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|series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print|''Short Trips'' short stories]] | |||
series=[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]| | |doctor = Seventh Doctor | ||
doctor= | |featuring=[[William Abberton|Nimrod]] | ||
|setting= [[Skyscraper (Twilight's End)|Skyscraper]], [[22nd century]] | |||
|writer = Cavan Scott, Mark Wright | |||
|anthology = Short Trips: Defining Patterns | |||
|release date = March 2008 | |||
|prev = Stanley (short story) | |||
|next=The Book of My Life (short story) | |||
|}} | |music = [[Robbie Dunlop]] | ||
|sound = [[Robbie Dunlop]] | |||
|read by =[[Beth Chalmers]] | |||
|director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |||
|cover = [[Tom Saunders]] | |||
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|prev2 = The Little Drummer Boy (short story) | |||
|next2 = Lant Land (short story) | |||
|series3 = ''[[Short Trips Rarities]]'' | |||
|prev3 = Intuition (audio story) | |||
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'''''Twilight's End''''' was the seventeenth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Defining Patterns]]''. It was written by [[Cavan Scott]] and [[Mark Wright]]. It featured the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[William Abberton|Nimrod]]. | |||
==Summary== | == Summary == | ||
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 == | ||
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. | |||
{{prose | == Characters == | ||
* [[Seventh Doctor]] | |||
* [[William Abberton|Nimrod]] | |||
* [[Oracle (Project Lazarus)|Oracle]] | |||
* [[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 doors in the Forge's base are made of [[Huldran ore]]. | |||
== Notes == | |||
* 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]]. | |||
== Continuity == | |||
* The Doctor and Nimrod refer to the events of [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Project Twilight (audio story)|Project: Twilight]]'' and ''[[Project Lazarus (audio story)|Project: Lazarus]]''. | |||
* Nimrod is aware of over a dozen different incarnations of the Doctor, including: [[Third Doctor|the one that worked for UNIT]], [[Eighth Doctor|the one with long brown hair]], [[Fifth Doctor|the young blond]] encountered by [[James Clarke]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Gathering (audio story)|The Gathering]]'') [[Sixth Doctor|the original Lazarus]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Project Twilight (audio story)|Project: Twilight]]'', ''[[Project Lazarus (audio story)|Project: Lazarus]]'') [[Second Doctor|the short scruffy one]] encountered by [[Charles Crichton]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') and the Seventh Doctor. | |||
* The Forge's base is fortified against [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Project Valhalla (novel)|Project: Valhalla]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Project Destiny (audio story)|Project: Destiny]]'') | |||
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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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