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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image | |image = | ||
|series | |series =''[[Gallifrey (audio series)|Gallifrey]]'' | ||
|audio anthology = Time War: Volume Two | |||
|range = Gallifrey: Time War | |range = Gallifrey: Time War | ||
|series in range = | |series in range = Time War: Volume Two | ||
|number in series = 4 | |number in series = 4 | ||
|number | |number = 2.4 | ||
|main character | |main character = [[Romana II]], [[Narvin]] | ||
|featuring | |featuring = [[Rassilon (Desperate Measures)|Rassilon]], [[Thirteenth Livia Caralis|Livia]], [[Mantus]] | ||
| | |enemy = | ||
| | |setting = [[The Capitol]] | ||
|enemy | |writer = Matt Fitton | ||
|setting | |director = [[Scott Handcock]] | ||
|writer | |producer = [[Scott Handcock]] | ||
| | |music = [[Ioan Morris]] | ||
|music | |sound = [[Russell McGee]] | ||
|sound | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|publisher | |release date = 20 March 2019 | ||
|release date | |format = | ||
|format | |production code = BFPGALLCD21 | ||
|production code = BFPGALLCD21 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78703-561-4 | ||
|isbn | |prev = Collateral (audio story) | ||
| | |next = Hostiles (audio story) | ||
| | }} | ||
'''''Assassins''''' was the fourth and final audio story in ''[[Time War: Volume Two]]'', the tenth series of ''[[Gallifrey (audio series)|Gallifrey]]''. It was written by [[Matt Fitton]] and featured [[Lalla Ward]] as [[Romana II]], [[Seán Carlsen]] as [[Narvin]], [[Pippa Bennett-Warner]] as [[Livia Caralis|Livia]], [[Sam Clemens]] as [[Mantus]] and [[Terrence Hardiman]] as {{Hardiman}}. | |||
}}''''' | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Pushed to the brink by [[Rassilon]] | Pushed to the brink by [[Rassilon (Desperate Measures)|Rassilon]]'s actions, [[Romana II|Romana]] is thinking the unthinkable. | ||
A new threat has breached [[Gallifrey]] | A new threat has breached [[Gallifrey]]'s defences. And its target is clear. A race of [[assassin]]s has evolved at the heart of the [[Time War]], dedicated to one purpose. The [[Sicari]] are coming for Rassilon... | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to be | At a meeting of the [[War Council]], [[Romana II|Romana]] interrupts [[Rassilon (Desperate Measures)|Rassilon]] as he gives a speech on the message that the destruction of [[Ysalus]] has sent and is told to wait until he has opened the floor for discussion. Rassilon notices that [[Thirteenth Livia Caralis|Livia]] is not in attendance and is informed by [[Cantico]] and [[Mantus]] that she is reviewing security in [[the Capitol]] but supports any decision he should make. When Romana gets permission to speak, she expresses her concerns about [[Time Lord Academy|the Academy]] being closed and its resources redirected to weapons research under [[War Ollistra|Ollistra]]. | ||
After the meeting, Mantus tells Cantico to ask Livia to give him the resources that he needs and to have her send Romana to him, presuming that Romana has gone to see her. | |||
Romana tells Livia what happened at the War Council and is frustrated that, despite Livia wanting checks and balances for the War Council, she remains neutral in all matters. Livia says that they will speak soon elsewhere and, when Cantico arrives, Romana heads off to speak with Mantus. | |||
[[Narvin]] meets with Mantus in the [[cloister]]s and agrees to stand in for [[Eris (Havoc)|Eris]] as the [[Celestial Intervention Agency|CIA]]'s [[liaison]] with the War Council. As Mantus expected, the [[Sicari]] appear, searching for Rassilon, and fight with the [[Interior Defence Unit|IDU]]. Once the Sicari are all killed, Mantus has Narvin follow him to his headquarters where Romana is already waiting. Mantus sends [[Vrail|Commander Vrail]] to evacuate the next area that the Sicari are due to appear and informs Romana and Narvin that there have been twenty-six attacks; the Sicari were created by the [[Last Great Time War|Time War]] and are armed with [[Time Lord]] weapons. Rassilon is unconcerned. | |||
