The CAG ENTERS to find ANDERSON waiting for her. ANDERSON: Seen the latest MIA report? He hands the CAG a ICIS. She scans it. CAG: Hill, Renko, Furillo ... (looks up, shocked) Lieutenant CASEY didn't come back? ANDERSON: Surprised? CAG: (nods) I thought that kid had what it took. A beat as they both ponder this. Then: ANDERSON: Ready for the next briefing? The CAG slowly nods ... let's get to it. FADE TO BLACK. 2260 but same as first part of losing endgame #3 Losing End Game #2:
EXT. RELAY STATION (CG)
A large force of fighters closes in and FIRES at the relay station. It's struck from top to bottom, starts to come apart-then EXPLODES! OFF its flaming remains ... DISSOLVE TO:
A large force of fighters closes in and FIRES at the station. It's struck from top to bottom, starts to come apart--then EXPLODES! OFF its flaming remains ...
INT. BRIEFING ROOM -- ANDERSON'S COMM STATION
The CAG and ANDERSON look at the VIEWSCREEN and reel from this ... ANDERSON: Guess they ran out of time. CAG: Can you contact Lieutenant CASEY? ANDERSON vainly taps his console. Shakes his head. OFF the CAG's grim expression ... CAG: Damn. FADE TO BLACK.
STILETTO, ZERO, RACHEL and Finley are seated at the bar. ZERO pours a drink from a pitcher into MAESTRO's glass. MAESTRO: I'm not really in the mood for a toast. ZERO: CASEY would want it this way. MAESTRO: Maybe ... (raises glass) To a damn good pilot ... and a great friend. They CLINK glasses and drink. Then MAESTRO looks to a somber, quiet STILETTO. MAESTRO: STILETTO? She thinks about it for a long moment. STILETTO: I just wish I'd had the chance ... to get to know him better. MAESTRO and ZERO nod silently, then MAESTRO manages a wan smile. FADE TO BLACK.
A breathtaking shot of the orbiting Confed Headquarters facility that circles Jupiter. HOLD on this peaceful, impressive sight for a long beat. Then the entire base is suddenly hit by a GLOWING PLASMA BALL and BURSTS into flaming particles. ANOTHER ANGLE Led by a SHIP KILLER, a vast alien fleet moves past the shattered, burning wreckage of Confed Headquarters, SHOOTING PAST THE FLEET as it moves toward the doomed, helpless Planet Earth in the distance. FADE TO BLACK.
The alien fleet starts pouring through the Wormhole.
INT. FLIGHT DECK
RACHEL and Finley stand ready at fire control. RACHEL: We have to fire up the Plasma Weapon again. As she reaches for a console. Finley grabs her hand. FINLEY: Do that and you'll tear the Midway apart! RACHEL just looks at her grimly, as if to say, "What other choice do we have?" Finley sees she's right and Slowly releases RACHEL's hand. As RACHEL taps the console ...
EXT. MIDWAY (CG)
A dramatic warming up sequence as the crystal HUMS and GLOWS. As it's about to fire ... the Midway glows to an incandescent level and EXPLODES. She evaporates in a cloud of flaming debris. As the blast wave spreads out from this disaster ... FADE TO BLACK
A seemingly endless number of enemy ships come through the Wormhole. They all FIRE their heavy weapons at ... THE MIDWAY (CG} She's struck from stem to stern, starts to come apart--then EXPLODES! OFF her flaming remains ... FADE TO BLACK:
