SCRIPT
and
MUSIC CUES
for
STAR TREK: JOURNEY TO BABEL
A Musical Emergency
SEPTEMBER 24, 2016
Doors 7:00 pm - Musical starts 8:00 pm promptly!
Alameda Eagles' Hall
2035 Alameda Ave, Alameda, CA
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VFX (Visual Effects) will be created live on video using cardboard spaceships.
Some background music will be performed by individual musicians.
The main themes will be performed by Awesome Orchestra.
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Audio for the entire episode is linked at the bottom of the script.
| SCENE 1: SPACE - VFX | a red planet.) ST_ME_01_A-B.mp3 |
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| SCENE 2: TURBOLIFT - Kirk, McCoy, Chekov [voice] | ||
| Dress uniforms, spit and polish. I feel like my neck's in a sling. | ||
| The Vulcans are the last delegates we have to pick up. Then we can relax. | ||
| Sure. 100 ambassadors on board for two weeks half of them mad at the other half, and all of them touchy over this upcoming vote. | ||
| Kirk here. | ||
| Shuttlecraft approaching with Ambassador Sarek's party. | ||
| Bring them aboard, Mister Chekov. | ||
| Standby to recover shuttlecraft. Open the hangar deck. | ||
| SCENE 3: SHUTTLECRAFT FLIES INTO HANGAR DECK - VFX | ||
| Clear hangar deck. Clear hangar deck. Depressurizing. Recovering shuttlecraft. Hangar deck pressurizing. | ||
| SCENE 4: HANGAR DECK - Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Amanda, Sarek, Chekov [voice] | ||
| Captain James Kirk. | ||
| Captain. | ||
| My First Officer, Commander Spock. | ||
| Vulcan honors us with your presence. | ||
| Your service honors us, Captain. | ||
| Thank you. Chief Medical Officer Doctor McCoy. | ||
| Ambassador. | ||
| Doctor. And, she who is my wife. | ||
| Captain Kirk. | ||
| Our pleasure, madam. As soon as you're settled I'll arrange a tour of the ship. Mister Spock will conduct you. | ||
| I'd prefer another guide, Captain. | ||
| As you wish, Ambassador. Mister Spock, we'll leave orbit in two hours. Would you care to beam down and visit your parents? | ||
| Captain, Ambassador Sarek and his wife are my parents. | ||
| SCENE 5: SPACE - VFX | ||
| Space, the final frontier. | ||
| These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. | ||
| It's five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds... | ||
| to seek out new life and new civilizations... | ||
| to boldly go where no man has gone before! | ||
| Captain's log, Stardate 3842.3. We have departed Vulcan for the neutral planetoid code-named Babel. The Enterprise has been assigned to transport ambassadors of Federation planets to this vitally important council. The issues of the council are politically complex. The passengers...explosive. | ||
| SCENE 6: ENGINEERING - Kirk, Spock, Amanda, Sarek, Uhura [voice] | ||
| Spock, you haven't come to see us in four years. | ||
| The situation between my father and myself has not changed. | ||
| ...and this is the Engineering section. Mister Spock, please explain the computer components. | ||
| I gave Spock his first instruction in computers, Captain. | ||
| He chose to devote his knowledge to Starfleet instead of the Vulcan Science Academy. | ||
| If you will excuse me, Captain. | ||
| I'm sorry, Ambassador. I did not mean to offend. I thought that- | ||
| Offense is a human emotion. I'm returning to my quarters. Continue, my wife. | ||
| Mrs. Sarek, I just don't understand. | ||
| It's the Vulcan way, Captain. It's logical. It's a better way than ours. But it's not easy. It has kept Spock and Sarek from speaking as father and son for eighteen years. | ||
| Spock is my best officer, and my friend. | ||
| I'm glad he has such a friend. It hasn't been easy on Spock. Neither human nor Vulcan. At home nowhere except Starfleet. | ||
| I take it that Spock disagreed with his father on a choice of career. | ||
| Sarek wanted Spock to follow his teachings, as Sarek followed the teachings of his own father. | ||
| They are both stubborn. | ||
| A human trait, Captain? | ||
| Bridge to Captain Kirk. | ||
| Excuse me. Kirk here. | ||
| Captain, I've picked up a strong signal, but sensors show nothing in the area. | ||
| Go to alert status four. Begin long-range scanning. Kirk out. | SCENE 7: SPACE - VFX | |
| Captain's Log, Stardate 3842.4. The interplanetary conference will consider whether to admit the planets of the Coridan system into the Federation.
