Star Trek 2009

Chapter 4: Cheated

INT. U.S.S. TRAINER - BRIDGE - SPACE

Uhura turns at her comm station -- She seems wildly BORED and almost RESENTFUL:

ELLARA
-- we are receiving a distress signal
from the u.s.s. Kobayashi Maru.

UHURA
The ship has lost power and is stranded. Starfleet Command has ordered us to rescue them.

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

KIRK
"Starfleet Command has ordered us to
rescue them ....Captain."

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

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

KIRK
That's okay.

He said taking a bite from the apple, whi appeared from god knows where. McCoy, El and Uhura -- and the others -- look at him, confused.

MCCOY
It's okay?

KIRK
Yeah, don't worry about it.

McCoy, El and Uhura share a look.

INT. TESTING CONTROL BOOTH - CONTINUOUS

Looking at the bridge from above, it is seen that there is 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:

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

TEST ADMINISTRATOR #2
what's he doing?

And is shown that, sitting among the
technicians, is Gaila. Our resident GREEN GIRL. She checks her
watch -- 2:59 PM. On her MONITOR awaits a 23rd century e-mail -- a MESSAGE FROM KIRK

INT, U.S.S. TRAINER - BRIDGE SIMULATOR - DAY

MCCOY
Three more Klingon Warbirds decloaking --and targeting our ship -- I don't suppose this is a problem either?

KIRK
Nah.

ELLARA
They're firing, Captain.

KIRK
Alert medical bay to prepare to receive all crew members from the damaged ship.

UHURA
And how do you expect us to rescue them when we're surrounded by Klingons? CAPTAIN

KIRK
Alert medical.

Annoyed, she does as:

MCCOY
Our ship is being hit -- shields at sixty
percent.

KIRK
I understand.

MCCOY
Should we at least, I dunno, fire back?

KIRK
Mmmm.... no.