicates a

(Povill) pattern showing a line hitting something,

then reversing direction.

SPOCK:

(continuing)

All scans are being reflected

back, Captain. Our sensors are

useless.

251A ACROSS THEM TO THE MAIN VIEWER 251A

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