RED SHIRTSSTAR TREK SHORT SCENE: The Red Shirts
Characters TONY JOE JIMMY INT. – STAR TREK’S TEN FORWARD DECK – EARLY EVENING FADE IN Tony walks into Ten-Forward and stops to look around. The door behind him slides shut. He is wearing the standard Star Trek uniform. He notices Jimmy and Joe sitting at a table talking to each other quietly. They are wearing the old Star Trek uniform with red shirts. Jimmy’s hair has a 1960’s style to it, while Joe has an afro. He walks to the table and sits down. TONY (as he sits down) What’s up? JIMMY What’s up? JOE What’s up? (pause) So…what they say? JIMMY Who’d ya speak to? Jimmy and Joe lean in to hear what Tony has to say. Tony looks as if he has bad news. TONY (sounding a little hesitant) Well, it goes like this. (he takes a drink) They told me…that they don’t have any extras. (he takes another drink quickly) Jimmy and Joe look confused and then look at each other, then look back at Tony. Tony’s looking somewhere else. JIMMY Um, wait, wait…let me get this straight. They don’t have…? There’s a fucking replicater right over there. Why can’t they just replicate one? JOE Two…replicate two. JIMMY Two…I mean two. Sorry Joe. I meant two. Why can’t they replicate two regular uniforms. TONY Security procedures, you know that. JIMMY Dude, have you noticed? We are wearing red shirts. Get it? Red shirts…they haven’t worn these shirts since I was born. We look out of place. Look at us, we’re out of style. They make us dress like this. JOE I have an afro. I’m fucking Mexican. Why do I have to have an afro? Mexicans don’t have afros. TONY Dude, you don’t think I know that? JOE There were ten of us yesterday. Now we’re down to eight. Look. Tony and Jimmy look over at what Joe is referring to and notice a table of six people with red shirts on. They all look depressed and like they’re from the 1960’s era. JOE (sounding sarcastic) Looks like Pedro and Willia aren’t joining us for dinner. Can I have their desert…? Oh yeah, I forgot, there’s a replicater. Oh wait…it can still make jell-o…right? Oh, yeah it can, whew. JIMMY How can they not have any standard uniforms? You have a standard uniform. TONY I graduated at the top of the class. You, I believe, were closer to the bottom. JOE I wasn’t. TONY Dude, come on, the only reason you graduated was because your roommate vaporized himself accidentally in front of you…while masturbating. JOE It was very dramatic. TONY You were the one jerking off! JOE Yeah, so… doesn’t make it any less dramatic. So I gotta die now? COMPUTER VOICE: Ensign Gonzalez, please report to main transporter room. From the table where the six other people who are wearing the red shirts, a man stands up and looks as if he’s about to face death. The others shake his hand, pat him on his back and even a woman hugs him. JOE Fuck. Gonzalez walks by behind Joe. Joe is looking at him as he walks by. JOE (talking to Gonzalez) Hey, Jose! Go get’em. See ya when ya get back. (Gonzalez leaves and Joe leans in) Fuck, I owe that guy $40. I might get out of it. I hope nothing happens to him…I mean, I was gonna pay him. COMPUTER VOICE Ensign Peters, please report to main transporter room. JOE Oh shit. There’s a short awkward pause. JOE Dude, what are you going to do? There’s another short awkward pause. JOE Dude, don’t go. Just don’t go. JIMMY I gotta go. There’s another short awkward pause. JOE Dude, I’ll just go. JIMMY Thanks, Joe. JOE I’m not going to go. I was joking. Jimmy looks somewhat upset. TONY No, he’s got to go. They won’t let anyone take his place. There’s a reason why there sending Jimmy and Jose. JOE See dude? I was joking, I can’t go. It’s against procedure or something. It’ll be alright. You’ll be back. You’ll see. Jimmy finishes his drink and gets up. JIMMY Well, let’s do