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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first of three original stories in [[Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1978|the 1978 Dalek Annual]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first of three original stories in [[Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1978|the 1978 Dalek Annual]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
On the planet [[Knosson]], [[ADF]] pilot [[Ral Shannon]] reflects on the three years he's been marooned. He remembers the [[Dalek]] attack that forced him to crash-land his ship onto the uninhabited world and the struggles he's undergone to eke out an existence there. | On the planet [[Knosson]], [[ADF]] pilot [[Ral Shannon]] reflects on the three years he's been marooned. He remembers the [[Dalek]] attack that forced him to crash-land his ship onto the uninhabited world and the struggles he's undergone to eke out an existence there. | ||
In the midst of his reminiscence, he notices a Dalek ship land nearby. He counts his enemies and notes there are three of the metal monsters standing between him and freedom. If he can kill or incapacitate the Daleks, he'll be able to steal their ship and return to ADF space. | In the midst of his reminiscence, he notices a Dalek ship land nearby. He counts his enemies and notes there are three of the metal monsters standing between him and freedom. If he can kill or incapacitate the Daleks, he'll be able to steal their ship and return to ADF space. | ||
Using his intimate knowledge of the planet, he manages to separate the Daleks from each other and take them out, one-by-one. | Using his intimate knowledge of the planet, he manages to separate the Daleks from each other and take them out, one-by-one. | ||
As he stands on the threshold of the Dalek ship after his victory, he considers that he is about to become a hero back at headquarters. He imagines how his life is about to change. Then he finds some [[grenade]]s, destroys the ship, and returns to his life as a castaway. | As he stands on the threshold of the Dalek ship after his victory, he considers that he is about to become a hero back at headquarters. He imagines how his life is about to change. Then he finds some [[grenade]]s, destroys the ship, and returns to his life as a castaway. | ||
