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Subject: DS9 Dominion Script
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From: wilde@husc8.harvard.edu (Robert Wilde)
Date: 24 Mar 1994 17:07:22 GMT
Organization: Harvard University Science Center
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Here's the beginning of a script I'm working on which introduces the Dominion.
The script only covers about the first ten minutes of the show, but the major
revealation about the Dominion takes place at the beginning. Any comments
are appreciated of course. Thanks and enjoy! (now if the writers only hold
off talking about the Dominion and I can finish the script before next
season starts filming)
EXT - SPACE
A small Federation science vessel, the U.S.S. Kepler, drops out of warp and
approaches a planet with two moons.
INT - KEPLER'S BRIDGE
The bridge is populated by the Vulcan Captain Sokar, Lieutenant Nguyen at the
helm, and several others in the background including one security officer.
CAPTAIN SOKAR
Proceed at one quarter impulse towards the class M planet. Are there any signs
of the two ships.
LIEUTENANT NGUYEN
Negative, sir. Scanning planet. This planet appears to have a much higher
level of technology than the others.
Bridge begins to shake.
EXT - KEPLER
The ship is engulfed in a beam
INT - KEPLER'S BRIDGE
LIEUTENANT NGUYEN
(cont'd)
Captain, we've been caught in some kind of tractor beam originating from the
second moon! It's slowly draining our shields as well. I estimate two minutes
before shield collapse.
CAPTAIN SOKAR
Open hailing channels. This is Captain Sokar of the Federation survey ship
Kepler. You have committed a hostile...
A female Badarojan, who looks just like a Bajoran, appears on the Kepler's
view screen.
BADAROJAN 1
(interrupting)
I am of the Dominion. You will drop your shields and transfer all data in
your computer banks now, or you will be destroyed.
LIEUTENANT NGUYEN
(surprise)
A Bajoran?
The Badarojan shows a look of surprise and quickly turns as the view screen
goes blank.
CAPTAIN SOKAR
Warp seven Lieutenant Nguyen, try and break that tractor beam.
EXT - KEPLER
The beam suddenly intensifies growing much more opaque and shifting tone.
INT - KEPLER'S BRIDGE
Bridge shakes intensely.
LIEUTENANT NGUYEN
Shields have collapsed.
CAPTAIN SOKAR
Computer, initiate computer records purge of all class alpha data.
Authorization Sokar omega two zeta seven. Lieutenant, launch the ship's log
and recordin...
Suddenly, three Badarojan officers and one shape-shifter in it's amorphous
form beam onto the bridge. An "arm" of the shape shifter knocks down
Lieutenant Nguyen. The security officer fires at the shape-shifter with no
effect. The alien's fire at and kill several crew members including the
security officer. The three along with the shape-shifter approach Sokar.
BADAROJAN 2
Where is this place you called Bajor?
CAPTAIN SOKAR
(slightly flustered)
I ... I do not know what you are referring to.
The shape-shifter approaches and engulfs Sokar, killing him. Lieutenant Nguyen
slowly rises and touches the control panel. One of the Badarojan's turns at
the sound and fires at Nguyen.
EXT - KEPLER
A small pod flies from the Kepler at high speed.
ACT ONE
EXT - STATION
INT - QUARK'S BAR
Bashir and Garak are sitting at one of Quark's tables.
GARAK
"The Dominion of Pa", "The Ring of Life", the great works of Bajoran
literature are untold millennia old. The Bajoran religious texts were
completed while humans and Cardassians were still hurling spears at woolly
mammoths and grok pols.
BASHIR
Bajoran scholars studied on dozens of worlds before the war. I studied Daro
myself while I was at Star Fleet Medical School.
GARAK
We brought the war, they were a peaceful people. The military had control
over most of society and needed to continue to expand to survive.
Garak glances across the bar towards Quark and back to Bashir.
GARAK
(cont'd)
Have you been taking a liking to my surveillance lessons?
BASHIR
Yes. If you notice, it seems Quark is up to something. See the way he keeps
looking around, as if expecting someone to show up any second.
GARAK
Good. What else?
BASHIR
I'd say he's worried about something...
Bashir glances to then end of the room and sees Odo who is also observing
Quark.
