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==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
===Part One=== | ===Part One=== | ||
[[File:Peri_and_5_shot.JPG|thumb|left| | [[File:Peri_and_5_shot.JPG|thumb|left|250px|The Doctor and Peri before they get shot]]The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TARDIS TARDIS] lands on Androzani Minor, and the Doctor and Peri decide to explore a set of tracks that lead into a nearby cave. Peri asks why the Doctor wears a stick of [[celery]]; it is a safety precaution. He is allergic to certain gases in the [[praxis range]] of the spectrum. The core of Androzani Minor is boiling mud. As they explore, they are briefly caught in a ball of an unknown sticky substance, but they easily break free. Further into the caves, they discover a hoard of weapons, but are then captured by General Chellak's forces, believing the two to be working for gunrunners Stotz and Krepler. Trau Morgus orders their assassination after seeing that Chellak's "gunrunners" are not his own men over holographic communication. The dangerous, desert planet Androzani Minor is the only source for a powerful drug called spectrox created by bats that inhabits the planet's caves. Spectrox is highly-valued by the population of nearby Androzani Major due to its capacity to extend one's life. | ||
The spectrox mining interests are controlled by Trau Morgus, a business conglomerate leader on Androzani Major, but the operation has been threatened by the masked Sharaz Jek and his army of androids, causing public tension on Androzani Major due to limited supplies. Morgus has publicly funded a military operation by the Androzani Major's government against Jek's androids, but at the same time has secretly backed a gunrunning group to deliver weapons to Jek to profit from the war. The Doctor and Peri are brought to the execution squad, dressed in a red cloth. General Chellak asks them if they have any last words, the Doctor tells him the whole thing is a mockery of justice. General Chellak steps back and the soldiers step foward and take aim. General Chellak gives the order to fire, and the soldiers pump bullets into the Doctor and Peri... | The spectrox mining interests are controlled by Trau Morgus, a business conglomerate leader on Androzani Major, but the operation has been threatened by the masked Sharaz Jek and his army of androids, causing public tension on Androzani Major due to limited supplies. Morgus has publicly funded a military operation by the Androzani Major's government against Jek's androids, but at the same time has secretly backed a gunrunning group to deliver weapons to Jek to profit from the war. The Doctor and Peri are brought to the execution squad, dressed in a red cloth. General Chellak asks them if they have any last words, and the Doctor tells him the whole thing is a mockery of justice. General Chellak steps back and the soldiers step foward and take aim. General Chellak gives the order to fire, and the soldiers pump bullets into the Doctor and Peri... | ||
===Part Two=== | ===Part Two=== | ||
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Jek discovers the real Salateen is free to walk around the planet, leaving Peri unguarded. Meanwhile, Stotz chains the Doctor inside his spaceship and calls Morgus. As Stotz discusses the situation with Morgus via holographic communication en route, Morgus sees the Doctor still alive, and tells Stotz that Chellak faked the attack on Jek's base. Morgus is worried that the president will see his double dealings. Morgus tells Stotz to remain in orbit and Stotz leaves the Doctor on his own. When Stotz is gone, the Doctor tries to escape. | Jek discovers the real Salateen is free to walk around the planet, leaving Peri unguarded. Meanwhile, Stotz chains the Doctor inside his spaceship and calls Morgus. As Stotz discusses the situation with Morgus via holographic communication en route, Morgus sees the Doctor still alive, and tells Stotz that Chellak faked the attack on Jek's base. Morgus is worried that the president will see his double dealings. Morgus tells Stotz to remain in orbit and Stotz leaves the Doctor on his own. When Stotz is gone, the Doctor tries to escape. | ||
Meanwhile, Morgus, fearing deception, invites the President into his HQ, opens a lift and kills the President by pushing him into it. He then informs Timmin to have the lift repaired and makes his own plans to travel to Androzani Minor to put the situation right himself. Meanwhile, Jek has kidnapped Peri and taken her back to his HQ. He discovers the Doctor has gone. He is now very insane and needs Peri's beauty to forget all about the trouble that Morgus has put him in. Peri tells him the army will attack soon, but Jek already knows that - he has changed the recongnation code for the belt buckle | Meanwhile, Morgus, fearing deception, invites the President into his HQ, opens a lift and kills the President by pushing him into it. He then informs Timmin to have the lift repaired and makes his own plans to travel to Androzani Minor to put the situation right himself. Meanwhile, Jek has kidnapped Peri and taken her back to his HQ. He discovers the Doctor has gone. He is now very insane and needs Peri's beauty to forget all about the trouble that Morgus has put him in. Peri tells him the army will attack soon, but Jek already knows that - he has changed the recongnation code for the belt buckle. General Chellak and his men are in for a shock... | ||
