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Having destroyed three of four Rutan craft encountered in the Sol system, Commander Churl pursues the fourth damaged craft down to Earth, accompanied by Lieutenant Stavv. The Rutan craft has crashed on a remote farmhouse, killing one woman when the roof collapsed and leaving a male dead from a surviving Rutan's attack. Leaving Stavv to retrieve information from the Rutan science ship, Churl pursues his hunt. He encounters a blind girl. Dismissive at first, the girl directs him to a barn which turns out to be empty. In a moment, Churl loses the girl and returns to the Rutan craft.

Stavv is not there. The terminal he was using displays files for the metamorphosis technique, a new, flawed technology to enable a Rutan to assume a body copy from a tissue sample. It usually creates a flaw, a disability distinct from the original copy, nor can the shape be held if the Rutan kills its prey with its 'electric' sting. Returning to the farmhouse, Churl meets Stavv, who is dragging a wounded leg. Stavv declines Churl's offer to use the tissue rectifier, preferring to carry the scars as a badge of honour and bravery and a reminder of being beaten.

With Churl in the middle, the Sontarans face the blind girl at the farmhouse. She has armed herself with a gun. Stavv realises he must choose quickly which is the Rutan copy. He fires the tissue rectifier at the girl, which restores her eyesight. She points her gun at the Sontarans and sees "Stavv" revert to his Rutan form. Churl moves aside; the girl fires and kills the Rutan responsible for her father's death. Churl explains a real Sontaran would only carry wounds as a mark of victory in battle; other wounds would be healed in preparation for the next battle. Churl commends the girl for avenging her family with honour and asks her to bury the body of his lieutenant with due ceremony when he has gone. With the girl watching, Churl leaves in his scoutship to rejoin the war.

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Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

This story makes reference to several Sontaran technologies, namely scout ships, tissue rectifiers and the Sontaran translation unit.
The ongoing Rutan-Sontaran War is an established Doctor Who storyline.
The metamorphosis technique in its early flawed development stage was a central theme in the only televised Rutan story, Horror of Fang Rock.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

v • e Doctor Who Files short stories

The Hero Factor • Stamp of Approval • No Fun at the Fair • The Final Darkness • Taking Mickey • A Dog's Life • Mission to Galacton • Going Off the Rails • Needle Point • Best Friends • Birth of a Legend • The Secret of the Stones • Blind Terror • Disappearing Act

Heroes and Monsters Collection

The Stranger • The Hero Factor • Mission to Galacton • Stamp of Approval • The Final Darkness • No Fun at the Fair • Taking Mickey • Needlepoint • A Dog's Life • The Secret of the Stones • The Planet That Wept • Disappearing Act • Once Upon a Time • Best Friends • Most Beautiful Music • Secret of Arkatron • Blind Terror • Amy's Escapade • Rory's Adventure • The Fifty-year Delay • Birth of a Legend • Lorna's Escape • Going Off the Rails • Normality • When the Wolves Came • Buyer's Remorse

Sontaran stories

For the purposes of this list, a "Sontaran story" is one in which one living, authentic Sontaran plays a part within the confines of the story, outside of flashbacks to previous stories and cliffhangers that lead into the following story. For this reason, stories such as The Halloween Apocalypse and Survivors of the Flux are not counted due to the Sontarans' appearance being defined by their importance to following stories. Stories like The End of Time and The Time of the Doctor are also not included due to the Sontarans' appearance being no consequence to the plot of the story. Stories featuring Strax of the Paternoster Gang are only included on the Paternoster Gang story template.

Television

Broadcast	The Time Warrior • The Sontaran Experiment • The Invasion of Time • The Two Doctors • The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky • The Last Sontaran • The Pandorica Opens • The Time of the Doctor • Flux: War of the Sontarans / The Vanquishers

Home video	Untitled 3 • Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans • Mindgame • Battlefield • A Fix with Sontarans

Audio

Silent Warrior • Old Soldiers • Conduct Unbecoming • The Eleven Day Empire • The Shadow Play • Heroes of Sontar • The Five Companions • The First Sontarans • Starlight Robbery • The King of Sontar • Master of the Daleks • Terror of the Sontarans • The Sontaran Ordeal • The Eternity Cage • The Sontarans • The Eternal Battle • The Sontaran Project • Portrait of a Lady • Peepshow • The Moonrakers • The Great Sontaran War • Rearguard • Salvation Nine • The Last Day • The Battle of Giant's Causeway • Born to Die • In Name Only

