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[[Transmat]]ted to a ship in orbit, Sysan was put in [[stasis]] to become a Dalek at some point in the future. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dalek War: Chapter One (audio story)|Dalek War: Chapter One]]'') Unbeknownst to her, the Dalek Emperor had transferred his mind into hers to escape [[the Mentor]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dalek War: Chapter Two (audio story)|Dalek War: Chapter Two]]'')
[[Transmat]]ted to a ship in orbit, Sysan was put in [[stasis]] to become a Dalek at some point in the future. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dalek War: Chapter One (audio story)|Dalek War: Chapter One]]'') Unbeknownst to her, the Dalek Emperor had transferred his mind into hers to escape [[the Mentor]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dalek War: Chapter Two (audio story)|Dalek War: Chapter Two]]'')


=== Susan Mendes and the Dalek Emperor ===
=== Sharing a mind ===
Almost six years since the start of the rebellion and Susan's hibernation, her cryo-pod was salvaged and opened. Susan awoke screaming into a galaxy that was virtually unknown to her. Traumatised and understandably hostile, Susan found herself onboard an Earth Alliance ship being looked after by [[Mirana]], who explained the situation. Susan responded to Mirana's mention of Alby with more reflection on her feelings for him. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dalek War: Chapter One (audio story)|Dalek War: Chapter One]]'')
Almost six years later, [[the Mentor]] found the ship and ordered that Suz be destroyed in order to kill the Dalek Emperor inside her mind. She was saved by Alby and awoken by [[Mirana]] and [[Johnstone|Dr Johnstone]], who informed her of what had happened during her slumber, how she had survived and that the Dalek Emperor was likely inside of her. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dalek War: Chapter One (audio story)|Dalek War: Chapter One]]'')


Susan struggled to accept the war she had awoken to, and how she had even woken up at all, as she remembered being shot at point-blank by her Dalek guard. Mirana explained to Susan that the blast was a paralysis beam, and elaborated on how she was also instantly transmatted to an awaiting ship and put in cryo-stasis. Susan was told that although the rebellion was partially successful, it was all merely a distraction, for the Dalek Emperor's real goal was to take control of [[Project Infinity]] and summon a superior Dalek force from another universe. Mirana explained that her, Alby, and Kalendorf were captured during the battle for Project Infinity, how they too were put into cryo-stasis to be later transformed into Daleks, and their sudden, unexpected awakening by other strange [[Dalek (Project Infinity)|Daleks]].
Aboard the ''[[Defiant]]'', the Daleks demanded that Suz be handed over to them so that the Emperor might be restored. She agreed to go with them, threatening to kill herself unless her friends' lives were spared, and was reunited with Alby before being scanned by the Daleks and briefly taken over by the Emperor. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dalek War: Chapter Two (audio story)|Dalek War: Chapter Two]]'')


Susan listened as Mirana continued to explain how these other Daleks from an alternate universe had declared war on the "Enemy Daleks", how their retreat to the Seriphia galaxy was cut off, and how the Dalek Emperor was captured alive— only to enter a [[catatonia|catatonic]] state before it could be interrogated. Mirana explained that during the initial examination, the implants within her brain enabled her to pick up a sort of residual image of the Dalek Emperor's final orders. Before its capture, the Dalek Emperor was to transmit its own [[consciousness]] outside of its body, and into Susan's mind.
Back in control of her body, Suz determined that the Emperor chose her because Alby would almost certainly save her, meaning that he had weaponised their [[love]]. [[Morli]] attempted to kill her, but she was saved by the Daleks and later reunited with Kalendorf who told her to make a broadcast rallying people to the Daleks' side against the Mentor's. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dalek War: Chapter Three (audio story)|Dalek War: Chapter Three]]'') When Alby tried to shoot Kalendorf, who he believed had brainwashed Suz, she shot and killed him.


[[The Mentor]], creator and leader of the strange alternative-universe Daleks, had suspected something was amiss with Susan and had ordered her destruction, along with other [[humanoid]]s who had been held captive by the Enemy Daleks for a specific length of time. However, as Susan was told, Mirana and Alby had recaptured Susan's cryo-pod, awakening her, and thus bringing her up to date. Susan remained suspicious of Mirana's motives, and even Kalendorf's, for if she did indeed have the Dalek Emperor's consciousness hidden deep within her brain, she was sure that Kalendorf had a plan to take advantage of that. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dalek War: Chapter One (audio story)|Dalek War: Chapter One]]'')
Suz agreed to go to [[Earth]] with the Dalek Supreme to have the Emperor removed from her mind. However, her mind was instead completely erased, giving the Emperor full control of her body. She was briefly restored thanks to Kalendorf's telepathic powers and sent a destructive impulse through the Dalek net, destroying every single Dalek connected to it in what was known as the [[Great Catastrophe (The Exterminators)|Great Catastrophe]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dalek War: Chapter Four (audio story)|Dalek War: Chapter Four]]'')
 