Romana and Narvin enter a CIA mountain station which was closed long before the [[Dogma Virus]]. There, they are free from the possibility of being spied on and are able to talk about Narvin's attempts to find their lost friends; [[Irving Braxiatel|Braxiatel]] has covered his tracks, [[Ace]]'s time trace has become blurred and contradictory all the way back to her departure from the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Leela]] seems to be deep within the Time War. Romana suggests that they allow the Sicari to [[assassination|assassinate]] Rassilon, shocking Narvin. He refuses to consider it. | |||
Unbeknownst to the two of them, their conversation has been listened to. | |||
Mantus tells Narvin that Rassilon has considered the CIA's role in the Ysalus incident and that the organisation will be disbanded and its duties absorbed by the IDU. Narvin is outraged, but Mantus offers him a new [[regeneration cycle]] in return for his loyalty. They are interrupted by Cantico, who is looking for Narvin as Livia wants her to escort him to meet with Rassilon. In the Presidential Throne Room, Rassilon tells him that he was impressed by his plan to have the [[Fourth Doctor]] avert the creation of the [[Dalek]]s and appoints him to the War Council in his own right. | |||
In the [[Panopticon]], Mantus contacts Romana and asks for assistance in defeating the Sicari. She despatches all available agents and heads there herself. | |||
A general alert sounds and Narvin and Cantico head to the [[High Council]] chambers. The Sicari arrive and Mantus puts Narvin in charge whilst he and Romana go down into the cloisters where another wave is attacking and one Sicari has been cornered. Mantus also has Livia ensure Rassilon's safety, but Rassilon refuses to leave and dismisses his guard to assist at the Panopticon. He eventually agrees to remain in his chamber with Livia to await news, although he plans on making a public appearance as soon as the crisis is over. | |||
A Sicari has been caught in a [[stasis field]], allowing Romana and Mantus to examine it; Romana describes it as a "hotchpotch" of technology and biology from worlds caught in the Time War and tries to take a [[biodata]] sample, but it self-destructs before she can do so. Although no organic matter could be retrieved, she plans to take some of the componentry to the CIA for analysis before saying that Mantus should have first dibs. Once the emergency is over, Mantus tells Narvin to meet him in the War Council Control Centre to discuss his offer. | |||
Rassilon and Livia are joined by Romana, whom Livia asked to update them on the situation. Rassilon reveals that he is aware of Romana's security requisitions thanks to Cantico and that he knows that the Sicari are seeking him out with her blessing. | |||
In the Control Centre, Mantus analyses the Sicari componentry with Narvin. They find that the technology comes from the vaults of [[Gallifrey]] and Mantus shows Narvin a [[hologram]] of Ace within the [[time lock]] on [[Earth]], confirming her survival. He also presents him with temporal-spatial coordinates in the Time War visited by Leela and invites him to enter an enhanced [[Zero Booth]] to have his regenerative powers restored. He does so and experiences pain as he absorbs [[regeneration energy]]. | |||
Romana tells Rassilon that she was visited by a delegation of Sicari and helped them, showing them how to conceal themselves from [[the Matrix]] and supplying them with Time Lord technology at their source. Since she started helping them, they have not killed any guards. Livia reveals that she decided to help Romana when she listened to her and Narvin at the mountain station; she took a [[TARDIS]] to the station after Narvin left and, whilst he declined to help, she was willing to. Livia activates the [[Great Key of Rassilon|Great Key]] and opens a [[Matrix door]] through which the Sicari emerge. | |||
Narvin has Mantus stop the machine and hurries away, having realised something about the Sicari. | |||