Prose

Shakedown • Lords of the Storm • The Infinity Doctors • The Sontaran Games • The Taking of Chelsea 426 • Blind Terror • The Dream • The Three Little Sontarans • The Three Brothers Gruff • Sontar's Little Helpers • Dr. Tenth • A Soldier's Education • For the Girl Who Has Everything

Comics

The Final Quest • The Outsider • Dragon's Claw • The Gods Walk Among Us • The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic • Pureblood • Conflict of Interests • Unnatural Born Killers • The Betrothal of Sontar • When Worlds Collide • In Their Nature • The Instruments of War • The Judas Goatee • The Honourable Burger • Supremacy of the Cybermen

Video games

Destiny of the Doctors • Dalek Supremacy • The Keys of Time • The Gunpowder Plot • The Doctor and the Dalek

Complete list of appearances

Rutan stories

For the purposes of this list, a "Rutan story" is one in which one living, authentic Rutan plays a part within the confines of the story, outside of flashbacks to previous stories and cliffhangers that lead into the following story.

Television

Broadcast	Horror of Fang Rock

Home video	Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans • Battlefield

Audio

In 2 Minds • The Bellotron Incident • Castle of Fear • The First Sontarans • The Battle of Giant's Causeway • The Children of the Future

Prose

Shakedown • Lords of the Storm • Blind Terror • The Sontaran Games • The Taking of Chelsea 426 • The Dream • The Three Little Sontarans • Beast of Fang Rock • Fear of the Web

