"STAR TREK" (2009)

The image is spectacular, aglow in DUSK LIGHT: a beautiful BABY, just born, held in a WOMAN'S HANDS. It is being cleaned; warm water runs down its face and body.

TIGHT ON the MIDWIFE (female, 66's) who holds and cleans the baby as it CRIES. Another, younger, Midwife can be seen behind her, assisting with the pitchers of water. As she cleans the baby, she says to someone OFF-CAMERA:

The baby, now calm, gets SWADDLED. He is then gently held out to the new MOTHER:

AMANDA GRAYSON, late 20's. An original beauty. She lies on a divan, spent but eager to hold her first child. She tenderly takes the infant into her arms, tears in her eyes, mesmerized. She holds the wrapped baby tight and whispers sweetly:

CLOSE ON the YOUNGER MIDWIFE, standing at the rear of the room. She raises an eyebrow as she quietly speaks:

A distant, quiet BUZZ -- and the elder Midwife stands, looking into the distance. And this is when we see, for the first time, that the Midwife has POINTED EARS.

The Midwife moves away -- we PUSH IN on Amanda, who looks up for a moment, clearly disquieted.

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A planet of massive, tortured ROCK FORMS, distant cities constructed atop and underneath them. A HOVER-SPEEDER in the mid-ground kicks up dust, backlit by the sun, as it traces the horizon, We PAN WITH IT, revealing a FAMILY HOME, built seamlessly into a rocky mountainside.

A SUPER READS: STARDATE 2230.06. The speeder parks outside the home --

SAREK (late 40's, a Vulcan) comes out to the balcony through the rear doors of the home. He moves to Amanda and kneels. He looks at the child -- his child -- and says;

She looks at him for a beat, then says, flatly -- with just enough rancor:

He regards her. Knows he’s in TROUBLE --

The Vulcan Midwives share a look. Sarek glances at them. Nods. The two women excuse themselves. Sarek reaches over, touches 4 small touchpad -- the HARPSICHORD MUSIC STOPS. He says, clinically:

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CONTINUED: 1s¢ DMANDA (CONT'D) I moved here -- to another planet -- to be with you. I needed you to be with me today. Holding my hand and telling me I'm doing great, even when I'm just... breathing the best I can.

Sad that she has to tell him this at all, she just looks back at the baby -- finding comfort in his innocence. Sarek considers this. He moves closer to her. Whispers intimately:

And with her free hand, she pulls Sarek closer -- and kisses him. And the two look at the baby.

She looks at the baby, not immediately taken by the name.

She looks at Sarek: Spock it is.

She pulls back the baby's swaddling, revealing his ears. She gently rubs the top of his right ear -- AND IT UNFURLS, revealing a small, soft pointed VULCAN EAR.

And cff the image of this TINY BABY, half-human, half-Vulcan, we... FADE OUT. And over BLACKNESS, we BEGIN TO HEAR an ALARM SOUNDING -- GROWING -—- and the SUPER "THREE YEARS LATER" APPEARS -- and finally the BLACKNESS IS SPLIT BY TURBO-LIFT DOORS OPENING and we REVEAL THAT WE'RE ON:

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With URGENCY, we MOVE DOWN a corridor with CAPTAIN ROBAU and OFFICER PITTS:

vessel ig not Klingon, Sir, its registry doesn't match any recorded profile --

SHWISH! The doors part and we enter THE BRIDGE OF THE SHIP -- a flurry of activity -- the MASSIVE SHIP they are approaching on the VIEWSCREEN. Robau moves to the center -~ then he asks:

-- turning to the ship's FIRST OFFICER: 32, all-American face, swiveling in a console chair to FACE US:

shut down.

Robau moves to Pitts:

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Robau sits in the captain's chair his eyes on the ship as they approach -- and we SEE IT on the VIEWSCREEN -- THE NARADA -- ENORMOUS AND THREATENING. He doesn't even realize that he says:

CAPTAIN ROBAU

.«. Oh my God...

(to himself, boggled) A lightning storm... then this...

{to deck} Signal all departments: first contact protocols. Looks like we have someone new on the block. All Stop.

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And in the endless vacuum of space, and in TOTAL SILENCE, the Kelvin appears as a dot, coming to a stop in front of the gigantic BLACK CLAW that is the Narada --

Crew members are glued to their telemetry, working consoles:

Suddenly, a WARNING BEEP -—-

ALARMS BLARE -- LIGHTS GO RED as -—-

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The Narada FIRES a TORPEDO -- IT HEADS FOR THE KELVIN -- then SEPARATES, fracturing into a multi-hit projectile --

Officers SCRAMBLE, brace for impact --

A direct hit SMASHES several decks along the DISH of the ship --

In the massive Engine Room, a HUGE BLAST -- MEN GO FLYING IN THE STEEL-SHATTERING EXPLOSION --

Captain Robau helps a fallen CREW MEMBER up from the floor -- then, on his chair com.:

INTERCUT with:

Moving with the Kelvin’s CHIEF ENGINEER:

As the crew regains their footing, the First Officer pulls himself to his console, true fear in his eyes as he places an inter-ship call --~ it's RINGING -- his fear grows with every passing RING -- then, we INTERCUT WITH:

A WOMAN, 25, answers her communicator -- she lies on an exam table, afraid -- and pregnant. This is WINONA.

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But the First Officer is just relieved that she's still alive: FIRST OFFICER -- you're okay-- thank God-- where are you? WINONA Medical bay-- I had a few close contractions-- I'm fine-- what was that? FIRST OFFICER Just sit tight-- stay there-- we'll be fine-- Or maybe not:

ANOTHER NARADA TORPEDO ~- it SEPARATES, pieces HIT the Kelvin.

Chief Engineer RUNS past us -- CONSUMED BY A SUDDEN EXPLOSION!

A FEMALE CREW MEMBER running down the hall suddenly HOLDS ON as

a HOLE IS RIPPED IN THE HALL -- and she’s YANKED OUT OF THE CORRIDOR -- the CAMERA finally getting sucked out too!

-- PANDEMONIUM --

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CONTINUED: 26 HELMSMAN OFFICER PITTS ~- life support failing on -- this is the U.S.5. Kelvin, decks seven through thirteen! attemping to reach Starfleet We have confirmed casualties, command on subspace! Repeat -- Sir] U.S.S5. Kelvin, under attack by unknown aggressor! FIRST OFFICER TACTICAL OFFICER -~- shields at eleven percent -- were our shields even up? and dropping! Ten percent -- That was like nothing I've we're at nine! Eight percent! ever geen -- this ship can not Seven! We're dropping here! take another hit like that!

Six!

And he STOPS. They all do. A fucking FACE is now on their VIEWSCREEN. A ROMULAN FACE -- the FIRST OFFICER of the Narada, whom we'll come to know as AYEL:

Sereen goes DEAD. All eyes on Robau... and he feels them. A tense, horrible moment. Finally, to the First Officer:

The First Officer follows Robau OFF THE BRIDGE AND INTO:

As they walk, briskly:

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Robau heads into a waiting TURBOLIFT, turns -- they lock eyes, knowing what this means. Finally:

He's gone. And we realize this is GEORGE KIRK, Jim's father.

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All eyes on Kirk as he enters -- moves to the captain's chair. Sits. Not a small moment. Speaking his first words as Captain:

In a moment, Robau's VITAL SIGNS appear on various monitors -- his HEART RATE, OXYGEN LEVELS, BLOOD PRESSURE, all of it. A LOW- PITCHED BEEPBEEP of his HEARTBEAT is now HEARD --

TILT DOWN as the TURBO-LIFT DESCENDS -- we PUSH IN as the doors open and Captain Robau gets out -- moves quickly -- hurries down a SHUTTLE BAY catwalk --

Robau enters a shuttle -- LIGHTS BLINK to Life. He moves to the cockpit -- starts the vehicle up --

A LOUD HISS and the craft SHUDDERS as it disembarks --

Sparks dripping from the ceiling, everyone is motionless -- eyes on the monitors -- and we're TIGHT ON GEORGE KIRK -- the BEEPS of Robau's heart might as well be representing his own. He realizes he's sweating -- wipes his forehead as:

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Two MASSIVE FLOODLIGHTS on the Kelvin's dish GO HOT -- and turn, FLARING out the lens -- landing on the SHUTTLE as it leaves the KELVIN, heading toward the imposing Narada.

Backlit by the distant floodlights, Robau remains steely-eyed as he moves for the darkened ship -- nerves --

And Robau's HEARTBEAT QUICKENS -- the tension they all feel:

Robau watches as he gets closer, the BEEPBEEPING HEARD over the SOUNDS of the shuttle -- but then --

ALL WE HEAR IS THE LOW-PITCRED BEEPBEEP as the small shuttle seems to get swallowed up by the massive forward-facing spires of the Narada -- the distant floodlights creating EERIE SHADOWS everywhere. A gigantic IRIS DOOR TURNS, SLOWLY OPENS -- and the shuttle enters the Narada's main HANGAR -- the door CLOSES --

And everyone is just motionless and silent. Only Robau's VITAL SIGNS can be HEARD, BEEPING away. George's eyes glued ahead --

TIGHT ON ROBAU as he faces the shuttle door, considering his

fate. Finally the SHUTTLE DOOR OPENS -- standing there are

eight ROMULAN GUARDS, brandishing WEAPONS. He steps down. They grab him, hard -- he’s SCANNED -- FRISKED -- PULLED ALONG -- and

we REVEAL the absolutely MASSIVE HANGAR, the insane architecture of the interior of thig dark, wet, dripping ship —-

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Robau is led into the enormous, dark bridge. A dozen Romulans at controls. Robau does his level best to portray confidence as he is led up a walkway to AYEL. Behind him, sitting silhouetted and motionless, turned away and looking off, is his captain. A presence always felt in this scene. This is NERO.

Ayel touches a panel, then THROWS AN IMAGE into the air before Robau, A ROTATING HOLOGRAM OF A UNIQUE-LOOKING SPACECRAFT (we will refer to it as the JELLYFISH).

Robau regards it. Then:

Robau considers the hologram again. And what his answer might mean for the fate of his crew.

Ayel has thrown another HOLOGRAM -- A FLOATING, ROTATING IMAGE

OF SPOCK, who appears to be 75 earth-years old. The baby, born

just three years earlier. Robau is as confused as we are...

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Suddenly: TSCHING! Nero's activated his STAFF -- FOUR LARGE, HORRIFYING BLADES APPEAR AT THE TIF AND NERO SPRINGS TO LIFE, CHARGING ROBAU WITH A ROAR AND ROBAU'S EYES POP HOLY SHif’ AND--

BLEEEEEEEFEREEEEEEEFE... Robau's vitals go dead. PUSH IN ON KIRK as a SCREAMING ALARM IS HEARD --

The Kelvin BANKS ag it FIRES WILDLY -- another TORPEDO BLASTING FROM THE NARADA -- it SEPARATES -- some miss, OTHERS HIT!

Debris FLIES TROUGH THE CEILING, SLAMMING INTO A BRIDGE SUPPORT BEAM! Green COOLANT SPEWS from under the floor grating --

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CONTINUED: 26K HELMSMAN (CONT'D) The only way we're gonna ram that ship is to fly manual control!

TIGHT ON GEORGE as this lands. More honorable than terrified:

shuttles, now! {no one moves until:) THAT'S AN ORDER! GO!

Agony in the faces as they reluctantly hurry off -- Kirk takes the Captain's chair, hits the COMLINK:

MOVE FAST around Winona, in fucking labor now -- being transferred onto a wheelchair by the Doctor and Nurse--

the shuttle!

~~ and she's on the move, out the door as her COMMUNICATOR SOUNDS -- she answers --

Alone now on the bridge, piloting this massive craft by himself - - George talks to Winona from the Captain's chair -—-

HOLD ON GEORGE for a moment as he hesitates -- his eyes glued to the screens as he pilots --

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PUSH IN on him, his heart ghattering -- having to out-maneuver incoming torpedoes, piloting the ship to its doom -- still, he forces optimism:

Re disconnects -~ another ALARM -- he TURNS the ship, FIRES --

The Kelvin BANKS AGAIN -- its PHOTONS SLAMMING INTO THE ONCOMING NARADA TORPEDOES, JUST AVOIDING IMPACT!

CREW MEMBERS scramble to their shuttles as the ship TREMBLES -- and we find WINONA among them, being PUSHED through the madness.

The Med-Team ARRIVES with Winona in the wheelchair-- it's CHAOS - - and for Winona, a huge contraction --

-- as they put her into the shuttle bed:

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Another screen that shows stats of DEPARTING SHUTTLES -- more leaving as we glance at the screen -- but SHUTTLE 34 REMAINS DOCKED —-

The NARADA is GROWING in the viewscreen -- he hits the comlink: GEORGE KIRK Captain to shuttle 37 -- is my wife on board?

INTERCUT WITH:

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The PILOT is readying the controls --

Shuttle Pilot works the controls -- and Winona, in the back, feels the shuttle SHUDDER --~

Clamps holding the shuttle SLAM BACK, the MED-SHUTTLE DROPS HARD, FUSION IMPULSE ENGINES IGNITE and the shuttle MOVES --

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George hits COMLINK -- a TONE -- then WINONA'S VOICE:

As George EVADES ENEMY FIRE, heading for the massive alien ship:

INTERCUT WITH:

Winona, holding her communicator --

And she just stares -- realizing what's happening -- that he's been made Captain -- that there was an evacuation -~ and somehow she just KNOWS. Tears come to her eyes --

-- please -- don't d--! -- but she's WINCING AGAIN --

-- and she does -~ the shuttle BANKS and --

--— and the shuttle LEAVES the Kelvin bay -- turning to join DOZENS of other shuttles, all heading off in escape --

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262 j$INT. U.S.S. KELVIN - BRIDGE - CONTINUOUS 262 As George PILOTS, DODGING INCOMING -- we INTERCUT WITH:

Winona PUSHING -- giving birth to their baby -- and we're BACK AND FORTH between a husband and wife that will never see sach other again, MUSIC SWELLING as the Kelvin TURNS HARD, avoiding TORPEDOES -- the shuttle BANKING as the Doctor and Nurse help Winona -- and we’re ON GEORGE as he HEARS A BABY CRYING -- and TEARS COME TO HIS EYES -- as he says--

And now we see Winona, handed this beautiful little boy. And she cries, just looking at him --

Heartsick, George laughs -- glances at the MONITORS -- SELF- DESTRUCT COUNTDOWN IS AT T-MINUS 20 SECONDS -- ch God...

