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Frank is listening to the radio, overseeing the volunteers working at the [[Archaeology|archaeological]] dig site, when the Doctor taps him on the shoulder and asks to borrow his [[Mobile phone|phone]]. The Doctor then uses [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|his sonic screwdriver]] on the phone to boost its [[signal]] and calls Rose. He asks Frank where he is, and when Frank tells him the Doctor tells Rose that he’s at Crediton Vale, a disused nuclear bunker-turned archaeological dig site. He then hangs up and returns the phone to Frank, who gives him a tour of the dig site. When the Doctor asks if they’ve dug up anything unusual, Frank points him to a [[mosaic]] being uncovered by the dig site’s student volunteers. The Doctor jumps into the pit, where the volunteers have unearthed a strange metal object. The Doctor then calls to Frank, and tells everyone to get back, as he finds himself face-to-face with a Dalek. The Dalek appears to be lifeless. When the students ask what it is, the Doctor says it’s a [[bomb]] and tells them to evacuate. The students go, but Frank remains behind. | Frank is listening to the radio, overseeing the volunteers working at the [[Archaeology|archaeological]] dig site, when the Doctor taps him on the shoulder and asks to borrow his [[Mobile phone|phone]]. The Doctor then uses [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|his sonic screwdriver]] on the phone to boost its [[signal]] and calls Rose. He asks Frank where he is, and when Frank tells him the Doctor tells Rose that he’s at Crediton Vale, a disused nuclear bunker-turned archaeological dig site. He then hangs up and returns the phone to Frank, who gives him a tour of the dig site. When the Doctor asks if they’ve dug up anything unusual, Frank points him to a [[mosaic]] being uncovered by the dig site’s student volunteers. The Doctor jumps into the pit, where the volunteers have unearthed a strange metal object. The Doctor then calls to Frank, and tells everyone to get back, as he finds himself face-to-face with a Dalek. The Dalek appears to be lifeless. When the students ask what it is, the Doctor says it’s a [[bomb]] and tells them to evacuate. The students go, but Frank remains behind. | ||
Kate sits in the [[museum]] [[tea shop]] and calls her boss Serena to explain why she’s late for work. When Kate says she was “almost” run over by a car Serena is not sympathetic, and Kate, furious, abruptly ends the call. She then picks up a newspaper and turns to the [[puzzle]] page. She completes all of the hardest puzzles with ease. Suddenly Kate finds herself hyper-aware of everything in the room – the exact temperature of her [[coffee]], the chemical processes taking place inside the cup – and can see the [[ | Kate sits in the [[museum]] [[tea shop]] and calls her boss Serena to explain why she’s late for work. When Kate says she was “almost” run over by a car Serena is not sympathetic, and Kate, furious, abruptly ends the call. She then picks up a newspaper and turns to the [[puzzle]] page. She completes all of the hardest puzzles with ease. Suddenly Kate finds herself hyper-aware of everything in the room – the exact temperature of her [[coffee]], the chemical processes taking place inside the cup – and can see the [[atom]]s that make up the room. When Rose comes into the tea shop asking if she is okay, and why she isn’t dead, Kate tells her to go away. To her own surprise, Kate registers Rose’s [[kindness]] as weakness. | ||
The Doctor and Frank open the Dalek’s [[casing]], and the Doctor is relieved to see a mound of [[ash]] where the Dalek creature would have been. Frank begins to wonder how the Doctor knows so much about the past, and seems to know so much about [[Space|outer space]]. He asks the Doctor if he’s [[Insanity|mad]] and the Doctor, ignoring the question, tells Frank that the Dalek is a creature from outer space. Frank, thinking it’s a [[joke]], decides to play along. | The Doctor and Frank open the Dalek’s [[casing]], and the Doctor is relieved to see a mound of [[ash]] where the Dalek creature would have been. Frank begins to wonder how the Doctor knows so much about the past, and seems to know so much about [[Space|outer space]]. He asks the Doctor if he’s [[Insanity|mad]] and the Doctor, ignoring the question, tells Frank that the Dalek is a creature from outer space. Frank, thinking it’s a [[joke]], decides to play along. | ||
