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On [[Observation Outpost Rose]], far away in the universe, Observation Officer [[Inston-Vee Vinder]] makes his 21,754th status report. He remarks that nothing has changed, as per every previous report, but admits it the sight of space is unimaginably beautiful and he is grateful to see it. He then ends his reports with his usual request to his superiors - "go to hell". As he says that, his system reports an error and he notices problems in the planets of the [[Thoribus Trifecta]]. Watching a vast dark cloud expanding across space, it instantly disintegrates [[Thoribus Minor]] on impact and Vinder makes an emergency status update to save himself. | On [[Observation Outpost Rose]], far away in the universe, Observation Officer [[Inston-Vee Vinder]] makes his 21,754th status report. He remarks that nothing has changed, as per every previous report, but admits it the sight of space is unimaginably beautiful and he is grateful to see it. He then ends his reports with his usual request to his superiors - "go to hell". As he says that, his system reports an error and he notices problems in the planets of the [[Thoribus Trifecta]]. Watching a vast dark cloud expanding across space, it instantly disintegrates [[Thoribus Minor]] on impact and Vinder makes an emergency status update to save himself. | ||
'' | In the Arctic Circle, it is night time and Jón and Anna are asleep. However, they are awoken when Swarm appears in their bedroom, and as Jón goes to turn the bedside light on, he disintegrates just like En Sentac and K-Toscs did. Waking up, Anna questions why she is thinking 'thank you', and the touch of Swarm turns her into a creature of his species, named [[Azure (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Azure]] - his sister. | ||
The TARDIS lands on Karvanista's ship, with the Doctor quickly disabling the security systems before she sets off to find him, tasking Yaz with rescuing Dan. As Karvanista reports back to his command so he can re-join the battalion, the Doctor steps in and sonics his ship's systems and weapons to render them inactive. She warns him that the Lupari invasion of Earth is off and that he will tell her about [[the Division]]. Meanwhile, Yaz discovers Dan and sets to work on his cage's nine booby traps. Although he is initially wary of her, including her relationship with [[Sheffield]], she successfully disables the cage and lets him out. | |||
On the bridge, the Doctor reveals that Karvanista is the only known living Division operative left and has been tracking him down for answers, but she is distracted by a nearby alert. He explains that the entire Lupari race is on species recall, bonded to humanity as guardians to rescue them in the ultimate crisis; the Doctor realises too late that he is rescuing Dan, albeit grudgingly, instead of kidnapping him. The Lupari are retrieving humanity to save them from [[the Flux]]: a universe-destroying force that has already begun. | |||
Meanwhile, Vinder desperately struggles against the effects of the Flux as it tears through the local planets with ease. With his outpost only minutes away from meeting the same fate, Vinder takes the advice of his system and does what he describes as the unthinkable - leaving his post, ejecting his observation pod from the outpost. | |||
Karvanista explains to the Doctor that his ship hit a time disturbance at the head of the battalion, leading him to land on Earth early. Although he is proud that their ships can seemingly withstand the Flux, the Doctor believes that the humans will not be pleased, but she is interrupted by the loud arrival of Dan, with Yaz in tow. Angry at his human being stolen, the ship's systems power back up and Karvanista shoots energy shots out of his axe towards the travellers as they escape to the TARDIS. However, they emerge from a new third set of doors implanted in the floor and Dan sarcastically jokes that he is well versed in [[dimensional transcendentalism]]. The Doctor returns his miniaturised house to him and wonders who else knows about the Flux. | |||
On a spaceship thirty trillion lightyears away, [[Sontaran]] [[Commander]] [[Ritskaw]] speaks to a hologram of [[Psychic Surveyor]] [[Kragar]] about their mission. Kragar states that after analysing psychic waves, he is pleased to confirm that the Flux is coming and will bring suffering on a universal scale. The prospect excites both of them. | |||
The TARDIS materialises on the outskirts of the [[solar system]] and the Doctor, Yaz, and Dan see nothing apart from distant stars. As the [[Cloister Bell]] rings, she experiences a vision of the planets being destroyed, explaining she can feel it all. As Yaz asks her if she can stop it, the Doctor is interrupted by another psychic contact from Swarm. Speaking to her directly, he claims that the two of them used to be old enemies and that "they were so efficient" of wiping her memories of him. He taunts her and leaves. Back in reality, the group race into the TARDIS as the Flux comes for them and the Doctor is forced to hammer the console again to make it take off, planning to lure it to Earth, much to Yaz and Dan's shock. The Doctor calls Karvanista and tells him of the situation, worrying him that they do not have enough time to rescue the humans. | |||
Elsewhere, in Liverpool, Diane is still waiting for Dan to arrive for their evening drinks. She hears the voice of Azure luring her to a nearby house and she begins walking towards it against her will. Despite her cries, the doors fly open with a blinding light and she finds herself inside, being faced down by the alien figure. | |||
The Doctor tells Karvanista she has one plan to survive the Flux and orders the Lupari ships into formation. They eventually finish, encasing the Earth in its entirety, shielding it from the Flux. Karvanista orders the Doctor behind the battalion wall, but she finds that the TARDIS cannot escape its pull. Although Dan assumes they are safe, all three pairs of doors swing open, allowing the Flux in. The Doctor tries "one last throw of the dice" and hammers a hole in the control console, subjecting the Flux to pure [[vortex energy]]... to no effect at all. As Vinder, Claire, Williamson, Diane, Karvanista, the Weeping Angel, Ritskaw, Swarm, and Azure all face up to their own situations, the Doctor stares in horror as the Flux fast approaches the defenceless TARDIS, truly believing it to be the end of the universe. | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