Through the VIEWSCREEN -- he's ABOUT TO HIT -- the ship ANGLES within the enormous Narada blades -- George scared now --

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26ZA CONTINUED: 26ZA GEORGE KIRK WINONA Sweetheart? Sweetheart? I_ love you. Can you hear me? -~ yes-- yes, I hear you...

~- I love you. I love y--

—- his VOICE CUT OFF as --

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-~ the Kelvin SLAMS INTO THE NARADA -- an EXPLOSION BEGINS and-~

George's voice goes STATIC -- confusion washes over her face -- suddenly LIT BY A BRIGHT GLOW -- she locks over, with wet

devastated eyes --

~~ what she sees is the MASSIVE EXPLOSION -- quickly SUCKED AWAY

in the vacuum of space -- and she's CRYING -- holding her new baby who just lost a father -- his life altered forever...

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The shuttle SAILS AWAY with the others... HOLD ON THIS... for a long beat. Then PAN OVER to see NERO’S SHIP TUMBLING SILENTLY THROUGH SPACE -- DEBRIS still raining from the explosion --

MAYHEM: ALARMS and CREW work to stabilize the ship (OVERLAPPING ROMULAN DIALOG TO BE WRITTEN) -- we arrive at Nero, who, with small specks of HUMAN BLOOD on his face, just STARES at the fucking HOLOGRAM OF SPOCK -- he's OBSESSED.

Ayel works a monitor, yelling out something (in Romulan) to one of their men -- and as a result:

Gargantuan "BLADES" EXTEND from the ship like otherworldly SAILS -- and the ship begins to STEADY -- but then ANOTHER SHIP APPEARS -- DECLOAKING FROM NOTHINGNESS: a fucking KLINGON VESSEL -- then ANOTHER -- AND ANOTHER -~-

And we're on Ayel as he witnesses, on his monitor, ships,

popping up ALL AROUND THEM -- which is when they HEAR a VOICE -- speaking KLINGON -- and we SUBTITLE:

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Trespassing vessel: you have entered the jurisdiction of the Klingon Empire. Power down and prepare to be hoarded or you will be destroyed.

Eyes wide, Ayel turns to Nero, still staring at Spock's image:

Commander Nero -- we're surrounded.

Finally Nero looks up.

{SUBTITLED, in Romulan) Sir-- what are your orders?

And we PUSH IN ON NERO as our MUSIC BUILDS, then we CUT TO:

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CLOSE ON a young VULCAN BOY. 11 standing in an abstract space -- questions -- that he's answering

-- Correct. What is the central assumption of Quantum Cosmology?

-- Correct. Identify the 20th century earth composers of the following musical progression:

—- Correct

And we find ANOTHER VULCAN CHILD odd spaces ~- until we PULL BACK

LEARNING CENTER -- white "bowls",

years old. SPOCK. He's IMAGES PROJECTED and HOVERING -- as they appear, then disappear:

SPOCK

-— one-thousand-five-hundered~ forty-eight -~

-- everything that can happen does happen, in equal and parallel universes --

-- Paul McCartney and John Lennon.

-- then ANOTHER -- all in these WIDE to reveal a large Vulcan sunk into the dark ground,

where PROFESSORS walk, hands behind their backs, surveying this

mass "mental martial arts" test. We're on ANOTHER VULCAN CHILD ag

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LIGHT OVER HER BOWL GOES OUT. gets an answer wrong -- and HIS LIGHT GOES OUT. An

she gets an answer wrong -~ AND Then ANOTHER CHILD -- who EXTREMELY

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Until only one bowl remains. Spock's. He finishes his last question. Gets it right. PUSH IN ON HIM as the COMPUTER SAYS:

off his face, we CUT TO MOMENTS LATER, as Spock collects his things. As he does, three young VULCAN BULLIES walk up behind him. Spock glances at them, then back to his things.

VULCAN BULLY #1 Your mother lies with many men.

Spock just NODS. Tries to ignore the fact that IT STINGS.

VULCAN BULLY #2 You are neither human, nor Vulcan -- and therefore, have no place in the universe.

VULCAN BULLY #1 Look. He has human eyes. They Look sad, don't they?

VULCAN BULLY #2 Perhaps an emotional response requires physical stimuli.

And Bully #2 PUSHES Spock -- who stumbles hack, almost falling into one of the bowls. He looks up as;

VULCAN BULLY #2 (CONT’D) He's a traitor, you know. Your father. For marrying her.

Spock stares -- we see him fighting the urge, but he's unable -- AND HE CHAR AND TACKLES HIM INTO THE BOWL! They land inside -—- Spock cries, flailing as he punches Bully #21!

The other two stand atop the bowl, stunned -- shocked -- unsure

what the hell to do -- and we CUT TO:

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TIGHT ON Spock, chastened, sitting glumly on a bench. A massive VULCAN CITY seen through the window behind him. His parents ARGUE at a distance down the hall:

~ how is that not logical? -- Spock had no reasonable -~ They pick on him -- they expectation of being tease him -- every day. physically injured --

--— Which is precisely when reason must guide his actions -- I want him to embrace above all. Vulcan, you know that... but he has to be himsel£-- which means, occasionally, being -~ His "humanity" is very the human. source of his ostracism. -- When Vulcans get disgusted with each other, they never just walk away, do they? -~- No. -- Well humans do.

And Amanda walks away, leaving Sarek standing there. He turns —- sees his son down the corridor. Approaches. And we're PUSHING IN on Spock, studying the fear in his eyes. His father stops in front of him, looming there, looking down stoically:

After a beat, Sarek seems to goften a little, No anger in his face. Takes a seat beside his son...

SAREK

Natural.

{a beat} Emotions run deep within our race. In any ways, more deeply than in humans. Long ago, they nearly destroyed us... that is why we followed the teachings of Surak. Now you must choose.

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you.

Sarek is clearly conflicted by this. But he holds steady:

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As Ambassador to Earth, my duty is to observe and understand human behavior. Marrying your mother... was logical.

(Spock seems disquieted) Spock. You are fully capable of choosing your own destiny. The question you are faced with... is which path you will take. This is something only you can decide.

BAM -- a door opens: 14 year-old GEORGE KIRK, JR. angrily exits the house, carrying a duffel. His angrier, redneckier UNCLE FRANK following. 11 year-old JIM KIRK nervously pursues them:

UNCLE FRANK

Which won't be far enough -- know what your problem is?!

{big luggie spit) No one ever taught you respect! How to follow orders! Do as you're told!

{to Jim)

-- what the hell are you doing?

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A glare to George and Frank walks off. Jim nervously follows his brother, pulling out a small, FLOATING DISC --

George hits it away:

GEORGE JR.

She’s gone for five more months, by then T'll be in a different system,

(sees fear in Kirk} You're gonna be okay. You always are. Always doing everything right -- good grades and obeying every stupid order...

(then) I can't be a Kirk in this house. Show me how to do that and I'll stay.

But Jim can cffer nothing. George gives him a quick hug and walks off. Jim sadly watches his brother ga.

Kirk washes a VINTAGE CORVETTE. Red, white top, Dumping the sponge in bucket, he's sadly cleaning, his mind spinning over his brother's departure. Devastated.

And he's wiping the soapy passenger window (SQEEEEEBAK!) with the sponge, when he STOPS -- seeing the KEYS in the ignition. PUSH IN ON HIS FACE as a devilish idea comes to his mind. FRE- LAP A LOUD SCREECH and we CUT TO:

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THE CORVETTE BLASTS ONTO SCREEN, FISHTAILING ONTO THE ROAD, young Jim Kirk behind the wheel {NOTE: The SOUND of the engine is a métallic WHIR -- not a gas engine). TIGHT ON JIM'S FACE as he drives -- having never done this before, he's as nervous as he is determined --

The CORVETTE SPEEDS -~ while inside the car, Jim turns on the updated, modified RADIO -- scans stations, momentarily losing control of the car -- but he's back on track as he finds a HARD ROCK SONG -- and HE'S STARTING TO FUCKING LOVE IT -- PILOTING SOMETHING THIS FAST FEELS GOOD,

He reaches for a CONVERTIBLE ROOF latch -- then the other -- but with the speed he’s driving, THE ROOF RIPS RIGHT OFF THE FUCKING CAR -- Jim glances back, wide-eyed -- and the roof TUMBLES through the air, landing on the road -- and we PUSH AND ARC AROUND, as a POLICE OFFICER runs out from taking a roadside PISS -- he races back, jumps on his HOVERCRUISER and TAKES OFF -- SPEEDING AFTER HIM, SIREN BLARING!

BACK IN THE CORVETTE -- BLOOPBLOOP!!] -- Jim’s eyes dart to the REARVIEW as the cruiser WEAVES behind him -- then PULLS UP BESIDE HIM ~-- the COP sees a CHILD driving and is AMAZED -- he calls through his PA:

But Jim just BLASTS the RADIO LOUDER:

George, bag over shoulder, thumb out. He turns at the SOUND of the SIREN -- sees what's approaching... that car... looks... familiar... and the THE CORVETTE SHOOTS PAST HIM, JIM AT THE WHEEL -- then the POLICE HOVERCRUISER! George runs into the middie of the road, mouth agape --

Back at the Corvette, Jim YANKS the steering wheel TOWARD THE COP -- who RISES to avoid the Corvette, which SCREECHES onto a perpendicular DIRT ROAD, kicking up wild dust as the Cop ARCS QUICKLY to follow --

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Jim is now officially LOVING THIS -- and he DRIVES THROUGH a FENCE -- CRASH! The Cop RACES through it, in the Corvette's DUST -- and we PUSH IN on a SIGN that reads "DANGER - QUARRY AHEAD -- IOWA MINING CO." In fact --

We see the MASSIVE QUARRY -- hundreds of feet deep ~-- and TILT UP to the Corvette and Cop speeding toward it --

KIRK, EYES INTENSE, ALMOST SUICIDAL -- this is where he's been headed all along -- and for a moment we think holy shit -- this is how James Kirk dies. He speeds toward the edge -- CLOSER -- CLOSER -- but at the last second, Kirk SLAMS the brake -~ the car SKIDS -- PIVOTS -- and he LEAPS FROM THE CAR, WHICH SAILS SIDEWAYS OFF THE CLIFF EDGE -- FALLING... falling... the COP comes to QUICK a STOP in CLOUDS of DUST as the Corvette EXPLODES ON THE QUARRY FLOOR --

The angry Cop hops off his hovercruiser, hand on weapon, as Jim Kirk, out of breath, exhilarated, gets to his knees.

CoP What's your name, son?

And as he stands, we PUSH IN on him -- LOW and WIDE -- damn if that kid doesn't have a swagger. It's like the first time he's ever stood in his Life.

And as our MUSIC BUILDS we CUT TO; ZXT. RURA PENTHE- MINING QUARRY - NIGHT [FORMER OMIT) 54

CONSTANT SHOCKS OF LIGHT as an ALIEN PRISONER -- intelligent, bi- pedal, but with FOUR TERRIFIED EYES -- is SLAMMED DOWN onto the wet pavement -- a CHOKE STICK SHOVED under his chin -- then: VOICES. Brutal, guttural KLINGON --

WHIP PAN TO SEE the scary KLINGON GUARDS -- four of them -- standing above the Alien -- chilling MASKS hide their hideous faces -- and one holds a FLUORESCENT SET OF PAGES --

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And the ALIEN SPEAKS -- an UNKNOWN LANGUAGE -- all eyes wild: ALIEN {SUBTITLED) I speak the truth. I do.

But the Alien just SHAKES HIS HEAD, afraid -- he will not talk. So they GRAB HIM AND YANK HIM UPWARD --

PUSH IN TIGHT as the Alien finally WHISPERS, terrified:

And the Guards look at each other... seemingly with concern...

MOMENTS LATER EIGHT GUARDS WALK TOGETHER -- and we PAN WITH THEM to reveal the HORRIFYING EXPANSE THAT IS THE KLINGON PRISON YARD. We realize that the constant shocks of light was LIGHTNING, that apparently never stops here. A SUPER READS: "RURA PENTHE - KLINGON PRISON ASTEROID". And we see they're heading for a MUSCULAR FIGURE, using a SLEDGE HAMMER, SPLITTING ROCKS, lit brilliantly by the lightning strikes. BOOM UP to find that it's NERO, And he stops, SENSING the coming Guards. And he manages a small smile. And he QUICKLY TURNS to them -- THEY ALL STOP, SUDDENLY. Afraid of him. One of them tosses Nero a set of MANACLES. Nero picks them up. Puts them on. And offers his cuffed hands, willingly.

Guards drag Nero through the massive pyramidal structure...

Nero's ARMS AND LEGS get STRAPPED IN TIGHT. Go WIDE to reveal he's pinned to an interrogation table -- three GUARDS. A

KLINGON INTERROGATOR approaches; looms over Nero, studying the

Romulan's face with clinical detachment...

I have come far to meet you. "The One Who Rees Not Speak." Ten years is a long time to maintain silence.

(beat)

Perhaps you simply do not speak Klingon, just as I do not speak Romulan. (MORE)

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CONTINUED: 54B KLINGON INTERROGATOR (CONT'D} {ENGLISH now) But I assume we both speak the language ef our common enemy.

(NOTE: FROM NOW ON, OUR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS WILL SPEAK ENGLISH, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.) He reveals a worn LEATHER JOURNAL. Opens it, flips through it almost casually... we see SKETCHES of the JELLYFISH SHIP, PAGES OF COMPLICATED MATH EQUATIONS...

KLINGON INTERROGATOR {CONT’D)

We found this book in your cell. Cartography, mathematics-- what do these mean? This date here -- eleven years from now-- what happens then?

(holds up the

FLUORESCENT MAPS) And why attempt to smuggle in maps of Federation space?

Nero's face betrays nothing; no fear, no doubt. Cold as fucking ice. The Interrogator happens to stare at a page in the book: A DRAWING OF SPOCK. He closes the book.

Interrogator looks over to the Guards, nods. A Guard approaches with some kind of GLASS CONTAINER; we HEAR something wet FLIP- FLOPPING around inside, but we can't SEER what it is.

A Guard uses TONGS to pull out the most DISGUSTING creature you've seen from the container: a SLUG with SUCKERS and spikes, covered in a grimy muck -- it FLIP FLOPS.

A Guard GRABS NERO'S HBAD and FORCES IT BACK; the second PRIES HIS MOUTH OPEN with his hands.

