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The
Doctor, Romana and K-9 conclude
their search for the segments
that make up the powerful Key
to Time.
Arriving
on the planet Atrios, the Doctor
and his companions become embroiled
in the Atrians' seemingly endless
war with their neighbouring
planet of Zeos. Their ruler,
the Princess Astra, has been
kidnapped, leaving the deranged
Marshal in sole charge of the
war effort. However, the Marshal
is being controlled, receiving
orders from behind a strange
black mirror in the command
centre.
The
Doctor learns that no-one on
Atrios has ever seen a Zeon,
and travels to Zeos in an attempt
to bring the war to an end,
and hopefully find the Princess
Astra - who seems to be linked
in some way to the Sixth Segment.
He finds the planet deserted,
run entirely by a huge computer,
Mentalis. When the Marshal launches
an all-out final attack on Zeos,
Mentalis responds by activating
its Armageddon Program - rather
than lose the war, the computer
will destroy everything.
However,
a third planet hangs in space
between Atrios and Zeos, shielded
from their sensors. This is
the lair of the Shadow. He has
been waiting for the Doctor
to arrive, manipulating the
war to his advantage. He is
willing to use the Doctor's
own friends against him and
he wants the Key to Time.
Although
the Doctor's quest is nearly
over, he begins to realise that
he may lose everything. For
the Shadow is a servant of the
Black Guardian. |
