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Beneath the control centre, the Thals detonated a bomb over the catwalk in the [[cave]]rn holding the army as it began to stir. Upon the next eruption of an icecano, the cavern was flooded with molten ice, ensuring the army remained inert. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'') All remaining Daleks of the initial expeditionary force were dispatched to capture the invaders, and were either caught in the explosion or trapped by the ice. This left the Dalek Supreme and his two aides as the only three Daleks still free in the base. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks]]'') | Beneath the control centre, the Thals detonated a bomb over the catwalk in the [[cave]]rn holding the army as it began to stir. Upon the next eruption of an icecano, the cavern was flooded with molten ice, ensuring the army remained inert. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'') All remaining Daleks of the initial expeditionary force were dispatched to capture the invaders, and were either caught in the explosion or trapped by the ice. This left the Dalek Supreme and his two aides as the only three Daleks still free in the base. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks]]'') | ||
The Doctor and the Thals made their escape as molten ice flooded the rest of the base. The Dalek Supreme ordered that the facility be abandoned and all instruments set to [[self-destruct]]. Taron and his party made their back to Skaro by hijacking the [[Dalek flying saucer|Dalek Supreme's ship]]. Stranded on Spiridon, the Dalek Supreme called for a rescue ship to be sent by Supreme Command and decreed that preparations would begin immediately to free the buried army. He declared, "We have been delayed, not [[defeat]]ed. The Daleks are never defeated!" ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'') Even so, the Dalek Supreme acknowledged that the day had been one of "total catastrophe". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks]]'') | The Doctor and the Thals made their escape as molten ice flooded the rest of the base. The Dalek Supreme ordered that the facility be abandoned and all instruments set to [[self-destruct]]. Taron and his party made their back to Skaro by hijacking the [[Dalek flying saucer|Dalek Supreme's ship]]. Stranded on Spiridon, the Dalek Supreme called for a rescue ship to be sent by Supreme Command and decreed that preparations would begin immediately to free the buried army. He declared, "We have been delayed, not [[defeat]]ed. The Daleks are never defeated!" ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'') Even so, the Dalek Supreme acknowledged that the day had been one of "total catastrophe". Although he appealed for a rescue ship, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks]]'') [[historian]]s later claimed that the Dalek Supreme was lost on Spiridon, in a blow to the Supreme Council. The Spiridons subsequently reclaimed their planet. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'') | ||
=== Aftermath and legacy === | === Aftermath and legacy === | ||
