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The '''Auto Pilot''' was a program in a ship (of unknown origin) that landed on [[Earth]] in [[2010]].
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|image = Timeship.jpg
|type = [[Space-time vessel|Timeship]]
|appearances= [[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]''/''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]''
|clip = Alien space ship - Doctor Who - BBC
|used by = [[The Silence]]
|first = The Lodger (TV story)
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Disguising itself as a flat, '''79B Aickman Road''' was a [[time vessel|timeship]] that belonged to [[the Silence]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'') described by the Doctor as "someone's attempt to build a [[TARDIS]]" when he first saw it in [[Colchester]] in [[2010]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]]'')


==Technology==
== Characteristics ==
Some time around the 21st century, a space ship crash landed on planet earth and disguised itself as a second storey of an average, everyday flat. The crew on the ship all died, leaving the Auto Pilot, an intelligent hologram, to fix the ship and find a captain.    
From outside, 79B was somewhat like an inverted, curved [[pyramid]], with four legs/landing struts. It had a [[perception filter]] to blend in with its surroundings, similar to the [[chameleon circuit]] of a TARDIS, although the perception filter was advanced enough to convince anyone who looked upon it that it had always been there. When it took on the appearance of the non-existent upper floor of 79B Aickman Road, even [[Craig Owens]], who lived in the house, accepted the reality of a second storey.


In 2010, the Auto Pilot used a speaker phone outside the flat to ask people to come inside. Once there he asked them to help him upstairs, where he then tested to see if they were capable of flying the ship. As all the people tested did not want to leave their home and their brains were unable to cope with the machine's power, it killed them and caused a strange stain to go through the ceiling on the lower floor. 
The ship drew power from its pilots, who steered the ship with their thoughts. [[Human]]s were incompatible; the energy-drawing process invariably resulted in the candidate's death. Time Lords were too much for the system and would overload it, enough to blow up the solar system.
   
The Doctor comes to stay as a lodger in the lower floor of the flat with Craig Owens and his roommate Sophie while he waits for his lost TARDIS (with Amy inside) to materialise. He specifically warns Craig not to touch the stain on his ceiling. When Craig once notices flashing lights coming through the door upstairs, he knocks on the door to check that everything was okay; however, the Auto Pilot tells him to go away, claiming that he is not needed. Meanwhile, the TARDIS comes close to materialising outside the flat, but the ship in the building prevents it from doing so and also causes a localised [[time loop]].   
   
During a conversation with the Doctor, Sophie reveals that she wishes to move abroad to care for animals, as opposed to Craig, who is very attached to his home. 
   
When Sophie returns home one day, the Auto Pilot calls her upstairs under the guise of a young girl. A cat also runs up the stairs and through the door. When the Doctor comes into the flat, he sees the cat coming downstairs, and is able to create a psychic link with it and learns from its memories that a 'time engine' is being reconstructed upstairs. Now with the knowledge of what is upstairs, and also aware that Sophie has ventured up, the Doctor and Craig run into the upper floor and find the time engine. The Doctor points out that the ship they are currently standing in is actually the upper floor of the building, disguised by a high-level [[perception filter]]. Seeing Sophie being pulled towards the engine by an energy beam, the Doctor uses his Screwdriver to break her free. The Auto Pilot appears and reveals that it is prepared to test every member of the human race as a captain, but Craig points out that it told him earlier that he was not needed. The Doctor realises that the Auto Pilot knew that Sophie had been willing to leave home, unlike Craig, and that the ship can only be reactivated by someone who wishes to move away. 
   
The Auto Pilot activates the energy beam and tries to link the Doctor to the engine, but the Doctor knows that his mind will be too powerful for the time engine and will cause an explosion large enough to destroy the whole solar system. The Doctor tells Craig to link up to the engine, as his unbreakable attachment to his home will cause the engine to shut down. Craig begins to do so by revealing that he is in love with Sophie; she then returns his love and also connects herself to the engine.   
   
As the time engine begins to shut down, all three are released and the Auto Pilot disappears. Everyone runs outside to see the upper floor transform into a ship before vanishing completely, leaving the building with just one storey as it was always meant to be. 