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Another Guard SHOVES THE THING INTO NERO'S MOUTH ~- Nero keeps his eyes open -- furiously determined not to be broken -- as they FORCE HIM TO SWALLOW IT -- he DOESN'T SCREAM as the wretched thing makes its way down his esophagus and into his stomach --

Nero stares at the ceiling in HORRIFYING INTERNAL PAIN -- but straining to block it out. PUSH DOWN on Nero's wide, crazed eyes -- TIGHTER as we SLOWLY DISSOLVE TO SEE WHAT HE'S SEEING -~ WHAT'S KEEPING HIM FROM LOSING HIS MIND -- DREAMLIKE, ETHEREAL IMAGES OF A WOMAN -- HER BEAUTIFUL, SMILING FACE -- SHE'S ROMULAN -- LOOKING AT US, EYES FULL OF LOVE -- AND SHE TURNS AND WE SEE SHE'S PREGNANT -- AND AS OUR MUSIC BUILDS, WE CUT TO;

55-56 0MIT 55-56

Quiet. A waiting area. AMANDA, Spock's mother, stands alone in a passageway. She looks off-camera to her son:

Reluctantly, Spock walks into frame. She begins adjusting his collar. This i5 our ADULT SPOCK. Gripped by anxiety but trying like hell to look impassive.

She just smiles as she works his collar. He sees this and it annoys him. He tries to move her hands away, to stop with his collar -- his annoyance, her love for him, all sweet-- but he doesn't let go of her hands. A meaningful silence between them.

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She stares at him, moved. Touches his face,

HOLD on mother and son, worlds apart but forever bonded:

An imposing yet BEAUTIFUL INDOOR ATRIUM. Spock stands before the VULCAN HIGH COUNCIL. Among faces on the dais: his FATHER, seated beside the SCIENCE MINISTER and other VULCAN LEADERS,

They all start to rise. But Spock is suddenly unsettled: SPOCK If you would clarify, Minister-- what "disadvantage" are you referring to?

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As the council disperses, we PUSH IN on Spock's face -- the same look he had when he took punches as a kid. He glances at his father to say something, but Sarek's the consummate diplomat. His eyes command: remain caim. Spock STRUGGLES... then makes

the first spontaneous -- human -- decision of his life -- SPOCK Couneil -~- ministers. I must decline,

Everyone STOPS. A solid BEAT. Confused looks turn cold:

SPOCK

I came with the intention of enrolling, as my father wished. However, your "insight" has cenvinced me otherwise. Therefore, the only emotion I wish to convey is gratitude. Thank you, Ministers, for your consideration.

{a contained "fuck you") Live long and prosper,

He looks to his father, whose disappointment is evident -- still, God bless him, Spock walks out --

-- PUSH DOWN A HALLWAY -- MUSIC HEARD -- what seems like a PARTY is going on through windows in the double-doors ahead -- and a WOMAN SWOOPS INTO VIEW in front of us -- we PUSH BEHIND HER in the short skirt and high boots as she ENTERS the place -- a local, busy BAR -- the woman makes her way to the BAR, and we see her GORGEOUS, DIGNIFIED FACE. THIS IS UHURA. She leans into the bartender warmly, her smile glorious:

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VOICE (0.S.) That's a lot of drinks for one woman. Wearing those boots.

JAMES KIRK'S FACE leans in: at 22, he's charming, witty, dangerous, rebellious. He grins at her, flirty. Uhura gives

him a look, then back to the bartender:

Her shot's on her. Thanks but no thanks.

Damm, he likes her already.

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That makes her smile. So he moves closer to her:

Something sad in that. A BURLY STARFLEET CADET appears.

The Burly Cadet spins Kirk around:

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KIRK

At pase, Cup Cake, it was a joke. Like your hairiine.

Uhura turns back. The other cadets, seeing trouble, approach.

KIRK

Okay, 50 go get some more guys, come back and it'll be an even fight.

The cadet swings his fist but Kirk HEADBUTTS HIS HAND, BREAKING If -- another Cadet PUNCHES KIRK, then THROWS HIM into a table, which Kirk FLIES OVER, landing hard -- another Cadet GRABS HIM,

ys pulls him up -- Kirk SLAMS FIVE FAST PUNCHES that send the Cadet back -- when ANOTHER CADET PUNCHES HIM -- yet another HOLDS KIRK -- and that last punch is repeated THREE-- then FOUR times --

Another punch and Kirk FLIES TO THE FLOOR —- he's out of it, but won't give up. The Cadets UNLEASH on him and really PUMMEL HIM - - and Kirk's spirited, but LOSING ~- about to LOSE BAD -- when

an EAR-SPLITTING WHISTLE makes everything STOP -- they turn -- standing in the doorway is a tall, rugged Starfleet officer -- CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER PIKE.

The cadets file out, in for it. Pike moves to a dazed, semi- conscious Kirk, now upside down on a table,

-- and Kirk PASSES OUT.

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“WARP TRAIL BAR" - NIGHT

WIDE OVERREAD SHOT of the almost-cLlosed bar. sit here at a table. Kirk's bloodied, tissue

Only Kirk and in his nose.

PIKE

Depends on how you define winning. You're here, aren't you?

(off Kirk's look) That instinct to leap without looking-- that was his nature, too, And in my opinion it's something Starfleet has lost, We're admirable, respectable. But overly—disciplined.

(beat) Those cadets you took on, they‘il make competent officerg -- but you can bet

your ass they'll run home to momma the minute they're looking down the barrel of a Klingon phaser cannon.

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And that just hangs there for a beat. Because Pike just hit a nerve. Kirk does his best not to show it -- still absent- mMindedly fiddling with STARFLEET SHIP SALT AND PEPFER SHAKERS.

He's getting under Kirk's skin -- but Kirk keeps up the ‘tude, grabs his jacket, stands --

PIKE

Riverside shipyard. Shuttle for new recruits leaves tomorrow, 08006.

(Kirk turns, Pike grabs

him) Your father was Captain of a Starship. For twelve minutes. I dare you to do better.

Eyes lock... and it's now Pike who stands and walks off. And that's where it hangs. Off Kirk, brooding...

CORN STALKS whipping by -- Kirk on his SPOKELESS MOTORCYCLE

rocketing across the plains -- his soul's been stirred and he's fighting it -- he cranks it, ELECTRIC ENGINE SCREAMING --

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Kirk pulls up to us, kills the bike, Camera starts to MOVE AROUND HIM -- he's dramatically BACKLIT and we COME AROUND for an INCREDIBLE REVEAL of a SHIPYARD -- at its center, the skeletal frame of a NEW SHIP under arclights. UNMISTAKABLY, THE U.S.S. ENTERPRISE. Umnformed, raw, like its future captain. Our MUSIC SWELLS, we PUSH IN ON HIM, considering Pike's offer, his future, his fate.

The shipyard is abuzz with activity -- cadets loading into a shuttle -- and Pike, staring off, waiting. The PILOT approaches:

He climbs in. The pilot rapidly flips through switches, running a pre-flight sequence. Pike straps in. Glances through the viewshield... SEES SOMETHING... and he smiles. From his POV: KIRK on his MOTORCYCLE, driving into the shipyard --

Kirk rides past a WATERFALL of cooling tanks -- stops the bike near the shuttle -- steps off, has nothing -~ no bags ~- just the clothes on his back,

Kirk kicks the stand, tosses the quy the startcard --

Kirk walks past the startled worker and approaches Pike,

Pike grins as Kirk passes him. Inside the shuttle, Kirk moves down rows of new recruits, some

of them ALTEN. Passes UHURA and the BARFIGHT CADETS, who PERK UP when they see him -- one has a BANDAGED HAND.

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He smiles as he takes a seat at the back of the shuttle. Straps in aB it RISES...

Kirk turns to see a MAN being forced OUT of the BATHROOM by a FEMALE FLIGHT OFFICER -- at 34, he has a Southern lilt and looks like a prisoner waiting for the guillotine to fall:

They GLARE at each other, then the man drops into the seat beside Kirk. The ship TORQUES to one side and the man GRIPS his armrests, pale, sweating -- glances at Kirk:

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64 CONTINUED: {2) 64 MAN Yeah, well my ex-wife took the whole damn planet in the divorce, I got nowhere to go but up. Leonard McCoy. KIRK Jim Kirk-- you really gonna throw up-—-? MCCOY Maybe-- As the TREK THEME SOARS, the shuttle ascends and we...

OVER BLACK: “THREE YEARS LATER", FADE IN: 64A-EOMIT 64A-E

Nero lies on the floor of his cell, semi-conscious, looking like death. Behind him the DOOR OPENS. Two KLINGON GUARDS enter, backlit. KLINGON GUARD #1 The day you've been waiting for is upon us, Silent One. And look. No sign of salvation. No sign of change. Just more pain. And they both lift his limp body up -- happens -- NERO SNAPS TO LIFE AND SINGLE-HANDEDLY BEATS THE SHIT QUT OF THE GUARDS -- TAKING THEM BOTH DOWN IN TEN SECONDS -- in what seems like an instant, he's the only one standing here -- holding both of the Guards' rifles ~- which he TWIRLS, badass.

PUSH IN ON THE DOOR as it opens -- Ayel, chained, looks up, intensely -- and sees that it's NERO who has arrived -- we PUSH IN TIGHT ON HIM as he SPEAKS FOR THE FIRST TIME:

Off Ayel, we CUT TO:

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TILT DOWN from a GLIMMERING BUILDING TO REVEAL a sea of RED CADET UNIFORMS: HUNDREDS OF CADETS head across campus, McCoy and Kirk among them. A miraculous view of San Francisco beneath a blue sky, Golden Gate Bridge piercing the air. Kirk struts:

McCcOoY And you're determined to make it three. We've all failed it-- everyone has, and that's the point! No one goes back for seconds, let alone thirds -- it's not like you need to pass it to graduate.

I told you to stop calling me that. You're very annoying.

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And with a smile, Kirk heads off -- McCoy watches him go, calling after him:

Mccoy Seriously, stop calling me Bones! (to himself, hating it) "Bones”. 65-78 OMIT 65-78

In MOONLIGHT, a beautiful WOMAN lies on her back, in some kind of bra, moaning in delight -~ this is GAILA --

{kissing her) --- Yeah. I sent you a message.

Gaila reaches over, turns on the light and we realize: SHE'S GREEN. And not particularly happy:

KIRK GAILA

-- but you can only open it

tomorrow at three o'clock on

the dot -- -— what are you talking about? What is it? What does it say?

-- Gaila, promise me you're

not going to open it ‘till ~- what is it? Tell me what

three -- it says!

-~— I'll erase it, I swear, if

you don't promise me you'll -- All _ right!! Three o'clock! Walt -- I prom--

They're INTERRUPTED by a DOOR OPENING -~ GASP!

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Kirk falls, lands hard on the floor, SCRAMBLES under the bed as Gaila's roommate enters -- UHURA. Dropping her backpack:

Uhura watches her. Her eyes narrow. UHURA Were you running simulations with the

mouth-breather hiding under the bed?

Gaila freezes, caught. Uhura looks down, Kirk PEERS OUT.

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UHURA

No. Good night.

SHE CLOSES THE DOOR ON HIM and we CUT TO:

The Narada APPEARS through space --

Dead silence on the bridge... all eyes on the VIEWSCREENS: empty starfield, roiling clouds of methane ice.

Nero stands, looks out through his view screens.

Ayel studies his console, hope in his eyes. Quietly:

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Ayel hides his disappointment behind his eyes as suddenly -~ A_ LIGHTNING STORM -- impossibly, from nowhere -~ LOTS OF IT -- and through the lightning erupts THE JELLYFISH -- THE SHIP NERO HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR DECADES.

And we won't know where we are as MUSIC BUILDS and we CUT TO:

Uhura TURNS TO US, at her comm station -- PUSH IN on her. She seems wildly BORED and almost RESENTFUL:

WHIP TO THE COMMAND CHAIR, where KIRK captains the battered bridge. Confident -- cocky:

She glares, turns away. Then McCoy, at a console, reports: MCCOY

Klingon vessels have entered the Neutral Zone, And they are firing upon us,

Looking at the bridge from above, we PULL BACK to reveal an observation room above the faux-ship. This is the test Kirk was referring to. CONSOLE TECHNICIANS monitor the proceedings. A TEST ADMINISTRATOR turns to another and asks:

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TEST ADMINISTRATOR #1 Did he say “don't worry about it"?

TEST ADMINISTRATOR #2 -- what's he doing?

And we CONTINUE TO PULL BACK TO REVEAL that, sitting among the technicians, is Gaila., Our resident GREEN GIRL. She checks her watch -- PUSH IN ON IT: 2:59 PM. On her MONITOR awaits a 23rd century e-mail -- a MESSAGE FROM KIRK ~-

this is a problem either?

O£ course not.

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CLOSE ON GAILA‘'S WATCH as it changes to 3:00 -- and she opens Jim's message -~ and all it reads is, "I'M SORRY." And just

then something UPLOADS and EXECUTES and ALL THE SCREENS IN HERE AND ON THE BRIDGE DIE -- THE SYSTEM CRASHES -- everyone reacts —-

TEST ADMINISTRATOR #1 -- the hell's happening?!

The crew doesn't know what's up -- except Kirk, who is remarkably pleased -- when the LIGHTS AND MONITORS COME BACK ON, things are not the same;

KIRK

Arm photons. Prepare to fire on the Klingon warbirds.

McCoy looks at his monitor. No they're not.

They fire -- AND DESTROY ALL FIVE KLINGON SHIPS INSTANTLY. All mouths here are agape.

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For the first time, Kirk looks up to the testing room windows:

And they're stunned up here, too -- Test Administrator #2 turns to someone OFF-CAMERA:

TEST ADMINISTRATOR #2 How the hell'd that kid beat your test?

REVEAL who he was talking to: SPOCK is here. And not happy.

TIGHT ON a stern STARFLEET ACADEMY PRESIDENT:

It’s a huge Starfleet chamber. Golden Gate Bridge visible through huge windows. 500 cadets, a nervous KIRK among them. He stands, moves to one of two PODIUMS.

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President nods toward the assembly. SPOCK RISES. He and Kirk MEET EYES for the first time. It's clock-stopping.

Spock steps up to the OTHER FODIUM. President nods.

We happen to find GAILA, in the crowd, fucking pissed,

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83 CONTINUED: (2} 83 ~™ FIND PIKE amongst the officers in attendance. His eyes locked on Kirk. This is his boy. His recruit. And he's INVESTED.

ON KIRK. The first punch by Spock that landed. The cockiness slips away as he senses where this is going --

a Shit. The DADDY card. Kirk, a mix of ANGER and EMBARRASSMENT --

The President smirks; considers ending this now but doesn’t, it’s just too damn entertaining...

SPOCK

Agreed. Furthermore, you have failed to “™ divine the purpose of the test.