Rose pleads with Kate to let her help. When Rose mentions the Doctor, Kate suddenly becomes very alert. Rose persuades her to come with her to Crediton Vale to meet the Doctor. They get on a [[bus]], and as they approach Kate finds that [[Memory|memories]] of [[ | Rose pleads with Kate to let her help. When Rose mentions the Doctor, Kate suddenly becomes very alert. Rose persuades her to come with her to Crediton Vale to meet the Doctor. They get on a [[bus]], and as they approach Kate finds that [[Memory|memories]] of [[planet]]s burning are flashing into her [[mind]], taking over her own memories. Uncontrollably, she begins to think the word ‘[[Extermination|exterminate]]’ over and over. | ||
The Doctor removes the [[Gunstick|Dalek’s gun]] and hands it to Frank. He tells Frank that the gun is dangerous and shouldn’t fall into the wrong hands. He asks Frank to take it home, saying he’ll collect it later, and Frank gets into a [[lift]] to head up to the surface. | The Doctor removes the [[Gunstick|Dalek’s gun]] and hands it to Frank. He tells Frank that the gun is dangerous and shouldn’t fall into the wrong hands. He asks Frank to take it home, saying he’ll collect it later, and Frank gets into a [[lift]] to head up to the surface. | ||
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Rose and Kate arrive at the building site under which Crediton Vale nuclear bunker was built. They see Frank with the student volunteers outside the [[bungalow]] which served as the bunker’s secret entrance. As they pass Frank, Kate feels a tingle of [[Static electricity|static]]. Rose and Kate get into the lift to descend into the bunker, and Kate fights hard to supress her murderous thoughts and urges. Eventually she decides that, when the time is right, she will exterminate Rose. | Rose and Kate arrive at the building site under which Crediton Vale nuclear bunker was built. They see Frank with the student volunteers outside the [[bungalow]] which served as the bunker’s secret entrance. As they pass Frank, Kate feels a tingle of [[Static electricity|static]]. Rose and Kate get into the lift to descend into the bunker, and Kate fights hard to supress her murderous thoughts and urges. Eventually she decides that, when the time is right, she will exterminate Rose. | ||
Underground, Rose and the Doctor are reunited. Rose begins telling the Doctor about the mosaic, but stops suddenly when she sees the Dalek. The Doctor reassures her that the Dalek is dead. Kate wants to run to the empty Dalek casing, but recognises the Doctor as the dangerous man from her visions, and decides to play her cards close to her chest. To appear like a normal [[human]], she asks what the Dalek casing is. Rose then introduces Kate and the Doctor, ignoring her, proceeds to tell Rose he’s dismembering the casing so he can dispose of it in a [[black hole]]. He tells her it might be [[ | Underground, Rose and the Doctor are reunited. Rose begins telling the Doctor about the mosaic, but stops suddenly when she sees the Dalek. The Doctor reassures her that the Dalek is dead. Kate wants to run to the empty Dalek casing, but recognises the Doctor as the dangerous man from her visions, and decides to play her cards close to her chest. To appear like a normal [[human]], she asks what the Dalek casing is. Rose then introduces Kate and the Doctor, ignoring her, proceeds to tell Rose he’s dismembering the casing so he can dispose of it in a [[black hole]]. He tells her it might be [[booby trap]]ped, and in particular mentions [[Computer virus|virus]] transmitters which could lock into the TARDIS and take over its operating systems. Rose tries again to tell the Doctor about Kate, but he insists that dismantling the Dalek casing must be more important. The Doctor continues his work, only stopping when he looks up and sees Kate, with her arm outstretched, sending tiny glowing filaments from her fingertips into the Dalek casing. | ||
