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THE WRIGHT STUFF Vol XVII w No 6 The Official Newsletter of the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk w NCC-1659 Nov / Dec 2006 C O N T E N T S A VIEW FROM THE CATBIRD SEAT ................................3 J.R. Fisher DEEP SPACE NINE - AN OLD FRIEND ...............................3 Brad McDonald FRONT PAGE PHOTO CREDIT .....................................7 UPCOMING EVENTS ..............................................8 Volume 17 - Number 6 is a publication of the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk, the Raleigh, N.C., chapter of STARFLEET, an international STAR TREK fan organization. This publication is provided free of charge to all chapter members in good standing. Subscriptions for non-members are $12.00 per year (six issues). Please address all corres- pondence to CATBIRD Publications, 5017 Glen Forest Dr., Raleigh, N.C. 27612. This publication is a non-profit enterprise and is not meant to infringe upon any copyright or trademark held by Paramount Pictures, Gulf & Western, or any other holder of STAR TREK copyrights or trademarks. Unless otherwise noted, ENTIRE CONTENTS ARE COPYRIGHT Ó 2006 CATBIRD Publications, THE WRIGHT STUFF. Nothing in whole or in part may be used without the written permission of the publisher. THE WRIGHT STUFF assumes all material submitted for publication is gratis. The publisher and editors reserve the right to edit all submissions. Publisher ................... J.R. Fisher Editors .....................Jane Fisher John Troan TOOL BOX: Pentium IV-3.0GHz; HP LaserJet 1200 & DeskJet 722C; Lotus WordPro; Adobe Acrobat. IMAGES - Title Banner Wright Flyer from NASA/Ames PAO photo archive; U.S.S. Kitty Hawk (USN CV-63) from navicp.navy.mil; Constitution class cruiser from gwu.edu/~rljones/khawk. IMAGE - Featured Front Page Shuttle Discovery liftoff from KSC Pad 39B on mission STS-116. This mission was for the delivery of Truss P5 and changing the power hookups to the permanent setup, readying the station for the additional reserach labs and solar panels. A View From the Catbird Seat By J.R. Fisher We want to wish as our annual holiday/anniversary number of you are not current. When everyone the very dinner at the Kanki restaurant. This is you receive your renewal packets, best and happiest a request at this point; we will keep please send or bring me your of holidays with the you posted as plans are firmed up. assignment card. added wish for Please reserve your seats. As we start a new year, I hope safe travel for At the last meeting, those present everyone will consider becoming those of you who voted to send the Lewis family in more active on the ship and increase will be in transit Charleston a check in the amount of your participation, particularly in this holiday season! five hundred dollars to assist them in regards to articles for the newsletter. We have contacted Duke their current difficulties. We talked Department heads in particular need Radio-thon about working their with Carl recently, and he and Rita to meet the requirements of your phones on the 14th of February from very much appreciate our help. His position and submit reports at 6:30 until 9 p.m. They have room for disability has been approved but as meeting and to the newsletter. 6 people. They requested additional usual with government programs, This coming year has a great deal help in the 4 to 7 p.m. shift that day, if they will not get a check until May, of potential for us as a crew. The any of you can spare the time. 2007. Thus, our assistance may be prospect of being involved with a Also, have called PBS (UNC-TV) required again between now and then. local convention is the kind of thing regards working two Saturday night If you wish to make a personal that we should all be excited about as shifts during festival and hopefully donation above what we have given we work together towards common they will give us a couple of dates at or may give from the treasury, please goals. the first of the year. We will be contact me as to the best way to do We know that the talent is there. needing 20 plus crew for each so. You are the crew of the U.S.S. Kitty occasion. Again, I ask that all members Hawk; a proud ship, with a proud Perhaps most importantly, we check their membership status in name. Show us that you have the have tentatively asked for Sunday Starfleet and get your renewals in. Wright Stuff. evening, 7 p.m., January 21st, 2007, While we are safe