this. Get it over with. TONY You’ll be back. Hey, Selock came back. JOE I think he’s in the infirmary. TONY Computer. (Computer chimes) Where is ensign Selock? COMPUTER VOICE Ensign Selock is deceased. There’s another short awkward pause. Tony and Joe look at each other as Jimmy walks away. JOE He’s not coming back. TONY Nope. STAR TREK SHORT SCENE: The Elevator Characters JIMMY GONZALEZ CHIN INT. – ENTERPRISE ELEVATOR – EARLY EVENING Jimmy and Gonzalez are standing in the elevator on their way to the main transporter room. Gonzalez, who can’t hold it in any more, bursts into tears. JIMMY What…? No, no, come on Gonzalez, there there…computer. (computer chimes) Hold elevator. (elevator stops) Come on, Gonzalez…what’s wrong? GONZALEZ (broken Spanish and obvious a homosexual) What’s wrong? I’ll tell you what’s wrong. I’m about to die. We – we are about to die! (Gonzalez begins to sob again, Jimmy hugs him) JIMMY What? We’ll be fine. GONZALEZ I don’t think so. (computer chimes) COMPUTER VOICE Elevator is in the stop position, overriding. (elevator starts on its own) Elevator starts moving for a short time, then doors open and Chin is standing waiting to enter. CHIN Who fuckin’ holdin’ “ebenator”? Chin sees Jimmy and Gonzalez hugging each other. CHIN Oh, God…rewwy…sorry, girws. Chin rolls his eyes sarcastically. Sayin’ your good-byes? Want me turn round? Give privacy? Chin turns around. JIMMY No, it’s not what you think. GONZALEZ Yes it is. I’m very upset. (elevator door slides shut) JIMMY (turning and looking at Gonzalez) No, no it’s not. You were just upset and I… CHIN Whatever… it’s your business. JIMMY (turning and looking at Chin) No, it’s not “whatever” Chin. GONZALEZ I don’t want to die. JIMMY (quickly turning and looking at Gonzalez) You’re not going to die. Chin turns around and looks at Jimmy as if he knows he’s lying, then looks at Gonzalez, who has his face in his hand sobbing. He turns back and faces Jimmy and mouths the words “He’s gonna die”, he winks at him and nods his head and then faces back forward. CHIN You be okay Gonzawis. Hey, I hear Seewock came back. GONZALEZ (starts to stop crying) Yeah, I heard that too. I think he’s in the infirmary. Jimmy says nothing and just stares blankly straight forward. STAR TREK SHORT SCENE: The Next to Go Characters TONY JOE INT. – STAR TREK’S TEN FORWARD DECK – EARLY EVENING Tony and Joe have congregated to the rear of Ten Forward near an observatory window. There’s a planet in the background that has shades of green and gray. TONY …so what are you going to do when they call you? JOE I’m not gonna go. That’s it. TONY (snickers) What are you talking about? JOE They’re gonna have to come get me. TONY Come get you…? Dude, they can track you. JOE How? I didn't get a com link. Look… (Joe grabs the Star Trek symbol that’s on his red shirt on his chest) …my shit’s sewed on. How are they going to find me? Look, you got yours. (Joe points the communicator on Tony’s chest) TONY They’ll find you. Where ya gonna go? You’re in space. JOE I’ll just take my shirt off. TONY That’s against regulations, besides, they’ll still find you. JOE They can put me in the brig. I don’t care. TONY They're gonna beam you straight to the planet's surface if you don't stop fucking with'em. JOE I’m not going. Joe continues to stare at Tony and shake his head no. For real, I’m not going. They’ll have to go get Worf to come kick my ass. TONY Worf hasn’t been on the Enterprise in over 10 years. So what are you talking about? JOE I’m not going. That’s what I’m talking about…hear me? (Joe takes off his shirt) See how easy it is. Come on, let's go. TONY Dude, put your shirt back on. You’re gonna get in trouble. (Joe puts his shirt back on) JOE You see how easy it is? TONY I’m gonna see how easy it is when they