Sontarans arrive to find TARDIS escape
Plot Beats
The narrative micro-steps within this event
Kelner leads Stor and his aide into the TARDIS swimming pool, where they discover the Doctor and Borusa have escaped.
Who Was There
Characters present in this moment
Self-assured confidence masking a tactical urgency to ensure Borusa’s safety
Successfully eluded Stor’s forces, leaving behind only traces of his passage, underscoring his mastery of the TARDIS’s labyrinthine systems.
- • Evade capture by Sontaran forces
- • Ensure Borusa’s safe escape from the TARDIS
- • Maintain control over the TARDIS systems
- • The Sontarans' cloning advantage makes them a dire threat if they acquire Rassilon’s artifacts
- • The Doctor’s modifications to the TARDIS are the only way to outmaneuver their pursuers
Determined to thwart the Sontarans, overriding institutional caution to act in the moment
Improvised resistance fighter, hurling a pool chair to disrupt a Sontaran soldier’s advance and create a diversion for the Doctor’s escape.
- • Delay Sontaran pursuit to allow the Doctor and Borusa to escape
- • Demonstrate that resistance is possible even against overwhelming forces
- • The Sontarans' occupation is illegitimate and must be resisted by any means necessary
- • The Doctor’s guidance, however unorthodox, offers the only path to survival
Tactfully reserved, relying on institutional precision rather than emotional reaction
Guides Stor and his aide through the TARDIS’s altered corridors, calmly assessing the Doctor’s modifications while adhering to institutional protocol.
- • Locate the Doctor and Borusa according to Gallifreyan security protocols
- • Regain control of the TARDIS’s defenses for Gallifrey
- • Minimize casualties among Time Lord defenders
- • Institutional procedures must be followed regardless of personal allegiance
- • The Doctor’s unconventional methods cannot override Gallifrey’s defenses indefinitely
Frustration tinged with escalating fury as his seemingly inevitable victory slips away
Leads his forces into the TARDIS swimming pool only to discover the Doctor and Borusa have vanished, his momentary advantage evaporating in the labyrinthine ship.
- • Capture the Doctor to secure the Great Key
- • Regain tactical control of the TARDIS
- • Restore his forces’ momentum
- • The Doctor is a manipulative foe who must be cunningly outmaneuvered
- • The TARDIS’s modifications are insufficient to foil a Sontaran’s precision
Alert but disoriented, caught off-guard by the shifting dynamics of the pursuit
Stumbles into the pool area, destabilized by the abandoned chamber and Andred’s sudden ambush, barely avoiding being hurled into the water.
- • Complete mission objectives as directed by Commander Stor
- • Regain footing and re-establish formation with his unit
- • Unquestioning obedience to Sontaran command ensures survival
- • The Doctor’s tactics are illegitimate and must be resisted
Objects Involved
Significant items in this scene
Borusa’s vivid blue cocktail with a fancy curled straw sits abandoned on a lounger, its once-elegant sip now a symbol of disruption in the TARDIS’s swimming pool sanctuary.
The curled straw from Borusa’s blue cocktail remains bobbing in the abandoned drink, its delicate design contrasting with the chaos of the Doctor’s abrupt departure.
Andred wields a heavy plastic pool chair as an improvised javelin, hurling it to knock a Sontaran soldier off balance and create a crucial diversion for the Doctor’s escape.
Location Details
Places and their significance in this event
The cavernous TARDIS swimming pool, usually a sanctuary of calm beneath domed skylights, becomes a contested battleground as Stor’s forces arrive to find it eerily empty, their confusion compounded by the Doctor’s manipulations of the TARDIS.
Organizations Involved
Institutional presence and influence
Fractured Time Lord institutions are represented by Kelner’s compliance and Andred’s defiance, as Gallifrey’s security apparatus struggles to respond coherently under Sontaran pressure and internal divisions.
The Sontaran Empire’s forces under Stor’s command breach the TARDIS swimming pool expecting to corner the Doctor and Borusa, only to realize their formation has been tactically neutralized by the Doctor’s modifications.
Narrative Connections
How this event relates to others in the story
"Andred throwing a pool chair at a Sontaran, knocking him into a carnivorous plant (beat_bc5ed214419ad4b4), is immediately followed by Kelner leading Stor into the swimming pool area where they find the Doctor and Borusa have escaped (beat_effa2eb94fc83464), showing tactical disruption leading to pursuit escalation."
Doctor warns Borusa of Rassilon's Key"Andred throwing a pool chair at a Sontaran, knocking him into a carnivorous plant (beat_bc5ed214419ad4b4), is immediately followed by Kelner leading Stor into the swimming pool area where they find the Doctor and Borusa have escaped (beat_effa2eb94fc83464), showing tactical disruption leading to pursuit escalation."
Andred hurls pool chair at Sontaran"Andred throwing a pool chair at a Sontaran, knocking him into a carnivorous plant (beat_bc5ed214419ad4b4), is immediately followed by Kelner leading Stor into the swimming pool area where they find the Doctor and Borusa have escaped (beat_effa2eb94fc83464), showing tactical disruption leading to pursuit escalation."
Doctor warns Borusa of Rassilon's Key"Andred throwing a pool chair at a Sontaran, knocking him into a carnivorous plant (beat_bc5ed214419ad4b4), is immediately followed by Kelner leading Stor into the swimming pool area where they find the Doctor and Borusa have escaped (beat_effa2eb94fc83464), showing tactical disruption leading to pursuit escalation."
Andred hurls pool chair at Sontaran