at the moment, a Esse Quam Videri DEEP SPACE NINE - "An Old Friend" By Brad McDonald ACT FOUR Sisko studies the Nausicaan a ODO FADE IN: moment, then looks back at Odo. Correct. I'd say he's keeping an eye on Sarek and the INT. PROMENADE - UPPER LEVEL SISKO station. - WIDE ANGLE (confused) He's not doing anything. Sisko approaches Odo, who is TWO SHOT watching Torm Breeka, below. Odo is partially concealed by a support ON ODO SISKO (to Odo) beam, but Torm seems oblivious to ODO For whom? his presence anyway. Precisely. Right now, there SISKO are two arms merchants and ODO You wanted to see me Odo? three less - than - reputable Maybe this will help. importers in Quark's bar. He Odo produces a data padd from ODO should be doing a bit of inside his tunic and hands it to Sisko. (indicating Torm) business. He's been a busy boy. ODO SISKO (V.O.) (beat, then:) It's a copy of the last two (o.c.; realizing) So far, he's sent three signals I missed the first one, He's just killing time. messages and had two drinks but I was ready for the others. at Quark's; been there ever since. THE WRIGHT STUFF PAGE 3 NOV / DEC 2006 SISKO WIDE ANGLE SISKO (reading) I can't afford to loose you any DAX I'll have Dax give them a look more than I can afford to I'm not so sure. We still don't -- loose Dax. have a very clear picture as (beat, then; smiling) ODO to why all of this is Besides, she's a better pilot. I've done it already. Look at happening. the last section. ODO ODO She can still be the pilot. I'll (moving) ON SISKO just go along for the ride. I I'm inclined to agree. Too can blend in with the Sisko tabs a few controls and studies many questions, especially woodwork, so to speak. If our the readout. Torm Breeka. 'guest' tries anything... SISKO SISKO Sisko thinks about the idea. It's (reading) (thoughtfully) obvious that he doesn't want to Subspace, scrambled and All right. What is the next relinquish his authority to sorneone relayed. step? else, especially Command. ODO (V.O.) There's an uncomfortable silence for SISKO (o.c.) a long moment, then Dax offers a Not a bad idea, Odo. What do Precisely. Look at the band suggestion. you think. Dax? analysis. DAX DAX SISKO Let me pilot the Orinoco, just I like it, Benjamin. (wide-eyed) as planned. (beat, then:) Cardassian or Romulan! One suggestion, it might help TWO SHOT - SISKO AND DAX us to know who we're dealing TWO SHOT - CLOSEUP SISKO with. Let Bashir give the There's a moment of silence between (uncertain) 'ambassador' a quick scan on the two, then Odo speaks. I'm not to sure about that. the way to the Orinoco. You'd be too far away to help ODO ODO if something does go wrong. Complicates things just a bit, (enthusiastic) doesn't it? DAX I'll get, an extra security (hopeful) uniform for the doctor, he'll The look on Sisko's face says it all. What about the Defiant? blend in with the rest of the CUT TO: Cloaked, it could follow me all security detail. the way into Cardassian SISKO EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE - Space, if necessary. (smiling) AURORA BOREALIS IN DOCK SISKO You know something, you're (OPTICAL) Not possible. Every available really devious people. person on this station is INT. SISKO'S OFFICE - ON SISKO working with the refugees. QUARK'S BAR - WIDE ANGLE Present are Sisko, Dax and Odo. O'Brien is even officially Sisko sits behind his desk with Dax The bar and casino are bedlam, relieved of duty by Bashir's opposite. Odo is pacing, restlessly. mostly due to Bingham and his crew. orders. How can I crew the Quark is obviously dismayed. Rom is SISKO Defiant? very busy trying to keep up with bar I've got a decision to make orders, with the help of several n.d. and I want your input. Using WIDE ANGLE workers. the evidence we have before The office becomes quiet again. Each us now, our v.i.p. is an ROM officer is trying to come up with a impostor. Question is, what (to Quark) viable solution. In a few beats, Odo do we do now? I'm open to We need more clean glasses. stops pacing and offers a suggestion. suggestions, but my first QUARK instinct is to simplify our ODD (distracted) situation. Arrest our 'guests' I could go... Huh? Oh. yes. Get Nog and turn them over to Sisko stares at the changeling. working on it. Starfleet Command. Rom nods and hurries off with a tray full of dirty dishes. Quark watches him THE WRIGHT STUFF PAGE 4 NOV / DEC 2006 and notices Bingham coming his way. ODO Sisko gives the traditional hand He's trapped and can't avoid another (sarcastic) salute.