Comics

Pureblood • In Their Nature • The Instruments of War

Video games

The Gunpowder Plot

Complete list of appearances

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+{{title dab away}}
-story name=[[Blind Terror]]|
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-series=[[Doctor Who Files]]|
+{{Infobox Story SMW
-main character=[[Sontarans]], [[Rutan|Rutans]]|
+|image = DWF13 Sontaran.jpg
-featuring=Commander Churl and Lieutenant Stavv|
+|series = [[Doctor Who Files]]
-year= [[Earth]] not specified|
+|main character = [[Churl]], [[Stavv]]
-writer=[[Justin Richards]]|
+|featuring =
-publication=[[Doctor Who Files 13: The Sontarans|13: The Sontarans]]|
+|setting = [[Earth]]
-previous story=[[The Secret of the Stones]]|
+|enemy = [[Rutan]]s
-next story=[[Disappearing Act]]|
+|writer = Justin Richards
-|}}
+|publication=''[[Doctor Who Files 13: The Sontarans|13: The Sontarans]]''
+|prev = The Secret of the Stones (short story)
+|next = Disappearing Act (short story)
+|reprint = Heroes and Monsters Collection
+|series2 = ''[[Heroes and Monsters Collection]]''
+|prev2 = Secret of Arkatron (short story)
+|next2 = Amy's Escapade (short story)
+|featuring2 =
+|release date = 3 July 2008
+}}
+'''''Blind Terror''''' was a story featured in ''[[Doctor Who Files 13: The Sontarans]]''. It was written by [[Justin Richards]].
-==Summary==
+== Summary ==
-Having destroyed three of four Rutan craft encountered in the Sol system, Commander Churl pursues the fourth damaged craft down to Earth accompanied by Lieutenant Stavv. The Rutan craft had crashed on a remote farmhouse killing one female woman when the roof collapsed and leaving a male dead from a surviving Rutan attack. Leaving Stavv to retrieve information from the Rutan science ship, Churl pursues his hunt. Churl encounters a blind girl. Dismissive at first, the girl directs him to a barn which turns out to be empty. In a moment Churl loses the girl and returns to the Rutan craft. But Stavv is not there. The terminal Stavv was using displays files of '''The Metamorphosis Technique''' a new flawed technology that enables a Rutan to assume a body copy from a tissue sample. The technique usually creates a flaw (a disability) distinct from the original copy and, the shape can not be held if the Rutan decides to kill its prey with its 'electric' sting. Returning to the farmhouse Churl meets up with Stavv who is dragging a wounded leg. Stavv declines Churls offer to use the ''''tissue rectifier''', preferring to carry the scars as a badge of honour and bravery, and a reminder of being beaten. With Churl in the middle, the Sontarans face the blind girl at the farmhouse who has armed herslf with a gun. Stavv realises he must choose quickly which of the two is the Rutan copy. He fires the tissue rectifier at the girl which restores her eyesight. Pointing her gun at the Sontarans before her, she sees 'Stavv' reverting to his Rutan form, as Churl moves aside the girl fires the gun and kills the Rutan responsible for her father's death. Churl explains that a real Sontaran would only carry wounds as a mark of victory in battle, other wounds would be healed in readiness for the next battle. Churl commends the girl for avenging her family with honour and asks her to bury the body of his lieutenant with due ceremony when he has gone. Commander Churl leaves in his scoutship to rejoin the war, watched by the girl.
+Having destroyed three of four [[Rutan]] craft encountered in the [[Solar system|Sol system]], Commander [[Churl]] pursues the fourth damaged craft down to [[Earth]], accompanied by Lieutenant [[Stavv]]. The Rutan craft has crashed on a remote farmhouse, killing one woman when the roof collapsed and leaving a male dead from a surviving Rutan's attack. Leaving Stavv to retrieve information from the [[Rutan science ship]], Churl pursues his hunt. He encounters a blind [[Girl (Blind Terror)|girl]]. Dismissive at first, the girl directs him to a barn which turns out to be empty. In a moment, Churl loses the girl and returns to the Rutan craft.
-==Characters==
+Stavv is not there. The terminal he was using displays files for the [[metamorphosis technique]], a new, flawed technology to enable a Rutan to assume a body copy from a tissue sample. It usually creates a flaw, a disability distinct from the original copy, nor can the shape be held if the Rutan kills its prey with its 'electric' sting. Returning to the farmhouse, Churl meets Stavv, who is dragging a wounded leg. Stavv declines Churl's offer to use the [[tissue rectifier]], preferring to carry the scars as a badge of honour and bravery and a reminder of being beaten.
-*[[Commander Churl]] - Sontaran who hunted down Rutans from a scientific scoutship when it crashed on Earth.
-*[[Lieutenant Skarr]] - Sontaran who died on Earth at the hands of a Rutan. The Rutan made a copy of his body in order to defeat '''Commander Churl'''
-* '''Young girl''' - left orphaned on Earth by the Rutans when they crashed at her farmhouse home. She was given back her sight after blindness from an illness some years ago by the Sontaran [[Blind Terror|Commander Churl]] using his '''tissue rectifier'''.
-==References==
+With Churl in the middle, the Sontarans face the blind girl at the farmhouse. She has armed herself with a gun. Stavv realises he must choose quickly which is the Rutan copy. He fires the tissue rectifier at the girl, which restores her eyesight. She points her gun at the Sontarans and sees "Stavv" revert to his Rutan form. Churl moves aside; the girl fires and kills the Rutan responsible for her father's death. Churl explains a real Sontaran would only carry wounds as a mark of victory in battle; other wounds would be healed in preparation for the next battle. Churl commends the girl for avenging her family with honour and asks her to bury the body of his lieutenant with due ceremony when he has gone. With the girl watching, Churl leaves in his scoutship to rejoin the war.
-* This story makes reference to several Sontaran technologies, namely; '''[[Sontaran|Sontaran scoutships]]''', '''tissue rectifiers''' and '''translation units'''.
-==Continuity==
+== Characters ==
-* The ongoing Sontaran / Rutan War is an established Doctor Who storyline.
+* [[Churl]]
-* The '''The Metamorphosis Technique''' in its early flawed development stage was a central theme in the only televised Rutan story [[DW]]: [[Horror of Fang Rock]]
+* [[Stavv]]
+* [[Girl (Blind Terror)|Girl]]
-==Timeline==
+== Worldbuilding ==
-*'''Blind Terror''' occurs after:
+''to be added''
-*'''Blind Terror''' before:
-==Notes==
+== Notes ==
-* The original short prose fiction featured in the [[Doctor Who Files]] series of hardbacks from [[BBC Children's Books]] was officially sanctioned by the Doctor Who production office.
+* This story makes reference to several Sontaran technologies, namely [[scout ship]]s, [[tissue rectifier]]s and the [[Sontaran translation unit]].
+* The ongoing [[Rutan-Sontaran War]] is an established ''Doctor Who'' storyline.
+* The [[metamorphosis technique]] in its early flawed development stage was a central theme in the only televised Rutan story, ''[[Horror of Fang Rock (TV story)|Horror of Fang Rock]]''.
-==External Links==
+== Continuity ==
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+{{DWF}}
+{{Heroes and Monsters Collection}}
+{{Sontaran stories}}
+{{Rutan stories}}
+{{TitleSort}}
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+[[Category:Sontaran short stories]]
+[[Category:Rutan Host stories]]
+[[Category:2008 short stories]]
+[[Category:Short stories set on Earth]]
+[[Category:Heroes and Monsters Collection short stories]]

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