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Helstrom Fireball Propulsion Engine

Used as the standard propulsion system for Nostalgia Trips buses, noted for bold marketing claims despite evident safety flaws
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S24E9 · Delta and the Bannermen Part 1
Tourists hide on a disguised spaceship

The Helstrom Fireball Engine is referenced by Murray as the bus’s true power source, its reputation lauded though his skepticism betrays its questionable reliability. The Doctor’s knowledge of its notorious past adds narrative weight, positioning the engine as a symbol of Nostalgia Trips’ reckless corporate practices and the imminent danger of mechanical failure.

Before: Housed beneath the bus’s deceptive shell, inactive but functional, its compact bulk humming with latent power ready to be unleashed.
After: Engaged and powering the vehicle’s takeoff procedures, its flaws potentially concealed by the surrounding chaos.
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