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Kirk absorbs that. Then --

SP0cK Fear is necessary, yes.

No he DIN'T! Kirk's hit guys for a lot less -- The crowd all but "OOCOOOHS.” But Kirk ain't fucking done yet.

ON SPOCK. He raises that eyebrow. And Kirk sees... no matter how subtly... that he has fucking made CONTACT. Smelling blood -

Well. Looks like Kirk just hit him in HIS fucking weak spot. And before this Lovefest can continue -~

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A REDSHIRT bursts into the HALL -- Kirk turns to look -- they all do -- now we're SPEEDING IN behind the REDSHIRT, who runs to the President, hands him a DATAPAD. President reads it. Everyone watches, on edge -- finally, quietly:

We've received a distress call from Vulcan.

{Spock reacts concerned) Cadet Kirk -- you are on academic probation pending the result of your hearing. Cadets, report to Shuttle

Hangar One immediately -- this hearing is at recess until further notice -- dismissed.

Everyone's on their feet, MOVING QUICKLY, Kirk suddenly irrelevant. PIKE passes by him, all fucking business, but before he goes —-

And as that settles on Kirk, McCoy now joins him. The two exiting with the rest of the cadets as Kirk eyes SPOCK -~

DOLLY THROUGH HUNDREDS OF CADETS, racing to their shuttles --

BARRACKS LEADERS stand on platforms, calling out SHIP ASSIGNMENTS -- cadets HURRYING OFF as they're called --

MALE BARRACKS LEADER FEMALE BARRACKS OFFICER Blake! U.S.S. Newton! Jaxa! The U.S.S. Endeavor! Counter! U.S.S8. Odyssey! T'nag! The U.S.S. Antares! Fugeman: Regula Onel Gerace: Pomoroy! The U.S,.S. Oddyssey! U.S.S. Farragut! McGrath! Leifer! U.$.S. Newton!

U.S.S. Wolcott! McCoy! Uhura! The U.S.S. Farragut!

U.S.S. Enterprise! Welcome to Starfleet and Godspeed!

As the last of the cadets head off, Kirk stands there without a home -- he moves to his exiting Barracks Leader --

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34 CONTINUED: $4 ~™ BARRACKS LEADER {checks his tablet) You're on academic probation. That means you're grounded until the Academy Board rules.

Kirk is POLEAXED as Leader heads off -- McCoy, needing to run:

Kirk forces a half-smile. Torn, McCoy hurries off. PULL AWAY from Kirk, alone as the mass of newly-minted cadets criss- crosses around him. At the hangar entrance, McCoy suddenly

STOPS: a lightbulb. He quickly returns to Kirk, pulls him off: MCCOY . KIRK Come with me -- ~- what're you doing --?

TRACK with them as they hurry through the throng of cadets -- ~~ and suddenly we're moving in the OTHER DIRECTION as a pissed-off Uhura serpentines through the group toe SPOCK --

Spock moves away from the officers, a private moment with her:

A LOUD nearby SHUTTLE LEAVES BEHIND THEM -- it gets WINDY --

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CONTINUED: (2) 84 URURA -- and did I not, on multiple occasions, demonstrate exceptional aural sensitivity

and, I quote, "unparalleled ability to identify sonic anomalies" in subspace transmission tests?!

Farragut. Speck reacts unusually; he seems almost embarrassed. Quiet.

She gets closer, voice low, all pride and defiance:

UHURA

No. No. I am assigned to the Enterprise.

Their eyes hold. He checks his tablet, makes an change:

McCoy and Kirk enter fast. McCoy goes through a cabinet, preps a med in a hypospray SYRINGE.

McCoy FIRES the Hypospray --

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CONTINUED: 85 KIRK MCCOY Ow-- what for? To give you symptoms. ~- I don't understand—- -- you're gonna start to lose vision in your left eye -- ~- yeah, I already have -- -- don't stand up yet -- {he tries to stand; WOOZY } -~+ what'd you do to me? -- you're gonna get a really {in pain) bad headache. And flopsweat. -- this is a favor?! -- yeah, you're welcome.

McCoy ushers Kirk out of the room ~~

McCoy ushers Kirk to a shuttle -- a SCANNING OFFICER stops them:

MCCOY

But I am, and Medical Code states the treatment and transport of a patient's to be determined at the discretion of his attending physician, which is me.

(re: scanner) You can see he's suffering, he needs me as his doctor, so since I’m assigned to this ship, so’s he, or would you like to explain to Captain Pike why the Enterprise warped into a crisis without one of its medical officers?

And with that, he pulls Kirk past the speechless officer --

A fleet of SHUTTLES depart Starfleet -- head out to space --

Kirk, in agony, sweating, sits beside McCoy as they pass through the stratosphere. McCoy's peering out a window --

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CONTINUED: 87 MCCOY You should look at this. And through his pain, Kirk does... and is amazed...

The shuttle approaches a massive DOCKING STATION where a dozen STARFLEET VESSELS ARE DOCKED. But the ship we're approaching is

miraculous: "U.S.S. ENT E NCC-1701" Is ALED ON THE HULL OF THE FLAGSHIP, THE QUEEN OF THE FLEET IS FULLY CONSTRUCTED

AND READY FOR HER MAIDEN VOYAGE. The shuttle glides to the underside of the Enterprise. A DOCKING BAY opens --

Officers move quickly on the ship -- Kirk and McCoy enter. Kirk WIPING HIS BROW, pretty much SOAKED.

leaking. MCCOY Oh look, the pointy-eared bastard. Kirk looks up -- SPOCK moves towards them, not seeing them -- Kirk yanks McCoy out of the way -- Spock passes and enters a

TURBOLIFT -- Kirk looks back as the doors close.

Then we go INTO THE TURBOLIFT -- for just a moment -- as the doors open and we enter with Spock:

Spock walks through the glorious, gleaming new space, taking his position at the SCIENCE CONSOLE. PIKE at the command chair.

PIKE

The maiden voyage of our newest flagship deserves more pomp and circumstance than we can afford today, but her christening will have to be our reward for a safe return--

{toggles intercom) All decks, this is Captain Pike. Prepare for immediate departure, Helm, thrusters,

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CONTINUED : 90 WHIP PAN to the helm: HIKARU SULU turns to Pike -- at 25, he's the Federation's best pilot. As he works the controls: SULU

Moorings retracted, Captain. Dack

Control reports ready -~ thrusters fired,

separating from space dock --~

The Enterprise moves away from the dock -- smaller SATELLITE crafts floating around it. The other FIVE STARFLEET SHIPS already ahead -- moving into position.

MEDICAL STAFF preps. McCoy enters with Kirk, in amusing agony -- McCoy helps him onto a bed, prepares another hypospray.

itching in my mouth, this is Here's a short-lasting

horrible-- sedative -- those symptoms won't last long, don't be an infant.

And he SHOOTS KIRK with another hypospray -- OMIT 32

As Sulu works the controls -- SULU The fleet's cleared space dock, Captain.

All ships ready for warp.

And Sulu does and --

The six ships -- ONE, then TWO, then THREE, then FOUR, then FIVE SNAP INTO WARP. The Enterprise, however... just sits there.

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Pike -- and the others -- look at Sulu, who is confused -- concerned -- searching the controls. Finally:

PIKE

Lieutenant, where's Helmsman McKenna?

PIKE

Is the parking brake on?

Ready for warp, Sir.

And now alone, the Enterprise SNAPS INTO WARP -- and is gone.

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CLOSE ON a small Vulcan object. SHAKING, as if in a small earthquake. BOOM UP to find Amanda as she moves through her home, out to the baleony ~~ and in the distance, a mile away, is a massive COLUMN OF LIGHT -- like a ray from God, which creates NUKE-LIKE CONCENTRIC CLOUDS and massive DIRT AND DUST, slamming into the ground. Amanda's eyes go wide with terror --

Looking DOWN towards Vulcan at the gigantic DRILLING PLATFORM,

the SOURCE of the PLASMA RAY -~- and we TILT UP to see that the

platform is HUNG ON A WIDE TETHER -- and wa KEEF TILTING UNTIL

WE SEE THE TETHER IS ATTACHED TO THE NARADA, in orbit above the planet --

Nero stares at holographic images of Vulcan -- as Ayel arrives behind him.

Ayel enters the massive hangar -- where SPOCK'S JELLYFISH SHIP SITS. Ayel moves to, enters the Jellyfish --

Ayel moves into the CONTAINMENT HOLD -- a METALLIC ROOM containing a large, floating RED BALL ~- some kind of energy

gource. Ayel cbserves TWO ROMULANS EXTRACTING some of this Red Matter, sucking it into a tube --

Workers place the tube of Red Matter into a SPACE POD.

The journey's underway. The bridge crew monitors systems:

11/65/07 YELLOW Rev. 58 CONTINUED: 97 VARIOUS SHOTS of the Crew at work in DIFFERENT SHIP LOCALS. CHEKOV ON SCREEN (CONT’D) Our mission is to assess the condition of VYulean and assist in evacuations, if necessary.

MEDICAL BAY: as the med staff sets up a triage area

And as Chekov's message ends, Kirk suddenly SITS UP IN FRAME ~- his mind SPINNING, through the pain and sedative -- he tries to get off the bed, to his feet, as McCoy hurries over --

-- I don't know-- a reaction to the vaccine -- damnit —-

Kirk rushes to the video monitor where Chekov was seen ~- using his huge hands, he REWINDS CHEKOV'S SPEECH -- replays this part as McCoy SCANS KIRK WITH A HANDHELD DIAGNOSER --

He FREEZES it -- eyes wild -- looks to McCoy --

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You need an antidote, Jim, or you're gonna die.

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A MAP appears -- locates her -~-

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Kirk RUNS OUT --— McCoy hurrying after him with a bag of gear:

Kirk and McCoy enter -~ Kirk stops, looks around -- MCCOY Come here -- Jim -- don't move --

And McCoy INJECTS HIM WITH ANOTHER SHOT -—-

And Kirk runs into a ENORMOUS SPACE -- giant STEEL COLLECTOR TANKS surround a dozen workstations where CREW MEMBERS collect

data -- Kirk races to Uhura --

planet -- what exactly did you hear?

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Kirk hides his hands behind his back -- as he talks it becomes MUFFLED AND SLURRED --

-- what's happening to my mouth?

That's not good-- I can fix that--

Kirk grabs a pen with his huge hands and writes -- shows her what he's written: "THE SHIP - WAS IT ROMULAN?7“ Uhura looks at him -- somehow scared -- as McCoy INJECTS HIM AGAIN:

S84 EXT. VULCAN SURFACE ~ OUTSIDE SPOCK'S HOME - CONT. [FRMR 112] 938A EPIC WIDE SHOT: Amanda's a spec against the MASSIVE, EAR- SPLITTING PLASMA TWISTER. The image is almost religious. POP CLOSER to her face -- mesmerized, terrified -- suddenly: a HOVERSPEEDER RACES IN behind her, at the controls is SAREK:

She turns to him in horror -- 99-]0DMIT 99-101

Bridge doors WHOOSH OPEN as Kirk RUNS IN, followed by Uhura and a harried McCoy --

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CONTINUED: 102 PIKE MCCOY

-- Mr. Kirk! How the hell did

you get on board the This man is under the

Enterprise?! influence of a severe reaction

to a vaccine. Ke is delusional and I take full responsibility for --

ON THE CREW as that lands. But most specifically, SPOCK.

As you know, Mr. Kirk is not cleared to be aboard this

vessel. By Starfleet Yeah, I get it, you‘re a regulations, that makes him a great arguer, I’d love to do stowaway... it again with you, too.

I can remove the cadet from -~ Try it! This cadet is the bridge, Sir -- trying to save the bridge!

-- By recommending a full stop

in trYans-warp in the midst of

a rescue mission? -- It's not a rescue mission-~- j nto me! It’s an attack!

-~ Based on what facts?

ON KIRK. Enough. And cadet or not, the bridge is HIS.

(to Pike)

You know that, I read your dissertation. Which was good.

(MORE)

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{2} 102 KIRK (CONT'D) Fact: This ship -- which had formidable and advanced weaponry -- was never seen or heard from again -- fact: the Kelvin attack took place on the edge of Klingon space and at 11-hundred hours last night there was an escape from a Klingon prison planet -- Rura Penthe -- fact: the escaped prisoners were Romulans, Sir, and it was reported that they stole a ship from the prison dock.

Kirk just points to Uhura.

All eyes on Pike. He looks to Spock, who could screw Kirk here... But--

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Sulu DIPS the Enterprise FAST AND HARD and the spinning debris JUST SCARS the ship. The bridge shakes, but rights itself. THE REW SEES TRE ATING ABOVE THE PLANET —— EYES GO

WIDE AT THE MONUMENTAL SHIP -- meanwhile, inside: 103-6 0MIT 103-6

& PROXIMITY ALARM rings out --

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Spock snaps to Pike as images FLASH on his console --

The Narada FIRES A TORPEDO and in a wild move, the Enterprise DROPS AND TUMBLES -- the SEPARATING TORPEDO passes RIGHT BETWEEN THE ENTERPRISE‘'S NACELLES -~ ONE PIECE HITS our hero ship's DEFLECTOR DISH -- another the MAIN DISH and --

A CREW MEMBER runs through the machine room catwalks as a HUGE

EXPLOSION sends him -~ and large steel tanks -- TUMBLING INTO

SPACE --

We see the ship from a distance -- the scale of the destruction

relatively small --

SULU

Shields at thirty-two percent! Their weapons are powerful, Sir, we can't take another hit like that!

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Photons LOADED fast by CREW MEMBERS and -- OMIT 112

The Enterprise SWOOPS AROUND, firing photons at the Narada which takes the hits in stride --

The bridge in action --

And just before our heroes are blown into oblivion, Nero suddenly LURCHES FORWARD and stabs out a hand:

Nero's eyes are hard and bright as diamond drills:

On screen, the Enterprise's hull is revealed "U.S.8. ENTERPRISE NCC-1701." Nero LIGHTS UP with recognition ~-

Pike on the comm: PIKE Divert auxiliary power from port nacelle to the shields-—-!

But Pike stops when he sees, on the viewscreen

Pike looks over -~- nods -- Uhura works controls and on viewscreen, Nero appears. Cool. Cordial. In English:

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ym NERO I am called Nero. CLOSE ON KIRK -- breathless -- suddenly staring at the man who murdered his father -- holy SHIT... FIKE You've declared war against the Federation. Withdraw, and I'll agree to arrange a conference with Romulan leadership at a neutral loca-- NERO I do not speak for the Empire. We stand apart. As does your Vulcan crew member... isn't that right? Spock? All eyes on Spock. Spock looks to Pike, who nods permission: SPOCK (to Nero} Pardon me. But I don't believe you and I are acquainted. NERO .e. nO, we're not. Not yet. om. (then) I would like you to see something. Spock. (then)

Captain Pike-- your transporter capability is disabled. You will man a shuttle and come aboard the Narada for negotiations. That is all.