==== The merging of the minds ====
When alerted to a scout ship on a course to a rendezvous point, Susan suspected the pilot to be Alby and requested to accompany Mirana and a security squad to meet him. When the [[airlock]] opened, Alby was there, accompanied by a young woman named [[Morli]], and a squad of Enemy Daleks who demanded that Susan be turned over to them immediately. Taking Mirana's gun, Susan stepped forward, identifying herself despite Alby's pleas, and as the Daleks started exterminating members of the security squad, Susan pointed the gun to her head, ordering a cease-fire. The Daleks wanted to reclaim their Emperor who was locked away in Susan's mind, and thus they needed her alive. They were unsure if Susan would go through with her threat and kill herself, but they were not willing to take such a risk and they backed down. An agreement was reached — if Susan did not kill herself, the crew and her friends on the ship would live. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dalek War: Chapter One (audio story)|Dalek War: Chapter One]]'', ''[[Dalek War: Chapter Two (audio story)|Dalek War: Chapter Two]]'')
 
The captured crew was hustled into a landing bay and left with a few Dalek guards. Susan and Alby were reunited, though under stressful circumstances. Susan's spirit had been beaten down by the Daleks, manipulated by hope. She began to wonder if it would be best for her to die, especially since she would take the mind of the Dalek Emperor with her. After a while, the guards began to withdraw and almost immediately, suspicions were raised. Alby took Susan's gun and fired upon the retreating guards, damaging one of the Dalek's motive power and weaponry, the Dalek grinding to a halt in the doorway, preventing the landing bay from being sealed off. The hostages scrambled to escape as Daleks elsewhere in the ship released a [[drammankin gas]] into the landing bay, causing 57 people to fall unconscious. Amid the chaos, Susan was able to escape, along with Alby, Mirana, Morli, and another man, [[Marber]], keeping just out of firing range of the pursuing Daleks. Cornered by an escape hatch, Susan attempted to hold off the attack by threatening once again to end her life, allowing Mirana and Marber to flee in an escape pod. Alby, however, refused to leave without Susan, while Morli lagged behind. The Daleks were ordered to fire a paralysis beam at Alby and Morli, and then threaten to kill them unless Susan surrendered her weapon. Reluctantly, Susan threw down her arms, cursing the Daleks.
 
Restrained, Susan was subjected to a [[brain analysis disc]] to scan her mind for any trace of the Dalek Emperor. An extremely painful process, Susan attempted to resist, only to be once again threatened with the possible deaths of Alby and Morli. The disc was activated, and the commanding Dalek demanded to know where the Emperor was. The intensity of the pain was increased as the scan progressed. Susan tried to resist, though was overwhelmed, hearing the Dalek's frantic screeching fill her mind. Soon, it faded off, replaced by another recognisable voice. A thunderous roar emerged from deep within her consciousness, taking complete control over her mind. As a horrified Alby looked on, Susan opened her eyes, announcing to her captors, "I am the Emperor of the Daleks!" ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dalek War: Chapter Two (audio story)|Dalek War: Chapter Two]]'')
 
After a time, the Dalek Emperor's mind became dormant once more, allowing for Susan's personality to reemerge. The brief awakening was to ensure that the Daleks' mission was not wasted. Susan and Alby were reunited and embraced each other, though it was short-lived, Alby expressing his concerns to Susan. Was there an ulterior motive to the Dalek Emperor putting its mind within Susan? Did it know that since Susan and Alby were in love, and Susan's status as the legendary Angel of Mercy gave her a higher probability of being rescued? Susan soon began to share the same concerns, wondering what good her love was if it only gave the Daleks yet another weapon to use against them. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dalek War: Chapter Three (audio story)|Dalek War: Chapter Three]]'')


=== Susan as the Supreme Dalek ===
=== Susan as the Supreme Dalek ===

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Susan "Suz" Mendes was a human geologist who was used by the Dalek Emperor to give hope to the other slaves, earning her the nickname of the "Angel of Mercy". She and Kalendorf brought about a rebellion against the Daleks and became important figures in the war against them.

Biography

Early life

Suz was born on Vega VI where she lived with her mother and father (AUDIO: Invasion of the Daleks, Dalek War: Chapter One) and was regularly sent pickled onions by her grandmother, who lived on Earth. (AUDIO: Invasion of the Daleks, Project Infinity) She was only vaguely aware of the Daleks from history lesson, the last war against them being centuries before her birth.

