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The interest the [[Universal Secret Service]] had in the [[Dalek]]s began to spike in this period. Agent [[Philip Bevan]] wrote to [[Brent Cleever|Twenty One]] enclosing some [[Theory|theories]] regarding the [[anatomy]] of the [[robot]]-like species but they were overshadowed by word of Bevan's own comic ''[[Thriller]]'', a potential rival to ''[[TV 21]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[From Philip Bevan (short story)|From Philip Bevan]]'') [[E. Oglesby]] also wrote in to provide a list of the equipment they had in their possession, a list which included a [[Dalekode]]. Twenty One told Oglesby it was a good report, reminding all agents to take good care of the items and warning them "they never know when they might need it". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[E. Oglesby (short story)|E. Oglesby]]'') Twenty One also ensured that agents were keen followers of recent Dalek [[history]] in case it proved relevant as evidenced by [[V. Mason]] reporting on and retelling the [[story]] of [[Zeg]] the [[Red Dalek]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Password Report on Red Dalek (short story)|Password Report on Red Dalek]]'')

On [[11 December]], the [[planet]] [[Oric]] contacted [[Earth]] with a plea for help shortly after a [[space]] [[spy]] [[satellite]] reported a new build-up of forces on [[Skaro]]. According to video screen reports from the satellite, the Daleks had already built a [[space station]] for the purposes of [[Fuel|refuelling]]. Addressing the claim to [[World President]] [[Nikita Bandranaik]], the [[Oric leader]] stated that the Daleks were intent on space conquest and was able to confidently say that an attack on his planet would be a "forerunner" to one against the [[Solar Empire]]. The [[World Security Council]] met in [[Washington DC|Washington]] to discuss the plea but informed sources claimed no help was to be sent at present. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Help Plea from Planet (short story)|Help Plea from Planet]]'') This was largely due to the ongoing [[weather]] crisis which was devastating Earth at this time. During [[December]] and into [[January]] [[2066]], Earth was faced with the havoc of uncontrolled weather for the first time in fifty [[year]]s. A dramatic rise in [[temperature]] led to the extensive melting of [[ice]] and a three [[Foot (unit)|foot]] rise in the level of the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] and [[Atlantic Ocean]]s. The northern hemisphere, in particular [[Holland]], [[Belgium]], [[England]], as well as the low-lying areas of [[United States of America|America]] and [[Canada]], were the worst affected by widespread [[flood]]ing, with millions of [[refugee]]s being forced to leave their homes. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[World Weather Chaos! (short story)|World Weather Chaos!]]'') By [[Christmas]], [[martial law]] had been declared in the northern hemisphere with troops deployed to all major [[City|cities]] as [[riot]]ers and mob [[Army|armies]] rampaged through places such as [[New York City|New York]] and [[Amsterdam]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[World Emergency (short story)|World Emergency]]'') The [[World Senate]] called upon the [[World Aquanaut Security Patrol]] to investigate the root cause of the troubles and [[Commander]] [[Sam Shore]] ordered ''[[Stingray (ship)|Stingray]]'', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[World Weather Chaos! (short story)|World Weather Chaos!]]'') manned by [[Captain]] [[Troy Tempest]] and [[Lieutenant]] [[Phones Sheridan]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Curse of the Crustavons (comic story)|Curse of the Crustavons]]'' et al.) to the polar region. Bandranaik later confirmed they were at the [[North Pole]] with orders to [[Destruction|destroy]] any [[alien]]s they found to be responsible. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[World Emergency (short story)|World Emergency]]'') Order was finally restored by [[8 January]] with long periods of [[sun]]shine helping rescuers somewhat in the clearing up of mess. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Time Barrier Busted (short story)|Time Barrier Busted]]'') All was not lost for Oric, however, as [[Space Station M2]] reported that a [[Mechonoid]] ship was heading for Skaro. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Help Plea from Planet (short story)|Help Plea from Planet]]'') Although the ship proved to not be any form of direct assistance to Oric, the Mechonoids began hostilities with the Daleks when they started targeting them with the [[suspicion ray]]. This bought the inhabitants of Oric more time as the Daleks chose to focus on retaliation, and preparing for an impending [[war]], rather than exploring their planet for its [[mineral]]s. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Eve of War (comic story)|Eve of War]]'')

