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[[File:HoundMonkMissyMS2.png|thumb|In addition to the Doctor and the Master, the Monk emerged in the post-war universe ahead of Gallifrey. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Too Many Masters (audio story)|Too Many Masters]]'')]] | [[File:HoundMonkMissyMS2.png|thumb|In addition to the Doctor and the Master, the Monk emerged in the post-war universe ahead of Gallifrey. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Too Many Masters (audio story)|Too Many Masters]]'')]] | ||
Like the Master, [[The Monk (The Black Hole)|the Monk]] had fled the war in fear of the Daleks, travelling to [[Earth]] and turning himself [[human]] to escape the conflict. To prevent detection by the [[Time Lord]]s, the Monk removed [[The Monk's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]' components, but didn't perform a careful job of removing them, badly damaging the TARDIS in the process. He still kept a connection to [[the Matrix]], to see what was going on. The Monk hid away in an [[abbey]] in [[England]] during the [[16th century]]. Through his connection to [[the Matrix]] he witnessed the disappearance of Gallifrey and its subsequent return to the universe. Trapped on Earth in one time zone, the Monk tried to raise Gallifrey's attention by meddling with time but only caught the attention of Missy, who left him stranded after plundering his TARDIS. Furious, the Monk sought to confront both Missy and the Doctor ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Divorced, Beheaded, Regenerated (audio story)|Divorced, Beheaded, Regenerated]]'') and ultimately escaped from his predicament. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Treason and Plot (audio story)|Treason and Plot]]'') | Like the Master, [[The Monk (The Black Hole)|the Monk]] had fled the war in fear of the Daleks, travelling to [[Earth]] and turning himself [[human]] to escape the conflict. To prevent detection by the [[Time Lord]]s, the Monk removed [[The Monk's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]' components, but didn't perform a careful job of removing them, badly damaging the TARDIS in the process. He still kept a connection to [[the Matrix]], to see what was going on. The Monk hid away in an [[abbey]] in [[England]] during the [[16th century]]. Through his connection to [[the Matrix]] he witnessed the disappearance of Gallifrey and its subsequent return to the universe. Trapped on Earth in one time zone, the Monk tried to raise Gallifrey's attention by meddling with time but only caught the attention of Missy, who left him stranded after plundering his TARDIS. Furious, the Monk sought to confront both Missy and the Doctor ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Divorced, Beheaded, Regenerated (audio story)|Divorced, Beheaded, Regenerated]]'') and ultimately escaped from his predicament. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Treason and Plot (audio story)|Treason and Plot]]'') | ||
=== Return of the Time Lords === | |||
{{Main|Siege of Trenzalore}} | |||
Though it would be easy for the Lords of Time to restore themselves to the universe, Rassilon needed to figure out which universe was their actual home. Luckily for them, [[the Matrix]] found [[time field|cracks in a universe]] that could be used to enter it, although they needed to find the right point in history and place to do so. If they entered at an undesirable point or place, they would be spotted, and the Time War would simply begin once again. Using the last crack in time ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Brief History of Time Lords (novel)|A Brief History of Time Lords]]'') in the [[Christmas (town)|town of Christmas]] on the planet of [[Trenzalore]], they broadcasted [[The Question|the first question]] to the universe to draw the Doctor in. If the Doctor answered the question by saying [[The Doctor's aliases|his real name]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'') the Time Lords would know they could safely return from their [[pocket universe]]. | |||
However, Rassilon's attempt at creating a safe way into the universe accidently created the most dangerous situation possible; the message was spread throughout the history of the universe, striking fear in all who heard it. Various species, including the Daleks, sent their fleets to investigate. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Brief History of Time Lords (novel)|A Brief History of Time Lords]]'') The Daleks had attempted and failed to translate the message remotely, and the [[Eternal Dalek]] told the [[Supreme Dalek (Victory of the Daleks)|Supreme Dalek]] of the prophecy of the [[Siege of Trenzalore|Fall of the Eleventh]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'') | |||
[[File:The_Siege_of_Trenzalore.jpg|thumb|The species of the universe after gathering at Trenzalore. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'')]] | |||
The [[The Church|Church of the Papal Mainframe]], after putting up a force field around the planet, sent the Eleventh Doctor and his companion [[Clara Oswald]] down, where he translated the message and learned it came from the Time Lords. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'') When the Supreme Dalek heard this, he recognised it to be a Time Lord's voice. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'') Understanding that "half the universe" would descend upon Trenzalore and restart the War, the Doctor fought for centuries in the [[Siege of Trenzalore]] to prevent this, unwilling to leave the planet to its destruction ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'') or abandon his own people, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Brief History of Time Lords (novel)|A Brief History of Time Lords]]'') but equally unwilling to release the Time Lords and restart the conflict. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'') Nevertheless, even as he defended the world, he understood that the Daleks would eventually mount a full-scale invasion to finally end the Time War. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Brief History of Time Lords (novel)|A Brief History of Time Lords]]'') | |||
