DEEP SPACE NINE: "Starship Down" - REV. 09/14/95 - ACT ONE      9.

11   CONTINUED:

					SISKO 
			I'm taking the ship into the 
			atmosphere.

	Reactions.

					SISKO 
			I know it's not what she was built 
			for, but I think the ship can 
			handle it.

					O'BRIEN 
			Aye, sir. I'll see if I can get 
			more power to the Structural 
			Integrity Field.

								END INTERCUT ON:

12   INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE

					KIRA 
				(working) 
			Adjusting shield geometry for 
			atmospheric entry...

					WORF 
				(working)
			Transferring auxiliary power to 
			forward shields...

					SISKO 
				(to Dax) 
			Take us in.

					DAX
			Five seconds to atmosphere... 
			four... three...

	The ship SHUDDERS violently as it hits the atmosphere. 
	Suddenly we hear an unfamiliar SOUND: the ROAR of wind 
	slashing against the hull.

13   EXT. SPACE - DEFIANT (OPTICAL)

	As the Defiant descends through the atmosphere.

14   INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE

	As before.