The transmission ENDS. The crew stares in grave anticipation —-

KIRK SPOCK

-- he’ll kill you, you know that-— Your survival is unlikely-- -- Captain, we gain nothing by diplomacy-- going over to that -- I, too, suggest you rethink ship is a mistake. this strategy.

PIKE

I understand that —-

{loud, to the bridge) I need officers who have been trained in advanced hand-to-hand combat!

Sulu's hand goes up --

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(2) 115 PIKE Then come with me -- Kirk, you too-- you're not supposed to be here anyway. {to Chekov)

Radic the engine room, have Chief Engineer Olsen meet us at Shuttle Bay Five.

Bridge doors WHOOSH open -- they EXIT.

OMIT

WE TRACK FAST with Pike, Kirk, Spock and Sulu as they HURRY through the Enterprise toward the shuttle bay:

Kirk and Sulu share a HOLY FUCKING SHIT look -~

{MORE }

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PIKE (CONT'D)

Something you‘ve got only precious few minutes to figure out. If all else fails, fall back and rendezvous with the fleet in the Laurentian System,

(Spock is freaked, then) Kirk. I'm promoting you to First Officer.

And with that, he's DONE. Strides off. Kirk finally shakes off the shock of his PROMOTION --

They appreciate the pure BALLS of that. BRAVERY washes over them -~ they’d fucking DIE for their Captain, who now turns to Kirk and Sulu --

Sarek's hovercraft speeds along the desert floor, arriving at a

massive CAVE OPENING -- he and Amanda hurry off the craft -—-

into the cave --

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Bridge doors WHOOSH open -- all eyes on Spock as he enters -- their new captain. With cold certainty, he takes the command chair, hits the intercom:

CHAOS, UTTER AND COMPLETE. WOUNDED MEN AND WOMEN, it’s had, bloody -- a HAND hits an intercom: McCay, badly shaken --

Then you have just inherited his responsibility as Chief Medical Officer.

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QUuUTCK CUTS: Kirk, Sulu, and the ship's LEAD ENGINEER OLSON are

suiting up for the drop, strapping on sleek AIRDROP ARMOR. WEB BELTS. CHUTE PACKS. HARNESSES. HELMETS. COM-SETS.

They race into the shuttle and take seats facing each other across a narrow aisle -- Red Shirt Engineer GRINS like he’s going on a ski trip:

Kirk nods at him -- subtext: "What a fucking sack." He looks to Sulu.

(unimpressed, beat) «+.» fencing.

In the COCKPIT, Pike works the controls -~ MOTORS WHINE and the craft LURCHES -~

We see the shuttle LEAVE THE DOCK --

The shuttle soars from the Enterprise bay, the planet Vulcan a red ork below... THRUSTERS FLARE as it descends and now we

REVEAL AN INCREDIBLE SIGHT:

THE NARADA: FROM ITS BELLY, TENTACLE CABLES DESCEND TOWARD THE PLANET'S OUTER ATMOSPHERE, WHERE THE PLASMA DRILL SUB-STATION IS

TETHERED: THE SOURCE OF THE DRILL BEAM SHOOTING INTO THE PLANET. The shuttle GLIDES to a hover, 60,000 FEET ABOVE THE DRILL --

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A KLAXON SOUNDS, signalling depressurization of the cargo lock -- the guys ready their equipment, snatching for handstraps, standing on the lip of THE AIRLOCK -- Kirk and Sulu meet eyes through their helmet faceplates, the point of no return --

PIKE'S VOICE over their headsets:

KIRK, SULU, AND RED SHIRT ARE SLAMMED HARD INTO THE ROOF OF THE CARGO HOLD AS GRAVITY DIES.

PIKE (CONT’D)

Good luck. Pike hits another control -- as the shuttle BOMB BAY DOORS OPEN - - and KIRK, SULU, AND RED SHIRT ARE INSTANTLY PULLED GUT, INTO:

THE THREE MEN IN VIOLENT FREEFALL TOWARD THE PLANET -—- IN WILD SPIN -- THE SENSE OF SPEED‘'S BEYOND EXHILARATING --

ROCKETING THROUGH THE VOID AT 150 MPH AS THEY BREAK THROUGH THE PLANET'S ATMOSPHERE -- SHAKING VIOLENTLY AT TERMINAL VELOCITY -—-

The falling trio TRACKED ON SCREEN, everyone watches, agape:

ONE BY ONE THEY STABILIZE -- FALLING FACE DOWN -- STRAIGHT PAST THE CABLE TENTACLES TETHERING THE DRILL TO THE NARADA WHICH GIVE US A SENSE OF INCREDIBLE RELATIVE SPEED AND SCALE -- THESE MASSIVE CABLES AT DIZZYING SPEED —-

THEY ANGLE THEIR HANDS AND FEET FOR CONTROL, GUIDING THEMSELVES TOWARD THE PLASMA DRILL -- SULU PULLS HIS CHUTE FIRST, THEN KIRK —- their chutes SNAP OPEN -- JERKING THEM HARD UPWARD AS THE RED SHIRT BLOWS PAST KIRK AND SULU --

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HE DEPLOYS HIS CHUTE LAST -- 50 FT -- 40 -- 30 AND HIS CHUTE BILLOWS OUT, OPENED TOO LATE -- OLSEN’S FUCKING BODY SLAMS INTO

THE EDGE OF THE CTRCULAR DRILL, BOUNCING OFF HARD STEEL AND RIGHT INTO ITS CENTER WHERE THE SWIRLING VORTEX SPINS -- HE'S INSTANTLY EVISCERATED IN TRE PLASMA LIGHT!

Kirk approaches -- more terrified than ever -- he comes in hard, too -- SLAMS against the drill edge, bounces but quickly gets his footing -- hits a button on his chute and SLITS appear in

the fabric, suddenly there’s no more drag and THE CHUTE AUTO- RETRACTS into Kirk's pack -- A REUSABLE PARACHUTE.

BUT SULU ISN’'T SO LUCKY: 20 yards from the drill surface his chute gets SNARED IN TRE CABLES, JERKING him upside down -- the WIND is so intense Sulu is BLOWN SIDEWAYS -- his CHUTE LINES begin RUBBING on the sharp metal of the suspension rig! Kirk

‘holds on to one of the chute’s cables -- yells up: KIRK {CONT'D) 2/M COMING FOR YOU! As Kirk tries to climb up, Sulu's cables begin to SNAP! ONE BY ONE -- and Sulu tries to CLIMB BACK using his chute cables, toward the rig -- otherwise he’s gonna fly off.

As Kirk makes his way up the rig, suddenly:

SWIRLING PLASMA DRILL, WIND ROARING -- and suddenly there’s ANOTHER ROMULAN from an OPEN HATCH! SULU SLIDES DOWN THE CABLE —

- JUMPING and tackling the second guard and the shit is ON: our Starfleet heroes battling these Romulans to the death -- and Sulu KICKS OFF AN ANTENNA PIECE and uses it ag a SABER -- fucking swashbuckling at 10,000 feet! It's a frenzied assault even the bigger Romulan isn’t ready for, and Sulu manages to KICK him into the vortex, where he’s VAPORIZED as --

KIRK draws his PHASER and point-blank SHOOTS the Romulan, knocking him clear OFF the cylinder and into the sky, falling to his death, DISINTEGRATING as he falls --

Against pummeling wind, Kirk and Sulu move toward the HATCH -- OPEN IT -- as:

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Pike's SHUTTLE DOOR OPENS. Pike steps out. Surrounded by a dozen of Nero's men. Ayel steps forward. Pike stands firm, knowing this is the end for him:

WHACK! He‘s cut off by a PUNCH to the face. Drops to his knees. Looks up at Ayel with blazing eyes, wipes a trickle of blood from his Lip:

He's DRAGGED AWAY as --

Kirk and Sulu DROP IN through the outer hatch to find a control console, Sulu madly flips switches, no luck --

The immense column of light DISAPPEARS, leaving only a towering, swirling vortex of DIRT --

Uhura’s console LIGHTS UP with activity: UHURA The jamming signal's gone --

communications are re-established --

Spock looks up from his console, grave --

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CONTINUED: 129 SPOCK Chekov, run gravitational sensors -- I want to know what they're doing to the planet. CHEKOV

Aye, Commander-- Keptin, sorry. Keptin.

A Romulan Helmgsman RUNS to Nero --

Nero, mind racing -~-

The FOD we saw earlier is FIRED from the ship -- it WHIPS past.

Kirk and Sulu pull themselves from the control cockpit back out onto the drill‘s outer hull, they start to hear a SOUND... A HIGH-PITCHED SHRIEK... GETTING LOUDER AS IT FALLS TOWARD THEM... THEY LOOK UP JUST IN TIME TO SEE: THE RED MATTER POD RIP RIGHT PAST THEM -—- SNAP-TILT DOWN WITH IT AS IT PLUMMETS TOWARD VULCAN'S SURFACE, DISAPPEARING INTO THE DRILLED GAPING HOLE --

And for an instant... nothing. What looks like a puff of smoke billowing up from the planet’s core... THEN A SHOCKWAVE BLASTS

UPWARD, ALL THE WAY UP TO THE DRILL AT 10,000 FEET --~ KIRK AND

SULU FEEL IT -~ LOSE THEIR BALANCE, FIGHT FOR PURCHASE AS:

KIRK

Kirk to Enterprise -- they just launched

something toward the planet!

SCENES OF DESTRUCTION ACROSS THE PLANET AS IT STARTS TO COME APART: HUGE FISSURES FORM IN THE DESERT TERRAIN -~ CRACKS SPREAD -- MOUNTAINS CRUMBLE ~-- PLATES SHIFTING, LAVA SFEWING SKYWARD -- THE HEAT AND CONCUSSIVE BLAST SHAKE THE CAMERA TO A BLUR --

WARNING ALARMS SCREAM:

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SPOCK'S STOIC FACE. WE GET ONLY A HINT OF THE WILD EMOTIONS STIRRING INSIDE HIM -- Uhura watches Spock, heartsick for him:

She goes after him as he moves to the TURBOLIFT --

TURBOLIFT DOORS CLOSE AS --

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HOLOGRAMS of VULCAN UNDER DESTRUCTION -- Nero watching them, pleased. He turns to Ayel --

The drill platform LURCHES -- begins RETRACTING -—-

The platform BANKS -- Sulu FALLS BACK, OFF THE PLATFORM -- WITHOUT A CHUTE! Kirk, holding on, watching this wide-eyed -- and knowing what he must do, he RUNS AND JUMPS --

KIRK FALLS FAST, he‘s only gonna have one shot at this, presses his arms to his sides and ROCKETS downward, building speed, four hundred feet below is Sulu, FREEFALLING --

KIRK moves his feet and hands, angling toward him -- slashing downward at 160 mph, closing like a missile -- the gap between them narrows -- Sulu’s 30 feet below him... 5000 feet to the planet surface. 40 ft -- 20 -- 10 -- WHAM! Kirk slams into Sulu in a mid-air tackle -- they TUMBLE TOGETHER -- Kirk’s made the grab and locked his arms around Sulu in an iron grip, screams in his face:

Sulu DOES -- it opens -- but HOLY FUCK, the double weight RIPS

IT -- IT SNAPS AWAY FROM THEM -- NOW THEY'RE BOTH FPREE-FALLING WITH NO CH MING AT THEM FAST!

The TRANSPORTER CHIEF works his controls, sweating -- trying to LOCK ON TO THEIR MOVING TARGET --

SNAP AROUND as Chekov hears this -- watching his controls -- Uhura watching too --

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TRANSPORTER CHIEF {V.0.) -- you're moving teo fast!

Chekov suddenly BOLTS ~- Uhura watches him race off -- a CREW MEMBER steps into frame:

reach minimum safe distance if we don‘t leave immediately!

Chekov SPRINTS through CORRIDORS -~ ENGINE ROOM -- YELLING:

And we take him to:

-- where he races to the controls, out of breath, yelling:

-- and he begins working the controls --~

Kirk and Sulu SPEED-DROPPING -- TERRIFIED --

Chekov’s manipulating a joystick-Like TARGETING DISPLAY -- trying to match the CROSSHAIRS on the DROPPING FIGURES --

A massive SHEET OF LAVA, MILES HIGH, BURSTS INTO THE SKY -- Kirk and Sulu enter frame, BULLET-WHOOSH right past us, DROPPING --

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TIGHT ON CHEKOV as he struggles to lock onto them -- BEEP!

5 FEET BEFORE THEY HIT THE GROUND, KIRK AND SULU DEMATERIALIZE!

AND REMATERIALIZE, SLAMMING DOWN ON THE TRANSPORTER PADS, HARD AND PAINFUL, BUT SAFE! Transporter engineers GAPE in utter amazement and relief -- Chekov, sweating, laughs. Kirk and Sulu get their bearings, peeling themselves up, at stunned whispers:

And Kirk looks up as SPOCK hurries in --

As the console ENGINEER works the display -- KIRK

The surface of what? YOU’RE GOING DOWN THERE? Are you nuts?!

runs past Spock as he heads up the mountain -- rocks falling --

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Spock RACES through the tunnels as the world SHAKES around him -~ he enters the massive ARK CHAMBER -- sees, atop the enormous stairs, FIVE VULCAN ELDERS, Sarek among them, hands placed on

the sarcophagus-like ark. Mind melding with it. Amanda is here too, kneeling beside Sarek -- and she sees her son, who is now RUNNING toward them -- she stands:

Spock rushes up the stairs --

And as they run out, ENORMOUS ROCKS COLLAPSE AROUND THEM -- and they run through the tunnels, the STONE COLLAPSING AROUND THEM --

Spock and the group finally emerge from the tunnels to see --

THE PLANET IS COLLAFSING, COMING TOWARD THEM -- Spock whips

open a tri-corder, TREMBLING LIKE CRAZY --

Chekov works the controls:

HORROR AS THE WORLD LITERALLY STARTS TO FALL APART AROUND SPOCK, HIS PARENTS AND THE FIVE ELDERS -- MASSIVE SINKHOLES APPEARING, LIKE THE GRAND CANYON RACING FOR THEM -- AND WE SEE IN ALL THEIR FACES -- THE BELIEF THAT THEIR PLANET -- THAT THEY -- ARE GOING

TO DIE -- and Spock, trying to hold it together ~~ even though their transport hasn't yet bequn -- looks at Amanda -- their

eyes lock -- THE COLLAPSING GROUND RACING TOWARD THEM —- and in a surreal, intimate moment, Amanda says to Spock, quietly:

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PUSH IN ON SPOCK, looking at her -- as the LIGHT DARTS start TRACING THEM -- and they begin to EVAPORATE AS THE GROUND DROPS FROM UNDER AMANDA -- AND SHE'S SUCKED DOWN -- AWAY -- as Spock REACHES FOR HER, CALLING OUT --

Chekov in a panic at the controls -- CHEKOV

NO!!1] I'M LOSING HER!!! -- as the Vulcans MATERIALIZE on the pad, Spock still REACHING for his mother -- but all he gets it the GHOSTLY IMAGE OF HER ~— BEAUTIFUL, HOLDING, F PACE -- AN IMA : BE HAUNTED BY FOREVER -- AS IT FADES AWAY, EVANESCING LIKE MIST -- ON SPOCK as it lands -- Sarek too... a mother... a wife... has been lost. And Kirk stands nearby, having observed all of this, without anything to do or say... there's no cheating death.