The Doctor quickly tackles Kate to the ground, and asks Rose to tell him everything she knows about her. Rose explains how Kate healed herself after the car accident, and the Doctor, feeling static electricity coming from Kate’s hands, realises that a kind of Dalek energy is coursing through her. He theorises that the dying Dalek sent out [[Dalek factor|a genetic imprint of itself]] which had laid dormant in humans until it was activated in Kate. He then corrects himself, stating that he would have noticed if all humans had been imprinted with the ‘Dalek factor’, and suggests that the imprint failed and Kate’s transformation is the result of a dangerous fluke. He then tells Rose to get Kate as far away from the Dalek casing as she can, saying that the further she gets from the casing the less susceptible to the Dalek factor's influence she will be. As Rose carries Kate to the lift, the Doctor examines the circuitry inside the Dalek casing. He peers inside, looks down into the body of the casing, and sees a newly-formed [[Baby|infant]] Dalek creature writhing around. It reaches for the controls. The Doctor considers killing the creature, but hesitates for a second too long. The casing slams shut, and the Dalek’s once-dormant [[Dalek eyestalk|eyestalk]] begins to glow. The whole creature then begins twitching into life, relearning to speak and move, and then frees itself from the ground. The Doctor, out of options, runs to the lift and begins desperately jabbing the button. The lift arrives, and the Doctor jumps inside as the levitating Dalek approaches. When the lift begins to ascend the Dalek breaks into the shaft, follows it up, and then grabs the base of the lift with its sucker. The lift grinds to a halt, and the Dalek begins to pull it back down with the Doctor inside. The Doctor removes the lift’s ceiling panels with his sonic screwdriver and jumps up. As the Dalek pulls the floor of the lift away, the Doctor climbs out and begins to clamber up the lift’s metal cable. | The Doctor quickly tackles Kate to the ground, and asks Rose to tell him everything she knows about her. Rose explains how Kate healed herself after the car accident, and the Doctor, feeling static electricity coming from Kate’s hands, realises that a kind of Dalek energy is coursing through her. He theorises that the dying Dalek sent out [[Dalek factor|a genetic imprint of itself]] which had laid dormant in humans until it was activated in Kate. He then corrects himself, stating that he would have noticed if all humans had been imprinted with the ‘Dalek factor’, and suggests that the imprint failed and Kate’s transformation is the result of a dangerous fluke. He then tells Rose to get Kate as far away from the Dalek casing as she can, saying that the further she gets from the casing the less susceptible to the Dalek factor's influence she will be. As Rose carries Kate to the lift, the Doctor examines the circuitry inside the Dalek casing. He peers inside, looks down into the body of the casing, and sees a newly-formed [[Baby|infant]] Dalek creature writhing around. It reaches for the controls. The Doctor considers killing the creature, but hesitates for a second too long. The casing slams shut, and the Dalek’s once-dormant [[Dalek eyestalk|eyestalk]] begins to glow. The whole creature then begins twitching into life, relearning to speak and move, and then frees itself from the ground. The Doctor, out of options, runs to the lift and begins desperately jabbing the button. The lift arrives, and the Doctor jumps inside as the levitating Dalek approaches. When the lift begins to ascend the Dalek breaks into the shaft, follows it up, and then grabs the base of the lift with its sucker. The lift grinds to a halt, and the Dalek begins to pull it back down with the Doctor inside. The Doctor removes the lift’s ceiling panels with his sonic screwdriver and jumps up. As the Dalek pulls the floor of the lift away, the Doctor climbs out and begins to clamber up the lift’s metal cable. | ||
