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}}'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first story in [[Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1979|the final Dalek Annual]]. It was a kind of prelude for the other stories in the volume, in that it dealt mainly with a character known as [[Ed Cowley]], and only introduced the annual's main character, [[Joel Shaw]], in the final paragraphs. | }}'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first story in [[Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1979|the final Dalek Annual]]. It was a kind of prelude for the other stories in the volume, in that it dealt mainly with a character known as [[Ed Cowley]], and only introduced the annual's main character, [[Joel Shaw]], in the final paragraphs. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
Merchant [[Ed Cowley]] unexpectedly encounters a [[Dalek]] fleet. His only hope for survival is a nearby [[black hole]]-like rip in the fabric of space and time. He enters it, only to lose consciousness. When he awakes, he finds he's on a crash-course with a planet. He performs an emergency landing, but his ship is mostly lost in the rocky touchdown. | Merchant [[Ed Cowley]] unexpectedly encounters a [[Dalek]] fleet. His only hope for survival is a nearby [[black hole]]-like rip in the fabric of space and time. He enters it, only to lose consciousness. When he awakes, he finds he's on a crash-course with a planet. He performs an emergency landing, but his ship is mostly lost in the rocky touchdown. | ||
Planetside, he discovers a race of feline humanoids, who immediately begin repairing his ship. Unfortunately, the Daleks were on a pursuit course. They, too, land on the planet, and the felines seem equally happy to help the Daleks. Unable to communicate with the felines, Cowley opts to escape. His ship is now fully repaired — and massively upgraded. | Planetside, he discovers a race of feline humanoids, who immediately begin repairing his ship. Unfortunately, the Daleks were on a pursuit course. They, too, land on the planet, and the felines seem equally happy to help the Daleks. Unable to communicate with the felines, Cowley opts to escape. His ship is now fully repaired — and massively upgraded. | ||
