Battle of Hedgewick's World of Wonders
The Battle of Hedgewick's World of Wonders was a battle between human forces led by the Eleventh Doctor and Clara Oswald and the Cybermen on Hedgewick's World of Wonders. During the battle, the Cybermen's goal was to escape the planet where they had been left a thousand years before to recover from damage inflicted during the Cyber-Wars while the heavily outnumbered humans attempted to foil their plans.
During the battle, the Cybermen held a significant advantage in numbers and also the fact that their Cyber-Planner Mr Clever was trying to take control of the Eleventh Doctor.
The battle eventually ended when the man known to the participants as Porridge was revealed to be Emperor Ludens Nimrod Kendrick Cord Longstaff XLI who had fled to get away from the pressures of being Emperor. Porridge was able to destroy Hedgewick's World and the Cybermen on it with a planet-imploding bomb while transporting the survivors to safety. However, a single Cybermite survived the battle undetected. (TV: Nightmare in Silver)
History
Origins
During the Cyber-Wars, damaged Cybermen were transported to a planet by a Valkyrie for repairs. Eventually, three million Cybermen would be sealed in tombs on this planet. The war ended when the Tiberian Spiral Galaxy was sacrificed to destroy the Cybermen. The survival of three million Cybermen on this particular planet would go unknown for over a thousand years. Following the destruction of the galaxy to stop the Cybermen, a protocol was developed where if a single Cyberman was spotted, the planet on which it resided would be destroyed to prevent it from escaping.
Around a thousand years after the Cyber-Wars, a man named Hedgewick bought the planet on which the damaged Cybermen resided. Hedgewick went on to build Hedgewick's World of Wonders, "the biggest and best" theme park in the galaxy. However, patrons began to be kidnapped in secret by Cyber forces in order to repair the damaged units hidden in the tombs below the surface. As a result, the theme park was abandoned aside from a punishment platoon stationed there, Webley and a man going by the name Porridge who was in fact the Emperor who had run away to get away from the loneliness of his job.
After discovering that their nanny Clara Oswald was a time traveler, Angie and Artie Maitland blackmailed Clara and the Doctor into taking them on a trip in the Doctor's TARDIS. (TV: The Crimson Horror) Due to Hedgewick's World's nature as the greatest theme park in the galaxy, the Doctor chose it as the location to take the children to. Upon arrival, they were greeted by Webley and the punishment platoon with the Doctor tricking the latter using his psychic paper.
To the Doctor's surprise, they learned the Hedgewick's World had been shut down but Webley took them to his museum where he revealed a collection including three inert Cybermen, one of whom defeated Artie at chess. The Doctor quickly determined that Porridge was secretly operating the Cybermen and Porridge took the children on the Spacey Zoomer Ride. Before they departed the museum, Angie's interest was drawn by a waxwork of the missing Emperor. Unnoticed by all, they were observed by hidden Cybermites amongst the waxworks. (TV: Nightmare in Silver)
The battle
After the children finished playing on the Spacey Zoomer Ride, the Doctor suddenly decided to stay on Hedgewick's World of Wonders, stating that his attention had been drawn by "funny insects." Angie and Artie were left to sleep in Webley's museum while the Doctor, Porridge and Clara investigated.
At the same time, Webley took stock of his day's progress near the Cyberman he used for chess playing. Suddenly, the Cyberman came to life and pinned Webley's hands to the table. Several Cybermites emerged from the Cyberman and proceeded to upgrade Webley. Growing bored, Angie decided to wander off on her own, leaving Artie alone in the museum. Observing the two and analyzing Angie's cell phone, the Cybermites were ordered to upgrade the children. Shortly after Angie left, a spooked Artie turned on the lights before being abducted by a Cyberman.
As the Doctor investigated the surface of the planet, Porridge explained to Clara about the Cybermen and the history of the Cyber-Wars and the destruction of the Tiberian galaxy. The Doctor noticed Angie sneak into the punishment platoon's barracks and warned Clara. Due to her boredom, Angie decided to bother the soldiers who had begun having problems with their equipment. While initially annoyed by Angie's presence, Captain Alice Ferrin's interest was drawn when Angie mentioned "the little bloke" Porridge. Before Ferrin could question Angie too much on Porridge, they were interrupted by the Doctor and then the arrival of a Cyberman. The platoon tried to attack the Cyberman without much luck which resulted in it dodging their attacks and abducting Angie. Angie was taken to a partially-converted Webley and Artie who was under Cyber control and upgraded herself.
In the aftermath, the Doctor stopped Clara from chasing after Angie and questioned Ferrin about her platoon's lack of fighting efficiency. Ferrin was forced to admit that they were a punishment platoon sent to Hedgewick's World of Wonders to be out of the way and not get into trouble. Annoyed, the Doctor used his claimed power as the Imperial Counsel to place Clara in charge of the platoon. The Doctor ordered Clara to find a defensible position while he went to rescue Angie and Artie and reiterated the order to her to not allow anyone to blow up the planet.
Once the Doctor left, the platoon pulled their anti-Cybermen weaponry out of storage and Ferrin and Clara studied a map of Hedgewick's World for a defensible position. After learning that Natty Longshoe's Comical Castle was a real castle with a drawbridge and moat, Clara decided that it was their best bet for a defensible position. Ferrin warned Clara that while her platoon could deal with a single Cyberman, there were protocols for if they couldn't immediately find and destroy it, protocols that included the destruction of planet. Clara insisted on following the Doctor's plan, backed up by Porridge who confirmed Clara's new position as the platoon's new commander. With no way to contact the Imperium, Ferrin reluctantly agreed to retreat to the more defensible position of the castle.
The Doctor returned to Webley's museum where he found a Cybermite and warned anyone watching that he was coming to rescue the children who were under his protection. The Doctor was able to use his sonic screwdriver to activate a transmat link in the Cybermite that transported him to the Cyber tombs. There he found Angie and Artie both under Cyber control and the partially-converted Webley. To the Doctor's shock, Webley stated that they needed children "but the children stopped coming" until the Doctor brought them Angie and Artie. Webley hailed the Doctor as the "savior of the Cybermen."
As they made their way to the castle, Clara questioned Ferrin on what the Imperium would do if they knew of the threat. Ferrin insisted that she would be ordered to blow up the planet even with everyone still on it. Though the platoon expressed a desire to chase the Cyberman, Clara insisted on going with the Doctor's plan based on her past experiences with him.
