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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
Continuing from the end of "Last of the Time lords," the bow of a ship crashes through the wall of [[the Doctor's TARDIS]], after [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] accidentally left the shields down when he recently rebuilt it. The Doctor is momentarily stunned, especially after seeing the ship is the ''Titanic''. Pressing some buttons, he repairs the TARDIS walls, pushing the ship out. The TARDIS then properly materialises aboard the ship. The Doctor soon discovers that the ''Titanic'' is a large luxury spaceship cruiser from the [[planet]] [[Sto]], modeled after the Earth ocean liner of the same name, orbiting Earth. He finds out the date: [[Christmas Eve]]. He decides to stow away to enjoy the party, using the alias "Passenger 57" with his psychic paper, only confessing his unauthorised status to lively waitress Astrid Peth, who reveals her own desire to travel the stars. | |||
Astrid has found her new job disappointing | Astrid has found her new job disappointing, namely as she is not allowed off the ship to visit destination planets. The Doctor cheers her up by sneaking her onto an excursion to [[London]] via [[teleport]], along with [[Morvin Van Hoff|Morvin]] and [[Foon Van Hoff]] (who won their tickets in a competition, causing them to be looked down upon by the majority of the other passengers) and a small red-skinned alien, [[Bannakaffalatta]]. Following alien attacks on London on the two previous Christmases, however, London is deserted apart from the Queen, BBC broadcaster Nicholas Witchell, and newsstand owner [[Wilfred Mott]]. The rest of the population has apprently decided to spend Christmas in the countryside. Ship's historian and guide [[Copper (Voyage of the Damned)|Mr. Copper]] gives the excursion party a bizarrely inaccurate explanation of human society, especially Christmas, despite the fact that he claims to be an expert on the planet. His description of Earth is, "I shall be taking you to Old London Town, in the country of UK, ruled over by Good King Wenceslas. Now human beings worship the great god 'Santa', a creature with fearsome claws and his wife Mary. Every year, the people of UK go to war with the country of Turkey. They then eat the turkey people for Christmas Dinner, like savages!" | ||
"I shall be taking you to Old London Town, in the country of | |||
[[File:The main room.jpg|thumb|left|The Main Room of the ''Titanic''.]] | [[File:The main room.jpg|thumb|left|The Main Room of the ''Titanic''.]] | ||
The party returns to the ship because of a power failure in the teleport system, right in front of | The party returns to the ship because of a power failure in the teleport system, right in front of Wilfred, who can't believe what he just saw. The Doctor tries to find out what caused it. He discovers the shields are offline and meteors are approaching. The Doctor warns the [[Hardaker|Captain]], but is forced away from the computer by a steward, as he is unauthorised to use the system. The Doctor breaks free and tries to warn everyone, but is forcibly taken away from the singer's microphone and removed from the party followed by Astrid, the Van Hoffs, Bannakaffalatta (who try to help) and Mr Copper (who is trying to find out what happened to the teleport system). The Doctor gasps to a guest to look out the window. One of the passengers, [[Rickston Slade]], sees a tiny meteor smash through the window and follows the Doctor and the others attempting to warn the chief steward but they will not listen. Midshipman Frame tries to get the shields back online, but is shot by the Captain who reveals he is already dying and was offered a lot of money to destroy the ship. Three meteors slam into the side of the starship ''Titanic''. | ||
The Captain is killed in the resulting collision, as are the bulk of the crew and passengers. The ''Titanic'''s hull is holed in several places, and the TARDIS is left drifting in space before automatically homing in for a landing on Earth. With the teleport system offline and the engines losing power, the ''Titanic'' heads for an extinction-level collision with the Earth. The Doctor makes contact with the injured Midshipman Frame and leads a small group of survivors in a climb through the shattered vessel to reach him. During the journey, the Doctor questions Mr. Copper's poor knowledge of Earth despite his supposed degree in Earthonomics, and Mr. Copper admits that his credentials are fraudulant, a crime for which he will be imprisoned for at least ten years when the facts come out during the ensuing investigation. Slade is also complicating matters by only being concerned with his own well being as well as insulting the Hoffs at every opportunity. | The Captain is killed in the resulting collision, as are the bulk of the crew and passengers. The ''Titanic'''s hull is holed in several places, and the TARDIS is left drifting in space before automatically homing in for a landing on Earth. With the teleport system offline and the engines losing power, the ''Titanic'' heads for an extinction-level collision with the Earth. The Doctor makes contact with the injured Midshipman Frame and leads a small group of survivors in a climb through the shattered vessel to reach him. During the journey, the Doctor questions Mr. Copper's poor knowledge of Earth despite his supposed degree in Earthonomics, and Mr. Copper admits that his credentials are fraudulant, a crime for which he will be imprisoned for at least ten years when the facts come out during the ensuing investigation. Slade is also complicating matters by only being concerned with his own well being as well as insulting the Hoffs at every opportunity. | ||