The ship had a [[hologram|holographic]] autopilot which activated when damaged. The autopilot searched for people to power the ship, using the building's intercom to communicate with people outside and changing its appearance to lure them in. All of the holograms seemed to lure the victims by saying that they needed help. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]]'')


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== History ==
[[Category:Eleventh Doctor enemies]]
[[File:RiverSongDOTM.jpg|left|thumb|River in the Silence's timeship. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Moon]]'')]]
When the Eleventh Doctor defeated the [[Silent]]s in [[1969]], he, [[River Song]], and [[Rory Williams]] rescued [[Amy Pond]] from their base which resembled 79B Aickman Road, already encountered by the Doctor. River subsequently killed every Silent present. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'')
 
The base eventually proved to be a timeship, leaving 1969 and crash-landing on [[Earth]] some time before [[2010]]. The ship hid itself by pretending to be 79B, the upper story of 79 Aickman Road over a flat occupied by [[Craig Owens]].
 
The ship's autopilot attempted to relaunch the ship using [[human]]s as pilots, specifically selecting humans who wanted to escape or explore. However, the mind of a human was too weak to launch the ship and the people selected by the autopilot were killed. This created a pattern of decay on the ceiling below, much like rot in appearance. The autopilot's attempt to launch the ship with humans also caused a [[time loop]] to form briefly, almost resulting in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] and [[Amy Pond]] being thrown into the [[Time Vortex]].
 
The Auto Pilot attempted to use the Eleventh Doctor's mind to launch the ship, but the Doctor claimed that his mind would be too much for the system to handle. Craig Owens interfaced with the ship, which shut down because he didn't want to escape or explore; he wanted to stay right where he was. The ship vanished when the emergency shutdown was activated by Craig. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]]'')
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Latest revision as of 03:41, 22 October 2024

Disguising itself as a flat, 79B Aickman Road was a timeship that belonged to the Silence, (TV: Day of the Moon) described by the Doctor as "someone's attempt to build a TARDIS" when he first saw it in Colchester in 2010. (TV: The Lodger)

Characteristics[[edit] | [edit source]]

From outside, 79B was somewhat like an inverted, curved pyramid, with four legs/landing struts. It had a perception filter to blend in with its surroundings, similar to the chameleon circuit of a TARDIS, although the perception filter was advanced enough to convince anyone who looked upon it that it had always been there. When it took on the appearance of the non-existent upper floor of 79B Aickman Road, even Craig Owens, who lived in the house, accepted the reality of a second storey.

The ship drew power from its pilots, who steered the ship with their thoughts. Humans were incompatible; the energy-drawing process invariably resulted in the candidate's death. Time Lords were too much for the system and would overload it, enough to blow up the solar system.

The ship had a holographic autopilot which activated when damaged. The autopilot searched for people to power the ship, using the building's intercom to communicate with people outside and changing its appearance to lure them in. All of the holograms seemed to lure the victims by saying that they needed help. (TV: The Lodger)

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

River in the Silence's timeship. (TV: Day of the Moon)

When the Eleventh Doctor defeated the Silents in 1969, he, River Song, and Rory Williams rescued Amy Pond from their base which resembled 79B Aickman Road, already encountered by the Doctor. River subsequently killed every Silent present. (TV: Day of the Moon)

The base eventually proved to be a timeship, leaving 1969 and crash-landing on Earth some time before 2010. The ship hid itself by pretending to be 79B, the upper story of 79 Aickman Road over a flat occupied by Craig Owens.

The ship's autopilot attempted to relaunch the ship using humans as pilots, specifically selecting humans who wanted to escape or explore. However, the mind of a human was too weak to launch the ship and the people selected by the autopilot were killed. This created a pattern of decay on the ceiling below, much like rot in appearance. The autopilot's attempt to launch the ship with humans also caused a time loop to form briefly, almost resulting in the TARDIS and Amy Pond being thrown into the Time Vortex.

The Auto Pilot attempted to use the Eleventh Doctor's mind to launch the ship, but the Doctor claimed that his mind would be too much for the system to handle. Craig Owens interfaced with the ship, which shut down because he didn't want to escape or explore; he wanted to stay right where he was. The ship vanished when the emergency shutdown was activated by Craig. (TV: The Lodger)

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