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'''The Flux''' was a destructive mass, primarily composed of [[anti-matter]] from outside [[N-Space|the universe]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Vanquishers (TV story)}}) unleashed by [[the Division]] under the orders of [[Tecteun (Once, Upon Time)|Tecteun]]. It was created to destroy the universe and eliminate the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] before she could further interfere with the Division's plans, ([[TV]]: {{cs|Survivors of the Flux (TV story)}}) having discovered her identity as the [[Timeless Child]], her past as a Division agent, and that her memories were removed after her service was complete. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Timeless Children (TV story)}}) The Flux would also act to provide enough thrust for the Division to move [[Division Control|their base]] into the [[Universe Two|next universe]], where they could start over. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Survivors of the Flux (TV story)}}) | '''The Flux''' was a destructive mass, primarily composed of [[anti-matter]] from outside [[N-Space|the universe]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Vanquishers (TV story)}}) unleashed by [[the Division]] under the orders of [[Tecteun (Once, Upon Time)|Tecteun]]. It was created to destroy the universe and eliminate the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] before she could further interfere with the Division's plans, ([[TV]]: {{cs|Survivors of the Flux (TV story)}}) having discovered her identity as the [[Timeless Child]], her past as a Division agent, and that her memories were removed after her service was complete. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Timeless Children (TV story)}}) The Flux would also act to provide enough thrust for the Division to move [[Division Control|their base]] into the [[Universe Two|next universe]], where they could start over. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Survivors of the Flux (TV story)}}) | ||
The Flux was described by [[Karvanista]] as a "hurricane ripping through the structure of this universe", and was similarly identified by [[Observation Outpost Rose]]'s [[System (The Halloween Apocalypse)|system]] as "compromising base-level integrity of all structures". It ran against the very laws of [[space-time]], disrupting every [[particle]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)}}) As the Flux progressed, it destabilised the [[Temple of Atropos]] on the planet [[Time (planet)|Time]], causing [[time]] to "run wild" ([[TV]]: {{cs|War of the Sontarans (TV story)}}) and making the passage of time unpredictable in an event called the [[Great Disruption]]. The damage done to the Temple also freed particles of the [[Time Force]], which caused near-instant [[decay]] to anything it made contact with. The Temple was later fixed with the Doctor's assistance when the [[Mouri]] were reinstated to control the flow of time, but not before the [[Ravager (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Ravagers]], | The Flux was described by [[Karvanista]] as a "hurricane ripping through the structure of this universe", and was similarly identified by [[Observation Outpost Rose]]'s [[System (The Halloween Apocalypse)|system]] as "compromising base-level integrity of all structures". It ran against the very laws of [[space-time]], disrupting every [[particle]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)}}) As the Flux progressed, it destabilised the [[Temple of Atropos]] on the planet [[Time (planet)|Time]], causing [[time]] to "run wild" ([[TV]]: {{cs|War of the Sontarans (TV story)}}) and making the passage of time unpredictable in an event called the [[Great Disruption]]. The damage done to the Temple also freed particles of the [[Time Force]], which caused near-instant [[decay]] to anything it made contact with. The Temple was later fixed with the Doctor's assistance when the [[Mouri]] were reinstated to control the flow of time, but not before the [[Ravager (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Ravagers]], [[Younger Swarm|Swarm]] and [[Azure]] had harvested the Time Force for their own ends. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Once, Upon Time (TV story)}}) | ||
After the [[first Flux event]] on [[31 October]] [[2021]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)}}) much of the universe was lost. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Survivors of the Flux (TV story)}}) What remained became contested territory between the [[Dalek]]s, [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], and [[Sontaran]]s. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Once, Upon Time (TV story)}}) The Ravagers captured the survivors of the Flux by claiming to be their saviours, where they amassed on surviving planets, such as [[Puzano]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Village of the Angels (TV story)}}) | After the [[first Flux event]] on [[31 October]] [[2021]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)}}) much of the universe was lost. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Survivors of the Flux (TV story)}}) What remained became contested territory between the [[Dalek]]s, [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], and [[Sontaran]]s. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Once, Upon Time (TV story)}}) The Ravagers captured the survivors of the Flux by claiming to be their saviours, where they amassed on surviving planets, such as [[Puzano]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Village of the Angels (TV story)}}) | ||
