ENTERPRISE

"Abdication"

TEASER

FADE IN:

EXT. AWAY CAMP - NIGHT

Mayweather hums while he sets up the camp galley. He hears a CLICKING noise and looks in its direction.

TRIP (O.S.)
Travis.

Trip walks up to Mayweather fiddling with a scanner.

MAYWEATHER
Yes, sir?

TRIP
The Captain just checked in.
They'll be here in about a half
hour and he said there are seven
starving crewmen with him.

MAYWEATHER
I'll make sure supper's hot, sir.
(re: the scanner)
What are you doing?

Trip smacks the side of the scanner with the heel of his hand.

TRIP
Stupid piece of junk! Someday I'm gonna invent a scanner that runs its own diagnostics.

MAYWEATHER
What's it doing?

TRIP
Oh...
(smacks scanner again)
it keeps giving me odd readings.

MAYWEATHERS

Odd how?

TRIP
(annoyed)
It shows energy signatures and
bio- signs one minute and the
next they're gone. Poof!
(beat)
I'm gonna go scout around camp
just in case. Have to set up the
perimeter alarms before the
Captain gets back anyway.

MAYWEATHER
(shrugs)
Maybe it's ghosts, sir.

TRIP
(laughs)
Only ghosts around here, Travis,
are in your ghost stories. Be back soon.

Mayweather watches Trip disappear into the trees, looking concerned.

FADE OUT.

END OF TEASER