On [[1 January]] 2066, ''[[TV 21]]'' reported that "the [[Universe]]" was waiting to see if the Daleks and the Mechonoids were going to clash in a [[Galaxy|galactic]] war after the species from [[Skaro]] came up against an [[enemy]] equally as clever, ruthless and mechanical for the first time in their [[history]]. The [[Dalek War Control Room]] was pictured alongside the article just as an order was given to destroy a Mechonoid [[spaceship]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Daleks Hit Back! (short story)|Daleks Hit Back!]]'') The ship was successfully destroyed but as was the [[Dalek flying saucer]] with the [[Red Dalek Leader]] aboard. The skirmish ended with the Mechonoids warning the Daleks to stay out of their [[Sky|skies]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Eve of War (comic story)|Eve of War]]'') The Daleks subsequently began to search other [[planet]]s for new [[weapon]]s to use in their fight. The [[Space News Agency]] documented their successful invasion of [[Phryne]] via [[hyper-space video-phone]]. The [[Phrynian]]s served as archivists for the histories and artefacts of a hundred planets and, after the Daleks made short work of Phryne's [[Cloaking field|invisibility shield]], [[Controller (The Archives of Phryne)|the Controller]] killed himself to ensure the invaders never got hold of his [[secret]]s while the remaining Phrynians led by [[Saf (The Archives of Phryne)|Saf]] went into hiding so that they might one day have a chance to fight back. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Archives of Phryne (comic story)|The Archives of Phryne]]'')

As noticed by the Space News Agency, the Daleks started to track the [[rogue planet]] of [[Skardal]] after the [[Astrodalek]] witnessed its creation. Skardal later impacted with [[Omega Three]] which put it on a collision course with Skaro. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Rogue Planet (comic story)|The Rogue Planet]]'') On [[26 March]], ''TV21''{{'}}s [[Correspondent (Thunderbird Two)|Dalek correspondent]] reported that the [[Dalek Emperor]] had ordered an emergency squad to intercept the planet, which was now "careering wildly" through [[space]], and alter its course. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Thunderbird Two (short story)|Thunderbird Two]]'') They successfully diverted a [[meteor storm]] so that the [[meteorite]]s would draw Skardal away from Skaro and onto a path with [[Mechanus]], the planet of the Mechonoids. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Rogue Planet (comic story)|The Rogue Planet]]'') Alarmed by the coming war between the Daleks and the Mechonoids and the likelihood of the victor targeting them, the [[Zerovian]]s of [[Zeros]] decided that neither could be allowed to win and sent the [[humanoid]] robot [[2K]] in order to prevent either side of victory. Learning of Skardal, 2K stole a Dalek [[missile]] and set it on a course with the planet. He seperated the [[rocket]] from the warhead, which began a journey back to Skaro, requiring the Daleks to fire their anti-missile rockets to destroy both the warhead and Skardal. 2K then landed on Mechanus and told the Mechonoids that the Daleks had purposely destroyed the rogue planet to save them. He persuaded them to call off the war but the Mechonoids allowed him to escape to warn his creators that the Daleks and Mechonoids were still enemies. The Space News Agency published a detailed summary of the execution of the Zerovians' plans, spanning several reports. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Impasse (comic story)|Impasse]]'')