The Sicari attempt to kill Rassilon, but he is protected by [[force field]]s which their weapons attempt to adapt to. The [[Sash of Rassilon|Sash]] begins to degrade. Narvin enters using a CIA code, having come to save Romana from her own actions, and Mantus soon follows with his guards to defeat the Sicari. Rassilon is wounded and says that he needs people who will stand up to him and kill for their beliefs, taking Livia's hand and telling her that she has proven herself and that she should own her rebellion. Mantus arrests Romana and Narvin and has them taken away. Before Rassilon regenerates, he has Mantus hand him the [[Gauntlet of Rassilon]] and uses it to kill Cantico for being a politician rather than a warrior. Mantus, the guards and Livia tell him that they are all warriors. | |||
In their cell, Romana despairs at having failed and Narvin tries to comfort her. They are visited by Mantus, who informs them that Rassilon has been taken to a Zero Booth so that his regeneration can be properly managed as a public spectacle. He takes them from their cell to a TARDIS, as [[exile]] will make them enemies of Gallifrey whilst executing them would make them [[martyr]]s. Romana says that this is not the Gallifrey that she knows and that she does not intend to return. Once they dematerialise, Mantus shoots Vrail to make it look like Romana escaped. | |||
In the Panopticon, Livia assures everybody that the Sicari have been defeated and informs them that Rassilon's regeneration will be shown across Gallifrey as well as to soldiers in every battle zone, proving that he is still behind every one of them and cannot be conquered by death. Privately, she is terrified of him, which Mantus says is just how Rassilon likes it. | |||
Romana finds that the TARDIS has been pre-programmed and is taking them into the heart of the Time War. She and Narvin manage to bypass the navigation circuits and take control, deciding to go in search of Leela. | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[Romana II|Romana]] - [[Lalla Ward]] | * [[Romana II|Romana]] - [[Lalla Ward]] | ||
* [[Narvin]] - [[Seán Carlsen]] | * [[Narvin]] - [[Seán Carlsen]] | ||
* [[Rassilon]] - [[Terrence Hardiman]] | * [[Rassilon (Desperate Measures)|Rassilon]] - [[Terrence Hardiman]] | ||
* [[Livia]] - [[Pippa Bennett-Warner]] | * [[Thirteenth Livia Caralis|Livia]] - [[Pippa Bennett-Warner]] | ||
* [[Mantus]] - [[ | * [[Mantus]] - [[Sam Clemens|Samuel Clemens]] | ||
* [[Cantico]] - [[Rebecca Root]] | |||
* [[Sicari|The Sicari]] - [[Silas Carson]] | * [[Sicari|The Sicari]] - [[Silas Carson]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Narvin]] | * [[Vrail|Commander Vrail]] works for the [[Interior Defence Unit|IDU]]. | ||
* [[Romana II]] shows Narvin the lack of [[Shobogan]]s on [[Gallifrey]]. | * According to [[Narvin]] the CIA's [[mountain]] stations were closed long before the [[Dogma Virus]], by his predecessor [[Coordinator]] [[Vansell]]. | ||
* [[Romana II]] shows Narvin the lack of [[Shobogan]]s on [[Gallifrey]] and believes that the IDU are responsible. | |||
* Romana refers to [[Project Revenant]] and [[Valerian (Celestial Intervention)|Valerian]]. | * Romana refers to [[Project Revenant]] and [[Valerian (Celestial Intervention)|Valerian]]. | ||
* [[Rassilon]] calls Romana a child of [[House of Heartshaven|Heartshaven]]. | * Mantus says that the Time Lords have delved into the secrets of the [[Sisterhood of Karn|Sisters]]. | ||
* Rassilon describes the Sicara as [[chronomite]]s. | |||
* [[Rassilon (Desperate Measures)|Rassilon]] calls Romana a child of [[House of Heartshaven|Heartshaven]]. | |||
* Rassilon mentions the rebellions of ancient Gallifrey, naming [[Omega]] and [[Vandekirian]]. | * Rassilon mentions the rebellions of ancient Gallifrey, naming [[Omega]] and [[Vandekirian]]. | ||
* Rassilon says that [[ | * Rassilon says that [[Eleventh General|the General]], [[War Ollistra|Ollistra]], and [[Harlan (The Conscript)|Harlan]] have all gone to the front lines. | ||
* Narvin estimates the [[TARDIS (Assassins)|TARDIS]] he and Romana is a [[Type 50]] or [[Type 55]] TARDIS, both older models. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
