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The Doctor is woken by a ringing at the doorbell, and finds the birdlike and reptilian inhabitants of the town looking for help. Though he is unable to hear what they are saying to him, he gathers that they need to be protected from a burning comet heading directly towards the town centre. The Doctor promises to find the help they need in his bookstore, but when he returns to his house to look for its keys, he finds himself lost between floors. He eventually finds a coffee bar on the fourth storey, where he meets a student named Mathilda who seems to know him by reputation. The Doctor, unsure whether he’s really here or not, concentrates upon his coffee and then finds himself in the town square of an Earth colony he once saved from alien invaders. The Imps, or Implementation Units, biological golem soldiers which helped to drive off the invaders, have apparently gone rogue and are running amok in the town. A dog-faced boy reminds the Doctor of the approaching comet and directs him towards his bookshop, but he still hasn’t found his keys and the Imps are inside the store. Two colonists then force the Doctor into protective armour which he finds he is unable to control, and he begins to feel warmer, as though the armour’s power source is overheating. The armour marches him into the coffee bar, where its weight causes the floor to collapse. As the comet draws closer and the armour overheats, Mathilda embraces the Doctor and they burn together. | |||
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Revision as of 16:12, 25 August 2009
Summary
The Doctor is woken by a ringing at the doorbell, and finds the birdlike and reptilian inhabitants of the town looking for help. Though he is unable to hear what they are saying to him, he gathers that they need to be protected from a burning comet heading directly towards the town centre. The Doctor promises to find the help they need in his bookstore, but when he returns to his house to look for its keys, he finds himself lost between floors. He eventually finds a coffee bar on the fourth storey, where he meets a student named Mathilda who seems to know him by reputation. The Doctor, unsure whether he’s really here or not, concentrates upon his coffee and then finds himself in the town square of an Earth colony he once saved from alien invaders. The Imps, or Implementation Units, biological golem soldiers which helped to drive off the invaders, have apparently gone rogue and are running amok in the town. A dog-faced boy reminds the Doctor of the approaching comet and directs him towards his bookshop, but he still hasn’t found his keys and the Imps are inside the store. Two colonists then force the Doctor into protective armour which he finds he is unable to control, and he begins to feel warmer, as though the armour’s power source is overheating. The armour marches him into the coffee bar, where its weight causes the floor to collapse. As the comet draws closer and the armour overheats, Mathilda embraces the Doctor and they burn together.
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