Elsewhere, the [[Kovarian Chapter]] and its [[The Silence|silents]] broke away from the Church, embarking on [[War against the Doctor|their own campaign]] to try to stop the Doctor from ever reaching Trenzalore and prevent a new time war. To do so, they made [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] explode, causing the [[total event collapse]] that made the cracks in time. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'') Earlier in his life, the Eleventh Doctor closed the cracks and restored the universe, including his TARDIS, with the [[Big Bang Two]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'') but the Time Lords had been using the "scar tissue" that was the last surviving crack, meaning the Kovarian Chapter had only ensured the siege occurred. In short, the Kovarian chapter's efforts ended in a [[destiny trap]]; they had tried to prevent a new time war from breaking out at Trenzalore, yet they were part of the history unfolding over the planet and thus could not alter it. They had only ensured the siege would happen. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'') | |||
Back at Trenzalore, after so many species had made failed attempts to kill the Doctor to stop the return of the Time Lords, the Daleks made their move after calling for reinforcements on a daily basis in preparation for war. They attacked the Church itself, overwhelming their forces and converting its members into [[Dalek puppet]]s. They also extracted knowledge of the Doctor from the mind of the Church's leader, [[Tasha Lem]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'') At an earlier point, [[Oswin Oswald]], a human who had been converted into a Dalek and also a temporal splinter of Clara Oswald, had erased all knowledge of the Doctor from the [[Pathweb|Dalek Pathweb]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'') an act that crippled the Dalek war effort for centuries as the [[Parliament of the Daleks|Dalek Parliament]] debated as to who their forgotten arch-nemesis had been. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'') | |||
[[File:Daleks at the Siege of Trenzalore.jpg|thumb|left|[[Dalek drone]]s descend on [[Trenzalore]] to prevent the return of [[Gallifrey]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek Combat Training Manual (novel)|Dalek Combat Training Manual]]'')]] | |||
Now, however, the Daleks were able to remember who their greatest foe was, although the remembrance made the [[Prime Minister of the Daleks]], having already gone insane after centuries pondering who their great enemy had been, dash itself against its case. The Supreme Dalek then exterminated it and assumed control of the paradigm. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'') Shortly afterward, the Daleks confronted the Doctor and Clara Oswald, voicing their intention to make sure he died in silence to stop the return of the Time Lords. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'') | |||
With the Church's force field down, the Daleks, [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] and other species were free to attack the town of Christmas. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'') 750 years into the siege, the [[Mara]] arrived in the town, but, unlike the other invaders, it actively wanted a new Time War to break out, but it was defeated by the Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dreaming (short story)|The Dreaming]]'') Eventually, even after all other races had fled or been defeated, the Daleks continued their offensive, with only the Doctor and the Church standing in their path. Nevertheless, the exterminators pushed forward and eventually overcame all defences. The Doctor, who was in his final incarnation, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'') had previously seen [[Alternate timeline (The Name of the Doctor)|a future]] where Trenzalore was in ruins. | |||
[[File:11 regen 2.jpg|thumb|right|With a new [[regeneration cycle]], the [[Eleventh Doctor]] destroys the [[Supreme Dalek (Victory of the Daleks)|Supreme Dalek's]] forces. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'')]] | |||
Though not as destructive as the Time War, millions had still died in this version of the siege, including the Doctor himself. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'') As the Doctor left Clara one last time, content that this was his destined fate, she spoke to the Time Lords through the crack, begging them to save the Doctor. They complied and changed the future by granting the Doctor a new [[regeneration cycle]] before closing the crack. With this new energy, the Doctor destroyed the Dalek force attacking Christmas, preventing the Time War from starting anew and saving the planet. He then completed the regeneration into his next body, the [[Twelfth Doctor]], in the TARDIS with Clara. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'') | |||
According to [[Justin Richards (The Secret Lives of Monsters)|Justin Richards]]' book ''[[The Secret Lives of Monsters]]'', "some" considered the siege to have been the last battle of the Time War, though the alleged recount of the battle claimed the Time Lords ''themselves'', working through the crack in time, destroyed the Dalek saucer. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Secret Lives of Monsters (novel)|The Secret Lives of Monsters]]'') Additionally, [[Human]] [[historian]]s dubbed the Siege of Trenzalore the final defeat of the Daleks, but, given the many other loses previously assumed to be their final end, they were not fully convinced. Indeed, they were aware that Skaro, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'') which had been restored by the Daleks, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Witch's Familiar (TV story)|The Witch's Familiar]]'') persisted behind an invisible barrier. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'') | |||
[[File:Hell Bent.jpg|thumb|left|[[Gallifrey]] at the [[end of the universe]] after the Time War ([[TV]]: ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'')]] | |||
Skaro existed in this state when it was again the [[Dalek control|centre]] of the Daleks' empire, with the [[Dalek City]] rebuilt and thriving in the post-Time War era. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Witch's Familiar (TV story)|The Witch's Familiar]]'') Elsewhere, now understanding that they had in fact found the correct universe, Rassilon returned Gallifrey to N-Space. Though they returned to their original spatial coordinates, the Time Lords, in an attempt to remain safe, placed themselves at the [[end of the universe]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Brief History of Time Lords (novel)|A Brief History of Time Lords]]'') "give or take a star system". When he arrived on Gallifrey during [[the Hybrid]] crisis, the Doctor was unsure how they did this as he didn't ask. While confronting the Time Lords at the end of the universe, Clara Oswald told them that "everybody" hated them as a result of the war. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'') | |||
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[[Category:Time Lord history]] | [[Category:Time Lord history]] | ||
[[Category:Conflicts involving the Doctor]] | [[Category:Conflicts involving the Doctor]] | ||