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Although the universe was ultimately saved, ([[TV]]: {{cs|Eve of the Daleks (TV story)}}) the Flux continued to weigh heavily on the Doctor due to half the universe having been lost in the process. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Wild Blue Yonder (TV story)}}) Despite originally hypothesising a way of undoing the damage wrought by the Flux from Division Control by "decompressing" the Flux, ([[TV]]: {{cs|Survivors of the Flux (TV story)}}) the Thirteenth Doctor ultimately never realised this goal and failed in bringing back what had been lost during the Flux. Feeling responsible due to the Flux having been created to stop them, the [[Fourteenth Doctor]] explained that he kept running, even at the "edge of creation", because it was a "creation that [they had] devastated". ([[TV]]: {{cs|Wild Blue Yonder (TV story)}}) | Although the universe was ultimately saved, ([[TV]]: {{cs|Eve of the Daleks (TV story)}}) the Flux continued to weigh heavily on the Doctor due to half the universe having been lost in the process. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Wild Blue Yonder (TV story)}}) Despite originally hypothesising a way of undoing the damage wrought by the Flux from Division Control by "decompressing" the Flux, ([[TV]]: {{cs|Survivors of the Flux (TV story)}}) the Thirteenth Doctor ultimately never realised this goal and failed in bringing back what had been lost during the Flux. Feeling responsible due to the Flux having been created to stop them, the [[Fourteenth Doctor]] explained that he kept running, even at the "edge of creation", because it was a "creation that [they had] devastated". ([[TV]]: {{cs|Wild Blue Yonder (TV story)}}) | ||
== History == | ==History== | ||
=== First Flux event === | ===First Flux event=== | ||
{{main|First Flux event}} | {{main|First Flux event}} | ||
The Flux was created to destroy the universe, ([[TV]]: {{cs|Once, Upon Time (TV story)}}) using [[anti-matter]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Vanquishers (TV story)}}) by [[the Division]] who, under the leadership of [[Awsok Tecteun|Tecteun]], had decided to abandon the universe for the next one. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Survivors of the Flux (TV story)}}) The Flux's impending arrival rallied the [[Sontaran]]s, [[Weeping Angel]]s, [[Ravager (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Ravagers]], and "other species from across the universe". ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Flux is Coming... (TV story)}}) The Sontarans learnt of the imminent event, and the conflict it would provoke, from the assessment of [[Psychic Surveyor]] [[Kragar]]. They believed it would dwarf every previous conflict in history. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)}}) | The Flux was created to destroy the universe, ([[TV]]: {{cs|Once, Upon Time (TV story)}}) using [[anti-matter]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Vanquishers (TV story)}}) by [[the Division]] who, under the leadership of [[Awsok Tecteun|Tecteun]], had decided to abandon the universe for the next one. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Survivors of the Flux (TV story)}}) The Flux's impending arrival rallied the [[Sontaran]]s, [[Weeping Angel]]s, [[Ravager (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Ravagers]], and "other species from across the universe". ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Flux is Coming... (TV story)}}) The Sontarans learnt of the imminent event, and the conflict it would provoke, from the assessment of [[Psychic Surveyor]] [[Kragar]]. They believed it would dwarf every previous conflict in history. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)}}) | ||
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Attempting to observe the event up close, the Doctor witnessed the Flux reaching the edge of Earth's solar system, only for it to turn towards her TARDIS. As she fled the wave, the Doctor directed the Lupari, through Karvanista, to fly their fleet into a particular formation around Earth, together forming a protective barrier, which she hoped would keep the Flux from reaching it. With the Flux closing in on her TARDIS, the Doctor unleashed [[vortex energy]] from [[heart of the TARDIS|within]] the [[TARDIS control console]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)}}) While the interactions of energies stopped the first Flux event from completely destroying the universe, ([[TV]]: {{cs|Survivors of the Flux (TV story)}}) it caused several system malfunctions in the TARDIS and caused the ship and its occupants to fall through time. ([[TV]]: {{cs|War of the Sontarans (TV story)}}) | Attempting to observe the event up close, the Doctor witnessed the Flux reaching the edge of Earth's solar system, only for it to turn towards her TARDIS. As she fled the wave, the Doctor directed the Lupari, through Karvanista, to fly their fleet into a particular formation around Earth, together forming a protective barrier, which she hoped would keep the Flux from reaching it. With the Flux closing in on her TARDIS, the Doctor unleashed [[vortex energy]] from [[heart of the TARDIS|within]] the [[TARDIS control console]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)}}) While the interactions of energies stopped the first Flux event from completely destroying the universe, ([[TV]]: {{cs|Survivors of the Flux (TV story)}}) it caused several system malfunctions in the TARDIS and caused the ship and its occupants to fall through time. ([[TV]]: {{cs|War of the Sontarans (TV story)}}) | ||
