Star Trek Into Darkness Page #2

We embrace technicality.

Are you giving me attitude, Spock?

I'm expressing

multiple attitudes simultaneously, sir.

To which are you referring?

Out.

You're dismissed, Commander.

(DOOR OPENS)

You have any idea what

a pain in the ass you are?

I think so, sir.

So tell me what you did wrong.

What's the lesson to be learned here?

Never trust a Vulcan.

Now, see, you can't

even answer the question. You lied.

On an official report, you lied.

You think the rules don't apply to you

'cause you disagree with them.

That's why you talked me

into signing up in the first place.

It's why you gave me your ship.

I gave you my ship because

I saw a greatness in you.

And now, I see you haven't

got an ounce of humility.

What was I supposed to do,

let Spock die?

You're missing the point.

I don't think I am, sir.

What would you have done?

I wouldn't have risked

my First Officer's life

in the first place!

You were supposed to survey a planet,

not alter its destiny!

You violated a dozen

Starfleet regulations

and almost got everyone

under your command killed.

Except I didn't!

You know how many

crew members I've lost? Not one!

That's your problem,

you think you're infallible!

You think you can't make a mistake.

It's a pattern with you!

- The rules are for other people!

- Some should be.

And what's worse is you using blind luck

to justify your playing God!

Given the circumstances,

this has been brought to

Admiral Marcus's attention.

He convened a special tribunal,

to which I was not invited.

You understand what Starfleet

regulations mandate

be done at this point.

They've taken the Enterprise

away from you.

They're sending you

back to the Academy.

Admiral, listen...

- No, I'm not going to listen.

- I can justify...

Why should I listen?

I'm not going to listen.

You don't listen to anybody but yourself!

I understand regulation,

but every decision I've made...

No! I can't listen!

You don't comply with the rules,

you don't take responsibility

for anything,

and you don't respect the chair.

You know why?

Because you're not ready for it.

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(BEEPING)

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)

(MACHINE HUMMING)

(DOOR OPENS)

MAN:
(ON PA)

Attention, personnel.

Blue security clearance now

permitted for airlock access.

WOMAN:
I'm going to need

three titanium...

AUTOMATED MALE VOICE: Radiation

protection is required in this area.

(CHATTERING CONTINUES

INDISTINCTLY)

(COMPUTER BEEPS)

(WHINING)

(PEOPLE SCREAMING)

(MELLOW BLUES MUSIC PLAYING)

(CLEARS THROAT)

(EXHALES)

(SIGHS)

How did you find me?

I know you better than you think I do.

The first time I found you

was in a dive like this.

Remember that? You got

your ass handed to you.

No, I didn't.

- You don't?

- No, that's not what happened.

- That was an epic beating.

- No, it wasn't.

You had napkins

hanging out of your nose.

- (CHUCKLES)

- Did you not?

Yeah, that was a good fight.

"A good fight."

I think that's your problem right there.

They gave her back to me.

The Enterprise.

Congratulations.

Watch your back with

that First Officer, though.

Spock's not going

to be working with me.

He's been transferred.

U.S.S. Bradbury.

You're going to be my First Officer.

Yeah, Marcus took some convincing.

But every now and then

I can make a good case.

What did you tell him?

The truth.

That I believe in you.

That if anybody

deserves a second chance, it's Jim Kirk.

(SIGHS)

I don't know what to say.

That is a first.

It's going to be okay, son.

(COMMUNICATOR BEEPS)

(CHIRPS)

"Emergency session, Daystrom."

That's us.

Yeah.

Suit up.

WOMAN:
(ON PA) All Starfleet

personnel, please be advised,

- new security protocols are in effect.

- SPOCK:
Captain.

Not anymore, Spock. First Officer.

I was demoted

and you were reassigned.

It is fortunate that the consequences

were not more severe.

(SIGHS) You've got to be kidding me.

Captain, it was never my intention...

Not Captain.

I saved your life, Spock.

You wrote a report, I lost my ship.

Commander, I see now

I should have alerted you

to the fact that I submitted the report.

KIRK:
No, I'm familiar

with your compulsion

to follow the rules.

But you see, I can't do that.

Where I come from,

if someone saves your life,

you don't stab him in the back.

Vulcans cannot lie.

Then I'm talking

to the half-human part of you.

All right?

Do you understand

why I went back for you?

Commander Spock?

Frank Abbot, U.S.S. Bradbury.

Guess you're with me.

Yes, Captain.

The truth is

I'm going to miss you.

(SIGHS IN FRUSTRATION)

ABBOT:
Admiral Marcus, sir.

Thank you for convening

on such short notice.

Be seated.

By now, some of you

have heard what happened in London.

The target was a Starfleet data archive.

Now it's a damned hole in the ground,

42 men and women are dead.

One hour ago,

I received a message

from a Starfleet officer,

who confessed to

carrying out this attack,

that he was being

forced to do it by this man,

Commander John Harrison.

He's one of our own.

And he is the man responsible

for this act of savagery.

For reasons unknown,

John Harrison has just declared

a one-man war against Starfleet.

And under no circumstances

are we to allow this man

to escape Federation space.

You here tonight represent

the senior command

of all the vessels in the region.

And in the name of those we lost,

you will run this bastard down.

This is a manhunt,

pure and simple, so let's get to work.

Earth's perimeter sensors

have not detected

any warp signatures leaving the system,

so we know he can't be far.

You will park your ships

in a blockade formation

then deploy search vehicles

and landing parties

to run down every lead.

This man has shown willingness

to kill innocent people,

so the rules of engagement are simple.

If you come across this man

and fear for your life

or the lives of those nearby,

you are authorized to

use deadly force on sight.

- What's in the bag?

- James, not now.

It doesn't seem odd to you

that he'd target an archive?

It's like bombing a library.

Chris? Everything okay there?

Yes, sir. Mr. Kirk is just acclimating

to his new position as First Officer.

You got something to say, Kirk, say it.

Tomorrow's too late.

I'm fine, sir. My apologies.

Spit it out, son. Don't be shy.

Why the archive?

All that information is public record.

If he really wanted to damage Starfleet,

this could just be the beginning.

The beginning of what, Mr. Kirk?

Sir, in the event

of an attack, protocol mandates

that senior command gather

captains and first officers

at Starfleet H.Q., right here

- in this room.

- SPOCK:
It is curious Harrison

would commandeer a jumpship

without warp capabilities...

(RUMBLING)

Clear the room!

(ALL SCREAMING)

(GRUNTING)

(TURRETS FIRING)

WOMAN:
No!

(SCREAMS)

We need an air defense team!

Daystrom Conference Room!

(CLAMORING CONTINUES)

- GUARD 1:
Let's go!

- GUARD 2:
Cover me!

(BOTH GROANING)

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