My variation on “Forests of the Night” from These are the Voyages…
S1E5: Forests of the Night
Act 1: Red Dwarf
Scene 1: Ship Adrift!
Act 2: Into the Forest
Scene 1: Getting Inside
Scene 2: Dangerous Flora
Date: 3/13/24
Act 1: Red Dwarf
Scene 1: Ship Adrift!
Uhura instructs the crew to examine an alien vessel that is drifting toward a red dwarf star.
The Dwarf Star will arrive at the alien ship five hours before an Orion raider.
The alien vessel’s engines are offline, and its hull is emitting abnormal levels of ion radiation.
Act 2: Into the Forest
Scene 1: Getting Inside
The crew opens the airlock leading into the alien vessel.
The crew scans the empty corridor, finding 80% helium, 20% oxygen, and traces of pheromones.
A video of aliens discussing mating partners for the evening.
A portal reveals an alien forest within the vessel.
The crew decides to enter the alien forest instead of taking the corridor that could lead to the engine room.
Act 2: Into the Forest
Scene 2: Dangerous Flora
The crew detects elevated levels of pheromones and a flying robot in the distance.
In search of the strong energy source they detected, Angie discovers an alien skeleton marked with bite wounds.
The crew rescues Dr. Geen from an alien fly trap.
As the crew nears an eerie plant, they notice two alien robots in the distance.
S1E5: Forests of the Night
Act 2: Into the Forest
Scene 2: Dangerous Flora
Act 3: The Mainframe
Scene 1: Brainflowers
Scene 2: Ghost in the Machine
Date: 3/20/24
Act 2: Into the Forest
Scene 2: Dangerous Flora
As Boris loads his hypospray with heavy tranq, Dr. Geen takes the shot that compels the tentacled monstrosity to release Boris.
Act 3: The Mainframe
Scene 1: Brainflowers
Dr. Ronson detects extremely high levels of fear pheromones emanating from the floating brain plants, which otherwise seem harmless.
Doctors Ronson and Geen mend the fractured leg of a young alien simian.
Act 3: The Mainframe
Scene 2: Ghost in the Machine
Upon Jerome restoring power to the ship, the alien computer issues an intruder alert and summons security robots to turn the crew into fertilizer.
Security robots arrive.
The crew reprogram the robots to escort them out of the forest, while alien raptors watch them from the bushes.
S1E5: Forests of the Night
Act 4: An Unfortunate Encounter
Scene 1: Ambush
Date: 3/27/24
The crew is ambushed by draxors, while their reprogrammed escort of security robots spin in place unable to process their next move.
A raging battle ensues, reaching a dramatic pause as Angie dispatches a draxor before stumbling.
To be continued…
S1E5: Forests of the Night
Act 4: An Unfortunate Encounter
Scene 1: Ambush (cont.)
Scene 2: The Helm
Date: 4/3/24
The crew makes their escape as the space monkeys distract the alien raptors with tribbles.
The away team runs past dart-throwing plants.
Boa vines drop upon the crew as they push their way through to the exit.
The Dwarf Star crew rides a travelator to the ship’s helm.
The away team swiftly passes a room filled with alien skeletons.
Jerome redirects the electrical power to enable the ship’s flight.
Jerome powers up the ship’s engines.
The aliens appeared to have passed without suffering.
Ziggy, Ronson, and Jerome remain behind to pilot the alien vessel out of the gravitational pull of the red dwarf star.
Outgunned, an Orion pirate thanks O’Hellya for taking out Thela, a Federation operative, and extends an invitation for the Dwarf Star to join the Orion Syndicate.