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On the surface, Rose and Kate hitch a lift from a [[lorry]] driver named Atif. Rose tells Atif that Kate isn’t feeling very well. As they drive further from Crediton Vale Kate gradually comes round, and asks Rose what just happened. Atif offers to drop Rose and Kate off in [[Hastings]] or [[Dover]], and Rose says Dover sounds good. | On the surface, Rose and Kate hitch a lift from a [[lorry]] driver named Atif. Rose tells Atif that Kate isn’t feeling very well. As they drive further from Crediton Vale Kate gradually comes round, and asks Rose what just happened. Atif offers to drop Rose and Kate off in [[Hastings]] or [[Dover]], and Rose says Dover sounds good. | ||
The Doctor flees from the bungalow, and his heart sinks when he sees two [[ | The Doctor flees from the bungalow, and his heart sinks when he sees two [[police car]]s pulling up in front of him. A student volunteer recognises the Doctor as the man from the dig site, and a [[police officer]] asks the Doctor for his [[identification]]. The Doctor, knowing they are all in danger, pleads with everyone to run away. When the infant Dalek then emerges from the bungalow, the police officer approaches it with curiosity. When a student makes fun of the Dalek’s [[Suction cup|sucker]], believing the Dalek to be a [[robot]] made by the Doctor, the Dalek grabs his [[stomach]] and throws him aside violently. The students and police officers them begin running away, but the Dalek picks up a police car with its sucker and throws it over their heads, blocking their escape from the building site. The Dalek then chases the humans into a narrow alley between two half-built [[flat]]s. Once they’re herded in, it begins to knock the walls in the hopes of sending the [[girder]]s and [[scaffolding]] stacked on top crashing down on its victims. The Doctor then distracts the Dalek by calling its name. The Doctor calls the Dalek to him, asking it to scan his [[heart]]s. As it does so, the humans make their escape. The Dalek, its thinking capabilities still new and slow, gradually realises that the Doctor is a [[Time Lord]]. The Doctor then tells the Dalek that he’s a very specific Time Lord who the Daleks refer to as the [[Aliases of the Doctor|Oncoming Storm]]. The Dalek then states that the Doctor is an [[enemy]] of the Daleks. The Doctor then runs further into the building site, and the Dalek, flying, follows closely behind. | ||
In the lorry, Kate begins crying. She can’t stop the Dalek part of her putting evil thoughts into her head. She begins talking as a Dalek, about how she looks forward to exterminating the human race and bringing purity to the universe. Atif, growing concerned, begins a detour to the nearest [[hospital]]. Kate then suddenly grabs the [[steering wheel]] and sends the lorry crashing into a grass verge next to a row of [[ | In the lorry, Kate begins crying. She can’t stop the Dalek part of her putting evil thoughts into her head. She begins talking as a Dalek, about how she looks forward to exterminating the human race and bringing purity to the universe. Atif, growing concerned, begins a detour to the nearest [[hospital]]. Kate then suddenly grabs the [[steering wheel]] and sends the lorry crashing into a grass verge next to a row of [[shop]]s. Kate sees that they have arrived in [[Twyford]], the largest human settlement near to Crediton Vale, and is excited to find that a [[market]] has caused the place to be crawling with humans. Kate elbows Rose in the stomach before escaping from the lorry. Rose then climbs out after her, telling Atif to escape while he can. | ||
The Doctor lures the slow-moving Dalek round a corner. When it turns the corner, the Doctor calls to it from the cab of the building site’s tallest [[crane]]. He throws a [[brick]] which hits the Dalek’s eyestalk, impairing its [[vision]]. He then pulls a lever, and the [[Wrecking ball|concrete ball]] attached to the crane swings across and whacks into the side of the Dalek, sending it flying over a nearby [[cliff]] and down towards the [[sea]]. The Doctor then carefully clambers down the cliff-face to find the injured Dalek twitching in the shallow water. He approaches and removes the Dalek’s casing with his sonic, intending to kill the creature with his bare hands. He knows he has to act fast, before the Dalek can repair itself, and presses his sonic into the Dalek’s life-support connection. He activates the screwdriver and the Dalek screams as sparks fly from its casing. The force of this pushes the Doctor back into the sea, where he is