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[[Olag]] was one of the lucky few to be allowed to hunt while his tribe were held as slaves by the "melters-of-rock". They had arrived in their metal ships and were now drilling down through the rock, ever forward towards the centre of the [[Earth]]. They forced his people to work the mines by their new masters. They were ape-like creatures who carried "thundersticks" that sent bolts of light capable of melting rock. | [[Olag]] was one of the lucky few to be allowed to hunt while his tribe were held as slaves by the "melters-of-rock". They had arrived in their metal ships and were now drilling down through the rock, ever forward towards the centre of the [[Earth]]. They forced his people to work the mines by their new masters. They were ape-like creatures who carried "thundersticks" that sent bolts of light capable of melting rock. | ||
Olag steals a "thunderstick" from one of the creatures. He runs into the tunnels and encounters three more strangers (the [[Fourth Doctor]], and his travelling companions [[Harry Sullivan]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]]). There is a huge energy pattern on the scale of [[Hiroshima]] in [[1945]], so the Doctor has arrived to investigate. He greet Olag and hides from the invaders. The Doctor recognises | Olag steals a "thunderstick" from one of the creatures. He runs into the tunnels and encounters three more strangers (the [[Fourth Doctor]], and his travelling companions [[Harry Sullivan]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]]). There is a huge energy pattern on the scale of [[Hiroshima]] in [[1945]], so the Doctor has arrived to investigate. He greet Olag and hides from the invaders. The Doctor recognises them as [[Ronan]]s from the [[planet]] [[Ronan|Ronos]]. The planet was believed destroyed when the Ronans drilled into their own planet. It was moving away from its sun and became colder. | ||
This small band of survivors sought to do the same to the Earth and chose the [[Dead Sea]] as one of the thinnest parts of the Earth's crust. However, | This small band of survivors sought to do the same to the Earth and chose the [[Dead Sea]] as one of the thinnest parts of the Earth's crust. However, Ronos was a dry world and the Ronans were allergic to [[salt water]]. | ||
Olag uses the stolen "thunderstick", a laser weapon, to weaken the tunnels. The Dead Sea floods the tunnels. The Ronans are driven | Olag uses the stolen "thunderstick", a laser weapon, to weaken the tunnels. The Dead Sea floods the tunnels. The Ronans are driven through the flooding caves which were then flooded as the Sea drained. | ||
The Doctor, having parted the waters, recalls the first time this was done, in the [[Red Sea]] by [[Moses]] ... | The Doctor, having parted the waters, recalls the first time this was done, in the [[Red Sea]] by [[Moses]] ... | ||