Some of the delagates on board our ship have strong reasons for keeping Coridan out of the Federation. The most pressing problem aboard the Enterprise is to make sure open warfare doesn't break out among the delegates before the conference begins. |
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| SCENE 8: LOUNGE - Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Amanda, Sarek, Gav, ALIENS, Chekov [voice] | ||
| Spock, how does that Vulcan salute go? (Awkward attempt) That hurts worse than the uniform. | ||
| Mister Ambassador, I understand you had retired before this conference was called. But why? After all, you're only a hundred and two. | ||
| One hundred two point four three seven precisely, Doctor, measured in your years. I had other concerns. | ||
| Sarek of Vulcan, do you vote to admit Coridan to the Federation? | ||
| The vote will not be taken here, Ambassador Gav. My government's instructions will be heard in the council chambers on Babel. | ||
| Your vote carries others. I will know where you stand, and why. | ||
| Tellarites do not argue for reasons. They simply argue. | ||
| No! You - | ||
| Gentlemen. Ambassador Sarek is correct. This is not the council chamber of Babel. The admission of Coridan is a highly debatable issue, but you won't solve it here. | ||
| You are correct, Captain. Quite logical. | ||
| You will excuse me. | ||
| Mrs. Sarek, when Spock was growing up on Vulcan, did he ever run and play like the human children? | ||
| Well, he, he did have a pet sehlat he was very fond of. | ||
| Sehlat? | ||
| It's sort of a fat teddy bear. | ||
| A teddy bear? | ||
| Excuse me, Doctor. It has been a rather long day for my wife. | ||
| A teddy bear. | ||
| Not precisely, Doctor. On Vulcan, the teddy bears are alive, and they have six-inch fangs. | ||
| Bridge to Captain Kirk. | ||
| Kirk here. | ||
| Captain, sensors are registering an unidentified vessel pacing us. | ||
| On my way. All duty personnel on Yellow Alert. Don't alarm the passengers. Kirk out. | ||
| SCENE 9: TURBOLIFT - Amanda, Sarek | ||
| I thought you didn't approve of Starfleet. | ||
| It is not a question of approval. He must command respect if he is to function. | ||
| Sarek, you're proud of him, aren't you? You're showing almost human pride in your son. | ||
| It does not require pride to ask that Spock be given the respect which is his due. Do you understand? | ||
| Not really, but it doesn't matter. I love you anyway. I know. It isn't logical. | ||
| SCENE 10: BRIDGE - Kirk, Spock, Uhura, Chekov | ||
| A small ship, Captain. Outside phaser range at extreme limit of sensors. | ||
| Uhura - does she answer a hail? | ||
| I've tried all frequencies and hooked in the universal translator. No response, sir. | ||
| Starfleet records no authorised vessel in this quadrant except ours. | ||
| Mister Chekov, plot course to intercept that vessel. | ||
| Aye, sir. | ||
| Vessel changing course, heading toward us at high warp speed. | ||
| Ready main phasers. | ||
| Phasers armed and ready, sir. | ||
| Interesting. They were travelling at approximately warp ten. | ||
| Back on original course, Mister Chekov. Report on intruder's movements. | ||
| Captain, Starfleet confirms no authorised Federation vessel in this quadrant. | ||
| Captain, the intruder changed course immediately after we did. It's paralleling us again. | ||
| Well, we have a shadow. Faster, more manueverable, and unidentified. Mister Spock, full analysis of sensor readings. I want to know who that intruder is. | ||
| SCENE 11: LOUNGE - Kirk, Sarek, Gav, ALIENS | ||
| You seem unwilling to wait for the council meeting, Ambassador. No matter. We favor admission. | ||
| You favor? Why? | ||
| Under Federation law, Coridan can be protected and its wealth administered for the benefit of its people. | ||
| That's well for you. Vulcan has no mining interest. | ||
