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|image= Twilight's_End.jpg|thumb
|image= Twilight's End Rare.jpg
|series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]]
|series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print|''Short Trips'' short stories]]
|doctor=Seventh Doctor
|doctor = Seventh Doctor
|featuring=[[William Abberton|Nimrod]]
|featuring=[[William Abberton|Nimrod]]
|setting= [[Skyscraper (Twilight's End)|Skyscraper]], [[22nd century]]
|setting= [[Skyscraper (Twilight's End)|Skyscraper]], [[22nd century]]
|writer=[[Cavan Scott]] & [[Mark Wright]]
|writer = Cavan Scott, Mark Wright
|anthology=''[[Short Trips: Defining Patterns]]''
|anthology = Short Trips: Defining Patterns
|prev=Stanley (short story)
|release date = March 2008
|prev = Stanley (short story)
|next=The Book of My Life (short story)
|next=The Book of My Life (short story)
|music = [[Robbie Dunlop]]
|music = [[Robbie Dunlop]]
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|read by =[[Beth Chalmers]]
|read by =[[Beth Chalmers]]
|director = [[Nicholas Briggs]]
|director = [[Nicholas Briggs]]
|series2 = [[Short Trips (series)#Subscriber-only|Subscriber ''Short Trips'']]
|cover = [[Tom Saunders]]
|series2 = ''[[Subscriber Short Trips]]''
|prev2 = The Little Drummer Boy (short story)
|prev2 = The Little Drummer Boy (short story)
|next2 = Lant Land (short story)
|next2 = Lant Land (short story)
|series3 = ''[[Short Trips (series)#Rareties|Short Trips Rareties]]''
|series3 = ''[[Short Trips Rarities]]''
|prev3 = Intuition (audio story)
|prev3 = Intuition (audio story)
|next3 = The Young Lions (audio story)
|next3 = The Young Lions (audio story)
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== Summary ==
== Summary ==
The Doctor enters [[the Forge]]. Several times security guards try to stop him, but the Doctor soon realises that he is being herded somewhere — doors close behind him and open ahead of him.  
A wonder of modern technology; the vast, secure building waits.


He finally encounters [[Oracle (Project Lazarus)|Oracle]], who doesn't want to let him in, so the Doctor uses his [[sonic screwdriver]].  
A part of the building's very fabric; the advanced computer Oracle waits for a face its systems recognise.
 
And at the heart of this steel, concrete, cable and flesh; a figure thought long-dead waits for a visitor.
 
Nimrod has one last meeting with his Doctor...
 
== Plot ==
The Doctor enters [[the Forge]]. Several times security guards try to stop him, but the Doctor soon realises that he is being herded somewhere — doors close behind him and open ahead of him.
 
He finally encounters [[Oracle (Project Lazarus)|Oracle]], who doesn't want to let him in, so the Doctor uses his [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]].


The Doctor finds a man connected to Oracle and realises it is [[William Abberton|Nimrod]]. The Doctor, appalled by what Nimrod has done, offers him a choice — he gives him a syringe with the Twilight cure. Nimrod can decide whether he wants to cure himself or not.
The Doctor finds a man connected to Oracle and realises it is [[William Abberton|Nimrod]]. The Doctor, appalled by what Nimrod has done, offers him a choice — he gives him a syringe with the Twilight cure. Nimrod can decide whether he wants to cure himself or not.
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* [[Security guard (Twilight's End)|Security guard]]
* [[Security guard (Twilight's End)|Security guard]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* The Forge's base can withstand the combined forces of the [[Dalek]], [[Slarvian]], and [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cyber]] empires.
* The Forge's base can withstand the combined forces of the [[Dalek]], [[Slarvian]], and [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cyber]] empires.
* The doors in the Forge's base are made of [[Huldran ore]].
* The doors in the Forge's base are made of [[Huldran ore]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
[[File:Twilight's End Rare.jpg|thumb|Cover art for the audio story]]
* A reading of the story by [[Beth Chalmers]] was released free to subscribers whose subscriptions included ''[[Rat Trap (audio story)|Rat Trap]]''.
* A reading of the story by [[Beth Chalmers]] was released free to subscribers whose subscriptions included ''[[Rat Trap (audio story)|Rat Trap]]''.
* On [[29 September (releases)|29 September]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]], this story was made available for general release as part of the ''[[Short Trips Rarities]]'' range, with a new cover by [[Tom Saunders]].
* On [[29 September (releases)|29 September]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]], this story was made available for general release as part of the ''[[Short Trips Rarities]]'' range, with a new cover by [[Tom Saunders]].
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Twilight's End was the seventeenth short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: Defining Patterns. It was written by Cavan Scott and Mark Wright. It featured the Seventh Doctor and Nimrod.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

A wonder of modern technology; the vast, secure building waits.

A part of the building's very fabric; the advanced computer Oracle waits for a face its systems recognise.

And at the heart of this steel, concrete, cable and flesh; a figure thought long-dead waits for a visitor.

Nimrod has one last meeting with his Doctor...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor enters the Forge. Several times security guards try to stop him, but the Doctor soon realises that he is being herded somewhere — doors close behind him and open ahead of him.

He finally encounters Oracle, who doesn't want to let him in, so the Doctor uses his sonic screwdriver.

The Doctor finds a man connected to Oracle and realises it is Nimrod. The Doctor, appalled by what Nimrod has done, offers him a choice — he gives him a syringe with the Twilight cure. Nimrod can decide whether he wants to cure himself or not.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Forge's base can withstand the combined forces of the Dalek, Slarvian, and Cyber empires.
  • The doors in the Forge's base are made of Huldran ore.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]