Becoming a geologist, Suz worked as a researcher for the Rhinesberg Corporation and was sent in search of rare mineral deposits (AUDIO: Invasion of the Daleks) for Project Infinity, of which she was unaware. (AUDIO: Project Infinity) She developed something of a relationship with Alby Brook, her regular water taxi driver. (AUDIO: Invasion of the Daleks)

The Dalek occupation

When the Daleks invaded Vega VI, Suz refused to flee the planet with Alby and went looking for her family. She survived the invasion and was, like the other survivors, forced to mine veganite, her defiance in saving Kalendorf - whom she befriended - bringing her to the attention of the Dalek Supreme. The Dalek Supreme had an audience with her and agreed to give the slaves food and rest, later telling her to come up with a work/rest rota to give the people hope. (AUDIO: Invasion of the Daleks)

Suz spent six months travelling between Dalek-occupied planets bringing hope to the slaves through similar means, telling the Dalek Supreme that she needed Kalendorf as a companion to keep her going and secretly having him deliver telepathic messages to the slaves telling them to stand by for rebellion. She began to feel a sense of accomplishment for what she was doing and became known as the Angel of Mercy.

When rebellion began early on K5000, Suz sold Wernay and the rebels out to keep her and Kalendorf's secret, further appalling her companion with her apparent pro-Dalek leanings which she began to recognise. The Daleks made her watch the Earth Alliance's attack on Guria and allowed her to see Alby for a brief moment through vid-link, later being probed by the Dalek Supreme on what he meant to her. (AUDIO: The Human Factor) She was left shaken by this experience. (AUDIO: "Death to the Daleks!")

Years later, Suz was forced to stop the Zalerians from fighting the Daleks, who returned to Spiridon to reawaken their army and make them invisible. When threatened with an Ogron, she confessed that Kalendorf was likely amongst the rebels and urged the Daleks to exterminate the Seventh Doctor to save Kalendorf and Skerrill from his destruction of the army before being taken to complete a new assignment. (AUDIO: Return of the Daleks)

On Selatron, Suz realised that she had no real power over the Daleks after attempting to refuse to obey any Dalek but the Dalek Supreme and a Dalek Supreme Controller exterminated her Selatron assistants before her eyes. She declined the offer of having Kalendorf killed and replaced with Alby and, (AUDIO: "Death to the Daleks!") having realised that she was a collaborator, (PROSE: Suz) formed a link with the Seer of Yaldos so that her memories and knowledge could live on. (AUDIO: Project Infinity) Following a meeting with the Dalek Emperor, she incited rebellion by shouting "death to the Daleks!" on a live broadcast (AUDIO: "Death to the Daleks!") and was paralysed and taken away.

Transmatted to a ship in orbit, Sysan was put in stasis to become a Dalek at some point in the future. (AUDIO: Dalek War: Chapter One) Unbeknownst to her, the Dalek Emperor had transferred his mind into hers to escape the Mentor. (AUDIO: Dalek War: Chapter Two)

Sharing a mind

Almost six years later, the Mentor found the ship and ordered that Suz be destroyed in order to kill the Dalek Emperor inside her mind. She was saved by Alby and awoken by Mirana and Dr Johnstone, who informed her of what had happened during her slumber, how she had survived and that the Dalek Emperor was likely inside of her. (AUDIO: Dalek War: Chapter One)

Aboard the Defiant, the Daleks demanded that Suz be handed over to them so that the Emperor might be restored. She agreed to go with them, threatening to kill herself unless her friends' lives were spared, and was reunited with Alby before being scanned by the Daleks and briefly taken over by the Emperor. (AUDIO: Dalek War: Chapter Two)

Back in control of her body, Suz determined that the Emperor chose her because Alby would almost certainly save her, meaning that he had weaponised their love. Morli attempted to kill her, but she was saved by the Daleks and later reunited with Kalendorf who told her to make a broadcast rallying people to the Daleks' side against the Mentor's. (AUDIO: Dalek War: Chapter Three) When Alby tried to shoot Kalendorf, who he believed had brainwashed Suz, she shot and killed him.

Suz agreed to go to Earth with the Dalek Supreme to have the Emperor removed from her mind. However, her mind was instead completely erased, giving the Emperor full control of her body. She was briefly restored thanks to Kalendorf's telepathic powers and sent a destructive impulse through the Dalek net, destroying every single Dalek connected to it in what was known as the Great Catastrophe. (AUDIO: Dalek War: Chapter Four)

Susan as the Supreme Dalek

Only one Dalek outpost was left, but the few remaining Daleks, desperate to survive, conditioned a single Dalek subject to absorb the full force of the destructive pulse and then isolated it from the rest of the command net so that it would be unable to transmit the pulse any further. However, the mind of the Dalek subject absorbed the entire pulse, including the mind of Susan Mendes, and the two minds merged into one entity that possessed the command codes for the entire Dalek network. Thus, with the death of the Emperor, the Daleks gained a new leader: the Dalek Supreme. (AUDIO: The Demons)

Personality

To be added.

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