=== Immediate aftermath === | ===Immediate aftermath=== | ||
The Flux had destroyed "many galaxies", leaving Earth at the epicentre of what remained. Tecteun would however note that the Doctor disrupted the Flux event "just as it came into existence." ([[TV]]: {{cs|Survivors of the Flux (TV story)}}) | The Flux had destroyed "many galaxies", leaving Earth at the epicentre of what remained. Tecteun would however note that the Doctor disrupted the Flux event "just as it came into existence." ([[TV]]: {{cs|Survivors of the Flux (TV story)}}) | ||
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The Sontarans returned to occupy Earth weeks after their first attempt, now working with the [[Grand Serpent]] who had compromised Earth's defences from within. The Sontarans killed all of the Lupari in orbit, save Karvanista who escaped with the aid of the Doctor, and took their fleet for themselves. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Vanquishers (TV story)}}) | The Sontarans returned to occupy Earth weeks after their first attempt, now working with the [[Grand Serpent]] who had compromised Earth's defences from within. The Sontarans killed all of the Lupari in orbit, save Karvanista who escaped with the aid of the Doctor, and took their fleet for themselves. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Vanquishers (TV story)}}) | ||
=== Final Flux event === | ===Final Flux event=== | ||
{{main|Final Flux event}} | {{main|Final Flux event}} | ||
{{Main|Flux Offensive}} | {{Main|Flux Offensive}} | ||
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The Sontarans' psychic command, under the leadership of [[Kragar]], used human psychics to predict where the Flux event would begin. Under the pretence of forming an alliance, they lured a Dalek and Cyberman fleet to the location, planning for their matter to resolve the Flux whilst their fleet sheltered behind the Lupari ships. The Doctor sabotaged their plan by helping Karvanista seize control of the Lupari fleet, whilst Vinder and Bel destroyed the command ship's communications to stop the Sontarans reacting in time. At the same time, at the request of the Doctor, [[the Division]]'s [[Ood]] did his best to minimize the impact of the Flux so as to make it easier to stop. The Flux destroyed the gathered fleets of Daleks, Cybermen and Sontarans; however, this proved insufficient to stop it, and some of the Flux was able to make it past the Lupari shield. Following a suggestion by [[Diane (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Diane]], the Doctor put Swarm and Azure's [[Passenger form|Passenger]] in its path, and the matter within the endless prison proved enough to end the Flux, with [[Time (Set Piece)|Time]] describing the Flux as being "extinguished". ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Vanquishers (TV story)}}) | The Sontarans' psychic command, under the leadership of [[Kragar]], used human psychics to predict where the Flux event would begin. Under the pretence of forming an alliance, they lured a Dalek and Cyberman fleet to the location, planning for their matter to resolve the Flux whilst their fleet sheltered behind the Lupari ships. The Doctor sabotaged their plan by helping Karvanista seize control of the Lupari fleet, whilst Vinder and Bel destroyed the command ship's communications to stop the Sontarans reacting in time. At the same time, at the request of the Doctor, [[the Division]]'s [[Ood]] did his best to minimize the impact of the Flux so as to make it easier to stop. The Flux destroyed the gathered fleets of Daleks, Cybermen and Sontarans; however, this proved insufficient to stop it, and some of the Flux was able to make it past the Lupari shield. Following a suggestion by [[Diane (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Diane]], the Doctor put Swarm and Azure's [[Passenger form|Passenger]] in its path, and the matter within the endless prison proved enough to end the Flux, with [[Time (Set Piece)|Time]] describing the Flux as being "extinguished". ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Vanquishers (TV story)}}) | ||
=== Aftermath === | ===Aftermath === | ||