=== The looming discovery of Earth ===

On [[16 July]], [[Hyper-Space News Agency]] correspondents watched [[Skaro]] closely for [[news]] of the [[Dalek]]s' latest activities because their [[war]] plans, which were abundunce in evidence during the last [[month]]s, had been shelved. Reports indicated that they were carrying out an unprecedented [[Science|scientific]] invenstigation into their own [[planet]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[["Come In, Tempest" (short story)|"Come In, Tempest"]]'') This investigation uncovered [[sand]] [[creature]]s in the [[desert]], areas of [[Mutation|mutated]] [[jungle]], and [[stone]]s with special properties. In the [[Polar Mountains]], they inadvertently awoke three [[humanoid Dalek]]s who had been frozen alive in [[ice]] when the [[neutronic war]] shifted the poles. [[Yvric]] believed he could exchange [[knowledge]] with their [[descendant]]s in return for becoming one of their [[leader]]s but he was promptly mistook for an [[Invasion|invading]] [[android]] and [[Extermination|exterminated]] without a second [[thought]]. Witnessing this atrocity, [[Lodian]] told [[Zet]] that he and Yvric had discovered a planet named [[Earth]] nine [[Galaxy|galaxies]] away and built a [[spacecraft]] to get there just before they were frozen. While Lodian intended to use the spacecraft to warn Earth of the Daleks, Zet betrayed him by knocking him out and handing him over to the Dalek [[machine]]s, hoping to bargain with them. However, Lodian escaped and was pursued back to their [[secret]] [[base]] by Zet and several Daleks. Determining that Zet would tell the Daleks of Earth even if he successfully escaped in his ship, Lodian made the [[Suicide|ultimate sacrifice]] and blew up the ship along with himself, Zet and the surrounding Daleks. Correspondents from the Hyper-Space News Agency were able to relay detailed reports of the entire affair back to Earth. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Legacy of Yesteryear (comic story)|Legacy of Yesteryear]]'')

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]]'')

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]]'')

Intent of removing their blindspot of Earth, which was in another part of the universe hidden to the Daleks due to [[skycurve]], they engineered a [[meteor storm]] which forced the human [[passenger]] spacecraft ''[[Starmaker]]'' to make an emergency landing on Skaro. After capturing three of those on board, children [[Tom (The Road to Conflict)|Tom]] and [[Jennie (The Road to Conflict)|Jennie]] and [[Captain]] [[Flint Fleet]], the Dalek Prime ordered the penetration of the ship's [[force field]] and its destruction. Fleet, Tom and Jennie were able to escape incarceration with Fleet and Tom witnessing the [[death]]s of all those aboard including Tom and Jennie's [[parent]]s from Dalek Headquarters. Deciding not to tell Jennie of the grisly fates forced upon her [[friend]]s and [[family]], the trio found a [[Dalek ship|Dalek transporter]] to leave Skaro with and to warn Earth of the incoming threat. They were able to get away quietly unopposed because the Daleks presumed their [[safety]] and did not have any [[guard]]s stationed outside their ships. Despite their lack of [[prisoner]]s or [[hostage]]s, the Daleks nevertheless discovered the location of Earth in the [[next universe but one]] from a piece of burnt [[paper]] found in the rubble of the ''Starmaker''. Speaking to a room full of his forces, the Dalek Prime announced that they would go in search and conquer. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Road to Conflict (comic story)|The Road to Conflict]]'') This ominous proclamation would be the last contents of any reports relayed back to Earth using ''TV 21''{{'}}s [[hyper-space communications scanner]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Information Service (TV21 122 short story)|Information Service]]'')

=== Attempted invasion ===

Agent [[Simon Bucks]] of the [[Universal Secret Service]], who normally operated in [[Bickley]] in [[Kent]], wrote into [[USS HQ]] with an "amazing" report which contained a [[photograph]] taken in the [[Scotland|Scottish]] town of [[Lairg]]. Bucks speculated that the subject of the image could have been a form of [[Dalek]], perhaps even "an [[advance guard]] sent to [[spy]] out the land for an imminent full-scale [[invasion]]". [[Brent Cleever|Agent Twenty One]] responded that USS action-group operators were already on their way to Lairg to investigate with clear orders to [[Destruction|destroy]] any [[metal]] invaders from [[Skaro]] who might be in the area. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Have Daleks Invaded Scotland? (short story)|Have Daleks Invaded Scotland?]]'')

