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With the Master out of the picture, Jack rounds up some soldiers to destroy the paradox machine, but is delayed by the Toclafane. The Master, using Jack's [[vortex manipulator]], teleports himself and the Doctor to Earth, threatening to detonate his fleet and take the Earth with it. The Doctor knows that the Master would never kill himself, and manages to teleport both himself and the Master back to the ''Valiant'' just as Jack destroys the paradox machine; this causes all time to reverse. Time reverses to the moment of the Paradox machine's activation, just after the [[Arthur Coleman Winters|US President]] was killed and just before the Toclafane arrived. All those on the ''Valiant'' will remember the events of the previous year due to being at "the eye of the storm," but nobody else will know of the Master's reign of terror in "[[The Year That Never Was|the year that never was]]." The Master tries to run but ends up running straight into Jack who recaptures him. | With the Master out of the picture, Jack rounds up some soldiers to destroy the paradox machine, but is delayed by the Toclafane. The Master, using Jack's [[vortex manipulator]], teleports himself and the Doctor to Earth, threatening to detonate his fleet and take the Earth with it. The Doctor knows that the Master would never kill himself, and manages to teleport both himself and the Master back to the ''Valiant'' just as Jack destroys the paradox machine; this causes all time to reverse. Time reverses to the moment of the Paradox machine's activation, just after the [[Arthur Coleman Winters|US President]] was killed and just before the Toclafane arrived. All those on the ''Valiant'' will remember the events of the previous year due to being at "the eye of the storm," but nobody else will know of the Master's reign of terror in "[[The Year That Never Was|the year that never was]]." The Master tries to run but ends up running straight into Jack who recaptures him. | ||
The Master, now defenceless, is handcuffed and stands before the Doctor. The Doctor announces that, since the Master is a Time Lord, he is the Doctor's responsibility and will be imprisoned on board the TARDIS. Francine Jones is talked out of shooting the Master, but Lucy Saxon, with a glazed expression, seizes a gun herself and shoots him. Rather than be a prisoner for the rest of his lives, the Master lets himself die, refusing to regenerate despite the Doctor's desperate pleas. Just before dying in his opponent's arms, the Master muses on the constant drumming in his head, wondering if it will finally stop, and with a smile says, "I win," leaving the heartbroken Doctor in uncontrollable tears for his lost adversary, now once again left as the last of the Time Lords. The Doctor | [[File:Doctor Mourning the Master.jpg|thumb|The Doctor breaks down in tears as he grieves the Master's death.]] | ||
The Master, now defenceless, is handcuffed and stands before the Doctor. The Doctor announces that, since the Master is a Time Lord, he is the Doctor's responsibility and will be imprisoned on board the TARDIS. Francine Jones is talked out of shooting the Master, but Lucy Saxon, with a glazed expression, seizes a gun herself and shoots him. Rather than be a prisoner for the rest of his lives, the Master lets himself die, refusing to regenerate despite the Doctor's desperate pleas. Just before dying in his opponent's arms, the Master muses on the constant drumming in his head, wondering if it will finally stop, and with a smile says, "I win," leaving the heartbroken Doctor in uncontrollable tears for his lost adversary, now once again left as the last of the Time Lords. | |||
[[File:Ten Walking away from Pyre.jpg|thumb|left|The Doctor walks away from the Master's smouldering funeral pyre.]] | |||
The Doctor cremates the Master's body on a [[pyre]]. He takes a burning torch and ignites the pyre, quickly swallowing up the Master's remains. After watching his old enemy and former friend burn up in front of him, he strides away from the funeral ceremony with a bitter look in his eyes. | |||
[[File:51.jpg|thumb|right|[[Jack Harkness|Jack]] says goodbye to the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones|Martha]].]] | [[File:51.jpg|thumb|right|[[Jack Harkness|Jack]] says goodbye to the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones|Martha]].]] | ||