After a week had passed for the Doctor and her companions, they found themselves confronted by the [[Daleks]] once more. Due to the Doctor's role in the Flux destroying the Dalek War Fleet, [[Dalek Executioner]]s were sent in pursuit of the Doctor and her companions to enact vengeance, successfully circumventing them at [[ELF Storage|a storage unit]] in [[Manchester]] on [[New Year's Eve]], 2021. With the TARDIS resetting to clear out the damage done by the Great Disruption, however, the Daleks found themselves unable to permanently kill the Doctor or any of the storage unit's other occupants due to a protective [[time loop]] surrounding the building. With the help of the owner, [[Sarah (Eve of the Daleks)|Sarah]], and her only customer, [[Nick (Eve of the Daleks)|Nick]], the Doctor, Yaz and Dan were able to defeat and destroy the Daleks in an explosion that levelled the building in a burst of [[fireworks]] at [[midnight]], ending the time loop and successfully throwing the Daleks off of their trail. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Eve of the Daleks (TV story)}}) | After a week had passed for the Doctor and her companions, they found themselves confronted by the [[Daleks]] once more. Due to the Doctor's role in the Flux destroying the Dalek War Fleet, [[Dalek Executioner]]s were sent in pursuit of the Doctor and her companions to enact vengeance, successfully circumventing them at [[ELF Storage|a storage unit]] in [[Manchester]] on [[New Year's Eve]], 2021. With the TARDIS resetting to clear out the damage done by the Great Disruption, however, the Daleks found themselves unable to permanently kill the Doctor or any of the storage unit's other occupants due to a protective [[time loop]] surrounding the building. With the help of the owner, [[Sarah (Eve of the Daleks)|Sarah]], and her only customer, [[Nick (Eve of the Daleks)|Nick]], the Doctor, Yaz and Dan were able to defeat and destroy the Daleks in an explosion that levelled the building in a burst of [[fireworks]] at [[midnight]], ending the time loop and successfully throwing the Daleks off of their trail. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Eve of the Daleks (TV story)}}) | ||
=== Legacy === | ===Legacy=== | ||
During the [[ELF Storage Incident]], Dan stated that the Doctor had saved the universe from the Flux. The Doctor, however, still remained closed off to her companions, ([[TV]]: {{cs|Eve of the Daleks (TV story)}}) much to Yaz's dismay. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Vanquishers (TV story)}}, {{cs|Legend of the Sea Devils (TV story)}}) Ultimately, although the universe had been saved, everything that had been destroyed by the Flux was lost forever, ([[TV]]: {{cs|Wild Blue Yonder (TV story)}}) despite the Doctor's initial hope of finding a way to "decompress" the Flux from Division Control. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Survivors of the Flux (TV story)}}) By the end of the Flux event, it had destroyed half the universe. | During the [[ELF Storage Incident]], Dan stated that the Doctor had saved the universe from the Flux. The Doctor, however, still remained closed off to her companions, ([[TV]]: {{cs|Eve of the Daleks (TV story)}}) much to Yaz's dismay. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Vanquishers (TV story)}}, {{cs|Legend of the Sea Devils (TV story)}}) Ultimately, although the universe had been saved, everything that had been destroyed by the Flux was lost forever, ([[TV]]: {{cs|Wild Blue Yonder (TV story)}}) despite the Doctor's initial hope of finding a way to "decompress" the Flux from Division Control. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Survivors of the Flux (TV story)}}) By the end of the Flux event, it had destroyed half the universe. | ||
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[[The Toymaker]] later also confronted the Doctor on the Flux when displaying the tragedies the Doctor has experienced since Donna first left the TARDIS. The incident was mentioned by the [[Fifteenth Doctor]] as one many memories which weighed on the [[Fourteenth Doctor]] when convincing him to go into [[rehabilitation]] on Earth. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Giggle (TV story)}}) | [[The Toymaker]] later also confronted the Doctor on the Flux when displaying the tragedies the Doctor has experienced since Donna first left the TARDIS. The incident was mentioned by the [[Fifteenth Doctor]] as one many memories which weighed on the [[Fourteenth Doctor]] when convincing him to go into [[rehabilitation]] on Earth. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Giggle (TV story)}}) | ||
== Behind the scenes == | ==Behind the scenes == | ||
In terms of comparisons to real-world scientific theories, the Flux appears to have many similarities to the theory of {{w|false vacuum decay}}, which describes an event which would erase the laws of nature completely. In the DWU, the Flux acts similar to [[Davros]]' [[reality bomb]], and is functionally similar to [[the Great Desolatrix]], albeit on a much larger scale. (As for comparisons to wider pop-culture, the cataclysmic event it causes is similar to DC Comics' ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' and the Nothing from ''[[The NeverEnding Story (film)|The Neverending Story]]''.) | In terms of comparisons to real-world scientific theories, the Flux appears to have many similarities to the theory of {{w|false vacuum decay}}, which describes an event which would erase the laws of nature completely. In the DWU, the Flux acts similar to [[Davros]]' [[reality bomb]], and is functionally similar to [[the Great Desolatrix]], albeit on a much larger scale. (As for comparisons to wider pop-culture, the cataclysmic event it causes is similar to DC Comics' ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' and the Nothing from ''[[The NeverEnding Story (film)|The Neverending Story]]''.) | ||
