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== Plot ==
== Plot ==
On [[Floor 0507]] of the [[Mondasian]] [[Colony ship (World Enough and Time)|colony ship]], the night after the [[Twelfth Doctor]], [[Bill Potts|Bill]], [[Nardole]], {{Gomez}} and {{Simm}} arrived in a [[SL-16|shuttlecraft]] from [[Floor 1056]], [[Alit]] sneaks out of the farmhouse to follow the Master and Missy, who are attempting to travel to [[Floor 0508]] to stop the [[Patient (World Enough and Time)|prototype Cybermen]] from Floor 1056 attacking the [[solar farm]] and find a means of escaping the ship, despite Nardole and [[Hazran|Hazran’s]] protests that travel to the lower levels was too dangerous. Alit follows the duo to the crashed shuttle and hides behind it whilst the Master and Missy investigate the hole made by the shuttle. Missy recovers the shuttle’s rope ladder, and begins climbing down into the walkways between Floor 0507 and Floor 0508 along with the Master. Alit attempts to flee only to run straight into a prototype [[Cyberman]]; she escapes down the ladder and is confronted by the Master and Missy. Eventually the trio begin journeying down one of the walkways, with Missy reassuring Alit that she shouldn’t be scared of the Master, the scarecrow or the dark as there’s something much scarier than any of them.
On [[Floor 0507]] of the [[Colony ship (World Enough and Time)|Mondasian colony ship]], the [[night]] after [[Nardole]]'s [[SL-16|shuttlecraft]] from [[Floor 1056]] crashed on the [[solar farm]], [[Alit]] sneaks out of the [[farmhouse]] to follow {{Simm}} and {{Gomez}}, who, despite Nardole and [[Hazran]]'s protests, are travelling to [[Floor 0508]] to stop the [[Patient (World Enough and Time)|patients]] and find a way to escape the colony ship. Alit follows the duo to the crashed shuttle and hides behind it while the Master and Missy use the shuttle's rope ladder to climb down into the [[Superstructure walkway|walkways]] between Floor 0507 and Floor 0508. Alit decides to return to the farmhouse, only to run straight into one of the patients. She escapes down the ladder and is confronted by the Master and Missy, who decide to let her join them on their journey.


On their journey, the Master speculates that a service lift is nearby that will take the group to Floor 0508. Alit thinks the Cyberman she ran from earlier - who Missy has begun to call [[Topknot|"Topknot"]] - is still following them, and the group speeds up after hearing it. Eventually, Missy detects a nearby service-cradle, and the Master quickly burns through its seals with his laser screwdriver. Suddenly, Topknot emerges from the darkness and tries to grab Missy; the latter begins parrying it in defence with her sonic umbrella. As Alit dives for the open hatchway, the Master rips off Topknot's chest cloth and burns a small incision into the Cyberman’s [[Chest unit|chest]] with his laser screwdriver; it stops, allowing the Master to locate its [[voice box]] and alter its settings. The Master then orders Topknot to recognise his voice, before unbuttoning the back of its cloth to change the Cyberman’s root command so that it no longer recognises beings with two [[heart]]s as [[human]], allowing the trio to use Topknot however they wish.
In the walkways, the Master speculates that a service lift is nearby that will take the group to Floor 0508. Alit thinks the patient she ran from earlier - who Missy has begun to call "[[Topknot]]" - is still following them, and the group speeds up after hearing it. Eventually, Missy detects a nearby service-cradle, and the Master quickly burns through its seals with his laser screwdriver. Suddenly, Topknot emerges from the darkness and tries to grab Missy; the latter begins parrying it in defence with her sonic umbrella. As Alit dives for the open hatchway, the Master rips off Topknot's chest cloth and burns a small incision into the patient's [[Chest unit|chest]] with his laser screwdriver; it stops, allowing the Master to alter its [[voice box]] settings so that Topknot recognises his voice. The Master then changes the patient's root command so that it no longer recognises beings with two [[heart]]s as [[human]], allowing the trio to use Topknot however they wish. Under Missy's instruction, Alit climbs through a small gap in the hatch‘s bars and unlocks the door. The Master and Missy enter as well, and Topknot operates a control, causing the service-cradle to descend into Floor 0508. Missy questions the Master about his real plan, knowing that he isn’t really going to stop the Cybermen or find an escape; the Master states that he intends to alter the Cybermen’s definition of humanity so they no longer recognise beings with two hearts as human, allowing him to regain control over them and use them to conquer the galaxy.


Noting that the service-cradle is still locked in place, Missy tells Alit to climb through a small gap in the hatch‘s bars, the latter quickly doing so and unlocking the door. The Master and Missy enter as well, and Topknot operates a control that causes the cradle to begin descending into the floor’s sky. As the Master complains about his successor’s upbeat attitude, Missy questions him about their plan, knowing that he isn’t really going to stop the Cybermen or find an escape; the Master states that he intends to alter the Cybermen’s definition of humanity so they no longer recognise beings with two hearts as human, allowing him to regain control over them and use them to conquer the galaxy. Alit questions them out of confusion.
As dawn breaks, the service-cradle lands by a huge rail network. The group spend the majority of the day following and riding on various pieces of automated farming equipment, before stopping at a network of buildings. The Master then orders Topknot to scan for technology that can be used to access the ship’s systems so that he can hack into the patients on Floor 1056. Topknot points to a tower at the centre of the buildings, and the group discover it to be a huge edifice containing storage bays, silos and warehouses.


