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Cole eventually came upon a solution to the problem as he conceptualised a radiation suit, based on his own space suit, which would shield the people of the planet against the decay and thereby keep them alive, although they would have to wear the suit at all times. He explained his idea to the Master, who, although still refusing to get directly involved, "accidentally" dropped off some supplies and tools to help out Cole in his endeavour. Cole tested the first prototype of the suit on Anvar, as he had been seriously weakened by the effects of the fallout, but when he discovered that Anvar, who had turned delirious from his sickness, panicked upon being placed in the suit, he decided to install emotional dampeners in the suit to keep the user conformable and preventing them from trying to take it off. For his second test he used Elidh as a test subject, as she was the one he was most desperate to save. Elidh, however, discovered that Anvar had died from sickness as Cole had been more focused on saving her, and broke off their romance. | Cole eventually came upon a solution to the problem as he conceptualised a radiation suit, based on his own space suit, which would shield the people of the planet against the decay and thereby keep them alive, although they would have to wear the suit at all times. He explained his idea to the Master, who, although still refusing to get directly involved, "accidentally" dropped off some supplies and tools to help out Cole in his endeavour. Cole tested the first prototype of the suit on Anvar, as he had been seriously weakened by the effects of the fallout, but when he discovered that Anvar, who had turned delirious from his sickness, panicked upon being placed in the suit, he decided to install emotional dampeners in the suit to keep the user conformable and preventing them from trying to take it off. For his second test he used Elidh as a test subject, as she was the one he was most desperate to save. Elidh, however, discovered that Anvar had died from sickness as Cole had been more focused on saving her, and broke off their romance. | ||
Undeterred, Cole continued to make more suits and managed to convince all of the villagers wear one, and set up a device capable of replicating the suits, before tasking the villagers, who treated him with gratitude, to find any other survivors on the planet and keeping them safe by placing them into the suits too. Eventually, however, Cole discovered to his horror that the suits gradually turned them into robot-like creatures, obsessed with seeking revenge on the aliens who had poisoned their planet. Eventually the robotic villagers turned on him too, as they came to see him as an alien, chasing him across the countryside. Cole was eventually hunted down by one of his pursuers, but by chance it happened the robotised Elidh, who could dimly | Undeterred, Cole continued to make more suits and managed to convince all of the villagers wear one, and set up a device capable of replicating the suits, before tasking the villagers, who treated him with gratitude, to find any other survivors on the planet and keeping them safe by placing them into the suits too. Eventually, however, Cole discovered to his horror that the suits gradually turned them into robot-like creatures, obsessed with seeking revenge on the aliens who had poisoned their planet. Eventually the robotic villagers turned on him too, as they came to see him as an alien, chasing him across the countryside. Cole was eventually hunted down by one of his pursuers, but by chance it happened the robotised Elidh, who could dimly recognise him, and still remembering their past romance, she allowed him to escape. Cole rendezvoused with the Master, after which they left the planet. | ||
In the TARDIS, the Master, using his Time Lord knowledge, informed Cole of the full consequences of his meddling, namely that he had created an entirely new species which was not supposed to exist in the first place. He told Cole that the fact that the species was warlike and obsessed with seeking out revenge on some other species they did not even know the true identity of would motivate them to journey into space, conquering numerous planets and annihilating many innocent lifeforms, and in the process they would do untold damage to the already weakened [[Web of Time]]. Horrified by what he had done and the implications of what the Master had told him, Cole desperately asked the Master to help him undo his mistake, telling him that he was willing to do anything he was asked of in exchange. The Master took it in stride, cryptically telling Cole not to worry, as he assured him that he would take care of it. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sky Man (audio story)|The Sky Man]]'') | In the TARDIS, the Master, using his Time Lord knowledge, informed Cole of the full consequences of his meddling, namely that he had created an entirely new species which was not supposed to exist in the first place. He told Cole that the fact that the species was warlike and obsessed with seeking out revenge on some other species they did not even know the true identity of would motivate them to journey into space, conquering numerous planets and annihilating many innocent lifeforms, and in the process they would do untold damage to the already weakened [[Web of Time]]. Horrified by what he had done and the implications of what the Master had told him, Cole desperately asked the Master to help him undo his mistake, telling him that he was willing to do anything he was asked of in exchange. The Master took it in stride, cryptically telling Cole not to worry, as he assured him that he would take care of it. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sky Man (audio story)|The Sky Man]]'') | ||