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The party returns to the ship just as its Captain commits an act of sabotage, causing high-speed meteors to collide with the ship. Midshipman [[Alonzo Frame|Frame]], the only other man on the bridge, attempts to stop the Captain but is shot by him. The Captain is killed in the resulting collision, as are the bulk of the crew and passengers. The ''Titanic'''s hull holed in several places, and the TARDIS is left drifting in space before automatically homing in for a landing on Earth. With the teleport system offline and the engines losing power, the ''Titanic'' is heading for an extinction-level collision with the Earth. The Doctor makes contact with the injured Midshipman Frame, and leads a small group of survivors in a climb through the shattered vessel to reach him. | The party returns to the ship just as its Captain commits an act of sabotage, causing high-speed meteors to collide with the ship. Midshipman [[Alonzo Frame|Frame]], the only other man on the bridge, attempts to stop the Captain but is shot by him. The Captain is killed in the resulting collision, as are the bulk of the crew and passengers. The ''Titanic'''s hull holed in several places, and the TARDIS is left drifting in space before automatically homing in for a landing on Earth. With the teleport system offline and the engines losing power, the ''Titanic'' is heading for an extinction-level collision with the Earth. The Doctor makes contact with the injured Midshipman Frame, and leads a small group of survivors in a climb through the shattered vessel to reach him. | ||
{{Quote|I'm The Doctor, I'm a Timelord, I'm from the planet Gallifrey in the constellation of Kasterborous, I am 903 years old and I'm the many who is going to save your lives and all six billion on the planet below. | |||
Complicating matters are the [[Host of Heaven|Host]], android servitors that were seen malfunctioning earlier. Now their sole function is to kill the scattered survivors scattered throughout he ship. The Doctor's party is harassed by Host all the way, and the Doctor's [[sonic screwdriver]] proves to be useless against them. Bannakaffalatta reveals to Astrid that he is actually a [[cyborg]], something considered shameful in the society on Sto. Bravely, he saves the party from a Host attack by transmitting an [[electromagnetic pulse]] from his cybernetic implants, killing himself in the process. The Van Hoffs also die during this attack: Morvin falls from the ledge into the nuclear engines, while Foon commits suicide while pulling a surviving Host down with her. At this, the Doctor makes a grim promise that "no more" will die. The survivors take Bannakaffalatta's EMP unit with them as their only effective weapon against the Host. | Complicating matters are the [[Host of Heaven|Host]], android servitors that were seen malfunctioning earlier. Now their sole function is to kill the scattered survivors scattered throughout he ship. The Doctor's party is harassed by Host all the way, and the Doctor's [[sonic screwdriver]] proves to be useless against them. Bannakaffalatta reveals to Astrid that he is actually a [[cyborg]], something considered shameful in the society on Sto. Bravely, he saves the party from a Host attack by transmitting an [[electromagnetic pulse]] from his cybernetic implants, killing himself in the process. The Van Hoffs also die during this attack: Morvin falls from the ledge into the nuclear engines, while Foon commits suicide while pulling a surviving Host down with her. At this, the Doctor makes a grim promise that "no more" will die. The survivors take Bannakaffalatta's EMP unit with them as their only effective weapon against the Host. | ||
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With the danger over, the Doctor suddenly realises that there might be hope for Astrid after all. A safety feature of the ship's teleport system is that in case of accident, it automatically holds in stasis the molecules of the affected passenger. As she was wearing a teleport bracelet at the time of her death, her pattern might still be stored in its buffers. Despite desperate efforts, only a shadow of Astrid can be generated due to extensive damage to the teleport system. The Doctor watches her dissipate into motes of light that float free into space. This way, she can at least fulfill her dream of exploring the universe, forever. | With the danger over, the Doctor suddenly realises that there might be hope for Astrid after all. A safety feature of the ship's teleport system is that in case of accident, it automatically holds in stasis the molecules of the affected passenger. As she was wearing a teleport bracelet at the time of her death, her pattern might still be stored in its buffers. Despite desperate efforts, only a shadow of Astrid can be generated due to extensive damage to the teleport system. The Doctor watches her dissipate into motes of light that float free into space. This way, she can at least fulfill her dream of exploring the universe, forever. | ||
Sadly, the Doctor teleports back to earth with Mr Copper, who is no expert on Earth, but a former salesman who lied his way onto the ship to explore the stars. Impressed by his heroism on the Titanic, the Doctor leaves him on the planet to build a new life, with the ship's expenses card, which contains £1,000,000. The Doctor then heads off in the TARDIS, alone. | Sadly, the Doctor teleports back to earth with Mr Copper, who is no expert on Earth, but a former salesman who lied his way onto the ship to explore the stars. Impressed by his heroism on the Titanic, the Doctor leaves him on the planet to build a new life, with the ship's expenses card, which contains £1,000,000. The Doctor then heads off in the TARDIS, alone. | ||
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