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'''Last Contact''' was the event in which [[the enemy]] destined to destroy [[Gallifrey]] would become known and [[the War]] would become inevitable. [[Larna]] told [[Ulysses]], Mister [[Saldaamir]], and [[Penelope Gate]] about Last Contact and [[War prediction#Matrix prophecy|the prophecy]]. | '''Last Contact''' was the event in which [[the enemy]] destined to destroy [[Gallifrey]] would become known and [[the War]] would become inevitable. [[Larna]] told [[Ulysses]], Mister [[Saldaamir]], and [[Penelope Gate]] about Last Contact and [[War prediction#Matrix prophecy|the prophecy]]. | ||
At date index [[309456/4756.7RE/1213GRT/100447TL]], a [[the Matrix|Matrix]] projection predicted that the [[Vore]], who in the "first draft" of [[history]] had evolved to become an advanced, benevolent race, had become a swarming and aggressive force in the "redraft" caused by the destruction of the [[cicatrix]]. It predicted that in a possible final stand between the [[Time Lord]]s and the Vore, fatalities would include 20-40% of the Time Lord population. As a result, the [[High Council|Supreme Council]] mandated that no Time Lord was to come within one parsec or one century of the Vore, since this was a potential Last Contact. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'') | At date index [[309456/4756.7RE/1213GRT/100447TL]], a [[the Matrix|Matrix]] projection predicted that the [[Vore]], who in the "first draft" of [[history]] had evolved to become an advanced, benevolent race, had become a swarming and aggressive force in the "redraft" caused by the destruction of the [[cicatrix]]. It predicted that in a possible final stand between the [[Time Lord]]s and the Vore, fatalities would include 20-40% of the Time Lord population. As a result, the [[High Council|Supreme Council]] mandated that no Time Lord was to come within one [[parsec]] or one century of the Vore, since this was a potential Last Contact. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'') | ||
The [[Eighth Doctor]] and the [[Klade]] were present during Last Contact; when they encountered each other again during the Klade's hunt for [[Miranda Dawkins|the Last One]], it was in the Klade's past, but the Doctor did not remember it, perhaps because it had not happened to him yet. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Father Time (novel)|Father Time]]'') [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The Ship]] told [[Lolita]] that [[Eighth Doctor|its pilot]] had gone into his future and identified the enemy, but later erased the data from his memory. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Toy Story (short story)|Toy Story]]'') | The [[Eighth Doctor]] and the [[Klade]] were present during Last Contact; when they encountered each other again during the Klade's hunt for [[Miranda Dawkins|the Last One]], it was in the Klade's past, but the Doctor did not remember it, perhaps because it had not happened to him yet. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Father Time (novel)|Father Time]]'') [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The Ship]] told [[Lolita]] that [[Eighth Doctor|its pilot]] had gone into his future and identified the enemy, but later erased the data from his memory. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Toy Story (short story)|Toy Story]]'') | ||
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:* In Parkin's short story ''Fishy Business'' in ''Perfect Timing 2'', Danny the Fish noticed that [[Bernice Summerfield]]'s timeline had been interrupted so that she was romantically involved with the Eighth Doctor; he worried to Mister Saldaamir (in [[San Francisco]]) that this might have indicated that the Doctor had made Last Contact. | :* In Parkin's short story ''Fishy Business'' in ''Perfect Timing 2'', Danny the Fish noticed that [[Bernice Summerfield]]'s timeline had been interrupted so that she was romantically involved with the Eighth Doctor; he worried to Mister Saldaamir (in [[San Francisco]]) that this might have indicated that the Doctor had made Last Contact. | ||
:* In Parkin's rejected entry to ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'' about Mister Saldaamir, Saldaamir had seen the future and was worried about Last Contact. | :* In Parkin's rejected entry to ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'' about Mister Saldaamir, Saldaamir had seen the future and was worried about Last Contact. | ||
:* Last Contact occurred in Parkin's [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures|Eighth Doctor novel]] pitch ''Enemy of the Daleks''. In the story, the [[Klade]] were introduced as part of a massive intergalactic alliance that was dedicated to fighting [[the enemy]] and led by [[the Doctor's father]] from his laboratory in [[Berkeley]]. | :* Last Contact occurred in Parkin's [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures|Eighth Doctor novel]] pitch ''Enemy of the Daleks''. In the story, the [[Klade]] were introduced as part of a massive intergalactic alliance that was dedicated to fighting [[the enemy]] and led by [[the Doctor's father]] from his laboratory in [[Berkeley]] (a reference to [[Daniel Joyce]] from [[PROSE]]: ''[[Unnatural History (novel)|Unnatural History]]''). When the Eighth Doctor accidentally gave the enemy the space-time coordinates of [[Dalek]] Space Command, he accidentally established Last Contact and condemned the universe to death. The events of this story (or something like it) were referenced in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Father Time (novel)|Father Time]]''. | ||
:* In Parkin's reference guide ''[[AHistory]]'', Last Contact was redefined as the [[First Doctor]]'s first meeting with the [[Dalek]]s, as seen in ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]''. | :* In Parkin's reference guide ''[[AHistory]]'', Last Contact was redefined as the [[First Doctor]]'s first meeting with the [[Dalek]]s, as seen in ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]''. | ||
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Revision as of 16:43, 3 September 2017
Last Contact was the event in which the enemy destined to destroy Gallifrey would become known and the War would become inevitable. Larna told Ulysses, Mister Saldaamir, and Penelope Gate about Last Contact and the prophecy.
At date index 309456/4756.7RE/1213GRT/100447TL, a Matrix projection predicted that the Vore, who in the "first draft" of history had evolved to become an advanced, benevolent race, had become a swarming and aggressive force in the "redraft" caused by the destruction of the cicatrix. It predicted that in a possible final stand between the Time Lords and the Vore, fatalities would include 20-40% of the Time Lord population. As a result, the Supreme Council mandated that no Time Lord was to come within one parsec or one century of the Vore, since this was a potential Last Contact. (PROSE: The Gallifrey Chronicles)
The Eighth Doctor and the Klade were present during Last Contact; when they encountered each other again during the Klade's hunt for the Last One, it was in the Klade's past, but the Doctor did not remember it, perhaps because it had not happened to him yet. (PROSE: Father Time) The Ship told Lolita that its pilot had gone into his future and identified the enemy, but later erased the data from his memory. (PROSE: Toy Story)
Behind the scenes
- Last Contact was central to Lance Parkin's picture of the War.
- In Parkin's short story Fishy Business in Perfect Timing 2, Danny the Fish noticed that Bernice Summerfield's timeline had been interrupted so that she was romantically involved with the Eighth Doctor; he worried to Mister Saldaamir (in San Francisco) that this might have indicated that the Doctor had made Last Contact.
- In Parkin's rejected entry to The Book of the War about Mister Saldaamir, Saldaamir had seen the future and was worried about Last Contact.
- Last Contact occurred in Parkin's Eighth Doctor novel pitch Enemy of the Daleks. In the story, the Klade were introduced as part of a massive intergalactic alliance that was dedicated to fighting the enemy and led by the Doctor's father from his laboratory in Berkeley (a reference to Daniel Joyce from PROSE: Unnatural History). When the Eighth Doctor accidentally gave the enemy the space-time coordinates of Dalek Space Command, he accidentally established Last Contact and condemned the universe to death. The events of this story (or something like it) were referenced in PROSE: Father Time.
- In Parkin's reference guide AHistory, Last Contact was redefined as the First Doctor's first meeting with the Daleks, as seen in The Daleks.
