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[[File:StevenDodoLookLeft.jpg|thumb|left|Steven and Dodo witness the Doctor's disappearing act]] | [[File:StevenDodoLookLeft.jpg|thumb|left|Steven and Dodo witness the Doctor's disappearing act]] | ||
Steven and Dodo find the Doctor now visible, but they also discover a life-sized toy robot with a video screen built into its chest. Steven sees images on the screen of himself on [[Kembel]] and in 16th century [[Paris]]. The Doctor warns Steven that this is a hypnotic screen and realises that they are in the world of the [[The Toymaker|Celestial Toymaker]]; the screen is a trap designed to let him get into their minds. The Doctor explains that the Toymaker is an evil force that traps people and turns them into his playthings. Dodo notices that the TARDIS is now no longer in the room. The Toymaker appears and tries to get Dodo to watch the screen, which shows her in school uniform on the day her mother died, but Steven forces her to look away. Dodo suggests they escape in the TARDIS, which prompts the Toymaker to show them hundreds of TARDISes moving along on a conveyor belt on the screen; he says "Take your | Steven and Dodo find the Doctor now visible, but they also discover a life-sized toy robot with a video screen built into its chest. Steven sees images on the screen of himself on [[Kembel]] and in 16th century [[Paris]]. The Doctor warns Steven that this is a hypnotic screen and realises that they are in the world of the [[The Toymaker|Celestial Toymaker]]; the screen is a trap designed to let him get into their minds. The Doctor explains that the Toymaker is an evil force that traps people and turns them into his playthings. Dodo notices that the TARDIS is now no longer in the room. The Toymaker appears and tries to get Dodo to watch the screen, which shows her in school uniform on the day her mother died, but Steven forces her to look away. Dodo suggests they escape in the TARDIS, which prompts the Toymaker to show them hundreds of TARDISes moving along on a conveyor belt on the screen; he says "Take your choice", before vanishing with the Doctor. The two clowns appear and first begin to entertain Steven and Dodo, but the Toymaker reappears and explains that the two clowns are to act as their opponents. In order to win the TARDIS back, they must beat his toys in a series of games. Every time they win, they will get a TARDIS from the number of copies he has made in hope that it may be the genuine article. If they lose, they will become the Toymaker's playthings forever. Faced with no choice, Steven and Dodo agree. | ||
In the depths of the Toyroom, the Toymaker alludes to a time when the Doctor has been here but left before the Toymaker could engage him in competition. The Toymaker explains that he specifically brought the Doctor to his world because he's been bored, and if he can trap the Doctor, he'll have a brilliant mind to play against for all time — unlike Steven and Dodo, who will be kept here as toys if they lose. The game he assigns to the Doctor is called the [[Trilogic game]]. This is a series of 10 triangular blocks piled in ascending order on point A of a triangular board. To win the game, the Doctor has to rearrange them in that exact order on point C, but he can only move one block at a time and cannot put a larger block on top of a smaller one. The Toymaker tells the Doctor he has exactly 1023 moves to complete the game; one wrong move, and he will lose and be kept there forever. He points out a counter on a robot's video screen to keep track of how many moves the Doctor has taken. The Toymaker tells the Doctor that he specifically chose this game as he feels travelling has made his mind old, lazy and weak. When the Doctor argues with this, the Toymaker says it was easy enough to trick him into leaving the TARDIS this time, compared to his last visit. | In the depths of the Toyroom, the Toymaker alludes to a time when the Doctor has been here but left before the Toymaker could engage him in competition. The Toymaker explains that he specifically brought the Doctor to his world because he's been bored, and if he can trap the Doctor, he'll have a brilliant mind to play against for all time — unlike Steven and Dodo, who will be kept here as toys if they lose. The game he assigns to the Doctor is called the [[Trilogic game]]. This is a series of 10 triangular blocks piled in ascending order on point A of a triangular board. To win the game, the Doctor has to rearrange them in that exact order on point C, but he can only move one block at a time and cannot put a larger block on top of a smaller one. The Toymaker tells the Doctor he has exactly 1023 moves to complete the game; one wrong move, and he will lose and be kept there forever. He points out a counter on a robot's video screen to keep track of how many moves the Doctor has taken. The Toymaker tells the Doctor that he specifically chose this game as he feels travelling has made his mind old, lazy and weak. When the Doctor argues with this, the Toymaker says it was easy enough to trick him into leaving the TARDIS this time, compared to his last visit. | ||
Steven and Dodo, meanwhile, are pitted against the two clowns, called Joey and Clara, in "[[Blind man's buff]]". One teammate will move around an obstacle course blindfolded, being guided only by coded buzzes from their partner in a soundproof booth. If the blindfolded person falls over, they lose. The obstacle course consists of a swing, stepping stones, a plank and a tube. | Steven and Dodo, meanwhile, are pitted against the two clowns, called Joey and Clara, in "[[Blind man's buff]]". One teammate will move around an obstacle course blindfolded, being guided only by coded buzzes from their partner in a soundproof booth. If the blindfolded person falls over, they lose. The obstacle course consists of a swing, stepping stones, a plank and a tube. Joey goes first and begins navigating the course effortlessly. Seeing this, the Doctor tries to call out to warn Steven and Dodo about the game, but the Toymaker cuts him off, and, as punishment, makes him invisible and intangible once more, except for the Doctor's right hand — bearing his blue-stoned [[the Doctor's signet ring|signet ring]] — so he can still play his game which he then advances to move 152. Joey completes the course having not had any buzzes from Clara. Steven goes next, but has a hard time, especially because Joey has moved some obstacles around. Dodo is furious at this but she is unable to leave the booth and warn Steven, much to Clara's delight. As Steven is crawling through the tube, Joey turns it around so Steven emerges back at the start. Because of this, the clowns deem him to have failed and Clara is exultant that they've won; taunting Steven and Dodo by telling them they will never find the TARDIS. Steven is adamant it was a draw and says they should play again with Joey in the booth but Clara ignores him. Dodo inspects Joey's discarded blindfold, and finds it's transparent — meaning the clowns have been cheating all along. They then demand a re-match, this time with Joey wearing Steven's blindfold. They reluctantly do so and Joey finds it much more this time, eventually toppling off the plank while Clara collapses lifelessly over the buzzer in the booth. A TARDIS appears, but it's a fake, containing only a door behind it. Steven and Dodo find a piece of paper with a riddle on it: "''Four legs, no feet; Of arms no lack; It carries no burden on its back; Six deadly sisters, seven for choice; Call the servants without voice.''" They move on through the door, leaving Joey and Clara — who have now reverted to dolls — behind. | ||
=== The Hall of Dolls (2) === | === The Hall of Dolls (2) === | ||