| Coridan has nearly unlimited wealth of dilithium crystals, but it is under-populated and unprotected. This invites illegal mining operations. | ||
| Illegal? You accuse us? | ||
| Some of your ships have been carrying Coridan dilithium crystals. | ||
| You call us thieves? | ||
| Gentlemen. Your arguments are your business, but my business is running the ship. As long as I command, there will be order. | ||
| Of course, Captain. | ||
| There will be payment for your slander, Sarek. | ||
| Threats are illogical. And payment is usually expensive. | (Gav leaves.) | |
| SCENE 12: BRIDGE - Kirk, Spock, McCoy | ||
| Jim - I've just come from sickbay. Security found the Tellarite ambassador murdered! | ||
| How was he killed? | ||
| His neck was broken. By an expert. The killer knew exactly how snap the neck instantly. | ||
| Who aboard would have that knowledge? | ||
| Vulcans. On Vulcan, the ancient method is called tal-shaya. | ||
| Spock. A short time ago, I broke up an argument between Gav and your father. | ||
| Indeed, Captain? Interesting. | ||
| Interesting? Spock, do you realise that makes your father the most likely suspect? | ||
| It would be illogical for my father to kill without reason. | ||
| But if he had a reason, could he have done it? | ||
| If there were a reason, my father is quite capable of killing. Logically and efficiently. | ||
| SCENE 13: CORRIDOR - Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Amanda, Sarek | ||
| His neck was broken, Mister Ambassador, by what Spock describes as tal-shaya. | ||
| Indeed? Interesting. | ||
| Yes. Ambassador, where were you during the past hour? | ||
| Captain, you're not accusing him? | ||
| Mother. He is a logical suspect. | ||
| I quite agree. | ||
| Then where were you during the hour? | ||
| In private meditation, Captain. Spock will tell you that such meditation is a personal experience, not to be discussed. especially not with Earthmen. | ||
| That's a very convenient excuse, Ambassador. | (Sarek collapses. McCoy examines him.) | |
| What's wrong? | ||
| It's difficult to say with Vulcan physiology, but I'd say it's his cardiovascular system. | ||
| Can you help him? | ||
| I don't know that yet either. | ||
| SCENE 14: BRIDGE - Kirk, Spock, Uhura | ||
| Spock? | ||
| Captain, I have sensor readings of the alien ship's hull. | ||
| I'm sorry about your father. | ||
| Yes, it could adversely affect our mission. | ||
| Aren't you worried about him? | ||
| Worry is a human emotion, Captain. I accept what has happened. The alien ship is manned, but sensors cannot make out specifics. | ||
| Could it be a Klingon ship? | ||
| I think it unlikely it is one of theirs. | ||
| Captain? I picked up a new transmission from the intruder vessel. Directional locater indicates reception point somewhere within the body of this ship. | ||
| Somebody on board is in contact with that vessel? | ||
| Possibly, Captain. But I cannot decode this transmission. | ||
| Murder on board? Someone out there is playing tag? Lieutenant, if that alien vessel starts transmitting again, I want to know who on board the Enterprise is receiving. | ||
| Yes, sir. | ||
| SCENE 15: SICKBAY - Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Amanda, Sarek | ||
| Our prime suspect has a malfunction in one of the heart valves. But with Vulcan physiology, it's impossible to know more without an operation. Mrs. Sarek, has he had any previous attacks? | ||
| No. | ||
| Yes. There were three others. | ||
| Why didn't you tell me? | ||
| There was nothing you could have done. | ||
| Ambassador, when did you have these attacks? | ||
| Two before we left Vulcan, the third a few hours ago. I was on the observation deck. When the Tellarite was murdered, I was quite incapacitated. | ||
| There were no witnesses? | ||
| None. | ||
| Doctor, do you propose surgery for the heart defect? | ||
| I'm not sure. It's tough enough on a human. On a Vulcan, an ordinary operation's out of the question. | ||
