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'''''Kalendorf''''' was the first short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Dalek Empire]]''. It was written by [[Nicholas Briggs]]. It featured [[Kalendorf]] and the [[Knights of Velyshaa]]. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
[[Kalendorf]] has been sent to [[Vega VI]] for negotiations for the [[Knights of Velyshaa]] to participate in the impending [[Dalek Empire II: Dalek War|Dalek War]]. He's waiting for contact from [[Earth Alliance]] operative [[Alby Brook]] when the Daleks attack Vega VI. The city and spaceport are obliterated, but Kalendorf survives through a combination of skill, panic and luck. However, the scale of destruction and the number of refugees quickly drain Kalendorf's morale. He's injured and ready to give up, but fellow refugee [[Susan Mendes]] refuses to let him go. Her actions snap him out of his despair and give him back that most crucial of elements: hope. | [[Kalendorf]] has been sent to [[Vega VI]] for negotiations for the [[Knights of Velyshaa]] to participate in the impending [[Dalek Empire II: Dalek War|Dalek War]]. He's waiting for contact from [[Earth Alliance]] operative [[Alby Brook]] when the Daleks attack Vega VI. The city and spaceport are obliterated, but Kalendorf survives through a combination of skill, panic and luck. However, the scale of destruction and the number of refugees quickly drain Kalendorf's morale. He's injured and ready to give up, but fellow refugee [[Susan Mendes]] refuses to let him go. Her actions snap him out of his despair and give him back that most crucial of elements: hope. | ||
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Kalendorf was the first short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: Dalek Empire. It was written by Nicholas Briggs. It featured Kalendorf and the Knights of Velyshaa.
Summary
Kalendorf has been sent to Vega VI for negotiations for the Knights of Velyshaa to participate in the impending Dalek War. He's waiting for contact from Earth Alliance operative Alby Brook when the Daleks attack Vega VI. The city and spaceport are obliterated, but Kalendorf survives through a combination of skill, panic and luck. However, the scale of destruction and the number of refugees quickly drain Kalendorf's morale. He's injured and ready to give up, but fellow refugee Susan Mendes refuses to let him go. Her actions snap him out of his despair and give him back that most crucial of elements: hope.
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Continuity
- The Knights of Velyshaa lost their conflict with Earth "seven generations ago." References to this conflict were also made in BFA: The Sirens of Time.
- This story takes place in 4162, just before and during BFDE: Invasion of the Daleks.
