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|series = [[Virgin Decalogs]] | |||
|series=[[Virgin Decalogs]] | |||
|doctor=Fourth Doctor | |doctor=Fourth Doctor | ||
|companions=[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]] | |companions=[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]] | ||
|setting=[[Beta Osiris]] | |enemy = [[Anwar Nazir]] | ||
|writer= | |setting=[[Beta Osiris]], c. [[2561]] | ||
|anthology= | |writer = Mark Stammers | ||
|prev=The Straw that Broke the Camel's Back (short story) | |anthology=Decalog | ||
|release date=17 March 1994 | |||
|prev = The Straw that Broke the Camel's Back (short story) | |||
|next=The Book of Shadows (short story) | |next=The Book of Shadows (short story) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Scarab of Death''''' was the fifth story in the anthology ''[[ | '''''Scarab of Death''''' was the fifth story in the anthology ''[[Decalog]]''. It was written by [[Mark Stammers]]. It featured the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
Edwin Carver is on the run. He has been shot, and he is making his way through the desert away from the [[Black Pyramid]]. A sandstorm gives him a little cover, but he soon finds himself right back at the Black Pyramid. He knows he is dying, but he must keep the scarab he is holding from falling into the men's hands. He buries himself in a sand dune and dies. | Edwin Carver is on the run. He has been shot, and he is making his way through the desert away from the [[Black Pyramid]]. A sandstorm gives him a little cover, but he soon finds himself right back at the Black Pyramid. He knows he is dying, but he must keep the scarab he is holding from falling into the men's hands. He buries himself in a sand dune and dies. | ||
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On the top floor, she enters a room where five men are playing [[poker]]. Her pursuer is one of them, but doesn't recognise her. She cleans for a bit, then tries to go into a closed room but is told to leave it. She goes into the next room, which has a communicating door to the forbidden room. There she finds the Doctor, and she hides when they hear Nazir come in. He claims to have Miss Smith. The Doctor gives him the scarab that he had earlier hidden on Sarah's person. | On the top floor, she enters a room where five men are playing [[poker]]. Her pursuer is one of them, but doesn't recognise her. She cleans for a bit, then tries to go into a closed room but is told to leave it. She goes into the next room, which has a communicating door to the forbidden room. There she finds the Doctor, and she hides when they hear Nazir come in. He claims to have Miss Smith. The Doctor gives him the scarab that he had earlier hidden on Sarah's person. | ||
Nazir leaves, planning to finish off the Doctor later. The Doctor and Sarah follow him to the Black Pyramid. By heading for the true entrance, they are able to arrive just before Nazir and his men of the [[Cult of the Black Pyramid]]. Nazir plans to use the scarab, a micro-circuit key, to release [[Horus]] from his sleep. | Nazir leaves, planning to finish off the Doctor later. The Doctor and Sarah follow him to the Black Pyramid. By heading for the true entrance, they are able to arrive just before Nazir and his men of the [[Cult of the Black Pyramid]]. Nazir plans to use the scarab, a micro-circuit key, to release [[Horus]] from his sleep. | ||
The Doctor tries to warn Nazir off, but he threatens Sarah's life. The Doctor has to let Nazir fit the key into its slot, but when Nazir does, he is disintegrated by [[psionic]] energy. The Doctor explains that he carved scratches on the scarab, making it worthless. They examine the sarcophagus and verify that Horus is long dead, his suspended animation equipment having short-circuited. | The Doctor tries to warn Nazir off, but he threatens Sarah's life. The Doctor has to let Nazir fit the key into its slot, but when Nazir does, he is disintegrated by [[psionic]] energy. The Doctor explains that he carved scratches on the scarab, making it worthless. They examine the sarcophagus and verify that Horus is long dead, his suspended animation equipment having short-circuited. | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Fourth Doctor]] | * [[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]] | * [[Sarah Jane Smith]] | ||
* [[Anwar Nazir]] | * [[Anwar Nazir]] | ||
* [[Edwin Carver]] | * [[Edwin Carver]] | ||
* [[Abslom Daak]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Edwin Carver discovered a crystal scarab in [[Cairo]] in [[2541]]. It has been in a store room of the [[British Museum]] for 20 years. | |||
* [[Beta Osiris]] was the only moon orbiting [[Phaester Osiris]]. | * [[Beta Osiris]] was the only moon orbiting [[Phaester Osiris]]. | ||
* The [[Cult of the Black Pyramid]] worships [[Horus]] and denounces [[Sutekh]] as a false god. | * The [[Cult of the Black Pyramid]] worships [[Horus]] and denounces [[Sutekh]] as a false god. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The stories in ''[[Decalog]]'' are linked by the story ''[[Playback (short story)|Playback]]'', in which psychic [[Silverman]] examines various items in the stranger's pockets. For this story, he examines the [[Scarab (Scarab of Death)|scarab]]. | * The stories in ''[[Decalog]]'' are linked by the story ''[[Playback (short story)|Playback]]'', in which psychic [[Silverman]] examines various items in the stranger's pockets. For this story, he examines the [[Scarab (Scarab of Death)|scarab]]. | ||
* The drunken mercenary who gropes Sarah Jane is unnamed. His [[chainsword]] is described and Sarah Jane reminds of him of [[Taiyin]], confirming him to be [[Abslom Daak]]. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The [[Eye of Horus]] was destroyed by Sutekh to free himself from his prison. ([[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'') | * The [[Eye of Horus]] was destroyed by Sutekh to free himself from his prison. ([[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* {{Whoniverse|DEC1.php#story4|Scarab of Death}} | * {{Whoniverse|DEC1.php#story4|Scarab of Death}} | ||
{{dwrefguide|who_dec1.htm#4|The Scarab of Death}} | {{dwrefguide|who_dec1.htm#4|The Scarab of Death}} | ||
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[[Category:Osiran stories]] | [[Category:Osiran stories]] | ||