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On [[17 September]], reports from "secret sources" revealed [[crisis]] conditions on Skaro. The [[Dalek Emperor]] was believed to be organising a full-scale investigation which was designed to locate [[One in a Million Dalek|the single Dalek]] who [[question]]ed an imperial order. It was said that the Dalek required a [[reason]] for clearing mutated [[plant]]-growth in the path of a [[Motorway|highway]] project. The ''[[TV 21]]'' report relayed from a Hyper-Space News Agency correspondent reiterated that the Dalek code was one of absolute obedience and that the development of [[free will]], should it spread, could subvert and destroy the entire race. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Daleks Face Destruction (short story)|Daleks Face Destruction]]'') It did spread and hordes of Daleks began to adorn themselves with [[flower]]s because the command to "protect [[beauty]]" had been given as a Dalek order. Soon the [[rebel]]s turned on their own kind for crushing such beautiful things as flowers. Eventually, the "one in a million" Dalek, who had developed [[human]]-like qualities in its "[[disease]]d [[brain]]" due to an [[accident]] in its manufacture, revealed itself and proclaimed to be the new Emperor. The [[Dalek Prime]] was aware that [[time]] alone would be its [[destruction]] and confronted the Dalek on its purported strength. The Prime observed the flowers on its [[casing]] were already [[Death|dying]] and ordered his loyalists to annihilate it, coldly stating as he turned away that "beauty [was] for human beings" and that to "destroy human beings" was the true Dalek directive. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Shadow of Humanity (comic story)|Shadow of Humanity]]'') | On [[17 September]], reports from "secret sources" revealed [[crisis]] conditions on Skaro. The [[Dalek Emperor]] was believed to be organising a full-scale investigation which was designed to locate [[One in a Million Dalek|the single Dalek]] who [[question]]ed an imperial order. It was said that the Dalek required a [[reason]] for clearing mutated [[plant]]-growth in the path of a [[Motorway|highway]] project. The ''[[TV 21]]'' report relayed from a Hyper-Space News Agency correspondent reiterated that the Dalek code was one of absolute obedience and that the development of [[free will]], should it spread, could subvert and destroy the entire race. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Daleks Face Destruction (short story)|Daleks Face Destruction]]'') It did spread and hordes of Daleks began to adorn themselves with [[flower]]s because the command to "protect [[beauty]]" had been given as a Dalek order. Soon the [[rebel]]s turned on their own kind for crushing such beautiful things as flowers. Eventually, the "one in a million" Dalek, who had developed [[human]]-like qualities in its "[[disease]]d [[brain]]" due to an [[accident]] in its manufacture, revealed itself and proclaimed to be the new Emperor. The [[Dalek Prime]] was aware that [[time]] alone would be its [[destruction]] and confronted the Dalek on its purported strength. The Prime observed the flowers on its [[casing]] were already [[Death|dying]] and ordered his loyalists to annihilate it, coldly stating as he turned away that "beauty [was] for human beings" and that to "destroy human beings" was the true Dalek directive. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Shadow of Humanity (comic story)|Shadow of Humanity]]'') | ||
The Daleks captured the [[Jevon (species)|Jevon]] ship ''[[Guardian]]'' which was on its way from [[Jevo]] to [[Arides]] on a mission to wipe out a species of mutated plants, the [[pollen]] of which was deadly to all human and [[animal]] [[life]], threatening all life in the [[universe]] should it flower and spread through [[space]]. Taken before the Emperor, [[Kirid|Commander Kirid]] was able to convince him that the Arides pollen was also a threat to the Daleks and so he released them to complete their assignment. However, Kirid's ruse was discovered when the Daleks stole the weapon which purportedly [[poison]]ed the plant and found it to be an ordinary [[Ultra Gamma Gun]]. The Daleks then tracked down the ''Guardian'' and destroyed it with all of those aboard just after Kirid had successfully performed the spraying of the real poison. However, as the Prime watched the devastation, he briefly doubted himself. He contemplated whether the Daleks had really defeated "this amazing human spirit" and noted the "real test" was yet to come, that being "the war on human beings everywhere". ''TV 21'' reported upon the incident with one part of it being printed alongside a message from [[USS HQ]] to the magazine. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Emissaries of Jevo (comic story)|The Emissaries of Jevo]]'') | |||
Agent [[Jeremy Palmer]] of the [[Universal Secret Service]] wrote in to USS HQ from [[Norfolk]]. He attached a [[photograph]] depicting him wearing a [[Dalek Suit]] which had been constructed by [[Jeremy Palmer's father|his father]]. The [[disguise]] was built with a [[wood]]en frame, half a [[school]] [[globe]] suitably [[paint]]ed, [[black]] [[plastic]] covering resembling a [[metalert]] casing, and moved about on [[caster]]s. It was so realistic that it inspired Headquarters to investigate the possibilities of using similar [[camouflage]] in the event agents were ever sent to Skaro on [[spy]]-missions. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Agents In Action (TV21 91 short story)|Agents In Action]]'') Agent [[Richard Barnes (Agents In Action)|Richard Barnes]] showed off his Dalek model soon after with his comprehensive collection of ''TV21'' instalments. Barnes kept up to date with all aspects of the USS through the ''[[Contact 21]]'' [[page]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Agents In Action (TV21 96 short story)|Agents In Action]]'') | |||