And the Enterprise BLASTS AWAY -- in the distance, THE ENTIRE PLANET OF VULCAN SWALLOWS INTO ITSELF -- A TERRIFYING, UNIMAGINABLE IMPLOSION -- UNTIL NOTHING IS THERE BUT DARKNESS. And over this we HEAR:

SHOCK. The kind that crashes after the world's changed. [In triage, the bay's filled with wounded Enterprise Officers. The Vulcan Elders and Sarek being examined as well. Kirk sits here, getting his hand bandaged from the fight. During this, he looks up, seeing one of the Elders being treated for a slight wound -- her GREEN BLOOD seen through the bandage...

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Spock sits in the captain's chair, reporting. He's glassy-eyed, staring at nothing as he speaks. Behind him, Uhura sits, watching, concerned,

{beat}

While the essence of our culture has been saved, in the elders who now reside upon this ship... I am now a member of an endangered species,

Spock considers this. Clicks off the log recorder. Spock moves off, into the turbolift -- Uhura follows him --

Spock and Uhura. Silence hangs. She glances over, wanting to say so much, but not to invade what must be the worst moment of his life. He looks at her, with kind eyes. And Uhura does something odd -- she STOPS the lift. Spock looks over as she

wordlessly reaches out and puts her arms around hin, Just holding him. Kissing his face with utter tenderness and

comfort, which he lets her do... and we realize, this is why the intimacy before -- this is their secret...

Spock Looks off, taking comfort, bewildered and lost...

He's on the verge of some emotional release... but self-— consciousness returns and he clamps up, starting the lift again:

admirably. He looks at her again -- gives her another kiss. The door opens and he exits. She watches him go -- and the door closes on her,

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Lod

Kirk comes down the hall, stretching his hand bandage -- when he stops. Standing at the other end of the corridor, operating a DATAPAD is a familiar-looking GREEN GIRL. Guilt overcomes him. After a beat he moves to her. Awkward.

KIRK

Hey.

{she turns to him} Listen, akout what happened at Starfleet. The test and everything-- I know it looks like I was... using you, or whatever. And I'm sorry. I really am. And... I just hope you'll forgive me.

She just stares at him for a long beat, as if she's just pissed. But Kirk's face changes... and then he says:

And he walks off. (NOTE: ALT. VERSION HAS GAILA SAYING, “I'M NOT GATLA.”)

Uhura at her station, scanning for enemy signals -- all of our principals are here, in debate:

CHEKOV

Yes, agreed-- but why didn't they destroy us?

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Mccoy And how the hell did they do that by the way? When did they jump so far ahead in the arms race?

physicist -- are you suggesting they're from the future?

KIRK

Then what would an angry future Romulan want with Captain Pike?

They're all looking at Kirk like he's nuts.

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—_ MCCOY

(bitingly) Fantastic, I'm in.

(MORE)

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CONTINUED: (3) 153 SPOCK (CONT'D) We're technologically outmatched in every way. A rescue attempt would be

illogical. KIRK "Tllogical"-- you're funny. CHEKOV

Not to mention we couldn't do it anyway: Nero's ship would have to drop out of warp for us to overtake them ~-

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is a massive waste of time-- -- These were the orders

-- He also ordered us to go Captain Pike issued when he

back and get him! Spock, left ship--

you're Captain now--! -~- I am aware of my

-- Every second we waste, responsibilities, Mr. Kirk!

Nero's getting closer to his

next target-~! -- that is correct -- and why I'm instructing you to accept

-- I will not allow us to go that I alone am in command.

backwards, away from the

problem, instead of hunting -- then I must remove you from

Nero down! this ship. If I confine you

to the brig, you'll likely escape. Mr. Chekov: have transportation prepare a deployment capsule. Mr. Sulu, escort him out.

For a beat, nobody moves -- an impossible choice for all of them. ‘Torn, Chekov and Sulu close in on Kirk --

On PIKE'S FACE, strapped to a TABLE, Nero looks down upon him.

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{2) 154 NERO (CONT'D) {then} I only have one for you. I need the subspace frequencies of Starfleet's border detection grids. Specifically those surrounding Earth. Pike looks up at him -- quiet rage. Then --

PIKE

No. You answer for the genocide you just committed on a peaceful planet--

NERO

I_ prevented genocide.

(beat, calms) Where I come from, Christopher... this ship is just a mining vessel. I chose a life of honest labor to provide for myself... and the wife who was carrying my child.

{beat} I sit here now... knowing you as enemies. Not just of today. But of tomorrow. I watched as your Federation did nothing. They let us burn to death... as our planet broke in half.

Curiosity behind Pike's eyes.

(then; pained} When I Lost her... I promised myself I would net speak another word until the day of my retribution. In twenty five years I forgot the sound of my own voice... but I didn't forget the pain. That feeling cannot be erased. (MORE }

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CONTINUED: (3) 154 NERO {CONT'D) {turning to anger now) A feeling that every surviving Vulcan now shares.

Pike just looks at him. Sees how fucking far GONE he is.

NERO

-- yes, which is a gift I won't waste on mercy.

(beat) My purpose, Christopher, is not simply to avoid the destruction of the home I love...

(beat) ... but to create a Romulus which exists, free of the Federation. Only then will she be saved.

And the "she" could refer to the planet... or to Nero's lost love. Either way, Pike knows a losing battle when he's fighting one. Ever so nobly, he quietly says --

Nero reaches for something under the counter Pike lies upon. Retrieves A FAMILIAR GLASS CONTAINER -~ inside -- DOZENS OF CENTAURIAN SLUGS, the very ones used on Nero.

Nero opens the container, reaches for a pair of TONGS

Nero sad-smiles. What he expected.

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Our POV is BLURRY. We come into FOCUS on a blinking instrument panel. KIRK is stirring awake, his shoulder kills. He sits up: inside a ONE-MAN POD CRAFT. He WIPES THE GLASS -- looks up -—-— like a TUNNEL OF SNOW, 30 feet long, to the sky. TRE PODCRAFT'S EMBEDDED ON THE SURFAC A VAST, ICE . Kirk's been MAROONED. He closes his eyes, his face falls...

TRACKING along a massive ICE SHEET... Kirk ENTERS FRAME walking along, cold, pissed... whips out a TRICORDER, speaks into it:

From overhead, what we see -- what Kirk doesn’t -- is something HUGE, SLITHERING UNDERWATER beneath the ice --

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KIRK {CONT'D) Acting Captain Spock -- whose only form of expression's apparently limited to his left damn eyebrow -- has marooned me on Delta Vega in what I believe to be a violation of security protocol 49.09, governing the treatment of prisoners aboard a st--

Kirk FREEZES at a nearby GROWL. He looks -- sees nothing -- then ANOTHER GROWL -- he turns -- some thirty feet away, an eleven foot-tall cross between a polar bear and a gorilla (it's a POLARILLA) steps out from behind a mass of ice. Sees Kirk. tt's horrifying. Kirk takes a SLOW, SMALL STEP BACKWARD -- and the fucking thing CHARGES HIM -- KIRK RUNS, TERRIFIED -- and the POLARILLA PURSUES -- gaining -- it‘s gonna EAT HIM ALIVE WHEN SUDDENLY --

WHATEVER WAS BENEATH THE ICE EARLIER EXPLODES UP THROUGH IT -- IT'S NEARLY 30 FEET TALL, RED, HUNDREDS OF EYES -- IT SMACKS THE POLARILLA AWAY LIKE NOTHING AS KIRK FALLS TO THE ICE AND TURNS BACK -— HOLY SHIT! THIS THING IS SO MUCH WORSE! IT ROARS AS KIRK GETS TO HIS FEET AND RUNS, SCREAMING --

KIRK HAULS ASS AS THE THING COMES AFTER HIM -- THEN SUDDENLY HE FALLS -- DROPS -- and we see that Kirk is FALLING DOWN A MASSIVE SNOW MOUNTAIN! ‘The huge red creature stops at the edge and ROARS LOUDLY -- until the ice shelf BREAKS AWAY! The creature starts to FALL AS WELL! Now Kirk is TUMBLING, the immense creature TUMBLING not far behind!

And Kirk LANDS ON THE ICE, HARD -- sees a distant CAVE. Looks up at the FLAILING CREATURE that is about to CRUSH HIM -- Kirk tries to run, but the ice is TOO SLIPPERY -- FINALLY he gets footing and runs off toward the cave -- as the red creature LANDS HARD -- its sharp SPEAR LIMBS STAB into the ice as it pursues Kirk --

Kirk races through the darkened cave -- the creature comes after him -- Kirk goes as fast as he can ~- the creature reaches

out and fucking GRABS HIM -- pulls him toward the disgusting, wet, TEETHY MOUTH -- Kirk tries to hold on to anything he can -- but he's fucking LUNCH -- and just as you're SCREAMING, there's LIGHT -- FIRE LIGHT -- and a FIGURE APPEARS, WAVING A TORCH --

And the red creature's eyes ALL GO WILD -- and it DROPS KIRK and BACKS OFF, AFRAID -- the figure CHASES IT until it's gone.

Kirk, on the ground, is freaked out, out of breath, and can't take his eyes off this man... who says:

11/05/07 YELLOW Rev. 89 CONTINUED: 160 FIGURE The Hen-Gra. Notoriously afraid of heat.

And the Figure turns... we may have recognized the voice.

IT'S SPOCK. As in NIMOY. HERE. Lit in the darkness by the fire, We'll refer to him as SPOCK PRIME. He looks at Kirk -- moves closer to him -- finally seeing him. And is amazed...

-- how d'you know my name?

Spock looks deep into the eyes of the freaked out young man, feeling the full effect of fate playing its hand, but realizing he doesn't recognize him...

Of all the things Spock predicted Kirk might say, it wasn't that. He's analyzing a thousand steps ahead, calculating:

As Spock nods, we PRE~LAP:

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the ice walls. Remarkable NIGHT STARS outside.

-.. he is a remarkably... {MORE )

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(then) »~.+ Please, Allow me -- it will be easier-- Spock Prime reaches for Kirk's face -- Kirk grabs his wrist --

A skeptical beat, but Kirk finally releases his hand. Spock gently places his fingers on Kirk's cheek and temple -—-

Spock's eyes SNAP SHUT, Kirk JOLTS as if by an electric charge -- and the SCREEN OVEREXPOSES TO WHITE as we CUT TO our MIND MELD SEQUENCE;

A SUPERNOVA. An EXPLODING STAR, like a LIGHT, EATING AWAY AT ALL AROUND IT --

Now we're seeing VULCAN SCIENCE ACADEMY -- where SIX VULCAN SCIENTISTS study a HOLOGRAM of this event -- the star's ORIGIN, its PATH OF DESTRUCTION -- and SPOCK PRIME is among them -- SPOCK PRIME {V.0.)

I saw the beginning of it myself. Vulcan

Science Academy devised a plan to stop

it.

PUSH IN as the JELLYFISH SHIP is under construction --

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A black hole.

Now we're INSIDE the ship -- the CONTAINMENT HOLD -- being ASSEMBLED by Vulcan Scientists --

Now we sea Spock Prime, in a ritual ceremony of a Vulcan 164 Kamikaze pilot. Tea, sipped inside the Ark ~-

Now Spock Prime sits in the Jellyfish COCKPIT --

SPOCK PRIME {V.0.) (CONT'D) Unfortunately... before I could begin the mission... the supernova destroyed Romulus.

OMIT 165

-- and suddenly we're OUT OF THE MIND MELD as KIRK GRABS SPOCK 166 PRIME'S HAND AGAIN:

Spock Prime touches Kirk again and we go:

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-- the JELLYFISH SWOOPS PAST US -- and we PAN -- and see the MASSIVE SUPERNOVA in the infinite distance -- no sense of scale

here -- but then -- THE NARADA APPEARS -- FIRES TORPEDOES at the Jellyfish.

die, he said... all planets should share its fate. SPOCK PRIME IN THE COCKPIT, ROCKED AS TORPEDOES EXPLODE 167A

CLOSELY. TIGHT ON SPOCK PRIME AS HIS MIND RACES --

SPOCK PRIME (V.0.)

I needed an exit. I knew if this mission failed... everyone, everywhere... would lose everything.

Spock Prime LEAVES the cockpit --

Prime ENTERS AN AIRLOCK ~~ TUMBLES IN WEIGHTLESSNESS and enters THE CONTAINMENT ROOM. QUICK CUTS as he REMOVES RED MATTER FROM THE HOLD -- SPOCK PRIME (V.0.)

I realized: a large black hole could

destroy the supernova. A smaller one...

could be my escape. Could send me back

in time, allowing me to complete my

mission. So I created a black hole...

Spock loads the CANNISTER with a small amount of RED MATTER into a JETTISON TUBE --

-- and he FIRES TRE CANNISTER INTO SPACE --

Spock Prime back in the cockpit -- takes aim on his controls and FIRES AT THE CANNISTER --

A BLACK HOLE IS CREATED -- Spock Prime PILOTS TOWARD THE HOLE --

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trying to do. Because he began racing for it.

The NARADA and the JELLYFISH aiming for the BLACK HOLE --~ 167F OMIT 167F

Spock Prime watches as the NARADA GOES IN -~- LIGHTNING STORM- STYLE DISAPPEARING FIRST -- then SPOCK PRIME'S FACE ~- WHITE WITH LIGHTNING -- OVEREXPOSED -- SPOCK PRIME (V.0.) Nero simply got to it first. How long I was travelling... I couldn't tell you. It wag timeless. But when I arrived...

