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|image= | |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= | |writer = Cavan Scott, Mark Wright | ||
|anthology= | |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]] | ||
| | |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 | |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 == | ||
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]] | ||
== | == 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 == | ||
* 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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Latest revision as of 10:22, 7 May 2024
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]]
- A reading of the story by Beth Chalmers was released free to subscribers whose subscriptions included Rat Trap.
- On 29 September 2017, this story was made available for general release as part of the Short Trips Rarities range, with a new cover by Tom Saunders.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor and Nimrod refer to the events of AUDIO: Project: Twilight and Project: Lazarus.
- Nimrod is aware of over a dozen different incarnations of the Doctor, including: the one that worked for UNIT, the one with long brown hair, the young blond encountered by James Clarke, (AUDIO: The Gathering) the original Lazarus, (AUDIO: Project: Twilight, Project: Lazarus) the short scruffy one encountered by Charles Crichton, (TV: The Five Doctors) and the Seventh Doctor.
- The Forge's base is fortified against Cybermen. (PROSE: Project: Valhalla, AUDIO: Project: Destiny)
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