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One of the powerful players on this Earth is John Lumic, owner of [[Cybus Industries]]. Lumic is obsessed with the extension of life through cybernetics, since he is confined to a wheelchair by a fatal condition. His latest experiment, a human "upgrade", is nearing completion, and Lumic has one of his scientists killed for raising ethical objections. He has his henchmen round up bands of [[homeless]] people and take them to the Cybus factory at [[Battersea Power Station]] to "upgrade" them. He also later has a meeting with Pete Tyler and the [[President of Great Britain]], the latter of whom refuses to allow Lumic to carry on his experiments. Knowing that the President will be attending [[Jackie Tyler (Pete's World)|Jackie Tyler's]] birthday that night, Lumic accesses the security arrangements and house plans in Jackie's mind via her EarPods and orders a new batch of upgrades be created. | One of the powerful players on this Earth is John Lumic, owner of [[Cybus Industries]]. Lumic is obsessed with the extension of life through cybernetics, since he is confined to a wheelchair by a fatal condition. His latest experiment, a human "upgrade", is nearing completion, and Lumic has one of his scientists killed for raising ethical objections. He has his henchmen round up bands of [[homeless]] people and take them to the Cybus factory at [[Battersea Power Station]] to "upgrade" them. He also later has a meeting with Pete Tyler and the [[President of Great Britain]], the latter of whom refuses to allow Lumic to carry on his experiments. Knowing that the President will be attending [[Jackie Tyler (Pete's World)|Jackie Tyler's]] birthday that night, Lumic accesses the security arrangements and house plans in Jackie's mind via her EarPods and orders a new batch of upgrades be created. | ||
The Doctor and Rose discuss Mickey, and Rose tells the Doctor that he was raised by [[Rita-Anne Smith|his grandmother]] after being abandoned by his parents until she died a few years earlier after tripping down the stairs. As the two | The Doctor and Rose discuss Mickey, and Rose tells the Doctor that he was raised by [[Rita-Anne Smith|his grandmother]] after being abandoned by his parents until she died a few years earlier after tripping down the stairs. As the two realize that they take Mickey for granted, they witness a crowd pause as the [[Earpod|EarPods]] they wear download information directly into their brains, and this advanced technology piques the Doctor's interest. The EarPods are manufactured by Cybus, who also own Pete's company, Vitex. The Doctor decides to attend Jackie Tyler's birthday celebration since the President and many other high profile guests will be there and he may be able to find out more about the Pods. | ||
Mickey has been left to his own devices, and so seeks out his grandmother, [[Rita-Anne Smith (Pete's World)|Rita-Anne Smith]], and has an emotional reunion with her. He finds that, like Pete, she is still alive, but is puzzled when she calls him "Ricky". He is then suddenly abducted from Rita's doorstep by two people in a blue van, [[Jake Simmonds|Jake]] and [[Angela Price (Rise of the Cybermen)|Mrs Moore]], who take him back to their base where they meet [[Ricky Smith|Ricky]], Mickey's counterpart from this universe. | Mickey has been left to his own devices, and so seeks out his grandmother, [[Rita-Anne Smith (Pete's World)|Rita-Anne Smith]], and has an emotional reunion with her. He finds that, like Pete, she is still alive, but is puzzled when she calls him "Ricky". He is then suddenly abducted from Rita's doorstep by two people in a blue van, [[Jake Simmonds|Jake]] and [[Angela Price (Rise of the Cybermen)|Mrs Moore]], who take him back to their base where they meet [[Ricky Smith|Ricky]], Mickey's counterpart from this universe. | ||