Re-Write the ending to The Undiscovered Country

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  1. TrickyDickie

    TrickyDickie Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    It was the most missed opportunity....EVER.

    It was a perfect opening, for Pete's sake. Enterprise's helm chair was EMPTY.

    After Uhura gives everyone that message, we get everyone's expressions, and Spock says what he does....then this is what should have happened:

    Kirk: "Commander, hail Excelsior....and pass along that message that we just received."

    Uhura: "Aye."

    She presses buttons.

    Uhura: "I have Captain Sulu."

    Kirk: "Onscreen."

    The viewscreen resolves.

    Sulu: "Captain Kirk, this news is....most unexpected."

    Kirk: "Captain Sulu, have you by any chance grown weary of....gaseous anomalies?"

    Sulu: "You could say that."

    Kirk: "Well, it just so happens that we have a vacant chair at the party that needs filling...."

    Sulu smiles and gets up from his chair.

    Sulu: "Acknowledged!"

    He turns and heads for the turbolift.

    Fade out.

    Fade in.

    We see Sulu back in his familiar place at Enterprise's helm.

    Focus on McCoy, as he glances around with an expression of dismay.

    McCoy: "Jim, if we do this no one will ever sit in the captain's chair again."

    Kirk (smiling): "Bones, you....remember too much."

    Pan around the bridge at widely smiling faces.

    McCoy looks at Spock. Spock raises an eyebrow.

    Spock: "What are friends for?"

    McCoy rolls his eyes.

    McCoy: "Here we go again!"

    Chekov: "Course heading, Keptin?"

    Kirk settles into his chair.

    Kirk: "Second star to the right and straight on 'til morning."

    Kirk looks up at McCoy, with a wry grin on his face.

    McCoy looks pensive for a moment and then he finally breaks out into a smile.

    McCoy: "Oh, what the hell...."

    Kirk faces forward.

    Kirk: "Warp speed!"

    Sulu punches it and Enterprise goes to warp.

    Fade to black.

    A voice is heard.

    "Sir! They're stealing the Enterprise! Again!"

    We then hear the voice of James B. Sikking:

    "Please....just shut up."

    TOS ends.

    No speech about passing the torch. No Generations. Nothing.

    Just....old friends.
     
  2. Pauln6

    Pauln6 Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    Yeah baby. Although you forgot the bit where Spock and McCoy put Kirk in the modified torpedo to target their exhaust. He boards, sneaks out and single handedly takes down the Klingons with Kirk-fu.
     
  3. Jetboogieman

    Jetboogieman Commander Red Shirt

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    "15th Star to the left, and straight on til dinner time".
     
  4. Maurice

    Maurice Snagglepussed Admiral

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    *groan*
     
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