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“STARDUST”

FADE IN:

EXT. EARTH’S UPPER ATMOSPHERE – NIGHT

A quiet beauty shot looking down at the sparkling jewel that is 24th century San
Francisco. Super: EARTH, STARDATE 23319.4. Suddenly, thundering up into frame
is a Runabout training vessel, thrusters roaring... it does a roll...

INT. RUNABOUT – NIGHT

Coming out of the roll: close on the two people, sitting in the two-seater cockpit...
the pilot is 21-year-old JEAN-LUC PICARD; his passenger: 20-year-old ELEANOR
DUFFY... loud voices over the sound of the thrusters –

DUFFY
I’m nauseous.

PICARD
Starfleet officers don’t get
nauseous. Take the controls.

DUFFY
No.

PICARD
Take the controls.

He lifts his hands... the thrusters rev up... the craft twists sharply to one side... her
hands jump to the controls... heart-pounding –

DUFFY
(are you crazy?)
Jean-Luc!

EXT. RUNABOUT – NIGHT

as it bobs and weaves under her control...

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