| Why? | ||
| Because of the construction of the Vulcan heart. | ||
| I suggest that a cryogenic open-heart procedure would be the logical approach. | ||
| Yes, unquestionably. | ||
| Bones, what about it? | ||
| Well, the procedure they're discussing would require tremendous amounts of blood for the patient. We haven't got enough Vulcan blood on this ship. | ||
| There are other Vulcans aboard. | ||
| My blood type is T-negative. Somewhat rare, even for a Vulcan. | ||
| Yes, I'd say that's rare. | ||
| My blood is T-negative, Doctor. | ||
| Even you couldn't give that much blood, Spock. It would kill you. | ||
| Bones. | ||
| Mrs. Sarek, you must understand the chances are extremely small to find a way to produce sufficient T-negative blood. | ||
| A new Rigelian drug has showed promise in similar cases. | ||
| Spock, I won't try that with Sarek. That drug is still experimental. | ||
| I consider the safety factor low, but acceptable. | ||
| Plus, I've never operated on a Vulcan before. Oh, I've studied the anatomy. But that's a lot different from actual surgical experience. So if I don't kill him with the operation, the drug probably will. | ||
| What drug, Doctor? | ||
| A chemical stimulant to speed up reproduction of blood cells. It's only experimental. | ||
| It has been used successfully on test subjects on Rigel Five. | ||
| In Sarek's condition, a stimulant would kill him. | ||
| My recent examination showed me to be in excellent health. | ||
| You're going to use it on yourself. A transfusion from you to your father. | ||
| It would seem the only answer. | ||
| It could kill you. I'm sorry, Spock. I can't sanction it. | ||
| And I refuse to permit it. I won't risk both of you. | ||
| Then you automatically condemn Sarek to death. And you, Doctor, have no logical alternative either. You now have the means to perform the operation. I am volunteering myself as the blood donor. I'll be at my station until you require me. | ||
| SCENE 16: CORRIDOR - Kirk, Thelev | ||
| Bridge. Spock. | ||
| Spock here. | ||
| I'm on deck five, near my quarters. I've been attacked by an Andorian. Security...Security team. | ||
| Captain? Captain? Captain? | ||
| SCENE 17: SHIP IN SPACE - VFX, Spock [voice] | ||
| Captain's log, stardate 3843.4. First Officer Spock in temporary command. The captain has been critically wounded by one of the delegates to the Babel conference. The ship is on alert status. We are still being followed by the intruder vessel. | ||
| SCENE 18/19: SICKBAY - Spock, McCoy, Amanda, Kirk (sleeping), Sarek (sleeping) | ||
| I'll be in the brig questioning the Andorian prisoner. | ||
| Spock, your father is much worse. There's no longer a choice. I have to operate immediately. We can begin as soon as you're prepared. | ||
| No, Doctor. | ||
| What? | ||
| Our passengers' safety is of first importance. We are being followed by a hostile alien vessel. I cannot relinquish command under these circumstances. | ||
| You can turn command over to Scotty. | ||
| On what grounds, Doctor? Command requirements do not recognise personal privilege. | ||
| Spock, you must turn command over to somebody else. Only you can give your father the blood transfusions that he needs to live. | ||
| Under normal circumstances I would. But the circumstances are not normal. We're carrying valuable Federation passengers. We're being pursued by an alien ship. There has been murder and attempted murder on board. I cannot dismiss my duties. | ||
| Duty? Your duty is to your father. | ||
| This must take precedence. Sarek understands my reason. | ||
| Well, I don't. It's not human. You're human, too. Let that part of you come through. Your father's dying. | ||
| Can you imagine what my father would say if I were to give up command of this vessel, jeopardise hundreds of lives, risk interplanetary war, all for the life of one person? | ||