In Cardiff, Jack decides to remain behind to look after his team, "defending the Earth". The Doctor disables Jack's vortex manipulator to keep him from jumping through time unsupervised. The Doctor then tells Jack there's nothing that can be done about his immortality: it seems likely he'll never be able to die — though he isn't sure about ageing. Thinking about what he might look like millions of years from now, Jack confesses his vanity and recalls how, as the first person from the [[Boeshane Peninsula]] to join the [[Time Agency]], his good looks earned him the nickname "the Face of Boe." Martha and the Doctor, realising the [[Face of Boe]]'s true identity, are surprised and delighted. | In Cardiff, Jack decides to remain behind to look after his team, "defending the Earth". The Doctor disables Jack's vortex manipulator to keep him from jumping through time unsupervised. The Doctor then tells Jack there's nothing that can be done about his immortality: it seems likely he'll never be able to die — though he isn't sure about ageing. Thinking about what he might look like millions of years from now, Jack confesses his vanity and recalls how, as the first person from the [[Boeshane Peninsula]] to join the [[Time Agency]], his good looks earned him the nickname "the Face of Boe." Martha and the Doctor, realising the [[Face of Boe]]'s true identity, are surprised and delighted. | ||
With the TARDIS repaired, the Doctor is ready to move on. Martha, however, has decided to stay so she can look after her family and finally qualify as a medical doctor. She gives the Doctor her phone number so they can keep in touch and says she will see him again, but when someone is in love and it's unrequited, they have to get out: "This is me getting out." The Doctor, now in possession of his [[The Doctor's hand|severed hand]], sets the TARDIS controls — until the room is suddenly shaken with great force, and the bow of a ship [[Voyage of the Damned|smashes through the console room wall]]. Picking up a lifebelt, he finds "Titanic" written on it, to which he can only respond flatly, "What | [[File:I'll see you again Mister.jpg|thumb|left|"I'll see you again, mister."]] | ||
With the TARDIS repaired, the Doctor is ready to move on. Martha, however, has decided to stay so she can look after her family and finally qualify as a medical doctor. She gives the Doctor her phone number so they can keep in touch and says she will see him again, but when someone is in love and it's unrequited, they have to get out: "This is me getting out." Martha promises that she's going to call him again, and when she does, he'd better come running. As she heads out of the TARDIS, she parts with the words, "I'll see you again, mister." The Doctor smiles fondly at her and watches Martha take her leave. | |||
[[File:The Master's Ring is Recovered.jpg|thumb|right|A sinister-looking ring is recovered from the Master's ashes...]] | |||
While the TARDIS takes off, events flash back to the Doctor cremating the Master. Nothing appears to be different. However, after he leaves, the Master's [[The Master's ring|signet ring]] drops out of the flames and lands on the ground, flaked with ashes, as though it were guided out of the fire by some unknown force. [[Trefusis|A female hand wearing red nail polish]] takes the Master's emerald ring from the burnt-out pyre, while the latter's malevolent laughter echoes in the background. | |||
[[File:TARDIS Crashes into Titanic.jpg|thumb|left|"What?!?"]] | |||
The Doctor, now in possession of his [[The Doctor's hand|severed hand]], sets the TARDIS controls — until the room is suddenly shaken with great force ([[Time Crash (TV story)|because he did not have the TARDIS shields up]]), a foghorn bellows very loudly, and the bow of a ship [[Voyage of the Damned|smashes through the console room wall]]. The Doctor jumps out of the way and stumbles over his cockpit chair to the floor. As he recovers from the collision, he exclaims, "What... What?!?", looking up in disbelief at a puncture in his TARDIS, where a large vessel has broken through the TARDIS hull from the outside. Several panels in the console room have been ripped loose, along with an oxygen supply cable that has dislodged from the ceiling, swinging freely and gushing out a jet of air. Covered in rubble, the Doctor slowly recovers from the crash as the sound of the ship's clanging bell echoes through the room. He sees bits of his TARDIS strewn about the console floor, along with something new that doesn't belong in his ship at all. Picking up a lifebelt, he finds "Titanic" written on it, to which he can only respond flatly, "What." | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
