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'''Last Contact''' was the event in which [[the enemy]] destined to destroy [[Gallifrey]] would become known and the [[War in Heaven]] would become inevitable. [[Larna]] told [[Ulysses]], [[Saldaamir|Mister Saldaamir]], and [[Penelope Gate]] about Last Contact and [[War prediction#Matrix prophecy|the prophecy]]. | '''Last Contact''' was the event in which [[the enemy]] destined to destroy [[Gallifrey]] would become known and the [[War in Heaven]] would become inevitable. [[Larna]] told [[Ulysses]], [[Saldaamir|Mister Saldaamir]], and [[Penelope Gate]] about Last Contact and [[War prediction#Matrix prophecy|the prophecy]]. | ||
At date index [[309456/4756.7RE/1213GRT/100447TL]], a [[the Matrix|Matrix]] projection predicted that the [[Vore]], who in the "first draft" of [[history]] had evolved to become an advanced, benevolent race, had become a swarming and aggressive force in the "redraft" caused by the destruction of the [[Temporal cicatrix|cicatrix]]. It predicted that in a possible final stand between the [[Time Lord]]s and the Vore, fatalities would include 20-40% of the Time Lord population. As a result, the [[High Council|Supreme Council]] mandated that no Time Lord was to come within one [[parsec]] or one century of the Vore, since this was a potential Last Contact. ([[PROSE]]: | At date index [[309456/4756.7RE/1213GRT/100447TL]], a [[the Matrix|Matrix]] projection predicted that the [[Vore]], who in the "first draft" of [[history]] had evolved to become an advanced, benevolent race, had become a swarming and aggressive force in the "redraft" caused by the destruction of the [[Temporal cicatrix|cicatrix]]. It predicted that in a possible final stand between the [[Time Lord]]s and the Vore, fatalities would include 20-40% of the Time Lord population. As a result, the [[High Council|Supreme Council]] mandated that no Time Lord was to come within one [[parsec]] or one century of the Vore, since this was a potential Last Contact. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)}}) | ||
Saldaamir, who had charged himself with ensuring that the [[timeline]] continued to exist, was scared of Last Contact. ([[PROSE]]: | Saldaamir, who had charged himself with ensuring that the [[timeline]] continued to exist, was scared of Last Contact. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Mr Saldaamir (short story)}}) He and [[the Doctor's father]] often talked about wars, great projects, and other big things that needed to be taken care of. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Unnatural History (novel)}}) | ||
After being visited by a version of [[Bernice Summerfield]], Danny the Fish feared that the Doctor may have been "compromised" by "Contact". This version of Benny had been in a relationship with the [[Eighth Doctor]] for ten years ([[NC]]: | After being visited by a version of [[Bernice Summerfield]], Danny the Fish feared that the Doctor may have been "compromised" by "Contact". This version of Benny had been in a relationship with the [[Eighth Doctor]] for ten years ([[NC]]: {{cs|Fishy Business (short story)}}) since their meeting [[Smithwood Manor|at Allen Road]]; rather than leaving her on [[Dellah]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Dying Days (novel)}}) the Doctor had accompanied her ([[NC]]: {{cs|Fishy Business (short story)}}) through her adventures on [[Apollox 4]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Beyond the Sun (novel)}}) and with the [[Grell (species)|Grell]] on [[Perfecton (planet)|Perfecton]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Oh No It Isn't! (novel)}}) In the [[46th century]], some [[archaeologist]]s knew a legend that the Doctor and Benny had 13 half-immortal children; ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Paydirt (short story)}}) the [[Infinity Doctor]] also remembered Bernice being pregnant. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Infinity Doctors (novel)}}) | ||
Danny the Fish conveyed his fears to Saldaamir, who was in [[San Francisco]] with , then destroyed his priceless collection except for [[the Other Scrolls|a book bound in reptile hide]]. ([[NC]]: | Danny the Fish conveyed his fears to Saldaamir, who was in [[San Francisco]] with , then destroyed his priceless collection except for [[the Other Scrolls|a book bound in reptile hide]]. ([[NC]]: {{cs|Fishy Business (short story)}}) Saldaamir later observed Benny on [[Mars]] in [[2595]] and told her that he was going to San Francisco. Benny recognised Saldaamir but couldn't remember where she had met him. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Beige Planet Mars (novel)}}) Someone Danny the Fish called "the Leader" was also in San Francisco; ([[NC]]: {{cs|Fishy Business (short story)}}) notably, San Francisco was also where [[Daniel Joyce]] led the [[Advanced Research Project]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Unnatural History (novel)}}) | ||
The [[Eighth Doctor]] and the [[Klade]] were present during Last Contact; when they encountered each other again during the Klade's hunt for [[Miranda Dawkins|the Last One]], it was in the Klade's past, but the Doctor did not remember it, either because of his memory loss or because it had not actually happened to him yet. ([[PROSE]]: | The [[Eighth Doctor]] and the [[Klade]] were present during Last Contact; when they encountered each other again during the Klade's hunt for [[Miranda Dawkins|the Last One]], it was in the Klade's past, but the Doctor did not remember it, either because of his memory loss or because it had not actually happened to him yet. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Father Time (novel)}}) [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The Ship]] told [[Lolita]] that [[Eighth Doctor|its pilot]] had gone into his future and identified the enemy, but later erased the information from his memory. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Toy Story (short story)}}) | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Last Contact was central to [[Lance Parkin]]'s picture of the [[War in Heaven]]. | Last Contact was central to [[Lance Parkin]]'s picture of the [[War in Heaven]]. | ||
* Last Contact occurred in Parkin's rejected [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] pitch ''[[Enemy of the Daleks (novel)|Enemy of the Daleks]]''. In the story, the [[Klade]] of [[the Needle]] were introduced as part of a massive intergalactic alliance that was dedicated to fighting [[the enemy]] and led by [[the Doctor's father]] from his laboratory in [[University of California|Berkeley]] (a reference to [[Daniel Joyce]] from | * Last Contact occurred in Parkin's rejected [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] pitch ''[[Enemy of the Daleks (novel)|Enemy of the Daleks]]''. In the story, the [[Klade]] of [[the Needle]] were introduced as part of a massive intergalactic alliance that was dedicated to fighting [[the enemy]] and led by [[the Doctor's father]] from his laboratory in [[University of California|Berkeley]] (a reference to [[Daniel Joyce]] from {{cs|Unnatural History (novel)}}, who was identified with [[Ulysses]] in Parkin's later book {{cs|The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)}}). When the Eighth Doctor accidentally sent the space-time coordinates of [[Dalek]] Space Command to [[the enemy]], he established Last Contact and condemned the universe to its death. The events of this story were referenced in {{cs|Father Time (novel)}}. | ||
* In Parkin's reference guide ''[[AHistory]]'', which presupposed that the [[War in Heaven]] was the same as, or another facet of, the [[Last Great Time War]], Last Contact was redefined as the [[First Doctor]]'s [[Thal-Dalek battle|first meeting]] with the [[Dalek]]s as seen in | * In Parkin's reference guide ''[[AHistory]]'', which presupposed that the [[War in Heaven]] was the same as, or another facet of, the [[Last Great Time War]], Last Contact was redefined as the [[First Doctor]]'s [[Thal-Dalek battle|first meeting]] with the [[Dalek]]s as seen in {{cs|The Daleks (TV story)}}. | ||
[[Category:War prediction]] | [[Category:War prediction]] | ||