knocked unconscious. | The Doctor lures the slow-moving Dalek round a corner. When it turns the corner, the Doctor calls to it from the cab of the building site’s tallest [[crane]]. He throws a [[brick]] which hits the Dalek’s eyestalk, impairing its [[vision]]. He then pulls a lever, and the [[Wrecking ball|concrete ball]] attached to the crane swings across and whacks into the side of the Dalek, sending it flying over a nearby [[cliff]] and down towards the [[sea]]. The Doctor then carefully clambers down the cliff-face to find the injured Dalek twitching in the shallow water. He approaches and removes the Dalek’s casing with his sonic, intending to kill the creature with his bare hands. He knows he has to act fast, before the Dalek can repair itself, and presses his sonic into the Dalek’s life-support connection. He activates the screwdriver and the Dalek screams as sparks fly from its casing. The force of this pushes the Doctor back into the sea, where he is knocked unconscious. | ||
Kate pushes through Twyford’s market, disgusted by the humans and their [[ | Kate pushes through Twyford’s market, disgusted by the humans and their [[dog]]s. She shouts “I will be unstoppable!”, drawing the attention of her boss Serena, who is visiting the market on her [[lunch]] break. Serena tells Kate that she’s fired. Kate then grabs Serena by the neck and begins to [[Strangulation|choke]] her. A crowd gathers, and Rose pushes to the front. She tries to reason with Kate, and when she mentions Kate’s mother Kate feels a twinge of [[conscience]] and lets Serena go. | ||
The Doctor comes round in the water, and finds his sonic screwdriver floating beside him. He looks to the cliffs, and the Dalek is nowhere in sight. Its casing had repelled him and stolen [[Electricity|electrical energy]] from the sonic screwdriver. The Doctor then fears that the Dalek is now charged up, with its mind fully formed, and on the loose. He then realises that the first thing the Dalek would want to do is retrieve its gunstick, and he sets out to get to Frank before the Dalek can. | The Doctor comes round in the water, and finds his sonic screwdriver floating beside him. He looks to the cliffs, and the Dalek is nowhere in sight. Its casing had repelled him and stolen [[Electricity|electrical energy]] from the sonic screwdriver. The Doctor then fears that the Dalek is now charged up, with its mind fully formed, and on the loose. He then realises that the first thing the Dalek would want to do is retrieve its gunstick, and he sets out to get to Frank before the Dalek can. | ||
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* [[Frank Openshaw]] | * [[Frank Openshaw]] | ||
* [[Serena (I Am a Dalek)|Serena]] | * [[Serena (I Am a Dalek)|Serena]] | ||
*[[Atif (I Am A Dalek)|Atif]] | * [[Atif (I Am A Dalek)|Atif]] | ||
* [[Sandra Openshaw]] | * [[Sandra Openshaw]] | ||
* [[Dalek (I Am a Dalek)|Dalek]] | * [[Dalek (I Am a Dalek)|Dalek]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Some birds that live where [[Kate Yates]] works are [[curlew]]s and [[kingfisher]]s. | * Some birds that live where [[Kate Yates]] works are [[curlew]]s and [[kingfisher]]s. | ||
* The Doctor plans to confuse future [[ | * The Doctor plans to confuse future [[explorer]]s by planting a [[Women's Institute]] flag on [[the Moon]]. | ||
*The Doctor mentions [[Mary Poppins]]. | * The Doctor mentions [[Mary Poppins]]. | ||
* The Doctor sings the words to ''[[Jerusalem (hymn)|Jerusalem]]''. | * The Doctor sings the words to ''[[Jerusalem (hymn)|Jerusalem]]''. | ||
* The Doctor paraphrases [[Neil Armstrong]]. | * The Doctor paraphrases [[Neil Armstrong]]. | ||
* The Doctor examines a [[Tanzania | * The Doctor examines a [[Tanzania]]n [[flag]]. | ||
* Rose compares the moon to [[Calais]], and the Doctor then compares Earth to [[Dover]]. | * Rose compares the moon to [[Calais]], and the Doctor then compares Earth to [[Dover]]. | ||
* The Doctor owns a set of [[ | * The Doctor owns a set of [[golf club]]s. | ||
* The mosaic also displays a [[jug]] and a bunch of green [[ | * The mosaic also displays a [[jug]] and a bunch of green [[grape]]s. | ||
* Kate is a fan of the [[DJ|radio presenters]] [[Terry Wogan (N-Space)|Terry Wogan]] and [[Ken Bruce]]. | * Kate is a fan of the [[DJ|radio presenters]] [[Terry Wogan (N-Space)|Terry Wogan]] and [[Ken Bruce]]. | ||