'' | * ''Assassins'' was recorded at [[the Moat Studios]]. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Erasure of planet [[Ysalus]] from history by Rassilon is mentioned. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Collateral (audio story)|Collateral]]'') | * Erasure of planet [[Ysalus]] from history by Rassilon is mentioned. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Collateral (audio story)|Collateral]]'') | ||
* Mantus mocks Narvin of the dissaperances of CIA agents [[Karla (Celestial Intervention)|Karla]] and Ace ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Soldier Obscura (audio story)|Soldier Obscura]], [[Desperate Measures (audio story)|Desperate Measures]]''). | |||
* Narvin's been looking for traces of [[Ace]], [[Braxiatel]] and [[Leela]] after they disappeared following their separate missions in the beginning of the [[Time War]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Soldier Obscura (audio story)|Soldier Obscura]]'', ''[[The Devil You Know (audio story)|The Devil You Know]]'') Narvin discovers that Ace survived and had been returned to Earth. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[In Remembrance (audio story)|In Remembrance]]'') and Leela was temporally displaced into the heart of the Time War. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Lady of Obsidian (audio story)|The Lady of Obsidian]]'') | * Narvin's been looking for traces of [[Ace]], [[Braxiatel]] and [[Leela]] after they disappeared following their separate missions in the beginning of the [[Time War]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Soldier Obscura (audio story)|Soldier Obscura]]'', ''[[The Devil You Know (audio story)|The Devil You Know]]'') Narvin discovers that Ace survived and had been returned to Earth. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[In Remembrance (audio story)|In Remembrance]]'') and Leela was temporally displaced into the heart of the Time War. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Lady of Obsidian (audio story)|The Lady of Obsidian]]'') | ||
* Mantus offers Narvin new [[regeneration cycle]], since he's no longer able to regenerate after his ordeal on [[Gallifrey (Reborn)|an alternative Gallifrey]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Reborn (audio story)|Reborn]]'') | * Mantus offers Narvin a new [[regeneration cycle]], since he's no longer able to regenerate after his ordeal on [[Gallifrey (Reborn)|an alternative Gallifrey]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Reborn (audio story)|Reborn]]'') | ||
* Rassilon mentions Narvin's attempt to stop the | * Rassilon mentions Narvin's attempt to stop the Daleks' creation. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Ascension (Gallifrey audio story)|Ascension]]'') | ||
* Mantus refers to the fact that [[the Master]] was resurrected with a new regeneration cycle. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Eyes of the Master (audio story)|Eyes of the Master]]'', ''[[The Death of Hope (audio story)|The Death of Hope]]'') | * Mantus refers to the fact that [[the Master]] was resurrected with a new [[regeneration cycle]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Day of the Master (audio story)|Day of the Master]]'', ''[[Eyes of the Master (audio story)|Eyes of the Master]]'', ''[[The Death of Hope (audio story)|The Death of Hope]]'') | ||
* Romana and Rassilon discuss [[Zagreus]] and the [[Divergence]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'') | * Romana and Rassilon discuss [[Zagreus]] and the [[Divergence]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'') | ||
* Rassilon uses | * Rassilon uses the [[Gauntlet of Rassilon]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | ||
* The bombing of the academy by [[Free Time]] as part of the expulsion of non-Gallifreyan students. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Imperiatrix (audio story)|Imperiatrix]]'') | |||
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