Star Trek Generations Page #19

167CSORAN (VFX-I) 167C

glances up at the sky and sees the distant energy ribbon just coming

into view. There's no time to look for Picard. Soran begins to climb the

scaffolding. Suddenly a boot kicks him in the head.

168REVEAL KIRK168

who is attacking Soran in Picard's place. The two men begin to fight.

169NEW ANGLE (VFX-P)169

as Picard rushes to the probe launcher and steps up onto the control

platform and desperately begins trying to shut down the launcher.

The following happens very quickly:

*Kirk fights with Soran, hand-to-hand, brutal.

*Picard works the control panel, trying to make sense of it all. It

won't respond. The control panel is bizarre and confusing- many

different screens and alien graphics. The alien countdown continues to

race by.

169ATHE SKY (VFX-I) 169A

the distant energy ribbon can be seen getting closer.

169BTHE MOUNTAINTOP 169B

Soran tries to pull his disruptor, but Kirk knocks it to the ground.

There's a struggle for the weapon.

Picard looks helplessly at the control panel. Nothing he does has any

effect. He keeps hitting buttons, looking for other control panels,

anything to affect the launcher.

169CANGLE (VFX-P) 169C

Suddenly, Picard touches one particular control and the screen changes

to an image of the Veridian sun, held in the center of the alien

cross-hair.

169DPICARD (VFX-P)169D

begins working the control panel, desperate. He looks at the screen,

hits a control. Suddenly the probe cloaks. Picard reacts at his mistake.

Picard is left standing on an invisible platform three feet in the air.

Picard isn't sure what to do- he can feel the console, but he can't see

any of the controls.

Kirk punches Soran and sends him flying backward. Soran lands heavily on

the ground, unconscious. Kirk stands over him, breathing heavily. He

holds his back in pain- that old back pain from the beginning of the

film.

PICARD:

(desperate)

Kirk- there's a control PADD in his right pocket!

169EKIRK (VFX-P)169E

sees Picard standing in mid-air and then reaches down, pulls the control

PADD out of Soran's pocket. He begins working it.

170CLOSE ON SORAN170

His eyes open. He sees what Kirk is doing, looks around quickly, sees

the disruptor lying a few feet away, just beyond his reach.

171THE PROBE LAUNCHER (VFX-P) 171

Decloaks. Picard goes back to working on the controls.

171AKIRK (VFX-P)171A

he smiles.

KIRK:

The 24th-century isn't so tough.

Without warning, Kirk is blasted forward, shot from behind. Reveal Soran

on the ground with the disruptor in his hand. He gets up, whirls around,

points the weapon at Picard.

172MOUNTAINTOP- WIDE172

The probe is suddenly launched in a roar of flame. Soran freezes. His

eyes follow the probe as it arcs into the sky. The two men watch the

probe as it heads toward the sun.

172ATHE PROBE (VFX-I)172A

makes a sweeping turn to the right and arcs back down toward the planet.

Soran watches in horror as the probe crashes harmlessly into the distant

jungle. We hear a muffled explosion.

172BSORAN (VFX-I) 172B

can't believe his dreams have been shattered. He looks into the sky and

sees the distant ribbon streaking overhead. The disruptor falls from his

hand as he rushes to the top of the scaffolding.

173PICARD173

moves to Kirk, checks his pulse. The Captain's eyes flutter- he's still

holding on, but he's badly wounded.

174SORAN (VFX-I) 174

is standing on the rock ledge. He reaches up toward the sky as if trying

to grab the ribbon with his bare hands, but the ribbon passes by and

disappears.

SORAN:

No!

His look of shock turns to fury and madness. He turns to Picard.

SORAN:

YOU!!

174BNEW ANGLE (VFX-P)174B

He jumps down a few levels and then dives off the scaffolding at Picard.

But Picard is quicker. He grabs the disruptor and fires. The blast

catches Soran in mid-air.

Soran drops to the ground a short distance away. Dead. The pocketwatch

has been shattered.

175PICARD175

turns back to Kirk, cradles the dying man's head in his lap. Kirk's eyes

flick open, and he takes a ragged breath.

KIRK:

Nice shot.

Kirk coughs. His eyes flutter. He's fading fast.

PICARD:

I'll find a way to contact the Enterprise. You're going to be all right.

KIRK:

Did we do it? Did we make a difference?

PICARD:

Yes. (beat) Thank you.

KIRK:

Least I could do for a captain of the Enterprise.

Kirk coughs again.

PICARD:

Try to hang on.

Kirk looks up at the sky, the sunlight is warm on his face. A quiet

moment, then, with a last smile on his face

KIRK:

It was fun.

Kirk dies.

Hold the scene for a long moment, the two men in the quiet clearing.

DISSOLVE TO:

176EXT. MOUNTAINTOP- SUNSET 176

Close on Picard's hand

as he places a stone on a large pile of other stones. Move to reveal

that Picard is placing the final few rocks on Kirk's grave.

He reaches into a pocket and pulls out Kirk's command insignia pin. He

carefully places it on the grave, and stands there silently for a few

moments.

A distant whine of engines can be heard. Picard looks up into the sky.

177PICARD'S POV (VFX-I)177

An Enterprise shuttlecraft is flying through the sky toward the

mountaintop.

178EXT. MOUNTAINTOP- SUNSET 178

The shuttle has just landed, and the door opens as Picard enters the

clearing. Worf, La Forge and N.D. security guards jump out to meet him.

WORF:

Captain, are you all right?

PICARD:

Yes.

LA FORGE:

What about Doctor Soran?

PICARD:

You needn't worry about the Doctor anymore.

Picard moves toward the shuttle, then stops as he notices that the

shuttle is damaged. Picard turns and notices for the first time that La

Forge has a bandage on his face and Worf's uniform is torn.

PICARD:

Was there a problem with the Klingons?

Worf and La Forge exchange a look.

LA FORGE:

You could say that.

CUT TO:

179EXT. PLANET SURFACE- THE ENTERPRISE (WIDE SHOT) (VFX-I) 179

as seen before.

PICARD (V.O.)

Captain's log, stardate 48650.1. The starship Farragut has arrived in

orbit and has begun to beam up the Enterprise survivors for transport

back to Earth. Our casualties were light, but unfortunately the

Enterprise herself cannot be salvaged.

CUT TO:

180INT. ENTERPRISE- CORRIDOR- DAY180

A hive of activity. Crewmembers moving about, carrying personal effects,

equipment, etc. Some wounded people being carried on stretchers. The

corridor is lit by emergency beacons and a hatch has been opened at one

end of the corridor leading to the exterior of the ship. Daylight can be

seen outside. Move along the corridor to find Crusher helping an injured

crewmember into the arms of a waiting medical N.D. Ogawa walks up to

her.

OGAWA:

That should be the last of the wounded, Doctor.

Crusher nods. She looks exhausted.

CRUSHER:

Two hundred thirty-two patients in under two days.

Two medical N.D.s walk past, carrying an empty stretcher. Crusher

glances at them.

CRUSHER:

(calls out)

Save that stretcher.

OGAWA:

Is there another patient?

CRUSHER:

No- that one's for me.

CUT TO:

181INT. ANOTHER LOCATION 181

Data and Troi are looking through rubble in a different section of the

ship with tricorders. Troi reacts to something on the tricorder.

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