How To Make Uhura More Awesome

[pennswoods]

I was so inspired by watching the Trek movie for the second time and by the discussion taking place over on kerryblaze's LJ, that I actually WROTE something. Consider these suggestions for modifying the movie script to make Uhura more awesome by letting her show off her mad xenolinguistic skillz.



Making Uhura More Awesome Part I

Sulu: *releases hand break*

Enterprise: *jumps to warp*

Pike: *demands review of most recent communication from near Vulcan*

Uhura: *happens to be passing through*

Lame Comm Guy: *plays single message*

Uhura: *overhears message*

Lame Comm Guy: *claims it’s just a distress call from Vulcan*

Uhura: * whips around so fast, her ponytail takes out random red shirt*

Spock: *raises eyebrow*

Uhura: *repeats message for bridge, demonstrating awesome xenolinguistic skillz*

Spock: *speaks fluent Vulcan and has no idea what she just said*

Uhura: *translates from Romulan to English the order to destroy all ships*

Pike: *sends lame comm. guy out to get him a sandwich*

Uhura: *is promoted*

Spock: *finds this logical*

Uhura: *gets busy translating*

Enterprise: *is saved!*

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Making Uhura More Awesome Part II

Vulcan: *implodes fantabulously*

Spock: *is emotionally compromised but won't admit it*

Everyone: *is gobsmacked*

Spock: *gives command to join fleet in the Laurentian System*

Kirk: *gets in Spock's face*

Spock: *is logical*

Kirk: *chews some scenery*

Spock: *is still logical*

Uhura: *is frantically monitoring comm*

Kirk: *makes crack about Spock's mom*

Spock: *goes in for the kiss neck pinch*

Uhura: *interrupts slashy moment*

Kirk: *pouts*

Uhura: *reports on possible weaknesses of Romulan ship uncovered during Klingon engagement*

Spock: *is skeptical*

Uhura: *iz srs bzns*

Spock: *is convinced*

Spock Prime: *will have to be worked into the story some other way*

Comments

*helps*

[florahart]

Uhura: What do you need?

Spock: I need everyone to continue performing admirably.

Uhura: Okay, then. I need, oh, an engineer, a machinist, and someone who's good with microcircuitry.

Spock: *eyebrow*

Uhura: Look, we've seen that beam, and we have the frequency. We know that besides working as a drill, it takes out communication and transporters. We have to assume they'll use it again, so it makes sense to see if we can put together a communication device that works some other way, at least for short messages or location, because with no communications, I can't perform admirably. Based on magnets, maybe. That's why I need an engineer.

Spock: ...First, I believe you've just demonstrated you can. Second, Mr Riley's area of expertise is alternate navigational systems which might be modified. Perhaps he and Mr Kyle--transporter systems--could assist you.

Uhura: Riley's a little flighty.

Spock: I am certain you will keep him in line. *meaningful eyebrow*

Uhura: That I will. Sir.

Re: *helps*

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

LOL! Thanks for the help. This is srs writing - I think my screenplay Oscar is in jeopardy.

*skulks back to doing fanart*

Re: *helps*

[florahart]

HEE! No, I wasn't offering critical comment! I was just adding to the awesome!

Re: *helps*

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

:DDDD