As dawn breaks, the service-cradle lands by a huge rail network. A large machine with various control panels on its sides arrives, and the group follow it in order to find a means of accessing the ship’s systems; Missy suggests to Alit that she should let Topknot carry her, but she quickly declines. After at least twenty minutes of walking, a cultivator arrives that the group hitch a ride on. As they travel through the fields, dusk begins to fall, and the Master observes a collection of tall, green storage silos in the distance. Eventually the cultivator passes an assortment of warehouses near the silos, and the group departs the machine, Alit ripping her shoe in the process; Topknot also twists its leg after falling off. The Master then orders the Cyberman to scan for technology that can be used to access the ship’s systems so he can hack into the prototype Cybermen on Floor 1056. Topknot points to a tower at the centre of the buildings, and the group discover it to be a huge edifice containing storage bays, silos and warehouses.
As dusk falls, the group explore a large storage area for farming tools, before hearing voices nearby. They briefly hide before the Master notes that whoever are nearby are looking for life-forms with two hearts, realising they are looking for him and Missy. He then begins walking towards the voices, Missy and Alit following. They find the source of the voices to be a group of six Cybermen, whose [[Cyber-Leader (Alit in Underland)|Cyber-Leader]] explains that the [[Cyber-Planner (Alit in Underland)|Cyber-Planner]] has assigned them to capture the two Masters for interrogation concerning the change to the Cybermen's programmed definition of humanity. The Cybermen draw their cyber-guns and the Leader orders the group to follow them to the lifts back to Floor 1056. At the lifts, the Master realises that the Cyber-Leader has secondary orders, and as two Cybermen move to trap them, Missy stuns the entire patrol with her sonic umbrella while the Master uses his laser screwdriver to destroy the [[Cyber-Lieutenant (Alit in Underland)|Cyber-Lieutenant]]. Alit and Missy hide in a closet down a side corridor, and witness the Cyber-Leader render the Master unconscious before throwing him into a nearby storage cell. The Leader then orders one pair of Cybermen to locate Missy and Alit, and the other to activate the [[Cybermat]]s before returning to Floor 1056. Missy and Alit escape by opening a far wall and venturing down another corridor.
 
As the sun begins setting, Missy uses her sonic umbrella to access the nearest building, and the Master uses Topknot as a guide through the various chambers. After a short while, the group here voices. Missy immediately ducks, pulling Alit down with her whilst beckoning to the Master; Topknot simply stands hidden from view. The Master notes that whoever are nearby are looking for life-forms with two hearts, realising they are looking for him and Missy. He then begins walking towards the voices, Missy and Alit following. They find the source of the voices to be a group of six Cybermen, all significantly more advanced than the prototypes on Floor 0507. The [[Cyber-Leader (Alit in Underland)|Cyber-Leader]] and [[Cyber-Lieutenant (Alit in Underland)|Cyber-Lieutenant]] recognise the Master as their former ruler, and when questioned by Missy, the Leader explains that the [[Cyber-Planner (Alit in Underland)|Cyber-Planner]] has noted that the Cybermen’s definition of humanity has been altered, and that the source of such tampering must be found in order to prevent its reoccurrence; the patrol has been assigned to capture the two Masters for interrogation. Each Cyberman then draws a Cyber-gun, and the Leader orders the group to follow them to the lifts back to Floor 1056. At the lifts, Missy enquires as to the purpose of a guarded storage cupboard, and a Cyberman explains that the trio will be held within until the lifts arrive. The Master then realises that the Cyber-Leader has secondary orders, and as two Cybermen move to trap them, Missy stuns the entire patrol with her sonic umbrella while the Master uses his laser screwdriver to destroy the Cyber-Lieutenant. Alit and Missy hide in a closet down a side corridor, and witness the Cyber-Leader render the Master unconscious before throwing him into the cell, whilst the other Cybermen form a defensive position around the lifts. The Leader then orders one pair of Cybermen to locate Missy and Alit, and the other to activate the [[Cybermat]]s before returning to Floor 1056. Missy and Alit escape by opening a far wall and venturing down another corridor.


Missy and Alit lead the Cybermen on an erratic path to the central control tower, stopping by a nearby grain store on the way; Missy stuns a group of mice and contains them in small fence wire cages that the pair wear around their necks, two for Alit, one for Missy. The latter explains that the grouping of multiple life signs so close together will briefly trick the Cybermen’s scanners into registering the pair as life forms with three hearts, and as they are searching for life forms with one or two hearts, they will ignore Alit and Missy for a short while. Eventually the duo find Topknot, and Missy orders the Cyberman to locate the control tower and to keep watch for the Cyber-patrol. The pair take a lift to the top of the tower to the hub of a weather system across the entire floor.
Missy and Alit lead the Cybermen on an erratic path to the central control tower, stopping by a nearby grain store on the way; Missy stuns a group of mice and contains them in small fence wire cages that the pair wear around their necks, two for Alit, one for Missy. The latter explains that the grouping of multiple life signs so close together will briefly trick the Cybermen’s scanners into registering the pair as life forms with three hearts, and as they are searching for life forms with one or two hearts, they will ignore Alit and Missy for a short while. Eventually the duo find Topknot, and Missy orders the Cyberman to locate the control tower and to keep watch for the Cyber-patrol. The pair take a lift to the top of the tower to the hub of a weather system across the entire floor.
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