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Adam's body is taken back to the monastery, as the soldiers assume he is Ke Le. Elsewhere, the real Ke Le turns himself in. Brought to the monastery, Ke Le identifies himself as the Master, pulling a gun on the abbot and forcing him to turn over the soul jar. After Ling identifies Adam, Brimmicombe-Wood's callous attitudes earn him the ire of the Brigadier, the two coming to verbal blows, Brimmicombe-Wood chastising the Brigadier for his failures, criticising him for failing to stop the [[Mars Probe 7|Probe 7]] disaster, and the plastic purges, amongst other invasions. As the Doctor is ready to give up, Ling notes that the chanting has stopped. Forcing the abbot to open the jar, the Master notes that its contents are alive before the Doctor and U.N.I.T. arrive. As Ling rages at the Master, the Time Lord reveals that within the jar is a psychic parasite, one that feeds on strong emotions, the chanting having kept its powers from reaching the city. When the abbot warns the Doctor of the parasite's reinvigoration, the Master greets his old friend before shooting the abbot and another monk, allowing the parasite to take command of the U.N.I.T. guards, Ling and the monks, the Master taking the Doctor, the Brigadier and Brimmicombe-Wood prisoner. | Adam's body is taken back to the monastery, as the soldiers assume he is Ke Le. Elsewhere, the real Ke Le turns himself in. Brought to the monastery, Ke Le identifies himself as the Master, pulling a gun on the abbot and forcing him to turn over the soul jar. After Ling identifies Adam, Brimmicombe-Wood's callous attitudes earn him the ire of the Brigadier, the two coming to verbal blows, Brimmicombe-Wood chastising the Brigadier for his failures, criticising him for failing to stop the [[Mars Probe 7|Probe 7]] disaster, and the plastic purges, amongst other invasions. As the Doctor is ready to give up, Ling notes that the chanting has stopped. Forcing the abbot to open the jar, the Master notes that its contents are alive before the Doctor and U.N.I.T. arrive. As Ling rages at the Master, the Time Lord reveals that within the jar is a psychic parasite, one that feeds on strong emotions, the chanting having kept its powers from reaching the city. When the abbot warns the Doctor of the parasite's reinvigoration, the Master greets his old friend before shooting the abbot and another monk, allowing the parasite to take command of the U.N.I.T. guards, Ling and the monks, the Master taking the Doctor, the Brigadier and Brimmicombe-Wood prisoner. | ||
After the Doctor theorises on the parasite's limits, that it can only affect young minds, the Master calls him away for a talk, telling his old friend that his new plan is " | After the Doctor theorises on the parasite's limits, that it can only affect young minds, the Master calls him away for a talk, telling his old friend that his new plan is "wholly honourable", explaining that the parasites arrived in a starship crash 150 years ago. Twenty years ago, the Master was in the employ of the [[United Nations]] who sent him to aid the Chinese after a [[World Peace Conference|peace conference]] when [[Mao Tse-Tung|Chairman Mao]]'s actions caused China to lose control of the creatures. Discovering the parasites, the Master saw more practical application for them among the communists and defected. But now, the Master's use is coming to an end as he had never considered that the parasites might one day be sated and the machines are now inert. With the exception of the one in the temple, the parasites will be destroyed via a [[nuclear weapon]] at midnight. With the last parasite, the Master intends to rule the world to cause world peace. As the two Time Lords furiously debate their philosophies about intervention, the Master beings to rant that he had to live through the decades that the Doctor missed, listing off the chaos that the Doctor failed to prevent only to reveal that he is stuck on Earth. With [[Unbound Master's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] placed "beyond [his] reach", the Master has been waiting for the Doctor for the last twenty years. The two strike a deal. The Master will aid in the destruction of the last parasite and override the [[TARDIS]] inhibitor. In exchange, the Doctor will give the Master passage off the planet. | ||
With the monks chanting to keep the parasite's powers at bay, the group makes for the [[harbour]], with only minutes to spare before the handover. As the soldiers prepare to evacuate, the Master reneges on the deal and demands the keys to [[Unbound Doctor's TARDIS|the Doctor's TARDIS]]. Having anticipated this, the Doctor tricks the Master into [[the Little England]] [[pub]]. With his foe occupied, the Doctor has the last parasite loaded aboard his ship, taking the Brigadier with him as he flies off to [[Mongolia]] to dispose of it. Having discovered the ruse, the Master runs out of the pub in time to see the TARDIS take off, shouting for the Doctor to come back. Arriving in Mongolia, the Doctor and the Brigadier quickly unload their cargo, placing the soul jar with the other parasites and retreat back to the safety of the TARDIS. | With the monks chanting to keep the parasite's powers at bay, the group makes for the [[harbour]], with only minutes to spare before the handover. As the soldiers prepare to evacuate, the Master reneges on the deal and demands the keys to [[Unbound Doctor's TARDIS|the Doctor's TARDIS]]. Having anticipated this, the Doctor tricks the Master into [[the Little England]] [[pub]]. With his foe occupied, the Doctor has the last parasite loaded aboard his ship, taking the Brigadier with him as he flies off to [[Mongolia]] to dispose of it. Having discovered the ruse, the Master runs out of the pub in time to see the TARDIS take off, shouting for the Doctor to come back. Arriving in Mongolia, the Doctor and the Brigadier quickly unload their cargo, placing the soul jar with the other parasites and retreat back to the safety of the TARDIS. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Master, upon entering what he thinks is the Doctor's TARDIS, mutters "a new TARDIS ... at last", referring to when he possessed [[Tremas]], and muttered ''"a new body ... at last"''. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]'') | * The Master, upon entering what he thinks is the Doctor's TARDIS, mutters "a new TARDIS... at last", referring to when he possessed [[Tremas]], and muttered ''"a new body ... at last"''. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]'') | ||
* Adam mentions watching ''[[Professor X]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[No Future (novel)|No Future]]'') | * Adam mentions watching ''[[Professor X]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[No Future (novel)|No Future]]'') | ||
* In N-Space, the [[Seventh Doctor]] would also visit Hong Kong at the time of the Handover of the island to [[China|Chinese rule]] and was reunited with his former travelling companion, [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Bullet Time (novel)|Bullet Time]]'') | * In N-Space, the [[Seventh Doctor]] would also visit Hong Kong at the time of the Handover of the island to [[China|Chinese rule]] and was reunited with his former travelling companion, [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Bullet Time (novel)|Bullet Time]]'') | ||