In [[2067]], [[T.J. Younger]] replaced [[Nikita Bandranaik]] as [[World President]] due to the latter's ill [[health]]. Younger never, at least publicly, acknowledged the Dalek threat. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Information Service (TV21 121 short story)|Information Service]]'') While ''[[TV 21]]'' were unable to deliver reports on the Daleks, they continued to publish [[news]] about [[Earth]]'s [[security]] organisations. These included the escapades of the [[World Aquanaut Security Patrol]]'s vessel ''[[Stingray (ship)|Stingray]]'', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Stingray Storm! (short story)|Stingray Storm!]]'') the [[World Space Patrol]]'s ship ''[[Fireball XL5 (spacecraft)|Fireball XL5]]'', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Ambush! (short story)|Ambush!]]'') and the [[Mars|Martian]] exploration vehicle ''[[Zero X]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mars Ship Hi-Jacked (short story)|Mars Ship Hi-Jacked]]'') It was not until [[Steve Zodiac]], the best known of all World Space Patrol [[astronaut]]s, was believed dead while patrolling the [[Astran]] [[border]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mars Ship Hi-Jacked (short story)|Mars Ship Hi-Jacked]]'', ''[[World Mourns Dead Space Hero (short story)|World Mourns Dead Space Hero]]'') that ''TV 21'' thought it wise to reveal the worrying reason why [[Story|stories]] about the Daleks had ceased after many requests for [[information]] about their termination had already stacked up. It was stated that the [[hyper-space communications scanner]], which relayed reports back to the [[Fleet Street]] [[office]]s, had broken down. Additionally, ''TV 21'' had been led to believe that the Daleks themselves were responsible and therefore had taken over its complete control. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Information Service (TV21 122 short story)|Information Service]]'')

Passing through the [[solar system]] on its way to Earth, the [[Dalek Fleet]] converged with an unusual [[fleet]] of [[spacecraft]] of an organic construction which was also heading for Earth. Believing that the occupants must also have had plans to invade, the [[Dalek Prime]] ordered their destruction. However, their new [[Enemy|enemies]], having already scanned the Daleks with their [[mind]]-seeking devices, immediately launched a counter-attack and annihilated several [[Dalek ship]]s. While confusion reigned on the [[Dalek Flagship]] and further retaliation only yielded more casualties, the Daleks retreated towards [[Titan]] after suspecting the mind-reading capabilities of their foes. Finding a human [[mining]] [[base]] on the [[moon]], the Daleks demonstrated their [[power]] by wiping out [[Colony Five]] and capturing six of its men to do their bidding. Instilled with the necessary [[knowledge]] and experience of the Daleks' plight, [[Trent (Return of the Elders)|Commander Trent]] and [[Johnson (Return of the Elders)|Johnson]] were coerced into helping them to protect their own [[homeworld]]. Their attack failed and they were confronted with a being who identified himself as [[Kaslan]]. Kaslan explained that he belonged to a race of [[Elder (Return of the Elders)|Elders]] who existed between the physical and sub-etheric [[dimension]]s. He further stated that their "invasion fleet" was actually a medium through which [[thought]]s and [[Energy|energies]] could be directed and that they had "seeded" Earth in the [[distant past]] and had returned to "purify" it after man's abuse. As Trent and Johnson were just pawns, Kaslan freed them of the malevolent influence. According to him, the Daleks would invade Earth in the [[future]] to be resisted by "[[First Doctor|another]]" but that until the work of the Elders was done they had to intervene. Kaslan's mind then reached out to touch those of the Daleks creating blind self-destruction as the Dalek Fleet fired upon itself. The [[Dalek Emperor|Emperor]] was spared to suffer the "ultimate humiliation" but with the [[battle]] over, Kaslan freed Trent to pursue the Prime himself in order to seek [[revenge]] for his fallen comrades.