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Elsewhere, the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Sharon Davies]] land on [[Unicepter IV]] and the Doctor wastes no time in tracking down his old friends Garret and Camilla. He is surprised to learn that it has been over six years since their last meeting and that Lyan is now a grown adult who is soon to marry Karith at the next [[Two-Moon festival]]. When Lyan mentions their adventures within the dream world, Garret explains to the doctor that a native animal known as the [[Slinth]] was found to possess [[Telepathy|telepathic powers]] which they could harness through a [[Dream headset|headset]] to create a fully-controlled dream story. Upon Lyan's insistence Garret agreed to hire another Dreamer, [[Vernor Allen]], so that the Doctor could experience the dreamscape for himself. However, before their dream session, Garret received word that [[Lord]] [[Veith]], his dreamer [[Enox]], and two others had been killed during their dream session from an apparent electrical fault.

Vernor arrived with his Slinth, [[Miki]], and Sharon showed an instant interest in him - disappointed that he would not be joining them within the dreamscape. Strapping themselves into the headsets in the Dream Room, Vernor informed the group that they would be dreaming of [[The First Landing on the Bliss-World Ansillar]] where they would be playing members of the survey team. Within the dreamscape the Doctor found himself in awe at how real the planet of [[Ansillar]] seemed, exclaiming that the environment even smelt like another world. The group were met by a welcoming committee consisting of several alien creatures, including [[Nymph (Dreamers of Death)|flying Nymphs]], but the man riding under a canopy took the group by surprise - Lord Veith.

Alongside Veith were the equally deceased-looking Scylla and Enox, and upon that revelation the flying Nymphs turned into devil birds and attacked the group. As the group beat a hasty retreat they found their [[Rocket ship (Dreamers of Death)|rocket ship]] destroyed having been eaten by the ground, and they were forced to run for shelter from a sudden [[Meteor Shower|meteor shower]]. A cage appeared out of nowhere containing a trapped Vernor who revealed that he had lost control of the dream and that they were all in danger of dying from [[Mental shock|mental shock]]. His Slinth Miki had been transfigured into a gigantic beast that attacked the group.