Leela and Andred part company
Plot Beats
The narrative micro-steps within this event
Leela and Andred decide to leave the sickbay to find the others, while Andred agrees to hold off Stor.
Who Was There
Characters present in this moment
Determined resolve masking physical pain and resignation to fate
Hiding behind a cubicle during Stor’s violent entry, Andred is struck by a stray shot from Stor’s Rheon carbine and gravely wounded. Despite his injury, he offers to hold off Sontarans alone, showing quiet resolve and sacrifice.
- • Protect allies by delaying invaders
- • Fulfill duty despite overwhelming odds
- • Sacrifice for the greater good is honorable
- • Loyalty to Time Lord mission transcends personal survival
Frustrated aggression fueled by failed containment and thwarted conquest
Stor smashes through the glass panel with his fist, bursting into the sickbay wielding his Rheon carbine, firing indiscriminately in frustration, wounding Andred and forcing the team to scatter.
- • Eliminate Time Lord resistance
- • Secure the TARDIS entrance for Sontaran forces
- • Time Lords and their allies are obstacles to be removed
- • Force and fear secure dominance
Urgency masking deeper concern for those left behind
Commands the room quickly, directing Andred to lock the door and moving the group into the sickbay though not physically present in this small exchange.
- • Secure immediate safety for allies
- • Thwart Sontaran access to the Great Key
- • Traditional barriers are insufficient against Sontarans
- • Speed and improvisation are necessary to survive
Objects Involved
Significant items in this scene
The control room door in the sickbay entrance is initially locked by Andred under Doctor’s orders, but Stor’s brutal breach with his fist and subsequent weapon discharge shatter the glass panel, rendering the barrier ineffective and opening the way for Sontaran incursion.
Stor wields the Rheon carbine as both weapon and psychological tool, firing a burst that grazes Andred and startles the team into chaotic retreat; its violet plasma discharge and heavy report fill the sickbay with terror and urgency.
The sickbay door's glass panel is struck by Stor’s fist, then shattered inward by Rheon carbine fire, sending razor-sharp shards raining into the room and splintering the barrier into lethal debris that forces retreat.
The sickbay curtains are torn violently by the shocks of gunfire and movement, their thin fabric snapping against walls and cubicles as the team flings them aside in haste, initially hiding Andred but later contributing to chaos when shredded by the turbulent entry.
Location Details
Places and their significance in this event
The TARDIS sickbay transforms from a sterile healing space into a contested battleground under Sontaran assault. The fluorescent lights flicker under strain, curtains tear from cubicles, and blood mingles with ionized plasma in the air, all while the team scrambles to regroup behind the failing door.
Organizations Involved
Institutional presence and influence
The Time Lords of Gallifrey appear only through their embattled agents—Andred and Borusa—who enforce resistance through institutional knowledge and improvised tactics, revealing fractured loyalty and desperate improvisation under occupation.
The Sontaran Empire deploys a disciplined strike force under Stor’s command to breach the TARDIS sickbay, using overwhelming firepower to wound Andred and force retreat, embodying their relentless, militarized pursuit of Gallifrey’s extinction.
Narrative Connections
How this event relates to others in the story
"The Doctor’s early warning that something has broken upstairs (beat_28362cacf97cb933) foreshadows and leads to the confrontation in the sickbay (beat_6001fc61e98942c2), where Stor wounds Andred."
Doctor questions TARDIS before Leela’s interruption"The Doctor’s early warning that something has broken upstairs (beat_28362cacf97cb933) foreshadows and leads to the confrontation in the sickbay (beat_6001fc61e98942c2), where Stor wounds Andred."
Doctor detects Sontaran threat signal"The gathering at the sickbay entrance (beat_6001fc61e98942c2) directly leads to Stor and his forces entering and Andred being wounded by the Rheon carbine (beat_d306453f17e17b92), escalating the physical threat."
Sontarans seal the sickbay trap"The gathering at the sickbay entrance (beat_6001fc61e98942c2) directly leads to Stor and his forces entering and Andred being wounded by the Rheon carbine (beat_d306453f17e17b92), escalating the physical threat."
Sontarans seal the sickbay trap"Andred being wounded in the sickbay (beat_d306453f17e17b92) leads the Doctor to assess his condition and send him to safety with Leela and Borusa (beat_9254c135c9482b1e), showing the Doctor’s protective strategy."
Doctor tasks Leela with safe escort duty"Andred being wounded in the sickbay (beat_d306453f17e17b92) leads the Doctor to assess his condition and send him to safety with Leela and Borusa (beat_9254c135c9482b1e), showing the Doctor’s protective strategy."
Doctor commands Leela to lead retreat