LIGHT on Spock Prime's face goes away -- he and the Jellyfish are back in SPACE --

168-90MIT 168-9

~- but now, facing him, is the NARADA.

171-30MIT 171-3 i74 INT. CAVE - DAY 174

KIRK INHALES, SHARPLY, having been there with Spock Prime. Back to the two men, in a cave:

Kirk stares at him... his mind spinning because now he believes him. The result is overwhelmingly emotional.

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Kirk gathers himself, wipes his eyes on his sleeve...

SPOCK PRIME

Yes he would. Perhaps the time stream's way of attempting to mend itself. In both our histories, the Same crew found its way onto the same ship in a time of ultimate crisis -- therein lies our advantage.

(rises) We must go-- there's a Starfleet outpost not far from here.

But Kirk stands -- stops him:

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ra KIRK

Where you came from... did I know my father?

This is amazing for Kirk -- he looks off, trying to imagine that life. Spock intuits what this means,

The Enterprise STREAKS through frame in a warp blur --

Sulu at his controls:

The turbolift opens -- McCoy enters, moves to Spock:

MCCOY

»». are you thanking me? SPOCK

I'm simply acknowledging your

difficulties.

~~ We're not sure how McCoy is taking this...

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MCCOY

Permission to speak freely, Sir. SPOCK

I welcome it. MCCOY

Do you. Okay then: are you out of your

Vu ind? Were you doing the logical

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thing? Maybe. The right one?

Debatable. But one thing's for damn sure -- that kid doesn't know how to lose. Just isn't in his DNA. Back home we have a saying: "If you're gonna ride in the Kentucky Derby, don't leave your prize stallion in the stable.”

A strong look and Spock turns away as Sarek enters the bridge. Spock moves to meet him. Off McCoy, fuming ~-

A fucking BLIZZARD. Kirk and Spock Prime move through the maddening whiteout. Kirk yells through it:

Long tile corridor. The door at the end opens -- SNOW AND WIND as Kirk and Spock Prime enter. Door closes. Silence again.

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Echo. Nothing. They head down. After a beat, a SMALL, DARK, ODDLY ALIEN CREATURE STEPS OUT. Eyes them curiously. This is KEENSER.

Keenser lLooxs them over. Then:

And they follow Keenser into a MASSIVE WAREHOUSE, filled mostly with junked space parts. A large, tarped SHUTTLE in the background. In the middle of the huge, depressing space is a table. And a STARFLEET OFFICER who is ASLEEP, legs kicked up, leaning back in a chair, a hat covering his face. Keenser taps the Officer's hoot.

STARFLEET OFFICER

Hm. KBENSER Visitors. A beat -— and the Officer peers from under his hat. A cool,

slow burn.

..» Fascinating.

officer stands, unhappy about something. Keeser watches nearby --

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(2) 175 STARFLEET OFFICER (CONT'D)

Six months I've been living on nothing

but Starfleet Protein Nibs and the

promise of a real food delivery! Six

months, boys! It’s pretty clear what's

going on here, isn't it? Punishment!

Ongoing! For something that was clearly

an accident!

here ~- so. Thank you. Where is it. SPOCK PRIME

You are in fact the Mr. Scott who postulated the theory of trans-warp beaming.

on

Lto

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Kirk reacts. Scotty reacts ~- is almost spooked -- sobers up a bit... really regards Spock Prime. Skeptical. Amused.

Off Scotty, who can't help but be intrigued --

Scotty PULLS A TARP over much of the out-of-service shuttle.

ScoTTyY She's a wee bit dodgy: shield emitters are totally banjaxed, along wi‘ a few other things.

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Spock finishes speed-typing the FIELD EQUATIONS on the TRANSPORTER CONTROL PANEL ~- amazingly fast.

Spock Prime steps aside:

Scotty looks at the equations -- we watch his expression run the gamut: from confused, to dumbfounded, to quiet awe and delight:

slingshotting aboard while she's going faster than light. Without a proper receiving pad, that's like tryin’a hit a bullet with a smaller bullet, wearing a blindfold. On a horse.

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As Spock works the keyboard, an ENTERPRISE SCHEMATIC rotates:

KIRK SPOCK PRIME

Your destiny can wait -- he (simply, strong) won't believe me, only you can Under no circumstances can he

explain w--

be made aware of my existence. You must promise me this.

following your own orders? Why not? What happens?

(off Kirk's confusion)

Yes. I forget what little regard you had for such things. 619 states that any commanding officer who is emotionally compromised by the mission at hand... must resign said command.

PUSHING IN ON KIRK as this lands for him --

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Scotty's on the pad. Kirk follows, looks at Spock: KIRK You know... coming back in time.,, changing history... that's cheating.

Something strikes Kirk -- his eyes GLINT with revelation. Spock

responds enigmatically: a silent acknowledgment of what Kirk must do to get the ship. He raises his hand in the legendary

Vulcan salute:

And Speck activates the transporter and they DEMATERTALIZE -- the light plays off his face as he watches them vanish --

The Enterprise SHOOTS THROUGH FRAME at warp -—~

Amid the ROAR of the ship's plasma drives, PARTICLES rematerialize.., it's KIRK, eyes wide in suspense, He looks down at his legs, his chest, his arms to make sure he's still in one piece, glances over to share his relief with Scotty... BUT SCOTTY ISN'T THERE. A strange BANGING ~~ Kirk turns: the BANGING is coming from a large metal TANK -- then Scotty appears in a TRANSLUCENT PIPE -- FREAKING OUT -- BANGING ON THE CLEAR METAL -- Kirk's mind races ~- he looks around for a way to save his new friend -- just then a STRONG CURRENT IS FELT inside the tube -- AND SCOTTY IS YANKED AWAY, DOWN THE TUBE!

And Kirk runs after him -- down the length of the ORANGE, TWISTING and TURNING tubes -- SCOTTY SEEN every time he enters a CLEAR TUBE AREA -- then DISAPPEARING again into the ORANGE tubes —- and Scotty gets sucked UPWARDS -- and Kirk turns and Looks -- FOLLOWS THE LENGTH OF TUBE -- SEEING WHERE IT‘S HEADING -- TOA GIANT WATER TURBINE -~ essentially? A MASSIVE FUCKING BLENDER.

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And Kirk HAULS ASS to the control panel -- we see the huge

machine -- overhead, the RELEASE VALVE under the pipe ~- and Kirk works as fast as he can --

A display on the forward console, an ALARM FLASHES -- CHEKOV Keptin, we're detecting unauthorized access to a water turbine control board!

Spock moves from Sarek to Chekov --

Chekov brings up TWO DOZEN SECURITY VIDEO IMAGES ON ONE SCREEN.

Spock points to one -- it ENLARGES -- and we see KIRK AND SCOTTY racing through the ship -- Spock's eyes narrow -- he moves to the Captain's chair -- hits comm:

INSIDE THE TUBE, SCOTTY TUMBLES, YELLING UNDERWATER as --

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Kirk, AT THE PANEL, accesses the RELEASE VALVE CONTROL -- he watches Scotty disappear through a CLEAR SECTION -- Kirk times it ~~ waiting -- then he HITS THE BUTTON and Scotty DROPS THROUGH THE RELEASE VALVE AND SLAMS TO THE FLOOR -- hurt, wet, but BREATHING, deeply --

SCcoTTY (recovering, Looking around) -- hice -- (cough) -- ship. Really.

Kirk and wet Scotty race through the ship -- only to finally turn a corner and be faced with PHASERS, AIMED RIGHT AT THEM,

But suddenly PHASERS are at their heads. Two SECURITY GUARDS -~

one, THE GUY HE GOT INTO THE FIGHT WITH AT THE BAR, YEARS AGO.

SECURITY OFFICER #1 Come with me. Moon Beam.

Off Kirk -- shit --

182-3 0MIT 182-3

WOOSH -- bridge doors open -- Kirk and Scotty are ushered in by the Security Guards. Spock moves to them, containing his anger and dismay. McCoy is here as well. Spock walks right up to Kirk... raises his eyebrow.

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You're the genius, you figure it out.

HUH. That confounds Spock. And Kirk is off to the races --

Spock again focuses on Scotty --

ON SCOTTY. Weighing all this. Then ~~

Spock nods back to the SECURITY GUARDS, over this --

But before the guards can do so --

murdered ~~ and you're not even upset?

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Yes, of course I--

Kirk gets close to Spock --

Sarek watches, tense. McCoy, too. Spock blinks —-

nothing to avenge the death of the woman who gave birth to you?!

{closer still} You must not feel anything! It must not

even compute for you! You must not have loved her at all--!

—- WHAM! SPOCK HAS JUST HIT KIRK -- and Kirk goes to hit back, but Spock fucking DELIVERS A SERIES OF POWERFUL BLOWS -- Security stand back as the Captain attacks...

And Spock is now fucking CHOKING Kirk -- HE SLAMS KIRK AGAINST WALL ~~ SPOCK'S CHGKING THE F --

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CONTINUED: (3) 184 SAREK Spock! And everything -- everything -- STOPS. Spock, red-faced,

releases his grip. Kirk GULPS air and tumbles to the ground. Spock staggers back. Kirk's hardly able to speak, close to collapsing. But despite his brutalized face, his expression

isn't about spite, or hatred... but compassion.

Spock sees the faces of the STUNNED CREW staring at him. But worst of all? Sarek. His father. Spock levels his chin. Quickly wipes his eyes. Trying to regain some semblance of dignity... looks to McCoy. Softly --

JESUS. Spock just... QUIT. And after a beat, he leaves the room. Sarek follows a moment later.

The crew just stands there in stunned SILENCE. Finally --

McCoy turns to Kirk, exasperated --

replace him. ON KIRK. The moment is upon him,

ON MCCOY. The CREW -- confused, Sulu just fucking POINTS at Kirk and they all realize HOLY SHIT -- Pike made KIRK the First Officer before he left}

And Kirk moves to the captain's ghair, passing Uhura:

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TRACKING WITH SPOCK, hearing the announcement as he walks stoically -- past CREW, hearing this -—-

186 OMIT 186

On KIRK as he ends the announcement: KIRK I want all departments at battle stations and ready in ten minutes. Either we're going down, or they are. Kirk out. Clicks off. PUSH IN ON KIRK, staring off --

He looks up. Uhura is there. Pissed off:

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oo

SPOCK stand here, staring at the place where his mother should

an have, but didn't, arrive. Sarek enters. Sees his son. They're alone for the first time in ages. A beat:

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Watch Spock's face. Struggling with what's pent-up inside...

Spock looks at Sarek. This is as close to emotion as he'll get, SPOCK

I feel anger. For the one who took her life. An anger I cannot stop.

mother. (beat, simply) I married her because I loved her.

Their look HOLDS -- and for Spock, a revelation...

-- the strategy session continues in FULL SWING -- now Chekov, the youngest of the bunch, gets up the courage to chime in, incidently becoming the very first officer to say: CHEKOY Keptin Kirk? Excuse me, plees, could Tee?

All eyes shift to the wonder-kid who awaits permission to speak:

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mccoy Wait a minute-- anyone understand this kid? How old are you?

Everyone turns, surprised: SPOCK has entered the bay —- galvanized, full of purpose --

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om SPOCK (CONT'D) Also, my mother was human. Which makes Earth the only home I have left.

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The crew looks at this very courageous Vulcan with deep respect - ~ but his focus ig on Uhura, whose eyes smile back at him.

PANNING ACROSS AN ALIEN LANDSCAPE... and even though it's in shadow, you start to recognize it as THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON. OUR POV ascends now to see:

THE ENTERPRISE DROPS OUT OF WARP IN THE DEAD SILENCE OF SPACE...

And we move past it, along the orbit of the moon, cresting the horizon to see EARTH -- AND NERO'S SHIP HOVERING ABOVE IT.

CLOSE ON NERO -- his face illuminated on the DARKENED BRIDGE of the Narada by SOFT BLUE LIGHT, Light radiated by EARTH. A BEAUTIFUL HOLOGRAM before him. He doesn’t notice behind him, as those BLADES from his STAFF APPEAR BEHIND HIS NECK. Nero tenses, only now sensing this unforeseen danger: AYEL HOLDS THE WEAPON. Strong. Tough. But under it all... terrified.

Nero turns slowly and deliberately -- Ayel tenses: AYEL (CONT'D) Stop. Nero now faces Ayel, blades at his throat -~ Ayel growing more

nervous as he faces his master. The surrounding crew stare on, frozen in the moment, only slightly confirming their makeshift mutiny with scared looks.

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Nero considers this... nods gently.

Ayel is massively relieved. Nero gently reaches out, holds the staff (still aimed at him). He deactivates it -- the blades instantly RETRACT.

And just as Ayel realizes he‘s fucked, Nero somehow activates the staff in a way we have not seen -- AND THE BLADES APPEAR ON

THE OTHER END -- THE END NOW FACING AYEL -- AND JUST AS AYEL‘'S

EYES GO WIDE -- E BLADES INTO AYEL --— WHO FALL TO T EAD! WNero’s hard face turns to the rest of his Crew.

ON THE FACES OF THE MEN, SUBMITTING TO HIS WILL, our MUSIC BUILDING -- and then, his eyes on Earth like a fucking LION eyes &a gazelle--

THE DRILL BAY DOORS open as they LOWER THE PLASMA DRILL.

No sign of Kirk and Spock. Sulu's in the captain‘s chair. Chekov at helm.

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The impulse engines SURGE, shutting off as the ship slips out from behind the moon and into open space --

Sulu makes rapid-fire thruster combinations to stay on track --~ a stealthy ballet of incredible dexterity. THE NARADA appears over the horizon in geosynchronous orbit, passing underneath the Enterprise as they arc in behind it.

The small Enterprise pulls into position behind the massive Narada‘'s BLIND SPOT and comes to a gentle stop. Tension ~-

KIRK and SPOCK ready themselves for transport. STRAP ON UTILITY BELTS: COM-SETS, TRICORDERS, and of course, PHASERS --

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Spock turns to Uhura, who hands him a small TRANSLATOR DEVICE:

Thank you, Nyota.

They part, revealing KIRK'S SHOCKED FACE, Uhura walks off, leaving the two men -- Kirk looking stunned at Spock.

Kirk still stunned as Scotty moves to transporter control.

KIRK AND SPOCK STAND ON THE TRANSPORTER PAD, SIDE-BY-SIDE AND FACING THE SAME DIRECTION FOR THE FIRST TIME --— AN ICONIC IMAGE - - The moment of truth.