BASHIR
(cont'd)
I see why. It seems Odo has taken an interest in our subject as well.
Quark approaches Bashir and Garak.
QUARK
Anything I can get for you gentlemen?
BASHIR
No thank you Quark.
GARAK
Earlier the good Doctor and I were discussing the Bajoran culture and religion.
QUARK
Is that so?
GARAK
Yes. Isn't it amusing, Doctor, that old Cardassian soldiers are so interested
in acquiring Bajoran religious artifacts. Some have quite extensive collections
that they began during the occupation and are expanding this very day.
Quark begins to squirm a little
GARAK
(cont'd, to Quark)
Cardassian soldiers always seem to have the money to purchase such items
QUARK
(flustered)
I wouldn't know. Excuse me Doctor. I have someone to attend to.
BASHIR
Yes, of course, Quark.
Quark leaves Bashir and Garak.
BASHIR
What was that all about?
GARAK
Let's just say that there's a number of ways to improve upon simple visual
surveillance.
INT - QUARK'S BAR
Quark walks up to Odo who is waiting at the far end of the bar.
QUARK
What brings you by today, Odo? Just the usual harassment or do you have
something special planned for me today.
ODO
Perhaps I am simply enjoying your renowned hospitality.
Quark begins to turn and leave.
QUARK
Not likely.
ODO
Indeed.
Quark turns around with realization.
QUARK
Why don't you go entertain the paying customers. How about that Cardassian
neck trick, or maybe you could try turning into a Dabo girl?
ODO
Hmmph.
Odo starts to walk out then turns around.
ODO
(cont'd)
You wouldn't happen to know anything about this smuggler the Bajorans caught,
would you? Apparently he was bringing stolen Bajoran religious relics to the
station.
QUARK
Why Odo, you know I would never-
ODO
(interrupting)
I'm sure. It's a shame he is refusing to cooperate, things would go better
for him if he turned in his cohorts.
QUARK
It's nice to know you have his best interests in mind. I don't suppose
shape-shifters have any concept of loyalty.
ODO
Rule of Acquisition number one-eighteen, if I'm not mistaken: All loyalty is
for profit.
Odo smiles and resumes his exit. Quark frantically motions Rom. Rom
approaches Quark.
QUARK
Did you make sure those smugglers didn't know who they were suppose to meet on
the station.
ROM
(slightly trembling)
Yes brother. Each has part of a message, only when the meet each other can
they decode the message to come to the bar. Is it not brilliant brother, I
though of it my-
QUARK
(interrupting)
You idiot Rom! One of the smugglers was captured trying to get off Bajor. I
have half an ear to get out of the Bajoran artifact trade. Those Bajorans take
their religion too seriously.
ROM
Yes brother.
EXT - RUNABOUT
INT - RUNABOUT
Dax and O'brien sitting at the helm.
DAX
Benjamin tells me Jake's really enjoying his work with you.
O'BRIEN
Yeah, he's a good kid. Just yesterday I... Hold on, I'm picking up an object
heading towards us at warp nine-point-nine! It's a starship flight recorder!
DAX
I'm transmitting the appropriate discovery codes. It should be dropping out of
warp, Chief. Beam it aboard and let's see exactly what we've found.
Dax walks to the rear of the ship and stands near the transporter as a small
probe materializes with the text "U.S.S. Kepler".
DAX
The Kepler was a science vessel that passed through the wormhole about a year
ago if I remember correctly. The pod doesn't appear to have any anti-matter
or battle damage, so it looks like the it was launched deliberately.
Dax returns to the helm.
DAX
(cont'd)
Computer, download and play the Kepler's last log entry.
SOKAR
(on computer screen)
Captain's log, stardate four-eight-one-seven-five-point-five-two. With two
years and fifty-three days remaining in our exploration of the Gamma Quadrant
we have already managed to catalog one hundred and seven star systems within
sector four. Of the one hundred and seven stars, we found a remarkable forty
eight class M planets. Of the forty eight class M planets, improbably all were
inhabited by sentient life, yet none possessed warp space flight. Thus we were
prohibited by the Prime Directive from making first contact. Inexplicably,
twelve planets showed signs of large scale terraforming of originally dead
worlds. As we penetrate deeper into sector four, I anticipate discovering the
answers to these intriguing mysteries.
