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Chinn is worried that this hostile force is threatening the power supply. The Brigadier sends all UNIT forces to the scene. Chinn places himself in charge and Filer asks where he should go. Chinn says that if he doesn't leave he will have him arrested. The Brigadier sticks up for him but Filer leaves. | Chinn is worried that this hostile force is threatening the power supply. The Brigadier sends all UNIT forces to the scene. Chinn places himself in charge and Filer asks where he should go. Chinn says that if he doesn't leave he will have him arrested. The Brigadier sticks up for him but Filer leaves. | ||
At the same time that this is occurring, a homeless man picks through rubbish on a seashore, wading through the debris in a snowy terrain. He then cycles through the snowy landscape until he is disoriented by a bright light and cycles into a river. When he comes out he notices he is by the | At the same time that this is occurring, a homeless man picks through rubbish on a seashore, wading through the debris in a snowy terrain. He then cycles through the snowy landscape until he is disoriented by a bright light and cycles into a river. When he comes out he notices he is by the [[Nuton Power Complex]]. Here he finds the UFO and explores it, resulting in a hatch opening and a tendril pulling him inside. | ||
Filer is in his car listening to the radio to find out where the UFO landed, leading him to find the homeless man's bike nearby the UFO. Inside, the homeless man is being analysed. They register his locomotor facility as normal, his sensory receptors as acute but his intelligence as atypical. He is ultimately deemed valueless and the disembodied voice says he is to be absorbed, processed and ejected. | Filer is in his car listening to the radio to find out where the UFO landed, leading him to find the homeless man's bike nearby the UFO. Inside, the homeless man is being analysed. They register his locomotor facility as normal, his sensory receptors as acute but his intelligence as atypical. He is ultimately deemed valueless and the disembodied voice says he is to be absorbed, processed and ejected. | ||
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Filer examines the UFO. As he sees the UNIT forces approaching, a tendril grabs him and pulls him in. UNIT sets up camp around the UFO while Filer is being analysed inside. Filer is classified as intelligent, aggressive and possibly dangerous. He is to be held for further investigation. | Filer examines the UFO. As he sees the UNIT forces approaching, a tendril grabs him and pulls him in. UNIT sets up camp around the UFO while Filer is being analysed inside. Filer is classified as intelligent, aggressive and possibly dangerous. He is to be held for further investigation. | ||
The Brigadier is introduced to Sir George Hardiman, who runs the | The Brigadier is introduced to Sir George Hardiman, who runs the Nuton Power Complex, and Winser, his head of research. Winser dissuades the Brigadier from attacking so close to the complex. Sir George agrees. Chinn says he has called for the artillery. The Doctor mocks his hardheaded viewpoint. The Doctor thinks a majority of the UFO is buried underground. The UNIT scientists pick up something that sounds like a heartbeat. | ||
The craft beams a message to the UNIT ship saying that they are from Axos and that their fuel systems have been exhausted. They request immediate assistance. The Doctor tells Chinn that this does not sound like his hostile force. Chinn still wants to attack. The Doctor says they should go and explore. Winser agrees. Jo is to stay behind with Yates as the rest of them explore the craft. As the men approach the craft the hatch opens. They all go in and the hatch closes behind them. | The craft beams a message to the UNIT ship saying that they are from Axos and that their fuel systems have been exhausted. They request immediate assistance. The Doctor tells Chinn that this does not sound like his hostile force. Chinn still wants to attack. The Doctor says they should go and explore. Winser agrees. Jo is to stay behind with Yates as the rest of them explore the craft. As the men approach the craft the hatch opens. They all go in and the hatch closes behind them. | ||
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Benton reports to Yates that he has found a body. They rush off to investigate and find the body of the tramp. It glows; pure white and iridescent. | Benton reports to Yates that he has found a body. They rush off to investigate and find the body of the tramp. It glows; pure white and iridescent. | ||
The Doctor and his party explore the craft. Unbeknownst to them they are being watched. A high pitched trilling noise begins. The Doctor is analysed. He is classified as non-typical and extraterrestrial and is to be investigated. The Doctor, crippled by the examination, calls for help. The Doctor is released from the analysis and | The Doctor and his party explore the craft. Unbeknownst to them they are being watched. A high pitched trilling noise begins. The Doctor is analysed. He is classified as non-typical and extraterrestrial and is to be investigated. The Doctor, crippled by the examination, calls for help. The Doctor is released from the analysis and they continue to investigate. | ||
Meanwhile, with the soldiers distracted, Jo sneaks out. The hatch opens when she approaches the craft, and she enters. She hears Filer shouting and searches for him. | Meanwhile, with the soldiers distracted, Jo sneaks out. The hatch opens when she approaches the craft, and she enters. She hears Filer shouting and searches for him. | ||