Scotty hits the transport and Kirk and Spock DISAPPEAR --

Kirk and Spock MATERIALIZE in the cargo hay... to find

themselves suddenly smack-dab in the middle of SIX ROMULAN GUARDS working at cargo consoles! !

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For a split second they're as shocked as Kirk and Spock, until they ATTACK -- Kirk immediately engages the closest Romulan, struggles -- but Spock's a machine: his palm snaps up CRACKING a nose -- SLAMS a head against the wall --~ as battle-ready as the Romulans are, it's like trying to catch a GHOST, Kirk finally knocks his one opponent unconscious, and turns to see it's ALL OVER --

Kirk and Spock move to a still conscious Romulan as he struggles to get up. Spock reaches for the fallen Romulan's temples,

SPOCK (CONT'D)

I am unable to meld with these Romulans -- there are subtle differences in their physiology I did not anticipate —-

longer a threat -- -- then pretend it's a threat - - I'm your captain, that’s an order

Spock PUNCHES the Romulan HARD -- and via Uhura'’s comlink translator, speaks in SUBTITLED ROMULAN:

The guard SPITS green blood at Spock, who PUNCHES him again -- SPOCK (SUBTITLE) (CONT‘D)

ELL! (PUNCH) ME! (PUNCH) THE! (PUNCH) Q

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THE ENERGY TORNADO FIRES FROM THE DRILL INTO THE EARTH!

The plasma beam SLAMS INTO SAN FRANCISCO BAY ~~ massive CONCUSSION CLOUDS FORM AROUND THE BEAM --

Cadets RUN to see the horrific sight of the plasma beam --

As Uhura returns to the bridge, everyone's stations go DARK -- STATIC on screens —-

B_ROTATING SHIP SCHEMATIC -- Spock typing at a console, searching -- accesses two inter-cam windows: on one, SPOCK PRIMB'S SHIP, THE JELLYFISH -- in a lower containment hold -- on the other: PIKE, unclear if he's dead or alive.

located Captain Pike.

KIRK

Let's move.

They cover each other with phasers as they move down the hall --

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Captain Pike's shuttle and the Jellyfish sit parked among the equipment. Kirk and Spock stealthily board the Jellyfish --

Kirk hits a console, a familiar yoice comes to life:

THE LASER GRID RESPONDS TO SPOCK'S VOICE, scans his features for ID —-— THE HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAY MATERIALIZES:

Wow. That's weird,

He looks to Kirk in surprise -- Spock's eyes fix with sudden understanding. Ambassador Spock... of course... suddenly all

the pieces start coming together..,

Spock weigh his options. Trust. Finally:

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Kirk exits --

Kirk moves through various areas of the ship --

Spock works the control -- fires up the craft --

LIGHTS COME ON -- he starts it up ~~ the ship begins to RISE -- and with the enormous JELLYFISH now OPERATING -- FLOATING IN THE HANGAR, Spock turns the ship and FIRES AT THE MASSIVE IRIS DOOR, BLOWING IT OPEN! DEBRIS AND LOOSE OBJECTS GET SUCKED INTO SPACE ag --

The ship SHUDDERS from within -- ALARMS -- ROMULAN HELMSMAN Primary core rupture, warp engines off~

line!

hangar! CLOSE -—-— NERO -- EYES WILD, REALIZING THEY HAVE A SABOTEUR: NERO Restore power! Engage auxiliary systems! OMIT 211

THE JELLYFISH FLIES OUT -- ANGLES TOWARD THE DRILL AND FIRES ANOTHER TORPEDG ~- DIRECT HIT!

THE MASSIVE RIG SWINGS -- THE TETHERS SNAPSNAPSNAP ~- THE DRILL TILTS AND ROCKETS LOOSE, PLUMMETING DOWN... DOWN... DOWN...

+++ CRASHING INTO SAN FRANCISCO BAY 213

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As the bridge crew fights to regain control:

A beat -- the Romulan Commander looks up from his console: ROMULAN COMMANDER (darkly) »+s Spock,

OFF Nero's fucking mega rage --

The Narada turns -- accelerates in pursuit of the Jellyfish and AWAY FROM EARTH -- and now we're back to the imagery of the first few moments of the movie -- THE NARADA GAINING ON THE JELLYFISH, SPOCK AT THE CONTROLS -~ Zl16 INT, NARADA - CONTINUOUS 216 NERO

(to comms officer) Open a channel --~

SPOCK STARES WITH DEADLY FOCUS AT THE VIEWSCREEN:

And Nero? Just grins in perfect contentment...

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NERO

{to his Men} Fire at will.

Nero hurries to the controls -- operates them himself and --

-- FIRE IT DOES -- TORPEDOES BLAST FROM THE HOLD and to the jellyfish, which performs evasive maneuvers -- the torpedoes EXPLODE as -~

Kirk moves through shadow into an airlock shaft, starts climbing ladder rungs --

The JELLYFISH TILTS, earth receding far behind it -—- Spock veers to avoid being blown apart -- Nero's ship gaining -- firing --

Kirk moves through the space -- into the TORTURE ROOM, where he finds PIKE, CLOSE TO DEATH -- Kirk begins unfastening his binds. Pike sees him through his fog -- amazed --

PIKE

.». Kirk? KIRK

Came back, Sir. Just like you ordered.

Kirk helps LIFT HIM -- but what he DOESN'T SEE are the FOUR GUARDS entering with weapons --

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But PIKE, God bless him, does: gummoning his last ounce of strength, he manages to UNHOLSTER KIRK'S PHASER AND BLASTS THE FOUR GUARDS OUT OF EXISTENCE! Safe, he SLUMPS, dropping the phaser --

The Narada FIRES again, TEARING a gash in the Jellyfish’s side.

An array EXPLODES --— NERO ON COMMS »+» you should've fled, Spock. Sight target, standby torpedoes... FIRE!

On Spock -- bad as things are, they just got worse -- his mind SPINS until: SPOCK

Computer, prepare self destruct sequence.

And the Jellyfish TURNS -- a new course RIGHT FOR THE NARADA —-—

CLOSE ON SPOCK, bravely facing certain death -- on a collision course with the Narada -- looks like he's gonna sacrifice himself ~- and we assume he'll pull away at the last second, of

course he will, but he DOESN'T:

SMASH! THE JELLYFISH EXPLODES, SPOCK SEEMINGLY KILLED -- AND IN THE BLAST, THE RED MATTER IGNITES! A MASSIVE BLACK HOLE STARTS TO FORM, THE BIGGEST ONE YET! STARS DRIFT TOWARD ITS CENTER, PULLED INTO THE SPHERE BY THE GRAVITY WELL AS IT STARTS TO

EXPAND ~--

As the ship's ROCKED BARD, Nero sees the black hole BUILDING through the cockpit window:

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EVERYTHING'S GETTING SUCKED INTO THE EVER-EXPANDING BLACK HOLE -- A MASSIVE PULSE OF ENERGY PUMMELS NERO'S SHIP, SHEARING THROUGH ITS HULL -~ AS THE NARADA TRIES TO REVERSE OUT OF THE GRAVITY WELL, THE ENTERPRISE IS REVEALED BEHIND IT -- HAVING BEEN THERE THE WHOLE TIME --

IT'S A RUSH, CRAZY, TENSE AS HELL --Uhura, McCoy, a MED TEAM and ND OFFICERS race in as Scotty finishes receiving incoming

Signals: KIRK, SPOCK... AND PIKE MATERIALIZE ON THE PAD:

Kirk transfers Pike to McCoy, who urgently SCANS Pike and barks to a MED-TECH:

Mccoy —- we're gonna need gastric stimulators, let's prep him for surgery, now!

Everyone’s HURLED off their feet -- consoles fry -- FIRE --

Nero's eyes come UNHINGED -- 231 j.INT. ENTERPRISE - BSRIDGE - CONTINUOUS 231 WHOOSH: KIRK and SPOCK race back onto the bridge -- CHEKOV

Keptin! The enemy ship is losing power-- its shields are down!

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CONTINUED: 231 KIRK Hail them -- now! NERO appears on acreen from the Narada bridge -- the Narada's on its last legs -- a beat before Nero TURNS, realizing Kirk's

fucking GRINNING at him from the screen:

-- which we are willing to provide.

THE ENTERPRISE ARCS AROUND, FIRING A FULL SALVO AT THE NARADA --— AND THE HITS CONNECT, A DOMINO-EFFECT OF EXPLOSIONS RIPPLING ACROSS THE ALREADY WEAKENED SHIP -~ IT STARTS NOSE-DIVING, TOWARD THE BLACK HOLE --

KIRK Kirk to Engineering: get us out of here, Scotty!

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The walls are RIPPING AWAY, PYLONS pull free from their

moorings, into the ever-~expanding sphere -- NERO -- IN THE CHAOS, KNOWING HE'S REACHED THE END, CLOSES HIS EYES:

AND THE NARADA IMPLODES, BUCKLING IN ON ITSELF, DISAPPEARING IN PIECES INTO THE BLACK VORTEX --

Leaving only the Enterprise -- its nacelles FLARE as the ship tries to make the quantum leap -- BUT: the black hole's now a TITANIC WHIRLPOOL so insanely strong that the Enterprise is held

in place by the gravity well even at warp! IT SHAKES INTO A BLUR, trying to cut loose but it CAN'T --

SCOTTY OVER SPEAKERS

CAPTAIN, WE'RE TRAPPED IN THE GRAVITY WELL! IT'S GOT !

Scotty SHOUTS BACK into the com against the SCREAMING DRIVE:

KIRK

ALL SHE'S GOT ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH! WHAT ELSE D’ YOU GOT?!

BLAST 18; TRONG ENOUGH TO PUSH US AWAY BUT I CAN'T PROMISE ANYTHING! KIRK

DO IT DO IT DO ITT!

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Scotty SLAMS the activation panel and we see the WARP CORE eject down a tube, like an INSTANT PNEUMATIC RELEASE ~~

THE WARP CORE TUBE LAUNCHES FROM THE ENTERPRISE, STREAKING RIGHT INTO THE MOUTH OF THE BLACK HOLE -- AN INSANE, STLENT EXPLOSION: THE BLACK HOLE LIGHTS UP FROM HORIZON TO HORIZON, THE BLAST WAVE WHITING OUT THE FRAME} THE ENTERPRISE IS CONSUMED WITHIN IT:

FOR A MINUTE, WE THINK IT'S GONE... UNTIL IT'S JETTISONED OUT INTO THE STAR FLYING AWAY, LEAVING THE FERESTORM BEHIND IT!

Everyone white-knuckles their seats as the blast DISSIPATES... and our crew sits, wide-eyed, trembling... finally, truly safe.

Back home.

Spock is seen in a medical office with Pike, who lies in bed, recovering —- McCoy monitors him - Spock exits -- walks through

the corridor -- sees a VULCAN in silhouette, staring out at the Academy. Sarek. Spock moves to him -~- says quietly:

Sarek turns -- but IT ISN'T SAREK. IT'S SPOCK PRIME. Who says:

An incredible beat, our two Spocks in eye lock... both minds processing conversational possibilities at an incredible rate... surreal extensions of each other, separate but connected...

Young Spock's eyes flicker in puzzlement... SPOCK

Then why did you gend Kirk aboard when you alone could've explained the truth?

sm.

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I'm in no position to pass judgment... my actions have robbed you of much. [I could not algo deprive you the revelation of all you can accomplish together... of a friendship that will define you both in wayS you dannot yet realize.

There is, to young Spock's surprise, vulnerability in that.

SPOCK PRIME

I inferred universe-ending paradoxes would ensue should he break his promise.

SPOCK PRIME

An act of faith. One I hope you'll repeat in the future,

Young Spock considers an enduring friendship between him and Kirk... for the first time, understanding it. But --~

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”“-

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CONTINUED: (3) 241 SPOCK PRIME (CONT'D) (beat) I urge you to remain in Starfleet: I've already located a suitable planet on which to establish a Vulcan colony, and assist in the foundation of a new science academy.

Young Spock takes that in, resolute...

Spock Prime moves to the door, stops. Offers the VULCAN SALUTE:

Their eyes hold. Spock turns, disappearing into the corridor. Young Spock stares at the empty doorway a beat, his mind a jumble of thoughts... and our MUSIC BUILDS...

As Spock Prime walks eff down the corridor, he passes right by a man conferring with a nurse -- the man pauses, turns... it's SAREK. Suddenly overcome by a feeling that the stranger who's just passed him is... oddly familiar.

MUSIC STILL BULLDING -- glass walls reveal THE ENTERPRISE at dock, UTILITY CRAFTS floating around it, repairing. Standing at attention in rows, THE ENTERPRISE CREW -- over four hundred of them wearing DRESS UNIFORMS -- TRACK DOWN the faces, all proud -- and we STOP ON YOUNG KIRK. Composed, focused, a man. The ACADEMY PRESIDENT stands at a podium:

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Kirk breaks from formation, pivots, marches down the hangar -- past UHURA... SULU... CHEKOV... SCOTTY. All Beaming. Notably absent, is 5pock. Kirk ascends the stairs, snaps to attention:

He opens a BOX -- glorious in repose, a MEDAL:

Kirk turns, Walks to,.. PIKE. In a wheelchair now, wearing an ADMIRAL'S UNIFORM. Overnight, his hair's turned totally grey -- but despite his trauma, his pride's overwhelming. They SALUTE:

Pike containing a smirk, pins the medal to Kirk's chest.

Kirk turns to the crowd. Eyes shining. WILD APPLAUSE. As Kirk rejoins his crew for hugs and congratulations, we go to the BACK of the hangar... SPOCK PRIME. Watching. Moved beyond words. He turns and leaves them to it... and our MUSIC SWELLS as --

The turbolift WHOOSHES open and in walks Kirk --~ to every fan's delight, aring hig iconi ED SHIRT. All around him, our

crew -- young and fresh-faced but no longer children -- in

charge of the greatest starship ever built:

oo

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And Kirk pauses. His eyes go over to the empty science console with a sense of incompleteness. In fact, everyone on the bridge feels it. A bitter truth they'll have to accept.

WHOOSH: the turbolift door opens. SPOCK!!! Wearing his BLUE UNIFORM. Our hearts soar ——

Kirk nearly laughs. Spock's eyebrow goes up. Something passes between them... it carries acceptance, and trust...

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As the ship maneuvers out of dry dock, Spock takes his place

next to Kirk. Gold and blue, gide by side.

And the ship crests the drydock portal, drifting into space... blessed one last time by the voice of our Vulcan hero:

The TREK THEME SOARS as the Enterprise warps off into a universe of infinite possibilities...

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