Star Trek: The Motion Picture Page #26

KIRK:

Damn...!

McCOY

(nods grimly)

She needs something else:

something much more personal to

stimulate memory patterns. Something

with a more emotional tie.

Kirk reacts to this, reflective.

270 INT. REC DECK FULL ON DECKER AND "ILIA" 270

Decker waving back toward the general area of the

Enterprise pictures.

DECKER:

The crews of the previous

Enterprises were also carbon units.

In what way is the life form in

your vessel different?

"ILIA"

Carbon units are not true life

forms... Do those images repre-

sent how Enterprise has evolved

into its present form?

DECKER:

(hoping he's struck

a responsive chord)

Yes.

"ILIA"

Carbon units have clearly retarded

Enterprise's proper evolvement.

DECKER:

(controlling surprise)

What is Enterprise's proper

evolvement?

"ILIA"

Enterprise should not require

the presence of carbon units.

And with this she moves off, observing other Rec Deck

objects. Decker moves with her; then:

DECKER:

(carefully)

Enterprise would be unable to

function without carbon units.

"ILIA"

More data concerning this functioning

is necessary before carbon units can

be patterned for data storage.

271 ACROSS "ILIA" TO DECKER 271

as he reacts to this ominous note; he stops abruptly.

DECKER:

What does that mean?

"ILIA"

(stopping; almost

pleasantly)

When my examination is complete,

the carbon units will be reduced

to data patterns.

This has been delivered with chilling blandness, and

she stands facing Decker, almost as though waiting for

him to thank her. He thinks fast now.

DECKER:

Within you are memory patterns of

a carbon unit. If I can help you

revive these patterns; you could

understand our functions better.

"ILIA"

That is logical. You may procede.

272 ON DECKER 272

realizing the difficult task ahead; the pain he will

suffer.

273 INT. V'GER - ANGLE UP TOWARD ENTERPRISE (M) 273

The ship stationary in the chamber as now we SEE an

exterior hatch sliding fully open. Up through the

hatch a circular airlock door opens -- and a tiny

figure in a thruster spacesuit emerges, steps into

space, slowly floats down through the hatch and under

the Enterprise saucer section. In this and subsequent

VIEWS we will SEE that on the rear pack of his thruster

spacesuit is a FLASHING STROBE LIGHT which regularly

EMITS the identifying SIGNAL of this particular suit.

(By which Kirk will be able to see Spock's position

even from several miles away.)

274 CLOSER ON THE SPACESUITED FIGURE (M) 274

MOVING TOWARD the CAMERA until the features behind

the face mask are clearly identifiable: Spock, his

face set in the same grim, determined expression, as

he touches his spacesuit transmitter control.

SPOCK:

Computer, commence recording.

Captain Kirk -- this message

will detail my attempt to

contact the aliens...

275 INT. BRIDGE 275

Kirk ENTERING, crossing Uhura as she calls:

UHURA:

Starfleet signals, sir, growing

in strength...

(listening intently)

They -- have Intruder on their

monitors -- it's decelerating --

powerfield cloud beginning to

dissipate...

SULU:

Confirm, Captain. Lunar beacons

indicate Intruder on a course

into Earth orbit...

CHEKOV:

(interrupting)

Sir! Airlock four has been opened;

a thruster suit is reported missing!

KIRK:

(reacts knowingly)

Spock...!

(to navigator)

Get a fix on his position!

276 INT. V'GER - MED. ON SPOCK 276

His features now set into an almost trance-like expres-

sion as he concentrates on the thought emanations.

Then we SEE his head turn, he peers off -- then he

moves his thruster controls. We SEE the small blue

jets of his thrusters -- his spacesuit figure begins

to move off in the direction he was concentrating

upon.

277 ANOTHER ANGLE - SPOCK 277

His thrusters moving him across V'ger's vast chamber

then dropping down into a deep "trough"-like area

which stretches into the distance ahead of him. A

cloud of CRYSTAL FORMS (Kirk's entrapment) become

visible to one side but Spock passes them at some dis-

tance and does not attract them.

We can SEE more clearly now the point on the inner wall

of the trough toward which Spock is heading. It is an

unusual combination of GLOWING FORCEFIELDS which seem

to mark this point of the vessel as of some importance.

(Here, also, we will become aware of "sensor-bee"

swarms, intermittently darting toward this same wall

from all points of the chamber.)

278 INT. AIRLOCK AREA 278

SHOWING Kirk in a thruster spacesuit, helmet being

readied by AIRLOCK TECHNICIANS. McCoy is also here,

arguing with Kirk:

KIRK:

(from the start)

... I don't want him stopped, Bones;

I want him to lead me to whatever's

out there...!

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