stick your ass in the brig. JOE Good. Then I can’t get sent down. I’m unstable. TONY Unstable…how…cause you’re likely to take off your shirt at any minute? Yeah, that’s just gonna get you labeled as an idiot. (computer chimes) COMPUTER VOICE Ensign Rogers, please report to main transporter room. There’s an awkward silence. TONY Are you fucking kidding me? You gotta be fucking kidding me. I’ve got a synaptic report to go over. (there’s silence) Plus, I got time on the Halo deck in an hour. (there’s silence.) JOE Can I have it then…since you’re not gonna use it? I mean, when you get back - your time will have passed. No sense wasting it. Tony walks away. Joe begins to follow. JOE Dude, for real, you guys will be back, you’ll see. Who knows I might get called next…where you going…? Joe follows Tony out. STAR TREK SHORT SCENE: Doom Walk Characters TONY JOE INT. – STAR TREK’S TEN FORWARD DECK – EARLY EVENING (Tony and Joe are walking down the main corridor, Tony is looking in disbelief and walking slower than Joe, so Joe has to walk awkwardly around Tony going from side to side. Tony looks straight ahead) TONY I can't believe this. JOE Dude, what are talking about? Come on, cheer up. It'll be alright. Jimmy and Jose are getting beamed down too. TONY How did I get picked? JOE Dude, we all get called down. TONY How did I get picked? JOE (sounding serious) What? You can't get picked? TONY I don't even have a red shirt. (Joe hears this and stops in surprise and looks at Tony while he continues walking down the corridor in disbelief) JOE So you admit it! TONY Admit it? (Tony stops abruptly and looks at Joe) Dude, you gotta be an idiot not to catch on. (Tony walks on) JOE See? TONY So why in the fuck am I going? (Tony walks out, Joe is left standing) STAR TREK SHORT SCENE: Main Transporter Room Characters TONY JOE JIMMY GONALEZ CHIN CHUBBY FEMALE TRANSPORTER OPERATOR #1 SEXY FEMALE TRANSPORTER OPERATOR #2 SECURITY GUARD INT. – STAR TREK’S MAIN TRANSPORTER ROOM – EARLY EVENING (Tony walks in through the already opened door to the Main Transporter Room and stands for a moment. An overweight, female Transporter Operator turns and looks at Tony) TRANSPORTER OPERATOR #1 Lieutenant Rogers? (Tony nods in agreement, Jimmy is standing on the platform with Chin and Gonzalez. Gonzalez is silently sobbing in one hand, Chin is looking at Gonzalez shaking his head. Jimmy notices Tony.) JIMMY (sounding happy) Tony! Dude...they called you? SECURITY GUARD Right this way, sir. (As Tony steps forward, the sliding doors start to close but before they do, they immediately slide open and Joe trots in.) TONY Apparently so, Jim. That's why I'm here. It's fucking bullshit but I'm here. JOE I've never been in here before. TONY (noticing that Joe is behind him) Oh...you want to come see how this works motherfucker? Come on! JOE Dude...what's wrong? TONY What do you mean "what's wrong"? I'll tell ya...I'm probably going to die and... (Gonzalez cries out loud, Tony turns and looks back at Gonzalez who now falls into Jimmy's arms) CHIN Psst...Jesus guys! TONY ...I'm probably going to die and...you know, fuck it. Let's do this. (Tony heads for the platform, reaches in his pocket; pulls out a pack of cigarettes and lights a cigarette) JOE Dude...you smoke now? Does Kelly know? (Tony looks back at Joe) TRANSPORTER OPERATOR #2 Excuse me, sir. There's no smoking on board the Enterprise. (Tony continues to walk towards the platform inhaling the cigarette; he steps onto the platform and exhales) TONY (while exhaling) Energize bitch. (Transporter Operator #2 is a stunning blonde female, she shrugs and raises a lever which then energizes Tony, Jimmy, Gonzalez and Chin away. Joe walks up behind the two Transporter Operators) JOE What's up? Wanna go "Ten Forward"? |