O'BRIEN
According to it's register, the Kepler was on a three year survey mission to
the Gamma Quadrant. The ships complement was fifty-four.
DAX
Computer, were there any anomalous ship functions following the recording of
this log entry.
COMPUTER
Affirmative, on stardate four-eight-one-seven-seven-point-one all class alpha
data in the computer banks was purged.
O'BRIEN
That's just before the recorder was launched. They must've been trying to
stop someone from getting information about the Federation or the wormhole.
DAX
Let's see what was going on when Captain Sokar purged the computer banks.
Dax begins working the console.
INT - COMPUTER CONSOLE IMAGE
An image of the opening events appears on the computer screen. The picture is
very blurred and full of static. Much of the speech can't be made out and
several key words are garbled beyond recognition.
LIEUTENANT NGUYEN
(on computer screen)
Shields have collapsed.
CAPTAIN SOKAR
(on computer screen)
Computer, initiate computer records purge of all class alpha data.
Authorization Sokar omega two zeta seven. Lieutenant, launch the ship's log
and recordin-
On the screen, three Badarojan officers and one shape-shifter in it's natural
form beam onto the bridge. An "arm" of the shape shifter knocks down
Lieutenant Nguyen. The security officer fires at the shape-shifter with no
effect. The alien's fire at and kill several crew members including the
security officer. The three along with the shape-shifter approach Sokar. The
computer image is too hazy to make out the distinctive nose ridges of the
Badarojans identifying them as the same species as the Bajorans.
BADAROJAN 2
(on computer screen)
Where is this <unintelligible> you <unintelligible>?
CAPTAIN SOKAR
(on computer screen)
I ... I do not know what you are referring to.
INT - RUNABOUT
Dax and O'brien watch as the shape-shifter approaches and engulfs Sokar on the
computer screen.
DAX
The flight data indicates the Kepler was caught in some shield draining tractor
beam.
O'BRIEN
Even with the stations computers I may have some difficulty clearing up
interference like that.
DAX
Chief, keep your eyes on the ships sensors, I don't want any ships following us
as we approach the worm hole. It looks like we've finally found Odo's family.
ACT TWO
INT - STATION PASSAGEWAY
Quark and Rom and walking carefully down the unpopulated passageway.
QUARK
Where is this smuggler Jacotin suppose to be?
Rom begans typing at a hand computer
ROM
(fumbling)
Let's see he's...
QUARK
Give me that you idiot! Here we go, he should be in quarters G-one-eighteen.
Just around the corner.
Rom walks towards a door, but Quark pushes him out of the way.
QUARK
(cont'd)
Let me handle this. You've done enough already.
ROM
Yes brother.
Quark opens the door revealing a very large and strong alien.
JACOTIN
What do you want!
QUARK
We have business to discuss.
Quark displays a bar of gold-pressed latinum.
QUARK
(cont'd)
Business which should prove very profitable to you.
Jacotin grabs Quark and lifts him off the ground.
JACOTIN
(disgusted)
Business? With the likes of you? Enter my quarters again and I'll be
auctioning off your body parts.
ROM
Uh, excuse me. We've brought apples for your daughter.
Quark stares at Rom in utter disbelief, but Jacotin lets go of Quark.
JACOTIN
You two are smugglers?
ROM
Actually, we are your employers. The other smuggler was captured trying to
leave Bajor.
JACOTIN
Then he was weak
Jacotin produces a stone relic.
JACOTIN
(cont'd)
I was promised three bars of gold-pressed latinum.
QUARK
Well actually, that was conditional on both...
Quark trails off as Jacotin stares at him.
QUARK
Yes, well, here you are, three bars.
Quark hands Jacotin the three bars and takes the artifact. Quark and Rom walk
off.
QUARK
Why did you tell him we were his employers. That's the last time I bring you
along with me during business.
ROM
Yes brother. Why did we pay three bars of latinum for this stone?
--
|Robert Wilde| Confucious asked, "Why use an ox-knife to kill a chicken?"
| wilde@husc | ... [following much debate] ...
| .harvard | "My disciples, what I just said was only a joke!"
| .edu | -The Analects of Confucius 17:4