Metebelis crystal: Difference between revisions

== History ==

The [[Third Doctor]] visited Metebelis III and took a crystal back with him. It was no small task, requiring him to brave several dangers, making the trek alone. However, he succeeded in finding a beautiful sapphire. He was able to use it break the hypnotic control [[BOSS]] had put [[Mike Yates]] under. Unfortunately, [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] was also entranced by the crystal and became unresponsive, requiring the annoyed Doctor to snap him out of it. The Doctor let Yates use the crystal to infiltrate [[Global Chemicals]], where he released [[James (The Green Death)|James]] from conditioning in the same manner he had been freed. Finally, the Doctor used it on [[Stevens]], which cut him loose from BOSS's link to his mind. Stevens then sacrificed himself to overload BOSS and make the computer explode, also destroying the Global Chemicals Research Centre. The Doctor later gave the crystal to [[Jo Grant]] as a wedding present. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'') Some time during her travels with her husband [[Clifford Jones]] in [[South America]] it terrified a group Indian porters who thought it was bad luck, so she decided to return it to him and had it mailed back to [[UNIT HQ]] to look after it for the time being. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'')