| When you were five years old and came home anguished, because the other boys tormented you saying that you weren't really Vulcan. I knew that inside that the human part of you was crying - and I cried, too. There must be some part of me in you, some part that I still can reach. If being Vulcan is more important to you, then you'll speak regulations and Vulcan philosophy, and let your father die. And I'll hate you for the rest of my life. | ST_ME_19_Spock_Theme_Reprise_Orch.mp3 | |
| I cannot. | (She slaps his face and storms out.) | |
| SCENE 20: SICKBAY - Kirk, Spock, Uhura, Chekov | ||
| Just be happy you're still alive. | ||
| How's Sarek? | ||
| Not good. I wish I could operate. | ||
| What's stopping you? | ||
| When you were injured, Spock assumed command. He's going to stay there until you're back on your feet, even if it costs Sarek his life. | ||
| Bones, I'll convince Spock I'm all right and order him to report here. Then I'll turn command over to Scotty and report to my quarters. | ||
| SCENE 21: BRIDGE - Kirk, Spock, Uhura, Chekov | ||
| Captain? | ||
| I'll take over, Mister Spock. You report to Sickbay with Doctor McCoy. | ||
| Chekov, what's the status of the intruder? | ||
| No change, sir. | ||
| Any further transmissions, Lieutenant? | ||
| None, sir. | ||
| Call Mister Scott to the bridge. | ||
| Captain, the alien vessel is moving closer. | ||
| Wait - I'll stay here. | ||
| Captain, I'm picking up the alien signal again, but it's coming from inside the Enterprise.From the brig! | ||
| Security to the brig! Search the prisoner immediately. | ||
| SCENE 22: SICKBAY - McCoy, Chapel, Spock, Sarek | ||
| Readings, Nurse. | ||
| Blood reproduction rate is up over two hundred percent. Blood pressure ninety over forty, dropping. | ||
| I wish I knew whether that was good or bad. | ||
| I must see the captain. | ||
| Not in the middle of an operation. | ||
| The alien ship. Their power utilisation curve can identify them. Very important. | to put him to sleep.) |
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| So is your father's life. | ||
| SCENE 23: SPACE - VFX, VOICES OF: Kirk, Uhura, Chekov, Thelev, Security | to intruder vessel All actors offscreen | |
| Security to Captain Kirk. | ||
| Kirk here. | ||
| The Andorian had a tranceiver hidden in his antenna. | ||
| Captain, the alien ship is moving directly toward us at warp eight. | ||
| Bring the prisoner to the bridge. Deflectors on. Red Alert. Phasers stand by to fire on my order. | ||
| Target, Mister Chekov. | ||
| Moving away. Turning now. He's coming around again. | ||
| Fire as he passes, Ensign. | ||
| A clean miss, sir. | ||
| Captain, the intercoms are jammed. All the ambassadors are asking what's going on. | ||
| Tell them to take a good guess, but clear that board, Lieutenant. | ||
| Aye, sir. | ||
| He's coming around again. | ||
| Fire control locked into the computers, Captain. | ||
| On my order, fire photon torpedoes two, four and six. Widest possible scatter. | ||
| Aye, sir. | ||
| Fire. | ||
| Full spread missed, sir. They're moving too fast for us. | Scene 24: SICKBAY - McCoy, Chapel, Spock, Sarek | |
| One more like that, and I'm going to lose both these men. | ||
| Doctor, his heart's stopped. | ||
| Cardio-stimulate. | ||
| The systems are off. | ||
| Then get me that old portable cardio-stimulator. Call engineering and have sickbay systems put on priority. | ||
| Scene 25: BRIDGE - Kirk, Chekov, Uhura, Thelev, Security | ||
| Number four shield has buckled, sir. | ||
| Auxiliary power. | ||
| Switching over. Number four is still weak. If they hit us there again, it'll go altogether. | ||
| Your friends out there are good. They'll have to destroy this ship to win. | ||
| That was intended from the beginning, Captain. | ||
| You're not Andorian. Who are you? | ||
| Damage reports coming in, Captain. Every deck. | ||