The Doctor painfully manages to break free from the wall. He is still very weary from the Spectrox but manages to programe the spaceship to land or "crash" on Androzani Major. Stotz trys to regain access to the bridge by cutting through the door, but he can't reach the control panel. Instead, he points his gun at the Doctor and orders him to return the ship to orbit. The Doctor refuses to give up unti he rescues Peri. The planet looms large on the ship's view screen and the Doctor tells Stotz: 'I'm not going to let you stop me now!' Stotz gets ready to aim as the ship prepares | The Doctor painfully manages to break free from the wall. He is still very weary from the Spectrox but manages to programe the spaceship to land or "crash" on Androzani Major. Stotz trys to regain access to the bridge by cutting through the door, but he can't reach the control panel. Instead, he points his gun at the Doctor and orders him to return the ship to orbit. The Doctor refuses to give up unti he rescues Peri. The planet looms large on the ship's view screen and the Doctor tells Stotz: 'I'm not going to let you stop me now!' Stotz gets ready to aim as the ship prepares for a crash landing... | ||
===Part Four=== | ===Part Four=== | ||
The ship's retro rockets fire at the last moment, throwing Stotz's aim off, and causing the Doctor to land the ship back on the surface of Androzani Minor. Still very weary from the spectrox poisoning, the Doctor escapes from the spaceship. Krepler and another gun runner chase after him. He approaches a cliff and falls. But as Krepler and his friend are about to kill the Doctor, a mudburst begins and they run back to the ship. The Doctor hauls himself to his feet and makes his way into the caves to save Peri. Meanwhile, Chellak plans an assault on Jek's base, luring him to believe an attack lies elsewhere. The battle kills nearly all of the military forces including Chellak, the gunrunners, and Jek's androids; Jek is able to rescue the unconscious Peri from the military base and return her to his base amid the chaos. The Doctor arrives, struggling to hold off his body's attempt to regenerate to rid itself of the spectrox. Jek provides him with a limited air supply and equipment and directions to find and milk the queen bat. As the Doctor departs to get the milk, Morgus arrives on the planet, finding that his shrewd secretary has deposed him from power. | |||
Morgus quickly deals with Stotz to kill all the remaining gunrunners, including Krepler, and then plot to secure Jek's private stash of spectrox so they may disappear quietly to another planet. The two make their way to Jek's base, lured by fans that Jek is using to try to keep the base temperature cool for Peri. | [[File:Regeneration.jpg|thumb|250px|The Doctor regenerates into his sixth incarnation]]Morgus quickly deals with Stotz to kill all the remaining gunrunners, including Krepler, and then plot to secure Jek's private stash of spectrox so they may disappear quietly to another planet. The two make their way to Jek's base, lured by extractor fans that Jek is using to try to keep the base temperature cool for Peri. The noise causes them to track Jek down. Morgus orders Jek to give him the Spectrox. Jek refuses and then angrliy pulls the front of his mask off, showing Morgus his scalded face. A brief fight breaks out, and Jek, Morgus, and Stotz are killed - Jek and Stotz are both gunned down, and Morgus is pushed into Jek's extractor fans. The Doctor arrives just after the battle, and takes the recovering Peri back to the surface and to the TARDIS, but a main mud burst is on it's way. The Doctor manages to get the key, open the door, get inside the TARDIS and dematerialize as the planet is covered in boiling mud. | ||
Inside the TARDIS, Peri recovers to find the Doctor lying in pain on the floor. The Doctor quickly explains he only got enough bat's milk to cure Peri, but his body will shortly regenerate, though it feels different from his previous regenerations. The Doctor begins to hallucinate images of his past companions urging him to continue to fight for his life, followed by the Master laughing at his state. The regeneration completes, with the Doctor suddenly alert and active though with a new face. When Peri asks what has happened, the Doctor replies, '''''"Change, my dear, and it seems not a moment too soon." | Inside the TARDIS, the Doctor feeds Peri all of the bat's milk. She recovers to find the Doctor lying in pain on the floor. The Doctor quickly explains he only got enough bat's milk to cure Peri, but his body will shortly regenerate, though it feels different from his previous regenerations. The Doctor begins to hallucinate images of his past companions urging him to continue to fight for his life, followed by the Master laughing at his state. The regeneration completes, with the Doctor suddenly alert and active though with a new face. When Peri asks what has happened, the Doctor replies, '''''"''Change, my dear, and it seems not a moment too soon."''' | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