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The Master jumps atop a UNIT lorry and hypnotises the driver, ordering him to load the Doctor's TARDIS into the lorry. The Master sneaks in to the radio room and tells a soldier to send a message to the UN. | The Master jumps atop a UNIT lorry and hypnotises the driver, ordering him to load the Doctor's TARDIS into the lorry. The Master sneaks in to the radio room and tells a soldier to send a message to the UN. | ||
Back in Winser's lab, Winser is unable to analyse the Axonite. The Doctor says it is revisiting analysis and that particle acceleration is the only answer, offering his TARDIS for this process. The replicated Filer suddenly enters the lab and grabs the Doctor. He is resistant to the Doctor's attempts to disable him with Venusian Karate, and knocks the Doctor out. The real Filer enters and tries to shoot his | Back in Winser's lab, Winser is unable to analyse the Axonite. The Doctor says it is revisiting analysis and that particle acceleration is the only answer, offering his TARDIS for this process. The replicated Filer suddenly enters the lab and grabs the Doctor. He is resistant to the Doctor's attempts to disable him with Venusian Karate, and knocks the Doctor out. The real Filer enters and tries to shoot his doppelganger but he is resistant. The two fight, and eventually the replicated Filer is forced into the Light Accelerator and disintegrates. | ||
The Doctor rouses and tells the Brigadier about the replicated Filer. Filer tells them that the Master is involved and that he has said that the Axonites are scavengers and that there is no Axos. The army burst in and say that they have been bugging their conversation. | The Doctor rouses and tells the Brigadier about the replicated Filer. Filer tells them that the Master is involved and that he has said that the Axonites are scavengers and that there is no Axos. The army burst in and say that they have been bugging their conversation. | ||
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=== Episode three === | === Episode three === | ||
Filer is shot by a tendril from one of the Axonites. They | Filer is shot by a tendril from one of the Axonites. They re-energise and re-personalise into the golden figures. They hypnotise the Doctor and Jo and take them back to the craft. | ||
The Brigadier is trying to get a message to the UN but is confused when he is told a similar message has already been sent out. The army guard enters and tells him to hang up the phone but the Brigadier says he should check his orders. | The Brigadier is trying to get a message to the UN but is confused when he is told a similar message has already been sent out. The army guard enters and tells him to hang up the phone but the Brigadier says he should check his orders. | ||
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The Ministry have put the Brigadier back in charge. He sends out UNIT forces to find the Doctor and Jo. | The Ministry have put the Brigadier back in charge. He sends out UNIT forces to find the Doctor and Jo. | ||
The creatures tell the Doctor they have 72 hours to | The creatures tell the Doctor they have 72 hours to re-energise. The Doctor thanks Chinn for trying to keep the Axonite in Britain. | ||
The Ministry contacts Chinn and says that the UN know of the Axonite and want it deployed around the world. Chinn is ordered to do this immediately or be sacked. He organises the air transport. | The Ministry contacts Chinn and says that the UN know of the Axonite and want it deployed around the world. Chinn is ordered to do this immediately or be sacked. He organises the air transport. | ||
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Filer is in hospital muttering about Axonite, danger and distribution. | Filer is in hospital muttering about Axonite, danger and distribution. | ||
The TARDIS arrives at the | The TARDIS arrives at the Nuton Power Complex alongside a figure from the army who tells Yates he is here for a surprise inspection. When left alone, it is revealed to be the Master in disguise. He heads straight for the lab and enters the TARDIS. | ||
Filer mutters about help and finding the Master. | Filer mutters about help and finding the Master. | ||
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The Brigadier wants distribution to stop until they find the Doctor. The Axonites refuse and order to see the state of the distribution. | The Brigadier wants distribution to stop until they find the Doctor. The Axonites refuse and order to see the state of the distribution. | ||
The Doctor telepathically passes on the equation for time travel and the power requirements. They confirm the data and the Doctor tells them they won't have enough power to facilitate it. The Axonites tell him to add in the power from | The Doctor telepathically passes on the equation for time travel and the power requirements. They confirm the data and the Doctor tells them they won't have enough power to facilitate it. The Axonites tell him to add in the power from Nuton Power Complex. He realises that will be enough but says they can't just walk in. They disagree. | ||
Chinn tells the Axonite that Axonite is on its way to every major capital city and scientific institution in the world. The Axonite receives orders to depersonalise, locate and enter the main reactor and establish a link to transmit power. It walks out on a confused Chinn. | Chinn tells the Axonite that Axonite is on its way to every major capital city and scientific institution in the world. The Axonite receives orders to depersonalise, locate and enter the main reactor and establish a link to transmit power. It walks out on a confused Chinn. | ||
