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Cole eventually grew weary and annoyed with the Master's decision to focus on the bigger picture of the Time War, and argued that he should focus more on helping some of the innocent people who were in peril from its effects. The Master replied that while he, as a Time Lord, was not allowed to directly interfere with local affairs, he would allow Cole a chance at playing the role of a saviour. He then showed Cole a chart over all nearby planets in danger from the War, and asked him to pick one to save. Although reluctant, Cole picked [[Planet (The Sky Man)|a planet]], and he and the Master went to explore it. Cole and the Master discovered that the planet was a somewhat primitive planet, populated by peaceful farmers. Cole noticed that there didn't seem to be any immediate threat, and the Master agreed, realising that their stay on the planet was maybe going to be a prolonged one. | Cole eventually grew weary and annoyed with the Master's decision to focus on the bigger picture of the Time War, and argued that he should focus more on helping some of the innocent people who were in peril from its effects. The Master replied that while he, as a Time Lord, was not allowed to directly interfere with local affairs, he would allow Cole a chance at playing the role of a saviour. He then showed Cole a chart over all nearby planets in danger from the War, and asked him to pick one to save. Although reluctant, Cole picked [[Planet (The Sky Man)|a planet]], and he and the Master went to explore it. Cole and the Master discovered that the planet was a somewhat primitive planet, populated by peaceful farmers. Cole noticed that there didn't seem to be any immediate threat, and the Master agreed, realising that their stay on the planet was maybe going to be a prolonged one. | ||
Reminding Cole that he could not interfere, the Master left Cole at a village, while he went to the neighbouring town, wanting to learn go grow grapes and establish his own vineyard. Cole was met with curiosity by the villages, who were somewhat apprehensive about the "man the from sky", but when Cole declared that he came in peace and had landed on their planet with the intent to save them, they reacted with amusement and they accepted him into their community and put him to work. For next weeks, Cole went around the village and used his skills as an engineer to make improvements to their primitive technology, and he gradually got romantically involved with a local woman named [[Elidh]] and eventually also earned the trust of Elidh's father, [[Anvar]]. During this time, Cole also paid occasional visits to the Master, who reacted with bemusement to his stories of his involvement with the local community. | Reminding Cole that he could not interfere, the Master left Cole at a village, while he went to the neighbouring town, wanting to learn go grow grapes and establish his own vineyard. Cole was met with curiosity by the villages, who were somewhat apprehensive about the "man the from sky", but when Cole declared that he came in peace and had landed on their planet with the intent to save them, they reacted with amusement and they accepted him into their community and put him to work. For next weeks, Cole went around the village and used his skills as an engineer to make improvements to their primitive technology, and he gradually got romantically involved with a local woman named [[Elidh]] and eventually also earned the trust of Elidh's father, [[Anvar]]. During this time, Cole also paid occasional visits to the Master, who reacted with bemusement to his stories of his involvement with the local community. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Sky Man (audio story)|The Sky Man}}) | ||
The Master told him to relax from time to time especially when visiting his vineyard. He sometimes helped in maintaining the equipment at the vineyard. He questioned what the Master was doing with weird equipment that looked like a weapon. The Alien parasite that landed in a recent meteor shower used his form to draw him in. He later asked the Master to investigate the disappearance of a village, not knowing that this was due to the Master's intervention. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Boundaries (audio story)}}) | |||
One evening though, as he and Elidh were [[stargazing]], several objects fell down from the sky and landed around the planet. Cole realised that the threat the [[Last Great Time War|Time War]] posed to the planet's people had arrived. After that evening, strange things started happening around the planet; the farmers and their livestock started getting sick and their crops were dying. By seeking advice from the Master, Cole figured out that the objects that had struck the planet had probably landed there by pure accident, and were now leaking [[Temporal Decay]] all over the planet, this being the cause of all living things getting increasingly weaker. Cole also discovered that he and the Master were completely unaffected by the effects of the Temporal Decay, believing that it had something to do with them being time travellers. As Cole looked for a solution to the problem, he also had to deal with the local community growing increasingly suspicious and hostile towards him as they gradually started to starve and become sick from the fallout, despite Elidh and Anvar trying to assure them that he was trustworthy. | One evening though, as he and Elidh were [[stargazing]], several objects fell down from the sky and landed around the planet. Cole realised that the threat the [[Last Great Time War|Time War]] posed to the planet's people had arrived. After that evening, strange things started happening around the planet; the farmers and their livestock started getting sick and their crops were dying. By seeking advice from the Master, Cole figured out that the objects that had struck the planet had probably landed there by pure accident, and were now leaking [[Temporal Decay]] all over the planet, this being the cause of all living things getting increasingly weaker. Cole also discovered that he and the Master were completely unaffected by the effects of the Temporal Decay, believing that it had something to do with them being time travellers. As Cole looked for a solution to the problem, he also had to deal with the local community growing increasingly suspicious and hostile towards him as they gradually started to starve and become sick from the fallout, despite Elidh and Anvar trying to assure them that he was trustworthy. |