| Damage control procedures, all decks. | ||
| Number two shield is gone. | ||
| Engineering, this is the Captain. Cut power on port side except for phaser banks. At my signal, cut starboard power. Kirk out. (to prisoner) Who are you? | ||
| Find your own answers, Captain. You haven't long to live. | ||
| You're a spy, surgically altered to pass as an Andorian. Planted in the ambassador's party to use terror and murder to prepare for this attack. | ||
| Speculation, Captain. | ||
| Engineering, cut power on starboard side. Maintain until further orders. Chekov. | ||
| What are you doing? | ||
| You speculate. | ||
| We're starting to drift, sir. Shall I hold her on course? | ||
| No. Stand by your phasers, Mister Chekov. | ||
| Aye, sir. Phasers standing by. He's just hovering out there, sir. | ||
| Looking us over. We're dead as far as he knows. | ||
| You're baiting him. You're trying to lure him in. | ||
| Here he comes. Range decreasing. Speed dropping. | ||
| Hold your fire, Mister Chekov. | ||
| Phasers locked on target. Range closing. Seventy five thousand kilometers. | ||
| Fire. | crew shields eyes) | |
| Secure from general quarters. Lieutenant, open the hailing frequency. If they wish to surrender- | ||
| They could not surrender, Captain. They had orders to self-destruct. | ||
| Lieutenant, relay to Starfleet command. Tell them we have a prisoner. | ||
| Aye, sir. | ||
| Only temporarily, Captain. You see, I had orders to self-destruct, too. Slow poison. Quite painless, actually, but there's no known antidote. I anticipate another ten minutes of life. | ||
| Take him to Sickbay. | ||
| I seem to have miscalculated. | ||
| So did your friends. Mister Chekov, take over. | ||
| Scene 26: SICKBAY - Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Chapel, Amanda, Sarek | ||
| Are you quite through shaking the ship around?You sure make it difficult - | ||
| Bones! | ||
| That pig-headed Vulcan stamina. I couldn't have pulled them through without it. | ||
| Some doctors have all the luck. | ||
| Captain, I believe you'll find the alien- | ||
| We damaged their ship. They destroyed themselves to avoid capture. Bones, I want an autopsy performed on the alien as soon as possible. | ||
| I think you'll find he's an Orion, Doctor. | ||
| But what would the Orions gain by an attack on Starfleet? | ||
| Mutual suspicion and interplanetary war. | ||
| Yes, of course. With Orion carefully neutral, they'd clean up supplying dilithium to both sides and continue to raid Coridan. | ||
| Their ship was constructed for a suicide mission. Since they never intended to return to their home base, they could use one hundred percent power on their attacks. The thing I don't understand is why I didn't think of it earlier. | ||
| You might have had something else on your mind. | ||
| That hardly seems likely. | ||
| No, but thank you anyway. | ||
| And you, Sarek. Would you also say thank you to your son? | ||
| I don't understand. | ||
| For saving your life. | ||
| Spock acted in the only logical manner open to him. | ||
| Logic, logic! I'm sick to death of logic. Do you want to know how I feel about your logic? | ||
| Emotional, isn't she? | ||
| She has always been that way. | ||
| Indeed! Why did you marry her? | ||
| At the time, it seemed the logical thing to do. | (Sarek & Amanda share hand-kiss) | |
| Bones. No, no, I'm all right- | ||
| If you keep arguing with your doctor, you're going to spend your next ten days right here. If you co-operate, you'll be out in two. | ||
| Doctor, I'll return to my station now. | ||
| You are at your station, Mister Spock. | ||
| Doctor McCoy, I believe you're enjoying all this. | ||
| Indeed, Captain. I've never seen him look so happy. | ||
| Shut up. Shh. Shh! Well, what do you know? I finally got the last word. | ||
| Scene 27: END CREDITS - VFX | ||
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