* Terry Wogan talks about [[toothpaste]], [[TV]], and plays '[[Snowbird (song)|Snowbird]]' by [[Anne Murray]]. | * Terry Wogan talks about [[toothpaste]], [[TV]], and plays '[[Snowbird (song)|Snowbird]]' by [[Anne Murray]]. | ||
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* The Doctor alludes to the assassination of [[John F. Kennedy]]. | * The Doctor alludes to the assassination of [[John F. Kennedy]]. | ||
* The Doctor mentions the fall of [[Troy]]. | * The Doctor mentions the fall of [[Troy]]. | ||
* The Doctor says that Dalek casings are [[ | * The Doctor says that Dalek casings are [[booby trap]]ped. | ||
* A student mistakes the [[Suction cup|Dalek’s sucker]] for a sink [[plunger]]. | * A student mistakes the [[Suction cup|Dalek’s sucker]] for a sink [[plunger]]. | ||
* The Doctor sees a [[fish]]. | * The Doctor sees a [[fish]]. | ||
* Serena has dealt with delays in [[mattress]] delivery all over [[Liverpool]] and the [[North East|North-East]], mentioning that people calling the call centre shouted with [[Scouse (Accent)|Scouse]] and [[Geordie (Accent)|Geordie]] accents. | * Serena has dealt with delays in [[mattress]] delivery all over [[Liverpool]] and the [[North East|North-East]], mentioning that people calling the call centre shouted with [[Scouse (Accent)|Scouse]] and [[Geordie (Accent)|Geordie]] accents. | ||
* Frank sees [[Clothing|washing]] on a [[washing line]]. | * Frank sees [[Clothing|washing]] on a [[washing line]]. | ||
* The Doctor mentions [[ | * The Doctor mentions [[burger]]s. | ||
* Kate imagines [[custard]] pouring over [[bread and butter pudding]]. | * Kate imagines [[custard]] pouring over [[bread and butter pudding]]. | ||
* Rose mentions ''[[The X Factor]]'', [[floor polish]], [[ | * Rose mentions ''[[The X Factor]]'', [[floor polish]], [[contact lens]]es, [[Delivery|home delivery]], [[Gas board|gas]] bills, [[mobile phone]]s, [[train]]s, [[internet]] [[argument]]s, [[Kylie Minogue|Kylie]], and a [[Boots (shop)|Boots]] advantage card when listing normal, human things. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* By causing Frank and Sandra to meet at university in 1970, rather than ten years after they left, the Doctor changes the course of history. This also creates a [[Temporal paradox|paradox]] – if Frank and Sandra had met in 1970 then the Frank in this story's timeline would not have told the Doctor that they didn’t meet until much later, and so the Doctor would have no reason to go back in time and change these events in the first place. | * By causing Frank and Sandra to meet at university in 1970, rather than ten years after they left, the Doctor changes the course of history. This also creates a [[Temporal paradox|paradox]] – if Frank and Sandra had met in 1970 then the Frank in this story's timeline would not have told the Doctor that they didn’t meet until much later, and so the Doctor would have no reason to go back in time and change these events in the first place. | ||
*This short novel (or novella) was the first release under a subsidiary banner of BBC Books, [[Quick Reads]], an initiative to promote literacy. Quick Reads novellas are considerably shorter than the usual releases in the [[BBC Tenth Doctor Adventures]] line, roughly equivalent in word count to some of the shorter [[Target Books]] novelisations. ''I Am a Dalek'' was released exclusively in paperback format, the first New Series Adventure to not be published in hard cover. | * This short novel (or novella) was the first release under a subsidiary banner of BBC Books, [[Quick Reads]], an initiative to promote literacy. Quick Reads novellas are considerably shorter than the usual releases in the [[BBC Tenth Doctor Adventures]] line, roughly equivalent in word count to some of the shorter [[Target Books]] novelisations. ''I Am a Dalek'' was released exclusively in paperback format, the first New Series Adventure to not be published in hard cover. | ||
* This novella was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store. | * This novella was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store. | ||
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